Masuk“Kaelin, this feels wrong… we shouldn’t be doing this,” he muttered, his voice shaky, eyes darting away like he wasn’t sure if he should even be here. “Relax… just trust me,” I said quietly, trying to ease the tension in his shoulders. He sighed, still looking conflicted. “But I’m not gay,” he blurted out again, like he needed to remind himself. I couldn’t help but chuckle. “Neither am I.” He frowned, hesitating. “Then doesn’t this make us gay?” I shook my head with a small smile. “Nah, Elian. Some things don’t make you gay. We’re just… helping each other out. That’s all. Keep that in mind.” Unrequited follows Elian….a rich kid still haunted by his dad’s death. Things take a turn when he falls for a girl in his class, not knowing their families share a dark, twisted past that’s bound to mess everything up. His best friend Kaelin is struggling too — torn between feelings he shouldn’t have for Elian and the pain of being rejected by his own family. And then there’s Lloyd, quietly caught in the middle, dealing with his own confusing feelings for Kaelin that only make things messier. As secrets start to spill, their lives tangle in ways none of them saw coming. Unrequited is a story about love that hurts, truths that cut deep, and how the past always finds a way back.
Lihat lebih banyak차갑고 하얀 침대 위, 설아는 떨리는 손을 억지로 뻗어 머리맡 테이블 위에 올려둔 휴대폰을 간신히 집어 들었다.
언제부터 흘렸는지도 모를 식은땀이 등줄기를 타고 흘러내리며 시트를 적셨고, 열기로 달아오른 얼굴은 숨을 쉴 때마다 타는 듯이 뜨거웠다. 눈앞이 흐릿하게 흔들렸다. 손끝에 감각이 없었다. 휴대폰 화면에 뜬 이름 석 자조차 초점을 맞추기 힘들었지만, 손가락은 습관처럼 아니, 어쩌면 마지막 본능처럼 그 이름을 눌렀다.
서진 오빠.
통화 버튼을 누르자 텅 빈 신호음만 허공에 울려 퍼졌다. 한 번, 두 번. 설아는 바짝 마른 입술을 꾹 깨물었다.
제발.
속으로 되뇌었지만 입 밖으로는 끝내 나오지 않았다. 언제부터였을까. 그에게 제발 이라는 말조차 꺼내기 두려워진 게.
다시 한 번 버튼을 눌렀을 때, 기다렸던 목소리 대신 수화기 너머로 시끄러운 음악 소리와 웅성거리는 사람들의 소리가 쏟아져 들어왔다. 어딘가 떠들썩한 곳. 그가 어디에 있는지는 묻지 않아도 알 것 같았다. 아니, 이미 알고 있었다. 그래도 전화를 건 건 그래도 혹시, 라는 마음 때문이었다.
"말해."
짧고 건조한 한마디. 반가움도, 걱정도, 심지어 형식적인 안부조차 담기지 않은 목소리였다. 술자리 소음 속에서도 그 냉랭함은 선명하게 전해졌다.
설아는 목구멍까지 치밀어 오르는 무언가를 꾹 눌러 삼키며, 몸 어딘가 마지막으로 남아 있을 힘을 끌어모아 간신히 입을 열었다.
"오빠… 저 몸이 너무 안 좋아요. 지금 와줄 수 있어요?“
'딱 한 번만. 딱 한 번만 와줘요.'
말하지 못한 말들이 목 안에서 뭉쳤다.
잠깐의 침묵.
아주 잠깐이었지만, 그 침묵은 설아에게 이미 답이었다. 기대하지 말았어야 했다. 알면서도 전화를 건 자신이 어리석었다.
"지금은 좀 바빠. 사람 보낼게.“
한숨조차 섞이지 않은, 깔끔하게 잘라낸 말투였다. 그리고 그게 전부였다. 툭, 아무렇지 않게, 너무나 익숙하게 전화가 끊겼다.
설아는 멍하니 어두워진 화면을 바라보았다. 뭔가를 더 말하려 했는지, 입이 아직 반쯤 열려 있었다. 하지만 더 이상 나올 말도, 흘릴 눈물도, 남은 힘도 없었다.
사람을 보낸다고.
3년 전이었다면 울었을 것이다. 2년 전이었다면 화가 났을 것이다. 하지만 지금의 설아는 그저 공허했다. 가슴 한가운데가 텅 빈 것처럼, 아프지도 않았다. 이미 너무 많이 익숙해진 탓이었다.
손가락에 힘이 천천히 풀리며 휴대폰이 침대 위로 떨어졌다. 둔탁한 소리가 조용한 방 안에 울렸다. 그리고 설아도, 그 작은 소리를 끝으로 그대로 의식을 잃었다.
3년 전.
설아는 누가 봐도 빛나는 사람이었다.
경영학과 새내기였던 그때, 설아는 캠퍼스 안에서도 단연 눈에 띄는 존재였다. 전공 수업 첫날부터 교수의 질문에 막힘없이 답했고, 시험마다 최상위권을 놓치지 않았다.
