It's been five years since they broke up. Since she broke up with Chaewon, as Yunjin likes to remind herself on her more self-flagellating of days. Chaewon probably doesn't even think about her anymore, because that's what you do when someone breaks your heart; you forget about them, and you move on with your life. It's been five years since Chaewon, and there have been other people since. She's been on dates and had girlfriends and tried out the whole casual thing with Yuri for a while until she met Yena and put a stop to that. Yunjin doesn't delude herself into thinking that Chaewon won't have done the same. Chaewon will have moved on, will have rebuilt her life after Yunjin tore it down. Yunjin is hardly irreplaceable. She's nothing special. It's been five years, which is long enough that it shouldn't still hurt like this, and Yunjin shouldn't still feel so empty inside whenever she thinks about it. But it does, and she does. (or; when Yunjin is twenty-one, she falls in love with Chaewon. When she's twenty-eight, she does it again.) Original by lipsouls on ao3!

Kazuha, an elite track athlete, is forced to transfer high schools late in her senior year after it turns out being queer is against her private Catholic school's code of conduct. There, she meets Chaewon, who has two hobbies: tinkering with her baby blue 1970 Ford Torino and competing in local beauty pageants, the latter to live out the dreams of her overbearing mother. The two are drawn to each other and can't deny their growing feelings. But while Kazuha-out and proud, and determined to have a fresh start-doesn't want to have to keep their budding relationship a secret, Chaewon isn't ready to come out yet. With each girl on a different path toward living her truth, can they go the distance together? • This story is just an adaptation of the physical book of the same name. Therefore, all rights reserved to author Jennifer Dugan. It is posted on AO3 too, on the Cosmic_Lunar profile under the title Against the grain.

"Do not try to be my friend. I hired you to be my secretary, to make my work easier and keep this floor running smoothly. I did not hire you to be my partner, and certainly not my confidante. I do not want to chat about the weather while we wait for a meeting to start. I do not want to be asked about my weekend or if I've eaten lunch. We are here to build cities, to plan transit systems, to make Seoul a better place to live, not to make memories or share stories. Keep our interactions strictly professional." To the world, Nakamura Kazuha is the 'Ice Queen of NIUD' a cold, calculating CEO who builds skyscrapers and shatters careers without blinking. She doesn't have a heart; she has a blueprint. Her life is a series of perfectly timed meetings, sharp suits, and an iron-clad reputation that no one dares to challenge. Enter Kim Chaewon. A girl from Daegu with a bright smile. She was supposed to be just another replaceable secretary in a long line of failures. But behind the heavy mahogany doors of the 45th floor, the cold glass of the Nakamura empire begins to crack.

my first ever summerz story 🍀