#‘everyone’ meaning Jaehee and Jumin

[yoosung-ah]

Choose your player: aggressive vs. passive-aggressive round 1/?

[kirexa]

Where are my chats... Usually there's one by now... I could check the wiki but I don't wanna....

[juminsmysticmc]

How will de RFA react to them calling them husband/wife before marriage. I like your writing 🫶🏻

RFA reacting to a Mc calling them Husband/ wife before Marriage

I did it again - I forgot about my own blog. I am so sorry :( but here you are, cutie! Hope you like it just as much as I did!

Jumin 

,,But really, I still wonder why the heck you guys got married so quickly,’’ Zen asked, sighting as he sat opposite you at the round table. 

The RFA wanted to meet up for a private meeting, organized by you. 

,,I can answer this,’’ Jaehee said, her eyes were on fire as she lifted up her lenses. 

,,Because our lovely Mc,’’ her palm directed towards you ,,in an interview named Mr Han ,,my husband’’ and guess who liked the ring of it,’’ she smiled, she was there when it happened. 

You answered a question and named Jumin instead of fiancé ,,my husband’’ but quickly corrected to ,,fiancé’’ - something Jumin disliked. 

He was proud and excited to be named your husband, he loved the moment so deeply and Jaehee still had his bright, happy smile in front of her eyes, as well as his facial expression when you corrected yourself. 

And since he liked the ring of his soon-to-be name, he wanted to rush things. 

Jumin’s hand was entangled in yours, remembering that day brought memories up and he truly felt blessed. 

Zen nodded at Jaehee’s explanation. 

,,Mc, were you even okay with it?’’ he asked you, wondering if you even were allowed to decide anything in that marriage.

,,Yes, Jumin wouldn’t let me sleep in his bed beside him, I was craving for more and so I was happy over the rush,’’ you answered, making Zen choke. 

Jumin - your husband - was even prouder now. 

Zen 

,,Zenny, you are so cuteeee!’’ you laughed, you were laying on top of him, both of you cuddling and wrestling softly. 

,,You are my cutie, princess. But don’t name me Zen or Zenny, let me be your Hy-’’ 

,,Husband? Oppa?’’ you asked him, looking deep into his red eyes. 

Zen had to process what you just said. 

You named him Husband. 

His face turned red, glowing and burning. 

He was getting embarrassed but slowly smiled. 

Hearing that out of your mouth gave him a new ring, and he liked it. 

,,Oh, sorry, you wanted to say Hyun, didn’t you? Of course I will,’’ you smiled and gave him a kiss on his soft lips. 

,,Now I am embarassed that I called you like that,’’ you laughed, turning red on your own. 

You quickly hid your face between his neck and his shoulder and hugged him stronger. 

,,Please, just forget it,’’ you begged him, sighing.

But Zen couldn’t think of anything else than your words, than the meaning which was held into the word ,,Husband’’. 

And now you would name him Hyun… 

,,Hello, I called earlier, I am here to see your engaged rings,’’ Zen said the next day to the lady in the jewelry shop. 

No way he was going to make you call him Hyun instead of Oppa.

He wanted an upgrade now. 

Yoosung 

,,Seven years,’’ Yoosung sighed, giving your hand a squeeze. 

,,Yes, seven years, I can’t believe, that we already have been married for so long,’’ you chuckled. 

Suddenly you remembered something ,,Remember, when I came to the hospital while lunch break and asked your co-worker about your whereabouts?’’ you asked him, of course, he remembered. 

,,Yes, you asked about your husband, even though we still weren’t married,’’ he smirked. 

And everyone was angry with me that I didn’t tell them I was married,’’ he told you, remembering how embarrassed but happy he was when someone finally found him and told him that you, his wife, were waiting for you, only to find you with a similar redhead. 

And in that very moment, Yoosung made a decision - as soon as he had his day off, he wanted to buy you a well-deserved engagement ring. 

Jaehee 

It was a hard day, after a shift of so many hours on your legs, your head was empty. 

The shop was booming, of course both of you, Jaehee and you, were thankful for that. 

However, you still had your challenges to keep it up. 

It was almost closing time when your friends Yoosung and Zen entered the coffee shop, ready to eat the last pieces of cakes that wouldn’t be sold anymore - probably. 

Actually, Yoosung was going to bring some to his family since neither of you wanted to throw them away. 

When Yoosung wanted to give you at least a bit of money, you shook your head. 

,,Even my wifey said no, so take it!’’ you laughed. 

Everyone stopped breathing, Yoosung and Zen both looked at your hand, eyes glued on your ringless finger while Jaehee’s cheeks slowly turned red. 

,,Wifey?’’ she asked you. 

However, you didn’t realize what you just said. 

,,Wifey?’’ you repeated, making Jaehee turn even deeper in red. 

The four of you were laughing, while you were denying your own words, Zen and Yoosung tried to assure you, that you just named her your wife. 

And Jaehee was trying - of course in secret - to find out if she still had your ring size from the latest jewelry order to ask you to become her real wife…

Saeyoung 

If someone would have told him that he would have pushed you from the couch for saying something cute, he would have shown that person his middle finger. 

But he couldn’t because he was currently pressing a cold ice pack on your throbbing head while his arm was holding your waist. 

,,I am so sorry,’’ he whispered, little kisses on your wet cheek. 

You were crying because of the pain, but you knew, that he didn’t mean it. 

You were still in pain though. 

,,I will never call you Oppa or Hubby,’’ you groaned, giving him a side-eye. 

He smiled apologetically. 

,,My hand moved on it’s own, of course, I loved it when you named me ,,Hubby’’... 

But I was so embarrassed…I just wanted to push you lightly, I didn’t mean to make you fall,’’ he confessed. 

You rolled your eyes. 

,,I know. But I would like to get a pre-divorce,’’ you kept teasing him. 

Of course, the little pain you were having was gone in a few hours but still, Saeyoung kept thinking a lot and a lot about this incident. 

He was thinking of a way of preventing something like this again and his only way was making it real - he had to become your real-life husband.

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21.05.2023 // 11:56 MEST

[natasha-in-space]

Engagement rings headcanons

Was scrolling through the engagement rings with my friendo the other day, and they dared me to choose individual rings for everyone in mm, so here's the result of that silly dare. I know we technically already know about this from the 'mysterious confesson' merch we got, but this was still a very fun exercise to do. These are just my headcanons, and were made solely for fun, don't take my thoughts on this too seriously! :D

Yoosung

Would go with something classy and romantic, probably a bit of vintage, too. He wants your engagement ring to reflect his love for you, which may lead him to become antsy and indecisive when picking one. He doesn't want it to be too expensive, or too cheap. It has to be just right. Poor guy even sketches out a clumsy 'prototype' he shows to the employees, as it's hard to relay his vision across with just words. In the end, he ends up either getting either a classic diamond ring with an infinity band (he thinks it's sweet to include a small detail of your appreciation to each other lasting forever, however cheesy that may sound) or something a bit more vintage and intricate in style. I don't think he would have any preferences concerning the color of metal, so he might go with a mix of white and yellow metal.

Zen

Would definitely go over the top - the man's a true romantic, you can't tell me he hasn't dreamed of his wedding at least a couple of times! He appreciates everything you've done for him, and he wants this ring to show it. He wants this ring to be everything you've ever dreamed of and so much more. Might struggle with high expectations he sets up for himself, which results in him just stressing himself out instead of enjoying the process like he's supposed to. You might have to have a talk with him about that. As for the ring itself, I think he'll go with something pink and soft in color! There's just something that's is so sweet and light whenever he looks at rose gold engagement rings, it makes him instantly think about you. That's when he knows it's the one. After all, pink is the color of romance!

Jaehee

Would get something custom-made, but still pretty traditional. She wants something that would catch your attention, but won't be an inconvenience to wear. She wouldn't stress out too much, and you two would probably agree on a design together, instead of her surprising you with something. You are her partner, and she wants your rings to reflect that. A delicate and easy design is her go-to. But, if you want something eye-catching, that's okay too, as long as it's not a bother to wear. I think she would go with platinum options when it comes to color. It's simple but very pretty to look at. Kind of like you :) She would also like to add custom engravings to your rings. Something to look at and smile as she twirls the ring around her finger. Either a cheesy coordinated phrase (probably out of your favorite musical that you two always quote to each other), or a date of your cafe's opening, as it's the start of her new life that she has managed to achieve thanks to your support.

Jumin

Would get something fancy, but not over the top. He desires fir your ring to not be too simple, as you are worth more than that. Still, he focuses more on the spiritual meaning of the ring rather than its cost. Money's not an issue to him either way, and he knows that you don't care about how expensive this ring will be. Regardless, he wants only the best for you, as you rightfully deserve. Jumin would go for traditional classic designs, as he finds them the most flattering to look at. Might also like boho-styled engagement rings. When it comes to the process of picking one, he won't overthink it too much. He wants the ring to be perfect, no doubt, but he's pretty cool-headed with his search. Might ask Elizabeth to pick out the best design if he's conflicted. With her intricate collection of collars, he knows she has a good sense of elegance. Would probably go for yellow gold variety when it comes to color, as it's the most classy one in his eyes.

Saeyoung

Would go with something simplistic but unique. I am like 70% sure he would create your engagement rings and wedding bands by hand. It just sounds like something Saeyoung would do. Poor guy would probably be the most stressed of all the others. He wants it to be perfect so badly, but he's also indecisive as hell. See, he's mostly non-traditional when it comes to his tastes, but he also really likes the classic styles of rings, not to mention that the idea of a classic traditional wedding makes him feel all emotional on the inside. This issue would probably persist throughout your entire wedding planning, and not just the creation of your engagement rings: he just can't decide which side to take for the life of him. In the end, he'll probably find the middle ground thanks to your help and encouragement. He's gonna let out the biggest sigh of relief once those rings are finally done. And probably cry right after, as he has never thought he would hold anything as precious as an engagement ring meant for his soulmate in his own hands. Would go with white gold for color.

Jihyun

Would go for something custom-made and simple, but still a bit unique in its presentation. I don't think he has much preference when it comes to style, so he's fine with anything you pick. He doesn't want it to be too ostentatious or expensive, however. He strikes me as someone who prefers more modest designs, even if he'd like to sprinkle some custom design choices. It'll depend on your relationship with him, and what makes it unique for you. He wants your rings to reflect that, more than anything else. He wouldn't be anxious while working on the design itself, occasionally asking for your input, as he wants these rings to be the representation of your shared love, not just his own. He might go a bit overboard and come up with a borderline silly-looking design initially, so it'd be best for you to keep him from getting too creative. Can't fault the man for getting carried away. He would probably go for yellow metal, as it reminds him of the sun.

GE Saeran

Would go for something simple, romantic, and vintage-styled. Saeran doesn't know much about the intricacies that go into picking out an engagement ring, so I can imagine he'd get pretty overwhelmed the first time he tries to research the topic on his own. You'll probably end up picking it out together, patiently discussing important details between yourselves. He knows he doesn't want it to be too fancy or eye-catching, and he knows he wants the ring to remind him of your smile whenever he looks at it. His criteria is pretty easy but sweet nonetheless. It's less about the details and more about his inner feelings. He would probably go for a floral-themed ring if he comes across one that catches his eye, but it's not definitive. He would also go for a colored gemstone, mostly because he likes it better that way. He loves the color pink, as it reminds him of the feeling your gentle love, so he will have a preference for rose gold rings, not doubt.

SE Saeran

Would go for something both unique but elegant. Now, Saeran is definitely not picky when it comes to engagement rings. He kind of feels out of his depth here. Still, it is very important to ask for his input and offer for him to pick out some options he likes, even just on a whim. You two will take your time during this process, as there is no need to rush, and he will get overwhelmed from time to time. It's best to take it one small step at a time, not rushing into anything too quickly. He needs to be reminded that he has nothing to worry about, as all that truly matters is your bond with one another. Saeyoung will probably be the one to make your engagement rings for you, as well as your wedding bands. Partially to not stress Saeran too much with all the shopping, as jewelry stores tend to be too bright for the eyes. It'll be a pretty unique and somewhat edgy design but with a touch of soft colors in the mix. Kind of like him. 

Rika

Is the type to go over the top but, in reality, she would like something classic and simple. When she's in a good place both physically and mentally, she's very doting, and she's also a hopeless romantic. I'd say she's almost on par with Zen when it comes to her romantic fantasies, which is why she loves his musicals as much as she does. It can be a good thing, but it also makes her prone to perfectionism. She will pick out a very fancy ring that she thinks is good enough for someone as wonderful as you, but... she feels dissatisfied with the result, and that makes her anxious. Rika is a people pleaser, so she tends to make choices with someone else in mind, rather than trusting her own heart. You guys will have to talk about it. It's hard to understand what you like when you've lived your whole life masking as someone you're not. In the end, I think she would go for something simple and elegant, probably also combine the colors she associates with your love. Keep her in check, though, as we all know Rika's design skills are out of this world. 

Vanderwood

Weirdly enough? Despite their seemingly simplistic nature, I think they would go for something very unique and even a little odd-looking. Vanderwood is a pretty laid-back person, but all these casual vibes go out the window once it comes down to design. They are very picky with anything that they own in their closet, and engagement rings are on another level completely. They wear leopard print for a reason! I think they would end up getting something custom-made, as it's the easiest way not to stress out over the perfect design. They are not so much nervous as they are choosy. Still, they do have a major soft spot for you, so it's up to you to stir them in the right direction. They would like you to be very involved in the process of deciding on a perfect engagement ring. The end result will still be weird, though. But, the amount of weirdness will depend solely on you. Whether to embrace the weirdness, or to add just a touch of it - it is your choice to make.

[xelasrecords]

Secrets and Sacrifices

Han Jumin x Reader

NSFW

Jumin and you make sacrifices for the RFA. You don't know how much more you can take, but Jumin does not plan to let you out of his sight.

Secret Ending AU where the secrets drag on and relationships are more complicated.

