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HUNTER AND HUNTED: A HALLOWEEN MISAMO SPECIAL

CHAPTER III

1.5K words

[GP!Vampire!Mina x Succubus!Sana]

CW: vomit (brief), vampires, demons, blood,

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Jihyo felt good about asking Mina out in the moment, and while photographing on assignment, she was able to quiet her mind, getting lost in fine tuning her aperture and changing lenses for the haunted house shoot. But when she finally got home that night, she threw up, her body and mind at war. 

Creatures like Mina were the reason her parents were dead. She shouldn’t want to be around them, let alone want to flirt with one. I should want to kill her, Jihyo thought. She threw up again, body heaving violently. That was the problem. Jihyo didn’t want to kill Mina. If only her parents could see her now. Thank god they can’t. Her eyes burned with tears of guilt and shame, but there was no doubt in her mind now that she really had a thing for Mina. She got up shakily, gripping her bathroom sink tightly to support herself while she steadied her breath. She reached for her toothbrush, and decided to wash her face too while she was at it. With a fresh face, she finally was able to look at herself in the mirror and admit to herself what it was she really wanted: Mina. Now there was only one thing left to do: be up front with Mina about knowing what she was, and about how she knew. Maybe, if she was honest, Mina would still stay. 

***

That night, Mina dreamt of Jihyo. The vampire found herself riding in an elevator up to the rooftop deck of a hotel. When the doors opened, Jihyo was there to greet her. She looked gorgeous, her tanned skin peeking out beneath a blue and white summer dress. The air was warm, and the stars were already out. Jihyo had been waiting for her. 

“There you are,” she said, smiling up at Mina. Jihyo extended her arm forward, holding out a glass. Mina recognized the dark liquid swirling inside instantly as blood. “I got you a drink,” Jihyo said casually. “I thought you might be thirsty.” But as Mina reached forward to take the drink from Jihyo’s hand, the glass suddenly shattered, cutting Jihyo deeply in multiple places. Her warm blood began to mix with the dark, cool blood from the glass, and Mina froze. She felt unable to move suddenly, helpless as she watched the blood seep out of Jihyo’s badly cut hand. And then, to her personal horror, Mina felt her mouth watering.  

“Mina?” Jihyo asked. Her blood dripped down her fingertips, adding to the wasted puddle of perfectly good blood on the floor. Mina knew she should help– Jihyo was wincing in pain from her injury. Her once pristine dress was now getting stained with blood. “Mina? Are you okay?” Jihyo’s voice sounded far away. Mina could feel Jihyo’s big, brown eyes on her. The vampire didn’t respond and instead licked her lips. Her breathing felt heavy and labored, and her hands were starting to shake. She willed her claws to stay at bay, to maintain her humanoid form for just a little longer, to ignore the free flowing liquid she so desperately craved.  

“Ji–” Mina’s voice faltered. She was about to lose control, and she knew it. But her mouth felt full, and she couldn’t warn Jihyo. She tried to clear her throat to start again, but there was now so much saliva building up in her mouth that she couldn’t speak for fear of actively drooling in front of Jihyo. She felt like she was about to throw up from how hard she was suppressing her instincts, disoriented as the stars in the sky suddenly became mobile, shooting across the dark nightscape at lightning speed. There was a ringing in Mina’s ears as she lurched forward, against her will, baring her fangs now. She grabbed hold of Jihyo’s bleeding hand. Warm, she’s so warm. And she smelled so good, just like she always did. It’d been a long, long while since Mina had a drink from a living source. 

Mina pressed the woman against the ledge of the rooftop, lacing her fingers with Jihyo’s. She could feel the warmth from Jihyo’s blood running over her own fingers, and she desperately wanted to taste it. But as thirsty as she was now, she was also aroused. She wanted Jihyo, she realized. Badly. Mina trapped the woman there, using her body to press up against Jihyo’s so she couldn’t run. The vampire could see Jihyo’s chest heaving, and she listened intently to Jihyo’s heart as it pumped all of that warm, delicious blood around her body, out through her wounded hand. Mina leaned in, inhaling Jihyo’s scent for a moment while preparing to do the unthinkable and sink her fangs into the side of the woman’s neck. Suddenly, the vampire felt a shooting, radiating pain in her chest. She looked down to see a pure, silver stake lodged in her heart. Had Jihyo just stabbed her? 

Mina woke up then, gasping for air. Breathing heavily, the vampire turned on her side, throwing her covers over her head, trying to rid her brain of the dream. That’s funny, she thought. It’s like I can almost hear my heart, as if it were still beating. Her eyes snapped open. It was indeed not her own, undead heart. Someone was in the room with her. Before she could plot her next move to deal with the intruder, a voice beside her asked, “Who was that?” 

Mina leapt out of her bed and clutched her chest, stifling a scream. Going straight into defense mode, the vampire immediately started to transform into one of her more lethal forms, an oversized black mamba snake. 

“Wait!” the voice called, sounding more familiar. “Mina it’s just me! Eww, oh stop it, you know I hate when you turn into a snake,” Sana wailed. The succubus pouted, now sitting up on her knees on Mina’s bed. “I just wanted to cuddle,” she explained innocently. “But then I saw you were sleeping…”

Mina let out an unearthly irritated sound, half hiss, half exasperated “Ugh!”, as reverted back to her humanoid self. “Jesus Christ,” she said, exasperated. The vampire didn’t even have a wildly beating heart to soothe, but she clutched her chest anyway. “I thought we agreed you’d ask first!” she scolded. But the demon’s puppy dog eyes were no match for her momentary annoyance and fear. The vampire sighed. “Oh, alright,” said Mina, waving an arm toward her bed. “Get in.” Sana squealed with delight and dove back under the covers, her curled horns peeking out. The moment Mina got back in bed, Sana wrapped herself around the vampire. “Um…” Mina cleared her throat a bit, trying to angle her hips away from Sana’s body. She hadn’t realized just how excited she’d gotten by her dream.

