#Happy Go Dazzingly

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RM - 들꽃놀이 (Wild Flower) [lyrics+vocab]

Flower field, that's where I'm at Open land, that's where I'm at No name, that's what I have No shame, I'm on my grave 두 발이 땅에 닿지 않을 때 당신의 마음이 당신을 넘볼 때 꿈이 나를 집어삼킬 때 내가 내가 아닐 때 그 모든 때

✿ 땅에 닿다 - to reach the ground ✿ 넘보다 - to covet, underrate ✿ 집어삼키다 - to swallow up

불꽃을 나는 동경했었네 그저 화려하게 지고 싶었네 시작의 전부터 나 상상했었지 끝엔 웃으며 박수 쳐 줄 수 있길 나 소원했었네 믿었던 게 다 멀어지던 때 이 모든 명예가 이젠 멍에가 됐을 때 이 욕심을 제발 거둬가소서 어떤 일이 있어도 오 나를 나로 하게 하소서

✿ 불꽃 - spark, flame ✿ 동경하다 - to long/yearn for ✿ 화려하다 - to be fancy, impressive ✿ 상상하다 - to imagine ✿ 소원하다 - to wish for ✿ 명예 - fame, honor, reputation ✿ 멍에 - a yoke, harness ✿ 거두다 - to reap, achieve

Oh, every day and every night Persistin' pain and criminal mind 내 심장소리에 잠 못 들던 밤 창밖에 걸린 청승맞은 초승달 I do wish me a lovely night 내 분수보다 비대해진 life 저기 날아오르는 풍선을 애써 쥐고 따져 물어 대체 지금 넌 어디에 Where you go, where's your soul Yo, where's your dream?

✿ 심장소리 - heartbeat ✿ 청승맞다 - to be plaintive ✿ 초승달 - crescent/new moon ✿ 분수 - actually has more meanings but here it is: 자기의 처지에 맞는 한도, a limit that matches one’s position, that a person should not go beyond as a human being (Namjoon, I love your poetisms but you’re giving me a hard time here🤣) ✿ 비대하다 - to be omnipresent ✿ 풍선 - a balloon ✿ 쥐다 - to grasp ✿ 따져묻다 - to ask questions

저 하늘에 흩어질래 Light a flower, flowerwork Flower, flowerwork 저 하늘에 눈부시게 Light a flower, flowerwork Flower, flowerwork

✿ 하늘 - sky ✿ 흩어지다 - to scatter, fly about, disperse ✿ 눈부시게 - dazzingly, brightly

그 어디까지가 내 마지막일까 전부 진저리 나, 하나 열까지 다 이 지긋지긋한 가면은 언제 벗겨질까 Yeah, me no hero, me no villain 아무것도 아닌 나

✿ 진저리가 나다 - to be fed up with ✿ 지긋지긋하다 - to be abominable, horrible ✿ 가면 - mask ✿ 벗겨지다 - to be taken off

공회전은 반복돼 기억들은 난폭해 난 누워 들판 속에 시선을 던져 하늘 위에 뭘 원했었던 건지 이제 기억이 안 나 얻었다 믿었던 모든 행복은 겨우 찰나

✿ 공회전 - idling (an engine, left on but not going forward, no-load rotation) ✿ 난폭하다 - to act violently, riot ✿ 들판 - a field ✿ 원하다 - to want ✿ 기억이 나다 - to remember ✿ 얻다 - to gain, get ✿ 행복 - happiness,  ✿ 찰나 - a moment, instant

Yeah, I been goin', no matter what's in front 그게 뭐가 됐건 새벽의 옷자락을 붙잡고 뭔가 토해내던 기억 목소리만 큰 자들의 사회 난 여전히 침묵을 말해 이건 방백, 완숙한 돛단배 모든 오해 편견들에 닿게

✿ 새벽 - late night, early morning ✿ 옷자락 - a train (of a skirt, clothes) ✿ 토해내다 - to exhale ✿ 사회 - society ✿ 침묵 - silence ✿ 방백 - an aside (theatre) ✿ 완숙하다 - to be experienced, skilled ✿ 돛단배 - a sailing boat ✿ 오해 - misunderstanding ✿ 편견 - prejudice  ✿ 닿다 - to reach

반갑지 않아 너의 헹가래 내 두 발이 여기 땅 위에 이름도 없는 꽃들과 함께 다신 별에 갈 수 없어 I can't 발밑으로 I just go 목적 없는 목적지로 슬픈 줄도 모르고 그림자마저 친구로 I be gone

✿ 헹가래 - tossing ✿ 발밑 - under one’s feet, the ground ✿ 목적 - a goal ✿ 목적지 - a destination ✿ 그림자 - a shadow ✿ 친구 - friend

문득 멈춰보니 찬란한 맨발 원래 내 것은 아무것도 없었지 And don't tell me like you gotta be someone 난 절대 그들처럼 될 수 없으니 (Light a flower) 그래 내 시작은 시 여태껏 날 지켜온 단 하나의 힘과 dream (Light a flower) 타는 불꽃에서 들꽃으로 소년에서 영원으로 나 이 황량한 들에 남으리 아 언젠가 나 되돌아가리

✿ 찬란하다 - to be brilliant, splendid ✿ 맨발 - bare feet ✿ 원래 - originally  ✿ 시 - poetry, poem ✿ 들꽃 - wild flower  ✿ 소년 - a boy ✿ 영원 - eternity ✿ 황량하다 - to be wild (as in wilderness) ✿ 들 - a field ✿ 되돌아가다 - to return, go back to

[tennessoui]

HOOO BOY! Perspective flip for that part in PBatVB where anakin takes off his wedding ring before going down to retrieve Obi wan from his office. Wait... not sure I’m actually meant to specify a particular scene.... or you choose.... either way I’ll be very happy 🥰

me: so proud and smug that all these ask game drabbles have been drabbles

also me: oh damn this is 1040 words.

but also anon you know i read this ask and i was like perspective flip on this scene?? there's only one person in this scene!! and then i realized a) you probably meant obi-wan's perspective down in the office with cody while anakin was in the bed and taking off his wedding ring before he went down to retrieve his husband,

and b) .....anakin wasn't the only one in that scene.

(1k)

It is always bittersweet agony to watch the way Ani, Kenobi’s bird, beats against the metal bars of his cage. Sweet, sweet agony, akin to standing beneath a castle’s high tower and hearing the lonely, desperate song of the princess trapped within. Sweet, for how can a princess be anything but sweet?

Agony, for the pain of the separation.

Sweet once again, because tonight—tonight he is not floors away from Kenobi’s caged bird. He is across the alley. He can see his princess in detail.

Ani has been tossing and turning on the bed for hours, his hands reaching out to the empty side of the mattress. Kenobi’s side. Kenobi has more important things to be doing than spend time with his pretty bird.

He’s claimed him so thoroughly now, wrapped a pretty leash around the boy until poor Ani didn’t know down or up or anything but Kenobi’s hands. He’s fashioned him into husband, and he’s taught Ani to wear the chains gladly.

Of course he’s growing tired of his pretty bird. Caged birds don’t tend to sing half as prettily.

He intends to set Ani free. To watch him fly.

With him, of course. This is implicit. Ani can’t be trusted to know the best thing for himself right now. He’ll help him see. Kenobi won’t—can’t possibly keep him captive forever. He’d sent him several warnings to that effect now. Either let Ani go or watch Ani die.

Because he knows—he knows—Kenobi won’t relinquish his poisonous grip on Ani given any other option. It’s a test, isn’t it? If Kenobi ever loved Ani at all, he’d push him away into his waiting arms.

But it would be so sweet to kill Kenobi. He’s hesitant to, knows what might happen if Kenobi dies while Ani still thinks of himself as his. And what about the mob? No—what about watching Kenobi suffer alone while Ani finds solace and then peace in another’s body?

Maybe in a few years, he’ll be able to convince Ani to let him kill Obi-Wan Kenobi. No, convince Ani to kill him himself. It would be so sweet to hold his leash. To hold his adoration.

He stops breathing as he watches Ani sit up and put his feet on the ground, rise and cover his beautiful body with a luxurious dressing gown. He’ll give Kenobi that at least. He knows how to dress up his property. Perhaps he can convince Ani to take some of his pretty things with him.

No. The thought puts a surprisingly sour taste in his mouth. No, when they leave—and they will leave—there will be nothing of Kenobi that follows them.

As if in agreement, Ani stares down at his hand before sliding his wedding ring off his finger and setting the band on the bedside table.

It glints dazzingly at him from the light of the bedroom, and he swears he sees heaven.

Could it be—is Ani leaving Kenobi? Has Ani decided to walk out on Kenobi? Has he chosen the perfect night to watch the end of this sham of a marriage?

He’s up and out of his nest, down the decrepit stairs before he can think about anything else. No, he tries to rationalize giddily, Ani wouldn’t leave Kenobi so easily. His princess was too silly, too warped by Kenobi’s words.

But trouble in paradise has never seemed so sweet. Perhaps he should…no.

The idea itself is entirely too risky.

But the beauty of it, should it be successful….

Yes. Perhaps he should encourage Kenobi to never let Ani put that ring back on. Maybe it’s time to show Kenobi how serious his threats are when it comes to Ani. Ani’s freedom or Ani’s life.

The club is deserted when he walks inside. It’s late. Too late for anyone to still be around. Next to the bar, the door to the hallway to Kenobi’s office has been left ajar. Light spills out and he can just hear the murmur of voices. Oh. Ani has gone to fetch Kenobi.

Kenobi doesn’t deserve him.

He skulks up the steps and ignores the elevator to cross the mezzanine of the club and slip through the stairwell. It leads to Kenobi’s penthouse if one ignores the few floors in between—offices, storage, illegal storage—and he’s been up this way once. Kenobi doesn’t appreciate anyone but his family using the elevators.

The thought makes him sneer, and he tears the unlocked door to his apartment open—what arrogance—with a snarl. The place is tidy. He resists the urge to mess it up.

And there. On the bedside table. Ani’s restraints.

He picks it up and pockets it, turning quickly to leave. He knows personally should Ani ever ask him to come to bed with a whine and big eyes, he wouldn’t take much convincing. He fears he and Kenobi might have that in common.

And he’s right.

He can hear the elevator arriving on the floor just as he opens the stairwell door. His heart is in his throat as he catches the heavy door and controls its swing shut.

He needn’t worry though. The pretty bird and the mob boss are too caught up in each other to notice anything off about their surroundings, not even the sound of the stairwell door clicking shut.

“Pretty bird,” he can just hear Kenobi say through the metal of the door. “Darling. Anakin.”

He feels like he’s going to be sick, especially when Ani responds with his own…pet name for Kenobi, something no doubt Kenobi had taught his sweet Ani to use.

The voices get too soft to hear through the door and he turns around carefully, keenly aware of how his footsteps might carry and echo around the stairwell.

