˚.୨ৎ⋆ ִֶָ 𓂃 ࣪˖﹙서로 다른 마음﹚. / 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔 ⋆｡˚ﾒ ❝You've... never kissed anyone, right?❞ he asks, his voice slightly trembling with nerves as he shifts his gaze away from mine, a hint of vulnerability in his posture. My eyes widen in surprise, and a flutter of excitement races through my chest. Slowly, I shake my head, the truth settling like a weight in the air. ❝No.❞ He takes a tentative step closer, the warmth of his touch enveloping my hand as he intertwines our fingers. The gentle pull draws me nearer, and I can see the intensity in his gaze as our eyes lock. As he inches closer, his hand rises softly, fingers brushing against my skin to cup my cheek, sending tingling sensations radiating through me. I instinctively place my hand over his, feeling the heat between us deepen as his face draws nearer, our lips just a breath away from touching. ━━━━━━━━━ From South Korea, Lee Nari has been homeschooled her entire life until she steps into Willow Hill Academy. Her first day as a 12th grader was surreal and nerve-wracking. She is quiet, soft-hearted, and self-contained, yet capable of many things. However, those 'many things' weren't meant to include falling in love with the school's biggest troublemaker, Choi Seung-hyun. He appears to be the dream man for all the girls at the school, but beneath the surface, he's a classic bad boy. While many girls are drawn to bad boys, Nari is not one of them, and she ends up changing Seung-hyun in ways no one expected. ━━━━━━━━━ C. Seung-hyun X fem!oc ~ slow burn. ~ 61,750 words!!

Jude is a simple woman who just needs a job to get by. Choi Seunghyun is a stubborn, powerful CEO used to getting everything he wants without question. Their worlds collide when a chance encounter at a bar turns into a fiery clash of egos, setting the stage for a volatile and passionate relationship. As fate intertwines their lives, Jude finds herself working as Seunghyun's personal assistant, and what begins as hatred quickly escalates into a scorching battle of sexual tension and undeniable chemistry. But as they navigate their differences, secrets, and unspoken desires, the line between love and hate begins to blur. Will they be able to conquer their mutual animosity, or will the flames of passion consume them both?

When 22-year-old Julia Lin-sharp-tongued, fiercely independent, and unapologetically sassy-finds out her brother's best friend is moving in, she's less than thrilled. Choi Seunghyun is arrogant, smooth, and maddeningly attractive-the kind of man who leaves trails of chaos and charm wherever he goes. But what begins as biting insults and stolen glares soon turns into something deeper, hotter, and far more dangerous. In a shared apartment full of secrets, tension, and undeniable chemistry, falling in love was never the plan-but it might be the only thing that can set them both free.

When Maryna moves into her new apartment, she expects quiet nights and a simple life with her boyfriend. What she doesn't expect is Seunghyun - her frustratingly attractive neighbor with a passion for music that keeps her awake at night and emotions she doesn't want to feel. He's everything she shouldn't want, especially when she's already taken. But Seunghyun sees the cracks in her not so perfect relationship, the secrets her boyfriend hides, and the loyalty that keeps her trapped. He tries to stay away. She tells herself she has no choice. Yet fate keeps pulling them closer - until a broken elevator locks them in together for twenty-four hours, where silence turns to confessions, and sparks turn into fire. A story of temptation, loyalty, heartbreak, and the irresistible pull of forbidden love.

Cindy is a quiet soul-an artist who barely speaks to the world but pours her every emotion onto canvas. Anti-social, introverted, and painfully self-aware, she works at a small cozy café where her paintings hang on the walls like silent conversations. But her life shifts the morning she wakes from a dream-his face lingering in her mind like a memory she never lived. Without knowing his name, she paints him. Again and again. Seven portraits. One face. A boy who may not even exist. Seunghyun is an art lover who's tired of lifeless galleries and meaningless collections. Nothing moves him anymore-until he stumbles upon a hidden café and discovers paintings that speak to him. Paintings that see through him. He doesn't know the artist, but the emotions her work evokes feel eerily familiar. And then he sees his own face staring back at him from a corner wall. Their worlds collide when dream meets reality-when art breathes life into fate. But what happens when two strangers realize they've been seeing each other long before they ever met? A story about dreams that whisper, eyes that recognize, and hearts that paint each other in color.

It started with a stranger's text. Then another. And another. "You looked cute today." "I like you." "I want you so bad." "You can't run from me, babygirl." Jess blocked the number. Again. And again. But the messages never stopped. Until the last one: "I want to touch you. I can't stay away anymore." Now, she hears breathing in the walls. Footsteps in the attic. Things that move when no one should be home. She thought she was being watched. She was wrong. She's been his hostage all along. And Seunghyun? He was obsessed with her He wanted her She was his oxygen She lived in his veins, in his blood and in his mind. And he's finally ready to take what's his.

Jorja wakes up in an abandoned warehouse - chained, watched, and hunted. Her captor? Lee Minho, the vengeful ex of Hannah, the woman Jorja helped lock away. As Seunghyun tears the world apart to find her, Jorja faces a deadly game of mind and survival - where love, revenge, and power collide.

She came to Seoul to escape the past. He walked into her life like a secret waiting to be kept.* Bella is a girl with scars she hides behind dark eyeliner and fake smiles, working long hours in a downtown café just to survive. She's used to silence, to being overlooked-until one rainy evening, a stranger walks in moments before closing time. Dressed in black, his face hidden, he speaks only when necessary... but his eyes say everything she's been trying to forget. Drawn together by quiet moments and unanswered questions, their connection grows in the shadows-slow, hesitant, and real. But he's hiding something, too. And the closer she gets, the more dangerous it becomes. In a city of strangers, can two broken souls find something worth holding on to? ---

When sweet, small-town Milly Johns steps into the elite world of Silvercrest University, the last thing she expects is to share a dorm with Choi Seunghyun-the arrogant, insanely rich heartthrob every girl worships from afar. He's cold, untouchable, and way too used to getting things his way. But Milly isn't one to back down. Sparks fly, tempers flare, and in the chaos of their shared space, a fire neither of them saw coming begins to burn.

Ronnie witnesses a murder in an alley-brutal, clinical, quick. She sees Seunghyun's face. He sees her. Instead of killing her, he lets her go. He tells himself it's curiosity. But days pass, and she doesn't report him. She pretends she sees nothing. He starts watching her. Following her. Testing her. She knows he's there-and instead of running, she welcomes it. She's been waiting for a monster to look her in the eye. And now that he has, she can't look away. But what begins as fascination becomes a game, and neither of them can win. Because Seunghyun has a new target-and it's Ronnie.