#kang daniel boy next door au

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The Handsome Boy Next Door

Pairing: Kang Daniel/Reader Summary: You lived in a quiet apartment building until someone finally moved into the apartment next to yours.  Tags: Fluffy Comedy with a dash of angst, mentions of Jeon Wonwoo (SVT), reader is an otaku Word Count: 4.1K A/N: I’d been meaning to write this in full fic form but I don’t think I’ll have the time so I decided why not do a scenario post? This is the short version of what what I originally wanted to write but I figured it was good enough XD Hope you guys enjoy!

You moved to an apartment building in your 2nd year of college because traveling from your house back to your campus was a PAIN.

(You could have stayed in a dorm but you did not like having to deal with curfew and the noise level)

Most of your neighbors were elderly women who always questioned why you weren’t dating or married yet.

It almost made you wish you stayed in a dorm, but it helped you master the art avoiding confrontation.

You lived next to the only empty apartment in your building because its owner had apparently passed away there. No one wanted to rent an apartment that might be haunted.

The landlord had been trying to lease that room for AGES and you’d thought she’d given up. But one day, a year and half later, you heard noises from the apartment next door. You were lowkey freaking out because what if it was really haunted???

Then you looked out your window and saw a moving truck below. You stuck your head out into the hallway to see people moving furniture into the apartment next to yours.

You texted your landlord to ask if someone had moved in next door and she seemed happier than she’d been in a LONG time. She’d managed to find someone who was willing to move into the apartment and she made you promise not to mention it could be haunted when you met your new neighbor.

There was a bad taste in your mouth as you closed your phone. What if weird shit started happening? Did that mean you’d have to leave your new neighbor to fend for themselves?

In the end, you decided to make up for it by giving your new neighbor a nice welcoming present.

But what could you even give?

Well, you did have that extra limited edition Saitama figure, but who the heck gave a 150,000 won figure away as a welcoming gift to some stranger? Besides, you didn’t need your new neighbor to know that you were a hard core otaku.

You decided to give them two of the spare jars of kimchi your mom had given you on your last visit home. (She always gave you more food than you could ever eat alone.)

You were about to step out the door dressed in your sweatpants and oversized One Piece sweatshirt when you realized you were not appropriately dressed to greet anyone.

It took you nearly 45 minutes to make yourself look decent. Your brushed out your hair and wore a simple gray sweater and some jeans. You judged yourself for really trying this hard, but you also had to remind yourself that your neighbor probably did not need to know you didn’t have you life together.

You finally walked up to your neighbor's door and knocked. You stood around for a good thirty seconds and no one answered. You knocked again, and again no one answered. At that point, you leaned your ear against the door to try and hear if anyone was on the other side of that wall, but you heard nothing but silence.

Your new neighbor was not home. Great. Just. Great.

You decided to walk back into your house and just give the kimchi to them another time.

With your sour mood, you defaulted to sit out on your patio which was overcrowded with dead plants. It was a small space but it was big enough to hold a swinging chair. You sat completely drained of energy and started to sketch in your sketchbook.

You had been so focused on doodling that you didn’t notice there was a cat on your balcony until it landed straight on your sketchbook.

It meowed up at you and you nervously lifted a hand for it to know your scent and get used to you. The small cat start lapping at your fingers with the thick bristles of its tongue and you laughed at how it tickled.

“You lost, buddy?” you asked it, knowing it couldn’t respond. This cat was obviously lost, there was no other reason for it to be on your patio. You pet the cat’s head and ruffled its ears as it purred. You lifted it up and checked its collar. The name tag read “Rooney”.

When you flipped the tag over, you saw the owner’s name inscribed on the back. Hi! This is Kang Daniel, if you found my cat please call me!

You quickly dialed the number and waited.

“Hello?”

“Hi, Daniel-ssi, I found your cat.”

His tone immediately perked up from there. He kept on thanking you for a good two minutes before he actually asked you where you were. You gave him your apartment building’s address and he started to laugh.

“Is something funny?”

“No, no. I just moved there today. I guess Rooney isn’t used to the new place.”

“Oh, you’re my new neighbor then. I’m in apartment 101, right next to yours.”

“I’ll be right over, thank you so much for finding her.”

You had no chance to protest on him coming over to your door. You looked around and saw how messy your house was. There was no way you were letting him come inside. You cradled Rooney in one arm as you grabbed a paper bag and threw in the jars of kimchi you’d planned to give him.

By the time you were done, he was buzzing at you door.

You rushed to door and looked through the peep hole. You squeaked at the sight of your new neighbor.

He was hot. There was no other way to get that through. Like sure, there were a lot of good looking people out there, but this guy was one of the best looking boys you’d seen in a LONG time.

His soft looking pale brown hair and chiseled chin had you drooling, but you had to remind yourself to behave like a proper human being as your shaky hands opened the door.

“Rooney!” the boy shouted as he reached for his cat. Rooney quickly jumped out of your arms and into Daniel’s.

Dammit he was even more handsome face to face and you wanted to crawl into a hole and hide.

You waited until Daniel was done reconnecting with his cat before you greeted him. He bowed to you in apology as he hugged and petted Rooney. You could only smile at his concern over his cat, because it was really cute how much he cared.

You held out the paper bag full of the kimichi jars as you blocked the view to your apartment. “This is a welcoming gift. I wanted to give it to you earlier but you weren’t home.”

“Oh! Thank you so much!” he gave a shy laugh, showing off his eye smile as Rooney perched on his shoulder. “I wasn’t home because I was too busy looking for this kiddo.”

You nodded and smiled at him, understanding why he was out of breath over the phone now. He was probably searching as hard as he could for his cat.

Before you had to make up some excuse as to why he couldn’t come into your apartment, Daniel bid you goodbye, thanking you one more time. He quickly darted off to his apartment and you realized you hadn’t been breathing properly the whole time.

As you lay in bed thinking about your hot neighbor, you deliberated over how you wanted to deal with said hot neighbor. Like obviously you couldn’t treat him the same way as you treated the old granny neighbors you’d had for the past year and half. But how would you go about approaching him?

In the end, you decided you were going to try and be Daniel’s friend. Not just because he was cute, but because he seemed like a genuinely nice person.

The next day was a Sunday. You weren’t planning to really do much today, except you overhead Daniel say he was going to a friend’s place because he had some stuff he still had to pick up from there when you were having breakfast on your balcony.  

You smiled on this opportunity because it meant you had a chance to spruce up your house without him having to see you lug a bunch of trash and dead plants out of it.

You weren’t always fast but when you needed to, you got shit done. In three hours, you’d cleared away all the junk from your apartment that you didn’t need. All the clothes were cleaned and folded. All the wrappers and empty cartons were thrown. All the plates, cups, and cutlery were washed and put away. All the character figures on your shelves were dusted. For once, your apartment looked pristine.

Now what you needed to do was go out and buy some new plants for your patio. 

When you were getting dressed, you saw the drastic difference in the amount of sweat clothes you owned versus the normal clothes you owned.

You decided you might as well buy new nice clothes while you go plant shopping.

That night you hauled back half a wardrobe of cute clothes, some new makeup and skincare products, and three easy-to-care-for plants.

When you stared at the giant pile of things in your living room, it made you wonder why the hell you were doing all this. But also why it made you feel so good.

On Monday, you went to school wearing one of your new outfits. A blue chiffon blouse, black blazer, and short shorts. This was the first time in a long time you’d actually bothered to make yourself look good on a day that wasn’t an interview day and, of course, it raised eyebrows.

Your friends wondered what had gotten into you and you just told them it might just be time for a change as you walked the campus grounds with a bounce in your step.

Something, or rather someone caught your eye, and you immediately stopped. Daniel? He went to the same school as you? How had you not seen him in your three and half years going here?

You hesitated on whether or not you should try talking to your new neighbor, but you decided against it since he seemed to be having a deep conversation with a tall actor looking guy.

Then, you saw him again, except this time at the bus stop which would take you both back to your apartments.

You still weren’t going to be the first one to make contact, so you pretended to not notice him as you scrolled through your phone.

Daniel tapped you on the shoulder and started talking to you. It was basic small talk. Exchanging why you were there. Figuring out you both went to the same campus. What departments and majors both of you were in. After a while, there wasn’t really anything left to talk about and awkward silence filled the air as both of you waited for the bus to arrive.

You sat next to Daniel on the ride home because it would be weird to just sit apart after having a long conversation. But neither of you was speaking to the other.

You figured it would be a long ride home until your phone notified you that the chapter of the hottest manga out right now had just updated.

It was as if you were in your own world as you opened up the latest chapter and read the contents of the pages. Your foot tapped nervously as the ground and your face didn’t hide anything as you read through the chapter in horror.

The main villain had pulled out his biggest attack when the chapter ended. You had to restrain yourself from letting out and inhuman noise as you saw the last panel.

Daniel tapped your shoulder again and you suddenly remembered you were sitting next to your hot neighbor.

Great, you just had a serious face journey over a manga next to the neighbor you were trying to be friends with.

Except Daniel didn’t seem to care about the face journey, he asked if you were a fan of that manga.

You had to stop yourself from making a snide remark since Daniel didn’t really know you.

Were you a fan? This was only your life!

It hadn’t even been two days and you were already having to let go of your normal person image. But that didn’t matter, because you were in fangirl mode.

You told Daniel EVERYTHING and for some reason his eyes seemed to light up the more you blabbered on and on about plots and theories. You were even shushed by the other people on the bus when you and Daniel were laughing too loud.

It turned out that Daniel liked anime and manga a lot too - maybe not as much as you - but enough to hold up a decent conversation with you.

That was the main reason that the two of you started growing closer.

It started off as you two meeting up at your house and watching anime on your flatscreen. He once asked about the figures on your shelves and how you collected so many. When you told him, the process and how much it cost for you to get your hands on those figures, his eyes bugged out.

For some reason, your otaku nature didn’t bother him one bit and you found it highly amusing.

You could wear all your baggy clothes and anime T-shirts around Daniel and he didn’t seem the slightest bit put off.

You loved going over to his apartment to play with Rooney and Peter, who seemed to adopt you as their other human.

Either you guys were hanging out at your place or his.

The two of you had grown so comfortable around each other that you spent time together, even on campus.

On Wednesdays you two would get lunch together.

On Tuesdays and Thursdays you’d wait for him to finish dance practice before you two took the bus home.

He would tell you what he honestly thought of your paintings and you would tell him honestly what you thought of his dance routines.

Your lives had began to blur together, it was weird for you to think back to a time you didn’t know Daniel.

Your friends and his friends began to intermingle and you all went on a big outings together.

One time all of you went to a museum for someone’s birthday. It started off just fine but you all realized that it would be impossible to keep the giant group of you together. So everyone broke off into pairs.

You and Daniel were like a default pairing at this point. The two of you broke off away from the rest and roamed the museum by yourselves.

Daniel had gone to the restroom at one point so you waited for him by a fossil display. You were scanning the crowd randomly, looking around as you waited.

Your eyes came across someone you’d rather not see and your heart stopped.

Jeon Wonwoo had been your crush for the first year and a half for college. You two were in a lot of the same classes and somehow always sat next to one another. Then fate pushed it even further and paired the two of you up for a project. You fumbled your way through, hoping it might lead somewhere more, but Jeon Wonwoo had always brushed you off. Even when you tried everything to hold up a decent conversation.

You liked him so much it had made you jaded towards liking other people.

It almost made you laugh because your feelings for the boy were so superficial and only ended up getting you hurt.

“What’s wrong?” Daniel asked when he got back from the restroom. He waved a hand in front of your eyes to break your stare.

“Nothing,” you lied as a crappy feeling washed over you.

Seeing Wonwoo again, despite the fact that you were over him, made you feel like shit. The whole rest of the day you were sort of silent and unresponsive as the rest of your friends had fun.

That night, as you as Daniel took a cab home, he took your hand and asked you again. “What’s wrong?”

You didn’t know how to bring it up to him.

You couldn’t say, Hey, I just saw the dude I’d been crushing on for over a year and it short of bums be me because what if we ended up like that.

“I’d rather not talk about it.”

After that, Daniel stopped asking. He let you snuggle up next to his arms and fall asleep as the the cab drove the two of you back to your apartments.

The next day Daniel showed up to your house early in the morning (at noon) with take out and a box of your favorite sweets.

“They told you didn’t they?” you asked, knowing your friends had probably texted Daniel to explain to him why you were acting this way.

“Why didn’t you just tell me you saw your ex?”

You wanted to scream. “He’s not my ex...He’s just…” you hesitated before realizing you should tell Daniel the truth. “He’s just someone I had a crush on for the longest time and it obviously didn’t end well.”

“Well, it sucks to to suck, he missed out on an amazing person.”

“You really think so?”

“Of course!”

“You’re the best, you know that?”

“Of course,” he answered, shooting you a cheeky rabbit smile.

You two spent that whole day together snuggled up under one of your big blankets, surrounded by soft pillows.

Rooney and Peter were running around somewhere under those sheets and you laughed at their antics.

It made you stop for a second and take in just how much of your apartment had been altered because of Daniel.

You’d gotten a litter box for Rooney and Peter. You stocked up your fridge with enough food for twelve people. You had random boxes of jellies lying around for Daniel. You’d even bought special pillows so the two of you could sit down in front of your TV and watch it properly.

What were you to Daniel? What was Daniel to you?

Were you two just good friends? Or was there possibly something more?

Part of you wanted an answer, but part of you was scared again.

You knew Daniel wouldn’t brush you off like Wonwoo had, but to think of you and Daniel not being as close as you were now? That made you legitimately scared.

If you told him you liked him, would it change all of this?

Your mind went through scenario after scenario before deciding to say nothing and stay friends with Daniel for as long as you could.

You regretted your decision.

Because people would never stop approaching you and Daniel asking if you two were dating. It hurt you to say no every time.

It was even worse when people flirted with Daniel and you had no legitimate reason to be mad.

Sometimes you ended up avoiding Daniel to keep your feelings in check and you knew you hurt his feelings when you did.

It went on like this for two months until you decided you couldn’t do this.

In keeping yourself from telling him you liked him, you did the one thing you were trying to avoid.

You had decided you were going to go to his apartment to tell him, when Daniel started banging on your door.

He had a bag of clothes throw in a duffle bag over his shoulder and Rooney and Peter in either of his hands. He looked terrified as he gave you big, sad puppy eyes.

“Going somewhere?” you questioned, hoping he wasn’t leaving town.

“Why did you tell me someone died in my apartment?” he whined, lamely pointing a finger at his door.

You were genuinely lost for a second. “Huh?”

Daniel looked like he was about to cry when he told you he’d overheard the lady who lived below him say the last tenant of his apartment had died in it.

“So, you’re leaving?” You gestured to the bag slung across his shoulder.

“No…I thought I could stay with you…”

So that’s why he was knocking so hard. “Get in here, you big baby,”

Daniel set his bags down over by the edge of the couch and you went to go prepare dinner for the two of you. 1

It seemed like just another normal moment when the two of you were together, but your nerves started to get the better of you as he watched how comfortably he sat on your sofa and scrolled through your TV.

When you set out the food, he came over as quickly and sat down at what had become His Seat™.

You made sure to give Peter and Rooney food as well before joining Daniel at the dining table.

“Why have you been avoiding me lately?” he asked, breaking the silence after shoving food into his face. 

You set down your spoon, looking away from his eyes as you spoke. “I was actually meaning to talk to you about that…”

Daniel reached out a hand and placed it over yours. “You know you can tell me anything, right?”

You looked him in the eyes, hoping you didn’t look as scared as you felt. “I like you.”

“Huh?” he asked, seeming taken aback by your sudden confession. 

You gulped at his reaction.“I like you, Kang Daniel,” you repeated. “Please don’t make me say it again.”

“That’s it?”

“What?” It was your turn to be thrown for a loop. Did he just say ‘That’s it?’ while you were laying your heart out?

“That’s all you had to say?”

“What do you mean that’s all I had to say?” Your voice rose as you got to your feet genuinely angry with Daniel for acting as if your confession was no big deal. 

Daniel stood up and walked over to you. He licked his lips as if they were dry and looked down at you with a nervous smile. 

“Well, I saw you change out the dead plants to fresh ones when I moved in. And you cleaned up your apartment too. So, I figured you probably liked me.”

“Oh my god.” You were mortified. So he HAD noticed all that. 

He held up his hands as he spoke, “It’s okay! It’s not like my apartment is any better.”

“Shut up, Daniel!” You choked out as you were trying not to die of embarrassment. 

“If it’s any consolation, I like you, too.” he whispered, pushing back a strand of your hair. 

Your face was on fire as you glared and pouted up at him. How could he be so cute and so infuriating? 

You tip-toed and kissed him to let out your anger. 

There were no fireworks or sparks or anything of that sort.

Just a calmness that soothed all the tension that had been digging into you while Rooney and Peter darted and played between your ankles. 

Bonus:

“Here,” you said as you handed him the 150,000 won Saitama you decided not to give him. “This was your original welcome present, but I didn’t want you to know I was an otaku. Now, Saitama can be like your guardian statue, warding off whatever ghost might linger.”

“No thanks, I think I’ll just stay here.” Daniel placed the box back into your hands.

You looked up at him slightly annoyed, “You’re going to have to go back to your apartment eventually.”

“But I don’t want to…,” he said as he shivered, giving you puppy eyes once again.

Daniel perked up when an idea popped into his head. “You know, we should just look for a bigger apartment! One we could share!”

You tried not to freak out over the fact that he’d suggested you two start living together. “You’re getting ahead of yourself. I literally just confessed to you, plus you haven’t even asked me to be your girlfriend.”

“I thought that was just implied.” He just shrugged and laughed. You rolled your eyes but you learned to accept his antics.

From that day on you two started dating for real, and just like Daniel wanted, you did look into bigger apartments- ones which had a very low chance of being haunted.

[noona-clock]

Mistletoe Manor - Part 7

Genre: 1900′s AU/Romance

Pairings: Park Seo Joon, Bang Yongguk, Brian Kang, Jung Daehyung, Jung Jaehyun, Lee Taeyong x OCs

Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 | Words: 2,230

A/N: Chelle ( @prettywordsyouleft​​ ) and I wanted to create a magical Christmas for everyone and what better way to do that than at Mistletoe Manor! Because of the nature of having several idols, we chose to work with OCs and we hope you love them as much as we do.

Mistletoe Manor will be posted daily at 10am NZST / 4pm EST daily.

“Right then, all finished,” Brian murmured to himself just after hanging up the last of Yongguk’s suit jackets in the wardrobe. He shut the door gently before bending to close and latch the trunk, sliding it underneath the bed.

A soft groan escaped his lips when he stood up again, and he reached up toward the ceiling to stretch out his arms and back. Brian casually stepped up to the window as he loosened his muscles, his eyebrows raising slightly when he saw his employer walking down the driveway with a young lady.

“Well, well, well,” he smirked. He leaned closer, his nose brushing over the cool glass as his eyes followed the pair.

And he almost let out a soft ‘aww’ when he realized his Lordship was following the young lady’s path exactly, stepping in her footsteps in the snow. It was one of the cutest things he’d ever seen, and it was then he realized he should probably get out more.

With a slight shake of his head, Brian headed out of the bedroom, planning to make his way downstairs so he could introduce himself to the rest of the staff. But he barely even got down to the end of the hallway before he ran into something much more intriguing.

A young lady was standing in front of a window, much like he had just been. She was standing on her toes, her hands pressed against the glass next to her shoulders as she peered outside.

Without making a sound, Brian crept up behind her, looking over her shoulder and raising his eyebrows.

“What are we looking at?” he whispered after a few moments.

The girl shrieked, jumping and whipping her head around to see who had just scared the living daylights out of her.

“Who are you?!” she cried with great distress.

“I’m Brian,” he told her casually. “Who are you?”

“Yes, but who are you?” she repeated, obviously growing irritated. “The name Brian means nothing to me.”

Brian reached up and clutched at his heart, lowering his head to try and hide his impish smile. “That hurts. What can I do to change that?”

“Tell me who you are,” the girl replied without missing a beat. “I’ve never seen you before, and I don’t like it when there’s something I don’t know.”

“Well, then you must be very unhappy all the time,” Brian chuckled.

The girl furrowed her brow and gave him a stern expression. “What do you mean? I’m not!”

“But how could you possibly know everything already,” he pointed out. “There’s a lot you don’t know, and you just said --”

“You know what I mean! Just tell me who you are!”

Brian’s lips pulled into a soft smirk, and then he pointed out the window at Yongguk still walking with a young lady -- hopefully one less… energetic than this one. “I came with him,” he explained. “I’m his valet.”

The girl let out a sigh and rose her eyebrows at him. “There. Was that so difficult?”

Brian rose his eyebrows right back at her before crossing his arms over his chest and lifting his chin. “And who are you? Why are you spying on his Lordship and -- whoever that girl is?”

“Because,” she spat. “That girl is my si -- my... my employer. I’m her -- her ladies maid.”

Trying his best to remain polite, Brian looked the girl up and down, taking in her appearance before letting out a single laugh of disbelief. “You’re not,” he countered.

“Am too!”

He shook his head and gestured to her dress. “A ladies maid doesn’t wear clothes this nice. And your hair is too elaborate. You’re not a ladies maid. That’s your sister, isn’t it? You’re one of them.”

The girl let out an annoyed huff before rolling her eyes. “Yes, fine,” she muttered.

“Why would you want to pretend to be a ladies maid?” Brian chuckled as he leaned against the window.

She eyed him a bit warily, though it didn’t quite seem like she was afraid or cautious. More… curious. “Well, usually, when servants find out I live here, they treat me differently. They get all ramrod straight and they bow their heads and they call me ‘My Lady’ and all that.”

“As a good servant should.”

“So… you’re not a good servant?”

Brian chuckled softly, and instead of answering, he simply asked, “What’s your name?”

The girl’s brow furrowed and, just as he had not a minute ago, she looked him up and down. Her expression was far more pointed than his had been, though.

“And why should I tell you?” she inquired testily.

“Because I told you mine!” he retorted. “It’s only fair.”

In actuality, Brian knew her name must be either Evie or Joey. Daehyun had spoken of all three sisters throughout their journey, and while he’d mentioned that Evie was the middle and Joey the youngest, Brian had no way of knowing the birth order of the girl standing before him.

If he had to guess… based on her adorable aggression… this was --

“I am Josephine,” she replied with a very supercilious tone. “And you may call me Josephine.”

“Ah, so you’re Joey,” Brian replied.

“Wh --!” Joey stammered. “How did --”

“I’ve been traveling with your sister’s husband for a year now,” Brian smirked. “I knew you had to be either Evie or Joey, and I was beginning to figure out --”

“If you already knew my name, why did you ask?!” 

“Because,” he shrugged. “It’s fun watching you get upset.”

“I am not upset!” she practically shrieked. “You are just very irritating!”

“How am I irritating? I’m asking your name --”

“Yes, but you already knew my name. And I didn’t know yours, and you didn’t tell me for a long time, and that smirk, and you’re leaning against the window, and it’s all very irritating!” Joey huffed before grasping her skirts and lifting them up slightly. “Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m leaving.”

Just after she turned on her heel, Brian asked, “Where are you going, Joey?”

“That is none of your business!” she snapped. “And you will call me Josephine!”

Brian waited until she was halfway down the hall before he called out after her again. “See ya ‘round, Joey!”

When he heard her very frustrated groan, his lips curved into a huge grin.

Oh, boy. The next month was going to be utterly delightful.

