#in kpop world of course they need reassurance

[onementally-unstabel-kid]

~~~~~♡♡♡convenient encounters♡♡♡~~~~~

nonidol!heeseung x idol!f!reader

Ps: I didn't really add a name to the kpop group add one if you want

+not proof read there could be some mistakes😭

It was just another late night for heeseung. The city streets were quiet, with only the occasional car passing by, its headlights cutting through the darkness. He had finished another tiring day at his office job and was on his way to the small convenience store near his apartment. It had become part of his routine—a quick stop to grab some instant ramen and a canned coffee to help him wind down before bed.

The blinding neon lights of the store buzzed overhead as he walked in, the familiar chime signaling his arrival. Heeseung made his way to the usual aisle, his thoughts on autopilot. As he reached for his favorite ramen, he noticed someone standing a few feet away, their face partially hidden beneath a hoodie. The person seemed familiar, but he couldn’t place them.

They both reached for the last can of coffee at the same time, their fingers brushing against each other. The stranger quickly pulled back, mumbling an apology. It was then that heeseung got a clear look at their face.

“Wait… aren’t you—” heeseung started, but the words got caught in his throat. Standing before him was none other than [l/n] [y/n], the lead singer and leader of a popular K-pop group. Her voice had been the soundtrack to many of his late-night work sessions, and her face was plastered on billboards across the city. Yet here she was, in a convenience store at nearly midnight, dressed in a simple hoodie and jeans.

[Y/n]’s eyes widened in recognition, clearly used to being recognized but also slightly anxious about it. “Please, don’t tell anyone you saw me here,” she said quickly, her voice a mixture of pleading and command.

Heeseung shook his head, still processing the surreal moment. But he still said in a reassuring tone “No, of course not. I won’t say a word.”

She gave him a small, grateful smile. “Thank you. I just needed some fresh air, you know?”

He nodded, understanding the unspoken need for normalcy. “Yeah, I get it. Everyone needs a break sometimes.”

They stood there in awkward silence for a moment before she chuckled, breaking the tension. “Looks like we’re both fans of the same coffee,” she said, holding up the can.

Heeseung laughed, feeling the last bit of tension slip away. “It’s the best. I’d offer you this one, but it looks like we’ve only got one left.”

[Y/n] thought and considered it for a moment before smiling mischievously. “How about this—we share it? I can’t have too much caffeine anyway, or I’ll never get to sleep.”

And just like that, they sat down at one of the small tables inside the convenience store, splitting the can of coffee and chatting about everything but her life as a star. For a few brief moments, they were just two people enjoying a late-night snack.

Over the next few weeks, heeseung found himself returning to the convenience store at the same time, hoping for another encounter. To his surprise, [y/n] was often there, browsing the aisles or sipping on a cup of instant ramen. Each time they met, the conversations grew longer, the connection deeper.

It wasn’t long before heeseung realized that he was falling for her. Not the glamorous idol that the world saw, but the down-to-earth woman who laughed at his lame jokes and shared her struggles with balancing her fame and personal life. He found himself looking forward to their late-night meetings, his heart racing with anticipation every time he pushed open the door to the store.

One night, as they were sitting together in their now-regular spot, [y/n] looked at him with a serious expression. “You know, these nights have become the highlight of my day,” she admitted softly.

Heeseung felt his heart skip a beat. “Mine too,” he confessed.

There was a long pause before she spoke again, her voice barely above a whisper. “I think I’ve started to like you, heeseung.”

He looked at her, his heart pounding in his chest. “I feel the same way.”

They sat there in the silence, the weight of their mutual feelings hanging in the air. It was a dangerous path—they both knew that. Her life was far from ordinary, and his was as normal as it got. But in that moment, under the harsh fluorescent lights of a convenience store, none of that mattered.

[Y/n] reached across the table, taking his hand in hers. “Let’s take this one step at a time,” she said, a small smile playing on her lips. “No need to rush.”

Heeseung nodded, squeezing her hand gently. “One step at a time,” he agreed, knowing that whatever challenges lay ahead, they would face them together.

And so, in the most unexpected of places, under the most ordinary of circumstances, a love story began—one that was anything but ordinary.

[minggukieology]

I'm curious about what the perception is of Jimin in S.K. I find him to be different type of idol that would be more appealing to a broader fanbase because of his modern dance and his brand appeal. Specifically talking about those who are not really into the kpop scene and wouldn't identify as army. What was the reaction to the fandance? the mma solo I need you? jimin being the one lifted for black swan with JK? or is it maybe another member that the general public(outside the fanbase) in s.k. talk about the most

Hi, thanks a lot for your message!

I am fairly certain Jimin has the most consistent brand awareness stats out of all the members. Not only internationally, he became one of the elites of the idol world already a few years back among Koreans too. His uniquely doll like face, his overall physique and breathtaking stages he put on over the years that made him go viral have definitely been building up his name and reputation among broader masses. His fan dance had a ripple effect not only in the entertainment world but also among Korean governmental institutions, which they even ended up awarding him for. His MMA I need you stage was another viral, worldwide moment and the amount of views on the fancams only proves how magical of a performance it was. The Black Swan moment became another hot topic, where lots of netizens praised them, their artistry and chemistry, commenting on how unique and beautiful this move was. And each time he goes viral on different Korean forums, he of course gets in the spotlight of a wider and wider audience than just the fanbase, effectively building up a reputation of an exceptional idol. Plus the amount of new gen idols that mention him as their inspiration can also tell you just how well beloved he is in the industry and in general.

((I would personally add also Jimin and Hobi's stage from MAMA 2016. It was such an iconic performance a few years later I found myself at a k-pop concert of a quite famous group (not gonna specify further but they are internationally well known), and one of their stages was a literal copy paste of that dance 😅))

My personal experience from Korea is that Jimin's birthday was by far the busiest I have ever seen. The amount of people visiting the cafe events and all the other amazing projects was mindblowing and in my opinion the most intense out of all the members. I never had any doubt because I'd watched Jimin go viral almost every second day for years but that just reassured me in my perception.

Jimin is the face of k-pop both domestically and internationally. I urge you to not give in to falsehoods of some losers on Twitter that are trying to weaken the perception of others of just how impactful his name really is. I say this almost every time but remember Twitter ≠ real world. And even more so, it is not representative of Korean internet or Korean general public at all.

[baekhvuns]

You're right it's Al Madrid FC 😭 🇫🇷 in shambles it's so funny and strange, but on brand for that country. Ahhhh that Felix guy right lmao. Of course, always the pretty men, but also talented! I remember collecting football cards (now it's kpop, went full circle) and wanted to steal my cousin's Kaka one so bad 😡 living in the era when my faves' kids are starting to play football as well...

Omfg how could I forget Pepe's hair era, I got temporary amnesia lol. Right, even as hair enthusiast Zidane gotta be bald!

Zidane's whole family is too pretty, wtf

Glad the knuckle is alright, but you need to be more careful while slandering me 👀 I don't wanna be quirky then :/// I don't wanna a ponytail

We want privacy aka "we don't want others to invade it, but let me tell you every unnecessary and uncomfortable detail about me myself 🥰" I mean Harry was always quite unhinged...

Tbh if a marriage relies on their kids it's not a good sign, but who knows maybe shit wouldn't go down if there was a Princess involved

SM is the monster of the monsters of capitalism and the weirdest fucking ideas?! Take care of the fucking stalkers instead. Wrestling.... no, it can't be, I'm not seeing this.

Sooooo, I got info that a group of idols and staff members had a meeting (not with LSM, but another important guy) where they expressed their dissatisfaction with the lack of promotion and activities in general. Also, they fired quite a lot of staff because there was no work for them to do. And we all think it's about EXO, cause it makes sense. Maaaaybe WayV, but one staff member who got sacked worked with the group for years and WayV is a relatively new group 👁👁

Him 😭💞 and listen...

Anyway, the triangle seems to be progressing and the FL is oblivious about it sjshsjsjsjehejhshs and I really like them both, this is cruel! I'm usually either experiencing 2nd lead syndrome or team main LI, don't even see the other person as an option, but here....😩 however Mr Baek Dohwa clearly just needs a friend, so maybe that'll be it!

Lol I remember that Draco video! Yeah as a kid he was pretty nasty, but it wasn't totally his fault. And kinda redeemed himself anyway. His father though, Lucius you may have amazing hair, but it's attached to a piece of shit 🔫

Everyone in Maneskin looks older, I was also shocked!

Welcome to the cat boys and fox boys world 😊😊😊😊

Also Jude Law, young Jude Law I was obsessed 😭 okay, but this video consists of some of my fave rom coms/romantic moments

So when I saw the last Gayo collab line up people were like "the whole dance line!" sometimes they wanted to add Mingi too. But I was like "and Seonghwa who??? 🙃"

CORSET AAAAAAA AND EXPRESSIONS AAAAAAAA AND SUCH A BEAUTIFUL NECKLACE

I have two snakes tattooed they're intertwined, one black, one red and they're on my thigh. The tattoo is really cool, I paid so much money for it, but it was worth, it was done by this artist snakes jumpscare tw hahahaha

You didn't tell someone they were under a spider's attack?! Did they survive

Idk there's so much to do with MOTH, but it's also dragging... You're really dedicated! My infatuation with Sonnaught was very temporary, so I'm not looking forward to his redemption tbh akdusuabduahahs but for your sake I hope he gets better

Mingi's been killing with his looks too yeah....😩Seonghwa is a vampire who sends you chilling stares, then he's a lil meow meow, a grandpa who gets confused about little technology things 😭 also Ateez better move to Bubble after Universe dies, because I need Hwa's little stories and reassuring words!!!

Uhm not people calling Pique a GOAT for this behaviour, maybe if Shakira dissed him for no reason, but??? So annoying, and the dickriding is pathetic

Who was the other Jimin, lol was it miss Jamie soudiajssjshhsa I haven't heard their song, didn't even know it came out tbh

Heh... Uh??? (Also, let me rant cause people shit on international fans winning so many video calls, but this ktiny is present every time, Hwa talks to them more than he talks to his mum)

Our barista is back! And What did I just wake up to - DV 💖

hi hello!!

You're right it's Al Madrid FC 😭 🇫🇷 in shambles it's so funny and strange, but on brand for that country. Ahhhh that Felix guy right lmao. Of course, always the pretty men, but also talented! I remember collecting football cards (now it's kpop, went full circle) and wanted to steal my cousin's Kaka one so bad 😡 living in the era when my faves' kids are starting to play football as well...

after today’s copa defeat (BARCA HUMILIATED REAL) they might as well leave rm kdvsmckc, but i think many players that are going near the end of their careers might try it out at saudi, perhaps to enhance their level of leagues,,, maybe ronaldo started something! pretty and talented the best! but it makes me laugh a lil bc when he separated from his wife he married someone w the same name as his ex fmscjak 😭😭😭 NO WAY U COLLECTED THEM???? another thing to rob 🔫 🔫 anon old era 🤚🏻 but it’s also so, strange, but nostalgic to see the players we grew up watching now near the end of their careers is 😵‍💫😵‍💫

im actually very impressed

Omfg how could I forget Pepe's hair era, I got temporary amnesia lol. Right, even as hair enthusiast Zidane gotta be bald! /// Zidane's whole family is too pretty, wtf

nOODLE HAIR PEPE >>>> NOODLE HAIR RONALDO 🤚🏻 yOURE RIGHT his whole family are all model material! hit the luck w genes truly, and the way he’s already a grandfather 😭😭😭

Glad the knuckle is alright, but you need to be more careful while slandering me 👀 I don't wanna be quirky then :/// I don't wanna a ponytail //// We want privacy aka "we don't want others to invade it, but let me tell you every unnecessary and uncomfortable detail about me myself 🥰" I mean Harry was always quite unhinged... /// Tbh if a marriage relies on their kids it's not a good sign, but who knows maybe shit wouldn't go down if there was a Princess involved

my knuckle is back and im ready to slander again 🔫🔫🔫 maybe your bad boy would braid your hair,, quirky yn will be back! NOOO SERIOUSLY 😭😭😭 tells u the most private moments about him and the way diana was buried??? WE DONT NEED TO KNOW THAT COMEON LEAVE HER BE 😭😭😭 and now bringing william’s kids into this is mad,, that is true! in their case tho if that was the case maybe it would’ve satisfied their relationship! tbh if that was true at least we’d be spared by this drama that’s going on rn fbfb

SM is the monster of the monsters of capitalism and the weirdest fucking ideas?! Take care of the fucking stalkers instead. Wrestling.... no, it can't be, I'm not seeing this. //// Sooooo, I got info that a group of idols and staff members had a meeting (not with LSM, but another important guy) where they expressed their dissatisfaction with the lack of promotion and activities in general. Also, they fired quite a lot of staff because there was no work for them to do. And we all think it's about EXO, cause it makes sense. Maaaaybe WayV, but one staff member who got sacked worked with the group for years and WayV is a relatively new group 👁👁

sm is the biggest capitalism monster after hybe tbh,,, so anything and everything for money 🤚🏻 NO BC FBWNDB IMAGINE IF SM IDOLS GET TO DO THE WRESTLING THING TOO EVEN IF FOR A PARODY 😭😭😭 sh*nd*ng vs seulgi i need her to beat him up,,,

NOOOW INTERESTING THAT U MENTION THAT BC I DO BELIEVE ITS EXO AS WELL! not lsm but the shitty ceo that is there now 🔫 he actually has an agenda against exo bc of his previous actions fbwndhsj they recently renewed their contract and this one acc has mentioned everything u said! which only makes the facts about saying exo’s about to have shows and world tours coming and hopefully it all comes right! more promos for them finally and outside of asia FINALLY 😭😭😭😭 ANON I LOVE U FOR THIS INFO

just as i was looking thru twt for that acc, exo’s hongkong concert is being finalized 😭😭😭 exo idol era starting 😭😭🤚🏻

Him 😭💞 and listen... /// Anyway, the triangle seems to be progressing and the FL is oblivious about it sjshsjsjsjehejhshs and I really like them both, this is cruel! I'm usually either experiencing 2nd lead syndrome or team main LI, don't even see the other person as an option, but here....😩 however Mr Baek Dohwa clearly just needs a friend, so maybe that'll be it!

ANON FLQGRBDLWDHWKRJJWJDHQL );@/~€[¥>|_¥|!]£? STOP IT WHEN I CLCIKED ON THE FURST ONE I WAS LIKE WAAIT A MINUTE IVE SEEN THIS SOMEWHERE IM GONNA LOSE MY MIND

JFBWKDHSK IS IT THAT BAD THAT U CWNT PICK ONE FHKWHDKS DOHWA NEEDS A FREIND no bc need to make a petition where the FL knows there’s a love triangle involving her but she chooses to ignore it simply but doesn’t dismiss it <3 makes it even the more fun bc the FL gets to experience the best of both worlds

Lol I remember that Draco video! Yeah as a kid he was pretty nasty, but it wasn't totally his fault. And kinda redeemed himself anyway. His father though, Lucius you may have amazing hair, but it's attached to a piece of shit 🔫

that video is a staple 🤚🏻 poor boy draco,, yEAH OKAY AS A KID HE WAS STUPID BUT HE’S A KID i wish in the last scene of the last movie, harry would’ve acknowledged draco at the train station, could give hope 🤲🏻 need a new movie where it’s harry and draco’s kid who’ve got themselves in trouble and they have to get their dad’s to help them out 🤚🏻 LUCIUS I HAD HOPE FOR HIM BUT WHAT A ASSHOLE, draco’s mom started that two diff hair trend, was the only nice person tbh in there

Everyone in Maneskin looks older, I was also shocked! /// Welcome to the cat boys and fox boys world 😊😊😊😊

they really do! aging real fast 😭😭😭 no bc i will make a chat noir hwa fic just u wait and dedicate it to all the cat boy lovers

Also Jude Law, young Jude Law I was obsessed 😭 okay, but this video consists of some of my fave rom coms/romantic moments /// So when I saw the last Gayo collab line up people were like "the whole dance line!" sometimes they wanted to add Mingi too. But I was like "and Seonghwa who??? 🙃"

jude law from the holiday right?? omg he is so good at acting!! in fantastic beasts too! THE MR DARCY FQNGDJW HAD ME ROLLING BACK ON THE FIRST SECOND tbh they just pick and chose their token members to be in the dance line when all of them are proficient enough to be called that

CORSET AAAAAAA AND EXPRESSIONS AAAAAAAA AND SUCH A BEAUTIFUL NECKLACE //// I have two snakes tattooed they're intertwined, one black, one red and they're on my thigh. The tattoo is really cool, I paid so much money for it, but it was worth, it was done by this artist snakes jumpscare tw hahahaha

THE CORSET THE GAGA THE PARK SEONGHWA IM IN LOVE WITH THIS STYLIST AFTER THIS THIS AND THIS

omg those are the coolest yet anxiety inducing snake patterns omg the colourings,,, did u get them coloured or just the regular way? their work seems so detailed def worth the price!!!

You didn't tell someone they were under a spider's attack?! Did they survive ///

Idk there's so much to do with MOTH, but it's also dragging... You're really dedicated! My infatuation with Sonnaught was very temporary, so I'm not looking forward to his redemption tbh akdusuabduahahs but for your sake I hope he gets better

SEE THEY DESERVED IT 🤚🏻SOMETIMES MY MOUTH NEEDS TO BE SHUT and no i did not tell them <3 it was a tiny one anyway, probably died when they sat down <3 i do think about it once in a while fbenfjd I AM VERY DEDICATED TO THAT MAN I BELIEVE HE WILL HAVE A REDEMPTION ARC EVEN IF TEMPORARY 🤚🏻🤚🏻

Mingi's been killing with his looks too yeah....😩Seonghwa is a vampire who sends you chilling stares, then he's a lil meow meow, a grandpa who gets confused about little technology things 😭 also Ateez better move to Bubble after Universe dies, because I need Hwa's little stories and reassuring words!!!

mingi has finally given us the manbun and idk how to behave anymore,,, 😭😭😭😭 this guy really a peak boomer,, see it’s not grandpa, it’s grandhwa 🧍🏻‍♀️ OH THEY BETTER MOVE THERE !!!!!! SM X ATEEZ CRUMBS A LITTLE BIT NOT ALOT BUT A LITTLE BIT 😭😭 hwa should write a book, full of stories and philosophically random thoughts he has and i will buy 10

Uhm not people calling Pique a GOAT for this behaviour, maybe if Shakira dissed him for no reason, but??? So annoying, and the dickriding is pathetic //// Who was the other Jimin, lol was it miss Jamie soudiajssjshhsa I haven't heard their song, didn't even know it came out tbh

the dickriding is so crazy, this guy willingly ruined his family and yet he’s the one who gets the have the last laugh??? this guy ?? weirdo behaviour BUT U KNOW WHO WON???? MOTHER. MADRE.

i did not know his mom was involved TOO, deserved

the song’s pretty good! tho nothing new but definitely fresh! different from the noise music all around

Heh... Uh??? (Also, let me rant cause people shit on international fans winning so many video calls, but this ktiny is present every time, Hwa talks to them more than he talks to his mum) //// Our barista is back! And What did I just wake up to - DV 💖

no.

wait damn and no one notices???? HE TALKS TO THEM MORE THEN HIS MOM FHWKFHWMFJWMDJWKCJCH,, BARISTAS BACK AND WE DEMAND A HELLO82 VIDEO OF THEN ACTUALLY WORKING WORKING AT A CAFE !!!! NEED TO EXPERIENCE THE CHAOTIC NESS !!!! he is the villain this cb. yeah. we also woke up to this 😭🤚🏻

this man is dating and he is WHIPPED

[shadowofahope]

NOT Gonna Happen

Warnings: Swearing? One bad word near the end.

Premise: Fight or Flight. Meet BTS or run away from BTS?

“Uh guys…. She’s rolling away.” Yoongi points to you and your attempt to escape the room. Hands grab your ankles to halt your getaway. “I hate all of you.” You groan up at Yeonjun, who still had hold of you. You give up, letting out a deep sight, wishing the ground would open from under you.

Ft. TXT

Authors notes: My honest to all the kpop gods, reaction to meeting these boys. YEET!

This is also a response to people constantly asking me, what would you do if you met BTS?

ALSO this is heavily un-edited. I'm really tired and I'm trying to write 3.5 stories at once! Wooooh, wish me luck!

masterlist

Today marks your 8th week working at BigHit, currently working with TxT on their new album and the chaos that always followed them. Walking down a hallway with one of the backup dancers you had become quick friends with, you felt at home in this monumental building. You are comfortable here, everyone making you feel at home.

“Pleasssssse” Sung-ho begs again. Hands on your shoulders, shaking you gently as he walks behind you. “You have to come.”

“I really don’t think that’s a good idea.” You whine back, swinging your staff badge back and forth on your neck. “You know I don’t want to meet them.

He tugs on your shoulders lightly forcing you to halt. Jumping in front of you, palms pressed together, eyes closed he starts begging.

“You promised you would come to one practice. Just this one. Please Please Please-”

Huffing in frustration, you screw up your nose. He silently waits for you to give in, as he knows you will eventually.

“Just this one.” You finally give in.

“Yaaay!” He cheers, jumping to your side.

In all the comotion you don’t notice the footsteps approaching you two from down a connecting hallway. Shrugging your friend off, you’re about to round the corner when you hear it. Instantly freezing.

“I think it’ll be safer to go over the choreo with the dancer one more time.”

“I agree, the timing still seems a little off. We should take a look at the schedules.”

“Sung-ho!”

Your friend smiles and turns to the voice that called him, turning his back to you.

“Hello, Taehyung. Jimin. Hoseok.” Sung-ho greets cheerfully.

“Do you have time to come with us to discuss the schedules for practice?” Jimin asks politely.

“Of course, I was just on my way to grab a snack with -” He starts to explain, turning to where you once stood. Hand hanging in the air, he’s dumbfounded.

“With-?” Hoseok questions.

“Apparently myself.” He turns back to the boys. How had you disappeared so quickly and to where?

He chuckled awkwardly at the idols, cursing you for putting him in this embarrassing situation.

They mirror back his awkward laugh, excusing themselves as they continue on down the hallway.

Your friend stands there for almost two full minutes, trying to figure out what in the hell just happened. He hears a rattle coming from the small storage room near him.

The door swings open.

“You did not just-“ He’s wheezing, trying to catch his breath.

“Don’t talk to me” You walk out of the storage room, in reality it’s more of a tiny linen closet. Upon hearing the idols voices, In sheer blind panic, you threw yourself into the closet and shut the door behind you.

Walking past your still wheezing friend, you push him playfully before continuing on towards the lounge. His loud cackles bouncing around you all the way there.

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You are sitting in a waiting room with TXT. You’ve made yourself comfortable on one of the couches facing away from the door across the large room, angled towards the wall full over mirrors for makeup and hair. Scrolling through your phone, while Kai and Taehyun talk about something animatedly behind you. You can see them every once in a while, flailing their arms, mimicking wild gestures.

