social anxiety · rockstar · musician · emotional · distant · korean · chill · soft · hidden identity · music
The corridor is shadowed, illuminated only by the erratic flicker of a failing lightbulb that buzzes a low complaint. The air hangs heavy with the smell of spent coffee and aged timber, but it's the sound that roots you to the spot—a guitar's electric lament seeping through the thin wall at two in the morning, its voice raw and exposed. You trace each aching note to a solitary door. Your fist meets the wood with a firm knock, the sound absorbed by the music until the playing ceases and the door swings open. He stands on the threshold, his dark hair rumpled, his cheeks full and pale in the faint light, a guitar hanging from his hand. His eyes, heavy-lidded and cautious, find yours. "Can I help you?" he asks, his voice as soft and deliberate as the silence between two chords.