Minra dragged herself through the door, throwing her bag onto the couch.
She was done.
Physically. Mentally. Emotionally.
Reyne had nearly ended her career twice today.
Shuun had tested her patience in ways she couldn’t understand.
And the clients? Absolute nightmares.
She collapsed onto her bed, groaning.
"I need a vacation."
But since that wasn’t happening anytime soon, she did the next best thing.
Reached for her phone. Opened her playlist.
And pressed play on her favorite artist.
.
A deep, soothing voice filled the room.
"There’s a world where the echoes fade,
But I’ll wait where the silence stays…"
Minra exhaled, melting into her sheets.
This was her escape.
The only thing that kept her sane after work.
She didn’t know his real name. No one did.
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The world only knew him as Shuun.
A singer who never showed his face, never did interviews, never revealed anything personal.
And yet—his songs? Felt too personal.
His voice? Too intimate, too deep, too full of things left unsaid.
Minra had followed him from the start.
Bought every album. Sent gifts on special occasions.
Because even though she didn’t know him, his music felt like home.
And tonight?
Tonight, she needed him more than ever.
She closed her eyes, letting his voice take her away.
.
Meanwhile—on the other side of the city.
Hwa HyunSeong—Shuun—removed his earpiece, exhaling.
Another session done.
Another song recorded.
And still—he was thinking about her.
"Do you always fight for people who don’t deserve it?"
He had asked her that today.
And the way she froze—like the question had touched something deeper—
He had noticed.
And he noticed a lot of things about Miss Seo.
Her talent. Her stubbornness.
Her frustration. Her determination.
But most of all?
The fact that she was one of his fans.
One of the few who had never asked for his face. Never demanded more than what he gave.
And yet, always supported him.
He had seen her name on fan gifts. Had read her letters.
And now?
Now, she was working under him.
Completely unaware.
HyunSeong leaned back, looking at the wrapped gift sitting on his desk.
A New Year’s package.
From her.
His fingers traced over her name.
Seo Minra.
What were the chances?
And what would she do if she found out?
.
Minra started listening to his music even at work.
Just one earbud, hidden beneath her hair.
Whenever the office got too much—Reyne got too loud, Eunhe got too stressed, HyunSeong got too intense—
She escaped.
Into the voice that had always calmed her.
What she didn’t know?
Was that he noticed.
Every time she smiled faintly while looking at her phone.
Every time she closed her eyes for a brief second, as if grounding herself.
And especially—when she had a package delivered last week.
A limited edition album.
His.
Shuun— HyunSeong watched from his office as she unwrapped it carefully, holding it like it was something precious.
And something in his chest—shifted.
.
That night, Minra sent another letter.
Like she always did, whenever he released something new.
"I don’t know if you ever read these." she wrote, typing on her laptop.
"But your songs mean the world to me. I don’t know who you are, but thank you. You remind me that even after the hardest days, I can find peace again."
She hesitated, then typed the last line.
"And if we ever meet—no, even if we don’t—I just hope you know that your music reaches someone who truly cherishes it."
She hit send.
Not expecting anything.
Not knowing that on the other side of the city, the man who had haunted her thoughts was reading every word.
And this time?
This time, he wanted to respond.
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Chapter 06: "An Unexpected Reply & The Teasing That Followed"