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This is not intend to hurt people who likes SadnessXEmbarrassmentâŠ.. but for me it bother me that this ship is more popular than JoyXSadness and it made me lose my interest for JoyXSadness since Embarrassment is in the way. I feel I shouldnât support JoyXSadness since itâs not popular as SadnessXEmbarrassment. I donât support unpopular things I donât want to be different I want to fit in
It makes me so sad since JoyXSadness made me so happy but of course it had to be ruined
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sometimes the way you people talk about Riverdale really makes me feel like you guys are anti-art lmao
#the day society thought there was 'bad art' and that inherently meant it had no value and was better off not existing was the day we lost.#'oh we're so glad it's over' you don't even watch the show.#'how did they ruin such a good show?' i don't believe you have actually seen S01 bc it was actually garbage. easily the worst season.#like S01 legitimately is some of the most boring TV.#and if you like it that's fine but to say it was a good show in S01 is so wjfsjfnsbdhd#raise your standards please#anyway uh some of you just are assholes and very much anti-art with the way you talk about some stuff#art is like meant to communicate something and express a feeling and evoke an emotion. my god.#the way some of you conceptualize it as just mindless entertainment is so embarrassing and sad.#like truly i mean i'm sad for you. you're missing out on so many unparalleled art experiences if all you're looking for is 'good art'#won't get into it under here but that FriendlySpaceNinja Riverdale video is so dogshit specifically BECAUSE it embodies this exact idea#'good writing always wins' you don't get art. you flat out don't.#to conceptualize art as only being 'good' (having value) if it has 'good writing' is such a stupid and capitalist way of thinking about art#anyway that societal critique would eat away at my tag limit so i won't get into it.#james talks#riverdale#not exclusive to Riverdale by the way. also very much applies to something like twilight.#like we've already done such a cultural reevaluation of twilight but i still see so many takes on it that are like 'this shouldn't exist'#and it's very inherently anti-art. also fundamentally the idea of 'good art' is just such dogshit but like go watch the CJ the X videoâ#on subjectivity in art for a much more comprehensive take on that. they break it down a lot better than i can in tags.#disliking something and understanding it isn't for you isn't the same thing as saying it shouldn't exist btw.#'twilight was not my taste' and 'twilight ruined vampires' or 'twilight is toxic and should've never been written' aren't the same.#like disliking something as an artistic piece bc it doesn't do anything for you is fine! good even. that's like the whole point of art!#but the whole 'burn it down' and 'this is ruining culture and TV' takes are so insufferable and anti-art lol
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Professor Membrane: Good or Bad Father?
I've decided to scientifically argue weather or not Professor Membrane from Invader Zim father of Dib Membrane and gasoline the other one by going through EVERY EPISODE of Invader Zim (that he appears in) and making a point counter of every good and bad action he does.
Episode 1 The Nightmare Begins Ignores Dib -1 point
Episode 2B NanoZim Just gives him the tiny ship when he needs help even though what he says is insane. Proffy doesn't even call him insane just tells him to run along + 1 point
Episode 3A Parent Teacher Night He tried to show up for the meeting,,, even if it resulted in the lab exploding. + 1 dad point - 1 scientist point
Episode 6B Battle Dib Didn't recognize his son - 1 point Too hard to contact - 1 point Gave Dib the permission slip + 1 point
Episode 8B Bad Bad Rubber Piggy MADE HIS SON INTO A COOL ASS BATTLE ROBOT TO PREVENT HIM FROM DYING + 1 point
10B Bloatys Pizza Hog Only one annual family night out - 1 point Lets Gaz choose wherever she wants + 1 point Made sure Dib also came + 1 point If Dib doesn't show up, he'll put it off for next year - 1 point 12B Game Slave 2 One of the best lines in the show + 1 point
13 Battle of the Planets Told his son aliens were fake and said he had a big head as a baby. The iconic line "my poor insane son" debuts this episode. - 1 point
14 Halloween Spectacular of Spooky Doom said "It was only a matter of time" for Dib going to HIS INSANE ASYLUM THAT HE OWNS. - 1 point Did not consider Dib's opinion for a second. - 1 point Sent Dib to the asylum. For the rest of his life. - 1 point And an extra bad point, because that's really bad, and the worst thing he's done in the show and what most people remember him for. - 1 point Another bad point for apparently experimenting on baby Dib so much he has subconscious trauma over it. - 1 point
15B Future Dib Neglects his children (hasn't shown up for weeks) - 1 point However he makes prerecorded messages for them so he's not totally abandoning them. + 1 point Inviting his kids to the infinite energy thingy. + 1 point Pat Gaz on the head + 1 point Noticed Dib was missing immedietely + 1 point He told Gaz to make sure Dib doesn't do anything embarrassing. - 1 point Waited for his kids despite jeers from the audience + 1 point DOESN'T GIVE EVERYONE PERPETUAL ENERGY BECAUSE THEY DISRESPECTED HIS KIDS + 1 dad point - 1 scientist point Membrane doesn't realize the robot dib is fake - 1 point
18B The Sad Sad Tale of Chickenfoot Invasion of privacy by letting randoms in the house. - 1 point Calls his son insane to everyone there. - 1 point Insisting what his son's future is as I'm assuming he does that a lot offscreen. - 1 point Not defending Dib when everyone starts laughing at him - 1 point
20 Tak The Hideous New Girl Trying to make friends with Dib's friend :) + 1 point
21 Backseat Drivers from Beyond the Stars Tells Gaz to be nice to his brother and helps her out with her problem. + 1 point Calls Dib insane behind his back - 1 point
23b Dibship Rising He LIED about the can of beans wiping out ALL HUMAN LIFE - 1 point?
25 Gaz Taster of Pork Always keeps the fridge stocked with good food + 1 point Stopped what he was doing immedietely to help Gaz with her problem + 1 point Put his kid on public TV without consent - 1 point Turned his kid into an experiment - 1 point Makes his children have to do an escape sequence at all - 1 point Apologizes + 1 point
27 The Most Horrible X-Mas Ever Trusted Dib with his anti-santa arsenal + 1 point
DELETED EPISODES!
Mopiness of Doom Listened to Dib + 1 point Told Dib to give up on his dreams - 1 point Very encouraging to Dib + 1 point Constantly checking in on Dib + 1 point Very tuned into Dib's emotions and be able to tell when something is bothering him + 1 point Professor Membrane's love is conditional - 1 point Complaining about Dib to Gaz - 1 point
10 Minutes to Doom Did not recognize his son - 1 point Did not want to get involved with Dib's fashion matters - 1 point Deciding to take a look anyways + 1 point Didn't to his son and now insisting that they have to stop him - 1 point
Day of Da Spookies Calls his son insane - 1 point Stopping work to help him anyways + 1 point
TOTAL SCORE
Good Points - 25 Bad Points - 30
ENTER THE FLORPUS
Making his kids a food robot + 1 point Waiting for Dib + 1 point Calling his son insane to Gaz - 1 point Telling Gaz to be supportive, even using metaphors + 1 point BEHOLD MY BOY CHILD + 1 point Mean to Dib about his interests - 1 point Arguing - 1 point Calling Dib's spaceship fake - 1 point Wishing isn't very scientific son - 1 point Patting his son on the head + 1 point Unprovoked calling Dib's ideas imaginary - 1 point Confirming he knows aliens exist, thus meaning that he's just saying they don't to be mean to his son specifically - 1 point Insisting it's a hallucinations so hard - 1 point Saying he'll always be proud of his son before he thinks he's going to die + 1 point Saved his son from a pit! + 1 point Helped fight off robots with Dib + 1 point Saying "great work honey" to Gaz + 1 point Using the moose without arguing + 1 point Pretending like all of it was a hallucination - 1 point Convincing everyone else it was a hallucination too - 1 point 10 Good point 10 Bad points
TOTAL SCORE
Good Points - 35 Bad Points - 40
RESULTS ARE IN!!!! Professor Membrane, SCIENTIFICALLY, is a BAD DADDYO!!!!!!
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Hey Boo,
I've been seeing Joelkemons making the rounds being the best kind of dude to have around when you're crying.
Is Stepdad is having very strong feelings about all of this too? I imagine of Raider (LOML) and NW are being so soft with us, something in stepdad might respond to our hopelessly impotent rage.
I'd love to see how he reacts.
Boy howdy, tho, if I could slip into the brothel and have a big ol' Joel-pile, that shit would fix me all the way.
Thank you so much for everything you do and are.
I hope you're taking care of yourself too.
-- Cupquake <3
black tuesday
JOEL x f!READER | 1000 words
WARNINGS: 18+. Election Night. ANGST. Tears. Fears. This is intended to be a cathartic fic with some comfort but please don't read if it could be traumatic. Allusions to reproductive rights, etc. Reader is angry, esp. at men, takes it out on joel a little. Joel is supportive. Reader dacryphilia, brief smut. STEPDAD AU but you don't need to know it, and the stepcest doesn't come up.
NOTES: Sweet Cupquake, you're welcome and thank you for always being so supportive. Poor stepdad, he's normally the one needing comforting, isn't he? Yes, he has strong feelings about all this. This doesn't fit neatly in the AU timeline just roll with it. My brief post on the election is here. This will most likely be my only fic that overtly acknowledges the u.s. election. DO NOT INTERACT: TRUMP VOTERS, ANTI-CHOICE PEOPLE, MINORS.
Youâre sitting on the floor of your apartment watching the news while Joel makes dinner and a huge mess in the kitchen. When the early votes are counted, weâll see a lot more blue, they said. No, actually. Not really. You turn the volume way down so you can barely hear it.Â
âPastaâs ready,â Joel announces in a weak, sing-song voice.Â
You remain on the floor. Your breathing is shallow, and it doesnât feel real.Â
Joel comes into the living room but doesnât sit down. He stands with his arms crossed. His neck veins are bulging, his biceps are tense, his jaw clenches as he watches the screen. Heâs pissed, heâs so angry watching this happen. Heâs embarrassed to be a Texan. He thinks about all the women he knows. Embarrassed to be a man.Â
He looks back and forth between the tv and you, and he sees your eyes are watery. He brings your glass of water from the kitchen, but you refuse it. He puts it down on the coffee table. Then, he picks up the remote control and turns off the tv.Â
âWhyâd you do that?â you snap.Â
âItâs only makinâ ya sad,â Joel replies. âItâs still early, thereâs time.âÂ
âSad?? You think Iâm sad?â Heat rises to your face. Your chest tightens. Â
âOkay,â Joel acknowledges softly. âI can see youâre not just sad.âÂ
He sits down and tries to put his arm around you but you scoot over to face him.Â
âAll you men just go around blowing your loads everywhere and weâre the ones who have to deal with it, and you have the nerve to tell us how.âÂ
âIâd never tell you how to--you know that.â
â--I am so fucking tired of men talking.âÂ
âSorry,â he mumbles, and sits quietly next to you for a minute. Itâs hard knowing thereâs nothing he can do or say, but heâs not going to leave you unless you tell him to.Â
He clears his throat and asks softly, âWould anything make ya feel better?â
âOnly waking up from this nightmare.â
âYeah,â he acknowledges.Â
âI donât wanna feel better,â you begin to cry. âI want it to not happenâŠ.Like, is this real life?âÂ
None of it feels real. Months ago, people in stupid red hats were carrying around actual sperm cups. The highest-profile rapist in the country called himself the father of fertility, and crowds of people cheered. He said âmass deportationâ and people cheered more. And then half the country voted for these sick, twisted buffoons.Â
âYou want some space?â Joel asks.Â
âNo,â you protest tearfully.
He hesitantly brushes the back of your neck with his thumb. This time, you let him put his arm around you.Â
You whisper, âI canât believe this is happening.âÂ
âSweetheart, it ainât over. We got time.âÂ
You shake your head no, âcause you can feel it in your gut.Â
Joel sits in silence for a moment, and you canât see it, but heâs tearing up because he can feel you burning and heâs powerless.Â
He holds you and strokes your back while you bury your face in his chest. He discreetly checks his new york times app and tries not to react out loud- itâs only getting worse.Â
After a few minutes of silence, he whispers your name, and you respond, âmm?â
âIâm sorry,â he chokes out.Â
You look up to see his cheeks wet, his hair messy. Your heart swells with affection. Affection and⊠gratitude? God, the bar is in hell. But to be fair, you really love him. Youâre grateful for the man he is, not the one he isnât.Â
Desire begins to stir in your chest.
Joel presses a kiss onto your forehead, then lifts your chin, and you look at each other. He brushes away a tear from your cheek. With his own cheeks still wet, he swallows, and the emotional bob of his Adamâs apple sends a rush of arousal to your core. You put your hand on the back of his neck and pull him toward you for a kiss.Â
Affection and relief floods your body. Itâs temporary, of course, but you let yourself have this. You let the nightmare fade into a spicy dream.Â
You straddle him and he pulls you close and moans into your mouth. You kiss him desperately and feel him harden under you. He hesitates and mutters, âsorry,â trying to read the room. He pushes your thighs back, trying to put some distance between you and his hard-on.Â
âStop,â you reply, then latch onto his mouth again. He breaks away and says, âJust donât want ya to feel like IââÂ
âShut up,â you tell him, then scoot yourself closer, your crotch firmly planted on the warm, stiffening shape in his sweatpants. You grind your hips into him. He kisses you back with increased fervor, and moans into your mouth. Kissing passionately, your loins throb warmly together and your hips move in rhythm.Â
You reach between the two of you and slide your hand down his sweatpants. You palm his leaking manhood. Pressing it against his tummy, you gently move the skin on his shaft, and He groans.
âFuck,â he breathes, and thrusts against your hand.Â
You stand up to urgently take off your pj pants.Â
His man-guilt is still eating at him. Squeezing his aching hard shaft, he lets out a moan, then weakly offers, âAre you sure you wannaâŠâ
In response, you straddle him, hot and dripping against his bare arousal. You slide against him, throbbing and ready. Then, as you slide his tip to your entrance, you warn him, âGet it while itâs on the table.â You sink down on him and he shudders. Then he thrusts upward and moans as he bottoms out. Â
âMy legsâll be closed for business soon,â you explain.Â
He closes his eyes and breathes deep as your body accommodates his. âFair enough,â he answers thoughtfully, then opens his eyes. âWait. Even if my face is the customer?âÂ
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NOTES: I actually wrote three Stepdad things, and chronologically, this is no. 2 of 3. The others aren't posted yet. The first one is a standalone pregnancy scare, nothing about the election (would've been before it). And the second one is a post-election talk about contraception.
My brief post on the election is here.
Thank you for reading. Please remember to take care of yourselves <33
#stepdad!joel#joel miller angst#joel miller smut#election angst#cw stepcest#cw trump#cw politics#cw anxiety#cw election#toxicanonymity â ïž
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No Good Deeds [George Weasley x Reader]
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Title: No Good Deeds. Part 3.
Pairing: {George Weasley x Reader} mentions of previous Fred Weasley x Reader.
Timeline: Set a few years after DH, loosely following Canon.
Summary: A few years after Fredâs death, the investors of Weasleysâ Wizard Wheezes demand changes to the name. All it would take is two years of a fake marriage to fix the issues, but no good deed goes unpunished.
Warnings: Fake marriage trope because we love the cliché. Mentions of death (Fred). Friends to lovers. Slow burn but mentions of kissing and eventual smut. Swearing. George calls us Angel. Drinking. Angst, sadness, grief. Tags will be updated with each chapter.
This one got a little sad Iâm sorry, Iâm in my Freddie feels right now đ„
Arriving at the shop, you noticed that Ron was still not here yet as the shop was in complete blackout except for the window lights which remained on at all times. You pulled out your wand and recited the unlocking spell that Fred had created and personalised, as well as the counter spell for the anti-alohamora charm he'd placed upon the building. You locked the door behind you with a flick of your wand and illuminated the store, making your way straight up to the office. The store looked good and tidy, though you did notice during your ascent up the stairs that there were a few stock items that needed replenishing, something you could do once you'd set up everything in the back.
Around half an hour later, Ron burst through the office door, calling for George and immediately froze upon seeing you sat there at his brother's desk.
"Oh, thought it was George this morning," he says, running his hand over the back of his neck, slightly embarrassed at barging in.
"He had some stuff to sort this morning, said I'd cover for him," you explained with a little shrug, grabbing the floats from the safe and the morning banking book.
"Oh right, yeah okay," Ron says, following behind you as you walk down the stairs. "Think he's got a secret girlfriend?"
Ron's words make you momentarily freeze, having not expected him to say that.
"Don't know Ronald," you said with another shrug and a smile, "but if Percy can get a girlfriend then George definitely can." Ron laughs with a nod and helped you set up the shop as you work together, laughing and joking like usual. He tries to pry into George's love life a little more, assuming that you know more than he does but you successfully manage to deflect his questions, hopefully without any suspicion.
You winced as the stones of your engagement ring caught the palm of your hand for the third time since you'd been restocking the shelves and looked down to see a little imprint of the outline cut into your hand. You sighed, checking around you to see where Ron was before walking up towards the office and turning left instead, towards the flat. Approaching the wooden door, you took a deep breath in and tried to gather your courage, suddenly feeling emotional and overwhelmed at returning to the flat you'd once known so well, dreading stepping through the door.
You huffed out a breathe and opened the handle, immediately greeted by the dark corridor that wrapped around the flat. You walked past the closet and then past what used to be Fred's bedroom, pausing only briefly to touch the doorframe as you felt your lip wobble, tears threatening your eyes. You shook them away and carried on walking towards George's room, looking for something specific that you knew he had, hoping he wouldn't mind you borrowing it.
You felt uncomfortable intruding like this, but it was the only solution you could think of. You stepped through the door and found the room to be much neater than you imagined, with only a few pieces of clothing and ties strewn on the floor in the otherwise rather tidy bedroom. You walked over to his dresser, seeing his leather watch box on top and raised the lid. Immediately you were met with a photo of you, George and Fred in your fifth year, building a snowman in the courtyard at Hogwarts. You all looked so young and happy, dressed in layer upon layer of warm clothes topped with coats and hats as you beamed at the camera, Fred's arm wrapped around you and George holding onto your shoulder, each one of you proud of the enchanted snowman you'd created. A tear leaked out of your eye and you bit your lip to try and prevent anymore from falling as you quickly wiped it away, unable to take your eyes of Fred's infectious smile. You placed the photo down onto the lid and reached to grab a silver chain that was beside the watch that his parents had given him for his 17th birthday, the same watch that sat beside an identical one in the box. You'd bought both of them a chain for their 17th birthday with a little engraved pendant attached that you had customised. The engraving was a 'w' sign with a little star at the top, the very same sign that would become the logo for the shop. Fred was buried in his chain, having never taken it off, but you noticed that George hadn't worn his much in the past few years, which you understood. You took out the chain and slipped the engagement ring through it before securing it around your neck and tucking it underneath your shirt. The last thing you wanted was to lose the ring and this was the only way you could keep it safe whilst you were at work, knowing you'd be panicking if it was in your pocket all day and you vowed to keep it at home tomorrow. You closed the lid of the watch box, casting one last glance at the photo before walking out of the flat and back down to the shop. Ron was none the wiser and you carried on restocking the love potions, no longer hurting from the ring, as Ron grabbed the skiving snackboxes in preparation for you opening the store.
You briefly thought of George as you wiped down the counter, wondering if the furniture had been delivered yet and what he was doing at home before a knock at the front door dragged you out of your musings. Verity had arrived for her shift and you let her in with a wave of your wand, greeting her before disappearing into the office for one last check over the inventory books before the shop opened.
"Morning stranger," you heard a voice say a little later as you deposited some cash into the safe. You turned around and saw George leaning on the door frame, arms crossed with a smirk on his lips, looking well rested and quite frankly, very handsome in his suit and burgundy shirt.
"Morning Georgie," you smiled, locking the safe and turning to face him completely.
"You ran off this morning," he teases, stepping forward to sit next to you on the desk, his long legs leaning beside you.
"I left a note," you countered in a mock-argument, giving him a wicked smile. He chuckles and nods, his eyes flicking over you.
"Did everything come okay? Didn't expect you in yet."
"All set up," he says with a nod before frowning gently, his mouth opening and closing twice before he says the next part, "look about last night, I'm sorry if-"
"Georgie," you said, moving to stand and place your hand on his chest to stop him. "I offered."
"Yeah not for me to sleep with-
"It's fine, actually it was nice to sleep beside someone again," you said honestly, the image of Fred's smiling face from the photograph filling your mind as you thought of the only person you'd ever shared a bed with. "Except for the snoring, that I could do without," you joked. He immediately grabbed you and pulled you into him as you let out a little squeal at the sensation of his beginning to tickle you.
"Snoring!?" He repeats with a shout, trying to look outraged but the grin on his face told you that he was far from angry. "How rude Mrs Weasley," he jokes, stopping the tickling but still keeping his hands on your waist. His eyes flick down to your left hand and his brows knit together momentarily as you follow his train of thought.
"Couldn't let Ron see it yet," you said as you both looked at your left ring finger, "I have to confess something though."
"Don't say you've lost it already," George says with a small, goading smirk which transforms into a laugh as you hit him on the chest for the little dig.
"No I haven't lost it," you say with a huff before reaching down into your shirt and pulling out the chain that sits around your neck, the ring hanging off of it like a pendant, knowing he'd recognise it instantly, "had to borrow this from you, is that okay? Please don't be mad, I tried to put the ring on my other hand but it kept digging in and it cut me and."
George immediately stops your babbling by pressing his lips to yours, a move that shocks you to your core as you stand there frozen, feeling his soft lips on yours. The kiss lasts no more than a few seconds but you can't help but stay perfectly still, more than surprised by his actions, your eyes slowly fluttering open after instinctively closing as he leaned in. George pulls away and looks at you with equal amounts of surprise, as if he couldn't believe what he'd just done too. His shocked expression drops from his face after a few moments as he draws in a breath before explaining, never taking his eyes off his chain around your neck.
