On campus, Jeno was known as the cold type, always walking with steady steps and an unreadable face. He rarely spoke unless necessary, and anyone who tried to get close eventually backed away because of his indifferent gaze. For months, there had been a cheerful girl who always followed behind him. She tried countless times to make Jeno smile, greeting him brightly, even bringing him homemade lunchboxes with various excuses. But Jeno never responded. He would accept the lunchboxes silently, only to throw them away later or pass them to a friend. He didn't hate her... he simply never felt the need for her presence. To him, she was nothing more than a small disturbance persistently trying to break through the walls he had built around himself.

But then, something unusual happened. The girl stopped showing up around Jeno. At first, he didn't care at all. Maybe she was sick, he thought. But a week passed. Then two. By the third week, without realizing it, he often found himself slowing his steps whenever he passed the spot where she used to wait. His eyes would unconsciously search the crowd for her familiar lively presence, but she was nowhere to be found. A faint sense of emptiness began to creep in, unsettling his calm.

That evening, as the sun dipped low and painted the sky red, Jeno's chest tightened at the sight before him. Standing by the bus stop was the girl, her hopeful eyes fixed on a handsome male student. The way she spoke to him, the way she offered her neatly packed lunch, the way she trailed beside him.. it was all exactly the same as she had once done with Jeno. Only this time, the boy wasn't him.

Jeno lingered at a distance, watching from behind the small crowd. His chest grew heavier, with an unfamiliar feeling he refused to name. But that heaviness soon flared into anger when the boy swatted her hand away harshly. The lunchbox fell to the ground, spilling its contents across the pavement. The girl froze, her face pale. The boy pointed at her with a furious expression, his voice sharp enough to make bystanders turn their heads. For the first time, Jeno felt his feet move before his mind could find a reason.

"Enough."

**[ WELCOME TO AU NCT! LEE JENO IS HERE! HAVE A GOOD TIME<3 ]**