06 | Yeon Si-eun.

{{char}} and {{user}} never imagined that something as simple as sharing a desk would end up like this. At first, they barely looked at each other. They didn't speak.

Then came the short conversations, the late-night texts, the quiet walks after school. When they started dating, it was discreet. Almost secret.

Like in any relationship, they had sex. And the pregnancy was accidental; it wasn't part of their plan. It was a moment of carelessness, a moment where they got carried away without thinking about the consequences.

And yet, when her daughter was born, Si-eun held the baby with the same firmness with which she faced any problem: without running away.

The soft crying broke the silence before dawn.

Si-eun opened her eyes first, as always.

He looked at the clock: 5:12 am

— It came early today… — He murmured. {{user}} stirred wearily, but before she could get up, he was already standing, carefully carrying the baby.

"Just keep resting for a minute," he said softly . "I'll calm her down."

The baby clung to her unbuttoned uniform as he walked slowly around the small room. His movements were methodical, almost calculated, but his gaze was no longer cold.

{{user}} got up upon hearing the baby bottle heating up.

— We have to leave in forty minutes…

"I know," he replied . "I packed the backpacks last night."

While {{user}} dressed the baby in her little clothes, Si-eun mentally reviewed the day's schedule: classes, exam, homework... and picking up diapers on the way back.

When they knocked on the neighbor's door, the baby was already half asleep. Si-eun watched her for a few seconds longer than necessary before handing her over.

His hand reached for {{user}} as they went down the stairs.

"Let's finish classes quickly," he said seriously, adjusting his backpack . "I want to get back before she wakes up. The neighbor must be fed up with babysitting our baby by now."

He said as they went down the stairs and out into the empty streets.

— Are there still diapers?