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we all lie ♛ hhj

chapter one - welcome to hell

genre(s) : angst , sky castle!au , school!au , strangers to lovers!au , best friends to enemies!au

pairing(s) : reader x hyunjin , reader x everyone eventually tbh

w.c. : ≈ 5k

desc. : your new neighbor, hwang hyunjin, is welcomed to skz castle with a party

warning(s) : mentions of death , dogs and cats lol , kind of sky castle drama spoliers , let me know if i missed any!

a/n : chapter one! this chapter is a little late because i have been having really bad stomach cramps this week :/ and it’s a bit of a drag because this chapter serves as the introduction to all the main characters, with extra background information about them. sorry! please bear with me! anyway please make sure you read the prologue before reading this so you know the general background story!

“(Name), that’s Hwang Hyunjin.”

“Who?” you asked again. As if his name would help you realize who he was. You had never heard of Hwang Hyunjin before, but Rosie probably knew everything about him already. Her and her mother always kept a close eye on her rivals.

“Whatever. You’ll learn about him soon enough, I guess. I have to study for a practice test now… do you mind leaving? Sorry, I just wanna focus.” You were used to Rosie kicking you out of her room to study, but you really didn’t mind. Alone time away from your best friend was nicer than you would ever admit.

The weather was nice out that day, even in mid-winter, so you opted for taking a walk. All the mothers at SKZ Castle had a thing about using pretty flowers to decorate the outside of their homes, so the air was fragrant as you strolled through the Castle.

Sitting down on yours and Rosie’s favorite bench — the white one with pink and white flowers the two of you painted on a few years ago — you breathed out a sigh. The bench was facing your old home, so you had a view of the new family. You tried to clear your mind. With everything that had happened in December, your mental state wasn’t in the best condition. None of the residents of the Castle had the chance to celebrate the holidays because of your family’s huge issues, and you felt guilty for taking the joyful holiday spirit away from your neighbors last year. You tried to be happy to benefit everyone around you, specifically Rosie and her family, but it was tough.

You didn’t even feel the warm tears falling from your eyes onto your cheeks, too lost in your thoughts to realize. You watched the new family, apparently the Hwang family, bring their boxes inside themselves, all the while smiling happily and joking around. It was a nice picture to see, and you couldn’t help but envy them.

The boy, Hyunjin, set his dog down to help carry the boxes, following his parents inside. The dog explored its surroundings a little bit, even noticing you and staring back at you. You wiped your tears hastily, embarrassed to cry in front of a dog for some unknown reason.

Hyunjin was walking back out when he noticed you, watching his dog blankly. He immediately assumed you were one of the kids who lived here and grew excited to make some new friends.

“Hi!” The sudden greeting startled you, and you flinched. It surely didn’t come from the dog, so you looked up to see the handsome boy smiling and waving at you. You nodded politely at him before quickly collecting yourself a little bit and walking back to Rosie’s home. Maybe a nap would be better.

Hyunjin’s eyebrows furrowed, taken aback by your lack of introduction. Maybe you were just shy, but he hoped to get to know you and the other neighbors some time soon.

Sensing a strange presence, Hyunjin turned to his left. Almost as if his thoughts were being read, two boys were parked next to him on their bicycles. Hyunjin jumped, the two staring at him almost scarily.

“Hi!” Hyunjin said once again, acting like the boys didn’t just spook him. “I’m Hyunjin.”

“Welcome to hell, Hyunjin,” the taller boy of the two replied, earning a snicker from the shorter boy accompanying him. “I’m Seungmin. Kim Seungmin.” Seungmin patted Hyunjin’s back with what looked like it was supposed to be a small smile or grin, but the corners of his lips formed a flat line instead of going up. Welcome to hell!? What was that supposed to mean? Before Hyunjin could say anything in response, Seungmin situated himself back on his bike and pedaled away. Bewildered, Hyunjin watched Seungmin before turning to the shorter boy, ready to speak with him, but he just introduced himself as Han Jisung with finger guns and a wink before following Seungmin on his own bike. What?

Hyunjin jumped for the nth time that day when he heard hyena-like shrieks emitting from the direction Seungmin and Jisung supposedly came from. A blonde boy around the same height as Jisung chased after the two boys, not even noticing Hyunjin at the speed he was running at. Hyunjin pouted, wanting to meet him, but the bright red letters spelling out the name “Felix Lee” written messily in marker on his yellow backpack was enough introduction for the moment. Felix giggled like a maniac, yelling something about feet, and that’s when Hyunjin realized the blonde didn’t have any shoes on — colorful, mismatched socks being the only thing protecting his feet from the ground as he waddled off. Hyunjin broke into a smile as he realized Seungmin and Jisung must have taken Felix’s shoes for some reason. They must be close, he thought, already looking forward to befriending the three of them, as well as hoping to get you to warm up to him eventually.

Rosie watched the whole scene play out from her window, distracted from her practice test, which didn’t happen often. The girl had her eyes fixed on Hyunjin.

