#I lost sm motivation at the end it looks terrible but oh well

[uzi-x33]

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[knightofameris]

hot chai tea — kita shinsuke

𝚐𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛: neutral 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚜: reader has a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚍 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝: 1.3𝚔 𝚊𝚖𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚜' 𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚎𝚜: okay I was trying to not include any notes for these but I had to for this! After writing (well, partially into writing it) this I found that I enjoyed it enough that I wanted to submit it for @agaassi​‘s 4k celebration 🥺 It’s not a cafe AU, but I call it the “cafe au but make it boba” I’ll include a bit more of some notes at the end so uhmmm catch ya in a bit! 

𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚘𝚛𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍: hot chai tea 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 ChaTime  𝚎𝚗𝚓𝚘𝚢 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚍𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚔!

⇽ 𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝚝𝚘 ◜𝚊𝚖𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚜' 𝚋𝚘𝚋𝚊 𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚙 𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚞◞ 

Everything that could go wrong, went wrong. 

First you woke up late, you didn’t even have time to eat, the campus bus left you as you were running towards it which made you late to your last 8AM (with an attendance policy) class of the semester. Then, you realized you brought the wrong notebook for your 8AM class for the review session since finals was next week and you forgot your laptop so you resorted to taking notes on your goddamn phone. Ah, but then your phone died and you forgot to bring a charger and a portable. Because of that, you lost track of time while studying that you were late to work. 

You only made it into work 10 minutes late but it was in the midst of a rush and you messed up the first three orders terribly. So badly that your coworkers and manager just put you in the back to sort some things instead. 

That’s how you found yourself scowling as you carried boxes back and forth, organizing cups and food items in the fridge. This is it, this was your villain origin story. Forced to the back after a shitty day and—

A strict, yet soft, voice called out to you. 

You felt a shiver run down your spine, stopping you in your tracks, and slowly turned towards the voice of your manager. 

Kita Shinsuke.

Honestly, you weren’t usually scared of him. He’s a nice guy, kinda robotic at times, but he has an aura that commandeers respect. He says it like it is, but he cares a lot. Always on time, always working efficiently, always able to handle the Miya twins when needed. 

It’s just that... He’s never had a reason to use that voice on you. 

“Ah, Kita-san, what’s up?” You asked, trying to put on a smile. 

His intense eyes stared straight into yours and you immediately looked away, feeling a bit too vulnerable under his gaze. 

“Is there some reason why you’re not performing like you usually do?” 

Right, Kita was always someone who could do his job no matter what happens. Performing anxiety was nonexistent to him. Or any anxiety for that matter. 

“I, uh,” you debated between telling him a lie but you had a feeling he’d read right through you. Maybe being honest was the better choice here. “Just had a bad day.” 

Kita doesn’t say anything. Instead, choosing to wait. So you set down the box with a sigh and began explaining everything that happened. And he listens, fully and wholeheartedly. He doesn’t say anything, nor is he thinking of what to say until you finish. By the time you’re done going over the events that transpired that eventful day you find that you’re choking back tears. 

“I want you to take a deep breath,” he instructed. He walked up to you as you did so and set his hands on your shoulders. “With finals next week, you should go home and rest so it doesn’t impact your exams. Your immune system is weakest when you’re stressed and you should take care of your body-”

“Wait, Kita-san—” It’s already too late, he had you turned around and began pushing you towards the exit in the back. 

“-Eat some dinner and sleep early tonight. Then make sure to get plenty of breaks as you study.” 

“Wait, but Kita, I need to work,” you pleaded, dropping the honorific. Although, that caused you more of a fright than himself as you scampered to try to fix your mistake but Kita just holds up a hand. He didn’t really mind the fact that you dropped it. 

“Do you need the money?” 

You blinked then stare down at your feet with a soft murmur of ‘yes’ and begin to explain, “I work the exact hour of shifts needed to pay for rent before the end of the month. Financial aid only covers tuition and just enough for groceries so...” 

Kita’s quiet for a few moments before he lets out a sigh, “You should still go home.” 