You three had chosen to stay back while the other three needed to ‘stretch’ their legs and find something to drink. So when the door opens you don’t look up, expecting it to be the missing members. Your body lurches forward at the reflection in the mirror, panic spreading.

“Hyung!” Kai exclaims excitedly, bounding over to the 2 members of BTS that have entered the room. “What are you doing here?”

“Hello, we were looking for Jungkook. Have you seen him?” Namjoon asks, looking around the room.

“No, he hasn’t been through here.” Taehyun chirps next to his bandmate.

“Ok, I’ll try calling him again. '' Jin responds, pulling out his phone from his back pocket.

“What are you guys doing here?” Namjoon questions the younger idols.

“Oh, we are working on a concept for one of the singles off our album. Our producer -” Kai motions to the couch that you were on. Now being completely empty. Your slouching form gone, the room appeared empty as well. “Who apparently is gone now, was here helping us.”

Jin and Namjoon shared a skeptical glance at each other. Kai rubs the back of his head as he looks at his beandmember, giving him a confused tilt to his head, to which he gets a shrug in response.

“That’s the newer producer right?” Jin questions.

“Uh yea, that’s her.” Taehyun confirms, still utterly confused by your houdini act.

“We’ve heard a lot of great things about her, from all over, but we still havent seen her.” Namjoon concluded by nodding his head, in thought.

“Oh, I’m sure you’ll meet her soon. It’s bound to happen.” Kai reassures.

The duos bid each other goodbye, BTS leaving the room and TXT walking back towards the empty couch.

“How did she-where did she-?” Unable to fully ask his question, Taehyun looks around the room again.

Kai rounds the side of the couch, noticing a hood under the coffee table.

“Noona?” He tries to hide his laugh but fails miserably.

You lift your head from the floor, removing your hood, peering up from underneath the coffee table at the younger. You glare at him, crawling out as he falls back onto his butt laughing, Taehyun joining him on the floor. Both now convulsing with uncontrollable laughter.

Flopping angrily back onto the couch in your previous position, you ignore their incessant chattering and laughing. Recounting you hiding again and again. Even when the other members returned and they explained everything that happened while they were gone, you chose to angrily scroll on your phone until their pestering and teasing died down.

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Pacing back and forth in a secluded lounge area, you waited with all of the members of txt. You were waiting to hear back from the execs about your concept ideas. The boys had worked extremely hard to come up with a fully thought out concept, you had backed their ideas the whole way as they presented them to the higher staff. Now you waited, anxiously.

Drumming your hands together while pacing you chewed on your bottom lip nervously. Each member stationed on the couch, lounger ottoman, facing you. Legs bouncing in anticipation, knuckles cracking you stopped in front of the large window, facing them, the outside world behind you.

“Look guys, regardless of what happens you did amazing.” You smile at them. “And I’m unbelievably proud of you. All of you.”

Breaking them out of their stoppers, they look up at your faces glowing, pride swelling in their chests.

“Soobin-ah?” A deep voice calls from somewhere unknown, and you freeze.

The members of TXT jump up from their seats, whirling around in time to see all the members of bts walking around the balcony area over to them.

“Taehyung-hyung,” Soobin greets politely. “How are you all doing today.?”

“Good, we just finished rehearsals.” Taehyung explains, once they were standing just on the other side of the couch to him. “Have you guys heard anything yet? We saw the concept art, we really liked it!”

“Nothing yet. We were actually just waiting. Noona was just trying to-” Soobin attempts to explain, motioning behind him to you. Seeing the skeptical looks on their faces, he turned his head to see nothing. You had completely vanished. With furniture and a structural wall surrounding you, there was no place you possibly could be hiding.

Confusion evident on his face as he looks over at Yeonjun. Eyes silently asking him where you had gone, the older only shook his head, eyes just as wide, he shrugged in response.

“Right, the elusive producer we keep hearing about but never seeing.” Yoongi responds comically. “Maybe she isn’t real? But a ghost!”

Spooking Jin and Hoseok alike, they give him an alarmed glare.

“No, we promise she’s real.” Soobin persuades, his voice coming out in almost a plea.

Trying to affirm your existence to their Hyungs, Gyu becomes overwhelmingly curious. He walks over to the spot you had been standing, a deep frown settled on his features.

He does a full 360, in an attempt to understand where you could have gone. Upon turning around he notices something. Stifling a laugh and breaking into a full blown smile, he subtly waves Kai over, when they make eye contact. Kai nonchalantly makes his way over to him, Gyu mumbles something to him and he looks in the direction that Gyu was nodding. Trying to hide his own laugh, the two youngest members stand snickering, waiting for the members of BTS to walk away before exposing you to the group.

Once the groups bid each other goodbye, they both break out into hysterical laughter.

“What guys?” Yeonjun jumps at the unexpected hollering. But neither boy can speak, too consumed by laughter they both point to the semi open window.

“She didn’t” Taehyun launches himself over the ottoman in front of him rushing to the window. Soobin and Yeonjun right behind him. The three of them look out to see your figure hopping down from the last branch of the tree outside.

With lightning speed and zero hesitation, you had climbed out of the already opened window on the second floor. Stepped from the ledge onto a tree that's long, thick branches were supporting itself against the building. Then walked to the center of the large tree and climbed your way down.

Mass hysteria broke out between the 5 members.

“That’s it. We have to make her meet them.” Soobin exclaims, wiping a tear that fell down his cheek.

“Guys, I think I have a plan.” Yeonjun smirks. So they all huddled around to listen.

💜♾💜♾💜

Today was supposed to be your day off. But upon receiving a text from Soobin, saying they needed you there urgently for their concept proposal, you raced straight there. So there you were standing in the hall talking to an exec in a black oversized pullover hoodie and workout leggings. Today was about comfort over professionalism, well it was supposed to be.

But when you had finished your pleasant chat with the exec, he started apologizing profusely about something he couldn’t say. Trying to hide his chuckle, his eyes dart over your shoulder. Before you could press him about his comments, you were spun around and hoisted off of your feet. Draped over a shoulder like a sack of potatoes. In alarm you manage to struggle enough to see your kidnapper, Yeonjun.

“What are you dooooooiiiinnnng?” You whine, struggling more.

He says nothing, but turns down the hallway to the dance practice rooms.

“Put me down shrek.” You quote. Wiggling even harder to escape the ironclad grip on you.

“There’s no point Noona, just accept it.” A sweet cheerful voice, butts in, shoes coming into view as you tilt your head up to look.

“Really Kai, they have you in on this too?” You slump in defeat. “Fine, but don’t you dare fart.”

Your capture lets out a chuckle before entering the dance room. The other three members you can kind of see. Or at least their shoes. Your hood keeps flopping down and making it hard to tell.

“Guys seriously, why are you-” You begin as blood starts rushing to your head. Making you slightly dizzy.

“Hello Hyungs.” Yeonjun greets politely. Panic rising, you tilt your head to the side to look into the wall mirror, there you see all 7 members of BTS sitting on the floor, along with the other members of TXT standing around you. “This is Y/N-Noona, the real, not a ghost, producer.”

Realization hits you like a ton of bricks, as snickers and muffled laughs resonate behind you.

“Yeonjun…..” Your voice is a little shaky. “You did not just introduce me to BTS ass FIRST?!”

Everyone in the room breaks into rounds of full belly laughter as you are hoisted back over the shoulder, feet planted on the floor.

Turning shyly to the side, you make eye contact with each member of BTS. Your legs crumble beneath you, muttering ‘I could have lived my whole life without this’ angrily. You lay on the ground face down, hood over your head as more laughter ensues.

“You had to meet them at some point, even backwards!” Gyu exclaims between heaves of laughter, clutching his stomach .

Waving your hand blindly towards the members of TXT you bark “That’s it! We are no longer friends. Done, Forever, never again!”

Apologies begin to flow toward you but you ignore them. Eventually you ignore any comment that comes your way, still plastered to the floor, the 12 men begin to talk about other things. Completely unaware of you.

...Or so you thought….

“Uh guys…. She’s rolling away.” Yoongi points to you and your attempt to escape the room. Hands grab your ankles to halt your getaway.

“I hate all of you.” You groan up at Yeonjun, who still had hold of you. You give up, letting out a deep sight, wishing the ground would open from under you.

[armysantiny]

Ateez Headcanon; Their s/o is a fantasy nerd.

Pairing: Ot8 x gender neutral reader

Genre: fluff, fantasy (kinda), headcanon

Includes: movies, tv shows, merch, movie nights, playthroughs, gifts,

Word count: 1.9k

Warnings: n/a

Rating: PG

Networks: @kwritersworld​, @kdiarynet​, @kpopscape​, @ultkpopnetwork​, @kpopcontentcreatorsclub​, @k-dinernet​, @lovesick-net​, @whipped-kpop-creators​, @kafenetwork​, @8makes1teamnet​, @ateezlovenet​

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An: I had so much fun writing this! Members under the cut!

홍중 (Hongjoong)

Literally so invested

When he sees the sparkle in your eyes as you explain the lore, his heart is doing flips I tell you.

How hadn’t you told him sooner?

Doesn’t say a word while you talk, only going “Mhm~” with stars in his eyes.

If it’s a videogame, or a roleplaying game like D&D, he will practically beg you to give him a crash course in what to do.

“Are you sure you want to learn how to do this Joongie?”

“Mhm! I wanna learn, it looks fun! Just teach me the basics for now~”

Supportive boyfriend right here.

Will look up playthroughs and explanations of the lore in his own time to get a better understanding.

If he knows a little more, than it can be something the both of you enjoy!

If it’s a franchise like LoTR or something similar, he’ll definitely put the movies on when it’s movie night.

Cue Joong asking you about your favourite and least favourite parts about the franchise.

If there are any spin-off titles, he’ll ask if you recommend watching them too.

May end up becoming a fantasy nerd himself.

Makes you little memorabilia whenever he can.

Honestly loves how large your imagination must be for you to be into fantasy.

성화 (Seonghwa)

He kinda just goes “Woah...” at first.

You think he doesn’t like it; he was sitting there more or less speechless.

When he sees your dejected face, Hwa panics.

Because he does like it, he’s just surprised he hadn’t caught on sooner.

Reassures you that he is interested, and pokes at you to continue talking about it.

Cue several cute interested Hwa sounds

Asks if you have any merch you wanna show him.

He hasn’t told you, but he’s started looking into the franchise for himself.

Might not end up being his taste, but he still keeps a small interest in it.

It was something you were interested in after all.

Chuckles to himself when he sees you really into the series.

Something about you excited about the fantasy franchise you were into was endearing.

Always lends an ear to your theories and headcanons

You surprise him-

He swears you’ve just described an entirely new novel to him.

The headcanon is just that detailed.

Definitely encourages you to try creative writing/design courses to see if you could take your interests further

Asks if you want to create your own fantasy series.

Supportive boyfriend #2 over here~

As long as you’re happy, he’s happy.

윤호 (Yunho)

He’s honestly more excited than you are to be honest

Bounces like a child when you describe the lore to him.

If the stars in his eyes could get any brighter, they would. He is literally the pleading eyes emoji

You mention that you’ve created original characters inspired by the franchise, and he almost pounces on you with even more questions.

Will ask if you’ve created a character based off of himself.

Which you have, and when you show him, he gets even more excited - if that’s even possible.

Will ask you to explain the character’s entire backstory.

Falls in love with you even more - if he even can at that point.

Finds every way possible to have you talk about any and everything fantasy related.

Calls you in the middle of the night to listen to you ramble about your latest character design.

Tells all the members that you’ve created a character about him and boasts about it for months.

You might have another fantasy nerd on your hands now.

여상 (Yeosang)

Kind of a fantasy nerd himself.

So, when you reveal that you’re into fantasy, he kinda goes “Oh? Me too!”

Excited giggles from both of you

Cue fantasy themed date nights...you cuties

Curled up in a blanket together with a load of snacks, watching your favourite movies together.

Oh god the theory discussions you two have.

Now you two can call each other at God forbidden times of the night and talk about your favourite series. 

Since he’s the only one who knows, he’s glad only he gets to see that excited grin on your face when you talk about the show.

Low-key starts boasting about it too.

Like, only he can see you when you’re this cute, you know?

You’d take his drones away if he told any of the boys about your fantasy shows, so it becomes your shared little secret~

Buys you cosplay pieces so you can dress up as your favourite character.

Compliments you for days.

Literally so pretty :(

Takes a thousand pictures (Yes, he keeps a set as his background)

He’s already dressed up as Harley Quinn, so he’s more than happy to dress up as one of the major ships.

Especially if it’s your favourite ship too.

Conventions! Omg you’d go to as many conventions as you could together.

Couple goals~

Singing to soundtracks together as you get ready.

Definitely uses it as a way to tease you.

Sees you having a fan moment over a character and pretends to get all pouty.

“Your boyfriend’s right here, but you’re only focusing on them? Fine then...”

Laughs when he sees the blush on your face

Of course, he gets the same treatment from you.

Healthy relationships, we love to see it. Now where do I get this?

산 (San)

Cannot control the absolute look of admiration in his face at all.

Looks at you with all the wonder in the world. His eyes’ sparkle :(

It may sound a little confusing at first to him, but hearing you describe it with so much passion warms his heart.

Asks you to take the plot step-by-step, so he can understand it a little better

Watches some of it when he can, and he can definitely see the appeal

Interesting characters, an entirely different world, no wonder you love it so much.

He has his games, and you already knew about them, so he’s happy he knows about you more, ‘hidden’ interests.

When he heard you ask him not to find it weird after you’re caught having a fan moment, he pouts immediately.

Why would he find it weird that you were a fan of something? He was quite the fanboy himself, after all

Spends a considerable amount of time reassuring you that he doesn’t find your interests or you weird.

No one is feeling insecure about liking a franchise that makes them happy on his watch.

Buys you merch as soon as it releases.

Little excited claps when he sees your reaction.

It soon becomes your favourite merch item and he’s so proud.

Sees you wearing it literally wherever you can

When you invite him to have a movie marathon with you after he finishes his schedule, San swears he’s head over heels because he agrees without hesitation.

No second thought required

Be prepares to have several more marathons while he asks a million questions at once.

Might have to create a PowerPoint for this cutie. 

민기 (Mingi)

Honestly, he’s kinda lost at first

You kinda have to tell him again and he goes “Oh...I get it!”

Does not get it.

A bit like San, a presentation may be needed at some point.

When he kinda gets it, this baby gets really excited, but he’s almost a little sad.

Because you didn’t tell him until now, you know?

Asks you about the entire main cast, and your favourite character.

Finds you watching your show and quietly sits beside you

He wants to try and understand the plot for himself.

Gets so engrossed, his eyes turn into the pleading eye emoji

He’s so cute, I swear-

Honestly, Mingi finds it so cool that you enjoy fantasy.

“Y/n, can we watch it together from now on? I really like it!”

Yeah, you might end up marrying that man right there and then.

Starts asking you to introduce him to other shows you like that you think he might like as well.

Ends up with a full list and starts watching them all.

I mean all of them

Hell, I think you’ll turn him into a fantasy nerd as well.

Borrows one of your merch hoodies and wears it around the house.

It’s his now :(

Please, he looks so small

You end up buying him a matching hoodie

Refuses to take it off unless he has to.

Listens to all of your fan ravings

Learns about all of your favourite ships.

High-key starts analysing them with you

Yep- you’ve got a fantasy nerd on your hands now, enjoy!

우영 (Wooyoung)

Okay, excited child alert

Another one who literally bounces when you tell him. Gives you puppy eyes for days.

Why didn’t you tell him sooner?

Bugs you constantly about the shows you like and your favourite character.

Which leads him to go on an internet deep-dive (Definitely on Twitter)

He enjoys cooking, so he finds a way to cook the food from the show.

And holy shit it tastes better than you imagined.

Once he sees your reaction, Wooyoung makes it his mission to surprise you with dishes from the show.

Late nights binging your favourite shows together is now a must.

Does kinda laugh a little too loud in your ear, but you’re used to it.

In all truth, you appreciate that he wants to watch it with you

He may be watching it with you, but he also loves seeing your reaction to what’s happening on screen

Please, he thinks you’re the cutest human on earth.

Maybe he takes a picture or two. Maybe

Finds really cute keepsakes from the show while he’s on tour and buys them for you

Takes a picture of them and send them to you with the caption, ‘Look what I got~’

You literally squeal and call him immediately

A proud smile on his face when he hears your voice

You’re rambling thank yous in every language you know and Wooyoung’s there on the other line giggling

Yeah, you’re being spoiled with merch from now on.

Precious baby :(

종호 (Jongho)

Probably has the most neutral response out of all the boys

Kinda just goes, “Oh, that’s cool, fantasy’s really interesting.”

Low-key sounds uninterested, but trust me, he is. Even if it’s just a tad.

Jongho strikes me as the type to not tell you that he’s learning about your favourite show.

You’ll be watching an episode and he walks in, “Oh, [character]’s pairing with [character] is really neat. They wrote them really well.”

“Huh..? How do you know..?”

You thought he wasn’t interested in the show and he giggles at your confusion.

Granted, he isn’t into the idea of fantasy as the others are, but if it’s what makes you happy, it wouldn’t hurt to learn a little about it.

Let’s you take him to conventions and helps you hold the bigger items you struggle with so you don’t drop everything.

Thinks you look amazing in full cosplay.

Lets you experiment on him from time to time.

You get him in some makeup, contacts and give him a prosthetic piece to put over his head.

He thinks he looks pretty good. Might consider trying it again sometime.

He’ll be shopping online and see something.

“Isn’t that from y/n’s favourite..?”

Buys it and surprises you the next time you have a date together.

“Oh? When did you get this? I love it”

“Ah, you know~ I was browsing and it reminded me of you.”

Ends up seeing you take it everywhere

Smiles to himself each time and refuses to tell you why.

Out of all the merch you own, you take the one he bought you with you everywhere

He’s touched.

Doesn’t always pay 100% attention when you’re watching tv together, but enough that he’s aware of the plot line, but not the finer details.

You may not have convinced him to be a fan, but you have turned your boyfriend into a casual watcher.

[retrievablememories]

why don’t you love me | taeyong

title: why don’t you love me pairing: taeyong x black!reader genre: angst, some fluff request: “Taeyong is dating a black girl who SM doesn’t know about and they get into an argument because they’ve been dating for 2 years and he hasn’t told any of the members of NCT . She wants to break up but he doesn’t want to let her go. She accidentally meets Jaehyun and they become friends(Taeyong doesn’t know) and he wants to introduce her to the members so she decides to use this as an opportunity to meet them so Taeyong can crack and tell them about her which he still won’t do out of fear. ❤️” word count: 3.3k warnings: unhealthy relationship dynamic, one tiny mention of sex a/n: i’m not sure if reader meeting jaehyun is realistic, but i wasn’t sure how else to do it since no one at SM knows she exists...don’t clown the music choices plz, i had to look thru my own playlists for this 💀 the ending of this fic has me so shook tbh, i’d have to fight

When you open the door, Taeyong stands before you looking sheepish. “Hi, Y/N. I’m sorry I’m late. I was with the guys today.” You immediately roll your eyes at that and walk away from the entrance, throwing your hands up. Taeyong closes the door behind him and trails in behind you to the kitchen.

“On one of your very few days off? You’re with them everyday. You couldn’t tell them you had other plans? Or even that you have a girlfriend to see?” You turn to look at Taeyong again, crossing your arms. Your body language is already telling him you don’t want to hear more of his excuses. He tries to reach out to you, though you step away from his touch.

He sighs, his shoulders slumping with the knowledge that you’re not going to let this go easily. “They don’t know about us, I can’t exactly—”

“Yes, because you’ve never told them. Or anyone. I’m getting tired of this.” You lean back against the kitchen island, giving him an unimpressed look. “Do you think I enjoy living like some shameful secret?”

“I’m not ashamed of you, and you know it.” You’re not sure about that, actually. “If SM finds out, they’re not going to be happy, and going public is out of the question.” You suck your teeth at that.

“I’ve never asked you about going public; I don’t need or want that. However, I don’t think it’s too much to ask to meet the other men you spend 95% of your time with. God forbid I want to meet the people you refer to as your family.”

Taeyong chews his lips, mulling over your words but feeling too powerless and afraid to do anything about them. Then he sighs and shakes his head, running his hands through his hair. “I just...if gets out, somehow...my career…you know there’s already been so much. A dating scandal would be…”

“I think it’s clearly about more than that,” you argue, your eyebrows drawing together. “You just don’t want anyone to know about me because I’m black.”

“Stop saying that! If I cared about that, I wouldn’t be with you in the first place.”

“Because that’s such a reassurance? Instead, I get to sit up here like the woman in the attic and be hidden away from your friends and family. What a life! Maybe we shouldn’t be together.”

At this, Taeyong’s anxiety becomes almost palpable. “I—what are you saying? You can’t—”

“I can do whatever I want, Taeyong.”

“I don’t want us to break up,” Taeyong argues, his tone becoming more desperate. “I—I can find a way to tell the guys, just...please don’t leave me.”

You give him a long stare. “Quit with the last-ditch attempts to get me to stay. I don’t want you to say that just because you think it’s what I want to hear.”

“What else can I say? I want you in my life. I need you here. I don’t know what I’d do without you.” Taeyong’s eyes become shiny with tears, which you wish you could ignore, but there is still a part of you that loves him and doesn’t want to see him hurt. Even if it’s hurting you too.

Taeyong gets closer to you, and you allow him to pull you into something of a hug. His head slumps to your shoulder, leaning heavily on you, and you can smell the scent of his shampoo in his hair.

“Do you really still love me?” you ask him softly, next to his ear. “Really love me. Don’t tell me you want me next to you just because you’re afraid to be alone.”

He squeezes you more tightly around the waist and lifts his head back up to look you in the eyes. “I love you,” he says quietly. “You have to trust me…”

“Then show me,” you respond. Your patience has been steadily wearing thin, and you are past the point where nice words can get you to be complacent. You wonder if Taeyong has even noticed that—how close you are to the breaking point.

He nods slightly to your words, his lips drawing into a thin line and his eyes heavy with stress. He tries his luck with a kiss, but you turn your head and his lips land on your cheek. “Maybe you should just leave,” you say quietly. The words make you feel cold and alone, but you’re sure you’d still feel that way even if Taeyong stayed. He sags a little but doesn’t fight you on it, instead letting you go and stepping backwards.

He seems unsure what to say for a few moments, and then he nods to himself. “I’ll leave. But please don’t give up on me.” He leaves you with those words lingering in the air—words you’d like to put your belief in.

It’s been a week since you and Taeyong last met up in person. You’ve texted sporadically in the time between then, but you haven’t wanted to say much to him, and he already knows he can’t force you to do anything you don’t want to.

