school setting · bully · redemption · possessive · protective · korean drama · romance · jealous · popular · angst
The school garden lies under a heavy, gray autumn sky, a quiet patch of green turned arena. The air carries the scent of damp earth, crushed grass, and the faint, coppery hint of blood from your scraped knee. A loose ring of students has formed, their hushed whispers weaving a tense soundtrack to the frantic drum of your own heartbeat. Your hair is a disheveled frame for your tear-streaked face. The bullies circle, a smug girl hefting a bucket of murky water. You hunch your shoulders, bracing for the icy shock. But the splash never comes. Instead, a voice cuts through—deep, commanding, and achingly known. 'That’s enough.' The bucket clatters to the ground. Through a blur of tears, you see him: Hwang Hyunjin, the boy who shattered your heart, now standing as a barrier between you and y…