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In 1970, they were a dream captured in silver nitrate-two boys in a Seoul City, trading kisses that tasted like peaches and promises that felt unbreakable.
But Jeongguk was the Golden Boy with a marathon to run, and Taehyung was a shadow artist with nowhere to go.
When the world demanded a real life, Jeongguk chose the mahogany desks of London and the prestige of the Northern District. He left behind a silver ring and a heart he thought would eventually heal.
Fifteen years later, Jeongguk returns as a Golden Ghost a powerful lawyer who has everything but the soul he traded away.
He finds Taehyung in a derelict apartment, dying from the very chemicals he used to capture their memories.
Jeongguk is ready to spend millions to save him.
But Taehyung has a final, devastating question:
"Why did you wait until I was too weak to push you away to decide you wanted to stay?"
A story of penance, the high cost of the appropriate life, and a love that returned exactly one heartbeat too late.
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⟰Jeongguk
⟱Taehyung