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Save You, Save Me

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While your friends thought it was worth making passes at the hot female lifeguard, your mind was preoccupied with the disaster of a wedding you were in town for. Chances were unlikely that you’d see her outside of the hotel you’re staying at, but what are the odds of you being seated next to the very lifeguard at said wedding?

Her job is glamorized all the time, but the reason why she took up the job has a deeper meaning.

𑁍 Lifeguard!AU x Hotel Guest!AU 𑁍 Pairing: Lifeguard!Yoo Jimin (aespa Karina) × Reader (Any gender), feat. Uchinaga Aeri (aespa Giselle), Jeon Somi, Pool Boy!Sehun (EXO Sehun) 𑁍 Genre: PG-13 𑁍 Warnings: Language, Lifeguard duties, Gossip, Mention of a dead sibling, Unpopular wedding, Guests disapproving of wedding, Mention of bad boyfriends, Mention of young kids bullying another kid 𑁍 Notes: All of the characters and storyline are fictional. The sister mentioned in this story is different from Karina’s real life sister. The couple getting married is slightly inspired by a friend’s relative who rushed their wedding, despite the families disapproving.

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“Are you there yet?”

“Hang on Mom,” you replied before opening the door on your rideshare’s car. You held the phone away from your ear as you thanked the driver.

The driver placed your suitcase on the curb and told you to enjoy your trip. You stepped around the car and lifted the handle on your suitcase, while your free hand brought the phone up to your ear again.

“Sorry I was thanking the driver. I made it to the hotel,” you shared as you headed to the entrance.

“You know me, mothers worry about their kids, even when they’re older” she replied. “So who’s getting married again?”

You paused at the entrance to the hotel and moved off to the side to continue your conversation with your mom. You let go of the handle on your suitcase so you could hike your personal carry-on bag higher on your shoulder.

“Sam’s sister Andi and I really don’t know her fiancé,” you responded.

There was a pause on the other end and your mom asked if you were close to Andi or something.

“Not really Mom,” you said, “It’s...kind of a long story and I wanna settle in after a long flight.”

“Fair enough,” your mom replied. “Thanks for the update. Try to have fun at the wedding, okay?”

“I’ll try,” you promised before hanging up. You pulled up your reservation on your e-mail app and retrieved your suitcase, prepared to make your way to the front desk to check-in.

“No way!”

You looked up from your phone and saw Aeri running toward you, arms outstretched for a hug. You hugged the young woman and asked how she was doing.

“You know me, hustling as always,” she replied as she pulled away. “What are you doing here? You here for–”

“The Wedding,” you interrupted her. “Yeah I am. Actually I was surprised to even get an invite.”

“I never thought I’d be getting a wedding invite this early in my life,” a guy responded as he approached both of you.

“Y/N, this is my friend Jay,” Aeri shared as she gestured to the guy. “We go to the same college. Jay, this is Y/N – we had a couple of classes when we were in high school.”

You shook Jay’s hand and addressed Aeri while holding up your phone. “I was about to check-in – I’m guessing you guys are all settled in?”

“I was going to check out the hotel’s amenities,” Jay replied. “I kind of thought this place was going to be just okay, but it’s actually kind of nice.”

“I just got my room key,” Aeri shared. “I gotta unpack my stuff and I’m waiting for my roommate to show up – you ever meet Somi?”

“Who?”

“Oh yeah, you might not have met her! Yeah, well you’ll meet her at the wedding or maybe before it. She’s flying in from Canada, but I think her flight’s delayed or something,” Aeri added. “Hey, you free tonight? We could all grab a drink or something at the bar here.”

“I should be,” you responded. “I’m going to check-in and freshen up before meeting you guys down here.”

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The front desk had no trouble finding your reservation and you were happy to head up, unpack, and brush your teeth after a very long flight. After you dragged a comb through your hair to look a little more presentable, you checked your phone and responded to Aeri about meeting at the bar in a couple of minutes to grab drinks and catch up.

You pocketed your wallet, ID, and room key in your jacket and kept your phone in your hand as you made your way downstairs, in search of the bar. You exited the elevator and scanned the entrance hall, noting the sign with the directions to the bar.

“How do you know the couple?” Jay asked as he came up beside you.

You turned your head to face him and raised a hand in greeting. He pointed to the bar area and you walked alongside him.

“I’m friends with the bride’s older sister,” you explained. “I didn’t really hang out with the bride that much – maybe we saw each other when I did some sleepovers at their house, but yeah. You?”

Jay looked around for Aeri and waved once he saw her holding two empty seats next to her. He glanced at you and shared that he was friends with the groom.

“We were in the same fraternity,” Jay explained. “I don’t know if you were in Greek life, but I swear not all of us are party animals who cruise by in class. Pretty sure Haruto and I were the only guys who didn’t end up smashed at the end of the frat parties and did well in our classes.”

“Nerds,” Aeri teased as you and Jay came closer to where she was sitting. She pushed two menus toward you and said she was waiting for you before ordering drinks.

“You could have ordered your drink, you know?” Jay remarked as he slid into the seat on Aeri’s left. He grabbed one of the menus and began looking at the options.

You took the other seat next to her and apologized for making her wait. She waved a hand to say it was nothing, then prompted you to share what you were talking about.

Jay looked up from the menu and nodded at you. “Y/N and I were talking about who we know in terms of the wedding. They said they know the bride.”

Aeri looked thoughtful and she murmured that she vaguely remembered the bride in a summer camp program she was in. “It was ages ago – not sure if it was her,” Aeri sighed. “But Haruto, yeah I know him and he’s cool. Except I don’t get why he’s getting married now. I mean, he’s not even done with college yet!”

You raised a brow at that comment and Jay and Aeri nodded in unison. That made you cringe as it dawned on you the significant age gap between the bride and groom in that moment.

“I have a feeling that look means something bad,” Jay remarked as he studied your face.

“I’m pretty sure Andi just turned 27,” you offered. “Back when I was hanging out with her older sister all the time, Andi was getting into all sorts of trouble, like sneaking out after curfew, dating guys who were really sketchy–”

“Sketchy? How sketchy we talking?” Aeri asked as she leaned forward.

