The Devil of the North, the cruel cold-blooded man and the dog of the Crown Prince—Grand Duke Sjoerd Brosius. He spared no means or methods if it meant killing the monsters that threatened the kingdom.... more>>

However, Sjoerd, known for his cruel methods but incomparable abilities, ended up harming countless people during a sudden rampage in a battle against monsters. Consequently, he met his death at the hands of Prince Reuschers, the Crown Prince's rival and the strongest Guide.

"There will never be anyone as terrible as you in this world."

At the brink of death, Sjoerd reflects on his life. Even the kind-hearted prince—who was liked by everyone—despised him. And his Guide, the Crown Prince, regretted everything and abandoned him in his final moments.

Sjoerd wakes up five years in the past.

Doubting this unbelievable reality, Sjoerd seeks a different life to prevent his rampage. He approached Reuschers, who had yet to awaken his power, and tried to talk to him, but then.

"Why are you acting like this towards me? Aren’t you supposed to hate and disregard me?”

He starts to realize things he never knew in his past life... <<less

'The dragon belongs to the Imperial House Larkan. He is nothing but a tool.'... more>>

Though he had been bound to the palace for 1,500 long years, there had not been a single person who had given him even a name. The dragon's fate was even more pitiful than Cullen’s, who had lived his whole life as a mere commoner.

He was known to have slaughtered people, but in truth, he had only refused to fulfill a vow. Even when Cullen tried to look away, he could not help but be drawn to him again and again.

"May I offer you a name as an apology?"

"For the first time, you are doing something I truly like."

He could not help but be pulled in by someone who became so happy over something as small as being given a name.

The heart he thought he had buried deep, the emotions he thought he had abandoned, they kept rising to the surface, again and again.

Ierkisyen,

Kiyen

I... toward you... <<less

Impeccable (adjective): Flawless, perfect... more>>

Algorithm (noun): Computation, algorithm

Perfect matching.

“I’m pretty sure I asked you this clearly the first time we met. Which one of the two people in the photo is you?”

Kang Jin-han (27, su), who has never once experienced dating in his life, installs an online dating app on a whim and ends up meeting Cha Jeong-yul (32, gong). Jin-han, who somehow managed to keep up months of conversation with the highly suspicious Jeong-yul—a man with no profile picture and an unknown name—gradually begins to find his only solace in lonely city life through him.

Months later, at their first in-person meeting, Jin-han is rejected the moment they lay eyes on each other.

“Sorry, but Jin-han-ssi, you’re not my type.”

Jeong-yul firmly expresses his unwillingness to meet again, revealing that Jin-han had misunderstood every question he’d been asked up until now. But Jin-han, desperate not to lose the one joy in his daily life, blurts out,

“Well, we could still have s*x, couldn’t we?!”

Unwilling to let go of Jeong-yul, Jin-han tries to negotiate any way to hold onto him.

“Hmm, my way is a bit… unconventional,” Jeong-yul replies, and Jin-han learns the real reason he’s been using the app.

“You might end up crying. Are you okay with that?”

Knowing nothing about SM, vanilla, or anything in between, Jin-han agrees to Jeong-yul’s proposal with nothing but blind faith that it’ll somehow work out. And so begins a relationship, with Jin-han completely unaware of the feverish emotions it will awaken in his heart. <<less

Sean, a famously handsome guy rumored to be a player, has actually never seriously dated anyone. Contrary to public perception, his attention has always been fixed on one person—his childhood friend, Lane Surf. Though they managed to attend the same university, they were in different departments and didn’t get to see each other often.... more>>

So when Sean finally met up with Lane over the weekend, he was caught completely off guard by what Lane said.

“I’m interested in someone. I’d appreciate it if you could help me out.”

Lane said he planned to bring someone named Dion to the party Sean invited him to. Sean was stunned by this sudden confession—especially coming from Lane, who’d always loved beetles a hundred times more than people. But that wasn’t the end of the heavy news.

“You’re not gay, but the person I might start dating could feel uncomfortable with how close we are. I just wanted you to know that.”

Lane, drawing a line and saying they couldn’t go back to how things were.

