Joo Yeonho has suffered from insomnia for the past five years.... more>>

Ever since the accident on the ski slope the day he went skiing. He lost all memory of the day the accident happened, and even the entire year before that.

When he returns to that same resort to prepare for his graduation exhibition, Yeonho comes face-to-face with a mysterious and beautiful man.

“What are you doing here, sneaking in and hiding like this? How did you even get in?”

What kind of business could anyone possibly have at a resort that hasn’t even opened yet?

“Sorry for being so blunt. You could’ve been dangerous, so I spoke firmly.”

“Why are you like this? Are you sick?”

But the man behaves like he knows Yeonho. No–like someone deeply close to him.

Gong: Kim Siwoo (age 21 → 26)

Black hair. He’s staying at the resort before it officially opens and introduces himself to Yeonho as an employee from the construction company conducting a safety inspection. But he’s hard to trust. He lurks around with suspicious intent, hiding his true motives. Yet he somehow manages to lull Yeonho into peaceful sleep in his arms.

Soo: Joo Yeonho (age 20 → 25)

Light brown hair. Son of the CEO of Platte Resort. He visits the resort to take photos for his graduation exhibition. After a ski accident at age 20, he lost a full year of memories. Now he suffers from severe insomnia and struggles with side effects from the sleeping pills he takes. He has a compulsion to document everything through photographs.

Read this when: You’re in the mood for a mystery romance where nothing feels true and everything feels off. Or when you want a dark, angsty reunion story tangled in misunderstandings and love-hate.

I really wonder why Kim Siwoo suddenly appeared in my life and keeps making me so anxious. But I won’t ask. My life has been so boring and dull…I want to figure it out for myself. Slowly. Even if it’s dangerous, that makes it more fun. <<less

The child of Zeus and Demeter, a golden-haired beauty who lived in a world untouched by fear or loneliness, stared mesmerized at the twisted, opening red and black earth beneath.... more>>

If that child had seen the entrance to the underworld and fled in fear, would anything have changed?

Would I have hesitated to stretch out my arms and pull that child into my chariot?

A futile question. In any case, I did exactly that. <<less

She devoted her loyalty to rise to the top as a law firm secretary, only to be killed by the CEO.... more>>

Just before her death, she learns that the CEO was involved in her parents' death ten years ago.

At that moment, she returns to the past—with the laptop containing all the law firm's secrets. <<less

Han Joohyuk, the most admired student on campus.... more>>

His glances sometimes lingered on Yeseo — was it just coincidence?

As fate would have it, a series of moments alone together revealed a different side of him — warm, gentle, kind.

Yeseo, bright and pure like sunshine despite her hidden emotional wounds, couldn’t help but fall in love with him.

“I like you, really.”

“I’m sorry. I’ve never thought of you as anything more than a good junior.”

Three confessions. Three rejections.

But one day, after seeing her with another man, the very person who rejected her picks a fight.

“I never said you could move on to another guy so fast.”

“You don’t want me, but you don’t want anyone else to have me either… is that it?”

Han Joohyuk was a walking red flag.

He said he couldn’t date her, but got jealous and lustful when she was with someone else.

“Every time I see you, I get hard. I want to hold you. I want to sleep with you.”

Torn and shaken by his unpredictable and obsessive emotions, Yeseo begins to realize the painful truth:

To her mother — who favored her twin brother and gaslit her — she was always the lesser child.

And to the man she loved — she’s something too precious to give away, but never cherished enough to keep.

Will she finally accept the truth — that he never really loved her? <<less

"Eyes filled with pure, unconditional trust. You usually only see that in beasts, don’t you think so, Miss Rian?"... more>>

The name Rian felt unfamiliar. Though she had lived just as many years as Rian as she had as Jiah, the name still felt like it belonged to someone else.

“You must have mistaken me for someone else.”

She brushed it off with a reply she’d given countless times before. Like a machine, she repeated the same line. Jiah had no intention of becoming entangled in his life ever again.

“I never said it was a person.”

“...Pardon?”

When she furrowed her brows slightly, Tristan’s lips curled into a smile right before her eyes. She thought she had walked straight into a wordplay trap.

“I lost the beast I once raised. I thought you might be able to find it.”