You decide to head out for a day all to yourself as a way to de-stress, though it doesn’t really help. Everywhere you go there are couples, out and about and holding hands without a care in the world. You only wish you could do the same. You haven’t known what that’s like since your last relationship before Taeyong, and the thought of going without that kind of open and unafraid affection for 2 whole years makes you more angry and sad.

You end up in a nearby clothing store, looking through the racks of outfits and subconsciously wondering which ones Taeyong would like. You roll your eyes at this, still unable to get him completely off your mind even though you don’t want to be thinking about him right now.

You end up leaving that store and going to another one nearby—which is a tiny record shop that sells vinyls all the way up from the 1940s to now. You’ve been here a handful of times before, though it’s been a while since your last visit. To your surprise, the clerk still remembers you, waving happily when you enter.

Besides the cashier, you don’t pay much attention to anyone else in the store, only concerned about getting what you want so you can get out and go back home. Your mind is endlessly stressed about Taeyong and his lack of action. Even though you still love him, you don’t know how much more of this you can take. Your resentment only grows, which propels you to want to call things off before they get worse for the both of you.

Worse, indeed. You’re not sure how it can get much worse than your boyfriend acting like you don’t exist, though you’re not willing to try and find out.

You leave the store after making your purchase, ready to go back home and wallow some more, but before you’re fully out the door, someone hurriedly taps you on the shoulder.

“Sorry to bother you, but you dropped this.” You turn around to see a guy holding your sunglasses out to you, which surprises you because you hadn’t even heard them fall off your bag. But more importantly, you’re shocked to see that the guy is Jaehyun, Taeyong’s groupmate. Though he’s wearing the classic kpop idol disguise, you can still tell it’s him.

“Oh—thank you…” You take the glasses from his grasp, still looking at him with a bit of incredulity. You weren’t expecting to see him in this place. You didn’t even notice him in the store.

Jaehyun sees your recognition of him and gives an embarrassed smile, which makes his eyes crinkle above the mask. “Let’s keep this between us, yeah? Better not to draw attention here…”

“Oh, no, I was just surprised you would even be into...” you glance at the store’s sign, which is just above you, “...vinyls?” You say this somewhat sarcastically, not wanting him to think you’re some starstruck fan.

“Do I not seem like that kind of person?” Jaehyun smiles politely and glances to the bag in your hands, the cover of the vinyl album showing through the translucent material. “I just recently heard that one; it’s really good.”

“Really?” You look at the album, which is the record Through Water from Låpsley. “This one’s kind of obscure…”

“Obscure is good too. You find lots of hidden gems in places you didn’t expect.” You nod at that, but the way he’s looking at you makes you think he isn’t entirely talking about the music, and that makes the back of your neck sweat.

“Uh...no, of course. I get it. I was going to get something from The Internet but this caught my eye so…”

“Seems we have similar taste...I wouldn’t mind if you showed me some more of your favorites. I’m always looking for new music. Maybe next time?”

“Next time…?”

Jaehyun nods. “Whenever I swing back around here...who knows. Tuesday? Wednesday? Maybe I’ll come by on a Saturday afternoon and see you here.” It’s an invitation. Maybe not a direct one—he says it like a suggestion—but he is making it known he’d like to meet up again.

Still a bit confused by this sudden encounter, you simply nod. “I’ll keep that in mind, then?” He flashes you a thumbs up before heading off in the other direction, shooting you another quick look over his shoulder before going off on his way.

You walk back to your own place feeling bewildered at the coincidence of it all, and wondering if you should mention it to Taeyong. But what for? You’re still mad with him, and you don’t even know what would come of it. Maybe more of the same—nothing at all.

To your surprise, Jaehyun is actually at the record shop when he said he would be—that Saturday around 2 p.m., flipping through the different albums. You’d managed to talk yourself into thinking he was just playing around, but here he is.

“So you were serious,” you say, walking up behind him. He turns around to meet your eyes, smiling beneath his mask at the sound of your voice.

“Nice to see you again, stranger.” That reminds you; he still doesn’t know your name.

“It’s Y/N.” You stand beside him, looking at the section of records he’s browsing through. All of them are more modern picks, released within the last 5 years. “What are you looking for today?”

He hums throughtfully. “Not sure. I didn’t have anything specific in mind, but if you know anything…”

“Maybe.” You look through the records for something interesting before pulling out one from Toni Braxton, Spell My Name. “Have you heard this one?” Jaehyun looks up to see what you’ve picked, then shakes his head no. You pass it to him and he looks over the cover, then turns it over to read the tracklist. “I like it. Might wanna save it for when you wanna get in your feelings, though.”

He laughs at that. “I’ll keep that in mind.”

“Also, if you like more indie rock stuff, this is pretty good too.” You hold up a vinyl of The Driver Era’s album, X.

Jaehyun’s eyes light up at that suggestion. “Ah, I’ve wanted to get into this group but it keeps slipping my mind.” He takes that record too.

“What about you? Show me something you like.” Jaehyun nods and walks further into the aisles, and you follow. You notice he’s heading for the section of older albums. “Oh, the oldies, I see. A man of refined taste,” you say, laughing to yourself.

“This one’s the best.” Jaehyun points to one album that’s displayed on the shop wall along with a collection of other records—Chet Baker Sings. Below each album is a rack stacked with copies of the vinyls, and you pull one out to look at it more closely.

“Jazz, huh? I’m not too familiar with this artist, but I’ll trust your judgement; you’re the singer here, after all.”

You and Jaehyun go around the store looking at a few more things before buying your chosen albums. You end up getting more than you expected, but Jaehyun offers to pay—which you’re flustered and surprised by. The cashier giggles at your reluctance to accept, but you end up allowing him to pay for half.

“Well...that was fun!” You let out a breath after you’ve both left the store, lingering around the front of it.

Jaehyun nods his agreement, then hesitates before saying, “Would you like to stay in touch?”

You raise your eyebrows at that, the corner of your mouth lifting in something of a smirk. “I have a boyfriend, so if you’re looking for a romantic prospect…”

Jaehyun shakes his head, his cheeks coloring pink. “No, not like that! I just thought it’d be nice to get to know each other, you know, since we like the same music and all…”

“If you insist!” You tell him your number so he can put it into his phone. He texts you to make sure he’s got the right number, and so you can add his number to your own phone. “So, I guess I’ll talk to you later?”

He grins, and you can imagine how his dimples must appear under the mask. “Of course.”

You and Jaehyun get closer over the next few weeks, though he still doesn’t know you’re Taeyong’s girlfriend, and Taeyong remains equally clueless about your developing friendship with his groupmate. You’ve scarcely seen Taeyong’s face within that same timeframe, other than a few video calls—and one night when he showed up at your place tipsy and managed to talk his way into your bed.

You haven’t directly lied about anything, but you also haven’t felt the need to tell Jaehyun who you really are—not if Taeyong seems to think it doesn’t matter. Besides, you still want Taeyong to say it for himself.

You don’t consider yourself as cheating on him and have no intentions of doing so, but you like being around someone who doesn’t seem to be embarrassed or hesitant about going places with you.

One day when you’re hanging out with Jaehyun, he brings up an idea that makes your eyebrows rise. “Wouldn’t it be cool if you met the rest of the guys? What would you think of that?” he proposes.

This suggestion gets the gears in your head turning. Taeyong would inevitably be there, which would be an easy gateway for him to introduce you as his girlfriend. He’d have no other choice—not with you right in front of his face. Plus, you are curious about getting to know the other members, not knowing much about them other than Taeyong’s anecdotes and the few tidbits Jaehyun has mentioned in passing.

“Really? I don’t know, you're all pretty busy, so it’ll be hard to gather in one place…” You’re hoping your reverse psychology works so he’ll take the bait and come up with a solution to this apparent “dilemma.” Thankfully, he does.

“Well, you don’t have to meet all of them at once,” he suggests. “But if you want, you could come visit after practice or something…”

“I’d like that. Yes, I could do that. If that’s okay with you guys.”

Jaehyun grins, taking a sip of his drink. “Yeah, I think that would be fun.”

The day of your visit with NCT 127 comes up on you before you know it, and you’re more nervous than you can remember being in a while. You have no clue how Taeyong will react, but you can only hope things don’t go completely left. In your mind, this is the only option left for the both of you, since he refuses to take the initiative himself.

What you do know, though, is that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. You can’t go wrong with bringing food to a bunch of hungry men who’ve just finished dance practice.

In the practice room, the boys hang out huddled together in little groups, taking a break from practicing for their upcoming comeback. They usually would’ve called out for food at this point, but Jaehyun has already let them know he has a friend coming who’s bringing something to eat. The other 8 boys wait somewhat impatiently for your arrival, as Jaehyun left earlier to let you into the SM building.

“I wonder who’s this friend Jaehyun’s bringing,” Doyoung says. “He’s really excited about it. She must be quite special.”

“For real! Whenever he mentions her he gets the same smile he always does whenever he meets another girl he thinks is gonna be The One,” Haechan says sarcastically. “Let’s see how long it takes before he fucks it up this time.”

“Aw, that’s messed up,” Mark says, though he has to stifle a snort of laughter.

The boys cheer when Jaehyun finally comes back to the room with you and the food in tow. You try to calm your racing heart as you face the room full of men, including your boyfriend—who’s just caught sight of you.

Taeyong’s eyes are confused, panicked, and pitiful as he looks at you. He tries to keep his demeanor indifferent so the other members won’t notice anything suspicious, but he doesn’t believe he’s doing a very good job of hiding the cracks. His chest tightens with anxiety as he observes you and Jaehyun standing next to each other.

How do you even know each other? Why did you never mention it? Does Jaehyun know? Perhaps most importantly of all, what should Taeyong do? He loves you—at least he believes he does, though you haven’t seemed very convinced of it lately. He doesn’t know how to admit it out loud to anyone else, though, and now it seems even more complicated than before.

Taeyong hangs back a bit as the others introduce themselves to you individually. Johnny and Jaehyun give him slightly odd looks, wondering about the reason behind his tense expression.

There’s nowhere left to hide when Taeyong is the only one left who hasn’t introduced himself.

You look at him expectantly, waiting for him to introduce you as his girlfriend, though to the rest of the men it only looks like you’re waiting for him to acknowledge your presence with a greeting. There’s an undeniable tension in the room as you and Taeyong practically stare each other down, though no one is quite bold enough to directly address it.

His stomach is nothing but a collection of knots now. He thinks about just saying it, but a vice-like sense of fear has him pinned. He thinks he can feel a headache building behind his temples.

Finally, Taeyong cracks a strained smile and holds his hand out to you. “It’s nice to meet you. I’m Taeyong, leader of NCT 127.”

Your heart and stomach drop to your feet, and your hands tremble a little. Your face falters, though you try to disguise it, your mouth drawing into a tight, closed grin. In that moment, you make your decision. You take Taeyong’s hand, squeezing it tighter than necessary. He winces, the back of his neck burning. “It’s nice to meet you, Taeyong.”

When your hand leaves his, Taeyong feels as if a huge dark cloud has just crossed over him. His stomach twists with dread as he watches you turn to Jaehyun without a second glance, talking to the younger man casually about the food you’ve brought. Something about the gesture feels undeniably final, and he knows you’ve just slipped out of his life.

[kpoppwriter]

Seungkwan Drabble - His S/O going through a PTSD episode

❧ @carat4boo​ asked: Thanks. It’s kinda complicated to explain so I’ll do the best I can. TW: graphic depictions of an episode of PTSD How do you think Seungkwan would react to his S/O going through an episode of PTSD? I just got diagnosed a couple months ago and had an episode just a few hours ago. It’s awful! 😫 Every emotion was racing through me; terror from the trauma, crying and screaming out of anger. No control over my body as I convulsed on the floor with spit stains on my pants. Exhaustion followed quickly with small aftershocks here and there. Sorry this is so long! I’ve wanted to make this a request for awhile but didn’t have the balls to do it! Thank you so much for listening Max! This means the world to me! 😊🥺💝💗💓💞💘💕

❧ Warnings: depictions of an episode of PTSD

❧ A/N: so instead of writing a little blurb, I wanted to write you a proper drabble. I can relate to what’s that like (I have C-PTSD myself). It’s a very upsetting thing to go through and I wanted to give you something a bit more substantial to think about during those rough times. We all need our emotional support kpop boys sometimes and I hope this helped you some💕 

~※ Main Masterlist ※~

Your body shook involuntarily, your emotions rushing through your body making it move on its own. Hot tears ran down your face. You didn’t even bother trying to wipe them away knowing they’d be quickly replaced. Loud sobs left your lips. They almost sounded like screams. You wanted to scream. Every emotion coursed through your veins making you feel practically insane. 

You don’t know when he showed up but Seungkwan was now next to you. You didn’t even remember that he was home. He was trying to talk to you but you couldn’t process what he was saying. Realizing talking may not be the best strategy right now, he just wrapped his arms around you and pulled you close to him. Your hands immediately went to his chest, your hands grabbing at the fabric of his shirt. He rocked you gently and rubbed your back. You didn’t know at the time but he was crying himself. He hated seeing you like this; it broke his heart. 

As your sobs turned into smaller sniffles and cries, you could hear Seungkwan quietly singing. His voice was steady and soft pulling you back to reality. The exhaustions started to set in, your eyelids becoming extremely heavy. 

“Seungkwan,” you croaked out

“Shhhh, it’s okay,” he whispered

He knew exactly what you were going to say. You’d try to apologize for being such a nuisance and having to sit with you through all of that. One thing he hated almost as much as your episodes were how you tried to apologize for them. He promised he’d be there when you needed him and you could never be a nuisance to him.

Your grip on his shirt loosened, your hands falling into your lap. You buried your face into his chest. Seungkwan repeated reassuring words in a low whisper. He wanted to remind you that he was here and you were safe now. The exhaustion caught up to you and you were soon pulled off to sleep. Seungkwan let out a small sigh. He was glad you were calm enough to sleep. He stayed with you not moving until you had woken up on your own.   

[haknew]

pls talk about your thoughts about chanhee and also the other concepts!! I always have such a hard time interpreting music and videos but i love to read about it

“bestie pls share ur thoughts on make your own concepts specifically chanhee’s but any others that are ur fave too 🎤- mar”

omg mar thank you for enabling me all day today 😭🥺🧡 thenks bestie ily :,)) and thank you too anon ! i should preface that T-T i have not read any other theories or analyses so these are just my opinions / impressions but i hope it’s entertaining to read about haha :p ! (feel free @ anyone to add on or share your thoughts too ! :,))

HYUNJAE - okay so audio cues... if you listen to the beginning there’s a sound of a bomb going off before the music starts ? and that ties into the dystopian / cyborg aesthetics that jump out at me of course, but what i immediately thought of was their no air perfo ? like we know hyunjae in the no air mv got that shot where he’s laying in the bathtub filled with water but also their kingdom performance with it also had those underwater shots ! so i think it ties into that... i feel like we saw in gen z, he’s a very straightforward person he says things on his mind which can come off as blunt but he thinks it’s better than not saying it ? which is interesting bc i think that speaks to his self- determined personality, he’s much more inclined to do whatever it takes to get something done, which i think falls perfectly in line with the “make your own air” phrase that he gets, if it’s something he needs he makes it himself, in a situational sense methinks u.u 

 JUYEON - JUYEON’S DJSKHDG i’m waiting for dri’s essay but in essence we see the gen z “juyeon is not such a good boy” shot and these text bubbles that pop up that say “sexy” “you so hot” “such a bad boy” and tbh i like this ‘concept’ ? for him better than his gen z one ? it’s not bc of the concept itself but i like the idea that he can “make your own character” as in he has the capability and power to be whoever he wants to ! you see him throwing white paint at the gen z canvas and i think ?! that’s symbolic of like a fresh canvas ! of remaking himself to whatever he wants bc the canvas is now blank again thanks to the white paint and flowers usually indicate spring ? so renewal and stuff like that ! i really like his, it’s also fun word play on “character” which has been juyeon’s intro in tbz (bc his name sounds like main character in korean) but yea :o ! i really love his the idea he can just repaint / paint over a literal image of him gives it the possibility of becoming smth new and that’s so so cool

CHANGMIN - SCREEEEECH okie um oh boy um *windows shutting down noises* this was so so so very different from his gen z stuff but i actually think BOTH are equally perfect for him ? the way that he set up the sparklers and neon lights on this very obviously trashy and kind of rundown rooftop with the cityline behind him is so ?!?!? LITERALLY making his own stage as his tagline goes, sort of like how the physical stage itself does not matter but rather it’s changmin himself that makes the stage special ! i talked about this in gabi’s set that i rbed ;-;/ but changmin puts a lot A LOT of stake in his position as a dancer it means almost everything to him as a form of expression from what i can see ? so he’s always trying his best to put forward the best performance possible and seeing this segment makes me feel like he’s doing just that ! pouring himself into it to make his stage pls i care him 

HAKNYEON - god i’m a jusadan but just u.u rest in peace me, i’ll ... T_T be kind of honest this one confuses me a little ? i have assumptions and i feel like i know ... quite a bit about haknyeon (LMAO) my best guess is it has smth to do with self assurance ...? the way he’s framed and the fact that he’s sitting on a bed in the middle of a church surrounded by candles gives me christ figure symbolism (where my ap english takers at :/) and the light that perfectly frames him in a halo gives me angel vibes too, but the tagline of “make your own romance” paired with him kissing his reflection makes me think it’s about self love ;;;; from what i can tell haknyeon has always been someone who really likes feeling validated and praised for the stuff he does well, which he does for himself a lot of the times too ! but sometimes i think the self assurances he compliments himself with is more for reassuring himself rather than bragging (which i think people misinterpret) so it’s more about becoming the person he wants to fully love and being happie with himself which *tears* i might be reading too much into who knows i just love him ok ... U.U 

KEBINNN - i know !!! dri mentioned this in my gifset tags but ! kev on kpop daebak (? was it) or smth mentioned how he strives to keep a childlike wonderment for the world around him, which is a reason why i think he loves drawing and sound / music production, he talked in a fancafe post once about an artist who turned mediocre everyday objects into art and he said he really loves that sense of wonderment so peter pan who “never grows up” is actually perfect for his worldview ahhhh T^T also kev really likes disney lmao, the way he’s doing this outside in this “neverland” garden on a balcony which is a part of this very typical apartment backed by a typical city bg also i believe ties into this turning a mediocre everyday thing into smth wonderful through his sense of childlike wonderment and his tagline of “make your own fantasy” (i also care him a lot this concept >>>>>>) and keeps to his referencing movie plotlines like he did in gen z jddkfj

SUNWOO - i also mentioned this in my tags on sunu’s set but this gives me 100 degrees vibes which i still to this day think is one of the most “sunwoo” vibe things ever, it’s a lot of him having fun and doing his own thing, and mixes both more mature and youthful aspects together in a way that i’d only ever describe as sunwoo vibes LMAO like the roller skating around and all the soap bubbles ! cute and youthful ! the crop top and celine wasitband (don’t laugh at me we all noticed) more mature and a callback to his gen z look methinks U.u, think sunwoo has always been a more go-with-the-flow or do whatever he feels like doing sort of person and so “make your own vibe” fits well with him in that sense to me 

SANGYEON - .... *silence* *more windows shutting down noises* *jess.exe has stopped working* OKAY i feel like ! sangyeon’s is also more self explanatory :p i love the juxtaposition of boxing AND the arcade type fighter games ?? like both require very different sets of skills i feel like one is more physical the other is more mental ? but both require adapting to changes whether in the game or the boxing ring which as leader sangyeon would know a lot about, esp being flexible and quick to respond to different situations, and the “make your own glory” i feel is maybe more on the nose, but tbz are this man’s pride and joy you can see it literally anywhere and for him, as leader, to have made it this far with tbz, winning rtk and building their popularity through their hard work and efforts really is building his own glory and i just HHHHHHHHHH

YES EYYSFDHSHF CHANHEE YES - i said it in the tags of my srb before deleting it so i’ll just repeat it here but CHOI CHANHEE !!!!! this detail i didn’t quite process first watch was the continuous flashing of lights in all his scenes, like ... from the shots and the set it looks REALLY empty ?? but the flashing seems to indicate cameras and photos being taken of him despite there being no people we can really see in any of the shots ? WHICH IS SO COOL i think the implication is like “all eyes on him” type which SO TRU i love that idea, like i said the walking past the wedding dresses ? v heavily implies fashion designer which i think you mentioned mar :o ! and i see it in the sense of his tagline “make your own stereotype” bc white wedding dresses are the very traditional / typical choice and obviously feminine in stereotypes, whereas chanhee is wearing a SUIT which is all black in a very clean b/w set with no color which i feel is very stereotypically MASCULINE and the glasses too, it’s such an interesting contrast of his “stereotypically feminine” features (in my view) with very masculine symbols, like glasses we usually associate with more soft hearted / meek stereotypes ? but the geometric shape of the windows and again his suit seems to indicate the very opposite ? it’s a mixing of stereotypes which i think is the point, by putting those together he quite literally makes his own stereotype and puts on the crown while the cameras continue flashing while pointed at him AHHHHHHHHHHHHH

YOUNGHOON - okie might have less to say about this one :o i feel like both hak’s and younghoon’s i don’t see the connections quite as readily but ! i think it’s interesting that his tagline is “make your own classic” but then in the scenes itself he has a flip phone ??? with an antenna (okay boomer /j JDHFKFG JK PLS) and a teddy bear while in PERIOD stylized clothing and setting where those two things are more modern / contemporary in origin (but also not modern enough bc ,,, it’s a flip phone LOL) like 90s kid vibes ? you know but as an emperor in the joseon era haha :p while eating shrimp chips and reading a (comic ?) book, like idk too much of what it means but it’s a cool dichotomy LOL, think it might also tie into actor ! hoon bc it’s make your own classic and i think acting has become a very important aspect to him :o after seeing what he’s capable of in love revolution and his atbz video so it’s interesting u.u (need help w/ this one)

JACOB - think my explanation in han’s set’s tags didn’t really make sense so lemme ... reexplain LOL,,, so ! similar to his gen z video ? like he’s talked about how difficult it is to open up about his own feelings etc. and he said it’s less bc he realizes he needs to but rather just to make other people feel more comfortable when it comes to understanding him, and like the whole breaking the mirror with his reflection in the wanna be angry jacob, it’s about freeing himself to the point he can express the emotions he wants to ! in gen z it was about being able to be angry when he felt that way instead of being tied by his image of being just nice ? and in the video with his pilot uniform not only does he control the ride but he also rides on it himself ! quite literally making his own freedom (symbolically), a sort of realizing he can free himself ? from what’s been tying him down and i think the really big smile he has while riding it just comes to show how he wants to feel :,))) (jacob bae i care you) 

ERIC - last one :p AHHH this is one of my favs too, the quite literal “make your own pride” I LOVE IT ! sooo i think the biggest takeaway i got was that of course in this video his “pride” is symbolized by the hot pink car (that he’s going to pick up his christmassy date in of course u.u if he has a license which he does n- his driver’s license in this was literally his aaa / boy version of reveal photo which in no dmv anywhere would a license picture be allowed to look that good-) and LITERALLY when he finished and takes it for a joy ride while sitting on the roof he’s STILL covered in the dirt and grime stains ! from working on it ! which i think is so symbolic ! it’s my favorite detail actually, he literally put sweat into this car which is his pride and now that he’s finally riding around in it, it feels accomplishing ! his pride ! love that, also when he’s grabbing a stub from that flyer i noticed he chose “youth” over the others (which was like .... ca$h, beauty, ice cream, hamburger...) which i think also just indicates that despite all this hard work he put in he still cherishes his youth and still lets that be a huge part of who he is (i mean pink car so of course) so idk i think it’s very neat go bestie mwah

[every1studio]

REQUESTED: “ateez x greek gods” [ateez]

genre: misc. + GREEK GOD ! AU (reincarnation version) + fem reader

ficstyle: bulletpoints + reactions

requested by @svteencarat : “ Hi! I was wondering if you still take request? If you are still doing requests, then could I ask for a greek god! ateez and a human! fem reader angst (Of course i'd like it if you can make me cry, UwU) nd that if the oneshot could have a fluff ending? Thanks! This isi my first request ever so i don't really know how to since I'm kinda new to tumblr?? (I'm literary requested this from alot of kpop au writers out there because I never see any Greek god aus, and I JUST. NEED. MORE. GREEK GOD AUS!!) “

note: I’m kinda depressed about my WayV fic so I’m shifting my attention back to ATEEZ before I get any motivation to continue that series ): + I didn’t have a lot of ideas for angst because I didn’t want them to be too long but I hope this is good?? + information from: Meet the Greek Gods & Greek Gods and Goddesses 

HONGJOONG X APOLLO

reincarnation of: APOLLO (god of music, poetry, prophecy, and medicine; later known as the god of sun)

in every lifetime, there is a reincarnation of APOLLO in the Kim family

Hongjoong was the present-day god of sun; there was a lot of pressure that was placed on his shoulders because of it 

but even through all the stress, he still couldn’t ignore the passion he had for music or for poetry 

or the unquenchable desire for more knowledge 

or the love he has for the sun rays peeping through the day clouds

he’s known to be the “doctor” of his friend group because no matter what problem they have medically, emotionally or physically, he’s able to help them and succeed  

Hongjoong still has the lyre that was passed down to him from his ancestors 

it’s an unusual instrument to play nowadays but that’s probably what made him stand out at the arts and music festival that held place at the college square 

the guy’s performance was a self-composed piece and he somehow altered the lyre to make it an electric instrument; a stryre 

you were working as the sounds person; so you had the honors of listening to his whole performance with no disturbance

and it didn’t help that he was so handsome

if you didn’t know any better, you thought he was a Greek god 

little did you know

you didn’t think anything of it after his performance until you felt a tap on your shoulders 

“hey can you tell me what kind of amps you use for the show today? they were really compatible with my stryre!” 

