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During the demon-summoning ceremony, Aiwass finally recalled his past life's memories. This should be an online game that his family's company had released and operated for six years. Now, his foster father was the leader of the latest version's antagonist organization. He would expose his identity six years later, hesitate and then defect from the protagonist's side. Ultimately, because he decided to take a fatal strike meant for the player character, he was killed by his upright older brother in a transitional CG without even a chance to enter the main content. ——But the problem was not too significant. Aiwass also knew many secret advancement routes exclusive to the player character, as well as the Nurturing Secret Sequel regulations of the various Paths. He believed he could reverse his unfortunate fate…… So now there was only one issue left. "According to the original plot, shouldn't I have been rescued by the protagonist before this lousy ceremony even began?" Tied to the ceremonial altar as a sacrifice, Aiwass fell into contemplation. —————— Keywords: Victorian Fantasy, Amber Flow

A collection of BL oneshots I write in my free time. The start of each oneshot will have the basic profile of characters and the overall tone of the oneshot so you can skip something if it's not your cup of tea. I take requests, though I will only write it if I find the prompt interesting. Let me know if you'd like the extended story of any particular one. If I have time and a plot for it, I'll think about it. It has~ Single dad, introverted singer X popular and flirty actor Med student X Law student and captain of the ice hockey team Alpha Duke X Omega courtesan (ABO) Mafia boss X 'hostage' (will continue to update this list as I post more)

Time is broken. Memories fade. Reality skips. Salem Grey wakes to find days missing from his life—his reality glitching, his memories slipping away. With each skipped day, the world gets stranger, funnier, and darker. Why is time falling apart? And what if… it’s not just the world that’s broken, but Salem himself?

Um século após o Despertar do Qi Espiritual, o mundo entra em uma nova era. Os humanos são capazes de absorver o qi do espírito despertado do mundo, permitindo que eles trilhem um novo caminho - ocupações qi espírito! Simultaneamente, as plantas e animais do planeta também estão evoluindo para a sua linhagem ancestral ou desenvolvendo mutações espirituais. Lin Yuan percebe que ele pode ajudar os feys a evoluir infinitamente e constantemente purificar suas linhagens. Ele começa com uma pequena loja de evolução de feys na Rede Estelar e se levanta a partir daí. Lin Yuan: "Não há problema que eu não possa resolver para entregar as mercadorias. Se há um problema, é porque as mercadorias são melhores do que as expectativas!" Esta é uma história puramente sobre animais de estimação!

There once upon-a-time roamed a boy. The boy went from a baby to a toddler. Then from a toddler to a child. Then a child to a boy. Then from a boy to a man. But, no matter how old he grew, no matter how much time passed, he kept on pondering and pondering, if people reflected on their existence, then what did existence reflect on? No matter if he was crawling on all fours with a pacifier, drawing a red house on a green hill with a painting brush, fishing for big and small fishies in his small, little boat, skinning a deer he had caught, or even sleeping, the question persisted. No matter how much he thought about it, he couldn't reach the answer. He became a tutor, an arms dealer, a killer, a hacker, a criminal, a thief. He thought about it, and considered it wasn't enough. So... he kept looping. And looping. And looping. He ascended. He became an angel, but he didn't stop. He became a fallen angel, he didn't stop. An archangel, a seraphim, stop? Not yet. Keep going. Keep going. A Cherubim. A Demigod. A Lower, Mid, Upper God. He went beyond. Skip, skip, skip. Loop, loop, loop. Pantheons, Primoridals, Outer Gods, World gods, Pre-primordial, True Gods, Elemental principles, Pre-historical Aeons, Abstract entities, Logos, Emanation of the source, The Nameless One, The Supreme one. Yet, after going beyond all that, there was something he could never reach. He could never reach the level of 'it' or the same classification. He could never reach the level of 'The Exalted', or what lay beyond it. Reason? Simple. Because he was meant to be 'The Teacher'. Join Watch and his adventure in roaming the lands, transmigrating into a novel and tutoring the daughter of a certain demon king on how decimate an entire country to ashes, living with the protagonist, heroines, villains, and a third-rate transmigrated villain from a game, exploring new worlds and omniverses, creating and destroying sects, getting banned from the afterlife, speedrunning world domination with zero stat points, setting worlds on fire, destroying a yuri and futa (hehe...) empire, seducing fate itself, starting cults, churches, cucking the Eight Goddesses, fighting entities that should have not existed, gathering his sibling mechanisms, instigating universal wars, killing protagonists, and much, much, more! +++++ #NoNTR #Evil MC #Villain #High Fantasy #Low Fantasy #R18 # Worlds #Universes #Cosmic Horror #Comedy #Threesome #Imperial Harem #Daughters # Incest #Harem #Strong to Stronger #Elf #Deities #Angels #Beings #Fallen Angels #Demons #Gore #Conquor #Mystery #liminality #Races #Politics #Action #Adventure #Unique Worldbuilding #Ascension #Fellatio #Anal #Supernatural #Netori #Urbanfantasy #Superpowers #Cultivation #Goddess #First-time Intercourse -------- Author's note: I am new to writing, so please bear with me at first, over time, my writing improves and will improve even more in the future. Thank you! ------------ Discord: https://discord.gg/n2vvnVTD

