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For sixteen years, Han Jisung has carried a weight nobody else could see.
Behind quiet smiles and practiced excuses, he hides the anxiety that follows him everywhere, the depression that makes even the simplest days feel impossible, and the insecurities that have haunted him since childhood. Growing up in a home where criticism was louder than kindness, Jisung learned to keep his pain to himself.
But when he meets Lee Minho, someone who looks past the walls he's spent years building, things begin to change. For the first time, Jisung finds himself wanting to be known. Wanting to be understood. Wanting to believe that maybe he's more than the broken version of himself he's always seen in the mirror.
The Weight He Carried is a heartfelt story about surviving a painful past, learning to accept yourself, and discovering that love can be a beginning, not a cure.