A Heart That Won't Stay Quiet

Episode 3 — A Heart That Won’t Stay Quiet ❤️

Scene 1 — The Morning After

Morning sunlight enters the room.

Nokdu slowly opens his eyes.

His head hurts.

NOKDU:

“Why does my head feel like someone hit me with a rock?”

One of the women looks at him.

WOMAN:

“You drank almost an entire bottle last night.”

Nokdu sits up quickly.

NOKDU:

“Wait… what happened last night?”

The women look at each other and start laughing.

NOKDU:

“Why are you laughing?!”

WOMAN:

“You were talking about Lord Cho.”

Nokdu freezes.

NOKDU:

“…What did I say?”

WOMAN:

“You said his eyes were beautiful.”

Nokdu covers his face.

NOKDU:

“No…”

WOMAN:

“And then you said…”

She pauses dramatically.

NOKDU:

“What?!”

WOMAN:

“You said you wanted to see him again.”

Nokdu slowly pulls the blanket over his head.

NOKDU:

“I am never drinking again.”

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Scene 2 — Lord Cho Remembers

Meanwhile, Lord Cho sits quietly beside a window.

In his hand is the little flower Nokdu had given him the previous night.

He looks at it.

A faint smile appears on his face.

His servant notices.

SERVANT:

“My lord?”

Lord Cho immediately becomes serious.

LORD CHO:

“What?”

SERVANT:

“You've been staring at that flower for ten minutes.”

Lord Cho looks down.

LORD CHO:

“It is an interesting flower.”

SERVANT:

“Of course.”

The servant walks away, trying not to laugh.

Lord Cho looks at the flower again.

He quietly remembers Nokdu's drunken voice.

"Your eyes are beautiful..."

His smile returns.

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Scene 3 — Their First Meeting

Later that morning, Nokdu walks through the village.

He suddenly sees Lord Cho.

Nokdu immediately turns around.

NOKDU:

“No. Absolutely not.”

LORD CHO:

“Nokdu.”

Nokdu stops.

Slowly, he turns around.

NOKDU:

“My lord.”

Lord Cho walks closer.

LORD CHO:

“Do you remember last night?”

Nokdu looks everywhere except at him.

NOKDU:

“No.”

LORD CHO:

“You don't?”

NOKDU:

“No.”

Lord Cho steps closer.

LORD CHO:

“You told me I was handsome.”

Nokdu's face turns red.

NOKDU:

“I was drunk.”

Lord Cho takes another step.

LORD CHO:

“You said my eyes were beautiful.”

Nokdu looks at him.

Their eyes meet.

For a moment, Nokdu forgets what he was going to say.

NOKDU:

“…I was very drunk.”

Lord Cho smiles softly.

LORD CHO:

“Perhaps.”

He walks past him.

Nokdu watches him leave.

Then he quietly touches his own chest.

NOKDU:

“Why is my heart beating so fast?”

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Scene 4 — Jealous Lord Cho

Nokdu later meets a young man from the village.

The young man smiles and hands Nokdu a small flower.

YOUNG MAN:

“I saw this and thought of you.”

Nokdu smiles.

NOKDU:

“It's beautiful. Thank you.”

From across the courtyard, Lord Cho sees everything.

His expression becomes noticeably colder.

His servant looks at him.

SERVANT:

“My lord…”

LORD CHO:

“What?”

SERVANT:

“Your face.”

LORD CHO:

“What about it?”

SERVANT:

“You look like you're about to declare war.”

Lord Cho says nothing.

He simply walks toward them.

Nokdu notices him.

NOKDU:

“My lord?”

Lord Cho looks at the flower in Nokdu's hand.

LORD CHO:

“That's a nice flower.”

NOKDU:

“Yes. He gave it to me.”

Lord Cho pauses.

LORD CHO:

“I see.”

He takes the flower gently from Nokdu's hand.

NOKDU:

“Hey!”

Lord Cho looks at him.

LORD CHO:

“I'll keep it.”

NOKDU:

“Why?”

Lord Cho leans slightly closer.

LORD CHO:

“Because I don't like seeing you receive flowers from other men.”

Nokdu's eyes widen.

NOKDU:

“Are you jealous?”

Lord Cho looks directly into his eyes.

LORD CHO:

“Maybe.”

Nokdu suddenly becomes speechless.

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Scene 5 — Under the Moonlight

That night, Nokdu can't sleep.

He walks outside.

The moon is bright.

He hears footsteps behind him.

He turns.

Lord Cho is standing there.

NOKDU:

“You again?”

LORD CHO:

“You seem disappointed.”

Nokdu smiles.

NOKDU:

“Maybe I'm not.”

Lord Cho walks closer.

LORD CHO:

“Why are you awake?”

Nokdu looks toward the moon.

NOKDU:

“I couldn't sleep.”

LORD CHO:

“Why?”

Nokdu looks at him.

NOKDU:

“I was thinking.”

LORD CHO:

“About what?”

Nokdu hesitates.

NOKDU:

“…About you.”

Lord Cho becomes completely still.

Nokdu realizes what he said.

NOKDU:

“I mean—”

Lord Cho smiles.

LORD CHO:

“You were thinking about me?”

Nokdu looks away.

NOKDU:

“Don't make me say it again.”

Lord Cho steps closer.

LORD CHO:

“Then don't.”

They stand quietly.

The wind moves through the trees.

Nokdu looks at him.

NOKDU:

“Why do you keep looking at me like that?”

LORD CHO:

“Like what?”

NOKDU:

“Like…”

Nokdu struggles to find the words.

NOKDU:

“Like I'm important to you.”

Lord Cho's expression softens.

He gently reaches toward Nokdu's face and removes a small leaf caught in his hair.

Nokdu freezes.

Their faces are very close.

LORD CHO:

“Maybe you are.”

Nokdu's heart races.

NOKDU:

“Lord Cho…”

Neither of them moves.

Lord Cho's hand remains near Nokdu's face.

Nokdu slowly smiles.

NOKDU:

“Are you always this bold?”

LORD CHO:

“Only with you.”

Nokdu looks down, embarrassed.

NOKDU:

“You're making it very difficult for me to pretend I don't like you.”

Lord Cho's eyes soften.

LORD CHO:

“Then don't pretend.”

Nokdu looks back at him.

For a moment, it feels like Lord Cho might say something more.

But suddenly—

CRASH!

They both turn.

A woman falls out of a bush.

WOMAN:

“I'M SORRY!”

Nokdu jumps away from Lord Cho.

NOKDU:

“HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN THERE?!”

WOMAN:

“Long enough.”

Nokdu covers his face.

Lord Cho calmly looks at the woman.

LORD CHO:

“Go home.”

WOMAN:

“Yes, my lord!”

She runs away.

Nokdu starts laughing.

Lord Cho looks at him.

LORD CHO:

“What?”

NOKDU:

“Nothing.”

He smiles.

NOKDU:

“I'm just happy.”

Lord Cho looks at him quietly.

LORD CHO:

“Why?”

Nokdu steps closer.

NOKDU:

“Because I think…”

He pauses.

NOKDU:

“…I finally know why my heart beats so fast whenever you're near me.”

Lord Cho smiles.

LORD CHO:

“And why is that?”

Nokdu looks into his eyes.

NOKDU:

“Because it likes you.”

Lord Cho is speechless for the first time.

Nokdu laughs softly.

NOKDU:

“Good night, my lord.”

He walks away.

Lord Cho remains beneath the moonlight, smiling.

He quietly touches the flower he kept.

LORD CHO:

“…You have no idea how much I like you too.”

END OF EPISODE 3 ❤️

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