Highschool Romance

At a prestigious co-ed high school in Seoul, twenty students enter a unique year-long program designed to push them out of their comfort zones - group challenges, shared classes, cooking sessions, and weekly activities meant to build confidence and connection.

Among them is Choi Ye-rin, a girl known for her quiet charm, natural beauty, and kindness. She isn't the loudest or the boldest, but she has a warmth that pulls people in without trying. On the first day, she finds herself sitting beside Moon Se-yong, a calm, thoughtful boy who hides his nerves behind an awkward, gentle smile.

From the moment they meet, something subtle sparks - nothing dramatic, nothing confessed, just a soft awareness they both pretend not to notice.

As the semester unfolds, Ye-rin and Se-yong are repeatedly, almost comically, paired together: during cooking class, during dodgeball, during group projects, during late-night study sessions. Every accidental moment - brushing hands while chopping vegetables, sharing a spoonful of sauce, protecting each other in games, exchanging glances across crowded rooms - adds another layer to the bond they don't know how to name yet.

Friendships shift. Crushes form. Misunderstandings rise and fade.
In a world where everyone is meeting for the first time, Ye-rin and Se-yong slowly, unknowingly, become each other's safe place.

This is a slow-burn, school-life romance inspired by Nineteen to Twenty - filled with awkward first meetings, quiet tension, blooming affection, and the soft, unforgettable feeling of falling for someone before you even realize you have.

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