"The long spring days are gentle, and next year will be bright."
"May every wish come true, and may every year be peaceful."
In the Rosette Nebula, 52 million light-years from Earth, there is a celestial body yet to be discovered. A highly advanced interstellar civilization gave rise to life on this small planet. In the year the roses bloomed at their fullest, the little prince Qi An was born, carrying the hopes and love of everyone around him.
On the little prince's eighteenth birthday, after growing up innocent and carefree, cherished by all, his once peaceful and happy kingdom was destroyed overnight. His brother did everything he could to send him aboard a spaceship to another planet. That was the last time Qi An saw his brother. As he lost consciousness, he saw stardust drifting through space after the planet exploded.
Death is also a new beginning. When he opens his eyes, a new cycle of life awaits. From then on, the long-lived race will never die.
Qi An, Estara, meaning star, is the last star of Provence.
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A legend circulated among Seoul's entertainment agencies: Pledis had a handsome boy whose looks rivaled Lee Donghae of SJ in his Cheongdam-dong days. But pictures of him were few and far between. Pledis was too far away, and the image quality was too poor, so the legend remained just that until SVT's Green Room aired.
Ordinary viewers, who had expected nothing from a trainee at such a small company, swallowed hard when they opened the YouTube video. Then, brimming with confidence, they turned around and bit into a rose. "Hey, baby mama."
Qi An, who was already old despite his young appearance, looked a little lost when the team leader held him in his arms. He had only wanted to move somewhere new and wait for his next death. How had he ended up debuting?
But...
Looking at the sincere hearts hidden beneath the lightsticks, at the fans shouting his name with all their might, at the people who would cry happy tears for him, and at the thirteen brothers and friends who would turn around and look his way...
Qi An thought, perhaps he would put off dying this time.
Reader's Guide*
1. This is a K-pop entertainment story, not a rebirth story in the strict sense. Qi An is long-lived, and only death can randomly open the way to a new world. If he doesn't die, he will keep the same youthful appearance forever.
2. This will be his final life. The reasons he no longer has his former powers and is just an ordinary person will be explained in the story. Angst early on, sweetness later.
3. A beloved-by-all, heartthrob setup. Everyone's romantic attention is directed at Qi An, with ambiguous relationships. The official pairing is Seventeen's thirteen members. Includes gender-bending descriptions, so don't read if that's not your thing.
Theme: Please hold me until my ribs begin to crack
