The Weight of Accumulated Snow

Joo Yoon is exhausted by his classmate Hyun Jaekyung, who constantly provokes him and picks fights without any discernible reason. Though Joo Yoon is not naturally inclined to speak cruelly to others, the relentless harassment has caused deep resentment to build within him over a remarkably short time. In many ways, Jaekyung pushed him to this breaking point. Yet, after their latest confrontation ends with Jaekyung storming off in a sudden hurry, Joo Yoon begins to wonder if he finally went too far. Driven by an uneasy conscience, he goes to check on him—only to find Jaekyung with a flushed, swollen face, clearly having just broken down in tears. Despite viewing Jaekyung as an infuriating brat who flies into a rage over the smallest things, Joo Yoon finds himself inexplicably unsettled whenever they are apart. The boy’s mere absence gnaws at him, while his striking appearance alone is enough to drive Joo Yoon completely out of his mind. Caught between mounting frustration and an undeniable, consuming fixation, Joo Yoon realizes a stark truth: no one else in their right mind would ever seriously consider spending a lifetime with someone as difficult as Hyun Jaekyung. That burden, it seems, falls entirely on him.