A punch begins it all.

BL story. "The deepest love often leaves the heaviest scars." Sweet Serenade Series #3

Jackson Ramirez has always followed the rules-his family's, society's, everyone's but his own. Trapped in a life dictated by expectations, he buried his passion and silenced the voice that once made him feel alive. So when Kenzo Adachi walked into his class-blunt, intense, and always acting like he owned the room. Jackson couldn't help but feel . . . annoyed. Annoyed by his confidence. Annoyed by how he said whatever he wanted. Annoyed by how free he was. But Kenzo? He saw something else. He saw a bird trying to breathe through its cage. And Kenzo, the kind of man who lives by his own rules, was ready to go beyond the boundary-just to help Jackson learn how to fly.

Trojan Adrien Sullivan never imagined he'd fall for a man. He spent his whole life convinced that only women could ever capture his heart. But somehow, he finds himself unable to escape the gravity of Saimon's presence - the very person he once considered his sworn enemy. Now he stands at a crossroads: Will he bend everything he thought he was just to meet Saimon halfway? Or will he walk away, clinging to the comfort of lies over the chaos of something real?

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