"I'm sorry, I couldn't think of any other way to stop you rambling," he says with a small tilt of teasing in his voice before his gaze flicks up to look directly into your eyes, a soft look on his features. "I don't mind, looks good on you."
He strokes your arm as he pulls away and without any other words, he walks through the office door and down the stairs, leaving you utterly bamboozled as you stare at the spot where George had just been. George just kissed you. George Weasley had just kissed you.
The rest of the day was a bit of a blur, with paperwork and inventory checks needing your attention and taking up most of your time. You'd run into George a few times over the course of the day and each and every time you had felt his eyes on you before you even knew he was there. The look in his eyes was unfamiliar to you, like he was deep in thought or concentration but it only seemed to be when he caught sight of you which was strange. At one point he had winked at you as you walked through the store after grabbing some lunch for the both of you and it made you feel giddy and restless as there had seemed to be a shift in your dynamic since the kiss.
After your last inventory check was done and recorded in the files, you stepped out onto the shopfloor at 10 minutes before close to ask George about what he wanted for dinner tonight but you stopped short when you saw him laughing with an unfamiliar woman next to the till. They were stood pretty close together and she was laughing at something George was saying as he chuckled along, looking fairly animated in his reply. Your eyes rolled when you saw her laugh and reach out to touch his arm, a move you'd seen over and over again in all those tragic muggle romantic comedies that Hermione had made you endure over the years. You couldn't deny that your stomach sank at seeing the scene before you, George and the pretty woman flirting openly in the near empty shop, especially after he kissed you earlier in the day. You considered just backing away and pretending that you'd not seen what you had but that plan was immediately rendered impossible when you heard your name called out by a very familiar voice. George.
He waved his hand at you, gesturing for you to join them and you willed your feet to move across the floor, trying to force a smile onto your face though inside you were a maelstrom of hurt and rage.
"This is her, y/n," George says, introducing you as you approach them, placing his hand onto your waist as you stand next to him. "She came up with these, bloody brilliant actually," George says, holding out the familiar packaging of the weather in a bottle product you'd created together in your sixth year. "Excellent diversion tactic or just a harmless prank if preferred, a rain cloud will actually follow the receiver around and it creates no mess, except for the unsuspecting victim, they'll be wet through."
Usually, George's praise would have made you blush, especially as his hand held your waist so openly, but in the current circumstance you just felt enraged. The woman he was chatting with had pulled away from him and clearly had a face like thunder at your interruption, though she tried to mask it around George.
"It seems your employees are very talented," she says with a tight lipped smile that certainly didn't reach her eyes. You didn't miss the inflection on the word 'employees' and it pained you not to roll your eyes at her purposeful goading. You shot her a sarcastic smile in return before looking around for Ron but you couldn't see him.
"Employee?" George says questioningly before looking down at you, pulling you in slightly, "my fiancée." You froze, feeling suddenly on the spot at you tried to search for any sign of Ron or Verity in hearing distance but there was no one else around.
The woman seemed to baulk at the new information and all pretence of a smile dropped from her face. She suddenly made up some excuse about having to collect something from Flourish and Botts and quickly hustled out of the store, leaving you and George alone.
You snorted as you watched her exit, "should rename the shop 'Weasleys' Wizard Whizzes, with how fast she just ran out."
George barked out a laugh before checking his watch and flourishing his wand, effectively closing and locking the door. He nudges you with his hip as he squeezes past to get to the tills, opening up the first one that Verity had manned for most of her shift.
"So fiancé Eh?" You said quietly, moving around to the second till to begin cashing it up just as George had with the first one. George gives you a little look as he counts the sickles before jotting down the total on the little piece of parchment beside the till.
"Only one more day before we tell mum, might as well start the rumours," George says with a knowing smirk. The mention of telling Molly made your stomach lurch and it was all you could think of as you counted each galleon, knut and sickle in the till.
"You ready my beloved?" George asks jokingly, reaching for your hand as he puts the last of the cash in the safe.
"What about the accounts?" You ask, looking through the inventory receipts laid out on your desk.
"They can wait till morning, I'm starving, let's go home," George says, taking your hand and begins leading you down the stairs. His use of 'home' gave you a warm, fluttery feeling that made a goofy smile want to cross across your lips, knowing that he meant both of you.
You walked out of the shop and George turned out the lights and locked up with his wand before placing it into his suit jacket pocket, never once letting go of your hand as you walked around to the back of the store and apparated back to your flat.
As soon as you made it back, you walked into your bedroom and threw off your bra just as you did everyday, followed by your socks and jeans, changing into your loungewear straight away. You threw on a big cardigan and walked back out to see George in the kitchen, looking through the fridge.
"Made you a cup of tea Angel," he says with an absent nod of his head as he peruses the ingredients.
"Thank you!" You gush, elated at the prospect of having a warm cup of tea, "I knew there was a reason I'm marrying you," you joked.
George huffed mockingly, closing the fridge as he turns to face you. He'd taken off his suit jacket and rolled up his sleeves and you couldn't deny how good he looked right at that moment.
"Not my movie star good looks? Towering height? Flaming red hair?" He jokes, stepping closer to you.
"Hmmm," you pretend to think, dramatically tapping your chin, "no it's definitely the tea."
"Remind me why I'm marrying you again?" He teases, reaching behind you to grab his drink.
"I'd say my impeccable sense of humour and sharp whit but we both know it's for a savvy business move," you replied with a sarcastic grin that falls from your face as you watch George's face sink. He recovers quickly but you definitely saw the stricken expression on his face and you immediately regret your words, though you were of course only stating facts.
You start tea as George nips in the shower and as the rice begins to boil and the chicken comes out of the oven, the kitchen heats up exponentially and you have to take off your cardigan due to the heat, casting it to the wind to land somewhere on the sofa behind you. Just as you reached for the jar of sauce from the cupboard, you saw the bottles of daisyroot draught you'd bought for George a few days ago and pulled it out for him before adding the sauce to the chicken.
"Georgie, I got you some daisyroot, if you want it," you said, turning to face him as you stir the bubbling pan. He's wearing his pyjama bottoms and a black T-shirt as he rubs his hair with the towel, walking barefoot into the kitchen. He opens his mouth to reply but he seems to briefly pause, focusing intently on something around you before snapping out of it a few moments later, looking bashful.
"Great, yeah great, thank you," he stammered, stuttering through his words as he avoided eye contact with you and walked past you to grab a glass from the top shelf. You frowned at his peculiar behaviour but decided not to question in, realising that it might be an adjustment thing from him moving in with you, after all the only person he'd ever lived with as an adult was Fred. Perhaps you shouldn't have bought him the daisyroot, thinking that somehow you might have overstepped.
"Tea's nearly ready," you say, perhaps a little delicately in hopes that you wouldn't upset him but his reaction is normal so you try to put it out of your mind, putting it down to a bad turn.
"This is amazing Angel," George says, taking huge forkfuls of the chicken curry and rice you'd haphazardly thrown together. You smile appreciatively at him and scoop up some of your own food, admittedly taking much smaller bites than George. "So, you ready to tell Mum tomorrow?"
Your eyes shoot up to his with a glare, seeing him smirking at you and you roll your eyes, feeling a lump in your throat and nerves at the pit of your stomach.
"Yeah can't wait," you mutter sarcastically, already anticipating what could happen in your mind, picturing her utter elation, or her outrage.
"You know she'll be happy right?" George says, scooping up another forkful of rice.
"You think we can actually convince them?" You ask, changing the direction of the conversation slightly, not realising how much that question had been playing on your mind. George is quiet for a minute as he considers his answer, taking a sip of the daisyroot before picking up his fork again.
"Don't see why not," he says with a little shrug before turning to look at you with a little smile, "not exactly unheard of is it? Falling for your best friend."
George's words make your stomach flip and roil in numerous ways, the smile on his face only furthering those complicated feelings within you.
"Guess not," you reply, trying to act neutral as you absently eat your food, though you couldn't deny that your appetite had waned dramatically from the topic of conversation. "So, do I wear the ring tomorrow or do I put it on after work?"
"Whatever you want Angel," George says, reaching for his glass again, "Ron's off tomorrow and I doubt Verity would notice anything even directly under her nose, it's just you and me." When you don't reply, silently considering your options, George leans over and grabs your hand on the table, stroking where your engagement ring should be. "Keep in on my chain tomorrow, around your neck and then put it on before we get back to mum's," he suggests, a softness to his voice that made it seem like a hopeful request. You nod and smile at him, still feeling a little conflicted as you tuck into the rest of your meal.
When you climb into bed later that night, your thoughts are consumed by your situation, of your impending engagement and your future after that. Truthfully, you hadn't taken much time to process everything since that first initial day, getting caught up in George moving in and all the things that came along with that. You were already anxious at returning to the Burrow tomorrow, having only been back a handful of times since the war, once for Harry and Ginny's engagement party and a few other dinners that never quite felt the same as before, like something obvious was missing, as it always was these days. Your thoughts were plagued with what ifs and nervous thoughts of what lies after but mostly all you could think of was Fred.
You had to remind yourself that you were doing this for George and for Fred's memory, to keep the business exactly as it had been created, to honour Fred. They were your oldest friends, your best friends and you'd give anything for them to succeed and to be happy and if that meant sacrificing your own life and happiness temporarily, then you'd do it in a heartbeat, regardless of the emotional strain.
You felt shame at lying to the people that had become your second family, that had housed you and welcomed you into their home like one of their own. You felt sad that you were holding back George from finding someone and even more conflicted that the idea of George finding someone else caused you to hurt in ways you couldn't explain. And most of all, you felt immeasurable guilt at your arrangement with George, namely because it felt like you were disrespecting Fred. Moving on, even though you were never officially together, seemed to imply that you had chosen George over him, that you could be so selfish and heartless that you'd marry his twin brother after his death, casting all of your memories away and rendering them insignificant. In your heart, you knew Fred wouldn't see it that way and he'd be proud of you for doing what you were doing for his and George's sake, though your mind wouldn't listen to a word of that, instead choosing to attack you.
As soon as the idea crossed your mind, you pulled back your covers and hauled yourself out of bed to crouch on the floor, reaching for a large shoebox that was stored under your bed, filled with your most treasured items. The top of the box had scribbles all over it in both in pencil and quill ink, with writings and drawings of Weasley products all over in a mixture of yours and the twins' handwriting. You sat and chuckled at the difference between everyone's writing; yours was the neatest and most consistent with cursive tails and joined letters. George's writing was small and a little 'curly', though it was quite neat for a boy's writing. Fred's writing however, fluctuated between indecipherable scribblings and various levels of darkness as if he's taken too much ink on the quill. You ran your fingers over the markings, smiling to yourself, before opening the lid to the shoebox. You didn't do this often, only when you needed to feel him, to be surrounded by memories, like right now.
You pulled out a stack of photos front the top, some magical and some not, seeing you, George and Fred at various ages and places during your Hogwarts years. You looked through them with fondness before coming across a photo of you and Fred at the Yule Ball in your sixth year, both of you dressed in your fanciest clothes. Fred's rust coloured waistcoat matches his vibrant, long hair perfectly and you looked at the photo carefully, thinking of how handsome he looked. Memories of dancing and laughing through the night entered your mind, both with Fred and George after George had stolen you away for a dance when Fred had stepped out to get drinks. Fred had walked straight up to the pair of you pretending to be angry and had tried to steal you back, both of them never missing a step of the waltz choreography as you were passed back and forth between the brothers, their matching red hair just a blur as you spun around.
You couldn't stop the tears that filled your eyes and steamed down your cheeks as you looked at the photo of Fred, trying to remember every little detail about him, the scar on his eyebrow and the light freckles on his cheeks, his smell and his laughter. You put down the photos and picked up the button that was underneath the stack, one of the buttons from your dress that night that Fred had unceremoniously ripped off of you, this singular button popping off and rolling underneath his bed, only for you to find it two months later. You placed the button down onto the photos and pulled out a stack of letters that you'd saved, some from Fred and some from George, not feeling strong enough to be able to read them at the moment.
Just as you pulled out a little stuffed toy of a Niffler that Fred had bought you in your third year and cuddled it into your chest, there was a gentle knock at the door. You called out for George to come in, trying to stash the things away before he could see them and get upset as well as quickly wiping away your tears before looking up to him.
Whatever he wanted from you disappeared the second he saw your tear strained face, crouched over a box he recognised immediately.
"Angel," he says quietly, which only makes more tears fall. He moves like lightning over to you and immediately wraps his arms around you, sitting beside you and pulling you into his embrace so that you were near enough sat in his lap. He holds you, rocking gently as you cry, no longer seeing any reason to hold back your emotions.
"Your T-shirt's all wet," you say in a weak, apologetic voice with a sniffle a few minutes later, pulling away from him slightly. "I'm so sorry, it's not fair of me to do this with you," you say, noticing that his own tears are working their way down his face.
"Not fair? What do you mean?" He says gently, allowing you to pull away but not completely, keeping a comforting hand on you.
"He was your brother, your twin, I-"
"Enough of that," he says with a shake of his head, reaching down to wipe away a tear under your eye, "he meant everything to both of us."
His words make you want to cry all over again but you don't, trying to stay calm as you rest your forehead on his shoulder. His hand strokes your back as you try and calm your breathing, feeling a little embarrassed by your outburst after you'd got it all out of your system.
"I'm sorry, I hadn't considered how hard this must be for you, you and Fred were together for-."
"It doesn't matter," you say, cutting off George, not wanting to explain that you were never really together, "it's not that, not really, I just really needed him."
George gives you a single nod that holds all the weight of understanding, clearly knowing exactly how you felt.
"I remember this," George chuckles, pulling something out of the box delicately. It was a piece of parchment with the ingredients for the ageing potion you'd found in an old potions book that the twins had used to try and enter their names into the triwizard tournament. You'd warned them that it wouldn't work against Dumbledore's age line but they hadn't listened. Attached to the sheet of parchment with an old paper clip was a photo you'd taken of the twins in the infirmary, both of them sporting wild white hair and beards, including bushy eyebrows, their arms around each other with cheesy smiles.
You watched as George reached down to touch an old, faded T-shirt of Fred's that was tucked down into the bottom of the box, an old quidditch T-shirt that had outgrown him by his third year, golden thread stitching up a hole in the collar and another smaller one on the seam of the sleeve. You wore it to bed nearly every night for years, the softness and the smell always so comforting to you.
George's fingers ran across the Gryffindor logo for a moment before catching sight of a keyring he'd bought you from the Quidditch World Cup, the green shamrock dangling from the binder ring, the Ireland logo on the back a little scratched up now but the green, white and orange colours were still as vibrant as ever.
"I bought you this," he said with a smile, placing it into his hand as he inspected it. You nodded eagerly, remembering it clearly. You'd painted the boys faces before leaving the tent with the face paint you'd taken with you and when they'd been to look at the merchandise with the limited money they had, they'd both returned with matching green and white scarves, Fred decked out in an obscenely large hat and George had nervously held out his hand to you, passing you the keyring as he moved you to stand between the twins.
"Knew you would want a momento from the trip but I didn't think you'd appreciate one of those hats like Fred and Ginny had," he says, a fondness in his eyes as he looks at the metal keyring.
"I used it everyday for five years," you said, giving him a little smile. "I caught it on the door one day and I thought I broke it, had to reattach the shamrock and then I switched it out, it means too much to me to get broken or lost."
George looks up at you with emotion filled eyes, a look shared between you both that held so much depth that it stole your breath for a few moments.
"Feels like another lifetime," George says after a few minutes of silence. You made a noise of agreement, flicking your eyes down to look at the box filled with distant memories that were now bittersweet and a little twisted.
"You're wrong, you know."
George looks up at you with a puzzled frown, confused by your words. You breathe out a puff of laughter and smile at him, reaching for the hand that wasn't holding the keyring.
"Fred isn't the only one who means everything to me."
Your words seem to affect George in a way that you hadn't anticipated as a tear comes to his eye, his hand tightening around yours before he pulls you into his lap, wrapping his arms around you. You hug him back without question, feeling his soft (and now dry) T-shirt against your skin, his arms around you and the comforting smell of his hair and skin taking over your senses.
He pulls away ever so slightly and for a moment you think he's going to kiss you again, his face so close to yours but he doesn't, slowly releasing you from his hold until you climbed off of him, a little disappointed.
"Right, enough mushy shit, we need a plan, for telling your family," you say, standing up and pulling your pyjamas back into place.
"That was what I came to tell you," George says, moving to stand as well as you bent down to slide the box back under your bed. You turned around and looked at him expectantly, wanting him to elaborate. "Mum sent an owl, said something about a gnome infestation, apparently they're vicious this time of year, dad's been bitten twice just walking to the car."
"Oh."
"I was thinking we could meet them at the leaky cauldron or get a meal out? We'll need to tell them soon," he says, rubbing the back of his neck.
"Invite them over! I can cook, might need to leave work early to prep everything though," you reply, trying to save the plans you'd made.
"Really? You don't have to but,"
"They need to believe we're really together, what better way then to show them that we're living together," you say before reaching a bump in the road, "your stuff will probably need to move in here though, can't have it look like we're sleeping separately, we're not exactly priests."
George nods, following along with your train of thought. "I could bring more of my stuff over? Litter it about, just for a couple of days?"
You shrug in reply, "I don't mind."
"I'll write to mum now and offer them to come here, take the day off tomorrow, then you won't be rushing around, like I know you will," he says with a knowing smirk that you roll your eyes at.
"But you'll be on your own."
"I'll send Ron an owl."
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Korai Hoshiumi HCS Post-time skip!
Notes: You are his S/O, mostly when he visits other countries for VNL, his brother and mom are here as well, fluff, thought about these at night + with my BFF.
Korai Hoshiumi x Gender-neutral! Reader
â Korai is the one to initiate buying little souvenirs on trips!
â So whenever Korai leaves for another country because of VNL he would always gift you ref magnets from the trips. You were pretty reluctant at first but in the end, your fridge gets covered by it all.
â Heâs probably ridiculously wealthy but the souvenirs he gets you are pretty silly, like a PH barrelman, or a retroviewer with all the founding fathers of America.
â Korai would definitely sit in the middle of Ushijima and Kageyama on a flight.
â Would definitely send a picture of himself doing childish poses with Kageyama and Ushijima in popular landmarks if he convinced them enough.
â Iâd like to think his wallpaper lock is set as his family, while the home wallpaper is set to him and his S/O hanging out.
â Also probably has a photo widget of Hirugami and his dog somewhere on his phone too.
â Would probably forget to pack extra boxers, let's be real.
â You'd pack him anti-pressure earplugs for his flights and he always wore them, but one time he lost it while on a trip to France. So when he got home he got all mopey and sad about it but you reveal you literally have spares in a drawer.
â Jumps and showers you in kisses when he sees you waiting for him at the airport.
â If Akitomo found out Korai got a partner, heâd definitely tell their parents ASAP.
âOh-ho! I didnât know my little pipsqueak of a brother could pull anyone.â
âSHUT IT AKI, does mom know already?!â
âShe does.â
*67 notifications pop out of his mom texting and calling*
âDamn you.â
â Pretty humble now that his mom knows. He tells you all embarrassed and upset that she wants to meet you.
â You and his mother get along quite well! (Korai probably thought 'Phew, no need to worry after all!')
â She shows you baby pictures of Korai, from when he was born to when he first walked. Not gonna lie but he looked like a wee little hatchling from the pictures she has shown.
â He literally groans and pleads for his mom to talk about something else, growing obviously red from his light complexion.
â Korai holds his mom in high regard so he's glad you both got along.
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Anti-Romantic | CHAPTER THREE | 18+
«GENERAL M.LIST» · «NAVIGATION» · «TALK TO ME» · «TAGLIST»
DRUNK IN LOVE
âI havenât been the same since we met.â
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Pairing: Hyunjin x Fem!Reader Genre: Non idol au, fluff, smut, romcom, drama, opposites attract Chapter Warnings: explicit sexual content, switch!Hyunjin, switch!reader, mentions of emotionally abusive ex, mutual fantasizing, sexual fantasy sequence (dom!reader, sub!Hyunjin), masturbation (f), heavy insecurity and self deprecation, oral (f receiving), rough sex, degradation, edging/orgasm denial, unprotected sex, misuse of alcohol (reader is a very sad drunk), both of them are actual idiots that will make you want to scream :( Word Count: 20.5k
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The first thing Hyunjin understands when he comes to is how disgusting his mouth tastes. The faint, bitter taste of alcohol lingering on his tongue brings the memory of the night priorâs bad decisions; heâs never gone a single day in his life without brushing his teeth at night, in addition to the rest of his extensive pre-bedtime routine. The lack of moisture that pulls at his skin like a scratchy draft has him reaching for his nightstand, from where heâs burrowed in blankets like a corn dog. For a few embarrassing minutes, Hyunjin puts up a valiant effort trying to locate his special night repair face lotion solely with his flailing palm, before heâs rudely interrupted.
âWake the fuck up, Sleeping Beauty.âÂ
The strangely familiar, feminine yet husky voice brings him hurtling back into reality. Cautiously, Hyunjin retracts his arm and opens his eyes; the blinding light that meets them does not help his splitting headache that rivals the shaking faultlines of San Andreas.Â
When he finally adjusts to the brightness, he realizes that heâs in a room thatâs definitely not his. The vast SolarSmart windows that would have already dimmed to match his sleepy blinking have been replaced by an antique bay window. Instead of the aristocratic fragrance of his favorite Le Labo candle, the air is thick with the smell of maple syrup. And his beloved Egyptian cotton sheets are gone in favor of a sherpa set that has him sweating in the year-round heat, which isnât helped by the fact that this place isnât humidity controlled.
