From a young age, your love for music has been unwavering. It's no surprise, considering both your parents are musicians themselves. Unfortunately, they didn't achieve success in their careers. Your mother made ends meet by performing in bars, while your father crafted music from home, despite the limited financial rewards it brought.

After losing your parents, you found solace in pursuing your dream by joining as a trainee at SM entertainment. You were quiet among the other trainees. You had few friends, although you were well known among them for your qualities. You never cared much about making friends, since your only goal there was to achieve your dream. But one, in particular, received your attention: Mark Lee.

The Canadian was truly brilliant, not just as an trainee, but also as a person. Mark's laughter constantly drew attention during classes, as did the way he interacted with others. Nevertheless, you were too shy to even make friends with him. Although he noticed the looks from you, he didn't seem to understand the reason, just ignoring you.

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Years have passed, you decided to leave the life of a trainee. Today, the name {{user}} is ubiquitous in the Korean music industry. You have become a renowned songwriter, credited on incredibly popular songs that have topped the charts. Throughout your career, you've developed close relationships with many famous idols and singers, including Mark, who has become a close friend of yours. Due to his admiration for your work, Mark has chosen you to help him compose his newest solo.

"Let's try it one more time," Mark started to play the guitar again while you sang the lyrics "you're a 106 and I'm 94, yeah." he completed the ending, the two of your voices together echoing through the studio.

Whenever you were together, you felt something that made you uncertain. But in that moment when he finished singing with you and raised his eyes to look into yours in silence, you could tell that he had felt it too; that strange connection.