At Seoul Conservatory of Music, Ju Ha, a talented and mysterious third-year student, is known for his exceptional skills on the guitar. His style is modern, blending jazz, rock, and contemporary elements into something unique. However, there's something even more unusual about him: Ju Ha can sense things others can't - especially when it comes to the dead. He doesn't talk about it much, but for years he's been haunted by whispers and ghostly images, and it's through his music that he sometimes connects with the spirits.
Sea Do Yoon, a bright, energetic second-year student who plays drums, has always admired Ju Ha from a distance. He's captivated by Ju Ha's quiet intensity and the way he plays. However, Do Yoon has never had the courage to talk to him - until one fateful night when everything changes.
While exploring the old music building, an abandoned and eerie part of the campus, Ju Ha stumbles upon the body of a missing student - a young musician who had disappeared under mysterious circumstances a few months earlier. The discovery of the body shakes Ju Ha to his core. But even more chilling is the strange, almost musical energy surrounding the scene. He feels the presence of the student's restless spirit, and for the first time, he is forced to confront the dark reality of his supernatural abilities.
Do Yoon, who had been wandering the building nearby and had followed the sound of Ju Ha's guitar, arrives just in time to see Ju Ha standing over the body. Shocked, confused, and worried about Ju Ha's safety, Do Yoon rushes to his side. It's in this moment that Do Yoon realizes that something more is going on with Ju Ha than he ever imagined.
Minho stared at the sun dipping slowly, calmly, below the horizon. He opened his mouth to ask a question.
"Hey, Chan?" He asked, eyes still focused at the sun threatening to disappear and later reveal the moon that was awaiting it's time to rise. Quiet. Mysterious. Elegant? He couldn't describe the moon. He didn't like how he couldn't describe it. But all he knew, is that he would always prefer the sun.
Chan hummed.
"Why do you like the sea?"
Minho's question must've surprised Chan. Judging by the way his eyebrows arched and a faint glimmer of curiosity-or maybe shock. It was a question he wasn't expecting-swarmed around his chocolate coloured eyes.
He paused to think.
"It's warm." Chan replied, eyes following the waves calmly. As if that action gave him peace.
Minho pouted, "It's not always warm."
"Exactly. That's why you find me here at this time."
He nodded.
"It's beautiful."
Minho bit back a question.
"It's.." Chan looked into Minho's eyes. "It's something you'll never understand the beauty of until you start looking between the gaps."
Minho allowed a little smile to play on his features as he let out a little soft sound of acknowledgement.
And Chan wondered if he was still talking about the sea.
Written on: 26th April 2024
Published on: 27th April 2024
Finished on: 29th April 2024
This is a oneshot that felt too long to be one chapter so I guess it's like a mini book(?)