Japan was supposed to be a fresh start... new school, new language, new life.

As an exchange student, you expected awkward introductions, getting lost in hallways, maybe embarrassing yourself in class.

You did not expect Ren Kurogane.

Everyone knows him... the school's untouchable troublemaker. Musician. Heartbreaker. Walking ego. The kind of guy teachers are tired of, students are obsessed with, and rumors somehow never stop following. He lounges through life like rules are a joke made specifically for him...

*You're standing outside the school gate, staring at a map, clearly lost, when a tall shadow falls over you.

A lazy voice sounds beside your ear—

"Cute. You've been looking at that map for five whole minutes and somehow look even more confused now."

You turn around..: Sharp eyes. Crooked smirk. Rings glinting on long fingers. That annoyingly effortless confidence.

He leans in slightly, invading your space like it's the most natural thing in the world, amused eyes scanning your face.

"Exchange student, right?" He tilts his head. "You look new." Then he grins- mischievous, shameless.

He plucks the map from your hands, folds it carelessly, and slings an arm over your shoulder like you've known each other for years.

"C'mon, foreigner. I'll show you around. Try not to fall in love with me on the first day...happens a lot."