“Have you ever seen Kamael’s c**k?”... more>>

“What..?”

“You know, f**cking. Have you ever seen something of your goddamn twin brother?”

“…Oscar…. !”

His hand suddenly clasped her chest. The unrefined desire for possession flowed from the grasp.

“Has Kamael ever l**ked your n*pples? Has his c**k ever moved between your legs? Have you ever groaned after accepting it? Have you ever l**ked each other’s saliva while lying on the floor like you did with me?”

Annette shook her head in silence with a frowned face.

“Open your mouth right away and answer. Before I burn this place down.”

“I can’t imagine doing that with Kamael. Oscar.”

The devil let out a metallic sound with shining red eyes.
“Say no instead of saying you can’t imagine.”

“…what do you mean?”

“Tell me you don’t want to do that with any as*hole other than me, f**k….”

Oscar’s elbows touched the ground with her head in the middle. The white forearm swelled up as if it was bursting with stiff blood.

“…Say you only love me.”

***

Since the beginning, while the celestial and demonic worlds continued to fight endlessly against each other, they concluded several agreements and entered into a potential peace.

And this peace ended when the angel Annette met a bird in the forgotten forest of heaven. <<less

Mason was a mercenary, until the day he died on a mission after being betrayed by his unit.... more>>

At the same time, there was a Hollywood actor named Haley Lusk. While famous as a child actor, as an adult, he grew addicted to drugs and s*x. With a nasty personality and sub-par acting ability, Haley was disliked, yet he still confessed to Noah Raycarlton in front of the world causing him to be hated by most people. Then one day, he suddenly had a heart attack and died.

Noah Raycarlton is the young CEO of a big company. Though not a celebrity, his mother was an immensely popular actress. Due to his good looks and kindness, he is loved by everyone.

Mason thought he was dead for sure, but he woke up in the hospital full of people he didn’t know. They told him that they were his family and called him Haley. He was so confused, and people told him that he had a heart attack due to overdose and died for a while.

He realizes that his soul went inside of this Hollywood actor Haley Lusk, and he decides to live a second life. But because of things that Haley did, he has a difficult time with Noah and other people. Mason finds out right away that in his old life, he knew Noah as a child. <<less

Despite getting along well with his difficult stepmother and earning the admiration of his sisters, he never expected married life with the prince to be so challenging.... more>>

He used to work as a doctor but passed away due to an accident. To his surprise, he was reborn into a completely different world.

In his new life, he became a wealthy young man and had a chance encounter with the prince, who was escaping his royal duties. The prince’s seemingly cold demeanor but kind hearted nature deeply intrigued him. He made it his mission to help the prince heal his legs, which were injured during the war, and couldn’t help but hope for a romantic relationship to blossom between them.

Eventually, his wish came true and he married the prince, but navigating the challenges posed by his difficult stepmother and sisters paled in comparison to the difficulties he faced as the prince’s spouse. <<less

In Gu Yuan's previous life, her fiancee abandoned her at the wedding site. She watched the scum and her step-sister dominate the Gu family industry. Then, she was injured in a car accident and lost the ability to bear children. But her childhood sweetheart, whom she rejected, the leader of the largest consortium in country A, Feng Xinian, remained faithful to her. She was the dust of the ground, and he was the pride of the sky. After knowing she couldn't have children, he still married her as a wife. But Gu Yuan knew that she was no longer worthy of standing alongside him, and with depression setting in, she jumped off a building. ... more>> style="line-height: 40px;"> Unexpectedly, she was allowed to return to her carefree 16-year-old. When Gu Yuan looked at the school hunk Feng Xinian, she knew it would be her turn to cherish him in this life. But when she takes the initiative to approach him to give him a perfect first love, she realizes that the restrained and reticent man of her last life never stopped devouring her.

Feng Xinian knew that he liked Gu Yuan. They grew up together, and this friendship has long turned into love in his heart. He wanted to wait for her to grow up to confess and then always protect her. But he never thought that before he said his heart's mind, the girl told him that she liked someone else. Until he had a ridiculous and horrible nightmare that his girl was gone, and he saw her jump off a building in despair. So, he couldn't indulge her willfulness, even if she hated him. Now, he would imprison her by his side and hold her day and night. <<less

In the secluded solitude of Mount Moak, 19-year-old Eun-oh has spent his entire life following his late mother’s dying wish-to “live alone.” However, fate takes a chilling turn when desperation leads him to steal from a mysterious man entering the mountains, thrusting him into a life-threatening predicament.... more>>

The mysterious man who captures Eun-oh is

Chae Yoon-sa, a cold, ruthless and indifferent man.

