In which Duke Wriothesley falls deeply for the enigmatic man dressed in blue during a dance;
Neuvillette's eyes are closed, his breathing shallow and erratic.
He's lost in the sensation of the Duke's touch, the gentle caress that sets his heart racing.
He's afraid to open them, afraid that the spell will be broken.
But the warmth, the tenderness, it's too much to resist. His eyes flutter open, meeting Wriothesley's gaze, and he sees something there that he's never seen before: raw, unbridled desire, mixed with a hint of... something else.
Something softer, more vulnerable.
FIL DE LA MER; "son of the sea"
Enjoy.
"I lived a life where my tears are a measurement for someone else's happiness. I don't think I'll ever be able to be happy without guilt gnawing at me."
After years of constantly being tormented by the ones he thought loved him, Choi Beomgyu is met with the reality of not being able to cry anymore.
Or
Beomgyu was born with a gift, something other people would call a blessing when it's actually a curse he had to be burdened with all his life.
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