She wasn't looking for an escape. Until it found her. When Laura, a guarded Vogue writer from Paris, lands the rare chance to interview South Korea's most elusive actor, Gong Yoo, she doesn't expect it to feel like fate. What begins as a professional encounter soon turns into a deeper connection. They discover that there is something pulling them together; loneliness, fear, and the desire to be seen and heard. One day, she receives something she never expected: an invitation that pulls her halfway across the world. But under the glare of the public eye, desire becomes dangerous, and falling in love means learning to trust where it hurts the most. Set between the moody streets of Paris and the neon alleys of Seoul, this is a story of connection, longing, and a love that asks more questions than it answers. **Trigger warning: this story contains adult content, as well as themes of pregnancy and loss.**

ʙᴇɴᴇᴀᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ ᴘᴜʀɪᴛʏ, ʜᴇ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅ ꜱɪɴ. ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ɪᴛ ꜱᴄʀᴇᴀᴍ. ʜᴇʀ ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴡᴀꜱ ʜɪꜱ ᴄᴀɴᴠᴀꜱ. ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʟᴏᴠᴇ, ᴀ ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀᴏᴜꜱ ᴍᴀꜱᴛᴇʀᴘɪᴇᴄᴇ. ᴀʀɪᴀ ᴄʀᴏꜱꜱ ʜᴀꜱ ʟɪᴠᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʟɪꜰᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ʜᴇʀ ꜰᴀᴛʜᴇʀ'ꜱ ꜱᴛʀɪᴄᴛ ʀᴜʟᴇꜱ, ʜɪᴅɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴡɪʟᴅ ꜱɪᴅᴇ ꜱʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ꜰᴜʟʟʏ ᴇxᴘʀᴇꜱꜱ. ᴛᴀᴛᴛᴏᴏ ᴀʀᴛɪꜱᴛ ʀʏᴅᴇʀ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ʜᴀꜱ ᴀ ʀᴇᴘᴜᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ꜰᴏʀ ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ᴘᴀꜱᴛ ꜰᴜʟʟ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴄᴀʀꜱ ɴᴏ ɪɴᴋ ᴄᴀɴ ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀ. ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴅᴇꜰɪᴇꜱ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ʀᴜʟᴇ, ɪɢɴɪᴛɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴘᴀꜱꜱɪᴏɴ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴛʜʀɪʟʟɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴏʀʙɪᴅᴅᴇɴ. ⟡ʀᴀɴᴋᴇᴅ #1 ɪɴ ɢᴏᴏᴅɢɪʀʟxʙᴀᴅʙᴏʏ - 09.25⟡ ⟡ʀᴀɴᴋᴇᴅ #3 ɪɴ ꜱɪɴꜰᴜʟ - 08.25⟡ ⟡ʀᴀɴᴋᴇᴅ #2 ɪɴ ᴜɴʜᴏʟʏ - 08.25⟡ ⟡Ranked #1 in Cocky - 12.25⟡

Freya, as the youngest Khatri, takes her role as an aerialist very seriously. It's easy for her to be overlooked, constantly falling into the shadows of her older siblings - so, in order to stay visible and relevant, she trains hard and never fumbles a trick. She doesn't leave room for anything else in her life; she has her trapeze, ropes, and hoops, her family, her three mice, and that's all she'll ever need. Until he comes along. Santiago Stark ran away from home, and has been jumping trains and trucks for the past 3 weeks. With every intention to put his circus tricks to good use, he hitches a ride to the famous Khatri Circus. There, he meets Freya. At first, she's a beautiful, radiant being doing flips off of high ledges and swinging from one side of the room to the other by a single rope. Then he learns she's a Khatri, from the Khatri family, of the Khatri Circus. So he needs to look away. Especially when he discovers how terrified she is of getting close to people, of falling in love. Freya couldn't be more off limits. Why does that make him want her so much more?

[𝐌𝐌] 𝐇𝐲𝐦𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝟏 ✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧ 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧, 𝐧𝐨 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬, 𝐧𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐬. 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐝.