Underwater Maze

Kwon Yul, who was born at the bottom and lived struggling with a never-decreasing debt. While carrying out his duties as a “photographer,” he finds himself in a difficult situation and meets a man in a room he secretly hides in.

“Do you need a place to hide?”

Kwon Yul intuitively knew he couldn’t escape the crisis without help. He gives the man his first kiss, just as he wants, and receives his help to get out of the situation.

Even when he is beaten for failing his task, and even when he receives an offer to try a different kind of work. In Kwon Yul’s mind, the image of the kind and sweet man from that night never leaves.

And then, purely by chance, he is reunited with the man…

“That’s enough. I know you’re worn out even if you don’t show it.”

Unlike Kwon Yul, who recognized him at once, the man who doesn’t remember him was aggressive and cold, like a different person. Kwon Yul tries hard not to think about him, but he keeps getting entangled with him.

“You, do you do guys too?”

Yul let out a hollow laugh and firmly grabbed the man who was walking away.

“…What if I do?”

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Story Keywords: Modern Fiction, First Love, Contract, Age Gap, Beauty Gong, Younger Gong, Doting Gong, Pure-hearted Gong, Unrequited Love Gong, Wounded Gong, Formal Speech Gong, Shy Gong, Runaway Gong, Handsome Soo, Affectionate Soo, Strong Soo, Indifferent Soo, Chaebol Soo, Older Soo, Soo who’s a sucker for pretty faces. Salvation, Reverse Cliché, Role Reversal, Misunderstanding/Mistake, Organization/Underworld

Setting/Field: Modern Fiction/Contract/Age Gap

Gong: Kwon Yul – Burdened with hundreds of millions in private debt even before he was born. Thanks to his handsome face, he works as a “photographer” for a loan shark company, where he meets Nam Taeshin. With a strong desire to escape his debt-ridden life, he contemplates using Nam Taeshin, but his feelings begin to grow due to Taeshin’s kindness, which he has never experienced before, leaving him conflicted.

Soo: Nam Taeshin – The eldest son of the NT Group. He appears to have a lot of money and a relaxed demeanor, but he can never sleep deeply. At first, he approaches Yul with certain intentions, misunderstanding him to be a male prostitute, but he feels his heart acting strangely in the face of Yul’s unexpectedly pure and transparent nature.

Read this when: You want to see a soo who gets utterly hooked by a pretty, baby kitten-like gong, and ends up giving him his body and his heart.

Resonant Quote: “I could become a good person, you know. At least for you.”