âIâve always thought of myself as more of a Rapunzel,â Hyunjin groans, stretching and tilting his head up to meet Lisaâs eyes. âYou know, great hair and all.â
âHa ha.â Lisa rolls her eyes, trying to maintain her expression of annoyance, but Hyunjin catches the hint of a smile on her lips; itâs inevitable, trying to fight the effect of his charms, especially when heâs just woken up all adorable and rumpled by sleep. âItâs almost noon, I thought Iâd wake you up.â
âNoon?!â Hyunjin flies into a sitting position, frozen in an unfamiliar panic and unable to think of what to do next. By this time in his usual daily routine, he would have been enjoying a light lunch in his office while journaling in his gratitude notebook. Fuck, his stomach calls out for a nice balsamic arugula salad, maybe with a freshly-squeezed orange juice on the side to help with the regrettable effects of alcohol.
Lisa coughs lightly, bending down to pick up a discarded collection of clothing strewn on the floor, before handing it over to Hyunjin. The nausea rises up in Hyunjinâs stomach as he sifts through the clothes that he recognizes as his own. And then, as if in sudden remembrance, he looks down at himself and realizes that heâs completely naked except for his Gucci boxers. Horrified, he looks over at Lisa, but before he can say anything, she cuts him off.
âNo. We didnât have sex.â Lisa avoids Hyunjinâs eyes, picking at one of her burgundy-painted nails. She seems strangely skittish, in stark comparison to her confident, nearly feline-like mannerisms last night.
âThen what happened last night?â Hyunjin slips on his shirt and slides out of bed to pull his pants on, resolving to get dressed already right there; at this point, there is no more mortifying himself.
Lisa shrugs, an embarrassed blush overtaking her features. âWe did some shots at the bar, before I suggested you come over for better drinks, so we could, well, you know. Hook-up. But you really did drink more. A lot more. And just as you took off your clothes, you blacked-out.â
âBlacked-out?â Hyunjinâs whole body feels racked with disbelief. And yet, the memories come fading back in: the botched matchmaking event, him retreating to drink away his sorrows, the handsy taxi ride back to Lisaâs place. âI barely even get tipsy.â
âIt seemed like there was a lot on your mind last night. I donât know what to say to you right now.â Lisa scratches her wrist lightly, as if trying to occupy herself while waiting for Hyunjin to get the hell out of her home. But the movement draws Hyunjinâs attention to her hand, where a fat, glimmering diamond rests on her ring finger, one that wasnât there the previous night.
Realization flows in, ghastly and unwarranted. He clears his throat, tossing his jacket over his shoulders. âAnd youâre fucking married.â
Lisa freezes, the blood completely draining out of her face as her lips go paper thin. âI can explain.â
Hyunjin tilts his head with fresh resolve, taking his phone and wallet from where theyâre fortunately perched on top of the nightstand. âNope. Iâm getting out of here. Looks like youâve got some personal things goingââÂ
âHyunjin, Iâm not married. Please, justââ Lisa quickly crosses in front of him, blocking the doorway, looking at him with pleading eyes. âIâm engaged.â
âBig difference that makes,â Hyunjin mutters, crossing his arms. Nevertheless, he waits for her to speak, softening when he catches the glimpse of pain flash in her eyes.
âMy fiancĂ©. Heâs⊠I- I know heâs not working late all those nights, like he says he is.â Lisa exhales shakily, closing her eyes. âI know who you are. The Love Doctor. Initially, I thought I would talk to Jake, maybe book us an appointment with you. But then I saw you at the bar, and I donât know, it felt like a sign.â
âAnd you wanted to make him hurt like he hurt you,â Hyunjin finishes for her. Heâd had clients like Lisa, the vengeful wives looking to bite back at the ones who wronged themâ he just never imagined that he would have almost been a part of such a plot.Â
She nods guiltily. âAnd I also just wanted to forget everything, even if it was going to be temporary. But I couldnât bring myself to do it, so when you fell asleep, I was kind of relieved.â
Hyunjin snorts and snaps back with no real malice in his words, just a hint of mirth. âGlad me blacking out worked well for you.â
Lisa shoots him a tiny, sheepish grin. âTo be fair, I donât think you really wanted to go through with it. When you were drunk, you kept repeating the same name over and over again.â
He stills at her response, remembering no such event. But of course it makes sense; thereâs a certain someone lingering in his thoughts 24/7, and she has no plan of leaving him anytime soon. âI guess.â
If she notices the immediate color in Hyunjinâs cheeks, Lisa says nothing. She just shuffles to the side, letting Hyunjin exit the bedroom before leading him to the main entrance of her apartment. âAgain, Iâm sorry about everything, Hyunjin. I shouldnât have tried to use you like that. I really am sorry.â
Hyunjin accepts her apology, a strange mix of sympathy and understanding unfurling in his stomach. After all, he tried doing the same thing, to find someone else to warm his bed and take his mind off of the one person he really wanted. It was a bad night for both of them. âYouâre still welcome to find me anytime.â
âThanks a lot.â Lisa gives him a smile, before it fades into something more playful, one that fits her better than any expression heâs seen on her so far. âIf Iâm being honest, though, you're not really my type.â
âYou know exactly what I mean. Call my secretary and book an appointment if you ever want one. With or without your fiancĂ©.â Hyunjin scoffs, glaring at Lisa over his shoulder as he walks away. âAnd Iâm everyoneâs type.â
When his Uber finally pulls up in front of Oasis, Hyunjin hurries up to his penthouse and tries to make the most out of the rest of the cruelly shortened dayâ after a quick shower to wash off the stench of alcohol and pine air freshener.
Hunched over a bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch at his kitchen island, Hyunjin swipes through all of the pop-ups on his laptop, going through everything that heâs missed in the time during which heâd dissociated from all common sense. Everyday, Wonyoung makes sure Hyunjin stays up-to-date on all of his engagements by adding all of his event invitations to his Google calendar; Hyunjin spends a good few minutes clicking through everything, accepting all of his upcoming meetings. Heâs been slacking off at work lately, skipping team lunches and sitting out on evening debriefsâ but thatâs all about to change, because Hyunjin needs to get his life back together again. And that includes making things right with you.Â
âWant to pull up for a quick afternoon appointment?â Hyunjin mouths out loud. He then makes a face and deletes the letter, groaning out loud. âThis isnât a high school dateâŠâ
After a few more failed attempts at trying to write a breezy but appropriate check-in email to you, Hyunjin resolves to call his no-nonsense secretary, knowing that the Velma to his Daphne would help him rediscover his suavity again. Maybe she could even catch him up on todayâs SeoulSpark gossip that heâd missed, if they had time. But he underestimates her temper when she finally picks up after the fourth ring:
âWhere the fuck were you?â Wonyoung screeches into the phone, making Hyunjin wince and pull his iPhone away from his ear. âDo you know how worried sick I was? How many times have I called you? You didnât even show up to the brunch you had with the Carters! I had to practically beg BeyoncĂ© not to drop us, only after promising her and Jay-Z five free sessions! I hope youâre ready to deal with the company's losses!â
âIâm sorry, I know, I know.â Hyunjin whines. âI know Iâve been really sidetracked, but I promise Iâm making things right.â
âYouâd better, Hyunjin.â Wonyoung bites, before taking a few deep breaths to calm herself down. âI want you over at SeoulSpark on Monday at 6 AM, sharp. We will be going over each and every single client, and then making a game plan for the next five months. You have a meeting with Dr. Jeon, and then Mr. Jung. And Ms. Y/L/N requested an appointment last night, and you can most certainly afford it right now, so youâll also be meeting with her. Respectfully, I suggest you get your ass over here as soon as possible.â
âYes, yesâ wait.â Hyunjin perks up, dropping his spoon into the soggy bowl of cereal, not minding the tiny droplets of milk that splash up at him. âDid you say Y/N?â
âWhatâs the matter?â
He shakes his head, dumping the remnants of his meal into the sink. âNothing. Iâll see you!â
The slow drag of the days until the next week turns into a blur on Monday morning. Hyunjin pulls on a crisp white Celine t-shirt to go with a flowy pair of pleated trousers from the back of his closet, the kind of casual, chic outfit tailored that can always uplift any day. As a final touch, Hyunjin shrugs on a simple yet effective cardigan and dabs some cologne onto his wrists.Â
During the drive over to SeoulSpark, Hyunjin reflects on the fact that heâd be seeing you in just a few hours, even though he just saw you a few days ago. When you could barely look Hyunjin in the eye after his colossal blunder. When youâd run away to be far, far away from him, somewhere he couldnât hurt you again. But he wouldnât let that happen again, ever. Youâre far too precious, and he doesnât plan on losing you anytime soon, even if youâll never know what you truly mean to him.
He sighs, parking Cami in her specially reserved spot in the SeoulSpark garage, before taking off his shades and heading inside. As soon as he steps through the sliding glass doors, he can barely muster up a âhelloâ to his receptionist, Felix, before Wonyoung pounces on him. In the blink of an eye, Wonyoung has dragged him up to his office, where she sits him down at his desk and begins to ferociously rattle off his to-do list for the day.
Luckily, heâs saved by Dr. Jeon, who raps on the open door with a wry smile on his face. âCan I come in, Wonyoung, or are you still busy disciplining Hyunjin?â
Wonyoung huffs at him, before picking up her tablet and making her way out. âHeâs all yours. Make it snappy, though. He has a full schedule.â
âYes, Ms. Jang.â Dr. Jeon says with mock seriousness that makes Wonyoung shoot him a murderous glare, before making himself comfortable on the sofa and turning to Hyunjin. âDamn, whereâd you buy this thing? I could take a fat nap here.â
âWest Elm.â Hyunjin is unable to keep the smile off of his face. âWhatâs up, Jungkook?â
âWell, this is kind of an awkward question, if you donât mindâŠâ Jungkook shoots him a hopeful look, and Hyunjin gives him a nod to continue. âI was just wondering about the company policy about dating clients? It isnât clear whether weâre allowed to or not, but I know itâs a little iffy.â
Hyunjin sits up in surprise, mind immediately going to you. The SeoulSpark guidelines on dating clients were never explicit to begin with, but it was kind of unsaid that dating clients is out of the question, especially when it could jeopardize business. Of course heâd thought about this before, on the nights when he had been feeling extra delusional over the thought of having you all to himself. But it could never be real.
âWhatâs this all about, Jungkook?â Hyunjin shifts in his seat warily. âWe generally advise against it, even after clients decide to end their memberships. Itâs messy territory, one that we try to avoid.â
Jungkook clears his throat. âI mean, sheâs not even my client. I think sheâs one of yours, actually. She caught my eye at the matchmaking event yesterdayâ she was wearing this sexy blue sundress. Y/N was her name, I think? I thought, I don't know, that I could maybe ask her out or something? If she didnât have any matches?â
Oh, hell no.
Hyunjinâs blood immediately goes cold. He likes Jungkookâ a lot, actually. Heâs a good colleague and friend, and a great drinking buddy when he feels up to it. Jungkook has tagged along with him and Seungmin quite often, whenever they decide to go out to find someone to warm their beds for the night. The topic of women has never been foreign between them, especially in a setting like SeoulSpark. But his woman? Absolutely not.Â
Even if you arenât actually his, Hyunjin would rather break Jungkookâs annoyingly perfect nose than see his hands all over you, and thatâs saying something, because Hyunjin hates killing even mosquitos. Jungkook watching you laugh over a plate of pasta. Jungkook helping you into his car. Jungkook kissing you while he brings heaven to you in his bed. All of the things that Hyunjin should get to do.
Technically, it wouldnât be the end of the world for SeoulSpark if Jungkook dated you, especially since you arenât his clientâ but it would be for Hyunjin. Hell if Jeon Jungkook, the notorious player of SeoulSpark, would have you in his stead.
âNo.â
Jungkook frowns. âButââ
âI said no, Dr. Jeon. Donât make me repeat myself,â Hyunjin snaps coldly, barely fazed by that uncharacteristic iciness in his own tone. âPlease see yourself out, and come to me when you have something actually useful to discuss.â
Jungkook rolls his eyes, running his hands through his hair. âYou seem to be in a mood today, Hyunjin. But whatever, Iâll back off. See you later, I guess.â
Hyunjin knows he should feel bad as he watches Jungkook shrink out his view, but all he has is a vicious sense of satisfaction. Thatâll teach himâ Christ, is he jealous? Hwang Hyunjin doesnât get jealous. The world is an oyster, and you, his shimmering pearl. He really is so screwed.
The next few hours are a blur, as Hyunjin does his best to be attentive as he sits through meetings with his executive team, including the one with his Chief Marketing Officer, Jung Hoseok, to discuss potential brand partnerships that would be good for SeoulSpark. He deserves an award for not falling asleep during the very essential Zoom call to confirm whether he should allow his face to be stamped onto a cat food brand (the answer was no, heâs forever a dog person).
By the time the sun has dipped below the horizon, Hyunjin has finished meeting with his second-to-last client of the day, Yang Jeongin, that brazen college student who had talked back to him during his TED talk. Poor guy had been through so much, really, with a history of being dumped, the latest offender being a cheating girlfriend who had effectively ruined his outlook on life. But over the past few months, Hyunjin had been able to chip through that broken exterior to find a brilliant young man in need of just a push in the right direction. He reminds Hyunjin of you so much.
âThanks, Hyun. Iâll see you next week.â Jeongin waves goodbye at Hyunjin, whoâs already rifling through his desk drawer for his compact mirror and breath mints.
Hyunjin flashes him a quick smile. âYou too, Jeongin.â
As quick as Jeongin has left, the feeling of being alone washes away when you step into the room, knocking the wind out of Hyunjinâs lungs, as always. Today, youâve foregone those usual pinks, a constant that Hyunjin had loved so much about your outfits. Nevertheless, youâre stunning; the sea-green floral maxi dress floats delicately around your ankles, and Hyunjin has to mentally kick himself to stop staring at the dainty line of buttons crossed along the ruched bust of the bodice.
âThere you are!â Hyunjin beams like the sun, the stress of the dayâs burdens melting away.
But instead of getting all cute and flustered at his theatrics like you always do, you give him a thin smile and sit down on the couch. âHey, Hyunjin.â
Hyunjin tries not to let the concern flood into his logic, but itâs impossible, when it comes to you. However, he makes a valiant effort in crossing his legs and trying to hide the turbulence of emotions beneath his skin by plastering a placid expression onto his face. âSo⊠want to talk about last week?â
âThereâs not much to talk about.â You shrug and avoid Hyunjinâs gaze, looking out the window with a forlorn glint in your eyes.Â
âDarling, please.â Hyunjin breaks. He gets up from behind his desk and folds himself into the space next to you, failing to maintain his impartiality. He hates to see you like this, like you so steadfastly believe that youâre alone, when heâs been here for you the entire time. âOpen up to me.â
You look directly into Hyunjinâs eyes, prompting a shiver to run down his spine. He wishes you could look at him like that while forcing him down onto his knees. âI had sex with Han Jisung.âÂ
Of everything, hearing that was not on Hyunjinâs 2023 bingo card. For a moment, he just gapes at you in shock. As your dating coach, he never thought youâd be ready to become intimate with someone so soon, especially the guy who made you run off in horror just a few days prior. And as the person who is secretly in love with you, he could never actually imagine you with anyone except for him. Yet, he now has the wonderful, vivid image of you and Han Jisung getting it on. How nice.Â
And then comes the complete fury. But before he can act upon it, throwing aside his zen policy to bestow you with an aggressive line of questioningâ that he is absolutely not entitled to, at allâ you hold up your hand, shutting him up.
âAnd I think we should stop seeing each other.â
In that moment, nothing but utter horror slashes through every fiber of Hyunjinâs being. Of all of the scenarios heâd gone through in his mind, the worst case is actually happeningâ goddamnit, universe. What would the point of life be if you werenât in his, anymore? âAre you⊠are you breaking up with me?â
You give Hyunjin a pitiful smile that makes him want to go crawl into a hole somewhere and die. âThatâs one way to put it, I guess. But Iâm your client. This is a good sign.â
Thatâs not all you are. Fuck, fuck, fuck. This canât be real.Â
âYou know what I mean!â
âShouldnât you be happy for me?â You purse your lips. âI guess Iâve finally moved on from Jisung, now that Iâve slept with someone else. I can finally go forth in the world without his shadow holding me back. Iâm completely over it.â
Hyunjin closes his eyes, lightly massaging his temples using the stress-prevention technique that his old masseuse taught him before she moved back to Thailand. It doesnât work. Fuck, is he sweating? âWell, I think youâre not completely over it. This is a step, not the destination. Having sex with a guy you just met is definitely not what we programmed into your love life GPSâ weâre still driving! Besides, you still have a month of sessions left on your contract!â
âUhhh, okay.â You give Hyunjin a puzzled look that makes him cringe inwardlyâ fuck his fruity metaphors. âEither way, I just donât think I need your help anymore, to be honest. But I really do appreciate everything youâve done for me.â
âNo.â Hyunjin shakes his head stubbornly, resolve set deep inside of him. If you wanted him to get all technical and make himself sound like a pretentious prick, then fine. Anything to keep you from leaving. âAs the person who you have entrusted to provide you with a professional opinion, I do not accept your rationale for ending our contract. Itâs sudden, and youâd just be wasting your own money because everything was prepaid. It doesnât make sense for you to go like this, donât you think? Talk to me.â
And Hyunjin sees you pause, the doubt written across your gorgeous features. You put on a little eyeliner today, and when your eyes crinkle in doubt, the winged ends of the liner downturn, making you look impossibly cute. Hyunjin wants nothing more than to kiss that pout on your lipsâ not smooth it away, but make it his, somehow, to watch you look down at him with that same expression when heâs on his knees for you.
He waits with bated breath, until you finally throw your hands up, relenting. âOkay. Alright. But only because I have a month left. After that, I wonât be renewing the contract.â
You grumpily sit back down on the sofa, and Hyunjin has to clench his jaw to keep from grinning like an idiot. âSo, tell me. Whatâs gotten you so worked up?â
You sigh, looking away from Hyunjin as you toy with one of the beads on the skirt of your dress. You take your time thinking, and Hyunjin doesnât rush you, wanting you to be as authentic as possible when providing him with an answer. âThereâs this guyâŠâ
Hyunjin then feels all of the blood drain out of face right then. If the abrupt announcement of your departure from SeoulSparkâs services had not sent him into a panic, then this definitely did. He sees that unsure yet determined look in your eye, the kind heâs observed appearing whenever you have a strong opinion to share, the thoughts of other people be damned.
âWho⊠who is it?â He manages to spit out, thinking back to his go-to metaphoric fork and stabbing himself in the thigh with it, over and over again, to keep himself in place. âSomeone from the matchmaking event?â
âItâs not any of those guys, no. You probably donât even know him. Some guy from work,â you explain quickly, prompting a fresh wave of confusion to wash over Hyunjin. âBut thatâs not the point. Heâs, um, always on my mind. I canât stop thinking about him, no matter how much I donât want to. Because, for obvious reasons, I canât be with him. And I donât want to hurt him, because the pain from the pastâ from Jisungâ is still there, even if I donât love him anymore. I donât trust myself with love.â
Love? Is that what this is? Do you love whoever this useless idiot is?Â
Hyunjinâs thoughts cower in betrayal, even though you owe him absolutely nothing. He shakes them away, focusing on everything else youâve just confided in him with. âItâs okay to not be completely over the past. You might never be, and thatâs okay, because what you went through was traumatic. That kind of hurt sticks, and youâre strong for trying to move forward. But you canât let the fear of the unknown stop you.â
You shake your head. âBut itâs too significant to ignore, that fear. My worst nightmare is hurting him like Jisung did to me. What if I end up doing that, Hyunjin? What if I leave him, like Jisung left me?â
âDonât compare yourself to that piece of shit,â Hyunjin says sharply, making you jump a little. Normally, heâd apologize for coming on too strong, but he couldnât. Not when you talk about yourself like that. âAnd itâs just a risk youâre going to have to take. And if heâs really worth it, then heâll stay by your side no matter what.âÂ
I would. I wouldnât ever fucking leave you.Â
Before you can say anything, Hyunjin keeps going, unable to restrain himself from asking this next question, because he has to know. He has to know if you truly mean it. âSo, the question is, do you think he is? Is he worth it?â
âI love who I am because of him,â you state, and with the way your voice doesnât even waver, Hyunjin knows it to be completely true. âIâm ten times less pessimistic than I usually am. He makes me feel like a morning person, even though Iâm not. And I actually want to do more with my life, see everything it has to offer. He makes me a better person, but I never feel forced to do anything for his attention, for the way he cares.â
âHe- he sounds wonderful,â Hyunjin responds, and heâs tryingâ he really isâ but he just doesnât believe he can be genuine, not now. Not when he feels his heart breaking inside, not when he knows heâs a selfish bastard who should be celebrating you. And what did he fucking expect? That someone wouldnât see a diamond and pick it up, keeping it for themselves? Heâs so, so stupid.Â
âHe is.â You give him a meaningful look that makes his head spin. Now, what does that mean? Hyunjin doesnât have it in him to be an interpreter today, strolling across the shoreline rocks of your mind, trying to decipher what todayâs tides bring. Itâs his literal job to know what youâre thinking, and yet, today his mind is completely clear of any sense of logic.
âHe makes me feel seen, even if he may never feel the same,â you continue, biting your lip. âHeâs the most beautiful person I know.â
âIâm not supposed to say this, but anyone who wouldnât return your feelings is a total idiot.â Hyunjin smiles at the way you shoot him a skeptical look. He wants to at least try to convey even a single sign that tells you that heâs glad youâve found someone good, someone that could make you happyâ what he could never do for you himself. âAnd Iâm glad, Y/N. Itâs a good thing we still have a month, because I can tell that thereâs still some unease on your end, because youâre clearly holding yourself back. I just want the best for you.â
âI know,â you sigh. âIâm sorry if I was making a scene. I just so want to be done with all of this fixing. I just want to be ready to let go of all of that baggage, and I guess I was in a rush to do so.â
âNo, no. Donât apologize. Trust me, I get the feeling, more than you know.â Hyunjin reaches across and places his hand on yours, trying to relax you. âItâs okay to want to move on. Itâs okay to be frustrated. And itâs okay to want someone. Let yourself be happy, because ultimately, youâre the only one who can control that, no one else.â
For the first time during your meeting today, you break out into a smile, and Hyunjin has to blink to readjust him to the sight. Itâs like a rainbow has cut through a stormy sky, joining in a perfect Yin and Yang. Hyunjin loves all of you, both the color and the tempest, because together, they make you who you are. He wouldnât change you for the world; all heâs ever done for you was try to make you realize that yourself.