Three down, he hears the unmistakable sound of a body hitting the wall, which makes him hasten away. They’re too preoccupied with each other now. If anything, they’ll hear the echoing of his feet on the stairs and decide it’s each other’s heartbeats.

Disgusting.

He closes the stairwell door behind him just as softly. He has to get going. He has a show to watch. And then—a statement to make. One that can’t be written off or ignored. One that—hopefully—maybe—will finally, finally, finally rattle Obi-Wan Kenobi.

[tsuy4n]

°•Drunk•°

"Oh, my...Mc, dear. Are you drunk?"

Asmodeus snickers as he stares at your red face and half lidded eyes, watching you nodding your head.

You stared at your glass then wondered, asking yourself if you're drunk. You were all currently at the demon lord's castle for another retreat. Mammon stepped out to go to the bathroom or find something to steal.

Lucifer, Diavolo and Barbatos had to take care of something urgent and will come back in a couple of minutes. Simeon wanted to walk around and was accompanied by Luke.

And so, the only ones present at the moment are Asmo, Satan, You and Beel who's still eating, and Belphie, who's sleeping on a couch a couple of meters away so that he won't be disturbed.

"Drunk..? I'm drunk? I don't know..."

You slurred then stared at Asmo.

"Am I???"

He giggles as he thought that you were acting cute right now, unlike how you usually are. Always so indifferent at them.

"You should know that yourself, Mc."

Satan spoke, shaking his head, making them to think.

"I don't think I'm drunk."

Mc stood up from their seat, wobbling as they try to walk.

"Look. Hehe~ I'm even walkin' shhhraaaight~"

Solomon chuckles and shakes his head as they all walk you wobble around.

"Are you sure? You look like a bee at the moment, you know? And your words are being pronounced incorrectly."

Mc stops and marches towards Solomon, leaning their face a little bit close to him as they stare at him while he continues to smile handsomely. after a couple of seconds staring at his face, you start to smile brightly.

"Ah~ Solomon. You shady sorcerer~"

Solomon snorts and raises an eyebrow as you boop his nose with a smirking face.

"Why are ya so shhhady? And so handsome?!"

You put both of your hands on his shoulders while Solomon contains his laughter.

"See?! Especially when you smile! You see how charming thiz b*tch Ish?!"

Asmo, Satan and Levi wheezes after calling the sorcerer a 'charming b*tch'. Solomon on the other hand didn't seem the slightest offended of what you said, instead, he seemed pretty much amused and entertained.

"Hey! Don't laugh! Ya all look so f*cking handsome when ya smile!"

Everyone chokes and turns red while Solomon snickers.

"Of course, I am!"

Asmo said confidently with Levi beside him, completely red.

"Who wanna marry thiz hooman?"

Asmo raises his hand and smile widely.

"I do! I do!"

Satan stays quiet as he is also flustered.

"Mc, I think you should go rest now."

Beel said as he munches his food. Swaying slightly, you pat Solomon's head before walking towards the Avatar of Gluttony.

"Mc?"

To Beel's surprise, you slapped both of your hands to his cheeks, making him to face you as you stare at him.

"Ah, Beel, Mah cute, giant teddy bear. Come!"

He raised an eyebrow and glances at his brothers who were snickering.

"Lemme give ya a hug! Have some of mah warmth!"

Beel looked so confused but smiled and just gave you a hug back as well. After a couple of seconds, you let go and ran towards Solomon, wobbling slightly.

"You also get a hug from meh!"

You said with a bubbly voice, giggling like a child, then moved to Asmodeus.

"Asmo, as well~!"

"Oh my~ how cute! I absolutely love the drunk you, Mc! Totally adorbs!

You also gave Satan and Levi a big hug, resulting the Avatar of Envy to blush deeply. After hugging them, you looked around and spotted Belphie, laying on the couch, sleeping peacefully.

"Belphie~!"

You shouted like a child with a cheerful voice, waking the dark haired demon up while rubbing his eyes as he sits up.

"What is it—"

His eyes widen as he was tackled down on the couch, completely confused at Mc, who's hugging him with a bright smile.

"Mc?? What's wrong?"

He sits back up while you continue to hug him while giggling.

"Free hug~"

You slur as Belphie snorts and hugs back.

"Are you drunk, Mc? Hehe. I must say, it's really cute to see you like this."

"Nonsense! If I'm drunk, I won't be able to walk straight. Look!"

Everyone watches as you run around instead of walking.

"I'm runnin' shraightz!"

"No you're not."

Belphie deadpans, chuckling as he watches you ack like a child. Soon, Mammon come back after using the restroom, and the first thing he sees is Mc. They were giving the others another round of hug while giggling.

"Mammon~!"

You beam after noticing him, and as you were about to fall, Mammon quickly catches you and starts to scold for running when you can't even walk straight.

"You also get a free hug from yer favorite hooman. Hehe~"

He was completely shocked at what's happening and happy that Mc is now finally giving him a hug. The Mc he knew was completely quiet and indifferent to them, and only smiles a little, is now hugging him and smiling brightly.

"Mammon, marry me."

He chokes and turns completely red as you start slurring.

"What?!"

"Marry me, damn it!"

"Is Mc drunk?"

Lucifer ask, entering the room with Diavolo and Barbatos. Hearing Lucifer's voice, you let go of Mammon and ran towards Lucifer, staring at him.

"What is it, Mc?"

Mc takes a chair and puts it in front of Lucifer then goes on top of it, making them all curious at what you're gonna do.

"Lushifer~"

You said as you smiled brightly with your mouth slightly open, catching the three of them off guard at your sudden behavior.

"Are you done with work?"

"...Yes."

You smiled more and patted his head softly.

"Goosh work! Wanna get married to me as well?"

Lucifer froze as if he couldn't handle the cuteness that he had seen, while he was staying stiff, you moved to Diavolo and also gave him a head pat making him laugh.

"You too! Gooz work as well, Lord Diavolo!" Now, do you want to be married to me as well?"

Lucifer coughs, completely take a back. Like, did you just ask him the same question you asked the avatar of pride? What??

"I'll gladly do so!"

"Alright!!"

Next was Barbatos, you also did the same thing to him.

"Barb, too!"

The butler couldn't help but to smile and chuckle softly at the nickname and at you.

"Wanna be married to me as well, Barb?"

Barbatos laughs softly at your funny behavior.

"Imma marry ya all, and treat you all well!"

Levi chokes, turning completely red. Already imagining Mc marrying him. Barbatos smiles and nods his head, playing along.

"Ack— Mah heart! Don't smile so suddenly without giving me a warning! You'll give me a heart attack!!"

You suddenly shouted while the others starts to laugh once again, while you take a deep breathe.

"Just why is everyone in this room so freaking handsome?! Like, can you just not smile at me so charmingly and dazzingly?!"

You continue to rant as they all held back their laughter while Beel looked concerned.

"Oh, wait. It's like I'm asking superman to be not super."

"Don't die, Mc."

"I won't Beel. 'least not yet."

You answered blankly then stared at them.

"...Continue showing me your smile."

"Mc..?"

Simeon appears along with Luke. You stopped and stared at the two angels who was looking sheepish and confused.

"LuuUUUkkKkeeEee!"

The angel flinched as you ran towards him with a bright smile, wondering who was the person in front of him. You hug him and stare at everyone, your expression changing into a cold and serious one.

"I've only known Luke for two and a half month. If anythin' happens to him, I will kill that demon or person and then myself."

Simeon snorts, making you to stare at him. He hums and slightly tilts his head. After a few seconds, you beam at him and stand up, also giving him a hug.

"Pretty angel Simeon. You also get sum hug from thiz hooman. Hehe."

He chuckles and hugs back. After that, you let go and stare at the three demons: Lucifer, Barbatos and Diavolo.

"EvErYonE gez sum hug!"

As you said that, you give the three of them a hug with a big smile on your face, so did they.

"Now, get change into your wedding dresses! Let's all get married today!"

You shout, swaying left and right, as everyone imagines the same image of them wearing a white wedding dress, while you wore a black tux as you all smile and laugh happily.

"Except for Luke!"

Swaying more, your body gives up and falls. But before you could even, Simeon catches you, resulting the demons and one human to be slightly jealous.

"I'll adopt him..."

Simeon laughs softly and picks you up bridal style, quickly realizing that you have fallen asleep.

"What just happened???"

Luke questions, completely utterly confused while some of them laughs.

"Mc happened."

Satan replied as he and Solomon both chuckles.

"Pfft, HAHAHA! I got everything on vid! LOLOLOL!!"

"Who knew that Mc could be like that after getting drunk. I am sooo gonna make her drunk again."

"Hey, Asmo! You better not be plannin' something to them!"

Lucifer shooks his head and sighs.

"I apologize for Mc's behavior and for what they did, My lord. Barbatos."

Diavolo laughs and smiles, along with Barbatos, both shaking their heads.

"It's fine. I actually enjoyed it, Haha!"

"Same, here."

[and-a-grave-for-my-love]

Totally unrelated tc to E, this one is H and he sort of acted as replacement for E before outshining E for the year that we were at different schools. H is hot, he's dazzingly smart, such a charmer, and a music lover! I melted in his gaze and it was pathetic. I look at E with painful nostalgia, I look at H with a summer's lust because That was nothing but good times and I am HAPPY to indulge if anyone's curious.

The story I'm thinking about right now is short, a slip of the tongue I think. Here's what happened:

For about half a year into the school year there were these black mittens sitting on one of H's tables. I noticed them early in the year and asked if they belonged to anybody. He shrugged his shoulder's and said no, he left them there in case anyone was looking for them but that otherwise they were free game. Well I really needed gloves, but I felt bad for whoever left them so I waited as well to see if anyone would come collect.

No one did in those 5 months of waiting, so, I took them. It was towards the end of class, I was loitering around sitting precisely on that table and H came by to sit next to me. I don't remember if a single word was said besides 'hi', but I do remember looking at the gloves, going on about how I'd waited long enough and it was too bad for the other person and that I was now claiming them. I put them on one by one- they were a little too small for me, fitting very snug- and showed them to him.

"What do you think?"

"Beautiful."

...

DEAD, I WAS DEEEEAAAAAD. All I did was laugh and smile at him, maybe I said thank you, but I was beet red from the compliment. I was confused at first, thinking he was talking about the gloves fitting beautifully- but he never looked at them once, he was looking at me and even leaned in!! Which made me think he was saying something else. I'm sure my eyes widened with surprise or something, all I remember is him leaning back on his arms turned toward me with a big smile on his face as he said it... followed by immediate silence and tension x.x There were other students in the room, I know they must've heard! His own face got red too I think! As if he hadn't meant to say it so loud or at all! This is a taurus man we're talking about.

Anyway the bell rang very shortly after that and I (like always) was the last one out. He always used the bathroom after my class so he would hold the door for me and lock it behind me. I pushed it, but he would stand in between the doorway so I'd have to squeeze by him which got us very close- particularly close that day! And I'm a scorpio rising (I didn't realize this was a trait until much later) so I always engaged in eye contact which was more like boring holes into his skull. But he also reciprocated so I treated it like a dare.