You leaned back in your seat as you recalled some of the boyfriends that were disasters. “There was one guy who was illegally selling fake autographs and merchandise for 90s bands and singers at school, then there was a guy who hacked a teacher’s computer to change the grades on his friends’ tests, and the worst one was a guy who was planning to follow his favorite band in a falling-apart van all year. She almost went with him, until her granddad threatened to cut her out of the will.”

Aeri and Jay exchanged a look and it was your turn to ask about it. The former struggled to formulate what she wanted to say and Jay was silent for a few moments. Before you could ask them to explain themselves, the bartender came over to greet you and ask if you were ready to order.

You quickly looked back at the menu as Aeri ordered her drink and Jay pointed to something on the menu. You met the bartender’s eyes and selected a mocktail, something that looked interesting. Once the bartender excused himself to assemble your drinks, Jay seemed to have collected his thoughts and leaned against the counter as he looked at you from his seat.

“We love Haru, he’s a good guy,” Jay prefaced. “But he literally turned 21 not more than...what? 7 days ago? Also he’s had bad luck with getting girls. Not that he dated bad girls like the string of guys the bride had, but most saw him as ugly and nerdy. Or they only pretended to be nice to him because–”

“He’s the oldest son of an entertainment company CEO in Japan,” Aeri added. “When he got to college, he had a major glow-up and that’s kind of helped, but he didn’t really like any of the girls at our school. I mean, he doesn’t tell a lot of people who his mom and dad are, but some people do some sleuthing and bam! Then they wanna be besties with him, but he’s gotten good at shaking off the posers. Um Jay, did he tell you how he met this Andi chick?”

Jay shrugged and explained that Haruto had been mum on the details, other than he met Andi a month and a half ago and both decided they wanted to get married after a short courtship.

“What does Andi even do for work?” Aeri asked.

“Last I heard from her sister, she got a job as an entry-level secretary,” you shared. “Before that, she was working at a clothing store as a sales clerk, but she got tired of the random hours and schedules.”

“Is Andi...?”

“Here are those drinks for you,” the bartender announced as he placed them on the counter. “May I get anything else for you, or are you all set right now?”

Jay politely told him we were all set and the bartender excused himself to wait on some new patrons who joined the bar at the opposite end.

“If you’re asking if Andi’s a gold digger, no,” you shared. “Her family’s upper middle class and the guys she dated before weren’t rich or anything. She’s impulsive and thinks she knows best, but not a gold digger.”

“Maybe Haruto–”

“Nope, no way!” Jay insisted, shaking his head violently. “Haru wouldn’t get her pregnant before the wedding. I doubt it’s a shotgun wedding.”

Aeri raised her glass and swirled the contents around thoughtfully. She looked at Jay, then at you before raising her glass in a toast.

“Well, whatever the hell the reason is, here we are, catching up after all these years and surviving this hot mess in a couple of days! Cheers!”

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A few days later, Aeri suggested meeting at the pool to go swimming. You agreed and wandered down to the lobby, following the signs for the pool. You adjusted your sunglasses on your nose as you scanned the pool area for Aeri and Jay, who were supposedly holding a section of chairs for you.

You excused yourself as you maneuvered around some families and couples emerging from the pool and saw Jay standing by some chairs, while Aeri was busy chatting with a girl texting somebody. Jay spotted you and flagged you down.

“Hey Y/N, you made it,” Jay said. “We’ve got a couple more people joining us – my friend Alex is coming with his roommate Peter and Aeri, didn’t you say your friend Ryujin was here too?”

“Yeah, but she’s not staying at the hotel – I don’t know if she’s allowed to join us or not,” Aeri mused. She looked past the girl she was chatting with and raised a hand in greeting. “Oh before I forget, Y/N this is Somi, Somi this is Y/N.”

The girl looked up from sending a text and put her phone face down on her lap. She extended a hand and you shook it.

“Sorry, I’ve been asking some friends to see if they can figure out this guy,” Somi apologized.

“Who the groom?” Jay asked.

Somi shook her head and nodded at the lifeguard who was coming down from the tower. She raised her phone in one hand and explained that she was yelled at for trying to get his picture discreetly. “I’m 99% sure one of my friends knew this guy at some point and when I tried to snap a pic, this girl comes over and starts yelling at me to delete it or something. I mean, take a chill pill much?”

“Maybe it was his wife or some jealous fan girl?” Aeri offered.

“I didn’t get her name, but I sure wish I had,” Somi sighed with a roll of her eyes. “Pretty sure she worked here too. It’s not like this guy’s my type okay? He looks like a human version of Grumpy Cat or something. I get saving lives is serious business, but no need to put resting bitch face on all the time.”

Jay lowered his sunglasses as he watched the male lifeguard pass a young woman in a red one-piece who was headed to the lifeguard tower. The young woman climbed the ladder swiftly and took a seat in the chair, before placing a whistle around her neck.

“Looks like Mr. Grumpy Cat is gone and we have a new face on duty,” Jay noted.

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Eventually the others showed up and introductions were made. Somi stayed in her deck chair (Citing a recent injury to her ankle as the reason), while the rest of the group split off to enjoy the pool and the jacuzzi.

The female lifeguard kept a neutral expression on her face as she scanned the area for any dangers or potential troublemakers. There were a few times where she called out to the parents of unruly children to please tell their kids to not run, but otherwise she remained silent from her perch.

“You think anyone ever faked drowning?” Peter asked in a low voice.

“Oh come on, seriously?” you sighed. “That’s not funny.”

“I wasn’t trying to be!” Peter insisted. “Come on, she’s probably had a lot of people hit on her, right?”

“I mean, she is kinda pretty,” Aeri confessed. “But like she gives off ice model vibes to me.”

“Kinda pretty?! Have you seen those legs?” Alex cried out in frustration.

You and Aeri exchanged a look with each other and rolled your eyes as the guys in your group continued to stare at the lifeguard on duty.

Peter ran a hand through his hair as he stared up at the lifeguard chair. “Do I dare ask her for her digits?”

“Please, a girl that hot is probably taken,” Aeri snorted as she nudged Peter in the arm. “Also, you’re not the first guy who has thirsted over her.”