Sana had already noticed, though. “So…” she murmured, nuzzling her face against Mina’s. “Tell me who that woman was.” The succubus grinned. “Wanna roleplay, MiMi? What was her name? Jean? Gianna? Jisoo?” 

Mina blushed. “Jihyo,” she mumbled, unable to meet Sana’s eye. “And no, I don’t want to role play. She’s a human. She’s just a– a friend.” 

Sana gasped. “You made a human friend?” She pulled away from Mina and rolled on top of her, straddling the vampire. “Tell. Me. Everything. How did you meet her? And when?” Sana bounced a bit on top of Mina excitedly, making the vampire hold back a whine. 

“S-Sana please,” Mina begged, putting her hands on the demon’s hips to try and steady her. “You’re not helping…” 

“Ohh, I’m sorry,” Sana said mockingly. She ground her hips teasingly against the vampire. “Do you want me to stop?” 

Mina grunted, covering her eyes. It was no use, though, she was painfully hard. The succubus tossed her light brown hair over one shoulder and leaned down, grinding herself against the vampire’s abdomen again. “Oh, don’t be shy. Tell me, pretty thing,” she cooed. “Should I stop?” 

The vampire could only whine in response. It didn’t happen often, but every time Mina woke up with morning wood, the succubus was always there to take care of it. Ever since she had met Sana last year, the demon held powerful holds on her and Momo. Mina was never sure if the love she had for Sana was devotional, romantic or platonic, but it didn’t matter. In a way, she knew she belonged to Sana, just like Momo did. It didn’t matter if the three of them slept with or had crushes on others. They always came back to each other. It was just how Sana liked it. 

Mina hesitated, then, after a few moments, shook her head. Sana smiled wickedly. “That’s what I thought,” she purred, sliding her hands under Mina’s oversize t-shirt. “You poor thing,” she said, planting light kisses along Mina’s jawline while her hands travelled up toward Mina’s chest. “That cruel woman got you so worked up, didn’t she? I’ll take good care of you, my sweet vamp, and then you can tell me allll about that pretty little human friend of yours.”

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Beneath the Brine: Chapter 2

Sun shone down on Rochden as the Prosperity pulled into port. A pleasant breeze kept the air from being heavy, and lifted the wings of numerous gulls swarming above the docks. Finally free from his elevated prison, Faryth climbed down to the main deck and began to help the others unload various crates and barrels of cargo. He sneered as Kaisys walked around with a clipboard, as if she were too good for physical labor. She probably wouldn’t even break a sweat the whole day. Although she was first mate, Faryth still found it unfair that he had to constantly be his mother’s workhorse.

In his jealous fog, Faryth nearly tripped on the gangway and sent a stack of boxes tumbling off the dock. Luckily, a pair of hands helped steady him and the cargo. Faryth looked around the crates he held to see who his unlikely hero was. He felt blood rush to his cheeks almost immediately.

A tall half elf stood before him, brushing sweaty black curls out of his eyeline. His body was tanned from days in the sun, and he bore the muscular arms of a dock worker. Most detrimental to Faryth’s composure was the glint in his cheerful green eyes and smile that lit up his sun kissed face.

“That ledge there is tricky. Best be careful, my friend.” His voice overflowed with a genuine warmth Faryth was not used to.

Faryth nearly forgot to respond, before flashing a nervous smile and uttering a small thanks. He could kick himself for looking like a fool in front of a man like that. Perhaps he was still trying to cope with his recent breakup, but Faryth found himself particularly flustered. Not wanting to embarrass himself even more, he thought it best to carry on like nothing happened. It was likely that a busy dock worker like that would forget their interaction after the events of the day. Faryth sure hoped so, anyway. As he returned to the ship, he made a mental note to pay better attention to where he was stepping.

Meanwhile, Ismene was doing her best to maintain a confident demeanor despite the worry that welled within her. She hoped that the economy and wellbeing of Rochden hadn’t suffered too much in her absence. The sight of many new faces at the dock was promising. Perhaps there were other cargo vessels making secret trips to and from the island for supplies. While she was overseeing her crew, Ismene was approached by a sturdy old human man she was very familiar with.

“Long time no see, Captain Hiemal.” The gruffness of his voice betrayed the smile on his face.

Ismene grinned. Frederick Sable had not only been a long time business partner, but someone she considered a friend. The portly gentleman seemed to generally be in high spirits, unless something was awry. She found his welcoming attitude to be a good sign.

“Ah, Mr. Sable. It is a pleasure to see you again. How have things been on Rochden?”

The man heaved a heavy sigh. “Not the easiest, I’ll admit, but it could be worse. With you away, we’ve had to devise alternate methods of getting supplies.” Frederick glanced around them before leaning over to whisper in Ismene��s ear. “I’ve put together a crew of my own. A bunch of old sailors and dockhands that were laid off by the Guild. They know all protocols and the best ways to avoid any unfortunate run-ins.”

Ismene raised a brow. “How bold of you. And you’re sure you can trust them?”

Frederick crossed his arms and gave a firm nod. “With my life. I know a two faced bastard when I see one. These fellas are all doing what they can to get a stab at the Guild.”

"Hmm, I suppose I trust your judgment. However, dire times lead to dire decisions," Ismene replied.

Frederick rolled his eyes. "Well of you're so concerned about it, you can meet them and make a decision for yourself."

"Perhaps if I have enough time. I have to run a pretty tight schedule these days."

Clicking his tongue, Frederick began to walk away. "Always excuses. You should take a break, Ismene, and stop worrying so much." He paused before descending the gangway. "Let me know if you ever need anything, Ismene. I'll assure that you're safe here in Rochden."

Ismene gave the man a smile. "Thank you, Frederick. I'll consider it."

As soon as he left her line of sight, Ismene dropped the smile and sighed. She did need a break. While her crew may thing that a few months of lying low counted as a vacation, Ismene knew it was quite the opposite. She was almost more stressed about what would happen in the wake of her absence than if she risked getting caught. Contemplating whether or not to extend her trip, Ismene draped her arms over the rail and looked out toward the pier. Someone cleared their throat behind her.

