Hand in Hand is a manhwa written and illustrated by Babel and published by Toomics. Sam Kwon is a pharmacist in a small town who takes an interest in Noah Suh, who appears to be connected to the gang related activities involving the mayor.
Synopsis[]
While running a small pharmacy in the outskirts of the city, Sam meets a mysterious and out of place patient. Is that all there is to him though?
Characters[]
Sam Kwon[]
Living in a quiet small town, he sees the same thing everyday and the same people. Noticing Noah is hurt, Sam wonders who he is as Sam asks if he can help. With it not just being bruising, Sam requests to have a look at his face. Applying bandages, he feels something is off but assures Noah he does not have to tell him how he got the injuries, it is just that he is worried. Stern, he rejects the notion that Noah's wounds will be fine since they can easily become infected. Told the people outside are gangsters, Sam intervenes to say he has business with Noah and that the others can go ahead if they are in a hurry, Sam will drop him off as soon as he finishes with him. Never been able to walk away even as a child, back then Sam asked his dad if they can take an abandoned puppy with them, and saying he wanted it to live was the first time he spoke back to his father. Whilst the puppy died, since then Sam has gone out of his way to take care of weak things. Suspicious, he wonders about the connection between the mayor and the newly arrived gangs, but is more concerned about Noah. Walking home with him after suggesting it, Sam answers that he is twenty eight and in the car gets swept up with the moment even if it is against his better judgement.
Noah Suh[]
Hurt, he asks Sam if the pharmacy is closing, he needs patches, energy drinks and glucose, if he has it. Stating he has a high pain tolerance, Noah also says that Sam is nice for tending to his injuries. After being helped out of a vehicle with people who are clearly not his friends, Noah asks Sam whether he likes him, he has learned that people do not do things without a price. Coming across Sam at night, Noah is in a hurry but gives his name to him, then licks Sam's injured knuckles. After asking, he replies Sam is older than he looks, then together in the car he and Sam both agree they do not have ulterior motives so Noah says they can just enjoy the moment. Seeing Sam again outside the house he has been helping out at, he has new bruises under his shirt and Noah tells him he has been thinking about him. Whilst he said it is best for Sam not to be in the current area, he is happy to accept the offer to visit his house the next day. Generally reserved and keeping things to himself, Noah does show appreciation for Sam's concern on his wellbeing and reading between the lines, of his own accord is content to return Sam's unspoken affections.
Lim[]
Sam's work colleague who comments on the gangsters outside the pharmacy. Seeing the mayor, Lim complies with the request to pick out the best supplements he has got. Since the mayor had stated everything was too expensive before, Lim questions where the mayor's money suddenly came from and maybe he can get in on it too.
Mayor[]
Greeting Sam as the pharmacist, he asks who Noah is. Tsking, the mayor asks if Sam still has those ginseng sets and told having all of them will be expensive, he replies does it look like he cannot afford them. The mayor is regarded by Sam as a known miser. Feeling looked down upon by Lim, he does not want the products anymore and glares at Noah as he leaves.
Michael[]
Visiting to inform Sam that his ex-girlfriend is getting married, he then suggests that they should sleep together so Sam can tell if he likes Noah due to it being a new experience. He would have asked Sam sooner if he knew. In terms of money, looks and personality when meeting a person, what matters for Michael is how they are in bed.
Story Introduction[]
Sam's father passed away three months ago and left his pharmacy business to him. On Friday, April 12 it is past closing time at 7.58PM when a stranger, Noah, appears, he is injured and Sam helps bandage his wounds. One week later, Sam is on the phone hearing how the boss has been dying to have him back. With a colleague, Lim, they observe gangsters outside who have come to the town of all places, and Sam recognizes Noah from before being placed in the car and Sam intercedes to take him out of it.
When Sam was a child his father told him the puppy they had found would die soon and he should not get attached. Speaking with Noah who assumes he wants something in return, they are then joined by the mayor. Insulted by Lim's questions on his money, the mayor leaves and Noah shortly after as well. After helping an elderly woman carry her groceries, Sam is asked whether he has a girlfriend since her niece is quite pretty. Noah comes across them both and the elderly woman's politeness falters around him. Feeling he was about to kiss him, Sam suggests he take Noah home.
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