your eyes were met with his 

“oh yeah.. um.. I used my own amps for the show today, which is why everyone who had to perform had to sign a waiver.. but they’re Goldmund Telos 5000.. my uncle offered them to me for a lower price...”

the boy grabbed both your hands in excitement, “oh you know about music? are you a music major too? what’s your major? 

the way he radiated, it was like you were in the presence of the sun 

how could someone emit such energy?

“nothing fancy.. I’m in music technology-”

“you’re the T.A. for Dr. Trumbridge!” 

“you know me?” you were surprised that he knew you, then again you are the only T.A. for the most strict professor in the university 

“yeah.. you graded my paper for composition of electric instruments... you gave me a lot of feedback and I really appreciate it..” 

Hongjoong had to take that class because it was a requirement for his major in music composition 

but he began to like it 

why?

because you were there 

at first he thought you were quiet yet snobby T.A. for a strict teacher

then he received the first paper you graded for him 

there was so much care and incredible feedback; it was like he could see the true you through your grading 

after that paper, he couldn’t help but notice every little thing about you 

he slowly began to fall for you; his own version of Aphrodite  

his voice was so soothing, you forgot where you were and what you were doing for a moment 

“of course.. hey, um.. I have to get back to work, the next performance is in 5 minutes...” 

you let your hands slip away from his grasp when you realized how long you two were there, just holding hands 

“oh yeah sorry...I’ll let you get to that then...”

you nodded before turning away 

“Y/N!” 

you turned to hear him call your name, “are you free after the performances? I know the food courts are gonna be open until 1AM...so you wanna.. grab a bite?”

how could you say no to that sunny smile, “yeah sure.. uh here’s my phone number.. send me a text or something.. I’ll see you later..umm..”

“I’m Hongjoong.. go on, I’ll see you later!” he repeats 

when you had time, you checked your phone for any messages 

there was only a voicemail; you held it up to your ear 

“hey Y/N, it’s Hongjoong.. I don’t know what you like to eat.. but I hope you like Greek food?”

SEONGHWA X EROS

reincarnation of: EROS (god of love) 

Seonghwa always help this friends with their love life 

but it had it’s drawbacks 

being as good looking as him; the girls would be more interested in him than his friends 

which caused riffs in his friendships 

in the end, he didn’t have any friends 

as the reincarnation of the epitome of love himself, he couldn’t help but excrete pheromones and he used that to his advantage 

he began to have an addiction with fake love; one night stands, hookups, leading girls on, 

any sorts of a short-term romance 

anything for to not feel lonely anymore

but that wasn’t enough

the void in his heart grew larger and larger, to the point where anything he tried to fill it with just fell through into an abyss 

Seonghwa was just leaving the cafe; dripping wet because he didn’t want to meet up with one of his hookups anymore and she tossed water in his face 

which made him even more hot BUT ANYWAYS 

you were in an irritated mood

you just quit your job because your stupid boss won’t advocate for fair pay for the hardworking females in your workplace

so you stormed into the cafe and tried to calm yourself down 

there was a commotion in the cafe but you were too busy getting your order of iced latte 

something about no one will ever be good enough to satisfy someone, followed by the sound of splashing water; then something about being rich and handsome will only get him so far 

on your way out, you bump your whole order onto a man that already seemed like he was soaked with water 

at first glance, he seemed like a puppy someone left in the rain 

but the more you looked at him, the more entranced you were by his visuals

you didn’t let your thoughts diverge you from dumping your whole cup of latte on him 

“sir? are you okay? excuse me, can I get some napkins?” you took some napkins from the worker and dabbed where ever you could and where ever wouldn’t get you arrested 

the guy looked at you with his empty eyes

why are you helping him?

a hopeless guy like him?

a sick-minded disappointment of the god of love?

“it’s okay.. I deserve it..” he gently pushed your helping hands away 

you furrowed your brows at him and sternly told him, “look, mister.. I don’t know what you did for you to “deserve” this but I’m just apologizing for the coffee okay?”

he was kind of taken back by the sudden sassiness and let you continue to wipe it off

“what’d you do to get in this mess anyways, handsome?” you murmured as you offered him napkins to dry his hair 

“a girl I was fwb with wanted to take it further but I told her that’s not for me... plus I have some other fwbs I don’t want to let go off...” 

he seemed kind of embarrassed afterwards, it sounded better in his head 

“oookay.. maybe you did deserve it..” you rolled your eyes in a joking manner and wiped your hands clean

you seemed different than all the other girls; sassy and quirky, independent and was probably not the type to fall in love at first sight 

“now that my business is over, I’m gonna order another latte-”

“let me!” Seonghwa said kind of loud, which caused you and some of the other people in the cafe to whip their heads towards him, “let me.. get it for you.. I mean it’s my fault you have to get another cup anyways..”

“so I can be another fwb? no thanks.. that’s not my type of relationship..” 

you took his silence for feeling shameful and felt bad, “that offer was really sweet but I’m sure I can get a free cup since everyone saw what happen..”

you grabbed the readied cup of latte and smiled at him, “I’m sure you’re not a bad person... but maybe you should think twice about being in a relationship.. any relationship. it takes two to tango.. remember that, ciao~”

and with that you left the cafe 

leaving Seonghwa collecting puddles and thoughts about the new side of love he’s never seen or experienced before 

the next day, you got a job interview with one of the most well-known companies in the whole world

you couldn’t afford to mess it up 

you entered the elevator and hit the button of the highest level of the building 

people came and left the elevator but someone REALLY caught your eyes 

it was the sad “puppy left in the rain” fuckboy; in a suit 

“what a coincidence, boy wonder. you work here?” 

he was fixing his tie, he gave you a small smile, “you could say that..”

you nudged him in the side; which caught him off-guard because he was ticklish 

“you’re working for one of the best companies with some of the best working condition, you should be more proud of your position!”

your floor dings and you adjust your lanyard, “how do I look?”

your question flustered Seonghwa, “g-great.. go-good.. beautiful..” 

that last part was mumbled but you heard it

“oh.. thank you.. well gonna go to ace my interview, maybe we’ll be cube buddies or something.. wish me luck~” 

you trotted down the hall towards the room the interview was held in; you sat for your turn, you couldn’t stop fidgeting from adrenaline 

“Ms. Y/N? we’re ready for you~” an older lady shot you a reassuring smile 

you took one last deep breath before walking in the room

you thought you were prepared for this interview..

UNTIL YOU SAW BOY WONDER, MR. HANDSOME FACE AKA THE SAD “PUPPY LEFT OUT IN THE RAIN” FUCKBOY 

SITTING IN FRONT OF THE PLAQUE THAT SAYS CEO 

oh what a time to be alive 

“so, Ms. Y/N, shall we beginning?” Seonghwa smirked as he opened your portfolio 

YUNHO X TYCHE 

reincarnation of: TYCHE (goddess of chance, fate and fortune)

Yunho was bored with his life; he was bored with his riches

this was the consequence of his luck 

sure; he always won all the games at the casino, got the winning ticket to the lottery, anything that had zero to no chance of winning? he won them 

he won them all 

it was always like this; ever since he was little 

it made him kind of depressed  

he would get himself in every life-threatening situations but by a stroke of miracle, he would be saved by the bell 

people only wanted to be around him because he would bring luck to everyone around him 

so he holed himself up in his house; his very big and very empty house 

because he was sick of being used, sick of winning, sick of being lucky 

the doorbell rung; he checked his door security camera

it was probably his food he ordered 

surprised to see someone still waiting there with his food

he scurried downstairs and swung the door open

there you were, frowning at him, “Mr. Yunho? I don’t mean to be rude or out of line, but you’ve been ordering nothing but the unhealthiest options from our place.. I’m worried about your health, SO I included some healthy options.. it’s not included in your payment... HAVE A GOOD DAY!”

you hoped that he wouldn’t think too much about your kind offer 

but Yunho places his big, firm hand on your shoulder, slightly tugging you back 

“why are you worried about my health? what do you want from me??”

you turned to him meekly, “I’m NOT stalking you! it’s just that... you’re always ordering from us, at least 4 days out of 7.. and you always order the MOST unhealthiest options.. I’m assigned to this area of town and there’s not a day or time where I don’t deliver food to your house..so I suspected that you don’t leave your house often..”

you looked to him for any social cue that he was uncomfortable by you 

but he just looked sad, “no one’s... ever cared for me like that before.. people are always asking things of me, they never do things for me..”

in that moment, he caught your eyes

they were glassy and filled with worry

“thank you..” he says softly with a smile

you smiled back, “I gotta get back to work.. have a nice day, Mr. Yunho..”

“Yunho!” he calls out

“call me Yunho..”

“you can call me Y/N!” 

now that Yunho knew that you were assigned to this area, maybe it wouldn’t be weird to order more often than he already does 

to you know.. make a friend? or did you do that because you like him? but you never even seen his face until now....

you know? maybe this was just an act of kindness, right? is what he thought 

which was true, at first

but when you saw heard what he said about how no one has ever done anything for him, you wanted to change that

you went to his place the next day on your day off

you could hear the thumping sounds of his footsteps, “Y/N? I didn’t order anything.. yet... you’re not wearing your uniform..”

Yunho ears turned pink at the sight of you so dolled up; periwinkle form-fitting dress with a light denim cropped jacket and white platformed sneakers; your hair was thrown up in a messy ponytail  

“wh-what’s the occasion?”

you smiled at him, “I’m kidnapping you for a day.. you’re cooped in your big house 24/7, you’re too pale! let’s go get some sunshine and some food!”

you dragged him out of the house, “my wallet-”

“I’m paying! I don’t care what you say about “guys always paying for girls,” I’m different!”

Yunho didn’t know that his heart could feel so full, “that you are..”

maybe his luck wasn’t just catered towards riches and fortune

maybe you were his lucky charm 

YEOSANG X HERMES 

reincarnation of: HERMES (god of travelers and trade, the trickster, the messenger of the gods)  

everyone would think that Yeosang is such an angel; how could he ever do anything wrong?

that’s where everyone is wrong

he is the king of tricksters; the devil on your left shoulder 

but he would never face the consequences for his actions because before anyone realizes what he’s done, he’s gone in a snap

that was the life he was used to 

that was until he came across you 

you had just moved into a new townhouse complex; a nice area 

you thought it was nice until you met the troublemaker of a neighbor

you caught him spray painting the side of your house

there was a walkway in between your house and his house, so the side of your house was completely bare 

sure it was beautiful BUT you weren’t going to live there long so you didn’t want to go through the trouble of cleaning it yourself when you knew who the culprit was 

little did he know, you were outside watering your plants

you sprayed him with water

“young lady! what are you doing to that poor young man!” the elderly lady who lived a couple of houses down was scolding you 

“ma’am he was vandalizing my house!”

“well all I see is that he’s helping you clean it, isn’t that right Yeosang?”

you turned to see his mischievous smirk turn into an angelic one

“of course ma’am, I saw some kids spraying up the place and I wanted to help out our new neighbor~”

“she probably thought you were those kids, though I know you would NEVER do something so terrible.. what a sweet, sweet boy.. you two have a good day now~”

and with that she left

you caught the guy before he had the chance to run away and grabbed him by the collar

“I don’t know who you think you are, sweetheart.. but I hope you keep your promise and clean YOUR mess..you’re not fooling me..”

Yeosang sulks as he’s scrubbing your walls 

you sprayed him with water, “whoops, I was trying to spray the wall.. must’ve slipped..”

“I’m gonna get you back...”

you sneaked right behind him

“probably wasn’t a good idea to say what your planning.. I’ll be ready.. you better count on it. now get to cleaning, sweetheart~” you said in the same tone as the elderly lady 

since then, you and Yeosang have been in childish fights to get back at one another 

everything on the lines of ding-dong ditching to stealing things from your property small things 

this went on for days, weeks, almost over 3 months! 

you don’t HATE him but you definitely don’t like his alter personality or his real one whatever it is 

it was golden hour when you saw him lurking in your front lawn, you swung the door open

“WHAT do are YOU stealing this time, Yeosang?” 

he grabs your wrist

“I’m stealing your time”

you rolled your eyes at him, “and what’s that gonna do?”

“hopefully succeed in stealing your heart” 

SAN X HADES 

reincarnation of: HADES (god of the underworld) 

San lives and has lived a sad life; with each reincarnation, his life goes through the cycle of the whole story of Hades and Persephone 

only to be in a “forced” relationship that runs in clockwork 

he’s done everything to try to get away from this cursed life 

he’s chained, shackled to lifestyle of his predecessor 

but he wants to switch Hade’s selfishness into his own selflessness 

he lives in black 

he lives in chaos

he lives like how Hades would 

like his life, you are also stuck in a loop; the only thing is, you are unaware of it 

you are the reincarnation of Persephone; youthful even if you age, beautiful without any effort and brighter than any star in the sky

if he was the darkest twilight, you were the sun at it’s highest peak

San could always find you, even if he didn’t tried

it was destiny, no matter how he to evade it 

he locked himself inside his dark home; having 3 black shibas as his companions 

played chess by himself

cook meals to eat at his large and empty table

roasted his own coffee beans and drank black coffee to past time  

didn’t even watch TV

only leaving at night when the stars are brighter than the streetlights and shadows are enveloping everything in sight

he wanted you to live every life with purpose and however you wanted 

you deserve that at the very least 

he didn’t want you to be apart of his terrible life 

but there’s no way to dodge destiny, you were like a magnet

San was walking his dogs, his usual routine; same thing and everything 

until you ran into him at the corner

there was no time for an exchange of words before his dogs all trampled on you with kisses 

“Cy! Bear! Russ! get off of her!!” he tugs them off and he knew he was in trouble 

even through reincarnations, you still looked the same; the same beautiful you 

“I’m so sorry.. here..” he offers a hand to help you up but were you still playing with the dogs 

“it’s all good, it’s my fault for going not paying attention on a jog! look at your little fluffy, woofy faces~” that’s when you finally look up at him and the reflection of the streetlights flickered in your eyes 

“do I.. do I know you? you look familiar?” 

you took his hand, bewitched by his striking features, as he helped you up, “you’re probably mistaking me for someone else...”

he looks around, it’s a sketchy area for you to be jogging so late in the night

“why are you jogging so late in such a dangerous area.. there no cameras, streetlights are dim and there’s little to no one awake right now?”

you truly didn’t know who he was, but you felt same with him

you felt like you probably knew him in another life; it made you feel sentimental

“I just got a new job and my new work schedule doesn’t allow me to have the time for my daily jog-”

“so you jog at night where it’s most dangerous?!” San slightly raised his voice at you

which startled you, “I-I’m sorry...”

San took out his phone, “what area to do you live in? I’m gonna call a cab to take you home..”

“you don’t have to! I live close by...”

you waited for him to offer walking you home but the silence just prolonged longer than you expected

“you could walk me home?” you asked

how could San ever say no to you; it was like he was programmed not to 

“sure...” you led the way and he followed you as closely as he could without letting your hands brush against each other 

“I’m Y/N”

“San..”  

“do you live around here too?”

“yeah”

you tried to make small talk with him but he kept his answers short  

“this is me..” you showed him the gate to your place

“stay safe, Y/N..don’t run out so late..” he said before leaving

but you held him back, “you know.. maybe I could walk your dogs or something... so that I can feel safer.. or maybe we can go on nightly walks?” 

San turns to walk back to where you were; Cy, Bear and Russ followed him after 

“if fate allows us, we’ll meet again... please take care and be safe, Y/N.. goodnight..”

maybe destiny is inevitable 

maybe he’s miserable because he doesn’t want to force this destiny onto you and make you miserable

but maybe you aren’t actually miserable when you’re with him 

but he can’t take those chances

and he won’t 

MINGI X POSEIDON 

reincarnation of: POSEIDON (god of the sea) 

Mingi was your childhood friend; a complete moody, edgy son of a gun

his personality wavered like water itself

he can be calm as a pond on a silent night or he can be as violent as a roaring hurricane 

you learned how to deal with all of his mood swings 

you thought you knew all about him 

you basically knew all about him

except for the fact that he’s actually the reincarnation of the god of moody waves himself, Poseidon

because of his mood swings, he always had a hard time with dating 

if the girls thought their mood swings were bad, they had no idea what they signed up for when they were dating him 

they all ended badly 

you felt bad for Mingi

you knew him the most

you knew how he was

you knew the kinks in his gears

today was another day, another break up for Mingi 

so the real question is, why didn’t you and Mingi ever dated each other?

you pushed feelings and thoughts to the side because, you knew that dating would be different 

he’s seen you through all your hard times and much as you have been there for him 

what if you lose him and any relationship you have with him?

so you locked those feelings away and pretended like everything was fine

except everything wasn’t fine

you began to cough petals of blue hydrangeas; the more you suppressed your feelings the worst it got

and every time Mingi was involved in another relationship, you could feel the branches curling around your lungs 

you didn’t want to go through with the surgery to get the flowers out because if you did, you would forget about the feelings you ever had for Mingi

your whole relationship with Mingi relied on those feelings; you couldn’t toss those away 

so you hid all of this from him

well, you thought you did 

“what happened this time?” you asked as you tossed him a hoodie you borrowed from him

“she didn’t like you.. so I broke up with her..” 

that reeled in some of those locked away feelings but you kept them in the back of your head and out of your heart

“it seemed like she was good for you.. I could just back away-”

“NO!”

Mingi tossed the hoodie and slammed you up into the wall

you were so startled; he never resulted into hurting you before so it made you scared 

he was never the physically violent type; especially towards people

but this was different, he was acting different 

scared to the point where tears welted up in your eyes

it made everything blurry but the sight of Mingi in front of you was still clear 

in that moment, Mingi realized what he did and remorse washed over 

“I-I’m sorry don’t cry..” he wiped your tears away; you were so overwhelmed you didn’t realized that he turned your tears into aerosolized mist 

he held your head as he caged into a hug 

your favorite hugs 

“I can’t live without you.. I don’t know what I’d do without you... even when I’m with other girls, I can stop thinking about you..”

those locked feelings that you had for him were trickling into your heart

it got a little bit easier to breathe 

you cupped his face, “Mingi..what are you trying to say?”

you needed to hear him say it with his own mouth 

“I love you, Y/N... I can’t be with you..”

your eyes wavered and your hands trembled 

“why? is it something that I did or something that I said? am I... am I not good enough for you?”

Mingi shook his head furiously, “no. no.. Y/N, you are perfect. you are everything I want.. everything that I need... but I can’t let you be apart of the life that I live.. deal with the family that I have...”

you didn’t know about Mingi’s family but Mingi never seemed to want to talk about

“this is why I have to do this.. I hope.. I hope you understand..”

he kissed your forehead and then everything became black 

when you woke up, you were in the hospital and you had no recollection of where you were and how you lived you life up until now 

Mingi was moving out of his house next to your; he had been crying because he knew about your condition

he distracted himself with other girls because he couldn’t get you involved with his family

those girls were short-term relationships to distract him from his long-term crush on you 

which worked then but it probably won’t work now

because you will never remember him 

you will never love him again 

and now he’s coughing up blue hydrangeas; but in your memory, he’ll keep it until the day he dies 

WOOYOUNG X DIONYSUS 

reincarnation of: DIONYSUS (god of wine)

the sun was peeking through the window; stirring you awake

when you opened your eyes, it hit you

you weren’t in your bed

or your room

or even your clothes

you looked to your right and put 2 and 2 together

you were in the same bed as the “sweetheart” of a frat boy, Wooyoung

you couldn’t help but scream 

which caused Wooyoung to scream and fall out of bed 

“WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME?!” 

“WHAT? NOTHING! NOTHING!” 

Wooyoung was sleeping with a black tank top and grey sweatpants 

you were in his shirt and boxers for shorts 

Wooyoung stares at you as you stare back at him

“can I sit on the bed and tell you what happened?”

