In the darkness that is his life, what happens when Seonghwa meets someone that's everything he can't afford to be? What happens when he is forced back out of his shell, showing his true color? Because Hongjoong might be both the worst and the best thing that ever happened in Seonghwa's life.

[COMPLETED] ✅️ Things are going horribly in Seonghwa's life, he struggles with his school years but just to make things worse, his father calls him for a meeting. Their company and another company needs to merge. And in order to do that, he had to get married to a man he never met.

Kim Hongjoong is a CEO. A rich and overworked man who ends up in a seaside town after working himself into a hospital bed. What he doesn't expect is his quiet, beautiful neighbor with soft cardigans, a calico cat and a tendency to hand him tea without him asking. Seonghwa has always been alone but not lonely. At least, not until Hongjoong shows him what company feels like. A story of tea kettles, slow mornings, yarn and learning that maybe, just maybe, you don't have to choose between loving someone and loving your job. - Soft CEO x Sweet shopkeeper

Greedy and infamously a maniac, immortal sea warlock Hongjoong goes on a journey for invincible power only to wind up as a family man instead. However, the power he seeks may be closer than he thought.

When his father asks him to keep tabs on a suspicious new employee, Seonghwa expects to deal with a criminal mastermind. Instead, the employee turns out to be the goofy and adorable Kim Hongjoong. But even so, is he really innocent?

Park Seonghwa had spent years as the personal assistant to Kim Hongjoong-the brilliant founder and designer behind HJ. Modelling had always been Seonghwa's quiet dream, but self-doubt kept him from ever pursuing it, and to Hongjoong, he was nothing more than the timid bunny who ran his boss' errands. With Paris Fashion Week's spring/summer show fast approaching, Hongjoong was determined to leave a lasting impression. His new masterpiece, named Mars, had just been finished. Yet, no model seemed to embody Mars the way Hongjoong had envisioned, even after holding a last-minute open model casting. Late one night, unable to resist, Seonghwa snuck into Hongjoong's office to try on Mars, which he had admired for weeks. Unfortunately for Seonghwa, Hongjoong had also decided to visit his office late at night, only to catch Seonghwa in the act. Anger flared-but only for a moment. Seonghwa had been perfectly draped in Mars' elegance, and Hongjoong finally found the answer he'd been searching for. That night, an idea came to Hongjoong: Seonghwa would debut as HJ's newest model for Paris Fashion Week to showcase Mars-a choice that would redefine their worlds.

At the club Lucifer, the owner Wooyoung moved like the devil. San just happend to get caught in his line of vision. Let the games begin.

Hongjoong is a talented designer with a vision and a heart full of passion. When Seonghwa - a calm, precise model with his own struggles - arrives at his studio, their collaboration quickly evolves into something more. From trial fittings to preparations for prestigious fashion shows, from daily walks to evenings spent together, their relationship develops slowly, subtly, and beautifully. Tenderness, mutual support, and a gradually growing desire lead them to one thing: hearts designed for love. WARNING This book is not intended to offend the boys; it is a work of fiction in which the characters and events are entirely the author's imagination. The book may contain scenes that are considered inappropriate for younger readers.

Growing up, Hongjoong had known to keep everything about himself close to his chest, learning from a young age that secrets were the clear passageway of ultimate survival. So much so that even at the age of 25, he's managed to turn the skill of hiding and trading secrets into a way of securing a stable income within the society of the Elite, a life that meant never having a chance to truly relax as danger always lurked every corner. What will happen when the one person he was assigned to infiltrate became the only person he found himself risking everything, 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, for? #Seongjoong #Woosan #Hyunlix #Ateez #Straykids

Ever heard of the "blind leading the blind"? Well, how about "broken fixing the broken"? Now you have. Welcome to a story about two men-each carrying their own scars, battling their own demons, and, above all, fighting. From strangers to teammates to rivals to friends to lovers... and back to- nope, I won't spoil it. I can only promise that you'll laugh, cry, hold your breath-and then probably cry again. But trust me, you won't want to miss this one.