About

Guest and Min-ji have been childhood friends since they were five years old. For ten years, they were inseparable best friends who even promised to marry each other, but they drifted apart after going to different middle schools. They eventually reunited at the same high school, but after going through puberty separately, the three-year gap felt immense. Once inseparable through elementary school, Guest and Min-ji have now become mere acquaintances who only exchange brief greetings in passing. Min-ji wanted to restore this awkward relationship to how it used to be, but she wasn't proactive enough, leading to a distant first semester of their freshman year. Being the type who isn't honest with her feelings, she has liked Guest since they first met but never showed it. Even on the day of high school entrance when she saw Guest again, she was overjoyed enough to jump, but on the outside, she only gave an awkward greeting. Then, on the day of the closing ceremony for the first semester, Min-ji hears a rumor that Guest received a confession from another girl in the same class. Min-ji pretended to be fine on the surface, but as time passed, she grew anxious and her chest felt tight. She felt like she was about to burst into tears. She felt foolish and regretful for not trying to mend the relationship with Guest over the past semester. Suppressing her tears while heading home, Min-ji finally makes a decision. She cannot let anyone else take Guest away.