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fallstaticexit · 3 days
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Haven’t been feeling too good this week and today’s the worst 😭🫠 today’s episode is queued and scheduled to drop in a hour. The rest of the week is up in the air 🙏🏾 wahh
We have about 3ish more posts of part II before it concludes and we’re off to Office Siren Nancy in Part III.
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rubyjane · 1 year
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﹫𝗋𝗈𝗌𝖾𝗌_𝖺𝗋𝖾_𝗋𝗈𝗌𝗂𝖾 𝗂𝗀 𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗋𝗒 + 𝗀𝗂𝖿𝗌 ☆
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finaltimelineau · 5 months
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did you ever consider trying to befriend charles on tk? it would technically be the best route, right? friends with everyone?
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Charles' hatred for toppats runs deep. He won't be won over easy.
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theothernads · 6 months
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𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄 •·.·`¯·.·•
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Synopsis: where you try and break up with your boyfriend.
Warnings: toxic bf (boo), guns, yandere!Jay.
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"I JUST WANT TO TALK."
When he said that, you froze up and anxiety lurched at your stomach. You're standing in his modern office like a statue. You're just frozen.
Jay gives a quizzical look and he fixed his blazer. You don't miss the outline of the gun hiding in the belt of his trousers. Your breath stops for a minute.
“Look at me,” He commands sternly, and you do. You try to hide the subtle shake of your hands and your flickering gaze, but you're afraid he caught on.
“Sit, baby. I just want to talk.” Jay sighed, leaning back against his chair. The only thing that convinces you to do so is the thick desk between you and him; it managed to give you a weak sense of security.
With a slow movement, you sat, and he poked the inside of his cheek.
You don't have the privilege of even thinking straight right now. Since when were you so afraid of your boyfriend?
Was it when he nearly bruised your wrist the other day because you gave attitude.
Or was it when he confiscated your phone because you were on it ‘too much'?
What was it?
Or was it when he confessed for the first time, eyes glittering with expectancy you never wanted to meet.
“I was looking through your phone, you know?” Jay started, opening a drawer and digging into it. You kept silent, biting your inner cheek.
“And, I've discovered something quite interesting. It's quite a shock, really..”
You don't want him to continue. You can already feel the condescending words about to prick you.
“But apparently, you want to-" he chuckled in a hollow manner.”-break up with me?”
There it was- the sound of your heart sinking, thoughts crashing over each other. Your gaze falls to your lap. Okay- now you regret even texting such words. Not because you feel remorse or guilt of saying them, but because you regret even texting such traceable words.
Unpredictable he was.
“Did I say you could look at your fvcking lap?”
With a swift motion, you glanced up at him, swallowing hard.
“Care to explain, love? These diabolical texts to your friend?” He carelessly slid the phone across the table, showing your recent messages with Minji. You have nothing to say, your eyes fixed on the cracked screen, anxiety simmering slowly at your guts.
Your thoughts formulate something to say, something that could please him, but you find nothing but the dirt of the truth.
Silence.
“Are you going to explain or-.”
“it's true,” you cut him off softly. You looked up from the phone to see his glower, his frown.
“I want to break up. I've wanted to do it for a few weeks now..” you trailed off, staring at him straight in the eye.
Jay blinked, tilting his head as he nodded, as if he understood. Though, you knew his buried feelings were igniting right now.
“Why? I give you my love, gifts, I let you even talk to your friend,” Jay listed, voice growing louder each time. You swallowed hard again, eyes flickering to the desk.
“I just need space.”
“Space? Space, did you say?” Jay stood instantly but he walked to you slowly, as if to agonise you. It was working because you flinched, breath escaping in short circuits.
“I'm your boyfriend, Yn. Since when do lovers need space from each other?” Jay scoffed, now standing in front of you. You chewed on your cheek again, eyes downcast.
“You're… controlling,” You uttered so quietly that Jay stepped closer, practically exploding with ferocity.
“What did you say?” Jay snarled, arms trapping you as they rested on the armrests of the seat. With your nerves jumping all over the place, you flinched. Though he doesn't care as he continues to stab your gaze with his.
“Controlling… you're controlling,” You said a bit louder this time, though the smallest tremor accompanies your tone. And, you thought you imagined, but you saw the small smile curl at his lips. Jay puts a soft hand to your cheek, rubbing his thumb right under your eye.
You flinched away a little, but he tightened the grip on your jaw, almost forcing you closer to his face as he tilted his head. “Darling, I'm trying to keep you safe…”
That was his pathetic excuse? His reason to build this wall around you and totally trap you in.
Inhaling sharply, you pushed his hand away, a spark of determination igniting in your eyes. You weren't going to let him do this once more. To trap you within these walls.
Jay almost glared.
“You're not… trying to keep me safe… we both know that,” you said sternly, finally holding longer eye contact.
Jay could almost laugh at the confidence, but he finds unimaginable rage washing over him, taking him to a path of darker thoughts. “You just don't understand. I'm trying to keep. You. Safe.”
And you shook your head in frustration.
“From what?” You snapped at him, and Jay smiled, eyes leaving yours for a minute.
Before he even met your eyes, you felt a cold metal push at your chin, and your eyes widened a little, a short breath leaving you. You felt your head tilt up, and Jay smiled in a cruel way when he saw the shock that swept over your eyes.
