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Namping wakes up after six months in a coma to a world that left him behind. His best friend died in the crash he survived. His classmates graduated. His mom works three jobs to keep him alive. Stuck in a rehab ward and drowning in guilt, he feels completely alone - until Keng arrives.
Keng, a handsome football star with a shattered leg, storms into recovery like a hurricane. He's angry, lost, and convinced his life is over, too. Forced together in PT, the two of them clash, tease, fight, and eventually soften toward each other. But healing is messy, and loving someone while surviving trauma might be even harder.
This is a slow-burn, emotional romance about grief, recovery, and learning that sometimes the people who walk in last are the ones who stay.