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[2023 Beyond Anthology Short Story](From the same author as Dirty High & Postscript)Taeyoung, who has a crush on Seungjoo, a regular customer, starts a relationship despite his shy personality. He thought things would go smoothly, but with no prior dating experience, Taeyoung struggles to make progress. Unlike those who have been in relationships before, Seungjoo assures him with a warm smile that he will wait until Taeyoung is ready. Touched by his thoughtful partner, Taeyoung finds himself wanting more as he gets to know Seungjoo better. And on the long-awaited first night it turns out that Seungjoo is actually quite aggressive?!

Seonwoong's just trying to make a buck, so why is the guy buying his guitar so clingy? He doesn't remember the steamy night they spent together two years ago, and he doesn't know why a celebrity athlete like Jaehwan Cheon won't stop following him around! All Seonwoong knows is he's got hospital bills to pay, possessions to sell, and an infinite cycle of part-time gigs to work. He doesn't have time to fall in love with Team Korea's handsome taekwondo darling!

A white prosecutor who has risen to prominence by using thugs to fabricate evidence and testimony. The higher-ups at the prosecutor's office, who have always liked the prosecutor, decide to clean up his dirty work and arrange a marriage with a woman from a good family. The prosecutor accepts the arrangement, thinking it's a good chance to get rid of the thug who's been flirting with him, but the thug, who's been flirting with the prosecutor for years, feels betrayed and furious when he hears the prosecutor's sudden announcement...

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Kota works as a servant in a grand mansion nestled deep within the forest. Orphaned at a young age and left without a place to go, he was taken in by the kind master of the house and lived peacefully alongside the other residents—except for the strange changes happening to his body every day. One day, he discovers a silver wolf caught in one of the mansion’s traps. Unable to ignore its plight, he risks everything to set it free. But that single act of kindness sets in motion a chain of events that will change his life forever.

Nama Lokheun berarti "pagi yang bahagia," tetapi hidupnya berubah tragis ketika ibunya dibunuh dan ayahnya menjadi buronan setelah melakukan balas dendam. Untuk menyelamatkan ayahnya, Lokheun mengabdikan hidupnya kepada Garyun, kaisar tampan yang berkomitmen untuk memperbaiki kesalahan ayahnya. Karena mengira Lokheun adalah laki-laki, Garyun bertekad untuk membentuknya menjadi seniman bela diri yang tak tertandingi, meskipun itu berarti mengirimnya ke neraka. Hubungan mereka yang tegang berubah menjadi sesuatu yang lebih ketika Lokheun mencari satu hal yang belum pernah ia miliki: kehidupan yang sesuai dengan namanya.

Little Tetsuo is a wimpy mess. His parents don’t love him. He meets the beautiful Kimiko, an ailing teenage girl obsessed with movies and mayhem in equal amounts. She doesn’t love Tetsuo either, or anyone other than herself. But she needs him. So Tetsuo becomes the man she wants—the monster she wants. He becomes HER FRANKENSTEIN! Originally published in 1986, Kawashima Norikazu’s HER FRANKENSTEIN marks the bizarre and sadomasochistic finale to a cult era in Japanese horror comics. A few years after it was published, the author burned all of his artwork and abandoned Tokyo, never to be heard from again! HER FRANKENSTEIN is the inaugural volume of SMUDGE, a line of pulp, horror, and dark mystery manga, curated and translated into English by award-winning historian Ryan Holmberg.

This story is very dark so read it at your own risk. It's an obsessed story of a 16 ylo boy to his dad. "I'm the only one who's allowed to love my dad! I own him! He's mine!HES MINE!

Who wouldn’t be excited to find themselves transmigrated into a TV show? You get to meet your favorite characters, maybe even have a wayward romance...but for Si-On Baek, it turns out to be more horror than romcom. It's just his luck to end up as the secretary to one of the most ruthless and powerful alphas on TV. Now he has to figure out how to survive while hiding his omega status, which is proving to be quite difficult when alpha Tae-Oh Yoon won’t stop getting so damn close…

Gunmu Cha’s final mission is to steal a precious diamond. While gathering intel at a club, he saves Teo Yeon from getting blackmailed. But what business does he have with a rich kid who’s always at the center of drama? Gunmu needs to avoid getting involved with Teo for the sake of the mission, but their natural chemistry leads to one steamy encounter after another. As the secrets keep building between them, who will get burned first?

Aiden is a quarterback and Seowon is a chronically-ill forest boy. Could it be any more obvious? Seowon can’t quite bring himself to believe that a popular football player has been crushing on him for years, but Seowon’s remote forest home might be the perfect place for romance to take root. But Aiden is only visiting Korea–is two weeks enough time to establish a relationship, or…a family?

Seojin has been in love with his best friend, Jei, for 15 years. So when Jei announces his engagement, Seojin can’t hide his feelings any longer and flees to Korea. But Jei, determined to understand why Seojin left, follows him. Now living together in the same apartment, Seojin’s emotions spiral. He wants to move on, but being so close to Jei makes it harder than ever to let go.

Geonho Kim already saved the world. As the last man standing after preventing the apocalypse, he’s ready to pass on and greet his old comrades in the afterlife. But destroying a hero’s enhanced body isn’t so easy, and Geonho’s been sent back to his own timeline where he’s still 19, shy, awkward, and hopelessly in love with his classmate, Haejeong. There are 100 days before Geonho’s meant to die—it’d be a shame if he found something to live for.

The original 3 chapters of Naniwa, later got adopted into a series.

Some marry for love, and some marry for convenience. In Ijae's case, she marries Yuheon, the son of a business tycoon, to save her family after her father ends up in deep debt. Even though their marriage is contractual, Ijae feels an intense attraction for the cold and calculating Yuheon. Every night in her dreams, she imagines what it would be like to make love with him… until one day, the two end up actually sharing a passionate night together. But will their physical chemistry be enough to build a genuine connection? Or will Ijae remain a pawn in Yuheon's game?

"Where should I tease you today?" A few months have passed since the thorough training that set both his body and mind free. After starting his a new lifestyle, Makoto leads a peaceful life, but Ryuji is still haunted by the ghosts of the past. "Someone like me shouldn't be allowed to hold someone dear... Or to wish for forgiveness." As if to confirm Makoto's love for him, Ryuji drives him into a corner with extreme stimulation...

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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?

Hero heads to an enemy hideout to investigate a missing person case. He rescues the hostages, but is caught by surprise and infected with a virus. The "loser" virus, created by the enemy, deprives him of his physical freedom and amplifies his pleasure...

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Ijun ended things with his ex, Ha-eon, believing he was only after money. Two years later, Ha-eon reappears, broken and desperate, begging for another chance. Unable to resist his pretty face and body, Ijun agrees to meet every Wednesday, but their encounters quickly become more complicated. Doubts and old wounds resurface, leaving Ijun to wonder—can their toxic bond ever heal, or is it doomed to repeat itself?

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[Translated by @BLSesam on IG] 🇺🇸 Spring of 1995 at Korea University. In a liberal arts class, business student and sloppy handwriting model student, Do Jin-woo, and beautifully-handwriting physical education student, Lee Dae-han, meet by chance. After some misunderstandings and bickering, Jin-woo is stunned: 'Did Lee Dae-han just recognize my handwriting at once?' When Dae-han immediately identifies Jin-woo's rejected report, dismissed due to his bad handwriting, Jin-woo asks him to rewrite it. In return, Dae-han, who has repeatedly failed at dating, asks Jin-woo, the business department's heartthrob, for 'dating lessons'...?!