W: Worlds Apart

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Creators:
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Series Begun:
2018-02-11
Series Updated:
2025-02-08
Description:

What happens when an idealized manhwa hero comes to life, and one of his creators falls in love with him? Who is writing their story, and who has the power to make it a happy ending?

Oh Yeon Joo is on a leave of absence from her work as a thoracic surgeon after a traumatic failed surgery. Her concerns about her manhwa creator father's mental health lead her to spending time in his studio, only to get caught up in a wild adventure. Her involvement in creating his main character seems to have given her a strange power when that hero, Kang Chul, comes to life...

 

A retelling of W: Two Worlds with altered elements to give Oh Yeon Joo more agency, Kang Chul more depth, and their romance more slow-burn intensity (and more time somewhere between contract relationship and true love). Could be read by non-watchers of the drama!

Notes:

Series includes one-shots and side stories focusing on side characters, as well as the main text of W: Worlds Apart. Currently this includes:

Retail Therapy - featuring Yoon So Hee
in which Yoon So Hee's choice to get Oh Yeon Joo arrested ends a lifelong friendship, but leads her into a future of her own, rather than one focused on Kang Chul

The Regrets of Park Soo Bong, Manhwa Assistant - featuring Park Soo Bong
in which Park Soo Bong navigates the conflict with Oh Seung Moo's editor (a guest appearance by Flower Boy Next Door's Editor played by Kim Seul Gi) over the manhwa's updating against contract with an unexpected outcome: comradeship

The Semi-Courtship of Park Soo Bong
in which Oh Yeon Joo's office-mate and longtime friend Kang Seok Beom forms a tendre for Park Soo Bong, but tries to play it cool. Even though their relationship started with holding hands.

Stumbling Across Each Other
in which Oh Yeon Joo's mentor MK is confronted by someone she's known all her life with a very different viewpoint of their relationship. Can being perfectly wrong for each other for decades make you right in the end?

Stats:
Words:
148,430
Works:
5
Complete:
No
Bookmarks:
12

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