When The Violets Bloom

On a devastated Earth, the remnants of humanity dwell within the suffocating depths of underground bunkers, desperately preparing for a mass migration to a parallel universe. Su-Bin, a dedicated warp researcher, finds his only solace in his lover, Ki-Hyeok. Upon returning from a perilous surface expedition, Ki-Hyeok presents him with an impossible gift: a living, blooming violet. "It’s a miracle, Su-Bin! The Earth might finally be breathing again!" he exclaims, his eyes shining with newfound hope. It is Ki-Hyeok’s vibrant stories of the outside world that sustain Su-Bin’s spirit in the dim, gray halls of the bunker; for Su-Bin, this man is his solitary light and his only source of true happiness in a dying world.

However, his fragile peace is shattered when Ki-Hyeok’s fellow soldiers arrive at the laboratory with grim expressions. They deliver a bolt from the blue—news so devastating it threatens to unravel everything Su-Bin believed about their future and his lover's survival.

(Source: Lezhin US)