You were getting tired of listening to the guys argue with each other about the lifeguard’s relationship status and you decided to hop out of the pool to dry off and sit with Somi for a while. You carefully pushed yourself up onto the pool deck and rose to a standing position slowly, then made a beeline for the seats where Somi was hanging out.

She offered you a dry towel and you thanked her as you accepted it.

“Done with the pool already?” she asked.

“Actually over Alex and Peter trying to decide if they make fools of themselves in front of the lifeguard,” you remarked as you gestured to the pair who were moving toward one of the ladders.

Somi studied the lifeguard and murmured that she also looked a little familiar in a way. “I don’t think I know her,” she clarified, “but she reminds me of someone else I might have seen or known at some point?” She snorted as she watched Peter exit the pool and she nudged you to get your attention. “Looks like Peter’s going to be a moron and ask her out.”

You watched as Peter strode over to the lifeguard tower and he leaned against it while looking up at the lifeguard. You couldn’t hear what he was saying, but you looked up at the lifeguard who slowly moved her sunglasses lower on the bridge of her nose to get a better look at the person speaking to her. The lifeguard said something before turning her attention back to the pool and adjusting her sunglasses on her nose again. Peter walked away from the tower looking dejected and Somi shook her head in amusement.

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“Wait, you’re here?” Sam asked.

You cradled the phone between your shoulder and your ear as you put your shoes on to go grab breakfast. “Mmhm, why do you sound so surprised?”

“Andi never told me she invited you!” Sam huffed. “Oh I would have had you come stay at my place so you wouldn’t have to pay for your hotel!”

“Sam, it’s fine,” you reassured her. “Besides, it’s actually a nice hotel and I found out Aeri’s staying here too. But yeah, I’m surprised she wouldn’t tell her maid of honor–”

“Nope,” Sam replied in a flat tone. “Not even a bridesmaid.”

“Hang on, you’re kidding?!”

“No Y/N, I’m just a normal guest,” she responded. “Andi really made Mom and Dad unhappy with this rushed wedding and I think she demoted me to guest too because I hate that she’s marrying a barely legal guy who doesn’t have a job yet. Now I’m really pissed that she didn’t tell me that she invited you.”

“Why, it’s not like we are secretly friends – you know I’m YOUR friend, right?” you reminded her as you moved your phone to your other ear.

“Y/N, I think she dug through MY friend list and just invited a bunch of random people she kind of knows to this dumpster fest,” Sam growled. “None of her close friends are invited or one of them, I’m pretty sure got into a nasty fight with her before the wedding.”

You sighed as you straightened up and grabbed your room key and a breakfast voucher to put in your pocket.

“I’m sorry Sam, I had no idea,” you apologized. “Hey, I need to grab breakfast, but I’m sure we’ll see each other at the wedding.”

“Yeah, T-minus less than 24 hours,” Sam replied. “Go eat. See you tomorrow.”

You put your phone in another pocket and began heading down to the lobby, in search of the restaurant for the breakfast buffet. You were able to get onto an elevator without waiting and it only made 2 stops. Once it reached the lobby, you exited and looked around for the signs that pointed out the directions to the restaurant.

“STOP IT! STOP IT!” a girl’s voice wailed.

You snapped your head in the direction of the screaming and saw that it was coming from the pool area. Curiosity got the better of you and you walked quickly to the pool, spotting a small group of boys holding a young girl by her arms and legs and dangling her over the pool in the 5ft area.

“Hey!” a young man snapped as he strode over to the boys. He began to raise his whistle to his lips and the boys quickly dropped the girl into the pool before scattering in different directions.

As the boys scattered, the young man tried to grab a few of them and you quickly blocked one of them headed your direction. In the midst of the chaos, you saw someone dove into the pool and was swimming over to the little girl, who was struggling to stay afloat in the 5ft section.

“Move!” the boy complained as he tried to get around you.

“Where are your parents?” you demanded, using a harsh tone. “That wasn’t very nice what you did to her.” You continued to move from side to side to block the boy from getting past you, while the young man with the whistle was handing off the ones he caught to a security guard.

The security guard beckoned for another of his men to come help and the other guard grabbed the boy you were blocking. He thanked you, before escorting the troublemaker away.

“Hey Sehun, can you grab her a towel please?” a female voice asked as she carefully helped the girl sit on the pool deck.

From your viewpoint, you could see it was the female lifeguard from yesterday, who was trying to calm the scared little girl while her colleague grabbed a towel. Sehun passed over the towel and the female lifeguard unfolded it and carefully wrapped it around the young girl’s shoulders.

Sehun approached you and nodded, while murmuring a thanks. “Not sure we got all of them, but maybe some of them will rat out the rest,” he said. “I’m sorry about that, is there anything else you need?”

You gestured in the direction of the restaurant and explained you were headed there for breakfast.

“Ah, we’re only doing breakfast for another hour,” Sehun noted. “Thanks for your help. I think we’ve got this under control. If security has any questions, they may reach out to you. What’s your name?”

“Y/N.”

“Okay, thanks. Enjoy your breakfast,” Sehun said.

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“So she actually saved someone and I missed it?!” Alex complained the next day.

You rolled your eyes and added that it was in the morning before breakfast ended. According to Jay, some of the people including Alex went out and did some barhopping, choosing to sleep in the morning of the pool rescue.

“Yeah Alex, she was doing her job,” you deadpanned. “I helped wrangle one of the punks who threw the poor girl in.”

“Boys can be so cruel,” Somi sighed as she scooped some yogurt up with her spoon. She added some berries onto the spoonful of yogurt and put it in her mouth. A free hand reached for her napkin and she wiped her mouth with it. “I need to go – gotta start getting ready.” She pushed her seat back and grabbed her wallet and phone before saying goodbye to you, Alex, and Jay.

Jay shook his head and checked his watch. “I guess I should get my suit on and think about heading over to beat the traffic. Y/N, did you rent a car or did you do rideshare?”

“Rideshare,” you replied. “But we should probably carpool to limit the number of cars there. The couple said there wasn’t a lot of parking space.”

Alex and Jay exchanged a look and the former echoed that he remembered seeing something about limited parking.

“I rented a car, but I can only take 4 people,” Jay shared. “I haven’t asked if Aeri and Somi want to ride with me or not. So far it’s just Alex and Peter who said they are coming.”