TW: depression, self-harm, controlling behaviour

Words: 2.8k

Masterlist Read on AO3

Your friends are laughing around you. The restaurant lighting has dimmed and the candle on the table glows on their happy faces. All of you are tucked into a padded leather sofa in the corner, the live music playing behind you.

You echo their laughter. It's the appropriate response.

Seven is sharing an outrageous tale and Yoosung is his enraptured audience, constantly nodding and asking follow-up questions. Zen chides him for believing everything Seven says but still laughs along. Beside you, Jaehee reaches over you and sets the empty plates aside in anticipation of Seven's dramatic gestures.

Jumin is impervious to the racket. He swirls his wine and watches the advertising screen outside the window, the billboard flashing bright in the evening. His grey eyes are glazed, unfocused. He's missing V, you're sure. That's all he does, aside from worrying about you. Waits for V to contact him.

Languidly, you lay your head against the cushion. This should be a pleasant dinner, but there's a damper placed on your emotion valve. You've lost the means to conjure the excitement you once felt. The knowledge of missing them is not the same as feeling them.

Today is one of the rare days when you are cleared to venture outside without compromising security, but showing up here feels like a farce. You're playing puppet to prove that you're fine before being corralled back to Rika’s sterile shoebox apartment.

You look down at your corduroy skirt that has ridden up to your waist, exposing more than half of your thighs. You dig your nails into them. One, two, three, four, five. There, a feeling. You swipe your fingers through the little scythes with dull fascination.

Jumin and Seven's dutiful little puppet, that's what you are.

When you glance up, you can feel the weight of Jumin's attention on you, intense gaze shifting from your lap to your neutral face.

You don't feel guilty. He will find out anyway.

You drag your skirt down and straighten your posture, the band sitting around your hips again.

"Is everything well?" Across from you, Jumin's smooth baritone voice rises above the peals of laughter and the increasingly loud music.

The chatter halts as your friends turn to you with a concerned expression.

You crack a smile. "I'm all right. Just tired." Jaehee squeezes your hand, and you pat hers with reassurance. The friendship you foster with this little group is built on thin ice, and long cracks have been crawling across the surface. "Let's go back, I have work tomorrow. So do all of you."

Seven's shrewd eyes flash at you before he grins widely at the others. "Except for Yoosung!" He pokes Yoosung's side, which earns him a light punch on his shoulder.

"A wise decision," Jumin says. "Everyone should get some rest."

"Easy for you to say." Zen glares at him. "I don't think I can sleep a wink tonight. My skin is ruined from all my lost beauty sleep." He sighs and turns to Seven. "Is there no progress on V's secret files?"

Seven pouts and shakes his head. "I'm still trying to break through the encryption walls, but Jumin can give me Elly to boost my motivation!"

Zen instantly sneezes and curses while Jaehee hurries to pass him a napkin.

An agent with a lifetime of diversion training. You hold back a scoff.

Jumin, Seven, and you are only shrouding yourselves with more secrets because you are determined to reach the same goal: Don't let harm come to RFA. Don't share any information unless it's crucial. Not even Jaehee. Not yet. Let them live in the almost idyllic bubble as long as they can.

For a split second, Jumin seems as if he's about to scold Seven for the deliberate mispronunciation of his cat's name, but he shakes his head and calls for the bill instead.

Jumin has changed. You wonder how much he has to pay in unravelling V's secrets. If selling his peace is worth the members' peace. But you know what answer he would give. It has never been a matter of choosing for him. He will always protect the RFA.

He will always protect you.

Along with the others, you file out of the restaurant through its gilded swinging doors. Jumin immediately arranges their transport home and reminds them to inform their arrival in the chatroom. You pretend not to see Seven exchanging a calculating look with Jumin, his mask briefly slipping. You wait for your turn, but it never comes.

You have anticipated that, though.

Jumin places his hand on your lower back, his dark hair in slight disarray from the wind. You shiver. His touch still has the power to hold you together just as it has the strength to break you down. "Driver Kim is already on his way. You won't have to wait for long."

You nod and stare out the parking lot. Surveillance disguised as an act of chivalry. Since Seven stopped trusting V's contingency plans and revealed your address to the members, he and Jumin have worked together to keep you safe as you help them clean up the mess V left behind.

A familiar black car pulls up before you and Jumin holds the backseat door open. You climb in, greeting Driver Kim before giving him your address. Jumin enters after and sits so close beside you that his trousers brush against your bare leg.

You press your thigh against him a little more.

Jumin gently caresses your knee, but there's a frown on his face. "Your address is already saved in my car navigation. Did you forget that?"

You have honestly forgotten. Thoughts slip around you these days. Try as you may to capture them, it's as if you have to squint through a lattice window to make out the memory fragments and piece them together. You get away with it most of the time, the fact that you struggle to pay attention.

But Jumin always pays too close attention to you.

"I remember now." You shrug.

Jumin isn't inclined to drop the matter. "I have picked you up more than once. If there's any problem with your memories, you should get it checked out. I will arrange a doctor's appointment for you."

"You're blowing things out of proportion."

The car starts to move. Driver Kim has polished his pretence of not hearing your conversation. He taps the radio screen and a soft murmur floats through the small space.

Jumin's hand on your knee tightens into a grip, but not firm enough to hurt. "You have been forgetting a lot of things."

"Not when they're important," you say. "I won't compromise our mission, so lay off me. I can forget things. I'm human." You huff out a tired sigh. "Don't you have more things to worry about?"

His voice is constricted. "Do not presume other matters are more important than you."

"V?"

He draws his hand into his lap. "Both of you are of equal importance."

You stare out the window, yellow street lamps and glass towers sweeping past you. You're going back to a place that makes you want to scratch your skin loose. Your freedom is restricted to the apartment and wherever an RFA member accompanies you.

"I've watched the romantic drama you recommended," Jumin says after a few moments. "You're right, I did like it. It's curious how the man is always there to catch the woman when she falls. The distance and his human speed should've made it impossible."

At another time, you would have smiled at his endearing fascination and proclivity to pick apart a mystery until he understands it inside out. Now you glance at him without emotion. "Dramas operate by their own logic."

Jumin tries for a smile. "Nevertheless, it was sufficient entertainment to unwind after work. I must thank you for that."

"I'm glad it helped."

He shifts his body towards you. "How would you feel if I attempt to catch you when you fall?"

You purse your lips. "I won't fall around you."

"But if you do?"

You try to ponder over it, but it's like trying to break through rough currents that threaten to swallow you. The effort is exhausting. "You might not be fast enough," you say. "You're not armed with magical drama abilities."

"Then being there with you at all times would solve it." There's a hint of finality in Jumin's tone.

Of course.

You rest your head against the window, the glass cold against your temple. "That sounds impractical."

"It is better than watching the people I love lose themselves because they're too stubborn to ask for help."

Your lips tug up in the tiniest smirk. "Interesting. Han Jumin feels more than me. I never thought this day would come."

You glimpse at him, but he doesn't seem offended. How disappointing. You're right at the centre where his emotions are concentrated. You thought that would have included his anger.

"I would say it's concerning," Jumin says. "I know how that emptiness feels. If what you're experiencing is worse than that—"

"You'll force me to get treatment?"

His hands curl into a fist in his lap. "I'm not fond of coercion, but if you pose a danger to yourself, then I will do what I must."

You can't keep the irritation out of your voice. "Of course. Thank you for caring."

"I always care." Jumin's fingers hover near your cheek, and you think he's going to touch you, and you wait for him to—but he drops it to his side.

"And look how it ruins you."

Jumin dips his chin sharply. The shadow in the car obscures his expression, but you can make out the lines of exhaustion in the corner of his eyes. There is only so much he can put up with before it eats at him, always bracing for tragedy to befall everyone around him.

You're not supposed to be on the list of people he wants to protect.

"Loving you doesn't ruin me. It's the best emotion I have ever felt." He runs his hand up your arm and pauses at the slope of your shoulder. "So let me care for you. Don't go. Don't go as far as V has."

"V is your closest friend. He'll come back to you eventually."

You can't wrap your head around the driving force behind Jumin's obsession for your survival. You don't even care as much. It probably has something to do with how you can see right through him. He's attached to the validation you can offer him. You make him feel like a person. You're the only one who sees him as he is, now he can't let you go.

"He won't," Jumin states flatly. "Rika is all he sees, and his range of vision has pathetically narrowed. You needn't bother with consolations. I know where my place is on his priority list."

Pressure burgeons within you like a fist thrusting into your ribcage and twisting your lungs. You hold on to the sensation, thankful to still be able to feel certain pains for Jumin. You wind your hand around his tie and press your lips somberly against his. He tastes of matured grapes and sweet memories long gone.

You have loved him until it ruined you too.

Jumin hooks his arm around your waist and pushes you against the car door, his other hand moving around the back of your head to soften the blow. His fingers trace down your ear and jaw before tilting your chin up and deepening the kiss.

His hand slides up the back of your thigh and toys with the lining of your panties. You hitch your leg up, allowing him to slide between you as he presses himself harder against you, his breathing harsh against your parted lips.

You can feel his need for you between your legs. You wish to satiate him, but it's as though your limbs and nerves are molten lead. You can burn him up with a single touch and you do it without feeling anything.

You want him, but the desire is cerebral.

Jumin pauses, then pulls away when he notices your lack of fervour. He opens his mouth to apologise, but you grab at his arms—much thinner than a few weeks ago—and shake your head.

Not your fault.

He searches your face, then nods. This has happened before.

You don't know how you reached this point. You keep losing things that you can't afford to lose and you're tired of it. Your freedom, your fundamental need for Jumin. You don't know how to protect your senses from atrophying.

He smooths down your crumpled hair and blouse, murmuring, "I had expressed my wish not to be consoled, yet you still went against me."

"This is the only time I don't have to obey you."

Jumin stills. "I am not trying to restrict you."

"So if I ask you to stop monitoring my schedule and chaperoning me, either by yourself or someone you personally approve of, would you?"

He brushes your swollen lips with his thumb. "Can you promise me you won't get yourself killed if I decrease the security?"

You straighten his tie to align it with the buttons and trail your fingers up his chest. "I promise."

Jumin considers it before shaking his head and chuckling. "You're a good liar."

You grip the lapels of his suit. "It's not up to me if the hacker decides to attack me."

"But you won't put up a fight either."

You let your hands fall and avert your gaze to the blur of passing cars behind him.

Jumin sighs. "It's only until we dissolve Mint Eye and you are safe from the threats that brought you here. Perhaps you would be happier and less inclined to throw self-preservation to the wind then."

You clench your jaw and dig your nails into your thighs. Your life is getting smaller and smaller each day. There will always be another condition from him as your condition gets worse. Jumin will not stop. As long as the fight against Mint Eye goes on, you will always be under his extreme surveillance.

Jumin means well, you know it. You wouldn't have survived this long if he and Seven didn't force you to.

You carve your nails in with all your strength, clawing until they break your skin, but there's no blood. It's always harder when you mean to do it.

You don't want to be fixed all the time. Sometimes you want to shatter into pieces. Sometimes you feel safer when you're small.

"I can't breathe, Jumin," you say, desperation seeping into your voice.

He flicks his eyes down and wraps his hand around your wrists in an instant. "Stop doing that. Stop hurting yourself."

"This?" You laugh. "It's nothing more than you and Seven have been doing to me. I've always been willing to help you two with your plans, however immoral they are. I'd do them myself even without you. But I never gave you permission to track me like a prisoner."

His gaze turns hard. "You wouldn't let me if I asked."

"I'm the unhappiest I've ever been and you don't even care." You try to pull your hands away, but he won't budge. "You don't want me to be happy."

"I deeply apologise. I never mean to cause you pain." His face contorts with guilt. "Please hold on a little longer. It will be over soon. V will provide us an explanation and things will return to how they were."

"You're naïve if you think it's that easy. This is not your drama with a fairytale happy ending."

"If I don't harbour hope in everyone's stead, what chance do we have in surviving?" Jumin says, and lets out a ragged breath. "We will get through this catastrophe. You can depend on me if you can't find the strength to go on. Just—stay with me. Do not leave."

You think you should cry. You can feel an emotion bubbling, blistering but never quite reaching its boiling point. It's frustrating. Breaking down under pressure is one of the most human things to do, yet the most you can muster is observational agitation.

Love changes things. He loves you and you're paying the price for it. 

You look at him with deadened eyes. "You have never made leaving possible, Jumin."

"Good," Jumin says, his voice terse. He doesn't let go of your wrists.

You sink into your seat, deep into the corner where the lights do not reach. There is a kind of loneliness that has grown into a corporeal shadow inside the cavity of you.

You yearn to make its existence known to someone.

You have no one to tell.

-

Footnotes:

I couldn't flesh these out due to fic length, but I want to get them out there anyway: 1) Reader isn't in therapy because Jumin and Seven aren't well-versed in mental health and Jumin thinks he's enough to fix her for now. She just doesn't care. 2) Jaehee is excluded from the secret subgroup because reader takes over her role in task execution and more.

I... didn't mean to write a dark Jumin or include canon plot elements. I feel like my fics lately are a "how dark can I make this" challenge. The initial idea was just Jumin being there for a lonely reader and it'd be wholesome and comforting, but it got worse through each draft. It had been satisfying to write.

I'd hoped my first fic with the big cast would be one where everyone's personalities are prominent, but apparently, I had to write it from a depressed reader's POV so everything is warped and muted instead. Maybe next time.

There's a paragraph that I reworked from my now inactive IG writing account c: I guess it's not plagiarism if you're copying yourself?

I like it when my MCs are a lil manipulative xoxo

The header concept is Jumin's obsessive surveillance, shown through the clear box tracking his eyes while the rest is blurred, and the toxic intimacy of how Jumin is the one who yearns more but they're separated by a thin yet impenetrable barrier. I was so happy that this clip fits my vision, with an Asian man at that! It's hard to find good free stock footage of Asians. And tap the GIF for better quality.

