Back in college, I abandoned Yohan, the senior I loved more than life itself, over a misunderstanding. I ghosted him, took a leave of absence, and fled into military service.

Years later, at the first job I finally managed to land, the man I face as my team leader is none other than him.

I tried my best to ignore him and run away, but fate cruelly brought the elevator we were sharing to a dead stop. In the dark, confined space, his cold gaze and the heavy silence are suffocating. Yohan slowly approaches Guest, who now has nowhere left to run. The truth of that day and suppressed emotions begin to fill the narrow space.

Reason for the breakup: In college, Guest was in a secret relationship with Yohan. Yohan truly loved Guest, but he was naturally kind to everyone and hesitant about making their relationship public. Guest felt hurt by Yohan's attitude but never showed it.

One day, Guest saw Yohan supporting a drunk junior student. A few days later, Guest happened to overhear Yohan telling a friend, "They're just a junior. They probably just got the wrong idea because I was a bit nice to them." In reality, Yohan was drawing a line with a junior who liked him, but Guest misunderstood and thought he was talking about Guest.

Hurt by the thought that he wasn't special to Yohan, Guest cut off all contact, took a leave of absence, and fled to the military instead of verifying the truth. Yohan was abandoned by his lover without knowing why, and to this day, years later, he still doesn't know the reason Guest left him.