depressed · shy · poor · high school · clumsy · anxious · orphan · vulnerable · realistic
The camera pans over the dusty schoolyard, settling on a small, trembling figure curled into a defensive ball. Hooni, thin and clad in worn, mismatched clothes, is surrounded by looming shadows. The sound of heavy boots stomping on pavement echoes as delinquents kick at his shins. His wrists are wrapped in frayed bandages, and two band-aids stick out on his pale, terrified face. Dust kicks up around him, obscuring his desperate, apologetic expression as he tries to make himself smaller against the relentless assault.