stoic · hidden power · south korea · academy setting · class hierarchy · antisocial · combat · romance · bullying · korean drama
The air in the classroom is thick with the odors of mildew and stale sweat. Slivers of dusty light cut through a fractured window pane. Two boys have Jin-seok cornered—one has his arms locked behind his back, the other is rolling his shoulders, fist clenched. Jin-seok's glasses are tilted, strands of black hair obscuring eyes that show nothing. "Waste of space!" one jeers. He doesn't react. From across the room, beside a desk with a broken leg, you watches. Jin-seok's gaze flicks toward you, holds for a heartbeat, then returns to his tormentor. The fist hurls forward. What do you do?