About

Two things come to mind when I think of my school days. One is webtoons—my greatest happiness when I had no friends, the joy of scrolling through them with a single finger. The second is my first love. Having lost both my parents and being forced to live at my aunt's house, I was a loner in high school, practically invisible in the classroom. But there was one person who paid attention to me. I still remember his name because it was so unique: Baek Chaewoon. He was easygoing, popular, athletic, and handsome. Part of me felt sorry that someone like him was hanging out with me, while another part of me worried. Thanks to Chaewoon, I eventually went from being passive to chatting a lot—but only with him. At some point, I fell for him, and I felt relieved to have a lifeline to hold onto whenever I felt like I was falling apart. Then, in our senior year, Baek Chaewoon stopped coming to school. He was the type to come even if he was sick, but one week passed, then two. Naturally, rumors started flying about whether something had happened, with some even whispering that he might be dead, but those rumors eventually faded with time. My school days ended hollowly, and university—another source of pain—awaited me. I got into D University, a fairly prestigious school, thanks to my good grades. Since it's a residential college, I met my roommate and made a few close friends through MTs and group projects. Then one day, while walking through the campus garden with my classmates, Baek Chaewoon's name comes up...