#i personally like The Freak and the new lines. theyre not any more romantic than we already had.

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god could you imagine if people focused on the actual golden boy getting like twice as much content as his fellow companions rather than like 2 new lines for one bad guy to make one scene feel more in line with the one other scene with said bad guy

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Not in the Stars

2.5k words

Renjun x Reader

warnings: alcohol mention

in which you plan to confess your love for your best friend to him at a party, but the universe has other plans in store for the both of you. 

You like Renjun. A lot. 

That was one sentence in your five years of friendship with Huang Renjun that you never thought you’d say to yourself, let alone admit to. 

You don’t know where these feelings came from, but all you know is that they’re strong and on your mind twenty four seven. Everything he says and does captivates your mind, causing your feelings for him to grow even stronger.

It’s as if these feelings for him suddenly hit you like a brick one day. You were strictly best friends last week, and now you have these unexplainable deep feelings for him, eating you alive and begging for you to confess to him.

It’s not that you’re opposed to dating Renjun, it’s just that he’s been your best friend for several years and he means so incredibly much to you. You just don’t want to risk losing him or making things between you two weird if he doesn’t feel the same. 

So you suppress your feelings. As long as you have Renjun as your best friend, that’s all that matters, right?

Jaemin always makes you second guess yourself, explaining that the dynamic duo that you and Renjun are would be ten times more incredible if you were dating. Since you’re already best friends and know everything about each other, why not date? Only bigger and better things can come from it he always says.

Although Jaemin makes strong points, you’re still scared Renjun will turn you away, mainly because you’re ninety nine percent certain that he only views you as a friend, nothing more and nothing less. 

Yeah you have sleepovers  and spend hours late at night talking on the phone with one another, but that’s what best friends do. If Huang Renjun has any feelings for you, you’re sure someone would have said something by now. 

You get the typical stares from old people when you make your daily trek to school in the morning, him waiting outside your house for you at exactly seven forty two, smiling so bright the second you walk out your front door.  

You constantly get mistaken as his girlfriend whenever you go out together on the weekend, which always causes a deep pink blush to appear on Renjun’s cheeks. He’s always quick to brush it off though, making it clear to everyone around you that you’re strictly best friends, and that neither of you view each other in that way. 

Boy is he wrong.

Everything about Renjun makes your heart flutter, and that’s something that scares you.

For starters, he excels so well in school. For someone who spends eighty percent of his time doodling instead of taking notes, he aces every test and can recite every piece of information that’s been discussed in class with no problem.

He’s caring and funny, and so unapologetically himself. He takes you to art museums on your spare time, talks about the latest conspiracy that’s on his mind, and always insists you go for milkshakes every Sunday night.

And boy was he cute. The way he tilts his head all the way back and crinkles his eyes when he laughs makes your heart absolutely melt.

Huang Renjun makes you happy and positive and there’s nothing more in this world that you want than to hold his hand and kiss him in public, as well as call him your boyfriend so bad. 

It wasn’t until you were out late with him, hanging out on the roof at Jeno’s house, trying to escape the loudness that was coming from inside. Jeno was throwing a kickback to celebrate the beginning of summer, something he does ever year, in which there’s always too many people inside, and you and Renjun find yourself on the roof trying to seek solace in the stars. 

Renjun looked so ethereal in the moonlight. There was nothing more that you wanted to do than press your lips ever so gently against his, and hold his hand while staring up at the stars displayed so brightly above you both in the dark sky. 

“What are you thinking about bubs?” Renjun asked, referring to the nickname he gave you when he found out that’s the name you gave your favourite stuffed rabbit when you were a child. 

God the way his voice sounded in this moment made you weak. The tipsiness you both experienced earlier was wearing off, causing your lack of hydration to become present through your raspy voices. 

But you don’t care. You’re with Renjun, and you are warm and comfortable and in love. 

In love. 

You’re in love with Huang Renjun and you can’t keep it in any longer.

Maybe this would be the best time to tell him. Every time you’re completely sober, you push the idea to the side, trying your best to forget your feelings for him even exist. What if Jun doesn’t feel the same? What if he does but months down the line you figure out you’re better off as friends, and then when you try to get back into your non-romantic routine, everything feels off? You always worry that things will go wrong and Renjun will eventually stop being your friend.

