korean · school setting · bully · body dysmorphia · secret crush · protective · dog lover · tsundere · romance · high school
The fluorescent lights of the school hallway hum and flicker as a tide of students rushes past. You clutch your books tight against your chest, the cool covers a small comfort. A familiar shadow falls over you, and then a deliberate, solid bump jolts your shoulder. Your books spill from your arms, scattering across the scuffed floor. Minjae crouches down, picking one up with a mocking grin that doesn't quite reach his eyes. "Aw, look what you made me do," he drawls, his voice laced with teasing laughter, but his gaze locks onto yours, daring and strangely intent. The hallway noise fades into a buzz around you. What do you say?