#i saw some emoji being used that didn't reassure me at all :)

[lafaiette]

Bioware fans finally getting the new DA game after waiting ten painful years:

Bioware:

[gyeomsweetgyeom]

[8:59 pm]

(cw: f! reader, age gap, consumption of alcohol)

The bar you were in was very loud and crowded. The booth you, your friends, Jaehyun, and your friend's partners had squeezed into was even more crowded. Jaehyun was lucky enough to have scored a seat at the end of the bench which was good because he wasn't squished, but that also meant he only had one leg in the booth and half an ass cheek on the bench.

He was happy to join you and your friends for an evening out. He liked watching you have fun and be carefree with your friends. He liked hearing all the drama you'd all discuss, all the drama about people you hated and updates on your lives. Jaehyun wasn't even ashamed to admit he liked what you wore on these outings. You always wore the cute little dresses he'd buy you because you wanted to"show off what good taste your man had."

Now, there was only so much your little dress could do to distract him from the tiredness seeping in. He was tired of not being able to hear clearly, tired of the awful stuffy smell, the numb feeling that was beginning to form in his leg. But he didn't want to ruin your time out, so he slyly pulled out his phone to text you.

Are you almost ready to go?

The phone on your lap lit up and Jaehyun's eyes widened while his eyebrows furrowed. Something couldn't be right. He couldn't be seeing what he thought he was seeing. That couldn't be him.

He sent another text, just to make sure he was hopefully wrong. A simple heart emoji. And again the screen facing up lit up with the god awful contact name.

Sugar daddy.

His mind was reeling, he didn't even notice you turning to look at him expectantly, blinking your pretty, long lashes up at him. "Jae?"

He hummed, his eyes glazed over, "Yeah, baby?"

"Are you ok?" You ask, placing a reassuring hand on his arm.

He blinks, shaking his head slightly, his arm falls around your shoulder, dragging his fingertips up your bare back softly. He leans in, his lips brushing your ear, "Why is my contact name Sugar daddy on your phone, baby?"

Your eyes widen in surprise, "it's a joke!"

You quickly say goodbye to all your friends, pulling on Jaehyun's arm until you're both outside where it's more quiet. He pulls you closer by your waist, "I was under the impression that a sugar daddy was an older man who gave girls an allowance in exchange for... favors."

"Well, you don't give me money but you buy me a ton of gifts. You bought me the dress I'm wearing right now. You do receive favors," you repeat with air quotes, "and you are older than me. By your own standards, you are a sugar daddy."

"I was born in 1997! I'm not even that much older than you!" Jaehyun laughs in shock.

"That is a whole other millennium Jaehyun, the year starts with nineteen," you reply with a gentle squeeze on the arm.

He pinches your side, "you're making me sound like some kind of cradle robber. The age difference isn't that much."

You look at him with a serious expression, "is this really bothering you? I meant it as a joke, but I can change it if it really bothers you."

"It just surprised me," he waves off, "but if you want to change it to something else be my guest. I've been thinking of a few options. First, love of my life, hottest man alive, baby, pretty boy. You know, I saw one of your friends has her situationship under best in bed."

You clasp a hand over his mouth, "You like going out with the girls too much. You listen too much for a man."

-

a/n: *whispers* hey, you’re getting fratboy jaehyun tomorrow. also pls feel free to send me his most frayboy-like pictures because I feel like I’ve used every single one on pinterest already

[sonianvmd]

thh characters with a crush on you

warnings: none, maybe some swearing but otherwise nothing major

oH and mentions of murder and death but this is danganronpa so im going to assume u expected as much

a/n: so we kickin this blog off with a bang, writing for LITERALLY THE ENTIRE TRIGGER HAPPY HAVOC CAST LMFAOAOAOAO (excluding hifumi, yasuhiro, and the two despairs doe bc i’ve already made that clear)

also some character’s sections are shorter than others im sorry i just couldnt think of as many bullet points for them *tiktok cry emoji*

edit: I FORGOT CELSESTE FU K SORRY

spoilers under the cut!!

