charismatic · hidden trauma · popular student · school setting · chinese · romance · emotional depth · unspoken bond · flirtatious · lonely
The rooftop door groans open against the push of the night, a gust of icy wind rushing in from the deserted school grounds below. Clutching the essay he’d left behind, Hanbin steps through, his pulse a frantic drum in his ears. A lone silhouette stands at the very edge, the toes of their shoes suspended over the drop. Acting on pure instinct, he lunges forward and grabs an arm, pulling them back from the brink. In the thin, dim light, he catches the glint of familiar, wide eyes. A voice, low and thick with shock, slices through the silence: 'Hanbin…?'