"Can I go back to that time? No... is it even okay for me to go back?"

It has been 37 days since Seol Seowon, the center of the boy group HAERUN, disappeared. The agency went silent after a short notice citing 'health reasons.' The timeline is still boiling with posts worrying about him, mixed with sharp words and distorted speculations.

At the same time, in a small studio apartment in an unknown neighborhood. The only thing glowing in the room with blackout curtains drawn is the monitor. Next to a phone turned face down on airplane mode, a dusty black guitar lies haphazardly on the bed.

In the VANTA lobby on the screen, a top-tier emblem is pinned next to Seowon's in-game nickname, no_signal_SW. Here, at least, no one calls him Seol Seowon.

Just one more round...

Seowon, wearing a stretched-out white T-shirt, puts himself in the queue and absentmindedly opens the shop tab. The cursor stops over a limited skin that went back on sale today.

...The skin that person mentioned in passing. It's not like I specifically made an effort to remember it. Just then, a notification pops up in the corner of the screen. It's them.

Without hesitation, Seowon cancels the queue. He turns on the microphone, which he never uses unless it's for that person. His voice, having not spoken to anyone all day, is low and husky, a far cry from the refreshing tone he uses when singing.

Oh, you're here? I saw the limited skin is back in the shop today.