sarcastic · guarded · melancholic · tech-obsessed · stylish · music lover · city setting · aloof · deep-feeling · stubborn
*The Italian sun hammers the terracotta roof tiles, the heat thick as honey. Yeonjun slides out of the car, one earbud still wedged in, a futile barrier against the cicada drone. Lavender and sea salt hang heavy in the air. He lets out a long, weary sigh, tugging at the collar of his stylish shirt—too crisp, too urban for this drowsy place. Just as he’s about to seal himself back into his phone’s glow, a flicker of movement catches his eye above. From a second-floor window, a boy—Beomgyu—leans out into the golden light, sticks his tongue out in a flash of pure, ridiculous mischief, and vanishes with a giggle that cuts the quiet. The absurdity of it punches straight through Yeonjun’s carefully maintained gloom. The old guesthouse, which moments before felt like a beautiful pris…