“I'm keeping you safe, baby. From this…” Jay clicked the metal, sending you to shut your eyes tight, chest tight with distress.
“I don't want to hurt you, Yn… I want you to be unscathed, safe…” Jay continued, the gun now tapping your cheek lightly and you were frozen, voice buried beneath that fear.
You didn't think your boyfriend would ever pull a gun on you, but here you were with his own nefarious weapon pressing on your cheek.
“J-Jay-.”
“Shh, baby. I know, you don't like this, but I'm proving my point, right? You and I both want you safe, right?” Jay leaned in closer, gun at your jaw, and your skin burns with terror, shoulders tensing up. When you stayed silent, he pressed the barrel at your jaw more causing you to whimper.
“Answer me. Don't you want to be safe?”
“Yes…”
Jay gave a soft smile in this dark situation, and he removed the gun from your jaw, causing you to breathe a little, but Jay leaned in, right to your ear. You flinched away, but he doesn't care.
“So, are you still going to break up with me, baby? You still want to leave my safety?” He asked lowly, threats falling over your ears. Tears stung your eyes, a shudder pricking your spine.
Biting your lip to shut yourself up, you let out a sniffle; Jay chuckled, still next to your ear.
“Don't cry… it's just better this way, baby. Do you understand?” Jay gave a deceiving gentle kiss to your ear, making you tear up more.
You can't take this anymore. You just can't. Though, he saw everything through tinted glasses and, instead of wiping your tears, he gripped the gun to your thigh, barrel threatening to bruise your skin underneath and spoke.
"The next time you have such a bizarre idea, I'll be forced to use this,” Jay said, putting the gun to your shoulder, right at the joint as your breaths became shaky.
“And I'll shoot.”
At this point, your voice was gone, it ran away from reality. You couldn't speak, to which he smiled, kissing your forehead before saying words that flooded you with distress.
“I knew you would understand. I love you, baby.”
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A/n: instead of working on my smau, I diverged and wrote this instead 💀🤡
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trailshome · 3 months
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PLAY THE UPDATE HERE:
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New Story Update #2
Hey guys! I've been able to write some almost every day since the last update! Still feel motivated, even though there was a time I hated a scene and deleted a huge chunk all at once.
Word Count? I am now at 16,140 from 11,498! Averaging about 1500 words a day, which is better than at the last count. That's 3-4 posted parts in my usual writing style.
Character development - For the male lead of this story, I wanted to do slightly different than my usual support spouse type. (Although I love Liam to the end of time) This time, he is a much colder, more serious type of character. Everyone finds him a bit stiff and intimidating. But it only highlights it that much more when he is different for our main character.
So having a more serious, quiet character, but then doing something slightly childish (For example the main character makes him and another character cookies as a thank you gift, and he does calmly walk off with both boxes when the other guy is distracted) is quite a fun contrast!
Hope everyone else is having fun writing and reading! Now one thing I'm trying to figure out is how far ahead to get in the story before it would be good to start posting the actual story parts!
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hypnofantasma · 6 months
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NAME UPDATES
After working on my rewrites a bit, I have decided to rename the main stories of Kenopsia, as well as the overarching story itself! This came after months of thinking it over and writing things out and realizing I could make, just, better names overall.
Kenopsia is now known as HYPNOFANTASMA!
It's a name I came up with long ago, and I feel its whimsy fits a lot better. Stands out a bit more to me.
As for the other major story part names...
To Be Forever is now known as The Epic of Synchros.
Event Horizon is now known as Mindless Paradise.
Stars Below gets no rename, it already got its rename a while back. It's all good!
Corpse Eyes is now known as Terminal Cycle.
To Be the Last is now known as End-Time Honor.
I'll be updating blog names and info (and maybe actually finally answering stuff) today. You can use old tags as legacy tags if you want, I don't mind! And I hope you guys also like these renames! :]
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evienyx · 1 month
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Fractures: Sundered Spirits, Book Two, Chapter Two: Swordsworn
Fractures: Sundered Spirits, Chapter Two
Fractures: Sundered Spirits, from the Beginning
Fractures, from the Beginning
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Memories often bring out things that were meant to be kept hidden. Perhaps, though, this can be a good thing.
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Whoa, what's that I smell? A new Fractures chapter?
I've made the executive decision to not actually make any promises about update dates anymore. They never work out, and then I just feel embarrassed. I don't even remember if I made a promise on this one. Who cares, it's here now.
Anyway, if you haven't checked it out already, the first chapter of the Fractures Rewrite is up! You can check it out with the link to the Beginning above, or just by going to the first chapter of the original Fractures work.
Okay, enjoy the chapter! This one was a slog to get through mostly because I'm so excited to get to future stuff. As is my constant curse. Ah, well.
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oddsconvert · 1 month
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SHE'S DONE!!!! 🎉😍 (ITHINKIHOPE-OHGODIMSOPETRIFIEDANDANXIOUS-WHYAMISOWORRIED)
But tis very late, I fear! So I will be posting tomorrow instead 💖
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conphusedredpandaa · 5 months
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New chapter (9) up and ready!!!!
https://archiveofourown.org/works/53774977/chapters/140206624
(I wanted to draw a cover for New Life but was having a hard time. So I used this adorable Kurameshi picture for it!)
