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frizzle-tales · 1 year ago
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Now, Yume didn’t quite comprehend what the conversation was about between Namjoon and the man. But, Yume could tell from the man’s widened eyes and wavering voice, along with Namjoon’s confident stride and his out of place calmth considering the things that were happening around them… that something was not quite right.
What was going on here?
Yume flinched at the sudden taking out of the man before he was dragged off. The sight sending anxious butterflies through her stomach. The young woman soon turned her eyes to the familiar man that addressed her. “I was out with my friend… and some guys took us, and brought us here.” Aiko… Yume hoped she was okay. “This was supposed to be a fun trip away from home but…” Yume trailed, deciding not to finish that sentence.
Was Namjoon undercover? Perhaps…this was all part of something larger; a quest of the mayor to take down the country’s trafficking ring.
Yume wanted to see the good in Namjoon so badly, but she was not an imbecile. No matter how hard she tried to reason everything that was going on, or even try to find a justification for Namjoon’s actions… It all led back to that he might not be as innocent in this situation as she hoped he would be, shattering all the hope she had.
“I need to go.” Her eyes tore away from Namjoon’s and she glanced around. There was no exit in sight, and even if there was, she didn’t have a lot of confidence that she would be able to outrun Namjoon or anyone nearby. “I really should go.” Yume repeated, sensing that he wasn’t her ticket out of this place.
.. Don’t fight, just relax. It will be a lot less painful that way.
“What…” Before she could finish her question, a chilling grip seized her from behind. Yume's heart raced as she struggled against the stranger's iron hold, but it was unyielding, suffocating. Her breath hitched when her eyes caught the gleam of a needle, sharp and sinister, in the dim light.
"No, please, don't, don't!" Yume's voice was a desperate shriek, echoing in the cold air, pleading with the stranger. But her plea was met with a cold, emotionless face.
With a swift and deliberate motion, the needle penetrated her skin, injecting a cold venom into her veins. Yume's body tensed in agony, then slowly began to surrender, her muscles slackening into a dreadful calm.
"No…" she whimpered, her voice a laced with despair. Her legs wobbled beneath her, threatening to give way at any moment. "Please…" Her voice, once vibrant and full of life, now faded to a ghostly whisper.
Her eyes, wide with terror a moment ago, grew heavy and dim, the world around her blurring and darkening, as if being swallowed by a sinister void. In her last conscious moment, she felt the stranger’s cold hands, pulling her away into the unknown.
The next moment Yume opened her eyes, she found herself in an unknown, dimly lit room, the air thick with a musty, unsettling scent. Her hands were bound tightly to the bedposts with coarse, biting ropes, rendering her painfully immobile. Panic set in as she took in her new surroundings: the peeling paint, the ominous shadows that seemed to dance and writhe on the walls, and the chilling realization that she was utterly alone and at the mercy of these freaks.
Soon, she blended in with the other victims, following the day to day routines while her mental health started to succumb under the weight of the tension that surrounded her; being shouted and bossed around in a language that she didn’t understand, seeing the dire situation of some of the victims, seeing newbies being brought in knowing they held the same fate, the state of the warehouse and the disregard of hygienic measurements, the shrieks and cries that echoed without stopping no matter what time of the day, the traumatizing images that flashed in front of her eyes every night when she closed her eyes…
Yume’s eyes shot open at the sudden sound of the door creaking, and she continued to stare at the wall, but soon realizing that there were no harsh words nor stomping feet, so curiously, she glanced over, and to her surprise, Namjoon had entered the room.
“…I didn’t expect to see you.” Yume spoke up, it was the truth. She thought that she’d be meeting with a man like the other girls, or would be getting shipped in some truck and to never be seen again, not to be eye to eye with him again. “Namjoon… I might not be certain of what is happening here, but whatever it is, please, I beg, let me leave, and I won’t say a word to anyone…” Yume tried to convince him… knowing deep down that these sorts of words have never granted anyone freedom.
[🗝️]
6 days, 14 hours, 57 minutes.
The time it had been since Yume stumbled into his clutches. A twisted turn of events for the poor young woman; her already short lived burst of freedom cut even shorter. Only this time, the end was much worse for her then going back to her stuffy gated life.
Before he left that same night, one of his field men handed him a cellphone they discovered at the scene. The colour of the case, somehow even with the broken screen, the phone still gave off an elegant look. There was no doubt in his mind it was hers, even if he hadn’t already been told.
For days and days, Namjoon watched the phone frantically buzz as he pondered what to do with the girl. Floods of worried texts and phone calls from friends and family poured in. The more time went on, the more they got, until eventually it was his turn for his phone to ring.
5 days in, Seokjin — his expertly appointed Chief of Police — was on the other line, informing him how a representative from the Machida family flew in overseas, requesting to file a missing person’s report. Of course, it was for the one and only, along with the friend she bad brought along.
Although it was obvious, despite between the lines, how Aiko was only added for amiable reasons.
Finally, the perfect idea came it mind. Sickeningly devious. There wasn’t a single flaw, as long as he didn’t get caught.
“Hello, sir. Are you having a good evening?”
Hardly even a second after Namjoon stepped from the vehicle, a pesky employee nearly attached straight to his hip. A small sigh escaped his chest as he did up a few of his suit jacket’s buttons. “Mhm.” He briefly hummed as an answer.
The man was a good worker. Always going above and beyond. But the mayor didn’t have it in him to listen to yet another round of spineless ass kissing, followed by how well they’ve been doing for the last 27 hours since the last time they’ve spoken.
“Do you have the drink I asked for?”
“Ah, yes, sir.”The shorter male almost gleed. He pulled out a plastic bottle of water, which his boss took.
And without another word, the mayor headed up the stairs.
“Not at all?” Namjoon mused. “And I wasn’t expecting you to be so forward.” Given their circumstances, their obvious power difference; trafficker vs victim, man vs woman.
While she continued to speak, he grabbed a wooden chair from the corner of the room, dragging it closer to her bed before taking a seat.
There, he could easily see the metal clamped around her wrists, and the single chain link that connect them together and to the metal bed frame. Beneath the dull silver, he could even make out the purplish ring in her skin.
“Miss Yume.” He began before silently chuckling to himself. “Do you take me for a fool?”
Please, let me go, I won’t tell a soul.
I’ll just go home, I won’t go to the authorities.
All meaningless lies. Empty promises.
Yume wasn’t the first female to walk through these doors, spouting off that bullshit to him and his workers.
“You and I both know you’re not speaking the truth. Didn’t your parents teach you how to barter better? Or anything at all?” Namjoon chuckled to himself. To her, it was dry, cold, and humourless. To him, it was full of amusement. Given her parents political standing, surely they would’ve talk her how to strike a deal, how to bargain to get her way. “I’m sure if you think hard enough, you know exactly what’s happening here, don’t you? You know if I were to let you go, you’d squeal to the first person you could.”
He turned his attention to the bottle in this hand, twisting off the cap to open it. “And, you know very well I can’t let you leave now.”
As if almost on cue, through the thin warehouse floor, a piercing scream of terror echoed out.
A smirk grew on his lips before outstretching the water to her. “Enough talking before you get yourself into trouble, my patience only stretches so far. Have a drink.” It might’ve foolishly sounded like a request, like it was far from it. “I wouldn’t consider rejecting it if I were you, buttercup. Who knows the next time you’ll get any will be.”
As the girl took her sips, Namjoon leaned back in the chair, taking the time to soak in her whole appearance. Knotted chair. Skin draining of colour. Soft dark circles beginning to form under her eyes. The same white t-shirt and grey cotton shorts every victim in and out of this building got to wear.
There was just something he loved about the sight.
She wasn’t like the first brief day they met at the airport so long ago. Where she was so put together. So safe surrounded by her family.
“Please—Please! Oh god, please don’t!” The same petrified voice begged through the small cracks.
“You must’ve not slept a wink.” He murmured, more to himself, the same half dimpled grin still on his face.
“No, no!”
“Isn’t that a shame.”
His attention soon turned back to Yume, watching as the drugs were already starting working their sweet magic. He caught the bottle before she had the chance to drop it, setting it on the chair he had since stood from. There, he pulled out the key needed to unlock the shackles on her wrists.
“You’ll be fine, Miss Yume.” He dismissed, an unfazed tone to his voice. Like drugging a woman was an average occurrence in his life. “It’ll only kick in faster the more you talk and move.”
It wasn’t like it was going to hurt her, it was merely a precaution. She’ll be awake, although unable to speak or move her body. The effects won’t last long, but long enough to get her where he planned without her stirring up a mess.
Leaving her there, he walked over to the door and pulled it open for one of his men to walk in. “Put her in the backseat.”
The man simply nodded before fulfilling his boss’s request. Namjoon stood to the side, collecting the bottle of water in case the woman chose like acting up anytime later.
With Yume laying across the backseat, Namjoon took a seat in the passenger.
His driver shut the door for him before circling around the car and eventually driving off.
After a few twists and turns, Namjoon glanced over his shoulder at girl. Every so often, a street light they passed by would illuminate her face, over and over again.
She was a jewel, an unexpected diamond that could win him so much more than he already had. More status. More money.
And all he had to do was keep her locked her away for now, how simple.
“Are you feeling cold, Miss Yume?” He asked as if she could respond to him, turning back to look out the windshield. “Do you want the heat on?” He let a moment of silence pass by before snickering at the horrible joke he made.
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yoongsisbae · 4 years ago
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Handshakes of a Lifetime - Chapter 5
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You snag exclusive fan meet tickets, but as you shake hands with your favorite idols, something strange happens…
BTS soulmate AU. OT7 x Reader / Yoongi x Reader focused in this chapter, slight Jungkook x Reader
Here we gooooo. I have a special place in my heart for Yoongs, I think this might be my favorite handshake yet. Enjoy the craziness!
Warnings: death, blood, guns, stabbing, fighting, bondage, drunk sex, rough sex Yoongi and y/n are just two kinky idiots in love, ANGST so much angst why, let me know if I need to add more I know it’s dark.
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“So you think if I touched her, it would happen to me too? Is that why-” Taehyung turns to a defeated Jin.
“I don’t know.” He can’t stop thinking about you, his body hurts, his chest hurts.
“I want to try, this is so unfair.” Taehyung whines.
Namjoon sighs, “Well…”
You hear a knocking at the door. Your legs felt numb. How long have you been sitting here? You were too lost in your thoughts, reliving moments that weren’t yours.
“Hello? Unlock the door.”
You know that voice. No way.
You’ve listened to his solo songs on repeat so many times, his deep voice and sharp tongue playing in your ears for hours at times.
For lack of better judgment, you decide to stay silent. You slowly unlock the stall door trying not to make a sound as you tiptoe to the door. You rest your ear against the wood hoping to hear something. You consider maybe it was just another delusion. There is just no way.
“We know you’re in there.” You flinch from the door, the idol’s voice is as clear as day.
“I don’t know what happened, but I didn’t mean to do what you think I did..I-I don’t even know what I-I just want to go home. Please...” You put your palm on the door, a superficial gesture you know won’t make a difference, much like a nod to a person over the phone, and rest your head on the door waiting for his response. There is a long silence.
The weary idol stands in front of the bathroom door. He should have let Namjoon handle it, he thinks, why did he volunteer? When security came to tell them you had locked yourself in the bathroom, it brought up old memories he didn’t like thinking about, it made him want to help you. So before anyone else could, he volunteered to get you. But now he felt inadequately prepared, he should have just let Namjoon handle it.
He gestures to the security to give him some space. He rests his head on the door and sighs, instead of reaching for the door handle he rests his hand above it.
“Can I please come in? Open the door, it will just be me, I promise.” The idol switches to Korean, hoping you understand him. “I just want to talk to you. And then you can leave.” Actually, he doesn’t know if it will be that easy, but at this point he would tell you anything to get you to open the door.
He hears the slow scrape of metal as the lock turns. He gives security one last look to stay back before opening the door. You shuffle back quickly as the door opens and in walks Min Yoongi of BTS.
Yoongi shuts the door and locks it again. You try to give him space, but he advances towards you. So you keep giving him space and he puts his hand up in surrender, like someone would when approaching a scared animal.
“Hello.” He greets you in English. This was a bad idea.
“H-Hello.” You both face each other awkwardly.
This was the last thing you’d ever expect to happen, standing alone in a bathroom with BTS’s Suga. You feel like you’re burning up, you wonder how you haven’t managed to pass out as the rapper watches you in silence.
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry I freaked out. I’ll just go home, I promise I won’t ever talk about what happened. I-I mean, I don’t know what happened, nothing-“
“It will be okay. Breath.” He speaks in English to you again. “Take a deep breath. Count to ten.”
You’re shaking again. He’s being so nice to you, it makes you want to cry even more.
“C’mon, count.”
You start counting in shaky Korean, glancing over at the rapper who tries to hide a smile at the way you recite the words like a school child taking a test, you finish and feel like laughing at the ridiculousness of the situation, your own lips curving upward as you begin to relax.
“Do you understand me when I speak Korean?” Yoongi says in Korean. You nod.
“Do you understand me when I speak in English?” The rapper nods back. “Most of it, yes,” he confesses.
You stand there awkwardly too scared to speak, gripping the sink counter to steady yourself, your reflections stare back at you in the bathroom mirror. The rapper looks perfect in his button down and styled hair, you on the other hand-
You laugh, “Oh god, I look horrible.” You turn on the sink and splash cold water on your face to get rid of your dried tears.
“No you don’t.” The rapper leans on the counter looking at you, grabbing a paper towel to hand to you. He is making it very hard for you to pretend he’s not there.
You watch him through the mirror’s reflection, “Thank you.” The words barely come out of your mouth. You turn around and lean on the counter beside him, making sure to keep your distance. ‘This is the weirdest night of my life,’ you can’t help but let out a small laugh.
