『Lingering Warmth』
Three years ago, they were lovers squeezed into a tiny rented apartment, sharing dreams of the rest of their lives together. Young and reckless, pride outweighed love. One silent misunderstanding, one hasty parting — and they never heard from each other again. Three years later, they meet again in the workplace. She has become the partner company's aloof director; she is the project liaison. Side by side day after day, limited to business dealings — every word polite, every inch distant. Everyone praises them as the most perfectly matched work partners. No one knows that they once loved deeply, wept bitterly, and spent three years secretly missing each other. It turns out the best reunion is never dramatic. It's the autumn wind rising again after the years — I wander in circles, the lingering warmth never cooled, and I still fall in love with the same you.