Three Words

> *"Jung-hyun, please… Please just stop it. Don’t do this. It’s not too late to fix this. If I can love you right here, then I can love you five thousand miles away. You know I still want you. Don’t you feel anything anymore? Why are you doing this?"*
> *"Just go back to Korea, Chae-won. It’s impossible for us. Nothing good will ever come out of this. You’re already leaving for home already."*
> —Lee Chae-won and Seok Jung-hyun
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***Three Words*** (세 단어 in **Korean**) is a 2022 romance short film set in the Yoonaverse in R.D 0. Directed by Jonny Koay, it is the second short film to be set in that universe and the first work in the Ablaze Multiverse not to be produced with any involvement with Ablaze Entertainment. The film stars Lim Hwei Shuean as Lee Chae-won and Joshua Hong as Seok Jung-hyun in their acting debuts.

## Synopsis

Before leaving Singapore, a young woman confronts her ex-boyfriend for the final time.

## Plot

A few hours after Resonance Day, Chae-won decides to leave Singapore with her brother's approval to see her grandmother and pursue her studies. She tries to call her ex-boyfriend, Jung-hyun, but it does not go through due to network congestion from a worldwide emergency.

As she is heading over to the airport, she bumps into Jung-hyun, who is just leaving the convenience store. Downing the last sips of his beer, he tosses the bottle to the ground, causing it to roll into Chae-won's path. Chae-won stares blankly at the bottle, remembering one of the reasons why she and Jung-hyun broke up in the first place.

Although Jung-hyun tries to leave to avoid talking to Chae-won, she rushes over to him and grabs his hand. In his drunken state, Jung-hyun pulls his arm away and asks what's she doing there. Now that Chae-won can tell Jung-hyun about her feelings personally, she explains she wanted to see him before she left to patch things up between them. However, Jung-hyun tells Chae-won that their relationship is beyond repair and requests her to leave, even saying that the further she gets from him, the better. He argues that both him and Chae-won have already made up their minds, with her leaving Singapore to live with her grandmother and him being unable to change the person he is.

Chae-won says that Jung-hyun has to stop being hurtful and that their romance can still be mended, as their love shouldn't be affected by a long-distance relationship. She reveals that despite all of Jung-hyun's past faults, she still has feelings for him and asks whether he can reciprocate them. Using Chae-won returning to Korea as an excuse, Jung-hyun claims that nothing good would happen even if they were to get back together, saying that Chae-won should have thought about his feelings before she decided to leave. However, Chae-won insists that she'll stay in Singapore and continue living with her father and brother, if Jung-hyun can verbally affirm their love. Due to Jung-hyun's pride, he is unable to fulfil Chae-won's request.

Chae-won calls Jung-hyun out for not being brave enough to say that he loves her. Chae-won finally snaps, calling Jung-hyun a jerk. Jung-hyun's final sentence to Chae-won is that while their shared hopes brought them together, it was ultimately Chae-won's dreams that brought them apart. After thinking for a while, Chae-won decides to leave, coming to the conclusion that staying with Jung-hyun isn't worth the pain, and their relationship is far beyond saving. He appears to snap out of his rage, but remains exasperated. He curses aloud and makes his leave as well.

## Cast

* Lim Hwei Shuean as Lee Chae-won
* Joshua Hong as Seok Jung-hyun

## Crew

* Director - Jonny Koay
* Cameraman #1/ Boom Operator - Tomas Garcia
* Cameraman #2/ Boom Operator - Syukri

## Trivia

* Three Words takes place in the early morning on August 24, 2036, a few hours after Resonance Day.
* Although Ablaze Entertainment had no involvement in the production of *Three Words*, it is now *canon* due to an agreement with the film's director and crew.
* Although *Three Words* was released after *The Dart of War*, it takes place earlier in the timeline.