★ 彡 ★ ミ ★ 彡 ★ ミ ★

makoto naegi

when he realizes he likes you, he doesn’t necessarily panic or anything, but he does get nervous

nervous around you, that is

y’all saw how he was with sayaka

if he says anything that might sound intimate then he’ll immediately rephrase it or reassure he didn’t mean anything by it

he really only does have good intentions but his wording just kinda flops sometimes

he appreciates how you listen to him and value what he says

you don't make him feel dumb or inferior compared to a bunch of ultimates with actual talents

he’ll muster up the courage to tell you eventually

let’s hope his luck comes through 😁

byakuya togami

now when THIS man realizes he likes you, he a bitch nigga bout it 😐

he can't believe he fell for a common plebeian such as you

but it was hard not to

the way you preferred to get to the point

the way you were aware of your situation and didn't sugarcoat how you felt about it, although you certainly were nicer with it than him

he's ruthless

anyways

you knew your priorities and spent no time trying to use your resources

he noticed how much you had in common; in you, he saw himself

and we all know how this mf feels about himself 😐

he’ll be quick to defend you in class trials

he won’t realize he’s doing it but he just subconsciously protects you

but just because he doesn't notice it, don't mean the rest of the class brushes past it as well

yeah they on his ass LMFAOO

kyoko kirigiri

kyoko is very good at keeping her composure so she won’t be very obvious

she’ll probably just hang around you more

she’ll also defend you in class trials, calmly

“oh, it couldn’t have been [name]. i remember seeing them in their dorm around the time the murder took place.”

hifumi probably finna say some dumb shit like “aye what was you doin in their dorm doe” but anyways

she finds you respectable

if you have anything to contribute, she’ll let you take the floor

when she tells you, she’s very composed, but also very indirect LMFAO

she’s not too sure on how to express her interest in you but maybe she’ll go about it like “well, [name], now we’ve made it here, would you like to step back into the world with me?” or somethin else along those lines idk

take her hand

pls

toko fukawa

y’all know her whole “master togami” shtick

yeah so 😁😁😁😁

no but fr, toko ofc still has her borderline stalkerish 🧍🏾‍♀️ tendencies

she’ll often find herself staring at you, either in the library or in the morning meetings everyday at breakfast

but she isn’t as straight forward as she is with byakuya

i actually think she’d be mad shy and non confrontational

the whole thing she kept up with him ? yeah, never again

if you approach her first then she’ll be able to get a few words out but for most of the conversation, she’ll just nervously play with her braids

you’ll most likely put two and two together

unless ur a makoto kinnie bc then you’ll have to wait till someone else puts it in place for u but anyways

if you decide to approach her about it, you’ll kinda be backing her into a corner bc she’s just bad at deflecting things lmao

she’ll eventually confess (begrudgingly but hey i mean its better than nothing)

expect much stuttering and a gesture like giving you a small gift

and not to be that writer that uses japanese terms in english writing but toko seems like a tsundere but not really if that makes sense?? so she’d probably shove it in your hands and if you try to say something then she’ll just try to play it off as not a big deal lol

calls u a baka 😍😍

aoi asahina

i know y’all all see how she is with sakura

yeah.

aoi is the kind of person who’d like to spend time with their crush rather than shy away from them

she values you and your friendship very much

bring her donuts

just trust me bring her donuts

she doesn’t really realize she’s into you like that for a while but believe me, she is, the whole time

and yeah i think she’d be nervous to tell you bc that’s just natural but ultimately she’d be cool about it

uh oh looks like we goin for a swim

sakura ogami

similar to kyoko, she’s very calm

despite her big and bad appearance, she really is a sweet girl

she cares for you and your well-being very much

will indeed go on x games mode for you

the way she tells you is very sincere and well spoken

kith her

naow

im sorry this is like the shortest one i couldn’t think of much for her 😔😔

leon kuwata

flirtatious ass mf

and he’s lightskin

so this just cannot go well

y’all know that bit where it’s like the guy yawns and stretches his arms up and then wraps one around your shoulder

yeah that’s literally him LMFAOO

he’s very confident

he was fairly well known with the ladies at his old school so you know he’s rhockin wit it ‼️

but

you feel.. different than usual ??

