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whereisten · 4 years

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ghouls just wanna have fun (A Creature Feature Story)

A Taeil fic that’s part of our Halloween Series!

Summary: After your date ends up being a dud, you stumbled upon an unusual movie theater and its most appealing visitor, Moon Taeil.

Pairing: Ghost! Taeil x female reader

Genre: romance, angst, pinch of smut, drama, fantasy, horror

Word Count: 7k

Warnings: gore mention, death mention, smut: masturbation mention

(A/N: Hi! Special shoutout to the Creature Feature readers. I love you...It’s almost one year to the day that I posted Part 1 (I know: where the hell is the rest of it?). Rest assured, the series will continue in November. This Halloween series has gotten me out of my funk. I hope you enjoy this story. And to newcomers, welcome! This story can be read alone, if you'd like, but I think you’d enjoy this more if you read my Creature Feature updates! Anyways: SHOUTOUT TO MY BEST FRIEND AND PARTNER IN CRIME/WRITING KRYS. SHE CREATED ANOTHER SPECTACULAR MOODBOARD FOR ME. SHE’S MADE SEVERAL FOR ME. AND I AM SO SPOILED. HER BRILLIANT BRAIN AND VISION DESERVE ALL OF THE LOVE. SEND IT HER WAY. We hope you enjoy this installment and our upcoming posts! Thank you for all of the love in our stories so far!

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“Jaebum, I’m not going. Let me off here,” you demanded.

Well, tonight was just fantastic. Fan-freaking-tastic.

Your date that your friends set you up with ended up being a bust. He wanted to take you to a house party so he can get high and you could be his side piece for the night. Your friends were all in committed relationships and they thought you were bummed because you felt single and bitter.

No, you were just bummed at the fact that your friends had blown you off too many times for their significant others. That was the actual problem.

But they were doing better with you, you had to admit. They spent more time with you as their honeymoon stages with their significant others had finally dwindled. The set-up was supposed to be for fun.

They even thought that this date could open doors for you.

Doors to what? Well, it ended up being to the stench of weed in the back of Jaebum’s old Sonata.

Jaebum’s car, which included his two stoner friends Jinyoung and Yugyeom, came to a halt at a red light near a plaza.

“You want to leave, y/n? Then here’s your stop,” Jaebum said.

You raised your eyebrows. “You’re kidding me, right?”

Jaebum shrugged. “Take it or leave it. I got places to go.” His friends muttered over how uncool you were. The least this jerk could’ve done was take you back home.

You rolled your eyes. “Fine. Go to hell.”

The car sped off as you stood near the plaza entrance. It was getting colder as midnight approached. So you decided to wait outside of an abandoned Spirit Halloween store so your Uber could pick you up from there. You walked towards the plaza and suddenly…

Bright lights appeared before you that you quickly shut your eyes. You blinked them open, wondering what just transpired when you realized...

There was an active movie theater there, with a giant sign surrounded by bright light bulbs. It read “Sinema”.

What the hell, you thought.

You walked closer and closer and saw people coming in and out of the theater. And then...oh, wow, you really had lost your mind. Little human-like creatures of different colors were flying around the entrance...They were fairies! Their pixie fairy dust landed on your shoulders. You picked off the dust that had fallen on the shoulder of your dress. The texture reminded you of Cheeto dust. It was hard to get off. You were certain your black dress was permanently stained.

Then, a man walked past you and transformed into a large purple dragon before your very eyes. He blew out fire within a few feet from you, you yelped. He set off for the sky and vanished. After, another group of men walked past you, flashing their vampire teeth as they laughed about something. They were all stunning but the one with wavy electric blue hair was the real showstopper. You couldn’t think that too long as people that looked bright and transparent walked towards you.

You thought they were going to bump into you so you said. “Hello? Watch where you’re going!”

But they walked right through you and kept going. Seemed like they got that kind of comment a lot.

You blinked a few times. Did that just happen? Were those...ghosts?

A young woman in her red and navy blue uniform appeared before you. She smiled. “Welcome to Sinema, the premier theater for the supernatural! My name is Haseul. You look like you have a lot of questions. Is this your first time here?”

“I...I…” You started. “Is this really happening?”

She laughed. “Yes...All supernatural creatures and their approved companions are welcome here!”

You frowned. “There must be some mistake. I’m not a supernatural creature.”

Haseul pulled out her phone. “Your name?”

“Uh...y/n y/l/n…” You said. “Wait, why did I say that?” You answered her without even thinking. It was like she compelled you to do what she asked.

She winked. “It’s a special little skill of mine. It’s a part of the job.” She scrolled through an app on her phone. “Well, you’re not a part of the approved human companions list so...You have to be supernatural!”

You gaped. “That’s funny…This is a joke, right? Some kind of Halloween event? Well, you’re a few months too late…”

Haseul shook her head. “Oh, no, this is no reenactment. This is the real deal. Allow me to escort you inside.”

You weren’t sure if that was a good idea but you were curious. You followed her inside.

The movie theater was elegant and modern. The latest video games were available at the arcade. The concession stand was huge. It had to be with the number of creatures that were lined up for snacks. The theater was three stories high. Posters for the latest movies were up. The music that played overhead consisted of songs from the 70s, 80s, and more. Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” was playing. Sinema seemed like any regular theater.

Well, except for the supernatural creatures, of course.

“What is this place?” You asked Haseul. “This can’t be real...I’ve been drugged. Jaebum got something in my system and I’m hallucinating. That has to be it.”

Haseul gave you a confused look. “This place is very real, y/n. I know it might be a hard pill to swallow but you belong here. To the supernatural world. A part of you is connected to this world. I’m not sure why it took you so long to discover that but...you’re here now.”

Haseul’s phone rang and she answered. “Yeah, boss?...Okay, I’ll stop calling you that...Oh? I see. Well, have fun with your boyfriend…” She teased. She hung up and she continued, “Well, y/n, I must be going but if you need anything, you can reach out to anyone who is wearing this uniform.” She showed off her uniform. She looked like a very casual flight attendant. The navy blue skirt was very flattering on her. Her white blouse had a red tie over it. Her name tag had her name written in her own elegant cursive.

“W-wait…” You started.

Haseul gave you a reassuring smile. “You can stay or leave, y/n. No one is keeping you here. But know that you’re always welcome here at Sinema. We hope to see you again.” She walked off to resume working, you thought.

You stood there, confused over what to do. Going to the movies hadn’t been in the cards for you tonight. Much less finding out that the supernatural existed in the same world you did.

Unless this was a parallel world, which just made your head spin even more.

Deciding to stay, you went back out to the main entrance to buy tickets. You heard growls among the chatter of people that stood in line before you. All kinds of creatures stood in front of you: werewolves, selkies, fairies, kitsunes, and more. You felt like the only outsider. For everyone else seemed to know their place…

According to Haseul, the only reason you could access this place was because you were a supernatural creature. And that...that just couldn’t be true. Sure you were adopted but you never displayed any kind of power or ability that would indicate you were a creature.

It was impossible, you thought. A striking young man with long silver hair stood behind you and you could feel his eyes on the back of your head. He was tall and muscular. You wondered what kind of creature he was or if he was actually a companion like Haseul described. You turned to him and his stare never wavered. “Can I help you?” You asked.

He blinked a few times to snap out of it. “I’m sorry...I zoned out…” He tipped an imaginary hat. “It’s your turn.”

“Miss?” The employee at the ticket stand asked. Like the young man behind you, she seemed human. However, the red tint in her eyes told you otherwise. You wondered what she could be.

“Oh, uh... A ticket to ‘Spider-Man: The New Kid’, please,” you said.

“That’ll be 12.50,” the employee replied.

Even if this was a movie theater for the supernatural, they certainly charged like a regular theater did. You paid the employee and got your ticket. The ticket stub was actually very beautiful. It was holographic so you could collect these stubs like trading cards, if you wanted.

You hung around too long so the silver-haired boy approached you.

He smiled at you. “Hello.”

You smiled, a little uneasy. “Hi…”

“First time at Sinema?” He asked. The man was stunning with his high cheekbones and dangerous dark eyes. A devil-may-care smile that must have won over a few women.

You nodded. “Is it that obvious?”

“The look of horror on your face hasn’t faded,” he said, chuckling.

You sighed. “Yeah...Well, I’m still pretty stunned.”

He said, “Well, you’ll get used to it eventually. Something about you makes you belong to this world, right? Do you know what it is?” His eyes widened.

It was almost as if he knew the answer. But if you didn’t know, how could he?

You sighed. “I couldn’t tell you. Maybe I’m just a fluke.”

“Oh, I have to disagree…” He started.

A ghost materialized right beside you. He stood closer to you and stared down the silver-haired man. Even if he was a ghost, he was the most alluring man you’d ever seen. Although translucent, his features were striking and not to be ignored. His undercut that accentuated his face so well was bright red, like rubies. His ears were decorated with crescent moon studs. He wore a navy button down and black slacks, like he was dressed for a hot date. His tan skin cast an ethereal glow. “Yuta, give the girl some air. She just discovered she’s not human.”

The silver-haired man named Yuta sighed. “Do you ever stay out of people’s business?”

The ghost rolled his eyes. “Do you?”

You averted your eyes from them and looked at the concessions menu. Hmmm, the Sour Patch Bats looked promising, you thought. You started, “I’m gonna go.”

Yuta was about to call your name again but the ghost boy raised his hand to stop him. “You’re already messing around here too much. Leave her alone.”

Yuta rolled his eyes. “I don’t have to listen to you. I’m the alpha.”

The ghost boy made faces as he imitated Yuta’s voice. “I’m the alpha. I eat the hearts of my enemies for breakfast. I’m Yuta.”

Yuta growled and it was so animalistic that you wondered if he was going to transform into the creature he most likely was. Your money was on him being a werewolf.

Yuta stormed off and returned to his posse of gorgeous and muscular people. They all watched you and you wondered what was so fascinating about you.

The ghost boy followed you as you got in line for concessions. “What’s your name?”

