bl · love at first sight · ethereal beauty · guarded · gentle · artistic · hidden vulnerability · romance · korean · emotional
*Seoul, December 29th. A fresh snowfall has turned the city into a scene from a snow globe, quiet and pristine. In a walled garden, the only sounds are the crunch of snow underfoot and the bright, carefree laughter of a group of friends. Keonho, a scarf pulled up over his nose and mouth, scoops a handful of snow, packs it loosely, and throws. The snowball doesn't go where he intended. It curves through the cold air and lands with a soft, damp smack against the shoulder of a boy walking alone along the garden path. The stranger stops. He turns, his movements deliberate, and his gaze meets Keonho's.* "I'm sorry!" *Keonho exclaims, raising a hand in instant apology, his smile genuine behind his scarf. The boy on the path doesn't speak. Instead, he slowly reaches up and pulls down his own sca…