“Why, hello there,” Lydia greeted with a friendly smile as she approached the bottom of the stairs. A young man she’d never seen before was currently walking down them, though he quickly returned her grin with one of his own. “Can I help you?” 

“Sort of, I guess,” he answered as he slowed to a stop in front of her. “I’m Brian, Lord Yongguk’s valet. He arrived with Daehyun just today, so I thought I’d come down and introduce myself.”

“Oh! Welcome,” Lydia exclaimed as her smile widened. She bobbed a curtsy before stepping aside so she could lead him into the kitchen. “I’m Lydia, Lady Cassandra’s ladies maid.”

“A pleasure to meet you,” Brian grinned.

“Come, I’ll show you around.” She hurried into the next room, Brian following closely behind her. “Everyone, this is one of our new visitors. Brian --”

“Kang. Brian Kang,” he supplied.

“He is Lord Yongguk’s valet -- Lord Daehyun’s guest.” Lydia then turned to Brian briefly before introducing everyone sitting at the table -- and the cook and her assistant puttering around the kitchen.

“...Daniel, Anna, Taeyong -- Oh!” She suddenly felt a presence at her other side, quickly turning to see who it was.

Seo Joon’s quietly intense gaze was staring back at her, and she tamped down the butterflies in her stomach so she could speak. “And -- and this is Seo Joon, the chauffeur.”

“Seo Joon,” Brian repeated, sticking his hand out for a handshake. “Brian. Just a visiting valet.”

Lydia’s eyes never left Seo Joon as she watched him shake Brian’s hand in greeting, his expression not quite friendly but not quite unfriendly.

When it seemed like Seo Joon would continue on into the kitchen, presumably for a bite to eat or a card game, Lydia turned back to Brian. “Would you like a tour?”

Seo Joon suddenly paused, and Lydia felt a hand gently grip her elbow.

“Can I see you for a second?” Seo Joon asked before Brian could respond to her question.

Lydia’s brow furrowed slightly, and she muttered, “Can it wait?”

“No, it’s pretty urgent.”

With a soft sigh, Lydia shot Brian a pleading look to which he nodded and gestured for her to go ahead.

Seo Joon, not letting another second pass, tightened his grip on her elbow and led her to the next room over.

“What’s so urgent?” she asked with a soft chuckle once they’d arrived in the laundry room.

“I don’t like that guy,” Seo Joon grumbled, his gaze focused on the door rather than on her.

“Wha -- you’ve just met him, how can you not like him?!” 

The chauffeur was quiet for a few moments, crossing his arms over his chest and showcasing his broad shoulders… not that Lydia noticed. Of course, not.

“There’s just something about him,” he finally answered. “I don’t like him, and I think you should stay away from him.”

Despite a small flutter in her heart, Lydia rolled her eyes. “He seemed perfectly nice to me. He’s a guest, I’m not about to be rude to him!”

“I --” Seo Joon began, but he cut himself off. He let out a soft groan and brought one hand up to pinch the bridge of his nose.

“You what?” she urged with raised eyebrows.

“I just -- I don’t like the way he was looking at you,” he muttered.

“He wasn’t looking at me in any way. I was just introducing him to the other servants! You’re imagining things. Now, if you’ll excuse me.”

Before she could fully turn toward the door, Seo Joon’s hand darted out to stop her, grasping her wrist.

“Wait --”

Lydia didn’t shake his grip off; in fact, she had a hard time stopping herself from sliding her hand up to take his and link their fingers together. Her breath caught in her throat as she shifted her gaze up to meet his, and she found she could only manage a whisper when she said, “I’m not about to fall for him if that’s what you’re worried about.”

Seo Joon let go of her wrist, his brow furrowing slightly as an expression of both guilt and relief crossed his features. “I’m not --”

But the fact he didn’t finish his sentence said everything.

Lydia curved her lips into a soft smile, and she almost reached up to cradle his cheek in her palm -- almost.

“Is there… anything else you needed to tell me?” she whispered.

Seo Joon simply shook his head.

With a nod, Lydia glided to the door and headed back to the kitchen.

“So, the name really did come first,” Brian chuckled after Lydia had relayed the story of how the manor got its name. Despite Seo Joon’s protestation, she had taken Brian on a tour of the downstairs as well as the servant’s quarters and now, since the family were all otherwise occupied, the main rooms of the manor.

“Yes, it did,” she confirmed, grinning as they exited the library. “Christmas has been very important here ever since I arrived as a housemaid. Oh, it’s been… almost ten years, I think.”

“So… you know the family well, then?”

Lydia shot Brian a playfully suspicious look before tipping her chin in a nod. “I do. ...Why do you ask?”

It was obvious Brian was deciding whether or not he should answer her question, but it only took him a few moments before he nodded to himself and said, “I met Joey earlier.”

“Ah, yes,” Lydia replied, trying to hide a smirk. “Lady Josephine. She’s not hard to miss, and very hard to forget.”

“I’ll say,” Brian chuckled. “It was somewhat of a brief meeting, but I can already tell she’s very feisty.”

“Feisty is the perfect word to describe her,” Lydia agreed. “She’s very outspoken and energetic, but she’s fiercely loving and loyal, too. You don’t want to get on her bad side, that’s for sure.”

Lydia heard an awkward chuckle escape from Brian’s lips, and she glanced over at him.

“I fear I’ve already gotten on her bad side,” he admitted.

“Oh? What did you do to poor Lady Josephine?”

“I might have… annoyed her to the point of extreme frustration.”

Lydia had to tamp her lips together to keep from bursting out laughing. “Oh, trust me. That’s not her bad side. Just between us, Joey adores being annoyed. She’ll find any reason to cut you off and storm away from you, and she does it with pleasure.”

Brian’s eyebrows shot halfway up his forehead. “Oh?”

Lydia nodded knowingly. And then she added, “Actually... you might be just what she needs.”

“What do you mean?” he chuckled.

“Lady Cassandra is far too occupied with her husband now he’s returned, though she’s much too warm-hearted to ever fully annoy her sister. And Lady Evie is too quiet and immersed in her books. I think you could be the opponent she’s been waiting for.”

Lydia expected Brian to become flustered and stammer out a reply, but to her surprise, he simply smirked. And he said, “Challenge accepted.”

Part 8

[mooniemoody]

☆ MASTERLIST ☆

¡Bienvenidos a las Mastelist de Fics! Aquí encontrarás mis propios fics y las traducciones que haga. Muchas gracias por visitarme y por leer. He procurado hacer esto de la forma más accesible y que así sea sencillo para todos poder hallar el fic que desean.

Las historias están clasificadas por Grupo > Orden alfabético, y cuentan con una pequeña ficha básica de información. Al hacer click en los Tìtulos serás redirigido a la historia publicada en wattpad, donde podrás leerlo.

Por ahora solo publico en wattpad (@Danny_Ig), no poseo ninguna otra cuenta y ninguna de mis obras o traducciones están posteadas en algún otro lado. No permito que mis obras y/o traducciones sean adaptadas, copiadas o distribuidas así que por favor, no las utilices. 

Los fanfics con una estrella ☆ en el título son los que más me han gustado. 

 SEVENTEEN.

·         #GetWellSoonWonu

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Meanie (Mingyu x Wonwoo). Side!Jicheol.

Género: Romance.

Extensión: Drabble.

Estatus: Completo.

·         ¿Has visto un Volskwagen?

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Gyuzi (Mingyu x Jihoon).

Género: Romance.

Extensión: Drabble.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·         All I want For Christmas is You.

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Jicheol (Seungcheol x Jihoon).

Género: Romance.

Extensión: Drabble.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·         All said and done.

Autor: Dorian.

Traducción: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Jicheol (Seungcheol x Jihoon), Side!Soonhoon.

Género: Slight!Angst, Romance.

Extensión: Oneshot.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·         Bent my Soul.

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Jicheol (Seungcheol x Jihoon).

Género: Terror (Casi), Romance.

Extensión: Oneshot.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·         Boy Next Door.

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Jicheol (Seungcheol x Jihoon).

Género: Romance.

Extensión: Oneshot.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·        ☆   Café.

Autor: sweetponzu

Traducción: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Gyuzi (Mingyu x Jihoon).

Género: Romance, NonAu.

Extensión: Oneshot.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·       ☆    Caffeine.

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Mingyu!Centric.

Género: Romance, Cafetería.

Extensión: Drabble.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·         Colours.

Autor: starlight_1004

Traducción: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Jicheol (Seungcheol x Jihoon).

Género: Angst, Romance.

Extensión: Oneshot.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·         Cut Off my Water.

Autor: Bbinch

Traducción: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Jicheol (Seungcheol x Jihoon).

Género: Romance, Escolar.

Extensión: Oneshot.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·         Cheesy notes from my heart.

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Jicheol (Seungcheol x Jihoon).

Género: Romance, Escolar.

Extensión: Drabble.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·         Dark Nights and Bright Stars.

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Jihoon!Centric

Género: Escolar, Angst.

Extensión: Oneshot.

Estatus: Completo.

·         De Viernes a Lunes.

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Verkwan (Vernon x Seungkwan)

Género: Angst, Escolar.

Extensión: Oneshot.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·        ☆   DK is my Type.

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: SeokChan (DK x Dino)

Género: Romance, NonAu.

Extensión: Oneshot.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·         Do you wanna Prom?

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Verkwan (Vernon x Seungkwan)

Género: Romance, Escolar.

Extensión: Oneshot.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·         Don’t Let Me Go.

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Jicheol (Seungcheol x Jihoon).

Género: Romance.

Extensión: oneshot.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·         Gettin’ over you.

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: H8shi (Hoshi x The8)

Género: Angst, Escolar.

Extensión: twoshot.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·         ☆ Hit a Goal to my Heart.

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Jicheol (Seungcheol x Jihoon).

Género: Romance, Deportes.

Extensión: Oneshot.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·         ☆ ☆ Hyung! Hay mostros bajo mi cama.

Autor: Danny_Ig. Pairing: LeeBrothers!Centric, Side!Gyuzi, Side!SeokSoon. Género: Escolar, Slight!Angst, VidaCotidiana, Fraternidad. Extensión: Oneshot. Estatus: Completo.

 ·         I’ll be your Safety.

Autor: ah_choo (Klarkson)

Traducción: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Gyuzi (Mingyu x Jihoon).

Género: Romance, NonAu.

Extensión: Oneshot.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·         ☆ It Can Change.

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Meanie (Mingyu x Wonwoo).

Género: Romance.

Extensión: Oneshot.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·         It’s Always the Perfect time for Loving.

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Gyuzi (Mingyu x Jihoon).

Género: Romance.

Extensión: Oneshot.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·         It’s going to get worse before it gets Better.

Autor: malignance.

Traducción: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Gyuzi (Mingyu x Jihoon).

Género: Romance.

Extensión: Oneshot.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·         Kingdom I: A flame in the Winter.

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Meanie (Mingyu x Wonwoo).

Género: Romance.

Extensión: 3 cAPÍTULOS (+)

Estatus: En proceso.

 ·         La cosas que nunca te dije.

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Jicheol (Seungcheol x Jihoon).

Género: Angst.

Extensión: 20 Capítulos cortos.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·         ☆ ☆ La vida no tan ordinaria de Jihoon.

Autor: Danny_Ig. Pairing: Jihoon!Centric. Side!Gyuzi. Género: Angst, Vida Cotidiana, Medical!Au. Extensión: Threeshot. Estatus: En Proceso.

 ·         Love Letter.

 Autor: Danny_Ig. Pairing: Diverso. Género: Escolar, Romance. Extensión: twoshot. Estatus: Completo.

 ·         Maybe It’s not so bad.

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Jicheol (Seungcheol x Jihoon).

Género: Romance, Deportes.

Extensión: Drabble.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·         Nadie Màs que Tù.

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Verkwan (Vernon x Seungkwan)

Género: Romance, Matrimonio Arreglado, LoveHate.

Extensión: 12 Capìtulos.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·         Not so far Away.

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Verkwan (Vernon x Seungkwan)

Género: Romance, Escolar, Relaciones a Distancia.

Extensión: 6 Capítulos (+).

Estatus: En proceso.

 ·        ☆   Our Night is Hotter tan Day.

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Jicheol (Seungcheol x Jihoon).

Género: Angst, Romance.

Extensión: Oneshot.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·        ☆   Pedacito de Cielo.

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Jihan (Jeonghan x Joshua)

Género: Romance, Angst, Escolar, Religioso.

Extensión: 14 Capítulos (+).

Estatus: En Proceso.

 ·         Pink!

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Jicheol (Seungcheol x Jihoon).

Género: Romance, Escolar.

Extensión: 9 Capítulos + 3 Bonus + Epílogo.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·         ☆ Qué esperar cuando no estás esperando.

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Jicheol (Seungcheol x Jihoon).

Género: Romance, Vida Cotidiana, Paternidad.

Extensión: 23 Capítulos + 4 Bonus + Epílogo.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·         Remember.

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: H8shi (Hoshi x The8)

Género: Angst, Escolar.

Extensión: 6 Capítulos.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·         ☆ ☆ Se Dice de Ti.

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Meanie (Mingyu x Wonwoo).

Género: Romance, Escolar.

Extensión: 25 Capítulos + 3 Bonus.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·         ☆ ☆ Somos (+ que) Amigos.

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Jicheol (Seungcheol x Jihoon).

Género: Angst.

Extensión: Prólogo + 17 Capítulos + Buzón + Epílogo + Final Alternativo.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·        ☆   Spaces Between.

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Jicheol (Seungcheol x Jihoon).

Género: Romance, Realidad Alterna, NonAu.

Extensión: Oneshot.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·         That XX.

Autor: starlight_1004

Traducción: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Meanie (Mingyu x Wonwoo).

Género: Angst.

Extensión: Oneshot.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·         Think About Us.

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Gyuzi (Mingyu x Jihoon).

Género: Romance, Omegaverse, LoveHate.

Extensión: Oneshot.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·        ☆   Una Cita.

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Seoksoon (DK x Hoshi)

Género: Romance.

Extensión: Oneshot.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·         Wake me up with your Lips.

Autor: Danny_Ig. Pairing: Jicheol (Seungcheol x Jihoon). Género: Angst. Extensión: Oneshot. Estatus: Completo.

 ·        ☆   When we were Young.

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Jihan (Jeonghan x Joshua) Side!SeokChan (DK X Dino)

Género: Romance.

Extensión: Oneshot.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·         You’re Brighter tan the Sun.

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: JunHao (Jun x The8), side!GyuHao (Mingyu x The8)

Género: Romance, Vida Cotidiana, Angst.

Extensión: 1 Capìtulo (+).

Estatus: En proceso.

 ·         Your Wedding.

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Jihan, Onesided!Jeongcheol.

Género: Angst..

Extensión: Drabble.

Estatus: Completo.

  GOT7.

·         I Feel Alone.

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: YugBam (Yugyeom x Bambam)

Género: Romance, Angst.

Extensión: Oneshot.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·         I’ve been there too a Few Times.

Autor: babystarlight96

Traducción: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: JackBam (Jackson x Bambam)

Género: Romance, Angst.

Extensión: Threeshot.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·         Things we said Today.

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: JackBam (Jackson x Bambam)

Género: Romance, Angst.

Extensión: Oneshot.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·        ☆   Up All Night.

Autor: MrsLee19

Traducción: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: JackBam (Jackson x Bambam)

Género: Romance.

Extensión: Oneshot.

Estatus: Completo.

  NCT.

·         ☆ I’m your Star.

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Markhyuck (Mark x Haechan)

Género: Romance, Royal!Au.

Extensión: 8 Capítulos (+).

Estatus: En Proceso

 ·         ☆ Shoot! (Right to my heart).

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Markhyuck (Mark x Haechan)

Género: Romance, PercyJackson!Au, Mitologia Griega.

Extensión: Oneshot.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·         Siren.

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Markhyuck (Mark x Haechan)

Género: Fantasia..

Extensión: Drabble.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·         You and Me (It’s Destiny, baby).

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Markhyuck (Mark x Haechan)

Género: Romance, Escolar, Omegaverse.

Extensión: Oneshot.

Estatus: Completo.

   OTROS.

·         Hey, Mr. X.

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Namjin (RM X JIN)

Grupo: BTS.

Género: Romance, Medical!Au.

Extensión: Threeshot.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·         Get it Girl!

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Showki (Shownu x Kihyun)

Grupo: Monsta X.

Género: Romance, Escolar, Genderswap.

Extensión: Twoshot.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·         I Gotta Go my Own Way.

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Sulay (Suho x Lay)

Grupo: EXO.

Género: Angst

Extensión: Twoshot.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·         If Only.

Autor: ilovesungyeollie

Traducción: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Myungyeol (L x Seungyeol)

Grupo: Infinite

Género: Angst

Extensión: Oneshot.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·        ☆ ☆   Más Allá de la Física.

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Namjin (RM X JIN)

Grupo: BTS.

Género: Romance, Escolar..

Extensión: 4 Capítulos (+).

Estatus: En proceso.

 ·         Papá es mío.

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: MingTae (Mingming x Taebin)

Grupo: Acemax

Género: Romance.

Extensión: Oneshot.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·         The Reason.

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Minkey (Minho x Key)

Grupo: SHINee

Género: Romance.

Extensión: Twoshot.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·         ☆ Under the Rain.

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Danjin (Kang Daniel x Woojin)

Grupo: PD101S2

Género: Romance, Escolar.

Extensión: Oneshot.

Estatus: Completo.

 ·         You’re so Magnetic.

Autor: Danny_Ig.

Pairing: Namjin (RM X JIN)

Grupo: BTS.

Género: Romance, Escolar.

Extensión: oneshot.

Estatus: Completo.

[maaaaaatryoshka0325]

Not Afraid of the Dark - Part 15 Seo Changbin Gang AU

Description: you’re a college student, so is he. Big difference? He’s a gang member.

Warnings: Some angst, alcohol

You walked into Changbin’s room after work, dropping your stuff as you looked at him. It had been over a week since he was injured, and he was back to being himself.

“Ya know, Kang Daniel is throwing a party tonight and he invited me.” He said.

Daniel was one of the most popular students at your college, and apparently his parties were epic.

“Are you suggesting we go?” You asked.

He smiled and nodded.

“I never knew you liked parties.” You said.

“I’m not the biggest fan, but at the party we saw each other at, is when I realized I really liked you.” He said with a smile.

“What? You liked me at that time?” You asked.

“Duh.” He said, rolling his eyes.

“....When did you start to like me?” You asked him.

“The moment you back talked me.” He said.

“Wait, what?” You asked, looking at him in confusion.

He laughed at your reaction and placed a soft kiss on your forehead.

“I loved when you back talked me. I liked you right then and there.” He said.

“You’re joking.” You laughed.

“I’m being serious. Ask any of the members.” He said, scrunching his nose and laughing at you.

You rolled your eyes and started to get ready to shower.

“When did you realize you liked me?” He asked, leaning against the door frame.

“Hmm...” You began, thinking.

“At the party I felt something, then again when you saved me from Jiho. By the time i really knew was the day you got me this.” You said, pointing to the bracelet.

He smiled and you saw his cheeks turn a little red.

“That was one of the best days of my life. Well, besides how it ended.” He said.

“That was the first time I ever saw you look like that.” You said, almost to yourself.

“What?” He asked.

“I don’t know. You looked.... Sad.” You said softly.

“Well yeah, seeing the person you care about get hurt really hurts.” He said, taking his shirt off and grabbing a dark button up that was hanging on the door. 

You had turned away at that point. Seeing the person you care about get hurt really hurts. You already knew how that felt. You haven’t even looked at his bare chest since he was hurt, not wanting to see it. Woojin said it was healing really good, but you knew it’d scar his pretty skin. You still couldn’t bring yourself to face his scars.

“Can you get out so I can shower? Ya pervert.” You giggled, trying to hide what was really going through your mind.

“Aish, I’ve see you naked before Sweetheart.” He said, rolling his eyes and walking out of the bathroom, buttoning up his shirt.

You sighed and got washed up, getting out and lotioning your skin. You decided to wear tight black jeans and a maroon sweater. You blow dried your hair and (Straightened/curled) your hair and applied make up. You walked out of the bathroom and saw Changbin’s eyes light up.

“You look beautiful Sweetheart.” He breathed and pressed a soft kiss to your lips.

You giggled and kisses his soft lips back.

“You look so handsome Changbin.” You said against his lips.

“Thank you Sweetheart.” He said, peppering your cheeks with kisses.

You giggled and buried your face into his shoulder as he covered you in kisses. You inhaled his scent, his cologne putting you in a good mood for some reason. He gave your head a quick kiss before taking your hand and leading you downstairs, where all the other members were dressed for the party.

“What studs.” You said, smiling at the members.

“I know right? When you’re ready to leave Changbin for me, let me know.” Jisung said jokingly.

Changbin punched him in the arm.

“In your dreams kiddo.” He said.

“Yah! That hurt!” Jisung said, rubbing his arm.

You laughed and kissed Changbin’s cheek as he led you to one of the cars and drove to Daniel’s. You both sang to songs the whole way, and felt shocked when he rapped to multiple rap songs so smoothly.

“I didn’t know you could rap.” You said with a smile.

He smiled at you and put his hand over yours. You rubbed his hand, loving the way in engulfed your own. The setting sun illuminated the side of his face and you admired it. His cheeks had gotten plushier with the muscle weight he’s put on, his jaw line still sharp, and the shape of his lips more defined.

When you arrived to the party, he opened your door for you and wrapped his arm around your waist as he led you into the party. Loud music was playing and there was  A LOT of people. You kept close to Changbin’s side as he greeted Daniel and his date. Daniel’s date almost took your breath away. Her long hair was beach blonde and her slim figure fit perfectly against Daniel. Her long legs looked great in her dress, and she overall looked like a model. Every girl there had been attractive, you noticed, making you feel shy,

“Hey Changbin, how’s your break so far man?” Daniel greeted Changbin with a wide, friendly grin. “Great.” Changbin replied as they shook hands.

Daniel’s date made eye contact with you and gave you a friendly smile and bow.

“Hello.” She said.

“Hello.” You greeted back, politely bowing.

“Oh, Changbin this is Lucy, Lucy this is Changbin and his girlfriend, Y/N.” Daniel said.

Since when did he know your name? You never spoke to him.

“It’s nice meeting you two.” She said, turning to you. “You’re so pretty.” 

“O-Oh thank you!” You said, blushing.

She smiled and gave you a hug.

“She’s SO cute!” She squealed.

“I think your girlfriend just stole my girlfriend.” Changbin laughed.

“Aish, she’s so cute.” Daniel beamed at his girlfriend.

Changbin smiled at you.

“Daniel and I have some things to talk about, are you gonna be okay with Lucy?” He asked.

You smiled and nodded as he and Daniel walked into the next room. Lucy led you to a table with liquor all over it.

“Care for a drink?” She asked with a sweet smile.

You shrugged and she poured you a drink, mixing juices and liquors together. You took a sip and decided it wasn’t half bad, since it didn’t taste like alcohol too much. She led you outside and you both stuck your feet into the pool and talked.

“How long have you and Changbin been dating?” She asked.

“A couple months. How long have you and Daniel been dating?” You asked, trying to keep a conversation.

“A month. I kept rejecting him because of his playboy image, but he turned out to be the sweetest thing.” She said.

“I thought Changbin was gonna be like that. He’s actually a sweetheart behind all the leather jackets and black clothing.” You laughed.

“I heard a lot about him, not too much that’s good, but the times I’ve met him he was never bad.” She said.

“Yeah, my friends didn’t approve of us at first. But he truly cares about me, and I truly care about him.” You said.

