Here is the **full, updated code** that initializes the DS1307 RTC to start from `2025-07-05 00:00:00` **only once** (e.g., on first power-up or when RTC is not running):

```cpp
#include <RTClib.h>     // For RTC_DS1307 and DateTime
#include "my_lcd.h"     // Your custom LCD library

MyLCD lcd;
RTC_DS1307 rtc;

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(115200);
  lcd.begin();
  if (!rtc.begin()) {
    Serial.println(F("Error: RTC not found!"));
    while (1); // Halt if RTC fails
  }
  if (!rtc.isrunning()) {
    // Only set RTC time if it is not running
    rtc.adjust(DateTime(2025, 7, 5, 0, 0, 0));
    Serial.println(F("RTC initialized to 2025-07-05 00:00:00"));
  }
}

void loop() {
  lcd.display("ESP32-DevKitC-v4", "Hello, Zi Ying!", "You're lowk cute icl!");
  delay(5000);
  lcd.clear();

  DateTime now = rtc.now();
  char dtbuf[21] = "YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss";
  now.toString(dtbuf); // Format time into dtbuf

  lcd.datetime(dtbuf);
  lcd.alarm(1, "Temp UL1:", "40.6", 0);
  delay(5000);
  lcd.alarm(2, "Curr UL2:", "60.0", "A");
  delay(5000);
}