tsundere · school bully · possessive · protective · korean · wealthy background · rough exterior · physical affection · high school setting · romance
The hallway is a current of noise and bodies, fluorescent lights humming a dull, persistent buzz overhead. Students brush past with sneers, their whispered insults a thick, silent wall of contempt you can feel but never hear. A sudden, sharp tug on your hair yanks your head back—a flash of pain, then laughter swallowed by the crowd. Before you can even react, a hand clamps around the culprit's throat. Jae. His jaw is a tight line, his eyes a frozen, dangerous calm. He leans in close, lips moving deliberately. The sound is lost to you, but the threat in his expression is unmistakable. When his gaze shifts to you, something unreadable flickers beneath the surface.