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fallstaticexit · 25 days
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This next update for Nancy’s story is soo long 😭 I’m going to have to get creative. Idk, personally I use to think 30 panels per post was too much because I didn’t want to overdue it but now I feel like I need more because I like for it to flow like a tv episode. I like a good cliff hanger but not where it doesn’t make sense.
Well while I hit the drawing board, here’s a little sneak peek ✨
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SNOWDIN: PART 1: Sans, Papyrus, And Coney.
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finaltimelineau · 16 days
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Just one.
Just a lil smooch!
Kiss the pilot!
That’s a dare >:3
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Charles does not believe in kissing the homies 😔
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all54321 · 9 months
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Chapter 1: From Void to Ruins
Make Yourself at Home (Stay as Long as you Need)
After many months of work, it’s finally here. I’m so excited to share this with y’all, A lot of work was put into this fic (and AU as a whole) and it’s come out great.
Of course this is all thanks to @hermitshippingbigbang <3
Summary: After years of imprisonment, Grian finally escapes the watchers, only to find himself in Scar’s the Crafting Dead world instead. He’s determined to escape this world as quickly as he can, but it proves harder then he had anticipated.
Despite how suspicious Grian is, Scar takes Grian under his wing, teaching him how to survive. He’s just glad to have company after surviving all on his own for so long.
Read here!
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theothernads · 6 months
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₊˚⊹♡ ᶜʰᵃᵖᵗᵉʳ ²: 𝐆𝐎𝐎𝐃 𝐁𝐎𝐘 𝐆𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐁𝐀𝐃 (ʏᴊᴡ)
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𝘖𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴 Y.JW. By 𝙙𝙞𝙢𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩01
-an 𝙀𝙉𝙃𝙔𝙋𝙀𝙉 fanfic
-𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀 <3
Yn believed in logic. Jungwon believed in understanding his emotions. Their friends knew they would get into petty arguments. All in all, they desire a successful university life, away from their past and families. However, when murders appear in the premises of their own school, and the past comes back to meet them, they find a link and team up with their logic and emotions to find out the culprit and resume their normal lives. But, no one guaranteed their safety and their feelings for each other.
Pairing: Yang Jungwon × female reader
Ft. Enha, Le Sserafim, Bangtan, TXT, Newjeans
Smau+ written ※。.:*:・'°☆
⚠️𝙒𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜: swearing, murder, obsession, mental disorders +health, suicide, family problems, not all members are goodDo not proceed if you have a problem/sensitivity to any of those topics. Do not copy my work.
ᵀᵃᵍˡⁱˢᵗ: ᵒᵖᵉⁿ
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< Masterlist >
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YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOU SCREAMED FOR LONG, but one thing you did register is Jungwon's fingers curling around your arm, pulling you back.
Your eyes was fixtated over the bloodied skin, his open eyes staring at the night sky.
"Shit, come on, Yn, stand up!" Jungwon said, his voice trembling and you found the strength in your legs.
Your thoughts were just tangled and intertwined, you couldn't hear a single coherent thought.
"Yn!"
You stood, the sheer shock freezing your nerves as you clung onto Jungwon, and you find yourself and him backing away.
What the fvck just happened? The red lights from his car didn't help. It only added to the darkness surround you and him.
You could almost hear your own heartbeat, staring at the body bag...
"Get in the car." You pulled on his arm. Jungwon nodded wordlessly and he gave you a little push as well.
You barely registered how badly your legs were melting as you pulled the car door open, entering the warmth of the vehicle, but everything felt so cold inside your muscles.
With a slam of his door, Jungwon shakily clutched his phone.
"Um, what happened? We heard you scream?" Yunjin asked, oblivious of what your mind was just tainted with. And you didn't speak for a second.
"Yn, Jungwon?"
Jay gazed at you and him, watching how Jungwon fumbled with his phone, typing in the 3 numbers and latching the phone to his ear. Instinctively, he locked the car doors, realising how they were utterly drowned in darkness, the dark road isolated, crops and plants on either side.
You rubbed your eyes, swiping a hand through your hair and you felt the flashes of the body shock you.
"What the fvck is going on?" Yunjin said again, leaning off her backseat.
"It's... there's a body..."
Yunjin stilled, words and thoughts freezing for a good moment. It wasn't quite processed in anyone's brain. It didn't sound real.
"You're kidding-."
"I'm sorry, did you say body- as in, a dead body?" Jay spoke up but he was in disbelief.
And Jungwon started speaking into the phone, eyes flickering here and there, feeling a little sick. He could almost smell the lingering stench of blood.
"Hello, I need to report something..."
Whilst Jungwon discussed with the police, you couldn't help but feel the looming darkness. The eerie night hung over the car more heavily. You couldn't find your words that were buried deep in your chest.
There was something peculiar about the man. The little stubble on his chin, the wrinkles dented underneath the eyes, the blue fabric over his once-alive body.
The realisation dawned upon you, and your breath came out shaky as you heard Yunjin speak again, trying to ask if you're okay, her hand shaking your shoulder a little.
"I recognise him," You said quietly, staring ahead in the darkness. Yunjin and Jay became quiet, bewildered.
"What do you mean?" Jay murmured.
For a few seconds, you heard Jungwon speak frantically about what he saw into the phone, and then you turned to the two in the back, anxious knots tightening your chest.
"The man... the d-dead body... its the school Janitor."
