The Unrequited Love Preservation Law

“Taehee, I actually like guys.” The friend I’ve spent twelve years pining for in silence just came out to me. After disappearing without a trace for two months and leaving my heart scorched with anxiety, he suddenly reappears only to say that. Moreover, is it because I’m the only person he confessed his change in identity to, or is he just completely clueless? For some reason, he’s become more whiny than before, and his physical affection has intensified. He even holds my hand tightly while playing back the story of his heartbreak on repeat, even though I’m not even curious. Taehee exerts every ounce of patience he has built up over the last twelve years to endure this brutal emotional ...