those girls were just lil flings n dates bc he was nice enough to accept their confessions and it boosted his ego anyway so it was a win win

but you

he was genuinely interested in you since he had saw you the first time

he didn’t just acknowledge your appearance

he learnt about your personality and your hobbies and what you liked and such, and he really cared and wanted to hear you talk about it all

he felt the need to really make an effort to show you how much he respected and had affections for you

he doesn't tell you in a grand way

probably just asks you out to a movie or somethin

he's chillin

mondo owada

you know

for being the biggest, baddest, most respected biker gang leader

or just for being in a biker gang period

mondo’s a huge softie lol

yeah he gets violent but he’s a sweet guy who cares about and is loyal to his friends

so mfs need to be nice to you

or they gettin whooped

when he decides it’s time to tell you how he feels, he thinks over his words and he’s all confident there’s no way you’d reject him but then he sees you in the halls and goes 🧍🏾 LMFAOOO

he’ll push through but it’s like he’ll walk up to you and look away from you because he refuses eye contact and just go

“so y/n, would you wanna.. tch.. come to a drive-in movie with me or somethin’?... dumbass.”

real smooth mondo i think you got em good job

please tease him LMFAOO it’d be so funny

he’d probably yell but you can tell he’s not mad so you just keep going with it

but once you’re done tormenting him, you do agree to the movie, don’t worry 🙏🏾

also mondo would call his s/o doll

that is all

chihiro fujisaki

my fav dude in a dress <3

chihiro would be quite shy, but that’s just how he is tbh so no surprise there

he’s very kind so he’d check up on you often just to see how you are

he cares about you v much

the way he confesses is one that consists of a red face as he offers you a box of candy or something similar

and he’d feel honored that you reciprocate his feelings

he’d be very scared to tell you his secret but once he does, he’s delighted to hear it doesn’t make any difference to you

he doesn’t know how he got so lucky with you

not only because woooo they like me back but also because you like him despite,, well everything about him LMFAOO

sweet lil boy

i’d feel like he’d talk about you to alter ego a lot

and when u meet the program for the first time, he’s like “oh! you must be [name]! master’s told me all about you :)”

sobbing i miss him

kiyotaka ishimaru

okay here’s the thing

if taka were to like someone

i can’t tell whether he’d be more strict because he doesn’t want them to get in trouble (and also so it would hopefully divert any suspicion that he DOES like you since he treats you the same as everyone else, only more)

or if he’d hold back more because he favors them LMFAOO

so imma write a lil bit for both

in the case that he was even stricter:

he’d prefer to be around you because he believes the best way he can make sure you stay out of trouble is to make sure you don’t get into any in the first place

of course it’s impossible to monitor you every second of every day but he does his best to make sure you’re doing well

if he sees you do anything out of line, he’s shutting that shit down IMMEDIATELY

but in the case he let up:

he’d still lecture you but noticeably less than the other students

if your feet were resting on top of a desk, he’d ask you to move them and then leave you alone rather than yell at you and forcibly move them himself

if you notice his behavior towards you in comparison to the other students do not tease him about it he will go as red as his eyes /hj

either way he’s confessing to you with a polite but exaggerated bow while holding out a well thought out letter with both hands

sayaka maizono

she will tell you

idk why but i feel like she’d be straight up lol

she’d make sure she’s sincere

she is the ultimate pop idol and all so she wants to make sure you know that she really does like you and isn’t playing a sick joke on you or anything

ok bc

while i do think she’d tell you

i’d feel like she’d be a little indirect just to see how you feel

like she’d give you a free ticket to one of her upcoming concerts with a kind smile

and naturally, you're like :o

and of course you come to support her

and seeing you smile at her from the crowd and cheer her on was the encouragement she needed to push her to ask you out

for real this time

she asks if you wanna come to a concert with her and ur like “oh yeah i love ur shows!!” bc ur dumb and then she’s like “no i mean.. for another artist” and eventually it hits you that she’s asking you out and ur like “oH YEAH YEAH SURE THAT SOUNDS GREAT YEAH OK” LMFAOO