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do you have one silly or random headcanon for every char? 😆

Jaehee's got a popular fan-account for Zen that nobody except Saeyoung knows about. This is to be expected, but, the silly part happens to be Zen's interacted with her account before because she's one of the most respectful fans and he's got no idea that it was Jaehee of all people! She's passionate and people can see that. She's got scathing essays for his defense that are annotated and dated so she can reference them later on.

Zen's got a collection of songs he uses just for his runs. It's exactly what you think it is. A cheesy work-out set of songs meant to make him feel like he's in a movie montage. Hey, it works, don't give him a silly look! It helps him feel inspired!

Yoosung has a collection of hair clips. He may not like being called cute by the other RFA members because it makes him feel like they think he's little kid, but he does enjoy feeling cute when it's a sincere compliment. He'll love it if you compliment his new hair clip! He's got so many of them... and the ones he wears at school are different than the ones he wears at home.

Jumin knows more memes than he lets on and he purposefully uses them in the chatroom to flabbergast the others. It's funny to him to see his friends stare at him in horror because they didn't realize he'd learned about that particular meme. Nobody will believe it, but that happens a lot.

Saeyoung is in the process of making trampoline shoes that can shoot you to the moon. It's impossible, but it's impressive that he found the motor to help him jump a few feet in the air. Think of the old Moon Shoes advertisement, but now imagine he's taken that idea twenty stories taller.

V's cactus collection has accessories. He gives them sunglasses and hats and charms. They've got names, too. Sometimes, he wishes he could be a better friend to others just as he's a good caretaker of his cacti. He vents to his plants a lot, too. I don't know if this is silly, but... it helps.

GE Saeran takes things at face value. If you tell him something he will assume you mean it literally until he double-checks the information. It matters to him because he wants to believe people when they try to teach him something important to them, but sometimes this means he ends up believing something that isn't true. But, he enjoys hearing these things, and marking them down on paper. Especially if it turns out they're superstitions or something special to you.

Rika loves arts and crafts. She loves scrap-booking most of all. She makes homemade cards for everyone because it feels like she's got something personal that speaks to her compassion for her friends. It is a mess of glitter, puffy paint, and stickers. Nobody has the heart to tell her that her artistic vision is a maximalist nightmare to clean up. But, she has fun.

Vanderwood is a hula-hoop champion and nobody will ever believe you if you tell them.

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𝚆𝚎 𝙰𝚛𝚎 𝚆𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚑 𝙸𝚝- 707/Main Character

𝙷𝚎𝚛 𝚍𝚊𝚢 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚝, 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚜𝚘𝚌𝚔𝚜 𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚠𝚎𝚝, 𝚊𝚗�� 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚍𝚘 𝚒𝚜 𝚕𝚊𝚢 𝚘𝚗 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚌𝚑- 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚐𝚘𝚝 𝚊 𝚝𝚎𝚡𝚝 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚄𝙽𝙺𝙽𝙾𝚆𝙽.

❥𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝙼𝙲 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚜 𝚞𝚙 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚂𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚒𝚕𝚢 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚏𝚝𝚎𝚛.

𝚠𝚌: 720

𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝙵𝚒𝚟𝚎

To MC, around the corner meant “Oh, see that corner? Around that and you’ll be there.”

Yeah, no. 707 expected her to walk a mile for chips. She did it though, with a pout on her face she marched into the quaint shop and grabbed Honey Buddha Chips, Dr. Pepper and a random chocolate bar she saw. Though, when she reached the cashier she was polite and kind; just because she’s grumpy doesn’t mean she is rude to customer service workers.

Once she finally got the chance to open the bag of chips on her- on Rika’s couch she realized that Jaehee was online.

MC hasn’t had a chance to talk to Jaehee as much as the others. She is the one member MC couldn’t get an initial feeling about. She seems like Jumin, just less of a prick.

MC: Hello, Jaehee.

JAEHEE: Hello, MC.

JAEHEE: I was just thinking about you.

MC: Me?

JAEHEE: Yes. Since you are at Rika’s apartment.

JAEHEE: And other than you, no one can go near that place.

JAEHEE: It is quite an irony.

JAEHEE: We who’ve worked with Rika cannot enter the place,

JAEHEE: and yet you who are a complete stranger can stay there…

JAEHEE: The apartment that you are in probably has all the documents relevant to what Rika did.

JAEHEE: If you fill Rika’s position.

JAEHEE: then maybe we will be able to host the parties again.

JAEHEE: What do you think?

MC: If I’m going to be honest, I haven’t had time to even think. This is all very surprising. 

JAEHEE: I agree that it’s something to be carefully considered.

JAEHEE: Please take all the time you need to consider it.

JAEHEE: But… if you decide to leave…

JAEHEE: then Luciel and V will take time to decide whether or not to let you go peacefully.

JAEHEE: Since you already know too much about the organization.

MC: I’m sorry, peacefully? Is that a threat? 

JAEHEE: Oh no, I’m sorry. I meant try to convince you, unless they have something up their sleeve.

MC: Oh Jesus Christ, Jaehee, are you always so serious?

JAEHEE: I guess I may seem that way to you .

JAEHEE: Unlike the other members…

JAEHEE: I did not become a member through my acquaintance with Rika or V.

JAEHEE: Mr. Han forced me to join.

JAEHEE: So to me, the work regarding the organization…

JAEHEE: is nothing more than a part of working for the company.

JAEHEE: First… since you will have to handle the work

JAEHEE: I will give you a brief explanation about what you will be doing.

MC: Might as well, I pretty much have nothing to do.

JAEHEE: Rika exchanged various emails with party guests at the apartment.

JAEHEE: As far as I know, she approved or declined guests depending on the theme of the party.

JAEHEE: Even if the person had no desire to attend the party, she convinced them so that they make an appearance.

JAEHEE: That is… what you will be responsible of.

JAEHEE: If you take care of the task well,

JAEHEE: then it will be possible to host the party again.

MC: What’s the benefit of hosting the party again?

JAEHEE: There are a lot of benefits.

JAEHEE: First…

JAEHEE: I think it will be meaningful that Rika’s mission isn’t hindered and continues on.

JAEHEE: Especially, I presume that V, who has not really been involved with the organization after Rika’s death, will change.

JAEHEE: Currently, V is not really active in the organization.

JAEHEE: He rarely logs into the chat room.

JAEHEE: So… everyone is probably hoping for V to come back.

JAEHEE: Except for Yoosung.

MC: Yeah, I picked up on Yoosung not liking V pretty quickly. Is there a reason or is V just a dick?

JAEHEE: That’s something you should hear from one of them.

JAEHEE: And I personally do not think V is a… “dick”

MC: I’ll take your word for it.

JAEHEE: I would like to talk with you further, but I must leave for a moment.

MC: Bye, ma’am.

JAEHEE: What?

JAEHEE: …Are you assuming that I’m much older than you?

MC: idk you seem to be a mother in this group lol

MC: Nevermind me, goodbye Jaehee.

JAEHEE: Then I will be off.

Jaehee Kang has left the chatroom.

[luminous-kitten]

Ray's Route Day 5 Walkthrough

Good Ending answers are labeled as (Saeran), while Bad Ending answers are labeled (Saeran...)

I have made heart answers bold and colored for easy access, as follows: (707), (Jaehee), (Yoosung), (V), (Saeran), (Jumin), (Zen)

To achieve a Normal Ending, following the Good Ending without answering emails.

To achieve the Bad Story Ending 1, select the (Saeran…) answers.

To achieve the Bad Relationship Ending 1, participate in as little chats as possible. I would recommend not participating in any chats at all.

00:21: Building of Dreams

I’ve been waiting for you. Boy…. am I sleepy…. (Jumin)

I can’t go to sleep. There’s something bothering me…. (nothing)

I saw V! I really did! (nothing)

Oh, that’s right. I’m not supposed to say anything. (nothing)

I saw him in my dreams… (nothing) LOL

But why are you still awake? (nothing)

Hmm… I’m sure he has an important thing planned. (nothing)

What could be this important event? (nothing)

Whoa, whoa… Let’s take it easy, Jumin. (nothing)

How about religion-related business? (Saeran)

Does your father have a new girlfriend? (nothing)

Don’t you think this is perhaps your father’s method to train you in business? (Jumin)

Did you eat them all? I bet you’ve been pumped up lol (nothing)

I wish… I could give those oysters to a certain someone… I’m worried if he’s eating at all these days T_T (Saeran)

Phew, I’m glad it did! (Jumin)

Talk about his scale… Your father’s the best! (nothing)

I think you’d make billions of money if you build a business school. (nothing)

Does that mean we’d get to see a cat tower in the company? (nothing)

How about doing group charity work for those in need? I think I’ve seen a lot of people in need lately… (Saeran)

A giant cat tower building?

…You actually have time to make this print? (nothing)

Wow, it’s so pretty..!! (Jumin)

So a good motivation should derive from the heart, right? (Saeran)

I think motivation works best when it comes from pressure. (Saeran…)

I don’t think you have to worry about me. (nothing)

Yes, I’m fine, V… (V)

No, nothing (nothing)

I’ll be fine as long as you don’t bother me, V. (nothing)

You mean becoming a cold-hearted businessman? (nothing)

You mean your pace-and-nature-loving future? (Jumin)

We must prevent any aerial misfortunes. (V)

Because then more people would get to see it? (Jumin)

V, when do you plan to get to bed? (nothing)

Jumin, when do you plan to get to bed? (nothing)

…. (nothing)

You sure have a lot of secrets, V. (nothing)

But I need to know, too. (nothing)

You’re not going to put up a fight against the hacker, are you? (nothing)

And I think… it’s rather cruel to make it chase after the hacker. (Saeran)

Do we really have to identify who the hacker is? (Saeran)

…I think we should keep Seven away from either of the tasks. (Saeran)

Even if Seven gives his all, he’ll never be able to beat this hacker lol (Saeran…)

V… is this really the best? (nothing)

Even if C&R steps in, they’ll never find out who it is. It’s like you don’t want them to find out. (Saeran)

…You’re trying to keep your secret, not lighten his load (nothing)

V, I think you’re working too hard… You must be feeling so complicated… (V)

Talk to me if you’re interested in religions business. I have a good idea… (Saeran)

But I think you’re already good enough! (Jumin)

Are you sure you’re actually doing your job as his guardian? (Saeran)

…At least I appreciate that you’re working so hard. (Saeran)

Is this related to the hacker? (nothing)

You’re not up to something with Seven, are you? (nothing)

I’ll see you again - ! (nothing)

. (nothing)

I ended up here by pure coincidence… but I hope everyone would be happy (Saeran)

Well, I only wish everyone’s paradise will come soon. (Saeran…)

I think I understand him… I can’t imagine what he’s going through. (V)

I wish you wouldn’t underestimate that hacker. (nothing)

I don’t know if you can define it as familial… Seems to me he’s making Lucile work for him. (nothing)

I agree… V seems to have a very strong sense of responsibility (V)

I should settle down now and go to sleep. (nothing)

I don’t think I can sleep. I have a lot on my mind… Good night. (nothing)

02:44 Poem of Dawn

There’s something that pains my heart… (Saeran)

It’s just that this hacker is a bit frustrating… (nothing)

I’ll tell you later. (nothing)

No, that’s not it… (nothing)

No… (nothing)

It’s just that…. I feel frustrated for some reason. (nothing)

Because V is frustrating you? (nothing)

Because he told you not to chase the hacker? (nothing)

Can’t wait to hear it! (nothing)

Sure… (nothing)

ON - and ON - and ON - and ON - (707)

Guardian? Yeah right… I think he’s just busy cleaning up the mess. (nothing)

Don’t be sad… I’m sure he has a good reason why. (nothing)

But you gotta admit you’re not as good as that hacker… (Saeran...)

I don’t know… I can’t tell you why, but I don’t think you should chase that hacker… (Saeran)

You should be ashamed of yourself. And admit that hacker is better than you. (Saeran...)

Are you sure we can trust V?? (Saeran)

I wish V would tell you everything… It feels like things can’t be more complicated. (Saeran)

Hmm… I don’t think you should trust him too much. (Saeran...)

Yesterday?? (nothing)

…Why is my heart breaking for you at this situation? (nothing)

Why not recommend a guest? (nothing)

I don’t know… She doesn’t sound like a good guest. (nothing)

I wish she could write this complicated situation into poems… Sure, let’s invite her…. (nothing + email)

…Still, you won’t be able to defeat this hacker. (Saeran...)

Please stay the way you are, always bright and cheerful. (nothing)

Bye - (nothing)

Goodbye, my cheerful breeze…. (707)

06:03 Regrets

I was so worried you disappeared in such a hurry… Are you alright now? (Saeran)

Seven won’t be after you anymore… What do you think about that? (nothing)

I was surprised, actually. You’re weaker than I thought. (Saeran…)

I’m not disappointed…. My heart is starting to break for you. (Saeran)

No, please don’t blame yourself. This is not your fault at all. (Saeran)

Arrogance results in misfortunes. (Saeran…)

You’re already doing more than enough to protect me. (Saeran)

Hmm… are you sure I’ll be safe here? (Saeran…)

No one is an airhead from birth. Please don’t say that, Ray… (Saeran)

I think you should work harder if you have time to chat like this. (Saeran…)

Please don’t blame yourself like that… My heart is aching as well. (Saeran)

You should stop chatting and get to work now. (Saeran…)

09:12 Crisp Crisp

Hey Yoosung (nothing)

I think he’s having a hard time because he’s not sure if he’s really good. (707)

I think he’s really thoughtless. (707’s heartbroken!!)

