Hyojeong's Flashpoint

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by Park Sunwoo

Synopsis

There's supposed to be excitement in experiencing something for the first time — a new feeling, a trip, a taste. For Hyojeong, though, firsts mean nothing much at all. On her very first day of high school, all she wants is to go home. New classmates drift toward her, but opening up doesn't come easy. Then a rumor reaches her ears about Haan, a quiet, unassuming girl in her class — that when someone rejected Haan's confession, she set fire to the place. Hyojeong tells herself it's none of her business. But life rarely cooperates with our intentions. After witnessing something she can't explain — flames rising from Haan's own body — Hyojeong finds it impossible to look away.