finalists The vote didn't tie. Min-su didn't vote X. The games continued. Definitely not with Nam-gyu. It's not like he disliked him, he was just... him. Nothing special. Forgettable to him. That's what he told himself, at least. Technically a thangyu story but there's no established romantic relationship or anything. Underlying tension at the most.

Ever since you decided to join your school's basketball team, Jackson has been pushed to the sidelines as a substitute instead of actually playing. Deep down, he knows it isn't your fault, but you're an easy target for his frustration. He misses being on the court and secretly wishes you'd leave the team so he can reclaim his position. Today marks the first real game where you're playing instead of him, and Jackson can't help but analyze every misstep and mistake you make. He knows he's exaggerating your shortcomings, but it's his only way of dealing with being benched.

Join our fight club, please. Something about the way you move when you cheer makes me think you'd be perfect for it. Maybe it's more than just wanting another member though...

I don’t need help. I don’t want it. But they keep sending people anyway—clean-cut kids with pity in their eyes and clipboards in hand. Then *he* showed up. Small, quiet, didn’t flinch when he saw my face. Just looked at me like I was a puzzle he wasn’t afraid to solve. Now I catch myself listening for his footsteps, wondering what’s behind those guarded eyes. Problem is, I’m starting to care. And caring? That’s the one thing I swore I’d never do again.

Max teaches you how to skateboard on a warm afternoon. As you learn the basics, you discover there might be more than just friendship between you two. AGE APPROPRIATE TEEN CONTENT.

Chilchuck is your reluctant mentor--a rogue who charges coin for his expertise yet agreed to teach you for free. His calloused fingers make lockpicking look effortless, but his eyes narrow when you fumble. Does his irritability hide something deeper, or is this just how Half-foots survive among tallmen?

A story of connection and understanding set against the backdrop of high school cross-country. When Thomas Valles, a talented but troubled runner, encounters a new girl sketching alone in the bleachers, their unexpected meeting might just change both of their lives.

This is Autumn. After you got in a bad breakup with your last girlfriend, she immediately swooped in for the rebound. Will you be able to keep her, or will you reject her like so many others?

You never wanted to see Lee Myung-gi again after your bitter breakup months ago. But when you're forced to participate in the deadly games, you have no choice but to face him when you're abandoned during team selection and he suddenly appears, saving you from certain death.

The seventeenth generation inheritor of Chen Family Swordsmanship, Chen Weicheng, vows to pass the martial arts examination and restore his family's legacy. Rumors spread of a legendary retired martial arts master living in seclusion on Kongtong Mountain who can guarantee success. Determined to prove himself to his skeptical parents, Chen embarks on a journey that will challenge his understanding of what true martial arts mastery really means, encountering unexpected wisdom and unconventional training methods along the way.

Part-Time Job, Full-Time Tension You're running the front desk. I'm always training. Every shift brings another chance to talk.

"I'm going to do it! I'm going to ask them out!" It's been months since Josh fell for the cute employee working in the electronics store he gets his stuff from. When DedSec learnt about this, of course they had to help and train him. Now, he's trained, and ready. He just has to do the most complicated part.

You're the basketball captain's crush, but she hates cheerleaders (except you). Ellie has always had disdain for cheerleaders - until she saw you. Now the tough basketball captain can't even speak normally when you're around, and her teammates won't let her forget it.

The sixth story in a college hockey series featuring the steady, underrated Guy Germaine. Calm, clean-cut, and carrying that easy charm that never seems forced, Guy navigates college life and relationships with the same focus and dependability that makes him the backbone of the hockey team.

"I can feel everything. Literally everything." After a perfect summer night out—burgers, arcade games, and watching the sunset from the beach—Daniel LaRusso pulls off to a quiet overlook in Mr. Miyagi's yellow Ford. One kiss in the backseat turns heated, and now he's pinned under you, trying not to come in his jeans while acting like he knows what he's doing. Dry humping, nervous first time, and a whiny submissive Daniel make this a night neither of you will forget.

Shoot.. there's no way.. how am I supposed to approach this guy after that?! The reluctant top student finds himself facing a daunting task – helping the school's most feared delinquent. Despite his fears and the rumors surrounding the violent troublemaker, duty calls, and he must summon the courage to confront the intimidating figure he's heard so much about.

A reluctant business class seat. A chatty girl with cherry nails and a hoodie. An unexpected connection blooming 35,000 feet over the Atlantic. Connor Kavanagh never asked for special treatment on the family trip to Spain, but when Maya sits beside him, his awkward summer might just take flight.

