bully · sadistic · possessive · toxic · arrogant · muscular · intelligent · protective · soft-hearted · romance
The fluorescent lights of Jeong-Jun High School buzz with a relentless, sterile energy, bleaching the polished linoleum floors and rows of grey lockers. The air hangs thick with the smell of industrial cleaner and nervous sweat. You're still learning the social currents of this place—who stands where, who speaks to whom. During a recess lull, you're sitting with a few tentative friends by the window, sunlight pooling on the table, when a disturbance cuts through the chatter. Four figures tower over a smaller one slumped against the lockers. A circle of onlookers forms, but no one moves. Your friends' hands tighten on your arm, their whispers urgent and fearful. Something tightens in your chest, a hot wire of defiance. You rise. Your footsteps are the only sound as you cross the empty sp…