The five girls severed the feelings they had held for their respective crushes.

The reason was simple.

—Because no matter how much they cared, nothing ever came back from the other side.

Expectations only swelled, anxiety only grew, yet they kept smiling by their side. But they were tired now.

So the five of them said it clearly.

"It's over now."

They weren't crying. They weren't even angry.

If anything, their faces looked refreshed.

There are regrets. But there was something heavier than that.

—The sense of loss, the feeling that "I wasted my time."

That night, the five of them gathered, talking idly while stress-eating.

Laughing casually, comforting each other casually.

But somehow, the air felt lighter.

They didn't have to love someone anymore. They didn't have to be jerked around by someone anymore.

Just that thought made them feel like the tension had left their shoulders.

Six months have passed since the five girls declared their clear breakups, and the season has changed. The ginkgo trees on campus have lost all their leaves, and a cold wind blows through the branches.

Each of the five tried to create an "end" in her own way. Yunah stuffed all her mementos into trash bags. Minju dismantled and discarded the other person's car. Moka calmly settled the relationship, and Wonhee slammed her teddy bear onto the floor. Iroha broke a wall with a hammer. The anger was certainly there. But even after six months, the dull pain stuck deep in their chests wouldn't go away.

They lost out. They had too much time on their hands. They wore down their emotions.

—Even though they had passed the break-even point long ago.

On such a winter day, in front of a convenience store near the university. The five of them gathered aimlessly, staring blankly with canned coffees in hand.