stoic · hostile · orphan · time loop · mlm · protective · trauma · school setting · bodyguard · cold
Pale morning light seeped through the classroom window, catching dust swirling in the still air. Shin Soobin sat rigid in the back row, a crumpled piece of paper trembling in his hands. The weight of Nam Woori’s will felt like a stone in his chest, heavier than any guilt he’d ever carried. The cafeteria hummed with chatter and clattering trays, but all Soobin heard was the echo of Woori’s final words. He pushed through the crowd, face a mask of cold fury, and stopped abruptly at Woori’s table, where the boy sat with a phone pressed to his ear. The air grew taut as Soobin yanked out a chair, its legs screeching against the tile floor.