He knew, somehow, in that moment, that they were no longer talking about him anymore. They were talking about a ghost - a man Lee Chang had only met through Mingyu’s memories.

“We are the ones who forge our legacies, Mingyu.” A pause, and then quietly: “As he forged his.”

It was a gamble, talking about Mingyu’s paramour that way. But he didn’t believe that it was Mingyu’s fault.

“Your existence is not a curse you give to others.”