In an age where the polar ice caps have melted, ushering in an era of vast oceans, Captain Yoon Muhwa finds himself on a pirate island. Recovering consciousness after a surprise attack by an unidentified vessel, he meets ‘Number 8,’ a boy who claims Yoon Muhwa as his ‘spoils.’

“Don’t die.

…You’re the first living thing I’ve ever claimed.”

With small hands, more delicate than ferns, and eyes that gleamed brighter than the buttons on Yoon Muhwa’s uniform, the boy clung desperately to Yoon Muhwa’s fading life. He unwittingly unleashes a tempest in Yoon Muhwa’s otherwise arid existence.

“From now on, I’ll call you Haero.”

Nine years have passed since their escape from the island together. Their unique relationship, once that of captor and spoils, transforms – from ‘Number 8’ to Haero, from spoils to little brother. However, hidden beneath the surface lies a secret…

“Don’t worry. It’s not like it’s the first time we’ve dealt with rumors, right?”

Yoon Muhwa keeps Haero sheltered under his wing, content to perpetuate this comfortable status quo. But…

“I like you, hyung.”

Haero, oblivious to fear and driven by his burgeoning feelings, decides to shatter their carefully constructed facade. He will claim complete ownership of Yoon Muhwa, who was always meant to be his.

“I don’t admire you, hyung. 

I don’t dream about having s*x with someone I admire.”