“That’s all that matters! I feel the same way about Daniel.” She said with a big smile.

Despite her looking over privileged, she was super sweet and charming. She had a soft voice and warm doe eyes.

“I hope they don’t take too long. I’d love to be on Daniel’s arm right now.” She sighed.

“I feel that too.” You said with a small smile.

“I guess I have it a bit easier, since Daniel’s gang broke up.” She said.

“What?” You asked.

“They’re talking business right now, Y/N. Daniel was in a group called Wanna One, and they might come back just to help Stray Kids with their Busan Boys problem.” She said, whispering it to you to not catch anyone’s attention.

You felt sick to your stomach thinking about another encounter with them. Every encounter has been painful, and now they want to keep going? Lucy rubbed your back with sympathy in her eyes.

“It’ll be okay Y/N, they all have each other’s backs.” She said.

“I know but... Changbin’s been hurt so much, I don’t want him to keep risking himself like that.” You sighed.

“Maybe with Wanna One it’ll be safer? I’m scared too honestly, but i trust Daniel to come back to me.” She said confidently.

You smiled at her and she gave you a hug. You both saw your boyfriends come up, drinks in their hands.

“I see you two already started to party without us.” Daniel said, kissing Lucy on her head.

Changbin wrapped his arms around you from behind and gave your cheek a kiss.

“Miss me?” He asked.

“Always.” You said with a smile.

“Sorry it took so long Sweetheart.” He said.

“No worries. Lucy and I were just talking.” You said, turning your head to kiss his nose.

He smiled at you as he wrapped his arm around your waist and pulled your back into his chest. You both turned your heads as a firework exploded over your heads. You both watched as the night sky was lit up with fireworks. He leaned his cheek on your head as you leaned back into him. 

“Changbin?”

“Hm?” He looked down at you, raising an eyebrow.

“I love you.” You said with a smile.

He smiled at you as he placed a kiss on your head.

“I love you too Sweetheart.” He said softly.

You opened your eyes to the feeling of Changbin’s warm arms around you, groaning as the sunlight half blinded you.

“Good morning.” He mumbled, having been woken up by your groan.

“Good morning.” You said, getting up and getting ready for work.

You got ready and walked out of the bathroom, seeing him laying on his stomach, his eyes closed. You plopped on his back and he groaned. You giggled and kissed his ear.

“I’ll see you after work.” You said, getting up and heading out the door.

“Aren’t I bringing you in?” He asked.

“Nah, Chan has to run errands. He said he’ll bring me on the way.” You said.

“Okay. I’ll be at your job when you’re done.” He said.

“Okay.” You walked out the door and into Chan’s car as he sat out front.

Your shift wasn’t anything unusual. The same people coming in mostly, save for a few perverts that come in to try and see up the girl’s skirts. But besides that, it was a pretty decent shift. You and Nari made good money that night, which was good since ya know, you’re a broke college student.

“Hey Y/N.” 

You turned around and saw Naoki standing near the doorway, looking at you.

“Oh, hey Nao.” You greeted.

“Can I talk to you after your done your shift?” He asked.

“Of course! I’ll be done in about an hour.” You said.

He nodded and sat down, accepting whatever Nari offered him.

After your shift, you saw Naoki standing outside of it. You walked over and greeted him.

“Hey.” You said.

“Hey.” He said lowly.

“What’s up?” You asked.

“Y/N, listen... I’ve been wanting to tell you something for awhile but..” He scratched the back of his head.

“What is it?” You asked, a little anxious.

“Um...” He stuttered.

“What?” You asked.

In a blur his lips were on yours. You went to pull away, but he grabbed your arm tightly. You started to struggle as the breath was knocked out of you due to shock. You finally were able to pull away and you stared at him

“Nao-”

“Y/N?” 

Your heart dropped as you turned and saw Changbin standing there, his eyes on you. Hurt was in his eyes.... And anger.

“Changbin-”

“So this is what it really was huh?” He asked, anger in his tone.

“No! Changbin that’s not-”

“Save it! After everything we’ve been through, with him?!” His voice was raised and you saw the vein in his neck popping out.

“Changbin I didn’t-”

“Enough Y/N! I saw it with my own eyes! If it wasn’t like that, why didn’t you pull away?!” He was yelling now, and you flinched.

“I should’ve known.” He hissed, turning and walking around.

“Changbin wait!” You went to go after him, but Naoki grabbed your arm.

“Let him go Y/N. He’s no good for you.” He said.

“No! This is all your fault Naoki! Why did you kiss me?! Why didn’t you let me go?!” You asked looking at him, and your heart dropped at the realization.

“... You knew he was there!” You yelled.

You tried pulling away, but his grip was too hard.

SNAP

Tears flew down your face as Naoki ran. You felt soft hands on you and Nari had her arms around you as her sister rubbed your back. You sobbed hard into your hands, holding the bracelet in your hand.

Just like your heart, the bracelet he had gotten you was shattered in your hands.

[bittersweetmigraine]

I hate liars. (chapter 4)

Author’s note: Here it is. It’s been over a year and idk if anyone who read the first three chapters when i first uploaded them is going to be reading this now but hopefully you do. And for all the newer readers, I hope you’ll like it too~~ (edit: had to re-upload because of a bug)

Also, give a warm welcome to our newest character Jungkook! (literally needed a character super tall with broad shoulders and Google immediately recommended Jungkook damn boi). Jk will be a recurring character and the other BTS boys will probably appear from time to time. I’m also looking to add a badass female character in the next chapter so look forward to that ♡

Genre: mafia!AU, bourgeoisie, forced relationship and graphic imagery (if you’re not comfortable with any of those themes, please do not read) // female mc

Word count: 2,5k+

Starring: Kang Daniel (Wanna One), Dong Ha (actor) & Jeon Jungkook (BTS)

Summary: You never really knew how your father got involved in a gang but you knew what he did for a living, for the most part. But when a rival gang comes to get what they’re due and your father refuses, everything turns to horror.

chapter one • chapter two  •  chapter three

Marble floors and high ceilings. Gorgeous dresses and expensive tuxedos. Dom Perignon flowing in every glasses. You had never seen such an unnecessary show of wealth before but you suddenly understood why Hyunggyu had prepared such a getup for you. He needed you to be the center of attention but in a room like this, it wasn't an easy thing to do. This wasn't just a high school reunion you go to after going through a glow up to impress all the bullies you internally despise. No. This was on a whole other level. These were people who didn't know you, didn't need to know you but that you needed to make want to know you. These were people you needed to charm in order for your head to stay on your shoulders. Quite literally. 

You exhaled a sigh of relief when a waiter passed by you, holding out his tray full with champagne glasses. Your left hand reached for a glass as the pressure on your right slightly intensified. "Be careful with that. Wouldn't want you to get drunk and throw a fit." A slight smirk laced with hatred crossed your lips, a small ball of rage building inside your chest. You brought the glass to your lips and took a sip, reveling in the exhilarating feeling of the fine bubbles on your tongue. "Don't worry, I know what you brought me here for. This is only a little bit of liquid courage." You took another sip before Hyunggyu stole the glass from your hand. His eyes bore into you as he finished the glass before disposing of it on the nearest decorative table. Hyunggyu brought his hand to your shoulder, moving your hair back and exposing your collarbone. He brought his lips to your skin, peppering kisses all over your collarbone as you awkwardly stood there, making eye contact with the passing guests. Your left hand made its way to his chin, gently getting him off of you. People kept passing you by, quite clearly eavesdropping and you forced yourself to smile as if completely lovestruck with your fiancé. "Not here in front of everyone, darling." You felt like you were going to puke at the sweetness that escaped your lips. Hyunggyu seemed extremely pleased with your sudden show of affection though, and even slightly confused at whether this was really all for show or not. Could you really be faking all of this so expertly? "Finally warming up to me, kitten." You clenched your jaw slightly as you brought your lips near his ear so you could whisper out of earshot. "If you believe this is anything but an act, you're fooling yourself." You left a slight peck on his cheek as you moved back, analyzing his reaction. You felt sick to your stomach after doing that, fearing in what your momentary bravery would ensue. But to your surprise, Hyunggyu chuckled, a bright smile crossing over his lips. It almost seemed genuine. "Kitten's got claws. I like it." Before you could disintegrate into a puddle of nervousness right in front of his eyes, Daniel appeared in front of the both of you. He whispered something in Hyunggyu's ear and gestured to a nearby staircase where two bodyguards dressed in nothing but black were waiting for them. Hyunggyu turned back towards you, bringing your hand to his lips as he left a warm kiss on its back. "Be a good kitty and go socialize, will you?" he said as he stared straight into your eyes. You managed a tense smile before Daniel whisked him away. You let out a breath you hadn't realized you'd been holding and scooped another glass from a passing waiter. This was going to be a very long night.

The fabric of your dress flowed beautifully around your curves as you made your way into the ballroom. You took in every little detail of the beautiful hall, analyzing and memorizing. A small stage had been built at one end of the room, opposite a balcony connected to two massive marble staircases leading to the garden. The mayor would probably be making a speech at some point during the evening and you already dreaded having to look interested. The rest of the room was arranged around a massive wooden dance floor, standing tables scattered all around it. The sight was quite mesmerizing and you had a hard time visualizing anyone actually living here. As you stood there, in the entrance to the ballroom, you quickly realized you had captivated a few people's attention. You smiled coyly as if shy at the sudden spotlight put on you and pushed a strand of hair behind your right ear before making your way to a table. You pressed your hands into it, trying so desperately to steady yourself. You started feeling dizzy as soon as you entered the ballroom, realizing all too soon you were finally alone. No Hyunggyu. No Daniel. No one. You could run, try to escape. There were so many people here, it'd certainly take Hyunggyu enough time to realize you were gone for you to get far enough from here. As you analyzed the room once more, your attention drifted towards the balcony and you recognized a familiar face standing beside the open doors. You couldn't quite figure out who he was exactly, but you knew one thing for sure: this was one of Hyunggyu's men. Like he would dare leave you alone on your first full day with him. How innocent had you been to even picture that happening? The man was staring straight back at you, smirking as if he had caught you red-handed. You acted like you hadn't recognized him, your gaze only skimming over him like he wasn't interesting enough to hold your attention. You tried to suppress the growing ball of nerves taking over your stomach, making your palms increasingly sweaty. You looked back down at your ring, feeling the cold, hard diamond beneath your fingers. This felt more like shackles than an engagement ring to you and you suddenly realized something. Your story wasn't only one of revenge anymore. It was one of survival. By bringing you here, Hyunggyu was putting you through a test that you would fail and pay for with your life, or succeed and get rewarded for with some sort of power in this relationship. And by taking you out of the gilded cage he had so masterfully built for you, he had also given you the chance to make connections, create your own circle of people with power. And you weren't about to squander that opportunity because of fear or rage. You needed to keep your cool if only for a chance at a future escape.

A young man dragged you out of your thoughts. You looked up at him and instantly turned on the charm, smiling happily that you didn't have to be the one to make the first step towards anyone here. He looked about a couple of years younger than Hyunggyu but also a lot stronger, his shoulders so broad you could evaporate from anyone's view simply by hiding behind him. He was probably about the same height as him but he still towered over you even though you were wearing high heels. The grin plastered on his face was reminiscent of the one that seemed constantly hung on Hyunggyu's lips but you could see a tinge of playful flirtatiousness hidden behind it. "Who would dare leave such a pretty lady alone at a boring party like this?" he asked, putting his hand in front of you and bending over as if waiting to kiss the back of your hand. You couldn't help but chuckle at the overly played-out romantic gesture that had you shivering in fear a couple of moments ago and gave him your left hand. "My lovely husband-to-be, I'm afraid." You knew eyes were on you and your every move would be reported back to Hyunggyu. Flirting with a handsome young man like this? Not a good look for a woman supposed to be engaged to a man she adores. But harmless banter to secure relationships while clearly showing you were taken, that had to be accepted. You saw his eyebrow twitch as he took in your comment and examined the ring on your finger, trying to figure out who could possibly afford such a thing. He still placed a chaste kiss on the back of your hand, standing back up as he tried and failed to keep his composure. "You're trying to figure out if you haven't just royally pissed off someone very important, aren't you?" a light chuckle escaped his lips at your remark, visibly relaxing as the mood lightened. "That obvious, uh?" A hand crept up his neck, clearly embarrassed as a carefree smile illuminated his fine traits. "It's sort of a habit of mine. Pissing people off over beautiful women like yourself, that is." You couldn't help but smile, feeling the weight of the last day slowly lifting off of you as he made you laugh. "Well, that surely makes me feel very special." You both laughed at that, all the awkward tension of a first meeting evaporating into thin air. Being so carefree with someone you had barely met made you realize you had never felt that with Daniel over the past day. As protected and safe as he had made you feel, as warm and comforting as he was, he hadn't helped you feel so... you. He'd been your solace in this dark world you'd been thrown into, but you couldn't disassociate him with how you met him. Why you met him. You couldn't help but think of him as part of this perpetual hell you were now stuck into. But him, this man right in front of you, had managed to make you feel so liberated in such a short time and you couldn't help but smile sheepishly at that thought.

A tall older woman, strikingly beautiful, made her way towards your table, her hand landing gracefully on the man's shoulder. You instantly figured she probably was his mother. "Jungkook, would you be a dear and introduce me to this young lady?" You could hear a slight snobbishness in her tone and yet the movement of her eyes, skillfully eyeing you up and down showed nothing more than a mother evaluating the worth of a potential future wife for her son. You held a smile back and before Jungkook could try and introduce you without even knowing your name, you stuck your hand over the table. You put a slight tension in your shoulders, looking purely regal. "(y/n), Kim Hyunggyu's fiancée. It's an absolute pleasure to meet you. Your son makes for wonderful company." You could tell by her reaction that she had no idea who Hyunggyu was. You complimenting her son, on the other hand, made her absolutely overjoyed - even though she tried her damnedest to keep a smile from breaking her composure. She took your hand in hers and cheerfully introduced herself as the wife of a very powerful politician Daniel had told you about. She had two boys, Jungkook and his older brother and you could tell she was in absolute adoration of both of them. You turned your attention back to Jungkook and you could see in his expression that he, on the other hand, knew very well who Hyunggyu was. Jaw clenched and brows furrowed, his eyes kept darting back to your ring, every look only seeming to make him angrier. You didn't know why knowing who your fiancé was making him so angry but you could easily imagine what Hyunggyu might have done to elicit this reaction. You suddenly felt a slight pressure on your lower back and your entire body tensed before you forced yourself to look composed and relaxed. Hyunggyu had placed himself right in between you and Jungkook. As you turned your head to your right, you gaze was met with Hyunggyu's who looked utterly pissed off. You placed your hand flat on his chest, exposing your diamond ring for the entire room to see as the lights above played a mesmerizing spectacle on the slick surface. "Well, hello there." Your lips brushed against his skin and you left a small peck on his cheek before leaning back into his grasp. He seemed both completely shocked and utterly pleased at your little display of affection. You didn't know which reaction you hated the most. You felt like a prisoner in his arms. Trapped and left to your own despair. You hated yourself for playing along, but as soon as you decided to engage with Jungkook and his mother, this sick little game you were playing with Hyunggyu wasn't for your own good anymore: it was for theirs. Because you knew damn well what a pissed off Hyunggyu could do and you weren't about to have blood spilled because of you. Not any more. Hyunggyu looked over at who had kept you company. His eyes skimmed over Jungkook's mom and instantly landed on him, narrowing as you felt the pressure on your back getting more intense. You slightly moved your hand against his chest, trying to grab his attention. "These wonderful people were keeping me company while you were busy, darling. I'm sure you've heard of Ms. Jeon and her son." The words that left your mouth felt foreign. This body didn't feel like yours anymore. And yet, your mind was so focused on putting on a good front for Hyunggyu, for yourself, but also for every single person you would ever come in contact with from now on. These words, laced with a sweetness that felt like poison on your lips, were the only things that would keep Hyunggyu from murdering innocent people. Because he wouldn't ask questions. He wouldn't act rationally. He would see a young, handsome guy talking to the woman he's forcing into marrying him and he would order the first minion he'd find to silently take care of him. "Did you take care of everything? I missed you." This version of you, this act you managed to put on both disgusted you and made you proud of yourself. Because you knew it was your only way of having a chance to make it out alive. It was your only way of hoping for a normal life, if you could ever get back to that. It was also the fastest way to losing your sanity. You finally saw Hyunggyu's jaw unclench as the pressure on your back lessened and Hyunggyu shook both Jungkook's and Jungkook's mother's hand. "Of course I have. It's a pleasure to meet you both." His attention turned back to you and a smirk tugged at his lips. "Everything went great. How about we start enjoying ourselves now, what do you say princess?" Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown.

[miracloud]

In One Space (part two)

Kang Daniel x Reader

fluff

roommate daniel

please read part one if you haven’t :)

after what happened that morning, you’ve been awkward with daniel

though daniel was the same goofy ball of sunshine

why do you even call him that?

he acted like nothing happened

i mean, that can be okay for him but you? every time you remember that scene, all you can think about is how you look like you are pouncing on him

but after some time, the awkwardness went away and you act the same as before

winter came and unlike others, you and daniel did not check if EVERY space heater in your apartment was working

you were at the university when daniel checked it and he said it was okay

but he ONLY checked his room’s heater

the snow started to fall along with the temperature when you were spending your time studying in a nearby cafe

the night is deepening so you decided to pack up and go home

when you arrived, the lights were off so daniel’s still out

you can feel the coldness in the whole apartment

you searched for the heater in the common area and

it was NOT WORKING

like WHAT HEATER DID HE EVEN CHECKED???!

next, you went to your room to see if the heater is okay but.... here it is..

IT’S NOT!!!!

then the idea popped out of your head. did he jUST CHECKED HIS OWN ROOM????

you were cold but you were also sleepy. so you put on every thick cloth that you have then went to sleep

you woke up when you felt a hand constantly rubbing your back

 you looked back to see daniel with a worried face

“hey...”

“did you just came back?” and he nod

“i’m sorry. i did not check every heater...”

“hm..”, you hummed.

you were really sleepy though you were shaking from the cold temperature

"you.... should stay at my room. the temperature's warm..."

when you did not respond, he brought you up and carried you bridal style to his room

you're already dozing off so you did not mind whatever's happening in your surrounding

the light coming through the window woke you up

eyes still closed, you felt a warm bed, a warm blanket and... a warm body.

A BODY??!! you opened your eyes to see daniel staring back at you

your hand is still on his chest when he gave you a shy smile

you pulled away

"did you have a good sleep?" still with a smile

you looked away, planning to get out of the bed

but he pulled you by the wrist and you are laying again beside him

"the temperature is -5. they cancelled the classes."

okay, idk if that's cold enough to cancel classes lol

he moved closer to you which made you flinch

"are you drunk again??" and he gave a confused look

then you explained to him how he's really weird in his drunk state

he asked you what he exactly did but you blushed and did not tell him

"why are you blushing? ....wait, did i do anything weird or bad to you?"

shaking your head, you guaranteed him that nothing bad happened and he sighed in relief

there was a long silence and both of you's just looking at each other

then the bedroom door just opened soo fast and loud, you felt air coming inside the room

"W-W-what are you two doing????"

seongwoo shouted then the other boys peeped in to the door frame

that boy seongwoo has a spare key

you and daniel stood up so fast as if you did something wrong

before you can explain, jaehwan spoke

"and why is it so cold here???"

daniel explained to them that the heaters for the other areas were not working

"so you made y/n sleep beside you???"

jisung went to daniel and hit him (not in a serious way) just like how a parent would scold their child

turns out the boys were there to share some spicy ramen to fight the cold

you volunteered to bring the needed utensils to cook inside daniel's room

when you got back, there was a space beside daniel and another one beside minhyun

you chose to sit beside minhyun

daniel was a bit upset. he thought that you are closer now. he was staring at you the whole time even when he's slurping noodles

jisung was irritated at daniel for making you uncomfortable so he hit him again (and again, not in a violent way)

"stop staring at her ! you are making her uncomfortable"

later, jisung called a person to fix the machine

the other boys went home and you're alone again with daniel. you both stayed on your own rooms

then you heard soft knocks on your door

"y/n, the thing is my heater broke down. can i stay here?" he said with light laughter and it's true

you wanted to suggest that he should be staying in the common area cause the heater's working there

but you just agreed and pat the space beside you

daniel went beside you with a wide smile

he talked about what happened during the meal

he told you that he was upset that you chose to sit beside minhyun

you know it was childish of him to think that but you find it cute ???

after a few minutes,you told him that you're going to sleep. you faced the opposite side, showing your back to him

you were quiet for awhile and he assumed that you are asleep

so he hug you and you can feel his breath on your neck

"y/n, i like you"

you heard that clearly that you don't have to listen to it again

you tried to hide your squeals

daniel likes me BACK

he tighten the hug and he noticed the growing redness of your ear

he gasped really loud

"wait... are you awake???" and you moved your head

"i-i'm so sorry. i hope this will not make our relationship more awkward" ; "never mind what i said"

that made you look back at him. his face was really red

"i like you too daniel" then you gave him a soft kiss on the lips

you pulled away and he smiled at you. he held your nape and pulled you towards him

he gave you a rather passionate kiss, not too much, just enough to show you how much he loves you

the next morning, you went out your room holding hands with daniel

the boys are AGAIN in the living room. some gasped seeing you two hold hands while the others cheered and clapped hard.

during brunch, daniel was either holding your hand or putting his arm on your shoulders. that made the others roll their eyes and some giggling at how cute daniel is acting

aaaand that is the start of the years of you having a clingy and caring roommate/boyfriend :)

That's the end of Roommate Daniel ! Planning to make more roommate au for the other wanna one members. :)

[wannawrite]

Crownless - KD

who?: Wanna One’s Kang Daniel genre: 🌺 type: scenario word count: 6.1K TW: gang au, violence, blood, hospitals, death

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Crownless is the life a Royal had in their past - before crowns had been placed on their heads.

this little series is going to be more angsty because it is the past that is left behind. A good reason has to trigger the want to abandon something Hope you guys enjoy regardless!

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Seongwoo hissed, feeling blood soak through his best friend’s shirt and coating his hands. His grip on Euigeon’s arm tightened, afraid of letting him fall too far beyond salvation.

“There isn’t enough time,” he whispered through gritted teeth. “You’ll die before any doctor reaches us.”

Euigeon could only groan in reply. His vision was blurred, brain fogged with think clumps of mist. He could feel the energy being drained out of him like a tap left running. Euigeon could feel Seongwoo trembling, supporting his weight while sustaining his own injuries.

Maybe Seongwoo was fearful too.

The sound of sirens and flashing white lights spoke to Seongwoo, warning him that even the pavements with the poorest of lighting were not safe. He had to get both of them off the road.

Now.

Seongwoo stumbled into the darkest alley he could find, shielding Euigeon from the eyes of their enemies. He heaved a sigh of relief when the cars passed by and they remained undiscovered.

But Euigeon wound had started to bleed more profusely, there was no way to harness it. Jaewon would never get to them in time. Heck, who knew if he was even alive. Either way, Euigeon was too far gone for their gang’s medic to patch him up - even if he was right around the corner.

A neon sign flashed against the night sky, it seemed nearby. The sign read ‘Central Busan General Hospital’.

Hospital.