Lane, explaining that Dion—who seemed to be the polar opposite of Sean—was quiet, reserved, and not the type to socialize much. Someone who, by the sound of it, had never even dated before.

And for reasons he couldn’t fully understand, Sean felt a deep sense of melancholy.

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“So you’re really an adult now, huh? Alright then, while we eat, tell me more about this Dion person. If he’s going to be the first person my best friend ever dates, I should at least know who he is.”

Lane, who had been silently listening, slipped out from under Sean’s arm. Brushing off the casual arm-over-the-shoulder gesture, Lane replied in a reluctant tone:

“I don’t think there’s any reason to explain it to you. It’s my private life.”

It was a very Lane-like response. If it had been Sean in his shoes, he’d probably be bragging and excitedly introducing the person to everyone. But Lane wasn’t like that. Still, even though it was a reasonable answer, Sean felt a strange sense of distance.

For nearly their whole lives, they had never created this kind of separation between them. But now, it felt like something was splitting them in two. There were moments of Lane’s life Sean would no longer be able to access—not just as a best friend.

“I just wanted to mark the occasion, that’s all. I mean, this could be your first relationship.”

“Pretty sure you never told me about your first girlfriend either.”

The reply came flatly. Sean opened his mouth to respond, then shut it again. The retort rose to his throat, then sank right back down.

Well… contrary to what everyone thinks, I’ve never dated anyone either. <<less

“I told you I could do anything for you.”... more>>

Alexei, notoriously known as Igor’s dog in the city where Igor rules over, is obsessed with his brother Valery, a ballerino, but treats him impassively. Upon hearing that Valery was dating Lian Vinter, a relative of the police officer Kalisz Vinter who was targeting Igor, Alexei could no longer remain idle. It was clear Igor would kill Valery. Alexei urged Valery to break up with Lian, but Valery, who had long despised Alexei, ignored his words…….. <<less

Ji Je-hyuk, 21 years old. Because of his tall stature and neat appearance, he’s been constantly confessed to and was dated by many. Still, his relationships always ended up with him getting dumped. The reason is always the same. He simply never held hands with his partners throughout their relationship. Je-hyuk truly wanted to change that, but because of trauma-induced compulsions, connecting with someone was too difficult for him.... more>>

Then, one day, he receives a proposition at a drinking party.

“Want me to teach you how to love?”

Yoon Si-hoo is popular, but despite having flirted with dozens, he was never in a relationship. And so, Je-hyuk drunkenly accepts the offer from his only friend since high school.

They gradually started holding hands, experiencing intimate moments while they practiced dating, the contact and the stimulation were things Je-hyuk had never felt before, and he realized he liked Si-hoo. Afraid of losing him, Je-hyuk, while harboring an unrequited love, begins to hope for reciprocation from Si-hoo, who seemed to be opening up to him at one point. Eventually, Je-hyuk mustered the courage to confess, but Si-hoo gave him an unexpected answer.

“Sorry, Hyuk, you’re not my type. I must have misled you.”

After Sihoo’s rejection, their relationship took a turn for the worse, and before Je-hyuk knew it, Si-hoo went to study abroad, and the two of them parted ways like that.

However, six years later, under unexpected circumstances, they meet again.

Read this If: You want to see the process of someone falling in one-sided love with a skilled partner and that unrequited love becoming mutual. <<less

Carlyle’s family has always been in control of things, especially marriage and love. One day Carlyle was diagnosed as an insensitive person. Carlyle was told to have s*x with anyone but Omegas. He was then introduced to Ash Jones. Surprisingly, Carlyle and Ash had kissed each other 6 years before on New Year’s Eve.... more>>

“I’m doing this because of Nick’s request. You don’t have to worry, I won’t fall for someone like you, anyway.”

Ash obviously can’t remember Carlyle. Ash seems to have someone he can’t forget. At the place where they met each other officially, Carlyle made Ash angry with his statement. Even though Carlyle is sure of himself that he won’t like Ash, he starts to give his heart to Ash eventually.

Whilst to Ash, Carlyle is just his s*x partner. <<less