One step to you
bursting emotions
The rain fell quietly but persistently.
The wet air was heavy, and the cold wind seeped into Seoyeon's skin.
Slumped shoulders and a listless gait.
The wounds of that day still vibrated beneath my skin.
The moment I was about to leave the company, my wrist was suddenly grabbed.
이서연
“...Seo, senior?”
Seoyeon turned her head in surprise and saw Jeonghan standing before her.
Wet hair, slightly ragged breathing, and eyes. Those eyes, for some reason, were so deep and complex.
As Seoyeon's bloodshot eyes stared at him, Jeonghan furrowed his brows quietly.
And he pulled her gently towards him, wrapping her in his arms as if to protect her from the rain.
정한
“It’s raining like this, what if I catch a cold while walking around? Seriously…”
Jeonghan's voice was as soft as wood grain, but the determination within it was clear.
이서연
“...Oh, thank you for your concern... That…”
Seoyeon couldn't finish her sentence. Her words trembled, and her lips grew wet.
Jeonghan looked at her quietly as if waiting for her to finish speaking, then called out to her in a very low voice.
정한
“…junior.”
Those words. Tears welled up in Seoyeon's once calm eyes once again.
His call, laid softly as if healing her own heart torn by wounds, resonated with her heart once again.
이서연
"... ..."
The emotions that had just dried up welled up again, and Seoyeon, who had been biting her lips tightly, finally raised her head and looked up at the sky.
이서연
“…Ahhh, really…
이서연
“Ugh… ugh… huaaaang…”
A surge of overwhelming emotion burst out. The sobs were clearly audible even amidst the sound of the rain.
Jeonghan looked at her in surprise for a moment, and his fingertips hesitated to hug Seoyeon's arm before carefully lowering it.
이서연
“...Really, you said you’d never see me again... What the...
이서연
Seriously, why are you doing this to me... why, sob...!”
정한
"No... I won't see you again... That's not it..."
Jeonghan spoke quickly. Guilt filled his voice. But Seoyeon didn't stop talking.
이서연
“Why… why does it only appear when I’m in this state…?
이서연
"Can't we meet when things are a little better?! Why are you like this again... You're coming and going again... You're going to leave..!! Seriously, senior... Sob..."
Seoyeon spoke while wiping away her tears with her hand.
I'm so grateful, but I was so confused.
He appears like this, shakes the world, shakes everything about me, and then disappears again. I don't know why he does this.
정한
"Where am I going..."
이서연
"...Then what did you say back then...?! You said you wouldn't see me anymore...
이서연
So I was trying hard to pull myself together, but my senior kept showing up like this... showing up... ugh... Seriously, what the heck do I do..."
It was a desperate attempt to hold on to a crumbling heart and convey it somehow.
Jeonghan kept his lips tightly shut.
At that moment, Jeonghan was thinking about what to say to comfort Seoyeon when he saw employees and people coming into the building from a distance.
Jeonghan was surprised for a moment and quickly moved to take her away while she was crying.
Without even a moment to think, he grabbed Seoyeon's wrist and hid himself behind the wall, in a narrow gap.
In an instant, the two people were so close that their breaths touched each other in a small space.
Jeonghan looked elsewhere, then turned his gaze towards Seoyeon and lowered it.
Seoyeon, who is in his arms.
Seoyeon, who had been speaking while holding back tears for a moment, also let out a shallow breath and panicked at the situation.
Jeonghan tried to hide his pounding heart and wrapped his arms around Seoyeon to make her feel more comfortable.
정한
“…I’m sorry, I was just talking. People suddenly…”
이서연
"..Oh, no...sigh...it's okay...."
Seoyeon was still sobbing, and Jeonghan looked at her and spoke softly.
정한
“…Junior, what I said that day… I really didn’t mean to not see it…
정한
So don't think like that.."
이서연
"...Ah..no..I feel like I'm a little out of my mind today.
이서연
I'm really sorry... I don't think I should say anything to you, senior..."
정한
“Junior.”
Jeonghan interrupted Seoyeon. His voice was lower and heavier than before.