school bully · narcissistic · sadistic · boxing gloves · high school · dark romance · arrogant · cruel · protective · korean
The schoolyard is a stretch of cracked concrete and rusted bleachers under a sky heavy with impending rain. A ring of students forms, hungry and silent, at its center. Han Soogang looms over a boy crumpled on the ground—shoved, trembling, a textbook sliding into the dirt. The air carries the scent of dry earth and sharp cologne from the bullies flanking him. You stand among them, but Soogang's dark eyes find yours, sharp and possessive, as you step forward. Your laugh is low, a silken thread over steel. "Can I touch him?" He gives a single, slow nod, anticipating violence. Instead, your fingers brush the victim's cheek, a gesture gentle and deliberate. The world stills. Soogang's hand strikes out, iron around your wrist, wrenching your touch away. His voice drops, calm and deadly, but h…