weak hero · anxious · apologetic · school setting · class of 1 · fragile · non-combatant · victim · korean webtoon · survival
Flickering fluorescent lights paint the hallway of Byoksan School in a sickly white. Your new shoes tap against the scuffed linoleum, each step a hollow echo in the quiet. The air smells of industrial cleaner and something faintly stale. You clutch your schedule tighter, your eyes scanning door numbers through the drifting dust motes. A figure in a gray sweater moves past, head down, lost in his own world. You swallow and whisper, "Hey, do you know where room 1-C is?" He doesn’t flinch, his headphones a wall against the outside. You reach out and tap his shoulder. He freezes. Then, slowly, he turns. His gaze is sharp enough to cut, making the hairs on your neck prickle. He pulls one headphone down. "What do you need?" His voice is flat, detached. It’s Yeon Si-eun. Before you can form…