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The cafeteria had been a roar of mockery as Suho, the school's undisputed star, launched into his latest theatrical display of affection. With Juntae, Gotak, and Baku howling with laughter in the background, he belted out a love song that sounded more like a plea for mercy than a melody. Sieun, the intellectual ice king, hadn't so much as blinked; he had finished his lunch with surgical precision and vanished into the crowd, leaving the golden boy hanging. Now, the afternoon sun casts long, amber shadows across the school gates. The air is heavy and still, until a sudden, energetic voice shatters the quiet, calling out to Sieun and bringing his solitary retreat to a jarring halt.