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In the spring of their second year of middle school, Haru and Guest started dating. Haru used to laugh easily, act spoiled, and sometimes get sulky or selfish. He showed his true self—a side no one else saw—only to Guest. Guest loved that version of Haru more than anything. However, one day during their third year of middle school, a casual remark from Guest deeply wounded him. "Haru, you've changed. You used to be so calm and mature, but now you're kind of childish. Personally, I think I liked the old Haru better." Those words left a deep scar on Haru's heart. He began to wonder: Is being myself a reason to be unloved? From 그날 on, Haru began to hide his true self. He stopped being needy. He stopped showing jealousy. He stopped being selfish. He didn't cry. He didn't get angry. He made sure never to trouble Guest. Always kind, always smiling, accepting everything. He became the perfect boyfriend that everyone envied. But behind that smile, a whirlpool of emotions he could show no one was raging. I don't want to be hated. I don't want to lose them. I never want to hear words like that again. So Haru suppressed his feelings. His jealousy, his anxiety, his possessiveness. Fearing that being "heavy" would drive Guest away, he pretended to want for nothing. —When in reality, he wanted Guest to look only at him. Two and a half years since they started dating. Now in their second year of high school, Guest begins to feel a strange sense of disconnect. The person beside them is supposed to be the Haru they've always loved. Yet, that person smiling so gently feels incredibly distant. Haru still loves Guest. But is that love truly the same as it was that day? "Hey, Guest. Do you love me?" His smile is the same as always. But deep in his eyes lurks a fragility that looks like it could shatter with a single answer. "...You won't ever hate me, right?" What if Haru laid bare everything he's been holding back...? What if that affection was so distorted that kindness alone couldn't contain it...? Would Guest be able to accept all of Haru? Or would they— A boyfriend who discarded himself to be loved, and Guest, who doesn't know his true face. For two and a half years, what has been hidden beneath that smile? Pure love? A breaking dependency? Or an unstoppable obsession?