#and now we get the idea of why yun is acting so strange~

[moonxsuncelestials]

"There will be more like Jack Frost if you continue this path, King Zen. Just because you can bring the dead back, does not mean you should." Fjord warned as he agreed with Hiccup. "You were lucky that Her Majesty could calm Jack and help mend some part of his mind. But the more you dare to upset the balance, the more you will have to deal with My Empress AND the Vampire King himself."

Fjord then turned to Fymyrn and added, "I know you cared for him, that Davion was your friend, but this goes against nature. You nor King Zen can defy the Fates of those who had died before."

"Fjord's right!" A small pixie-looking young lady with angelic wings appeared on his shoulders. "Don't you see King Zen? Even Lord Watanuki had to be careful about WHO he chose and the price paid for that soul to return. Jack Frost is not the first soul to come back with Wonder Madness and you got lucky that Hiccup here got his sanity back with Lady Dupree's help." Howlett added before taking a moment to calm herself.

"We understand what you are attempting, and who doesn't want to prevent another war from happening? But please, open your eyes, King Zen. Remember the saying, 'Hell is paved with many good intentions.' You must be more careful from now on, otherwise our empress will have no choice but to step in."

Neither councilman wanted Yue to do that as it would put her once again in the line of fire with her twin brother. They all understood that Watanuki would not want his friend to suffer any more than she already had. And Zen's actions will put their empress's life in danger.

"Ah, Sir Eric. Sir Alphonse. Welcome home." Citalee replied ushering the lovers to Yun's large throne and having Davion sit. Yun became affectionate as he sat in Davion's lap and purred loudly as his tail wrapped around the knight's waist. "First, Percy is married to Princess Ash. They live in the village and His Highness here more or less gifted Percy a longer lifespan. And as a bonus, Percy's pepperbox demon, Orthax, is now in a new form."

"A harmless cat but he still has access to a fraction of his powers should the boys get into trouble." Yun added.

Beelzebub then helped the brothers explain what happened"Buckle up, Buttercup, because this is going to be a rough ride," he added with a soft sigh. "It all happened after you were killed, Davi."

Yun desperately tried to revive Davion, using all of his know-how when Beelzebub had to drag him away as the other was swallowed by the earth. "No...NO! DAVION!" Yun roared and struggled against Beelzebub as he watched in horror. All around them, there was death and suffering. Ming Chi's body lay impaled, courtesy of Yue in revenge for everything the bitch had put them through.

But what had caused Yun's blood to run cold and open the Gates of Hell, was when a knave of the Red Queen dared to attack his sons. HIS children.

"Starfire killed the knave and then went after The Red Queen himself. Not only that, he practically incinerated half of the city and any who stood in his way got a glimpse of the future Emperor of Hell. Even the White Queen was burned to a cinder."

Beelzebub didn’t realize that when Yun decapitated The Red Queen and placed her head on a spike, his beloved dragon became infected with what they all referred to as The Madness. However, for Yun, the Madness only enhanced the Hell Dragon's natural chaotic instincts. "As far as I know, the princesses are scattered to the winds. Alice escaped and from what we know, likely either the leader of the Rebels or she's their inspiration."

They didn't know much about Davion's group but at least he could rest knowing that Percy was safe.

"I'm sorry, what rebels?"

Davion interrupted as he looked between Yun and Beelzebub as he looked concerned. Alices? Knave of Hearts? Did this mean that the Madness War isn't over?

"Don't tell me that the war is still going on? Wh-what about our allies? I would've thought we'd have a chance at winning, and what of Percy? And the rest of them? What happened to them?" He then looked panicked, "The princesses--? And Alice, what happened to her--?"

"Captain Davion?"

A familiar voice was heard as Davion whirled around to find a very much same looking Edward and Alphonse Elric stepping forward. They are not supposed to be alive. And not aging a day since I've last seen them...what is going on?

"Well, well...it looks like the rumours are true," Edward had his hands on his hips, frowning a bit as he then snorted, "When I heard through the spy channels that you were resurrected in your grotto, I almost didn't believe it. To think someone broke the Law of Equivalent Exchange...not surprised it's the Whites."

"Brother..." Alphonse sighed before looking back at Davion and smiled weakly, "Hello Captain. I know it's a lot to take in but...you might wanna sit down and we can explain everything..."

"I am well aware of what I've done, Councilman Fjord," Zen spoke calmly as he then let out a sigh, as he knew that Seiya was just...being sensitive. Especially considering Zen was also the one responsible for reviving many others. Davion wasn't the first...

Seiya just wasn't getting the big picture. After all, Zen was a helpless prince at the time he was seeing the Li family massacre and Watanuki had to take over. Then Watanuki's downfall and how they tried for peace in the means of uniting forces that was of Yue and Yun...but even that failed when madness infiltrated easily. He had watched many times how there were unnecessary bloodshed, how it could've been solved but fear and vengeance took over many people that was once their allies.

Fymryn patted the young king's shoulder as she smiled softly, "I believe in your cause, Your Highness. While I understand that this will cause people to be wary, I am sure that more lives will be saved this way."

Suddenly, the door burst open as a very familiar dragon hybrid and viking stepped in with a distressed look.

"Explain yourself, Zen! What's this I hear that you revived Davion!?" Hiccup stormed in and almost growled when soldiers tried to stop him, "Zen, this is going too far!"

Zen raised a hand up to shoo the guards away and let Hiccup come forward, sighing, "You absolutely had no problems when I brought you back to your sanity and health and returned you to Dupree."

"While I did appreciate you managed to help tame my inner dragon, it doesn't mean that I won't sit by while this insanity continues!" Hiccup barked as he snarled, "You're playing God when you know how that road is gonna go. Have you not learnt from the past? From what many others before you have tried? From what King Stefan tried?"

"Do not compare me to that tyrant!" Zen stood as he looked down at Hiccup, then softened, "My friend, what is wrong with using my newfound power to bring back those that didn't deserve to die? That we could bring back those that could once again bring peace to this world...and the many others that have caused disaster."

Hiccup frowned, also calming his anger and then breathed out softly, "...Most of them that came back aren't the same as before. You can't truly bring them back. Look what happened with Jack..."

Zen sighed, "Jack Frost was...an unfortunate case..."

Hiccup closed his eyes, the memories of seeing Jack chained alone in a windowless room, his eyes glowing magically bright blue and glowing veins appearing against his pale skin, growling and snarling like an animal.

"...Zen. What you're doing...it's going to come back and bite you in the arse. I am begging you as a long time friend to stop all this..."

[windwheeler-aster]

...is always love

summary: what it’s like to bake in the kitchen with your loving partner.

masterlist

pairings (separate): tartaglia, ayaka, yun jin, and sucrose x reader

reader info: uses gender neutral pronouns (they/them), reader and characters mentioned are in an established relationship, and reader is not traveler

word count: 1,217 words (4 mins~)

genre: Modern AU, romance, fluff/domestic fluff

format: headcanons

warnings: mentions of alcohol used in recipe (childe), swearing, brief mentions of fire/burning home down, suggestive if you squint (childe, yun jin), skinship (childe, yun jin)

a/n: hgggg,,, domestic life,,, thoughts of baking with my luv make brain go brrr 💖 also, ignore any and all childe kissery in this post by the author /lh (part one can be found here)

childe likes to cook and bake

growing up, childe always lent a helping hand around the kitchen while his siblings were outside playing

and, truth be told, he feels most at home there

so when you come home and see childe in a lovely apron, calmly whisking ingredients together into a thick batter, you’re floored

how could your boyfriend looked so hot cute??? and act so nonchalant about it??? mother fucKER WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS 🤬

and when he looks up to you??? 

he literally breaks out into a smile, eyes crinkling up at the very edges 

he’s all smiling and warm inside because he’s just so happy to be with his favourite person🥰

ugh, he’s precious sometimes

if you ever want to join in, childe is all for it!

most of the deserts you’re making are for his younger siblings though! be warned!!

and childe does become a little more... distracted while baking with you

while you’re in the kitchen, he wants to be touching you at all times

leaning his head onto your shoulder, hugging your waist with one hand, and hugging you from behind are his top 3, for sure

given the chance, he will pepper kisses into your neck as you mix and measure ingredients

if you happen to mess up because of his actions, childe will mumble an insincere apology

if you are really serious about baking though, childe will be very helpful!

he has a few tricks up his sleeve and knows the perfect way to bake (and cook) something he’s familiar with

if it’s a new recipe though? he’ll still bring the same confidence as before!

