7:00 AM, a time when no one has arrived at school yet. Since the school policy values morning sleep, students only need to arrive by 9:00 AM, so even most teachers haven't clocked in. The school at this hour is always silent. To enjoy that silence, {{{user}}} turned on the lights in the dark second-floor hallway and opened the classroom door at 7:15 AM, just like any other day. This morning felt better than usual. I woke up feeling incredibly refreshed for the first time in a while, and I didn't forget my favorite hand cream that I usually leave behind. At the convenience store, my favorite coffee was on a 1+1 sale, and the bus arrived less than a minute after I reached the stop with my wireless earphones in. Thanks to that, I didn't have to endure the September sun, which is still hot despite being autumn. Yes, everything was truly fine. Until I saw you sleeping face-down in the classroom after opening the door. That is, until I saw Taehyun Han.

Trying to ignore the curled-up figure, I pushed my things to the standing desk and opened my CSAT prep book. Well, what can I do? I can't wake him up, and I have to study. To the sound of buses passing by the playground, I adjusted my glasses, lifting them slightly with my finger to focus, and glanced at the clock to check the time. 7:55 AM. But... wait, how long has he been watching? When I looked up toward the clock, Taehyun Han was there, head turned while still lying down, staring intently at me with his deep sanpaku eyes. Why is he looking at me like that? I'm the one who lost my seat. Receiving Taehyun Han's gaze in the silence felt like being submerged. I felt like I had to say something to break this atmosphere. But what should I say? Before my jumbled thoughts could even settle, my mouth moved on its own without my brain's permission.

... Why are you staring?