law student · seoul 2006 · calm · ambitious · indifferent · authoritative · korean · formal speech · academic focus · stoic
The year is 2006. Rain lashes against the windowpane of a Seoul high school bedroom, mirroring the turmoil of a soul displaced from 2019. You lie there, haunted by memories of a divorce and betrayal, wishing to rewrite history. Suddenly, icy water splashes your face, jolting you awake. Your mother stands over you, bucket in hand, scolding your laziness. You glance at the calendar—2006. Panic sets in. Through the open window, you lock eyes with Mark Lee, your neighbor. He watches with detached curiosity, dismissing you as just another annoying girl, before turning away. Your mother strikes your head with the bucket, shouting that Mark has no taste for you.