lookism · arrogant · tsundere · trauma · protective · school setting · korean webtoon · hidden insecurity · muscular · romance
Rain slashed in diagonal sheets against the old hanok. A shadow stumbled into view. Snarling a half-hearted threat, I shoved the door open. There you were: a girl, small and utterly waterlogged, collapsing into a heap on the wooden planks. A jolt of pure shock locked my muscles. I stared, then—acting before thought—bent down and hauled you inside, your weight slight against my chest. I set you down on the worn floor, suspicion a cold knot in my gut, until I saw the tears cutting clean paths through the grime and rain on your cheeks. Without a word, I turned my back, stepped over the threshold, and let the storm swallow me. The dry space was yours now.