txt as romance tropes . . . ♡
PAIRING: txt x gn!reader
GENRE: fluff
WARNINGS: none; not proof read
WORD COUNT: 2.7k
A/N: this is my first time writing something like this (i basically just wrote a really lazy story) and my first time writing on tumblr so i hope this looks ok !! i also wrote this at like 2 am. and this was also inspired by a tiktok video i saw. rest under cut !!
YEONJUN: popular x loner
he just seems like the popular type
he's popular because of how friendly and sweet he is (and cause he's attractive ofc)
he'd be the type to stare at you in the corner, wondering what you're thinking about
and thinking about it, he'd realize he's never really spoken to you before
and he finds himself becoming more and more interested in the quiet kid who doesn't fawn over him like everyone else (the classic "you're different from the rest" trope)
he'd then approach you one day at the library, asking what you were doing
and you weren't really sure why he was talking to you all of a sudden, so you give a curt reply
that doesn't stop him, though
he begins meeting you at the library every day, asking you questions and distracting you from your studies
at first, he was just curious, but now he's begun to notice your presence in the back of the class that's always directed at things besides him
he begins searching for you in every class, asking you for help or to be partners for a project
whether you give in and become friends automatically or reject him at first, he would not be willing to give up
and when you do eventually become friends, you find him stuck to you everywhere you go
he'd trail behind you in hallways and move seats in class to be closer to you
and of course, he saves you a seat at the library every day
and he would definitely fall first
it'd be another classic scene where you smile at him happily and he finds his heart beating at an unusually fast pace
and when you begin smiling more after getting used to his presence, his heart starts beating at the mere sight of you
he would definitely talk about you to whoever listens
"i swear soobin, the way their eyes flutter when they speak is insane! it's driving me crazy!" "they were blinking, yeonjun"
his eyes begin drifting over to where you're seated, unable to focus in class
of course, this all leads to him failing a test
so when you offer to come over and tutor him, especially after being friends for weeks now, he's ecstatic
and when you sit yourself down on his bed, a few feet away from him, hands brushing against his as you read from the textbook, he can't help it
his gaze travels from your eyes to your lips and back to your eyes
and he confesses right there !!
as you begin explaining newton's first law, he blurts out "i like you"
he's been planning out how to confess for days now to no avail, so you're both surprised
but of course, he's not one to back down and repeats himself
"i like you a lot"
and everyone is shocked when you both show up to school the next day with his arm wrapped around your shoulder
well, besides soobin, of course
SOOBIN: your next-door neigbor
he's the new guy who moves in next to your place
he'd probably come over to introduce himself
but unfortunately, your first meeting with him doesn't go so great
you open the door in your spongebob pajamas, ready to yell at whoever decided to wake you up at 6 am
but when you're faced with a tall boy with a bright smile, waving as he says hi, you find yourself at a loss for words
so what do you do next when a random, cute boy shows up in front of your place?
you close the door on him, of course
and although you wanted to apologize, you figured you wouldn't have to see him again anyways
but nothing really goes your way
so when you open the door a few hours later to go out and you see him coming out from the place next to yours at the same time, you panic
when he notices your presence, he gives a small wave but that sends you into even more of a frenzy as you rush back inside
realizing that you can't be wary of your hot neighbor forever, you decide to introduce yourself to him the next day
and when you do, things seem to have gotten better
now you greet him whenever you run into each other
but of course, nothing ever goes right for you
you spend the next two weeks bumping into the door, spilling coffee, and stuttering whenever you see him
you could've sworn he put a curse on you
but when you realize your heart begins thumping against your chest whenever you catch a glimpse of him on his balcony, you realize it's much worse
but too preoccupied with your own thoughts, you don't even see soobin staring at you as he sits outside
your clumsy antics made you seem cute (and a hazard to society)
and he began looking forward to running into you every day and night
and he finds that he was looking forward to more than just the way you stuttered at his presence
he had spent 15 minutes that morning trying to decide whether wearing glasses would make him look intelligent or not, ultimately deciding to wear it in hopes that you're attracted to guys who look smart
and the day before that, he got ready 20 minutes in advance so that he could leave at the same time you did in order to greet you
and now he was on the balcony, wondering if he looked mysterious as he rested against the edge
and although he had noticed a few glances from you, he wasn't sure whether you were interested or not
so he tries to gather some courage to ask you to hang out someday
and he does !! (after a little motivation from his friends)
"you've been single for way too long! what if i die from old age before i see you get married! i'll spend my time in my grave haunting you until you get a partner!" "you're only a year older than me, yeonjun"
"he's right though! what if we all die of old age and you're stuck here alone?" "i'm two years older than you, hueningkai!"