“alright, so add one teaspoon of vanilla... hm. babe, how about we swap out the vanilla for some rum? what?! it tastes so much better— arg, fine, fine, i relent! i suppose getting my younger siblings drunk on cookies isn’t a very good idea...”

ayaka likes decorating the deserts you’ve made!

but otherwise, she does not like baking!!

she gets really frustrated with the recipes, as most of the ones she uses are worded strangely or too complicated 

she would read the recipe, follow the instructions, measure everything EXACTLY to the grain

....except... she’d still mess up along the way

but hey!! you still get cookies in the end!! they just don’t taste/feel like expected!

so, she sticks with decoration

and a small section of ayaka’s kitchen is just reserved for that, actually!

she only ever uses it whenever you bake though

and she loves, loves, loves watching you bake

ayaka will happily stand in the kitchen with you, simply enjoying your presence😌

and, no matter your experience with baking, she’ll love to call you some sweet related nicknames (sweetie, honey, and rarely honey-buns)

it’s a very calming experience for her!

even if you get distracted and almost burnt down the kitchen!! she’s never been more calm in her life, don’t worry!

but when it’s time to decorate? ayaka completely switches places with you

she's now become the master in the kitchen while you stand back, amazed

and whatever she decorates always turns out so pretty, definitely earning a place in your camera-roll

your cookies are... unique!! compared to ayaka’s at least

but ayaka loves them with every bit of her being!! 

she just can’t help but chuckle a lil when you put them side by side

“oh, don’t be so hard on yourself! your cookies look... charming! no, i’m not lying, darling, please trust me. hm... if you want i could let you know a few tips and tricks for decorating— er, only if you want to though, sweetie!”

yun jin doesn't bake often... but she would with you!

mostly because it’s an excuse to touch you, due to the small kitchen space

but she won’t let you know that, of course😉

although, you have a sneaking suspicion yun jin enjoys leaning her head on your shoulder more than the actual baking...

oh, and besides trying to be close to you, yun jin does try to dance with you too!

while your pastries are baking, she’ll gladly take your hands and twirl you around

it doesn’t matter if yun jin makes up a dance on the spot or if each careful step and twirl are apart of some ancient dance— she makes the moment special

she’ll still smile and laugh with you as she spins you around and around

and you won’t notice this, of course, but yun jin doesn’t let go of you until the dance is over

truthfully, she never really wants the dances to end but... the pastries cannot be burned☹️

and when you do need yun jin’s help, she’s more than willing!

she practically dances on her own whenever she fetches ingredients and tools around the kitchen

and if yun jin ever needs to move past you, she’ll gently grab you by the waist and move you over

her touch is feather-light and without any pressure, and you barely notice it until you’ve been moved

it’s still a flustering experience for you! (it’s yun jin, c’mon)

but yun jin is oblivious to any effect this has on you!! 

until she catches a hint of enjoyment from you, whether that be a smile or flustered expression

and she will (unknowingly) tease you about it, by the way

“oh! excuse me, my love, but the whisk is just behind you. pardon me— okay, here you go, love. er... my love, what’s with that smile on your face? d...do you like me picking you up, my dearest? wha— no, love, it’s a genuine question—”

sucrose is a great baker!

she has the cutest cooking tools and appliances!!! 

all of which she uses very often, by the way

and she applies the same seriousness she uses with her lab experiments with baking

also, sucrose really wants to impress you with her baking skills👉👈

so she starts giving you her “samples” and eagerly asks for your opinion on them

slowly, but surely, sucrose will find out your preferences😈

sure, she could ask you what you like

but where’s the fun in that, right?

oh, by the way, if you’re ever right next to sucrose you can catch a whiff of vanilla from her

please tell sucrose she smells nice, she’ll melt

also, please let sucrose talk about baking!!

you’ll be blessed with a very excited sucrose who is babbling on and on about how her work and baking aren’t so different

and she has stars in her eyes and she’s smiling and she’s getting louder and she’s so cute and—

but if she notices that you’re staring at her, sucrose will clam up

she may have mistaken your look of adoration for boredom...

sucrose’s really worried you might grow bored of her

or worse! you might think she’s really annoying and just want her to shut up

but sucrose is delighted when you encourage her to go on!

she will happily talk as you both wait on the pastries to bake, gradually regaining that confidence

“and really, the only difference between my lab work and baking is the amount of mistakes i can make. no, seriously! with recipes that have been used for years, i know what product i’ll get at the end of my experiment. but, when i follow mister albedo’s notes—”

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thank you for reading 💖 all forms of interaction to my posts are appreciated 💖

[seonghwa-is-babie]

Protective pup

Y/n And yunho haven't gotten the best response to coming out, getting a lot of hate from antis, unfortunately, y/n got a bit more than just online hate, all because he looked too scary and intimidating with his height and tattoos

Yunho x male reader

Warning: slight angst (cursing, bruises, crying)

Note: sorry if this made u cry ;-;, and that the ending's a bit awkward

Today was a wreck for y/n, ever since he and his boyfriend, Yunho came out as a couple, he's been getting a lot of hate from both fans and non-fans. y/n tried to stay strong in front of him, but in reality he didn't know how much hate he could handle anymore, since it was escalating to physical harassment

It wasn't uncommon for him to come home with bruises, but he did his best to hide them from yunho, he was already stressed with their comeback being right around the corner

Today was another one of those days where he got beat up for being in a relationship with their 'oppar'

🐶

Once he got home he expected to be welcomed by his boyfriend, Yunho, with open arms, but he wasn't home at the moment, so y/n decided to text him

________________________________________

you: baby why aren't you home? I thought you were done by now?

Yunho🐶❤️: They're making us practise a bit longer for our comeback

you: When are you coming home then? I miss you...

Yunho🐶❤️: We're almost done, don't worry :)

Yunho🐶❤️: love you😘😘❤️

_______________________________________

Deciding he had enough time left to hopefully cover up the wounds, he went to the bathroom to get some bandages for the cuts, and foundations for the bruises

🐶

After bandaging up his arms and putting on a decent amount of makeup to cover up the bruises

He turned off his phone, hoping to not see anymore notifications from comments under anything he posts "maybe he is better off without me, or he can find someone else who's so much better than me, who isn't hated" as he started to think, he couldn't help but cry from it, falling asleep after the crying had tired him out.

At practice🐶

"alright from the top guys, five six seven eight" they went over their choreography once again "yunho your footing's wrong, you're supposed to go like this" the instructor demonstrated "sorry sir, I won't do it again" they repeated it, only for him to do another part wrong, repeating this problem until the members decided to address it

"yunho, you've been a bit out of rhythm since our break, is everything okay?" seonghwa asked concerned "I don't know hyung, maybe cause of..."

San looked at him confused "cause of what, Yunho?" he looked down "y/n sent a text asking why I wasn't at home and after I explained why, I don't know why, but his reply seemed so sad, he didn't even say I love you back, and I think I know why" the older didn't fully understand

"well, why do you think he's sad?" yunho looked down "I think it might be because of the hate we've been getting for coming out, I've deleted all social media of off my phone, but I don't know if he did it as well."

"yunho, maybe you should go home to check on him" Hongjoong said, concerned for the yunho's boyfriend, he knew him quite well and knew that despite his intimidating exterior, he was a gentle soul "but what about practice?"

wooyoung pushed him towards the door "that's not important right now, what is, is that you go home and check up on your boyfriend"

🐶

"I'm home" yunho said, expecting a hug and a kiss from his boyfriend, but all he saw was an empty living room, like he had feared "maybe he went to bed already? That's strange, normally he waits for me to get back" he went up the stairs to their shared bedroom, hoping to find the other there

To his surprise, he did, though he was already asleep, so he tried his best not to wake his lover up, sadly he did wake up because y/n was a pretty light sleeper

"Yunho?" he turned around to face his lover, he smiled "hey, I'm home, I missed you" he went closer to his lover, only then noticing the tear stains and the slightly red eyes "why did you cry? Did something happen?" he hoped to deer God that it wasn't the hate, but just a bad day at work

"i'm fine, don't worry about it" he tried grabbing yunho's arm to stop him from further inspecting his body, but that backfired as the sleeve came up and exposed the bandages, which yunho obviously saw

"oh my gosh! What did you do? Did someone hurt you?" tears started to slip from y/n's eyes and he turned over to his back "babe please, I'm worried about you" y/n turned back to yunho, the years exposing his makeup "hold on one minute, please"

He came back with a a few makeup wipes "may I?" y/n decided to no longer hide what people were doing to him and nodded. As yunho started gently wiping off the makeup, his face contorted into one of shock "how'd that happen, honey?"

"....Your fans, they've been harassing me on and off social media, on it, they always say I don't D-deserve you, that I-I'm a heartless ass hole who doesn't know how to properly care for you. But off...... Yunho.... I'm not sure if you know how much it hurts not only physically, but mentally as well. I've tried to stay strong, but I don't know how much longer I can take it"

at this point he was sobbing, something Yunho had never seen before. He sat next to his slightly taller boyfriend and rubbed the others back "I-I didn't know it go that bad..... I didn't think they would go that far. I'm sorry that I wasn't there for you sooner" both began to cry in each others arms

🐶

"I promise you I will do something about this, I hate to see you go through so much pain" yunho said, sitting in y/n's lap "maybe we could do something together?" the younger nodded, before getting up from the older's lap and grabbing his phone, texting someone "who're you texting?" yunho made room for y/n to look over his shoulder

"just my manager to ask him if I can do a V-live to address what's going on" the older tensed up "are you sure that's a good idea?" the younger nodded "we don't have to if you don't feel comfortable with it" y/n thought about it

"I don't want you to do this alone, but I don't know if I can face the camera right now" Yunho tried to think of something they could do "how about...... You lay your head on my lap facing away from the camera, that way, you'll still be there with me, but don't have to see any negative comments" y/n nodded

🐶

Yunho got his phone positioned where they could see both him and y/n and waited until enough people joined in "hey guys.... This isn't going to be a happy vlive today, instead I want to address something that's been a problem lately" he could already see some hate comments on screen "ever since I came out with my boyfriend, we've been getting a lot of hate, me getting only a bit of what y/n has been going through, I normally trust you guys and love you all, but harassing y/n for being together with me is just wrong"

"but oppar he isn't right for uuuu"