“Wha-? But-!”

“If you need to work an extra shift, I can work one in for you. After finals which is before the end of the month and before your next paycheck.” You frown, weighing your options and as you do so, Kita leaves to go towards the front. Which was confusing as you’re left standing there in the back. You were surprised that none of your coworkers came by but you suppose it’s because they didn’t want to fall under Kita’s wrath with poor word choices. 

It wasn’t until a few moments later that his figure comes into view and in his hand was the standard ChaTime cup that always held warm drinks. Kita holds out the drink towards you and you hesitantly grabbed it. 

“It’s chai tea, not too caffeinated so you’ll be able to rest easy tonight but just enough energy to get you back home,” he told you. You can’t help the few tears that escape your eyes but Kita’s face doesn’t change, no pity and no anger. Just a softness you couldn’t place. It makes your cheeks heat up. You hope you can blame it on you crying, even if it wasn’t much.

“Thank you, Kita-san,” you hesitantly take the cup out of his hands after wiping away the stray tears. “I’ll be sure to rest up tonight.” 

He gives you a curt nod and you’re already on your way to clock out and on the train back to your apartment. You finish the drink by the time you get back to your apartment and do everything that would make Kita proud. Eat dinner, drink water, and rest for the rest of the night. Maybe do a little face mask and watch a bit of Sailor Moon. 

For the first time that day, you were content. 

***

The next time you walk into work is long after finals week finished. There was a bit of a dance in each step you had as you strolled through the boba shop for the morning shift. But that soon came to a halt when you heard someone clear their voice. 

“Oh, Kita-san,” you laughed sheepishly. You could’ve sworn there was a slight smile on his face but that was the least of your worries once you noticed he had two cups in his hand. 

“Here, I hope your finals went well,” he handed you the warm drink and you immediately knew it was chai tea. 

You stared at Kita as he drank his own drink, maneuvering through the shop. You noticed that for this shift, it was just the two of you working. You also noticed that Kita must have been here for a while, the floors were mopped, the teas and toppings were all prepped and ready, monitors had all the drinks, and he prepped both of you a drink. 

He must have gone out of his way to make your shift a little easier. As you drank your tea, the corners of your lips turned upwards ever so slightly. Kita may definitely seem cold at times, blunt even, but he truly looked out for others. 

“Hey, Kita-san,” you called out, walking towards the front where he was standing. He looked up, staring at you as he waited. “You wouldn’t happen to know why my landlord said I could pay my rent late with no fees, would you?” 

Kita hummed, returning his gaze out the window where people were walking and took a sip of his drink. 

“No,” he replied. An uncharastic smirk made its way onto his face that you barely noticed as he took another sip. 

You chuckled, shaking your head. Staring down at the cup in your hands, your fingers playing with the cup sleeve, you struggled to find the right words only to resort for something simple. 

“Thank you.” 

Kita’s brown eyes glanced towards your figure, happy that you seem more well rested. He takes another sip from his cup before speaking up.

“You’re welcome.”

𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚙𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚋𝚢, 𝚎𝚗𝚓𝚘𝚢 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚍𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚔 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚑𝚘𝚙𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚒𝚗!

𝚊𝚖𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚜' 𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚎𝚜: okay hi again lmao. I guess this kinda exposes which anon i am and which college i go to WHOOPS LOL and iykyk lol (to anyone else reading that’s not ae ra). I was going to submit my atsumu one for the 4k writing challenge but I’ve gotta admit, I do not have a plot for his fic yet (as of the moment I’m writing this). And like I said before, I really enjoyed writing Kita’s sm that I wanted to use this one to submit for the writing challenge plus as i started i already had begun to write this in mind for the challenge. (i was also debating submitting Akaashi’s but then I realized I had posted that one already askdhkjf) 🥺🥺 though, this was definitely me being a bit more “risky” (?) since this is the first i’ve written for kita so I’m still trying to understand his character hnng. but i hope you enjoyed reading it! 👉👈 

I haven’t been able to write many things that are over like 3k lately so hopefully this short little fic suffices 🥺🥺 And I’ve only recently been motivated/inspired to write these boba fics, otherwise I would’ve done something else entirely! But it’s been a hot minute since I’ve done a writing challenge and I wanted to celebrate yours and i love love love writing challenges. 

