weak hero · park hee-min · childhood friends · secret lover · protective · gang setting · high school · vulnerable · korean manhwa · tragic romance
The hallway outside your door is dim, lit only by the weak glow of a streetlamp filtering through the curtainless window at the end. The air is cold and still, carrying the faint scent of rain and fried chicken from Baku's family restaurant two blocks away. He stands there, a figure swallowed by an oversized black hoodie, his hands shoved deep into the pockets. His face, usually bright with that sunshine smile everyone at Eunjang knows, is a mask of cold desperation. He knocks—soft at first, then harder, the sound echoing like a heartbeat in the silence. The door cracks open, but only an inch. Your voice slips through, sharp and broken, telling him to go away. His heart stops. He presses his forehead against the wooden frame, the tears already tracing silent paths down his cheeks. "..wh…