Are you in classes right now? (nothing)

What are you doing right now? (nothing)

That’s because your digestive system is failing (nothing)

I’m jealous of your lifestyle…! (Yoosung)

It’s a sign that you’re about to become a procrastinator (nothing)

You’re cute ^^ (Yoosung)

Huh…. (nothing)

You’re rude to your mother! (nothing)

Oh dear T_T (nothing)

…That’s dirty. (nothing)

Welcome Zen! (nothing)

You should do something about him… (nothing)

I have this someone I’d like to buy chips to… (Saeran)

Yoosung, you should keep a regular lifestyle (Saeran…)

Are you a man of your health who says no to chips? (Zen)

You’re right! (nothing)

They’re both bad. Both of you need special treatment for your health. (Saeran)

Who knows…? Maybe your face will turn all shiny and pretty like a sunflower! (nothing)

Whatever it is you fry, it’s bad for you after fried. (nothing)

You’re already sweet enough! (Yoosung)

Your mother called? (nothing)

Good for you, I’m glad you’re positive ^^ (Zen)

Your efforts will all return in the end (nothing)

Oh dear… Looks like she touched on something she shouldn’t. (Yoosung)

You should try it. You’ll see in the end that your mother is right. (nothing)

You can take a break for a while and then deal with the problem! (Yoosung)

Don’t you think you’re being obsessive… by keeping your questions, Yoosung? (nothing)

Your mother is a human being too. (Zen)

Even if you are disappointed, I think it’s because she’s your mother. Try to be a little more understanding. (Zen)

But family is special. (nothing)

But V could almost be your family in the past (nothing)

You should obey your mother. Your family might ask unreasonable things but they provide you a place to be. (Saeran…)

Your mother is no saint. Try to think like an adult and treat and understand her as an adult. (Saeran)

But then again… you wouldn’t know the duty of a mother, Zen. Bond with a mother is indestructible… (Saeran…)

There’s more than a single type of family. I think what’s important is not to lose myself. (Saeran)

Go to your class. (nothing)

One more game? (nothing)

Poor you, Yoosung… (Yoosung)

We can all have our own ways with life - ! (nothing)

Both of you are so adorable - But let’s not fight - ! (nothing)

Yoosung, calm down - (Yoosung)

You’re being unreasonable. (nothing)

I hope you feel better next time we talk… (Yoosung)

Goodbye. (nothing)

He’s so immature. I think it’s because he’s not with his parents. (Saeran...)

He’s having a hard time. Let’s try to be understanding (nothing)

He’s being immature. Someone’s gotta teach him how cruel the world is. (Saeran…)

Once you’re an adult, I don’t think you need to obey every word and syllable your parents tell you. (Saeran)

It’ll get better someday. For now, let’s focus on your audition! (nothing)

If I were you, I’ll try calling them. Don’t you think it’s such a tragedy to stay disconnected from your family? (nothing)

Goodbye. (nothing)

I’ll be praying too. See you soon! (Zen)

12:21 Unforeseeable Life

Have you had your lunch? (Jaehee)

Not yet… (nothing)

I already did. (nothing)

I’m skipping. (nothing)

Hello. (nothing)

You deserve a good rest! (Jaehee)

Why were you so busy? (nothing)

So doesn’t that mean you have some time for yourself now? (Saeran)

You should work on things that got delayed while standing by. (Saeran…)

What meaning would that have? You’ve joined the company recently, it’ll be better if you think about succeeding. (Saeran…)

I truly hope you can, Jaehee…!! (Jaehee)

Here’s your boss. (nothing)

Welcome, Jumin! (nothing)

Don’t you think you’re slacking off too much? (Saeran…)

Hurray! (Jaehee)

That’s why you should always be ready to work. And update your resume. (Saeran)

Don’t tell me… Jumin… Do you have new business in mind…? (nothing)

Caps. (nothing)

Cats!! (Jumin)

I’m a little sad we must antagonize the hacker… (Saeran)

I don’t think anyone can beat this hacker. (Saeran…)

That’s not gonna happen… because no one’s as good as this hacker. ^^ (Saeran…)

Security is important… but don’t you think finding out the secret within the RFA is more important? (Saeran)

That’s nice… We can bring both of them to this… (Saeran…)

Uh, nothing. (nothing)

I think you should be prudent. (nothing)

I feel like having the unit’s info for dinner… (Saeran)

Wow! Will it be the most advanced team? (nothing)

I’m worried this fight seems to grow bigger…. (Saeran)

Though I’m sure you’d need more than that to defeat this hacker. (Saeran…)

Perhaps the department doesn’t exist at all… (nothing)

Do you need a special password for security reasons? (nothing)

Good luck. (nothing)

Do you really have to make one…? (nothing)

You, Jaehee. (Jumin)

You, Jumin. (nothing)

I’m not sure… (nothing)

I can do well too. (Jumin)

Wow! You’re a genius!! (nothing)

Could you fix my computer, Jaehee? (nothing)

…Let me lend you my shoulders, Jaehee. (nothing)

Congrats - !!! Haha. (nothing)

So this is how fast things can progress. (nothing)

Bye… Jumin. (nothing)

You’re so generous. (Jumin)

This is your chance. I look forward to your performance. (Jumin)

* virtual back pat * (Jaehee)

We might be able to make up with the hacker soon. Cheer up. (Saeran)

You can’t beat this guy anyways. So don’t work too hard. (Saeran…)

I hope all this hard work would lead us all to peace… (Saeran)

Cheer up… (nothing)

I think there’s something we don’t know about this… as well as misunderstandings. (Saeran)

There might be a difference of thoughts at work here. I understand. (nothing)

Good luck…

14:37 What’s Wrong?

What are you doing, Seven? (nothing)

We’re going to have an intelligence unit. What do you think about that? (nothing)

It’s the only way for him to stay. (nothing)

I’m ok. I got loads of time. (Saeran)

I’m fine. (Saeran)

Is the hacker working a lot…? (nothing)

I wanna see who would win this war. (Saeran…)

I wish we could find a way to settle this peacefully with the hacker. (Saeran)

Save is good…! DB is more than welcome! (nothing + email)

It sounds too tricky… I don’t know about DB… (nothing)

Your hand is so pretty… (707)

Welcome… Zen ^^ (Zen)

I wanna know what your hands look like Zen lol (nothing)

I need your pic to heal my eyes T_T (Zen)

Wanna try manicures? (707)

Are you feeling better? You had an argument with Yoosung. (nothing)

How did your audition turn out? (Zen)

There’s this term to call a person who talks like you…. (nothing)

Whoa…. (Zen)

…In his personal Zen Reporter ver. 06. (707)

You write reports on him or something? (nothing)

Miss-you-so-much-Jumin mode! (707)

In love? (nothing) (kind of embarrassing lol)

Dying-to-brag-about-something mood! (Zen)

So that means your practice begins now. (nothing)

Wow - ! You got the role? Congrats! (Zen)

That must be a lot of pressure… You should work a lot (Saeran…)

The main character?!?!?! We should throw a party - ! (Zen)

Yep you’re right (nothing)

You should know when to celebrate and not (nothing)

You should always prepare for the future (Saeran…)

You should be grateful for your present day! (Saeran)

This is boring! I’m outta here! (nothing)

It’s true there are a lot of masterpieces that feature characters with dual personality! (nothing)

You should get to work. Now. (Saeran)

Zen! I know you can do it. (Zen)

I’m hungry T_T (nothing)

True you are…. (707)

I think that’s why happiness lies in our hearts, waiting to be discovered (Saeran)

You should stop making excuses and get to work. (Saeran…)

So how’s it going ^^ (Saeran)

You’re not slacking off, are you? (Saeran…)

I wish I could perform my duties in peace (Saeran)

You still won’t be able to beat the hacker… (Saeran…)

He’s working without even sleeping. You think you can beat him? (Saeran…)

The hacker is good… But maybe it’s because he’s similar to you… (Saeran)

Is this woman your caretaker? (nothing)

Is this woman your girlfriend? (nothing)

Is this woman your friend? (nothing)

You should drink caffeine if you need a refresher. (nothing)

You should take a walk if you need a refresher. (nothing)

You’re feeling down because you should. (nothing)

Good luck. (nothing)

I hope this is finished peacefully… (Saeran)

Zen, are you good with computers? (nothing)

He should deal with it. It’s his job. (nothing)

Congrats once again on getting the role! (Zen)

Shouldn’t you practice right now? (nothing)

Have a good day. (nothing)

Take the energy of victory and rock the practice room! (Zen)

16:13 Is It True!?

Isn’t it awesome or what? I’m so thrilled…! (Jaehee)

All his hard work is finally paying off. Now he has to work even harder. (Zen)

I hope you can make your dream come true! (Jaehee)

Why don’t you say that after you’re done with your duty? (Saeran…)

I can’t wait to see him taking the stage! (Jaehee)

I wonder if he can really do it… (Saeran…)

Click…? (Jaehee)

Is musical that popular among the public? (nothing)

This is a person, right? (nothing)

Wait, is this guy’s brother famous in the game of Go? (nothing)

Okay! Let’s send an invitation. I’d like to learn a thing or two about ticketing. (nothing + email)

I don’t know. An AI…? Sounds too difficult. (nothing)

I thought you have something more important than tickets. (nothing)

That’s a neat trick… (nothing)

So long. (nothing)

I hope you keep up the good work! (nothing)

17:45 Seven, Finally?

Have you had your classes? (nothing)

Hey Yoosung… (nothing)

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL (707)

…What the? (Yoosung)

Those drinks are eligible for sales, aren’t they? (nothing)

Wow… I wonder what it tastes like. Let me know after you try a sip, Yoosung! (nothing)

What on earth did you do…? (nothing)

Speak of the devil. LOLOL (nothing)

Congrats on the sale! (707)

Oh GOD7… Is it not too late to buy stocks? (707)

Are you sure you got permission to sell those drinks? (Yoosung)

Stocks come in 1+1? Smells fishy here… (nothing)

Ugh….. (nothing)

Wow! That’s a jackpot! (707)

Seven, didn’t you say you’re busy? Do you have time to do pranks like this? (nothing)

I’m ready to press buy (707)

He’s got a point lol (Saeran)

Don’t tempt us…. (Saeran…)

Dun dun dun…! (Yoosung)

I’m not interested in your hobby (Yoosung’s heartbroken!!)

How did you know? (nothing)

I’m just kidding lolol Tell me about it. (Yoosung)

Stitching? Lol (Yoosung)

Cooking? (nothing)

Sports? (nothing)

LOL (nothing)

Wow I never knew! Amazing! (nothing)

Why don’t we now talk about GOD7’s dynamic business hobby? Give it up for Sevenstar Drink! (707)

You are kind of cute lol (Yoosung)

Wow! Could you make a waving doll too? I’m going to put it in front of my house. (707)

You’re too fishy…. Whatever you’re selling, I’m not buying it. (nothing)

…Police won’t be good enough to stop him. I should report his agency. (nothing)

. (707)

I guess… Life is but a tsunami of serendipity - (nothing)

Sounds like an excuse to me. (nothing)

I should find a new hobby. (nothing)

You should first do what you have to do with classes and work… You don’t deserve to rest if you don’t. (Saeran)

Don’t waste your money on something like that. (Saeran)

Why don’t you try part-time jobs? (nothing)

You should try some stocks! Now’s your chance! (707)

Wow! I’ll be there to cheer for you! (nothing)

It’s too late for you. Forget it. (Saeran) [better answer]

But still… life isn’t there for us only to work nonstop and prove ourselves, is it…? (Saeran)

That’s what the world wants us to do (Saeran…)

Since you had fun for the day, you should study tomorrow… (nothing)

You can have fun later. (nothing)

I wish I could live without worrying about anything… (nothing)

Dream is nothing but a mirage. (Saeran…)

But I want to live a positive life, for my dream. (Saeran)

It’s kind of sad T_T (nothing)

But don’t lose hope. (Saeran)

Since you’re giving advice… I assume you did your job well, Seven. (nothing)

T_T You should rest for some more (nothing)

I can feel your anguish GOD7… (nothing)

Go back to work now. (nothing)

Don’t push yourself too hard. You can’t even work if you pressure yourself too much! (Saeran + Yoosung)

You should think about what to do in the future and plan accordingly. (Saeran)

He’s just… a different type of person from you. (nothing)

Why don’t you try looking for something you really like? (Yoosung)

You should find ESL tutoring class instead of whining. (Saeran…)

You’ll soon see your dream blooming after recovery. (Saeran + Yoosung)

Run along… Cheer up. (nothing)

Goodbye. (nothing)

19:23 Small Coincidence

What was that? You screwed up just now, didn’t you? (Saeran…)

You must still be busy. Are you having your meals properly? (Saeran)

Looks like you’re full of faults (Saeran…)

That’s alright. I wanted to talk to you ^^ (Saeran)

Work harder. So that I can see you’re useful. (Saeran…)

You don’t have to worry that I might leave… I’m not going anywhere without you. (nothing)

Okay. I’ll tell you, so first make sure you take care. (nothing)

I want you to let me stay with you unconditionally. (Saeran)

Are you sure that savior trusts you? (nothing)

Why tomorrow? (nothing)

Don’t worry about me… Are you alright? (Saeran)

I expect you to be better. (Saeran…)

That’s not true. Please don’t say that… (Saeran)

I think what matters is what you think about yourself. (Saeran)

I’ll see what you can do and let you know whether I like it or not. (Saeran…)

But it looked like V wanted all of us to get together in peace… (V)

I also think that was a huge mistake. (Saeran)

Do your best. (Saeran…)

But do you have to push yourself so much? I think the Mint Eye is forcing you to do something too demanding… (Saeran)

What is it? (nothing)

It’s okay. You can tell me. (nothing)

I’m not going to get in trouble because of you, am I? (Saeran…)

You took a risk to protect me… Thank you… (Saeran)

I don’t think you need it, either. Please don’t drink it if it hurts you… (Saeran)

When does the elixir start to take effect? (Saeran…)

Okay. (Saeran)

Don’t tell me what to do. (Saeran…)

You don’t have to worry about me. (Saeran)

I don’t like the menu. (Saeran…)

I’ll never leave if you’re good enough. (Saeran…)

