#black!maincharacter

[vigilante-chase]

Summary: Part 2 of Every Rose Has its Thorn. Rose shadows Peacemaker and Vigilante on a mission to hunt down the Governor and Vigilante has a change of heart.

Word count: 2.1k

Warning: Violence, limb loss

Pairing: Adrian Chase x Rose Wilson

AO3, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

2. A Bane in the ass

Sitting in the backseat while Vigilante and Peacemaker argued about who fucks up the missions more was a nerve grating experience. Very nerve grating.

“You know, if you weren’t doing your own thing after Harcourt tells you not to, maybe we wouldn’t be in this mess.” Peacemaker tells Vigilante.

“Maybe you both should, I don’t know, shut the hell up!” Rose finally says, fed up with the back and forth.

Vigilante was just as fed up, he had just got his best friend back, joined an awesome team just for it all to be fucked because Amanda Waller couldn’t trust them. He may not always get it right, but he gets the job done. And some new member - who is classified as a villain in his eyes - isn’t going to come in and tell him what he can and can’t do. His eyes flickered to carefully watch her in the mirror, he’d keep a note to watch her throughout this mission.

“Eyes on the road,” she said, staring back at him.

Peacemaker chuckled, “You gotta be cool, man.” How could he be cool when someone who Peacemaker obviously respects is in the same vicinity as them. If Peacemaker puts her somewhat on a pedestal, then she must be of some importance. The mask covering her face made her look intimidating, he could only see one eye - that was definitely a choice - how could she see her opponents with only one eye. Her platinum, almost white, hair was a stark contrast against her brown skin. Very interesting, he thought. He’d get a better look at her suit to see if there are any gaps in her armor. Only for that reason, not because he’d be checking her out.

“Dude, you went quiet…that’s a first.” Peacemaker says, noticing the quietness in the car.

“Oh, what? Sorry, I was thinking about something” Vigilante says, casting one last look through the mirror at Rose who stares back at him with a raised eyebrow.

“I’m thinking of some food, I’m practically starving.” Rose says, trying and failing to ignore the grumble of her stomach. The airplane food didn’t really hold her over like she thought. “How about we stop somewhere for food then continue this bullshit.”

Peacemaker agreed, “Yeah, she’s right. What do ya say, Vig? Burgers and fries?” Vigilante reluctantly obliged, driving up to a small burger joint where Peacemaker got out to order their food and gaining stares in the process. Vigilante and Rose sat in an awkward silence as he continued to stare at her through the mirror.

“Are you going to keep staring at me or are you gonna tell me what your issue is with me?” Rose questioned. Did he even have a valid reason? Sure she committed crimes before, but she’s working with them now, so wouldn’t she be a good person now?

“I don't have an issue! Harcourt definitely has an issue recruiting a villain! Do you really think I'd trust an evil killer around my friends?” Vigilante asked.

Rose was dumbfounded, this guy is on a mission to kill a governor and whoever else is standing in Waller’s way, and he’s worried about who she’s killed. “You’re literally about to kill someone, pot meet kettle.”

He fully turned around to meet her gaze, “What does that have to do with anything? The governor is a corrupt criminal, he technically needs to die.” Vig challenged. At this point, Rose was at a loss for words.

“I need to pick your brain, your thinking is honestly astounding.” Rose said, leaning forward, trying to look into his eyes only seeing them through the red visor. “Yes, I’ve killed people, it was out of my control. I was essentially a Manchurian candidate…”

She noticed his visor fogged up, “I like that movie…”

Awkwardly, she looked out the window, “Um…okay?” Luckily for her, Peacemaker was trudging back to the car with their food.

“What’d I miss?” He asked as he got into the passenger side.

“Nothing. Food, please.” She demanded, taking the food and drink that he provided. They ate on the road, while blasting White Snake for Peacemaker’s enjoyment and to get rid of the uncomfortable silence.

Finally arriving at the warehouse, the three staked out the building as they watched a crew hauling in crates of an unknown product. “What the hell is that?” Rose asked.

“Harcourt believes it’s some drug that Governor Robinson is using, Waller doesn’t want it out to the public. You know, the same song and dance with her.” Peacemaker replies.

Rose made a note of that in her head, “So we go in, get the drugs, apprehend the governor, then report it to Waller?

“We could always kill the governor, kill two birds with one stone.” Vigilante offers.

Peacemaker agrees and nods, “Yeah, seems like something we can do.”

Scoffing, Rose got out, following the two to the trunk where they had two duffle bags of weapons. Peacemaker tosses a sword to Rose, she catches it with ease. Vig follows suit, grabbing two guns and putting them in his holster.

“Ready?” She asks, they both nod. The three stalk behind a dumpster.

“You two go through the entrance, and I’ll go through the back.” Peacemaker command before stalking off to the back of the warehouse.

Rose and Vigilante ran up to the entrance, she pulled on the door. “Fuck, it’s locked.” She muttered.

“I got it!” Vig said, shooting the handle of the door multiple times before it broke off the door.

“You’re gonna draw them to us, idiot!” Rose shouted, kicking the door open to an empty section of the warehouse with Vig grimacing and muttering a ‘sorry’. “Where the fuck are they?” They then heard gunshots, running to the gunfire. There Peacemaker ran shooting the governor’s gang of criminals, while ducking and dodging their own gunshots. The governor, John Robinson, ran towards them, gripping a very suspicious suitcase.

“I got him, you get them, Vig?” She asked him, pointing to the group surrounding Peacemaker.

“Yeah. I got this!” Though she couldn’t see it, he was blushing from the way she said his nickname. He was damn near hard as a rock when she ran towards the governor and drew her sword to him. But enough ogling, he had to help his best friend.

Governor Robinson gripped his suitcase tightly and tried to dodge Rose’s attack. “Drop the suitcase and come with, Governor, or it’ll get ugly for you.” Rose threatened.

“Fuck off, cape! With this,” he held up the suitcase, “I’ll be the most powerful governor of Washington, hell, maybe even the country.” Rose swung her sword, slicing his hand clean off.

“You cut my hand, you fucking whore!” He screamed, dropping to his knees in a pool of blood. “I would’ve been powerful…”

“Yeah right,” Rose said with a laugh, kicking the suitcase away from his slumped body and running towards Peacemaker and Vigilante. The two were still fighting off gang members. She speared the closest guy she could reach through the chest, kicking him off her sword, spinning around to behead another one that ran up to her. Vigilante watched her with heart eyes. He was so distracted he didn’t have time to react to the knife going through his side.

“FUCK!” He shouted.

Thanks to Peacemaker, that earned the assailant a bullet between the eyes. “That was the last of ‘em. Fucking scum.”

“We’re not finished yet. We need to see what’s inside these crates, and apprehend the Governor.” Rose reminded them. They followed her to find the crates, opening one to see what important drug Waller didn’t want the public to find out about. The crates were filled with vials of highlighter green substance.

“What is it?” Vigilante asked as Peacemaker and Rose looked at each other with concern on their faces.

“Peacemaker, we’re gonna take one of these crates back to HQ, Vigilante, you’re gonna go get the governor.” Rose said. Peacemaker holsted a crate full of drugs over his shoulder and left to put them in Vigilante’s trunk.

“What the hell is this shit?” he pressed.

“This,” she held up the vial, “Is venom. The same shit that Bane uses. Now go get the governor!”

Watching him run off, she instantly called Waller.

“Wilson, your first day is productive, I’m guessing.” She mused.

“Venom, Waller? How in the hell did Venom end up on this side of the country?” She asked.

“Many underground criminals have been circulating a new strain of Bane’s venom after he was imprisoned in Arkham. I assume that’s how Governor Robinson got it. I’ll have another special ops team pick up the remaining drugs. Do you have the Governor?”

“He’s currently incapacitated.” Rose replied.

“Good, keep the rest distracted. Harcourt will have files for the next task.” Waller said before hanging up.

Vigilante came back into view, with Peacemaker in tow. “Robinson’s in the trunk too. I’d say this was a good mission…despite the stab wound, but I’m A-O-fucking-kay!” He shouted.

Rose looked at the wound seeping blood, “Jesus, how are you standing upright?”

“He’s used to it, he’s gone through worse.” Peacemaker says. “Let’s get this shit back to HQ!”

Back at Henennlotter, Rose relays the information they have to Harcourt as Peacemaker brings in the evidence and Vigilante brings in the governor.

“Fucking Venom?!” Economos shouts. “What the hell was he doing with that?”

“He was more than likely going to turn himself into Governor Bane.” Harcourt says. “Adebayo will show you how to write a report on this, then you’re free to get some rest. We’ll meet here at 2 pm.” She and Economos take the Governor to lock him up in the back office.

Leota walks over to ask Rose about her mission, “So how was it?”

Rose thinks to find the right words, “Weird. Odd. I don’t know what else to call it.”

“Yeah, Chris and Vigilante are like that. Especially Vigilante.” Leota says, pulling out a stack of papers from her desk.

“What’s his problem? He was weird about me being on the team, then he was oddly staring at me.” Rose asks. Leota hums, deep in thought before answering.

“Vig is…very territorial about Chris. He ranks him as his number 1 best friend, so maybe he was...jealous? He’s not that bad when you get to know him, maybe take some time to try.” Leota answers. “It’ll be a long year, and you gotta try to get to know the guy”

“Yeah, yeah, yeah, team building and what-not. Anyways, drinks after we finish this bullshit?”

“Hell yeah!” Leota shouts excitedly.

