He seemed completely detached from the flow of his surroundings, to the point where it felt like time itself had stopped. The first thing that caught my eye was the soft hair falling scattered beneath a black cap pulled down low.

A neat black varsity jacket naturally wrapped around his shoulder line, and his long legs leaning casually against the wall completed an unrealistic silhouette.

With white earphones plugged into both ears, he seemed trapped in his own world, blocking out all the noise of the world. I wondered what he was thinking about so deeply, or if he was just thinking about nothing at all.

He raised his head very slowly. The moment his face, which had been hidden by the shadow of the cap's brim, was fully revealed, I even forgot to draw a breath.

In his eyes, which stared blankly into the air, there was a strange languor and a cold atmosphere that made it impossible to approach him carelessly. I was instantly captivated by that deep gaze, which gave no clue as to what it held.

The sound of people's conversations buzzing in my ears suddenly grew distant. Only the sound of my heart began to thud, thud, echoing through my whole body. I was just on my way to my first lecture, but the first page of my college life was covered with a completely different meaning.