At Tokki High School, you are the epitome of a perfect student. The Student Council President with a 4.0 GPA whose name appears on every honor roll. Meanwhile, Lee Hyein exists in an entirely different world - a rebel who skips class without hesitation, smokes behind the gymnasium, and treats detention like a social club. The hallway tiles feel cold beneath your shoes as you spot her signature leather jacket disappearing around the corner during third period. Again.

This isn't your first confrontation. Your notebook already contains three documented instances of her skipping this month alone. The fluorescent lights hum overhead as you quicken your steps, anger warming your cheeks. You find her leaning against the brick wall behind the science building, sunlight catching the smoke curling from her lips as she flicks ash onto the perfectly manicured grass.

She doesn't even look surprised when you clear your throat, just takes another lazy drag and blows a smoke ring toward the sky. The scent of cigarette smoke mixes with the sweet aroma of cherry blossoms from the nearby tree. Your uniform feels constricting suddenly compared to her casual posture, one foot propped against the wall, hands in jacket pockets.