———

i really hope that this is good LMFAOO this is my first time writing for dr so 😃👍🏾

fun fact i finished toko’s section first and taka’s last 😁😁

and i’d like to thank @mius-imagination @bloodygir n the rest of the discord for helping me figure some of these characters out *simultaneously whips and nae naes*

bye ive been working on this for like weeks this took forever

———

edit: here’s a deleted section bc i kept blanking for this character 😍

[spacecatchako]

i don't want to be alone anymore (sfw)

you and daichi have been best friends since your first year of high school. now that you're in love (and adults) where will you go from here?

pairing: sawamura daichi x reader

wc: 3,373 words

contains: seemingly unrequited love, confessions, covers the nationals arc, friends to lovers, angst, hurt/comfort towards the end, fluff, reader literally has a breakdown and daichi comforts them, reassurance, cuddles, petnames (baby, princess, doll)

a/n: no, i didn't have any idea how to tag this. this fic is a little all over the place and there are several timeskips. the reader is implied to have issues w family and friends so keep that in mind lol. also i marked diff sections of the fic with ✨ this emoji so if u want to skip over certain parts and go straight to the hurt/comfort feel free babey

you were used to being lonely. sure, you worked hard and you had dreams, but there was some part you that remained unfulfilled. it was like a void that gradually dragged you down. you'd managed to supress it for most of your life up until high school, until all of a sudden something changed.

you met sawamura daichi. he was cute, a first year player on the volleyball team. daichi was kind to you. the two of you became fast friends after meeting on the first day at karasuno. during your breaks in between classes the pair of you would talk about anything and everything- volleyball strategies, your latest sketches, even other classmates that were giving you a hard time. you could be silly with daichi. there was no pressure with him, no need to pretend to be perfect.

but there was something scary about this too. by your second year of school you'd been friends with daichi for about a year. it was then that the realization hit- you had never felt this safe, this accepted, or... this loved by another person. when you'd get anxious because of classes or have issues with your family daichi became a shoulder for you to lean on. he'd go out of his way to send you check up texts and leave you little handwritten notes. the first one that you received was a little post-it note that said "you'll do great on your test today! i believe in you- daichi." he'd blushed like crazy when you confronted him about it. it was new to see your usually sturdy and level-headed best friend blush over a silly note that he'd left. there was something different between the two of you after that first note. instead of walking you home like usual he started to keep a hand on the small of your back.

you hadn't been looking. you'd been talking about how awkward your family was when a stray cat slunked into front of the two of you. you almost walked straight into it before the cat bounded away, crossing the empty street and looking back once to meow at daichi and you.

"sorry, is that too much? i just... want to make sure that you don't trip."

you were confused until you realized what had happened. daichi had steadied you by putting his hand on the small of your back. it felt good, for some reason, to trust him to steady you. trust wasn't an easy thing to come by.

you smiled a tad awkwardly before steadying yourself on your own two feet. "not at all daichi. i don't mind."

daichi smiled and the pair of you kept walking. his hand had stayed where it had been. you felt... guilty for being so touch-starved. and for your best friend, of all people?

"how ridiculous" you thought to yourself. when you came home you knew that no one was there. time to start dinner before your family came home. you'd probably retreat to your room and text daichi when that happened.

daichi was so good and so nice, and by your third year of high school the tiny, lingering bit of attraction that you had had for him flourished into a full-blown crush. you felt embarrassed and guilty. never had you let someone get this close to you. never had you ever let anyone write you notes, check in on you, give you genuine-sounding compliments. it was the little things like "are you okay y/n? you seemed a little quiet this morning. are you getting enough sleep?"

graduation came and went. the notion of parting with daichi and your other friends- asahi, suga, and kiyoko- left a pang of grief in your stomach. you were attending a local university and daichi planned to join miyagi's fire department after nationals. you'd still be close to him and he'd still be living at home, but it was weird to think that you'd be seeing one another a lot less.

nationals was when everything boiled over. you'd promised daichi that you'd be in the stands at every game of the competition, cheering him on.