"Um, excuse me, Ma'am. Uh, captain, I suppose."

Ismene turned around to see a tanned half elf dock worker wringing his hands. He spoke in an accent she wasn't quite familiar with. Maybe he hailed from the Shattered Isles? She silently rose a brow, figuring that whatever he had to say couldn't be good.

The half elf stuck out his hand for her to shake. "I'm Matteo. I wasn't trying to eavesdrop, but I happened to hear you tell Frederick you weren't certain about the ex-Guild members. As one myself, I can assure you that we are just as wary of the Guild as you are. Between shorting us on our pay and treating us like no-good cannon fodder, our loyalty to them quickly waned. We simply want to do what's right and Mr. Sable gave us that opportunity. I hope you understand."

Ismene eyed the man with suspicion. His nervous smile and small interjections of laughter denoted that he was anxious. Whether it be because he was afraid to speak to someone who outranked him or because he was trying not to get caught in a lie, she didn't know. However, she sensed no harmful intent from him, and Ismene knew her gut was one thing she could trust. She briefly shook his hand.

"Matteo, was it? I appreciate your clarification. If you truly are a mutual enemy of the Guild, I look forward to working with you more in the future. For now, I would be very grateful if you helped me to keep this unloading process brief."

"Yes, ma'am." Matteo nodded and quickly resumed his work.

Ismene smiled. At least one of Frederick's stock seemed to be trustworthy.

Once all of the scheduled cargo had been transported off of the ship, Ismene gave her crew permission to go out on the town for the night. This was much to Kaisys' dismay, who thought that they should be leaving as soon as their business was done. Ismene found that to be unfair to the hardworking crew who had gone out with her short notice. Besides, Frederick was right; she could use a break.

In complete contrast to Kaisys, Faryth scampered off immediately. There was a tavern nearby, and he hoped that a slightly exaggerated tale of the troubles he'd face would land him a free drink. Instead, he was met by a surprise that foiled his plans. The handsome dock worker he had ran into earlier sat at the bar, having a jovial chat with the barmaid. Not wanting to face that embarrassment again, Faryth kept his head down and chose to sit at a lone table near the door. He could get away easily if need be. Faryth discreetly ordered his drink and did everything he could to keep to himself, but his efforts were in vain. Upon lifting his head to thank the server for his drink, he accidentally made brief eye contact with the half elf. Faryth took a big swig of his ale and concluded he would probably need something stronger.

Faryth was too busy keeping his eyes toward his cup to realize that the other man had left his seat. He was alerted by the sound of a wooden chair scraping the floor and the thud of a glass at the table. Finally, Faryth was forced to look up at the stranger.

"Sorry for the intrusion, just wanted to say hello again now that work isn't rushing us. The name's Matteo. May I have the pleasure of knowing yours?"

"It's Faryth." He took another long drink, realizing that his nerves were likely unwarranted. "You must be a new worker around here. Haven't seen you around before."

Matteo nodded, one arm now resting on the table. "I had some, er, employment complications on the main cost. Came out to Rochden four months ago. Luckily Mr. Sable took me in as a 'midnight man" to help him keep our operations secret from the Guild. How long have you been traveling here?" He looked at Faryth from over his glass.

"About as long as I've been sailing. Which has practically been forever with my mother being the captain and all." Faryth nonchalantly waved his hand at that last remark, although his attitude was all an act. He was hoping that his relationship to the well liked Captain Hiemal would earn him some of this stranger's respect.

Sure enough, Matteo's eyes lit up. "You're Captain Hiemal's son then? Fascinating! What you do must be exciting! I've heard so many stories."

Faryth snorted. "It's only exciting when she actually lets me do anything. Typically I'm cooped up in the crow's nest." He didn't want to make himself sound too pathetic. He needed to leave a good impression on Matteo. Deciding he'd add in an interesting fact, Faryth twirled a strand of his curly white hair in innocence. "Well, I do get to summon the occasional storm every now and then."

If Matteo's eyes had been shining before, now they were positively glowing. "That is amazing! Are you some sort of mage?"

A confident smile slipped onto Faryth's lips as he coyly played with the rim of his glass. "Sorcerer, so I'm told. My magical abilities are inherent from birth. Must have had something to do with the fact that my father was a Djinni." He shrugged.

Matteo let out a laugh of amazement. "I have heard legends about Ismene’s crew, but who knew? And to think her son is that powerful too? The Prosperity must be unstoppable."

While Matteo's reactions had given Faryth a much needed confidence boost, his last words hung heavy. If the Prosperity had been unstoppable, his mother would not spend her nights paranoid of invasion. There would be no suspicious glances at crew members who appeared to be lagging behind. Most importantly, there would be no lingering eyes watching everything he did. Luckily, he seemed to sneak off quick enough before his mother could send one of her goons to keep an eye on him. Not wanting to spoil the mood, however, Faryth mentioned none of this.

"Oh, we're about as unstoppable as they come. The Guild wishes they could be us." His grin widened, selling the act.

Matteo smiled back, chuckling and bowing his head. He turned around, waving at the barmaid for more drinks. "Next round is on me. This is some of the most fun I've had in a long while."

"You must have a pretty boring life then, if chatting up tired strangers is all the rage." Faryth would never admit it, but he was having some fun too. After being cooped up inside his mother's manor for so long, it was nice to experience life again.

"Well it helps when the strangers are handsome and interesting." Matteo winked.

Faryth fumbled for a smooth reply, and was luckily saved by the barmaid placing a pint before him. He felt his cheeks flush and hoped Matteo didn't notice. Whether or not it had just been a shallow remark, Faryth did not know, however, he would be willing to test the waters. A life of seclusion had stifled his penchant for romance.

"But really, I try to be friendly to everyone, but my background is generally off putting, especially for other sailors. The residents of Rochden have mostly accepted me, but it's surprising that I've even kept your attention this long." Matteo kept his eyes locked on Faryth, fingers tapping on the edge of the table. His wide smile hid words he restrained himself from saying.

