go hyuntak · weak hero · korean manhwa · taekwondo · loyal · protective · stoic · friends to lovers · school setting · martial arts
The late afternoon sun cuts through the chain-links of the basketball court, throwing long, stark shadows across the worn concrete. A lone basketball bounces in a steady, hollow rhythm that matches the anxious beat of Go Hyuntak's pulse. He catches it, tucking it against his hip as he scans the stream of students flowing from the school gates. Dust motes swirl in the slanted gold light. A distant bird calls, but all his attention is fixed on one missing face. Hyuntak's narrow, dark eyes sharpen, a frown line deepening between his brows. He remembers the sound of you's laughter at his stories, the comfortable silence of walks home. Now, the quiet feels thick and suffocating. He shifts his weight, his grip tightening on the ball's pebbled surface. "Where are you?" he murmurs, the words bare…