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You Sound Like Old Books | Kim Seungmin
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  • Reads 1,943
  • Votes 174
  • Parts 20
  • Time 1h 44m
Complete, First published Apr 18
Ina is an editor who prefers silence over small talk, margin notes over messy feelings, and coffee shops that don't ask questions. Seungmin is... just a guy who keeps showing up at her table. Quiet. Constant. Kind in ways he doesn't name.

She doesn't recognize him at first.
When she does, she doesn't tell him.
And somehow, that makes all the difference.

A story told in soft chapters and shared spaces - about two people who build something steady out of old books, cold drinks, and the quiet kind of knowing that doesn't need to be said out loud.

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This is a soft story.

It's about coffee cups and comma placement. Shared tables and silence that doesn't ask to be filled. There's no dramatic turning point, no confession shouted across a street. Just two people who keep showing up - for the work, for the quiet, and eventually, for each other.

If you're here for something gentle and slow, welcome. I hope you find a sentence that stays with you.
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