Slice of Life

Lana never meant to stand out. But her silence made her a target, her intelligence sparked envy, and even her smile was met with hate. One day, she’s locked in a school bathroom—alone, hungry, and afraid.

That night, everything falls apart. Her parents die in a car crash, and she returns home only to find their lifeless bodies.

In the depths of grief, memories surface—of a girl in a novel who looks just like her. The same name, the same pain, the same fate. As the line between reality and fiction begins to blur, Lana faces a haunting question: Is this just a nightmare… or the beginning of another world?

❝She was just a girl trying to survive. He was never supposed to care.❞

In the underbelly of Trilen Country—a place where justice is weak, and corruption runs deep—twenty-year-old Elishia lived an unremarkable life. Orphaned, broke, and trying to build a future through community college, her biggest worry used to be making rent.

Until one night, she was taken.

Dragged into a world of human trafficking, underground auctions, and mafia power games, Elishia finds herself branded as property—waiting to be sold to the highest bidder. But when a violent explosion shatters the auction and chaos erupts, she’s saved by the last person she expected: a trafficker with blood on his hands… and something strange in his eyes.

Now wounded and on the run, Elishia must navigate a world of shifting loyalties, buried secrets, and the blurry line between captor and protector. Can she survive long enough to reclaim her freedom? Or is she already entangled in something far more dangerous?

Compilation of short stories based on original poems written by the author.

(Caution: Some of these poems are over a decade old and may come across as a bit cringey. I’ve chosen not to edit them in order to preserve their original flavor, so please read them with discretion.)

Some secrets are meant to stay buried. Hers destroyed everything.

Sela thought she knew her family… until she discovered she didn’t belong.

By fifteen, living in Korea as Seol Ah, she’s learned that trust is dangerous, and love even more so. Her mother hides truths she can’t explain, and every day feels heavier than the last.

Then there’s Jin-ho, a boy who sees her, really sees her, in ways no one else does.

But danger is closing in. A ruthless gang. Family caught in the crossfire. And a truth that could ruin them all.

Some pasts aren’t just painful… they’re deadly.

⚠️ Content Warning: Dark romance, obsessive relationships, gang violence, mafia, and fight scenes. Includes a minor getting shot. All dark content is non-fetishized. Reader discretion advised. ⚠️