She couldn’t tell if he was joking or being serious. Jiah didn’t answer right away this time. She took a moment to choose her words carefully.

“I’ve never raised an animal before.”

She had never raised one, never lost one, and never tried to find one either.

“Let’s find out. I believe someone like you could, Miss Rian.”

The certainty that he would never know the truth wavered slightly. <<less

Olivia Harper, the Eighth Tutor of the Troublesome Prince.... more>>

With her arrival, the Felice Palace changed.

The once desolate gardens bloomed with flowers of every color, and smiles returned to the faces of the palace staff.

Even the three princes could not remain untouched by the change she brought.

It seemed that the bright and peaceful days would continue forever.

That is, until the day Olivia Harper suddenly disappeared.

"You didn’t know? That I’ve wanted you all this time, desperately, unbearably?"

Nathaniel Seymour, the Crown Prince of Valorice, once gentle and kind.

Now, five years later, the man standing before her bore no trace of the person she remembered.

"I used to ache to taste your lips, to savor each slender finger, to brand your body with signs that marked you as mine."

The man who stole a kiss without permission was now a beast, a king seated on a throne soaked in blood.

A predator who would chase his prey to the ends of the earth just to sink his teeth in.

"If you didn’t know, remember it now. Saying you were drunk and forgot won’t work anymore."

This time, the beast had marked her as its prey. <<less

I, who was once a legendary mercenary, became a homeless person overnight.... more>>

"Virtual reality game broadcast?"

Now, the only way for me to survive was through broadcasting. <<less

The face of her husband seen through the glass was beautiful,... more>>

if you could overlook the fact that only his ‘head’ remained.

“It’s your fault. You foolish girl.”

The cruel voice of her older sister brought her back to reality.

A husband who never loved her.

Yet she had never wished for his death.

All she wanted was not to be abandoned.

Even if she was nothing more than a pretty, smiling doll–slightly lacking, but always obedient.

***

[The Grand Duchess Is Acting Strange]

After receiving an urgent message from the castle, Grand Duke Zerdel of Barmas returns home, only to find his wife has changed drastically.

“Let’s get a divorce.”

Words he never thought he’d hear from her lips.

“I’m tired of you.”

“For someone who’s tired, you seemed to enjoy last night quite a bit.”

He simply smiled at his wife’s startled expression.

Whatever had upset her, he thought, he’d just soothe her as always with hugs, comfort, and kindness.

“As I’ve always said, I’ve been polite, kind, and gentle.”

“...”

“But not in bed, right?” <<less

Gabrielle Brooks, unable to escape her wretched family, barely endures her job.... more>>

One day, a man named Dominic Moore appears before her. As her boss, he becomes a ray of light in her life.

"The kiss yesterday was because I found you cute."

"Cute... in what way?"

"Pretending not to be jealous. Getting food all over your mouth was cute too."

Gabrielle ended up being proposed to after a dreamlike romance.

But then, he disappeared without a trace. Stealing her memories and vanishing. Without a word, without any warning.

"...You b*stard. D*mn son of a b*tch."

And after several years, he shamelessly reappeared. Under a new name- Julian Rogers. <<less

A store that rents out mysterious items—"Iri’s Curio Rental Shop."... more>>

Not only the owner, but even the customers, are beings other than humans.

Immortals, merchants, goblins, yokai, spirits...

The shop's owner, the immortal Iri, runs the rental shop together with his disciple,

lending out mysterious items for a being called "Wia."

However, there is someone who leaves even the ancient Iri, who has lived for countless ages, flustered...

“Master, if it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t have had a moment to sit down today.

I did well, didn’t I? Aren’t I pretty? Will you give me a kiss?”

“Master, but... could you maybe do a video call with me just once?

It’s been so long since I’ve seen your beautiful face...

I think I’ve developed separation anxiety. What should I do?”

None other than his disciple, Kim Dojin.

Dojin, who is honest and unreserved, has been harboring a one-sided love for Iri since childhood,

and expresses his feelings without hesitation.

Iri desperately tries to reject his disciple,

but that too is becoming increasingly difficult...

“Those troublesome folks who don’t even care whether it’s day or night!”