Anywyayyayay, I’ve always enjoyed your writing but I really hope you’re taking your time to take care of yourself! Remember to write for you, get your sleep, eat and drink water (please don’t drink just milk tea omg), study hard, and uhhhhhhhhh make sure to relax!!

[imajin-that]

wǒ ài nǐ💞

Thank you for waiting so long for this to come out.. I apologize immensely! I hope you all enjoy it, feel free to send in a request if you have one; our info page is linked in our bio! XOXO Yoongs~

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You walk into SM, you had an hour before the film crew was suppose to show up for your filming. You decided to go and try and find your other halves for the day- Lucas and Taeyong.

 Today you were going to be an NCT U member, you were asked to try and train and participate in schedules just like the other members would. You were a mix of emotions- but mostly excited but kind of worried. You knew how hard the boys worked for what they wanted. As an old SM trainee, you were close with the members of nct before you switched companies. You stayed in touch with all the members, but you were especially close to Lucas and Taeyong. So when the  PD of the special asked who you wanted to follow you had no hesitation picking them. Despite leaving SM, all those years of countless nights practicing they'd call you the hidden 19th member for NCT no matter what company you were under.

 When you finally reach the boys’ practice room you see all eighteen of them gathered in the middle of the room, you assume they're having a meeting before practice or maybe just a quick talk about small changes that needed to be made. It was only 8am and they looked so tired and almost on the break of collapsing; looking as if they hadn't slept in days, maybe even weeks. You were brought out of your thoughts by your name being called, when you glanced up, Ten was standing in front of you in the doorway inviting you in to join the rest of them.

“Are you coming in or what?” Jaemin shouts from across the room.

“Watch your tone, she’s older than you!” Johnny said, smacking the back of Jaemin’s head.

“Ah, sorry nuna.” Jaemin says bowing at you and Johnny. You smile at how cute Jaemin was as you make your way into the room. You sit on one of the couches in the corner as to not distract them and only watch, maybe even encourage them.

About forty minutes later, the camera crew and PD had finally arrived. You, Taeyong, and Lucas lead them to a  different practice room, not wanting to inconvenience the others.

 Most of the morning was dedicated to learning the new choreography for the first unit song that would be released with this episode. While learning the choreo, the boys let the viewers in on some of the details of the new album and NCT U’s song BOSS. The most noteworthy points dropped were the fact that all units had at least one song and that the new album will have a new version of Black on Black featuring all 18 members.

 When you finally got the choreo down completely, it was lunch time, so the producer suggested the team take a lunch break before you move in to the next schedule. The three of you head to the cafeteria with the camera crew and producer following behind, offering up your opinion on what's good when you arrive. Once you all get your food, you sit at the table you had marked as the “cool kids table” back when you were still a trainee. You always sat with the boys, much to your group mates confusion; but as far as you were concerned, this was where you were meant to sit. You just enjoyed being around them more, your group was never down to talk about the weird things you wanted to since it was “gross” or “something only guys talk about”

You never really fit in with your old group members, that's one of the reasons you decided to leave. The other was the fact you got a better offer from JYP himself. While you were deep in thought you didn't notice Lucas looking at you, it wasn't just a glance either. Lucas had been looking at you for about a solid 5 minutes, admiring your features; the way your hair always gets caught in your lip gloss if you move to fast or the way your eyes sparkle when talking about something you love and are passionate about. He loved the way you smiled when you took a bite of your food, and the soft moan you made when you found it delicious.