"we love a protective bf, preach🏳️‍🌈"

"not our fault you're both filthy homosexuals😒"

"hope u guys still know there's fans out there who support you two, we love you💙💙💙"

"but he doesn't treat u right unlike I would"

"for the people who think y/n doesn't treat me right because of how he looks, he's the sweetest guy I could've asked for, he knows what I like and dislike, how to cheer me up. Why can't you guys see that, is all you guys see a tall scary man with tattoos, or the sweet, loving person laying beside me"

y/n started to cry again and buried his face into yunho's thighs, Yunho brought him up to comfort him, y/n still facing away from the camera "it's okay, it's gonna be fine, we're gonna sort this out alright?" the youngest went to wipe his tears, the older leaning into those touches from him

"guys, you should stop... Look how much we're hurting him and y/n"

"oppar he'll just use you"

"look at how much they care about each other, how could you hate them?🥺🥺🥺🥺"

"guys please, I can't stand seeing him this unhappy and sad, seeing him with so many bruises and cuts, and him not even being able to face the camera because of you guys. This has to stop, or we will have to take drastic measures in order to keep ourselves save" y/n looked at his boyfriend, a bit scared but also relieved that this might just be a solution to their problem

"yunho, are you sure this is what we should do?" he asked, still unsure of what to do "I know many fans probably won't like it, but this is what I have to do if I want to keep you and myself safe" he took in a deep breath before looking back towards his phone "we will be deleting our social media from our phones, and if we catch any of you harassing me or y/n, you will be blacklisted and will get a restraining order from us" he ended the live

🐶

"are you okay baby?" y/n asked yunho  "no, I just-" he began to cry "I just can't believe that they would do so many awful things just because we're together" the older pulled him closer "I guess that's the harsh reality of idol life, because of the way you're supposed to act towards fans, it gives them a false sense of hope. I wish things were different, but sadly we can't change it, not in one day that is. This stuff is going to take time for people to accept, but i'm sure that when some more time has passed, people will accept it, as there will be more like us in the future"

"how can you be so sure of it? Maybe people will start to resent it even more" he looked up at y/n "I don't know what the future holds, but I do know we can influence it, you're a role model for people, if they see from you that it's okay, I'm sure many people will follow"

they stayed in each other's arms, eventually falling asleep, but not before saying one last thing to each other "I love you yunho, with all my heart, and I hope our country will allow us to be together till the end" yunho snuggled closer to y/n "you mean like getting married and stuff? I'd love to get married to you, and I hope we can in the future too"

They shared a quick peck before cuddling up once more and going to sleep for the night

[surelynotshirley]

Kaeluc + Chongyun, Venti

This was something I worked on for the play diary fic I have on AO3 during the Geovishap event but I didn’t finish it, and I don’t really think I will. It seems to be heading down the path of an action fic and action scenes are already not my forté so I’m not sure if I want to expend the time and energy on something that’s supposed to be a low effort kind of deal. I still did work on it for quite some time so here is what I have:

When Lumine asked Chongyun if he would be willing to go investigate certain areas of Liyue for traces of Geovishaps, he said yes in a heartbeat. Even if he hadn't been requested by Lumine, he probably would have taken it upon himself to seek out and exterminate the monsters. Or been dragged by Xingqiu on Xingqiu's own self-imposed quest of chivalry.

The Geovishaps are a dangerous menace to the populace and already, Bubu Pharmacy's swamped with people who have been injured by them. According to Xiangling, anyway, who heard secondhand from Hu Tao.

"I'll ask some of my friends from Mondstadt to go with you," Lumine had said.

"Mondstadt?" Chongyun had echoed. "Wouldn't it be better to ask people from Liyue, since we know the geography more?"

"Well, yeah, but a lot of the people who are suited to explore the area are busy with their own investigations," Paimon had explained. "So we had to ask people from Mondstadt to fill in."

"I see," Chongyun had said, nodding to himself.

The Geovishaps' territory seems to encompass Liyue's entirety, which is already a large country for a small handful of elites to cover. It makes sense to ask for aid from foreigners, and it's even better if they're acting out of a sense of friendship, rather than trying to force Liyue into any kind of political debt.

"I'll be sure to buy them some food from Wanmin Restaurant after everything is done," Chongyun had promised, raising his heavy Mora bag and jangling it about.

Paimon and Lumine had given him a thumbs-up before Chongyun headed out to the outskirts of Liyue Harbour. It would be a simple mission, he had thought at the time.

It doesn't take him long to find the helpers from Mondstadt. They stand out like sore thumbs.

A red-haired man in dark clothing is standing on the bridge, leaning against the wooden railing. His gaze is focused on the dog circling around his feet, its tail wagging so hard Chongyun can practically hear it whirling from the other end of the bridge. Next to the red-haired man is a short boy — probably around Xingqiu's height? — wearing green and white. He is drinking out of a white gourd in his hand and Chongyun races forward when he realizes what it was.

"Wait, wait!"

The red-haired man looks up and pushes himself away from the railing. "Chongyun?" he asks. He pronounces Chongyun's name a little strange — he places too much emphasis on the 'yun' — but Chongyun nods quickly. "My name is Diluc Ragnvindr. I was asked by Lumine to help you in —"

"Ah, wait, hold on," Chongyun says nervously, raising up a hand in apology. "I'm really sorry for interrupting, Mister Diluc. It's just that your friend is drinking cooking wine."

"Oh," Diluc says.

The boy in green pulls the gourd away with a loud exhale. Chongyun winces at the alcoholic stench that assaults his nose and he covers his face with his sleeve. The boy's face is red and his eyes are unfocused, swaying unsteadily on the spot.

"That's the stuff!" the boy says, sounding remarkably articulate. "Oh, hello! I'm Venti! This is Diluc! We're here to help!"

"Please, you don't have to yell. I'm standing right here," Chongyun says.

"I already told him why we're here," Diluc says.

Venti's only answer is a loud laugh and Chongyun is struck with a sense of déjà vu. He is pretty sure he had to go through the exact same song and dance from Diluc's position just the other day.

It seems that Venti and Xingqiu have more in common than just their height. At the very least, Xingqiu has no interest in alcohol.

"We're just waiting for the last person in our expedition to arrive," Diluc explains. He reaches into his pocket and pulls out an expensive-looking pocketwatch. Venti tries to reach out for it and Diluc simply raises it out of his reach. It's like watching someone deal with a particularly mischievous cat. "She's not someone who's normally late."

"Maybe she got distracted by some sticky honey roast on the way."

Diluc pulls a face but he doesn't deny the possibility.

Chongyun stretches to try and peer into the pocketwatch and Diluc lowers it down so that Chongyun can easily see the time. The two of them ignore Venti's loud pout at the blatant favouritism. It's just a little past noon, when more people would be out and about on their way to and from lunch. It would be disastrous if a Geovishap is to show up at this hour.

"Should we maybe just go ahead and leave a note?" Chongyun asks.

"Maybe," Diluc says. He clicks the pocketwatch shut and places it back into his pocket, staring up at the sky. "We can wait another fifteen minutes and then we'll leave."

"Sounds good to me!" Venti says, raising his hand up in the air.

Chongyun imitates him but Diluc doesn't even look at them. He lowers his hand shyly.

"There's no need for that," an unfamiliar voice drawls out and the three of them turn as one to see a dark-skinned man dressed in furs and leather stroll up to them.

He stands out in the most ridiculous fashion, not only with his natural looks but also with the way his clothes practically cling to the lines of his lithe body. Chongyun instinctively takes a small step back, and yet another one when he feels hot anger rise off of Diluc. If he hadn't noticed the Vision hanging off of his waist earlier, he would know for sure now that he's dealing with a Pyro user.

"Kaeya," Diluc growls. "What are you doing here?"

"Oh boy," Venti says. He reaches into his cape and pulls out from out of nowhere yet another gourd. How he managed to keep such a large bottle hidden away, Chongyun has no idea. Venti notices Chongyun's stare and tips the cooking wine at him. "You want a sip?"

"Ah, no..."

"Your loss."

"Amber was called away on an Outrider mission," Kaeya says. He spreads his arms out theatrically and shakes his head. "And so kind old me decided to lend her a hand. As her superior, of course. "

For a while, Diluc doesn't say anything, giving Kaeya such a murderous look that it's surprising he hasn't been incinerated to a crisp yet. When Diluc finally speaks, his voice is measured and low. He's obviously putting in a great effort to sound as cordial as he can.

"If it's just a Geovishap or two, the three of us are more than enough to defeat them. You could expend your energy on patrolling the site the monster was last spotted, in case civilians accidentally wander into the area."

Kaeya nods. "That's wise. There certainly is a lot of people milling about."

He does not openly agree or disagree with Diluc's suggestion and Diluc shifts his weight.

"So can we trust you to handle securing the area."

It's worded like a question but Diluc's flat tone implies that he meant it as a command.

"Oh. Don't worry about that," Kaeya says, waving his hand in a clear sign of dismissal. He ignores Diluc's irritated tsk. "There's nothing I can do about accidentally getting people involved if you're there with that Vision of yours. So I might as well focus on backing you up on the field."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"I mean that you —"

"Okay, wow!" Venti interrupts and both Diluc and Chongyun startle.

