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“You’ve been dating for a year and a half,” Jiwoong says, “What do you mean not that serious?”
“Ah…” Zhang Hao starts and then stops himself.
There’s no excuse he can give them that will make them understand, not unless he admits this whole relationship is a sham.
Zhang Hao never meant for his small white lie about having a boyfriend to spiral so far out of control. Hiring Hanbin to play the part was supposed to be a simple transaction, but with every fake date they go on, the line between pretend and something real begins to blur.
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04 Feb 2026
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emails i (did) send by hopeinabottle for tangerinezzn
Fandoms: ZEROBASEONE | ZB1 (Korea Band)
27 Oct 2024
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FROM:[email protected]
DATE: March 11, 2025
SUBJECT: when i met you
ricky,
i found this website, it lets you write emails to people in the future. i thought it would be fun to send it to you ten years from now. can you pretend it’s just as romantic as sending a love letter? haha
i know we will still be together, but i will ask you questions anyways: do you still have dyed hair? what’s your favorite k-drama right now? do you still make me cut your food for you? i think i’ll know the answers but please turn and tell me anyways.
Ten years after their break-up, Ricky receives an email from Kim Gyuvin.
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30 Sep 2025
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incredible. so wonderfully crafted, so seamless in the flow of the narrative and so so raw with emotion. i was screaming into the blankets, punching the bed, throwing pillows at the wall- the whole works- while reading this. still feeling a little shaken, trying to process the depth of love this story managed to convey, i think. what an incredible piece of work this is. im struggling to articulate how sincerely i think this
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“You could get away easily with all my money, you know, there’s a million reasons for a divorce.” Ricky explains.
“Such as?”
“Religious differences, extramarital affairs, inability to consummate the marriage.”
Gyuvin eyebrows raise and his mouth quirks into an annoying smirk, “Oh, but we definitely consummated the marriage.”
Or: All it takes is one wild, drunken Christmas Eve night to completely derail Ricky's carefully curated life.
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30 Sep 2025
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“There was something about you,” Gunwook says. “It was like you were the South Pole, and I was the North. You didn’t even realize it, but I couldn’t help being pulled in.”
Matthew glances at him. “And now?"
“I still think we’re soulmates in a sense.”
Seok Matthew and Park Gunwook are friends, then lovers, then friends with benefits, then— Matthew doesn’t know.
Or, their messy timeline throughout university life.
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28 Sep 2025
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literally couldn’t put this down, it’s been clanking around in my head the whole day it’s five in the morning now and i’m still reeling. so incredibly well written, i felt like i was constantly getting punched in the neck (slash pos)
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you like to say that you're right by instinctive
Fandoms: ZEROBASEONE | ZB1 (Korea Band)
28 Dec 2024
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“Matthew definitely has a secret boyfriend,” Gyuvin whispers excitedly. “That hickey? Fresh. No way it’s casual.”
Ricky sighs. “If he’s trying to hide it, he’s doing a terrible job. That thing was impossible to miss.”
“Who do you think it is?” Yujin grins, glancing at Gunwook. “Any guesses?”
It’s far easier for Gunwook to play it cool than it is for him to admit that the attention on Matthew doesn’t bother him—because it does. Matthew knows exactly who’s responsible for the marks, and so does Gunwook.
Or, Gunwook hates the attention Matthew gets.
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25 Sep 2025