On the other side of the room, Peacemaker notices Vigilante staring at Leota and Rose animatedly chat while he struggles to stitch up his wound. He’s been acting weird since Rose started, and he was going to get to the bottom of it.

“Vig, what the hell is your problem?” He asks, grabbing Vig’s shoulder. “You’ve been weird around Ravager.”

Adrian’s eyes flickered from Rose to his best friend. “I haven’t been weird, I’ve been totally normal around her. She's just a regular, normal person. Just like you and I, we’re all regular people, no one’s being weird.” He was defensive, Chris knew when he rambled incoherently, he was lying.

“Ah dude, you’re being so weird. You wanna fuck her or something?” Chris asked. He could see Adrian’s eyes widen through the visor. “You so do!” This got the two women’s attention for a brief moment before they went back to their conversation.

“Pfft! What? No, I just respect her. She gave up being a criminal to fight crime with us. That’s totally admirable.” He defended himself once more.

Chris chuckled, “Yeah, you totally respect her. You wanna ‘respect’ her all night long.” He said, still laughing. "Wanna invite her over to my place, but I call doggy! She's got a great ass." Adrian noticed Rose and Leota making their way towards them with confusion on their faces. He loudly deflected Chris' accusations of wanting to fuck Rose. Usually, he wouldn't mind sharing, but Rose and Chris would look way too hot fucking — that kinda made him a little jealous.

“What are you two laughing about?” Leota asks.

“Oh man, Vig wants to-”

“I wanted…to tell you guys a-a funny joke that I heard.” He deflected, cutting Peacemaker off. Hopefully he doesn’t make an ass of himself. The two women stared at him expectantly.

“Okay, so let’s hear it.” Rose says. Her mask was off now, and it was his first time seeing her full face. Her dark almond eyes were very mesmerizing, and her hair was a mess of wild platinum curls.

“Uh…so, what’s the difference between a dirty old bus stop and a large breasted crab?” He started. Three pairs of eyes urging him to continue.

“What?” Leota asks.

“One's a crusty bus station, and the other is a busty crustacean.” He finishes. Leota giggles, Chris smirks, and Rose…smiles. An awkward smile, but still a smile. Fuck yeah! Adrian thought to himself.

“Good one.” She says. Harcourt and Economos pack up their things after handcuffing Robinson, and she tells them to get the hell out of there. Adrian can’t focus on anything other than he made Rose smile at him. A pretty woman smiled at something he said, that’s fucking awesome. While outside by his car, he was about to take Peacemaker home, when Rose walked up to him.

“Hey, um, can I ask you something?” she asked.

He smirked, “You already did!”

Rolling her eyes, “Ha, Ha,” she says sarcastically. “I wanted to know if you were free tomorrow.”

Adrian’s eyes almost popped out of his head, was she asking him out? “This is like a…’getting to know you’ thing. You down?” she asked him.

“Fuck yeah! I’ll pick you up after we leave HQ!” He said, bouncing like a puppy.

She chuckled, “Cool, seeya Vig, Peacemaker.” She waved while walking away.

“She just asked you out, dude. You have a lot to learn.” Chris says before getting into the passenger seat. Adrian watches her get into Leota’s car, and they drive away. He gets inside of his own, wondering how tomorrow would go.

[ladylamrian]

- Chapter 10: Lady Shadow (Last Chapter!!)

[ Please read past chapters before this ]

-> Masterlist of this Mini Series <-

Female MainCharacter: Alexis Clarissa Fontaine

Pairing: F!MC×NikRyder

Other characters in this chapter: Katherine, Vera Reimonenq, Cal Lowell, Luc

Summary: An unexpected person helps them to get back home.

Word Count: 1.7K words

Rating: Teen (Mystery, Angst)

Warnings: none

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GIF interpretation: Alex kisses Nik awake.

"Woah... Nik and crying? That must be a very hard one. I hope I didn't look like that before I woke up. He looks horrible. I need to make a photo for blackmailing attempts."

"Katherine, don't be always so harsh to him. We were all crying until Cal found us and woke us up from the nightmare vision.", Vera calmly whispered, her eyes still filled with tears from the nightmare she had.

"I think Nik looks cute."

"Do you like seeing him cry, Alex?"

"No, of course not. I just said that he looks and that's it. Now let's wake up our crying baby boy.", she leaned closer to Nik and planted a warm kiss on his cheeks.

To awaken Alex's sleeping prince, Nik Ryder, and shield him from nightmares and horrifying visions. The man slowly fluttered his swollen eyes open as he was lying on the floor facing his loyal companions, Cal, Katherine, Vera, and Alex.

"What the...?"

"Good morning, my sleeping beauty. Awake?", Alex sobbed, still remembering her own vision from before.

"Alex?"

"It was just a bad dream you had. Whatever it was, it's not true. You're appreciated and loved no matter what. We're glad to have you, Nik.", she whispered, bent over his body, and cupped his face, stroking it softly.

"But Alex, it felt so real. What if it happens? What if it's a sign? I don't want to lose you again, rook."

"Shhh, don't worry. You won't get rid of that easily. If it wasn't for both of us, we would have never met or gotten that close befriended with Cal, Katherine, and Vera. Nik, if we hadn't met, I would've never found out that I was a fae or who my real father was. We would have never defeated the bloodwraith. We would have never... It's all because of you, Nik. Thank you.", she thanked him, but also thanked Fate who or which brought them together. Bound by Fate.

"Thanks, rook. I hope you didn't wake everyone up with a kiss and just only me. How is that even possible cuz this happens only in fairytales?" he nervously asked, which made her giggle. The tension from the nightmares somehow faded away, and everyone felt a little lighter now.

"Of course not, Nik. The kiss was only for you, my Prince of Swords. And if unicorns, fae, and werewolves existed in fairytales and our world, then why can't I wake you up with a fairytale kiss?"

"True.", he chuckled while she helped him up, so both could stand on their feet next to their friends.

"Thanks to Cal, we could all wake just in time, one by one. Or else we would have all stayed captured in this place, this world, this dimension forever. Captured in our nightmares."

"Sometimes I'm glad to be a werewolf for service, Katherine. Now that my precious pack is back and united... Let's find a way back home."

"But what if we try to find the mirror that leads us back home and end up in a nightmare or bad vision again?" Katherine asked.

"Perhaps I could help?" a mysterious but familiar voice from the shadows. It was too dark to see until slowly the mysterious figure stepped out from the shadows. Elegantly dressed in a black robe, smokey make-up, and black gloves... It was her. The Vera Reimonenq from the different dimensions looked a little different than the original, but not that much. That mysterious beauty in the shadows finally showed herself to the group.

"You're the other Vera, right? We need your help. Could you please...?", Alex got interrupted by her friend's doppelganger.

"Pardon me, but I was Vera. Now, I'm Lady Shadow, and you have entered my territory.", she spoke, which shocked the whole group.

Even the real Vera was shocked about her look-alike, parted her glossy lips, and couldn't understand what changed her like that. She would never want to follow in her mother's footsteps.

"But how? What made you...?", Katherine dared to ask, but the mysterious woman ignored her. Her dark eyes landed on Vera who stood with her friends.

"Is she a shapeshifter, or why does she look like the old me?", she calmly asked, and the real Vera Reimonenq confidently stepped up to answer.

"I'm Vera Reimonenq from another dimension than you. I don't know what happened to you or in your life, but I request you to lead us to the golden-framed mirror which you just bought hours ago. It's the only way for me and my friends to return back to our world before it's too late. It's no ordinary mirror, but a portal."

"And why should I help someone who looks like me or strangers who I don't know? Besides, your silver-haired friend doesn't trust me anymore because who knows what Elijah Ryder told you about me. I'm not like my mother and I wanted to tell you myself that I'm cursed, but he pushed you to stay away from me for your safety."

"It wasn't me, but my own doppelganger. Is that the reason why you ran away from me when I called you? There must be a misunderstanding between you and the Alex from your world because your friendship means a lot to me. I'm sorry to hear this.", Alex explained, stepped closer and gently squeezed her shoulder.

"Vera, you're the sweetest person of all. Don't become like your mother because you're stronger. And we all are lucky to have you as a friend.", Cal added which lifted the heart of both Vera's.

"Don't worry, I may be Lady Shadow but I'm not like my mother. I live in the Shadows of my mother to serve justice and support the innocent ones in the World of Day and the World of Night. My mom and nobody else even realize when I plot something behind her back because I'm Lady Shadow for her and the public. The one who stays hidden like a shadow."

"Damn, Lady Shadow sounds even more cunning and dangerous than Lady Smoke. That's just brilliant.", Nik chuckled. He was amazed just like everyone else in the group.

"Our Vera is a fighter!! At least one of our doppelgangers hasn't changed into a bad one."

"You're amazing, Vee." Katherine praised and gave a soft punch on her shoulder to encourage her.

So many good words, positive emotions, and encouragement, which the Shadow Vera hadn't received for such a long time, lifted her spirit. Now, she was very sure that she was doing the right thing. Even when it looked like for everyone, that she was supporting her mother with her criminal deeds. Hopefully, one day, her old friend, Alex, the huntress, will find out the truth and realize that Vera is not like her mother after all. She hadn't changed and was still the lovely friend she first met.

And with that, Lady Shadow finally guided the group of friends towards the mirror they were all searching for. She promised them after they leave, to immediately destroy the mirror so that nobody would ever again accidently enter the portal. Their key back home. Just in time before sunrise, they stepped inside one by one. At first, Nik hestitated to finally leave the world where his parents and Elijah were alive, but holding his girlfriend's hand gave him courage. And then they entered... And faced a bright light. They were falling.

