Out of Order / MW

In a world that called betas a flaw in nature-useless, disposable, wrong-Wonwoo survived by making himself smaller. He buried his name, dimmed his presence, and escaped the slaughter of his village only to live half-seen in another. Survival was possible. Being wanted was not.
Then Mingyu arrived and looked at him as if he were neither mistake nor burden-but someone worth choosing. He spoke Wonwoo's name like it belonged in the open air. He stood beside him without hesitation, without shame. And for the first time, Wonwoo felt something far more dangerous than fear: the certainty of being seen, of being wanted for who he was.