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    The North does not forgive weakness. Its King, Kim Hongjoong the "Demon King", does not offer mercy. Prince Seonghwa of the Southern Kingdom enters both the country and his relationship knowing exactly what he's risking.

    Given in marriage to the most feared ruler on the continent, Seonghwa expects survival to be his only victory. Instead, he finds a king who watches everything, a kingdom that demands honesty over grace, and a love that grows not from gentleness--but from trust, choice and shared strength.

    A slow-burn arranged marriage AU featuring political intrigue, war, recovery, and a love fierce enough to survive the harshest winter.

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    09 Apr 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 16

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    Park Seonghwa was once a high-end escort, with some of the city's most powerful men and women jumping at the chance to be in his bed. Then one fateful night from hell changes the course of his entire life in the blink of an eye.
    Now listed as Inmate 31697, Seonghwa is just doing his very best to keep his head down and survive his ten year long prison sentence at Pineridge Penitentiary. Things become complicated though, when old friends and older clients start to pop out of the woodwork.
    In a world where loyalty is both everything and nothing, and there's no such thing as being truly safe, can Seonghwa make it out in one piece?

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    08 Apr 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 43

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    Prince Park Seonghwa has been engaged to King Kim Hongjoong for as long as he can remember. And now, he's leaving everything he once knew behind to actually marry the man.
    Scared out of his mind, he embarks on the journey to the Kingdom of Etria with his retinue of Sir Choi San and Sir Choi Jongho, not knowing what will await him on the other side of the sea. Are his worries unfounded? What is the famed King Hongjoong actually like?
    And (perhaps most importantly) is he just as handsome as his portrait makes him out to be?

    (This is a Seongjoong/Matz centric arranged marriage au, based on my own knowledge of history and royal customs! Seonghwa's country is sort of an amalgamation of Renaissance Europe, while Hongjoong's is a fusion of Joseon/Mughal India, with some minor differences.)

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    08 Apr 2026

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    Seonghwa and Hongjoong are already proudly parenting their five foster/adoptive children when their social worker calls. They can't possibly take in another boy, can they?

    Or: the foster kid AU that stars Seonghwa and Hongjoong as super parents and Wooyoung as their newest ('temporary') arrival.

    Deals with some really heavy topics, please heed the tags.
    Romanticisation of fostercare

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    23 Sep 2025

  5. Public Bookmark 32

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    AKA The days I prayed: The Puppy Years

    A collection of one-shots and short tales detailing the Kim Pack's adventures in parenting. Not in chronological order!

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    20 Jul 2025