After losing the love of his life three years ago, Hongjoong vows to honor Seongie's memory by becoming a nurse, caring for the sick and elderly. Jaded by the tragic past, he resigns himself to a quiet life without attachment. Seonghwa was an extravagant playboy trying to live up to his father's expectations until a car accident ripped his life apart. Now he's confined to a wheelchair and numb to his existence. Hongjoong never expected to see Seongie's face again, especially reflected on his newest patient, and Seonghwa never expected to regain the feeling in his cold heart.

Prologue: Wooyoung never thought he'd die young. But after battling terminal cancer for so long, his body finally gave in. In his last days, he found solace in books, particularly one his grandmother gave him. A limited edition about an omega forced to marry a bipolar alpha-sweet one moment, cruel the next. Wooyoung had always pitied the omega in the story, who was stuck in a cycle of abuse, never escaping his fate. What Wooyoung didn't expect, was that death wasn't the end. When he died, he didn't wake up in some afterlife. Instead, he found himself in a hospital bed in a completely different world, inside the body of the omega from the story he had read. The same omega who, just before he died, had been severely beaten by San, the bipolar alpha, until the abuse took his life. That's when Wooyoung from the real world entered his body. Now trapped in the narrative he once read with pity, Wooyoung must navigate a world where San, the possessive and cruel alpha, controls everything. One minute he's showering Wooyoung with gifts, the next he's abusive, making Wooyoung's life a nightmare. But this time, Wooyoung isn't the same. He's not going to accept the fate the original character had. He will survive, no matter the cost, and he won't let San's bipolar whims control his life. His mission is simple: rewrite the story.

This is the book 2 but also a standalone. Try reading selfish Waltz first to understand some things. ________ It was supposed to end at the altar. Hongjoong and Seonghwa's wedding marked peace, truce, and the end of war. Until a gunshot tore through the celebration. Wooyoung wakes up in a hospital bed, a bullet in his stomach, a burning question in his chest-and Choi San, annoyingly overprotective, at his side. With blood on his mind and betrayal behind his smile, Wooyoung wants two things: revenge... and space. But San has orders from Hongjoong to never leave his side. When the group agrees to handle things legally, with a prosecutor's help, Wooyoung is the only one who sees it going wrong. Horribly wrong. The deeper they dig, the worse things get. Friends turn against each other. Traps are set. And an anonymous enemy-The Puppet Master-begins a twisted game called The Price of Peace. In a world where light doesn't mean safety, and justice doesn't mean survival, Wooyoung and San must decide what they're really willing to lose...their love or their lives... -before the Puppet Master takes everything. Blood. Loyalty. Revenge. Healing. This is the sequel to Selfish Waltz(SeongJoong focus).

In the mafia, you either dance or die. Too bad Seonghwa has two left feet. Seonghwa has one goal: survive his job long enough to take down the very crime family he works for. Easy, right? Nope. Because now, his boss-the scariest man alive-has assigned him as the personal babysitter of his son, Kim Hongjoong. Hongjoong, who: ✔ Never speaks. ✔ Has a stare that could kill a man. ✔ Might actually kill a man. ✔ Is way too attractive for Seonghwa's sanity. Between dodging bullets, dealing with Hongjoong's infuriatingly silent attitude, and realizing that the real enemy might be much closer than expected, Seonghwa has no time for feelings. Except... maybe he does. Because Hongjoong isn't just a spoiled mafia prince-he's a storm waiting to break. And when it does? Seonghwa will either fall with him... or finally learn how to waltz in the dark. One thing's for sure-this is a duet neither of them signed up for.

Song Mingi - better known in the underworld as Echo - is the hitman everyone fears. If Echo sets his sights on you, you're as good as dead. Mingi knows this better than anyone. But lately, things aren't adding up. Every time he eliminates one enemy, more rise up to take their place - and sometimes, they mysteriously end up dead before he even gets there. Someone is protecting him. That someone is known only as the Retriever - and Mingi wants answers. When he's given the job to kill the Retriever, he accepts without hesitation. A job is a job. But no matter how many times he tries, the Retriever won't die. It's as if he has nine lives. What Mingi doesn't realize is that the Retriever isn't just his mission - he's the hunter. And Echo? He's the prey.

Wooyoung, the cold and calculating school president, has always despised San, the smug and cheerful football captain who seems to live just to irritate him. Their rivalry, defined by constant bickering and competition for the top spot, hides a deeper tension neither of them dares to acknowledge. As fate forces them to work together, their relationship evolves into something far more complex. Beneath the animosity lies an unspoken connection that threatens to unravel everything they know about themselves-and each other.

For fifteen years, Seonghwa-last prince of the sirens-has known nothing but chains, silence, and the slow agony of survival. Torn from his kingdom and hunted for the power in his voice and the magic in his scales, he has become little more than a ghost of what he once was. When a ruthless pirate crew raids the ship that holds him captive, Seonghwa expects only one thing: more suffering. Instead, he is taken aboard by the infamous Pirate King, Kim Hongjoong-a man as dangerous as the sea itself, and just as unforgiving. Hongjoong wants answers. Seonghwa has none to give.

San Choi was never supposed to make it out alive. The prison was his grave, and the sadistic scientist who ran it made sure of that. Tortured, drugged, and turned into something barely human, he finally did the impossible-he escaped. Now, he's a wanted man, and the only thing keeping him going is revenge. But first, he needs a place to hide. That's how he ends up breaking into Wooyoung Jung's apartment at 2 AM, dripping blood onto the cheap carpet, a gun in one hand and the other wrapped around the university student's throat. Wooyoung should be scared out of his mind. He is scared. But he's also an idiot-because instead of crying for help, he lifts an eyebrow. San blinks. For the first time in days, he's caught off guard. He should have left. He should have killed the little brat and disappeared. But instead, he finds himself crashing on Wooyoung's couch, using his shower, eating the instant ramen Wooyoung throws at him with a sigh. San clenches his jaw. He should have just killed him. But as the days pass, Wooyoung stops being just a scared kid who stumbled into the wrong nightmare. He's something else. Annoying. Shameless. Fearless. And worst of all? Unshakably loyal. And San... San is getting too used to him. But there's no time for distractions. His old friend Yunho is feeding him information-tracking the doctor who turned him into a monster, the man who thinks San is still his little experiment. The closer he gets to revenge, the more dangerous it becomes. And Wooyoung? He's not supposed to be part of this world. But then again, Wooyoung was never good at listening. |Been No:1 on #ateez|

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.

Wooyoung starts a new job at a marketing firm. Everyone is really nice, except one stunning but aloof colleague. Try as he might, Wooyoung just can't seem to get anywhere with him. Slow burn, like really slow. Sorry in advance. Fluff, light angst, smut cause yum, still figuring it out, so warning mature content ahead. Minors, make good choices! xo #22 in Woosan - 12/24