This story is fiction

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The reality that I wanted to see you but couldn’t was so miserable, I called

the phone, ignoring the passage of time. After a long ring, Beomgyu answered. The moment I heard his voice, tears fell

" ..."

📞 ..Love?

" I miss you"

📞 What?

" I said I miss you"

📞 Are you crying?

" I miss you, Beomgyu"

📞 ....

" I love you, Beomgyu "

📞 Are you serious..?"

" Yeah, I love you"

After saying that, I pressed the end call button. I thought I liked Yeonjun, but

I didn’t. Foolishly, circling around and around, in the end it was you. I have something

I can share with you too, pain and sorrow, and I guess I’m in love with you

I thought you’d just be a special friend to me, but your very existence was my light

Because you weren’t by my side, I’m anxious. There are many nights I can’t sleep when it rains

Like you said, I couldn’t get over it. I was just stupidly enduring the pain

Soobin and Taehyun are here for me, but your empty place is just too big

I’m reflecting on my past. You gave me so much, without holding anything back, without any conditions

You loved me exactly as I was. I took that love

for granted and only tried to avoid it. But now I know it’s already too late

But you’re not by my side right now, so what’s the point of regretting it?

Two years later

I don’t know what happened, but the news that had trickled in after that was

completely cut off, and Beomgyu disappeared from our lives like that

For about a year, I think I lived like a shut-in. Since I couldn’t get in touch

when I was on the verge of losing my mind, I leaned heavily on Taehyun, who stayed by my side

And I went on living my everyday life while missing Beomgyu

" Love, snap out of it"

" Mm"

Taehyun carefully lays the very drunk heroine down on the bed. Every night, Beomgyu

When he sees Love trying to ease her loneliness with alcohol while missing him, he feels bad, and at the same time

he resents Beomgyu, who has been completely out of contact

For some reason, he had lost contact with everyone, and even his family, Soobin

had nothing to say, which made it strange. After wiping away Love’s tears as she slept from crying

he covers her with a blanket and comes out to the living room. Sitting on the sofa, he

finds Soobin and sits down in front of him with a sigh

" Is Love asleep?"

" Yeah"

" When Beomgyu said he was leaving, I should’ve stopped him myself"

" ..What, was this how it was going to be? Really, he hasn’t even contacted you?"

" ..."

For some reason, at Taehyun’s question, he was about to say something, then closed his mouth again

Taehyun, who noticed it, had a sharp look in his eyes

" What happened to Choi Beomgyu?"

" ...."

" Choi Soobin, tell me straight. What happened to Beomgyu?"

" Actually, last year, my aunt passed away"

" Beomgyu’s mother?"

" Yeah, she had cancer. So I think she wanted to be with Beomgyu one last time

I rushed to the US too, so I couldn’t even call you guys

After my aunt passed away, I took care of things there and came back to Korea with him"

" Wait, then you’re saying Beomgyu is in Korea now?"

Taehyun’s pupils shook

" Yeah, he’s having a really hard time right now. He told me not to tell Love

saying she’d have an even harder time than he does"

" I don’t get it. Love is already

half out of her mind because of Choi Beomgyu, and he should at least show up in front of her right away"

" Taehyun, let’s just pretend we don’t know. Beomgyu must have his reasons"

" Just watching hurts me too. He’s so crazy about Love, and

he hasn’t come once, so it pisses me off. I’m thinking of just taking Love and running away"

" ...."

Taehyun let out a long, frustrated sigh

And then, in the room, there was Love, crying so quietly she was barely breathing

He was talking about hearing that Beomgyu had come back while trying to leave

Even though the sun was bright, he opened the door quietly and went in, worried that Love hadn’t gotten up. There were tear stains, as if she’d cried all night

As he fixed her messy hair, sensing a presence

Love slowly opens her eyes

" ..Taehyun, what time is it?"

" It’s past 10"

" Already? I must’ve really drunk a lot. My head feels foggy"

" Wait here, I’ll go get some medicine.."

As he tries to get up from the bed, Love grabs Taehyun’s hand

And that hand was trembling slightly. Their eyes meet

" Love, what’s wrong?"

" Taehyun"

" Yeah"

" I overheard what you and Soobin were talking about last night"

" !!"

" I’m okay. It’s not like we were even dating or anything

Beomgyu’s having a harder time than I am right now, so it’s fine. I’m okay, I’m rea.."

" ...."

Love is trying hard to act calm, but she can’t finish her sentence

and ends up crying against Taehyun’s shoulder. Taehyun knows all too well

how she’s endured up to now. There’s nothing he can do for her

" Love, should we wrap everything up and go live somewhere far away together?"

" ...."

" If you’re okay with it, I’d want that. You don’t have to love me"

Love shakes her head

" ..No, I can’t. I feel too sorry to you, so I can’t. No"

Love keeps saying she’s sorry over and over, but in the end she does not accept Taehyun’s feelings

Even if they lived far away, she wouldn’t be able to forget him. Taehyun knew that too, but the situation now was just too

frustrating. Choi Beomgyu, just show up in front of me once and see what happens

Taehyun bites his lip and offers his shoulder, telling Love to cry more

Sunlight pours through the window and brightly lights up the room. The sharp glare

makes me squint. My eyes were damp from crying

The door lock sounds, and Soobin comes in. Seeing Beomgyu curled up

on the bed, he clicks his tongue

" Hey, Choi Beomgyu, how long are you going to keep this up?"

I know you’re having a hard time, but it’s already been two years. Ugh, this is driving me crazy"

" ....."

" Hey, at this rate, do you want Taehyun to take Love and leave?"

" ...."

" Don’t make Love wait too long. And I’m still here too, you know?"

"...."

" You crazy bastard, you came here because you wanted to see Love. If you miss the timing

you’ll never get to see Love again. You don’t want that. Love is waiting for you

and watching you is driving us crazy"

Who am I talking to right now?

With a long sigh, Soobin sets the food he brought up on the island

table. Beomgyu didn’t move at all

" I know you’re having a hard time, but think about Love for once. I’m leaving"

Thud—when the front door closes firmly, Beomgyu looks at Love’s photo and gives a faint smile

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I wracked my brains and wrote up to episode 25

How should I write the ending? (It might not be the ending?)

How should I bring Beomgyu and Love together? 🥲

I want to finish this

And MOA, go watch VR

It’s way better than seasons 1 and 2

Even if you get a face full of it or get shoulder-rammed up close, it’s fine

because it dances on my body, on my knees 😍

I’m still a girl trapped inside VR too that’s me once again, sighing with emotion at this comment that is on the verge of a tragic end. We need to fix line 128 and 129 only.