Not tonight though. Renjun looks gorgeous in the moonlight and the little bit of alcohol that remains in your system is acting as your source of encouragement, convincing you to confess to him right now and hope for the best outcome possible. 

“Love,” you reply nonchalantly. 

“Love?” he questions, staring back to you, seemingly surprised with your response. 

“Yeah. Just wondering what the universe has in store for me, you know?” you ask, turning your body to face his direction, criss crossing your legs over one another. “The idea of love both intrigues me and freaks me out. It’s exciting anticipating what will come from it, but the fear of something going wrong down the line makes me not want to pursue it, you know?” you say, staring innocently into his eyes.

He cocks his head, an intrigued look falling on his face. He purses his lips, looking as if he’s going to say something, but remains silent. 

You both remain in silence for the next several minutes, which causes your thoughts to wander. What if Renjun has caught on? Maybe he’s thinking of ways to turn you down gently. Or he’s trying to express that he somehow knows you’re talking about him, and he’s trying to do so in a similar manner. 

But the silence is killing you, and you want nothing more than for Renjun to say something. Anything to get your thoughts to shut up, and your heart race to stop rapidly beating.

“I think you shouldn’t be scared of love,” he finally says. 

Taking a deep breath, he looks off into the sky, admiring the many stars laying millions of miles away from you both. “I get that you never know what may come out of it, but I think it’s worth a shot to know you tried, and to experience something you’re not fully sure is going to work,”  he speaks softly.

“Take a look at the universe for example. It’s so big and undiscovered, yet millions of people are fascinated by it. We’re obsessed with the stars and galaxies and the possibility of aliens- which I know for a fact exist by the way, yet we’re not afraid to spend our time discovering them and giving them our attention. I think of love in a similar manner. Yeah the thought seems so broad and scary, as there’s so many things to experience and discover, but I think it’s worth it. You’re only going to learn new things about yourself and life, so why not give it a shot?”

He clears his throat, and pays his attention back to you. He has a look of determination in his eyes, and that only makes you grow even more anxious.

“Aren’t you a wise expert on love, Mr. Huang,” you chuckle.

“Well what can I say? I do a lot of thinking on my spare time when I’m not bickering with you,” he laughs, positioning himself on his arms so he can get a better view of the night sky.

“Hey!” you shout, pushing onto his arm, causing him to lose his newly comfortable position and to fall on his back. “What are you thinking about Ren? You have this sour look on your face.”

“Well your idea of love got me thinking,” he says softly, staring into your eyes.

Nervousness takes over your body. You have no idea what he’s going to say, and every second of silence is eating you up.

“And?” you say abruptly, eager to know what he’s about to say. 

“I’ve been thinking about this for a while now, and I don’t know, I never thought much of it because I’m a wimp, but I think I’m going to ask Yeri out” he confesses, a small smile forming on his face. 

The mention of Yeri makes your heart sink. Yeri. He wants to ask out Yeri. Not you. 

Of course he likes Yeri. What isn’t there to like about her? She’s really pretty and polite, and they’re both the editors of the school newspaper, so they spend a great amount of time with each other. 

God this hurt. 

“Oh really,” you respond, with a less enthusiastic tone replacing your prior happy one.

“Yeah. We’ve been getting to know each other a lot more ever since we got asked to do this editorial on the basketball team, and I think I may have feelings for her”

“Well, um I think you should go for it Renjun, “ you reply, looking off into the stars to help keep what’s happening off your mind. If you look into his eyes, you’re certain you’ll start crying.

If it’s not you, you’re glad he has an interest in a girl with a golden heart and personality. 

“You think? What if she doesn’t like me?” he asks nervously, fiddling with the rings on his fingers.

“Like you said Ren, you never know what will come from love. Why not give it a shot if it’ll lead to potentially greater things not only within yourselves, but life in general? And if she ends up only seeing you as a friend, it’s okay. You’ll find someone one day who loves every part of you.”

And you can’t help but know deep down that that person is you. If Yeri rejects him, you’ll be right here to help him pick up the pieces, if not, you’ll still be here. As his best friend. Renjun deserves all the love and happiness the universe has to offer him, and despite being sad he shows no romantic interest in you, you’re glad he finds it in an amazing girl. 

