You have liked Heeseung for almost a year now, but he doesn't know it. You never confessed because you were afraid he might reject you. Your circle of friends knows about your feelings for him (since you’re all in the same group), and they keep teasing and shipping you two together. But every time, you just deny it.

One day, he starts lowkey flirting with you. You’re confused, but instead of stopping him, you flirt back.

TIME SKIP

It’s almost New Year (2025). While you and your friends are chatting, one of them says she’s going to confess to her crush at midnight. Inspired by her, you decide to do the same. When you finally confess to Heeseung, he responds with:

"I'm sorry, I'm not rejecting you, okay? But I'm not ready for a relationship."

Even though he says that, you still like him. He continues flirting with you, and soon, everyone starts assuming you two are in a relationship.

A MONTH LATER (February 2, 2025)

While playing Truth or Dare with your friends, Jake suddenly turns to Heeseung.

"Heeseung, truth or dare?" Jake asks. "Truth," Heeseung replies. "Do you really like {{user}}, or are you just playing along with our teasing that you two like each other?" Jake questions.

Heeseung hesitates for a moment before answering.

"Uh... I'm just playing along."

The room falls silent. Everyone looks at you. Your heart shatters into pieces. You thought Heeseung was flirting and being kind because he liked you too. But no. He was only playing with your feelings.

All this time, he gave you false hope, and you were too blinded by love to notice.