âYou are such a gift, Hyunjin,â you say fondly, and Hyunjin has to remind himself that itâs because you see him as a friend, as a confidante. It would never be in the way he completely wants it to be, and heâll have to make his peace with that, for you.
âI know. All Iâm missing is a big pink bow,â Hyunjin jokes, plastering a smile onto his face. For the first time ever, he wishes you would walk out of his office, taking with you your infectious laugh and incandescent gaze. You canât be here when he falls apart like he so badly needs to.Â
You laugh, thankfully not sensing his internal turmoil. âAlright, Hyunjin. I have to get going. But Iâll see you next week?â
He nods, rising as you stand and turn for the door. âOf course. Have a good one, darling.â
âSame goes for you.â You reach up and give his shoulder a little squeeze, before youâre walking away, too soon and yet, not fast enough.
From where you touched him over his cardigan, Hyunjinâs skin burns with desire. But it isnât enough to keep him from clumsily shutting the door closed behind him as he stumbles back inside of his office. He screws his eyes shut and tries to rapidly think of a list of his favorite things. Pink roses. Sequined Versace blazers. Puppies. Monet paintings.
But he should know by now that such sorrow is inevitable. It was written in his fate, the moment he set his eyes and heart upon you, knowing he would never get that happy ending. After all, heâs the Love Doctor, not a miracle worker. He knows this to be true especially when he feels a dampness on his cheeks and thinks it to be some kind of bewitched rain thatâs able to fall inside his office. Itâs only when he looks into his compact mirror that he realizes that heâs crying, broken and hopelessly gone for you.
That did not go well. You walked into SeoulSpark with a plan and had promptly failed, when Hyunjin decided to persuade you into staying. But you gave in to his pretty eyes and assuaging words, conveniently forgetting about the half-hour long promises you made with yourself in the morning.Â
You were supposed to end your contract, regardless of whether you would be wasting your money or not. That would have been a small price to pay for the pain of love. And you know youâre right, because you start to cry during your shameful walk through the parking lot.
You donât know what it is that made you open up so profoundly to Hyunjin, past the point where it was safe to conceal your feelings for him. But you just had to keep speaking, going so far as to describe Hyunjin as the object of all of your agitation and pretending like it was someone else that he had no idea of. Youâre a fraud, and your only consolation is that Hyunjin sees you so platonically that he probably would never catch onto your feelings. After all, in what world would someone like you being with someone of his caliber ever make any sense? And itâs ironic, really, that youâve fallen for him, the person who is there to help you find someone else to spend lonely nights with.
After unlocking your car, you collapse into the front seat, letting all of your emotions out for a good few minutes into the night. When the sides of your face finally begin to dry, you open your eyes with a groan, turning the key in the ignition and driving back home.Â
You have a long day ahead of you tomorrow, because that godforsaken networking party was looming sooner in the future than youâd like, and you still had to buy something to wear. Your current wardrobe was much more vibrant than it had been just a few months ago, the jeans and plaid blazers hidden behind fluttery sundresses and silky skirts. However, it was all far too casual for the heightened class that you knew the event would require, and therefore, youâd recruited Yeonjun to help you shop, with the promise of all of his meals being paid for the next day.
As soon as you get home, you toss your keys onto the little side table next to the doorway with a huff, knocking your heels off and not bothering to arrange them neatly back onto your shoe stand. With the efficiency of a carpenter ant on a mission, you march into your bathroom and slip out of that god-awful dress, changing into a pair of soft pink pajamas with a magenta heart pattern printed all over them. The set had caught your eye as you were strolling through Costco the other day, a little more expensive than youâd like, but they reminded you of Hyunjin, so into the cart they went. You could allow yourself this comfort, you tell yourself.
Once freshened up, you head into the kitchen, dumping some leftover pasta into a bowl to heat it up, glowering at the microwave as the seconds tick by far too slowly. And as always, you eat at your crappy dining table, alone. Just this morning, you had been sitting in this same place, brainstorming ways to secure project funding, navigating the path to reviving your old startup, ITEM.
Before Hyunjin, you had ditched the excitement of indulging in work, your passion, for more self-destructive, wasteful behavior. In the past few months, after meeting him, there was this renewed sense of productivity in youâ he inspired you, made you ache to find your own success in the world. So even though Mark denied you the opportunity to participate in the upcoming function, you disobeyed him and secretly went through with your own idea anyway, especially after hearing through the office grapevine that a lot of big-name investors would be attending. Somehow, you decided, you would figure out a way to present to them and achieve your dream. It was optimistic, maybe a little foolishly so, but that hadnât bothered you.Â
Today, however, you felt this sense of loss that hadnât touched you in a while. It was nothing related to work, fortunately, but still, you couldnât focus, mind wandering to your meeting with Hyunjin at the end of the day. For the first time, the thought of him was hurting you, not motivating you. And it still hurts you, with the way you disinterestedly poke at your fettuccine.Â
So when you go to bed that night, touching yourself to the thought of him doesnât have the same velvety allure to it. No, itâs more of a physiological need that forces its way into your hand that glides down your body. Itâs the rabic, animalistic desire that drives the tips of your fingers under the waistband of your shorts. Itâs the anguish, the longing, that makes you spread your legs, hips bucking up against the mattress.
You had smiled at him, earlier today, after that short drama youâd exerted, when he calmed you down and placated you with a soft, but commanding tone. You had poured your heart out to him, holding back just his name on the tip of your tongue, and he had listened. And you had feigned being amiable, and he accepted it, when in reality, you were so fucking furious with Hyunjin.
After you paraded into his office like a brat, demanding to end the contract as if you cared nothing as to what he might think, he had still treated you with so much understanding, with a quiet concern. You havenât lost your temper in a long time now, but Hyunjin never failed to respond so well, so kindly to you. In every way that you were irked, he remained calm and gracious. It makes you inexplicably angry, so much that you just want to scream into the cool Angeles night air, letting the sound reverberate off the crumbling buildings of your shitty neighborhood. You hate how good is to you almost as much as you despise yourself in your absolute lowest moments, moments like these. You donât want the sensuality of his gaze washing over you, worshiping you. You donât want to melt into his touch, let him take care of you. You donât want to fuck him like a lover wouldâ no, you want his tears, you want to ruin him like he has done so easily to you.
You think of Hyunjin and his lovely, lovely mouth. A lip pulled in between his teeth in thought, slightly slick with spit when he licks them before speaking. You want to feel the stretch of them around your fingers as you force them into his mouth, choking him and chasing away his breathy complaints.Â
You close your eyes, the image of you working yourself with your fingers fading in favor of imagining Hyunjin doing it for you instead. You, gripping his wrist harshly, pumping Hyunjinâs own fingers into yourself, berating him for not being able to do it well enough on his own.Â
Then youâd slap his hands away, pushing him onto your bed and straddle his narrow hips, grinding your dripping pussy onto his thighs while getting off both in the friction and Hyunjinâs pleas for you to ride his cock instead.Â
But when you decide to put an end to his torture, it wouldnât be for his pleasure. You want to fuck Hyunjin hard, fuck him sore, the minuscule gap between your bodies clogged and messy with sweat and a mixture of arousal and saliva, from where youâd spit onto his cock. You want him on his back, staring up at you hopefully as he falls apart, begging you to let him come. You want to refuse him, snap at him and make it mean, but heâll come anyway, guilt and arousal on his beautiful face. Of course heâll have to clean up his own mess, sucking obediently on your fingers covered with the come you had retrieved from where it was splattered between your legs.Â
And then youâd kiss him, slow and deep, nothing like how you took him apart under the sheets. Youâd cup his face and whisper praises, running your hands down his body. Declarations of love would fall from your lips, because no matter how much he worked you up, the truth would never change.Â
You finish to that final thought, barely hearing the shameful, wet sounds of you abusing your cunt with your fingers that thrust in and out of yourself wildly. But even though you have already come, you cup your pussy again and run your finger, feather-light, through your folds, imagining it was Hyunjinâs lips placing a kiss there, instead. Imagining that no matter how many spiteful words you spat at him during the time you fucked him, he knew that you would never hate him. You understand, that no matter how enraged you have the potential to be, you will never, ever hate Hyunjin. Because you love himâ so much that it hurts.
âYouâd think that my body was made for Gucci, but thereâs something about PrivĂ© that turns me on so bad.â
You fight the urge to gag as Yeonjun brings the ugly sweatshirt up to his chest, holding it up in front of the mirror in an attempt to model it on his scrawny frame. You briskly snatch it out of his hands and shove it back onto its hanger, grasping your cousinâs hand like a mother and her toddler.Â
âStop talking about brands like you want to fuck them,â you scold him. Yeonjun rolls his eyes and sticks his tongue out at you in retaliation, but doesnât try to wriggle out of your hold when you drag him to the womenâs section. Sometimes, you feel like youâre an exasperated single parent, toting him around and snapping at him to behave, even though he is barely three years younger than you.
As you enter the evening wear end of the department store, you let go of Yeonjun to sift through the variety of fabrics available. He gleefully bounces around, swishing through the dresses youâre both drowning in and nearly knocking a couple of them off of their racks. But you canât find it in yourself to chide him again, not when he looks so happy to be here with you. Not that you would ever let him know that you have the capacity to be soft when it comes to him.
âThis beats working on job applications,â Yeonjun sighs, sticking his arm through an armhole on a particularly gaudy tea gown. You snicker at how the satin pools beneath his underarms, making him look like a child cosplaying in their motherâs old outfits.
âHowâs senior year? I havenât even been asking you about school, lately.â The last part is less of a rationale for your question to him, and more of a surprised self-proclamation on your end. You canât remember the last time you ever listened to Yeonjun complain about his ancient professors and weird roommate. The thought fills you with a certain sense of regret; you might not have a lot, but Yeonjun has always been there for you. Most of the time, he annoys you to no end, but his constant presence reminds you that youâre never alone.
The playfulness melts out of Yeonjunâs demeanor, a sight to see with someone who is always so easy-going, never taking life seriously. But you see the somber look in his eyes as he turns to gaze at you critically. âYouâve got a lot going on, I know that.â
You flush, mind automatically going to Hyunjin. Outside of the slice of your day in which you are truly focused on work, the rest of your time goes into dreaming about the attainable object of your fantasies. Eat, sleep, work, and think about Hyunjin. âIâ yeah. Workâs been crazy. And reopening ITEM, as well. But thatâs no excuse. Iâm sorry.â
Yeonjun gives you a wry little smile, foxy and sly. âWork. Sure. Definitely not a certain sexy ass dating coach, right?â
For a guy that presents himself to be so unendingly superficial, Yeonjun has the ability to read people in the snap of a finger. You donât understand why he tries to act so vapid when he has such a capacityâ if you had such a power, youâd use it to no end.Â
Your cheeks flush, embarrassingly evident. âGot me there, but Iâve already reached a resolution about him. Iâll go through with the rest of the contract, pull away gradually, and then stop seeing him. Easy.â
Except it is not easy, and both of you know it. Yeonjun rolls his eyes, clicking his tongue in disapproval. âI just donât get it. Why are you so down bad for him? Heâs pretty, donât get me wrong, but there are a lot of pretty people. Heâs the guy whoâs supposed to be setting you up with other people. Like, youâre not supposed to be falling for him.â
âI know, Jun,â you sigh. âBut I think weâre more alike than outward perceptions allow. I feel like he never really lets his guard down around other people. I just wish I could have the chance to make him feel as seen as he does for me. Heâs like no one Iâve ever met.â
Yeonjun stays quiet for a long moment, scrutinizing the way you lower your eyes and resume haphazardly shuffling through the dresses. âI think you should tell him how you feel.â
You would burst into laughter at how ridiculous his proposition is, except itâs not funny at all. âNow that would be crossing the line. Our relationship is completely platonic. Imagine how uncomfortable it would be, to find out that the client youâre trying to help connect with others falls for you instead? I couldnât do that to Hyunjin.â
âI think Hyunjin still deserves to know. Heâs your dating coach, Y/N. If thereâs anyone who can understand you, itâs him, because if he really cares about you, nothing about your relationship will change. And who knows, maybe he reciprocates. You never know.â
Listening to your cousin give you such advice makes you feel strange, but not in an unpleasant way. You truly are thankful for it, even if you might not completely trust in it. âIâll keep that in mind. Thanks, Jun.â
Yeonjun looks like he wants to say more, but he seems to notice the note of finality in your voice and decides to move on. âBack to me. Ask me again, about how schoolâs going, and Iâll tell you all of the tea.â
âHow is school going?âÂ
âOh, thank God you asked. Beomgyu is still trying to get me to feature my feet on his OnlyFans, but even though heâs a little creepy with it, heâs the only one who agrees to come thrift shopping with me. And heâs a pretty chill roommate overall, so I canât really complain. Ugh, and it turns out, my evil ex is still obsessed with meâŠâ
You grin and listen to Yeonjun ramble on about his very animated life at UCLA, thankful for the distraction as you comb through the racks. After a few minutes of tuning into Yeonjunâs story about how he walked in on Beomgyu hooking up with some guy named Jeongin, you freeze, because you meet eyes with the one person you wished you would never see again. Yeonjunâs babbling comes to a jarring stop, and you both just stare at the monster who tried to ruin your life.
âY/N! Is that you?âÂ
He saunters forward as you stay rooted to where you are, and itâs like he has walked right out of an old photo album carrying the bitter memories of your past. You recognize those round, sparkling doe eyes, the ones that reminded you of the dark pearls in the milk tea drinks you both would always share at night markets. The same choppy, boyish haircut streaked with caramel, the locks you would quietly run your fingers through after every time you forgave him. That delicate, nearly fairy-like face, the one that you could never bring yourself to hate, no matter how much he pushed you. Park Jisung has not changed one bit, except for the space you used to clutch on his arms has now been occupied by someone new.Â
The girl is stunning, you can admit, but on closer look, you realize that itâs Kazuha Nakamura, the last girl he cheated on you with, the one that severed the final threads of your relationship. She, on the other hand, looks completely different, with her blonde curls chopped into a dark Brazilian-permed lob that swishes when she tilts her head down derisively, surveying you from head-to-toe. She looks like the epitome of the girl that Jisung was always trying to get you to be, stuck into the mold of a life predetermined for her. And for the first time in a long time, youâre glad you didnât fit.
You regain your bearings a moment later after the initial shock wears off, when Park Jisung laughs, a deep, rumbling sound that contrasts with the way Kazuha titters next to him. But instead of acknowledging Jisung, you turn to Kazuha first instead.
âKazuha! What a surprise!â You smile sweetly at her while she just gapes at you blankly, clearly surprised by your absence of hostility. In the periphery of your eye, you can see Jisung ball his fists at his side, ever the narcissist to be irked by even a slight dearth of attention. âYou look great, girl!â
âAnd you look exactly the same, Jisung,â Yeonjun says flatly in a way that obviously conveys insult, before slinging a protective arm around your shoulder. You stifle a snort, and watch the way Jisung rolls his eyes.
âEver a delight, arenât you, Yeonjun?â Jisung shoots him a venomous smile, that Yeonjun responds to with a cheesy little salute. This time, you canât contain the chuckle that escapes your lips.Â
Before anyone can say more, you pipe up, determined to have the last word in the conversation you have no intention of repeating. âIt was wonderful to see you, Jisung. You and Kazuha make a lovely pairâ hope it works out!â
With one last gracious nod of your head, you loop your arm through Yeonjunâs and move past where Jisung and Kazuha stand rooted to the spot, speechless. As you and Yeonjun flounce away, you feel Jisungâs gaze burning into the back of your neck, but you donât care. Not anymore.
âDamn, and I thought Iâd get to watch a fight today. I really would have liked to see that dickwad get his just desserts,â Yeonjun grumbles, but you see the impressed look on his face.
You feel an unfamiliar rush of both adrenaline and triumph coursing through your veins; you saved your anger, and yet, you know youâve won. For months, you told yourself that if you ever got the chance to tell Jisung off, you would use it. But the thought didnât bring you as much satisfaction as it did before, and besides, you have someone more worth your tears now. Seeing Jisung again didnât affect you as much as it once would have, because you finally, truly have moved on. And comparably, your current predicament seems much more daunting than some loser who never deserved you.Â
âThey looked like morons when we didnât give them the reaction they wanted. Besides, Iâm taking the high road.â
âYouâre boring when youâre not a bitch.â
âThanks.â You grin, pausing your gait when you see it. The giddiness drains into something more mournful as you take in the dress, delicate folds of pink chiffon that dissolve into a painstakingly threaded gold-beaded skirt. âThis is the one, Jun.â
Yeonjun doesnât miss the beat of sadness in your voice, the thickness of your words. âSeriously though, you donât have to talk about Jisung, but I feel like thatâs not who youâre upset about. You donât seem okay.â
âIâve found my peace with Jisung, but thereâs still something else.â You inhale sharply. âIâm in love with Hyunjin.â
He stays quiet for a moment, before taking the dress off of the rack for you. âThis is on me.â
âI appreciate it, but you donât have toââ
âI want to. And if youâre not busy tonight, I have somewhere to be, and Iâd like it if you came with me. What do you say?â
Youâre not obliviousâ you recognize the sympathy, Yeonjunâs clear attempt to cheer you up, a switch-up from the banter you usually trade. Before, you would refuse, retreating home to bury yourself deeper into a hole. But for once, you donât want to push away the people who care about you. So you accept and look forward, accepting the poignance of it all.
âHwang Hyunjin, youâd better get your ass over here on time, or else Iâllââ
Hyunjin bursts into a dramatic fit of coughing, cutting off Seungminâs nagging. âRemind me to take you to one of my yoga sessions. Your chakras are seriously off, but thereâs nothing that Dr. Sachet canât fix.â
âHyunjin.âÂ
âI know! I just got here, Seungmin.â Hyunjin sighs, ending the call before Seungmin has the chance to say anything further. He slides his phone into his pocket, already regretting his choice to accept Seungminâs requestâ which was actually more of a demandâ to be his plus-one at his college reunion.Â
Any other day, he would have loved to ditch his introverted activities to accompany his best friend to get tipsy and gossip about everyoneâs glow ups. Today, however, all he really wants to do is curl up in his bed with Princess Diana and binge-watch Friends. But alas, his loyaltyâ and fearâ for Seungmin won out, and now here he is, standing in a rounded glass elevator on his way up to Highlight, the upscale rooftop bar venue of the event.Â
When the elevator finally reaches the top floor, the telltale bell dings, opening the door into what can only be described as high-end chaos: people decked out in crisp suits and cocktail dresses and jewels, as they crowd around the lighted bar counters, shouting out their drink orders to harried bartenders while trying to brag about how successful theyâve become over the past few years. Waiters walk around, serving hors d'oeuvres to the guests that promptly ignore them, and the orchestral jazz, courtesy of the live band crowded into the corner, is drowned out by the raucous laughter of a group of men situated at a section of tables next to the windows. The whole effect is ridiculously ostentatious, and even Hyunjin has to restrain himself from letting his lip curl with disgust.
âFuck, there you are.â Hyunjin feels a warm hand on his shoulder, and turns to see Seungmin staring at him with an overwhelmed look in his eye.
Hyunjin takes in his friend for a moment, admiring his black and white silk polka dot shirt thatâs tucked into a pair of belted navy slacks. At least someone at this place had style, and itâs always a pleasure for it to be Seungmin, as by now, Hyunjin has gotten used to seeing him wearing bloodied scrubs. âYou look good, man. But why in the world would you want to come here and see all of these jerks?â
Seungmin shrugs, and Hyunjin is surprised to see a slight blush overtake his features. He traces Seungminâs wandering gaze over to the edge of the open balcony, where a devastatingly handsome man strangely stands on his own, sipping on his cocktail while observing the view of skyscrapers stretching out around the building. Ah.Â
âHeâs Seungcheol, isnât he? Your old crush that you never talked to? Thatâs why weâre here?â Hyunjin teases, remembering those nights when he got Seungmin tipsy enough to confess his unrequited feelings for Choi Seungcheol, the resident heartbreaker of the pre-med student body at UCLA.Â
âShut the fuck up.â Seungmin grumbles, but his complexion betrays him, turning as red as a tomato.Â
Hyunjin laughs heartily, thanking a passing waitress before accepting a mango and vanilla parfait from her tray. âAlright.â
And then itâs Seungminâs turn to check out Hyunjin, who strikes a little pose and preens at the attention. âI donât know how, but even with all of your designer shit, you never seem like a dick.â
âIâll take that as a compliment.â Hyunjin grins. Hyunjin never dresses to appease the dress codeâ instead, he makes it his bitch, and does it in a way thatâs classy, not ostentatious. Itâs clear in todayâs sophisticated yet roguish ensemble: a crisp white Givenchy suit paired with Nike Air Forces to deflate the grandiose of the former brand. And the sheer black tank top and silver chain-link necklace under his oversized blazer was just enough to add a touch of gender-bending sexiness.Â
The corner of Seungminâs mouth quirks up, and he hooks his arm into Hyunjinâs, steering him towards a high table tucked into a more quiet section of the bar. âHaving fun, Hyun?â
Hyunjin fights a smile. âMoresoe now that youâre here with me, babe.â
That is Seungminâs cue to shove Hyunjin away, who continues to bat his lashes prettily. âI hate you. I shouldâve asked Nicholas the hot nurse to be my date instead.â
âBut then you couldnât flirt with our Seungcheol!â
Seungmin groans, head falling onto the table, lolling to the side hopelessly. âI donât even know how to approach him, though. I mean, did you see him? He just managed to get even more gorgeous! His hair? His height? Heâs totally out of my league.â
Hyunjin immediately morphs into wingman mode. âTrust me, I can just tell he has a thing for cute nerds. And, not to be crass, but his body language screams brat tamer.â
âI am not a brat,â Seungmin scowls.Â
âTouchĂ©.âÂ
After a few more minutes of hyping Seungmin up, Hyunjin triumphantly sits back and watches his friend slink off in the direction of Seungcheol; he snickers to himself when Seungmin tentatively taps on Seungcheolâs shoulder, shaking like a fangirl about to ask a celebrity for a picture. Seungcheol turns, a friendly beam cutting across his stern features. Seungmin says something indiscernible to Seungcheol that makes him laugh, and thatâs Hyunjinâs sign to leave the rest to his friend.Â
By this time, the company around him has eased slightly, with everyone digging into the buffet-style dinner that the caterers have set out.Â
âDonât mind if I do,â Hyunjin mutters under his breath, thinking back to the flimsy cup of ramyun that he had scarfed down earlier. He picks up a plate from one of the long tables and gets in line, mouth already watering at the spread of food. After loading his plate with copious helpings of every dish of carbs in sight, he also makes sure to secure dessert, snagging a couple pastries and slices of cake. The gaggle of ladies behind him shoot him pointed looks, but he ignores them, walking away to find seating; heâs needed this, after the week heâs had.
