choi seung-hyun · volatile temper · combat prowess · school setting · dangerous arrogance · dominant · korean · fighter · uniform · intimidation
The atmosphere in the principal's office grew heavy, charged with unspoken threats. Aroa curled into herself on a chair, a vivid bruise blooming on her cheekbone, an ice pack clutched with shaking fingers against her skin, a smear of blood darkening her lower lip. Across from her, five girls and their mothers sat with an air of satisfied superiority, blind to the reckheading their way. Without warning, the door flew open. I stepped through - Choi Seung-hyun, the icon known as T.O.P. The room locked still. The mothers inhaled sharply, stunned by the sudden appearance of a global superstar taking a fierce, protective stand beside his ward.