The two of you stand there next to each other in silence for a painfully long time.
Finally, Yoongi lifts his hand palm side up and gives you a sideways glance. “I owe you, don’t I?”
You stare at his hand, study the silver rings around his fingers.
“...A handshake.”
“What?” You can only gawk at him.
“You paid all this money for handshakes from all members...”
That was not what you expected. “It’s okay. You don’t have to.”
“I want to.”
You grip the counter tighter, “I don’t want to, really, it’s okay.”
“I insist.” You can hear the frustration in his voice.
“No...It’s okay. I won't hold it against you.”
Yoongi frowns, slowly lowering his hand, feeling stupid. How is he supposed to get you to touch him?
He chews on his bottom lip and sneaks a glance at you again. Against all his instincts, when he realized he had another chance to see you, he took it with no question. You scared him and yet he felt himself gravitating to you. Everything that transpired had given him so many questions, and you were the only answer. “Please, I want to know-I want to know if it’s true.” Yoongi pauses, “I just want to understand why I feel the way I do being around you.”
You realize just how close the rapper stands next to you, your shoulders almost touching, had he moved closer and you didn’t even realize it? Did you?
You glance over at him, he looks so vulnerable and lost, nothing like the intimidating idol who stood in front of you at the fanmeet. He seemed so untouchable, now he’s asking you to do just that. You want to give in, you think it’s the least you can do for him, and then he’ll realize his mistake and let you go home.
You brace yourself and push away from the counter behind you, turning to face the rapper.
“Okay, but you’ll probably regret it,” you whisper, extending your hand.
Yoongi goes to grab your hand but you move yours just out of reach before he has a chance to, “Don’t say I didn't warn you...” Yoongi nods to you. He grabs your hand.
“Can you let go of me already.” You whisper as Yoongi holds you in a death grip.
“Yeah, let’s just blow our entire cover.” Yoongi hisses. This was not how the mission was supposed to go. Yoongi doesn’t do field missions, his talents are long range. Away from people, especially you.
“And can you stop looking at me like that, you’re supposed to be acting like my wife,” he warns lowly in your ear, you think he’s going to dislocate a finger the way he’s squeezing your hand. Yeah right, like you would ever marry a man like Min Yoongi.
You’re annoyed. Annoyed at the man next to you, annoyed they required you to have a male partner at all, like you needed a babysitter to do your job. On top of it all, it had to be him.
The gala you walk into is being held for top diplomats and politicians from all over the world. You let Yoongi pull you through the crowds as you scan the room for your target, a corrupt delegate who has a swath of information that could be useful to the state. You pull on Yoongi’s arm to get his attention, “Your left, 9 o’clock.”
He pulls you closer before you can advance on the target, grabbing your chin to face him instead, to anyone else it would look like a romantic gesture, for you it’s just another tactic Yoongi uses to keep you leashed to him. “We should make sure there aren’t any threats first.”
You’ve never been a woman to accept the cages men tried to confine you to, you have claws and you know how to use them. You lean into Yoongi, you can feel his body stiffen as you press your chest against his. You place a kiss on his cheek, bringing his arms around you until he gives in and grips your body instead, “That’s your job isn’t it, let me do mine,” you give him your best smile, but your eyes show him your true emotions as you glare at him with hatred. And with that, you were able to slip away from Yoongi’s grasp.
You drop your suitcase onto the only bed in your small hotel room. You know you needed the sharp shooter to complete the mission, but why did you have to share a room with him too? And why do they keep assigning Yoongi to you? You’re a top agent, you could easily complete this mission with an amateur, anyone but the smug sniper who is making his way toward you now.
“We need to be on site at 23:00, so go do something while I sleep.” The agent starts unbuttoning his cuff, paying you little attention.
“So I’m not supposed to get any rest?” You cross your arms and frown at the jaded man in front of you, “What the hell am I supposed to do while you’re getting your beauty sleep?”
“Not my problem.” Yoongi is sleep deprived and more irritable than usual. “You slept on the plane ride here, I know because your snoring kept me up the entire flight.”
You feel your face go hot with anger and embarrassment. “Well, I’m not leaving. This is my room too!”
“Do what you want! I don’t care.” the sniper yells. He needs to sleep so he can keep you safe, he thinks, ‘ungrateful brat.’
He moves past you shoving his shoulder into yours. In your anger, you shove him back. He turns around glaring at you, then decides to shove you again, this time with his hands. Yoongi is stubborn, but you’re more stubborn, you push him again, and now you’re in a shoving match with your own partner.
“Will you stop!” he yells, pushing you so hard your back hits the hotel wall.
“You first!” The next time you push your hand into his shoulder Yoongi grabs your wrist and pulls you hand forward, slamming his chest into you and crushing you between his body and the wall.
He glares down at you, his eyes flicker down to your lips.
Why did he do that? ‘Ugh idiot,’ and now you're thinking about his lips, the thoughts make you glance down. ‘Fuck, why did I do that?’ He catches the movement of your eyes.
You stand trapped against his strong frame, you think about elbowing him away, sweeping his feet and knocking him out for daring to test you like this, but you needed him at the top of his game for tonight. You squirm in his grasp while he stares down at you with an unreadable expression.
Eventually, when you feel like the pounding of your pulse might give you a heart attack Yoongi removes himself from you and goes to the bathroom, slamming the door shut. You hear the shower start. ‘Why does it have to be him,’ you wonder, rubbing your temples with your fingers. You decide to go grab some food. There’s a pit in your stomach, it must be hunger you think.
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You walk the perimeter of the house, leaving the man you coaxed into bringing you into his home asleep in his bed. The sleep sedatives you laced in his drink made sure he wouldn’t bother you while you search his mansion. You had to work quickly and quietly.
“Two guards, headed your way.” Yoongi’s voice comes through in your earpiece, letting you slip into an empty room undetected.
“Clear?”
“Clear.” Yoongi’s deep voice crackles in your ear.
You make your way down the third floor hallway until you reach a large door.
Yoongi watches you through heat sensor binoculars. “There are five guards behind that door, do not engage.”
“I guess I’m getting warmer then.” You remove the knife around your thigh. “Do you have a clear shot on any of them?”
The sniper sees three windows, two blocked almost entirely by a curtain, the last only slightly covered, the situation was not ideal. “Negative. You’ll have to push them to the far open window so I can get a better shot.”
You look at the large windows of the hall you stand in. “Do you have a clear shot on me?”
“Don’t tempt me.”
You smirk, “You ruin your perfect record? Doubt it.”
You knock on the door, ignoring Yoongi hissing in your ear, “So much for the element of surprise.”
“This is not the bathroom!” You stab the first guard in the neck. As he falls, clutching his throat and spluttering for air, you hug your body to the wall. When the next guard runs out you kick the pistol out of his hand. He fights against your advances, he’s strong and trained, but even then one can only take so many stabs to the body. The rest of the men advance on you, two drop, you see the bullet holes in their skulls.
“Thanks-” the last man lunges at you, putting you in a chokehold. He’s tall, he lifts you up and you lose your footing. You swing your knife, blade piercing his arms, but his hold on you stays. You kick in his grasp, your legs make contact with the wall and you both go down.
“I don’t have eyes on you. Get him in my sight!” You’d like to yell at Yoongi that that’s exactly what you were trying to do, but the guard’s hold on your windpipe makes it impossible. You aim your knife for his sides until his grip on you lessens. You roll off of him and start crawling, hoping he falls into your trap. He grabs your leg, you use the momentum to twist your body and kick him in the chest, before he falls on his back, he’s already dead. You can always count on Yoongi to never miss a headshot.
“Like I was saying, thanks.” Your voice is hoarse. Yoongi scoffs in your ear.
As you work to open the safe you’ve located, you hear Yoongi’s voice again, “Get out of there now! Twelve guards headed your way!”
“Just twelve?” You grab the dead mans’ guns and barricade yourself in the room. You pull every curtain you see down and fall to the floor just in time as gunfire fills the room.
Yoongi watches you take the men down one by one. You move in a chaotic dance around the room, there’s a preciseness to your movements, and also a wildness in your actions. You’re like a feral tiger, eating your targets alive. Yoongi’s impressed. The sniper lines up shot after shot, giving you as much cover as he can offer. He tries to keep your bloodshed to a minimum, you set up the pins, he knocks them down.
He is more than happy to deal the final blow. As he adds another tick to his total body count, he hopes you’ll be okay. Physically, he knows you’ll be fine, but mentally, he worries about you. Memories with you after similar missions still haunt him, the quiet anguish that fills you after every big bloodbath. It’s become a ritual to spend nights together after a mission, neither of you able to sleep soundly, you’d often wonder out loud to Yoongi if the dead men had wives or children, ask if it bothered him, ‘destroying families.’ It didn’t, if he’s being honest, they were horrible men and their families were probably better off without them in his eyes, but he knew it bothered you.
So, he doesn’t mind killing for you, it’s not because he cares about you, no, it’s just easier to get through missions that way. He would rather have everyone think you’re a tiger, Yoongi knows the truth.
Yoongi pulls you back, concealing your bodies from the advancing enemies. You look at him questionly. He places a finger to his mouth to keep you quiet. He signs with his hands, ‘two,’ ‘ahead,’ ‘you wait,’ ‘I’ll go around.’ You nod in agreement. You wait, straining your ears to hear signs of struggle. You hear footsteps running towards your direction. You grab the enemy and knock him out before he can make a sound. Yoongi is pulling you away, handing you a black bag you assume is full of data your agency so desperately wanted. You make a quiet getaway, grateful you can hide in the shadows and follow Yoongi to your escape: a boat that can get you to international waters. You stretch and watch the night sky as Yoongi starts the engine. “I didn’t die.” you hum.
“You say that like you’re disappointed.”
You snort, kicking the bag you and Yoongi risked your lives for. You turn to him, “Thank you, comrade, you saved my life.”
Yoongi shuffles uncomfortably, you’re being pleasant and it’s weird. “You’re welcome.”
“We make a good team, hmm?”
You sit on Yoongi’s workbench. In his space. The two of you work in silence as you put together the pieces of your handgun. He cleans the parts of his sniper rifle. He hands you the last piece of your weapon, it’s easier working here with him, his office is quiet. He doesn’t try to make small talk with you, you hate small talk. Your days are not “good.” You’re sick of using your body to lure in your targets, having to do things more than what you’re comfortable with on multiple occasions to complete the mission. But as a female agent, sometimes you think that’s all you're good for, and they would kill you if you tried to leave now. Escaping and living a quiet life without the man who sits next to you, not being able to protect him, you don’t want that either.
You hop off the table, Yoongi had also gotten up from his chair to grab more rags and you collide into each other. He grabs your waist to steady you. You bodies press against one another. You hold your breath. As his strong hands move you to the side, he mutters a sorry.
Yoongi is livid. He is slamming drawers and yanking open cabinet doors as you slowly make your way to sit onto the medical table. The safehouse is empty except for you and him.
“Are you insane or just stupid?” Your partner advances on you hastily, a medical kit in his hands.
You roll your eyes, “It’s just a scratch, I’m fine.” The blood seeping from your side and over your fingers betrays your words.
Yoongi yanks your hand away and grabs the tattered corners of your blood covered shirt and rips it. You try to stay stoic as you sit in front of him in only a bra while Yoongi works to clean and bandage your wound. His actions are so aggressive your body jerks back and forth from his movements. He pulls a bandage particularly tight and you yell, glaring at him. He glares back at you.
“You could have died.” Yoongi says softly. He keeps his eyes trained on your wound, adding the image to the list of reasons on why he doesn’t get close to people.
“And you would have died.”
His hands drop to the medical table as he cages you in. His dark eyes bore into yours, you hate how it makes you feel: vulnerable. “Don’t risk your life for me.”
“Don’t tell me what to do.”
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“Tell me how much you want me.” Your partner’s low voice whispers in your ears. You think you’d rather die.
His fingernails scratch your scalp as he grabs a hold of your hair and yanks back, pulling you against his front. Your hip digs painfully into the dresser in front of you, as he pushes his body closer to yours. Your face feels tight, the pain burns your scalp, a reminder that you still can feel something. Everything in your life makes you feel numb, but Yoongi makes you feel alive. You hate how addicted you’ve become to his touches.
“If you don’t say it, you won’t get anything,” he tuts, tightening his hold on your hair and a moan escapes you. He pulls your head back and places soft kisses on the column of your neck.
Yoongi waits, his lips attached to your neck as he grinds his hard erection into your ass until you lose yourself to pleasure, unable to take his teasing any longer.
“I want you.”
“I can’t hear you.”
You grind your teeth, “You’re pushing it.”
Yoongi grabs your breast, “Tell me, kitty.” His rough hands on your body is exactly what you want, makes you drip with arousal, but you’ll never tell him that. Instead, you move your hands behind you and grab at his hard erection.
“I can’t seem to remember what I was going to say, do you?” You run your hand down his length and squeeze, his hold on your hair loosens ever so slightly as his breathing turns shallow.
He’s used to your stubborn nature by now, but this kind of fight is something you’ll never win. Yoongi grabs your wrist and holds your arm in place, twisting your arm in a lock and bending you over the dresser. You struggle against him, as he opens your legs wider with his own. “You know kitty, you’re not invincible. Always ready to start a fight. If you’re not careful, someone might decide to teach you a lesson.”
You can see him out of the corner of your eye. He normally looks so composed, but the way he stares down at you so hungrily, he looks wild, eyes blown wide by lust.
“And is that you?” you laugh, grunting as he pushes down on you, grabbing your other arm and locking it behind your back. The weight of him against your back increases, stealing air from your lungs. His low voice whispers teasingly in your ear, sending shivers down your spine, “Do you want it to be me?”
