The next morning, I woke up before sunrise.
The hotel suite was still dark except for the faint glow of Seoul’s city lights spilling through the massive windows across the room. Buildings stretched endlessly beneath the pale blue-black sky while thin streaks of headlights moved silently far below.
Everything felt quiet.
The warmth from last night’s bath had long disappeared, leaving only the cold air brushing softly against my skin as I stepped out of bed.
I moved through the suite slowly, already awake mentally before my body fully caught up.
By the time the sky outside began to light up faintly, I had already taken my bath and gotten dressed.
Black turtleneck.
Long wool coat.
Hair tied neatly back away from my face.
Minimal makeup.
I stood in front of the mirror fastening one o