Chae Yoon-sa’s once-unyielding indifference is disrupted by a profound interest in Eun-oh. The pressing question lingers: Who is this mysterious boy, and why does he evoke emotions that defy his cold nature?

As Eun-oh grapples with the new reality, the clash between Chae Yoon-sa’s hardened heart and the warmth of Eun-oh’s untouched soul unfolds. Their story reveals profound complexities, intertwining love, self-discovery, and the haunting past that they both can’t escape. <<less

Beautiful Heartless Shou X Finally turned into a mad dog Gongs... more>>

Shen Yao has been in three relationships. His first love was a bad-tempered high school bully who treated him well, his old love was a gentle and considerate university school grass*, and his new love is the rich thigh he hugged

He attended the banquet with his new love and they looked absolutely compatible.

Shen Yao was very cooperative and looked at his new love lovingly the whole time. He heard a sneer after the act, but what he saw when he turned around was his first love who had been scumbagged by him.

The first love he hadn’t seen for a long time blocked him in the bathroom, and said strangely: “It’s been a long time since I have seen you, why are you still so good at hooking up with an Alpha?”

The new love looked down on Shen Yao, an Omega who was only interested in profit. After learning about his entanglement with his first love, he asked uncontrollably, “Didn’t I give you what you want? Why do you want to find someone else?”

Shen Yao didn’t smile at him like before, and said casually: “It’s just a transaction between us, it’s meaningless to be emotional.”

Finding out he was missing, the first love came to the door and wrestled with the new love, so Shen Yao took the opportunity to run out.

He threw himself into the arms of his old love:

“They don’t treat me well at all, only you love me the most.”

The old love hid the emotions in his eyes, hugged him without saying a word, and forgave all the hurt in the past.

Shen Yao spoke sweet words to the three men, watching the jealousy until his deepest secret was discovered.

Since then, Shen Yao’s glands have been covered with tooth marks all year round, and the pheromones on his body can never be dissipated.

Belonging to different people, it’s hard to separate it.

—

* best looking guy in school <<less

Lu Bai had transmigrated into the novel "Gu Xue". In this domineering pure love novel, he became the vicious supporting character who chased after the protagonist gong. ... more>>

Just like countless other villains in novels, Lu Bai did all kinds of plot and schemes in order to obstruct (assist) the protagonist gong, Qin Gu, and the protagonist shou, Qu Xueyu from being together and eventually caused ruin to himself.

But Lu Bai, this villain, is a little special — he had a twisted mind and the way he courted disaster on himself was unusual.

When other villains would raise canaries and support substitutes, they would raise a substitute of their white moonlight.

However, Lu Bai raised the lover of his white moonlight– that is– a body double of the protagonist shou, Qu Xueyu—- He raised a canary that looked very similar to Qu Xueyu to, in nicer words, humiliate his love rival. In the end, he only brought himself to ruin.

After transmigrating, Lu Bai took a look at the tooth rotting plot and got a headache. But in order to return home after the story line was completed, he still braced himself for it—–

“Are you Ruan Jiangjiu,” He blocked the handsome young man who was a head taller than himself in an alley and threw a card in front of him: “You’re broke ba—-” Lu Bai grit his teeth and just spat out the words: “As long as you…. this one million is yours!”

Ruan Jiangjiu looked at the person with a reddened face trying hard to appear strong in front of him. The youth looked like a fierce angry kitten. A dangerous smile filled with intrigue formed on Ruan Jiangjiu’s face.

—-

The film emperor Qu Xueyu took on a somewhat special role: A poor student with a warped mentality that eventually blackened. So, in order to take on this role, he disguised himself as Ruan Jiangjiu and went to work a part time job to experience the character’s life.

The only thing he never expected was that the little dandy that always followed his childhood friend, Qin Gu’s, back would provoke himself in that kind of way. He also didn’t expect to be moved by his provocation and become addicted to the other party.

