#hani x girlfriend

[onlyhyunjin]

⋆ I love you - Park wonbin ⋆

Synopsis- you're dating a very popular celebrity which causes you to get hate since you're a "nobody" but wonbin is determined to show you and the world just how much he loves you.

Pairing- celebrity bf!wonbin x non celeb fem!reader ______________________________________________

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user you look so good

hong_seunghan :)

user3 I'm obsessed with him

user8 can I bag you?

user6 he don't wan't you

user8 he don't want you either

user12 y'all fighting like he wants either of yall

jane5 how's that's shit ass company?

user4 Jane your so real for that

user1 I just wanna know what they're so interested in on hani's phone?

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user1 OMG wonbin replied to me

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yourusername late night study sesh and a lil music

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danielle exams?

yourusername always lol

danielle this is why I'm not a med student

user7 your so beautiful

user0 being a med student sucks

user72 are you single?

yourusername if you look at my bio you can tell I'm not.

phamhanni we should've studied together

yourusername you know you don't study

phamhanni do too

user1 who is she she's really pretty?

user3 just a random

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park_wonbin the boys 🖤

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user1 my visual kings

user3 I LOVE YOU GUYS ♥️

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user8 my 7

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user55 obsessed with these men

user2 잘 생긴 남자들

(handsome boys)

shotaro.saki 🖤

user87 my favorites

user21 oppa be my boyfriend?

user55 girl GTFO

user12 lmaooo

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phamhanni Hawaii was fun!!

yourusername let's do it again soon

user98 still with this mystery man?

yourusername always.

user98 cute ig

yourcousin I still wanna meet him it's been 2 years.

yourusername soon I promise

yourcousin you better keep your word lol

user25 cute pics!

yourusername thank uuu

phamhanni besties for the resties

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User77 the boy looks familiar

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park_wonbin late night studio sesh 🎧

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hong_seunghan best feeling

user4 what you working on?

user1 cooking up new music?

user99 new album when?

user8 another song with his beautiful vocals pls!!

user2 can't wait

user I just know the new song is gonna be good

user55 !!!

user84 haniii

user21 this is random but wonder what his coffee order is?

user91 okay but the studio?

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yourusername late night coffee date p.s he's a cutie!

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haerinnn cuteeeee

yourusername 😘

danielle I hate being single :(

yourusername I'll find someone for youu

danielle no thank you I actually enjoy it

phamhanni when's the wedding?

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minjeong._. so glad I introduced y'all

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#1rinaa my babiess

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aeriiii 🤮 couple (y'all so cute)

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Dispatch Riize Wonbin spotted on multiple dates with a non-celeb lady what are your opinions on this?

user3 noooo he really has a girlfriend :(

user12 so happy for him if this is true!!

user8 oppa seriously she looks disgusting

User938 your literally disgusting

user99 the dates looks so cuteee

user6 I'm disappointed in him for dating her

user38 embarrassing behavior

user4 I can't really tell the photos are so blurry I can't see the guys face that well but if he is dating congratulations 👏🏻

user last pic is the cutest

user272 I don't believe it you can't even see the guy plus wonbin wouldn't like that girl

user76 your embarrassing yourself

user838 she's not even pretty

user4 you just mad it ain't you

User12 literally like grow up

user90 these comments by some people are nasty

User636 I know it's really sad to see

User042 I kinda hope it's true I love to see idols dating.

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[honeylemonteaasblog]

Soulmates <3

summary: Yoongi and our MC, Hani, meeting for the first time.

pairing: Yoongi x Reader

genre: soulmates, fluff

word count: 3.7 k

warning: fluff, almost sickeningly sweet, boyfriend Namjoon

Yeah, soulmates existed but you never thought you would find your soulmate.

It’s not because you were a complete pessimist, it’s just that most people don’t. Historians talked about a time where everyone meet their soulmate. It was like a rite of passage to meet, fall in love, and live happily ever after. Then, it was like the world just… moved on. We shifted away from this romanticized idea of love. We prioritized money, productivity, and success. But the problem was that not everyone can agree on how to define success.

As a teenager, school became your whole life. Then, when you finally did graduate, work became your whole life. There was this need to progress in life at the fastest pace possible. And if you didn’t complete everything how everyone else wanted, then you were failing. If you didn’t do well in school, go to a good university, and land a well paying job where you could work for the rest of your life, then you weren’t successful. It didn’t matter what you accomplished. It didn't matter how you felt about any of it.

In this new world that demanded toxic productivity and limited happiness, there was no room for soulmates. Not in the traditional way anyways. Some people still found their soulmates. But the magic of it all wore off. It didn’t seem special anymore. If anything, people who found their soulmates were lucky because of the convenience of it all. You found the one, so you could stop pretending to care about love.

Historians describe soulmates as a magic that can’t be contained. An all consuming feeling that can’t be fully described because it’s too many positive things all at the same time.

Personally, you think that no one can describe soulmates because that’s part of the magic that has worn off. It’s just another causality caught in the cross fire. The very idea of soulmates is slipping away. You wonder how long it will be until everyone forgets there were soulmates to begin with. It’s already started.

“Please… It’ll be fun. I promise” Minji is begging you to go to dinner with her friends. It’s not that you don’t want to go or don’t believe her. You do want to met her friends and boyfriend, Namjoon. It’s just that you don’t really like meeting new people. Well, you don’t really like social gatherings, or people for that matter, in the first place. You prefer a night in with a good book and some music.

But you had been dodging Minji’s attempts for a whole group hang out for over a month now and she was getting desperate. You were starting to feel bad. And it was a Friday night so you didn’t have classes in the morning. Plus she was almost in tears and looking up at you with puppy eyes. Really, you were doomed from the start.

“Just dinner.” You don’t think she was listening anymore, too busy nodding happily as she texted her boyfriend about the slight change of plans. She said that there were already going to be nine people, so adding another person last minute would be completely fine. She always complained that she was in desperate need of more women in their hangouts. It was only Minji and Sieun, Hoseok’s girlfriend.

She always called them “the boys.” Even though her boyfriend was one of them, he was simply lumped in with the rest of them. It always made you laugh how she talked about them as if they were one singular unit. They all seemed to exist together. It made you smile, but also you were a little nervous because you had no idea what to expect. You had no idea who they were. You hadn’t even met Namjoon yet. Nor did you know much about him, despite being friends with Minji for so long. All you did know was that they all go to Seoul’s National University too. But it was a big school, so even that didn’t mean much.

You didn’t even know their names, well, only Namjoon and Hoseok.

Needless to say, you were nervous on your way to dinner. You and Minji were taking the bus over to the restaurant together. You sat quietly, wondering what Minji’s reaction would be if you decided to fake an illness to get out of dinner. She would realize what you were doing, but you wonder if she might let you off the hook if she could tell how hard you were trying. Minji was talking to you a little, but mostly to herself. She was going on and on about how much the boys were going to love you. That they needed someone like you in their friend group.

That is, someone smart. Apparently the boys were a little dumb. Don’t get it wrong, they were smart, they just were also ‘the boys.’ You took her word for it because you didn’t really know what that meant. But you also did understand that boys tended to be a particular kind of dumb smart. So you wouldn’t put it past the seven men to be both smart and dumb at the same time. In fact, they probably were most of the time.

She also gave you a brief introduction of each of them so you didn’t have to stress about trying to figure it all out while you were eating.

The oldest Seokjin had graduated last year with a business degree and worked at a start up while also working as a TA at the university.

Then, Yoongi who also graduated with a business degree with Seokjin last year, but decided to double major. So, he is finishing a music production degree.

Namjoon’s a literature major, focusing on classics. It makes you smile because it makes sense why Namjoon and Minji would get along. You can already tell that you are going to like her boyfriend.

Hoseok’s a senior and Jimin’s a junior, but they are both majoring in dance. Their dream is to a run a studio together. It’s honestly pretty heartwarming.

Then Taehyung, who is studying photography. Apparently he has a couple minors because he could never make up his mind about what to study and now has all of these extra credits and hobbies that he doesn’t know what to do with.

Finally, the maknae, Jungkook who apparently is your stereotypical ‘gym bro.’ That in itself makes you a little nervous. But he is studying graphic design instead of getting a business degree so it gives you hope. Minji says that Jungkook is a literal bunny, whatever that means.

Sieun greets you both at the entrance to the restaurant, having just gotten there herself. You had meet Sieun a few times when she’d eat lunch with you and Minji sometimes. She’s like a little ray of sunshine. Honestly, it’s adorable. You found yourself wanting to squish her checks together all the time.

“I’m so glad you are here.” Sieun, ever the princess, said brightly. “There are too many men, we need more women in the group.” She sighed hopelessly. Minji was quick to voice her agreement which made you burst out laughing. You think that you are really going to like this friendship. And its always great to have girl friends. There is something special about it.

It was a higher end KBBQ restaurant. So even though you could tell it was more expensive you didn’t feel underdressed. It felt homey which helped you relax a little but you were nervous walking to the table. You could see seven men sitting at a table in the back. It was not completely private, but farther in the back offering some privacy for your large group.

You assume that Namjoon was the first to see you because a tall man jumped up from his seat to hurry over and wrap Minji in a hug. Despite his large frame, you could already tell he was a teddy bear. You think you already like him, but had to put on the front of a protective best friend. Once he let go of Minji he turned to greet you, bowing politely.

“Haneul, right?” You nod, returning his bow. It felt pretty formal but you appreciated the gesture. You think Minji found a good man. “Hani is fine.” You say diplomatically while Minji stifles a laugh beside you, amused by your antics. Like she would be any different.

You turn towards the other men, intending to offer each a smile and expecting an awkward introduction back. But after the first awkward smile, you freeze. A man is looking back at you. He has cat-like eyes and dark hair. He looks so pretty. You aren’t sure how else to describe him, just pretty. You think that your brain might be malfunctioning a little because you aren’t able to form any words. Honestly, the man isn’t doing much better. He also is just staring back at you, mouth slightly agape.

Its only after the initial shock that you realize why you both are frozen. You are soulmates. You had never expected to meet your soulmate. You hadn’t planned for this. Judging by his expression, you don’t think he had either. No one does anymore. So, you aren’t completely sure how to react. You don’t know what is expected of soulmates the first time they meet each other.

Everyone else is watching the two of you in confusion, but neither of you even realize because you are both too preoccupied with just staring at each other. You think you could be happy staring into his eyes forever.

“You’re my soulmate.” The man finds his voice before you do. He states it so matter of factly, his voice void of emotions. Part of you understands his tone, you relate to his tone. But the other part of you cringes. Is it bad to wish that his voice held more emotion? Is it bad to wish that he cared?

You nod, suddenly unsure of yourself. God, you want the ground to swallow you whole. Why had you let Minji convince you to meet her friends. You could be at home right now instead of in the restaurant meeting your soulmate.

It’s not that you have something against soulmates or you don’t want a soulmate at all. It’s just that you don’t know what is expected of a soulmate. You didn’t expect to meet your soulmate so you hadn’t considered what you did want. Obviously, you are an overthinker. You like to have everything planned out before you need to make a decision. You don’t like surprises because it makes you feel out of control. This is a surprise and, right now, you definitely feel out of control.

You can feel your eyes begin to fill with tears. You play with your sleeves behind your back to try to stop your hands from shaking but it isn’t working because you can still feel them shake. You blink a few times to make sure you don’t start crying. God, you really don’t want to cry; that would be a mess. How would you even explain why you are crying to your soulmate. That is, if they even wanted to know in the first place. You are vaguely aware of just how much you are overthinking right now, but can’t seem to stop yourself.

Your soulmate’s words broke everyone else out of their spell. The man next to your soulmate pushed the man towards the end of the booth, muttering something about how he has to do something and how you look scared.

You don’t look scared. Right?

Your soulmate stands up and takes a hesitant step towards you. When you don’t move he approaches cautiously. “I’m Yoongi.” “Haneul” Your voice shakes which contrasts Yoongi’s voice which stays steady despite the emotion now on his face. You can see him struggling to say something, but you don’t know how to read his emotions. They are so clearly on his face, but its difficult to decipher. Maybe its the tears clouding your vision. You wonder if Yoongi even knows what he, himself, is feeling.

“Haneul” Yoongi repeats. You don’t think he was actually talking to you so you don’t respond. You don’t even know what you would say to him. You nod. “Hani” You end up saying. “Everyone calls me Hani” You clarify when he doesn’t speak. You open your mouth to say something else. What exactly? You aren’t sure. But Yoongi beats you to it when he repeats your name. Again. He smiles and for the first time. You feel butterflies, the good kind.

“Why don’t you two eat together? We can meet later.” The man who had ushered Yoongi to stand up earlier says with a smile. It’s a nice smile. It makes you feel like he cares about you. Minji really does have good friends. You glance at Minji and she smiles and nods encouragingly. She looks like she might burst with energy. Minji is slightly bouncing up and down like a toddler that ate too much candy. Namjoon is standing next to her. He is looking between Minji and you like he might need to step in and hold Minji back from hugging you.

You look at Yoongi who is looking at you with hopeful eyes. It’s the first emotion you can easily read. You don’t think you would be able to turn him down when he is looking at you like that, even if you didn’t want to eat with him. You nod quickly which makes him smile even wider. His smile is this gummy smile that makes your heart clench. You decide that you love his smile.

You and Yoongi move over to another booth for some privacy. You are just far enough away that the others won’t be able to hear you, but they still have a clear view which makes you shift nervously. You can tell that all of them are watching you and Yoongi carefully. Yoongi seems calm which is good because you are anything but calm. You need some calm. Maybe this whole soulmate thing had some merit to it. Maybe Yoongi will be able to balance you out. The thought makes you a little dizzy. If Yoongi balances you out by giving you some peace to your racing mind, you hope that you can balance him out in some way too.

You send him a shy smile, trying to see what Yoongi could possibly need help balancing out. He blushes. Like he actually blushes.

You knew the myth behind soulmates. It was said that your soulmate was your other half. They were like your missing puzzle piece. That they completed you. Obviously it was a nice thought. Doesn’t everyone want to meet their person? Someone who just completes you and makes all the worries go away. So of course soulmates sound pretty good. But the problem is that soulmates don’t promise anything. Back when soulmates were really popular, people would find their soulmate and fall in love, but still get their heart broken. Love between soulmates isn’t set in stone, you still need to put effort into your relationship.

Relationships are never easy, even with the perfect person, your other half. Your soulmate.

You think it is naive for people to think that soulmates would fix that. But for most, they want an easy love. They want all the perks of being in a relationship without the work. So the magic of soulmates began to fade. Simply people stopped valuing relationships and instead wanted ease, but nothing in life is easy, especially the things worth fighting for. And you can already tell that Yoongi is worth fighting for.

“Here” Yoongi begins to place cooked meat into your bowl of rice. You had been so caught up in your own head that you hadn’t even realized he had been grilling meat. You send him a shy smile that makes his eyes light up. You feel satisfied. You have always cared about people and put so much into making other people happy, but there is something special about making Yoongi happy.

“I never thought I’d meet my soulmate.” He leans back in his chair, giving you his full attention. In the best way possible, it makes you really nervous. There is something so unique about being watched by Yoongi. It is like he is truly seeing you and you aren’t sure you have ever felt so vulnerable with anyone. “I gave up.” You admit in a soft voice that makes Yoongi melt. You see it in the way that his eyes soften.

“People used to plan their lives around soulmates and now people give up their soulmates for whatever life they already have. It's like they are so scared of disappointment that they won't let themselves wish for the mere possibility of something better.” Yoongi’s voice is really nice. You wonder if he would consider recording an audiobook. He has the voice for it. “But… I’ve always dreamed of meeting my soulmate.” Yoongi’s confession makes your eyes snap up to his. A part of you wants to hide, worrying that you won’t be able to meet his expectations. On the other hand, the look of kindness in his eyes makes you think that he may just be a kind man. So, you find yourself wanting to trust him.

“Relationships aren’t easy. Soulmates don't guarantee anything.” You voice shakes a little bit and you hope Yoongi doesn’t realize but based on how closely he is watching your face you bet he does. He nods quickly.

“You jumped to relationship quickly” His eyes look playful as he watches you, so you know that he is teasing you. Briefly, you realize that he is trying to make you feel more comfortable. It’s working. “Oh? No relationship is fine for me too.” You keep your voice light so he knows that your teasing him and not serious. You are also fighting a smile that you know he can see.

Yoongi fights off his own smile as he watches your eyes shine. You look happy and it makes him happy. “Wait.” His voice comes out strained and it makes your heart skip a beat. “Relationship sounds good. Great actually.” He talks quickly as he watched you smile as his words. God, he would do anything to keep that smile on your face.

You breakout into a fit of giggles and it has him stopping. It’s like Yoongi’s whole world stops in that moment. He finally understands what all the historians are talking about. He doesn’t know how he thought that he was happy before because it’s in this moment that he realizes he will never be happy again if you aren’t in his life. He doesn’t know how he could go back to his normal life if he you left him. It is in this exact moment that Yoongi realizes that despite just meeting you, he would do anything for you.

He is already writing a album in his head. He wonders if it would be to bold to title it “Hani.”

“Relationship sounds good to me too.” Your voice is shy and it makes Yoongi want to wrap you in his arms and shield you from everything that could ever hurt you. You are too precious for this world.

The others watch the two of you from their table. They aren’t able to hear anything, but they don’t need to because they can see the big smiles on both of your faces. Neither of you have stopped smiling since you sat down together. “I’ve never seen Yoongi look like that” Jin states. The others simply nod, keeping their eyes on you and Yoongi. They don't want to blink and miss a part of your love story.

“They’re already in love.” Minji hasn’t stopped smiling since she heard the word soulmate. Minji has always loved the idea of soulmates. While she and Namjoon have been in a relationship for years now and she is absolutely in love with him, she has always loved the idea of soulmates. The idea that there is someone else out there that is meant for you. Someone that is your other half. Out of the two best friends, Minji is the romantic.

So now that you and Yoongi are soulmates, Minji is ready to live out her dreams of seeing soulmates fall in love. Many best friends might be jealous, but Minji loves you so much. She also knows Yoongi.

Unlike most people, Yoongi has always held out hope that he would find his soulmate. He has a file on his laptop of songs dedicated to his soulmate and love of his life. He hadn’t even met you yet and he was already in love. Minji knows that Yoongi is going to love you in the best way that he can. He is going to pour everything into your relationship. He would do anything to make you happy. To make you smile. To protect you.

Minji is overwhelmed with happiness. She feels so lucky that she gets to witness you be loved by someone like Yoongi. Minji also knows that while you are scared of love, you give everything you have to your relationships too. You and Yoongi are alike in that way.

You don’t have many friends, a fact that you aren’t ashamed to admit. You don’t have many friends because you value friendship so much more than most people. When you commit to a relationship, platonic or romantic, you give everything to it in order to maintain it. You understand how much work it takes to maintain a relationship, so when you commit you hold yourself to a high bar.

Minji isn’t sure if there is anyone better out their for either of you, you both seem to fit together perfectly. But that is the whole idea of soulmates, right? That you complement each other completely. She wipes a tear from her eye which catches Namjoon’s attention. Ever the attentive boyfriend. He reaches over to grab Minji’s hand, knowing that quiet reassurance goes a long way.

“I’m so happy that I get to witness their love.” Minji’s voice holds so much emotion in it. Namjoon smiles at his emotional girlfriend. He is so in love with her, its almost overwhelming to look at her.

“He is going to love her so much.” Minji smiles back at Namjoon.

“He already does.”

[silantryoo]

kim minji x newjeans!reader

WARNINGS ; jealousy

minji knew that you hated hiding your relationship from your members.

all of the sneaking around, and staying late after midnight was exciting at first. you two would go on midnight food runs, identities hidden as you ran around the night market like two kids in love.

soon, you found yourselves avoiding each other in the dorms in fear that your members would have caught on.

you were quick to protest. you hated the divide between the two of you during the day. it felt as if she only cared about you when the sun was down, when no one was looking.

you didn't want to hide like this anymore.

still, minji refused to budge. she told you that it was too early to tell them, despite the fact that you two had been together months before you had debuted. she wanted to make sure that the group was established before telling them something that could potentially divide the group in two.

in reality, part of her was terrified to reveal something so important to others. it made her feel vulnerable. it made her feel naked.

she asked for more time, just for you to hold on and trust her.

you searched her eyes, nodding hesitantly. you trusted minji, loved her even. as much as you hated the situation, you could tell that the thought of coming out to the others was uncomfortable for her. you weren't going to push her.

you just hoped that you didn't have to wait too long.

being the oldest of the group had a lot of downsides that you would've never guessed. aside from being bombarded with random questions from hyein about life and ethics (a recent development that stemmed from the two of you watching a foreign tv show), the girls often found it hilarious to annoy you at any given time of day.

hanni was usually the main one, and she made it extremely evident during your live with the rest of the girls.

you found yourself seated between your girlfriend and hanni, reading through the comments as hyein and danielle talked about the shoot that you guys had done yesterday.

"unnie." you heard a whisper beside you.

you turned your head towards her, only to find her facing the screen, oddly paying too much attention to it. sighing, you faced forward once more, the chat starting to pick up.

minjisgirl: she's doing it again

katy/n: rip y/n. ur blood cells will be missed

"unnie." you felt a warm breath enter you ear.

you yelped, nearly jumping onto minji as you glared at the younger girl who shrugged at you innocently. you roll your eyes, glaring slightly at minji who was laughing beside you.

hyehye: i knew it

haerin looked back at you in amusement, only for you to send a tired look back. it was barely twenty minutes into the live and hanni had already started her antics.

and she wondered why the two of you never go on solo lives together.

you looked at hanni for a moment, waiting for her to do it again. once again, she was too busy watching the chat roll by and ignoring you.

you rolled your eyes, quickly turning to minji as the younger girls continued to speak. you looked closely at her while she listened, a small smile appeared on your face.

the leader looked over to you, giving you a look. you wiggled your eyebrows in return.

"unnie." you heard hanni whisper again.

you sighed deeply, turning to face her. she looked at you with innocent eyes, her hand in her pocket. "what?"

naomi: here she goes

hany/n: AHHH LET ME GET READY TO CLIP THIS

the girls turn to watch the commotion happening, haerin silently laughing to herself as danielle looked at the two of you confused.

hanni carefully pulled out her hand, as if she was hiding something. you watched with bored eyes as she revealed the thing she was hiding, which turned out to be a finger heart.

you sigh once more.

"i love you." hanni offered it to you, smiling widely at your reaction.

hyehye: hanni's gonna be left hanging again lol

1lovehany/n: JUST SAY IT BACK

minji felt herself frown, but quickly replaced it with a smile after realizing she was on live. she hated when hanni did this, especially with you.

you felt yourself nod, blinking at her tiredly. with a tight smile, you complied (which was something you never did).

"i love you too." you sighed, ignoring her shocked look.

1lovehany/n: SHE SAID IT?>>{:L>{"P*)&

hany/n: I HAVE THE CLIP!!! @ hany/nonly on twt

y/nsbf: ME NEXT ME NEXT

minji bit her tongue, an ugly feeling starting to spread in her chest. like her, you hated being affectionate. it wasn't that it made you feel vulnerable, it just made you uncomfortable. it took you a whole month to be comfortable holding her hand, and even that was a long time for her.

hearing you say something that she waited so long to hear made her upset, even if it wasn't meant that way.

hanni looked back to the screen with a smile of disbelief laced on her face. she looked at the other members who were just as shocked as she was, shrugging in a bragging-like manner (because she was).

you watched as the chat went wild, mostly from your fans saying that they had never heard you utter that word, not even to them. you knew it wasn't true since you often told minji that all the time.

the live continued with you often receiving looks from hyein and danielle (who both seemed like they were waiting for you to say it to them too), and minji (who looked upset).

minji side-eyed hanni, who kept silently bragging to the camera as if she was your girlfriend who you had confessed your love on a live broadcast. she knew she was being irrational, but it irritated her.

minji fought the urge to roll her eyes. she was the girlfriend, not hanni.

nonchalantly, she snuck her hand into yours, catching you off guard. you turned to her with a surprised look, but her eyes were glued onto the chat. you could feel your ears starting to heat up from both embarrassment and giddiness.

this was the most affection that you two had done in front of the others, even if it was hidden off-screen and the others couldn't see it.

"unnie," you felt the younger girl poke your side. "unnie."

you rolled your eyes, turning your head only for your lips to accidentally graze her cheek. she covered her mouth with a loud slap, in shock before standing up and cheering.

you felt your entire face go red.

1lovehany/n: no WAY?

babygourl: HLDJFWU HANY/N IS SAILING??

you looked over to the camera as the other members turned around, wondering what happened.

minji, however, had watched the interaction the whole time.

you felt her hand tighten as she stared at the screen with a forced smile, trying to control her emotions. she never considered herself a jealous person. she was always fine with you putting your arms around the other members, although it did slightly irk her when the two of you had made things official between each other.

she was usually fine with this stuff.

but right now, she was raging internally. in fact, haerin, who sat in front of her, could hear her lightly scoffing under her breath. the younger girl looked between the two of you, a lightbulb nearly appearing above her head.

hanni continued to cheer, pointing to her cheek as she stuck her tongue out at you.

"yah!" you smacked her shoulder as hyein read through the comments ('you kissed her?') "pham hanni! stop cheering!"

"aww," danielle turned to face you, pouting. "i want a kiss too!"

you looked over to hanni, who was bragging about how she had managed to steal your first kiss. your eyes moved to your manager as a signal for help, but she had been laughing along with her the entire time.

traitor.

"no," you denied the younger girl, feeling minji's grip tighten slightly. "that was by accident."

danielle sighed dramatically. she looked over to the camera as if asking for help from your fans to convince you. minji clenched her jaw.

hyehye: JUST DO IT!)8_93)#(&

naomi: WHAT IS THIS LIVE OMG

"me too!" hyein jumped up from her seat, raising her hand.

you groaned. wanting to hide your face in your hands, you released your hold on minji's. minji frowned, unable to hide her disappointment this time as she watched you mutter curses in your hands.

minji hated to admit it, but part of her realized that she had ended up making the wrong decision of not telling the girls. she didn't consider how flirty they were by nature, and her jealousy now definitely outweighed her fear.

haerin turned around, quickly meeting eyes with a frowning minji before she smirked at you.

"me too."

"seriously, haerin?" you exclaimed in disbelief, most of the staff behind the camera now laughing. you looked into her eyes, a mischievous glint shining through. "you think this is funny, don't you?"

haerin nodded.

minji watched as the girls (i.e. hyein and danielle) continued to pester you, trying to convince you to just 'show your love' for them and that 'they really don't mind affection'.

you looked over to minji, wondering how she felt about the whole situation. she was never someone who had a possessive streak (or so you thought), so you figured it would be better to agree than not to, especially since it was merely platonic.

you were right, or at least thought so. minji's face was stoic, not a single emotion on her face as she watched the screen. she wouldn't have cared, right?

"fine! whatever!" you raised your hands up in surrender. you looked over to the chat, watching it as it went so fast that you couldn't even see words anymore. "just stop bugging me."

danielle and hyein squealed while haerin's face dropped. the cat-like girl didn't expect you to say yes since she figured that you'd hate affection. hanni laughed at her.

this time around, minji scoffed loud enough for you and haerin to hear. you turned to her, worry filling your face before getting pulled in by danielle.

minji hated that she could've prevented this.

minji sat on your dorm's couch, her head on your thigh as she lay, rewatching the clip from yesterday's live that had your entire fanbase in shackles. it was trending all over social media. not only that, but your ship with hanni blew up much more than she appreciated.

being too focused on her phone, she completely missed the fact that you were bright red. usually, you wouldn't be so flustered because of something so simple, but to you, this level of pda outside her room was basically a declaration of love (especially since most of the girls were in the same room as the both of you).

hanni looked over your shoulder, a bowl of yogurt in her hand as she listened to minji's phone. she smiled knowingly.

"i can't believe you actually kissed me." the younger girl teased, earning a giggle from the other girls.

minji turned off her phone, subtly (not really) glaring at hanni. she had been teasing you since yesterday and wasn't exactly happy with how flustered you would get.

"stop it!" you smacked hanni's shoulder. "i'm gonna ransack your room if you don't stop."

"as if minji's gonna let you," hanni scoffed, looking right at her leader. "right minji?"

minji rolled her eyes as she sat up, not answering the girl.

hanni frowned, not entirely sure why minji was acting so weird. hanni always considered the fact that there was always weird tension around the both of you but chalked it up to minji most likely disliking you. hanni would find it weird that minji would stare at you unwaveringly as if the older girl was trying to melt you with her eyes. she also found that the two of you would always avoid each other, sometimes outright refusing to sit next to one another.

but ever since yesterday, minji had been extremely clingy toward you, and extremely cold toward everyone else.

she looked over to haerin whose eyes glinted as if she was trying to tell the older girl something. squinting, she tried to decipher it, a small smile appearing on haerin's face.

danielle's squeal quickly brought hanni out of her thoughts.

"your lips were so soft!" the austrailian complimented, smiling at you brightly. "what lipbalm do you use?"

you felt your blush spread to the back of your neck as minji gripped you hand tightly, her face not amused. minji looked over at you, jaw clenching as she thought that you had blushed because of danielle (which wasn't true in the slightest).

before you can reply, hyein, who just woken up, waddled in front of you and minji, a hello kitty blanket wrapped around her body. "i want another kiss please."

minji sighed, officially fed up with how much the other girls were hogging you. "hyein, no."

"why not?" hyein whined, grabbing your arm as she tried to pull you up from the couch. "it makes me feel loved."

minji interrupted you before you could agree (because being the maknae, you figured that hyein could use the extra love).

"because." minji said. "no."

you opened your mouth to speak, only for hanni to stand up, yogurt still in her mouth. "yeah, she only loves me!"

minji rolled her eyes, her grip getting tighter on you. you looked over at her curiously, you arm starting to hurt from hyein's tugging. minji only got like this during horror movies when the protagonist would go towards random sounds that they shouldn't have gone to.

"is that true, unnie?" danielle pouted, part of you not sure if she was actually upset or teasing you.

"no." you shook your head, shaking off hyein's arm. "look, i only said that because—"

"y/n and i are dating."

all heads turned toward minji, some with a look of disbelief, others with a look of surprise.

haerin smiled, mentally high-fiving herself as hyein and danielle covered their mouths.

"minji-yah!" you exclaimed at the girl, who happened to be glaring hanni down.

hanni laughed, covering her mouth as she almost choked. "yeah, okay."

minji scoffed. she didn't understand why it was so unbelievable that the two of you were dating.

"you don't believe me?" minji challenged her. she quickly turned to you. "y/n, kiss me."

"what? no!" you looked at her with wide eyes. "i mean, i'm fine with us coming out but don't you think this is a little too fa—"

minji rolled her eyes. she quickly covered hyein's eyes before leaning into a long kiss, one that definitely proved that the two of you were together.

she pulled away and returned to glaring back at hanni, not paying attention to a very flustered you.

minji removed her hand. hyein looked around, wondering if the two of you actually kissed or not.

"oh shit." hanni covered her mouth, haerin and danielle both as shocked as her.

"no swearing around hyein." you managed to mumble out weakly.

minji looked over at you and chuckled, forgetting that you happened to end up like this sometimes, especially in public. she kissed your cheek, gently using her thumb to caress the back of your hand.

"right, sorry." hanni shook her head. she looked between the both of you. "i really thought you guys hated each other."

"we don't." minji said dryly. "so you can stop now."

"i seriously can't believe you guys are together." hanni whispered, her hand still over her mouth. "my brain can't process it."

danielle squinted at the two of you, haerin quietly watching as the australian girl pieced the puzzle together.

hyein nodded. "i wouldn't have expected it, but i did always think that minji-unnie had a crush on y/n-unnie."

minji looked at her in disbelief ('why me? why not her?') as you high-fived the youngest girl.

"wait a second, you were jealous!" danielle jumped up, accidentally scaring hanni and hyein in the process. "that's so cute!"

the room went silent for a moment, danielle's coos only to be heard before hanni openly laughed. haerin chuckled under her breath and hyein, who was trying her best, let out a snicker before looking away. you turned your head to minji, finally understanding why she was acting the way that she was.

minji's cheeks turned bright red. "i was not jealous."

"you were jealous? of hanni?" you pointed at the girl dressed in loose monk-like clothes with yogurt in her hand, holding close a bunny plushy that she found in the market. "what's there to be jealous about?"

"wow."

"i'm just saying." you reasoned out. you pulled out your phone, trying to find a better example for minji. "if anything, you should be more jealous of—"

"stop it."

"sorry."

> main masterlist.

[anxiety-lemsbian]

‧͙⁺˚･˖ ࣪⭑☾[ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴀʙʙɪᴛꜱ ɢʟᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴀꜱ ᴡᴇ ᴅʀᴏᴠᴇ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴀᴅ? ᴊᴇᴀʟᴏᴜꜱ, ᴍᴀʏʙᴇ, ᴏʀ ꜱᴄᴀʀᴇᴅ. ɪ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪɴᴅᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ ᴅʀᴏᴘ. ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴛɪɴ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴏx ɪꜱ ᴠᴜʟᴘᴇꜱ ᴠᴜʟᴘᴇꜱ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜱᴏᴜɴᴅᴇᴅ ɴɪᴄᴇ.]☽˖ ࣪⭑･˚⁺‧͙

hi! i'm aster.

she/they, minor, ENG + some ESP and Auslan, poet, audhd, sapphic ace, careless man’s careful daughter, infj, shark lover, lucy dacus listener, aries sun, gemini moon, pisces rising, #1 boygenius (+ solo careers) obsessor, ravenclaw but FUCK JKR, pinterest princess (androgynous), aspiring forest witch, chronic fatigue + generalized anxiety disorder + depression sufferer, greek salad lover

FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

current hyperfixation/talk to me about:

the ark x boygenius parallels

special interests:

sylvia plath, boygenius, bluey, sharks

fandoms:

everything sucks, boygenius (+solo careers), jucy, gilmore girls, brooklyn 99, heartbreak high, bluey, bridgerton, osemanverse, sunflowers and lavender, kiki’s delivery service, hamilton, matilda the musical, ruby redfort, aurora cycle (zila's my GIRL), nevermoor, stargirl, agggtm, biac, wednesday, lady bird, the owl house

books:

the anthropocene reviewed, the bell jar, stargirl, loveless, radio silence, death sets sail, goddess girls series, dear poppy, aurora cycle, anne of green gables series, sick bay, henry hamlet’s heart, hani and ishu’s guide to fake dating, nevermoor, iwbft, heartstopper, solitare

ships:

wenclair, lumity, cazzie, emisue,

artists:

lucy dacus, chappell roan, hozier, florence and the machine, radiohead, phoebe bridgers, julien baker, gracie abrams, noah kahan, boygenius, taylor swift? (melbourne n3), lorde, cavetown, mitski, eliza and the delusionals, boyish, beabadoobee

songs:

claw machine, nuvole bianche, leonard cohen, garden song, there it goes, triple dog dare, home by now, no surprises, cartwheel, me and my dog, american teenager, good news, scorpio rising, townie, last words of a shooting star, strawberry blond, we’re in love

playlist:

psa: when i use 'girl' in relation to me (crafty girl summer, etc.) i mean it androdgynously :))

my sideblogs are:

@leftfromrightfromwrong : boygenius and sometimes art

@listen2yourownvoice : radio silence+ a bit of general osemanverse

tags: # aster writes- poetry. #aster writes i guess- more poetry. #asters saved posts- saved posts. #aster loves boygenius- me loving boygenius. #aster's lyric rambles- when i just post a bunch of song lyrics in a format. #aster bawls on the floor- due to sadness, cringiness or laughter, i am on the floor and out for the count. # aster thinks (not really) - what it sounds like pretty much # it’s me i’m the girlfriend - can’t even explain this one actually #percy <3- literally just @trashmeowcan #ari 🌻 - @waitingforthesunrise

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link to my old intro post:

[sehodreamsthoughts]

awww.. ur so in love with fem!wonbin omg🤭🤭

okay good as long as im not bothering u then i’ll continue to send messages and although i love reading ur responses and am sometimes literally just refreshing tumblr for them😓😓😓 take ur time and please no pressure for anything !!!!💕

do u wanna talk more about ur gf? honestly think fem!riize as a whole would go kinda crazy.. in a good way

- 🥟 anon

I ALSO REFRESH MY NOTIFICATIONS TO SEE IF YOU'VE SENT SOMETHING 😭🩷 love you love you

Oh yeah, I'm in love with my girlfriend, she's my precious person 💖 but in general, I LOVE FEM!RIIZE, I'm honestly so happy that I can find more fics of fem!riize in AO3, I don't know what would be of me without them, they're sometimes nasty af, but there's always this little gram of love I can't help but adore and I personally love them all with each other but if I had to choose pairs it would be Eunseok and his two girlfriends Sungchan and Anton, Hani with Sohee and Shotaro with Wonbin, i read a fic with this couples that's been engrained to my head and I'm DYING to write an Eunseok being pampered by his two girlfriends (they're all girlfriends but I believe Eunseok is the one being strapped by these two) and I want to write a lot of fem!riize x reader too because HAVE YOU SEEN THEM??? THEY'RE SO LOVING AND ADORING AND Let's be for real, love between girls it's not like heterosexual love, of course there are break ups and cheating and everything that's normal in relationships but there's just something about reading about love between people from the same sex or that aren't cis heterosexual people that feels different, I think it's obvious from the fact that I'm a big bi bookworm and old k-pop fan that anyone can see that I've read all kind of stories but lgbtq+ fiction has always felt special to me 😭

I'd die for someone else to write a fem!riize x reader too meanwhile because my block hasn't let me write anything and I really want there to be more stories of them 😭

I think there could be so many things to write about them, just yesterday I read a story about Anton being in love with Shotaro and wishing that she had a penis just to be more connected to her and I thought IT WAS THE MOST ADORABLE THING EVER 😭😭😭

If you notice, of course sex and wishing to procreate with your so is something completely normal in couples but to wish you had a penis just to have an extra connection to the girl you love??? 😭 THIS CAN'T BE REAL I LOVE THEM SO MUCH AHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[cheonsascenarios]

➜  A Special Night

Pairing: Hani x Girlfriend

Request: Yes!

 - Can I make an EXID Hani request Hani with gf on date night in an arcade and a movie then buying some take away food (or something) Please make it super uWu -

Genre:  Fluff

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“Yeah, just let me grab my purse!”

Hani was waiting for her girlfriend in the car. It was a pretty special night, one they couldn’t enjoy in a long time. It was their anniversary and by some sort of miracle, Hani didn’t have a schedule that night. Hani’s girlfriend didn’t know what they were going to do and it didn’t matter either, she just wanted to spend some quality time with her girlfriend.

The car ride was pretty calm. Her favorite music was on and both sang. Occasionally she’d stop belting her lungs out so that she could listen to Hani’s voice. She just loved it when Hani sang for her. She’d be there watching her, mesmerized. Hani always blushed and whined a little when realizing her tricks.

Hani stopped at a red light.

“Okay. Now in order for this to work, I need you to close your eyes until I say so”

“Huh? Why? You are not trying to scare me right?”

“Wouldn’t nee-BOO!”

“Aaah!” she screamed instantly. “WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING?”

“See?” Hani laughed. “C’mon. I promise it’s worth it. No more scaring you. I just want it to be special”

“... Okay. But if you dare to sc-”

“Just close them” Hani replied hovering her hands over her girlfriend’s eyes making her close them. “Thanks babe”. After saying that, she pecked her.

Some minutes went by and the car stopped. Hani opened the door and helped her s/o out. Took her by the arm and walked her a few meters. Then she made her face backward. She walked away a few steps.

“Okay! Open!”

At this point, she could only hear a bunch of noises. So many, none of them were distinguishable.  She opened her eyes. At first, she only saw lots of lights, lots of colors. That was the reason she was not able to tell what were those sounds. It was an arcade. She looked down and there was Hani holding a rectangular box in her hand.

“Happy anniversary. Look, I know I haven’t been the perfect girlfriend. I know work gets too much in the way and sometimes I can be a little moody when I’m at home. Yes, yes… I also know I tend to whine a lot and I can be overwhelming at times. But… you are always there. You always try to make me smile, you listen to me and no matter what, you’ll stick to me and my issues… Don’t you dare think I don’t know that. Please don’t. Last week I got home and you made dinner for me. You fell asleep on the couch. I felt horrible. How many nights that must’ve happened and you never said anything. You were watching a movie and the couple was having a blast in an arcade and I wanted the same… I know this won’t make up for all you went through these last couple months, but I’m willing to make things better for us. I miss you a lot and I want to spend more time with you. I love you. You are my everything. I don’t tell you that enough. But I will from now on. I promise. You make me so happy sometimes I feel like I don’t deserve you. I guess what I’m trying to say is… Happy Anniversary babe! Here, got’chu a present!”

She extended both arms holding the box. Her head was looking at the ground.

After a few seconds, Hani looked up. There was her s/o, ugly crying.

She couldn’t believe what Hani said. Of course, there were times where things were not easy but that didn’t mean she loved her any less. She felt kinda sad that Hani felt all that guilt. She tried saying something but before she could mumble anything, Hani hugged her and once again told her that she loved her. Somehow she managed to do the same while calming down. Tears fell down Hani’s cheeks too.

The girl took Hani’s present and opened it. It was a necklace. It had half a heart on it. Her eyes watered again. While grabbing the other half, which was already on her neck, Hani’s nosy voice responded: “I know it’s cheesy but I find it cute… Let’s decide what we want to put on it later!” Her girlfriend just smiled. Hani helped her put it on. When she was done, they kissed.

“Okay then, let’s go have some fun! Whoever loses washes the dishes for a whole week!”. Hani challenged her girlfriend.

“Awesome. You best buy some new gloves because you know you’ll need them!”

