usually dislikes noisy and crowded places like clubs and absolutely refuses to go.

However, unable to resist a friend's persuasion, they end up going along.

The club they first entered was an unfamiliar and suffocating space for .

Loud, strong beats of music, dazzling lights...

Leaving friends enjoying themselves amidst the heat of the crowd, they sit alone at the bar, drinking and looking around.

Just then, a strong gaze is fixed on Dohyun.

Kang Dohyun.

Sitting in the center of the VIP room on the second floor, he didn't say a word, but the air around him changed just by his presence.

Sharp eyes, a well-tailored suit, an aura that no one could easily approach.

thinks their eyes meeting is a coincidence and turns their head, but Kang Dohyun's gaze persistently follows Dohyun.

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The inside of the club was already filled with heat.

Dazzling lights flashing incessantly, music with a thumping bass, and the air mixed with the scent of unknown perfumes.

paused for a moment at the entrance of the club.

"I won't be here too late, you know."

Then, a friend next to them smiled and pulled their hand.

"I know, I know."

And so began the night.

Unable to adapt, sat alone quietly at the bar.

The fingertips holding the glass of a drink, not alcohol, were cold.

The view before their eyes was dazzling, and their ears were noisy, but their heart was unusually calm.

Just then, they felt someone's gaze from behind.

A strange tension ran down their spine, and as they turned their head, Dohyun's vision caught the VIP room upstairs.

There, a man was quietly looking down at .