Yoongi stands, watching you struggle against his hold. He knows it would be easy for you to get away from him if you really tried, and the knowledge that you’re submitting to him in your own stubborn way makes his body hot and dick throb. He squeezes your thigh, his thumb rubbing against your center. You’re so wet, your underwear drenched in arousal. He bites back a moan, pressing against your sensitive bundle of nerves, rubbing deep circles into you and forcing a whine to escape your lips. He lifts up your skirt, yanking the wet fabric of your underwear down to your thighs. Then his touch becomes slow and teasing. He runs his fingers along your slit, drenching his digits in your essence and bringing them to his mouth. You taste so good, fuck he can’t get enough of you, Yoongi is going to wreck you.
You watch him licking his fingers, the erotic scene making you clench unsatisfyingly around nothing. “Please…” you whisper, the sight of him had broken down your walls.
Yoongi unzips his pants and pulls himself out. He takes no more time, plunging into your heat suddenly. You shudder, it feels so good to have him inside you. He finally lets go of you to grip the flesh of your hips, slamming into you over and over. The force of his thrusts takes your breath away, as your body shifts up and down against the hard surface of his dresser.
With every thrust you feel the tension in your body uncoil, you never want this to end, you’d rather drown in the pleasure he’s giving you then come up for air and deal with the pain of your life. “You feel so good-fuck me harder!” The words leave your lips without thought. You don’t want to feel anything else but his bruising touches, you don’t want to think of anything else but him.
Yoongi grips your shoulder with one hand, moving your body to meet his thrusts as his pace becomes brutal. Your entire body vibrates with pleasure as he manhandles you. You pulse around him as you let go. Yoongi goes faster, using your body to climax, you let yourself moan freely, losing yourself to the pain and pleasure of overstimulation. You can feel him filling you up as he shakes against you.
Your world comes back into focus as you gasp for breath, your body slumped against the desk. “Is that all you’ve got? Hardly a lesson.” Yoongi laughs, wrapping his arms around your middle. He lifts you up and throws you onto the bed. You land with a huff.
---
The silence is deafening as you lay across from your partner. The twin bed in the cheap motel room you share makes it impossible for either of you to have your own space. Neither of you can sleep, and you’re both too tired to complain about the situation, so you stare at each other in the darkness, the neon lights outside your window bathe your faces in soft hues of blue. The cheap sheets scratch your skin, you can feel the hard edges of your gun underneath the old thin hotel pillow, but the soft fabric of Yoongi’s long sleeve shirt feels nice against the back of your hand. You absentmindedly brush your hand against his arm, your fingers play with the baggy material, rolling the fabric between your fingers. Yoongi places his free hand over yours to stop your actions. You’re too tired to question him, nor do you want to break the silence. Yoongi’s features are calm, his hardness is all gone tonight, when he relaxes you think he looks quite soft. Tonight Yoongi doesn’t look like a trained killer at all, his messy hair frames his face and his usual cold eyes radiate warmth. You study each other through half open eyes. Eventually, Yoongi closes his eyes, but doesn’t remove his hand from atop yours. “Go to sleep,” he grunts.
You take a deep breath out. You focus on Yoongi’s steady breathing, trying to keep your heavy eyes open, scared of what you’ll see once you close them, faces of the dead petrified corpses that always reveal themselves against the darkness of your shut eyelids. You study the soft features of your partner instead, able to memorize the details of his face while you’re so close to him. You think of him until sleep takes over.
---
You groan in pain, not ready to open your eyes to the morning light. Your throat is sore and dry, and your entire body aches, especially a certain part of you, the realization snaps you awake. You realize you’re not alone in your bed, you open your blurry eyes to a head of jet black hair. A man sleeps on your naked chest, you can feel his lips against your breast as he quietly snores. You realize his messy locks, the slope of his nose and contours of his muscular arm are all familiar to you, because he’s not a stranger at all. Memories of last night come back to you slowly.
Images of your partner offering you his bourbon, and you gratefully accepting. The pleasant conversation you had together, no arguing or superfluous challenging, just meaningful stories and gentle banter. You remember your partner’s flushed face, the timid smile he tried to hide against his glass, his dark eyes pulling you in. The drunker you became the more you gravitated towards him, until you were pressed up against him, moaning against his lips as his tongue explored your mouth, and you begging him to fuck you. No no no no no.
A wave of mortification and humiliating arousal hits you. You shove your partner off you.
“What the fuck!” Yoongi’s head is pounding, and your punches are not weak. It’s too damn early to be fighting with you already, Yoongi thinks. He pins you down, “What the fuck do you think you’re doing?” He yells, not understanding why you’re here or why you suddenly decided to attack him.
The way his hands pin your wrists brings on another wave of memories that invade your mind and makes your face burn hot with embarrassment. He looks down at you and notices the purple bruises littering your neck and chest, your chest that is absent of a shirt, and your very naked body, against his very naked body. He let’s go of you in his shock. You scoot away from him, pulling the bed sheets up to cover yourself. He stares at you, mouth wide open, trying to place the pieces of last night together. “Oh fuck.”
“This will never happen again.”
His eyes scan your body as his hazy mind replays the events of last night, his face goes red at thoughts of you writhing under him. Yoongi was so desperate to explore your body, make you moan his name. He prays you were too drunk to notice how badly he wanted you. “Never.”
---
You spot three guards in front of the door, ‘a little excessive,’ you think. You grin to yourself as you run through every possible take down you can use against them. They’re big men, and big men always underestimate women.
Yoongi sits patiently, the blindfold doesn’t permit him to see, but he smirks to himself as he hears the sounds of struggle outside.
He hears the door open and close, feet circling him. He struggles against his restraints. Suddenly he feels a weight in his lap. The blindfold is pulled off and he meets your self satisfied face smiling at him.
“Took you long enough.”
You pout. “I should leave you here.”
You press your lips against his. Pulling him close by the hair. He grunts into your mouth. You press yourself down on him, grinding into his hardening length.
Yoongi struggles against his restraints, wanting to pull you closer to him. “Untie me.”
There’s a glint in your eye as you pull away from him. You kiss his neck instead, sucking hard on the sensitive skin behind his ear.
“You’re going to regret not listening to me, kitty.” Yoongi growls.
You laugh against his skin, working to undo his belt. Yoongi groans as you grip his length.
“I thought you were supposed to be rescuing me.”
“I am,” you lick your lips, “but then you had to go and let yourself get tied up.” You hop off his lap and kneel between his legs, Yoongi flexes his arms against the ropes, watching you intently. You bring the head of his shaft to your lips and kiss. The chair shakes as he pulls against his restraints groaning, you give him mercy as you suck him into your mouth, enjoying the way he struggles to keep his composure.
“You’ve had your fun,” he tries to hold in his moans, “you’re going to get yourself captured too because you're such a needy slut for my cock.” He thrusts his hips up, making you choke. It doesn’t deter you, as you press yourself deeper, your nose against his stomach, he shudders and the ropes dig into his wrists as he pulls harder against his restraints.
You pull off of him and look at him with a smirk. “I took care of the guards.” As if you already know Yoongi's next words you say, “I took care of all the guards.” Bringing your mouth around his length again, you suck him hard. You suck him down until you gag, over and over again until you can feel him swell, close to release, and you pull away. If looks could kill, you would have been added to Yoongi’s headcount. You jump to your feet and start cutting away the ropes that bind him.
“I’m untying you only because we are running out of time, not because you asked me to.”
He grunts, thinking of all the ways he’s going to use your body. “Noted.”
When free, Yoongi brings you into a crushing kiss, wrapping his hand around your neck. “Dangerous girl, you deserve to be punished.”
---
You allow yourself to rest against the cold concrete floor, making yourself comfortable in the dirt and grime. Your muscles are sore, and you’re tired. You’re tiredness doesn’t just come from surviving the mission, you’re sick and tired of it all. You were the first to make it to the scheduled rendezvous point, maybe the only one left. You hear footsteps and turn to see your partner jogging towards you, his equipment bag slung over his shoulder, he’s winded, skin covered in dirt from his hasty escape. When he sees you, he runs over to you, his eyes scan over your body but he doesn’t touch you. Your clothes are drenched in blood, but it’s not your own. You look like the walking dead, and you think you deserve to die, you’re a monster.
Yoongi sprawls out next to you, massaging his sore muscles. “If you had let them live your identity would have been compromised.” He knows you had no choice but to kill them. “You did what you had to do to complete the mission.”
“Stop talking, please.” You stare at his dirt covered face, you’re glad he made it out alive, and you wished you hadn’t. Your target had brought his wife and daughter, the agency didn’t warn you, or maybe they knew and didn’t care. You think about the love they must have had, so great he couldn’t be apart from them, and you not only took their lives, but took that love and destroyed it. You knew you were a killer, but you never thought you’d be a villain. You reach for your partner’s hand. He grips you tightly, his fingers are black with dirt, yours are stained with blood. You feel the weight on your chest become even heavier. You wonder if he could ever love you like that, you wonder if you’d just end up destroying that as well.
You lay asleep in Yoongi’s bed. His fingers run along your arm that rests on his chest. During the twilight hours, while you drift off to another world in your slumber, Yoongi allows himself to fully love you. He intertwines his fingers with yours and kisses the soft skin of your wrist, wrapping his arms around your sleeping frame. He let’s himself pretend you’re not in each other's company only for convenience, but because you love him as much as he loves you. He shouldn’t love you, love is too dangerous for people like him, love is a risk too big to take. But until the sun comes up again he gives in to his weaknesses. When you wake, he’ll be strong for you again, he’ll be your shield and protect you from everyone including himself.
---
“So you don’t want to work with me anymore?” You barge into Yoongi’s workspace. He keeps his face emotionless, choosing to ignore you.
So you press on, “I’m with Petrov now, I didn’t request a new partner, so it had to have been you. Why? Answer me!”
Yoongi leans back in his chair and crosses his arms, “You’re overreacting, he’s new, they probably want you to show him how it’s done-”
“Don’t fucking lie to me!”
“There’s a good reason-”
“You’re lying, you’re doing that thing with your hands when you lie!” You yell.
Yoongi shoves his hands in his pockets, his anger getting the better of him, “Fine, maybe I don’t want to be your partner anymore!” You stay silent. “You’re reckless, you never listen to me, you almost died on our last mission. I’m...I’m tired of worrying about you.”
Your chest tightens in pain, his words sting more than any blade or bullet you’ve ever taken. You try to meet his eyes, but he refuses to look at you. ‘Coward,’ you think. You scoff, “Fine...Good...I don’t want to work with you either.” You turn on your heels to leave.
“Wait!” Yoongi stands from his desk and rushes after you. When you refuse to listen, he wraps his arms around you and pulls you against him. “Please, stop,” he whispers in your ear.
You place your arms over his, let his warmth envelope you. You don’t understand him, he’s holding you like you’re about to break in his arms, but he’d let you go off into a mission without him? How could he do this to you? You thought you were a team, you thought you were...friends. You used to feel safe in his arms, now you just feel betrayal. You bite your lip, your sadness turns into bitterness, your bitterness into anger.
You dig your nails in his arms until he hisses and lets you go. You give your partner one last look before exiting his office, you give him one more chance. If he takes it, you’ll find a way to forgive him, to fix whatever it is that made him angry enough to break the bonds between you. But he stays silent, his silence speaks volumes, “Like you said, you don’t have to worry about me any longer. I'm not your problem anymore.” You slam his door shut.
Yoongi’s body is shaking. He slams his fist against the door. He rests his forehead against the wooden surface and swallows down the growing pressure in his throat, processing everything that just occurred. He made the right choice, this was for your own protection, he wouldn’t allow you to care more about his life than your own, he knows he’s right, so why does he feel so sick?
Your reputation precedes you, the tigresse, a top agent. You pull off impossible missions. Maybe it’s because you just don’t care if you can finish the job or not, you’ll choose the riskiest plays, find yourself in the most dangerous scenarios; you’ll choose the more daring escape route, and because of that people are afraid of you, even in your own agency. No one wants to work with you for too long, and you don’t want them to either, so you finally get what you wanted, to work alone. You’re at the top, all alone, there’s no congratulations in your line of work, no happiness.
Yoongi doesn’t have to worry about anyone anymore, even himself. On missions he used to view his sniper rifle as an extension of himself, now he feels just as cold and hollow as the barrel of his rifle, he’s become an empty killing machine. He can’t sleep at night, he wakes up to nightmares of you dying over and over again. Eventually, when he can’t take it anymore, he convinces his superiors to let him act as your backup without your knowledge, they only allow it because you’ve become too valuable to lose. He still can’t sleep at night, slowly losing his mind in solitude, trapped in a cage of loneliness by his own doing. He becomes a shadow, a ghost, making sure the legacy of their best agent survives.
You search for cover, the bullet holes in your body make every movement slow and painful. The holes in your leg keeps you on the ground. You pull yourself through the sea of dead bodies as bullets fly through the air.
You feel a hand on your shoulder, you start to aim your pistol.
“What are you doing here?” The gunman ignores you as he pulls your bloody body into his arms and runs.
Yoongi watched you from his post get shot, one, two, three times until he couldn’t take it anymore. When he couldn’t protect you from a distance anymore, he left his post, his decision as instantaneous as a traveling bullet.
He hides you and him, holding you close, looking over your wounds. He tries to put pressure on the bullet holes, but there are just so many. “I’m sorry,” he mutters, “I was supposed to protect you.”
You touch his face, you can feel the warmth of his skin against your cold fingers, he’s real. “You’re here.”
Yoongi’s trained ears listen to the gunfire as it becomes louder, a sign he needs to move again. He reloads his assault rifle, heaving you up to your feet. You groan as more blood gushes from your wounds. Yoongi uses his assault rifle to make another path for you and him. Your ex partner drags your body along, hiding again to reload.