The night was a blast. They played every single game available. Of course, Hani’s girlfriend won. Hani sucked at games. Especially the driving ones. Hani got grumpier and grumpier with each one. Not that she was mad, she didn’t like losing.

“Damn. I guess I do need a new pair of gloves”

“Fine, quit the nagging. Tell you what: you take me to the movies and maybe I’ll be open to discuss your punishment”

Hani smiled brightly, then turned with a playful smirk: “Extra large popcorns and soda?”

“You got yourself a deal” her s/o nodded trying to look like a business person.

The movie started, they felt like teenagers all over again. Grabbing their s/o hand, playing around with their new necklace. It was a fantastic night. Hani’s girlfriend turned her head and looked at her. Hani did the same.

“What is it babe, you don’t like the movie?”

“It’s not that babe, it’s just that I like it better when we cuddle”.

Hani smiled and squinted her nose.

“Fine, quit the nagging. I’m up to it, but only if we get some munchies too”

“Lady, you are one hell of a negotiator”.

Holding hands they went out of the cinema room and headed over to their place. To say it was a perfect way to celebrate an anniversary, would be an understatement

[shuadotcom]

I Just Want You for My Own | KSJ

❅ Summary: You and Seokjin have been best friends and inseparable since elementary school. You’ve done nearly everything together and he’s always been like a brother to you. It isn’t until Seokjin tells you that he’s marrying his longtime girlfriend around Christmastime, that you realize your feelings for him run deeper than friendship. Of course, this means you have to try to stop the wedding, or you fear you’ll lose him forever.

❅ Pairing: Seokjin x Female!Reader

❅ Genre/AU: Angst, humor(?), some fluff here and there, unrequited love au, friends to (not)lovers au (more like realizing you want to be friends to lovers)

❅ Rating: PG-15

❅ Warnings: Profanity, alcohol consumption, heartbreak, y/n is not a totally likeable character and that’s okay!!

❅ Words: 12.4k

❅ A/N: Here she is! My fic for A Winter Wedding Season, part of the Christmas in July collab! The movie inspo for this was My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997) and this fic is very loosely based on it. Loosely being the operative word lol. I didn’t watch the movie I just read the synopsis and got a feel for it. Thank you so much @birbdae​​ for being my beta!! You are truly a lifesaver. And thank you again to the lovely @kookdiaries​ for making all of the amazing banners for everyone’s fics!

❅ Taglist: @bangtanhome​, @kithtaehyung​, @moonchild1​, @afangirllikeme-blog​

“Hani, I’m home!” You call through your apartment, kicking your heels off by the front door.

Your roommate pokes her head into the foyer, hair up and sheet mask on. “Y/n! Home already? I thought for sure you’d be going to work from your date’s house in the morning.” Even with a panda-printed mask covering her face, you can tell she’s wiggling her eyebrows.

You sigh and let your overnight bag drop to the floor and go to flop onto the couch, admiring the spread of chips and popcorn on the coffee table. “Yeah, me too, but then things got weird. He asked if I wanted to go back to his place after dinner, and I said yeah. I was all for it because he’s hot as fuck, plus we really clicked throughout the night. But then, he started talking about how his roommates were back at his apartment and they’d probably be there the whole time if I was cool with that. The way he said it made it obvious what he wanted.”

“I’m sorry, on the first date he asked if you wanted to be in an orgy?!” Hani screeches, plopping next to you.

“Yes! And like, yeah he’s good-looking, but it’s the first date! And when I told him no he had the audacity to get an attitude and stopped talking to me while we waited for the check. As soon as he paid, he barely said bye before he left the restaurant.”

“What a weirdo,” Hani muses.

“Yeah. Needless to say, I deleted his number on the way home.”

You grab a handful of chips from the table, shoving them angrily in your mouth. At that moment, you and Hani hear keys jingling, followed by the door opening.

“Hani! I am now entering the apartment!” Seokjin’s voice rings out and you and Hani both laugh.

“It’s safe to enter!” She calls back. Ever since the time Seokjin accidentally barged in and caught a glimpse of Hani naked from the shower, he formally announces when he comes over.

“I was looking for my - oh, hey Y/n. I didn’t think you’d be here.” He’s surprised to see you, glancing at his watch as he greets you. “I thought you were on a date with the guy from your office. Soonyoung, right?”

“Yeah.”

“Yeah! Soonyoung from work!” He interrupts, answering his own question. “He’s the one that’s the fashion reviewer at your blog, right?”

“Yeah -“

“The one who you kept gushing over because he’s so cute and talented and funny?” Seokjin’s mocking tone flusters you, so you send a chip towards his face in retaliation. “Hey!”

“As I was just explaining to Hani before you barged in, he ended up being weird so it didn’t work out.”

“Weird how?”

“He wanted to bring her home and have an orgy with his roommates,” Hani answers before you can.

“Wow. Wonder how long he’s wanted to ask you that.” Seokjin chuckles, wedging himself on the couch next to you.

“Probably too long. Either way, I’m done dating for now. Everyone I’ve met this year has been the worst.”

Seokjin pats your leg sympathetically and reaches forward for a handful of popcorn. “I’m sorry, Y/n. Don’t give up! I’m sure eventually you’ll find your person. It wasn’t easy for me to find Sunmi. It took me date after date before we met.”

That’s the only setup Seokjin needs to talk about his girlfriend of nearly three years. You’ve been best friends with Seokjin since you were 13, and as long as you’ve known him, the two of you have had similar dating woes. You’ve been on dates and been in short-term relationships that all turned out not to be ideal or long-lasting. The two of you even went as far as to make a pact that if you weren’t married by 30, then you’d marry each other.

It wasn’t until Seokjin met Lee Sunmi on a dating app that his long string of failed relationships ended. You were skeptical of it at first, thinking she’d be like all of the other people he’d dated, but she’s different. She’s sweet, funny, smart, and isn’t weird about you being Seokjin’s best friend, like a lot of other women he’s been with were. It’s weird that they’ve been together as long as they have, but he seems happy.

Unfortunately, you haven’t been as lucky. While Seokjin and Sunmi are the perfect couple, you’ve found yourself on more failed dates than you can count. You almost thought you found the right person in your ex but turns out he was cheating on you, so that was a bust. Tonight was simply another dud of a date on your laundry list.

“Alright, Seokjin, enough about your perfect relationship!” You cut in as he continues to go on. “Why did you come over anyway? Didn’t you say you were looking for something?”

“Oh, yeah! I need my lucky tie. Tomorrow is my and Sunmi’s anniversary and I need it.”

“Ah, it’s in my room, let me go grab it.” You jump up and head down the hall to your room, rifling through your closet before you find his tie. Seokjin’s had it since he was 18 and was wearing it when he got into college, when he won tickets to a Bruno Mars concert, when he got a promotion at work, and on his first date with Sunmi. Since then, the tie was deemed lucky.

Knowing this, you borrowed it when you were waiting on a promotion of your own, and sure enough, you were promoted to a senior writer at the entertainment blog you write for.

“Thanks,” Seojin says through a mouthful of popcorn and takes the tie from you.

“So what’s the plan for the anniversary? Anything special for three years?” You ask, taking your seat on the couch again.

“Well, I’m taking her to Seoul Tower for dinner then we’ll just kind of wing the rest of the night, honestly.”

“Hmm, that doesn’t sound like you have much of a concrete plan,” Hani says earning her a glare from Seokjin.

“Hey, I have a plan, okay? Go back to your sheet mask.”

“You’re in my apartment, Kim. If I wanna be a smartass, I will.”

“While you two have fun arguing like kids, I’m going to go shower and get ready for bed.” You announce.

“And I’m going home before your roommate kicks me out.” He sticks his tongue out at Hani who returns the childish gesture. “Oh, Y/n, tomorrow after you get off work, can you stop by my apartment? I may need your help figuring out the finishing touches on what to wear with this tie.” Seokjin calls as he’s halfway out the front door.

“Sure! I’ll text you when I’m on my way!”

Hani waits until Seokjin is gone to ask, “Since when does he need your help getting dressed? Seokjin is like, the most fashionable guy I know.”

You shrug. “It’s a big date. He’s probably doing that thing where he freaks out and gets all in his head. I used to have to help him in high school before dances because he’d get so freaked.”

The next afternoon, sitting on Seokjin’s bed, surrounded by a mountain of clothes, you find that you were right. As soon as you’d stepped next door into his apartment, he grabbed you, dragging you to his closet to help him pick an outfit for him and Sunmi’s anniversary date.

You’d been at it for almost an hour, as Seokjin would display one outfit after another to you to get your opinion. Each one was either much too casual, much too dressy, or simply didn’t go together.

“Don’t you think you’re going a bit overboard? I mean, at this point in the relationship, she’s pretty much seen everything you’ve worn, right?” A black button-up comes flying at you, and you barely manage to duck out of the way.

“This is different Y/n. It’s our anniversary.”

“It’s your third anniversary, meaning you’ve had two others already and she’s still here.” You’re not trying to shit on this special day, Seokjin just has a habit of being dramatic, so you’re trying to reel him back in.

He pops out of the closet, holding up a navy blue suit and a white button-down. He gives you an inquisitive look and after examining the outfit for a few seconds you nod, giving him a thumbs up. He drapes the winning outfit over his computer chair and comes over to sit on the bed next to you.

“Y/n, I have to tell you something, but you can’t tell anyone until I say, okay?” His tone is uncharacteristically serious which makes you uneasy.

“Okay…”

Taking a deep breath, Seokjin reaches over to root through his nightstand, pulling out a black velvet box. Your breath hitches as he opens the box, revealing a ring with a silver band, sporting a sizable, pear-shaped diamond in the middle.

“I’m going to propose to Sunmi tonight.”

As soon as Seokjin pulled the ring box out, you knew that’s what he was going to say, but hearing it out loud is different. You know you’re gaping at the ring, mouth open and no response coming out. This is mostly because you don’t know what your response should be. The knowledge of Seokjin proposing to marry someone has you feeling a slew of foreign emotions that you can’t pinpoint.

“Hello? Earth to Y/n. Say something, please!” Seokjin snaps the ring box closed, clutching it to his chest. “Should I not do it? Do you think it’s too soon? How likely is she to say no? Oh, fuck I’m an idiot, right? This is a terrible idea.”

Seeing your best friend have a meltdown in front of you, brings you out of the clusterfuck that is your brain and you reach out to grab his hand.

“Hey, Seokjin, look at me.” When he does you see how frantic he looks. “I think that… I think Sunmi will say yes. She seems to really love you, and I know she knows you love her just as much. I think you should do it.” Every word that leaves your lips feels wrong and like a lie, but you say it anyway.

“Really?” His brown eyes are wide, full of hope as he asks and your heart clenches at the sight, for a multitude of reasons.

“Really.”

A smile blooms on his face as he reaches forward to hug you and you return the gesture half-heartedly.

“Thanks, Y/n. You’re the best. You know I can’t do this without you.” He pulls back, giving you a wide smile, which you all of a sudden find makes his face even more handsome.

He nearly leaps off of the bed after letting you go. “I’m gonna go shower and get ready. You can stick around if you want.” He says, grabbing the suit and his lucky tie.

“Um, I think I’ll go home actually. I had a long day and I’m tired.”

“Ah, okay. Well, I’ll text you later and let you know how it goes!”

“Cool,” is all you manage to mumble as you snatch your bag from the floor and head for the front door.

Seokjin’s college and current roommate Yoongi is sprawled on the couch flipping through tv channels when you walk into the living room.

“Hey, Y/n. I didn’t know you were here.”

“Huh? Oh, yeah, I got here when you were showering.”

“Let me guess, he made you go through his entire closet with him for an outfit?”

“Yeah, how’d you know?”

“He’s been talking for weeks about how he didn’t know what to wear. When I offered, would you believe he looked me up and down and said ‘no offense Yoongi, but I planned on asking Y/n’ and that was it!” Yoongi rolls his eyes, then seems to notice something is off. “What’s wrong?”

“What do you mean what’s wrong?” You ask, still moving towards the front door.

“You just look off.” Yoongi eyes you suspiciously, so you turn away to stick your feet into your flats.

“I’m just tired is all. Work was rough.”

Yoongi hums. “Seokjin told me about the creep from your office that you went out with last night. Did you see him today?”

You had forgotten all about the awkward encounter you and Soonyoung had in the supply room earlier. You were looking for new pens when he walked in. You both froze, you with a handful of pens in hand and him with his foot in midair, about to step in. Neither of you said anything as you finally moved, breezing past him to go back to your desk. You planned to tell Seokjin about it until his announcement.

“Yeah, it wasn’t great.” You shrug, both shoes finally on and your hand on the doorknob.

“Ouch, sorry Y/n. If he acts like a weird asshole again, let me know and I’ll take you to work one day to see him.” Yoongi���s words succeed in making you smile momentarily. You like Yoongi, having gotten to know him considerably well in the 4 years he’s been friends with Seokjin, but you’re just itching to go home and figure out what’s going on in your head.

“I appreciate that, Yoongi. I’ll see you around.” You send him a wave and are out the door before he can ask you anything else.

Luckily, Hani isn’t home when you step into your apartment so you beeline for the shower, trying to salvage your alone time and figure out what the fuck is wrong with you. Your best friend of basically 15 years just told you that he’s going to propose to the woman he loves and you don’t feel an ounce of excitement.

You didn’t get giddy, you didn’t scream and you didn’t congratulate him. You sat in front of him, looking confused and probably a little bit stupid. What the fuck is that about?

When the text from Seokjin comes in later that night, telling you that Sunmi said yes, you blink at your phone and don’t respond. It’s nearly eleven, so he’ll think you’re sleeping and didn’t see it.

Hours alone with your thoughts this evening have affirmed an important, possibly life-shattering realization: you’re in love with Kim Seokjin.

You didn’t get excited when he told you he was proposing because your heart was aching at the idea that Seokjin was getting married and it wasn’t to you. Your best friend, the man who you once watched play Maple Story for 48 hours straight, not showering and peeing in a bottle when he was 16, had somehow stolen your heart and affection for him, and it takes you until you’re nearly 30 to realize it.

At first, you don’t think this makes sense. You and Seokjin have always been open with one another about your dates, relationships, and hookups. He dabbled in his fair share of experimentation in college in his very early twenties and he always told you about his escapades. You never felt jealous and it didn’t bother you when he told you. Hell, when he first started dating Sunmi it didn’t bother you either. He’s happy and she’s nice and fun to be around.

Taking all of that into account, why the fuck is the idea of him getting married literally breaking your heart? Why does the thought of seeing him walk down the aisle make you want to vomit and break into tears? You spent all night locked in your room when the realization about your true feelings dawned on you, turning Hani away, stating you were feeling sick with a possible stomach bug. You slept on and off, but when Seokjin’s text hit, sleep didn’t come back to you for the rest of the night. Only a deep-seated sadness overcomes you, making you miserable all night.

The pain you feel about Seokjin getting married burrows itself deeper the next morning. You’re only awake for fifteen minutes, spending all that time staring at the ceiling, when Seokjin bursts into your room, startling you.

“Get up, Y/n! You slept through the news!”

“What?” You croak, voice still gravelly from sleep and the intermittent crying spells you had last night.

“This is big news! Where’s the other one that lives here?” He demands, stepping into the hallway to find Hani.

“I’m right here, Seokjin. I heard you screeching as soon as you barged into my apartment.” Hani comes into the room, towel around her hair and robe cinched around her waist.

You already know what he’s going to say, so you brace yourself as best as you can to hear the news in person.

“Sunmi and I are getting married!” He yells.

“Wow, congratulations!” Hani says immediately. “That’s why you were so anal about what you wanted to wear.

“Yeah and thanks to Y/n, she was so smitten with my suit, I took her breath away and she said yes on the spot.” He flashes you a smile, which drops when he notices how you didn’t react at all to his announcement. “Y/n, are you okay?”

“She isn’t feeling well,” Hani answers, “she’s been feeling sick since last night.”

You nod, not trusting yourself to speak.

“Oh damn, sorry Y/n. Do you need anything?” You shake your head. “Okay, well let me know if you do. And make sure you feel better by next weekend for the engagement party!” Seokjin flashes you a smile and heads out, citing he has lots of things to take care of before the party.

Hani waits until you both hear the front door open and close before she turns to look at you, expression serious.

“You’re not sick.” She says simply.

“What?” Your voice is strained and you know she hears it.

“You don’t have to lie to me, Y/n.”

“I’m not -”

“Y/n. I may not have as many years of friendship under my belt with you as Seokjin does, but I know you well enough to know when you’re lying. He may be too excited to notice, but I do, and you’re not a good liar.”

“Hani…”

“Did something happen with Soonyoung at work?”

“No.”

“Did you get into a fight with someone else? Or your mom or -”

“Hani, I’m in love with Seokjin.”

Your roommate swiftly closes her mouth at that and blinks a few times. “Wait, was that a secret? I thought you already knew and were just chilling in the friend zone?” She chuckles, but the laughter dies down when she sees a few tears falling from your eyes. “Oh no, Y/n.” Hani rushes over to hug you, letting you cry on her shoulder.

Once you cry more than you would’ve liked, you tell Hani all about the revelation you had last night. She listens as you go on about how new and confusing and scary this is for you. How you don’t understand why you feel so heartbroken and jealous, but you know it’s because you love Seokjin.

“Well, if you wanna know what I think,” Hani starts after you’ve expended all your energy saying the same things over and over again. “I think you finally realized you’re in love with him because you’re seeing the one true time that he’ll be unattainable to you. You’ve both had a lot of relationships and they haven’t been too serious, but now that he’s getting married, which is as serious of a relationship you can have, you’ve realized your feelings and that he won’t just be the best friend you secretly love that’ll always be there. Plus, this puts a halt to your marry each other by 30 plan. You’re trying to process a lot right now, Y/n.”

You stare back at her, eyebrows furrowing as you absorb her words. “Wow. Since when the hell did you get so in touch with other people’s feelings, Dr. Ahn?”

“Right?! I’ve been listening to a lot of psychology podcasts lately and I think it’s paying off! Maybe I should go to school for it?”

“But didn’t you drop out of college?”

“Hey, I can have a career change if I want! Maybe I don’t want to be an assistant forever. I’m sure you don’t want to review music for someone else’s blog for the rest of your life.” Hani teases.

“Ugh, I don’t know! I can’t handle all these epiphanies at the same time!” You groan, your mind still reeling about Seokjin.

“Sorry, sorry! I think, for now, you really need to think about your next steps. Are you going to just suffer and watch him get married or are you going to talk to him about this?”

“I can’t just tell him! He’s so happy, Hani!” You screech, louder than intended.

“Alright, Y/n let’s just drop it then so you can try and calm down. All I’ll say is, I’m sure he won’t be happy to know his best friend in the whole world has been miserable for the rest of her life because of him.”

She’s right. Seokjin cares too much about your feelings to be okay with you being unhappy because of him. Any fight the two of you have ever gotten into, he’s always first to apologize to make you stop being upset.

But this is different. This isn’t an argument over something trivial like him seeing a movie you wanted to see without you or you breaking one of his figurines. This is about you being in love with him after years of doing everything together. You don’t have a single clue how to even approach this.

You do nothing but go through the motions of working, eating, and sleeping the following week. Each day that gets closer to Saturday has you stressed in anticipation of Seokjin’s engagement party.

On Wednesday, your cubicle neighbor and work husband, Namjoon, is the first person outside of Hani to notice something is wrong.

“Okay, talk to me,” Namjoon demands, rolling his chair into your cubicle.

You glance up from the blank word doc on your screen at his voice. “What?”

“You’ve been off all week. I wanted to give you space and let you figure it out or come to me, but I’m inserting myself now. What’s going on?”

“I, uh, why do you think something is going on?”

Namjoon is unamused. “Other than the fact that we’ve worked together for 3 years so I know when something is wrong and other than the fact that you’re a bad liar, you’ve been staring at your blank screen for 10 minutes. You’re supposed to be writing a review for the new Rihanna album, whom you love, so this article should already be the length of a Harry Potter novel. So, I’ll say again, talk to me.”

Namjoon is always so kind and genuine to you. You resist the urge to cry and are honest with him. “Seokjin is engaged.” Is all you say, deciding to withhold information about why this is a big deal to you.

“Oh shit, Y/n I’m so sorry.” Namjoon pulls you into a hug, squeezing you tight. “I guess he never found out your feelings?” This has you pulling back to look at him.

“What did you just say?” You gasp.

“What?”

“You said he never found out how I felt?”

“Well yeah, like he never found out you love him?”

“I- ”

“Psst, Y/n?” Your head snaps up at the sound of your name. Your other two co-workers who sit directly around you are both poking their heads over your cubicle walls.

“Sorry, we didn’t mean to eavesdrop,” Jihyo whispers. “But we could hear you. I’m so sorry.” She pouts at you, genuine sympathy on her face.

“Yeah, I can’t imagine what this feels like and I’m sorry too,” Taehyung adds.

You exchange looks with the two of them, then Namjoon, all of them concerned. “Are you serious? How the fuck does everyone know I’m in love with Seokjin?”

They all share looks of their own.

“Y/n, come on. We can all tell,” Jihyo starts. “You always bring either him or your roommate to work events, but it’s typically Seokjin more often than not.”

“And the way you look at him and act with him is much different than your roomie,” Taehyung adds.

“Plus remember, I’ve hung out with you all outside of work and I mean… yeah it’s pretty obvious, Y/n.” Namjoon finishes the group explanation.

You’re speechless at this. If everyone around you can tell your true feelings for Seokjin before even you had, does this mean he also knows?

You voice this out loud by accident and Namjoon shakes his head. “Nah I doubt it. He’s cool but pretty oblivious.” He takes your hand in his, rubbing his thumb over your knuckles. “But seriously, I’m sorry. Let me know if there’s anything you need, okay?”

Still, in awe and a little mortified, you thank him. It’s almost comical that so many people around you have been more in tune with your feelings than you. This fact sticks with you through the week and into Saturday, right as you and Hani are joining the other party-goers at Seokjin and Yoongi’s apartment.

You barely try and conceal your bad mood as you greet mutual friends and people Seokjin knows from work. Soon enough you find Seokjin and Sunmi on the couch, chatting with some people Seokjin knows from college.

“Ah, Y/n is finally here!” He announces, causing half the room to turn their attention to you. Sheepishly, you return the sweeping hug he pulls you into. When he lets you go, Sunmi is right behind him, smiling at you.

“I’m glad you could make it, Y/n. Seokjin said you were sick last weekend.”

“Oh, yeah, I was. I’m feeling much better now.”

“Good!” She hugs you too, and you’re reminded how much of a nice person Sunmi is, which makes your inner turmoil so much worse.

“Well, I think now’s as good a time as any to formally do this,” Seokjin says, looking to Sunmi for her guidance and she nods. He clears his throat loud enough to get everyone’s attention and the chattering stops.”Hi everyone, thank you all for coming today. I’ll keep this simple since we all know why we’re here; Sunmi and I are getting married!” He grabs her hand and holds it in the air, the couple beaming at the applause.

“We’ve already set a date of December 23rd, so Seokjin and I can spend our first Christmas together as a married couple.” More applause to Sunmi’s words, while your attempt at doing so is lackluster. As if the universe wasn’t being cruel to you as it is. Not only is the man you love getting married, but he’s getting married so close to Christmas that you won’t get to spend your favorite holiday with him. Something you’ve done every year you’ve been friends. This somehow hurts even more

“I know it seems fast, but Sunmi and I know this is what we want, so why wait? This gives us the next 2 months to get prepared, but I don’t think that’ll be a problem for us to handle.”

After his announcement, Seokjin tells everyone to enjoy the party and disperses his guests to do their own thing. You take this chance to slip away from the crowd and duck into the kitchen. There’s no one there, so you take the opportunity to grab an empty cup from the counter and a bottle of wine from the fridge, pouring yourself a generous amount and drinking half of it in one go.

You’re not sure how long you’ve been hiding in the kitchen, but at some point, you’re propped on the counter, cup in hand and phone in the other.

A sudden voice makes you jump, but you let out a breath when you see who it is.

“Are you gonna keep hiding in the kitchen all night?” Yoongi asks, joining you on the counter.

“Maybe. The snacks and the booze are here so, why not?” You shrug, throwing back the remainder of your drink.

Yoongi eyes you suspiciously, watching as you reach for the bottle of wine next to you and empty it into your cup. “You know, I’m not as dense as Seokjin. I know you’re in love with him.”

You don’t even react other than giving an eye roll and half-assed jazz hands. “Congratulations, join the damn club. Hani knew too apparently. And Namjoon. And my co-workers. Everyone that knows me knows I’m in love with Kim Seokjin except me until he said he was getting married. Now it’s too late and I get to watch my lifelong best friend go out, get married, and start a whole new life without me.”

“Is it though?”

“Is it what?”

“Is it too late?

“I mean, yeah, kind of. We’re at his engagement party.”

Yoongi shrugs. “I’m a firm believer in it never being too late to go after what you really want.”

You take a moment to mull over Yoongi’s words. Sure, Seokjin is engaged, but it’s not the same as truly being married. The only thing binding him and Sunmi together right now, aside from a three-year relationship, is an engagement ring. They didn’t have the ceremony yet, and that’s not even for a couple of months. Yoongi’s right. It’s not too late.

“I knew I kept you around for a reason, Min.” You compliment, squeezing his thigh before sliding off of the kitchen counter.

“Thanks, I think?” He watches you adjust your dress then take a big swig from your cup. “Are you going to tell him how you feel tomorrow?”

“What? No, I’m not doing that. I just need to sabotage the wedding so it doesn’t happen.”

“Wait, what? Y/n, that’s not what I meant.”

“Hey, I know what I’m doing Yoongi. I just have to mess some stuff up with the wedding, and Seokjin will get so exhausted that he’ll think the universe is telling him not to marry Sunmi. Then I’ll swoop in, console him, and boom, no more marriage.”

“But, Y/n -”

“It’s perfect, I already know where to start. See you later, Yoongi!” You send him a wave as you waltz into the living room, playing the happy best friend for the rest of the night until you can put your plan in motion.

It turns out, sabotaging a wedding is harder than movies make it seem. Most of what you see on the internet when you Google it gives you plenty of ways to ruin it once it’s the day of or even at the reception, but you need to stop it before it even starts.

You contemplate asking someone, but decide to keep your upcoming actions to yourself. Hani will only lecture you on how wrong what you’re doing is. Yoongi is staying neutral because he’s Seokjin’s friend, but he’s also yours and knows how you feel. You’d tell Namjoon, but somehow, someway, your co-workers will find out and you know there are some judgemental people at the office and you don’t want to deal with that.

This leaves you, plotting by yourself on what you could fuck up first.

The answer to this comes a few days after the engagement party. You, the happy couple, Hani, and Yoongi are out at dinner. They tell you all that the wedding venue they’re looking at is already decided on. They offer all-inclusive packages that cover the flowers, dinnerware, food, and music, so all of the work is taken out of it.

“Where is it?” You ask as casually as possible. Yoongi shoots you a look from across the table, but you ignore it.

“A place called Loft Garden!” Sunmi says, whipping out her phone. “It’s super nice and is one of the only places that had anything open around the date that we wanted.” She shows you the website, and you quickly make a mental note of the name.

“I guess your date is popular?” you question.

“Apparently, so. I’m just glad we were able to book it.”

“Yeah, that’s great!” You smile too hard, and Hani is now the one giving you a look, but this is more of confusion.

Once you’re home, Hani predictably asks you why you were so enthusiastic about the wedding all of a sudden, considering your feelings, but you make an excuse and say that you’re just trying to be helpful. She doesn’t believe you and goes to ask another question, but you make an excuse and hurry to your room.

A couple of days later, you finally decide to go through with your first idea which is to cancel the venue. If there’s no venue, there’s no wedding, so this makes sense.

You duck out to the bathroom of your office, calling the number of the venue after Googling it.

“Loft Garden, this is Minyoung, how can I help you?”

“Hi, um, my name is Lee Sunmi. I just booked my wedding with you guys, on December 23rd.”

“One moment please.” There’s only a small beat of silence before the woman is back on the phone. “Yes, I see it here. What can I do for you, Ms. Lee?”

“I need to cancel the booking, actually.”

“Oh no! I’m sorry to hear that. Is everything alright?”

“Yes, we’ll just be canceling.”

“Alright, well I’ll get that canceled and send you the cancellation confirmation email.”

“Thank you.” You end the call first, letting out a deep breath. A small pang of guilt hits the pit of your stomach but is quickly replaced by the realization that maybe you can actually stop this.

Seokjin calls you later that day, yelling about how the venue fucked up and canceled their date, claiming someone called on behalf of Sunmi to cancel it.

“Maybe they double booked or something and are trying to blame it on you guys?”

“Psht, I should leave them a bad review for this.”

“Eh, they’re not worth it. I’m sure you’ll find another venue.” You say it, remembering what they mentioned about there being hardly any venues with openings for their wedding date.

Unfortunately, this doesn’t pan out the way you intend, since apparently, Sunmi was able to find another venue in a matter of days. This one is smaller but still nice. This puts you back to square one, making you panic since the end of October is only a week away which means you’re that much closer to the wedding. You’re almost unable to come up with another plan until you remember you and Hani’s annual Halloween party coming up.

You typically bring a date with you, and Seokjin has never batted an eye, but maybe seeing you with someone else will have the same impact on him that the engagement has had on you. He’ll see you with someone that isn’t him and realize he’s making a mistake by marrying Sunmi because that means he’ll never be with you.

The only problem is, you’re not dating anyone right now. You obviously can’t bring Yoongi and claim you’re together all of a sudden. You can’t ask Namjoon because you’ve both made it clear in the past that you don't have those feelings for each other and you can’t ask Taehyung or Jihyo because you don’t think Seokjin will buy it at all, having met them before.

You’re close to trying an escort service until you see the new receptionist that started a couple of months ago.

“Good morning, Y/n!” Jimin chirps when he sees you come into the office. Jimin is sweet and extremely handsome, plus Seokjin hasn’t met him yet. This, you can make work.

“Hey, Jimin! My roommate and I are having our annual Halloween party next week, and I wanted to know if you’d like to come?”

“I’d love to!” He smiles at you, and you almost feel bad about your intentions.

“Great! Can I talk to you at lunch about it some more?” You ask and he nods.

Inviting him is easier than asking him to pretend to be your boyfriend. At first, he’s confused and says no, but you beg him, telling him that you need to make your engaged best friend jealous. You don’t tell him all the details, and maybe he takes pity on you, but he finally agrees.

“Okay, so what’s the plan again?” Jimin asks when he arrives at your apartment the day of the party. You adjust the black tie of his costume, then smooth out the rest of his pinstripe suit.

“Just hold my hand and act couple-y with me when he gets here, okay?” You straighten out your long black wig, eye scanning the room of party go-ers in search of Seokjin. Right on cue, you see him and Sunmi enter the front door. Seokjin in his large red hat, Mario ‘M’ on full display, and Sunmi in the signature Princess Peach pink dress and cornflower blonde wig. “There they are!” You tap Jimin who turns around to look.

“Where?”

“Mario and Peach.”

It takes him a second, but then he sees them, and as if Seokjin knows you’re looking, his eyes meet yours. He smiles before frowning, seeing you close to Jimin, with your hands resting on the lapels of his blazer.

“Okay, Jimin, remember, we’ve been dating for three weeks, we met at work, and you asked me out.”

Jimin nods, his hands slipping around your waist to pull you close to him, making you squeak. Jimin is even cuter up close, but you don’t feel much for him, other than surface-level attraction. Your mind flips back to Seokjin as soon as this thought pops into your head and he consumes your thoughts once again until you hear his voice from beside you.

“Oh!” You startle, turning to face him and Sunmi. “Hey, guys! I thought that was you two but I wasn’t sure.”

“We almost didn’t recognize you,” Sunmi says, surveying you and Jimin’s costumes. “Morticia and Gomez Addams, right?”

“Yep!” You chirp, smoothing out your black, mermaid style dress.

“And who is this?” Seokjin asks, eyes surveying Jimin from head to toe.

“This is Jimin! He started working at my office a couple of months ago. He’s our new receptionist.”

“And why am I just now meeting him?” Seokjin huffs. You can’t tell if it’s jealousy or a fit at simply not knowing about it as your best friend.

“Well you’ve been so busy with the wedding, I haven’t had the time to introduce you.” You shrug.

“And, we’ve only been dating for about three weeks. But, she’s told me all about you; Seokjin, right?” Jimin adds.

“Yeah, that’s me, her best friend.”

“Well, it’s great to meet you. And you’re his fianceé Sunmi, I take it?” He sends a smile Sunmi’s way and she nods, returning the expression.

You’re all silent before you take Jimin’s hand in yours. “We’re gonna go dance!” You leave before they can object and lead Jimin to the dancefloor which is just your living room with all of the furniture out of the way.

You put his hands back on your hips, dancing as close as you can as Thriller plays. You figure since Seokjin just met him, it’s possible he’s still looking at you, so you want to keep him looking.

Turning around, you back into Jimin, letting him grip your body and hold you against him. You almost forget about Seokjin’s eyes possibly on you and let yourself have a little fun, but only as long as the song is playing.

Once it’s over, you ask Jimin to grab you a drink as you go to the bathroom.

“What’s going on?” Hani demands, popping out and stopping you before you reach the bathroom.

“What do you mean?” You try to get around her, but she stays in your way.

“Y/n, you’ve been distant since Seokjin’s engagement party and I feel like I only see you when we’re both crossing paths for work or the bathroom and you’re always in your room. You barely respond to my text messages besides simple responses, and now you have a guy you’re dating all of a sudden?”

“I… okay fine. I’ve been trying to sabotage Seokjin’s wedding.”

“You what?!” Hani’s shriek catches the attention of a couple of people dressed as crayons nearby.

You pull her down the hall into your bedroom and tell her about your so-called master plan.

“So wait, you canceled the venue and you’re not dating Jimin?” You nod. “Wow. I never would’ve thought you’d do something like this.”

“Like what?”

“Ruin a wedding! Y/n, this is serious. You’re literally on a mission to fuck up your lifelong best friend’s upcoming marriage. This isn’t a good thing.”

“Hani, I know! I know, but I don’t have time to be judged, okay? This is why I didn’t tell you.”

“Hell yes, I’m judging you! Again: you’re. Ruining. Someones. Wedding.”

“Hani, please, you’re my friend. I just need you to let me do this. Hell, I don’t even need support, just let me do what I need to do and I’ll deal with the consequences later.”

Your roommate’s face contorts into discomfort before she lets out a groan. “Fuck, fine. For the record this isn’t okay and I don’t like this, nor will I help, but I won’t say anything.”

“Thank you.”

“Hmmph,” is her response as she leaves the room. You follow her, looking for Jimin, and see him leaning against the wall in the hallway.

“Hey, I was waiting for you.” He hands you a beer and you eagerly crack it open.

“Thanks. I was talking to my roommate. Let’s go back out there.” Jimin takes your hand and follows you back to the party, your eyes searching for Seokjin as soon as you get back to the crowd.

While you swear you felt Seokjin’s eyes on you throughout the rest of the party, nothing else came of having Jimin as your fake date, much to your disappointment. At least you had fun, even if you were distracted most of the night.

When November moves in, most of the month feels like a blur. You attempt to cancel the rescheduled venue, but they require any major changes to be done in person, so that’s a bust. You look nothing like Sunmi so that’s not an option. Seokjin doesn’t bring up Jimin again, and neither do you, so that was a dead plan too.

You’re almost out of ideas until Sunmi calls you over the weekend, asking you to take her to choose her wedding dress. Her car is in the shop, but she also wanted your help anyway. You’re surprised she wants your input, but you think that maybe you can get her to buy a super unflattering dress that she’ll hate.

This doesn’t work exactly, as she already had her top picks ready to choose between and they all look gorgeous on her. Every one of them fits her well, compliments her features, and makes her look like a princess. Your jealousy level spikes, just telling her to get the strapless one with the a-line silhouette.

She’s so pretty, smart, and basically perfect. She’s everything you’re not and once she marries Seokjin, everything will change. No more midnight movie marathons, no more being each other’s friend-dates to events, no more holidays together. He’ll be with his new wife, making a new life, and leaving you behind.

Sunmi must notice how low your mood dips because she suggests grabbing lunch, and as much as you don’t really want to, you go with her to be nice. You suppose it’s the least you can do for wishing ill on her upcoming marriage.

She goes on and on about the wedding throughout the meal and you’re not even paying attention, too busy mourning your friendship. At some point, Sunmi begins laughing more and you notice she has three empty glasses next to her plate.

“How many drinks have you had?” You ask, getting a giggle in return.

“I don’t know,” she sing-songs. “I don’t usually drink.”

You can’t help but chuckle. You had no idea she was this much of a lightweight. “Maybe you’ve had enough then.”

“You know, Y/n. I’ve always been so jealous of you.” You blink back in shock.

“What?”

“You’re just so close with Seokjin, you know? I feel like he’s 110% himself when he’s with you. I think I get like 80-90% of him and that was only in the last year maybe. I think he’s trying to be what he thinks is perfect for me, but it’s different than the way he laughs and jokes with you.”

“Sunmi, we’ve been friends all our lives. He may be a little different with me, but he loves you.”

“Yeah, I know, but still.” She pouts. “Y/n, do you like Seokjin?”

You choke on air at her question, panic overtaking you. “W-why do you think that?”

“I just need to know, do I need to worry about you? Be honest!” Sunmi reaches across the table grasping your hands.

Fuck. Drunk or not you can’t tell her you like him. It can only go poorly, so you meet her eyes and simply say, “no.”

She’s quiet, not saying anything before smiling at you. “Good.” Her face drops then. “But is this wedding a good idea?”

You perk up at that question. “Why do you say that?”

“I don’t know. I’ve been so stressed all day. Dress shopping was nice but am I ready? Is Seokjin ready? Are we moving too fast?”

Without hesitation, you grab her hand again, already knowing what to say. “Hey, I don’t want to tell you what to do, but doubt isn’t good. You should only get married if you’re 100% sure.”

“You think so?”

“For sure. It’s a big life change you know? You should be ready.”

Sunmi nods, an unreadable emotion dancing in her eyes.

You drive her home then, dropping her off, and making sure she’s okay before heading home yourself. You’re lying if you say you don’t feel a sick sense of accomplishment from your conversion with her.

That accomplishment stays around when barely an hour later, Seokjin comes barging into your apartment. You’re on the couch looking for something to watch when he comes barreling in, workout gear on, and one of the most stressed expressions you’ve seen him wear.

“Sunmi just called me and said she’s not going to marry me!”

Feigning shock, you look at him wide-eyed. “What?”

“Apparently she’s not sure if this is right for her and she isn’t sure if I’m ready.”

He sinks into the couch, hands tugging at his hair.

“Just out of nowhere?”

“Yeah! Did she say anything to you when you guys were out earlier?”

A cough escapes your throat. “No, no, no. She was fine. We just talked and hung out.”

Seokjin hops up and begins pacing. “What am I going to do, Y/n? I don’t know what I did or what happened. She sounded like she was crying and I said I’d come over but she said no and told me not to.”

“I think you should respect her wishes and give her some space. Maybe she’s just getting cold feet?”

“But, Y/n, I love her!” He whines, the sound and the tone in which he says this hurts you.

“I know… maybe just lay low for a bit. Try to de-stress or something. I was just looking for a bad horror movie to put on if you want to join me?” You offer him a smile, waving the remote in the air.

Seokjin sighs and shakes his head. “No thanks. I think I’m going to go shower and take a nap.” He leaves then, head hung low. You can’t help the uncomfortable twist in your stomach at seeing your friend so down, but it mingles with relief at the high possibility that the wedding is actually over with.

It’s the middle of the week before you hear from Seokjin again. You’d tried calling and texting with no response. The day after your lunch with Sunmi, you went next door to check on him, but when Yoongi answered, he told you Seokjin was out. He wasn’t sure where, since he wasn’t answering his calls either. You both even tried to call Sunmi, with no response from her. This doesn’t surprise you though. You and Yoongi are Seokjin’s friends, so if she isn’t with him anymore, why would she talk to you?

You’re about ready to report Seokjin missing when your phone rings. Tossing your work laptop aside, you dive across the bed to answer your phone.

“Hello?!”

“Hey, Y/n,” Seokjin starts.

“Seokjin, where the hell have you been?! I’ve been worried sick!”

“Oh, I’m sorry I didn’t tell you. I’ve been with Sunmi at her place.”

Your stomach drops. “What?”

“We both had our phones off so we could spend time together and just talk. The wedding is back on. She was getting nervous that day she was out with you, so she drank too much and being the lightweight she is, got too drunk too fast. It made her even more anxious about the wedding and she panicked and called me to break it off. But we’re okay again.” You hear the smile in his voice and it hurts.

“That’s great, Seokjin.” You manage to say.

“Oh! I’ll be home later and I need to grab her wedding dress. She said she left it in the backseat of your car.”

“Sounds good.” You choke out, clearing your throat to cover it.

“Cool. See you later, Y/n.” You hang up without saying goodbye and grab your nearest pillow, muffling a scream. You had been so close to putting a stop to this whole thing.

The wedding is a little less than a month away and at this point, you’re out of ideas.

You take a few minutes to wallow in your self-pity before dragging yourself out of bed and outside to the parking garage where your car is. Snatching Sunmi’s dress up, you stomp back upstairs as a last possible thought comes to mind.

Rushing to the elevator and up to your floor, you sprint into your room, surveying it for a spot to hide the dress. You end up going with your closet, stuffing it into a pair of knee-high boots in the corner.

Satisfied, you send Seokjin a text, telling him you searched everywhere, but couldn’t find it. He suggests that maybe Sunmi misplaced it and doesn’t remember, saying she’ll do a sweep of her place for it.