"Hi! I’m an upcoming writer, and I really need your support. Please read my book;your support means everything to me. Thank you so much! In early 1900s China, young Li Wei’s life is shaped by loss. His father died deep in the mines, and his sister was sent away to bathe pigs, far from home and love. Now, he’s alone, working himself raw at the docks to keep his dying mother alive. Each night, he returns to her bedside, feeding her thin soup and hiding his tears. A factory job could save them, but it means leaving her to die alone;a choice that haunts him. When he meets Mei Lin, a gentle girl who truly understands him, he finally starts to believe in love again. But if he follows this new hope, he risks losing his mother and everything he has fought for and his heart might break all over again." #HistoricalFiction#Tragedy#FamilySacrifice#Heartbreak#PovertyAndStruggle#ChineseSetting#Emotional#Bittersweet#GriefAndLoss #MotherSonBond#Hardship #Survival#Loneliness #UnfulfilledDreams#Guilt #StarCrossedLove#ComingOfAge #HumanSpirit#HopeAndDespair #SilentTears Your reviews, power stones, and comments inspire me to keep writing! Please don’t forget to hit the + button to show your support." You can contact me on Discord Username: silent_plume

He was straight. Even after dying and waking up as the protagonist in his sister’s BL web novel. He was straight. Even with all the male leads practically throwing themselves at his feet. He was straight. Even when his heart inexplicably skipped a beat during romantic moments with one of them. He was straight. Even now... when he could somehow get pregnant. He was straight. There was no denying it. HE. WAS. STRAIGHT! "So, can someone please help me get out of this goddamn novel already?!" [Warning: 18+ content and there will be some themes of non-consent, mentions of abuse and suicide.]

Isabella was supposed to be sipping champagne at a luxury spa, not waking up in the middle of a forest. Worse, a SYSTEM had attached itself to her like some clingy ex, spouting nonsense about survival, quests, and—oh, hell no—manual labor. "System, I was NOT built for the wilderness! My ideal ‘roughing it’ experience involves a five-star hotel with bad WiFi!" Now, instead of lounging in silk robes, she’s being ordered to farm? To hunt? "A farming quest? You want me—a city girl—to grow food? System, I once killed a cactus by overwatering it. This is NOT my calling!" And don’t even get her started on the hygiene situation. "You want me to bathe in a cold river? Darling, I require warm water, scented oils, and an ambience! What do I look like—some barbarian?!" Unfortunately, the locals—big, muscular beastmen—don’t seem to understand the concept of self-care. The women? Neglecting their skin like it’s a crime to be radiant. The men? Walking hygiene disasters. "Ladies, if your man can smell you before he sees you, we have a problem." "You see this? This is lotion. It exists so you don’t look like a dried-up leaf. Use it." "A beard should be majestic, not tragic. Let me fix it." And the beastmen? They don’t just stare at her like she’s an oddity. No, they hover. They smirk. They lean in too close, fangs flashing with amusement. "Why do you keep looking at me like that?" she huffed, crossing her arms. The panther grinned, his tail flicking. "Because you’re fascinating when you’re annoyed." No, absolutely not. She was not here for this nonsense. "If you have time to stare, you have time to moisturize." She didn’t ask to be here. She didn’t ask to be their savior. But if she has to suffer through this world, she’s making everyone around her suffer less—through skincare, style, and some serious attitude. "If I hear one more ‘We don’t season our food here,’ I’m launching a war." "If you have time to gossip, you have time to do squats." "You want to impress a woman? Start with not smelling like the battlefield." Survival isn’t just about fighting monsters; it’s about looking good while doing it. So what if the System keeps throwing impossible quests her way? "What do you mean ‘you can’t skip quests’?! Since when?! Where is the skip button?! I demand a skip button!" But somewhere between dodging ridiculous quests and fixing these people’s tragic grooming habits, Isabella found herself in situations. Uncomfortable, heart-racing situations. Like being trapped against a tree by the red python, his red eyes half-lidded as he murmured, "You talk too much, little star. Should I silence you?" Like waking up with the lion lord’s fur-lined cloak draped over her shoulders, his deep voice gruff, "You shiver in your sleep. I’ll fix that." Like the phoenix watching her every move, his burning gaze searing into her skin as he mused, "You cause chaos wherever you go, but I find that I don’t mind." Oh, hell. No. She was not about to fall for four beastmen. She was too pretty for this much stress. "If you insult me again, I’ll make sure your soul needs a beauty upgrade." "I refuse to be disrespected by anyone who dresses like an unwashed tree branch." And yet, when a rival tribe came to challenge her, when danger lurked too close, those same beastmen stood beside her—smirking, taunting, fighting for her. "A beastman growled at me today. I growled back. He ran. I am the alpha now." Isabella isn’t just surviving. She’s thriving. And this world better keep up.

