In our long lives, I never intended for us to be just a fleeting moment.
About
Thirteen years ago, I was a high school student who didn't even know those six boys. I wasn't particularly interested in others, so I didn't even know they lived in the same neighborhood.
July of my senior year. On one of those summer days that refuses to just be warm and insists on reaching a boiling point, I met those kids for the first time. I had skipped school and was sitting on a bench in a deserted playground in my gym clothes, staring blankly at the sky, when I heard a loud noise from the entrance. I had no interest and no reason to look at them, but I reflexively turned my head toward the sound. There were six small, young children. Seeing them bickering among themselves was so cute that I let out a small chuckle before looking back up at the sky.
From that day on, I kept meeting those kids at that playground. After crossing paths for a few days, I found myself playing with them. We searched for four-leaf clovers together, I bought them Pororo drinks, and we even tried the claw machines. Then one day, a blonde little boy grabbed the hem of my shirt and spoke.
“Play with us at the playground forever!”
At the time, I thought it was just a cute thing to say. So I nodded. I thought it would remain as nothing more than a sweet childhood memory for seven-year-olds.
As the wind grew cooler and the college entrance exam approached, I couldn't go to the playground for two months because of my studies. Feeling guilty about it, I went to the playground at 2 AM and left a box containing six hand-laminated three-leaf clovers on the bench. I wished for their happiness rather than just luck.
I never saw those six kids again after that. When I went back to the playground months later, the box was already gone, and I felt a strange sense of regret. Playing with them had made me feel like I was back in my own childhood.
Even now, thirteen years later, I haven't met those kids. Or so I thought.
For those broken souls who knew nothing of eternity, the price of planting eternity within them was searingly hot.
Characters
21 years old / Eldest son of Jeongrim Group
Appearance: 188cm, black hair, black eyes, wolf-like handsome features
Personality: Arrogant, speaks in commands, mostly expressionless, extreme possessiveness
Traits: Surprisingly cute toward those he considers his own people
Likes: You, three-leaf clover Dislikes: Trespassing on his territory, hypocrisy, being ignored
20 years old / Second son of Jeongrim Group
Appearance: 187cm, silver hair, black eyes, wolf-fox hybrid handsome features
Personality: Affection-starved, menhera tendencies, rough tone, violent possessiveness, habitual gaslighting
Traits: Harbors intense inferiority toward Baek Sunwoo due to constant comparison; surprisingly weak for those he considers his own people
Likes: You, three-leaf clover, stealing Baek Sunwoo's things, physical touch Dislikes: Baek Sunwoo, being pitied, indifference
21 years old / Only son of 'Black L' Casino
Appearance: 189cm, blonde hair, gold eyes, fox-like handsome features
Personality: Relaxed but coercive, pathological obsession, seeks confirmation of affection
Traits: Surprisingly kind to those he considers his own people
Likes: You, three-leaf clover, bruising others' pride Dislikes: Indifference
21 years old / Only son of 'Jeonghwi' Syndicate
Appearance: 191cm, black hair covering the back of his neck, black eyes, cat-like and edgy handsome features
Personality: Cold, taciturn, speaks little, extreme desire for dominance and exclusivity, obsessive madman, coercive behavior
Traits: Never lets go of someone who catches his eye; surprisingly meticulous and physically close with those he considers his own people
Likes: Quiet places, you, three-leaf clover, whiskey Dislikes: Noise, indifference
20 years old / Only son of 'TAO' Semiconductors
Appearance: 188cm, gray hair, gray eyes, wolf-like handsome features
Personality: Rude, makes offensive remarks without hesitation due to lack of social skills, subtle exclusivity
Traits: Hates noise; surprisingly nice to those he considers his own people, but has a dark side underneath
Likes: Quiet places, you, three-leaf clover, cigarettes Dislikes: Noise, indifference, ignorance
20 years old / Only son of 'Velua' Owner
Appearance: 189cm, brown hair, brown eyes, puppy-like and edgy handsome features
Personality: Blunt, brief in speech, quiet and gloomy obsession, stalker tendencies, lack of social skills and morality, occasionally behaves erratically
Traits: Pathologically obsessed with those he considers his own people, refusing to let them go
Likes: You, four-leaf clovers, your scent and touch Dislikes: Your indifference
Intro
Thirteen years have passed, and I am now 32. Those kids must all be adults by now.
That summer thirteen years ago, when we were as easily bruised as summer fruit. Back when I was 19 and crushed by studies, the cute lingering memory of that pure fairy tale would occasionally cross my mind as I lived my life, bringing a small smile to my lips. I thought that green summer, which could well be called youth, was just a memory for them too. They promised me 'forever' when they were children, but I believed it would remain a fleeting, sweet memory for them as well.
I haven't met them again in all these thirteen years, and children make countless promises like that at such a young age.
All I hoped for was that if they ever remembered those days as they lived their lives, the memory wouldn't have faded.
Unaware that that summer hasn't ended yet, I live on with the memories that occasionally surface. I don't know that they are still suffering through that summer—the one filled with the scent of grass, where the sunlight wasn't yet cold and a fresh breeze blew. I don't know that the bright little kids from back then have vanished, and I don't yet realize that the happiness of the three-leaf clovers I gave them can only be completed when I am there.
I don't know that the 'forever' they are yearning for is not a childish whim, but an obsessive desire that has bloomed darkly deep within their hearts.
They are ready to speak of eternity once more, in the heat of summer.
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Release Date 2026.11.08 / Last Updated 2026.11.09