Seongwoo hastily ripped another strip of his shirt to wrap around the gunshot wound, hoping it would sustain Euigeon until their journey was over. There had to be someone who was willing to help them, and it had to be a person who was not going to push questions. It felt like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Sure, no one would notice the enormous gash on Euigeon’s side. The blood on their shirts would be invisible. They’ll get caught, sent to jail, possibly end up spending the next few years of their life there. However, if they did not receive medical attention, there was a higher chance that both may perish. If Seongwoo played his card’s right and trusted Euigeon’s sensibility, then they would be saved.

“Hang on tight,” he whispered firmly. “We’ll be there soon.”

~

The journey was not easy. Most of it was spent ducking down, taking shady shortcuts through a neighbourhood Seongwoo did not hail from.

Busan was Euigeon’s playground. When did his toys become a weapon against him?

Euigeon had become significantly paler and weaker by the time the South entrance was in sight. The area was well-lit and has many people milling around despite the time. It was dangerous for them.

“No,” Euigeon muttered. “G-go by the back emergency entrance. People...p-people...too...many.”

Steering clear of the crowded main entrances, the two boys limped over to the back of the building under the cover of dormant ambulances and vehicles. Euigeon fell from Seongwoo’s grip, slumping over on the steps beside the door.

He could hear his best friend’s frantic voice yelling for help, a mishmash of chatter melding together and a short moment of silence passed before heavy footsteps started to head his way. Euigeon peeled open his eyes with his last burst of energy to see a flurry of worried faces. He felt himself being lifted off the ground, hauled onto a soft platform, giving his body a good break. The last thing he saw was a stark white ceiling, even brighter lights and the telltale diamond white coats of doctors.

~

PATIENT REPORT

First Name: Euigeon Last Name: Kang Sex: Male Age: 20 Diagnosis: N/A (Dr Yeon Hongseok) Procedures: N/A (Dr Yeon Hongseok) Estimated date of discharge: 12 August 2014 (Dr Yeon Hongseok)

~

PATIENT REPORT

First Name: Seongwoo Last Name: Ong Sex: Male Age: 21 Diagnosis: N/A (Dr Yeon Hongseok) Procedures: N/A (Dr Yeon Hongseok) Estimated date of discharge: 11 August 2014

~

“Doctor Yeon, don’t you think...it’s getting a bit ridiculous? Why are you going to such lengths to make sure such few people are aware of this situation?” you posed the question, voicing your thoughts out loud. 

Since that strange night, you noticed a shift in your mentor’s personality. Dr Yeon was usually more outgoing and open to other doctors about his patients but with these, he seemed to be protecting them from the world.

His antics frightened you as they were unusual, peculiar and unlike the mentor whose care you had been under for nearly three months now.

After immediate surgery had been performed on those two patients, he ordered them to be warded in the private, ICU ward. Then, the only people with access to the ward were him, you and a handful of experienced nurses. Dr Yeon was the only one who handled their medical reports and often stayed in the wards longer than the nurses did. Your mentor could lose his job if he continued keeping to such extreme confidentiality that some of the reports were clearly mishandled.

Still, he went ahead after your warnings.

It left you wondering what was so special about these two odd patients. They were around your own age, clearly, students working hard to graduate from their respective institutions.

You wondered how on earth one of them got shot in the chest and the other stabbed in the arm - most of their body suffered harm. Their knuckles suffered abrasions but not from recent encounters. Meaning, they were most likely boxers or took part in such a sport.

They intrigued a nosy intern like yourself.

Dr Yeon chuckled, sipping his coffee and scribbling words on another report. “Hardly. These boys are in my care. I’m doing what is necessary. Don’t tell me you gossip about patients in your care to all your friends.”

A guilty red coated your cheeks and you snapped your mouth shut, refusing to pursue the case. That was not what went down in the staff lounge. You padded down the corridor after Dr Yeon, offering brief smiles or greetings to fellow personnel.

The halls became much quieter when you reached the private wards. A different world from general wards.

The scanner beeped happily, recognising Dr Yeon’s ID card and popped the door open. He went ahead to examine his patients’ condition. As usual, they were fast asleep, showing no sign of any movement.

“I promised them to keep all information to myself. There are some matters that not everyone’s mind can handle,” Dr Yeon mentioned. He said it casually but you were certain those ‘matters’ were very serious.

Then he went about carrying the daily procedure. You remained at one side, eying both patients intently.

“Any sign of improvement?” You asked, prepared to scribble down notes.

Dr Yeon nodded without hesitation. “My guess is that they’ll regain consciousness tonight or tomorrow morning. Poor things, it must have been a traumatic experience for these kids.”

You inhaled sharply, hastily writing down Dr Yeon’s words.

Kids.

~

Dr Yeon was correct.

The first one to wake up was called Seongwoo. He was clearly out of it and confused when he opened his eyes. Still, he managed to comprehend a lot for someone who had been asleep for four days.

He called for a ‘Euigeon’ when he first peeled his eyes open. When Seongwoo understood the situation, he relaxed, leaning back onto the fluffy pillows.

Seongwoo managed to stomach a small snack and a short talk with Dr Yeon. Clearly, he was in no condition to be out and about again.

Despite all the pain, Seongwoo remained cheery, much more smiley than the usual patient. His sweetness made you sneak in a candy bar from the vending machine outside.

Euigeon arose a few hours later. As his injuries sustained were more serious, it was expected that he was dazed and less aware of his surroundings.

I mean, this guy got shot and knocked out for nearly a week straight.

Euigeon emitted some sort of boyish, fearless aura, yet a large part of it reflected his goldenness. He was charming, no doubt about that.

There was no control over the blush that washed through your face.

However, his confused and lost antics made you forget about his intimidating aura.

“Doctor,” he called out softly. “Do you like cats? I really miss my cats. But I’m not even sure if I can consider them my cats because all I did was pet and feed them in an alley. They’re my cats, aren’t they?”

Seongwoo traded a look with you before stifling his laughter. You tried your best to maintain a serious face but it posed to be challenging.

“I-I’m sure your cats are doing quite fine. I-if it helps, I can check on them,” you offered, half-jokingly.

Euigeon brightened immediately, his eyes widening. “You’d do that? You’d look after my cats for me, Doctor?”

You bit your lip, unsure of how to reply. There was no easy way to crush his cat-controlled heart.

“Um, sure. Just, just give me a location and description of your cats.”

In the far corner of your eye, Seongwoo was chortling with laughter, muffling them with his pillow. A serious deadpan was sent his way.

“Y-you guys relax, I’m going to get Dr Yeon and, and we’ll attend to both of you shortly,” you said while quickly slipping out of the room. Outside, you caught a breath.

Both were undeniably attractive, one was a childish cat lover, the other had a thing for humour.

Your head shook in either disbelief or amusement.

Children.

~

“Euigeon! You aren’t allowed to eat jellies!”

Frantic, you snatched the bag from his bedside and examined its contents.

Gummy bears.

“Where did you get them?” you demanded, worry and anger seeping into your tone. Every patient had a strict diet regime to stick to and this was not sitting well with either of the boys.

Euigeon gulped guiltily, shoving the last gummy bear into his mouth before answering. “I walked to the vending machine outside and bought them. Luckily, there was a dollar on the ground.”

The plastic wrapper curled under your furious grip, cholesterol levels rising faster than Euigeon’s blood sugar levels.

How, how, how, how did all the luck in the world pretty much swing in Euigeon’s direction? He did get shot but he found a dollar on the floor next to a vending machine selling his favourite gummy bears.

“Dr Yeon told us to relax in our last stages on recovery,” Seongwoo voiced through a toothy smile. He seemed eager to get discharged from the hospital.

Your form collapsed dramatically into one of the cushy guest armchairs, raising a hand to rub your temples. “I’m so afraid you guys would die without my care.”

For the past few weeks, you had grown accommodated to dealing and tackling these two patients. As the three of you belonged to the same decade, it was easy to bond over the simplest of things. Still, you had to be strict when it came to their wellbeing. Not only were they your friends, but they were also under your medical care. This added on a ton of anxiety for you to perform well.

It also made working ten times more fun.

Hushed whispers filled the space as you readied their dose of medicines and drips for the hour.

“Everything okay?”

Seongwoo flashed a nervous smile in response. He remained strangely silent as you went through the patient report.

Euigeon was the one to break the quietness that lingered in the air. “W-would you like to know the full story behind...o-our injuries?”

“Isn’t it supposed to be top-secret or something?” you replied quickly, breath catching in your throat and you turned away from meeting their gazes.

What the heck what the heck what the heck what the heck

“I’m a boxer at my...a-aunt’s gym,” Euigeon began somewhat cautiously. “I-I,”

“He’s trying to say that we got into a gang fight, with another gang,” Seongwoo jutted in, cutting the long story short. When Euigeon shot him an unamused glare, he raised an eyebrow in response.

“You looked like you needed help.”

Bells began to ring in your ears, alarmed at the confession you heard. Was your hearing betraying you? Did you hear them correctly?

It all added up. The secrecy, the shadiness, how quiet the room was for such loud wounds.

Your frickin’ gummy loving friend with the heart of a puppy was in a gang fight? Unbelievable.

Yet, was it disturbing that you saw no wrong in their status or ways? Was it because they were your friends? Had these kids become so likeable?

“The other gang thought we were messing up their drug supply but we don’t even touch drugs,” Euigeon explained. “Sports and heroin don’t mix. Neither do coke and cats. I think it’s dumb to invest in these substances.”

While it was heartening to know that they were not in the illegal drug ring, gangs in general still frightened you to a certain extent. The news reporters and countless write-ups have not painted their activity in the prettiest of lights.

Moving onto filling up Seongwoo’s report, you decided to press them more. “Why couldn’t you go back to your gang doctor? Don’t all gangs have one?”

Euigeon bit his lips together, pupils shaking uncertainly at your question. Seongwoo flicked his gaze anywhere but remotely near your form.

Eventually, either one of them let out their answer with a sigh. “Jaewon’s as good as dead or gone. We didn’t see him after he got stabbed. Too many people and then the police came.”

“Oh.”

Time passed excruciatingly slowly. Every single movement or sound made was now amplified. The clatter of the clipboards. Clinking of apparatuses against each other. The rolling of trolleys down the hall. Soft crinkles of fabric rubbing against each other.

The sound of blood rushing through your veins.

Your lips pursed, mind reeling hard to think about a possible proposition you could offer. Of course, you wanted to help them. Saving lives was your passion and,,, and these two were your friends.

By far, this was the most,,, unsettling but interesting confession ever heard from a friend - much less a patient. Your reaction had no time to be well-thought through or processed. It frothed out like bubbles from an over-boiled pot.

“Okay.” You finally resumed a proper breathing pattern. “I won’t tell a soul.”

Relief flooded through both their features, shattering any walls of fear that built up over time. Seongwoo beamed brighter and larger than ever. Euigeon nearly choked in disbelief, his crystalline eyes widening.

Empathy.

“And I’ll help you. I’ll always be reachable if you guys encounter anything.”

~

Under a watchful eye, your hands wrapped supple gauzes and bandages around Yiyang’s forearm. He winced ever so slightly at the impact on his gash.

Yiyang was Dr Yeon’s new regular at the hospital. In the wee hour of dawn, he had limped in with a severely twisted ankle.

From that moment onwards, you knew whose hands he would be placed in.

Dr Yeon, who kept tabs on almost every secret society member in Busan.

Yiyang was not the gentlest patient you had encountered but he was not the rowdiest either. He often reminded you of Seongwoo and Euigeon. The thoughts left you wondering about them.

Since August, you had only seen them once in September for a brief patch up. Thereafter, you caught a glimpse of Euigeon’s hair when you had gone to visit his alley cats. So far, it appeared as if nothing dire had befallen them.

Which was always good. Good, their lack of presence in the hospital hopefully signified they had been well off.

“Look after yourself, Yiyang. I hope to see you in better shape soon,” you said earnestly, offering him a reassuring smile.

The boy flashed a million dollar smile, nodded and promising to heed your advice. Dr Yeon stepped in, instructing him to rejuvenate for a few hours before getting discharged. “You and your dislocated shoulder are going nowhere.”

With a small smile, you slipped out of the curtained off area and back to the busy hallways. There was nearly never a moment for ER personnel to rest.

Suddenly, a nurse came rushing in your direction. He grabbed your arm, muttering incoherently about how there was somebody who requested to see you.

“Bloody wound...”

“He’s losing a lot of blood...”

“He only wants you to treat him.”

The thudding of your heart began to increase, along with your footsteps which quickened in a flurry.

Euigeon. Seongwoo.

Hunched over the side of the reception counter, Euigeon was pressing a hand to a bloodied spot above his eyebrow. Red marks streaked the sides of his face and dark lines were smeared across his clothes.

Shit.

His mouth stretched into a smile of utter solace when his eyes fell on your form. Euigeon tried to wave a hand but the pain was too much for him to raise one.

“Stupid,” you cursed under your breath as you reached his side. “How can you be smiling at a time like this?”

You placed a finger over his lips before he could reply and assisted him to the nearest treatment room. Thankfully, it was nearby.

Euigeon managed to haul himself onto the cushioned platform, he inhaled sharply. “I need help.”

“I have eyes, Euigeon and now, I want to hit you in the head. What happened? What did you do? How did this occur?” Rubber gloves were stretched onto your hands in record speed and you carefully began to assess the damage done.

Euigeon hissed when your finger pressed down a little bit too hard on the injured area. Justifiable, the cut was sizeable and rather deep, the edge of it jagged.

“This needs stitching up,” you muttered, almost to yourself. “What caused this?”

Euigeon shifted his gaze and smiled sheepishly. “I was at a bar when a person, probably from another gang, threatened to fight Jihoon, my...my coworker. It was a dumb reason.”

A hum left your lips in response, encouraging him to continue the story.

“I ran, Seongwoo ran, Jihoon ran but not before he punched the other man. We were a good block away when I tripped, and that guy smashed a beer bottle on my head. My memory is fuzzy after that but all I know is that Jihoon and Seongwoo hyung got him.”

“Did they drop you off?” You began to collect and gather supplies to begin cleaning the wound.

Euigeon pressed his lips into a fine line. “I hope so. I can’t...remember exactly.” He dropped his voice a notch lower. “I’m scared, y/n. Those are my brothers. T-they may have gotten hurt. God, I’m so scared for them. They need me.”

His loyalty was admirable, really. But in his condition, there was no way he could be of any help to the other two.

“Don’t worry. I’ll find them if they need me. Calm down,” you whispered soothingly into his ear, pulling him in for a hug. “Trust me. You’ll be fine. You’re in my hands now.”

A warmth spread through your body when Euigeon returned the embrace. Your stomach clenched when he tightened his grip around your shoulders.

Oh, Euigeon, how would I ever patch you up?

~

Grinning like a fool, Euigeon was wheeled to his rest area that had been prepared. However, he passed by a bed that held a strangely familiar occupant.

Once he realised who the identity belonged to, air caught in his throat and every organ in him coiled. He felt unsafe and insecure.

At the very least, his bed was pretty far away, that managed to partially douse his worries.

“Who is that in bed 528?” Euigeon asked as he settled into his own. It was those sort of ER areas where there were many beds, sectioned off by a blue curtain. For the most part, his section was quite empty.

At his question, your brow furrowed. “H-his name is Yiyang. I-I don’t suppose you know him?”

You pulled the blanket over Euigeon’s form, ensuring he was well tucked in.

“I-I do! He’s with a society called SMRK. They’re known to have quite a few international contacts. I don’t suppose they like my friends and I,” Euigeon hissed in a hushed tone. His jaw was clenched, ticked off by Yiyang’s presence.

For privacy, you shut the dividing curtains, wrapping a bubble over the two of you.

He sighed wearily, shutting his eyes tight a couple of times. “C-can you...not attend to him?”

“You know I can’t do that, Euigeon. It’s my job to make sure he’s well. And, he isn’t a completely bad person,” you tried to reason, patting the empty space on his pillow.

“I-I know. I...I-I’m just so afraid of losing you,” Euigeon confessed suddenly. He reached for your hand and held it tight. “I trust you, y/n. I-I like you a lot and I can’t stand the thought of you not being here. SMRK members are dangerous, they’ll-“

“Euigeon, don’t worry so much.” A red blush bloomed on your face. “If I can handle you, I think I can deal with anyone.”

“Stay here with me.”

You froze, eyes wide and shocked. You gulped visibly, taking a glance at the situation outside. It didn’t seem like they were shorthanded anymore so how much would a break hurt?

So, you grabbed a chair and sat next to Euigeon’s bed, hands entwined. He seemed at ease in this state and it made you all fuzzy inside.

“I’m serious.” He murmured with shut eyes. “I’m serious about liking you.”

In response, your grip around his hand tightened, you ran your thumb over his bruised knuckles. The pesky heart of yours threatened to burst out of your ribcage, thumping faster than a regular beat.

A tiny smile graced your face just thinking about what he said.

~

You had just breezed through the hospital’s entrance when Dr Yeon caught you by the arm and dragged you in the other direction.

“We have to evacuate. I’m getting you and Yiyang out of here before it’s too late,” he mumbled under his breath in an urgent tone. “People are convinced the hospital is a trading ground and hotspot for gang activity. Untrue but I received a tipoff that an organisation plans to raid it tonight.”

At his words, you felt the air being knocked out of your body and your eyes began to water.

“We’re just doing our jobs as medical personnel. Granted, I’ve done my fair share of good and bad. If we work fast enough, no one will get hurt and all would be well.”

Dr Yeon was a lot more alert of his surroundings, he investigated every nook and cranny of his workspace.

Turning to you, he said, “I’ve arranged for an ambulance to take you, Yiyang and Celeste to the nearest hospital. Thanks to his recklessness, that boy won’t be stable enough to run for himself today. You need to get out of here by 6pm. That’s when I’ll call the police to come in and patrol.”

“Why can’t we just stay here since the police are coming?” You wanted to minimise movement as much as possible.

“The reason behind the raid is to find and eliminate rival gang members I suppose - people are so crazy. Yiyang is one of them. Since we don’t know if there are spies, we have to mess up our schedules to throw them off track. I’m going to double check my records. Only Dr Jeon, Dr Jung, Nurse Celeste, Nurse Taeyang and you are aware of this.”

For the first time in your career, you felt like quitting and running. But here you were, scrambling to pack for the journey to the nearest hospital. Celeste’s report on Yiyang was that he was fast asleep, making the plan slightly harder.

Basically, to protect your patients, colleagues and yourself, you had to get out of here. You had no major worries about the aftermath, you would handle it when it happened.

Work was hard to continue when your eyes were trained on the ticking clock. Every second felt like time wasted.

It seemed like the higher-ups of the hospital had played their cards right by calling in more security. The guards gave you some sort of assurance that nothing too crazy would happen.

Hopefully.

When the clock struck 5pm, you and Nurse Celeste tittered out to where the ambulance was supposed to be waiting. You placed a hand on her shoulder to stop her when you realised something was amiss.

“Don’t move.”

Inching closer, you saw how the driver was awkwardly hunched over the wheel. And discovered why.

He was knocked out cold.

You forced the scream back down your throat but it tore through the defences when an arm encircled your waist in a way that made your skin crawl.

However, before whoever it was could act, they were slammed to the ground with a series of punches.

“Euigeon!” You gasped in disbelief and in horror. Now was the wrong time for your boyfriend to be here.

“I heard the news too,” he growled out through gritted teeth. “I have to help.”

You shook your head urgently, urging him to run as far as he could. Even though the plan was somewhat disrupted, it wasn’t to the point of entire failure.

“Euigeon, if you stay any longer, you’ll be dead for sure. I don’t know who’s behind this but I don’t intend on finding out and you shouldn’t either,” you argued, willing him to escape while he could.

Adamant on staying, Euigeon shook his head. A few moments later, Celeste and Taeyang burst through the doors with a sleepy Yiyang in a wheelchair.

Immediately, Euigeon’s gaze snapped to the half-conscious boy. He huffed and looked away, clearly conflicted.

You gulped, slowly stepping away from the vehicle, eying the unconscious driver and attacker on the ground. “Euigeon, I’m going to get security and Dr Yeon. D-don’t...please don’t do anything stupid.”

You turned on your heel and dashed into the hallway, fingers frantically swiping across your phone’s keyboard. To your utmost horror, Dr Yeon was uncontactable -  that made your blood run cold.

“Y/N!” Dr Jeon called your name, she was by the lift lobby, waiting. “Quickly! Gather your things. I’m staying behind.”

“Have you seen Dr Yeon? I can’t seem to reach his phone.” Your breaths were ragged and your chest heaved from all the running. “The driver has been attacked, I’m sending security his way right now.”

She grabbed your wrist before you could move, surprise evident on her face. “They know our plan...”

In one fluid action, she stormed into the lift, forced the doors shut and hit the basement floor buttons.

“You, Celeste and Yiyang have to get out of here...Now.”

The world above you began to shrink as the elevator hit rock bottom. Anxiety levels skyrocketing. Dr Jeon had called multiple people in the span of a minute. She brought her hair into a ponytail and stuffed her lab coat into her bag.

When the two of you arrived at the ambulance, Yiyang and Celeste were ready to go. You threw your bag in with her, more concerned about Euigeon.

He sat in the driver’s seat, door open and unfazed by the happenings. “They brought the driver into ER and the other guy has been arrested. Things are going well.”

You managed a small smile and wrapped your arms around his broad shoulders. In his arms, you could believe his reassurance that everything would be okay.

However, all serenity was broken by a loud commotion inside the hospital building itself. You prayed that the security would handle it.

Where the hell was Dr Yeon anyway? Where was his signal?

“It's time,” Dr Jeon said, revving the engine and gesturing for you to get inside.

“Go,” you whispered into Euigeon’s ear. “Circle round and I’ll meet you at the South entrance.”

He frowned, brow creased in protest. “B-but-“

“I will be there,” you declared with determination. “Take this.” You unhooked a small plush lion keychain from your phone case. “His name is Daniel. He’s always made be feel braver. So, even if I don’t come back for you, I’ll come back for him.”

Euigeon clasped the golden plush toy, rolling his eyes at your remark. He was scared for you but because he trusted you, he nodded. Fleetingly, your lips pressed against his before he stepped into the ambulance.

“See you soon,” he breathed.

~

Taeyang shook his head when he saw your face. “You don’t want to be here right now. I thought you’d left ages ago!”

“The hospital’s on lockdown. All the wards are sealed because the threats are worsening. Only a master key can open them. Don’t worry, one nurse inside the wards has one in case.”

You questioned him about Dr Yeon’s whereabouts but Taeyang had no clue either. You were not leaving without your mentor. He would be a prime target since he was the one helping the gang members. You had to ensure his safety.

At least Euigeon’s safe now...

That thought managed to make you feel more at ease, stumbling through strangely empty corridors.

“I’m sure Dr Yeon will find his way around things. There are police cars surrounding the area, nothing can go wrong,” Taeyang reasoned. “Now, we need to get you out of here. The fire escape should be the fastest way.”

He shoved a pocket-sized general first-aid kit into your hands for ‘anchoring’ purposes.

The emergency door recognised your work pass and slid open without qualms. You were eager to be reunited with Euigeon and everyone else.

Taeyang took a step forward...

And came face to face with Dr Jung, a gun in his hand and within point blank proximity.

“We were just leaving.”

You blinked and Taeyang had bolted the door shut but not before a bullet was fired into the wall on your side. Dr Jung roared and pounded on the door, firing another shot such that it broke the thin glass panel.

You screamed and Taeyang cursed, running down the hallway.

“Dr Jung?” you shrieked in shock and horror. “He’s the traitor!”

It was a slap in the face for you. A slap in Taeyang’s face, who worked closely with Dr Jung. His betrayal would knock the last nail into Dr Yeon’s coffin.

