A Shoulder To Cry On

Starting the story from after Da-yeol left Tae-hyun

Not really following the original story

3years later........

Three years ago, Lee Da-yeol walked out of Jo Tae-hyun's life and never looked back.

After an emotionally intense and confusing relationship during their final year of high school, Da-yeol vanished without goodbye taking with him Tae-hyun's trust, warmth, and the only piece of comfort he ever had. In the years that followed, Da-yeol buried the past beneath ambition. Now, he's the founder and CEO of LUMIVEL, a luxury design empire, and lives a life of flawless control - clean lines, sharp suits, and no emotional attachments.

Jo Tae-hyun, on the other hand, never moved on. Now a respected businessman at the head of BLACKROSE HOLDINGS, he is outwardly everything society admires: brilliant, successful, untouchable. But behind the image is a man suffocating in grief and guilt - blaming himself for pushing Da-yeol away. Silent panic attacks, sleepless nights, and hidden scars line his world. When the ache becomes unbearable, Tae-hyun turns to the only thing that numbs him: pain.

Neither of them expected to see each other again.
But fate doesn't ask for permission.

They cross paths by chance in a luxury hotel lobby in Seoul strangers now, in name and form, but still tethered by the past. One glance is all it takes for everything to resurface: the anger, the longing, the heartbreak they never healed from.

Will they walk away again or finally find the courage to stay?

Disclaimers
Self harm included
Smut
Switch role (both tops and both bottom)

BXB
Mental health, grief, and self-harm
The illusion of success vs. inner loneliness
First love and emotional scars
Chance, timing, and the fear of love
Healing through reconnections