A World In-between
➵ VAV: (angel) Baron x fem. reader / one shot, angel AU / angst, fluff
➵ warnings: mentions of death, mentions of violence (car crash)
➵ word count: 2.5k
➵ series: Baron, Ayno, St. Van, Ziu, Lou, Ace
You don't know how much time has passed by now.
Everyday is the same for you - you keep wandering the brightly lit hallway in front of your room, never going too far, always returning before it gets dark outside.
Sometimes you follow the doctors or nurses into some of the other occupied rooms on this ward, observe how they treat patients, how they talk to family members, how they sometimes break down when someone didn't pull through.
Like you.
Well, technically you're not dead.
Yet.
Right now, you - or rather, your body - is laying in room 394. Machines help you breathe, help you get nourishment, help you stay alive.
At least for the time being.
You guess a bit over four weeks have passed since your car accident (not your fault, but the drunk driver who hit you only got a few bruises, while you are now stuck in a coma - life's funny like that sometimes). Your family and friends still visit regularly, some more than others, they are the only entertainment you get in this world in-between. You haven't seen other... ghosts, lost souls or whatever you are, yet. You also haven't looked for any, if you're being honest.
You have watched enough Supernatural to know there are only two possibilities for you: move on or stay stuck forever.
You don't believe the encouraging words of the doctors, promising your parents a speedy recovery once you wake up. If you wake up sounds more like it. You heard some nurses talk in low voices behind your parents’ back - that the chances you'll ever wake up again are very slim indeed. Probably going towards zero by now.
You sigh, stroll around your room and look out of the window and into the dark night sky. No stars are visible tonight, the bright lights of the city masking the natural light of the far aways suns completely.
"There you are."
You whirl around, clutching your heart - is it possible for a ghost (lost soul, whatever) to have a heart attack? Because you're pretty sure you almost got one thanks to the person now standing in the middle of your room.
His hair is blond and a bit unkempt, he's tall and slim and sports a soft smile, his eyes forming little crescents.
"Uh. Hi.", you just say, a bit dumbfounded.
His smile widens. "Hi."
That's all he gives you. You tilt your head to one side, calculating him with a critical look. "Not to be rude, but who are you?", you ask, feeling a bit bolder thanks to his inviting, open face.
"You can call me Baron.", he answers, burying his hands into the pockets of his white trousers.
"And... you were searching for me?"
"Yes."
"Why?"
"Because you're lonely."
You huff at that. "I'm not! My parents just left. And I know for a fact that my best friend will come visit again - tomorrow morning before her lecture, actually. She told me so herself."
Baron just gazes at you, one eyebrow slightly raised.
You gulp a bit. "And... I mean, there are doctors and nurses and-"
"You haven't left your room."
"That's not true! I was wandering the hallway just yesterday."
"There are others like you here, you know.", Baron offers, tilting his head to the side, "Don't you want to go and meet them?"
You cross your arms in front of your chest, observing the young man in front of you. Nothing gives you the impression he's trying to hurt you or something like that, but you're still undecided. You look at yourself laying on the white hospital bed, look at the tubes coming out of your nose and mouth, at the unnatural paleness of your skin and the dark bruises on your arms, still clearly visible.
"Nothing's going to happen to you, I promise.", Baron says softly, following your gaze, "Your body will remain the same, even if you leave for a few hours."
You take a deep breath and finally nod. "Uh, well, let's go, then."
Baron steers you towards the stairs to take you to one of the higher levels and you follow him carefully. "Don't look so scared. Nothing can hurt you in the in-between.", he finally says, humor sparkling in his dark eyes when he sees your hunched shoulders and paranoid looks. You scowl, dropping your defensive stance a bit.
"But what if a grim reaper shows up and wants to drag me to the afterlife with him?", you ask, trying to sound playful (and failing).
Baron shrugs. "Believe me, if a grim reaper shows up... you won't be able to escape him."
"So they are real?", you whisper, heart suddenly hammering in your chest, panic contorting your face.
Baron's dark eyes slide towards you and when he sees your scared expression, he carefully takes your hand in his. You're surprised at the warmth radiating from of him - it instantly calms you.
"All the stories are real, Y/N.", he murmurs, "But that doesn't mean you need to be afraid of them."
You don't ask how he knows your name - you just continue to follow him quietly, your hand still in his.