—

Lu Bai said bitterly: Xiao Ruan, as long as you can anger that Qu Xueyu you can ask Laozi to give you any resource you want. Laozi will even buy your way to become film emperor. Someone more amazing than Qu Xueyu!

Xiao Ruan the canary: Smile.jpg <<less

After Lu Mo transmigrated into a Zerg novel, he was asked to play a cannon fodder male zerg and to never act OOC.... more>>

The original owner was ruthless, had a low IQ, and was very lazy!

Lu Mo executed each request ruthlessly, and after looking at the female’s increasingly numb face, his heart was full of guilt and pain.

I’m really sorry that you met a scum like me!!!

Previously, he had thought the female zerg already had a broken heart and had woken up from his dream; that from then on, he would give up his illusions, face reality, and become a calm and rational zerg. Although Lu Mo’s heart ached, he was still very dedicated to his work and would never be soft hearted.

But when the female zerg rolled around the room while holding a quilt and calling for him, red-faced—Lu Mo couldn’t help but feel a thud in his heart.

What the hell! How could this be!

__

Ling had never seen such a strange male zerg.

The male said that he hated him, but gave him an egg.

The male cursed him for being weak and useless, but gave him freedom.

The male never said that he loved him, but he never glanced at other females.

Ling was confused and at loss.

His friend slammed the table: Wasn’t this just being tsundere?!

Ling had a sudden realization!

That’s it!

The male master was indeed a very good zerg.

Three years later.

Lu Mo looked at Ling with a despairing expression : “Whatever. Just destroy it, hurry up. ”

So weird! How did his scum setting collapse!!!

Gong who is mistaken for a tsundere X Shou who is really a yandere but doesn’t know it. <<less

Jae-hee took a sip of hot coffee. I can't sleep when caffeine goes into my body.... more>>

"Have you finished drinking?"
"Yes."
"Good job."

Jung-hoo smiled. The sound of him putting the mug on the table was especially loud. Then he stood up and approached Jaehee while loosening his tie.

"You're... now..."
"I'm not going to let senior sleep tonight."

With her eyes wide open, she looked at Jung-hoo nearing her.

"What are you doing?"
"Don't you usually scream? Aren't you going to scream?"
"Get out of the way, don't mess with me."

When he touched her lips, the lips suddenly opened and Jae-hee was surprised and tried to let go of his hand. However, Jung-hoo grabbed Jae-hee's hand and pressed it against his lower lip.

"I kept thinking about you."

His moving tongue touched Jae-hee's blunt calluses on the tips of her nails slightly. The hand holding her own was a fine hand without any callus. She was suddenly bothered by her calloused hand that was being held.

"What are you thinking about? I'm still speaking."

White teeth bit her itchy finger.

"Ugh..."
"Sleep with me. Sunbae just nod your head. I'll take care of the rest."

As I lowered my head gently, I could feel his black eyes examining my actions one by one. <<less

Ning Zhou has social anxiety and a s*upid mind, but he has a good-looking face.... more>>

When the apocalypse arrived, ordinary people without special abilities were destined to become the playthings of the powerful. But he met a strong and gentle boss.

Ning Zhou moved into this boss’s home. He ate the latter’s food and used his belongings. He lived a comfortable life in the apocalypse.

However, he didn’t know that the person he thought was gentle would sneak into his room every night and eagerly lick the sensitive area between his legs. What he thought was the le*d juices of his s*xual arousal was the boss’s s**en after ejaculating inside.

Xu Yan fell in love at first sight with this beautiful waste. He wanted to keep him to himself. Unexpectedly, the process went smoothly, and Little Beauty trusted him very much/believed him a lot. He mistakenly believed that his swollen area from being r*ped was caused by rubbing against his underwear, and he thought that the s**en-stained underwear was his lustful secretions. Even when Xu Yan reveals his true intentions of wanting to imprison him, he just foolishly jumps right in.

*It’s a sweet love story between two people. One wanted to love a socially anxious person, and the socially anxious person longed to be imprisoned. <<less

“This baby isn’t yours.”... more>>

Simon’s eyes glistened coldly at my words. Apparently he’s smiling, but in a strange and spine-chilling tone, Simon asked me.

“…Oh, really?”

That low, shady voice, pretending to be gentle. The anger in his voice was cold and cruel enough to freeze his surroundings.

“Then, which bastard does that child belongs to?”

