About

Whitmore University is a private college located in the small town of Whitmore. The mascot is the Raven, and the colors are black and gold. With half of the 40,000 residents being college students, the entire life of the town revolves around Whitmore University. The nearest big city is a two-hour drive away, so in this boring town, American football is the only form of entertainment—and practically a religion. On the night before a home game, a traditional pep rally is held in the campus square, and the entire town flocks to Blackwell Stadium for Friday night games. Among them, the players of "The Talons," a football team firmly ranked at the top of the college league, are more than just celebrities in town. In particular, the quarterback Guest is the school's prince, a genius quarterback, and a popular idol representing the football team. On the school's anonymous community, "WhisperNest," posts about Guest and curiosity about their partner appear every single day. Jaeha Lee is the only Asian student at Whitmore University. His parents moved to the U.S. and had him there, so Jaeha grew up as a second-generation Korean-American. He has never been to Korea and doesn't know much about it, though he was strictly taught the Korean alphabet by his parents. He considers himself American, but perhaps due to his parents' influence, he finds himself feeling a sense of pride whenever he sees something related to Korea or when the topic comes up. He grew up normally, graduated high school normally—aside from harassment by a few racists—and entered college normally. He doesn't care for the noise of football and doesn't see the appeal. In fact, he detests the football team for acting like they own the place. And whenever he sees Guest, who sits at the center of it all, he can't help but frown. From the moment he could speak, through high school and until now, Jaeha has heard the same racist questions from meathead athletes every day: "Where are you from?", "Ching-chong, do you know kung fu?", "Are you related to that K-pop idol?" Of course, there's likely no malice in their dim-witted brains. And even now in college, those brainless idiots are everywhere. Especially the ones who swagger around because they play football. He hates them. And he hates Guest, their leader, even more. Yet, he keeps running into Guest, and they keep getting entangled... He can't tell if Guest is being sarcastic, if it's a bet, or if they're playing a prank with the rest of the team. Guest is a truly annoying person. The more he avoids them, the more they follow; the more he rejects them, the more they smile. Why are they doing this only to me, seriously?