❝ 𝘛𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘦, 𝘎𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰𝘯. 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦? ❞ I asked him, for the first time in my life, I've never felt more confused. ❝ 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘈𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘢. 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶. ❞ He says calmly, without a doubt, and looking straight into my eyes. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ In the quiet moments between pranks and chaos, something unspoken lingers. 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘆, the infamous jokester of Gryffindor, is used to hiding his true self behind laughter. 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗮 𝗗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗲, sharp-witted and reserved, is the kind of girl who watches the world from the shadows, never quite letting it in. They never talk about it. They don't have to. It's in the way Fred softens when she's near, in the way Alethea's guard drops only for him. They're best friends, nothing more-at least, that's the lie they keep telling everyone. Especially themselves. But as war creeps into the walls of Hogwarts and everything safe begins to crumble, the lines between laughter and longing begin to blur. Can they truly remain just friends after all the moments and memories they've shared, even as they deny their feelings for each other? But can their actions really hide what their hearts refuse to admit? This book is a heart-aching story of friendship, feelings unspoken, and the war that forces them to choose-between what's easy, and what's real. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⚠️ 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 (𝟏𝟖+).

Selena Mariah Aiko has made every bodyguard quit. Bratty, beautiful, and built like trouble in heels, she's spent her life pushing limits-and pushing people away. Especially the ones paid to protect her. But Riki Nishimura isn't like the others. He's fresh out of prison. Cold as the gun he keeps holstered in his Pants. Silent. Unshakable. He doesn't flinch when she screams. Doesn't back down when she threatens. Doesn't talk unless it's necessary. She was supposed to break him. But Riki doesn't break. He watches. And when danger comes too close-he acts. And when a threat from her father's past forces them off the grid, Selena and Riki are thrown into a life where trust isn't optional-it's survival. But the danger outside isn't the only thing closing in. Because the longer they're stuck together, the more their silence turns to something else. Something dangerous. Something that feels like heat. Like hunger. Like the last mistake they'll ever make. And in a world where everyone's a threat- the only thing they have left is each other. --- 1 : #kpop --- THE FORBIDDEN SERIES #2 | Nishimura Riki #bodyguard au. / criminal and rich girl © all credits to rykimura INCOMPLETE // 13/08/25

In which an accidental pregnancy of his girlfriend had led Jake Sim-a single, devoted father to carry the responsibilities of raising his daughter on his own. Until he was destined and fated to cross paths with Seo Arin, a cheerful yet bright girl who happened to change his dull life slowly. . .