"𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚." "𝙏𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙." A single night. A mistake wrapped in alcohol and bad timing. Baek Haein thought it ended there. Now her biggest mistake is sitting across from her in a conference room. A 21-year-old intern with careless charm, dangerous eyes, and a habit of smiling like he already knows how this ends. Yang Jungwon. Some things are meant to stay buried. Some things 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗿 anyway.

i see you with my heart, not my eyes.

꩜｡ ────୨ৎ──── 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇 ❝ Seonwoo Aera never planned on colliding with the leader of the world's fastest-rising boy group (CORTIS). She's just a 16-year-old arts student - awkward, quiet, and desperate to stay invisible in a city that moves too fast for her. But fate (and maybe some bad timing) throws her straight into the orbit of Martin Edwards, the perfectionist leader of CORTIS, a Canadian-Korean idol who hides his restless ambition behind flawless performances. To Martin, Aera is a distraction he shouldn't want but can't seem to let go of. To Aera, Martin is a hurricane-dangerous, dazzling, impossible to ignore. As rehearsals, scandals, and stolen late-night moments pull them closer, they discover that they're each other's mirror: his impatience against her hesitation, his hunger for respect against her fear of being seen. But being tied to an idol isn't just romance - it's survival. Secrets slip through cracks, fans speculate, and the spotlight burns brighter every day. Between loyalty to his members, her fragile sense of belonging, and the unforgiving world of the industry, Martin and Aera will have to ask themselves: how much of themselves are they willing to risk - for each other, and for the truth? And perhaps, it's a "high risk, high reward" of holding onto one another, even if it means broken hearts. ❞ ⋆˙⟡. . . ✏️ ᯓ ! <★ ◟♯ . / iDol x ArtiSt . ! © Riarchives 2025

i could sacrifice pieces of my flesh and still be considered selfish for wanting to keep my bones.