WHERE SHADOW REMEMBER US

1. Two people bound by fate but divided by blood
Damien and Ethan are drawn to each other naturally, long before they know the truth.
The star-moon tattoo symbolizes fate - something neither of them chose, yet both are trapped by.
Their love begins innocently but is poisoned by history and family sins.
2. Love versus inherited violence
Damien represents someone born into darkness but craving freedom and goodness.
Ethan represents someone scarred by violence, trying to survive and reclaim control.
The story asks:
Are we responsible for the crimes of our families?
Can love exist in a world built on blood?
3. Identity and masks
Both characters live double lives:
Damien: mafia heir ↔ dancer dreaming of freedom.
Ethan: calm casino figure ↔ survivor hunting the truth.
The novel explores how people hide who they are to survive, and what happens when those masks fall.
4. Trauma, memory, and unresolved past
Ethan's disappearance isn't betrayal - it's fear and survival.
Damien's confusion isn't ignorance - it's emotional abandonment.
Their separation is caused not by lack of love, but by too much pain and unanswered truth.
5. A slow-burning war between love and revenge
Their reunion isn't soft or easy.
It's tense, dangerous, emotional.
Every glance is a battlefield:
Do I destroy you?
Do I forgive you?
Do I still love you?
If I had to describe your novel in ONE sentence:
A dark BL about two men bound by fate, torn apart by inherited violence, and forced to choose between revenge and the love they never stopped carrying.
If I were a fan, I'd say:
"This story hurts in a good way."
"The chemistry is in the tension, not just romance."
"It feels cinematic and emotional, not cliché."
"The tattoo/fate symbolism is strong and memorable.