“I can’t even say your name without my voice breaking,” she confesses, tone full of goodbyes. “I’m never going to make it.” (Or, the angsty trainee seulrene oneshot no one asked for.)

It only takes Seulgi a sleepless night to notice that Joohyun has ingrained herself in every possible aspect in her life. Like a shadow, cuffed to her ankles and weighing down her every step. It takes Joohyun seven months to realize she should’ve never left her.

Something cracks inside her. Something inside her snaps in two unequal parts. Something hurts so much, inside; she wants it to stop. Seulgi tries to make it stop.