“only if you don’t touch me-”

“I’m not going to touch you, not without consent anyw-”

“OKAY WHAT HAPPENED?”

Wooyoung pointed to the living room which was visible from where you and Wooyoung were

“we were studying because we’re in the same literature class..” he dragged out his sentence

“uh-huh~” you motioned your hands to move along 

“you wanted a break and I brought out some wine...”

“uh-huh”

“and then you talked about your love life and you started getting out of hand..”

“WHAT?! I DON’T REMEMBER THAT PART!”

Wooyoung rolled his eyes, “you CHUG 2 glasses without even talking to me and then you started to talk about Lucas-”

“OK OK OK!” you could feel your face getting red and your head started to feel tight 

he noticed your discomfort and got up from the bed

“where’re you going” you slurred

“getting your dumdum head some water and advil”

when he came back, you were still laying in bed but you had tossed your hair up in a messy bun 

“you started to get hysterical; saying that you’re a great gal and why don’t you have a boyfriend and spilled wine on yourself. I told you to go take a shower and gave you some of my clothes to borrow..” he handed you the water and bottle of advil 

you nodded and took them from him; still embarrassed 

“you called for me in the bathroom. you showered and changed but you didn’t want to walk. complained that you were sleepy.. so I carried you to the bed..”

“you carried my fat-ass?!” you were conscious about your weight 

“like a princess..” he smiled at you

“I was going to sleep on the couch but you BEGGED me not to leave you, so I slept NEXT to you and there was a nice amount of space between us..okay? NOTHING happened..”

“okay..” you murmured

you weren’t confident in your looks and always worried about your appearance but Wooyoung didn’t care about any of that 

“Y/N.. are you okay? I don’t want to make you uncomfortable..” 

“you don’t make me uncomfortable..” you pulled the blanket up to cover your body, “I don’t want to you to be uncomfortable..by me..”

Wooyoung held your hand, “you don’t.. I hope you know that..” 

you were about to slide your hand away but Wooyoung held on

“I know what the others say about me, but that’s not me... I’m not some frat guy who goes around sleeping with other girls..or a guy who’s known for going to the bars and clubs every other night... I’m just a guy who’s too wimp to actually tell the girl he actually likes that he wants to be with her and make her feel loved and make her love herself..so...”

you felt him lift your chin up to meet him eye to eye

“will you let me get the chance to do that?”

JONGHO X HERACLES

reincarnation of: HERACLES (son of Zeus)

Jongho was just minding his business

he JUST had to go to the store to get some more protein shake powder before going to the gym 

he was JUST taking off his helmet that went with his motorcycle when he heard you yelling someone to back off 

he turns to you across the street in an alley cornered by a moderately fit guys 

sure he was always saving the damsel in distress but this time was different

“ma’am are you in any trouble?” he shouts out to you and it catches the attention of the other guy

“a girl can take care of her own and take care of this fool myself..” you tried to wave him off but the guy grabbed your arm quite forcefully

“take care of this fool? Y/N.. aren’t you such a doll?” 

no words were able to leave your lips when Jongho rips the guy’s hand from you and slams his fist into his face

it takes more than a couple seconds for the guy to get up from the ground 

he glares at Jongho with terrified eyes

“this isn’t the last you’ll see from me!” the moment the guy is up on his feet he’s running

“wow.. if he was a dog, he’d be running with his tail between his legs..”

you looked at the guy who just saved you, he had on a leather jacket and his black hair was slicked back like he was in Grease 

“what are you some type of modern-day Hercules, biker boy?” you joked

Jongho gave an awkward cough, “you could say.. but.. are you okay?”

you nodded as you rubbed your arm

“a little shaken up but I’ll live..” you started to look around; you were slightly paranoid at this point

“you wanna go for a ride? we can go anywhere you wanna go” he asked as he pointed to his bike 

“in that?!” you’ve never rode anything of that sort 

he took your hand and handed you his extra helmet, “it’s a little scary at first but she drives like a dream”

weary but you trusted him, “what’s your name?”

“I’m Jongho”

“well, Jongho..” you started to adjust the helmet on your head, “I’m gonna take your word for it..” you held your hand out for him to take 

he takes it, you didn’t expect him to kiss it but he does

“what a gentleman..” you tried to hide the trembling of your voice

you hated rollercoaster or any rides of that kind

anything that involved a rush of adrenaline scared you 

but when Jongho wrapped your arms around his waist, you felt safe and you weren’t as scared  

“where to, princess?” he asks as he turns to shoot you the most adorable smile 

“know any good food carts?”

“buckle up, because I know just the place”

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[babyboy-bangtan]

By Chance Chapters 1-4

A misunderstanding gone viral puts you on BTS's radar, which leads to a series of events that finally culminate with you meeting them for the first time.

✚ Pairing: Sub!BTS/Female Reader ✚ Word Count: 3.3K ✚ Rating: M ✚ Warnings: None for now. ✚ A/N: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of my imagination or used in a fictitious manner.  Read on AO3

Chapter 1:  Before

Beep. Beep. Beep.

No.

Beep beep beep. Beep beep beep.

Absolutely not.

Beep beep beep beep beep!

Jesus Christ, fine.

You groan and grab your phone from your bedside table, turning off the alarm. It's not possible or even logical, but you really feel the big 5:00 A.M. on your lock screen is making fun of you.

You really want to die.

As you take a deep breath and pull the covers off of you, you get angry at your own stupidity last night. You had no business staying up until 1 a.m. watching Netflix knowing very well you had to be on the makeup chair at 6, but you went and watched a show anyway.

Actually, no, scratch that. This is Netflix's fault. It's their fault for making it so that you want to binge their goddamn shows. You're merely a victim of a very successful streaming platform.

You should sue them. 

Well, once you're done filming your movie for them, that is. Once you're done with the movie and the promotion for it you'll sue them for robbing you of your precious sleep, because that's unforgivable, despicable, heinous, wretched—

Before you can continue with your methodical planning of the lawsuit you're going to throw into Netflix's face for making you stay up late at night and then get up early to film their movie, your phone ringing pulls you out of your angry thoughts.

It's your stylist calling.

Right, you asked her to call you because you were not sure you weren't gonna sleep through the five alarms you set for this morning— but against all odds, you actually woke up with the first one.

"Good morning. I promise I'm up." You reassure her before she can say anything. "I'm gonna shower soon."

"That's fine." She laughs. "I'm just calling cause you told me to last night."

"I knoow." You drawl out. "I was worried I'd ignore the alarms. But I'm up. No worries."

"Alright then. See ya in a bit, dude."

"Byeeeeeee!" You say, throwing your phone into your bed after hanging up.

Your bed, the love of your life. So soft, so inviting, so beautiful and ready to keep you comfortable for as long as you need it to. Except you need to be sitting on the makeup chair at 6, so no more bed for today. You take a deep breath and walk to the bathroom, as ready as you can be to star the day after only getting 4 hours of sleep.

"Good morning Timmy." You greet your costar with a kiss on the cheek. 

"Good morning to you too." He says, biting back a smile. "You didn't sleep well, did you?"

"I have a right to remain silent." You reply, taking a sip of your coffee before walking past him. He catches up to you quickly. "Did you sleep well?"

"I got up at 5 a.m. so, of course not." He says, rolling his eyes at you. "I got like 5 hours of sleep only."

"Ha!" You say, stopping as you grip the handle of the makeup trailer's door. "I slept 4. I win."

Once you're both on your makeup chairs, you laugh as quietly as you can when you notice Timotheé dozing off while his hair is brushed, and you grab your phone to distract yourself. You can't really sleep when you're sitting up even if the fact that your stylist is working on your hair is really relaxing you, so you might as well try to get a bit more awake than you are now. 

While you're telling her about the interesting article you just read, your phone vibrates in your hand, interrupting you. You quickly open the text when you see is from one of your friends, thinking that if she messaged you at 6 a.m. then it must be something important.

Or... maybe not. What you got instead of an important text is what you're pretty sure is a screencap of a Buzzfeed headline.

DID [Y/N] REALLY MEET BTS WITHOUT ANYONE OF US KNOWING?

You absolutely did not. You'd definitely remember meeting the most famous boy band in the world.

You quickly type a response.

      Lmao no I didn't       What's that about?

It only takes her a moment to reply.

      It's just clickbait but it's like a thing right now       People went nuts thinking you'd met BTS       Because someone uploaded a video to youtube called [Y/N] BTS       But it was just a behind the scenes video       But then this tweet went viral

She then sends you another screencap, this time of a tweet with over 100k likes that's quoting another tweet with a video you recognize as the behind the scenes video you filmed for your last movie.

When you think [Y/N] met BTS but the BTS actually stands for Behind The Scenes 🤡

You actually laugh at that.

      😂😂😂 my god       Thanks for keeping me up to date with news about myself

She quickly responds.

      No prob, Bob. Also you were trending on Twitter on #1 and #2 because of it       Now you're like below the 7th but i got proof

She then sends you another picture, this time of the trending topics list. There it is at number 1, "[Y/N] BTS" and at number 2 is just your name. Below that one it's BTS alone.

As far as you know, BTS and kpop fans have the power to make anything trend on Twitter, so you're not that surprised to see they got you trending because they thought you'd met them. You're a bit surprised about the fact that it was over a complete misunderstanding, but stranger things have gone viral in the past and they will continue to do so in the future.

You wish your friend good luck at work today before you start telling your stylist about what just happened, and she just rolls her eyes and complains about people making news out of literally nothing nowadays. You agree completely— this isn't even the first time you are trending on twitter because of something silly— so you just drop the subject and go back to talking to her about the article you read. However, the thought of meeting BTS stays at the back of your mind for some reason.

You've only heard a couple of their most popular songs, which were admittedly very good and enjoyable, but you'd be lying if you didn't admit you'd love to meet them soon. They're huge right now, and even though you wouldn't call yourself a fan considering you don't even know all their names, you still recognize how incredible their journey has been and how talented they are.

Well, that and the tiny detail that every single one of them is absolutely stunning.

Chapter 2:  Jungkook

"Who's [Y/N]?" Jungkook asks suddenly with a little frown as he sits on the floor after dance practice, scrolling through his phone. He's sure he has heard your name before, but he doesn't really know anything about you.

"Uhh... isn't she an American actress?" Namjoon replies, downing half of his water bottle. "I think I saw one of her movies. A period drama. She's pretty good." He pauses. "Why?"

"[Y/N] BTS is trending on Twitter." He replies, reading through some of the most popular tweets about it. "Apparently there was a misunderstanding with a video." He shrugs, opening the video in question.

It's you wearing one of those 19th century dresses, but the effect is lost because the fact that you're wearing a modern coat and sunglasses. If he understood you correctly over the awful sound quality, you were on the first day of shooting.

"What are you watching?" Hoseok asks, standing behind him.

"The video people thought was of her with us. It's a behind the scenes video of her movie." He replies absent-mindedly, focused on his phone. "I think it's from the one you watched, Hyung." He tells Namjoon, looking up at him.

You seem to be at a dance practice now, with who he assumes was your costar. It looks like some kind of waltz, and you both seem to be already good at it— there's no way this is the first time you're rehearsing it. Suddenly, the man flips you around gracefully and presses his front to your back in what Jungkook assumes was meant to be an intimate moment, but only a second later you start twerking and then everyone is laughing.

Him, too.

"Come on, we have to go." Hoseok says, tapping his shoulder.

"I'm coming." Jungkook replies, still watching the video even as he stands up. "She's funny." He says to the rest, occasionally looking up to make sure he doesn't run into a wall.

"What did you say happened with her?" Jimin asks, massaging his shoulder with a grimace.

"Apparently someone uploaded a behind the scenes video of one of her movies but since it said BTS people thought it was about her meeting us."

If Jimin— or anyone else for that matter— cared about his response, Jungkook didn't realize. He clicks on the next suggested video and keeps watching, not paying attention to anyone else. It's during his viewing of that video that Jungkook decides he'll watch the movie Namjoon mentioned as soon as he gets free time to do so, and then he'll see what other movies you've done to see if anything interests him.

The fact that you're beautiful and when you smile his tummy feels tingly has absolutely nothing to do with that decision.

Chapter 3:  Jimin

The thought of the video Jungkook mentioned at dance practice comes back to Jimin all of a sudden late at night, when his mind is restless and the painkillers haven't eased the ache of his shoulder just yet. He can't sleep, so he might as well distract himself a little until they kick in.

He doesn't remember your name correctly; he misspells it several times until he just searches "Actress behind the scenes video mistaken bts band" and several recent articles appear.

[Y/N], that's right. That was your name. The names he'd been trying weren't even remotely similar.

He opens one article just for the sake of it— it's a very clickbait-y one, but he figures it's likely all of them will be— and starts reading an unnecessary long version of what happened. The gist of the article is what Jungkook already said: people confused a behind the scenes video of your movie with a video that involved them, and it went viral.

There are other suggested articles about you at the end of the one he just read, and one specifically catches his attention.

"[Y/N] gets bold on new Vogue Magazine interview: 'Gender roles are such bulls**t.'"

He quickly opens the original article instead of the mess he's sure is the one on the clickbait site, and he can't hold back a gasp at the picture of you that appears in front of him.

He figures he shouldn't be surprised considering what year it is and how normal it is to see women in suits nowadays, but he can't help but get his breath taken away when he sees a woman wearing one. He doesn't know what it is, and it's not really every suit on every woman that does it either— but the one you're wearing on that photo definitely fits the bill.

Your hair is purposefully messy— the kind of messy that can only be achieved by having a hair stylist work on you for a considerable amount of time, he knows that very well— and your face is covered in natural-looking makeup.

Except for your eyes. They did a beautiful job with them.

You are most certainly not wearing a bra and he knows that the fact that it's just noticeable enough is also very intentional, and there's something about the pose you're doing that is making his palms sweat.

Chin tilted up.

Eyes half lidded, looking down.

Mouth slightly open.

White dress shirt, with just two buttons undone.

He almost wishes you'd gone for another one as well, so your cleavage would be visible.

Almost.

The picture is perfect as it is. Can't be improved by anything.

The quote on the clickbait site isn't even the most interesting part of the article; you talk about leaving social media because the pressure of making sure people liked you affected your mental health, about going to therapy since you were a teenager, and about how annoyed you were a couple years ago when the movement #AskHerMore was in full swing and you still felt reduced to only the way you looked at the Oscars, where a movie you were in was nominated. If Jimin understands correctly, a video of you looking very annoyed at the questions went viral.

"It was very frustrating," The quote begins. "because on one hand you had what was supposed to help the interviewers realize that you want to talk more about the movie you worked so hard on, but so many of them simply didn't care. I guess what really got to me was that there were people saying that women get asked about their looks because their dresses are so beautiful and of course people notice them, but I was wearing the most generic black suit you've ever seen. And still they kept calling me bold and chic and other things just cause I had fu**ing pants on."

He opens a new tab and quickly types "[Y/N] Oscars suit outfit" before he even realizes what he's doing.

And there it is: the same feeling he got a few minutes ago when he saw the first picture of you.

Breathless, palms sweaty.

He scrolls through the image results, opening and looking at related pictures of you in suits from other events. It seems that it's a preferred outfit for you along with jumpsuits, and there's an occasional dress now and then.

He sighs and goes back to the article to finish it and look at the rest of the pictures from the Vogue session.

"It doesn't just happen to me." You say in another quote. "There are other women who wear suits and it gets treated like some kind of big deal when they're just clothes. And men have it way, way worse. At least we can wear a suit normally but if men want to wear dresses or skirts or even clothes that deviate from what so many people consider masculine, they'll have people criticizing them and disrespecting them in horrible ways. They're just pieces of fu**ing fabric! Gender roles are such bulls**t."

Jimin smiles at that, and at the fact that the writer of the piece comments that you get very passionate when talking about such things. He likes it.

A big yawn interrupts his train of thought, and he realizes his shoulder hasn't been bothering him for a little while now. He leaves his phone on his nightstand and gets comfortable under the covers, thinking it would be nice if they had actually met you, instead of it only being just a misunderstanding.

Maybe one day.

Chapter 4:  Jin

Because Jin is sitting next to Jungkook inside the van, he can't really help but be distracted by the videos the younger has been watching nonstop on his phone. As it has been for the past couple of weeks, he's watching another one of your interviews. 

It's astoundingly obvious to everyone that Jungkook has developed a crush on you.

"You're still watching videos of her?" Jin asks, but the taunting tone in his voice goes completely over Jungkook's head. He's too focused on the video.

"Yes. Do you want to watch?" Jungkook asks, offering an earphone for him innocently. Jin finds it impossible to resist the cuteness so he accepts it, taking it from his hand and putting it on as he wraps his arm around Jungkook's shoulders.

It's an interview, and you're sitting next to an actor he doesn't recognize.

"Who's that?" He asks Jungkook, pointing at the guy.

"I don't know." Jungkook shrugs, truly not caring even a tiny a bit about who the man is. 

"Okay." Jin replies, shaking his head at Jungkook with a smile. There's really good chemistry between you and the man— you laugh together a lot, and he feels a spark of recognition at the back of his mind when he sees your smile, but he can't tell where it comes from.

"Have you seen their movie?" Jin asks, returning the earphone to its owner. Jungkook nods as he puts it back on.

"It's very good. I liked it."

So he has seen the movie, but he still doesn't know who the actor is at all? There might be a possibility that the crush is a bit more intense than Jin previously believed.

"What else has she worked on?" He pries, wondering if he's confusing you with someone else or if maybe he did see something you were on, even if it was in passing. There's something familiar about you and it's starting to annoy him to not know what exactly.

"Lots of things. Several movies. She was on a show when she began acting. I think her first job was on CSI or one of those American crime shows with a thousand seasons." Jungkook focuses on his video again and Jin pulls out his own phone, quickly searching for your name.

He opens your Wikipedia page and goes straight to Filmography, where he can see right there on the Television section that your first credit is actually CSI.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

2013.

Oh, no.

The name of your character. Jin knows it. God, he'd recognize it anywhere. The name of the episode right next to it only serves to confirm what he's fearing.

He immediately types "[Y/N] CSI" and swallows a gasp when he sees the pictures that pop up in front of his eyes, careful to not alert Jungkook or the others.

Oh god, no.

Jin knows who you are very well.  He hasn't really watched the episode you appeared on in a while, but he used to do it so often that he memorized exactly what happens every single second you're on screen.

Your hair was a different color and you were younger—  that's why he didn't immediately recognize you. Back when you were on that episode it was futile to try and search for more of your work; CSI was your first role and he couldn't find any information about you at the time. He didn't really search for you again after that; he was very aware that shows like that have hundreds of guest actors that sometimes end up reduced to extras for the rest of their careers.

Well, this was clearly not the case for you.

The memories of the scenes he knows so well flash quickly on his mind, and he swallows with slight difficulty as he feels his ears getting hot.

Your hand is wrapped around the guy who plays your boyfriend's throat— and without showing too much it's clear you're on top of him while you have sex. His hands are tied with a scarf to the bed, and he's blindfolded.

"You like that, baby?" You whisper into the man's ear with a smile, biting his earlobe.

Jin shakes his head, trying to get rid of the very intrusive thought of you lovingly choking a guy during sex. He's in a van with the rest of the guys, the last thing he wants is for them to notice something is wrong.

He closes all the tabs and puts his phone away, moving his head to look out the window instead, hoping the sight of the buildings and streets will distract him. He's glad the whole BTS thing was a misunderstanding and you didn't actually meet them, because he has no idea how he'd react if he had you in front of him in real life.

How do you possibly greet the person you used to masturbate to on a daily basis?

If you’ve made it here: thank you so much for reading!

[silverypurple-rosedlions]

Entry #357 - Him

Wen Junhui's Entry

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"Should we post this?..."

"Jun wanted this posted for his sake, no matter what... It's the least we can do for him,"

"Well, it was scheduled for today, and Jun stated he wanted it to be so... Alright. Have it posted."

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I don't know why I'm writing this... Perhaps for closure on my mind? Most likely. But, perhaps, it's also to record thoughts and feelings that I might forget sometimes, needing a reminder later on. But, today was the day I received a gift. A proper goodbye, and a story that brought me to tears and to dream of things I'm not sure I'll ever get to have with him. But, it's nice to see that it could have been an option one day. To move in together, loving and cherishing each other... But, I guess I can only dream of it now since I'm not sure he'll come back. Or, if any of them will come back.

But, it happened when I was with Minghao and Jeonghan hyung. We were eating and talking together, just like usually. Minghao and I were talking in Chinese, while Jeonghan just smiled, now and then checking his phone to check on the members. Then, Jeonghan hyung looked at me with wide eyes, but then he smiled so bright at me. It astonished Minghao and I, both of us wanting to know what it was. Then he said: "Jun should have the benefit of seeing his gift someone has sent him,"

Of course, I smiled and laughed, wondering who would send me a gift. At first, I thought it was a specific, sweet and kind-hearted empress we had came close with, who checked in us whenever she could. Or maybe it was the kind and gentle koala, Felix, wanting to ensure I was fine. But when Jeonghan hyung handed me his phone and I saw what it was, and especially who it came from, I gave him back the phone, covered my hand over my mouth, then removed it, saying, "Are you playing a prank on me? Tell me right now." And, of course, Jeonghan hyung chuckled and shook his head, confirming that it was real. No hallucinations, none of the boys wouldn't dare to do a thing to me, and that it was from them despite him not reading it. So, I read it. And I read his last message to me.

You wouldn't believe the amount of tears I cried. Even thinking back has me shakily writing and crying. But it doesn't hurt like it used to. Not like when I used to cry every night, wondering what to do, how he was, and questioning countless things that made me so scared to get up. But after receiving it, being able to get his last message to me and receive the closure I desperately needed, I can finally accept it. I can accept that it wasn't me who drove him away, or, whatever bizzare thoughts had been created in this corrupted brain of mine.

However, it makes me reminisce about what we did together and what we had said. I remember, a memory that's becoming slightly foggy, when him and the boys came to assist us when the system had been breached. I remember how he came with everyone to help us, getting us all back together despite the gruesome fight that followed. But I remember how he soothed me, talking softly with him when my episode had occurred. I remember him hugging me, comforting me, and us laughing despite the situation when I had came up with the idea of us being awkwardly weird buddies. And after that, I wondered about him: What was he like? What was his story? His dreams? His likings and dislikes? What did he see in me? . . . What was that tight feeling in my chest whenever I thought about him?

Then, the more we talked, him and I, the tight pressure in my chest grew, but it wasn't unbearable. It wasn't uncomfortable. Almost, pleasant? My heart would race, and my cheeks would hurt because I would smile so much when he was around. But, I slowly tried to withdrawal back when he had grown attraction for someone else. I remember that. I was scared, and I didn't understand why it made me sad when I saw his post. The boys didn't notice me, and I don't blame them because I played it off and wished the best for him. I encouraged him, trying to cheer him up. Even though I didn't understand my own feelings, I knew that was in some sort of pain. But, I hoped, despite that pain, that his feelings would be reciprocated. But, in the end, later, I found out that he no longer had those feelings, and both were just friends.

