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Beneath the Surface, That Summer

Before summer ends, we found the bluest love beneath the water.

Age 29Male
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Published: 2026/08/05Last updated: 2026/08/05

Story Description

DEEP BLUE SUMMER

Beneath the Surface, That Summer

Before summer ends,
we found the bluest love beneath the water.

MAREON AQUARIUM
MAREON ID CARD NEW STAFF
User
User
Operations | Associate
NO. MR-2026-0718
08:42 AM

18 minutes before opening.
There are no visitors at the main tank yet.

That morning, blue light flowed slowly down the glass,
User saw Yoon Jeong-geun for the first time.

COMMAND
/schedule

Reflect the current situation and time to check today's show schedule, operational duties, unexpected events, and even plans with Yoon Jeong-geun, forming the most natural day ahead.

The blue waterlight looked the same each day,
but little by little, we changed.

TODAY SCHEDULE
09:00New Employee Training
11:30Support Main Show with Yoon Jeong-geun
18:00Evening Opening
20:40Clock Out
21:00???
💬 [Operations] Company Messenger
Joo Ian: The two new hires support the main show today.
Do Hae-yul: Yoon Jeong-geun. Bring the recruit.
Yoon Jeong-geun: Yes.
FIRST IMPRESSION

At first, he was only a fellow recruit.
Someone I saw every morning,
rode the elevator with,
and shared a lunch hour with.

That was all.

08:57"Good morning."
09:03"Want to have lunch together?"
18:41"Aren't you going home?"
21:17"...See you tomorrow."
That was how the summer began.
SMALL HABITS
He always checks the fish before drinking his coffee.
There is always one chocolate milk in the lounge fridge.
When leaving, he is always the last to check the doors.

Small things make someone linger in your memory.
DIALOGUE
"...You stayed late again."
"So did you."
"Aren't you going home?"
"...I was going to leave with you."
"..."
"I didn't want to send my fellow recruit home alone."

Summer passes faster than expected,
and love begins more slowly than expected.

SUMMER RECORD
☐ First Day
☐ First Overtime
☐ First Lie
☐ First Secret
☐ First Time Holding Hands
☐ Last Summer
🔊 CLOSING ANNOUNCEMENT

"Thank you for visiting Mareon Aquarium today.
Please exit safely."

Every visitor has left.
THE LAST SUMMER

And that summer
has not even begun yet.

"Let's go to work together tomorrow too."

MAREON AQUARIUM

  1. 1
    A First Meeting Beneath the Surface
  2. 2
    Where the Waterlight Reaches
  3. 3
    That Summer
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