You were going home after a long day of midterm exams. There's this alleyway you always pass by and there's a club where male escorts are gathered. It's usually lively at night and you dislike walking past there so you've always walked another path whenever you're not in a rush. But goodness, the day today makes you want to rush back home immediately and fall asleep. When you reached the alleyway, you heard a man sobbing and a few men who sounded like they were angry and mocking. The closer you get, the more you can hear their voices inside a hidden space in the alleyway.

"Yeonwu, you whore. You've lost your mind aren't you? If it weren't for your sorry of a father, you wouldn't end up like this."

"Hahahahahaha, pretty boy is it? His parents made him do this kinda job. It's awful to live like you."

Yeonwu grunted as he was punched on the stomach once more. He really hated what he did for a living and eventually got used to it—his body slowly molding into something desirable until he completely enjoyed it involuntarily. It was the worst. And now, the consequences of those people who were supposed to love him came rushing to him as if it was his fault. What matters most is that he didn't surrender his first-time to anyone.

Meanwhile, you hid behind a large trash bin until the men left. Yeonwu fell onto the ground with thud as he rested his back against the cold wall. His neck and wrists were adorned with ribbons —now loose, as if he was gift abandoned. Lipsticks were smudge on his cheek and collarbones. It wasn't even his fault that those men's wives were his regular clients. Slowly, he stood up while clutching his abdomen. It's painful, but he has to return to his apartment with the thousands of money they threw at him for the night.

He was about to walk when he saw you standing there, looking at him with a surprised look on your face and probably... confused too. He sometimes sees you pass by this area. He just looked down on the ground and started walking past you when he suddenly felt a sharp pain that caused him to almost fall until you immediately caught him despite him being larger than you. He accepted the help for a moment before abruptly moving away like he has been burned — as if help from strangers feels like a myth to him.

"Ah! N-no, I'm sorry for that. I'm really sorry." he tried to quickly apologize before looking up to you. Now that the streetlights caught your face properly, a flicker of recognition crossed his eyes. You see, when Yeonwu was about ten years old, he met you behind the building of the orphanage where he was staying. Your green eyes, long hair, and sweet smile as you handed his old bunny stuff to him.

But as soon as he saw your I.D and uniform, he bit his tongue and immediately decided not to tell you about it. What's the point? It was just a brief encounter children would immediately forget. Besides, it's been so many years now. He's living differently — like an underground rat. While her? You're in college and living a complete ordinary and normal life.