Kaeya was so distracting that Chongyun didn't even remember there was a third party with them. Or, he supposes, he technically is a part of said third party. But if Venti is willing to be the peacemaker then Chongyun has his back. He has no idea what's going on between Kaeya and Diluc but if Venti has no qualms about sacrificing himself for the sake of the greater good, the least Chongyun can do is make sure his death isn't in vain.

"Isn't there anything a little sweeter to drink? This wine is getting a bit too spicy for me."

Chongyun's newfound respect for Venti crumbles.

Kaeya laughs and he gives Venti an overly friendly pat on the shoulder. "Well, that's cooking wine so you're not really supposed to be drinking that. There's a lovely restaurant that offers violetgrass liqeur, and it's considered a bit of a local delicacy around these parts."

"Go on, go on!" Venti exclaims, his eyes shimmering like stars as he stares up at Kaeya like a lovestruck maiden. "What does it taste like?"

"Hm, I've never had it myself, but I hear that it's sweet and floral, like you're sucking honey directly out from a flower. If you hold it up to the light, the colours swirl in the most beautiful patterns, like you've trapped the night sky in your glass."

"It sounds amazing," Venti says dreamily. "I would very much like to try it before I go back to Mondstadt. Let's hurry and get rid of the Geovishap so we can go to the restaurant."

"Oh, I can't really drink," Chongyun says, raising his hand. "I'll still go though."

"More for me!" Venti says.

"They offer a virgin violetgrass cocktail that's sweetened with mist flower nectar and mint for anyone who can't handle their drink," Kaeya says, giving Diluc a bright smile.

Diluc crosses his arms and taps his fingers against his elbow like an annoyed cat flicking its tail. He doesn't reply but Chongyun nods to himself. So Diluc also can't drink alcohol. A small sense of kinship wells up in him at the thought. Finally, some common ground with at least one member of this enigmatic band.

"We're wasting time," Diluc sighs. He seems to have given up on trying to chase Kaeya away for now. "Let's go."

[mavmax]

Strange Love (Part I) | Maverick & Sooyun

When: Tuesday, January 19th

Where: Somewhere in Ocean Park. 

Warnings: Drugs, Alcohol

Featuring: @sooyunjeong​

sooyun felt exhausted keeping up the appearance of Eric's supposed girlfriend, which was probably why she found herself at a party that was being held just to get away from the annoying questions and looks of her stealing Eric away. In her defense, Lexa should have made a move on Eric instead of beating around the bush. But it was sort of her fault for sending that selfie to her through Eric's phone while he was passed out.  She shot back the shot and cringed at the taste, vodka wasn't her strong suit but it was the only drink that she could rely on that wouldn't give her a terrible hangover. After the performance, Sooyun left the band behind and ended up at this party where she knew no one, everyone clearly were far different from her social circle. The young girl leaned against the wall and felt the vibration against her body, maybe she shouldn't have taken those drugs. Opening her eyes and squinting as she recoginize the face and that smile anywhere.     "Maverick Maxwell!" Sooyun yelled out, pointing at him as she pushed herself away from the wall and grinned cheekily, "What are you doing here?"

Maverick knew not to pass up any party invitation in Santa Monica, although this one, he almost considered passing up to shoot some hoops to get his mind off the stress that Lexa practically radiated the whole weekend. He needed to let loose, and so, he called up a few of his college buddies, pre-gamed and smoked a blunt--or three, and now here he was crossfaded as all hell and taking shots as if they were water. He mingled throughout the party, making casual conversation from everything to crazy ragers in the past to a recent performance that Maverick had zero clue about, but was bummed out that he missed. He always liked local bands performing. As he made his way to grab himself some snacks from the back, he heard a voice that made his whole body whip around. "Well, well, well, what do we have here!" Maverick smiled making his way over to none other than Soo-yun. "The host invited me and a few of the boys. What're you doing here?"

"I got invited as well," she shrugged her shoulders, she don't even remember who it was that dragged her here but they left her behind as she wander off and made friends left and right. "At least now I know someone around here, I kept getting asked questions and I never know how to hold a decent conversation before running away." Sooyun tucked a piece of her hair behind her ear and grinned, "Did you go to the concert? If so, I didn't see you, I can't even see when I am on stage so there's that." Someone tapped her shoulder as they passed by to wave, in turn, she waved back unaware on who they were due to the fact half the time she doesn't even remember their names, might've been one of the parties she went too in the past. "There's talk of the after after party--who knew people can party for so long."

"Damn, looks like you roll deep around here. Small ass world," He chuckled. With Santa Monica being as big as it is, there was no surprise that people's circles would often intermingle, if they played their cards right of course. "I mean shit, that's what I'm saying cause my boys all disappeared within the first hour and shit. And honestly, conversations can be weird. I like to keep 'em light, talk about different parties, ixnay on politics, spot another person, wave and respectfully dip," He explained with a wry grin. "Wait, there was a concert? Shit...no, I didn't go. Had I known, I definitely would've gone. It's been a while since I've seen local bands play with basketball and shit," He responded honestly. She effortlessly mingled well with people and Maverick had to admit he was pretty impressed, well--he wouldn't mention that now with the haze settling upon him. "That's what I was hearing too! Like damn, you guys really want to party til the break of dawn, huh? Pretty fuckin' wild," He laughed. "Are you going to the after after party?" He asked curiously.

"Yeah there was, it wasn't planned but they needed a band to cover and I figured why the hell not, so hence here I am. Lost my band mates but it's fine, good thing a thing called Lyft is available incase I have to somehow hobble my ass home or sleep with someone." She said out loud, the downside of being intoxicated it appeared the things she normally kept shut was coming to surface, "But on another note, I might...I really don't want to go home and I really don't want to answer any more questions about Eric." Sooyun didn't mind questions about herself but when it came to the supposed relationship, she couldn't come up with anymore lies and the fact Eric wasn't helping by shutting out the world in his dream state, Sooyun was left to deal with the domino affect and dodge questions left and right. She quickly grabbed a plastic red cup and started mixing her own drink, something that would numb the stress. "Also you should go bug Eric sometime...he is practically sleeping his life away at this point."

"Ahhhh, okay. Makes sense. Impromptu gigs are the shit. You show up, surprise the audience, do your thing and wow everyone. I mean, that's what's up, you know? As for the rest of your evening, well, there's a bunch of hotties to go around, so..." Mav chuckled as he looked around at the word "hotties". Last thing he needed was to take a drunken L, least he could do was pretend to be slightly uninterested compared to his sober self, although his sober self was currently taking notes now. "Well, you could either hide out at the next party and scope out to see where there'll be less people or wind up at Onyx?" He added with a shrug. He managed to block out the mention of Eric, probably because he eyed the bottle of tequila and as much as he hated the taste, here he was, reaching over for it, unscrewing the cap and taking a swig from it. Future him is going to hate himself tomorrow. At the mention of Eric again, he chuckled at the thought of him sleeping. "Homeboy sleeps like a bear. Plus, his phone's prolly on DND. I'd say Lexa could get to him, but she's been busy with CEO business and shit. When he wakes up though, we'll prolly go get some gimbap or something."

She knew mention Eric was a low blow, she seen those posts on GG, she didn't think Maverick would actually be that interested in her after the many times she shot him down. She figured that he would move on with ease or maybe she just assumed all that due to her ex who in a way was similar to Maverick but standing here before him, realizing they were completely different sure they shared the confidence of flirting but now Sooyun was able to see that Maverick wasn't anything like her ex. "Yeah he does, which I was surprised but hey...everyone has their niche." Sooyun shrugged, her eyes widening at Maverick drinking the tequila, "Uh...you really think that's a good idea? Tequila doesn't sit well with most people. Not that I should be telling you how to act but I really don't want to drag you out of here, I may act strong but I have no muscles."

While the mention of Eric and Sooyun sucked for the time being, he was able to bounce back fairly quickly, as if he were unscathed. The one thing that's swirled in his mind is that Sooyun's rejected his advances prior anyways, so at the end of the day, the sting lessened. However, he was definitely confused as hell now that Sooyun seemed happy to be conversing with him at the moment. It almost gave him some sort of hope. "I'm pretty sure he can sleep through a tsunami warning at this point. I envy his sleeping pattern, that's for sure," He admitted with a laugh. It would be the only envy he'd admit out loud given his state, too. "Oh this? It went down pretty smoothly, so y'know, that won't be too bad. I was gonna grab some food anyways so the effects of the tequila won't hit too hard," He reassured her with a laugh. "You game to grab some food too?" He offered cautiously.

The mention of food made her realize she hasn't even eaten dinner nor lunch, all the nerves enabling her to eat a decent meal without puking. "Depends...are you going to hunt through said kitchen or are we going to grab an uber because I don't know about you...but now after seeing you take that tequila like a champ, I want to one you up on shots." Sooyun knew that this was a terrible choice especially now she realizes she's drinking on an empty stomach but the fact she was high and about to be even more intoxicated, it just didn't mesh well from the first time around she done this. "Let's see...how about...four shots, make it even. Four for you and four for me...make a toast or whatever." She waved her hand as she grabbed mini plastic shot glasses and grabbed the tequila from Maverick, pouring them the shots and set it between them. "Oh we can even spice it up...if you can't take a shot, you have to make a confession. So...eight shots." That math didn't make any sense but at this point, Sooyun didn't care.

