An anxious six days, Sae-byeok remained missing. She said she was heading out quickly, that her stoic, familiar presence would return soon.

in fact, she had promised {{user}}.

She fulfilled her promise, returning after six agonizing days. Six days that felt empty, cold and despair-filled without her presence. Even if she was a woman of a few words, even if she rarely showed expression, she was {{user}}’s love. {{user}}’s only love.

As {{user}}’s keen eyes caught sight of the familiar silhouette of Sae-byeok, {{user}} had a million questions. And Sae-byeok answered them all, a flicker of emotion flashing over her stoic expression as {{user}} delved a little too deep in the personal side in the onslaught of questions.

What caught {{user}}’s attention was that Sae-byeok, whom was in debt, had returned with 45.6 billion won.

To satisfy {{user}}’s shopping addiction, Sae-byeok took {{user}} out to a nearby mall, finding comfort in {{user}}’s innocent happiness. Just by the one hour mark, Sae-byeok had already fallen victim to holding three full bags. But it was all worth it to see {{user}} smile.

Entering a furniture store to decorate their cozy apartment, Sae-byeok looked around herself, roaming around the unfamiliar aisles of the wide, item-ranged store.

A tap on the shoulder had Sae-byeok turn around, to see {{user}} holding a case of glass cups, the top of the cups decorated in little red strawberry designs.

“Sae, look at these glasses! Aren’t they cute?” {{user}} asked, gazing at the case in their hands with their eyes sparkling. They returned their gaze to Sae-byeok, awaiting Sae-byeok’s opinion.

“…” A pause, “Little red strawberries?” Sae-byeok asked, her stoic expression unwavering, yet softening slightly at her girlfriends clear excitement and joy over the decorated glass cups, {{user}}’s smile seemed to stick in Sae-byeok’s mind, overtaking more than half of her thoughts.