You wait for the aftermath of Sunmi not finding the dress and it comes only a few hours later with a phone call from her.

“Y/n!? Seokjin said you didn’t see the dress?!”

“Hey, no I didn’t. I checked all over the backseat and the trunk and nothing. You don’t have it?” You ask, reclining on your bed.

“No! I tore my closet apart and everything!”

“Hmm, I know I saw it when we were at lunch.”

“Oh no… what if I forgot to grab it when we left the restaurant!? I have to call them now! Thanks Y/n!” She hangs up without saying goodbye and you toss your phone to the side.

You don’t notice Hani poking her head in your door until she clears her throat, startling you.

“You had something to do with the dress going missing, didn’t you?”

“What? Why would I?” You feign innocence, but she doesn’t buy it.

“Oh, please. I ran into Yoongi in the elevator just now and he said that Seokjin said Sunmi is losing it over her missing dress. It was one of her dream dresses.”

“Yeah, I think she mentioned that to me,” you say, tone casual.

“I’ll say again, I don’t support this,” Hani states firmly.

“I know.”

Your roommate stares at you intently as you scroll through your phone, deciding not to say anything else as she ducks out of the room. The same sliver of guilt you keep feeling gnaws at you, only for a little while longer, until thoughts of going on dates with Seokjin replace these negative feelings.

It’s Seokjin who tells you that the restaurant didn’t have the dress. When Sunmi tried calling the dress shop, they didn’t have the other two dresses she loved in stock anymore. He stops by your apartment as you’re getting ready for work the next morning, asking if you or Hani know any places to get a nice wedding dress. You can only suggest the usual shops you frequent, nothing exclusively with wedding dresses, but he’ll pass it along to her anyway.

“She’s so torn up about it, I don’t know what to do,” Seokjin complains. You pat his back, offering him sympathy.

“I can only imagine what she’s going through, but I’m sure she’ll find something.” The daggers Hani is shooting into your back are so intense, you can feel her eyes on you.

You leave for work as Seokjin does, so you don’t have to get stuck with Hani and her inevitable speech that awaits you. You know you should feel bad for the dress situation, but maybe this is it. Maybe that’ll be it for the wedding, you think.

This isn’t the case, of course, because the universe just hates your guts. Only a few days after dressgate, Seokjin tells you that Sunmi’s mother mailed her a dress from a boutique in her hometown that she saw and knew it’d be a perfect replacement.

And just like that, the wedding is back on, and Seokjin and Sunmi are ready to live happily ever after.

While you’re left out of ideas, out of hope, and tremendously fucking sad.

The rest of November is uneventful, as you see Seokjin even less than before with the wedding less than a month away. You feel as though not only are you all out of sabotage ideas, but your energy to try has depleted. You give up. You lost. You’re probably cursed to continue on one bad date after another until you’re old and have a house full of ferrets to keep you company.

Yoongi texts you multiple times a week, which is more than he ever has, checking in on you to just say hi, or send you funny videos. Hani, being the best roommate that she is, checks on you every single day as you fall deeper into your pit of despair. She texts you when you’re at work or when she’s not home, she brings you food and forces you out of the confines of your room to watch tv or cook with her.

“I know it hurts right now. It hurts, and it feels endless, but you’ll be okay.” She says one night, as the two of you watch a Christmas movie and you get more emotional than you thought you would at the couple on screen.

“But when?” You sniffle, not even noticing when you start crying.

Hani reaches over, putting her arm around you and pulling you close. “I don’t know, babe. I truly don’t. But it will, I promise.” You mumble out a weak thanks, a few more tears falling as you barely watch the rest of the movie.

The weeks that pass by are all the same. You don’t bother doing much for Christmas, even though Hani makes you get a small tree for the living room, and you put up a couple of decorations with her. It’s typically your favorite holiday, but this year, it hasn’t felt like much. You and Seokjin usually go ice skating or go to Lotteworld to celebrate the season, but with your best friend preoccupied, you don’t get to do any of that with him, nor do you want to do it at all. You don’t feel any of your usual holiday cheer.

The days leading up to the wedding are some of the longest, yet slowest days of your life. On the day of, you drag yourself out of bed, not feeling excited in the slightest. Part of you feels a twinge of guilt for feeling so miserable on your best friend’s wedding day, but a bigger part of you, the part that longs for Seokjin to love you back, is selfish and doesn’t care.

Today feels like the end of a lot of things. Your friendship with Seokjin, the possibility of ever being with him, and even of finding the person you truly are meant to be with. He knows you more and better than anyone that’s ever been in your life, so it makes sense to be with him.

Only you can’t because he’ll be giving himself to someone else. You may have done a lot of shitty things over the past couple of months, but you’d never try to get him to divorce. It was either before the wedding or not at all, and it’s looking like not at all.

With him having been so absent from your life the days leading up to today, you can only imagine how much less you’ll hear from him once the wedding happens. This sours your mood even more as you force back tears while doing your makeup.

Your gloomy mood carries over to the wedding venue as you try your damndest to greet everyone you run into, including Yoongi, who pulls you aside into an empty hallway when he spots you.

“How are you?” Is the first thing he asks.

“How do you think I am? I’m about to watch the only person I’ve ever been in love with marry another person so…”

“I’m sorry, Y/n. Even though I had no input while you were trying to pull off your master plan to stop the wedding, I can’t say you didn’t give it your all.”

“Stopping a wedding is a lot harder than you’d think.” You shrug.

A sound from down the hall has you both turning to look, seeing Seokjin rushing out of a room and into the backyard section of the venue.

“Wonder what his issue is,” Yoongi voices, watching through the glassdoor as Seokjin paces out in the cold.

“I’ll go find out,” you volunteer, making your way down the hall and outside with him. You pull your coat tighter around your body as you step outside. “Seokjin, what’s going on?”

He jumps at the sound of your voice and turns to you looking frazzled. “Fuck, Y/n, I’m freaking out!” He tugs on his neatly styled hair for emphasis.

“About the wedding?”

“About everything! I just… so many things have gone wrong leading up to today! I don’t know if that’s something I should take note of, you know? Like, nothing went right and every little thing just seemed to mess up in some way. Was that all a sign? Is the universe telling me I’m about to make the worst mistake of my life? I really love Sunmi, but holy shit I can’t jump into a whole ass marriage and have it fall apart because it wasn’t meant to be!” Seokjin’s eyes are watery as he rambles, his face as red as his lucky tie that he’s wearing.

“Seokjin…”

“Am I crazy? I spent all night last night asking myself over and over again if this is right. Do I really wanna do this when clearly I’m being told not to? Maybe I’m destined to be alone forever and never find happiness because honestly, this will be like the ultimate relationship that doesn’t work out. Everything else up until now was just the warm-up.”

“Stop it, don’t think like that.”

“Why not? I mean it seems like it!”

“Because all that shit was my fault!” You blurt out, not being able to hold it in anymore. You care about Seokjin too much to stomach seeing him beat himself up like this. This isn’t what you imagined his reaction would be if he ended up calling the wedding off.

He stops pacing, trying to decipher your words. “What do you mean?”

“I’m the one that fucked everything up, is what I mean. I’m the one who canceled the venue, I put doubt in Sunmi’s head at lunch that day, and I’m the one who hid her wedding dress! Everything bad that happened was me!”

Seokjin’s face contorts into several different emotions while he processes everything. “I… Y/n, why would you do all of that?”

“Because I wanted to ruin the wedding! When you told me you were proposing, I wasn’t happy at all! I was so fucking sad, and I didn’t have any idea why until I did; I love you. Like, I’m in love with you. You’ve been my best friend forever and I love you. I hate that this is what it took for me to realize it, but here we are. Merry fucking Christmas, I guess.” You’re crying, no matter how hard you try to stop.

“Wow. Y/n I don’t know what to say.”

“Just yell at me or tell me to fuck off and uninvite me or something? I don’t know. I fucked a lot of things up.”

“Yeah, you did. Do you know how much I was stressing about everything that got ruined? How much Sunmi was stressing? We’ve been equally excited and terrified of this day because of everything.” Seokjin is annoyed, but not yelling.

“I’m sorry, okay? I’m so fucking sorry. I just love you so much, both platonically and non-platonically, and I miss you already. I didn’t want to lose you.”

“Y/n, you’re not going to lose me.”

“It sure feels like it! Since you announced your engagement, we haven’t been able to hang out at all. Everything is so different and you haven’t even gotten married.”

He lets out a heavy sigh that you can feel resonate within you. “I honestly don’t even know what to say right now.”

“I don’t know what I expected you to say, especially not with today being the day. It’s fine if you don’t feel the same, because I wouldn’t deserve it if you did, but please don’t hate me. I don’t think I can handle that.”

“Y/n, come on, I don’t hate you. I’m pissed and confused, but I don’t hate you. I mean I loved you too at one point. And even at your Halloween party when you brought that guy, I think I was jealous, even though my feelings for you went away a while ago. I just don’t know what to say at this moment. I’m getting married and this is a lot.” He runs his fingers through his hair, ruining the styling even more.

You rub your wet eyes, no doubt smearing your makeup. “Wait, you were jealous? I only brought Jimin to get under your skin, but I didn’t think it worked.” Then, the other part of what he said dawned on you. “And you loved me too?”

“Wasn’t that obvious?” Seokjin asks, looking confused that you’re confused.

“What? No! Do you think we’d be having this conversation right now if it was?!”

Your best friend goes to open his mouth, then closes it again. “Well, no I guess not.” He finally says.

A beat of silence passes between you both and against your better judgment, you rush forward and stand on your tiptoes to loop your arms around Seokjin’s neck. He doesn’t stop you, so before you can stop yourself, you pull his head down, his plush lips meeting yours.

The kiss isn’t long, but his lips are warm and soft and you feel a shockwave course through your veins at the feeling.

Seokjin pushes you away finally. “Y/n, I -”

“Seokjin!” Sunmi shrieking his name from behind you makes you both whip around to look at her. She’s standing in the doorway of the venue, her hands gripping the train of her sleek, silky white gown.

“Shit, Sunmi this isn’t what it looks like.” Seokjin steps away from you, moving towards her but she holds a hand up to him.

“Don’t!” She screams, voice cracking. Her watery eyes dart over to you, her gaze making you look away. Without another word, Sunmi turns on her heels and rushes back into the venue.

Seokjin watches her go, cursing lightly under his breath. He turns back to you, looking torn. “Fuck, I have to go after her. Can we… we can talk later.”

Of course, you understand. His fianceé saw him kissing another woman that she’s always been wary of on their wedding day. It makes sense, but it still hurts.

Nevertheless, you nod. You sulk behind him into the venue and run into Sunmi’s brother as soon as you step through the door.

“Seokjin, what’s going on?!” Seungdong asks in a panic.

“What do you mean?”

“Sunmi ran out like a minute ago and no one saw which way she went!”

“What? Has someone tried to call her?”

“She doesn’t have her phone on her, it’s in her dressing room. I’m heading out to find her now. It can’t be hard to spot a woman walking around the streets in a wedding dress.” Seokjin watches him go, his stress level visibly increasing.

“Hey, do you want me to help?” You ask, placing your hand on his arm.

“I don’t have my car! We drove in with Yoongi. I gotta go find him -”

“Let me take you, I have my car.”

“Okay, “ Seokjin says without hesitation. You both jog to your car as fast as your uncomfortable formal shoes can take you.

With Seokjin in the passenger seat and you in the driver, you peel out of your parking spot, driving without much thought. “Where do you think she is?” You ask, trying to keep your eyes open for her.

“Shit, I don’t know, maybe her apartment? But that’s too far on foot. And she doesn’t have her phone or a purse so she couldn’t have gotten a rideshare or the bus…” He trails off, staring intently out of the window before a thought seems to pop into his head. “We’re close to the river, aren’t we?!”

“I think so.”

“That’s where we had our first date, let’s try there!”

You nod, making the short trip to Han River. Once parked, you split up to cover more ground. Surprisingly, it’s not long until you spot her. Dark hair out of the neat bun it was in, sitting in a heap of white in the grass.

“Sunmi!” You call out as you get closer. She turns to you, face twisting into a frown. Swiftly, she whips back around to focus on the river. “Sunmi, you’ll ruin your dress.”

“What does it matter? Isn’t that what you want?” She snaps, still not looking at you.

“Sunmi, listen, I’m sorry.”

“You’re sorry? Sorry for kissing my fiancé, sorry for lying to me, or sorry for trying to ruin my wedding?!”

You wince at her tone, never having seen this side of her before. “All of it. Every part of it. I shouldn’t have kissed Seokjin.”

“You’re right, you shouldn’t have.”

“I shouldn’t have lied to you when you asked how I felt about him, but I panicked, okay?”

“I may not have been sober, but I remember asking you. You looked at me and told me I didn’t need to worry about you, and I believed you.”

“Please, I know and I feel shitty about it. You asked me bluntly and you were drunk and I was scared. These feelings for him were so new at the time, I just - I don’t mean to make excuses, but I’m sorry.”

“You should be.”

“And I can’t even tell you how sorry I am about everything with the wedding. It was childish and evil and nothing about what I did is okay.”

“It’s not okay!”

“I know! I know Sunmi, and I’m so sorry. You can hate me if you want. You can think I’m terrible and that I’m a homewrecker, but please don’t leave it like this with Seokjin. He loves you a lot and this entire thing is my fault. Just talk to him, please.”

Sunmi sniffles, finally turning to look at you. Her eyes are red and makeup smeared. “I should be so much more pissed off with you right now. Like, if I smacked you right now, I’d be well within my rights to do so.”

“You can if you want to! If it’ll make you feel better.”

“No,” Sunmi shakes her head. “I won’t. But I’m still very mad at you.”

“You’re allowed to be.” She gives you another look, then you both hear Seokjin calling your names from a distance.

He makes it across the grass, panting and out of breath. “Sunmi! I’ve been looking all over for you! Please, can we talk?”

Sunmi stands up, brushing the grass from her dress. “I’ll talk to you, but that doesn’t mean we’re getting married today.”

“That’s fine! I understand.”

You take this as your cue to leave, telling them you can wait in the car, but they say not to wait up for them. The venue is far enough to walk back to and they’d prefer to do that while they have a much-needed talk.

After apologizing to them both again you see yourself out of the conversation, heart hurting and the outcome feeling extremely bittersweet. You truly want the best for them, but you have a lot of work to do on your own feelings.

Three days later, you get a visit at home from Seokjin. He and Sunmi have rescheduled the wedding for the first week of January and are still going to get married. Luckily, the venue was nice enough to squeeze them into a day to reschedule. You don’t expect to get invited to the rescheduled wedding, but you are.

“I meant what I said the other day, by the way,” Seokjin says after there’s a lull in conversation about the new wedding date. “About how I used to love you as more than a friend.”

“Oh.”

“Yeah. I had a lot of times throughout the years where I realized I was in love with you, but at some point, in the last few years I kind of just told myself to let the feelings pass. You’ve been the most important person to me my whole life and I didn’t want to jeopardize that. Friends that like the other friend always either get a really good or really bad ending, and there was no way I was going to gamble and find out what happened.”

He’s right. If Seokjin had confessed to you a few years ago, you’re not sure if you would’ve realized how you felt then or if you would’ve still been ignorant about your feelings. The thought of losing Seokjin completely hurts even more than the thought of never having a chance to be with him as more than a friend.

You voice these thoughts out loud and thank him for being honest and telling you. “I would never want you out of my life and if that means mending a broken heart, but still getting to see you all the time, then so be it.”

Seokjin beams at you, reaching out to pull you across the couch and into a hug. “Even though you tried to ruin my wedding, which I am still annoyed about, you’re still my best friend, Y/n and I love you. Thank you for understanding and taking this so well.”

“Well, I’ll probably cry about it in the shower for a few weeks, but thank you.” You share a laugh and hug him back until he has to go to finalize a few things for the wedding.

When he’s gone, you get a good cry in before even getting in the shower.

The ceremony is quick and as you sit between Hani and Yoongi, you wait for the tears, and thankfully, you don’t do too ugly of a cry. Tears fall from your eyes, but you don’t feel the hole in your chest opening any wider which is good. It feels like something almost akin to healing.

After the ceremony is a small reception in one of the venue dining rooms. You stay with Hani most of the time, greeting other mutual friends here and there. At some point, Sunmi makes her way over and takes a seat next to you. Hani excuses herself, letting the two of you have the privacy you need for this conversation.

“I want to let you know that I forgive you. It sucked and you hurt me, but I forgive you, Y/n. And thank you for giving me my dress back.”

“Sunmi, thank you so much!” You reach out for a hug, but she holds out a hand to stop you.

“I didn’t say I was ready to be your friend again. That will still take time, but for now, thank you for coming.”

“Of course. I wouldn’t miss this for the world.” You watch as Sunmi gives you the tiniest of smiles.

She leaves without another glance, and you’re left alone again until you see Yoongi approaching out of the corner of your eye.

“Hey,” he starts, leaning against the table. “I heard from Seokjin how your talk with him went. How are you doing?”

You shrug. “As good as I can be, I suppose.”

“That’s fair. And it looked like Sunmi didn’t come over here to kick your ass, so I take it you two are good?

You let out what feels like a laugh and nod. “Yeah, we’re okay.”

“That’s good.” Yoongi clears his throat, holding out his hand. “Can I ask you to dance now?” His question catches you off guard, but his expression is genuine.

With very little hesitation you accept, placing your hand in his and letting him lead you to the dancefloor. There’s a slow song playing, definitely an oldie, and is the perfect song to slow dance to as you lie your head on Yoongi’s shoulder and sway to the music with him. This is the first time since the engagement was announced that you haven’t thought of Seokjin. You’re only thinking about Yoongi and being here with him, and you feel completely at ease.

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Hikaru Hitachi in x Fem!Fujioka!Reader (NSFW)

Warnings: smut after the time skip. Nothing to much but it's there so you have been warned.

A/n: OHSHC was the very first anime I watched and it's what got me into anime in the first place. So here some Host Club Smut for ya!

It was like any normal day in the life of a commoner. School, work, clean, cook, downtime, sleep, repeat. So when the weekend came and Haruhi would be home to help out and you actually had a day off from work, the two of you just relaxed. She told you all about the host club's wacky adventures that day and you couldn't help but giggle and the way she described Tamaki. You never met the guy, but you could tell he had something for your older twin. It was so obvious, but as smart as Haruhi is, she was completely oblivious. And from you gathered from all the stories, he was too. "How about I make us some lunch Haru?" You said standing. 

"I'll come with you! I haven't cooked much since I started Ouran and it will be fun to make something together!" She smiled and you smiled back.

"I'd love that!" The two of you made your way to the kitchen and began preparing when someone knocked on the front door.

"I'll get it." Haruhi said and left while you continued to grab stuff to make some homemade ramen. You noticed the lack of food and ingredients in the kitchen and made a mental note to go to the market later. "Uh, (y/n)? You know how you asked me to keep out of the host club's crazy antics?" Haruhi asked while standing nervously in the doorway.

"Yeah?" You turned around slowly, not really liking how she was talking.

"They're here." You froze. You didn't want to be a distraction for your sister or to get caught up in anything related to the host club because you had too much work to do. You had to help keep the house clean and prepare food and actually work a job to help out around the house. You didn't have time to get caught up in some crazy plans to get two children together or go to the beach and flirt with people. Not that you knew that would happen but you knew it could've been a possibility.

"Oh, okay. I'll make some tea!" You said with a smile. Just because you weren't interested in the rich guys your sister became friends with didn't mean you were going to be a rude host. Wow… host.. weird. You quickly made some of your special tea you bought. It was more expensive but it tasted amazing and you only used it for special occasions. You carried a tray of cups with the tea along with some milk, sugar and honey just in case if they wanted to put it in. "I made tea." You smiled as you walked into the living area to see everyone sitting on the floor… try to conserve space? 

The group of boys turned to look at you and their eyes widened. "You look just like Haru-Chan! But more girly!" A small blonde boy, Hani you assumed from the descriptions Haruhi gave you, spoke and smiled. 

"Identical!" The orange hair twins, Hikaru and Karou?, Spoke. 

"Haruhi? Who is this?" The tall blonde with a slight french accent asked.

"This is (y/n) my sister. My… twin…. Sister." That's when all hell broke loose. Arms being flung around and crying? Were they crying?!

"Haruhi! How could you not tell us you had a twin!?"

"She is so cute!"

"Daddy has two daughters now!!!"

"Hm."

"I knew all along." Many voices spoke and it was giving you a headache.

"If you could all just calm down, maybe we could talk like normal humans?" You spoke after, surprisingly, successfully setting the tray of tea cups on the table. So everyone quieted down and that when you began to answer the questions. "Both Haruhi and I got accepted into Ouran, but I chose to not go because one of us needed to help dad with bills and food and keep the house clean. Both of us would have been hard on money and one of us needed to stay. So I decided I would since I didn't get as high a score as Haruhi and she has more of a reasonable life goal than I do. So it was only fair if I let her go to the best school they had to offer. Yes I am the younger twin, but only by a few minutes." And so on and so forth. When you heard everyone's stomachs rumble, you realized that no one had eaten lunch yet. "I'll go to the market and grab stuff for some stew or something." You stood and grabbed your jacket and slipped on your shoes.

"I'll come with you." Haruhi stood and you stopped her. 

"Your friends are here, you should stay." You smiled and she gave you a sad smile back

 She knew you didn't have time for friends since taking on a job along with doing school and cleaning and everything to help out. You left and headed to the market when suddenly someone came up beside you. 

"Hey." They said and you turned to see one of the twins.

"Hello, Hikaru. What are you doing here?" I asked and he looked wide eyes at you for a moment before speaking.

"I thought you could use some company."

"I see, well, you know the rest better than I do. What kind of food does everyone like?" You asked. 

"Stew is fine. Any kind really." He shrugged. The two of you walked in silence for a moment.

"She never told us she had a twin." He finally spoke after you two had left with the bags from the market.

"I know. I didn't want it to distract her from her studies and to be honest, I didn't want to get any attention from you guys either. She talks very highly of all of you, but I heard stories about Tamaki. Daddy? Is he like…. One of THOSE guys?" You asked and he laughed.

"I don't think Boss even knows what a boner is. Much less how to actually kiss someone or even think that being called daddy is a kink." The two of you laughed and joked around the whole way home.

TIME SKIP (A FEW MONTHS LATER)

"H-Hikaru." You whimpered inside the dark closet. You and Haruhi were invited to the Suoh estate for a small party, which is how you ended up playing one hour in heaven. How you ended up with Hikaru inside the closet. His lips trailed soft sweet kisses down your neck, he was on a hunt. Looking for that spot that made you melt, and when he found it, boy did he abuse it.

"You're just so beautiful, (y/n)." He kissed your lips again gently. "So incredibly beautiful." He kissed you again but with more passion. "Your fun *kiss* your smart *kiss* and you are just so kind. I can't hold myself back any longer." He looked into your eyes, lips only millimeters apart. 

"Then don't." You whispered. And that's when he attacked your lips in a bruising kiss. Hands tangled in hair and clothes being thrown around the decent sized closet. Every inch of your skin and his were left out in the open for each other to explore. "Let's.. let's try something." You breathed out and he nodded for you to go ahead. You laid him down on his back and proceeded to straddle his face, facing his dick. He grabbed your hips and pulled you down to his face and began to lick a stripe from your clit to your ass. You moaned as you leaned down to take him into your mouth, you couldn't see what he looked like in the dark but fuck he was thick and long. He began to suck on your clit again, causing you to moan around his cock, which he involuntarily bucked his hips a bit. He moaned and you felt it go straight to your core. You came pretty quickly and he didn't waste a single drop. 

Suddenly you found yourself on your back and he attacked your lips once again. He suddenly slammed into you and you cried out in pain. "Oh, oh my God I'm so sorry! I.. I'd isn't realize that your were a-"

"It's okay! Really, just… give me a minute." He nodded and gave you a sweet passionate kiss. Only when you bucked your hips a bit, a silent plea for him to move, did he move. The room was then filled with sweet moans and groans from the two of you. You came another three times before his hips began to get sloppy.

"I.. I'm gonna-" he didn't have time to do anything before he released himself inside of you. "Oh fuck! I'm so sorry!" You pulled him down to kiss him.

"It's okay. It's okay." 

"Will you please be my girlfriend, (y/n)?"

"No, I only fucked you and gave you my virginity because I don't want to go out with you." The two of you laid there for a second before you two laughed.

"So, tomorrow night? Dinner and cuddles?"

"You bet that ginger of yours there will be cuddles."

[hwanami]

(Fake) Dating #101

pairing: park seonghwa x oc!femreader

genre: fluff, fake dating au

word count: 3916 words

summary: pushing your twenties, you never for once dating anyone. And an encounter with your not-so-close friend, park seonghwa, in a reunion turned your love life around.

a/n: gues i’ll write in as OC!reader again because it feels awkward writing “y/n” in my fic... i’m not used to it ;;

tags: @closer-stars​ @nevieatiny​

part 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ x

Lunch time usually just you sitting in your desk, exchanging a story or two with your co-worker who also happened to eat on their desk instead of going out or to the office cafeteria. You would be talking about Hani’s dog or Kino’s fail dates by then if it wasn’t for the man who helped you when you were drunk suddenly called you to have lunch with him.

“So,” you heaved a sigh as you took a seat in front of Seonghwa, “why do you want to meet now?”

“Can’t I?” he asked back, “I just want to have a lunch with my girlfriend.”

“God,” you almost choked on your iced tea, “stop calling me your girlfriend.”

“Why? You don’t like it?”

You rolled your eyes, “of course not.”

“Ah,” Seonghwa’s lips formed a smirk, “do you prefer baby?”

If you almost choked before, you surely choked this time.

“Or darling? Wait, maybe sweet–”

“Stop it already!” your hands came up to covered his mouth, which eliciting a chuckle from him.

“Just to let you know, I prefer to call my girlfriend with love.”

“Yeah, I don’t care.”

“Tsk,” Seonghwa rolled his eyes, “you should at least show a little interest to these little things, you know?”

“Why?” you asked, taking a spoon of your risotto.

“Well, for some, nicknames are ways to show their affection to their loved ones.”

“For some,” you pointed at him with your spoon, “not me.”

“But it is for me,” he replied with a pout.

“Fine,” you sighed, “now eat. I have to get back to the office after lunch hour.”

Seonghwa shook his head. You are still the same as who you were back then. You would rather miss out on hanging out with your friends than to be late for your task even if it’s just by 5 minutes.

“You know,” he started as he swirled his spaghetti, “sometimes it’s okay to put away your task for a while.”

You raised an eyebrow at him, “what do you mean?”

“Well,” he shrugged, “I just think you should give yourself some breaks. Some time to have fun, enjoying things.”

You chuckled, “I am enjoying things. What do you mean?”

“I don’t know,” he furrowed his eyebrows, “maybe things you missed out when you skipped going out with your friends?”

“The thing is,” you sighed, “I mostly skipped it because I was too lazy to go with them. We were not… really that close.”

“It’s because you didn’t give us a chance to get close.”

You frowned at that, “that’s not true…”

“That’s true,” Seonghwa’s eyes got widened, “do you ever wonder if you didn’t build your wall that high, how many people would have dated you?”

You scoffed, shaking your head, “come on. No one ever like me that way to begin with.”

“See? I think you build your wall too high you started to get blind.”

“Shut up,” you glared at him, “you know nothing about it anyway.”

“No, I know. In fact, I can name some names who ever liked you that way.”

A hopeless chuckle left your lips, “okay, try name them.”

“Hongjoong,” he said before sipping his lemon tea. Upon hearing the name, you let out a loud laugh.

“Seriously? Whoah…” you shook your head, “you’re good at making up stories, I see.”

“No,” he sighed, “he liked you for real back then.”

“Come on,” you coughed, “everybody knows me and Hongjoong only got close because he was after my best friend.”

“Yes. At first, he only talked to you to get to know more about Sumin but he started to like you as the time went by. Why do you think he didn’t end up with Sumin, huh?”

You furrowed your eyebrows, “because he didn’t like her anymore and started to see that Yuna liked him.”

“Wrong,” Seonghwa shook his head, “before he went into Yuna, he liked you. But you kept treating him as a friend.”

“Because he is my friend.”

“Yeah, he stopped being in denial that you see him as something more than friend on the night you played truth or dare.”

“Don’t even mention that event,” you glared at him.

Seonghwa put his hands on the air, “sorry, Ma’am. Will never happen again.”

You rolled your eyes, “there’s just no way Hongjoong was… seeing me that way.”

“Yes way. You’re just in denial. Now should I say the next one?”

“Who?” you asked lazily.

“Minsoo.”

“God, you just have to mention him, huh?”

“It’s a public secret. Everybody knows it.”

“I know,” you scoffed, “and it’s still not valid because he never made a move. So–”

“He did. You just either turned a blind eye or in denial about it.”

“He did not.”

“Well, technically speaking, Minsoo was an idiot back then. He was panicked and embarrassed when people found out, so he kind of… you know, covering it by saying and acting like he was after another girl.”

You shook your head, “he was what? Embarrassed? For liking me?”

Seonghwa’s peeked at you before going back to his almost-finished food, “no, he was just embarrassed because they kept teasing him. Plus, he was scared it would make you uncomfortable and eventually left.”

“But he was the one who left,” you took another sip of your tea.

“Exactly,” Seonghwa’s heaved a loud sigh.

There was a silent. Before Seonghwa cleared his throat, “anyways, there were some others but I’m just going to mention those two.”

You looked up at him before landing your eyes back to your glass, “it’s still weird hearing you mentioned Hongjoong.”

He chuckled, “is it?”

You nodded your head. Missing the soft smile plastered on Seonghwa’s face, “I told you, you missed out on lots of things.”

You sighed loudly, “anyways, why did you ask me to meet you?”

“I told you, I just want to have lunch together.”

“That’s all?”

“Nope,” he smiled widely. Making you rolled your eyes again, “what is it then?”

“Don’t you think we have to talk about our terms and condition for our relationship?”

You chuckled sarcastically, “terms and condition. Wow.”

“Just,” you shook your head in disbelief, “how would it benefit you in any way? I’m genuinely confused.”

“That’s exactly what I wanted to talk about,” he said, a little proud with his own idea, “for me, I need a partner to go to several events. Be it family events, or events with friends.”

“That’s it?”

Seonghwa nodded his head, “I’m tired with the “where is your girlfriend?” question, really.”

“So… I just have to go to your gatherings with you?”

“Well,” he smirked, “I can arrange some dates just the two of us too if you want.”

“No, thanks,” you answered quickly, “tagging along to ggatherings won’t be hard though.”

“Do you prefer me making you my maid so it will be hard for you?”

“Jesus, you’re awful if you do that.”

Seonghwa chuckled softly, “the dates for just us two is the way I return the help, by the way. So you’ll know what people actually do when they go on dates.”

You stayed silent for a while. Listening to his offers actually made you hate yourself even more. For having such a “lame” love life. But again, it’s never your priority anyway.

“Okay, got it.”

Seonghwa stared at you for a while. Trying to find any doubts or if you feel force to do it. But he found none.

“Then,” he smiled, “are you free this Saturday?”

You shook your head as you frowned, “nope. I visit my parents every Saturday.”

“Every Saturday?” he asked with surprised tone.

You nodded your head, “you seem surprised of it.”

“It’s because I rarely do that,” he chuckled, “I only visit them when I want to.”

“Then, you should visit them more often. You know, they’re still your parents and they must be worried if their children aren’t with them.”

Seonghwa looked down to hide his smile, “yeah, I’ll do that.”

One by one, the restaurant’s visitors started to walk away from their tables. You looked at your watch, “I think we should get back.”

Seonghwa looked up to see you taking out your wallet. Quickly, he stood up to the cashier, “it’s on me.”

“What?” your eyes followed his figure as you quickly tidying up your belongings and ran to match up with Seonghwa’s steps, “let me pay mine.”

“No,” Seonghwa gave you a smile, “I suddenly took you out when you probably prefer to eat at your office. Just let me pay for this one.”

“That’s not fair,” you pout. Making him chuckle as he patted your head, “then pay for me on our next date.”

Next date. Those two words coming out from his lips have successfully making a blush crept into your cheeks. He took your hand as he walked you to his car, “I have one more thing to give you, by the way.”

“What?” you asked as you took the passenger seat

He took a paper bag from the backseat and handed it to you, “just open it.”

You slowly open the bag to be met by an alarm clock. The memory of that morning and the embarrassment filling up your head again. “Why would you… even…”

“You broke your alarm clock,” he looked at you then back to the road, “I figured you need one so I bought it.”

“You know… you don’t have to.”

“Why?” he smiled at you, “the reason you broke it was me, so.”

“Still,” you sighed, “I can just buy it myself.”

“Yeah, but I want to give something to you. It’s not even that big or something anyway.”

“Thanks,” you mumbled after staying silent for some seconds.

A wide proud smile formed on Seonghwa’s face, “the pleasure’s mine.”

*

The alarm clock rang waking you up from your dream. Lazily, you raised your hand to turned it off. Before you went back to sleep, you heard a laughter from the living room. Realizing it was not your housemate’s, your eyes opened widely and you quickly rushed to the living room to be met by Seonghwa laughing with your housemate.

“Seonghwa…” you called out softly.

“Ah,” he looked at you with a wide smile, “you’re awake.”

“What are you doing here?” you asked, not caring about your messy hair and sleepy face, “I told you I can’t go out with you on Saturdays.”

He frowned, “I thought I can take you to your parents today.”

“So, you’re going to take her to her parents’ house today?” asked Yunho, your housemate.

“No.” “Yes.”

You glared at Seonghwa who just casually smiling at Yunho, “it’s been so long since the last time I met her parents anyway.”

Yunho looked at you confusedly as you heaved a loud sigh. You waved your hand to him to tell him not to worry about it, “can you entertain him for a while?” you asked Yunho, “I need to get ready.”

“Sure,” Yunho smiled at you, “take your time.”

You smiled back at him before gesturing Seonghwa to sit next to Yunho, “I’ll be quick.”

“Okay,” he smiled lovingly at you. You noted how good he is in acting. Heck, he really looked like he is in love with you. Right when you were about to close your bedroom door, you heard Seonghwa said loudly, “take your time, love.” Making you slammed your bedroom door out of reflex and heat coming up to your face.

You didn’t take long to get ready. Maybe because you just wanted to take Seonghwa away from your place. Dragging your feet, you huffed once you reached his car, “why are you here?”

Seonghwa looked at you as he opened the car door, “because I want to take you to your parents? Don’t you need a ride?”

“I can take uber. Even Yunho can take me there.”

The man scoffed upon hearing your housemate’s name, “I’m actually amazed by the fact you’re sharing apartment with your junior high school crush.”

“High school,” you emphasized, “I don’t have any feelings for him anymore. We’re just friends.”

“Oh, really?” he asked, which sounded like a challenge, “get in.”

You got in anyways. Putting your seatbelt while waiting for Seonghwa to put his, “you’re only going to take me there, right?”

“What do you mean?”

“Are you planning to join in?”

“Of course.”

“Wha-” you scoffed in disbelief, “isn’t that too much for a fake boyfriend?”

“No?” he furrowed his eyebrows, “besides, I meant what I said to Yunho. I haven’t met your parents in so long.”

“It’s not like you were ever close to them,” you rolled your eyes.

“And what about it? I want to get closer to them now.”

You only glared at him before sighing and checked your phone. One of his hand on the steering wheel while the other one setting the radio, “so… Yunho?”

You sighed again, “both of us need to save up our allowance and he found a relatively affordable place near our offices. So, we guess, why not?”

“You don’t feel weird?”

“No,” you shook your head, “because I don’t have any feelings like that for him anymore. Do I have to tell you that I helped Yunho acknowledging his feelings for his current girlfriend?”

“He has one?”

“Mhm,” you nodded your head, “it’s obvious Hyunji is into him, and he is into her. I just helped him to stop being in denial.”

Seonghwa giggled upon hearing it. Making you looked at him confusedly, “what?”

“It’s just funny hearing it coming from you when you’ve been oblivious to those kind of things for as long as I know.”

“Shut up,” you pouted, “anyways, there’s nothing between me and Yunho.”

“So, his girlfriend knows about you?”

“Of course,” you smiled widely, “we exclude Yunho sometimes when we spend time together. Making Yunho nags at me after that saying that she’s his girlfriend, not mine.”

Both of you let out a giggle. Maybe there’s really nothing to worry about you and Yunho, Seonghwa thought to himself.

“I think both of them kind of see me as a little sister,” you thought out loud before heaving a sigh, “sometimes they just nag at me for the simplest thing. I think they forget that I’m the same age as them.”

“Isn’t it a good thing? You have people who take care of you.”

“Well, yeah,” you looked at Seonghwa whose eyes focused on the road, “argh, Yunho will nag at me later for not telling him about you!”

“Then, just tell him,” Seonghwa snarled back with a pout, “it’s not like you’re not allowed to date.”

You eyed him for a while, “is it okay to tell him that we’re fake dating each other?”

Seonghwa looked at you for a second, “just tell him we’re starting to get close, can you?”

“Why can’t I tell Yunho that we’re faking it?” you furrowed your eyebrows.

Seonghwa sighed, “it is called fake dating because we fake it in front of everyone. Why would you tell other people that we’re faking it?”

“But it’s only Yunho–”

“He’s still other people.”

“He’s my best friend.”

“He’s not involved in this, is he?”

You pouted, “no…”

“Then, don’t tell him.”

“Fine…” you mumbled.

Hearing your low voice, a hint of guilt crept into Seonghwa. His free fingers made their way to slip into yours, “I just want to keep it between us for now.”

Your eyes roamed to your intertwined fingers. His long fingers holding yours delicately. The soft touches let the warmth sept from his hands to yours, then into your chest. Before your mind could process it, your fingers moved to rubbed his. A movement he didn’t think you would do. Making his heart beats a little bit louder, the sound filled his ears.

“Damn,” you cursed lowly, “what is this? Your hand? Your fingers? They’re prettier than mine. This is not fair.”

Damn, Seonghwa’s mind screamed internally, you just had to ruin the moment like that, huh?

He rolled his eyes, “what are you talking about? It’s literally just hand.”

“No. Look,” you rubbed his hands again, “what kind of lotion do you use? Your skin is so smooth what the hell? My dry skin is literally crying in jealousy.”

“Ah, stop it,” he pulled his hand from you, “you’re exaggerating.”

You pouted, “at least tell me your lotion.”

He gestured to the bag at the backseat, “look for it yourself. It’s in the bag.”

“Tsk,” you took the bag from the backseat, “you could just tell me the brand. It will be easier.”

“I don’t even remember the brand,” he pouted too, “I just use whatever I found.”

“Whoah, look at you showing off that you have a nice skin.”

“I’m not!”

“Shit. Seonghwa, stop!” you looked back to your house, “guess it’s been so long since the last time you visited.”

“Sorry,” he apologized while taking a u-turn, “the last time I visited was when we were in last year of high school.”

You chuckled, “exactly. My parents probably don’t even remember you.”

“Come on, that’s too harsh,” he chuckled, “your dad cooked me noodles once when I visited!”

“Uhm, excuse you,” you smiled at him, “but you only visited once or twice–”

“No, I remember it was around five times!”

You rolled your eyes playfully, “yes, and the other probably came every damn week. My dad probably doesn’t remember cooking you noodles.”

“It’s okay,” Seonghwa smiled as he parked his car in front of your house, “we can start the bonding now,” he said, not forgetting to wink at you before walking out from his car to open the door for you.

You mumbled a thank you as you walked out from the car. Taking a dep breath, you prepared yourself for the questions you were about to face. A knock was all it took for your mom to open the door and looked at the man standing next to you confusedly.

“Hi, Mom,” you greeted her, “I don’t know if you remember him, but this is–”

“Seonghwa, nice to see you again, Mrs. Choi.”

“Oh! Seonghwa who used to come here to study, right?” funnily enough, your mom remembers him.

“Yes, that’s me,” Seonghwa gave her a wide grin. Relief washed over you knowing he didn’t have to be a stranger, at least to your mom.

“I didn’t know you’ll bring someone along,” your mom looked at you. You looked at Seonghwa then back at her, “yeah… he suddenly wants to tag along.”

“I only prepared food for us! What do I do–”

“Oh, it’s okay, Mrs. Choi,” Seonghwa quickly hushed your mom, “I’m okay.”

“You’re a guest! We need to treat you nicely, right?”

“Mom, come on,” you sighed, “you always cook too much for us. We always have leftovers. Of course, it will be enough for one more person.”

“Plus, I don’t eat that much. So, I think it’s okay,” Seonghwa reassured her.

“Okay,” your mom smiled, “just take your seat and make yourself at home. Your dad and your brother are already at the dining table.”

“Okay,” you smiled at your mother, “do you need help?”

“Oh, I could use a hand.”

You quickly looked at Seonghwa, “are you okay going to the table first? I’ll help my mom with the foods.”

“Of course, love,” he pecked the top of your head before walking away. Again, causing your cheeks as hot as iron and red as roses.

Your mom coughed, bringing you back to reality, “you didn’t seem to want a love life last week, yet you come with a boyfriend now?”

“I–” you sighed, “we just… happened to meet each other again.”

“So, it took you only a week to get close?” the same question was asked by your father at the dining table once all of you sat down.

You looked at Seonghwa in panic, while he smiled so calmly, “Yeah. Well, what can I say?” he looked at you with his heart eyes, “it’s like we only pick up where we left off, so it didn’t take that long to get close again. Right?”

You chuckled, “yeah, exactly.”

“I didn’t know you two were that close back then,” your dad said skeptically.

“Honey,” your mom called with a warning tone, “don’t treat our guest like that.”

“I was just wondering.”

Seonghwa smiled, “it’s okay, I understand. I’m not a father yet, but of course I’d be worry if one day my daughter randomly bringing a boy home.”

“See? Our guest understands.”