He winds up sitting next to a giddy couple that just cannot keep their hands off of each other. Most of the time, when he winds up somewhere with people who exhibit excessive public displays of affection, he tries to discreetly slip away or make himself as unknown as possible, the hopeless romantic in him quietly cheering them on. Now, however, he unceremoniously plops onto the farthest end of the loveseat opposite of them, all alone and just grateful that the food is good.
âEarth to Hyunjin!â
Hyunjin looks up, mouth stuffed embarrassingly full of a caprese salad sandwich. âMrph?â
Seungmin stands there, hands on his knees while he pants a little to catch his breath. âYou will not believe what just happened.â
âWell, what happened?â
âSeungcheol and I are going out to dinner tomorrow!â Seungmin huffs, cheeks flushed a bright red as he looks over at Seungcheol where heâs standing by the elevator. Seungcheol gives him a shy smile before quickly looking away. Seungmin smirks and leans down to speak into Hyunjinâs ear. âAnd he just asked me if I have any plans for the rest of the night.â
He leans back to gauge Hyunjinâs reaction, which, in Hyunjinâs knowledge of his friend, does not disappoint. Hyunjin gasps theatrically and nearly drops his plate in trying to clap him on the back in congratulations. âThatâs my man!â
âThatâs right!âÂ
Hyunjin grins. âEven your ship name would be cute. 2Seung. Meant to be.â
âYouâre such a dork.â Seungmin rolls his eyes, but fails to hide his blush. âNow, Iâm gonna go get railed by the man of my dreams.â
Hyunjin bids Seungmin goodbye, remaining enthusiastic up until the moment he sees Seungmin and Seuncheol take their leave. As soon as they do, he lets his smile fall. Heâs happy for Seungmin, really. He just wishes it could be him disappearing into that glass elevator with his lover. He would press you up against that heavy gold railing that rounds the inside, kissing you as you begin your descent down the building. Kissing you as fireworks go off in the distance, brighter than the Los Angeles skyline. Kissing you even when the elevator door opens, an irked crowd of people waiting to get in. He wishes he could flaunt you off to everyone in the world, show everyone how perfect you are for him.Â
Hyunjin is so lost in his muddled, wistful thoughts that he doesnât notice the couch dip, someone just as miserable as him occupying the tiny space next to him.Â
âHyunjin?â
He turns his head, slowly, to see you, of all people, glaring at him with a bewildered expression on your face. He remains in a momentary stunned silence, taking in the slight redness of your nose, how watery your eyes are. The space in between your eyebrows thatâs painfully scrunched. The way your lips are pressed together tightly. Youâve been crying. Still gorgeous, no matter what.
âDarling?â
For the second time today, you are caught off guard. You have been stewing in your loneliness all evening, ruminating over your hopelessly unrequited love. It surprised you, a little bit, how you were barely affected by the run-in with Jisung, but that faded away when you took your first sip at the absurdly lavish open bar. For others, alcohol can be liquid courageâ for you, itâs a depressant that brings out the sad drunk in you.
You shake your head, trying not to let the immediate horror seep into you. But how can it not, when the gorgeous man you are in love with has just become witness to your ugly tears for the second time? And from where did he just appear out of, when you thought you were going to be able to spend your time wallowing in your sorrows alone? Life is truly unfair.
âWhat- what are you doing here?â You sputter.Â
You imagine that Hyunjin looks stunned, for a moment, but his face lights up when he realizes that it is you who is the mess curled up next to him. If he seems put off by the remnants of your crying, he does not show it. âI was here as my friendâs date, but it seems as though heâs ditched me for a better one.â
He gives you a furtive smile that makes you feel like youâre in on a joke, and in spite of your pitiful state, you immediately feel the warmth spread through you. âThe Love Doctor always works, doesnât he?â
âItâs my nine-to-five, as well as my five-to-nine,â Hyunjin jokes, chuckling. âSo, youâre a UCLA alum? You didnât strike me as the sort, I didnât think.â
You scoff playfully. âAbsolutely not. Proud Case Western grad here. Where else would I get my inherent computer geek complex?â
Hyunjinâs eyes sparkle. âThen what brings you here?â
âMy cousin.â You jerk your chin in the direction of Yeonjun, whoâs currently trying to break up a fight between two men who seem to be arguing about something related to stocks. âHeâs trying to fulfill his senior undergraduate community service requirement by volunteering at this thing. But this is barely community serviceâ I think the UCLA Alumni Association just wanted some free labor.â
Hyunjin laughs at your shitty joke, and you nearly feel like your attitude just turns up at that sound, unfurling like petals when touched by sunshine. âAre you enjoying the party?â
âToo kitsch.â You tilt your head towards the dizzying display of debauchery currently swarming your little bubble: most of the guests have separated into their own cliques by now, and the one closest to you has set up an uproarious gambling circle on their table. This is a bit much, even if for a swanky college reunion.
âAgreed.â Hyunjin stays quiet for a moment, and you watch him curiously, wondering what heâs thinking of. He relieves you a moment later. âDarling, I donât want to intrude, but I just wanted to ask if everythingâs okay?â
You hesitate to answer, because although you know he genuinely wants to check up on you, given the astronomically considerate person he is, you donât want to burden him with your problemsâ especially if the problem is him. So you do what any sensible person would do and deflect. âItâs a long story. How about we check out the bar?â
You expect him to turn you down, but maybe youâre not the only one who needs a drink, because he accepts. âI feel like Iâll regret it, but alright.â
Hyunjin helps you up from where you sit, grabbing your purse for you and handing it to you as you stand, making your heart squeeze even tighter in your chest. But you both make your way over to the open bar, snagging two seats at the very end of the counter on one side.Â
The teariness made your intoxication a bit more discreet, so youâre openly able to ask for a beer without raising Hyunjinâs eyebrows. Hyunjin, on the other hand, orders a pink champagne on the rocks. He really is so sophisticated. After you both finish speaking with the bartender, he turns to you, placing his elbow on the counter and propping up his chin in his arm. The soft smile on his face fits perfectly as his eyes lock onto yours, and it feels⊠flirtatious.Â
Youâre suddenly transported into all of those times you were alone at a bar, men approaching you with a similar demeanor, but with very much different intentions. Therein, with Hyunjin, the aura of respect and boundaries still hangs in the air, so it doesnât linger, no matter how much you wish it would stay.Â
The bartender sets your choices in front of you, and you try to enjoy the drink, but the overwhelming bitterness of it just makes everything come crashing down. You sniffle, and then immediately hope that Hyunjin has not noticed that you are beginning to cry patheticallyâ againâ into your mug of beer.
Hyunjin looks concerned, leaning forward as if to put his arm around you, but after a momentâs hesitation, he retracts his arm and instead, focuses on your face. "Y/N?"
Shit. You try to laugh it off as an extremely severe case of allergies, but even besides the fact that there's barely any pollen in the concrete jungle of Los Angeles, you suck at acting. Too bad Hollywood is only a ten-minute commute from your apartment.
"Iâm⊠Iâm okay. I'm totally okay." You try to laugh it off, but instead, it sounds like a strange, very unattractive quack. The thick tears that begin to roll down your cheeks are not even necessary for Hyunjin to call you out. He is not buying any of it.
"Darling, please. Donât lie to me.â
"Hyunjin, I'm fine! God!"
At this point, you're full on sobbing in the middle of the room, and people are shooting you weird looks. Hyunjin should leave. Being seen with a mess like you could taint his spotless, perfect image, and outside of his office, he has absolutely no obligation to you. Fuck, you donât even know why youâre being such a crybabyâ before Hyunjin, you could actually down booze without losing it on the spot, especially surrounded by a bunch of strangers.
But as if he couldnât tug at you anymore, he doesnât think this time to cross the miniscule space between you both and pull you into a tight hug. You feel like utter crap, and itâs been so long since someone just held you, assuring you that everything is going to be fine. But you canât help notice one insignificant detail: Hyunjin smells fucking amazing and expensive and elegantâ perhaps Chanel or Tom Ford? And in that glorious suit too, heâs like the real-life, less embarrassing embodiment of the mafia overlords that dominated your questionable high school fanfiction phase. Fuck. This isnât helping the situation.
Hyunjin, meanwhile, rubs soothing circles on your back, definitely unaware of your inappropriate intrusive thoughts. âShhh, itâs going to be okay. Do you wanna get out of here?â
You blink up at him tearily, mind frazzled but remembering your engagement. âBut, YeonjunâŠâ
And as if the devil whispers in his ears, your cousin manifests out of thin air, collapsing onto the empty stool next to you. âMy dear cuz, smack some sense into me if I ever volunteer again withâ wait. Bro, are you crying?â
The shame piles up on you again, heating up your skin in a way thatâs too obvious. But before you can muster up a lie, Hyunjin speaks for you, taking the mug away from your hands. âI think itâs best if Y/N gets some rest, she isnât feeling too well.â
Yeonjun just stares dumbly at Hyunjin for a second, jaw hanging open a little, as it does for anyone when they are first in the presence of Hwang Hyunjin. âI, uh. Yeah. Thatâs good. Youâre Hwang Hyunjin, right? Her dating coach?â
Even through your intoxication, you feel like you see something flicker in Hyunjinâs eyes, but as always, it doesnât last. âYes, itâs wonderful to meet you, Yeonjun. Y/N has spoken a lot about you.â
âSame to you.â Yeonjun snickers, before clearing his throat and turning serious. âListen, man, I hate to ask you this. But can you please help her home? I can text you the address? I really canât leave this stupid shindig until itâs over, but I donât wanna leave her aloneââ
âDonât worry about it. Iâll take care of her.â Hyunjin states firmly, motioning to the bartender to bring you a large class of water. The way heâs looking out for you brings up something hot, aroused in your stomach.Â
Yeonjun nods, and to his credit, he really does look as apologetic as you can discern in your drunk haze. Hyunjin helps you finish your water, before buying a water bottle for you to sip from, as he slides his arm around your shoulders and helps you out of that terrible room. In most cases, when sober and thinking straight, you would be as rigid as a bar, humiliated and unsure of what to do with yourself. But you let yourself have this, just once, melting into his side and enjoying your misery more than you should.
Sometimes, Hyunjin really can be such a piece of shit. Like the time he promised Princess Diana extra cuddles before bedtime, but forgot because he had been working late at SeoulSpark on some overdue reports; he had felt like such a horrible father to his baby. Or the time he mentioned a Gucci product during an interview, inadvertently advertising for Versaceâs biggest competitor; Donatella wouldnât reply to his texts for nearly a week. But all of that seems tame in comparison to today.
Youâve had too much to drink and canât stop crying, and here Hyunjin is, thinking about how much he wants to kiss you. In his defense, you look so adorable, with your cheeks flushed from the alcohol, eyes drooping with drowsiness and lips pouted preciously. But itâs still highly inappropriate of Hyunjin to be thinking of you in such a way, so he shoves those treacherous thoughts into the back of his mind and focuses on staring at anything but you.
After a few swipes on the Uber app, your ride pulls up in front of the hotel in which Highlight is located inside. At this point, youâve become pliant in Hyunjinâs arms, cuddling into his side and clutching at his waist. Hyunjin can barely breathe, and is vastly thankful for the distraction of the car's arrival.
He helps you into the backseat of the car, before getting in from the other side. The drive back to your place is quiet, save for the breezy orchestra music that the driver plays on the low and the soft sounds of your sniffling. Hyunjin clenches his jaw and stares out the window, trying to focus on the green highway signs whizzing by and not the fact that youâre barely centimeters away from him, humming sadly along to the radio.Â
Twenty minutes pass, and suddenly, youâre both standing in front of your apartment building, an old but dreamy housing complex tucked away in one of the quieter sectors of the city. Hyunjin walks you up to your door, telling himself that heâll leave as soon as youâre safe inside. He watches you sway on your feet a little while you take a few extra minutes to fumble with the door lock. Hyunjin wants you to go inside and slam the door in his face, bringing him back to his senses. Instead, you look over at him, a lilt to your voice.
âWanna come inside?â You slightly slur over your words, giving him a small glance. Itâs innocent enough that Hyunjin knows your motives are pure, even if a tiny part of him wishes they werenât.Â
He hesitates, the logical side of his mind screaming at him to politely refuse and bid you a goodnight. But then again, he hasnât been very logical whenever it comes to you. He now promises himself that this is just a little post-party hangout. You can be friends, canât you? And besides, you need someone to look after you. And friends look after each other, donât they?
Hyunjin steps inside, instantly in awe of your apartment. The open floor concept allows him to explore the entire layout with his eyes, from the soft throw blanket lying on your very comfortable-looking couch to the bellowing linen curtains hanging over your windows. The mismatched furniture and nearly overflowing book cases are incredibly charming, the artful dissonance of your decor coming together in a harmony that just makes everything feel so cozy.Â
In Hyunjinâs mind, your apartment is so quintessentially you, a feeling of home that his own place never quite felt like. Yes, he loves Oasis more than anything, but thereâs this slightly pretentious air to it, this urge to keep it constantly pristine. It feeds into Hyunjinâs obsession over perfection, instead of being the one place where he can truly be himself. Here, however, Hyunjin feels comfortable, secure in his own skin, even when in reality, he probably looks ridiculously out of place in his over-the-top outfit.
âHm,â you mumble, prompting Hyunjin to whirl around and rush forward to steady you when you lean a little too forward. âDo you wanna drink?â
Hyunjin frowns at you while you just giggle nonsensically. Youâre nowhere near sober, but at the very least, at least youâre not distressed anymore. Hyunjin hates to see you upset; your face was made for smiling.
âAbsolutely not. We have done enough drinking for today.â Hyunjin chides you sternly. âYou canât go to bed on an empty stomach, though.â
You prop yourself on one of the chairs at your dining table, giving him an anticipating look that Hyunjin takes as permission to rummage through your cupboards. After looking through the fridge as well, Hyunjin settles on cooking you his comfort grilled cheese recipe. He pours you a glass of water and gives you a little pat on your head when you obediently finish the entire thing and accept another.
You quietly watch Hyunjin while he putters around the kitchen; the sheer domesticity of it all makes him yearn for this to be a regular occurrence. Heâd cook for you everyday, filling you to the brim with all of the affection you deserve. But thatâs not going to happen, so he keeps his head down and concentrates. Hyunjin flips the sourdough bread on the griddle until itâs golden brown, spreading liberal amounts of butter on each side. And the piĂšce de rĂ©sistance, he adds one-third white cheddar, one-third yellow cheddar, and one-third American cheese, his favorite combination of cheeses for a rainy day.Â
âThis is so yummy,â you declare after your first bite, eyes full of delight. âHere, have some. Youâre such a good cook, Hyunnie.â
Hyunjin doesnât know whether to be more shocked at the fact that youâre holding out your own sandwich for Hyunjin to try, or how you just called him such an endearing nickname. âIâ itâs okay, darling. Iâm not hungry.â
But you donât accept it, because it looks like youâre just as stubborn even when inebriated. âYou need to taste, or else Iâll be sad.â
You flash him a heartbroken set of puppy dog eyes that makes him melt and give in. He reaches across the rickety little table and tries to take the sandwich in his own hands, but you pull away slightly and hold it out to him expectantly. Oh.Â
Hyunjin gingerly leans forward and lets you feed him a bite of the grilled cheese. He chews quickly, trying not to blush under the intensity of your gaze. Once he swallows, he watches you finish off the rest of the sandwich, satisfied with his compliance. When youâre done, you look up at him proudly, and he just canât help but be endeared by you.Â
Hyunjin clears the table and washes the dishes, wiping his hands on the fluffy towel hanging from the oven handle. After a momentâs hesitation, he reaches out to brush a few stray crumbs off of the corner of your mouth, trying not to revel in the sensation of how soft your lips are under his thumb.
âThank you,â you say, giving him a guileless smile while you bite down on an orange-colored candy from the small bowl on the counter. âLetâs do something fun, that party was so boring.â
Hyunjin lets you wrap your fingers around his wrist, pulling him to the living room and onto the couch. He huffs out a laugh as you clumsily fall onto the sofa, moving to get comfortable. âWhat are you thinking?â
You tap your chin dramatically, making a show of trying to decide what to do. âHow about⊠karaoke?â
Hyunjin grins and takes the TV remote that you hand him, hopping onto YouTube and flipping through the list of lyrical videos. âAny preference for a song?â
You shake your head vigorously. âSurprise me.â
He settles on âGone Away,â a ballad by one of his favorite underground rock bands. The slow notes of a love song float out through the speaker, the lovely voice of the lead singer, J.One, filling his ears. He nervously glances over at you, but you give him an encouraging nod, and Hyunjin lets himself go.
âInside collapsed time, even my hopes for us to be together, no longer matter,â Hyunjin sings along to the lyrics, the song resonating within him more than he wishes it did. âMy love, tangled up while looking for you, is gone, gone away, gone away.â
âI donât think I can stop you from leaving anymore,â you join in softly, and Hyunjin looks over at you in surprise, but youâre staring straight ahead at the TV. He tamps down his nerves and gets through the rest of the song with you, both of you somehow harmonizing together in tune. At some point in the middle, the tears start pouring down his cheeks slowly, in the way he can never control. He just hopes that you donât notice every time he reaches up to swipe at them, before inevitably fall.
The song doesnât finish quick enough, and an advertisement begins to run on autoplay, but Hyunjin canât bring himself to look at you again, terrified of the way his heart beats so deafeningly in his chest.
âHyunjin.â
Serious, without a single hint of playfulness. Hyunjin clears his throat and lifts his head to see your indecipherable expression. He notices the traces of haziness in your eyes, but thereâs undeniable determination written across your face. âYes?â
âDonât cry,â You nearly sob out, breath catching in your throat. âIt doesnât suit such a beautiful person to be filled with so much grief.â
Hyunjin covers up his astonishment at your words with denial, trying to push them off as an emotional reaction to the song. But youâve just called him beautiful, and that cannot be covered up. âIâm sorry, that was a bit much.â
You swallow harshly, the dry sound of it audible. Maybe Hyunjin should excuse himself to bring you some water and escape this conversation. Butâ âYou can never be too much. I want you, all the time. I think of you, all the time.â
This time, Hyunjin is effectively rendered gone. Frozen to the couch, time stopped and his train of rational thought put on hold. He reruns the sentence in his brain, trying to piece them together. You want him. You think of him? You want him? His confused, frantic contemplation is interrupted when you crawl over the couch and lift your palm to cup his jaw, so close that he can nearly feel the soft puff of your breathing against his face. Fuck, youâre still drunk.
âIâm gonna kiss you now,â you murmur. Hyunjin is sure he has died and gone to some otherworldly dimensionâ maybe heaven, or hell, depending on how the higher powers have judged his situation to beâ when he feels your lips slot against his, reeling him in like a needle through thread. So what else can he do, but accept what you give him and circle his arms around your waist, pulling you in closer so youâre on his lap.
You taste like the mango candy you popped earlier, sweet with a hint of tanginess, and itâs driving Hyunjin absolute nuts. Your eyes flutter shut and so do Hyunjinâs, both of you melting into each other, diving into the dangerous waters that Hyunjin swore that he wouldnât tread. But he canât stop, he just canât, not when you lick into his mouth with a passion to rival the one heâs felt for you since day one.Â
âHyunjinâŠâ You whisper, a long, obscenely drawn-out syllable thatâs reminiscent of the noises that Hyunjin imagined eliciting from you. That one sound snaps him out of it. Youâre drunk, youâre drunk, and this means nothing. This means nothing to you, and heâs just been here, the unfortunate sap to receive your sweet, empty words just because heâs been here for you once. He doesnât deserve any of it. Youâre not going to remember any of it. You are so fucking drunk.
Before he knows it, heâs shoving you off, and with the way you heavily land on the cushion next to him, he wasnât gentle at all, in his panic. You just stare at him with a half-dazed, half-dismayed look on your face that makes him cringe away.Â
âI am so sorry,â Hyunjin croaks, grabbing his phone and scrambling to stand up. He will pull himself together, eventually, in time to see you for the next appointment. And then he will remind himself that he is a mere service to you, and nothing more. As it should be, and as it always was.
Hyunjin doesnât even wait for your response before heâs running out the door and into the night.