You shrugged and replied that you could figure it out. You excused yourself to go get ready and decided to text Aeri about what she was doing for a ride.

Y/N

Are you riding with Jay? He said he’s got a limited number of seats in his car and Peter and Alex are already in 2 of the 4. Sent 10:30 AM

Aeri

Somi and I are riding with Ryujin – she’s picking us up. I know she has room for one more. You want in? Sent 10:31 AM

Y/N

Thanks, I’d appreciate that. Sent 10:32 AM

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Once you arrived, you found an empty seat next to Sam and she greeted you as you slid into the chair next to her. She was leaning back in her seat with her arms crossed.

“Should I be a bitch and yell ‘I object’ when the priest asks if anyone objects to the union?” Sam asked.

You nudged her in the arm and she made a face. Both of you turned to the front and after a couple of minutes, the ceremony got underway.

Despite joking about it earlier, Sam remained silent throughout the wedding and reluctantly slow-clapped when the bride and groom kissed. She turned to face you and asked if you knew who you were sitting with at the reception. You shrugged and explained that you’d probably find out once you got outside to the tents where the reception was being held.

Both of you waited for the chapel to clear out before making it outside to look for your names on the placards at the respective dining sets. Sam found her spot and she checked the table to see if your card was on it, then met your eyes as she shook her head. You shrugged and decided to check the other tables to see where your placard was. After a minute, you found your placard on a table to the far right with Ryujin and some other individuals you didn’t recognize.

Ryujin flashed you a smile when she saw you were at the same table. You returned it as you took your seat and noticed that the placard to your left said Jimin Y. The card on your right said Tom. Once you were seated, you looked around at the other tables to see if people were close to being settled and you spotted a few who were still looking for their tables. One girl walked in the direction of your table and you had a funny feeling that she looked familiar for some reason.

“Oh Jimin, I didn’t know you were here,” Ryujin greeted the other girl. “How are you?” She stood up to hug the other girl and the pair chatted in Korean for a few minutes. When the bride and groom began to address the guests, Ryujin took this as her signal to take her seat again.

Jimin grabbed her chair and sat down next to you. You looked to your right, but saw that Tom wasn’t there, nor was there anyone looking around for their placard. Maybe he was a no show.

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After some announcements were made, everyone either got up to socialize, grab food, or dance. You were surprised there were no toasts for the bride and groom, but you had a feeling that the pair purposely avoided them for good reason. Ryujin had left her seat to do some dancing to the DJ’s picks and you returned from the buffet with a full plate.

Jimin came back with a plate and she flashed you a polite smile before she sat down and studied the contents. Then it dawned on you that she was the female lifeguard at the hotel you were staying at! You hadn’t recognized her at first, as she had always kept her hair tied back while working and you had only seen her with her sunglasses covering her eyes. (Or a scared guest in front of her that she was trying to calm down.)

“How do you know the couple?” Jimin asked after a prolonged pause.

You snapped your head in her direction and paused from trying some of the seafood. You put your fork down and replied, “I’m friends with the bride’s older sister. I’m still not sure why I got invited actually. You?”

Jimin tucked a strand of long dark hair behind her ear as she stabbed a piece of spinach and tomato with her fork. “I know Haruto’s sister. I used to babysit for her.” Her eyes drifted to your placard and she tilted her head. “Hang on, are you staying at Crimson Aurora Hotel and Spa?”

You nodded and she laughed lightly.

“Small world I guess,” she replied as she put her fork down. “I remembered your name because my colleague Sehun said you helped him catch some of the boys a few days ago. Thanks for helping out.”

“Oh it was nothing really,” you replied with a shrug. “Those kids were being horrible to her and they shouldn’t have thrown her in when she said no. I’m hoping they’re banned from the pool for the rest of their stay.”

Jimin chewed her bite and wiped her mouth with her napkin before nodding. “Yes, security took them to their parents and they’re not allowed to run around the hotel without a parent present. I’m pretty sure some of those boys are checking out soon because their parents had a short stay planned with us. None of them apologized to that poor girl though. She’s okay by the way – a little shaken, but she’s doing much better.”

“I’m glad to hear that,” you replied. “Also, I’m one of the people who was swimming a couple of days ago when the idiot tried to hit on you. I’m sorry about him – he’s a friend of one of my friends. We all told him it was a bad idea.”

The apology made Jimin shake her head and she turned to face you. “Honestly, I knew that was going to happen when I took the job,” she confessed. “And no, it’s not just men – I’ve had women flirt with me and one even faked drowning to try to get me to save her. I know I could have taken a different career or job elsewhere, but this place was pretty decent and the pay is better than a community pool.”

“Anyone on staff try flirting with you?” you probed, partly out of curiosity.

“Oh someone tried to pair me with the masseuse on staff and it was so awkward,” Jimin replied as she recalled the incident. “He’s old enough to be a brother and...yeah no. That’s too weird. I think most of the team sees me as a sister or something. I’m pretty lucky that everyone is so nice and doesn’t see me as ‘a hot girl lifeguard’ or something.”

You shifted in your seat so you could sit facing her. “I think that little girl was lucky you were there. I’m not sure Sehun would have been able to do much if he wasn’t trying to stop those idiots who threw her in.”

Jimin nodded with a faint smile. Before she could respond, you noticed the bride dragging the groom behind her towards your table. You made eye contact with the pair and politely congratulated them.

“Sooo glad you made it!” Andi gushed as she crushed you in a hug. She looked behind you and sighed dramatically when she saw Tom never showed up. “Figures, he was always wishy-washy.”

“I’m sorry what?” Haruto asked in confusion.

“Oh honey, wishy-washy – it means he’s indecisive!” Andi giggled.

Haruto smiled and quietly thanked Jimin for attending as well. You looked past him and saw that Peter and Alex were looking your way and were dramatically reacting to your seatmate.

You leaned in closer to Jimin and warned her that she might want to disappear for a bit.

“My idiot friends of friends are looking your way,” you warned her.

Jimin grabbed her clutch and thanked you, saying that she probably needed to head back anyways.

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“Your flight leaves in 3 hours dummy – stop looking for the hot lifeguard,” Somi sighed as she dragged Alex toward the entrance of the hotel.

