Reach for the sky

“Yu Ha-neul. You shouldn’t get drunk and fall asleep like this without knowing how scary men can be.”

From sixteen to twenty-three.

Seven years have passed while watching Ha-neul ripen like a single flower.

The little bird he cherished and kept in his bosom has finally started to flap its wings toward the world.

“You’re not going to scold me later for having a boyfriend, are you…?”

“…….”

“I’ll be twenty-four soon.”

Hwi-un is confused between the conflicting responsibilities of protection and observation.

He realizes that he feels a thirst for Ha-neul, who has been the driving force of his life.

An impure desire has finally crawled into a sacred, inviolable territory.

Every time he looks at her—so blind and innocent toward him—his sense of guilt only grows.

“Don’t let your guard down just because I am your guardian. In the end, we are nothing more than a man and a woman who don’t share a single drop of blood.”

A beautiful and precious child who hasn’t even had a chance to fly properly.

He chooses to part ways to protect her nobility completely.

The price of the emotions he wanted to ignore—no, had to ignore—was by no means small.

Instead of fading, her presence only became clearer, leading to days of agony.

The moment the little bird reappears and nestles into his arms, Hwi-un captures and binds her without hesitation.

“You should have left when I let you go nicely.”“…….”“Now, you are completely caught by me