clarisse

his smile - book two of 'his' series is here!!! posted the first couple chapters <333
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/398340731-his-smile-%E2%9C%B6-%EC%8B%AC%EC%9E%AC%EC%9C%A4

Hi, are you available to chat?

his warmth - book one of the 'his' series is finally here!!! read it here!!! the other intros for the other two books (jake and sunghoon) are posted as well!!! happy reading!!! <333
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/398274480-his-warmth-%E2%9C%B6-%EB%B0%95%EC%A2%85%EC%84%B1

Jay's book will be coming out tomorrow!!! along with the intro and first chapter of each of the books <333 look forward to it, loves <333

small teaser of Jake's book coming up soon <333
          
          I pushed myself up with a groan, blinking through the soft morning light leaking past my curtains. my phone buzzed beside me—6:30 a.m., right on schedule. I rubbed at my eyes, stretched until my arms popped, and swung my legs out of bed. we had about thirty minutes before we had to leave. and I still had to wake him up.
          
          I padded down the hall to Jungwon's room, already knowing what I'd find. door slightly open. lights off. a lump under the covers that definitely wasn't moving.
          
          I knocked anyway, out of habit. "Yang Jungwon!!!"
          
          nothing.
          
          I pushed the door open a little more and leaned in. "hey. time to get up."
          
          still nothing.
          
          I walked over, pulled the edge of his blanket down, and—yep. completely out cold. hair flattened on one side, mouth slightly open. I fought a grin, imagining him as young Justin Bieber for no apparent reason now. but I knew I had to wake him up.
          
          "Yang fucking Jungwon, if you're late on your first day of high school, I'm not helping you make excuses," I said, flicking the light on and off.
          
          he groaned and pulled the covers over his head. "nooo, noonaaaa."
          
          "yes." I tugged at the blanket again. "come on. up."
          
          "five minutes," came the muffled reply.
          
          "you said that yesterday. and the day before. and—wait, yeah, literally every day this summer." I crossed my arms. "do you want to be known as the freshman who shows up after the bell? your image is going to be ruined."
          
          "I don't care," he protested, shifting to his side to face away from me.
          
          "well, I don't want to be the older sister of that kid. so up. now." I swatted him on the shoulder.

I work better when I set myself a deadline so here is information and release dates of the two other books of the 'his' series!!!
          
          Jake, book #2, will be released on 8/13 - "in which the popular soccer captain Yang Yewon learns that one of her friends, Sim Jake, had buried his feelings for her throughout the years, until he showed it."
          
          Sunghoon, book #3, will be released on 8/19 -  "in which the new student Lim Hyeseo finds herself entangled with Park Sunghoon, the loud and popular skating prodigy whom everyone adores."

teaser #2 of Jay's book <333
          
          and then I see her.
          
          Kim Jieun.
          
          she's sitting by the school entrance, her wheelchair parked by the wall, her eyes staring at nothing in particular, but I notice the way her hands rest on the wheels — the way she doesn't fidget, like she's just... waiting.
          
          I don't know why, but I find myself drawn to her. It's like she's a mirror, in a way.
          
          she doesn't try to pretend, doesn't try to be something she's not. there's no mask, no need to impress. just her. quiet, still, and enough. she knows that no matter how hard she tried to fit in, people would judge, no matter what. just like how I feel.
          
          we make eye contact for a brief second, and there's something about it that feels like a crack in the wall I've built. like she's not seeing me through the lens of expectations. she's just seeing me — the real me, the one I try so hard to hide.
          
          and for once, it feels like I'm not failing.
          
          like I'm not trying to be something I'll never be.

here's a small teaser of Jay's book <333
          
          I was sketching during break — nothing important, just lines and shapes that didn't mean much unless you stared too long — when it rolled off my tray and hit the floor. I stared at it for a second.
          
          one of those small, irritating moments where you just sigh and think, not worth it.
          
          before I could move, someone picked it up.
          
          not one of the sympathetic girls from class, not the boy who always offers help a little too loudly like he's waiting for applause. someone else. someone quiet.
          
          he didn't say anything. just crouched down, picked up the pencil, placed it gently back on my tray, and walked away.
          
          white hoodie. soft dark brown hair. headphones around his neck.
          
          I didn't know his name.
          
          but I remembered the way he didn't look at me like I was helpless. didn't say "you dropped this" in that voice people use — the one laced with guilt or admiration or that weird mix of both.
          
          he just returned it. like it was normal.

first book of 'his' series coming up on August 7th!!!
          
          this series includes three books based on the ENHYPEN '02z: Jay, Jake, and Sunghoon!!! 
          
          here's a teaser: "in which Kim Jieun crossed paths with Park Jongseong, the boy who cared when no one else really did."