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⚠️ CRITICAL CONTENT WARNING: > Seongji Yuk’s section contains tragedy and themes of self-harm/suicide.Please read strictly according to your emotional comfort level.
SAMUEL SEO: Enemies to Lovers + dark romance
Starts with him hating you a lot. Lot of trash talking between the two of you until he realizes that the thought of anyone else saying those things to you makes him want to burn the city down.
Very very veryyyyy toxic relationship.
Extremely protective lover.
It's the sad truth but he'll be abusive as shit (mentally and maybe physically as well).
JOHAN SEONG: she falls first but he falls harder trope
Annoyed as hell whenever you approach him.
Slowly starts being comfortable with you but still has a wall built around him
Tries pushing you away because of his gangsta life.
Realizes he can't live without you and comes back to you and apologizes.
GUN PARK: bodyguard romance/ forbidden romance
Yes, this is inspired from gun x crystal dynamic.
Very protective of you.
Will glare daggers at any guy who talks to you (they were asking for directions 😭😭).
Will try to keep the relationship a secret for your sake.
Doesn't give a damn about anybody but you.
He will kill anybody who makes you upset.
GOO KIM: Grumpy x Sunshine
Loves you to bits.
Spoils you a looooot.
Loves showing you off to everybody.
Calls you 'darling', 'sweetheart', 'princess' (insert other endearing nicknames) loudly in public.
Becomes sad when you shove him away after he tries to kiss you in public.
But kisses you anyway.
JAMES LEE: celebrity romance (OR) fake dating
Will fake date you during his idol era for PR purposes.
Slowly warms up to you and you guys actually become good friends.
Breaks up with you after a while but you guys continue to be friends.
Meets up with you time to time and always brings small gifts like a bouquet of lilies or your favourite chocolates.
Ends with both of you falling for each other.
JAKE KIM: Childhood Friends to Lovers
It happens very naturally.
No angst or discomfort, both of you realize your feelings and talk it out.
Protective of you but just enough so he doesn't cross the line.
Will try to maintain distance from you so you don't get hurt due to his gangsta life.
Ends up getting a lecture from you.
Comes to you for advice on everything.
He is your biggest cheerleader, and he your top priority.
ELI JANG: Second Chance at Love/ single dad trope
Eli is a man healing from profound loss.
Falling for him means falling for his entire world- Yenna and Hostel.
He notices you when you were playing with Yenna.
Wonders why he keeps going to the same park each evening... was it to see you.
Disappointed if you weren't there that day.
Starts to realize his feelings but snaps out of it thinking he's bad luck for other people.
Warren convinces him to go talk to you.
You make him understand that good things can stay.
You and Yenna are his lifeline. Can't even imagine life without you both.
DANIEL PARK (OG): friends to lovers
Your friendship blooms in high school first year and somehow you guys get really close.
Daniel wonders if he has ever been this comfortable with a girl before.
Manages to find the courage and ask you out.
Very slow burn romance as you both navigate life together.
EUGENE: workplace romance
You were an employee in the Worker's HQ and were the top rank.
Your exceptional skills caught Eugene's eyes.
He took your advice to formulate various strategies.
Respected you for your skills and somehow that respect bloomed into something softer.
JACE PARK :academic rivals
Probably locked eyes during Jacedaichi arc when you both competed to find the real thief.
You figured it out before Jace but let him reveal everything first because it better suited him as Vasco's bff.
Jace respected you for that and decided to thank you with strawberry milk.
You guys started meeting up more and somewhere along the way he both fell in with each other.
SEONGJI YUK: star crossed lovers
Ill-fated romance from the start.
What can two mortals do when the fucking universe is working against them?
After you become Seongji's other half, weird things start occurring.
Shaman becomes involved with Seonji again and for the sake of his students Seongji gets hurt.
Things start to get better after Shaman's death when you decide to leave Cheonliang.
Then it happens.
Refusing to live on with the pain... you unite with him in the heavens.
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a/n: okay so jace could also be a love at first sight kinda guy but ever since hostel happened idk. also im so sorry if seongji's trope was too harsh 😔🙏