Deadline
The Han River waterfront at 2 AM felt like the heart of a dead city. A light drizzle fell, and neon lights from the office towers across the river trembled and reflected off the black water. Kang Min-jun leaned against the railing, a cigarette betwee...
EXCHANGE: Kill or Be Killed
## 1. March 11, 2028, 8:07 AM. Lee Jun-ho stood in the Line 2 subway car, gripping the handrail as he surrendered his body to the rush hour crowd. This was what the morning of a 42-year-old man always looked like. Same time, same car, same postur...
Streaming Revenge
*** Beep beep beep— Beep beep beep— The alarm filled the empty room. 8 PM. The time when most people finish dinner and sit on the couch to turn on the TV. But for Kim Se-na, this was the beginning of her day. Se-na rose from the bed and turned off...
Live or Die: The Comment Hunter
"Next." At the indifferent voice, Luke looked up and confirmed the number on the board had changed. It was his turn. Finally. After two hours and thirty minutes. "Thank God." He muttered as he stood. The Management Bureau's request reception lob...
To Kill the Emperor: The Infinite Return
The moment the blade pierced through his throat, Rien thought: *Ah, I failed again.* Blood surged back up his windpipe. Hot, metallic, familiar. His lungs filled with blood and his breath stopped. Even as he felt his body growing cold, Rien's eyes ...
To Save the King, I Broke Time
"Ms. Kang Seo-yeon, your research on the Goryeo Dynasty artifact classification system was quite impressive." Seo-yeon gave a faint smile at the interviewer's words. But she already knew what came next wouldn't be praise. This was the third intervi...
The Villain CEO Who Loved Me Too Late
My eyes snapped open. Not to the blinding white of a hospital ceiling, sterile and smelling faintly of bleach. Not to the muted, soul-crushing grey of the recovery room at The Haven, a place I vaguely recalled through the fog of too many pills and a ...
Love's Contract
"Seo-ha, you've really outdone yourself this time! Thanks to your proposal, we've exceeded our quarterly targets. Keep this up and you'll be gunning for team leader next." At Team Leader Kim's words, everyone in the office burst into applause. Yoon ...