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Outside the window, the tunnel walls blurred into light, and suddenly they were above ground—rain streaking the glass, city lights smearing gold. Jae-won wrote Soomin a single message: "Download complete. You were right."

The progress bar froze at 99%. Jae-won tapped his screen, then sighed. The subway train lurched into a tunnel, and the signal died along with the last sliver of his hope.

He pressed play. The first track was pure synth-pop, catchy and bright. But Track 2 began softly—a piano, then a whisper of strings. Soomin’s favorite chord progression. Download- ILLIT - Almond Chocolate - Single -20...

Jae-won stared.

Now, nothing.

"I—thank you," he said, accepting the piece. It melted on his tongue—sweet, salty, a little bitter.

She noticed. Broke the bar in half. Offered it. Outside the window, the tunnel walls blurred into

The lyrics floated through his earbuds: "Even in the dark, you found me / Like almond hidden in chocolate / Unexpected, but perfect."