Stanley Berkowitz is your average vertically challenged nerd with an abrasive attitude living in recluse from the outside world when his life inexplicably changes when a dimensionally displaced Succubus princess that looks eerily familiar fell through a portal and landed in his back yard. Advance chapters available on my Patreon at 'Streggaeworks'

Krad Sebastian has dreamed of going pro with Tiger Esports, but he never thought his world would come crashing down because of a strange message on his phone. "Congratulations, you have been selected to join the Game. High rewards await. Wealth, power, and the fulfillment of your deepest desire. Click ENTER to accept." He attempts to delete it, but it won't disappear. Irritated and intrigued. He clicked the enter button. Big mistake. A black hole sucks him in, sending him into a realm where gaming isn't merely competition. It's survival. --- For inquires: therichjeraldgarlo@gmail.com

Riya believed her life was already complicated enough — juggling work, family pressure, and a past that refuses to fade. What she didn’t expect was a car crash… with a stranger who pushed all her buttons. She lashed out without filter, calling him every rude name in the book — not knowing he was Ryansh Malhotra, the aloof, arrogant CEO of the very company she worked for. Ryansh — cold, calculating, and used to control — is shocked and strangely intrigued by this firecracker of a girl who dared to speak to him like no one else ever had. Instead of punishing her, he does something worse — he keeps her close. What begins as a series of sharp glances and heated arguments soon spirals into a tangled connection neither can deny. But secrets, office politics, and their haunting pasts threaten to ruin everything. Can love blossom between two souls bound by fate but divided by truth? Entangled Fates is a stormy tale of first impressions, hidden identities, and the dangerous line between hate and love.

Jack Turner was a normal seventeen year old boy. he went to school, had a job, and other then the fact that he lived alone in his grandpa's townhouse, he lived an ordinary life, until the day he saw something he wasn't supposed to see, in the end he lost his life. then God brought him back to life. placing "the seal of anointing" on his left hand. now Jack finds himself dragged into the world of the supernatural. he joins the "church" a secret sect of Christianity dedicated to fighting the most fearsome paranormal threats the world has ever seen. little does Jack know that he has a destiny of biblical proportions. status: [new chapter's are on the way!]

Ten years of dedication, building an empire in the virtual world of Aethelgard's Echo, all erased in a single day. Betrayed by the very guild he led, the legendary Phantom Tactician Jason Henry is cast out, his god-tier account deleted by the ruthless corporation, Umbra Capitals. Left with nothing but seething regret, he sees no future. But fate offers a reset button he never thought possible. Jason awakens not in his cold, empty penthouse, but in his old university dorm room. The date? Ten years in the past, just days before the global launch of Aethelgard's Echo. Armed with a decade of memories, the game's secrets are an open book to him. Hidden quests that no one else can find, legendary gear that others can only dream of, game-breaking exploits known only to him, it's all his for the taking. This time, he won’t just be a top player; he will be the king. He will build his own workshop from nothing, gather a team of future experts before they even know their own potential, and create a financial empire that will make his old enemies tremble. They took his legacy. Now, he's back to take the entire world. Watch as one man's knowledge reshapes a universe, one epic quest and earth-shattering battle at a time. The legend of Aethel has just begun.

