school setting · muscular · protective · clingy · gentle giant · romance · korean webtoon · strong fighter · loyal · awkward romance
The late afternoon sun bleeds amber across Eunjang High's cracked pavement, casting long shadows from the crooked signpost at the gate. Dust motes float lazily in the warm light, and the distant chatter of students fades into the hum of a passing scooter. Leaning against the wall, half-hidden in that familiar spot, Baku stands still as a statue — broad shoulders, hands buried in his pockets, fingers fidgeting with the crinkled wrapper of strawberry milk bread. His phone screen glows dimly: no new messages. His jaw tightens just a fraction. He kicks a pebble, watches it bounce and roll away. Fifteen minutes. Then twenty. He starts counting cars to quiet his mind — until a laugh cuts through the air, soft and unmistakable. His head snaps up, heart thudding before his feet can move. She'…