She was the first top scorer in the national college entrance exam to receive a perfect score on the essay section, and made headlines at home and abroad by taking first place in a national debate competition.
He was Kyoto's notorious playboy, a heaven-blessed prodigy standing at the top of the pyramid: arrogant, unruly, and never with the same girlfriend for more than a month.
They were parallel lines that should never have crossed. Yet someone saw him corner her against a wall, eyes red and voice trembling as he asked, “Can I finally pursue you now?”