#I'm in a full time perm job in the Waking.

[thegodthief]

Shout out to the temp agency client in my dream that rejected me because I was twenty minutes late to the assignment, but also called out how the temp agency was abusing my abilities to the point that it was their fault that I was late to the assignment in the first place.

"They will make sure you are never recognized for what you can do with your whole self because what you can do is greater than what they can sell you for. You will always be their emergency backup because the day you are recognized for what you do best, is the day you walk away from them to someone willing to pay your worth. You're more valuable to them broken and begging than whole and empowered."

She went on to say that it was actually good for us both that I was late. Because my skills in the task she needed a temp for was not very good. I was good enough to hold things together long enough for the trained people to arrive and take over, but not skilled enough to do the thing long term. She said this too, was a temp agency tactic.

"By putting you in situations that you are not trained for, they justify saying you aren't worth paying the full amount and your client history stays mediocre, which means you won't be given a chance for an assignment worth your full attention, which means you won't be engaging anything with your whole self, which means you will be kept broken and begging for scraps just to get by. See the cycle?"

She gave me a token of her industry as a good-luck talisman. "There is nothing I can say to the temp agency that will work in your favor other than I have received all the temps I need and they sent one too many. They will use anything I say as an excuse not to put you in a better assignment, because you are more profitable to them putting out the fires they created than to assign you long term."

"It was by fortune and determination that I am where I am in life. Once, I was in your shoes, doing whatever I had to do to get by. Let me give you some advice... when following their rules leads to the same outcome as not following their rules, the right thing to do is to save yourself and let it burn. You already know how to survive on nothing. They don't. Do what you have to do to save yourself and let them rot in the grave they dug for you."

[minho-hoho]

caring for you

GENRE fluff PAIRING bf!Jeongin x gn!reader WARNING not proofread yet REQUESTED yes WC 0.7k NOTE damn why do i suck at fluff 🥴

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your head sat on the palm of your hand as you watched your boyfriend sleep. his cheeks and nose were painted a hot shade of red, making him look cute despite his state.

you had warned him to wear warm clothes, the icy cold of the winter was ruthless, and wouldn't hesitate to attack him if it got the chance, but jeongin was too stubborn to listen to you, and believed he was stronger than the weather.

unfortunately, he lost the battle, and he was now sick, devoid of any energy.

while all of this could have been avoided, had he listened to you, you weren't heartless, and you loved him with all of your being. and as result, you decided to act as his own personal caretaker until he recovered fully.

for now, your only task was to make sure he was sleeping soundly, and that he got some rest, to which you were doing an amazing job at, until jeongin woke up.

“y/n~~” your boyfriend whined. you couldn't help but melt at his cuteness.

“yes, baby?” you answered, taking his hand in your own.

“can i have some water please?” he asked, his eyes barely opened.

“i'm on it, do you want anything else with it?” you squeezed his hand.

“umm, could i have the medicine?”

“of course you can, i'll be right back.” you smiled as you gave him a small kiss on the back of his hand.

and so, you did exactly what he asked for. you were glad you could help him when he needed it, it wasn't often he got sick, and much less often he asked for your help.

you entered the room a bottle of water in your hand and the medicine in the other. jeongin was seated on the edge of the bed, patiently waiting for you, warm blankets surrounding him.

“here's your order mr.” you said, a small smile on the corner of your lips.

he thanked you, he took a sip of the water and took his pain relievers. you watched him attentively, eyes full of love.

“do you want to do anything, or would you rather sleep some more?”

he hesitated, thinking about anything he would like to do with you at the moment. as if a light bulb illumated on top of his head, he answered, “could we watch a movie? please?” he tugged at your sleeve, a pout forming on his face.

“then movie time it is, i'll get everything ready, you just get cuddled up and choose a movie, okay?” you ruffled his hair as he face shined brightly at your positive answer.

you went into the kitchen, and started to prepare the popcorn, just the way he liked it. you put all of your love and care into those popcorn, wanting to see nothing but see the satisfied smile on his face you loved so dearly.

“have you found anything yet?” you called out to jeongin, checking up on him.

“no, not yet.” you could almost hear him pout.

you chuckled to yourself before continuing, “well hurry up, i'm almost done over here.”

he hummed as a response to you, and you couldn't help but shake your head as you stirred the popcorn.

a few minutes passed and you heard jeongin's pleased voice, “i found it! the perfect movie that will satisfy every one of our senses!”

“if so, i'll be next to you in a minute.” you joined him, a bowl in your hand, before putting on the table next to him.

jeongin extended his arms, signing you to come and join him under the covers. you executed yourself, snuggling up to him.

he grabbed the remote and started to play the movie.

it was a cute and heart-warming movie, its slow pace almost made you fall into slumber. however, you felt a delicate tap on your shoulder, waking you up; you looked at your right to see jeongin looking at you, an enamoured look on his face. he brought you even closer to him, before whispering in your ear, “y/n, i love you”.

writhing after hearing his kind and loving, yet so simple words. fuzzy feelings taking over the dazed and sleepy state you were in, you answered him promptly.

“love you too, baby”

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