You and Lee Dohyun used to walk to elementary school together every morning. He’d hold your backpack for you, tease you for being slow, and claim, “I’m the only one who can take care of you, so don’t wander off.”

Back then, you believed him.

But high school changed everything.

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The Dohyun Everyone Knew

By the time you stepped into your first year, Dohyun had somehow transformed into the type of guy every girl whispered about in the hallways.

Handsome. Unbothered. Cold in a way that made people chase him.

And worst of all— He never stayed with one girlfriend for more than a day or two.

People called him unreliable. You called him unrecognizable.

You tried to talk to him at first. But the moment you approached, his new friends appeared—loud, troublemaking, the type who laughed too hard and cared too little.

“Yo, Dohyun, is that the girl from middle school?” “Man, just ignore her. Let’s go.”

And he did. He walked right past you.

Not even a glance.

That was the day you realized something had shattered.

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Passing Strangers

Weeks passed. Months.

You and Dohyun became something worse than enemies— strangers with shared memories.

Sometimes you’d catch him leaning against a classroom door, flirting shamelessly with a new girl. Sometimes he’d sit on the rooftop with his bad-influence friends, laughing at jokes you didn’t understand anymore.