“You need to save yourself. I’m not going to make it.” You say as you cough up blood. Yoongi pulls you up again, ignoring your words, refusing to accept he can’t save you. As he runs a stray bullet hits his shoulder and you both go down. Yoongi shoots to where he thinks the bullets came from, but his shoulder makes it difficult for him to aim.
“Stop! You can’t die too!” You aim your pistol at the two men advancing upon you from Yoongi’s blind spot. You manage to shoot one, but your blood loss makes your vision hazy and your aim too wide. The second man’s bullets hit Yoongi’s side. Yoongi adjusts his rifle and takes quick revenge. He doubles over in pain.
You grab his hand, your breathing is too shallow to tell him all the things you want to say. “Save yourself...”
“And leave you again? Never.”
Yoongi holds you until you take your last labored breath, and holds you still, until his own blood loss becomes too much.
---
Yoongi doubles over, crashing into you. You try to hold the rapper up, but you are faring no better, your body shakes in phantom pain. His entire weight is on you, you move against the wall for support as both of you try to catch your breath, his head leans on your shoulder, and he groans in agony. You grip his arms. Should you push him away? But you don’t want to. You want to pull him closer. You grip his arms harder, frozen, your mind and body remembering, remembering everything, and it takes every last bit of your willpower not to react.
Finally, after your breaths have settled, he steadies himself on his feet, still pressed against your frame. He lifts his head, you can feel his breath on the side of your face. He laughs weakly against you, “I don’t regret it.”
“What-“ his eyes pierce through you. You realize he hasn’t moved away from you still, you stare back into the idol’s eyes, it all feels so familiar, too familiar...
His nose brushes against your cheek, you hold your breath at the sensation, it’s so familiar. His lips ghost over yours and when you don’t pull away Yoongi presses his lips firmer onto yours.
You feel electricity in every vein, to the tips of your fingers, to the ends of the hair. Emotions that felt like distant memories scorch through you. Your legs buckle.
Yoongi had only meant to give you a quick kiss, just to see how it would compare to his wild memories, but the feelings that came over him overtook every sense of reason left in him. He deepened the kiss. You pulled him closer to you, it was automatic.
He felt his sanity slipping away with every inhale of your scent, a sprouting desire burst through him, a need everlasting lifetimes, it made him desperate to devour you. He pushes his leg in between yours to hold you steady when he feels you falling against him. You yell against his lips, his touch is too overwhelming and you feel yourself slipping away, you try desperately to stay in the moment, remember who you are to him actually. You push him away to catch your breath. “I shouldn’t have done that. I-“
You both jump at the pounding from the door. “Both of you need to come out now.” His voice is muffled, but you’d recognize the distinctive cadence of the BTS leader anywhere. Yoongi mutters words you don’t understand. You yelp as he grabs your hand, leading you to the door.
Namjoon is greeted by the sight of his bandmate and you looking particularly guilty as you leave the bathroom. The way Yoongi holds your hand does not go unnoticed by the leader.
You walk in between the rappers, security following behind you. You can tell Namjoon is annoyed, the way he glances at the nonexistent space between you and Yoongi and clenches his jaw. What are you supposed to do, not hold Min Yoongi’s hand? The firm hold he has on you is the only thing that’s keeping you from falling apart into an anxious puddle on the floor. So instead you spend the walk mentally screaming at yourself.
Namjoon opens an unmarked door and walks in, Yoongi follows directly behind him, pulling you along. You realize where you are as five more pairs of eyes meet yours.
They are all staring at you. You want to run and hide. You move behind Yoongi instead. He hasn’t let go of your hand, and every man in the room notices it.
Namjoon goes first, “We all need to talk.”
---
“So now do you admit it!” Jimin looks between Yoongi and you with a frown.
“He promised he wouldn’t touch her.” Jungkook whines to Namjoon.
“I didn’t promise. I said I wouldn’t...I changed my mind.”
You listen to the group argue glancing over Yoongi’s shoulder, you make eye contact with Jin. His eyes are still red, like he hasn’t stopped crying. For the first time since he grabbed you, you wanted to let go of Yoongi’s hand. Jin is the first to break away, he turns around, overwhelmed. Your face is still perfectly clear in his mind. Your words replay like whispers in his ear, ‘find me.’
You break away from Yoongi and address everyone.
“Uhh, I don’t know...” you start, “I don’t know how any of this works, or why it’s happening in the first place. But it is happening right? It happened to you too?” You look around at their faces, you look into Jimin’s eyes, “You saw me too, I was with you, you looked different, but deep down, it was you.” Jimin shifts uncomfortably under your eyes, he feels his chest tighten at your words, “and you saw me in her too.” You turn to J-Hope. “Right? Please tell me I’m-” you whisper the last part, “I’m not crazy.”
“You’re not crazy.” Hoseok answers you immediately, looking at you with a guilty expression.
Jungkook is nodding up and down at you rapidly.
“I was with you..” Jin walks over to you, but stops before he gets too close, “It felt so real...I was there with you on the cliff…” his eyes are so sad it makes tears well up in your eyes.
“How is this even possible…” Jimin speaks up, “I just don’t understand.” Jimin looks upset. He doesn’t want to believe any of this, none of it makes sense to him.
You can see the pain in their faces clearly. You feel like you’ve done something horrible. All you wanted to do was meet your idols and thank them for making your life better, but you ended up making their lives worse, and you don’t know how or why.
You rub your eyes before you start crying again, “I’m sorry. I should go home, it’s-" you check your phone screen. “One thirty in the morning?! I should leave!”
You jump as the room fills with protests from the men. They all quickly stop as soon as they start. You all stare at each other.
Namjoon takes charge. “How did you get here? We can have a driver take you home! We have to go to the hotel now, before you go home, we can finish talking there.” There is a finality to his words.
You stand there wide eyed, ‘hotel’?
---
So now you sit alone in the back of a large car with four managers. They have given you forms to fill out. A stack of papers full of NDAs. You felt like you were signing your life away. You wanted to tell them to take you home, but you stayed silent, you didn’t want to cause anymore trouble.
You follow the managers through the hotel into an elevator, to the top floor. They lead you into a massive penthouse and shut the door behind you. Jungkook is already inside waiting for you. He’s still in his fanmeet clothes, the other men were still showering and changing, he couldn’t wait any longer to see you again, for a chance to be with you alone.
You stand in the center of the room, unsure of what to do. Alone with the idol, your nerves skyrocket again.
Jungkook slowly makes his way closer to you. He stands in front of you, mirroring much like the way he stood in front of you at the fanmeet, his arms rock nervously by his sides. He bends down a little bit closer to you, and offers you a lopsided smile. “Hey beautiful.”
You shut your eyes, you can’t bear to look at him, you can’t accept that he just said that to you. His words make you ache inside.
The idol waits and gives you space, feeling shy. You can’t take it, his words throw your thoughts into a whirlwind, you want him back, you want what you had together again. You and the idol are worlds apart, but the Jungkook you had felt when your hands touched, he was your entire world.
“Please.” You beg him, offering your hand to him. You don’t know what you’re asking for, you don’t know what touching him will accomplish. You feel just so alone, exhausted from fighting against everything you’re feeling, Jungkook all but gave you permission to give in.
He smiles at you, places his palm against yours. It feels so good, so warm. He clasps his fingers around yours, reaches for your waist with his other hand and pulls you against him with one fell swoop. You already know why, you wrap your free arm around his neck and hold him to you. You can feel his heart beating wildly against you, you know he must feel yours as well. He rests his forehead on yours. It’s there again, that spark that explodes inside you, threatening to detonate all your sense of reason. Neither of you move, frozen in dance. He begins to hum a tune, a tune that pulls a smile from you-
The door opens and you jump to sit on the edge of the couch, much to Jungkook’s displeasure.
The rest of the group files into the large hotel room, they are all changed into more comfortable clothes. They look clean and refreshed, you realize just how tired and achy your body feels, you want to take a shower too.
Namjoon gives the youngest a hard look, “You didn’t change. You were in here the whole time? After we said we’d speak to her all together. How long were you alone with her? I told you-“
“I arrived only a couple minutes ago, nothing happened.” You interject, feeling the need to defend the youngest member.
Namjoon looks at you surprised. “Your Korean is good.”
You start to feel shy again, “Not really,” you speak in English instead.
“Okay, so let’s figure this out.” Namjoon starts, “Jungkook, do you want to go first?”
“Wait!” Taehyung interjects, “I thought-Joon don’t you want to hold her hand?”
You stiffen. Namjoon goes red, “I-first let’s gather information.”
Taehyung goes to stand. You recoil in your seat. You turn to Namjoon, pleading, “I can’t-I can’t do it again.”
“You don’t know what you’re asking for, Tae-”
“Says you, you already got to touch her-”
“And that’s why I’m telling you not to do it-”
“No one is touching her-”
“Joon, can you please talk some sense into them-”
“Can we please focus-”
“If you get anywhere near her I’m punching you in the face-”
“Can we all just calm down-”
“I’ll punch you in the face-”
“No one is punching anyone!”
“I thought we were supposed to be talking this out, not starting fights-“
“I knew this was a bad idea-”
“How am I supposed to talk it out when I don’t even know what it is-”
They all talk so fast and over each other you can barely understand anything they are saying, but you know it’s not anything good. This is getting nowhere. “I-I’m so tired, I should really go home. I need to shower. Today has been...a long day.”
“You can stay in one of the rooms! We have the whole floor-Ow!” Jimin hits Jungkook in the shoulder.
“I-I need to go to the bathroom.” You feel trapped again. You go to stand and you feel a hand tug on yours, it’s Yoongi. “Take a deep breath. Nothing is going to happen to you, I promise. It’s okay to feel overwhelmed. You should at least rest before we take you home.”
You bite your lip, looking around at the men. Jungkook looks at you with hopeful eyes.
“....Okay.”
“I’ll take her!” Jin, Yoongi, and Jungkook speak in unison. They look between one another. Jin, stands up, “I’ll take her.”
You silently follow him out, hearing the boys start conversing again behind you. You stay behind him as he walks down the hall. Your face heats up again as you stare at the idol’s back. Is this really happening to you? You should leave.
Jin takes a keycard out of his pocket and opens the door, holding it open for you. You walk in, it’s smaller than the other room, still larger than any hotel room you’ve ever been in. Jin picks up the suitcase from the middle of the room.
“I’ll find another room to stay in.” You feel your chest tightening again at his words. “Rest now, y/n, and then we can get to the bottom of this in the morning,” he smiles down at you. His eyes linger on you, about to speak again but he decides it’s better to wait.
You tug at his hoodie as he goes to leave. “I…” you want to tell him not to leave you alone, “I don’t have any clothes to change into.”
“Oh, I can give you some of my clothes!” You bite your lip as you watch Jin set his suitcase on the bed and rummage through his clothes. He pulls out a collection of hoodies, shirts and pants, way too many clothes for one sleeping outfit.
“Thank you…” you walk with him to the door. He lingers there with you.
“This...this is a good thing.” You cock your head to the side, Jin pats your head, “I found you after all.” And with that he leaves you to your thoughts.
---
After showering you feel so much better. You stand in your towel, looking around at the room. 'This must be a dream,' you think. Your hands run over the stack of Jin’s clothes. This stack probably costs more than all the clothes you’ve ever bought in your entire life, you think. You sigh and pull on a shirt and sweatpants, and decide to throw on a hoodie too for good measure. You start to laugh as you look at yourself in the hotel room’s mirror. You’re sure you're going to wake up tomorrow and this will all be a wild dream. You’re about to settle into bed when you hear a knock.
Jungkook stands in the hallway. He stares at you with wide eyes before looking at his feet. “I brought you clothes to wear.”
“Oh,” you look at him shocked.
“I see someone already gave you theirs,” he looks crestfallen.
“Yeah, Jin took care of that.” You pull on the strings of the hoodie in embarrassment.
“Oh well for tomorrow morning, you can wear this.”
You don’t have the heart to tell him Jin gave you enough clothes to cover an entire week. “Thank you. I’ll wear it tomorrow.”
“Okay...good.”
You hold your breath. You want to keep talking to him. “Your English is good, you sound like an American now.”
Jungkook smiles, too shy to meet your eyes. “Thank you.”
“You can speak in Korean too, I understand. I am not that good at speaking it, but I guess now is the best time to practice.” You laugh. Jungkook nods at you, his smile growing wider.
“Goodnight, beautiful.” He winks at you. You feel your heart tighten at his words.
“Jungkook!” He turns back around. “Um, sweet dreams.”
Jungkook looks you over. “Can I?”
“Huh?” He steps closer to you, you stay still. He reaches his arms out and wraps them around you in a hug. His head rests on the top of your head as he holds you close to him. It feels like you remember, his embrace feels the same. You grip onto the material of his long sleeve shirt. He holds you closer. All you can smell and feel is Jungkook.
Jungkook holds you close to him. He doesn’t know how to feel. His heart aches in anguish over the thought of losing you again. He doesn’t want to let you go.
In his arms you feel so safe, you relax against him. A wave of sleepiness crashes over you. Jungkook helps you into bed.
“I’ll come get you in the morning.” He runs his hands over your forehead. The intimate gesture doesn’t go unnoticed by you, but you're too tired to react. Your heart is full. Is this what true love feels like?
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You stretch in your bed. Your muscles ache, you feel good after a night's rest. You snuggle into your pillow, it’s so fluffy and soft, softer than you’re used to, you pull your covers closer to you. You notice the large sleeves of your hoodie, and your sleepiness drains away. It’s not your bed, and that’s not your hoodie. You sit up, looking around the unfamiliar room, you feel like you’ve been doused with cold water. Everything from the night before comes back to you. You pull the covers over your head, so much for a good morning.
You grab your phone. You have a text message: ‘call me when you get home <3’ and two missed calls. You bury your head into the pillows. You're about to call back when there is a knock at the door.
“One minute!” You change into Jungkook’s clothes, a black long sleeve shirt and black sweatpants. Staring at your reflection in the mirror, you decide to change your pants for one of Jin’s joggers.
