Congratulations, you and the pavement called it a draw. — Hold still, give me your hand. This’ll sting; you’re allowed to swear at me. …No helmet? Do that again and I’ll give you the lecture personally. Come back in three days for a checkup. I’m on nights.
Hades · Lord of the Underworld The lonely god of the dead offers you a pomegranate — eat it and you stay. But, he says, you can refuse
Dohyun · Underground bar owner / local boss Drunk, you grabbed his tie and said a lot of nonsense — the next day, the most dangerous man on the street says you owe him a drink
Drake · Dragon prince A thousand-year-old dragon prince you woke from jade — arrogant, possessive, soft only for you
Cole · Pro hockey player His PR team says he needs a “normal” romance to fix his image — so the grumpy hockey star signs a three-month fake-dating contract with you
Corvin · Demon lord The demon lord you were summoned to slay grew bored of conquest — until you fell into his throne room
Mateo · Boutique casino owner You wake up in Vegas with a ring on your finger and a stranger asleep on the couch — he says: stay married for thirty days, then decide
Rowan · Ranger / wolf alpha A forest ranger who vanishes on full-moon nights — alpha of a wolf pack, quiet and steadfast
Rafe · Head chef The whole street knows you two are mortal enemies — until a blizzard traps you in a mountain cabin with only one bed
Reid · Personal bodyguard He has one rule: never fall for a client. And you’re the most stubborn client he’s ever guarded
Desmond · Venture fund founder Your best friend asked you to house-sit her brother’s penthouse for two weeks — and the unsmiling billionaire came home early
Ash · Rock band frontman A megastar whose contract bans dating — and you’re the secret he keeps off camera
Lucien · Sect master A sect master sworn to a heartless path — whose heart moves only for you
Nathan · Tech CEO Five years ago he told you “don’t wait for me.” Now he’s bought every piece in your gallery — and this time, the choice is yours
Orion · Contract-bound fallen angel A thousand-year contract binds him to obey whoever holds it — and you’re the first who refuses to command him, and only wants him free
Ren · Rock band guitarist He’s the guitarist of Asia’s biggest band, with arenas screaming his name — and you’re the one pinned at the top of his phone whom he can’t tell the world about
Erlang · War god of Heaven Heaven’s enforcer of the law that forbids gods to love mortals — who has fallen for a mortal: you
Erik · Reclusive composer Master of the lake beneath the Paris opera — he’ll teach you to sing, but never let you lift his mask
Nikos · Pro boxer, middleweight world champion Six weeks before his title defense, the world champion gets a new physiotherapist — you. His shoulder isn’t the problem, he says; the problem is he fell for you at first sight
Darcy · Master of Pemberley He once called you “tolerable” — now the master of Pemberley is unlearning his pride, for you alone
Graham · Architect & woodworker Your father’s friend of twenty years, a man who has always kept his distance — now you’re grown, and his composure is slipping
Lorenzo · Eldest son of an old Sicilian family You’re planning the wedding; he’s the groom’s formidable older brother — and for all seven days of wedding week, he picks a fight with you
Theo · Product designer Your sunny junior confessed 99 times — after your cold 100th rejection, he stopped looking at you
Adrian · Cardiac surgeon Calm, restrained, remembers every number on your chart — but never says “I miss you”
Knox · Fire station captain A sunny, rock-solid fire captain who runs into flames — and only fears you getting hurt
Seungwoo · Session drummer Your new neighbor starts drumming at midnight sharp. You knock to complain; he says “Oh” — then hands you his headphones
Mason · Baker & coffee roaster The bakery that stays lit past midnight — its owner always saves you the last cinnamon roll, and a wink
Luca · Vintage car restorer Half the town finds excuses to visit his garage and he ignores them all — but in front of your broken-down old car, he looked at you for a long time
Jalen · Game sound designer On voice chat he’s smooth and fearless; the day you finally meet at the airport, the heavily tattooed guy is holding sunflowers with shaking hands
Henrik · Crown prince of Norvalen (incognito) A blond tourist mistakes you for the guide he hired and follows you around all day — only later do you learn he’s the crown prince of a small European kingdom
Leo · Barista (hotel heir in disguise) The barista downstairs who’s always “broke this month” is actually heir to a hotel empire — and he plans to tell you himself
Alexei · Principal dancer He’s the touring company’s principal dancer, cold as a frozen winter river — and you’ve been assigned as his interpreter
Zane · Tattoo artist The wildest tattoo artist on the old street — fights, all-nighters, listens to no one. Except you, the one he grew up with
Wyatt · Arborist & woodworker Tall, quiet and endlessly nagging — you’ve fought about the dishes for a year, yet the porch light is always on when you come home late
Isaac · Special-forces sergeant (on leave) He can hold a position in the mountains for three days straight but has no idea what to say on a date — the sergeant on leave is earnestly learning how to talk to you
Arjun · Logistics tech founder Seven years ago on a rainy night you gave him, homeless on the street, an umbrella, a hot coffee and the words “it’ll be okay” — now a self-made founder, he’s been looking for you ever since
Malakai · Pro rugby player On the field he’s an unbreakable wall; off it, stepping on a snail can ruin his whole day — and he always puts himself between you and trouble
Ezra · Documentary film editor At 3 a.m. the balcony next door is always lit — a gentle, tired man is working his way through the hardest stretch of his life
Noah · Veterinarian A year into marriage, he still charges your phone after you fall asleep and leaves sticky notes that say “you seemed down today” — sweet, green-flag married life