"Yeah, I was gonna check the kitchen first and if there wasn't shit, then we'd grab and Uber and go wherever we felt like eating at,"he shrugged. "You really want to challenge me to shots?" He asked, a devious smirk curling on his lips. Maverick knew very damn well that he was playing with fire at this point. Sure, he took a swig without wincing or making a face, but this was about to be torture...but the thing about Maverick Maxwell was that he never backed down from a challenge, especially from someone as gorgeous as Sooyun. "Bet, you're on," He said with a nod. His crossfaded mind tried to do the math in his head as best as he could. Eight shots between the both of them was bound to fuck them up. "Like truth or dare? Okay, I see the vision here," He said as he watched Sooyun pouring the tequila into each of the shot glasses. Taking one of the shots and handing Sooyun hers, he smirked. "Bottoms up," and threw the first shot back.

Sooyun knew she was about to die, almost like her body knew what she was about to be put into the next day, she tried to pay much mind to it as she squeezed her eyes tightly together and threw the shot back. Cringing as the taste went down smoothly, with a burning trail as a reminder for what she was doing to herself. "Jesus...I swear tequila never gets any easier," she mumbled to herself and wiped the back of her hand against her mouth, looking up at Maverick and laughed, "Another? Or do you want to use one of your truth or dares already?" She teased him, flipping the shot glass upside down onto the table, the sound around them muffled as her attention was solely on Maverick. To think she managed to hide her attraction to him sober but now that sobriety was out the window, it was as if she was a whole different person.

It was official that both he and Sooyun signed their death sentences tonight. Tomorrow was going to be incredibly brutal and he was already mentally blocking out his hangover stage because it was going to be a bitch. The taste of the tequila was smooth but the familiar back of the throat burn was what nearly threw him off, he had to silently smile at his poker face behind it. "No going back now. Despite the back of the throat burn," He teased with a laugh. He met Sooyun's gaze again and nodded. "You're not getting me that easy," he responded with an eyebrow wiggle as he set down his shot glass upside down. He liked that it was just them two playing their own little game, drowning out the rest of the world with just them and tequila. It was beginning to get harder to pretend that he wasn't as interested in her, but that would be a problem for later Maverick. He took his own shot again, throwing it back with a smirk and flipping his upside down. "Just like water," he bragged with a laugh.

"Here I thought you would be weak," she laughed, making a mental note to drink water before she passes out later, but she doubt she would even remember that simple task. "Another then," she grinned as she reached for the second glass and held his out towards him, flashing him a flirtatious smirk, raising the glass and throwing it back, coughing at the burning taste. Sooyun realized the next round she might have to use one of her own truth or dare at this point, especially because she wasn't taking a break between each shots and the thing about tequila, it was worse than vodka, it will creep up and bite her in the ass. She just hoped no one would report what they see tonight towards GG, it was hard enough to not slip up when she was out in public with Eric, she also knew it was hard for him which was why he stayed home and kept his phone on DND to avoid confrontation.

"You severely underestimate me, Soo," He winked, the flirtation slowly creeping back in on him as much as his sober self tried to reign it back in. At this point, all bets were off. Although, he was beginning to think that the impulsive Gatorade vibe would save his life tomorrow morning. At the second shot, the burn was slightly stronger than the last, a clear warning sign for him to slow the fuck down before things got ugly too soon. When he heard Sooyun's cough, he was relieved. At least now they could truth or dare it out because there was no way both of them in the current states that they were in, that they'd make it out in one piece. He pondered what he could confess about, it had to be something small, yet, somewhat meaningful, but still not enough to scratch the surface. Last thing he needed was to confess he practically shut off all emotion about Sooyun so he could move on quicker. "I guess we're gonna have to use that truth or dare card," He chuckled. "Tequila's getting more bitter by the shot, don't you think?

"More like it's death in each shot I throw back," Sooyun grimaced as she reached for the mix drink she made for herself and took a drink to somehow wash out the taste. Mixing alcohol was probably not the best idea but at the moment it definitely helped. "Okay...I guess since I was the one to tap out, you can ask me the magical words of truth or dare." She caved in, letting Mav take the first round since she practically came up with this stupid game in the first place.

"I'm so glad I wasn't the first to admit that," He teased with a laugh. "You're right though, I'll give you that," Maverick tried not to look at the tequila shots as he tried reaching towards the fruit bowl. Finally, sustenance. Grabbing two apples, he handed one to Sooyun and kept one for himself, taking a bite out of it. "I guess so, huh?" He smirked. "Alright Sooyun, truth or dare," He asked coyly.

Sooyun realized her mistake on the fact she was probably going to have this game backfire in her face now that she could either pick truth and having to say something true from his question or dare where he could possibly have her embarass herself. She rolled her eyes, "Dare...not about to spill any secrets just yet," she giggled, waiting to hear his dare for her.

Maverick took another bite of his apple waiting for Sooyun's response. A big smile graced his features as he knew very damn well she was going to play hard to get in this round. "How'd I know that's what you were going to pick?" He teased with a knowing look. "Okay, I dare you to, take off your bra and use it as a hat now, if you don't have a bra...I'm sorry to say, you might have to use your panties as a hat for the night," He challenged.

gaping at him and his words, she assumed he would choose some silly dare not this sort of dare, laughing lightly, "Now what if I wasn't wearing any panties...then what." Sooyun challenged Maverick, of course she was wearing underwear, she wasn't that adventurous and even if she was, she wouldn't admit to anything unless the person she was sleeping with took her clothes off. "Good thing I wore a bra that is easy to slip off," she rolled her eyes as she placed the apple in her mouth to hold and reached behind to unclip it, doing the whole slipping the bra off and out of her sleeve to pull out a soft pink bra and place on her head. "Gotta make sure not to lose this, you know how much bras cost? Which is ridiculous for a tiny piece of cloth.

He couldn't help but laugh at Sooyun's reaction to his dare. Mav knew he wasn't going to make it that easy for her, after all, it wouldn't be him if it was. "The backup plan was charm someone's shirt off to wear it as a head wrap, but that's pretty mild compared to the original," He explained with a grin. He watched the whole ordeal and the one thing he had to admit was girls really had their own tricks on getting bras off without getting their shirts off. He was going to make a note of what Sooyun did--for science. "Don't worry, with a color that pink, it'll be hard to miss," He teased. "Guess that means it's your turn."

[inspiredstory]

Chapter 4

From birth, the new generation has been forced to follow the new regime. There were only two basic laws to follow; do not disobey the regime and, you are to live with & only love the person that matches your serial number.

But for Jungkook & (Y/N) that was never an option. They never agreed with the new regime and now there’s a reason for both of them to fight back.

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Pairings: Jikook // (Y/N) x Surprise member 

Prologue / Chapter 1 / Chapter 2 / Chapter 3 / Chapter 4 / Chapter 5 / Chapter 6 / Chapter 7 / Chapter 8(coming soon)

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“We’re picking up activity with the girl!” “Get in contact with our agent.” The woman in the cream-colored blouse sat next to her co-worker waiting for contact. ‘If everything goes right we can finally start developing this serum to hunt down those god damn soulmates’ she thought to herself. Static broke through the small walkie-talkie in her co-worker’s hand. “What’s going on?” “There’s activity with the girl, you need to check it out.” “I’m parked outside her house. There’s nothing going on.” “We’re getting signals that something is happening back here in HQ, you need to get closer and figure out what’s causing it.” “Unless you’re not reading her…” the man trailed off. “Her friend?” “Possibly more than a friend. I know what I saw at that party, Seo-Yun.” “Well idiot, we need proof!” “How the hell am I supposed to get proof of what’s going on in her mind?” “We need to be sure that it’s her and not the boy. Activity seems pretty neutral until she comes in contact with him.” “Seo-Yun, maybe YOU should take charge of these stake-outs, I’m getting pretty damn tired of staring at the closed window. Look, where ever these two are, they’re inseparable; your guess is as good as mine.” “We need to take action, something that makes them break. Come back to HQ.” The walkie-talkie was shut off and the blonde man was left alone, with silence surrounding the inside of his car. He’s always been in alliance with The Elite, promised to live a happy life… to find tranquility but now, it seemed he was more of a package that they could throw around. He didn’t like this. The engine revved as he turned the car on but he quickly noticed something different happening in the household he was stalking. The door opened and Jungkook was leaving, his head hung low with tears in his eyes and arms shaking. Standing in the door way was (Y/N), a blank expression on her face. Her knuckles were white from how tightly she held onto the door. He noticed how they both took one last look at each other before the young man parted his way, something had happened between them, something bad.

The next day; after the blonde man’s stake out, various conversations were held at HQ where an extremely harsh decision was made. Every radio broadcast & TV broadcast was cut off, every university, school, and workplace were interrupted with The Elite broadcasting their message: “Good day my fellow citizens. We at The Elite do our best to protect and care for every single one of you and we are greatly appreciative of how much you give to us. We are giving you all one hour and a half to join The Elite at the main plaza for a special presentation prepared by us to give to you. Thank you very much.” President Jakuna Tamashi turned off all broadcasts and set a timer for everyone, “I’ll have everyone prepare the main plaza. Miss Yun, if this works then you’re looking at a big promotion. Keep up the good work.” Seo-Yun smiled and bowed at the president, thanking him for his kind words and for believing in her plan. The blonde man-Knight 2B emerged from his work station, staring at Seo-Yun, “You believe fear is the way to find these people?” “We’ve been patient for too long; it’s time to take action.” “You don’t even have a soulmate to use for this stupid plan.” “Stupid plan? What, are you telling me that you’re siding with them now?” “Fuck no, but you should at least plan something out instead of stirring something up in your ass before pitching ideas that involve the president.” “You’re just jealous of my promotion.” “Right because I want to live my life behind a computer screen.” “You know if you’re not happy here-” “-Then I should leave? Yeah right, and let you have all the fun? Nice try. Go do your little plan.”

