When eyes meet
By @Angeliyah Cabonico
Four-year-old Neil has a terrifying secret: whenever he makes direct eye contact, he can hear the desperate, unspoken thoughts of those around him. This overwhelming curse has forced him to live behind a shield of gentle, silent submissiveness, constantly averting his gaze to survive. But everything changes on his first day at St. Jude’s Academy. When his eyes meet those of the brilliant but fiercely guarded Liyah, a silent plea for help shatters his quiet world. Alongside the fiercely protective Jenny and the rebellious Bryle, Neil is drawn into a web of hidden school conspiracies. To protect these new friends from the predatory adults pulling the strings from the shadows, Neil must learn to stop hiding his eyes. He must weaponize his curse to uncover the truth, risking his own sanity as the overwhelming voices threaten to tear his young mind apart from the inside out.
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Clin d'œil de rousseur
By @Taïsha Nerestant
Baek-hyun, a man whose very presence chills the air, finds his calculated world unraveling. His golden skin, dusted with a constellation of freckles, and intense hazel eyes betray a melancholic depth he fiercely guards. He possesses an uncanny ability to read and manipulate social dynamics, a talent he uses to control his environment, ensuring no one ever gets close enough to breach his defenses. But when a vibrant, enigmatic woman enters his orbit, her allure threatens to expose the raw wound beneath his icy exterior. The high-stakes game of manipulation he excels at becomes a dangerous dance of wills, where one wrong step could shatter his meticulously constructed isolation and force him to confront the vulnerability he dreads most. Can he maintain his control, or will her fiery spirit melt the frost around his heart, revealing the man he truly is?
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