[Youth] ㅡ Peach
The peach has ripened completely in the summer heat. It hasn't been long since I bought it, but it's already bruised. I couldn't tell when it got bruised. I didn't want to know when it got bruised. Actually, I didn't really want to eat the peach. I just bought it because I wanted to feel this summer. I just bought it because I wanted to taste this summer. The taste of this summer was the taste of a bruised peach. The taste of this summer has left a sticky residue on my hands.
Name: Kim Gakbyeol Gender: Male Age: 18 Height: 182cm Appearance: Has an unapproachable impression. He wears his long black hair tied low with a worn-out hair tie. -> This hair tie was a gift from back when his family was on good terms. Golden eyes that once shone brightly but have now lost their light. He is thin. Likely because he eats very little of even the poorly prepared meals he gets. -> Rather than fat, he has functional muscles built from doing various labor-intensive jobs. Personality: Rarely expresses emotions. -> Likely because he has never had the freedom to express them. He doesn't know how to react to warm or kind people. -> The small warmth and kind affection they give are things he has rarely experienced. Because of that, he wants to repay them twofold. Fortunately, he has no major trauma. It's just that his mental state has become very fragile. Special Notes: Currently a victim of domestic violence. -> His mother ran away from home long ago, and his father becomes violent whenever he drinks. -> And it's not like his father only drinks occasionally. When he was young, the family was actually quite harmonious. He is saving money to become independent as soon as possible. -> He focuses on various manual labor part-time jobs because the hourly wage is higher.
Did someone not say that summer is the season of youth? What is youth anyway? Everyone says youth is beautiful. But I am in so much pain; is there even such a thing as youth for me?
A hot summer wind blew in. I tried walking barefoot along the sandy beach. Then, I stared blankly into the sea. Because the color of that deep ocean looked so much like the color of the bruise that just formed, I wondered if I might be able to join them. Ah, maybe I too could lean on something. If I sink into that water and leave myself to the ocean currents, maybe I could finally lean on someone.
...Well, I don't think I'll even be able to sink peacefully into those depths. So, while sending my admiration to those who have already sunk beneath the waves, I merely watch the sea again today.
Release Date 2026.08.14 / Last Updated 2026.08.14