After failing to adapt to life as a police officer, Lee Chaeha becomes an 8th-grade civil servant and is assigned as an investigator to the Danhyeon Branch Office. Having lived his whole life suffering from bullying by his peers and violence from his uncle due to the lifelong label of being a "murderer's son," he struggles to adapt well to his new workplace. Even after reuniting with Prosecutor Joo Taeson, whom he respects and who helped him clear his name when he was falsely accused during his time as a police officer, his days consist of nothing more than hearing news of him from afar. Then, one day, following a case they work on together while on night duty, Prosecutor Joo Taeson begins to take an interest in Lee Chaeha. Prosecutor Joo Taeson selects Lee Chaeha as his partner to investigate a murder case he has been chasing for a long time, and he makes him an offer to come and work under him as an investigator in his own prosecutor's office... 📄🖊️ Genre/Setting: Contemporary Novel Keywords: Modern, Mystery/Crime, Workplace Romance, Professionals, Office Romance, Bottom POV, Prosecutor (Top), Handsome Top, Powerful Top, Sadistic/Dominating Top, Aloof/Cantankerous Top, Investigator (Bottom), Beautiful Bottom, Low Self-Esteem Bottom, Gentle-on-the-outside-tough-on-the-inside Bottom, Neat/Composed Bottom Top: Joo Taeson - An 8th-year prosecutor. He draws attention with his tall, striking appearance, but his reputation within the prosecutor's office is polarized due to his perfectionist tendencies and sensitive temperament. Bottom: Lee Chaeha - A rookie prosecutor's investigator. A beauty with a neat and composed appearance. Though he has a timid side, he lives diligently and resiliently despite facing various hardships. Recommended When: You want to see a workplace romance where both the top and bottom work hard at their jobs. Quote: "I want to tell Investigator Lee Chaeha that I don't know why I did that... but the truth is, I know the reason."

Rule #1: Stay invisible. Rule #2: Don't let anyone into the greenhouse. Rule #3: Never let them see you bleed. Yoon Chaewoo built his life around these three unspoken rules, hiding behind a cold, high-society mask while silently crumbling inside. But everything shifts when Cha Taeyang-a bright, unbothered transfer student-forces his way past Chaewoo's walls, bringing warm sunshine into his dark sanctuary. Torn between pushing him away to protect a devastating secret and giving in to the warmth he so desperately needs. Chaewoo is left defenseless when the tall boy softly whispers: "Just... bloom for me." TROPES: 🌸 Rich x Modest 🌸 Height Difference (5'8" x 6'2") 🌸 Chef Protagonist x Always-Hungry Male Lead 🌸 Hurt-Comfort 🌸 Sunshine x Ice Prince 🌸 Slow Burn to deep devotion

A marriage built on power. A love never given.

"Who was that?" "That was my wife. The woman who I fuck every night. The woman who carries my kids." "You never told me you had kids." "It never came up. But now you know. I'm a married man with a family. And you're just... you." *** Axel Montgomery is paired with Jang Taehyung, the world's most infamous assassin with mental health issues. At first Axel isn't pleased with the arrangement at all. All he ever wants to do is go back home to his wife and three kids, but when his money gets stolen from his account, he's met with the decision to stay and work it all back, knowing that he'll have to work alongside the scary psychopath Taehyung is known to be, or go home to his angry wife that will accuse him of not being around as much. But as things progress Axel's relationship with Taehyung changes and he finds himself feeling all sorts of conflicted emotions. One such being love for this troubled individual. Will Axel choose to stay loyal and stick with his boring life with his family, or be with his secret lover Taehyung?

A Story of Alpha Detective × Dominant Omega Criminal 𝑯𝒆'𝒔 𝒉𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚'𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒆𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒗𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆. 𝑯𝒆 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔𝒏'𝒕 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒉𝒆'𝒔 𝒔𝒍𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒏𝒆𝒙𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒊𝒎. To the public, twenty-five-year-old Alpha detective Kang Hyun is a rising star in the police force, relentlessly tracking "The Viper"-a lethal vigilante leaving a trail of high-profile bodies in the city's darkest corners. But at home, Hyun is just a deeply devoted husband enjoying a quiet, whirlwind marriage with Seo Doha, a gentle, twenty-nine-year-old Omega who runs a modest local pork shop. Their domestic life is a haven of warmth and comfort- until the cases get too close to home. Because beneath the domestic bliss lies a dangerous illusion. Doha is not the fragile familyless omega he pretends to be. Driven by a desperate, hidden grief, he is the mastermind manipulating the very shadows Hyun is trying to clear. As the police investigation draws dangerously close to home, the scent of copper and deceit begins to bleed into their sanctuary. Bound by a rapid marriage but separated by a wall of secrets, the ultimate clash between a protector of the law and a survivor of the dark is inevitable. How long can a marriage built on a shadow survive before the truth finally comes to light? ⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘

After growing up in a wealthy household, 21 year old Hyun Lee was known for being a spoiled brat and having an untamable attitude. His father had officially given up with his son and after seven bodyguards quit after only a week, he decided to arrange the best bodyguards he could find in Las Vegas, choosing one in the end that was supposed to watch out for Hyun and as a little extra, tame his spoiled attitude in hopes of finally having a bodyguard that survived at least a week with the walking maniac. Who would've thought that the new bodyguard had a little secret only waiting to be discovered.

🥀🩶 Dark Romance · BL · Manipulation · Psychological · Obsession · Trauma · Age-Gap · Revenge · Healing ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ "𝙃𝙚'𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙢𝙮 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙚𝙩." "𝙃𝙚'𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙖 𝙬𝙚𝙖𝙥𝙤𝙣 𝙄 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙪𝙨𝙚." ...𝙊𝙣𝙡𝙮? 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡, 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩'𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙝 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙙. 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙬𝙤 𝙩𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙣 𝙘𝙞𝙧𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧, 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙡 𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙤𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣... 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙮 𝙨𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙧. ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ ⚠ Mature for mention of Morally Grey Lead, 18+ Sexual Content, Age-Gap Romance, Black Flag, etc... (check out Author's Note) ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ 🥇#1 - koreanbl (22-04-26) 🥈#2 - boyxman (15-04-26) 🥈#2 - yaoismut (19-05-26) 🥉#3 - boyxman (25-05-26) #7 - dominance #5 - mafiabl #4 - mafialove #9 - blind #4 - pianist #1 - fragility #1 - hemophobia