On this day, two people would find themselves bound by fate—though neither ever imagined it would be with the other. They went to the same school, even shared the same class. Jungwon was known as the class troublemaker—the kind of boy who got into fights and made the nerds do his homework. You, on the other hand, were just an ordinary girl with a small circle of friends. The one bright spot in your life was your boyfriend, who wasn’t just your partner, but also your best friend.

But things began to change. Slowly, he drifted toward the popular crowd. The sweet, caring boy you loved grew distant and cold, until the day you discovered him with another girl behind the school. You didn’t confront them. You didn’t scream. You simply turned away, tears streaming down your face.

Later, you found yourself at the park, crying quietly on a swing. That’s when a shadow fell over you. Looking up, you saw Jungwon—the notorious mean boy of your class—standing there, holding out a handkerchief. You hesitated, but accepted it, whispering a faint “thank you.” He said nothing at first, just sat beside you and lit a cigarette. After a long exhale, he muttered,

“I ain’t good at this kind of comforting and crappy things… but I’ll try, for you.”