He’s angry. I’ve known him for a long time that’s why I could tell. That’s the voice that comes out when he can no longer hold back his anger. But then… why the hell is he so upset?

“If you’ll know, what are you going to do?”

“That jerk can’t even be a good father so…”

“…… so what?”

“I can’t let him live.”

Oh no. I’m in trouble. After seeing his golden eyes lit with fire, there’s no way I could tell him now that it’s his child.

***

Kalia, the great war hero who ended the war. One day finds out that she’s… pregnant?! Of all people, the father of her baby, the one she spent the passionate night with, is Simon Terroan, an imperial sorcerer and her best friend. Kalia believes that Simon doesn’t want a baby, so while Simon is away, she declares her retirement and vanishes to hide the truth about her pregnancy and to safely give birth to her baby.

But the truth is, Simon loved Kalia more than anyone else.

And so, the frantic search for her begins. <<less

People need kryptonite to support virtual lovers. But the virtual lover in his game, liked raising him and spoiling him.... more>>

When Zhu Qingan was driven out of his small shanty by his stepmother, he was homeless.

The virtual lover gave him a large, luxurious villa.

Stepmom: “?”

Zhu Qing ‘an was left out in the talent show because of a villain.

The virtual lover calls in an empire of people and nearly crowds the audience.

Villain: “…”

Zhu Qing’an was ridiculed by Hei Zi when he had no money and was poor.

The virtual lover had a fleet of luxury cars worth millions of dollars to pick up Zhu Qing An in front of Hei Zi…to go to the bathroom.

The whole empire thought that Zhu Qing’an had talked about a powerful lover.

“Your lover’s assets have reached hundreds of billions? Is he the richest man in the empire? ”

“Is your lover’s status higher than that of the emperor?”

Zhu Qing ‘an: “I don’t, I don’t. I just have a piece of paper man. ”

I don’t want us to be separated by a world-like cold screen.

I want to touch him, kiss him, hug him and keep him in captivity. The desire and possessiveness born every day can drive me crazy.

He is my whole world. <<less

I was fighting with the heroine for the Empress’ seat.... more>>

I, Yurina Carthia, the villainess, die at the hands of a mage supporting character.

So before the heroine gets a hold of him, I decided to find the young mage supporting character in the orphanage to sponsor him and pull him to my side.

“Ray, I want you to remember what I’ve done for you today. And later when I’m in danger, you have to save me just like how I saved you today.”

I only have one goal. To avoid death and survive by winning his favor. But then…

“Don’t forget, Yurina. I’m the only one who can save you and kill you. So you have to stay by my side.”

The child, who I thought was a dog-like cat, has grown up to be an obsessive man! <<less

Ye Zi transmigrated into a palace fighting novel and became a small immortal plant in the ambitious villainous Prince’s manor.... more>>

The novels stated that the little Prince Gu Yan was gifted, aloof and insidious, cold-blooded and ruthless, and grew up to be powerful with the intent on plotting rebellion.

But no matter how Ye Zi looked at it, he felt that there was something off.

——Who was this brat who didn’t learn anything all day long and was constantly being wild? ?

The little immortal plant growing in the Prince’s manor was taken “careful care” of by Gu Yan every day.

He endured Gu Yan’s daily chattered, in which he took him as his confidant.

He endured the shadow guards’ daily watering, in which his roots were about to rot.

He endured the ladies, who would constantly bring in deer “whip” tonic, in which they would end up pouring it into his pot.

Ye Zi endured the torture that he shouldn’t be enduring at this age, and finally on the day of Gu Yan’s wedding, he successfully transformed and could run away!

Huuuuuuuuuh, what are you doing, Your Majesty! Why are you locking me in the bridal chamber?

Gu Yan, who had been reborn: I have waited for you to take shape for almost ten years, my little bride, where were you trying to go?

Ye Zi: ……..? ? ?

Possessiveness, strong, ruthless, and black-bellied Gong x High force value, cowardly, and soft Shou <<less

Born as a penguin, I miraculously succeeded in humanizing.... more>>

The problem was that the magic tower lord who raised me hates demibeasts.

I ran away because I was afraid that my identity as a demibeast would be discovered…

Somehow, a self-proclaimed penguin lover discovered my identity.

The killer whale demibeast, Suradel.

He looked at me with a rough sweep of his hair. The glowing red eyes were darkening.

