Pierce My Heart

When Jae-In watches her longtime crush, Hyun-Ho, accept a romantic confession from another girl, she makes the painful decision to bury her feelings for good. Rather than letting heartbreak drive them apart, the two maintain their bond, transitioning seamlessly from high school classmates into deeply connected friends in adulthood. For years, Jae-In keeps her emotions carefully guarded, finding comfort in the stable companionship they share. However, a hidden act of teenage rebellion threatens to upend their carefully balanced dynamic. A secret body piercing Jae-In once got to quietly defy her strict parents becomes infected, leaving her desperate and with only one person she trusts enough to ask for help. Hyun-Ho steps in to care for her, but his unconventional approach to treating the infection repeatedly places them in unexpectedly intimate and compromising situations. As physical boundaries blur, Jae-In is forced to confront the emotions she thought she had long since laid to rest. She must ultimately weigh the safe, familiar happiness of their enduring friendship against the terrifying possibility of risking everything for something deeper.