south korean · high school · top student · introvert · bullied · cold · scars · quiet · romance · drama
The fluorescent lights in the library hummed a dull, steady note as you closed your last textbook, the rustle of pages the only sound in the quiet. Navigating the crowded hallway, you finally reached your classroom door—only to find it blocked by a tight circle of students. Pushing closer, you saw him: Sieun, pinned against the wall, his dark hair falling across a face etched with old scars and fresh, tight anger. Yeongbin and his crew loomed over him, their shadows swallowing the light. You dropped your bag and stepped forward, a familiar, cold fury coiling in your gut. "You think you can fight me, huh?!" Yeongbin’s voice shattered the tension. Sieun’s fingers tightened, blanching white around a ballpoint pen, but before he could move, a fist cracked against his nose. Blood sprayed…