Aeri nudged Peter toward the entrance and reminded him that he too, had a flight that was leaving soon. The pair grumbled and bid the group goodbye before heading to the front to look for their rideshare to the airport.

“You going home too?” you asked Somi as she tugged her suitcase behind her.

She shook her head and explained that her mom’s family shared that they wanted her to visit for a few days. “They said my cousin’s traveling so I can use her room during the stay. It was really nice meeting you.” She stepped forward for a hug and then headed to the front to wait for her aunt to pick her up.

Aeri gripped her passport in one hand and said that even though her flight wasn’t for a couple of hours, she thought it was best to go to the airport early. “I bought some stuff I gotta declare to customs and I think I can get a tax refund on some of the souvenirs I bought. How much longer are you here for?”

“Tomorrow,” you confirmed. “I’m probably having lunch/dinner with Sam tonight, then I need to pack and get to the airport when it’s stupidly early tomorrow.”

“Ouch,” Aeri winced. “Well, always great seeing you Y/N. Don’t be a stranger – if you’re in my area, hit me up and we can hang, okay?”

“Thanks I will,” you replied. “Safe flight home, okay?”

Aeri nodded and she gave you one more hug, then headed to the front to call a rideshare. You decided you wanted to wander around the hotel a bit to kill some time, before you thought about changing into different clothes for your meet-up with Sam.

You passed the bar, then the pool, slowing down slightly as you passed the entrance to the latter. From your viewpoint, you could see Sehun was on duty, not Jimin today. You passed the restaurant and noticed that the staff were cleaning up from breakfast. Most of the guests were gone, except for one individual who was picking at the contents on her plate.

You didn’t mean to stare, but the girl turned her head and you saw it was Jimin. She flashed you a smile and asked how your stay was going.

“It’s been quite nice actually,” you admitted. “This is an incredible hotel – I might have to recommend it to my friends next time they’re visiting.”

Jimin nodded and she gestured to the chair across from her. “You wanna sit down? I’m off now and was trying to eat something so I have energy after my workout.”

“Um only if you want me to,” you replied.

“Please sit down,” she said as she gestured to the chair again. “How was the rest of the wedding?”

You sat down and slowly pulled your seat closer to the table. “You didn’t miss much,” you admitted. “Andi did the bouquet toss and everyone was fighting over it. Well, maybe not her sister Sam, but everyone else was. I didn’t join the madhouse – it looked too intense.”

Jimin tried to imagine the scene and she laughed as she stabbed some small wedges of melon on her fork. She ate the wedges and covered her mouth with her free hand. “I would have done the same. Those people can be scary when it comes to the bouquet toss. Were your friends unhappy that I left all of a sudden?”

“Ah they complained, but I said you had to get back,” you said. “Somi told them to stop looking for you before they left. Honestly, they looked like defeated puppies.”

“It’s not like I’m seeing someone,” Jimin clarified, “but I’m not into people using the lifeguard jokes and puns on me. They get tired fast. I sometimes wonder why Sehun doesn’t get more of them, but I wouldn’t wish that on him anyway.”

You flattened your palms on the table and agreed that many people seemed to blow the job out of proportions. “I’m guessing you have a love of swimming for one thing if you took this job.”

Jimin looked up from her plate and she slowly put her fork down. She waved her hand side to side slightly to indicate that was a small reason. “I like swimming, but that’s not the reason I took the job. Also didn’t take it because I wanted the perks that come with working for an upscale hotel either.” She looked around the dining room, seeing it was just the two of you. Slowly, her eyes met yours again.

“I don’t think I’ve told anyone else this before,” she began, “but I learned how to swim after I lost my sister.” She paused to let that information sink in. “My older sister, Karina, she was amazing. Prettier than me, cooler than me...it’s just, she couldn’t swim.” She began playing with her grapes on her plate and added that growing up, she and her family didn’t live very close to water.

“It takes an hour and a half to reach the coastline closest to us,” Jimin said, “and often our parents didn’t want to spend so much money on the transportation. We did a lot of things near home and maybe if we were good all year, we would venture up to Seoul once a year. We weren’t very old when Karina lost her balance and fell into Jusanji Pond during a day trip. My dad kind of knew some of the basic swimming strokes, but Karina and I never learned. She, she...” Jimin stopped abruptly and looked outside the window facing the pool.

“I’m sorry for your loss,” you murmured. “Were you close?”

“I think I annoyed her with all of the tagging along I did,” Jimin confessed. “But in a way, yes.” She played with her napkin and explained that she asked her parents for swimming lessons after the incident. “They were really shocked I wanted them and even Mom got scared, thinking it would be bad for me after what happened. But Dad said it was a good skill to have, so I learned at the community center by home.”

You remained silent as she described her backstory and pieced together what happened next. She probably got good and decided to get certified as a lifeguard. Then probably looked around for jobs and found the hotel.

Almost as if she could read your mind, Jimin added, “Originally it was just Sehun, but the hotel owner said he was expanding and improving the place, which means he needed more staff members. I’m one of the newer hires, but I told him that I was hard-working and would take the job seriously. Plus, I kind of needed to get away from home for a while. There’s too many painful memories back there, and here, I can do what I think I do best.”

“Help people,” you suggested. “You became a lifeguard to help people. Or that’s how I see it.”

Jimin slowly turned to face you again and allowed a warm smile to spread across her face for the first time.

“I like the sounds of that. Helping people.”