“Y/n...Yours?” You looked into his soulful eyes.

He smiled. “I’m Taeil. The eyes and ears of Sinema. And you’re new.”

“Yup...And I have no idea who I am or what the world is anymore…Well, it’s time for a snack.”

Taeil chuckled. “The Sour Patch bats are really popular but they sell out fast.”

An employee at the concession stand announced over the intercom. “Sorry, folks. The Sour Patch Bats are sold out.”

Everyone groaned and moaned and growled and wailed. Even you couldn’t help the tiny huff of disappointment that escaped your lips.

Taeil sighed. “Well, lucky for you y/n. I’m friends with the manager of this joint.”

You raised your eyebrows. “Oh, are you?”

He smirked. “I know where she keeps her secret stash of Sour Patch Bats. Now she normally hides those away for her boyfriend but I’m sure she won’t miss one bag…”

Taeil led you upstairs to the manager’s office.

You frowned. “Are you sure we can be here?”

Taeil winked. “Nope. But she owes me.”

Taeil moved himself through the front door and unlocked the door from the inside. You entered the office and found a bouquet of flowers on the manager’s desk.

“How did you touch…”

He cleared his throat like he’d debated what he was going to say. “With most of my strength, y/n...Anything to impress the prettiest girl to set foot in Sinema.”

Although your concept of ghosts was completely debunked (ghosts could indeed touch inanimate objects), your face warmed up at that comment. You tried changing the subject. “Taeil, maybe this is a bad idea…”

He shook his head as he stuck his hand through the manager’s desk drawer and rummaged around before he grabbed a bag of the popular candy. He threw it over to you. You caught it.

You opened the bag and ate the bat-shaped sour gummies of lime, orange, lemon, and cherry. They were the best candy you’d ever tasted and until tonight, you’d been deprived of their existence.

Your eyes grew. “These are...Oh my God.”

Taeil smiled knowingly. “I knew you’d like them. See, the supernatural world isn’t so bad, is it?”

You were touched. He was being so kind and attentive. So quickly, too. “No, I guess not…”

His beautiful lips curved upwards as he watched you enjoy the candy.

“What movie are you going to see?” He asked.

“Well, Taeil, I thought you were the eyes and ears of this place. You should know,” you teased.

He laughed. “Well, I don’t. Is it an oldie? Sinema plays throwback movies every week to appease the masses.”

You shook your head. “I’m watching the new Spider-Man. The new actor they picked is supposed to be above all of his predecessors so I’m excited.”

Taeil asked. “Can I join you?”

You pretended to deliberate. “Well, you have supplied me with sustenance so how could I say no?”

Taeil usually kept to himself, occasionally confiding in his best friend. He really was the eyes and ears of the theater. He knew of all the romantic entanglements that transpired. The current feuds between species. And more.

Typically, he was stuck facing his demons and never quite got past the last thing he needed to overcome in order to ascend to heaven.

He’d sought justice so what was holding him back?

And at the sight of you, he felt an ease in his heart that he hadn’t felt since he was alive.

___

Your first night at Sinema was the first of many where you and Taeil bonded and enjoyed each other’s company. You went to the theater every weekend and met up with him. You’d see a movie together and talk about it for hours on end. He’d even sometimes accompany you back to your dorm. And even if you could see him...no one else in the human realm could. So you would have to pretend you were on the phone when you talked to Taeil. Even as he sat closely beside you. Longing to hold your hand.

You wondered just how many creatures hid from you in plain sight. Some of them could masquerade as humans and you’d never know it. That terrified and excited you.

You loved Taeil’s sense of humor, how he showered you with free movie tickets and concessions (courtesy of his best friend’s connections), his wit, his smile, the goofy, fascinated look he gave you when you spoke.

You always wanted to push back his hair and slap his arm when he teased you. And you wondered what those soft red lips would feel like on yours.

But you couldn’t.

The most wonderful person you’d ever met.

And he was an apparition.

As for Taeil, well, he loved everything about you. Your mind. Your curiosity of the world. Your inability to shut away the unknown completely. The way you adapted to Sinema so quickly. The way you looked at him.

He was convinced that you also wanted to kiss him.

It killed you both, honestly.

You told him you were in your senior year of college. You were getting a degree as a nutritionist but you felt unsure about what you would pursue after college. You felt like nothing got your heart racing. You were just going through the motions, making your parents proud. They’d given so much to you so you didn’t want to disappoint them. So you figured getting a steady paying job was a step in the right direction and maybe one day you’d figure out your passion...and how to capitalize off of it.

Taeil could tell you were frustrated and lost and he wished you didn’t feel so down. He saw the light in your eyes. You had a whole future ahead of you. You would find your dream job someday, meet a man, settle down, have his children, and grow old together.

And him? Well, maybe at that point, he would finally have moved on.

Before meeting you, he was fixated on getting even with the man who murdered him and the woman who betrayed him and got the ball rolling.

He told you all about it...Originally, he didn’t want to because the details were too gruesome. But you’d been honest with him so it was the least he could do for you. He told you about his life in the west coast town of Luna, where he aspired to be a producer and songwriter. And he told you about how his life came to an abrupt end.

Taeil’s killer had been none other than Jung Jaehyun, the man whom his girlfriend had cheated on him with. Jaehyun was a member of one of Luna’s most notorious gangs and he detested Taeil. Taeil’s girlfriend, Lexa, didn’t know how to break up with Taeil so she could be with Jaehyun. She was frustrated because Taeil was so sweet and giving. He was so good to her that Lexa chickened out and never broke up with him. She was getting frustrated and Jaehyun was getting even angrier.

One of the nights that Lexa spent with Jaehyun, she let it slip that she wished there was a way she could get rid of Taeil. And Jaehyun was more than happy to oblige.

Jaehyun and his men cornered Taeil one night. He thought he was meeting Lexa for their 300 day anniversary. He got a text from her phone saying to meet her on the rooftop of the Nectarine Hotel because she had a surprise for him.

However, she was nowhere to be seen. Jaehyun took Taeil by surprise and pushed him off of the twenty story luxury hotel.

Jaehyun’s men lingered downstairs and made sure there were no witnesses on the scene. All evidence of Taeil’s death had been covered up. Taeil’s family and friends reported Taeil as a missing person. Lexa had also disappeared off of the face of the Earth. And many wondered if she and Taeil had disappeared to start anew.

That couldn’t have been further from the truth. Jaehyun, Lexa, and his men disposed of Taeil’s body off underneath an overpass. They’d buried his body and washed their cleans of him.

Taeil always thought about whether or not an afterlife existed. When he hit the ground from his fall, everything went black. The roaring pain all over his body that hit him for one moment...Quickly vanished at the next.

Taeil opened his eyes again and instead of seeing Downtown Luna...Only white surrounded him. Surrounded by golden specks.

An angel appeared before him with stunning peach-colored wings. The angel shined so brightly that Taeil couldn’t make out their face. They spoke softly… “Moon Taeil...Born June 14, 1994...Died October 22, 2018.”

Taeil sobbed then. “Please, is there any way you can save me?”

The angel sighed. “My poor child...You’ve been wronged. I want to give you the opportunity to seek justice...And once you have seeked justice and found peace, you can ascend into Heaven and join us. Our Heavenly Father awaits you.”

Before Taeil could respond, he became a ghost. He manifested into another town he couldn’t recognize. It was the city of Mystic. Jaehyun lived a life of luxury and terrorized the new city with his gang. And who reigned right beside him in a God-awful bubblegum pink wig?

The woman he’d loved and planned to propose to: Lexa.

Lexa played around with the buttons on Jaehyun’s designed shirt as she quietly thanked him for killing Taeil. And Jaehyun murmured back a thank you for giving him the idea and for suggesting a good hiding place for his remains.

Taeil felt sick to his stomach. The love he felt for Lexa had quickly shifted into hatred. And Taeil wanted revenge. He wanted to take them both down. But how, he wondered.

It took him a few more months to figure out how exactly he could enact revenge on them. Haunting them for a few weeks was a thrill but he wanted Jaehyun behind bars. And Lexa? Well, Taeil just wanted her to drown in guilt.

And then, Taeil found Sinema, a supernatural hub in the seemingly typical town of Mystic. Taeil struck a deal with the vampires to help them dig up his body. They in turn compelled the police to find his remains and track down Jaehyun.

Taeil owed the vampires a few months of haunting humans who had deceived them when they were once humans. So both parties were happy.

Taeil decided to spare Lexa from prison. Instead, her family, her friends, and everyone from Luna shunned her for having a hand in Taeil’s murder. Although she was never charged, she was as good as guilty as Jaehyun and his men.

Lexa remained in Mystic in a run-down apartment, barely making ends meet. The luxuries she was able to afford before, because of Taeil and then because of Jaehyun, were no longer accessible to her so she lived a life full of resentment.

But Taeil visited her many nights to remind her that more than anything, she should’ve felt guilt and remorse for what she’d done to him.

How she convinced him that he’d found happiness in her. How she made him out to be a fool. And how she discarded him like a piece of trash.

Lexa’s mind slowly unraveled over time and the guilt slowly consumed her each time.

Taeil ate it all up. This felt like justice and he didn’t want to ascend just yet. He wanted Lexa to get on her knees and pray to God for forgiveness for what she’d done to Taeil.

But that day hadn’t come. So Taeil frequented her apartment at night...Having Lexa think she dreamed of him as she slept.

One late Saturday night...going into Sunday morning, Taeil waited with you at the bench for your Uber to arrive to take you back to your dorm. Sometimes he accompanied you to the dorm and talked to you. You’d have to pretend you were on the phone so your Uber driver didn’t think you were talking to an imaginary friend.

Tonight, though, he wouldn’t be taking you home.

You asked, “Are you going to see her now?”

Taeil froze. “What?”

You wondered aloud, “Lexa...Do you haunt her on the weekends too?”

“Not recently, actually...I’ve been seeing her less.”

You smiled. “Taeil, that’s great. It means you’re getting over her.”

Taeil glared. “I don’t need to get over her. I despise her.”

