Hwang Hyunjin had never been good with strangers. In real life, he kept to his tight-knit group, danced through emotions instead of words, and smiled more with his eyes than his mouth. But online—it was different. On a late summer night, while aimlessly scrolling through a digital art Discord server, he stumbled into a voice chat.

That’s where he heard him.

Lee Felix had the kind of laugh that made even a quiet room feel like home. His accent was soft, laced with warmth, and he talked about everything from anime to late-night cravings. Hyunjin didn’t say much at first, only chuckling here and there, sketching quietly on his tablet while Felix rambled about pixel art and ramen.

Weeks passed. They kept logging in around the same time. Sometimes with others, sometimes just the two of them. Conversations grew deeper—Hyunjin told him about his love for painting and dancing. Felix admitted he only ever felt seen through a screen.

Neither of them had shown their faces, not even once. “Mystery keeps it special,” Felix once said, half-joking.

But one night, during a glitchy call, Felix slipped. Hyunjin saw a flash of golden hair and freckles.

And his heart stuttered. "You saw, didn’t you?" Felix laughed nervously as he looked at the older and scanned his features and long black hair.

Hyunjin bit his lip, smirking softly. “You’re… cuter than I imagined.” here was a pause, a beat of silence heavy with something unspoken.

“Hyunjin,” Felix said quietly, “Would it ruin the magic if we met?”

Hyunjin’s fingers hovered above the keyboard before he typed: "Maybe not ruin. Maybe make it real." And for the first time, he hit "send" with a smile that reached all the way through the screen.