#The Gilt Trip Trilogy Book 1: Crimes, Confessions, and a Hostage in my Basement Synopsis You've heard this story before. Some poor, soft-eyed civilian gets kidnapped by an unhinged mafia boss with trust issues and a six-pack. Yawn. But what happens when the civilian does the kidnapping instead? Hong Joshua is twenty-seven, painfully average, and a legal advisor who's barely qualified to negotiate his phone bill-let alone a hostage situation. And yet, somehow, he ends up with Lee Seokmin-the CEO of Corvex Group, the underworld's worst-kept secret and walking human crime syndicate-tied to a rusty chair in his basement. Joshua isn't quite sure how he got here. One minute, he's having a very delicious sandwich at a restaurant. The next, there's a bound and gagged mafia boss in his basement, tied to a chair that's older than his career. Oops. Now comes the real problem: what the hell do you do with a mafia kingpin in your basement? Feed him snacks? Call the cops? Negotiate like you actually have leverage? Try not to get murdered? Welcome to the world's worst kidnapping-no ransom, no escape plan, and absolutely no clue what happens next.

Trust The Boo Process A Seventeen Chat fic Synopsis Everyone on campus knows one universal truth: If Boo Seungkwan can't find you a match, you are either a lost cause or destined for celibacy. And Hansol Vernon Chwe? Baby boy is perilously close to option two. He's been single for centuries (okay, two years), and his friends are now looking at him with the same concern you give a plant that has wilted beyond recognition. He doesn't flirt, doesn't date, doesn't even look at people-he just goes to class, games until ungodly hours, writes his assignments at 3 a.m., and cracks jokes so niche you need a PhD in "Vernon Studies" to understand them. So his friends do what any chaotic, overinvested friend group would do: they call in Boo Seungkwan. Seungkwan-the campus Cupid, gossip hotline, problem-solver extraordinaire. He knows everyone, has gossip on everyone, and has successfully matched up half the university through sheer force of personality. And he takes one look at Vernon and decides he's a project. What starts as a simple mission quickly spirals into campus-wide chaos. Blind-date plans collide with reconnaissance missions, secret crushes, heated rivalries, and accidental shipping. Vernon did not ask for this. He cannot stop this. He's just being escorted through the mess like a mildly confused housecat. It's embarrassing. It's messy. It's entangled friendships, rivalries, and a love polygon that no one asked for-but everyone is here for. It's... kind of nice, actually.

The Altar's Runaway He was promised to a god. He ran into a devil instead. Hong Joshua was born to kneel--raised in the glittering chokehold of power, promised since childhood to Choi Seungcheol, heir to the empire that owns half the nation and all of its shadows. Theirs was a union written in contracts and sealed in blood, a marriage meant to merge kingdoms and bury him alive in silk. But the night before the vows, Joshua runs. Barefoot, breathless, a saint turned sinner beneath the moonlight. He trades his surname for a sin, his destiny for a dirt road, and crashes straight into the man who shouldn't exist--Lee Seokmin. A biker with a past that smells like gasoline and gunfire. A man who helps people disappear for a price and keeps his heart locked behind the roar of an engine. Joshua offers him money. Seokmin offers him a way out. But somewhere between forged passports and stolen motel rooms, the lines blur--between safety and obsession, between hunger and ruin. Because Seokmin doesn't want to save him. He wants to keep him. And maybe Joshua doesn't want to be saved at all.

Yoon Jeonghan is "The Nation's Angel," a superstar whose golden voice and charming smile hide a soul weary of the spotlight's lonely glare. Choi Seungcheol is "The Wolf," a feared mafia boss who rules the underworld with an iron will, his heart as cold as the steel he carries. Their worlds collide when Jeonghan's company, drowning in secret debts, fails to pay the immense sum it owes to Seungcheol's syndicate. Seeing an opportunity, Seungcheol doesn't just demand money; he takes possession. His price is Yoon Jeonghan himself. Kidnapped from his green room and thrust into a gilded cage, Jeonghan responds the only way he knows how: with defiant fury. He insults his captor, challenges his authority, and vows not to give him a moment of peace. To Seungcheol, the singer is just an asset, a pawn. An infuriatingly beautiful, sharp-tongued pawn who refuses to be intimidated. But hatred is a cold bedfellow, and proximity breeds a dangerous understanding. Behind the barbs and the power plays, a twisted bond begins to form. Jeonghan sees cracks in the monster's armor-a hidden kindness for the forgotten, a soul as lonely as his own. Seungcheol finds himself drawn to the fire in Jeonghan's eyes, a flame that doesn't flicker even in the face of death.

