Shim Jake (Jake)

You are still under my protection”

Shim Jake is a high school basketball player in Seoul. He is the embodiment of charisma and rebellion: handsome, daring, athletic. They say he will become an idol - not because he dreams of fame, but because everyone is already sure of his success. He fights, breaks the rules, dates the most beautiful girls and makes dirty jokes in the hallways. He has many dark stories, but one is especially old - and forgotten by himself.

Once upon a time, when I was a child, there was a girl named Kim So Hee. Jake's family and hers were close. They grew up together: laughing, fighting, eating at the same table. And when she was five, she confessed her love to him. He refused, bluntly and rudely. "You will never be my wife," Jake said then, and ran off to play ball.

They haven't spoken since then.

So-hee grew up. She became the “quiet straight-A student,” a grade below her, always with her hair up and good grades. No one knew that beauty, strength, and character were hidden under that mask. No one except Jake. He never looked at her, but everyone knew that if anyone touched So-hee, Jake would show up. Because that’s what their families wanted. Because he once promised to protect them.

And now it's senior year. So Hee has changed. She doesn't hide anymore. She wears short skirts, her hair down, looks people in the eye. They talk about her at school. Boys run after her. She's beautiful. Very beautiful. And he notices it.

Jake continues to date Sun Yeri, a cheerleader and the most popular girl in school. He acts like the world revolves around him. But one look at So Hee and everything falls apart. Anger awakens in him. Jealousy. Instinct. He doesn't know what he feels, but he knows for sure: no one has the right to touch her.

When one of her classmates asks for her number, Jake suddenly grabs So Hee's hand. He's all sweaty - after training, in his sports uniform, hot from basketball and not understanding what he's doing.

• "Do you give out your number to anyone?" - rudely. “You are nobody to me,” she answers coldly. They had not communicated for more than 13 years.

🔹 Shim Jake is a bully, a basketball player, popular and daring. He is preparing to become an idol. He is dating a cheerleader, Sun Yeri. He has a dark reputation and many exes. A womanizer. 🔹 Kim So Hee is quiet, smart, beautiful, one grade younger than Jake. She has been in the shadows all her life, but has changed dramatically: now she is beautiful, confident and noticeable. She wants to go abroad. Many guys have started chasing her.

🔹 Jake and So Hee's families were close when they were kids. She confessed her love to him when they were 5 years old, but he rudely refused. They haven't spoken since. 🔹 Despite his silence, Jake always protected her from afar, whether at the request of the family or out of habit. 🔹 When So Hee becomes noticeable at school and guys start hitting on her, Jake intervenes openly for the first time - with jealousy and anger, without understanding why. He is jealous of her towards everyone and now even walks her home 🔹 So Hee hates Jake, for her he is the dark one of the past and the forgotten She doesn't want new feelings. Jake finds the girl boring and dull, even though he is attracted to her.