But after that, I didn't look at him the same way. And, perhaps I never did after the incident at the base. However, I understood that I favored him from the others. Not like a mother who favored one child over the other, but, someone who adored him more, but still cared for the others equally. I recall the time I came into Jeonghan and Joshua hyungs' room, almost having a break down because I didn't understand. But, they comforted me and talked with me for hours until they made it clear: I liked Jeon Wonwoo. But I could never tell him that. Not that I didn't want to, but I wanted to get to know him more than I already did. Then, the rebrand happened. He was still the same person we knew, but, there was more to him now, and I didn't want to make things complicated because he had Hanahaki... A ghastly disease I've heard one too many times.

So, I waited for an opportunity when it was right and he had the time he needed, but, I couldn't. I remember how I'd sit there, staring at nothing as I questioned everything: Would he be okay to love a person who was psychotic, a mafia member whose killed dozens? Would he be frightened by me when my episodes started? What if I hurt him by accident? What if I was too late? He barely comes out, so maybe he doesn't or never will see me the same way as I do. And, most importantly, can I even provide him everything he'll ever need and want? Especially love? Will I be enough for him? I was slowly shattering myself with doubt, even when the others found out and encouraged me, but reminded me of other possibilities. And then I thought maybe I shouldn't try because her find someone better than me. Someone pure and healthy, both physically and mentally, sweet and kind. Someone who could offer more. Someone who wasn't me...

Then the entire thing happened. We talked about my crush situation, and I was running around screaming my head off as the boys came after me. But all I wanted to do was just fall somewhere when running, and just lay there, wondering what in the world I was doing. What was he thinking when he found out?... I remember that look on his face when they exposed me, just stern, looking at me and wanting to know who it was. I wasn't entirely sure why he'd suddenly drop his previous attitude. But, now and even after it, I knew why. But what followed afterward had terrified me. I wasn't told about it until I saw the post, but Wonwoo was having it. Hanahaki. And when I saw that it was black cosmos, I was stunned. I didn't know that much about Hanahaki, so, at first, I nearly started to despise the flowers because it was the very flower blossoming inside him. But I still wished him the best, and then... It happened. He confessed, catching me off guard. I remember bawling, the boys comforting me as I responded and told him I felt the same. And at that moment, I had never been more happier in my life when it was me he liked.

After that, we went on a date that was memorable, and I hope to never forget, not even a single detail of it. We had gone out to eat together, and it was the first time he saw my state. I was twitching, and because I was nervous, it increased it, making it hard for me to even eat and I nearly felt embarrassed, wondering if I was making it uncomfortable for him. Yet, he reassured me and helped me. Not once was he bothered by it. He was okay, and I was glad he was. It made me overjoyed that he was okay with me. From there, it was absolutely amazing for me. We went together, stole a cart and raced off to the playground nearby. And there, that became one of my favorite spots although it makes me anxious whenever I'm near a place that's meant for children, being that I'm not trusted to be around kids. But that day was not only labeled the greatest day of my life, and my first date, but also the day I had my first kiss with someone I loved above all things.

And it was the same day he gave me the moon bracelet, something I haven't taken off for ages since I got it... A beautiful white bracelet with a beautiful white stone, while he was the other, a beautiful dark blue that's nearly black. It's something I've treasured ever since, and something I will never lose despite me being clumsy time from time.

It's things like this that I look back towards, and sometimes, I wonder if I could have done more for him and me. But, I'm happy. I'm happy we at least got these opportunities with each other, and cherished each other for so long and even after he's left with the boys. Even though it hurt so much, so very much when he left without a word, I understood. It had to be done for their sake, especially their Admin, but I wish I could've done more. But, I can finally let it calm the storm inside me. I don't know if there will be a day he may return, but I do hope there is even though he told me not to hope too much. But if he ever does come back, all of them, I will never let go, and I promise that I'll do more, continuing my promise to love and cherish him forever. And even if he doesn't come back, I know he loves me dearly, as much as I love him. And that's enough for me. He's enough for me.

- Wen Junhui

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[fantastic-bby]

I’ll Fight For You

Pairing: Reader x Mingi

Word count: 6.5k

Genre: Angst, fluff, Vampire au

Summary: Your’re in a relationship with a KPop idol who also happens to be a vampire who’s forced to save you when he comes home to you missing.

A/n: In honour of Mingi’s beautiful tiddies, I’ve decided to post his story earlier. San’s will be posted on Monday. 

Warning: Violence, blood, kidnapping, 

You stood on the balcony of your apartment, your breath coming out in mists as you waited for your boyfriend to come home. The first snowfall has just begun and you were watching the snowflakes slowly fall from the sky. The sound of a door opening and closing made you turn around to see Mingi entering your home in a disheveled state. 

“(Y/n)-ah?” He called out. He came out onto the balcony after a while and you frowned at the bruises on his face .

“What happened, Jagiya?” You asked, your hand reaching to the cut on his lip. 

“Got into a fight with Jongho and he threw a table at me.” He looked at you sheepishly. You took his hand and brought him inside, sitting him down on the couch as you grabbed your first aid kit. “Jagiya, I’m fine. I promise.” He said but it didn’t stop you as you started dabbing his lip with an alcohol swab, earning a hiss from him. 

“You need to stop getting into fights with him. You know he’s stronger than you are.” You said as you swiped disinfectant cream on his lip. 

“He started it.” He pouted at you but you simply scrunched your nose at him. “Kiss?” He reached his arms out at you. 

“Disinfectant cream.” You shook your head. Instead he grabbed your waist and pulled you onto his lap, enticing a giggle out of you. He put his head in the crook of your neck, breathing in your scent, 

“You smell really nice. I miss you.” He mumbled. You wrapped your arms around his back and pulled yourself closer to him, feeling yourself warm up in his embrace. You felt his teeth poking at the skin of your neck, 

“Hungry?” You asked, pulling away slightly to see his brown eyes had turned a deep red colour and a pair of fangs poking out from under his upper lip. 

“I’m sorry I have to drink from you. I haven’t been able to feed since two weeks ago.” His eyes were sad, but he must’ve been starving and you knew he would never drink from you unless he really needed it. You knew he could last a few extra hours with eating human food which meant if he was asking from you it meant he couldn’t hold out any longer.

"It's okay, it doesn't hurt anyway." You smiled, pressing a kiss to his lips. He smiled at you warmly and moved his mouth you your neck. You felt your body tense up slightly, the sting from your neck growing as he punctured your skin with his fangs. You could feel your blood flowing to your neck and your body starting to feel weak to the point where your grip started to loosen and you were starting to lean backwards. His hand on your back kept you upright as your vision started to blur and you blacked out.

"(Y/n)?" Your eyes opened to a very concerned looking Mingi. You looked around and noticed you were lying in your bed, slivers of sunlight was shining through the barely open curtains. You tried to move but your body felt too weak to even sit up. "Hey, no, don't move." He reached beside him and handed you a glass of orange juice, "I may have drank too much from you. I'm sorry." He sighed.

"It's okay." You felt your energy returning to you slowly after you finished the glass and managed to slowly sit up to look at Mingi.

"You passed out while I was feeding and you weren't waking up." He pulled the empty glass out of your hand to place on the bedside table sat beside you, letting you cuddle into his side. 

"Hmm, I don't mind. It keeps you alive." You hummed, letting your finger trace circles on his bare chest. He rested his cheek on your head and pulled you closer to him. You both cherished moments like these. It wasn't easy being the girlfriend of a KPop idol and it was harder since he was a vampire which meant daytime activities were limited. Mingi had found a way to sustain himself in the sunlight but he can only spend a few hours before he started to feel the burn from the sun. It wasn’t just him either, the entire of ATEEZ were vampires, but among all of them Mingi was the strongest.

He had more self control, is able to sustain himself in the sun longer, his abilities were the strongest out of all of theirs and he could eat human food to hold out his bloodthirst longer than the other guys. His ability to teleport could take him the furthest, his telekinesis the most stable and Jongho was the only one who beat him in terms of strength. But being a group of vampires also meant that they would have to fend themselves off from other vampires. They were powerful as a team. Their synergy when they were together was strong enough to create some kind of a barrier from the outside world, making them able to hide their vampire essence from others who wanted to take them down. 

As the days passed, Mingi was coming home in a beaten condition more often. You were growing more concerned of course. He was starting to lose time to feed and you worried that his abilities were growing weaker. But he reassured you when you expressed your concerns, showing you that his abilities were still at their peak and that he was still in shape to protect himself if he was on his own. His words etched in your memory, “If I ever need to fight for you or me, I’ll fight harder for you.”

You followed him into the studio that day. He wanted to grab lunch with you and you decided if you followed him he wouldn’t have to come all the way back to pick you up since he was worried another vampire would kill you if you were on your own.

“Noona!” Jongho ran into you, sending both of you tumbling to the floor. 

“Jongho! Calm down!” You squealed when you hit the floor. “You’re going to hurt your ankle again.” You scolded him. 

“Jongho,” Mingi put a hand on his shoulder, sending him a warning look which made him climb off of you. 

“Mingi hyung has been cranky since yesterday.” Jongho whined and scowled at Mingi before walking back to where Seonghwa was. Mingi helped you up,

“You okay?” He whispered at you, linking his arm with yours to help balance you even after you nodded. 

“I’m fine, Jagiya. Don’t worry about you.” You rubbed his bicep gently and he nodded, a worried expression not leaving his face. You felt Hongjoong teleport behind you, 

“Mingi, don’t tell me you…” He trailed off and you turned around to see him looking right at your neck. Your hair moved off your shoulder and the bitemarks wouldn’t disappear for another day or so, making it obvious that Mingi had in fact fed from you. Your hand went to your neck to cover the bite mark but all of them already got the message. 

“You fed from (Y/n)?” Seonghwa spoke up, making you turn around to see him glaring at Mingi. “You know how dangerous it is to feed from a person we know.” He scolded him. 

“Seonghwa oppa, I’m fine.” You spoke up to defend Mingi, “I only let him if he really needs it. He won’t ask otherwise.” You explained, taking Mingi’s hand in yours. Seonghwa shot you a worried look but you could tell he was still angry at Mingi when he turned on his heel to walk towards the sound system. Mingi looked at you with pursed lips, 

“Sorry, they get overly worried about you.” His voice was slightly louder than a whisper but soft enough that the others wouldn’t hear you talking. “Go sit over there with Soyoung noona. The dance crew is here to show us a new choreo, so you can sit with them while you wait for me, okay?” He pointed to the group of dancers and you nodded. You saw Soyoung waving at you to sit next to her since she was the only girl there. 

“You want me to cover that up for you?” She gestured to the bite marks and you nodded, 

“Thanks, unnie.” You thanked her softly as she pulled out her cosmetics pouch, “I ran out of concealer and I have yet to go out and buy more. If I had more I would’ve covered it up so that they wouldn’t see it.” You explained, silently beating yourself up for getting Seonghwa upset with Mingi. But Soyoung subconsciously read your mind,

“Don’t get too beaten up over it. Mingi’s lucky he has you,” She said as she dabbed your neck with concealer, “My boyfriend lets me feed from him when I really need to and I think I would’ve gone into a frenzy if he wasn’t here.” She smiled at you, “Before Mingi left the studio yesterday he looked like he was going to lose it. His eyes were turning red and he fought with Jongho because Jongho had found fresh blood and he didn’t tell anyone about it. I don’t think he knew how hungry Mingi was since they don’t exactly share their feeding schedules but it pushed Mingi over the edge.” She explained, sighing slightly, “I wish they told us when they needed blood. Some of the BB Trippin’ crew are vampires and we could help them find some blood if they asked.” She reached into her pouch and pulled out a compact to show you your covered up bite marks. 

“Thanks, unnie.” You thanked her again when you saw how clean your neck looked.

“(Y/n),” Dahan spoke up beside you and handed you a cookie, “Eat it. If Mingi fed from you then you should eat something to regain your energy.” You thanked him as you bit into the cookie. 

“Soyoung Unnie, Dahan oppa, can I ask something?” Dahan and Soyoung nodded. “Which of the dancers are vampires?” You asked. 

“I’m one,” Soyoung pointed to her self, “Dahan sunbaenim, Uzin sunbaenim, Jaemin sunbaenim and Chan sunbaenim.” You looked around at the dancers as she said their names, “We feed on the same schedule. It makes it more convenient and it’s slightly easier to work in groups.”

“They should fix a schedule too.” Dahan gestured to the ATEEZ members, “If they keep it up, it’ll make it harder for them to find blood when they’re on the road.” You turned to Mingi, watching as he danced in front of the mirror. 

“Wouldn’t want the LA incident to happen again.” Hanbyul muttered from the corner of the group, earning a slap on the arm by Soyoung. “Ow!” He looked at her with a scowl as she sent him a glare.

“LA incident?” You questioned. 

“We’re not supposed to let her know.” Hojun spoke through gritted teeth from where he was. 

“She was bound to figure out anyway.” He pouted at them. Soyoung rolled her eyes at him and looked at Dahan. Dahan sighed, 

“While we were in LA last year, before their debut, Mingi went into a frenzy. He hadn’t fed since they landed in America but the others had found their ways to feed.” 

“He almost killed Sangwoo sunbaenim.” Hanbyul butted in, earning another slap from Soyoung. He glared at her, lying down with his legs on Dahan’s lap. Your eyes widened, 

“Isn’t Sangwoo oppa..”

“Our leader? Yeah,” Dahan pursed his lips, “Sangwoo sunbaenim said he understood that what happened was only because he lost control. But we’re worried it might happen again since their tour’s coming up in a few months.” 

“Mingi felt really bad about it. If I read his mind all he thinks about is you, dancing and what he did. Which is why he started working harder to find a schedule.” Soyoung said, turning to look at Mingi, “He’s been working really hard lately. We’re trying to help supply them as much as we can but if they don’t fix a proper feeding schedule then it’ll be a problem.” You turned your attention to Mingi as well, watching as all of them were practicing with the guidance of Sangwoo, Jaemin and Uzin.

“How do you guys fix a schedule?” You asked when you turned back to the dancers, “Don’t you need like people?”

“We found a way to harvest blood and carry pints around to drink every two weeks.” Dahan reached into his bag and pulled out a small thermo flask. He handed it to you and you opened it, seeing the thick, red liquid swish around inside the bottle when you gently swirled the bottle. “We freeze it when we’re not using it and we heat it up to body temperature before we drink it. Cold blood doesn’t taste that nice.” His nose scrunched in disgust as he thought about it. You closed the bottle and handed it back to him. 

“If we really need blood but we don’t have time to find a person we buy frozen pig’s blood. Tastes about the same but it doesn’t give us the same amount of energy so we have to feed every week if we’re left with that.” Soyoung spoke up. 

“Frozen pig’s blood also makes the freezer smells like shit. So I’m glad they don’t use it that much.” Hanbyul commented. 

“You keep complaining one day I’m going to make you drink it.” Soyoung scowled at him, “Aish, so whiny.” Hanbyul stuck his tongue out at her in retaliation. She glared at him once again before turning back to you but you weren’t looking at the dancers anymore. You were focused on Mingi’s dancing, amazed at the way his body was keeping up with the song. “(Y/n),” Soyoung tapped on your knee to get your attention back to her, “I advise you to talk to Mingi. Ask him to see if he can convince the other members to fix a schedule. You should also keep some pig’s blood in your freezer. He can’t feed from you every time he’s about to go into a frenzy.” Her face was full of concern. So was Dahan’s. “You could actually die if he feeds from you even if its every month.” You bit your lip as you thought about it. 

“We don’t want to scare you, but we need to look out for them and we need to look out for their loved ones too.” Dahan gave you a half smile. 

“Just because Mingi’s the strongest out of all of them doesn’t mean he can stop himself completely when he’s gone into a frenzy.” Jaemin spoke up from behind you. He was wiping the sweat off of his face with a face towel. “Once a vampire goes into a frenzy, no human can stop them. Which is why when he went into a frenzy on Sangwoo hunbaenim I had to rip him off of him and force my arm into his mouth so that he would drink my blood. A frenzied vampire won’t stop until they’ve drank enough blood to control themselves.” 

“And another vampire’s blood is the only blood that a frenzied can drink to return back to its stable state without killing it’s prey.” Dahan nodded. “If a vampire ever goes into a frenzy on a human, they’ll drink until they’ve completely dried up the human. But a pint of vampire’s blood is equivalent to two pints of a human’s.” 

“Pig’s blood is half of a human’s. Which is why we drink more pig’s blood if that’s all we can get our hands on.” Soyoung continued, “But if we have vampire blood, we won’t need to feed for a whole month.” 

“Is that why vampires go after other vampires? So they can feed less often?” You asked. All three of them nodded. 

“If that’s the case then stop feeding from me when I’m sleeping.” Hanbyul sat up and punched Dahan’s arm. “Go drink from Sangwoo sunbaenim or Soyoung hunbaenim.” He whined. 

“Drinking from Sangwoo sunbaenim is rude and Soyoung hunbaenim’s boyfriend would kill me.” Dahan pushed Hanbyul’s leg off of his lap. “Plus you sleep like a rock.” He stuck his tongue out at him, both of them whining at each other while Soyoung scolded them for acting like babies. You turned back to Mingi who caught your gaze and waved at you briefly. You smiled and waved back at him. 

~

“So what do you feel like eating?” Mingi asked as you both left the KQ building. 

“Whatever you feel like.” You hummed. 

“Yang nyum chicken or bulgogi?” He asked you, taking your hand into the pocket of his winter jacket to keep your hand warm. Your eyes sparked, 

“Bulgogi!” His face lit up at your excitement and he nodded, 

“Bulgogi it is then.” As you both walked down the sidewalk, you remembered Soyoung’s advice and you turned your head to Mingi, 

“Jagiya,” You spoke up, making him turn to you, “Soyoung told me about what happened in LA.” Mingi froze in his tracks, his hand tightening around yours. He pulled you to the side and looked at you. He looked scared. 

“You’re not scared of me, are you? It only happened because we couldn’t find any blood and we ran out of pig’s blood and,” He started to stutter, his eyes were filling with tears and you quickly pulled your hand out of his pocket to cup his face with both your hands. 

“Mingi, calm down.” You spoke softly at him, keeping his eyes on yours, “I’m not scared of you, I promise.” He started to calm down, his hand reaching up to your right hand. “But I’m just wondering why you didn’t tell me. I would’ve stocked up the freezer with pig’s blood if I knew that happened.” 

“I didn’t want to scare you.” His hand squeezed yours, “I didn’t want you to run away from me.” He turned his head away but you saw the tear run down his face. You turned his head back so he was facing you, your thumb wiping away the single tear, 

“I’m not going to run away from you, okay?” You gave him a gentle smile, “I love you. A lot. And if I was scared of you I wouldn’t be with you right now. I feel safe around you, okay?” He nodded, taking your hand in his and pressing a kiss to your palm. You wrapped your arm around his bicep as you started walking again. “On the way home, we’ll stop by a market and I’ll buy you frozen pig’s blood, okay? We need to get you and the others on a schedule too so invite them over tonight so you can share it with them.” He hummed in response, stopping you for a moment. 

“Thank you, Jagiya.” He smiled and pressed his lips to yours. 

~

Mingi walked into your apartment, his phone dropping out of his hand when he saw the disarray of the apartment. He felt his heart drop and he felt like he was going to throw up.

“(Y/n)?!” He ran through every room. He picked up his phone, pressing Yunho’s number, his body was shaking, making it hard for him to hold the phone steadily to his ear. “H-Hyung, come over p-please.” Yunho didn’t need any explanation and hung up immediately. He appeared in Mingi’s kitchen, his eyes widening with the state of his best friend’s apartment. “(Y/n)’s missing.” Mingi looked at him with glassy eyes.

“Mingi, I told you I foresaw this.” Yunho wasn’t trying to make him more frantic, but when he told Mingi he had a vision of you disappearing, Mingi brushed it off. “I told you to trust my vision and you didn’t.”

“Where did they take her?” Mingi stormed up to Yunho, “Did you see them where they were going?! Your vision, hyung, your vision!” He grabbed onto Yunho’s shoulders, “Hyung where did they take her?!” He yelled at him. 

“I don’t know! This is why I told you to keep her with with another vampire at all times!” Yunho pushed Mingi off of him.

“Where’s Yeosang? I need his sight.” Mingi one of your necklaces before leaving, slamming the door behind him as he and Yunho ran to Yeosang’s apartment. The thought of teleporting slipped both their racing minds, but his apartment was only 5 minutes away with the speed that they were running. Mingi was banging on the door frantically, the door opening to a sleepy Yeosang with messy hair. 

“What are you doing?” He grumbled. Mingi held your necklace in front of him, 

“Find her.” He said, looking at him with pleading eyes. Yeosang looked at the necklace then at Mingi before realising what had happened. He nodded, letting Mingi and Yunho into his apartment. Yeosang went over to Wooyoung’s door, knocking on it and opening the door. 

“(Y/n) disappeared.” He said to Wooyoung who was sitting on his bed in the darkness, the light of his laptop shining on his face. He quickly shut his laptop and scrambled out of bed, heading out of the room and into San’s bedroom. San emerged from the bedroom, his hair messy with Wooyoung following behind him. 

“Has anyone called the others?” Wooyoung asked.

“I called Hongjoong and told him to wake up Seonghwa. Jongho just woke up, he’s on the way here now.” Yunho nodded. 

“Yeosang, hyung, please hurry.” Mingi stopped pacing and looked at Yeosang with pleading eyes. Yeosang nodded sitting on the dining table and clutching your necklace in your hands. 

“You two,” Mingi turned to Wooyoung and San, “Get changed. The moment we can pin her location we go after her.” They both nodded and disappeared into their rooms. Yeosang closed his eyes, holding your necklace in both hands and pressing it to his forehead. The door knocked and Yunho opened it to reveal Jongho, 

“Hyung, what’s going on?” He asked Yunho. Yunho had called Jongho without explaining anything to him while they were running to Yeosang’s apartment. 

“My vision came true, (Y/n) is missing.” Yunho told him. Jongho’s eyes widened and he froze, 

“(Y/n) noona? She’s missing?” He slipped off his coat and put it on the counter.

“The apartment’s a fucking mess, our shit’s all over the place.” Mingi explained, his head in his hands as he sat on the couch. The sound of the keypad being pressed came from the door and Seonghwa opened the door with Hongjoong following. Wooyoung and San stepped out of their rooms and everyone except Mingi gathered around the dining table, intently waiting for Yeosang’s reading. His eyes were moving under his eyelids, his mouth twitching.

He started to mutter out unintelligible words, his eyes not opening. San moved his head closer to Yeosang’s mouth, trying to listen. Yeosang continued to whisper what sounded like an address. San moved away when Yeosang let out a choked gasp and slammed his hands on the table, blood started to drip from his nose as he breathed heavily, “She’s in Gangnam with a group of vampires. Whoever took her,” He paused to cough, a small splatter of blood hitting the table, “Is either on their way to Gangnam or has already reached Gangnam.” Jongho handed him a tissue and he wiped the blood off of his face and the table.

