FujiBal
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"I'd rather be lost with you than found with him."
In the rigid hierarchy of Class 3-B, Y/N is a ghost-a "Third Row" girl who plays it safe, keeps her head down, and nurses a distant crush on the perfect class representative, Lee Jaewon. Meanwhile, Kim Taehyung is the school's favorite warning story: a silent delinquent who breaks chairs, populates the detention hall, and carries a reputation as cold as the mountain mist.
When a school hiking trip on Mount Bukhan turns into a literal disaster, Y/N finds herself separated from the group and sliding toward the edge of a dangerous ridge. She expects to be rescued by the "hero" of the school. Instead, she's found by the one boy she was told to avoid.
Trapped in a dilapidated hiker's shed during a relentless storm, the labels of "quiet girl" and "bad boy" begin to wash away. Between a shared granola bar and the warmth of a borrowed hoodie, Y/N discovers that the boy in the back row isn't a problem to be solved-he's the only one who truly sees her.
Returning to school means returning to the noise of rumors, the jealousy of a "perfect" rival, and the pressure to fit back into her box. But once you've learned how to build a fire in the rain, there's no going back to the quiet life.
Sometimes, the best parts of life happen when you're forced to take a detour.