Scene 1 — Hana Chooses No One
The night air felt heavy.
Nick stood on one side.
Joon-woo on the other.
Both waiting.
Both holding their breath.
Hana stood between them… trembling… overwhelmed… exhausted from years of unresolved feelings.
Her voice finally came out.
"…I can't choose."
Silence dropped like something breaking.
Nick's eyes widened slightly.
Joon-woo's chest stopped moving.
Hana shook her head slowly… tears gathering.
"I loved… I lost… I hurt people… I hurt myself…"
Her voice cracked.
"I don't even know who I am without all this pain anymore."
She stepped back from both of them.
"I don't want to choose from fear… guilt… or memories."
Her tears fell freely now.
"So… I choose myself."
Nick looked down.
He already expected this… but it still hurt.
Joon-woo looked like the ground disappeared under him.
"I need to heal," she whispered.
"I need to breathe without feeling broken."
She bowed her head slightly.
"…I'm sorry."
Nick closed his eyes… then nodded slowly.
Painful… but respectful.
"Then live well," he said quietly.
He turned and walked away.
No anger.
Just acceptance.
Joon-woo didn't move.
Didn't speak.
Didn't breathe.
Finally… he whispered—
"…I would've waited forever."
She looked at him… heart trembling.
"That's why I can't let you."
She walked away too.
Leaving him standing alone under the city lights.
Again.
⏳ Scene 2 — Someone Returns
A few weeks later…
Hana had thrown herself into work completely.
Reporting. Filming. Editing. Traveling.
No time to think.
No time to feel.
Just movement.
Just survival.
One evening at the news station—
A new employee arrived.
The office buzzed with curiosity.
"New senior producer joined today."
"Transferred from overseas."
"Apparently very talented."
Hana walked past the hallway…
Then stopped.
Her heartbeat slammed violently.
Standing near the window…
Calm posture.
Soft but distant expression.
Eyes that once held warmth… now carrying quiet strength.
Gemmy.
Years changed her.
She looked more mature… composed… elegant…
But her eyes…
Still held old pain.
They stared at each other across the room.
Neither moved.
Neither smiled.
Just silence filled with everything unsaid for years.
Gemmy walked toward her slowly.
Stopped at arm's length.
Her voice was calm.
"…Hello, Hana."
Hana's lips trembled.
"…You came back."
Gemmy nodded once.
"For work."
A pause.
Then softly—
"…And for closure."
Hana's eyes filled immediately.
"I tried to find you… I—"
Gemmy raised a hand gently.
"Not now."
Not cold.
Just controlled.
She looked at Hana carefully… studying her face.
"You look tired."
Hana let out a weak laugh.
"…Life happened."
Gemmy nodded.
"…To all of us."
Before Hana could say more—
A staff member rushed in.
"Hana! Emergency assignment!"
She turned.
"What happened?"
"Live broadcast special interview tonight."
"With the top global idol performing in the city."
Pause.
Hana already knew.
Joon-woo.
Gemmy watched Hana's reaction carefully.
Everything became clear instantly.
Nothing had really ended.
Gemmy spoke quietly—
"…Looks like the past is still working overtime."
🎤 Scene 3 — Live Broadcast Confession
The studio was packed.
Millions watching live.
Fans everywhere.
Lights blazing.
Energy electric.
Joon-woo sat across from Hana again.
But this time…
Gemmy stood behind the control panel.
Watching both of them.
Watching everything.
The interview started professionally.
Questions about music. Tours. Success.
But tension was visible to anyone paying attention.
Near the end—
Hana asked softly:
"One final question… something viewers always wonder…"
Her voice was steady… but her heart wasn't.
"Have you ever truly loved someone?"
The entire studio went silent.
Joon-woo didn't answer immediately.
He looked past the cameras.
At Hana.
Then… slowly… toward the control room window.
Gemmy.
Then back to Hana.
He stood up.
Live broadcast still running.
Staff panicking silently.
His voice was calm… but shaking underneath.
"Yes."
A pause.
"I loved someone once…"
Another breath.
"…and I never stopped."
The studio froze.
Hana's heart slammed violently.
Gemmy's hand tightened on the control desk.
He stepped closer to Hana's chair.
Millions watching.
No script.
No safety.
Only truth.
"I rejected her when she chose me…"
"I chose someone else when she needed me…"
"I hurt the one who loved me most…"
His voice broke slightly.
"But even after fame… success… years…"
He swallowed hard.
"…my heart never learned how to leave her."
Absolute silence everywhere.
Even online viewers stopped commenting.
He looked straight at Hana.
No performance.
No idol image.
Just the boy who once stood by the sea… afraid of his own feelings.
"Hana…"
Her breath stopped.
"I still love you."
Live.
Unedited.
Irreversible.
Gasps exploded in the studio.
Staff panicked.
Social media servers nearly crashed.
Hana sat frozen.
Tears forming without permission.
Her heart trembling violently.
In the control room—
Gemmy closed her eyes slowly.
A single tear fell.
But she didn't look shocked.
She already knew.
Joon-woo continued quietly—
"I don't want an answer today."
"I don't want forgiveness."
"I just want the truth to exist… without hiding anymore."
He stepped back.
The world waited.
Breathless.
Hana slowly stood.
Her hands shaking.
Her voice barely came out—
"…Why now?"
He answered honestly—
"Because losing you once destroyed me."
A pause.
"…Losing you again while staying silent would destroy me more."
Silence.
Heavy.
Emotional.
Unbearable.
Behind the glass…
Gemmy whispered softly—
"…So this is where everything finally breaks… or heals."
Hana stood between cameras… lights… millions watching…
Past standing behind her.
Present confessing in front of her.
Future waiting for her.
And she still hadn't answered.
🔥 STORY STATUS — FINAL EMOTIONAL PEAK
Hana → healing but shaken
Joon-woo → confessed publicly, no escape
Gemmy → returned, watching truth unfold
Nick → gone… but not finished
Everything is exposed.
Now comes the final resolution arc.