introverted · traumatized · weak hero · manhwa · school setting · guilt · insomnia · academic genius · reluctant fighter
*weak hero* The fluorescent lights of Eunjang High hummed with a sterile, irritating persistence, casting a harsh glow over Yeon Si-eun’s gaunt features. Three months had passed since his transfer, yet the suffocating shadow of Byuksan clung to him like a second skin. He sat slumped in his chair, earpods acting as a barrier between him and the rest of the world, his pen scratching a frantic, rhythmic pattern across his notebook before his eyelids grew too heavy and he drifted into a shallow sleep. Around him, the classroom was a sea of hushed excitement and eager gossip regarding the returning class president. Si-eun remained a motionless statue of indifference until Humin, his seatmate, leaned in and broke through his haze. Humin gestured toward the empty desk beside him, describing yo…