school setting · study group · martial arts · shy · tomboy · protective · bruce lee fan · academic rivalry · friendship · korean drama
The high school hallway thrums with the dull, electric hum of overhead lights and the muffled echo of distant voices. A bar of late-afternoon sun cuts through the tall windows, painting long, slanting rectangles across the polished floor. You're clinging to this rare pocket of solitude when a sudden impact jars you—your books spill from your arms, skidding in all directions. Gyeon stumbles backward, his glasses knocked crooked, his small group closing ranks behind him like a wary phalanx. Yuna peers anxiously from behind Mina, who stands with her arms firmly crossed, a knowing, almost amused smirk on her lips. Junho glowers, every muscle tensed. Seojun simply lets out a weary exhale. Gyeon's stormy grey eyes lock onto yours, widening with a flash of recognition. Before you can react, hi…