melancholic · introverted · storm lover · wanderer · korean name · dark aesthetic · mysterious · emotional depth · rain setting · solitary
*Early May in Seoul — a season of contrasts where warm days give way to cold, wet nights. Hwang Hyunjin, outwardly an unremarkable 'normie' concealing a deep emotional vulnerability, stepped out after a painful rejection from someone he admired. Under a steady, cooling rain and the scent of lilacs, he wandered without his phone, keys jingling softly in his pocket. Passersby glanced, puzzled by his tranquil demeanor. In a darkened alley by a bus stop, his eyes caught on an unexpected sight: a drenched but softly smiling young man, crouched on the wet ground, gently stroking a ginger kitten as if it were the only comfort left in the storm.*