I Caught My Roommate Looking at My Photo...

[A flirtatious trench-coat-wearing exorcist who has no idea how irresistible he is, as the pursuer, × a gifted, beautiful painter who has had a crush on him for years but refuses to admit it, as the pursued]

Zane was born in an ordinary little town in an anything-but-ordinary part of Texas.

When he was in high school, a black-haired boy who had just transferred to town became his roommate.

Zane thought Royal was different from all his other buddies his age.

Royal was slender and pale, always sitting alone and drawing strange doodles in his notebook. His lowered eyes and brows held a gloom that never seemed to lift, and only his catlike green eyes were pretty.

Poor guy, having no friends. Zane felt a little sorry for him.

Maybe it wouldn't be so bad to take him along and hang out once in a while?

And so...

When the school bully arrogantly tore up Royal's drawing, Zane rushed in and got into a fight with him.

When Royal was kicked out of his home and stood in the pouring rain, filthy and dazed, Zane wrapped him tightly in his own jacket, and the two of them huddled together for warmth on the tiny dorm bed.

When Royal was left alone packing his schoolbag after class, Zane forcefully pulled him into his little after-school adventure group.

Like a hedgehog letting down its guard, Royal gradually showed Zane his soft underbelly.

Zane was delighted. They'd finally forged a deep brotherly bond!

Until one day, on his way back to their dorm, he heard a strange noise outside the door.

It was faint and sweet, a broken, trembling voice murmuring his name with longing.

Completely bewildered, Zane pushed open the door and suddenly met the gaze of Royal, sprawled on the bed with his clothes in disarray.

Zane's gaze froze when he saw the redness at the corners of Royal's eyes, then drifted downward without meaning to.

Zane, still an innocent teenager, went completely blank.

He was utterly shocked.

He turned and ran.

-

Ten years later, while investigating an incident, Zane sneaks into the private villa of someone suspected of being connected to it.

There, he runs into Royal, who happens to be getting changed for bed.

Royal has grown into a tall, slender young man. His pajamas are partly undone, and stray black strands rest against his pale shoulders and neck. His half-lidded green eyes gleam like beautiful jewels in the moonlight.

His fingers toy with a button at his chest. He looks down coldly at Zane, who is stuck clinging to the balcony, unable to climb in or climb down. For a long while, he says nothing.

Zane holds his gaze for a long time, then swallows.

He remembers the rumor that the villa's owner keeps lovers, then remembers Royal's sexual orientation. With an awkward expression, he strikes up a conversation:

"...Hi. Long time no see. Uh, so you're Mr. Jones's new boyfriend?"

Royal is silent for two seconds, then his mouth twitches.

He says, "That's right."

-

Later, Zane says to Royal:

"You know what? I was thinking that if I'd known you'd end up someone else's lover, I should've just gone over and pinned you to the pillow ten years ago."

-

American-style urban legends + rekindled love after a breakup. The two lovers team up to solve mysterious urban cases.

The lover thing was a misunderstanding. They're each other's first love, and they've both been secretly crushing on each other for years. The romantic tension is off the charts!

Theme: .