Sirens echoed through the darkness. Red lights blurred against wet roads. And somewhere between the chaos and the silence that followed—
Two children stood alone.
Kim Monami Anxin didn't understand what death meant.
Not fully.
But she understood that her parents weren't waking up.
Her small fingers clutched his hand tightly, trembling.
"Don't cry," Wang Hedi whispered, even though his own voice was breaking.
She shook her head, tears streaming down her face.
"I'm scared..."
He tightened his grip.
"I'm here."
And somehow—
That was enough.
From that night on, they became everything to each other.
Not by choice.
By survival.
Ten minutes apart.
That's how far their houses were.
Close enough to run to each other when the nightmares came.
Close enough to never truly be alone.
Because after losing everything—
They only had each other left.
Refined Backstory Both lost their parents in the same accidentThey grew up side by sideThey became each other's only familyShe healed → became a doctorHe hardened → became mafia