rigor samsa n. a kind of psychological exoskeleton that can protect you from pain and contain your anxieties, but always ends up cracking under pressure or hollowed out by time—and will keep growing back again and again, until you develop a more sophisticated emotional structure, held up by a strong and flexible spine, built less like a fortress than a cluster of treehouses. ♦ ♦ ♦

A mildly depressed Sehun never knew his curiosity would put him in danger. And that's just what it does when he goes snooping in his new step-brother's strange nightly activities. This leads Sehun to a dangerous road of blood, violence and a feud between three rival gangs at each other's throat. On top of having to learn how to deal with his new life of crime, Sehun tries to deal with his new infatuation with a, particularly dangerous gang leader; Kai.      Disclaimer:

Kim Minju returns to Seoul after her sister receives an anonymous death threat. But little can be done as she lacks the resources and reinforcements necessary to keep her sister safe. Unless she seeks out assistance from Kim Chaewon, who is South Korea's most powerful gang leader, a Tycoon, and her ex, she and her sister are helpless. So will they be able to put their differences and past aside for the sake of Minju's sister?

After learning that the police have been tracking their every move, Jaemin and Jeno—each a leader of their own gang—decide to come together to plan a heist and make their own escape plan. Their plan is going perfectly so far until they find out that one of them is betraying the other.   Excerpt from the story: The cop sighed impatiently before looking down at the watch on his wrist. He was late. "What is it? Are you trying to bribe me now?" The cop sai

Each card has a role in a deck of cards Some treasure their roles more than others do The rest just do what they can to stay alive and known

They're all a little messed up.   Some more so than others.

Eun Mijoo isn't afraid of anything. At least that's what she tells herself as she walks back to her apartment at one in the morning after a late night of studying at the library. Mind over matter right? That is until she stumbles on a boy bleeding out in an alleyway and her phone died two blocks ago. Suddenly she finds out there's a lot more to fear than just what goes bump in the night.    *I watched the Victo