Serin didn't mean to run away. She just didn't know what else to do. A broken relationship, a betrayal she never saw coming, and parents who refused to hear her side, left her with nothing but a suitcase and a job offer at JYP. She expects the worst. Instead she gets seven boys who fold her into their chaos like she's always belonged, and Chan, their leader and producer who keeps leaning too close, speaking too softly, and looking at her like she's something he wants to protect. But Serin's past isn't through with her. When her ex shows up, when lies resurface, when her world starts to crumble again... she realizes safety isn't always a place. Sometimes it's a person. ************** book 1 out 8 in my skz series

Bang Chan isn't just a cold and dangerous mafia boss, he's the kind of man people whisper about, the one even other gangs fear. When a deal with a rival family goes wrong, he decides to send a message. His men (members) snatch Jung Mi‑rae, the rival boss's daughter, off the streets and drag her into his world. Mi‑rae wakes up in a locked, luxurious penthouse, silk curtains, city lights, and a man with sharp eyes watching her like a predator. She fights him, spits venom, swears she'll never talk. But Chan doesn't shout or threaten; he toys with her, calm and cold, his quiet voice somehow more terrifying than a gun. For Chan, she's supposed to be leverage, nothing more. But her fire, her refusal to break, makes him want her in ways that could ruin them both. In a world built on blood and betrayal, their connection is a dangerous mistake... one they can't seem to stop making.

"You disgust me. Stay out of my sight, maid's girl." He spat those words at her when she was only twelve - barefoot, trembling, and too poor to even exist in his perfect world. He didn't just humiliate her. He shattered her. Now, seven years later, Y/n Jung is quiet, invisible, and broken in places no one sees. Her mother still works as a maid in his mansion. And she still flinches at the sound of his name. Kim Taehyung, the cold-blooded heir to a billion-dollar empire, used to loathe the sight of her. She was the dirt beneath his shoes - the kind of girl who didn't deserve to breathe his air. But now... He can't stop watching her. She's older. Still terrified. Still silent. And it drives him insane. Because the girl he once hated for being weak and poor is now the one thing he craves. Not with love. But with obsession. "You think I'm still the boy who hated you? I've changed. Now I want to own you." ---

Stray Kids, though soaring in fame, are struggling under pressure-scandals, malicious rumors, sasaeng invasions, and exhausting schedules. After a particularly bad incident involving a misreported dating scandal and online hate, their agency assigns them a new manager: Lee Areum, a sharp, kind-hearted, but tough former PR officer known for "cleaning up" chaotic idol cases.

Sunhi, a café owner, begins to notice Seungmin, a quiet stranger who visits her café each morning, ordering the same iced americano with vanilla. Seungmin leaves behind small, heartfelt notes with each visit, sparking a connection neither expected. As Sunhi collects his sweet compliments, their shy glances and brief moments begin to grow into something more.

Aera Yoon had worked with some of the most high-profile names in the Korean entertainment world-actors with diva attitudes, idols with impossible skin routines, even a chaebol's daughter who once cried because her eyeliner wasn't "celestial enough." So when she got the call to join Stray Kids as the lead makeup artist for their upcoming comeback, she didn't even flinch. Another big name. Another job. Business as usual. Well, until she met them. Felix was used to being fawned over. The life of an Idol. He was used to the attention he received. When he meets a makeup artist whose attitude is blunt at best, all he wants to do is make her relax, smile, and laugh. He wants to make her feel loved. Make-up artist x Lee Felix 1/8 66.5k words