#but also. damn is there a lot of drama over there that gets hidden by their fans 😭

[dwtdog]

munchy rarely stream together that’s how you know they’re actually friends

LAWL like right after face reveal when ppl would call the dteam house a content house like bruh we’ve had three (?) irl streams that’s not a content house that’s a content home

[absolutebl]

This Week in BL - New & Old Tropes Galore

Entirely subjective yadda yadda. Organized sorta by favs in each category.

Sept 2023 Wk 4

Ongoing Series - Thai

I Feel You Linger in the Air (Fri grey) ep 7 of 12 - occasionally I forget that Yai is like 20 and this is his first love affaire. That poem bit gave me very Goethe vibes. Lots of doomed lesbians in this ep. Doomed love in general. Frankly? I was hoping for more oil less sad. Also, these two are making some v stupid mistakes. Also: MORE boys dancing.

Finally... who was it wanted a rain kiss? You got your rain kissing here, okay? No umbrellas to be had, apparently.

Dangerous Romance (Fri YT) ep 7 of 12 - I love them so much. They are so darn adorable. I like how forthright Kang is. Boy has no game and is such a dork but at least he's enthusiastic. I love the “my boyfriend smells good” trope that BL is into these days. I’m into it, too. The bff enemies drunken bathroom shenanigans was v funny. Also @heretherebedork your boys are couple dancing all over the damn place this week.

I guess we get the boyfriends ep next week?

Hidden Agenda (Sun YT) ep 12fin - The conflict really kind of wasn’t in this last ep. But I guess it was a fine, if not a particularly strong, ending. I wish we’d had the family conflict threaded throughout the series. It would have felt like a deeper more honest drama and the actors could have handled it. They’re ready. How pretty were Joong’s single picturesque crystal tears? Honestly, it's been lovely, boys. Not at all memorable, but lovely.

Quick pitch Hidden Agenda: 

A relatively simple and harmless old-fashioned style university Thai BL, that started out Cyrano de Bergerac style but then drifted away into forgetfulness. It felt like it could have fit into the En of Love universe, except that it was high quality GMMTV with very pretty makeup. I enjoyed it for what it was, it's just that wasn’t much. 8/10 RECOMMENDED

Naughty Babe (Sat YT) ep 5 of 8 - Am I mostly watching this for Est and annoyed he doesn’t have a pair? Yes. (Am I writing a whole revenge plot in my head: "seduced to the good side by my enemy's hot bodyguard" with him and the Tem character? Yes. Yes I am. But that’s way too KinnPorsche for this show.) That said, MaxNat really are a great pair. Nice that Dio is figuring out how evil his own family is. Weirdly, I kind of like this speculation that if gay marriage were legal rich families would use it for arranged-marriage power plays. Can you imagine what China would do with this concept if they had access to it? 

Love in Translation (Sat iQIYI) ep 7 of 8 - The morning after was sweet, I do like it when we get these scenes in BL. FYI no one misgendered Bojji except the caption writer. The screaming "discovery" scene was adorable. And I am very much falling in love with all of the side characters. I also love how aggressive Yang is, like he stepped out of a 2016 Chinese BL into Thailand. And I adore the main brother relationship.

I have to say, this is going to be a difficult BL for me to review. I didn’t like the first 4 episodes but it seems like I’m going to love the final 3. I’m actually really looking forward to the finale next week. Boy, do I feel strange about this. In other news, is it just me or is it weird to get a gay kiss from Ngern almost 10 years later? How late is too late for smooching a boy? 

Never too late...

Absolute Zero (Thai Weds iQIYI) - from 2021, Studio Wabi Sabi and New Siwaj finally brings us this “time loop to prevent tragedy” romance based on the novel of the same name. I think we can expect this to be sad (so it will likely slide down my list as I become more confident about this). Mix is a great actor, so I’m not worried about that aspect, but I am warning you this won’t be your classic fluffy Thai BL. It’s a bit slow moving for me so far. Meanwhile, a revelation:

Thai high school BL is all about the hands. I blame Love Sick.

FYI the outdoor movie they watch is Love of Siam Thailand’s first real queer movie, also featured in My Only 12%.

I'm in trouble, Ongsa is such a sunshine cutie and Sansoon is so lost and sad. Pretty sure I won’t have the patience for 12 episodes of this, but I’ll stick with it for now because a pair like this is yaoi-induced catnip for me.

Only Friends (Sat YT) ep 8 of 10 - Ah, Ray, baby, you can’t get what you want if you want the wrong thing. Also, corruption charges much? Is Ray turning into Ton or is that just me? I still hold that Jenny’s is the only story I actually wanted. Although, I did enjoy the two bi boys bonding over Freddie. GMMTV sure is making good use of Title now that they got him away from Wabi Sabi and I’m NOT mad about it (4 shows & counting). Under ordinary circumstances, I probably would have dropped this show by now. But something keeps dragging me back.

My Universe (Sun iQIYI) Right Time Right You ep 6 - This couplet ended up feeling like an amateurish short. It was interesting in that way shorts can sometimes push into unusual territory, but very slow. My favorite so far, but that’s not saying much since we've only had 3. Kinda amorphous ending. 5/10 watch it if you have nothing better to do. Next week's looks pretty but silly: You Are My Soulmate.

Venus in the Sky (Tues iQIYI) 5 of 10 eps - I don’t understand the bit with the girl, car & eyebrows. Was that all just ad copy? This show is so bad I’m mostly fast forwarding now. I mean the leads are cute and earnest but that’s it. NO SINGING! And... nothing happened this ep. 

Ongoing Series - Not Thai

Kisseki: Dear to Me (Taiwan Tues Viki & iQIYI) ep 7-8 of 13(?) - Buckle up I got A LOT to say. Ep 7 was the boyfriends ep! Look there’s a a lot of problematic going on here by western standards: age gap (FYI age of consent in Taiwan is 16) + teacher+student, but if you’ve been reading this blog for a while you should know that Taiwan likes both high heat and taboo content (and so do I) plus (unlike Mame) they just lean lube into those kinks. And I, for one, am delighted. I talk about taboo in terms of age gap here and stepbrothers here. I’ve never done teacher/ student because we don’t get it often enough (insert sad face). These are not things that I’m going to complain about or rehash, so, moving on...

I found a lot to love about ep 7: tie grabs, smiley kisses, communication, being held down, younger aggressor, AND preliminary research= all good things. They even brought in morning aftercare, and shared trauma! I love a show that’s both unexpected yet entirely classic Taiwanese BL. I love that the family appeared as a plot device and then disappeared again. It’s all highly amusing.

Gaga dropped ep 8 a week early, I’m assuming this was a mistake since they skip next week. But hey! 

Ep 8: def uhaul lesbians. Also cute queer fam moment. Ring finger biting = v hawt. Then of course it all goes south. Tres romantic means of taking the rap, gotta say. No one does gay sappy quite like Taiwan. Also, now we know why he loses his memory and Ai Di has to go in after him. Honestly, I’m not pleased to see yet another amnesia trope raise its ugly… head (why so many this year?). But it seems to be this year's trend. 

And I know there is more trauma coming, but in classic Taiwan fashion it’s all gonna be fine in the end even if that HEA is chaotic and entirely unearned. Don't worry, all. We good.

You Are Mine (Taiwan Fri Gaga) eps 4 of 10 - Oh noes, sunshine has a cold. And not from the rain... just, like, a normal cold. Amazing. But then when baby gets kidnapped, daddy gets v mad. Honestly, I am charmed by the show. It is very old-fashioned "domineering CEO puts little lady up against the wall" and it’s Taiwan, and thus I am not mad about it. This is what we would be getting from Mainland China if China we’re still making pulp BL. I am disposed to simply enjoy the utter "80s bodice ripper but gay"-ness of it all.

Bon Appetit (Korea Weds iQIYI) 1-2 of 8 - from 2022. If you have premium icky VIP you can binge it all now. I don’t, so instead I’m watching it 2 new episodes every Weds. Struggling heartbroken loser-ish office worker who lives off junk food + sunshine neighbor who loves to cook (from his past with a long-held crush). Also there is a "love class" element. Why does Korea like this conceit so much? Do their universities really engage in socialization training? Gotta say I’m getting whiffs of stalker... but only whiffs. Basically, this show is going poster child “way to a man’s heart is through his stomach“. Bit too much flashback, but I like that our chef is open about liking a boy, and I like that they remember things differently and in alignment with their own egos. And I like that we got a confession already. Ah KBL, it is nice to watch something that MUST move plot quickly. 

My Personal Weatherman AKA Taikan Yoho (Japan Sat Gaga) ep 6 of 8 - Jealous weatherman is ridiculous. Japan = queen of “why don’t you guys just talk?” 

Mr Cinderella 2 (Vietnam Sat YT) ep 2 - Ba Vinh & Minh Thao reprising their roles as Dung & Khoa what do we think? 8 eps? 10? We got the stepbrothers (or whatever they are) backstory. Also My Prettiest Cat-boy does certifiable nutcake v well. Psychopath looks hot on him.  

It's Airing But...

Crazy Handsome Rich (Sun Gaga) ep 3 of 10 - The sound. No. DNF 

I Cannot Reach You AKA I Can't Reach You AKA Kimi ni wa Todokanai (Japan Tues Netflix-Japan & ????) - Adapted from the manga, childhood best friends: The cool, smart one who’s good at everything, and his average, dorky friend who struggles. Always by the other’s side, but not together in the way they truly want to be.

Unfortunately I Cannot Reach You, in classic JBL fashion, could not be reached. 

In case you missed it?

Viki dropped Our Dating Sim the movie. I didn’t notice any extra footage and they took out all the in game/high school flashback stingers. At first, I didn’t really miss them but by the end of the movie I really did. So this is going to be one of those rare KBL instances where I recommend sticking to the original series over the repackaged movie.

Next Week Looks Like This:

Upcoming October BL

10/1 Can I Buy Your Love From A Vending Machine? AKA Sono Koi, Jihanki de Kaemasu ka? (Japan cinema release in-country only) - This one is a movie from Japan so in customary fashion who tf knows when (or if) it will get international distribution. Salaryman Ayumu Koiwai just can't tear his eyes away from the strong, muscular man as he checks on the stocks of the vending machine in his office.

10/5 If It’s With You AKA Even If I Fall In Love With You AKA Kimi to nara Koi wo Shite Mite mo’ (Japan Gaga) - from MBS a live action adaptation of Kubota Maru’s manga ‘君となら恋をしてみても. Amane has stopped loving people due to trauma until he meets Ryuji. At first Amane just wants to play with Ryuji but… feelings. I am assuming 8 eps and rumored to be taking Weatherman's spot so that date is likely wrong.

10/6 What Did You Eat Yesterday Season 2 AKA Kinou Nani Tabeta? Season 2 (Japan Gaga) - 4th installment in this series (1st series, 1 special, 1 movie prior) about a lawyer who lives with his boyfriend, a hairdresser, and cooks for him. Season 2 will follow the couple as they enter their 50’s. Slice-of-life drama adapted from a beloved manga series of the same name.

10/6 My Beautiful Man: Eternal AKA Utsukushii Kare Eternal (Japan movie Viki & Gaga) - This is the 3rd and final installment the series. The 2nd season didn’t blow me away the way the 1st did, but I still liked it. I'm looking forward to the finale. I hope we get character growth for a change.

10/31 SHADOW (Thai VIU ????) - this is a horror BL featuring ghosts and other paranormal elements in a high school setting. I'm not wild about Thai horror (or horror at all, but if it must be done in BL let Japan do it). It features Singto (who did paranormal BL He's Coming to Me) opposite Fluke N (who's done a couple horror's before). Also Fiat. Dan suffers from sleep paralysis, and in his dreams he sees a shadow that suffocates him. It gets worse when he transfers schools.

October? Bump Up Project AKA Bump Up Business (Korea ????) - BL staring OnlyOneOf that released(??) as a movie in July but is now being recut and reissued as a series. Stars NineMill and from Idol Romance bulled as a love story between a trainee who is about to debut and a celebrity from the same agency (based on a webtoon). OnlyOneOf have been auditioning for this since Libido IMHO. You can watch me chronicle their BL MV work in this post. Idol Romance will do sad but can do good kisses (Wish You, Nobleman Ryu, Once Again, Kissable Lips, Poongduck 304, Tasty Florida, Tinted With You) but I don't think we will get any in this. After that OmegaX Shoulder bullshizz buisness I am very wary of this show.

2023 forthcoming BL master post (see comments, some are inaccurate, NOT KEPT UPDATED).

THIS WEEK’S BEST MOMENTS

There was a ton of truly great stuff in this week's Kiseki, but this was hands down my favorite. (Pun intended.)

Oh and the neck kisses of course.

I LOVE HIM your honor.

GMMTV's ongoing love affair with the scent trope.

Calling out out new couple's dance trope. (Both Dangerous Romance)

(Last week) 

[amberinn]

okay thoughts 👏

not a lot of emotionally charged moments

love the little davwhit and charwhit interactions

Whit is actually SOSOSOSO smart and I'm so thrilled to the core as a Whit fan that his thinking process is shown

Like he is SO UNDERSTANDING and good and amazing I love it

Levi is a psychopath 100%

I made a rant about Whit being a sociopath, but he doesn't fit that criteria because he lacks in exploitation behaviours/anger

I'm SURE he has some sort of hidden disorder (Whit) we haven't yet really talked about

im not a psychologist though

let's leave it to that one person headcanon diagnosing Veronika with asocial personality disorder or whatever I do NOT know what that is!

I fucking love this cast, but it's so mentally ill to the core.

Like so many of those fuckers have something wrong with them I can't stand it (affectionate)

Arei and David interaction??? Let's go

They could've been such good friends and Arei is so sweet forreal.

Eden with the fucking fork.

Fucking hell, oh my GOD.

I love the transitions in scrum debate, they're scrumbtastic and I fucking love and hate how they represent things like, hanging, getting thrown and then breaking your neck, the swinging... fuck it makes me sick

Areden could have been so real

Arei's friends being David and Eden... yeah

It could have been good

I hate the parallels between how David got extended that hand to take--- Xander, Arei.

I've an animation idea between the three od them and this is just slipping so well into my understanding of their dynamic (I'm not really analyzing it too deeply thinking of it though... I guess I should)

I'll get to know the real you, I love you, I will be your friend.

I know you for who you are, it makes me relieved, I guess we're both bad humans huh?

But does a good person really exist?

We'll look out for each other... I could be your friend.

Like fuck drdt is David Chiem nightmare especially that "only someone so fucking naive, stupid, jdk, jekcus could have fallen for such an obvious trap" feels like grief

he's just lost another fucking friend of his

scratch that your outburst is reasonable, or maybe I misremember shit

I would also go insane if anyone who was ever willing to love me got murdered one by one

All you ever do is gain and lose people, just like in "Therefore you and me"

As a result of acquiring as a result of losing, huh David Chiem?

It makes sense for him to want to extinguish that

Everyone looks forward to seeing tomorrow, but what are you gaining by it?

Friends you're losing

Maybe it's even harder for him, because Whit has a friend (Charles) he gets to keep, while David keeps on seeing his get murdered over and over again.

It never ends.

That fucked up little glint when Teruko told her secret >>>>>>>>>

ALSOOOO ALSO

whatever drama was going on between Ace and Levi

Levi IS an insanely fucked up person, and I keep thinking over and over about how for me at least there is not one person I could ship Ace with

like damn mf 🙏 he alone af

I want to give Ace Markey such a big hug, like he is a bitch and has teeth which cut through you every 3 seconds, but girl.

girl you DO NOT DESERVE ALL OF THAT 😭😭😭😭

any of that

Ace Markey is like, subtly circling upwards on my favouritism lists he's my wet kitten you don't get him like I do

He's had a friend before who was a guy

something something---

The fact that I even considered thinking of anyone over here as my friend really just tarnishes his image.

He cares about his friend SO MUCH.

It might be STUPID for me, but this reads as gay.

Ok just trust me in on this I'm a boykisser with a similar situation at hand.

girl lover as well, how do you THINK one person figures out that?

I just feel like Ace Markey might've discovered his homosexuality via that friend

that best friend one might say which makes me sososoo insanely CURIOUS about who it was

yk why

bcs id finally get an Ace ship I actually fw

hell ya let's go homies

also I need to add---

I feel like something has REALLY happened with his friend

might be a bit stupid, but I feel like that friend is dead

"tarnishes his image" huh Ace? Ace what does that mean, why would that image be able to be tarnished

did you say had Ace or am I not remembering it?

are you so afraid of everything, because your best friend is dead Ace?

it's kinda a stretch still though, a leap of faith on a suggestion I'm willing to argue about

[majesticwren]

here we go. I am not even ashamed. this thing was rattling in my brain and I needed to put it down and I LOVED writing this. perry coming back to aew ruined my life, I am a punk stan for life no matter what that man does but uhm I am also loving what they are doing with the elite end jack so ✨hi✨ hello, I am a reformed woman with a new boo, don't come for me :) enjoy 💕

Trigger Warning/s: smut, hate sex, revenge sex if you squint, unprotected sex (as per usual, don't take this as example, follow your sexed! peeps), they call each other names a lot, swearing, chocking, pleasure play, ofc slaps and scratches jack repeatedly, daddy kink? (not really as such but still included), buckets of angst

Masterlist

He pushed her rudely against the wall, flattening himself against her back. His arms were like tight branches caging her, making it impossible to move and to resist him. Not that she had any wish to do so. Not really. 

Jack pushed a hand through her dark hair, grabbing a handful and pulling, making her bend for him only so he could push his face into her neck. The way he inhaled her scent like he was a bloodthirsty animal, made her shiver. JJ had to bite down on her tongue hard not to melt and whine. She wasn’t ready to give him the satisfaction of knowing just how much she liked it. 

He was a greedy motherfucker though, and was clearly taking it as a challenge. If she wanted to put up a fight, he was ready to take her on. His other hand travelled freely under her skirt, where he pushed his fingers unapologetically between her legs. 

This time, JJ couldn’t hold back a hiss. She hated herself for the way her body easily reacted to him. She rolled her hips on him, arching her back under his hold, welcoming his touch with pure heat. JJ resented the pool of hot desire gathering in her lower abdomen, making it so obvious to them both how much the fight she was pretending to pull was already won. 

She felt his damn smug grin growing on his lips, as he pressed it on her neck. “You want this, don’t you, little one?” 

“Fuck you,” she spitted out, only prompting him to shut her up biting down on her collarbone, immediately suckling on her soft skin, already making her see stars. Again, she found herself thinking how pathetic she was when she had to suffocate the need to whine and beg to have more.

He wasn’t done though, just like he could read her like an open book, Jack followed the column of her neck with his tongue, collarbone to her ear, where he pressed his cocky smile. “No, baby. But I’ll gladly fuck you,”

Deep down, she knew he was only doing it to stick it up to her dad. And she wished she was strong enough not to care. She may have hidden it well, but she hated how her heart broke anytime she remembered how things were. In all the hypocrisy of her behaviour, she resented knowing he was only using her and being fine with it because being with him that way was better than getting nothing at all.

How she wished it could be enough to let her move on and forget about him. 

They had something going on throughout the summer of last year. It was still a new thing and they hadn’t gone public with it, but whatever they had it was real. She had fallen for him. And then it was over just as quickly. 

She fought like hell against the magnetism pulling her towards him. She tried to suppress every emotion connecting her to him for months now, and it worked as soon as she didn’t have to see him. When they were worlds apart, no matter about the drama, no matter about the gossiping, no matter about the tight position she was constantly being put into since her father was fired and she chose to stay in AEW, it was easy. As soon as she was safely tucked in America and he was in Japan, it was ok – she managed to ignore it. But everything fell apart as soon as their paths crossed again.  

JJ only needed to see him once. It was a quick instance through the backstage. Just a glance from across the empty corridor and her entire world fell apart. 

She wanted so desperately to hate him. She wished to cancel from her memory everything they had going on back through last summer. But she couldn’t. She was only a hypocrite. 

And Jack knew exactly how to exploit it.

Jack let go of her hair and wrapped his hand around her throat, making her bend against him almost unnaturally, enough so he could look at her in the eye. His hold was surprisingly tender. Before she could even think to talk back, he started massaging her cunt, easily finding her clit through the thin material of her panties. His egomaniac grin was large and annoying, and so pretty it made it hard for her to stay sane. 

He tutted, shaking his head slowly only for the satisfaction of being patronizing. “Look at you,” the way he was looking at her with his sharp, dark eyes made her want to smack him. “You are such a mess already,” JJ rolled her eyes in the back of her skull, pushing her hands on the wall, desperately clawing at it to find support. “Soaked,” he hissed slowly, letting the letters roll on his tongue. He proved his point by pushing a finger along her slit, gathering her slick on his digits like it was a prize he just won.

She tried with every inch of her strength not to moan, still shivering against and clawing her fingers on the wall, as if she was trying to dig her nails into the plaster.

She was enslaved by the pleasure he was giving her so effortlessly. And it wasn’t enough. Not even remotely. Her body desired so much more, aching for him, responding to him like she did for no other. She couldn’t even hide away from the memory of the connection they once had, it was printed all over her skin, all over her face, all over her heart. The edge between what was good and proper and what was bad and forbidden was easily forgotten now. She needed to have everything he had to give, to be used until he was tired and done with her. And then she was ready to beg for more.

“How disappointed would daddy be to know you are such a little slut for me, uh?” Jack whispered into her ear, fishing for a reaction that JJ didn’t miss to give.

“You are an asshole,” anger fired through her, “I hate you.” 

As soon as she tried to oppose him and fight her way off his hold, she realised she had just fallen deeper into his trap. He was ready to catch her just like a spider watching a bug getting tangled in his web. 

He took her attempt to push him off herself as an invitation to handle her. Jack turned her around so they could face each other but before he could do or say anything else, JJ reacted without thinking clearly, only responding to the situation with the adrenaline shooting through her. She slapped him like she meant it and enjoyed seeing him turn his head, taking the hit.

