Off Stage follows Riki, a member of the popular K-pop group Enhypen, who is tormented by tabloids and serious allegations. The group arrives in London for a series of concerts, but amidst the chaos, Riki seeks a break from it all. In search of some peace, he retreats to the hotel bar, where he unexpectedly meets Ava, who is in the city on a business trip. Their unexpected meeting quickly turns into a deeper connection, as they both start opening up and sharing their most personal thoughts and feelings. A short story, 13500 words.

────୨ৎ──── I never meant to fall for him. He was my math teacher-strictly off limits. But Park Sunghoon wasn't just any teacher. He was charming, dangerously handsome, and completely unforgettable. I was the girl everyone wanted. He was the one I could never have. Until one day... I did. It started with a glance. A secret. A lie. And now? I'm in way too deep. ִֶָ. ..𓂃 ࣪ ִֶָ🪽་༘࿐

𝒂nd it's so cliche, but, girl, you make me feel some typa way ━━━ 𝖺 𝗌𝗁𝗒 𝗀𝗂𝗋𝗅 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝖺 𝗅𝗈𝗐 𝗌𝖾𝗅𝖿-𝖾𝗌𝗍𝖾𝖾𝗆 𝖺𝖼𝖼𝗂𝖽𝖾𝗇𝗍𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝗌𝖾𝗇𝖽𝗌 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝖿𝖾𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗇𝗈𝗍𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝗂𝗇𝗌𝗎𝗅 𝗁𝗂𝗀𝗁'𝗌 𝖻𝖺𝖽 𝖻𝗈𝗒, 𝖼𝖺𝗎𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺 𝗅𝗈𝖺𝖽 𝗈𝖿 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝗎𝗇𝗋𝖺𝗏𝖾𝗅 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖺 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾 𝗍𝗋𝗂𝖺𝗇𝗀𝗅𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝗈𝖼𝖼𝗎𝗋. 𝑺TARTED. 06/04/24. 𝑪OMPLETED. 15/07/24. 𝐛𝐚𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐲 𝐱 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥, 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞. 𝟗𝟎𝐒 𝐀𝐔.  -saebyeok 2024.

⇝ "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?