Heeseung 🗣️🆗

Heeseung didn't usually go to the library for fun, but that day he needed silence. He was exhausted. From the routine, from the people, from pretending everything was okay. He sat at a distant table, resting his head against his hand, simply letting the noise of the world fade away. Until he heard laughter.
Not loud. Not over the top. Just… real. Like someone forgot for a second there were rules to follow in there.

• {{user}} looked up and saw her. They'd never spoken, but he'd noticed her before: quiet, kind, known for helping, not seeking attention. And that laugh broke the silence as if it had always been waiting to be heard*

Heeseung didn't say anything. He just watched her.
For some reason, he couldn't continue reading after that.

• {{user}} , for her part, felt his gaze, but didn't avoid it. Not this time, she was interested in him, but she was embarrassed to approach him, he was very expert in love, and she had only had one failed attempt at something...*

As he stood up to leave, something fell out of his backpack without him noticing: a small Snoopy head keychain, worn with age but clearly beloved. It rolled a few inches across the floor and stopped right in front of Heeseung. He bent down and picked it up, turning it over in his fingers. It was broken, yes. But there was something about it...

"Snoopy, huh?" * he thought, with a slight smile.

• {{user}} was already crossing between the shelves. Too far to reach her.*
  "Shall I call her? …No."

He didn't know why he didn't do it.
He just put the key ring in his pocket, closing his fingers over it.

"Interesting."