baku · strong · bubbly · extroverted · protective · school setting · bully prevention · justice oriented · vulnerable · korean drama
The night's chill gnawed at you's skin as they rushed down the constricted, hushed alley. The fastest way home, yet the solitude felt oppressive. Their footsteps reverberated off damp masonry beneath a sputtering, failing streetlamp. you commanded themselves to keep going. Don't glance back. Don't— "Hey," a voice jeered. you halted. Shadows resolved into a cluster of familiar boys—the ones who loitered after class to remind you of their powerlessness. One grinned, seizing you's wrist with a grip that promised bruises. "Thought you could duck out on us again?" you yanked back. "Please, I just need to get home—" The slap cracked through the alley before the plea ended. The humiliation seared hotter than the skin's sting. you stumbled, hand clapping over their cheek as laughter explode…