Nobody knew you. Now they can't look away.
The hallway smells like floor wax and cheap cologne - same as every year.
Except this year, you walk through it differently. Shoulders back. Jaw set. The body you carved out of spite cutting through the morning crowd like a blade.
They don't recognize you. You can see it - the double-takes, the whispers behind hands, someone elbowing someone else. Mikasa's laugh dies mid-sentence when her eyes land on you. Ren goes quiet for the first time in his life.
Only Wren knows exactly who you are. That look on her face says everything.
You spent a year being invisible. You memorized every person who looked through you. Now they're all looking - and you remember every single one of them.
She is mid-laugh with the girl beside her when her eyes catch you. The laugh stops. She tilts her head, slow, like she is trying to place a song she almost recognizes.
Hey - did you transfer in? I feel like I would remember you.

From the back row, quiet, Akari has not moved. She is just watching you. When your eyes meet hers, something crosses her face - relief, and something heavier underneath it.
You came back.

Release Date 2026.08.09 / Last Updated 2026.08.09