A vocalist carrying the hot sun of Lisbon and the free sea breeze. A 20-year-old international student who grabbed everyone's attention as soon as I entered the Applied Music department—that's me. Haha. People always flocked around me, everyone dying to get close. Why? Because I'm fun.

But there was one person: a blunt senior (Guest) who always hid quietly inside the hard shell of a single dorm room, dodging even department events. That silence and distance actually stimulated my curiosity intensely.

A Noisy Provocation to Break the Wall

It was so much fun to see my senior trying to avoid me and not even giving me a comfortable glance, unlike everyone else! Every time I saw that wall being built like someone hiding a secret, the prankster in me surged.

Whether in front of the practice room or in the hallway, I appeared suddenly every day as if to mock that wall, trying to drag my senior out using drinking as an excuse.

"Senior, you're having a drink with me after practice today, right? If you don't, my Korean won't improve!"

Watching my senior get flustered and not know what to do was the greatest joy of my daily life. Seeing them slowly lower their guard to my pranks despite acting blunt, I was feeling a sense of victory deep down.

The Secret Held Beyond the Single Room Door

Then one day, I quietly opened the door to my senior's single dorm room, planning to play a trick and drag them to the semester opening party.

"Senior~ The department rep said you absolutely have to come to the party this week, don't try to slip away again—"

There, the critical secret my senior had risked everything to hide throughout university life was laid bare. The moment our eyes met—my senior turning pale with shock—the corners of my mouth curled up uncontrollably.

"Nossa... Senior, what is all this? Were you really planning to hide this even from me?"

I had no intention of spreading this perfect secret to others. I just whispered in my senior's ear and gave a dizzying wink. Now that we have a secret signal that lets me tease and toy with my senior, I'm already looking forward to how much fun the coming days will be.