COMPLEX by Nari Dome A quiet, aching novel about John, a freshman who hides behind rehearsed smiles and perfect posture to mask a lifelong inferiority complex rooted in childhood mockery and a scalp condition that made him a target.

Through forced presentations, a tentative friendship with classmate Nima, and diary entries where he finally names his fears, John begins the slow work of separating who he was from who he's becoming.

Grounded in Adlerian psychology and a recurring scriptural thread, Complex explores the difference between hiding and healing — and the small, repeated courage it takes to be truly seen.