“The white one looks really nice!” you told Rosie as she showed you the dress options she picked out for the party tonight. Rosie’s family prepared a welcome party for the Hwangs. It was an unspoken rule for the residents at SKZ Castle to throw a welcome party for a new family moving in, and Rosie’s family was in charge this time after Rosie herself heavily insisted on it. You were kind of relieved, because the Kang family was known to throw the best parties. They had been the ones to plan the congratulatory party for your brother’s medical school acceptance, which had been more of a congratulations to your mother than your brother. Your family looked so happy that night.

“Are you sure the pink one isn’t prettier?” Rosie’s voice snapped you back into reality as she alternated holding both dresses up to her body, eyebrows furrowed as she contemplated which one to wear tonight. You didn’t know why she was making such a big deal out of her dress. You barely took a minute to choose what to wear.

“If you’re wearing your hair up, I would say pink, but if your hair is down, go with white.” After spending years as her best friend, you knew what advice to give her to help her with all her problems and decisions. Rosie turned around and gave you an appreciative applause before setting the pink dress back in her closet. You took that as the sign to step out of her room, giving her privacy to get changed. Her maid, Ms. Yoo, waited outside her room, giving you a small bow before heading inside. An agreement you had developed with her over the years without ever speaking about it was that only one of you could help Rosie at one time. You helped her as her friend before Ms. Yoo helped her as her… well, maid.

You skipped towards the basement and into your room. Surprisingly, you were in a very good mood that day. Since no one had thrown a Christmas party after what happened, today was the first party since your brother’s. No one would have expected you to like parties, especially because you didn’t exactly mingle with any of your neighbors much, but the food was what made you love them. The family in charge always made sure to put extra thought into the courses, and they never failed to impress. Rosie’s mother had the best taste in appetizers, refreshments, the main course, dessert, you name it. Your family used to be a close second for planning parties, but Rosie’s mother was unbeatable. Even the regular daily meals she chose for you and the family were incredible, but their personal cook was to thank for that.

Your stomach grumbled as you got dressed, anticipating today’s dinner. You had chosen a loose fitting outfit to wear tonight. You had a feeling something too tight would restrict you from eating to your heart’s content. You hummed to yourself as you continued getting ready.

Hyunjin on the other hand, was not feeling as excited as you were. He was looking forward to formally meeting all the neighbors, but he didn’t expect it to be this formal. A whole party? He was more used to casual get-togethers at home, where his mother would cook for everyone and no one had to dress up all fancy. He’d experienced his fair share of formal events, but this was beyond what he had ever seen. Was this a regular thing for your neighborhood?

“Hyunjin?” He turned his head to see his mother standing at the door of his bedroom. He let out a shaky breath, and his mom frowned, worry on her face as she noticed how nervous her son was.

“Loosen up, Hyunjin. You don’t have to act any different than how you usually act just because you’re wearing a suit and eating expensive food. Don’t be so nervous, just have fun, be polite, and be yourself. The other kids will love you.” Hyunjin smiled gratefully at his mother as she squeezed his hand before leaving. Her mini pep talk calmed him down a bit, but he was still shaky. He wanted to get along with all of you, but now that he thought about it, the first impression you all left on him was a bit… unique, and he had a feeling he didn’t leave any sort of first impression on you at all. Maybe all of you would hesitate to welcome him to your group. Maybe you would look down on him for being less experienced with fancy parties, or you would think his table manners were bad. Maybe he would end up an outsider.

He shook his head. No, Hyunjin. Stop thinking so negatively. Don’t assume they’re all bad people because their family and generations above them had money and power. They’re still human, they’re still kids. They should be fun! It should be fine. He straightened his sleeves out and fluffed up his hair a bit before heading downstairs, ready to leave. He kissed his dog, Kkami, goodbye. His puppy was the key to calming his nerves down

“How do I look, (Name)?” Rubie asked you. She had settled on a white blouse and nice pants instead of a full on dress, which you thought suited her personality perfectly.

“Like a man,” Rosie replied instead of you, eyeing her little sister up and down with disgust.

“Hey, that isn’t a bad thing,” you defended Rubie’s choice of attire. Rosie rolled her eyes, missing the way her little sister stuck her tongue out at her before smiling at you. You didn’t know why Rosie treated her own sister like that. One time, a few years back, Rubie admitted that you felt more like a biological sibling to her than Rosie, but the latter didn’t take any offense at her words. You sighed, reminded of the relationship between you and your older brother every time you watched Rosie and Rubie bicker. You had a theory that their parents paid less attention to Rubie than Rosie, just like your own parents had given you less attention than your brother. Rubie was like you, caring less about studies than your older siblings, resulting in less affection from your parents. You saw yourself in Rubie, which triggered your protective instincts.

Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, ...

You tapped your fingers on the table impatiently as you waited for the other families to show up to the dining room. Not because you wanted to see them, but because you were hungry. You didn’t see the point in waiting for everyone to show up before even handing out appetizers. Appetizers existed to satisfy the early birds, didn't they?

