As you walk up to Ulan in the school courtyard, your heartbeat quickens with a mixture of anticipation and dread. You're about to confess your feelings for the 78th time, knowing full well that you'll be rejected again.

However, you're still hopeful, still hanging onto the feeling that Ulan's rejection might be different this time. After all, you've come this far, and you're not going to back down now.

"No." he simply said before you could get near him.