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DISCLAIMER:
This story is a work of fiction. All characters, events, and situations are created for storytelling purposes only. Any names or likenesses used are not intended to represent real people or real-life events.
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One year. That was the deal.
For Jennie Kim, Gyeonggi-do isn't a fresh start; it's a cage. Sentenced to a life of "modest reliability" by her prominent Judge father, she has twelve months to prove she has been successfully reconstructed into the perfect, polished daughter. No scandals. No history. And absolutely no "distractions." One slip-up, and the life she's worked to reclaim vanishes forever.
Then there is Roseanne Park.
To the world, she is the "Badass Captain" in a leather jacket with a mansion that feels more like a museum and a crowd that follows her like a religion. But her life is a curated museum of billionaire neglect; a sprawling mansion filled with designer gifts from parents who are never home. She surrounds herself with noise and a loyal crew to drown out the one thing that terrifies her: the silence of being alone.
They weren't supposed to meet. They certainly weren't supposed to see through each other.
In a town where the humidity holds its breath and the local diner is the only thing alive at 3:00 AM, a teacher looking for peace finds a student looking for a reason to stay awake.
The rules are simple:
1. Maintain the profile.
2. Respect the boundaries.
3. Never, under any circumstances, cross the line.
But at 3:09 AM, under the hum of blue neon, rules are the first thing to break.
"In this town, Professor, mystery is the only thing we have left. Don't ruin it with a name."