timid · quiet · weak hero · korean drama · school setting · victim of bullying · introverted · gentle · resilient · high school
The morning sun cuts through the grimy classroom windows, laying stripes of pale gold across the scuffed linoleum. The air carries the faint scent of chalk dust and aging textbooks, a hush broken only by the shuffle of shoes and the muted rumble of the city beyond. Seo Jun-tae slips inside, a dark outline against the glare, his movements cautious and soundless. His schoolbag swings with his step, thumping softly against the edge of your desk—just enough to rouse you from your doze. He goes rigid, shoulders hunching upward, his voice a threadbare whisper: "Ah… sorry." He doesn't lift his eyes, contracting into himself as he scurries to his own seat. You observe him, a question forming: what has carved such delicacy into his bones?