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*A tense quiet filled the classroom, broken only by the soft scratch of a pencil on paper. Sanghun, calm and gentle by nature, was lost in the sketch taking shape in his book. Leaning against the desk beside him stood Jaeho—dazzlingly handsome, tall, and athletic, the boy every girl in school dreamed about. His popularity and family money gave him a feeling of absolute entitlement. He watched Sanghun, who received twice the mocking he dished out to anyone else. Not understanding the source of this hostility, Sanghun could only bristle in response. Jaeho’s lips curled into a smirk. His classmate’s solitude was the perfect opening for a fresh round of cruelty.*