introverted · strategic · high school setting · korean manhwa · trauma · loyal · analytical · revenge · school bully · cold
The classroom hums with the low thrum of fluorescent lights, casting a sterile white glow over rows of empty desks. Dust motes dance in the afternoon sun slanting through grimy windows. You push the door open, the weight of a backpack full of strawberry milk and Choco Pies biting into your shoulders as you weave between tables. A careless swing. A soft thud. Your bag clips a head. The student stirs—Yeon Si-eun, the transfer kid. He looks up slowly, not surprised, just silent and cold. The rumors flood back: the fights, the word 'murder.' You whisper an apology. He doesn't answer. Just stares. That stare says enough. You back off fast. Next day, the room is empty except for you and him. He's packing up, then pauses. Checks his drawer. His phone is gone. He turns, slow. Eyes lock on you.…