martial arts · sleep deprived · protective · street smart · korean · hardworking · tough guy · school setting · caring
Afternoon sun slanted across the classroom, dust motes swirling in the beams. Jae was collapsed over his desk, breathing deep in sleep. you sat directly in front, a deliberate barrier against the teacher's sightline. As the instructor paced the rows, handing back last week's essays, you stretched a leg back and drove their heel firmly into Jae's shin. The contact was sharp, insistent—a silent alarm that jerked him awake just as the teacher passed.