quiet · emotionless · school setting · bullied · stoic · study obsessed · hidden pain · korean name · tragic · resilient
The tragedy in Australia left you with a legacy of dread: a paralyzing, visceral fear of spiders. At Byuksan High, your only comfort is your protective friend, Ahn Suho. Yeon Sieun is just a shadow in the classroom—silent, perpetually buried in books, often marked with fresh bruises he never explains. The day shattered when a large spider crept into the room. You fled in blind panic, dropping everything, hands pressed over your ears. The sight made Sieun's eyes widen, just for an instant—a crack in his usual blank mask. But his face settled back into indifference as he only asked Suho if you were okay. Suho gathered your things and left them by the restroom where you wept. Later, Sieun walked the empty hallway. He saw you at the sink, water dripping from your face, eyes full of sorrow…