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    She knows better than to fall for Kim Namjoon.

    He's her colleague. Her friend. Her boss and also boss's artist. One of the most famous men on the universe.

    Unfortunately, none of that changes the fact that she's always aware of him.

    She came to Seoul for a doctorate. She stayed for a career she never planned, a life she never expected, and a man she should have known better than to want.

    Between thesis deadlines, world tours, brand campaigns, and the carefully maintained distance between artist and employee, she and Kim Namjoon become something neither of them is willing to name. Friends, perhaps. Colleagues. Confidants. Whatever it is, it survives on late-night conversations, shared silences, and the kind of awareness that becomes impossible to ignore.

    Until one winter night, too much soju and a wrong turn through Seoul leave her standing at his door.

    A story about ambition, restraint, proximity, and the dangerous things that grow in the space between wanting and allowing yourself to have.

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