Faryth figured it wouldn't hurt to play into Matteo's game. "Well you aren't bad looking yourself, that always helps. Might be more apt to listen to a strapping young gentleman rather than some salty sea dog." He curled a small braid of hair around his finger.

Matteo replied with another laugh. He leaned in, both forearms now rested on the table. "Say, how long are you staying in Rochden?"

Faryth sighed. "Probably no more than a day, and that's if we're lucky. Mum and her first mate keep a pretty tight schedule. I'm surprised neither of them haven't come looking for me yet."

"Well…" Matteo's fingers tapped the table once more. "Maybe I could show you someone that they're less likely to find. It's not like they'll leave you behind. You're the captain's son after all."

Faryth’s heart raced. He had been in this situations dozens of times, but something about Matteo's honeyed words and cool exterior threw him off of his rhythm. Faryth usually fulfilled the role of charmer himself. This was a new change, but life had been rather stagnant lately, and he gathered that he could use some excitement. He took the bait. "Oh? Do tell me more. Mum has been coming to Rochden for years. She knows all of the lowlife hiding spots. This place must be pretty private if she doesn't know about it."

"Oh, I'd say it's pretty private alright. Just us, possibly." Something mischievous glinted in Matteo’s eyes.

Faryth was thrilled, but he maintained an air of uncertainty by withholding his answer. He quickly down the rest of his ale before wiping his mouth and smiling at and eager-eyed Matteo. “Let’s get to it then, shall we?”

Matteo let out a relieved sigh, momentarily worried that Faryth’s pause would result in rejection. He slapped a generous tip on the table before standing up and extending his hand to Faryth.

[pangolin-404]

I have my own headcanons as to how the backrooms function, especially in relations to other liminal spaces soooo uh. here

The general location of all whoops-you-fell-out-of-reality places is called “unreality”. It is access by: a) a door to it appears, either where there was no door previously, or it replaces a regular pre-existing door. b) real life liminal spaces lead into it, once the poor soul wanders out of sight of doors, windows, and other living things. In that case, there is no clear crossing between reality and unreality.

Doors to the Backrooms/unreality appear closer to people without friends and family, people very down, and people alone. However, it’s not unheard of for a door to appear near a group of people, and even intake more than one person at a time. Other times, the doors shuts once one person has entered, and will vanish if everyone else turns away, even for a moment.

“The Backrooms�� is a term for a series of hallways and some rooms, usually yellowish or tan in color, acting as the first layer of unreality. The lights tend to buzz and there are odd stains on the floors and walls. This is almost always what people first enter, if they slip out of reality.

The Backrooms lead into other liminal spaces when you wander deep enough. The deeper you go (into non-Backrooms areas), the harder it is to get back to the Backrooms, but it’s certainly possible.

It’s also easiest to leave the Backrooms. Doors back into reality appear the most often, although that’s still a very, very, very rare occurrence. (Doors into the Backrooms are much more common.)

The Backrooms usually lead into house-like structures. There is no door or window to the outside, here. Objects like beds and nonfunctional computers are found here. Every piece of furniture is gently used. Sometimes the dining tables are set, but there’s never food.

Sometimes the Backrooms feed into places akin to parking garages and road runnels. The air is sometimes crisp, like an autumn night. Other times it’s stale and tastes of diesel.

Some of the deepest parts of unreality are malls and stores. They mimic places people have been to in their childhoods. Here is where most sound is produced: Crackling, generic music drones over loudspeakers. Sometimes, phones ring in the far distance, but can never be found.

The Poolrooms are “pockets” in unreality, not layers, and cut through areas without rhyme or reason. The water is overchlorinated. This place in particular invokes visual and auditory hallucinations.

Some parts are more run-down than others. Sometimes whole pieces of wall are torn away to show the rebar or drywall underneath. Others look brand new, with not a speck of dust.

Certain areas seem less... perfected. The geometry/architecture is a little off, uncanny, unconventional. like a procedurally generating video game map that produced a weird-looking area.

There are no monsters in unreality. Nothing actively hunts the humans trapped inside.

The only inhabitants are people who wandered inside and got lost, just like you. The chance of running into someone is extremely slim, and by then, both parties are too far gone to process it, and either walk right by each other or become separated within hours.

Over time, unreality eats away at peoples’ minds and appearances. In due time, people vanish completely (are “eaten”) and die.

Death can also occur when people “far gone” blindly walk into open elevator shafts, drown in the Poolrooms, walk off ledges, and so on. The only thing unreality does to prevent death is eliminate the need for hunger and sleep, keeping its occupants wandering aimlessly endlessly.

Unreality never shows the outdoors. There are no windows to an outside world. There is no sky.

[bts-teaspoonff]

Fangirl pt. 3

Genre: Romance, Slow Burn, Idol A/U

Pairing: BTS OT7 x reader

Rating: PG

Summary: Y/N, being a huge fangirl, finally got her chance to work alongside her favorite idol group as a backup dancer. She gets to know each member personally and realizes that her feelings may be more than fangirl-idol attraction.

Word Count: 5.6K

Taglist: @nochujeonjk @i-like-puppy-mg @miyochan @satotakeru14​

PARTS: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | .... masterlist

So far, your week of waiting for the company’s response was uneventful to say the least. You exchanged contacts with some of the dancers and they have all been very friendly with everyone. You were busy with work at the gym and at the dance studio so that made you take off your mind from the backup dancer job at least for a while.

During those days that you were waiting, you took double shifts in the gym and twice the amount of classes in the dance studio. You wanted to push yourself just to ease your nerves. Also, you need to pay this month’s rent alone since your roommate and best friend is out on vacation.

Lisa, your bestfriend. She’s been with you ever since college. Both of you only started living together when your brother moved out but she used to always live near you. When she moved in with you, she would always leave to travel somewhere for at least a month then come back to you. That was now your routine with Lisa. She loves travelling so much that she promised to fulfill her bucketlist as soon as both of you graduated. Her family is pretty well-off and she manages this online clothing shop to finance her trips. You and Lisa constantly video call each other almost every day. Sometimes, you would even answer each other’s call even when you’re in the shower. Of course, you already informed her about your pending job in Big Hit. She almost exploded from happiness when she got the news. She was hiking that time and it almost gave you a heart attack when you saw her jumping from happiness near the ledge. You could say that she’s your #1 fan and you are hers too.

