I looked it up, and fortunately there is a novel! Sadly, there's only one chapter on there so far.
https://www.novelupdates.com/series/love-recycling/
novelupdates sorts manwhas and manhuas as "novels" its not that there's only one chapter
Oh thnk u soo much guess i need to marinate it
https://blume-verse.com/series/love-recycling/
It has 138 chapters.
Thnk u soo much tho its wayy hard to find kr novel tls nowdays bc of kakao bans
Welcome babe! Enjoy!
Kinda curious if this has a novel , i am a sucker for unrequited love especially on the uke's part nd then ml chasing him half the novel while uke try hard to get. If it goes this route not the backbone less uke route i am surely seated ლ(´ڡ`ლ)