Your smile vanished. “I know that. It’s just-”

He shot back, “Just what?”

You looked down at your hands and played with your fingers. “It’s just...You’ve sought justice...Jaehyun is rotting in a jail cell...Lexa is guilty over what she’s done...And...I hate to say this...But I think if you stop going to see her...There’s a chance you can finally ascend.”

He looked taken aback at your words. “I can ascend whenever I want.”

You lifted an eyebrow. “Really?”

Taeil looked even more annoyed as he sneered. “Absolutely. Excuse me for wanting to spend a little more time with you before I leave forever.”

His words infuriated you. “Taeil, you...I’m not the reason you want to stay...You’re hung up on your ex. Even if it’s not in the romantic sense...You’re fixated on terrorizing her until what? She begs for forgiveness?”

“And what the hell is wrong with that?”

“Taeil, you’re meant to find peace. You have to let her go.”

“Well, y/n, thank you for your opinion. I never asked for it but it’s certainly never stopped you...Have a safe trip back to your dorm.”

“Fine! Manifest yourself back to me when you get a grip.” You crossed your arms around your chest in anger. He was unbelievable. You were right. He just wouldn’t let go. He wouldn’t give up on seeing that...that wretched bitch.

Why did you let this piss you off so much and why were you overstepping...You had no right…

Perhaps it was because you’d fallen for Taeil and seeing him jeopardize his fate over this woman infuriated you like nothing else had.

The full moon was out that night and you couldn’t help but yell in fury at the sky.

Someone crept up behind you and with his claws, he scratched deeply into your collarbone. “Hey, what the fuck?!”

You turned around to find a werewolf before you. It was a literal wolf on two legs. His muscles protruded like that of a man’s but they were so large...You knew he could easily snap your neck with a quick movement of his hands. His tawny coat shined in the moonlight. His brown eyes watched you, expectantly.

You were about to get on your knees and beg for mercy.

You saw a group of people lingering beside the werewolf. You remembered them. They were a part of Yuta’s pack.

“Yuta?” You finally connected the dots and realized the wolf who scratched you was Yuta. You hadn’t seen him since that first time.

He had been a werewolf, after all. But why had he transformed? Why was he here? Why had he done this to you?

You winced slightly at the scrapes and monitored them as they quickly vanished. You couldn’t believe your eyes.

Yuta’s fur vanished as he transformed back into his human self. He was shirtless but his pair of jeans remained on. “Y/n, I wanted to confirm something…”

You frowned. “What?”

“The scratch of the alpha is borderline lethal to any outsider of the pack...So any pack member or...descendant of that pack member can heal from his bite…”

You laughed nervously, confused. You wanted to get the hell out of here. Where the bloody hell was your Uber? “Uh...That’s interesting, I guess.”

“Can’t you see, y/n? I’m the alpha of the Nakamoto clan. You’ve healed from my scratches...Which means…”

You demanded, “What does it mean?”

“It means you are a descendant of this clan, y/n…”

You shook your head. “No...That’s...Impossible. I’m not a werewolf…”

“You were adopted at five months, y/n...Your parents perished in a war against the vampires...Your parents led normal lives as humans for as long as they could...Much to the disappointment of my father.”

“Yuta, you don’t know what you’re saying…”

“I do, y/n. The pack and I have uncovered everything about you and your family history. You’re a werewolf. An unawakened one.”

“No…”

“Explain how your bite healed. The only way you could enter Sinema of your own accord is if you possessed supernatural blood. And werewolf blood is as supernatural as it gets.”

“Yuta, please, you’ve got the wrong person...I don’t know why you bit me and why it healed. Maybe it’s some magic trick you pulled off to please your pack...I’ve had a shitty night so if you don’t mind, I’d like to go home,” you said, checking your phone for the arrival of your Uber. It was arriving.

“Y/n!”

The Uber pulled up and you turned to him. “Just leave me alone.”

___

You visited your parents the next day. You asked them about where they’d adopted you from. They’d always been very mum about the details.

“Someone told me something crazy the other day,” you said to them as the three of you shared dinner with your adopted younger siblings.

Your parents both looked at each other, concerned.

“He said my biological parents were werewolves!” You laughed in disbelief. “How crazy is that?”

Your parents eyed each other again.

Your mom started, “Who is this man?”

“Mom, I believe the proper response is ‘That man is crazy. Where did he get that kind of story?’”

You knew your parents were hiding something and you wanted to hear the truth from them.

Your father scratched his neck as he took off his glasses. Your younger siblings all eyed each other uncomfortably.

“Why aren’t you guys saying anything?” You asked.

Your dad said, “Y/n...We hoped for you to never find out.”

You shook your head in disbelief. “Dad, you’re scaring me...Find out what?”

Your parents went on to tell you about the incidents you had when you turned eleven. After you’d had your first period, you began to experience terrible mood swings and throw tantrums left and right around the time the full moon occurred. And when you turned thirteen and the first full moon following your birthday occurred…

You’d attacked a neighbor who was walking their dog.

You’d grown teeth and hair all over your body that night. You’d become a wolf, according to your parents.

Once the night had ended, you’d transformed into a human again and fallen asleep.

Your neighbors never knew that it had been you. Your parents helped your attacked neighbor get to a hospital and they reported an animal attack in the neighborhood. Your neighbor couldn’t remember anything.

But her dog never forgot and hated you.

Your parents got a hold of the adoption agency and they had no information on your birth parents besides their names. Your parents then got in touch with a psychic, who referred them to a witch. They took you to the witch and she told them you were an unawakened werewolf. You were a fledgling. Unless you received the bite of an alpha werewolf and acquired your position in the pack, you were susceptible to these monthly full moon transformations and since you hadn’t been awakened, it would be even worse and dangerous for those around you. So the witch concocted a potion that would suppress your fledgling urges but it was critical that you consumed it each month.

Which explained why your parents were always so adamant for you to come home every month for dinner. They put the potion in your dinner. So you were able to suppress your urges up until this point.

Could this be the reason why you felt so unfulfilled? Because you never explored your true nature? Your parents never gave you the choice to control it.

Your parents had good intentions but you had the option to meet the pack all of these years...And you never knew.

You’d always felt like a part of you had been missing and your trip to Sinema had done the trick to lead you to the truth.

___

Back in your dorm and without having ingested the potion your parents had given, you’d only had a few days until the full moon. You were resolved to speak to Yuta.

You’d gotten out of the shower, letting out a shaky breath from all of the bundled up nerves you carried. You were shocked to find Taeil standing in your common room that you shared with your roommates. They were all away for the day.

“Taeil!” You started as you covered your towel more tightly around you.

“I heard,” Taeil started, worry etched all over his face, “If I could kill Yuta, I would…”

“Taeil, I’m going to him,” you started.

“What?” He asked.

“I’m going to be awakened by him.”

He looked at you in disbelief. “Y/n, what are you-”

“I’m an unawakened werewolf, Taeil. My biological parents were werewolves and if I don’t receive the official bite of the alpha, I’m going to suffer by the influence of the full moon.”

“Y/n, the full moon is in two weeks!”

“I know…” You said.

Taeil sighed. “Y/n, you have a chance to be away from the supernatural world. To avoid the dangers of these creatures. I know humans are terrible, deceitful, and cruel...But the supernatural doesn’t fare better. You didn’t grow up in this world. It could consume you and spit you right back out…”

You were resolved, though. You longed to explore more of the world and to embrace the part of you that had always been neglected. “Taeil, I’ve made my decision. My family has respected it. And I hope you will, too.”

A tear escaped Taeil’s eye. “Y/n, I’m so sorry. If I hadn’t left you alone…”

You shook your head as you wished to embrace him. “Taeil, this isn’t on you. This opened my eyes. My path is more defined now...Who knows what awaits me once I awaken? That’s for me to find out.”

Taeil extended his hand out and pretended to caress your face. “There’s nothing I can say to make you change your mind, is there?”

“No,” you said, as you leaned closer to his transparent hand.

He smiled weakly. “Y/n, I’ve thought a lot about it and you were right...I’ve given up on visiting Lexa.”

You opened your mouth wide. “Really?”

Taeil avoided your stare as he stared at the potted plant by the window. “I...wanted to stay longer but...we’re both meant to part ways...And I’m not happy...Terrorizing Lexa hasn’t given me any sense of fulfillment. Temporary pleasure? Yes...But I long to find that peace.”

You cried. “Taeil, I’m so happy to hear that. And you will find that peace, I promise you.”

“In the meantime, I’ll be by your side as you head into your next chapter.”

You smiled at him and didn’t realize your towel slipped to the floor.

“Y/n…” Taeil coughed as he quickly turned red and turned around.

“What?” You frowned.

Without looking at you, he pointed to the towel on the floor.

“Shit!” You exclaimed. But then, you watched Taeil...He was blushing…

“Did it hurt that much to look at my body, Taeil?” You asked, quietly.

“What?” He asked, confused.

“It’s okay...You can look…”

Taeil turned and was shocked to see you still unclothed.

You gave him a flirty smile. “I know we can’t touch...But it doesn’t mean we can’t have fun, right?”

You got onto your bed and slowly began to tease your clit and Taeil’s jaw nearly fell to the floor. He adored every inch of you as he scanned your body and worked his hardest to commit it all to memory.

You could see his member grow in his pants. He immediately gripped his gorgeous length and pleasured himself alongside you.

“I wish I could feel your heavenly cock on my clit…” You told him.

He grunted. “Heaven can wait...This is real paradise...Here with you.”

You muttered sweet nothings to each other and imagined that you made love to each other that day.

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You and Taeil were more inseparable than before. Because you knew your days together were numbered.

The full moon arrived and Yuta had agreed that this was the ideal time for your initiation into his pack. You would be able to absorb the moon’s power as you transformed from Yuta’s bite.

Yuta invited you to his mansion in the woods not too far outside of town. His pack members were present and they’d arranged a massive bonfire at the center in honor of your awakening.

Taeil was right beside you, much to the chagrin of the rest of the pack members. But what could they do? Drag him out? When they couldn’t even lay a finger on him?

