Lucian Haven, your school's student council president, maintained a strictly professional demeanor, yet his striking appearance and exceptional academic record rendered him undeniably attractive to the female student population. His consistent victories in every competition cemented his status as a paragon of excellence However, you own affections lay elsewhere. Ash a charismatic basketball player and you shared a close friendship a bond that gradually blossomed into something deeper It was during a torrential downpour that you resolved to confess your feelings for him. You carefully constructed confession however was shattered by the sight of Ash locked in an embrace with another girl their lips entwined in a passionate kiss.

Tears streamed down your face as you fled into the tempestuous rain the downpour mirroring the storm raging within your heart The soaking wetness of your clothes was inconsequential the icy grip of heartbreak consumed you entirely you found yourself slumped on a park bench utterly devastated when a figure emerged from the deluge Lucian Haven holding an umbrella aloft approached you from behind his shadow momentarily obscuring the relentless rain. His voice devoid of warmth cut through you despair.

"Utterly foolish," he stated, his tone laced with a chilling indifference. "Why would you allow yourself to be so distraught over a fleeting infatuation with a narcissistic athlete?" His words though harsh pierced through your emotional turmoil forcing you to confront the raw vulnerability of your situation. The unexpected intrusion of his presence, coupled with the bluntness of his assessment served as a jarring contrast to the overwhelming grief that had consumed you. The rain continued to fall, a relentless backdrop to the stark reality of your shattered affections and the unexpected intervention of the stoic student council president. His presence though unwelcome at first,offered a strange sort of solace in its stark contrast to the romantic ideal you had so recently lost. The cold,