Customers who come to the shop, each with their own story,

training to become the king of the realm of truth...

And on top of that, even an evil god threatening the peace of the world.

In the midst of a busy daily life, can Dojin win over his one-sided love? <<less

※ This work includes elements and scenes that can be triggering, such as gaslighting, which may be polarizing. Please consider this when using.... more>>

In the city of Moonjeong, shrouded in mist during the humid summer season, Chae-on moves into a creepy and secretive mansion called Songbaekwon with her mother.

Her attention keeps drifting to the mansion's eldest son, Jang Tae-ha, who is arrogant and cold...

"Behave according to your status, Chae-on. Don't get too ambitious."

Though he seems to despise her,

"If you want to play the piano, come and play."

"...What?"

"You know when I come and go."

The man who stirred and controlled Chae-on's heart suddenly leaves.

And three years later,

he returns as the epitome of the mature man she has always envisioned.

To become another woman's man.

"You have a fiancée, don't you?"

"Why? Is that legally not allowed?"

Jang Tae-ha keeps provoking the hidden desires deep within her,

and feelings she shouldn't have start to grow.

"Try to be more honest. You've become bolder, haven't you?"

Without knowing what intentions he harbors as he approaches her. <<less

In a beautiful and happy fairy tale, the prince has no need for intense hatred, anger, or sorrow. Such emotions are reserved for people like you and me, who exist outside the story—complex, worldly feelings. Even in stories that delve deeply into human emotions rather than fairy tales, the characters only feel the hatred, anger, and sorrow predetermined by the narrative. They are like beautifully crafted dolls… But wouldn’t such a life be much happier?... more>>

A prince cursed by an evil wizard, destined to fall into a hundred-year slumber on his twenty-seventh birthday after pricking his finger on a sharp needle.

But on the morning of his twenty-seventh birthday, the prince suddenly realizes he has lived the same life countless times, repeating it over and over. When the wizard appears to enforce the curse, the prince fiercely resists, and his twenty-seventh birthday passes… Because the prince defies his fate, the world begins to collapse, and monsters that devour human hearts emerge. Taking responsibility, the prince decides to journey with the wizard to “Omphalos” to mend the torn world.

A perilous journey to Omphalos with his companions. Along the way, the wizard showers the prince with unusually devoted affection. Though the prince initially distrusts him, he gradually comes to rely on the wizard, feeling an inexplicable sense of stability and affection…

“…And then, at some point, I realized. There is no birth, no death. Not for me, nor for this world. Only the same petrified century, endlessly repeating, from the moment I wake on my birthday morning until I am kissed awake by the princess.” <<less

“If you marry me, you can go anywhere. Whether you want to cross the seas or fly in the skies. Anywhere.”... more>>

“…”

“Because I am a man who can make it happen.”

The lowly Princess Catherine.

For her, who had lived confined in the castle for 25 years, it was such an enticing offer.

Her fiancé was Archduke Deimos Achilleion Pendragon, the Emperor’s older brother.

Following a languid whisper, something slipped through her finger. A diamond ring shone brightly on her left hand.

“Are you not going to kill me?”

“I have been in love with you for a long time.”

Finally, the gaze of a predator that caught its prey. It was not a proposal.

This was not an offer.

It was a one-sided desire to make her his wife.

“I’ll make you more loved than any woman under the skies, Catherine Caliburn.”

The smile made Catherine realise.

That her plan to break off the engagement had completely gone awry.

“So never, ever think of running away from me.”

Because you must die by my hands. <<less

People didn't know that being a saint was actually to be a sacrifice itself. They only knew that the virtue of a saint involves a sacrifice.... more>>

Why am I alive?’

A product of benevolence and a symbol of sacrifice.

Niniya's duty should have ended when she was sacrificed.

***

A large hand clasped Niniya's neck and she felt a chill.

Niniya had said the same thing over and over again.

"...I'm sorry."

His anger was blatantly obvious for Niniya to see.

The red fierce gaze bored into Niniya's very soul.

"What the hell should I use you for?" <<less

'Peggy of Kanina, the Holy Incarnation Born in a City of Pleasure'... more>>

Peggy, the sacred incarnation of an angel, was born in the city of indulgence—Kanina.

