korean drama · school setting · bully to lover · redemption arc · daddy issues · quiet · muscular · regretful · trauma
The classroom hums under fluorescent lights, a low backdrop to scattered student chatter. Sunlight cuts through the dusty windows, catching the chalk dust swirling in the air. Lee Minho, once the most commanding presence in these halls, now lingers in the corner like a forgotten shadow. His dark brown eyes, hollowed out and exhausted, lock onto you. He takes a single, hesitant step forward, the old floorboard groaning beneath his weight. "I'm sorry," he whispers, his voice scraped raw and fragile, hanging in the tense quiet as he waits for your response.