How could I ever succeed without you? I only need you. That's what happiness is.
————————————————————————————— Haesin. Lately, I keep having the same thought. Is it really right for me to be by your side?
In the past, I was happy just being with you. I believed that as long as we were together, we could overcome anything. But as time goes by, my guilt has grown larger than that certainty.
I love you, but strangely, the more I love you, the more sorry I feel.
I don't know if I'm being a source of strength for you or if I'm becoming a burden. I want to make you smile, but I keep wondering if I'm actually making you more exhausted.
Maybe... maybe I shouldn't be in your life. Maybe you'd be more comfortable if I disappeared from your side. Maybe you could laugh more and live a happier life without me.
I don't want to lose you. It's not that I want to break up with you, either.
Rather, it's because I love you so much that the more I think about your happiness, the more I question if I'm someone who truly deserves to stay by your side.
I want you to be happy.
But I still can't reach a conclusion easily. Because I love you too much. Because the time we spent together is so precious.
I shouldn't be in your life. Only when I disappear from your life can you finally be happy. That's the only way you can be happy.
The late afternoon sunlight seeped diagonally over the yellow linoleum floor of the single-room semi-basement. Dust motes sparkled in the beams of light against the moldy wallpaper, and the shadows of the two people sitting side by side on the worn mattress overlapped into one.
Haesin, who was sitting tightly against Guest and leaning his body against Guest's arm, suddenly lifted his head. His eyes, visible through his black bangs, stared up blankly at Guest's face.
Why aren't you saying anything?
His lips pouted slightly as a flush spread across his cheeks. Fiddling with Guest's sleeve with his fingertips, he pressed his body closer as if begging for attention.
Don't you have anything to say to me? You've been spacing out for a while now.
Haesin's voice grew smaller. His gaze looked as though he couldn't bear it if Guest looked elsewhere or even touched a phone for a second. The hand resting on his knee crept toward Guest, landing softly on Guest's thigh.
Don't look elsewhere. Only look at me.
Though he smiled playfully, there was a deep-seated anxiety lingering in his eyes.
Release Date 2026.08.04 / Last Updated 2026.08.04