“But you don’t have to worry about me, Sir,” Seonghwa continued, making your dad looked at him, “I just want to be a help for your daughter whenever she needs it.”

“Like taking me here so I wouldn’t spend more money for uber,” you tried to reason.

“Anyways, she’s not a kid anymore,” your brother said, “didn’t you two ask if she’s seeing anyone last week? Isn’t it good that she takes your advice and actually come with someone today?”

“Exactly! Jongho understands!” you mouthed a thank you to him right after, “anyways, Seonghwa’s intention is good so please don’t make him feel bad.”

“Yeah, what if he regrets coming here and wouldn’t want to visit here again?” Jongho asked. Which Seonghwa replied with a chuckle, “don’t worry about that. I don’t feel any regret or unwelcomed here. Your parents must be surprised to see me with your sister, I understand that.”

“Can we talk about something else now?” you tried to change the topic. Which worked and finally the talk about Seonghwa was long forgotten. Once you saw your parents and your brother were busy into the conversation, your fingers reached out to Seonghwa’s sleeve, tugging it slightly. Seonghwa smiled at you and getting his ear closer to your lips.

“Sorry about that. You know… they must be surprised.”

Seonghwa chuckled lowly then tilted his head to look you in the eye, “I said, don’t worry about it.”

Your dad cleared his throat, making you and Seonghwa looked at him, “so, does that mean he will join us every weekend?”

“Well… I don’t–”

Your words got cut off by your mom’s, “oh, it would be great if you can join us every weekend.”

“Mom…”

“I’d love to, but I can’t promise it since sometimes I have plans on Saturdays too,” Seonghwa answered politely.

“Ah, right…”

“But if you want me to come next week, then I’d love to.”

You glared at Seonghwa while your mom reacted happily to his answer.

“What do you mean by joining in next week?” you asked Seonghwa once the two of you back to his car.

“Means I’ll join in next week. Your mom’s foods are great, by the way.”

“Seonghwa,” you sighed, “I thought it’s only me who needs to tag along to your events, not the other way round?”

“Well, your mom seems to enjoy my presence so why not?”

“Of course, she loves your presence,” you huffed, “you kept complimenting her foods. Of course, she wants you to come again.”

“It’s not a lip service, you know?”

“Still, you don’t need to tag along every week.”

“But I want to.”

“God, you never listen to me, huh?”

He chuckled, “you should pay attention to how I interact with your parents though.”

“Why?” you knitted your eyebrows.

“I want you to accompany me next Sunday to my family events,” he smiled at you, “so you need to interact with my parents.”

[karinyosa]

rating ouran characters based on how good their gaydar is because i’m TIRED of being silent about this

this is very much going to include a lot of my own headcanons about the hosts’ genders/sexualities so bear that in mind ig lol. for the record i do not think any of them are cishet

renge: 10/10 BAYBEEE!!! first of all renge is GAY. i firmly believe that her whole obsession with that dating sim character was a comphet thing and i think ppl forget that she has a phat crush on haruhi (sorry if u hc haruhi as a trans guy i simply think they are genderqueer w/o a pronoun preference) anyways she has the sharpest gaydar out of all of them. by the time she’s out of hs she has a solid wlw/mlm bond with kyoya and she and haruhi are dating. she is WELL VERSED in reading people and knows The Signs when she sees them. probably also really into astrology in college

kaoru: 8.5/10. kaoru seems very perceptive (and judgy). i just feel like he has good intuition. if he told me he thought someone was gay i would believe him. he’s known he’s queer for almost as long as he’s been in (and in part because of) the host club, but i also think he’s very private about it. he can sort of notice/pick out those same characteristics in other people

hikaru: 5/10. ok i hc both the twins as bi, but i think hikaru is a lot newer to iding as mlm than kaoru. he’s less comfortable with his sexuality, and that can affect his perception of queerness in other people. he still has some heteronormativity coloring his judgements, so sometimes he’ll be right on the money and sometimes he’ll be completely off. for example he had NO IDEA that kyoya or renge were gay but with haruhi and tamaki he thought it was obvious

tamaki: 6.5/10. bisexual king!!! so he g e n e r a l l y has a good sense for people, but he can also be really oblivious. like he’s the kind of person who would get caught up in whether x incident was a friend thing or a flirting thing when it comes to himself, BUT he is pretty good at telling when his friends are being flirted with. however, if he encounters a queer couple, he will sometimes still be surprised that they’re not just *really close roommates*

kyoya: 1/10. THIS BOY’S GAYDAR IS SO BAD!!!!!!!!! he seriously believed that every single one of the host club members was cishet until he was informed otherwise. granted, he did not grow up in an environment that really allowed for  the idea that there were other people “like him”. kyoya, as many of us know, is That Repressed Gay, and that can come with poor intuition. i like to think that tamaki would blatantly flirt with him (post-high school, when he has more of his shit figured out) and that it would go completely over kyoya’s head

haruhi: 6/10. so with haruhi, i think it’s less that she’s not perceptive and more that she just doesn’t give much thought to whether someone is queer or not. when someone comes out to her, she is rarely surprised, but if you asked her whether she thought x person was queer she’d probably just be like ???idk???? perceiving whether or not someone is queer has just never been a huge part of her life, and i think she’s the kind of person other queer people are automatically drawn to anyway, so seeking them out herself isn’t something she’s really had to do (i mean her parents. oh my god her parents)

mori: 3/10. he is clueless but occasionally right. people tend to believe that there’s a lot behind his silence, but he’s just like that. he’s not oblivious when like a girl says they have a girlfriend or a guy is flirting with him, but generally you will need to tell him outright that you’re not cishet or demonstrate it in some other obvious-ish way. however, he will be very pleased that you’ve chosen to tell him and receive the info warmly :)

hani/honey: 10/10. he is incredible and never wrong. he and renge knew everyone in the club was gay before anyone ever came out. they have brunch and talk shit together

[hobeemin]

Resurrection ~ Ep. 2

📺 Genre: Horror, Thriller, Drama, Action, Romance

📺 Pairing: Kim Seokjin x (f) OC

📺 Rating: 18+, TV-MA

📺 Warning(s): Strong language, therapy sessions, feelings of abandonment, mentions of alcohol and drug abuse, alcohol consumption, drunkenness, hangovers, illegal experiments, bribery, seedy business practices, fighting, exploitation 

📺 Word Count: 4.6k

📺 Credits: Beta read by the marvelous @yoongs-jeontae​ 💜 ily sis

Banner resources found here (png & photo stock)

📺 TV info: Everyone thought it a myth…legend even, buried away as time moved on. Centuries of secrets and lies for the better of the country. No one knew what to expect. Two brothers. One’s quest for power may lead to destruction. The other, a scientist teaming with a head strong detective and her partner to right the wrongs made. Will they be successful or fail?

📺 A/N: Part of the DramaVers Collab hosted by the amazing and lovely @namluve​

A few weeks later, Jin stepped out of the terminal and walked straight to baggage claim. As he waited for the luggage to appear in the conveyor belt, he turned his phone off airplane mode to see if he had any messages. One popped up from Namjoon.

:Hey. I’m waiting at the pickup location whenever you arrive:

Jin looked up from his phone just in time to see his bag appear. Once it moved closer, he grabbed the strap and wheeled it out towards the exit. The sun blazed making him shield his eyes, but he caught a glimpse of a tall man standing by a black SUV. He recognized that stance anywhere. Jin walked faster to the car stopping in front of him to hold his hand out. “Good to see you again Namjoon.”

Namjoon’s dimples appeared as he grinned wide, gripping Jin’s hand in a warm, firm shake. He bowed his head in greeting. “You too Jin. Been a while.”

Jin nodded in agreement. “Too long. How’s life been here.”

Namjoon opened the trunk and placed Jin’s bag inside. He chuckled, shaking his head. “Life’s been good. I like teaching. The students keep me on my toes.”

They got into the car and Namjoon turned the key in the ignition and started to drive out the airport. Jin looked around as they passed the scenery, staring at the sapphire hued waters of the Korean Strait. He listened to Namjoon talk about his students and how much he enjoyed his courses. Jin smiled at how chattery he was. It was like old times.

“I’m happy you found your niche,” Jin said, giving Namjoon a glance.

Namjoon brushed it aside with a grin. “Don’t get me wrong. I love teaching, but sort of miss being out in the field.”

Jin scoffed, shaking his head. “Trust me. You left just in time.”

Namjoon picked up on the bitterness in Jin’s voice and thought it best to change the subject. “So are you still seeing...uh what’s her name–”

“Hani. Ah, we decided to call it quits. We wanted different things,” Jin replied dryly. He gave Namjoon a light punch in the arm. “What about you? You have yet to tell me about your girlfriend.”

Namjoon blushed and stared at the road. “Oh, Dahyun! We’re doing great. I’m thinking about proposing once she graduates.”

Jin gave an approving noise, “That’s great news! I’m happy to hear that.”

Namjoon smiled wider as he pulled into the parking lot of what looked like a restaurant. After he turned off the ignition, he patted his stomach. “I don’t know about you, but I’m starving.”

“Say no more friend, let’s get lunch,” Jin exclaimed happily. 

Two steaming bowls of japchae were placed in front of them by the server. She bowed and walked away. Namjoon held his glass up nodding to Jin. “To friends reunited.”

Jin clinked his glass grinning. “Hear. Hear.”

They dug in with their chopsticks, only sounds of slurping heard over the background music. Jin wiped his mouth as he stared at Namjoon. He swallowed the last few bites as his face became serious.

“Tell me about this plant you’ve found.”

Namjoon took a sip of his iced Americano and sighed. “We can go to the falls before sunrise tomorrow. It makes it easier to study and we won’t be bothered.”

Jin nodded. Though it was a short flight, exhaustion took over quickly. Between his brother and the company, he hadn’t had much time for rest. He stood, grabbing his wallet and went to pay, much to Namjoon's dismay. Jin waved him off and the two friends left the restaurant to go back to Namjoon’s apartment.

“You sure Dahyun won’t mind?” Jin inquired as he carried his bag up the flight of stairs. Namjoon chuckled, shaking  his head while he unlocked the door.

“Not at all. She’s visiting her parents this week back in Seongnam,” he answered, stepping inside letting Jin in.

Jin was thoroughly impressed with his friend’s place. Having upgraded from a lone bachelor pad to a place more suitable for him and his girlfriend. Namjoon removed his jacket, hanging it in the closet and threw his keys in the bowl near the door. They took off their shoes and put on the slippers.  He nodded towards one of the hallways leading out of the living room. “We set up the extra room for you. Put your stuff down and we can discuss what I found.”

Jin gave a thumb’s up and rolled his bag into the open room at the end of the hall.  He laughed to himself, setting his things near the foot of the bed.

“Dahyun really outdid herself,” he murmured. As he took off his coat, his phone buzzed in his pocket. He flipped to the notifications to see that Abby posted a picture of her and Sasha on a walk at Olympic Park. He smiled clicking a like on the photo and placed his phone on the bed and walked back into the living room with his laptop. 

Namjoon had already set up his things on the coffee, hunched over on the couch as he typed furiously. Jin sat down next to him. Namjoon’s eyes only darted away from the screen when he felt the couch cushion sag. He removed his glasses and turned his laptop screen for Jin to see. He looked to see worn pages of a book. His brows knitted curiously.

“What is it?”

Namjoon gave a lopsided smirk and cleared his throat. “That is a patient journal written by a nurse named Seo-bi. It's over five hundred years old,” his eyes sparkled as he revealed the news.

Jin studied the journal entries without a sound. What was so great about this to make Namjoon act this way? The look on his face made Namjoon bark out a laugh. “Alright. Why does that matter? Well that particular flower on the screen,” Namjoon gestured to the flower, “was called the resurrection plant. It was said to cure the fatalist of diseases, even death.”

Jin shot him a skeptical frown glancing at the pages. “Cure death? Seriously Namjoon. That’s far fetched even for you.”

Namjoon combed his hands through his hair with a huff. “Reason with me here. This would be something tremendous. Think of what it could do for healthcare.”

“Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. First I want to see it  and then we’ll study samples,” Jin replied. He cocked his head at the screen. “Where did you come across this journal?”

Namjoon sighed. “Well after I came across the plant, I went to the university library. When I couldn’t find anything, I reached out to my mentor. After I explained it, he sent me a few pages of the journal.”

“Hmm.” Jin tried not to let his suspicions rise. This seemed so fantastical even for him. But Namjoon wouldn’t have called him down just for anything. For now he’d attempt to be open to this idea once he saw the plant and studied it. His eyes scanned the writing, barely legible on the bright computer screen. With a reluctant sigh, he placed his hand on Namjoon’s shoulder.

“Okay. I’m on board.”

Namjoon grinned, slapping Jin’s back. “That’s what I like to hear. Get some rest. We got an early morning.”

----

The clock ticked quietly on the desk as the two individuals remained quiet. The ceiling fan stirred the air thick with tension. Imogene bounced her knees on the small gray loveseat as she looked across at her counterpart. 

Leaning in a chartreuse chair casually, the man had one leg crossed over the knee, notepad balancing in his lap. He would click the ballpoint pen end ever so often, glancing at Imogene with a quiet smile. She didn’t know what she found more unnerving: that she was seeing a therapist or that her therapist was utterly attractive.

Park Jimin didn’t seem like the traditional therapist by any means. A soft oval shaped face with a slight pointed chin, round cheeks, and plump lips. His eyes were round hidden behind thick circle frames and seemed to smile even when his lips weren’t. Hair, a light shade of brown was brushed off his face and styled neatly. Imogene took note of the piercings in each ear; two on the right and three on the left. Dressed in a plain white button down shirt, black slacks, black jacket, and dark loafers to finish his outfit, he didn’t seem to belong there in this small office. He should have been on a movie screen or runway. Imogene came to the conclusion that he was just fucking pretty.

She averted her gaze from him and looked around the office once. The best word she could use was cozy. Accented with a brick wall, the others were dressed in a warm, friendly yellow. The hardwood floor was covered by a large rug that cushioned her heeled boots. To her left was a desk, where she deducted he spent most of his time mulling over notes of other patients. His laptop closed along with a stack of files placed neatly at the side. On the wall hung all his credentials. To finish off there were a few succulents spread across the room.

And still she persisted in staying quiet. What was the point? But much to her dismay, she could hear the Captain’s voice in her head.

“There better be progress or its desk duty until you retire.”

She groaned inwardly as she brought her attention back to him. Clearing her throat she settled back against the cushions folding her hands across her stomach. 

“Dr. Park–”

“You can call me Jimin if you like,” he offered with a smile.

Shit. Even his voice was beautiful. 

Imogene shook her head. “I’d prefer to address you as Dr. Park, if you don’t mind,” she replied stiffly.

He nodded as his eyes cast down on his notes. “Hmm, we have the same last name. Coincidence, don’t you think Detective Park?”

She shrugged with a sigh. “Dumb luck maybe.”

He titled his head at her curiously. “I don’t want to make any assumptions, but it seems you don’t want to be here.”

Imogene barked out a laugh, drumming her fingers on her knees. “What gave you that idea?”

His lips formed a thin line as he stared at her. “No one is forcing you here, Detective. You’re free to leave at any time.”

“That’s where you are wrong Dr. Park,” she snapped. “I’m mandated to be here, but you already know that.”

“That I do,” he murmured, meeting her gaze. “I also know you want more than anything to be back in the field. So instead of verbally attacking me, maybe we can start over and have a conversation like two mature adults.”

Her jaw dropped in shock. Did she just get called out? Yes, yes she did. For the first in her life, Imogene was left speechless. This is no normal therapist. 

Dr. Park’s smile widened making his eyes shape into crescent moons.“I want what’s best for you Detective, a place where you can be comfortable in your work and personal life. So let’s begin, but if you feel like you have nothing to say right now, that’s fine. Silence can hold much weight.”

A chuckle passed her lips as she leaned her elbows on her legs. “Well, you certainly weren’t what I expected Dr. Park.”

“Is that a good or bad thing?” he inquired.

Imogene’s lips spread into a smile for the first time during their exchange. “We’ll have to wait and see won’t we?”

“Agreed,” he scribbled on his pad for a moment. “Unfortunately our session is coming to an end, but we’ll meet at the same time tomorrow. Maybe we’ll make some progress then.”

He stretched out his hand and she took it into hers as they shook. 

“Look forward to it Doc.”

---

Jin slipped on his sunglasses as the sun’s ray beat down. He followed Namjoon down the path to the waterfall. Though it was early, the heat began to rise making it already an uncomfortable hike. He wiped his brow and huffed as they reached an incline up the hill. Namjoon looked over his shoulder giving him a reassuring look.

“Jin, you alright?”

“Never better,” he huffed deeply, leaning against one of the posts. Namjoon laughed, pulling a water out his bag and tossed it to him. Jin unscrewed the cap and swallowed a healthy amount. He closed his eyes with a sigh. “Thanks.”

Namjoon grinned. “Being stuck in that lab is making you soft. Don’t you miss field work?”

Jin laughed, shaking his head. “Hell no. Give me darkness and fluorescent lights any day.”

Namjoon shot him a look with a tut. “You need fresh air, and this proves it. You're already winded.” He glanced down at his watch. “We got another thirty minutes and we’ll be at the site. Think you can make it?”

“Not unless you carry me the rest of the way,” he joked.

Namjoon rolled his eyes giving him a light punch in the arm. “Not a chance in hell. C’mon Seokjinnie, time a-wastin’.”

Just as Namjoon predicted, they reached Cheonjiyeon Falls half past the hour. Jin drank in the scenery, taking a deep breath. Maybe Namjoon was right. Getting back in the field could do him some good. 

Namjoon led him to an observation deck that extended into the water giving a better view of the waterfall. The sunlight hit it just enough to give the water a teal and turquoise tint. A rainbow arched over the water. The view alone was breathtaking. 

Namjoon moved closer, motioning for Jin to follow. Jin walked to the edge looking around. He took his camera out and began to snap some photos. Namjoon pointed to the edges of water and land not bathed in sunlight.

“Notice something?”

Jin surveyed the area until his eyes caught the small purple plants dotted around. It seemed unusual how strategically placed the plants were. “They only–”

“Are in places not touched by the sun,” Namjoon finished.

“Fascinating,” Jin answered, crouching low to get a better look. “Plants not requiring sunlight are pretty rare. What do you suppose it is?”

Namjoon looked deep in thought staring at the water. “I’m not sure, but there's only one way to find out.” He opened his backpack and pulled out a few sample bags and gardening shears. “Let’s get some samples.”

They set to work grabbing a bag full of samples each, being sure to put on gloves. 

“Who knows what’s on these plants,” Namjoon stated.

Once the bags were filled, they hiked back down the trail. Namjoon chatted about breakfast and headed to his lab to study the plants. Jin, lost in his thoughts, felt a sense of deja vu overwhelm him.

-Her face tilted towards the sun letting it warm her. She gave a small twirl in the room, a soft smile on her face. He couldn’t take his eyes off her.

“Eunji,” he called from the doorway. 

She opened her eyes giving him a smile. “How long had you been standing there?”

“Long enough,” he said, stepping forward, wrapping her in his arms. She swiped at him playfully earning a chuckle from him. “Don’t you have to go into town?”

“Soon. I want to enjoy holding my wife,” he teased, placing a light kiss on her forehead. 

She leaned into the kiss, pulling away and went to the table much to his protest. She walked over to a basket that was propped up against the wall and pulled out some flowers. “I found these when I was looking for herbs in the forest,” Eunji explained, holding them up.

He took them from her hands, letting the weight settle. The leaves felt scratchy under his fingertips. His brows knitted in pain as blood began to drip from his hand. Eunji looked at him in bewilderment.

“Jin? Jin?”-

“Jin!”

He let out a yell as his ankle twisted on a tree vine. Jin stumbled into Namjoon, making the taller male catch him. Jin, still shaken, stood straight, hissing as pain shot up his leg. Namjoon reached out grabbing his upper arm, having Jin lean on him. “What the fuck Jin?”

Jin gritted his teeth trying to ignore the dull ache. “I-I don’t know. I must have daydreamed or something.”

Namjoon gave him a look of concern. “Do you want to go back home? I can take the samples to the lab–”

“No. No. I’m fine. I’ll rest at the lab,” Jin reasoned straining a smile across his face.

His friend shot him a skeptical look but gave a reluctant nod. “Okay. Take your time walking down this path.”

Jin nodded as they took their steps tentatively. He let his mind wander back to that dream. What was it? Who was that woman? He let the thoughts continue to play in his mind during the hike back to Namjoon’s car.

---

“Kook!” Imogene called out his name as he entered the bar, waving near the corner.

He turned in the direction of his name and walked over, bowing to the host before sitting across from Imogene at the table. He unzipped his leather jacket letting out a deep grunt. His partner smirked and poured him a generous portion of soju.

“Rough day?”

The young male brushed his black hair back with a sigh. “I need you to hurry the hell up and come back.”

Imogene scoffed, setting the bottle down. “That bad huh.”

“The captain paired me with one of the rookies temporarily. He’s so green, I think he wears pull-ups,” he groaned, swallowing the soju in one gulp.

Imogene giggled, shaking her head. “Don’t act like that. You were the same way when you joined the force. Be patient.”

Jungkook rolled his eyes before scanning the menu. “Yeah. Yeah,” he muttered. “Kimchi fried rice sounds good?”

Imogene nodded, but lifted her brow. “Wait I thought you had a tournament this weekend? Only meat, veggies, and fruits? High protein, remember?”

Her partner gave her his infamous bunny grin. “I’m also drinking with my partner tonight. Call it my cheat day. And I’m buying.” 

Imogene whistled low looking quite impressed. “Kook, you sure you alright. When have you ever paid?”

He rolled his eyes hitting the button for the server to come over. “Shh. Just enjoy the moment.”

They both laughed as Jungkook placed their order. He poured another shot into her glass, testing the waters for his next question. “How was your appointment today?”

Imogene groaned and took a sip of her drink. “Eventful. Captain put you up to this?”

Jungkook shook his head. “No, I’m genuinely concerned about you Park. You’re a great detective, I’d hate to lose my partner.”

Imogene’s eyes softened as she looked at Jungkook. He really did care. As reckless as she was, he stood by her side making sure nothing would harm her. Even going as far as to stand up to the Captain for her. 

“Kook–”

The shrill of his phone cut her off as he pouted. “I’m off duty,” he said with a huff. But his eyes rounded looking at the caller id and he stood up. “Be right back,” he murmured, walking away as he put the phone up to his ear. 

Imogene drummed her fingers on the table waiting for him to return. The server brought their beers and appetizer just as Jungkook ran back in. He pulled his wallet out and placed some bills on the table. Jungkook gave Imogene a knowing look as he sighed.

“What’s wrong?”

“They need me. Something about a riot. They called every off duty cop in.”

Imogene’s eyes widened. “Shit. Do you need–”

Jungkook frowned, waving his hand. “Not a good idea and you know it. Captain would rip you a new one.” He took one more shot of soju and chased it with some of the fried chicken. He wiped his mouth and gave his partner a wink. “I’ll keep you posted. For now, stay out of the Hongdae area.”

Imogene waved as he walked out, now alone again. She sighed and opened her phone scrolling through her accounts. Nothing was popping up, so what were the police getting into.

---

Jin propped his ankled up in one of the chairs, an ice pack wrapped around the bruise. He grabbed the materials, laying out his instruments to look over the specimen. He placed the leaves under a microscope and gazed into the ocular lens. His brows knitted in frustration. Something seemed to lurk on the surface of the leaves. 

Jin looked up in disbelief. He glanced over at Namjoon curiously. The taller male was fumbling with pieces of the flower petals  adding them to vials and placing various drops of chemicals in each for a reaction.

“Joon, come look at this.”

Namjoon rolled over to Jin, glasses perched on top of his head. “Yeah. What’s up?”

Jin slid over and motioned to the microscope. “Have a look at that.”

Namjoon peered into the lens for a few moments. A noise passed his lips and he adjusted the dials. After a pause, he looked up at Jin dubiously. “What the hell?”

Jin snorted with the shake of his head. “That’s what I said. What is this? I don’t think I've ever seen anything like it before.”

Namjoon tapped his chin, deep in thought, his dimples deepeneding. “Fascinating. It looks like live bacteria. The most unusual thing is that it’s able to thrive with a water source and no sun.”

Jin chuckled incredulously, giving him a stare. That’s not possible. “Bacteria thrive in damp, warm places. I don’t know what the hell this is.”

“Maybe BLC might know,” Namjoon blurted out rolling back over to his table.

Jin jerked at the sound of the name. “Why would they know? I only just discussed it with the board a few weeks ago.”

Namjoon’s back stiffened. He ignored the question and fiddled with the vials. Jin noticed the change in his demeanor and turned fully to look at him. “Joon, what’s going on?”

The botanist’s shoulders dropped as he let out a tense laugh. “Well...and you’re going to laugh about this.”

“Doubt it,” Jin replied drily crossing his arms over his chest. 

Namjoon frowned, finally meeting his friend’s eyes. “Bangtan LabCorp knew about the plants already.”

Jin felt the heat rise in his neck. He clenched his jaw, but motioned for Namjoon to continue. The younger male fidgeted in his chair. “I-I wasn’t completely honest with you. I found the plants much earlier and sent some samples to Taehyung already.” Namjoon shrugged nonchalantly. “He was the one who suggested I email you about it. They need more samples for testing.”

“Testing?!” Jin let out a harsh laugh. “Taehyung wouldn’t know a bacteria's culture if it smacked him the face! How could you be this idiotic Joon? You told my brother—the worst person in the world—about this?!”

He swiped a few beakers to the floor and the glass shattered on impact. He slammed his fist down with a growl. “Fuck!”

Jin dropped his head into his hands with a painful sigh. “Damn it Namjoon!” He looked over at his friend with distrust. “What else does he know?”

Shame covered Namjoon’s face as he fiddled with his coat. “I-I may have sent him the journal as well.”

Jin let out an exasperated sigh. Namjoon scooted closer bringing his laptop close. “Don’t get mad, but I started experimenting with the plant's properties.” The look Jin sent him made him gulp loudly. “I only started using mice.” He clicked on a file and it brought up video clips. Each was labeled with a date. Jin slipped on his glasses and opened one link.

“Subject 23...male mouse suffering from salmonella. Inserting 2 mg of RP.”

Jin watched the video as the mouse was injected with the liquid. He clicked the next clip dated a few weeks later.

“Subject 23 showing tremendous improvement. Almost back to health. Will keep an eye and assimilate with other mice soon.”

Namjoon sighed as Jin turned to him. “So the plant has helping properties.”

“That’s brilliant Namjoon. But what seems to be the problem?”

Namjoon clicked on the most recent clip. A grim expression covered his face. “All Taehyung saw was the previous videos. I tried to warn him, but he insisted Jin. You have to believe me!”

Jin closed his eyes trying to keep his temper in check. “Let me see the last video.” Namjoon looked pained as he clicked the play button and moved away from the table. Jin focused on the clip.

“Subject 23 has been integrated back into the mice enclosure. Things seem to be going well...wait...something's wrong!”

Jin watched as the mouse began to attack the others instantly. Squeals could be overheard as the bodies were almost torn apart. He closed the laptop and rounded on Namjoon. “Does...does Taehyung know?”

Namjoon nodded slowly. “He doesn’t. At least not this part. He wants to start human trials immediately.”

---

Taehyung sauntered into the elevator and pressed a button before sliding his keycard in. The elevator came to life and began its descent. The numbers dropped with each passing floor until it went past the lab. 

The chime went off as the doors opened. Taehyung stepped out and walked down the lone corridor. The soles of his shoes echoed off the walls. Reaching one of the doors, a panel opened and he punched in a few keys as a screen appeared. He placed his hand down as it began to scan his hand print. 

The screen turned green and the door beeped open. Taehyung strolled in looking around. A handful of doctors and scientists gazed into glass cubicles placed strategically around the large room.

One of the doctors approached Taehyung with a nod of greeting. “Kim-nim, good evening.”

He returned the nod and picked up one of the pill bottles. The large oblong bright purple pills shook around the bottle. “So, you were able to put it into pill form.”

“Less messy than liquid,” the doctor answered. She placed some hair behind her ear feeling flustered with him standing so close. Taehyung smirked as he walked past. “That’s true. Pills seem better than injections. How much was put into each pill?”

“To start we added just a few milligrams. If results are seen, we’ll up the dosage,” she said.

“How’s the testing going? We were able to get enough people?” Taehyung questioned, glancing at the individuals laying on hospital beds.

“Excellent. We’ve found more than enough volunteers. The shelter at the hospital had the perfect pool to choose from,” the doctor answered. “Each has already had a dose. Once they wake up, they’ll be released and we’ll have them come back in a few days to check for any symptoms.”

“What were the terms?” He leaned against one of the tables and flipped through the reports. 

“Simple, a free meal and bed for the night if they try a new drug treatment,” she grinned. Her smile faltered as she stepped closer to Taehyung, her voice dropped. “We are going to need more of that plant. The sample you gave me was only enough for about forty pills.”

Taehyung winked, brushing some hair off her face as she blushed. “Don’t worry. My brother will be back with the samples this week. You’ll get the plant soon.” He leaned forward as his breath tickled the shell of her ear. “Make sure to wear those heels I like, hmm?”

He gave her a pat on her backside and laughed. “Keep me updated doctor. I’ll be in touch.” He glanced around the room. “Good work so far everyone. I see big things in our future.”

His eyes gravitate to the journal on the table with a smirk as he flipped through the pages. “Oh Seo-bi, you’ve unleashed Pandora’s box.”

< TV Guide >

[kihyuni3]

kihyuni3 masterlist

Even if the group you want to request is not on here feel free to request for them anyway, I am always open to adding new groups!!

Anything Labeled (REPOST) will be writing I did on a previous blog that is now inactive, so it is still my work just in a different location.

Groups and Artists are listed in alphabetical order.

If one of the links doesn’t work please let me know so that I can fix it as soon as possible.

Fluff - ✿

Smut - ♥

Angst - ★

Amber Lui

Snaps/Texts:

Amber when SM Announces her Relationship!Fem Reader ✿

Astro

Reactions:

Reaction to their Significant Other Wanting to Study Together  ✿

Reaction to their Girlfriend Flinching During a Fight  ★

Moodboards:

❀ soft moonbin ❀

Ateez

Moodboards:

🧤 Beige Seonghwa  🧤

Big Bang

Snaps/Texts:

G-Dragon/Jiyong Snaps & Texts When he Thinks you Slept with Another Member (mostly  ✿ implied  ♥)  (REPOST)

Block B

Snaps/Texts:

Ukwon Snaps & Texts When He Sees a Video of You Dancing

Ukwon Texts When He’s Jealous about you Spending Time with Taeil  (slight ★)(implied  ♥)

The Boyz

Lockscreens:

☂ younghoon 1☂

BTS

Snaps/Texts:

Jungkook Snaps When He Needs the Homework (implied  ♥)

V/Taehyung Snaps When You Can’t Sleep  ✿

J-Hope/Hoseok Snaps When You Can’t Sleep  ✿

Jungkook Snaps When You Can’t Sleep  ✿  (implied  ♥) (REPOST)

Jimin Snaps When You Can’t Sleep (REPOST)  ✿  (implied  ♥)

Rap Mon/Namjoon Snaps When You Can’t Sleep (REPOST)  ✿  (implied  ♥)

Suga/Yoongi Snaps When You Can’t Sleep (REPOST)  ✿

Jin Snaps When You Can’t Sleep (REPOST)  ✿

Jin Snaps & Texts When (Y/N) isn’t Feeling Well  ✿

Scenarios/Drabbles:

How Could I Pick - Female Member!AU  ✿

Reactions:

Reaction to their Girlfriend Surprising them while on Tour  ✿

Reaction to you cuddling them in their sleep (REPOST)  ✿

Reaction to you having messy morning hair (REPOST)  ✿

Reaction to their S/O Ignoring them for No Reason ✿ and ★

Reaction to their Female Member Wanting them to be in one of her YouTube Videos ✿

Moodboards:

Orange and Blue Namjoon

🍑 Peachy Day with JK 🍑

❣ Red J Hope ❣

💀 Grunge Min Yoongi 💀

♛ orange jungkook ♛

Lockscreens:

❉ jungkook 1 ❉

✴jhope 1 ✴

⋆ taehyung 1 ⋆

DEAN/ Kwon Hyuk

Moodboards:

☞ spontaneous travels w Dean ☜

Enhypen

Scenarios/Drabbles:

Let Me In (College Boyfriend!Jay)  ✿ ♥ (just suggestive)

Exid

Moodboards:

☺ Slumber Party w/ Hani  ☺

Exo

Moodboards:

Waiter Xuimin

Lockscreens:

☁baekhyun 1 ☁

Got7

Snaps/Texts:

Mark Snaps When He Comes to Visit You in LA  ✿

Reactions:

Reaction to their Significant Other Getting Touching during Couples Yoga  ♥

Reaction to their Significant Other Putting their Cold Feet on Them  ✿ (implied  ♥)

Reaction to Seeing a Cute Girl in a Coffee Shop (REPOST from A Era)  ✿

Ikon

Scenarios/Drabbles:

B.I. Drabble - You Write a Sad Song About him after you Break Up   ★

Moodboards:

Red Junhoe

Infinite

Moodboards:

Pastel Blue Dongwoo

Monsta X

Scenarios/Drabbles:

Morning Coffee - Minhyuk Coffee Shop!AU  ✿

Why Do You Think I Come Every Morning? - Kihyun High School!AU (Part 1) (Part 2)  ✿ (slight  ★)

I Won’t Let You Fall - Jooheon College!AU  ✿

Reactions:

Reaction to having a Parent-like Female Member  ✿

Reaction to Finding their Roommate/Crush Asleep on the Couch   ✿

Reaction to Catching their S/O Reading an Erotic Novel ♥ (but like barely)

Moodboards:

★ The City at Night w/ Minhyuk ★

✿ Quiet Days w/ Hyungwon ✿

♛ Backpacking w/ Changkyun ♛

Red Changhyun

☼ Park w/ Minhyuk ☼

New Years w/ Kihyun

❀ Boyfriend Aesthetic w/ Wonho ❀

☄ Photoshoot w/ Kihyun  ☄

💙 Pink and Blue Soft Jooheon 💙

Lockscreens:

♟ jooheon 1♟

Nct

Snaps/Texts:

Taeyong Snaps & Texts When He’s Having Trouble Dogsitting  ✿

Scenarios/Drabbles:

Shower Problems (Mark Lee x Fem Member)

Reactions:

NCT 127 Reaction When They Get to See Their Long Distance S/O After a Long Time   Hyung Line - Maknae Line✿

Moodboards:

☽ Traveling w/ Johnny ☾

♚ Museum Date w/ Doyoung ♚

Lockscreens:

❀ doyoung 1❀

Pentagon

Scenarios/Drabbles:

Secret Meeting - Kino x Trainee!Reader

Seventeen

Snaps/Texts:

Vernon Snaps & Texts when he’s Bored at School (REPOST)  ✿

Scenarios/Drabbles:

Dino Drabble - First Time Spending the Night at the Dorm  ✿

Reactions:

Seventeen Reaction to Being in a Power Couple  ✿

Seventeen Reaction to their Crush Coming to them Crying  ✿ (slight ★)

Seventeen Reaction to their S/O flinching during a Fight ★ (Hip Hop Unit) (Vocal Unit) (Performance Unit)

Seventeen Reaction to their S/O Getting Hurt  ✿ (Hip Hop Unit)  

Moodboards:

Red Pink Jeonghan (for Mel)

➹ Night Adventure w/ Jun and Jeonghan ➹

Lockscreens:

✦ joshua 1 ✦

MTLs:

Have a Whip Kink (gentle  ♥)

Shinee

Lockscreens:

♛  taemin 1 ♛

Stray Kids

Reactions:

Stray Kids Doing Aegyo For Something They Want (Maknae Line)  (Hyung Line) ✿

Scenarios/Drabbles:

University Nights (Bang Chan College!AU)  ♥

Timestamps:

11:58pm - Han

Moodboards:

✄ School Days with Hyunjin ✄

Lockscreens:

【bang chan 1】

Wanna One

Moodboards:

Turquoise Daniel Kang

Optional Bias/ Multiple Groups

Snaps/Texts:

Snaps & Texts When they Come Home from Tour  ✿

Stickers:

Transparent Sticker Pack 1

Scenarios/Drabbles:

6 Months - Optional Bias  ★

[thekpopgossip]

K-Pop Scandals 2019

This year was brutal for YG Entertainment, the Seungri/Burning Sun scandal + their idols drug scandals, and YG’s prostitution + tax evasion + illegal gambling scandals displayed one of the biggest downfalls in k-pop history. There were also a lot of male idols getting exposed for their shady shenanigans and having to leave their groups, plus Mnet being exposed for their scam reality shows. Some dating news and a lot of idols going on hiatus due anxiety. Here’s my annual list of the most important k-pop scandals of 2019.

Kai & Jennie “New Year’s couple, separated after a month” Kang Sung Hoon “Left YGE and Sechskies” EXO Baekhyun “Called out sasaengs for selling his private information online” B2ST and BTOB “Ministry of Education canceled members University degrees” Burning Sun/Seungri “Assault and drug/rape allegations, embezzlement at his club, snuff films, police coverup/corruption etc.” WASSUP “Disbandment” 9MUSES “Disbandment” BAP “Disbandment” iKON’s Yunhyeong & MOMOLAND’s Daisy “Dating Scandal” SOPA Scandal “School forced students to perform and pocketed their money” Shannon “Left MBK Entertainment” Jung Joon Young “Shared hidden camera footage of sexual acts with unconscious women in group chats” F.T. Island Choi Jong Hoon “Shared hidden cam videos with JJY, bribed police for past DUI that was covered up, left group” BigBang Seungri and Highlight Yong Junhyung “Admitted seeing/sharing JJY’s hidden cam videos, left groups” CNBLUE Lee Jonghyun, Roy Kim, Eddy Kim and others “Part of the hidden camera group chats" Girl’s Day “Members left agency, group hiatus” Kang Daniel "Filed lawsuit to terminate his contract with LM Entertainment and won” Suzy “Left JYP Entertainment” SS501 Kim Hyung Jun ”Accused of sexual assault, filed defamation lawsuit and won” A-Jax “Disbandment” Hwang Hana "Arrested for using drugs and sharing molka videos” AOA Hyejeong & Ryu Ui Hyun “Dating Scandal” Hello Venus “Disbandment” Park Yoochun “Arrested for drug use connected to Hwang Hana, kicked out of JYJ/C-JeS Entertainment” MustB “Tragic car accident” Trax “Left SM Entertainment” EXID “Hani and Junghwa leave Banana Culture Entertainment, group hiatus” TWICE Sana “Posted about new era in Japan, got criticized by k-netizens” AOA “Mina left group and FNC Entertainment” Kang Sung Hoon “Insulted other idols looks online and at fanmeeting” 14U “Disbandment, member had affair with co-worker and fan” Eli and Kiseop "Left U-Kiss” Boyfriend “Disbandment” Ex-JYPE trainee Yoon Seobin “Past underage drinking/smoking and bullying accusations” Hyorin “Old bullying accusation surfaced” BERRY GOOD Daye “Old bullying accusation surfaced” Goo Hara “Suicide attempt” YG “Allegedly provided prostitutes to rich business men and worked with Seungri, tax evasion + money laundering, tempered with evidence” PRISTIN “Disbandment” Lee Soo Man ”Allegedly embezzled money from SM to his private company, disagreements with shareholders” Jang Jae In & Nam Tae Hyun “Cheating Scandal” iKON B.I “Drug scandal, left group and YGE” Han Seo Hee “Admitted being the drug dealer for B.I, said YG colluded with police to get B.I out of trouble” YG Entertainment “Yang Hyun Suk and his brother Min Suk resigned from their positions at YGE, shareholders jump ship + had to pay back LVMH” BAP Himchan “Accused of sexual harassment” Song Joong Ki & Song Hye Kyo “Divorced after a year of marriage” Shinhwa Lee Min Woo “Accused of sexual harassment” Girls' Generation Taeyeon “Confessed about her depression” TWICE Mina “Hiatus due anxiety” PRODUCE X “Voting fraud by Mnet, all their reality shows were manipulated” BigBang Daesung “Owned building that illegally operated brothels” Kangta “Dating and cheating scandal” TWICE Jihyo & Kang Daniel “Dating Scandal” TWICE Momo and SJ Heechul “Dating rumor” Yang Hyun Suk and Seungri “Illegally gambled millions overseas” Som Hye "Bullying scandal, came out as bisexual” Park Jimin and Baek Yerin “Left JYPE, 15& disbandment” MYTEEN "Disbandment” Infinite L “Left group and Woolim, plagiarized letter to fans from other idols letters” Goo Hye Sun & Ahn Jae Hyun “Messy public divorce” Song Yoobin & Kim Sohee “Dating Scandal” CNBLUE Lee Jonghyun “Inappropriately messaged a model, left his group” BTS Jimin "Video of him partying in Paris with girls” IN2IT Sunghyun "Left group and MMO” Amber, Victoria and Luna “Left SME” Baek Ah Yeon “Left JYPE” BTS Jungkook “Dating rumor with tattoo artist” NCT Taeyong “Old bullying accusations surfaced, he apologized to victim” SONAMOO “Members filed lawsuit against TS Entertainment” Sulli “Suicide” The Boyz Hwall “Left group because of health issues” Stray Kids Woojin “Left group and JYPE” Monsta X Wonho “Accused of owing his ex-girlfriend money, has a criminal record for theft, smoked marijuana, left group and Starship” Monsta X Shownu “Had affair with a married woman” Crayon Pop Ellin “Romance Scam” BTS Jungkook “Caused a car accident” Jung Jinwoon & Kyungri “Dating Scandal” TRCNG "Two members filed a lawsuit against TS Entertainment” SEVENTEEN S.Coups “Hiatus due anxiety” Goo Hara “Suicide” Jung Joon Young and Choi Jong Hoon “Charged with aggravated rape and sharing illegal videos along with five other individuals” MOMOLAND “Taeha and Yeonwoo left group, Daisy hiatus” Kang Daniel "Hiatus due depression, panic disorder and anxiety” MYNAME “Disbandment” TWICE Nayeon “Stalked by a German fan” WJSN Dawon “Hiatus due anxiety” Cherry Bullet “Mirae, Kokoro, and LinLin left the group” Stray Kids Han “Hiatus due anxiety” FT Island Song Seung Hyun “Left group and agency” Red Velvet Wendy "Suffered injuries during SBS Gayo rehearsal” Lee Hi “Left YGE”

[jiminniethemarshmallow]

What You Deserve pt.2 (M)

Pairing: Jimin x Reader (side plots ft. Jungkook and Taehyung)

Genre: Fluff, angst, Smut, crack

Warnings: Mentions of emotional abuse, semi-public sex, cum eating, oral (m & f), creampie, thigh riding, light hair-pulling, cringey, cheesy fluff that makes me want to set myself on fire

Word Count: 37k

(A/N): Jesus Christ this took so long to write 🥵 Originally I wasn’t going to make a second one but seeing as so many people wanted another one, here we are! Btw, Hani is based off of one of my friends and some of the crazy shit she says are actual quotes... so yeah

"Wait what?! You guys are dating... like dating dating? And you didn't tell me?!" Hani exclaims in the middle of the shopping mall you were walking through.