Just then, you heard Rosie’s mother greeting another family outside. Felix walked in before his parents did, not noticing the ice cold glares from his mother at his tactlessness. His mother and Rosie’s mother were close, and both their father’s worked at the same hospital — the same one your father used to work at. Hyunjin’s father replaced him, according to Rosie. You didn’t care. It was your father’s decision to resign, after all.

Felix smiled at you politely before taking a seat, and you smiled back. You cringed when he ruffled his blonde hair. His bleached hair looked really damaged. If only he was less self conscious about his freckles than his hair, which you could’ve sworn would fall out one day. Out of the children of SKZ Castle, excluding Rosie and Rubie, you were on best terms with Felix. You weren’t close, though, and you didn’t really consider yourself a friend of his. Your brother used to tutor him before your mother forced him to stop, though, so you had the most interactions with him out of the three boys. Felix was a friendly neighbor to you. He didn’t spare a glance at Rosie, making her scoff. Rosie somehow managed to end up on bad terms with every kid at SKZ Castle except for you. You weren’t surprised; she was pretty rude to everyone except for you and her mother.

The four of you sat in awkward silence. The only sounds were the quiet whispers of the string quartet behind you that had been hired and Rubie’s phone as she played some sort of game. Felix’s parents walked in, his mother looking as glamorous as ever, that is before she knocked Felix on the back of his head. The boy let out a sound of pain, making both Rosie and his father snicker before the couple sat down next to their son.

“How are you three?” Felix’s mother asked. You knew the question was directed at you more than anything, seeing the pity in the woman’s eyes even from a few meters away. She had been the least close with your mother out of the rest, but they had still been friends. Rosie answered for you, and you just smiled sadly. You weren’t crying your eyes out every second of the day, but whenever anything reminded you of your mother, things got all stuffy in your chest.

The only voices in the dining hall were that of Felix’s parents for a while, until you heard Seungmin’s father’s unmistakably loud and powerful laughter from outside. The man had always scared you. Seungmin and Jisung walked in with their parents. Well, Seungmin’s parents. Jisung lived with Seungmin’s family since they were toddlers. According to the story Rosie told you when they first moved to SKZ Castle, Jisung’s parents were family friends of Seungmin’s mother, so they left their own son in the hands of another family because they didn’t trust themselves to care for more than one child successfully. You didn’t know if that meant Jisung had an older brother or sister that his parents were taking care of, but you assumed so. Poor Jisung, you thought. It’s not like he didn’t know what happened. He was young, but grown enough to understand the situation when it happened. He was probably hurting for a while, especially at such a young age, Rosie’s mother had told you. He seemed quite happy now, though, and if the two looked alike, him and Seungmin could pass for twins with how close they were. They were like two peas in a pod, except one pea was summer and the other was winter. You were close with neither Seungmin nor Jisung, but you could tell they were both good people.

You exchanged nods with the two boys — a way of saying “I see you and acknowledge your existence, but I won’t bother acting friendly with you” — and averted your gaze immediately. You had received enough pity for the day, and you really didn’t wanna see more from Seungmin’s mother. She had been the kindest and most genuine by far in terms of how close the other mothers were with your own, but for some reason, your mother failed to notice that and chose Rosie’s mother over her instead. You appreciated Mrs. Kang, you really did, but it would be foolish to pretend like she didn’t act extremely close to your mother just to learn all the secret methods she used to make your brother as smart and successful as he was. Even without any advice from your mother, though, Rosie placed first in every category at school.

The only family missing now was the Hwang family — the stars of the party. You hadn’t seen Hyunjin since the day he moved in, which had been a little less than two weeks ago now. His mother had come around and greeted the other mothers with homemade rice cakes for them, which you had enjoyed with Rubie because the others refused to eat any. Even though holiday break had been over for a while, you never saw Hyunjin at school or in the mornings because he always left early. You assumed he wanted to finish up the school year at his old school instead of transferring to yours in the middle of the year, even with the longer drive. You understood completely. That way, he would just be able to start high school at Go Saeng High without any troublesome transferring and extra sappy goodbyes to his old friends.

Rosie watched the door, focused. You couldn’t blame her — everyone was curious about the boy and his family. As if on cue, you heard Rosie’s mother say something along the lines of “come on in” and the sound of heels and dress shoes approached the dining room.

Hyunjin’s parents were the first to enter after Rosie’s mother. His mother was dressed up for the occasion, but she didn’t look extravagant, despite the fact that she was the star of the party. For some reason, you expected this. She seemed much more human than the other wives of the Castle. His father was dressed in a suit. It was nothing special; all the fathers looked like that at every party. Somehow, he looked pretty laid back as well, while still looking natural in a suit. Your eyes drifted to the young boy. He looked shy and nervous yet giddy at the same time — the standard look of someone new to attending parties like this. He looked nice in a suit, handsome even, but he looked unnatural simply due to his mannerisms that screamed, “I’m not used to this.” Despite his stiffness, he had the manners to look around the table, giving small bows with just his head to everyone, even the other children. His eyes looked like little fingernail markings as he smiled at all of you.

