AROUND9
I, Park Geonwoo, ended up transmigrating into <AROUND9>, the legendary BL novel that once swept through the domestic BL market, as none other than Im Suho, the sub-bottom who bullies the main bottom, only to be ruthlessly punished by the main top.
The confusion of transmigration only lasted a moment. I still have a long life ahead of me. There’s no way I can just give up, right?
Starting with the upcoming college entrance exam right in front of me, I begin carefully preparing for a perfectly fine future, even if I have to face it “alone”.
But then—
“Suho already has plans. He’s going on a date with me. From morning until late at night.”
Suddenly, Kang Minhyuk, my nominal fiancé, makes up a date that never existed.
“Being able to attend the same school with you again… It’s truly… truly so moving that my heart feels like it’s going to burst.”
And now, Lee Jaeyoung, the main bottom, who’s supposed to date the main top, is showing me this loaded, meaningful attention instead!
What’s going on? What about the original story? Why are both of them acting like this toward me?
* * *
Suho shifted his gaze, glaring at Minhyuk with eyes sharp enough to stab. In contrast, Minhyuk, expressionless as ever, pulled down the wrist he had grabbed and fixed his gaze on him.
That composed attitude only made Suho’s anger boil even more.
“Move. Stop interfering.”
“You know there’s nothing good to be gained from losing your temper here.”
“……”
“So stop it, Im Suho.”
His voice was utterly indifferent. Was Kang Minhyuk doing it on purpose, knowing that such nonchalance would drive a person insane?
“…Ha. You’re both f*cking ridiculous. I’m just trying to live my own life.”
BL Guide
Background/Genre: Modern, School/Campus, Transmigration
Keywords: Modern, Fantasy, Omegaverse, OO-verse, School/Campus, Jealousy, Misunderstanding / Misinterpretation, Same Age, Has a Sub-Top, Dominant Top, Indifferent Top, Chaebol Top, Handsome Top, Regretful Top, Beautiful Bottom, Proactive Bottom, Prickly Bottom, Coming-of-Age Story, Third-Person POV, Slice of Life
Top (Gong): Kang Minhyuk – The main top of the BL web novel “AROUND9” and the only son of Korea’s leading conglomerate, Goun Group. Ever since Suho began to change, he hasn’t been able to take his eyes off him. Though usually expressionless, whenever Suho gives Jaeyoung even the slightest opening, Minhyuk reveals the obsession he’s been holding back.
Bottom (Soo): Im Suho – Before transmigration, his name was Park Geonwoo. On the eve of the college entrance exam, he transmigrates into the body of the sub-bottom in his sister’s favorite BL web novel “AROUND9”, who loses his fiancé to the main bottom. Bewildered by this reality, he struggles to carve out his own future somehow. But there are times when his resolve crumbles, leading to excessive stress and even losing consciousness.
When to read: When you want to see an indifferent top quietly taking care of a prickly bottom.
Memorable quote: “Ha. You’re both f*cking ridiculous. I’m just trying to live my own life.”