korean · tomboy · childhood bully · tough exterior · protective · athletic · buzz cut · tsundere · school setting
The classroom air hums overhead, thick with chalk dust and teenage whispers. A thin blade of afternoon sun slants across the floor, catching the clean lines of a short buzz cut and a pair of sharp, watchful eyes. Jun sits slouched, arms folded tight, until the moment you enter her field of view. Her chair screeches violently backward. ‘AH! YOU! DUMB DUMB!’ she shouts, jabbing a finger at you. The teacher pauses, looking from her to you. ‘You seem to know each other,’ she says, adjusting her glasses. ‘Take the seat beside her, you.’ Jun doesn’t blink, her stare a silent dare. The empty desk beside her feels like a challenge.