I won’t leave you. So I hope your heart will find peace… (Saeran)

I don’t want you suffering because of me… (Saeran)

Then do your best. (Saeran…)

It’s hot… (nothing)

It is a little cold. (nothing)

I’m fine. But I miss you so much… (Saeran + possible hourglass)

That’s alright. But you have to come back and chat with me again…! (Saeran)

Keep up the good work. (nothing)

23:09 Importance of Patience

Welcome, Jumin. (nothing)

How’s the unit going? (nothing)

I knew she could do it. She’s the best - (Jaehee)

This is rather depressing, since I’m stuck in between… (Saeran…)

Uh, nothing. (nothing)

I wonder how useful it would be. (Saeran)

I hope the unit can win. (nothing)

There will be peace in the end. (Saeran)

The hacker will win. (Saeran…)

I don’t know… (nothing)

Do you like stitching, Jumin? (nothing)

I think it’s a waste of time… (Saeran…)

Patience is the key… (nothing)

I’ll pass… I’m not patient enough. (nothing)

I’m nodding right now. (Jumin)

You might get carsick… (nothing)

Anything becomes elegant under your hand! (Jumin)

Don’t you think you might prick your finger if you do it in your car? (nothing)

I look forward to your works! (Jumin)

I think it’s better for you to review documents than stitching. (Saeran…)

What you lost in time never comes back. You should always focus on your every second. (nothing)

I agree. It’s no good to work too hard. (Saeran)

Haha, you sure know a lot! (Jumin)

How did you get to know this person? (nothing)

I happen to be Blanketian too. It’s about time to say my prayers in my blanket. (nothing)

Why don’t we invite Pillow Love? (nothing + email)

Is that what you’re going to use the unit for…? Oh dear… Jaehee… (Jaehee)

Why don’t you try famous paintings? Creation of Adam, for example… (nothing)

I’d start by stitching the face of my bias. (nothing)

Why don’t you start with cats? (Jumin)

I don’t think you’d get to use your account a lot. (nothing)

That’s a simple naming… (nothing)

Sayonara… (nothing)

Goodbye… (nothing)

23:09 Congratulated Workaholic

Come on lol I think Jumin can do anything. (Jumin)

Are you still practicing, Zen? (Zen)

His hobby is his to choose - (nothing)

You’re right. I think that can help with Jumin’s image as well. (nothing)

What’s your hobby, Zen? (Zen)

I think Yoosung would be really neat. (Yoosung)

Really? Nothing? (nothing)

Job = hobby for you…? (nothing)

I think it’s a jackpot when you get to do your hobby while working. (nothing)

The doesn’t that get rid of the boundary between your job and your life? (nothing)

That’s such a great way of motivating yourself - I’m sure you’ll do much better in the future - (Zen)

I think you should make a plan and practice accordingly. (nothing)

I think you can do as much as your analysis can work. (nothing)

Even if you end up copying the original, I think you should practice first. (Saeran…)

I hope you’d do your best, but I hope you don’t push yourself too hard. (Zen + Saeran)

Shouldn’t you just do it until you make it? (Saeran)

Why not ask Jaehee for help? (Jaehee)

Why not ask Seven for help? (707)

Why not ask Yoosung for help? (Yoosung)

Yoosung looks so immature. Why don’t you lecture him a bit? (Saeran…)

Yoosung would get to grow after experiencing lots of things. (Yoosung)

I think he shouldn’t waste his time like that. (nothing)

True… Nothing can beat the time. (nothing)

I think the definition of right and wrong changes as the world changes. So vengeance has no meaning. (Saeran)

He’s living in a world where he has to be a hypocrite like others. I think I’d get mad if I were him… (Saeran…)

Nobody is born evil, though there might be people who don’t realize that… (Saeran)

Whatever happens, I hope a person who hurts others will pay in the end. (Saeran…)

You should get to work! (nothing)

I’m sure you can do well. (nothing)

Sure. Thanks. (nothing)

See you. (nothing)

Ray's Route Day 6

[annbourbon]

🖤 ✨ 🖤 ✨ Rika ✨ 🖤 ✨ 🖤

Let's start with Rika...

⚠️possible spoilers ahead, be warned⚠️

I can't believe I actually didn't realize that. I mean, I did it. Like 7 years ago, but I had no clue on how to explain it.

Besides it needs from Mystic Messenger Timeline *which I'm still working on, and trying to finish* to actually make sense.

Disclaimer: Please take into account that whatever I say here, it's only my opinion after playing the game so many years. I'm not a psychiatrist or a psychologist, or therapist of any kind. I'm just a writer, who loves to spend time analysing characters and stories.

I did asked to my mom to help me with this and the other characters because of how difficult the task ahead of me was. My mom, who is an actual therapist, did her best to help me, but I did most of the analysis here, since I'm the one who knows the in's and outs of this game. Besides, I did my research and I'll make sure to quote it! So give it a chance and keep reading even if you disagree with me. And then, I'd love to read your thoughts on the topic 💕

Narcissus. Also known as daffodil.

Should I talk to you about the dark side of the flowers and tie it to MM characters?? Anyways, Rika is a narcissistic. But also has a profound trauma. One doesn't exclude the other. Here's a quote from Mayo Clinic:

«Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental health condition in which people have an unreasonably high sense of their own importance. They need and seek too much attention and want people to admire them. People with this disorder may lack the ability to understand or care about the feelings of others. But behind this mask of extreme confidence, they are not sure of their self-worth and are easily upset by the slightest criticism.»

Causes: The cause is likely complex. Narcissistic personality disorder may be linked to:

Environment — parent-child relationships with either too much adoration or too much criticism that don't match the child's actual experiences and achievements.

There are other two, that are genetic, and neurobiology causes, but I'll be focusing more on the environment, which let's be honest, it's what is displayed on the game. If you're interested on reading more about it, there's a link before the quote and, on References, I'll also be leaving every single link.

So let's go back to Rika and please read the next three images while remembering how's her relationship with V, and Saeran. Sometimes even with MC, and Mika.

As you can see...

Attention:

* Creates the RFA. Receives attention.

* Creates Mint Eye. Receives attention.

* Says V is her Sun.

* As soon as she gets tired, says V's killing her and wants to leave

* Wants to mix RFA and Mint Eye. I assume is because despite everything, she feels like she's losing attention on everything she created. And MC is the reason of that too.

They don't choose losers:

V is a millionaire

Jumin is a millionaire

Zen is super sexy and hot

Jaehee and the twins are really smart

Do I need to keep going? Even Elizabeth the 3rd is one of the most beautiful cats ever seen.

Grooming:

Here's the part that keeps bothering me because I realized about it before I could actually explain what it was going on. Seven years ago I decided to play the game, and I finished feeling a bit too weird on how everyone was so infatuated with Rika... it wasn't any other person that just dies and then the group dies too. It was still active two years after losing her (?) Even though they have only know each other for... 4 to 6 years?

Some even less. Like Jaehee. Which randomly brings me to: She's an ENFJ so she does focus on details like Jaehee (Jaehee might be ISFJ, ISTJ or even ESFJ considering how well she manages around people too. But that's another story.) Her enneagram is probably 1.

I can understand Yoosung, but... you know what I mean. It was weird. And once I reached the first VN novel about V and Rika I felt even more weirded out by these two.

I don't think I can pinpoint it but I felt like Rika was manipulating V so I was surprised when I realized some members were tying these two as lovers and a beautiful couple. Do you guys remember V being surprised by Rika quoting "The Sun is the mother of all"?? Yeah... Even back then, for me it was a highlight of how messed up their relationship was. But again, I couldn't exactly pinpoint it. Until, now.

After Cheritz released Another Story, and Rika DLC, many of my theories came true. But still in a disorganized way. Which is why I created The Mystic Messenger Timeline.

I did confirmed one thing:

Rika is a narcissist and V is a people pleaser (that doesn't make him any less villainous of what he is, but I'll explain once we'll reach his profile. I promise.) at least at the very beginning of this story.

She probably has psychopatic tendencies

She definitely has sadistic and abusive tendencies: I have a hard time putting through her whole behavior during Saeran's Route and especially during his AE. But she takes pleasure in hurting others. V, Saeran, MC, Mint Eye associates, etc.

A bit of One on the Enneagram:

It is called The Reformer.

Because Ones have a “sense of mission” that leads them to want to improve the world in various ways, using whatever degree of influence they have. They strive to overcome adversity—particularly moral adversity—so that the human spirit can shine through and make a difference. They strive after “higher values,” even at the cost of great personal sacrifice.

If you think I'm too far off, then please check the levels of healthy and unhealthy Ones can have. They sure ring a bit too much for me on Rika's behavior. From Level 1 to 9, we can see her evolution during the game. But here you have a couple of her worse traits.

Unhealthy Levels

Level 7: Can be highly dogmatic, self-righteous, intolerant, and inflexible. Begin dealing in absolutes: they alone know "The Truth." Everyone else is wrong: very severe in judgments, while rationalizing own actions.

Level 8: Become obsessive about imperfection and the wrongdoing of others, although they may fall into contradictory actions, hypocritically doing the opposite of what they preach.

Level 9: Become condemnatory toward others, punitive and cruel to rid themselves of wrongdoers. Severe depressions, nervous breakdowns, and suicide attempts are likely. Generally corresponds to the Obsessive-Compulsive and Depressive personality disorders

If you want to know more about this, check this.

So, why do you (player) like Rika as character?

Because it's okay, I know people who actually like Rika. I don't, but I definitely don't hate her either...

You don't need to be worried about it as long as you know what she did was wrong. That's it. Now, why do you like her/identify with her?

Things that might, or not, ring a bell:

* Trauma: Rika has a traumatic past. And you might feel like it's a mirror of your past. Hence identifying with it might not be something difficult. Of course this doesn't mean you are leader of some religious cult.

* Her willingness to fight despite having everything at odds. Let's not forget that before she goes nuts and starts brainwashing people, she did a lot of great deeds. Tried to stay positive and all that.

* Her kindness (we can discuss over certain things, but as much as she did terrible things, she also did amazing things, like creating the RFA to help people. Wether she did it with a certain master plan in mind or not, she did helped as much as she hurt and that's the important part.)

* She's just a great villain! It might be hard to understand for some people but you actually just look at her character as what it is, a character, and you're impressed by how many discussions and hot debates she brings onto the table. Understandable!

* Her flower means forgiveness♡

Do you have any other ideas for why you might like Rika? I'd be happy to read them. 💕

Also, this might be one of my last post about her. Might not be the last but I do need to finish with the Mystic Messenger Timeline, and I will but I don't think I have a lot more material to write about. So thank you for sticking with me all this time! I'm linking the main post on MysMe theories I have, I still need to finish tying up all nicely. But we're coming to the end. I'm definitely talking about trauma, coping mechanisms, parenthood, childhood and societal pressures but it'll be in other posts, possibly not even linking them to this one. Who knows? Stay tuned~!

References:

Mayo Clinic - Narcissistic Disorder Personality

Between Narcissistic & People pleaser

Medium - Beware a narcissist with a hero complex

Paired Life - Hero & Narcissist

Enneagram Institute - One

[brighteststar707]

Words of Affirmation

✦ Written for Jumin Week 2023

✦ Jumin x Reader

✦ Words: 545

There is a comfortable silence in the car on the ride back home after tonight’s RFA charity party. It's already late, the streets are dark, and the car feels like a world of its own. Your hand is in Jumin's, resting on the middle seat. His eyes are on you, that much you can feel, though you're taking your time to meet his gaze. There's an intensity there, the product of the post-party buzz and the wine that had been passed around. You can't imagine what he's thinking about, but you don’t expect you’ll have to wait long to find out. He is always talkative after events, especially if they went well.  

You haven't spoken since greeting Driver Kim. You’re still processing the events of the night. All the guests you greeted, so many new people you had been talking to for months through emails. The hall, glittering and magical, the music filling the room and boosting everyone’s energy. The high donation numbers, the pride in Jaehee’s voice as she thanked everyone for their generous support. Jumin leading you in a dance around the dance floor, elegant and practiced in his movements. All your friends, together in one place, in a good mood and enjoying each other’s company.

You watch the city slip past your window for a little while, before turning your attention to Jumin. You know how much he enjoys the RFA party days. He has been kept busy with planning for weeks leading up to the event, so you know he must be pleased that it all worked out so well.

“It went well tonight, didn’t it?” You ask.

“It did. I’m very pleased with how it all turned out,” he replies, and you can hear the smile in his voice. “You were stunning tonight, darling. You really outdid yourself.” You can't make out his expression properly, but the passing lights outside make his dark eyes glimmer. There is deep affection in is voice.

“I couldn't have done it without you all there to help me,” you reply. “You worked so hard to help our visions come to life. Not to mention all the guests who were invited at your recommendation.”

“And yet, in that hall, you were all everyone could look at and talk about. It was an honor just to be by your side.”

You feel the heat rush to your face. If he senses you getting flustered, he doesn’t let on, he still has more to say.

“You have no idea how proud you make me. To think that you came to us by chance just a few years ago and you're now guiding us to new heights,” he muses.

Jumin has never hidden his feelings for you, but he has also never been one to believe in empty praise. You know he means every word, and that only makes your heart swell more.

You lean over to him to kiss his cheek.

“It sounds like the party has made you sentimental, love.”

He chuckles, “maybe it has, but I mean every word I’m saying. The RFA is lucky to have you and I am luckier still.”

“That makes me the luckiest of us all, doesn’t it?” You reply.

And after a night like tonight, you really believe it.

[mysticqueer]

RFA + Saeran adopt dog headcanons bc I’m bored at work and they deserve dogs!!