so he knocks on your door the next day and asks whether you're free or not, and if you wanted to go to a cafe with him
and when he notices the blush on your face as you nod your head yes, he realizes that maybe it wasn't just one-sided after all
BEOMGYU: rivals to lovers
you're in opposing bands who happened to debut around the same time
of course, this drew fans to wonder if there would be any competition between you two
but you harbored no resentment towards him or his band as far as you were concerned
of course, until @/beomchoi23 made a tweet saying your singing made him want to never listen to music again
that's when it all went south
you took it upon yourself to reply back to him, leading to a very long thread full of snarky remarks and at least three curse words (which your company reprimanded you for)
and when you see beomgyu and his band performing ahead of you, you made sure to wear the ugliest scowl on your face
and when he felt someone drilling a hole into his head, he turns around to face you, throwing you an even uglier glare
and when he leaves the stage and passes by, he makes sure to stick his tongue out
and while one of beomgyu's members drags him away by his ear and apologizes, you can't help yourself but take out your phone and tweet about his rude behavior
of course that only leads to another argument with user beomchoi23 and another lecture from your manager, but you weren't one to back down from a fight
then you meet him again, except this time he was sitting across from you
with the drama both you and beomgyu had caused, the company organized a duet in order to calm things down
and although you could feel beomgyu glaring at you with distaste, you couldn't argue about it
and that's how you both ended up in a recording booth together
"i can't believe i have to work with you" "well i'm not exactly happy about it either"
and despite his rude behavior, you had to admit he had a good voice
and although he wouldn't ever say it out loud, it was obvious he thought the same about you with the way he was staring (this time with less annoyance)
and even though you didn't quite like him yet, he was good at his job
"i guess you're not that bad, beomgyu" "i wish i could say the same"
so the next few weeks went by with small bickering, but overall compliance from one another
and when the song was completed, it was a hit
you had noticed he had deleted his tweets about you, too
and whilst you were happy with that, he wasn't
unknownst to you, he had originally tweeted about you in order to get your attention
unfortunately for him, it was the wrong kind of attention
and although it did lead to a duet and weeks alone with you
he wasn't happy when he realized he didn't have a reason to talk to you again
so what was his solution? to tweet again
and when you see your mentions blowing up, you already know what happened
so you find him backstage, pulling him into an empty room
and when you ask him why he's upset again
he just says
"i wanted your attention"
now, you weren't an idiot
when a cute boy you've spent weeks alone with tells you he wants your attention, you blush
but you also know that he's told you he dislikes you multiple times now, so you also raise your eyebrow at him
you tell him he could've gotten your attention in any other way, but he shakes his head, telling you he wanted you to remember him
and you do
it would be impossible to forget the boy who tweets that you annoy him only to blush whenever you made eye contact
"you do know you could've just complimented me" "i would've been lying then" "shut up"
TAEHYUN: soulmates
there are many different ways you can connect with your soulmate
there's the one where you can't see color until you lock eyes with them
or there's the one where you hear their thoughts inside your head
but you have the classic red string of fate
it's an invisible red line that connects you with your soulmate
you could follow it and try to navigate where it would lead you
but you weren't that curious
you figured that everything would work itself out and you would meet if fate allowed you to
so you went on with your life, never sparing a second glance at the red line that seemed to go on forever
but one day it shakes
the red string begins shaking uncontrollably
maybe this was a sign that your soulmate was nearby?