Yuta was dressed in his best tuxedo as he recited the pack’s code of conduct to you and welcomed you into their pack. He transformed into his wolf form and at the brightest the full moon had been, you’d taken on your fledgling form. You howled at the moon and became rabid. Yuta knew what he had to do.

Taeil watched you in concern but Yuta had sworn to protect you. For you would be one of his family soon enough. So Taeil had no choice but to trust him.

Yuta bit into your collarbone and your eyes shifted from their usual color and into a bright amber. You felt yourself regain consciousness and became aware of where you were.

“Y/n, do you know who I am?” Yuta asked.

You nodded.

Yuta continued, “Good. You are now a fully awakened werewolf. Harness your abilities with honor and know that you have a family in the Nakamoto clan forever.”

“Hear hear!” The pack members yelled out.

You’d reverted back into your human form through your own accord. You were shocked at how quickly you could turn back.

You ran over to Taeil and he beamed at you. “How do you feel?”

“I feel...whole...Fulfilled...I have no idea what will happen next but it’s a new kind of uncertainty...And I like it.”

Taeil said, “I’m glad, y/n…”

He started to pixelate before you and his voice began to fade.

Your smile faded. “Taeil?”

“I think God wanted me to stick around for this momentous occasion...Before he summoned me…”

You couldn’t help the tears that escaped you. “Taeil, I love you.”

He cried with you. “I love you, too. I will see you up there...Soon. I’d better be the first person you look up when you ascend, you hear me?”

You wrapped your arms around him and to your shock. To everyone’s shock at the party...You could feel Taeil. He was muscular and the warmth of his body was like the fuzziest blanket wrapped around you after the worst day. He felt wonderful. And you never wanted to let him go.

Taeil longed for the day he could feel your body around his...And it was only at this time when you two had to bid farewell when he could feel you against him. You were strong but at that moment, he held you tenderly. Like you would break at any second. Because this moment was the most fragile. It was fleeting. So you both soaked in the feeling of each other’s bodies as you held each other.

Taeil kissed you and you reciprocated. His lips felt just like you’d imagined them. Soft. Perfect against yours. His kiss was the euphoria you would treasure for the rest of your life.

You released each other.

“Goodbye, Moon,” you teased. You made a play at his last name. Since you were a werewolf now, you’d be highly influenced by the activity of the moon.

He joked back. “Goodbye, Wolfie. Don’t forget to howl at me once in a while. It’s kinda hot...” The cliche of werewolves howling at the moon was actually a common practice for them.

You shook your head and laughed as he faded away. You cried hard that night, missing him already.

Yuta and his pack comforted you as you cried. They celebrated you and they mourned with you. This pack had become your family.

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Taeil finally ascended to Heaven. It was a lot like Earth but idealistic. Paradise had everything at his disposal. He could go to the movies and have an unlimited supply of Sour Patch Bats. He finally knew what they tasted like. He could get a foot massage whenever he felt like it. He could play his music and sing to his heart’s content. God was a big fan of Moon Taeil.

But the thing he loved most was being able to look after the loved ones he left behind.

Now that Taeil had become an angel, he would accumulate power overtime in order to send blessings to the people he loved most.

Especially to you.

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You’d gotten a better grip on your powers but you were still a long way from being Yuta’s right hand. You’d moved into one of Yuta’s apartment complexes that he owned. You were finishing up your last year of school, as well. Since you’d stabilized your powers, you could carry on with your day-to-day activities. It’s just nighttime that would be unaccounted for.

One day, Yuta visited you.

You greeted him as you welcomed him inside your spacious apartment. He sat down on your L-shaped couch in your living room as you gave him a glass of water. “To what do I owe the pleasure, boss?”

Yuta never visited his pack member’s homes unless it was important business. Usually, he summoned them to a common area, like one of his mansions in the city.

Yuta smiled. “I see you like your new place.”

You nodded. “It beats hearing my roommates screw their boyfriends every other night, I must admit.”

He laughed. “Well, I’m glad to hear that.”

“What’s up? You’re not usually one for small talk...Unless you want to sleep with them...And that girl isn’t here at the moment.” You knew about Yuta’s tumultuous relationship with Sinema’s manager.

Yuta blushed then. “You...Knock it off.”

You laughed heartily, then. You two had developed an older brother little sister relationship. Yuta was able to uncover more information about your parents and your extended family. He’d been extremely helpful during this time, providing financial support not only to you but your entire family.

When Yuta said the pack was a family, he really meant it.

Yuta was mulling over his next words and he gave you a solemn look. The light, breezy mood had quickly vanished.

The power the alpha held to control the room.

He said, “Y/n, prepare your things. The war is about to begin.”

[Fin...Or is it?]

Stay tuned for the next spooky story...

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swiftsaltsweet · 3 years

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Why Ch 24 of New Moon is the best chapter in the series

I’m taking no criticism, this is the best chapter and I’mma tell you why. While skimming through the series for reasons and....I never thought I’d say it but, I legit have a favorite chapter out of the entire Twilight franchise, and it’s in New Moon of all places. And I don’t know, I just need to gush ok? There’s just something about this chapter that’s amazing, it’s like a fever comedy. Like the absolute, unadulterated, feral chaos that is this chapter. It caught me completely off guard, esp considering we spent this whole god damn novel with Bella so depressed, like “it hurt to read I felt so bad for her” kind of depressed, with the last half having very clear PTSD reactions on top of that, before leading into some very clear suicidal tendencies for about the last quarter on top of that. It’s a heavy ass book.

But then fucking chapter 24 and all it’s glory come along. We just spent a good portion of the last chapter with Ed explaining himself and trying to convince Bella that she is loved and has always been loved and he won’t leave and that she’s not dreaming. And then Bella, still not completely convinced, decides she needs to get his family to vote on her humanity.

And like there’s some mushy stuff being said in the beginning, but that’s just there to lull you into a sense of security. Cause on the way there Bella let’s slip about the voices she’s was hearing and Ed’s just like “👁️👄👁️” And I’m low key screaming cause she’s being a biiiit to open about that, and then she’s like “Oh, that must’ve been happening cause you love me!” and now I’m high key screaming cause baby girl noooo! AND THEN Ed just smiles and is like “yeah that’s ok, that’s normal, btw it sounded like you were handling this better than me at least” and now I’m crying and screaming and the neighbor’s are calling the cops cause they think I’m being murdered. And at this point I’m like “Carlisle, please get these two a therapist or I’m gonna be thera-pissed.” And that’s before the fucking vote.

So they get there, call the family, the meeting begins. Alice is grinning like the literal devil she is (and we love her for it). Ed’s face is suddenly fierce, probably cause he just now saw the memory of his girlfriend asking his sister to eat her-I mean change her on the way to Italy. But we don’t have time to unpack that, we need to put this stuff to a vote.

BUT NOT UNTIL EDWARD PULLS A BITCH MOVE and says his lovely piece. Boy is off his rocker, but he’s going off it with a plan. Dumbass motherfucker over here thinks that he can play the most fucked up version of hide and go seek with the vampire government. And I don’t know what’s worse, 1) the audacity he has thinking Bella will go along with this plan, 2) the audacity that he thinks Alice will want to spend her time watching Demetri for the rest of Bella’s life (esp when she’s about ready to change her herself or get someone else to do it, Alice has no time for your foolishness Eddie), 3) the fact he thinks this plan can work, 4) the fact Emmett and Jasper think the plan is just swell while Rosalie/Bella/Alice think they all are fucking morons (thus showing, if there is at least one braincell in this whole fucking family, Emmett, Jasper, and Edward are not the ones holding it)

And then we have the vote, despite Emmett and Jasper drinking dumb bitch juice for a second, they end up not voting in favor of Ed’s plan. Probably cause Jasper is whipped and his wife already voted yes, and cause Emmett flipped a coin on whether Rose would hate it more if he fought the Volturi or just said ok to Bella being a vamp (yes that blessed himbo was still thinking about fighting the Volturi as he voted).

AND THEN Ed storms out of the room and starts wrecking shit like the beautiful unstable toddler that he is. BUT THEN, Bella turns to Alice, looks her dead in the eye and is like “Ok where you wanna do it.” and klfajlksdjdsafs Fucking Alice “I see everything” Cullen can only stand there in absolute literal terror. DIDN’T SEE THAT COMING DID YA PIXIE STICK? You seriously didn’t see, no couldn’t even conceive the level of Bella’s audacity and bullheadedness???? But then you remember, not like 5 chapters ago, like a day or two ago in real time, Bella practically jumped Alice on the damn plane to Italy practically screaming “Bite me now!” like did she forget???? Like, Bella was right Alice, y’all both co-owners of the idiot market.

AND THEN Ed comes flying in fueled by pure rage, and starts asking Bella if she’s lost her gd mind. HER TALKING ABOUT VOICES IN HER HEAD?? NOPE A-OK! He hears them too except like, he’s supposed to cause he has that power, Bella doesn’t. But his own sister cucking him on transforming his gf? Oh no this is over the line! All sanity is lost! THE DISCONNECT FKDLASJKLSAJF And then Alice is over here experiencing for the first time of what is called “shitting yourself,” is like “there’s a few issues with your plan at the moment Bella, such as me not eating you.” And then Bella’s like “give it the old college try Alice!” And Ed is acting like he’s gonna rip Alice apart and Alice is like “👁️👄👁️ I’m gonna die” and like Jasper is???? Not even there anymore??? fkdlsfjlakjf Like he left, he’s gone! No more mention of him! Like Mr. “Someone breathes weirdly near Alice I’ll show them what their insides look like” isn’t, at this very moment, german suplexing Edward’s ass into the ground???? Is he, along with the rest of not Ed/Alice family just looking on in horror at the uninformed brazenness happening in front of them?? fklsdjafk Is everyone, sans Rose, thinking “Maybe we shouldn’t have voted yes????”