#aespa Karina #aespa AU #Yoo Jimin #Yoo Jimin AU #aespa imagine #Yoo Jimin imagine #aespa Karina imagine #tw: hotel setting #tw: death of a sibling #tw: lifeguard duties #tw: kids bullying kids #tw: bad flirting #tw: language #tw: wedding setting #tw: unpopular wedding #tw: badmouthing of newlyweds #yourkeeperoftherunners original #number 3187

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eternally-daydreaming · 2 years

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Tag 9 people you want to get to know better! 💫

tagged by @saturnskyline ☺️

Three Ships: TOO MANY but uhhh first is kinnporsche because they’ve completely altered my brain chemistry and i cannot stop thinking about them those horny badass domestic mafia idiots (affectionate), second is vegaspete who live rent-free in my head at all times, third is kurodachi my sweet loveable awkward adorable office coworkers-slash-boyfriends 🥰🥰🥰

First Ever Ship: honestly…probably jack frost and elsa… 🫣 at the very least i know that’s one of the first ships i actually remember, also when i think about them now i get this blast of comforting nostalgia so i’ll take it 😁

Last Song: “early evening” by woo jin young, recommended by my friend (it’s a nice song, very comforting tbh)

Last Movie: the holiday (2006), watched it for the first time with a group of friends before finals week and i ended up liking it a lot

Currently Reading: love on the brain by ali hazelwood (my steminist rom-com queen i love her 🫶🏻)

Currently Watching: nothing atm because my attention span is the length of a puppy’s, also college had me slammed most of the time so i didn’t really watch anything but i think between us and love in the air are the next series i wanna watch (as for when…i could not tell you)

Currently Consuming: anything kinnporsche related because that damn show has ruined me (in a good way) but also anything to do with stray kids, exo, jo1, and science 🤓👩🏻‍🔬

Currently Craving: ice cream, preferably something with chocolate (and also maybe a boyfriend but that’s not as important)

i’ve only recently started becoming fairly active on tumblr so i don’t interact as much as other people, but i’m hoping this may help me make more friends on here 🥰 people tagged, feel free to do this also if you’d like! @missing-tony @capikun @pleasecallmesweetie @livingonsillylovesongs @kalique-abrasaxx @chocolateskiesposts @spicesprinkles @gloriousreverie @vegas-theera

#ask game #daydreaming’s thoughts

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beebotea · 10 months

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˖⁺ about me

yohoo~~

im cici (20, she/her)! i'm an enfj, a taurus, and i'm half-viet and chinese.

im still trying to figure out my workflow for creating and posting content to find what suits me best! im also in uni, which means i have to write lots of essays... so i apologize in advance if the style in some of my writing sounds a bit too academic for fanfics lmao.

my friends say i give off chihuahua energy but i like to thinkim cooler than that :| anyways here's a bit more abt myself!

a few of my fave things consist of: my boyfriend! jujutsu kaisen! haikyuu! the color pink (and blue obv)! architecture! lillies of the valley! nct! exo! red velvet! dancing! drawing! video games! chinese and korean makeup! galas! skiing! cocktail events! winter!

some things i dont like so much are: dirty metropolitan air, shrimp, cilantro, people who walk slow, people who walk slow down a staircase, people who walk slow up a staircase, frat/college parties, house parties with too many strangers in general, mosquitoes (i hate them with a passion, they make me so angry), last minute plans

faves list <;3 jjk: suguru geto, choso kamo, megumi fushiguro, toge inumaki haikyuu: rintaro suna, tobio kageyama, tsutomu goshiki, satori tendo one punch man: speed o' sound sonic, genos genshin: xiao, wanderer/scaramouche, zhongli, hutao, keqing hsr: jingyuan, danheng

thanks for visiting my blog and getting to know more about me! i hope you enjoy your stay <3

your truly,

cici

@beebotea on tumblr

#beebotea*✲ﾟ*｡⋆ info

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marshmallow-phd · 4 years

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Zhang Yixing College Boyfriend Lockscreen

#I also am a little obsessed with Kim Go Eun as Seol from Cheese in the trap #because that character is so me in a nutshell #zhang yixing #lay #exo wallpaper #exo lockscreen #exo college boyfriend #boyfriend aesthetic

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tipannies · 5 years

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a whole boyfriend ♡

#baekhyun #exo #cbx #magical circus #byun baekhyun #bgif #m:gifedit #imagine bbh is your college boyfriend and he was waiting for your class to end and now is talking about his day #wow i could write a fic

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urohsehoon · 6 years

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OhSehun is so boyfiend material in college life ❤

Follow him on IG📷 @ oohsehun

#oh sehun #exo sehun #sehun icons #exo #college #boyfriend #exol #exo dmumt #love shot #maknae #exoluxion #kokobop #exo monster #we are one #sehun exo #sehun fluff #sehun dokgo #dokgo rewind

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byunfirstlady · 6 years

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Sweet love with young art student Jongdae

#art #mine #exo #exo aesthetic #moodboard #exo moodboard #jongdae #chen #chen moodboard #jongdae moodboard #boyfriend!au #college!au #boyfriend!jongdae

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exomoodboards · 7 years

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college bf jongin and you on a coffe date for @honeyscentedkisses

#admin ellow #kai moodboard #jongin moodboard #exo moodboard #college moodboard #college aesthetic #college series #coffee date #kai #jongin #kim jongin #boyfriend #kai color #jongin color #kim jongin moodboard #moodboard

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jungoonights · 6 years

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I would just like to state that this picture has erased all of my problems from the face of earth and is now one of the reasons I wake up content, thank you for coming to my Ted talk ..

special tags for my girl @kleguin

#moontaeillight #suho #exo #exo suho #junmyeon #kim junmyeon #look at him radiating #i feel so happy looking at this picture even though its probably old #like #his beautiful smile looks really genuine #his face is bare as ever #and the messy look fits him so well im in tears #this is actual boyfriend!junmyeon #i would like to kill some people so;#lets say college boyfriend myeon return home from classes with the most massive headache ever #and he is lowkey really cranky about it and only wants to sleep so he just #tells you straight up that he's going to bed even though it's like real early #but you make him some food for later anyway(y'all better take care of this man or i am personally coming for you)#and later that night when he's feeling kinda better #and walks in the kitchen #with all sleepy eyes and tousled hair and his shirt creased #he sees that you've actually left a plate of food for him in the stove and he just #uwu #he smiles so big because he just truly feels cared for(my whole ass heart omfg)#and walks in the living room where you are after eating #and makes you scoot over on the couch #so he can squeeze in and wrap his arms around you #nuzzle his face in your stomach and murmur his gratitude #y'all a beautiful and healthy couple ilysm #pls take care of him

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glitzyeol · 7 years

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- Sehun + College Boyfriend Moodboard (Requests are open!)

