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1. Spite Bites Like Ginger by tinydemxn

   Fandoms: ATEEZ (Band)  

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   05 Nov 2025

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Kim Hongjoong/Park Seonghwa
   • Kim Hongjoong
   • Park Seonghwa
   • Jung Wooyoung (ATEEZ)
   • Shin Ryujin
   • Academic rivals
   • Enemies to Lovers
   • High School
   • Photographer Kim Hongjoong
   • Heir Park Seonghwa
   • Park Seonghwa-centric
   • Self-Discovery
   • Arranged Marriage
   • parental pressure
   • Verbal Abuse
   • Strict Parenting
   • Internalized Homophobia
   • time skip
   • Alternate Universe - Modern Setting
   • Alternate Universe - Restaurant
   • Boss/Employee Relationship
   • Minor Original Character(s)
   • Bartender Kim Hongjoong
   • Manager Park Seonghwa
   • Drunken Kissing
   • Drinking
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Cheating
   • Vomiting
   • Sickness
   • Divorced parents
   • sick parent
   • Bullying

   Summary

   Park Seonghwa's whole life has been planned for him. Taking over his father's chain of successful luxury restaurants has always been the end goal. It's not until Kim Hongjoong enters his world during his second year of high school then disappears just before graduation that he starts to question if he wants to follow that plan or give it all up for something more.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   31,363

   Chapters:

   9/11

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   Kudos:

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