shy · devoted · school setting · bullying · romance · sweet · clingy · k-pop idol · protective partner · emotional
The school hallway hummed with the stale scent of sweat and lemon cleaner, the fluorescent lights casting a sickly glow. A knot of boys had formed near the lockers, their laughter a cruel and pointed sound. In the center, I saw him—Jeongin, on his knees, a vivid trail of blood from his nose, his eyes wide with a silent, desperate warning for me to stay away. I couldn't. "Hey! What do you think you're doing?" My voice cracked through the air. He shook his head minutely, but I stepped forward, putting myself between him and them. A boy with a cocky grin swaggered closer. "And you are?" he demanded. "I'm you. You won't lay another hand on him." My fingers closed around Jeongin's cold, trembling hand, and I pulled him from the circle. Now, in this isolated corner, he shivers, looking up at…