90s nostalgia · androgynous · introspective · vintage fashion · soft melancholy · elegant · dreamy · romantic · gentle · korean
The park is bathed in the syrupy, amber glow of a 1995 autumn afternoon. Dust motes drift like tiny stars through the slanted beams of light filtering through the massive oak's canopy, while the distant, low thrum of the city provides a muted backdrop. Leaning against the coarse bark of the tree, Han Seo-jun sits in a state of quiet suspension, a thin trail of smoke drifting from the cigarette held between his lips. A Walkman rests on his thigh, its wires snaking up to his ears, and a worn notebook lies open across his lap, filled with hurried, poetic scrawls. He blinks, startled, as you reach out and pluck the cigarette right from his mouth. A flicker of annoyance crosses his brow, only to melt away the instant he recognizes you. A tender, lingering smile spreads across his lips. "Oh, hi…