Baron takes you to the 11th floor, pulling you towards an open space between two wards. You see a few people mingling, some sitting on sofas, others standing in front of the windows, softly talking to one another.
When you enter the room, most turn around. Almost everyone is clad in hospital gowns just like yourself, but a few are wearing normal clothes. A woman in a flowery dress smiles at you, waving you closer. You gaze at Baron, who nods encouragingly.
When you reach the woman, she quickly takes your hands in hers. "I'm Sofia.", she introduces herself, voice as soft as her eyes, "I'm so happy you could make it to our gathering. Tonight is your first time, right?"
You nod, a bit taken aback, before answering: "I'm Y/N. And I.. actually don't know what I'm doing here."
She laughs at this. "Most of us don't, sweetie. But that's why we're here. Talking to each other helps more than you might think."
With that, she pulls you with her towards the sofas where everyone's already seated. Baron takes the place beside you and you immediately feel calmer, his presence soothing you in a strange way.
Sofia smiles at everyone, before beginning to speak: "Hello everyone, thanks for coming. My name is Sofia and I'm in charge of leading this little gathering tonight. I've been here for five years now, my husband still keeping my body alive and well. Yesterday, he brought our daughter with him - I can't believe she's already turning eight this June. She’s growing up so fast..." She stops, taking a deep breath and wiping a few tears from her face, before nodding at the man beside her.
"Hello, I'm Adam and I've been here for a few months now... About six, I think. My family is still hoping I'll wake up again, but I'm beginning to lose patience... I want to move on. Or go back. I don't want to be stuck here anymore." He looks a bit angry, but when Sofia lays her hand on his, he immediately calms down, nodding at the person besides him.
"What’s up, I'm Jae and I've been here for two years now..."
It goes on like this, everyone stating their name and how long they've been in this world in-between. Then, it's finally your turn (Baron just shook his head, when everyone looked at him expectantly, simply continuing to stay silent). "I'm Y/N and I don't actually know how long it's been since... since the car crash. Definitely a few weeks, I guess. It's actually my first time engaging with anyone in the in-between... I didn't know there were that many of us here.", you explain, "That's why I didn't come sooner. Thanks for having me though, I guess."
Sofia smiles brightly at you and you feel Baron's light touch on your hand. He nods at you, a small smile on his lips.
The next evening, you come back, Baron at your side.
It continues like this for a few weeks: everyone introducing themselves, talking about their problems, about their lives - about anything, really. You soon notice it helps everyone to stay sane in this strange in-between world.
Baron never says anything, though. He's always there, by your side, sometimes holding your hand or gifting you one of his gentle smiles, but he always stays silent during the meetings.
One evening, you can't control your curiosity anymore - while Baron walks beside you through one of the many hallways, you turn towards him: "Who are you?"
He looks surprised at your sudden question, raising one eyebrow. "You know who I am. I'm Baron."
You roll your eyes. "That's just a name. But who - or what exactly are you?"
He considers this for a second, before smiling again. "I'm your comrade in this world in-between."
You huff, crossing your arms. "That's not a real answer. Everyone's my comrade in the in-between - we're all stuck here, all lost."
Baron takes your hand in his, making your heart flutter. He shouldn't have this effect on you, but when you try to pull away from him, he only pulls you closer.
"Do you really want to know?", he asks, voice low and eyes dark.
You gulp a bit, but nod nevertheless.
"I'm an angel." He actually looks a bit nervous at his confession.
You take a step back. "You- what? An... angel? An actual angel?"
He simply shrugs and nods.
"Are you... my guardian angel?"
He snorts. "No. If so, I would really suck at my job, don't you think?"
Well, you are in a coma right now, so he's onto something.
"Uh, yeah.", you answer a bit sheepishly. "Then... what's an angel doing in the in-between?", you ask again, curious about the blond man beside you.
"Looking out for humans, of course."
„But you‘re only ever with me.“
„Yeah. I like you.“ He says is casually, but it makes you heart flutter nevertheless.
„Do you even have feelings?“
He scowls at this, an expression you‘ve never seen on his face before. „Of course! We‘re not demons; we angels have feelings just like any other creature made by God.“
„I meant no offense.“, you quickly say, gently squeezing his hand. Immediately, his face lights up with a smile again.
