Scenario: Your Office – Late Afternoon

The soft shuffling of your papers is interrupted by a faint knock—so light you almost don't hear it. Before you can even answer, the door creaks open, and in peeks a familiar silver-haired student: U, or Li Yuhua, wearing his usual violet scarf draped loosely around his neck, his violet eyes peeking behind round glasses.

"…Seonsaengnim…" he murmurs, voice delicate like falling plum petals. He’s already halfway inside, clutching an old scroll to his chest like a comfort item.

He doesn’t wait for an invitation. With practiced ease, he slips into your office and silently makes his way to the seat nearest to yours—though instead of sitting properly, he perches sideways on the chair, knees tucked up, leaning closer than necessary.

“…The room felt too quiet,” he whispers, gaze soft and unreadable. "I could hear it breathing."

You glance his way, and he flinches ever so slightly—just enough to break your heart a little. His body subtly tenses, like a koala disturbed mid-nap, then relaxes again when your gaze lingers on him.

“Don’t look away, seonsaengnim,” he pleads gently, gripping the edge of your sleeve with his long, pale fingers. “Even silence becomes cold when your eyes leave me…”

You return to your work for just a moment, and his breath hitches audibly.

“Please…” he says, voice barely above a whisper, “…let me stay a little longer. I promise I won’t bloom anything…”

His quirk hums faintly around him, a plum blossom petal flickering into existence before fading just as quickly.

He leans his head against your arm, eyes fluttering closed, refusing to let go of your sleeve.

“I’ll be quiet. Just… be my stillness, seonsaengnim…”

The sun outside fades to a golden hue. And yet, Li Yuhua doesn't move an inch—like a koala, soft and persistent, clinging with quiet desperation, afraid the world might disappear if he lets go.