Jack stood still only a second, and then he was on her once more. He pushed her against the wall and, releasing an angry grunt, he grabbed her wrists and trapped them both with his hand, pushing her arms above her head. 

“I will say this only once, little one,” he began looking down at her. JJ was crossed by a shiver, lost in the moment, distracted by the way his little eyes glimmered and how his lips trembled. He looked dark, handsome and desperate in a way that made her skin crawl. She didn’t respond to him with words but raised her chin, inviting him to continue. “I’ll give you the chance to say no and get away. But you’ll have only now. Tell me to fuck off now. Tell me you hate me now, and I’ll believe you,” for a moment she thought to see a more fragile side of him, hiding behind the sharpness of his gaze. “After, I won’t take seriously any of your attempts to fight me after this moment, understood?” 

She knew exactly what he meant and what he wanted from her. He wanted her consent to do whatever he wanted and to make sure he wasn’t overlooking the fights she might put up. His words were supposed to sound somewhat threatening, and yet JJ found it so hot it made her abdomen tremble.

That was the point of no return. 

She was getting lost in the eyes of a man who was singlehandedly able to ruin her career and her life. Crossing that line meant everything she stood for and all of her integrity was to be destroyed just to be with him one night, everything that would come tomorrow would have been a consequence she would have to face alone. And yet, doing otherwise was out of the question. 

She loved her father. She had fought so hard to defend him from everyone and never once she thought to turn her back on him. He had given her everything and did his best to raise her properly. And she was proud to be his legacy. JJ Punk was a warrior just like he was and she was just as opinionated and inconvenient at times. But she was ready to turn her back on him to follow her silly little heart just because she couldn’t take yet another fight. Not that fight, anyway.

She acknowledged Jack’s wish and remained silent and docile, flattening herself against the wall, waiting, looking right back at him.

“Damn it, baby,” his tone was now a relieved whisper. He dived on her in a second, catching her lips in an impatient, famished kiss. JJ immediately melted against him and released a pleasureful sigh, welcoming his pressing tongue into her mouth with ease. She didn’t even try to fight him. He let go of her wrists only to wrap his hands solidly around her hips, squeezing her into his hold just to feel her. “You are mine now,” he huffed into her mouth. Tasting his breath on her tongue gave her a hot shiver that rippled on her skin and through her body, nesting right into her core.

As soon as her hands were free, JJ pushed them both into his hair, giving in to the craving to feel his soft, wild curls in between her fingers. Loosening his manbun was easy enough and she enjoyed watching his hair pop around him, making him look like a glorious lion. She then followed his jawline, caressing his thick, dark beard with her index, watching him raise his chin for her.

JJ smiled, imitating his smug grin. “I like this new look,” she then pushed up on his chin, making him bend his head and expose his neck only to toy with him. “It makes you look even more despicable.”

He hissed. “As soon as you like it, little one, I don’t care what you think of me.”

“No?” JJ pulled on his chin so he could look at her. “You don’t want to know? Not even a little curious? That’s not like you to mind your own business. My daddy must have taught you how to shut up.”

His nostrils flared. She knew how sore that wound still was, just as much as she knew he couldn’t stand her dad, and she was ready to exploit his spite, again, just to toy with him like a cat with a mouse. He wasn’t the only one able to exploit situations in the room.

“Don’t mistake my compliancy, little one,” he warned her, “I only care to fuck you until I have strength. I plan to make you come until you’ll beg me to stop. And then some more. Until I make you scream my name loud and clear, making you like it so much you’ll crawl back to me for more even despite your stupid daddy wishes.”

JJ’s lips twitched. “Son of a bitch,” his words still had the intended effect on her, making her knees weak “You are disgusting,” she started as her hands slid under his leather jacket, “so full of yourself it's embarrassing.” Her words didn’t match her actions as she pressed her palms on his chest, greedily feeling his muscles under her palms, “I hate you.” Jack nodded and helped her remove his jacket, pressing his lips on hers in a quick kiss. He wasn’t trying to shut her up. He was proving a point. 

“You need a humbling lesson,” she continued as soon as he left her mouth only to follow her jawline. He only replied with a small hum and latched to her neck, sucking hard on her the sensitive skin under her ear. 

JJ rolled her eyes and released a sigh. Instead of fighting him off, she hung on his shoulders, willingly accepting the hickey he seemed determined to mark her with. “The shit you pulled in Chicago was ridiculous,”

“You didn’t like it?” He wondered, pushing her skirt up around her hips. “And yet I put so much attention in the show I put up for you. Chicago certainly did.” He cupped his hands around her ass, squeezing her soft flesh into his palms.

“Bullshit,” JJ spit out, “that’s my city. My father’s city. You do not get to come back all so suddenly and shit all over that on a whim,”

“Hardly a whim, your sweet daddy almost ruined my career.”

“Because you can’t shut up, ever.”

“Thank god,” Jack pulled back to look down at her, a large grin printed on his lips making his dimple pop. “If I did, I wouldn’t be here about to fuck Pepsi Phil’s sweet, little daughter, would I?”

“Shut up.” JJ grabbed the collar of his t-shirt and pulled him into a kiss, deciding to suffocate their bickering because there was no winner in that argument. She was done talking. She was done thinking.

Jack pulled her off the wall and they both stumbled across the room removing various pieces of clothing from each other. JJ let her jeans mini-skirt pool at her feet and then accepted Jack’s impatient hands removing her top. She did the same with him, almost ripping his t-shirt off him only so she could dig her nails into his chest, willingly leaving marks.

He then pushed her down on the mattress, proudly standing by the edge of the bed, fiddling with his belt, looking down at her. He looked so pretty it was hard for her to remain sane. But, after all, what did she need sanity for when she had just betrayed every drop of her integrity?

She stretched underneath his gaze, letting him feast on her naked skin, basking in the hunger that consumed his dark eyes. “Fuck, baby, you are just as beautiful as I remembered.”

“I bet you spent all your time thinking about me,” she teased him pulling a presumptuous smile.

“You don’t know the end of it, little one,” he began. The way his gaze softened, looking at her like she was a precious thing he had lost and just found, both surprised and terrified her.

“Shut up,” she quickly barked back, not willing to accept his sweetness. That was an entirely different level of temptation she just couldn’t take on. Opening that door would have only dragged her down deeper into the waters she was already drowning into. “You should put that mouth to better use, scapegoat.” 

Any trace of softness he may have had looking at her was gone in an instant. His features hardened and his gaze darkened as he looked at her like she was his prey. 

He leaned on her and gently pulled her underwear off, hinting to her to raise her hips for him. She damned his soft, attentive touch. And more than that, she damned herself for finding it so exhilarating.

“Open those pretty legs for me, little one,” he hinted tapping on her knee, “let me see how much you want me.” She wished not to be so lost under his spell, but there was nothing she could do. JJ did as he asked, fighting against the slight awkward shyness of knowing to be completely naked underneath his attentive dark gaze. 

“Such a desperate, lost, little girl,” he continued, standing above her.

The cold air that hit her hot, soaked core gave her a shiver, making her hiss. She felt exposed and harmless under his dreadful look and yet didn’t have the strength to fight against his wish. He wanted her so bad his greed was clear on his face. 

Jack licked his lips looking at her without shame. “Such a pretty pussy,” he cooed slowly getting on his knees. “Now, let me taste it. You want it, don’t you?”

JJ knew what he wanted and didn’t give him the satisfaction. She broke eye contact and rolled her head to the other side, facing away. That only seemed to amuse him as a soft chuckle vibrated through his chest. “Don’t be rude with me, baby. I’ll make you regret it,” his words were a soft threat. He pulled her closer to the edge of the bed by her ankles and then, still dissatisfied, he didn’t let go of her. His hands hooked around her right leg, softly pulling it closer to his face, just so he could kiss her ankle, brushing his lips across her joint. “You know I will,” he continued, rubbing his nose on her calf following her leg up and pressing his lips just above her knee and then again on the inside of her thigh. His beard tickled her sensitive skin, making her twitch.

JJ grabbed the sheets, biting down on her lower lip and deciding to be stubborn. 

“You should be nice to me and I’ll be nice right back at ya,” he followed her other leg with a hand, his touch barely there, just enough to make her crave it and not enough to let her feel it. “But if you continue this way, I’ll make you beg me until you cry,” as he kept nuzzling his face on the inside of her thigh, JJ was crossed by a shiver that shook her deeply, making her hips buck up even before she could think to control herself. 

Jack pressed his grin into her sensitive skin, hovering so close to her centre and yet, not enough, tracing back along her leg, torturing her. “Look at you, baby,” he cooed, “I could have you begging in a second, right? You know it too, I can tell.”

JJ was crossed by another shiver, fighting against everything not to look at him. It was a game of principles now. A challenge. She knew he was getting more and more impatient with every second she made him wait for it, and she may have had to pay for it later, but she liked the idea of annoying him. She wanted to slip under his skin just as much as he did with her.

“Don’t be this way,” he still cooed, this time, as his lips crossed the inside of her thigh, he bit down on her soft skin first branding her with a bitemark and then he latched to it, sucking hard on her only to leave another red mark on her skin. JJ couldn’t contain a whimper, as her hands automatically travelled to his hair. When she bucked her hips up again, desperately trying to find release, Jack guided her to throw her legs around his wide shoulders and wrapped his arms around her waist. 

“I do not need your words to know you need me so much,” he huffed raising his head to look at her. “It’s so clear, you aren’t hiding anything from me, little one.”

“Then why do you need me to say it?” She wondered between gritted teeth, finally looking down at him. 

Jack’s grin was infuriating. “Because I wanna hear it,”

“Fuck,” JJ let her head fall backwards, only feeling his hot breath crossing her most sensitive skin was making her lose her mind. 

“Just say it, baby,” he lulled as his palms opened on her abdomen, caressing her belly. “Say it for me, no one else needs to know, just me.”

His voice was tempting and inebriating. Feeling his touch and his breath on her skin was enough to condemn her. JJ hated herself, she wished to have more integrity than that. Maybe some more control. She was convinced her pride would have lasted longer, instead of crumbling right in front of her to his first demand. She was so pathetic she thought she deserved it. 

She bucked her hips up, hissing avidly and then she gave up, nodding. “Fine. I do. I want it. You. I want you,” she couldn’t even think straight anymore. She looked away, trying to hide how confessing that made her blush. “And now shut up,”

“Oh, I’ll shut up,” a low, satisfied chuckle grew from his chest and rolled over her, giving her a shiver as she felt him positioning himself. “Look at me, JJ,” she obeyed even before she realised what his words meant. Jack whipped out a sharp grin, looking up at her from in between her legs. God, he looked so pretty and wild. No one needed to know how weak she was for him. His dark eyes glimmered like the ones of a feral animal. “Don’t take those pretty eyes off me, I want you to watch the way I’m gonna eat you out, a’right?” 

She had no strength to nod but kept her eyes on him and watched the way he fixed her legs around his shoulders. Jack’s smile didn’t disappear. “Use your words, little one, tell me you understand that if you look away, I will stop.”

“Yes, I understand,” she huffed impatiently, feeling her body stretch and tense under an invisible force pressing on her. “Jack, please,”

He gave her exactly what she asked for. Exactly what she needed the second he heard her whisper his name. He leaned in on her and pressed his cocky grin on her cunt. As soon as she felt his mouth on her, JJ’s mind dissolved completely. She melted away in a stream of pleasure that spread across her like warm honey. 

Everything else disappeared. All the time, all the things that had happened, nothing mattered but being close to him right now. And JJ found it freeing, like a boulder had rolled off her chest.

Like he was starved, Jack sucked and licked avidly on her tender, hot flesh, cleaning up her slick and demanding more. His hands were solidly wrapped around her hip and thigh, but not to cage her. If anything, he was guiding her to buck her hip and fuck his face. His dark eyes never let go of hers as he eagerly watched the pleasure shaping her face, welcoming her soft moans like music. 

Quickly, pleasure started to gather in her stomach, heavily pressing down on her making it hard to breathe. As her body stretched like a rubber band, JJ found it impossible to control herself and forgot about her stipulation with Jack, letting her head fall backwards.

He immediately lifted his face up, not willing to show mercy. “What is it, little one?” 

A shiver crossed her as cold air hit her, making her hiss like a snake. The sudden interruption made her go feral as she looked down at him, exposing her teeth like a rabid dog. It didn’t last long though, she quickly melted into submission as soon as she noticed the way he was studying her. He ate her up with his gaze. His cheeks were blushed and his beard covered in her slick, making her chest rumble with pride.  “Please, don’t stop,” she begged softly.

He shook his head, pressing a kiss into her inner thigh, squeezing her soft flesh with his fingers. “Then look at me,” his beard tickled her, giving her a shiver that made her head roll back once more. 

“I am sorry,” she explained trying to find some lucidity, “It’s only your fault.”

Jack chuckled, genuinely amused. “You are close, aren’t you?”

“Fuck yes, I am,” she caught her breath, “please, I won’t look away. I promise.”

Since her words were followed by her locking eyes with him, again Jack was ready to reward her. “Good,” he lowered himself on her, “I wanna watch you come on my face,” he mumbled latching on her clit, sucking her flesh into his hot mouth. No mercy showed. His hot breath and tickling beard first and then his mouth left her breathless. 

This time, JJ fought against the need to let herself go completely and looked at him, not letting his gaze go. If he wanted to watch her, she would have given him a show. She pushed her hands into his hair, tugging at his curls as pleasure quickly mounted inside of her, wilder than before. 

There was something eternally damning her soul about the way she loved to see the pale skin of her thighs contrasting with the golden tone of his shoulders. The satisfaction of having his face pressed between her legs was intoxicating, just like the idea of how beautiful he was, with his big loose hair falling softly on her skin. It wasn’t only that, it was also in the way he held her and how his fingers dug into her flesh, making her wish he left marks. It was in those dark eyes she wished to drown into.

She wished she wasn’t that weak – but she was discovering to be an entirely different person from what she always believed. And she wasn’t proud of it. But she couldn’t stop.

Following the rhythm of her hips and the quickness of her breath, Jack read her body language confidently and traced two fingers to her slit, pushing in only one at first and then both. JJ welcomed his digit with a whimper, biting down on her lower lip. 

“Fuck, you are so tight, baby,” he grunted proudly against her sensitive flesh, not losing any more time and fucking her with his fingers and mouth following an incessant rhythm until she came undone against his face.

JJ cried her pleasure out loud, digging her fingers into his hair and pulling at it, only encouraging Jack to continue, guiding her through her highest and right into overstimulation, ignoring the way her body was shaking and trembling. This time, when she tried to escape him, Jack pushed down on her hips, immobilizing her under his torture.

“Shit,” she huffed pulling his hair, “Jack,” whimpering his name only got him to grunt into her cunt pumping his fingers in and out of her relentlessly. “Stop,” her voice was shaken and weak, just like her attempt to get him off. And the longer it took, the more pleasure started to grow inside of her again, and the harder it was for her to remain sane. This time it felt more erratic and violent. She had the irrational fear she wouldn’t survive this new wave hitting her. JJ had to press her feet into his shoulders to get him off her and, even then, he didn’t seem at all willing to follow her wish. His gaze was completely lost in his selfish desire. 

Jack rudely wiped her slick off his face as best he could and then climbed across her, still fucking her with his fingers. His thumb took the place of his mouth as he massaged circles on her clit. 

“Give me another, little one, I know you have it in you.” He pushed her under him on the mattress avidly watching the way she bent and stretched for him, all consumed by the pleasure he was giving her.

JJ had nowhere to run and there was nothing she could do and, even though she wasn’t going to be grateful, part of her was loving it. She had the tools to make him stop. She knew she only needed to look away, and yet she couldn’t. Not anymore.

She came again and this time it was her the one riding her own pleasure on his fingers. 

“Yes, baby,” he cooed, “such a good girl. So hot for me, uh?” He kept praising her in words that got easily lost in between the waves of pleasure he just gave her.

She dug her nails into his shoulders scratching him some more as she pulled him down on her, suffocating her louder moans into a famished kiss. Tasting her own flavour in his mouth made her tremble, making her wish to mark him more, in every way possible. He was hers. 

This time Jack helped her ride her highs allowing her to come off it, slowly easing her. However, as soon as he was done, his hand traced her leg, guiding her to hook it around his waist as he pressed his hips impatiently against her, ignoring how uncomfortable the rough material of his jeans could feel for her. A small whimper left his chest as he rubbed himself against her.

JJ’s mood changed quickly. She surely wasn’t done with him but he didn’t need to know the extent of how desperately she needed him. Not just yet. His ego was already massive and she had just fed him enough to let him think he had won her over.

Pushing him off her, she dug her nails into his chest, scratching him with the intent of leaving a mark. Jack grunted and, as he tried to catch her hands to stop her, JJ slapped him once more only to feed on his annoyance. She laughed in his face as Jack grabbed her wrists and pinned them above her head, pushing her underneath him.

“This little kitty needs her nails trimmed, uh?” His grin was quick to pop back on his lips. He used it like a weapon, knowing it was annoying her.

“Fuck you,” she hissed, only playing to fight his hold. The rest of her body spoke louder as she bent her legs around Jack’s sides and stretched underneath him. 

“What are you trying to prove?” He looked into her eyes, “That you don’t like me?” His hold on her wrists came loose as he pressed his open hand across hers, “that you despise me?” He crossed his fingers with hers and JJ found herself holding onto him like a lifeline. She held her breath, hanging from his lips. “That you hate the way I make you feel?”

“Yes. All of the above,” she hissed at him, raising her head closer to his. 

Jack’s lips hovered across her mouth. “Sorry,” he began, brushing his lips against hers, making her taste their kiss, “If I could be someone else, I’d give that to you. But you gotta settle for what I’ve got instead.”

There was an underline of disappointment in his words. Something sounded off as if he was genuinely hurt by her. And it tore her heart into pieces. 

Their game was supposed to be that they hated each other and were about to have some good angry sex and forget about it right after. When did he decide to change the game? 

She could deal with the shame of having sex with him. It was easier to accept. Everyone had needs, after all, right? But JJ couldn’t deal with the idea of still having strong feelings for him. How could she look at herself in the mirror knowing that deep down the only thing she wanted to do was to cancel out everything she had said just to pull him to her chest and cradle him softly, whispering to his ear that everything was ok.

Fucking pathetic. Especially since she was convinced it was still a stupid game to him. He was proving a point to her and to her father.

“Just don’t make me look at your face again,” she hissed letting her head fall backwards, distancing herself from his lips. “I can’t stand you.”

She hoped her words would hurt him. Part of her wanted to hurt him just to reflect the way she was hurting. Pretending to be a cold, selfish bitch was easier than having to deal with being aware of how deeply she was betraying her own pride and her father.

Jack nodded, granting her wish. The calm sadness in his eyes came and went in a second. One moment he accepted defeat and the second he was back being feral. His eyes burned with a new desire for conquering. “Don’t worry, little one,” He pulled her and turned her over on her belly like she was a lifeless doll, pressing her down on the mattress, not caring for her comfort. “You won’t have to look at me for long,”

Jack wrapped his hands around her waist and, again, squeezed her in between his palms only to feel her body. He then prompted her hips up for him, pushing a hand across her lower back, making her bend for him. “Good girl,” he still praised softly as she moulded underneath his touch. “Let me see that ass.” His words were followed by a slap. And then another. He hit her harder the second time, enjoying seeing her flinch. Her soft gasp encouraged him to then massage her tender flesh, squeezing her ass into his palm. “You still like it, don’t you?”

JJ was already grasping at the bedsheets, keeping her chest pressed down on the mattress just like he wanted her. “Yes,” she sighed softly, bending her back even more for him as her lower abdomen grew heavier with expectation. The cool air hitting her most sensitive, exposed skin was torturous, bringing her to bite her lower lip not to pathetically whine. 

“That’s my girl,” he cooed softly. He leaned in above her kissing her back. JJ shivered feeling his lips tracing her spine. She may not wanted it, she may not liked it, but it felt so intimate and so right she was ready to give everything up for him. 

She already did.

She heard the jingling noise of his belt coming undone and shivered when she realised what was coming as he took off the last clothes that were left.

Jack grabbed a handful of her hair, pulling her up just so he could press his face by her ear. “I’m gonna fuck you now, is that ok?”

“As soon as you do it hard,” she teased popping her ass back, pressing herself against him. A satisfied smile crossed her lips as she felt his heavy shaft pressing against her hip.

He hissed against her shoulder and then pulled back so suddenly she found herself missing the feeling of his hot skin on hers. He gently pressed a hand in between her shoulders and guided her to press her chest back on the mattress. Once he had her positioned like he wanted, he guided himself to her core, holding his hip solidly with his other hand.

They both moaned as he rubbed his cock against her wet folds, letting her have a taste of how hard he was for her. “You are so fucking wet, baby,” he huffed and kept going, coating himself in her juices, teasing her.

“Just for you,” she admitted, hating herself for it a second later.

Jack rewarded her by positioning himself and slowly pushed the tip in, going at torturing her some more. The whimper he released slipped across her, giving her a shiver. It was a pretty sound she had no intention of forgetting. He then proceeded to go all the way, moving still excruciatingly slow, but filling her up and stretching her so deliciously JJ couldn’t contain a victorious smile.

“Yes,” she praised, receiving a pleasureful huff in return. 

Jack squeezed her in between his hands and took longer than a moment to enjoy feeling her underneath him. She felt his dark eyes cruise her body, studying every inch of her tattooed skin.

“Baby, please,” she whined, not entirely sane anymore. She didn’t even care about fighting him anymore. Her pride was forgotten. Now, she only wanted him, nothing else mattered.

“Fuck,” Jack huffed and then grabbed her hair, pulling it to make her lean up so he could press his face in her neck once more. “Call me baby again,”

JJ melted into a smile and bent under him, giving him free access to her neck. “You like that, don’t you?”

At first, Jack replied bucking his hips against her in a quick thrust that hit her suddenly and deeply, leaving her breathless. Then, his hand slid around her throat, squeezing her softly. “Call me baby one more time, little one, and I won’t leave your side ever again,” his lips were so close to her ear that it made it hard for her to remain focused.

