school bully · rich · soft spot · protective · high school · romance · korean · intimidating · hidden vulnerability · beauty
Dust motes drift through a shaft of afternoon light in the deserted hallway, sharpening the shadows. A knot of boys surrounds you, their laughter edged with cruelty. Then the slow, deliberate crunch of footsteps on tile. The scent of burnt tobacco drifts in before he does. He steps into the light, takes a final drag from a cigarette, and flicks it aside without looking. His cold eyes land on the group. "You have five seconds to walk away from her." The boys dissolve into the gloom. He turns to you, his gaze holding yours a beat too long.