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).

Four lives. Four secrets. One world that refuses to let them breathe. Seonghwa has spent years pretending he's fine, but nothing about him is fine - not when his little brother Wooyoung wakes up every day with no memory and slips into a whole different personality the moment he hears a single drop of water. Some days he thinks he's a woman. Some days he becomes a helpless child who only knows one word: "hyung." No one knows what broke him. No one knows what Seonghwa is trying so hard to forget. Across the city, Yunho counts every second like a prisoner. Married to a man who treats him like property, he survives only because of one promise: when his younger brother Felix finally finishes school, Yunho will run. He'll disappear. He'll take his bruises and his hope and vanish before his husband can lock him up forever. And then there's Yeosang - the boy who doesn't bleed but still suffers. His husband never hits him. He doesn't have to. Fear is enough. Silence is enough. Prison doesn't always have bars. Four broken boys. Four cages. One past that refuse to stay buried. Their stories collide under the shadow of DF4 - the most feared men in their past and present. the ones who don't know how to love without destroying, the ones who turn every touch into a toxic obsession, the one who dont know what is love, the one who think control makes you stronger. And once these boys enter DF4's world... there's no going back. Main ship: Seongjoong minyun woosan jongsang Side ship: chanmin ⚠️🚫

It's the last group comeback before enlistment, and the pressure is on. ATEEZ wants to leave an unforgettable legacy before they start going MIA (and bald). But the years before carry memories and feelings. Feelings that the members are finding harder to keep from each other. Main ship: SeongJoong. Side ships: YunGi, WooSan and JongSang. This is a work of fiction and has nothing to do with the idols in their real lives or relationships with one another.

The sea remembers every legend... even the ones the world tried to forget. In a world ruled by storms, lost islands, and ruthless pirates, a young crew sails across the endless ocean searching for something they cannot name. Treasure? Freedom? Or a destiny buried deep within the tides? Whispers speak of a forgotten map, a fleet marked by mysterious flags, and a power hidden beyond the horizon - a power that could change the fate of the world. But the sea is merciless. Pirate hunters, rival crews, ancient secrets, and shadows from the past follow every step of their journey. Every island hides a secret. Every storm brings a new danger. Yet they keep sailing. Through storms that try to break them, through enemies who hunt them, through secrets buried in the darkest corners of the sea. Because somewhere beyond the horizon, beyond the endless waves and shattered legends, something is waiting for them. Not treasure. Not glory. A place where their journey ends... and their story truly begins. A place where the lost become legends. A place they can finally call- Home.

Set in a universe where Ateez attend different sports, most at the Olympic level. Seonghwa is a figure skater.. or perhaps was. A year ago he sustained a terrible injury and is lucky to be able to be back on the ice. He still gets pestered by his coach to get back in competition, but fear holds Seonghwa down. Perhaps a nudge from the other boys will get him back on the ice of the Olympics? I have no knowledge of figure skating! I'm so sorry if this isn't accurate!! Also here are the sports the members attend/do: Seonghwa & Yeosang: Figure skating Hongjoong & Mingi: Competetive swimming Wooyoung & San: Volleyball Yunho: Fencing Jongho: Football 2# swimming - 1st of December 2025 2# jongho - 12th of April 2026

Seonghwa's life has never been easy. Growing up in a poor family his childhood is not much but bad memories. Getting into adulthood, as much he hoped, didn't change anything. Still struggling financially, being anxious and depressed and well mostly alone is not the best thing. And that's when he meets his freshly moved in next door neighbour Kim Hongjoong. The total opposite of him. The man leaves him stunned the first time when they meet and never fails to make him surprised. Getting closer to each other wasn't his plan but he regrets nothing. Falling in love wasn't his plan either. Yeah now that he doesn't really like.

"You know you're impossible, right?" "Impossible to resist." ☆~☆~☆~☆~☆ He never thought something like this could happen to him. Seonghwa and Hongjoong had only planned a trip to the other side of the island- but then Seonghwa fell into a cave, and everything changed. He woke up with powers that weren't his own, and a gift- the ability to turn into a merman. But he didn't know what to do. How was he supposed to tell Hongjoong? So he did the only thing he could: he kept silent. Or: Seonghwa mysteriously gained the power to turn into a merman. And instead of telling Hongjoong, he decides to keep it to himself. ☆~☆~☆~☆~☆ Merman!Au <Seongjoong>