PREYS OF THE FOREST: BOOK 4 𝐖𝐄𝐍 𝐉𝐔𝐍𝐇𝐔𝐈 𝐗 𝐗𝐔 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐇𝐀𝐎 || 𝐌𝐎𝐎𝐍 𝐉𝐔𝐍𝐇𝐖𝐈 𝐗 𝐒𝐄𝐎 𝐌𝐘𝐔𝐍𝐆𝐇𝐎 Wen Junhui has spent his life beneath watchful eyes. A renowned actor, admired and analyzed in equal measure, he has learned how to maintain a distance that is effortless and emotions that are private. Quiet in interviews and unreadable when it matters, Jun moves through the world with practiced control, never giving more than what is expected. He isn't looking for love--especially not at an event meant to blur into the rest. But when he meets him, something shifts. Subtle, immediate. Jun doesn't rush or demand. He waits, observes, and claims space patiently. Yet he becomes the one thing Jun wants without certainty, the one thing he cannot command. And that unsettles him more than any spotlight ever has. 🐉 Xu Minghao is known for precision. A celebrated fashion designer, his life is built on intention, discipline, and restraint. Every creation is deliberate, every decision carefully measured. Love is a distraction-one he does not make room for, no matter how alluring. Meeting him should have meant nothing. Instead, it leaves behind an awareness Minghao can't dismiss, no matter how tightly he tries to hold onto control. He lingers like heat beneath silk--quiet, persistent, dangerous-and Minghao finds himself resisting not because he doesn't want it, but because he does. Jun is like a dragon: quiet power, commanding without force, patient in his dominance. And Minghao doesn't know whether being claimed means surrender--or finally allowing himself to want. ⋆. 𐙚 ˚ 🐲 ranks: #1 in wenjunhui #1 in moonjunhwi #1 in junhwi #1 in seventeenjun #1 in svt #1 in myungho #2 in seventeenthe8 #2 in seomyungho #2 in junhao

PREYS OF THE FOREST: BOOK 1 𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐈 𝐒𝐄𝐔𝐍𝐆𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐎𝐋 𝐗 𝐘𝐎𝐎𝐍 𝐉𝐄𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐇𝐀𝐍 Choi Seungcheol is a man of few words and even fewer attachments. As a a well-known assassin by the name of 𝙎.𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙥𝙨, he has no room for distractions or feelings. His world thrives on precision and control. Every move he makes is calculated, every plan meticulously designed to bring his target down. And when it's time to end someone's life, Seungcheol does it with ruthless efficiency. But when a supposed assassin is tasked with eliminating him, he approaches the mission with the same cold detachment as every other job. Befriend the target, gain his trust, then destroy him. Simple. Until 𝙝𝙚 came into his life. Every smile, every conversation, every unexpected touch makes Seungcheol's resolve waver. He never planned for this-he never planned to get attached. And the more he gets to know him, the more he realizes that this mission might just bring him to the edge of everything he's been running from. ⚔ Yoon Jeonghan is a model with a reputation for being both delicate and untouchable. With a rather feminine gorgeousness, his beauty draws people in like a moth to a flame. But when a supposed assassin is tasked with the idea of protecting him, he fears he'll grow too attached, which is exactly what happened. He wasn't supposed to get attached. He took care of him like no one before, and it was getting to his head. His affection and distance had imbalance, but that was exactly what had attracted Jeonghan to him. Seungcheol is like a wolf: silent, deadly, and fiercely protective of the few things he holds dear. And now, Jeonghan's a threat that's more dangerous than any enemy he's ever encountered: his own heart. ⁺‧₊˚ ཐི⋆. ranks: #1 in sebuntin #1 in seventeenscoups #1 in seventeenjeonghan #1 in cheolhan #4 in jeongcheol #3 in choiseungcheol

