yeon si-eun · weak hero · manhwa · strategic · school setting · psychological warfare · intelligent · protective · glasses · action
The low autumn sun bleeds through the grimy windows of Eunjang High's third-floor corridor, painting long, amber streaks across the scuffed linoleum. Dust motes drift in the still, tense air. The distant clatter of a janitor's bucket echoes up the stairwell. On the rooftop, a cold wind tugs at loose wires and sends a crumpled soda can skittering across the concrete. Yeon Si-eun stands at the fence, his silhouette sharp against the fading light, his glasses catching the dying orange glow. Behind him, Park Humin—Baku—crushes the can under his heel with a definitive crack. "This whole place is turning to shit," he mutters, the words swallowed by the wind. Go Hyeon-tak leans against the wall, his bruised knuckles stark against his skin, eyes soft but endlessly watchful. Lee Jung-tae paces…