It was supposed to be a threat. Part of their game maybe. But JJ didn’t find it scary. She didn’t perceive it as yet another confrontation. It was a dangerous declaration that left the ball in her court. And she had already decided she was going for eternal damnation.

“Baby,” She purred, stretching against him. It was the sex. She wasn’t thinking clearly. 

A soft grunt shook his chest as he finally gave in and started moving his hips, starting to fuck her just like she demanded. He slipped in and out of her with ease, quickly finding his rhythm, and JJ was ready to take him on. The way he moved inside of her, hitting the right spot every time, made her thoughts fog up. She was pure emotion now, burning only for him. 

Jack’s hand stretched around her jaw, pushing her head to turn, making her bend underneath him, enough so he could have access to her lips and steal a kiss. She was ready to match his hunger, devouring his lips. JJ suffocated her moans into his mouth, only prompting him to squeeze her more solidly underneath him as the rhythm of his thrusts quickened.

“Call me daddy,” 

“You are disgusting,” she huffed, deciding to try and resist him, only for the pleasure of contradicting him. Only to fight him some more, just enough not to give him the satisfaction right away. She craved his reaction. She craved the fight.

He chuckled into her ear. In response, he grabbed her throat in his palm, “C’mon, little one, do it for me,” the way he was begging her made him both so pathetic and so hot JJ couldn’t take it.

“And let your ego grow some more?” A sharp smile grew on her lips, “No, sir.”

Jack’s hold on her throat became harder. He squeezed the breath out of her, pushing his face into her neck. His thrusts were incessant, taking her breaths and linear thoughts away. “JJ,” he sounded like he was begging at first, “I’ll make you regret it if you don’t,” she felt his grin pressed on her jaw, “you know I will.”

“Fuck you,” she wheezed, keeping her fight up.

Jack wasn’t done either. His hand moved from her throat to grabbing a handful of her hair as he pushed her down on the mattress rudely. His other hand was firmly grabbing her hip, guiding her to bounce off him following his frenzied rhythm as he proceeded to fuck her even harder. From that angle, JJ felt his cock so deep inside of her that she felt its hits shake her stomach. She pressed her face into the mattress, suffocating the loud moans he ripped out of her.

It was supposed to be torturous; he was using pleasure to make her pay, but it wasn’t making her want to give in even an inch.

“C’mon, baby,” he was back begging. His hand moved from around her hip all the way across her abdomen and in between her legs where he started to massage her clit skilfully. “Give it to me once. I want to hear the pleasure I’m giving you bend your voice.”

JJ hissed. She couldn’t think clearly, pleasure had completely taken over her. Part of her registered his words and knew exactly what kind of twisted, dirty bastard he was being, but she would have lied if she said she cared enough to actually find offence in it or consider it crossing the line.

She pushed herself up, finding him ready to catch her and help her move. He wrapped an arm around her and pulled her to his chest, finding his rightful place into her neck socket, as JJ pushed an arm back, grabbing on his hair, he suckled on her skin, only enhancing her pleasure. His small whimpers didn’t help.

“You are sick,” she spit out. It was supposed to be an offence but the way her voice bent under a moan gave it a different vibe.

Jack nodded against her. “Yes, baby. Just for you. You drive me insane.”

“Not me,” she huffed, “you are fighting a war against my father,”

“Yes. I am. But he isn’t here. It’s you and me now.”

“Fuck,” JJ rolled her eyes, letting a wave of pleasure take over her body, wiping away her thoughts entirely. She didn’t know the extent of the consequences of what he just said. He had such a way with words, knowing what to say to make her do what he wanted. She couldn’t trust him. And yet she was ready to sing for him. She didn’t want to think about how much her heart was sealing around the feeling she had tried so desperately to forget. 

“C’mon, babygirl,” he lulled softly, his soft voice brushed on her ear, making her go insane.

Pleasure-bent words started forming and common sense escaped her mind. JJ clenched her jaw, trying to fight the desire to give him anything he wanted, but she was too high and too lost in her pleasure to keep it up for longer than a moment. 

She let go of the act as soon as another powerful wave of pleasure shook her body and senses. 

“D-daddy,” she whined, scared to say at first. Then, immediately finding the way he approved of it with a deep moan so rewarding. “Fuck me, daddy,” 

Jack pressed a gloating smile into her shoulder and gave her exactly what she craved.

Her pleasure was growing fast, mounting inside of her with such violence JJ had absolutely no control over herself.

“Hold on,” she huffed unsure how she managed to put words together. “J-Jack?” she wrapped a hand on his wrist, both trying to find something to hang on and to get his attention.

He was ready to catch her. “Tell me, little one,”

“I need-” her words were broken by a whimper as he didn’t miss a hit on her already shaking body. “Oh, fuck,” she hissed, digging her nails into his skin, “I need to look at you.” She continued, gathering all her strength to produce sensed words. “Let me look at you, baby,”

Jack seemed surprised by her words just as much as she was. She was aware she had just contradicted what she had ordered him earlier, but they both seemed not to care about any of it anymore. 

He obliged her wish and helped her turn around and climb on his figure. JJ straddled him and, hanging on his shoulders, she slid back on his cock, welcoming him with a sigh. A content smile appeared on her lips as she looked straight into his dark eyes. There was nowhere to hide anymore.

She kissed his cheeks, the tip of his nose, and then again, his lips, as Jack closed his strong arms around her figure, guiding her to ride him to the rhythm he had decided, fucking her quick and hard, burying himself deep inside of her every time, just like she had asked. 

With every hit, she was pushed closer and closer to her edge, to the point she found herself hovering over insanity, completely lost in the pleasure he was giving her, making her feel like she was drunk.

JJ pushed her hands into his hair, bringing him to bend his head just so she could have the impression of towering over him, diving into his eyes full of lust. “Don’t hold back,” she warned with an encouraging nod.

He didn’t. He gave her exactly what she asked for, exactly what she needed. As soon as he felt her stretch against him, gasping for air, Jack pulled one of his smug grins looking proudly as pleasure morphed her face. “Come for me, little one,” he cooed softly, ready to hold her tight the second she was hit by her orgasm. 

She called for his name as pleasure washed over her, leaving her breathless and senseless. But Jack had no mercy for her and didn’t allow her to have a moment to breathe. She fucked her right over her edge and kept going, selfishly chasing his own peak.

When he started to reach his own edge, his fingers dug into her skin, making her bounce on him relentlessly, Jack nuzzled his face into her neck socket, suffocating his softer pleasureful whimpers against her throat. His voice vibrated through her, making her lose her mind. 

JJ was nothing but welcoming. This time she was the one holding him and when his strength started to weaken, she took over riding him and pushing him over his edge, avidly taking everything he had to give, milking every drop of his pleasure.

When the waves of their pleasure calmed down and the fog dissipated, they still held on to each other, catching their breaths. Jack softly brushed his lips on her neck praising her as his hands cruised on her back all the while JJ pressed soft kisses on his forehead. 

Jack laid her down on the mattress, tenderly assuring she had a pillow under her head and then rolled on her side. They were both still shaken and clearly not done with each other, but she was grateful to take a break.

“Good?” He wondered looking back up at her. For once, his egotistical self was gone, leaving space for a sweeter version looking to be reassured.

JJ smiled, nodding, still catching her breath. “So good,” her mind still felt hazed, to the point she purred and melted into a smile under his eyes, without thinking about the consequences. “I need a tall glass of water, though.”

“I’ll take care of you,” he pulled a sweet, sharp smile and winked flirtatiously, making her mind go completely blank and her heart pitter-patter in her chest. Damn him. “I just need to ask you something first,” he wondered as he toyed with her hand, looking at the way their fingers crossed. She suspected it was a way not to face her.

“Shoot,” 

“Did you mean it?”

“What?”

“That you hate me.”

JJ huffed, feeling suddenly so uncomfortable she couldn’t sit still. Her eyes shot to the ceiling as she retracted her hand from his hold, feeling fear slither under her skin. 

There was no harder question to be asked.

She did. And she didn’t. 

She resented him because she considered him the reason why her heart was broken. And she resented herself because, despite everything, she couldn’t stick to her own anger. She was angry all the time; at herself, at her father, at the world, and at fate or God, even. But now she didn’t feel powered by that same fire that allowed her to continue going, now she felt pathetic.

“Why are you so committed to humiliating me?” She wondered with a tired sigh. She knew she was about to lose that war. “Have I not given you enough already? Can you not just accept me being here with you as assurance enough to feed your ego?”

“Is that what you think this is?” He sounded heartbroken. Jack cupped her face softly, making her look at him even when she didn’t feel like she had the strength to face him. “You think I’d be that cruel, little one?”

“Yes,” JJ looked into his eyes and got lost in the man she met, surprised to find him willing to show his more vulnerable side. This wasn’t the Jack she had learned to despise over the last few months. This wasn’t the smug motherfucker willing to burn the world down to get his revenge. This was the man she left months ago, as they broke off things without a word. One moment they were together, enjoying the idea of everything that could have been, and the next they were strangers.

God, his eyes. JJ was burning underneath his dark gaze. Jack had such sweet eyes, hiding perfectly all the emotions that laid underneath. They were the most beautiful, most dangerous eyes one could have. 

“I think you want to win me like a prize,” She continued, knowing her words would hurt him. This time, she didn’t like it. “I think you wouldn’t mind me if I wasn’t JJ Punk. Can you blame me?”

“You are dead wrong if that’s what you think,” he caressed her cheeks, “I hate your father’s guts and yes, this,” he pointed between them, underlining their connection, “it is done in spite of him. But baby, hell if I’ll let him take the merit of the ways I’ve missed you.” Jack still hung on her before she could look away, trying to find something to say. “These past few months have been the hardest of my life,” he continued, hooked into her gaze, “I had to rethink everything about myself. And I had to do it alone. I thought I was done. I thought this dream of mine was finished. I have lost people left and right. For a time, I thought I was left completely alone. Everything changed for me. I sometimes can hardly recognise myself in the mirror. But I am who I need to be, now. I am who I was made to be,”

“I,” JJ took a small pause to breathe, finding it hard under his gaze and the weight of his words washing over her, “I understand that,” 

“I am not finished,” he corrected her, “In all of this, I had only one constant to grasp. Only one thing didn’t change, and that was you. The way I felt about you. And I grasped to it. It kept me sane. It kept me close to who I used to be, even if I can’t be that man anymore.”

“Jack,” JJ gasped, suddenly terrified by his words, feeling a knot sealing her stomach. She tapped her fingers on his lips, trying weakly to shut him up, but he didn’t let her. 

“I need you, JJ. I need you here, I need you always.”

“We can’t,” she gasped, her chest was shaking violently. His words and what they made her feel meant so much more than giving up her dignity to have sex. It was different. It was much more serious. Much more complicated. Prohibited. “Jack,” she grabbed his chin, trying to find something to hold onto before she could spiral into absolute panic. “I can’t betray my father.”

“I am not asking you to.”

“Being with you is already a pretty big ask,”

“But never once I dared to ask you to change your opinion about me or your father, did I?” He looked into her eyes, “I’d never do that. I just need you. We can keep it a secret forever, I don’t care.”

She wanted to believe his words. She wanted to get lost in him and forget about everything else. Her heart was still aching for him and now, more than ever, she felt it skip out of her chest and dive into his to find anything to latch on and keep the illusion of what they were sharing alive. 

But she couldn’t let herself get lost in that feeling. He was going to stab her in the back, she could feel it.

Yet, instead of putting her fears into thoughts and sensed words, JJ silenced them both, pulling him into a kiss. She had sold her soul that night, she just knew it. Nothing would have made sense ever again, she was the first betrayer. And she was ok with that. Sex had consumed every drop of her anger, leaving her exposed and defeated, hostage of all the feelings she never took the time to heal.

“I don’t hate you,” she then confessed against his lips, kissing him softly. She hated herself for it. As soon as those words came out of her, she regretted it just because she knew that even though she liked to pretend it wasn’t the case, she had just condemned them both. “I can’t love you either,”

“I know,” Jack nuzzled his face into her neck, hiding from the world. “I would never ask that of you.”

Jack rolled on top of her, his hands already finding their way across her skin, their bodies moving attracted to each other by a silent magnetism. 

JJ mirrored his movements and welcomed him, ready to bury all those feelings somewhere deep, hoping not to find them ever again. But she wasn’t quite ready to let go of him. She wondered if she would ever be. And she had her answer even before she could form the thought, as her arms branched tight around his shoulders. 

Sex was the perfect compromise for them both to let them find each other and pretend to believe whatever made them feel better.

JJ pushed herself up and kissed him. It was a sad kiss. A desperate one. “I can’t trust you,” she whispered on his lips. 

“That’s ok,” He kissed her back, this time deeper, stronger, making her feel it. “You shouldn’t.”

[thesweetestdevotion]

could you also do a reading on how bts jimin acts around his person of interest?

Hi!!

Jimin around his Crush:

Dice: Libra, Sun, 9th House

Tarot: Death Reversed, Queen of Wands, Knight of Cups, The Moon Reversed, Nine of Wands Reversed, The Hierophant, Eight of Wands Reversed, Seven of Cups, Nine of Swords Reversed, Page of Coins

I think Jimin is very dedicated to his person of interest. I just saw him with a bouquet of flowers lol?? Maybe he’s the type to show up to their house unannounced with a random gift just because hehe. Lmao?? I just heard Drama-type, he wants me to tell y’all he’s like the male lead in a kdrama (jimin…😭) he’s being mad funny right now. I think he really enjoys having a crush lol. With the nine of wands and eight of wands both reversed, he’s likely to focus on his person a lot and prioritize them over his work (damn!!) he’d clear his schedule and show up wherever whenever his person needs him. With seven of cups , he’s likely the type to have many crushes at once loll, or just be someone that has trouble choosing which person he wants to commit to. It’s cause he gets a lot of attention though, he might have one person he really likes but he also doesn’t like rejecting other people hehe so he might skirt around those type of conversations with others. Not him being a lil play boy. The moon reversed and his dice, tell me he’s an open book with his person and loves to learn more about them as well. he doesn’t like secrets or hidden agendas so he’s very clear with his person, about what he wants and what he likes. The hierophant is a serious energy, so it tells me he’s probably doesn’t even really crush, he just goes for who he likes. No shame or shyness here. If he likes you he likes you no fuss. But he does have that playboy energy still 😭 (he’s just a male libra though lol) He’s very lighthearted and sweet in relationships, likes equal give and take and he doesn’t like non reciprocated dynamics. If his person is not showing interest he’s out the door! Onto the next!! I think he falls quick and moves on quick as well. It’s not like he’s running out of options anytime soon lol. Anyway that’s all I’m getting here hehe.

Hope you guys like it! xxx

[ca-suffit]

this is a bait ask and ur ass caught a block for this, but I'm responding anyway so I can point out ur poor attempts at manipulation here.

First of all, they haven't even had the damn job for *weeks* and I haven't been posting about this until the weekend. Lying about some "hidden" harassment is typical braindead crap u all love doing, and I'm sure ur swarming their inbox to say it's me too or "warn" them about me. Whatever, keep hyping ur fake drama for ur dull lives.

Secondly, if they're such an ally to racism, why weren't they doing all this for the IWTV fandom?? Why did they block this account?? Our single interaction (if u can even call it that) was me tagging them to a post to a) warn them (with a *lot* of proof) that ppl they're friendly with are ok publicly bullying / doxxing another white trans person and b) alerting them to this account as a resource for real voices of black and brown fans speaking about fandom racism / AMC's racism, the company they now work for. What reason was there to block me for that and why shouldn't I expose this hypocrisy??

Why is it so easy to keep demonizing me and endangering *other* white trans ppl without question or proof just bcuz u are obsessed with trying to identify me......all bcuz ur so triggered by conversations of this fandom's racist behavior?? Of ppl upset at how racist AMC has been acting?? Ur happy to shit all over other white trans ppl in my name, but I'm supposed to give a fuck about this other white trans person who just showed their whole ass enjoying being complicit with white fandom ideals?? Get fucked. Do u rly stand to defend all trans and/or queer identities or is this a convenient lie bcuz u love weaponizing white ppl's oppressed identities to coddle and excuse harmful behavior??

This is tired and nobody cares about this person and their stupid job title. They've shown they have no solidarity with anyone here on serious issues that are hurting real ppl so we aren't interested and we also don't need to be fucking quiet about that. Stop defending this bullshit. Go donate to that trans org u funnily enough have no problem smearing if u wanna rly act like u gaf about these identities. Doing this in my inbox isn't doing shit.

I never see this fandom stick up for all the black and brown ppl who exist here and are also trans and/or queer either. Those were usually the first ppl on those PSAs actually. I wonder why that is???? And why couldn't AMC be bothered to hire someone like that either instead?? All the time in the world to defend the identities of all these white fandom ppl and that's all it ever is. We all see through this. I tried to warn them, they chose to be an ass about it. V professional and such a big voice as a journalist wrt trans, queer, and antiracist work, obviously.

[barkspawn]

I totally understand if this is beyond your purview, but I have a request for a farmer married to Shane, with Shane seeing how well Jas and farmer get along and bringing up if they would want to adopt her? Lots of fuzzy feelings and talk about how far Shane has come, and dealing with his self doubt as a father figure. Thank you whether you’re up for the request or not! <3

You all are making me realize all of the crazy shit I want to write lmao. Of course I'll write this! and probably whatever else y'all ask

I love it a lot actually and I ALMOST made her pregnant too for the drama lmao

Shane sat on the porch watching Amelia and Jas play in the small yard area by the house. Jas was a princess (who also was a knight) and Amelia was some sort of fearsome dragon. He smiled to himself as Amelia dramatically collapsed in her unfortunate death. Jas' giggle echoed through the farm as Amelia pulled the girl down and attacked her with tickles. 

The sound of Jas' laugh filled him with pride as he took a small drink of his sparkling water. 

"Uncle Shane!" Jas ran up, still giggling, "I slayed the mightiest dragon in the land and your kingdom is safe!" He glanced over at Amelia, who gave her best 'dead' face. 

"Why, thank you, my fearless princess," he stood, picking her up and hugging her to him, "how can I ever repay you for saving me?"

She pretended to think, her mischievous smile not well hidden at all, "I will accept your thanks in the form of ice cream."

Shane laughed, kissing the girl's temple before setting her back down. He gave a small wave to Marnie who was heading up the southern path, "I think I can manage that. But when you don't have to go get ready for bed."

She pouted, pushing her lower lip out in protest, "can't I just stay here tonight?"

"Not on a school night, kiddo," he ruffled her hair as Marnie and Amelia approached the porch. Shane crouched and she threw her arms around him in the biggest hug her small frame could muster. With one last kiss to the top of her head, he smiled down at her, "farmer Amelia and I will take you for ice cream on Saturday morning. How does that sound?"

The pout turned into a massive grin as she gave him one more quick hug goodbye before running to hug Amelia, who gave a small bow, "Goodnight, princess."

Once everyone was settled and Marnie and Jas had made their way south, Amelia dusted herself off before inviting herself to sit on her husband's lap, peppering his face with small kisses. She often did this if she saw that he was thinking way too hard about something. 

He chuckled and scrunched his nose up before halting her with a crooked kiss to her lips, her smile never faltering. 

"She had a lot of fun today," Amelia smiled, absently toying with the hair on the back of his neck, "I mean hell, I think being a dragon might be my new favorite hobby."

Shane laughed, nipping along her jawline playfully, "well fine, I'll have to be a dragon too, or else this gets weird fast," he pulled back to look over her face for a long moment, "she loves you a lot, you know. She hasn't taken quite so well to anyone other than me and Marnie since… well, you know."

Amelia smiled and rested her forehead against his, her voice soft, "I love her, Shane. She's a great, brilliant kid. You're her hero though."

Shane laughed, the sound not quite humorous, "after all that shit I put her and Marnie through? I doubt I'm her hero."

She pursed her lips and pulled back to look at him with a stern look, "first of all, dear husband, she told me so," she punctuated the thought with a chaste kiss, "and second, you have gotten so much better and we both know it. You were never even bad, to begin with. You needed a knight- er, dragon," he laughed, bringing her smile back, "to save you. You haven't slipped up at all since you quit, you're seeking the help you need," she playfully flipped her hair, "you married me, and you help run a whole damn farm where we make good money. You are more than worth calling a hero."

He just smiled and pressed his lips to hers once more, groaning in protest as she pulled away and stood, that devilish teasing smirk playing at her lips. 

"I'm going to make us a pizza. Relax for a bit and I'll be out with some snacks."

He shook his head and laughed, leaning his head back when she went inside. 

He'd always had self-doubt issues, and that wouldn't change for a long time and he'd accepted that much. But lately, a thought kept creeping into his head after moments like before. 

He wanted to adopt Jas officially. 

He wanted to be her dad, but that was just it: he had no idea if he would be even remotely good enough as a father. The entire thought process sent him into a spiral of being a bad father and trying to find if Amelia ever got pregnant, would she want that with him?

He started to consider whether he'd be an okay dad more and more recently since Jas had been coming over to hang out and play. She looked up to Amelia for sure and loved her to pieces. If what Amelia said was true, and she thought of him as her hero, it would only solidify that decision. He had no doubt in his mind that Amelia would make an incredible mother, that spark of playfulness she'd always possessed definitely making her good with the kids in town. He spent a decent amount of time imagining his overworked wife very pregnant. 

After a long moment, he stood, tossing his empty seltzer can into the recycling bin. He opened the door and watched for a moment as Amelia was spreading the toppings over the pizza. It was a long moment before she saw him, her face lighting up immediately.

"Well hey, hot stuff," she teased, steadying the pan on a sheet to put in the oven, leaning on the counter on her elbows as she smiled his way. 

"Talking to yourself again, I see," he chuckled, walking to the opposite side of the counter,  taking a breath, "can we talk about something?"

"Uh oh, did I do something wrong?" She searched his face, her frown more of a pout.

Yoba, she was adorable.

He shook his head, brows knit together as he tried to find the courage to continue. It was easily found as she leaned forward and took his hands in hers. 