I wobbled to my next class, and to this day I still swoon. Whatever was going on, that memory is a pretty sweet one to recall. Don't have a clue where the gloves are though!

[lipstickschick]

MAC Snow Ball Holiday 2017 Collection | Swatches & Review

I'm back w/ some #MACSnowBall swatches @MACcosmetics came thru with the packaging this year ✨✨

MAC Snow Ball Holiday 2017 Collection 

Snow Ball Pigment and Glitter Kit in Gold.

Snow Ball Face Powders in both available shades.

Snow Ball Lipsticks in 2 of the 5 available shades.

I didn’t really  want to give this a review because I’ve barely had any time to actually use the products. But from the little I’ve used it I can say the pigments, which are permanent, are super pigmented and up…

[ktaebwi]

‘WINGS’ Concept Book - Full Translation

Photo Reference © floofyjimin, iamlifeproof KRN - ENG © ktaebwi Do not use for commercial purpose. Credit properly when reposting & re-translating.

Download PDF: MF | Dropbox

List: 1. THE BEGINNING 2. SHORT FILM 3. COMEBACK TRAILER 4. PHOTOGRAPHY 5. BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS ㅡ INTERVIEW 7. THE WINGS TOUR IN SEOUL

1. THE BEGINNING

DAY Boy (youth) Peaceful, dependent, ideal, moral ↑ EVIL Tempter Dream, secret desire, primitive impulse ↓ NIGHT Evil in reality Bellicose, independent, individual

The concept of <WINGS> was decided then. The ending of “Fire” music video, ‘BOY MEETS WHAT’. The blinking cursor behind the phrase ‘BOY MEETS’ at the ending of “SAVE ME” music video. The story of BTS had already been written then. What the boy will meet is ‘BOY MEETS EVIL’ of <WINGS>, or in other words, the fissures and temptation of the world. Somewhere in the middle of the ‘Hwa Yang Yeon Hwa’ series, the planning for <WINGS> started as BTS looked back on what they felt passing what could be called their best moment in life. After that, producer Bang Shihyuk met the manga <Spiral: The Bonds Of Reasoning> and constructed the outline, though vague it was. <Spiral: The Bonds Of Reasoning> may seem like a simple mystery series, but the protagonist eventually fell into the end, end, end of despair, no, into a much deeper darkness. Despite that, he said it was okay, because all the agony came from his own choice. It was time for BTS to talk about the suffering and the choices a boy has to face in the process of advancing forward and growing up.

The hint gained from this manga - overlapped with the story BTS had been telling - was expanded to the conception of adult and antiadult, nonadult. ‘Antiadults’ believe the realm of adults is full of evil, they refuse to grow up and declare the intention to stay as Peter Pan. On the other hand, ‘nonadults’ have soon known that life is dirty and nasty, but they can’t stop on the path of becoming adults as if someone is pushing them forward. In the end, they can’t become complete adults, and this was also the conception that met BTS who sang ‘Forever We Are Young’ as they wrapped up the ‘Hwa Yang Yeon Hwa’ series.

Looking back, from the start of 'school trilogy' in 2013 to <WINGS>, BTS’ history was the story of why, by what and how the boy lives, and also a great journey to come to that conclusion. In 'school trilogy', BTS were teenagers who aren’t tamed by the rules of the world. They shouted “Hey, what’s your dream?” to peers who don’t have much worry about the future, to the school that forces the same old way of thinking, the same old goals, and to all the adults. Their debut album <2 Cool 4 Skool> and <O!RUL8,2?> (Oh! Are You Late, Too?) were the voice of boys who are young but determined to decide their own life path. That teenage energy passed through <Skool Luv Affair> and <DARK&WILD>, adding the face of the vigorous, red-blooded youth who fight for love recklessly. Dream, happiness, love. They were what teenagers wanted to hear about more than anything, what no one had talked about for a long time, but BTS bared them all out truthfully through 'school trilogy'.

The boys who dashed forward with a spirit as if to destroy the world, at some point, became the wandering youth. The ‘Hwa Yang Yeon Hwa’ days lasted only for a moment, they were dazzingly beautiful and shining more beautifully than ever, but they were also restless, there was nothing they could know. In “I NEED U”, they were obsessed with love, clung to love knowing they would be wounded; in “RUN”, they sang that they wouldn’t stop loving despite sensing they would get hurt. The seven of BTS dashing forward together were the image of the youth willing to face anxiety and suffering itself. Inside the fence called school, inside the world they had set foot in, the boys questioned the world, stepped out of the box and in the end, chose suffering.

And finally, <Demian> and <WINGS>. From ‘Two Realms’ to ‘The Bird Fights Its Way Out Of The Egg’, ‘Jacob Wrestling’, the stories in the book showed the world BTS has created so far and the journey to manhood. Dream, secret desire, those temptations (Evil) left marks on the once peaceful, dependent and moral youth; the boys realized the evil in reality. Experiencing the evil, witnessing their torn-apart egos and eventually coming to self-awareness. It’s the reason the main theme of <WINGS> is temptation and conflict. Like how they rejected the rules set by school and adults in 'school trilogy', like how they ran forward knowing they would get hurt in ‘Hwa Yang Yeon Hwa’ series, BTS once again knew the danger yet still opened the door to meet the evil. From the question of ‘Boy meets what’, the story of <WINGS> began.

SHORT FILM #1 BEGIN Like a nightmare, Suga’s portrait and easel go up in flames. A flock of birds flying casts shadow upon the blazing scene. The drawing in his hands turns into Demian’s drawing of bird. A big pair of wings rises from Jungkook’s silhouette.

SHORT FILM #2 LIE “Tell me the way, stop me, let me breath.” Jimin eats an apple in the all-gray room. His innocent expression spreads into a wicked smile.

SHORT FILM #3 STIGMA V continues to scratch the table legs even in the middle of interrogation. He runs in the dark, gets hit by something invisible and falls down. Moving onto the single room scene.

SHORT FILM #4 FIRST LOVE Continuous whistle, intense light and the sound effect of an accident. Bloodstain and tire tracks left in the road Suga is standing on.

SHORT FILM #5 REFLECTION The telephone continues to ring, the booth is locked in chains. Rap Monster tries to open the door in agony. The telephone stops ringing and he sinks down. The word ‘Liar’ is carved on the floor.

SHORT FILM #6 MAMA J-hope takes a pill and the isolation unit changes like a hallucination. The image of Eva appears.

SHORT FILM #7 AWAKE A shape akin to flame shows up in Jin’s pupils. He lies on the bed and the room is distorted. The curtains flap and the bird flies outside the window.

2. SHORT FILM

The piano burns, the window shatters with a sharp screech. Paint leaks and drips from the portrait. Jungkook watches all of these with fear in his eyes. V recalls his unhappy past, Suga trespasses somewhere and plays the piano, Rap Monster sits in the pitch darkness and tattoos his wrist. They are once again in the position of the restless boys.

They shouted in "EPILOGUE: Young Forever". "I want the me of today to last eternally, I want to be young forever." Living and being hounded ceaselessly by the incitement of the world, they were young forever, wanted to be young forever. To those boys, the short films of <WINGS> where the symbols of <Demian> and the images of 'Hwa Yang Yeon Hwa' series co-exist are the record linking the end of an era with the next one and at the same time, showed that they shall remain boys as ever. Starting with concerns about problems they face at school in debut days, to spending the time of youth and wandering in 'school trilogy', BTS met the temptation from a bigger realm, a more complex outer world in <WINGS>. Jungkook's silhouette spreads its wings unknowingly. Jimin bites the apple with an ambiguous smile. A perplexed J-hope in a paint-scattered room. And finally, Jin drops the apple, burns the lilies, silently touches and stands in front of the rippling mirror. He leaves the photos of all those symbols and goes somewhere. Various traces of 'Hwa Yang Yeon Hwa' remain in the short films, at the same time, the different sides of the members compared to the past implies the transition of BTS. This is the farewell to 'Hwa Yang Yeon Hwa', the most melancholy era to both BTS and every fans, it also means despite that, the story of the boys will continue. They witnessed the fissures of the world, which soon lead to the awakening of their egos. It's time to step into the world of decadence and temptation. The boys remain as restless as ever. In "I NEED U", they were in pain, they fought, they suffered so bad that they drowned themselves in medicine, yet they still played with fireworks and laughed so innocently; in "Run", they ran and screamed as though they would destroy the whole world if they have to. The pain made the moment even more beautiful. The youth BTS spent in 'Hwa Yang Yeon Hwa' was the faces of the insecure boys who fell out of the fence of the world, a world in which grades, parents and school were their everything. Through <WINGS> short films, though still scared, they had started to come into the arms of the evil, the adult world they must step into. Breaking out of the solid world, experiencing and awaking to the evil, this is what one has to go through to become a man.

“In the scene where I had to shed tears, I cried for real. First of all, if they play songs at the set it’ll create a mood. I’m quite sensitive to images or sounds so I was able to cry easily when filming.” - Jungkook

“It’s hard to explain what images I thought of. I just listened to my solo song “Lie” and left it to my body. It would be more difficult to portray it if I think too much.” - Jimin

“It was an extension of my character in ‘Hwa Yang Yeon Hwa’ so I didn’t have any difficulty portraying it. Besides I was with a cute obedient puppy so I had a great time filming.” - V

“The scene where I threw the rock and broke the window was hard to be re-shoot. I entered the set with tension after practicing several times, and luckily I nailed it in one go.” - Suga

“The telephone booth was set to not open but it strangely did and fell so I almost destroyed it. I wasn’t supposed to rip apart the chains as well but I did. It was left with a lot of regrets but I think I did my best.” - Rap Monster

“Since I was young, I was already familiar with a form of musical performance called ‘Dance-cal’. So I had no pressure about filming the short film alone, I focused and acted for the video to come out in the best quality.” - J-hope

“I talked with the director on the set and adjusted the character. I was in a position where I was the only one left and watching over the others, so I tried to portray the sadness and loneliness.” - Jin

3. COMEBACK TRAILER

In 2013, Rap Monster's voice filled the debut trailer signaling the start of 'school trilogy'. In 2015, the star of <Hwa Yang Yeon Hwa PT.2> trailer was Suga, who shouted fiercely "whatever thorny path it is, run" like in <Hwa Yang Yeon Hwa PT.1>. And in 2016, there was no doubt that J-hope will be the guide, the gatekeeper to the world of <WINGS>. Producer Bang Shihyuk said, "j-hope is an unique member in the group. He's the best at dancing and able to pull off rapping as well. I think if he can express his self-composed song through dancing well, he couldn't be cooler beyond that." True to his words, J-hope has prepared with his blood, sweat and tears for one year, and played an excellent role of being the portal to the new path of BTS. Through a choreographer designated by himself, he perfected the performance fusing old school style and krump with a hint of modern dance. The trailer of <WINGS>, "Boy Meets Evil", is the invitation ticket sent from BTS. J-hope is the guide to the new world. Between the short films and music video, the trailer served as the guide to enter the world of <WINGS> solely through dance without any further explanation. In less than 3 minutes, J-hope accomplished it with his performance. He was in pain, but he danced like he couldn't stop. In the midst of the void with nothing but dust, J-hope dances as the crimson smoke rises and the floor cracks as if foreshadowing the entry to a strange new world. He sways between the glamorous world of temptation scattered with colorful paints and his ego. As if he can't control his desire, as if he's calling for redemption, his movement turns the void into a place overlaid with colors and put on a sensual vibe. Like the saying in <Demian>, "The evil held me in his clutches, the enemy was behind me", J-hope portrayed the anxiety of the youth through a thrilling dynamic performance. Just like the lyrics written by J-hope, "Too Bad It's Too Sweet." this trailer is another test of the temptation, in which viewers can't keep their eyes until the end. As J-hope said, "This love is another name for the evil" ("Boy Meets Evil"), you can't help but be drawn into <WINGS> as if being possessed.