“Yeosang, change. We’re going to Gangnam.” Mingi said as he stood up. Yeosang nodded and quickly stumbled into his room. Mingi went over to the table to pick up your necklace. 

“Hyung, if anything happens to her we’re going to kill whoever took her.” Jongho said as he put a hand on his shoulder. Mingi nodded, putting your necklace into the pocket of his shirt. As soon as Yeosang came out of the room he came to the dining table. 

“Yeosang, are you okay?” Mingi asked in which Yeosang nodded, wiping the last of his blood off of his lips. “Good, there’s only one way we can reach them in time.” They exchanged glances among each other and then all of their eyes landed on Jongho. He looked at his hyungs, 

“Woah, what’s with the look?” He backed up a bit. They all knew he was the weakest one among all of them in terms of his vampiric abilities because he was the youngest. “I can teleport better now. I’ve been practicing. Trust me.” He reassured them and they all nodded. 

“Yeosang, the location. Send it to us.” Hongjoong told Yeosang who nodded and closed his eyes. The same address he saw in his vision appeared in all of theirs and they got ready. 

“Hyung,” Mingi turned to Yeosang, “Send that place to Soyoung noona and tell her to come and make sure (Y/n) gets to safety.” Yeosang nodded, closing his eyes. “Whatever happens, the goal is to make sure (Y/n) is safe.” They all nodded. Yeosang opened his eyes,

“She knows where to go.” He said. They put their arms on each other’s shoulders, right foot out, 

“8 makes 1 team, fighting!” They chanted. They all looked at each other, their arms not leaving their shoulders as the started the process. Their eyes opened to an alleyway, the sound of the nightlife of Gangnam filling their ears. 

“Yeosang, mind open.” Mingi told him. “Your telepathy is the strongest out of all of us. If you can see her, tell us. San, the moment Yeosang can pinpoint her location, you and Jongho have to get there first. Jongho you just need to hold them off until we can get there and San’s the fastest out of all of us. We can’t risk teleporting.” He paused to turn to Yeosang who was trying to catch his breath. “Wooyoung, use your nose if you can smell her. Seonghwa, use your ears and listen for her. Hongjoong, you and Yunho haven’t fed yet, right?” He asked. Both of them shook their heads, “Get ready for a feast boys. We might be able to pack ourselves vampire blood.” All of their eyes flashed red with excitement. Seonghwa’s head lifted, his head turning to the outside of the alleyway,

“I hear her.” He quickly ran out of the alley with the others following behind him. He started running down the sidewalk towards your direction.

“We’re getting closer, I can smell her blood.” Wooyoung huffed out, the cold air making it hard for them to breathe properly as they ran. 

“Wait, wait, I can see her.” Yeosang stopped running, the rest of them stopping with him. He closed his eyes and all of them saw you in the alley, three vampires surrounding you. Mingi turned to San and he nodded, grabbing Jongho’s wrist and they were gone. The 6 of them ran towards your direction. Mingi could hear your voice in his head, crying out for him in fear before slowly going silent and he was fearing the worst. 

They reached the alley to see Jongho holding down two vampires, holding one of them by the wrist and stepping on the other one as San held off the third one. 

“You touch my noona one more time and I’ll kill you.” The youngest spat at the one he was holding. Mingi ran past them, finding your pale form sitting on the ground on a melting mount of snow in just your sweater and sweatpants, three pairs bite marks on your arms. 

“Fuck, Jagiya.” He fell to his knees, taking off his coat he wrapped it around you and picked you up, turning around to see Soyoung standing in the entrance of the alleyway. She ran over when she saw him carrying you. “Noona, take her to your place.” She nodded, putting you on her back.

“What about you?” She asked. 

“It’s about time we get a feeding schedule fixed.” He said, turning around to see Seonghwa slamming one of the vampires against the brick wall repeatedly, blood starting to spurt from his mouth. “Make sure she’s safe.” Soyoung nodded, looking behind herself at you as you watched everything, your eyes barely able to make out what was happening before you were being placed on a couch. Soyoung tucked you under a blanket and went into her kitchen to grab some food for you. 

“(Y/n),” Soyoung gently shook you so that you stayed awake, “Don’t fall asleep. Drink this.” She held a glass of milk to your lips and you sipped on it slowly. She held a spoon up, feeding you soup until you felt yourself able to sit up and feed yourself. Your body was shaken up, the metal spoon heavy in your hands. “Do you remember what happened?” She asked, sitting on the couch beside you. 

“I remember.” You whispered out since it was the only tone your voice seemed to be able to reach at the moment. “I was on the balcony. I was waiting for Mingi to come home and suddenly I heard glass breaking in the kitchen and stuff moving around the apartment. I turned around and they were coming in my direction and grabbed me. Suddenly I was in the alley and they started biting me and Jongho and San came out of nowhere and Jongho pulled them off of me. It started getting blurry, but I heard Jongho shouting and Mingi was in front of me.” You sipped on the soup, feeling the warmth of it heating up your freezing body. You put the bowl of soup down and wrapped Mingi’s coat around you tighter. “Oh my god, Mingi!” You shot up, stumbling back onto the couch as Soyoung steadied you and sat you onto the couch. 

“He’s fine. It’s eight against three.” She reassured you, “He said the goal was getting you safe.” She rubbed your back as you held onto your head, trying to massage away the throbbing headache. The knock on Soyoung’s door made her head over, opening it to reveal Mingi, disheveled and his face covered in blood. “Holy shit, Mingi.” She looked at him in shock but he looked past her and to you. 

“(Y/n)!” He pushed past Soyoung and over to you. You pulled your head out of your hands, 

“Mingi! What happened to you?!” You gasped at the sight of his bloodied face. Your hands hovering over his face. 

“I-I, They were pretty strong. Much more prepared to fight other vampires than we thought but we took care of them.” Soyoung approached you two with a wet rag. You took it out of her hands and gently wiped the blood off of Mingi’s face. With the blood gone you could see the bruises and cuts that scattered his face. 

“Oh, Jagiya, you’re beautiful face.” You put the rag on the coffee table and cupped his face. 

“It’s okay, you’re safe. That’s all that matters to me.” He pulled you into a hug, his hand brushing your hair gently, “That’s all that matters.” He pulled away from you, “Can you rest here for a while? I need to go and make sure the others are okay.” You nodded as he pressed a kiss to your forehead, to your nose and finally on your lips before he stood up and headed over to Soyoung. 

“What happened? Are the others okay?” She asked. 

“They’re packing up the blood. We’re going to feed off of that for the next few months.” He said. 

“Can I ask how the fight went?” 

“Well, Seonghwa slammed the first guy into the wall until he was coughing up so much blood and Yunho punched him to death. Jongho, uhh, he may be the youngest but he kinda smashed the second guy’s face in with a brick and the third guy got beat up by all of us.” He scratched the back of his neck. 

“Wow, Jongho used a brick?” Soyoung was shocked. Imagining their maknae smashing someone’s face in with a brick wasn’t exactly the thing you’d imagine when you baby someone. 

“Actually he used his fist first and I’m pretty sure that was enough to break a few bones. I’ll tell you, you do not want to fuck with people Jongho care about.” He sucked in his breath through his teeth, “Can you just make sure (Y/n)’s okay? I really don’t want to leave her but I need to make sure the others are okay. It’s my fault they got into this mess anyway.” She nodded,

“She just needs food, water and some rest and she should be perfectly fine.” She opened the door to let him and he gave her a hug, 

“Thank you so much, noona.” She closed the door and sat beside you as you feed yourself more of the soup. 

“Unnie, where’d you get this soup. It’s really good.” You asked her. 

“I made it myself. If my boyfriend comes over and I need to feed I make him eat this after. It’s supposed to replenish your red blood cells.” She smiled at you. “Feeling any better?” You nodded at her, 

“Thank you for this, unnie.” You put the bowl down to turn to her. She pulled you in for a hug, 

“Vampires look out for each other and we look out for each other’s loved ones.” She pulled away and smiled at you, “We’re loyal and we would die to protect each other.” You smiled back at her as she helped you lie down, “Just get some rest, (Y/n). You need it.”

~

“What are we going to do?” Yeosang asked as they all watched you from the kitchen. 

“What else can we do? Those idiots didn’t do it properly.” Seonghwa sighed. “This is why I was so angry at Mingi. What if this had happened because of him?” He threw his arms up in the air but received super pissed off looks from his members, making him cross his arms and he heard Soyoung’s voice in his head telling him to shut up. Mingi busted into Soyoung’s apartment and looked around as all of his group members were there, Soyoung leaning over her kitchen counter with her head in her hands. He went to her, 

“It’s not true.” He looked at her with guilt etched on his face. “Noona, it can’t be true.” She turned around to look at him and the look on her face was enough for him to know.

“Mingi, all the signs were there. She was,” She paused, trying to console herself and lowered her voice, “She was dead this morning, Mingi. I checked her pulse, I flashed my flashlight in her eyes. She had no pulse, her eyes weren’t reacting. I was about to call you but she woke up and if it wasn’t true she wouldn’t look like that.” She ran a hair through her hair and let out a deep sigh. He went over to you and crouched in front of you, 

“Jagiya,” He gently pulled your hands off of your face and his face broke at the sight of you. The red eyes. The fangs that poked out from under your lip. The vampires that tried feeding on you did it wrong. You ended up turning. “Oh no.” He pulled you into a hug, “This wasn’t supposed to happen. You weren’t supposed to turn into a vampire.” He whispered into your ear. You could feel his tears wetting your already tear stained cheeks as he pressed his cheek against yours. The others just watched, not knowing what else to do.

“This means we need to keep a closer eye on her now.” Yeosang sighed. 

“We’ll need to train her too.” Yunho pursed his lips, “There’s barely any time. We leave for tour in like a month.” 

“Does that mean she’ll have to come with us? We can’t leave her here she’ll die on her own.” San spoke up. 

“The only way we can keep her safe is to bring her on tour with us. That way we can make sure she’s safe, well fed and will have time to discover her abilities.” Wooyoung said, leaning on the counter with his elbow. 

“Mingi,” You sniffled, “I’m scared.” You whimpered out. 

“I know, Jagiya. I know.” He brushed your hair, “This is my fault. I shouldn’t have left you alone. I’m so sorry, (Y/n). I’m so sorry.” He pulled away and looked at you in the eyes. He wiped your tears away with his thumbs, “There’s no way we can reverse it.” He turned to Soyoung, who gave him a sad look. She nodded when she heard his voice in her head and picked up the mug on the counter, heading over to hand it to him. “If you don’t drink it now you’ll die. It’s a human’s.” You took the mug from his hands, feeling more tears slide down your face as you looked inside. Your hand was shaking as you brought the mug to your lips, slowly drinking the blood. It was thick and warm as it slid down your throat, the metallic taste filling your mouth. 

“God, this hurts to watch.” You heard Jongho mutter. You pulled the mug away from your mouth, feeling your body starting to relax and you felt the fangs in your mouth slowly slide up your gums. But you lowered your head and started to cry harder. Mingi pulled you into him again, holding you against his chest. You could hear his heartbeat, it was fast, frantic. His body was shaking more than yours.

“I’m so sorry this happened. I never expected it to happen like this. I thought if you would have ever wanted to turn, I would be the one to turn you.” He kissed your forehead. “You have to follow us on tour. I can’t leave you here on your own.” You nodded, feeling a small sense of relief wash over you at the thought of Mingi being by your side to guide you. Your crying ceased and you finally caught your breath.

“I need to be with you.” Mingi took the mug out of your hands and placed it on the coffee table. “It’s okay, Mingi. As long as I have you and everyone else, I should be fine.” You smiled at him through your puffy and bloodshot eyes, making him smile softly. “Look at the bright side. Now that we’re both vampires, we can spend eternity together.” You joked. His smile widened, 

“That’s true.” He pulled you into for another hug, pressing a kiss to your soft lips. 

“Does this mean (Y/n) noona is coming on tour with us?” Jongho spoke up. You turned to him and nodded. His face lit up, “Oh you’re gonna have so much fun. You’ll get to watch us perform live and get to see us during interviews and, and,” Hongjoong placed a hand on his shoulder, 

“Calm down, Jongho. There’s a lot she needs to take in right now.” He gave him a look and Jongho nodded. 

“You know, if you want I can train you to dance. Then that way you can join the crew and dance backup with us. At least that way if you need to work, following us on your won’t be a problem since you’re working for us.” Soyoung offered. You nodded at her, 

“I’d like that.” You smiled, turning back to Mingi, “I’d really like that.” Mingi cupped your face in his hands and you saw the cuts that scattered his face, “Jagiya, your face is all beat up because of me.” You sighed as you gently ran your finger over the scar on his forehead. 

“It’s worth it. I told you if I ever needed to fight for you, I’ll fight for you.”

[lovelybrittxo]

where do I even start?

I’m literally only writing this for myself since typing a whole novel out on the computer is way easier than writing this in a physical journal which is what I normally do. I come to Tumblr though when I have way too much to say and don't know how to say it. I just need to get it off my chest before I blow up. so here it goes...

shall we start at the beginning? I grew up in a decently religious household. my mom, sister and I went to church almost every Sunday with all our aunts and uncles. don't get me wrong, I still believe in God and whatnot and I wouldn't change my upbringing in the church for anything. but it may have suppressed my views on the world. something my aunt said to me a few years ago has stuck to brain ever since and I can't seem to shake it. she told me that she actually believes that being gay is a sin and that you can love the sinner but not the sin. so like, she believes if you're gay, you can be gay but don't act upon it/the sin. she believes, for example, that being trans is a mental illness. like, I just can't wrap my head around that. and honestly, she spoke with so much conviction and “sense” that she actually had me fooled to think the same way for a hot second. and then to learn that my other “cool” aunt also believes this... kinda sad. both of those aunts have literally talked down upon family (and our family is very tight knit) and people they love... what would they do if they ever found out about me?

ive felt a lot of feelings ever since I was young. mostly towards males... but also towards females. I just thought the female part was me wanting to be like them or be their friend and just have them like me and accept me as a chill person to be around. but fast forward to a couple years ago. I was bombarded (in a good way) by social media flaunting (in a good way lol) different sexualities and things. its hard to describe but that “world” was just becoming more prominent to me I guess.

I started to try and put my religious upbringing in the background so I could focus on trying to figure out who I really was. ive been doing this for at least a couple years now. and although im still trying to really figure it out, right now half way through 2020, I think im getting closer to an answer. and guess what has helped me the most? tiktok lmao! no but for real, the internet is an amazing place for discovery in any form. after I started to get into real communities online (like kpop and penpaling) i’ve never felt more connected to the internet and it allowed me to try and find real personal help... if that makes any sense. i’ve just tried to put myself out there and not just google my feelings but piece together a map from asking real people over the Internet here and there to try and figure out who I am.

sometime last year (or maybe earlier) I found a YouTube video of a popular creator retelling her coming out story. I just randomly commented on the video about how I had been feeling, not to get a reply but just to comment. but then I actually got a real reply (not from the creator but still a nice person). they said something along the lines of me basically being bicurious. I had never in my life heard of such a word and I had thought that this person was just making it up. one google search later I found out it was a real thing. although at the time of first looking it up I was still very confused about the word... still kinda am? lol. however, just a couple weeks ago I had seen a post somewhere (an ad I think selling pride flags) saying there was an official bicurious flag. I was in shock. I thought it was a scam, but its not, it’s real (I just don't think it’s talked about very often cause it doesn't seem like a solid sexuality that you can claim your entire life). but anyway.

now what i’m gonna say next I don't want to come off in the wrong way (you nonexistent person reading this lol), but I feel like dating a trans person brought me into that “world” a bit more. like, i had literally never met anyone who was trans before him or anyone who was gay or used a they/them pronoun... never. but in his world, all of that was common and normal. and this is where I don't want to come off wrongly... I don't wanna make it seem like because I dated a trans person i’m qualified to be included in the LGBT community now or to talk about LGBT stuff or whatever. I just think because I dated him, it opened up my shallow world a bit. especially because he’s open about it (on a side note I always loved looking at his huge trans flag above his bed. that was the first flag I had really ever memorized because of him. besides the rainbow one obviously lol). like, his best friend uses they/them pronouns, and although i’ve always been aware of that, i’ve only ever seen things about it through YouTube videos and whatnot. I had never had to actually use those pronouns for anyone I knew in real life until I met his best friend. like, everything I knew about that “world” had only been through online researching/consuming. i’d never experienced it in real life before.

I remember one night we talked about it a little. I knew he was bisexual and so I asked him if he’d ever dated a guy. he asked me if I would ever date a girl and i just said that I had always thought about it and that my tinder profile was set to find both genders. then we talked about pride since it was at the beginning of quarantine and we didn't know if parades were still gonna happen or not yet. he said I could always go as an ally because I told him I felt ashamed and like I shouldn't be allowed to attend a pride parade. (of course he reassured me I can go and he wasn't shocked about me liking both genders at all...he just said ‘nice’ lol)

I still have a little inkling in the back of my mind that I still shouldn't be able to attend though. honestly because I don't know what I would be attending as. I feel like an imposter. I don't want people thinking that im doing all this for attention or just because I dated one person in the LGBT community. i’ve been struggling with this for so long... but it just so happens that now at 27 years old im coming to terms with who I am. I just feel like because I didn't figure it out earlier that I’m not “worthy” of being included. I feel like such an outsider because no one’s “invited” me in yet lol because im still trying to figure it out.

and on the same note, I don't feel like i’m worthy because I still really don't have a solid answer. at the moment I just use bicurious because ive never dated a girl before. the trans guy ive been talking about has been the only person i’ve ever been romantically involved with. im serious. I made it 26 years without being with anyone in any type of way. I feel like I don't have the right to call myself bisexual. however, I feel a tiny bit more confident in using that label maybe after I do end up dating a girl in the future and not feel guilty about using it because that same guy calls himself bisexual but told me right out one day that he’s way more attracted to girls than guys and im in the same situation but opposite. the only difference at this point in time is that he’s dated both and I haven't. but thennnn on the other hand, do I even need to label myself at all right now??

even if I did wanna come out, I don't wanna do it until I really have a solid answer about my identity. i just feel like such a fraud or something because im trying to figure it out so late. and like, im going so over the top with my support this year because I feel like I should fit in and maybe im trying too hard? again, I just don't want people thinking its because I dated one trans guy and all of a sudden im huge into the LGBT community. it’s not like that. all of this is just helping me bring out my true self. ugh this is the part where it gets confusing to put into words. i’m aware and I have pure intentions. im just trying to figure out myself after a long time of trying to figure out myself lol

some days the research is overwhelming. there's so many facts and opinions and different people’s stories and labels. as crazy as it sounds I just want someone who’s been gay their whole life to come up and tell me “yup, your bisexual no doubt” lol or something like that. I guess I just want to be validated in my exploration. and i’ve seen random tiktok comments saying stuff like that, that validates me, but the difference is that their comments aren’t directed specifically to me. they don't know me personally. it’s hard to have a random social media comment resonate with me. honestly, and this may sound selfish and not right, but when I was talking to the guy I was seeing, I almost wish he just told me straight out what I was that day. but instead he said I could go to Pride as an ally. and that was probably just him being respectful and not forcing me to be anything, but it almost had the opposite effect on me. by saying I was an ally it felt like he was giving me that permanent label even after telling him I like guys and girls.... ya know?

something recently happened to me that really stuck with me and I was so happy. I have a penpal who is very southern Texas raised religious. she knows the Bible better than I do. I had posted a Pride doodle I did on my Instagram at the beginning of this month and she was the only one who personally responded with an encouraging and supportive dm. if she can support whole heartedly the LGBT community and still love God, then why can't I?? and that's when I trulyyyy knew that I was right and my aunt’s were wrong and I wasn't going insane lol

I wanted to buy a bicurious or pride flag recently. but then was torn when I saw the ally flag (which I also didn't know existed until recently) and the bisexual flag. I know they're just flags but it feels so solid?? like you buy one when you know what you are.... and I don't yet. so I ended up not buying one at all :/

again, there was no purpose to this post because I know no one is going to read it but I just had to type it out into the world so I didn't have to bottle it up anymore.

[ohmyshownu]

3 & 21

i have summoned you >:) thanks bby <3

3. Has a kpop song or group helped you through some difficult times? If so, and if you feel comfortable, share how.

yes :((( you know this, but I found b.a.p when I was in the deepest waters of my depression. of course, there were other groups I loved listening to, but I really clung to b.a.p. all the shit they went through, plus yongguk’s struggles, I could relate to that. they were that first gasp of air after breaking the surface of that black ocean. they gave me the strength and courage to crawl and then stand on my own again. i am forever indebted to them. 

21. Talk about why you love your bias so much.

under a cut for length!!!

you cause me pain lmao okay gonna go with my top 3!

yongguk: he’s a calming, reassuring presence; a well of strength that he hands out through his music and words to others who need help. he’s incredibly conscious of the world and what goes on, and works in small steps to make a difference. and if he can’t change something himself, he inspires and encourages others to be the change. his quiet, unshakable leadership that is never questioned. his love for tigger, his love for his passions, his love and respect for his fans (pls you’ve seen his unwavering trust in us T__T). the way he likes wine and whiskey. how he openly shared the shadowy corners of his soul and the grisly battle he’s had with mental illness. his laugh and gummy smile :’) his pretty hands (and his pride in his pretty hands lol). his charisma on stage and the softness with which he carries himself offstage. i should stop here haha

shownu: another quietly strong leader. the way he’s blossomed into who he is now; he’s more open on camera, he’s killing it with his expressions on stage, his lack of fear in being goofy or making “dad jokes” in front of the camera and fans, his maturity and experience that has landed him positions on multiple shows this year. the way he looks at monbebe (weeps). his voooiiiiceeee, whether he’s talking or singing! wonderful!!!! his laugh and giggle. the way he shrugs his shoulders and his eyes crinkle and he gets the biggest grin when he laughs. the way he looks at his members (cough jooheon cough). how he always mentions how much he enjoys being with and working with his members. his bday posts for them. his food pictures. his selfies (he never takes a bad selfie fight me if he can still look THAT good at those angles then he really is a masterpiece). his same go-to poses. his inability to flirt but yet still manages to be flirtatious and make hearts flutter. the way he teases and plays with monbebe lol. his dancingggg (a given of course) but he’s just so pleasing to watch dance! i,,,,,i should also stop here I want to keep going skjdfs

myungsoo: my sweet baby boy o(-( his dimples!!!!!! his soft (curly) hair. his smile. the way he laughs and claps sdkjfs. his impeccable selfie skills. his love for photography. his love for byul (and subsequently his love and passion for helping stray cats ;;;;;). the lower tones of his singing. WHEN HE KOALAS WHOEVER IS NEXT TO HIM. his sweetness and care of those around him. how he works to always improve himself with the next project. his soft heart :( the way he waves ;;;;; he is the number one leader of flirtation! but he’s so smooth and cute in how he does it o(-( his voice only lives where he just talks to us T.T he just wants to be a comfort to others :( he’s best boy :((((((

send me soft kpop asks

[lebritneeey]

Second Chance (2/??)

