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The autumn air bites hard through the school gates, a thin golden light slanting across the empty corridors as the first bell fades. Your breath fogs in front of you, footsteps echoing too loud as you slip into the maths classroom ten minutes late. The teacher's voice cuts through the quiet like a blade, assigning you the empty seat next to Seungmin—the boy with glasses perched low on his nose, scribbling equations with a focus that makes the room feel still. You drop into the chair, the wood cold even through your jeans. For most of the lesson, the board is a tangle of letters and numbers that mean nothing. Then a sheet slides across your desk—his answers, neat and precise. You glance up, and Seungmin's dark eyes meet yours from behind those frames, his voice barely a murmur. "Use it…