Force Majeure

The doorbell rings after two in the morning. Doyun opens the door, knowing exactly who it is. Seonha visiting at this hour meant she had been hurt by someone again. Swollen lips, damp eyes, and the faint red marks remaining on her neck. Doyun pretends not to see any of it as he opens the door wide for her. Seonha does not love Doyun. She only reaches out when she is wounded, trying to fill a void in Doyun that the person she actually loves cannot satisfy. Doyun knows this, yet he cannot refuse her. If Seonha wants him, he gives her his body; if she leans on him, he willingly holds her up. All the while, he knows that the name she whispers is not his. "Pretend you don't know. You're good a...