Kazuha, an elite track athlete, is forced to transfer high schools late in her senior year after it turns out being queer is against her private Catholic school's code of conduct. There, she meets Chaewon, who has two hobbies: tinkering with her baby blue 1970 Ford Torino and competing in local beauty pageants, the latter to live out the dreams of her overbearing mother. The two are drawn to each other and can't deny their growing feelings. But while Kazuha-out and proud, and determined to have a fresh start-doesn't want to have to keep their budding relationship a secret, Chaewon isn't ready to come out yet. With each girl on a different path toward living her truth, can they go the distance together? • This story is just an adaptation of the physical book of the same name. Therefore, all rights reserved to author Jennifer Dugan. It is posted on AO3 too, on the Cosmic_Lunar profile under the title Against the grain.

Chaewon and Yunjin reunite in a new group called Le Sserafim. Their bond only gets stronger but Chaewon starts developing a crush on Yunjin. Will Chaewon confess at the risk of ruining their friendship? Let's find out together... (because I am still thinking about the ending lol) 🥰 Does not contain smut - just fluff 🥰 Update - It is slight mature, suggests leading to smut then fades to black.

Miyawaki Sakura has a new girlfriend! A breathtaking, head-turning beauty who's madly in love with her. Except...she doesn't. The "girlfriend" is actually just a character from a dating sim game. Due to an unfortunate misunderstanding, Sakura's friend spreads a rumor among their coworkers, and now everyone at Fearless Games Studios is excited to meet this new gorgeous girlfriend at the company party next month. Especially Sakura's ex, Nanami, who constantly torments Sakura about her lack of romance expertise. Fortunately, the cute barista from the coffee shop across the street might just be the answer to Sakura's problem-in more ways than one...

To Miyawaki Sakura only two things matter in life - securing a spot on the national team and winning the World Cup. But just when the preparations for the upcoming season begin, she must face a new competition - Nakamura Kazuha - a talented, young striker, who came back from overseas to play again in her motherland. And to make matters worse, this rising soccer star has just become Sakura's new teammate... -- updates every two weeks on Sunday

"Do not try to be my friend. I hired you to be my secretary, to make my work easier and keep this floor running smoothly. I did not hire you to be my partner, and certainly not my confidante. I do not want to chat about the weather while we wait for a meeting to start. I do not want to be asked about my weekend or if I've eaten lunch. We are here to build cities, to plan transit systems, to make Seoul a better place to live, not to make memories or share stories. Keep our interactions strictly professional." To the world, Nakamura Kazuha is the 'Ice Queen of NIUD' a cold, calculating CEO who builds skyscrapers and shatters careers without blinking. She doesn't have a heart; she has a blueprint. Her life is a series of perfectly timed meetings, sharp suits, and an iron-clad reputation that no one dares to challenge. Enter Kim Chaewon. A girl from Daegu with a bright smile. She was supposed to be just another replaceable secretary in a long line of failures. But behind the heavy mahogany doors of the 45th floor, the cold glass of the Nakamura empire begins to crack.

With a seven-year contract on the table, Minha grapples with the idea of debuting in a girl group. As she navigates doubts and insecurities, will Minha find the courage to embrace this golden opportunity and prove that passion knows no age limit?

For most software engineering students, landing a position at a multibillion-dollar tech giant is the ultimate dream. For Huh Yunjin, it's survival. Brilliant, relentless, and armed with nothing but talent, Yunjin fights her way into Seoul National University, determined to secure a future that can finally pull her family out of poverty. Her breakthrough comes when she creates SS-HY SECURITY, a revolutionary software designed to expose the vulnerabilities of South Korea's National Intelligence Service-an innovation powerful enough to change her life forever. Or destroy it. Betrayed by people she trusted and crushed by a system built to protect the powerful, Yunjin is left with no name, no credit, and no way out. All she has left is her family-fractured, secretive, and far more dangerous than she ever imagined. Because one of those secrets has finally come knocking. When a mob boss walks into her living room and demands her hand in marriage, Yunjin learns the truth far too late: there are worse things than losing everything. Especially when that woman is Kim Chaewon-better known as Atheris, ruler of the city's underworld. And Atheris never asks twice. This is an adaptation.

In high school, Yunjin was the quiet, eccentric girl who felt out of place among her peers. She found solace in her small group of friends, but Chaewon-always the popular, charming student-seemed like she lived in an entirely different world. Yet, the two shared an unspoken connection, with Chaewon treating Yunjin with a kindness that made her feel seen. Despite their differences, their bond deepened, until that same bond caused them to drift apart. Years later, Yunjin had transformed into a attractive veterinarian, no longer the shy, awkward girl from high school. Unexpectedly, Chaewon walked into her clinic, effortlessly poised and radiant as ever. The brief moment they shared in high school suddenly felt alive again, bringing back memories Yunjin had buried long ago. Would they be able to pick up where they left off, or had too much time passed?

Chaewon's trying to make it into photography.. Yunjin needs to pass her psychology class and Chaewon happens to be great at that subject. Only problem.. they cant stand each other. Original called Exposure by makeme124 on ao3

"It's not like- it won't be the first time we've kissed," Yunjin says. Slurs, really, her voice lower and her sentences slower than usual, which is just another reminder that neither of them are really in the right condition to be considering this. She's not wasted, but she's not sober either. "You're drunk, I'm drunk, we're both here, we're both- you know..." No, Chaewon doesn't know. She doesn't know anything anymore because there's no way that Yunjin - Huh Yunjin, her best friend for over a decade, of which approximately half of that time Chaewon has been in love with her for, and who has never been anything but painfully, torturously heterosexual - is suggesting what Chaewon thinks she's suggesting. (or; Chaewon falls in love with her best friend when she's sixteen, and never quite learns how to fall out.) Originally titled "all my nights taste like gold" by lipsouls on ao3