Trainee

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by Maru · Updates every Thursday

Synopsis

Wooju is a boy who has lost his sense of joy after a life full of hardship — until Pyeonghwa walks into his world. A trainee chasing his dream of becoming a singer, Pyeonghwa is the most exciting, dazzling, alive person Wooju has ever known. For a long time, Wooju tells himself it's enough just to watch from the sidelines as Pyeonghwa works toward his debut. But slowly, without realizing it, he finds himself wanting to stand beside him. As Pyeonghwa draws closer with unguarded warmth, something tender begins to grow in Wooju's heart — and over time, that tenderness becomes a longing he can only call love. 'I wish you'd never find out how I feel. But I also wish you would.' Yet he knows he can't act on it. Pyeonghwa has sworn off relationships before and after his debut, and the last thing Wooju wants is to be a burden to him. Even so, as Wooju learns the sweat and tears behind the glittering stage — the side of this world he never knew existed — he finds he cannot bring himself to let go. A love story between two boys, each carrying wounds the other cannot quite see.