concept grasping magic genius

rowan had lost everything— until a kind woman named pauline took him in and became his world. after she left, rowan was consumed by longing… and in that emptiness, he awakened to mana— and not just any mana, but the rare ability to see the mana of others. through this connection, rowan believed that even if he and pauline were apart, they were still together in spirit. but one day, he stumbles upon her again… and what he sees shakes him to the core. the woman who once gave him warmth and hope— now stands before him as something completely unexpected.