"You ever think about dying?" Riki asked suddenly, his voice softer now, almost tender. Ryu's heart skipped, but she didn't let it show. "Sometimes," she admitted. He nodded, as if her answer made sense, as if it was the only answer that could make sense. "It's not the dying that scares me," he said, flicking ash off the edge of the rooftop. "It's the not feeling anything before it happens." She didn't know what to say to that, so she said nothing. Instead, she watched him, the way his hair fell into his eyes, the way the silver of his necklace caught the last light of the setting sun. He looked like a boy trying to be a ghost, or maybe a ghost trying to be a boy. She couldn't tell which. Riki turned to her then, his gaze locking onto hers with a quiet intensity that made her chest tighten. "You know what the worst part is?" he said. "What?" "You remind me of me."

He's my stepbrother, my tormentor, my obsession... and I'm about to become his favorite toy. My Fault meets After Belle feels in over her head when she is forced to move to South Korea with her sister and mother after her mother marries a tech icon. Thrown into a world of wealth, power, and scrutiny, she struggles to find her place. Especially when her new stepbrother, cold and dangerously alluring, seems to despise her on sight. But beneath his cruel smirks and sharp words lurks something far more dangerous; an forbidden desire that neither of them can control.

she was the girl ni-ki was never supposed to care about. loud arguments, sharp comebacks, and constant tension - they were enemies, everyone knew that. So when a stupid bet with his best friend dares him to prove he feels nothing for her, ni-ki agrees without a second thought. easy, right? but the more time he spends trying to "prove" it... the harder it gets to lie - to her, to sunghoon, and especially to himself. because the only thing worse than falling for her? falling for her while she still thinks you hate her. tw // rumors. harassment. slutshaming. emotional conflict. heavy angst. strong language. nsfw scenes. messy friendships. complicated love. read with care - not everything is soft here

⇝ "Fine. You want to settle this? Let's race." Once best friends, now, they're rivals, and everything they've buried resurfaces on the track. After everything, they start to re-connect again. Are they going to be able to keep up the hating game, or admit?