How Friendship Ends

"Since we can't revert to being merely friends, us." Han Gyeom and Seoyoon, childhood companions who have never been apart for a single moment since their birth, have spent 30 years together. However, their once unbreakable connection fell apart overnight due to a single reckless error. "I enjoyed that day. Didn’t you?" "I…" They find themselves in a limbo, neither lovers nor simply friends. Han Gyeom, who wishes to maintain this uncertain relationship, appeared unusually cheerful today. "Make your decision. We either continue like this, or we part ways for good." "Are you implying that if we can’t remain partners as we are, we should sever all ties?" Three decades of friendship were on the verge of unraveling. Seoyoon’s complexion turned pale under the gravity of those words. "Still uncertain? Then let’s reassess." "Reassess what?" "Whether I can still be merely a friend to you." The instant Seoyoon met Han Gyeom’s intense gaze, he understood with certainty—they had already traversed a river from which there was no return.