"المَسافةُ بَينهُما لَم تَكُن يومًا آمِنة.. إِمّا أَن تَنتَهي بِرَصَاصَة، أَو بِاحتِراقٍ لَا يُمكِن إِخمَادُه" العُقُودُ بَينهُما واضِحَة، وَالخُطُوَات مَدرُوسَة لَكِن الهَوَاء فِي الغُرفةِ يُصبحُ ثَقِيلًا وَخَانِقًا فِي كُل مَرةٍ يَتَوَاجدانِ فِيهَا مَعًا نِيكُولَاس بطِبَاعِهِ الحَادة ولِسَانِهِ المُستَفِزّ الذِي يَعرِفُ تَمَامًا كَيفَ يُثِيرُ جُنُونَ الآخر وَإِي-جَاي بهُدُوئِهِ المُريبِ وحَذرِهِ الدافِئ الذِي يُخفِي ورَاءَهُ نَظَرَاتٍ تَقرَأُ كُلَّ تَفصِيلَةٍ صَغِيرَة الأَمرُ لَم يَعُد يتَعَلقُ فَقَط بمُطَاردَةِ رِجَالِ المَدِينةِ المُظلِمَة؛ بَل أَصبَحَ لُعبَة شَدِّ حَبلٍ خَفِيَّة بَينهُما نَظرَاتٌ طَوِيلَةٌ تَتَحَدى الصَّمت، لَمَسَاتٌ عَابرةٌ مَشحُونةٌ بِتَوَترٍ جِنسِيّ غَير مَحسُوم وَتَلَاعُبٌ عَاطِفيٌّ مُتبَادَلٌ يَجعَلهُما وَاقِفَينِ عَلَىٰ حَافةِ هاويَةٍ سَحِيقَة إنهُمَا يَعلَمَانِ أَن الاقتِرَابَ يَعنِي الفَوضَى، وَأَن الثقَةَ خَطِيئة.. لَكِن التوَترَ بَينهُما وَصَلَ إِلىٰ نُقطَةِ الغَلَيَان حَيثُ لَا يُمكِن لأَيِّ عَقدٍ مُوجَزٍ أو نِظَامٍ صَارِمٍ أَن يُسَيطِرَ عَلَىٰ مَا يَحدُث فِي الخَفَاء ! ❗ مُترجمة مِن اللُغة الانكليزية إلىٰ العَربية

"مَاذَا تَفْعَلُ لَوْ كَانَتْ أَكْبَرُ غَلْطَةٍ تَرْتَكِبُهَا.. هِيَ أَنَّكَ أَحْبَبْتَ الشَّخْصَ الَّذِي يُشَارِكُكَ نَفْسَ المَسْرَحِ، نَفْسَ الأَضْوَاءِ، وَنَفْسَ الأَحْلَامِ؟" "المُعْجَبُونَ يَتَمَنَّوْنَ أَنْ نَكُونَ ثُنَائِيًا.. يَعْتَقِدُونَ أَنَّنَا وَاقِعَانِ فِي الحُبِّ أَوْ شَيْءٍ مِنْ هَذَا القَبِيلِ" "لَا تَكُنْ غَبِيًا هَذَا أَمْرٌ سَخِيفٌ" بِالنِّسْبَةِ لِـ "إِيُوجُو" كَانَ الحُبُّ عِبَارَةً عَنْ عَذَابٍ صَامِتٍ خَلْفَ الكَوَالِيسِ وَإِخْفَاءِ دَقَّاتِ قَلْبِهِ المُتَسَارِعَةِ فِي كُلِّ مَرَّةٍ يَقْتَرِبُ فِيهَا "نِيكُولَاس" مِنْهُ لَكِنْ عِنْدَمَا يَتَقَاطَعُ الصَّمْتُ مَعَ الحَقِيقَةِ فِي عُطْلَةٍ غَيْرِ مُتَوَقَّعَةٍ تَنْهَارُ الدِّفَاعَاتُ وَتَبْدَأُ الأَسْرَارُ بِالخُرُوجِ إِلَى العَلَنِ بِكَلِمَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ هَدَمَ نِيكُولَاس كُلَّ شَيْءٍ بَنَاهُ إِيُوجُو فِي مُخَيَّلَتِهِ انْتَهَتِ الرِّحْلَةُ وَعَادَا إِلَى المَسْرَحِ وَالأَضْوَاءِ قَرَّرَ إِيُوجُو الِانْسِحَابَ بِهُدُوءٍ كَانَ يُحَاوِلُ إِطْفَاءَ ذَلِكَ الشَّوْقَ الَّذِي يُؤْذِيهِ وَيُعَامِلَهُ كَزَمِيلِ عَمَلٍ فَقَطْ ❗ مُترجمة مِن اللُغة الانكليزية