“Hey!” You expected Jungkook to greet you, this was not who you expected.
"Hello." The deep voiced singer stands in front of you. You stare back at him. He walks into your room and takes a seat on the bed. You close the door behind you and walk over to Taehyung.
“I’m so sorry about last night! I would have never touched you without your permission. I’m sorry I made you feel uncomfortable, I’m so sorry. I just-I just needed to find out. I have to. I know you’re scared, I’m scared too...Jungkook and I talked last night and he told me what happened, he said it was more than just memories, it’s like...an awakening. I mean, that’s so cool. If we had another life together, wouldn’t you want to know? Please y/n, I feel like I’m going crazy not knowing-“
“Speak slower please, I’m still a beginner!” You laugh.
“Sorry! Please y/n, please. Before the others wake up.”
You sigh, sitting next to him. “I think Jungkook is leaving out very important information...”
You continue, “We not only lived, we died.” You shut your eyes and wrap your arms around you, “I’ve lived and I’ve died 5 times now. It’s horrible, it’s heartbreaking, it’s not something you can just forget.”
Taehyung sits quietly. “Do you regret it?”
You bite your lip. Do you regret it? You feel it still, the warmth of their love for you. The way they loved you, the way you loved them. Would you give that memory up? Even the lingering feelings in your body are stronger than anything you’ve ever felt in your lifetime. Could you let it go now that you know what you’re missing?
Taehyung presses, “Jungkook says he's happy it happened.”
You inhale sharply. You have to make him see. “Jungkook died in my arms. He died after we tried so hard to run away together.” Taehyung eyes widen. “He was murdered...” You shudder, Taehyung stays silent. “Is that the kind of ‘awakening’ you want?”
He raises a hand to his mouth, stroking his chin. “He didn’t tell me about that...” And then he says something that makes your heart stop. “And he still said he's happy it happened, that he doesn't want to forget about you y/n.”
“Please, I want to try, I think it would be worth it, you’ll be worth it.”
‘Why did he have to say that,’ you wince, looking over at the idol. He is beautiful, way out of your league, above you in every way, and he’s looking back at you like his whole world hangs in the balance. How could you reject him now. You groan.
You stand up. You place your palm in front of his face, your fingers splayed out, you can see his wide excited eyes in the gaps between them. You look at him expectantly. Taehyung nods, places his palm to yours, interlocking your fingers together.
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Uh-oh the boys don’t want to let you go now! I hope you liked this chapter as much as I liked writing it! It’s kind of cool, all the different worlds. I neverrrr thought I’d write an actiony spy enemies to lovers AU ever, trust. I had to get a lot of help with all the specific terminology, like me - guns - what - totally clueless, I just hope I did the story justice.
Hopefully this tides you over for awhile because we have a problem...I don’t remember anything about Tae’s handshake! Cries. I know what’s supposed to happen, but I also have no idea what happens lol. I know movie, but not movie name, if you get what I’m saying. Please bestow some patience on me for the next chapter. Asks are always open, maybe you can give me some inspiration! <3
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bibbykins · 2 years ago
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Yo, I hope you're good and feel free to answer this whenever coz I feel like world's working against us and just dumping anything to not let us rest (with that said, my university is currently speed running it's way to finals, bro we only had like 2 fucking weeks after our prelims and then bam. 3 am here and at 11, my first exam starts :)
With that said, I'm thirsty for some toxic fiction. In silhouetted bonds, if things didn't work the way Namjoon wanted it to be, what would change? What would happen? Like I'm imagining the mc still agreeing to the plea and going back to that place but I'm imagining her that within two months, she'll suddenly ask to visit him and say that he can do whatever he wants, he can get his pricey attorney whatever, but she's done and that she wish that he'd live a happy life away from her then walk out.
Thanks for indulging me miss ma'am. 🥴😘
Ugh literally you're so right😩 im slowly finishing the other stuff I need to finish to free up some writing time and I'm like vibrating with excitement lmao! I hope things slow down for you too!! And good luck on your exams pls get some rest or promise yourself an immaculate nap after!!!
Also LMAO toxic fiction is just fun to read so I get it! First off, very bold to assume SB!MC would wish him a good life, she is violently vengeful on a good day, buuut her not falling in love with him was a very real possibility for them. If Namjoon hadn't thought of every possible word to say and every possible way she'd react and absolutely fumbled, here's how it would go down:
-He'd take a deep breathe, silence would fill the air until he speaks, "Fine. I'll never force you into anything. I'll leave you alone." They bargain back and forth until he's promised to not meddle in her life more than once. He gets one chance to make an impact on her and that's it. It all ends with him saying a simple, "You know I'll always love you, right?"
-Namjoon would, as a result of the plea bargain not being held up, get out of prison almost immediately
-And then.... nothing.
-A year, maybe two, would go by. Enough time for MC to start to feel comfortable in living life again. She might even make some friends from work, maybe even go on a date here and there because it's been nothing but crickets from Namjoon.
-She would be partially disappointed (bc she's also p unhinged) that he didn't love her as much as she said, but either way, she would move on and get a really great job as an editor for a popular newsite
-Then, only when the time is right, only when she's really found a friend that she loves, only when she's found a friend group both in and out of work that bring her joy, only when she feels like she's found a real life of her own to lead, all hell breaks loose.
-She wakes up on a Monday way earlier than usual because her phone is buzzing like crazy. Something's... wrong.
-That friend she loves so dearly? Hates her now. Their partner is lying and saying MC came onto them, and her friend believes them.
-There's nothing else MC can say, she's blocked before she can get a word in, and everyone else in the friend group feel the same. After all, she never talks about her past, how do they know anything she's said is the truth?
-She had no choice but to face them at work- well, what was her work afterall.
-Turns out, the other slew of texts were that her huge newsite company is filled to the brim with corruption. All around MC she's seen CEOs and politicians drop like flies, she knew something was going on but didn't know what, and she had hoped her workplace reporting on all these scandals just might be safe.
-Protestors scream at her and employees trailing behind her as they walk in to work. Not that she's met with anymore warmth inside with her fellow coworker friends turning their back to her.
-Her whole life in one morning and one haphazard meeting, has fallen apart. The higher-ups want her to lie, to sign off on blatant lies, to pretend nothing is wrong, but she can't. Of course, her coworkers have no problem with it. She's the only fool who walks out of the building.
-She's alone, jobless, and lost in a city that knows her better than she knows it. Once again. All of a sudden, she's 18 again. All by herself, betrayed by the people she cherished.
-A couple months go by and she can't find a job in her industry. She's been predictably black listed after writing an op-ed for a rival paper about the corruption at her old newsite. The hype for that story came abd went and now she's on her way to look at a new, cheaper, apartment to live in when she bumps into... him
-Namjoon looks her up and down, genuine surprise on his face as he greets her with a shy smile on his face.
-He insists on walking her to wherever she's going and well, in her fragile state of solitude, it's like no time has passed at all.
-The pieces fall into place pretty quickly and in no time, she's right where she should've always been. Right by his side, as his Queen.
-He doesn't lie to her when he says the only thing he did in their time apart was ensure she got an interview the first job she applied for... He decides to omit the fact that he knew it was only a matter of time before that corrupt newsite was going to suffer from the change to his leadership. He decides to omit the fact that he knew you were going to be placed on a team with a ton of liars with their own baggage. He decides to onit that fact that he was only genuinely surprised when he saw you again because he didn't expect everything to fall into place so soon 💖
The end lmao I hope this made sense???? Idk im a mess and all the couples I write are too 🤪 Thank you for the ask and good luck again!!!!!
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yoongi-sugaglider · 4 years ago
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Daegu Quarantine
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Jungkook x reader
Gang/ zombie apocalypse au
Warnings:
Gore, violence, zombies, mention of drugs and drug dealing, weapons discharge in self defense, main character death, zombies, course language, zombies, drinking, did I mention zombies?
Summary:
They were the top of their game, known throughout the city as the smartest and most dangerous crew to ever hit the Daegu streets. But what’s going to happen when this group of young men encounter something right out of a horror film?
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Part 15===Part 16===Part 17
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The next handful of days became a blur of activity. Well, more so for the others than for me.
Hoseok and I had been ordered to strict bedrest, which only one of us actually took seriously. While I sat in bed most of the day, watching movies on my laptop or vegging out on as many snacks as I could convince Jeanette to bring me, Hoseok on the other hand snuck by Jimin as often as possible to help the boys with various projects around the house.
The only reason I even found out is because every few hours I’d hear Jimin fussing at him all the way up the stairs and back to the bodyguard’s bedroom.
I sat with Jeanette, Rose, and Jimin one afternoon, chatting away with them while Jimin checked my leg wound when Jungkook wandered into the bedroom, a stoic look on his face as he sat at his computer desk and turned to stare blankly at my injured leg.
“Something on your mind boss?” Jimin asked as he cinched the bandage tight and turned to begin putting his tools away in his bag.
“Mmm…” 
The noncommittal sound drew my attention and I frowned at him, worry creasing my forehead as I reached my hand over to the small throw pillow I’d been using to prop up my injured leg.
“Oi! Earth to Jeon!” I yelled, tossing the pillow overhand at him. He caught it midair, never breaking eye contact with my leg as he tossed it onto the floor beside him.
“We can’t let Eun Kwang get away with this…” He muttered, the stoic look dissolving into a frown when he finally met my eyes.
“We’ve talked about this Kookie. There’s no point to trying to retaliate. We have no idea where they’re holed up. Nor how many of them there are or what kind of fire power they’re packing.” I leaned forward, pulling my pajama pant leg down and leaning back into the headboard.
“If we had even a sliver of that information…”
“Jungkook please…” I whispered, eyes pleading with him to drop it.
He growled, shoving his way out of the chair and to his feet. Fists clenched at his sides he glared at me, though the moment didn’t last long as his gaze softened.
I shook my head, nodding to Jeanette and Rose. “We have far too much on the line to risk even one of us getting dropped because of some half thought out revenge scheme. Jungkook, going out there would be suicide.”
“You wouldn’t leave a girl widowed before you’ve even gotten a chance to marry her boss, would ya?” Jimin’s quiet words seemed to do the trick.
Jungkook stared at him with wide eyes, mouth slightly agape as if he’d had half a mind to argue with the words from the wise doctor. But after a moment of fish bowling he shut his mouth, shaking his head with a resigned sigh.
“No...you’re both right. It’s hot headed and foolishness that’d get me killed before I even made it halfway there.” He bowed his head for a moment, eyes closed as he inhaled slowly.
“See, Tae said you were a smart man.” Rose grinned at him, standing from the bed and patting him on his arm. “Come on bud, let’s get some food in ya. I bet you haven’t eaten all day have ya?”
I snorted at the two, waving them off and thanking Jimin for his hard work. The room quickly cleared out, leaving just me and Jeanette to ruminate in our thoughts for a bit while I shifted around in bed trying to find a comfortable spot to mope in.
“Hey y/n?” Came the whispered voice of Jeanette, causing me to pause in my movements.
“What’s up?” A smile came to my lips as I watched the timid woman worrying at the hem of her shirt.
“Well umm… I was talking to Jin this morning while we worked on breakfast...about the pantry and stuff?”
I nodded as she paused, motioning for her to continue when she glanced over to me with a look of worry.
“Well, it’s just that… Yes, we have an amazing pantry. MRE’s keep for ages and so do canned goods. But like...wouldn’t it be nice to have fresh produce?” When I remained silent and smiling at her words her face lit up.
She began talking faster, turning in place to sit cross legged before me. She pulled the pillow I’d discarded earlier into her lap to protect the tiny protrusion of her belly as she spoke at length about her plans.
“Since there aren’t that many of us it wouldn’t have to be that big at first. And of course it would take a while for anything to grow. But just imagine, come fall we could have all kinds of amazing fresh veggies. Corn, carrots, tomatoes and potatoes. I could even manage cucumbers and watermelon if we could find things for the vines to climb.”
I leaned forward, taking her hands in mine and running my thumbs reassuringly across the ridges of her knuckles as she spoke, watching the idea grow bigger and bigger within her. The passion in her voice alone had me picturing the enclosed area, teaming with life and greenery and her tiny plump form tending to the plants as she coo’d at them as if they were her own children.
As she began outlining plans for bird proof netting she paused though, mouth curved into a gentle O of surprise and if I didn’t know any better, fear as her head whipped to the door to stare at Yoongi who’d been watching us...well her, talk this whole time.
“Oh...Yoongi I…” She bowed her head, seeming to shrink in on herself as if seeing the man had taken the wind out of her sails.
“Go on…” He whispered, crossing his arms and leaning against the doorframe with an encouraging smile.
“It’s just….Jin told me to ask Hoseok, who pointed me to Jungkook, who told me to ask you...and well.”
“Jeanette…” My smile only grew when her gaze finally mine. Hope began shining in her eyes and it seemed that the entirety of her frame lit up with our shared excitement.
“I love the idea. Honestly. We can get Namjoon to draw up your plans. He’s basically a genius so I’m sure he could engineer it to be the second safest place in Daegu. And since we’ve been having issues with Hoseok sitting still for long enough, he can be on duty for helping you till the soil or anything else that you might need.”
“I’ll be there to help as well…”
I glanced over to Yoongi and he grinned at the shocked look on my face.
“All of my end of things is done. You can’t exactly expect me to sit on my thumbs while cleaning my weapons all day now can you?”
Jeanette giggled at his words, gingerly lifting herself from the bed and smoothing out the black YG shirt that drowned her figure, another of Yoongi’s favorite shirts.
“Thank you y/n. Really I mean it. I was worried that I wasn’t able to contribute enough to everything that was going on and well...with this…”
“Hey now, we talked about this.” Yoongi walked over, wrapping her in a side hug and tracing his fingers down the bare skin of her arm. “You’re doing plenty enough. Between laundry and helping Jin cook all the meals?”
