childhood_friends - Page 2

Hamin was the quiet, chubby kid with a hopeless crush on his friend’s older brother. Years later in college, he's slimmed down and unrecognizable. When Taerim starts treating him with the same gentle warmth as before, Hamin finds his feelings rushing back.

When Haeil drowns saving a boy at sea, his final thought is of Pado, the childhood crush he could never forget. Instead of sinking into darkness, however, Haeil wakes up with an impossible second chance. But this new life is far from perfect—Pado is cold and distant, and Haeil's body dissolves into seafoam with every sting of rejection.

Chae Yeon runs a quiet little pension on a remote island—but with her painfully shy personality, dealing with guests is more stress than success. Just as she’s contemplating closing up shop, an unexpected guest checks in: Baek Sanho, her high school classmate…and the guy she once rejected. Now all grown up and annoyingly charming, Sanho seems determined to turn up the heat—on the island and in Yeon’s heart. With old sparks beginning to flicker back to life, this getaway is about to get way too hot to handle.

"Hey... Can I kiss you?" The childhood friend who was supposed to hate him suddenly gives him a kiss that feels so good he could melt...!? High-school students Sota and Ryuji used to be best friends in their childhood. However, something caused the two of them to quarrel. But, bumping heads one day made Sota hear Ryuji's inner voice...!! Plus, despite thinking that Ryuji hated him, what he heard instead was "He's so cute. I wanna kiss him" and other sweet words... The unexpected true feelings of his childhood friend made his heart race...!

“It’ll be six months at most.” Just like that, my ordinary life crumbled with a single sentence—a sudden terminal diagnosis I never saw coming. As if that wasn’t enough, my best friend of over ten years suddenly confesses: “I’ve loved you… for more than a decade.” Now I have half a year left. Just six months. A brief flicker of time where everything feels both too short and painfully long. What am I supposed to do with a love I never had the chance to notice? How do I hold on to a future that’s slipping away before it can begin? In these fleeting days, it’s just you and me—stumbling through borrowed time, trying to find meaning in the moments we still have. If our time together is limited… Can love still be enough?

When Noah, a struggling web novelist, finds himself in an unexpected marriage with Jane, one of three sisters who once tormented him, his life takes a chaotic turn. As Jane is sent overseas for work, her empty home becomes a playground for her two sisters- Lisa, a sultry divorcee, and Emily, a bold college student. The odd cohabitation stirs unexpected emotions as Noah is torn between Jane's provocative allure and Emily's carefree spirit. As old feelings resurface and new temptations arise, Noah is caught in a tangled web of desire, guilt, and forbidden attraction. Will he find clarity amidst the chaos, or will he be forever trapped between the two sisters?

Beom Gyu-hwa always believed he was an alpha, until one strange night turned everything upside down. Desperate to pay tuition, he accepts a high-paying gig...only to find out it’s at Sehan Hotel, a place he swore he’d avoid at all costs. Things take a turn when his body starts reacting oddly, his pheromones feel off, and worst of all, he runs into the last person he ever wanted to see... When instincts take over, Gyu-hwa is forced to confront a truth he never saw coming. He's in heat.

Back when I was sick and my friends didn’t want to play with me, EUN-SEOL was the kind older girl who always took care of me and kept me company. The problem is, even now that I’m an adult, she still clings to me and treats me like a little kid. Because of her, even in college, I ended up with the nickname “Baby” and became a complete loner. Now, I have to make her see me as a man if I ever want to stop being treated like a child.

The one who got away... And my brother, who ended up marrying her... If only...

"Ms. Bae Ga-hee. Let's not beat around the bush. What do you want from me?" Ga-hee's brown eyes shook adorably. "Tell me. You never know. I might give you what you want." Perhaps because she hadn't expected this reaction, Ga-hee simply moved her lips. "I don't want anything. I have one wish." "..." "I want to make Mr. Cha Moon-hyuk's dream come true."

A 2022 summer special short story that unfolds in the background of a hot summer. Contents: 1-5. Isegye Harem Yongsa (이세계 하렘 용사, This World's Harem Knight) [ero404] 6-10. #Dongmil#Yeoreum#Cheotsarang (#농밀#여름#첮사랑, #Dense#Summer#Firstlove) [Shampoo] 11-15. Pyega Eseoui Harutbam (폐가 에서의 하룻밤, A Night at the Ruins) [Daljakja] 16-20. Eeokeon Jom Gochyeojwo! (에어컨 좀 고쳐줘!, Please Fix the AC!) [Sin Yu-Ri] 21-25. Hanyeoreumbamui Angmong (한여름밤의 악몽, A Midsummer's Nightmare) [Sin Yu-Ri] 26-30. Geu Yeoreum Narui Chueok (그 여름 날의 추억, The Memories of That Summer Day) [Dongjijigi] 31-36. Paradise CLUB (파라다이스 CLUB) [ttwook, Maneul] 37-42. Yeoreum Sonagi (여름 소나기, Summer Showers) [SSAEM, Ohagi]

Min-woo lives rent-free with a pretty landlord. They always thought each other as family, but all of that is about to change… “Why does she have to look so pretty?”