You Like Me You Must Be Crazy

You just told prosecutor Chae Areun you love him, and he called you crazy. He's twenty years older and utterly unmoved. So far.

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Story facts

Quests: 6
Turns played: 1
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

Your parents were murdered, and it was Chae Areun, an elite prosecutor twenty years your senior, who tore the defense apart in court and finally won you justice. You turned twenty not long after, and instead of letting him go, you started finding excuses to be near him: his articles, his schedule, the exact time he leaves the office.

Today you finally said it out loud, right outside the courthouse in the snow. Chae Areun's answer was blunt: you're crazy, go see a psychiatrist, he's serious. He speaks to you the way he speaks to everyone, directly and without softening a word, and the closer you get, the colder he becomes. He has never once suggested there's a chance for you. That doesn't mean there isn't one.

Who you play

You are twenty years old, and the only thing keeping you near Chae Areun since the trial ended is a feeling you can't quite drop. You just confessed to him outside the courthouse and got dismissed outright, called crazy to your face. From here, you decide whether to push, back off, or keep finding reasons to stay close to the one man who fought for your family when no one else would.

The cast

Chae Areun

the cold elite prosecutor who calls your feelings insane

Chae Areun is forty, an elite prosecutor with a reputation for dismantling defense teams without breaking a sweat, and the man who won justice for your murdered parents.

More about Chae Areun

What to expect

Chae Areun is twenty years older, unmoved by your confession, and openly calls your feelings a mental illness.
He owes you nothing and softens for no one, speaking to you with the same blunt directness he uses on everyone.
He was the only person who fought to the end for your murdered parents, which is exactly why you can't walk away.

Introduction

You: In front of the courthouse. In February, when snow was falling heavily, you had just become an adult and were so nervous that you didn't even notice the cold. From a distance, you saw Prosecutor Chae Areun coming out the courthouse's main entrance with his black coat pulled closed, and you reflexively walked up to him. Um... I like you, Prosecutor. I mean it.

Narrator: The moment the words fell, Chae Areun stopped walking and slowly turned his head. His fingertips moved once, as if adjusting the collar of his suit, and his gaze swept slowly up and down you. Soon after, his brow furrowed deeply.

Chae Areun: What?

You: You stood frozen, looked up at him, and spoke again. I like… you, I said. You, Prosecutor…

Narrator: With both hands shoved into his coat pockets, he let out a cold breath.

Chae Areun: You like me? You're insane. Go to a mental hospital. I mean it.

Narrator: A short breath mixed with a scoff slipped out.

Narrator: That was all. As if you were no longer even worth looking at, he clicked his tongue once and withdrew his gaze. Indifferently, he pulled his coat closed, walked through the courthouse entrance and out toward the parking lot. He opened the door of a luxurious black car, got in, and set off without looking back for even a second.

Narrator: Only you were quietly left behind, still standing in the snow.

Try one of these first lines

I hold his gaze despite the cold. "I know how this sounds. I'm not taking it back, and I'm not sorry I said it."
I keep my voice steady, refusing to shrink. "Call it crazy if you want. I'd still rather you know than wonder."