You come to at around noon, groggily blinking a few times before the memories come flooding back in. You drinking yourself stupid at the bar. Hyunjin leading the way back home. Karaoke while relaxed on your shitty couch from Craigâs List. Kissing like in a movie before the atomic bomb dropped. You kissed Hyunjin. Your drunk, sentimental ass was lucid enough to remember your feelings, but not sober enough to remember to conceal them. You kissed Hwang motherfucking Hyunjin, and you have colossally fucked up.Â
You scream about it for a good half hour, ripping at your hair and keeling over on the couch, dry heaving in a failed attempt to let out your guilt. It sticks. Youâre mortified. Scared. Disgusted. How, how could you do that to him? Taking advantage of him when he was in your own home? You didnât even get proper consent from him! You are such a damn asshole, and now, Hyunjin is probably never going to want to see you again.Â
All you want to do is jump under your covers and cry yourself to a sleep that youâll never have to wake up from. But you love Hyunjin too much to do that to him. You owe him an apology and the entire world, which you have no qualms about bringing to him if he asked you.
And thatâs why youâre at SeoulSpark, ignoring the fear pulsing in your body as you push open the door, closing your eyes as the cool gust of the air conditioning washes over your skin. But the drop in temperature does nothing to tamp down the nerves boiling under your skin.Â
All of the composure that you have carefully curated in the past few minutes shrivels upâ charred to a crisp and punted out of Hyunjinâs ridiculously extravagant floor-to-ceiling windowsâ when you lay eyes on him. Because thatâs the effect heâs always had on you, and you feel like an idiot for not already anticipating that familiar cyclone of emotions that hits you whenever heâs in vicinity.Â
There he stands, gazing out at the view leisurely spread out at his feet, lax hands tucked into the pockets of his trousers like he has no worries at all. In the perfect world, you could have just an ounce of his self-command, of how assuredly he carries himself. You envy him almost as much as you want him. Almost.Â
When he turns away from the glass at the sound of entrance, the sharp angle of his side profile is shadowed by the light pouring in from behind him, portraying him as some magnificent sort of Greek god. And he might as well be, with the way he has directed both torrents of lightning and spelled arrows through your heart.Â
You just stand there awkwardly as he steps out of the sun and completely into your vision; you donât trust that there will ever be a day when you are not so devastatingly floored by his beauty. The buttons of his shirt are haphazardly hooked in a way that seems not so careless, but more effortless, and you have to fight everything in yourself to not stare at the smooth expanse of skin revealed at the top.Â
The moment Hyunjin recognizes the intruder of his office as you, his lips erupt into a smile that seems too genuine given the stunt you pulled just a few hours prior. If he carries any disgust towards you as a result of last nightâs events, he doesnât show it. Warmth pools in his eyes like honey, and you find yourself swimming in it, insatiable and begging for more of that lovely taste. You wish you knew how it would feel to have him look at you so sweetly while he harshly fucks into you, a complete juxtaposition to the adoration painting his expression.
âHey,â you wave your hand lamely, and then immediately mentally punch yourself in the face; you really missed your calling as the awkward main character of a Disney original show.Â
âGood morning, darling. I wasnât expecting you today.â Hyunjin gestures towards the sofa and you hastily sit down on it, whereas Hyunjin elegantly settles himself across from you.Â
âI know.â You avert your gaze, feeling the blush creeping up your neck and onto your face. âLast night was, uh, something.â
Thatâs one fucking way to put it.
Hyunjin lets out a surprised little chuckle, a sound so cute that you have to ponder ways to inconspicuously pinch your arm. âWell, I was talking about how you didnât have an appointment. But Iâm glad that youâre using the walk-in hours.â
âYeah⊠so I thought we should maybe talk about what happened,â you stutter out, shifting under Hyunjinâs steady gaze. âI donât even know where to begin though.â
Hyunjin hums encouragingly. âItâs okay. What do you want to tell me?â
You take a deep breath, thinking back to the previous night. âIâm sorry. I crossed so many lines yesterday and I was too drunk out of my mind to even tell. I must have made you feel so uncomfortable, and thatâs the last thing I would ever want to do.â
And you mean every word. You would rather hurtle yourself into the Grand Canyon than hurt Hyunjin, Hyunjin who has been so good to you even when you never deserved it, Hyunjin who youâre hopelessly and utterly in love with. Hyunjin, who you can never have.
Hyunjin doesnât say anything during that miniscule gap in which you pause, so you take it as a sign to keep going. Youâd rather get it off your chest all in one go anyway, as you fear you may not be able to finish if you stop. âI get it if this changes things. If you donât want to see me anymore.âÂ
You shut your eyes as soon as you finish speaking, too apprehensive to see his reaction. This is it. This is the part where he agrees and so very politely asks you to leave his office and never come back again. Itâll probably take Wonyoung all of five seconds to boot you out of Hyunjinâs Google calendar, and then Hyunjin will go back to charming the next poor sucker to walk into his office. Gosh, you want to continue being that poor sucker, as pathetic as it is.
âDid you mean any of it?â
Against every fiber of your being telling you not to, to stay in blissful ignorance, you pry your eyes open to see Hyunjin waiting with his arms folded. Something about the intensity of his gaze, coupled with the unexpected potency in his usually soft voice, makes you shift uneasily.Â
âI know it was inappropriate. Iâm sorryââ
Hyunjin cuts you off, shaking his head in exasperation. âI need you to tell me the truth. Did you mean what you said to me last night?â
You tilt your head down so that you get an eyeful of the plush rug spread under the sofa. Of course you meant everything. You might have been drunk, but the intoxication only brought out the deepest, most hidden parts of yourself; it gave you the courage to manifest what you want the most. But to admit anything to Hyunjinâ againâ when he clearly did not want any part in it would hurt even more, because this time, you didnât have alcohol in you to numb the pain of rejection.Â
âWhy did you leave?â
For a moment, you think that Hyunjin will ignore your question and insist on you giving him a hard answer. Instead, he tentatively reaches his hand out and hooks his thumb and index finger under your chin, carefully angling your head up to meet your eyes. That familiar gentleness once again radiates from him, and you have to bite the inside of your cheek to keep from melting into it. In spite of how utterly miserable you feel right now, the telltale flutter of your heart betrays you. God, you want to be his.Â
âI left because I didnât know how much of it was real,â Hyunjin rasps. His words are hushed, but you feel the weight of them, soaked and dripping with both tenderness and hesitation. âI didnât want you holding my heart when you couldnât fully feel it in your hands.â
You exhale slowly, trying to ignore the false hope rising like bile in your throat. The way his eyes brighten whenever he sees you. The stolen glances you thought you were imagining all this time. Darling. It canât be. âHyunjin⊠what are you saying?âÂ
âDo you have feelings for me? Because I do.â Hyunjin purses his lips and slides his palm up to caress your cheek. âI have feelings for you, and Iâm so tired of pretending that I donât.â
âYou what?â You search his eyes wildly for any sign of a joke, because youâre unwilling to believe that this is really, truly happening. All of your reasoning feels tightened by this nostalgic lavender haze, a dizzying sense of deja vu pulled from your thoughts. The ones in which you get to call Hyunjin yours. They cannot be real, not in this universe.
He nods bashfully, a pretty new color in his cheeksâ a shade that both astounds and confounds you. The cherry lips that youâve endlessly fantasized about shine red and swollen with how he has so anxiously bitten into them. Hyunjinâs eyes shine in the hazy glow of his sunset lamp, full of feeling and twinkling brighter than any high rise. Youâve never seen him like this, vulnerable and laid bare in front of you. Youâve always been the one to fall apart in front of him, and yet, here he is, surprising you once again. And thatâs something that will never change, how he remains the warlock of your wildest dreams and unraveling sanity.Â
âI havenât been the same since we met.â Hyunjin murmurs, softly stroking the side of your face. âAnd- and after last night, I think I actually might be going crazy. Because maybe itâs not all in my head. Maybe you want me as much as I do. Do you?â
You shake your head, heart fluctuating with every emotion that has ever been registered in your mind. Exhilaration. Doubt. Fear. Devotion. You are so overwhelmingly in love with the man in front of you that it hurts, even when he stands in front of you with his heart in his hands. It hurts, because you know that no matter what, thereâs no going back now. You know you canât leave him alone now; you are completely and utterly his.Â
âHyunjinââ
âY/N.â Hyunjin pleads, and all you can feel is disappointment at the address. Not darling. âItâs okay if you donât feel the same. Just pleaseââ
âHyunjin.â You cut him off harshly, and he freezes, his arms dropping back to his side. You immediately feel the magnitude of losing his touch on your skin, and it does nothing to tamp down the mix of frustration and arousal inside of you. âHwang Hyunjin. You drive me absolutely insane.â
Thereâs a moment of charged silence, before his lips are on yours. When you were younger, youâd spend hours hunched over romance novels and rereading the parts when the leads finally kissed, their repressed emotions finally amalgamating in one stunning, golden moment. But nothing about kissing Hyunjin feels golden; it never did.Â
No, itâs an ardent, burning red, a fire blooming in the hands that you use to yank him closer to you, a distance that will always feel unending whenever itâs him. Itâs sin, pouring over hot coals and shimmering ore, enchanting yet raw. Itâs so perfectly imperfect, wet and frantic, shameless and desperate. Itâs rose vines creeping up crumbling brick and the roll of thunder in the middle of the night. Itâs you and him and no inhibitions whatsoever, untilâŠÂ
âWait, wait, wait.â To your disappointment, Hyunjin pulls back. Even though he was the one who kissed you, you donât fail to recognize the uncertainty written on his reddened lips.Â
You bite the inside of your cheek, trying to block out the nagging thoughts in which Hyunjin has already regretted you. Moving out of his hold, you give him space by backing away. âIs everything okay?â
âI wanted to make sure that you are one-hundred percent okay with this. Like, I drive you insane in a good way, right? Not a bad way? Just checking. Consent is key and all,â Hyunjin breathlessly, letting out a nervous giggle. Itâs a display that is shockingly similar to how you act whenever youâre agitated, and you never expected it to be put on by Hyunjin, of all people. Itâs⊠cute.Â
You give him a small smile, letting your handbag carelessly slip off your shoulder and onto the rug. You take a tiny step towards him, wrapping your arms around Hyunjinâs slender waist and reveling in how Hyunjinâs breathing quickens, pulse jumping with your touch. Drawing him close to you, just until your lips are barely touching, you look up at him through your eyelashes, focusing on that gorgeous beauty mark under his eye.Â
âHyunjin, is the door locked?â
He just stares at you for a good moment, and you let him, enjoying the way his lips part at your husky tone. âNo. I didnât lock it.â
âGood.â You lift your hand and trace the outline of Hyunjinâs bottom lip with your finger, observing the way he shivers at your touch. âPay attention, because Iâm about to prove to you just how much I like you.â
A blush speckled across his features is all that is needed to induce that familiar urge in you, the one that makes you unreasonably aroused. You want to make him yours, to take care of him and demonstrate to him specifically how insane you are for him. You want to make his wildest dreams come alive, just like he has done for you.
Hyunjinâs eyes flutter shut, a movement so delicate that it almost makes you cry. âPlease⊠just touch me.â
Talking will come, eventually. Both of you will sit down tomorrow morning and establish what exactly this is, what you have done by that pointâ what you plan to do to Hyunjin now. Youâll find out what this is for Hyunjinâ whether this is lust, a brazen act committed in the heat of the moment, or the complete opposite, what youâre too afraid to even think of. Your heart wishes for the latter to be true, for Hyunjin to want you not only as much as you want him, but in the same way as well. Maybe you canât put it in words, what you feel for him, but you can show him your sincerity in other ways. Itâs all you can imagine doing, after Hyunjin has currently rendered you with no other form of thought. Right now, itâs just you and him and a novel of proofs to be written on each other.Â
And so you cup his cheek and draw his body closer to yours; this time, you move slowly, every action deliberate, exploring Hyunjin and his depths. Your lips touch his softly, a ghost of longing on skin. In turn, Hyunjinâs hands clutch at yours, silently asking you for more, and you indulge your prince, because thereâs nothing you wouldnât do for him.
Hwang Hyunjin tastes like a sunrise, if dawnâs dainty fingertips blessing the sky with a brilliant, fiery spectrum of light could be encapsulated in that sense. Coffee ice cream, spearmint, unadulterated eroticism. Finally, youâve found the end of your questions. You shut your eyes as Hyunjin slips his hands into your hair, pulling it out of its tight hold and deftly sliding the tiny pink elastic around his wrist. You mirror his actions, carding your fingers through his soft, silky strands and holding onto him as he deepens the kiss. Instinctively, almost, you part your lips, allowing for him to slip his tongue inside and have his own answers.
Hyunjin pulls back from you to look at you directly when he starts to run his trembling hands down over the curve of your hips, the way he regards you full of attention and lust. You are sure that the confidence that you might have projected earlier has diffused into something more unfocused, with the way you already feel so high off of Hyunjin. Taking control has always been something that has come to you easily, until Park Jisung subjugated that part of you. But you donât mind it right now, Hyunjin taking all of you and turning you into a mess, because this is the very comfort that youâve been craving for so long.
âAre you sure?â Hyunjin whispers, even though thereâs no secret to be kept. He leans down so that his forehead touches your own, in a way that feels too intimate, but at the same time, it makes you want it and more. Itâs a genuine question ringing with the slightest hint of hesitation, and yet, you canât believe he has to ask you; you love him, even though you may not be able to say it, yet.Â
âThis. This is what you do to me.â You take Hyunjinâs hand into yours and lead it to the place between your legs thatâs been begging for his touch since you first laid eyes on him, second to only your heart. Hyunjinâs eyes widen in surprise when you guide his hand under your skirt, pupils dilating in want when he realizes how drenched you are just for him. But his reaction is nothing compared to you, to how you suck in a sharp breath and try not to fall apart with just one touch.
That one sound is enough for his gaze to darken, before heâs gripping your hips like a vice and pushing you against his desk. You let out a small gasp at the roughness of the movement, and even more so at how Hyunjin is finally taking what has always belonged to him, and him only. In response, he captures your bottom lip with his teeth, nipping at you slightly, not enough to cause pain but just enough to have your back arching at the sting of it.
âDid that hurt?â Hyunjin asks you, a smirk painting his features as he drags his lips across your cupid bow ever-so-softly.
You try to hide your blush by rolling your eyes defiantly, fisting the collar of his shirt in your hands. âNo, it didnât.â
Hyunjin laughs as he places one last kiss on the corner of your mouth, before heâs moving to your neck, attentively peppering kisses along it just to garner more proof of the utter pleasure that has pervaded your sensesâ and he has barely even touched you yet. Â
Your hands slide down to the bottom of his shirt and to tug at it, the desperation of the movement mirroring the pulse of your heart. Hyunjin lets you unhook the top few buttons before hastily tearing off the rest of it, the tiny silver knobs scattering across the floor. But you canât think about the mess now, not when Hyunjin takes your hands in his and runs them down smooth, toned places of his torso.Â
âGod, youâre so beautiful,â he mutters under his breath, easily untying your blouse with just his right hand, something that shouldnât be as attractive to you as it is. He pushes it off of your body, the material now a nuisance to the way he begins to explore every inch of skin his lips can find purchase on.Â
You decide to help him out, unzipping your skirt to step out of it, kicking it away along with your heels to some forgotten corner of the office. Seeing no point in prolonging your mutual misery, you also reach behind your back and unhook your bra to free your breasts to him, shrugging it off with a smile as you meet Hyunjinâs eyes.
âDo you want to touch me?â You give him a teasing grin, loving the way he audibly gulps when taking in how youâre nearly bare, all for him.Â
âI want to fucking ravish you.â
You tense with his words and how his gaze hardens with the challenge, trying to maintain your cocky front. âLetâs see how you do, Dr. Hwang.âÂ
Hyunjin doesnât reply immediately, the corner of his lips just barely tipping up. His fingers find the band of your panties, hooking under to pull you forward to him as he guides you to sit on the desk. âI can literally smell how wet you are for me, you know.â
And you nearly come to his words, but he doesnât give you the chance, hands coyly smoothing up your stomach before gripping your panties on either side and ripping them off your body. Before the lace has even touched the floor, his mouth is on your cunt, blazing hot and wet.Â
You gasp, sucking in a shattering breath as his lips move against your pussy as if spelling out letters in the filthiest language known to man. He envelops your clit with his lips in a slight kiss before you feel his tongue delve out, adventuring between your folds and getting his first, full taste of you. Hyunjin moans as he dips into you, blessing your ears with the prettiest sound to grace them, and it seems as if eating you out pleases him just as much as it does for you, if not more.
Hyunjin pulls away momentarily to look at your center, hands wrapping around your thighs and encouraging them even farther apart. Trailing kisses along your shin, he lifts your right leg to place it comfortably on the desk, caging himself between your legs. The sight makes you clench and grasp onto his hair, bringing him right back into you.Â
âFuck,â he breathes out as he pressed his mouth against you once more, relentlessly starving and savouring the taste of you at the same time. âYou taste even better than I imagined.â
You moan, taking fistfuls of his soft, soft hair as he fulfills his sinful promises. You canât think of any good comeback like you would prefer to do, but this position, while compromising, isnât anything but ideal at this moment. The worlds have coiled in your throat, coming out as broken sobs, and you have effectively gone crazy for Hyunjin.
âSo pretty,â he compliments, eyes drinking in your core before softening as they glance up at you. He slides a lone finger inside of you, and you immediately tighten around it, making him chuckle. âYou like that? Like my mouth on your cunt? Like how Iâm fucking you like this, so slow yet not enough?â
You just whimper in answer, but Hyunjin remains unbothered by your lack of coherent response. âYou taste fucking heavenly, by the way.â
âOh my Godââ
He hooks two of fingers inside of you this time, thrusting in and walking the tips of them along your g-spot, making your head go hazy with pleasure. Your breathing hitches as a pressure starts to build in your lower stomach, your walls shamelessly sucking at Hyunjinâs fingers.Â
âMm, youâre going to drench me, arenât you? You talk up a big storm, but youâre dripping down my hand already.â
Hyunjinâs talk is almost as dangerous as his touch, and he knows it, with how he grins knowingly at you while he so sweetly puts you in your place. He attaches his mouth to your clit, sucks deftly, and moves his entire arm against that one beautiful place, making your legs give out beneath you.Â
âHyunjin, please,â you sob, amazed with how you were even able to form that sorry excuse for a sentence. âI needââ
âNeed what?â Hyunjin mocks you, knowing exactly what you want, but he takes his time, playing with you and drawing out this sublime form of torture on your body. âCanât wait for me to fill you up, yes? So greedy.â
Fuck, you love the way he talks. Measured and polite when fully clothed, but uninhibited and dirty behind closed doors. Your spine straightens as he starts to pump you so hard that you begin to see stars, or maybe just the lights from the buildings outside. You canât be sure. You begin to arch your back, trying to lessen the intensity of his movements, but he wraps his arm around your hips to hold you down.
He flicks your clit mercilessly, his tongue winding you close to your climax. You mewl his name softly, rolling your hips up towards his face and on his fingers, clenching impossibly tight around him, but he only responds by fucking you harder. Faster.Â
You can feel your orgasm approaching in addition to his heightened attention in your blissful facial expressions, watching the way your brows turn up in the middle.Â
âClose, arenât you?â He murmurs against your clit, and you concentrate on his voice, the sole thing you can comprehend past the obliterating pleasure youâre suspended in. You swear he smiles, before he pulls away from you.Â
You cry out pathetically at the loss of contact, feeling that tsunami of ecstasy fail to crest and eventually fade back into the shallows, leaving just an unbearable ripple of disturbance behind. You can feel the tears form in your eyes at your interrupted orgasm that was so cruelly taken from you, and you narrow your gaze at Hyunjin.Â
âAnd youâre such a brat, arenât you?â
âMaybe.â Hyunjin responds cheekily, tracing his middle finger slightly against your folds, and you have to grind your teeth to keep from shuddering. âI want you to come on my cock instead.â
Youâve had enough of his games. This is something that you started, and you completely intend to finish it, even if it means not playing by Hyunjinâs twisted rules and making your own board. You dig your nails into Hyunjinâs shoulders, feeling him wince under your touch, and push him back roughly. He collapses onto the couch, looking up at you in wide-eyed surprise.Â
âDid you have fun, Hyunjin? I hope you did.â Itâs your turn to smirk down at him, all of the explicit thoughts of what you would love to do to him running through your head. âBecause weâre going to be doing things my way now.â
Before he can even muster up a retort, you are already straddling him, shifting back to unzip his trousers and shove them down his legs, while he just obediently lifts up his hips to help. All in one go, you get both his pants and boxers off, freeing his length. And he really is so prettyâ all of him, down to his cock thatâs perfectly hardened for you to use.Â
Hyunjin shivers as you experimentally palm his cock, testing how sensitive he is, and youâre pleased with what you discover. âWhat are you going to do to me?âÂ
âWhat do you want me to do to you?â You question him right back, pretending to actually listen to him. Hyunjin takes the bait, relief and desire evident in his features.
âI want you to fuck me with that sweet little pussy,â he responds, the urgency filling his throat making you smile.
âI see.âÂ
You shrug nonchalantly, gripping him and enjoying the way he gets even harder in your hands. Slowly, you begin to pump him, spitting into your palm and spreading it down his length for better friction. It works, with the way he curses under his breath and looks at you pleadingly.Â
âDarling, stop⊠stop doing that,â he pleads, eyes involuntarily rolling back as you lean forward, pressing your tits together and sliding his dick between them teasingly.Â
You cock your head to the side and let your hair fall slightly over your eyes, smiling innocently at him. âStop doing what, baby?â
âStop fucking teasing me!â He gasps out, watching you lift yourself just barely onto his cock, holding him at the base and rubbing his tip between your slick folds. Both of you let out soft sighs at the sensation of him nudging your entrance, but you still donât relent.Â
âI donât know⊠I kinda like the position weâre in. Think I could get myself off just watching you like this,â you say, lightly circling your hips as you grind your clit on his cock. âBe patient.â
âIâve been patient for months,â he whinesâ in any other situation, youâd laugh at how adorable he is if you werenât so damn turned on right now. He places his arms around your waist, squeezing lightly. âI have to have you.â
You take Hyunjinâs hands and bring them up to rest over your breasts, keeping eye contact with him. As if a trying to placate you by seduction, he traces his fingers over your nipples, sending a jolt through your body; he need not know that you have been wrapped around his finger ever since he pushed you against that desk, and that youâre this close to surrendering to his pleas. You need him.