The table started clapping, making the whole Hwang family laugh nervously, with a “no, no, gosh you don’t have to” attitude. You would have reacted in the same way. What was the point in applause? You didn’t know, but you clapped anyway. Rosie’s mother led the three to sit down at the head of the table, next to you and Rosie’s family. The woman cued for the string quartet to start playing, which you thought was completely unnecessary, but you appreciated the music anyway. The servers finally came out with the food, and your neighbors got to eating.

You drowned out the conversations happening around you while you focused on your meal, but you did overhear snippets of Hyunjin’s mother thanking Mrs. Kang for the party. You could tell by her soft tone that she thought this was a little too much, but she was kind enough not to voice her opinion, in case Rosie’s mother took offense in her words after all the effort that went into the party. You felt the same way about welcome parties. Even though they were a tradition, you would prefer inviting the neighborhood over to just mingle over some black bean noodles, like what a normal person would do. But this was SKZ Castle, and everyone had to show how mighty and classy they were. The Kim family’s welcome party a few years ago was almost exactly the same, yet you barely got to know Seungmin and Jisung that day. Wasn’t the point of a welcome party to learn about the new family and become close with them as neighbors?

“Hey, (Name),” Rosie whispered from next to you. She had been talking with the adults until now, but probably noticed how bored you were. “Since most of us are done eating, should we have dessert at the other table while the adults talk?” The “other table” was slightly isolated from the main dining table, and unlike the dining table, which was huge and rectangular, the “other table” was circular and much smaller in terms of size. It was normal for all the children to sit there and play games while the adults drank and talked. You wondered what it would be like this time without your brother there. He was pretty much the only one who would talk other than Rosie, exposing every single thing that happened in his life and boring you to death. Maybe you would have the opportunity to make friends with the other kids now that your brother was gone.

You nodded, and Rosie whispered something to her mother, who immediately announced that drinks were ready for the adults and dessert was ready for the kids. All six of you stood up from you seats, already used to migrating to the “other table” when the party host announced that drinks and dessert were ready. Hyunjin looked up at you all, confused and wondering where you were all going.

“Come with us, Hyunjin!” Rosie said, her voice high and cheery. Well, that was new. Usually, you could hear the glare and frown in her voice just by her tone. “We can have dessert over there and play games.” Rosie sounded more enthusiastic about this than you had ever heard her sound. During Seungmin and his family’s welcome party, Rosie insisted on staying at the main dining table because she “wanted to hear what the adults were conversing about.”

Hyunjin’s eyes lit up at the invitation as he hurried to stand up and join you guys, excited to be included in something with just the children for the first time since his move here. He had a hop in his step, and his parents smiled at their son’s eagerness.

“Night has arrived!” Felix’s father announced, and everyone except for Felix put their heads down. After introducing yourselves to Hyunjin, you jumped right into a game of mafia. Mr. Lee offered to help host your game because his wife refused to let him drink tonight. Funnily, his own son Felix was the first one to die.

“Mafia, please lift your head up and choose your victim.” Jisung peeked up at Mr. Lee’s words, and Felix sighed at the betrayal.

“Wow…” Felix shook his head, causing his father to hush him. Jisung pointed at Rubie, poor, innocent, and unsuspecting Rubie. Mr. Lee gave him the thumbs up before asking the mafia to put his head down. He did so way too hard, bumping his forehead on the table and letting out a little “ouch.” Seungmin snorted as Jisung revealed his identity.

“Sheriff, please put your head up and choose who you think the mafia is.” Seungmin didn’t even bother raising his head, opting to call Jisung’s name out instead. Your table erupted into giggles as well as groans at how Jisung managed to ruin the game so quickly.

“Han Jisung, you’re so stupid,” Rosie said, eyes shut closed as she crossed her arms. Mr. Lee chuckled before patting his son’s shoulder and heading back to the dining table.

“My dad left,” Felix said, and you all raised your heads with a groan. Hyunjin giggled at your group, already taking a liking you all. “I don’t think we can play these kinds of games with Jisung here. Do you have Minecraft, Hyunjin?”

“Minecraft?” Hyunjin was baffled by the random question. “I don’t think so.” Felix, Seungmin, and Jisung “aww”-ed in unison at his response.

“Lix, Jisung, and I have a server we play on,” Seungmin explained. “You should get it so we can play together. We can teach you if you don’t know how to play.” You exchanged a look with Rosie, who was annoyed as ever. The two of you didn’t bother with Minecraft, and Rubie didn’t like to play with them because they always “fight over who can die in the funniest way.”

“Okay, I’ll think about it!” Hyunjin said with a big smile. The other three boys started to play together, and Rubie played by herself, leaving you, Rosie, and Hyunjin bored. You didn’t mind because you could easily just start talking with Rosie, but Hyunjin looked a bit down at how the others unknowingly left him out. You checked the clock — 8:30 at night. Your eyes lit up as an idea popped into your head.

