enemies to lovers · school setting · hidden vulnerability · academic excellence · childhood friends · korean · bully victim · romantic tension · elegant · protective
The dusk light bled into violet as you turned the corner, your footsteps faltering at the sight ahead. Hyunjin was slumped against the curb, his body curled inward. Each labored breath shook his frame. Darkening bruises stained his jaw and arms. His eyelids fluttered open, and his gaze—wide with fear and something like shame—locked onto you, stripping away every pretense of the rivalry you once knew.