Half a Car Inside

Synopsis

The rookie mechanic who grabbed me by the collar was the reason I started racing. An arrogant noble driver × a legendary champion in hiding. "The tires tell the story. The machine is perfect, the problem is..." Even after a hundred laps, the record of 23.418 seconds wouldn't budge by a single digit. Junliassen Renteode, heir to the British Renteode family and a third-year NASCAR driver, grabs the collar of the rookie mechanic who muttered those words to himself. His cap falls off, and pink hair spills out. "Want me to show you?" The mechanic, Iraul, takes the wheel for the first time in three years. The record he sets instantly surpasses the wall Jun couldn't overcome. At the moment cheers and gazes pour down, Raul loses his breath and collapses. The man who held him was his brother, and Jun's arms were empty. Jun realizes. This guy is the youngest champion who disappeared three years ago, the only person who drew him into this world. Jun, raised as a 'perfect doll' by his family, barely breathes only within speed. Raul, who grew up loved but was always alone amidst his busy family, cannot breathe under the world's gaze. "Look at me, Raul. Only me." The oblivious genius, who knows nothing but mechanics and drums, casually touches Jun's forehead again today. It's Jun who crumbles. He cleans the wet bathroom floor with his own hands and parks the limousine at the elementary school gate for the first time. But Raul, whose wrist is held, doesn't know either. He didn't play the drums today, so why is his heart pounding so much? A strawberry latte-colored camper van, a noisy family dinner table, and corners that cut in less than half a car's width. Two seasons begin until the man who raced as a family puppet and the genius afraid of gazes become each other's breath.