The championship trophy glints in his hands, but Zi Yu's eyes are only on you. After months of repressed desire and carefully maintained distance, his victory isn't just a triumph—it's his declaration. He's done waiting, done pretending. Tonight, he's taking what's his.

Sam has been attending psychology sessions for months, seeking help with the weight of his past. The loss of his friend in the Air Force left emotional scars that still haunt him, despite his outward bravery. In his psychologist, he's found an anchor who helps him navigate grief and duty. Each session stirs complex emotions - anticipation to see his psychologist's calming presence, yet nervousness about the vulnerability required. This Wednesday morning, as he sits in the reception area, Sam feels the familiar mix of hope and apprehension building inside him.

AU where you prevent him from joining the games.

Laurent has turned you into a vampire and disappeared, leaving only a note urging you to find the Denali coven. As a newborn vampire, you must navigate your new existence in the Pacific Northwest. The burning thirst in your throat threatens to overwhelm you as your senses sharpen to an almost painful degree. Will you follow Laurent's instructions? Seek out Edward and the Cullens? Or embrace your new nature completely, risking everything to satisfy your hunger?

Your childhood friend Zhan Xuan wasn't just popular—he was dangerous. After years of pushing you away with cold silence and possessive glares, he's back. This time, he's not knocking. He's breaking in, feline tail lashing, eyes glowing like embers in the dark. You can smell the whiskey on his breath, but it's not vulnerability in his gaze—it's hunger. Raw, unapologetic hunger for what he's always considered his.

You're on a losing streak, as usual. Your boyfriend's a total try hard at badminton.. suddenly you feel something collide with your nose.

Community college was supposed to be just another cage for Zhan Xuan—another temporary stop on his endless drift. But when she stumbles into his hidden sanctuary beneath the bleachers, all his carefully constructed walls begin to crumble. He doesn't do connections, doesn't do attachments—until her. Now everything feels like a dangerous game, and he's ready to play dirty.

Ganghak is a battlefield. It's no place for the weak or those who don't know how to fight. But you've always been different. Even though you don't know how to throw a punch, and your voice trembles with fear, you've faced things that even Seongje respects. Your bravery isn't in your fists, but in the way you never run, even when life pushes you to your worst moment. Since childhood, you and Seongje have shared a complex relationship, a mix of respect and curiosity that has forged a peculiar bond. Despite your differences, something more has always been latent between you, something neither of you had acknowledged until now. Seongje, a feared member of the Yeongdeungpo Union, is the kind of person who doesn't believe in softening his nature. But his decision to train you isn't out of kindness or compassion. He does it because, deep down, he doesn't want anyone to hurt you—because he wants you to at least know how to defend yourself when he's not around. As the clashes and challenges begin, they slowly give way to more vulnerable moments, quiet gestures of support, and a connection neither of you can control. 'I don't let anyone touch me, but you're not just anyone.'

He doesn't want you to leave. This is an MLM story featuring Barley Lightfoot, your energetic but chaotic roommate who's about to make a desperate plea for you to stay.

Max has been harboring a secret crush for months, hiding her true feelings behind sarcasm and snark. When jealousy finally gets the better of her, she makes a bold confession that leaves everything hanging in the balance.

You've always liked each other, but Stanley never thought you'd like him back, so he got a girlfriend. What he doesn't know is that you have powers, just like Sydney.

The first time you heard him sing, it wasn’t on stage—it was in the hallway after practice, voice low and raw as he hummed a melody no one else had written. Ma Jiaqi never needed applause to feel complete, but you’ve always known: his silence speaks louder than any chorus. There’s a careful distance in the way he holds himself, like he’s afraid of breaking something fragile between you. Yet every glance lingers just a second too long, every accidental touch sends a tremor through his calm. He hides behind discipline, perfection, routine—but you’ve seen the cracks. The question isn’t whether he feels it. It’s whether he’ll ever let himself say your name without restraint.

Meet Dozer, the gentle and shy Komodo dragon from your tennis team. Though quiet by nature, there's something intriguing about his calm demeanor and the way he carries himself on and off the court.

As Henry Bowers' sister, you've always been on the periphery of his gang's activities. They tolerate you, maybe even like you in their own cruel way. But Patrick Hockstetter has always paid you special attention - more than the others, more than seems normal. Now he's led you to the cliff where the gang usually hangs out, but you're alone, and suspicion creeps in as you realize no one else is coming.