It had only been 3 days since the “club” incident. (Y/N) & Jungkook kept having night terrors replaying the images of the people in the “club”. How many lives were lost that night? Some from bullets, some from being trampled on… Not even Jimin could calm Jungkook’s fear. Truth be told; knowing what Jungkook went through made Jimin terrified. He didn’t suffer night terrors but he began isolating himself; the once very happy young man was now a man of lost faith, pure terror, and aching heart. Once the president had broadcasted the message both Jungkook & (Y/N) went to the main plaza each of them taking their own route. Not many people had arrived and both friends-if we could still call them that were not too far from each other. They could see each other but neither dared to say something, not after the events of the night before. The main plaza began filling up and soon enough a familiar small hand placed itself on (Y/N)’s shoulder. “Hey, I didn’t know you liked coming to these things.” The familiar voice said shakily, truly he was searching for a friendly face and hers was the first one he found. “Jimin? Well, you know me, can’t resist a good party.” She smiled slightly placing her hand over his only for a moment. He shifted his body beside her so he would feel more at peace having a known presence by his side. “Do you know why they’ve called everyone here?” “I don’t know, maybe we all have to get mandatory haircuts or something.” Jimin laughed at his old friends’ humor, it calmed him somewhat but he was still aching inside.

Everyone turned their attention to the stage when two guards were brought up on stage. One of them was a woman; only noticeable by the slight curvature in her chest, the military uniform covered her from head to toe. Only her dull pitch black eyes were visible. The other guard was a man; tall, with broad shoulders, his eyes cold and distant. Oddly enough, the president was not present but instead, a new face made its way up onto the stage. A tall slender woman in a white jumpsuit with only black heels being her extra color, even her make-up was bland. “Hello everybody, President Tamashi appreciates your presence and wishes to extend his deepest apologies to everyone for not being able to attend. Surely you are all confused as to why we have brought all of you here today. Let me explain; sadly there are those who continue to break our laws and for the longest time now we’ve been chasing after said rule breakers. We wanted to make some news public for you, our generous citizens. 3 days ago there was an illegal party taking place not too far from here, thanks to a responsible citizen The Guards were called in and we caught plenty of the perpetrators but within the group that we caught; two stood out the most. Yes, the rumors you’ve heard about people with abilities to contact each other with their minds is true. Some call them “soulmates”; we call them rule breakers & a nuisance to our new society. Today you shall all witness punishment.” As soon as she finished speaking a young couple was dragged onto the stage both of the screaming and crying, begging to be spared. The young woman was no older than 17 with light brown hair sticking out in all sorts of directions, the man no older than 20 filled with cuts on his face and bruises on his arms, surely from self-defense. Two young people in love, being punished for what their hearts desired. They were forced onto their knees, kneeling side by side yet not allowed to touch one another due to their cuff restraints. Their sobs filled the entire plaza; the two guards loaded their weapons and took their places behind each individual. They kept sobbing but this time, they cried out I love you, I’m sorry, I love you, I love you, I love you. They repeated it over and over and over again and suddenly…

BANG.

Blood.

A heart breaking scream.

BANG.

More blood.

Two dead bodies on stage.

Two lovers punished- murdered, for following their hearts.

There were tears being shed within the crowd of the main plaza, Jimin & Jungkook being participants of it. “THESE PEOPLE-” she pointed her murderous fingers at the bodies, “-ARE NOT WELCOME HERE! WE DO NOT ENCOURAGE RULE BREAKING! IF ANYONE HAS INFORMATION ON THESE TYPES OF PEOPLE THEN YOU WILL REPORT BACK TO THE ELITE HEADQUARTERS IMMEDEATLY. IF THE ELITE FINDS OUT THAT YOU HAVE KNOWLEDGE ON THESE PEOPLE YOU WILL BE SEVERLY PUNISHED. WE ARE NOT JEPORDIZING OUR NEW BORN SOCIETY!”

(Y/N)’s face went stone cold, blood draining from her face, replayed the scene that happened last night at her house.

**

“Mom? Dad?” (Y/N) yelled out, “Hm... they must’ve left. Are you coming in Kookie?” she stared at her best friend nervously standing in her doorway. He had been acting strange all day, stuttering when speaking to her and not being able to look her straight in the face. He had mentioned needing to talk to her alone, it was something serious. “Y-yeah… can we speak in your room please?” “Of course.” The two headed into her bedroom were Jungkook proceed to shut the door, close all the windows and the blinds. He sat his best friend down on her bed and kneeled down in front of her, tears already spilling from his eyes. “Kookie… what’s wrong?” she placed her hands on his cheeks, worried about what he had to say to her. He smiled sadly at her action, “For the longest time we’ve been best friends and…” Don’t do it. Please don’t do this. “I can’t keep lying to you. It’s tearing me apart. We tell each other everything and we always have. That’s why….” PLEASE! DON’T! “Why I have to tell you. The rumors about soulmates… how people with abilities to hear their true partners in their heads and have conversations… it’s…” please… I’m begging you. “True. It’s all true. And… and I’m one of them. I am a soulmate. I have a soulmate.” Jungkook could feel Jimin’s heartache, and his own personal worries grow more within each passing second. He looked up at his best friend, her hands slowly moving away from his face. “Y-you… you’re one of them?” her voice cracked, she was holding back tears. “You… I… I can’t… how long?” “I found out when I was 6 years old.” A sob fell out of (Y/N)’s lips but she quickly recomposed herself. “Jungkook… you could be killed.” “I know.” “I could be killed.” “…I know…” She wrapped her arms around her best friend, letting him cry in her arms, letting him release all his frustration and fear with each tear that fell onto her shirt. She consoled him made him feel at home but it was gradually taken away as her hands grabbed his shoulders gently and pushed him away. “Jungkook…” his broken gaze met her blank one, “…you need to leave.” “Wh-what?” He couldn’t understand what she was saying, too many emotions floating through his heart. Fear, hurt, love, self-loathe, all of it consuming him. His heart crashed when he heard his best friend telling him to leave, the one person he trusted more than anything in the world was now telling him to get out. “I… I can’t do this. I can’t. I’m so sorry. I’m so so so sorry Kookie. I love you so much but… I can’t handle this.” “You’re my best friend…” he whispered through his sobs. “No… I was your best friend.” “(Y/N)…” “Please Jungkook… leave… and I won’t tell anybody what you’ve just told me. I promise.” “You can’t be serious.” “Go.” She answered softly, getting up and heading out of her bedroom and to the front door. Jungkook’s head hung low as sobs violently escaped his body. (Y/N) kept herself calm only because she was too afraid to react. They were both a mess of emotions, too caught up in the current situation to notice a familiar blonde man watching them from the front seat of his car.

**

(Y/N)’s eyes searched the crowd. He was gone. Jungkook was gone. “Chim chim, I’m sorry but I have to go.” “Is something wrong?” “I can’t tell you but look, I have a very bad feeling about all of this.” “(Y/N)…are you ok?” “I will be once I find him. Take care of yourself Jimin.” His small hand wrapped around her wrist, “(Y/N), what do you mean you have a bad feeling?” Jimin was intrigued at her need to leave, it lead him to believe that perhaps she was like him. Of course, he couldn’t ask her. Not here. Not in front of the bloody stage where two people were murdered for the same reason bouncing around in his head. Soulmates. “Jimin I really can’t tell you. I…-“ she sighed, “-I need to find my friend. I hurt him and… I can’t explain this to you right now. I’ll meet up with you later ok?” “When?” “I’ll text you.” And just like that, she took off. In all honesty she had no intention of meeting up with Jimin. Of course she cared about her old friend but right now, her current best friend was on her mind. With a false sense of security she took off, racing to Jungkook’s house. She usually could never out run Jungkook but this time it was different; with his emotions clouding every piece of his body he couldn’t even run properly. He was sobbing and running and shaking, not being able to control himself. (Y/N) caught up with him as he reached his front door, violently grabbing his hand digging her nails into the back of it while doing so. His eyes lifted themselves from the floor and looked up to find his best friend pulling him into a hug with tears streaming down her face. Her cries were silent; he knew she was holding back. Tugging on his hand she made him step away from his front door and ran with him to their quiet spot. It was a small area in a public park that not many people went by, many thinking it was too dark to get near. She sat him down and dropped to her knees finally releasing her really cries filled with raw emotion. (Y/N) rarely cried only the most emotional of moments would get to her, this being one of them. All she could repeat was “I’m sorry Jungkook, I’m so sorry.” He cried along with her replacing the images of the incident at the secret party with what had just happened moments ago. The two best friends pulled each other into an embrace crying into each other’s bodies, letting themselves become vulnerable. (Y/N) was the first to pull away, she held Jungkook’s hands and began speaking, “I-I’m so sorry for what I said last night. I swear I would never tell anyone what you told me. I didn’t know what to do, Jungkook. I was terrified. I’m the worst best friend in world; I know that but please forgive me. I only asked you to leave because I didn’t want to say something wrong. I couldn’t trust myself. Seeing the… murder… of two innocent people in love… It made me realize how much I need you. I won’t let them hurt you Kookie. I promise. Whoever this lover of yours is, I promise we’ll find her.” Her. Find her. Jungkook nodded slightly, “Of course I forgive you. I need you as much as you need me; we’ve been our own family since… well, forever. You’re my best friend (Y/N); nothing is going to change that. But, being my best friend… there’s one more thing you should know.” “What is it?” “It’s not a her… it’s a him.” She froze. “wh-what?” “I’m…well… gay.” Shocked was an understatement to what (Y/N) was feeling. She never had a reason to assume her best friend was attracted to the same sex, he was always very manly and it was very hard to believe. “You’re…..gay….” “Yeah…” “Oh...uh… I’m not sure how to respond to that.” Her innocent comment made the two of them break out in laughter. Sure the situation was very dark & scary but in the end, they could count on each other to make it out with a smile on their faces.

