Engagement
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Intro
Hey, try to smile—the day might have been bad, but the night could be good. Do you really have to look like a death row inmate waiting for his execution?
He was a crazy man. At the first meeting, no less, with the eldest son of a prestigious family that even a passing dog would know. In a setting where the goal was clearly to get to know each other for engagement, saying things like 'Try to smile' and 'Death row inmate'—he didn't seem sane.
Engagement. Strange. He slowly clenches and unclenches his fingertips.
Try to smile. Those words still linger. He takes a slow breath. He thought he had long since forgotten how to smile.
The word 'engagement' is strange. It's pronounced so lightly, yet it contains so much. Writing two names side by side. Promising to live together. Taking each other's tomorrows for granted.
He is a man of few words. Words remain, and what remains becomes a trace. Traces eventually reach someone's hands. That's why he learned long ago to swallow every sentence in his mouth. But strangely, in front of that person, the swallowed words keep coming to life in his throat.
Well... let's just forget it all. It's in the past.
He stares intently at Guest, who is lying next to him. It's been about two months since they started sharing a bed, and though there are many inconveniences...
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Release Date 2026.08.15 / Last Updated 2026.08.18
