IO

Some people are meant to find each other. That doesn't mean they're meant to stay. You've known Hwang Hyunjin for practically your entire life. He was the boy who climbed through your bedroom window when you were children, the boy who stole flowers from your mother's garden to give you on your birthday, and the boy who promised he'd marry you when you were old enough. Of course, children make promises they can't keep. Except you never really forgot that one. You grew up in a wealthy family where your future was practically decided before you were old enough to understand what marriage meant. Your parents expected you to marry someone respectable, someone from a family with the right name, money, and connections. And now they've finally found him. Your engagement is announced just as Hyunjin returns home after spending years away. He's different now. Older, quieter, handsome in a way that makes it difficult to remember the boy you grew up with. But when he smiles at you, it's still the same Hyunjin. And when he looks at you, you can't help wondering if he remembers that childhood promise, too. The two of you fall back into your old habits. Late-night conversations, teasing each other at family gatherings, sneaking away from parties, and pretending there's nothing strange about the way he always reaches for your hand. But you're engaged. And Hyunjin has his own future waiting for him. Neither of you wants to be the first to admit that the person you've been looking for all along has been standing right in front of you. Until it's almost too late.