AND THEN Bella is like “Fuck it, Carlisle?” And like, at this point Ed is clutching at Bella as if he’s gonna have to fight his whole family off of her, and Carlisle is like “Yeah.......let’s do it” and Ed’s just grasping at freaking, very understandable, straws and is like “CHARLIE WILL BRING THE POLICE FORCE DOWN ON US IF YOU DISAPPEAR AGAIN!” And Bella, beautiful Isabella “Fuck da police” Swan is like “You mean all three of them? :/” But they’re able to talk her down to waiting till things cool off and wait a bit.

BUT THEN Ed, after whisking Bella away from his family before this whole interaction could become even more of a shit storm than it already is, is now pacing in Bella’s room like a mad man, trying to think of a way to undo this disaster he didn’t see coming and then his little walnut brain is like “A-HA! You want to be a vampire? Then what if it twas I who changed you instead? YOu want that? Well then GIVE ME MARRAIGE!” And Bella is like “oh damn I actually do want that :/” BUT YOU’D THINK IT’D END HERE but no, Charlie comes in cause of the commotion, and he starts talking to Bella and the beautiful idiot let’s slip she went cliff diving to her father and he’s just like “👁️👄👁️” and while he’s trying to object to Edward, Bella’s like “I’ll move out buddy boi, it’s me and Ed, or no me at all. This crazy duo is a packaged deal buck-o! Now get along so I can shower!” and then yadda yadda some mushy stuff and end with these two love birds kissing. Like....STEPHENIE! You think you can just throw some mush in there, after I just witnessed an entire circus being set on FIRE???

#twilight #new moon #twilight renaissance #twilight review #long post #alice cullen #bella swan #edward cullen #they're the stars of this post I don't want to flood the other character tags #new moon is just '👁️👄👁️' the book #i forgot what this chapter was like #and i've listen to people reviewing this book and they just????? do they not see the disaster that was in front of them???#it's always sanitized like 'oh they vote on Bella's humanity' like did they just watch the movie version of this????#like the movie version is utter trash compared to the book scene omg #I remember one youtube review saying that 'the book was more formal than the movie cause they sat at a table' and now I'm like ???????????/#Yeah it tried to be more formal but it was a screaming match away from turning into a reality tv show omg #like yeah they sat at a table and tried making it a legit meeting but we got tweedle dumb and tweedle dipstick over here running the show of #of COURSE it was gonna spiral into a insane mess #btw I love alice and she's my fav character but I also love seeing stuff bite her in the ass #it's called duality #and like there's a few other more normal/mushy stuff happening at the beginning to lull you into a sense of security #i say it's the best cause I'm still re-reading eclipse and need to re-read breaking dawn #its' at least the best from bella's perspective AT LEAST #MS ed's off his rocker the entire time so hey we're channeling that energy yo #I don't know what's funnier to me the all seeing psychic being blindsided and terrified #or ed and bella just showing their wholeass to the family right then and there and everyone has to deal with it #none of the characters win in this chapter but I know at least I was the winner :')

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koalaaquabear · 4 years

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The 5 hour finale live stream just concluded and y’all, it was crazy. It has been a wonderful several months with all you guys and I am so excited for April 8th and Junior Year.

MASSIVE SPOILERS UNDER THE FOLD IF YOU HAVE NOT WATCHED THE STREAM YET. Here is my clusterfuck of a commentary. Enjoy!

Fantasy High: Sophomore Year Live Reaction -HOOT GROWL BABY it's time. I didn't react to part one but wOW that one was crazy. Get ready for EMOTIONS :'(( -SIG FIG RESCUE MISSION lol #ontour -well ok brennan that canopy shit is scary as fuck -murph is still looking like riz -Zaphriel and Ayda!!!!!!! -"HOLD ME BACK GORGUG" i love u emily -Brennan I stg -Ayda is Gorgug's dad lol -oh shIT they're totally in the cottage -heLL YEAH AYDA!! -oh GOD figayda kiss? exceptional. -if ayda dies i WILL throw dice at Brennan -ok brennan make me cry then -GET THE VAN GORGUG -gorgug truly is the greatest wizard of this age -#hugeblueguy -aww zac oyama i love you -"semi-fallen" oH dEar -gorgug texts zelda IMMEDIATELY i love him -amaZING thank you zelda -"ew, creepy, hate that" -zaphriel is the best character you guys, what a homie -i keep forgetting ayda can fly. like she has wings. i know that. -AELWYN! -nOPE someone is coming through the forest and if it's arianwen i will kill cry -HANGMAN???? -HANGMAN!!!! HIS DOG!!!!! -HANGMAN NO I LOVE YOU YOU'RE THE CUTEST DOGGY -adaine i love you baby -"the weak yogurt man" -what high ranking devil??? -fabian you're adorable -aww fabian has a puppy!! (i get that the hangman is eight feet long don't @ me) -that's the first "the ball" -lou can never have the highest roll -BARDY BOYS -oop kristen and riz time -tracker? i barely even know her -chills, brennan. chills -someone in the chat just said "so did skrank fuck zelda?" -intense muSIC -nononononononono -ragh, tracker, and sandralynn better be all right -ooo a sTICK -HELL YEAH RETURN OF THE RIBBON DANCE -"riz weeps" holy shit i love him -"something bad always happens when we go off together" -#RIZTEN -awwoOOOOOOO -ayda can fly too! -absolutely FUCK this bridge ABOUT 30 MINUTES -poor ayda -please say they're ok brennan -"put your tongue baCK in your mouth" -sANDRA LYNN NO -"what kind of arrows" "you know what kind" fuCK OFF BRENNAN -if baxter dies i will cry -wait faerie fire is a cleric spell..? absolutely fuck me -ok aelwyn let's fuck shit up -calling the bank in the middle of this nightmare forest lol -heLL YEAH ZAPHRIEL -luck check luck check luck check -"y'all are going to turn into dragons" -fabian straight up cries? what a fucking rich kid -NO WAY HE HAD T H E COIN??? -REMOVE CURSE BABY -"nnOOO!" lmao -ally and brennan are in the chat -kristen's religion is REALLY coming in handy -the name was turned into the night yorb lol -"how's that axe feeling?" "..pretty light ;)" i love him -ayda can lift the axe??? exceptional -FIG IS KALINA? ABSOLUTELY RAD -brennan has created a place where illusions are real and emily is holding him TO IT -"do you have a dongle?" incredible -EMILY I LOVE YOU! KALINA IS A YOUTUBER BABY -wretchrot is baCK baby -aelwyn i love that -"i am a low quality child" "yeah ayda you're a bad kid" -"hey bitch" emily axford is a goddess -im sorry cOURT OF ELDERS? -NO I WILL CRY -ROLL INITIATIVE TIME -go OFF hangman -ooo some high initiatives babyyy -zac oyama is my favorite ever -"trackerrr" -brian as soon as emily was threatened said "how dare you" -brennan you FUCK "i'm awake for all of this" FUCK YOU -fig and her mommy issues: an album -absolutely FUCK THE TREE GUY -kick that wood elf BITCH ABOUT ONE HOUR -fuck him UP fabian, shit in his gODDAMN mOUTh -"SPRING BREAK YOU STUPID MOTHERFUCKER" -pleASE BRENNAN LET HIM SHOOT HER WITH THE TINCTURE -spRING break this is for the corn god -okay nevermind riz is holding his action -i love the intrepid heroes they're adorable -"ice feast" fucking love them so much -yES the ball thank GOD -brennan..? -"her rage ends" tracker = barbarian -FIRST NAT 20 BABY -"IT 100% WORKS BUT IT 50% WORKED" -that's the second "the ball" -bOOOOOOO BRENNAN -mad plans for the tree guy -sorry, is his name crAFTME ROOTDRINKER? -oh ok it's aelwyn we're fine -cone of cOLD baby i love aelwyn what a babe -you absolutely hate to see it -ragh my baby i love you -SPRING BREAK -tracker nO PLEASE -TRACKER JUST CRIT OH NO -brennan is really good at acting this btw -wait 14 on a crit??? i mean oH NO kRISTEN, bOO -disPEL MAGIC BABY -ALLY BEARDSLEY YOU ABSOLUTE GOD -aww kristennn is babyyy -tracker nooo don't cryyyy -you've sAVED your GIRLFRIEND -"some of us have already done that today" fig the sHADE -ally simply musT get new dex -absolutely fuck that brennan i don't need that vampire pixie -FUCK IT UP AYDA -FIGHT ME IN THE SKY! -"does a 29 hit?" daMN zac that absolute SHADE -53 DAMAGE?? CHEJ IS SO FUCKING STRONG -"goddamn paper lantern" -absolutely fuck you brennan -nevermind gorgug and adaine both passed the con saving throw -"i don't like you" lou really gets personally upset about this and i love that -nO NO NONONONO aelwyn and tracker are down -FUCK IT UP ADAINE -gdi brennan don't do this to us -ABSOLUTELY FUCK THE TREE -fig is straight up gonna kill her mom -this is scary as fuck -HANGMAN HAS A BREATH WEAPON AND YOU DIDN'T SAY SHIT??? CHOKE ON GRAPES BRENNAN -FUCK EM UP HANGMAN ABOUT 1 HOUR AND A HALF -wood elf is DOWN baby hoot growl -kristen thinks the elf is gak lol -23 DAMAGE??? AC OF 25??? ABSOLUTELY FUCK IT UP FABIAN -SHENANIGANS TIME FOR MURPH -HELL SECRET AGENT TIME -27??? RIZ YOU'RE THE HOTTEST -third the ball -imagine the ball is secretly SO HOT without the hat -YES BRENNAN GOT A NAT 1 EAT YOUR GODDAMN DICE -sweEET -fourth the ball (they've all been Lou cuz of course) -incredible turn murph -kalina is SO GOOD at skateboarding -#bloodphoto -KALINA HAS 23 WISDOM? absolutely fuck me -oh hELL YEAH FIG COUNTER THE COUNTER -emily is doing some SHIT right now you guys (fear spell) -DAMMIT that high as fuck wisdom -sorry WHAT she rips open sPACE??? -BABY BETTER SAVE THE GODDAMN DAY -let's go BABY -"mMMHHHHnnN leET ME tOUCh ItT" baby is fucking weird -"baby vs mommy" i love you siobhan -aelwyn better not DIE brennan -riz baby let's get it -trACKEr -nAT 1??? kristen is unCONSCIOUS?? -HUMAN DETERMINATION!!! THE GRIT BABY] -wait aura of life is badass!! they can't lose damage?? -okay scrap that we're gonna TURN UNDEAD and then MASS HEALING WORD? absolutely incredible -gorgug has so much goddamn health -FUCK THIS TREE DUDE -KILL IT AYDA LET'S GO -"her girl's side" *in lou voice* okAY bRENNNAn -second nat 1 but both of them re-rolled -GEM!!!! -LET'S GET GORTHALAX BABYYYY -"BIG DADDY" -ayda is so turned on lol -KILL IT CHEJ OKAYYYY -fuck this centaur -i'm so nervous -puT THOSE DICE DOWN BRENNAN -"you're gonna drop." shuT UP -riz is fULLY DEAD???? -i hate this. i hate this. i hate this. i hate this. i hate this. i hate this. -sHUT UP BRENNAN -baby is DEAD oh my GOD you absolutely hate to see it ABOUT 2 HOURS -nO NO NO NO NO NO NO PUT THAT CROWN AWAY BITCH -absolutely fuck me, the nightmare king is totally fucking back i hate myself -aww fabian is baby -hELL YEAH FABIAN SPRING BREAK -"i've lost one friend, that's too many" fabian is adorable -"that's a full ass miss, my guy" -sandra lynn just crit on chej :(((((( -14 damage is not very spring break of her (she did 28 but it was halved because gorgug is such a strong boyyy) -LET'S GO LOU -almost all of them are spellcasters wtf (only one who isn't is riz but he has a daily misty step) -fuck em up hangman -fUCK EM UP HANGMAN! d8 + 2d6 +8 i think -figaroth the unfaethable baby -THOSE ARE SOME SHENANIGANS FIG I LOVE IT (she's shattering the rubies to get a revivify diamond) -casts teleport??? aelwyn came here to FUCK -"i would love to teach you this spell" aww the abernant sisters liking each other is my new aesthetic -fuck em up adaine -you can hit the tree on a 12 babyyyyy -heLL YEAH 44 DAMAGE ADAINE IS STRONG NOW -kalina is not even that cool she just said "that's enough of that" in the most uncool way -2 down 3 to go! -omg wait it would be so badass if they could just remove curse on kalina -"Mr. The Insatiable" -ayda is such a sweetheart "i don't care if you want me to date your daughter but i do hope you love me" -"I LOVE THIS SONG" yes siobhan me too -on a DC 20 she got a 31!!!! consider my jeans creamed -SHRED BABY GIRL!!! -KILLIAN IS DEAD! RIZ IS ALIVE! -ayda is so turned on AHHH -I LOVE RIZ SO MUCH "am i interrupting something???" -fuck him UP chej! 3 hits, no crits -hell yeah mr. march!! oh sorry wrong series -a gROUP PROJECT i'm DEAD -someone in the chat called him "snac oyama" and you're rigHT -siobhan's straight fucking this tree UP -the spellcasters are like all out of spells at this point -fuck OFF arianwen. KILL YOUR MOM -"where's your father, aelwyn?" "last i saw, adaine killed him so *shrug*" i lOVE HER -FUCK THEM UP GORTHALAX -abolutely fuck the nightmare king -waIT GORTHALAX IS GONNA KILL THE NIGHTMARE KING -sidenote: fig calls gorthalax pops -dO IT BRENNAN kILL YOUR OWN BIG BAD -this treeant has GOT to be dead -NAT 1 on that attack?? SPRING BREAK BABY -no we haven't seen kalina in action brennan, and we do not want to -OH SHIT THE TIE! YOu just got FUCKed bRENnan eaT youR DICE -yeS AYDA ROAST HER -"GOTTEM!" -i'm sorry i just hallucinated, did you say 6 ATTACKS? -time to go VIRAL BABY -19 intelligence, 23 wisdom, 20 charisma for kalina? absolutely fuck me -riz just got kICKed! you absolutely hate to see it -GODDAMMIT -KALINA IS HOMOPHOBIC CONFIRMED ABOUT 2 AND A HALF HOURS -brennan be like "im about to kill this bird" -absolutely fuck me i hate this -let's go FIG -time to caTCH the bALL -murph has the same thinking face as riz and it's adorable -this is not very spring break brennan -DC 25 acrobatics check? c'mon faBIAN -29????? -fifth the ball (from the hangman) -"there's just something endearing about him" fabian loving his friends is adorable -absolutely fuck me that fire elemental is adorable -absolutely swaddle the ball -well hot take but fuck the nightmare king you guys -absolutely NOT brennan do NOT kill adaine you PSYCHO BITCH -PLEASE ADAINE LIVE -STRAIGHT DEAD? FULLY DEAD? 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nightmare (part one).