âSay âpleaseâ,â you giggle, your cocky façade cracking. After all, youâre endlessly weak for him.Â
Hyunjin rolls his eyes, but obliges you anyway. âPlease, fuck me.â
You want to have one last word with his attitude, but then his palm cracks hard against your thigh, and your legs give up. Your hips sink fully down onto his lap, and you both cry out at the feeling of being sated in the best possible way. Hyunjin is so deep inside you that you feel like you can barely breathe; yet, your chest rises and falls rapidly, as Hyunjin anchors his hands on your ass, assisting you in riding him.
Hyunjin tilts his head back, the veins along the graceful arch of his neck prominent as your walls pulse around him. Meanwhile, youâre practically shaking at how full he makes you feel, pressed up so deliciously inside of you. Youâll lose your mind if it means you canât have him like this in every moment for the rest of your life, but itâs an unfortunate truth youâll have to confront later. For now, you know heâs going to make an absolute mess of you.
âThere we go, sweetheart. Use me, take all of what you want from me.â Hyunjin just whispers, guiding the roll of your hips while staring up at you in a way you canât believe is reserved just for you. Enamored, raptured, and completely captivated. Itâs so similar to the way you know you always look at him, that you nearly want to cry at the sight.
Youâre breathless, gazing down at the man you love through hazy eyes. Hyunjin always looks beautiful no matter what, but right now, heâs simply breathtaking, with how his hair is so artfully mussed, and how his cheeks are tinged with the blush of pleasure. Heâs especially exquisite, knowing that heâs like this just for you.
âF-feel so good, Hyunjin,â you manage, both of you fucking each other at this pointâ you bouncing on top of him while he fucks into from below with equal energy.
Hyunjin smirks, control coming back to him as you give it up. He licks the pad of his thumb and reaches between you both to rub slow, firm circles on your clit. âFuck, are you going to come already?âÂ
In spite of yourself, you shoot him a look that isnât nearly as sharp as you intended it to be. âYou already got me halfway there.â
âDefinitely more than halfwayâ eighty-percentâs more accurate,â Hyunjin responds with haphazardly feigned indignance, before shaking his head and kissing you. He bows his head down to encase your nipple with his lips, gently sucking at the bud while his hand trails over across your chest to grasp and squeeze at your other breast, eliciting a strangled moan from you. âItâs that nice, right? I know, baby. Let go for me.â
And you do. Shattering, fierce, red-hot. You canât handle the way heâs looking at you, touching you, talking to you. Your toes are numb from how harshly they curl, and your fingers sting from how you dragged them down Hyunjinâs back, hopefully leaving marks for him to smile at later.
âHyunââ You canât finish even calling out his name, the attempt fading into something nonsensical. Your eyes water from the intensity of your climax, before nestling into his neck.
But he pulls away to look you in the eye when you come, whimpering hopelessly. âThatâs it, let go for me, darling.â
Your vision blurs as your orgasm finally crashes into you, overwhelming and so earth-shatteringly beautiful. Hyunjinâs voice soothes you as he guides you through your high, whispering hushed praises against your skin and doing dangerous things to your heart. A wave of unmatchable euphoria washes over you, but it never passes, like his body is an expert in prolonging the pleasure so intricately. You cannot believe that Hyunjin is real, with the way each time he thrusts into you tips you closer and closer into a never-ending free fall into absolute ecstasy.Â
With a soft, drawn out sigh, you finally come, and Hyunjin swears under his breath as you clench around him, your pussy gripping his cock so hard that it almost draws the climax from his body. You find a single ounce of strength in the aftermath, wrapping your arm around Hyunjinâs neck and turning his chin to make him look at you.
âI need you to come for me, Hyunjin,â you say, lips quivering against his.
He groans into your mouth, kissing you deeply. âWhere, baby? Tell me where.â
âInside of me.â
Hyunjin throws his head back, moaning desperately before capturing your mouth in a messy kiss. When he breaks away, a string of saliva connects your lips, and it feels so treacherously erotic. Hyunjin comes while calling your name over and over again, pressing your ass down on his lap as his thrusts become shallower, and more erratic. He rolls his hips a final time, pumping his come as deep as he can into you. And then he slumps against you, panting heavily as he gently lays you back down on the couch to fit you comfortably under the crook of his arm.
You hold each other just like that for a long time, hands clasped together while simply existing in the universe that feels like it is all your own. Hyunjin sighs, kissing you deeply in a way that makes your heart flip. He then pulls back to look down and inspect you, both concern and care written deep in his expression.Â
âAre you okay, darling? Was that too much?â
You give him a fucked-out grin, cupping his beautiful face with your palms and reveling in how warm his skin is. âNo. That was perfect. You are perfect.â
âI⊠Iâm glad.â Hyunjin blushes and looks away like heâs suddenly tongue-tied, as if he wasnât moaning the dirtiest things into your mouth just minutes earlier. âI donât even have the words to describe how I feel about you. Youâre⊠everything, and I wonât ever be able to convey that to you completely.â
Something tells you that he isnât lying, that he means every word, that this isnât just some kind of lust-filled one-night stand thatâll merit those awkward, unwanted conversations in the future. Maybe itâs the earnesty in his voice, the pure devotion in his eyes, or maybe, youâll allow this for yourself, just once. Youâll let yourself be happy, let yourself fall and be caught in his arms.Â
âI feel the same way,â you say, feeling the tears of something bittersweet form. âYouâre gorgeous, Hyunjin. You know that? I just need you to know that.â
Hyunjin wipes the fresh dampness on your cheeks away with his lips, placing a kiss on your forehead when heâs finished. âWe have so much time for you to tell me. Weâll talk tomorrow, baby, I promise. Just rest, for now.â
You sniffle, swiping the backs of your hands over your eyes. âI just wish I was completely sober for our first kiss. I remember it perfectly, but it just had to happen when I was a drunk mess.â
He shakes his head, blinking at you like you make no sense to him. âI wish you could see yourself the way I do.â
âHyunjin,â you start, heart aching and wistful for his thoughts. It seems like you would want to know everything going on in his mind, but perhaps, the challenge of not knowing and being vulnerable to the mystery, thatâs what makes it truly so special.
âI wouldnât change our first kiss for anything. You were so cute, I should have taken a picture.â Hyunjin smiles down at you fondly, tapping the tip of your nose with his finger. âBut if you really want, we can say our first kiss was today.â
You give him a doubtful but adoring look. âThat wouldnât be real.â
Hyunjin shrugs carelessly, nothing but adoration in his tone. âNo one has to know except for us. Our lives. Our rules. Our secret. Donât you trust me?â
Our. You canât help but feel giddy at that word, the very one that joins you two in the harmony that youâve yearned for so long.Â
âAlways.â
Long after the sun has dipped far below the horizon, after every other SeoulSpark employee has gone home for the day, you and Hyunjin lie together on his sofa in a tangle of sated exhaustion. The many hours of finally acting on long pent-up desires have rightfully ended with you drawn close against his chest as you both silently gaze out at the twinkling cityscape.Â
For the years that he has been settled in this office, Hyunjin couldnât help but feel a strange twinge of sadness whenever he looked out at the stretch of towering skyscrapers. After all, he spent all of his time helping others find love, but there he was, left with a great view that he would never be able to share. He told himself that he didnât mind it, not when his dreams lay solely in working. He would be happy to be the one to bring love to others, if it was never meant to be his. And he repeated it to himself everyday like it was just another mundane step in his cherished daily routine, until he truly started to believe it.Â
But how could any of that be true, when he can feel your heartbeat against his own? When the scent of your gardenia shampoo has so gracefully invaded all of his senses? When the moon so delicately traces every single one of your curves, bathing your smooth skin in a silver glow? How could he ever be meant to be alone, when the void in both his heart and arms have finally been filled?
Itâs too soon to tell, and it scares the hell out of him to even think about it. But when you look up at him with those starry, radiant eyes, it all seems so worth it, so justified. You are simply the aurora to his night skyâ you light him up beyond his own flimsy understanding. Therein lay the words that havenât strayed from the tip of his tongue ever since he laid his eyes on you. The words he so fervently spelled earlier into your core, joining them with your essence. The words heâll bite back for as long as he can because he doesnât want you to leave.
I love you. I love you. I love you.
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AUTHOR'S NOTE (& IMPORTANT WRITING UPDATE) Announcement: Jisungsdaydreamerâą has risen from the dead after, like, four months. I apologize, once again, for the terrible wait time. This was my longest gap in posting yet, because it took a while for me to make the adjustment to college. I'm trying to get back to regularly writing, but even when I don't respond/post on here for a while, I just want you to know that I'm still here, and I see you, and I appreciate you! Anyway, I hope you liked the turning point this chapter was (i.e. THEY FINALLY CONFESSED!!!). Cue the fireworks and doves and wedding music!! Also, I just want to mention Yeonjun being a UCLA student- he is sooo Los Angeles coded, and I could totally see him being one of the most popular students at a school like UCLA. And did anyone get my Jane the Virgin reference (hint: it has to do with the grilled cheese recipe)? I used to be obsessed with that show and I have re-watched to the point that I remember almost all of the dialogue... Another thing- for Hyunjin's outfit at the reunion party, I totally was going for what Jungkook was wearing in the 3D music video. I would actually die if Hyunjin dressed up like that IRL. If you know, you know! Here's to Dr. Hwang and designer obsessions and being on that sigma grindset. For the next two weeks, I'll be crying over my textbooks in the library while blasting Rock-Star in my headphones. Here's to getting through what I believe is the worst time of year for students! Stay strong and æš on đžđ« -Dreamy
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Shoulder - Tomura x Fem!Reader â Non-S3xual MDLB
Listen I've put myself in a rabbit hole. I am embarrassed and ashamed. I am so sorry. My heart tugs for this boy. It was actually very sad to write this and I teared up a little to be honest. I want to hold him so bad, even if I die at contact. I don't know if I can tag this sfw only because I know the mommy dynamic weirds people out sometimes, but there is nothing sexual in this story at all.
This isn't a sexual fic but I would prefer minors to not interact.
Warnings: non-sexual mdlb (i am so ashamed), is it problematic? I have no idea, angst, reverse comfort, Tomura cries pretty hard, panic attack, unprescribed use of anti-anxiety meds, PTSD, mommy issues, nausea and vomiting, abandonment issues/separation anxiety, season 5 blue hair Tomura era (ignoring the Gigantomachia canon), reader is probably older than Tomura, reader is resistant to Tomura's quirk because the plot requires it, reader's POV, a lot of paragraphs start with "you" and "he" I'm so sorry
He was silent when he came home, not saying a word as he entered the bedroom. You watched as he just slid his shoes off and slumped himself on the bed, with himself turned to face the wall. He didn't acknowledge you.
This was unusual for him. It wasn't out of character for Tomura to be in a bad mood, but quiet wasn't typical. Usually, he would come complaining to you with his nasal voice, moaning and whining about how much he hated something or how bad his day went. It wasn't just that his silence that was concerning you. When you looked at him, he was breathing so heavily that you could see his back expand and shoulders rise and fall. At first, his breathing was slow and heavy, but it continued to build.
You left him be for a moment, not wanting to invade his personal space. Maybe he just needed a little time to himself. But when you went back to resume the task that you were doing before, you began hearing verbal, raspy breaths that sounded as if he was suffocating. You turned around to see Tomura's shoulders shaking, and he was closed in on himself. You realized that the only hands he had on him right now were the ones on his neck. His mother's.
You didn't want to upset him more, but you couldn't just watch him like this. You slowly approached him from behind and sat on the bed next to him. You didn't want to touch him yet, worried that he'd be startled or angered by the sudden sensation.
"Tomura?"
"What?" he rasped out, still gasping on the oxygen he managed to inhale.
"What's wrong?"
He didn't respond. His shaking got worse, and his breath seized to function. You could tell because his shoulders and back were no longer moving, and he was rigidly still.
"Tomura..." you reached out to rub his back, fearing that he'd snap, but he didn't. "Tomura, you need to breathe, okay?"
You rub firm circles on his back, and then motioned up and down. He was now only allowing small exhales come out through his nose, and his shaking stopped. Now, though, his body was tight and tense. You couldn't see it, but he was beginning to sweat.
"Tomura-"
"I need a bucket."
"Huh?"
"Now! I'm gonna puke!"
You didn't hesitate and rushed out of the room to grab a mop bucket from the kitchen closet. You returned fast, Tomura was now lying on his back with his eyes closed and furrowed, hands on his stomach.
"Here."
"I-" he was huffing in between words. "I" "I can't move" "I'm gonna throw up." "If I move I'm going to puke."
"It's okay, please sit up. You'll feel better if you let it out."
It takes you tucking your hand underneath his head and helping him to sit up for him to move. The moment he sat up, he snatched the bucket and hurled it into it. The sounds of him puking made you uncomfortable, but it sounded much more painful for him. It went all out quickly, though.
He holds out the puke bucket, signaling that he's finished.
"Are you done, baby?"
His mouth formed into an uncontrolled pouty frown and he held his head down. He only motioned a nod to tell you yes.
"Okay. I'm going to go put this outside for now and come back with a water."
Tomura mumbled an "mhm" and criss crossed his legs, head still facing downwards. You took the bucket and brought it out into the alleyway outside. You'd take care of it sometime later, but not now. All you wanted to do was make sure it wasn't stinking up the house, and to get back to your boyfriend to make sure he was okay.
When you came back your heart shattered. You watched in silence as Tomura sat there with a palm holding the sides of his face, crying. His sounds were very vocal, but when he realized you were back he began concealing them. He itched himself red as he cried, as if bugs were biting him all over. Slowly returning to his side, you began to stroke his long, blue hair softly. He shakes at your touch and his cries became uncontrolled, with breathy sobs and tears falling out from underneath his hand and he scratched vigorously.
"Do you want to talk about it?" You soothe at him gently.
"I can't-I can't breathe."
He was indeed still shaking and he sounded like he was choking on air. Your glance met the hands around his neck again, and you worried that they were causing more discomfort. You reach out to cup them, a little freaked out by it initially. They were dead hands, after all. Cold and lifeless.
"Maybe you should take these off."
"I can't. I need them! They're suffocating me! I hate this! I hate it..."
"I know, baby," he sobbed harder when you said that. "But they're hurting you. Just for a while, okay? You can put them back on later, once you've had a chance to catch your breath. Is that okay, sweetheart?"
His hand lifted off his face. He still averts his gaze, but he nods with a deep sigh. "Yea."
You proceed to remove the hands. It was hard, actually. They were snug on his neck so tightly, clasped together, and very difficult to separate from each other. You made sure to put them with the others, where they would be safe.
When you sat back on the bed you continued to rub Tomura's back. His tears soaked his lap, and his face was red.
"Hey, hey, hey..."You ran your fingers on his scalp for comfort. "Come here, Tomura..."
You gestured him toward your embrace and he latched onto you. His hold was tight and needy as he tugged on the back of your shirt and rested his face on your chest. His cries drenched your shirt and you could feel his heart pumping rapidly against your body. It felt like he was on the verge of a heart attack. You couldn't bare it.
"I have some anxiety meds, do you think that would help?"
He nods into your form and you try to get up from his embrace to get the medication. As you rise he pulls on your shirt, "please come back."
"I will, I promise."
It was sad, given that the meds were only inside of a drawer close to the bed. You got out a couple of pills and grabbed the water that you had gotten him earlier. Tomura wasn't prescribed these medications, but frankly, it didn't really matter right now. It wasn't like he hadn't committed far more severe crimes. He needed to calm down, or his body was going to collapse.
You move back on the bed and hold out the medicine and drink for him. He takes both with his trembling hands as you put your hand on his tense back again. The medication goes down easy, and he sits there with the water in his hand, shaking.
"You should drink more. You're going to be dehydrated because of crying."
"I'm sorry."
"There's no need to be, I want to make sure you're taken care of."
The pout that returned on his face made your heart thump in sympathy. What was going on? You had never seen Tomura in this kind of state before. It was unlike him.
"What's wrong Tomura? Please tell me. I don't mean to be nosy, but I can tell something is hurting your feelings and I want to help if I can."
Tomura turns back to snuggle you close, holding your body as if his life depended on it.
"I don't know how to explain it. I don't understand why I'm like this right now. I just...I feel empty. I think I miss her? Like I'm grieving something I don't even know. I don't get it. I fucking HATE this so SO much!"
You didn't need clarification on who he was referring to. The hands, the needy physical touch, the balling whenever you would stroke his hair or call him "sweetheart" and "baby"...It was clear to see that there was a void within Tomura. One that he'd never be able to fill. He must have felt grief for what he didn't have, what he lost a long time ago.
"I'm sorry, babyboy. I really am."
The grip he made almost suffocated you, but it was okay. He needed this, and you wanted him to feel nurtured. Loved.
"I can't get her back. I never will. What if I lose you, too? What if you stop being resistant to my quirk? I don't want you to, I can't bear even thinking about losing you. It makes me feel sick."
"You won't lose me, I promise," there was something you weren't sure would help. You expect a negative response somehow, but you try to test the waters to see what could comfort him right now. "Mommy's not going anywhere."
If Tomura wasn't crying before, he surely was now. You were scared that you broke him, but his grip around your waist didn't loosen, and he held you so hard that you felt stuck. His tears seeped out harder as you stroked his hair with his head buried in between your warm chest.
"Does mommy love me? Have I been good for her?"
"Yes, baby. You're my good boy and you've been more than good for me. Mommy loves you with her whole entire heart, Tomura. I'll never let you go for as long as I have you."
The exchange of words was foreign and was awkward to process, but it felt natural even so. There was nothing about it that seemed sultry. It was a need for him. You were simply substituting a void for him, and you couldn't feel ashamed for being there to give him that affection and nurture that he hadn't had since murdered his family. You only knew about what he had told you, and he only knew about what his master told him. This regression was heart breaking for you to witness, but if you could comfort him, maybe it would be all better.
"I love you. I love you so much, mommy. I need you to be here. I need you to hold me."
"I will. I'll hold you all night long. You're such a perfect little boy, do you know that?"
Tomura snickers as tears escape his eyes, "Thank you."
"Of course, baby boy. You should rest, though. You've been through a lot."
"Will you sleep with me?"
"Yes. I'll be right here with you and beside you when you wake up, okay?"
"Okay."
"I love you, Tomura."
"I love you too."
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âË à° Johnny Cage x Reader à» Ëâ
Johnny Cage with a young adult reader whoâs inexperienced in life hcs + one-shot
âąJohnny takes on a protective role, seeing your inexperience as a chance to guide and mentor you. Heâs always ensuring you donât get into situations youâre not ready for
âąHe uses his sense of humor to teach you important life lessons. He believes learning should be fun, so he often shares his experiences through funny anecdotes and stories
âąCage is your biggest cheerleader, always encouraging you to try new things and step out of your comfort zone
âąJohnny is patient with you, taking the time to explain things and never making you feel embarrassed about your lack of experience. Heâs been through a lot himself and knows that everyone has to start somewhere
âąWhether itâs landing your first job, learning to drive, or even small victories : he celebrates each step of your journey with enthusiasm !
Youâre sitting in a quiet corner of a bustling cafĂ©, nervously stirring your coffee. Johnny Cage, the ever-charismatic and energetic movie star, sits across from you, a reassuring smile on his face
"So, youâre about to start your first job, huh? Thatâs awesome!" Cage started the conversation between you two, releasing positive and comforting energy
"Yeah, but Iâm kind of freaking out about it. I donât really know what to expect..." you admitted, glancing down at the coffee you just ordered, with a sad look on your face
Johnny chuckles, leaning back in his chair. "Hey, everyoneâs a rookie at some point. I remember my first big movie, terrified out of my mind! But look at me now. Youâll get the hang of it, trust me!"
"I just donât want to mess up..." you responed
Johnny leans forward, his expression turning serious but kind : "Listen, mistakes are part of the deal. You learn from them, you get better. And youâve got me in your corner. Anytime you need advice or just someone to talk to, Iâm here ! " he quickly rassured.