„I know. Sorry for lashing out.“
Before you reach the 11th floor, you stop again. Baron looks at you, a silent question written all over his face.
„I think I want to skip tonight‘s meeting. Can we go to the rooftop?“, you ask. You’ve been up there only once, together with Jae, a lost soul you‘ve grown fond of. He must have been around you own age when he fell into a coma two years ago; you always laugh a lot when you’re together (mostly thanks to all the vine references he throws at you), managing to forget about being stuck in the in-between for a few hours.
Baron nods. „Sure, if that‘s what you want.“
You take the stairs up to the rooftop; when you finally reach the door leading outside, you’re already out of breath (not having a body sadly didn‘t give you a better stamina). The view is worth it though - the sky is pitch black, so you‘re perfectly able to see the brightly lit skyline tonight. You smile softly, leaning against the railing and gazing into the distance.
You don’t notice Baron‘s gentle, loving eyes on you.
„When I‘m finally back in my body, I want to come back here again.“, you say softly.
At this, the angel smiles sadly.
He knows you won't pull through.
He knows you're stuck in the world in-between because you can't let go of your loved ones.
But he also knows you still need time to accept your fate.
He will wait for you - as he always does.
Two weeks later, the time has finally come.
Tears stream down your cheeks while you listen to the doctors telling your parents that there's no hope for you anymore, that your brain is dead while your body stays alive. Baron is right beside you, your hand securely in his. He holds you close while you press your face in his chest, crying for the life you never got to live.
He takes you back to the rooftop again, the night sky calming you. Your eyes are red and puffy, face swollen from crying. You can't seem to get the heartbroken faces of your parents out of your head.
"It's just not fair.", you whisper, "That he gets to live on while I have to die."
Baron nods solemnly. "I know."
"I can't leave everyone behind like this. I didn't even get to say goodbye, I- I need to tell them I love them and-"
"Y/N."
You look up and into the dark, warm eyes of the angel beside you. He takes both your hands in his. "They know all this already, believe me. They know. The only thing you can do now, is move on."
You sniff. "Move on to where?"
His smile is bright this time. "You'll just have to wait and see. But if you don't move on... You will become a vengeful spirit. And believe me, that's the worst fate there is."
You shiver slightly at his words, hugging yourself tightly. "... Will you be there, too?"
He nods. "I'll be waiting for you on the other side. But you'll have to cross over by yourself, alone. That’s the rule."
You tilt your head upwards and gaze at him with curious eyes. "Are you really an angel, Baron?"
"I am, yes."
"Grim reapers are also called Angels of Death, aren't they?"
Baron nods again, tilting his head to the side, blond locks falling into his dark eyes. "You are smarter than most souls I've gathered from this place."
You sigh. "I was sorted into Ravenclaw, so..."
He looks confused at your reference, so you simply shrug. "Doesn't matter now. What... how- I... I don't know-"
You choke on your own words, but Baron understands you nevertheless. He holds out his hand, his grip strong and warm, as always.
Death really isn't cold and lonely, you think.
Or at least not for you.
"Cross over, Y/N. I'll see you on the other side."
You notice a door appearing behind the angel, a soft light emanating from within.
The last thing you see and feel before you step through, is the warm smile on Baron's face as well as the slight pressure he gives your hand before finally letting you go.
You take a last deep breath, look into your beloved night sky and take a step forward.
Moving on isn't hard, at least not for the person doing it, you notice.
Especially not if someone with a bright smile and warm eyes is waiting for you on the other side.
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Soulmate
> About my writing
Genre: Fluff
Warnings: ---
Word Count: 843
Characters: Baron (VAV)/Choi Chunghyop x Fem!Reader
*The image doesn’t belong to me, credits to the owner.*
ChungHyop came out of the bathroom freshly showered, making his way towards the bed with careful steps, trying not to wake up his wife.
Laying down on the bed underneath the silk covers the man moved towards his lover, spooning her and allowing his hand to rest on top of her growing stomach. His favourite place to be. The place he hated to have to leave every morning.
Y/N stirred as she felt her husband's presence on the bed with her. A smile appeared on her tired face as her hand moved toward his, resting above it as her thumb drew soft circles on her lover's skin.