"Wake up, mon amies.", a familiar voice with a French accent called out. Alexis felt a warm hand shaking her by the shoulder. Her chocolate-brown eyes fluttered slowly open and she found herself lying on the floor of Luc's souvenir shop in New Orleans. Next to her was Katherine, rubbing her eyes open while Luc helped Vera up on her feet. Nik stretched himself while, next to him, Cal was already awake.

"What happened? Where are we?", Vera asked. She felt dizzy, disorientated until Luc guided her on a chair.

"Mon chérie, everything is fine. You all found Alex and made it back. Do you all need a glass of water?"

Everyone declined Luc's kind offer because they started to feel better. Dizziness was only a short side-effect of traveling across different dimensions, and they soon felt better.

"Hey, we all made it just in time back home!!", Cal cheered.

"Not so fast, buddy. Are we really back in our world or...?"

"Nik, Luc recognizes us all. Right, Luc?"

"Mais oui, why wouldn't I? I'm so happy you found Alexis. Who thought this mirror would turn out to be a portal? But I'm glad I found out just in time through with my magical crystal ball which showed me what I needed to know. I immediately informed you all about the missing of our Alexis. She stood there, I went to the backroom and et viola... Poof!! And she was gone."

"Well, we're all together now. That's what matters. Back united like it was meant to be.", Alex answered.

Bound by Fate. A roguish nighthunter. A lonely werewolf. A strong huntress. A beautiful Reimonenq. And at last, a half-fae royalty. All with a difficult past behind them, became together a group of heroes. And friends. To protect the World of Day and the World of Night from evil. One depended on the other. This crazy, little adventure they just had made them realize how important each of them was. Their lives, despite their unhappy backstory, wouldn't be the same ones they would have now if even one of them was missing. They shared a bond. Enjoy the happy and positive things instead of regretting the past. Be happy and enjoy the little moments with friends, family, and lovers. Treasure them in your heart and shine bright.

"I love you, Nik. I missed you and I got so worried about us. I don't want to lose you.", Alex confessed.

Nik moved closer to his girlfriend, wrapped his strong arms around her slim body for comfort, and rested his face on hers.

"God, I'm so sorry for all the pain I caused you. Forgive me. I can't live without you and it killed me every second, every heartbeat we were apart. I swear it won't happen again. And you know that I... I love you too, rook. Till the death.", he whispered before they kissed.

[engagekiss]

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possible suffixes / prefixes are mc , main , maincharacter , character , protag , protagonist…

flag is simply a template ! planned coins under this gender system will be under the id !

[ id: three identical thirteen striped flags. the first, second, twelfth, and thirteenth stripes are petal shaped bumps that go inward. the fourth, fifth, tenth, and eleventh stripes are petal shaped bumps that go outward. the sixth and eighth stripes are extremely thin. the colors in order of top to bottom are grey, black, grey, dark grey, grey, white, black, white, grey, dark grey, grey, black, grey. / end id. ]

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[asoulofatlantis]

Never hurts to have some Meowing cats in a game XD

Given Vans character, this actually might be as close to a date as it can get ^^'

Edit: This scene shows the difference in maturity between the maincharacters of this game and the maincharacters of the previous Sagas. Their reaction was so matter-of-fact and not embarrassed at all. We are not here for a date, point. No red cheeks. No slight embarrassment. No dreamy wishful thinking eyes. Nothing. Its almost boring.

We know Ouroboros still have their hands on something close to the Auraleole or whatever its name was, but why use it on Bermotti? Even if it wasn't Ouroboros and they put that stuff on the black market, there is still no reason to use it on Bermottis Café and Bar.

Ah, he just said it did not just happend to him. But its still weird.

Oh joy... URG! I hate fishing. I don't know why we always have to do it. Well... at least we have something in common with Rean now. Maybe next time we have Reverie-Game he will be standing next to our two fishing-idiots XD

Autsch.

Oh boy... a Minigame... the joy that I experience right now is very high - NOT! Lets get this over with.

Ah yes, that must be the sister of the prince (whos name totally escaped me ^^'), she looks really pretty. But when do Trails characters ever not look pretty?

Oh, that means that almost all of the characters of the previous Trails games are older then her. That is quite rare these days. But I guess that puts her at Rennes and Titas age and thus she should be around the same age as new class 7 must be by now. (How old is Millium at this point? Shouldn't she be around 17 too by now, now that I think about it? Wait! Is she younger than Tita?)

Lets say his Victims are totally random... would that mean he was waiting in that allay for the next Victim but chose to not kill Marielle because he has Dingos memories and feelings? Cute.

And another Mini-Game... what was Falcom thinking?

That was stupid. I was hiding behind a truck and could clearly see him and yet the game said I lost him. What Bullshit...

God is this annoying...

This is really not worth it, I tell you. I can see many players get annoyed by this really quickly.

Well I guess I should stop running away from the Law-Route at this point...

[krjuscho]

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[channiebbang]

karma

synopsis: seungmin can't overcome the guilt that deceiving y/n has brought, realizing his true feelings for the girl he wronged. or alternatively, where y/n stands for self love and rejects seungmin. (part 2 of bet)

characters: Seungmin, Han, Felix and Main Character

pairing: regretful!seungmin x maincharacter

genre: angst

word count: 3.3k

warnings: none

requested: yes

author’s note: a few of you requested a part two of the seungmin fic 'bet' so here it is hehe i really like how this turned out to be. i know you wanted me to make y/m this badass bitch and as much as i wanted to write her like that that's not really how she is for this fic. however, i hope you like how she still stays put on her new boundaries and her need to make the better decision for her own good instead of running on possibilities. ANYWAYS! i hope you enjoy this, let me know how you like it and if you like it 🥺💛

"did you order, yet?"

seungmin's eyes left the menu board above and set on felix beside him.

"oh, you're here? not yet," he responded looking back at the board, "what do you want?" he asked. felix hummed before quickly deciding as they stepped up to the cashier.

"hello, are you ready to order?" the guy asked. the two friends ordered before stepping to the side to wait for it to be ready.

"have you looked around the campus yet?" felix asked as he leaned back to the counter top, seungmin shook his head.

"not yet, but i walked by a few nice places to eat. i might show chan later," he snorted, felix nodded a small smile pulling at his lips. a comfortable silence fell on the two before felix cleared his throat, thinking if he should bring it up or not. fuck it, he thought.

"have you heard about y/n?" he asked cautiously. seungmin's head snapped towards the black haired boy, eyebrows furrowed in confusion.

"what about her?" his voice came out small, throat drying up as felix looked away in thought again, before turning back to him.

"you do know she's here too, right?"

seungmin nodded, waiting for felix to continue. he wanted to believe he didn't care anymore that she was going to be closer to him, he wanted to believe he was over her, that he was over the wrongs he did. that's what chan talked to him about when him and the boys chose the university. the oldest wanted to be sure seungmin was fine before anything.

"i know, it's going to be okay," he muttered just as their order was called, promptly making felix close his mouth just as he was about to call out the other on his bullshit.

there came some advantages in living with your bestfriends but with those advantages came disadvantages too, and for seungmin it was the process of having to realize the grave mistake he did when he hurt y/n. because as he came to the realization that he was utterly and completely neck deep into his feelings, his friends saw him come to the conclusion too. they had to watch him close himself in self hate and regret, had to see the countless nights he would stay up drowning in school work and assignments that weren't due until the next month, or the nights he would stay up staring at the tv screen in the living room as he took his mind off of his thoughts.

they had never spoken about it but they and seungmin had come to terms with the truth, until one day chan had had enough and sat everyone down and spoken about the elephant in the room.

that was how seungmin broke down and told them about his regrets and how much he missed y/n and how much he wished he didn't play with her, because in the process of playing with her he played with himself and lost who cared about him dearly when he couldn't care about himself.

kim seungmin had fucked himself over with his own hands and he didn't know how he could make it better.

-

"this looks good for now," y/n stepped back, her back against the door, as she rested her hands on her hips.

"good? this looks more than good enough! thank you so much for the help!" her roommate exclaimed from beside her. y/n chuckled as she nodded to the girl.

"thank god i have you as my roomie and not someone hard to communicate with," y/n bumped her shoulder with the girls as she smiled big.

"for real, i was so scared," eunsoo held her hand against her chest as she spoke. y/n nodded her head when the sudden sound of knocking made the two turn her their heads to the closed door.

"oh, that must be my boyfriend," eunsoo muttered in thought before turning to the girl beside her, "do you mind if he comes over? i didn't even ask for your permission," her voice laced with apology and y/n shook her head before taking her newly dark brown dyed hair out of the messy ponytail.

"not at all, i'm super chill about it," she chuckled as she moved towards her own bedroom and grabbed her water bottle on the way out. eunsoo thanked her before she walked out of room to open the door.

"hi" her voice chirped as she threw her arms around the boy and y/n smiled softly as she heard them talk outside.

"hey," eunsoo spoke from the doorstep, y/n hummed as she looked over.

"come meet him?" the girl asked and y/n smiled as she nodded.

"i hope i don't scare him away from you, i kinda look like shit," y/n giggled as she walked with eunsoo, the latter assuring her she looked just fine.

the boy stood with his back towards the two, his head down as he typed on his phone, bleached hair covered by a hat put on backwards, when he heard someone call his name.

"sung," eunsoo, pulled at the bottom of his tee and he turned around, putting his phone away, his lips pulling on a smile right away.

"jisung?"

his eyes snapped up towards the girl beside his girlfriend at the new voice. only it wasn't all that new. his eyes widened in suprise.

