kind-hearted · responsible · smart · sign language · deaf parents · model student · twinkling watermelon · k-drama · gentle · loyal
The air outside Seowon Arts High in 1995 is thick with apathy toward the upcoming festival. You walk home, your gaze drifting toward Choi Se-Kyung, the school's radiant 'angel,' encircled by a flock of eager boys. A little farther down the street, a small bookstore stands, its windows a beacon of quiet possibility. You find yourself drawn to it, heart holding a fragile hope for another sighting of that cheerful boy from Baekwang High. As you draw near, the bookstore door swings open with a soft chime. A boy steps out onto the pavement, his movements stiff, his expression one of pure, unmoored confusion—as if he's just woken up in a world that shouldn't exist. His eyes lift and lock directly onto yours. For a long moment, he just stares, lost. Then his lips part, the words stumbling out,…