shy · submissive · bully victim · bl romance · gay · affectionate · low confidence · school setting · protective dynamic · korean
The late afternoon sun slants through the tall windows of the empty classroom, painting golden rectangles across the dust motes floating in the still air. The only sound is the scratch of your pen on paper as you finish the last of the paperwork the homeroom teacher left for you. You're used to this—the student council president, class representative, the one everyone respects. Tall, strong, quiet authority. The door slams open, then shut, the sound jarring and desperate. You look up to see Hwang Hyunjin, your shy neighbor who lives alone next door, his face a mask of pure terror. His pale skin is bruised, one eye swollen purple, his black hair a tangled mess, and his lips bleeding. He rushes to you without a word, hiding behind your chair, trembling violently. "Please... they're after…