"y/n?" he muttered, mouth agape as y/n's lips slowly pulled into a wide smile. it took a moment to process but soon his lips lifted in a smile too. eunsoo looked between the two with big eyes.

y/n took a few large steps before throwing her arms around the boy, squeezing the life out of him, jisung doing just the same as he laughed out.

"i can't believe this!" he chuckled as y/n pulled away, only to carefully looking him over, "i knew you were here, but what were the odds?" he shook her by the shoulders as she nodded, eyes shining.

"uhh you guys know each other?" eunsoo asked in a small voice, surprised her very introverted boyfriend was being this friendly with someone. the two turned to the girl.

"are you kidding? this is the y/n," it was jisung who spoke, his eyes trained back on the girl as y/n looked at eunsoo. the latter's eyes widened.

"y/n? you mean y/n y/n?" she asked and jisung nodded.

"i'm assuming that's me," y/n chuckled as she looked back up at jisung, her eyes flickering to his hat before she leaned back to take a look of the front.

"you still have that?" she asked as she nodded to the hat and jisung took it off before putting it on the right way, smile big on his lips.

"off course i have it," he grinned and eunsoo rolled her eyes.

"he washes it every month diligently, it's surprising how much he cares about a hat but i understand now," she giggled as jisung pulled her to his side and ruffled her hair before throwing his arm around her. y/n smiled fondly.

"how are the guys? is innie doing good?" y/n asked and jisung nodded.

"everyone's okay, jeongin is coming here next semester, he's graduating early," he smiled, remembering y/n's attachment to their youngest friend.

"who else is studying her?" she asked overwhelmed by the reunion. after all these were the only people she could call her own, even if for a short while and even after what happened.

"everyone; me, hyunjin, changbin, minho, channie, lix, seung..." jisung's eyes snapped to y/n's quickly before she nodded, smile never faltering, "seungmin too," he cleared his throat. eunsoo poked his side softly as a warning. even after knowing her for a short while, she too already felt an attachment to y/n. the feeling of shielding her from bad memories had her feeling defensive to the girl. y/n's eyes picked up their behavior and she smiled gratefully.

"it's okay ji, i'm over it," she assured the boy and he looked her in the eye, to make sure she was telling the truth and she nodded, already knowing. jisung smiled.

"i'm glad you're doing fine, y/n," he spoke softly and eunsoo, feeling the serious turn of the conversation, excused herself saying she would bring something to eat for the two and slipping into the small kitchen area. y/n nodded at the couch as the two sat down facing each other.

"really, we're all glad you're doing okay," jisung smiled at her and she nodded.

"it wasn't easy," she started, "but i'm okay now, i accepted what happened and moved on, i'm doing better," she told honestly and jisung nodded. he contemplated if he should say it, if he should tell her about seungmin and he decided his friend needed the closure, and a little push never hurt.

"seungmin...he," jisung started slowly, carefully approaching the topic, eyes trained to her face to catch any sign of discomfort, any sign he should stop speaking about him, before continuing, "he regrets it," he concluded and y/n nodded.

"he regrets it a lot y/n," jisung took a deep breath as he played with his fingers, "doing what he did, did more damage to him than he could understand," he confessed and suddenly he felt too stuffy, just remembering what his friend had to go through for his own mistakes. he took a deep breath, "he lost himself for a while before chan had to slap him out of it. quite literally," he chuckled and y/n smiled.

her heart hurt at the new information, she wished seungmin had better days than she had, she wished it was worth it, what he did to her. she didn't wish for him to go through what she went and she certainly didn't wish for him to regret what he did. she wished he didn't break down. and she wished she could careless but she knew she wanted him to go on. after all she loved him at one point.

loved. she had loved him, yes, but not anymore. she moved on. her heart didn't belong to him anymore and her heart didn't hurt because of him anymore either. she could only wish the best to him.

-

it was on the last day of orientation week, when the campfire in the soccer field was held, that minho brought y/n up.

"so who was gonna tell me y/n was here too?" he asked, sass in his voice, as they all were around one of the many fires around the field.

that brought everyone's attention on the guy, changbin throwing him a really? look.

"what? i had to know that only because i saw eunsoo walking around campus with her and they were gone before i could say hi," he pouted, looking away. chan sighed, seungmin clearing his throat out of discomfort. jisung looked away.

"sung, did you see her?" hyunjin asked and jisung cursed under his breath before nodding subtly, his eyes not meeting seungmin's.

"you did?" seungmin asked, surprise in his voice as his eyes widened and jisung sighed.

"yeah," he met seungmin's eyes, "eunsoo and her are roommates," he muttered as he looked down at the cup he was holding.

"roommates," seungmin repeated and before he could say anything a voice interrupted them.

"hi guys!" eunsoo's chirpy voice greeted the circle as she stepped up to it. she waved at everyone as she pressed a kiss to jisung's cheek. their eyes shifted to the person behind her as she threw an awkward smile.

"hey," y/n waved unsurely. the boys gaped for a few seconds before everyone reacted all at the same time. gasps and sounds of surprise going around as they all greeted the girl and asked how she was. everyone but seungmin.

seungmin sat there, mouth hanging open, as he stared at the girl he deceived and he felt a strange feeling go through his body. she looked absolutely stunning as she smile at everyone, as she greeted everyone with the same enthusiasm he remembered her having.

he returned back in the moment when her eyes met his. she had greeted everyone but seungmin, and her lips pulled in a tight lipped smile. she told herself to calm down, she reminded herself that she had forgiven him a long time ago. be the bigger person, y/n, she told herself.

"hello, seungmin," she nodded his way and he sent a smile back, a subtle one.

"hey," he muttered before reluctantly looking away.

-

y/n sat between eunsoo and changbin as they made casual conversation. sweets in front of each one of them as they made sure there were no awkward silences.

y/n kept herself busy in the ongoing topic, making sure she didn't stray her eyes on seungmin for too long, unless he was talking or being talked to, in which case she would look away with the excuse of eating another spoon of her chocolate mousse.

no matter how much she had forgiven, she hadn't forgotten what he did to her, and as much as she wanted to just throw it out if the window and go back to before, she couldn't. she had come a long way to fall back now.

the days she had spent locked up in her apartment in self pity and anger. anger at how gullible and naive she had been. how she ignore what everyone said when it was right in front of her. she told herself that no matter how much she loved the boys she couldn't get too involved with them anymore, not again. not if she cared about her own self. she couldn't throw water on all her efforts just like that.

"alright guys, me and minho gotta leave," chan sat up in his chair, looking at his phone before smiling around the table. there were a couple of protests before the older chuckled. chan faces y/n as he stood up, stretching his arms and legs.

"it was nice seeing you again, y/n," he smiled warmly, and y/n nodded, "i'll see you around campus," he ruffled her hair before he left with minho.

"well, i'll be going too," y/n announced timidly, getting her bag from the back of the chair. eunsoo turned to her, brows furrowed.

"oh? already?" she asked and y/n smiled nodding.

"i have some stuff to sort out at the main building," she stood up and eunsoo nodded bidding a small goodbye and telling her she'll meet her back at the dorm. y/n waved at the people at the table.

"let's meet again sometime," hyunjin smiled brightly at her and y/n chuckled, nodding.

"bye, guys," she stepped away from the table as a bunch of byes were heard.

-

she was just outside the doors when she heard her name being called and her hand that was holding her phone, tightened around it. she took a deep breath before turning around and looking up to the one person she managed to interact the least the whole afternoon.

seungmin stopped a few feet away from her, eyes trained on her and y/n didn't want to remember but the setting looked a little too similar to the night it all fell apart. she took a deep breath as she painted on a smile.

"yes?" she waited for him to say anything.

"i.." he stammered, suddenly not knowing why he had followed her out. he knew he wanted, no, needed to apologize but he didn't know what he was hoping would happen. redemption? reconciliation? forgiveness? his words died down on his throat as she stood waiting. when he hadn't gone on after a few minutes she glanced down at her phone again.

"is it important? my uber is gonna be here in a bi-," she looked back up at him.

"i'm sorry," he blurted out all of a sudden shutting up y/n. she stared at him, not knowing what to say. seungmin took this as his que to continue.

"for what i did, i'm so sorry. i shouldn't have lied to you. i know i'm late b-but i needed to let you know," he took a deep breath before continuing, "i tried calling your old number but it didn't reach, and then i found out you had changed it and i couldn't contact you anywhere, but that's beside the point. the point is, i'm so sorry for what i did. you didn't deserve any of that. you were always so caring to me, you were always there whenever i looked over, you never wanted anything bad for me, i-i," he choked up before clearing his throat, "i fucked up so bad and for what?" he chuckled bitterly and y/n went to reach out out of reflex but she held herself back, told herself no.

"seungmin," she softly called his name and his eyes met hers, slightly damn, like that one time she had seen him overworked with homework to the point where he couldn't take it anymore, and her chest tightened, but she took a labored breath it, "i forgave you a long time ago," she smiled and seungmin's brows furrowed as he went to protest before she continues, "really, i forgive you," she assured.

"still," seungmin smiled, a little more relaxed as he felt a heavy burden being lifted from his shoulders, "we can get something to eat sometime, if you want, my treat."

seungmin hoped she would agree, he really wanted to make things right and if he's lucky; get back the girl he still was head over heels for. and as he waited for her reply, a storm took up place in her mind.

y/n never wanted to admit it but he did more damage than she wanted to admit to. at his words a cold chill ran down her spine. thoughts about history repeating itself ran through her mind, not that she wanted to get romantically involved with him again. but just the thought of it being a possibility had her breathing to falter.

see, after what happened that night, no matter how much she wanted to believe she was over it, a persistent voice in the back of her head kept muttering it's going to happen again, they're all making fun of you behind your back, you're a joke, they're faking it all again, it's another game, it's a bet again as much as she wanted to block those words out. and maybe to some extent she believe that too, but how could she not. so she took a deep breath.

