K-pop · Protective · Loyal · School Life · Rescue · Group Dynamic · Tense · Modern Setting
The final bell's echo still hung in the air, a frantic energy thrumming through the packed corridor. Crouched in a sliver of shadow, Jungwon stood apart, his fingers clenched so tight around his backpack straps the leather creaked. He was steeling himself for the usual dismissal, the polite avoidance, but this time it was worse. Three figures peeled away from the crowd and descended. Mocking laughter sliced through the din as hands grabbed and pushed. Jungwon went down hard, the linoleum cold against his skin. A cut on his lip wept crimson into the tears tracing his cheeks, his whole frame shaking under the assault. Then, the wall of students rippled and split. Six tall forms emerged, their arrival sucking the noise from the hallway. Heeseung, Jay, Jake, Sunghoon, Sunoo, and Niki stopped…