Book IV of the Engines & Ever Afters series Started : 06.06.2026 Finished :

Welcome to Pledis Enterprises, an elite corporate powerhouse that's been standing strong for over 50 years, known for producing top-tier innovations in the tech and entertainment world. But behind the pristine glass doors of its towering building, the employees are anything but polished.

Choi Seungcheol is thirty-three, divorced, permanently exhausted, and trying very hard to raise his son correctly. Unfortunately, his son's kindergarten teacher is devastatingly pretty. Yoon Jeonghan, meanwhile, thinks Yujun's father is painfully awkward, suspiciously handsome, and probably very straight. [cross-posted on AO3 under @swaggermuffin]

In the dazzling world of idols, where every move is scrutinized and every emotion is masked by a perfect smile, Jeonghan finds himself trapped in a silent battle against his own heart. For years, he has mastered the art of pretending-pretending that Seungcheol's lingering touches don't set his skin on fire, pretending that their closeness is nothing more than friendship, and pretending that the growing ache in his chest isn't love. But when distance starts creeping between them, and Seungcheol begins noticing the way Jeonghan pulls away, cracks begin to form in the carefully crafted walls he has built. With every stolen glance and unspoken word, the tension mounts, and Jeonghan is left wondering-how much longer can he keep pretending before the weight of his longing becomes too much to bear? As the days blur into sleepless nights and fleeting moments of what-ifs, Jeonghan must decide: will he continue to run from his own feelings, or will he finally let Seungcheol see the truth he's buried for so long? cross-posted on my ao3 account -hanniecoups

In a fractured parallel world, S.coups is no longer just a leader, he is a man displaced. At 34, he had just celebrated the groups 15th Anniversary, a long awaited reunion after 4 -5 years which begin when Jeonghan left for military. For one night, everything felt whole again. Laughter, memories , the unspoken promises that they had endured. Then morning came and everything was gone. It was like 180 degree turning. He walks beneath a sky split by two suns, both rising in wrong direction from west to east. The world is unfamillar, distorted, almost hostile. Even his own body feels smaller than last time. His phone wiped clean-no contacts, no traces of the life he knew. Onlly his parents number were there. And a note saying 'Find Them. Find your memeber and save them. Your time is running Choi Seungcheol' Can he find all of them in this unknown place? Were they will be same person which he knew once? He knows This is going to be a long journey . But he was determined. And this is just the beginning !! (spoiler: he has powers. To knows what, read the story, you will not regret it) Warning: blood, abuse, manipulation all ships included: Jeongcheol Seoksoo Soonhoon Minwon Verkwan Dinno x reader?

"That's dangerous." "Everything about this is dangerous." ₊˚ ✧ ━━━━⊱⋆⊰━━━━ ✧ ₊˚ Seoul was never meant to hold two kings. Once, there was only one empire-the Kratos Syndicate. Powerful. Untouchable. United. Until a single event-gone-wrong turned loyalty into betrayal... and split it into two shadows: Vanta. Ombre. Raised on inherited hatred and a war they never chose, they were never meant to meet- let alone remember what it felt like to care for each other. But when a new force rises from the ruins of their past-the Azura Syndicate- both sides are driven to the brink of collapse. And survival demands the unthinkable: They must work together. Forced into a fragile alliance, trapped in dangerous proximity, old wounds reopen. Truths begin to fracture. And the line between enemy... and something far more dangerous... starts to blur. Because the war they've been fighting for generations- was never theirs to begin with. And the deeper they dig, the more they realize: some lies aren't just told. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮'𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙.

"are you sure you wanna do this " "shut the fuck up" jeonghan x cheol jun x minghao mingyu x wonwoo

"What did you expect? Me Yoon Jeonghan to hold your hand in public being all lovey dovey? For us to go on dates and I feed you? Or maybe to announce our wedding which one Choi Seungcheol?" "Don't mock my love and reverse it as obsession!" "I've taken my belongings....except for the things you have given me. I gave the gun to Mr-" "So you are throwing me out how iconic!" "Leave! Just go out of my sight! NOW!" "What should I tell your father now huh? He trusted me!" "That we are dating for 6 months and he has no clue!" "Shua! I know you are so kind and don't want to break my heart but this is who I am. While you are the heir of a family! The only heir! I am a simple bodygua-" "Who I love so much and cannot think my life without him!" "But the only thing I have....is this love! I want us to grow together. I wanna be beside you to help you when you feel helpless! To calm you down when you are stressed and make you smile when you are sad. You are everything I am not and maybe will never be! And I love you for that! I love you Seungcheol!"

How do you think their story will turn out when 14 suddenly becomes 12? With choosing to be slaved and then miraculously finding her long lost brother, Choi Yiseul eventually meets her end, abruptly and brutally by being caught up in a explosion with Xu Minghao. Though an illegal organisation from the very start, SVT completely transforms into something more malicious and cruel after the sudden demise of two of their members. Book 2/2

Cause you can be the Beauty and I can be the Monster