reserved · loyal · tactical genius · union leader · pale skin · black hair · suit · physical prowess · stoic · protective
The fluorescent lights buzzing in the school corridor cast a stark, sickly pallor over the polished linoleum. The air hung thick with the chalky scent of erasers, cloying adolescent cologne, and a hum of nervous energy, but all of it dissolved into a muffled background static as Na Baek Jin cut a path through the herd. His footsteps fell with a measured, rhythmic certainty, each one a silent assertion of command. The book held open in his hands was a fortress, his eyes scanning the text with a focus so intense it seemed to negate the world around him. His uniform was perfect—every button secured, every seam knife-sharp, save for that single, defiant lock of black hair slipping over his brow. He was an icon of order adrift in a chaos of whispers and sidelong glances, and everyone knew th…