"Can you shut the hell up, please? Not everyone needs to know my business." You huff.

"Uh, yes they do! This is revolutionary!" She throws her hands in the air dramatically.

"What would be ‘revolutionary’ is if you and Tae started dating too." You smirk, causing her face to go red.

"Ahaha, yeah, how about no?"

"Be honest with me Han, like 100% real right now, sister to sister." She nods. "Are you and Tae fucking?" She gasps loudly, causing a few heads to turn in your direction.

"WHAT?! You heathen, you goon, you cRoOK!! How could you accuse me of such... VULGAR ACTS!” A fake look of offense splays across her face as she throws a hand over her heart, and for a second you consider apologizing. You don’t get the chance to do so, however. “-But yeah, we're fucking." She admits easily with a shrug, catching you off guard. A drama queen at her finest.

"Since when?" Your eyes practically bulge out of their sockets as you turn your head to her.

"Since we went clubbing that one night. But I did do him a few favors before that." She mentions casually. This was not new information for you, you had your suspicions, but you didn't know she would admit it so fast.

"Then why the hell won't you guys just date each other? And why have you been hiding this from us?!" You move closer to her as an attempt to keep your voice down. You were in public after all.

"Okay listen, I'm allergic to commitment, you know this. And I'm pretty sure Tae doesn't want a relationship with me. We're fine being friends with benefits because at least we're still just friends; free to go out with whomever we want with no strings attached." She says nonchalantly and you frown.

"So you're telling me that if he brought home another girl, you wouldn't be jealous?"

"I'd like to think that I'd be completely fine with it. That's a part of our unspoken rules and regulations. No jealousy." **When is this bitch gonna stop lying to herself? You think as you shake your head at her. "But back to you and Jimin! How did this happen? I mean, I knew he had a major crush on you but I never guessed you would be into him.”

“That’s because I kinda wasn’t... until I was.” You’d been ignoring all the signs he was giving you: the especially caring gestures that you just passed off as general kindness, the pure joy and fondness in his eyes every time you spent time together, his bashful and shy side that only appeared when you two were alone, the jealousy he tried to hide whenever you would tell him you were spending time with your boyfriend. You remember one time in specific when you announced in a passing comment that you wouldn’t be free over the weekend because you’d be holed up with your boyfriend, and Jimin barely said a word to you after your brief mention, not even going out with the rest of your friends when they continued to make plans without you. In retrospect, he was probably sulking at home and keeping his distance, something he does only when he’s trying to control his anger to prevent himself from lashing out on others. But you had your head too far up your ex’s ass then to notice.

“Spill the tea. Now.”

You tell Hani about everything that happened after they left his house that night, save for the inappropriate details that she still pried you for. It had been a little over a week since then and you were happy to report that things are going great. You initially thought things would be awkward, but it turned out to feel like the most natural and normal thing in the world for you. He took you out on a date the day after and you stayed at his house again to cuddle and watch movies. Actually, not much had changed from when you were friends to now, except for the fact that you could be more intimate with him— something you really should start taking advantage of. And what made it even better was that you didn't have your stupid ex to yell at you for spending time with him.

"That’s cute and all, but how is he in bed?" Hani pushes, nudging your arm as she leans in closer to you. "I've always been curious about that since he seems like such a soft person."

"Oh my god, best I ever had." You give her a sly look for emphasis and she raises her eyebrows at you.

"Really? Is he a dom? Cuz I think he has the potential to be, but also I see him as maybe being a soft sub." You had piqued her interest and there was no going back, so now you were about to tell her what Jimin was like in bed. While you walked in the middle of a semi-crowded mall. And you didn't even care who heard. Had you no decency?

"He's not overly dominant, though he did take the lead, but he's very sensual. Eye contact, neck kisses, body worship: everything. But I've only had sex with him once, so I haven't unlocked all his secrets yet. It's only been a week for god sakes." Hani nods along attentively as you speak.

"And his..." She motions down to her crotch suggestively and you get the message pretty quickly.

"A lot bigger than you'd expect."

"It's big?! Huh, who would’ve thought."

"What's big?" Jimin's voice comes from behind you and you turn quickly to find him and Taehyung walking up to you.

"Your ego." You reply naturally, blushing when he gives you a peck on the lips when he gets to you, unable to stop himself. You’re still not used to that yet.

"For good reasons though." He says.

"And what might those reasons be?" You quirk up an eyebrow as he loosely wraps an arm around your waist.

"I have many, but the biggest one is that I'm dating my best friend and perhaps the greatest girl in the world. No offense Hani." Jimin smiles at you and you swear your face feels like it’s about to explode into flames. He’s so mushy, you can hardly stand it.

"None taken." She replies.

"You guys are so gross," Taehyung comments, sparkles in his eyes. "I fucking love it. Do you know how long I've waited for this? Jimin's been in love with you forever."

"I never told you that?" Jimin turns to Taehyung quizzically.

"All you ever do is talk about her to me and Kookie like we don't know her already. You’re not the most subtle person in the world, it was kinda obvious. I don't know how she didn't notice." He shakes his head.

"I'm amazed honestly. WAIT, I want pictures." Hani whips out her phone and starts snapping pictures of you from various angles. You try to hide your face and detach yourself from him while groaning protests. Jimin poses like it's a photo shoot as bystanders roll their eyes at you, and Taehyung pretends not to know who any of you are.

"Send those to me. I'm going to make it my lock screen." Jimin says when she finishes and you groan out loud. Yeah, you were going to be that couple. The ones that you hated and would otherwise yell at for being sappy all the time. The ones that have matching lock and home screens of each other.  He was turning you into a monster and it had barely been a full week.

"Cute. Sure I'll send them, right after I send them to Jungkook. He's not going to believe his eyes when he sees these." She laughs, typing furiously on her screen.

"Well he can see it with his own eyes when we hang out this weekend." Jimin inserts, earning confused looks from Tae and Hani.

“We’re hanging out this weekend?”

"Remember we planned that trip to the amusement park a while back? That's happening this weekend." He reminds them and they both let out a collective “Oh”.

"You're still coming right? We can go as couples, like a triple date!" You say excitedly.

"You and Hani can go as a couple and Jungkook can bring his new love interest." Jimin suggests. Hani narrows her eyes at him menacingly.

"We are not a couple." She corrects, but Taehyung seems hung up on something else.

"Jungkook has a love interest? Who?" He asks.

"The girl he took home after the club. Apparently he's been "getting to know her" and wants to use this as an icebreaker date." Jimin explains.

"Eh, I'll give it a week." You shrug.

"What do you mean?" They ask.

"I mean, I'll give their "relationship" a week before things break off. When has Jungkook ever kept a girl around for more than 2 weeks?" They all stop and think about it. "It's not that he doesn't want a girlfriend, it's just that he always manages to do something stupid to screw it up. It's like he's trying too hard to be a fuck boy but it's all unintentional. It's sad, really." You shake your head.

"I remember the good ole days when Kookie was afraid of girls." Taehyung laughs.

"Yeah, we were probably the first females he's ever befriended or had an actual conversation with." Hani nudges you and you laugh along.

"He was so cute though! So innocent and pure. Now he's corrupted." You sigh, jutting out your bottom lip.

"Wonder how that happened." Hani deadpans and you both look toward Taehyung and Jimin, but mostly Taehyung.

"Why are you looking at meee?! I have done nothing wrong." He defends.

"You're just a bad influence. Even when you're not trying to be, you still are. That's just how you are." You shrug.

"Like that time you bet that you would kiss 5 girls in one day. And you actually kissed 10. Within 2 hours." Hani recalls.

"With a face like this, it really wasn't that hard." He... defends? Brags? It's hard to tell with him sometimes.

"That's not the point! You're just not a good role model." Hani stares at him as you all recall the incident. Literally no one even asked him to do that. That was the day that earned him the title of "man whore" and he didn't seem the least bit bothered by it.

"But we've learned to accept and love that part of your personality." Jimin comes in quickly before Taehyung can get offended or start exposing other people. It was a habit of his to bring others down with him when he felt wronged or cheated and usually that person was Jimin.

"Hey, lets go in here, I need a new outfit and bathing suit for this weekend." Hani says as she drags you by the hand into a clothing store nearby. Jimin and Taehyung follow you both as you immediately head to the swimwear section.

"Don't you already have a bunch of swimsuits at home?" Jimin asks as you search the racks for something decent.

"Yes, but you've seen me in all of them already. A girl knows never to wear the same thing twice. Especially when she's trying to impress someone." You mumble the last part and he furrows his eyebrows in confusion.

"Why not? Why don't you just wear the blue and white one with the gold straps? That one's my favorite." You don't question how he remembers exactly what your wardrobe looks like, but you're touched by the fact that he remembered enough to have a favorite.

"It's my favorite too, which is exactly why I'm not wearing it to the amusement park where it can get dirty or ruined." You've had a few bad experiences with amusement parks and ripped clothing. The water parks were especially bad. High pressured water shooting you down a plastic tube has proven to be disastrous to bikinis for girls everywhere. You were planning on going with a safer option. "I don't want you to see what I pick out before we get to the park so go away. I'll find you when we're done." You smile at him and he sighs, walking over to where Tae and Hani are standing.

"We might be a little while so you might as well go over there and find something for yourself while you wait." Jimin walks over to find Hani sending Taehyung away too and they both take her suggestion and head over to the men's section.

"Hey Han, what do you think about this?" You ask, holding up a one piece bathing suit connected down the middle of the front and back, leaving your sides exposed. It was cute and they had various colors for it in your size so naturally it caught your eye.

"Cute, but no." She says flatly and you frown. "It'll give you weird tan lines." She brings up and you nod, immediately placing it back on the rack. "What about this?" She pulls up a bikini that looks like it belonged in a magazine and not intended for actual use and you raise your eyebrows at her.

"How do you manage to find the sluttiest clothing EVERYWHERE we go?" You scoff.

"What do you mean? This isn't slutty." She mumbles, looking at the flimsy material from multiple angles.

"It's almost all lace!"

"Yes, almost. Not all of it." She smiles and you sigh.

"Do you really think that will survive the water park? I've seen better bikinis get torn to shreds." You were specifically recalling one incident where you had taken a trip with Hani and Jimin and she decided to go down the super slide. Let's just say the thin material didn't take too kindly to the harsh twists and turns and rushing water, leaving Hani with one boob exposed and the other side hanging on by a thread, literally. Not to mention the wedgie. You had to run over and cover her so she could stand up out of the water and get her clothes, opting to wear a sports bra the rest of the day to avoid any more wardrobe malfunctions. Clearly she hadn't learned her lesson.

"Oh, I don't plan on actually getting in the water. I just got my hair done." She says with a flip of her hair.

"Don't be lame. The water park is half the fun! And don't think I'm missing out on it just to stay with you and watch you flirt shamelessly with innocent bystanders." You whine with a pout.

"Whatever." She rolls her eyes but you notice that she puts the outfit back and pulls out a more modest one. You find something a bit more protective, a one piece that has less intricate designs, and then move on to find a shirt and a pair of shorts. The outfit you chose wasn't anything special, but it felt natural, like it was from your own closet, and when you tried it on it felt even better. The clothes you chose made you feel like you could conquer the world, made it seem like you were in charge of your life and could take whatever you wanted, and you knew you were probably being over dramatic, but for some reason you were extra confident and you couldn't wait to show it off to your boyfriend.

Jimin and Taehyung were perusing through the men's section for anything decent to wear. Jimin was looking at some shorts since he mostly only owned ripped jeans and it was supposed to be obnoxiously hot this weekend, and Taehyung was browsing the flannels and beanies, really pushing for that boyfriend look.

"I like this beanie, do you like this beanie?" Tae asks Jimin as he throws it over his fluffy hair.

"You know who likes those hats? Hani." Jimin smiles and Taehyung sighs defeatedly and puts it back down. "Why won't you date her?" He asks in a hushed voice, glancing in her direction from across the store.

"I.. I don't know. It's complicated." Tae mumbles, getting a stern look from his friend.

"Then uncomplicate it and explain it to me." Jimin pushes, causing Taehyung to groan and roll his eyes.

"I like her, I do, but..."

"But?" Jimin leans closer in anticipation.

"I don't think she wants to date me. She hates relationships and commitment, so why the hell would I think she wants that with me?" He turns back to a rack of shirts and mindlessly shuffles through them. He seems really down about this.

"Well you guys seem pretty close now."

"We're slightly more "friendly" than just friends but I'm no closer to being with her than I was before. And I don't even know what she thinks about me other than the fact that she likes my dick." Taehyung sighs as he turns helplessly to his friend. Jimin's never seen him like this and it makes him want to help.

"Maybe you can make some progress with her this weekend. It might help if you said more than just dirty jokes around her." He suggests, but before the taller man can reply, another voice addresses them.

"Finding everything okay here, gentlemen?" A petite young woman walks up to them with a bright smile on her face. She shamelessly looks both of them up and down and they observe as the twinkle in her eye shines brighter.

"Yeah, we're fine." Taehyung answers and he can see how the bass in his voice makes her shiver.

"May I make a few suggestions?" She offers and before they can refuse her, she continues. "I think this shirt and these shorts would look really nice on you." She picks out an outfit expertly and holds it up to Jimin, checking to see his size. He takes the clothes and looks at them, and as much as he wants to completely dismiss her, he has to admit that her sense of style is quite good. That's probably why she works here. "Do you mind if I do some measurements?" She turns to Tae.

"I'm personally not a math person, but if you want to go around measuring things, go for it. It's not my store." He shrugs and she just laughs, rosy lips curving flirtatiously.

"No silly, I meant can I measure you." She clarifies and he makes a sound of realization, causing Jimin to face palm. After half heartedly agreeing, Taehyung allows her to pull out her tape measurer and wrap it around various lengths of his body. It was a pretty uncomfortable situation for him, but he doesn't stop her.

"Hani, let's test those ‘unspoken rules’ of yours." You say to her as she chooses her last top. She walks over to where you are and you point across the store. "Are you telling me that you aren't jealous that that girl is flirting with Taehyung?"

She looks at where you are pointing and for a moment, you see something flare up in her eyes before simmering back down. She watches the woman wrap a tape measurer snug around his hips and compliment his body figure, something that Hani has seen first hand and doesn't appreciate the way this lady is drooling over it.

"I'm not jealous." She says with a purse of her lips, but not a minute later she's calling Taehyung over.

Upon hearing his name being called, Taehyung unwraps himself from the lady and quickly begins walking away, leaving Jimin to thank the woman for her "help" before rushing to follow.

"Are you guys ready to go yet?" Taehyung scratches the back of his neck, still holding onto the beanie he was looking at earlier. As you check out, you catch the dirty look Hani gives the sales woman as she continues to drool over an uncomfortable looking Taehyung.

There's an urgent knock on your door and you pull it open to find a distressed Jungkook standing in your doorway. He enters without invitation and you shut the door behind him, furrowing your eyebrows in concern.

"Kookie, it's 10:30pm, why are you at my house when I'm literally going to see you tomorrow morning?" You grumble, taking a seat next to him on your couch. He doesn't seem bothered by your unkempt appearance, having seen you in your pajamas multiple times.

"I need to talk to you." He says, nibbling on his lip anxiously.

"Again, why couldn't this wait until the morning? We already have to get up at the ass crack of dawn to meet up."

"I-I'm kind of freaking out." He turns to meet your gaze and you stare blankly at him, waiting for him to elaborate. "The girl I'm taking to the amusement park is amazing and I don't know what to do."

"What do you mean?"

"Her name is Jieun and not only is she gorgeous, but she's talented too!"

"Wow Kookie, that's great! I don't see the problem here." You watch as a deep frown settles onto his face, his teeth returning to chew at his bottom lip.

"I guess I'm worried about keeping her." He responds after a few seconds of silence. "You know I have trouble keeping girls. I always manage to fuck it up somehow and I never know what I did wrong so I can't fix myself and stop it from happening the next time. But I really want things to go well with her. I want her to like me."

You look at him sympathetically and pat his knee. "I'm sure things will work out, you're a great guy. Just take it one day at a time, there's no need to rush anything. Focus on having fun tomorrow and go from there, use it as a stepping stone to help you get to your end goal." You tell him and he nods.

"How did you and Jimin start dating? Like, how did you break that friendship barrier?" He asks, looking up at you with puppy dog eyes. It was almost like a kid asking his parents how they met, expectantly looking forward to the love story that connected their hearts.

"Well," You half laugh. "It definitely wasn't intentional. After we went clubbing that one night, I stayed over at his house and he confessed to me when he thought I was sleeping."

"But you weren't?" You shake your head. “Ohhh sneaky.” He snickers, earning a hit on the shoulder.

"It wasn’t on purpose! Anyway, I told him that I felt the same way and now we're dating." You shrug.

“Yeah, I could totally see you two together. That man is head over heels for you.” Jungkook laughs, to which you blush and look away. Could everyone else really see it but you? “Ugh, I wanna date someone so badly. Jieun is such girlfriend material and it kills me.”

“Okay, slow down. I don't think you should ask her to be your girlfriend just yet. It's different because me and Jimin have known each other for years and you've only known each other for a week, right?" He nods. "Take it slow, get to know her more, tell her about yourself, don't do anything too crazy."

"I don't even know how to act around women; it's not like anyone's ever formally taught me how to talk to ladies." He sighs.

"First things first, forget everything you've ever seen Taehyung do around women. He doesn't know the first thing about relationships and he's too immature to even start a real one with Hani." You point out sharply.

"What's going on between them anyway? Are they fucking?" This sparks Jungkook's interest just a bit and he seems more eager to gossip about his friends than to talk about his own problems.

"That’s not for me to tell. Don’t change the subject!" You scold with a point of your finger. "Second thing: just be yourself. We're going to an amusement park so you should be focused on having fun instead of being stressed out over how to impress her. This is a great place for a first real date because what better way to bond is there than sharing multiple near death experiences together?" You smile. Roller coasters are terrifying, but you've read online somewhere that fear boosts attraction in couples, so this should work like a charm.

"I don't even know if she likes roller coasters." Jungkook thinks out loud for a moment.

"Even if she doesn't, there's plenty of stuff to do there, I'm sure you won't be riding rides the entire time. You have to think more positively." You give him a reassuring look and he relaxes a bit. "Lastly, don't try too hard. Girls like effort, but usually we don't want anything too extravagant. Big gestures are sweet and all but it's the little things that we pay attention to, like if you let her win in a game, or offer to hold something for her, opening a door, pulling out a chair, things like that. Maybe you can try to win her something at one of the booths there? I'm sure she'd appreciate that."

"Okay, I'll try." Kookie says after letting your information soak in for a minute. "Thanks for the help (Y/n), I knew you'd have some advice for me." He gives you a cute bunny smile and you just want to pinch his cheeks.

"I've had a pretty shitty boyfriend for the past two years so I'm surprised you thought I'd have any real advice to give, but I'm glad I could help." You stand as he walks to the front door. "And Kook," He turns to look at you. "Relax. She's just a human, talk to her casually like you talk to me."

He nods and gives you a hug, leaving you to get ready for your day tomorrow. You were really excited to see this Jieun person, preparing to see if she really lived up to Jungkook's hype and was worth his affection. But he's had pretty good taste in women in the past so you didn't doubt him.

"What's the hold up? We were supposed to leave half an hour ago!" Hani shouts into Taehyung's house; you, her and Jieun waiting by the front door for the three boys to come out.

"We can't take them anywhere." You mumble, rolling your eyes as you check the time on your phone. You all were supposed to meet up at your house but Taehyung texted in the group chat that he "needed help with something important" so everyone just decided to meet at his house. Jungkook had picked Jieun up earlier, but since then he hasn't even said anything more than a greeting to her, which concerned you. He and Jimin told you three to wait outside while they helped Taehyung and you've never seen Jungkook look more relieved to get away from someone in your life.

"I can't do this." Taehyung says to Jimin as he enters his room.

"Me neither, go without us." Jungkook chimes in, taking a seat on the bed.

"What the hell are you talking about? Why not?" Jimin squeaks, looking between the two of them in shock.

"Jieun looks so good today and she smells so nice and I can't even look at her without blushing so obviously this isn't gonna work out." Jungkook speaks quickly, rubbing his face in stress.

"I don't want Hani to think this is a date. She keeps insisting that we're not dating, but if we all split up today it's definitely gonna seem like a date and then she'll freak out about it! And then she'll start stress flirting with other guys and I do not want to be caught in that situation." Taehyung groans, sitting beside the youngest.

"First of all, you're both going because I am NOT going to be stuck at an amusement park alone with three girls like I’m some sort of pimp, so get up and get dressed Tae." Jimin pulls Taehyung by the arm until he's standing then pushes him over to his closet. "Kookie, you've already seen each other naked so I don't know why you're acting shy now. This isn't even a real date so suck it up and have fun. This isn't supposed to be this stressful!"

The other two boys don't say anything after that and just look at each other, moving slowly into action as Taehyung pulls clothes from his wardrobe. He goes for a boyfriend look, a plaid shirt over a deep cut black tee, his signature loose fitting pants, and of course he pulls on his new tan beanie and a necklace to top it off. It takes him forever to choose his shoes, even with the help of his friends, and even longer for him to check himself out in the mirror, debating whether or not he looks good enough to go. By the end of it Jimin is emotionally exhausted, his voice already cracking from yelling at Taehyung for so long and for a second he thought your genders had switched. Weren't you and Hani supposed to be the ones that take forever to get ready?

Meanwhile, the two of you had a chance to catch up with Jieun outside.

"So, you're Jieun?" Hani asks after yelling into the house for what seemed like the tenth time. The girl only nods. She looks to be around Jungkook's age, maybe a year older than him but definitely at least a year younger than you. "Nice to meet you again, I'm Hani."

"And I'm (Y/n)." You introduced yourself and she bows at you both in greeting.

"I remember you guys from the club. You seem like a fun group." She comments, looking into the open door as if expecting the boys to walk out at any moment.

"We try.” Hani says with a flip of her hair. Jieun was just as Jungkook said she was. She was absolutely gorgeous, her dark hair, bright eyes, and vibrant smile making her very attractive. Talking to you now, you realize that she is very modest, although not at all shy and rather confident, and is very passionate about many things. You and Hani asked her about herself and learned that she was quite athletic. She danced on a recreational dance team and worked at a studio with children. Aside from that she engaged in many sports and did just about anything that required physical activity. Jieun also mentioned that she sang as a hobby and occasionally wrote songs because she had a dream of becoming an idol, which amazed both you and Hani. She seemed perfect for him.

“Why is she so perfect? Why can’t we be like her?” Hani whines to you when Jieun excuses herself to use Taehyung’s bathroom, both of you feeling terribly inferior to her.

“If I didn’t already have a boyfriend I would totally be jealous.” You say, thinking about how much attention she probably gets on a regular basis. From your short conversation, you found that she was actually a chill person. Polite and sensible. A stark contrast to when you first met, when her tongue was shoved halfway down Jungkook’s throat, but you’ll excuse her behavior because she was probably drunk and everyone seemed to be making risky decisions that night, including you. You were happy for your friend for finding someone as good as her and now you could see why he was so nervous for today.

“He picked a good one.” Your best friend comments, nodding in approval. “I’m surprised she’s into him, considering how much of a dork he is.”

“Hey! Don’t talk about my son like that! He’s just troubled.”

“No, he’s troubling. For a moment I thought there wasn’t any hope for him. That he would just repel women forever, like that time he wore too much cologne and women literally ran away from him because he smelled so bad. I’m proud he’s making progress.” Hani sighs.

“Maybe he just needs advice from the right people to get his act together.” You shrug.

A few years back you started calling Kookie “Baby Kook” and claimed him as your son as a joke since you always ended up protecting him, but somehow the name stuck and now you feel a certain attachment to him, an obligation. Like last night when he appeared at your doorstep. You contemplated telling Hani about that before Jieun came back, but then she’s looking at the door behind you.

“Oh my God, are you guys finally ready?” She groans when the three boys walk out together, two of the three looking weary and one looking mildly irritated.

“Where’s Jieun?” Jungkook notices the absence of her presence immediately and thinks the worst, wondering if she had left while he was inside because they took too long, but much to his relief, she walks out behind them, enthusiastic as ever.

“I’m here, let’s hit the road!” Clearly she’s a morning person, but the rest of you are not.

Filing into Jimin’s car, there is a bit of a skirmish for the seats. You want to sit up front with your boyfriend, but Jungkook pushes past you when you reach the door and attempts to take your place, but you push back.

“Hey! I called shotgun, I want to keep my boyfriend company.” Butterflies flutter in your belly at your use of the word, making you smile. Just on the inside, though, because on the outside you’re straining to fight off the younger man.

“Well, I want to sit in front today.” Jungkook retorts, continuing to strong-arm you out of the way so you can’t enter. The others look at the two of you as they take their own seats, Taehyung offering for Hani to sit on his lap but getting flatly rejected.

“Why? What’s the matter with sitting in the back?” You stop fighting against him to look him in the eye, crossing your arms and giving him a disgruntled frown. It takes a moment for him to answer, glancing at his date and then back at you. He leans in closer and speaks as quietly as he can.

“I can’t sit back there with her, I’ll die.” His eyes are wide and fearful as he looks at you pleadingly, hoping you’ll have mercy on him.

“You’re supposed to be on a date with her, why would you just leave her back there alone?” You look at him incredulously, wondering if he was serious or not.

“I’m not ready to be that close to her yet; please, just on the way there?” He begs, searching your eyes. Jimin yells something about leaving the two of you if you didn’t get in the car and Jungkook raises his eyebrows at you.

“Fine, but now you’re in charge of directions. If we get lost I’m kicking your ass.” You finally relent, sighing and moving to the back, squishing into the other passengers until Hani finally takes up Taehyung’s offer and sits on his lap.

You politely change seats with Jieun and take the middle seat so that she can have the window and won’t be as squished and she gives you a grateful smile, staring out of the window as you embark on your hour and a half long journey. About 5 minutes into the car ride half of you are asleep, your head leaning on Hani, whose body is leaned completely back on Taehyung as he rests his forehead on the window. Jieun expected the ride to be full of conversation and questions, but when she sees that is not the case, she allows herself to take a nap too. And it wasn’t like Jungkook was going to talk to her anyway.

Jimin looks over at Kookie at a stop light, the younger boy reading directions from his phone. Jimin pushes his lips into a tight line, knowing exactly why he fought you for the front seat.

“What are you doing?” He asks abruptly but quietly. Jungkook looks up with wide eyes.

“What do you mean? I’m reading you directions.” Kookie states as if he doesn’t understand the question.

“Why didn’t you sit back there?” Jimin speaks even softer now, motioning with his head. “With your date?”

“Oh, um, (Y/n) is smaller than me so I thought it made more sense for her to sit in the back instead. Since there’s so many people...” He lies unsteadily, sensing the glare on his older friend’s face. Jimin knows it’s a lie, but since he’s too nice to expose innocent Kook in front of Jiuen, who is most likely not fully asleep, he doesn’t say anything. But later, when he’s sure everyone’s out cold, he addresses Jungkook.

“You know, you’re going to actually have to interact with Jieun in order for this to be considered a date, right?” Jimin comments, looking in his rear view mirror to observe all of your sleeping faces. His eyes linger on you for a moment and his lips curl into a tiny smile before he pulls his gaze away to look at the road again.

“I-I know that.” Jungkook stutters, looking back as well to stare at his date. Although she was fast asleep, her hair and makeup was still perfect and her lips were parted in the most beautiful way, and Jungkook couldn’t control the blush on his face. “I just need to relax a bit more. I’ll be better when we get to the park, I promise.” He mutters, more so to himself than Jimin.

“I believe in you. She seemed really excited to hang out with you this morning, I doubt there’s much you can do to ruin that.” Jimin smiles.

“I mean...” There were thousands of ways this day could be ruined, and they all seemed very possible, some even seeming likely to happen, and the anxiety was eating Kookie alive.

“Stop worrying so much. As long as you actually talk to her and spend time together, this day will be a success.” The older reassures.

“Please don’t leave me alone with her.” Jungkook begs, but Jimin only laughs.

“You’ll be fine, it’s not like she’s gonna bite your head off or anything.” The worry left in Jungkook’s eyes makes Jimin sigh, taking pity on his cute friend. “We’ll all meet up a lot throughout the day, you won’t be alone with her the whole time.” He sighs, to the delight of the boy in the passengers seat. He really was Baby Kook.

Despite the clusters of traffic, the ride to the park is smooth and straight forward, your group arriving in less time than expected. When the car is parked, Jimin wakes up the other passengers, letting you all know that you’ve reached your destination. Everyone files out of the car, stretching your cramped limbs and retrieving the bags from the trunk, prepared for a day of fun. Already the sun is blazing, not even fully up in the sky yet, but still beaming down on you.

“Sun screen is the most important thing to remember on days like this.” Hani lectures the group, assuming the mother role. “I don’t want anyone coming up to me later complaining about sunburn. I’ll probably just laugh in your face and give you a hard pat on the back,” She says, looking directly at Taehyung to show him how serious she was. He just scratches the back of his neck sheepishly, preferring not to relive the last incident. “So, let’s take preventative measures and protect ourselves.”

You all turn to Jungkook, who was assigned the duty of bringing the sunblock, but instead he just looks back at you with wide and innocent eyes. He makes eye contact with you and you raise your eyebrows expectedly, causing confusion and slight panic to cross his face. “Wait, was I supposed to bring the sunscreen?”

A collective disappointed groan sounds among your friends and you can see Kookie’s face reddening, feeling horrible about his slip up. He was so focused on Jieun that he forgot his duties.

“It’s okay, I have some.” The fair skinned girl standing next to him smiles, dropping her bag to the ground to pull out 2 bottles of sunscreen. “I always keep it with me since I burn so easily.”

Jungkook’s eyes light up with hope as his date passes around the spray, already saving his ass and they hadn’t even gotten into the park yet. He was thankful for her, more-so than he was embarrassed, and he made a mental note to make it up to her.

“Great, we can apply now and then reapply when we go to the water park.” Hani instructs, grabbing one of the bottles.

A bottle is handed to you and you offer to spray Jimin, prompting him to take off his shirt and bare his toned upper body to you, a sight which you drink in greedily with a smirk. When you begin spraying, he jumps at the coldness on his already heated skin.

“Fuck, that’s cold.” He hisses, body flinching and contorting as you continue to spray his exposed skin. You laugh at his expense, targeting his sensitive parts such as his back and neck, enjoying the way he squirms. “Yah! That’s enough.” He shouts, snatching the can from you.

“You can never be too careful...” You muse, apologetically rubbing your hands over him to spread the lotion and make sure you haven’t missed any spots. The touch of your warm hands against him makes Jimin shiver as he watches you feel him up shamelessly, so he decides to turn the tables and spray your exposed stomach unexpectedly, causing you to scream.

Taehyung and Hani are engaged in similar shenanigans, the female trying to wrestle the bottle from the tall boy. He suggests she “strip down a little more” so he doesn’t miss any spots, but of course she refuses and tries to grab the spray can from him, to which he dodges and insists that he isn’t done applying sunscreen on her yet.

Once Jimin finishes with you, he hands Jungkook a bottle so he can help Jieun. She wore her swimsuit under her normal clothes, so she takes off her shirt and shorts so she can get total coverage. Jungkook swallows hard as she basically gives him an unintentional strip tease, revealing her thin athletic body and muscles that hide beneath her pale skin. It’s like she was made for him. He has to stop himself from drooling when she’s done, arms outstretched and ready to be sprayed. The four of his friends watch with amusement as he shyly applies the sunblock, trying too hard not to stare at any one spot and finish as quickly as possible.

“I’m just gonna say it: Jieun, you’re fucking hot.” Hani breaks the silence, smiling at the way the younger girl blushes a little. You all laugh and shake your heads at her, noticing how much shakier Jungkook becomes. “What? Everyone was thinking it.” She shrugs.

While getting sprayed, Jungkook looks for something to talk about, feeling incredibly awkward and uneasy from the silence. Everyone was already ready to go into the park so you were just waiting on him. Glancing at Jimin as he locks his car, he speaks.

“You should name your car ‘Jimin’.” He comments spontaneously, causing said boy to look up at him.

“Why would I do that?”

“Don’t fucking say it.” You groan under your breath, obviously being ignored.

“So you can park Jimin.” Kookie replies simply, laughing at his own joke while only Taehyung and Jieun giggle in response. You weren’t sure if she was just giving him a pity laugh or if she actually found it funny, but you know Taehyung did. You, Jimin, and Hani just roll your eyes at them.

“You’ve made that joke before and it still isn’t funny or clever.” Jimin sighs, walking back over to your side. But Taehyung keeps running with it.

“No, (Y/n) should name her car ‘Jimin’.” He says with a dirty smile. You give him a blank look and anticipate his next words, hoping he doesn’t say what you think he’s about to say. “So she can ride Jimin.” He announces the punchline proudly.

Immediately you turn on your heel, walking off in the direction of the park entrance followed closely by Hani and Jimin who leave the other three to chase after you.

“Hey, where are you going?” Taehyung laughs as he jogs to catch up. Hani sneezes loudly.

“Bless you!” You all reply in unison and she waves you off.

“Ugh, allergies.” She says rubbing her nose.

“Yeah, she’s allergic to stupidity and it’s just oozing from you right now.” You tell Taehyung with a motion of your hand, receiving a cackle from Hani, who continues to rub at her nose as you keep walking toward the gate.

After security checks, you all finally enter the park, taking in the scenery. A worker at the front hands you all maps and offers to take your picture by the large fountain, to which you agree. Of course it takes a few times to get a good picture, someone was always fighting or blinking and in one of the pictures all of you are running from a bee, but eventually one came out right. When the worker walks away, your group just stands there, a bit disoriented in such a big setting.

“Where do we want to go first?” You ask, looking over Tae’s shoulder at the map he’s holding.

“Everyone’s riding rollercoasters, right?” He asks, looking up at your friends. Everyone nods so he points to the nearest ride on the map. “We should go here first, this one doesn’t seem too bad so it can be like a warmup for the more serious rides at the back of the park.”

Without further discussion, you set off for the wooden ride to the right of where you were standing, nervous jitters fluttering in your stomach. Jimin grabs your hand as you walk and you thread your fingers with his without hesitation. Hand holding was so rare with your ex, it felt weird to do it in public. But Jimin has always liked to hold your hand, it’s just never been in a romantic way before. You like this new experience.

Reaching the ride, you see how big it actually is. The drops are massive and the sound the carts make as they zoom past at surprising speeds makes your heart race. There are aggressive twists and turns that are sure to give you a thrill, and you become more and more excited at the thought of it.

“This is the warmup?” Hani looks like she’s going to vomit. She’d get on anything if you could convince her to get in line, but if she stared at it for too long she would chicken out. Sure, she acts tough on a regular basis, but everyone has their weaknesses. Jimin is similar to her. He loves roller coasters when he’s riding them, but he doesn’t like to look at them too much beforehand because then he would get scared. Knowing this, you usher everyone into the queue before anyone can say otherwise.

“Don’t worry too much about this one, the only thing intimidating about it is the speed.” Jungkook explains like a seasoned amusement park connoisseur, noting how Jieun gives him an impressed glance. “As long as you don’t swallow any bugs, you should be fine.”

You can feel Jimin’s hand becoming clammy as you near the front of the line. The plus side of coming to the park so early in the morning is that the lines are shorter because there’s less people, but he felt as though that was working against him because everything was happening all too fast. You squeeze his hand reassuringly, smiling at him to calm his nerves.

“I love rollercoasters.” Jieun quips, practically bouncing with excitement and skipping down the rows. “It gives you such a rush; the high speeds, the wind in your face, not to mention the view of the park..” She sighs longingly, momentarily stuck in her thoughts. “If you aren’t awake by now, this’ll definitely do the trick.”

You reach the front of the line faster than expected; Kookie was right, this ride was quick, either that or it’s just really short. You bunch into carts of two, you and Jimin sitting in the middle of the train, Hani and Tae seated behind you, and, as expected, the daredevils Jieun and Jungkook sitting in the very first car.

“You can hold onto me if you’re scared.” You hear Taehyung say to Hani, the two linking arms to brace themselves.

Glancing at your boyfriend, you teasingly repeat the same thing. “You can hold onto me if you’re scared.” You purposely lower your voice a little to mock Tae’s own and the four of you laugh, although Jimin grabs your hand again, holding on tight. A worker comes around and checks your safety devices, signaling to the other staff to start the ride. It makes a slow ascension up the first hill, every loud click beneath you rattling your nerves and making you bubble with anticipation. Jimin breathes heavily beside you, trying to focus on the view of the park that Jieun mentioned before, but you could see the distress on his face.

“You okay up there, Jiminnie?” Taehyung calls. You can tell he’s enjoying this already. “(Y/n), he hasn’t passed out already has he?” He teases as you creep closer to the top.

“Shut up, Tae.” Jimin protests weakly. “This isn’t even that bad.” As he finishes his statement, the ride reaches the summit and stops, holding you in suspense as Kookie’s car hangs partway down the slope. Jimin sees this and gulps, knowing what lies ahead in just a quick moment.

“Are you sure about that?” As soon as the last word leaves Taehyung’s mouth, the ride releases and you all plummet down the tall drop, deafening screams coming from everyone involved. You scream and laugh as the cars take you through turns and drops, the high speeds pushing back your hair and making your eyes water. Jimin never stops yelling, horror in his voice the entire time as he squeezes the life out of your hand, but it only serves to make you laugh harder and by the end of it you’re struggling to catch your breath. Hani’s shrill screams come from behind you, her voice resembling a whistle more than anything, and they harmonize with Taehyung’s more joyful shouts and ‘woos’. As the ride slows down to a stop at the terminal, Jimin’s body relaxes then seemingly liquifies, making your eyes widen as he slumps in his seat.

“I survived,” He murmurs, looking over at your smiling face. “I thought I was going to die.”

“Congratulations, Minnie, you made it through the warm up.” You laugh patting him on the head gently after combing through his unruly hair with your fingers. The workers unlock the safety devices and everyone stands up, retrieving their bags from the platform and walking down the exit ramp. You all wobble slightly, still disoriented from the fast ride.

“Daebak!” Jieun and Jungkook shout in unison, both talking a million miles an hour and laughing at each other’s banter in a language that only they could understand, from the sounds of it.

“Oh God, my life flashed before my eyes at least 3 times during that ride.” Hani huffs, out of breath and throat already sore.

“I’ve never heard you scream like that, are you sure you weren’t blowing a whistle?” You ask, causing everyone to giggle.

“I don’t remember most of that ride, I think I blacked out after the first drop.” Running a hand over her face, she wipes tears from the corners of her eyes while you do the same, except yours are from laughter and hers are from anguish.

“Guys the pictures are up!” Taehyung points, directing your line of sight to the screens in front of you that display the many different facial expressions of your friends. The group erupts into laughter after just one glance, Jimin falling into you and leaning against your smaller frame as he goes weak with laughter. His small hand covers his mouth as he lets out his distinctive high pitch giggles, and you have to take a moment to stop and notice him. Fuck, why didn’t you ever pay attention to him before? He’s absolutely adorable. He stumbles around and nearly crumbles to his knees in glee as Jungkook points out everyone’s faces, other groups of people crowding around the monitors to get a look at themselves too.

“Look at Hani, she looks like her eyes are about to pop out of her head! I’ve never seen her eyes get that wide before!” Jungkook howls as she practically wheezes beside him. She’s doubled over with one hand on Taehyung’s shoulder for support, and even through his laughter he tenses up at her touch, cheeks reddening just the tiniest bit.

“Jimin and (Y/n) look like the drama masks,” Jieun comments, pointing to your expression of pure joy and excitement next to Jimin’s face of unconcealed terror and regret. “Why does it look like he’s about to cry?” She can barely get out the sentence through her snickering, wiping away her own tears.

Your attention returns to your boyfriend, who is barely holding himself up from the ground. His eyes are almost entirely shut from how hard they’re smiling and his fluffy hair bounces with every shake of his body, quiet squeaks all he can manage to release.  The light reflects off of his round cheeks and he seems to glow, his happiness contagious and making everyone around smile unconsciously. You wish you could get a picture of this face instead. Even when you’ve all calmed down and Taehyung is buying the picture (presumably for future blackmail purposes), Jimin just can’t seem to get it together and you practically have to drag him out of the way.

