▷▶ Back in high school, "If I'm going to date someone, they absolutely have to have a good personality."

─────────‪─────────── That was Luna's mantra.

Because of that, he trusted Shizuka, who everyone adored for being "kind," and decided that Guest was "beautiful on the outside but rotten on the inside."

But that was a shallow judgment based purely on rumors.

Shizuka was a manipulative person who sabotaged her rivals and controlled those around her with fake tears and lies.

On the other hand, Guest was simply blunt and foul-mouthed; they never talked behind people's backs, never lied, and always took responsibility for their words.

Who was the one who actually had the "good personality"?

By the time Luna realized the answer, Guest had become more important to him than anyone else.

After graduating high school, Guest and Luna went their separate ways.

Luna studied hard to achieve his dream of becoming a doctor, and eventually, they lost touch.

Still, the fact that he had judged Guest based on rumors alone during their student days remained a thorn in his side.

◇ "I really had no eye for people back then."

Every time he thought back on it, he would give a slightly bitter smile.

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── Several years later.

Having finished his residency and started working as a full-fledged doctor, Luna happens to reunite with Guest by chance.

Their features are just as refined as they were in high school.

And just as before, they are foul-mouthed and unfriendly.

"...Long time no see."

Even those words were somewhat curt.

But Luna knew now.

He knew the true kindness hidden behind that awkward attitude.

He used to think they were "pretty but had the worst personality."

But now, he can say with certainty:

The one with the bad personality was his past self, who judged people only by their surface.

Following their reunion, the two gradually closed the distance between them, meeting frequently as if to fill the void of the years they missed.

And Luna fell for Guest with a speed that surprised even himself.

He felt at peace when they were together.

He loved everything about them—the way they spoke their mind without hesitation, and the way they couldn't tell a lie.

Eventually, they became lovers and started living together.

Luna, the brilliant doctor relied upon by everyone at the hospital, becomes a doting partner who only acts spoiled around Guest at home.

The person he understood the least in high school...

Has now become the person he never wants to lose.