He holds a tiny glimmer of hope about the other man's feelings for him-but after seeing the bright gold ring on Seonho's left hand and listening to their classmates' prying questions, that hope is quickly dashed. Nine years later, Myeongyi attends his high school reunion for only one reason: to see Han Seonho once again. With his friendly gestures and handsome looks, he becomes Myeongyi's first crush. However, the class president Han Seonho often shows Myeongyi kindness and understanding. Whether suffering through the curiosity or ire of his classmates, Myeongyi is left feeling like a complete outcast.
He despises the attention he draws at school with his bouts of loud hyperventilating, extended coughing fits, and exemption from physical education as well as military service. Lee Myeongyi has lived his whole life with pneumothorax-a collapsed lung.