"I've been thinking recently…" he took a breath, looking at their hands, "about you and me officially adopting Jas."

Amelia gasped, her grin finding its place again over her features as she squeezed his hands, "Shane, that's a great idea. I have no doubt it'd mean the world to her."

A weight seemed to lift off of his shoulders at her approval, though he still frowned as she walked around the counter to wrap her arms around his neck. She scanned his face before giving his hair a little tug from the back of his head. 

"Ow! A, what the f-"

"Stop it."

"Stop what?"

"Stop talking yourself out of it," she moved so her hands held his face, keeping his vision trained on her, "I say this with absolute certainty: you will make a spectacular father. You already do so well with Jas and she'd be thrilled to move in with us and be able to call you her dad."

Shane's features softened as he broke free, turning to press a kiss to her palm. 

"You'd be her adoptive mom too, you know. You are my wife."

Amelia laughed, moving her hands down his neck and over his chest before she fell into a long pause, "we've never talked about if we want kids someday."

Shane frowned, scanning over her face, "for as long as I can remember, I've only ever thought of myself as a failure and a drunk," he rested his head against hers to focus her attention, "but I'm not a drunk anymore. And if I am a failure, I'm just working to do better. Maybe I won't be world's best dad, but I think I'll be proud of our kid every second for simply living their lives," he planted a soft kiss to her lips, pulling back to say, "I'd like to adopt Jas as soon as possible and then we can start the first phase of making our own."

She laughed as he wiggled his eyebrows, nodding slowly, "that's a perfect way to look at it, Shane," she started, brushing her lips over his own, "I like this new, optimistic Shane," she pressed her lips to his once more, the shock and excitement of being parents taking over. She melted into his kiss, his hands finding their way to her waist. His hands were warmer than usual through her shirt. After a moment he pulled her closer against him, his hand moving to the small of her back as he hummed, deepening the kiss. After a long moment, she pulled back, pulling his lower lip with her between her teeth as she did so. A groan of protest escaped his lips as he met her eyes with a pout. 

With a small smile and brush of her nose against his, she teased, "I thought you said after we adopt Jas."

He laughed and slid his hand down to give her ass a playful squeeze, "doesn't mean we can't practice."

[alatismeni-theitsa]

I got an ask with comments about a post where the OP kinda defended the situation with Lies We Sing to the Sea. I will not post the part of the ask with the link because I want to give zero attention to that post. But here is the commentary

The post in question has 1 note so please ignore it and let it remain hidden forever. But I'll comment because I love "taking the piss" as a Brit would say.

i don't trust this scorn [toward the author] to be warranted anymore. from white Greek people especially.

So.... OP excludes 99.5% of all Greeks on the planet (based on what Greeks consider a White person) from commenting on a cultural issue, where appearance plays no role... Ahaaam... Also, half the Middle Easterners and N. Africans can pass as White Greeks so... what does this gal call White and non-White exactly? Well, you know what, let's not indulge her here.

Perhaps I'll send my family over to her house and whomever she deems "ethnic"/"brown" enough, I'll instruct them to tell her her opinion is shit, so we have chances of being heard. I don't agree with bashing Brits just because they're Brits but OP reaaaally sounded like an old white posh Brit here. But even her posh dead fellow countrymen didn't check how light our ancestors were when fighting them to steal their antiquities and land, just sayin

it's not her fault she got a publishing deal and you didn't. be honest for a second, that is what you're mad about, isn't it? that she has a bigger megaphone than you right now.

Wow.. that's an assumption. Since the news broke out first in the publishing world, it's normal for some of the Greeks who called Underwood out to be writers themselves. But no Greek, including Greek writers, called her out because of jealousy. They did it because they were horrified by how little the prominently Anglophone western industry continues to care about actual Greek culture and people while profiting from it in the most inaccurate and dismissive way. Why do you think the drama blew out? Because it's not just a book, it's a treatment of Greece and Greece that's happening for damn centuries!

you lot make fun of poor brits way more than the people in power. funny British accents? working class accents. gross British food? poverty meals. it's punching down. admittedly, i have no clue what Sarah Underwood's finances were or are like, before or after she sold her book.

Her finances were good enough for her to get her hands on the Odyssey and call it things you just Don't call a foreign National Epic. Her financial situation is improved now, and I don't see her getting more culturally respectful or apologizing. And in 2023, the Odyssey with explanation and commentary is accessible to everyone. Even kids books and cartoons on national TV with simple language will give you a better understanding of the work, compared to what Underwood has.

And, how insidious of OP to use poor Brits (as she used non-White Greeks earlier) to prove a point, while in actuality she's shitting on them too! Does she really think poor Brits don't have the capacity to appreciate an Epic?? That cultural disrespect is a characteristic of poor people...??

Based on what I know about the mentality of people in the UK, if Brits with little education make these comments, they will be much more appreciative than Sarah Underwood, and they are more likely to also add "eh my education wasn't the best. I am sure it's a very important piece for the Greeks and for the whole world, since it's so ancient". The average low-income person seems to me much more grounded, and much less audacious when publicly saying negative stuff about our Epics. I think most people wouldn't even dare speak how Underwood spoke if they were aware - as they often are - their education was lacking.

You can usually tell when comments about the Greek Epics are made by people who didn't have privileges, compared to when they're made by people who had ample access to them and they just chose to be dicks. I'll take negative opinions from poor Brits on the street any time over Classics Student Pretentious Talk

[amazingmsme]

I HAVE SUCCESSFULLY RECOVERED FROM MY SICK!! in celebration have this: i saw some hcs a little while ago on your blog about peter having the cutest dorkiest laugh and i LOVED it (i’m also just a sucker for some lee!peter) and i can just imagine like. peter always being at least a little embarrassed about it but especially around stephanie when they start dating cause he wants her to think he’s cool and tough! he can’t let her find out about his dorky laugh!!! so whenever he’s with her he’s always trying to hide his laugh by turning away and muffling it or whatever so she can’t hear how “embarrassing” it is but for steph that just means she’s never heard her boyfriend wholeheartedly laugh before which is practically a crime in her eyes. so i feel like she’d try tickling him so she can hear what his real laugh sounds like and once she hears it she immediately falls in love with it, which then leads to her tickling him even more as punishment for keeping it hidden from her for so long - fluffvoid

YAY I’M SO GLAD! & to anyone else who might be sick reading this, I hope you get better!

I am absolutely obsessed with this! Steph is head over heels smitten with him, & she’s more than a little sad that she hasn’t heard Peter laugh fully. Just a few chuckles here & there or an amused snort, & she can tell he’s holding himself back. Does he think it’s cool or something to never laugh? Is he trying to be a bad boy & curb his emotions? Does he just not think she’s that funny? It’s literally driving her mad

He’s gotten into the habit of covering his mouth when he laughs to try & muffle the sound. Steph thinks it stems from him being self conscious about his smile, but she’s not too far off. She starts to catch on tho & she eventually can’t take it anymore & asks “why do you never laugh around me?” & he’s taken off guard & stutters out “t-that’s not true! … is it?” & she just nods like “you always act like you’re gonna laugh, but you stop yourself short” & it makes him feel guilty, so he comes clean & tells her it’s nothing serious, it’s really stupid, & he’s got an ugly laugh & he didn’t want her to hear it. She assures him that there’s no such thing as an “ugly” laugh & it puts him at ease, at least a little bit

He tries to stop hiding his laughter, but it’s a reflex so he kinda has to be reminded every once in a while. But one day they’re watching a funny movie & his guard is down & he lets out a loud, genuine laugh. & Steph is frozen in shock just staring at him because the sound that just left his lips is the most adorable, beautiful sound she thinks she’s ever heard. But he mistakes her reaction & gets embarrassed like “see? I told you it’s ugly” & she immediately reassures him it’s not & she lays it on thick with the puppy eyes & asks if she can hear it again & he’s like “well gee Steph, something funny has to happen first” (in the same tone as “well damn Jackie I can’t control the weather”)

& she’s not taking any of his sass, & she needs to hear him laugh again or else she’s gonna die ok drama queen so she just tackles him to the bed & does the only thing she can think to do & starts tickling him. & once she gets started, she doesn’t want to stop because she’s gone so long without knowing what his real laugh sounds like so she’s gotta make up for lost time! A lot of lost time

In case you haven’t noticed, I fucking LOVE lautski & can’t get enough of these lovestruck dorks they’re my favorite okaaay

[thetavolution]

MINTY LAM | Shield Dwarf | Cleric | She/Her | 27

What is your Tav’s…

Favorite Weapon: The Blood of Lathander

Style of Combat: She's good at range and melee. If she isn't hitting things with the Blood of Lathander, she loves to have a good maul. If she's far away from an opponent, she has plenty of spells at her disposal. She just isn't that great with a bow and arrow.

Most Prized Possession: She was given an amulet of Selûne by her late father. She guards it with her life. It not only had religious significance for her, she feels it connects her to her dad.

Deepest Desire: She wishes she could see her father again and spend just one more day with him. Outside of that, she wants to find happiness. She just doesn't know what that means for her yet. She's still figuring herself out.

Guilty Pleasure: She loves trashy gossip and hearing about god-related drama. If you've got something juicy to share, she'll be first in line to hear it. She doesn't want to be part of the drama, she just wants to hear all about it.

Best-Kept Secret: I can't give away any of her @thebonnevillegame secrets. In the BG3 universe, no one knows she's searching for a way to contact her deceased father. It's something a lot of people don't react well to, especially her mother.

Greatest Strength: She's loyal and intelligent. She is a damn good cleric, too. She can be a little too confident in herself, but she has the skills to back it up. On top of that, she's so bubbly and happy that her good mood can be infectious.

Fatal Flaw: Her ego can trip her up. She's not a megalomaniac, she just overestimates her abilities as a cleric. When she's humbled, she owns up to it. She also gets so stuck on what she wants in the moment that she can be oblivious to everything else around her.

Favorite Smell: Elderberries, Evergreen Trees, and Orchids

Favorite Spell or Cantrip: Inflict Wounds and Glyph of Warding.

Pet Peeve: She can't stand being talked down to. She also hates flies and doing laundry.

Bad Habit: She can be very single-minded. She gets consumed with what she wants and blows right past everything else. On the less intense side of things, she's a nail biter.

Hidden Talent: She's a good artist! She likes to draw for fun. She enjoys redesigning logos for stores. She can occasionally get some coin for doing it, too.

Leisure Activity: She loves reading scary stories, drawing, and listening to or reading about gossip.

Favorite Drink: Plum Wine and Tea

Comfort Food: Grilled Cheese and Pickles. I do not care if it is an anachronism, she loves them too much. It crosses over into every AU.

Favorite Person: She has several favorite people. Her oldest friends are Laura and Ingrid, and she's recently befriended Bex. She's close with Wyll and Karlach. It doesn't take long for her to fall head over feet for Wyll. He's the prince charming she's always dreamed of in the flesh.

Favored Display of Affection (platonic and/or romantic): Info dumping. Seriously, tell her all about something you love and she'll do it right back. She loves physical affection, but if you can just spew info at each other, she'll adore you forever. Not everyone will just sit and listen to each other so she considers it a very loving gesture.

Fondest Childhood Memory: Her fondest memories are when her father would take her out into the woods for her cleric training. She loves her mother and sister, but she had a special bond with her dad. One time, they ended up surrounded by trolls and had to figure out how to get out together. She was even able to use her fledgeling powers to help ward them off. After the adrenaline and fear subsided, it became one of Minty's favorite memories. She still sees her dad as a hero.

[sirwolficus]

Honestly? I personally think most people could rewrite Miraculous and make a better show. Then again, I've never been a huge fan of it outside of the basic concepts. I think it suffers a lot from not really knowing what it wants to be outside of propping up Ladybug as the main character.

i mean, ladybug could work as a main character.. its the problem of she's not written well. like, at all. most of the characters arent.

miraculous has good ideas, and thats what initially drew me in. stuff that wasnt marvel/dcu typical stuff, but there was new lore and gods, and romance! what preteen doesnt love romance!!

i completely agree with the sentiment that it doesnt know what it wants to be. it wants to have a structured plot, built up over the episodes -- but it also wants to be something you can jump in at any point from. it wants to have drama, plot twists, hidden dark meanings! but it also wants to be friendly, and goofy, and not have high stakes.

its just really sad that it ended up being the way it is. i cant fault people for genuinely enjoying it - im happy that people do derive joy from it when i cant, but i can so easily see the potential! i just wish it was different.

(and everyday i get one step closer to writing a god-knows-how-long fanfiction just rewriting the entire damn thing myself.)

[arklayraven]

I checked out the drama on twitter and the whole thing is blown out of proportion. That person only left one comment on the artist's post and then also apologized for any misunderstanding. I personally see the relationship between Asmodeus and Solomon as abusive after the screenshots you posted. It's not queerphobic to not want to see abusive relationships and I think this kind of representation does more harm than good.

God I really wish I could ignore this but can't...I hope I get my words out right here because lol feeling emotions high rn.

Blown out of proportion? The person literally is queerphobic clearly and transphobic at that too by the looks of things.

I'm keeping this person's identity hidden because I have some kindness still even in such situations...but how can you see this as not a issue? Take note as well, these are AFTER the apology they gave to the artist...

They say 'differing opinions' but what they are clearly showing is just pure queerphobia at best here.

Also, if you have a issue with someone's art. ship art or not. DON'T. COMMENT. ON. IT.

Keep it to yourself, or post your personal opinion on your separate post. Don't respond with negative comments over anyones art.

Also their apology is pointless to me at this point if this is how they responded afterwards.

As well about the whole damn Solomon and Asmo situation. Yes, their relationship isn't perfect. god I still don't support them as a ship personally myself much. Because of my clear reasons I stated many times before.

But I ain't gonna personally go after people over it and post shitty comments on their arts or fics involving them as a ship. Yes, you, and anyone, is allowed to dislike them as a pairing. But actions like, like this person has shown, when it comes to a damn ship, one that is very queer. Is just not excusable, even if you personally don't like the ship. Just blacklist, block, ignore and move on. Simple as that.

Also...God I've seen this talk many times over.

Not every display of queer relationships in fiction or media is gonna be perfect or has to be. Any relationship in such media can often come with their own issues and problems in story telling. But to say every display of queer pairing has to be just pure and good to be counted as 'good' rep. Really isn't okay? Like yes we'll like to see some queer relationships in media be shown in positive lights only. But some of us also like some dark, complicated and just fucked up shit too. Because that's the beauty of art and fiction. It can be either bright and sunny, or dark and stormy in story telling.

This of course, won't be for everyone, no duh, but its good to have different interpretations and options to explore and see. Freedom of creativity pretty much. Even if not everyone will be in agreement of some of those expressions of creativity.

Also its kinda harmful to want to see just queer relationships in media in just a pure light. I get what you're aiming for, but that's like saying characters like Deadpool, Loki, Harley Quinn, the whole damn cast of WWDITS, etc. Are all not valid queer rep in media because they are all complicated or show problematic stuff compared to the just happy bubbly queer rep pairings in other media.

All queer rep is valid rep. No matter if they have problematic stuff or not.

And even tho Asmo and Solomon relationship, if you see it as a pairing, isn't the perfect display of positive queer relationship rep in OM. It's still damn valid and important to a lot of people in the fandom and community.

For out of all the brothers, Asmo, is by far, the only on to truly show his queerness more openly than others. Yet because its not a perfect interpretation to some people when it comes with Solomon...Some want to see that now gone. And honestly...that's not okay. It's just censorship at that point and I'm against that shit.

Their relationship can be improved and fixed in time, I want to cling to hope it will in time. As og OM has apparently shown they did improve things between them in time...

So I hope in NB it turns out the same, even tho the writers clearly messed things up with writing from canon past information to present...

But no matter if its still a messy display for relationship. This is a rep that shouldn't be thrown away or seen as not valid, just because it doesn't fit some peoples personal likes and standards.

[manianlittlecutie]

Getting sick of seeing it so wanna say something real quick.

It's okay to dislike shows/comics/books and also the creators of said media. I dislike JKR because of her conduct and reading into the hidden antisemitism and mysoginy that's present in her books has ruined my reading experience of them.

BUT

No matter how much you dislike something you cannot start spreading lies about it.

I've seen this happen with Steven Universe and Rebecca Sugar, to a point this woman was called a NAZI by people! SHE'S EFFIN JEWISH! (or at least she was raised that way) I have seen this with Villainous and KO Lets be Heros and a bunch of more shows. Lately it's been a lot of Vivziepop drama and honestly it is exhausting!

See, I am someone who looks into every allegation because I don't want to just believe everything I come across (A friend was lied about once and it ruined him for a few years so I know how shitty it can be)

But the amount of LIES I have seen lately and not just small lies or stuff that was personal and dragged up for no good goddamn reason, no, big lies, is staggering!

Sometimes it is something like; bad rumors about a show not treating their workers right, I look into it and find out there was personal beef between two of the staff members that had NOTHING to do with the show and is therefore just petty drama that should not have been mentioned but it was shown as a big thing over wich the show should be canceled. Or it's about someone making a mean comment about (insert group of people here)and therefore they are a horrible, terrible, no good person that should not be endorced and I look into it to see that the comment was made in a private chat as a JOKE with the one making it being PART OF THAT GROUP!

These two situations ACTUALLY happened. I will not mention the fandoms because I am not about to get into it with anyone. I am TIRED!

So just to be clear on what I am saying here;

If you dislike stuff, great, do that and then move on with your life. You wanna tell us why you dislike this stuff? Sure, go ahead, make yourself be heard. BUT If you make a callout post/thread/what-have-you and you say shit about people/shows it is on YOU to make DAMN SURE that what you are saying is FACTUAL! NOT FAKE!

It takes research and effort to make call-outs and warn others about someone/something dangerous. You have to look into EVERYTHING you heard because people, especially people who already dislike someone/something, will lie to you about that person/show, either because they themselves don't know any better or out of malice!

It is on YOU not to spread lies and give into subjective feelings when you are trying to give the FACTS on something/someone.

If you cannot do the research YOU SHOULDN'T MAKE THAT KINDA STUFF!

Also, if you reblog/retweet/ share anything that is handled as a call-out you also have to make sure that what is being said is factual and not just personal opinion or lies, otherwise you are being an idiotic, fearmongering ASSHOLE!

TLDR Stop just believing shit, look into allegations, especially if they are bad and use your brain before simply sharing things, otherwise you are taking part in spreading lies in an uncontrolled and unfair manner.

I am so so tired now but thank you for reading CU

[ruanbaijie]

bestie i'm giving you free reign to go absolutely bonkers here, so do what you will with this question (give me all your thoughts)

Can you recommend some cdramas to watch?

hi mandy!!!! go bonkers you say? 👀

ok but full disclosure I’ve done a couple of recs posts before and since then I haven’t watched that many new cdramas, so what I’m gonna do now is to consolidate what I posted there (including my ramblings klaklsdklf) into one super long post (heh)

sorting them into shows I’ve watched, shows I plan to watch but have heard good things about, and shows I’m not currently planning to watch but have heard good things about. all synopses, genres, and tags are from mydramalist!

also! I tend to prefer shows that involve action, mystery, detective, crime, and/ or monsters (think vampires and zombies), so a lot of my favourites and recs (at least those on my completed and to watch lists) are shows of these genres!

someone else also asked me about cdramas / kdramas similar to akatsuki no yona which I’ve answered here for the kdramas! @ anon who asked that, if you’re seeing this post too, my same remarks reply: I’m not exactly sure if there’s a drama with a premise that’s super similar to that of ANY, but I’ve tried to put in notes here and there for dramas that might have similar tropes

completed + my faves (i.e. leT ME SHOVE THIS DOWN YOUR THROAT)

Wei Wu Xian and Lan Wang Ji, two talented disciples of respected clans, meet during cultivation training and accidentally discover a secret carefully hidden for many years. Taking on the legacy of their ancestors, they decide to rid the world of the ominous threat. But in a dramatic turn of events, Wei Wu Xian dies. Sixteen years later, Wei Wu Xian is brought back to life through a self-sacrificing ritual. He conceals himself behind a mask and assumes the identity of his summoner. Soon, Wei Wu Xian reunites with Lan Wang Ji and they start working together to solve the mysteries of the present and unravel the truth behind the events in the past.

Genres: historical, mystery, wuxia, fantasy

Tags: censored adaptation of same-sex original work, tragic past, flashback to past, bromance, power struggle

Fanmade trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mVGYSzg-Pk

ah okay I don’t know if you’ve watched this yet so I’m just dumping it here

it’s easily one of (if not the) most known cdramas internationally! and there’s quite a big fandom on tumblr

I don’t make much content for it now but I’d spent more than 2 years pouring my soul into gifsets for it and it was this show that got me into giffing!

might be similar to ANY because of... majority male cast, action, adventure

In the multiplayer online game Glory, Ye Xiu is well known as the textbook level expert and top-tier player Ye Qiu. Due to a series of circumstances he was forcefully expelled out of his professional team. After leaving the pro-gaming scene he resides at an Internet Café employed as one of the managers. When Glory launches their tenth server he throws himself into the game once more. Equipped with ten years of gaming experience, memories of the past, and an incomplete self-made weapon. His journey back to the top begins.

Genres: action, friendship, youth, sports

Tags: online gaming, strong friendship, game, competition, gamer, sismance, tournament, bromance

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q16DV-6DidU

*SCREAMS*

ok if you’ve snooped around my tumblr recently, you might have realised that I’m VERY obsessed with this right now

I never expected to start 2022 getting hyperfixated over an esports show… alas.

no romance but why does a show need to have romance to be good amirite

amazing action, palatable cgi that I actually came to like

very strong found family feels and underdog story

also somehow manages to teach you life lessons

kickass music that IS NOT ON SPOTIFY ;u;

please just watch this why is the fandom on tumblr so small ;u;

YANG YANG AS YE XIU (´꒳`)♡

it’s a whole damn franchise that I’m getting sucked into right now

season 2 when

might be similar to ANY because of... majority male cast, found family

Set in the mid-1920s. A resourceful young police officer named Qiao Chu Sheng is on the trail of a brutal but devious killer. Realising that the police force will need some extra help with this difficult case, he decides to form an elite crime-busting detective team. He reaches out to a young man who has recently returned from studying in Great Britain, Lu Yao. Qiao Chu Sheng has learned that Lu Yao has remarkable powers of deduction and a brilliant mind – and believes he can help crack this difficult case. To round off the team, he enlists the help of Bai You Ning, a focused young female reporter for a daily newspaper. A free-thinking, independent young woman, she has a strong sense of justice – and pledges to help catch the killer. The trio form a small detective squad that specialises in solving strange and unsettling murder mysteries.

