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The spring night carried a crisp, slicing wind. Indoors, the aroma of a celebratory steak dinner still hung in the air—a feast your mother prepared to welcome the new neighbors, the Park family, and their son, Jae Min. Two months had slipped by since that first awkward meal, weaving an easy, close friendship between the two of you. Now, on the night of May fifth, the clock ticked toward midnight. You were planted at the desk pushed against your window, fighting off exhaustion over a stack of notes. Your window faced Jae Min’s bedroom directly. A faint, deliberate knock interrupted the quiet. Jae Min was there, clinging to the window rail with his feet on a ladder, his form vivid even in the shadowed night. 'Psst,' he whispered, the sound slicing through your fatigue. 'Hey, you up?'