Creative Contributor: @baebae-goodnightâ for this MOODBOARD WOO!
Pairing: Jungkook / Reader
Rating: 18+
Genre: Fantasy / Dragon / Enemies to Lovers
Synopsis:Â The dragon riders of Duret Ghal are known across the continent; fierce warriors who take to the skies on their leashed, winged beasts. You are the last Dragon Queen of Ashya, ruler of a dying species who can transform from human to Dragon at will. When a new foe emerges which threatens both Dragon and rider alike, you find yourself forced to broker peace with your former enemy. The King of Duret Ghal, and a dragon rider himself: Jeon Jungkook.
Warnings: oral (male and female), nipple play, fingering, multiple orgasms, big cock, dirty talk, hair pulling (her to him)âŠ. tattooed, man-bun jungkook who has a big sword
TW: somewhat graphic depiction of a shoulder injury Â
a/n: totally for self indulgence⊠donât know how is this gonna do though since iâm not sure if a lot of people has caught up with the manga but iâm pretty sure the fandom has seen him at least once and instantly thirst for him. so, idk what colour his eyes are (i can see blue but fanwiki says green so i stuck with that and in between). this comes with a package of me pointing out how big and buff he is and idc if youâll get annoyed over it.
word count: 6.1k
genre: AU, nsfw, smut, angst if you squint
warnings: DARK â noncon, coercion, corruption kink, daddy kink, size kink, choking, mind break, breeding, face fucking, slight dacryphilia, spitting, age gap, degradation, virgin reader, dilf toji manhandling reader
pairing: toji x f!reader
summary: you want to surprise your bestie, megumi upon his arrival home from college but things take a terrible turn.
When people criticize Painter of the Night, they only see the sex and violence, but fail to see that itâs a heartwrenching story about love across the social divide. Itâs not the usual trope of rich boy falling for a poor boy the authors of yaoi genre often explore so much. This tale is about two people who stand at the opposite ends of the social strata. Their positions on it were assigned to them at birth and the society, the Joseon strict caste system, doesnât give them any way to change them, nor does it give them any conventional ways to be together. Seungho is the closest thing to a prince while Nakyum is little better than a slave, even by the commoner standards he is considered lowly. And this gap between them hinders their communication and it takes a long time to bridge it. Because, in the end, itâs not only the society and its rigid rules that separate them, but also themselves: the people that society made them into.
Seungho has never had to explain himself to anyone, be it his feelings, actions or his motivations. He has never needed to woo anyone or make an effort because one word from him and he could have anyone and anything he ever wanted. His sense of entitlement, inherent pride and arrogance are the result of him being a nobleman in a society which strives on inequality, but he also possesses a very strong defence mechanism of never showing anyone his real feelings since they could be considered a weakness which he knows others would immediately exploit. Thatâs how heâs been his whole life, itâs how heâs been brought up and what heâs been taught, and itâs a behaviour the society expects from him and even encourages. However, itâs these things which cripple him in his courtship of Nakyum. Because it really is a courtship even if Seungho himself hasnât realized it yet.
He wants something from Nakyum but doesnât know how to get it and, perhaps, doesnât even know what it is. First, Seungho wanted his body, for Nakyum to desire him and not Inhun. However, when he finally gets that very thing he suddenly realizes it is not enough. Nakyumâs compliance and apologies irritate, frustrate and trouble him. The notion that Nakyum should feel the need to apologize to him makes him feel as if something were missing. Itâs reminiscent of the time when Nakyum called Inhunâs name during the first time they had sex, when he didnât get hard when SH raped him in the pavilion,âŠÂ â itâs as if whatever Seungho wants from Nakyum were something elusive, always out of his reach.
The moment when Nakyum asks Seungho why heâs being so kind to him perfectly portrays this ambivalence: the way Seungo pauses, looks away and literally stalls and hesitates before he speaks, all things which are very unlike him. And even then, his answer is posed as a question with a question mark at the end of it â as if he were asking even himself what the reason is, showing his uncertainty and inability to respond to such a simple question. So he comes up with a sarcastic excuse which is his m.o. whenever he is angry, hurt or defensive â he attacks, says something rude and harsh. But even the excuse is a gesture of affection containing a hidden meaning: to make Nakyum eat so he doesnât fall ill again.Â
Therefore Seunghoâs answer is a combination of his pride and self defence mechanism not to appear vulnerable, but also him not being completely sure what he feels for his lover. And it makes sense that he struggles so much with it because how is he supposed to recognize love when heâs never felt it before? On some deeply visceral level, he realizes heâs falling in love but his mind canât fully accept it for what it is because his upbringing, social position and everything they bring with them hinder him,
On the other hand, Nakyum is so used to being marginalized and demeaned that he actually believes himself to be worthless because of his own social status of a lowborn commoner with no family. His reaction to Seunghoâs answer is the direct result of it. He takes it at its face value because he has no reason to believe that anyone, much less the noble and mighty Yoon Seungho, could care about him and love him since no one ever did.
