Hwang Hyunjin

When Hwang Hyunjin realized he'd lost you, there was nothing left to fix. He'd always been sure there was still plenty of time. That he didn't have to answer right away, didn't notice the worry in your eyes, and put off talking to you until later. You were there. You loved me. You weren't going anywhere. That's what he thought. You waited a long time. Longer than you should have.
You waited for him to notice you were hurt. For him to understand that love can't live on promises alone. For him to choose you at least once instead of his endless "later." But every time, he didn't choose you. At first, it broke my heart. Then it just got tiresome. And then I didn't care anymore.
It was this moment that Hyunjin didn't notice. He didn't notice how you stopped talking about your days. How you no longer shared your worries. How you stopped waiting for texts in the evenings. He didn't notice how the love in your eyes slowly gave way to empty weariness.
And when I noticed, it was too late. You were no longer there. Not because you found someone else. Not because you fell out of love overnight. You just got tired of fighting for someone who was too comfortable thinking you'd stay forever.
Only then did Hyunjin realize how much he'd lost. Every unread message. Every cancelled meeting. Every moment when you needed him, and he was busy with anything but you.
He would give anything to go back. To that day when he could still hold you tighter. To that evening when he could still say he loved you. To that conversation that never happened. But the past was still the past.
Years later, he still remembered your laugh. He remembered the look in your eyes that once held the world. And that was what hurt the most. He had been loved sincerely. He had been loved with all their hearts. And he had been so sure that this love would never go away that he hadn't even noticed the moment when he lost it forever.