 After lunch you all made your way to the next schedule. You meet the rest of the NCT U members on location, the boys had a six hour block of photoshoots for 3 different magazines to promote the new group formation and album. You sat back most of the time and admired the hard work that was being put forth by all seven members. But when the PD had suggested you to join in a few of the photos to get the feel of what the boys were doing you agree with the approval of the photographer. Even though you’ve done this many times before for your own promotions it felt….different. It was completely different from being a soloist, the room was more chaotic but also calm in a way; everyone knew their place and job. You’ve never had anyone care for you like they do for each other, they had one another to keep them company and keep them grounded and not lost in the stress of the fast past environment. It was great seeing all of them motivating one another in such a loving fashion; something you didn't get to experience.

 After a few shots and poses you step out of the spotlight and let the boys continue with their work, the crew leaves a little before the three of you to set up in the practice room again. They had suggested the episode end where is started and you agreed, seeing as the boys were almost done you decided to wait for them instead of going back with the crew. You watch as the boys goof around in front of the camera but couldn't help but notice Lucas being well… Lucas. You laugh at his sad attempt at telling Winwin a joke in korean (mind you neither of them know in depth korean, Lucas learned this joke from Taeil while he was telling his lame dad jokes).

“Sicheng-hyung What time did the man go to the dentist?”

“When?”

“Tooth hurt-y.” Lucas says with a huge grin on his face ignoring Winwins un-bothered state.

“Boo Xuxi, you could have done better than that!” you say from across the room laughing a bit.

“Okay, then Y/N what do you have since you think my joke was bad?” he responds back with a smug look on his face.

“What did the horse say after it tripped?” You say already laughing at your own joke.

“What did it say Y/N?” he says with a curious expression.

"Help! I’ve fallen and I can’t giddyup!” You start laughing so hard you snorted and got embarrassed. Lucas blushes a bit finding it super cute, he hides his face so you can't see it.

“Honestly… both of your jokes are weak!” Taeyong says scoffing.

“Well do you have anything better pretty boy?” Lucas asks looking over at Tae, you nod your head in agreement with Lucas.

“Lay it on us TY Track!” you chime in after Lucas.

“Okay, get ready to cry laughing!”

“Just tell the joke Mr.Track” you say giggling.

“How many tickles does it take to make an octopus laugh?” You glance over and see Doyoung roll his eyes.

“Ten-tickles!” Tae starts laughing so hard he bends over a bit to slap is knee. “what a dad move” you think watching him.

“You're all terrible at telling jokes, please just stop!” Doyoung says, looking completely done.

“Yes mom” you say joking with him, but the other two choose to sulk at the harsh words given to them by mother Kim.

 After another hour the boys are finally done with all the photo shoots, it was well past dinner time but seeing as you still had a few things to shoot for the show, you three just head straight back to the SM building to meet the camera crew. This segment was a wrap up of the day and a special self performance of BOSS for the crew and boys (along with viewers) to show support for the comeback. You get praise from both the boys (mostly Lucas actually), they continue to tell you how well you followed the beat and steps you only learned this morning. You thank them multiple times and blush at the influx of compliments directed at you suddenly. After the video shoot ended the crew packed up and made their way out slowly, once everyone was gone you mention your hunger to mother Tae.

“Taeyong-oppa!! I'm hungry, will you treat us to yummy food? We haven't eaten since lunch!” you say with puppy dog eyes.

“Yeah Taeyong-hyung please treat us to yummy yummy food” Lucas says in his gross aegyo voice, causing Tae to cringe a bit before speaking.

“First- Lucas please never say that to me again, let alone in that voice. Second - what do you heathens want to eat? I'll let you both pick something since you worked so hard today.” he says smiling and petting your head.

“I want pizza!” You say super excited looking up at him with a big grin.

“what about you Yukhei?” Tae asks looking over at a jealous Lucas, who was upset he wasn't the one petting you like that, jealous he's not the one you're looking at with that loving smile.

“Chicken” he said kind of cold.

“So it's settled, I'll go order it all and have it delivered along with some tteokbokki” He says walking over to grab his phone before he walks out of the room to make the calls. You look over at Lucas and notice he looks a little upset, you think for a moment before saying something.

“Xu are you alright?”

“Yeah, no need to worry. Just over thinking.” he says giving you a small smile before pulling out his phone to avoid talking about his jealousy.