The day came when you received the email. You were eating your breakfast at that time, taking a big bite of your omelet sandwich. You choked on your glass of water as you read the email saying “Congratulations. You are now formally a part of Big Hit’s Dance Team.” You read the other contents of the email as you generously drink water once more. You are soon to be expected to start two days from now. You can’t contain your excitement as you feel your face beaming with happiness. You could just dance your ass off right now from joy. You walked to your room with a sandwich still in your mouth as you reach for your speakers. You blasted Anpanman by BTS on full volume and pranced around the room. You also took your RJ and Koya plushies, hugged it and twirled around. You buried yourself under big Chimmy, Tata, Cooky, Mang and Shooky plushies on your couch.

You nervously entered the Big Hit building once more and went straight to the practice room. You made sure not to order a big glass of coffee this time, even though it’s very tempting. You just made a small cup of coffee at home, a routine that greatly relaxed you. You enter the room with one hand tightly gripping the strap of your cross body bag. You saw familiar faces and was grinning from ear to ear. It turns out that everyone was accepted and no one was left behind. A few of them ran to you, hugged you and then pushed you to join some of them sitting on the floor.

The dance directors and choreographers gathered all of you to discuss the plans for the dance team. Everyone was then assigned to different artists to solely focus on their performances. They started calling out the names of the dancers and the artists who they will be working with. Our main dance director started with TXT and you were not on the dancer’s list. You silently chant each of the boys’ names one by one, as if you were having a ritual on your own, until the dance director mentioned BTS. Your ears were on full concentration mode as he calls the names of the dancers one by one. As if on cue as you were continuing to chant the boys’ name and imagining your name being called, you heard your name slip from the dance director’s lips. You really tried your best to not shout and celebrate. You feel like you won the lottery at this point from your chain of good luck lately.

Each dance team then went on to different practice rooms. You, along with other male and female backup dancers, were present in another practice room as your dance choreographer started informing everyone that BTS is planning an online concert months from now. Everyone will be performing a lot of new numbers, including new dance breaks that will be mainly composed of you with the other female backup dancers.

For the first week, everyone started the dance practices without the boys yet. Everyone would spend hours being taught group performances by different choreographers. Two of which are old songs from their old albums and two were from their latest album. At first, you struggled to keep up with the other dancers but all of them were nice in helping one another when one has a hard time with performing the steps. You also made friends with the male backup dancers especially those who were close to your age. All of you were quick to get acquainted with each other and that made work very fun. You would always be light on your feet when coming to work since you’re glad you could make new friends who share the same passion. Everyone was so nice to you too since you’re the youngest out of the female backup dancers but there are also two male dancers younger than you.

You were also excited for your new work since you would get to see Jiyong almost every day. When one of you are free, you would always eat together. Your heart is filled with happiness right now. Your mind is now at a place where you’re just sitting on cloud 9.

Your body couldn’t really handle three jobs at the same time so you chose to quit teaching dance classes at the dance studio. You informed the dance studio owner about your new job to which she congratulated you non-stop. She knows how much of a big fangirl you are to BTS so she couldn’t be more proud of you. She then proceeded to convince you that no one better than you should handle the BTS dance classes. She made good points that convinced you to stay but only if you handle selected classes that works around your schedule. Luckily, she agreed and gave you at least one class a month. You couldn’t really argue with her since she pays you generously per class that you teach.

You retained your work in the gym since your shifts works around your work in Big Hit. You could handle your new work schedule and you really need to earn money for the apartment fees and your BTS merchandises. You also informed the gym owner about your new day job and he congratulated you non-stop as well. He nicely let you adjust your shift to better work around your new schedule.

So far, everything is going into place. Your new job, new acquaintances at work, quality time with your brother, and Lisa will be returning soon from her trip. You could just sit down and inhale all the good air that’s surrounding you lately. You’re scared that given this amount of good luck around you will be soon replaced by strings of bad luck, but of course you’re highly hoping that will not happen.

You went home late one night from a hectic shift at the gym. One of your clients arrived late for her schedule but still came, coinciding with the timeslot for your other client. You still accommodated the two of them and went back and forth for them during their sessions. You had to be the one to close the gym that night also. You ate like there’s no tomorrow that night since you were so tired from dance practices and the sessions at the gym. You just went to sleep right after dinner, slamming yourself into the bed and into the sheets.

You didn’t wake up from your alarm the next morning. Good thing that you had already wash your hair last night so you just fashioned a bucket hat and hurriedly fix yourself before you went out in a rush to try to arrive on time for your dance practices. You arrived at the lobby entrance just in the nick of time with a few minutes to spare, rushed to the elevator and tried to catch your breath while you wait for the lift to arrive on the right floor. You hurriedly ran out the elevator and to the hallway when you heard your phone ping. You took out your phone in your pocket while rushing in the hallway. You saw Lisa’s name at the top of your notification screen but chose to read it later and kept your phone in your hands.

You were approaching a corner in the hallway so you decreased your pace but was still slightly running. As you were about to take a turn, your head bumped into something soft but obviously firm that was moving towards your direction. You were slightly pushed back but somebody’s hand caught your arms as you were about to fall backwards. You soon realized that your head bumped into someone’s chest, somebody who’s very tall. You look up and saw Namjoon. I really got to stop meeting the boys by bumping into them like this. Your mouth fall to the floor in shock and embarrassment.

His hands were big and his arms were tan and toned. He still excludes this gentle giant aura, the same way you pictured him every time you see him on social media and on the pictures in your phone. He still has his hands around your arms as you try to help yourself back up from almost falling to the ground. As if you could feel fire on your arms around his touch and time stood still. Both of you apologized to each other at the same time. You both chuckled as you withdraw your hands from each other. As you were about to introduce yourself, you noticed that your phone was on the floor and under his foot. He also soon notices this as you try to bend down to reach for your phone.

