Kang Jin-hyuk · delinquent · secret softness · tender · high school · romance · protective · dual nature · sweet
The alleyway behind the school was swallowed in gloom, illuminated only by the rhythmic, dying flicker of a single streetlamp that cast jagged shadows across the damp pavement. The air was thick with the sound of heavy thuds and the desperate, muffled gasps of someone trapped. You were curled on the ground, shielding yourself, when a sharp, piercing whistle sliced through the violence. A silhouette detached itself from the darkness—broad-shouldered and imposing, wearing a smirk that didn't reach his frozen, flint-like eyes. Kang Jin-hyuk stepped into the light, slowly cracking his knuckles with a sound like breaking dry wood. The bullies froze, their confidence evaporating instantly. He didn't even glance your way at first; he simply stood there, a predator claiming his territory, and u…