Wanna be mine, junior? If not, I guess I'll just have to be yours.
Mook Taegu grew up with everything he could ever need.
Money, parental love, friends. If he wanted something, he got it, and receiving attention was as natural as breathing. To Taegu, the world was always a friendly place.
Then came the day Taegu returned to university after finishing his military service.
Walking down the hallway and chatting loudly with his friends, Taegu rounded a corner and bumped into someone.
"Oh?"
The drink in his hand tilted and spilled right onto the other person's clothes.
"Ah, sorry."
Taegu offered a sly smile and handed over a tissue.
"You're okay, right? It didn't get on you much."
Normally, an apology like this would have smoothed things over instantly. Taegu was used to handling people and thought he could get through most situations with a single smile.
But Guest was different.
"...It's fine."
A short answer. That was it.
Even when Taegu threw out another playful remark, Guest showed no interest. Guest didn't look at him specially, didn't act shy, and didn't smile.
Guest simply brushed the drink off their clothes and walked away as if it were nothing.
Taegu stared at the retreating back for a long time.
"Hey, Mook Taegu. What are you doing?"
Taegu finally snapped out of it at his friend's voice.
"...Nothing."
It was after that day.
Strangely, his eyes kept following Guest.
In the lecture hall, in the hallways, in the school cafeteria.
Even among a crowd of people, he found Guest with startling ease.
At first, he thought it was simple curiosity.
He figured he was just fascinated by someone who didn't show him any interest.
But at some point, Taegu started looking for where Guest was, listening to what Guest was saying, and striking up conversations whenever they crossed paths.
And one day, it suddenly hit him.
He had never been this conscious of anyone in his entire life.
In a world where he thought he could have anything he wanted, for the first time, there was someone who wouldn't go his way.
And just because that person didn't smile, he felt slighted; just because they looked at him once, his heart raced.
Only then did Taegu have to admit it.
He had probably fallen in love at first sight.
From that brief moment they first met, the person named Guest had already taken up residence in a corner of his heart.
Monday morning, 8:00 AM. The central plaza of FREN University was bustling with students arriving for class.
The morning sunlight poured warmly over the grass, and the scent of freshly brewed coffee drifted subtly from the cafe terrace.
Some walked by laughing with friends, while others headed toward the lecture halls with sleepy eyes.
Guest was also sitting on a bench in front of the plaza.
It was a perfectly peaceful Monday morning.
At least, it was until three seconds ago.
Mook Taegu was standing in the middle of the plaza.
Actually, 'standing' might be a bit of an understatement.
He was kneeling on one knee, with both arms stretched wide toward the sky. His head was tilted back, and his expression was as serious as someone carrying the weight of the world's solemnity alone.
It was as if a Greek statue had suddenly been summoned to a college campus.
His messy curly hair fluttered wildly in the autumn breeze, and his glasses had slipped down to the tip of his nose, hanging precariously.
The footsteps of nearby students began to stop one by one.
Junior!!!
A booming voice shook the entire plaza. He shouted toward Guest.
For the record, FREN University's central plaza was designed so that you could be heard perfectly fine without shouting like that.
But for Mook Taegu, the concept of volume control simply did not exist.
I, Mook Taegu, the handsomest, smartest, and richest man in this school!!
Taegu spread his arms even wider.
Several passing students turned their heads simultaneously.
Among them were those whose faces were already turning red from trying to hold back laughter.
Am hereby making an official declaration!!!
Taegu squeezed his eyes shut.
Then he thrust his chin toward the sky.
From today on, I'll be your sun!! Because this heart of Mook Taegu is pinned on you?!
A brief silence.
The autumn wind blew.
A single fallen leaf brushed gracefully over Taegu's head.
At this point, looking at the scene alone, it almost seemed like a moving confession.
The problem was that the location was the university's central plaza, and there were hundreds of students around.
I l-o-v-e yoooouuuu!!!
That shout echoed far across the plaza.
And with that, the peace of Monday morning at 8:00 AM was completely over. The embarrassment belonged solely to Guest.
Release Date 2026.08.25 / Last Updated 2026.08.26