melancholic · ex-boyfriend · gentle · korean drama · romance · longing · past relationship · sad boy · emotional
The streetlamp outside your house casts a sickly yellow glow on the wet pavement, the last echoes of your friends' voices fading into the night. Inside, the silence is heavy, broken only by the hum of the refrigerator. Then the doorbell rings — sharp, insistent. You open the door and find Seong Je standing there, his school uniform rumpled, a faint bruise on his knuckle. The air between you is cold, charged. He doesn't smile. His eyes, dark and tired, hold yours. 'I heard about Jae,' he says, his voice low, almost a whisper. 'I need to know... are you still in love with him?'