Wide shot of the academy's east library interior. Tall wooden shelves, warm amber lamp-light, afternoon sun through tall narrow windows. Yujin (unawakened) and Arin sit across from each other at a long study table. Both have books open. Yuj

TOP: Arin closing her book, gathering her bag, speaking casually over her shoulder as she stands. Her expression is light, offhand — as if she is mentioning the weather. BOTTOM: Yujin still seated, looking up at her. His expression is soft

TOP: Yujin (unawakened) in the courtyard, morning light. His hand is at his throat — not dramatically, just the unconscious gesture of someone whose throat is sore. He looks slightly tired. BOTTOM: Arin beside him, holding a small paper bag

TOP: A broad-shouldered upperclassman in a senior-year version of the academy uniform stands in the corridor facing Yujin (unawakened). The upperclassman's expression is pointed, the social hierarchy visible in his posture. Yujin's expressi

Wide shot of the academy east canteen. Arin (default) sets a lunch tray down in front of Yujin (unawakened) at a corner table. The tray: braised tofu, pickled radish, barley rice — plain, functional, exactly right. Yujin is staring at the t

TOP: Rooftop of the east building. Yujin and Arin sit side by side on the low parapet, not quite touching. The academy courtyard is visible below, bathed in late-afternoon gold. Arin is gesturing slightly as she explains something — a culti

TOP: Dormitory hallway, plain institutional walls. Sooyeon stands in front of Yujin with her arms crossed and her canvas tote over one shoulder, looking at him with the specific expression of a younger sibling who has noticed something and

Yujin's dormitory room at night. He lies on his back on the bed, still in his academy uniform, staring at the ceiling. The room is mostly dark — pale blue-grey light from the window. His hands are at his sides. His expression is thoughtful

TOP: Extreme close-up on Yujin's eyes (unawakened). Large, dark, soft. Staring upward. The ceiling is plain white. There is nothing there to see. He is thinking. BOTTOM: His hand resting on the mattress, fingers slightly curled, relaxed but

Wide exterior shot of the Royal Eternal Academy at dusk. The building lights are coming on one by one, warm yellow against a deepening blue-grey sky. The courtyard gate is closed. The ornamental trees are still. One window on the east dormi

TOP: Arin (default) in medium close-up, reading at the library table. Her expression is composed and beautiful and very slightly elsewhere — the eyes are moving across the page but the mind is somewhere else. She is running something behind

The east building rooftop, empty. The low parapet where Yujin and Arin sat on Friday. A single ginkgo leaf rests on the stone. The late-afternoon gold light is at its peak — warm, diffuse, the kind that makes everything look like it is wort