"Honey, you're home...." she softly stated, allowing her body to relax against his as his scent filled her lungs. ChungHyop hummed, pressing a soft kiss to her shoulder. Y/N chuckled sleepily, feeling their daughter's incessant kicks as soon as she felt her father's warmth come in contact with her mother's womb.
"She missed you," Y/N stated making her lover smile against her warm skin. "She was very active today, only went to sleep when I decided to play a clip of you singing while trying to calm her down. She was kicking my ribs so hard it actually became hard to breathe." She sighed, face scrunched up as she remembered the painful evening. "I guess she's excited her daddy is really here now."
"I missed both of my loves, too. It was really productive today, though, we got to finish the four final tracks and still had time to put a choreography together." He said, sharing how his day had been, something they always did before sleep. However, with the preparations for the new album, Chunghyeop got home quite late and with the pregnancy starting to take a toll on Y/N who most of the times was too far gone into dreamland at the time of her husband's arrival that habit had been lost, somehow, but their relationship was going as strong as ever.
All they needed was each other's presence, each other's warmth. Soon, ChungHyop was to enlist in order to fulfil his duty of protecting and serving his country.
It saddened him that he wasn't going to be able to witness his daughter's first months of life where things change so fast and many things happen all at once. The man sighed pulling her in closer and leaving a feather kiss on her shoulder.
"I'm gonna miss this so much. I will lose so many of our baby's first's, however, I know I couldn't have picked a better partner to share my little one with." He stated, causing her to smile shyly. Y/N placed her hand on top of his and intertwined their fingers, allowing them to lay on top of her tummy where their baby seemed to be wide awake and throwing a dance party. "Please don't give up on us even if it's hard..." He begged, voice trembling.
Y/N's heart skipped a beat hearing him cry. She turned around with some difficulty due to the added weight from the baby and faced her fiance.
"Cheungyop, I would never. You know it! It's your duty to serve our country and me and baby girl will be proudly watching you succeed at yet another goal. When the time comes we will be here waiting for our hero to come back home to us." She smiles sweetly, wiping a tear that slid down his eyes.
Chunghyop hugged her, placing a loving kiss on her forehead. He had really lucked out in life, he had a partner in the same person he had a best friend, a supporter. He did not know when it happened but he fell deeply in love with the woman lying beside him every night. The woman he wanted to call his for the rest of his life and with whom he planned to officialize his union as soon as he was discharged from his mandatory service.
"You're the best thing that has ever happened to me, Y/N, no one can compare. I love you, I always will. Forever. No matter what," He promised. "I will always protect you and out little Chaeyeon."
"You are my soulmate, Choi Chunghyop. I have loved you in a thousand different lives," She smiled, kissing his lips.
That night they fell asleep in between promises and plans for the future. One thing they were sure of was that they would never meet someone who could compare to the other. As many people as they spoke to or met, there was no one who could comprehend the other like they did each other or give them the warmth and familiarity they had. Someone who listened, who was there and who always tried to walk a mile in the other's shoes to understand, someone they could never find in anyone else but each other.
They were each other's 'it'.
In the end, maybe it wasn't their first love they compared everyone they ended up meeting to, but their soulmate.
There is no heart for us like our soulmate's.
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Cuddle Party(VAV~OT7)
Chunghyeop got out of the shower and started to dry off. As he got dressed he started to hear the voices of the other members. It sounded like they were arguing. Over what he had no idea. He pulled his shirt over his head and grabbed the towel as he opened the door. He grabbed the clothes from before and walked to his room and put them in the hamper. He walked towards the living room as he finished drying his hair.
“I’m telling you if we do it this way it’ll be so much comfier.” A voice said.
“If we do it that way then we can’t all sit together Heejun.” Another voice, that he recognized as Hosung, said.
“What is going on?” Chunghyeop asked as he stopped drying his hair and looked at the two.
They were standing in front of what looked like the starts of a giant fort made out of blankets, pillows and the couch cushions. He smiled slightly before he looked back up at the two.
“Well we were hoping this would be ready before you got out of the shower but Heejun won’t let me build the fort so we can all sit together.” Hosung said as he looked at Chunghyeop.
“And I’m telling you that if you do it my way everyone will be super comfy.” Heejun said as he glared at Hosung.
“Why not build it to where everyone will be comfortable but we can still sit together. There has to be a way to do that.” Chunghyeop said as he started to dry his hair off again.