Genres: thriller, historical, mystery, romance

Tags: investigation, Chinese Republican Era, bromance, slight romance, friendship, roommates, murder, bickering couple

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ijcA-Fxh24

I LOVE THIS SHOW SO MUCH OKAY I WATCHED IT TWICE

chuyao <333

though from what I’ve seen on tumblr you either love it very much or you drop it

a lot of people really don’t like the female lead though - she can get a bit annoying

also the scenes with english dub are.... hilarious

there’s a second season coming up with the same two male leads, with a similar premise of crime solving in the chinese republican era but they’re no longer playing the same characters (i.e. main characters are different I don’t know how that works)

In 15th-century China, a quick-witted, senior-ranking government official named Tang Fan takes a break from his routine activities in order to investigate a murder, teaming up with martial arts specialist guardsman Sui Zhou in a bid to solve the case. When the peace-loving landlord of the house Tang Fan is renting is found dead, the duo investigates. It is an apparent suicide, but the investigative pair quickly realises that something looks amiss. They investigate and eventually succeed in finding a suspect they believe may have killed the landlord. But they soon learn that this murderer did not act alone – and is just a smaller player in a much grander scheme. As they dig deeper into the crime, the duo soon realises that something very sinister is afoot – including a plot to launch a bloody coup. Can they stop the criminal mastermind before time runs out?

Genres: historical, mystery, drama

Tags: censored adaptation of same-sex original work, Ming Dynasty, bromance, investigation

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCEJd5EI5rc

a really good show! cases are much more solid than MRIAD imo (but I’m biased towards MRIAD *cough*)

adapted from a bl novel that is apparently quite different

In order to leave the assassin organisation The Window of Heaven, the leader Zhou Zi Shu performs an obligatory departure technique, leaving him with three years left to live. He disguises his face and tries to live the remainder of his days as a drunkard wandering the martial arts world. Three months later, he meets the mysterious Wen Ke Xing, who immediately notices Zhou Zi Shu’s façade. The two then grow closer when they get entangled in a conspiracy regarding the Glazed Armour, a protected legendary key to a powerful armoury.

Genres: historical, mystery, wuxia, fantasy

Tags: hidden identity, censored adaptation of same-sex original work, antihero, martial arts, jianghu, revenge, tragic past

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=danLFjQ53aw

another cdrama with a pretty big fandom on tumblr!

also another one for which I was making quite a number of sets a year back

there’s a short 37th episode because if they’d just stopped at 36 it would have been quite a shitty ending

might be similar to ANY because of... action, adventure

completed

During the Republican era, a river is haunted by inexplicable occurrences. Guo De You is a policeman who succeeds in his master 'Old River God' and has inherited his ability to weed out the guilty whenever he lights the pipe. He ends up being suspected of the murder of a distinguished chairman whose son Ding Mao joins hands with him to uncover the truth. Together with some unlikely partners, they begin an investigation that leads them to an incident that happened twenty years ago.

Genres: historical, mystery, horror, supernatural

Tags: Chinese Republican Era, shamanism, adapted from a novel, psychic, bromance, investigation, hypnosis

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egtvJ8Gs3dg

During the Song Dynasty, Ye Zhao cross dresses to become a general of outstanding ability, receiving a top rank of general. The Empress Dowager constantly worries about Ye Zhao holding too much power and took the opportunity to betroth Ye Zhao to one of the Emperor's nephews, the no-good Prince of Nanping, Zhao Yujin, who possesses remarkable beauty but is pampered, lazy and spends his time on "useless" artistic pursuits. Thus, the story of the real battle of who will take power in this new household begins.

Genres: military, historical, comedy, romance

Tags: tomboy, arranged marriage, female warrior, cross-dressing, multiple couples, gender role reversal, Song Dynasty

Trailer (no EN subs): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EZe-C_w67I

oh my god this show. it’s so underrated ヽ(´Д`;)ﾉ

the dynamics between ye zhao (sandra ma) and zhao yu jin (peter ma) are AMAZING

especially the heart eyes he keeps giving her when he realises how head over heels he is in love with her

and how much being in love with her changed him from lazy snotty aristocrat to actual functioning “I Will Protect My General Wife Even Though I Can’t Fight At All” member of the government

side note its chinese name literally means “general above/ on top”, and this series was adapted from a novel called 将军在上我在下 “general above/ on top, I am below” like HMMMM

also the costuming in this show is ridiculously colourful and lowkey japanese-like because they actually got a japanese costume designer

might be similar to ANY because of... strong female lead who kicks ass

A world beyond scientific understanding with a group of passionate adults trying to solve cases done by such forces. Zhao Yun Lan and Shen Wei are tasked with upholding peace between underworld dwellers and humans, and the story will focus on their friendship that transcends past and present lifetimes.

Genres: friendship, thriller, mystery, fantasy

Tags: bromance, censored adaptation of same-sex original work, star crossed lovers, hidden identity, tragic past, power struggle

MV of one of the OST songs sung by the two main actors but can pretty much function as a trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHz6e8c0FZY

ah where do I begin

adapted from Priest’s bl novel Guardian

terrible sfx (that makes the sfx in the untamed looks amazing), barely intriguing plot after the first few episodes

BUT. BUT.

the chemistry between zhao yunlan (bai yu) and shen wei (zhu yilong) is ridiculously good ヾ(*′○`)ﾟ.+:｡ﾟ☆

this show was censored so heavily and diverged so much from the original novel, but the actors and the entire crew knew that they were acting a romance and not a romance and it damn well showed

I believe that this show set the road for the untamed because even though it became so wildly popular among fans that I guess it signalled to show runners the possibility of drama adaptations of BL novels despite the heavy censorship

Set in the Republican Era in Shanghai in the 1930s: An intriguing crime case emerges amidst the bustling city. A beautiful new graduate of the police academy, Qin Xiao Man, joins the investigation unit. The famous detective Luo Fei becomes her colleague and neighbour. Together they solve case after case with a growing conspiracy appearing.

Genres: thriller, historical, mystery, comedy

Tags: crime solving duo, Chinese Republican Era, investigation, suspense, murder, Shanghai French Concession, Sherlock and Watson, attempted assault

Trailer (no EN subs): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CLfIut0VDI

quite similar to MRIAD, in that it’s a detective show set in the republican era and is structured according to a few episodes per case (in this case - lol - it’s three episodes per case) but with an overarching plot

I feel like they didn’t really touch on the overarching plot here except for a couple of cases? the rest of the cases are unlinked to the overarching plot

though overall the overarching plot feels better executed than MRIAD (which was just… lol)

female lead is absolutely likeable and I’m so glad they didn’t force a romance between the male lead (bai yu) and her

very Sherlock Holmes-ey, down to the music

A story that follows Wang Lu, a young genius, who enters the Spirit Blade Sect and embarks on an unconventional journey towards immortal cultivation. The Spirit Blade Sect was established in the year 4233. Through years of producing martial arts prodigies, it has been hailed as one of the five great sects. As the nine continents face a crisis, a genius by the name of Wang Lu joins the Spirit Blade Sect and comes under the tutelage Wang Wu. Despite Wang Wu's beauty, she is hundreds of years in age. Famous for having a sharp tongue and an erratic temper, she and her disciple Wang Lu engage in endless squabbles while trudging on a path to becoming the strongest sage in all the lands.

Genres: historical, romance, wuxia, fantasy

Tags: xianxia, student-teacher relationship, bromance, slapstick, slow burn romance

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5nshXtTD-k

quite a fun, lighthearted show to watch

big on humour but also has its smart moments

reminded me of a more lighthearted version of joy of life (below)

female lead is super sassy

Fan Xian is born in the ancient empire of Southern Qing with memories of the 21st century. He lives in a rural town as the illegitimate son of the Minister of Finance, raised by his grandmother. His mother, Ye Qingmei was once a celebrated inventor and the founder of the Overwatch Department, the country's spy network but was killed shortly after her son was born. Fan Xian has since been protected by a blind martial arts expert, Wu Zhu, his mother's bodyguard. He learns martial arts and the art of poison as a child, also assisted by his knowledge from the 21st century. After an assassination attempt, he decides to venture into the capital to find out more about his mysterious mother and why anyone would want to kill him, as he perceives himself to be an unimportant person. He also wants to know why he has memories of a sharply different era. In the capital, he accidentally meets Lin Wan'er, the sickly illegitimate daughter of the Princess Royal and falls in love with her.

Unbeknownst to him, she is the woman the emperor chose for him to marry so that he would be the new overseer of the Royal Treasury, an institute Fan Xian's mother established in the palace and currently handled by the Princess Royal. In the capital, however, he gets entangled in the intrigues of the Emperor and the two Princes, as well as the Overwatch Department, leading to him questioning his whole identity and inducing him to find his true life goals, abandoning his original intention to just "enjoy life".

Genres: historical, mystery, romance, wuxia

Tags: martial arts, time travel, sword-fight, power struggle, scheme, sci-fi

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8D5AyJAXqiE

believe me or not, this show actually has quite a fair bit of science fiction in it

it’s a super clever show and involves a bit of thinking

also stars xiao zhan as a side character that has a completely different personality from wei wuxian

character to look out for: Second Prince. He’s the scene stealer

character description from wiki that I just had to include: Lin Wan'er, a chicken drumstick princess

A story that revolves around a Peking opera performer and a wealthy businessman who are brought together by their love for Peking opera. Set in the 1930's, it follows Shang Xi Rui, a Peking opera performer who relies on his exceptional talent to gain fame in Beiping. Being an outsider, he faces opposition from the locals but doesn't relent nor give up in fulfilling his dreams to promote Peking opera. As he pours himself into mastering the art, wealthy businessman Cheng Feng Tai becomes deeply captivated after watching a performance for the first time. He makes acquaintance with Shang Xi Rui and becomes an avid supporter. Through Cheng Feng Tai's help, Shang Xi Rui builds Shui Yun Lou and trains a new troupe. When the Japanese army invade Beiping in 1937 and patriotic men and women take up arms to fight, Shang Xi Rui and Cheng Feng Tai are moved to make sacrifices for their country.

Genres: historical, business, romance, drama

Tags: Chinese opera, Chinese Republican Era, censored adaptation of same-sex original work, businessman, bromance, performing arts

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k1XBsF1YlY

a bit of a long show but I enjoyed it from start to end!

a good show that introduces you to the chinese opera scene, plus with the backdrop of the japanese invasion

absolutely stunning costumes

ALL THE HEART EYES BETWEEN CHENG FENGTAI AND SHANG XIRUI

The iron triangle Wu Xie, Pang Zi and Zhang Qiling restart their adventure after receiving an unusual text from Wu Sansheng. Wu Xie, Pang Zi and Zhang Qiling have hung up their hats to end a ten-year promise. After trading their adventures for a normal life, a text from Wu Sansheng drives them to embark on a mysterious journey for the sake of family and friendship.

Genres: adventure, mystery, horror, fantasy

Tags: survival, teamwork, tomb raiding, bromance, treasure hunting, slight comedy

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=649NPvrwoLY

seems super long but was actually aired in two seasons

tbh I would’ve listed horror as one of those genres

because especially in the first half of the show I was watching most of it from behind my hands

there are a whole bunch of series and movies before this one, it’s part of a super big franchise (probably one of the biggest franchises) in china called 盗墓笔记 (the grave robber chronicles, or the lost tomb)

but you don’t have to watch the previous shows to know what’s going on because this one pretty much starts from a new arc, give or take a few casual references thrown into the conversation referring to their past adventures (which are also shown in the opening if you know what to look out for)

xhu yilong here is COMPLETELY DIFFERENT from xhu yilong in guardian. there he was invincible ass kicking alien. here he is sick dying old uncle who needs to be protected but still pretty damn smart.

Miss Su Wen Li, a beautiful and witty socialite, forms an unlikely detective duo with the righteous and serious inspector Luo Qiuheng. Despite their many differences, the pair share an undeniable chemistry and - of course - go on to solve many cases together in and around Shanghai, all while Su Wen Li chases clues behind her sister's disappearance, which happened ten years ago, yet is forever a thorn in her heart.

Genres: historical, mystery, romance

Tags: Chinese Republican Era, investigation, detective fiction, historical fiction, slight comedy

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ucsbbo5-P5o

another detective show set in the early 20th century! (I have A Type)

su wenli is absolutely incredible and sassy and the rare female detective

Chen Si is a righteous detective who got partnered up with Yuan Bu Jie, a dream reader with unrivalled interpreting skills as well as a dark past. They work together to find the truth behind a series of serial murders.

Genres: thriller, historical, mystery, supernatural

Tags: Chinese Republican Era, suspense, murder, detective fiction, historical fiction, special power

Trailer (no EN subs): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHJ9tsxXITk

I really found this quite good and I was (am??) quite bummed that not a lot of people have picked it up ahaha

maybe it’s because it hasn’t really been subbed though?? at least when I was watching it. I’m not sure if it’s still not subbed in english

A story that follows two men who are polar opposites, one kills, while the other heals. One is a violent cop and the other is a compassionate doctor. Together they support and redeem each other during troubled times. Jiang Yue Lou heads the Jingcheng Police Station and appears neither good nor evil. Yet smugglers tremble at the thought of him. While investigating an opium case in Hong Kong, Yue Lou encounters Yu Zhi who learns that Yue Lou suffers from bipolar disorder. Although initially reluctant to undergo treatment, Yue Lou eventually opens up to Yu Zhi. Despite their differing values they slowly become close friends. At this time, the secrets from the past start to bubble to the surface.

Genres: thriller, historical, mystery, crime

Tags: bromance, strop friendship, censored romance, Chinese Republican Era, bipolar disorder, drugs, investigation

Trailer (no EN subs): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fafu0-GU7Ko

the chinese name for this show is super poetic

another one for the heart eyes between the two main male leads

Young girl Chu Chu came from a family of coroners. She meets Prince Xiao Jin Yu, a dignified prince in charge of criminal lawsuit who appeared weak and sickly. Prince Xiao lacks reliable manpower to investigate case, while Chu Chu lacks people to step up, take charge and be a man. Together, they manage to unravel a shocking case that has dragged on for 18 years. After solving the case, she won the Emperor's approval and is finally certified as the Imperial Coroner, fulfilling her life goal.

Genres: historical, mystery, romance, medical

Tags: forensic medical examiner, investigation, slow burn romance, Tang Dynasty, coroner, palace politics

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otdEkk6ntdw

has romance as well as bromance

a good balance of forensics / crime-solving and palace politics shenanigans!

here’s a really well summarised infographic by @/dramavixen

You Yi is a young, innocent, and kind-hearted socialite and a successful author, living with everyone's adoration and envy. Her perfect life is turned upside-down when she discovers a betrayal by the two most trusted people in her life. With no one left to turn to, she finds refuge in the friendship and support of Yan Wei, a young photographer with a cold personality. Unbeknownst to all, Yan Wei has a deadly secret identity.

Genres: thriller, historical, mystery, drama

Tags: censored adaptation of same-sex original work, Chinese Republican Era, female centred plot, opposites attract, sismance, murder, revenge, extramarital affair, infidelity

Trailer (no EN subs): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWPDjkXC6io

a really quick watch, one of the rare wlw cdramas around

republican era aesthetics!!!

plan to watch

The story follows the amnesiac detective Jian Buzhi who starts on a quest to finding the truth and unmasking his father's killer. Along the way, he finds a love interest and a good friend who work hand in hand with him to solve mysterious cases.

Genres: historical, mystery, romance, wuxia

Tags: murder, amnesia, bromance, sword-fight, hidden identity, strong friendship, swordsman, death

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3J7CML_u50

Wu Xie and Wang Pan Zi are trying to find out what really happened during The Mystic Nine's trip to Parcel Island while also curious about his uncle’s past. Weighing heavily on his heart though, is the disappearance of his friend Zhang Qi Ling/"Xiao Ge". Wu Xie finds himself mixed up in the same elaborate conspiracy he has been trying to solve but with what looked like dire consequences. Undaunted, he forged ahead with clues he'd uncovered from place to place, finally reuniting with Xiao Ge, joining another group of explorers led by Wu Xie's old acquaintance Ah Ning along with his friends Wang Pan Zi and Pan Zi. They were also later joined by Xie Yu Chen and Hie Yan Jing, along with Wu Xie's uncle. During this trip, Wu Xie was dealt a devastating blow while Xiao Ge lost his memory again. After briefly returning home, Wu Xie and Wang Pan Zi decided to try and find out more about Xiao Ge's past to help him regain the memories he lost. That trip led them on another adventure and they found themselves backtracking to their previous expedition and the evil force trying to cover up some dark secrets. Thanks to an ancient Lei family blueprint, Wu Xie became acquainted with Madam Huo of the Jiumen Sect. At her insistence, the group embarked on a tomb raid of the real Zhang Manor which the Jiumen Sect had attempted many years ago in a final attempt to search for the truth. At the last possible moment, a puzzle is incorrectly solved leaving the entering group including Xiao Ge to disappear into the unknown, with the mystery unsolved and Wu Xie devastated. All hope is not lost though, as Xie Yu Chen makes a suggestion to Wu Xie that he simply cannot refuse.

Genres: action, adventure, thriller, mystery

Tags: tomb raiding, bromance, survival, teamwork, strong friendship, slight comedy, horror

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4H5tWUKJiU

A story that follows an aerospace engineer Yu Tu and the shining star Qiao Jing Jing. A decision is made to start gaming in order to save her endorsement deal brings her face to face with an old crush. As they grow closer, the two forge ahead to become each other's glory. Being a well-known celebrity, Qiao Jing Jing has to keep up with appearances in order to maintain her multi-faceted image. Alas, one starts to crack when someone leaks a video of her playing an online game and being terrible at it which is completely inconsistent with the image she has created for herself as the game's ambassador. Thus, she joins a gaming competition to prove her skills and to prevent herself from losing her endorsements. Qiao Jing Jing decides to use all of her free time towards improving her game and her decision leads her to reconnect with her old high school classmate, Yu Tu, whom she once had a crush on. He was a legend at their school, outstanding in everything that he does, while Qiao Jing Jing was just your average girl. Yu Tu went on to become an aerospace engineer who is also an expert gamer. It seems that the online game brought them together once more so she asks him to become her gaming coach.

Genres: comedy, romance, life, youth

Tags: time skip, first love returns, steamy kiss, friends to lovers, aerospace engineer, dream

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23PlXDnakJM

Xu Xiao is the King of China’s Northern Liang in an era of great upheaval. Steppe kingdoms have materialised with deadly intent, as rebellious uprisings threatened to destabilise the Southern realm. Against all odds, Xu Xiao managed to defeat them all. During this period, his unconventional, free-spirited heir, Xu Feng Nian been on the road, honing his equestrian skills and bolstering his fighting prowess. On his journey, he encounters the double sword-wielding martial artist Nan Gong Pu She, who’s soon to become his confidante. In the court of Northern Liang is Jiang Ni, a twelve-year-old girl who is actually a princess from a rival kingdom, with a mind for revenge. As Xu Feng Nian ascends the throne, concerns arise fearing him incapable of following in his father’s footsteps. Xu Feng Nian, despite having mounted a decisive campaign, encounters a crisis while en route to a neighbouring province. Its outcome could very well determine the entire realm's future.

Genres: historical, wuxia, drama, fantasy

Tags: sword-fight, martial arts, master-servant relationship, scheme, slight romance, father-son relationship

Trailer (no EN subs): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tO6MsdVphM

When Li Shi Qing awoke that fateful morning, she had no idea her life was about to change forever. Going about her day as usual, Shi Qing boarded the bus without ever giving her actions a second thought. But when the bus she was on was involved in a horrendous accident, Shi Qing had only seconds to realise that her life was about to end. Or was it? Waking up that very same morning, going through the exact same motions, boarding the same bus, and dying in the same accident, over and over again, Shi Qing soon realises that she has become trapped in a never-ending time loop. Desperate to find a way to escape not only the loop but her tragic fate, Shi Qing inadvertently drags fellow bus passenger, Xiao He Yun, into the loop with her. Together they try to find a way to alter their fate, by ensuring the bus arrives safely at its destination but attempting to do so proves anything but easy.

Genres: thriller, mystery, sci-fi

Tags: time loop, explosion, investigation, suspense, slight romance, student, game designer, time travel, web series

Fanmade trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ot4OfjUF_Zo

The young painter Shen Yi resigned from the Academy of Fine Arts and entered Haicheng Public Security Bureau mysteriously. Interpol Captain Du Cheng was furious and said that he would never accept those who caused his comrade to be killed in the police force. Five years ago, Shen Yi, who was still a student, was sketching on the street. A man took a picture of a child and asked him to draw what the child would look like as an adult. However, this painting caused Haicheng detective Lei Yi Fei to be exposed as an undercover agent and he was killed. And Lei Yi Fei happened to be Du Cheng's long-time friend and confidant. The strange thing is that, no matter how hard Shen Yi tried of recall for a few years, he couldn't draw the face of the man who asked him to paint the child's photo. Five years later, the guilt became heavier. In order to find out the truth, Shen Yi accepted the invitation of Director Zhang of the Public Security Bureau and became a portraitist of the Interpol Team. Under Zhang Ju’s persuasion and arrangement, Du Cheng had to accept that he became a colleague with Shen Yi, but he was still full of annoyance and despised Shen Yi’s “drawing to solve cases,” and the two became the “ticking bomb” in the team. However, in several collaborations, Shen Yi has repeatedly cracked the "dead end" of cases with his "three-year-old painting", "drawing based on audio," "micro-colour discrimination" and other stunts, which slowly started to impress Du Cheng. More importantly, the truth of Lei Yi Fei's death is still buried in Shen Yi's memory. On the way to find out the truth of Lei Yi Fei's life and death, the two people who were pursuing alone gradually untie their knots and rely on each other. In the end, "the heaven-matched partners" work together to uncover the dust-covered secrets and create a new world for each other.

