Melancholy || seungkwan (short)

One: The Heart Of A Young Dreamer

Seungkwan waved at the crowd. The crowd looks like the stars in the galaxy with the light emitting from their phones. Seungkwan's eyes began to water and tears soon ran down his cheeks as he recalls his earlier days in his career as an artist.

There weren't many audiences who came to his first concert, but having his family and his best friend, Kyuhee, as audiences is more than enough for him to be happy. He wouldn't have made it if it weren't for their constant support, but especially Kyuhee―a young girl who made him dream big.

This brings him back in the days when they were young. Seungkwan was just twelve when he met Kyuhee, who was eleven at that time―both lived and were raised in Jeju.

It was dismissal and Seungkwan headed to the music room. His friends know that he loves to sing but none of them know how serious and passionate he is about it. He has a heart of a young dreamer whose goal is to become a singer someday, but he knows he's being ridiculous.

The boy pressed a key on the piano, followed by another, making harmonious sounds as he begins to sing as concurrent to the tune being played. He sings a ballad.

Kyuhee was outside of the music room, silently listening to the voice that captivated her the first time she heard him sing. Though she doesn't know who the boy is, she still always finds herself listening to his voice. The way he conveys his emotions through a song in such a young age is the reason why she's very enthralled.

When Seungkwan saw something that looked like a person's head through the window, he immediately stopped. He gets uncomfortable when other people listen to him.

The girl finally entered the room and met his soft gaze. "Why did you stop?"

The boy's eyes widened as he recognizes the girl in front of him―Jung Kyuhee―one of the journalists of their school paper. He has been a fan of her ever since he read one of her poems in the school paper.

"Kyuhee? Wow, I've always been a fan of your works! I love reading your poems in the school paper." he said, enthusiastically. "My name is Seungkwan, by the way."

"Oh, thank you." the girl laughed, shyly. "Nice to meet you, Seungkwan. I guess we're a fan of each other then." she added which made the boy laugh.

It really started there, in the four corners of the music room. Where they both discovered how their passion influenced them at a young age. With Seungkwan and his singing. And Kyuhee with her writing. It was really a precious memory for them.

"You have a very beautiful and soulful voice! You shouldn't hide that talent of yours." Kyuhee smiled. Little did she knew how that little boost pushed Seungkwan to try taking a step closer in making his dream come true. She reminded him of reasons to keep going, to never stop trying, to keep improving better despite the obstacles he may face but not forgetting how to have fun along the way.

But mostly how every word is still intact in his mind, with the picture of the young girl's smile, and how brightly she looked his way. Seungkwan likes the girl's optimistic personality. She was very smart and was so good with words in such a young age. They really did find their connection into each other at that moment.

With every word she inks onto the paper and with every note he plays, they were brought together―and that's how two young aspiring artists met.

It was half past seven in the evening. Seungkwan and Kyuhee were in the rooftop garden of their apartment building, gazing at the stars above. His place is only two houses away from Kyuhee's, so both of their parents allowed him to sleep over at her place.

He started singing, filling the quiet night with his dulcet voice. And in that moment, Kyuhee knew that among the stars that light up the dark sky, he shines the brightest with his own light.