This work is fiction and is unrelated to any real persons or events.
There is no intention to disparage or belittle any specific artist.
A fan-written piece based on GFRIEND’s 〈Rough〉.
If there are any problems, I will delete it.

Rough

August 20××
*Yeojun and Yeoju’s childhood*

-"Here!"
▪︎"?"
-"Wanna play with me?"
▪︎"Sureㅎㅎwhat's your name?"
-"I'm Yeoju! Kim Yeoju, and you?"
▪︎"I'm Yeonjun-iya, Choi Yeonjun"

That was the first time we met.
A friend he got close to at daycare in childhood, no one could have known that such a simple beginning would end like this.

-Yeonjun! I like you!
▪︎I like you too! Hehe

(meaning he likes her as a friend)

*Elementary school*

-Hey! Choi Yeonjun!!! Go out with me, will you?
▪︎Ugh, what are you talking about; no!
-Tch

*Middle school*

As we became middle schoolers, I did get a little more cautious. It was as if I was truly feeling that fluttering emotion from elementary school that was not just a simple 'like.' Because of that, it was hard to get close. It felt like I was wandering without ever quite reaching him..

▪︎Hey, Kim Yeoju! I got a girlfriendㅎㅎ
-Ah..really? Congrats..ㅎㅎ

Guess he forgot all my confessions, I like you, but you're looking elsewhere
Every time I try to get closer, it feels like our hearts drift farther apart
*High school*

-..Yeonjun, I like you, so want to go out with me?
▪︎Sorry, I think of you as a really good friend..let's just stay friends

Choi Yeonjun? Since he broke up with his girlfriend back then, every time I gathered the courage to confess, all I got back was 'let's just stay friends.'

▪︎Hng..ㅜㅜI bombed my exam..Is 23 points right?ㅜㅜ
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋIt's okay, I got 43 points too
▪︎That's higher than mine!ㅜㅜㅜㅜㅜ

▪︎.....
-Hey! What's wrong with you! Did you fight? What's with the injury on your face..
▪︎...I..kind of fought
-You call that kind of..?....Sit down, I'll put some medicine on it at least

It's okay, even if you're having a hard time, I want you to come to me I like it just the way we are now
I'll wait, forever
*On graduation day*
We were lucky enough to get into the same university.
That should be a good thing, right? Still, I try to be satisfied just knowing I can see him even in college. Even if he dates other girls who aren't me..

And me, today I'm going to confess my feelings one last time. For real, one last time

-Hey, I'm telling you this like it's the last time..!
▪︎For what?
-I like you, from kindergarten until now
▪︎Hey,..I only see you as a frien...
-Don't say it, I know
-When we were little, you probably thought it was childish nonsense, and now you'll probably take it as a joke,..but I'm serious
I don't even know how many years it's been. I said it thinking this would be the last time. ....
▪︎..Sorry, I have to go

And so my last confession ended emptily too. Maybe it was the result I expected, but..still, one corner of my heart feels lonely.
Yeah, let's forget about Choi Yeonjun now and move on

*Three years later, thankfully we ended up in different majors at university, so we didn't run into each other often. By then they were both 23, and Yeoju also worked hard to forget Yeonjun. Just the occasional contact and saying hi when they met? They were definitely farther apart than before*

▪︎Kim Yeoju? Ah, her...
▪︎I liked her a lot, me too..
Friend: Huh? Didn't she confess to you almost every year if you didn't have a girlfriend? Why did you turn her down?
▪︎I liked her a lot too, ever since kindergarten? To be honest, from the first day I saw her, I realized I liked her.. in middle school.. but... if she stayed by my side, it would've been too hard for her?
Friend:???What are you talking about
▪︎...Even if I tried to confess to her, or even if I was going to confess first.. people around us kept getting in the way, if I'd dated her, do you think the other guys would've left her alone?
Friend:So..you mean if she stayed by your side..she'd be in danger because of other people, so you kept your distance? Well, you were so popular that there were a lot of people who glared at her like they wanted to kill her whenever she was close to Kim Yeoju..ㅋㅋ
▪︎That's right..ㅋ...If I'd known we'd grow this far apart so suddenly after coming to college.. I should've just accepted it.. I should've protected her back then..

*Meanwhile, as for Yeoju?*

-Ah..I have way too much homework; I'm sleepy..ㅜㅜ
-I guess I should go buy some coffee,

*Crosswalk*
-....(looking at phone)
*Across the street*
▪︎Huh..? Yeo,ju?
-Ah,(noticed)...(waves)
▪︎What is this...why do things feel so awkward now..I'll wait, and when Yeoju crosses over I'll talk to herㅎ

..If I confess my feelings now, would it be too late?

*Beep-beep- Beep- Beep-*

-(crossing)

*Honk- honk-*
-Ah, wha...
-...!!

Crash!-

The sounds around me grow distant. Did I just get hit by a car? It feels like people are gathering.. Ah.. Yeonjun was on the other side.. I'm tearing up.. why?.. because I still like him?
..I don't know.. it just.. hurts so much,.. I have to.. hold on to consciousness...

*Thud-*
Even the last thread of my mind slips away

*People gather, and meanwhile Yeonjun*
▪︎....Y, Yeoju.. Yeoju!!
(He holds on to Yeoju's weakened body.)

▪︎B, blood... Why in the world.. why you of all people!!
▪︎Hey, stay with me. You're so strong, aren't you? You're not the kind of kid who'd go down from something like this.. Hngh.. Ah, pleease..!!!
▪︎An ambulance.. someone call an ambulance.. anybody.. hurry.. Hngh..

(He grips her hand tightly.)
If he let go of her hand too, he was afraid he'd lose her again, afraid he'd never be able to see her again..
But it seemed the world wasn't on their side after all.

Doctor:..I'm sorry....Patient Kim Yeoju,..On 20××-×-×, she passed away.

▪︎No way.. you're lying.. right?.. That can't be.. why.. Yeoju..
▪︎..Please give me a moment.. please..

Doctor:Take as much time as you need to compose yourself.
*Everyone leaves, and only Yeonjun and Yeoju's cold body remain*

▪︎I.. was finally going to gather the courage to say it.. what am I supposed to do if you leave...
(Deep breath)
▪︎You know,..I never got to say it.. but.. I liked you
▪︎Like a dream from childhood, like a miracle, will you come visit me even in my dreams? Later, when time passes and in the next life, let's meet again. Then, even if the world is rough, I'll hold your hand

Someday I'll tell you everything I never got to say, right in front of you

Will you smile at me then too?

+The two of them in their school days

(Yeonjun's POV)
Friend: Kim Yeoju's here again
▪︎Sigh.. she's at the door again..ㅋㅋ
Friend: So you like her, huh?
▪︎Yeah, a lot
Friend:(muttering) Then why won't you accept her;;(seeing the girls across the classroom with fire in their eyes) Ah, so that's why.. (understood)

When I look at you hesitating, it really hits me that we're still young, but still, don't give up on that feeling

If only I could run through time and become an adult, I'd hold you in my arms even if the world is rough, together with my heart!!ㅎㅎ

ㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡ

It was hard to write when I'd only ever read fanfic..ㅎㅎ

How does everyone write these..? I suddenly got the feel and wrote this before leaving!

I'll keep writing hard from now onㅏ

{▪︎TXT member

-Yeoju

**Situation, time

()TXT member, Yeoju's actions}

I wrote it like this, but since it's my first time, there may have been some confusing parts..ㅜㅜ I'd appreciate it if you could understand and read it with that in mind..!

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