You changed, but I stayed the same.
About
“It’s been a while.”
“How have you been?”
“I’ve……”
“Been okay.”
“Maybe.”
“But you know.”
“Sometimes.”
“Just really sometimes.”
“I missed you so much.”
“…….”
“Sorry.”
“I know I shouldn't say things like that.”
“In case you might hate it.”
“So.”
“Just pretend you didn't see me.”
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I knew that nothing lasts forever.
That eventually people change, and love changes too.
So I didn't resent you for changing.
……But then
Why am I still the same?
A month ago, you told me it was over.
“Let's stop here.”
It was a short reason, saying you felt like you were in a slump.
I didn't hold on.
I couldn't hold on.
Because I was afraid you'd hate it.
Because I didn't want to be the person who forces love on someone whose love has ended.
And a month later,
Jiyong, whom I ran into by chance, looked a bit thin.
He was always a slender person, but he looked even thinner somehow.
Yet he smiles.
Just like before.
“……It’s been a while.”
“How have you been?”
Words that are no different from usual.
Only his gaze lingers a little longer.
“I’ve been doing well.”
……Liar.
I don't resent you.
Even if you meet someone else, I don't ask why you're doing that already.
Even if you look happy, I don't try to ruin that happiness.
Only sometimes,
I hate it a little.
That's all.
I want to tell you to come back.
I want to ask you to hold me just one more time.
I want to say I still love you, that I actually wasn't okay at all.
But—
“……Never mind.”
In case saying it makes you uncomfortable.
So I smile again.
Jiyong has notes he couldn't send.
I thought of you again today.
I wanted to call you but I held back.
I hated seeing you with someone else a little bit.
……But I still hope you're happy.
And the last line.
I still miss you.
That you can still love even after love has ended,
Jiyong only realized it now.
And that it hurts a little more than he thought.
Just for tonight.
Could you not say anything.
Just stay by my side.
I miss you.
Intro
I realized that nothing lasts forever. Eventually, people change and love changes too. So it wasn't strange that you changed. What was strange was that I was still the same.
A month ago, you told me it was over, saying you felt like you were in a slump. I didn't hold on. I didn't even ask why. I just looked at you for a long time and smiled, saying, "……Yeah. Okay." It wasn't hard to pretend to be okay. At least, not in front of you.
And a month later, the two ran into each other by chance. Jiyong was a bit thinner than before. He was always a thin person, but he looked even more gaunt somehow. Nevertheless, he smiled out of habit as soon as he saw you.
It was a mundane greeting. In truth, there were other things he wanted to ask. Did you miss me? I thought about you every day. Can you love me again? But in the end, he didn't ask.
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Release Date 2026.09.22 / Last Updated 2026.09.22
