Mr Shade just ruined the future. At Saul les Smith, the metrics are blank, the staff is unhinged, and a dream city under the sea is still due by morning. As authority turns feral and professionalism becomes a weapon, survival means breaking the future everyone else is working overtime to build. ONC 2026. Prompt 97: When the world slips into endless darkness, something begins to move in the shadows and you must find a way to survive in a night that never ends.

Code can be rewritten. Destiny cannot. Olivia Lim is Seoul's top cybersecurity expert, a Tsinay (Chinese-Filipino) transplant from Vancouver, who trusts algorithms over emotions. But when a zero-day exploit breaches the Areumdae Group, she discovers the attack isn't just code. It's a warning. Chaebol CEO Ji Hoon Park steers his empire with calculated precision. To the public, he is untouchable. In private, he fights a silent war against a vengeful family curse hunting its easiest prey: his young nephew. When digital attacks converge with celestial fate, Ji Hoon needs a shield, not a wife. To protect the child, they strike a desperate bargain: A contract marriage. As corporate espionage threatens to shatter their legacy, the terms of their agreement crumble. Olivia isn't just a convenient partner. She is the glitch in the pattern, the variable no code can explain, and the only bride who can break the curse. In a world where every move is tracked and every heartbeat is a risk, choosing love is the ultimate act of defiance. ________________________________________ THE K-DRAMA VIBE 🇰🇷✨ • The Setup: A high-stakes Contract Marriage between a stoic Chaebol CEO and a hyper-competent cybersecurity expert. • The Conflict: Seoul's digital underworld meets ancient supernatural curses. Think Black Mirror meets Goblin. • The Identity: A unique Tsinay (Filipino-Chinese) heroine bringing diaspora grit and ancient wisdom to the elite world of the Korean ultra-rich. • For Fans Of: The protective romance of Crash Landing on You, the emotional intensity of Queen of Tears, and the urban fantasy stakes of Alchemy of Souls. THEMES & TROPES: Techno-Thriller, Urban Fantasy, Manhwa Pacing, He Fell First, Forced Proximity, Protective Female Lead, Touch Him And Die, Women in STEM. -------------------- The Accolades: 🏆#1 in #ActionRomance (Jan 18, 2026) 🏆#1 in #Cybersecurity (Jan 14, 2026) 🏆#5 in #SupernaturalRomance (Jan 18, 2026)

~~Sequel to No Pills. Before Charlie met Mia, he was Krypton, his sister's knight - and Silver was the flame that torched everyone and everything. From her dreams of becoming an actress like their mother to her almost-final breath in a juvenile detention unit, Silver burned everything on her path to destruction. No pill could have erased how she ruined herself, her family, and especially brother, even if he doesn't remember... Now they are grown, Silver tries to learn from the past. If only the loose ties of her atrocity will stop trailing her. Meanwhile, Charlie and Mia attempt to balance adulthood with recovery. After surviving cartels to live peacefully with his friend, Charlie begins his juggle between careers. Mia, too, endures college while playing a parental role for her little cousin, pushing back nagging questions about her father. To the two, all is well until Pamela's reign forces them back into the world of drugs and blood. Can they ever get out?