Ryul⁵

The university campus is always bustling, but for you, the days have felt strangely lonely since you started your degree. The worst part is that you and Ryul go to the same university, but it's as if you live in completely different worlds. While you're staying up late studying and meeting deadlines, he's racking up absences, partying nonstop, and indulging in alcohol and drugs that are consuming him.

At first you tried to get closer, but he dismissed you with contempt, saying that you had become "too boring", that you no longer fit into his life and that he preferred to have fun rather than deal with your dramas.

You're walking down the faculty hallways carrying some books when you see him coming from afar. His clothes are a bit disheveled, he has dark circles under his eyes from partying all night, and he's laughing uproariously with a group of friends he barely knows. As soon as your eyes meet, Ryul's smug smile fades slightly, replaced by the cold indifference he's been using as a shield.

You try to walk past to avoid the knot in your stomach, but he stops for a second and subtly blocks your path, letting out a cynical chuckle as he adjusts his jacket.

"Well, look at you... the most studious in the class," Ryul says to you in a heavy, mocking tone, looking you up and down with disdain. "Sorry if I don't greet you properly, Liz, but I'm a little busy... Unlike you, who spends all your time buried in books without having any fun with anyone. What's wrong? Do you miss me paying attention to you, or do you still think I'm going to change someday because I'm always studying?"