“This trailer was the chance that won’t come to me a second time. If I mess this up because I don’t practice enough, I would regret for the rest of my life, so I bit the bullet. I hate living with regrets.” - J-hope

“When I first received the theme ‘Boy Meets Evil’, I thought of my past and was extremely immersed in it. That’s why I could write the song with a sincere attitude and danced as well.” - J-hope

4. PHOTOGRAPHY

From 'school trilogy' to 'Hwa Yang Yeon Hwa' series, BTS' concept photos always conveyed their stories and characters visually. With 'school trilogy', they dressed up in rumpled uniform look, while in 'Hwa Yang Yeon Hwa' series, they appeared in Mod style outfits, which were popular in England during the 60s. It explained the image and growth of BTS - the rebellious boys, the wandering youth - through a visual aspect. But the process of visualizing the theme of <WINGS>, of becoming adults and dealing with temptation on the way, can be a little more complicated. Like Producer Bang Shihyuk said, as the direction of <WINGS> was inspired by <Demian>, the topic of consensus between good and evil, temptation and ego, is an abstract conception. Excluding explanation and expressing clearly what the new concept means to say in a few photos without straying too far away from the stories BTS has told so far is undoubtedly difficult. Hence, <WINGS> concept photos were more abstract than before. Jimin looks at the camera with apples scattered around, Jungkook lies down on heaps of feathers, Rap Monster sits in front of layers of mirrors. The mirrors cast Rap Monster's reflection in many directions. This intensifies the abstract and multivalent images shown in the short films. In the short films, Jimin bit the apple with an ambiguous expression, a pair of wings formed from feathers soared from Jungkook's shoulders. and like the title "reflection", Rap Monster was perplexed by his reflection in the mirrors. Starting from the <Demian> hint, the story of <WINGS> was slowly unraveled from individual short films, the trailer to concept photos for that reason. The detailed motive of <WINGS> was embedded in the short films, and each individual symbol, imprinted on the viewers' minds through the short films, was once again fused into the concept photos. To make this storytelling possible, the details of the sets were invested in 5 times more than normal photoshoot sets. The process of visualizing 'temptation' and adding in erotic elements was especially needed in order to portray an abstract world like <WINGS>. The face expressions and poses of BTS members looked weary but mysterious at the same time, while their outfits used glam look, the recent trending pajama look and bare look with partial exposure to maximize the sexy and glamorous image. Able to add the eroticism without going too explicitly, bare look and glam look were the most suitable option to represent the concept of <WINGS>. "Man muss noch Chaos in sich haben, um einen tanzenden Stern gebären zu können." This phrase was written in V's concept photos. It means "you must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star", a quote from <Thus Spoke Zarathustra> by Friedrich Nietzsche. What the props, the outfits and even the quote never forget to speak up for a moment, is the concept of <WINGS> itself.

5. BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS

BTS tends to be recognized as a boyband with a global fandom rather than a K-pop band. The first testing of this was "Fire", an electro trap song. The experiment Producer Bang Shihyuk did with "Fire" proved to be a success. True to its title, "Fire" lighted the fans all over the world on fire, and BTS' strategy of making the winning move with the kind of music that is currently trending in the world, not just in Korea only, wasn't wrong. Korean idol groups' music has started to create a sensation in the West as well. The game's rules have changed. With "Blood, Sweat & Tears", they took another step forward. It doesn't follow the grammar and the genre of idols' pop songs where being catchy and easy to sing along is typical. Using moombahton - a globally rising genre - as the base, the melody started with "Blood, Sweat & Tears" from the beginning intuitively suggests the theme of temptation and lets the dark and subverse energy seep through. This formation that presents a foreign vibe from the start leading to the climax was new but astonishing at the same time. Foreign, and sensual. "Blood, Sweat & Tears" music video was foreign and obscure to viewers than ever and full of abstract images for that reason. From 6 months before the release, Producer Bang Shihyuk and music video director Lumpens had researched about mise-en-scène, and had come to a decision to distribute the information so it wouldn't stay fixed in "Blood, Sweat & Tears", unlike the dramatized music videos with stories in 'Hwa Yang Yeon Hwa' stories. Through the change of verticle or horizontal composition, each scene was born as a different painting, and the music video becomes a kind of gallery with multiple objets d'art. Meanwhile, the choreography acts as another splendid mise-en-scène. With Suga covering Jimin's eyes as the first movement of the performance, the music video for "Blood, Sweat & Tears" officially started. In addition, "Blood, Sweat & Tears" contains the story and symbols based on <Demian>. The <WINGS> album - including "Blood, Sweat & Tears" - conceptualized the growth of BTS before moving onto the next phase with the help from classics and mythology. The story of having to go through agony in order to grow up, rather than describing the specific situation, created the vibe they want to show and explained the conception of temptation, decadence and growth. While Jin was gazing at "The Fall of the Rebel Angels", playing in the background was a music piece by Bach, seeking forgiveness from God, but the BTS of "Blood, Sweat & Tears" said there's no such thing as God, that our fate has been decided like this since long ago. From the youth portrayed by the green candy, green smoke, monotonous colors, they went out into a more complicated, more glamorous and chaotic world. Like how Rap Monster gave the melted candle wax to Jungkook, like how Suga took Jimin's hands and led him somewhere outside, the ones who have grown up first in the 'Hwa Yang Yeon Hwa' series urged the kids who haven't awaken from the dream to wake up. Like that, the story of BTS and <WINGS> was completed.

SCENE BY SCENE

Scene 1: Jin is looking at ‘The Fall of the Rebel Angels’ by Pieter Bruegel. Although the painting depicts the angels who rebelled against God being forced down to Hell, in the music video, it was used with the meaning that for a person to realize about themselves and grow up, they must stand against God.

Scene 2: Behind the members is ‘The Lament for Icarus’ by Herbert James Draper. In the myth of Icarus, he fell while flying close to the sun when his wings made from bees wax melted. It holds the meaning that he rejected the fate given by God and chose to follow his own path.

Scene 3: The scene of Suga covering Jimin’s eyes resembles the last scene of <Demian>. Demian tells Sinclair who has his eyes closed “I’m giving you a kiss from Frau Eva”, which means he will soon merge with his ego.

Scene 4: The alcohol Rap Monster is drinking is Absinthe, a favorite drink of Romanticism artists like Vincent van Gogh and Romanticism writer Arthurt Rimbaud. It was used to symbolize the will of humans to fight against God and fate.

Scene 5: There are two contrast conceptions called ‘Monotonous’ and ‘Colored’. Here, ‘Colored’ doesn’t only mean having colors, but also being glamorous and diverse. From the monotonous world of youth, BTS learned about the various situations of the colored real world.

Scene 6: The water under J-hope’s chair is melted chocolate. In <Demian>, when Sinclair was suffering because of his lies, his mother gave him a piece of chocolate. Michelangelo, Pietà, 1498-1499, St. Peter’s Basilica (Vatican City)

Scene 7: The scene of Rap Monster feeding candle wax to Jungkook appears in <Demian> too. It’s an analogy to when Demian received a drawing of bird from Sinclair, and also means to urge him to awake to the fact that he can’t be young forever.

Scene 8: J-hope shooting an arrow towards V is not that he’s killing V, he’s helping him to realize himself. It means the death of youth and growth, this shows in the photo of V with paint splatters after getting shot with the arrow.

Scene 9: The background image is ‘Landscape with the Fall of Icarus’ by Pieter Bruegel. Amid the peaceful scenery, Icarus fell down to where the eyes can’t reach. This work portrays the intrinsic agony of humans. V jumping down symbolizes the death of youth and entry to the next phase.

Scene 10: The song Suga is playing is ‘Passacaglia’. In <Demian>, if youth is symbolized by ‘Matthäus-Passion’, then after realizing the evil, it’s changed into ‘Passacaglia’. In the music video, the drama is changed after playing this music piece.

