To Nicholas, the world is a series of sharp lines and charcoal sketches. He lives in monochrome, preferring the silence of his own head until the clock strikes 1:00 AM. ​To EJ, the world is too loud, too bright, and far too heavy except for the three tables of distance between him and the boy in the leather jacket. ​When a storm hits the Grey City and the lights go out, the distance disappears. In the dark, lines blur, tea grows cold, and two strangers realize that sometimes, you don't need light to truly see someone.

In the final weeks of high school, two boys are trapped in a silent dilemma that slowly consumes their hearts. Wang Yixiang and Byun Euijoo have been academic rivals since ninth grade, bound by competition, resentment, and an unspoken tension that goes far beyond grades and school rankings. But when anger begins to blur into something far more dangerous, the war they fight turns inward. Silent screams echo within them, and an unexpected kiss exposes a feeling neither of them knows how to name. Now, they must decide whether to face the flame burning inside their chests - or walk away, choosing a life that ignores what aches, unnamed, between them. english translation of my work of the same name. all the rights reserved. #2 blb - 2026, january

A trip to taiwan became a trick to love for euijoo. Nicholas always dreamed of having a korean boyfriend, his dream finally was becoming true

02z 🍓🍊 (different settings and genres, enjoyy😛🫶🏻) -open for recs