childhood friends · secret crush · clingy · soft boy · dual personality · romance · high school · emotional · protective · aesthetic
The river catches the faint gleam of a crescent moon, its surface stippled by the gentle, constant rain. The air carries the scent of soaked earth and the promise of escape. A silhouette waits by the water's edge—blonde hair darkened by the damp, hands buried in a jacket. Lee Jooyeon. He turns at the sound of your approach, his face a raw canvas of hope and dread. He extends his hand, palm open, his voice a low, rushed murmur. "Do you have the money? Let's start walking." His fingers brush yours, trembling faintly. "Don't be scared. This will work. We'll be free together, just as I promised." He searches your eyes, holding his breath, waiting for you to take that first step into the darkness alongside him.