It all started with just one glance, then I couldn't look away from her.

Our bodies melded together, chests rising and falling in unity. His eyes poured into mine longingly, desperately, yet the distance between us remained unconquerable. "Please, just take it off," came my broken whisper as my fingertip traced the edge of his mask. "I want to know you." "You won't like what you see." • • • The Masked Dancer is only one of the many mysteries that lurk within the shadows of Jangmi's dream performing arts school. The Gothic architecture, complete with towering buildings, sweeping arches, and an abandoned opera theatre, serves as the perfect home for a web of secrets. As Jangmi attempts to navigate the dark maze of her university, she learns that she cannot fully grant trust to anyone but herself. With an unknown writer leaving her chilling letters, she is surrounded by seven possible suspects, each of whom have hidden reasons for getting close to her. CONTENTS: ➺ Romance ➺ Mystery ➺ Fantasy ➺ Performing Arts au ➺ Beauty and the Beast meets The Phantom of the Opera HIGHEST RANKS: ⤷01 in hobi ⤷01 in performingarts ⤷14 in fanfiction ⤷14 in junghoseok ⤷02 in btshoseok ⤷02 in seokjin Word Count: ~ 130,000 All Rights Reserved. © Hoseokiiss

ᴅᴇsᴄʀɪᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ᴇɴᴄʟᴏsᴇᴅ ɪɴsɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇɢɪɴɴɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴘᴀʀᴛ вooĸ one: нoѕeoĸ'ѕ ѕecreт cнιld (c̶o̶m̶p̶l̶e̶t̶e̶d̶ ) вooĸ тwo: υѕ agaιnѕт тнe world (c̶o̶m̶p̶l̶e̶t̶e̶d̶) sᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴅᴀᴛᴇ: 08.2016 ᴇɴᴅ ᴅᴀᴛᴇ: 10. 2018 ©️ _RelleLebby_//R. L.

"It causes your immune system to turn against you," I explained gently. The color terrifyingly drained from his face as he stared at his knuckles. "I have a spot," he whispered, his voice scraping like glass. "Right here." He let out a strangled noise as the stadium footage buffered. "Riley!" he shrieked, covering his burning face while peering through his fingers at his future self. "Those pants leave absolutely nothing to the imagination!" He went so unnaturally still I thought his heart had stopped beating. His charcoal-stained fingers curled into tight fists. "Fifty," he whispered, scanning the fatal summary on the glowing screen. "I am... I am gone at fifty." What if the only way to save your future was to completely abandon your past? In 1982, Michael Jackson is suffocating. Trapped behind his family's compound gates and drowning under industry pressure, the rising star just wants a life of peace and normalcy. The universe answers-violently ripping him from his timeline and dropping him onto the bedroom rug of Riley, a freelance graphic designer in the year 2025. Stranded forty-three years in the future, Michael must face a world that already knows his tragic history. But Riley fiercely refuses to let that history repeat. She offers him the anonymous, ordinary life he always craved, rebuilding his shattered confidence brick by brick and teaching him the radical concept of self-love. More importantly, she arms him with the ultimate weapon: the brutal truth. She gives him the exact names of the snakes hiding in his 1982 backyard, the upcoming betrayals, and the devastating tragedies he is destined to face. When the universe inevitably pulls him back, Michael is no longer the timid pop star terrified of his shadow. He is a king preparing to claim his throne, knowing exactly how to rewrite music history and what it takes to survive. But armed with the future, changing his fate might cost him the one person who taught him how to live.

𝓔𝓵𝓵𝓮𝓻𝔂 𝓜𝓸𝓷𝓽𝓯𝓸𝓻𝓭 has spent years perfecting one thing: despising 𝓑𝓮𝓷𝓮𝓭𝓲𝓬𝓽 𝓑𝓻𝓲𝓭𝓰𝓮𝓻𝓽𝓸𝓷. "𝓘 𝓬𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓭 𝓷𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓺𝓾𝓲𝓽𝓮 𝓸𝓾𝓽𝓻𝓾𝓷 𝓱𝓲𝓶." "𝓘 𝓷𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓸𝓷𝓬𝓮 𝓼𝓽𝓸𝓹𝓹𝓮𝓭 𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓼𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓱𝓮𝓻." Ten years away gave her plenty of time to refine the art-hatred is, after all, much easier to maintain long-distance. But when the scandal that drove her family from London forces her back into society, Ellery discovers two rather inconvenient truths: Benedict Bridgerton has grown impossibly charming- and hatred is much harder to maintain face-to-face. One accidental scandal, one very public misunderstanding, and one entirely unplanned engagement later... Ellery finds herself entangled in a life she never wanted- and a man she can no longer pretend to hate. From Ellery's perspective, hatred is the safest mask she has left. But masks crack. And when hers does, Benedict is there to catch her-whether she wants to be caught or not. BENEDICT BRIDGERTON X OC (ELLERY MONTFORD) Started: 12/2/25 Completed: RANKINGS: #1 in #lukethompson | 12/3/25 #1 in #lukenewton | 12/3/25