The two just looked down at the ground before thanking him and turning around and working on the fort again. Chunghyeop smiled at them and walked into the kitchen where he found Geumhyuk and Peng getting snacks ready. He smiled as Geumhyuk turned around to smile at him.
“Did they finally stop arguing?” Geumhyuk asked as he started to work on the food again.
“I had to help them figure it out but yes they stopped.” Chunghyeop said as he stopped rubbing at his head. His hair was still pretty wet but he’ll leave it for now.
He heard someone walk up behind him before he felt arms wrap around his waist and felt a head rest on his shoulder. He turned his head to find out who it was just to find Yoonho looking back at him. He smiled and quickly kissed Yoonho before turning back to look at the other two.
“What’s Wooyoung doing?” He asked as he gently removed Yoonho’s arms so he could walk closer.
“I think he’s in his room but I don’t know what he’s doing.” Yoonho said as he pouted slightly at the loss of Chunghyeop.
“I’ll go get him.” Was all Peng said before he was walking out of the kitchen and down the hall.
“Can I dry your hair off the rest of the way Hyung?” Yoonho asked as he walked over to Chunghyeop again.
“Sure. I don’t like watching you pout.” Chunghyeop said as he handed Yoonho the towel.
“Why does Yoonho-hyung get to dry your hair?” Heejun said as he walked into the kitchen.
“Because I was here and asked first.” Yoonho said as he stuck his tongue out at Heejun and started to dry Chunghyeop’s hair.
“Don’t worry Heejun you can dry my hair next time I promise.” Chunghyeop said as he smiled at Heejun.
Heejun smiled and walked over to Geumhyuk so he could help. Just as he started to help Peng walked back in with Wooyoung in tow. Wooyoung looked like he was sleeping by the way his hair was a little messed up and he was rubbing at his eyes with his free hand.
“Were you asleep Wooyoung?” Geumhyuk asked as he wiped off his hands.
“A little bit.” He said as he walked over and hugged Geumhyuk before hugging Heejun from behind and staying there.
“I’m sorry to wake you Hyung.” Peng said as he looked down at the ground a little sad.
“It’s fine Peng, I promise. I was going to need to be woken up soon anyway.” He said as he smiled and walked back over to Peng and hugging him.
Chunghyeop felt Yoonho stop rubbing the towel on his head and turned to look at him.
“Your hair is all dry now. I’ll go put the towel away.” He said as he smiled and stood up.
“Well all the snacks are done so how about we head into the living room now?” Geumhyuk said and watched as everyone nodded.
Peng pulled Wooyoung with him by the hand and Geumhyuk helped Heejun carry the snacks out as Chunghyeop followed them. When he got out of the kitchen he was greeted with the sight of Peng and Hosung cuddled up with Wooyoung in between them. He smiled and watched as Geumhyuk and Heejun set the snack down and proceeded to get comfortable among all of the blankets and pillows. Chunghyeop smiled as he got comfortable on the other side of Hosung and watched as Yoonho walked back into the living room. He patted the spot next to him and watched as Yoonho’s face lit up as he quickly walked over and started to cuddle with Chunghyeop.
“Everyone comfortable?” Chunghyeop asked as he looked at everyone with a smile.
He was greeted with a couple of yes’s and head nods but he got no answer from Wooyoung. He looked at him to find him on the verge of sleep again as he was cuddled by two of the tallest and had Hosung’s hand combing through his hair. He smiled as he leaned over Hosung, against Yoonho’s protest, and kissed the top of Wooyoung’s head and watched him smile sleepily. He looked over at the other two to find Heejun and Geumhyuk cuddling with huge smiles on their faces. Once he was sure everyone was comfortable he grabbed the remote and clicked play on the movie that Hosung set up before settling in against Yoonho again.
Just as the movie was getting close to the end they all were falling asleep. Somehow they all ended up moving so they could all cuddle together around a sleeping Wooyoung. Chunghyeop smiled as he felt sleep take him and was surrounded by his boyfriends.
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I felt the need to write VAV cuddling together so here we are! I have no idea how long this is but I hope it all makes sense. I finished this in an hour and it is now 11 at night for me. Please let me know if you find any mistakes in here. I hope you all like it. Feel free to request a story of your own.~Luna
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