By the First Snow
In the elite social circles of Seoul, reputation is everything — and for Ariel Han, it’s the one thing she never asked to inherit.
American-Korean and quietly artistic, Ariel has spent years living in the shadows of privilege, trying to stay invisible at a prestigious school ruled by chaebol sons, whispered secrets, and masked intentions. But everything changes when a private design project she poured her heart into is stolen, leaked, and claimed by someone with power.
Now tangled in a quiet war between two of the most untouchable boys at her school — Jun-Seo, cold and calculating, heir to the Kang Group; and Ha-Joon, reckless and magnetic, who has always noticed her more than he should — Ariel is forced into a world of silent threats, fake friendships, and family secrets that go deeper than she ever imagined.
Her father works for the Kangs. Her life is bound to theirs. And as the lines between loyalty, identity, and ambition begin to blur, Ariel realizes her choices could unravel everything — including her heart.
Behind the perfect uniforms and city lights is a hidden game — one involving stolen code, quiet surveillance, and a boy named Min-Soo who might not be who he says he is.
One girl.
Two rivals.
And a past that’s not staying buried.
By the First Snow is a slow-burning contemporary K-drama web novel of buried feelings, fierce ambition, and the quiet unraveling of first love, where no emotion is safe, and no connection is truly accidental.
