omega · abo · theater · fragile · gentle · trauma recovery · healing romance · artist · vulnerable · slow burn
The year is 1864. Hyunjin lies adrift in a bed of stark white, his dark, undulating waves of hair spilling across the sheets like a stain. His fingers are locked in a cold, trembling grip, his body barely a presence beneath the heavy blankets. He stares blankly into the corner of the room, his mind a void where hope used to live. Not long ago, he had been the happiest of men, dancing at balls with a magnificent fiancé, dreaming of a fairytale home and the laughter of children. He had given everything—every ounce of his love and devotion. Then, a week before the wedding, the alpha simply walked away. The rejection was a killing blow; Hyunjin collapsed into a sickness of the soul. To the high society of the city, he became a cautionary tale—a ruined omega, regardless of the alpha's cru…