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The Coffee Effect (Karina X M!Reader) [Completed]
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Complete Sun, Feb 22, 20262h 19m
It started with a ruined coat and a spilled Americano. It continued in the quiet aisles of a 24-hour convenience store. But it was a church that kept them close.
Y/N is a stranger in Seoul seeking a home. Karina is a star seeking a place to breathe. Week after week, in the dim light of the sanctuary, they share the weight of their existence.
Can a quiet love born in silence survive the brutal noise of show business, or are they destined to remain strangers from different worlds?
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