Companion novel to Filthy Little Secrets Jungwon Yang never did random hookups, until her. One night after seeing his ex with someone else, he decides, what's the harm? He didn't even know her name. He thought he'd never see her again. Until she shows up a month later... pregnant. When Jungwon learns Aeri has nowhere to go, he does the only thing that makes sense: he offers her a place to stay. Just until the baby comes and they figure things out. But living under the same roof changes everything. The more time he spends with Aeri and her fiery spirit, the harder he falls. The problem is she's determined not to let him in. And when someone from her past returns, Jungwon realizes the pregnancy hormones are the least of his worrys.

y/n, a cheerful and funny girl (sunshine), and jungwon, the grumpy, direct bad boy, share a close friendship that seems unshakable. but as their bond grows deeper, feelings start to develop that neither of them is prepared for. they both try to ignore what's happening between them, but it's getting harder to deny. will they let their emotions take over, or will they fight to keep their friendship intact? as their connection intensifies, they'll have to decide what it really means to be close to someone... tw // emotional conflict, anxiety, self-doubt, fear of rejection, unspoken feelings, unintentional hurt, smut

❛ desire is the most dangerous thing in the world... and the one thing I desire the most is you. ❜ a journalist chasing the truth behind a mass murder- and the dangerous boy she should've stayed away from. 𝗔 𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗥𝗢𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗣𝗧. 𝗬𝗔𝗡𝗚 𝗝𝗨𝗡𝗚𝗪𝗢𝗡. start 05.31.25 end 00.00.00

When Choi Aera, a first year university student, pursues a job at a downtown bar, she never expects that one impulsive night, she's swept into a world of roaring engines, flashing lights and dangerous rivalries. What begins as reluctant encounters soon turns into a combustible push-and-pull: warnings to stay away clashing with her growing defiance, stolen moments mixed with fierce arguments, and his feeling of denial pushing her away. As her world collides with his - through fights, jealousy, and unexpected tenderness - she struggles to walk away from the desire of getting him to open up. 𝙮𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙟𝙪𝙣𝙜𝙬𝙤𝙣 𝙭 𝙤𝙘 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧

𝒊 just want to see you shine 'cause i know you are a star, girl ━━━ 𝖺 𝗀𝗂𝗋𝗅 𝗐𝗁𝗈 𝖽𝗈𝖾𝗌 𝖺𝗅𝗆𝗈𝗌𝗍 𝖺𝗇𝗒𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗈 𝖿𝗂𝗍 𝗂𝗇, 𝖿𝗂𝗇𝖽𝗌 𝗁𝖾𝗋𝗌𝖾𝗅𝖿 𝗂𝗇𝗏𝗈𝗅𝗏𝖾𝖽 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝖺 𝖻𝖺𝖽 𝖻𝗈𝗒 𝖺𝖿𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝖺𝖼𝖼𝖾𝗉𝗍𝗌 𝖺 𝖽𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗇𝗀𝖾𝗌 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗈𝖼𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗀𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗌𝖾𝗋𝗌. 𝑺TARTED. 01/01/24. 𝑪OMPLETED. 11/02/24. 𝐬𝐨𝐜 𝐱 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐫, 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭, 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞. 𝟔𝟎𝐒 𝐀𝐔.  -saebyeok 2024.

He's cold, quiet, and untouchable-until her. One broken bike and a ride on his motorcycle pulled her into his world, too close, too fast. She's sweetness wrapped in heat, and the more he wants her, the harder it gets to pretend he doesn't.