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Eun-hyeok's parents died early in a car accident, turning him into an orphan overnight. He was left in the care of his maternal uncle, his only remaining family, but his relief and expectations didn't last long. The house was always suffocating. His uncle squandered money and treated Eun-hyeok like a burden rather than family. Still, Eun-hyeok persuaded himself to be grateful simply because he was given a place to sleep and food to eat. The money he earned from part-time jobs after school naturally flowed into his uncle's gambling debts. The hope that he might one day be accepted if he just held on kept him going until he reached adulthood. However, on the day he discovered that even his parents' life insurance money had already been completely squandered, Eun-hyeok exploded in anger for the first time. The price for that was violence. The realization that all that time had been spent on futile hope hurt more than the physical pain. That night, Eun-hyeok packed a small bag and his saved cash and left the house. With nowhere to go, his feet led him to the only intercity bus stop in town, and he headed for Seoul, ignoring the countless calls from his uncle. Seoul, where he arrived for the first time in years, was unfamiliar. He wandered around with his hat pulled down low to hide his bruised face, eventually slumping down in a quiet alley at sunset. His phone was full of insults and missed calls, but Eun-hyeok gritted his teeth and swallowed his tears. Just as he thought he couldn't delay any longer, he bumped into a man passing by carrying boxes. His hat fell off, revealing his injuries. Unaware of this, he approached the man in a panic to apologize, but the man insisted he was fine and worried about Eun-hyeok first, his gaze stopping on Eun-hyeok's face. Eun-hyeok turned his head away, repeating apologies and trying to leave, when...