2030 - Years after the ruling party declared internal war against rampant corruption and underground groups, commonly called the extermination era, groups are emerging and embedding themselves inside the countries authorities again. Seoyeon and Dahyun find themselves desperate for a job, at risk of being kicked out of yet another apartment. A 'babysitting' job for Seoyeon and a simple driver role for Dahyun with insane pay is never too good to be true. Right?

Jiwoo and Yubin were once best friends and suddenly strangers. After a few interactions with Jiwoo, Yubin can't seem to get Jiwoo out of her head. Is it the same with Jiwoo? or is it the complete opposite?... •This fic >MAY< include ships such as ppotoz, Jammiz (Lynn & Jiyeon), quarantinez, blueroomz, soxinz, yeonrakz (Chaeyeon & Sullin), and ofc jjinchinz•

" in this moment , gathered as one same reflection , our new exchange . " ⊹˚₊ Two dancers, Yubin and Nakyoung, were friends when they were younger. A 7 year break seems to be nothing when they rekindle as adults in university, pretending to be girlfriends as Nakyoung lies to her family. After a break up, Seoyeon is forced into a marriage with a (beautiful) stranger. Drama student, Chaeyeon, went through a few roommates as they complained she was annoying. It was strange that her new one stayed. Bright singer, Dahyun, and optimistic dancer, Kaede, who are students in college, just couldn't help but feel like they were drawn to each other by nature's force. Music lov(s)er Soomin had never dated anyone before. It was all new to her when Hyerin, her babysitter's younger sister and a popular dance student, accepted her date request. A Barista, Xinyu, pines over a cool regular customer, but questions her choices when she disappears for a month. Martial artists Hayeon and Chaewon are best friends. They had never gotten into an argument so destructive before Hayeon beat up a random dude. - Please take this as a reminder that these characters are only based off of REAL people and NOTHING that happens in this is real. - Dark mode suggested. - non-famous AU PUBLISHED: 10/09/24 ALSO PUBLISHED ON AO3

They weren't adopted. They were abandoned. By parents who couldn't handle their truth. By families who saw them as burdens, mistakes, or shameful secrets. Now, 24 girls live under one roof. A house known only to those who've been rejected, accused, erased. It's not an orphanage. It's a sanctuary. A place for those who want to start again. Each girl carries a story: A failed dream. A broken home. A scar that won't fade. Some were kicked out. Some ran away. All of them are learning how to breathe again. In this house, silence is sacred. Pain is shared in glances. Healing comes in small, stubborn ways, through friendship, through honesty, through the quiet act of staying. This is not a story about perfection. It's a story about survival. About choosing to live. About asking the question no one ever asked them before: Are You Alive??