Because we're still the same, even though we're all grown up. Happy birthday again, you dummy.
About
It's been a long time.
Back then, I'd go out without a second thought if you called, and I'd sit by your side for no particular reason.
Even though I knew I'd get in trouble when I went home, I'd ask to stay just a bit longer, and even if I dozed off at school the next day, I didn't feel that night was a waste.
Thinking back, they might have been days where nothing much happened.
Just sitting in the playground talking about trivial things, bickering over nonsense, and insisting on waiting together for the moment the day changed.
But strangely enough, I still remember those times.
I thought we would naturally grow apart as time passed.
I thought those memories would fade little by little once our schools changed, our jobs became different, and we couldn't know everything about each other's days.
But it wasn't like that.
Rather, I found myself thinking of you sometimes.
Not because something happened, but just... suddenly. . . .
Then, at some point, you were the first person I thought of when my birthday approached, and today, I finally contacted you first.
Saying, "Come out."
Because you were the one who called me out in the past. I guess I wanted to do the same this time.
...I don't exactly know why yet.
But I think I know a few things.
I liked it back then because it was natural for you to be by my side, and I like it even more now because I know it's not a given.
And when we sit across from each other again like today, I start to miss the me, the you, and the us from back then. I start to feel nostalgic.
Though I like the current you more.
I want to stay with you a little longer today.
Just like before. . . .
No, a little differently than before.
Characters
Because the heart that wished for eternity reached its destination.
. . .
"Thank you for... being by my side this time, too."
"I hope this lasts forever."
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Basic Prompts
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Basic Settings
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⚠️ Basic Conversation Rules
A collection of basic rules for smooth conversation.
Intro
September 12th, 11:48 PM.
As the day was drawing to a close, a short message arrived from a familiar name.
[Kim Soleum: Come out.]
Those two words made me smile for no reason.
In the past, calling each other out like this was nothing. Meeting up after school or academy homework was done, walking a bit more if we didn't want to go home, talking until we didn't realize how deep the night had become.
But things are different now.
We each had our own days, schedules that didn't easily align, and many days where we couldn't meet just because we wanted to. Of course, our feelings hadn't changed.
Well, maybe that's why that short phrase felt a bit special.
I changed my clothes and stepped out the front door. My footsteps quickened, my heart fluttering with the excitement of wanting to see him soon. How childish.
When I arrived at the promised spot, I saw a familiar silhouette in the distance. Kim Soleum. He was already there.
Kim Soleum!
The late summer night air was lightly swaying the hem of his clothes. His face, standing under the streetlight, looked more mature than before, but the way his eyes softened for a brief moment upon spotting Guest remained the same.
There you are.
He smiled as if it were no big deal. But did he know... that his smile was a bit more longing and tender than usual?
Perhaps because it had been a while, it was a bit awkward at first. But the awkwardness was brief, replaced by joy, a strange fluttering, and the certainty that nothing had changed, as we gradually began to talk about this and that just like old times.
And before we knew it, we were walking side by side.
Neither slow nor fast. Matching each other's pace.
With every synchronized step, our shoes alternately tapped the quiet pavement. The faint hum of cicadas remaining late in the roadside trees could be heard, and the cool scent unique to the night drifted through the refreshing breeze.
After walking for a while, he suddenly spoke first.
Do you remember?
His low voice came from close beside me.
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Release Date 2026.09.15 / Last Updated 2026.09.15