You know, sending cheerleaders from the school you're about to face off against to cheer on your players seems rather counterproductive.

Your rival by tradition. Your ban by legacy. For over 30 years, Omega Kappa Tau and Kappa Nu Alpha have maintained a bitter rivalry stemming from a cheating scandal at the Concordia Cup. As a member of OKT, you've been raised on stories of betrayal and pride. But everything changes when you find yourself drawn to Todd Stevens, the charismatic president of KNA - your fraternity's sworn enemy. In the fall of 2023 at Sumpter University, this age-old tradition faces an unexpected challenge: an undeniable spark between two people who should hate each other.

Your hunk of a boyfriend is struggling to take you. (MLM POV)

"What for? It's not like I'm gonna use it." After a mission he chose to face alone —like always— Yoon Dong-ju shows up at your door at three in the morning, wounded and covered in mud. You treat his injuries without saying much and scold him, as usual. They are more than friends but haven't clearly defined what they are yet. They share a close connection built on mutual care, trust, and complicity. Although they often argue and she scolds him, there is a deep affection and emotional tension that suggests they might be heading toward something more than friendship. Content Warning: This story contains themes of violence, physical injury, emotional distress, and complex interpersonal relationships that may be triggering to some readers.

The dangerous new neighbor. There's an age gap between you and Eliot, the mysterious man next door with a reputation for breaking rules. This Christmas, he's made it clear you're his new obsession.

Driving with Jack and his girlfriend Haley in his red jeep, you feel the tension immediately. The passenger seat that was always yours now belongs to her, and you're stuck in the back, watching their interactions with growing frustration. You've liked Jack for years, but he only sees you as his little sister.

For the first time in so long, I feel like I can breathe. Hey, hey, you, you, I don't like your girlfriend! No way, no way, I think you need a new one... 2005... Your parents decided to get rid of you once and for all, throwing your ass into Mount Horizon's school. Maybe it's for the worst, maybe it's for the best. But Scott makes it feel like it's for the best.

He swore it was nothing. So why did it feel like everything? A summer full of tension, snark, and the tiniest crack of something softer hiding underneath. Will you get past his walls, or just piss him off trying?

The weight of a childhood spent in silence presses against your chest as you hide the truth from everyone who matters. Your parents' visit has reopened old wounds, and the secret you've guarded for so long threatens to destroy the family you've built with the 118. When Eddie's concerned eyes meet yours, you feel the walls you've constructed begin to crumble. How long can you keep pretending everything is okay when the man you love is watching you fall apart?

"You’re different. I don’t know what I see in you. That’s the problem." KID TRAINER X OLDER SISTER

+∆× Again, we see there's certainty in, Expectations all the same. ×∆+ SFW intro (angst, ig. I'll never escape my roots), unestablished relationship.

"I can't feel, 'cause I am numb..." Damon has an unconventional job, and now he got a promotion.

You were a sensitive person, very quiet, and just didn't like being around a lot of people, but your friend wants you to go to her party so you came to support her. Everyone was making out, drinking, smoking, all the stuff you wanted to do deep down but were kind of scared to do it. As you made yourself a virgin shirley temple someone's voice makes you jump...

JOCK CHAR X LOSER USER. Monty, the star quarterback and golden boy of the school, finds himself inexplicably drawn to the enigmatic loner who plays bass in a local band called 'Static Void'. While he moves in the popular crowd with cheerleaders and football games, she exists in a world of dimly lit bars, smoky purple lights, and underground music gigs. Their universes couldn't be more different, but Monty can't get her out of his mind after seeing her perform.

You're back! After all these years, you've returned to Inaba. The small town where you grew up, and where you left behind someone important. Now in your last year of high school, fate has brought you back to Yasogami High - and face to face with the childhood friend you abandoned without a goodbye.

You're at a skate park near your neighborhood with the skateboard your mom bought you for Christmas years ago. There's just one problem - you don't know how to ride it. Determined to finally learn, you head to the park despite your lack of experience, ready to face the challenge even if it means a few bumps and bruises along the way.

Tch. You gonna stand there all day, or actually say something? But she doesn't move. Doesn't punch. Just stands with her fists in her hoodie pockets, jaw tight, knee bouncing. Waiting for you to get it. Waiting for you to see her—beneath the sweat, the bruises, the bravado.

Do I want him too? Am I ready for this? Your best friend sets a blind date for you. You have nowhere to go since she drove you to the front door of the restaurant. You enter, and you have your date, which wasn't bad, but you didn't have any interest in dating... but he asked for your number...?

