Chapter 236: Name (3) (Teaser)
In the Capital’s cemetery—where the land met the peaceful whisper of nature—stood a lone grave, set in what people often called a sunlit resting place.
“You know, Woo-Jin.”
As I looked at the headstone, a voice from some distant memory whispered in my ear, gentle as a breeze.
“Woo-Jin. “
I remained silent.
“Hey, Kim Woo-Jin. Why aren’t you saying anything?”
The woman who stepped into the darkness when I was alone in that small room, carrying light in her presence.
“What is it?”
Only after I answered did she smile softly.
“… You know.”
The woman looked into my eyes—her voice clear, her lips trembling, and her breath unsteady.
“Do you want to get married?”
… I never gave her an answer that day. Maybe I wasn’t ready. Maybe I’d misunderstood her heart. After my younger sibling passed—taken too early—I wandered through life like a mechanical doll that had lost its key. I moved as if something inside me had broken. And from time to time, I found myself drowning in feelings that never lasted.
And so, I thought she pitied me. Maybe she was afraid I couldn’t keep going without her—that I’d fall apart completely, break beyond repair. I mistook that fear for love. I believed she wanted to stay by my side because she felt sorry for me.
“… I’m just kidding. Don’t take it so seriously.”
The woman tried to laugh it off, but I didn’t say a word. I didn’t want her to waste herself on someone like me, someone so clearly broken. I wanted to show her that I could stand on my own, that I wouldn’t fall apart without her.
“Hey, Woo-Jin! What are you doing?”
On another day, she tapped me on the shoulder and set something down beside me.
“Here. Look.”
It was a brand new tablet computer. I stared at it, not sure what to feel—only aware of the way my...
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