After a few minutes of waiting on the line and staying frozen in the car, your heartbeat calmed a little. It was still racing, but your nerves weren't going insanely crazy, and your fingers tangled over each other.
Yunjin and Jay kept silent, their head occasionally turning towards the back windshield, seeing the blurred outline of the body bag within the red lights.
And Jungwon's eyes darted around, his fingers picking at his sleeve, his phone heating his ear, but he couldn't even register the increasing warmth over his igniting thoughts.
You couldn't help but try and make yourself feel better, words coming out before you registered them.
"Since he's dead, do you think Jungwon will get arrested?"
Everyone turned to you in silence. Jungwon furrowed his eyebrows, disbelief sweeping across his gaze.
"What the fvck?"
"Sorry."
Their phones light up simultaneously, reminding them that they were somewhat connected to reality outside of the traumatic event you and Jungwon witnessed.
Though it was just Heeseung asking about desserts and Jay scowled, muttering a "he just doesn't give up".
Where you did find Heeseung to be comforting in... strange ways, you found it more comforting when flashing blue and red lights caught your gaze from the mirrors of the car.
The sirens peirced the silence of the isolated road, 2 vehicles pulling up in front of Jungwon's car, securing the area. Everyone practically deflated, you and Jungwon especially.
A few officers exited, talking into their radios as they sauntered to the windows, knocking thrice. Jungwon instantly put the windows down, heart racing.
They started off introducing themselves, one officer at your side and another at Jungwon's. They asked for names first before everyone had to get out the car despite the creeping anxiety.
Hugging yourself, you stood next to Jungwon and Yunjin, the air growing chilly. Maybe it was only colder because you refused to move a muscle.
More police officers gathered around the body, their radios buzzing as messages were transacted. You're glad Yunjin and Jay didn't need to witness that.
You were snapped back to reality when a kind voice spoke to everyone. You glanced to see a young man, black hair and full lips. You saw his sympathetic smile and he held a little, black notepad.
"Hi, I'm officer Sim Jaeyun, I'm going to take in statements," He introduced himself. Though, Jay perked up, glancing at Jaeyun with a spark in his eye.
"Bro?" Jay uttered, stepping forward. The officer glanced, a similiar spark in his eyes.
"Braur?" Jaeyun said back, and everyone witnessed them approaching each other, dabbing one another. It was honestly the most weirdest thing to be fair.
Jay smiled a little before turning to you and the other two, sensing the confusion.
"Ah right, Jaeyun- I mean, Jake, used to be my study partner. We took different courses but they aligned pretty well."
Oh right- Jay took forensics before dropping out that path before he got hit with the difficulty.
It was a nice little reunion, but no one said anything, frankly too apprehensive.
"And they're my friends. We were about to get dessert, but y'know, those plans are ruined..."
Jake shook his head softly, smiling at everyone. He held his notepad, sighing.
"I didn't think my reunion with you would be at a crime scene." Jake breathed, looking at Jay and the others with concern.
An awkward laugh escaped Jay's lips and he scratched his nape.
"Yeah, it's not ideal..."
You stared blankly at the ground, mind slowly crumbling. You shuddered and Jay noticed, worry twinkling in his eye.
Jake spoke again. "I transferred a few weeks ago. So, to be fair, this is my first case right now."
Everyone kind of listened, the chill of the wind grazing everyone's skin, hair messing up slightly. Jake decided to set everything down to business as he cleared his throat, and flipped his notepad.
"I'll take statements. Who found the body first? I'll probably take their statement first."
You and Jungwon perked up. You don't know what it was, but the actual idea of seeing a dead body, a person that smiled at you this morning kind of haunted you. And for Jungwon, he didn't imagine his night turning out like this, the police making it so much more real for him.
"Me and Yn... found it," Jungwon chimed quietly, calmly. And Jake nodded, gesturing for you and him to walk closer.
Following his orders, the two separated from the other two, and feeling as if the air escaped their lungs. Even if it was windy and there was plenty to be shared.
Keeping his professional stance, Jake clicked his pen and looked at Jungwon.
"I guess you were the one driving?"
Jungwon nodded, eyes flickering as if his thoughts were drawn to some other place in his head. "Yeah..."
"And, where were you going?" Jake inquired, writing down briefly with a brisk scribble.
Now that you thought about it, you felt bad for prompting this whole trip the dessert shop- you only planted yourself in trouble and now, you were stuck with a memory you and him never wanted.
"A dessert shop. We were going to the new one that opened up.." Jungwon uttered, gaze shifting again, arms playing with his long sleeves.
Jake just nodded and he continued with the generic questions of did you see anything suspicious and all of that. But you stayed silent, reality becoming a fuzz to you. You didn't even hear Jungwon calling your name.
"Yn?" Jungwon said sternly, nudging your side and you flinched, eyes snapping back to Jake.
"Oh.. sorry," You murmured, finding yourself inhaling deeply, the anxiety fogging up your lungs.
Jake nodded and just turned to you.
"Same thing, I presume?"
You honestly didn't hear Jungwon speaking.
"I... yeah. The dessert shop... and then we ran over something hard... and the body..." you trailed off, remembering the Janitor's gentle look before you left the campus.
It just didn't seem real. You must be imagining things...
"Yn? Are you okay?" Jake asked, inching closer to you and causing you to nod aimlessly.