He resigned himself to the fact that his only worth to others is how he can be of use to them while his own feelings and desires are being completely ignored in the process. He is accustomed to such treatment, yet he still hopes for affection nonetheless. So when he hears Seunghoâs answer, he accepts it with a resigned face. As if he were thinking: âOf course, you fool, he couldnât have been kind to you because he cared about you. He only sees you as a body to fuckâŠâ But the saddest thing is that because Nakyum never had anything, even so little, even these crumbs and scrapes of interest and affection are enough for him and he quickly starts to enthustistically eat, as if he didnât want Seungho to be displeased and throw him away. Even if he might be only a warm body to fuck, Seungho still wants him and no one ever wanted him before.Â
Thatâs why the last moment when the servant calls him a whore must feel like being stabbed by a knife because itâs voicing Nakyumâs deepest fears and insecurities -Â that he is worthless.
Seungho really needs to learn how to open up and be more sincere about his feelings because thatâs his way to Nakyumâs heart and, more importantly, because itâs what his painter needs in order to heal the countless festering scars he sustained from a lifetime of being treated and disregarded as being worthless.
I love where this is going - that itâs about communication which is something they are missing. Seungho shows his love with his actions and they both do through sex. The body basically reacts first while the heart and mind need time to catch up and communication is the key to bridging this divide which separates them.  Â
EVERYONE, MEET YOON SEUNGHO, THE ACTUAL CAPTAIN OF THE NAKYUM PROTECTION SQUAD! In chapter 53, Seungho shows to everyone that no one can touch Nakyum but him and that he will protect him from the whole world.
So they really were Seunghoâs thoughts! Heâs been trying so hard to convince himself that Nakyum means nothing to him, even when he is marching to his room, but the moment he sees Nakyum getting hurt, all his doubts disappear. He saves him, proving how much NK means to him. Itâs so poignant how Seungho was trying convice himself that Nakyum means nothing to him, and then he not only proves few seconds later that he means everything to him but literally spells it out to DJ, that NK is priceless and no one is good enough to touch him but him.
In the beginning, Seungho didnât care whether he hurt Nakyum or not and felt no regret whatsoever when he did, but now, he he is aghast that heâs hurt him. Heâs come such a long way, from a heartless bastard to a point where he would protect Nakyum even from himself.
Seungho has always been like a feral beast, who couldnât be controlled by anyone, but Nakyum tames him with his mere words and gentle touch. Seungho might be Nakyumâs sword and shield, but Nakyum is Seunghoâs salvation. Nakyum might not have wealth, status or superior physical strength, but he is powerful in his own right. He merely holds a different kind of strength: HIS GENTLE HEART which is pure like a crystal.Â
The shock that heâs hurt NK is followed by even bigger one: that despite everything Seunghoâs done to him this night - ignoring him, treating him like shit, screwing other men in front of hin and hitting him - Nakyum doesnât hate him and still can touch him and embrace him. When Seungho is angry, he is at his scariest and darkest self. Yet, Nakyum is brave enough to touch him, showing that he can accept SHâs damaged self and heal him. Even after seeing SH at him worst and blinded by rage, NK doesnât run away from him, instead he holds him tight. Nakyum is no longer meek and submisssive. He is the Nakyum that always spoke his mind and challenged him. His spirit is finally back. Itâs the Nakyum that Seungho loves so much and missed so much and thatâs one of the reasons why NK manages to get through to SH and soothe him.Â
They look like as if their brains were about to explode any moment or like a couple after a doctor tells them theyâre expecting triplets after Min announces that Seungho is in love with Nakyum. Theyâve been stuck in the roles that society forced upon them and to which they resigned himself that the mere idea that Seungho might be in love and Nakyum might be loved, especially, by someone like Seungho, is such a mindblow to both of them. Furthermore, the notion of being in love is so foreign to Seungho that it takes someone literally spelling it out for him to finally begin to even entertain the possibility of it.
Well, damn! It makes so much sense now why Seungho went to his usual fuck buddies in the previous chapter. He never felt jealous or hurt when his partners used to kiss or fuck someone else. He never felt like this. Until now. He needed to experience the same pain that Nakyum had felt when he kissed Min in front of him. He didnât get the concept of monogamy, why people chose to sleep only with one person for the rest of their lives. Therefore this is another lesson to him and I think that Seungho might become faithful to Nakyum. Itâs perfect how basically less than 10 minutes later, after he kissed Min in front of Nakyum, Seungho goes through the same heartache as Nakyum and realizes that it hurts like hell when the person he loves doesnât belong only to him. Another reason why heâll stay faithful to Nakyum is that Seungho has again and again shown that he hates seeing Nakyum getting hurt, and if him being with other men hurts Nakyum then he is never going to touch someone else ever again.
Nakyum and Seungho feel hurt after seeing the kisses,but their next reaction shows that Seungho feels the pain more deeply and is more out of control because at this point, he loves Nakyum more than Nakyum loves him. Thatâs one of the reasons why heâs been feeling frustrated because deep down he knows it.
Seungho has gone through such an emotional roller coaster in the span of mere 10 minutes, itâs a miracle he didnât get a heart attack or a stroke! He has never openly shown such a wide spectrum of emotions like he doess in chapter 53.
Seungho didnât look at Nakyum in his room earlier because,deep down, he knew that the moment he saw him and his beautiful sad eyes he would lose all his determination and run to him; even the kiss was a way to protect him in the end. He becomes powerless in front of Nakyum, just like now. Nakyum makes his heart palpitate.
Seungho looks so young when heâs shocked which is usually when Nakyum initiates intimacy. It feels as if he were gaining back the innocence he lost, given back to him by his young lover. When Seungho loses his control, his mask of ice and stone slips and his emotions and real self show.