[sscarletvenus]

i know they were fucking in that chernobyl junkyard

[beyondevilbestdrama]

No but Gray Yeon's fights are the best. He picks up whatever he finds closest to him. You name it, he has used it. Everything is a weapon in his hand. Book, belt, duster, pen, bag, chair, curtain, flower pot, Pepsi can, snapback cap just to name a few.

[alexgogogone]

gray: i always think before i act

gray: so rest assured, if i smack the shit out of someone today, i have thought about it and I am confident in my decision

[beyondevilbestdrama]

This response of Gray has stuck with me ever since I read it.

[justlittleguy]

I tried an incorrect quotes generator and pit weak hero characters in it, some of the best

[snake-of-the-hollows]

a Gray headcanon

this post

Snakes have a preference in the hand soap their handlers use. My snake HATES the strong strawberry scented soap, but has no issues with honey and vanilla.

Gray being sensitive to smells! the eunjang gang all pick out subtler colognes when he tells them, you pick out subtler perfume/cologne/whatever you wear

[ladyelainehilfur]

The comic I promised I'd make if Lily showed up in the webtoon

Tumblr exclusive bonus speed paint:

[beyondevilbestdrama]

What I love about Gray is he acknowledges that he enjoys beating the absolute crap out of these bullies preying on innocent people. He sure as hell is a scrawny kid which is something he has mentioned in the past. But he tries 10x harder to kick ass and succeeds every time 😎

[ladyelainehilfur]

I can physically hear the fairy dust and glitter sweeping off in a gust of wind in this panel🧍‍♂️

What I'm hearing:

[ladyelainehilfur]

me, unable to get past these panels:

[bluebird990]

Hot question: in an alternate universe could donald and gray be friends?

Omg I got an ask i got an ask!!! Ahem-

I mean thank you so much for considering me worthy enough to answer your question anon!!! (I definitely was not squealing in a corner after seeing this..)

Anyway I tried my best to provide a satisfactory answer. I hope you like it :D

This got way longer than I was expecting so oops..

So there's two different universes that I can think of rn

CASE 1-

A universe where Donald had good parents and Gray hasn't met Stephan yet.

If Donald had had a normal childhood then I'd like to assume that he'd be the kind of typical prince charming character, you know. Good looking, smart, athletic and polite. Tho he doesn't show it, he has a superiority complex and thinks that all the people around him are so not worth his time. They're all just so dumb and ambitionless, it pisses him off.

Then comes the new transfer student. A very pretty boy with an emotionless face. At first, Donald doesn't really care about his existence and continues on with his life. Until the mid term results come out and for the first time in his life, Donald had placed 2nd in an exam. He was so shocked and pissed that his scholarship had been snatched away by some puny little punk.

That was when the war had started. Or rather a one sided rivalry.

I can imagine Donald being extremely frustrated for being beaten every single time. It didn't help that Gray wasn't even trying to beat him. He just studied because he "had nothing better to do" apparently. Gray's lack of a goal and ambition had left Donald dumbstruck. He didn't know what to be more pissed about; the fact that there was someone smarter than him or the fact that this Mr Smartass was gonna waste his potential away without a concrete goal.

Donald had then declared them to be rivals (without asking for Gray's opinion) in hopes of seeing Gray lose his composure because that seemed like a challenge and he would never back out of one.

They were both pretty evenly matched in the department of looks. Gray had only been there for a few months yet he already had a fan club.

Donald had been so giddy and smug to see Gray's awful physical capabilities. He had made sure to subtly stand out a bit more than usual during PE to show off how much better he was but the lack of reaction from Gray had pissed him off immensely.

And to top it off, he still can't seem to beat him in academics. Not a single time. It was either a draw or Gray beating him by a hair.

Overtime, Gray would begrudgingly start acknowledging Donald and going along with his little challenges. After a while Gray starts to enjoy their silly challenges.

He would be receiving physical training from Donald because "omg you are so f**king weak I could easily snap you like the stick you are".

All in all Donald without past trauma would be...very different I guess. It's so difficult to imagine what he'd be like. Less psychotic and more chill I guess??

CASE 2-

On a more serious note, what if Gray had met Donald before he started corrupting.

I think that if these two had met earlier in life then they could've definitely been friends.

Pre-stephan Gray had a hard time making friends or feeling any kind of emotions, but I don't think he was heartless. He was just very dissociated with the world and his emotions.

He was from a pretty well off family so all the students kind of respected him for his intelligence and on the other hand, bullied Donald for his because that's just how this world is...

