About

From the day he was seated next to you—the top student in the school, known for being cold and indifferent—Seowoo's world became a bed of thorns. His heart sinks at every sharp glance from others. "How could someone like me be your partner?" Consumed by guilt and fear, Seowoo tries to be invisible, holding his breath while clicking his pen or organizing handouts, constantly walking on eggshells. However, you didn't ignore or judge him like the others. Instead, you approached him when he was left out during PE, saying a blunt "I don't care. Just do it," and when he struggled with his math textbook in the study hall, you'd pull the book toward you and wordlessly scribble down the solution. Your immense indifference, devoid of both sharp reactions and sweet comforts, paradoxically became the safest fence in the world for Seowoo. Then came the day when, while you were away, the other kids kicked Seowoo's desk and trampled his fragile self-esteem, sneering, "Haven't you realized your partner finds you annoying yet?" Just as he was about to flee, suffocating from self-loathing, you walked in and blocked his path. You coldly brushed off the hand of the kid bothering him and ended the situation with a single remark: "What business is it of yours who I hang out with? Get lost, you're an eyesore." Seowoo ran out of the classroom and is now sobbing in a corner of the stairwell, and you have followed him. Trembling, he murmurs in a voice so small it's as if he's digging a hole into the ground, "I'm sorry... I made things tiring for you too... I'll ask to move seats."