In the bustling city of Seoul, where Hong Joshua, a successful businessman with a sharp mind and a penchant for planning every detail of his life, found himself at a crossroads after a marriage arrangement. But Joshua, ever the pragmatist, wasn't convinced he needed love to complete his life's blueprint. That was until his parents introduced him to Lee Seokmin, a young man with a heart of gold and a smile that could light up a room. Seokmin, with his innocent and childlike nature, had grown up shielded from the harsh realities of the world by his loving family. His pure heart and genuine kindness had made him beloved to others, but at the same time his naivety often left him vulnerable to the cruelties of the world. Despite this, Seokmin's spirit remained unbroken, and his optimism was infectious. When Joshua and Seokmin's paths crossed, their worlds collided in unexpected ways. Joshua, with his methodical approach to life, was drawn to Seokmin's warmth and sincerity, even as he struggled to understand the young man's unbridled enthusiasm and idealism. Seokmin, on the other hand, was captivated by Joshua's confidence and ambition, though he sometimes found himself perplexed by the older man's serious demeanor. As they embarked on their arranged marriage, both Joshua and Seokmin were forced to confront their differences and adapt to a new way of living together. Would Joshua's practicality and Seokmin's innocence complement each other, or would their contrasting natures tear them apart?

Ten years after a young doctor, Yoon Jeonghan, saves a dying boy in a rainy alleyway, he finds himself the obsession of Seoul's most powerful underground King, Choi Seungcheol. When a rival clan marks Jeonghan as a target, Seungcheol shatters the doctor's "normal" life revealing that everyone Jeonghan trusts is actually a shadow in the King's service. From a high stakes hospital lockdown to a secret sanctuary in a mafia mansion, the story follows a journey of betrayal, absolute devotion, and the blurring lines between protection and possession. Ultimately, the King and his Angel build a legacy where love is the only law that matters.

In their university days, Jeon Wonwoo and Kim Mingyu shared a deep, passionate relationship, filled with dreams of a future together. They were inseparable until the day Wonwoo mysteriously disappeared without a trace, leaving Mingyu heartbroken and confused. Mingyu searched everywhere, but it was as if Wonwoo had vanished off the face of the earth. Years later, Mingyu has become a rising star in the entertainment industry, though the void left by Wonwoo's absence remains a constant ache. Just as he's on the brink of a major breakthrough in his career, he meets his new manager, none other than Wonwoo. To Mingyu's shock, Wonwoo seems completely different. He's professional, distant, and most disturbingly, he appears to have no memory of their past relationship, or even of Mingyu himself. As they work closely together, Mingyu is haunted by memories of their time together, unable to reconcile the man he once loved with the one standing before him now. Determined to uncover the truth, Mingyu starts digging into Wonwoo's past, only to discover that Wonwoo's disappearance was tied to a dark, hidden secret. The closer Mingyu gets to the truth, the more he realizes that Wonwoo might not be the only one in danger. As old feelings resurface and new dangers emerge, Mingyu must navigate a web of deception, betrayal, and forgotten memories. Can he help Wonwoo recover what was lost, or will the shadows of the past consume them both?

Lee Seokmin has always loved traveling - but never alone. He's explored countries with friends, always clinging to the comfort of company. Until now. His first solo trip goes perfectly - every plan achieved, new people met, memories made. But on the day he checks out, his phone disappears. He searches everywhere, no luck. Rushing for his flight, he leaves his details at the front desk and accepts the loss. A week later, the hotel emails him: someone returned his phone. It's shipped back, perfectly intact. But when Seokmin opens his gallery, there's a new folder - filled with photos of a man he's never seen before. Beautiful. Familiar, somehow. The last photo is a handwritten note: "Meet me where we first met." He frowns - he's never met this man. Right? Yet his feet take him to an old treehouse - a place he doesn't remember but feels deeply connected to. Did Seokmin really lose his phone... or was it taken on purpose? And why does the truth feel like it's been waiting for him all along?