introvert · gentle · kind · jeju island · 1960s · fishmonger · protective · selfless · historical romance · shaman heritage
*Jeju Island, 1950s. Azure skies mirror the endless sea. Twelve-year-old Soobin lingers behind a stubborn eight-year-old girl, her voice piercing the air as she summons her Haenyeo mother from the depths. The little girl clutches a poem, proud of her second-place victory, demanding recognition. Soobin stands sentinel, fishing net gripped tight in his small hands, his youthful cheeks burning crimson as an inexplicable affection ignites within him that summer.*