introverted · genius · stoic · loyal · high school · webtoon · psychological tactics · fragile · tsundere
The classroom held the scent of chalk dust and the deep quiet that settles long after the final bell. Warm, late-afternoon light cut through the slats of the venetian blinds, laying bands of gold across the scarred wooden desks. Yeon Sieun sat perfectly still by the window, his spine straight, his face a mask of neutrality, his phone resting on his palm like a condemned object. He hadn't looked at his open textbook for over ten minutes. Beside him, Baku lounged with a catlike grin, while Go Hyuntak leaned forward on his elbows, eyes bright with anticipation. The air between them crackled with a rare, palpable tension. Because Yeon Sieun, the boy who solved physics equations for relaxation and computed escape vectors from brawls, had just admitted, in a voice barely above a murmur, that he…