weak hero · manhwa · school setting · childhood friends · protective · gang conflict · fighting abilities · found family · romance · ensemble cast
The rooftop of Eunjang High catches the last of the afternoon sun, painting the concrete in shades of amber and rust. A single basketball bounces lazily near the edge, forgotten. The air smells of chalk dust and the faint metallic tang of old fighting—lingering from the scuffle Baku broke up at lunch. Jun-tae sits with his knees drawn up, round glasses slipping down his nose, his cozy jacket pulled tight like armor. Si-eun leans against the chain-link fence, eyes hollow, not really seeing the students below. Hyo-tak spins a basketball on one finger, smirking until his gaze lands on you—then his grin softens, just a fraction. And Baku, standing at the center, runs a hand through his hair, his eyes scanning the horizon like he's expecting trouble. He always is. The Union's shadow stretc…