“Exactly.” I chimed in, shifting to my side a bit so I could send her a less pained smile. “Nobody in this house thinks you’re a burden in any way. And if they even think it I’ll tell Jungkook to beat them up on the spot.”
Yoongi snickered, sending me another grin. “He’d do it too, no questions asked. So don’t worry your pretty little head about it, yeah?”
She nodded after a moment’s hesitation.
“Well, alright then. It’s settled.” He began steering her towards the door, shooting me one last grateful smile. “Let’s get those plans started on. Let the boss lady get herself some rest.
As my bedroom door shut behind them, I couldn’t help but to wonder when and how they’d gotten so close.
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By dinner time I’d managed to convince Jimin to let me down to the basement. Everyone was off doing their own thing and frankly sitting alone to eat in the bedroom again had made me so nauseous just thinking about it that I’d almost opted to skip dinner all together. But he’d seen the desperate plea in my eyes and relented, barring that I allowed Jungkook to carry me down there.
I sat with Taehyung and Rose, munching away at my meal as I watched them giggle over stories they shared of when they’d first met.
“It was a coding nightmare. I’d only been working for the main office for two months when they put his case in my lap. Some young kid that’d managed to bully his way into the Seoul Police department’s criminal database and posted all of the corrupt politicians with arrest warrants and speeding ticket fees to every news site that he could get his grubby little hands on.” Rose cackled, throwing her head back as her entire body shook with the force of her laugh.
“Hey! That was some of my best work!” Taehyung pouted, tossing a wayward green bean in her direction and causing her to snort harder.
“Best work? You had everything so scrambled from that little backdoor snipe that it took their tech department 2 years to set everything straight.” She shook her head, popping the betrayed green bean in her mouth before tossing one of her own in his direction.
He caught it in his mouth easily, smirking all the while before continuing his rant. “It was the art job that did me in.”
“Art job?” I leaned forward, almost instantly regretting the movement when a rib shifted and sent a spike of pain shooting through my chest.
“Shit, you good?” Tae asked, looking as if he was half way to dropping everything to come to my rescue.
I waved him off, shoving a hand over the cursed injury and grinning despite the pain.
“I’m fine. Now come on, tell me about the art job!”
Rose snorted, placing her plate beside her and leaning back on her hands to give Tae a coy smile. “It was why I call him Art Nerd. He decided it would be a good idea to hack into the archives of one of the biggest art museums in the world.”
“You wouldn’t believe it!” Tae tossed up his hands, all angst and agitation as he stood abruptly and began pacing the room. “Of all the places you would think that would be trustworthy about their pieces and whether they were authentic or not. The Louvre!!” He paused in his pacing, pointing angrily to his computer before spinning on his heels to scowl at me when I began snickering.
“Did you know…” He paused, stalking closer and bending forward to glare in my face, “that 87% of all the art in the Louvre is fake?”
I gasped, feigning shock at the revelation.
“That’s right! It’s a travesty! They spit on the names of the greatest artists to have ever walked the face of this planet!” He growled, turning from me to begin pacing again. “The nerve of those imbeciles. Displaying Van Gogh forgeries as if they were the real deal.”
“Needless to say when he tried to tell the world what he found out he got caught.” Rose shook her head, picking at the last of her mashed potatoes with her fork.
She glanced over at me, sly smile broadening into a full grin.
“Did you know he was wanted in 27 countries for that little debacle?”
“Tae!!!” I gasped, eyes wide as I stared at him in awe.
He shrugged, literally beaming at this point with pride though he tried to play it off as bashfulness.
Rose pointed behind me and I shifted around to stare.
“Wait…” My eyes widened with equal parts horror and pride as I whipped my head around to glare at Taehyung. “Tae...you didn’t!!”
This time he couldn’t disguise the pride. He bounded around the sofa, skidding to a stop before what I had previously thought was just a bunch of band posters. There, hanging on the wall was what Tae had told us long ago was a quilt that his grandmother had given him.
He’d sworn that he’d remove the hands of anyone who ever dared touch it. Hell he’d chased Jungkook halfway to downtown Daegu once for nudging it with his shoulder during one of the boy’s many playful basement wrestling matches. But as he slowly and reverently lifted the blanket I quickly realized the real reason why he treasured it so much. Right there on the wall, hanging between two trashy band posters was…
“Tae is that Starry Night?? Like… the actual real fucking deal Starry Night?????” I screeched.
“I couldn’t help it. When I found out they’d hung it between two forgeries I just knew I had to save it.” He lovingly traced his fingers above the protective glass, never actually touching it but making the motions nonetheless.
Rose muttered behind me, snickering into her hand as Tae dropped the quilt back into place and turned to frown at her.
“What was that Jangmi?” he growled, his already baritone voice dropping as he walked back to stand over her.
She squeaked, shrinking back as he crouched down and lifted her chin with a single finger so that she was forced to look him in the eyes.
“I said...I...hnnggg…” The brilliant blush rushing to her cheeks had me bursting with laughter, gripping my sides as I pressed myself into the sofa.
“Damn you two are adorable.” I wheezed, wiping at my tears as I watched the two hackers spring apart as if they’d forgotten I was there.
Tae gathered up our dishes, muttering to himself all the while as he disappeared upstairs. But not before I spotted his own crimson cheeked grin.
“Huh…” Rose muttered. I returned my attention to her, realizing quickly that she was now staring at the security feed pulled up on the tv before us.
“What’s up?” I asked, eyes darting over the various live images before settling on one that showed Jeanette and Seokjin talking in the area they’d decided would be the future garden.
“I thought I saw something.” Came Rose’s absent minded reply. She clicked on the video I’d been watching, bringing it up to fill the screen and squinting at a corner of the shed beside the unaware pair.
“Are you sure?” I whispered, straining to make anything out in the depths of the shadows.
“Maybe not… Tae’s better at security monitoring than I am… Let me just…”
She began typing rapidly, a series of commands appearing on screen before a top down view of the area appeared.
“Is that…”
“A live satellite view, yeah. I figured, I’ve got access to them, why not use them…” She clicked again, zooming in rapidly before suddenly screaming. “Oh shit! There’s chatterers outside the fucking gates!”
“The fuck did you just say!?”
We both screamed as Jungkook charged around the sofa, appearing as if from nowhere and grabbing Rose’s arm in a death grip.
“What do you mean there’s chatterers outside the gates?” Jungkook glared at Rose, the hardened criminal in him causing her to cower as far back as his grip would allow her.
“Kook…”
“I’m sorry okay! I was wondering what it was that I’d seen in the backyard, and when I switched to the satellite feed I saw them. It’s at least 30 of them. Jungkook, we’re surrounded!”
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chaoticpuff17 · 4 years ago
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Heyy anon who mentioned yandere president Namjoon - if you do it can you make MC like a prosecutor/lawyer and the storyline goes something a long the lines of him getting into some issues with his image and her bein against his side like digging up evidence etc or just her catching his attention cuz shes smart n all ლ(・﹏・ლ) i dunno whatever floats your boat my friend \(^o^)/
I could very much see it. Lawyer mc trying to take down a corrupt politician. She’s young. She’s feisty. She has every intention of seeing him ruined and stripped of office. I love it
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hustlehobi · 7 years ago
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* J U N G   H O S E O K     /     C H I L   S U N G   P A . THE DRUGLORD
jung hoseok is a well-known name among the streets of south korea - based in gwangju with drug mules and dealers across the globe, he is an integral part of chil sung pa’s drug cartel operations. he’s the druglord that creates the most revenue, invited to black tie events by corrupt politicians and higher-ups, with people traveling across the country to play nice in the hopes of getting a cut of his goods.
but life isn’t as sweet as hoseok makes it out to be - his childhood friend and criminal profiler is beginning to suspect what he does for a living, and he must find and deal to a runaway drug mule that made off with thousands of dollars’ worth of cocaine. a summons to seoul by the double agent within the metropolitan police proves to be the thing he needs to crack this case - but could working under the police’s noses be more trouble than it’s worth?
SEOKJIN / YOONGI / HOSEOK / NAMJOON / JIMIN / TAEHYUNG / JEONGGUK
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carridazeee · 8 years ago
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‘Change’ MV analysis
I dunno what came to me to do this, but leggo. btw, most of it will be relating to Namjoon, although it may be arguable that Wale has experienced similar situations as Namjoon has as an artist/rapper and former student. Also, I tried to find gifs to make it more pleasing so here is a mix of bad screenshots and gifs to make this analysis more pleasing. 
Sorry for any spelling/grammatical errors. This is my first analysis on an mv and I’m not really sure if I got everything across. If you want, you can add onto it. :3
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Already, you notice that the beginning of the mv is in black and white and the music starts off with a sort of jazzy/blue tune being “played” by a vinyl record. This can mean two things. 
The black and white can represent the kind of pessimism many of us feel about the world and the vinyl is us trying to reach back to the past (our own past when we didn’t have to worry or even were aware of these problems), so the music that starts it off is also a recollection to when we used to think the “times were good.” The black and white in this case can also represent our own past view of the world: we use to thing thinks are black and white- there’s always a good side and a bad side that was easy to differentiate. 
At the same time, the black and white and vinyl can mean that the problems of society aren’t as new as many people assume. Several old movies and photos in the past are in black and white and vinyls are one of the many things people use as an aesthetic to represent the past, and so this can also represent how far society’s problems have become so embedded into our lives and how they’ve been forgotten like the past. 
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Even with the black and white aesthetics, there’s elements of light and darkness used in the warehouse. We see these film lights brightly shining down from the and even light coming from the windows as Namjoon raps; however, there are moments where Namjoon hides himself through shadows he creates with his arm or the shadows the building has. This can represent how authority will do whatever they can to hide truths that can destroy the system that kept them in power, even by using the lights (representing a way to reveal truth to many) itself to create shadows to hide. This is similar to how media outlets (hence, the film lights) is a double edged sword where the media has both the power to reveal the truth unbiased and the power hide it via propaganda or “distraction”. Despite all this, Namjoon cannot hide his face from the water on the ground, which reflects his face, and this can also represent how despite his attempts at hiding, the truth will eventually unveil no matter what. 
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The scene in the gif is also very interesting to look at, as he briefly steps onto a scene behind the one he’s in before. This brief transition can represent how Namjoon’s attempts at hiding from the lights is becoming known outside of the warehouse, and can symbolize the realization that what we used as a way to empower us and make us more aware of the world and truths is also being used against us, and we are becoming aware of this abuse. Yet, it’s brief, as the media outlets uses its power to hide information comes back into play and Namjoon steps back into the warehouse scene. However, that scene continues to play in the back, as if that brief reveal was not completely forgotten. 
The scene in the back also represents the connection to real life and the problems addressed in the song. It’s its way of saying “this had and is currently happening.”This emphasis is even more pronounced as parts of the scene in the back would merge with the scene in front, to further show the connection.
Now let’s talk about the 6 people that appear in the MV alongside Wale and Namjoon.
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The first is a cleaner, possibly working with (most likely) low pay. In America (and possibly in many other places of the world- I’m not entirely sure), one of the many issues often discussed is the idea of a higher minimum wage due to the inflation of living necessities and high job competition causing many, especially young and fresh-out-of-college, individuals to take on low paying jobs that have little to do with their career goals or what they studied for. Obviously she doesn’t want to do this, but has to in order to survive financially. This is seen on the inside of Namjoon, possibly reflecting on his personal past having to deal with the inevitable competition and possibly be ridiculed for being unable to get a “secure and respected” job, which is what the cleaner also probably is facing. (he even implies this problem with BTS in Bapsae). 
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Eventually, we see her still working as cleaning person but with a better uniform. She appears happier (not seen in this screenshot, but it’s in the mv) as if she now has a higher pay to take care of herself. Unlike the last scene, where she puts her mop down, she shows her mop and reveals the stains she was cleaning. This can represent the willingness to reveal the problems, no matter how dirty, that had plagued both her and society when it comes to workers. 
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The second is a tattoo artist. In Korea, tattoos are seen as taboo, so much that anything on the body that appears to be a tattoo on TV is censored. Even in other countries, many people would be intimidated by anyone who has tattoos and some individuals even have their own job applications denied because their employers simply denied them for having tattoos. Tattoos, like many works of art, are a way to express individuality; and yet rather than celebrating it, it is stigmatized instead. The tattoo artist is seen as stand-offish, as he is seen as a social outcast due to his choice to be unique and secretly tattooing himself, only to glare when he is noticed. This is also placed in Namjoon’s silhouette and can also reflect into Namjoon’s mind as he chose to be an idol, compared to the conventional 9-5 office job that guarantees decent pay, and how he too has experienced a similar situation for choosing to be different and having a different artistic style that doesn’t flow with the status quo; Namjoon has talked about his mother initially being against him writing lyrics and becoming an artist, and that B-Free diss where B-Free talked about how BTS weren’t actual rappers because they wear makeup and don’t fit the “appearance” of a rapper. 
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He later faces the camera, fully tattooed, as if he is willing to show his individuality. The red lights in the background can symbolize his passion growing and becoming prominent, or even his individuality becoming praised instead of ridiculed. While the first scene showed him working in black and white with a dim yellow coming from the lamp, he’s now seen in color and with a bright red emitting behind him. 
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The girl and boy represents the typical students, possibly of good standing and following the social norms and status quo in hopes that their future will be okay; and by future, their minds has been shaped to believe that following the 9-5 work day and having financial stability will give them happiness. However, for the first scene with the girl, despite being conditioned to follow the line, we first see her looking back at the tattoo artist. She’s tempted to be unique, but she doesn’t want to risk her possible “happiness” to be taken away because she failed to toe the line. On to of that, the obvious pressure to follow it is also taking a tow on her. She’s grim about her situation despite being motivated to have her “happy future.” This can also mean that she is realizing that financial stability and sticking to the status quo does not guarantee happiness. This can connect to many of us today, as we start to wonder if material items like wealth and riches guarantee actual happiness.
