Invisible

Choi Soobin spends a good chunk of his time lost in the vastness of stargazing. That's his escape, his excuse for being invisible - or so he tells himself. In reality, he's not much of a talker, lacks any distinct aura, and his body language doesn't scream anything special. The irony is not lost on him; he's obsessed with correlations, stars, and auras, yet he possesses none of these himself. It makes it easy for him to slip away unnoticed, and he's blissfully unaware of his own gradual disappearance. He's so engrossed in studying everyone else that he fails to realize he's slowly fading into the background.

That is until he collides with this mysterious boy - a meeting that disrupts Soobin's introspective musings.

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Suddenly, my introspective thoughts were interrupted by an unexpected encounter. I stumbled to the ground, a collision with another soul. "Sorry," I apologized, and the hooded figure didn't even bother to look up or try to stand. I held out my hand, repeating like a mantra in my head, 'take it.' He looked up slightly, revealing some brown hair peeking out of the white hoodie, and his hand found its place in mine. Assisting him up, I noted the lack of eye contact and the sunless aura that surrounded him.

"Totally my fault," I insisted, releasing his hand. Now, he looked at me, and I couldn't help but notice his surprisingly pretty features. I wondered what he looked like when he smiled, although something in the air suggested that smiles were a rare occurrence for him.

"Uhm, I'm Soobin. What's your name?" I broke the silence, introducing a moment of connection in a seemingly indifferent world.