“Stairs! Stairs!” Taeyang yelled, pointing in the direction of it. Without hesitation, you raced down the steps, two at a time. Just as you were approaching the third floor, the door on that landing was thrown open by...Dr Yeon!

“Hello, Taeyang and Y/N!” Dr Yeon looked roughed up. His coat was half off and a bruise was beginning to form under his left eye.

“Lovely to see you guys here! Sorry I couldn’t get any calls! A virus infected my phone so I had to smash it. Then, Jung’s people got a hold of me but I managed to escape them!”

Or so he thought. Because before you knew it, a hoard of footsteps and shouts followed behind.

You changed staircases in order to throw them off your trail. Unfortunately, these people were smarter than their knife-wielding exteriors and followed suit, pursing the chase.

The burning in your thighs only ignited further, your lungs stung with the force of air you were inhaling. Everything hurt.

Thankfully, the back part of the first floor was not as chaotic as the front entrance. It became much easier to manoeuvre through the crowd.

Policeman. Civilian. Jung’s henchman.

The world became a bunch of muddled blurs. The noise was slowly growing softer and softer but the blood rushing to your ears became audible. Perhaps this was why you could not even process when something came down on your head, hard.

Air had been knocked out of your body. Vision had been stolen from you. White pain seared your entire being. You awaited another painful blow, but it never came. Instead, you felt two strong and familiar arms grip your shoulders and yank you to your feet.

Drowsy, you were able to make up Euigeon’s worried and pained face. His mouth was moving but you couldn’t make out any of the words he was saying. Only when you spotted a bloody patch on his side, did your senses awaken.

Euigeon had gotten stabbed because of you.

He pressed one hand to his side, the other arm supporting you as you limped towards the exit, towards the ambulance.

It was in sight, red flashing lights and all, sirens sounding like a wail, bringing your hearing back.

There was only room for one other injured person on board...

It’s me they want...not Euigeon. He...he didn’t have to get hurt. He doesn’t have to be hurt. He needs the help more than I do. They don’t need him. He’ll be fine.

“Come on! We’re almost there!”

“Euigeon...” you called out weakly, gazing at him for the last time. “There’s only room for one of us there.”

“No!” he protested, pace quickening as much as he could. “Don’t say that. They can work something out. Yiyang’s fine now. There’s space.”

But he was wrong.

With trembling lips, you forced yourself to emit words. “Euigeon, I don’t care if I don’t make it on. I can catch another one later. You need to make it on this one.”

Tears were flowing freely down your face but you didn’t care to brush them away. All you wanted to do was to hold him, all you wanted to feel was his skin against yours.

“I love you. And I never will stop. You’ve given me so much life in such a short time.”

There was just enough time for you to kiss him deeply, for him to grant you a goodbye kiss, though he was still denying the fact that you were slipping through his fingertips.

“I love you too. So, I’ll stay here. I’ll hold onto you, we can perish together. I don’t care because I love you,” Euigeon cried, refusing to let go even as the ambulance doors were being pried open. His tears were wetting the sides of his face, unable to stop flowing. 

I’m selfish. I can’t let you have what you want.

You nodded, savouring the fast few moments. Wishing all that he had said would be true. You would never forgive yourself for being selfish and wanting things your way. You prayed that with time, Euigeon would understand and forgive you.

So you held onto him for as long as you could.

In the midst of the chaos, in the midst of the unbecoming, you tried so hard to prevent. In the centre of the world collapsing on your shoulders.

Then, with all the strength you had left, you shoved Euigeon into the ambulance and slammed its doors shut. You willed for your friends to understand, for them to just drive off.

Maybe they thought you were onboard too but either way, the ambulance sped off despite Euigeon’s endless screams and pounding against the shut doors. 

You doubled over in the carpark, energy gone, blood staining your hands and clothes. Sorry for being selfish, sorry for failing, and sorry for being empathetic. At least nothing hurt anymore.

Euigeon never saw what happened to you but he heard a gunshot resound and that was all he had to hear.

He felt numb, void and the worst part was that all he could do was clutch your lion plushy and wish that he was with you.

~

A year later...

Seongwoo: ahhh, a new start, a new university, new identity Seongwoo: Seoul really is a metropolis Seongwoo: can’t wait for you to get to hq ;) BoA outdid herself with the crazy property Daniel: can’t wait, hyung! be there soon :)

Euigeon, well, Daniel, glanced back at the fluffy clouds dancing above the blue Busan sky. For a moment, he wanted to return back to his hometown. But it was only for a moment. An insignificant amount of time.

Still, he didn’t stop himself from looking at his hometown. The place he had grown up, had shaped him, had birthed him. In a way, he was sad to leave but he promised himself a fresh start. 

Taking deep breaths, Daniel played with a soft golden lion plush toy. He smiled at its whiskery muzzle, heart throbbing in the best way possible.

Finally, he clipped it onto the zipper of his backpack.

Daniel had a crown now. He had a branding now. He wasn’t a skinny kid running around the dark alleys of Busan, he was a man made for Seoul.

Still, he decided that there was no harm in bringing a treasured part of his Busan life to Seoul. There would always be a dash of that Busan boy in him. Everything that happened there, a year ago, a decade ago, were all parts of his life that he kept close to his heart, and no amount of moving would help that.

[starryboyjae]

Coffee // Daniel

So, I know that this is long overdue but tada! This is my first bulleted scenario so.....