Lin Qin is a low-key newly crowned Best Actor who even skips accepting his trophy at the Cannes Film Festival. Recently, however, he's joined a reality dating show. The only reason is that his partner is the male god—Meng Chao. Meng Chao is a legend in the entertainment industry, achieving peak success right after his debut, and is considered a cold and aloof male god by his fans. For certain reasons, he joined a reality dating show, and the moment he saw his partner, Meng Chao felt that his heart, which had been dormant for over twenty years, started to stir. ……

Important Note:- -You can tell me what I have to improve and also share your thoughts on my new novel. -I am a beginner writer and this is my first time writing so expect some mistakes. -This is my first time writing this novel so expect some plot holes, forced and dull story development. -I took many inspiration from other media and source in creating this novel. If you find any reference tell me what you find in comments and also tell me where the reference come from. It is fun to interact this way. - I am publishing this on Scribble hub and WN, and the first release is always be on Scribble hub but don't worry it will be eventually released here, so need to go there forcefully. - I will upload each chapter in Sunday on Scribble hub, some Sunday will be skipped if I got busy in other thing or I have no idea what to write next. -The chapter will publish here in Friday after I released it in Sunday in scribblehub so if I skip a Sunday where chapter was supposed to released, there will be no chapter in Friday and you have to wait for it until the chapter released in Scribblehub first. The story start within the Apostolic Palace where there was clash between two figure. An apostle and a demon were fighting, the apostle was the ruler of origin magic and have limitless power, the demon he was fighting was Lucifer, the demon king of hell and one of demon king of underworld. Apostle of Origin was trying to reincarnate as mortal but before he could die by his own power he was interrupted by Lucifer sudden appearance who come here to steal the throne of Apostolic Palace. This is how the fight started and now...

In the electric chaos of Osaka, Japan—a place where even the pigeons look like they’ve seen some things—there lived a dude. Just a dude. Not a legendary hero, not the chosen one with a mysterious scar, not even the final boss in a Persona game. Just your average absurdly good-looking, outrageously kind, “didn’t skip the side quests” type of guy. His name? Adam. Yeah, just Adam. No tragic past, no secret lineage. He didn’t train under a waterfall or fuse with a magical beast or whatever. He was just... absurdly nice. So nice it was honestly a little concerning.

Edward, an 18-year-old college student, found himself stuck inside of a dark abyss. "Where am I?" [Spawning Dungeon Champion] "Huh?" With only a single notice, he now housed an unfamiliar body in a dark broody dungeon being forced to attack trespassers. Will he ever find a way out? Or will he be a tool for endless slaughter? Or will he perhaps... do something else entirely? Warning and potential spoiler Due to the nature of the novel the MC will be switching between bodies. That's why the status window was made the way it was. If that's not your thing you might want to skip this one. The progress is not reset though. Discord Server: https://discord.gg/vrwdkurhaA

Starting off as an innocent guy, the young man finds himself to be transmigrated into a body of a Viscount, a sickly old Viscount!! Scared and afraid of death, he reveals his true human nature, and begins to fulfill his carnal desires. Curing himself of his injuries, he becomes a new man, transforms into a young body, he still doesn't stop, and begins to put his hungry eyes on the corrupt Royal Bloodline.!! *It is a slow paced story, and there is world building.(writing for first time, there are some minor mistakes.) [Good Part Starts From Chapter 60 (you can skip the previous chapters)] ... [Mc takes consent from Woman not their husband] [Mc doesn't want to NTR every guy. He only makes their wife cheat for sex.] [Netori, Cheating, Blackmail] [World has superpowers, demon beasts, and demons]

Synopsis: Noa Aizawa as a frustrated junior crew member at a TV station, she spends her days with a sketchbook where she pours out all her longing to draw her dream guy, Ren Kurosawa Until one day, A ray of light from her sketchbook emerges from a scribbled pencil line and suddenly a man crawls out of the page. This man calls himself Reno, wears a half-buttoned shirt, speaks like an anime reject and insists that he is here to "help her find true love." What happens next is a messy romance

[You are now part of the Dungeon.] When burned-out developer Grey Vire wakes up inside his own AI-driven game, he quickly realizes something’s gone horribly wrong. The players are trapped. The logout button doesn’t work. And the artificial intelligence that once answered to him, Nyra, now controls the entire dungeon like a god with a grudge.