You took the phone under his foot and checked it. You stared at your phone screen and was shocked to see the screen cracked. You saw Namjoon looking at your phone as you check but quickly hid it realizing that your wallpaper was all of the members of BTS. You wouldn’t want to embarrass yourself more by letting him know that your lock screen and home screen are photos of them. Unfortunately, Namjoon has already noticed the crack on your phone screen even before you hid the phone away from his eyes.

“I’m sorry. I didn’t realize that I stepped on your phone.” Namjoon panicked at the sight of the cracked phone screen.

“No, it’s okay. It’s my fault also for not being careful.” You assure him but he clearly looks worried about the cracked phone. “Nice to meet you. I’m y/n. One of the new backup dancers assigned to BTS. I’m looking forward to working with you.” I bowed.

“Nice to meet you and looking forward to working with you as well.” He bowed as well. “I’m really sorry about your phone. Can I do something about it?”

“Honestly, it’s okay. It’s just a small crack.” No it’s not entirely okay because the crack almost encompasses the whole screen. It’s my fault anyways so he doesn’t have to feel bad about it. You don’t want to burden him about your phone. “Also, I’m sorry but I’m really in a rush for practice. See you around. Nice to meet you again.” You bowed and rushed towards the practice room.

“Wait.” Namjoon raises his hands while looking at you, rushing away from him. Although he was truly worried about your phone, he actually caught a glimpse of your lock screen. It amuses him to remember you trying to hide the phone from him. Of course he knows that their fans would have the members as their wallpapers but usually their staff wouldn’t really have the boys’ face plastered on their belongings.

You are still in disbelief that you met Namjoon. Your heart is still in disarray as you try to replay the scene in your mind. His hands are big and he’s so tall. His chest is so toned that even though your head bumped into him for a split second, you could almost remember the ridges of his chest.

…..

“Shit.” Namjoon exclaims as he slumps back on the couch of Hoseok’s studio with four other members in the room. Jimin, Taehyung, Hoseok and Jungkook all turn their heads as their leader enters the studio.

“What got you in a dump, hyung?” Jungkook asks in concern.

“I stepped on a phone and destroyed the screen.” Namjoon puts his hands on his face. He’s wondering how he can mend the cracked screen situation with you. Your face suddenly appeared at the back of his mind and honestly, a part of him find you adorable and beautiful. The way how your fringe falls perfectly on your forehead and on your long lashes. You were a little pale but still, he got a long look at your face and still finds you attractive. He never got interested with female staff members but there was something about you that piqued the leader’s attention.

“Whose phone?” Hoseok, seated in his chair in front of his equipments, turns his chair to face all the other members.

“One of our female backup dancers.” Namjoon groans out loud in frustration, breaking him from his daydream.

“How did you even step on her phone?” Jimin asks his leader, seated on the far corner of the couch beside Taehyung.

“I saved her from falling then I didn’t realize her phone was under my foot.” Namjoon sits straight up, shaking his head.

“You never disappoint, hyung.” Jimin laughs while reaching for Namjoon’s shoulder to pat it. Taehyung sits back to give access to Jimin’s hand to reach Namjoon.

“Give her one of our extra Samsung phones. I think we still have some of those. Go ask the staff.” Taehyung suggests.

“You really are the God of Destruction.” Hoseok chuckles at his good friend.

“I’m so embarrassed. I just want to bury my face right there and then.” Namjoon pouts in frustration.

“I think I can help you ease your frustration.” Hoseok turns his chair around back to his monitor. He pressed a few buttons and music started playing through the speakers. “How is it?” Hoseok plays the song that Namjoon, Taehyung and himself are working hard on. He glanced behind to look at Namjoon’s face. Namjoon stood up and walked to Hoseok’s chair.

…..

I am so tired. I think I’m pushing myself too far this time. You still have a few weeks before Lisa returns so you doubled your shift in the gym. You could really use the extra pay since you spent your extra savings on a few BTS merchandise and on repair fees for the air conditioner at home. The double shifts will only last until this week so you have no problem with it.

You came into the practice room, still groggy from lack of sleep. You glanced at the huge mirror across the room and saw your pale face and poor complexion. Gosh, you have never looked this bad since finals week in college. You tend to forget to take care of yourself when overworking or fatigued. You took a sip from the cup of iced Americano on your hands and sat on the floor with the other dancers.

A few minutes after, the choreographer came in and soon follows the 7 ethereal beautiful boys. They bowed one by one as they enter the room and thanked us for our hard work. You try to fix any unruly strands of hair on your sweaty forehead and straightened your back.

Namjoon entered the room first, greeting all the dancers with a smile. The leader exuding off a charismatic aura as he leads the group in the room. Jimin and Hoseok soon followed, both of them hand in hand giggling and skipping but released their hold on each other and laughed out loud after a few steps inside. The two main dancers eager to meet the dance team. Taehyung and Jungkook silently followed their hyungs, strutting like models with their hands in their pockets. I saw the maknae sporting a man bun that compliments his face and almost making him look like a Greek God, especially with how his tight black long sleeve shirt faintly gives a silhouette of his sculptured chest and back. Taehyung’s disheveled curly do accentuates his bear-like cuteness but still gives off a masculine appeal. Lastly, the two oldest entered the room greeting the dancers. Yoongi entered first with Jin’s hands on his other member’s back. The two of them silently entered the room, ensuring that they greet all of us first before joining the other members at the side.

Your eyes scanned the members one by one as the choreographer informs everyone about the dance practice for today. As you were admiring the amazing view in front of you that was gracing you this morning, your gaze met with Yoongi’s. He then slightly put his head down while looking at you. You couldn’t really paint his expression right now but you dare to say that he looks bothered. Like a puppy that chewed his toy and is being scolded by his owner. He then turns his head away to talk to the other boys when he saw you openly reading his face.  