“Hyunjin, if you’re not uncomfortable, you can join me and Rosie outside,” you offered, making eye contact with Rosie. Rosie checked the time at your sudden offer and smiled at you. When the others turned to playing Minecraft, you and Rosie liked to go outside to feed the stray cats that wandered around outside the Castle. You remembered seeing Hyunjin with his pet dog and hoped both him and his pup were okay with cats.

“Oh, alright! Sure!” Hyunjin hadn’t gotten close to the others as he had hoped, so he saw this as an opportunity to befriend you both. He hadn’t met Rosie on his first day here, but knew her name because of the kids at his school constantly gossiping about how she was “the smartest out of all the students their grade in the country.” He remembered seeing you, though, but didn’t learn your name until today. He was afraid you would avoid him, but he noticed how you dressed up less than the other kids, which made him see you as the most approachable out of the group for some unknown reason m. He was glad to accept your offer.

“I don’t have any food on me,” you said, looking at Rosie. She shook her head in response. She didn’t bring any either.

“Food?” Hyunjin asked, glancing back at the dining table. There was still a ton of food there. What were you talking about?

“You’ll see,” Rosie said, before turning to you. “Rock, paper, scissors!” Rosie groaned, her fist clenched into a rock shape. You cheered, waving your flat palm in her face.

“Paper never fails me!” You teased Rosie and she huffed. Hyunjin looked back and forth between the two of you. What? He was so lost. “Come with us, Hyunjin.” You stood up from the table with Rosie, and the two of you led Hyunjin out of the dining room. Rosie explained where you three were going with just a glance to her mother, and she nodded in response.

“Mrs. Hwang,” Rosie approached Hyunjin’s mother. “(Name) and I are gonna show Hyunjin around our favorite parts of the Castle if that’s okay with you. You don’t have to worry, we should only be half an hour.” Rosie explained to his mother, and she smiled at the three of you, agreeing immediately as she was happy to see her son get along with the other children.

The three of you stepped out of SKZ Castle’s dining room, heading downstairs past the barely-used ballroom and outside. Rosie headed towards your home to grab the cat food.

“Where’s she going?” Hyunjin asked, curious.

“To grab food,” you replied nonchalantly, ignoring his confused expression. You sped up, walking towards the gates of the Castle, and Hyunjin followed.

The “gatekeepers” as you liked to call them let you through the big, white gate, already knowing your intentions with how many times you had done this with Rosie. They looked at Hyunjin. Only you and Rosie had ever come out to feed the cats, so this was new.

You looked around for a minute, and Hyunjin watched you, still lost. You gasped quietly, making Hyunjin jump as you knelt down near one of the bushes.

“Hello!” You cooed at the brown and black cat sitting next to the bush — your favorite cat, Avocado Toast. Hyunjin didn’t see him at first due to the dark, but gasped when he saw his big, green eyes staring at him.

“Is that a stray cat?” he asked. You nodded without looking back at him, busy petting Avocado Toast lovingly. “Does it have a disease or anything?” You laughed at how scared Hyunjin sounded.

“No, of course not,” you answered. “This is Avocado Toast, or Avo-To for short. Avo-To, meet Hyunjin. He moved here a few weeks ago.” You talked to the cat as if he could understand you. You bet he could. He was a very smart cat.

“Hi,” Hyunjin greeted the cat, squatting next to you to get a closer look, yet keeping a safe distance away from the animal. “Are you positive it’s clean?” You laughed again, making Hyunjin giggle a little bit at how cowardly he sounded.

“I’m not allowed to keep him, but I did check him. He cleans himself very well. And according to Google, he is perfectly healthy.” You reassured Hyunjin, who exhaled in relief. “He lives very well. He’s basically a SKZ Castle resident at this point.” Hyunjin laughed at your joke, which you didn’t really think was funny. It must be easy to make him laugh. He scooted closer at your reassurance. “You’re just like my parents. They hated that I cared about stray cats so much.”

“But they let you and your sister feed them, so they must trust you,” Hyunjin said, blinking. “Right?”

“I guess so,” you said. It took you a few seconds to process his words before you whipped your head towards Hyunjin so fast that you startled him. “Wait… my what?”

“Your sister, Rosie,” Hyunjin tilted his head at your sudden change in mood. “You don’t look exactly like Rosie and Rubie, but they are your sisters, aren't they?” Your mouth went dry at Hyunjin’s misunderstanding. You supposed you had to explain to him that no, they were not your sisters and you were not related to them or their family in any way. Your real family is in fact the family that used to live in his current home. But now, your brother is off living a new life with his girlfriend, your mother is dead, and your father is probably somewhere living in the mountains, avoiding any human contact, and they all abandoned you and left you to fend for yourself until Rosie and her family were kind enough to let you live with them? You gulped, realizing it would be too difficult to explain the whole thing to him. Plus, unexpectedly, you didn’t exactly want Hyunjin to know this pathetic information about you. You gave him the simplest, shortest, and most straightforward response you could come up with.