Genre: Fluffy fluff, Barista AU

Without further ado...

~~~

So, you’ve known Daniel since you were 4

as you started nursery, being seated next to the hyper boy that was shorter than you, you instantly became friends yay

you and him became besties and never left each other’s side since day 1 basically

now, 

fast forward a lot of years

he’s a university student with a part time job at Wanna cafe

and you, well you couldn’t be bothered to get a job but you always accompany daniel to his work after uni and do your work there

since jisung and sungwoon own the cafe you’re welcome there anytime

and also because daniel’s older sister she’s basically your older sister as well is dating minhyun

you’ve become close to all the workers in the cafe, practically adopting daewhi and jinyoung

everybody at the cafe is your family even seongwoo who continuously says that you’re his rival for daniel’s affections

“sTOp SteaLInG DanIEl fRoM Me!”

“hE’s jUsT mY BEsT fRIEnD!”

“,,,,,”

“,,,,,”

“doN’t LIE tO ME!”

“I’M nOT!”

literally everybody can see that daniel has heart eyes for you

but like you don’t like daniel that way you sure mate

for the longest time, you both make time for each other so that nothing separates the two of you even through uni

but nothing goes as planned in life does it?

and so as you get swamped with essays and tests, you still try to make time to come to the cafe

but daniel’s not there

he’s taken shifts off to do uni-work and does different shifts and usually this wouldn’t bother you because,,,,,,

,,,, you’re fine

keep telling yourself that

now,

fast forward two months

you still havent seen daniel

on this particular day you’re missing daniel a little bit more as you had a really bad day 

usually, he would bring you jellies whenever you were feeling down even though you hated jellies 

but like its the thought that counts

and the thought of daniel just makes you even more upset :(

you’re making your way to the cafe as you usually do,,,,

,,,and then,,,,,

,,,there he is,,,,

standing there taking orders and tbh you’re really mad at him for not making time for you at all

so you, being you

ignore him

like a normal human being would

now daniel is sad because he though that you would be happy and run up to him

but you ignoring him :(

*puppy daniel activated*

he knows u cant stand seeing him upset so he takes advantage of that and basically guilt trips you into forgiving him

“Daniel stop it...”

“...”

“Danny...”

“...please...”

“No”

“forgive me!!” 

“No”

“please with extra sprinkles on top!”

“fine...”

“YAY!”

And that was that

So of course you two started to spend time together again

him accompanying you to your classes, and you would like you used to, spend all your time either in the cafe or at daniel’s house

everything was going great

you had also become friends with a girl younger than you who frequented the cafe as well (hint hint, read Coffee for Woojin)

although something had changed, 

you’re not quite sure if it was you or daniel, or even both of you

but you both were much more closer

you practically lived at daniel’s flat, even though he shares with ong, who still yells at you

it wasnt until one day when you were lounging at daniel’s flat talking with seongwoo when you asked him why he yells at you all the time

its cuz you’re stealing my boy from me - ong

i dont it,, also, we were best friends first - you

i dont care, but that boy is my soulmate and you are interfering - ong

how tho, - you

duh, cuz daniel obvs likes you - ong

wHaT - you

OoPs - ong

dO NoT rUn aWaY fROm mE MiStEr - you

i WaS PossEssED i dOnT KnOW WhAt Im sAYiNg - ong

srsly tho, wth mate - you

im sorry but srsly you shouldve noticed by now, since you like him too - ong

eXCusE ME whAT - you

sTOp ChOkInG mE - ong

you discussion with ong got you thinking,

did you like daniel

no

did daniel like you 

no

did you like daniel 

maybe

did daniel like you

maybe

this happened for another hour before you realised 

that you,, mayhaps have a crush on kang daniel

your best friend

“I’m home guys!” 

hehehehhe you forgot that you were still in daniel’s flat and so when he entered you malfunctioned

“BYE DANIEL I NEED TO GO GET SOME FOOD!”

“i could-” *slamming the door in daniel’s face* 

“HAHAHHAHAHAHHHAHAHA!”

“what did you do seongwoo?”

“i told her that you like her”

wHaT - daniel

OoPs - ong

dO NoT rUn aWaY fROm mE MiStEr - daniel

sTOp ChOkInG mE - ong

-

daniel was annoyed now, his best friend found out about his crush

so he did what any logical person would do

he ran to your house  since he guessed that you only said you needed food as an excuse

knocking on your door out of breath, he waits for you to open the door so that he can explain that ong was lying no he wasnt to salvage your friendship

“hi y/n!”

“heyyy ...”

“I just wanted to tell you that ong was lying when he said that i liked you, he’s a bit of an idiot sometimes,,, HAHAHA!”

the smile from your face instantly dropped as the words left his lips

“whats wrong y/n?”

“i was kinda hoping that ong was right, because i like you.. but nvrmd i see you later danny, bye :(”

“pls dont tell me your joking.”

“im not why ?”

“because i was lying not ong”

“explain”

“i like you too, and have like you for a very long time,,, im sorry i lied i just thought that you-”

no you didnt cut him off with a kiss, you werent disrespectful

you gave him a hug, a nice, warm hug

and of course he hugged you back 

and kissed you but like maybe next time

and you best believe it always brings you free coffee

[imagineproduce101]

The Bookstore on Hazel and 4th

You’ve known Hwang Minhyun since elementary school-- and have been crushing on him ever since. Now in college, you’ve decided to branch out, but is that really what fate has in store for you?

college au

kind of childhood friends au?

for anon

ong seongwoo and kang daniel follow the bro code pass it on

You tapped your pen against your notebook impatiently, doing anything to distract yourself from your boredom.

“When’s the prof gonna show up?” Your best friend, Yoojung, groaned as she leaned back in her chair.

“This is kind of our fault,” Doyeon commented from the other side of you, “we got here really early.”

You just huffed, looking around the lecture hall to see who was already there. As you did this, your best friends started discussing a party that was planned for later that night.

“Oh hey look, it’s Minhyun!” Yoojung pointed before waving her hands.

“Wait, Yoojung, no--” you hissed, leaning over to get her to stop, to no avail-- Kim Jaehwan had already spotted the three of you and pointed out the spare seats next to you to his friends.

“(y/n), I’ll never understand you,” Yoojung looked over at you with sheepish smile. Out of the corner of your eye, you could see Minhyun making his way over to where you sat. “You’ve known Minhyun since elementary school-- how are you still shy around him?”

You blushed at this, shoving Yoojung lightly. “You know why!”

Doyeon observed the two of you with a fond smile. “(y/n), if it would make you more comfortable, I can trade seats with you.”

You sighed, shaking your head, “it’s okay, thank you though.”

The three of you fell silent, and then Kim Jaehwan’s obnoxious laughter broke the silence.

“Minhyun, take a seat,” Jaehwan crowed loudly, making just about the entire lecture hall turn and look at him. Minhyun, who slid into the seat next to you, turned a light pink, probably because of how embarrassing Jaehwan was.

“Hey,” Minhyun said, a little breathlessly.

“Hey,” you smiled back, feeling your cheeks turn a bit pink.

“I hope you don’t mind us sitting here,” Minhyun commented as he pulled his laptop from out of his backpack, “I know we can be a bit rowdy.”

“Oh, no!” You stammered out, mortified that Minhyun thought you were being quiet because of him. Well, technically it was because of him, but not in the way that he thought, but you weren’t exactly going to tell him that, and now he was probably weirded out by you spacing out and oh my god why were you such a flop--

“(y/n)?” Doyeon elbowed you in the side, “prof is here.”

“Oh!” You squeezed your eyes shut in embarrassment, trying to listen as the professor started her lecture.

Minhyun stared in the mirror awkwardly, doing his best to make his hair look nice.

“Oh, would you just leave it?” Jonghyun groaned, slapping Minhyun on the back, “you look fine. I’m sure (y/n) will think you look cute, anyways.”

Minhyun turned a bright pink at that, going to hit Jonghyun with his comb. Jonghyun just chuckled and turned to the mirror to start doing his own hair.

Minhyun left the bathroom and finished up getting ready, feeling a bit apprehensive at being dragged along to some party.

“I’m telling you, Minhyunnie, this is your chance to ask (y/n) out,” Jaehwan commented from here he was sprawled on his bed, probably scrolling through his instagram feed, “the two of you seriously need to go out already.”

Minhyun turned a bit pink at that, rolling his eyes as he tugged a sweatshirt on over his head. “I’ve said this a million times before, but I really don’t think (y/n) likes me.”

Jaehwan looked up from his phone to pin Minhyun with a stare, “Dude. No. You and (y/n) were, like, meant to be. I mean, you’re the one that’s liked them since, what, middle school?”

“Elementary school!” Jonghyun shouted playfully from the bathroom.

“Shut up!” Minhyun groaned, turning even pinker.

“Anyways, my point is,” Jaehwan turned serious, “I really do think (y/n) likes you, and I think the two of you would make a good couple-- you’re both just afraid of the other. You two just need a little push.”

“And this party is the perfect situation,” Jonghyun continued, slinging an arm around Minhyun’s neck. “Ready?”

Minhyun sighed, leaning over to look at his reflection in the mirror. “Ready.”

“It’s so loud,” was the first thing you commented as you trailed into the huge house, a step behind Doyeon and Yoojung. You could feel the bass of the music in your chest, turned up to the loudest setting, probably. Your friends made their way through the living room where dancing was, beelining for the kitchen, and you hurried to follow.

“Drinks?” Kim Chungha, a kind upperclassman, asked from her seat at the bar, smiling at the three of you.

Doyeon and Yoojung nodded, but you opted just for a soda, not wanting to get drunk. Chungha just nodded when you explained this to her.

“No harm in that,” she said cheerfully, handing you a cold can, which you accepted gratefully. The house was incredibly hot and a little overwhelming, with people everywhere and a myriad of different noises.

Drink in hand, you followed Doyeong and Yoojung to the main room where everyone was, taking a seat on a large couch. Your two best friends sat on either side of you and the three of you chatted for a bit, just observing who was at the party and what was going on.

“Hey, (y/n), don’t look now, but lover boy is here,” Yoojung commented slyly. Of course, your eyes darted over to the door where Minhyun and his friends were entering. Your breath caught in your throat as you took in how cute Minhyun looked, and your cheeks turned a bright pink as he offered a small smile and wave to you.

“Wave back, dumbass!” Doyeon hissed, and you jolted, quickly waving back. Minhyun’s attention was already somewhere else.

You sighed, looking glumly at your soda. “I don’t know why I’m bothering,” you said quietly, “He’s never going to look at me like that.”

Doyeon and Yoojung traded concerned looks before slining their arms around your shoulder, cuddling close to you.

“Don’t say that, (y/n)!” Doyeon reassured you, “you’re a total catch! You’re cute, funny and a super amazing person.”

“Plus,  Minhyun can never take his eyes off of you,” Yoojung added, “you’re just never looking at the right moments.”

You sighed again, raising your eyes a bit, your friends’ words making you feel a little better.

“Thanks, guys,” you smiled at them, “I really appreciate it.”

“Of course,” Doyeon exclaimed, grinning toothily over at you, patting you on the head.

“Hey, I think Chungha wants us to go over to her,” Yoojung pointed over to where the upperclassman was waving her arms. The three of you got to your feet and hurried over to her.

“Hey, what’s up?” Doyeon asked, leaning against you just slightly.

“Some of us are going upstairs to chill, maybe play some games,” she explained, smiling at the three of you, “I was just wondering if you wanted to come.”

The three of you looked at each other, and you nodded slightly.

“Yeah, sure,” Yoojung replied, and Chungha smiled. The three of you followed her up the stairs, trying to match her quick pace.

“To be honest, I’m not sure what they’ve planned in terms of games,” Chungha informed the three of you as she paused at the top of the stairs,“but if you feel uncomfortable or anything, just let me know and we can leave.”

“Thanks,” you murmured to her, glad that it was Chungha leading you there and not someone a little more… enthusiastic, like Choi Minki or Kim Jaehwan.

She pushed open the door to the room where everyone is, and you instantly felt your nerves act up again. Everyone was sitting in a circle, and there was an empty beer bottle in the middle. Just as you entered the room, Kang Daniel and Ong Seongwoo stumbled out of the closet, both looking a little flustered. Apparently, even college students still played 7 Minutes in Heaven

A few people greeted the three of you as you took seats in the circle, and both of your friends glanced over at you to make sure that the situation was alright with you. You had to admit, you were a bit nervous, but you pushed the feeling down and shook your head at your friends.

“Hey, it’s (y/n)!” The familiar (and very loud) voice of Kim Jaehwan echoed in your ears, and you glanced over to one of the corners of the room where Jaehwan, Jonghyun and Minhyun sat. You felt your cheeks heat up a bit as the two of you made eye contact and traded small, shy smiles.

Soon, the game started up again. First, Kang Daniel spun the bottle, and it landed on Jung Chaeyeon. The two of them got up, but nothing really happened. Next, Chaeyeon spun and it landed on Sohye, who then spun and got Park Woojin, who then spun and got Ong Seongwoo, who apparently had been chosen three times already that night.

When Woojin and Seongwoo returned to the circle, Seongwoo quickly spun the bottle.

At that point, you were kind of tuned out from the game, a little bored by the repetition of it, so it jarred you when Doyeon shook your shoulder. You were jolted out of your thoughts and felt your cheeks quickly coloring when you realized everyone’s eyes were on you. Chungha was giving you a questioning look, and you quickly realized that the bottle was pointing at you. Taking a deep breath, you got to your feet, following Ong Seongwoo into the spacious closet.

“Okay, your seven minutes starts now!”

You leaned against the wall of the closet awkwardly, playing with the hem of your shirt in order to calm yourself down.

“(y/n), right?”

You looked up at the popular boy, surprised that he knew your name, “ah, yeah, that’s me.”

“Yeah,” Seongwoo smiled a crooked smile, visible because of the small amount of light let in through the cracks in the closet door, “Minhyun talks about you a lot.”

“H-hwang Minhyun?” Your eyes widened, confused as to why Hwang Minhyun would be talking about you.

Seongwoo just laughed in response, running a hand through his hair, “yeah. I’m not gonna do anything, don’t worry. Minhyun’s a bro.”

“A… bro?” You questioned, looking up at Seongwoo in further confusion.

“Yeah, you know, bro code and everything?” Seongwoo just chuckled at your confused face, “never mind. How are you liking the party?”

“It’s okay,” you shrugged, “kind of loud.”

“Yeah, I was wondering why you decided to come.”

“Huh?” you frowned up at Seongwoo, feeling a little hurt at his blunt statement.

“Oh, no, I mean,” Seongwoo ran a hand through his hair again, “sorry, that was kind of out of hand. I just mean, I’ve seen you in class and stuff, and you don’t really seem the type of come to loud house parties like this.”

You relaxed slightly, “yeah, I’m not, really, I just figured I should start putting myself out there more.”

“Okay, seven minutes are up!”

“Well, (y/n), nice talk,” Seongwoo shot you his charming smile, “I’ll see you around.”

“(y/n), it’s your turn to spin!”

You carefully made your way over to the bottle, carefully spinning the neck of the bottle. You felt your heart pounding in your chest, and you could have sworn that everyone in the room could hear it.

Please be me please be me please be me--

“Minhyun!”

Minhyun’s eyes snapped up to meet yours, your cheeks turning pink. Minhyun sent you a smile and got to his feet to follow you into the closet. He could vaguely hear everyone whispering frantically.

“Man, I really hope they end up together,” he heard someone whisper.

“I know, right? They’d make such a cute couple.”

Minhyun felt his cheeks heat up, hoping to dear God that you didn’t hear.

The door of the closet closed behind him, forcing him to shuffle a bit closer to you. He felt like his heart was going to beat out of his chest.

“Have you been, um, liking the party?”

Minhyun looked down at your adorable face, forcing himself to concentrate on the words coming out of their mouth.

“Oh! Yeah, I guess,” Minhyun hummed, “not really my scene. I was going to go check out this new bookstore that opened, but Jaehwan and Jonghyun dragged me here.” “No way, really?” you perked up immediately, “the one on Hazel and 4th?”

“Yeah,” Minhyun nodded, “the used bookstore, with the cafe?”

“I’ve been dying to go,” you sighed, “It’s so nice to see bookstores opening up, because usually--”

“They’re going out of business,” the two of you chorused, meeting each other’s gaze with huge grins.

“Hey, do you remember the bookstore next to the high school?” Minhyun mentioned excitedly, “the one with the huge mystery section?”

“How could I not!” you replied, waving their arms in the air excitedly, “I mean, I only spent every day after school there.”

I know, Minhyun swallowed down the thought, I saw you there every day after school.

“Do you know if it closed?” Minhyun opted to ask instead, shifting his weight from one foot to the other.

“No, it’s still open,” you grinned, “and the mystery section has only grown.”

Minhyun laughed, a little giddy at having held a full conversation with you about something that truly excited him. “That’s awesome.”

“Hey, have you been to the one downtown?” you asked curiously, peering up at Minhyun from under your eyelashes.

“Yeah,” Minhyun nodded, “it’s probably my favorite bookstore here.”

“Same!” you grinned, making Minhyun’s heart speed up even more, “or, at least until I saw the new bookstore on Hazel. It seriously looks amazing.”

“Okay, seven minutes are up!”

Minhyun smiled down at you, the air still around the two of you as you looked at each other.

“Hey, (y/n),” Minhyun heard himself say. Suck it up, do it, you can do it!I “Would you want to maybe ditch the party and head to the bookstore with me?”

The bright lights of the room flooded the closet as Daniel opened the door, all eyes in the room on the pair, still caught up in their own moment.

Minhyun swore time was passing in slow motion as a smile (and adorable blush) spread across (y/n)’s face.

“I would love to.”

Minhyun could have sworn he heard someone squeal as (y/n)’s small hand slid into his own, the two of them heading out of the room. “Text me all the details!” Minhyun heard Yoojung yell at (y/n), who just giggled, looking up at Minhyun shyly.

“Just to be clear, um,” Minhyun started as they paused at the top of the stairs, “is this a date? Because I would want this to be a date, if you would be okay with that, but if not, it--”

You took a deep breath, mustering all the courage you could before leaning up on your tip toes to peck his cheek.

“I’d want this to be a date too.”

A huge smile spread across Minhyun’s face as he squeezed your hand tightly before the two of you made your way down the stairs to the rest of the party.

You tapped your pen against your notebook impatiently, doing anything to distract yourself from your boredom.

“When’s the prof gonna show up?” Your best friend, Yoojung, groaned as she leaned back in her chair.

“This is kind of our fault,” Doyeon commented from the other side of you, “we got here really early-- again.”

You just huffed, looking around the lecture hall to see who was already there. As you did this, your best friends started discussing a party that was planned for later that night.

“Oh hey look, it’s Minhyun!” Yoojung pointed before waving her hands.

You looked up to see your boyfriend making his way towards you, his best friends trailing behind him.

“Hey,” you said softly, smiling up at him as he took the seat next to you.

“Hey,” Minhyun replied before giving you a soft kiss. Behind him, Jaehwan pretended to gag, making you laugh a little, leaning into Minhyun’s shoulder as he pulled his things out of his bag, including a new pen from the bookstore on Hazel and 4th.

“Oh, prof is here,” Yoojung commented, turning her attention to the front of the lecture hall.

You tuned in to whatever the professor was saying as well, your hand tangled with Minhyun’s under the desk.

[wanna1things]

Mafia AU! Hwang Minhyun

Genre;; kinda fluff + friends to lovers in an… odd way… and i guess angsty themes?? + mafia AU

Warnings;; um yeah violence and deception yes

Pairing;; Hwang Minhyun x reader

Requested;; nopeyyy

Summary;; You always knew you’d never forget Hwang Minhyun….

Style;; bullet point

Word Count;; 2524

Others in the series;; Daniel | Jihoon | Woojin | Minhyun

masterlist • request rules • request something

THIS IS SO LONG I’M SCREECHING i wrote it super quick if theres any mistakes sorry;;;

from the moment you met him, you knew you'd never forget hwang minhyun

he walked into your class, the first day of high school, and immediately you knew

he wasn't... a bad boy... not typically

he didn't have the stereotypical black leather jacket and skinny jeans

but the look in his eyes was.... something powerful??

like if you crossed him you'd be in trouble

and it was just your luck that he chose to say next to you

as you watched him approach he gestured slightly to the chair next to you

"Can I?"

you nodded slowly, moving your bag slightly to give him more room

"Thanks!"

he flashed a smile your way and something in your heart;;; fluttered

this boy who was out here looking like the DEFINITION of trouble just... showed you probably the cutest smile ever ??? what the heck

throughout the whole of the lesson he was furiously taking notes like... the boy was writing like 1000 words a second probably

and as soon as it was over he packed his stuff up at the speed of light before turning to you and offering his hand

"Hi, I'm Minhyun, are you in my next class too?"

"If you have English lit then... yeah.... uh... I'm y/n..."

"Nice. I'll walk with you then."

you two didn't talk much either in or out of the lessons

but there was some sort of unspoken agreement that you two were friends

in every lesson,, because you two happened to have the exact same timetable,, he'd sit next to you

and after you exchanged numbers he'd send you all the notes he furiously made before a test

and all of it kind of made you forget the weird aura he had,,, because he didn't seem so bad?? in fact he seemed kind of nice???

when finals were approaching minhyun offered to help you study,,, at his house

obviously you didn't like... question it because.... well he's top of the class who doesn't want his help

so you took up his offer and went over his house

his mom, sister and dad were all there when you arrived and they waved at you and smiled when you walked through the door and introduced yourself

minhyun quickly showed you to his room to;;; avoid embarrassment

and there you two started to work

you were working for... a solid hour,, every so often stopping to ask minhyun a question and then going back to working

when minhyun suddenly left the room

when he returned you were;; a little shocked

he came back with probably the largest collection of snacks you've ever seen

there were doritos, donuts, cheetos, sweets, literally everything you could think of

and he just placed them on the floor in front of you

"I think we should have a break!"

and so you did

for way too long

you spend longer than an hour just... having fun with minhyun

he really didn't seem at all like the scary guy you saw on the first day

he just seemed normal and kinda hilarious ,,, even a little weird

but in a good way

when the conversation dried up you decided to ask him about the thing that had been bugging you for so long

"When I first saw you... you seemed kind of scary... is there a reason behind that??"

you meant it almost jokingly but you noticed minhyuns face tense up as soon as the words left your mouth

he sighed a little and stood up to put the rubbish in the bin

"I think we should get back to work, y/n."

after that you never questioned it again

whatever it was, if it even was something, he definitely didn't want to talk about it

so your friendship went on like that, you didn't bring it up ever again and neither did he

you just stayed;;; closer after that day

you'd go to each other's houses and your were more like best friends now than just,,, classmates

and,,, yes cliche,, you ended up in love with him

I mean come on he's beautiful he's cute and he's funny and he's nice???

plus he's clean any mother would love him

and you decided you'd confess after graduation

just before the ceremony you spotted minhyun with his family and you faved your parents off while you went to go speak to him

all you said was

"I need to speak to you after"

he nodded and smiled back

"I need to speak to you too."

and that was that

the whole of the ceremony you were,,, obviously scared

but you weren't about to back out now

not when there was a high chance you'd never see him again after going to college

so you kept planning the right words to say until before you knew it,,, it was time for you to go and meet him

you met him round the back,, away from the other people just in case something embarrassing happened

you took a deep breath before looking up at minhyun and sighing

"Minhyun, I love-"

"I have to go away."

it was only 5 words, but they were said with such a cold look in his eyes that you felt almost like you didn't know him at all

even though you'd been friends for years, he'd never, not even once, looked at you that way

he was back to the scary person he was the first day you met

"I'm sorry. You shouldn't love me. Find someone better."

and with that he was gone

and you didn't see him again

you got on with life in a desperate attempt to forget whatever that was with Minhyun

the feelings still remained in your heart but you poured yourself into your work instead

you went to college as planned and made new friends, even possible new crushes

you even got a job at a corner shop in between your flat and your college campus

but always when you were lying alone at night

minhyun would come to mind

you still... couldn't understand what had happened

why had he been so cold? what did he mean by finding someone better?

you hadn't told any of your new friends about minhyun and your family had just assumed you two had lost touch

and you were really, really trying to forget him, as hard as you could

until something happened

you were working your part time job, as usual, standing behind the cash register in the supermarket

it was around 10 o'clock,, which meant you only had 1 more hour of work left to do and then you could finally go home

you watched as people wandered around the store, picking stuff up and putting them back

and that's when you noticed him walk through the door

his hair was different and he somehow looked more grown up

but you knew straight away it was minhyun

he was wearing the stereotypical bad boy outfit this time,, a leather jacket and black jeans,,

he was looking down at the snacks when he looked up

and you two locked eyes

he looked almost shocked,, but he quickly covered it up and just nodded at you

you were surprised by the odd greeting but I mean at least he didn't ignore you ?? but what was he doing here ??

but then a customer wanting to pay approached you and you had to look away

as you rang up the items, minhyun joined the queue behind him with just a couple of bits of chocolate in his hand and a ribena

a RIBENA?? how cute

when you were done with the customer he placed his items down in front of you,, but as you went to pick them up he grabbed onto your hand

"Y/n? What are you doing here?"

"I could ask you the same thing."

he seemed taken aback by your cold response,, but then he seemed to remember what happened the last time you two were together and he let go of your hand

"I'm sorry... about that..."

you sighed and nodded in acknowledgement before ringing up his items and giving him his change

he gave a small wave as he left, placing a small piece of paper in front of you

and then he was gone

the shop was now;;; completely empty and the silence was deafening

the paper he'd given you had a phone number on it and a small scrawled message

'We need to talk.'

he was right you did, but why did it take so long?? 7 months of no contact is not .... just nothing he could've said something

but maybe he lost his contacts I mean that was a different phone number

while you were lost in your thoughts the clock struck 11 and you started to pack up as quickly as you could

the rain was falling hard outside, so you quickly pulled down the shutters and put the keys away before pulling out your umbrella and starting to walk

as you made your way home you were sure you heard something

or someone

behind you

as you walked, the sound of a splash from a puddle would follow you

you just assumed it was a hallucination

but then the steps started to get closer

pulling your hands out of your pockets to be ,,, ready to fight,,, you turned around

and you were stood face to face with a... very wet minhyun

"Uh... hi?"

"Why were you following me??? I thought you were going to rob me or like... worse!!!???"

"Uh... sorry I just wanted to talk to you quicker??"

you sighed and held the umbrella up over his head

and together you walked to your apartment

when you got there minhyun straight away started to clean up for you

but you stopped him and forced him to sit down on the sofa, taking the rubbish from his hands and putting it in the bin yourself

"Minhyun, please explain yourself."

"Do you want it from the start!? I can tell you from the start! I was born on the 9th-"

"You know what I mean."

"Uh... okay..."

the story he told was detailed and seemed to make... a surprising amount of sense

when he was younger his dad took a loan from some dodgy people,, and one of his friends from work was in the mafia so he bailed him out

but there was one condition - that they became involved with the mafia

as minhyun grew up the leaders of the Mafia,, or Kang Daniel's Dad,, became more and more interested in minhyun as he seemed to be... charismatic??

and they thought they could use it to their advantage

so when minhyun was only 13 he was officially made a member and started to receive training

he explained that this was probably why he looked so,, scary when you first met him

and that he didn't want to tell you he was in the mafia because he didn't want to scare you ,, because you're nice

but he didn't seem to address the.... thing... that happened at graduation

in fact he skipped over it completely and started asking you about college

so of course you updated him,,, and it turned out that he was also at a college nearby doing business management

and that was why he was in the area

and as you two talked it was like,,, nothing was different between you two

but you could feel those feelings in your heart coming back as much as you tried to stop them

before long it had reached the early hours of the morning

and minhyun decided,,, he should probably leave lol

so he stood up to go and let himself out

but just as he was about to go through the door he turned around suddenly

"When do you work at the corner shop?"

"Every day, 6-11."

"Sounds fun."

and then he was gone

you understood what he meant when the next day he turned up at six and just... stayed in the store

whenever you had a break in customers, he'd come round behind the counter and you two would just chat about anything and everything

and honestly?? even though he'd told you he was mafia you weren't even slightly scared of him

you didn't even think of him at all differently

he was just the minhyun you knew in high school, your best friend, the person you love

and you two kept meeting this way

you both were always busy with college during the day but once it reached 6pm you'd meet in the store and then at 11, he'd walk you all the way home and leave you with a little awkward wave

this went on for weeks and weeks,,, and you could feel your feelings coming back even stronger than before

there was no way to deny,, you'd really truly fallen for hwang minhyun and there was literally no way out

one day,, you two were having one of your chats about well... life

when you decided to bring up the dreaded topic

graduation

"Hey, minhyun..."

"Yeah?"

"You remember graduation...?"

his smile seemed to falter a little at your mention of that occasion

"Of course I do."

"Why did you reject me like that?"

he looked down at his hands for a good 30 seconds before looking up to face you again

"It's not like the feelings weren't mutual it was just-"

he was cut off by the sound of shouting coming through the door of the store

3 men in masks with knives entered, shouting something about money and taking it from you,, something owed by the owner

you turned around to look at minhyun, completely scared out of your mind when you noticed him pull a gun out of his pocket

"Back off. This is Kang's territory and you know it."

"You're with Kang?"

one of the masked men seemed to put his knife back into his pocket, turning to face minhyun

"We didn't want no trouble with Kang-"

"Well you've got trouble now."

all three of the men looked at each other before dropping their knives to the floor and fleeing

minhyun just... rolled his eyes and put his gun back into his pocket, pulling out his phone and typing something before putting it down on the counter in front of you

"Wow, I go to confess and instead of confessing I start a new rivalry."

"Whoops?"

he laughed a little before rubbing the back of his neck and swaying on his feet, a light blush on his cheeks

"Honestly, now, I don't really care if I'm too dangerous, I just want to be with you."

you rolled your eyes at how,,, cringy and typically minhyun that statement was (someone pls stop him? I don't like him?)

"Yeah, I never cared about how dangerous you were really."

"Well, I've loved you since I first saw you-"

"Is that so?"

"It really is, y/n. I'm glad we were reunited."

and in the same store where you were brought together again

you shared your first kiss together

and you were ready to face the world with minhyun

uh yeah i lov minhyun w all my heart

[pinksausageduo]