Genres: thriller, mystery

Tags: murder, death, investigation, forensic sketch artist, deepfake, imposter, domestic violence, detective, elder fraud, plastic surgery

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddWLaA5DEMk

not planning to watch but still recommended!

In sixth-century China, Emperor Xiaoxuan of Southern Liang orders the unjust execution of his brother-in-law General Lin Xie, alongside the Lin family, his 70,000 army soldiers, and Crown Prince Qi. Secretly surviving the massacre is Lin Xie's son, Lin Shu, who undergoes medical treatment that changes his appearance entirely and leaves him in a weakened state, unable to perform martial arts again. Lin Shu changes his name to Mei Chang Su and later becomes the chief of the pugilist world and establishes the Jiangzuo Alliance. Twelve years later, Lin Shu returns to the capital with a secret plan after being sought after by Prince Yu and Prince Xian during their fight for the throne. He decides to covertly assist Prince Jing, the unfavoured son of the Emperor, and wisely rids the court of all scheming officials.

Genres: historical, wuxia, drama, political

Tags: power struggle, tragic past, hidden identity, scheme, childhood friends, political intrigue, revenge, bromance, sword-fight

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ5LBRJCUcg

Having finally sold her TV series script, aspiring screenwriter Chen Xiao Qian soon falls under the scrutiny of the male lead, who refuses to act out the role. Vowing to make her script successful, she starts re-writing. While napping, she is transported into her own story, becoming the Third Princess Chen Qian Qian, a side character. Armed with the knowledge of her own script in which her character is soon to be killed in the third episode by Prince Han Shuo, the male lead, Xiao Qian is determined to stay alive and find her way back home.

Genres: historical, comedy, romance, fantasy

Tags: transmigration, screenwriter, parody, bickering couple, writer, love/ hate relationship, gender politics

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5kTims-cmU

A thousand years since the battle between the demons and heavens took place, the souls of the Star of Mosha and the God of War are sent to the mortal realm to serve penance. In the mortal realm, Chu Xuan Ji, daughter of the Shaoyang Sect Leader, is deprived of her six senses. At a tournament, she meets Yu Si Feng, a skilled disciple of Lize Palace who was born on the same day as her, and the two develop a friendship. Promising to meet again, Si Feng returns to his sect where he is punished for breaking the rules and forced to wear a mask that could potentially harm his life, while Xuan Ji leaves her home to train in martial arts. Four years later, their destinies intertwine anew. While traveling together, recovered memories from their past lives surface, revealing secrets and conspiracies involving themselves and the three realms; demon, heavenly, and mortal. These revelations have a profound impact on their relationship, creating an imbalance in all three realms.

Genres: historical, romance, wuxia, fantasy

Tags: reincarnation, deity, female warrior, hidden identity, xianxia, fated love

Trailer (no EN subs): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkS_XhQNBYQ

On a hunt for treasure and extra cash, sixth year primary school student Shi Guang discovered an old Go board in his grandfather’s house. Upon touching the Go board, he was possessed by the spirit of a Go master from the Southern Dynasty, during the reign of Emperor Song, named Chu Ying, that resides within. Chu Ying dedicated his life to Go. And under his influence, Shi Guang gradually developed a passion for the game.

Genres: comedy, drama, sports, supernatural

Tags: bromance, competition, strong friendship, character development, go game, rivalry, friendship, spirit, life lesson

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m2bSej0HxQ

The year is 626 C.E, and the realm and its political center Chang’an, are shaken to its core by the Xuanwu Gate Incident, a successful palace coup to take charge of the Tang Dynasty. A scheming prince leads the bloody coup and kills the family of Li Chang Ge during the raid, although she manages to escape. Now the prince has placed himself on the Imperial throne, and rules as Emperor Tai Zong. Li Chang Ge has her mind firmly set on revenge – and musters a powerful army intent on overthrowing the new Emperor. But her plans are thrown into disarray when she suffers an unexpected defeat against the armies of the Eastern Turkic Khaganate. The victorious General, Ashile Sun, decides to keep her in his service, making her his military strategist as he looks to pursue his own military goals. The duo forms a formidable military partnership. And over time, she finds herself falling for her captor – as he also starts developing feelings for her.

Genres: action, historical, romance, war

Tags: friends to lovers, character development, Tang Dynasty, betrayal, hidden identity, slow burn romance

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ2xNMT7d7Q

As the only true immortal who possesses pure essence energy, Shang Gu has spent countless lifetimes acting as the head of the four true immortals of the ancient world. The four most powerful beings in existence, these true immortals have become gods in the eyes of the mortals who constantly beseech them for help. When commoners encounter difficulties, they will pray to the Gods, but what if Gods meet obstacles? It tells the deep love and hardship between two of the four true Gods, Bai Jue and Shang Gu.

Genres: historical, romance, wuxia, fantasy

Tags: xianxia, reincarnation, bromance, action, demon

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4m_IYU7ENI

[sneakingpasta]

Mdzs but WWX doesn’t die and is there as Jin Ling grows up with his parents and his uncles

Alright so WWX actually gets to celebrate Jin Ling’s one month celebration with his family

Brought him a spicy pepper or something because we all know that that’s how one accepts another into their family Yunmeng style

Jiang Cheng and him start fighting because babies can’t have spices until they’rs six months (Always gotta have a fight in a family reunion, you know how it goes)

Baby Jin Ling won’t go to sleep until Uncle Xianxian plays a little flute song just for him (absolutely spoiled rotten, this baby is) (WWX doesn’t mind spoiling him)

Once Jin Ling can actually have spicy foods you Know that wwx is cooking up a motherfucking call-the-ambulance lava melting meal for initiation

Jin Ling’s crying but is a stubborn boy who will eat every drop of this poison to assert dominance

After the meal is finished, the rest of the family members are dying while rinsing their mouths out

Meanwhile Wwx is holding Jin Ling like he’s the baby Messiah

“THIS IS MY NEPHEW” “THE BLOOD OF YUNMENG RUNS THROUGH HIM” “THIS IS MY NEPHEW”

Wwx keeps cooking and Jin Ling actually develops his level of spiciness

Wwx starts teaching Jin Ling how to destroy kitchens and people’s mouths cook and now they’re both disasters in the kitchen who can make food that will kill a man

WWX teaches Jin Ling some sick flute solos that he can now perform like it’s nothing

However, the best and most incredible thing Jin Ling has learned from both Wwx and JC, is how to swear

The first incident happens when Jin Ling is four

It’s a nice day, disciples are playing with the younger children, parents are setting up picnics on patches of grass, a gentle breeze is blowing through, filling everyone with peace

Then, like a discordant note swinging through the air, a resounding “FUCK” is heard

Everyone whips their heads around

Little Jin Ling is trotting at very fast speeds towards his two uncles, looking as though he had been treated with utmost discourtesy and unfairness, drenched in water

His face is red with anger and wwx and jc ask him what’s wrong

“The mudafucking wind threw me into the damn lake”

There is silence

Then, wordlessly, JC and WWX look to each other

And they can’t help it

Wwx “Pfft” is all it takes to send the both of them wheezing

Then they pick Jin Ling up, tears of laughter still steaming down their faces, as they go to fight the wind

Flash forward a couple of years

Jin Ling has become a master archer (Gotta thank Uncle Wen Ning for the lessons) and an amazing sword fighter

However, having been raised by two dramatic ass uncles, he is also a Drama Queen

And when Wwx starts showing signs that he’s got a fuckin big crush of Lwj, that’s when Jin Ling is like “Alright Showtime Motherfucker”

At this point, he knows for a fact that lwj is also helplessly in love (Jin Ling is repeatedly exasperated and annoyed at how dumb two of the smartest people can be. Like seriously. It was embarrassing to watch)

So he gathers all of the Lan disciples and recruits them into the “Getting my dumbass uncle his soulmate because he won’t stop whining about it over dinner and I am this close to snapping his neck” Team

With the crew together, they put together what might be the most extra plan to get two people together (including fake investigations)

With Jin Ling, Lan Jingyi, Lan Sizhui, and Ouyang Zizhen at the helm of the ship, they somehow execute the dumbest and most idiotic plan in the history of plans and make it work

Then, after months of preparation and build up, the day arrives

They send out a distress signal

Wwx and lwj enter a dark forest clearing

Hidden in the trees, the juniors are making hand signals at each other

From the darkness, thousands of lanterns float up into the sky (They spent two entire sleepless nights making them and transporting them here)

Beautiful white birds gently drift through the night sky

Flower petals seem to fall from nowhere (Are actually being thrown by frantic juniors who are so worried about making the plan go wrong if they don’t perfectly toss them)

Not a single cloud is in the sky, as the moonlight perfectly lights up the area (The Juniors swore to slice every cloud in half if it came to it and Heaven wasn’t bout to test them)

BUT since they forgot they lured them here with a DISTRESS CALL, wwx and lwj are stressing out about where the ducklings are and their safety and what type of creature was doing this and-

“HOLY FUCK JUST KISS ALREADY” Jingyi shouts from his spot in the tree

Similar shouts echo from the the forest as lwj and wwx finally understand the situation

Bada bing bada boom PG confession time

By the time they kiss a lot of juniors are rolling their eyes or gagging because “ew, kissing”

After the kiss, Jin Ling descends from a tree like a God, flute in hand, as he begins celebrating their win with the most epic fucking flute solo the world has or will ever hear

[borathae]

↳ Index [Chapter 14 - Masquerade]

Pairing: Hoseok x f.Reader, Seokjin x f.Reader, Jungkook x f.Reader, slight Taehyung x f.Reader 

Genre: Smut, Mystery, a lil bit of Horror 

Warnings: threesomes in the form of grinding, thigh riding, lots of neck kisses, sex in the middle of the dance floor, making out, mxm kissing too, fumbling, lots of sexy costumes, dirty talk, but also suspense and misunderstandings

Wordcount: 11.5k 

a/n: there is so much happening in this chapter, I don’t even know what I should comment on lmao

"Oh wow, you actually came", Hoseok greets you, taking you into a big hug before you can stop him. He already smells of alcohol.

"I did", you and him step out of the hug, "my apartment was too sad." 

"Gotcha. But also look at you. You look hot as fuck. That corset looks so good on", Hoseok says, placing his hand on your shoulder and letting his eyes travel over your body shamelessly. 

"Thank you very much", you say and make a curtsy, "but you look hot too. I especially love the mask with that outfit. Also really love the harness, especially bold choice to go shirtless with it", you say hooking your fingers in his chest harness and pulling him closer slightly. 

Hoseok purrs quietly, fire flicking up in his eyes for the briefest of moments.

"Thank you, thank you. I purchased them last week", he explains, tilting his head back slightly to reveal his neck. The way his muscles flex under the leather straps, you try not to concentrate on too much.

You break your eyes away before you can do something you later regret, clearing your throat in the process. You look to your side, watching as the rest of Sanguis struts up to you and Hoseok. 

Jungkook is dressed in his full soldier uniform, face hidden behind a gas mask. Seokjin chose to go for a mask, which only covers the upper part of his face. Golden, it goes perfectly with his burgundy velvet suit and golden boots. He was not wearing a shirt under the jacket, revealing his chiselled torso.

You whistle through your teeth. 

"Look at you guys. Hot damn", you say. 

"Thank you, you look good too", Seokjin says, eyes not so subtly falling to your cleavage. 

"Thanks", you hear Jungkook's voice behind the mask. 

"Okay but damn Kook you really went all out with the costume", you say, touching his arm. You feel his muscles tense under your touch, you can only imagine the way he lowers his eyes behind that mask. 

"T-thank you, that's n-nice", he stutters. 

Before he can grow any more awkward however, Hoseok drapes his arm across his shoulder. 

"Want to get drunk and then grind on the dance floor?" he suggests, looking between you and Jungkook. 

"I'm down", Seokjin says, hooking his arm with yours. 

"Wait what?" you and Jungkook say in unison, already getting dragged to the bar.

"A bottle of Grey Goose", Seokjin orders, sliding the required money over the counter. 

In the time the bartender needs to get the bottle he turns to the rest of you.

"I hope you like vodka", he says. 

"Vodka's fine. It's not my fave but it's whatever", Hoseok says, draping his arm across your shoulders. 

He is being so touchy tonight. You don’t know whether to like it or not. You sneak a glance at him and the way his muscles just so perfectly flex under the harness. You sneak a glance at his hand then, concentrating on the way his fingers outline your waist mindlessly.

You know what? Screw it. You put your arm around his waist, holding onto his side. He looks at you for the briefest of moments, sly smirk embedded on his face. You return it. Where is all that confidence coming from? Who knows. 

"Vodka's cool. I haven’t had it in ages", you say. 

"Vodka's good", Jungkook agrees, wiggling out of Hoseok’s arms to waddle two steps over to the right away from the rest of you. 

The bartender puts the bottle and four glasses onto the counter. 

Seokjin is nice enough to open the bottle and pour all of you a glass. He hands all of you one. 

"Cheers", he says, "to a fun night." 

"Cheers", Hoseok says, "to no drama."

"Cheers to that", you say, downing it in one go. 

"Someone's going fast", Seokjin says, watching you with big eyes. 

"You traitors did the whole pregame without me. A girl is trying to get drunk to catch up", you explain, "another one." 

Seokjin pours it for you happily. 

"Me too", Jungkook throws in, watching Seokjin refill his glass.

He currently has his gas mask off, revealing his handsome face. His lng hair is in a half-ponytail and dark eyeshadow accentuates the shape of his eyes. One could have believed that he was out to seduce every living soul on campus, because hot damn he was one hot motherfucker. Or maybe this was just the vodka starting to work. He looks at you, raising his glass slightly. 

"Down with all fuckboys", he says, cocking his perfectly groomed eyebrow up.

You laugh dryly, raising your glass. 

"Cheers to motherfucking that", you say loudly, pouring the booze down your throat afterwards. 

“Is there trouble in paradise?” Seokjin asks, already pouring you another glass.

You clench your jaw, fingers tightening around the glass. You nod your head once, clicking your tongue. It has been five days ever since Taehyung involuntarily confessed to you that he was controlling your mind the entire time. Well, at least you think that he did. Taehyung did try to speak to you once, but you quickly warred him off. You did not want to talk to him. He used you. So yes, there was indeed trouble in paradise. A paradise, you blame Taehyung for destroying.

“I don’t want to talk about it”, you murmur and it is Hoseok who places his arm over your shoulder.

“Did he cheat on you?” he asks bluntly, which earns him a very, very hard nudge to the arm from Jungkook.

“You don’t ask question like that man”, he hisses and Hoseok cringes.

“Ah, sorry ___, was that too straightforward?”

“No, it’s okay”, you dismiss him. You sip on your vodka, hating how nice it already tastes. Alcohol always tastes nicer when you are drunk and you seem to be on your way to being drunk.

“So? Did you guys break up?” it is Seokjin's turn to ask a stupid question.

Jungkook already readies himself for a punch to Seokjin's arm before you stop him.

“It’s okay Jungkook”, you say, placing your hand on his lower arm.

Jungkook looks at you, eyes lowering. He inhales deeply, eyelids fluttering as he does.

“Sorry”, he murmurs, pulling his arm free from your touch. The way he gulps down his glass of vodka, doesn’t go unnoticed by you.

You turn your attention back to Seokjin.

“Yes we did break up. I ended it because he turned out to be a lying piece of crap.”

The three guys exchange a look.

“Did he hurt you?” Jungkook asks, honest worry lacing his voice.

“Except for the clashing hole in my heart he left behind, he didn’t”, you say, reaching for the vodka bottle, “but can we act like everything is okay? It took me almost three hours of convincing myself to go to this party, so I do not want to get my mood spoiled now with thoughts of Kim Taehyung.”

“Yeah, totally understandable. His name will not fall from my lips again”, Seokjin says, making a locking gesture on his lips.

Jungkook touches your upper arm softly. He rubs his palm up and down slowly, almost tentatively. Your eyes meet in a gaze, yours are just as big as his’ are.

“So sorry this happened to you”, he murmurs shyly, “he’s a dick and you deserve so much better.”

“Wow, uhm”, you have to smile, “thank you Jungkook, that’s nice of you to say.”

Jungkook grins shyly, pulling his hand back a moment later. He hides it behind his back.

“So”, Hoseok has his arm around your waist again, “how about we get more booze into our systems and then go dance? There is no better distraction than dancing”, he suggests to which you all eagerly agree to.

It is not long that you are all jolly drunk and dancing in front of the DJ stage on the spot where the bass is the loudest. 

You have your arms thrown into the air, jumping on the spot. Every now and then you stop to accept the bottle of vodka the four of you hand around in a circle. You have long given up on glasses, sharing the booze straight from the bottle.

Jungkook is currently owner of said bottle, downing the burning liquid in heavy gulps. He has his mask strapped to his arm for now, you like to argue it is because the booze made him more comfortable in showing his face. You are not complaining about that added confidence.

"Yah! Leave something for me!" Hoseok complains loudly, hitting Jungkook's arm. 

Jungkook lets go of the bottle, shifting his intoxicated gaze to Hoseok. He smirks boyishly and hands him the bottle before turning around to face the DJ. He jumps up and down with his arms stretched into the air and his head thrown back. He even has his eyes closed, carrying a drunken smile on his lips. 

"I've never seen Jungkook be that…" you say. 

"...wild and free?" Seokjin finishes your sentences. 

You and him are currently facing each other, moving in sync to the music. 

"Yeah." 

"It's the booze. The blockages up there", he taps his own head, "get easier to break through for him." 

You sneak a glance at Jungkook, who is currently letting out a yell of happiness before he jumps in sync with the bass drop.  

You look back at Seokjin, who had used your second of inattentiveness to stare at your tits. He continues staring even now that you are aware of it. 

"It's nice. He's hot like this", you say and you are way too drunk to care just how desperately horny that sounded. 

Seokjin smirks, "I can't argue with that", he says. 

Suddenly a bottle of vodka appears in your vision and soon Hoseok’s face follows. He rests his chin on your shoulder, snaking his arm around your waist. His hand feels like fire as it wanders over your stomach.

"Sorry ___, it’s empty", he lulls. 

"You prick, I wanted more", you whine. 

Hoseok chuckles lazily and squeezes you to his body, "sorry", he says, waving a hundred bucks worth of money in front of your eyes. 

You get the message. You snap the empty bottle from his hand, "wait here, I’ll get a new one. Do you guys want Vodka again?"

"Surprise us", Seokjin says, jumping to the music. 

"Mhm, you’re an angel", Hoseok purrs and perhaps you are way too drunk but it felt like he pressed a kiss to your shoulder before he broke away from you to dance with Seokjin. 

You shimmy over to Jungkook before you leave for the bar, tapping his back. 

He turns and smiles. He steps closer, leaning in while letting his hand linger over your waist. He never goes in to actually touch you, but the warmth of his touch still manages to seep through your clothes, lingering in even the deepest parts of your body. 

"I'm getting new booze. Is vodka fine with you?" you say the words against his ear. 

Jungkook nods his head and gives you a lazy smirk. He checks you out just once and then he turns back around to dance. 

So with your heart racing because of Jungkook, you fight your way to the bar. 

It is fairly calm at the bar. You just have to wait for five people to get their drinks and then it will already be your turn. You dance to the music in the meantime, letting your eyes travel over the crowd.

You can see Hoseok and Seokjin dance with each other. Seokjin currently twists his fingers in Hoseok's harness to tug him closer while Hoseok is laughing. You can also see Jungkook, he is fixing his hair as it had slipped out of his hair tie. You swallow nervously, looking away quickly. This is messing with your mind. They are so hot. All of them. 

New you, single you is truly out to make some mistakes tonight, isn’t she? 

"Can I be one of those mistakes?" a deep voice says behind you, startling you to the point that you scream. It drowns in the loud music. 

You whip around, coming face to face with a masked man. The mask is bloodred, covering his entire face. His leather pants are matching in colour, sticking to his long legs like his second skin. And on his torso a see through shirt was giving view to his sculpted torso. 

He was very attractive, but you had no idea who he was.

"Do I know you?" 

"Very well actually", he says and takes off his mask. 

"Namjoon?" 

"Good evening, beautiful", he coos and smirks, "you look marvellous tonight." 

You grind your teeth. How dare he come here and say shit like that to you. 

"Goodbye Namjoon", you hiss, turning away from him.

"Now, now. What have I done?" he asks and rounds you. 

"I think we both know what you did. Now leave me alone." 

He laughs breathlessly, eyeing you with raised brows. 

"You've become feisty. Since when?" 

You ignore him. 

Namjoon steps closer and leans down. 

"Do I have to get it out of you another way?" he rasps, placing his hand on the small of your back. 

You arch away and take a step forward. 

He chases you, rounding you again. He is smiling. 

"Come now ___ don’t run away. What have I done?" 

"I want you to leave me alone." 

"Oh come on ___, we both know that’s not true", he rasps and touches your cheek. 

You can feel it happening and you hate it. You desire him. Every fiber in your body aches for a feel of him. You draw closer, despite the fear in your stomach.

Namjoon smirks, "there we go that’s-" 

He stumbles to the side, cursing loudly.

Your mind clears in an instant. You feel your control getting back to you. 

"Namjoon. Jimin is looking for you." 

You lift your pounding head to see who is speaking. 

Yoongi, wearing a sleek black mask with a matching black suit. He is wearing surprisingly much clothing, given how the rest of the guests loved to basically be half-naked. But somehow it suits his character. 

Namjoon growls deeply, grinding his teeth. Yoongi steps closer to you, hiding you from Namjoon’s gluttonous gaze.

"He said it’s urgent", he spits and maybe you were imagining it but for only a second his eyes looked ruby behind the mask. 

