Mikhaela Janna Lim, daughter of a renowned business tycoon, craves a normal life away from the spotlight. She even persuades her famous friends to pretend they don't know her, all for the sake of solitude. But when her path crosses with Maraiah Queen Arceta-a social butterfly, soft talker, and academic achiever adored by many-everything changes. Will Mikhaela cling to her quiet sanctuary as an anonymous introvert, or transform herself to win Maraiah's heart?

"You're different from what I expected," she said softly. "How so?" he asked, glancing at her. "I don't know," she replied, searching for the right words. "You just... have this way of making people feel like they matter. Even here, in this... nightmare." He was quiet for a moment before responding. "You matter, Y/n. Don't forget that." OR Y/n wakes up in the deadly Squid Game, surrounded by strangers and fighting to survive. What she doesn't know is that the mysterious Frontman is watching her every move through the cameras- and she's caught his attention.

╔═════════╗ ❝𝐅𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐄❞ ╚═════════╝ ‿︵‿︵୨˚̣̣̣͙୧ 𝐲/𝐧'𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐬, 𝐬𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐥'𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞. 𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥, 𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐚 𝐯𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤, 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞. 𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐲 - 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐛𝐫𝐚 𝐤𝐚𝐢 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐲. ‿︵‿︵୨˚̣̣̣͙୧ " 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘥... " " 𝙣𝙤 𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙮‚ 𝙗𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝. " ‿︵‿︵୨˚̣̣̣͙୧ 𝐂𝐎𝐁𝐑𝐀 𝐊𝐀𝐈 𝐊𝐖𝐎𝐍 𝐗 𝐅𝐄𝐌!𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐈𝐗 - 𝐒𝐄𝐊𝐀𝐈 𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐊𝐀𝐈 ‿︵‿︵୨˚̣̣̣͙୧ 𝔩𝔦𝔣𝔢 𝔦𝔣 𝔞 𝔤𝔞𝔪𝔢: 𝖇𝖊 𝖆 𝖕𝖑𝖆𝖞𝖊𝖗 𝖔𝖗 𝖇𝖊 𝖕𝖑𝖆𝖞𝖊𝖉...

Y/N, a simple woman, joins the deadly games to pay off debts after her mother's death. Young-Il, a heartless soul, controls the games, watching everything from afar while sipping on his glass of whisky. But this year is different. When he spots Y/N, number 160, during the game of "Red Light, Green Light," he can't help but grow more obsessed with her. The first game ends, and Young-Il decides it's time to join the games himself, meet her, and make her his forever. Not that he will allow anyone else to even look at her But will Y/N really trust him?

"ˢᵃᵐᵉ ᵒˡᵈ ˢʰⁱᵗ" ˢᵒᵖʰⁱᵃ ⁱˢ ᵇᵃᶜᵏ ᵍᵒᵒᵈˡᵘᶜᵏ ᵇᵃᵇᵉˢ

❝I've been falling every day since I first met you.❞ stolen glances, hushed whispers, teasing breaths, lingering touches. 𝘖𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙚, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳. ─ tim bradford x fem!oc ─ the rookie; s1 ~ s? ─ slow-burn, flirting, some spice ─ updating every other day!! ⊱ ──────── ➤ ──────── ⊰

(First part of translation) One day, a curse befell Sensei. To the students, Sensei became the enemy, and he found himself in a position where he lost everything overnight. But Sensei does not resent the students. Because he is 'Sensei'. And Sensei has to face the calamity that would befall Kivotos once again. [블루 아카이브] 그리고 모든 증오가 시작되는 곳 Author: 비솔티 Cover: 보라매 / @Joseph_Boramae 284+ Chapters (Ongoing) 1,000,000~ Total Words

Reborn in the Naruto world, Shin Uzumaki finds himself in the doomed Land of Whirlpools. As a member of the Uzumaki Clan! Trapped in a world filled with war, betrayal, and unimaginable power, Shin's survival seems impossible.. Until it isn't!! [Ding! Replication System Activated!] [Daily Login Reward: Common Replication Card.] [Newbie Gift: Perfect Sage Body-Adamantine Sealing Chains-Four Symbols Seal] With the power to Copy any Ability-whether it's the Kekkei Genkai or Rinnegan or Forbidden jutsu-Shin begins his journey to dominate the Ninja World. [First task: Save Kushina and prevent the destruction of the Uzumaki Clan.]

❝ he might think i'm weird, but i can't help it, i've fallen for him. ❞ 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 two enemies finally see the good side to each other started: 11.26.24 ended: achievements #4 in korean (OUT OF 1000+ STORIES) {1.19.25} #2 in jennyhan {1.19.25} #2 in toalltheboys {1.19.25} #5 in toalltheboysivelovedbefore {1.19.25} #1 in psistillloveyou {1.19.25} #1 in sangheonlee {1.19.25} #2 in kittycovey {1.19.25} #1 in alwaysandforeverlarajean {1.19.25} #3 in minhoxokitty {1.19.25} #1 in choiminyoung {1.19.25} #2 in anthony keyvan {1.19.25}

𝐆𝐔𝐈𝐋𝐓𝐘 𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐈𝐍 ? ➥ 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩'𝙨 𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙮 ? in which, cassandra blake and jj maybank hate each other because the former is a kook trying to be a pogue and the latter is a real pogue. but when a treasure hunt occurs and they're forced to work together despite their differences, leading to complicated feelings being formed, would that make them both guilty as sin? ( fem oc x jj maybank ) ( enemies to lovers - slow burn ) ( s1 - s4 ~ waiting for s5 ) ( 3rd place winner for best jj maybank fic )