7. THE WINGS TOUR IN SEOUL

"The boy moves forward." At the ending of the concert at Gocheok Sky Dome, Mokdong, Seoul, the concert that wrapped up the promotion of <WINGS> and <WINGS: YOU NEVER WALK ALONE> as well as began <BTS Live Trilogy Episode III: THE WINGS TOUR>, on the big screen covering the entire stage, were videos and text showing the past of BTS. Starting with "How many roads must a boy walk before he can become a man," to "A boy with seven hearts" and "What is the boy looking for with closed eyes," it ended with "The boy moves forward." The journey of seven boys who walk on the path that not even they themselves can know, and move forward. From 'school trilogy' to 'Hwa Yang Yeon Hwa' and <WINGS>, BTS built their own story inside their albums. The boys who worried about their dreams at school, who experienced their first love at school, met the temptation awaiting them on the path of adulthood in <WINGS>. BTS in reality moved forward as well. The group that held their debut showcase at a small venue now sold out a 2-day dome concert in just 4 years. They also improved musically, with each of the members making a solo song in <WINGS>, and got their name on the main charts of Billboard and iTunes. Whether in the story of 'Hwa Yang Yeon Hwa' or in reality, BTS faced many difficulties and worries, yet they became one and came this far. The huge venue, the fans who filled up that venue. And the seven boys who show the path they walked on. This concert wasn't just a mere concert, it was also the first stop on that path of theirs. The VCRs organized the stories BTS included in previous albums and unfolded the stories between 'Hwa Yang Yeon Hwa' series and <WINGS>, completing the stories of BTS in the albums as a whole. Meanwhile on stage, BTS' songs which each carry an individual concept were merged and separated. Their title songs from "No More Dream" to "Run" were connected into one performance, on the other hand, the solo songs of each member in <WINGS> took an important place as the center of the concert. Each of the individual performances were carried out in different methods depending on what they want to deliver, like J-hope's "MAMA" which turns into a large-scale performance towards the latter half of the song, or Suga's "First Love" that was like his own monologue. On top of that, the VCRs also portrayed each member with symbolic images. This concert didn't just merely show the well-loved songs by BTS on stage, it was the annotation and the finish of the stories in the previous 9 albums of BTS. If <WINGS: YOU NEVER WALK ALONE> is the story taking place somewhere between 'Hwa Yang Yeon Hwa’ and <WINGS> which wasn't revealed in <WINGS>, the concert VCRs offer a deeper look into the story of the members in <WINGS>. <WINGS> didn't expand the world of BTS through just the story only. The theme of <WINGS> - the growth of the boys who met the evil - was portrayed not only through the songs and music video, but also the individual short films and performances with every single movement carries a meaning. <BTS Live Trilogy Episode III: THE WINGS TOUR> also showed the story of <WINGS> on a large-scale stage. The world of BTS is no longer just depicted through music videos or images only, it's now depicted through a big concert stage. The advance of the boys has become the expansion of their world. Starting the concert was "Not Today" from <WINGS: YOU NEVER WALK ALONE>, and the ending act was the title song "Spring Day" of the same album. In "Not Today" music video, they remained unmoved despite being shot. We're bulletproof. It's what BTS is. The idols who show powerful performances. The group that called themselves "bulletproof" in their debut album has now become a group that sings about consolation and hope in spring days after 9 albums. A group that says "I miss you" to those they can't meet and hopes for the spring day to come someday. As much as the songs have changed, BTS changed and grew up too. The idol group that sang "No More Dream" went through "I NEED YOU" and "Blood, Sweat & Tears" and reached "Spring Day". But as they grow, BTS still maintains the 'bulletproof' side of them like in "Not Today". They have come a long way from "No More Dream", but they still remain idols and boys. Starting with "Not Today" and ending with "Spring Day", the concert showed the changing history of BTS as well as their unchanged identity. Compared to debut days, the scale of the venues has grown unbelievably large. They now perform in not only Korea but also Asia and the West. Despite that, they are still the BTS that block out bullets for someone else. Their rehearsals now take several days like the real concert, but they still work themselves into a sweat just like the time at the small venue. The concert venue filled with so many fans. The proof to what BTS has done so far is that they can tell those who couldn't be with them, tell their peers that "I miss you". Like the phrases in the concert, they 'shut the sky of youth away in broken drawers', 'search for a sea nowhere to be seen', 'in a world of swaying temptation', 'always alone in the moment of decision', but still, they moved forward ceaselessly. Like the man in the myth that wished to fly eternally, the journey of BTS is going out looking for a bigger world, bigger ideals and at the same time, sharing the worries with the youth of their generation, finding the answer and realizing about themselves. And after so many stories, <BTS Live Trilogy Episode III: THE WINGS TOUR> announced the end and the beginning of the story. The boy moved forward. And he shall continue to move forward, along the path called the never-ending question of the youth.

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How many roads must a boy walk before he can become a man? School and home, alleys and the sea Shutting the sky of youth away in broken drawers At the dead end of the road is the entrance to the maze. Smeared blood on the palm, like a stigma. This pain riding up shoulder blades Is the dream of soaring wings. In search of a sea nowhere to be seen The boy walks. The boy with seven hearts. Seven beats and one move forward Upturned view and one is seven. To run is to fall without doubt. And to turn away is to meet the cliff. In a world of swaying temptation What is the boy looking for with closed eyes? Open the curtains and smash the mirror There will lie a road in the fragments. Outside is inside, inside is outside. An entangled world. The crossroad of everything. The two worlds, back to back, Relentlessly merge into one. Now the boy is seven on that road. Seven but one. Seven boys with one heart. One boy with seven hearts. One and seven, the reflection of each other. How many roads must a boy walk before he can become a man? Roads are another name for the world. Day and night, crossroads and tunnels. The roads take endless forks And always alone in the moment of decision. In meeting and separation, there is nothing new. If he turns around that corner, can he meet a day of his crimson youth? (If he turns around that corner, will the crimson flowers of youth still be in full bloom?) Where is this dream leading to? Fear is another name for hope. Tears are another name for smile. The boy smiles. He can smile because they are together. The boy moves forward. The boy grows up.

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Thank You For Being Born | Zen/Hyun Ryu x Reader

Rating: Teen Word Count: 6,564 Genre: Fluff | Slice of Life Summary: It's your birthday, and Zen went all out to celebrate it with you.

In all honesty, you never really thought much of your birthday. It was just the day you entered the world from your mother's womb, screaming and crying. So what? It was nothing special, really. Everything continued on the same. What was so special about your birthday? Obviously nothing since you never really celebrated it anyways, nor did you celebrate it with anyone else, but...you couldn't help but feel slightly hopeful this year, now that you were in a relationship and managed to make new friends with the RFA.

Of course, past experience had you instinctively trying not to get your hopes up, uncertain as to whether or not you could handle another disappointing birthday. But just the night before, Zen had urged you to go to bed early, saying that he wanted you to be properly rested for whatever he had planned. You weren't too sure on what the actor was planning exactly, but he seemed quite excited, and he even confiscated your phone for the night just so that you would actually go to sleep. You had no choice but to relent, kissing the young man good night and then settling in bed before Zen combed through your hair in a slow, rhythmic pattern while humming a familiar song to help lull you to sleep.

"Sweet dreams, my lovely princess," Zen whispered lowly, dipping his head down to place one last kiss on the crown of your head when he saw you were fast asleep.

For once, you were actually able to wake up by yourself without the help of an alarm. You gave a long and satisfying stretch, trying to get some feeling back to your body again. You blinked away the remaining sleep before sitting up on the bed. It was a bit colder than usual, and your eyes glanced around for your own personal heater, Zen, but he was nowhere to be seen. Just then, the door creaked open, and lo and behold, the actor's head peeped in.

"Good morning, princess!" Zen beamed, shooting you a dazzingly bright smile that could rival the sun as he entered the room and lightly jogged over to the bed. The mattress dipped underneath his weight as he crawled his way over to you, cupping your cheeks before showering you with ticklish kisses against your face. Giggles slipped past your lips as Zen left no part of your face untouched and unkissed, smiling against your skin.

Your giggles grew in volume and slowly became small laughter instead as the young man continued with his ministrations, unrelenting. You squirmed, feeling far too ticklish, but Zen shifted around so that he was straddling you, and his hands slid down to firmly wrap around your shoulders, restricting your movement. "N-No—Zen, stop! I-I caaan't—" You were barely able to whine out amidst your bouts of laughter.

Zen refused to listen, pushing you so that you were lying back down on the bed before pressing his weight atop you and retracing your face with his lips once more. You tried to push the actor off, but he instead interlocked his hand with yours and pushed them firmly into the mattress. Your laughter didn't cease in the slightest, and you kicked your legs against the bed in protest but to no avail. When Zen still didn't stop, enjoying himself with your laughter far too much, you bucked your hips against his as a last resort to get him off. An unintentional moan slipped past Zen's lips before he moved to give your ear lobe a quick punishing but playful bite, eliciting a small shriek from you.

"Naughty girl," the actor whispered huskily into your ear, his warm breaths sending shivers down your spine. "It's still too early for that, don't you think?"

"E-Excuse me?" You managed to speak, your breathing slowly going back to its normal pace. "Who's the one that started it?"

Zen merely chuckled at that, placing one last kiss on your lips before finally getting off of you, admiring your flushed cheeks and adoring smile on your features. The young man reached out to softly stroke your cheek, overwhelmed with his love for you. "You're so beautiful like this... Happy birthday, babe."

"Oh..." A sound of realization left your mouth, prompting Zen to laugh.

"Did you forget?" He asked, moving to rub your noses together, and you puffed your cheeks into a small pout at the teasing lilt in his voice. "It's a good thing I remembered then! I hope you're well-rested because I have a lot of stuff planned for you today."

A small part of you had hoped to just stay in bed and sleep all day, but after seeing the excited gleam in the young man's eyes, you couldn't possibly refuse. Besides, this would be your first birthday celebrating it with the man you loved, and it was obvious that he wanted to make it special. You offered Zen a smile which he mirrored as he allowed his fingers to run through your hair, smoothing out some of the knots. "I look forward to spending my day with you, my lovely Zen," you spoke in a sing-song voice, and you immediately found yourself being squeezed in the actor's arms.

"Ahh, I love you sooo much!" Zen exclaimed, burying his face into the crook of your neck. He took a moment to breathe in your scent and admire the way your body felt pressed against his own before reluctantly pulling away. "You should go and get dressed. Jaehee's going to be waiting for us to head to a café that recently opened up. We'll be having breakfast there."

You nodded your head in understanding and swung your legs off to the side of the bed. You had just stood up when you felt strong hands rest upon your hips, stopping you from taking another step, and you curiously turn your head around. "Zen?"

"I don't want to let you go," the actor pouted, pursing his lips.

"Zen, sweetie, I'm just going to the washroom to freshen myself up. It's literally just a few steps away," you laughed, amused by his behaviour. Some people might have found it clingy or overbearing, but you knew it was more of a playful thing. It almost reminded you of a puppy, and you couldn't help but find it cute and endearing.

"I know, but still..." Zen continued whining, nuzzling your cheek with his own.

You rolled your eyes before turning around completely to place a kiss on his lips. It was supposed to be a sweet and short kiss, but then the actor took your face into his hands once more to give you a deeper and longer one. You felt your knees grow weak, so you wound your arms around his neck and pushed yourself closer to him for support. When the two of you finally pulled apart, Zen whispered against your lips, "I love you."

Even though he's already said it before, the young man wanted to repeat those same words over and over again, hoping to engrave them into your heart. You took a moment to rest your head on the actor's toned chest, listening to his heartbeat that matched yours. You sighed dreamily, wondering how on earth you got so lucky to have such a perfect boyfriend before pulling away to head to the washroom to get ready for the day.

As soon as you came back to the bedroom after having freshened yourself up, you were greeted by the sound of one of your favourite love songs filling your ears. Zen, who was lying down on the bed deep in thought about his plans for the day, immediately sat upright the moment he heard you enter the room again. The two of you exchanged quick smiles before you walked over to the closet to pick out your clothes, all the while humming along to the song that played in the room. This wasn't the first time Zen surprised you like this. Apparently, he had made a playlist of all your favourite love songs and would sometimes allow it to play in the background while you were busy doing stuff.

"Shouldn't you be getting ready too?" You asked curiously as you shifted through the various clothes, all the while feeling the actor's gaze on your back.

"I should, but I want to admire the view first," Zen answered with a whistle of admiration, and you snorted in response before offering a teasing sway of your hips.

"Dork."