"id love it if you were there, don't get me wrong. but don't feel like you have to jump through hoops for me! it's a bit of a long trip, i don't want you tiring yourself out." he confesses sheepishly. but you really wanted to go- his mom and siblings couldn't because of school and work, but they'd given him their best wishes.

"I'll hitch a ride with saeko and the crew. she and i work at the same restaurant on the weekends. we already talked and she said she'd be more than happy." you chirp. daichi seems a bit less worried about you after this, but then he remembers.

"um. y/n. you know that saeko drives... well, not badly, just... scarily?" he only seems to be partially joking.

you laugh at his worried expression. "I'll be okay pal. we'll make one of saeko's taiko buddies take the wheel."

daichi mock sighs in relief and you laugh together. this was the last moment that daichi had before nationals where he wasn't laden with anticipation over whether karasuno would succeed or not. he felt relaxed, with you. he thought you were cute, and awkward sometimes, and smart, and... good. so good. you didn't always look to him like he was an authority figure and you were small. he didn't feel the pressure to make sure you behaved or kept you in line because you were good at putting up a front and keeping yourself "in order." sometimes daichi wished that you would let him take care of you, let him listen more often. he wished that you would let him love you.

oh.

oh shit.

"daichi? um, daichi?"

daichi blushed and was snapped back to reality. he... loved you? that's what that care for you was all of these years. that's why he wanted to know if you were taking care of yourself, if you weren't burning yourself out with pleasing your family and school and work. sure, he thought you were cute. he picked up on all of your idiosyncrasies, even sometime pointing them out to you. he had had an inkling that *maybe* he had a little crush on you... but the care that he had come to find that he had for you was so great. he had to do something- everyone was leaving for school and the championships would be over and then when would he see you again? there was this great, big fear of losing you due to confessing. but that fear was minuscule compared to you, his studious and independent friend, pushing him away and forgetting.

"sorry. i was just lost in thought."

✨

yes, you, saeko, and the taiko group arrived a *tad* late and missed the tokonami match. yes you felt guilty for missing it. but when karasuno won against inarizaki and you saw daichi and the team celebrate the win, it was all worth it. you cheered as loud as you can, and once the players cleared from the court, you scrambled to greet daichi.

you see him in the lobby and almost leap into his arms. he laughs. "aaa, hey y/n." he croaks.

you giggle. "hey daichi. congratulations. you were amazing out there."

he's smiling through the sweat and fatigue. you notice, out of the corner of your eye, asahi and suga slowly backing away to leave the two of you alone. suga clicks his tongue, making daichi whip his head around, and he gives the captain a thumbs up." daichi sighs and sets you down, and the two of you are left in the stadium lobby. volleyball players and spectators mingle around, getting food and shopping for merchandise. daichi runs a hand through his hair and turns to you.

"do you want to go outside? there's something that i have to tell you."

anxiety shoots through you. if it's daichi, it can't be bad. of course not. that's one of your best friends. right?

the two of you make your way to the front doors of the stadium and get some fresh air. the sky is blue and the wind is refreshing against your skin. daichi, still sweaty and tired from his game, seems to enjoy it too.

you giggle as he stretches. daichi sits on a nearby bench and gestures for you to do so too. you notice a little shake in his hands as he does so. he's fiddling with the zipper of his karasuno jacket in that cute way that you know he does.

there's a sense of unease, and it's up to you to break the silence. you're alone with sawamura daichi, your best friend and longtime crush.

"daichi? what's wrong?" you ask, concerned.

daichi looks to you, a flush on his cheeks and a light in his eyes. he looks so cute, even when he's tongue-tied and tired from a game.

he takes a deep breath, and the words come out.

