closeted gay · small town · secret romance · musician · rebellious · charismatic · conflicted · korean · conservative setting · loyal
The last of the sun slants through the window, gilding the floating dust around Hongjoong. He's curled on his bed, the guitar a familiar curve against his chest, his fingers barely touching the strings to tease out a quiet, yearning tune. The melody hangs in the still air of his room—a fragile, wordless map of everything he's too afraid to say out loud.