#also building some ikea furniture today and then mayb some rearranging of my stuff so lots going on

[moonshine-nightlight]

I'm so excited about the Dale side story!!! I was also curious, do you plan on doing another sort of Dale side story where it takes place after the main story? Like what they get up to in their married life? If not, it's totally okay, I just love this story so much! Anything you gift us will be amazing! ❤️

thanks!

i'm glad! its been in my head for a while, evn if its proving longer than expected lol.

i do have some other Dale side story ideas including some that take place after the main story. the only caveat i'll say is that they're kinda low on my list of writing priorities. i have editing main Dale, other short story ideas and the my other long story ideas etc. this side story AU was high on my list because a) i already put up the first part and b) it was originally supposed to b part of the main story as a dream chapter. the other side story ideas were always side stories and so are more on the side for me. i totally plan to get to them eventually, but i hav absolutely no timeline currently planned.

i'm so happy ppl are still interested in more Dale and you all give me such wonderful encouragement! i'm still working on this side story today because its gotten much longer than i planned, but at least i reached the fun part ;)

see below for a little screenshot of the current lsit of side stories i have for dale lol.

the names are jsut shorthand so i can remember what i mean lol

[mochiinet]

22) “It’s not heavy.  I’m stronger than I look.” -- 100 Ways to Say I Love You

Featuring: PENTAGON’S Kino (Hyunggu) & OC

Word Count: 1.3k words

Summary: Okay I saw these picks of Kino at IKEA or some furniture store and it just would’ve been wrong for me NOT to write a scenario based on ya boi and I died just thinking about it.  But anyways, you get the idea of what this is going to be about.  Let’s go bf!kino 

also trying out bullet scenarios for the first time so please don’t hate me if it’s bad, i’m just trying to see if this is something that might continue doing LOL

so it’s sunday morning rain is fallin’ jk like it actually is

and the two of you totally slept in longer than you were supposed to

but it’s the weekend so no one really cares

you were the first one to wake up and you mentally face palmed after looking at the clock

like why are you guys like this

you shook kino to wake him up 

but instead of waking up he just grabbed onto your waist

and became a koala he’s literally so adorable i can’t

“we have to go to IKEA today dude, if you don’t get up i’m going by myself”

he pouted but sat up, allowing you to do so as well

and you guys got ready together, play fighting over who got to wash their face first

since it was rainy, both of you guys didn’t really want to go out

but you both promised to go to IKEA since the living room and dining room weren’t going to magically furnish themselves

after dating for around three years, the decision was made

and after finding a suitable place for the two of you

you signed the lease and moved in together

it hadn’t been long since the two of you moved to your own apartment

you were both busy people

with full time jobs

so you were rarely home anyways

but two of you had lasted about one and a half weeks 

before you concluded that just a couch and a TV stand in the living room wasn’t sufficient

eating on the couch wasn’t an option 

it just happened to be an all white couch and stains were a no-no

eating on the floor was becoming a pain and it made you guys go eat out

which meant spending more money

which meant less money for other things like getting a puppy

which was also a no-no

the two of you had just been too busy with work to go together

and you didn’t want to go without the other

just in case they didn’t like something that the other chose

you put on one of his hoodies, and some comfy jeans and sneakers

he matched unintentionally wearing a similar ensemble but a crewneck instead of a hoodie and he added a hat to hide his bedhead

you both got into his car let’s pretend he has a license

and he drove through the rain to IKEA

you both blasted music and sang along

the ENTIRE way there

you guys went inside and grabbed those little pencils and papers that they have at the entrance

that no one ever really uses, but just grabs because its IKEA

and you guys went through the show rooms first

in the beginning you guys were kind of serious

planning things out, looking at different pieces to see what would match

“what about that table with those chairs, oh and that coffee table?”

he tilted his head, not quite sure about your suggestion

“maybe not those chairs, what about those ones?” 

you did the same at his suggestion

neither of you guys were THAT stubborn, but you both had particular aesthetics

and sometimes they clashed

but as you guys kept going through, you guys would make jokes and have fun

like you’d both become kids again

and play around in the show rooms

sitting at the desks or on the beds

taking a break, you both laid down on one of the beds in one of the rooms

and looked over your lists of things you wanted

“okay, so you want that table, and those shelves.  if we get those will this go with them or no...?” 

he checked the things he knew you really wanted and suggested something from his list to go with it

“yeah we should get that one, that would look nice next to the shelves.”

you would agree

then once you both figured out all of the things, you ordered them and went down to the actual store

and got sucked into all of the cheap housewares that they had

you both took pictures of each other and would totally caption it with something really cringey

you were that couple, like you were goals, but at the same time it could be cringey

you picked out some dining room stuff, bathroom stuff, etc. but not things that were extremely unnecessary

and then the two of you went to pick up some of the furniture that was available 

most of the things were within arms reach

you switched off, grabbing things from the shelves

there was this one big package for the shelf and you looked at kino, just a little worried he’d hurt himself

he totally looked like he was struggling

“do you need help?” 

“uhh...” he was too concentrated to give a straight answer, making you laugh

“no, no I got it!  It’s not heavy... besides, I’m stronger than I look.” 

he quickly answered as his shaky arms pulled the box off the shelf

but you saw he was having trouble so you helped him anyways

“whatever you say babe...” 

you laughed a little, helping him move it onto the cart

he laughed a little too in embarrassment, and you shook your head

“how are we getting all of this stuff into the apartment...”

you guys both looked at the full cart

and sighed

“we can’t go back now...” you said

he nodded and sighed again

you both went to pay and somehow managed to get everything into his car

and stopped by McDonalds to pick up food on the way home

it was s t r u g g l e getting everything up to your apartment

but eventually all of the stuff made it inside

and were put down randomly all over the bare living room

“nap?” 

“nap.” 

you both were pooped even though you’d only been up for like two hours

so you took a quite nap, before putting everything together

kino did a lot of the putting things together, he was really good at building things?

you helped him out with getting him all the right pieces and then when he finished one thing 

you’d move it around and rearranged the layout of the room

you did make some of the smaller things

but he didn’t trust you to make it right since last time with the TV stand

you’d put things upside down and on the wrong sides

so he had to take it apart all over again and do it himself...

but this time you managed to do it all right

so he was a #proudboyfriend 

once everything was done you both stood at one side of the room

both of you had your hands on your hips, sleeves rolled up

sweating a little from moving heavy things

and you just looked at each other

and high-fived, nodding in a satisfied silence

“you know, i could probably beat you in an arm wrestle”

“why do i like you” he glared at you

“i’m just saying... your arms looked like jello earlier.”

“good bye, i get enough of this from my hyungs”

he’d start walking away

but you’re like no you don’t get to leave

and grab onto him

and he turns to look at you, trying to pretend to be mad 

but he looks at you and just starts laughing because you’re all like

messy hair, no makeup, just pure and natural

and he’s just like i rlly like u

but he doesn’t actually say it

and you’re like why is this dude laughing at me, boi

“are you cooking dinner or am i?” he asked

“can you cook pleaseeee.” 

“ew don’t do that, but okay, you’ll have to help me though” 

you pouted at him, but nodded 

“aw cute we finally get to eat at a dining table together” he said

okay ew bye bullet scenarios are not for me.  i’ve concluded, it is now a fact.  but anyways i hope you all enjoyed this somewhat... it turned into a total drabble but i had some free time and decided to try it out... also STAN PENTAGON EVERYONE they deserve more and are amazing bois thanks for reading!!