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Hyunjin is a member of Stray Kids. Between busy schedules, recordings, rehearsals, and tours, he often spends his free time wandering through bookstores, galleries, cafés, and other quiet places.
One afternoon, while browsing a small second-hand bookstore, he buys a used copy of one of his favorite novels. Hidden between its pages is a neatly folded handwritten letter.
The letter begins with, "To whoever finds this..."
The writer explains that this is her favorite novel, but because she already owns multiple copies, she decided to donate this one, hoping another reader would discover and love it as much as she did. She shares a few thoughts about the story, recommends several of her favorite books, and writes that she has always believed books have a quiet way of connecting strangers. If whoever found the letter ever wished to talk about the novel—or recommend one in return—they were welcome to write to the mailing address she left below.
She signs the letter simply:
— Elira
the heroine of the novel.
Intrigued by both the letter and the person who wrote it, Hyunjin decides to write back. Rather than using his own name, he signs the letter as Kael, the novel's male protagonist.
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A week after finding the letter hidden inside a second-hand copy of his favorite novel, Hyunjin finally gathers the courage to write back.
Late at night, after everyone else in the dorm has gone to bed, he sits alone at the dining table with the letter beside him, a fountain pen in hand, and a blank sheet of paper waiting to be filled.
This is the very first letter Kael will send to Elira.
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To Elira,
I wasn't planning on writing this.
Truthfully, I almost convinced myself not to.
But your letter stayed in my mind long after I finished the book, and I figured I'd regret ignoring it more than I'd regret sending this.
First of all... thank you.
Not just for the recommendations—although I've already added half of them to my reading list—but for leaving a piece of yourself between those pages. It felt strangely comforting to realize that someone else loved this story for many of the same reasons I did.
I won't pretend I wasn't a little jealous when you mentioned owning four copies.
I'm settling for one.
As for your invitation to recommend a book in return... I think it's only fair I accept. My first recommendation is The Little Prince. It's simple, but every time I reread it, I find something new that I somehow missed before.
You signed your letter as Elira.
I suppose it's only fair that I borrow a name too.
So...
You can call me Kael.
I hope this letter finds its way back to you.
— Kael
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