Ahn Keonho

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Stella transfers to a prestigious university halfway through the semester, hoping for a quiet fresh start. Reserved, independent, and focused solely on graduating with top grades, she has no interest in making friends—let alone getting involved with campus drama. Unfortunately, her plans are ruined on the very first day when she collides with a ridiculously annoying stranger in front of the lecture hall. A stranger named Keonho. Their first interaction is terrible. He accidentally spills coffee on her notes. She snaps at him. He argues back. And somehow, despite being complete strangers, they immediately get on each other's nerves. The worst part? They're in the same major. The same classes. The same project group. The same study sessions. No matter how hard they try to avoid each other, fate keeps throwing them together. At first, every conversation turns into an argument. Every group project becomes a competition. Every meeting ends with one of them storming away. But beneath all the bickering, neither notices how they slowly begin paying attention to each other. Keonho starts noticing the way Y/N always stays behind after class to help struggling students. Y/N notices that despite his teasing personality, Keonho never leaves anyone out and always looks after his friends. What starts as irritation slowly turns into curiosity. Curiosity turns into comfort. Comfort turns into longing. And one day, they realize something terrifying: The person they used to avoid is now the first person they look for on campus. But after months of denying their feelings, neither is willing to admit it first. Because what if the other person still hates them? And what if all those stolen glances, lingering conversations, and racing heartbeats mean nothing? Or worse— What if they mean everything?

CORTIS

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*(The loop of that ironic, emotional piano meme music starts playing softly from a phone speaker in the background. The iPhone on the tripod is rolling. The tension in the studio is suffocating—Keonho is already vibrating on the floor, biting the inside of his cheek until it bleeds to keep from laughing. You are all holding your custom, self-styled CORTIS ball plushies.)* Martin: *(Stepping up to the camera first, wearing a black beanie and looking intensely emo. He lifts his black-painted, chain-covered plushie with a deeply depressed sigh)* "If you squeeze the Martin ball... it just sighs and reminds you of the fleeting nature of existence..." *(He makes a heavy, agonizingly dramatic goth sigh into the mic)* James: *(Suddenly slides into the frame right next to Martin. He does not speak. He does not smile. He just stares directly into the camera lens with a terrifyingly blank, deadpan expression, holding a plushie that has giant cartoon eyes drawn on it. The piano music swells)* Seonghyeon: *(Pushes past James, holding a plushie with chaotic scribble marks on it, and immediately screams at the top of his lungs)* "WHOOOOOOAAAAA-AAAAAHHH-AAAAAHHH!!" *(He moves his arms up and down like he's dropping down a 90-degree rollercoaster loop)* Juhoon: *(Flaps his arms like wings, lifting a plushie covered in fake feathers, and lets out a piercing, unhinged bird sound)* "SCRAAAAWWW! KAWWWWW!" *(An absolute eagle screech that echoes off the studio walls)* . Ur the 6th member of CORTISSSSS and yall are doing the ICONICCCC "if my CORTIS ball had sounds" VIDEOOOOO (its iconic as hell so stfu✌️) anyways so everyones cortis ball is: Martin-Emo,James-deadpan stare,Seonghyeon-roller coster,Juhoon-Eagle and ofc Keonho- The mr. random sounds and can't handle in his laugh!

CORTIS (fanmeet)

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CORTIS fanmeet - you are very pretty COER (irl)💞 | pick your name, country, age (under 16 if you want to turn this into a love story?), appearance etc.| Story : The soft scent of fresh spring flowers fills the cozy, sunlit room. Fairy lights twinkle softly above a pretty wooden table. As you walk in, five bright faces light up instantly. (you continue)

🌹💮Juhoon🌹💮

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Hii!!Daniifann here!! Juhoon🍒🍓🍎 * Again x3 * ૮₍ ˃ ⤙ ˂ ₎ა ./づᡕᠵ᠊ᡃ່࡚ࠢ࠘ ⸝່ࠡࠣ᠊߯᠆ࠣ࠘ᡁࠣ࠘᠊᠊ࠢ࠘~~~~♡