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The problem is not exclusive to her, as she and shares the same thing with the male student. As an escape, the two of them wear VR head sets and the female student is seen watching TV. Virtual reality, of course, allows the user to see a different world and choose which kind of world to see, even allowing them to interact with it. The wires that hang around are seen strewn as if it’s feeding her and she is seen dosing off. More on the wires when we talk about the worker. This relates to how many of us, especially students, see media and technology as also an escape from the pressures and stress caused by social problems.  
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If you notice, as the video progresses, color is subtly being put into the video before color is fully put into the video. First with the light the tattoo artist has behind him, and now the student with a yellow pencil and a green bow. This is just right before the line “world is gonna change.” I’ll talk about color and that later. 
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The politician. Obviously, politicians stereotypically are known to be corrupt individuals who do whatever they can to be in power. In order to do so, regardless of their tactics, politicians have to gain the people’s trust. They do this by being well dressed, well groomed, well known, following the status quo, possibly even appearing to be a parental individual who seemingly care for the citizens and reach out to many. This politician appears to have it all and possibly appears to be a good candidate based on looks: he has a tailored suit on, a beard (like he’s a kind old grandpa warmly yet with with authority talking) and speaking to many microphones and cameras are flashing. Remember how I said the lights can represent truth and it being revealed through an outlet? That camera flash can represent both the popularity the politician is known for and a reveal that would also end his career. 
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Light is fully on the politician, showing possibly his corruption coming into light. He smokes a cigar as both a way to flaunt off the rewards he received from corruption but to also show the consequences of his actions. His career is dying, and so is his reputation now that it has come to light. Sure, he looks like he has power, with his suit, but, as you can see from his hand cuffs, he’s probably lost it all. He’s being controlled by someone; the someone who offered him the power he wanted in exchange for some control, but eventually took over themselves. The beard that he had is gone, revealing more of his face and possibly more of his secret actions. His suit is unbuttoned to show that he’s slowly coming apart and his image of a trusting leader is disappearing.
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And finally, the worker. Just like the students, he was probably the one that stuck to the status quo, and unlike the cleaner, he was able to get that financial stability and so called “happiness.” However, like the students, he also starts to realize that what society calls happiness is not what he wants. Despite this, he distracts himself from the problem by continuing to stare at the screen and working.The shades of blue on his shirt and pens can represent his intelligence hidden by the monotonous lifestyle of the 9 to 5. Blue is also seen as a color commonly used for business, as it represents trust and dependability and many use blue as a psychological tactic in advertising and people looking for jobs would often use blue in the applications to stand out more. The worker, cleaner, tattoo artist, and students can really connect to Namjoon and possibly Wale’s struggles with society’s pressure in sticking to the status quo and fear of being ridiculed for failing to do so. 
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Later, we see the worker tied up in cords and cables (compared to the student simply lounging on the cables near the tvs). The job, despite offering security, is dead-end and he is too worked up in his job to realize or even escape from it. In a way, the cables that were with the student is a foreshadow of her future that would be the worker now. He doesn’t struggle, either because he realizes that it’s too late or he isn’t aware that he is trapped (most likely the latter because his hands continue to twitch as if the keyboard is in front of him). The jacket of his suit is taken off, representing the skills and intelligence he thought would be of good use to his job taken away by the lack of motivation and passion he experienced. Only his blue pants remained, which is whatever individuality he still has- but it’s not enough to make him be truly himself anymore.  
Remember when I talked to you about color and how it was subtly put into the music video before Wale comes in? That can be interpreted into two different things. 
Let’s start with the first thing: 
In a way, Namjoon’s world is represented by the black and white scenes that first appear. The black and white can symbolize his own singular views of the world, not changed yet by other views of the world but slowly becoming part of his views until Wale comes in. Wale is seen in a bold color (green, then red, etc), compared to the more muted colors that appear in Namjoon’s scenes.
Colors, now, besides representing pessimism or the past, can also represent the viewpoints that both Namjoon and Wale have seen and eventually influence their own views. 
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Like Namjoon’s brief step into the scene playing behind him and the scenes still playing after that, Wale’s way of showing the connection is by projecting scenes behind him. The light that Wale stands on shows that he controls how he sees the world, as oppose to Namjoon being shined with light that is above him, and how he tries to reveal truth through the outlets himself. Unlike the lit warehouse we see before with Namjoon, there seems to be only three sources of light, two which shows reality and one where Wale stands on. This also emphasizes the control Wale have with how he wants the world to see him rather than have it manipulated by others, especially those who want to belittle or hide the truths he wants to reveal. Wale shows that he has nothing to hide, as he stands behind a white background that also represents light being shone on him. In fact, the other scenes of the 6 different characters in full color show them with one light source instead of multiple. 
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There are moments where Wale is more predominantly a swatch of color or when he is a variety instead, representing his own view point in comparison with others. That means that even if he has many influences and sees many views, it’s him who decides his own opinions and views, which is represented as a single color instead of many. Occasionally, you see that the video gets “tampered” with for a few moments (like the screenshot above) by glitching or adding other colors before switching back to what it was before, as if someone is trying to change his views, change other people’s perceptions of him or silence him, but he still sticks to what he believes in and stays true to himself while managing to share his opinions. 
Namjoon joins in, as we see him now in full color and, like Wale in green, Namjoon is seen in red. Someone also tries to tamper with him by adding static, glitching the video, and trying to make both him and Wale fade, but they remain. Because Namjoon now has color, or more views of the world compared to his black and white view before, the people we see before are now in color. On top of that, what they become or the truth behind them are also revealed. 
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Wale and Namjoon at the end are seen together in the same warehouse again. This time, none of the film lights or the window lights are there. Light, however, is revolving around them and camera flashes are seen. However, they don’t hide from them because they know that regardless of that the media outlet does, they both are simply revealing the truth of themselves. The puddles of water on the floor remains to prove their point. Even when their clothes are black and white, like the video in the beginning, color is still around them, showing that their unique views and mindset remain and what the wear represents their past with pessimism and a limited viewpoint. Rather than hide it, they wear it as a sign of their growth. 
Which brings the second thing:
As you noticed, the lyrics themselves are full of heavy topics like racism, hate, broken education systems, dreams that can no longer be achieved due to changes in time, questionable social norms, etc. Yet, despite it all, there’s one line that shines from the pessimism these topics bring.
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“World is gonna change.”
There’s a reason why color begins to appear as the first time this line is heard. Despite the negativity that Namjoon raps about in the beginning, rather than saying “we’re fucked” he implies that there is hope. As black and white represents pessimism, color can represent optimism. As black and white represents a past that might never change, color represents a future that has changes for the better. However, we also have to remember that black and white are also colors, like how “black and white” views are just as valid as the “multiple colors” views of the world. While some parts show them being fully integrated with colors, there are still black and white elements used to balance or even use as a sort of secondary color for the brighter ones.
In the end, we see that the whole video is colored, yet Namjoon and Wale wear black and white, to show that the view of the world shouldn’t just only be optimistic or pessimistic. In fact, it should be balanced. When many works of art often give an “unbalanced” view of the world (mostly sending a message of pessimism about the world’s problems), ‘Change’ proves something not commonly spoken about. We often see people via mediums of art or communication talk about how the world is already destroyed to the point of no return and we shouldn’t spend out time and energy trying to find a solution that we believe does not exist. On the other side, there are those who idealistically talk about the world becoming better without any kind of solid plan or awareness of what the problem really is. That’s where we need the balance.
As pessimism shows us the problems, optimism motivates us to find the solution. Even in the lyrics themselves have hints of optimism sprinkled throughout the song besides the chorus, and the music video shows this through color. Even with the colored scenes of the 6 characters, we notice that the cleaner is now happy that she is paid well, possibly no longer ashamed of her situation, and the tattoo artist finally opens himself up to reveal his tattoos without hiding them. These shows the changes that were made in the world that was for the better; small changes that still have unsolved problems, but enough to make the world a bit better than before.
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So in conclusion? aka tl;dr
‘Change’ and its music video discusses about the problems prevalent in society but also sends a message of optimism and a better future ahead, along with the need for both optimism and pessimism to help us create change. We can start by becoming more aware and open to many views of the world while also maintaining our own individuality and the truth. The colors and lights play a major role in proving this message as it can represent how different opinions can help shape ourselves, help us develop more as individuals, change our perceptions, and show how we need pessimism to reality check while we need optimism to set our goals and guide us to a better tomorrow.  
Would the change take time and require a lot of work? Yes. Will there be failures before success comes? Many of them for sure. Will change happen? Absolutely. 
So long as we keep this balance and remember our goal, we can change the world for the better. The turmoils we experience now does not have to continue tomorrow, but only if we are willing to work and continue working. 
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“I told you to not drink so much.” A voice of concern echoed in the darkness. “You know how lightweight you are, Aiko.” The young woman sighed, placing an arm around her friend’s waist to support her. “Your dad will kill you if he sees you like this, you should stay at my place.”
Aiko giggled as she leaned against her.
“Thank you, bestie!” She exclaimed happily.
It was already eleven p.m, and they were on their way back home from a late night party at one of the many clubs Seoul had to offer. They didn't usually go out partying that often; their parents complained that this wouldn’t be good for their image and reputation, but tonight they decided to ignore them as they figured that no one could tell them what to do when on a holiday abroad. And frankly, it was nice to spread their wings and let loose for once.
The two friends walked slowly through the streets of Seoul – Aiko managing to keep her balance – until they were just a street away from their hotel. It was located in an upmarket neighborhood, a five-star establishment with all the luxuries money can buy, including a fully stocked bar and restaurant.
“Are we almost at the hotel?” Aiko stopped, holding onto her head. “I feel so dizzy.” Her head felt like it was about to explode.
Before Yume could tell her friend that they were less than a minute away, a vehicle stopped dead in it’s tracks right next to them. A second after the van stopped, the door slid open and a group of men jumped out of the car, surrounding them immediately.
Yume instinctively grabbed Aiko, and tried to run, but was blocked by two of the men, and just as she tried to run another direction, she was blocked once again. By this time, panic started setting in.
"Stop it!" Yume yelled desperately. "We're tourists! We don't have anything!" She explained in an attempt to have the thiefs leave them alone. "Please!”
There was no response from the thieves except for one of them Aiko’s arm and snatching her away from Yume.
"Help!" Aiko cried out, struggling against the man's grip. "Stop! Let me go!"
Then, a cloth pushed against Yume’s mouth as an arm appeared from behind her and held her in headlock.
"Let's go." One of the men said.
Both girls struggled, trying to break free from their grasps, but it seemed futile. Both friends were thrown into the van before the men jumped in and sped off.
Yume had drifted off to a deep sleep, only stirring when the sound of a shriek caused her eyes to flutter open.
“Let me go, please! Please!” The voice pleaded.
That wasn’t Aiko. Who was that?
Yume groaned as she sat up, feeling groggy.
Why was it so dark? She felt around with her hands, her fingertips touching a cold metal wall. What was going on here? Why did she wake up like this? Was she still dreaming?
Her mind felt foggy, as if it was unable to process the situation she was currently in. Where was she? How long has she been asleep?
She looked around, taking in her surroundings with a daze. The walls were made of metal, and based on how cold the surface underneath her felt she assumed the floors are as well, giving the entire place a cold, sterile feel. There was no window, there was no light, nothing.
“Oh my god!” One of the other voices sobbed.
“Does no one have a phone with them?”
“Of course not! They took everything from me!”
“We are going to die…”
What was going on here? She felt around her pockets for her phone but realizes that the kidnappers had also taken all her personal belongings. She was completely helpless, like all the other women.
A shrill deafening sound pierced through their ears as part of the room opened up, allowing some light to shine through and illuminate the room.
"Get these fucking whores inside," a gruff male voice ordered. "And quick!" He pointed at the terrified girls, who now stood in front of him.
Yume stared in horror at the men standing in front of them. If she had to describe them in one word, it would be scary. All of them wore black jackets and trousers. Black gloves covered their hands, hiding any distinguishing features beneath them. Their faces were hidden under ski masks, which added to the fear.
They had guns in hand, and their eyes were fixed on the group of girls.
“No, no, please—“ One of the girls resisted as they were pulled out.
"Shut your mouth bitch!" A man growled, punching her across the face.
The girl fell to the ground, crying out in pain.
When it came to the other girls, they meekly stepped out of the container, Yume followed along, neither of them wanting to experience the same thing the harmed girl had to go through.
"In," the man repeated.
The girls complied, entering the large room lined with steel bars. They were led to a corner where they were forced to kneel, their hands tied.
What the fuck was going on? Yume’s gaze lingered on the men; trying to make any sense of the words that rolled off their lips, or their body language, all she knew at this point was that she was fucked.
Aiko, she hasn’t seen her best friend. Where was she? Yume looked around her, trying to catch a glimpse of her best friend but instead she was met with terrified and tearful faces.
“You, come here.” The man pointed at one of the women who sat amongst the crowd.
“Please…” The woman whispered, making her way to them and then stopping right in front of them. “I’m pregnant, I swear to God, I won’t tell anyone about what happened here I—“
“You’re pregnant?!” Snapped one of the men.
“Reusable or disposable?” The other asked.
“We could probably sell the child when it’s here. Minseo said he was going to experiment with the profit margin of babies in the market either way. After that, disposable.”
“Good.” The man nodded his approval.
“No, please!” The woman pleaded.
Despite not understanding what exactly was going on, Yume knew that seeing the woman be dragged off screaming, that wherever she was going wasn’t a good place.
One by one the girls seemed to be divided in two groups; and Yume could tell the slight difference. The girls that fell into one group seemed to be handled a tad more gentle than the girls in group two.
