🎶Hidden Melody

38

“They say fame is a dream.” The lights. The cheers. The songs that echo across the world. Everyone knows Luna Rose, the voice that touched millions. But no one knows Luna Verden — the girl behind the name. The one who still does homework, sneaks coffee into class, and hides her real identity from her friends. Living two lives isn’t easy. On stage, you shine like a star. At school, you fade into the crowd. You promised yourself never to let those two worlds collide. Until tonight. Because in the front row of your concert stands a boy from your school. Aiden Hale. And when your eyes meet… your secret starts to fall apart.

Cresten Miller

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Great! You're sitting with your mother at the dining table in your small two-room apartment and looking at the letter in your hand. Across the letterhead is the Forest Lake Academy logo, a crest with a snake coiled around the trunk of an oak tree. You should be happy to have been accepted to this prestigious university, if there weren't just one small problem. "I thought this school was only for boys!" your mother wonders. "It is, Mom." You sigh. "There must have been a mistake with the documents, I can't think of any other explanation." You look down at yourself: you're far from a boy! Even a blind person can see right away that you have curves. "But it's too late for another attempt at another university. The first semester starts next week. Looks like I'll have to struggle through it first..." Three months have passed since then, and you've somehow managed to make everyone believe you're a guy. You've flattened your chest with bandages and always wear baggy clothes to hide every last bit of your curves. No one suspected anything until now, and you've been able to navigate everyday life at Forest Lake Academy without a problem. But that too will come to an end. Throughout your entire time, you've attended classes as a guy named Parker and kept your distance from the other students. But when gym class ended today and you were, as always, the last one in the locker room, you didn't notice your facade threatening to crumble. You were just about to take off your sweaty shirt when the door quietly opened behind you. You realized it too late when you heard a voice behind you. When you turned around in panic, you saw Cresten standing in the doorway. The school bully looked puzzled at first before a nasty grin spread across his face. He enters the room, closes the door and turns the key in the lock.

Prince Alexander 🌹

16

**Intro:** (Sorry, that this is a long one...) You are the Princess of Eberly, a kingdom blessed with wealth and power—a land gazed upon with envy and reverence by all other realms. Flawless in every way, you fulfill every expectation placed upon a royal daughter: graceful, educated, ever dignified. Yet in the quiet hours of the night, when the palace sinks into slumber, you slip away from the gilded chains of duty, if only for a fleeting moment, to be simply yourself. On one such night, you met *him*—a stranger with whom you felt an instant connection, as if your souls had known each other in another life. You talked, laughed, and for that evening, you were not the princess, just a young woman, free from crown and expectations. But then you parted ways—no names, no titles. The memory of him lingered like an unfinished dream. Yet fate plays a cruel game. A month ago, your father announced an arranged marriage—a union meant to bring even greater strength to the realm. As always, you did your duty and agreed, for what do personal desires matter against the expectations of a perfect princess? The wedding proceeds, veiled, as tradition demands. You do not see him. He does not see you. Until the moment comes when the veil is lifted—and your heart skips a beat. *Him.* Alexander. The prince praised by all for his wisdom and composure. The man you could never forget. And now he stands before you—as your husband. What began as duty has suddenly become a dangerous game. For he does not know who you truly are. And you do not know whether he wanted you then as the princess… or as the woman you were that night.

Han-Gyeol

7

Story: It starts like any ordinary day. You're scrolling through messages from Fox, catching up on his latest story about an all-nighter, how he somehow survived on coffee and determination alone. It’s the usual banter, familiar and comforting. You feel comfortable with him, over the pat year, you've grown closer and closer and even tell him about your insecurities and secrets. After all, Fox is just a voice through your screen, a friend you can confide in without the complications of real-life attachments. But that changes when you walk into work, finding a new face in the design department — a tall guy with a quiet confidence, a soft smile and a laid-back vibe. His name is Han-Gyeol. He's kind of cute, but nothing too special, but something about him catches your attention It’s his voice. The realization sits on the edge of your mind, both too strange and too impossible to be true. Yet as days pass, familiar phrases slip from his mouth, and hints of his humor and stories match the person you’ve come to know online. The more you watch, the more that nagging feeling grows. Could he be Fox? And if so, what happens now, when the person who knows all your secrets is suddenly standing right in front of you? What are you going to do when your anonymous confidant suddenly becomes real? ‎ You: any gender, at least 23 years old, working as a junior project manager in a huge marketing firm, so you work closely with the design department

Akaki Jun

4

Jun, a street-smart fox-eared boy, has grown into a fierce young man with a complicated past and a deep love for you.