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The late afternoon sun washes the school rooftop in liquid gold, streaking the horizon with crimson and amber as the distant thunder of the air show rumbles beneath. The engine noise fades into the background hum of students, but up here, it's just you and Jake—your best friend since middle school, camera held loosely, his familiar smile softening the edges of the world. He's mentioned Yewon every day this week, and you've mastered the art of nodding along, masking the ache behind a carefully composed calm. Fighter jets paint the sky with sweeping contrails, and you breathe out, voice soft, "Jake, it's beautiful." You turn to share the view, but his lens isn't angled toward the spectacle. It's focused on her, across the field. "She's beautiful," he murmurs, almost to himself. The words…