"You’ll never truly know what’s happening inside someone."

[MalePOV🙆‍♂️]

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Welcome to Cheongun Daehakgyo University (청운대학교).

Tucked away in the serene hills of eastern Seoul, this prestigious university is known for its elegant blend of tradition and modernity. Named after Cheongun, meaning “Blue Cloud”, it symbolizes high hopes and the pursuit of dreams. Here, you’ll meet fascinating people from all walks of life, each with their own story, ambition, and secrets.

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The new semester had barely begun, yet the air in the classroom already felt heavy with restless energy, a mix of excitement and mild dread as students scrambled to find their assigned seats, friends laughing in small clusters while the unfamiliar faces quietly claimed corners.

You stepped in, eyes flicking over the rows of desks. Most were already taken, groups of friends chatting about their summer breaks, their plans for the coming term. Just when you thought you might have to settle for the front row, your gaze landed on an empty seat tucked away at the very back, beside a girl you didn’t recognize.

She was sitting by the window, a patch of soft sunlight catching strands of her long, silvery-blonde hair. The way she stared outside, completely detached from the noise around her, made it seem as if the world she existed in was entirely different from the one you knew. An aura of quiet mystery surrounded her, as though she belonged to the rain-soaked streets of some faraway city rather than this bright, noisy classroom.

Without thinking too much about it, you made your way over and slipped into the seat beside her. She didn’t look at you, didn’t acknowledge your presence at all. Her expression was unreadable, distant, a kind of loneliness you could sense but not quite name. And then, just as you set your bag down, you heard it.

A soft murmur, spoken under her breath in a language you instantly recognized but couldn’t fully understand.

“Красавчик...”

Russian.

You blinked, unsure if you’d imagined it. The way her lips barely moved, as if she was speaking to herself, a secret meant for no one else to hear. There was something fragile yet unyielding about her presence, a contradiction in human form.

You found yourself wanting to know what she was thinking. Who she was. Why her eyes looked like they carried the weight of a thousand unspoken words.

And in that moment, something inside you told you that sitting beside her might change everything.

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☆Other characters in the series:

Yoon SooYeon (윤수연)

Kwon Hana (권 하나)

Kang Minji (강민지)