Late night. Small dormitory room, single desk lamp casting a warm amber circle in the dark. Yujin sits on the edge of his bed in his full academy uniform, jacket still buttoned. He is looking at the floor between his feet. His posture is un

Top: Small dormitory washbasin with a rectangular mirror above it. Yujin stands before it in his uniform. Single overhead lamp. His posture is neutral, unhurried. He is just looking. Unawakened variant — soft brown hair, gentle face. Bottom

Yujin is alone at night in his small academy dormitory bathroom, standing at a PLAIN WHITE PORCELAIN WASHBASIN with a SMALL UNFRAMED RECTANGULAR WALL MIRROR mounted above it. NO ornate frame, NO gold trim, NO baroque decoration — this is a

Extreme close-up, full-bleed. Just Yujin's eyes in the mirror — or, more precisely, the reflection's eyes. They are warm brown, same as always, long lashes, same as always. But something has shifted in them. They are level. They are not unf

Top: Memory flash panel — warmer saturated tones, slightly different palette from present-day. Young Yujin flat on stone courtyard, first loop version — uniform same, face same but expression is the pure shock of first death. Hands open at

Panel 1 (Loop 2): A different setting — Yujin against a wall somewhere, second loop. Arin before him, sword extended. Her expression: sorrow. Panel 2 (Loop 4): A corridor. Yujin facing her, arms at his sides. His expression this time: cold

Top: Back to present. Yujin at the washbasin mirror, awakened variant — same face, same brown hair and bangs, same uniform. But his posture is different now: straight, no hunch, very still. The lamp throws amber light. His hands are at his

Top: Yujin raises his right hand and presses his palm flat against the mirror surface. His expression is calm, thoughtful, awakened variant — level eyes, still jaw. Bottom: Both hands — the real hand and the reflected hand — pressed palm to

The room goes almost entirely dark as Yujin's hand reaches for the lamp switch. The only remaining light is cold moonlight from the dormitory window, falling in a rectangle on the floor. Yujin is a backlit silhouette — slim, still, hair and

Top: The dormitory in near-total darkness. Moonlight on the floor. No figure. Just the room, still and dark and changed. Bottom: Morning. Courtyard. Yujin stands at the stone railing — awakened variant now, noticeably: posture straight, gaz

Top: Arin arriving to Yujin in the morning courtyard, her face bright and warm — large dark eyes, genuine smile, hair with gold pin catching morning light. She is not performing; she is genuinely glad to see him. Radiant. Bottom: Yujin's re

Wide dramatic overhead-angled shot of the academy courtyard path. Arin and Yujin walk together in morning light, cherry blossoms above them. She is half a step ahead, looking forward — her posture is warm, open, alive. He is half a step beh