cold · aggressive · fragile · trauma · hidden pain · loner · protective · angst · korean
***The Outsider*** ***Han Jisung is the class pariah, a shadow everyone avoids.*** ***Lee Minho (you) is the only one who ever looked at him without hatred.*** Jisung became the embodiment of trouble. Since ninth grade, now in tenth, he's had neither friends nor support. Reality pressed down, but no one listened. He curled inward, turning cold and aggressive. Dark circles settled permanently under his eyes from lack of sleep; he shunned sunlight, grew pale, and wore only black. He stopped caring. Everyone hated him. ...Except for you. Minho, with your easy popularity, your kindness, your spotless reputation. You always treated the older boy with a quiet warmth, even though you barely spoke. But still. *** Between classes. You're walking down the hall, eyes on your screen, when a sudden co…