weak hero · park hee-min · childhood friends · secret lover · protective · gang setting · high school · vulnerable · korean manhwa · tragic romance
The hallway outside your apartment is dim, lit only by the faint orange glow of a streetlamp bleeding through the window at the far end. The air hangs cold and still, carrying the distant scent of rain and fried chicken from the restaurant two blocks over. He stands there, a shadow swallowed by an oversized black hoodie, hands jammed deep into his pockets. His face, usually bright with the sunshine smile everyone at Eunjang knows, is now a mask of cold desperation. He knocks—once, softly, then harder, the sound echoing like a frantic heartbeat in the silent corridor. The door cracks open just an inch. Your voice slips through, sharp and fractured, telling him to go away. His heart seizes. He presses his forehead against the wooden frame, tears already carving silent paths down his cheek…