Zen

this narcissist adopts himself in dog form

decides to adopt a shelter dog, somehow manages to find the most gorgeous dog to ever exist

probably a big breed. I’m imagining a husky!

dog does not leave Zen’s side. when one moves, the other moves. they have the exact same mannerisms. It starts to get a little creepy

he posts so many goddamn dog pictures (mostly selfies with his dog tbh)

insanely active and that only increases after he adopts a dog. he posts 90 Snapchat stories per day of the two of them hiking

as for the dogs personality… well, it’s just like it’s owner ^^^

Jaehee

being the practical gal she is, jaehee adopts a large dog for safety reasons since she lives alone

it wasn’t an easy decision. she was worried that her work schedule would impede her ability to provide a dog with proper care.

but when her work life finally settles down (by some miracle) she finds herself unable to relax

she’s spent so long dealing with work and people that she doesn’t really know how to be alone with nothing to do

enter: DOG

she honestly found most of the dogs at the shelter quite overwhelming. Until she spotted a large mutt, curled up in the corner of its cage and eyeing her with calm, observant eyes

she initially decides to foster the dog and see how things go

she takes her time making the dog comfortable and gaining its trust until it finally comes out of its shell

eventually they are inseparable

the dog likes to lay its head silently on Jaehee’s lap while she works

^^ but of course dogs can’t stay still forever

when it starts to get antsy with boredom, Jaehee knows it’s time to take a break and take care of the needs of her and her best friend!

Saeyoung

you think this fool is capable of only adopting ONE dog???

absolutely not

once everything settles down he buys a giant property and eventually adopts half of a dog shelter

big dogs! small dogs! young dogs! old dogs! he has them all-

constant dogs means constant distraction, which helps him from spiraling into negative thoughts too much

after all, who can possibly be sad when they’re at the bottom of a giant dog cuddle pile?

yes they all sleep in bed with him

he knows every single one inside and out, their personalities, their likes, dislikes, their random quirks and fears

(he gives them all distinctly human names)

(instead of telling the RFA that he adopted a dog he just starts talking about his friend Chad and everyone has to guess whether he’s talking about a human or a dog)

And the dogs?

All distinctly different from one another- aside from ONE trait

You think you’ve seen a protective dog? try a whole PACK of ex-feral dogs who love their owner more than anything

they’re protective of him just in general, which saeyoung somehow fails to notice when they give any non-pack person a death glare for having the AUDACITY to look their owner in the eye

all his life nobody ever protected him. he had to protect himself, which has made him well… yeah

but it’s truly impossible to feel unsafe surrounded by his family

he can finally sleep well at night

Jumin

Jumin… Jumin I love you but you KNOW he bought some 5 pound purse dog for $20000

it’s smaller than elizabeth

(and not happy about it)

The two have an ongoing rivalry that Jumin refuses to acknowledge

he doesn’t fucking know anything about dogs

he does not understand what it’s doing, ever, and frequently consults the RFA chat about some totally normal dog behavior that he cannot understand

to his credit tho, he truly does love his dog, and his dog loves him (and everything jumin spoils him with)

he may learn more about dogs after adopting, but he still doesn’t have time in his schedule for proper dog care

he hires a full-time dog nanny who gets paid more than most of the country (after a VERY intense hiring process)

zen insists that jumin didn’t really adopt a dog, but another cat (or.. well, rat)

zen also has an ongoing rivalry with jumins dog

Jumin CANNOT take it to a dog park bc he gets anxious when they play rough and gets protective of his child (((only a little like a Karen)))))

Yoosung

this boy LOVES dogs!!!

I mean come on he’s basically a golden retriever in human form

he’s so excited to adopt a dog! he gets all the supplies ahead of time, teaches himself basic dog training methods, and looks on Petfinder for months to find the perfect one!!

he adopts a dog that’s really smart!

…too smart….

Smarter than him, perhaps

Yeah he accidentally ends up adopting one of the smartest and most stubborn breeds

It’s more…. The dog training Yoosung than Yoosung training the dog

exactly what every college student needs! a dog with a sixth sense to know when you’re making bad decisions

it will straight up sit on his laptop if he’s up playing LOLOL too late

literally DRAGS him toward somebody to force him to make friends

Yoosung’s dog does not like Saeyoung.

His dog may not be able to make its owner less gullible, but it sure can shoot death glares at Saeyoung when he’s playing a prank

(Saeyoung notably only pranks him over text now)

Saeran

He’s reluctant at first to get an ESA

butttt while he’s being dragged on one of Saeyoung’s (many) visits to the animal shelter, something catches his eye…

It’s a puppy!

It’s a very small puppy

And it’s alone :(

A shelter employee explains that she’s the runt of the litter, and has some health problems as a result. Her mom and siblings were all adopted but she was left behind

….

So Saeran has a dog now

BIG mama bear energy

Even Saeyoung doesn’t DARE even thinking about teasing the puppy… he has enough survival instincts

Cautious to let other people handle her… she’s so fragile

And she’s shy at first.

There’s a solid month when they are physically attached to each other. You see Saeran? dog is sleeping contently cradled in his arms

Saeran is still having trouble opening up to people, but if you pass his door at night you can hear him speaking gently to somebody…

She grows and grows until she doesn’t look so fragile anymore. She starts becoming curious about the world around her

And…(fuck, Saeran thinks) she really likes Saeyoung

Saeran will not leave dog. Dog wants to play with her uncle. Saeran is thus forced to spend time out of his room.

He wants to be upset about it, but he just can’t be negative, seeing her play so happily…

He goes to Starbucks solely for the reason of getting a pup cup

She loves playing with other dogs, so dog park visits become a regular. And damn- dog owners are so social. Surprisingly, Saeran doesn’t mind too much.

Eventually Saeran starts to open up to the rest of the world too

[bluejay-writes]

MysticTober Day 6 - I Knew Him.

Rating: G

Prompt: Skull

Characters: Classic RFA (No Rika, V, or MC)

Wordcount: 833

Summary: Zen gets a new role!

Author's Notes: I think this is the first time that I've ever properly encapsulated the way Zen flirts with everyone. I'm happy with it. These short-form writings for MysticTober always leave me wondering if I've done a good enough job, but not this time. :3

You can read this on Ao3 if you want!

Zen was ecstatic. Overjoyed. He’d just gotten the best news of his entire career, and he couldn’t wait to share it with everyone once he got home. He was practically prancing down the street when he caught sight of a seasonal section in the convenience store he was passing and ducked inside.

They didn’t have much, but there on the shelf in front of him was a plastic skull. Smaller than life-sized, but still perfect for holding in his hand and practicing to, like a partner for his lines. On impulse, he purchased it (along with a bottle of water, the smart kind with a sport top - he was celebrating, after all) and returned to his walk.

Every so often, he’d hold the skull out like he was going to do a soliloquy and then laugh. Once, he even proclaimed “Ah, Jumin. I knew him, Yoosung.” As if he were talking to one of his friends about another of them, intentionally replacing the names of characters with the members of his charity group.

It was after that moment, receiving a number of strange looks from other pedestrians, that Zen started to question why he’d even bought the silly skull. Why he’d done anything that wasn’t going directly home and starting to work on his lines. Shakespeare was no joke, even if it was one of the plays everyone seemed to know just enough about to have an opinion. At least it meant that the rest of the RFA would be sufficiently proud of him for landing this role.

Of course, thinking about his friends seemed to have summoned one of them with his luck and seasonal impulsivity. Jaehee stood down the street from him, coffee in one hand and a bemused look on her face.

“Zen, what in the world are you carrying?” She asked as she approached, her bemused look tempering into her usual calm smile.

“I’m celebrating!” He crowed, dancing around her like the idiot he definitely felt like in that moment. “Here, a gift for the lady.” He held the skull out to her and she took it in confusion. Of course any gift from Zen was something to be kept and cherished and displayed, but she would at least like to understand the meaning of the gesture, he was sure.

And so, he told her.

“I just got word from the director. I got the role. I’ll be starring as Hamlet this winter, Miss Jaehee.” He grinned, and bowed to her with a flourish.

“Shakespeare?!” She was stunned, but she looked like she just won the lottery.

“The very same.” He said, rattling off information about the planned dates and his co-stars and the big downtown theatre they’d be performing in. He’d really done it. He’d made it. His dream role, and it was his. “Promise me you’ll come.” He said, his eyes locking onto hers. “It wouldn’t be a dream come true without you, Jaehee.”

She blushed bright red, but nodded. He didn’t know what he would do without his number one fan, and now he didn’t have to. He’d get her tickets front and center so that she could appreciate his talent and beauty from the best possible place.

He snatched up her free hand and pulled his mask down to place a kiss against the back of it before turning to head down the street. “I’ll see you later!” He called, even as he heard the whispers of people having recognized him start to creep up. He knew better than to show his face, but it was worth it, to make Jaehee that kind of happy.

Jaehee Kang Has Entered the Chatroom 707: It’s Jaehee! Yoosung★: Hi Jaehee! Jaehee Kang: I just got the best news. 707: Did Zen get a new role? Yoosung★: Jaehee Kang: He did! Jaehee Kang: HAMLET. 707: No shit. Yoosung★: Language! Jumin Han has entered the chatroom Yoosung★: Jumin! 707: Zen did it, he landed Hamlet. Jumin Han: What, as the gravedigger? Horatio? Oh, no, The King? Not Ophelia, surely… Jaehee Kang: As Hamlet, Mr. Han. Jumin Han: Jumin Han: I figured as much, with his talent. Jumin Han: This calls for a celebration. ZEN has entered the chatroom ZEN: Everyone! ZEN: Well, mostly everyone, no V as usual… Jaehee Kang: I told them your news!!! ZEN: Aw, thank you Jaehee! Jumin Han: Hyun, we should celebrate. Steak? ZEN: ZEN: You know what? Fuck it. let’s go. Yoosung★: Yes!!! 707: Jaehee Kang: …All of us? Jumin Han: Of course. We will make the arrangements, Assistant Kang. Jumin Han has left the chatroom. Jaehee Kang: This is surreal. I will see you all for dinner. Jaehee Kang has left the chatroom. Yoosung★: I’m so proud of you, Zen!!! 707: Me too. ZEN: ZEN: ZEN: I better get a shower so I look the part of the honoree tonight at dinner. ZEN has left the chatroom. Yoosung★: okay is it me or is it weird that they’re getting along? 707: It’s weird, lol.

[unwillingwriter]

☆5&1 (Jumciel)✮

Author: 707 tells Jumin he loves him unintentionally 5 times. Extra belongs to Jumin who means it. Seven means it too.

Warnings: Light Smut, Gun, Blood, Close to Death.

Paring: Jumin X Seven

Published Also On AO3

Fandom: MysticMessenger

A/N: Rusty As Heck with writing.

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Jumin was pinching the bridge of his nose in irritation as he listened to Seven's laughter over the phone, keeping said device meters away from his ear– still being able to hear the redhead loud and clear. Jaehee- Assistant Kang had excused herself from the premises when Luciel called, mentioning she had something to do. Jumin should've known that she knew something by how fast she left the room when she saw Mr. Han's phone brightened with the Caller ID “707”.

When Jumin was sure that Seven was done with his overly loud laughter he pressed the phone against his ear once again ready to speak to the man who wouldn't stop laughing for the last 5 MINUTES!

It's a miracle that the redhead hadn’t passed out from all the air he let out, not once taking a second to catch his breath, seeming to be too engaged with tormenting the millionaire.

“Are you–”

“HAAAAAA!!! ACK!.” Luciel wheezed loudly, his breath hitting the speaker of the phone making the CEO cringe, his patients thinning.

“Luciel…” his voice lowered, his head beginning to pound. Ready to tell Seven to cease his laughter till a loud thud and crash was heard on the other side along with a clatter-- meaning Luciel had most likely dropped his phone in the process in whatever just happened.

Jumin opened his onyx eyes, finally, his brows narrowing with annoyance and a slight concern for the hacker.

“Luciel?.” Jumin could still hear the hacker laughing, sounding a bit further away and kinda muffled.

The CEO rubs his face, dropping his cheek into his hand.

‘I’m about to commit an offense…’

Jumin sighs as he listens to the hacker laugh, raising a brow when he hears another voice asking Seven why he was on the floor.

Another 5 minutes passed till Luciel FINALLY stopped laughing and seemed to pick up his phone small chuckles coming through his mic.

In those added 5 minutes Jumin managed to do some work on the cat project he was trying to push through trying to sway his father to the best of his ability. If the countless women in his life could do it then his son can as well.

“Okay, okay I'm back– hehe~” the hacker snickered into the phone. Jumin had put him on speaker so he could know when the hacker finally came back. Jumin places his pen down on the desk giving the other male his full attention.

“What happened?.”

“Oh I was laughing because –.”

“Not!, not that part yet. I'm asking what that sound was just now?.”

“Eh?.”

Jumin felt his eye twitch.

“Luciel…”

Seven chuckled.

“Okay okay. Jumin Han everyone, one of the rare people who can tell I'm lying– Anywho~~.”

Rare?.

“I leaned a little too far back in my computer chair and fell, bringing an old monitor of mine down with me. So you heard three things– wait no! Four things if you count my phone– which is sadly cracked– ack!-- I had just fixed the screen too three weeks ago from when Ms. Vanderwood threw it…”

Jumin could tell Seven wasn't talking to him when he reached a certain section of his sentence– he was mumbling to himself.

Why would his maid throw his phone?

“Agggh!!!- sorry that was off-topic please ignore whatever else I said. Please?. Hmm… Now where was I? Ah! Yes yes yes! Silly me~~ I did hit my head pretty hard… You heard my heavy ass hit the floor along with the chair– that's two– my ten-thousand-dollar-old monitor and my phone. Funny isn't it? Hehe~”

Jumin blinked twice before gathering his thoughts.

“Are you okay?.” he questioned.

Luciel let out a dramatic gasp.

“Awe JuJu~ are worried about little ol’ me?.” Luciel teased laughing to himself.

“Yes,” Jumin spoke bluntly, his voice never losing its natural stern.

The line was quiet. Too quiet that Jumin thought 707 hung up without him noticing somehow.