"i don't think that's a good idea, seungmin," she muttered as she looked down at her shoes, before looking back up to him, "after all that happened i can't go back to that, i'm sorry," she whispered a sad smile painted on her lips and seungmin nodded, eyes burning again.

"even if it was just as friends, it would be better if we just met with everyone," y/n looked away, seungmin doing the same. he gulped down the bitter taste in his mouth and told himself he had this coming. of course she wouldn't trust me, he thought.

just then, as if sent from above, y/n's uber stopped at the side of the road and she checked the number plate before turning back to seungmin, lips pulling in a small smile.

"i'll see you around, seung," she spoke softly and seungmin felt his heart shatter as she called him by the nickname she used to call him and the widened eyes told him she had done it naturally, out of habit, and he smiled, nodding. knowing that she didn't hold any bad feelings and resentment for him.

and as she got up in the car and went away, he called himself the nastiest names as the first few tears fell, throat closing in and chest tightening, before he wiped them away.

he chuckled unironically.

"funny how you're the one left to cry now, huh, seung?"

[july-19th-club]

What happened in the magicians?? Please say your doom, doomsayer, I want to know what to be afraid of

o stranger, it is your humble doomsayer's greatest wish not to disturb your sweet ignorance to the fiasco that was the magicians, since you have got thus far without it, and especially because it really bears no relevance on any other show except in my addled and unrested mind...but you asked and i have seen all of the magicians and know all the discourse, so i will tell you and you'll also know why my yardstick for anticipation is so god-awfully long

the magicians as you may know was a contemporary fantasy series on SyFy based on the books 'the magicians' by lev grossman (which are quite good in some ways and a little iffy in others but not the point of this post bc the show diverged from the canon plot fairly early), intended to be a sexy, sort of millennial deconstruction of the narnia concept. it ran from like 2016 through 2019ish and it was pretty good actually until it wasn't

what gave it that extra special sauce was that it had a good-sized following consisting of 'gay people who read the books' and it put a serious amount of effort into teasing a relationship that had been more subtextual in the books between two of the main characters - quentin (the little nerd maincharacter guy) and eliot (the troubled-misanthrope bisexual guy). in the third season an episode was devoted to following them as they build a little life together in a cottage somewhere, which they then of course have to leave in order to do the plot. point is, it was teased so heavily that it stopped being 'idle audience speculation' and started being 'plots reviewers are aware of and keep in mind when discussing the magicians.' many people fully expected that this stuff would get explored further in the fourth season, and it was, a bit, and then quentin, the main character of the goddamn show, is summarily killed in that season's final episode and....that was it.

audience reaction to this was pretty poor for many reasons (he doesn't die in the books, he's the main character, he has a long arc early in the series about overcoming suicidal impulses and then dies in a way that is explicitly linked to suicide) but especially because this character had been built up as part of the next big game-changing queer pairing. the showrunners justified killing the character early in the fallout by saying that (iirc) not even white men were safe on their show! which, if they'd bothered to give their black and brown characters better writing might have come off a little less performative and stupid-sounding. for a lot of people, the writing that had been on the wall re: a decline in general quality for the show and wrt some of its less successful features (aforementioned thin writing for characters of color, an overall overstuffing in the plot so nothing ever got fully wrapped up, only more complicated) meant that its viewership for the fifth and last season was abysmal. they'd yanked their main character without ceremony for shock value and now nobody wanted to watch it!

this show was also, for what it's worth, a sera gamble joint (she was the showrunner of supernatural for seasons 6 and 7 and she's currently the head of the show 'you,’ which seems like her ideal project and good luck to her but i won’t be seeing it). and for my money, one of the things that got people most up in arms about the magicians was that there was a lot of press about how much better it was doing than other shows in its niche. the uproar over stuff that happens on spn mostly stays in the 'spn people' corner; this wasn't supposed to be a little CW show where you went in halfway expecting some sort of clexa thing to happen sooner or later. there were thinkpieces written about it. there were queer people in the cast who spent months eagerly giving interviews about how groundbreaking and exciting it was to be involved in it. we soon learned that aside from the guy that got killed off, nobody else in the cast was told he wasn’t coming back until like, three days before the episode aired. audiences took this to mean they probably would not have talked the season up so enthusiastically if they'd know more about it. so the magicians petered out in infamy and now lives in the sad halls of 'shows that didn't do it', sharing drinks with 'the 100' and other sad, neglected stories of production mishandling.

now, that’s a very long and involved post about something that i don't actually expect to see happen exactly this way again (knock on wood). and you shouldn’t allow it to color your opinions of other projects the way it’s colored mine; it’s just that it was such a ridiculously shitty situation that it still sticks in my craw enough to write about it for forty-five minutes at 7am on a work morning. it was a perfect storm of incompetence, poor engagement, bad writing, and deliberate misdirection of both the audience and their own creative team. but it has become the smoking, still-uninhabitable volcano that my doom prophet points to whenever someone admires a nearby mountain, lush and green in the spring. you know, mountains can blow up at any time! i screech, and i wave my sign around.

[whytmanga]

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[vigilante-chase]

Summary: Part 3 of Every Rose Has its Thorn. Leota and Rose catch up after lost time, and Adrian has a bright idea.

Word count: 1.2K Words

Warning: None, other than a few changes to the chapter

Pairing: Adrian Chase x Rose Wilson

AO3, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4

3. Dive Bar

Rose and Leota cackled obnoxiously as they took a trip down memory lane at the bar, only remembering the good times. The good times were all that mattered. The two went to a private school, and befriended each other when Leota was a new student. She was very quiet and friendly, and Rose knew that the other students would eat her alive. Rose was always a loner, people knew who her dad was, and decided they wanted no parts of her fucked up life. When she saw Leota, she instantly recognized her as Amanda Waller’s daughter, and her godsister as well.

They were like two peas in a pod, bonding over their parents’ rein over their lives. And now over ten years later, they’ve gotten back into the flow of things like nothing has ever changed. Rose felt guilty that she didn’t even get to see her best friend’s wedding, but knowing that Leota has found a beautiful wife like Keeya made her smile.

“What about you?” Leota asks, taking a sip of beer, shivering at the bitter taste. “Any lovers with any of the Titans?”

Rose laughed a humorless laugh, “A fling here and there. Nothing worth talking about.” She had a brief thing with Red Hood, but he ended things as quickly as they started. That left things awkward as they had to work together on missions after that. But the two got over it after a while, and became friends.

Adrian knew it was a bad idea, but he only wanted to make sure Rose and Leota were safe at the bar. He had taken Chris home, and drove all the way to the dive bar that the two women were chatting in. Quickly pulling his kevlar, undershirt, and pants off. He changed into his civilian clothes, and got out to walk to the door. He sighed nervously and adjusted his glasses before walking in, what he thought was a casual and confident strut, in reality was a bashful and nervous stride. He didn’t know what he’d say once he walked up to them, he may have overestimated his confidence in this moment. Leota stopped her conversation midway, gazing at him with wide eyes. To him, it was a look of excitement, when it was really her own nervousness. Rose turned in her seat to see what had Leota spooked. Adrian couldn’t read her expression, she was clearly getting a read on him. Hopefully, she wouldn’t recognize him as Vigilante. But she was friends with Leota, so of course she’s hella smart. Well, it’s now or never.

“Hi, Adebayo! Hi, Adebayo’s friend!” That sounds like a normal greeting, right. Rose gave a half-assed wave, toying with the rim of her beer and eyeing him suspiciously. He shifted under her intense gaze.

“Um, Hey…Adrian. What are you doing here?” Leota asked awkwardly, playing along with whatever game he was playing at. He couldn’t be serious, right? He was willing to follow them to this bar, and get his precious identity found out by Rose.

“I was just in the neighborhood, and decided ‘Hey, I should get a beer!’, and then I happened to see my good friend, Leota Adebayo. And hey, she happens to have a friend, the more the merrier!” He was nailing it perfectly. Rose smiled at him, hopefully a friendly smile. She raised her eyebrow at him, he wanted to get inside her head so bad. God, what was she thinking at this moment. She whispered something to Leota then got up and walked away. Leota looked at him incredulously.

“What the hell are you doing?” She asked him.

“I can’t have a beer after a really hard day?! Is that so wrong?” He asked.

“Yes, it’s wrong if you don’t want Rose to find out your secret identity.” He knew Leota was right, looking down with a soft whine. “I’ll help you keep it safe as much as I can, but Rose isn’t dumb. She’s her father’s daughter.”

Rose walked back to the table with another round of beers before Adrian could reply, staring at him intently as she sat down. “So, Adrian, was it?” She slid a beer in his direction as he nodded. “I’m Rose.” It was his shot, to act normal and keep it together.

“H-Hi, Rose.” He cursed himself for being so nervous. “So what brings you both here tonight?”

Leota looked at Rose, who smiled softly. Is she really falling for this? Stevie Wonder could tell that Adrian and Vigilante were the same person, and she’s not even putting two and two together. Rose leaned forward, crossing her arms over the table, her eyes piercing his. “We had a long day doing this task force bullshit, right Lee?” Leota nodded with pursed lips and a side eye towards her. Where was she going with this? “I had to get on a plane for over eight hours, to be around two absolute morons and kick some ass. But, hey, I’m still alive.”