“Come on, let’s get in line for the next ride before the adrenaline wears off!” Jieun shouts, grabbing Kookie’s hand and sprinting off in the direction of the tallest ride, both of them apparently forgetting that they’re with a group. And apparently Jungkook has also forgotten his shyness around her. You let them go, though, since this was technically a date and it seemed like they had broken the ice and moved past their initial awkwardness of being alone together. The remaining 4 of you walk in that direction too, before realizing where they were going and stopping in your tracks.

“Woah, wait!” Hani stops abruptly, eyes scanning the height of the rollercoaster. It’s a simple ride really; nothing more than a steep incline and a straight death drop that leads into a few twists and turns. But when you see how fast the ride accelerates to go up the hill and come back down again, a collective chill crawls up each of your spines. “They’re going on that?! Oh hell no! Do you know what this means?” She asks, looking around at your confused faces. Taehyung shakes his head in reply. “I can’t be friends with them anymore.” She announces resolutely, much to your surprise.

“Why not?” Jimin asks, eyebrows raised in mild amusement.

“Because people who would willingly go on something like that clearly do not value their own lives, which means they surely do not value mine.” She turns on her heel and presses past you, walking in the other direction and not waiting for you to follow. “Let’s find something else to ride.”

Usually people knock out the big rides first, leaving all of the smaller attractions for later when their energy starts to deplete and they can take the time to calm themselves down, so when Hani leads you all to a small indoor ride, there’s virtually no one inside. It’s themed after some cartoon you heard of when you were a kid and the interior of the building is colored with neon and fluorescent paint that glows in the black lighting. As you wind through the long pathways and different rooms, it becomes apparent that this must be a very popular attraction because the queue seems never ending. Taehyung’s laughter seems to echo through the empty rooms as he skips ahead, stopping at every interactive object like a child, playing in the funhouse mirrors, watching the short clips of the cartoon that appear on the screens, pointing out how everyone’s clothing glows in the dark whenever you pass under a black light.

“Walk!” Hani hisses, pushing him from behind when he stops in the middle of a narrow pathway, the sounds of the ride finally coming into earshot. “This rollercoaster better be worth the trouble of us walking for so long.” She sighs, keeping her hands firmly on Taehyung’s back as she pushes him along. He seems to enjoy it, purposely slowing down so she runs into the back of him, pressing harder against him to urge his body forward, and he knows she doesn’t mind the way he’s messing with her, he can hear the smile in her voice every time she yells at him.

Shuffling slowly behind them, Jimin silently pulls your arm, holding you back so he can hold you firmly to his body, hands on your waist and eyes smiling down at you. Your eyes are wide as you look at him, about to ask him what he’s doing, but then he swoops down and claims your mouth in your first kiss of the day. It’s not rushed or needy, it’s the kind of slow, relaxed kiss that makes your heart pound against your chest and blood rush to your cheeks. Your back meets the wall and he pins you there with one hand leaning beside your head for support, the other still locked onto your hip. The kiss is a welcomed surprise and you can’t help the way your knees get weak just from his touch. Despite being cuddled up with Jimin almost everyday this week, you still can’t get over the fact that he wants you this way, that he’s yours. He’s told you many times that now that you’re together he won’t hold himself back anymore when it comes to you, but you didn’t expect him to mean it like this. Though, you can’t say that you don’t enjoy the affection.

“Excuse me,” Hani clears her throat loud enough to catch your attention and when you pull away, you find both of them staring at you two in shock. “This is neither the time nor place for that. Seriously guys, there are cameras everywhere. Have some decency.” Taehyung shakes his head along with her words in fake disapproval, clicking his tongue when you shyly pull away from each other to walk up to where they are.

“C’mon lovebirds, we’re almost at the front!” He leads the way around a few more corners until you’re finally at the front of the queue, the line only consisting of a single couple boarding one of the carts. You take your seat next to Jimin and the carts exit the station in two’s, leaving you alone with him as you enter the dark tunnel. The ride is all indoors so it’s pitch black for a few seconds before you ride through another room with vibrant flashing lights that highlight the scenery around the track.

“I don’t think I got to properly say good morning to you.” Jimin’s eyes are focused on you already when you turn to him, whimsical music playing around you to accompany the action happening around you that you aren’t paying attention to.

“Is that what that was about back there?” You point with your thumb, raising an eyebrow.

“No, I just felt like kissing you,” He shrugs, “but this morning was busy and I didn’t get a lot of time to talk to you, so I’m saying it now. Good morning, gorgeous.”

“Ew, you’re so cheesy.” You nudge him with your shoulder playfully, barely noticing that your cart was ascending a small incline.

“I told you, I’m gonna say it everyday just to remind you. I have to make up for all that lost time.” You know he’s referring to the time you wasted with your ex, all those wasted days of not being appreciated or acknowledged. Neither of you have talked about him since then, but he’s always there, hanging in between the lines, and Jimin is always trying to prove what a trash man he was to you by overcompensating. Or maybe he’s just always this tooth rottingly sweet, you still haven’t figured it out yet.

“You don’t have to...” You mumble.

“I know. I want to. Plus, I don’t think I can stop myself.” Just as the two of you start to giggle, you reach a drop and your car speeds down the hill, flashing lights passing you at every turn. You go through a few more dips, spinning around and even going backwards at one point, following animated characters and a storyline that you haven’t been paying attention to. Somehow during the ride, you managed to scoot closer to each other, your sides touching and your hands wrapped around his arm, not in fear, but out of pure joy. This ride isn’t nearly as scary as the last, it moves slower and the drops are shorter and more gradual, so you and Jimin enjoy it equally, laughing throughout the entire experience all the way until it reaches its end at the same place it began. His cheers and laughter of amusement echo in your mind as you come to a stop, finally untangling yourself from him.

Taehyung and Hani are just getting out ahead of you, laughing to themselves and stumbling onto the platform. You take note of Taehyung’s manners as he extends a hand out to Hani as she steps out of the car after him, and you see her hesitation to take it before she grabs hold, pulling it away quickly after she regains her balance.

“That was fun, we should go on more rides like this.” Jimin comments when all of you walk outside, squinting in the bright daytime light.

“Why? Because it’s dark and no one can see you making out in there?” Taehyung replies with a sassy purse of his lips. Hani snorts beside him.

“No, because it’s a kiddy ride and it doesn’t make him scream like a baby.” You tease, causing an uproar of laughter from your friends.

“Okay, ouch. What is it, ‘gang up on Jimin’ day or something?” He pouts, though he can’t stay mad at you for long and ends up smiling along with everyone else as you walk towards the next attraction.

“We have a winner!” A few spectators clap as Jieun grins triumphantly, accepting a small stuffed monkey from the merchant as he proclaims that she is the fastest racer.

After knocking out all of the most exciting rollercoasters, Jungkook and his date have made it to the back of the park in record time. Instead of moving on to the smaller rides, they agreed to try out some of the games, mostly because Jungkook wouldn’t stop bragging about how easy some of them seemed.

“I thought you said you were bad at carnival games?” He points out as they begin to walk away.

“Yeah, but we were just shooting water at a target. It wasn’t that hard.” He watches as she offers her prize to one of the children they played against, the youngest one whose face was scrunched in disappointment. The little girl looks at her and nearly snatches the monkey away before sheepishly muttering a thanks upon her parents request, but Jieun only laughs.

“That was nice of you.” Nicer than he would have been.

“Eh, the monkey was kinda ugly anyway.” The brightness of Jieun’s smile makes Kookie blush slightly as he laughs along, allowing her to pull him through the crowds of people amongst the other stations. “You aren’t purposely letting me win these games, are you? That’s the third time I’ve beaten you.”

“What, you don’t like winning?” He quirks up the corner of his mouth and she shakes her head.

“Not like that.”

“Fine, then I won’t show you any mercy next time.” He promises, to which she accepts with a nod and a competitive sparkle in her eye. The truth is, Jungkook hasn’t been letting her win, she’s been beating him fair and square this whole day, but he didn’t  want her to know that because he’s been talking trash about his skills since they got here. They approach a station that is unoccupied, the merchant beaconing them over as soon as she sees that it has caught their eye.

“You two look pretty cute, first date?” She questions as they approach and Jieun is the only one who can respond. “Aw, that’s adorable. Hey man, if you wanna impress her, you should show her your skills. You look like the athletic type.” The woman challenges Jungkook, and he isn’t one to back down from a challenge.

“Let me win you something.” There’s this cockiness in his voice that makes his date giggle, his shoulders seemingly swelling with pride and arrogance as he stands in front of the counter. It’s basketball, something Jungkook isn’t too bad at, and he’s confident that he’ll be able to win this game.

“You don’t have to do this for me.” Jieun reasons, tempted to tell him that the game is probably rigged anyway, but Jungkook doesn’t look like he’d care all that much.

“Don’t worry, I got this.” Famous last words.

“$3 for 5 balls. All you have to do is make it in the hoop 3 times and you win.” Seems easy enough. He hands over the money and the basketballs line up in front of him, cheesy arcade music starting up when the worker presses a button. A bell sounds as a cue for him to start and he grabs a ball immediately, missing the sigh coming from the girl behind him.

He makes the first shot easily, the second goes in with a loop around the rim, and his pride is through the figurative roof. But on the third shot, the hoop begins to move side to side. He is surprised when his ball misses its mark and as he stares, trying to get his timing right, the speed of the moving basket increases.

“Two more chances left!” The worker announces. But his luck wanes and the forth ball bounces off the rim. “Only one ball left! Really follow that hoop, c’mon. It’s all about focus.” She coaches, much to Jungkook’s annoyance because he really was trying, but his final shot misses entirely and the game stops with a buzzer noise and defeated sound effects. “Oh! How unfortunate. Do you wanna try again? You still gotta win your girl that prize— looks like she really wants one.”

With a heavy sigh, Jungkook turns to Jieun and stares at her in thought. She’s just standing there looking impartial to all of the giant superhero plushies lining the station, but he really wants to prove to her that he can do it. He needs to win her this game. In reality, she’s about to open her mouth and tell him that she doesn’t want him to waste his money on something she doesn’t even want, but before the words can leave her, he’s handing in another $3 and preparing to take his first shot. The second time around doesn’t go as well and he’s already down to 1 ball when the hoop starts moving, his last chance bouncing off the edge again. Watching this really is painful and Jieun finally decides that she needs to put an end to this.

“Hey, it’s okay. You don’t have to win me anything, let’s just move on.”

“No, I can do it,” He tries to reason, reaching into his pocket for more money, but she grabs his wrist and gives him those big pleading eyes and he melts. “Fine.”

“Why don’t you let her try? She looks like she can play. I’ll even change the price to $1 just for her.” The saleswoman suggests, playing with one of the basketballs. She watches as their eyes meet and she can see that they truly think about it before Jungkook decides that he would like to see her try— probably just so he can prove to himself that the game is actually hard and it’s not just him— so he hands the woman another dollar. “Awesome! Let’s see what ya got.”

“Wish me luck!” Jieun says as she picks up a ball, but it soon becomes apparent that she doesn’t need it because she’s knocking out the baskets like it’s her job. Jungkook stands silently beside her, mouth open comically as he witnesses her aim and shoot with the ease of a pro player, making the third basket with a flashy swoosh and two balls to spare. The world around him erupts into noise as Jieun, the saleswoman, and a group of random bystanders who were watching them play begin to cheer and shout praise.

“That was amazing!” The merchant announces, and he only just realizes that she’s been using a microphone this entire time. It’s loud. “Did you see that last shot? The ball didn’t even touch the rim! I wish I had an instant replay of that!”

“Omg, I can’t believe I did that!” She gasps, covering her mouth in shock and joy. She looks just as dumbfounded as Jungkook and he can’t find it in himself to be upset with her.

“You looked so cool! Maybe you should be a basketball player instead of a dancer.” Sure, his ego definitely took a blow, but he felt an odd sense of pride at her accomplishment. Even though she wasn’t “his girl” per se, he still felt like he could claim her, and amidst the celebration, it kinda felt like his win too.

“I haven’t seen anyone win this game since I started working here,” The worker admits. “You’ve got skills. Pick your prize.” She motions to the wall of plushies and Jieun pauses in thought, glancing over at her date.

“Which one do you like?” She inquires.

“Oh, n-no this is your prize. You pick.” Jungkook hates the way he stutters at her sudden attention.

“Like I said, I don’t want one. Hm, I’m thinking you look more like a Hulk guy?” She’s studying him up and down and he can feel himself heating up the longer she looks.

“Actually, I like Iron Man.” He says, scratching the back of his neck. She simply nods and points to the biggest one, and the woman happily retrieves it, waving them away with well wishes on their first date. As they walk, Jieun hands the Iron Man figure over to Jungkook and he pouts.

“You know, I would have won if you’d let me try one more time.” He grumbles, looking back at his recent failure. She finds it cute.

“Yeah, I’m sure you would have.” She reassures and nothing in her voice makes him think she is mocking him. “But be grateful I won you that anyway. That thing is half as big as me!” She giggles, a slight triumphant glow on her cheeks as they make their way through the park.

Sometime after your third ride together, Hani and Taehyung separated from you and Jimin to do their own thing. Hani claimed that her heart couldn’t take any more rollercoasters for the moment and Taehyung graciously accepted this by agreeing to go on the smaller attractions with her. Kiddy rides, really: the large swing ride, the one that looks like an octopus, the pirate ship, etc. Taehyung had suggested they go on the Claw, but that looked a little too intense for Hani because of how high it goes, so they skipped that one. Finally, they make it to Hani’s absolute favorite ride, the Teacups, and she pulls him all the way to the line.

“The Teacups is your favorite ride?” He questions with a laugh, bracing himself for the hit he receives on his shoulder.

“Shut up, you still request kids menus to draw on when we go out to eat. I don’t wanna hear it.” She crosses her arms over her chest, but Taehyung finds it adorable.

“I wasn’t attacking you, I just think it’s interesting.” It is interesting, how someone who acts so menacing can be such a baby on the inside.

“What’s with that?” She asks suddenly, facial expression turning skeptical as she looks him up and down.

“What’s with what?”

“You haven’t picked on me all day, why are you being so nice?”

“Well, you haven’t flirted with any random guys all day so I guess today is strange for everyone.” There really isn’t anything Taehyung can think to say to her question, so he deflects. There’s not a chance in hell that he would ever say that he’s trying to be nicer to her so she likes him more and will consider dating him— if he says that, he’s sure she would run away screaming.

“That’s only because no one has flirted with me yet and I’m not going to throw myself around like a thirsty hoe. But it’ll happen, just wait.” Hani pushes hair away from her face in that sassy way and Taehyung can’t resist snorting in laughter.

“That doesn’t seem conceited at all.” He mumbles sarcastically as they step up in the line.

“Oh fuck off, Man Whore. You’re one to talk.” A few parents look back at her but she doesn’t seem to notice.

“Hani, there are literally children everywhere around here, watch your mouth.” Tae scolds, but she only rolls her eyes and turns away, apparently forgetting about her earlier question of his behavior, much to his relief.

As they near the front of the line, they spot Jungkook and Jieun passing by, but the pair is walking too fast for either of them to catch their attention. Jungkook seems to be hugging something red and yellow, but he disappears before Taehyung can make out what it is.

“Jungkook and Jieun just walked past,” He states as he leans against the railing.

“I saw. This day seems to be going well for them, I’m glad he finally grew some balls.” Hani smirks, still gazing in their direction.

“I’d say this day is going pretty well for us, too.” As soon as the words leave his mouth, Taehyung regrets them. Hani turns to face him with an odd look on her face, not really disgust, but rather skepticism.

“Yeah, but they’re on a date.”

“Couldn’t you say that this is sorta like a date, too? Not exactly a romantic one, but it’s still a date.” He’s making it worse for himself, he knows it, but he just can’t stop the words from coming. And so he digs the grave deeper.

“It’s not a date.” She shuts that idea down quickly, but there is an ease to her words. Almost like she doesn’t know that she’s hurting him.

“Why are you so touchy about that word?” He tries to laugh it off.

“It just... bugs me. I haven’t been on a date in, like, a year. I don’t do dates.”

“And why is that?” Taehyung is genuinely curious to know. She probably assumes that he’s like her, that he doesn’t date or have interests that go further than finding a quick fuck, but that’s not true at all. He’s just never had the best luck with women— and he is mostly to blame for that.

“When it’s a date people expect things from you. There’s an etiquette that society has deemed acceptable, especially for women, and I’ve never really been into all of that. I’m not a dainty lady and I hate when people do things that I didn’t ask for. Guys just seem to be too overbearing for me on dates: picking up tabs, trying too hard to be polite, scrutinizing my every detail and flaw. And on top of that, we’re supposed to do cute couples stuff like kiss and hold hands and shit. It’s a lot of pressure.”

“Not all dates have to be like that. They can be casual like this.” So she isn’t into the “nice guy” act. Taehyung should probably dial it down a little bit then.

“Yes, but this still isn’t a date. We aren’t a couple.” She insists, leaning against the railing across from him.

“You don’t need to be a couple to go on a date. That’s what the date is for. Jungkook and Jieun aren’t a couple yet, but this is a date for them.” He tries to keep his voice stable and calm. Why is he so adamant about proving this point?

“But it’s different with them because they actually want to become a couple. And they act like one too.”

The gates open and the two of them enter the attraction, Hani booking it for one of the teacups toward the back. She sits down and waits for Taehyung to close the gate and take a seat across from her before her hands are on the wheel in the center, itching to start the ride. She begins spinning their teacup before the ride starts like all the other kids around them, and Tae places his hands on the wheel to help.

“I think we’re acting like a couple, too. We’re doing everything together and having a good time.” He offers, pulling her attention away from her giggling that he finds to be contagious.

“I agree, we are having a good time,” She smiles. “But really, that’s it, isn’t it? I find you attractive, you find me attractive, we fucked a couple of times, but that doesn’t make us a couple. There aren’t any real feelings involved and we’re still free to do whatever we want. None of that mushy couples crap like Jimin is sucking (Y/n) into. I’d say we’re fuck buddies, at most.”

It feels like a dagger has sliced through Taehyung’s heart at her words, each one adding a deeper and deeper wound, and all he can do is sit there quietly as the attraction begins to move and ponder her words. He turns the wheel with her, their cup spinning almost at top speed, and he watches as Hani fights to stay upright against physics, laughing and trying to look at all the other moving vehicles around them. He thinks then, how can someone so beautiful say something so cruel to him? But he knows her well. Hani is the type of person who hides her feelings by saying the exact opposite of what she wants, never explicitly telling anyone what she desires, then waiting for them to figure it out. He can only hope that this is one of those times. The more he thinks about her words, the less he pays attention to the present world, and before he knows it, Taehyung has stopped turning the wheel and is staring blankly at her joyous expression.

“If that’s all we are, then why do I feel this way? Why does it feel like my heart will fly right out of my chest whenever we interact? I wish I could let you see how I feel for once because maybe you’d feel differently. I know you feel something too. Why is this so hard for me? Why is it so hard for you to accept me?”

“Hey, why’d you stop spinning? I need help here!” Taehyung knows she can’t hear him over the loud music and wind rushing past their ears. His voice was nothing more than aimless murmuring, but it felt good to say it out loud. A part of him is curious about what would happen if she did hear him, but it’s probably better if she doesn’t.

“Sorry.” He apologizes, their cup accelerating when he joins her turning once again. She thinks he’s apologizing about the ride, the thought of him apologizing for his feelings for her never crossing her unbothered mind. He thinks she doesn’t notice how hard he’s trying to be happy, the thought of her heart aching with disappointment and fear never crossing his puzzled mind. He doesn’t know that she’s afraid of the feelings she already has for him.

“It’s 12:30 bitches, where are you?” You speak out loud as you type into your group chat. Jimin fans himself beside you, sitting on a bench near the entrance to the water park, staring down at the park map.

“Why do the rides here look scarier than the roller coasters?” He frowns. You lean your cheek on his shoulder to look at the map and shrug.

“I bet they’re not even that bad in person. I can’t wait to get in the water.” This heat is something else, and as the temperatures keep climbing, you want nothing more than to dive into the nearest pool and float away. “Maybe we should stop by the Lazy River first just to get wet before going on the slides?”

“It’s so hot that I might just stay there all-“

“What’s up, losers,” Hani interrupts, sliding right into the place next to Jimin and squishing him between your bodies. Taehyung stands in front of you all.

“Wait, come here, Tae.” You pull his arm and he moves toward you with one eyebrow raised as you shift him until his body blocks the sun from your face. “Ah, don’t move.” Letting go of his arm, you enjoy his shade and close your eyes. He scoffs but stays put.

“We still waiting for Kookie?” Jimin asks, handing the map off to Hani.

“He said they’re almost here in the group chat. I wouldn’t be surprised if they finished the whole park already— did you see how fast they were walking?” She answers, shading her eyes with the flimsy paper.

Taehyung chuckles, looking around the area. If they were on their way, they would probably be here soon. “They better hurry up because I’m so fucking hot I feel like I’m about to die.”

“Do you know how disrespectful it would be to die right in front of me? Go die over there.” You send him away, but as soon as he moves you whine from the loss of shade. “Wait, no, come back!”

“I’m gonna buy a water bottle, you guys want anything?” Tae asks and the three of you shake your heads, watching as he walks away toward a small cart where a lady is selling drinks and ice cream. As he approaches, the lady straightens and fixes her hair, flashing him her best smile and batting her lashes. Both you and Jimin look over at Hani, who is watching the entire exchange, and you can practically feel the fumes coming off of her.

“We made it!” Jungkook announces, stepping up beside the bench with Jieun in tow. “Where’s Taehyung?” You all point and the pair follow your eyes to where the young lady is leaning into her cooler of drinks very seductively in front of a somewhat indifferent Taehyung. He isn’t showing much of a reaction, but you notice his fidgeting, either from anxiety or impatience. When he hands over the cash, the woman brushes his fingers intentionally and all of your jaws drop at her blatant flirting.

“I know he’s not my boyfriend, but he’s not her boyfriend either, so she needs to hop off his dick before we have to fight.” Hani is trying her hardest to contain herself, she really is, but the way that that woman is flirting with Taehyung is triggering something inside her that looks pretty damn close to jealousy.

“You okay there, Han?” You ask from the other side of the bench, keeping an eye on her to make sure she doesn’t get up and snatch that girl by her bangs.

“Oh yeah, I’m perfectly fine.” She says through gritted teeth.

“Remember what you said about it being okay if he ever decided to take someone else home?” You remind her, smirking when she crosses her arms.

“Absolutely.”

“How are you feeling about that now?”

“I said what I said. I said what I meant and I meant what I said.”

“I thought you didn’t like hyung like that?” Jungkook asks, confused.

“They’re fucking.” It comes out so easily that you don’t even realize that it was supposed to be a secret until Hani yells out your name in betrayal, causing you to suck in your lips. But it’s out there now.

“And I oop-“ Jieun feels like she shouldn’t be here for this, but things are starting to get interesting and she can’t bring herself to leave.

“You and Tae?!” Jungkook whisper shouts at her as if Taehyung would be able to hear him from all the way over there where the woman is still flirting with him.

“We fucked once.” She holds up a finger for emphasis, but you give her a look of disbelief and she purses her lips. “Okay, maybe it was a few more times than that.”

“I can’t believe you didn’t say anything!” You pout, turning away from her.

“Yeah, what the fuck is that about? I thought we were close!” Jungkook steps forward, clearly hurt that he’s been left out.

“Jimin doesn’t look that surprised.” Jieun points out, drawing everyone’s attention to your boyfriend, who sits there nonchalantly as he listens to you argue.

“Oh I already knew all of this. Of course Taehyung couldn’t shut up about it.”

“See, Hani? Even Tae told Jimin! What kind of bestie are you?” You fake cry, pulling the most hurt face you can muster, throwing a hand over your face just to guilt her, and Jungkook tags along.

“I’m sorry, okay? But let’s not forget the fact that you waited a whole week to tell us that you and Jimin are dating.” She brings up, shutting your whole argument down. She’s right about that, and you almost feel bad about it, but since she also kept a secret, it kinda cancels out.

“So are you guys like... a thing?” Jieun asks.

“No, we are not a thing, we’re just friends. He doesn’t like me like that.” Composing herself, Hani relaxes back into the seat, but she still can’t pull her eyes away from Tae walking away and the lady eyeing him up and down. You don’t bring up how it seems like she’s implying that there would be a relationship if he did like her that way, but you’re sure everyone else noticed.

“Really? It sounds like you’re trying to convince yourself of that more than anything.” Jimin snickers, earning a razor edged glare from her.

“Watch it, pretty boy, before I shove this map up your ass.” She hisses, sending Jimin recoiling into you. “Let’s just go into this stupid park so I don’t have to watch him flirt with anymore ugly tramps.”

Just as she stands up, Taehyung reaches you, oblivious to her obvious jealousy. “Are we ready to go?”

“Yup! To the changing rooms!” You point and everyone follows Hani as she leads the way toward the changing rooms, the group of you renting out a locker to place all of your valuables in.

“Jungkook, what the hell is that?” Jimin questions, finally noticing the giant stuffed Iron Man that he’s been holding.

“Aw, did you win Jieun a prize?” You ask, looking between their faces, but Jungkook only looks down sheepishly.

“Actually, she won this for me.” He answers shyly, cheeks pinking up at your faces.

“Yeah, turns out he’s terrible at carnival games.” She smiles, nudging his shoulder playfully.

“Wow, Kookie. And after all that shit you were talking yesterday.” Taehyung laughs, the rest of you joining in on the teasing.

“I get it, I’m dumb. Can we please move on?” He whines, hiding his embarrassed bunny smile behind the doll.

“For the record, he did make some great attempts to impress me. I think he still has a chance with me.” At this, Jungkook uncovers his face, grinning down at her. “All will be forgiven as long as you share a funnel cake with me at some point today. I really want one.” She groans, mouth already watering. He agrees enthusiastically. You feel pride swell in your chest, your baby is growing up.

“That thing is not going to fit in the locker.” It’s Hani that breaks the moment, looking back and forth between the doll and the small locker size. “Guess I have to stay out of the water and watch it so it doesn’t get stolen. Damn, it’s too bad.” She shakes her head in faux disappointment and you immediately shut her down.

“No, nope, you’re getting in the water, we’ve been over this. C’mon let’s get dressed.” You nag as you pull her away.

In the changing room, you and Hani put on your swimsuits, showing them off and praising each other, as best friends do. Jieun already had on her swimsuit so she stayed out by the lockers, so it was just the two of you getting ready. While standing in the mirror to tie up your hair, you spot a familiar face in the background and your eyes go wide, elbow nudging into Hani's side a bit harder than you intended.

"Ow, what the-" You shoot her a look and she quiets down.

"That's her." You whisper, eyes staring down a woman through the mirror, glancing away after your friend sees who you were looking at.

"His side hoe? Candy the Stripper?" She whispers, eyes now locked on the unassuming lady.

"Yes, now stop staring." You say, so she looks away and continues struggling with her hair.

"She's not even that pretty." Hani scoffs. "Should we go over there and say something?"

"No! I don't want to ever have to interact with her or that asshole ever again." You roll your eyes, preparing to leave as soon as possible. "Come on, just leave your hair down, it's gonna get messy anyway." Hani stops to look at you with attitude, running her fingers through the long ropes of her hair.

"The goal is to not look like Medusa by the end of today, this monstrosity needs to be contained." She was right. Sometimes it seemed like her hair had a mind of its own and did whatever it wanted, so you let her take her time pushing it back into a loose ponytail, offering Candy a few quick glances before grabbing your things and walking out.

"I'm heading back to Jimin. We'll be out there waiting." You say, not looking back to see if Candy was looking. Honestly you felt like you looked way better than her. Your body was better, your personality was better, and you were rocking your outfit. This was your moment to shine.

Walking out of the changing room felt like you were walking down a runway. Maybe it was just the clothes you were wearing but something felt different. You felt good, sexy even, and all you wanted to do was put yourself on display for everyone to see the new and improved version of you. Things seemed to move in slow motion as Jimin turned his head and saw you walking— no, striding toward him in the middle of the busy walkway. From the way your hips swayed, to the swing of your hair, to the slight attitude you put into every movement especially when you put on your sunglasses, you looked like a freshly opened box of sunshine, radiating confidence and beauty for the world to see. But then you caught sight of that sickeningly greasy grin from behind your boyfriend and just like that the box was slammed shut, sealed with chains, and shoved into a bedroom closet.

You almost stopped dead in your tracks when you saw his face, the face that you wished you would never have to look at again, the face that made you sick to your stomach just thinking about it. You were glad your shades were partially covering your expression because you were sure you looked mortified. But it was as if he could sense your discomfort and his smile grew when he noticed the effect he had on you. He always did that. Smiled when you would crawl back into your shell and turn into a passive being. It was like he fed off of your anxiety and it somehow made him bigger, or at least feel bigger, and it was instances like this that gave him the opportunity to walk all over you. Your perception of him is now strongly skewed since you broke up with him. In only a week’s time, you have been treated better by Jimin than your ex ever did in the two years you were together and you quickly realized just how much he had abused you. Not physically, but emotionally. He abused his power over you because he knew you wouldn't do a damn thing about it. Told you not to get too confident because "you could always look better". One time he even yelled at you in public for "dressing like a slut" when your skirt was an inch too short, which is ironic considering the woman he ended up with. But all of the little things like that crushed your self esteem and you had turned into a timid girl around him without even noticing it.

You were never like that with Jimin. Even when you were still just friends, you were a completely different person. It wasn't just that you were comfortable around him, but somehow you knew he would never pass judgment on you and that you always had a listening ear, shoulder to cry on, and a ball of happiness to brighten your days. It was good to know that he stayed consistent with that as a boyfriend.

Chopping your steps, you shift your eyes back to the man who actually loves you and scurry toward him, nearly tripping over your own feet. Your head and shoulders had dropped without you realizing it, but Jimin noticed. He was watching you the whole time.

"What's wrong?" He asks, analyzing your face. He could see the small frown you tried to conceal and the nervous way you wiped your clammy hands against your leg.

"Nothing's wrong. What do you mean?" You respond, trying to sound convincing and failing.

"You look like you've just seen a ghost." He chuckles. You laugh along halfheartedly, but don't reply. As far as you were concerned, your ex was dead to you, so Jimin was not completely wrong. It felt as if you **had seen a ghost. A ghost from your not so distant past.

“Uh, where did the others go?” Changing the subject, you shift the attention away from yourself.

“Still over by the lockers. They wanted to lounge by the wave pool, but I think we should eat lunch first.” As he speaks, you try to pay attention, but your eyes keep flicking behind him nervously. Quite honestly, you weren’t sure whether or not you wanted to know if your ex was still staring at you, but curiosity gets the better of you.

“Oh, okay.” You respond absently.

“Unless you don’t feel like eating now? I know they always say not to eat before you swim...”

“Uh huh.”

“But it’s up to you. What do you want to do?” You don’t notice how he rambles on, eyes bouncing around your body as he tries to control himself. You look so damn good and you don’t even know it, and all he can think about doing is pulling you aside somewhere to show you just how hot he thinks you are. Shit, he better stop before he makes himself hard.

“Huh?” You’re a little startled, only now snapping out of your worrying, and he looks at you expectantly. “Let’s just walk around first and see what’s here. I think I might want to go on some rides before eating.”

“Okay, let’s go tell the others.” You follow as he leads you back toward the lockers where Hani is putting away the rest of her things and Jungkook is avoiding Jieun’s eyes at all costs as she stands in her bikini, spraying herself with sunblock.

“Put the hat in the locker!” Hani groans at Taehyung, but he just shakes his head like a little kid.

“No, it looks good on me.” He pouts.

“Yeah, but we’re at a water park. Take it off.”

“You said you liked it.” Oh, so that’s why he’s being like this. Jimin can only sigh. He thinks that stupid beanie is his good luck charm simply because Hani thinks it looks nice on him.

“Tae, don’t be like this.” You reach over and snatch the hat from his head, throwing it into the locker so Hani can finally close it. Jungkook looks over at you gratefully, moving away from his date to stand beside you so he can breathe a little easier.

“We’re about to head over to the wave pool, you coming?” He inquires.

“Actually, we’re going to go on some slides first. We’ll catch up with you later.” Jimin answers, receiving a nod from the group.

“Okay, we’ll try to save you some seats.” Jungkook assures with a wave as you and Jimin turn to leave. Your eyes scan the area while you walk and Jimin catches on to the odd expression adorning your face, sliding his hand into yours and making you jump a little.

“You okay?” He’s concerned and that’s the last thing you need him to be. “What’s with that look?”

“What look?”

“That look you get when you’re overthinking something. You had that same look on your face when we woke up the morning after the club last week.” Heat blooms across your face at the memory, how you tried to act as if everything was normal and cool while getting dressed, but ended up freaking out internally and staring off into space during breakfast. You were worrying about how your friends might feel about your relationship and how things might change between you and Jimin, but of course he was there to dispel all of your worries with kisses and a cute date.

“I’m just thinking.” Brushing off his concern, you mentally scold yourself. This day wasn’t about your ex, seeing him isn’t the end of the world, you should be paying more attention to having fun with your current boyfriend, who wants nothing more than to adore you and make you feel comfortable. Stop giving him things to stress about.

“Would you like to share what you’re thinking?” He asks carefully.

“Nope, it’s not anything important.” Walking a little faster, you squeeze his hand. “Let’s get on this ride, I’ll race you to the bottom!”

It always amazes you how spending time with Jimin can change your mood so easily. He had the ability to erase every doubt and anxiety out of your mind with a simple smile or laugh, and it’s always been like that with him, but now you finally understand the love behind each of his actions toward you. Plus, now he can shamelessly check you out and touch you whenever he wants because you’re officially his. It seems like every time you climbed up the stairs to get to the top of one of those water slides, he made sure you were in front of him just so he could stare at, grab, or smack your ass at any point and time. And each time you would squeal and laugh, shooting him a look when he’d act like it wasn’t him. The two of you breeze through half of the water park before you know it, skin and hair soaked but drying quickly in the heat and sun. Jimin keeps you close and all times, wanting to make sure all the guys who stopped to stare knew you were his.

“Are you hungry, babe?” You ask Jimin, tugging on his arm a little as you pass a food court.

“Starving.” He exaggerates, making you giggle. After you make a stop by the lockers, which you had apparently made it back around to, he returns. “You go order, I’ll find us seats.” He hands you a wad of money from his pocket and sends you off, knowing you already know what to get him since he always orders the same thing anytime you go out somewhere. He watches as you walk away, swaying your hips just a little extra because you can feel him watching, and you smirk to yourself as you imagine the cute blush on his cheeks.

Once in line, you look past the row of heads in front of you toward the menu, deciding what you want to order. The line gets longer behind you, but you pay no attention as you wait for the person at the front to finish, who is apparently ordering every item on the fucking menu, you assume. But then a nauseating stench hits you, one that smells of hair gel and too much cologne and you know who it is before he even starts to speak, already standing too close to you.

“Didn’t expect to see you here.” The man behind you speaks with a hint of amusement in his voice and you shudder, turning slightly to look at him from the corner of your eye. Unsurprisingly, you see that it is indeed your ex who has snuck up behind you. After getting no response, he continues. “This can’t be a coincidence; are you following me? Wow, (y/n), I never thought you’d go as far as stalking me while I’m on a date- I mean that’s a bit much, even for you.” You let out a heavy sigh, knowing that if you keep quiet eventually he’ll stop talking or leave, but also knowing how comfortable he is with having one sided conversations since he never gives anyone a chance to respond to him. “And I was just thinking about you yesterday too, wondering how you’ve been holding up without me... figured you were probably somewhere sulking or crying to your friends, but this? This is just sad. Showing up to spy on me during my date? I didn’t think you were that lonely. I bet you came here alone, didn’t you?”

He keeps talking and you take a step forward as the line moves up, clenching your fists tightly and looking toward the tables, seeing that Jimin had found an empty one and was patiently waiting for you. You hoped he didn’t look up and see your ex talking to you because if he did, you were sure he would storm over and punch his face in for even having the gall to talk to you, and you didn’t have the time or money to bail Jimin out of jail.

“And did you wear that slutty outfit in hopes of winning me back, cuz it’s not gonna work. You can show off all the skin you want, it’s not gonna make you any more attractive.” His malicious words sting a little bit, your rage building up with every word that came out of his sour mouth and all you wanted to do was curse him out in front of everyone. But break, my heart; for I must hold my tongue. You think, feeling like Hamlet, caught in a web of misfortune and inconvenience. You settle for turning around calmly, speaking to him in an even and firm voice as not to draw attention to yourself.

“Did you come here just to harass me?” You ask, mustering the straightest face you can hold.

“I’m not harassing you, you’re the one that followed me here to spy on me.” The smug look on his face tells you that all he wants is a reaction from you, your acknowledgment of him giving him exactly what he craved: attention.

“Okay wow,” You scoff. “Don’t flatter yourself. I will never be that desperate, especially not for you. And what makes you think I want you back?” You’re insulted that he even has the audacity to think that about you, much less to say it out loud.

“Well considering how poorly you treated me and my girlfriend last time we saw each other, and how you ruined all of my stuff by throwing it out on your lawn, I figured you wanted to apologize.” Girlfriend. Just the thought of him calling her that makes you sick because, at the time of the incident, you were supposed to be filling that role. It takes everything in you not to yell at him and slap him across the face, your blood boiling at this point.

“Don’t you dare try to play the victim. I caught you cheating. You cheated on me, not the other way around, so don’t even try to act like I’m the bad guy here.” You hiss, speaking lowly and shooting daggers at him with your eyes. You don’t even bother to address all the stuff he said about you before, you don’t care about what he thinks of you anymore, but you would not accept him pretending as if you did something wrong. Jimin spent too much time assuring you of your innocence for him to come and fuck it all up.

Before he can retort, you finally reach the front of the line, addressing the worker with a smile and beginning your order. You can feel him standing behind you, scrutinizing your every movement: the nervous way you rock back and forth on your toes slightly as you recite your order, the way your fingers tap at the counter distractedly while the cashier calculates your change, the politeness in your voice when you thank her and take your large tray of food, skirting past him without giving him a second glance before heading toward the crowded tables. You were always the same and he supposed you shouldn’t change that much in 2 weeks, but there was something different about you. And he only noticed it when he saw you sit at the table with Jimin, smiling and giving each other heart eyes. You were... happy. And confident. And possibly even in love. And he wasn’t sure how he felt about that.

Lunch passes quickly, your overpriced food tasting below average yet fully satisfying your hunger, and soon you and Jimin are on your way back to your friends, deciding that now is the perfect time to sit and relax on the beach chairs. There are seemingly hundreds of chairs lined up, clustered together in front of the wave pool where children and adults splash around and play, and there is no way that you’d be able to find where your friends are.

“I think I can see Jungkook in the water over there,” Jimin points, grabbing your hand to lead you into the shallow end of the giant pool. “He’s all the way over in the deep end. Wait here, I’ll go get him.” He announces to you before wading deeper into the crowded waters, avoiding careless children too wrapped up in their games and moving a little too far from their parents. Your eyes are on his bare back as he walks, muscles flexing with every step as he makes his way, and you follow him until he’s chest deep before you look away.

Sitting down on the sloped bank of the pool, you watch the people around you enjoying their day in the sun and think about how this day could have been perfect. How it would have been a perfect date with your perfect boyfriend if That Bastard hadn’t shown up and tried to talk to you. Actually, it still is the perfect date, you’re the only one ruining it. Jimin probably doesn’t even know your ex is here, the thought of him never crossing his mind, but your mind is plagued with images of him and the harsh words he spoke to you back there. You don’t want Jimin to have a bad time because of your mood, but as you’re left alone, it’s starting to become harder and harder for you to fight these negative emotions. You were pretty quiet while you were eating, you wonder if he noticed. If he caught the way you would zone out occasionally and miss his words. Jimin was right earlier, you are overthinking, you always do, and if he tried hard enough, he would probably be able to figure out what exactly you were thinking about. Maybe he’s already figured it out, maybe he saw your ex and has been trying extra hard to cheer you up and show you a good time and you were just being stupid and stubborn by not making an effort to be happier. Once again, you’re screwing up. Just like how you screwed up your relationship and how you ignored all of Jimin’s efforts to show his love for you over the years.

A splash of water hits you straight in the face, jolting you out of your stupor and you’re dragged back into reality by the water that drips down into your ear. “Oops! I’m sorry Miss.” A young girl apologizes, turning back to her brother to yell at him and chase him around. You wave them off, tilting and shaking your head until you can hear from your right ear again.

God, you hate your mind. How did you dig yourself into this self-depreciating hole again? All of the insecurities Jimin has been working so hard to erase have come back so easily after one 5 minute conversation with the narcissistic asshole that cheated on you, and now you’re back to square one. Of course, he’s only had a week to change your mentality, but you were making a lot of progress and you’re throwing it all in the trash right now. You need to pull yourself out of this one this time, it’s not fair to Jimin if you don’t. Plus, you’re in the middle of a water park where you are supposed to be having fun, this is no place for sadness or guilt. Pull yourself together. The only person that thinks you’re a fuck up is you; your boyfriend absolutely adores you and cares about you and that’s all that matters, so you owe it to him to show him that same attention.

Speaking of, here he comes now, and damn does he look fine. Emerging from the water like some sort of god, Jimin makes his way toward you, Jungkook following closely behind, but your eyes don’t even see him. Droplets of moisture slide down your boyfriend’s hard chest and abs, glistening in the light beautifully. Your mouth gets dry and starts to water all at the same time when you take in how he looks when he sweeps the hair off his forehead, bicep bulging at the subtle movement in the most delicious way. His thighs pop from underneath his trunks, golden skin pulled tight over the strong cords of muscle that are built from exercise, and you can feel your pussy clench. Anything you were thinking about prior to seeing him is long gone from your brain and you can barely function until he’s standing right in front of you, looking angelic with the sunlight beaming behind his head. Your savior. The only one who can snatch you from your thoughts. You forget everything you were feeling insecure about moments before.

