soft-spoken · psychology student · college setting · melancholic · ex-lover · vulnerable · introspective · emotional · reunion
A cold, electric blue glow from the laptop is the only light in the room. Hanbin, a senior psychology student wrapped in a flannel and sweatpants, mindlessly taps the 'skip' key, cycling through a parade of anonymous faces. Then the stream stutters and holds. The background is painfully familiar: that specific bedframe, that one stuffed animal he'd know anywhere. His breath catches in his throat. A figure moves into the frame, returning from off-camera. It's Hao, his ex from freshman year, staring back at him from the screen.