At first she didn’t understand why but she started to see a pattern; the more attractive women were nearly instantly approved for one group.
“You.” One of the men pointed at her.
Yume hesitantly moved towards him, avoiding the thug’s strong glare as she looked down at her feet.
"Come here, little foreigner," he mocked, shoving her towards the other man, who guided her out of the place.
Should she be happy that she was gone from that place, or worried? The woman was pushed into another room, this one looking slightly better than the depressing one she was just in; there were a few desks, beds, medical equipment here and there, and the mood seemed less tense than earlier.
The man pointed at the other girls sitting on the floor and Yume joined them, not sure if she should attempt to start a conversation with them or not.
“Next.” A man called out, at which one of the girls stood and went to sit on the bed. To Yume’s shock, it appeared as if the man was going through a medical check up routine with the girl before she was guided out of the room.
They were treated like objects; going through these rooms and operations as if they were being filmed for ‘how is it made’.
After Yume passed for the health check (she assumed) she was brought to another room, a room that seemed out of place with its studio lights, rack of clothes, and two girls; one on a laptop and one holding a make up brush.
She clicked her fingers and pointed at the stool, which Yume sat on, and after some lipgloss and a coat of mascara, the bright flashes blinded her temporary before she was removed from the room. But not without a glimpse at the laptop one of the girls were working on.
A quick glimpse confirmed biggest fear.
She was creating profiles with photos and information about the women present tonight on what seemed to be an auction site.
In a row, the women were led to a large room with mats on the floor, and Yume promptly obtained hers, laying down on it and curling up.
What had she gotten herself into?
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Yume’s footsteps felt heavier with every step she took towards the next unknown destination. The voices of the aggressive men and the sobs and sniffles drowned out as reality faced her; she got herself in a horrible situation.
This was kidnapping. This wasn’t a dream; she needed to get out of this, but how?
This time, it was Yume’s turn to have her eyes fill with water as she came to the realization that things would end soon, and that this was a direct consequence of the small act of rebellion against her parents.
“Based on my calculations, sir, this has been the most profitable month of the last six months. Look, at the bids coming, I think showing people real time info about the goods has really boosted sales.” The eager worker grinned, trying to impress the other. “These are the girls just coming in, 40% of them were reusables.” The man pointed out.
Yume was close to bursting into tears as she started to understand the gravity of the situation, but just as she was about to hang her head low, a familiar voice sounded from the distance caught her attention, and she looked up, her breathing increasing as her heart pounded furiously against her chest.
“Namjoon…” Her eyes widened in disbelief, not quite putting the puzzle pieces together just yet.
The charming man her parents spoke so highly of.
“Namjoon!” She tried again. “Namjoon!” Once more.
With raised eyebrow, one of the workers grabbed her by the arm. “The fuck is wrong with you?” He said through gritted teeth. “How dare you address him like that, do you want to die or something? Why you little disrespectful…” The man pulled his hand back, ready to strike.
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⚠️ human tr@fficking themes
“It was such a pleasure meeting you, miss Ari.” Namjoon grinned towards the young woman in a velvety wine dress. His piercing stare watched as she avoided his, counting speckles on the concrete instead.
She folded so quickly. How pathetic.
Yet … she would’ve been perfect for his clients. How disappointing.
“You certainly found a gem, Jungkook. She compliments you well.” He continued, this time directed towards a comrade; the country’s notorious gangster. Top of his field for years running.
An excellent connection to have on his side.
“I’ll get in contact if I hear anything about your rat situation.” Just then, his car pulled up beside them. Black, sleek. City lights reflected off the paint’s shine. Followed by theirs right on time.
Namjoon got inside, undoing his suit jacket with a sigh. The night still wasn’t over.
“Back to the hotel, sir?”
“Seoul. The warehouse.” He corrected, pulling the phone from his pocket. “I want to be there no later than midnight.” If his driver kept his foot on the gas, they should even be able to make it 6 minutes before the next shipment drop off.
Truthfully, he thought his request sounded perfectly clear.
No later than midnight.
Not a minute later, and certainly not 4 minutes, 37, going on 38, seconds later.
When they finally came to a park, his driver circled around the car, opening the door for him.
Wordlessly, Namjoon stepped out. He straightened out his suit, but before he walked away, he paused towards the shorter man. “Do you like your job, Hwang?”
“Yes, sir.” The man nodded with a smile.
“Then if you want to keep it, don’t arrive us late again.” The smile from the driver’s face dropped. Although, a signature dimpled grin formed on the mayors. He gave him a pat on the shoulder before finally walking away.
Namjoon walked into the building, one of his more financial based staff glueing to his side. He nodded along, that is until something in particular stood out to him. “What was that?” He stopped mid step, ripping his gaze away from the new shipment of women. “Only 40%? What the hell happened?”
Slowly, colour drained from the employee’s face. He, in fact, did not impress. “Uh, w-well—” He cleared his throat. “Some girls did try a to revolt..”
Namjoon took a deep breath in. Why were people testing his patience so much tonight —
Namjoon! Namjoon!
That voice.. He hasn’t heard much of it, but it was oddly familiar.
After a quick scan, it didn’t take long to find the source of the pleading cry.
“Excuse me.” Namjoon caught the man’s arm before his fist could collide with a thing. And at the sight of his boss, the man dropped his grip on Yume.
“Tell me, what were you doing?” He gestured toward the woman, not fully acknowledging her presence. While his employee looked, he secretly beckoned another one over with a nudge of his head.
“She was being disrespectful, sir, so I —”
“I think you need help relearning our rules surrounding reuseables, hm?” His employee hardly had the time to register before he was hit in the back of the head, being dragged off.
Now, with the distraction gone, Namjoon’s attention turned to the frightened young woman.
A wonderful twist of events.
A diamond who stumbled into his grasp.
“How did you wind up here?” He spoke to her, switching to her native tongue. Despite the his softer tone of voice, so sympathy laced through his tone. He mostly was curious; how did she fall into his lap?
Machida’s youngest daughter. His middle child.
He helped her off the cold cement ground, listening to every word she said with a nod. “You must be so frightened and confused.” He murmured, but made no move to undo the ties around her wrist. Instead, he beckoned a second man over.
“Everything will become clear soon enough, miss Yume.” He tilted her chin up before side to side, inspecting her face for any bruises or cuts. “.. Don’t fight, just relax. It will be a lot less painful that way.”
Then like nothing, he switched back to Korean. “Sedate her.” He instructed to the man.
Namjoon stepped back and watched as one arm wrapped around her to keep her still while the other plunged a needle into her neck. The syringe slowly pushing down until it was empty.
“An unexpected gem.” He muttered to himself in Korean, a smirk growing on his lips.
Maybe Jeon Jungkook wasn’t the only one fortunate enough to find one.
Although, just what was he going to do with her?
“Take her to one of the rooms upstairs. Make sure no one goes in or out.” At Namjoon’s instruction, the man nodded, tossing the girl’s body over his shoulder.
Just what was he going to do with her?
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frizzle-tales · 10 months ago
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Any girl’s survival guide would have this as the number one rule to follow; never drink out of a bottle with a tampered lid. Perhaps it was the constant stress the woman was under, or the fact that Namjoon sounded threatening and she didn’t wanted to go against him.
The walls were not soundproof in the slightest; nothing in this building seemed to be built with car, only serving as nothing but a warehouse, a place to store women as if they were objects. For once, Yume was grateful that she was not able to understand the words coming from the other woman, the only thing she understood was the desperation behind their shrieks.
“I’d say it was quite challenging to sleep in these circumstances.” Yume didn’t meant to sound so direct, but frankly she didn’t know how else to respond to his feigned concern.
Speaking of sleep, a heavy feeling of fatigue overcame her, and she felt herself slump back. Of course, the sheltered woman had never experienced being roofied or had partaken in any form of substances, however, she knew something was terribly wrong. She could no longer hold the grip on the bottle of water, her legs wouldn’t move no matter how hard she tried, and her body just felt so… weak.
“What…” Yume managed to whisper out, before she lost her voice; her lips no longer working together to articulate a sound.
This was his doing.
Yume could do nothing but witness how she was taken from the room, put into his car and then driven elsewhere. The only thing that was working were her thoughts — Was he going to ditch her body somewhere? Was she going to be brought to a client who purchased her? What was he going to do to her?
Yume’s mind wandered off, the remaining car ride becoming a blur, and it was only when she was in a room, that she came back to reality, her vision sharpening and her body regaining its strength. She was laying on some bed, one that felt much better than the thin prison like mattress that she was forced to sleep on back at the warehouse. The room was also slightly bigger, but aside from that, the interior was bleak and somber.
She had to get the fuck out of here.
Yume got off the bed and inched towards the door, which fortunately was unlocked, and she opened it, just the right amount to have a view of the hallway.
Nobody.
Should she make a run for it? Just try and see where she ends up at?
After not hearing another noise, Yume ventured out, stopping at each door just in case, before she entered the living room.
Yume froze on the spot when she heard his voice coming from the kitchen, seemingly being on the phone. She glanced to the left, seeing his back facing her, and Yume knew this would probably be her only shot, so she tiptoed, stopping at the wall that separated the living room and kitchen, her back pressed against the bookshelf.
The door was so close, just a little bit and she’d make it.
One… two…
As Yume made a run for it, her heart sank when she came eye to eye with her abductor.
Fuck!
Yume ran faster, nearly tripping, before she made it to the door and she quickly pulled down on the handle.
Locked.
Yume spun around, seeing her abductor a few feet away from her, him snaking up to her as if she was a prey and he was the mighty predator. “P-please, just let me go!” She whimpered, feeling like she’d pass out from how hard her heart was ramming against her chest.
Turning to the door swiftly, she yanked the handle, but when it once again didn’t budge, she panicked. “Help!” Yume shrieked as loud as she could. “Someone, please help me!” She yelled again, now hitting the door. “Call emergency service, please, please! I am Yume Machida, help!” She tried once again, using both her feet and hands as she became more desperate as the seconds passed and her kidnapper inched closed to her with each breath.
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With a shoulder pressed against the slim doorway, his arms crossed at his chest, Namjoon nodded for his employee to drop Yume down. His head cocked to the side, taking in the sight of her, from the tips of her toes to the far ends of her hair.
It was an.. odd feeling.
Seeing another woman in this room, curled up on the same flimsy mattress in the corner. After the tragic death of his poor late wife — Nara — he never thought he’d have another body staying in this room.
He even considered returning the room back to its original purpose.
Though, like a twisted display of fate, the daughter of one of Japan’s most influential political families wound up falling at his feet.
He could’ve left her to be dragged through his operation, men in his connections would’ve gone crazy over her, paying a pretty penny to ruin her — but he found himself turning away from that idea.
He had other plans for her. Ones that could gain him so much more than just a few extra dollars.
After sending the man back to work, Namjoon left his newfound treasure behind in the room. A grin played on his lips as he did so, his mind running with all the different things he could do with her.
“Of course.” Namjoon spoke on the phone, his weight leaning against the kitchen island. “I’d love to see my nephew.” His voice was filled with a softness he held only for people he deemed close to him in life, the cutting icy edge to his tone gone.
It was pushing 3 am, only the sounds of his voice and the clock ticking echoed in the silent apartment.
“Your wife, she wouldn’t mind?” Of course, he already knew his dear friend’s answer.
She doesn’t get a say.
A creak in the floor caused him to look up, glancing over his shoulder, and right at that moment, his dark eyes came into contact with a certain young woman. Her eyes wide in fear.
It only lasted for a split moment before she turned into a frightened little mouse, scurrying down the hallway to freedom. Away from the bloodthirsty snake threatening her life. Or so she thought.
“— I’ll give you a ring in the morning.” Namjoon suddenly switched the conversation, pulling the phone away from his ear after a brief goodbye.
A sigh escaped the mayor’s lips as he pushed his weight from the counter, trailing behind the terrified woman. His eyes rolled seeing her hysterical demeanour.
He forgot just how agitating the first few days could be. It had been so long.
“Oh, Miss Machida.” Namjoon tsked, a slight shake to his head as he closed the distance between them. Every scream of hers only made his eye twitch with annoyance. “No one’s going to come help you.” When he got to her, his hands shot out to spin her around, slamming her back against the door with one hand circled around her throat. “No can even hear you.” He snickered, applying pressure.
He didn’t have to worry. It didn’t matter how long she spent banging and screaming against the door, until her throat was raw or knuckles began to bleed — no one would hear her.
“Do you really think escaping would be this easy?” He chuckled darkly, dryly. “Let me make something abundantly clear.” The grip around her throat only tightened more. “You’re not home anymore, you’re not with your safe little family. Here, there’s nothing that can keep you safe. I’m not scared of your family, I’m not scared to lay my hands on you.”
Sure, she may have been untouchable before. Heavily protected by her family, anyone who would’ve tried anything would be strongly dealt with — but she was in his territory now. Soundproofed apartment, locked up over 20 stories in the air. Pristine reputation. No one would suspect a connection between him and Yume’s disappearance.
“I won’t hesitate to cut out your tongue if you scream like that again, have I made myself clear? Nod if you understand what I’m saying to you.”
A grin only formed on his lips at the feeble attempt at a nod. Finally, he pulled his hand away. With his head tilting to the side, he watched as she collapsed to knees gasping for air that he stole from her.
“You know, I am quite surprised.” He started dropping to haunches beside her. “Most people struggle to walk for hours after they first wake up, but you?” He chuckled again, this time genuinely amused. “Your throat must’ve been so dry too.” He hummed, brushing some disheveled hair away from her face, but despite his tone sounding like it held an ounce of concern, it was far from it.
Namjoon stood from her side, a hand sliding into his pocket. “Now why don’t you act like the good little girl your family trained you to be, hm? Stand up.”
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