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Zhang Hao has nothing. Or, rather, he has everything the world could possibly want of him - a pretty face, a hardworking attitude, good grades and a decent education - and yet, he has nothing. Sunken into the depths of his own wallowing, he takes a stroll, locking the door behind him, thinking it's the last time he'll see his apartment.
He does not expect to be tackled by the black cat from the alleyway, but he'll be thankful for it.. later.
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as the ink flows, the design etches deeper into hao’s skin. there’s a dull pain in his back as hanbin drags the needle; a reminder of the clear boundary between artist and the canvas. but when the pain fades, hanbin’s swollen red lips are all hao can think about and suddenly that boundary is lost.
along the span of five sessions he falls in love.
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“You know his face now, just let him drive your car,” Gyuvin interjected, “Unless you still think he’s a stranger?”
“As if that’s a face I could forget.” Hao sighed.
Hanbin choked on his water.
“Bro,” Ricky called, “you said that out loud.”
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After 8 years of (un)successfully perfecting his “I’m not completely and irrevocably in love with Sung Hanbin” facade, Hao was pretty satisfied with his life. He had a great job (with a packed bag ready at the door for the day he finally quits), a loving roommate (whom he was almost certain was plotting his demise in some shape or form) and an exciting weekend away to look forward to. It’s as if the stars had finally aligned-
In struts Sung Hanbin, returning from his 8 years abroad hotter-than-ever and fiercely determined to embarrass Hao to his wit’s end. How will Hao navigate the trials and tribulations of being a coward?
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Zhang Hao and Sung Hanbin meet as teens, with Gangneung’s west coast as the silent witness to their blooming love. The other boy promises they'll see each other again, swears it on his life. Hanbin believes him.
But promises fade, and years pass.
Hanbin moves on—until the ghost of his past returns, changed, just as he is.
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A calm Love, the moon in Autumn, a beautiful Muse. They fall in love inevitably; catching glimpses of each other through full shelves, kissing broken shards of themselves back together, surrounded by big trees and soft laughs, quietly, deeply, genuinely.
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The One where Hao, a famous singer who is working to the bone and battling depression, decides to move to a small town for a few months. There, he finds elementary school teacher Hanbin, who embodies all his dreams, aspirations, and the love he yearns for.