So he is one of them too… 

Namjoon gives you one last look before huffing out air and disappearing in the crowd. 

Yoongi turns, letting his eyes run up and down your body. 

"Thank you", you say. 

He scoffs, "whatever. I told you to stay away from him, didn’t I?" 

"Well, I can’t help it, he was the one who came up to me." 

He scoffs again, studying your entire form one last time. 

"Be careful", he grumbles. 

"I, I will", you stutter and nod your head. 

Yoongi nods his head in contentment and then turns to disappear in the crowd like a shadow. 

This was the weirdest shit that ever happened to you. Did Min Yoongi just protect you? 

"What can I get you?" the bartender calls your attention and ten seconds later all you think of again is booze and getting back to Sanguis.

Jungkook has joined the others by now, laughing at something Seokjin is whispering to him. They are lost in conversation so naturally Hoseok is the first one to notice your return. 

He screams your name, making the others turn their heads as well. 

"I got the booze, bitches", you screech, presenting the bottle. 

"Gimme, gimme", Hoseok stresses and rips the bottle from your fingers. 

"Yah! Give it to me! You had your fill last time!" 

Hoseok just dances away from you. You chase him fruitlessly. It is Jungkook, who puts an end to it, snatching the bottle from Hoseok. It spills some of the booze on Hoseok, making it run down the ridges of his chest and stomach. 

“Hey!” Hoseok complains loudly, wiping his mouth angrily. 

Jungkook just shrugs his shoulders and turns to you.

"Here, for you", he says, handing you the bottle. 

"Thank you Jungkook, you’re so nice", you accept the bottle, eyes lingering on his lips. 

He gives you a lazy smirk and turns to Hoseok. 

You take three big gulps and then hand Seokjin the bottle. He takes three big gulps and hands the bottle to Jungkook. 

"Thanks", he accepts it and goes to drink it. 

Seokjin turns to you then. He scrunches his nose up, worry lacing his features. 

"Are you feeling alright?" he asks. 

You know that he smells Namjoon and Yoongi on you. So you were right. He is one of them too. 

"I'm alright, don’t worry about me", you assure him and hook your arms behind his head, "I just wanna dance, drink and have fun." 

Seokjin smiles, "may I?" he asks. 

"Of course Jinnie", you allow him and a second later you feel his hands on your hips. 

Seokjin tugs you closer and smirks. He leans in to speak against your ear. 

"May I blunt with you?" 

You nod your head. 

"I can't stop looking at your cleavage, you look so sexy tonight." 

You feel the shiver wind itself down your spine like a hot snake, curling your toes in your boots.  

"Seokjin goddamn", you press out. 

Seokjin pulls back, keeping his eyes glued to your lips. 

"Forgive my manners", he says. 

"It's alright", you assure him and smile, "you look really sexy too. It was an amazing idea to not wear a shirt." 

Seokjin's plumb lips curl into a dark smirk. 

"I'm honoured." 

"___ your turn", Hoseok interrupts your equal staring. 

You turn, making Seokjin's hands slip from you. 

"Nice, booze", you take the bottle and drink it happily. 

You hand it to Seokjin once you took three long sips and dance your way closer to the speakers. Hoseok follows you, Jungkook is already there. 

He turns and gives you a smile.

You join him without a word, beginning to jump to the beat of the music just like he does. 

Jungkook laughs and turns to face you. He throws his arms over his head, keeping his eyes glued to your face.  

“Your turn”, Seokjin interrupts your dancing, handing Jungkook the bottle. 

“Thanks hyung”, Jungkook gives him a smile and begins drinking the booze. He keeps his eyes lingering on your face. It makes your heart flutter. He’s never looked at you that much before. 

He finishes with a content sigh, offering you the bottle with a shy grin. You accept it and drink it. 

Jungkook dances a little closer to you, still making sure to keep his polite distance. Only his hungry gaze lets you know that perhaps he was just waiting for you to make the first move and step closer.

You finish your sip, lowering the bottle while stepping closer to Jungkook. 

It makes him smile and then lean in. 

“You look really pretty tonight”, he says, hot breath tickling your neck.

“Thank you Jungkook, you look really handsome yourself”, you tell him, making sure to touch his shoulder as you speak.  

He widens his eyes, they begin to sparkle. Then he giggles and hides his mouth behind his hand. 

“Thank you”, he says, sneaking a shy gaze at you. 

You place your other hand on his shoulder as well. Jungkook eyes both of them then looks back at you. You just smile before throwing your head back and closing your eyes to dance to the music. 

You have the perfect amount of booze in your body to feel nothing but happy and free. The music flows through you like a constant stream of warmth and your head feels so free of any worries that it is dizzy. You laugh before you exhale deeply. Tonight is a lot more fun than you imagined it to be. 

You feel hands place themselves on your hips then. They are hot and oh so big. The sensation makes you peel your eyes open, meeting Jungkook’s nervous yet hungry gaze. You give him a lazy smirk and step closer. 

“You’re so much fun tonight”, you tell him, weaving your fingers in his hair. You can watch how he visibly shivers at your touch, even his eyelids fluttered.

He draws closer, running his hands up your back. The touch burns in the best way. He is so tender yet strong in the way he touches you, keeping his palms pressed to your back and guiding the touch with his fingers. He stops and lingers on your upper back. He lowers his eyes seductively, making you feel every second of his touch as he dances his hands down to your lower back again. You can even feel how his fingers gets stuck in the ropes of your corset before breaking free in a soft tug a second later. He rests his hands on the small of your back, just inches away from your butt. 

He leans down to whisper into your ear, making your heartbeat race even more. 

“You smell so good”, he says with his voice raspy. 

Your stomach tingles. You know that he doesn’t just mean your perfume. He pulls back, keeping close enough to make your vision blur just slightly. 

“Jungkook”, you press out, touching his chest and gasping at just how sculpted it feels under your fingertips. 

He leans in again, stroking the tip of his nose over your neck on accident. He tenses up, pressing you closer to your body. 

“Fuck”, the curse slips over his lips roughly, making you tingle all the way down to your toes. But not as much as his hips do and the massive dent in his pants which is grinding against your stomach. Just once because then Jungkook breaks away to gawk at you in panic. 

“I’m sorry”, he blurts out, throwing his hands over his crotch to cover up. He turns quickly and runs away. 

“Jungkook?” you call after him, watching him fight his way through the crowd until eventually he disappears out of your sight, “uuuuh what just happened?” 

Hoseok steps closer and touches your back. 

You turn your head. Seokjin is beside him, both of them looking at you with a knowing grin.

“You just gave him a boner, didn’t you?” Hoseok teases, wiggling his brows at you. 

“I didn’t mean to!” you insist in a whine.

They chuckle, stepping closer. 

“It’s alright, he’ll get over it. Give him twenty and he’ll be back”, Hoseok assures you and rounds you smoothly. He takes your arms before placing them around his neck.

You giggle and fluster, drawing closer. 

“Are we going to dance now?” you ask in a laugh.

He nods his head, “if that's alright for me to do" he makes sure. 

"Yes, it is. Don’t worry I'll tell you if I don’t like it", you assure him. 

Hoseok smirks and runs his hands up and down your back. 

"May I join too", Seokjin joins the party, pressing himself against your back. 

You laugh, resting your head against his naked chest.

"You guys", you exclaim happily. 

Hoseok and Seokjin smile and draw closer. 

“It’s really okay for you, isn’t it?” Seokjin rasps against your neck. 

“Yes, you guys are in the green”, you assure him and judging by the smirk Hoseok spots he had heard you as well. 

They draw closer in instinct. Hoseok runs his hands down to your hips, guiding them to the music while drawing in your gaze with his piercing eyes. You give him a smile and twist his hair, making him purr and draw even closer. 

“You’re so hot ___”, he says, looking at your lips almost hungrily. 

You shiver and tingle. It feels nice to be so desired. This is exactly what your self-esteem needed tonight. Three hot dudes, who are totally whipped for you. There is no better remedy against heartbreak. 

“You’re hot too Hobi”, you tell him, cupping his face to draw him closer. 

He leans in happily, parting his lips in anticipation. Even his eyelids fluttered, showing you just how deep his desire to kiss you goes. 

“Do you want to kiss me?” you ask him. 

“Yeah…” he rasps, nodding his head. 

“Interesting”, you murmur, dancing your thumb over his lips. 

He chases your touch, kissing the pad of your thumb while lowering his eyes playfully. He growls your name, squeezing your hips. You feel yourself draw closer and closer. 

Hoseok pulls you closer, leaning down to whisper into your ear. 

"Is it okay for you if I and Seokjin both kissed you?" 

"What?" you ask, shivering when you feel Seokjin's lips ghost over your neck almost as if they weren’t there. 

"Kiss you", Seokjin rasps, "don't interpret too much into it." 

You crane your neck to look at him. His eyes are hooded, his lips curled into a seductive smirk. 

"It's just a little fun between friends", he says deeply. 

You look back at Hoseok. 

"Unless of course", he says, leaning closer, "you want us to give you a little show beforehand." 

"A little show?" 

Their eyes meet. Hoseok pushes you to the side gently, keeping his arm around your waist to keep you close. Your knees actually buckle the moment the two men fall into a passionate kiss, tongues dancing with each other. 

"Holy fuck", you groan, swallowing hungrily. 

Seokjin twists his fingers in Hoseok’s harnesses, pulling him closer. Hoseok follows, biting down on Seokjin's lower lip teasingly. The hand on your waist tightens, pulling you so close you feel like you are part of the action. 

"This is hot", you say, licking your lips. 

Their kiss breaks, hungry eyes falling on you. They are both a little out of breath.

"So?" Seokjin says, dancing his fingers up both your arms. 

You study their faces. They are so hot that you actually feel your blood boil in want.

"Okay, yeah. Let's make out", you agree and nod your head. 

"Great", Hoseok pulls you back between them, using Seokjin's broad chest to push you against it. He has your face between his cold hands, connecting his lips with yours hungrily. The arousal basically drips off his lips as he kisses you, grinding you against Seokjin at the same time. Fast licks into your mouth, deep growls and grunts, light nibbles on your lower lip. It leaves you dizzier than the alcohol did.

Seokjin places his hands on your sides and leans down to connect his lips with your neck. You moan at the sensation, Hoseok swallows it up eagerly. His kiss deepens, fingers falling to your hips. Seokjin purrs, dragging his teeth down the vein in your neck. A shiver runs down your spine, stomach clenching. It pinches as Seokjin bites down on your skin, not enough to hurt you but just enough to send a jolt of pleasure through you. The needy whine you let out, Hoseok licks right up, answering you with an equally needy groan. 

The kiss breaks, Seokjin stops nibbling on your neck. You wanted to complain only to moan instead when they start making out again, caging you between their bodies. In that position you can feel all their moans and growls. It is making your knees buckle. 

Hoseok grabs your ass, pulling your hips into his crotch. He is hard, like full on hard. Seokjin takes a step closer, crotch connecting with your ass. He can seriously challenge Hoseok with that dent. Their kiss breaks, dark eyes flitting to you. In one swift movement Hoseok has you turned around. 

"Hello beautiful", Seokjin greets you in a rasp, cupping your cheek. 

"H-hey", you stutter. Gosh you haven’t even noticed how out of breath you are. 

Seokjin tilts your head up and kisses you. You whimper, fingers twisting in his inhumanly soft hair. Holy shit those lips. It is like kissing the softest and most delicious of pillows. You stumble back as your knees buckle. Hoseok catches you, wrapping his arms around you so his fingers are hovering under the swell of your breasts. He drags the tip of his nose up your neck, humming with every breath he takes. 

"Your smell", he growls, voice dark, "now I know what Jungkook means."

You moan at the mention of him, shivering in their hands like crazy. Hoseok makes you shiver again by connecting his lips with your neck in an open-mouthed kiss, flicking his tongue over your skin. You moan, pulling Seokjin closer just as much as you pressed yourself closer to Hoseok. 

Your legs part, Seokjin fills the gap with his knee, grinding it up against you. You shiver, muscles quaking for the briefest of moments. 

"Shit", you groan, head falling against Hoseok’s shoulder. 

"You like what he is doing?" he rasps against the shell of your ear. Seokjin  is watching you, feeling his cock throb at the sight of your blissed out face. 

"Y-yeah", you choke out, nodding your head. 

"You want more? Mhm?" he asks, swirling his tongue down your neck. 

"Please", you beg, legs parting wider. 

Seokjin steps closer, pushing up into you. You groan, eyes fluttering. A second pair of lips join Hoseok’s, licking and sucking on your neck with hunger. They moan and groan, biting down on your skin at the same time. 

"Fuck!" you blurt out, feeling dizzy. 

Seokjin raises his knee, Hoseok places his hands on your hips and starts guiding your movements.

"Hobi…Jinnie…." you whine, reaching behind you to twist his platinum hair. 

"Want to cum just like this?" he rasps as he stares into Seokjin's eyes in dark arousal. 

"Yes", you pant, clenching around nothing. 

"Yeah? Is my thigh that good?" Seokjin taunts, hooking his free hand behind Hoseok’s neck and resting his big hand over yours.

"So good", you choke out, knees shaking as Seokjin flexes his muscles for you. 

They both purr in approval and then Seokjin pulls Hoseok into a passionate kiss. Hoseok cups your left tit, massaging it sensually as he continues grinding your hips down on Seokjin's thigh. You whimper and moan, trying your hardest to watch them kiss. They are needy, tongues dancing together for all the world to see. Hoseok moans as Seokjin bites down so hard his skin turns white. Seokjin chuckles, tightening his fingers in Hoseok's hair and pulling him closer. He raises his leg, reminding you that you were still pressed onto it. Hot pleasure shoots through you in the form of a quiver. 

"Guys", you choke out. 

Their kiss breaks. Your eyes are glued to the string of saliva still connecting them. You almost gasped when it finally broke. 

"Yes beautiful?" Seokjin asks. 

"Kiss me too", you beg, fingers twisting in Hoseok's hair. You tilt your head to the side and arch your back. 

Hoseok lets you pull him onto your lips. He tastes like Seokjin. Fuck. He moans, giving your breast a hard squeeze. He presses your core down harder, eliciting a groan from you. 

With your newly exposed neck, Seokjin dives down to cover all of it in his licks and kisses. He is desperate, you can feel it in the way his teeth feel just that tiny bit sharper as he drags them down your neck. And somehow that feeling excites you so much you feel your pussy soak his suit pants. Hoseok sucks your lower lip in and bites down on it afterwards. You moan. His teeth became sharper too. Fuck. 

So you were right. They are one of them. 

Whimpering, you find hold on their shoulders, fingers dampening the fabric. They can feel it coming because as the knot in your stomach tightens so does their grip on you. Seokjin flexes his thigh, Hoseok squeezes your tit and then you are coming undone in their arms. Hot, bright explosions course through your body, making your heart race in your chest. Seokjin moans, feeling your racing pulse against his lips. Hoseok swallows every moan of yours, the sound of your racing heartbeat almost deafening in his ears. You shake one last time, knees growing weak afterwards. They keep you upright, holding you safely in their arms. Their faces are nuzzled into your neck, their lips busy with kissing you sloppily. 

"I am wow", you say, having to laugh breathlessly afterwards. 

"You liked it?" Hoseok rasps, burying his nose in your neck. 

"Mhm yeah", you say, closing your eyes. 

"I knew you would", Seokjin says, lips ghosting over your jawline. 

"You smell so good", Hoseok growls, "that perfume you are wearing is wow", he adds and you know very well he is not talking about the perfume. 

"Thank you", you say, tilting your head back. 

"Hey Seok. Want to finish each other off?" Seokjin asks, voice heavy in arousal. 

Your stomach clenches. 

"Yeah, dude I'm literally bursting", Hoseok says. 

You swallow, peeling your eyes open. 

They are both looking at you. 

"Hey, would you mind", Seokjin says and hands you a hundred bucks, "we'll jerk off in the bathroom real quick. Want to get us another bottle?" 

"So I can’t watch?" you pout. 

"Not tonight sweetheart", Hoseok says and kisses your cheek, "another time when you decide to come over to our place again. Yeah?" 

"Yeah, alright. Fuck", you say, shivering at the thought. 

"That's what I like to hear", the smirk on his lips is obvious in his voice, "now if you'll excuse us for a moment." 

And just like that their bodies are gone from you. You watch them as they navigate through the crowd, Hoseok has his arm around Seokjin's waist. Seokjin is already taking off his suit jacket, revealing the naked torso he hid underneath.

You clear your throat and touch your neck. Well that just happened. You take a deep breath, stroking over the front of your dress. Hot damn. It is not what you came here for, but you won’t complain. You needed that distraction.

You laugh breathlessly, knees still slightly shaky. A drink. Seokjin was right. You need booze, because wow. 

"Another bottle of Grey Goose please and also a bowl of peanuts please", you order. 

You lean against the counter as you watch the bartender work. So this just happened. Not only did they make out with you, they made you cum in the middle of the dance floor. You giggle shyly. Who would have thought that one day you would feel that comfortable in your own skin that orgasming in the middle of a crowd doesn’t sound like a complete nightmare. 

Also. You touch your neck again. They are also vampires. Their suddenly sharp teeth are proof enough. And it seems that they have perfect control as well, just as he said. 

You clench your jaw. Now you thought of him. That is not what you wanted to do. Not tonight at least. 

You sigh and grow smaller on the barstool. This sucks so much. Why did it have to end like this? It was going so well. Why did Taehyung have to ruin everything by being a complete liar? You sigh again, pouting sadly.

That's when you see a dark shadow appear beside you. You look to your left, coming face to face with a man in a plain white mask. His entire face safe for his eyes is covered, his body draped in a black feather coat. You give him a friendly nod of the head and turn back to the bartender. 

"I see, so you are acting as if we are mere strangers."

You turn back to the man. Why do you know this voice?

"Excuse me?" 

The man reaches for his mask and takes it off enough to reveal his eyes to you. 

"Taehyung?" 

And he doesn’t look happy. As a matter of fact he looks angry. 

"Are you enjoying yourself?" he says, mask back on his face. 

You look back at the bartender and scoff. 

"I am", you say. You put a few peanuts into your mouth and chew aggressively. 

"I know, I listened", Taehyung states dryly, distaste lacing his voice. 

"What the hell?" you gasp. 

Taehyung leans closer to whisper the words into your ear. 

"Improved hearing. A blessing and a curse at the same time", he turns his head, dark eyes staring at you, "I listened to every second of it. I can still smell the arousal on you and-", he reaches out to brush your hair away from your neck, "-them. You reek of them." 

You move away from him. 

"Don't touch me", you spit, "I told you to leave me alone." 

"I was merely making conversation", he states calmly. 

"No you were being a dick", you retort darkly. You grab the bottle of vodka and your bowl of peanuts. 

"If you follow me I'll throw that bottle over your head and then make you pay for a new one", you growl, bumping shoulders with him as you walk away.  

You stumble into the toilets and over to the sinks. You look at yourself in the mirror, gasping at how sweaty your face looks. You touch your neck, shoving a handful of peanuts into your mouth. How dare he shame you for merely having fun. You owe him no explanation, not after everything he has done. You open the bottle of vodka and put it to your lips, taking a long sip of it. You put it down with a grunt. The audacity of him to listen to what you were doing. You touch your neck again, your lower lip starting to tremble and how dare he makes you feel guilty for it. 

You turn the water on and reach for a few paper towels. You wet them, cleaning off your neck with them afterwards. You sniffle. How dare he shame you after preaching to you about enjoying life. You rub your skin more aggressively, sniffling again. How dare he make you feel so fucking dirty. 

You throw the towels into the bin, take another handful of peanuts and take another sip of vodka. This is so infuriating. 

You pull the perfume from your purse, spraying two squirts onto your neck. You are angry at yourself too for actually cleaning off. You reach for some peanuts, only to realise you had finished them all. 

"Great", you groan, "oh well at least I have an excuse to go to the snackbar now." 

Taehyung waits for you in front of the toilets, leaning against the wall with his arms crossed in front of his chest. Your eyes meet with his', the mask is tangling off his fingers currently. You stop for the briefest of moments. You scoff, look away and continue walking with your head held high. 

"It wasn’t my intention to make you feel guilty", he says, following you with his eyes. 

Yes it was, you think, as you continue walking without paying him any mind. Taehyung reaches for you as you pass him, fingers closing around your upper arm. 

"Please allow me to explain myself", he says, tugging you back gently. You take a step back so you wouldn’t stumble, whipping around.

"I don't need your stupid explanations. You fucking manipulated me for three months, you made me do things against my will", you rip your arm free, "you used me."

"I confess that this was my initial intention, but I changed", Taehyung insists, "please believe me I changed. Our species, we have this spot on-" 

"I don't give two fucks", you silence him. 

Taehyung studies your face. He lowers his eyes, sadness filling his expression. 

"I have made a grand mistake and you don’t want my excuses, but please just let me-" he reaches out. 

You stumble back, slapping his hand away.

"Do not touch me! I figured out how you manipulate me, you can’t trick me anymore!" 

Taehyung furrows his brows in frustration.

"I just wanted to give you this" he says and opens his palm to reveal a delicate, golden ring to you.

“What?” you look into his eyes, “why the fuck should I accept another gift from you?”

“It’s a special ring, it will-”, he starts, but you fall into his word.

“I don’t give a shit about how special that ring is. I don’t want it”, you growl.

“No listen, it will protect you-“

“I said I don’t want to know!” you interrupt him again.

Taehyung takes a deep breath, closing the distance between you and him slightly.

“Listen, please. This ring is protective-“

“Still not interested, you-“

“Oh dear heavens, will you let me finish this cursed sentence?” Taehyung barks, loud voice bouncing off the walls. Well this just made you flinch.

“Sorry…” you murmur, lowering your eyes.

Taehyung clicks his tongue and takes a deep breath.

“As I was saying. This ring is special, I got it from a very powerful sorceress in the seventeenth century. It shields your mind against the compulsion of vampires”, he closes the distance between you and him, “please allow me to put it on you”, he says softly, opening his palm for you.