hwang minhyun|the heirs

member: hwang minhyun genre: fluff summary: heirs au! you never thought you ever had a chance with hwang minhyun, the heir to the empire hotels and to billions of dollars, but you never knew you caught his eye either, who would have thought that a masquerade ball could make everything possible heirs series: hwang minhyun | kang daniel | park woojin | yoon jisung | ong seongwoo | park jihoon

you’ve liked minhyun from the moment you stepped into 101 academy

the school for the elite of the elite

everyone was a heir to millions or billions of dollars

you included

your mother was one of the best fashion designers in the world owning several high end and normal brands with your father dealing with the business side

your mum inspired your love of fashion and the aspiration to be a fashion designer

in total your family earned around 300 million dollars a year

but your family wanted to make sure you weren’t raised spoilt so you three lived like a middle class family in a 3 bedroom house, normal car, normal neighbourhood, nothing expensive and you were homeschooled

but when you got to high school you were suddenly exposed to your family’s wealth

huge mansion, fancy cars, ridiculously expensive private school, luxury  everything

you got used to it after a while

but the luxury and grandeur of the school still amazed you

with a michelin star chef providing all meals and your own personal room with a bathroom and a closet

you could design the room any way you want

of course you made it into a fashion design studio

best bit was the second half of the day you get to make create and design clothes as that was your major, fashion

you can also request a personal tutor to give you advice with fashion and running a clothing business

it was an amazing school

but you still had to attend classes for the first half of the day which were really educational and suited for your fashion career

one of those classes was business with minhyun

you knew he didn’t need to attend the class or even school

he was ridiculously smart with degrees in hotel management and business from harvard

and he was in high school

he only went to school because his parents were alumni and insisted for him to go

you had absolutely no chance with minhyun

not only was he freakishly smart

he was part of the heirs

they were basically royalty, the 11 of them, the most eligible bachelors around, the richest, the most handsome, all the best in their own respective fields but they were distant towards nearly everyone except for a few of them, they were the kings of school

minhyun also was one of the most sought out guys in the school

he had the nickname emperor hwang i had to use it lol

minhyun would be taking over his family business of running the empire hotels. they’re the best hotels in the world every single of them 5 stars. and there were thousands across the globe. amusingly he’s named emperor hwang because he’s the “emperor” of his empire, his company.

he was also ridiculously good looking with milky white skin and jet black hair, his gorgeous dark brown eyes with an air of elegance and distant, nonchalant attitude

but that didn’t attract you to him it was his comforting innocent nature he hid under his mask he wore to the public

for some reason you wanted to be the one to crack the mask

but that was in your dreams even if he knew of his existence

he had so many girls after him

girls prettier, richer, smarter, nicer and more talented than you

you never stood a chance

you were completely wrong though

you caught his eye the moment you walked into his business class

there was just something about you

you carried yourself not with the arrogant stuck up attitude that so many did but with a gentle kindness

there was just a sweet softness making him instantly attracted to you

not to mention the gorgeous smile of yours and how adorable you were

and anytime he sees you laugh or smiling

he couldn’t help but smile

he knew he was falling for you

but he was just plain awkward around you

like no matter how he tried he could never say more than hello

and he didn’t talk to you in front of people because people would make a big fuss and give you a hard time

he even told the other heirs about it

they teased him endlessly and gave the worst advice which wasn’t surprising since they were all single

but both of you knew there was something going on

you had absolutely no fucking clue what it was exactly

he confused you to no end

when it was just you two or little people he was super sweet even though the interactions were always short

you’d glance at each other in class and share a smile

making you feel all soft and gooey

and whenever he’d say hello to you you couldn’t help but blush

but when there were other people he’d completely ignore you?

you just tried to ignore your feelings as much as possible

by basically avoiding him

not in sight not in mind right? lol you wish

but nope the feelings did not go down one bit

though you remember one incident

the one that gave you hope

you fell asleep in the library studying for exams and when you woke up you had the school’s blazer over you

the name tag: hwang minhyun

you had the biggest internal freakout at that moment

you’d fell asleep right in front of minhyun and looked really tired and cold so he couldn’t help himself but put his jacket over you

hoping maybe when you give it back you guys could start a conversation

but the next day you were too shy to give it to him person so you left it on his deck

he was super disappointed and pouted all day

and when you mustered up your courage to talk to him the next day

you found out he left for family business and won’t be back until new year’s eve

you cursed yourself for your bad timing

but that was a few weeks ago

you revert your attention back to the stunning dress in front of you

it was for the new year’s masquerade ball that ironically minhyun’s family was hosting

the ball would be extravagant with the finest food, expensive ball gowns and a special show of fireworks

it was your first time going to ball, you’ve been to fundraisers and dinners but nothing as big scale as this

and it was a huge opportunity to boost yourself into the fashion business on your own merit not your mothers

if people liked your dress you could give out your business card which led to business opportunities and connections

your attention turned to your dress

it was your best work yet

the gorgeous scarlet colour of dress contrasted amazingly with the golden embroidery which was done all by your hand

you especially dyed your hair into a super dark jet black to complement the dress if you have a black hair imagine the darkest jet black

with 2 hours left you needed to get ready

time flied by and you realised you were going to be late

you put your converse on there was no way in hell you were wearing heels plus the dress covered your feet you made sure of it

your limo pulled you out in front of the huge hotel as you put on your gold mask

the doors were nearly closing as you entered into a huge magnificent ballroom

which you had to go down a million stairs to get to

BANG! the doors closed and everyone’s eyes were on you

you went bright red thankfully with the dim lighting nobody could tell

taking a deep breath you walked down the steps as carefully and gracefully as possible

the lighting making the gold embroidery even brighter and the dress looked amazing

you got to the bottom and everyone was still staring at you making you super self conscious

before you could even walk a step

a tall handsome stranger decked out in an incredibly expensive looking suit and a black mask covering most of his face came up to you

he reminded you of minhyun

your heart sped up hoping it was but as the mysterious stranger said in a deep rough voice to you

“would you like to dance?”

you instantly knew it wasn’t him

minhyun’s voice was soft and sweet not rough and deep

but you automatically accepted annoyed at yourself for thinking about minhyun

as you started dancing the guy said “that was quite an entrance but i’ll say as much i am impressed with the dress the converse caught my attention a bit more” ending with a chuckle

you were properly mortified “oh gosh you saw? i knew i should of made the hem longer” you said trying not to look at him in the eye

“don’t worry i only noticed because i couldn’t keep my eyes off from you” he said smoothly making you blush and you literally wanted to swoon

before you could say anything he continued

“you made the dress?” he asked impressed

“yup, i’m a budding fashion designer” you said lightly

“well after this dance i’ll introduce you to all the people you should meet then maybe i get to keep you all to myself?” he asked hopefully

you laughed making him smile sweetly at you

“we’ll see pretty boy we’ll see” you answered mischievously

“well before i introduce you to people i should know your name right?” he said

“hmmm only if you give me yours” you quip back

“but i want to stay a mystery” he said jokingly whining a little

“i want to too” you say smirking

“well how about we reveal our faces and our names a bit before 12 in the garden and then afterwards we can watch the fireworks?” he compromised

“sure why not? but why so reluctant?” you asked

“well i think you’ll treat me differently when you know who i am” he said sheepishly

you smiled sweetly “i won’t i genuinely don’t care who you are or how much money you have, you’re already great company” you say sincerely

the guy gave you a beaming smile making you get butterflies

and for once in the last few months you think you might be able to get over minhyun

unbeknownst to you the guy you were currently dancing with thought the exact same thing but about you

minhyun felt different more confident, in the mask, plus the gorgeous girl in front of him just couldn’t help but make everything so much better

like he could not fuck up this opportunity with this amazing girl

plus if something goes wrong he can just run away and pretend none of it happened my backup plan for everything

the girl he was dancing with reminded him of you

you were both super sweet and sincere not to mention gorgeous

plus both of you made his heart beat way too fast to be humanly possible  with a single smile

but he didn’t think it was you because your hair was a different colour

and the dimmed lighting of the ballroom made it hard to see people’s faces

for just this one night he decided to forget how hopeless and awkward he was with girls especially you

and maybe even get over you

and try to be the gentleman that the stunning girl in front of him deserved

the type of guy you deserved

the next few hours you were introduced to so many people who loved your dress or were in the fashion industry or investors

you gave your business card to about 50 people which was amazing and so many more than you expected

of course your mystery partner didn’t get to see your name on the card

your mysterious guy also introduced you to 10 of his friends

“meet my friends” he introduced them

“hey it’s nice to meet you guys” you say friendly

“that dress is amazing who’s the designer” one of the smaller guys said in a cute pubescent voice

you instantly smiled “me actually”

the tallest guy said “damn really you’re ridiculously talented”

“if you make mens suits i need you to make me one WITH LOTS OF POCKETS” said another guy who had his arm around the guy with the cute voice

“i need you to be my stylist” another one who was standing extremely close to the tallest guy said jokingly

“you definitely need one dude” said one with a wicked snaggletooth

pointing at the dark purple suit the guy was wearing clashing with his blonde hair

you secretly agreed

“can we have your business card?” the smaller guy said again

“sure but you can’t show this guy over here we agreed to remain a mystery” you said with a grin while giving your partner a nudge

you handed them your business cards

mischievous smirks appeared on all their lips as they read the card

they all looked like they were going to burst out laughing

suddenly the tallest excused them and you said goodbye to all five of them

you didn’t see daehwi, jinyoung, woojin, jihoon and guanlin taking of their masks off because of how much they were all laughing in the corner of the ballroom

“so what is such a beautiful lady like yourself hanging out with my oh so awkward friend” a guy with broad shoulders said light heartedly while slinging an arm around your partner

“he’s actually quite gentleman and very charming” you quip back jokingly sassily

the guys looked shocked and stared bewildered at your partner

“ahh he finally decided to accept my old and wise wisdom” said one of the guys

“you mean old and useless” said the shortest guy

“DON’T DISRESPECT YOUR ELDER” the older guy said very motherly

the other guy raised his hands in defeat

one of the other guys came up to you and jokingly said to you

“take care of him, he’s annoyingly clean, he’ll probably be more in love with his vacuum cleaner than you and he’ll totally ditch his best friend, me. but i wish you and him the best”

you couldn’t help but laugh

“OK~, OK~, she passed, i like her she laughed at my kind of joke” he said

“please don’t encourage him” the one with the broad shoulders said with a smile that most girls would go crazy over

“i’ll try not to” you say with a smile of your own

“so when’s the wedding” the supposed elder piped in with a smirk

before you could say anything

“there will be no wedding because of me” another guy smoothly interrupted he was a definite charmer

“nah im joking” he continued light heartedly with a goofy smile

“but if he isn’t up to standard give me a call” he ended with an over exaggerated wink

does anyone have a doubt this is seongwoo

“never happening” you say teasingly

“i like her, she’s definitely a keeper” said the shortest one

and before you knew it the other 5 guys came back with their masks and all 10 of them were incredibly sweet said they hoped their friend was treating you properly

the one with the broad shoulders saying if he didn’t, to come to them and they’ll handle it

all of them agreed

you genuinely already adored those boys already and loved spending time with them

but all of them had people to meet and duties to attend to

so you parted ways

other than meeting people you spent the whole time with your mysterious partner

he was so so sweet

and such a gentleman

he always made sure you were comfortable and treated you like a princess

he also had the most impeccable manners

and not to mention the conversation never stopped flowing

your heart could not handle it

it fluttered, did backflips and died way too many times for you to count

you never thought it was possible to like someone this quickly

but you did and you loved every moment with him

especially dancing in his arms

the night was so much fun

all because of this one mysterious guy

you were dying to find out who he was

and before you knew it your mysterious guy was holding your hand leading you to the deserted gorgeous garden which was lit up with fairy lights

it was a few minutes before midnight

you faced each other getting ready to take the masks off

“you ready?” he asked slightly nervous

“definitely” you assured him

taking a deep breath both of you counted down “1, 2, 3″  

slowly you both took of your masks revealing your faces

you felt like your heart had a heart attack as you recognised his face

“MINHYUN??!!”

“Y/N??!!!”

you both exclaimed at the same time

you couldn’t deny it, it was minhyun

in all of his perfect handsome glory and of course at that moment he decided to do the hand through the hair thing

but why was his voice so different?

“minhyun why is your voice different?” you asked

“i have a sore throat, why the sudden hair change?” he asked in return

you groaned internally you dyed your hair of course he didn’t recognise you

“for the dress” you saw weakly

you both just stood there trying to process the whole situation

minhyun was cursing the guys for not telling him

you processed that you just interacted with THE HEIRS

and they knew who you were and approved?!!!

minhyun interrupted your thoughts by softly saying “y/n really thank you for the amazing night i haven’t had this much fun in probably years but it’s completely fine for you to go and search for other company” he ended dejectedly but politely

you were completely bewildered and asked earnestly “why would i want to do that?”

he looked a bit shocked too “because you don’t like me?”

“what do you mean i don’t like you??” you asked confused

“well you didn’t return my jacket in person and you avoid me like the plague” he answered with a touch of sadness and disappointment

you sighed in frustration and before you knew it words were spilling out of your mouth

“minhyun I LIKE YOU, i have since the moment i entered our business class, i avoided you and didn’t return the jacket personally because i knew i had no chance with you and i wanted to get over you not to mention i becoming a red blushing mess incapable of speaking”

you blush super red realising what you just said

but minhyun expression brightened like a million of city lights

he also realised how embarrassed you were

he sweetly said to you “if it helps i like you too, and it’s increased a ridiculous amount after tonight”

your head snapped up at his words “wait hold up, the emperor hwang, the one millions of girls want the attention of, the heir to the empire hotels and basically billions of dollars, likes me?” you said disbelievingly

he blushed more red than you at your compliments and he quietly said “yes y/n i like you a lot”

“i can’t believe it” you said completely shocked

he sounded sincere and you were slowly really believing it

you felt like your heart already died and went to heaven

your mind was going haywire but all of it stopped

to be honest you felt like the world stopped

as you felt a soft hand on your cheek leading you closer to him

you looked into those gorgeous brown eyes of his

his eyes flickered down to your lips and before you knew it

the softest pair of lips were on yours

and you were indulging every second of it

wrapping your arms around his neck

his hands around your waist pulling you even closer to him

you felt fireworks going off in your whole body

but you actually realised there were real fireworks going off which was the signal that it was midnight

you two parted and beamed at each other

“do you believe me now?” he asked with a bit of a smirk

“i do” you say with the biggest smile your arms still around his neck

you realised you just shared a new year’s kiss with minhyun

he came to the same conclusion as you

“happy new year’s minhyun” you said sweetly

“happy new year y/n” he whispered in your ear while hugging you making you melt into a puddle of goo

you both cuddled each other while watching the fireworks

both with the thought that this was the best start of new year either of you had

and both of you hoped to have the same start, the year after the next and for every single new year on

AHH THE FIRST INSTALMENT IS FINALLY HERE!! i want to thank everyone for voting again. i hope this was a good start to the series and i also hope this lived up to people’s expectation of the new series please please let me know if it did. i put a lot of thought and effort into it and i really hope you all liked it. i know it was really long but i hope it was worth your time! thank you for reading and please give me your opinions!!

also huge thanks to iris @alliwannado-w1 my absolute angel who helped me with this mess and its still a mess lol. and helped me make this into a better scenario, eep i hope. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH IRIS. if you haven’t ever read her scenarios go to her blog like RIGHT NOW she’s the best writer i know and her scenarios are amazing!!!

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heirs series: hwang minhyun | kang daniel | park woojin | yoon jisung | ong seongwoo | park jihoon

[7aiguanlin]

glitch.

characters: seongwoo, daniel.

genre: soulmate!au, reincarnation!au, angst, fluff.

words: 2105w.

summary: the person who was your soulmate no longer is.

a/n: this was going to be the original seongwoo soulmate!au and i don’t know why i didn’t go with it??? i think i was just like “this is too long for me to write as a formal one-shot” Rip

when you walk into the school-sponsored off-campus apartments and head towards your assigned apartment, you don’t expect to see an extremely handsome black-haired boy already lounging around on the couch

as the door swings open and you roll your luggage into the apartment, the boy perks up and turns off the tv

“hey! you must be my roommate. i didn’t know they were doing co-ed, but i swear i’m a chill guy”

he flashes you the most charming smile??? and even though you totally didn’t except a male roommate you can’t even complain???

so all you manage out is a shy smile and a flustered introduction before you just scurry off into your room

“i’m seongwoo, by the way! you can call me ong! not hong or gong, ong!!” you can hear laughter and amusement in his voice but you can’t help but find amusement in his introduction as well

life with seongwoo is gets comfortable

he’s funny and you two are pretty close– it’s not uncommon for you two to go on platonic restaurant dates and you two tend to drag each other around to the mall or anywhere else. movie nights on fridays become a usual thing and sometimes, there’s a pillow fort or he throws his arm over your shoulder while throwing popcorn into his mouth

you two don’t see each other at school around a lot though since you’re in a whooooole different building than his is

you’re a law student and he’s a theater student, so

but seongwoo’s a fun guy. you enjoy his presence, he makes you laugh like you never had before and you’re glad he’s your roommate turned best friend

you think that whoever has seongwoo as their soulmate is going to be a lucky human bean

unfortunately that human bean isn’t you because the name engraved on the nape of your neck is not ong seongwoo

but kang euigeon

(and seongwoo knows this too, because you’ve walked around the house in only a sports bra and shorts and your hair up too many times. 

every time he sees your tattoo, he can’t help but hide a bitter smile because there’s no name on his neck, but he hoped that somehow his name would be on yours, not someone else’s)

when seongwoo tells you that his best friend daniel invited him to dinner with his girlfriend and begs you to be his date, you roll your eyes but nonetheless set aside the case you’ve been working on for hours deciding you needed a god damn break

when kang daniel and the gorgeous girl named sana from your japanese class walks in, you don’t know why your chest tightens and the nape of your neck sharply sears in pain

your hand flies to the back of your neck as if applying pressure will help to ease the pain

seongwoo looks at you peculiarly, asking if you’re okay, and you just excuse yourself to the bathroom before daniel and sana arrive to the table

you wait at least five minutes for the pain to pass and when you return to the table, you apologize to the other couple

“i already ordered for you. the usual and your favorite smoothie, okay?” seongwoo’s still concerned as he looks into your eyes, but you smile and thank him

you dismiss all of it as extraneous stress and smile your way through the dinner, trying to enjoy your meal that seongwoo had chosen well 

but when your neck spikes with pain every time you even look at daniel, you piece things together as the smart and logical law student you are

daniel, formerly known as kang euigeon in your past lives, was your soulmate

the dinner ends and you hug sana goodbye while shaking hands with daniel, and when you two do touch, it’s uncomfortable for the both of you but your knees weaken and seongwoo has to catch you

“sorry, i guess i’m just feeling woozy from all the studying. law school’s getting pretty intense”

daniel just smiles and sana furrows her eyebrows, worriedly telling you to get lots of rest

as they walk away, you can see their matching soulmate tattoos– kang daniel and sana minatozaki

time has left you behind, it seems

you get home to your apartment though, you damn near collapse as soon as you’re through the door

thankfully seongwoo catches you but he’s freaking out now because you weren’t even this bad during finals and law finals were damn stressful

he carries you into your bedroom as you’re barely awake and it’s as he lays you down that he realizes

the scarring on the back of your neck in which the soulmate mark tattoo has faded into a bulging red scar

“y-your soulmate tattoo–”

“my soulmate is daniel. was daniel” you say weakly, barely processing the flash of memories that you had when your hand had touched his 

you’ve heard of cases like these where soulmates had been switched around and you knew that those who suffered from it experienced heavy heartache and were often hospitalized for it

most survived it

most

but in your case, the pain was rather dull

however, you’ve never heard of a case as cruel as yours were you were lead to believe that you still had a soulmate

most cases either were reassigned a new one at birth like their soulmate was or were just born without one

no tears spring from your eyes because you can’t seem to mourn a man that you don’t love (in this lifetime, at least), but there’s this ache in your heart and you know that this loss of a soulmate is going to affect you forever

eventually, upon the realization that you’d be forever alone with no soulmate to love and no family to raise, you do start to cry, and seongwoo just holds you throughout the night

the next day you wake up to seongwoo having gone to his classes and a text from an unknown number that reads ‘can we talk?’

you sigh figuring daniel probably got your number from your polisci’s group chat and put your phone down because honestly? you don’t want to talk

it wasn’t going to go anywhere– you’d remain without a soulmate and daniel would remain with sana

fate has spoken and the tattoos on both of their napes– and your scarred tissue you used to call a soulmate tattoo– had confirmed it

your phone buzzes again with a ‘please’

but you just send a quick text ‘if you’re worried about me, i’m fine. there’s no other way that this is going to go since you’re happy with sana and i don’t want to get in the way of that. please just leave me alone, i don’t need a literal pain in my neck every time i see you.’

your text is read immediately and you watched with glazed eyes as the three dots signaling his typing continues to reappear and disappear

you leave your phone by the bedside table when the process repeats for a whole two minutes and start your day, thanking the fact that you didn’t have polisci with daniel today

as a month goes by, you realize that seongwoo’s spending a lot more time with you 

maybe it’s pity or not (it’s not, seongwoo’s just really concerned because he’s in fucking love with you but he can’t do jackshit about it) but you don’t question it

it’s been the fourth time in a row that he’s come home early on his usual saturday night out with the boys (you try to ignore the fact that daniel is a part of said group of boys) and this time, he comes home to you watching howl’s moving castle

he carries two tubs of ice cream– cookies and cream for the both of you, your favorites– and his jaw gapes at you in disbelief

“you’re watching studio ghibli without me? what happened to OUR movie nights?!”

you roll your eyes and gather your legs against your chest to make space for him on the couch, and with a grumpy pout, he stomps over and plops himself next you, motioning for you to put your legs over him

instead, you reposition yourself so that you’re sitting next to him and grab one of the tubs of ice cream and a plastic spoon from him before digging in

“wow, the stories are true. heartbroken girls really do love their ice cream”

that earns him a glare and a swat on the shoulder before you turn back to the tv

seongwoo just laughs and half-heartedly apologizes as he opens up his own tub of ice cream and throws an arm over your shoulders

as the movie comes to a close that night, you turn your head and look to seongwoo

“hey, what’s your soulmate’s name?”

seongwoo tenses visibly, but he nonchalantly raises an eyebrow at you

“we’ve lived together for nearly a year but you never noticed the nape of my neck?”

you sheepishly shake your head and then he shrugs

“i don’t got one”

“… oh” unconsciously you begin to rub the nape of your neck where the scarred tissue has nearly faded, because you were pretty much over daniel. it didn’t hurt to meet eyes with him anymore at polisci, you just had difficulty swallowing the fact that you had no soulmate

“maybe you can be my soulmate, because fuck the system” he has a shit-eating grin on his face that signifies he’s joking so you pass it off despite the blush on your cheeks and shove a spoonful of ice cream into his mouth

“let’s watch ponyo now” 

“i have a friend that looks like ponyo”

“i know, he’s really cute, do you know if he has a soulmate?” 

“WHAT’S WRONG WITH ME AS A SOULMATE?!” you shove another spoonful of ice cream into his mouth and start the movie

whoever lost out on seongwoo being their soulmate was an unlucky person

the next morning you wake up on seongwoo’s lap and scramble to get up

one of his arms are loosely draped over you while the other draped against the back of the couch, and he was slouched in his own slumber

you ignore how hot your face feels as you scramble to the kitchen to make breakfast, ready to pretend that that never happened

the scarlet is still present on your cheeks as you tie up your hair and start blending up a bunch of frozen fruits 

you don’t think to realize that the blender would wake up seongwoo and the boy comes into the kitchen rubbing his eyes as you top off the two smoothie bowls 

“you can’t just make mine look ugly like that while yours looks like its going on instagram”

“because mine is going on instagram”

“okay make mine instagram worthy too then so ours can both go on instagram!!”

you roll your eyes again, forgetting the situation that you had woken up in earlier and turn around to work on the smoothie bowls, redecorating seongwoo’s and fixing the way that you had thrown the fruits on top of his

“…. hey…… why is my name on your neck…..” seongwoo stammers out and you drop the banana you’re slicing into seongwoo’s smoothie bowl

“YOU JUST RUINED MY SMOOTHIE BOWL AGAIN”

“SHUT UP ONG AND LET ME SEE YOUR NECK” 

seongwoo turns around and indeed, your name is on his neck just as he claims his name is on yours

“do you think there was a glitch in the system….” you murmur questioningly

“nah i think i just control fate like, i literally said this last night and now it came true”

you smack his arm again and march out of the kitchen with your smoothie bowl

“DECORATE YOUR OWN SMOOTHIE BOWL, LOSER”

“I WASN’T JOKING WHEN I SAID THAT LAST NIGHT YOU KNOW, I ACTUALLY DO LIKE YOU” 

you blush scarlet and walk out of the kitchen faster, denying how quickly your heart was beating and how red your cheeks were again

“BABE CMON YOU WERE REALLY CUTE CURLED UP IN MY LAP THIS MORNING”

“DONT CALL ME THAT AND OH MY GOD FORGET THAT LAST NIGHT EVEN HAPPENED”

“OKAY, ANYTHING FOR MY SOULMATE! EXCEPT FOR THAT LAST PART BECAUSE. SUPER CUTE BABE, SUPER CUTE”

“I SAID DONT CALL ME THAT”

“BUT YOU’RE MY BABE NOW”

you slam the door of your room shut in fluster and you realize with a smile on your face that

maybe the reason your ass wasn’t hospitalized the night you met daniel was because your real soulmate seongwoo stayed beside you the whole night

[niel-trbl]

Future

Best friends to Lovers!Kang Daniel AU

Note: for the times where you experienced 썸 (some) with your good/best friend and wished that when you do convey your feelings it would somewhat end up this way

“_______, are you done? we’re going to be late,” Daniel stood by the door, watching you putting on makeup

“hold on, i’m almost done! okay which one?” you held 2 lipsticks

“you know i like the red one on you” you smirked at his comment and proceeded to put on the wine red lipstick

“i don’t get why you’re putting on so much makeup. who are you trying to impress?” he gazed at you

“um my future partner? what if i meet him by chance at the wedding?”

“and you’re going to leave your best friend behind?” he pouted

“well…”

“omg you’re really considering it?! i’m leaving” you quickly held his arm, preventing him from leaving

“i’m kidding! c’mon Niel, how can i leave my dearest best friend?” you teased him, pinching his cheeks i wna do that tbh

this would be a good example of your everyday conversation with your best friend, Kang Daniel

you and Daniel have been friends since elementary school

how you first became friends was definitely interesting (?)

your class had to run rounds around school for gym

it was only your second round and you already felt tired so you decided to escape from running

as you were finding a hiding spot, you saw Daniel crouching down and playing with a cat

he got shocked when he saw you behind him

“don’t rat me out please!” he begged you

you then learnt that he too was trying to escape from running rounds that day

that was how you became close friends

both of you grew up together and been there for each other through every milestone, relationship, break up, etc. in life

basically you spent most of your time together, except for when he left for Canada (?) for a few years

it was truly the hardest time in your whole friendship and when he came back, both of you promised to never leave one another

your friend from high school, Doyeon, had invited you to her wedding so you decided to attend it with Daniel since both of you had no one to bring as your plus ones

daniel in a SUIT swoon

you finally arrived at the wedding venue, just in time for the couple to exchange their vows

“I see these vows not as promises but as privileges - I get to laugh with you, cry with you, care for you and share with you. I am blessed to not only be able to share, but to have you be a part of these great memories I am able to cherish forever…”

tears started forming in the corner of your eyes

you took a deep breath in attempt to hold it in but Daniel beat you to it by handing a tissue to you smooth move danik

you managed to mumble out a thanks in between of your sobs

he hushed you then let your head rest on his BUSAN TO MASAN shoulders

you wouldn’t know what you would’ve done without Daniel around

you quickly went ahead to the married couple to congratulate them right after the exchange of vows

“Daniel didn’t pop the question yet?” Doyeon sneakily whispered to you, while Daniel was conversing with her partner

“what? no, we’re not together,” you felt yourself blushed

“oh… i thought after high school, you guys would finally come around and share a future together. it would’ve been so nice to see that,” she said, holding onto your hand

once the ceremony was over, it was finally time for the banquet your favourite

of course Daniel went all out

you came to the table with a plate full of food but he came back with 2 plates and still went back for 2nd round