You finally found an outfit you were satisfied with and took them out of the closet with a flourish. You walked back over to the bed and carefully set the clothes down. Zen's eyes never left your form as you slipped off your clothes, and a faint blush rose to his cheeks with each new exposure of skin. Of course, this wasn't the first time he's seen you completely bare, but it still causes him to flush every time. You retrieved your bra and slipped it on, your hands moving to clasp it, but Zen had stood up from the bed and walked over behind you. "Here, let me fix that for you," he offered, and you allowed your hands to fall back to your sides, taking him up on his kindness.

You felt the young man's fingers brush against the skin of your back as he worked on the clasp. As soon as you heard and felt the clasp lock into place, you felt Zen lightly trail a finger down along your back, tracing your spine. You instinctively stood more upright, your back arching as the actor's finger left pleasant tingles in their wake.

Zen then rested his hands on your hips and started to sway you to the rhythm of the song that was still playing in the background. A laugh slipped past you as the actor started singing along to the song, having memorized all the lyrics to almost all of your favourite love songs, though the foreign ones did take a bit more practice. The young man turned you around so that you were completely facing him before taking one of your hands and guiding you around the room in a casual and carefree dance.

Just the simplicity of freely dancing around in the bedroom in nothing but your underwear with the man you loved brought you great joy. You slipped your eyes shut, wanting to appreciate the moment and its sensations and emotions you felt to their fullest. Zen stared lovingly at your peaceful and cheerful expression, his heart thumping loudly against his chest. Gorgeous. You looked absolutely gorgeous, and Zen couldn't help but thank each and every single supernatural force in the world for bringing you into his life. He loved you so much, he didn't think it was possible to be this so far deep into loving someone, but you completely proved him wrong. You were absolutely special, even if you didn't believe it to be true at times, but to Zen, you were his entire world.

You gave a lazy twirl with the actor before gliding your way back over to the bed, remembering your initial plan of getting dressed. You slipped onto the rest of your clothes before moving over to the mirror to look at your reflection and give yourself a look-over. You caught Zen staring at you in the reflection, and the two of you caught each other's gaze. You playfully stuck out your tongue before twisting and turning to make sure you looked presentable from all angles.

You gave a quick nod of satisfaction and headed towards the dresser this time. You opted to wear some light make-up for today, just to hide your blemishes and compliment your features. It was a special day after all, and you found yourself wanting to look extra pretty, even if just for one day. You smacked your lips in an exaggerated manner to tease the actor whose eyes have never left you for even a moment since you started getting ready.

"How do I look?" You finally questioned as soon as you were ready, turning around to face him.

Zen took purposeful strides towards you, cupping your chin. "Gorgeous as always." He smiled down at you, allowing his fingers to trace along your jawline. The actor then reached into his pocket and held out a small and neatly wrapped gift for you. "I wanted to be the first to give you a gift."

You accepted the small gift into your hands and opened it, a small gasp escaping you when you were met with a simple but beautiful necklace. "It's gorgeous... Put it on for me?"

The young man smiled before wordlessly taking the necklace and moving behind you. He brushed away your hair that was in the way, and he leaned down to give the back of your neck a quick kiss before clasping on the necklace. As soon as the necklace was secured, Zen wrapped his arms around your waist and pulled you back towards him, his lips placing several deep kisses to your neck which had you sighing against him.

"You should go on ahead to meet with Jaehee while I get ready," Zen suggested, reluctant to let go. "I wouldn't want to make you wait for me and get bored."

"Maybe you should have gotten ready together with me instead of 'admiring the view'," you quipped, pinching the male's cheeks.

Zen laughed in return, admitting defeat as he put his hands up in surrender. Nevertheless, you decided to take up the actor's suggestion, excited to start your day. You left the apartment and started walking a few blocks away to meet up with Jaehee. As soon as you came into the young woman's view, she offered you a welcoming smile which you reciprocated. You gave Jaehee a quick and friendly hug.

"Happy birthday!" She greeted you cheerfully, and your smile widened.

"Thank you!"

The two of you engaged in some idle chatter while you both waited for Zen who seemed to be taking an awfully long time. You sighed wistfully to yourself, placing a hand to your cheek. "As much as I love that dork, he spends way too much time getting ready. It isn't even getting ready, but more like, he takes too many selfies while getting ready and after getting ready."

Jaehee laughed sympathetically at your plight. "Well, it doesn't look like we have to wait any more."

You turned around at her words, your eyes falling upon Zen who seemed to be jogging his way over to you two. "Sorry for making you wait!" The actor apologized as soon as he was caught up. You couldn't help but admire his outfit. He had opted to wear a simple shirt that complimented your outfit plus fit, black jeans that helped accentuate his figure. Wrapped around his neck was what looked to be a very expensive camera, and you couldn't help but point it out.

"Where did you get that?" You asked as you eyed the device.

"I had V lend it to me for today so that I can take lots of high quality pictures for a very special girl on her very special day," Zen answered with a laugh.

Your expression melted to one of pure adoration and appreciation. "How sweet..."

"Well then, ladies, shall we get going?" Zen asked with a flourish.

You and Jaehee exchanged a small laugh at the actor before going on your way. Zen walked a step behind both you and the young woman, resuming your previous conversation. Of course, Zen would have loved to walk beside you with his hand intertwined with yours, but he understood that he shouldn't be so greedy. Jaehee was your friend too, and he knew that the two of you had lots of catching up to do since the young woman's been so busy with all those ridiculous projects, so Zen decided to give the two of you some space.

"We're here," Jaehee announced, and you took a moment to look at the sign, a small gasp escaping you.

Your hands quickly flew to grip Zen's arm, catching him off guard as you excitedly tugged on it like a little child. "It's a bunny café!" You exclaim with a pitch higher than usual. "A bunny café!!"

The actor laughed as you continued squeezing the life out of his arm. "We figured you might like it. Let's go in!"

Since it was still relatively early in the morning, there weren't that many other customers. The café held a light and pleasant atmosphere, the pastel colours and nice lighting giving you a sense of peace. Both you and Zen got yourselves seated while Jaehee excused herself to use the washroom. You bounced excitedly in your seat, your eyes fixated on the bunny area.

You felt Zen cup your chin, gently guiding your attention back to him. "I know you want to pet them, but let's eat first, okay?"

"Okay," you answered with mock defeat and disappointment, and Zen responded by kissing your cheek. You looked at the assortment of food available and bit your lip. "It's totally fine to have sweets for breakfast, right?" You asked yourself, wanting to indulge yourself, but at the same time afraid of what the consequences of that may be.

Zen chuckled beside you, leaning in close so that he could whisper in your ear. "Don't worry babe. I'll help you burn all the calories off in bed."

You gawked, and the actor leaned back with an impish grin as you slapped his arm, Jaehee returning from the washroom just in time. The young woman took her seat and commented idly, "It's a shame the others couldn't come. The truth is, Zen invited the entire RFA to surprise you, but everybody was busy."

You shook your head, a small smile playing on your lips. "It's fine. I'm used to spending my birthday alone, so just spending time with you two is a gift already." It wasn't your intention to make your laugh sound so self-deprecating, but a look of concern flashed across both Zen's and Jaehee's expression before you were suddenly hugged from the side by Zen.

"You're not alone anymore. You have us now," Zen told you, his voice carrying a hint of pained sympathy.

"Zen's right," Jaehee added. "From now on, you get to celebrate your birthday with us, no matter how strange all of us are."

You smiled appreciatively. "I know... Thank you."

The three of you finally ordered your food and started to eat. The entire time, Zen kept on taking pictures of you with both V's camera and his own phone. It was embarrassing, but you couldn't deny that you liked the attention. Plus Zen always managed to somehow capture your good side whenever he took your photo, so you couldn't complain.

"Jaehee, I want a photo with you," you said after a while of solo photographs.

The young woman seemed surprised but delighted all the same. "With me? Oh, um, sure..."

You flashed Jaehee a smile as you moved to sit beside her, smiling at the camera as Zen took your photo. Jaehee then took the camera from Zen, offering to take your photo with the actor which the two of you appreciated. As soon as the camera clicked, Zen's hand travelled to rest on your inner thigh, and you pinched him. "And where do you think that hand's going?" You questioned, not sounding angry in the slightest. Zen just laughed, kissing you on the cheek when another click of the camera sounded at that precise moment.

"You two look very well together," Jaehee commented, and you felt joy from that. Just then, the young woman's phone chimed with a new text alert. She quickly glanced over it before sighing. "I'm sorry I have to leave so early, but Mr. Han's calling for me."

Zen clicked his tongue at that. "I swear, that jerk's overworking you."

Jaehee shrugged her shoulders as she stood up from her seat. "What can I do? At the very least, he gave me some time off so that I could be here."

You smiled sympathetically as you got up too to give her a farewell hug. "Good luck, and hang in there. Thank you so much for coming."

"Of course."

As soon as Jaehee left and both you and Zen finished eating, he suggested on going to pet the bunnies, and you were more than eager to take him up on it. After you made sure to sterilize your hands, you entered the bunny area, your eyes absolutely gleaming. Zen can't help it; it's so rare to see you so joyful and carefree that it melts his heart. He fell in love with you and your smile all over again as you hop around with the small animals with childish glee, and he wants to take as many pictures of you as he possibly can, thankful that he charged his phone and made space prior.

"Aww, you're the cutest thing I've ever seen," you cooed as you softly ran your hands across one particular white bunny's back.

"Princess, aren't you forgetting someone?" Zen asked as he pointed to himself expectantly.

You directed your attention towards him and paused as though contemplating your answer. "Nope," you replied ruthlessly with a teasing grin, and Zen retaliated by pinching your cheek, prompting you to laugh at his feigned hurt expression. Zen's eyes softened at the sound before he leaned down to take your face into his hands and rub his nose against yours. After a few more minutes of playing around with the bunnies, the two of you leave the café to continue with your day.

It seemed like Zen had planned a window-shopping date for you, going around several stores to look through what they were selling and commenting on it. The actor made sure to make a mental note of the things that caught your interest so he would know what to buy for you next time when he can. It was a very carefree and light date, a bounce in your steps as Zen held your hand, interlocking his fingers with yours. You leaned against the actor's arm, the smile on your face never leaving for even a single second.

The two of you make a quick stopover to get some goldfish-shaped bread before Zen guided you to a leisurely walk through a park and stopping at a secluded area with a beautiful view for you to admire. "How are you enjoying your special day so far?"

"It's wonderful," you beamed with a sigh of admiration.

Zen seemed relieved, and he stepped closer to you, taking hold of your arm and pulling you towards him. He encased you into a loving embrace, burying his face into your hair. "I'm so glad... You deserve all the joy and beautiful things in this world, and I can only hope that you get everything you wish for today."

"That won't be necessary," you spoke softly and leaned back to properly look Zen in the eyes. He looked confused, so you explained, "I already have you and your love, and that's more than enough."

