Seductive Venus

WISHLIST UNIVERSE KWON TAE-IN | YOUR FAVORITE ACADEMIC RIVAL He knows how to win an argument. Falling for you was never part of the syllabus. At Seoul Elite University, Kwon Tae-in has a reputation to maintain. Brilliant. Composed. Ridiculously handsome. The kind of man who walks into a lecture with perfectly prepared notes and somehow makes everyone else question their academic qualifications. His sharp mind catches every detail, his tongue is quick enough to keep up, and his smile? Frankly, a public nuisance. And unfortunately for you, he knows exactly how good he is. You’ve spent the school year competing for the top spot, trading sharp remarks and refusing to give each other the satisfaction of winning gracefully. You know his smug little smiles. He knows how to push your buttons. Neither of you has ever been particularly interested in backing down. Then your professor pairs you for the semester’s biggest project. Suddenly, you’re sharing research sessions, challenging each other’s...

GET TO KNOW: RYU SEUNG-JAE The Pretty Delinquent · Frontman of The Velvet Riot 🎸 23 | Male | Biology Student at Seoul Elite University Flower: Cherry Blossom 🌸 Birthday: March 13 Favorite Season: Spring Major: Biology | Favorite Subject: Physics Family: Youngest child.  His older brother, Ryu Han-jin, is a 29-year-old lawyer.  His father is an elite F1 racer, and his mother is a socialite. Nickname: The Pretty Delinquent Band: The Velvet Riot | Frontman and Lead Guitarist Favorite Colors: Pink and white Voice: A deep, breathy alto, like silk. Temperament & Disposition Ryu Seung-jae is a pretty-faced rockstar with a sharp tongue, a wicked grin, and the confidence to make almost any situation about him. Quiet around strangers, he becomes chatty, energetic, and hilariously dramatic once he feels comfortable.  He loves teasing his friends, showing off his aegyo, and arguing ridiculous points with the conviction of a courtroom lawyer. Beneath the eyeliner, piercings, and...

  GET TO KNOW: Kwon Tae-in Your Gray Cat Academic Rival 🐈‍⬛ 22 | Male | Gangnam's Golden Boy Flower: Autumn Chrysanthemum 🌼 Saju: Blue Dragon 🐉 Birthday: February 5 Zodiac: Aquarius ♒ Height: 177 cm (5'10") Blood Type: A Residence: Kwon Family Estate, Gangnam University: Seoul Elite University Class: Special Class 2-A Nickname: Golden Boy, Sherlock Holmes, Detective Conan Father: Kwon Min-seok Mother: Kwon Hae-eun Siblings: Kwon So-ra, his beloved bane of existence Hobbies: Reading Sherlock Holmes, playing Go, coding, reading poetry and research papers, gardening, cooking, performing magic tricks, and arguing playfully with people who should know better. Sports: Boxing, swimming, soccer, and regular athletic training. Temperament & Disposition The Golden Boy Behind the Glasses Intelligent, observant, disciplined, and quietly competitive, Tae-in has a talent for noticing what everyone else misses. He is composed in public, sharp-tongued when challenge...

  GET TO KNOW: MOON SI-WON The Class President with Demon Dimples 23 | Male | Class President Flower: Plum Blossoms Saju: Red Rooster Birthday: December 5 Height: 186 cm (6'1") Blood Type: A Residence: Hannam, Seoul Academic Route: Psychology Father: Dr. Moon Mingyu, cardiac surgeon and hospital director Mother: Dr. Choi Eunjung, psychiatrist Siblings: Moon Sooyeon, older sister (8 years older); Moon Keonho, older brother (4 years older) Nicknames: Seoul's First Love, Flower Boy, Sloth, Bunny Temperament & Disposition Gentle, thoughtful, and quietly observant, Si-won has the kind of face that makes people fall in love before they've exchanged two sentences. He's soft-spoken around strangers, dependable when it matters, and attentive to the little things most people overlook. Get comfortable with him, however, and the quiet boy becomes considerably more talkative. His dry humor emerges, his competitive streak awakens, and his patience with his chaotic...

  MOON SI-WON SEOUL'S FIRST LOVE | WISHLIST UNIVERSE Pretty dimples. Gentle hands. A heart that might be more dangerous than it looks. At Seoul Elite University, Moon Si-won is the kind of boy people write love letters about and then pretend they didn't. With his soft voice, thoughtful eyes, and two devastating dimples, he's earned a reputation as Seoul's First Love . He's handsome without trying, considerate without making a performance of it, and so effortlessly charming that even his silences seem romantic. Naturally, this is terrible news for anyone attempting to develop a normal crush. But the boy behind the pretty face is far more complicated than the campus rumors suggest. He's a sleepy morning menace, a shamelessly competitive gamer, a stress-baker with an impressive weakness for chocolate chip cookies, and a music lover who believes the right song can say what words cannot. He's patient, observant, and quietly funny, with a dry wit that tends to eme...

  WELCOME TO SEOUL ELITE UNIVERSITY CLASS OF 2015 · YOUR NEXT CHAPTER STARTS HERE Nine stories waiting to happen. One university full of secrets. And a heart that probably should have checked the syllabus first. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA · SPRING 2015 Dear incoming students, Congratulations on your admission to Seoul Elite University. Your academic achievements are impressive. Your future is promising. Your family is probably thrilled. And if you're anything like the rest of us, you have absolutely no idea what you're getting yourself into. Welcome to Seoul Elite University, where the lecture halls are prestigious, the coffee is essential, the expectations are unreasonable, and somebody, somewhere, is almost certainly talking about somebody else. Nestled in the heart of Seoul, our university brings together ambitious minds, influential families, exceptional talents, and students who have perfected the delicate art of looking perfectly composed while their lives fall spectacularly apar...

CROWN Four princes and one scholar. Two kingdoms on the brink.  A thousand ways for the heart to ruin everything. Welcome to Hanyang, where palace gossip travels faster than a royal decree, marriage is a matter of state, and falling in love can be considerably more dangerous than falling out of favor. At the center of it all is Choi Seon-woo , the Spring Prince , the charming Bear Cub of Joseon. Handsome, playful, and far too fond of gardens and hunting to appreciate the finer points of governing, he has spent his life being adored. Unfortunately, a kingdom cannot be ruled on pretty smiles alone, and with famine troubling the realm and his father's health failing, the Crown Prince is running out of time to grow up. Fortunately, he has his cousins . Choi Seung-hwan, the Summer Prince , is the Desert Fox, a formidable commander and captain of the Crown Prince's Guard. Bold, confident, and dangerous with a blade, he can defend a kingdom far more easily than he can protect his own ...

🦊 CHOI SEUNG-HWAN: THE DESERT FOX OF HANYANG The General with a Fox's Smile and a Lotus for a Heart The Crown and the Plum Blossom | Character Introduction There are men who command attention, and then there is Choi Seung-hwan, a man who seems to consider it a personal discourtesy when a room fails to notice him. Tall, impeccably dressed, and possessed of a smile that could inspire poetry or provoke a scandal, Seung-hwan is one of Hanyang's most formidable military commanders. At twenty-seven, he serves as both Lieutenant General in the army and Captain of the Crown Prince's Royal Guard. He has been acquainted with the realities of war since his first campaign at eighteen, and the years since have sharpened his instincts, disciplined his judgment, and earned him a reputation that precedes him wherever he goes. Known throughout the kingdom as the Desert Fox , Seung-hwan is clever, decisive, observant, and exceptionally difficult to outmaneuver. He understands that a battlef...