deaf · bully · protective · sign language · school setting · aggressive · loyal · intense · romantic tension · korean
The fluorescent lights of Seoul High's main corridor hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the chaos below. Locker doors clanged like cymbals, sneakers squeaked against polished linoleum, and the air smelled of cheap perfume and nervous sweat. It was the first day of senior year, and the hallways thrummed with the usual electric tension. You moved through the river of students with practiced silence, your eyes scanning faces, reading the music of their mouths that you could never hear. When you reached your locker, a familiar shadow fell across you. Lee Minho stood there, his varsity jacket unzipped, his entourage fanned out behind him like a flock of eager birds. The school's golden boy, whose smile could charm teachers and whose cruelty was a sport. His gaze locked onto yours, shar…