“For all you know, there could be vampires, demons, ghouls out there to steal you away.”

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You often left the forest before sunset, remembering your mother’s words about staying out of the darkness. “For all you know, there could be vampires, demons, ghouls out there to steal you away. If they even got their hands on a fairy,” she had said to you, shuddering at the thought.

But today, you were out looking for a certain field of flowers you had stumbled across by chance last week. You had brought some back to the flower shop you owned, cheeks flushed with delight as you placed them in a vase. Even your old cat, Kiwi, had come over to smell them, whiskers twitching as her nose pressed into the depth of flowers and leaves.

You had strayed further from the path than intended, but luckily you had remembered to tie a bit of colorful string around a tree every couple of minutes so that you wouldn’t lose your way. The act made you giggle a bit every time, like you were Hansel and Gretel leaving behind a trail of breadcrumbs to find your way home. As the sky began to change, blue hues changing to deep orange, you sighed in defeat. You had been walking for so long, and now the only reward for your efforts would be an empty hand. But you still had a little bit of daylight left...

Ignoring the warning going off in your head, you pressed on, determined to find those flowers. Even if you were only able to get at least one, you would still be able to grow some more. As a fairy blessed with powers in botany like your mother, things like gardening came to you easily. The plants could feel it too, tree branches and blades of grass reaching out towards you every so often as you continued on your way.

After a few more minutes of walking, you came across a small hill. You immediately recognized it, having seen it before when you came the other day, and you smiled to yourself in relief. The sooner you got those flowers, the sooner you would be home.

You made your way up the hill, panting slightly with each step as you ascended. However, as you continued to the top, you could hear people deep in conversation, although you could hear one person speaking slowly, lazily while the other was pleading earnestly.

As soon as you caught sight of them, you froze, breath hitching in your throat as you stood on top of the hill.

At the bottom stood a dryad, characteristic leaves and twigs woven into its hair. What took your breath away, however, was the being it was pleading with: a demon.

Dressed in all black, he stood with arms crossed, one foot tapping against the grass impatiently. Although he looked like a regular human to an unknowing eye, you could practically feel the eerie atmosphere surrounding him as soon as you laid eyes on him.

“Please, I beg of you, I will give you anything you want. Anything, but please spare my family’s home,” the dryad cried.

The demon smirked, head lilting up as if to sneer down at the dryad. “You know my boss isn’t very forgiving with broken promises. You’ve already had a chance to redeem yourself.”

“I know, but I swear on my soul, I will do whatever it takes to repay him.”

At this, the demon quirked an eyebrow. “You swear on your soul?”

“Yes!” the dryad exclaimed, practically euphoric that the demon seemed to be interested. You on the other hand, knew better.

“If there’s one thing you must never lose, it is your soul,” your mother told you once, long ago. “For without your soul, you become an empty shell of a person, just barely alive. With your soul in their hands, a demon can have you do whatever they like. You lose almost all control over yourself.”

Before you could even stop yourself, you found your body moving forward. “No!” you yelled out, the dryad turning to look at you in horror while the demon’s eyes flickered to you in shock. As if aware of his expression, he shook his head slightly, a guarded look coming over his face as you came closer.

“You can’t give him your soul,” you pleaded with the dryad. “Please, there has to be some other way for you to repay him.”

“He’s had other chances, and failed them every time,” the demon drawled out, but with his gaze firmly trained on you. “Who are you?”

“A passing stranger,” you countered, head held high as you refused to give him your name. A demon with knowledge of who you were could pose a more dangerous threat in the future, using what they knew about you in order to get whatever they wanted.

He scoffed, smirk coming back at your response. “Smart girl,” he murmured. “Pixie?”

“No. And it’s none of your business.”

“And bold too. Why do you have an interest in helping him?” the demon asked, gesturing to the dryad lazily.

“I have an interest in helping anyone who’s being attacked by a demon.”

“Wait, who said I was attacking him? We’re simply having a small discussion, a business transaction.”

“Business deals don’t consist of selling souls.”

“When you’re dealing with the supernatural, they do.”

You glanced at the dryad, whose skin had turned from a deep green to a much paler shade out of panic and nervousness. “Don’t you have anything else to offer him?” you asked.

“Nothing else interests me,” the demon interrupted you, stuffing his hands into his pockets. “Unless you have something to offer?”

“Me?” you asked, surprise coloring your voice and making it higher than usual.

“You didn’t have to intervene, but now that you have, you can offer to take the deal for him. Unless you don’t want to...”

Your gaze hardened as you stared the demon down, a frown settling onto your face as a sly grin played at the corners of his lips. “Fine,” you said tersely. “What do you want?”

“Acquaintanceship.”

“What?” You thought you had misheard him, surely a fearful demon would want more?

“You know, friendship. No, calling it friendship may be a stretch. I guess you could call it a chance to get to know each other. You interest me, Mystery Girl.”

While the offer was definitely much better than the one the dryad had given him, you still felt uneasy about this. What he had said was true: if you hadn’t intervened, you wouldn’t be caught up in this mess. But you couldn’t watch idly as a being had their soul taken from them and sold to the devil.