"i like you a lot, y/n"

you blink, confused. then it hits you. your crush, sawamura daichi, likes you. like, the boy that you think about way too much, the boy that you feel safe with, the absolute gentleman who cares about you and respects you instead of walking all over you, likes you.

you realize that you haven't said anything before you stutter.

"i-i like you too, daichi. so much."

he's blushing. your face is growing hot despite the winter air. the two of you, literal adults, are reduced to awkward messes because of this confession.

"o-oh. that's... good. i think that that's good." daichi awkwardly says. he laughs a little, then it turns into a full-blown bellow. you can't help but laugh too at how ludicrous the situation is. two friends who have known each other for years, caring about each other, eventually falling for each other. who knew?

"also suga made a bet and told me to confess to you if we won against inarizaki. he told me after the tokonami match. i agreed." daichi huffs after the laughter subsides.

"of course he did. im glad that he did it though." you joke.

"yeah. because then i wouldn't have you." he smiles, getting up. he extends a hand to you, helping you from the bench

"let's go back to the group. i don't want to miss lunch."

✨

it's been months after nationals. you and daichi are in a relationship, happy to be with one another. he's taken you on so many wonderful dates and his family seems to love getting to know you more. but there's still something that's missing. you've always struggled to open up to people completely. even daichi doesn't know what you're like when you completely break.

that changes one day when you have to travel from your dorm, to your parents house, then to daichi's for a date. it was supposed to be casual- just you and him in your pajamas, watching movies and eating takeout. but after being berated by your family for your career choice it triggered something in you. you felt like a little kid again, being told that you're not enough, being slowly manipulated by your family into burning yourself out. dachi helped the loneliness subside, but you knew that, inside, you were still the same little kid. that thought made something inside you recoil, but you pushed it down and made your way to daichi's.

you settle into his bed, your partner beside you. you take a good look at him- your man, sturdy and stronger from work at the fire department. suddenly, you can't help but break for some reason. tears flood your eyes and they won't stop for some reason.

"baby? baby what's wrong?"

you didn't deserve him. why were you even friends with him? someone this nice, this gentle with you, this kind? you wanted him to kick you out for crying. you wanted him to break up with you, because good things don't last.

you were so embarrassed and you'd felt so weak and stupid. you'd never been allowed to cry before, you'd always been told that it was a sign of weakness. good children didn't cry, so now that you were grown up you shouldn't either.

daichi hadn't judged you. he just set the tv remote down and moved in to hug you. other people's touches usually made you flinch and swat them away, but it was never like that with him. not when he supported the small of your back when you fell, not when you jumped into his arms, not when he took your hand after your mutual confession.

the two of you were hugging now, your chin on his shoulder and his head tucked into your side. you could stay like this forever. he was so warm. you could feel the two of your heartbeats almost sinking into one as your sobs quieted down and your breathing slowed to normal. this was the effect that he had on you. it was in this moment that you realized that you loved him- you truly did. the brown-eyed, sturdy, kind, careful, gentle boy that you'd met on the first day of high school had become your friend. then he was your crush. now that you two were adults, he was your first partner. the first person that you had ever fallen truly, deeply in love with.

you felt weak for desiring a love that was this tender. pessimistic you has you thinking that maybe all of the bad things that happened when you were growing up- your family being distant, friends leaving, you feeling alone all of the time- were a sign. a sign that you didn't deserve love. but if you were undeserving, if the pessimistic side of you was right, maybe you could have this moment to keep instead. is that it? if a whirlwind kind of love was too much to ask, you could just keep these moments with daichi close to your heart. if it was possible to take this feeling and keep it in a bottle, you would.

in between sobs, you vent.

"everything sucks, daichi. my family has always been so critical of me. i never get to see any of our friends anymore. im trying to succeed at school but my family won't get off my back. i feel so alone."

daichi pulls away to look at you. his palm is cupping your face and uses his thumb to wipe a tear away. you sniffle. you struggle to meet his beautiful brown eyes, averting your gaze. but you can feel his gaze on you, and when you do finally find the courage to make eye contact, he looks at you with nothing but affection. for some reason you don't feel judged by him. you don't feel... bad for crying in front of him anymore. he's looking at you with nothing but acceptance, nothing but care.

