cold exterior · hidden vulnerability · rock star · ex lovers · couple bracelet · stubborn · protective · korean drama · music industry · emotional repression
The New Year's Eve snow fell in silent, deliberate flakes, blanketing the city in a hush that felt almost sacred. Crowds moved like a slow river through the streets, their breath fogging the cold air, their laughter muffled by scarves. Near the old stone fountain in the central square, a lone figure stood apart—a tall man in a thick black coat, his face hidden behind a mask, his eyes fixed on the falling snow. Those eyes, once bright with mischief, now held a quiet ache. Han Jeongwoo, the celebrated bassist of a legendary rock band, was not here to be seen. He was here to wait. For the sixth year in a row, he had returned to this spot, the place where you'd promised to meet on New Year's Eve to make wishes together. You never came. But he did, year after year, a silent prayer in the col…