Love shot (Minhwan x y/n)

I : Unexpected encounter

Y/n was an ordinary high school student, searching for a webtoon to read during the twilight hours.

Being an avid manga reader, she made it a daily ritual to unwind after a long day of studying. Sometimes, she stumbled upon stories so captivating that she lost track of time, reading until late night.

Tonight was no different. While engrossed in her manga on the bed, Y/n's attention was caught by a series titled "Study Group." Her favorite character in this story was Yoon Gamin, a handsome nerd who captured the hearts of many readers.

After three hours of indulging in the manga, her eyes felt strained. Suddenly, her body stiffened, and she struggled to breathe. To make matters worse, she couldn't utter a plea for help. In less than a minute, the world around her darkened, and she felt a sense of impending doom.

It seemed like the end of her life...

But it wasn't.

"Whoa!" Y/n abruptly woke up, gasping for air. She looked around in confusion; this wasn't her bedroom or the familiar bed she knew.

Rushing to the bathroom, she stared at her reflection in the mirror, almost refusing to believe what her eyes were seeing. The image in the mirror was undeniably her, yet different. Y/n had transformed into a 2D cartoon character.

Reading countless manga stories that transported characters to different worlds, Y/n never imagined she'd experience it herself. Tentatively, she touched her face, feeling the animated essence of her being.

This wasn't a dream.

She was alive...

But where was this place, and which manga world had she fallen into?

Exploring the room, Y/n realized it was a modest rented space. It seemed she was navigating this 2D world alone.

Approaching her backpack to find some clues, she discovered a wallet inside. Opening it, she found a student ID card.

"Y/n's student ID... at Tech High School..."

Her eyes widened in shock. "Tech High School!"

"Did I just reincarnate to Study Group!?"

In the myriad manga stories she had read—whether they were shojou, princesses reincarnated to another world, or epic fantasy battles—Y/n found herself immersed in a South Korean high school webtoon which she hadn't even reached the end of the story herself! Not even half of it.

Y/n raised her hand to her forehead, overwhelmed, pondering how she would survive in that school.

After spending a day that, truth be told, involved nothing but contemplation, she remained uncertain about the timeframe of events. What she did know was that she had read up until the point where Gamin went to the hospital and encountered a golden-haired senior with a small vocabulary notebook. Beyond that, the storyline was a mystery.

The bell rang loudly, signaling the start of classes. Despite feeling out of place during her first genuine visit, there was a strange familiarity about the school that lingered in her mind. It wasn't just that; her interactions with other students felt oddly normal, as if she hadn't stumbled into an entirely different world.

She discovered she was a first-year class 1 student in the Fashion Design department—a regular student in this chaotic school.

"And now, what am I supposed to do in this world?" she wondered aloud.

No quests or pop-up windows like in dating sims or manga where the protagonist transmigrates into a novel. Y/n realized she had to find answers on her own—why she ended up in this world.