till this day, you wonder how is he able to consume so much food and still look so good drop em tips boi

“get me some too!” Daniel told you when you stood up to get dessert

you stood in line, with a plate in hand, waiting for your turn when someone approached you

“________? is that you?”

“Sungwoon? omg hey it’s been so long!” he gave you a side hug

you met Sungwoon during your internship, you both were rather close

however, whenever you brought up Sungwoon in your conversations with Daniel, he will immediately tune out

both of you would fight every time he does that, you knew he did so because he was jealous but you never understood why and he would never tell you the reason

Daniel saw Sungwoon’s hand resting on your waist a little too comfortably and he immediately tensed up

he didn’t want to make a scene so he calmed himself down before making his way to the dessert table to get you or more like to make Sungwoon take his hands off you

“babe do you need a hand with those?” Daniel slowly turned your attention to him, which caused Sungwoon to move back, away from you

“babe? wait what?” you were surprised by his choice of words

“ah i see… i’ll talk to you later _______,” Sungwoon walked away, clearly flustered by the situation

“Sungwoon wait- omg Niel are you serious? we were just talking! i can’t believe you!” you pushed him

“he was getting too close! what if he did something to you?” he quickly followed behind, catching up with you

“so what if he is? Daniel, you need to stop being so overprotective of me. I can take care of myself! You can’t just do that all the time. Sungwoon’s a really nice guy and now he’s probably scared to talk to me again coz of you. Forget it, I’m going home,” you stomped away from him

“wait, i’ll take you home. it’s getting late,” he ordered, which you quietly obliged to

the ride home was abnormally quiet

usually both of you would sing along to the songs on your playlist, making jokes and laughing

this time, the radio filled the silence, even so it felt uncomfortable

his grip on the wheel tightened even more, putting all of his focus on the road

you just looked out of the window, deep in thought about what happened earlier

he clearly was being jealous and you hated every time it happens

you aren’t going to stop hanging out with Sungwoon or anyone just so that he will stop being jealous, that would be unfair to you

but you just wish that he would stop it

you finally reached the carpark of your apartment building

you unbuckled your belt and reached for the door handle but Daniel stopped you immediately

“can we talk? i don’t want you to go home all angry”

“…”

“look i just want to apologise. i can’t help but feel jealous and i am sorry that i had to put you in that position,”

you still didn’t want to budge, you crossed your arms and avoided eye contact

he suddenly wrapped his arms around you, hugging you close

“i’m sorry! i didn’t know any better, kid,” he bopped your nose

you felt your heart beating quickly and the heat on your cheeks

you immediately tried to push him away but Daniel hugged you even closer in return

SOMEBODY STOP THIS MAN you are supposed to be angry at him!!!

“hey c’mon please? i’m really sorry about that. let’s turn that frown upside down,” he cupped your face and gave you your favourite eye smile, the one he knew you couldn’t resist i’d faint irl tbh

you can’t help it but to just gave in and forgive him

“just because i forgive you, doesn’t mean i’m not serious about it”

“i know, i’m sorry. i can’t help it,”

“but why? if it’s about them stealing me away from you then-”

“wHAT? NO! i mean yES. i mean- ah i can’t tell you now,”

“WHY! you always can’t tell me why and i want to know why right now”

“i just can’t, no not now please. i’ll tell you next time,”

“no i want to know it right now! can’t you just-”

“I’M IN LOVE WITH YOU OKAY”

silence filled the car once again

you were shocked coz you didn’t expect to hear those words

you had always thought you wouldn’t share mutual feelings coz he had never looked at you that way

and the girls he dated were in no way similar to you, all the more it made you think that you didn’t stand a chance

hearing those words from him made you flustered

“this wasn’t supposed to turn out this way. i wanted to bring you out and tell you how i felt. i even got tips from Doyeon’s partner on it!”

listening to what he had to say made you hide your face in embarrassment

you were so touched, you ended up sobbing into your palms

“wait, no no don’t cry, please. i don’t want you to cry because of me, that’s the last thing i ever wanted,” he held onto your hands

“is that why you couldn’t tell me every time i asked you?” he nodded quietly

“i’m touched by you. i never knew you felt the same way. thank you, for telling me,” you kissed his cheek

Daniel held onto your cheek then pecked your lips

“i’m still going to bring you out and confess to you like how i planned” he grinned to you

[wannawrite]

Time Will Tell [ pt.1 ]

who?: Wanna One’s Ong Seongwoo genre: 🌺🌸 type: scenario, short series word count: 1.5K, a continuation of short and sweet scenarios :”) part one / ? 

blog navigator. • idol AU, soulmate AU • time speaks, looks like you just need to listen but it also looks like time is running out of things to say to you the angst has arrived, I hope you guys are prepared but for what, lol I’m not a good angst writer so don’t prepare to cry or anything!! It’s still pretty sweet! Thank you for requesting this anon!! I came up with this concept thanks to you! Not sure if anyone else has done this hourglass idea. - Admin L 

The hourglass. All the time spent in the studio, all the song lyrics that littered your notebook and all the songs on your albums were because of the hourglass. Sand seeping through that slim crack between the two holders. The sand seemed like all the chances to meet the one slipping through your fingertips and out to another world. It left your hold faster than you could catch it, not sparing any mercy. Allow me to elaborate. The universe was one full of trickery, especially with this whole soulmate idea. Everyone was gifted with an hourglass that seemed to never run out of the sand, the sand just kept falling and refreshing. It will repeat the cycle until the day you find your soulmate. When you do, time around you will stop for a couple seconds, just for confirmation. That’s when you know. You know your life will be complete. You know that you have found your other half, one who was specially selected for you. You know you will not be doomed to a long life of loneliness. You know that you have not completely lost all sensibility. As an idol, you have probably met everyone in the universe - staff, fellow idols, trainees, MCs, fans - yet the hourglass that had your name scribbled on continued to allow the sand to run. Many of your songs were based on your peculiar hourglass. Somedays it the falling sand fell faster than ever. Other times, you could shake the hourglass until it threatened to shatter without any sand moving an inch. The quickness of the sand usually indicated how far away your soulmate was from you. It appeared that your only lover was the Houdini, he was there but at the same time, he was not. He popped in and out of your life quicker than The Flash. Some days you wondered if your other half even existed. The hourglass hung from a thin gold chain around your neck, it followed you everywhere. You feared losing it in waiting rooms so your necklace never left you. Additionally, if the hourglass was not with you, you could never tell if someone was your soulmate. The only times were when you had to perform on stage but you made sure to store it safely in your personal handbag before preparing to go on stage. It was precious, of course. That tiny time teller dictated your future. A staff directing cameramen clutched onto her hourglass tightly, afraid of letting it slip from her grasp. Lucky her, you thought. Her hourglass is filled to the brim with sand. Not only had she found her soulmate but their relationship was a joyful and prosperous one, according to the amount of sand in the glass case. It usually indicated the owner’s relationship status, what kind of relationship it was and the happiness level of the owner. Again, whatever your hourglass revealed was inconsistent, unreliable. “Y/N, please get ready. It’s almost time to head backstage,” Manager informed, checking off a box on his list. He continued bustling around, making sure things were in check. You nodded, unclasping the necklace from around your neck and holding it in front of you, observing every grain of sand that fell and returned to the top. Every grain represented whatever hope you had left. Your hopes were falling at a rather slow speed today. Gosh, this is harder than the road to becoming a singer. It swung like a pendulum on the chain, entrancing you, trapping you within its thin, glass walls. It hypnotised you into believing he existed, into thinking he was around. Whispering false hope into your ears. He will come soon. He’s just waiting for the perfect moment. Maybe it was your own fault for listening. You shook the fuzzy feeling off, sucking in a deep breath to call yourself out of your thoughts, to bring your mind back to reality. A reality that you forced yourself to accept. One where there was no one destined for you. Where you would live your life in solitude. There was no reason to lose hope so easily but it felt as if all odds were against you. Was there even a purpose behind gifting an hourglass when there was no soulmate? No conclusion could be formed, therefore, you had no answers. You inhaled a shaky breath. One day. After all, someday, it was to happen. There must be a balance, Earth must align. 

Sweat dripped down your face as you stepped off the stage, a huge smile gracing your face. It was always energising to perform on stage, no matter the circumstance. “Y/N, you did well! Would you like to stay to watch the other stages? There is nothing else scheduled for today, plus, we have time,” Manager said. “It’s rare we ever run ahead of schedule. Today must be special.” Staffs escorted you back to your dressing room. On the way, you passed by various rooms of other idols, a few names that rang a bell but some were completely foreign. “Maybe I should go and greet other groups. I am still a rookie after all,” you mentioned. “While I’m still dolled up.” No one held any opposition so you ventured back to the waiting room to collect a couple of your albums. “Y/N!” A staff yelled, clutching something in her hands as she raced towards you. Another staff interrupted her, announcing that a fellow rookie group named Wanna One was on their way to greet you. You shot her an apologetic smile, assuring that you would see to that issue later. She opened her mouth to protest but clamped it shut and nodded. You tried your best to shake off the nerves of meeting another idol group. Oh goodness! I’m not even a senior yet rookies are greeting me? Okay, this must be scheduled, scripted. MNet is behind this, I must be prepared for everything. Or it could just be Jisung and Daniel. Maybe MNet wanted an MMO reunion? Two solid knocks hammered on your door before it swung open to reveal the members of Wanna One, smartly dressed in their performance attire. “Hello!” Automatically, your lips stretched into a wide beam, glad to see friends from MMO - the company you signed with. Your palms began sweating as if someone had pulled a trigger, your heartbeat began racing off the charts. What is happening? What is this feeling? Nerves aren’t like this. Your eyes fell on a particularly tall, handsome, dark-haired man. He seemed to carry an air of poise, comedy even. That made you crack a shy smile directed at him. Seongwoo felt flattered. Of course, he already knew he had good looks and the amount of recognition he received from them, but this was different, your acknowledgement somehow gave him an extra boost of confidence. You posed next to the fellow idols for a proof shot of exchanging albums. “Please listen to mine well! I promise you won’t regret loving MMO talent,” you insisted, giving the Yoon Jisung and Kang Daniel high-fives. Ong Seongwoo chuckled and stepped forward. “I would never doubt your talent, sweetheart.” The redness crept up the back of your neck before you could stop it. This was one of the rare moments you were lost for words, your lips moved but no sound was produced. Meanwhile, Seongwoo had a somewhat smug look on his face. “Oh god, stop that,” Daniel groaned, slapping Seongwoo’s shoulder. “This is why we cannot bring you anywhere.” “Well, all the best for your stage. I’ll be watching!” You encouraged as the boys bid you farewell. Seongwoo’s words still resounded in your mind, the blush tainting your cheeks could not subside. “Y/N!” The same staff called out, a greater sense of urgency in her tone. You heard it before you even saw it. The drumming of sand as it pounded against the glass was faster and louder than usual. Stunned, your eyes enlarged until they were cartoon wide, mouth forming a small letter ‘O’. If your soulmate was that near, why did the sand not stand still? Why did it not began filling up? You wanted to rip your hair out in frustration, taking the hourglass from the director and holding it in your palm. The sand had begun to calm down but you had never witnessed such an urgent cry, such a prominent promise of your other half. Four fingers folded around it, hiding it from your sight. You exhaled a shaky breath. So close yet so far, the questions seemed to bounce off the walls of your brain. Who was it? It had to be one of the eleven. Woojin? Jaehwan? You felt your heart slam against your ribcage, breathing compromised. So far there were two things you were able to comprehend, 1. Your soulmate was just within your reach 2. You reacted so positively to Seongwoo, as if it was meant to be. Am I falling for someone who can never be mine? The sand in hourglass was shaken vigorously, desperate for more answers but the talk time had already passed and you were left with silence.

[starrywinters]

7 Minutes!AU — Park Jihoon Fic

requested by anon!

genre: fluff

synopsis: both jihoon and you secretly loves each other, both of you are oblivious to the other’s feelings but everyone else can clearly see it, and you don’t confess until you play 7 minutes in heaven.

Ever heard of the saying, “A guy and a girl can be best friends and stay as best friends”? Yeah, that’s a lie. One will bound to fall for the other, if not maybe both will fall for each other. Sometimes at the right time, sometimes at the wrong.

“Hey Y/N! Mommy said we kiss the one we love when we’re older. So. when we’re older, I’m definitely going to give you many many kisses!” Stretches his arms as far as he can to emphasize his point.

That was said by a five-year-old Park Jihoon, your childhood friend since diapers. The one who is always there to mend your pain away and sooth your anger.

–

“LEE DAEHWI. YOU LIL-” You began, stomping your feet and splashing droplets of water everywhere, sentence cutting off as Jihoon pulls you into a hug. You wetting his entire self in the process. It was just like any other day where Lee Daehwi, your best friend, would pull a prank on you. One time it was tampering with your alarm clock, another time with a caramel ONION. Yes, onion, instead of an apple he used an onion.

This time, a bucket of water and a classroom door was involved. You can already guess what happened. You opened the door to your first period class and the whole bucket of water fell. On you. Not on Jihoon, who was standing beside you the whole time. No, it fell on you.

Already a Senior in high school, Daehwi has still not grown out of his childish side. Sinking yourself more fully into Jihoon’s warm embrace, you slowly calm down. The thought of getting revenge on Daehwi at the back of your mind. Standing at the doorway, your face nuzzled into the crook of his neck, someone can be heard clearing their throat behind you. Bae Jinyoung, Daehwi’s accomplice in most of his pranks and Daehwi’s #1 best friend.

Grinning, waggling his eyebrows, and winking at you two, “Hey lovebirds, stop blocking the doorway and keep your PDA indoors please.”

Never separating from your hug, “Shut up Jinyoung, you and Daehwi got her mad again. When will you two stop?” He pats your head slowly, lulling you into a sleep. But at the same time, it isn’t helping your situation as your heart begins to pound against your chest harder and faster. Yes, you have a mAJOr crush on Park Jihoon, your childhood best friend. What a surprise.

“Dunno, maybe never?” Seeing that you aren’t paying attention to them anymore he mutters to Jihoon, “We’re doing this for your sake bro, let us live a little. These are the only chances where you are bold enough to hug Y/N. When will you confess to her?”

Unfortunately for Jihoon, that was when you came back to the real world, finally separating from Jihoon’s hug. “Confess what? And to who?”

“N-nothing! Jinyoung is just saying nonsensical things like he usually does, le-let’s go to class, the bell’s about to ring.”

–

The bell rang as lunch period began

Literally stomping to your table, Jihoon right behind you, you see Daehwi sitting with Jinyoung, chatting very animatedly. ’Hah, not anymore you little devil.’ Wringing the collar of his shirt in your hands, “LEE DAEHWI. HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU TO STOP WITH THE DAMN PRANKS. IT’S NOT FUNNY ANYMORE.”

And here comes Jihoon, your personal teddy bear. Bringing you into another hug, you hiding your face in the crook of his neck again, slowly calming down your anger and breathing. During that whole process of you trying trying to calm down, your stomach growls. Loudly. To hide from further embarrassment, you dig your face further into Jihoon’s neck and curl yourself up, practically sitting on his lap.

Across from you sits Jinhwi, witnessing everything, “Eewww, guys, please. I feel like throwing up.” Dramatically, ”Jinyoung, take me to the restroom.”

“You can go yourself, you have legs.” And he indulges himself with his slice of pizza, ignoring the nonstop blabbering to the right of him. Offended, he turns to you and Jihoon, but ends up staying mum since you were still sitting on Jihoon’s lap as he’s hugging you. Daehwi knew you were still mad, so he proposes a compromise.

“Ok so Y/N, i’m sorry I pulled another prank on you, this will be the last time. I promise. So to make it up to you– HEY! ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING TO ME?!??1”

Repositioning yourself so you’re facing him, head against Jihoon’s chest, you glare at him. If glares could kill, Daehwi would’ve been long gone already. “What?”

“As I was saying, to make up for my childish actions, i’m inviting you to the party I got invited to last period. It’s this Saturday at Kang Daniel’s place. You know, the popular jock?” As expected of the ever friendly chatterbox Lee Daehwi.

Closing your eyes, you feel Jihoon’s grip tighten around you (be it unconsciously or not, you really liked it) and you focus on the vibrations as he talks, “I don’t know Daehwi, Y/N doesn’t do parties. You know that.”

“Ok but, just give this one a chance. You can leave early if you don’t like it, but at least stay there for 5 minutes? C’mon! It’s senior year, please?”

–

’Curse Daehwi and his cuteness. Evil otter lookalike.’ Were the thoughts that ran through your head as you stood outside your door, pouting, waiting for Jihoon to arrive. Wherever you go, Jihoon goes. You dragged him with you to the party since you didn’t want to be alone, plus you needed a savior if ever Daehwi or Jinyoung comes up with something fishy at the party. Which they will do, you can feel it.

“I don’t get it, why do I have to be here,” childishly stomping your feet, you complain to Jihoon.

Jihoon chuckling, “Because you fell for Daehwi’s cute acts. Like always.” Shaking his head in amusement.

“lisTEN, you do too ok?? Don’t target only mE.”

–

Knocking on the front door of captain of the dance team, Kang Daniel, you were let in and greeted by him. You can tell he’s a teeny bit tipsy as he leaned in to give you a hug, but you don’t even know him?? Jealous, Jihoon drags you away and closer to him. In the back, he can see Daehwi giggling to Jinyoung. Narrowing his eyes at them. ’Now, what is their motive?’

Yes, this isn’t their first time trying to set him up with you. They’ve been trying ever since they’ve met the both of you, almost giving up as they felt discouraged since they were getting nowhere. But once they found the both of you are actually really in love with each other, their motivation skyrocketed.

Throughout the night, Daniel and a few other guys consecutively tries to approach you, to get you to have a few drinks with them. Most of the time, Jihoon’s the one rejecting the offers, rarely do you ever get a chance to say (not like you’ll ever accept anyway).

Other than that, you actually had fun. Jihoon didn’t, he spent majority of the time glaring guys off.

A few minutes later, Daehwi bounces towards your direction, yelling out, “HEY Y/N, JIHOON! LET’S GO PLAY A GAME WITH THE OTHERS, JINYOUNG’S ALREADY THERE SAVING US A SPOT.” Pulling on your right arm and Jihoon’s left, “C’MON LET’S GO!”

–

And that’s how you found yourself sitting on the floor in a bedroom with many other people, staring at the spinning bottle on the floor. You still don’t understand the point of this game, ’what’s the name of it again? 7 minus oven? What? What kind of-.’

The first round’s pair was chosen, Ong Seongwoo and Kang Daniel (ONGNIEL(((;). They came out 7 minutes later, hair and clothes disheveled. What the heck is this game? Lost, you look to your right, where Jihoon sat. Understanding your confused gaze, he shrugs. ’I don’t know either Y/N.’

–

Your heart was beating rapidly, your breath hitching. You felt dizzy, nervous, your palms are sweaty. You’re pretty sure if the lights were on, the bright pink that dusted your cheeks can be easily seen. How you ended up here? You were chosen by the bottle for the third round, the other person you’re not sure who.

“H-hey, I’m Y/N. What’s your name?” Hoping to start a conversation and not do what the previous pairs did, you ask for the identity of the other person.

You feel movement, shifting closer and closer to you. He pulls you into a hug, at first you panic. Thrashing in his hold, trying to get out, but once you recognized the warmth the body radiated and the feel of the body you stop. What didn’t stop, however, was your beating heart. And that is where you are now.

You feel another set of heart beats, coming from the person who is currently holding you. “Jihoon? Why’re you holding onto me?”

“Because I don’t know when the next chance I’ll get to bravely hold you in my arms is. I’m a coward, I’m not able to hug you in broad daylight or for no reason. I want to do this now to get everything over with. Y/N, you’re literally the sweetest girl I’ve ever met. You were there for me when we were young, you never left me. Even when I was going through that phase where I stayed away from you for a few weeks because you had cooties -feeling offended, “NO I DID NOT, YOU HAD COOTIES NOT ME”- You dealt with the pain in the butt I am, and you dealt with my terrible fashion sense. Thank you for being my best friend, but I don’t think I can stay a ‘best friend’ anymore. I’ve fallen for you, hard. I’m in love with you, since 6th grade actually, and I want to take this to the next level, if you’ll let me. So, Y/N, will you agree to date this pink-colored loving boy and do me the honor of becoming my girlfriend?”

Taking a few minutes to gather your thoughts and keep your heart from leaping out in joy, he nervously smiles awaiting your response.

“I-i yes! YES! I will, I’ve been in love with you since 6th grade too, when you first came to school dressed in pink. Not giving a care to what others thought about you and how you kept moving on, always trying to make me happy by hugging me to calm me down. So, yes, I will date you and I will be your boyfriend.”

Leaning further into the hug you look up at him, leaning up closer you initiate the first move. Slowly moving forward, you peck him slightly on the lips–and that is when the door opens.

Bae Jinyoung is stood there, grinning like he won the lottery, “Oho, what’s this? Are you two finally together?” Speeding off towards Daehwi, he screams, “DAEHWI! DAEHWI! HWIIIIIII, I WON THE BET, PAY UP BRO!”

Upset, you chase after him (Jihoon once again on your tail) “YAH! BAE JINYOUNG, LEE DAEHWI, YOU BETTED ON US?!?!???”

–

Sitting on Jihoon’s laps, the amount of PDA done intensifies. This time it’s more romantically than platonically. Small and short kisses were being stolen from time to time, staring into each other’s eyes were happening more often, and playing with each other’s fingers became a small competitive game between the both of you.

“GUYs, where is the gratefulness?? We don’t deserve this diSRESPECT especially since we helped get you two together.”

“YES JINYOUNG IS RIGHT, ALSO STOP FLIRTING IN FRONT OF US. MY EYES ARE BURNING.”

“Shut up Daehwi, you’re just jealous Jinyoung hasn’t asked you out yet.” (JINHWI(((((;)

“i-”

unedited!

y’all i typed this at 4AM and i kind of squealed, giggled, and smiled (very widely) as i typed this story…uhM like my heart??? was?? melting???? and i need to stOP???

anyway! i hope you like it! ♡

[ennergetics]

the second and final part of the childhood friend! daniel au

(image credit)

pairing: kang daniel x reader (featuring kang dongho) genre: fluff, angst summary: You’ve never let your relationship with Kang Daniel move beyond the fun and physical, especially since he’s your brother’s best friend. Throw in a distraction, some sexy stubble, and a meddling brother, and you have a recipe for disaster.

one | two

you don’t expect to meet your childhood friend kang daniel again at university, but when you do, it’s only a matter of time till you become friends again 

it’s a little different now, your old hide and seek games replaced by lazy afternoons at his apartment, his arm comfortably around your shoulders and his cats on both your laps

it doesn’t take long for the two of you to fall into a rhythm, and by your third year, you've taken five general classes together despite having different majors

when you enter your basic philosophy and logic class, daniel’s already taken a seat beside a pretty girl in a sundress, which has you swallowing down the drop of jealousy building up in your throat and sitting elsewhere

to your left is an boy—no, man, you think—with stubble dark against his pale skin and an expression so bored it’s intimidating, and you don’t realize you’re staring till he looks at you and smirks, like a tiger spotting prey

you bite your lip and smile, feeling the tips of your ears turning warm, because he may not be your usual type, but that tattoo peeking from beneath the low collar of his white shirt is attractive as hell

when the professor asks all of you to pair up and you see daniel talking to the girl next to him, you shrug and turn to mr. sexy tiger, as you’ve taken to calling him in your head

his name is kang dongho, and though you’re a little worried about whether he’ll be a good project partner, soon you’re saving his number and pointedly not looking at daniel, who’s been glancing at you with a frown

later that day, you’re at daniel’s apartment, his hand at the back of your neck and drawing you closer

you and daniel make out every so often whenever neither of you are dating, and that’s completely normal between friends, isn’t it?

but you pull back, asking him whether he’s thinking of seriously dating the girl from philosophy class because you need to know if your arrangement has to change any time soon 

he says no, and you pull him into the kiss, and he tastes like the gummy candies he likes to eat, some sugar on the corner of his lip for you to lick, and you’ve never had a sweet tooth but daniel’s mouth is more addictive than candy

afterwards, you’re texting dongho about your meeting the next day, and daniel is laughing because kang dongho is the complete opposite of all the boys you’ve gone for throughout your three years at university

“remember lai guanlin”

“sTOP HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW HE WAS SO YOUNG”

you stick your tongue out at him and call him an idiot, but at midnight, daniel insists on walking you back to your dorm, and you ignore the little voice in your head that tells you how easy it would be to pull him close and finally confess what had been at the tip of your tongue over six years ago

that weekend, you’re at the library with dongho, reminding yourself that you’re an adult, there to study and not to ogle the exposed area of his chest nor the way he bites his pen in thought

then you get texts from daniel asking for help with the assignment, and you roll your eyes before sending the relevant book titles since you and dongho have practically finished your project 

[5:40 PM] cat daniel: ur rly so hot when ur being competent

you’re grinning at your phone, choosing the appropriate sticker to send, when dongho asks you if you want to get barbecue with him tonight

“as partners?” you say, confused, and dongho smirks in that way that makes you melt, laughing at you, and your cheeks turn pink

“i’ll get the car,” he says, taking your stunned silence as affirmation, and you’re still smiling when daniel texts you again, telling you to come over, but you only have enough time to send a sad face and ‘can’t, bbq with the tiger’ before dongho says he’s outside

back at his apartment, daniel begins to feel uneasy because you’ve only ever taken your dates to cute, trendy little places like cafes and diners, and they’ve always been lanky younger boys like sewoon and jihoon, not men who look at you like they want to devour you like this kang dongho

daniel knows it’s hypocritical to feel this way when he can never get enough of your lips, when he’s always glad to see you wearing those off-shoulder tops you like so much because it’s easier for him to mouth at your neck and collarbones, and he tells himself that he’s worried and not jealous, no not at all 

you’re back at the dorm with ramen and beer from the nearby convenience store because you’d been too shy to eat like you wanted in front of dongho, when you get a call from your older brother 

“what’s this i hear about you dating a bad boy?” daehyun says in a teasing tone, but you can hear the warning in his voice, and you’re angry because only one person knew that you were going out tonight

“what did daniel tell you about dongho, oppa?” you say, trying to keep your voice level 

your brother sighs, saying, “he called your date bad news. are you going over to daniel’s apartment? we need to talk about this later, Y/N,” and you grunt in response before hanging up, pulling on a hoodie and rubber shoes and rushing to daniel’s apartment to give him a piece of your mind

when he opens the door, you storm inside, your arms crossed over your chest as you seethe and say, “what the fuck?” and daniel smiles uncomfortably, shrugging

the two of you stand in awkward silence, and for the first time since you met him you see daniel’s face turn serious 

“i don’t think your brother would approve of you dating him,” he says, looking away because both of you know that it’s bullshit, but before you can call him out, he asks, “have you kissed him?"

your fists are at your side and you shut your eyes tight, holding back the waves of frustration and hurt and anger that are making it difficult to breathe

“that’s none of my brother’s business, and it’s certainly not yours,” you say, narrowing your eyes at him, and you can’t stop yourself from poking him in the chest, your face near his as you hiss, “and do you fucking think he’d approve of you sticking your tongue down my throat every tuesday, asshole?” 

“it’s different with us,” he says lamely, still not looking you in the eye, and all the fight drains out of you, leaving you feeling exhausted

“of course it is, daniel,” you say, the hurt palpable in your voice, “because i know it’ll never be anything more for you.” 

you don’t look at him when you leave his apartment, and when he texts you throughout the week you delete his messages without reading them 

kang dongho takes you out on one more date, this time to the zoo, but all you can think about when you see the lions and tigers are daniel’s cats, and you find yourself tearing up, apologizing to dongho and telling him it’s better if you stay friends 

“it was worth a shot,” he says before taking you home, and you’re sorry you and dongho have so little in common because he’s really quite sweet under that intimidating exterior

you tell yourself it has nothing to do with a certain b-boying idiot 

but later that night you remember how early on in your freshman year, you and daniel had ended up at an ice cream parlor past ten in the evening after terrible dates with other people, how the wet asphalt had glistened under the street lights, the way daniel’s eyes twinkled as he took your hand and brought you back to his place

that first time, he’d tasted like cupcake sprinkles and home, but you’d pulled back and laughed it off, and you had been the one to bring up the arrangement because ‘friends who make out every so often’ sounded better to you than the unknown you’d have to face if you’d admitted any feelings

daniel is awake thinking back to the same moment, the space on his couch feeling empty without you in it, and he realizes you deserve more than what he’s been willing to give you, more than the bits and pieces of himself no one else is willing to accept, that flirtatious texts and kissing sessions are not all he wants with you

two days later, you’re at your dorm studying when someone knocks, and you open the door to kang daniel, looking more nervous than you’ve ever seen him

before you can shut the door, he says, “i’m an idiot,” and you narrow your eyes, gesturing for him to continue, “i’m an idiot who wanted your heart without asking, who wanted all the best parts of you without showing you the best parts of me. i’m a coward who couldn’t tell you six years ago when i left, or three years ago when i met you again, or two weeks ago when i called your brother instead, that i like you and want to be with you—are you—are you crying?” 

and he pulls you to his chest like he has every time you’ve cried in front of him, and you can feel in the tightness of his embrace that he would do anything in his power to make things okay again

“you’re a big fucking idiot,” you mumble into his chest, and he laughs, his hand rubbing soothing circles onto your lower back

“i’m sorry,” daniel says, “i really like you,” and you stay like that for a while, feeling lighter than you have in ages

you pull back to smile up at him, stroking his cheek, watching his face for his reaction to your next words

“you’re telling my brother”

and his eyes go wide, the colour draining from his face, but you’re laughing at him, relaxing in his arms, and daniel knows two things:

first, that meeting you fifteen years ago was one of the best things to happen to him

and second, that the many years ahead will be that much sweeter with you by his side.