Countless nights. I thought about your broken life, crying out in guilt. The weight of my sins was far heavier than the jokes of teenage boys.
But still, the seed called you eventually flew and took root in my heart. Like building a house to live a long life, it firmly laid its foundation, and using your flower-like smile and sun-like voice as nutrients, it grew steadily.
Even though I did nothing.
You became a withered tree that couldn’t be embraced, bearing one’s heart, now unable to reach for you.
I’ve become unable to resist now.
“Here, have a glass of water.”
Director Jung approached and offered water. With a sip, Jae-ho gradually regained his breath.
I wanted to be your destiny.
Like a princess in a fairy tale, meeting a prince and living happily ever after, I wanted to be your beautiful ending.
“Someone ruined the plan. They’ll be eliminated.”
Jae-ho said slowly, closing his eyes.
“And as for Dajeong… Somehow, I can manage. I’ll persuade her.”
Even if I can’t be the prince on a white horse, I am still your man.
Steps that can only approach without knowing how to let go.
Dr. Kim nodded and prepared to leave. Having assessed the situation, there was no need to stay longer.
“Okay, don’t get more excited today. Rest well, and let’s meet at the hospital soon.”
“I’m not going. The nightmares are Kim Seonghyun’s, not mine.”
Jae-ho rejected with a raised hand.
“I am Kim Seonghyun. It’s dangerous to separate the two.”
“I’m Jae-ho. Kim Seonghyun burned to death 13 years ago. No, he should have died. I have nothing to do with him.”
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That day, on the school trip, Jae-ho shared a room with Woojeong, like friendship.
Woojeong, who had a cold since the morning and kept sniffling, put on two jackets as the evening approached, saying he was coming down with a chill. Eventually, Jae-ho informed the teacher and took off the evening schedule for the auditorium.
Instead, they couldn’t roam freely outside and were allowed only to rest at the accommodation. Jae-ho ended up being with Woojeong, acting as a guardian and supervisor.
‘It’s so quiet since everyone left.’
Woojeong murmured while using a whole roll of tissue. Jae-ho quietly put down the book he was reading and sent a worried look.
“Are you okay?”
“Yeah.”
Without answering, Woojeong called Jae-ho instead.
“Sung-hyun.”
“Yeah.”
“You, Dajeong likes us.”
Thump. My heart sank.
I remember the awkward memory of not being able to look at him, just staring at the corner of the book. Woojeong chuckled, unrolling another roll of tissue and covering his nose.
“Was it a secret? It was too obvious.”
“Yeah. I like her. That’s how it is.”
Embarrassed and cool, but not wanting to avoid it, I gave a fairly honest answer.
“Where do you like? Even though I’m ugly.”
Woojeong asked, wrinkling his face. To hear from Yoon Woojeong, who used to shout that he was horribly handsome. Jae-ho remembered the word that surprised him more than any other question.
“Ugly? You’re pretty.”
I didn’t even know, but the answer popped out.
“Too. Too pretty.”
Woojeong playfully rubbed his face once and shrugged his shoulders.
“Someone better than me?”
“…”
“So, Kyung-jun hates you. He probably liked Yoon Dajeong from the moment he was born, right? As long as you like our Dajeong, you’ll keep clashing with that guy.”
“I don’t care about that guy.”
Woojeong chuckled.
“Yeah. But that guy seems to bother you quite a bit.”
Jae-ho didn’t respond. It felt like Kyung-jun. I had a feeling that he would be a rival for a very long time, but I tried hard to ignore it.
The two were silent for a while.
The silence wasn’t awkward. They spent time either using their phones or reading books. Then suddenly, Woojeong opened his mouth again.
‘It’s strange.’
‘What is?’
‘It was something I planned to say next year… But these days, I keep wanting to say unnecessary things. Maybe because it’s quiet.’
Then, she corrected her posture, sitting up straight.
‘Kim Seonghyun.’
‘Yes.’
‘Our Dajeong also likes you.’
For a moment, vision flashed white.
Not a single word from the book entered the eyes. The heart thumped as if it would burst. Jae-ho didn’t know what expression to put on, so he pretended to keep reading the book, but he couldn’t tell whether he was holding the book or what.
‘I think she didn’t realize because she doesn’t know your feelings yet. How much attention you pay whenever you come. Oh, I really hate that tint. Such a pale color.’
‘Tint?’
‘The thing you put on your lips. All the girls have one.’
After a brief thought, Jae-ho gathered the courage and said, ‘Dajeong is pretty even without using that.’
‘Hey! Doing that makes her even prettier.’
No, she’s already pretty. Jae-ho, in a small voice, added one more word. Woojeong laughed shortly.
‘Wow, this cold is terrible! Really.’
Woojeong rolled the tissue in his hand once again.
‘Maybe because I’m sick. Hyeona.’
‘Yes.’
‘Later, if Dajeong realizes her feelings for you, please, take good care of her.’
‘…’
‘Just… on a night when I feel like making a request. Among the guys I know, you’re the most trustworthy. Well, you two will handle it, but if I may be a bit presumptuous as an older brother, I like you much better than Kyung-jun. My little brother. Take care.’
Those words lingered in memory like a lingering wound.
Take care.
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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