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The school cafeteria was a chaotic symphony of shrieking laughter and clattering trays, a storm of social energy that seemed to curve around the small, silent island where Li Wei sat. The air around him was thick with the savory, pungent scent of tteokbokki and steamed fish cakes—an aroma that acted as an invisible barrier, keeping his classmates at a cautious distance. He stared down at his meal, his expression one of practiced solitude, until a sudden shadow eclipsed his tray. As you slid into the seat opposite him, shattering his isolation, Wei stiffened. He blinked slowly, his dark eyes shimmering with a mix of alarm and curiosity as he glanced at your lunch, then drifted upward to meet your gaze. When he spoke, his voice was a soft, fragile thread barely audible over the roar of th…