Adrian looked to Rose then to Leota, “Uh…hopefully those two ‘morons’ were very cool and kicked just as much ass. Let’s say, hypothetically, one of those morons wanted to know if you thought he was cool and badass. Would you think he was…hypothetically speaking.” Leota rolled her eyes, putting her face in her palm.

Rose chuckled and winked at him, “See you tomorrow, Adrian.” With one last gulp of her beer, she stood up, “Ready to head out, Lee?”

“Yeah, more than ready.” Leota said, thanking the heavens that this awkward bullshit was over.

Adrian thought he was hitting it out of the park, maybe Chris should help him with his flirting. He was never good at it to be honest. Usually women flocked to him when he’s Vigilante, only after he’d save them from a mugging or some shit. Impressing Rose Wilson would be harder than he thought.

Leota was gonna just come out and say it, “Okay, what the hell was that back there?”

Rose laughed a maniacal laugh, but tried to hide it with an innocent face. “What? That? Oh, I was just making conversation. You didn’t tell me you were friends with such a cutie.” Leota almost swerved the car, she didn’t know what to feel. Disgust? Confusion? Adrian and cute in the same sentence definitely confused her. Well, only because she’s known him for a while now, and the cuteness fades after hearing him talk for five minutes.

“A cutie?” She asked.

Rose hummed, “Yep, I wonder if he’s seeing anybody?”

“Girl, what the fuck?” Leota was looking at her friend as if she didn’t know her. Adrian didn’t seem like her type, but she did tell her ‘people change’. “I mean, more power to you.”

Rose couldn’t hold in her cackle at this point, “Girl, I’m fucking with you! I knew it was Vigilante the whole time.” They both laughed at the absurdity. “You really think I couldn’t hear the cadence of his voice?”

Leota shook her head, pulling into the parking lot of the shitty hotel they both would be stationed at for the next twelve months. Going to the trunk to get the rest of her luggage out, she walked up to her door, unlocking it and dropping her bags in the middle of the floor. It was time to rest and get some decent sleep.

[ladylamrian]

- Chapter 6: The Unknown

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Female MainCharacter: Alexis Clarissa Fontaine

Pairing: F!MC×NikRyder

Other characters in this chapter: Katherine, Vera Reimonenq, Cal Lowell, ...

Summary: With help, Alex finds a way and how to escape. But for Nik, it's not easy.

Word Count: 1.7K words

Rating: Teen (Angst, Drama, Adventure)

Warnings: Language

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It took Alex only a few steps until someone forcefully grabbed her, pushed her into a darklit alley while covering her mouth to make sure she scream for help. No matter how much she tried to break free, the person lingering in the shadow was just stronger. More people joined to capture Alex until she ended up beeing pressed against a brickwall.

"Shhh, quiet. It's us, Alex.", a familiar voice whispered and removed her gloved hand from her mouth.

Adjusting her eyes for a few seconds, she recognized four familiar faces. Katherine, Cal, Vera and... Nik??!!! Wait, how can this be? She just saw how Nik left her and now he's standing in front of her, hiding in the shadows. Leaning against the brick wall, the blond disappointedly glared at her, flaring his nostrils. Recognizing the clothes he wore like his black trousers, black boots and the typical leather jacket above his plain, black shirt... His nighthunter clothes. And he carried his crossbow with him. It made her realize the man standing in front of her...

"Nik??! Is that you?", she asked and got emotional, unable to hold back her tears while he just silently stared at her. Clenching his jaws together, he disappointedly looked on the ground, not wanting to meet her eyes. The anger turned into a sad expression on his face.

Vera, Cal and Katherine awkwardly looked at them and freed Alex from their hold.

"Sorry for doing this, sweety. But we didn't want to attract any attention. Girl, I missed you sooo much. Glad to be finally united with you too. You missed me?", Katherine added and hugged her while she strongly hugged back. Both held their hug for almost a minute before breaking apart.

"Now that Nik and Katherine are back from the war, and we found Alex, it's time to return to our world now."

Listening to Vera her words, Alex wondered. "Vera, what do mean with our world? And why did you ran away from me before?"

"Alex, I didn't. We just arrived."

"Yeah, we were all kicking our butts to find you. To hope that you're safe and then... then... The first thing seeing is that my girl smooching and making out with a stranger. After being away for so long, I got to see this??!", he sniffed and wiped his tears away.

"Nik... You're back? It's really you, right? Why are you sad? You're back from the war. Oh, I missed you so...", she was about to embrace for a hug the closer she got, but he lightly pushed her away from him.

"Rook, I missed you every damn second. For you, I was fighting to survive. For the first time in my damn life I was scared to die cuz if I die, I do not want to imagine what would've happened to you. You're everything I have, Alex. But seeing you today like this..."

"Nik, it's not what you think it is. Didn't you see that man? His face? He looked exactly like you? I believed it was you. I can't think of anything more than you. Please Nik, I would never cheat on you. I was blinded by grief and sadness. I... I love you so much.", she begged for forgiveness, wanting to unite with him again. To touch him, to kiss him, to have him by her side. But Nik felt heartbroken and just sadly stared at her.

"Nik, please forgive Alex. While you were gone, she didn't even properly eat anything and was sleeping less. All she was doing is thinking about you and Katherine.", Vera tried to convince while Katherine placed a hand on her shoulder for support. Nik stayed quiet for a moment until he finally spoke. His balled his hands into fists and his voice filled with anger.

"First, lemme find that dude, so that I can tell him to stay away from my girl. Let's see if he really looks like me.", he spoke with distrust and immediately dashed towards the streets of the city to find his so-called look-alike. He was surprisingly quicker than the others thought and tried to catch up on him. When Nik is angry, then he is angry and nobody wants to face him like this.

He finally stopped a few blocks away near a building and recognized the man they were searching for from the professional clothes he was wearing. Again, his back was turned towards Nik. To face him, Nik was about near him when an unpleasant voice ordered him to stand still.

"I order you to take your steps back, before you ruin the balance between all dimensions, Thriced Cursed Son."

Yes, it was no other than the holy Lady Fate standing with all might. Her golden eyes fixed on Nik and the rest of the gang which finally caught up and stood next to the nighthunter.

"Fate, what are you doing here?", Alex innocently asked.

"Daughter of Two Realms, you and your allies must return back to your own dimension before sunrise. If you will not, you will be forever held captured in this world which isn't yours.", she spoke with anger and yet politeness.

"Sure, after I teach that guy a lesson for stealing my girlfriend. Besides, lemme see if he really looks like me or is just a nasty shapeshifter who was tryin' to harm Alex."

"Does revenge matter more than safety? I will forbid you to make any contacts in this world unless you stay hidden because this dimension was constructed by the last wish of the Daughter of the Two Realms herself. She needed answers, so she shall receive them here. In this dimension things are different."

"Wait, what last wish of mine? I didn't. I actually don't know what's going on."

"Try to remember Alex, we tried to find you everywhere. You weren't home. You were gone until we crossed Luc who said you were in his shop and then you disappeared. He leads us back to his shops to find clues and luckily, he figured out that the large mirror was lightly glowing. He traced an opened portal which led us four here to find you. But... but we weren't sure where we were until the Fate appeared and told us this. And I'm even more glad that we found you Alex.", Cal explained.

"I would only wish for Nik and Katherine to return from war safely back home. Oh... Wait, I remember... When I touched the mirror, I was desperate in thoughts about Nik and... and... and wished he would have never become a nighthunter."

When the words left your mouth, it shocked everyone expect of the all-knowing Fate.

"Why would you wish that, rook?"

"Because if you hadn't become a nighthunter, you wouldn't have been involved in the war and kept yourself away from me. I'm sorry, I was desperate. I wasn't thinking clearly. But now I understand why the other Nik from before was different. He wasn't aware of the existence of the supernatural world. Even Elijah didn't recognize him?"

"What??!!! You met my father, rook???! How? Where? I need to see him!!"

"He wouldn't recognize you, Nik."

"The hell, of course he will. He has to. He's my dad, Alex.", he got emotional and begged her to show him.

"Calm down, Ryder. Alex is right. This dimension we are in is different. He might not recognize..."

"So what, Katy??!! I have to see him!!! You have no idea, guys. I need to do this. I have to talk to him and apologize. How many restless nights I had after he died because of that ugly fight I had with him when I was a teenager. He needs to know that I feel sorry, that it was my fault. That I was dumb. That I still love him and I miss him so much.", he confessed as his body began to shake and tears rolled down his cheeks.

"Sorry, but the Fate said that... Hey, where is even the Fate??!", Cal noticed. The Fate was nowhere to be found and already gone.

"Guess, she had better things to do than experiencing this drama show here.", Katherine rolled her eyes.

"This isn't drama, Katy! It's my life!!!"

"Nik, as much as I'd like to help to find Elijah. The Fate told us to leave. Don't get me wrong, I would have loved to meet him too, he's my idol too but..."

"Fine, then you all leave. I'll try to find him myself.", Nik burned with anger and ran away. Into the woods to find his adoptive father, Elijah Ryder.

"No, Nik!! Don't!!", Alex screamed, but he was already gone. The girl turned to her friends who remained on her side and informed them that she had seen last, about an hour ago, Elijah Ryder in the Graveyard Shift. If he's still there was another question, but the time was ticking. Midnight passed. Fewer hours left till sunrise. Till the portal shuts down forever.

The four friends immediately head into the woods to get the young man, Nik back before it was too late.