Hannah Grace has spent years chasing a single horizon, her life narrowing to stages, spotlights, and the slow, relentless climb toward something brighter. There has never been space for anything beyond the music. Not until Kim Namjoon. A name she had only heard in passing, a world she had never stepped into, and yet, and yet, with him, everything feels disarmingly easy. He understands her in ways she can't quite explain, sees past the artist, past the expectations, and reminds her of the quiet, undeniable truth that she is still just a young woman, wanting to be loved. But the industry that built her is not kind to love. Not when expectations loom larger than desire, not when powerful voices insist that nothing must stand in the way of a comeback that could redefine everything. And certainly not when oceans stretch between them, turning every moment into something fleeting, something fragile. With him, loving feels like stepping into the sun: warm, blinding, impossible to resist, even when she knows it might burn. 11/4/'26 - #1 in Namjoon

Kim Taehyung fell in love over a scarf. No, seriously. One random October night in New York, Taehyung watches a stranger give her scarf to an old woman, share takeout like it's nothing, and laugh like the world isn't watching - and his brain immediately goes: ✨ that's my wife. ✨ Fast forward months later, fate decides to stop being subtle. Enter Anastasia De Leon - 23, DevOps engineer, walking Google flex, accidental multilingual menace, professional chaos manager, and the only woman alive who can roast Taehyung in three languages while fixing his translation software as a weekend hobby. She doesn't chase fame. She doesn't care that he's BTS. And most importantly? She thinks Taehyung is just... a very nice friend. Meanwhile, Taehyung is out here running what he believes is a subtle romantic campaign - thoughtful breakfasts, airport logistics, late-night café walks - only for every single escalation to land as: ✨ Wow, he's so organized. ✨ What a thoughtful friend. ✨ Incredible logistics. Now Taehyung is juggling: - a world tour - a genius woman who treats him like a normal human - six members acting like live commentary gremlins - and the horrifying realization that he may have professionally friend-zoned himself This is a slice-of-life romcom about missed signals, accidental intimacy, chaotic timing, airport jackets, soft late-night cafés, and one man falling first while the woman he adores is just... vibing. Featuring: ✔ Taehyung forgetting to ask her last name but memorizing her scent ✔ A woman who builds translation tools instead of flirting normally ✔ Tactical romantic gestures mistaken for premium friendship ✔ BTS acting like emotional support clowns ✔ Language barriers that somehow make everything worse (and better) ✔ Domestic moments that hit harder than concerts ✔ Slow burn fueled by catastrophic misinterpretation Disclaimer: I only own the plot and anastasia. This is going to be a long ride of slice of life. Lol.

Everyone wants a headline, but they choose a boundary. Joe Burrow is used to pressure, expectations, and keeping his private life locked down, while Charli-a rising popstar who refuses to turn her personal life into content-has learned that silence can be survival. When their worlds collide, they don't fall loudly or all at once; they fall carefully, building something intentional away from cameras and speculation. This is a slow-burn romance about privacy in a world that demands access, quiet love in the middle of chaos, and choosing each other without giving everything away.

Life hasn't exactly been easy for Tori Vega, but she's learned to keep her head down and avoid drama. She's never been one to seek attention-in fact, being the center of it is her worst nightmare. So when her best friend Jade drags her to a low-key, intimate event for rising star Beck Oliver-no managers, no security, just him connecting with people-Tori is already out of her comfort zone. But things go from awkward to devastating in seconds. As Beck walks through the crowd, he accidentally strikes Tori squarely in the face, knocking her off her feet and onto the floor. Humiliated, in pain, and desperate not to make a scene, Tori flees before he can even apologize, tears streaming down her face as she runs away. But with her heart laid bare and her pride bruised, she leaves one question hanging in the air: Will Beck run after her?

Tori Vega has always felt like she had to be perfect to be noticed, but after a devastating evening where her mother's friend made cruel remarks about her body-and her mother agreed-Tori begins a silent, dangerous battle with her weight. She starts skipping meals and pushing herself to the limit, hiding her fading strength behind baggy clothes and fake smiles. Beck Oliver, her best friend since childhood, is the only one who truly looks at her. He notices the paleness of her skin, the way her clothes hang differently, and the way she avoids their usual post-school snack runs. As Tori's health begins to fail, Beck has to decide how to break through her walls before she disappears completely.