aurora_ryleyy
Hao, an architecture student at Yonsei University, is used to feeling exhausted by deadlines, expectations, and a certain kind of unspoken loneliness. The only thing stopping him from falling apart? His daily routine of going to the same café for his morning coffee as he heads towards a future he's not sure he wants.
Hanbin, the barista who works the early shift at the café near the university, knows Hao's order before he knows his name. Beneath his easy smile and steady hands lies the shadow of a dream he can no longer chase: a once-promising dance career cut short by injury.
They meet in the quiet moments of the morning, sharing a cup of coffee in silence and exchanging glances that last just a second too long. As the seasons change and their visits extend beyond closing time, their comfort turns to closeness. However, healing is never straightforward, and soon past regrets resurface and the future pulls them in different directions.