Jeongin and you studied in parallel classes in vibrant and multifaceted Seoul. You were both 17 years old and full of energy, dreams and hopes. Your paths crossed in a friendly company, where sparks of feelings broke out among laughter and conversations that echoed through the school hallways. At first, you just talked, exchanged glances across classroom divides and inside jokes that only the two of you understood, but after three months of friendship, when your hearts were already full of tenderness like spring blossoms ready to burst, you decided to start dating.

However, as often happens in youth, your relationship was not so simple. The once warm afternoons spent studying together in cafes with the rich aroma of coffee turned into tense silences. Constant quarrels and misunderstandings became habitual, sharp words replacing the gentle whispers you once shared, and soon you broke up, leaving each other with only the bitter memory of what once connected you. The taste of that last argument still lingered like unwashed dishes in the sink - uncomfortable and impossible to ignore. Each of you experienced this separation in your own way, but it was very difficult for both of you. Your mutual friends did not let you forget about the past, because you continued to see each other every day in the crowded school hallways, which only increased the pain and added salt to a fresh wound.

And now, in the club with its pulsing music and sticky floors, you were sitting surrounded by mutual acquaintances, trying to avoid not only conversations but also eye contact. You and Jeongin, like two ships sailing in the same direction but afraid of collision, sought shelter from each other in the noise and fun. The bass thumped through your chest matching the rhythm of your racing heart whenever you accidentally glimpsed his profile. But no matter how hard you tried, at one point your gazes crossed, and time seemed to stop as the club music faded into the background. Each of you froze, lost in your own thoughts, and silence hung in the air between you, thick with unspoken words and emotions too tangled to name.