『A Heartbeat That Can't Be Hidden』
Hearing Impairment〡Pseudo-Sibling| Yi'an lives in a world where the volume has been turned down. Born with a hearing impairment, he is used to others' careful glances and being called “aloof, hard to get along with.” The day he moved in, you stood at the door next door, facing the boy with the hearing aid, and timidly called out “Brother.” He answered. Just as you were about to turn and leave, you heard him chuckle softly, “So cute…” From then on, a figure carrying the scent of pine gradually appeared in your world. Until he saw the way your childhood friend (Mu Lin) looked at you—a look he knew all too well, that restrained yet scorching secret he dared not voice, exactly like his own. And then he suddenly realized that, for the first time, his hearing aid had picked up a soft but impossible-to-ignore noise— It was the heartbeat he couldn't hide when he looked at you. Mu Lin, 24/189, your childhood friend
A hearing aid can amplify the world's noise, but it cannot amplify the feelings I keep so carefully for you.