“C’mon, let’s head over to the seats.” You blink at Jimin when he speaks, only half registering that he’s talking to you. You don’t even notice that the waves have started up again, the increasing tide nearly knocking you over as you continue to sit and stare. He reaches a hand down to you and you take it, allowing him to pull you up from the water with a laugh.

“When did you get so sexy?” You manage to mumble, still ogling him as you follow Jungkook into the maze of lounge chairs.

He blushes, caught off guard by your sudden compliment. “I’ve been shirtless this entire time, why are you only noticing this now?” Cockiness: the ultimate cover up for shyness. You mirror his grin.

“Oh I’ve noticed, Jiminnie. I just keep noticing every time I look at you. You literally make me breathless.” To this he has nothing to say, looking away from you so you don’t see the bashful smile splitting his cheeks. He could say the same about you, but that would go on forever.

“Hey, there you are!” Hani exclaims, jumping up from where she was reclining to run up to your side. “Come with me, I want shaved ice.” Before you know it, you’re being dragged away before you even have a chance to put your things down. The boys look on in confusion.

“What was that about?” Jimin asks Taehyung, who looks utterly unbothered from where he sits. But as soon as he removes his sunglasses, his two friends can see the furrow in his dark eyebrows.

The concession stand isn’t far away, close enough that you can see where the seats are from where you stand in line. Hani stares straight ahead, instructing you to do the same and you listen, not looking at her when you speak. “So what the hell was that?”

“I don’t know what’s up with Taehyung today,” She blurts, causing you to glance at her, but she quickly reprimands you. “But he’s been acting really weird lately.”

“How so?”

“He was being super nice to me earlier and we actually had, like, a real conversation for once.”

“About?”

“About the word ‘date’. I told him I didn’t like that word and he tried to convince me that this is a date.”

“Oh?”

“But that’s not what’s weird. He’s been really clingy and lowkey possessive of me and it’s starting to freak me out.” You hum in thought and she continues. “Like a few minutes ago, when we were trying to find more beach chairs, because originally we could only get 3 that were next to each other, and I went over to this group of guys sitting next to us and finessed them into moving. Then Taehyung had the nerve to look all butthurt and upset like I did something wrong.” You can tell by the way her voice gets higher in pitch that she’s upset.

“Well, were you flirting with them?” You’re well aware of her definition of “finesse” and it usually involves using her body and charm to get what she wants. And it works almost every time.

“No! ...I mean, I can see how it would look like I was flirting from his point of view.” She scratches her cheek and you sigh.

/////

“What happened?” Jimin asks Taehyung, sitting on the recliner next to him after placing down his towel.

“Hani has no respect for me,” He starts, pouting and turning his body away from where you and her are standing.

“I don’t think Hani respects any of us.” Jungkook states, closing his mouth when Taehyung shoots him a glare.

“What did she do?” Jimin presses, glancing up at you two in the distance.

“We were trying to get seats for you guys when she sees these 3 dudes sitting next to us. She goes ‘I’ll ask them to move so we can have 6 seats together’ and I nod, thinking she’ll just politely ask them to sit somewhere else, but the next thing I know is she’s over there bending over and showing off her tits and ass and flipping her hair and those guys are loving it. I swear, I think one of them was actually drooling. Five minutes later, she comes back like nothing happened and says that we can have the seats.”

“So, you’re upset that she used her body to get what she wants?” Jimin questions with a raised brow. As if she doesn’t do that all the time.

“No, I’m upset that she... well... yeah.” Thinking about it, that’s exactly what’s gotten Tae’s panties in a bundle.

“Hyung, she does that to you all the time.” Jungkook points out, snickering at the look of despair on his friend’s face.

“This is different.” He can’t quite put it into words, but this time her antics struck a nerve in him. Tae can’t really explain because they weren’t there, they didn’t see it like he did.

“Why? Because it wasn’t directed at you this time?” Now Jimin is also chuckling, patting his friend on the shoulder as he weakly tries to defend himself.

“That’s exactly what it is,” Jungkook mocks, imitating Tae’s deep voice. “‘I’m Taehyung and Hani’s only allowed to show off for me because we’re fucking and she’s mine now. Her ass belongs to me and nobody else.’” He laughs loudly, Jimin joining in when Tae frantically turns to make sure you and Hani aren’t heading back yet. He doesn’t even question how Jungkook knows about the two of them.

“Shut up! Both of you!” He hisses.

/////

“Maybe he just doesn’t like you flirting with other men.” You reason to her, almost at the front of the line. “Probably because he likes you.” You wiggle your eyebrows at her and she turns her head from you, accidentally looking back toward your friends and making eye contact with the very man she’s trying to avoid. They both look away quickly.

“It’s not my fault if they flirt with me first. I will not apologize for being Fine As Fuck™, sorry not sorry.” Crossing her arms, she steps up in line ahead of you.

“I’m just saying that you don’t always have to flirt back.”

“Whatever. What do you know, you didn’t even notice Jimin had been flirting with you for 5 years.” She rolls her eyes and you choose not to take offense to that.

“Yeah, but once I finally realized, I actually did something about it and that’s why we’re dating today. I know you’re ‘allergic to commitment’ or whatever, but he likes you. And if you like him back then you need to grow some balls and speak up if you want anything more to happen between you two. Lord knows he’s terrible at taking hints. And apparently you are too.” You side eye her. She ponders your words for a few silent seconds before it’s her turn at the register and she orders her beloved shaved ice. She stays silent when you order too, getting an ice cream cone that’s probably too big for you, and you both head over to the flavor station where she can add her favorite flavored syrups until, finally, she breaks the silence.

“Since when did you get so wise?” She sounds a little spiteful, but you just shrug.

“Seems like I’m good at giving everyone advice but myself.”

“What do you mean?”

“I’m just,” You let out a deep huff, causing her to look at you. “I saw He Who Must Not Be Named here, right after we saw Candy.”

“That Bastard-!”

“Listen!” You whine, cutting her off. “He approached me when I was getting lunch and tried to talk to me.”

“What did he say?” Now the two of you are standing in front of the station, blocking anyone who needs to use the machine, but no one seems to need it so you stay in your position.

“Some bullshit about how I’m spying on him and his whore while they’re on a date. I really don’t feel like repeating it,”

“Understandable.”

“But he really got into my head. Jimin didn’t see him, thankfully, but I felt really bad and insecure and all this shit that made me realize that I’m still not fully over the break up. Of course I’m over him, but this whole thing still feels so fresh and I kept trying to ignore it and distract myself with Jimin, but I’m still so broken. I think... I don’t know.” Bowing your head, you try to control your emotions. Saying this out loud felt worse than you thought it would. You probably sound so pathetic right now.

“Honey, no one expects you to be healed yet. It’s been, what, two weeks? Break ups take time and no amount of friends or perfect new boyfriends is going to change that. We can certainly help to make the healing go faster, but it’ll take time. And maybe these feelings will never go away, but you’ll get stronger and learn to deal with them. It’s way too soon to see him again, I can’t believe he even had the guts to come up to you. Actually, where is he? I need to have a word with him.”

“Don’t. I don’t want anyone interacting with him, he’s not worth it.” A small inkling of you really wants to see Hani beat the shit out of him and his new girl, but you have to be more mature than that.

“Fine, but just say the word and I’ll be there to kick his ass any time, any place.” She smiles, and you thank her fondly. “Anything for my main bitch.” Hani may be salty, loud, and obnoxious most of the time, but there are a few select moments where she can be really sweet. Her loyalty is unmatched by anyone you’ve met and that’s why you’re proud to call her your best friend. She’s had your back since Day 1 and you know that’s not going to change for a very long time. The tender moment is cut short, however, by some douchebag bumping her out of the way to get to the machine you’re both blocking.

/////

“I don’t think you have the right to be angry with her, hyung. She’s not your girlfriend or anything.” Jungkook takes a seat now too, sipping from Taehyung’s water bottle, which he snatches back from his hands.

“Don’t you have a date to entertain or something? Why are you over here with us?” Realization hits Kookie as he remembers that he left Jieun alone in the water, and he gets up in a hurry to rush back to her, hoping she doesn’t think he’s a dick for leaving her.

“He’s right.” Tae scoffs at Jimin, sliding his sunglasses back over his eyes. “I’m not here to tell you that it’s wrong for you to feel that way, but until you actually tell her that you want more, she’s free to do whatever she wants. And so are you.” Both men turn their heads to Hani just in time to see some guy bump into her while she’s flavoring her ice. She looks at him, irritated, but he smiles regardless, bowing his head in apology. They watch as he sparks up conversation, ignoring her raised eyebrows and tight lip to lean in closer to her.

“I know that, but if I’m being honest, I don’t think the flirting will ever stop, regardless of what I do.” Tae slumps.

/////

“That’s not what I meant.” The mystery guy chuckles nervously, clearly intimidated by Hani’s attitude, but obviously not enough to stop talking to her.

“It doesn’t matter what you meant, that’s what you said. Besides, you were already being rude by interrupting our very heartfelt conversation and you’re still being rude because you seem to think it’s okay to start a new one in the middle of ours.” Her pretty eyes bore into his and he’s left speechless for a moment, trying to recover the smooth ease he had a few sentences ago.

He looks to you seemingly for some sort of help but you just take a lick of your ice cream and look him up and down with a judgey raise of your brow. “That was pretty rude of you.”

“Then I apologize, it was my fault-“

“It absolutely was.” Hani cuts him off and his mouth is left hanging.

“I just wanted to know what you two beautiful girls are doing over here all by yourselves.” His toothy grin is back, though he doesn’t pull it off nearly as well as Jimin does, and both of you roll your eyes at his cheesy pick up line.

“We’re not interested.” Hani begins to walk away and you follow at her heels.

“And who says we’re alone?” Looking over your shoulder, you see that he’s taken a few steps toward you, but stops when you glare at him.

“Wait, I didn’t catch your name.” He calls to Hani, to which she replies:

“I didn’t throw it.” Without even glancing back at him. Then she turns and smirks at you triumphantly. “See, I didn’t flirt back. I’m making progress already.”

Back over with the boys, you finally get the chance to sit and relax, offering to share your ice cream with Jimin because it truly is huge, and he gladly accepts. He bites it like a serial killer, but you decide to let it go this one time because it feels nice sitting next to him and just being with him like this. Hani’s reassurance has instilled new confidence in you and you realize that you don’t have to pretend that everything is normal again. Jimin understands that you’re still hurt, he knows he isn’t the Magic Cure to everything, but he’s doing his best to be there for you and keep you happy and okay for now. That’s all he can do, that’s the only thing that’s in his control, and now that you know your role, it’s easier to see his intentions. All he wants is to be happy with you and show you that you’re loved. He isn’t trying to be a replacement or what your previous boyfriend should have been. He’s just being himself and doing what he’s always done best: be there for you.

Jimin isn’t sure how well he’s been doing at this whole boyfriend thing, but you seem to be okay. Something is definitely going on with you today, but he won’t press you if you don’t want to talk about it. Plus, he knows that if you don’t tell him, you’ll most likely confide in Hani, and he’s fine with that. You seem to be doing better than before, more at ease, comfortable, and as you share licks of ice cream, he can’t help but stare at you and get lost in his emotions. He doesn’t understand how someone had this, had you, and let all of it go to ruin so carelessly. God, you’re so beautiful it kills him. The way your eyes sparkle whenever you look up at him, cheeks curling in laughter when he gets a brain freeze. Even the way you swat at tiny bugs that surround your face is cute, your little frustrated huffs making him chuckle. But his eyes are locked on one thing in particular and he can’t seem to focus on anything else: your mouth. It should be illegal for you to look this good, glossy lips parting so you can lick your way up the dripping cone, the action almost seeming erotic when you do it while making eye contact with him. That sinful tongue of yours peeking out to lick away white, creamy goodness that sticks to your chin and the corners of your mouth, leaving them slightly wet and shiny. It reminds him of something else, something he hasn’t been able to stop thinking about since your first time together last week, and the imagery is driving him nuts.

“You’re so perfect.” He comments randomly, making you raise your brows at him.

“I’m not.” Pushing hair away from your face, you look down bashfully. He lifts your chin with one finger in the most cliche way, but in all honesty, if you weren’t already sitting your knees would have gone weak.

“Okay, nobody’s perfect, but you’re about as close as it gets. You’re perfect to me.” You can feel yourself blushing, face hotter than the metal of the lounger you’re sitting on, but you’re starting to get used to feeling that way around Jimin. The increased heart rate, flushed face, butterflies, those are all symptoms of being around him and you’re sure they won’t be going away any time soon.

“Where is this coming from?” You ask, smiling as his face nears unnoticeably.

“I told you, I’m going to say it every time I think it just so you know how often I’m thinking about you. So you better get used to taking compliments.” Before you can say anything, your lips collide in a sweet kiss, not deep or hurried, but careful and loving.

“Look at them, it’s like they’re in a fucking movie.” Hani chides playfully at Jimin’s first compliment to a still disgruntled Taehyung. He doesn’t say anything to her but looks at you two, envious of what you have. Yet his heart still bursts with joy that his best friends have found love. This could be us but you playing, he thinks. “Are you still mad at me?”

“I’m not mad at you.” He says simply, returning to his laid back position and shutting his eyes.

“You’re also not a good liar.” She’s too tired to play along, this is becoming painful. “If you’re still in your feelings about me ‘flirting’ with those guys earlier, I’m sorry. I was just trying to get these seats, I didn’t know it would make you feel that way.” Was she apologizing? Hani never apologizes, at least not sincerely. He wants to see where this goes.

“I don’t care about who you flirt with, you’re a grown woman, do what you want.”

“And I’m sorry about the guy at the concession stand. I know you saw. I didn’t flirt back.”

“It’s not about the flirting, Hani-“

“And I’m sorry about what I said earlier, on the Teacups.” This makes Tae stop, looking up at her over his sunglasses before realizing that he probably looks silly and taking them off. “I know what I said sounded harsh, I didn’t mean for it to come out like that. I said we would never be more than fuck buddies but... I don’t know that. And I don’t know how you feel. Really, I don’t even know how I feel!” She lets out a humorless laugh, shifting her eyes away from him. “I’m... I’m just... such a fucking idiot sometimes. The truth is, I panicked when you said all that stuff about being a couple. I- I got scared because it made me **feel something and I didn’t know what to do with that so I got all defensive and... I’m sorry. We can be whatever you want us to be. I need to stop jumping to conclusions and making decisions for the both of us, it’s not fair to you. So, we can be whatever.”

Tae doesn’t respond, just looks at her looking at him, blinking wordlessly. He isn’t too sure what he should say or what she was expecting to hear from him. Should he forgive her? Leave her on edge a little? He doesn’t know what to do, so he just nods.

“Okay.”

“Okay?” Hani blanches, and for probably the first time ever, Taehyung sees her show a little shame and humility. She’s a person that lives unapologetically with zero regrets and here he is turning her cheeks pink and making her mouth drop open like a fish. “The fuck is ‘okay’ supposed to mean?” But her words don’t hold the usual spice in them, it’s genuine and soft, vulnerable.

“I believe ‘okay’ is a word generally used to show acknowledgement for what someone has just said,” She narrows her eyes at him and he grins. “It means that I’ll take what you said to heart and think about it.”

Before she can reply, you gasp loudly and stand up, streaks of translucent white sliding down your chest between your boobs as Jimin sits there flush faced and dumbfounded. The ice cream (yes it’s ice cream, get your mind out of the gutter) had dropped out of its container and landed straight on your chest while you and Jimin were making out, leaving him sitting there with an empty cone in his hand and a spatter of frozen dairy on your chair. The coldness sends chills down your spine and you shiver, hands up and ready to do something, but there’s really nothing you can do at this point.

“I’m gonna go to the bathroom to clean up.” You stutter out, avoiding the amused and questioning looks from the people around you. Taehyung stands up too, leaving Hani with words right on the tip of her tongue.

“I have to go to the restroom too, I’ll walk you there.” And then the two of you are gone, Jimin and Hani staring at your backs as you disappear into the crowd. As you walk, he turns to you, smirking cockily. “Your timing could not have been better.”

“What?” The initial shock is gone but you’re still uncomfortable, keeping up your fast walking pace.

“I don’t know what you said to her earlier, but Hani just apologized to me and I think she was expecting me to confess my feelings to her or something. Then I just stood up and left.” He’s laughing now, almost like he’s lost his sanity, and you don’t know what to say to that. Thankfully, he doesn’t wait for your reply. “I feel invincible right now, like I can do anything! You should have seen her face, I don’t think anyone’s ever left her hanging like that, especially on the rare occasions when she shows emotion. Now she knows how I feel all the time.” It almost feels like justice to Taehyung, the way he’s flipped the tables on her like that. He’s the one being sought after now, not the other way around, and she has to sit there and guess what he’s thinking until he decides to open up and tell her. It’s a game of wit, control, and finally it’s his turn to deal the cards and give her a taste of her own medicine. When he glances over at you, you hear his snort. “You know that looks like cum, right?” He points with one of his long fingers, and you answer him with a glare and a slap at his hand, ignoring his comment.

“I’m happy for you. Just don’t drag it out for too long, or else she’s gonna give up on you and start hating you.” You’ve seen her do it before.

“I won’t.” He sighs as you reach the separate restrooms. He does plan on basking in the mini victory while he can, however.

In the bathroom, you try to collect yourself. Your mind is still reeling, not from the ice cream incident, but from that kiss. You’ve never kissed in public before and now that you’re thinking back on how you probably looked, it’s embarrassing. But it didn’t feel wrong. Everything about it felt right, like his lips were made for you. You wonder how long he’ll keep the complimenting thing going, you’re not complaining, but you imagine that he’ll stop at some point. You don’t want him to stop. You don’t want it to ever stop because it makes you feel good, special, important, loved. It’s amazing how much the little things matter in a relationship, things you never needed or wanted before suddenly become something you thrive off of and you can’t pull yourself back from the high. Jimin calling you perfect, you never thought you needed to hear that until now. And it was sincere, everything in his body language showed you that, and that kiss made you feel more than a little loved. It also made you a lot horny, and now you have to deal with that familiar throbbing between your legs, only this time it calls for Jimin and nobody else.

Fixing your appearance, you take a few deep breaths in the mirror. How can one man make you forget yourself so quickly with just a touch of his fingertips? Jimin has so much power over you in the best way possible and you’ve only been together for a week. But his power is not like the kind your ex gained and abused, no, Jimin earned his by treating you like a human being and loving you with his heart, and you’re certain he would never use that against you. With high hopes, you walk out of the bathroom, only to run into the same metaphorical brick wall that’s been holding you back all this time.

“I saw you with your new little girlfriend and the three stooges over there.” A voice approaches you, causing an immediate headache to form behind your eyes. Something tells you to keep walking and ignore him, but your body freezes against your will and allows him to near you.

“I already know how you feel about my friends, I’m not stupid. But obviously I’m not that smart either because I was dumb enough to date you in the first place.” You mumble out. “And what makes Jimin my ‘little girlfriend’ and not a man? Does he need to act like a dick all the time like you to gain your approval?” The scowl on your lips only deepens when you see his smirk.

“He doesn’t need my approval, he’s just a rebound anyway. I always knew you were quick with the guys...” He drawls. The degrading insults are right on his tongue and he doesn’t even need to directly say them for you to know what he’s implying, to know what he thinks of you.

“So you get to move on immediately after our breakup with no remorse, but when I move on to someone who actually loves me, I’m the slut? Yeah, that makes a whole lot of fucking sense.” You roll your eyes, fed up with this conversation and wishing he would just walk away already.

“I’m not the bad guy here, I found someone better than you; did you expect me to hold myself back just to appease you?”

“No, I found someone better than you; you downgraded from me to whatever the hell that is.” You say, eyes pointing directly behind him and he knows exactly who you’re looking at— the short woman still too intimidated by your last encounter to approach any closer. Your level of sass shocks him for a moment and you know you’ve caught him. Looks like you’ve finally realized you don’t have to take his shit anymore. While he is still speechless, you decide to continue. “And if you weren’t the ‘bad guy’ here you would have taken the shorter, less complicated route and broken up with me long before you started seeing another woman. But you decided to take the most painful way around things and cheat, then lie about it, only to break up with me when you got caught and acted like it was your plan all along!”

He opens his mouth to say something, possibly to defend himself or insult you more, but a third voice cuts in before he can respond.

“Excuse me, ma’am, sir,” A park security guard interrupts, walking to stand right next to you two. He’s not super strong or tall or anything, but he has a uniform and you can tell it makes him feel big. He puffs out his chest a bit as he speaks. “I’m going to have to ask you to keep your arguing and profanity down to a minimum, this is a family friendly environment.”

You make eye contact with him and you must be giving him a death glare because he instantly shrivels up at the sight of it. The guard clears his throat, wishing both of you a good day before thanking you and walking away awkwardly, leaving you to continue your conversation.

“Please stop approaching me, it’s to the point where you look like the stalker here, not me. And I’m gonna repeat this old childhood phrase because apparently you don’t know it: if you don’t have anything nice to say, keep your mouth shut.” With this, you turn your back on him and walk back to where your friends are. He reaches out for you, but you’re quick enough to evade his hand. If he would have touched you, you were sure you would have lost it and punched him in the jaw, but luckily his hand misses and you are able to walk away peacefully. You look up to see a concerned Taehyung who watched the entire scene unfold.

“Do I need to go over there and fuck him up?” He asks in his sweet baritone voice once you reach him.

“No. Why does everyone want to fight him?” You sigh.

“Because he deserves it.” Taehyung shrugs, throwing an arm over your shoulders, and you lean your head into his side as he walks you back over.

“What happened?” Upon seeing the look on your face, Jimin gets up and moves toward you, not taking no for an answer when you try to wave him off.

“She saw-“

“Don’t say his name.” You snap, and Taehyung rolls his eyes.

“She saw That Bastard over there and he felt the need to come up and say something to her. It looked like she handled him pretty well but I was watching to make sure nothing else went down.” Passing you off like a baby, Taehyung hands you to Jimin who pulls you into his arms to cuddle you tight.

“I’m fine, really. It’s not that big of a deal.” You muffle into his chest, cheek pressed against his bare skin.

“That’s it. Where’s Jungkook? We’re going over there to rough him up a bit for talking to our girl like that.” Hani stands up too and now you feel like you’re surrounded, so you push Jimin away gently just so you can breathe.

“Guys stop. Leave it alone. This doesn’t have anything to do with you guys, it’s something that I can handle on my own.” That’s a damn lie and they know it, it shows on their faces.

“But you don’t have to.” Hani stresses, looking straight into your eyes. “We’re your support system, let us help.”

“The best thing you guys can do for me is to help me forget about him. I don’t want this day to become more about him than it is about us having fun together. Can we just pretend that never happened and move on?” With sympathetic stares, everyone nods and let’s it go. The day progresses as if nothing is wrong, you all finish the rest of the slides at the water park before deciding to get dressed once again and head back to the regular park to experience the remaining few rollercoasters.

Jungkook and Jieun have long disappeared from your group, it is their first date after all, so you completely understand that they want to do their own thing for a while. Eventually, Jimin makes the point that you are also on one of your first dates as he pulls you away from Taehyung and Hani, who barely realize as they’re absorbed in their own conversation. From what you heard, Taehyung is finally enlightening her about his feelings, though probably not confessing to her directly, and you wonder if today is the start of something new for them. They’re talk must have went well because you later see them strolling around together, Hani tapping out from the rollercoasters for the rest of the afternoon and instead focusing her energy on winning prizes at the game counters.

You and Jimin just walk for a while, taking in the beautiful scenery around you. He’s watching you, you can feel it, but you try your best to ignore it. Now that he knows what has been bothering you all day, Jimin feels a little guilty. As your boyfriend, he should have done something about your ex, told him to leave you alone and never talk to you ever again or something. But he is more concerned about your feelings more than anything. Gloom has consumed the rest of your energy and you seem almost sluggish now, dragging your feet and staring off into space. He feels responsible in a way and tries to make up for it by actively looking around for anything that may upset you so that he can protect you, but he gets the sense that you’re doing the same, even if it’s not intentional. The two of you get on a few more rides, Jimin even suggesting it despite you knowing how terrified he was of them, but nothing he does seems to lift your spirits.

“Can we just... sit?” You ask him quietly, leading him over to a bench on the side. The oppressive heat swirls around you, but you don’t seem to mind it anymore, refusing his offer of a cold water bottle. So you two just sit in silence and people-watch, observing the hyper kids, disciplining parents, goofy teenagers and their friends, happy couples. Happy couples. Gut feelings are the worst, especially if you don’t know what to expect or why you’re even feeling that way. Jimin’s gut is telling him that trouble is coming. He studies you as your eyes bounce couple to couple, old to young, clingy to awkward. Then your expression changes to one of disbelief and he follows your line of sight until they land on a sickeningly familiar pair. He has never seen your ex’s new fling, but he can tell by the way his arm is coiled around her that she must be Candy. He frowns, watching That Bastard pause with a venomous smirk to make eye contact with you before diving in and devouring her mouth. It’s obscene and unnecessary and 100% a power move just to get under your skin— and it works. Before he can even inhale to say anything, you’re on your feet and bolting away, leaving Jimin in your dust as he scrabbles to grab his bag and chase after you.

You always thought it was so stupid in movies when girls would run away from things that upset them, stumbling through suddenly dense crowds to get away, blinded by their distress and gushing tears. You never understood it— until now as you push people out of the way so that you can get through, sensing their hard stares searing into your back as you run as fast as you can. Of course, you don’t even know where you’re going, searching for anywhere that will allow you to shed your tears in peace and process it all, but privacy is scarce in a place like this and you most certainly don’t have a clue where to find it. Jimin’s voice calls desperately behind you in an effort to get you to stop or at least slow down. He’s faster, but surprisingly less agile in the skill of dodging people, and his frustration grows with every group of people he gets stuck behind as he watches you distance yourself from him. Miraculously, you find an unoccupied family restroom that locks from the inside, and as soon as you reach it, you shut and lock the door behind you to keep out the outside world so that you can finally break down and crumble to the floor.

The room is spacious and astonishingly clean, probably rarely used because of its placement in the park. You don’t know where you’ve run off to, but Jimin doesn’t recognize this part of the park when he looks around, standing outside the locked door, trying to catch his breath. You weren’t running from him, no, but now that you think about it, maybe you were.

“Baby, please open the door.” He pleads.

Maybe you didn’t want him to see you like this, crying hysterically over the fucker that cheated and dumped you two weeks ago. Maybe you didn’t want him to see this side of you. It wouldn’t be the first time you’ve cried in front of him, the two of you have been through a lot over the years, but there’s something about this situation that makes it different. He can hear you sobbing on the other side of the door, voice bouncing off the walls of the room and echoing in his ears even from the outside, and you know he knows you’re crying. But you can’t let him see it for himself. There’s a difference between him knowing you’re a mess and actually witnessing it. Something that makes it realer for you. Showing your vulnerability for a man that never loved you, who mentally and emotionally abused you, it makes you feel stupid. And weak. And the worst part is that he’s the reason why you think of yourself this way.

“(Y/n). I’m here for you- I want to be here for you. I know you’re distraught, you have every right to be, just let me comfort you.” Jimin’s gentle voice is slightly muffled through the heavy door. With head and hands pressed to its surface, he hopes you can hear him.

“I don’t want you to see me like this.” Your response comes after another minute or two of sniffling, frantically trying to calm yourself down enough to speak to him.

“I don’t care about what you look like right now, I just want to see you.”

“No, I mean I don’t want you to see me crying because of him.” He’s silent for a moment before you hear his sigh. Imagining the disappointment on his face. “Did you see him?”

“Yes, I saw him. Babe, it doesn’t matter to me that you’re crying about him. The only thing that matters is that you’re okay. It is my job as your boyfriend and best friend— as someone who loves you deeply— to make sure that you’re alright and to comfort and reassure you. That’s always been my top priority and that’s never going to change. So if you need to cry, I’ll be there with tissues. If you need a hug, I’ll be there with open arms and forehead kisses. If you want to hit something, I’ll be your punching bag. But I can’t help you from the outside like this, I never could. Please let me in this time. Don’t shut me out.”

As soon as he finishes speaking, another wave of emotion hits you and drags you under. And this time it’s because of his words. Jimin has always been there for you, and you’ve always been there to push him away. Your stubbornness to open up to him on various occasions has built up a virtually indestructible wall between the two of you, one that you reconstruct every time you feel the slightest bit sensitive. He tries every way he can think of to reach you on the inside of it: go around the wall, jump over it, break through it, but your forces are impenetrable when you want them to be. And now you’ve even created a physical barrier for him to get through. What is wrong with me? Why do I keep doing this? Sitting here thinking about it, you realize that you’ve been hurting Jimin all along. He’s right outside that door, waiting to give you his love and unconditional support and here you are, alone, focused on yourself and the actions of another man. If this relationship is going to work out, you need to learn how to let him into your head and be there for you. He can’t read minds.

When the door finally unlocks, you snatch Jimin in with you before locking it again, back still facing him. Your name slips from his lips and you relent, turning to look at him, and his heart shatters in its cage at the sight of you looking so broken. Immediately, he pulls you into his arms— or were you the one to fling yourself at him?— and your cheek connects with his firm chest. The only time you’ve cried over your recent breakup (that he knows of) is the day that it happened. He remembers when you showed up at his house hiding your tearstained cheeks and puffy, red eyes behind a bag of comfort food and a fake smile as you watched him play video games, avoiding his questions. At that time, all he wanted to do was engulf you in his arms and never let you go, but that’s not what you wanted; you were too stubborn to admit your emotions, using distractions to keep your mind off things so you can overcome your feelings alone. Except, you were never really overcoming them, you were pushing them off to the side, and they kept piling up until the weight of them became too much and they tumbled over, slamming down into you from the slightest push.

Jimin lets you cry for a while, stroking your hair and back, shushing you and whispering sweet nothings to make you feel better, but it was clear that you would need more than this. He could tell that you were still trying to calm yourself down, taking deep, ragged breaths only to burst into another wave of sobs, each one more intense than the last. You’re mind is a whirlwind of torment: thoughts of your ex trying so hard to disturb you, how you’ve been distancing yourself from Jimin, and the fact that you’re not over this whole thing yet and how much you want the pain to be over already. Everything is just pouring out of you right now and you don’t know how to stop it.

“Hey,” He starts softly into your hair. “What’s going through that pretty head of yours?” He wants to say something helpful, but first, he needs to know exactly what you’re upset about. He doesn’t want to assume.

When you manage to peel your face away from his body, you discover that his shirt is soaked with your tears. You apologize weakly, running a hand over the material, but he shakes his head at you. He’s staring down at you expectantly, awaiting your explanation, but you can’t look him in the eyes knowing you look so crazy right now, makeup smeared and ruined, eyes swollen and bloodshot, lip trembling, nose dripping. He reaches over to give you something to wipe your face with other than his shirt and you thank him before attempting to speak.

“What does he have against me? Why does he want to see me suffer so badly?” And you’re crying again, this time into the saturated paper towel pressed to your face. But you try to continue. “Even when we dated, he always tried to hurt me. Convince me that I would never do better than him, that I should be honored that he chose me. I feel so dumb because I’m only just realizing that he sucked me into his little game; that he only wants to break me, and he won’t even stop now that we’re not together anymore! You all told me he was a piece of shit. I should have listened. And I’m starting to accept those past mistakes, but seeing him kiss her-“ You fight to hold back your cries. “It felt like a slap in the face. That was him telling me that I meant absolutely nothing, that he didn’t care about me or my feelings and that he wanted me to see how fucking happy he is with his new whore, without me. I just don’t understand why anyone would do something like that! I want him out of my life!”

“You’re not going to like this, but I have to say it.” Jimin starts, making you look up into his eyes finally. “(Y/n), the only reason he’s still in your life is because you’re keeping him there. He may be physically away from you, but he’s still controlling you in a way. He controls how you think, what you wear, even how much fun you have while you’re doing things that have nothing to do with him. It’s almost like you’re waiting for him to come back and say something to you, comment on the way you’re living your life, and all of that means that you still care significantly about what he thinks about you— about us— when he probably never cared about your thoughts and emotions to begin with, even while you were dating.” Your eyebrows knit together and you shut your eyes, trying to control your breathing. “I know that hurts, it’s supposed to, but you needed to hear it. I love that you care so deeply about people, you have the biggest heart out of anyone I know. But I almost wish you didn’t because then this wouldn’t be so hard on you.”

“I can’t not care about him, I spent 2 years caring and worrying about him. I think I just want to see something, anything, that shows me that he had any feelings for me at all. And he’s doing everything in his power to show me that I was nothing to him.” Jimin wipes away your slowing tears with his hand, grabbing another paper towel.

“But I think that’s just it. You did mean something to him, he wouldn’t have stayed with you for that long if you didn’t, but now he’s overcompensating to hide the fact that he regrets his mistake and is just as upset as you are. I’m sure he hasn’t paid any attention to Candy ever since he saw you earlier today. If you were unimportant and she meant anything to him, don’t you think he would have spent his time with her instead of following us and plotting how to get a reaction out of you? He’s just using her. To get to you. We know he’s manipulative, you know that, so you can’t let him keep controlling you like this. You have to let him go.”

“I’m trying.” More tears fall down your face, but he’s quick to catch them.

“I know you are. And I’m aware that it’ll take time, but I’ll be here for you every step of the way. I just want you to be happy.”

“I am happy. I’m happy with you. I’m the happiest I’ve ever been! Please don’t think that this means I love you any less.” Your arms wrap around his body again, pulling him close to feel his heartbeat. “He thinks you’re just a rebound, that I’m just dating you to spite him. That’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard.”

“I’m not going to lie, I have thought about the possibility that I’m just a rebound...” His body tenses slightly and you can’t believe your ears. “I know I’m not, but I also knew that you would need time to recover from this. Maybe we were too quick to jump into this relationship-“

“Jimin, I would never do something like that, especially not to you. I love you and I want to be with you, and that has **nothing to do with him.” Suddenly you’re stoic, tears dried and eyes alight with flames at the thought that he would even think that. You were completely unaware that he felt this way, that your obsession with your ex’s obsession with you was making him feel insecure and unsure of your feelings for him. And you suppose that’s all on you.

“Good.” He can’t help the smile that lifts his lips, the corner of yours lifting a bit too. “Sometimes I’m selfish and I want you all to myself. I know this isn’t about me or my feelings because you still need time to heal, but sometimes I get jealous when you think about him while you’re with me.” A cute pout forms on his lips and his aegyo is unmatched. “Like earlier when you kept zoning out. I knew you were thinking about him, but I wanted so badly for you to be daydreaming of me. Because I’m always thinking about you.” Pulling you closer, your hips connect so that your bodies are flush against each other, faces an inch apart.

“But I do think of you, you’ve been running through my mind nonstop for the past week.” Your hand climbs up to brush his cheek, tracing the soft flesh as you look into each other’s eyes.

“Well, you’ve been running through my mind since the day I met you. You must be exhausted.” A playful scoff leaves you when he says this, a genuine smile lifting your cheeks.

“Terrible joke.” The mood breaks and you’re both caught in a fit of giggles, bodies still pressed together.

Jimin can only think about how beautiful you look right now, even after you’ve been crying, and he takes this time to admire you. You think you’re weak for breaking down over your ex, but Jimin thinks you’re incredibly strong for having the guts to move on from a person like him and make the effort to live a normal life again after everything you’ve been through instead of locking yourself in your home and moping all day. He recalls that time his ex-girlfriend broke up with him and he didn’t leave his house for several days in a row until you came and forced him to get up. You’d said that the best revenge he could get on his ex is to resume his life like nothing happened and to move on. And that’s what he did. Of course, it was much easier for him to do this when the woman that he truly loved all along was right with him every step of the way. He was really thankful that you were there for him and he’s even more thankful that he gets to be here for you to return the favor.

Before you both realize it, you’re leaning in, laughter having died down until all that remains is genuine longing and trust in your eyes. The first kiss lands softly on your lips, tentative and sweet before he pulls back to look for your reaction. But all you do is wrap your hands around his neck and pull him down for something deeper, surprising him with the force you use as you part his lips with yours, nibbling his bottom lip and encouraging sounds from both of you. The temperature in the room seems to spike higher as you continue to make out, and the sudden urge to rip each other’s clothes off starts to consume you. His hips roll into yours slowly, his semi erect length pressing into your stomach and pulling a moan from you when you break the kiss for air. Biting your lips, you drop your hands down to his bulge, palming him through his pants and pressing kisses to his chest.

“We don’t have to do anything if you don’t want to.” Jimin says, although his fingers press against your waist when you undo his button and zipper. “I don’t want you to think that you have to do anything for me.”

You appreciate his concern, always the gentleman, but at this point the fire in the pit of your stomach from earlier has reignited just from being alone with him and you can’t think of anything you’d rather be doing than this. “That’s nice and all, but I’ve been dying to do this since we got here this morning. I’ve been wet ever since I saw you walking around at the water park.” You say as you push his shorts down just enough so that you can pull him out.

“I’m glad I wasn’t the only one that was horny while we were there.” He finally relaxes when you sink down to your knees, licking your lips when you are eye level with his dick. “But I need to hear you say it first, just to make sure. Tell me that you want this.” He stares down at you expectantly as you adjust your position, looking up at him with sparkling eyes.

“I want this,” You say, placing kisses along his hips as you speak, running a hand up his stomach to move his shirt out of the way. “I want your lips... I want your cock... I want your cum...” Finally reaching his tip, you give it a small lick before moaning. “I want you.” And then you’re leaning forward to take his entire length into your mouth, still only half hard so he fits easily. A loud hiss of surprise leaves his lips, followed by an unfiltered groan of pleasure when he feels how wet and hot your mouth is around him. One hand falls to the top of your head, tangling in your hair as you begin to bob up and down on him.

“You can have me, baby, I’m all yours.” Jimin can’t take his eyes off of you, the sight of his cock stuffed down your throat enough to hypnotize him. He’s pictured this thousands of times, yet somehow this still surpasses every one of his expectations. Your smooth lips slide easily up his shaft, tightening as you suckle on his tip, running your tongue all around the head. Precum leaks onto your taste buds and you groan, pussy throbbing with desire when you feel him rapidly stiffening inside you, his weight heavy on your jaw. You take him in all the way a few more times to wet his flesh with your thick saliva and he watches with glazed eyes as it dribbles down your chin while your hands twist expertly along him.

“You’re getting hard so fast. Like what you see?” You tease, earning yourself a little tug on your hair, but to Jimin’s surprise, you moan in response. Before he can say anything, you reconnect your lips to his head, bobbing shallowly along the sensitive area as both your hands squeeze and jerk the rest of his now completely erected cock. His breath hitches and his abs contract, already glistening with the sheen of sweat.

“Ah, fuck,” He throws his head back when you suck harder, eyes still peering up at him beautifully. “This is the best thing I’ve ever seen in my life. You’re amazing at this, baby girl.” The breathless quality of his praise makes you hum, cheeks heating up at the view you have of him from this angle. He looks like a classical piece of artwork, sculpted and chiseled everywhere that counts, his plump lips wet from the amount of times he’s licked them as his dark eyes fall on you. His stare makes your knees wobble beneath you, already damp panties now gushing with wetness at the way his fingers caress your scalp gently in appreciation. You use your tongue to eagerly lap at his sopping slit, tasting more of his salty flavor as he finally lets loose an honest moan that you can feel through your mouth. “Can you take more of me, baby?”

He moves his hips a bit, sliding just a little further down your tongue and you smile up at him through your eyes, humming an answer before removing one, then both of your hands and letting him penetrate your throat when you press forward until your nose tickles his base. Another loud groan rips from his chest, reverberating against the hard walls and ringing in your head. His fingers grip your hair tight and you have to squeeze your eyes and legs shut at the bolt of pleasure and pain that travels through you, satisfaction written all over you despite the dampness of your eyes. You deep throat him a few more times, relaxing your jaw and focusing on breathing through your nose so that you don’t gag around his thick girth, but the moment his hips jerk, your muscles tighten again and you lose your rhythm, producing an obscene gagging noise as your throat closes around him. His hand in your hair offers the slightest bit of resistance when you pull back, and upon looking up at his face, you find pure, unadulterated bliss on his features, teeth sinking into his lower lip to hold back the slew of sounds on the tip of his tongue. Jimin wants so desperately to look at the wonders you’re working below his waist, but he feels like if he looks down at you he’ll lose his load right there and that’s not how he wants this to end. Especially not when he noticed the way that one of your free hands snuck down into your shorts not long ago.

“Good?” You ask when you see that he still hasn’t opened his eyes yet. You’re still trying to catch shaky breaths, swallowing hard to regain use of your throat and Jimin is still standing there looking shell shocked. As soon as he opens his eyes to reassure you, you go down on him again, this time intentionally making yourself choke once his tip enters your throat. Holding yourself there for a few seconds, you listen to the ragged breaths and small whimpers Jimin makes above you, thighs and fingers trembling ever so slightly in restraint.

“Holy s-shit, (Y/n), just like that,” He curses, trying his hardest to keep his eyes open. “That’s my good girl, taking this cock so well. You look so pretty choking on my cock.” You had already witnessed his dirty talk the first time you fucked, yet you’re still surprised by the filthy words he produces so easily. You wonder if you’ll get to see another side of him today. He strokes your cheek with one hand, loving how he can feel himself sliding in and out through the thin layer of your hollowed skin. He takes in your gorgeous face as you continue to take him deeply, using one hand to stroke what you can’t fit, and he thinks he’ll go insane. Your glittering eyes brim with fresh tears, this time not from sadness or anger, but from the effort you put into making him feel good. Your cheeks are splashed with color both from the heat and from your actions, and sweat beads at your forehead as you work tirelessly on him.