처음 캠퍼스를 걷던 날, 설아를 본 사람들은 자신도 모르게 시선을 거두지 못했다. 하얗고 작은 얼굴에 또렷한 이목구비, 별다른 꾸밈이 없어도 눈길을 붙잡는 얼굴이었다. 지나가던 선배들이 괜히 말을 걸었고, 동기들은 먼저 번호를 물어왔다. 누군가는 그녀를 보며 감탄했고, 누군가는 괜스레 긴장했다.
하지만 정작 설아 본인은 몰랐다. 자신이 어떤 얼굴을 하고 이 캠퍼스를 걷고 있는지 거울 앞에서도 크게 들여다보지 않았고, 예쁘다는 말에도 그냥 웃어 넘겼다.
그 시절의 설아에겐 꿈이 있었다. 하고 싶은 일이 있었고, 가고 싶은 길이 있었다.
그 길이 어긋나기 시작한 건 그를 만나면서부터였다.
“I think I’m gonna visit Mum for a few days, Kae. Celia said she misses me pretty bad,” I told him as I made my way toward the shower, already peeling my shirt off.“Yeah, I think you should,” he said easily. “I can come along if you want.”I laughed. “You keep forgetting that Mum doesn’t really like you.”“And you keep forgetting that I like people who hate me. Makes things interesting.”I shook my head, still smiling as I stepped under the water.When I came out a few minutes later, towel slung low on my hips, I found him on the bed, phone pressed to his ear, talking to his dad. His voice had that respectful tone he only used with him.I leaned down and whispered, “My regards to him, Kaelin.”He shot me a look and ended the call without passing the message.“Sorry,” he said, tossing the phone aside. “That would’ve extended the call by at least ten minutes.”“That’s not an excuse.”He just shifted onto his side, propping his head up with his hand, watching me.“You sure you don’t wan
I headed straight for the fridge.“Move,” I said, nudging Kaelin away from blocking literally the entire kitchen like the giant he is.“I’m supervising,” he replied, crossing his arms like some Michelin-rated bodyguard.“You’re in my way.”He didn’t move.I sighed as I grabbed the onions and set to work, ignoring Kaelin who was leaning on the counter right beside me…. watching me like a hawk.“I can help,” he suddenly announced, snatching the knife from my hand.“You sure?” I asked, slowly stepping back like I was watching a toddler pick up a chainsaw.“I’m not incompetent,” he announced proudly right before slicing into the onion like he was chopping firewood and I stifled a laugh.He blinked once. Twice.Then his entire face scrunched up.“Oh my God,” he muttered, clutching his eyes. “Why does it burn like this?!”I slapped a hand over my mouth, snorting. Lloyd, who had been pretending to scroll his phone at the kitchen entrance, straight-up lost it.“Holy shit,” Lloyd wheezed. “Are
“What’s that on your neck?” Kaelin asked as we were driving home, leaning closer. I checked myself in the mirror and scoffed.“It’s a hickey, genius. Not a bullet wound. Calm down.”He actually looked… shocked? Like this was breaking news to him.“Why’d you let her do that to you?” he asked, all serious.“What the hell are you talking about? It’s just a hickey!”“I hate them,” he muttered.“On yourself or on someone?” I raised a brow.“Nah, on myself. Why would I let anyone give me a hickey?” Then he winked. “But I can give someone one, though.”I rolled my eyes, laughing. It was so Kaelin to turn something random into a flirting opportunity.“It’ll fade in a couple days. I just have to hide it.”“I’m honestly surprised you’re not freaking out and trying to jump out of the car right now,” he said suddenly, chuckling and I furrowed my brows.“I kis…..”“KAELIN. Shut up.”I’m seriously trying not to freak out here. I keep telling myself it was just a heat of the moment thing, that he d
ELIAN’S POV“You know what to do… don’t you?” he murmured, and I tilted my head in confusion…right up until the girl took my dick into her mouth. I gasped, and he used that exact moment to shove his tongue into my mouth.He tasted like cigarettes and wine, and it made me feel lightheaded. Kaelin didn’t leave me a second to breathe… he sucked my lower lip, slow and teasing, and a moan slipped out of me when I felt her tongue circle my tip.His grip around my neck tightened, and I winced. Was he trying to kill me?“Kae…lin… ah…”I almost died from embarrassment. I wanted to tell him to loosen his hold on my neck, but what came out sounded way too much like a moan.He bit my lower lip lightly, and a low groan rumbled against my mouth as he finally let go. He came, pulled out of her, and tossed the condom aside like it was nothing, while she collapsed onto the bed, trembling, body slick with sweat and utterly spent.“Don’t tell me you’re exhausted?” Kaelin asked, like it wasn’t obvious f
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The first thing I noticed when I woke up was the pounding in my head. The second was that someone had covered me with a blanket. My room smelled faintly like cigarette smoke and alcohol and someone’s cologne. I blinked a few times, trying to piece together what happened last night, but everythin
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Kaelin sat down beside me, the bed dipping slightly under his weight. For a few seconds, neither of us said anything. The silence wasn’t heavy this time, just… familiar. Comfortable. Then he nudged my shoulder lightly. “You look like you just ran away from a crime scene.” I glanced at him. “You
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