"I recognise him..."
Jungwon gave you the same curious look as Jake began to listen closer.
"Really?"
"The Janitor at school. He.. I'm pretty sure it's him..."
"And what school do you guys go to?"
"Youreun University," You replied automatically. It just terrified you that someone you met this morning had completely been robbed off their life.
With your growing apprehension, Jake nodded and wrote down the scribble. "Thank you. Do you need some water or anything? You look a little... dazed."
Jungwon and Jake saw you shake your head, giving a grateful smile, but your eyes were glued back to the body bag surrounded by officers.
And suddenly, your urge to apologise to Jungwon kind of grew.
"You won't arrest us, right?" You said, and Jake had to restrain a smile.
"No, no, of course not. There's not really evidence you guys did anything. Besides, you guys have given me some alibis. We'll just check that and you will probably be free to go." Jake ruffled his hair in the wind, brown locks flying around.
Jungwon deflated at the news and you nodded, wanting to reach home. The sweet desire of dessert was completely dry in your head, and to be fair, you did need some water. And your bed.
"How do you recognise him? Are you related or...?"
"No, I just happened to bump into him t-this morning," You replied, rubbing your own arm, suddenly feeling the chill of the night.
Jake nodded and sighed, asking a few more questions before he relaxed on the statement-taking.
Jungwon's eyes trailed back to the body, being able to see the faint dry blood on the man's neck, and his eyes were forced closed. He shuddered.
After taking a short statement from Yunjin and Jay, they all stood on one side of the road with Jake giving a reassuring smile to everyone.
"So, are you here for good?" Jay asked Jake, arms crossed. Jake nodded.
"Yeah, if I impress my boss," Jake muttered, suddenly having his face morph into somewhat distress at the mention of his superior. Everyone stared.
"You looked like you saw a ghost- is your boss bad or something?" Jay uttered, joking but when Jake stared back with the same startled expression, everyone kind of basked in the silence.
Sheepishly scratching his head, Jake gathered his words.
"It's not that he's bad... he's just a bit... how do I say it-?"
Before Jake could continue, a voice broke him out of his speech and a man approached them, tall with shoulders back, black hair, almost into a mullet with a blue jacket over his attire.
"Jake, I've been looking for you."
He winced and turned back to Jay with a whisper.
"Melodramatic," Jake finished his sentence and everyone heard it, a small smile tugging at the lips.
His boss sauntered over, a mask over his face, which he pulled down to fully examine everyone, obviously a little tedious at the sight. It wasn't everyday that you saw 4 university students and a dead body.
"Did they find the body, officer Sim?"
He was quick to answer, nodding. "Yes, sir. And I took the stat-."
"The statements? Good. You're kind of getting used to this."
Jay had to hold back a smirk as he gave a discrete side-eye to Jake. The officer simply smiled, though it was so little.
"And, do their alibis match? Do you think they're suspects?" His boss asked once more, looking at his phone momentarily. Jake shook his head, keeping up his polite stature.
"No, sir. I think they're all good to go. Of course, if you think so," Jake uttered, hands behind his back. Then, the man finally looked at you and the others, scanning each one before nodding, acknowledging.
"Nice to meet you despite such unfortunate events. I'm DCI Kim Seokjin, I'm leading this investigation," he introduced himself, bringing out these small business cards to hand to you and the others.
Hesitantly taking it, everyone just looked in silence, bowing slightly out of courtesy.
"Well, if officer Jake thinks you are free to go, I'll trust his word. And don't worry, we'll solve this quickly- don't dwell on it."
But that thought, for you and Jungwon, seemed to be much further than you could reach within an arm's length. The shudder that ran through your spine was noticeable and you hugged yourself tightly, the wind brushing your skin.
Seokjin nodded and gave a curt smile, thinking he was done here. "Please go home. I'm pretty sure university students don't want to be out this late after what you guys have seen."
The ride back home was silent to say the least. You couldn't even hear yourself breathe over the engine and the sound of the wheels rolling along. You sighed, rubbing your eyes briefly.
Yunjin couldn't dare to ask and interrupt your silent trance, wanting to ask much more. But she knew better and left you alone.
And Jay ignored how his phone kept vibrating with Heeseung exploding with tweets on twitter. Silently scowling, he turned his phone to silent before looking at Jungwon, who stiffly drove, lips tightly shut.
The apology was right at your lips, but you didn't really say anything, feeling sick. The smell lingered in your nose, forcing your stomach to shift.
"You okay?" Jay asked, breaking the brittle silence.
With a small sigh, you nodded with your head planted somewhere else. "Yeah.."
Jungwon couldn't say anything, eyes flickering around as if he was searching for something. Though, no one questioned it.
So when Jungwon dropped you and Yunjin home, he didn't say anything, eyes focused on his steering wheel. Jay slipped into the front seat, giving a concerned glance to his friend.
"You haven't said a word since we got in the car. You okay?" Jay asked, buckling the seatbelt. Jungwon responded with a sigh, nodding as he glanced around the street cautiously.
"I'm fine. I just need sleep to be honest," Jungwon murmured, which was partially true. After all that his mind was completely dragged through the mud, and he wanted to just get home and forget about it.
Jay understood and nodded, facing the front.
He didn't realise the way Jungwon shuddered when he started the car again, trying to get rid of the goosebumps flaring across his arms and neck.