“Alright cool, I guess I’ll ask her out on Monday when we meet up to discuss the paper then.” he says, smiling to himself. 

He looks so happy. Ecstatic even. You haven’t seen him smile this big since he won first place in your school’s art show.

“She’s here you know, at the party,” you say to him. “You should do it now.”

“You think?” he asks, eyes wide. 

Renjun was never one to act on impulse. He’s a man with a plan, and always has to do things by the book or else he’ll lose his hair. He likes structure and time, a complete flip from your bold and impulsive self. 

“Yeah, why not? You’re both here, you look really cute right now, and the stars are out in your favour, shining bright to provide you with the courage to do so.” 

This makes Renjun smile. You’ve always been a help in boosting his confidence, and you’re glad to be of assistance in such a nerve-wracking yet exciting period in his life. 

Standing up, he dusts the possible dirt off his legs. He crouches over, looking into your eyes and grabs your hand. “You’re the best y/n. I don’t know what I’d do without you.”

“As I with you,” you reply, a soft grin forming from your lips. “Now go downstairs and ask her out before she leaves.”

Standing back up, he begins walking to the door. “I’ll let you know how it goes!” he half shouts, pressing his hand to the door handle,  and making his way back into the house. 

You’re now left alone, on the rooftop, with just the stars and your thoughts. 

Why didn’t you bring up your feelings to him sooner, you thought. Now you’re only left sad and alone, because you were too scared to tell your best friend you’re in love with him. Confessing to him seemed so perfect in your mind a couple minutes ago, but sadly the universe has other plans in store for you. 

You decide to get comfortable and lie down, and begin to look at the constellations that are possibly present within the night sky. You can still hear the loud, most likely drunk people just a floor below you, and the vibration of the music hitting your body despite being away from the noise. But you don’t care. It’s just you and the sky, and you’re doing everything in your power to forget about the party below you, and to focus on the stars. 

As you point out the orion in the sky, you feel a buzz in your back pocket, indicating that you’ve got a text. Reaching for it, you unlock your phone, and see a notification stating that Renjun messaged you. Pressing on the messages app, you click on his name and read the following:

jun bug: she said yes!! we’re going out on tueday after we’re done editing :) (2:17 AM)

“Yes.” Yeri said yes. 

You’re happy for your best friend, but for yourself, you’re heartbroken. The possibility of dating him is now slim to none, especially since a potential girlfriend is in the mix, only making you more sad for yourself. 

You make sure to reply quick, and in a way that’ll make him happy, and hopefully provide you with the positivity that everything will be okay.

y/n: i’m so happy for you ren <3 (2:18 AM)

As you press send, you feel the tears start to slide down your cheeks. You’re happy for him, you really are, but you can’t help but wish that things went differently, and that you were in Yeri’s position. 

But as Renjun said before, love can be scary. It’s a learning experience, and if it doesn’t work out, you just need to take what you can from it, and hope for the best in the future. 

So you’ll take his words, and you’ll try your best to move on. 

It’ll be tough, but you hope to god that one day he’ll just be your best friend, and that this heartbreak won’t last with you forever. 

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Rocketeer

Word count: 2,899

Paring: Prinxiety

Summary: Virgil didn't expect his life to turn completely upside down when a feathered winged fellow flys through his apartment one morning and crashes right into him. He also didn't expect to grow drastically close with this man either. 

Virgil meets Roman when he suddenly gets a full vision of dark red feathers that flys straight into his apartment patio door and crashes into him.

He leaves that door open one time and this is what he gets.

Virgil freaks out and questions who the man with bright red wings is.

The man introduces himself and apologizes.

Roman automatically becomes amused with Virgil in the way he threatens him with a throw pillow.

The angel tells the stranger a bit about himself and how winged people have always exist but rarely introduce themselves on earth much.

He figured he could since he has nothing better to do.

They talk for a bit, surprisingly with Roman being talkative and chattering quite a lot.

Odd to someone you just meet, without knowing them at all.

The winged man did just that, asking questions about Virgil’s life (seemingly actually interested in what the brooding figure has to offer).

