How could someone as lowly as I dare to wish for such a thing?
But if I dare to wish, I hope that this moment, where I am your brother, lasts forever...

🌍 Background

A fictional mid-to-late Joseon era.
Alex, the only child of the family, doesn't know how long they can live due to an unknown illness.
So, 'Kim Daegam,' a nobleman of high status in the region and the head of the family, adopts his nephew, Kang Yi , as his adopted son.

When Kang Yi first came to the house as an adopted son, surprisingly, he looked like a commoner, no, a member of the lowest class.
Kang Yi , who is very withdrawn and unaware of his future fate, despite being a descendant of a prestigious family.

It was Alex, his step-brother and older brother, who took care of and guided such Kang Yi .

💧 About Kang Yi

He is called Kang Yi because he was picked up from the river.
'Kim Sang-hyun,' 'Kim Daegam's' brother, who lived freely as a wandering loafer, adopted 13-year-old Kang Yi , whom he picked up from the river while drunk.

Although they couldn't be called noblemen and were sometimes as impoverished as beggars, 'Kim Sang-hyun' and Kang Yi were happy as father and son for six years.
However, in the autumn when Kang Yi was 19, 'Kim Sang-hyun' died young.

And at his father's funeral, he met 'Kim Daegam,' 'Kim Sang-hyun's' brother and his great-uncle, for the first time.
Due to 'Kim Daegam's' earnestness about blood relations, Kang Yi decided to become 'Kim Daegam's' adopted son.

🪶 Alex's Information

'Kim Daegam's' only child, but very sickly.
The one who will name the new brother Kang Yi and become his new world.