“Ha… Your crazy eyes, they’re the best.”

It’s not eyes, it’s just white fur.

“Can I touch your belly?”

Can you? When he said that he wanted to touch my precious belly, I got angry and pecked him with my beak…

Oddly enough, he had a somewhat overwhelmed expression on his face.

“Oh, my gosh. Did you just kiss me?”

…I think I got it wrong. I was caught by a madman, not a penguin lover.

—

The magic tower lord stared at Suradel with scorching eyes.

“Take it off, Suradel.”

In a tone similar to a command, Suradel’s eyes fluttered slightly.

“…I’m sorry, but my taste is a ferocious female penguin.”

—It’s not a human male like you.

At the small words he added, the magic tower lord’s eyes grew even harsher.

“So, are you hiding a runaway penguin in your clothes?”

Well. Had I known this was going to happen, I wouldn’t have asked Suradel to hide me. <<less

I’ve been reincarnated as the extra character who stalked her husband, the male lead, for 10 years and died. Of course, I tried to divorce him before the female lead appeared.... more>>

But, I found out that my young husband’s household was secretly abusing him. At that moment, I immediately became overwhelmed with the responsibility and sense of duty a modern adult would have.

***

Aiden had his back turned away from her and suddenly grabbed her arm forcefully. The strength of his hands alone could have ripped her arms off. Erin timidly called his name and spoke.

“I already reminded you yesterday. We’re a married couple, so I’m always on your side.”

“…”

“So, everything is alright.”

She comforted him with these sweet words like it was a spell. And as if he was under her magic, Aiden stopped trembling.

***

The adult Erin requested to divorce her husband Aiden before the female lead appeared. As soon as those words left her lips, Aiden’s smile disappeared.

“A divorce? Never.”

Aiden tore the divorce papers into such thin sheets, the contents were no longer legible. Erin smiled at the sight. <<less

One day, His Highness the Crown Prince ordered me to investigate a certain female student. She was suspected to be dabbling in charm magic. Since the plan was to catch her red-handed, I had no choice but to approach her, but my beloved fiancée misunderstood the nature of our relationship …and escaped—!?... more>>

A story told from the perspective of an infatuated yandere male lead (but rather dense), Rufus, who was begging for the heroine’s love. He was the male protagonist of “Yes, Let’s Run Away” <<less

Shao Ci was bound to the Befriending the Most Powerful Person system. After transmigrating he discovered that as long as a more powerful person appeared,... more>> this unscrupulous system would immediately change capture targets… <<less

The rich second generation Shu Jintian suddenly transmigrated during his escape after being kidnapped.... more>>

He was snatched back to the snake nest of a ruthless python. However, not only did it not eat him, it even fed him. Was he being raised as a pet?

But, you- you- why are you wrapping around me? I’m not a female snake ah, hello!!! <<less

Lucian Kardien.... more>>

He was the hero who led the war to victory.

He was the second male lead who loved the female lead so much that he turned yandere.

And I'm the fiance who will be killed by his hand,

Of all things, why did I have to transmigrate here! I must somehow increase his likability to prevent a "surprise" ending.

With a toothy grin and my clapping hands of approval, I'll help him connect with the female lead!

But what is this reaction?

"Lady Pernia.... please don't provoke me anymore."

.......Why is it still a scary ending! <<less

Gu Yang read this youth campus novel. The male lead, Fan Yuan, had superior IQ, top grades, incomparable handsomeness, countless strengths, gentle temperament and was popular since he was a child.... more>>

But only Gu Yang, who read the novel from a God’s perspective, knew that this Fan Yuan was a person who was fake nice and was actually really ruthless.

All his gentleness and harmlessness was pretend, and all his politeness a mask.

Taking off the mask, Fan Yuan was more indifferent than anyone else.

As a fan of the book, Gu Yang fell in love with Fan Yuan’s domineering personality.

But when he woke up, the world changed.

Gu Yang arrived inside the book, was given a mission, given a golden finger, and wore a beautiful face in a prosperous time.

Mission: Capture Fan Yuan.

Golden Finger: The host can read a fairy tale every month to get a random cheat related to the fairy tale, which lasts for one month.

Gu Yang was happy, this feeling was very good. He read “The Mermaid” first to shed some tears and turn them into pearls to sell for money.

