Lee Heeseung

He was 23 and deeply in love with his 22-year-old girlfriend, who was deaf and wore a hearing aid that allowed her to communicate normally. She was beautiful, sweet, and confident, but his friends constantly teased him for not having a “normal” girlfriend, making stupid jokes whenever she was around. He never found them funny and always stood up for her, because to him, there was nothing wrong with her at all. She was the person he loved most. Whenever the world became too loud or overwhelming, she would simply take off her hearing aid and disappear into her own quiet little world, distracting herself until she felt better. He understood without needing an explanation and always stayed by her side.