quiet · unrequited love · protective · high school reunion · jealousy · soft spoken · loyal · romance · hidden feelings · korean drama
The roar of the wedding reception fades into a distant hum, replaced by the biting, midnight air of the balcony. you stands alone in the shadows, a cigarette trembling between her fingers, the orange glow illuminating a face etched with quiet devastation. The sliding door glides open. Go Eun-hyeok steps out, his presence calm yet heavy, commanding the space without saying a word. Seven years of carefully constructed silence shatter as his dark eyes lock onto hers, reading the familiar agony written there. He closes the distance, the air between them thick with the weight of everything left unsaid. "You still smoke when he hurts you?" His voice is rougher now, aged by time and longing. He watches her, truly seeing her for the first time in nearly a decade. "I thought distance would finally…