So, there they are. Roman plopped on the floor of his living room like a child in kindergarten, awaiting for the others answers in excited filled tension.

Virgil sits with him and answers him with hesitation. He asks Roman about his life, what it’s like to be a Winged person and all that. So on and and so fourth.

 He eventually leaves with a promise to see Virgil again soon, hopefully without any pillow threats.

 Virgil, although confused and slightly scared, Roman seems like an interesting guy who genuinely wanted to get to know him.

With numerous times of Roman going through Virgil’s door (and the window beside it too, for literally no reason at all) they become extremely close friends within two years.

Virgil learns that Roman has the ability to turn himself invisible to others (they can still hear and touch him though), and can turn his wings invisible making him look human.

 He introduces Roman to what earth is really like and they do almost everything together.

 Roman once decides to carry Virgil and fly him around town when it’s dark out.

At first, he clung to Roman for dear life out of fear.

But in seeing the lights contrast to the black surrounding night almost made him forget about his fear of heights. Roman enjoyed seeing the look of pure amazement in Virgils eyes for the first time.

 Roman always made it an effort to see Virgil every day if he could.

 He did on most weeks but on others he couldn’t.

Every time they met up they became closer and closer with each and every passing day.

 When the red winged boy was introduced to Logan and Patton by Virgil, they both loved him and dramatically grew close to him as well.

Introducing himself as a winged person was definitely a shock to Logan. And Patton was as shocked and an overly excited cinnamon roll.

Roman hung out with Logan and Patton on many occasions. Eagerly wanting to know more about them with as much enthusiasm as he did with Virge.

Since Virgil introduced Roman to his friends, Roman only thought it was appropriate to show Remy and Remus to him.

At first though, Roman didn’t really know how. So to start off Roman gradually showed Remy around earth and taught him everything he knew Virgil, Patton, and Logan told him.

Logan and Patton saw them around a couple times and assumed Roman made a new friend.

 When the two told Virgil, he didn’t believe them bc “He would’ve told me. Why would he keep any secrets from me?”

 When Virgil did see Roman and Remy walking down a random street one day, laughing and joking, he may or may not have assumed some things.

He’d even become slightly bitter towards Roman at times, to his confusion and hurt.

Then when Roman showed Virgil to meet Remy as “his childhood friend” Virgils heart immediately fell. Roman, Virgils really close friend of his, just wanted to introduce Remy to him like he did with Logan and Patton. Virgil felt a lot of regret for sure.

That’s when he started thinking.

 If Remy was Romans childhood friend then they had to be-

 With a smirk on Remys face he stepped a little ways from Roman and opened out his black wings for Virgil to see. Revealing himself as a winged person.

 Virgil was shook to say the least.

 Roman explains everything about how he wanted to introduce Remy to him for a long time since he was so grateful for knowing Patton and Logan.

 Remy notices the few times Virgil glances back to the leather jacket clad. A smug look on Remys face looking into Virgil as he does.

 Because he’s seen the way Virgil looked at him and Roman as they passed by on the outside world. It was a mixture of jealousy and protectiveness he hasn’t seen before. So he had a good feeling it was already him.

 Virgil, Remy, and Roman talk for a bit and get to know each other.

Virgil hates how similar Remy and Roman are. His quips and sass being worst than his best friend.

They both eventually leave with Remy teasing Roman about how Virgil was totally jealous of him.

Roman brushes him off and quotes Virgil as “not the jealous type.”

 Remy rolls his eyes and takes his leave next to Roman as they fly out.

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Virgil, Logan, and Patton get to see Damion again after a long time since he left for a trip for a few years and came to move back.

He’s excited to see the group after so long of traveling and doing work. But he’ll never show it.

 Virgil shows Roman to Damion and he’s skeptical at first but he soon grows to trust him.

 Patton suggests that everyone should all hang out together in celebration of Damien’s arrival after so long and allows Roman to bring any of his friends if he wants to, since he trusts him.

 Just the perfect time to invite Remus to come along!

 It wasn’t as smooth as Roman hoped for but he’s glad his only family got to meet his other friends that are important to him.

For a couple of minutes, Virgil and Remus have a relatively normal conversation. His loud tone making him seem dominating without even doing much.