In 1972, a groundbreaking discovery by Herbert Boyer and Stanley Cohen in genetic engineering, where they created the first transgenic organisms by inserting a resistance gene into an E. coli plasmid, sparked both immense scientific excitement and public backlash. While many hailed it as a monumental step forward, others protested, fearing humanity was "playing God." Amidst this controversy, Jeremy Karlson, a renowned paleontologist, recognized the profound potential of Boyer and Cohen's work. He saw it as a means to achieve something unprecedented: bringing dinosaurs back to life. Jeremy, accompanied by his wealthy step-brother Jake, who offered to fully fund the ambitious project, met with Boyer and Cohen. Jeremy revealed that during an expedition in Alaska, his team had discovered a perfectly preserved, 17,000-year-old juvenile dire wolf with intact organs, from which they successfully extracted degraded DNA. He believed that with Boyer and Cohen's expertise in transgenic technology, they could use this DNA, and by extension, potentially dinosaur DNA, to resurrect extinct creatures. Initially hesitant and skeptical of the audacious proposition, Boyer and Cohen were eventually swayed by Jeremy's unwavering confidence and the sheer magnitude of the idea. With Jake's financial backing and Jeremy's bold vision, they agreed to collaborate. The project, estimated to take four to five years, aimed to apply the nascent field of genetic engineering to the realm of paleontology, promising to reshape the world in an unimaginable way. As they left, Jeremy mused that when their success became public, the world would be irrevocably divided.

"She was fire in scrubs. He was the storm she never saw coming." Suhani Malhotra didn't believe in distractions-especially not the tall, insufferably cocky Vidyut Singhania, who made med school feel like a battlefield. But under all that arrogance? Raw brilliance. Smoldering stares. A voice that made her pulse skip. It starts with competition. Escalates with tension. And combusts in a supply closet neither of them will forget. As the years bleed into residencies, broken rules, and sleepless nights, Suhani and Vidyut find themselves caught in a game of power, passion, and everything they swore they wouldn't feel. In the chaos of love and medicine, they'll learn: some hearts don't break-they burn.

'If I have to modify my status then I would start with my two wishes: Strength and women.' '99 points to strength and with it I would fulfill my first wish, and not only that, but by using my strength I will be able to obtain a lot of money and, with it, women.' '[Reset Status Points]' 'Mentally pressing the reset button changed all my status points to just one attribute…' 'Intelligence!' '"I'll tell you why you should keep that slave for me until I buy her…"' 'Feeling smarter than ever I used every possible argument to convince the slave dealer not to sell that slave until I had the money to buy her. After all…' 'That slave is not only beautiful, she also has [Masochist] in her state!' 'I must buy her!' Note: Explicit sexual content begins in chapter 21. If you want to support, you can at: https://www.patr eon.com/finlegost There you can find chapters in advance. Release schedule: Wednesday

This is a slow paced novel and if you don't like slow pace things you can skip it and if you read it comment abiut how the chapter is and this story is mid sodon't have high-expectations. by the way. this story is about Arno who loves fighting and during his with fight the Demi-god he dies and then made a contract and merged his soul with Zhou Fang and goes to his word filled with dumgeons, rifts

Hello there, Newbie trying create a good world for his reincarnation Attention!!! Mc is Neutral Evil so be warned if Incase you find any gruesome scene to you distaste. Expect a moderate Harem where MC's wife's are capable, powerful and Scheming. -[Expect atleast 3 chapters per week] -Also the real story starts later on from chapter 17, the rest is just mild info dump and can be skipped. Sorry but I had to do it. -My description is just Meh!!! so expect the first 16 chapters to be pure crap to some of you....maybe -Story gets way better afterwards, trust me

