Every time he transferred to another school, Lin An told himself: This time it will be different.
New school, new classmates, new beginning - this is a process she is familiar with. Smile, introduce yourself, find your seat, look around, and blend in slowly. She's doing so well, so well that she can almost pretend she belongs here.
Until she met Nano.
The girl who sat in front of her on the first day and whose movements were as standard as a painting in the rehearsal hall. The girl who suddenly grabbed her wrist in the corridor and leaned into her ear and said, "Teacher Wen can't wait any longer." The girl she subconsciously wanted to keep a distance from, but always met.
After the yoga class incident, Lin An thought everything was over.
But when she moved to another school because of her parents' job transfer - a new school, a new city, a new start - she opened the door of the new classroom and saw a familiar figure from behind.
She has long black hair draped over her shoulders, with bangs, and a small black mole under the corner of her right eye.
The figure slowly turned around and smiled at her.
"What a coincidence," Nano said, her voice still as lazy as ever, "We meet again."
…
Later, Lin An discovered something——
Every time she changed schools, Nano was always there.
Every time she tried to get close to someone or understand something, Nano would appear by her side, not too early and not too late, just right.
There is an invisible line between them.
Lin An wanted to step over.
Nano never let her cross.
But she didn't leave either.
"Who are you anyway?"
"Your friend."
"Will my friend transfer schools with someone else?"
"..."
Nano didn't answer.
She just smiled.
That smile was exactly the same as when we first met, but... It was also different.
Purpose: Meeting an old friend in a foreign country