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

Every thirty years, the sea demands a royal. Seonghwa steps forward. Unwanted, unmissed and too soft for the world that raised him. Captain Hongjoong wasn't planning to save anyone but nothing enraged him more than nobles discarding lives they never valued. He takes Seonghwa. Not out of mercy, but to spit in the face of power. If the nobles want blood, they'll have to come get it. So he stole their sacrifice.

The world had gone quiet when Seonghwa woke from his slumber. Prying himself off the uncomfortable hospital bed, many questions were raging through his mind as he tried to put things into place; what happened? Why was he all alone? And most importantly: what was he going to do about the strange bite mark? [heavily inspired by 'The Walking Dead'] SLOW BURN seongjoong (main ship) woosan yungi jongsang started: 20/07/2024 ended: ??/??/????

[COMPLETED] pirate captain kim hongjoong needs neptune's trident to control the seas. he steals the song of the unpredictable siren park seonghwa, forcing an uneasy alliance. as secrets about the trident unfold, their quest could cost them what they treasure most, potentially tearing them apart forever. - ateez!pirateau - main pairing: seongjoong side pairings are main ships (yungi, jongsang, woosan) multiple povs