They spent an hour or so talking about Jungkook’s ability (with discretion of course) and how he came to find it and come to terms with his sexuality. Jimin had made it easier for him to accept himself, letting him know that even though they were destined to be together he would settle for being his friend if it meant having him by his side. Knowing how much his potential partner was willing to give up made his heart ache, then and only then did he realize how much he had fallen for him. That was the moment he came to terms with who he truly was and how deeply his affection ran for this stranger in his head. (Y/N) helped Jungkook stand up as she commented how they needed to speak somewhere quieter, where no one would interrupt them and no one could hear them. They walked in comfortable silence back to her house. Her parents; once again, gone. A regular occurrence for (Y/N).

“You told me your secret Jungkook… and now I need to tell you mine. You know how since we were little I would talk about how I hated The Elite and how I wanted out of this society and how I would plan my escape one day… I think that day has finally come.” (Y/N) moved into her walk-in closet and pulled out a very heavy looking black box, in one swift motion she threw the box onto the ground and kneeled before it. With a key taken out of her shoe, she opened the box. Inside were maps, letters, blueprints for buildings, what seemed like escape routes, food, water, clothes, and medicine, everything needed to survive. “I’ve been planning my escape since primary school. When I met you I brought you into my plan. I have everything we need to run away Jungkook.” “Run away?” “Yes. Things are only going to get worse from here, rules will be stricter, we won’t have access to each other and things aren’t going to change.” “What about everyone else? My family, your fam-” “I have no family. You are my family.” “I’m sorry, I know but… just leave all of this behind?” “I can’t protect you from an army and you can’t protect me from one either. This is our best shot of survival. I don’t want to die. I know you don’t either.” “You want me to throw everything away? What about my… you know…” “Contact him. I don’t care how long it takes you to make contact but find a way to do it and when you do, tell him to meet us tomorrow night at the juice shop on the outskirts of town, near Fortuna University.” “Why there?” “God damn it Jungkook, just fucking do it.”

“Are you there?” “I’m here.” “Were you in the crowd today?” “I was.” “I couldn’t feel anything today.” “Neither could I… Maybe we were both too shocked to feel.” “Things are going to get worse from this point on.” Heartache. “I know.” “I’m scared.” “I am too. I’m not sure what’s left for you & i.” “I need you to do something for me.” “Anything.” “I can’t tell you why but I need you to meet me.” “What? Meet you? NOW? That’s not a great idea; The Guards & The Elite must be keeping an extremely watchful eye out for people like us.” “What time do I tell him to meet us?” “2 a.m. on the dot.” “Not right now, tomorrow night... or well, tomorrow morning. There’s a juice shop near Fortuna University. I’ll be there with my best friend at 2 a.m. not a second later.” “I’m not sure about this.” “Neither am I, but I would rather die knowing who you are and having tried to make it work than die a coward obeying these rules.” “I love you.” “I love you too... and I can’t wait to say it to you in person.”

“So?”

“It’s done. He’ll be there.”

[btswishes]

A misunderstanding.

BTS AU 

One Shot

A/N: This is a ordinary fluff scenario. I know it is very rare and strange for me to write something that isn’t supernatural 😂, but that doesn’t mean I don’t like writing them. This is a one shot guys, just so you know. There might be a lot of mistakes here because I am kind of sick. But anyways, sorry for any mistakes made and hope you like it.Requests and texts are open! If you want a BTS ship or a customized text just holla at your girl😉.

Word count:  3,061

Warnings:  None 

It was early in the morning when your phone rang. At first you wanted to ignore the call, but after the 5th time you decided to pick up. Annoyed you lifted yourself up and placed the cold screen on your ear.

“Hello?”you were half awake, with only one open eye

“Y/N?Sorry for calling you so early in the morning, but I need a favor.”it was your sister

“Sure, what is it?”you asked her

“Can you take Yun to nursery school? Mom said she is busy this week. Please, just for 5 days.”

“Ok, don’t worry.”you said and looked at the clock “I will be over in 10 minutes.”you hung up and jumped off bed

 It was very early so no one would be looking at you. So you brushed your hair and teeth, jumped into something comfortable and applied some lip gloss. Your sis opened the door and you saw your little niece. She reached out to grab your hand and you smiled at her.

“Hey Yun, long time no see.” you opened the car door and helped her sit, making sure she was safe

“Are going to pick me up too aunt Y/N?”she asked, looking up at you

“Yes.”you made a right turn at the stop sign “I will be taking you to nursery school this week.”

 The place wasn’t too far away and you were able to find a parking space, which was awesome. As you helped her get off, suddenly you saw a little boy run towards the street.

“Stay here!”you told Yun and ran to the boy, catching him in time before he crossed the street “Are you ok?”you asked him, checking if he was hurt, which he thankfully wasn’t

“I am ok.”he said

“Jiho!” someone yelled out and you saw a man running towards you”Are you ok?!”

“Mhm.”the boy nodded

“Your mother will kill me if she found out.” the man standing next to you was like a god, his brown hair messed up from all the running, you lost your words in seconds upon seeing him “Thank you very much.”he reached out and helped you stand up, flashing you a smile “If it wasn’t for you, who knows what could have happened.”

“Oh, there is no need to thank me. It was just my mothers instinct.”you said laughing, as you were a person which was very attached to little children.Your mother always said that you would become a great parent.

“Jiho, you should listen to your papa more.”Yun walked over to the three of you

“Do you know him Yun?”you asked her

“Yes, we are in the same class.” she nodded

“This isn’t my papa, this is my papa’s little brother.”explained the boy

“So your uncle.” said Yun

“I should introduce myself.”said the brown haired man “My name is Kim Taehyung.”

“Nice to meet you, my name is Y/N.”you bowed ,when you looked up, your eyes met. You didn’t notice that you were staring at each other, until the kids started moving around.

“I will be late.”Yun pulled on your clothes a bit

“Oh that is right, nursery school.”you picked her up and walked over to the building.The teacher took Yun and Jiho inside after they waved for goodbye.

 At this moment you and Taehyung were walking slowly back to the parking lot. It was a bit awkward, but it got even more once you realized that you weren’t dressed appropriately. You never expected to meet someone as handsome as him here.

“Thank you again for what you did.”he cut the silence

“There is no need.”you smiled at him “He is very cute.”

“Hu?”

“Your nephew, he is very cute.”you rephrased your sentence

“Ah, he is. And Yun is as well.” he added

“You remembered her name.”you giggled “She is.”you pulled out your phone and showed him pictures “I have so many in my phone.” in a way he looked a bit uncomfortable, was it because of the pictures, were you annoying him?

“I will be going now, you know how school is.”you said

“Are going to pick her up today too?”he asked

“Yeah, her father is working till late today. Why?”

“Oh, nothing, um...Jiho seems to likes Yun and I was just asking...you know.”he scratched the back of his head

“I see, well then see you later.”you smiled and ran to your car, as you drove off he was still looking at you

 The moment you stopped at the first traffic light, you called your big sister. It took her sometime to pick up, but in the end she did.

“I just dropped Yun off.”you said

“Thank you so much Y/N. I am so sorry for making you do this.”

“I think I might start liking this to be honest.”you said

“Did something happen?”she asked you “It did didn’t it! Tell me everything!” you two were acting like teens

“Do you know a boy called Jiho?”you asked her

“Yes, we are family friends and Yun likes playing with him.Why?”

“Well did you know that he has an uncle?”

“I have heard of him, but I don’t know how he looks like.....wait...don’t tell me...No way!”

“Yes way.”you said “His uncle is supper cute, but I fucked up.”

“Why?”

“I was dressed casually and my hair was a bit messy.”

“Don’t worry you looked amazing. I guess you can’t wait to pick Yun up,hu?”your sis made fun of you

“Hey! I need to get married too you know.”both of you started laughing “Ok, I am almost at home, see you tonight.”

“Bye.”

 You hung up and walked in your house to get your bag and fix yourself a bit better. School was the same as always, but you couldn’t stop thinking about that boy. Kim Taehyung, you were saying his name constantly in your mind and even wrote it down in your text book. The moment the bell rang and school was over, you ran to the bathroom to check if you looked good and jumped in the car ,to go and pick up Yun.Bad news was ,that the only open parking spot was far from the building of the nursery school. It was getting dark as well. The teachers were still working with the kids, so you sat in front of the building, waiting.

“They should be out soon.”someone next to you said, turning around you saw the male “Hey.”he waved

“Hey.”It was Taehyung “I just came from school and thought I was late.”you smiled

“I though the same thing.”he leaned back on the bench

 You looked down at your phone and saw a new message, it was from Yun’s dad. He wanted to know if you could take her and Jiho out tomorrow for a bit and you agreed.

