slowburn ⊹₊⟡⋆ a girl navigating strict parents, endless schoolwork, and a social circle tied to her best friend's popularity feels stuck. when a charming and outgoing new boy arrives and shakes up the school's dynamic, their worlds collide in ways she never expected. as she grapples with the attention he gives her, she begins to question everything she thought she knew about herself and the life she's been living. strict girl x outgoing boy, opposites attract, self-discovery, and unexpected romance. started? 12/03/24 completed? 12/28/24 #1 heeseung #1 ni-ki #1 jake #1 yangjungwon #1 simjaeyun #1 jakeenhypen #1 parksunghoon #1 niki #1 kimsunoo

"don't cry, your mascara is getting smudged" "it's just i remembered something he said" "he isn't good for you, he should rather ruin your lipstick than mascara" She has a life planned out. He has no reason to stay. But fate has other plans. ➳ 𝗔 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘝𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴 ➳ Heeseung x fem OC status: completed 𝑻𝒘: 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕 l.heeseung

What starts as a game to maintain a facade soon evolves into something much more complex and emotional. As Stella and Heeseung navigate unexpected moments in the city of love, they are forced to confront their true feelings for each other. But can they separate what is real from what is just part of the game? This story is a part of @starrybias short story contest 2025 with the trope "to score a free hotel upgrade, they pretend to be newlyweds. The problem? They might be too good at faking it." A short story, 6800+ words.

The locker room smelled like sweat, deodorant, and the faint lingering of suppressed scents. Typical for a Tuesday. Jake was alone at first, towel around his shoulders, earbuds in, and head lowered as he focused on lacing up his sneakers. Practice had ended early, and he was hoping to shower before the others poured in. It wasn't that he hated people - he just didn't do well with being seen. Especially not by alphas. Or worse, by omegas who liked attention. Like Heeseung.

𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇 - they've been enemies since high school, but fate has collided their worlds again. She's a top model: ambitious, untouchable, ruthless. He's an F1 star: unbeatable on the track, but haunted by panic attacks and past mistakes. One month. One deal. He'll be her fake boyfriend to protect her image. She'll help him survive the panic that has ruled his life. A dangerous attraction ignites-one that could destroy their carefully built careers, their reputations, and everything they've fought for. ✦ "𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒍𝒌 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚?"she hissed, throwing her hands up."𝑾𝒉𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒄𝒌 𝒅𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆?" His jaw tightened, eyes dark and unreadable. Then, almost violently, he closed the space between them. "𝑩𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑰 𝒅𝒐! 𝑰 𝒇𝒖𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒐! 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒊𝒕! 𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖'𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒌𝒆, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑰 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑰 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒎𝒚 𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒔. 𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖'𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝑰 𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑰 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅𝒏'𝒕 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆." Her chest heaved. Rage, desire, and something darker twisted inside her. She should have pushed him away. She should have left. But she didn't. He leaned dangerously close, voice low and fierce. "𝒀𝒐𝒖'𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒆, 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒕 𝒐𝒓 𝒏𝒐𝒕. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒚𝒔 𝒖𝒔..