"Thanks, Johnny. That means a lot" you smiled, feeling a bit more at ease
"No problem! Now, how about we celebrate this new chapter with a little training session? Iâll teach you some moves to boost that confidence of yours" he suggested
You laugh, the tension easing away. "Alright, letâs do it!" you replied with a grin
"Thatâs the spirit! And remember, I love seeing you grow and take on the world. Itâs exciting, and Iâm proud of you" Johnny respond to your enthusiasm
With that, Cage leads you out of the café, ready to help you tackle whatever comes next with his trademark enthusiasm and support
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Older Friend Gojo
bunnyâs note: GOD I WANT HIM SO BAD. i love the innocent x dirty mind troupe
parings: gojo x reader
WARNINGS: suggestive, SMUT, bad writing
older friend gojo who befriended you in your math class
older friend gojo who follows you around to make sure you donât get lost
older friend gojo who intimidates every person who passes by the both of you
older friend gojo who takes you to school on his passed down car
older friend gojo who buys you food
older friend gojo who leans on your shoulder while the professor bables about the lecture
older friend gojo who likes to take things from you and dangle them above you just to see you jump for his own amusement
older friend gojo who is very social and has a lot of friends around campus
older friend gojo who realizes youâre very anti social so he puts his arm around you to keep you close
older friend gojo who leans down to your ear and whispers âyouâre better than all these losersâ
older friend gojo who carryâs your stuff when he feels nice
older friend gojo who sneaks food from his job just to give it to you
older friend gojo who teaches you how to drive
older friend gojo who skips lecture just to go to your class
older friend gojo who looks for you over the crowd of students and calls out your name, just to embarrass you
older friend gojo who makes you go to a party with him
older friend gojo who keeps you close bc these upperclassmen are pervs
older friend gojo who notices your revealing outfit so he makes you wear his sweater bc no one can see your body (except maybe him)
older friend gojo who lets you crash at his place whenever you have a fight with your family
older friend gojo who likes to pull your hair bc he knows you wonât be able to reach all the way to his hair
older friend gojo who hears you having a nightmare so he wakes you up and tells you to sleep in his bed
older friend gojo who always makes sure youâre doing good
older friend gojo who buys you anything he can think of when youâre sad
older friend gojo who lets you garb onto him in big crowds
older friend gojo who canât stop staring at you bc shit youâre so hot
older friend gojo who feels guilty for jerking off to you but he canât help it bc youâre just so pretty
older friend gojo who gets jealous when you tell him a boy asked you out on a date
older friend gojo who scares the poor boy out of ever talking to you again
older friend gojo who consoles you when you come to him with a puffy red face and teary eyes bc the boy stood you up and bc âboys are stupidâ
older friend gojo who coos at you and gives you a hug as he smiles behind your back bc he is the only boy you can be around
older friend gojo who notices you flustered when he takes off his shirt
older friend gojo who lets you practice sucking dick on him bc you guys are so close
older friend gojo who calls you bunny when heâs fucking you from behind
older friend gojo who knows you wonât be calling any boy back bc he just made you his
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ok so inspired by this tiktok (x) but the tortured poets department, and the hesitation/refusal before âyouâre losing meâ to highlight any of his flaws, is very much giving âi donât talk shit about you on the internet, never told anyone anything bad / âcause that shitâs embarrassing, you were my everything / and all that you did was make me fucking sadâ. like you thought he was the one and so you thought, âwell. guess my life will be secretly miserable because i canât admit to anyone else that i was wrongâ and you can barely admit to yourself that heâs at fault because youâre so used to blaming every problem on yourself. (anti-hero literally says if you leave me itâs because of me.) the tortured poets department feels like when you step away from that, realize you donât owe him silence anymore, and you start talking about it. & the more you talk about it the more you realize how miserable you were. so you can be like âi wanted to fix him and really thought i couldâ and also âi was his favorite but not his favorite person, i was his favorite toy and he loved breaking meâ and also âloving you is ruining my lifeâ and he can no longer guilt you into silence. those are the vibes iâm getting from ttpd.
& if you think iâm reading too much into things? ok. water is wet and today is a tuesday. cry me a river
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Amusement park shenanigans
Choi soobin x m!reader
Summary: an amusement park date w soob
Warnings: none
Wc: 1k+
âyn hurry up! The cabâs already hereâ says Soobin in hurry as he puts on his shoes for the day, waiting for his boyfriend to get ready. It had always been like this he remembers back then on their first date too, yn was late by a whole hour. Soobin was so bummed about it and resorted to sit alone in the cafĂ© after getting stood up by his date, and downing down 3 whole drinks.
Just as he made up his mind to leave, the cafĂ© door sprung open suddenly by a customer, and that was the first time ever when he laid eyes on the culprit who changed Soobin the self-claimed âanti romanticâ to a hopeless romantic. âhey, sorry Iâm late, I messaged you several times too but you didnât reply to anyâ yn says sitting right across Soobin. Â
His eyes travel down to the three now empty drink glasses. He tilts his head in confusion before questioning out his thoughts âyou are Soobin, right? I donât mean to be rude or anything but were you with someone else before I came along?â yn asks deflating a bit at the thought. âah- no, I was the one who drank all the three drinks because I had nothing to do and was kinda sad that my date had stood me upâ Soobin explains immediately, and gets embarrassed soon after the words leave his mouth.
His ears burn as decides to shut up. Yn laughs out loud at the boyâs demeanor, and Soobin sinks in the seat thinking heâs laughing at him. âSoobin, you donât have to explain yourself to me, and im really sorry I made you think I wasnât coming, I mean no one would ever leave you hanging. Just look at youâ yn explains with his exaggerated hand actions.
âow-â Soobin flinches at the sudden pain, ânow whoâs getting us late?â asks yn all dolled up. âwhatâs gotten into you? Stop staringâ yn says looking away from his loverâs eyes. ânothing just remembered how we were quite late on our very first date tooâ Soobin replies without missing a beat, satisfied with how yn flushes in embarrassment. âhow many times have I told you it was because I am bad with directions and got lost on the way!
Anyway, donât we have a cab waiting? Donât blame me when we get there late and have to stand in long queuesâ y/n huffs heading out. âwait for me babe!â Soobin says shutting the door behind him after placing the house keys in the pockets. Catching up to their designated car for the ride, Soobin rushes sitting in the back seat with his boyfriend and utters a small âsorry for the delayâ settling and adjusting a little. Â
âwe just got out of the house and I am sweating bucketsâ yn says to no one in particular while leaning on Soobin while looking at the view outside. âdonât worry yn my love for you wonât decrease even if you stinkâ Soobin comments jokingly, who was quickly shut up by ynâs stern glare. He quickly
apologized embracing the latter tightly. The couple held the same position till they reached the amusement park.
âweâre hereâ the mister who drove them, said breaking the silence. Soobin was the first one to get out of the car and waited for his boyfriend to follow as well while he paid for the ride. The amusement park was bustling with people and there was already a queue forming at the ticket counter. âtold ya thereâd be a queueâ yn said joining soobinâs side. Â
âand whoâs fault is that?â asked mockingly. Â
Yn on the other hand ignored the comment and started heading forward after harshly elbowing Soobin as a punishment. The couple joined the queue and waited and waited and waited for a long time until finally it was their turn to purchase the tickets. âtickets for 2 pleaseâ yn said, paying for them and taking two purple color bands assigned for adults to wear.
âhere, Iâll help you with itâ yn muttered to his boyfriend and pulling him along. They stood at a secluded area while helping each other put the bands on. âthank you, baby,â Soobin said suddenly feeling all lovey dovey and embracing his darling. Yn was a bit surprised initially but smiled and leaned in more affectionately. Â
Yn cherished such moments; it made him feel all warm inside and think what good did he even do to deserve such a guy in his life. âlove you boobieâ Soobin scoffed at sudden confession, âlove you too or whateverâ he says swaying both of them together. Â
âhmm, I donât wanna leave but do you wanna try out the roller coaster?â yn asks looking at his yn to which he nods detaching from each other. Â
âya think you can handle it?â soobin asks being all confident.
âyeah I guess, I mean Iâve never tried it before but I think Iâll do okayâ he answers honestly, swaying their hands together.
âif you get scared, just latch onto me instead, Iâll protect youâ Â
âyes loveâ yn says absolutely smitten.
They wait in the queue once again and soon enough get to sit on the ride, two people in one compartment it said, perfect. All settled, with the safety bar in place the ride starts, initially it was quite slow which yn wondered around why, just as he was bout to voice his thoughts, the ride took a dip. Not until that moment in life yn experienced true fear. He let out a screech and clung onto his lover eyes tightly shut as a safety measure. Â
Soobin laughed at his loverâs antics wondering why would he even suggest going on the roller coaster if he himself was so scared of them, and mentally took it as a note to never bring yn on this very ride. The ride was over in minutes though yn felt as if he had been stuck on it for an eternity. Soobin held his hand out to support a very dizzy and tired yn, this was their first ride and yn already looked like he was ready to pass out. Â
âbabe, if you couldnât handle fast rides why did you even suggest going on one?â Soobin chuckled. âI didnât know it would be so draining! Besides, I had never tried it beforeâ yn replies, still holding onto Soobin as they made their way out. Â
âits was pretty good if we leave out the part where you were practically glued to meâ he teased. Ynâs face burned up in embarrassment and buried his face in Soobin side staying silent having no comeback. This didnât go unnoticed by Soobin of course to which he just ruffled ynâs hair gave him a small peck on the forehead. Â
Ynâs heart thumped faster at the sweet gesture, face adorning a smile unknowingly.
#txt#tomorrow by together#txt post#txt x male reader#txt x reader#male reader#txt yeonjun#txt beomgyu#choi soobin#choi soobin x male reader#soobin x male reader#soobin x reader#txt soobin#blue#blue dividers
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ă»You had grown up in District 12, a few houses down from the Everdeensâ
ă»Barely scraping by, you and Katniss had bonded from an early age, doing everything together
ă»Things changed once her father died, and they spiralled into poverty. For a time, Katniss was too embarrassed to see you. She could never fully get the dirt from underneath her fingernails
ă»In short, she felt inadequate, even though your family was sinking below the poverty line themselves
ă»It wasnât until you saw you saw Prim at the market one morning. She was bleary-eyed and half awake, but had perked up as soon as she saw you. And without hesitation, she invited you to come overÂ
ă»Katniss was horrified when Prim told her. But the younger sister stood her ground:
     âY/N is our friend. At least they were.â
ă»When you knocked on their front door, Katniss was already there but waited a few moments before answering.Â
ă» âHello,â you said politely. It would be a lie to say you hadnât been hurt by Katnissâs exit in your life. You knew she was going through a tough time, but whenever you wanted to help, she shut you out
ă»But the visit went ... well. It was like the old inside jokes had never been old at all. Like there hadnât been a day that went past without you two being together
ă»And you morphed back into that harmony. The ease in which you both spoke - it was like nothing was off limits
ă»You still remembered each otherâs likes, dislikes, dreams and hopes.Â
ă»From that day on, you and Katniss were in each otherâs daily lives
ă»This was a blessing and a curse for Katniss
ă»On one hand she was over the moon to have you back. The one person who she felt herself with, who could calm her down when the Peacekeepers had gotten too physicalÂ
ă»Or when her motherâs sadness had crept too far and now shrouded the family home ... you came and brought the sunshine with youÂ
ă»You, who shared whatever wealth and food and warmth you had
ă»You who made her feel fuzzy whenever you looked at her with that lop-sided grinÂ
ă»Gale became a friend once more, and any sort of romance between them had fizzled outÂ
ă»Katniss couldnât help it, Gale was too ... much. And not enough at the same time.Â
ă»But you, you were like the gasp of air when you broke from the waterâs graspÂ
ă»Or like the first bite into a freshly baked piece of bread
ă»You were the only one who could make Katniss smile. The only one who could actually get her to laugh.Â
ă»You were everything to herÂ
ă»And she fell in love with you
ă»And then the 74th Annual Hunger Games came around and Primâs name was announced.Â
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 ⧠Thinks Their Feelings Are One-Sided But Their Crush Feels The Same Way aka ... Anti-Unrequited?Â
 ⧠Tragic Past (Katniss) x Ray of Light (You)
 ⧠Talks A Lot (You) x Likes to Listen (Katniss)
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A couple of replies with fandom stuff, then a couple of twst replies.
irregardlessly-tish asked:
A friend message me "YOU FOLLOW THE LEVI X GRISHA PERSON" and I had no clue what they were talking about but then they showed me the two pictures you drew of Levi and Grisha lol. It made me laugh a lot. Then I helped them found the uncensor version of one of the drawings in your pixiv since the link to twitter seem to be broken (I'm a great friend I know/j). I guess you could say they are big fans of your rarepair work!
LEVI X GRISHA PERSON AAAHH đ Itâs always so funny to learn how people are referring to us; I was the Zevi artist, the Shroudcest artist⊠For some reason, being a Guriri (wow Grishaâs and Leviâs shipname is cute, I completely forgot about it) artist feels like such a high honour lol Especially because I had no idea there was someone out there invested in this ship. Your friendâs taste is excellent. A huge thank you to them for enjoying our stuff, and a huge thank you to you for helping to find the uncensored version. You really are a great friend hehe.
Itâs honestly a shame that even the pixiv version is still censored (albeit not cropped like the tumblr version), because you canât really post uncensored stuff there⊠So now only a few people who had saved our snk smut back when it was posted on our now-deleted twitter have it :(
(itâs a bit embarrassing looking back at those sketches and seeing all the mistakes though, yikes)
Anonymous asked:
I want to shake antis by the shoulders and scream at them all the time cause I see them being sooo unhealthy with themselves, and I've BEEN there I know what they are doing and I know it is just going to get them hurt with the same train wreck I got myself in!!
It's the whole problem with black and white thinking where you go "people treat incest shippers like satan himself, so I cannot accidentally enjoy it or I would be evil incarnate too, and adopted/step is the same thing, so I cannot accidentally like that, and found family is basically the same as adopted, so I have to avoid that, and character A called character B his bro one time, so..." that thinking pattern does not have a stopping point!!!!!! It is so unhealthy!!!!!!!!
And then people realize they can't stop themselves from enjoying unhealthy ships, and instead of separating fiction from reality, they just excuse everything abusive about the ship like it is fine and normal behavior because they cannot accept themselves enjoying something that is remotely problematic. It is so much more likely to get people hurt than just enjoying the porn of some fake brothers fucking đ
Anon! First of all, sorry for replying late; we received your ask about a week ago but I didnât have enough time to properly address it. Second of all, thank you for talking about it and sharing your experience.
Itâs just like you said; people really donât want to get ridiculed or hated, especially younger people, therefore, they are afraid of liking stuff that is even slightly problematic. And for some of them, if they donât want their so-called friends to suspect them loving problematic stuff, theyâll act even more aggressive than they should to overcompensate. I feel like when it comes to antis who talk about us specifically, the most vocal and persistent ones are those whose friends called them out for following my accounts or liking my drawings. And this is honestly both sad and pathetic at the same time; I cannot imagine how bad of a headspace this might be. I donât pity them though lol
We always talk about it, but still: this is a game you canât win because the rules are always changing. The only thing that never changes is that there is no nuance, once the crowd decide that the ship is bad, itâs bad. Starting out with the basics, age gaps and incest are bad, right? Right. But what if the characters arenât canonically related but could be interpreted as brothers? Then itâs still bad, right? But what if they arenât at all brotherly, but one of them expressed that they want to do bad things to the other? Sounds bad, right? And thus, the only type of dynamic that exists is a romanticised version of a perfect gay couple: they are equal in every way, they love each other, they are SUCH DORKS together who fit perfectly to any âredraw this as your shipâ meme thatâs the hottest thing these days, they donât have arguments, they donât have misunderstanding and rough moments. Their personalities, everything that made their relationship unique or interesting completely disappears and smoothes out, and after that itâs not even a ship, itâs just a nice blend that is perfect for consumption because it doesnât irritate your teeth, your throat, or your stomach. Itâs tasteless, itâs boring, itâs nothing, and itâs not about the characters, itâs about deciding which two characters are unproblematic enough to be transformed into blorbos, and if they have some problematic elements in-canon, itâs okay, weâll just erase those because being unproblematic doesnât really matter. What matters is to act in a way that doesnât go against what the rest of them are doing, because otherwise youâre making people uncomfortable, and if they are uncomfortable with you, they feel morally correct for attacking you.
Itâs never about characters. Itâs always about control, about cliques, about bullying and making everyone afraid to have an actual opinion. Itâs about instilling in peopleâs mind that attacking strangers on the internet makes you a cool person because you are simultaneously a rebel for being so ballsy and brave, and a saint for having moral standards so high that you canât stomach bad things even if they are fictional.
Sometimes people just have different ships and thatâs okay. Sometimes people donât have any ships and donât understand the shipping culture, and thatâs okay. Whatâs not okay is to feel entitled to this control over the way others consume media and interact with it.
Because it makes the fandom experience boring at best and unbearable at worst.
Sorry, I digress lol What I wanted to say is that you are right, it messes with peopleâs brains. And it is much more unhealthy than fantasising about the things that are 100% fictional (which is, by the way, a huge part of their appeal).
Anonymous asked:
just wanted to say I love your content a lot, it's a breath of fresh air from all the anti content present in the fandom
You are very welcome, Anon! And thank you so much for your support <3 It means a lot to hear that our stuff is refreshing to you.
Anonymous asked:
Is Lilia sneezing on people on purpose, or is it a sneeze button for him?
(this is related to this post)
Weâll never know, Anon, itâs one of Liliaâs many mysteriesâŠ
Maybe it started out as a joke, but then he really began to sneeze on people every time his nose gets booped lol
Anonymous asked:
Where can I see the art for the new Shaftlands event?
I donât think all of them are fully out yet, but people are pretty active on twitter, so simply looking up charactersâ names is probably going to work!
Anonymous asked:
âŠQuick, someone bully Idia into sending nudes.
And be quick about it because Idia could also quickly change his mind and hack the recipientâs phone to delete the pictures!!
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For the flowers sent to Hybe, they were sent by an anti who wants to "punish" Yoongi. The flowers were declared a form of illegal protest and were taken down within the hour and the person who sent it is getting a fine for it. Almost 100% of the time, it's not Army who is sending protest wreaths or flowers but antis who want to make Army look bad. The company has said Yoongi leaving the band isn't even an option on their mind and besides; Namjoon, Jin, Hobi, Jimin, Taehyung, and Jungkook would never agree to continue on without Yoongi. For them, it's 7 or none.
Thank you so much for clearing this up for me it helped a lot @ahhockey . (*this next part isnât directed to you @ahhockey , this me talking about Solo Stanâs, Antis, and Shippers.*) Itâs just sad some antiâs have to act out this way and you know embarrass themselves like. Like I get it, the Anti doesnât like BTS then move on Anti, but itâs just sad as we are all lovers of K-pop lovers or k-pop enthusiasts that love K-pop, Canât sometimes come together as a family with the K-pop community you know not just for BTS but for, Stray Kidz, Black Pink, Red Velvet, Seventeen, Enhypen, Shinee, New Jeans, TXT, NCT, Monsta X, you know all these wonderful and amazing K-pop artists (sorry if I didnât mention other ones those were the ones that came at the top of my head.) and support each other. Because yes they maybe different artists or groups but they all sure as hell are always making us feel happy, you now feeling joy, and are like what gets some us through with some hard days or weeks or months and even years. I really wish fans from other groups would get along with other fans, and the same goes shippers, and solo Stanâs, (*Again not all shippers and solo Stans are like this. But some shippers and Solo stans do take it too far. And Iâm talking about the ones who take it too far.*) like I get the shipping that you like to ship but in most cases sometimes things go too far and it really gets to the point where they start attacking other members for hanging out with the ones they ship, you canât just tell them to fuck off, itâs wrong first of all to tell the idols that and shippers and solo Stans of fans from every group, in k-pop you damn sure as hell know that without any of the rest of the group members they wouldnât be Black pink, Seventeen, TXT, Monsta X, New jeans, Red velvet, Shinee, BTS, etc. (*you get the point.*) put yourself in there shoesâŠ.you wouldnât like it if someone did the same thing to you, you wouldnât feel good, as someone who has been bullied before I know the feeling that they go through when someone doesnât say something nice, and you can see it clear as day on all of the members faces. Especially the one member who is getting hate. Donât be that top of person. This is a k-pop community that supports all K-pop groups, Be kind and respectful not just to one another but to group and its members. They all work hard not just for themselves but to see us happy and to cheer them on. So please enough with the hate, enough with the malice, and enough with the harassment, this includes stalkers-Sasaengs. Enough is enough. No more thinking that yâall are entitled to do whatever you want, you know damn well that ainât fucking true, get it in your heads that your idols donât belong to you, they are not property, they are human beings who have feelings and live normal lives outside of the fame, yâall arenât entitled to anything, do not put them on pedestals nor worship them as gods and goddesses because they are human beings with feelings, and itâs a shame that some of them have to come out and tell you straight up to basically let them be, donât be so shameless and embarrass yourself like that in harassing/stalking them. Be better, do better. And if some of yâall get offended by this well Iâm sorry, but Iâm not saying anything bad, all Iâm saying as we are all a part of the K-pop community, we all should come together and support each other and all K-pop groups. Iâm sure Iâm going to get some hate from some people but hey. Itâs not an offense itâs your view on how you view this, but I donât see anything wrong because I spoke clearly. And once again thank you @ahhockey for helping me understand the BTS article. I greatly appreciate it.
#bts#stray kids#blackpink#exo#new jeans#le sserafim#monsta x#txt#enhypen#nct#nct 127#nct u#shinee#super junior#girls generation#red velvet#twice#itzy#all k-pop groups#k pop#K-pop community
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General biphobia related (not Pedro related):
I totally get what bi guy anon is saying.
I have one gay acquaintance too many with the anti-bi guy attitude and the straight (and even bi) women supporting them thinking they are good allies. (As a bi woman, I feel embarrassed by these bi women, who are a minority but still exist.
And as bi guy anon said, much of this denial comes from misogyny. The brother of one of my best friends, who I knew to be biphobic, was very critical about most women in my his friend's family (including her) except for his mother (complete, with blaming them for their relationship woes. Even his lesbian friends!). And don't get me started on these types of gays calling women "fish."
Also I recently saw in Queerty an article supporting bi celebs and the comments have been awful. "Kit Connor is still young." "Half of then are straight thinking queerness sells and half of them are gay." But my favourites went towards Lil Nas X: "He was bullied into saying he was bi." "He hasnt touched a v* since being born from his mother." And "Oh I am sure Lil Nas X sleeps with one women per week" -obvious sarcasm- (why do these gay dudes expect bi guys to be basically straight womanisers? Not even all straight men sleep with every woman they know). Among more crap.
Yeah, unfortunately I see this all the time too. đ People treat bisexuals horribly, men AND women. Donât even get me started on other genders. And they either expect bisexuals to be gay or they expect them to be straight. There is no situation in which a bisexual person can go ârightâ, theyâre always in the wrong, you know? Itâs sad. People also forget sexuality is about attraction and not action. A guy can call himself bisexual and only date men and a girl can call herself bisexual and only date men. The other way around is also true. Lil Nas X said he is bi, it doesnât matter how many women heâs fucking. He said he is attracted to women too. Kit Connor said he is bi, it doesnât matter how many men he is fucking, he likes men. I donât understand what is so hard for people to grasp. đ§
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