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Yukyung Han, once a gifted ballerino, had his dreams shattered by an accident. Five years later, his world falls apart once more when his partner, Shiyoon, admits to cheating, a pregnancy, and a shotgun engagement. Heartbroken and spiraling, Yukyung turns to risky casual sex and encounters Dojin, an old classmate with a faded crush. Dojin introduces him to BDSM with the promise of distracting Yukyung from his ex. Can this complicated new connection offer him a new beginning?

Eileen Hamilton’s brother, Stephan, is at a loss to find her a match. No suitor can overcome her love of reading or insistence on marrying for love. But Eileen has a secret—she’s an author of erotic romances, and finding a cure for her inexperience and chronic writer’s block is far more pressing than her prospects. Certain everything is ruined when her secret is revealed to her brother's friend Alexander, she’s shocked when he offers to help. How could she refuse her crush?

Weak. Powerless. A nobody. That’s all the world ever saw in Justin Phung. Bullied and left to fend for himself, he learned early that kindness meant nothing when the strong ruled over the weak. But when he finally reaches his breaking point, Justin makes a vow—he will never be powerless again.

Han Garam’s roomate is rude, inconsiderate, and…okay, totally his type. But after overhearing him talking about how much he hates gay people, Garam knows he needs to seek revenge, and what better way than by getting off to gay porn in the other man’s bed! It would have been the perfect plan, if only he hadn’t been caught in the act by the raging homophobe himself, Yoon Jaehyuk. Jaehyuk is disgusted by what he sees but, with the RA refusing to let him switch, he has no choice but to try and force Garam to move out himself. An achievable goal, it seems, until one unexpected night of passion throws Jaehyuk’s world into disarray. Sure, he definitely still wants Garam to leave, but…why can’t he stop thinking about it?! Summary credit: Manga updates

Han Garam’s roomate is rude, inconsiderate, and…okay, totally his type. But after overhearing him talking about how much he hates gay people, Garam knows he needs to seek revenge, and what better way than by getting off to gay porn in the other man’s bed! It would have been the perfect plan, if only he hadn’t been caught in the act by the raging homophobe himself, Yoon Jaehyuk. Jaehyuk is disgusted by what he sees but, with the RA refusing to let him switch, he has no choice but to try and force Garam to move out himself. An achievable goal, it seems, until one unexpected night of passion throws Jaehyuk’s world into disarray. Sure, he definitely still wants Garam to leave, but…why can’t he stop thinking about it?! Summary credit: Manga updates

When Helena was reborn into a novel, she was forced to grow up knowing that her sister was the main character and that a terrible life awaited her… unless Helena could stop it from happening. By learning how to take care of family matters, Helena took her sister, Callisto’s, place as the head of the house, allowing her to live her dream of being a knight. But she now finds herself hurtling towards both the terrible fate once meant for Callisto and the man who makes it come to pass.

Chapter 26 in Naver's 2023 Rookie Short Story Collection (2023 루키 단편선).

After hitting my head, I remembered my past life and realized I was in a novel. Ugh, why do I have to be Diana Cartier, the bratty child brainwashed to do evil deeds and destroy the world?! I won’t let that happen. I’ll stop the end of the world with my own hands and save my brothers! Wait, why is the novel’s protagonist lying on the street? And oh, aren’t those animals so cute? Make way for the cute youngest who’s trying to save the world!