Zen stared at you, wide-eyed at your words, and he could actually feel his eyes tear up. The actor exhaled your name with complete adoration before suddenly crashing his lips against yours into a deep and fiery kiss. The abruptness and force caused you stumble back a bit, but Zen was quick to support you, giving you enough time to recover so that you could return his kiss, your hands clutching tightly onto his shirt like your life depended on it.

The two of you part for air for only a second before leaning back in for another searing kiss. And another. And another. And another. You can no longer tell what was up or down, too dizzy and drunk from Zen's kisses, his body perfectly flushed against yours and hands tightly wound around you as though he never wanted to let go, and he didn't.

"Z-Zen, wait—" you tried to protest, needing to take a moment for air.

"I can't," the actor answered immediately, apologizing quickly against your lips before kissing you once more and effectively stealing your breath away.

"Zen—"

"I love you," Zen blurted out as his mouth latches onto your neck to give you a moment to breathe. "I love you so much... I can't... Everything about you is so perfect and brings me so much joy..." The young man leaned back and cupped your face, staring deep into your eyes. "Thank you for being born. Thank you for standing strong through all your hardships and living. Thank you for coming into my life. Thank you for being part of my life. Thank you for being you..."

"God, Zen...please, you're going to make me cry," you complained with a choked out laugh, but the tears were already streaming down your face, and Zen wiped them away with the pads of his thumbs, but you couldn't stop yourself. His words resonated deep within you, and you were so overcome with emotion that they overflow from your eyes. Through your blurred vision, you could see how Zen's crying too, and you managed to let out another laugh as you reached your hands out to wipe away his tears. The two of you stood there, laughing and crying together, trying to make sense of all the emotions you were currently feeling.

Zen laughed shakily as soon as the two of you calm down. "Wow, I can't remember the last time I cried that much."

You giggled softly, catching the young man's attention. "Even when crying, you still look beautiful doing so. By the way, your eyes are red."

"So are yours," Zen quipped back, poking your cheek. He runs his hand along your hair before moving to grab hold of your hand. "C'mon, I have another surprise for you, but first, do you mind if we stop by V's place? I want to return his camera so that I don't end up accidentally breaking it, or losing it, or something."

"Sure thing."

Zen gently guided you along, his fingers lacing in the space between yours as the two of you walked in a comfortable silence. You leaned your head against the actor's arm and let out a satisfied sigh. This was nice, you thought idly to yourself. No, this was beyond nice.

Eventually, the two of you arrive at V's place, but the photographer doesn't answer the door. Assuming that V might be out at the moment, you suggested for Zen to text the male, and he did so. A few seconds later, the actor's phone chimed with a new text, and Zen's eyes scanned over it before placing the phone away and turning to look at you.

"He said that there should be a spare key underneath that potted cactus, so we can use to just go in," Zen explained as he pointed towards the pot behind you.

Nodding, you retrieved the spare key before moving to unlock the door and swinging it open. Your eyes searched for the lights, and you turned them on; however, the moment you do, everyone in the RFA pops into your vision, and confetti and streamers shower around you.

"Surprise!" Everyone chorused, and you're stunned silent as you stared at their beaming faces.

You then brought your attention to the balloons and other decorations around the house, and you could feel yourself tearing up again. Zen easily supported you from behind, his arm around your shoulder as everybody else walked up to you, offering their greetings. You nodded in acknowledgement at each one, unable to find the words as tears of joy and gratitude fell down your cheeks. The RFA laughed at your overwhelmed expression, each of them taking turns to affectionately pat your head or shoulder.

"When did you...?" You finally brought yourself to choke out.

"Hyun planned it all out," V explained. "He asked for everyone to pitch in, and of course, we were more than happy to."

"I thought it would be suspicious if everybody happened to be busy at the same time while they prepared, so I had Jaehee spend some time with us since she's the one I trusted the most in keeping the secret and acting natural," Zen added.

As soon as you're able to collect yourself once more, you and everybody in the RFA decided to get the party started. There were a multitude of games with Jumin being rather clueless about some things, but it definitely added more amusement. Naturally, when it came to the paired up games, you and Zen would be together and completely wreck everyone, though it was usually Yoosung who won in the more single battle games.

The house was full of laughter and shrieking, and it was enjoyable overall. V took lots of pictures of everyone, and you took a picture with each member of the RFA, making sure to offer them an appreciative hug.

Eventually, Seven suggested that you start opening the gifts, seeming very eager and excited, and the others chimed in agreement. Yoosung pulled out a chair for you to sit on as everybody brought their presents up and placing them in front of you to open one by one while the others watched, some of them ready to take pictures of your reaction.

You started with Yoosung's gift. It was a game you were vying for in addition to some gift cards and a heartfelt letter where he tried drawing animals inside. "Is...that a monkey?" You asked, and Yoosung rubbed the back of his neck.

"It's supposed to be a cat, actually," He answered sheepishly, and you couldn't help but throw your head back to laugh before offering the male a hug and thanking him.

Next was Seven's gift. It was one of his inventions, a device that could turn a photo into a small 3D hologram. It looked rather advanced, and your first question was, "Can dick pics work too?" At that, Zen choked, gathering the attention of a few of the others and sending him questioning and judgemental looks. You shook your head and laughed, waving your hand in a dismissive manner. "I was just joking!" ...Of course, only you and Zen knew that you weren't actually. You gave the hacker a hug as well before moving to unwrap the next gift.

Jaehee had given you exclusive limited editions of some of Zen's performances. The actor felt rather flattered as both you and Jaehee seemed rather excited, making plans to watch and marathon them together when you had the chance.

The next gift was from V. He seemed to notice your interest in photography, so he had gotten you your own personal camera, plus a photo album with some pictures that V had taken himself of you and of the RFA members since you joined. Your fingers smoothed over the different photographs, a sense of nostalgia filling you with each one, and you offer the photographer an appreciative smile before moving over to hug him.

"I hope you'll be able to take lots of pictures of fun times so that you can look back to the happiness you felt whenever you need it because you deserve happiness," V spoke softly, and you tightened your grip the slightest bit around him at his words. It was all you could offer plus a clumsy word of thanks in return.

Jumin's gift was next, and you opened up the envelope to be greeted by a bunch of bills. Standing beside the corporate heir, Zen crossed his arms over his chest and snorted. "Wow, trust fund kid. Not even putting thought into your gift."

Jumin didn't seem fazed by the actor's spiteful words in the slightest. Keeping the neutral expression on his face, he spoke, "It's better she uses the money to buy whatever she wants, so all the things she purchases with that money will be, by extension, my gift to her."

Before Zen could reply, you cut into their conversation. "Holy shit, Jumin, just how much did you give me?"

"I'm sorry it isn't much, but it's over 23 million won—" You interrupted Jumin before he could continue, almost tackling him into a hug after hearing the amount.

"This will be very helpful to me, thank you!"

The corporate heir stayed frozen for a brief second before his expression softened and gave your shoulders a few awkward pats, not quite used to being hugged like this but was welcome all the same. When you pulled away, from the corner of your eye, you saw Zen sulking with his cheeks puffed up into a pout, and you couldn't help but find amusement in his far too obvious jealousy.

"Babe, are you ready for my gifts?" Zen asked. "Save the best for last after all."

At that, you blinked in confusion as your hand moved to touch the necklace around your neck, the very same one Zen gave you in the morning. The young man only chuckled, giving you a quick kiss and turning to leave to go to another room to retrieve his gifts for you.

"I'm sure you'll like them," V reassured you, amusement hidden behind his features. "Hyun went all out for you."

You could only offer a small nod before Zen entered the room once more while carrying a multitude of gifts. In one hand, he held a bouquet of roses, and underneath his other arm, he was holding a large teddy bear. Your hands immediately flew to your mouth to muffle your delighted gasp as you felt tears prick at the corner of your eyes.

Zen offered you the roses first, and you stroked the petals before carefully placing them down in a safe spot. You turned back around and stretched open your arms for the large teddy bear. As soon as it was in your hands, you laughed in delight. "It's so soft!" You exclaimed before burying your face into the fur. You could hear the other members laughing around you, and when you didn't bring your head back up, they were momentarily confused.

"Are you crying?" Yoosung asked the question that everybody else was thinking.

"No," you choked out, easily giving away your lie.

The others chuckled before you felt a hand on the back of your head, stroking your hair in a way that only person in the world knew you liked, prompting you to lift your head. "I have one more gift for you," Zen said as he took out another small gift from his pocket.

Feeling like your heart was about to burst, you accepted the gift and opened it, revealing a phone strap of half a heart with the word "true" engraved on it. Just then, Zen took out his phone, displaying his phone strap of half a heart with the word "love" engraved on it. You took a sharp inhale of breath, choked out laughter bubbling out from you as you wrap your arms around the actor's neck.

"Matching phone straps, oh my god! You're so lame, but I love you so much!"

"But I love you more," Zen cooed, resulting in a groan from Yoosung.

"Get a room you two!" He complained, but despite his words, the student was grinning at the two of you.

"Yeah!" Seven chimed in before gesturing towards Yoosung with his thumbs and adding, "There are children here."

At that, Yoosung took offense. "Hey!"

The room erupted into boisterous laughter, and you felt like your cheeks were about to split with the amount you've been smiling all day. As soon as the room quieted down, V spoke up. "Now that all the gifts are out of the way, how about we bring out the cake?"

"Oh, yes!" Jaehee exclaimed, clapping her hands together.

Everybody headed towards the table as the young woman went to the kitchen to retrieve the cake. She returned moments later, holding a beautifully decorated cake of your favourite flavour and setting it down in front of you. Jaehee fidgeted with her fingers, a bashful smile on her face. "I hope it's to your liking. I had a lot of fun baking it."

"You made this?" You gawked at Jaehee, and she nodded as a small blush crept to her face. When you recovered from your pleasant surprise, you smiled. "Then I'm sure it would taste great!"

"I'm lighting the candles now!" Seven exclaimed, catching everybody's attention.

Zen was the first to start singing "Happy Birthday", and everybody joined in soon afterwards, clapping their hands with the beat. Your heart hammered against your chest, your overflowing joy threatening to spill over as tears once more. As soon as the song was over, you made your wish before blowing out the candles, prompting the RFA members to cheer in celebration.

Eventually, slices were all cut, and everybody had their own piece. The RFA waited for you to take the first bite, but before you could, you felt somebody push the back of your head, thus resulting in half of your face smothered with cake. You heard an all too familiar laugh fill your ears, and you shriek. "Seven!"

You took some icing from your cake and threatened to return the favour. The hacker gave a loud yelp before running around the table with you chasing behind him while the others watched in amusement.

As this continued, Jumin raised an eyebrow. "I hardly think this is—"

The corporate heir stopped talking the moment he got a taste of some sweet icing with Seven having taken a handful and effectively silencing Jumin. Zen didn't bother suppressing his snort and snickering but was quickly met with a handful of cake and icing. The actor gasped, turning to look with disbelief at Jumin who seemed rather smug. Zen's eyes narrowed at the challenge. "Oh, you're on, trust fund kid."

