Years after being separated, childhood friends Y/N and Aeri find themselves living completely different lives. Aeri has become Giselle, a member of aespa, while Y/N-known to most as Ninomae-has built a name for himself in Japan's underground automotive scene behind the wheel of his legendary Honda NSX, Phantom. When aespa visits Japan for a late-night car meet, Aeri unexpectedly finds the boy she grew up with standing beside the car she knows all too well. "Y/N?" He hasn't heard that name in years. And even though he remembers exactly who she is, he can only bring himself to call her one name: "Giselle." Years apart may have changed them, but some promises are harder to leave behind than others.

At twenty, Y/N becomes the youngest manager working with aespa, and his quiet, closed-off personality makes it difficult for the four members to get close to him. He keeps conversations short, avoids talking about his life, and refuses to call them "noona" despite being younger than all of them. But as months of schedules, late-night van rides, convenience-store stops, and ordinary days slowly bring them together, aespa begins to see the playful and caring person hiding behind his distant attitude. Somewhere along the way, Y/N becomes especially close to Winter, and what starts as simple comfort gradually turns into something neither of them can easily ignore.

Kang Y/N was never someone who wanted attention. While others chased dreams, fame, and recognition, he lived a quiet life built around routine. Wake up. Work. Protect others. Go home. After losing the only family he had, Y/N learned how to survive alone. The only things he kept from his past were the lessons his father taught him - discipline, control, and the strength to protect those who cannot protect themselves. During his final year of high school, a simple night working at a café changes everything. After stepping in to help a woman during a dangerous situation, Y/N catches the attention of someone from HYBE who sees something in him that even he doesn't see. Soon, Kang Y/N finds himself entering a world he never imagined being part of. The world of idols. As the manager and personal security support for LE SSERAFIM, Y/N becomes the person who keeps everything together. He cooks their meals. He cleans their dorm. He manages their schedules. He protects them when things go wrong. He remembers the little things everyone else forgets. But every time the day ends, Y/N disappears. Because behind the calm expression, quiet voice, and endless patience is a past he refuses to share. To the members, Kang Y/N is the person they can always rely on. But they don't know the truth. They don't know why he lives like he has nobody. They don't know why he trains alone late at night. They don't know why he never talks about his family. And they don't know that the person who built a home for them... Never had one himself. As Kim Chaewon and the members of LE SSERAFIM slowly get closer to the mysterious manager who always puts everyone else first, they begin to uncover the story of the person behind the silence. A story about loneliness. A story about healing. A story about finding a family when you thought you lost yours. Because sometimes... The person who says the least is the one carrying the most.

After spending seven years studying in Japan and graduating from one of the country's most prestigious universities years ahead of schedule, Y/N Jang finally returns to Korea with one goal-to surprise the older sister he hasn't seen in far too long. The problem? Instead of finding his sister, he accidentally wanders into Starship Entertainment... and gets mistaken for a new trainee. Deciding to keep the misunderstanding going until he can surprise his sister properly, Y/N unexpectedly befriends one of IVE's members-Liz. What starts as an innocent misunderstanding slowly grows into late-night conversations, quiet walks home, shared laughter, and feelings neither of them expected. There's only one problem. Liz has absolutely no idea that the quiet "trainee" she's falling for is actually Wonyoung's younger brother. Between protective siblings, chaotic members, and one secret that can't stay hidden forever, Y/N's quiet return home may become anything but ordinary.

Y/N never expected becoming friends with Giselle would eventually lead to him becoming a familiar face around aespa. At first, Karina barely thinks anything of him. He's just Giselle's friend-the guy who somehow fits into their chaotic group without trying too hard. But somewhere between late-night conversations, convenience-store runs, shared meals, and countless hours spent together, something begins to change. Karina starts looking forward to seeing him. She smiles a little more when he's around. She remembers the smallest things he tells her. Somehow, she always ends up sitting beside him, and somehow, the other members always seem to notice. Everyone notices. Everyone except Y/N. While Giselle, Winter, and Ningning slowly become convinced that their leader has developed a serious crush, Karina does everything she can to deny it. But beneath the teasing and comedy is something more complicated: Y/N has become one of the few people who makes her feel like she doesn't have to be Karina all the time. She can simply be Jimin. And as their friendship grows into something neither of them expected, Y/N eventually has to confront a possibility he never considered-that the person he's been slowly falling for may have been falling for him all along. But realizing they love each other is only the beginning. Because loving someone is simple. Building a life around that love, especially when one of you belongs to the public, is much harder.

Y/N had once been the kind of person who filled every room he walked into. Energetic, competitive, loud when he was comfortable, and always moving, he seemed almost impossible to slow down. But life in the entertainment industry changed him. After years of criticism, hate, and having every little part of his personality judged, Y/N learned to become quieter. More careful. More mature than anyone his age expected him to be. Now, at twenty-one, he is one of the newest members of SM Entertainment's rising boy group, NOVA9. On camera, he's confident, handsome, and effortlessly charismatic. Off camera, he keeps most of himself behind a carefully built wall. Then there's Giselle. To the world, she's the charismatic member of aespa. To the people closest to her, she's Aeri. When aespa and NOVA9 begin crossing paths, Aeri finds herself drawn to the quiet rookie who seems completely different from the person his members describe from years ago. She doesn't try to change him. She doesn't try to bring back who he used to be. But somehow, every once in a while, she makes him laugh a little harder, smile a little more genuinely, or forget for a moment that he's supposed to be guarded. As their friendship grows through late-night conversations, shared meals, rehearsals, music, and the chaos of idol life, Y/N and Aeri slowly become the people each other can be when the cameras finally turn away. Because everyone knows Giselle. Everyone knows Y/N. But only a few people ever get to know Aeri and the person behind his smile.

Who says a girl can't capture Death's heart...

Han Y/N never wanted to be an idol. He wanted to be the person behind them-the manager who made sure idols were treated like people, not machines. After losing his parents to years of relentless work and exhaustion, Y/N promised himself he would never let someone else's career come before their well-being. Now, as a young manager working with IVE, he finds himself responsible for six very different girls. Yujin. Gaeul. Rei. Liz. Leeseo. And Wonyoung. He becomes someone they can rely on, slowly earning their trust while fighting an industry that rarely knows when to stop. But somewhere between late-night schedules, quiet car rides, shared meals, and the moments when the cameras finally disappear, Y/N begins seeing Wonyoung differently. And she begins seeing him as more than her manager. In an industry built around schedules, expectations, and perfection... Can two people find something real between them? **Sometimes, the most important part of the day begins after the schedule ends.**

Kim Y/N has spent most of his life avoiding the spotlight. While his older sister built a career on some of Korea's biggest stages, he found comfort in university lectures, quiet cafés, and a routine that rarely changed. Until she decided enough was enough. Without asking, Chaewon signs him up for a six-month documentary project that places one ordinary university student inside the daily life of one of Korea's biggest girl groups: IVE. His job sounds simple. Live with them. Experience what happens behind the cameras. Don't get in the way. What no one knows-not even IVE-is that he's Kim Chaewon's younger brother. As friendships grow, walls slowly disappear, and one unexpected connection begins to change everything, Y/N discovers that some of life's biggest moments happen when no one is watching. And maybe... The place he was trying so hard to avoid is exactly where he was meant to be.

Everything is going well in your life but there's only one problem. The love of your life, Tzuyu, is dating your best friend Jungkook. But little did you know, Tzuyu has always loved you back. Will you sacrifice your friendship for love? Or are you going to leave it all behind? Tzuyu x Male Reader