He’s surprised that this man is actually related to Roman, theyre nothing alike yet practically the same person with switched personalities. Remy seemed to fit more into that brother category more than anything in Virgil’s opinion.

 It wasn’t long until their conversation switches. Remus soon gets in Virgil’s face, loud and obnoxious as he over dramatically goes on and on about something he is too overwhelmed to pay attention to.

 He looks over Remus’ shoulder, and right at his brother. Begging him with his eyes for some sort of help. But Roman just stupidly laughs, winks at him, and walks off in a different direction towards Logan.

 Virgil’s eye twitches and it only takes him one second to question whether murder should be considered legal or not.

 Drink in hand, Damien sees Virgil’s little predicament with Romans brother and quickly asserts himself in the situation.

Before the greatly annoyed man had time to process his escape plan from Remus’ boisterous attitude he feels an arm looping around his own. Secured in it tightly.

 “If you don’t mind us, I actually have something important I have to speak to Virgil with. If you’ll excuse us.” Damien tugs on his arm and quickly leads them to the empty kitchen.

 The other silently sighs in relief.

Remus lets them go and sits on the couch with Remy (who is also there), bouncing a little in place.

Although he keeps getting distracted with the man dressed in yellow. He sees his swift movements and the way he speaks in a low, mellow tone. Seemingly always proper and never off track.

Something sparks a match in Remus’ head and he suddenly wants to know what makes this man tick.

 Remy approaches Virgil when he’s available for some small talk. He teasingly flirts with him to see if anything would come of it.

He only rolls his eyes and jokingly made fun of him.

However when Roman would tease Virgil Remy could’ve sworn he’d see a slight redness to his pale complexion every time.

Several months after the party, Virgil started noticing how Roman became touchy-feely around him more often.

Putting his arm around Virgil a little more than usual, Roman subconsciously cuddling him when they had late night movies nights, and the subtle flirting he’d do towards him.

Virgil felt like his heart would explode but he was luckily able to tease back a few times and brush it off.

 Roman wasn’t doing much better.

 He couldn’t help but notice how cute Virgil would react whenever Roman teases him about anything or everything, how attractive he now seemed when he would see his best friend in anything else other than his usual patchwork jacket.

 He suddenly felt like what he’d been doing had crossed some type of line and started making Virgil uncomfortable without notice.

 Even small touch gestures that would usually comfort the both of them in everyday situations, Roman couldn’t bring himself to do at all (but is still managing from time to time). He felt bad. Itd always turn Roman into a shaking and flushed mess.

 After some convincing from Patton and Logan, Roman concluded he has a major crush on Virgil. He felt so happy in his realization and wanted to tell him in the most romantic way possible.

 Virgil’s realization surfaced slowly, and when he eventually does realize he started acting more off than he usual.

 The small touch gestures Roman would casually do (and cherished the moments he did) Virgil would pull away from.

Every time Roman would ask him about it in worry, he’d change the subject or become frustrated about it.

 Virgil seemed to become more distant as time went on and it broke Romans heart. He truly started thinking that Virgil was hating him for no reason.

 In reality that couldn’t be further from the truth. In discovering his feelings for Roman, Virgil was slowly trying to make sense of his feelings and how to confront his closest friend (and now crush) about it.

Virgil unknowingly became distant without even realizing he was.

 Roman stormed off one day bc the lack of communication angered him greatly and flew off without another word.

Virgil confronts Damien about their argument.

 He mentions Virgil’s coping mechanisms with his romantic feelings towards Roman and he slowly puts the pieces together.

 He didn’t even realize he was neglecting Roman! He was caught up in his feelings he didn’t consider how he even treated his best friend.

 He was so stupid and selfish for doing that!

 Convinced that Roman hated him, Virgil spams Roman with hundreds of texts of apologies, backtracking, and explanations. He never mentions his feelings once.

Roman turned off his phone while he slept, moping in his own frustration.

 Eventually seeing tons of text messages from Virgil definitely threw him off and was the last thing Roman expected.

He read through every single text Virgil sent him and he felt his worries wash away in an instant.

Roman no longer felt any resentment towards Virgil, he hated the thought of how much he could be blaming himself at this very moment.

