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As he starts to pick apart his appearance in the mirror, the intercom inside the bathroom buzzes and the pilot announces that the plane will start its descend towards Incheon Airport. He feels his stomach churn when he feels the plane slowly declining in height, a few hundred meters at a time.
It’s when he pulls his pants up and tries to make himself look presentable—pasting on the version of himself that’s safe to show—that he realizes something about his fear of heights.
Maybe it’s not the height he’s afraid of, it’s the falling.
how not to fall in love with your same-aged friend.
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Before he could do it, Euijoo speaks up. “Have we met before?”
He retracts his hand that’s reaching to grab the white napkin by the plate to look at Euijoo. Nicholas is sure Euijoo has a face he won’t ever be able to forget if he’s seen it in passing or somewhere else. Beautiful smile, upturned lips, tanned skin that makes him look like he’ll probably make Nicholas sweat under the blanket if they’re pressed up against each other because he just seems to exude warmth.
“No.” Nicholas says, he’s never been more certain about anything in his life. “I don’t think so.”
“You look—” Euijoo trails off, “very familiar.”
“If this is a pickup line about how I’m the man of your dreams, I’m going to walk out of this restaurant right now, Euijoo.”
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in which euijoo and nicholas fall in love. for what feels like the thousandth time.
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“Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned.”
In a desperate attempt to cleanse what he believes is a flaw in his soul, Ahn Suho enrolls himself in a Catholic boarding school where he meets Yeon Sieun, the head priest’s quiet nephew who is temptation made flesh, and every look a sin.
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13 Sep 2025
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“I think it’s a ridiculous idea,” Jungwon decides, “but it’s not wrong to hope, I think. Folktales and traditions have to come from somewhere.”
There are stars in his eyes, reflecting from the waves, reflecting from within. Riki thinks he’d like to kiss Jungwon breathless.
The tides always shift with the moon’s gravity.
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27 May 2025
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It’s nearing one in the morning when Jiung finally decides to turn his light off and leave the workshop. When he opens the back door, he finds Intak leaning back against the wall across the narrow alley, a boyish smile on his lips.
“Hey hyung,” he greets, hands in the pockets of his worn out cargo pants.
“You were here ten days ago,” Jiung notes. “What the hell is it this time?”
“Am I not allowed to simply miss you?”
or, Jiung is Intak's mechanic. And friend. He thinks.
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16 Dec 2024