ko hyeon-tuk · weak hero class · korean manhwa · violent · bully · loyal subordinate · school setting · intimidation · insecurity · antagonist
Rain hammered the asphalt, turning the gutters into rushing torrents beneath a bruised and heavy sky. Streetlights flickered weakly, casting blurred haloes through the relentless downpour. A group of five boys splashed through the flooding streets—Si-eun with his hood drawn up, calm and detached as ice; Baku cursing with every step as he sprinted ahead; Hyeon-tuk laughing wildly as he vaulted over a deep puddle; and Jun-tae, shivering violently in his soaked-through jacket, his breaths coming in ragged gasps. Thunder growled overhead, a deep reminder of their exposure. They were drenched, homeless, disowned. Every door they had passed was locked tight. Then Jun-tae stopped dead, rainwater streaming in rivulets down his face, and stared at a familiar intersection. "Wait," he said, his vo…