Who would have thought that after reading the story, Gu Yang dripped eye drops on his eyes, and cried for half an hour but did not see the tears turning into pearls.

In order to capture the target, he sneaked into Fan Yuan’s birthday party, and accidentally fell into his swimming pool, his legs turned into a fish tail.

Gu Yang was so frightened, his tears flowed out uncontrollably, turned into pearls and sank to the bottom of the swimming pool.

Fan Yuan happened to pass by and raised his eyebrows.

In a panic, Gu Yang jumped out of the swimming pool with a flick of his tail and pressed down Fan Yuan, flapping his tail threateningly at Fan Yuan, with a fierce look on his face; but tears kept streaming from his eyes, and the pearls smashed Fan Yuan’s face.

“Don’t talk! Don’t move! Don’t resist!”

Fan Yuan: “…” I seem to have discovered some treasure. <<less

*This work contains controversial elements such as supernatural beings (snakes). Please be aware of this when using the book.*... more>>

In the palace's underground, there is an ancient prison.

[Do not ever go down there. There is a snake.]

A forbidden phrase that I've heard since I was a child.

Do not go to the underground prison to see the trapped snake.

"If the snake is released, the country will perish."

[That snake is a calamity that will ruin the country.]

Out of curiosity, against the advice of adults, Cheong-Ah went down to the underground prison and saw a pitch-black, gigantic snake confined behind iron bars.

The fear-stricken Cheong-Ah ran away from there upon making eye contact with the snake, and as time passed, she forgot about its existence.

On the day when those who coveted the throne invaded the palace after her father's death, Cheong-Ah recalls the snake in the underground prison.

"If the country is going to perish anyway, I'll make it perish with my own hands."

Instead of letting the kingdom fall into the hands of greedy individuals, Cheong-Ah decides to open the door of the underground prison, and the snake that has been imprisoned there for a long time is awakened. <<less

In a world, where people are categorized into three groups- ‘Chang ren’ are the ordinary people, where as those in the highest tier are ‘xie’ signifying pure Yang bodies, and ‘kao’ are inherently Yin-bodied that possess the ability to give birth regardless of gender. ... more>>

Shen JingTing grew up neglected by his family, as he was a mere concubine son and an ordinary person, unlike his fifth sister who was ‘kao’ and was already engaged to two ‘xie’ sons of the four prominent family- The Xu Clan.

When his fifth sister unexpectedly passes away, he’s sent to the capital, unraveling a complex journey where he discovers his newfound ‘kao’ gender, replacing his fifth sister and becoming the shared wife of two ‘xie’ young masters alongside the legitimate eldest ‘chang ren’ son.

Amidst this journey, echoes of a mystic past linger.

“The fortune teller, stroking his beard, looked at me with a knowing gaze and uttered, “Child, your destiny is unusual. In your past life, you owed three people. In this life, whether it’s good or bad, it’s all closely tied to these three people.”

In a world where destinies entwine like delicate threads, can Shen Jingting navigate the intricacies of love woven into the fates of three mysterious souls?

Will they guide him toward the embrace of happiness, or will they entwine him in the shadows of sadness? <<less

After an accidental death, in order to continue to live, Gu Bai had to choose to go through various wonderful books to complete tasks.... more>>

Every time he became a variety of small cannon fodder inside the story, Gu Bai’s code of conduct when completing task is – by all means, don’t be inferior, don’t be shameless, don’t be upright… hold on to a golden thigh.

… N times after transmigrating

Cannon fodder: (angry contempt) … You’re already so powerful, why are you still shamelessly holding on to a golden thigh to deal with us!?

Gu Bai: (deadpan) That… holding and holding… got used to it… <<less

"My poor son... ... go... run away from here, live happily...you...please"... more>>

Yeon Yoo Young, who had lost his only beloved mother and had been subjected to a lifetime of torment by his Lord Father and half siblings, feeling powerless in life, was on the brink of falling off a cliff when he happened to see a beautiful young man and fell in love at first sight.

This young man happened to be none other than the Crown Prince Jinbi Hyul, infamous for his cruel nature. Yoo Young believed that Hyul could be the one to rescue him from his miserable life and pleaded with him to take him away.

Initially, Hyul intended to spend just one night with Yoo Young and then abandon him, but he found himself growing increasingly obsessed with the boy who saw only him, and things began to change... <<less