“Yes Jumin I'm fine thanks for the concern– eh?-- no, huh?-- ah! Okay Okay sheesh just give me a second – no! Jeez, just give me a second.” Luciel spoke at a fast pace, making the director more confused.

Who was he talking to? His maid maybe?

But why did he sound as if he was trying to buy–

“Sorry to cut this conversation short Jumin but–.”

“You were laughing for a long time.” he cut in but Seven kept talking.

“--I have to go, duty calls like always, of course, you would understand how that is– anyway bye Jumin I love you!!.” Seven said in his cheery voice before hanging up completely.

“Luciel–” and he was gone.

Jumin moved the phone close to him looking down at the screen. He didn't even get to ask him why he was laughing in the first place and why he called.

Jumin breathes out his nose. His mind swirls with thoughts till something comes to him.

Seven told him he loves him.

Maybe.

Maybe it could've been a slip-up.

Commoners who are friends tell each other they love them. Jumins not gonna think too deeply about it.

--

Jumin was rather annoyed, he finally understood why Seven had called him laughing a month ago. Today was Jumins birthday and his employees have decided to throw him a small birthday party— oh how he wishes it wasn’t…. Jumin stared down at the cake before him.

It was a red velvet cake— one of his favorite pastry’s out there. There was an image of him on it.

He was falling.

He remembers this day it was the day Seven had called him laughing four hours later after the incident happened.

But it wasn’t the fact that the picture is what annoyed him, it was the words on it. The Fonts were ones of a meme as Seven and Yoosung have explained to him countless times.

‘When your Crush is walking By and you can’t help but fall harder.’

It was such a wretched quote that it made him feel off.

He wanted to throw it away… But instead, he let everyone be and have a slice of cake.

After having a long day at work and finally giving assistant Kang a day off that she deserves. Jumin drops his butt on the couch in his penthouse. His phone rang in his pocket.

He just sat down…

Jumin bit back a frustrated sigh. Nothing good comes out of complaining.

The ravenette takes his phone out of his pocket looking at the ID.

‘707’

The CEO presses the phone against his ear after answering it.

“Hello?, Luciel?.”

“HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! God, you're old!.”

That… Was unexpected but also– expected?.

“Don't remind me…” he mumbled, undoing his tie.

“Awww… Why so glum JuJu?.”

“I'm not dreary, I'm just tired,” he answered, a little too fast and defensive for his taste.

“Is it because I called you old? If so I was just teasing you I swear– you don't look a day over 25!.” the hacker cheered, Jumin could hear a hint of uncertainty in his voice.

“I already got called old by Yoosung, trust me you calling me old doesn't phase me either,” he says simply, taking off his blazer and setting it over the couch.

“Okay back to my first question then– why so dreary? as you put it in your fancy wording.”

“Luciel I'm not –.”

“You're a good businessman but suck at lying when it's not to another corporate face.”

Jumin stops moving around the room for a second. His hand fiddled with his watch as he had the phone tucked between his ear and shoulder.

Suck at lying?. He's not lying– at least he doesn't think he is…

Sure he keeps to himself and gives vague responses in the RFA chat to the members but it doesn't mean he's lying.

Jumin must have been too deep in his head since he came back to Seven’s voice ringing a little louder in his ears.

“Jumin? Oh Juju~ Jumi?, JumJum? Cat lover? Prince of the Han Family? H–.”

“I'm here!.” he responds feeling rather… Flustered? At the prince part.

He blames his ears for feeling red due to the heat of his phone.

“There's the birthday boy!.” Seven cheered, Jumin could imagine the smile of the redhead.

He rolled his eyes half-heartedly as he continued trying to get comfortable in his own home slowly stripping.

“Mmm…”

“Anywho back to our original convo~~ why is the great Jumin Han upset?.”

“Seven I'm not–.”

“It has something to do with your father, doesn't it?.”

Jumin shuts his mouth, setting his shoes in the closet.

His silence was his answer.

After a few seconds passed.

Luciel sighs on the other end.

“Of course, it does, when doesn't it? Let me guess he didn't take you out today to celebrate?.”

Jumin hated this.

“God, no disrespect to you or anything but your father is an asshole, Mr. Han.”

It's weird to hear Luciel call him that.

“Luciel, it's not a big deal, we're both grown men. It was a childish want.” Jumin had responded neutrally, at least he thought it was neutral…

To Seven it sounded defensive.

“It is natural for a parent's child to want to celebrate their birthday with them. It's not childish.”

Jumin remained silent as he dressed in his pajamas walking to the kitchen to make himself tea. Setting the phone down and putting it on speaker.

“Hmm…”

Jumim sets the kettle in the sink, filling it with water.

“How about we go out today?.” Seven asked.

Jumin glances at his phone.

“Maybe to a fancy restaurant?, oooo or a diner I could show you one of THHHEEE BEST burger joints ever!.”

“I don’t feel like going out.”

“Come ooonnn~”

“I’m busy-.”

“That could be tomorrow Jumins problem, right now birthday Jumin NEEDS to have fun.”

“But Elizabeth—.”

“Will survive without you— if she can handle you being gone all day for work she can handle you being gone for a couple of more hours. Come on Jumin, I'm not letting you sulk on your birthday.”

“I’m not sulking.”

“Really now?.”

“Yes.”

“Then you won’t have a problem with going out with me.” Luciel said his voice filled with determination.

“Seven it’s not necessary—.”

The line makes a beep sound. Indicating the call has ended.

Jumins eyes widened, turning around quickly from the stove.

He didn’t!.

He looked at his phone.

He did!.

Irritation filled Jumin.

That boy has a knack for being stubborn. Then again so did everyone else in the RFA.

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Around an hour, Jumins door burst open, making the older male stand straight up from his couch.

His onyx eyes automatically recognized the head of red hair that seemed to be occupied being squished down by a bowler hat.

Luciel was breathing heavily, his skin pale as he tried catching his breath.

Jumin couldn’t help but take in his appearance.

Luciel was wearing a velvet red tuxedo, his tie surprisingly matching Jumin's hundreds of gray ties.

In a way, Jumin couldn’t help but find it… amusing. Seven was never one to wear a suit, not even at the RFA parties— the most he’d put on his dress shoes, suspenders, and a dress shirt with a brown cheetah print tie to try and match his glasses. Speaking of glasses he wasn’t wearing his usual ones he was wearing red ones to match his tux with a hint of gold on the frames. The bowler hat matched the tie.

Jumin was pulled out of his inner monologue from his young friend's voice.

“Tada! Don’t I look dashing? That’s the word?— Jesus Christ, there were so many stairs… Why didn’t I just take the elevator?…” the hacker wheezed.

The little geniuses took the stairs.

“Seven… there are 99 floors…”

“I know… wheeze..”

“I’m at the top…”

“I know… crap I think I’m finally gonna cry shit my lungs hate me…” Seven coughs, his face was a rosy color gleaned with sweat making his bangs stick to his forehead a bit.

“Luciel… like you already said, why didn’t you use the elevator?.”

“Was in a hurry… didn’t have time to think.”

“Obviously… would you like water?.”

“Yes, please. Can I sit?.”

“Go ahead.”

Luciel moved forward, almost falling. Jumin was ready to catch him but his security guards— who he didn’t know were in here as well -- caught the redhead helping him get to the couch.

He glanced, seeing there were two more they looked kinda concerned. One of them was rubbing their face, their cheek was red.

“What happened to you?.”

“He crashed into me.”

“Luciel?.”

“Yes sir.”

“You got knocked over by him?.” Jumin was pointing at the redhead who was resting on the couch.

“He was running pretty fast sir…”

Jumin is surprised after running up a 99-floor building that Seven still had the energy to keep running when he reached up here and managed to knock over his security by mistake.

He simply shook his head going over to the kitchen to get Luciel water.

After a while.

Of arguing and bickering.

Jumin found himself in one of Seven's cars. In a suit and tie.

They were going to a restaurant. One of Jumins favorites.

“Remind me again why we’re going again?.” He questions the hacker.

Seven rolled his eyes shooting Jumin a smile.

“To celebrate you idiot. Your birth is one to be celebrated!.” Luciel spoke cheerfully.

“Why?.”

“Because I love you JuJu~ and I want you to enjoy your life!.”

…

Love?.

--

Jumin was given a tight hug by a certain redhead. Still very much trapped, he could feel Seven's body vibrating against his in happiness.

“I love you JuJu! Holy shit this is awesome! Suck it Yoosung I got a new monitor and not you! HA!.” he cheered childishly sticking his tongue out to the blonde who gave him a hard glare sticking up his middle finger. Luciel laughed, letting go of the CEO running away from the angry blonde.

He was just enjoying his morning coffee…

It was Christmas morning and the RFA had come together at Jumins house to celebrate the holidays.

Jaehee and MC were sitting on the couch watching the two very grown adults run around like toddlers. Laughing. Jumin sips at his coffee, a presence to his right. He glances to see Zen.

“Ryu.”

“Jumin.”

“Merry Christmas.”

“You too.”

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“So… He loves you?.”

All Jumin could do was shrug. He didn't understand it himself but he didn't have the heart to mention it to Seven not wanting to embarrass the boy.

Zen never mentioned it afterward.

--

His body was hot. His face flustered. Body beneath the other.

A low moan left his lips when Luciel thrust into him, both were drunk out of their mind. Note to self never ever allow anyone in the RFA to bring whiskey. Seven buried himself deeply into Jumins hole, all the way to the base of his cock his balls slapping against Jumins ass with each new thrust he gives loving the sweet sounds Jumin makes. Luciel leans forward pressing his lips against the director keeping his rhythm easy for them both.

Jumin ran his fingers through the other's hair gripping those red strands and tugging at them making Luciel moan against his lips. Nipping at Jumins bottom lip.

“Fucking hell Luciel…” he moaned tugging harder at the redhead's hair making him hiss in response his thrust getting quicker.

“Jumin, I Swear keep saying my name like that~,” he growled out, lust filling those honey eyes making something in Jumin crumble.

Kisses and hot frequent touches. Loud and low moans filled the room.

Seven hand was wrapped around Jumins neck as he fucked into him making the bed shake hosting one of the rich man's leg over his shoulders making sure Jumin feels ALL of him.

“I love you,” he whispered, feeling his core tighten as he continued. His eyes trained on Jumin swearing he saw purple hearts in his eyes as he was looking up at the hacker.

Jumin believes he sees red in Sevens as well.

“Luciel…” he choked out his mind foggy from the lack of air. Seven gripped his throat tighter.

“Saeyoung…” Seven replies.

“Wha?.”

“Please… Call me Saeyoung… Scream it, moan it, I don't care, just say please…” Seven pleaded leaning forward, moving Jumins leg down and around his waist once again, his thrust becoming harder hitting Jumins sweet spot countless times. Pulling out beautiful strips of moan from the other male.

He let go of Jumins throat letting him breathe.

“Saeyoung…” Jumin whispers Luciel couldn't help but hide his face against the pillow next to Jumins face as his pace continues. Jumin kept saying it.

His finger dug deep into the hacker's back as Luci forcefully pulled out his moans of pleasure.

“Saeyoung, Saeyoung, Saeyoung!.” he moaned out screaming his name as if it was a prayer Luciel loved and he wanted to keep it.

But what is a drunk man's mind?.

“I love you Jumin.”

They both came. The next morning Luciel made Jumin promise to keep his real name a secret even from their friends.

--

“I love you.”

“Shut up.” Jumin said, covering Saeyoungs stomach with blood leaking between his fingers. Everything was loud in his ears, the Gunshot still ringing causing static in the air. Everyone was screaming– he wanted them to shut up, he wanted them all gone if they weren't gonna help with the injured member of the RFA.

Seven let out a harsh cough. Blood coming up. Fuck! That wasn't good!.

“For fuck- Yoosung! Where are the Medicis!!!.” Jumin didn't have to take his eyes off Seven to know Yoosung was crying as he was talking to 911.

“Awe you care~...” Seven teased a weak smile on his face, his glasses discarded somewhere broken.

“Don’t joke, right now is not the time. For once just listen to me and shut Up! YOOSUNG!.” he snapped his heart in his throat watching the other man turn pale before his eyes fighting to stay with Jumin.

“They said they're close!.”

“Not good enough! He's losing a lot of blood and dying! Tell them to hurry up!.” Jumin's brain was loud, he remembers having a conversation about this with Seven. Something about trauma– going through a traumatic experience can cause the brain to go into shock and freak out and cause you to not act like yourself – something about adrenaline.

“JuJu.”

“For fuck sake Seven please shut up!.”

“Where Jaehee?.”

“She's escorting the guest outside safely.”

“MC?.”

“Seven I'm begging you.” he started to shake seeing the way Seven was slipping the more he spoke.

“Please Jumin…”

“She's outside, she's safe.”

“Good Good. Where's Zen?...”

Heavy feet came towards them. It was Zen.

Zen crouched down next to Seven body placing his large hands on his face pushing his bangs out of his face.

“I'm right here jester,” Zen spoke in a soft tone. Being the calm to Jumins rageful fear.

“Heh heh. Everyone ok?.”

“Yes… Don't worry Luci just please stop talking and save your strength.” Zen continued stroking the man's face trying to keep him awake.

Jumin pressed harder on the wound making Seven grunt-- good he still felt pain.

“I told you all not to get too close… Not to get attached.” Seven wheezed out. Giving both men a funny smile blood coming out his nose. Jumin feels like he is seconds away from passing out.

Zen let out a wet laugh. “Too bad Jester we love your stupid annoying ass”

Seven looked up to Jumin.

Jumin knew what he was asking.

“Saeyoung live so I can tell you…” he pleaded.

He saw when Seven left, and he heard when the RFA doors burst open with the paramedics.

A loud humming sound was in his ears.

He felt hands on him, multiple. They were pulling him away, pulling him away from Seven— he didn’t want to leave Seven alone!.

So he fought back but the hands kept a firm grip on him arms wrapping around him.

