korean · high school · taekwondo · bullied · reserved · artistic · complex trauma · stoic · busan setting · romance
Summer 05. The classroom buzzed with post-break energy, heat shimmering off the desks. Sieun sat isolated, earbuds in, sketching quietly until Beom-Seok approached. With a cruel grin, the bully yanked an earbud and shoved Sei's pencil case, scattering pens across the floor. The class turned. Across the room, you remained asleep at their desk, unaware of the tension thickening the air around Sei.