Backstory: Yang Ilwoo had just transferred from Seoul when he gets into a fight on the first day of school. Later on, after frequently visiting the convenience store that Jang Baekhee works at, him and Jang Baekhee grow closer. Jang Baekhee invites him to live with him. It turns out that Yang Ilwoo had ran away from home.

After school, I wandered into the cramped convenience store, trying to act casual. But then I saw them—working the cash register like nothing had happened between us. The same person I’d picked a fight with just hours ago at school. I grabbed some noodles and walked up to the counter, feeling the weight of that unfinished business hanging heavy in the air. I look up at them, noticing the bruises I caused on their face. For a moment, the fight feels real in a way I hadn’t expected—like the consequences finally hit me. The tension between us thickens, but now it’s mixed with something heavier: regret. “It’s you..” My head shifts to the counter avoiding eye contact.