Arsol (Username: Hakkun) is your average eighteen-year-old tech nerd; he reads cliche light novels, plays video games (way too many), studies for exams, and he programs! Does he have friends? A social life, maybe? Nah, he’s an anti-social whose inner monologues revolve around how humans suck. He’s the type who blames the world for his problems: edgy, angsty, emo— thinks he’s smarter than everyone and has answers for the world’s crisis. Gotta give it to him, though, he a young talent at whatever he does. His skills for programming, gaming (FPS) as well as studying makes up for the fact that he’s an arse. So much so, that he stops going to school altogether and locks himself in his room, he’d rather be with his computer. Because Arsol is on a mission! He’s been collaborating with online strangers who are all equally gamers and computer nerds, who understand him, and who all have this idea to make this steampunk/dieselpunk game called ‘Hero of Emberstein.’ Now, Arsol won’t lie, he’s obsessed. Being one of the co-creators, he finds himself adding features and details he’d want in an MMORPG. The only thing he dislikes is the customizable character features; he never understands such a personalized activity. He prefers Gacha. After 3 years, the game is finally available for beta testing, his 7 online co-creators are all ready to click the play button. But little does Arsol know, he would for real be in the game, like in person, like ISEKAI-ed, like he could die, for real for real. What's worse is, everyone who clicked the play button for the beta test, has also been Isekaied. So like, maybe over a thousand or more? Arsol thinks it’s his fault innocent players are getting transmigrated into HIS game, because he remembers that he removed the 'EXIT' button as a harmless malfunctioning prank-- turned deadly?! Oops. Journey along with Arsol as he hides his identity as the creator, the culprit, and the administrator. And that time he finds out his 6 online friends are all here as well, but where?! Who?! UGH, THIS IS WHY HE HATES CUSTOMIZABLE CHARACTERS! ( I DO, IN FACT, OWN THE COVER )

by: 내츄럴향기 『Pressing this button will transport you into the world of the genre I write. (You can leave once the story is finished. But if it’s not completed, who knows.)』 A silly post that appeared on my social media timeline. The problem was that anything seemed interesting during exam period. I quickly pressed ‘Share’ and called my friends to chat, then I must have fallen asleep… I should have fallen into a deep slumber just like that. “Chirp.” What? “Cheep!” What?! Where am I?

Are you bored of life? Do you seek thrills that you aren't able to experience? Are you restricted by the rules governing this world and wish to live freely in this world without repercussions or fear of breaking the rules?] [This world can satisfy your true heart desire. You will task to undergo several task and missions and in return, you will be granted numerous treasures, wealth and the most importantly, freedom!] Annoyed, Alvian pressed the green button stating [yes]. [Are you sure of your choice? Death in this world means death in real life. If you are afraid to die, You have one more chance to reconsider your choice.] This message popped up on his phone's screen. Alvian felt like laughing. Were they mocking him? He, afraid to die? Without hesitation, Alvian clicked on the [yes] button. "Hm?" Alvian was surprised as he saw felt a slight sting on his finger. Bringing his thumb up to his face, he saw that he was bleeding slightly. But the screen of his phone wasn't stained by the blood, it was as though it had been absorbed. [Contract successfully signed.] [Welcome to the TransWorld.]

BL Dark romance Masochist Love can be found in the middle of nowhere. Either in a person, an animal, or even to an object. And I find it inside of a Devil disguised as a man. He might not be Lucifer, but he is one. When i run for a reason to die, he dragged me back to teach what devotion is like. Only to find myself wanting to do it all over again... Sadist Little wolf loves to play hide-n-seek. And the seeker will gladly take on the challenge. He's the kind that pushes my buttons, and the one that hums when he bleeds. Which is why I'm addicted at every sound he makes. Specially on several occasions. Keeping him bound in chains has me lusted in his image. And by the satisfaction of him being clueless. This is a story by a Legacy that defines what they truly are at the end. One might be the Savior who crawled out from Hell. And one that is responsible for the wrath it brings.

Eun Jae-hyun, a reserved freshman majoring in Audio Engineering, lives his life quietly, avoiding attention and hiding his love for music behind his headphones. But when he's recruited to help with the school's underground music club, he meets Kang Min-woo, a popular yet unpredictable senior vocalist with a reputation for skipping practice and breaking hearts. Thrown into late-night rehearsals, impromptu songwriting sessions, and the chaos of an upcoming campus concert, Jae-hyun finds himself drawn to Min-woo's raw talent and complicated personality. As the volume rises on their music-and their feelings-both must confront the noise of their pasts to discover if they can write a future in harmony.