I don't think that Gray would just sit quietly after witnessing the extreme bullying that Donald went through. He wasn't angry per se. He just couldn't understand the irrational behavior of his classmates. Him and Donald were pretty much the same, the only difference being their parents' financial standings.

Now we don't know how Gray's moral compass used to be as a kid. I think that he has such high morals only because he met Stephan. If he hadn't , then I don't really know what choices he'd make.

After seeing Donald get bullied, Gray would either maybe help to lead Donald down a better path than he chose in canon or idk maybe he'd just go along with him and they'd become mafia bosses together or smth XD

Whichever the case, their relationship would be based on the mutual respect they have for each other's intelligence and the subtle rivalry which would help them push each other to much higher grounds.

And that's about it. I hope you like it.

Lmk if you wanna add something more to these or if you disagree with something here!!! Always happy to have a discussion!!

[maryallenc]

Rereading weak hero from the beginning after finishing the drama and just. Wow. Immediate post-Byuksan Sieun/Gray was in such a bad fucking place, mentally.

Look at those crazy eyes. I gotta be honest, i honestly thought gray was a little too reckless at the way he fights in the drama and got hit too often, but now i realize that it actually makes some sense after reading this again.

But i maintain that id wanna see sieun be a lot more untouchable in the second season of the live action drama, in the physical combative sense

[ladyelainehilfur]

Exhibit #47648 of why Gray is basically my favorite character. I usually have more of an affinity for side characters with potential but Gray not only has potential, but delivers on it. Like, he's so MEAN!!! And unapologetically brutal!!

Really never before had I read a story where the protagonist knows he's weak but recklessly fights anyhow. Determined goody two-shoes MLs with a heart of gold are a dime a dozen, but Gray isn't nice 💀 he's more like The Punisher. He won't seek a fight but he will finish it.

And he's not pure evil or anything but he also never feels pathetic. His personality built alongside his body type and chemistry with the others make him a really refreshing main character. I know some people don't like him because he's never lost a fight but I enjoy seeing his shrimp-ass win 😂

Pour one out for Helmet tho, his sacrifices to make Gray look good are appreciated

[kyghostly]

i think abt sieun "I only start a winning fight" "you must endlessly think and flail for freedom like it's hardwired into your dna" "i saw a light in Stephen, did Stephen also see a light in me? or were you lonely in your own world...to the very end?" "you keep your face, I'll keep the truth" "so if I can do something before it's too late I'll do anything I can to stop it. This kind of suffering can never, ever be allowed to happen again" yeon a very normal amount actually

[heaurtfk]

OK HEAR ME OUT

enemies to lovers ??? toxic af but they have so much chemistry fr and i am highkey shipping them

[shoyoackerman]

just wolf enabling grays murderous (yet acceptable) tendencies. he’s so funny I love their interactions 🤧

[ladyelainehilfur]

I still don't subscribe to the theory that Donny has albinism. Pale anime boys with white hair and red eyes are a dime a dozen in manhwa, and we're not gonna pretend like every other character in Weak Hero doesn't have green hair. However.

His photosensitivity is interesting. Really, really interesting. I assumed he always wore long sleeved outfits because that was just how he preferred to dress. But maybe he constantly has to shield himself from sunlight to avoid getting sick. Maybe he has so many tattoos both to appear intimidating, and to reduce the amount of light his skin is exposed to. He wears those sunglasses to the hospital for the same reason.

He goes outside, of course. But in-webtoon, when Alex sees Donald for the first time and acts genuinely surprised and terrified, I was led to assume Donald isn't usually seen in public. He makes rare appearances to establish his dominance, then he disappears back to his office where he can give orders without leaving the safety of the shade.

This isn't my theory, but if his mother also suffered from photosensitivty, maybe she developed skin cancer and wasn't able to pay for treatment, which is how she died.

rip to there only being one hospital in Yeongdeungpo because Gray was probably able to triangulate Donald's main weakness by figuring what time Donald came to the hospital, the doctors available on those days, and by talking to long-time patients (Kenny Ji come through?? 🤡), which hospital room he usually came out of.

All that to say that I think Gray absolutely beating up on Donny right now makes sense! He knows Donald doesn't have any other exploitable physical weaknesses, so he makes one by targeting his punching arm. And when the moment was right, he essentially shone a giant flashlight right at Donny's face, which is probably Donald's biggest nightmare! A sign that bright would be disorienting for anyone, but for Donald who's medically photosensitive, it's physically disabling. Gray fights dirty, yes, but he can only fight so dirty because he's that smart.