She lived a quiet life, accompanied only by music.

But one day, she died a brutal and tragic death.

Three years passed.

At a lonely, forgotten grave, Peggy rose from the dead— only to find her homeland completely transformed beyond recognition… <<less

Ten-year-old Marina’s destiny began when she met the teary-eyed boy at the Imperial Palace. The time she spent with him playing chess was like a fairytale, sweet but short-lived. It had become a faint memory of first love.... more>>

Betrayed by her fiancé at eighteen, she decides to fulfill her lifelong dream and work in government office. Much to her dismay, she soon learns that life at the Imperial Palace was just too exhausting. There were so many twists and turns! But she held on; she hoped to see the boy in her youth once more, even if only for a little. Turns out that the boy had always watched her from afar.

And so begins a complicated love affair at the Imperial Palace! Will Marina be able to find happiness? <<less

It's been thirty years since a disaster in the form of a classic tale emerged from a rift in the sky, forcing the world to close its borders and declare a state of total isolation.... more>>

The peaceful Korean Empire, blessed by its guardian deity since its founding, refers to the apocalypse, which has no explanation beyond knowledge and theory, as a 'catastrophe', and entrusts Sungkyunkwan with the entire handling of the situation.

As a special student who cares about the community, Yuan participates in Sungkyunkwan's battles against the disaster.

Despite trying to dismiss the fact that the boy she accidentally healed was actually Prince Yihyeob, who was supposed to have died five years ago, and the strange constitution of Prince Yihyeob, who grew into a young man overnight.

“A Crown Prince who volunteered to be a cadet to fight monsters, and the youngest member of the elite Cadet Corps from an underground city. What better setting for propaganda? Marriage is the answer for us.”

As Yihyeob's obsession with traps that are as much a play on words as they are breathing, and as he begins to show a different side of himself, increasingly confuses Yuan...

◈Sungkyunkwan Academy Cadets' Code of Conduct◈

Sungkyunkwan aims to cultivate human resources for a new era regardless of status.

All cadets are requested to familiarize themselves with the cadet code and cooperate with the instructions to maintain safety and order.

•This novel is a work of fiction and has no relation to any real people, places, events, or organizations.• <<less

The city-state of Bellezza has long been divided by two factions:... more>>

the mercenary family Sopporini and the banking family Del Brenta.

Everything began with a marriage proposal between the two families.

Matteo, struggling to suppress his growing feelings for Berenice—the woman destined to become his brother's wife.

But when he uncovers the secret behind this engagement, his buried ambitions awaken.

He seeks to turn the wheel of destiny and become the key player in a bloody alliance.

A good husband and a great ruler—

he believes he can be both.

Yet, Berenice keeps slipping away from him,

claiming that the life she envisioned is far from this one.

The crown and Berenice—he still cannot let go of either. <<less

The half-prince of the Taeseong Empire, Tae In-ho.... more>>

As the servant of the third prince, Tae Seon, he committed all sorts of evil deeds and ultimately faced a brutal end, receiving poison as punishment.

However, for some unknown reason, he returned to the age of sixteen.

With this precious second chance at life, he vowed never to get entangled with the royal family again.

Yet, life is not that simple.

While hiding his identity as a prince and fleeing, one day, In-ho suffers severe injuries and is rescued by a man he had no connection with in the past, Gyeon Ja-un.

“I owe you my life. If it weren’t for you, I would have been as good as dead.”

“If you wish to preserve your lowly life, please keep a low profile.”

Gyeon Ja-un, the legitimate heir of the Gyeon family, one of the four prestigious families, is a handsome man known as the ‘Most Beautiful of Taeseong’ (泰星第一美), hiding his true intentions behind a gentle smile.

In-ho tries to avoid getting further entangled with him, but by some twist of fate, they keep crossing paths.

“I believe we need to clarify our relationship.”

“I was a bit unfriendly when we first met.”

“We are merely maintaining politeness; we are not friends, are we?”

“Now that you are offering warmth and comfort, your words are too harsh.”

Confused by Ja-un’s different demeanor from their cold first meeting, In-ho ends up revealing his identity as a prince to him.

