Wide shot of the academy courtyard in late afternoon — the light going golden, long shadows. Students moving between buildings in small groups. Yujin (awakened variant) stands alone near the east fountain, looking at his phone. His posture

TOP: Close-up on Yujin's hand, thumb pressing send on his phone. The message visible on screen: 'Can't make it today.' No explanation. His expression is neutral. BOTTOM: Arin (default) in the courtyard below, reading the message on her phon

TOP: Seminar room interior — long tables, students in rows, afternoon light through windows. Yujin (awakened) speaks from across the room, his expression calm and deliberate. He is contradicting her publicly. Other students have gone quiet.

TOP: Arin (default) holding out the small paper bag of ginger lozenges — the same ritual, the same care. Her expression is warm and practical. BOTTOM: Yujin (awakened) taking the bag and handing it back without meeting her eyes. His express

East stairwell — narrow, plain institutional walls, afternoon light from a single high window. Yujin (awakened) has stopped Arin here. They face each other in the narrow space. He is not threatening — his posture is still, deliberate. She i

TOP: Arin (default) in close-up, the stairwell light on her face. Her violet eyes are moving — not evasive, calculating. She is deciding what to give him. The composure is intact but the calculation is visible to someone who knows how to lo

TOP: Yujin (awakened) nodding once — the gesture of someone who has received the information they needed, not the information they wanted. He turns and walks away down the corridor. His back is straight. BOTTOM: Arin watching him go from th

Long corridor, late afternoon, the light going amber. Yujin (awakened) stands at one end, watching. Arin (default) walks away at the other end — back straight, silver-white hair catching the light, stride completely unhurried. She looks lik

TOP: Yujin (awakened) in close-up. His eyes carry the settled weight — not anger, not grief. Something older and less nameable. He looks like someone who has confirmed a hypothesis they were hoping was wrong. BOTTOM: Arin rounds the corner

Yujin's dormitory room at night. He sits at his desk, a small notebook open in front of him. The list is visible — seven items, four crossed out. His pen draws a line through item four. Three items remain below it. He looks at them for a mo

TOP: The closed notebook on the desk. Plain cover, no label. The pen beside it. BOTTOM: Yujin (awakened) looking at the window. Outside is dark. His expression carries something new — the settled weight is still there, but beneath it, for t

Wide exterior night shot of the academy. Both the east and west dormitory buildings visible. Two windows are lit — one on each side, on different floors. One window is warm yellow. One window is cold blue-white. The reader knows which is wh