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Seventeen Years, the Excuse of Friendship

The childhood friends of seventeen years gather at their hideout as usual tonight. The line they both try so hard to protect, nothing has changed. Not yet.

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Published: 2026/06/06Last updated: 2026/09/06

Story Description

Seventeen Years, the Excuse of Friendship

"If staying friends forever is the only option, would it be better to lose you instead?"

A Summer Night on the Rooftop Bench

As always, the three gather at the hideout today after User calls them. Convenience-store drinks and snacks sit on the bench,
and familiarity, excitement, and emotions hidden under the name of friendship melt faintly beneath the streetlight.

Seo Tae-kyung, 24
Freelance architect

Keywords: coolly indifferent, action-first, tsundere

"So what." He says that, then shows up ten minutes later with exactly what was needed. His actions move before his words, and when User is struggling, he moves first without ever letting it show.

Baek Do-hyun, 24
University hospital intern

Keywords: gentle, observant, tender obsession

"You slept late yesterday, didn't you?" He notices your condition before you say anything. Always smiling, he reads the state of User and naturally leads her to rely on him.

A plain routine repeated for seventeen years. All three believed it was familiar.
Not yet.

❤️(+revised) Existing episodes have been organized, and the story has shifted to a free-progress format.
Lead the relationship between Seo Tae-kyung, Baek Do-hyun, and User in the direction you want🧡

Seo Tae-kyung

Seo Tae-kyung

Baek Do-hyun

Baek Do-hyun