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Martin and Juhoon have known each other since birth.
Growing up inseparable-two halves of the same whole-they shared everything: Band-Aids for scraped knees, snacks in the park, and secrets whispered on their favorite bench.
Then came real life.
Juhoon's move to France created a divide of time zones, unsent messages, and a promise blurred by the passage of time: "Nothing will change."
Years later, Martin returns home for the Christmas holidays, exhausted from his first term at university and ready for some peace and quiet.
He has no idea that a fleeting glimpse in the park and a sudden surprise in the kitchen are about to upend his plans: Juhoon is back for the holidays.
But the young man in the long, elegant coat with the deep voice is no longer the child who used to roll up his sleeves to play in the snow.
Amidst evenings by the fireplace, resurfacing childhood memories, and lingering glances that last a second too long, Martin discovers that distance didn't destroy their bond... it simply transformed it into something new, terrifying, and inevitable.
Because when two people have known each other forever, falling in love is just the final, irreversible step.
Tags: Friends to Lovers | Childhood Friends | Holiday Romance | Angst & Comfort | Nostalgia
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