You were so confused at Yoongi’s bothered expression when you caught him looking at you. You don’t remember bumping into him or meeting him today. Yet, his aura today is a lot softer than the day you met. For your first and second (may I say terrible) encounters, he would always look so irritated or pissed at you specifically. I mean who wouldn’t, you’re crazy clumsy ass kept on bumping into him.

Everybody’s in their respective blocking and is set to practice once more. The moment the music started, your heart kept doing somersaults. This is the moment you’ve been waiting for. You are now dancing with the 7 boys. The pinnacle of your fangirl chronicles. You could never imagine that someday you will share the same stage as them. You truly respect them for their art and passion so you give your all even on their first full dance practice with the dance team. Of course, Jimin and Hoseok doesn’t disappoint. The two energetic boys that came skipping inside the room just moments ago became two dancing machines. You couldn’t stop smiling that you could feel your face could tear off. Your fatigue went away as you savor this moment. Nothing matters right now, only this moment.

The music stopped. All took a minute before polishing the dance moves on a specific part of the song. One female backup dancer nudged you on the waist, giggling. “You happy?” She was one of your good friend on the dance team. She knows that you’re a big fangirl of BTS and how ecstatic you are about your new occupation.

“Dream come true but I’m still so far off from being perfect. I need to be at my best to be deserving of sharing the same stage with them.” You whispered to her while giggling. She pats my head in adoration and you looked at her.

“Don’t be too hard on yourself. You’re doing a good job.” You smiled back at her. Soon you heard the choreographer call out everyone to gather to start practicing again.

Two hours were spent in the practice room, dancing nonstop. Slowly, you could feel your fatigue catching up to you but you refuse to take a break. You could see everyone’s passion and hard work so you don’t think you deserve to take a breather. Everyone was giving their all from the boys and girls on the dance team, the 7 BTS members and even with the choreographers. A longer break was given after the two hour mark. All of the other dancers walked straight to their bags to get their water bottles. The 7 boys also went to the water dispenser at the corner of the room near the door to take a sip of water as they catch their breath. You walked towards the door, excusing yourself out to use the restroom. You saw Namjoon and Yoongi noticing you as their eyes follow you before I opened the door.

You took a few steps away from the dance practice room and was stopped in your tracks when you heard a familiar voice calling your name. “Hey!” you turned around and saw Jiyong walking through the hallway in the same direction as you.

“Hey. What’s up?” Jiyong walks up to you with a smile on his face.

“I’m on my way to the recording studio.” He turns his head and caught his eyes on the dance practice room. “Are you guys practicing right now?”

“We are on a break as of the moment.” You wiped your sweat off your forehead. “Who knew that even dance practices was this intense?” You saw Jiyong examining your face and he lifts up his hand to land on your cheek.

“Your complexion’s not good. Are you eating well?” You froze in place. Is my complexion really that bad? Actually, if I remember correctly, I only ate crackers this morning and haven’t got a chance to drink water since I was rushing to go to work.

“Oh. Jiyong-nim.” You and Jiyong quickly looked towards the practice room door when you saw Namjoon, Yoongi, Jimin, and Jungkook about to go out of the room. They saw Jiyong caress your cheek and their faces are painted with bashful expressions. They immediately thought that you might be in a relationship with Jiyong. “You guys know each other?” Namjoon asks your brother.

Jiyong quickly placed his arms on your shoulder and around your neck. He laughed as he rubbed your head. “What do you think?” He placed his hand under your chin to lift up your head straight to present to the boys. The four of them puzzled by your brother’s question and took them a few seconds before it registered to them that you and Jiyong are twins. You totally forgot that Jiyong mentioned that he was good friends with the boys. I want to hide right now.

“No wonder why she looks familiar. She reminds me of you, hyung.” Jimin exclaimed.

“You’re twins?” Yoongi asks Jiyong. Your brother nods his head while giving his boxy smile.

“Identical, in fact.” Jiyong proudly stated as he further rubbed my head, making a mess out of my hair.

“That’s amazing, Hyung. I didn’t know you had a twin.” Jungkook exclaims as well, in fascination. You were just quiet in your brother’s arm. He released his hands around you and you stood up straight. Taehyung and Jin noticed the commotion of the four boys and also peeked out the door. Jimin informs the two boys and you saw Jin opening his mouth in astonishment, releasing a loud gasp in his tiny comedic voice.

“Take care of my sister. If one of you mistreats her, I’ll give you a hard time in the studio booth.” Jiyong jokingly teases the boys.

“You know I’m older than you right?” You quickly hit him on the shoulder as the boys laugh.

“By two minutes.” He looks at you and laughed. He glanced back to the other boys. “Anyways, she’s a big fa…” You pinch his waist to stop him from talking. He cries out in pain but at least that stopped his mouth from rambling.

“Excuse my brother. He likes to tease me a lot.”

“Well, I have to go to the studio booth as well. If you’ll excuse me.” Jiyong finally excuses himself out. He walks away and left you out in the hallway with the 7 boys just standing outside the practice room. A short silence from all of you filled the hallway before they resumed from walking out of the practice room.

“I have to excuse myself too.” You bowed, turned around and continued walking away.

“Wait.” You heard Yoongi call out as his footsteps catch up to you. Not long, he caught up and stopped in front of you. He scratched the back of his head with his head down. “I owe you an apology.”

Yoongi was uneasy at the thought that he disrespected you twice at the expense of his mood that day. The last thing he wants is to never get the chance to apologize to you. He couldn’t really concentrate on the dance practice today as he could see you avoiding him. Whenever he would try to take the chance to apologize to you during breaks, you would always be around the other dancers.

“Apology? For what?” you froze in place out of shock and wonder from yoongi’s statement. You stare at the man in front of you with his head slightly down. The air between the two of you was so still.

“The day we met… I am aware that I was not at my best self and it turned out I was rude to you. Even if I was having a bad day, there’s no excuse for my lack of respect.” He lifts his head up and looked straight in your eyes. As much as you appreciate his apology, you couldn’t really respond to him as you realized that one of your idols is just an arm’s reach away. Never have you imagined that someone you just watch over and over again from the small screen of your phone would be humbling himself before you to apologize. You don’t really know how to handle the situation.

