Old School Love Rei left Japan for a fresh start, only to land in the high-pressure hallways of a Korean high school. There, she crosses paths with Liz-a boy whose heart is as cold as the court he dominates. While Rei tries to navigate a new culture with quiet grace, Liz fights his own battles under the bright lights of the basketball court. In a world of rigid rules and expectations, two opposites are about to learn that the hardest games aren't played on the court, but in the heart.

Witnessing her parents' deaths with her own eyes caused Kim Ji Won to grow into a cold-hearted young woman harboring a painful grudge in her heart. "Revenge is a dish best served cold" is a saying she takes very seriously-and one she intends to put into practice. Naoi Rei, a shy and gentle-hearted heir to a Yakuza clan, longs for a normal life, free from the watchful eyes of his father's henchmen. Fate brings them together in an unavoidable relationship, yet it also presents a major opportunity that Kim Ji Won has long sought. An encounter between deep hatred and an unspoken love.

Nothing is particularly wrong with Liz's life. She has a stable job, a comfortable apartment, and a routine that works. Every morning she wakes up, goes to work, finishes what needs to be done, and comes home to do it all again the next day. From the outside, she seems fine. But sometimes, on quiet nights, Liz finds herself staring at old photographs and wondering about a stranger she used to know. A girl who laughed too loudly. A girl who cried without shame. A girl who believed that if she loved deeply enough, life would eventually work itself out. Liz can barely recognize her anymore. Two years after a relationship that changed her in ways she still doesn't fully understand, she finds herself sitting across from a psychologist, trying to answer a question she never expected to ask: What happened to the person I used to be? What begins as an attempt to understand her emotional numbness slowly turns into something far more difficult. As old memories resurface and long-buried wounds begin to reveal themselves, Liz is forced to confront a possibility she has spent years avoiding. Maybe the thing she's grieving isn't the woman she lost. Maybe she's grieving the girl who slowly disappeared while trying to survive everything that came after. Because sometimes the greatest loss is not losing someone. Sometimes, it is losing yourself. And learning to live with the fact that you miss who you used to be.

Kim Jiwon never believed in promises-especially the kind made by children. But at seven, on a quiet day in Jeju, Rei made one anyway: "I'll come back." Rei returned to Japan, and Jiwon grew into someone who hid her feelings behind silence. Years passed. The promise faded... or so she thought. Until they meet again-unexpectedly, as dorm mates. And somewhere between distance, memories, and the present, Jiwon begins to notice... and tries a little too hard to get closer.

PLEASE READ❗️ every night at exactly 2:00 AM, Liz logs into an anonymous website where strangers leave messages they'd never say out loud. no names, no identity, just pure honesty. then someone starts replying only to her. the messages are strangely personal. too personal. "you looked tired today." "you hum when you're nervous." "you pretend not to care when you actually do." liz becomes obsessed and curious to find out who's been replying to her. the problem? the more she talks to the stranger, the more she starts noticing Rei-the quiet girl from her media class who always seems to be watching her a second too long. and somehow... Rei notices everything.

It started with something small. A quiet corner. A steady presence. A warmth that always arrived at the exact moment it was needed. In the unforgiving world of training and debut, Liz finds herself leaning toward the only person who never feels overwhelming. Rei becomes her silence, her balance, her way to breathe when everything else moves too fast. And Rei stays-without hesitation. Because being needed feels right. Because staying feels like purpose. What grows between them looks harmless. Soft. Almost perfect. Until the distance between comfort and dependence disappears completely. And by the time they realize it, they are no longer choosing each other. They are the only thing each other has left.

a oneshot au wherein rei thought she was straight until she practice a kiss with her best friend, kim jiwon.

They watched Kim Jiwon leave for the island to heal, and they watched her return eleven months later with a freezing, untouchable demeanor. ​The audience only knows the loud tragedy. They never noticed the silent anchor in the background. ​Kim Gaeul spent years standing on the sidelines. She watched the girl she loved fall for someone else. She gathered the broken pieces when the relationship fell apart. She absorbed the quiet devastation of the fallout, choosing to protect Jiwon strictly from the shadows. ​Now, winter occupies the dormitory. The ghost of the past romance wants a second chance. ​Gaeul's time as the passive observer reaches its end. She steps forward. She claims the empty seat beside the ice queen. ​[IMPORTANT NOTICE] This book is a direct spin-off operating within the timeline of "The Seventh Chair" (Book 1) and "The Silent Spring" (Book 2).

Every one hesitates and can't come close~ I wanna listen I'm curious what you will say From between those pure icy breaths Try to let it out just once~~

Based on heated rivalry.