“Oh, alright” you say in a low tone, you two remain quiet until Taeyong returns.

“So we have some time to kill before the food gets here if you guys wanna just hangout and talk or something.” he says shrugging a bit before sitting next to you on the floor in the middle of the practice room. Lucas noticed and darts over to your other side as fast as he could.

“This may be super sappy, but after today it really puts a light on how much I miss seeing you guys all the time. Work keeps us both so busy and it sucks.” you say looking at both of them.

“We miss you too, I also know for a fact the other boys of the group miss you as well… The dreamies bring you up whenever they can, that than leads into others agreeing and it turns into like a half hour discussion on how we all miss you.” Taeyong says smiling at you than looking over to Lucas for his nod of agreement. You look back at all the time you've spent with them all, the time you spent with the dreamies helping them practice their vocals and dance. You remember when you first met them all, and the memory of making a fool of yourself when you first met Lucas- And speaking of that moment…

“Hey remember when you first met Lucas?” Taeyong asks looking over at you with a huge smile in his face.

“Of course I do” you say embarrassed. Taeyong pauses for a moment to collect himself before talking

“You went in so confident, and left so discouraged.”

“Listen I thought I could trust Chenle okay, I didn't think he'd stab me in the back like that.”

“Please, you should have known not to trust him when you first met him!” Taeyong says with a scoff

“Even I knew that when I first met him Y/N!” Lucas chimes in suddenly before you could speak.

“HeLlO My NaMe Is Y/N, I JuSt WeNt tO ThE bAtHrOoM iN mY PaNtS”(you said this in super broken chinese you learned from Lele) Taeyong mocks you in a joking manner before pulling you into him for a hug, you let him embrace you but don't put effort toward hugging back. Lucas looks away before getting upset at the situation unravelling in front of him.

“So what did you guys think of the shoot today?” you ask trying to change the subject escaping Taeyong's grip. But suddenly the discussion was interrupted by a knock at the door, you offer to get it since you were closer. Lucas follows in your tracks.

“I'm a big girl Xu I can do this myself!” You say looking back at him.

“What if its food? You can't carry that all yourself!”

“Ha watch me!” you say playfully pushing past him and running toward the door. As you sat back down with food in hand you look over at Lucas-

“See, told you I was a big girl and could get it myself” you say with a big grin, he couldn't help but smile back admiring that beautiful smile of yours.

“I guess so Y/N” he says still smiling.

 As soon as you guys finished eating you look down at your phone and notice what time it was “1 am huh?” you thought. You stand up and stretch before mentioning the time, the boys play rock paper scissors to see who stays and cleans up. Lucas won by a landslide leaving Taeyong to clean up everything.

“Sorry to cut the night short but I have a 9 am meeting with Mr. Park Jinyoung himself tomorrow so I should head home before it gets any later” you say bowing toward them.

“Do you mind if I walk you home Y/N? It's pretty late and you don't live to far from our dorm, it's no trouble to me!” Lucas asks looking over at you with semi worried eyes.

“I’d love that, thanks Xu.” you say with a smile, you both send your goodbyes to Tae before leaving. Once outside you feel a cold chill nip at your nose, you wrap your arms around yourself in hopes it will help warm you up a bit; Lucas notices and pulls you into his embrace without warning.

“If you’re cold, next time just let me know” he says in a manly tone, he tightened his grip a bit before leading the way to your apartment. Once you rounded the corner to the apartment Lucas stops in his tracks and lets go of you, you notice his scared yet worried expression and take this time to really ask what's wrong since he didn't talk earlier.

“Xuxi, what's wrong? And this time don't say nothing, I know something's bothering you.” you say in a stern voice.

“Fine, you're right, I do have something to get off my chest and it's been weighing me down since you left SM three years ago.”

“And why did you wait so long to say something?” you ask in concern

“I've never had the courage, I barely have it now Y/N.” he takes a deep breath before continuing.

“wǒ ài nǐ Y/N” he says softly....