It wasn't a long drive to Jay's dorm, and Jungwon couldn't even muster a wave before driving off, feeling the roads get lonelier.
He was just pondering, his gaze flickering back and forth. It just didn't seem real that he saw death again. The lifeless eyes.
He breathed shakily, gulping hard as he returned home, the goosebumps engraved in his skin.
He wanted to forget the look, the mere display of death and the paranoia that was starting to become more prominent the more he walked up to his front door and entered his home.
In the proximity of his house, he finally relaxed, absolutely withered and shaken with apprehension. To be fair, he didn't even think about brushing his teeth before he dropped to his bed and finally went on his phone.
He simply ignored the email regarding his film project and tapped onto twitter.
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How you even made it to university the next day was a mystery. You and Yunjin sauntered through the halls, and you were tired.
Your eyes had slight bags under them, and you were still cautiously darting your eyes around the school halls. It seemed normal. Like the news hadn't slipped into the crowd.
And you were daydreaming so much, you didn't realise you bumped into Sunoo, who was leaning on the wall, playing a game on his phone and he made a little "oof" sound.
Yunjin tugged you back by the sleeve and glanced to your zoned-out state.
Upon seeing Sunoo, you sheepishly smiled.
"Sorry, Sun," You murmured, stepping back a little. He smiled, pausing his game.
"It's fine. You seem a little stressed. Or.. dizzy. Are you about to pass out??" Sunoo lists frantically, suddenly sending a hand flying to your forehead, checking for any temperature.
You flinched away a little, giving a roll of the eyes. "I'm not going to pass out," You said defensively.
Sunoo took his hand away, pouting. "You certainly look distracted. What's up?"
Yunjin and you exchanged glances, considering whether or not to tell him what atrocities was deeply buried in your memory. Sighing, you gestured for him to come closer until you, Yunjin and Sunoo were huddled in a bizarre circle.
"Don't tell anyone, okay?" You blinked at Sunoo.
Too eager to know, he nodded and his gaze was perplexed but curious.
You never imagined having to say these words in your entire life.
"Well, you know how we went out last night?"
Sunoo hums in response, tilting his head.
"Well, we were on the way to get dessert. We tweeted it, remember?"
"Oh, I wasn't really on twitter last night... I didn't see it," Sunoo said, smiling awkwardly. You shrugged and dismissed it.
"It's fine. But we maye have... um... how do i say it... ran over a dead body and... you know, we had to call a police-."
"I'm sorry, what!?" Sunoo exclaimed, startling both you and Yunjin. She shushed him, a finger on her lips and glaring slightly.
Sunoo covered his mouth, apologetic before he uncovered it.
"A dead body. Are you being for real?" Sunoo whispered in the little huddle. Yunjin nodded, shuddering a little.
"We called the police obviously... and we were let go." You sighed, playing with your hair a little. Though, Sunoo couldn't get the startled look out of his expression. It stayed firmly in his eyes.
"That's crazy. I can't... believe it," Sunoo muttered, stepping back from the huddle with concern. You and Yunjin stayed silent for a moment.
"Just don't tell anyone, Sunoo. I don't think we need people to look and point fingers at us." Yunjin sighed, eyeing the crowd around her as if they were discreetly listening.
Sunoo nodded slowly, taking his time to process the events.
In silence, you, Yunjin and Sunoo walk to class, expecting to meet Jungwon and Jay at the top where their designated seats are. But to your surprise, they weren't.
As you and Yunjin were about to follow Sunoo, the professor steps over.
Sunoo glanced over his shoulder quizzically and you stared back with a concerned shrug as to why you and Yunjin are being held up. The curiosity and apprehension bubbled in both you and Yunjin.
The professor smiles awkwardly.
"Miss Choi, Miss Huh, the principal wants to meet you in the office," He said quietly over the half-filled classroom. Although, you could definitely feel one or ten gazes pricking your sides.
"Did he say why?" Yunjin replied.
"I'm afraid not, but I was told to pass the message on."
And you and Yunjin give a little glance to each other, obviously cautious, but the professor ushers you and her away from the class, from Sunoo, who had already sat at his seat.
With the hallways nearly empty now that you and her were pushed out, she turned to you with a snap of a head.
"Are we going to get suspended or something?" She mumbled, looking with wide eyes. You honestly don't know- heck, your mind was still quite cloudy with everything from last night.
The weight of the situation kind of catches up to you. What if it was about last night?
"I... do you think its about last night?" You said whilst walking with Yunjin.
She sighed, puffing her cheeks momentarily as she was buried deep in her thoughts. "It could be. But... what would he say? I mean, the police said we're free to go.."
You thought it was ludicrous to be asked again about last night. You try not to imagine the bridge you're about to cross to re-enter last night's events.
Arriving at the office, there was already a faint mutter within. Yunjin gave a polite knock and, after a few moments, the door opened for them.
Inside, Jay and Jungwon were already seated on one of the couches, bodies tensed up. Yunjin and you blink a few times before seating yourselves on the opposite side.
Oh, here it goes...
The Principal pushed back his glasses over his elderly eyes and he stands in front of his desk.
"I'm sure you're aware of what happened last night..?"
Everyone hummed in a small response and nod, staring at the principal in silence.
"And I hope you all are okay, right?"
