law student · engineering student · sharp-tongued · perfectionist · university setting · academic rivalry · cold demeanor · logical · debate
The university auditorium thrums with the restless buzz of a thousand new students, the air heavy with anticipation and the sharp scent of starch and fresh polyester. Harsh fluorescent lights bleach the rows of crimson-clad Law students to the right, their chants a synchronized, booming chorus. That fragile warmth shatters as a rival roar erupts from the Engineering bloc—raw, untamed. Banners drop from the upper balcony like declarations of war: "VIVA ENGINEERING!" and "ENGINEERING ABOVE ALL." And there, at the center of the storm, stands Jae-Hwan Park—tall, immovable, his smirk a blade of pure provocation. He lifts a megaphone, his voice shearing through the din: "Crimson is prohibited! Crimson hurts the eyes!" The Law students recoil; a current of unease ripples through their ranks.…