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2024-10-05
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2025-11-07
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Love of a Lifetime

Summary:

Baek Dohwa hated attention. He hated to be stared at, talked about, to be touched, but when it was he wanted it all. However she already loved someone else and so he stayed silent. Until he couldn't anymore. Until she found that he loved her and didn't love him back.

Ten years had passed since he saw last saw Shim Su-ae but she's still in his dreams, always in the back of his mind. Almost forgotten but not quite. He was fine though. He was completely fine even if his heart leapt at the sound of her name because at least he didn't need to see her anymore. Or at least so he thought.

Notes:

I have always been Team Dohwa because like Eunhyeok was fine and all, before he ghosted her of course, but personally I lovedd Dohwa and there's no way I'm the only one. Now that everyone's saying that it will go with the True Beauty plotline and Su-ae and Eunhyeok will get back together, I've decided to write this fanfiction because I need her to end up with Dohwa.

Sorry for the ramblings. Anyways, I hope all of the Dohwa fans like me will enjoy this wonderful fanfiction in which Dohwa actually gets the happy ending he deserves.

(See the end of the work for other works inspired by this one.)

Chapter 1

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"Do you... like me?" 

It was a simple question. He could've just said no. He should've said no. It would've been so easy for him to lie but when she looked at him like that how could he dare to think of such a thing? How could he dare to deny his feelings which were so tumultuous and profuse? His tears dripped slowly, cool against his red face. Why did you have to ask me that, Su-ae? Ask me when you know I can't lie? He resented her so much, hated her so much for not picking him, but... 

"You're just realizing now?" 

...he loved her. He loved her so much and he knew she'd never love him back because he was just a friend and once he was alright with that. He was fine with just her around because she smiled at him. She smiled at him even as she wiped his tears but there was something a little broken about her smile now. Something that made his heart clench. 

I'm sorry, Su-ae.