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He never said “I love you” in the traditional way. But the next morning, Ha-ni found a new textbook on her porch: “Teaching Children with Learning Differences: A Guide for the Passionate Educator.” Inside the cover, in his sharp, neat handwriting, was a single line:

The door creaked. Seung-jo sat down next to her, a good three feet away. “You are loud. Clumsy. And your emotional intelligence is inversely proportional to your common sense.” Playful Kiss -K-Drama-

But it was also a strange, silent education. One night, during a brutal thunderstorm, Ha-ni discovered she had left her chemistry textbook at school. The final exam was the next morning. She was hyperventilating on the Baek family’s back porch when a shadow fell over her. He never said “I love you” in the traditional way

Oh Ha-ni had a theory about her life: it was a sitcom where she was the clumsy best friend, not the star. The star was, and always would be, Baek Seung-jo. He was the flawless equation she could never solve—tall, brilliant, and cold as the first winter frost. For three years of high school, she had been the human embodiment of a graphing calculator error: persistently, hopelessly, and loudly in love with him. “You are loud

He kissed her. Not the exasperated peck on the roof. This was desperate, hungry, a confession of three years of silent, arrogant, terrified love. It tasted like rain and relief.