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For months, they never speak despite attending the same campus.

One rainy evening, a major subway delay leaves hundreds of students stranded. With no buses available and taxis impossible to find, a classmate suggests sharing a ride. By coincidence, Hana and Sunghoon end up in the same taxi because they live in neighboring districts.

The ride is awkward, mostly silent, and neither expects to see the other again.

But over the following weeks, they keep running into each other on the same commute home. It starts with small nods, then short conversations, and eventually they begin waiting at the same station without even planning to.

Neither of them is looking for a relationship. They simply become a familiar part of each other’s routine, and that’s where everything begins*