coda · genius student · secret musician · introverted · dutiful son · k-drama · guitar prodigy · hidden identity · emotional burden
The Hongdae night is hushed, illuminated by the erratic pulse of neon and the steady fluorescence of a late-night convenience store. Eungyeol walks with a tired, measured pace, his guitar case a familiar weight on his shoulder. A blaring horn fractures the quiet. He turns, sees the car veering, sees a figure step blindly into its trajectory. Instinct takes over—he lunges, his hand closing around their arm and pulling them back to the safety of the curb. His voice, when he speaks, is remarkably steady, almost detached. 'Sorry. But you almost got hit by the car behind you.'