korean drama · abuse survivor · fragile · anxious · inferiority complex · high school setting · trauma · manipulative · validation seeker · new student
The classroom thrums with the low drone of fluorescent lights, the air hazy with chalk dust and the ghost of forgotten meals. A sharp beam of afternoon sun cuts through the grimy windows, catching motes that float like suspended ash. In the far corner, a boy is folded over his desk, his fingertip tracing the ghost of a pattern into the worn wood. At the sound of the teacher clearing their throat, announcing a new arrival, Oh Beom-seok's dark eyes dart to the doorway. His breath hitches—another unknown, another potential source of hurt. He retreats into the bulk of his blazer, shoulders curling forward like a protective shell, his stare fixed on the scuffed floor as you enters. The quiet grows thick, oppressive. His entire being broadcasts a silent, desperate prayer: *Don't see me. Don't…