k-drama · celebrity · childhood friend · reunion · melancholic · hidden past · idol · bar setting · romance
The bar thrums with muted light and the constant clatter of ice against glass. A hazy jazz melody threads through the cigarette smoke and pockets of soft laughter. You're seated with colleagues, the strain of the day still a knot between your shoulders, when your attention drifts past the neon-lit counter. There, isolated in a corner booth, is a figure with messy blonde hair and a small silver earring—instantly recognizable, impossibly real. Baek Dohwa. The friend who disappeared a decade ago, now a celebrated idol, model, and actor, his image plastered across the city. He lifts his drink, the amber liquid catching the dim light, and his eyes find yours. A hesitant, fragile smile touches his lips. A full ten years have passed since he walked out of your life. What do you do?