What makes someone truly "good" or "evil"?

❝for a minute the world seemed so simple.❞ gyuricky!au by suncenzo on ao3

In an alternate universe where South Korea is a kingdom split into dystopian islands, a caring man from the slums embarks on a refreshing adventure after being picked up by a pirate crew aboard a ship called The Wonderland. Romance, family, friendship, vengeance, and a battle of morals make waves in this troubled archipelago. ◇Book 1◇

Mingi's whole summer vacation has turned to a nightmare due to his mother. Left at a summer camp for people vastly different from him, he is left to figure out how to rest and survive while not stepping on any toes. Unfortunately for him, he manages to do that in the first 24h there.

San Choi was never supposed to make it out alive. The prison was his grave, and the sadistic scientist who ran it made sure of that. Tortured, drugged, and turned into something barely human, he finally did the impossible-he escaped. Now, he's a wanted man, and the only thing keeping him going is revenge. But first, he needs a place to hide. That's how he ends up breaking into Wooyoung Jung's apartment at 2 AM, dripping blood onto the cheap carpet, a gun in one hand and the other wrapped around the university student's throat. Wooyoung should be scared out of his mind. He is scared. But he's also an idiot-because instead of crying for help, he lifts an eyebrow. San blinks. For the first time in days, he's caught off guard. He should have left. He should have killed the little brat and disappeared. But instead, he finds himself crashing on Wooyoung's couch, using his shower, eating the instant ramen Wooyoung throws at him with a sigh. San clenches his jaw. He should have just killed him. But as the days pass, Wooyoung stops being just a scared kid who stumbled into the wrong nightmare. He's something else. Annoying. Shameless. Fearless. And worst of all? Unshakably loyal. And San... San is getting too used to him. But there's no time for distractions. His old friend Yunho is feeding him information-tracking the doctor who turned him into a monster, the man who thinks San is still his little experiment. The closer he gets to revenge, the more dangerous it becomes. And Wooyoung? He's not supposed to be part of this world. But then again, Wooyoung was never good at listening. |Been No:1 on #ateez|

Jung Wooyoung remembers it all - the night Choi San killed him. But fate gives him another chance, placing him back in his own body before he ever crossed paths with San's mafia. To survive, Wooyoung must play a dangerous game of seduction and strategy against the man destined to end him. -some minor gore implications- ~These are real people, and this story is just for fun and does not mean to harm any of the idols in real life!!~

Hongjoong, a writer looking for inspiration, meets a couple of ghosts.

Seonghwa, a dedicated and perfectionist paramedic, lives for the adrenaline rush of saving lives. He's a workaholic, always on call and riding the wave of high-stakes emergencies. And there's Hongjoong, a carefree rockstar whose heart beats solely for the stage. He thrives on the thrill of performance, living life on his own terms. Recklessly and without care. When Seonghwa gets dragged into the world of rock by his best friend, he had no idea how dramatically his life is about to change. Destiny throws him into an unexpected encounter with a cold-hearted rockstar, and everything he thought he knew about passion and purpose is about to be rocked to its core. ~~~~~ 🔞 / Read Part 0 for Warnings 🏅 #1 - Hongjoong ~ 4-29-25

Mingi doesn't think of himself as a low-ranked alpha, he knows he is one. On top of that, he's in love with another alpha and, even worse, that alpha happens to be his best friend, Jeong Yunho. He knows he's doomed to wait for the day Yunho decides to mate with an omega and leave him behind with a broken heart. So, sad and drunk after another party where it's always the same, him standing off to the side, watching Yunho just being Yunho, he collapses on a dark street and thinks he can't possibly sink any lower in life than he feels right then. That's when Jung Wooyoung shows up, a chaotic, loud, and friendly omega who takes care of him. Mingi thinks he's the closest thing to an angel some deity might ever send his way, even though Wooyoung is actually the closest thing to a demon he'll ever meet. Wooyoung, sad and abandoned by people he once thought were his friends, betrayed because he's naïve and likes to trust people, finds that huge alpha sobbing and his little heart just can't bear to leave him there alone. From then on, everything goes downhill. Or, well, uphill, but no one can take the drama out of Mingi.

A raw and intimate journey through the years of Seonghwa and Hongjoong's relationship - from the very beginning to what once felt like the end. This isn't a perfect love story. But it is real. It's messy. It's full of insecurities, fears, doubts, and mistakes. But through every fight, every silence, every moment that could've broken them... they chose to hold on. To love harder. To hold harder. To never let go. [Set in the Hit Me Harder/Love Me Harder universe by Hwaangelic.]