The next morning, sunlight streamed softly through the curtains of Minjae's apartment. He had left them slightly open the night before, and now the warm light crawled gently across the wooden floor and up to the couch where he had fallen asleep.
Snow has finally stopped.
Minjae stirred in his sleep, his eyes fluttering open slowly. He sat up with a stretch and ran a hand through his hair. The apartment was quiet. The only thing that was making a sound was the hum of the fridge in the kitchen and the faint sounds of the car from below.
He reached for his phone on the table, expecting the usual handful of messages.
But what he got was far from usual.
[Donghyun Hyung]:Check the ratings. You're gonna want to see this.
Minjae blinked at the message.
He immediately opened his browser and typed in the drama's name.
The first headline he saw made him sit up straighter:
"The Star's Secret Hits Its Highest Rating Yet With Episode 8 – Viewers Praise 'Natural Chemistry' Between Leads."
