"𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲, 𝘄𝗶𝗳𝗲." "𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝗳𝗲." Niki's gaze didn't wavered. "𝗬𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲." •𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑆𝑢𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑣𝑒 • 𝑆𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝐵𝑢𝑟𝑛 • 𝐷𝑎𝑟𝑘 𝑅𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 For those caught in a paradox where keeping her alive means taking everything she ever was. A protection that feels like a trap, offering a mercy that leaves a scar deeper than any wound. Trapped in a situation where the exit doors are locked, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝘂𝘆 who can keep you alive is the one took your future away, forcing a surrender that costs your entire soul. ─ ❖ ❖ ─ A symphony of survival and silence. ⊱ 𝗲𝗻𝗵𝘆𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 || Nishimura Riki⊰ © -Ruby

"My breath... it stopped. I thought... I thought it wouldn't come back." "𝗢𝗵, 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗼 𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗱?" he asked, his voice a low rumble. "𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸." ​--- ​They were supposed to just be friends. ​For months, Ara kept her distance, convinced that her stubborn pride and sharp tongue could keep heeseung firmly in the friend zone. ​But Lee Heeseung doesn't do platonic. ​To the rest of the world, he is detached and entirely untouchable. But behind closed doors, she is the only exception. The only girl who shatters his ironclad control and fuels an intense, consuming desire he can no longer lock away. ​He plays the part of the friend, but he's just waiting for her defenses to drown. ​Because once the boundaries of their friendship blur, there is no turning back.​The lines are crossing. The doors are locking. And once this demon finally claims her, he is never, ever letting her go. ​─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ─── ​🥇heeseung 🥇friendstolovers [Slow-burn] Started:16/04/2026 Ended:05/06/2026

❝𝔂𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘺？❞ ─ ❝𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘩, 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘺 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝓼𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙩..❞ ❭ 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗦 when Park Jennifer decides to seek help from the one and only Sim Jake on how to improve her makeout skills after her horrible break up with her now ex-boyfriend who told her that she has "skill issues" ？ very much vaguely telling her that her makeout skills and her skills in bed needs help. ❭ 𝗕𝗨𝗧, Jake and Jennifer aren't really strangers either. Their past is mixed with unfinished business, buried feelings, and a history that refuses to stay in the past. can they stop themselves from crossing the endless boundaries they themselves set for each other? ⤷ or will they be able to keep it as their ˗ˏˋ 𝓓𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭？ ˎˊ˗ ⌗ 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 ➜ started￤08/05/2026 finished￤- -/- -/- - - - ┊ 🗒️ :: editing will start after the book has been completed fully - @nreosywon

Noeul thought a summer getaway would be just a brief escape from reality, but nothing could have prepared her for the chaos waiting at Ni-ki's luxurious mansion. Between sparkling nights, dangerous secrets, and a former friend turned enemy, she's forced to navigate a world where desire and danger are intertwined. started [ 06/02/2026 ] completed [ 06/03/2026 ] [ #1 in NishimuraNiki ]

A girl spending summer at school finds herself drawn to the quiet boy working at the nearby café. Between warm drinks, gentle smiles, and small daily moments, their summer days slowly become brighter, and a little sweeter than she expected [ started: 30/11/2025 ] [ completed : 22/01/2026 ]

Bora pushed Riki against the wall, her eyes cold. "You think you can keep up with me?" Riki smirked, stepping closer. "I don't need to keep up, Bora. I'm already ahead." She leaned in, her breath brushing his ear. "Keep pushing me, and you'll regret it." Riki's grip on her wrist tightened. "I like a good challenge."

( 📕 ) 𝐍𝐑𝐊. 𝐱 𝐅𝐌𝐂! 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑. 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦. 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 ? 𝘭𝘦𝘵'𝘴 𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦. What happens when two once best friends that were so close that they did everything whilst being attached to each other's hips, become rivals ? More so, what do you think happens when they're communicating their feelings by racing against each other ? A 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐭. They go round and round in circles until they crash.

( 𝐈. ) 𝐋𝐇𝐒. 𝐱 𝐅𝐌𝐂! 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑. 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘥𝘳𝘶𝘨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪'𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦, 𝘪'𝘮 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 What happens when a popular gamer faces the reality of his neighbor? But more so, what happens when the first year resident, hates her neighbor for living freely? An 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞. They're both confused why they're so attracted to each other. But can the gamer play the game?

𝒊'𝗅𝗅 𝗉𝗎𝗍 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗍𝗁𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁 𝗁𝖾𝗅𝗅 𝗃𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝗍𝗈 𝗄𝗇𝗈𝗐 𝗆𝖾, s𝗈 𝗌𝗎𝗋𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋𝗌𝖾𝗅𝖿, 𝖻𝖺𝖻𝗒, 𝖽𝗈𝗇'𝗍 𝗀𝖾𝗍 𝗀𝗋𝖾𝖾𝖽𝗒. ━━━ 𝖺 𝗀𝗂𝗋𝗅 𝗐𝗁𝗈 doesn't believe in love, hooks up with a guy who does, and when things get to get too serious and he starts falling for her, she's determined to prove him wrong before he can do the same. 𝑺TARTED. 15/03/26 𝑪OMPLETED. 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬. 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬. 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧.  -saebyeok 2026.