"When Love Finds Its Way Back"

Prompt: Plot Summary: Kim Chaewon, the most popular boy in school, is arranged to marry Kim Minjoo, the president of the student council, as part of a family agreement. At first, they maintain a cordial relationship, but Minjoo’s heart belongs to someone else—Yujin, a member of the basketball team. As Minjoo and Yujin grow closer, Chaewon sees their happiness and, feeling that Minjoo deserves to love who she truly wants, decides to break up with her. He believes Minjoo shouldn’t stay in the arrangement just out of obligation and that she should follow her heart. Heartbroken, Minjoo watches as Chaewon leaves, and with his departure, she begins to realize that her feelings for him had always been deeper than she thought. But now, with Chaewon gone and seemingly out of her life, she feels like it’s too late. She struggles with guilt, knowing that she had hurt him when she was too focused on her feelings for Yujin. After eight months of studying abroad, Chaewon returns to Korea, but he is a changed person—cold, distant, and emotionally closed off. Minjoo, desperate to speak with him, tries to approach him, but he ignores her, creating a painful distance between them. Minjoo refuses to give up. One day, after school, she finally confronts Chaewon in a quiet corner of the school courtyard. She pours her heart out, confessing how much she has missed him, how she has realized that her love for him was real all along. She apologizes for hurting him, admitting that she was afraid of her own feelings and unsure of what she wanted at the time. Chaewon listens silently, his cold exterior slowly cracking as he hears the sincerity in her voice. After a long pause, he steps closer, his guard falling. The air between them is thick with unspoken emotions, and without saying a word, Chaewon reaches out to gently touch her cheek. His touch is soft, but it carries a weight of longing that both of them had buried for too long. “Minjoo,” he whispers, his voice raw with emotion, “you don’t know how much I’ve missed you too.” In that moment, they embrace, the world around them fading away. Their kiss is slow, filled with the warmth of everything they had been holding back. It’s tender, yet full of the intensity that had been growing between them since they first met. The kiss deepens, as they both realize that they belong with each other—not because of their families’ expectations, but because of the undeniable love they share. After the kiss, they pull back slightly, their foreheads resting against each other, both breathing heavily. “I was a fool to let you go,” Chaewon admits, his voice soft but full of regret. Minjoo smiles, tears in her eyes, as she wraps her arms around him tightly. “You weren’t a fool,” she whispers back. “We both needed time to figure things out. But now I know what I want… and it’s you.” They spend the rest of the evening together, talking, laughing, and rediscovering each other. The emotional scars of the past begin to heal as they reconnect, knowing that their love is stronger than any obstacles that may come their way. Happy Ending for Chaewon and Minjoo, filled with intimate, sweet moments, kisses, and the joy of finally being together after realizing that love cannot be forced—it must come from the heart.