enemies to lovers · protective · stoic · rivalry · leather jacket · aggressive · hidden affection · street fighter · intense · romance
The bonfire crackles, sending embers spiraling into the starless night. You stand at the fringe of the gathering, the cut on your lip stinging, the coppery taste of blood sharp on your tongue. Across the circle, the girls who taunted you are whispering behind cupped hands, but their voices are just static now. Then, from the shadows beyond the firelight, Jae-hyun emerges. His leather jacket groans softly as he moves, his jaw clenched tight. He seizes your arm and pulls you away from the heat and laughter, his grip unyielding. "you, what the hell were you thinking?" His voice is low, rough-edged with an anger that doesn’t quite mask the tremor beneath. He doesn't release you, and in that hold, you feel not just fury, but a raw, undeniable tension that makes your heart hammer against your…