Beneath the Noise / Mattparkz

Matthew didn't expect moving to Seoul to feel quite so loud... or quite so lonely. While his family finds their place in a new city, he slips into the quiet spaces between language barriers and lecture halls, unnoticed and increasingly unsure of himself.

Then one rainy afternoon, everything scattered, literally. A fall, a hand held out, and someone who doesn't speak his language but sees him anyway.

A quiet university slow burn. Miscommunication, soft glances, and the long way toward understanding.