mapleluvs
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Two broken souls. One shared book. A silent story written between the lines.
Soobin has lost too many people to fate. One by one, life has taken away those he loved most, leaving him stranded in his own silence. With every loss, the world grew colder. Now, even continuing his studies feels like a burden. He fears letting anyone in. Because what if they leave too?
Beomgyu knows the ache of abandonment all too well. He has mastered the art of pushing people away. Years of betrayal and pain have taught him that trusting others only leads to heartbreak. He hides behind sarcasm and solitude, even from his own family. But beneath his guarded exterior lies a heart that aches to be held, to be understood. Beneath the armor lies a boy quietly aching-for connection, for someone who sees him.
They meet in the most unexpected way. Not face to face, but through ink and paper. They meet without really meeting. Hidden notes left inside a forgotten book in the library become their safe place. Their thoughts spill like confessions, their fears echo back in replies. They become each other's secret diaries. Strangers who understand each other better than anyone else ever has.
The library becomes their sanctuary. A quiet corner of the world where pain is poured out and understood. A home neither of them asked for. But one they now can't live without.
But the heart doesn't stay hidden forever.
Beomgyu longs to see the boy behind the letters.
To know if the connection he feels is real.
If the person on the other side of the page could be the one to finally stay.
Will Soobin let him in?
Will Beomgyu risk getting hurt again?
Can two people so afraid of love find it in each other?
In a world where everyone leaves, can two lonely souls find their way to each other?
Or will their fears write the ending before their story even begins?
"Library" is a slow-burn tale of healing, soft love, friendship, the quiet magic of being seen, in and finding home in the quietest places.