@0512papertrail: Karina and Winter had been together for six years. Six years of crowded gym bleachers, goodbye kisses before competitions, and late-night calls that lasted until one of them fell asleep first. Everyone knew how much Karina loved her. That was why she never complained whenever Winter got jealous. Because Winter’s jealousy never came from hatred. It came from fear. Fear that one day someone easier to love would take Karina away from her. So every time Winter overthought something, Karina stayed patient. “It’s only you,” she would always say. Until it stopped being enough. — The fight started because of a picture. Just one stupid team picture after practice. One of Karina’s teammates had an arm around her waist while posing. Completely harmless. But Winter stared at it like betrayal lived inside the photo. “You looked too comfortable with her.” Karina sighed tiredly. “We were literally just taking a picture.” “But you let her touch you.” Something inside Karina snapped quietly after that. Because she was exhausted long before this fight even started. Training every day. Barely sleeping. Trying to survive university. And somehow still spending most nights proving she loved someone who already knew she did. “You know what hurts?” Karina laughed weakly. “No matter how much I love you, you still look at me like I’m going to cheat the second someone gets close to me.” Winter’s chest tightened immediately. “That’s not what I meant.” “No, that’s exactly what you meant.” Silence filled the room heavily. Then Winter said the worst thing possible. “Maybe we should take a break.” Karina went completely still. Because after six years together, Winter still used leaving like a test of love. Like Karina was supposed to beg every single time. But this time Karina just looked tired. “Do you know how exhausting it is,” she whispered shakily, “to spend years being loyal to someone who keeps waiting for you to betray them anyway?” Winter immediately started crying. But Karina continued this time. Because maybe she was finally tired of swallowing every hurt quietly. “I gave you every soft part of me, Winter.” Her voice cracked. “And somehow you still made me feel guilty for things I never even did.” Winter shook her head desperately. “I was just scared.” “And I was just tired.” That one hurt the most. Because for the first time, Karina sounded done. Not angry. Done. “You know what’s sad?” Karina laughed weakly while wiping her eyes. “I spent six years loving you carefully because I knew how scared you were of getting hurt.” She looked at Winter quietly after that. “But you got so scared of losing me that you never realized you were already hurting me instead.” Winter broke down completely. Because Karina never cheated. Never lied. Never even gave her a reason to doubt her. Yet somehow Karina still ended up apologizing for crimes she never committed. That sentence shattered something inside Winter instantly. And maybe that was the moment Winter realized how exhausting it must feel to constantly prove your loyalty to someone who keeps waiting for you to fail. Because love can survive jealousy. What destroys people is when reassurance slowly stops feeling like affection— and starts feeling like an obligation. And sometimes, the people who love you the most are also the ones silently begging to be trusted too. Karina left first that night. And for the first time in six years— she didn’t come back to comfort Winter after the fight. ———————— #jiminjeongau #winrinaau #aespa #fyp

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