He heard screaming. Agonizing screaming.

It was Jumin.

Cold Jumin Han was screaming… and crying. And Zen continued to hold onto the rich man tightly. Yoosung and Jaehee by their side crying, wrapping all of them in a hug.

They looked like a family.

--

“You can’t find him at all?…”

“No, sorry Seven…”

“It’s okay Vanderwood…”

The redhead sighed looking out his hospital window.

“Saren was always the faster runner anyway.” He continues, rubbing his stomach absentmindedly where his brother had shot him. Seven saw it as a piece of Saren that he could alway and forever keep now. He hopes the wound never heals.

Seven room door slams open making him and Vanderwood jump in surprise looking at it Vanderwood hand near his hidden taser.

Jumin's hand was over his heart as he panted.

“Damn JuJu you look worse than I do…” Seven says taking in the business man appearance. He looked unorganized, his eyes were colder and more tired, his skin paler— he hasn’t been sleeping or eating.

Jumin head shot towards Seven. The nurses weren’t lying. He was awake.

“What? Saw a gho— ack!.” He grunted, hugging his stomach over the wound where Vanderwood hit him.

“No time for joking, don’t be insensitive now. I understand you don’t like serious conversation or scenes but now is not the time.” Vanderwood scolded. His eyes went on Jumin who was already looking at him.

“Mr. Han.” Vanderwood says simply, crossing his arms.

“And you?.” He acknowledged.

“No one.” Seven and Vanderwood answered together, looking at one another. Vanderwood actually cracked a smile for once at that.

Jumin knew best not to question. If Seven said it as well then it means nothing and might cause issues if Jumin tries to push. The best he does is nod.

Vanderwood stares for a while then sighs.

“I’m gonna go, Seven don’t strain yourself.”

“Yes madam~” he smiled cheekily.

“You’re injured. That doesn’t mean I won’t make it worse.” Vanderwood lightly warned.

“Yes sir.”

“I’m gonna kill this kid.” He mumbled walking past Jumin, shutting the door behind him.

Silence filled the room.

Seven didn’t like it.

“So— how’s business— hey!.” He exclaims being wrapped into a hug. Jumin burying his face into Sevens neck.

“Jumin?.”

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“I love you…” Jumin responds quietly so only Seven can hear.

“Jumin—.”

“Shut it… you and that damn motor mouth…”

“…”

“I love you… I love you so much…”

“I love you Saeyoung…”

[natasha-in-space]

Thank you for your previous work. I was wondering if you could write a headcanon of RFA (excluding Saeyoung, as you have already done him) and Saeran with MC. In this scenario, chaos follows MC everywhere without any logical reason, but REMINER IT DOESN'T HARM MC, ONLY THE PEOPLE AROUND HER. This ability also runs in her family, so if they have a gathering, chaos happens without fail. Additionally, I have a funny scenario in mind where Saeran kidnaps MC to Mint Eye, and as a result, chaos ensues, but MC casually escapes. I search Kofuku and I see some similarities but the idea of MC having this "ability" is actually come from an Disney Show called Milo Murphy's Law

Yoosung

I feel like the poor guy will get rather spooked by this strange ability of yours. He's already prone to getting into some very embarrassing situations without any external force pulling the strings. Do you mean to tell him that he'll have to deal with even more disasters in his daily college life!? It's more humorous than serious, though. He may act a bit startled by it at first, but he's definitely the type to get very curious despite his initial reservations. It baffles him how such a thing could actually happen in reality, and not in fiction. Is it appropriate for him to call you a superhero...? He'll also probably want to try and use this ability of yours for his advantage. Not anything bad... But, hey, maybe, just maybe... you could make his professor miss his bus today? He has no desire whatsoever to study for the philosophy test tomorrow morning.

Zen

Zen is able to take it all in stride. He won't be shocked by this revelation of yours, as he has a few unique abilities himself. It's actually kind of exciting for him to meet someone in a somewhat similar situation to his own. Though, your little quirk is far more chaotic than he would expect. It's a good thing he has supernatural healing powers and prophetic dreams on his side! He will be able to avoid most adversity coming his way, and, even if he does get injured, he will probably be strutting down the street without a fuss after a day or two. He'll also be very fussy about you not blaming yourself for anything. He actually finds your bad luck kind of cute! At any rate, that's what he asserts to you.

Jaehee

To put it simply, she is stumped. Since she's the most logical person in the group, she'll have trouble believing you at first. Not until she encounters the undeniable proof of your ability with her own two eyes. Out of everyone in the RFA, having bad luck following this poor overworked woman will probably make you feel especially bad for her. Much like Yoosung, she'll get rather spooked once she accepts it as reality. I could see her beginning to steer clear of you even. She's already so incredibly stressed... the last thing she needs is even more trouble on her hands. She does mellow out once she sees that you are a genuinely good person, though. She'll even apologize to you for acting rashly with you. It's possible that you and Jaehee could find ways to overcome this cursed quirk of yours.

Jumin

Without a doubt, the most enthralled among all. You might think he'll be the most skeptical one of the bunch, but no. This is a man who has a huge infatuation with the occult we're talking about here. Once he sees actual tangible proof, you have a real annoying observer on your hands. Will ask you dozens and dozens of questions, do his own research in his free time, maybe even ask you to provide him some of your blood samples or something. With your consent, of course. It may become too much to handle for you. But, what you don't need to worry about is Jumin avoiding you or treating you as a threat. He makes it a point to let you know that he will not judge your character based on factors that are out of your control. With his resources, you might even come to learn more about your abilities!

Saeran

He'll be anxious. Much like his brother, but in a more subdued manner. I feel like your constant bad luck would be one of the factors that pushed Ray into choosing you, believe it or not. He can relate to bad things happening around you, while all you can do is watch helplessly. He will also take the effects of your bad luck in stride. Almost to a fault. You'll have to remind him to please take care of himself and not put himself in harm's way because of you. Suit Saeran, on the other hand, will curse you and your ability. He'll definitely think that you are doing it on purpose. That you want him to suffer. He'll ensure that you understand your position beneath him. He hates the feeling of losing control, and that's exactly what drives him mad about you and your stupid bad luck that he can't control, no matter how hard he tries. He will apologize to you for blaming it all on you, though. You can expect him to tell you that he has come to the realization that you had no intention of harming him, and that you possess a good heart. A heart that is too great for someone as dark and rotten as he is. GE Saeran will be way more balanced about it all. It'll take you two some time to figure it out, with him not putting too much pressure on himself, and you not worrying too much about harming him. Maybe you could develop a working system between you two that will help you keep disasters to a minimum, while also having a reliable plan for any accidents that may inevitably occur.

[fictionfixations]

mystic messenger route

I DID IT OH MY GOD

i was so nervous NO BAD ENDING FOR ME yet

this is the first time i survived past day 4 hehe

i guess jaehee being the image means im on jaehee's route? oopsie. i wanted to go in the recommended order to introduce the full story, so zen was first

...but i couldnt help myself.

i was really nervous though cause you can't just be friendly with everyone, you kinda have to prefer one over the other?? so i was scared i was being too nice to yoosung, or jaehee, or 707 (jumins probably my least favorite. i am taunted by jumins bad ends.)

but they're all really enjoyable people??

i guess i didnt get zen though because there were cringy stuff you kind of have to say to do his route (i wanted to question the 'have to' because like.. hell no)

like uhh. 'i want to see you take a shower' which nAHH NO THANK YOU snicker

i mightve been too nice to jaehee but do i regret it? no. honestly ive spoiled it myself so i probably dont need to do it in the recommended order

but also. oh my god i need a stupid amount of hourglasses

and the only other routes im actually interested in are like.. 707 (mans cool n funny) and ray (im curious. ive heard it gets unhealthy, but look if there was a specific person id choose based on appearance, itd be unknown ofc)

but okay deep story (for 707) is 200 hourglasses

and another story (ray) is 250

i mean ive earned like 30 something so far (converting hearts into hourglasses. i didnt even know that was a thing before sob)

so its probably reasonable. but aGHHHH

anyway im also curious about v. but does he get my hard earned hourglasses? hell nah. anyway to save up ill probably have to do, of course, the recommended order. casual story, deep story. and then probably another story.

sigh or well. ill see when i get to it? ill have to do the other routes to 1. get hourglasses. 2. enjoy the story. also im terrified of bad ends. honestly when i first played the bad end was stupidly creepy that it scared me off haha

so anyway i have like 6 days of happy gay times, and if i recall correctly jaehee's is where i need to promote like her independence and to relax and stuff like that. i am SO up for the cute cg's aghh

(not to mention. i think they were called dlc's? aghh)

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How...well will the RFA react to stretchmarks in the chest area? I'm starting to get them and it's making me super conscious;;;

Jaehee understands firsthand what you're feeling. Woman never hear the end of it when it comes to beauty standards, and unfortunately, it never gets easier as you make your way through life. Standards shift and what's "beautiful" changes with the times, so it's better not to sit back and believe you're never going to good enough when things can change at the flip of a hat. Jaehee has learned it's better not to allow yourself to become so worked up at a standard that destroys people, look away from it, and learn how to embrace yourself instead. You're beautiful just the way you are, but she also intimately knows even by choosing that, you're still going to have bad days.

Any particular flaw you see in yourself is something you can talk to her about. She'll know where you're coming from. She certainly is in a similar place when it comes to appearance, given how Jumin pushed her to change her looks to avoid attention from Chairman Han. In trying to protect her from his father, he still ended up making her feel low about her appearance. It’s not Jaehee who needed to change. It's Chairman Han. Don't feel bad about your stretch marks, it's a mark of time, and those marks are a sign that you're living life and getting to grow older with each passing day.

There is beauty in accepting those spots that come with age. If you want to do something about them to feel better, that's fine, but Jaehee won't tell you to change yourself to fit some standard. She did that for her job, and it never made her feel any better.

Yoosung gets down on his appearance sometimes... especially when he looks at Jumin or Zen. They seem to have everything he doesn't in the looks department, and it's hard not to compare himself even if he knows better. He couldn't blame you for feeling insecure when he has that fear all the time. He's seen beauty campaigns that are targeted at people who are insecure, but they don't always make him feel any better, and he imagines he might be the same for you. What can he do to make you feel better when you frown at your reflection?

You're beautiful, and he never hesitates to place his hands on your body when you gleefully tell him you want to be touched. He's the clumsiest when it comes to comforting another person, but he makes up for it in his honesty.

He might stumble over his words in trying to reassure you, but it's the fact that he tries and he means every word he says that makes it better. You talk about the things you're both insecure about together, and in doing so, feel far more confident in confessing what haunts you. He'll kiss those marks and you'll brush away his tears.

Zen knows what the beauty standard can do to someone. He's been harassed, touched, provoked, and worse his entire life because he's what people consider to be good-looking. Nobody ever respected his sense of autonomy, and it made him fearful of being close to others for the longest time, even though he had dreams of being someone who could sign as brilliantly as a star. He's seen what the industry is capable of, too. He knows how easily someone can tear down others because of a "perceived flaw" built on some nonsense idea of what's "perfect."

By God, he never wants you to hate your body because of what other people say about it... not even what you may say about your body in a daze of self-contempt. You don't have to change yourself to be loved by others, and you don't have to be afraid of having your body shift and change with time, because that's what it's meant to do.

If anyone in the tabloids dared to speak about you, he'd make sure they'd pay for it. He doesn't care about what people say about him anymore, but you? No way. It's okay to be insecure, but he doesn't want to see that shame eat you alive. You're beautiful, and these spots show that you've lived as you were meant to. Everyone gets lines, wrinkles, or what have you, and you deserve to feel good when you look in a mirror. Here comes the compliments juxtaposed with kisses.

Jumin understands insecurities. He's got some himself but most would never believe that given his stance in life. That's one of the many reasons why he doesn't talk about how he's feeling. He's well aware that he has privilege in life and many people don't. But, this makes him discount his feelings and experience when they should never be belittled in the first place. He just thinks his problems are less important than someone who isn't as fortunate as he is. That's something he has to work on.

Sigh. But, he knows where you're coming from when you struggle to confess that you have a poor image of yourself. He doesn't think of you any differently than he did before. He'll explain that it's normal and even expected to have stretchmarks at some point in your life, but there's no reason to feel bad about them when it's an experience you won't go through alone. That's his logical mind at work, so you'll have to nudge him when he's thinking too factually instead of within the realm of emotion.

He means well, that's how he comforts himself, after all. But if he can do anything to help you feel better? He'll listen. That's the one thing about him I admire. He listens when he's not doing something the best way for another person, and he'll keep trying until he gets it right for you. Even if he doesn't know what to say, you don't need to worry too hard, he will absolutely open his arms so you can cry into them for a little while. Sometimes, that's all you need. 

Saeyoung has had his own struggles with his body image, you know. He looks like his father, and that's its own can of worms that he does not like to think about. His only comfort is that he and Saeran share a face as well, so it doesn't always feel as bad. It doesn't stop his fear of becoming his father someday, but it does ease his mind. So, if you've got a look on your face that says you're terrified about something, he knows that feeling all too well. He just hates that something got into your head and made you feel like you were ugly because of a natural occurrence.

Saeyoung views signs of aging as a blessing, you know? When he looks at you and he sees that you've been able to live your life this far, he smiles because it means he's been able to make it this far, too. He never thought he'd make it this long, and here he is, aging with you a little bit every day, and he's going his own marks and blemishes that'll never go away. He's okay with that, but he knows this is different for you. You don't need him to tell you to ignore the sting, you need him to hold and remind you you're lovely with or without stretchmarks. It doesn't change how he sees you, after all.

Do you want to cover those spots to feel better? Or, do you feel like you need to cover them so people don't judge you? He's willing to do whatever he can to help you feel better, so once he knows how you're feeling and what's the route cause, he's quick on his feet to help you boost that confidence. He'll show off his body without fear if that'll help you in any way, you know!