If there is one person on earth who pisses EJ off by just existing, it's Nicholas. EJ absolutely hates his guts. He has hated him since years, when they were in acting school together. Years later they are signed under the same label and paired off as a bl ship in the industry. Surprisingly, their first drama is a hit, and they become a popular ship almost instantly. And now EJ is forced by the company to do fan service and more dramas with the guy he wants to strangle.

For Nicholas and EJ, the rules were the only thing keeping their friendship alive. No feelings, no lingering stares, and definitely no talking about what happens after the practice room lights go out. They were the perfect team until Nicholas decided to go live and call the phone goodboy, a moment of intimacy that wasn't in their script.

For Byun Euijoo, peace and quiet are everything. So, when his mother announces she's marrying a wealthy businessman, Euijoo expects a change of scenery-not a complete upheaval of his life. Moving into a sprawling new house means adjusting to a new family, but nothing prepares him for his new stepbrother, Wang Yixiang (Nicholas). Nicholas is sharp, intensely guarded, and radiates a dangerous, magnetic energy that immediately sets Euijoo on edge. From day one, the rules are clear: stay out of each other's way, keep the peace for the sake of their parents, and pretend they are nothing more than strangers sharing a hallway. But living under the same roof makes it impossible to keep their distance. Every late-night encounter in the quiet corridors and every heavy, unspoken glance slowly erodes the boundaries they desperately tried to build. What starts as friction quickly morphs into a suffocating physical tension neither of them can ignore. Nicholas is used to getting exactly what he wants, and it doesn't take long for his intense focus to shift entirely onto his quiet, sensitive new stepbrother. When the lines between family, hatred, and undeniable desire completely blur, they are forced to play a dangerous game of secrets. Because once Nicholas decides to cross the line, he has no intention of ever letting Euijoo back across it. [Nicholas x Euijoo, &TEAM]

Euijoo is terribly, painfully, agonizingly in love with his 02-liner bandmate Nicholas. A holiday trip to Nicholas's home is definitely a bad idea. Getting caught watching Nichojoo edits is worse. "Why are you watching that?" Nicholas asks. "Fans ship us," Euijoo says quickly. "They think we're in love or something---" "Don't be stupid. That's ridiculous." The trip ends. Nicholas rethinks his words; Euijoo doesn't. --------------- 18+ Implied sexual content

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Euijoo thought babysitting the neighbor's twins would be simple. He wasn't expecting their older half-brother to show up in the middle of the night. Nicholas has always put his siblings first, but he's not used to sharing them with a boy who seems too good to be true. Euijoo just wants to keep things easy and professional, even when Nicholas sits too close and watches him like he's something Nicholas can't quite figure out. Between bedtime routines, whispered conversations, and lingering touches in the dim light of the living room, the line between "babysitter" and "something more" starts to blur. Now Euijoo isn't sure what's scarier: falling for Nicholas, or finding out Nicholas might feel the same way. Also posted on AO3 ~Updates will be weekly~ Total of 20 Chapters

في ممرات المشافي الباردة، حيث لا مكان للعاطفة وحيث تُحكم القبضة على المشاعر كما تُحكم على مبضع الجراح، تبدأ حكاية نيكولاس وإيجو. بروفيسور تجمّد قلبه خلف درع من الرزانة والبروتوكول، أدعج العينين يملك من العناد والرقّة ما يكفي لإذابة ذلك الجليد. تتشابك خيوط قصة بدأت بسؤال عابر في مقهى، لتنتهي بملحمة.