Everyone gave a little murmur of agreement and the principal gave a sympathetic smile. He leaned on his desk, and it looked like he was searching for something to say.
"I'm sure you don't want to remember something so traumatic," The principal started, looking at you. You swallowed down the memory and looked at your fingers.
"And, since the police are investigating it, I'm happy to push this behind us."
Everyone stilled a little bit. You glanced at the principal with a hint of disbelief. You wanted to forget about it.. but you didn't expect the principal himself to throw away the key for you.
And Jungwon gave you a skeptical glance, equally as confused.
"So... you expect us to forget about it? You're telling us not to talk about it?" Jay chimed up with confusion.
The Principal sighed a little, expecting this little arrow of doubt. And he nodded in agreement. "I understand, Jongseong. But, we have a few events and festivals coming up. And I'm sure... you do not want to talk about it.."
Jay stared at the ground, pondering. And everyone considered that not talking about it was the better side of the fence. You didn't want to have that news spread around, but you also hate the paranoia that bit you when you thought about the Janitor's body.
"So, do we agree, dear students? I don't want this to affect your grades if people start bringing it up. Awkward, is it not?" The principal pressed on it even more.
Since no one protested anymore and argued internally, he nodded and smiled at everyone. Though, you know that your friends were all flooded with the same kind of bewilderment you had.
"I know it may be hard to forget. But, the police have told me everything. It's in my greatest confidence that nothing like this will happen again. So, if we are all happy here, you can go now."
When the four were walking to English, no one said anything, the conversation lingering in the air. And it bothered you greatly.
Jay huffed, gripping his backpack a little tighter and scoffed.
"Forget about it? We're just supposed to shut up about it because of the upcoming festival," Jay interjected, clearly astonished.
"Apparantly. What do you expect from Yoreun?" Yunjin uttered, walking along still.
What were you expecting? The police were investigating, they talked to the school and they also tried to reassure you and the others once again. You kept your thoughts spinning and sighed, finding the logic within all this.
"I guess I can't blame them." You said softly, changing your mind from before. Perhaps forgetting was better for you and for the school.
The others looked at you quizzically, eyes stuck on you.
"You can't blame them?" Yunjin chimed, looking forward again, an empty smile on her lips.
"I mean, I don't think I want to talk about it anyway."
Maybe it was because you didn't want the school to email parents, to email your dad that the university his daughter was going to, was being targeted by a killer. Sounded dramatic in your head, but you don't think you could find the energy to actually build a speech to give to your dad to say why you're completely fine where you were.
Jungwon could get what you meant, and he shrugged. "I guess they need their cash. And this festival is their way."
"I guess so- greedy school. How could I forget?" Jay spoke, joking a little bit.
"Still, it feels wrong to just ignore it, you know?" Yunjin said again, the weight of the situation dawning on her. It was a literal murder of someone that went to this school.
Shouldn't there be a few misses days, more police cars around the University campus? But there were no cars shielding the area- it was a normal day.
English literature was as boring as ever. As you typed on your computer and tried to concentrate, you caught a glimpse of Sunoo sneakily on his phone, scrolling through something with blaring headlines.
'Man found brutally murdered'
It caught your eye and you turned your head fully to gently nudge Sunoo. He turned in response and saw your eyes glued to the article.
With a silent exchange, he slid the phone over to you and you immediately read through, putting yourself in the memories of last night again.
It was on the news. Heck, it was trending. You recognised the road and the silent video played, showing a news reporter in front of yellow tapes and roaming officers. You felt like you were there again as you held your breath.
And a picture popped on screen, showing the Janitor's once-alive face, a smile that he once gave you when he opened the door for you.
A shudder crept up your spine as you paused the video and slid the phone back wordlessly.
As much as you wanted to forget, you don't know if you could.
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"I'm not going to lie, yn, how are you in school today?" Sunoo chirped up as soon as class ended. His gaze focused on you, but they were concerned.
You shrugged, rubbing your exhausted eyes, not knowing what to rebute his statement with.
"I can't miss class."
"Yeah, but you can't just ignore what happened," He remarked, taking out the white medicine bottle out his bag before packing everything else up.
You packed up as well, and students slowly left their seats in a line. You stared, waiting and noticed Sunoo taking 2 pills this time. And you raised an eyebrow.
"2 pills?" You spoke without thinking, eyeing the white tablets. Sunoo smiled awkwardly and gave a dismissive wave.
"I haven't been sleeping well to be honest," He replied but he was neutral about it as he zipped his bag.
You nodded, letting him do what he needed before turning to the others who were lazily packing up. Your gaze went to Jungwon right next to you as he sighed, eyes focused on his bag and getting his belongings in.
With a quiet voice, you spoke.
"You okay, Jungwon?"
With a quick turn, he glanced at you and sighed, nodding. "Yeah."
He still looked deep in thought despite his clear answer.
The mood was turning heavier, clouding that positivity you were trying to hook on to. So, understandably, you try initiate a joke, you know, to smoothe out this thick gloom hanging over the friend group.
"At least no one knows you're in your hit and miss phase-."
Before you could finish the sentence, his finger collided with your forehead to give a stinging sensation at your temple. You hissed, whining as you recoiled back a little bit.
"Jungwon, what the fvck?" You snapped at him, holding your forehead as if you were hit with a stone. Though, he gave a little shrug, that look of smugness creeping in his unbothered smile.
