San, a college volleyball star and youngest Olympian at the best school for both mathematics and sports, invites sports-hating Wooyoung to his next match for free. As they clash over their differences, an unexpected friendship begins to form. (Swear words used)

Five years have passed since the apocalypse turned the world into a desolate wasteland, where survival has become a solitary struggle and trust is a luxury few can afford. In this bleak landscape, San-a man hardened by loss and determined to remain alone-navigates the ruins with a heart closed off from the world. But when fate throws him together with Wooyoung, a vibrant and hopeful soul whose resilience and relentless optimism defy the darkness, San's self-imposed isolation begins to crack. Despite San's cold exterior and his vow to keep everyone at arm's length, Wooyoung's unwavering spirit and persistent kindness slowly draw him into a world he thought he had left behind. As they navigate the dangers of this broken world together, a bond begins to form, hinting at something deeper-a connection that might just be the light San has been searching for amidst the shadows. In the heart of desolation, could love be the key to rediscovering what it means to truly live?

𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 2 | They said he was unstable. They said he imagined everything. They locked the gates behind him and called it treatment. For a year, Jung Wooyoung's name was dragged through headlines, courtrooms, and hospital corridors. Sedated, silenced, declared unfit. While the world debated his sanity, contracts were quietly rewritten, reputations were protected, and the truth was buried beneath sealed medical files stamped confidential. But Choi San does not walk away from what is his what began as scandal turns into something far more dangerous. Lawyers sharpen their arguments, producers avoid press conferences, and executives begin answering questions they never expected to face.

"𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒔𝒐 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉" "𝒀𝒐𝒖'𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒂 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒚 𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒓..." ✩••••••••••✩ Wooyoung is a university dance major who hoped he would be sharing a dorm with his best friend. His hopes are quickly shattered when he gets roomed with the campus playboy.

They were like two different worlds colliding. Wooyoung's life was like straight out of some erotic movie that he sometimes brought onto the stage which met with mixed reactions and opinions. San valued peace and privacy in his life. He wanted to achive everything only by his hard work and talent. But what pulls them closer together is their hardships and insecurities.

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𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 1 | Choi San is the most feared player in professional hockey, captain of the Seoul Wolves and known across the league as The Beast. On the ice he is controlled violence and flawless discipline. Off the ice he keeps his world small, guarded, and untouched by the past he refuses to revisit. Jung Wooyoung returns to Seoul after years in America, determined to reclaim his rising acting career. The spotlight is unforgiving, the expectations relentless, and the industry far colder than he remembered. Coming home was supposed to be a fresh start. Instead, it throws him directly back into the path of the boy who once promised he would never forget him. ╰┈➤ ᴛʜɪꜱ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴇxᴘʟᴏʀᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴇᴍᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴅɪꜱᴏʀᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ, ᴜɴʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜʏ ᴄᴏᴘɪɴɢ ᴍᴇᴄʜᴀɴɪꜱᴍꜱ, ᴍᴇᴅɪᴄᴀʟ ᴛʀᴀᴜᴍᴀ ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅɪɴɢ ᴄᴀʀᴅɪᴀᴄ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛꜱ, ᴀʟᴄᴏʜᴏʟ ᴍɪꜱᴜꜱᴇ, ᴛᴏxɪᴄ ɪɴᴅᴜꜱᴛʀʏ ᴘʀᴇꜱꜱᴜʀᴇ, ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ꜱᴄʀᴜᴛɪɴʏ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴛᴇɴꜱɪᴏɴ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ʜɪɢʜ ᴘᴇʀꜰᴏʀᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴇᴇʀꜱ. ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ꜱᴄᴇɴᴇꜱ ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇ ꜱᴛʀᴏɴɢ ʟᴀɴɢᴜᴀɢᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴇxᴜᴀʟ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇɴᴛ. ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ ᴅɪꜱᴄʀᴇᴛɪᴏɴ ɪꜱ ᴀᴅᴠɪꜱᴇᴅ..ᐟ

Choi San, the proclaimed "Golden Child" of professional hockey, has sprung to popularity in an astounding light. With a wealthy family background, San has gotten nearly everything he's ever wanted, from luxury cars, to penthouses, to scholarships that landed him in the very career he's thriving within. Yet, the sudden flash of a camera during a rather private practice catches his attention, stirring curiosity into infatuation with someone he's never met before. Jung Wooyoung, a wanna-be professional photographer, seeks out his stardom by photographing hockey's newest prodigy, who can't seem to take his eyes off of him. Infatuation stirs into something deeper, something darker, giving San his first ever challenge in life: wanting something, or someone, he finally cannot have. ╰┈➤ **ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ᴘᴏꜱᴛᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴍʏ ᴀ03 @ ᴍᴏʀᴇᴛʜᴀɴᴍʏᴏᴡɴ** ╰┈➤ 𝟭𝟴+ 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘀! Sexual Content, themes of homophobia, gaslighting, controlling family members, grief/loss, substance abuse, stakes and pressures of social media and limelight, as well as several mental health topics. ╰┈➤ I, by 𝗻𝗼 means, am assuming any of the ATEEZ members' sexuality. This is a work of fanfiction crafted because of my love for Woosan's close friendship. Please do not take their relationship or the themes of this book seriously.

"Pretend" follows Wooyoung and San, two members of the K-pop group Ateez, who are secretly in a relationship. In public, they act like close friends, laughing and joking as usual, while privately sharing deep, passionate feelings for each other. Fearing the consequences if their relationship is discovered by fans, fellow members, or their managers, they maintain the illusion of friendship. As their connection deepens, pretending becomes harder, and the tension between them grows. Can they continue hiding their love, or will their secret relationship be exposed?