Absolute Value of Romance (로맨스의 절댓값)

USE A BIT OF SENSE AND FIGURE IT OUT YOURSELF

Mr. Ga! Wait a minute.

Sir! I have something to say!

Just a moment. Wait.

Just a second.

Just a moment.

What is it?

I…

I…

I'm struggling with the after-school math.

What?

You know,

I…

I keep skipping the homework,

and I feel like I'm holding the other girls back.

It's weighing on my heart.

I feel so guilty, sir.

So you get no desire at all to learn more?

What happened to the promise you made ten years ago?

You talked so big back then.

Sorry?

I'm talking about you.

Eui-ju.

I what?

I really believed you would be good at math.

You're saying.

I made a promise to you?

What promise?

Forget it.

What?

Mr. Ga, wait.

EPISODE 13

Tell me what promise I made.

Mr. Ga!

Did you tidy the classroom?

Oh, right.

Goodbye.

Promise?

I can't do it.

I just can't.

Then write him a letter.

A letter?

Sure, you're a writer.

Use your words to shoot your shot.

Shoot my shot?

WE WERE FRIENDS, EPISODE 9

I'm here.

Why didn't I think of this before?

All I had to do was tell him how I felt through my work.

Dig in. I know you're hungry.

Thanks.

Are you really choosing me,

or are you just running away from Tae-ha?

- Is there a difference? - There's a huge difference!

I don't want to be your refuge.

It's just hard thinking about Tae-ha.

It's easier, being around you.

Easier?

So that's what I am to you.

That's kind of harsh.

Sorry for being so selfish.

It's fine, since I'm selfish myself.

If I'm by your side when you're confused,

you might end up choosing me.

IN THAT MOMENT, YOON DECIDED TO SHOOT HIS SHOT

Si-on, I like you.

SI-ON, I LIKE YOU

To tell the truth,

I've liked you for a long time.

Since high school.

If I didn't tell you today,

I think I'd regret it for the rest of my life.

How can you not know how I feel?

Do I have to spell it out?

Can't you use a bit of sense and figure it out yourself?

I like you.

Every time you look at me,

I feel like my heart's going to explode.

When you so much as pass me by,

my heart flutters.

Even now.

Even when you picked on me and acted all mean.

Even when you humiliated me for being terrible at math.

I never hated you.

I like you. I like you, okay?

I really like you, Si-on!

I like you.

So,

you didn't write the letter?

Well…

I'll do it some other time.

Jeez. Some other time when?

Even if I confess my feelings,

will anything change?

Let's say I work up the courage to tell him I like him.

What then? It's not like he's going to reciprocate.

- Good morning. - Good morning.

Good morning.

Go talk to him.

Go.

Mr. Ga.

Well…

I uploaded a new episode yesterday.

Did you get a chance to see it?

What did you think?

It was weird how Yoon changed so much.

Why would he say that? That came out of nowhere.

What's wrong?

Why? What did he say?

It was nothing.

- Let's just go. - Huh?

- Good morning. - Good morning.

Did you all bring your assignments?

- Yes. - Yes.

Hand them in now. Don't do them in class.

Pass them forward.

- Okay. - Okay.

- Hang on. - Just a sec.

Did anyone not do it?

Me, sir.

Stand up, Eui-ju.

Why didn't you do it?

I forgot, sir.

Forgot?

What happened to your priorities?

Shouldn't your top priorities be studying and working on homework?

Am I wrong?

Are you going to keep this up?

No, sir.

I want you to do the original assignment plus some advanced problems by tomorrow.

Yes, sir.

Sit down.

All right, turn to page 99.

Did you do something wrong?

Why is he so harsh on you?

I don't know.

I'm screwed.

Why is he so uptight?

YOU THINK YOU COULD HIDE IT?

That pop quiz we took in math.

Mr. Ga said no half marks.

He has no compassion.

It's like he's AI.

Isn't he just following the rules?

That might actually be more fair.

What are you talking about?

So what if he's got a pretty face?

Exactly.

That's what's even more annoying.

He's so handsome like a prince charming,

but his personality sucks.

It really ruins the fantasy.

His personality isn't that bad.

He's just a bit spiky.

What's up with you today?

You used to talk crap about him all the time.

Why are you taking his side?

Me? When did I do that?

By any chance,

do you have a crush on him?

Hey.

Watch what you say.

She's not crazy.

Right.

I took it too far.

You crossed the line.

Sorry. My bad.

Let's go. See you later, Eui-ju.

You idiot.

They say you can't hide love and a cough, kiddo.

Have I been found out? Do you think they caught on?

I'd better be careful.

Isn't the school in that web novel

just like ours?

- You think? - The characters are like our teachers.

The ice hockey player Tae-ha is Mr. Jung, and the rich returning student is Mr. Noh.

Hey, check this out.

"He always wears a beige cardigan and an old brown leather-band watch."

That's Mr. Yoon.

You're right. I saw him earlier.

He was wearing that cardigan again.

I'm telling you I'm right.

The other one is definitely Mr. Ga.

The other day in class,

I saw how he always crooks his pinky when he adjusts his glasses.

- Really? - Five times out of five.

That's just like Si-on.

I'm shipping Si-on with Yoon.

I'm all for Tae-ha and Yoon.

WE WERE FRIENDS

Ju Si-on?

- Kang Tae-ha? - Look.

Choi Yoon?

…AND TURNS HIS WATCH TO LOOK AT IT

"Si-on said,

-'When a star is born…'" -When a star is born,

countless clouds of dust surround it so densely

you can't even see an inch ahead.

That's why people say…

"That's why people say stars are born out of chaos."