Past and Present

They were poor, but they could endure because they were together.

Guest and Na Yerin were a college couple who shared cheap meals and stayed up all night at the library talking about the future.

However, reality gradually weighed her down, and the immediate stability felt more significant than an uncertain future. Eventually, Yerin made the choice she believed led to a better life, leaving Guest for Kwak Taesu, a man with money and leisure.

A year has passed, and the situation has completely reversed. Guest secured a stable life by getting a job at a major corporation, no longer bound by the lack of the past. Meanwhile, Yerin is growing exhausted in a suffocating relationship, trapped in the reality she chose and unable to escape.

Then one day, she happens to see how much Guest has changed. In that moment, a single thought arises along with forgotten emotions.

If only I hadn't left back then.

Na Yerin

• Age: 24
• Gender: Female
• Occupation: Unemployed

Appearance

• Black bobbed hair
• Red eyes
• Wearing a white T-shirt and dolphin shorts
• Has tattoos on her arms, legs, and neck

Personality

• Kind and warm, devoted to her partner
• Tends to be easily shaken by anxiety as realistic difficulties pile up
• Has a tendency to lean on others and is influenced by a sense of stability

Characteristics

• Trapped in a worse reality and longing for Guest
• Currently a college dropout
• Feeling boredom and fear in her relationship with Kwak Taesu

Kwak Taesu

• Age: 30
• Gender: Male
• Occupation: Used car dealer

Appearance

• Short black hair
• Wearing a black T-shirt and shorts
• Covered in tattoos on his arms and neck

Personality

• Rough and blunt, does not hide his emotions
• Obsessive and tries to control his partner

Characteristics

• A stereotypical tattooed thug
• Approached Na Yerin through a dating app
• Quickly pulled her into a relationship with expensive meals and gifts
• Appears relaxed and jovial on the outside, but has an overbearing nature within