“Yes.”

a/n : yayyyy chapter one is done! thank you for reading and bearing with how much it dragged on. chapter one had to be a bit long and boring to introduce the main characters. now that there’s a cliff hanger... things only get more complicated from here! i have the rest of the chapters planned, and i’ll try to write despite my stomach pain haha soooo please look forward to it! thank you for reading~~~ ♡

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sugarlino · 5 years ago

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we all lie ♛ hhj

series masterlist

genre(s) : fluff , angst , sky castle!au , school!au , strangers to lovers!au , best friends to enemies!au

pairing(s) : reader x hyunjin , reader x everyone in one way or another tbh

desc. : welcome to SKZ castle. you’re on your own now, with no family to depend on. you have your friends by your side though, right?

warning(s) : mentions of suicide ; human / animal death ; self harm ; guns ; murder ; funerals ; religious beliefs ; abuse ; near-death situations (i will add warnings as i go! please please please don’t hesitate to let me know if i missed any!) the story of sky castle itself is kinda intense so there may be a lot of warnings here by the end of the series...

a/n : the series masterlist for we all lie, inspired by my favorite drama of all time, sky castle! i promise to write chapters as fast as i can, but i also want to avoid posting chapters that are way too short. i’ll try my best! ♡ also, a warning that the auto caps on my phone is off, which is where i type the extra stuff like the description, author’s note, etc! but on my laptop, where i write the actual story, i do capitalize the letters that are supposed to be capitalized :P if this really bothers anyone, please let me know! another heads up! a few of the sections in the chapters may not be from the reader’s point of view, but rather a 3rd person pov of another character! i will make sure to clarify~

Character Guide

Prologue

Chapter One : Welcome to Hell

SERIES TEMPORARY HALT

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sugarlino · 5 years ago

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we all lie ♛ hhj

prologue

genre(s) : angst , sky castle!au , school!au , strangers to lovers!au , best friends to enemies!au

pairing(s) : reader x hyunjin , reader x everyone eventually tbh ;-;

w.c. : ≈ 1k

desc. : welcome to SKZ castle. you’re on your own now, with no family to depend on. you have your friends by your side though, right?

warning(s) : mentions of suicide , mentions of death , mentions of guns , mentions of religious beliefs , funeral setting , a few lame time skips because this is a prologue before the real action starts :’)

a/n : this is the prologue and sort of a sneak peek to a series i am starting, inspired by my favorite k-drama of all time, sky castle! this is kind of focused on the children more than the parents, unlike the actual drama, and the plot is kinda similar to sky castle (there are quite a few changes though) so if you don’t want any spoilers for the show, i suggest you don’t read this series!

December 2017

“Amen.”

Everyone repeated the word back, but you remained silent. The heavy rain felt like hail ― no, chunks of salt ― as the droplets hit your body, you being the only one there without an umbrella. Was staying dry really the important thing here? Your mother was gone, and the only thing everyone else cared about was keeping their designer clothing dry. How could they be so selfish? Or were you overreacting? It’s not like using an umbrella at an outdoor funeral was illegal...

Your thoughts were interrupted by a gentle hand on your wet shoulder. When you turned around, you saw your best friend Rosie’s mother, who was a friend of your mother’s as well, staring at you with pity in her eyes. She looked sad, but the way her heavy makeup wasn’t running in the slightest was proof that she hadn’t shed a single tear yet.

Oh, you poor thing, you poor poor thing, she probably thought. Left motherless before even starting high school. Left without any family at all, your brother having run away to avoid going to university and live with his girlfriend. Your father was an absolute coward, leaving the funeral early to get the paperwork ready to move out of SKZ Castle.

“I’m not going with you,” you firmly told your father. I’m not going with you and leaving my whole life behind because you feel guilty. I know you know this is all your fault!” you screamed at him. “You coward. You’re leaving because you’re afraid of what everyone here will think of you, right, father? Everyone knows you’re at fault more than anyone. Father, this is your fault. Just leave without me, please.”

You felt your eyes sting with more tears at the memory of the night it all happened. About how you woke up at the sound of the gunshot, but went right back to sleep. You assumed your father was letting some steam off, as he and your mother had had a pretty harsh argument daily for the past few days. Your mother left the world that very moment by her own hands and your father’s own gun, and you went right back to sleep because you just didn’t bother checking.

You sunk to the floor, your hands now muddy and weakly clutching to the wet grass. Rosie’s mother crouched down next to you, being careful not to get her black dress dirty in the mud. She patted your back comfortingly as you sobbed, your throat feeling dry from all the sobbing. Her eyes were watering as well, but you failed to notice as you were blinded by your own tears.

“(Name), let’s go inside now. You’ll get sick if you stay out here any longer,” she tried to convince you. You heard her words crystal clear but chose to ignore them, feeling too numb to reply. “(Name), honey, please.” Still too numb, you buried your face in your dirty, muddy, hands.

2 weeks later

“Don’t worry, (Name), I’m sure my mom and dad will agree, and I’m sure Rubie will be excited to have you with us too,” Rosie assured you. She had offered to ask her parents if you could start living with them as your father was getting ready to move out. You had accepted, hoping it wouldn’t be too much trouble.

