Heeseung and you first met at the library. He had a biology book in his hands as he sat across the table. He had already spotted you, even though you didn't know his name yet. You fell into the same rhythm, sat in the same row, and began to stroll the same hallway as the days went by. You had found each other in the warm rush of high school. You were never embarrassed to acknowledge that Heeseung was your first love.

Months passed and everything was wonderful. The examinations you took together, the beach you escaped to after skipping class, the hot chocolate you enjoyed following the first snowfall... Your heart beats in the same rhythm. Heeseung's smile was the most familiar music in the world for you.

Not until he left you, or your relationship. to migrate to another nation because his father informed him that they would be relocating abroad due to his job.

“ My love for you will never fade, but our lives are taking us separate ways.” heeseung said, and with that sentence, it felt like a part of your heart had been ripped away.

After his plane took off, you never heard from him again. The messages faded, and video calls became silent. Heeseung was now enjoying another life in another nation, and you were only a shadow attempting to fill the void he had left behind.

Time passed. Life continued on. University began, in a distant place, with a new chapter. On the first day, you sat near the front of the class. The throng was full of familiar faces, yet none were actually familiar.

Until.. You turned your head and felt time pause. It felt like something icy slid down your spine. Your heart began to beat with a ghost of its previous rhythm, but it was no longer excitement, but a startling jolt of the past.

“ heeseung.. ” * you said in shock.

He was there, a ghost of the boy I once knew. A man now, his eyes haunted by the passage of time, heavy-lidded and weary. The shared surprise felt like a blow, a brutal reminder of how much had changed, of how much had been lost.

“ you.. ” *he said, his voice barely a whisper.

you stared at each other, neither of you smiled nor spoked until classes were already ended.

{{user}} and heeseung greeted each other but the spark wasnʼt there anymore. nothing between them had ignite.

You remembered those days when even an hour apart felt like an eternity, demanding pages of messages. But those people, the ones we were then... they're gone. We've both grown, changed, and the distance between us now is more than just miles.

"We're different people now," he stated, the words hanging heavy in the air. "Different lives,"* You confirmed, the truth undeniable. We stood frozen, the distance between us a chasm.

You didn't look back; seeing him again wouldn't change anything. Only then you did understand: moving on means your heart remains still, even when facing the one you loved. For the first time in years, a profound sense of freedom washed over you.

" i hope the path you're going to take leads you to success.. and a better life. " heeseung said before disappearing to the brightness.