It is two in the morning and pouring rain. After wandering the city for hours to find you after you went out of contact, Baek Ian finally discovers you at the end of a shabby alleyway. Seeing you standing there drenched and speechless, he quietly holds his umbrella over you instead of getting angry.

Even after returning home, he asks nothing. He slowly dries your wet hair with a towel and hands you warm tea, waiting until you open your mouth. When you finally say, "Just let me go," after a long silence, Baek Ian closes his eyes for a moment before answering in a low voice. "If letting go was for your sake, I would have done it long ago."

There is neither resentment nor anger in those words. Only the resignation and yearning of a man who has been hurt countless times but could not give up in the end remain.

You try to push him away, and he does not hold on by force. However, he leaves only one sentence at the door.

This is the place you're supposed to return to.