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heeseung's pov
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ℐ can't remember the last time I felt genuinely happy with her. But even now, when things are at their worst, I'm still in love with her. That's what makes this so complicated. I can't just walk away-not when she's still everything to me. ㅤ ㅤ
"Why do you stay?" she asked the night we argued, her eyes cold and distant. ㅤ ㅤ
"Because I love you," I replied, struggling to keep my voice steady. "Even though you've changed. I still catch glimpses of the girl I fell for-in the way you laugh or when you're asleep next to me." ㅤ ㅤ
She scoffed, a trace of bitterness in her tone. "That girl is long gone." ㅤ ㅤ
"I know," I said, feeling the sting. "But you used to make me feel like I mattered. Like I was worth loving. And when you're in a good mood, it's like nothing else in the world matters. Those moments are rare now, but they keep me here." ㅤ ㅤ
She gave me a sharp look. "So, you're saying you're sticking around for some fleeting nostalgia? that doesn't makes sense heeseung." ㅤ ㅤ
"for me, it does." I continued, held her pinkie "You smiled at me like I was the only person in the room. It felt like fate." ㅤ ㅤ
"Well, fate doesn't always stick around," she snapped, her voice cutting through the silence. she pull away from my hand, look of hatred and disgust flared in her eyes. ㅤ ㅤ
"Yeah, I get it," I said, struggling to keep my voice to be loud, its getting insufferable with this annoying tears that trying to come out. ㅤ ㅤ
"I keep trying to make you happy, to bring back that smile. And when you do smile, even for a second, all the pain seems to. . . disappear." ㅤ ㅤ
She rolled her eyes. "And what about all the times I've hurt you? Haven't you had enough?" ㅤ ㅤ
"I know it's toxic," I admitted, feeling the weight of her words. "But every time I think about leaving, I picture you alone. I can't stand the thought of you being hurt or unhappy, even if it means I'm the one suffering." ㅤ ㅤ
She sighs out loud "Don't you see?. . . I'm not the same person. Maybe it's time for you to move on hee, for us." ㅤ ㅤ
I looked at her, the hurt and love tangled in my chest. "Even when it's painful, you're still the one I want eun, the one I love." ㅤ ㅤ
She stared back, her expression unreadable. The silence stretched between us, heavy with unspoken truths. "And i have loved you heeseung. And stopped years ago." She walks away from our shared house with her handbag hanging on her shoulder. ㅤ ㅤ
It is hurts, but for you eun, hurting is the kind of pain i'm in love with. So I stayed, just like always.