“Alright,” you agreed. “But you have to promise to let this dryad go.”

The demon pulled a hand out of one of his pants’ pockets, crossing it over his heart. “I promise,” he spoke in a teasing voice, grin widening as you felt shivers run down your spine.

You felt a hand cling to your arm, and you looked back to the dryad, who was now teary-eyed in relief at the way things had turned out. “Bless you, child,” he gasped out. “Thank you.”

Throat dry, you couldn’t bring yourself to speak, and settled for a nod in response instead. You were glad that he and his family had been spared a horrible punishment, but now you were the focus of the demon’s attention.

“Get lost,” the demon told the dryad, nodding towards the hill you had come over. “Before I change my mind.”

With a yelp, the dryad let go of your arm, practically sprinting away. Once he made it out of sight, you sensed the demon coming closer to you.

You glanced back over at him, sweat beading on your forehead as he watched you intently. “So, what now?” you asked feebly.

To your surprise, he stuck out a hand, waiting for you to shake it. “I’m Chen.”

Tentatively, you reached out, grabbing the tips of his fingers before shaking them briefly and then letting go.

“And your name, pixie?” Chen asked.

“I told you, I’m not a pixie. And I don’t feel comfortable with giving you my name.”

Chen’s face fell, and for a second, you thought you saw a glimpse of hurt flash over his face before it was replaced with the cocky look you had already come to associate him with. “Alright. I guess I’ll have to wait and see. Come on, I’m walking you home.”

“You’re what?” You flinched at the sound of your voice, how it had screeched out in shock.

“Walking you home. I may be a demon, but I’m still a gentleman.”

You gaped at him blankly, unable to wrap your head around this situation. This man who was more likely than not lusting after your soul was offering to walk you home? Gathering your senses, you shook your head vehemently. “No, thank you.”

Chen rolled his eyes, taking a step closer and extending his hand. “Come on, I don’t bite. Now hurry, before the sun is completely gone. We don’t want to run into more people like me, do we?”

You glared at him, walking past and heading back over the hill, ignoring the chuckles of amusement spilling from his lips as he followed after you.

“You can drop me off here.”

“You live in a drugstore?”

A sigh of exasperation escaped your lips. The neon lights of the small drugstore shone down on you, accentuating the shadows of your face and making you appear more tired than you actually were. “No, but I don’t want you knowing where I live.”

Chen seemed genuinely hurt by this, flinching at your reponse. “Why?”

“How do I know you won’t tell others where I live? How can I trust you?”

Over the course of the past hour that you had known him, you had seen a wide range of emotions on Chen’s face: anger, annoyance, surprise, cunning, joy. But now, he stared at you intently, face empty of any kind of deceit or malicious intent. Like this, he looked like a boy you might have run into in your days as a young apprentice, face innocent and earnest.

“I promise, I won’t tell anyone. You know, a demon’s promise is one of the strongest ones out there.”

You had to admit, he was right about that. As a child, your next-door neighbor had a demon indebted to her. Your neighbor had found a wounded demon and patched up his injuries, much to the horror of everyone in your neighborhood. When the demon had fully regained his strength, he promised to repay her every year on the first day of the fall harvest with gifts, as thanks for what she had done for him. True enough, every year until she died, a basket of gifts for your neighbor always appeared on her doorstep on the promised day.

And Chen had kept his promise in letting the dryad go free... But you were still wary of getting too close, too friendly with a man of a type that you had always been taught to avoid.

“For now, I still want some privacy.”

Chen nodded at your words, solemn acceptance on his features. “Understandable. Alright, Pixie. Good night.”

You groaned at his nickname for you. “How many times do I have to tell you, I’m not a pixie. If I tell you what I am, will you stop calling me that?”

Chen’s eyes lit up immediately, twinkling in delight. “Yes,” he replied enthusiastically.

“I’m a fairy.”

“A fairy?” Chen’s brows drew up in confusion. “Where’s your wings then?”

“I’m not that kind of fairy,” you protested. “I’m a fairy of nature. Plants, specifically.”

A brief silence, and then: “You know, that’s not nearly as cool as being able to fly.”

You huffed in exasperation, fighting back an involuntary smile at his words. You waved bye to him before turning around and heading home. “Good night, Chen,” you called out over your shoulder.

“Good night, Mystery Girl. Until next time.”

When you didn’t hear any retreating footsteps, you glanced behind, only to see a faint haze of smoke where he had been standing, but no trace of him left.

Suppressing a shiver, you continued on, hands deep inside your jacket pockets as you walked the remaining couple of blocks home.

As much as you wanted to keep your distance, you couldn’t deny that there was something intriguing about him that left you wanting to find out more.

A couple of days passed, and you occasionally found yourself missing Chen’s company. As annoying as his chattering at been at times, you had also been amused by his teasing habits. But whenever you caught yourself missing him, you stopped the thought immediately, remembering that this was simply an agreement between a demon and a fairy, nothing more.

You took to gardening more often, spending time in the backyard of your home tending to your plants while your cat, Kiwi, sat close by. You lived on the second floor of your flower shop, with rooms that were small, but not too small where they seemed to be suffocating. You didn’t spend much time inside your actual living areas anyways, since you were usually outside absorbing sunlight as you worked with your plants, or inside the store taking care of orders.

While you were focused on a certain patch of parsley you were growing for a neighbor, Kiwi sat up from where she rested beside you, meowing in your direction.

“What is it, Kiwi?” you called out to her, not looking up from your plants.

“That’s a cute name for a cat.”

Immediately, you dropped the tools in your hands, eyes widening as you spun around to see Chen’s familiar form smiling down upon you.

“How did you find me?” you asked, dusting off your hands before standing up to face him eye-to-eye. To your surprise, Kiwi got up as well and started making her way over to Chen, pausing at his feet before settling down on top of them and purring in delight.

“Well, hello there,” Chen cooed to Kiwi, a sweet smile spreading on his face before he looked back at you. “Didn’t you know? Once you meet a demon, they’re able to find you wherever you are. Don’t worry, I didn’t tell any of my scary, demon friends about you. Did you miss me?”

You gave a small shrug, not wanting him to know that you really had been looking forward to meeting him again.

Chen chuckled before shaking his head in disbelief. “And here I thought I made a lasting impression.”

“If by lasting impression, you meant scaring the life out of me, then yes.”

Chen’s face became more somber, silence taking over for a couple of tense seconds before he spoke up again. “Are you really scared of me?”

You found yourself at a loss for words, unable to come up with a witty remark like you often had in your conversations with him, “Well, I mean, I was. At first.”

“And now?” he asked, expression hopeful. You could have sworn you saw his hand twitch at his side, as if yearning to reach out towards you, but you brushed the thought away.

“Now... I don’t know. You seem fine for a demon, but how do I know I can trust you? All my life, I’ve been told not to trust people like you. I’ve heard of what you’re capable of,” you admitted in a whisper.

You saw Chen swallow back a lump in his throat, nodding to himself as he looked away from you briefly, focusing on a patch of grass. “I understand.”

“I’m sorry.” Truly, you were. If the two of you had been born under different circumstances, you would have been eager to be his friend.

“No, I get it. You don’t need to be sorry,” Chen spoke tersely, still avoiding your gaze. “You can’t help it, right? No one wants to be friends with a demon. Hell, I would make the same decision if I were in your shoes.”

“Chen, I-“

“No. It’s fine. You don’t have to explain yourself. I’ll give you your space then. Consider yourself free of your side of the agreement.”

Before you could even blink, Chen was engulfed in a swirl of smoke, wrapping around him until he disappeared, leaving only faint tendrils of smoke behind him.

“Crap,” you murmured to yourself, hand reaching up to tangle itself in your hair in frustration. From where she lay on the now empty space on the grass, Kiwi mewled at you in what you recognized as her “accusatory meow”.

“I know, Kiwi. I messed up.”

“Minseok? Hello?”

You pushed open the door to your friend’s potion shop with one hand, hopeful that he was inside. In your other arm you held Kiwi protectively, her gray eyes scanning the familiar surroundings. Whenever you went to Minseok’s, you were sure to bring Kiwi with you. She and Minseok’s cat, Tanie, got along extremely well. Minseok liked to brag that it was because as a wizard, cats were naturally drawn to him. You always teased him back by saying that they just liked him because he looked like a cat.

“I’m in the back!”, you heard a faint voice call out. You also heard the sound of bubbling and figured he was probably mixing up a potion at this moment.

Kiwi yelped, leaping out of your hold and scampering across the floor of the shop before hopping up onto a counter. She walked lazily across the surface before settling down, eyes trained on the door to the back room.

You moved over to join her, but once you got close enough, she turned to give you a small hiss in warning, gaze piercing as she looked at you.

“Kiwi, please,” you begged, stopping where you stood. “I know you’re still mad at me, but I’m trying to fix this. I swear.”

“Fix what?” The door to the back room opened, revealing Minseok and Tanie trailing behind on his heels. When Tanie caught sight of Kiwi, she meowed in delight before jumping up onto the same counter, laying down beside her friend and cuddling into her side.

“I made a mistake, and Kiwi’s mad at me for it,” you explained with a sigh.

Minseok raised an eyebrow in confusion. “What kind of mistake?”

Glancing around to make sure the shop was empty, you took a step closer to Minseok, voice hushed as you spoke. “You have to promise not to tell anyone, please.”

“Why? Did something illegal happen?” Minseok asked worriedly. You could practically see his pupils shaking in fear.

“No, Minseok! Just, please. I need your help.”

“Alright...” he replied hesitantly. “What happened?”

“I met a demon and made a deal with him to help someone else,” you blurted out in a hurry.

“You did what?! Are you out of your mind? Y/N, how could you-“

“I know!”, you cut him off quickly before he became even more agitated. “I know, but all I did was agree to get to know him, and in exchange he would let a dryad go free.”

“I still don’t think it’s safe. Why do you need my help? I can’t possibly get you out of this,” Minseok told you as he ran a hand through his hair in exasperation.

