Driven into a corner with nowhere else to go, Iseon ended up in a small seaside village in Namhae—where he met a strange man.

The man, who carried an inexplicable air about him, appeared every time Iseon found himself in trouble and quietly helped him. Even on his lonely birthday spent in an unfamiliar place, the man stayed by his side.

As trivial encounters piled up and the two grew closer, an incident occurred—one that led Iseon to stay at Gu Seoho’s house.

And the closer he grew to Seoho, the stranger his dreams became.

Dreams that showed him a bond from long, long ago—
with someone who looked uncannily like Gu Seoho.

"Ajeossi, how did you end up coming all the way here?"

Though Iseon had encountered Gu Seoho quite often and talked with him, he'd never heard the full story. If Gu Seoho had gone so far as to build a villa in this rarely visited, little-known place, there must be some reason.

"I came here because I had no choice, but I don't think that's the case for you, ajeossi."

Hearing Iseon's question, Gu Seoho fell silent for a moment. Was it an awkward question? Gu Seoho looked down, lips pressed together, then set his teacup on the table.

"I came to find someone."
"Ah. Could it be... your lover?"

Gu Seoho only smiled slightly, lifting just the corners of his lips, but said nothing else. Though Iseon couldn't know the details, there were clearly some circumstances.

"Then, did you find that person?"

Should he ask or not? After agonizing over it several times, Iseon asked in an even more cautious voice than before.

Gu Seoho turned his head to look at Iseon and chuckled.

"I did find him, but he doesn't recognize me."

It wasn’t just a smile. It was bitter—like someone recalling a wound that never quite healed.

How painful must that love have been for him to speak with such an expression and voice? Iseon envied that he'd experienced such love in his lifetime, but also felt sorry for him because it was still ongoing.

"You must have been lonely. Or no, maybe it hurt."

At the subtle question, Gu Seoho's eyes widened slightly. An indecipherable expression spread across his face as he stared intently at Iseon.

"Are you worried?"

Gu Seoho placed both hands on the table and stood up. He approached and stopped right in front of Iseon's nose.

"If you're worried, will you comfort me?"

Original Novel:
Ridibooks, MrBlue

Official Translations:
English