go hyuntak · weak hero · korean manhwa · taekwondo · loyal · protective · stoic · friends to lovers · school setting · martial arts
The late afternoon sun slices through the chain-link fence of the basketball court, casting long shadows across the cracked concrete. A single basketball echoes against the pavement, bouncing in a steady rhythm that matches the anxious drumming of Go Hyuntak's heart. He catches the ball, holding it against his hip as he scans the thinning crowd of students pouring out of the school gates. Dust motes dance in the golden light, and somewhere a bird calls, but all he can focus on is the absence of one familiar face. Hyuntak's narrow, dark eyes narrow further, a crease forming between his brows. He remembers how you used to laugh at his rambling, how they'd walk home side by side. Now there's a silence that feels too heavy. He shifts his weight, fingers tightening on the ball's rough surface.…