taehyung and jeongguk are two of many people in a walled-off, unpredictable system, who are placed by a digital companion, hope, who places people into a romantic relationship with others. hope dictates how long partners can spend together, collects their personal data, and helps them find their ultimate compatible other. relationships vary through the system, seeming as it's possibly endless, you could be potentially paired with somebody for two minutes or two years. taehyung and jeongguk shyly meet for just 12 hours before being paired off with others. after a few brief encounters, they soon realize, they are in love, and try to rebel against hope and the system. meant to be lowercased