Due to the actions taken to change the future, he gets swept into an even greater whirlwind…

“I will go. To the imperial palace.”

Returning to the imperial palace on his own, In-ho’s gaze was directed towards the highest place. <<less

Cha Ji-won, the director of Gallery Hwadam.... more>>

A man seemingly perfect with exceptional talent and handsome features, he harbors a hidden ability: he can see and eliminate ghosts by drawing their portraits. One day, after dealing with a troublesome spirit as usual, Ji-won is summoned to "Jungcheon" for sending a deceased without proper procedure.

There, in Jungcheon, the place where the dead are judged, he meets Ga-on, the master of Jungcheon.

At first, it was competitiveness. He thought it was curiosity about a transcendental being who didn't even spare him a glance. It was a more complex emotion than simple fighting spirit, but he couldn't explain it any other way.

Yes, that's how it was at first… but why does she look beautiful now?

A story of the living, who love, and who live in the world of the dead. <<less

Alpheril, the serf singer of Grand Duke Heron.
Her excessive beauty becomes a poison and strangles her thin throat.
Her unwanted talent weighed down her limbs like a sharp trap.... more>>

She thought that all her life, she would be chained to the Grand Duke’s fingertips and live like a puppet.

Unexpectedly, after his death, freedom comes to her.

A man appears before her in the secluded mansion.

Terenzio Heron, known as the unfortunate genius, the Duke's illegitimate child, and a pianist.

"Sit down. Since you're the one I finished the piece for, it seems only fitting that you should be the first to hear it."

"Sure. Have… have we... met before?"

Is it merely kindness born from simple loneliness?

Their relationship, initially driven by simple loneliness, deepens and lengthens with strange whims,
Shakes Alpheril's once quiet life like a violent storm.

***

"Everything you need to remember remains because I remember it all."
"What do I need to remember?"
"Me."

As Alpheril stared intently, Terenzio smiled faintly.

“I remember you, Alpheril.”

She couldn't really understand it.
Even if she were to eternally capture only his smile in her eyes, she couldn't seem to grasp the meaning behind it. <<less

The place I was in was a place where neither crying nor laughter occurred. I have wondered since when it started. At least since I was born, the world has been like that. There were no fights, no kidnappings. Android robots created anything that one desired, and the world had no need for humans.... more>>

“Then, what about the people? What do people do? If they don’t hunt, if they don’t work—”

“They do nothing.”

“In that case, what do they live for?”

“For nothing.”

The world I lived in was like that. So, Temojin’s many emotions were fascinating to me.

“What expression is that? I want to know.”

He said it was okay to be a deceiver with just a smiling face, he didn’t even get angry. But when talking about love, he got angry.

Up until now, there were still many things I didn’t know. It was because they were things that didn’t matter.

“I want to know about you.”

So, now, I want to know more about this man.

“...Those expressions like ‘I’m going crazy,’ ‘I’m shaking right now,’ ‘I want to devour you,’ or ‘I’m really going insane…!’” <<less

Working as a player at the host bar "Giraffe," Woo-seung coincidentally encounters the owner, Tae-jung. Seung's peculiar behavior catches Tae-jung's interest, and Tae-jung uses money as bait to manipulate Seung. However, as different emotions start to interfere in their one-sided tormenting relationship, they inch closer to each other's secrets.... more>>

"One, two, three...."

Counting the bills one by one, Tae-jung stopped at five and then casually tossed them onto the table as before.

₩500,000. The stack of bills decreased from ten to five. It was not a small amount, but it was different from the expected sum, causing Seung to be taken aback. Enjoying Seung's surprised expression, Tae-jung lightly spoke.

"From the moment the car starts rolling, it's half price. There's no reason for you to get the same amount as the first time."

"..."

"You know about depreciation, right? I gave you a good deal because it's a domestic product."

Although Seung had a hundred things to say in his mind, facing Tae-jung and his talk about depreciation and domestic products made him extremely irritated.

"Take it when it's offered."

"..."

"You'll regret it later if you don't take it now."

His white hand trembled lightly as he slowly picked up the bills one by one. <<less

Under the blessing of an idol-obsessed soul,... more>>

I'm debuting once again—as a top idol! <<less