"I'm sorry, Katherine. I'm glad you and Nik have safely returned back from the war in New York, but this is definitely not how I imagined our reunion. You two hunters must be also pretty exhausted from your journey", Alex confessed.

"Don't worry, we'll find him."

"I hope so. Sooo Vera, you really didn't away from me before?", Alex turned her attention towards Vera who shook her head.

"Nope, wasn't me. Why would I do that anyway?"

"Guys, then in this dimension we exist too and not only Elijah. The Vera in this world ran away from me, the Nik in this world isn't a nighthunter and I also met another Katherine."

"Really? Then we probably should hide our faces. We don't want our look-alikes to think that we're imposters. Shapeshifters.", Katherine suggested.

"Too late to turn back, we're already in the woods. Let's just hope things go smoothly. Any idea where he could have gone?", Cal asked the gang.

"Let's split into two groups to find him faster. I'll search with Vera in this direction and you go with Alex to the other side."

They did as Katherine suggested and parted ways to find Nik faster. While Alex joined Cal, the rest of the girls went in the opposite direction hoping to find the missing and heartbroken nighthunter as soon as possible.

[mahado-chan]

Let´s talk about MHA couples/ships (objective option)

Part 1: Deku and All Might couples

Let´s begin  with the both main-characters.

Deku x Uraraka:

Well this is an obvious couple. Uraraka was nice to Deku from the begining by talking to him friendly, hanging up with him and cheering him up during the sportsfestival. Deku always is nice with her as well and blushes very often.

Dekus perspective:

okay..Deku is ALWAYS embarrassed by talking, touching or thinking about a girl. That´s because he lacks experience with that topic maybe. But besides that fact he really likes Uraraka as a great friend. Love interest? I don´t know...maybe not yet. I am pretty sure that he wouldn´t mind to be her boyfriend when she asks but he has to mutter about that a little more.  

Urarakas persepctive:

She has an obvious love interest in Deku even if she wants to suppress it. They are only friends during the first season, but from the second season her perspective changes. 

Couple moments: Uraraka blushes when Aoyama askes her if she is thinking about Deku (epsiode 35-36). Uraraka blushes and flies around when Ashido asked if she is in love with Deku or Ida (season 3 episode 15 ). Uraraka blushes after saving Deku during the black-whip-thing (manga chapter 216). Uraraka is jealous about Hagakure (boobs), Melissa (just because..) and Camie (cause Deku saw her naked). 

Deku x Tsuyu 

A fun or a least one-sides love-interest? Or maybe just two embarrassed teenagers? :-D

Dekus perspective:

Deku respects Tsyu-chan very quickly and praises her abilities (during USJ for example). They don´t interact very often during the series at all. 

Tsuyuus perspective:

Tsuyu respects Deku and praises him for his abilities as well (USJ, after the fight with Bakugou) but I guess she thinks that he is sometimes to reckless (for example after Deku und Co. saved Bakugou she cries and was worried). Maybe it´s more a sisterxbrother thing here...but just my opinion.

It's strange that Deku should call her "tsuyuu-chan" from the beginning. Later in the series, she explains that only her true friends is allowed to call her that, and she also just remembers Deku by calling her so. 

Moments: Tsuyu and Deku blush when Deku is holding her after a “rescue-mission” too long. (OVA 1)

Deku x All Might

A student-master, son/father or even more relationship?

Because they are the maincharacters there are alot of special moments between them. Let´s have a look.

Dekus perspective:

Before the show started, Deku was and still is a huge fan of All Might. He is his role model and his motivation to become a hero. 

All Mights perspective:

....be continued

[babyfairy]

for film anon, hope this helps a little. pariah, happy together, moonlight, the miseducation of cameron post (not maincharacter), hearts beat loud, the handmaiden, thelma, san junipero (black mirror episode), saving face

💕💕💕

[channiebbang]

touch

synopsis: in which jinyoung keeps his distance from his girlfriend because he doesn’t want to hurt her. spoiler alert: he hurts her.

characters: Jinyoung, Jaebeom, Youngjae, Mark, Jackson, Bambam, Yugyeom, Main Character

pairing: universitystudent!Jinyoung x classmate!maincharacter

genre: fluff, angst

word count: 3k

warnings: none

author’s note: I wrote this around march 2020 and posted it on wattpad. It’s not my best work but it’s one of the few I actually like, so I hope you will enjoy reading 😊

When Jinyoung asked y/n out she was the happiest, to say the least. She had went home and screamed like a high school girl going on a first date.

That was the effect Park Jinyoung had on people, he was the epitome of kindness, handsomeness and chivalry. It was shocking to know this kind of gentlemen still existed, and he just happened to ask y/n out.

Their first date was cute and just right. He picked her up from her house and they went to a little caffee shop that just opened, had some dessert and went on a walk along Han river. They talked and talked, sure a couple of awkward silences happened here and there but both of them tried to always make conversation and learn about each other as much as possible.

Y/n was grateful when, after dropping her home, Jinyoung was considered enough not to lean in to kiss her lips or cheeks. She wanted to take things slow.

Sure, she liked Jinyoung but she wasn't comfortable enough with him yet to start skinship right away. I mean, the two barely talked before the day he asked her out, having exchanged words with each other only when asking for notes or when they had projects.

They had been dating for quiet some time when Y/n noticed something. Something that would catch her eye every time they would meet afterwards.

Jinyoung never showed physical affection.

See at first she thought he just was taking his sweet time, so she waited, after all, she needed her own time too. She wasn't in a hurry, anyway.

As time went on and she started hanging out with him and his friends more, she suddenly noticed how, although Jinyoung was always as sweet as honey when he talked to her and looked at her, he never made an attempt in anyway. She thought he didn't want her to be uncomfortable with unwanted touches, after all, he was always attentive with his surroundings.

They had been dating for a little over a year when she noticed.

It was days after the new year had started, they all had been invited to Jaebeom's birthday gathering. Jinyoung picked her up from her house that evening, and drove to the older's house, soft music playing in the background of his car.

His eyes shifted to his girlfriend in the passenger's seat for less than a second. She was scrolling through her Instagram, her hair fallen over her face, the black coat around her shoulders covering her knee length, evening dress. Jinyoung smiled.

"Hey," he called the girl, turning the steering wheel, his eyes back on the road. He waited for her to lock her phone and hum at him.

"You're beautiful, as usual," he muttered, concentrating on the road, unaware of the effect his words had on his girl. Y/n's cheeks were dusted a deep pink. Jinyoung always used to compliment her when she was doing the most random things. He said he didn't do it on purpose, she didn't believe him.

"Thank you," she said after clearing her throat. Her eyes shifted to his neatly styled hair and formal but casual outfit.

"You're very pretty, too," she complimented. Jinyoung looked at her for a second, a playful grin on his lips.

"Pretty?" He asked chuckling deeply, Y/n nodded laughing quietly.

"Yes, I think so. Very pretty," she confirmed, Jinyoung nodded his head murmuring a "okay, fair enough". He parked the car in Jaebeom's garage, before getting out and rounding the car, opening the door for Y/n. She flashed him a thankful smile and he nodded, leading her inside his friend's house.

Jaebeom's place looked just like always, cozy and familiar. Y/n walked in and took off her heels, slipping on a pair of slippers and hanging her coat in the small closet just by the entrance. Having done so many times before.

They heard footsteps before they saw Bambam peek over the corner that led into the living room. He smiled at the couple.

"Guys y/n noona is here! Oh and Jinyoung-hyung," he called out before he came out of the corner and opened his arms engulfing the laughing girl in a big hug. Jinyoung scoffed loudly, before loudly slapping Bambam's arm and walking in the living room, greeting his other friends and the birthday boy.

Y/n made her way in arm in arm with Bambam, the two engrossed in a conversation about Bambam's new video he sent her right after filming and editing it.

She went around the room saying hello to the other boys before giving a side hug to Jaebeom and wishing a happy birthday.

Jaebeom insisted they had dinner right away because he was starving and the food was really good, when Yugyeom whined that it was still too early, Jaebeom snapped back that it was his birthday and so whatever he said would be the end of discussion.

They had just finished dinner and each grabbed a small glass of chocolate mousse before moving back in the living room. Y/n and Youngjae being the last ones to leave the dining area.

She walked to Jinyoung's side seeing as the seat beside him, was empty, the other side occupied by Mark. She mocked Youngjae when he teased her and in response the guy pushed her lightly, laughing out loud. Y/n lost her balance right when she was lowering herself to the seat, resulting in having her arm pushed slightly against Jinyoung's. She didn't think too much of it and just laughed at Youngjae when she saw his worried expression.

She did however take into notice how Jinyoung turned to her with an irritated expression, pausing his conversation with Mark, only to widen his eyes when he realized it was Y/n. She smiled at him, apologizing and going to pull back, when Jinyoung quickly shifted away from her, as if he got burnt. She took his awkward smile into notice and she had to admit, it did hurt just a little bit. She smiled like she didn't notice and turned back to Youngjae, reassuring him that she was okay.

That was the first time she noticed his reluctance when she was too close. She didn't know why he felt that way and she didn't know how to bring it up to him. So she didn't. She thought it would be okay.

She noticed after that whenever they met and hung out, she noticed how every time she would unintentionally brush her elbow against his arm he would shift away, or pull his arm back. She would notice how when they had to walk in a place too crowded he would awkwardly tuck his hands inside his pockets and make sure he was at least a couple of feet apart from her.

One day she had been hanging out with him at his apartment when she got a notification that her mid term results were up. While she waited for Jinyoung to finish cooking she decided to check her marks. She had been super worried about not doing well and if you asked Jinyoung he would say she totally didn't whine his ear off.