The final months of senior year at Eunchan High are a whirlwind of exams, friend hangouts, and the anticipation of graduation. Eun Shieun, an 18-year-old senior, is a reserved, brilliant introvert who rarely opens up to new people. His best friend Ahn Suho and Suho’s twin sister are among the few with whom he feels at ease. She is a kind, hardworking classmate, deeply bonded with her brother Suho. A year ago, Suho fell into a coma for a year. During this time, Shieun and she grew closer, finding solace in each other while visiting Suho in the hospital. Their connection evolved into unspoken feelings, but both hesitate to confess, fearing unrequited love. Now that Suho is back, the quiet chemistry between Shieun and her still simmers. The scene takes place in a small park near their restaurant after an evening shift, where Shieun wrestles with his feelings while Suho nudges them together.

"You can't just push me around like this." Ryan assumed you were just another one of the popular chicks when you'd asked him to help tutor. Yet, he quickly realized you were very sweet, smart, and not a complete lunatic like the other girls.

That evening, Bill Dickey and his friends from the Eltingville Club—Jerry, Josh, Peter, and the newest member—gathered at Bill's house for a sleepover. It wasn't the first time the boys had spent the night in Bill's basement. They had done it plenty of times before. But this time was different—the newest and only female member of the club was joining them. Naturally, they were a bit on edge. None of them had ever shared a sleepover with a girl before, and even if they wouldn't admit it, the situation made them slightly nervous.

On a gloomy, rainy day in Philly, Pico finds himself cooped up in his apartment with his girlfriend. As thunder booms outside, the couple shares a blunt on his worn couch, getting high as they lounge together. Through the haze of marijuana, Pico's mind begins to wander to unexpected places - thoughts of ring sizes, white dresses, and tiny versions of themselves running around. This rainy day high might just be making him see their relationship in a whole new light.

Bakugo is your reluctant dance proposition—the hot-headed Pro Hero hopeful with a temper shorter than his fuse and a glare that could intimidate villains. But as he stands there, scowling yet not storming off, you notice the faintest flush creeping up his neck beneath that scowl. Will you call his bluff or let this explosive opportunity slip away?

Finding out that his girlfriend is pregnant has got to be one of the top 5 scariest things to happen to Chase. It was like getting hit by a damn meteor going full speed straight for his heart. And now, standing outside your door, sweating and panting, Chase just can't figure out why you don't trust him with something like this?

Your childhood bedroom feels both familiar and dangerous as you wake, the air thick with tension. The walls are covered with your old drawings - each featuring a tall figure with intense eyes and a smirk that always made your cheeks flush. Then he appears - Qianli, the friend you created in your lonely childhood who suddenly vanished. Now he's back, grown into something powerful and demanding, and he won't let you pretend he never existed.

At least he's trying. That's what best friends are for, no...? Why is he so ugly and breedable at the same time. A story of friendship, tension, and unexpected tenderness between two men walking through the quiet city streets.

In the rough world of greasers and socials, where loyalty is everything and violence is often the first answer, a moment of unexpected courage emerges. When Dallas Winston turns his anger on his girlfriend, the gang either laughs along, looks away, or remains complicit—everyone except Two-Bit. The class clown, the perpetual joker, becomes the unlikely voice of reason in a situation spiraling toward violence.

He’s the last person anyone expects you to be close to—mean, sharp-tongued, always two seconds from a fight. Henry Bowers grew up in a house where kindness was weakness and silence was survival. He doesn’t know how to talk about feelings. Doesn’t know how to ask for help. But somehow, you got through. He’ll insult you before he compliments you, roll his eyes when you smile at him, and threaten anyone who looks at you wrong. He doesn’t do romance the way books do—but there’s a loyalty behind his roughness that no one else gets to see. Henry may be rude, reckless, and guarded, but deep down, there’s a part of him that only softens when you’re around. You’re the calm to his storm, the one person he doesn’t push away. Call him out, cling to him, or sit beside him in silence—he won’t say it, but he wants you there. He wouldn’t admit it, but you was the one thing in his life he didn’t try to break. MLM - BEST FRIEND FOREVER OR NOT?

Scout and their teammate have always been bitter enemies, constantly fighting whenever they're together. Their contentious relationship takes an unexpected turn when they're forced into a contract requiring them to raise a fake child together. This reluctant arrangement brings their animosity to new heights, especially since the robot baby begins crying every time they argue. Follow their journey through angst and the complications of their fake relationship.