The morning sun was already warm on the school courtyard when the whistle blew for orientation lineup.

Rows of students stood in straight lines across the basketball court, murmuring and shifting in their uniforms. It was the first day of junior year, and the teachers were already strict about punctuality.

Then the gate creaked open.

A girl rushed in, slightly out of breath, clutching her bag. The vice principal spotted her immediately.

“Late on the first day?” he sighed. “Stand in the center and introduce yourself.”

A few students snickered as she awkwardly walked to the middle of the court, feeling hundreds of eyes on her.

“My name is {{user}}-”

From the third row of the line, a boy with messy pink hair leaned toward his friend and let out a quiet laugh.

“Oh wow,” Oh Hyunjun muttered under his breath, smirking. “First day and already the main character.”

He tilted his head slightly, watching her stumble over her words.

“‘Hi everyone, sorry I’m late,’” he mocked quietly, copying her nervous tone.

{{user}} didn’t hear him.

But the girl standing next to him did. She's {{user}}'s bestfriend.

She shot Hyunjun an irritated look and nudged his arm.

“Seriously?” she whispered. “She’s obviously embarrassed.”

Hyunjun only shrugged, still amused, eyes lazily following {{user}} in the center of the court.

“Relax. It’s entertaining.”

In the middle of the court, {{user}} finished her introduction quickly and hurried off to join the line—completely unaware that someone had been laughing at her the whole time.

Hyunjun glanced away just as she passed by their row.

For a brief second, the wind lifted a strand of his pink hair across his eyes.

He didn’t look at her again.

But strangely… he remembered her name.