“It’s okay. It’s my fault as well. I guess I have to learn not to be as clumsy anymore.” You laughed as you placed your hands on your nape. His face slowly lit up and the air between both of you started getting lighter. “Here I thought you’re actually disliking the idea of working with me. You were wearing this irritated expression whenever our eyes would meet during practice.”

Yoongi got beet-red thinking that’s how he comes off to you when he was actually irritated by the fact that he can’t get a chance to talk to you alone. “No. I was just…. trying to find a chance to apologize to you.” You smiled so sweetly at the thought of occupying yoongi’s mind during practice and even made him worry on how we would approach you. Yoongi notices the change in your expression and his heart skipped a beat. There’s something so adorable with the way you smiled that caught Yoongi’s attention. He took a good look at you and realized that you were actually good looking despite being so sweaty from practice.

“I would like to begin again.” You held out your hand to Yoongi. He looks at your hand and back to you. “I’m y/n. It’s an honor to work with you. Let’s do our best to show everyone the best performances we could give.” You flashed a smile so big that made Yoongi pleased as well. Your passion to give your best performance fascinated him.

He shook your hand and his heart skipped another beat. A smile like that fits you so well. You almost remind him of Hoseok. Someone who embodies sunshine. Also, he admits that you really look beautiful. Not that he wants to compare you to the other female dancers but he can admit that you’re the most attractive out of all of them. He had his eyes on you the whole morning and was amazed by how you transform into a dancing machine when music starts.

…..

You just concluded your last session with a client at the gym. Despite having a chance to go home early, you kindly offered to the gym owner that you would stay until closing time. You asked permission to use the small studio in the gym. He gladly allowed you and you were ecstatic to finally have a space where you could freely practice. Back at home, the apartment that you share with Lisa is just the adequate space for living, but not so much to consider it as a space to practice. You own a floor length mirror but it’s beside your bed. Your arms and legs have bumped your bed so many times that you could almost file a physical abuse case against the innocent piece of furniture. The small studio in the gym may not be as big as the practice room in Big Hit but it has enough space for you to fly and dance around. Plus, there’s a huge mirror on the entire wall. You’re actually fortunate to have the studio by yourself.

As you start practicing the dance numbers inside the small studio, the gym owner quietly manned the reception area in your place. Only a handful of customers are now currently using the gym and usually at this time of night, influx of customers is at bare minimum. Suddenly, someone enters the gym and walks to the reception area. The gym owner turns his head towards the door.

“Hyung!” The gym owner was surprised by the sudden visit of his friend. He shoots up from his seat to welcome the person who just came through the door.

“Jungkook! What are you doing here?” Jungkook appeared in front of the gym owner wearing his huge black hoodie and a black cap to hide his face. The gym owner walks around the reception table and hugs Jungkook.

“I just tried a new route to run and I remembered your gym was along the way so I thought to pop in and say hello.” Jungkook hugged his friend tightly. They continued to chat as Jungkook quickly noticed the music that was coming from inside the gym. The gym owner also noticed Jungkook looking towards the direction of the sound.

“That’s coming from the studio… which reminds me, one of my employee just got in as your backup dancer. She’s so dedicated and diligent that she spends her extra time to practice here after her shift.” The gym owner offered to usher Jungkook towards the small studio. Jungkook was intrigued and fascinated that one of their backup dancer works at the same place as his close friend. The music gets loud as they get near the studio and he gets a glimpse of somebody dancing eagerly to one of the songs that they were just practicing to this morning. They look just outside the door and Jungkook’s eyes were glued to you as you dance.

He recognizes you immediately and was captivated by how you were working so hard this late at night. He noticed that you weren’t wearing the usual baggy cargo pants that you love to wear for dance practices. You were wearing tight gym leggings and a dri-fit shirt. Nevertheless, you still exude charm and power when you dance to their songs. Jungkook admits to himself that the sight of you in tights dancing to their powerful songs charmed him.

He opened the door and you were late to notice the sound of the creaking door. You were surprised to see Jungkook’s reflection behind you as you strut to the music. Jungkook jumps in surprise when you gasped out loud at his presence and you ran for the speakers.

“Noona, I didn’t mean to surprise you.” You bent down to stop the music. Quickly, you stood up and turned to face him. Jungkook was still walking towards you. He removed his cap and ran his hand through his hair. He was sweating a bit but still, the sight of him sweating makes him look like he’s sparkling. You wondered why in the world is he inside the same studio as you are now. “Hyung’s my friend and I happened to be in the same area so I dropped by. I didn’t expect Noona was working here.”

You peeked towards the door and the gym owner was smiling and waving his hand. He must’ve been the one who informed Jungkook that you were practicing here, you thought. Your attention came back to Jungkook. You admired how handsome Jungkook looks right now despite being barefaced. “May I help you with something?”

“Do you want to practice together? I mean if only you’re comfortable with it.” He offered. Suddenly, you felt like everything slowed down and the two of you remained. You want to slap your face in disbelief that Jungkook actually offered to practice with you. Jungkook slowly walk towards you and you react by stepping backwards.

“I’m having a hard time learning a specific part in the choreo so I may not be the ideal practice partner… for you right now.” You feel as though the space between the two of you has shrunk. Jungkook smirks at the sight of you slightly panicking as he steps closer. Jungkook has been eyeing you ever since the first practice session with them this morning. He saw how his hyungs, Namjoon and Suga, kept on looking at your direction. He discovered that you were the same girl that they were talking about. You were the one whose phone was destroyed by Namjoon, who caught the attention of Jimin and Jhope during the evaluation, and who constantly occupies Suga’s mind about when to apologize to you. You piqued his attention with the way you had these encounters with his hyungs. He also noticed your charm whenever you execute the intricate choreograph during practice, just as Jhope and Jimin describes. He’s determined to have this chance to dance with you.

“I’m sure I want to practice with you.”

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