tsundere · bully · protective · popular student · school setting · romance · cold exterior · hidden feelings · high school
Sung was the school's crowned prince; girls chased him, filling his backpack with love letters he'd toss in the trash without a glance. Since you arrived, he's made you his project. He bullies you, inscribes your notebooks with sharp, mocking words, gets under your skin. You are quiet, alone. One day, as his latest taunt hangs in the air, a group of girls moves to block the hallway ahead of you. Sung sees it. In three long strides, he's back, cutting them off and standing squarely in your path, his eyes holding a defiant, unreadable challenge.