π contents, You've been warned!
Choi Beomgyu, The heir of the Hwarangs, the son of a successful agent who worked for the CIA for years and now owns an agency for himself. Beomgyu always was being loved by his parents, but he was a rule-breaker, Always lived his life.
Kang Taehyun, Who lived a pretty decent life until he recently moved to Seoul, and that's when he had to take a job at a club to pay his rent. Taehyun grew up in an orphanage and didn't have hundreds of maids around him, unlike Beomgyu did.
"Isn't this amusing? I've met a stripper who doesn't know how to strip? Why did you even take this job-"
"Money. I needed that, and yes it's true that I'm pretty unskilled, Fuck... I hate this."
"Yeah, you're pretty bad," Beomgyu pulled him close, a small nasty grin growing up on his lips, "I'll show you how you do it, properly."
β - Mature contents!!!
Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option.
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Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her...
Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault.
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