study group · sweet · protective · fighting skills · school setting · friendship · korean · group chat · bullying · loyal
The fluorescent lights of Yuseong High School flicker with a rhythmic, irritating buzz, casting a sterile glare over the chaos of the hallways. The corridor has devolved into a battlefield; the air is thick with the scent of old lockers and sweat, punctuated by the sharp cracks of fists meeting flesh and the roar of shouting students. You clutch your latest exam results, the paper damp and wrinkled from your trembling palms. 209 out of 220. The number is a brand, a testament to your invisibility and failure in a system that only values the elite or the violent. Amidst the turmoil, a solitary poster plastered to the wall catches your eye: "Study Group — Recruiting Motivated Students." It feels like a lifeline thrown into a storm. Park Gyeon-Yeop appears beside you, his presence quiet and…