The calm sea, which was endlessly peaceful, silently observed the moment when the cherry blossoms, fluttering in spring, turned into a fierce snowstorm of winter.
“From spring to winter…”
I involuntarily uttered these words, then covered my mouth with my hand in surprise. Did Jun hear it? Nervously, I turned my head toward Jun.
Upon seeing me like that, Jun slightly raised the corners of his mouth without saying anything. Following the trajectory of Jun’s gaze shifting back to the screen, I did the same.
For the first thirty minutes or so, scenes full of the freshness of spring continued, emitting a clear pastel ambiance.
The scenes of the male protagonist Hiroshi, who, before entering medical school, visits a small seaside village in Kyushu with the money he saved during his supplementary studies as a tutor, and falls in love with the female protagonist Yoo, who happened to visit the same place alone on the same day, were all captivating.
The small seaside village, the cozy homestay house, and the little world that only the two of them were slowly building in a place full of strangers. A world where only the two of them existed.
Somehow, I was irresistibly drawn into the memories of our first love, so similar to theirs, which grew uncontrollably in this place, this small space where Jun and I struggled to control the pace.
Their story, so reminiscent of our young love, both excited my heart like spring throughout the movie and instilled a slight tension, hinted from the first scene of the movie, about when the winter would come.
Perhaps I was afraid that I might glimpse Jun’s winter, the winter he faced alone.
And soon…
The small world Hiroshi and Yoo created together collapsed as soon as it left the seaside village, as if nothing had happened. Hiroshi continued to wait for Yoo in that seaside village. Despite his efforts to rebuild that world that had disappeared as if a violent storm had passed through, it was never realized. Yoo never returned to that place.
Only Hiroshi remained there alone, waiting for her. Only for her.
The image of Yoo, who had trapped Hiroshi in the cold winter, reminded me of myself at that time. I tried not to consciously recall it, but it was unavoidable.
At that moment, Hiroshi’s narration as he looked at the sea shook my heart.
“There is no deadline for this wait. She didn’t even set a deadline. Now, even resenting that fact is not bitter. It’s hard to imagine a day without waiting now. All that remains for me is waiting for her.
In this wait without a deadline, if by any chance, even once, I get to meet her again, I hope that the season of that day is spring. Because then, due to the landscapes of the season when I first met her, instead of harsh words filled with resentment, I can accurately talk about the beauty of the time we loved.”
All of Hiroshi’s words thudded against my heart like a big rock. Then, they gradually broke down and began to roll around, leaving faint scars here and there on the now smooth surface of my heart.
Tears welled up in my eyes, and despite wiping them away repeatedly, I couldn’t help the tears that kept welling up.
Perhaps Jun didn’t even know that he was expressing through Hiroshi the words he wanted to convey to me.
So, just once, only once, please appear in front of me. Show me the sincerity of the time when we loved each other. Confirm it for me. That’s the reason for this wait.
Even if the one continuing this love is alone.
At that moment, as I was about to turn my head to the familiar touch enveloping my shoulders, my body leaned into Jun’s embrace. In an instant, Jun’s broad chest filled my field of vision, along with the faint scent of spring spreading.
“Haru, stop looking here. You don’t have to look. It’s all in the past. It doesn’t hurt now. You don’t have to take away my pain. Your crying hurts me even more……. ”
Jun lightly kissed my head and embraced me even tighter. As if he were someone trying to take away the sadness I was feeling.
“You said you’re not crying.”
“……Yeah.”
Contrary to the answer, Jun’s lips, already stained with my shirt, released a light sigh.
At that moment, the sound of dialogue from the movie began to crumple. When I raised my head to look, Jun had quickly pressed the rewind button, and all the scenes were rapidly playing backward without mercy.
Hastily, Jun tried to pick up the remote control he had placed on my left, but Jun’s hand, which had already reached the place my gaze had touched, lightly picked up the remote control first.
Naturally, from Jun’s hand holding the remote control, my gaze moved to Jun’s face. Jun, without saying anything, turned his head expressionlessly.
A silent refusal. A look that no longer wanted to see me crying.
Unusually firm, unlike the usual Jun.
Jun’s right hand, which didn’t hold the remote control, touched my cheek. Due to the weight of emotions, his eyebrows drooped, and his eyes were filled with a face full of worry…….
As Jun gently wiped away the tears on my eyes with the back of his hand, he said, “If you ask me to play the movie again with your teary eyes, I might do it.”
Rather than getting angry, a feeling of sadness was conveyed, and it stung my heart. Whether my teary-eyed appearance was captured in Jun’s eyes or not, Jun let out another deep sigh and spoke as if he had made a decision.
“……Then, just watch the last scene. And Haru, promise me. Promise that you won’t ask to watch this movie again. Promise that you won’t watch it alone. From now on, I will only look at the me in front of your eyes, not the me in the past.”
I was momentarily dazed by Jun’s earnest gaze trying to secure a promise. Then, I firmly bit my lips and nodded slightly up and down.
Jun bit his lower lip as if gnawing on it and pointed the remote control toward the TV. When Jun let out a small sigh, a familiar scene began to appear on the screen. The landscape of a snowy mountain where a snowstorm could sweep in at any moment.
Male lead says he’s pregnant — and it’s female lead’s child
Something seems a bit off about this world.
Wang Zhao thought as she watched a pregnant man walking towards her…
Intro
Female lead finds herself in a world where the men who possess the ability to bear children.
As she navigates this unfamiliar reality, she is caught off guard by the sudden appearance of her boyfriend, who reveals that he is pregnant.
Is this truly her boyfriend?
Why can’t she recall any details about their time together?
She begins to doubt whether the child her boyfriend is carrying is even hers.
Is there a hidden reason behind her amnesia, or could it be a side effect of her sudden arrival in this strange new world?
Just when it seems the protagonist’s life couldn’t become any more entangled, her ex-boyfriend makes an unexpected appearance, raising questions about the protagonist’s past.
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