He smiled when he read Virgil’s last text.

Meet me at the abandoned amusement park at noon, in my time zone, if your willing to talk. If not then I understand.

 “Oh Virgil.” Roman thought in amusement and hope. “I’m more than willing to talk.”

 The next morning Roman was more restless than anything. The time couldn’t tick down fast enough. Remy had to calm down not only Roman but also Remus for worrying over his brother too much. He quickly kicked some sense into remus. (quite litteraly)

 Afterwards, Remy gives Roman an entire cheesy pep talk that he knows Roman would appreciate. Speaking in his best friends language really does has its perks.

 The second noon arrived for Virgil he couldn’t stop pacing the empty dense park. The only thing he hears is his own heartbeat and his shoes clanking on the concrete, (checking the time and biting his nails as he waited.)

He just really wanted to see Roman again after knowing how much he hurt him.

 When Roman flys down to meet Virgil he immediately hugs him from behind. Virgil jumps at this at first but when he sees it’s Roman, he wips around, wraps his arms around his neck, and hugs him tightly.

The emo lets out various series of apologies he continuously speaks out. He does this as Roman strokes the back of his head and tells him how much he forgives him as many times as he needs to.

 “For the longest time I thought you would hate me.” Roman says.

“Its my stupid fault for not saying anything sooner Ro.���

 A few tears slip from Virgils eyes. Roman pulls away as the other wipes them, and helps him calm down.

 Without really knowing how to phrase his feelings, Virgil bluntly confesses to Roman.

 “It’s just- I love you so much Roman-.” Virgil blurts out. Upon realizing what he just said, his face turns beet red. He babbles statements of apologies.

Roman smiles wide at this.

 “You mean it Virge?”

Virgils words stop. He looks up to Roman eyes. Oh god the way his eyes shine with adoration as he’s looking straight at him and no one else. He feels so much love he never thought he’d get from a single person.

 “I do.” He says softly as a grins slowly forms on his lips.

 In an energetic haste, Roman chuckles as he hugs Virgil around the waste tightly. He suddenly grabs him and twirls them in the air filled with excitement.

 “I love you too Virgil! I always have but I didn’t know how to tell you and I kept overthinking how I should do it,” He lowers them both down to the ground. “this is so much better!”

Virgil laughs heartily in response, his chest swelling with relief and pure joy. The man he once thought would never forgive him again had just swooped him right off his feet and held him tight like Virgil’s the most important thing in the world.

 Roman sighs softly through his nose with an embarrassed smile. His arms wrapped around the other, subconsciously pull him closer. The warmth that radiates off the other feeling like a relaxing, comfortable blanket.

 Roman glances down to his lips. And before he can process everything completely, he feels the weight of his body pull him forwards in a love filled haze.

Virgils hands slowly run up the angles arms, leaving blazing, hot trails of fire in its path. He tilts his head and leans just enough to meet Roman halfway to capture each other in a sweet, yet firm kiss.

  Virgil’s mind is racing in so many different directions he couldn’t keep up with. He feels so much safer and happier with Roman this close to him in his arms.

 He believed this moment would be close to impossible but with how things worked out in the end, the road to honesty is more bearable if it means he gets to see the loving trust in Romans eyes.

Virgil never wants to let go him again.

 One of Romans hands trails up the curve of his back causing the other to go flush against his body, leaving absolutely no space between them as possible.

 When there’s suddenly a hand softly running through his hair, Virgil melts. He groans in response and winds his arms securely around Romans neck.

 Roman never thought he’d find anyone as amazing as Virgil. He’d would do anything for him if it means he gets to spend as much time with him as possible.

When Virgil tenderly pulls apart, he breaths heavily for air. His cheeks flushed red.

 In this moment, he believes that he’s possibly one of luckiest men in the world. When Roman leans his head against his, staring into his mixed hues of brown, he has an aching suspicion that he definitely feels the same way.

Their first date involves a picnic. They go out and do the fun things they normally did and have a great time. The day hardly felt like a first date while the idea of it still hung adoringly in the air.

Everything felt right between them.

That is, sadly, until one day Roman is caught and he’s on trial with the council back at home.

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