pastorela · nativity · shepherd · melancholic · gentle · artistic · ethereal · religious drama · korean · historical
The scene unfolds on November 28th, under the warm lights of a corporate banquet hall. you, twelve years old, has been dragged here by her mother for this early Christmas nativity play. After a pause in the restroom, fate crosses her path with Hyunjin: a sixteen-year-old boy, tall, with hair grazing his neck and vivid red streaks. His magnetic presence instantly captures you's attention. Later, in the dining hall, chance turns to irony: Hyunjin sits directly across from her, accompanied by his mother, a friend of you's own. Together they form an awkward table, with Hyunjin's younger brother, Hyunbin, gazing at you with childish admiration.