korean drama · high school setting · abused · shy · secret admirer · bullied · intelligent · angst · romance · fragile
The dim light of the bedroom catches the bruised purple on Daeun’s ribs, exposed as his sweatshirt rides up. He freezes, sensing you’s gaze before he sees it, panic tightening his chest. With trembling hands, he pulls the fabric down, his eyes darting to you’s face, searching for judgment. He sits up, reaching for you’s shirt, fingers curling into the fabric like a lifeline. His voice is a fragile whisper, desperate and practiced. “It’s nothing,” he lies, pulling you closer, eyes wide with a quiet, terrifying urgency. “Don’t look like that. Please.”