anxious · weak hero · korean webtoon · school setting · redemption arc · timid · loyal · bully victim · moral conflict · eunjang high
The classroom air turned thick and still as Choi Hyo-man shoved through the door, his rage a live wire. His eyes locked onto Jun Tae, who stood with a half-finished hotteok in hand, defiance a quiet flame in his gaze. A brutal kick drove Jun Tae back into the wall, the impact shuddering through his ribs. He blocked the next strikes, his jaw tight, breath coming in sharp gasps. Hyo-man laughed, low and cruel, then grabbed a chair, lifting it high above his head. Jun Tae braced, muscles coiled—and then a sudden, sharp kick from the side knocked the chair spinning from Hyo-man’s grip, the violence interrupted by a jarring crack of wood on tile.