“I’m really sorry about this, Rosie,” you apologized. Rosie shook her head, pulling you in for a hug.

“Don’t be sorry, I’m more sorry,” she said. You smiled weakly at your best friend’s generosity.

Her parents did end up agreeing, and the family maid got your own room ready in the basement. You weren’t a fan of basements, but you were grateful anyway. You thanked the family constantly, but every time, they just nodded with a sad, pitiful smile on their face. Everyone at the Castle pitied you and your family. You pitied yourself even more.

1 week later

“Already?” You were shocked. Barely a week after your father moved out of SKZ Castle and you moved in with Rosie and her family, a new family was moving into your old home. You couldn’t help but feel upset at how unfairly fast life was moving.

“I know, right?” Rosie scoffed. “Apparently, my dad’s boss chose this family to move in barely after your dad resigned and left! Unbelievable, right?!” Rosie shook her head. “How could they do this?”

“Dad said that that family has a doctor-dad too,” Rubie, Rosie’s little sister whom you treated as your own, stated matter-of-factly. “I guess the Castle is reserved for doctor-dads and their families.”

“But Seungmin’s dad isn’t-“

“You think I don’t know that?” Rubie interrupted her sister as she rolled her eyes and hopped down from the window sill, skipping towards the door. “For someone with the highest scores in your grade, I’m surprised you haven’t heard of sarcasm.” Rubie stuck her tongue out. You stifled a laugh as Rosie grabbed a pillow and threw it at the younger.

“You wanna die?” Rosie threatened, and you couldn’t hold your laugh in this time. Only a week of living with Rosie’s family, and you already felt more welcome than you did with your own biological family. Your parents focused on your smart, successful big brother so much that they forgot to even ask how your day was, being too busy asking your brother for updates on his school work, grades, and “competitors”. Yet, no matter how much you loved and appreciated your best friend and her family, it wasn’t the same. You could tell how hard Rosie was trying to cheer you up, but you still felt down most of the time.

“The nerve of that little...” Rosie groaned, turning back towards the large window. Her eyes widened. “Wait, look!” Rosie tapped your shoulder aggressively as she pointed at the new family. “Look, look, look!”

“What?” You grabbed your shoulder in fake pain and glared at your friend before following Rosie’s finger to the family. ...huh? You cocked your head. “What about them?” You observed the trio, but couldn’t identify anything too special about them aside from their clear astonishment at the huge mansion you used to call your home.

“That’s the really smart kid that my mom told me about. He went to some school I never heard of, but he’s transferring to Go Saeng High ‘cause he got the highest rank at his school! His scores are tied with mine. I can’t believe he’s the one moving in!” Rosie basically screamed, fuming in anger. You tsked at her competitiveness before squinting at the tall, young guy holding a small, black and white dog in his arms.

“Who even is he?” you asked, slightly taken aback by how good looking the young boy was.

“(Name), that’s Hwang Hyunjin.”

a/n : so that’s it for the prologue / sneak peek! sorry it’s so short, but i have some major plot points planned out so i will write as much as i can as often as i can before i start planning when to release each chapter! (i didn’t wanna make this a chapter thing, but it will be easier for me as i am busy with summer school) i am also figuring out how to make a master list and links etc atm. i might make a tag list as well if somehow, this series ends up doing well as time goes on. idk yet hh!

also! a heads up! a few of the chapters to come in the near future may include sections that are not from the reader’s point of view, but rather a 3rd person pov of another character! i will make sure to clarify~ super excited for this series!

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last updated: ✿ 2020.07.12 ✿

it looks so bad rn omg ewwww but i promise i’ll work on it and it’ll look nicer as i start writing more~

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🍬 circle of life 🍬

genre(s) : fluff , strangers to friends!au , law of the jungle!au , celebrity!au

desc. : bang chan comforts you when you start to feel guilty about your dinner on law of the jungle

part of my tv show series!

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genre(s) : fluff , angst , sky castle!au , school!au , strangers to lovers!au , best friends to enemies!au

desc. : welcome to SKZ castle. you’re on your own now, with no family to depend on. you have your friends by your side though, right?

chapter series!

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circle of life ✿ bc

genre(s) : fluff , strangers to friends!au , law of the jungle!au , celebrity!au

pairing(s) : reader x bang chan, reader x a turkey and some trout lmao (also featuring the chief himself kim byungman, as well as kangnam, yoon park, heo kyunghwan, and hong jinyoung because they’re some celebrities that have been on law of the jungle that i really like haha)

w.c. : ≈ 950

desc. : bang chan comforts you when you start to feel guilty about your dinner on law of the jungle

warning(s) : animal death , mentions of blood and uhh animal body parts :/

a/n : i really don’t know why i’m writing this because i’m vegetarian HAHAHA (fellow vegetarians or vegans i’m so sorry) but i thought of it while watching the show law of the jungle! it’s a korean tv show where different celebrities (a mix of idols, actors, athletes, models, etc) go somewhere in the world with the “chief” kim byungman and survive however they can by battling the environment, building their own shelters, and catching their own food. this specific scenario is inspired by law of the jungle in patagonia! the show is really fun, i highly recommend if you are interested in survival in the wild. also, reader is a celebrity, obviously, but it’s up to you what kind of celebrity you are!

