Mature - Page 26

Every summer, she is haunted by nightmares of snakes crawling into her house. Like a dream that follows no matter how far she runs, a past she believed she had forgotten comes knocking once again. Living in Seoul as a cold, rational lawyer, she returns to her hometown—Geumnak-ri—for the first time in 11 years under the pretense of advising on a redevelopment association dispute. It is a place where the empty remnants of a past she erased from memory still linger, ever since her father’s death. There, she encounters a man who holds her entire past in his grasp. Kim Se-won, CEO of Geumseong D&C— a man standing on the opposite side of her client, and the very person who left her with wounds she can never erase. Each time she faces him, she is overwhelmed by scenes she cannot tell are dreams or memories: red roses, an old side gate, school uniforms, and a low voice calling her name. “No matter how many times I look, you’re still beautiful, Hee-jae.” “If I kill your father for you… what will you give me in return?” What exactly happened in Geumnak-ri eleven years ago? Why does he remember everything— while she alone has lost it all?

A career assistant director must save a TV program on the brink of cancellation! Succeed, and it’s a directorial debut—fail, and it’s exile?! Eunwoo, a long-time assistant director and the only one among her peers who has yet to make her official debut, unexpectedly takes over directing duties when the main PD of the long-running but declining program Star Observation Diary is removed due to an affair. With her debut riding on achieving a 10% viewership rating, Eunwoo sets out to recruit athletes competing in the Asian Games. But from the very start, her plans are derailed by sabotage from CP Oh Seongchan, with whom she’s had friction since her rookie days. Meanwhile, the broadcasting world’s top target for casting—basketball star Jaehui—coldly rejects all offers of attention. Yet somehow, he shows interest in Star Observation Diary… and in Eunwoo herself. Despite CP Oh’s attempts to “steal” everything from her, will Eunwoo be able to successfully cast Jaehui?

Just before my coming-of-age ceremony, my first heat cycle hit. I lost my reason and ended up spending a hot night with a mysterious man bearing a snake tattoo. For a beastkin, a one-night stand driven by instinct is a common enough occurrence. I even used magic to erase the man's memories, so I believed that if I quietly disappeared while he slept, that would be the end of it... [Seeking the woman who toyed with the Black Snake] But the next day, an advertisement appeared in the newspaper, and if that wasn't enough, flyers looking for me started going up all over the village?!

Yeonwoo, a secretary, flees to her hometown of Moksan County to escape the gaslighting and abuse of Vice President Yoonseok. There, she meets Seongheon, the executive director of Seoryang Construction. His heart, once cold as ice, slowly melts and seeps open in the presence of Yeonwoo—who is as warm and gentle as spring itself. Meanwhile, Yoonseok sets out to find Yeonwoo…

Valen, the hero of the kingdom who loathes demons. While trying to save a woman who was about to be attacked by a demon beast on the battlefield, he was struck from behind and lost consciousness. And when he opened his eyes... he was in the middle of a forced wedding ceremony with the woman he saved, in the Demon Realm! "I am Arhen. And you?" "Do you think I have a name to tell a filthy demon?" The woman Valen saved was Arhen, a high-ranking demon presumed to be a succubus, and the demons, exhausted by long wars, proposed a marriage alliance to him. "As you can see... I get wet easily." Moreover, the deal ends when Arhen becomes pregnant. Can the newlywed life of Valen, a human hero with demonophobia, and Arhen, the Demon King who wants to maintain peace through pregnancy, truly be peaceful?

“Did I ever give you room to hope, Yeonhee?” Junghoon clicked his tongue as if pitying her. She had believed that her one-sided crush on Team Leader Min Junghoon was love. Knowing that revealing her true feelings would mean the end, she buried them deep inside her heart— yet even in her desperate love, cracks eventually appeared. “I’m sorry, Team Leader. But it already ended a long time ago.” Now, she was ready to abandon him completely.

The grand union of two great families — everyone eagerly awaited the wedding. But on that very day, the groom showed up with his mistress. That’s when I finally spoke my mind. “I can’t do this. This marriage—” As I turned to leave the cold, silent hall, a man suddenly stood up in the middle of the chaos. “Then marry me instead.” ...He proposed to me right after I wrecked my own wedding?! Wait, what’s going on here? Since when were we such a lovey-dovey couple?!

Model Lee Hwi-hyun is, unfortunately, a man suffering from impotence and inexperience. One day, he meets the famous photographer Jung Mi-eul. At first, she seems modest and composed—but the moment the shoot begins, she changes completely, overpowering Hwi-hyun like a predator closing in on its prey. Under Mi-eul’s intense, burning gaze, heat starts to rise within Hwi-hyun, and as someone who finds excitement through the camera lens, Mi-eul herself becomes increasingly aroused as the shoot continues...

The boy with the secret social media account can't resist his innocent classmate's advances...! This is a story of (surprisingly naughty) puppy love between an honor student who's starved for affection and a popular guy who likes taking care of people! Aito, the top student in his year, has a secret. That is, he's secretly popular on social media, with 100,000 followers. Every night, he uploads racy pictures of himself and fills the void in his heart with likes from strangers. In the new school semester, he ends up in the same class as Kyosuke, who's very popular. The pair strike up a friendship, and before they know it, they're having dinner together every day. As he spends time with the warm and sincere Kyosuke, Aito starts to discover thrills his secret account could never provide. Eventually, he's taking photos for his account one night when he starts imagining Kyosuke touching him...!

For three years, Ji-hyeok and So-hee lived as a show-window couple, and eventually, they decided to divorce. But then So-hee finds out she is pregnant with Ji-hyeok’s child… Trying to hide her pregnancy, she pushes forward with the divorce, while Ji-hyeok tries to cancel it—causing the two of them to drift apart further. Even after submitting the divorce papers, their relationship doesn’t end. By coincidence, they keep running into each other, and every time, So-hee feels her heart race. Is it because she’s afraid her child will be taken away? Or is it because—within this toxic relationship—lingering affection, or maybe even hate-love, still exists…?

‘Onha’ has never once stepped foot outside the palace. Though she’s always been curious about matters of sex, she’s baffled when told that, as an adult woman, she must marry a child who’s not even seven years old. Just before the marriage, as Onha longs to experience more of the world, a mysterious book suddenly falls before her. From within it emerge two beings — Ain, a nine-tailed fox, and Cheongrin, a celestial serpent. “Release our seal, and we shall grant you whatever you desire.” Under the excuse of seeing the world, Onha begins spending time—almost like dating— with these two mystical beings, and soon finds her heart fluttering for reasons she can’t quite name…

Pania Elarona, an average elf with the special ability to see people's status windows, idolizes the infamous lone wolf Naos Shalia. When a new law forbids solo dungeon adventuring, she volunteers to pair up with him. Reluctantly, Naos agrees, but a hidden lust demon curse triggers in the dungeon, trapping him in a passionate haze! Pania checks his status window, and a mission appears saying... he needs to get off?! Can these elves conquer the curse, or will the lust be too strong to overcome?