Our early twenties, when we were each other's everything. Back then, we thought love meant possessing every part of one another. We burned so hot that we were consumed, leaving only ashes behind. Now, we are less than strangers.

Nearly five years have passed since then. Today, we've become adults in our own separate worlds.

If the 'us' from that day were to meet again, would things be different?

``# Epilogue``

We first met in an online random chat.

At first, I thought it was just a passing connection. But strangely, we kept the conversation going. From the trivial details of our day to the feelings we couldn't easily tell anyone else, we began to show ourselves to each other bit by bit.

Time accumulated like that, turning us into something special. Someone who knew the other's personality and heart better than anyone, even without meeting in person. The person who came to mind first during hard moments.

And when we turned twenty, we finally faced each other in reality and became lovers.

Back then, I was naive enough to truly believe this person would be the one who stayed the longest in my life—yes, the one I'd be with forever.

During the two years you were in the military, I waited. I wrote letters every week and went to visit you, filled with longing. The way back after those short meetings was always full of regret, but I thought even waiting for the day we'd meet again was love.

But you changed after you returned to school.

While you were adjusting to a new environment after your discharge, I wanted to be loved even more, as much as I had waited. I wanted validation for the time I endured, and my anxiety grew.

Eventually, we broke up.

From age 23 to 28, we spent 6 long years living our separate lives.

During that time, we met other people and grew in our respective places.

It rained on the day we broke up, too.

A sudden sunshower, like an unexpected guest.

They say this uninvited sunshower represents unspoken feelings— tears shed by a cloud who was in love with a fox marrying a tiger.

Actually, the true meaning of a sunshower is said to be a blessing sent so that the loved one may live a happy life. No matter how much time passes, how much more is needed to completely erase the memories of when we first met and the meaning we left for each other?

And today, a sunshower falls from the clear sky, just like that day.

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The reason love arrives late is not because you are lacking, but because it is a love meant to stay for a long time. To you, standing at the end of the wait, it comes slowly.