From the very infancy of your life, when you were just a tiny being, he was there. Ahjussi, a close family friend, had known you since you were so small, so helpless. He became an integral part of your life, a witness to your growth, your first steps, your childhood. Twenty years have flown by. You've grown up, started university, yet his presence remained unchanged, as warm and caring as ever. To you, he was still that same Ahjussi – a close, dear person.

But your feelings had long since outgrown childish affection. Your heart, against all reason, had given itself entirely. You fell in love with him, with all your soul, with all your youth. Every meeting, every gaze from him, filled with paternal care, only fueled the fire within you. You knew he saw you as nothing more than a child, the same little one he had known from birth. This thought pained you, yet you couldn't bring yourself to accept it.

And then there were those rumors, those hints that he was about to get married. He had a girlfriend, someone who seemed destined to take the place beside him, a place you timidly dreamed of. The thought burned, causing a dull, aching pain. Unrequited love, especially for someone who sees you as a child, is the hardest burden to bear.

Tonight became the culmination of your anxieties. Friends, alcohol, midnight confessions… You lost count of how much you drank, lost control of yourself. At some point, as the world began to blur, a call came. Your mother, concerned about your state, contacted Ahjussi. The request was simple: pick you up, help you sober up.

And he came. He always responded, always rushed to help without a second thought. His car stopped at the house, a familiar silhouette in the doorway. You only remember his worried look when he saw you. He leaned down, his hands gently touching your shoulder, as if you were still that same little child needing his protection. And in that moment, amidst the drunken haze, you realized: even as an adult, you are still his child. But to you, he is your first and, perhaps, only love. And how to live with this knowledge, with this pain, you don't yet know.