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Jimin’s cramped apartment in Tokyo, hours later. The room is a chaotic shrine to student life textbooks spill across a low table, empty ramyeon cups teeter on the counter, and a worn dance trophy glints on a shelf, a relic of Jimin’s Busan days. Jung Hoseok, 23, Jimin’s roommate and a journalism student with an infectious grin, sprawls on the floor, fiddling with his camera. The letter, still sealed, sits on the table between them, its faded envelope glowing under the dim light of a paper lantern
Jimin turns the envelope over in his hands, tracing the handwriting—“To Tae, from J.” He hasn’t opened it, respecting its sealed state, but Mr. Lee’s words echo: Jeon Jungkook, a hero. The letter feels like a relic, heavy with unspoken stories. Hoseok, ever curious, leans forward, his eyes sparkling with the promise of a mystery.
Park jimin
Hobi, this is ridiculous. A 20-year-old letter from some soldier named Jeon Jungkook to someone called Tae? Mr. Lee’s got me playing errand boy for a ghost. Why’s this thing so important? 😤
Jung Hosoek
😀 Because it’s a mystery, Jimin-ah! Think about it a letter lost for two decades, written by a hero? There’s a story here, and I’m dying to crack it. Jeon Jungkook, huh? Bet he was DMZ, 2005. That was a tense time border clashes, peace talks falling apart. Maybe Tae was… I don’t know, someone special to him?
Park jimin
🙄 Special? You mean a girlfriend? Boyfriend? Could just be a friend, Hobi. We don’t even know if Tae’s a guy or a girl. All we’ve got is a name and this creepy old envelope
Jimin tosses the letter onto the table, but his fingers linger, betraying his curiosity. He’s no romantic, but the idea of a soldier pouring his heart into a letter then losing it for 20 years stirs something in him, a flicker of longing for purpose beyond his aimless Tokyo days.
Jung Hosoek
Come on, you’re hooked, I can tell. Mr. Lee said Jungkook was a hero, right? Maybe Tae was someone he fought for, someone he… loved. We gotta find out who Tae is. Seoul’s the starting point. I’m coming with you this could be my big journalism break!
Park jimin
😑 Your break? This is my punishment, not your documentary. But… fine. You’re better at digging up dirt than me. Any ideas where to start looking for this Tae person?
Hoseok grabbing his laptop
Jung Hosoek
DMZ records, maybe. If Jungkook was a soldier, his unit might’ve left a trai comrades, reports, something. Tae could be a local from the border, or… maybe someone he met during a mission? 2005 was rough—rogue factions, spies, all that. I’ll check old news archives for anything on Jeon Jungkook
Park jimin
You’re reaching spies..? . But… okay, this letter’s bugging me. It’s like it’s watching me. Why didn’t Jungkook deliver it himself? And why’s Tae so hard to find?
Hoseok pauses, his usual cheer tempered by the weight of Jimin’s question. He taps the letter, careful not to disturb its seal.
Jung Hosoek
Maybe he couldn’t. War messes things up people get separated, lost. If Jungkook was at the DMZ, he was in the middle of hell. This letter… it’s like a piece of him that never made it home
Jimin stares at the envelope, its “To Tae, from J” stark against the yellowed paper. He’s always been quick to run from responsibility, but this feels different a call he can’t ignore. His cynicism battles a growing spark, like a dancer catching the rhythm of a new beat
Park jimin
This is nuts. I’m just a screw-up who tagged a monument. Now I’m chasing a soldier’s lost letter? But… I kinda want to know what happened. Who’s Tae, and why’s this letter still sealed? 😮💨
Jung Hosoek
That’s the spirit! We’ll figure it out together. Seoul, DMZ, wherever it takes us. Bet we’ll find some old-timers who knew Jungkook. Maybe they’ll point us to Tae
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