"hey." he starts in a small, gentle voice. "i know how you feel about crying, doll. but it's okay to cry. no matter what your parents say about you, you're a good person. a lovely person, even. you're a good friend too. what they think is stupid." he smiles a little. you love that smile- the way that his eyes crinkle a little and his cheeks dimple. he holds one of your hands in both of his. "i love you. you're good, and smart, and kind, and hardworking. you forget to take care of yourself sometimes, but i think that that's okay. while you're learning how to show yourself more compassion I'll take care of you in the meantime. whatever you need, doll. you're safe with me. no matter what. okay?"

you're crying again. great. you don't stop yourself this time and you throw yourself into his arms. he's there, waiting for you. you let yourself sob into his chest while he gently rubs your back. he holds you in his big, strong arms and hugs you closer. you don't feel suffocated and you don't feel humiliating to be crying. you feel safe. it sucks to cry over what your family thinks of you and it sucks that you don't feel like enough. it sucks that you've felt alone for most of your life. it sucks that you feel guilty for wanting love and it sucks that sometimes, you feel guilty for loving daichi so much. but as he holds you and presses a kiss to the top of your head, nuzzling your hair, all of the pain is tinged with something warm. something safe. something so, so safe. a feeling that you'd never felt before.

it's in that moment that you know- daichi isn't a whirlwind. he isn't a storybook prince that will whisk all of your problems away. no, he's somehow better. he's a pillar of support, a source of comfort, a prince in his own right. no, he won't save you- you still have to take care of yourself. but he'll support you, fill in the gaps, love you unconditionally. maybe a fix-it-all is too much to ask, but you couldn't care less about that now. all that you want his daichi. he takes care of you. he respects you. he loves you, despite your flaws and your feelings of weakness and those moments like now when you just need to be held. he loves you.

when you've stopped crying your voice is croaky and you feel gross. you look up at daichi and he hands you a box of tissues from the nightstand. you're an ugly crier, you know that. but daichi doesn't seem to judge as you dab at your eyes and look to check your reflection in his room mirror. it feels wrong to leave the comfort of his arms, but it also feels like instinct to check your composure. when you're done you turn around to face him, eyes tired.

"do you want to talk about it doll?" you're about to object, in a prefunctory sort of way, but he cuts in. "baby, i don't mind. really. i just want to know that you're okay. i just want to know that you feel safe. you've endured a lot and the way that you feel matters."

you sniffle. "im fine not talking for now daichi. im... tired. just tired. from crying. i just want to sleep." when he shows you nothing but understanding, you stutter out one last request

"ww-will you hold me?"

"of course, princess. ive got you."

you clamber back to bed. daichi and you shift positions so that he's laying down and you're against his chest. he smells like that nice, crisp soap that he always uses. you bury your face in his chest once more, before laying on your side to the sound of his heartbeat.

you sigh. "i love this sound. it lets me know that you're here with me. it let's me know that you're real."

daichi chuckles warmly. you can hear the sound reverberate throughout his chest and it tickles your ear. he's so sweet. it's then that he promises something to you.

"im here, darling. and i am not going anywhere."

your eyes water a little at that. "i love you, daichi. you're my best friend."

he sighs, and it's like you can feel his warm, gentle smile from where you're resting. "i love you too, doll. so much. you are the most precious thing in the world to me."

you know in that moment that you are loved- genuinely, indellibly loved. the roughness and loneliness that you once endured is no more. despite everything, you're learning how to love yourself and to take care of yourself. it feels so, so lonely sometimes and the work seems endless. but whenever you need someone to catch you when you fall, you know that your love, daichi, will be there. forevermore.

his heartbeat relaxes you as you snuggle deeper into his chest. the last words that the two of you utter to one another are ones of love before you both drift off to sleep. you love him- so, so much. and he loves you.

tagging some folks in the longest fic that ive ever written because aaaaaa. if u want to be added to my taglist or taken off plz send me an ask!

