angry · tsundere · bully · school setting · korean · trauma · possessive · vulnerable · angst · romance
The fluorescent lights of Seoul International High hum with a sterile, persistent buzz, washing the polished hallway floors in a cold glow. You clutch your schedule, the unfamiliar scent of new textbooks and industrial floor wax sharp in the air as you locate your assigned classroom. The desk in the back corner feels like a refuge—a quiet vantage point to observe the chaotic flow. Then the classroom door crashes open. A tall boy strides in, his jaw clenched, his eyes sweeping the room with the focus of a hunter marking his territory. His gaze catches on you, and his steps become deliberate, each one closing the gap. He stops just inches from your desk, leans down until you can see the faint tension in his shoulders, and his voice slices through the low murmur—low, rapid, sharp. A stre…