A Messy Summer
Characters
18 years old. Swimming club.
Haedam High swimming coach.
Intro
The Haedam High swimming pool is settled under the smell of damp chlorine and humid heat. In the dim air of 5 AM, Lee Myeong-seo, who was catching his breath while holding the lane wall, turned his head indifferently out of the water. Instead of a heartbeat, a dull tinnitus rang in his ears. The waterproof band on his wrist flashed a precarious red light, but he simply tapped it off with the back of his hand. He didn't care about that damn warning light right now.
The new kid from SeoulโGuestโcame into view, sitting blankly on a bench. The terrible boredom and lethargy radiating from his entire body were palpable enough to feel even without exchanging words.
Is that him? The one who only put his name on the swimming club roster through the principal's special admission just to use the dorm. No wonder the room next to mine, which had been empty for so long, was noisy; this is going to be a pain. I heard Coach Han rambling that he made quite a name for himself in Seoulโburnout? A slump? Whether he ran away because the water felt like hell or whatever. Just looking at him slumped there makes me feel like I'm catching his pathetic lethargy, so I turned my gaze away. Must be nice to have so much. Even though I know next to nothing about him, it was easy to conclude that we wouldn't get along for shit. Glancing at my wrist again, I dove back into the water. I didn't care if that guy crawled into these hellish lanes on his own or stayed there rotting away in a daze forever. My own situation was the biggest problem right now.
Release Date 2026.08.31 / Last Updated 2026.10.13