Within seconds, everybody was somehow dragged into this small food fight and trying to cover the other members' face with cake and icing, laughter ringing out in the small house once again. At some point, things started to die down, and the RFA members, excluding you and Zen, headed towards the washroom to clean themselves up.

"Hey, stop shoving!"

"I'm not! Besides, I was here first!"

"Stop being childish."

"I don't think we can all fit..."

"Nng—! Assistant Kang, watch where you step! Your heels are going to bore holes in my feet!"

As you listened to the members' conversations while still back at the dining table, you let out a small laugh as you wiped off all the cake and icing that was on your face. "You missed a spot." Zen's voice suddenly filled your ears before he placed his lips on your cheek and darting his tongue out to lick at your skin. The actor pulled away with a small smirk at the sight of your reddened cheeks. "So, what do you think so far?"

You turned yourself around to face the actor, loosely wrapping your arms around his neck while he held you by your hips. "Best birthday ever."

Relief and joy seemed to pass through Zen's expression, and he pulled you closer against him. "There's many more years to come," Zen hummed, leaning down to seal his promise with a kiss.

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aannd 86 Freylic x Luciora!!! 😃

Hhhhhhhh yes

86) “You’re important too.”

[Extra information: Freylic is the prince of the planet; this is a few Orbits after he has begun his annual trips over the planet. I think Lucy is fourteen and Freylic is sixteen in this drabble. Also, they were never romantically involved with each other. And an Orbit is a “year”]

Every Orbit when Freylic returned to the city, Lucy would relive the moment she met him. She was five, and reckless for her age - although she would call it “audacious”. After a disagreement with her dad, she had stormed outside and ran to the north of the city, to the highest tree of Sinalópolis. She began climbing. She didn’t need wings, she didn’t need to be big or tall! She was old enough to do this on her own! She was old enough to not need school to know enough about life to go to the place where they had invented Kawera!

As she jumped from one branch to another and landed perfectly, she smirked proudly. Hah, this would teach her dad!

But a small crack made her smile disappear like ice next to fire, and before she knew it, she was falling.

She had climbed less metres than she thought. She hardly met any branches on her way down. What she did meet, however, was the body of a Neflora.

Thump.

“Ouch!”

Lucy groaned and tried to get up. “What kind of idiot–?!”

But her words stopped as she turned around to look at the person she’d landed on. Hair as white as a lily, skin pale like clouds, and eyes gold like the sun. There was only one person who fitted a description like that, and that was someone with “Reyalos” as surname.

“Are you–?!” She rolled off of him.

The boy, at most seven years old, rubbed his head with one eye closed.

“So, this is probably the Universe trying to tell me I should not have left the palace,” he said.

“Prince Freylic?!?!” Lucy’s mouth was gaping.

He smiled bitterly. “That is me. And who are you, if I may ask?”

“I’m Luciora!” she said.

“It is a pleasure to meet you, Luciora.” Apparently he didn’t really blame her for falling on top of him, because he smiled dazzingly at her. “Do not tell me you were trying to climb the highest tree of our city?”

“I was.” Lucy pouted. “But it didn’t really go as I hoped.”

“How old are you?”

“Five. But that’s old enough!!”

“I have no doubt. You look strong enough to be able to climb it.”

Lucy was surprised by that reply and her eyes grew big. No one had ever said that to her before.

“I’ll try again one day. Will you watch then?”

The prince smiled. “Of course.”

Lucy smiled as well. That was now nine Orbits ago, and afterwards they had met up many times. Freylic was curious about the five-Orbits old girl trying to climb the highest tree, and Lucy had become curious about the friendly prince who seemed too grown up for his age. They had become a remarkable combination, which not many people knew about.

When Freylic turned eight, he had to leave on his first global journey, and it had suddenly become clear to Lucy why he behaved so much more grown-up than he should have. He had been raised to fulfill his duty of travelling the planet from an early age on.

After that, in the few weeks Freylic was back in Sinalópolis, they had met up as often as they could. The only advantage now was that Freylic was allowed to leave the palace as he liked, and they didn’t have to be all secretive anymore, although they made sure they were with the two of them, because he did not need all his fans around him all the time.

But since about two Orbits or so, their meetings had become less. Lucy didn’t know why exactly, because she did try to see him, but somehow… it just never worked out. So her expectations had gradually shrinked a bit, and this Orbit she wasn’t hoping for much.

Everyone else was celebrating extensively: the whole square was full of Sinalópolis’ citizens welcoming him with the traditional Freylic song, but as Lucy’s eyes followed the prince and his grand procession with dancing acrobats and footmen, she just felt a doubtful somberness. Freylic ascended the stage and sat down, smiling modestly like always. He welcomed everyone happily and then reluctantly received all the presents (he always said “treat yourself with presents, not me”).

Lucy sighed. He wasn’t bad. He never had been bad, but she missed talking to him.

“This Orbit you’ll probably get the chance, won’t you?” Emily said. Lucy, Bella, Emily and all their families always went to Freylic’s Arrival Feast together.

Lucy looked at her friend. “I hope so.”

“Don’t give up!” Bella said energetically. “He probably misses you too!”

But Lucy wasn’t so sure about that. Not when the Freylic Fanclub immediately grabbed all his attention as soon as he tried to descend the stage and mingle with the people.

Apparently her thoughts were written on her face, because she heard Emily chuckle. “You look so bitter.”

“Guess I am bitter,” Lucy said.

“Come on girl, go,” Bella said and she pushed Lucy forward. “Good luck!”

Lucy looked back at them, her face painted with reluctance, but she blended in with the crowd and made her way to the stage. It was difficult to get too close to the prince. He was always surrounded with people. Normally, Freylic made an effort to look for her too, but not this time. He wasn’t even looking around. He only paid attention to his stupid fanclub.

Lucy gritted her teeth. This wasn’t gonna work! Why did she try to get to close to him anyway?! They had hardly spoken last Orbit, why would they now?! It was clear that Freylic didn’t need her friendship anymore. Well fine. If their friendship was only one-sided, there was nothing she could do. She would not stand in his way.

But still she wanted to end this appropriately. Thus she decided to try again when the members of that horrible fanclub had finally fucked off.

Okay. Apparently that was gonna be sooner than expected. While she was making her way back to the fountain, suddenly all the members surpassed her with great speed. She quickly whirled around, saw a direct line through the people to Freylic, and she dashed forward.

One second later, she was right in front of him.

“Luciora!” Freylic said, surprised.

“Hello,” she said. She couldn’t smile.

“How have you been?” he said. He had a soft gaze in his eyes, but it wasn’t the dazzling smile she was used to.

“Could be better.” She didn’t give him a chance to ask why. “I haven’t talked to you in a while.”

“You are right,” he answered and lowered his head. “I am sorry.”

“Why are you sorry? You’re the prince. You don’t have to talk to me if you don’t have to.”

“No, but that is not really why…” Lucy could see he was troubled by all this.

“You don’t have to feel guilty!” She quickly said. “I understand why you can’t, you know, make time for me each Orbit. It’s not weird! I can’t blame you for being the prince of the planet! Your fanclub, all these people, they’re all important to you and that’s logical!”

“You’re important too.” Freylic cut through her words like she’d never heard before. He never sounded informal, but he let go of his formality to tell her this. His eyes looked sternly in hers.

Lucy was silent. Freylic took a deep breath.

“I am sorry I was not there to speak with you the last two Orbits.” He shook his head. “There is no excuse. I did not mean to, but there is no excuse. I… There must have been something…”

He felt guilty, she could see it. She quickly looked about her, established that no one was paying attention to them, grabbed his hand and pulled him behind the stage, so they wouldn’t be disturbed.

When they were away from everyone else, Lucy looked at him questioningly.

“I think, I think it was…” Freylic didn’t know what he had to say.

“Perhaps it’s puberty!” Lucy shrugged. “That does stupid things to us. You’ve been famous all your life and you meet thousands of people every day. It’s not strange you didn’t think of me.”

“No, Lucy, let me explain this to you,” he said. “You might not be so far off with your puberty argument. I hate to admit it, but my mind sometimes does things I did not plan.”

Lucy nodded in understanding.

“But you, Lucy, you are a part of my life I never thought I would have.” Lucy’s heart clenched upon seeing his sincere eyes. “The day I met you opened a door for me. Being with you was like being away from my lessons, my parents, the duties I was fulfilling each day. The time I spend with you means more to me than you can understand.” He shook his head again. “The past two Orbits were overwhelming, with all the new attention I received. Neflora are… falling in love with me, at least they tell me so. It took an effort to keep myself away from that, away from hurting others. You know I am destined to Bond with someone from my family, so I can never give it them. While trying to preserve myself, while staying true to myself and trying to understand all the new developments in my life, I neglected you, and I am so sorry.” He paused, while Lucy stared at him with red cheeks. “I would never give up my friendship with you.”

They looked each other in the eye.

“And I will do my best to meet you as soon as I can, each Orbit I return.”

After a few minutes of silence, Lucy grinned. “Aw, aren’t you sweet!” She placed her hand on his head and rubbed it so enthusiastically that his hair became a mess. “I was never mad at you, sorry if it seemed that way!”

Freylic smiled and shook his head. “No, I know you understand my circumstances better than anyone. Thank you for coming to me. I am glad I could explain it to you.”

“You’re talking so much now,” Lucy chuckled. “Don’t worry about it. It’s all good. I never want to give up my friendship with you either! Even though I thought for a bit that we wouldn’t be able to be friends anymore. I enjoy being with you, Freylic! You’re very different from all my other friends, and talking to you makes me extremely happy too! I know how much everything is for you sometimes, I’m sorry I became a bit bitter about it.”

“You have nothing to apologise for,” Freylic said, shaking his head.

“Well, I’m glad I know what was going on now,” Lucy said. “You can always talk to me when you’re overwhelmed again, okay?”

“Yes,” Freylic said gratefully. “I appreciate it.”

“Great!” Lucy said.

She looked over her shoulder, turned back to Freylic and whispered. “What do you think of your fanclub?”

Freylic chucked softly, but then he shrugged. “I am just glad I can make them happy.”

Lucy snorted. “You’re too good for them.”

“And you’re too good for me.”

She smiled. “Now you really gotta stop, I’m becoming shy! But,” and now she became honest, “thank you, for treasuring me so much. I really don’t deserve it.”

“Of course you do. It is all my pleasure,” Freylic said, smiling back.

“Now, I gotta ask you one last thing,” Lucy said, as they started walking back to the square. “Why did the entire ‘Freylic Fanclub’ run away from you so quickly?”

“Ah.” Freylic put his finger on his chin and said with an apologetic smirk. “I told them someone was selling merchandise with my face on it at the beginning of the square.”

Lucy burst out laughing. “You really are more sneaky then you seem!”

Freylic grinned. “Perhaps that is why we match so well.”

“Perhaps,” Lucy grinned back.

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