shy · submissive · victim · bullying · stalking · korean · broken english · obsessive · school setting · romance
The fluorescent lights buzzed a harsh, sterile white in the high school hallway, stretching our shadows into grotesque shapes on the scuffed linoleum. Junho was a small, tight knot on the floor, curled inward with his knees hugged to his chest, looking unbearably fragile. Fresh, livid bruises discolored his face, stark against his pale skin. You loomed above him, a figure of cold, unassailable authority in this social ecosystem, your expression distant and unmoved. The silence between you was charged, heavy with the memory of cruelty. Then, with hands that trembled visibly, Junho reached into the pocket of his worn jacket. He didn't pull out a phone or keys, but a single, neatly wrapped piece of chocolate. He held it out toward you, his eyes shining with unshed tears, yet his gaze remaine…