For anon ✨

#kmoodboardnet #osh #my edits #my moodboards #Sehun #exo #kpop #exo edit #kpop edit #Sehun edit #oh sehun #exo moodboard #kpop moodboard #Sehun moodboard #requests #anon #college Boyfriend #moodboards

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dreamylittlesugarcube · 2 years

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By Night

Genre: EXO AU, Baekhyun AU

Characters: (Vampire) Baekhyun x Reader; guest appearance by Chanyeol

Warning: Fluffy, sulky, protective Baekhyun, mentions of sex and intimacy, kissing

Word Count: 1.3k

Summary: You’re a normal college student, just like everyone else—you have homework, tests, projects—and oh yeah—a hot, vampire boyfriend. He’s been feeling a little jealous and unsure of your feelings for him lately, so you try to re-assure him.

A/N: Hello, all! I received a request for protective vampire Baekhyun so here we are! I hope you enjoy my story and if you do, feel free to comment, like, or give a re-blog so that others can find it easier and enjoy it too. Thank you again to the lovely Anon for this great prompt!

*Please note: I do not own the images above, so credit should go to the original owner(s)*

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“And don’t forget, your final projects are due in two weeks. I don’t want anyone emailing me the night before they’re due, complaining about not getting enough advanced warning.”

You barely heard your professor’s stern reminder as you gathered up your laptop and backpack. TGIF was the understatement of the century. With every homework, project, and exam somehow impossibly due at the exact same time, it was safe to say you were slammed. Picking up the heavy box containing the parts and pieces of your group’s Rube Goldberg machine, you grappled under its weight, dreading the trek across campus. Feeling a tap on your shoulder, you turned to see Chanyeol standing behind you.

“Hey Chanyeol, what’s up?”

“Not much, Y/N. I just wanted to double-check that our project group is still getting together on Monday?”

You nodded. “Yep. I checked with Ji-woo and So-rim and we’re all good to go. I booked us a room at the library. I’ll be glad to unload some of this stuff on you guys.” You gestured with a flourish to the cumbersome box you’d just set back down.

“You want some help with that?” Chanyeol asked, looking at the box.

“If you’re offering….”

“I am,” Chanyeol smiled. “Where are you headed? Back to your dorm?”

With a nod, you allowed the taller man to divest you of your burden, secretly grateful you didn’t have to lug that thing across campus on your own. As you walked, you let Chanyeol drive the conversation, simply listening as he talked and talked about the latest video game he was playing. Pausing at the door of your building, you thanked Chanyeol for his assistance, attempting to send him on his way. From the look on his face, you could tell he’d wanted to accompany you to your door, but you knew that wasn’t a good idea. After grabbing the box from his hands and feeling his hand linger just a little bit too long on yours, you hurried inside, grateful to be alone. Chanyeol was great; he was funny, kind, and worked hard at school. Unfortunately, he had a big crush on you, which was pretty obvious to just about everyone in class. Currently, you were dropping subtle hints that you weren’t interested, hoping that’d be enough to nip things in the bud.

When your front door finally closed, you sighed in relief. Finally within the safe haven of your room, you flopped down on your bed, the darkness your shades provided making you perfectly content to remain there for the rest of the night. Two seconds away from sweet slumber, you jolted awake at the sound of two distinct raps coming from the underside of your bed. Still groggy with sleep, you inched towards the edge of the bed, letting your arm dangle over the side. A spark of electricity ran through your body at the feel of a strong hand from below gently intertwining your fingers with his own.

“Baekhyun,” you mumbled, “What are you doing down there?” You tugged lightly on his hand, urging him to join you up top. Closing your eyes once more, you sighed in contentment at the feel of two solid arms wrapping around you, pulling you against a solid chest. Baekhyun inhaled, taking the scent of your hair into him before delicately kissing the top of your head. You nuzzled his chest in response, so at peace in the arms of the man–ahem–vampire you loved.

“I missed you, Y/N,” Baekhyun said against your hair. He tightened his embrace, holding you snuggly against his body. “You’ve been gone all day, hanging out with other people who aren’t me,” he sulked.

“Like who?”, you queried.

“Like that punk, what’s-his-face Chanyeol. I saw him out there with you just now, pretending to be nice and innocent as he touched what’s mine.”

Picking your head up from his chest, you pulled his face down to yours so you could look him in the eye. His brow was furrowed, eyes hard, as his mouth formed into an adorable pout. Cupping his cheeks, you gently brushed your fingers against them in a soothing motion. Tugging his face towards your own, you placed a single kiss on his cherry-red lips. Pulling back, you savored this moment, tasting the shared breaths, feeling your combined heartbeats straight through your clothes.

“It’s you, Baekhyun. It will always be you for me. I love you,” you vowed breathlessly.

You watched as the hard look in his eyes faded away, replaced by twin pools of fire that were sure to swallow you up at any moment. Moments later, your lips collided as Baekhyun claimed them for his own. As you gasped for breath, he took the opportunity to softly slide his tongue between your parted lips. Lust flared deep in your belly. You gave yourself up to the sensation of Baekhyun’s soft lips and the feel of his strong arms pulling you so tight against his body you didn’t know where he stopped and you began. By the time your mouths separated, you’d been reduced to putty in his hands. Your heart pounded at the feel of his open-mouthed kisses up and down your neck and you shivered when he nipped the sensitive flesh there. Gripping the back of his head tightly, you held him there, willing him to do the one thing that connected you more than anything else, even sex.

Sometime later, you awoke to find Baekhyun next to you in bed, propped up on one arm as he watched over you sleeping peacefully. Taking his hand in your own, you noted the pensive expression painted on his face.

“What’s wrong, Baekhyun?”

Baekhyun paused, lifting your intertwined hands, as if admiring the way your hands fit so well together.

Finally, he spoke: “You aren’t disappointed, right?” Looking at your puzzled expression, he continued: “I mean–that I can’t be with you all the time. I can’t walk you to your morning classes, I can’t carry your things across campus for you on sunny days.” He sighed, upset with the thought that he might not be enough for you.

Placing his hand against your cheek, you softly shook your head. “No, Baekhyun, I’m not disappointed at all. I’d give up those things in a heartbeat just to spend my nights with you. Anytime and always.”

Reaching up to wipe the gathered moisture from Baekyun’s eyes, your body sang with contentment when Baekhyun pulled you close once more. You weren’t sure how long you lingered there in his embrace, but soon you drifted off, his name on your lips.

