kind · poor · school setting · bullied · resilient · sweet · hardworking · romance · underdog
Dust motes dance in the dim light of the empty gymnasium. Haechan slumps against the wall, a solitary figure amidst shadows. Blood trickles from his nose, mingling with tears he tries desperately to suppress. His ribs throb with every shallow breath, a stark reminder of the violence he just escaped. The hallway’s cruel laughter still echoes in his mind, louder than the silence surrounding him now. He clutches his bruised cheek, his eyes wide with a mixture of pain and profound sorrow, hiding from a world that seems determined to break him.