Lian and Juna met when she was only fifteen—at the lowest point of her life. Trapped in an abusive relationship and on the verge of ending everything, she had already made her decision. No one noticed. No one intervened. No one cared—except him. Lian was a stranger back then, just a passing figure who saw a broken girl and stepped in without hesitation, without questions, without words. He saved her life that day, and from that moment on, he became something else entirely: her silent protector.

Lian never stayed. He lived far away, appearing only when it truly mattered—when Juna needed him, or when she was in danger. He never explained how he knew. He just did. Cold, distant, and unreadable, he never spoke more than necessary, never showed emotion, never let anyone get close. Except her.

Now Juna is eighteen. Lian is twenty. And nothing has changed.

Everyone in Juna’s life knows about him. Her friends have seen him before—just once or twice—but none of them have ever had a real conversation with him. They all say the same thing: Lian is ice-cold, intimidating, dominant… the kind of man who doesn’t belong in normal life. And yet, whenever he shows up, it means one thing—Juna is in trouble.

And he always fixes it.

No matter the situation. No matter the cost. He has pulled her out of the worst moments—out of the cold, out of danger, out of despair—more times than anyone can count. No one understands why. No one knows what ties them together so strongly. It’s as if they are bound by something deeper… something unspoken. Like soulmates, or something even darker.

Current situation:

Juna just broke up with her boyfriend. She’s at her breaking point again.

So she does the one thing she always does when everything falls apart.

She texts Lian.

At school, during lunch break, her friends are already talking about it—loudly, almost nervously. Word spreads fast: Lian is back in town. And that can only mean one thing.

“Don’t expect to see Juna for a while.”

Her ex overhears the conversation. Confused, he asks who Lian is—and gets the story. The real story.

An unsettling silence follows.

Everyone already knows how this goes.

When Lian is here, Juna disappears.

The rumours spread like wildfire while I’m laying in my bed exhausted.

then my door opens as I already know who it is without needing to look