"E-excuse me... can you please help me?" The words come out small. Shaky. Pathetic enough to make Kim Mingyu stop walking. The owner of the Grand Nyxaris cruise ship slowly turns toward the trembling stranger standing near the edge of the moonlit deck, dark waves crashing violently beneath them while cold wind tears through the silence between them. Pretty. That is Mingyu's first thought. The stranger clutches the railing tightly, dressed in clothes far too expensive for an ordinary passenger yet wearing an expression that looks completely lost aboard a ship filled with predators. Mingyu approaches carefully. "And why," he asks amusedly, "would I help you?" The man hesitates before answering quietly, "Someone followed me onto the ship." Fear flickers across his face so convincingly that even Mingyu almost believes it, almost. Mingyu's eyes drag over him once more. Elegant posture. Sharp eyes hidden beneath panic. Hands too steady for someone supposedly terrified. Interesting. "And your designation?" Mingyu asks casually. The stranger freezes for half a second. "Alpha," he answers. Mingyu lets out a quiet scoff. An alpha. Looking this helpless? How embarrassing. Still, before Mingyu can walk away, the stranger suddenly reaches for his wrist with surprising desperation. "Please," he whispers again, softer this time. "I just need somewhere safe to stay for tonight." Mingyu sighs. "Name?" "Jeon Wonwoo." The stranger replies. Something shifts in the air between them, not enough to alarm Mingyu, just enough to make him curious, and Kim Mingyu has always had a weakness for dangerous things pretending to be harmless.

In Korea's elite boxing scene, rising star Kim Mingyu is used to winning until a new manager, Jeon Wonwoo, starts challenging everything he does. Caught between them is Ha-eun, a top boxer and Wonwoo's closest friend, who believes Mingyu once sabotaged her career while Mingyu is convinced she betrayed him first. With rivalry, misunderstandings, and tension building both inside and outside the ring, the three are forced into each other's lives where every fight gets more personal, and dropping your guard might be the most dangerous move of all.

PREYS OF THE FOREST: BOOK 3 𝐊𝐈𝐌 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐘𝐔 𝐗 𝐉𝐄𝐎𝐍 𝐖𝐎𝐍𝐖𝐎𝐎 Kim Mingyu, Crown Prince of Jeju, is known for his charm, warmth, and unwavering devotion to his people-especially his sister. Life was planned, orderly, simple. Until 𝙝𝙚 arrived. He wasn't supposed to mean anything, just another guest with a political purpose. But something about him disrupts Mingyu's calm, makes the sea feel louder, the air sharper. He shouldn't feel this drawn. He doesn't have the time, the space, or the right. But Mingyu's heart keeps returning to the cold prince who refuses to see him. And he's not sure he can walk away, even if that's exactly what he should do. 🜲 Jeon Wonwoo, Crown Prince of Ulleung, was built on silence and steel. Emotions were a liability, closeness a threat, and love-completely off-limits. He came to Jeju to bond with Minseo, not to be haunted by her brother's gaze, not to 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 anything he can't explain. He's loud in the quietest ways, bright in the spaces Wonwoo tries to keep dark. And it's terrifying. Because Wonwoo doesn't fall. He doesn't break. But with him, he's starting to wonder if some cages are worth unlocking. Mingyu is like an owl: someone that watches you all throughout, in the quiet and in solace. And Wonwoo doesn't know how wise of a decision it is to fall for his calls. ⚜°•ranks: #1 in princexprince #2 in seventeenmingyu #2 in seventeenwonwoo #3 in wonmin #4 in royalau #10 in meanie

"you hate me," nicholas whispers, lips brushing against his pulse, feeling the way it races. his grip tightens around euijoo's waist, possessive. "because i make you weak." euijoo should be furious. should shove him away. should press the gun deeper and remind himself that this is war, that this isn't a game, that nicholas is the reason for the blood on his hands, the scars on his body, the weight in his chest that never goes away. but nicholas is so warm. and euijoo is so cold. so he kisses him back. (or: euijoo never thought he'd see nicholas again-until the day he's sent to hunt him down. now, standing on opposite sides of a war, with a gun between them, euijoo realizes too late- nicholas was never just another criminal. and he was never just another enforcer. )

One Of Your Girls (a #minwon short story) Wonwoo, who, after a drunken night of vulnerability and a shocking confession, ends up in a one-night encounter with his playboy best friend, Mingyu. Months later, Wonwoo discovers he is pregnant with Mingyu's child, but he decides to keep it a secret. Years pass, and Mingyu, unaware of the child's existence, comes to realize his deep feelings for Wonwoo. When he finally tracks him down and finds him in a park with a child, Everything begins to unravel.

"𝘋𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘴, 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶" "𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘶𝘱 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘺" ✩｡:*•.•*:｡✩ 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗶 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺, 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗲𝘆𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗸𝘄𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲'𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗲, 𝗮 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗼𝗳- 네가 허락하면 사랑이 될 수 있어 ♡ ♡ ~ *𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗱* 𝗗𝗢 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗖𝗢𝗣𝗬 𝗠𝗬 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞, 𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗟𝗘𝗧 𝗠𝗘 𝗞𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗜𝗙 𝗔𝗡𝗬𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗟𝗜𝗞𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗦 ᴄᴏᴘʏʀɪɢʜᴛ 2021 © ᴛᴀᴛᴀxᴄᴏᴏᴋʏ16

Genre: BL | Romance | Drama | Slow Burn | Age Gap | Sugar Relationship Description: Nineteen-year-old Jeon Wonwoo is barely holding it together. A full-time university student with top grades but an empty wallet, he juggles part-time jobs and sleepless nights just to stay afloat. When the tuition deadline hits and he's left with nothing, desperation knocks. His best friend offers a wild solution-get a sugar daddy. At first, Wonwoo is disgusted by the idea. Selling himself? For money? But hunger and hopelessness make people reconsider. Enter Kim Mingyu. Thirty, powerful, and filthy rich. He's the mysterious owner of NOIR, Seoul's most exclusive and secretive bar. No one knows what he looks like-only his trusted manager, Hoshi, speaks on his behalf. Cold, calculating, and emotionally detached, Mingyu never mixes business with pleasure. What starts as a transactional agreement slowly spirals into a doesn't follow rules, and neither does longing. When hearts get involved in a contract built on convenience... What's the real price to pay? •Smut🔞 •Age gap Main ship •Minwon •Soonhoon

Description: Kim Mingyu, heir to Korea's wealthiest legacy, transformed his late father's corporate empire into G Vision, the country's top modeling agency. At 28, with power, wealth, and influence at his fingertips, Mingyu seems to have it all-except love. Pressured to marry for stability, he begins searching for someone suitable, only to find himself constantly unimpressed by the empty glamour surrounding him. Jeon Wonwoo, a captivating rapper and the quiet soul of the popular idol group Serenity, has spent years under the spotlight. At 29, with ten years of fame behind him, he's ready to step away from the stage and finally breathe. But when his members convince him to stay for a final contract, he agrees-on his terms. One last stretch before retirement. A story of fame, art, seduction, and the quiet ache of wanting someone who sees the real you.

"They tried to steal his voice. But they didn't know- Someone was waiting to bring it back." Jeon Wonwoo lives in silence, hiding from a past that still follows him. Kim Mingyu lives loud, fearless, and dangerously protective. When their worlds collide, silence turns into something deeper-something neither of them can ignore. But love isn't always enough when the past comes back hunting. Will Wonwoo finally speak... Or lose everything before he gets the chance?