Kim Jong-hyun

Kim Jong-hyun’s novel “Skeleton Flower: Things That Have Been Released and Set Free” is a collection of fictional stories based on his songs. The story is told from four perspectives, and each character is a reflection of Jonghyun. The novel deals with themes of love, loneliness, and longing. The novel also contains photographs taken by the author himself.

Things That Have Been Released and Set Free

Skeleton Flower

산하엽: 흘러간, 놓아준 것들

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Still I admit, love has the power to turn anyone into a fool. Since I felt like that too when I first met you. The problem is that this power never lasts too long, you know. It differs from one individual to the other but, eventually, the high wears off and the moment the rose-colored lenses of love come off is when all hell breaks loose.

love the idea of finding comfort in loneliness rather than dreading it. "end of the day" is my favorite jjong song because it's a tender reminder that even if the hours stretch in misery, small simple rituals can even out all mixed emotions after a difficult day

Is that so. I like the gloomy and warm atmosphere. To me, lighting up the candles and turning on the record player is a ritual that affirms ‘this day has ended as well’.

Gather every moment of your everyday into droplets and rain it over me. My dear, please calm down my fever.

If you’re still embarrassed of showing me all your wounds, then please just hug me tightly.

Even if I don’t see your scars, I want to feel them through your skin to know you entirely.

Might it be too cold, crawl into my clothes, into the warmth of my flesh and the scent of my breath, and listen to the sound of my pounding heart

Such as the ocean returns to stillness after a sweeping storm, the woman’s seemingly non-stop shaking heart, too, quieted down. She could not know when that would abruptly change again, but for now, she was alright. He was, slow and surely, being erased from her.

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