Mascot for Hire

Down-on-his-luck and scraping by with odd jobs, Tae never expected his next gig would involve sweating it out inside a giant mouse costume. But being hired as the mascot for a beloved boylove acting duo seems like easy money... until he meets Ashin Nakarai.

Charming on screen, cold in person, and rumored to have mafia ties, Ashin is the last person Tae expects to grow close to. Yet behind the safety of the costume, Ashin lets his guard down, revealing a softer side no one else gets to see.

Tae knows he should keep his distance. After all, he's just the hired help. And Ashin doesn't even know who he really is.

When Tae and Ashin cross paths outside the studio, sparks fly. But Ashin has no idea the scrappy part-timer he's beginning to fall for is also the fuzzy mascot companion he's been confiding in.

With secrets, danger, and growing feelings threatening to unravel everything, Tae is trapped between a truth he's terrified to tell and a love that might not survive the reveal.

A slow-burn BL romance filled with hidden identities, emotional tension, found family, and healing beneath the mask.