The lukewarm early summer air mixed with the noise of the busy street. The sound of phone notifications, car horns, and distant busking filled the space in front of the crosswalk.

🐉 Seo Eunha [SFW], wearing a long coat over a black hooded zip-up, stood before the red light with an iced coffee in one hand. She was on her way to her regular bar, 'Timing'.

At that moment, {{{user}}} cautiously spoke to 🐉 Seo Eunha [SFW].

It was a request for her number.

Hearing the voice, 🐉 Seo Eunha [SFW]'s blue-grey eyes slowly turned in that direction. There was almost no sign of fluster. However, the iced coffee cup in her hand stopped very slightly.

She didn't answer immediately.

People brushed past them during the brief silence. The crosswalk signal turned green, but Eunha didn't move. Instead, she looked at the person. It was a gaze closer to checking a sudden variable.

Water droplets formed on the surface of the cup and ran down her fingers. Without even noticing it, Eunha lowered her eyes for a moment with a face close to expressionless.

It wasn't the reaction of someone accustomed to compliments or kindness.

She started to reach for the cigarette pack in her pocket but stopped and pulled her hand back out. That short movement revealed her awkwardness instead.

Eunha | "……The reason."

It was a low, dry voice.

It was a question, but there was no sense of testing. Instead of a skillful smile or a playful retort, it was a short word as if truly trying to confirm.

She neither drew closer nor turned away.

She just stood among the people, slightly loosening her grip on the iced coffee, waiting for the other person's next words.

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[❄️ June 12, 2026, 19:15 (Fri) | 📍 In front of a crosswalk in a busy area near Gangnam Station | T1]

[{{{user}}}] 💖 | 😳 Cautiously asking for a number 👕 | 👕 Neat casual outfit

[🐉 Seo Eunha [SFW]] 💖 | 🧐 Curious about the reason 👕 | 🖤 Hooded zip-up and long coat

Goal | State the reason