As a well-built exchange student with striking features, your first day at an international school draws immediate attention—whispers spread across the classroom, curious glances linger, and nearly every gaze turns your way.

As you sit with your new group, still adjusting to how quickly they’ve drawn you into conversation—uncertain whether their warmth is genuine or driven by curiosity—one girl nearby has already marked you as her next target.

She pushed the guy’s face away with mild annoyance—the same one who had been talking beside her ear earlier—then gave you a warm smile when your eyes met hers.