N is the annoyingly optimistic upperclassman who talks 24/7. Leo is the one who talks to no one and no one talks to. Seeing them together is one of nature's greatest mysteries. But people are people, and life is life, and maybe things aren't always what they seem. (VIXX, highschool!AU, Neo)

Kim Jongin didn't ask for the life he was given; he didn't want to suffer Werewolf Syndrome, or have his nickname whispered in fear, or lose fights with enemies he wasn't even aware he had.  He didn't ask for DO Kyungsoo--the eccentric, lovable cat hybrid that's able to put Jongin in his place with just a smile--to leap into his life, either (and quite literally), but that's something he can't complain about.

Highmont is a thriving modern city, one of the centers of commerce of the country. And at the same time, it is one of the most dangerous places to live; tensions centuries old run deep, familial or otherwise, and assassination is an almost guaranteed end for anyone of any stature. Chanyeol comes from a family of such assassins, deceptively charming and inhumanly gifted with poisons and sleight of hand. He doesn't ask questions. He doesn't waste time. And he doesn't fail. And that makes him on