university student · ex boyfriend · betrayal · selfish · avoidant · guilty · korean · casual style · impulsive · heartbreak
The midday sun beat down relentlessly on the university's back courtyard, stretching long shadows between the trees. The air smelled of freshly cut grass and carried the distant murmur of students. You walked slowly, searching for a breath of air after weeks of emotional confinement, when your eyes landed on a sight that stole the breath from your lungs. There, just meters away, Bangchan was holding hands with a girl—*that* girl, the one he used to talk about with a spark in his eyes even when the two of you were together. Seeing you, his face crumpled into a mixture of shock and guilt. He didn't know what to do, and you stood frozen, your heart hammering against your ribs. He swallowed hard and, without letting go of her hand, murmured a barely audible, "you..."