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At twenty years old, Yunho becomes the youngest court mage ever appointed to the imperial palace, a position that comes with impossible expectations and a lot of political scrutiny. Determined not to fail, he plans to keep his head down and survive the ruthless royal court.
Instead, he’s swept into chaos by Wooyoung, the mischievous youngest prince, who drags him through secret passageways, forbidden corners of the castle, and trouble far beyond Yunho’s comfort zone. Though Wooyoung is dismissed as little more than a reckless nuisance, Yunho quickly discovers there’s far more to the forgotten prince than anyone realizes. But when the emperor is poisoned, suspicion falls on Yunho after he mysteriously disappears the day before the attack. Forced to flee the palace with Wooyoung as his only ally, the unlikely pair sets out to uncover the truth behind the poisoning. Their investigation leads them through illegal magical markets, masked noble gatherings, and a dangerous conspiracy lurking beneath the capital itself.
As the kingdom edges closer to disaster, Yunho and Wooyoung must expose the true traitor before the empire falls apart, and before their growing feelings for each other become impossible to ignore.
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- Part 100 of Bite Sized Snacks 🍡
- Part 11 of GOLDEN HOUR : PART 3 🏴☠
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05 Jun 2026
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Jung Wooyoung hates Kang Yeosang.
That’s the only reason why he agrees to go on one date with his best friend, Choi San. To make Yeosang jealous, of course.
But maybe he’s not as strong against that dimpled smile as he thought he was. Or maybe he was doing it for the wrong person all along.
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23 May 2026
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Kang Yeosang is a kpop fanboy, the owner of a magical sentient tea shop, and the worst grim reaper in history.
It's not his fault he likes plushies and pastels and playing Animal Crossing in his PJs.
Just like it's not his fault he keeps dying in horrible, unfortunate ways, only to be reborn and do it all over again.When two of the idols of his ult group (Treasure Sea) stumble half-dead into his shop, Yeosang's world flips on its head. As he becomes entangled with the men he's admired (respectfully and not at all obsessively) from afar, a deeper conspiracy unfolds, and the very purpose of his existence comes into question.
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This story is completed, and will be updated twice a week. There are some heavy themes which will be noted at the beginning of each chapter. I hope you enjoy!The E rating is earned starting in chapter 9, and all spice will be marked in case that's not your thing :)
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- Part 1 of An Eternity of Shadows
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25 May 2026
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Eyes of the soul, they say. The cores. Branching from the depth of your soul and manifesting into an otherworldly ability that could only be a gift from the gods, a blessing. A hope.
A curse. For if it was untamed, uncontrollable. Wooyoung has been burdened with its weight since he was a mere child, chained and beaten into submission to silence his voice, held at arms to leave his tongue on the blade’s edge, forever damning him to a life of quiet.
His core has only ever served to become Wooyoung’s untimely demise, locked over his mouth in a silver mask to hide away the cruel scars.
So when the opportunity presents for him to leave the castle he’s been locked in for years, Wooyoung grasps at the straws — in hopes of, that, perhaps, one of the other seven heirs also invited to the Kim family’s urgent meeting, might become his sanctuary.
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14 May 2026
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Pirates spend their lives hunting down treasure, but the most valuable treasure of all isn’t gold or jewels - it’s mermaid scales. After the majority of Captain Kim Hongjoong’s crew is decimated by disease, he has no choice but to turn to the hunting of mermaids to keep himself and his remaining men afloat. When a new pirate joins them, however, he struggles to maintain his control over his crew, his ship, and his emotions.
It’s only a matter of time until Hongjoong’s notorious reputation falls apart, but little does he know that darker plans are at play beneath the surface.
Mermaids can walk on land if they choose, but doing so is practically unheard of due to the risks. Seonghwa is the only living mermaid of his kind left, and after a life of hiding from ruthless hunters, he hatches a plan for revenge. He poses as a pirate and steps ashore for the first time in his life, all with the intent to destroy a certain captain, his crew, and his ship from the inside.
It’s only a matter of time until Seonghwa’s true identity is revealed, but he plans to destroy them all before it comes to that.
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10 May 2026