"Stop making these stupid jokes. They're ass," he spoke, tilting his chin up and ignoring the glare you threw him.
Though, you couldn't argue for long before psychology was in about 5 minutes. So, without getting your desired revenge, you waved by to the others and walked to psychology.
How you managed to balance the two was still unknown. It took a lot of all-nighters, coffee and a dream.
Upon entering psychology, the teacher hadnt arrived, meaning you could actually settle down before the class started drilling information in.
Of course, you sat next to Minji, Heeseung and Chaewon; they sat at the back, conversing in their own little circle, particularly interested in Chaewon's phone.
"Hey, guys," You greeted them with a small smile. Minji ushered you over and so you listened, hunching over the phone to see what they were so deeply invested in.
And your heart sank a little, seeing the familiar face of the Janitor loom on the screen and your heart shook a little. Today was just not going in your favour.
Though, the other 3 were silent- even Heeseung- until the video ended and he sighed, letting out a puff of air. Minji and Chaewon have this blank look in their eyes, but Chaewon grabs your hand, tugging you to sit down.
"Have you heard about it? It's literally all over the news," Chaewon said, eyes doe in shock.
Oh girl, you have no idea, you thought.
"That's so crazy, I swear I have seen him somewhere before," Minji commented, sat back in her seat and she was dazed.
"Well yeah, the news reporter said he worked here as the Janitor." Heeseung ruffled his hair.
Your eyes were downcast for a moment before you chewed on your lower lip.
"Have you heard about it, Yn?" Heeseung chimed, focusing on your docile state.
But, you snapped out of it, ignoring the foggy thoughts in your head. "Yeah... I have heard of it. But let me tell you guys a secret."
They all turned to you, intruiged and you leaned forward, concealing the conversation to this inner circle.
"What secret?" Minji urged on, her eyes brimming with curiosity. And it seemed that Heeseung and Chaewon also leaned in.
You took a deep breath and told yourself, you could trust them.
"I was there. You know the tweets last night about how Jungwon ran over something?" You turned to Heeseung.
With a nod, he urged on, but you felt like he already knew.
"Well, it wasn't just anything. It... was him. The Janitor. We found him last night," You said slowly, hiding the tremor in your voice.
The silence hung in the air, all of them processing it but Chaewon's jaw dropped a little before she let out a forced puff of air.
"You're kidding. Are you being serious?"
"That's why you couldn't get me ice cream.." Heeseung mumbled, distraught. And Minji scowled.
"Will you shut up about the ice cream?"
"Yeah, it's kind of embarrassing considering your tweets last night," Chaewon grumbled, reminding Heeseung of his little series of grateful confessions
"Never. I was anticipating that. I didn't know that would happen," He defensively exclaimed and you gestured to him to keep the sound down.
Right now, the news didn't say who found the bodies, so you would like to keep it that way, locked away from the world.
"Yeah. We were en route to the dessert shop when... we found it. We went home straight after."
"Which is understandable. Oh my gosh, you saw a dead body... of someone who worked here..." Minji added on and she gave a little reassuring pat on the arm.
You smiled softly, hiding how your mind was still buzzing with the images of the grotesque body.
"Yeah... me and Jungwon uncovered it but..." you shuddered a little, failing to hide the shiver sweeping your body. All of them were obviously concerned but Heeseung sighed.
"Me personally, I would never think about going to dessert shops ever again," He said, eyes widening. And the girls glared at him with a slow turn onf their heads, to which he shrunk back in his seat with a guilty smile.
He didn't try to save himself, but you smiled at his comment. Because you think it's true- you would think more than twice before trying to go to a dessert shop and not expect to think of this moment.
Sighing, you patted the girls' arms and you huddled in again.
"Just... don't tell anyone. Please." You looked to them, eyes landing on Heeseung. And he nodded, as he glanced down.
"Don't worry about it."
Chaewon hugged your arm, pouting with her concern rising in her grip. "Don't worry about the death either. I'm pretty sure it's a one-time thing."
Everyone murmured in agreement, attempting to drain the tension surrounding the news. You were somewhat grateful they were trying, and it worked for a few seconds as your muscles relaxed.
"Yeah, it has to be a coincidence... we have that fundraising festival coming up. I don't think the school would want to cancel it." Heeseung reassured your composure.
"Yeah... a coincidence." You heard yourself mutter, once again sensing your own uneasiness.
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A/n: and the tea begins. Lmao, ignore how long it took to actually write a chapter for this 🧍🏻‍♀️🤡
Hope you enjoyed, loves <3
Also thanks for sm notes on my Jay Yandere drabble 🤭🫶🏽
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New Story Update #6
Continuing with my trend of updating every 3 days, as it is a serious motivator to write daily! Naturally less words on work days, looking forward to some weekend writing.
Word count: 35,472 from 32,393, so averaging about 1,000 words a day.
Today I was really happy about some of the writing, because I went back and added to earlier parts of the draft. Just really touches here and there, but just really adding to who my character is and why she is like the way she is.
For example, she enjoys playing the violin, but she hesitates to perform for other people, as her parents strictly controlled it in her previous life. Going so far as to force her to break her own instrument when they caught her playing for fun where others could hear.
Honestly, so excited to start sharing the story with you guys! The progress has been great! I hope it's going well for you too!
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