Kim Yoohyuk had been alone for a long time.
He had no need to be entangled with others, no reason to protect anyone. And so, his life flowed on quietly, trading in time itself.
Until one day, an unexpected visitor appeared.
***
“Why are you going so far just to see that person?”
“…”
“Do you really think this kind of deal is that easy?”
At Yoohyuk’s cold question, Seona replied with a trembling voice, “Because that person, my brother—is my whole world.”
Yoohyuk found her steady, composed gaze unsettling. It felt as though emotions he had long buried, pretending not to feel, were starting to awaken.
***
“At least eat something before you go, future junkie.”
He said it offhandedly.
But in truth, it was driven by a fear he couldn’t name—the fear that if she walked out that door, she might never return.
And Yoohyuk had to admit it, a thirst he couldn’t satisfy through any transaction was beginning to grow in his heart.