“I need you to summon him. I messed up and hurt his feelings. It’s been a week since I last saw him, and I hoped he might turn up again but he still hasn’t shown up. I want to look for him, but I don’t even know how to get in contact with him. Minseok, there has to be some sort of potion? A spell to help me find him?”

“Wait, you’re trying to look for him?”

“I need to apologize to him. Please, Minseok. I don’t know who else to turn to.”

Minseok let out a deep breath as he mentally searched through everything he had learned, trying to find some some of magic for his situation. “Do you have something of his?”

“No.”

“Do you know his name?”

“Chen.”

“Is that his real name?”

The small hope that you had held onto drifted away with this question, doubt settling into your mind. “I... I don’t know. Does it matter?”

“The spells only work if you know a person’s true name. They don’t work for nicknames or shortened versions.”

“Can we still try?”

Minseok was wary of bringing any sort of demon into his shop, but as you waited for his response with a pitiful expression, he couldn’t bring himself to turn you away. “Alright,” he sighed.

“Thank you, Minseok. Really.” You gave him a quick peck on the cheek before standing up straight, ready for whatever lay ahead. “Where do we start?”

Minseok had to look through his extensive library of spellbooks to find the right spell, but after a while of searching, he finally found it.

“What did you say his name was? Chen?”

“Yes.” You peeked over his shoulder, only to find that the pages of the book he held were full of a language you had never seen before. “Is this it?”

“It’s our best chance at finding him.” He left your side, heading over to a shelf on the other side of the room before returning with a simple stick of chalk in his hand. “Don’t move,” he warned you as he drew a circle on the floor around you.

“Don’t you need a star too?”

Minseok paused from where he knelt near your feet, chalk still in hand as he looked up at you. “What?”

“You know, a star? Like those upside-down ‘devil stars’ or whatever,” you explained.

To your surprise, Minseok snorted, continuing on with his drawing. “That’s only in movies.”

“Oh.” Your face turned beet-red at your mistake.

“If you wanted to, we could add one,” he teased.

“Shut up, Minseok,” you told him, ignoring the giggling peals of laughter he gave as he finished drawing the circle.

He stood up, chuckles dying down as he scanned the pages of the book once more. “Okay, are you ready?”

“Do it.”

Minseok’s eyes closed, and he began murmuring in what you assumed was the same language used in the book he held. Among the strange words, you heard him mutter your name and Chen’s a couple of times. Entranced by the flow of the words rolling off of his tongue, you didn’t even notice the faint glow of the chalk circle as Minseok spoke.

As he reached the end of the spell, his words came faster, voice raising in volume until he got to the last sentence. His eyes shot back open, scanning your figure before he looked at you in regret. “I’m sorry, Y/N. It didn’t work.”

“No,” you gasped in disbelief. “Maybe... maybe we did something wrong? Minseok, I-“ You stopped as you glanced back at him, heart sinking as he shook his head in defeat.

“I’m sorry, I truly am. I can’t think of anything else I can do to help you.”

You felt your figure slump forward, the disappointment finally taking a toll on you. “It’s okay.”

“Do you know anyone who can talk to him for you? Any friends?” Minseok asked in an attempt to help.

“I barely know anything about him. We only met once.” You straightened up, realization coming over you as you remembered how the two of you had met by chance, just as the sunlight had begun to fade with darkness ready to take over. “Actually, I might know how to find someone. Minnie, can Kiwi stay with you tonight?”, you asked him, your old nickname for him slipping out unknowingly.

“Of course, but where-“

”Thank you!” You gave him a quick wave before running out, door slamming shut behind you.

Still frozen where he stood, Minseok turned to look at Kiwi. “What was that all about?”

With a simple meow, Kiwi laid her head back down, tail swishing back in forth in thought.

“Please, please let this work.”

Your footsteps were loud and heavy as you kept your gaze steady on the forest floor. The sun had already gone down, and the darkness was making it hard for you to keep track of where you were going. Hopefully, you would find a demon who would be willing to take you to Chen. Otherwise, you’d end up wandering around in this forest for a while.

With panting breaths, you stopped to rest against a tree, chest heaving as you slumped down on the dirt floor of the forest. Since your vision was hindered by the night, you were relying mostly on your hearing and the rustling of the forest to alert you of any strangers nearby. Unfortunately for you, you hadn’t caught a trace of anyone.

“Come on, demons. There’s gotta be someone out there,” you muttered to yourself, wrapping your arms around your body in a feeble attempt to keep yourself warm.

A sudden beep came from your phone, echoing in the empty space. You pulled it out of your pocket, reading the text that Minseok had sent: “hey, are you okay?”

“I’m fine, don’t worry about me. I’ll text you later. Give Kiwi and Tanie kisses for me,” you sent back, fingers shaking from the cold as you typed.

As you placed the phone carefully back into your pocket, making sure it was secure, you slowly got back up, unsure of whether to keep going or not.

“I would have thought the forest would be full of beings by now,” you thought aloud.

It was only 7 o’clock, but it was still pitch-dark outside and you were steadily losing faith in your ability to find any magical being out there who could lead you to Chen.

Sighing in defeat, you turned around, ready to head back to your car and head home to wallow in your guilt. However, before you could even take a step, you found yourself face-to-face with a stranger.

“You know, it’s not safe to be out here alone at night,” he spoke lowly, almost in a taunting purr.

An intense sense of panic filled you, and you were frozen in place as the stranger smiled at you with a knowing smirk.

“But I assume you already knew that. You’ve been walking around for a while, fairy.”

“Who are you?” you stammered out, unable to keep your eyes away from his. Despite the smile on his face, his eyes were cold, an icy blue color that strangely enough, went well with the unnatural silver hue of his hair.

“Me? No one you need to worry about. Not for a while, anyways. You still have plenty of time.”

Your face must have given away your confusion because the stranger laughed, a weird contrast to his unnerving features.

“I’m a reaper, sweetheart.”

Your stomach dropped at those words, and you were sure that it was your final moment, despite the reaper’s previous words. Grim reapers were soul collectors, leading the souls of deceased people to a life beyond this one. What happened to these souls, only the reapers and a few others knew.

“Please, I’m not looking for any trouble,” you told him, voice coming out in a hoarse whisper as you tried to fight past your nerves. “I’m just trying to find a demon.”

The reaper’s face shifted, the smug mask he wore changing to a genuine look of astonishment. “You’re looking for a demon? Why?”

“It’s a long story, but I hurt his feelings and I need to apologize. Can you help me?”

“You want me to help you find a demon because you hurt his feelings?” he repeated incredulously, still in shock. “That’s a first.”

“Please, I don’t know how else to reach him.”

The reaper took a step back, crossing his arms as he looked you over. “Okay,” he drawled out. “Who’s this demon?”

“Chen.”

“Chen?” he all but shouted in surprise, eyes widening at your response. “Are you the reason why he’s been moping and hiding this whole week?”

“He has?” you asked, equally as taken aback. You moved closer, grabbing onto one of the reaper’s elbows in earnest. “Please, take me to him. Or at least, tell him that I’m looking for him.”

His eyes bored into yours, and you could see the confusion clearly evident on his face. “I can take you to him,” he started off slowly, “But I can’t guarantee that he’ll want to talk to you.”

“That’s fine,” you reassured him, eager to take this one chance you had to apologize to Chen.

After hesitating for a moment, the reaper shook his head to himself, as if going through some inner conflict. His arms dropped to his sides once more, and you let go of his elbow, beginning to feel a twinge of embarrassment at how you had practically invaded his personal space.

“You’re sure about this?” he asked once more.

“Positive.”

As soon as the words left your lips, a gust of black smoke engulfed the two of you, obscuring your vision. Before you could even cry out in fear, the smoke disappeared, revealing a setting completely different from the forest. You were now standing in a lavishly decorated room, rugs and plush couches arranged neatly, wooden floors shined to perfection. The tapping of shoes on the floor caught your attention, and you turned around only to see a demon headed towards you and the reaper, a stony expression on his face.

“Baekhyun, who is she? Is she the girl-“

“Yes,” the reaper, whose name you now knew was Baekhyun, answered. “She came looking for him so she could talk to him.”

“To apologize,” you clarified.

The demon’s gaze flickered to yours, looking you up and down with a blank gaze before meeting your eyes. “He’s been miserable. I don’t know what you said to him, but I’ve never seen him like this.”

“Kyungsoo, give her a chance,” Baekhyun spoke on your behalf.

The demon named Kyungsoo stared at you unblinkingly, deciding whether or not to let you meet Chen as you felt your skin heat up, sweat appearing on the palms of your hands. For a man of such short stature, he was quite intimidating.

“Fine,” he finally replied. “You can talk to him. But, if you make things worse for him,” he spoke until he moved closer, leaving only an inch of space between the two of you. “You won’t have only him to deal with, but me as well. Understood?”

Petrified and unable to speak, you could only give him a tiny nod in response.

“Good. This way, he’s upstairs.” Kyungsoo walked past you, already headed out of the room without a backwards glance. You almost tripped over your own two feet as you forced yourself to move, legs trembling with every step.

Kyungsoo’s own steps were heavy, thumping against the floor as he moved. The two of you reached a carpeted staircase, leading to another floor just as richly decorated as the one you had just been on. If you hadn’t been so scared and nervous at the moment, you would have been in slack-jawed in awe at the amount of decorations adorning the place.

He led you through winding hallways, walking past doors and what seemed like an infinite amount of rooms until he finally stopped in front of one.

“You’ll have as much time as he gives you to talk to him. If I suspect anything wrong, I won’t hesitate to come in and send you back.” He didn’t even look at you as he stood there, but you knew that he was addressing you.

“I understand. Thank you, for bringing me to him.”

Kyungsoo nodded, face just as impassive as before.

And then he knocked.

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A/N: i’m reposting this because when I tried posting last night, this didn’t show up in the tags and my internet was acting really weird. hopefully it works this time! I hope you all enjoy demon!jongdae’s fic! Also, Y/N doesn’t know Chen’s true name, but I’m sure the rest of us know it? :)

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