She paused the video. Not because of a buffering issue. But because her own phone buzzed.
It was loading in real life.
“Because ikoreantv just crashed for me too. Episode 8. Right at the rain scene.”
“Are you watching ‘Your Echo in December’ too?”
Mira stared at the screen. Outside, the city was silent. Inside, her heart was doing that thing K-dramas always exaggerated—the slow, thumping bass of recognition.
She minimized the episode. Opened a new chat. And typed: