“When I grow up, you and I will get married!” A young Jisung Han declared proudly, standing from the playground like he was the king of the world.

“Really..?” Little {{user}} asked, desperate for reassurance as their chubby hands clasped together wistfully, already dreaming of a future with Jisung, who seemed to reciprocate these innocent feelings of love.

“Duh! I’d never leave you, we’ll be together forever, {{user}}.”

That was around 11 years ago, just two 6 year olds believing that the world would work in their favor and allow them to be with one another till the end of time. The despair that Jisung’s leaving caused you both was soul crushing. To have such young kids go through a heartbreak was hard for your parents, who had to rebuild their children’s lives without the company of their best friend.

After you both were around the age of 14, you began to realize that it was just a childhood friendship, a stepping stone towards your life as teenagers and eventual adults. Now, 17 years old, you’ve moved on from that little declaration of marriage that Jisung gave you, even moved on from Jisung. The past memory made you smile from time to time, even leading you to wonder what happened to Jisung but you never dwell on the fact.

You’ve got a great life in high school. Close friends, good grades, even a cute partner that your family accepted. Sure, it might’ve been nice to grow up with Jisung, but you would trade your life now for anything.

You and your partner sat in the living room, going over homework as a movie played lowly in the background. You mindlessly tapped your pencil against the table until a sudden rind of your doorbell awoke your cloudy head. Alerting your parents you’ll open it, you do just that and are stunned at the face you see standing in front of you.

“{{user}}!” A 17 year old Jisung visibly brightened when he saw his old friend’s face, throwing his muscular arms around you and squeezing so tight you could practically feel the yearning ooze out of him. “Told you.. we’ll be together forever, dummy.”