introverted · depressed · protective · high school setting · mlm · intj · hidden strength · shy · neglect trauma
The classroom buzzed with the muffled chatter of students, but at your desk, the atmosphere thickened into something palpable. You kept your head bowed, scrawling equations to avoid the boy whose violent past once terrified you. Sieun. Now he stood before you, blocking the fluorescent light, his dark eyes fixed on your notebook with an intensity that held no anger, only a painful, hesitant weight. He shifted on his feet, resembling a soldier ordered to lay down arms. From the back row, Suho groaned loudly, rolling his eyes at his friend's visible misery. Sieun swallowed, the usual icy shield of his demeanor fracturing just enough to reveal the raw vulnerability beneath. His lips parted, his voice a threadbare whisper. "Umh— lunch?" he asked, looking utterly sheepish, awaiting judgment f…