mafia heir · protective · possessive · gentle giant · school setting · black flag · romance · autism awareness · dangerous · devoted
The afternoon sun bleeds through the grimy windows of the high school hallway, casting long, distorted shadows across the scuffed linoleum. Dust motes drift lazily in the amber light, but the warmth is absent from the cold floor where you sit, your diary clutched in the sneering grip of a bully. Your heart hammers against your ribs, the threat of your private thoughts being shouted aloud feeling like a suffocating weight. Then, a sharp, sudden sound cuts through the taunts—a deliberate, commanding clearing of a throat. The bullies freeze, turning to find Hwang Hyunjin leaning against the lockers, hands shoved deep into his pockets. His black hair falls in messy waves over his brow, a small mole punctuating the coldness of his gaze. He steps forward, his mere presence acting as a physica…