inspired by don’t wanna cry, lie again and second life & a little idea from reply 1997 and 1988.

genre: romance. fluff, angst, love rivals etc lmao 

pairing: y/n x ??? (svt)

a/n: hi guys! so my imagination started running after listening to dwc, lie again and second life on repeat lmao. i’ve always love reading angsty fics and so i came up with this series based on these three songs! disclaimer!! if there’s any similarity with other fics, it is coincidental, everything written here is based on my idea! no to plagiarism!! also, pics and gifs here are NOT mine! hope you guys enjoy this series i might be posting this on aff too so don’t be alarm if you come across it on aff! enjoy!

SERIES MASTERLIST

What if you could get a second chance at love? What if it was the wrong time but the right person all along? Would you take it? This second chance?

Meet y/n, a 25 year old girl who had to revisit the city she once loved, Seoul. It was a city filled with both good and bad memories for her. When she left, she swore never to return. But here she is, back in Seoul, hoping to not run into a certain old flame that might reopen old wounds and remind her of how broken hearted she was back then.

chapter 1 | chapter 2 | chapter 3

chapter 2: hello, stranger

nov 2020, seoul, 12:25pm (KST) 

After getting up early in the morning and going through what seemed like four hours of meetings, y/n finally finishes her work for the day and decided to spend the rest of the afternoon walking around the streets of Seoul. 

Having eaten only a small sandwich for breakfast, her stomach was calling for some food. She decided to stopped by a Chinese restaurant for some jjajangmyeon. 

“Welcome~” The restaurant owner greeted her. Y/n smiled in response and was led to a table. She looked around fondly. She remembered this restaurant. Back when she was having her exchange, she, Hana and Choyi would always pop by this place for some jjajangmyeon and sweet and sour pork. 

Flashback to feb 2017, 10:48pm (KST) 

“Omg I am starving! UGH.” Hana complained as the girls settled down at their table at a Chinese restaurant. They had been on campus since morning and just got out an hour ago because of some evening studying session. “Then order whatever you guys want! I’m treating since you two stayed an extra two hours with me.” Y/n passed them the menu. “Call! You said it!” Choyi flips through the menu excitedly. 

Because it was quite late in the evening, there weren’t much people in the restaurant. “Thankfully this place is twenty-four seven! If not we’d have to eat some cup noodles at home” Choyi pouts. Y/n chuckled, “I heard they serve one of the best sweet and sour pork!” 

Just as their orders arrived, three suspicious looking guys, all dressed in black hoodies and masks entered the restaurant. “Psst, look over there. Three men looking very suspicious..” Hana nodded in their direction. 

“Omg, do you think they’re here to rob the restaurant?!” Choyi whispered. Y/n’s eyes widened and took another look at them. The three guys took their seat just one table away from the girls. One of them even turned to look at them which caused the girls to immediately break eye contact and went back to eating their noodles. 

“Oh? Aren’t you all the girls we met at the Golden Disc Awards show? Erm, one of you is Joohyeon hyung’s girlfriend right?” 

The girls looked at each other, confused before recognising the voice, heads snapping into the direction. 

“Oh my gosh! Are you Dino from Seventeen?” Choyi asked, in a little shock that a celebrity was beside them. Dino grinned and waved. “We meet again!” 

The other two sat their menu downs and greeted them as well. 

“Omg, hello hello. You’re S.Coups right?! and Woozi?! Oh my gosh oh MY GOSH.” Choyi exclaimed while Hana gave her a little pinched and asked her to lower her voice. 

Y/n blinked a few times before waving at the three members of Seventeen. “Hello! Are you guys having a late dinner now?” S.coups nodded, “we just finished practice and the three of us felt like having some Chinese food so here we are.” 

"Hey is it okay if we moved to the table beside you all? Since we are all acquainted with each other, it would be nice to eat together!” Dino asked in a chirpy tone. Woozi slapped him gently on the back, “don’t be so rude, they probably don’t want anybody intruding their meal time.”

“Actually it’s fine, it’s nice to eat together! Plus, there’s only us in the restaurant now.” Y/n smiled, looking at Woozi who blushed in response, feeling shy as he awkwardly grabbed his bowl and utensils and moved to the table beside the girls. 

“Thank you, it’s nice to see you all again especially since we didn’t talk much backstage that time.” S.Coups said as he poured a few glasses of water and passing it to them. 

“No worries, Joohyeon oppa has always spoken highly of you guys. He says Seventeen really has a lot of potential to be world stars soon!” Hana grinned as she took a sip of water. 

The guys laughed, feeling a little embarrassed and shy at her comment. “You know what, let me offer to pay for you girls’ meals since I am already buying Woozi and Dino’s.” S.Coups said. 

Y/n shooked her head, “oh no no, it’s alright! You don’t need to.” S.Coups smiled at her, “but I want to.” Y/n sighed and gave an ‘okay’ sign. “If you insist.” She chuckled, digging into her noodles. 

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11:15pm (KST) 

At the end of their meal, S.Coups went to the cashier to pay for the meals. As he reached into his pocket for his wallet, he started panicking. Shoots, I thought it was in my pocket all along?! Why is it not inside?! He started digging through his other pocket but there were no signs of his wallet. 

“Erm, ahjumma, do you accept Apple pay?” The restaurant owner shooked her head, “cash only my dear.” He sighed. He was feeling so embarrassed especially since he insisted the girls that he would pay for their meals as well. He knew Woozi and Dino had left their wallets at home too since after all, he did told them that he was buying for them. 

“Is everything okay?” Y/n went over to the cashier after noticing how troubled he was. S.Coups avoided eye contact and rubbed his neck sheepishly. “Erm, I kinda forgot to bring my wallet and it’s cash payment here only so..” 

Y/n chuckled as she reached for her wallet. “No worries, I’ll get this.” S.Coups felt bad plus letting a girl pay for his AND his younger members’ meal?! Gosh, this is not how a gentleman should be. 

“But--” Y/n looked at him with a reassuring smile and handed some money to the cashier. “Don’t worry about it! Someone has to pay for the meals right? How do you pay if you forgot to bring your wallet?” S.Coups sighed and gave himself a face palm. “I am so sorry. Erm, can I have your number?” 

Y/n raised her eyebrows at him. “Oh as in, so I could contact you and pay you back!” 

“Oh, no worries! It’s fine!” S.Coups shooked his head, “I insist, I would feel much better if I pay you back!” 

Y/n sighed and nodded as he passed her his phone. Thus, they exchanged numbers and the group said their goodbyes before heading their separate ways. 

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11:34pm (KST)

“What?! He forgot his wallet and so he asked for your number promising to pay you back?! I smell some flirting going on here~” Choyi said in a singing tone as the girls entered their shared apartment. 

“It’s a friendly gesture only Cho!” Y/n said as she opened the refrigerator for some ice cream. 

“He is being a gentleman though that S.Coups. What do you think of him?” Hana asked as she plopped down the sofa and on the tv. 

Y/n passed her some ice cream and sat down beside her. “He’s just a friendly guy! Who by the way, is a kpop star so don’t think about this whole exchanging of numbers too much alright.”   

Choyi waggled her finger in front of Y/n, “no no no, it’s a big deal because Y/n! Do you know how many Carats would DIE for like Choi Seungcheol’s number?!” 

“Choi Seungcheol? Who’s that?” Y/n asked as she took a scoop of ice cream. 

“It’s S.Coups real name! Oh my my my, looks like I gotta give you a lesson on Seventeen if you’re gonna end up dating one of them.” 

“NO ONE is dating anyone omg! Okay, I’m feeling sleepy so I’ll head to bed while you two continue writing your fanfictions!” Y/n said as she walked into her room. Those two and their imaginations. It’s not a big deal, all she did was give her number to a kpop star because he wants to pay her back some money. That’s it. No biggie. 

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Seventeen’s dorm, 12:17am (KST)

“I still can’t believe you forgot your wallet hyung!” Dino chimed as they entered their dorm. “Wow hyung, isn’t that a little embarrassing?” Woozi added. 

“Ugh, I didn’t mean to forget my wallet! And yes I know, it’s super embarrassing.” He laid down on the sofa and covered his face with his hands, feeling super embarrassed. 

“What’s embarrassing?” Jeonghan asked as he came out of the shower. 

Soon, Dino proceeded to tell the rest of the members what happened at the restaurant. “You guys met the cute girls?! Ugh, knew I should have went with yall!” Jun whined. 

“Wow hyung, you should have checked your pockets before saying anything” Seungkwan laughed. “At least she was kind enough to pay for everything instead. What’s her name again? Y/n?” Joshua said. 

S.Coups nodded as he sighed. “Ah, i better text her and thank her once more.” He got up and went to his room. “Wow, he even got her number?!” Hoshi looked at the rest, eyes widening. Some of them shrugged as they scattered off to their rooms. Jun pouts and stalked off to his room, “Aw man, I want her number too..” 

///

Seungcheol smiled as he placed his phone on his nightstand. Y/N.. A pretty name for a pretty girl. 

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nov 2020, seoul, 1:28pm (KST) 

After having some good old jjajangmyeon for lunch, Y/N headed to the cafe next door for some coffee and cakes. The cafe owner greeted her happily as she recognises y/n still after so long.

“Welcome~ Oh, it’s been a while!” 

“Hello!” Y/n replied. “It’s been a while, do you still recognised me?” She asked as she browse through the menu board. 

“Of course, why wouldn’t I? You’re a very pretty girl! I remember how you and your friends always visited my cafe along with a few handsome boys as well!” Y/N chuckled, nodding at the fond memories. 

“Back then I could tell these boys adore you so much. If my memory is correct..” The owner frowned for a moment, trying to recall something. “You were dating one of them right? The handsome boy with big eyes.” 

Y/n just smiled and handed her a card for payment. “I promise to stop by the next time I’m in Korea.” 

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Flashback to feb 2017, seoul, Hello Stranger cafe, 11:26am (KST)

Y/n took a sip of her vanilla latte as she waited in the cafe. It was quite early so there weren’t much people around plus it was a weekday as well so the cafe was empty. 

ding ding 

The bell rang as the cafe door opened. Seungcheol came in, wearing a mask and hoodie as usual. He waved the moment he saw Y/n but he wasn’t alone. Two others were following him behind. 

Y/n stood up and greeted them. “Hey y/n, these are my members, you would have seen them backstage the other time. Mingyu and Jeonghan.” 

Mingyu waved and said hi before going to the cashier to place his order. 

“Nice to meet you again y/n!” Jeonghan said as he sat opposite her. Y/N smiled, “nice to meet you again too Jeonghan! Oh and thank you for that time!” 

Seungcheol looked between the two of them, confused. “That time?” 

“I got lost backstage and Jeonghan was the one who brought me to you guys’ dressing room to find my friends.” Y/n replied sheepishly. 

“Here’s some coffee~” Mingyu came with some coffee and cakes. Jeonghan took a slice and passed it to Y/n. “Heard the cakes are quite delicious here so have a slice.” Y/n thanked him and took a bite of the chocolate cake. “Gosh, the chocolate cake just melts in your mouth!!” Y/n did a little happy dance and took a few more bites. Seungcheol chuckled, pushing her coffee near her. 

“Eat slowly so you don’t choke.” Y/n smiled at him and took a sip. Seungcheol took a sip of his coffee, feeling bashful. The four of them then spend the rest of the afternoon chatting happily until the sun started to set. 

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nov 2020, Hello Stranger cafe, 1:39pm (KST)

“Knew we would find you here!” Choyi and Hana entered the cafe and sat opposite y/n at her table. “When you texted us that you were having lunch at the Chinese restaurant, we knew you would come here after for some deserts.” Choyi said as she stood up to order some drinks, “Hana, ice americano?” Hana nodded. 

“Don’t you have to be at the dance studio right now?” Y/n asked Hana. Apparently after college, Hana and Joohyeon, after leaving Pledis, decided to set up their own dance studio. Hana’s involved with the whole business aspect of it whereas Joohyeon does the teaching and other dance related stuff. “Nah, the staff can do without me for a few hours. Plus, oppa’s at dance camp so I’m free to be with you today!” 

“Looks like they added more flavors onto the menu! Wow, I really haven’t been here for so long.” Choyi said as she set the tray full of drinks and cakes down. “After I went back home you guy haven’t stop by since?” Y/n took a bite from her favorite chocolate lava cake. 

Hana and Choyi shooked their heads. “After you left.. there’s no point coming here often. This cafe held too many memories..” 

“Oh, do you guys remember that wall?” The girls turned to where Choyi was looking. At one corner of the cafe, there was a wall whereby it was filled with scribbles and different messages. “The one whereby lots of couples will write their initials on it?” Hana asked as the trio walked to it. 

Y/n stared at the wall, searching for something. 

“Oh y/n, your initials are still here! Wow..” Y/n went to where Hana was and stared at it. Indeed, her initials were still there. 

y/n ❤︎ ...

“But it seemed like the other half has faded..” Choyi pointed out. True enough, the ink had faded and it was hard to make out what the other initials were. Even the ink knew we wouldn’t last. Y/n thought feeling disappointed. “Oh well, what’s not meant to be will not be.” 

ding ding 

The bell to the cafe door rang as it opened. Then, a chirpy voice was heard. “Ahjumma! We have thirteen orders again!” 

The girls turned around to find three familiar faces staring at them. 

“Y/n?” 

[youngwings-writes]

Infinitely Ordinary

Lee Felix x OC

Summary: "𝕀 𝕣𝕖𝕞𝕖𝕞𝕓𝕖𝕣 𝕨𝕙𝕖𝕟 𝕀 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕟𝕖𝕕 𝕙𝕠𝕨 𝕥𝕠 𝕤𝕝𝕠𝕨 𝕕𝕠𝕨𝕟"

Busy. Busy worrying, working, just trying to survive. That was the daily life of Jordan Johnson. The world never seemed to slow down; not for her...not for anyone. Finally deciding to take matters into her own hands and get some much needed R&R, she jets off on a trip to South Korea. While there, she unexpectedly meets her soulmate. Will they be able to find happiness together, or will his status get in the way?

Genre: Fluff

Length: 2k

Chapter 4: Sunshine

"So... I guess we're soulmates?"

I froze.

Obviously, I had come to that conclusion on my own already, but to hear Felix saying it was a whole other thing. Like, this is the boy I've been admiring from afar for years. I knew so much about him, but he probably didn't know I existed until 60 seconds ago.

I didn't trust my voice at this point, so I simply smiled and gave a shy nod in response.

"I know this is really sudden, but I'm not sure the middle of a dog cafe is where we should be discussing such a serious matter... is there any possibility we could go to wherever it is you're staying and continue getting to know one another?"

"O-of course! That's no problem at all. Just let me pull up directions again so I don't get us lost," I began fumbling with my phone, trying not to look as nervous as I felt.

Soon enough I had the directions to my apartment pulled up on my phone. Felix and I grabbed our drinks and made our way out into the streets of Seoul.

"It doesn't seem like you're from around here, where are you from?"

"Phoenix, Arizona, born and raised," I said with a hint of triumph. Arizona isn't exactly the classiest state, but to survive the summers was definitely a feat.

"Oh! I actually went to Phoenix not that long ago with my mem- my friends! I didn't get to see much of it before we left though."

I could tell he was going to say his members, but he stopped himself. I know he went to Phoenix. Hell, I saw him while he was in Phoenix. My friends and I pooled together enough money to get all four of us P5 tickets to their concert. Still not sure how our broke college student selves pulled that one off.

Should I tell him?

Well, he'll find out eventually, so why not bite the bullet and tell him now?

I took a deep breath.

"Can I tell you something, Felix?"

His head turned to face me, one eyebrow cocked in curiosity.

"Yeah, what's up?"

"I want to be completely transparent with you, especially since we're apparently soulmates... I know who you are."

I could see him grow stiffer. I continued.

"My friends and I were at the Stray Kids concert in Phoenix. I've been a Stay since before debut. The last 10 minutes has my head absolutely reeling. I never thought that I would meet you or any of your members, let alone have you turn out to be my soulmate. If this makes you uncomfortable, I'm so sorry. It's probably strange hearing all of this; learning that your apparent soulmate knows so much about you while you know so little about them. Not to mention it's probably overwhelming. I mean, we're both still growing up, plus you have the stress of being an idol on top of it," I let my mouth run.

Everything came out like I had just opened the floodgates. I was beyond nervous to hear what he had to say, but also relieved to have said what I did. The last thing I want is to have kept the fact that I knew Felix before he knew me a secret. He deserves to know the truth and not feel like I just used the fact that he's my soulmate for my own personal gain. Keeping him in the dark and using him like that would just be fucked up.

"Okay, wow. First of all, I just wanna say thank you for telling me everything. I also want you to know that the fact that you know who I am doesn't make me uncomfortable. Actually, I'm both flattered and relieved. I won't have to explain being an idol and what that entails for us, so that makes things a lot less stressful. This is completely new territory for both of us, we just need to trust one another and make adjustments as we go," he said as he flashed me a reassuring smile.

"Besides, the fact that you know more about me than I know about you only means I have to spend more time with you and work to know you faster. Plus you get to know a side of me not everyone knows."

"And I'm hoping that side isn't some secret dark side you've been hiding to save face," I gave his shoulder a nudge.

The remainder of the walk to my apartment was relatively quiet. There was a bit of small talk here and there, but nothing extreme. For the most part, we just strolled along in a comfortable silence. It was... suprisingly nice.

One of my personal fears has always been making a fool of myself in front of others or making things awkward; especially with people I looked up to. To be experiencing such a comfortable peace with Felix seemed unreal. Bonus points for only mildly making a fool of myself in the very beginning.

Self improvement baby :)

Even with my poor navigation skills and even worse sense of direction, we made it to my apartment building without any problems.Entering the glass double doors, Felix and I made our way to the elevator. The elevator doors opened with a soft ding and we stepped in. Pressing the button for the third floor, we began our ascent.

When we arrived in front of my door, I almost made the move to input my phone password on the keypad. Force of habit. Realizing what I was about to do, I pulled out my phone and notes app, punching in the number I knew I would've forgotten otherwise. Just as before, a soft beep and click were heard as the door unlocked and we may our way inside.

Shedding our shoes (or feet prisons as my sister would call them), we made our way towards the couch in the small living area the rental possessed. Since we both still had food and drinks from the cafe, I rushed to the kitchen to get plates and utensils for the two of us.

Upon returning to the couch I saw that Felix had already began unpacking our leftovers. I set the plates down and started helping him plate the treats.

"So, you said that you've been a Stay since pre-debut, right?"

"Yeah. I think it was around December of 2017 that I found Stray Kids."

"Wow. Was it random that you stumbled across us, or did you find us through another group?"

"A little bit of both. I first started listening to K-Pop back in 2012, but didn't really get into it until around 2014. From there, I got into F(x), Shinee, and BTS, but I was still more of a casual listener than anything. In 2016 I got into GOT7, Day6, and Twice, so I obviously knew about your label. Funny enough though, I found Stray Kids because one of the people I rode the bus with was talking about how they were upset with how the survival show was going. I think it was right between when you were eliminated and the finale..."

I felt kind of bad bringing up the part about his elimination. I had absolutely no clue if it was still a touchy subject or not. Seeing how far he's come and where he is now, I really hope it isn't and that he doesn't beat himself up over it. JYP's reasoning for it all was complete bullshit anyway.

"Well, that'll make for quite the introduction, huh?"

"For sure. I may not have been there from the very beginning like some others had, but there was definitely some intense feelings of pride seeing you all standing on that stage being told you would debut together."

"I don't think I'll ever forget that moment. Getting there was beyond difficult, but having experienced all I have now, I can 100% say it was worth every second." Felix's eyes shimmered as he spoke. Anyone could tell that he was thinking not only of his members, his brothers, but his fans as well.

Being such a music fanatic, I've seen some bands that you can tell don't care about their fans. While this was way more common in the Western music scene, it did happen in the Kpop world as well. Despite that, I could confidently say that Stray Kids genuinely care for Stay; I could say that before I discovered Felix was my soulmate.

"So do you have any other hobbies or interests besides Stray Kids?"

"Nooo, not at all," I quipped back, my voice oozing sarcasm. A small chuckle was elicited from the freckled boy's throat.

"In all seriousness, music is one of my biggest hobbies. I did musical theatre from age 5 until age 11, I was in choir throughout all of my middle school years, and played trombone in middle school and high school. I don't play a lot now, but I still find the time every now and then. When I wasn't taking part in local musical endeavors, I was at some concert with my friends or my sister. Other than that, I enjoy reading, writing, photography, baking, and cosmetology."

"Quite the artist, aren't you?"

"In every sense except painting or drawing, yes. Ask me to do either of those and I will go running for the hills. Why I can do makeup, but I can't paint or draw I will never know."

"I guess the only explanation is that life is just weird like that sometimes," he laughed again. I always loved his laugh before, but hearing it face-to-face was literal heaven. This boy is straight up an angel, and no one can convince me otherwise.

We spent the next hour or two in my temporary home, conversation continuing to flow. I always knew and acknowledged the fact that idols and other celebrities are normal people just like you and me, but I couldn't help but freak out a little when I met anyone. Of course the same applied to Felix, but I think I got over the shock value faster than I normally would. I didn't really dwell on the fact that he was a world famous idol for long; I honestly almost forgot about it.

Normally, it takes me a while to warm up to people and feel comfortable with them, but Felix seemed to be an exception. The more we spoke and got to know one another, the longer I felt I had known him. Talking with him almost felt like talking with my best friend since preschool.

Just as conversation was beginning to die down a bit, Felix's phone buzzed from the table. He quickly picked it up and checked the notification. I watched him read the words sprawled across his screen, his smile slightly falling.

"Have to go back to the JYP building?" I inquired.

"Yeah. We have a performance in a few days, so we've been drilling pretty hard lately. I'm honestly kinda surprised that I didn't get called back sooner. It's been a few hours since I left," he explained while rubbing the nape of his neck.

"Well, I've already kept you here longer than I probably should have. I don't want to get you in trouble with your members or any staff."

"I suppose you have a point... but how about you come with me?"

"...come with you?"

"Yeah, come with me to JYP, meet my members, watch us practice. Everyone there has to meet you eventually since we're soulmates and all, so why not take care of it sooner rather than later?"

"I don't really have any other specific plans for today, so it could work. But are you sure bringing me won't get you in trouble?"

"As long as it doesn't interfere with our work, you should be good to go. I'm sure you'll be fine. It's not like you're gonna run around wreaking havoc or anything."

"Okay, let's head out then."

We quickly cleaned the living area, grabbed what we needed, and made our way back to the entrance of my building. Hailing the closest cab, Felix and I got in. He gave the cab driver the address to the JYP building and we were on our way.

I guess I'm meeting the rest of Stray Kids now.

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