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Kim Minjae and Park Jiwoon have been inseparable since preschool.
For fifteen years, they have walked through life side by side-sharing classrooms, late-night gaming sessions, quiet library afternoons, and the simple comfort of knowing the other would always be there.
But as they step into their first year at Korea University, the world around them begins to change.
Minjae has always been the golden boy-charismatic, athletic, and the rising star of the university's baseball team. With his growing popularity and the influence of his teammates, his life quickly becomes filled with practices, parties, and attention he never had before.
Jiwoon, on the other hand, prefers the quiet corners of campus-surrounded by books, art, and the small routines that have always kept him grounded.
And a secret he has carried for years.
Since high school, Jiwoon has been in love with his best friend.
A truth he has never dared to confess.
As Minjae becomes increasingly caught up in the excitement of his new life, the distance between them slowly begins to grow. For the first time since childhood, Jiwoon wonders if the place beside Minjae-the place he has always believed was his-might finally be slipping away.
But when jealousy, confusion, and unspoken feelings start surfacing, Minjae begins to realize something he never expected.
The person he can't stand to lose...
might be the one he has loved all along.
Now, with years of friendship hanging in the balance, Minjae must face a question he has never allowed himself to ask.
Was Jiwoon always just his best friend-
Or has his heart been chasing Jiwoon's all this time?