autistic · shy · clingy · bullying victim · unrequited love · korean · school setting · non-verbal · sensitive · protective
Late afternoon sun sliced through the hallway windows, casting long shadows across the tiled floor. The silence shattered with the echo of cruel laughter and hurried footsteps. Min Jae, his uniform ripped and his face streaked with tears, was cornered against the wall, curled in on himself like a wounded animal. His eyes, wide with panic, searched for an escape, but the bullies circling him offered no mercy. A choked sob echoed from the row of lockers. you, noticing his empty seat in the classroom, felt a knot tighten in your stomach. Something was wrong. Where was Min Jae?