Chapter 123

Meanwhile, the air at school — where I'd worn my uniform again after a long while — seemed to flow a little differently than usual.

Clatter.

As I slid open the front door and stepped into the classroom, the first thing that caught my eye was Woon Seong-ha, slumped face-down at his desk by the window.

Sensing someone approach, Seong-ha lifted his head, and our eyes met across the empty air.

"...Oh, hey."

"...Yeah. Hey."

A short greeting. Then a strange silence followed.

Whether it was because we'd agreed to practice separately for a while, or because I was keeping my distance so as not to be too conscious of his acting, I couldn't say.

We couldn't joke around or talk easily like we usually did, and ended up just awkwardly avoiding each other's eyes. If anything, Seong-ha was the one more careful of my moods.

It felt like I'd…