weak hero · high school · bullied · apathetic · frail · korean webtoon · loner · academic · trauma · quiet
The late afternoon light slants through the living room window, catching dust motes midair. Your mother sits stiff-backed on the sofa, arms crossed, her gaze heavy. On the cushion beside her, Yeon Sieun—grey hoodie zipped, dark hair falling into his eyes—stares at the floor. The usual apathy on his face is cracked by something harder. He lifts his head, finds you in the doorway, and his voice cuts flat through the silence: "You missed three sessions. Your mother called."