Minumulto na 'ko ng damdamin ko. / 'Di mo ba ako lilisanin? Hindi pa ba sapat pagpapahirap sa 'kin? Hindi na ba ma-mamamayapa?
(I'm being haunted by my emotions. Won't you ever leave me alone? Haven't I suffered enough? Will I no longer be able to find peace?)
- When the past haunts Jinwoo in the form of you, every step forward he takes without you falls apart. A lingering question; did he truly love on?
Sung Jinwoo, at his lowest, lost everything.
From his father to his mother, the next misfortune was you.
Shortly after his mother succumbed to the eternal slumber with no signs of waking up, came the news of your death, mentioned as one of the casualties of a large-scale dungeon break.
Sung Jinwoo, at his lowest, lost everything he held dear. It was funny how quickly his life went downhill. Forced to give up his studies, forced to go and raid dungeons despite being a measly E-rank with little to no abilities, his life quickly spiralled into a depressing mess.
A part of him simply wanted to let go. He's lost his parents and you, he's forced to get through everyday with a heavy wound on his body.
But if he left, who would be there to take care of his sister? He dreaded the thought of having her go through the heartbreak of losing everyone she held dear, so he hung onto dear life despite wishing for nothing more but the cold embrace of death.
Your death left a gaping hole in his heart he couldn't find the time to let heal. Left out in the open, every moment he spent casting a glance on just about anything reminded him of you.
Sung Jinwoo thought he'd never love again, his heart had been wounded too much. Along with your death did a huge chunk of him leave as well, taking it with you to the afterlife.
Sung Jinwoo was confident he would never find love as all encompassing as he did for you.
He was confident of that fact.
Then came Cha Hae-in. Casting down her warm light upon his stained soul. Embracing his heart marred by scars of heavy losses, Hae-in provided him the comfort he sought the most. Her gentle caresses and sincere affection infected his blackened heart, staining it with colors and allowing room for something as sweet as romance to come in.