You’ve slowed to a steady pace, sensually licking up and down his cock while making intense eye contact with him, just like you had done with your ice cream earlier. He’s getting close now, you can tell by the subtle throbbing that starts at his base, and you work on making yourself look as visually pleasing as possible. He’s watching you like a hawk as you pull your mouth off of him, gazing at him innocently as you lick up and down his veins, teasing the frenulum and circling around the tip. You allow more spit to drip onto him, everything now soaking, and the sight makes him dizzy with arousal, but when you remove your hand from your panties and use it to play with his balls, that’s when he draws the line. Your fingers are sticky and wet on his spit slicked sac and he feels he’s reached his breaking point, so he yanks you away from him by the hair and pulls you up before you can even blink.

He doesn’t want to cum like this, he needs to be inside you.

Smashing his lips against yours, Jimin backs you into the nearest wall so he can push his body against yours, wanting to feel all of you. By the time he pulls away, you’re gasping for air, taking in large puffs as he kisses his way down your jaw, your neck, down to the collar of your shirt. And then it’s gone. He has it up and over your head in no time flat along with your bra, tossing them aside onto the counter. Once you’re exposed, he dives in to kiss around your chest, licking everywhere but the erected peaks that practically tingle for his attention.

“Jimin, please.” You moan, eyes shut as you rest your weight against the wall. He plants pecks and love bites all along your skin, sure to leave them in covered areas, and you hiss at the sting of his teeth, whining when he uses his tongue to soothe over them. Your fingers card through his hair, pushing it away from his face gently as you try to be patient about the call of your nipples and the drip between your thighs, but you don’t have to wait long because soon he’s licking over the buds hungrily, sucking one of them into his mouth and pinching at the other with unforgiving fingers. “Ah!”

The thigh he has pressed between your legs catches you by surprise when your hips roll into it unintentionally. Toes curling in your shoes, you jolt at the sensation, throwing your head back to crash into the wall. He looks up at you in shock and concern when he hears the noise and you both stare at each other for a second before breaking out into cute giggles, his hand reaching up to rub the back of your head.

“Be careful, silly.” He grins, offering a quick peck to your lips before slipping back into that dominant, lust driven mask he wore just moments ago. “Grind on my leg, baby.” The duality is shocking. His words stir something within you, though, and you immediately comply, rubbing against him experimentally. To help you, he quickly removes your shorts, leaving just your drenched panties as a barrier against his clothed thigh. And then he’s back to sucking your other breast with enthusiasm. The feeling of his hard muscles rubbing on your clit is more than relieving, and you practically melt into a nice rhythm that has you moaning instantly. “Fuck, you’re so wet I can feel you soaking through my pants.”

“S-Sorry.” You apologize quietly, cheeks burning when you realize that it’ll probably leave a stain, but Jimin doesn’t care.

“I want you so badly, baby girl.” He groans, hands on your ass to help you move on his thigh. Your breathing picks up, chest rising and falling right in front of his face as he places more marks between the valley of your breasts. Circling your hips, you can only focus on the empties inside of you, wishing it was filled with his thick, hot cock that rests only a few inches from you, twitching with the need to be touched. The thought sends heat throughout your body and you speed up your movements, gripping onto Jimin’s shoulders when you feel your high approaching. He flexes his muscle and your eyes roll to the back of your head from the new sensation, and suddenly you’re moaning his name desperately, bucking into him a few more times before you finally reach your peak, both of you groaning into each other’s necks. You cling to him, legs shaky and body weak, but your pussy still aches and pulses for the cock that he has pushed against your upper thigh.

“Watching you cum never gets old,” He sighs, playing back the moment in his mind until you snap him out of it.

“Jimin, fuck me.” You whisper, balling up his shirt in your fists. Ever since your first time together last week, you’ve been dying to experience him again. You’d never tell him this, but you’ve masturbated to memories of that night almost everyday this week, and you can’t wait to make new ones. You think you’ve fallen in love with his dick.

Grunting in agreement, Jimin grabs hold of the back of your thighs, lifting you effortlessly to pin you against the wall with his body weight. His lips meet yours hastily as his hands move to grip your ass, fingers slipping beneath the crotch of your panties to play with your slit before pulling the material to the side and finally exposing you. He wishes he could see what you look like below him, shiny and swollen with arousal, pussy silently pleading for him to enter you.

“Such a needy little pussy you have, baby girl.” His eyes drop to watch as he easily inserts two fingers into you. “Always wanting more, huh? Cumming on my thigh wasn’t enough, you need to be filled with something before you can be satisfied, is that it?”

“Yes,” You gasp when a third finger stretches you, thrusting quickly until you’re completely relaxed, ready to take more. Jimin leans in to kiss your neck, just barely holding himself back from sucking dark marks there for everyone to see. He wants to mark you, claim you as his, show you off and remind you that you’re his now and that he’ll never let you go or do anything to hurt you.

“All you have to do is ask, baby, I’ll be more than happy to please you.” Mumbling into your neck, he skims his tongue higher and nibbles on the lobe of your ear, loving how you shut your eyes and roll your head in delirious need.

“Babe,” You whine in disappointment when he removes his fingers from you, grinding into his hips for some type of friction as you watch him lick his fingers clean while holding heated eye contact with you. He raises an eyebrow, waiting for you to speak. “Jimin, will you please fuck me?”

“You want this cock?” He asks, sending pleasant chills down your spine as his breath tickles your ear, one of his hands positioning his tip to barely brush the outside of your weeping folds. He makes a noise when he feels a long string of your juices drip out of you to kiss his head, the cool liquid making him twitch against you. You whimper then nod, his nose skimming the side of your face delicately. “Then beg for it.”

“Beg for it?”

“Beg for it.” He confirms with a wicked grin, watching the way your eyes search his in doubt. He’s serious, you realize, and that only makes it hotter. You’ll do anything he asks at this point, all if it means that his dick ends up inside you at the end of it.

“Baby, please, I need you inside me. Show me I’m yours, take me against this wall and make me forget about everything but your cock.” Saying these words while looking him in the eyes affects you more than you thought it would and you’re surprised just how into dirty talking you are. He’s starting to bring out another side of you that you didn’t know existed.

“Keep talking.” He rasps, his soft tip finally beginning to push inside. The stretch isn’t as bad as last time, but you’re far from used to it, lacing your hands in his hair and pressing your forehead to his to endure the slight burn.

“God, you’re so big,” Your mouth hangs open, gaping at the way he manages to rub all of your sensitive spots with his shallow strokes, still pushing himself in deeper. “I’ve dreamt about you every single day since that night— how you touched me, how you kissed me, how you made me feel so loved even as you fucked me into your mattress.” It’s hard to breathe when he’s stealing your breath away like this, staring into your soul with his chocolate eyes and reaching for your cervix with his cock. “Fuck, why did we wait so long to do this again?”

Jimin grunts, lowering you the rest of the way down his shaft. Your eyes roll to the back of your head when he’s fully sheathed inside, your legs tight around his waist to keep him close. “You’re everything to me,” He replies, kissing your lips slowly and delivering soft circles of his hips so you can feel him moving inside you. “I didn’t want you to think that I was only after sex from you. You’re so much more than that.” His lips feel cool in the now stifling room, tongue soothing against yours.

“I never thought that about you, Jimin. And I want you to know that that’s not what I’m after either.” You smile. “But right now, I really need you to destroy me.” Wiggling your hips as much as you can between him and the wall, you urge him move. With one more kiss, he slips back into his dominant persona, squeezing your ass hard in his hands, cold rings pressing against your skin as he pulls out of you, relishing in the sound of your slick before slamming into you with enough force to jolt you up the wall. You can’t even breathe with the first thrust, but the succession of thrusts that follows pulls heavy gasps and moans from your lips.

His hips settle into a rhythmic beat, slapping against the back of your thighs and ass as he readjusts so that his arms are hooked beneath your knees. He groans when he’s allowed the slightest bit deeper, pushing you tight to the wall to make sure you don’t move as he plows into you. The pain of your bare shoulder blades digging into the hard concrete goes practically unnoticed, you’re on cloud nine. The ache you’ve been feeling, the void left inside you that just so happens to be in the shape of his dick, the need to be closer to him: it’s all being relieved right now. Feeling him drag against your insides and hold your body close to his is damn near euphoric, you practically feel high.

“I missed this pussy,” Jimin’s teeth finally give in and nip at your shoulder and collarbone. The thought of warning him against it briefly crosses your mind in the one second between thrusts, but as soon as he’s back in— deliciously deep— you drop all complains. “So warm and soaking for me. I can feel how it sucks me back in, so greedy, baby girl.” You hear the smirk in his voice, shaking slightly with the power of his movements. It’s loud in here, every little sound bouncing off the surfaces of the room and magnifying. Every slap of his hips, every ragged breath, all of the whimpers and moans leaving your throat. It’s not hard to hear the sounds Jimin makes for you, how he sucks in through his teeth and groans quietly, trying to control himself solely for the purpose of not cumming too soon. People outside can probably hear it too, but right now, it’s only you and him in your own little world. “Fuck, you feel like heaven.”

He pulls you away from the wall so that he’s standing on his own, your arms instinctively tightening around his neck until your chest is flush with his. The hands placed on your ass slide higher onto your thighs as he starts to bounce you, up and down, up and down, gliding effortlessly along his pole.

“S-Shit,” You whine, a mixture of lust and fear coursing through you at the height you’re getting. Jimin carries you like you weigh nothing, his delectable biceps looking solid as ever as he repeatedly lifts you into the air and drops you down to impale yourself on him. From this angle he can see the sweat dripping off of you, face contorted in ultimate pleasure from the depth he’s getting, tip kissing your cervix in a different angle each time. Your breasts bounce harshly in front of him looking jiggly  and soft and he holds his mouth open, hoping one will land there for him to suck. This is definitely one of his fantasies— not fucking you in a family restroom— but him having you like this, fully suspended in the air and scratching at his shoulders in delight. He’s only seen this in porn, all of the girls looking like twigs in comparison to the bulky men that carry them, and he didn’t think he could do it. But the adrenaline and testosterone flowing through his veins right now is enough to convince him to do anything— even fuck you in a public space and make you moan in a room that may or may not be soundproof to the outside world. But he couldn’t care less about that now when you feel so good around him.

He grunts through gritted teeth, going hard and deep and neglecting the fast pace he set earlier. Your soft walls steal every thought from Jimin’s brain as his fluid hips snap into you on every down stroke and you can’t help but cry out.

God, it feels like he’s in your guts, rearranging your organs with the tip of his cock and carving out a home for himself. “Keep going,” You thought going this deep would be painful, but now that you’re here, it’s never felt better. This was exactly what you’ve been craving since last time, wanting him to fill you up in every sense and leave you breathless. You feel like your pussy just might swallow him up, his balls smacking against your ass with every collision, and it’s so good that you don’t notice the bright red lines you leave on his nape and back. “I think I-“

He looks up to find your eyes rolling back again, eyebrows knit and lips parted. “Like this, baby?” He keeps up the steady pace, head thrown back to peer up at you when he feels your walls begin to flutter.

“Yes, like that,” You nearly whisper, feet flexing at his sides where your legs flop helplessly. No more words can escape you, only loud whines of what he assumes is his name, and before you know it, your orgasm is suddenly crashing down on you, locking up all of your muscles as Jimin continues to bounce you languidly, moaning his own praise into the skin of your chest.

As you come down, he moves you to the counter of the sink, your ass meeting the cool marble, but you’re too fucked out to have a reaction. Having slipped out in transition, Jimin stands there and strokes himself as he watches your hazy eyes refocus on him. He’s not as close as he was before, but he has a feeling he won’t have trouble getting back to that point once he’s back inside your sopping heat.

“Mm, I wish I could take a picture of you right now.” His voice is almost a growl, his unoccupied hand lifting your thigh to pull you to the edge. “You look so fucked out; but I’m not done with you yet, baby. Can you take it?” He stares at you with genuine eyes, rubbing himself on your sensitive clit. It throbs under him and you jerk your hips, taking a deep breath to compose yourself.

“I can always take it for you.” Batting your lashes at him, you bite your lip and hope he doesn’t question you further. You were starting to feel empty again. Thankfully, he doesn’t and plunges in without further hesitation, moaning out your name and digging his fingers into your hip.

“That’s my good girl.” He grins when you clench at his praise. With your legs spread as wide as they can go, you lean back on one arm, keeping one hand latched to the back of his neck for support. You can feel yourself leaking onto the counter top where your ass is perched on the edge, making a mess as it covers his balls and the inside of your thighs, further soiling your panties that remain pushed out of the way of your opening. He’s rough with you, speeding up with every flex of his powerful hips and gripping desperately onto your waist to prevent you from slipping away. His eyes are focused between your legs and you follow the pink of his tongue with your eyes when it swipes against his lips, nearly salivating from the view. “Look,” He growls, grabbing the back of your neck to angle your head down to where you are connected. “I want you to watch how I split your pussy open, see how well you take me as I stretch you out. I could look at this all day, fuck.” He slows down, only for a few strokes, mesmerized by how shiny you make his member and how your lips open wide to accommodate him. “You’re so beautiful.”

You see what he sees, but pay more attention to his appearance. The thighs beneath him bulge with defined muscle, skin now glistening with the sweat that builds on both of your bodies in this humid room. His prominent v-line and hipbones look so enticing that you crave to kiss at them and leave marks on his milky skin. He doesn’t pull out very far, but every glimpse you get of his cock seems to affect you. God, you could worship his cock for hours if he’d let you. Maybe you’ll ask one day. It’s fat and veiny and a deep red color due to the blood that’s built up there from being hard for so long. On its surface gathers a creamy mixture of your cum and wetness, collecting at his base and sticking to the fine hairs of his pubic bone. You can hear the way he sucks in air as he watches himself glide through your folds with ease, a tense pressure sitting in his balls as he gallops toward his release.

“Baby,” You sigh, pulling him down to your lips to swallow the sounds in his throat. “Are you going to cum soon?” You ask between pecks, both of you struggling to breathe as you grind your hips into his to help him when he starts to falter. Forehead pressed to yours, he nods and squeezes his eyes shut, the clench of his jaw defining the strain on his face. You can’t help kissing him again, moaning when he tangles a hand in your hair and tugs lightly.

“Where do you want me to cum?” Jimin slows down a little, rolling his hips sensually instead of the brutal thrusting from before so he can make sure he hears you properly.

“Cum in me.” You state, leaning back on both hands and arching into him.

“You sure?” The surprise on his face is so pure, although the way he bites his lip at your confirmation is anything but. The groan that grazes your ears as he wraps his arms around you makes you shudder and clench. No one has ever cum inside you before, not even your ex, despite you being on the pill. He liked to cum on your face and chest and leave it to dry— quite degrading in your opinion— but he said it looked good on you so you’d let him do it. You never let him cum inside you no matter how many times he begged, it just never felt right, but now that Jimin is in his place, you want it more than ever. You want him to know that you are truly his. That he can have every single inch of you.

A succession of moans fall from Jimin’s lips, each one louder than the last, and fuck, if that isn’t the hottest thing you’ve ever heard, you don’t know what is. He keeps up with the grinding, muscles clenching and tightening as he nears his end, hips becoming less fluid as he rubs himself between your velvety walls, eyes squinting to stay open as he looks in your eyes. You nod at him, sucking on your lips to quiet your own whimpering so you can hear him better. Taking his hand, you bring it to one of your breasts, encouraging him to squeeze it in his palm, and that seems to be what finishes him, his fingers digging into the soft flesh when you feel him pulse inside you.

“Fuckfuckfuckfuck,” Jimin groans, dropping his head to your chest and struggling with himself to keep his hips moving to milk out his release. You move your own hips to his benefit, relishing in the hisses and uncontrollable moans that fly from him as he spills his love into you, the thick white substance leaking out alongside his shaft every time he withdraws from your warmth. It feels nice, satisfying. You never thought feeling him this way would make you feel so... complete. His tip rests inside you as he catches his breath, panting between the valley of your breasts and kneading at your hips with his gentle fingers. Your hands run through his sweaty hair, pushing it from his face and cradling his head to you, and you hope he can hear how hard your heart is beating, how full it feels. When he’s collected himself enough to move, he pulls away to smile brightly at you. “That was...”

“Incredible.” You finish for him, pulling him in for a deep kiss that quite literally steals your breath away. He pulls away, panting, and finally allows his softened length to slip out of you, though he’s not completely flaccid yet. His cum dribbles out of you despite your best efforts to keep it in and the uncomfortable feeling causes your face to scrunch up.

“Damn, that’s sexy.” Jimin’s eyes scan the mess dripping from your lower lips and it’s almost embarrassing, but the way he groans and drops to his knees in front of you quickly dispels your shyness. “Can I clean you up, baby?” He asks, all doe-eyed and cute, thumbs on either side of your entrance spreading you apart. He isn’t about to do what you think he is, is he? He can’t be serious. But the want in his expression tells you that he is.

“S-sure.” You aren’t sure exactly what you’re agreeing to, but he makes it a point to show you, diving tongue first into your slick lips, licking up everything that covers the inside and outside of you. Your walls throb at the sight and feeling of him slurping up the mess between your legs, making sure not an inch of you goes untouched by his tongue until you’re licked clean, his gaze never leaving yours. When he’s done, he leans back to show you the ungodly mixture of cum (both yours and his), arousal, and saliva in his mouth before swallowing it all down. You may have just discovered a new kink of yours.

“There,” The handsome man in front of you rises from his knees to stand before you. “All clean.” You can’t help kissing him again, wrapping your limbs around him in hopes of staying in this moment forever. Comfortably in his arms and still feeling the rush of endorphins that your previous activities provoked. It is with great reluctance that he pulls away from you.

Neither of you know what to say in this moment. The room is quiet again and your surroundings begin to return as you try to relax, taking it all in. Clothes are scattered all over the counter and floor, you’re in a public family restroom at an amusement park, and you and your boyfriend stand here naked in the center of it. Not to mention, this room is sweltering. Beads of sweat trail down the sides of your face and you wipe them away, noticing the discomfort of your now sticky spot on the sink counter.

“Wanna get out of here?” You ask, both of you giggling as Jimin helps you to your feet, gathering your clothes and handing them to you so you can get dressed. You’ve almost forgotten the whole reason you locked yourself in here in the first place. Almost. But it doesn’t really bother you that much anymore. You stop Jimin with his hand on the door, pulling him into one more tight hug. “Thank you, Jimin, for everything. I love you a lot, don’t forget that.”

His hands meet your cheeks and he pulls your lips to his for a gentle kiss, reluctant to pull away. “I love you, too. And I’ll always be here for you.” He stares into your eyes for another deep moment before moving back to the door.

You meet up with Taehyung and Hani as you make your way back to where the rides are, and they look you up and down, at first in concern, and then in disbelief.

“You seem to be in a significantly better mood.” Hani comments with a knowing look on her face. Usually you were able to keep your cool around her and not let on to more than you want her to know, but your reddening ears give you away when you think back to your recent encounter. You can practically feel where her eyes are glued to the colored faint marks at the base of your neck. Jimin’s arm pulls you into his side proudly, making some comment about being an amazing boyfriend and being able to take care of your “needs” which makes Taehyung chuckle, and then the four of you are off to look for Jungkook and his date in preparation to leave.

“Should we try to find the others?” Jieun inquires adjusting the straps of her bag on her shoulders. Having just finished the last rollercoaster of the park, the adorable pair had just completed all of the main attractions for the day and were almost back around to the front of the park where most of the souvenir shops and restaurants were located. It’s late afternoon, the sun beginning it’s descent toward the horizon, temperature cooling off just the slightest bit.

“We could do that...” Jungkook hesitates and avoids his date’s eyes. “Or we could keep walking around by ourselves? I like spending time alone with you.” The boy rubs the back of his head bashfully, showing off a bunny smile that Jieun can’t resist. He can’t tell what she’s thinking— and he hates making assumptions— but her responding grin is enough reassurance for him to boldly take her hand in his and squeeze.

“I like spending time with you too, Jungkook. I like you.” Her eyes disappear behind a blush, but she doesn’t look away from him, instead reaching up on her toes to plant a kiss on his cheek to then watch it blossom into a spread of red all over his face and neck. He’s as red as a tomato yet oh-so-satisfied.

“How about we get that funnel cake? I’m buying.” They share a huge serving of the treat, powdered sugar sticking their fingers together but enjoyed nonetheless, and Jieun couldn’t be happier. “After meeting my only requirement, I officially declare you as redeemed. I will completely forget about that whole carnival prize ordeal, but there’s one more condition. One more thing I want before I can do that.” Jungkook gives a fake exasperated sigh, tilting his head cutely.

“And what would that be?” His dark hair hangs in front of his eyes, jawline sharp and inviting.

“I want you to...” She leans close to him, eyes deadly serious, and anxiety builds in the pit of his stomach, “kiss me.”

“Pardon?” He isn’t sure he heard her right, but when she cocks her head coyly, an arrogant smirk finds his lips before he’s leaning in to steal hers. The kiss is quicker than she’d like, but there’s a knowing look in Jungkook’s eyes that tells her that he knows exactly what he’s doing. He’s teasing. Almost as if to say “there’s more where that came from’ along with promises that will be fulfilled behind closed doors. She just shakes her head at him, getting up to throw away their trash and pulling him up by his hand, intertwining their fingers as they stroll around.

Walking into one of the gift shops, they begin to look at clothing and accessories printed with cartoon characters and the theme park logo, something to take home as a memory of the occasion. Well, aside from the giant Iron-Man plushie they had left with Hani and Taehyung. Just as they make their way over to the hats and fanny packs section, Jungkook catches sight of something that makes his blood boil. Yes, something—the monster of a person that hurt you and your precious heart, to be more specific. His sharp inhale catches Jieun’s attention and she questions him, concerned gaze skimming the store as Kookie explains through his teeth.

“That’s the asshole that cheated on (Y/n). What the fuck is he doing here?” His eye are like knives as they point toward the unsuspecting man, who has the nerve to look happy and carefree. He doesn’t know if you’ve seen him or not, but he has the strong urge to protect you and get a little revenge in your name.

“It looks like he’s with someone.” She points, face scrunching at the greasy looking woman.

“I should go over there.”

“What? No! I don’t think it’s a good idea to pick fights with your friend’s ex.” Jieun, the voice of reason, whispers, looking alarmed.

“I’m not going to fight him, just mess with him a bit. Pulling pranks on people is my specialty.”

“What are you going to do to him?” She’s less concerned now and more intrigued by his confidence.

“Watch.” Jungkook sets his hat low on his face, walking with his head down and heading straight toward the couple that shamelessly flirts in front of the shelf containing ceramic mugs. They take up the entire space of the small aisle, so no one can really pass though, but Jungkook squeezes his way between them roughly, grunting an ‘excuse me’ all while intentionally shoving the man back and out of the way. Your ex stumbles, arms and elbows flailing about to catch his balance and knocking over a total of 5 mugs onto the cement floor. They crash down around him, the entire shelf he leans on threatening to go down with them, but he catches it with his hands and readjusts it, looking down in horror as shards of porcelain scatter around his feet. A worker shouts “You break it, you buy it!” from across the store at him, and that’s when he looks up to hiss at his offender.

“The fuck is your problem?!” He steps up to Jungkook aggressively, as if he would even have the balls to fight someone, and throws a few more curses his way. But all color drains from his face when he meets eyes with your little Baby Kook, who isn’t really so little, round eyes glaring right in his face. They’re about the same height, but your ex looks like a twig standing next to the broad and muscular Jungkook. He’s always been intimidated by Kookie, steering clear of him when you were still together and even confessing to you that he’s afraid of the fact that the younger man can probably break him in half with his bare hands and crush his head between his thighs. It was funny at the time, but that fear is very real and very present as the two stand toe to toe.

“Oh, I’m sorry, I didn’t see you standing there.” A cocky smirk plays on Jungkook’s lips and it makes your ex seethe, though he’s too afraid to show it. He tries the tough act still, though.

“You little shit, you better pay for all of the stuff you broke.” He steps closer over the crunching of shattered pieces but the younger man doesn’t flinch.

“Yikes... I would, but I’m not the one who broke them. Plus, I only have five dollars. Want it?” He flashes the bill quickly and reaches into the man’s pocket, depositing both the bill and an expensive looking ring he grabbed earlier, hidden in the palm of his hand. The ring falls in.

“Get your hands out of my pants!” He shoves at Kookie’s solid chest, pushing himself back a few inches and stumbling at his surprising sturdiness. Dignity lost in front of the prying eyes of everyone in the store, he sucks his teeth and growls. “I don’t want it.”

“No? Your loss.” Jungkook is still holding onto the bill between his fingers, pocketing it quickly before he can change his mind. He fakes an innocent look as he leans in to the man’s ear, eyeing the woman that stands shocked behind him. Your ex flinches, startled by the proximity and probably anticipating a hard punch in the gut. “I’m not going to hit you,” Jungkook chuckles, enjoying the way the man twitches uncomfortably. “I’m just trying to help you out. But hey, isn’t it illegal to hire prostitutes? Especially here, of all places.”

Gritting his teeth, That Bastard pushes him away successfully this time, spitting curses about disrespecting his girlfriend as Kookie turns his back and casually walks away, just in time for a worker to approach the cursing man and force him to pay for all of the cracked and shattered mugs surrounding him. Jungkook heads back to Jieun, laughing, and takes her hand, guiding her to the front of the store where he taps an attendant stocking toys on the shoulder.

“Excuse me, I saw that man over there steal something.” Pointing to the disgruntled man who digs in his wallet as the cashier rings him up. “You should search him, I think it was a ring.” The worker sighs and makes a call through his walkie talkie for security, thanking them before making his way over to the register. Both of them make their exit, laughing to themselves all the way out of the store until they reach their group of friends, who happen to be standing just outside.

“We saw the whole thing,” Taehyung starts excitedly. “Dude, that was awesome!” They high five and continue laughing, eyes still on the man in question.

“He looked like he was going to shit his pants when he recognized you. I wish I could have got that on camera.” Hani nods, clicking her tongue at the missed opportunity.

“Hani.” Jimin frowns.

“What? He deserves it.” They both look to you, who is conflicted with emotions. You didn’t want any of them to confront him for you, but this was different. This was harmless. And you’re certain your name didn’t come up at all while they were interacting.

“What did you do?” You finally ask, a little curious about what actually happened. Just then, security guides your ex to the entrance, walking him through the door sensors to check Jungkook’s accusations. He looks confident that it won’t go off, but that look is wiped clean off his face when the alarm sounds and the guards grab hold of his arms and push him toward the back of the store for an official search. “WHAT DID YOU DO?” Now you’re a lot curious, but you’re also smiling uncontrollably.

“Eh,” Jungkook shrugs. “I slipped a ring into his pocket. They’ll probably find it but at least he’ll get a pat down. Oh, and I also accused him of hiring a prostitute in front of his new girl just to piss him off.” He chuckles. A new kind of happiness swells in your chest at that. It isn’t much, but it almost feels like justice was served. You like to imagine that he is being fined and questioned by police because of what he did to you instead of for the petty shoplifting he unknowingly committed. And what’s even better is the scowl you catch on Candy’s face when she glances up and finds you watching the ordeal, narrowing her eyes and crossing her arms before storming off to follow her man. You hope to never see them again, to leave with the impression and image of them being dragged away by security as your last memory of their terrible faces. It will always be seared into your brain, like retribution for a cardinal sin, and you’re feeling better already.

“Thanks, Kookie. That just made my day.” You’re beaming as Jimin reclaims your hand, offering a proud pat to Jungkook’s shoulder.

“I say we celebrate with some dinner!” He grins to your group, leading everyone to a restaurant a few stores down, where you all enjoy deliciously overpriced park food and talk about your day. Everyone seems to have had an amazing time. Jungkook and Jieun are cuddled up on their end of the booth, sharing bites of food and giving each other The Look. The same look they had that night when they walked out of the club together. Taehyung and Hani seem infinitely less awkward, apparently having resolved some of their issues while you and Jimin were working out your own in the family restroom. And you finally felt like you were back to yourself while being surrounded by all of your friends. Jimin kept an eye on you, but saw no evidence of your previous sadness— just joy and relief— and for that he’s thankful, whether or not he is the reason for it.

As the last activity of the day, you all decide to shop for souvenirs (at a different store from the one your ex was in), and everyone picks out their favorite gifts. Taehyung watches as you and Jimin and Jungkook and Jieun mull over various objects at the front of the store, chatting and laughing with each other as you browse. He’s a little deeper in the store following Hani as she looks over the clothing lining walls and racks, enjoying watching her shop more than doing any real shopping himself. As he looks at her, he remembers their conversation from earlier— when they were left alone to work out their issues while you and Jimin disappeared to work out your own.

“After much debate, I have decided to officially forgive you.” He announces to Hani as they walk through the crowded carnival area. There are many more people here now than there was a few hours ago, most people having finished riding the rollercoasters and hoping to win a nice prize before heading home. Neither of them intended to actually play any of the games, agreeing that it was a waste of money and ultimately a scam, but the area was nice and the highly populated walkway was the perfect place to have a private conversation.

Hani gives him a look of disbelief from the corner of her eye with pursed lips before deciding to humor him. “O’ Great and Merciful Taehyung, I thank you deeply! What ever would I have done without your forgiveness?” She acts out dramatically, throwing her hands over her heart and swaying side to side. They laugh for a bit, the mood still light when he straightens up and his face becomes serious again.

“I’m sorry that I acted that way at the water park, it was really uncalled for. I was-“ He hesitates, voice a little deeper, “I was jealous.” That’s enough to stop Hani in her tracks. He sure seemed like he was jealous in the moment, but she didn’t think he actually would be. Because why would her fuck buddy be jealous of her using her ASSets to get what she wants— something that she always does? But that’s not even the part that really surprises her as he goes on. “I don’t think I can be fuck buddies with you anymore. I want more. I want more with you, and I only recently noticed. We started fucking in the first place because we both kept talking all that shit about how good we are in bed and it just happened out of curiosity and sexual tension. Then I realized that I actually felt something when we were together— and at first I thought it was just the bomb ass sex— but then the feeling didn’t go away after we were done fucking. I still felt that way when we’re just doing regular shit like hanging out. I felt it when you came to my job just to bother me because you were bored early this week. I thought my heart was going to explode because it was beating so fast. Something about knowing you came there just to spend time with me, even if it was just to pass the time, it made me so... happy. I couldn’t focus, you were so distracting.” She looks away, concealing a smile. “And I feel it now even when we’re on a fake triple date with our friends, walking aimlessly around this giant park and talking about the simplest things...” He trails off, trying to find the words to finish his speech and Hani trying to process it all. They start walking again after a few beats of silence, albeit very slowly, until he speaks up again. “I don’t know, I’m not good with words.”

This seems like a concluding statement, Taehyung suddenly getting shy as he scratches behind his ear. His head drops as they walk, not sure what to make of her silence, but he’s not even sure he wants to hear what she has to say. And when she opens her mouth finally, he prepares himself to be rejected.

“I was jealous of you too today.”

“What? When?” That’s a surprise that neither of them expected her to admit.

They walk past a booth containing large superhero plushies just like the one Jungkook and Jieun earned, the woman running the game pointing at them and waving them over. They ignore her as they keep walking, passing faces blending into the background. Hani sighs.

“When you were buying water when we first got to the water park. That lady was eye-fucking you the whole time, ready to risk it all for you at that concession stand.” She rolls her eyes, trying not to get angry again as she remembers the way that woman was trying her hardest to show off for him. “(Y/n) even called me out on it, I was 5 seconds away from knocking that bitch to the ground.” At this, Taehyung cracks a smile. He would never say it, but he’d love to see Hani fight someone for him. “Anyway, I guess that means that I... probably... feel... something...” It sounded like she was a foreigner trying to figure out the proper way to form a coherent sentence, unsure if the words she was producing were correct or not. He looks at her expectantly, raising his eyebrows and causing her to pull out the last few words of her statement painfully. “...similar to you.”

“You feel the same way?” He lights up, turning his whole body to her.

“Something. Similar.” She corrects strictly, though that does nothing to stop the goofy celebratory wiggle he does. “You know I haven’t been in a real relationship in a long time so I’m a little rusty at this. Don’t expect me to change so suddenly for you.” He pouts. “But, I’ll give you a fair chance and we’ll see where it goes from there.”

“This is so ugly that it’s kinda cute.” Hani laughs, showing him the brightly colored shirt she’s pulled from the rack. Not her usual style, but she could probably find a way to make it work. She’s been looking through the ugliest t-shirts and sweaters for the past five minutes and it’s getting to the point where it would be ridiculous for her not to buy one.

“Hey, about what we talked about earlier,” Taehyung starts suddenly, trying to be as casual as possible while leaning against a clothing rack, stumbling when the wheels begin to move beneath his weight.

“What about it?” She doesn’t even bat an eye at his clumsiness.

“Does that mean you’ll go out with me now? It was a little unclear for me.” Gnawing on his lower lip, he gives her a hard stare as she mulls over his words briefly.

“Absolutely not.” Her tone is cold and brisk, barely lifting her eyes to glance at him. His face and heart drop, scrambling to come up with words.

“Wh- I thought that’s what we-“

“Nothing about what we talked about had anything to do with me going out with you. I mean, why would it? You haven’t even asked me out on a date yet.” Oh. Her eyes linger on his for a split second, looking away just before his boxy smile reappears. “If we’re going to be anything more than friends, I need you to know this: I don’t do subtleties and indirect hints. If you want something, ask for it directly. I never sugar coat my words and I don’t expect you to either. So, if you want me to go out with you, ask.”

Taehyung steps closer, grin still playing on his lips as he seems to hover over her frame with his tall stature. She’s still flicking through rows of hangers absentmindedly as if they’re not in the middle of a conversation, and only stops upon his call.

“Hani,” He coos sweetly, blush coming to his cheeks. Hani thinks she’s the inexperienced one here, but it’s also be a while since Tae has asked anyone out himself. Usually women tend to throw themselves at him and use him for his dick— which has never bothered him before— but rarely has he ever gone on a date with the intentions of actually dating someone seriously. And if he had, the girls are most likely the ones who asked him out. Hani turns to him, batting her eyelashes innocently. Such an actress.

“Yes, Taehyungie?”

“Would you like to go on a date with me? I’m aware dates really aren’t your thing, but I think you’d quite enjoy this one.” He puts on a knightly voice for her, puffing out his chest like a suitor in court trying to win the heart of a princess. She tosses her hair around her shoulders, fluttering her eyelashes a few more times as though flustered before giving him a flattering smile.

“No.” His mouth drops open in disbelief, face morphing into a fake cry when she laughs and responds with her real answer. “I’m kidding! Yes, I’d love to go on a date with you.”

“No, you hurt my feelings.” He turns away from her like a child, breaking into a smile when she wraps her arms around his midsection and presses her check to his back in apology.

“I said yes, Taehyung, did you hear? There’s no way you didn’t hear with those big dumbo ears of yours,”

“Hey!” This isn’t the first time she’s teased him about his ears, but he pretends to be offended, trying to shake her off of him.

“Yes, I’ll go on a date with you.” She repeats, lifting to her toes to speak loudly into one ear, catching the attention of a few others in the store.

“You WHAT?!” You’re stomping over before either of them have the chance to respond, eyes wide and mouth open, Jimin trailing closely behind, pulled by the hand you squeeze in yours.

“Way to go buddy.” Jimin mouths as he gives a thumbs up to his best friend, ignoring Hani’s glare.

“Yes, you heard correctly. Hani agreed to go on a real date with me.” The two of you clap as Tae bows and blows kisses to the imaginary crowd, relishing in the glory.

“Don’t make me regret it.” Hani is embarrassed by the attention, not used to being the one with relationship news, and she separates herself from the situation as quickly as possible, grumbling something before picking a shirt and walking to the front of the store to pay.

Your group is loud on your way out of the park, shouting about all the highlights of the day, Jungkook proclaiming how he “knew” Tae and Hani would end up together— even though Hani swears that it’s just one date and it doesn’t truly mean anything. The ride back home is calmer and you sit up front with Jimin, Jungkook taking his spot in the back next to Jieun like he promised, and you feel a little bit better about everything.

Though that lingering discomfort in your heart is still there, you’re no longer sad or upset about the events of today. If anything, you think they did more good than harm in regards to your interactions with your ex. The only time you’d really paid attention to how much of an asshole he is was when you broke up with him in front of Candy, but the harsh words he spoke to you today were more than enough evidence for you to dispel any doubts that maybe, by some unholy power, he wasn’t as bad as you’d made him out to be in your head. You keep replaying Jimin’s words about how valuable you were to your ex, and the truth about why he was trying so hard to fuck with your mind today. And now you understand. It’s really quite simple actually. He had a good thing, you, and he let you go. So now you’re moving on to bigger and better things in your life and he can’t do shit about it. Period. He can’t get to you anymore because you have the amazing friends that keep you afloat and his angel of a boyfriend that continues to prove his indispensable worth to you, and you know you’re going to be okay. You no longer wish any harm to your ex and his whore of a girlfriend (oops), but you think pretty soon you’ll be able to close this chapter of your life and start a new one; one where your friends are all in happy, healthy relationships and live happily ever after— at least for now. But that’s good enough for you.

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If they had a kid meme

send me a pair name and I’ll tell you what I think it would be like if they had a child. @keiraknigntley​ / @tesscthompson​ | rory x kira jhfdkjhfkjsdhfjsd

Name: Bonnie Kira Darling  

Gender: CIS FEMALE

General Appearance: Curly brown hair that flows right past her back. High cheek-bones that could cut through stone. The most beautiful smile imaginable that’s clearly inherited from her incredibly gorgeous mother. She tends to dress hyper-feminine. I’d say her fashion sense rivals that of Miss T(a)hani Al Jamil. Lots of floral dresses, hair always down, make-up always on. She tends to wear flats though. She’d insist they’d be cute but she loathes heels so she refuses to wear them. I’d also say she’s tall so she doesn’t like being any taller.  

Personality: Matilda Jr. I’m going to call this kid a walking encyclopedia because she knows the randomest facts about the randomest things, and truthfully, probably knows at least a small bit about everything. Probably doesn’t know a lot of things fully, but if you bring something up, she’ll have something insightful or interesting to say about it that probably has people begging for her to say more. She loves that because she enjoys to hear herself talk and can go on and on and on for hours at a time. I feel like that’s why she becomes a teacher when she gets older. She’s just good at spreading knowledge. 

Special Talents: Teaching and learning. Just tries everything because her mother is such an fun person and her father is such a brain that I think she gets the best of both worlds and makes them work for her. So, one day, she’ll read Shakespeare or learn how to play bingo or learn movies with Kira. While another day, she’ll like, learn to take apart a toaster and turn it into a remote control with Rory or like bake a pie. She learns pretty quickly too and I’d say that that’s the skill. Other than that, she’s an excellent singer. If she wasn’t a teacher, she’d probably be a musician of some kind. 

Who they like better: Kira, Kira, Kira! While Rory has a huge heart and will do anything for her, she is very much attached to her mother and has always been. She loves her because she’s the fun parent, I think. Like Rory is hilarious but he’s the tough parent, I think. So she’s only closest to Kira because Kira is fun. 

Who they take after more: Kira. She has her upbeat, doe-eyed personality going for her and it works in her favor. I think she also looks the most like her so she’s always receiving comments about how much she looks like her mother and she’s always blushing about it because she truly thinks her mom is the most beautiful woman on the planet. 

Personal Head canon:

Rory and Kira are the most attentive parents on the planet, and it’s apparent to anyone who knows that they love their daughter. There has never been a moment in her life where she feels like she isn’t loved. She has learned so many different wonderful things due to her parents and has gone to places all over the world due to them. She doesn’t believe she’d be the person she is today without them. So, like, she’s just thankful to have them as parents and shows them this with random little visits and gifts when she’s older.

She becomes a teacher who occasionally works nursing homes. She’s been called sweet and kind for it in the past but she doesn’t do what she does for attention, she does it because she loves it. So, she’ll dedicate hours to coming up with study guides for work and activities for the elderly and she has a lot of fun when she does it.

Has only had like one serious girlfriend ever. Was nervous to tell Rory and Kira about her, but they were both confused about why because they’ve always seen themselves as accepting. This was the only thing she’s ever been shy about before though and she now thinks it was silly she was embarrassed by it because her parents seemed enthusiastic when she told them about the girl.

Face Claim: al(i)sha boe

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Drabble Masterlist

main masterlist

A.C.E

Boyfriend Junhee

Astro

9:43 PM | Moonbin

Ateez

9:04 PM | Choi San

8:38 AM | Song Mingi

8:48 AM | Choi San

San / Aurora - Ateez (song req)

Longing 12:47 AM | Kang Yeosang

Exid

Hani / Beautiful Stranger - (song req)

EXO

8:04 PM | Lay

DAY6

7:33 PM | Yoon Dowoon

7:53 PM | Park Sungjin

Sungjin / Shoot Me - Day6 (song req)

GOT7

Boyfriend BamBam

Loona

10:36 AM | Chuu

Monsta X

8:03 AM | Wonho

N.Flying

Seunghyub / Be Lazy - Day6 (song req)

Seventeen 

Jihoon / Run to You - SVT (song req)

Stray Kids

7:48 PM | Lee Felix

Felix / Misery Business - Paramore (song req)

Boyfriend Chan

The Boyz

5:33 PM | Kevin Moon

Eric / Run Away with Me - Carly Rae Jepsen (song req)

The Rose

Jaehyeong / Friends Don’t Kiss Friends

Twice

Girlfriend Momo

WayV

Ten / Talk - Against the Current (song req)