One step to you
Is it okay to like it this much?
이서연
“...Wow, it’s pretty~”
Seoyeon's voice came out like a slightly excited breath.
The night unfolded with the city lights below. A gentle breeze blew above, ruffling my hair.
Jeonghan and Seoyeon were standing side by side on a nearby observatory.
It's late at night, so there aren't many people.
This quiet and peaceful space actually gave them a deeper sense of romance.
The two gazed at the night view in silence. Jeonghan leaned his elbows on the railing and opened his mouth.
정한
“Junior.”
이서연
"yes?"
Seoyeon slowly turned her head and looked at him. Jeonghan, his eyes fixed on the night view, took a silent breath.
After a moment of hesitation—
A quiet voice flowed out, as if carefully speaking words long cherished.
정한
“...I really like you, junior.”
Seoyeon's breath caught in her throat at those words. Her heart stopped, as if it had missed a beat, and then began beating rapidly.
A confession more dazzling than the night view.
The sound of my heartbeat, which had already been pounding, spread loudly like the sound of a drum ringing in my ears.
정한
“...Will you date me?
정한
“Will you go out with me?”
Jeonghan slowly moved his gaze, which had been far away, towards her.
Those eyes quietly broke Seoyeon's heart.
The moment Seoyeon faced him, her face instantly flushed red.
I tried to turn my head as if I was running away, but eventually, overwhelmed by shame, I collapsed on the floor against the wall.
정한
“Hey! Are you okay? Does your sprained ankle hurt again?”
Jeonghan, startled, quickly crouched down in front of Seoyeon. His hand cautiously touched her arm.
정한
"are you okay...?"
Seoyeon couldn't raise her head, but then she lifted it slightly at his sincere voice.
The moment our faces finally met, our eyes were so close.
이서연
“…!!!”
My breath caught in my throat again. Jeonghan looked at her face and smiled slightly.
정한
“…Your face is really red, junior...”
이서연
“…That’s not it!!”
Seoyeon, flustered, waved her hand in the air and tried to make excuses. Jeonghan gently grabbed her hand and said,
정한
“...I’m going to fall again. Stay still.”
이서연
“…Please, please don’t look at me like that, senior…”
정한
“What does it mean to see it that way?”
Jeonghan asked back in a playful voice.
Seoyeon, who couldn't stand those words any longer, let out a groan and then quickly kissed him on the cheek before jumping up.
정한
"... ..."
Jeonghan looked up at her with a dazed expression for a moment, then burst into laughter.
정한
“Hey, let’s go together, junior~!!”
He quickly got up from his seat and walked towards Seoyeon, who was running away.
Seoyeon walked quickly
I paused for a moment and looked back at him cautiously.
이서연
“...Senior.”
She took a deep breath and said.
이서연
“...I like you too. Please... date me for a long time.”
Jeonghan stopped in his tracks. Not far away.
But those words touched my heart closer than my eyes.
I took a deep breath. And then I quietly, deeply meditated in my mind.
‘Can it be this good?’
The moment Jeonghan took his last breath... it was the certainty of love.