Kalopsia (n.) the delusion of things being more beautiful than they really are Synopsis If someone asked Jeonghan to sum up his life, he'd laugh bittery and describe it in one single word--a mess. A twisted, grinding mess of piling bills, soul-crushing job hours, dead-end classes and a father who leeched off every scrap of dignity from him. He wasn't particularly proud of how he'd end up in the underground rings of hell, but at least it meant he could keep a roof over his head. Seokmin was a fire incarnate--young, relentless and barrelling towards the top with a cheeky grin and fists on fire. He was a rising star--a name both adored and loathed in the stinking cages. And he had an eye for Jeonghan. But so did Seungcheol--Seokmin's rival, hungry, sharp, and dangerous in every sense. He was drawn to Jeonghan in a way that left bruises deeper than any fight. For Jeonghan, these fights were survival--a bloody ticket out of debt and misery. For Seokmin, these fights were his passion--a future he'd burn for. For Seungcheol, these fights were a weapon--a way to dominate and claim. And when their paths collided, Jeonghan knew one of them was going to end up buried under the cages' unforgiving, blood-stained floors. He just prayed it wasn't him.

Wonwoo's dream house is Jihoon's nightmare

𝐔𝐧𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐨 "𝐀 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠" 𝐛𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐎𝐰𝐧. 𝐃𝐚𝐳𝐚𝐢 𝐎𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐮, 𝟐𝟐 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐥𝐝, 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲. 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐟𝐢𝐚 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐲- 𝐝𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐧𝐢𝐚. 𝐃𝐚𝐳𝐚𝐢 𝐎𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐮 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐚𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐮𝐲𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞.

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#The Gilt Trip Trilogy Book 1: Crimes, Confessions, and a Hostage in my Basement Synopsis You've heard this story before. Some poor, soft-eyed civilian gets kidnapped by an unhinged mafia boss with trust issues and a six-pack. Yawn. But what happens when the civilian does the kidnapping instead? Hong Joshua is twenty-seven, painfully average, and a legal advisor who's barely qualified to negotiate his phone bill-let alone a hostage situation. And yet, somehow, he ends up with Lee Seokmin-the CEO of Corvex Group, the underworld's worst-kept secret and walking human crime syndicate-tied to a rusty chair in his basement. Joshua isn't quite sure how he got here. One minute, he's having a very delicious sandwich at a restaurant. The next, there's a bound and gagged mafia boss in his basement, tied to a chair that's older than his career. Oops. Now comes the real problem: what the hell do you do with a mafia kingpin in your basement? Feed him snacks? Call the cops? Negotiate like you actually have leverage? Try not to get murdered? Welcome to the world's worst kidnapping-no ransom, no escape plan, and absolutely no clue what happens next.