A child born on the stairs of East Street, where decadent noise drifts like daily life. Crouching in a closet, listening to screams, only crawling out after the guests leave to clean beneath their mother.... more>>

To procure medicine for their mother, to avoid starving to death, to hold a funeral, the child’s body is traded. In the midst of this, the child meets a man who claims to be the butler of a count.

“My master eagerly awaits your meeting.”

I could never have dared to imagine golden slippers, a golden carriage, or a golden castle from a fairy tale, nor a splendid noble who helps a filthy prostitute without asking for anything in return…But I was thrilled. <<less

Lee Shinwoo, a ballet dancer with an exceptional physique but only average in talent.... more>>

One day, he is abruptly notified of a transfer from the old dormitory to the new one.

“Lee Shinwoo. Dance department special student. Right?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“I had no idea you would have such a pleasant voice.”

At the new dormitory, he meets Kang Tae-eon, the third son of the Taerok High School owner’s family and a well-known figure on campus who is a role model admired for his looks, grades, and behavior.

“Where are you going?”

His eyes met Kang Tae-eon’s, who seemed to interpret his retreating steps as a feeble attempt at resistance

At that instant, a hand clamped around his throat. A burning sensation erupted across his face.

The sound of flesh being struck echoed in his ears.

In the silence that followed, all that remained were Lee Shinwoo’s muffled sobs.

“Open your eyes.”

“…….”

“You have two options.”

Their relationship, which began with one-sided violence, picks up again eleven years later after a chance encounter...

“Bad memories are usually the first to be forgotten, right?”

“…….”

“Not at all. You haven’t forgotten me.” <<less