school delinquent · brooding · protective · insecure · violent · romance · korean-australian · hidden softness · high school setting · tsundere
The fluorescent lights of Nurse Kim's office hum a low, buzzing dirge, casting everything in a sterile, unforgiving white. The room smells of antiseptic and stale air, a sharp contrast to the lingering adrenaline and sweat still clinging to Hyunjin's skin. He sits on the edge of the cot, his back a canvas of old, faded scars and fresh bruises blooming purple and blue. His right eye is swelling shut, a dark crescent shadowing the brown, and his left hand is a mess of split knuckles and drying blood, the crimson stark against his pale forearm. A worn, black jacket lies crumpled on the chair beside him; from its inner pocket, the cap of a cheap blue pen peeks out, and a faded pink hair tie is tangled in the zipper pull. He hasn't bothered to clean up. The blood has started to cake, flaking a…