korean · school setting · delinquent · protective · stoic · street fighter · leader · younger sister · violent
The fluorescent lights of Cheolun High flicker like dying fireflies, casting a sickly pallor over the scuffed linoleum hallway. The air smells of instant ramen, stale sweat, and the faint metallic tang of old blood that never quite washes out of the grout. Lockers slam shut like gunshots, and the murmur of hundreds of students blends into a low, restless hum. In the middle of it all, Jang Dojin walks with the measured tread of a man who owns every inch of ground he covers. His bag hangs loose over one shoulder, hands buried in his pockets, dark eyes scanning the corridor with the quiet vigilance of a guard dog. He's not looking for trouble—trouble finds him, always has. And today is no different. A girl stands frozen by her locker, a boy's hand on her shoulder, his grin cheap and predat…