She squealed when she saw that she didn't do well but way too well, she got up from the couch and ran to the kitchen, excited to tell Jinyoung.

"Jinyoung! Jinyoung!"she called as soon as she reached the kitchen, the boy hummed while turning towards her, she shoved her phone in his face grinning like a mad woman. The boy smiled seeing her this excited and checked what she was showing, a wide grin made its wat to his face and he looked over at her.

Y/n on the other hand tossed her phone on the counter and squealing jumped on Jinyoung, wrapping her arms around his neck. With eyes wide and a shocked expression, his hands automatically rested on her sides. The girl pulled back, grabbing his shoulders and started jumping.

"I freaking did it! I was so worried and for nothing! I'm sorry, for talking your ear of! Ahhh I'm so happy," she rambled on, not noticing the panicked expression on Jinyoung's face. She went to wrap her arms around him again when he scrambled back hitting his hip against the counter.

Y/n stopped abruptly. Her smile slowly leaving her lips when she finally saw the look in her boyfriend's face and she realized what she had done. An embarrassed expression replaced her previous proud smile. A blush tinting her cheeks. The air was awkward to say the least. Y/n looked at Jinyoung again, their eyes meeting. She gave him a tight lipped smile before grabbing her phone and walking out of the kitchen and to the living room. Jinyoung opened his mouth to say something, anything, to stop the girl but nothing came out. He just stood in the kitchen, and regretted it as soon as he heard the front door opening and closing.

-

"You're so stupid, hyung," Bambam scoffed, leaning on the kitchen counter, looking at the older pacing in front of him.

Said older stopped his walking and turned sharply towards the younger.

"I called you to help me out not to point out the obvious, you dipshit," he retorted watching the younger mock him.

"At least you know," he murmured before screaming as he barely dodged a slipper aimed at his face.

"Don't forget you asked me to come here, I can leave right now, without giving you any advice," the twig pointed a finger at the older. Jinyoung shook his head quickly and raised his hands apologizing.

"Won't happen again, just help me," the older pleaded. Bambam chuckled. This is so fun. He thought.

"Wait, why would you even dodge her every time she tries to touch you?" He asked furrowing his eyebrows. He watched as Jinyoung slightly coughed. He scratched the back of his neck.

"She said something about her ex-boyfriend making her uncomfortable with touching her all the time," the older cleared out, a displeased expression on his face. Bambam nodded, before tilting his head to the side and thinking.

"So...she didn't like being touched by her ex-boyfriend? Like at all? Not even to hold hands?" He inquired genuinely interested. Jinyoung shook his head.

"No, more like inappropriate touches. He was always inappropriately touching her, and if he was not he would make sure it would turn inappropriate. She got really uncomfortable with that after a while," the older explained, Bambam nodded listening carefully.

"Well, have you touched her that way? Did she say that before or after you touched her anyway?" He asked taking an apple from the fruit basket, washing it and taking a bite from it. When he didn't get any answer he turned back to look at his hyung only to see him blushing madly.

"What's up with your face?" The younger gaped at him, never having seen him like this. He was scared.

"What's up with yours, shitface?" And he was back. Bambam let out an obvious breath, relieved.

"We-I-I never touched her in anyway, she told me I think after I asked her about her past relationships on our third date," the older blushed again. Bambam started coughing badly at the words he was hearing. Jinyoung frowned looking displeased at the younger. Bambam gestured for him to give him something to drink while coughing.

"You're so annoying," the older muttered passing him a glass of water that the younger gulped down quickly.

"Well, sorry for choking at your stupidity," Bambam sassed back. Jinyoungs eye shifted to the knives placed blade down in the wooden container. Bambam noticed.

"I'm only joking, no need to go behind bars," he quickly added. Jinyoung smiled tightly before switching back to a serious face.

"But like, with no touching, do you mean not even like holding hands? No hugs? No....kisses?" Bambam whispered the last part, hoping, wishing, he was wrong and his hyung wasn't as much of a loser. But all his wishes came crashing down when the older cleared his throat shrugging and avoiding eye contact.

And obviously, because its Bambam, he could not miss the opportunity of being a bit dramatic. So he deeply gasped and pretended that his knees gave out. Jinyoung quickly chucked an apple at the younger, hitting him in the shoulder.

"Stop judging me!" He exclaimed at the laughing boy in front of him.

"I need to know something else," Bambam chuckled taking a bite of the apple again, making sure he chewed slowly. Jinyoung nodded resting his head in his hands, totally feeling down that his little brother was laughing at him.

"If you never touched her, and she just shared that bit of information because you asked her. Why the hell have you been avoiding her advances? I would understand it if you just avoided touching her inappropriately but, hyung, you avoid any touches. Like its been more than a year you two have been dating and not even a kiss? Why is she dating you?" Bambam went on a rant, his last statement seeming more like a reflection than an actual question. That didn't stop Jinyoung from feeling offended.

"I-I-" the older opened and closed his mouth.

"Well, isn't that what's right?" He wondered out loud. Bambam scoffed.

"Why is she dating you?" This time he asked to the elder.

"She just shared what made her uncomfortable with her ex, not you, the least you should've done was make sure you weren't being inappropriate or making her uncomfortable. It's only normal for you to be attracted to her, hyung, she's your girlfriend after all. But at this point you've been depriving one of the essentials to a good relationship. I honestly don't know why she's still in it," Bambam spoke honestly, all traces of sarcasm gone. Jinyoung opened his mouth and closed it like a fish, not knowing what to say.

"What do I do?" Jinyoung whined and banged his head on the counter. Bambam looked at him with a disgusted expression.

"For starters, don't whine ever again, it's unsettling. And second, go get your girl before she actually realizes she shouldn't date you, and stop overthinking. Just make sure you don't make her feel uncomfortable. That's all you can do," Bambam spoke solemnly. Jinyoung nodded with a newfound confidence and smiled at his friend. "Thanks, Bam. Who knew you can actually give advice? The more you know, right?" Jinyoung grinned at Bambam's offended face, before dashing out of the kitchen and quickly grabbing his keys and jacket, he slipped his shoes on.

"You can stay as long as you want!" He screamed before slamming the door on his way out.

-

Jinyoung was in front of Y/n's house, panting heavily as he noticed her room's lights were on. He had ran all the way to her place after coming to the conclusion that taking his car was just going to be a hassle and a danger to his clouded mind.

He fished out his phone out of his pants pocket and quickly tapped to Y/n's contact before pressing the phone to his ear, hearing his phone ring.

"Pick up, pick up, pick up," he chanted softly before sucking in a breath when she picked up. The line was silent for a while.

"Jinyoung?" He exhaled deeply when Y/n's voice came through the speakers. Her voice strained, he cursed himself mentally thinking that she cried because of him.

"Hello?" She spoke again. Jinyoung cleared his throat.

"C-can you come out for a bit? I need to talk to you," Jinyoung asked hopefully. Y/n was silent for a bit.

"What are you doing outside?" She asked, he heard fumbling in the background before he heard a door open and close.

"I needed to talk to you," he muttered looking towards the house.

"I'm walking out now," and before he could say anything she had already hung up. Jinyoung shoved the phone in his pants when he saw the door opening and Y/n walk out.

She was wearing her pastel yellow cotton trousers and sweater set. He smiled fondly at the girl as she walked down the stairs of the house, her dark, wavy hair bouncing around her.

She quietly opened the main metal door and gestured for Jinyoung to enter, which he gladly did.

She closed the gate and turned making her way to the steps again, sitting on the step below the first one, Jinyoung followed her sitting on the top one not saying anything. She finally turned to him and his eyes softened when she offered a smile, though her eyes were puffy and nose was pink.

"I'm sorry, so so much," he blurted out. Y/n pulled her knees closer to her and rested her chin on them. A soft smile on her lips.

"It's okay, Jinyoung," she whispered, but he heard the small quiver her voice held.

"I-I thought you would be uncomfortable if I touched you, just like you were with your ex," Jinyoung fumbled with his fingers, now understanding why Bambam thought he was so stupid. He sounded like it. He felt Y/n's eyes on him but he did not dare look at her.

"Jinyoung," she called for his attention, the boy's head snapped towards his girlfriend.

"I don't think I would ever be uncomfortable with you, you're always so attentive and considerate," she said sincerely. Jinyoung smiled and scooted closer to her.

"Good, I never want to feel how I did today and most of all. I never want you to feel how you did today. I'm sorry I wasn't as considerate as you think I am. I'm sorry it took me this long to understand how stupid I was being," he honestly said, Y/n shook her head, smiling adoringly.

"Better late than never, right?" She muttered, Jinyoung looked at her face, feeling so much love for the girl in front of him. He nodded smiling.

"Right." He agreed. They stayed like that for a moment.

"Now let me hug you, I think I need it after my desperation, today," Jinyoung sighed lifting himself up and sitting on the step behind her. He wrapped his arms across her collarbones from behind and rested his cheek against her head. Y/n smiled lovingly and leaned back against his chest.

"What did you do?" She asked letting him sway her from side to side.

"Something terrible...I took advice from Bambam," he muttered kissing his girlfriend's hair and closing his eyes. She gasped jokingly before laughing.

"Jinyoung," she called for his attention. He hummed soflty.

"I love you," she muttered closing her eyes and leaning her head to his. Jinyoung smiled against her hair, he turned away his face from hers and pushed the back of his head towards the crook of her neck.

"I love you too, princess," he mumbled feeling at ease.