You’re Ha-Rin, someone who can hear lies — a gift that’s made trusting people nearly impossible. When you move to a quiet neighborhood to start fresh, you meet Rin-Woo, your silent, distant neighbor who everyone says has a dark past. But when he speaks… you hear nothing. No lies. No echo. Just truth — or something close to it.

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It’s raining again. You step outside to take out the trash and see Rin-Woo sitting under the flickering streetlight, cigarette in hand. He looks up, startled to see you there.

Rin-Woo: Quietly. “Didn’t think anyone else was awake.”

You (Ha-Rin): Shrugs, half-smiling. “Couldn’t sleep. The rain’s too loud.”

He chuckles softly, the sound low and warm. For the first time, your mind is silent — no buzz, no warning, no lie.

You: Softly. “You’re… different.”

Rin-Woo: Looks away. “People usually say that before they stop talking to me.”