In which, Hongjoong is the cruel mafia boss with his even more cruel right hand, Seonghwa. They get closer and closer until they both realize that they can't live without each other, which becomes toxic on the way

𝑇𝒉𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝑓𝑒𝑤 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠, 𝐼'𝑣𝑒 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑤𝑒'𝑟𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑟. 𝑊𝑒'𝑟𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑠, 𝑤𝑒'𝑟𝑒... 𝑓𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑡𝒉𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝒉𝑎𝑡 𝑘𝑖𝑑𝑠 𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑎𝑦, "𝐵𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝐹𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑑"... 𝑤𝑒 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑚𝑒𝑡 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑟 𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑔𝒉, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑡 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑡𝒉𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑚𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑚𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠, 𝐼 𝑡𝒉𝑜𝑢𝑔𝒉𝑡 𝐼 𝑟𝑒𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑡, 𝑏𝑢𝑡... 𝑖𝑛 𝑡𝒉𝑒 𝑒𝑛𝑑, 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑐𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑒 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛, 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑤𝑒 𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜𝑜. 𝑆𝑒𝑜𝑛𝑔𝐽𝑜𝑜𝑛𝑔/𝑀𝐴𝑇𝑍 𝐴𝑈 𝐵𝑦: @𝑀𝑦𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑆𝑒𝑙𝑓28

Hongjoong was forced to learn figure skating from a very young age since his mom was an Olympian, but he never got as good at it as she would have wanted him to. He would much rather make music, but the choice wasn't his. When they move to Seoul so she can open her own figure skating club, he meets a guy who is everything his mother ever wanted Hongjoong to be. Hongjoong hates him to the core, but one day, something changes.

Seonghwa gave himself away to a stranger, to someone who touched him like he was his, who never asked for anything beyond his body, and who let him leave without a single word. He never planned to see him again. But when he moves into his new dorm, the door opens to reveal Kim Hongjoong. His new roommate. His best friend's friend. And the only person who's ever seen him completely bare in more ways than one. Or Star but from Seonghwa's point of view.

⟪ CONTENT WARNING: Mentions and descriptions of murder, death, gore, mental health issues, self-destructive & suicidal ideation. Continue with this information in mind. ⟫ ⌈ For the past decade, murders in Seoul, South Korea had been on the rise, specifically on major holidays. Each corpse was found in brutal, disgusting condition in a semi-obvious area - near the town hall, inside the city theater, against an apartment building. Places where anyone could see. But for the longest time, the police and detectives had nothing but theories of the 'jolly murderer'. The murder scenes never had footprints to trace, never had weaponry to swab for fingerprints, no evidence of another human being existing near the scene. The Seoul Police Department was baffled. Never had they ever seen such careful disposal of evidence when the bodies were found as mangled and ripped apart as they were. But their lead detective - Kim Hongjoong, was going to figure this out. Whether it took weeks, months, even years - he would. With his assistant's new acquaintance's help. Park Seonghwa was a criminal justice lawyer. Or at least that's what the public knew and saw. A respected, talented lawyer who has won multiple cases with his knowledge and skill at arguing. But everyone has a side they keep private. Even Seonghwa. ⌋ RANKINGS: Jan 22 - 4th in #atiny, 4th in #kimhongjoong, 56th in #detective Jan 26 - 9th in #parkseonghwa, 34th in #detective

In the golden kingdom of Avalore, duty is worth more than love. Prince Seonghwa has spent his entire life trapped beneath jeweled crowns, suffocating expectations, and the promise of an arranged marriage that will secure peace between kingdoms. On the night of his eighteenth birthday, the palace glitters with celebration as nobles from across the seas gather to honor Avalore's future king. But beneath the music and silk lies a cage Seonghwa has never been able to escape. Then he arrives. Captain Kim Hongjoong - the infamous leader of the Black Pirates. A ruthless outlaw whispered about in taverns and royal courts alike. A pirate captain feared across every kingdom bordering the sea. Men claim he sinks naval fleets for sport, steals from emperors without remorse, and leaves nothing behind but smoke and blood in the water. No one notices him enter the ballroom. Until Seonghwa does. What begins as a fleeting encounter hidden between marble corridors and candlelit shadows quickly turns into something dangerous. Hongjoong becomes fascinated by the beautiful prince dressed in silk and diamonds - the prince who looks far too lonely for someone born into luxury. And Hongjoong has never handled obsession well. As political tensions rise, alliances crack, and the sea itself begins whispering the Black Pirates' name, Seonghwa finds himself caught between two futures: A kingdom demanding obedience. Or the terrifying pirate captain willing to burn kingdoms just to keep him. Rankings: #2 in matz #2 in choijongho

"oh darling, please wear me well." ⊹ ࣪ ˖ seonghwa x hongjoong after collection after collection, kim hongjoong can't figure out why his designs feel so lifeless. no matter how much fabric he cuts, sketches he redraws, or concepts he creates, something is always missing. at the suggestion of his friend, song mingi, he reluctantly puts out a flyer in search of a model. then park seonghwa steps into his studio. the canvas he needed to give his world a beating heart. started: 6/14/26 finished: ??? lowercase intended.

Kim Hongjoong has spent years perfecting the art of silence. Then Park Seonghwa walks into his life with easy smiles, gentle words, and a warmth that somehow slips past every wall Hongjoong has ever built. What begins as an unexpected friendship slowly becomes something neither of them knows how to name. But some people are better at hiding their pain than others. And when the truth finally comes to light, Hongjoong is left with a question he never thought he'd have to answer: How do you hold on to someone who has already decided to leave?

A chilling outbreak shatters an ordinary morning, pulling eight university students into the first hours of the apocalypse. After witnessing horrific violence in the hallways, clothing design student Seonghwa and his best friend Wooyoung find themselves trapped in a desperate race for survival. Across campus in the Faculty of Music, overworked student Hongjoong and his friend Mingi wake to find their recording studio surrounded by blood-smeared halls and a terror they cannot explain. As the realization of a "zombie" outbreak takes hold, these students must navigate a world where the people they once knew are now predators. With the exits blocked and safety nowhere to be found, they are forced to make a harrowing choice: stay hidden in the shadows or face the carnage outside. San and his best friend Yeosang begin their day preparing the campus daycare-until screams echo through the halls and a blood‑soaked figure lunges toward them. A single scratch on San's arm becomes a terrifying question: Is he infected? Across campus, Jongho wakes in an empty lab with his partner Yunho, confused by the silence-until a frantic student, Evan, bursts in with a story of the dead rising and attacking the living. As fear spreads, the trio barricades themselves in a storage room, forced to confront the reality that their world has changed forever. Four groups of students, as their normal routines collapse into chaos, weave tension, friendship, and the first hints of a deadly transformation. When the infected roam the halls, and trust becomes a lifeline, survival is no longer a lesson-it's the only thing that matters. As they search for safety - and answers - one thing becomes clear: whatever is happening inside the university is only the beginning.

Seonghwa never expected one uncomfortable flight to entangle him with Hongjoong, an idol who is arrogant, guarded, and impossible to avoid. But all is not as it seems, because behind Hongjoong's sharp walls lies a loss that seeks to change him completely. As coincidence keeps throwing them together, irritation slowly blurs into attraction, forcing them both to confront feelings they never planned for.