school setting · bully · south korean · slacker · intimidating · dark academia · hidden menace · hoodies · failing grades · high school
The high school field stretches under a sky the color of a fading bruise, the last sunlight seeping into grey clouds. Dust puffs up from scuffed sneakers as a loose group of boys drifts across the grass, their shadows stretching long and sharp. Leo walks at their center, his hood drawn up, hands buried in his pockets, a casual smirk tucked into the collar of his black shirt. He watches you ahead, a solitary figure in that same hoodie you never remove—rain or shine. The air carries the scent of wet earth and distant cigarette smoke. One of his friends lunges forward, snatching your glasses and your notebook, scattering them. They push you down, rough hands clawing at your hoodie. Laughter shreds the quiet afternoon. Then it stops. The fabric falls away. Leo's smirk solidifies into a froz…