Some people hurt themselves, while others hurt those around them. Both are human responses. And if it's human, perhaps it can be cured. Dr. Park Seonghwa was certain of this truth. As a psychotherapist, he believed he could observe Hongjoong, a criminal convicted of multiple murders, without becoming entangled. But curiosity carries a price. When Seonghwa hesitates, pulling back, Hongjoong feels used, and escapes custody, hunting him down. What follows is a descent into hell: captivity, manipulation, and brutal games of control, where Seonghwa's own mind becomes the battlefield. He soon discovers that understanding a monster may mean becoming one yourself. And through it all, one question remains: is this connection salvation, or the destruction of them both?

Seonghwa hasn't been this bad in a while. It was a combination of things, really, that lead to the fall. It always is. Hongjoong's deep inside of him, forcing his back to arch. "So pretty, Seonghwa," he groans, hands skimming down Seonghwa's body. The praise doesn't set him on fire the way it normally does, the coil in his abdomen feels less like arousal and more like some sort of dread. A dead weight. He screws his eyes shut. "So pretty for me, baby," Hongjoong whispers right into his ear. Seonghwa doesn't believe it for a second.

Park Seonghwa was never made for the throne. Kim Hongjoong was never meant to paint him. But when tragic deaths ravage both sides' lives, their paths collide with a shockwave that will have repercussions. Hired as the new king's royal portrait artist, Kim Hongjoong takes the job that was supposed to be his late mentor's. Unable to hide his disdain for royalty, the young artist's relationship with Seonghwa is frigid at best. His Majesty is much the same, keeping mostly to himself for he hides a secret, one that could ruin his fragile rule. As time goes on, something between the pair blossoms during the long hours spent in Kim Hongjoong's painting studio. Something that could cause terrible trouble within Gaul's high court. 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙨, 𝙩𝙬𝙤 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙛𝙞𝙩𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙩. 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙚. Cover art done by me, no stealing or tracing!

A raw and intimate journey through the years of Seonghwa and Hongjoong's relationship - from the very beginning to what once felt like the end. This isn't a perfect love story. But it is real. It's messy. It's full of insecurities, fears, doubts, and mistakes. But through every fight, every silence, every moment that could've broken them... they chose to hold on. To love harder. To hold harder. To never let go. [Set in the Hit Me Harder/Love Me Harder universe by Hwaangelic.]

Hongjoong is out for power. Having sacrificed his soul to get it, he holds the title of 'Pirate King' true to his heart. But when collecting a bounty goes terribly astray, and he wakes up with his soul back and an angry siren on deck, he must try everything to break the new bond given by the siren's song. If not, he knows what punishment awaits him; deceiving the Sea Gods of Old never fares well on the seas. But fortune doesn't favour fools, and Hongjoong feels lucky enough to try a few things.

After losing the love of his life three years ago, Hongjoong vows to honor Seongie's memory by becoming a nurse, caring for the sick and elderly. Jaded by the tragic past, he resigns himself to a quiet life without attachment. Seonghwa was an extravagant playboy trying to live up to his father's expectations until a car accident ripped his life apart. Now he's confined to a wheelchair and numb to his existence. Hongjoong never expected to see Seongie's face again, especially reflected on his newest patient, and Seonghwa never expected to regain the feeling in his cold heart.

Hongjoong was the most powerful, and well-knowned pirate on sea. He had everything he'd ever longed for, a good crew, a fine ship, and was feared among pirates. But still he felt lonely, miserable almost. Like there was still something he needed to find. But he couldn't picture what. One day, his father went ill, he needed Hongjoong's help. He needed him to help him find the fountain of youth.. And of course Hongjoong would do everything in his power and will to save his father, he couldn't also lose him, after the scar his mother had left on his when she passed. Seongwha an extraordinary siren, roamed beneath the depths of the Glassfang Reefs. Living among his fellow siren's, he had a duty to always swear to protect and keep enemies away from the fountain.. A few years back had saved a drowning pirate boy, from his ship that had caught fire. But now found captured by the one and only pirate that had started it all.. Later on in this story of love, betrayal, trust and toe curling tension. You'll find yourself wrapped up in a battle between pirates for the power of the fountain. And a battle for love. [CREDITS- @Qvlxia's In the mist, for partial scenes: in chapter 2,3 and 4, and inspiration]

"Watch it Mr.Criminal, I may devote myself to saving lives but I'll gladly take yours." "Go ahead, bunny. I'm all yours." ---------------°•°---------------- Secrets were always meant to stay buried. Atleast that's what Seonghwa thought. ---------------°•°---------------- Acting upon his dispatch, Seonghwa never thought that he'd be dragged aboard the criminal life. Hongjoong, more commonly known as Monarch, had posed a threat to many. His unwavering threats, his commitment to his terrors and worst of all, his erotic behaviour all captured Seonghwa by surprise. A knife wound. A knife wound and suddenly all that Seonghwa thought was real, came tumbling down. A glance. A single glance and suddenly Hongjoong was obsessed. Gathering information, secrets and everything inbetween, he had managed to worm himself into the paramedic's life despite his consistent whining. And now, with haunting of his brother's death, Seonghwa is forced into hunting for the truth. Of course, Hongjoong was there too. So, with drunken whispers, faux truths, misplaced glances, and stalking footsteps, Seonghwa is forced to solve his past alongside his worst enemy, Hongjoong. Maybe, they'd always be enemies...or, maybe they'd become something far more dangerous for Seonghwa's liking. ---------------°•°---------------- ateez!racerAU Matz centered ♡

"you don't understand what it's like to be the leader. the pressure, the expectations-it's all on me." "but shutting us out isn't the answer." then, without warning, seonghwa closed the distance between them. his hands cupped hongjoong's face, and before either of them could think twice, their lips met in a fiery, desperate kiss. a seonghwa x hongjoong fiction

in which seonghwa, a boy who bleeds beauty, finds love in hongjoong, a man who burns red.