The next morning you woke alone, the alarm clock startling you out of a deep, restful sleep. Sitting up in bed, you wondered aloud if Baekhyun was still here, hiding in the shadows somewhere. Answering knocks from below assured you that your nocturnal boyfriend remained to sleep the day away. Some time later, you were finally dressed and ready to take on the day.

Pausing at the threshold, you looked back towards the bed, hoping Baekhyun had taken your words from the previous night to heart. Always one to brood, you wondered how you might lift his mood. As an idea took form, a small smile played on your lips. You felt a bit devious, but maybe that’s what Baekhyun needed right now.

“You know what, Baekhyun? I thought about it–and there is something that I’m disappointed about,” you said, trying to maintain an aura of nonchalance as you spoke to a seemingly empty room.

Silence fell heavy like a wool blanket, and you had to check your watch to make sure that time hadn’t in fact, stopped.

When Baekhyun finally spoke, his tone could only be described as guarded. “And that is?”

“That you don’t sparkle like Edward Cullen. Not gonna lie, that was kind of a let-down,” you teased.

“So you’re saying that Edward Cullen is the superior vampire?” Baekhyun chastised in disbelief, guffawing at the mere thought of the tween vampire heartthrob besting him in any way.

You shrugged, making a non-committal noise in your throat, goading him on.

“Well, looks like tonight I’ll just have to sway your opinion in my direction, wouldn’t you say?” Under the humor, you could hear the dark promises in his voice.

“I guess you will,” you countered, voice gone husky.”

“Hurry home tonight, my love, I’ve many things in store for you…”

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Thank you so much for reading By Night! I hope you enjoyed it! If so, please like, comment, or re-blog so that others can find it more easily. As always, your support is appreciated. Love to you all!

XOXO,

Emmy

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justwritedreams · 2 years

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Hiiiiiii 👋🏻🥹 can you please write something for EXO Baekhyun where female reader is younger than him and how he treats her? 🥰

Hello, honey 🥰Let's go with another reaction! I had another request so I'll merge these two

BAEKHYUN DATING SOMEONE 5 YEARS YOUNGER

Would do everything to make you feel comfortable. I don't think the problem would be you or him, because age doesn't matter to you and being young isn't even that bad. The bigger issue is what other people would say, and although you've already talked about it and you've assured that the opinions of others don't affect you, he knows that the questioning of others would get stuck in your head. Let's be honest, people still pry and give opinions that no one asked for. So in the beginning he would do everything to make you as comfortable as possible in the relationship, talk about everything, know everything you like and don't like, every important detail that a relationship needs. He would definitely create a level of intimacy that would make you feel safe. The first and biggest fan. Ok so, he knows how important it is to have someone supporting your dreams so he would constantly do that with you. He would support you so much and in any small decision you make. He would push you whenever you were afraid because he knows that all these decisions would be important in your life. "What's wrong with starting a new college?" "I can't change careers all the time." "And why not? Not everyone can choose on the first try what they want to be for the rest of their life." "You did." "It's another story.".You graduated? He would be in the front row cheering you on. You get a new job? He would send you a huge text the day before to wish you good luck and how much he loves you. You lost your fear of swimming? He would be with you at sea. He's more than just a boyfriend, he's your best friend, the shoulder you can cry on.

Lots of compliments. sigh I see this so clearly. He knows how shy you get every time he compliments you, you don't know how to handle or what to say with compliments, so he would do it on purpose just to see your cheeks turn red and your little shy smile. "wow those pants have given you a wonderful ass" "oh please, shut up.". But also not only your physique, he would praise you about everything. "You’re one of the smartest women I know.","You're so good with people that’s why I love you.". Would listen to you all day. He's been through this so he knows how good it is to have someone to talk to, to vent to, so as much as he doesn't shut up when you start talking, he would listen to you. Oh you know that cute little smile of his? It was what he would put on his face when he was listening to you talk about what your childhood was like or the details of your day. He would listen to your every word without interrupting because he loves the way you talk.

Teasing and jokes. Because we know it's part of him, but he would only do it if he knew you were 100% comfortable with his playful way. He would never joke about serious matters that could hurt you. But he would provoke you? oh he would. "When I was your age-" "Baekhyun, I'm not even that younger." "The oldest is talking." Would make your family fall in love with him. Let's be honest, he captivates everyone, it would be easy for your mum, dad even your dog to love him and consider him part of the family in no time.

Would sing 24/07. He knows you love his voice so he would sing all the time, to soothe you, to make you sleep, while you cook. For everything, literally. I wouldn't be surprised if he walks in while you're taking a shower and starts singing out of nowhere. "What are you doing?" "Showing my love." "Right now?!"

You would understand what it's like for members when he invades your bath. Overall, what really matters is the respectful way the relationship is conducted and how you talk openly about everything, he would teach you many things and you him. You want the same things he does, which is why the relationship works and age takes a back seat. Even though it's hard to imagine ok not that hard, he would take the relationship very seriously. Most people who have a light and fun humor like Baekhyun when it comes to important matters take it very seriously and I know he is that kind of person. But most importantly, he would love you so much that he would make you feel fulfilled like never before. In short: the perfect boyfriend 😭

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sundaysundaes · 4 years

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NCT Masterlist

Click here for my EXO fics. For my Attack on Titan fics, visit my sideblog.

LEE · MINHYUNG [ MARK ]

Our First Time

Summary: Considering your boyfriend never dares to take the initiative to go further than your usual make-out sessions, you have to do the part to actually be in charge of the relationship.

Pairing: Mark Lee X Female Reader

Genre: College AU, Smut, Slice of Life, Romance, Humor

Length: 4.6K

Drunk Antics

Summary: After being caught having sex with your previously virgin boyfriend, you thought Mark and your brother Johnny would never get along. That is until your boy comes back to your room in the drunkest state he’s ever been after a short trip to the bar with his Johnny-hyung, asking you to try new tricks he’s learned from the Master of Sex.

Pairing: Mark Lee X Female Reader

Genre: College AU, Smut, Slice of Life, Romance, Humor

Length: 5.8K

LEE · DONGHYUCK [ HAECHAN ]

Before Our Story Began

Summary: The popular new kid at your campus has this habit of raising his eyebrows when he flirts and you just realized that maybe you have a kink for it.