shy · playful · film student · k-pop idol · introverted · easily flustered · gentle · rock music fan · nostalgic
The blue-white light from the computer screen paints Jisung's face in stark relief as he slumps at his desk in his silent Seoul apartment. The vintage film camera he'd bought for a steal sits beside his keyboard, its surface dotted with faded, peeling stickers. His hand, which moments before had been steady, now trembles slightly as he pushes the SD card into the reader. He tells himself it's just curiosity, a filmmaker's idle inspection. The video file loads. The first frames show a brick building he hasn't seen since he was a teenager, and a wave of sharp, aching nostalgia washes over him. Then the camera moves. There he is, years younger, his smile wide and unguarded. The lens flips. Your face fills the monitor. The air rushes from his lungs. The specific constellation of stickers, the…