MasukDavid Lee was supposed to be dead. Nineteen years old, terminal cancer, nothing left but hospital beds and webtoons about gang fights, brotherhood, and underdog heroes. But when he opens his eyes again, he’s not David anymore. He’s Seo Joonwoo — fifteen, awkward, quiet, and newly enrolled in the most infamous school in the city: Taeyang Technical High, where fists rule the halls and teachers look the other way. It should’ve been a nightmare. Instead… it’s everything David used to dream of. And when his first fight begins, a strange blue screen appears before his eyes: [Romanticism System Activated.] “The stronger your conviction… the stronger your punch.” Now, armed with a second chance, Joonwoo isn’t just here to survive. He’s here to live the kind of story he once only read about — a story of loyalty, friendship, fights under flickering lights… and maybe even love. This isn’t just delinquency. This is romanticism.
Lihat lebih banyakHis father’s voice thundered:“You will return home.You will forget that school.And you will sever ties with every last one of those filth you call classmates.”The words cut deeper than the slap ever could.The breaking pointFor the first time…Doyun flinched.His expression finally cracked pain flooding through the tiny fracture.His voice was barely audible.“…No.”Baek Guhwon froze.“What did you say?”Doyun clenched his fists.His voice trembled, but he forced it out.“I said… no.”His father’s eyes darkened.Slow. Dangerous.“You’ve grown bold,” he whispered.“Is it that boy? Seo Joonwoo?”Baek Guhwon’s eyes sharpened instantly like a predator hearing a crack in the forest.His grip on Doyun’s collar tightened.“Oh?”His voice dropped to a chilling softness.“So you do care.”Doyun’s breath grew uneven.His father’s lips curled into a cold, knowing smirk.“I only needed to check once.”He leaned closer, voice brushing Doyun’s ear like a blade.“And already, I see the problem.
After school, the seven boys spilled out into the warm orange glow of late afternoon — but none of them headed home.They had one mission:Find Baek Doyun.The problem?None of them knew where he lived.WellExcept one.“Seungmin… spill it.”Seungmin rubbed the back of his neck as everyone stared at him.“Uh… okay, okay, chill.”He pointed his thumb at himself with a smirk.“I may or may not have… stalker-level intel on Baek Doyun.”Joonwoo blinked.“…Why?”Seungmin looked offended.“Bro. He’s mysterious. I thought he was a killer or something! I Googled him once!”Jihoon facepalmed.“You’re unbelievable.”But Joonwoo grabbed Seungmin’s shoulders desperately.“Where is it? His house?”Seungmin held up both hands, thinking.“Well… not exactly a house. More like… this super expensive secluded vacation villa area on the hill. The ‘rich-people-who-don’t-like-people’ zone.”Daejin clicked his tongue.“Tch. Makes sense.”“Lead the way.” Joonwoo said.Seungmin sighed dramatically.“Fine, fin
Morning breeze.Crowded courtyard.Students laughing, shouting, passing by like rushing waves.And in the center of itJoonwoo.Standing still.Hands in his pockets.Eyes somewhere far away.Not on the school gates.Not on the classrooms.Not even on his friends.But on a thought lodged deep in his chest.A heavy one.A worrying one.A Doyun-shaped one.The Gang ArrivesSeojun slung an arm around Joonwoo’s neck from behind.“Yo. Earth to idiot.” He squinted. “What’s wrong?”Kang Daejin popped gum loudly.“Bro looks like he failed a test.”Ma Dongpil leaned in.“No… he looks worse. Dude looks like he saw a ghost.”Minsung didn’t even look up from his phone.“He’s probably thinking about Baek Doyun again.”All heads turned.Joonwoo:“…”They could practically see the name hit him like a punch.Seungmin smirked.“Knew it. This guy’s down bad for friendship.”Joonwoo clicked his tongue.“It’s not okay, maybe it is that.”Sero (Reo’s right-hand, passing by) muttered under his breath,“Rid
Joonwoo took another step forward, worry tightening his voice.“Doyun, what’s wrong?”Doyun finally lifted his eyes to him.Cold.Flat.Like he’d built a wall in the span of a heartbeat.“Nothing.”The word dropped between them like ice.Joonwoo froze.Doyun’s gaze wasn’t angryit was the kind of look someone gives when they don’t want to be touched because they’re barely holding themselves together.But to everyone else, it just looked heartless.He adjusted his bag, expression unreadable.“Don’t worry about things that aren’t yours.” Doyun said quietly.It wasn’t rude.But it cut deeper than shouting ever could.Hyun moved beside him, opening the car door.Doyun stepped forward without looking back.But Joonwoo couldn’t accept it.“Even if it’s cold… even if you push me away…”he said, voice trembling but loud enough for Doyun to hear,“I care. So tell me someday. I’ll wait.”Doyun paused.Just for a second.His fingers tightened around the car door handle.Hyun saw it, that tiny tr






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