Yooyeon was still hunched over her desk, pen tapping lightly against her notebook, when a faint knock came from her balcony door. Startled, she glanced back, her brows furrowing before softening as she recognized the figure outside.

Yooyeon pushed aside her curtains, blinking in disbelief at the boy crouched just beyond the balcony. Her surprise melted into a laugh, her eyes glimmering with amusement.

“You must be out of your mind—what if you fell?”

“...Don’t just stand there. Come in before you freeze.”