In a modern South Korea battling population decline, the government launches a marriage program to pair unlikely candidates. Karina, a world-famous idol trapped by fame, is matched with Shin Hajin, a quiet café owner haunted by past trauma. What begins as a forced arrangement under public scrutiny slowly turns into something deeper-Karina finding peace in his sincerity, and Hajin rediscovering warmth through her presence. But with secrets, fame, and societal pressure looming, they must decide: is this just obligation, or the chance for real love? Karina X Male OC -𝙰𝚞𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚛'𝚜 𝙽𝚘𝚝𝚎- So, uhm, this is my first ever published novel. It wasn't grand but its kinda feel like an achievement to me. The other novels I wrote will most probably never see the light of day. Yeah... kinda awkward honestly. And reminder, English is not my first language. So bear with me. I hope you guys enjoy reading this 'bizzare' story and I apologize in advance if I had disrespected anyone. If you have anything in mind, feel free to voice it out. Thanks. Happy reading. -yours sincerely, 𝘡𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘴.

First time writing. After 8 yrs so I'm rusty asf. Plus I have no juice 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚛𝚊𝚒𝚗 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚙𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚍 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚍𝚒𝚍𝚗'𝚝 𝚋𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚑𝚒𝚖. 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚟𝚢 𝚙𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚛𝚊𝚒𝚗 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐. 𝙷𝚎 𝚜𝚊𝚠 𝚑𝚎𝚛, 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚐𝚒𝚛𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚖𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝. 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚐𝚒𝚛𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚎 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐. 𝚂𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎, 𝚜𝚘 𝚌𝚕𝚘𝚜𝚎 𝚢𝚎𝚝 𝚜𝚘 𝚏𝚊𝚛. 𝙾𝚗𝚕𝚢 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚛 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚟𝚘𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚕𝚘𝚞𝚍 𝚛𝚊𝚒𝚗. "𝚆𝚑𝚢 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚛𝚞𝚗𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚠𝚊𝚢? I 𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚋𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚛𝚞𝚗𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚠𝚊𝚢" "𝚆𝚎'𝚛𝚎 𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚒𝚗 𝟸 𝚍𝚒𝚏𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍𝚜. 𝚆𝚎 𝚌𝚊𝚗'𝚝 𝚋𝚎 𝚝𝚘𝚐𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 ." "𝙸 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚠𝚑𝚘 𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚜? 𝙱𝚎𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚜, 𝙸 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙸 𝚠𝚘𝚗'𝚝 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚙 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚢𝚘𝚞" When a famous girl group member decided to go to college, will she be able to handle the stress and problems of entering college? What if we add you in? What would happen? 🥇#1 Aespa - 12/25/23