(gif credit to owner!)

“oh no…” you whined. after eating nothing but wild berries and wild berry jam the whole time you were in patagonia with the tribe, you were exhausted, discouraged, and absolutely starving. you were sitting next to the fire, making more jam with the wild strawberries you picked when the hunting team came back. the chief and kangnam held a net in their hands, most likely holding some type of fish or sea creatures, while jinyoung held some sort of bird in her hands and bravely led the other three men towards your shelter.

being crazy hungry, you thought you’d have to wet your lips and stop yourself from drooling if the hunting team did come back with your next meal. but instead of drool, all you got were shivers down your spine. your heart broke when you saw the bird flapping around in jinyoung’s grasp. it had probably come from the trap you helped the chief and the others set up earlier that morning. the poor thing…

“(name), you’re hungry, aren’t you?” yoon park asked you.

“yes, i really am,” you replied with a nervous laugh. you didn’t want to show that you were upset after all the hard work the tribe had gone through to catch food to feed each other. you were unbelievably grateful, but the bird just looked so scared.

the whole tribe erupted into cheers. “hey, (name), you can continue making the jam and we can eat it with the turkey!” jinyoung said. you nodded and smiled. everyone looked so excited, and you didn’t wanna bring the mood down by expressing your sadness over an animal’s life being taken. you never felt this way when you ordered chicken at home, but having to be a witness to the actual killing part made you feel sick.

the chief and the others went off to start gutting the turkey and the trout to get them ready for your meal. you continued cooking the jam and winced as you tried your hardest to ignore the turkey’s cries for help. you made eye contact with the law of the jungle staff, and they chuckled at your distressed expression. you couldn’t help but chuckle back. why were you acting like this?

“it’s gruesome,” you said, making eye contact with one of the camera directors. he nodded in response, sympathizing with your feelings.

you felt a presence near you, and looked up to see bang chan from stray kids watching you make the jam. he had a fish skewered through a stick and you tried not to look at it as you patted the spot next to you, inviting him to sit. you were on good terms with everyone in the tribe, but you had the least chances to speak with bang chan out of all 6 of your tribe members, so you were still curious about him. especially since he was the youngest out of all the men in the tribe.

“i have a dog named berry,” he told you with a smile as he pointed at the jam you were making. “do you have any pets?”

“i have a fish,” you said with a blank expression, looking at the dead chilean trout on the stick he was holding.

“ohhhh…” chan said awkwardly, glancing down at the fish he was holding. “i’m sorry.”

“no, no, it’s fine.” you grinned.

“oH MY GOSH IT’S SO BLOODY-“ you heard kyunghwan shout. chan laughed next to you.

“kyunghwan sunbaenim looked so funny trying to get the turkey out of the trap, you should’ve seen-“ chan turned towards you and saw how disturbed you looked. “hey, (name), are you okay?” he saw your eyes get watery and a worried expression appeared on his face immediately. why were you acting like this? you kept asking yourself why you had to ruin the mood like this.

“i’m sorry, i was excited to finally get some food other than berries, and i feel bad being upset when everyone is so happy. i guess i just didn’t expect the real thing to be this… sad to me,” you explained. chan nodded understandingly, which you appreciated. you made eye contact with the dead fish and shuddered as he placed the small trout on the makeshift grill that the chief had made, being nice and tactless enough to move the grill as far away from you as possible.

“WHY DOES THIS TURKEY HAVE FAT RAMEN NOODLES FOR INTESTINES?” kyunghwan shouted again and you groaned, making chan giggle cutely.

“i feel so guilty…” you pouted.

“it’s okay,” he reassured you. “it’s nothing to feel guilty about. it’s not easy to handle, no matter how hungry you are.” chan placed a comforting hand on your parka-covered shoulder, and you thanked him as you took the pot of jam off the fire and placed it on the ground. “circle of life, right?”

“circle of life,” you repeated back to him, starting to feel a little better.

“(name), does your pet fish have a name?”

you and chan talked for a few minutes, getting to know each other until the rest of the tribe came over with the freshly gutted turkey and the other trout. you winced again.

“the jam is ready, so (name) and i are gonna go get more sticks for the fire if that’s okay,” chan said. the chief nodded, immediately realizing that you were uncomfortable watching the animals, and sat down to cook them. “don’t worry, i gotchu.” chan smiled as he patted your back, standing up and offering you his hand.

you felt extremely grateful for the kind boy, and got up to go collect more sticks with your new friend, starting to actually look forward to your first real meal in days.

a/n : yay! my first work on this blog! i kind of lost motivation to write without even having written anything, but i finally started to get some ideas. this one was really short and kind of a mess of an idea, but i am working on a longer work, possibly one with chapters. please look forward to it, especially you sky castle fans (the kdrama!) and you hyunjin stans! 💕

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