You stare at his hand, cursing your heart for speeding up in your chest. His hand is shaking, almost as if he was nervous. You sneak a glance at his face. He carried obvious nervousness in his eyes. You look back at his hand, feeling yourself falter. Your fingertips are itching with the desire to feel him under them, even if it would just be his leather gloves. The muscles in your arm twitch, wanting to reach out. No. You have to stay strong. This is surely just another one of his manipulation tricks.

“I don’t believe you. You can keep the ring”, you say, looking up with dark eyes.

He shakes his head, “I am telling you the truth, this is to protect you.”

“I don’t need it. I can protect myself.”

Taehyung laughs breathlessly, blinking in disbelief.

“Are you actually that stubborn? I merely want you to be safe. Do you want another repetition of what Namjoon did to you? Is that what you want? Walking around with the knowledge that your body was used for the pleasure of someone else and yet you will never even remember what he did?”

Your stomach twists, your throat constricts. This is something you never wanted to think about again.

“You”, your voice sounds hoarse, you clear it, “you did the same.”

Taehyung shakes his head, “no”, he says without hesitation, "I didn’t manipulate you into sex or feeling for me. You did all of it out of your own will. I would never do such a thing to you." 

"Yeah sure", you scoff, turning your back to him, "see you." 

"___ wait", he pleads and rounds you, "I am telling you the truth." 

“You haven’t been honest with me since the beginning, why the fuck should I start believing you now?”

“Because I told you. I told you that I haven’t been more honest with anyone than I am with you. And I meant it.”

“That’s not enough.”

“I could have manipulated you into wearing that damn ring when this conversation began and yet I haven’t. How much more evidence of my honesty do you bloody need?”

“Wow, congrats you decided to do one decent deed. Do you want a metal?”

Taehyung takes a step back, blinking rapidly.

“Why do you hate me so much?” he asks quietly, voice quivering.

You falter, looking at his face. You don’t hate him, you are just angry. And confused. And betrayed. And drunk. You don’t hate him, you just….feel so betrayed by him.

“Because you are a manipulative, calculating trickster who sees humans as his little playthings. You and your entire damn fraternity. That’s why.”

“No, that’s not true. I can’t speak for my friends, but I promise you that I have never seen you as my little plaything”, he steps closer, “from the moment I laid eyes on you I knew I was done for, you broke me ___, you took a piece of me and claimed it as yours”, another step closer, “I am incomplete without you ___.”

You are wavering. You can feel how his words make your heart flutter in your chest.

“You make me vulnerable, because when I am with you my heart gets filled with such happiness that I become greedy. I become heedless when I am with you because all I can see is you. And because you make me so incredibly happy and in return heedless you are my greatest weakness.”

You have to lower your eyes.

“And there are people in this world, who would kill to find out what my weaknesses are. If they found out that it was you…. Oh ___ they would take you from me in the most painful of ways just so they could hurt me.”

Taehyung takes a deep breath and opens his palm to you.

“So I am begging you, please wear this ring. Even if you never want to speak to me again, please just wear this ring.”

You exhale shakily, reaching for it.

“Okay”, you snatch it from him quickly so you couldn’t be tempted to hold his hand, “I’ll wear the ring”, you press out, slipping it on your finger, “there. See?”

Taehyung stares at it, shoulders relaxing.

“Thank you”, he says, sending you a tiny smile.

“Whatever”, you mumble, looking away, “if you’ll excuse me now, I’m hungry and I want a sandwich.”

“Shall I accompany you?” he asks, already taking a step to follow you.

“No”, you whip around, stopping him with a raise of your finger, “no uhm…” your voice wavers, you lower your finger, “…I just…I need more time”, you whisper.”

Taehyung bites down on his lower lip, sadness filling his eyes.

“I understand. I will not bother you any further”, he says quietly, nodding his head slowly.

“Thank you, uhm. Bye then”, you answer him and turn around again.

Your steps are heavy. Every fiber in your body is fighting against you. You don’t want to leave. You want to turn around and give him a hug. Yes, you really want to hug him.

“___!”

“Yeah?” you ask, turning around with hope in your chest.

“Try to stay away from my friends if you want to leave the festivities alive.”

A shiver runs down your spine. The hopefulness you had felt before is gone.

“What? Tae what are you saying?”

“Just try to avoid them, especially tonight”, he says and gives you a bow of his head, “so stay with your friends, it’s for your own safety”, he adds, pressing himself past you afterwards to hurry down the corridor.

“What the fuck is that supposed to mean?” you ask into the silence, watching him until he disappears in the crowd.

Feeling uneasy to the stomach and with your mind racing with all the words Taehyung had just told you, you make your way to the restaurant, clutching the bottle of vodka with all your might. You’ll just use it as protection if one of his enemies – apparently friends too – decides to sneak up on you. You would have asked Sanguis to accompany you, but somehow you couldn’t find them anywhere. So you are left alone, wandering through the hallways and hoping that in the dozens and dozens of people surrounding you, your death wasn’t sneaking up on you.

You reach the restaurant, releasing a breath you didn’t even know you were holding in. There are so many people here. Thank god. Feeling a little safer, you line up and wait. You look at your hand on which Taehyung's ring sparkles in the lights. A special ring from a powerful sorceress. That’s what he told you this ring is. Powerful and special, a shield against compulsion. It looks so inconspicuous. Was he telling the truth?

“Hello, what can I get you?” you look up as someone talks to you.

“Uhm, uuh”, you lock eyes with the service lady, “uuuh, a chicken teriyaki sandwich with extra lettuce please.”

She nods and goes to work. As she prepares your food, you inspect the ring again. The gold must be real, the little emerald in the middle too. It’s a pretty ring, but you always imagined magic rings to be more extravagant. Two snakes eating each other with their ruby eyes glowing or a big rose with its pedals made out of quartz. This ring doesn’t look like you imagined magic rings to look like. But then, now that you think about it, you haven’t really imagined magic rings in your past. Why would you? When magic and…vampires were nothing but a concept in books and movies. Maybe this is how all magic rings look like.

“That’d be twelve fifty”, the voice of the serving lady brings you back to reality.

You use the rest of Seokjin's money to pay, deciding to pay him back later, and accept the neatly wrapped sandwich.

You decide to eat it seated by a table. First of all, because your feet hurt in those heels and second of all, because you need to sort through your thoughts. 

So you are the owner of a magic ring now – well, supposed magic ring if you can believe Taehyung – and on top of that the rest of Alpha is apparently out to kill you. You swallow down the sandwich and watch a couple as it walks through the dining hall. You don’t really watch them on purpose, your eyes are just kind of zoned out on them. 

What the actual fuck?

You take a sip of the vodka. What did you do to them, that they feel the sudden need to kill you? Or maybe Taehyung was lying again. That could also be a possibility. Maybe they are actually all chilling together and laugh over you and your stupid naivety. Maybe Taehyung is in the midst of telling the others how he convinced you that the ring he got from a gumball machine is a powerful magic ring.

The chair next to you squeaks, calling your attention. Jimin with his face covered in a mask made out of red lace looks at you. His suit matches the mask, red as blood and hugging his body tightly. Unease fills your stomach. He sends you a smile, which doesn’t reassure you one bit.

"Did he send you?" 

"If by he you mean Taehyung then no", Jimin sits down on the chair backwards, spreading his legs widely and resting his chin on the edge of the backrest. "I watched you eat that sandwich by yourself like a pathetic loner, so I decided to grant you company." 

"Dude fuck you."

"Why so feisty? You don’t even know what I want." 

"Yeah? Well, I know that you guys of Alpha are all fucking crazy so excuse my feistiness." 

"It's excused." 

You blink and scoff. The audacity of that man. How lovely, out of all the people joining you, you get another bloodsucking dick.

"Anyways, now that I have your attention." 

"Yeah, do you?" you say and turn away. 

"Look at me!" he barks.

You try to act as if you didn’t hear him, biting into your sandwich contently. You don’t see how Jimin furrows his brows in confusion and starts scanning your body with hawk-like eyes. His dark eyes fall on your hand, which you have rested on the table. He reaches for it before you can do anything against it.

“Don’t touch-“, you watch him pull the ring off your finger, “-hey! Give that back!” you squeal, eyes following his fingers as he lets the ring disappear in the inside of his suit pocket.

“That’s better. Now where were we? Oh yeah, eyes on me”, he says and just like that your eyes fall on his face. 

"What the?" you gasp, panic flooding your system. So Taehyung wasn’t lying. Holy shit, this ring was actual magic and Jimin stole it from you. Oh no, oh no, oh nononono. Taehyung told you the truth and you stupid idiot didn’t believe him.

"As I was saying", Jimin starts, "now that I have your attention. How about I ask you for a dance?" 

"I don't want to dance with you", you say, shaking your head, “g-give me back my ring.” 

"No”, he closes his suit jacket, “Also yes you do want to dance with me." 

“Do you want to dance with me?” the words leave your lips without you having any control over them. Holy shit you never in your life wanted to dance with a man more than you do with Jimin, you think. Nononono, oh god no, it’s happening again. Holy shit.

“Of course I want to dance with you. I thought you’d never ask.”

Jimin stands up and offers you his hand. You place your hand in his and let him pull you to your feet. You can feel how excitement fills your body and yet deep inside you are quaking in fear. You were safe. Why did you keep your hand on your table so stupidly obvious?  

"I said, I don’t want to dance with you", you try, legs following him all on their own. 

"Quiet! Dear god your nagging is giving me a headache", Jimin grumbles and just like that your voice stops working. 

Holy shit. Holy shit. Holy shit. You are being controlled and you can’t even do anything against it. This is it. Your end. Holy shit. You are going to die. Just like Taehyung told you. Stay away from my friends if you want to leave the festivities alive.

You and him reach the dance hall. A slow waltz is playing. It sounds beautiful but not when you were led here against your will. Jimin leads you to the middle of the dance floor and takes you into his hands. 

"Can you dance waltz?" he asks, smiling down at you. He studies your face, furrowing his brows, "ah yes completely forgot. You can speak again."

"You are fucking sick", you spit. 

Jimins eyes darken. He pulls you closer, hot breath ghosting over your neck as he speaks. 

"Listen here, I know that he told you, so I would choose my words very carefully if I were you. I could rip the throats out of every single person here in the blink of an eye and then drain you of your blood in the most painful of ways, so behave." 

A cold shiver runs down your spine, your stomach twists in fear. Jimin raises his head, dark eyes meeting yours. 

"Do we understand each other?" 

You nod your head. 

"Great", he smiles and it looks so honest it makes you feel sick to the stomach, "so I asked you a question. Do you know how to dance waltz?" 

"I-I", you clear your dry throat, "n-no."

"No?" Jimin raises his eyebrows and chuckles, "well I guess then I have to teach you. Look at my feet."

You look down, biting down on your lower lip to stop it from trembling. You just have to follow his commands and then nobody has to die. 

“That’s it”, Jimin rasps, stroking his hand up and down your back soothingly. Not that you feel any soothing from it. One wrong step and you fear that he might actually fulfil his promises, well, threats.

“You see, when I take a step forward you take a step back. Then one step to the side and now you”, he pulls you against his body, “take a step closer to me.”

“O-okay”, you stutter, trying your hardest to follow his instructions. Please, don’t let this be your death waltz.

“Christ, your heart’s racing like crazy”, he groans, “how the fuck did that idiot manage to hang out with you without wanting to rip it out?”

“What?” you gasp, big eyes staring up at him.

Jimin stares down at you, lips curled into a menacing smile.

“Are you scared of me?”

You open your mouth to speak, but he presses his finger to your lips before you can.

“Remember, one wrong word and everyone dies”, he purrs darkly.

“I-I’m not scared”, you say, hoping that this was the right answer.

Jimin clicks his tongue and cocks an eyebrow up at you.

“How tragic. You really should be”, he says calmly, tightening his fingers around yours. He leads you over the dance floor, ignoring the occasions you accidentally step on his toes.

He leans down, resting his chin on your shoulder, tip of his nose stroking over the side of your neck. He inhales and chuckles.

“Perfume, French. I see, the idiot really went all out. I’m impressed”, he rasps, ghosting his lips over your skin.

You shiver, every fibre in your body freezing up. Don’t move away, don’t anger him.

“A-are you talking a-about Taehyung?” you choke out.

Jimin places one kiss onto your neck, pulling back with a content moan.

“Of course I am”, he straightens up, “or is there someone else who is trying far too hard to court you?” he asks, dark eyes meeting yours.

You shake your head.

“Speak up.”

“N-no, not t-that I know of.”

“Perfect.”

Jimin twirls you once, making you squeak as he does. You almost stumbled if he hadn’t caught you again. His fingers tighten on your side, almost to the point of being painful.

“I can’t stand you. At first I did, you were fun when you were so perfectly naïve. And you are delicious of course, I do understand why Taehyung wants to keep you for himself. But good god, you turned him into such a bore”, he growls, “I can’t stand you one bit, you are nothing but a nuisance.”

“W-why? You don’t even know me.”

Jimin laughs, throwing his head back.

“Of course I don’t”, he looks back at you, “and I don’t need to. You make him soft and I don’t like him when he is soft.”

“Isn’t Taehyung his own person?”

“Careful”, Jimin warns, pulling you closer. 

"Listen Jimin, I don’t-" 

“No you listen!" Jimin yells so loudly, all eyes fall on you. He looks around, forcing a smile to his face. Is this is? Did you just sign their death sentences? You swallow, almost starting to cry. 

Jimin however merely clears his throat and forces a smile to his lips. You realise that all of the smiles he had given you, looked just like the current one, so beautifully bright that it was almost blinding. So he was merely putting up an act the entire time. It shouldn’t surprise you and yet it does. He looks back at you and pulls you closer so he could whisper against your jawline. 

"Taehyung doesn’t know what he wants, but I do. I know what he wants. No”, Jimin presses his lips to your ear, “what he needs”, he rasps, sending cold shivers down your spine, “and I know that he doesn’t need you.”

You move your head away to stare at him. Darkness meets you, darkness in the form of anger in his eyes. 

"He wants order and yet can’t exist without chaos. He wants peace and yet can’t exist without a fight”, Jimin leans closer, "he wants warm mornings and yet can’t exist without cold nights. He wants freedom and yet can’t exist without control. You see ___, what Taehyung wants doesn’t fucking matter. Which in return means-" 

He places his fingers around your neck and forces you to tilt your head back. Please if there is a god out there, save me. Those thoughts are coursing through your mind as you stare into his deadly eyes. Jimin leans closer, lips ghosting over yours. 

"-you don’t matter", he rasps, pecking your lips once and then he pulls back and releases your neck. He places his arm around your middle and tilts your body back. 

"So stay away from him or I'll make sure you will. Spoiler alert", Jimin straightens up, smiling from ear to ear, "it'd end with your death of course." 

"You're a freaking psychopath", you gasp. 

The smile on Jimin's face grows. 

"Well thank you and you are a pathetic bore", he says, "so what is it going to be?" 

"Don't worry I'm done with you guys of Alpha", you spit, pushing at his chest. You take a step away from him, "so if you're meeting Namjoon and Yoongi tell them to stay the fuck away from me, cause I’m done with you all." 

"Oh don’t worry. Those two are busy somewhere else, playing some games so to speak", Jimin grins menacingly. He makes a curtsy, "it was wonderful dancing with you. See you never." 

And with that he pushes himself past you and disappears in the crowd like a phantom. Your ring… Oh no. You shiver, wrapping your arms around yourself. Why do you feel like you just escaped a dance with death? You need to get back to Sanguis, you can’t stay all alone for any second longer. Taehyung was right with the magic ring, so he must be right with his other warning too.

You hurry up the stairs quickly, looking over your shoulder ever so often. You’ll trick them. They would never expect you to walk back to the party one floor above the main path. It is the perfect plan. They want you dead? Not with you. The only thing which creeps you out now is that terrible darkness. You thought those lights were controlled through motion sensors, but apparently they weren’t. Well. You look to your left at the bright full moon outside. The moon gives you enough light. You were never scared in the dark and this isn’t going to change now.

An echo. You stop. An echo of steps, right behind you. You twist around. There is nobody here, just a suspicious wall of darkness creeping up on you, swallowing the moonlight in the process.

“Idiot” you whisper to yourself and quickly twist around, “goddamn idiot, you goddamn idiot, you should have fucking taken the normal path”, you hiss as you quicken your steps and hurry down the hallway. The darkness catches up with you, almost knocking the air out of your lungs. You quicken your own, pulling your arms closer to your body. It is so incredibly cold in those hallways all of a sudden. And dark too, you can’t even see two steps ahead. Holy shit, this isn’t normal darkness is it?

Another pair of steps. Quiet, almost like a whisper. You look over your shoulder. And yet you can’t see anyone. Just steps. Steps, steps, steps. And the darkness which continues swallowing your surroundings.

You squeak and start running. Blood rushes in your ears, your throat hurts. The steps start running too, getting louder in the silence. Like gunshots they echo in the tall corridors, pouncing off the walls and creating your own symphony of danger.

One look over your shoulder. Darkness. It is fruitless to try and make out whoever was following you. They are hiding in the shadows. You can’t die here, not like this.

You look to the front again, seeing the dark shadow appearing in front of you far too late. You collide with their hard chest, genuinely screaming up in fear. Their fingers close around your arms.

“What’s wrong?” you have heard this voice before.

You look up, wiggling in their hold. A gas mask looks back at you and only then do you feel the dozens of medals on their jacket.

“Holy fuck, Jungkook”, you choke out, throwing your arms around his neck in the pure relief you feel, “I am literally so happy to run into you”, you laugh breathlessly, squeezing him so tightly he squeaks.

“Uhm, what are you doing?” he asks, clearing his throat awkwardly. He doesn’t hug you back, not wanting to be a creep and touch your back like that.

“I thought someone was following me”, you confess, still hugging him.

“Following you?” he looks over your shoulder into the darkness and tenses up, “come on, we need to leave.”

The sudden seriousness in his voice makes you weary. You break away from him, trying to look into his eyes but coming face to face with the dark hollow emptiness of the gas mask. He grabs your wrist and starts pulling you down the hallway, away from the darkness in which the steps are hiding.

“Let’s go”, he orders, voice quivering in panic.

“Wait. Jungkook, why are we running? Am I, am I still in danger?” you pant, stumbling after him down the stairs.

“I don’t know yet”, he answers you quickly, looking up the staircase the further and further down you go. As if he wanted to see if whoever followed you earlier, was still following you.

Down and down you go. Jungkook still holds your wrist tightly, keeping a wary look over his shoulder with every new wind of stairs you conquered. Can he hear your blood racing in your ears? Because it feels deafening to you.

“Come on, don’t stop now”, he says once you have reached the ground floor. He pulls you over the long entrance hall. It seems endless now that you are running from a shadowy danger.

Down here the lights burn and yet you don’t feel safe. Whoever or whatever was following you scares Jungkook to the point of him wanting to run and that means something given how he is (most likely) a vampire too. Did you actually escape death? Was the shadow one of Taehyung's friends, out to actually kill you? And if so, why is Jungkook so scared of them?

Jungkook throws himself against the door. The cold night air greets you. Down the five steps you go and then you can feel gravel under your feet. Jungkook finally stops running, letting go of your wrist. He gets next to you, putting his hand on your upper back instead to lead you down the path.

“That was close”, he says, panting. He takes one last glance over his shoulder.

“What was close?” you look up at him with panicky eyes, “was I actually in danger?”

“If he was following you, who I think was following you, then yes”, he answers you far too calmly for your taste.

“He? Who? Jungkook, do you know something?” you gasp, almost stumbling over a branch if Jungkook hadn’t pulled you to the side at the last moment.

“Hey, why are we leaving the party? Shouldn’t we look for the others?”

“Too many questions, just keep walking. Pretend everything’s okay”, he whispers, pushing you rather harshly.

Down the path you go, stumbling as Jungkook keeps pushing you. Further and further away from the main building. The trees above your head become a lot denser, shielding the moon. Iciness shoots through your bones. It is too dark here, what if whoever was following you is hiding in the shadows? You don’t have a good feeling about this path.

“Jungkook, I'm scared. C-can’t we take another route?” you ask, pulling at his jacket sleeve.

“No”, he states coldly and pushes you again, “keep walking.”

“Ouch, stop pushing me”, you whine, shaking him off but Jungkook grabs you by the back of your neck instead.

“Keep walking”, he growls.

“You, you are scaring me”, you choke out, fear making your stomach twist.

“You stupid girl”, he grumbles, pushing you again so you keep walking, “stupid, stupid girl, trusting strangers just like that.”

“What?” you gasp, knees buckling as panic floods your system.

“Keep walking. We’re almost there”, he murmurs. There are two voices coming out behind that mask. One that sounds like Jungkook and one that is dark and doesn’t sound like him at all.

“Jungkook please let go of me. I want to go back to the party”, you beg, fighting against his grip.

“Stupid girl, should have stayed there. Yeah, yeah, should have just stayed there”, he grumbles. The dark voice is swallowing Jungkook's voice more and more.

“Jungkook stop!” you scream only to get his gloved hand pressed against your mouth. He wasn’t wearing gloves earlier tonight. 

“Quiet! Don’t you fucking get it? No one’s going to come save you”, he growls, the dark voice has swallowed Jungkook's completely by now.

You blink, tears escaping your eyes. This isn’t Jungkook. You whimper, feeling like someone is squeezing your heart in your chest. Then. A sting. Almost as if a bee stung you right into your carotid. You moan in pain, eyelids fluttering. Where is that warmth coming from? Why are you getting so dizzy?

“Took you long enough”, there is an unfamiliar voice coming from somewhere to your right.

“The girl is a terrible runner”, the dark voice answers, pressing your slacking body against his own.

Why are your eyelids so heavy? Why are your legs refusing to stand up? Where did your voice go?

“Is she out?” the unfamiliar voice says and soon you can feel an ice cold finger press into your cheek. You want to flinch away but can’t. So tired, so goddamn tired. Just want to sleep. Sleep. Yes, sleep.

“Soon, give her two seconds”, the dark voice answers.

Sleep. It sounds like such a good idea. Just…want…to…sleep….

Darkness.