you look down from your apartment window when you see a man standing in the middle of the park nearby
and connected to him is a red string
nervous and excited, you grab your jacket and rush downstairs
and you run down the stairs as fast as you can, but when you get to the park, he isn't there
you look around frantically and he wasn't there
and you look down at your pinky and the red string is calm again
the next time it shakes again is during the middle of a meeting at your workplace
and although you wanted to jump up and run to your soulmate, you knew you couldn't
and when the meeting was over, the red string was back to normal once again
and then it happened again
the red string of fate begins trembling when you're in the middle of a busy street
but you spot him, nonetheless
he was wearing the same jacket and you could see the string tugging you towards him
and although you wanted to run over to him, you couldn't
he was moving quickly and the crowd was pushing against you
you reach your arm out one last time, and you swore you could see him stop, but you couldn't see whether he turned around or not
and when the street does clear up, he's gone again
it was like fate was teasing you
they say third time's a charm, but all it did was leave you with an uneasy feeling
and when you end the day at the library, choosing to go there to clear your head, the string begins wavering again
you stare at it as you contemplate whether it was even worth it to try again
and when it stops for the 4th time, you decide it wasn't
but then a tap on your shoulder changes your mind
when you turn around, you're greeted with a boy towering over you, smiling
"i finally found you"
little did you know, he was the one following the string all over korea
he was the one who started untangling the knots and bringing you together
he followed the string to your apartment, your workplace, the street, and now to the library
all in order to catch a glimpse of the one he's destined to be with
and now that he's seen you, he knows it was all worth it
"fourth time's a charm" "that isn't how the saying goes, taehyun" "it does for us"
HUENINGKAI: childhood friends to lovers
you've known hueningkai since you moved to his town when you were 8
you began living right next to him, and you met him after he invited you to play together in his backyard
he had a cool swingset, so of course, you agreed
and as the days went by, you found yourself coming over more and more
and you were inseparable ever since
you even went through your awkward middle school phase together
and now you two were graduating high school together
but lately, he's been acting differently
every time you see him in the hallway, he seems to scurry off in the opposite direction
and when you call him over after school, he makes some excuse not to see you
so you wondered if you did anything to make him upset
sure you two have gotten in a few arguments before, but even then, he always reached out to you
so you weren't really sure where you messed up
and when you brought this up to your friends, they all just giggled and gave you a look you couldn't really decipher
it was confusing, to say the least
so you went over to his house and knocked on the door, waiting impatiently
and when hueningkai comes to the door, he stares at you for a moment in shock before he asks what you're doing here
and you almost stutter in disbelief as if he hasn't been avoiding you for days now
and when you ask him why, all he does is look away
and when you move closer to him, he steps back
heartbroken now, you decide to walk away
but before you could leave, you hear him shout something
"i like you!"
and you hear the door shut close, but you're left standing where you were
you never thought about your feelings until now
he's changed from a loud, messy kid into a tall, caring boy
sure he was still loud at times, but you've always liked that about him
you've always liked everything about him
and with that realization, you knock on his door again
and when hueningkai opens it again, his eyes much more distressed now, you realize how different he looks
he's matured a lot since you were both little
and you realize how different he's acted in the past few years
from being wary of how often he'd hug you to him dropping everything in order to be there for you
he looks at you, even now, with such caring eyes
and you hug him, almost afraid that he'd change his mind
"i like you, too"
and as you feel his arms wrapped around your waist, you realize how long you've been waiting for this
"do you ever think about how we would've never happened if you had a much lesser cool swingset?" "is that the only reason why you like me?"
A/N: some of these were rushed sorry! but ill make sure to prepare more for the next one!!
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