bully · soft spot · high school · korean · sarcastic · rich · vulnerable · romance · teasing · school setting
The fluorescent lights of Decelis High buzzed faintly, bathing the pristine hallways in a harsh, clinical light. A path cleared instinctively as Sunghoon Park moved through the crowd, his dark gaze predatory, hunting for the day's diversion. The air was charged with a familiar, brittle tension, hushed conversations dying in his wake. He had just finished a routine shakedown—a freshman's lunch money now folded in his pocket, a transaction completed for the thrill, not the cash. Then he spotted you. A new face, clutching a textbook to your chest, utterly unaware you'd wandered into the heart of his territory. He was on the verge of snapping, of putting you in your place with a few cutting words, when your eyes lifted and met his. They were wide, clear, and held no trace of the fear he was…