“Is someone waiting for you?”Taehyung asked

“No, it was Yun’s dad, he wanted to know if you would like to take Yun and Jiho tomorrow for a bit.Just a walk.”

“Yeah, sure!”he was very happy “Oh...”he looked down at the ground “Will he come too?”

“He is working, so no.”

“I see.”

“UNCLE!”

 Both of you stood up and saw Yun and Jiho running towards you. As soon as you picked her up, you told the little ones about the plans you had for tomorrow. They were more than happy, well not only them.

“Sooo...”Taehyung looked at you “See you tomorrow?”

“Yeah.”you started walking towards the car

“Wait!”

 You looked back and saw him running after you with Jiho in his arms. After taking a deep breath, he looked at you. “It’s dark.What kind of a man would I be if I let two women walk alone.” a sudden blush creeped up on your face, you were relieved that the darkness was able to hide it.

 Once you reached the car you thanked him. “Can I...um...have your number?”you didn’t answer right away, so he panicked a bit “I mean, if we can’t find each other tomorrow.”

“Oh, ok.”you gave it to him and said your goodbyes

 After making sure Yun was safely buckled up, you proceeded with leaving the school.There was an awkward silence, so you decided to ask her how her day was.

“So, how was school?”

“You like Jiho’s uncle, don’t you aunt Y/N?” she didn’t even bother answer your question

“Aren’t you straightforward.” damn it, was it that obvious that even a kid knew

“I think he likes you too.”

“Really?Why do you think that?”you asked her just in case

“Well, Jiho was asking me a lot of thing about you.In the end he told me that his uncle had asked him to do this.”the little one explained

“Oh.”was the only thing that came out of your mouth

 Soon enough you reached her house. Yun waved at you and yelled out “Good luck!” before winking and getting in.

 Locking the door of your apartment, you kicked your shoes off of your legs and plopped onto the bed. As you were looking at the lamp, you started thinking. Did Jiho’s uncle really like you?But if he did, why did he act strange every time he saw you?Then suddenly an absurd idea emerged, your body stood up immediately.

“What if he has a girlfriend!” to you that explained why he was nervous to ask for your number, he was scared that his girlfriend would see it. “That is the only explanation there is.”you leaned back and fell on the bed, before falling asleep

 The next morning, you woke up finding out that you slept with your clothes still on. Grabbing your phone, you sighed, after checking the time. There was still an hour.Slowly getting up, you went to brush your teeth and take a nice relaxing shower. You were going to the park and wanted to dress nice, but after the thought of Tehyung’s girlfriend appeared in your head again, you decided to go with a pair of sports leggings. You know, something comfortable. Being with two kids meant a lot of running ,so you tied up your hair.

 You didn’t bother to take a bag with you, because you had pockets anyways.When you reached Yun’s house, she was already waiting for you outside with her mom.

 Your big sis buckled up Yun and walked over to your window, leaning on the door. “We will come pick her and Jiho up later. His parents wanted us to go out for dinner. Do you want to come?” she asked you smiling

“Nah, I don’t think I would feel comfortable.”you said sighing

“Did something happen?”she asked concerned

“Not yet.”

“Y/N.”she placed her hand onto your shoulder “You know that if something goes wrong you can talk to me about it. Before I became a married woman and a mother, I was your big sister.”

“Thanks sis.But don’t worry, I am used to it.”you said, trying to give her a smile

“Ok, have fun you two.”she said, waving as you left

“You look adorable in that dress Yun.”you complimented her pink and strawberry print dress

“You look very pretty too aunt Y/N.” the little one smiled widely

“Aww thank you.”who would have know that a little girl could make you feel this happy

 You found a nice place and parked the car. You were about to call Taehyung and see were he was, when Yun yelled out.

“Jiho!”she waved

“Yun!”the sound of little feet made you turn around

“Hey.”said Taehyung, he looked unbelievable in sports clothes, you couldn’t take your eyes off of him “You look amazing.” his words sounded so sweet, but you tried to keep your distance

“Thank you.”you looked down

“Are you feeling ok?he had noticed that you were acting a bit different from the other day

“I am ok.”clapping your hand you looked at the kids “So what should we do?”

“Let’s go over there.” Yun pointed at the big open space ,where people were running around and playing

“Last one is a rotten egg!” you yelled out and started running, the kids laughed out and followed you

“You are very fast.”turning to your side you saw Taehyung “But I am as well.”before you knew it ,he was in front of you and almost at the destination

“I won’t let you win!”you yelled out and jump, the moment Taehyung looked back ,he saw you fly towards him.Thinking that you might fall and hit yourself, he reached out grabbing you. Both of you fell on the ground, with you on top of him.

 You bursted out in laughter and he followed you, once you stopped, both your eyes met and you panicked.”Sorry.”you got up fast

“I have been meaning to ask you something.”he got up as well “Have I done some-” Jiho cut him off and pocked you yelling out “You are it!”

 You used the moment and ran after the boy, soon enough Yun joined in and Taehyung as well. After they got bored with tag, you pulled out a ball and started throwing it around, from one person to the other. Soon enough you forgot all about the thoughts you had about Taehyung’s girlfriend and started enjoying the park.

 You had piggyback races, Jiho was carrying Yun and Taehyung, you. You were holding him tight and he was you. “They are really fast.”you said

“I know.” agreed Taehyung

 You two were so close and yet you couldn’t do anything about getting closer. The kids got tired soon after and you sat on a bench to relax and catch your breaths.

“How about I go and get some ice cream?”you suggested

“We want to come too!”the little ones started jumping around, you were wondering where all that energy was coming from. As you were in the process of paying for the ice cream, the woman working at the place looked at you two.

“I am sorry, but I just have to say this.You two are a very cute couple.”she smiled at you

“We aren’t going out.”you said, but thanked for the compliment

 This made the situation between you two awkward ,as you were eating the ice cream. The sun was still shining, Yun and Jiho were nonstop talking to each other, yet you and Taehyung were just eating. Your phone ringed and you picked up. The expression Taehyung had on his face changed when he heard a male voice.

“Ok, I will tell her.Bye.”you hung up and looked at the children “Yun, guess who is coming to get you with a present?”

“Is it dad?”

“Yes.”

 Yun started jumping happily around the place. You said that you would wait for them in front of the park gates, so you grabbed Yun’s hand and started walking towards that place. While you waited you let them run a bit more. You licked the last bit of ice cream you had.

“Hey you got...” his hand reached out ,but stopped half way

“What is it?”you asked, when suddenly he leaned towards you, about to kiss your lips. You didn’t want to, but you pulled back “I am sorry I can’t!”you closed your eyes and stepped back

“No, I should be the one being sorry.”said Taehyung as his voice got a bit shaky

 Suddenly both of you said different things at the same time.

“I know you have a husband!”he said

“I know you have a girlfriend!”and you followed “What?!”you asked first after hearing him

“I know you are a married woman, but I can’t keep myself away from you.”he was being honest and you didn’t know what to say “I see what a happy family you have with Yun and her father. I really don’t want to ruin that for you, but I can’t ignore the fact that I am madly in love with you.It was love at first sight for me.” he continued talking without giving you a chance to say anything “I am sure he is an amazing man!”

“Dad!”Yun’s voice cut Taehyung off

“How is my little princess doing?”he asked ,picking her up in his arms

“Dad, Jiho’s uncle likes Y/N.” she said out loud

“Oh really, that is-”he was about to say that it was a great thing, when Taehyung bowed in front of him

“Sir I am very sorry, but I am in love with your wife!” he said loud and clear

“Sorry kid, but I am already taken.” said your sister

“I know and....”Taehyung looked up “Wait, what?”

“Mama!”said Yun, placing a kiss onto her cheek

 Your big sis started laughing and her husband did as well, after she wiped away the tears in her eyes from all of the laughter , she patted his shoulder “I am Yun’s mother and that is my little sister, Yun’s aunt. She doesn’t even have a boyfriend.”

“Taehyung, I never knew you had a girlfriend.”

“Hyung!”said Taehyung to a man who was holding Jiho in his arms

“That is because I don’t.”

“You don’t?”you asked

“Yeah. Why do you think I do?”

“Well because you were acting strange when you asked for my number.”

“I thought you were married.”

“I am not.”

 You were looking in each other’s eyes, not saying anything.Your big sis walked over to you. “We will leave you two alone now. It seems you need to discus somethings.”

 They left just like that leaving you two, silent, eyes locked together under a sunset. “Why would you think that I was married?”

“So you don’t have anyone?”he asked with his head looking at the ground

“Yeah.”

 One of his hands grabbed your waist and pulled you flush against his body, while his other hand pulled your head towards him into a deep and long kiss. When you pulled back to take a breath, Taehyung leaned and placed his forehead onto yours. “Which means I can take you, right?”, you couldn’t talk after that kiss, so just nodded “Great!” he said and pulled you up, wrapping your legs around his body and kissing you again. “You don’t know for how long I wanted to do this.”

“I bet it is as long as me.”you pecked his lips as well

“Can I take you home kitten?”he asked with a smirk on his lips. You stuck your tongue out and licked your lips “I take that as a yes.”

The people around were staring a lot “Tae put me down.People are looking.”

“Let them look, I want all of them to know how cute my girlfriend is.”these were words that warmed up your heart the same way your smile was warming up his.