@ceo-of-daichi @honeybunny-sawamura @daichis-kitty @goldenshoyo @daichidaichidaichi @kingtamakimurder

[viscountessevie]

(Villainisation anon here)

[Ohh you have such an efficient way of tagging and maintaining different discussions! I am very much involved in another fandom and receive lots of asks about discourse but I somehow always manage to make a mess of tags, lol]

As for the name, I think I’ll go with 📖 anon or whatever tag you want to use. I am assuming you get a lot of anons regarding discourse so I don’t want to club myself with them.

I can totally understand your frustration regarding the lack of knowledge the general audience may have about The Sharmas. It’s frustrating when you know so much about something but cannot let it all out, especially to strangers on the internet. I have been in similar situations, and I am sorry if my ask ever made you feel that way.

I have definitely seen the word racist be thrown around quite carelessly with unclear implications, with the most recent instance being yesterday. I won’t go into the details of what was said, because maybe the person is your mutual and I don’t wish to involve you in any drama. (You may have, perhaps already seen something about it on your dash). But the words were hurtful and they invalidated my experience as a desi person watching the show. I know people can be quite vitriolic on both sides of the discourse, and it’s sad. But that’s the truth of fandom spaces - discourse is inevitable and I don’t have any ideas on what to do about it, lol.

Anyway, I hope you have a lovely day/night (if you live in India, it must be past midnight for you! It’s dinnertime for me, so I must dash. But thank you for such a healthy and respectful discussion).

Here are Bookie 📖 Anon's previous asks!

Hello again 📖 Anon - I think I shall call you Bookie for short ahahha if you're okay with that! While Villianisation/Villain Anon sounds cool af I didn't want to make you sound like a hater lol. So I dub thee Bookie 📖 Anon!

Anyways thank you for the compliment, it means a lot. Also there's no right or wrong way to tag or run a discourse blog so don't worry about yours - do what feels right for you!

Funny thing is, I never use to tag things AT ALL before I start running this blog. Hell I wouldn't even link previous posts but then I started getting more related asks and it seemed logical to give context. The Emojis started recently though and they are so fun! I think only Jett and Ring Anon have come back to my asks a few times lol. I think its cool to know where they all stand on different topics instead of me assuming every anon is a different person because Uhhh that's like over 140 (I think that's how many asks I've answered since March?) people who have been talking to me and that's a daunting thought oop.

That was a fun tangent but let's get into the meat of this post!

Thank you for being so understanding, Bookie! But I'll survive and stick to my friends' fics for wholesome Sharmas ahahah. And oh, if I could I would scream about the Book Sharmas all day but I'm not that unhinged lmao. Instead I will passive aggressively hype them and their book scenes up (I did it here also wanna make some edits with the book scene quotes tacked onto S2's scenes at some point) Also want to reassure you that you did not make me feel that way at all! It was nice to have people who like flawed Sharmas' fics to be civil and open to discussion - it was a good change from the usual drama on my dash ahahah.

That being said ohmygod Bookie, spill the tea and call them out!! Who was that?? I saw another post vagueposting Mimi and I but they weren't being 'racist', just fucking rude.

But the words were hurtful and they invalidated my experience as a desi person watching the show. I know people can be quite vitriolic on both sides of the discourse, and it’s sad. But that’s the truth of fandom spaces - discourse is inevitable and I don’t have any ideas on what to do about it, lol.

Tell me about it, the invalidation in this fandom is INSANE sometimes, I mean I'll admit sometimes I am a little guilty of it but its in the name of invalidating bigots who should be drowned out because we do not need this energy here. I do hope you're feeling better now and the words didn't get to you <3 I know I said spill the tea but if you don't want to give yourself away and get involved in the drama, I totally understand! That being said if you do want to vent about that situation, my DMs and off anon asks (I can respond to you privately!) are always open if you need them.

Take care Bookie, and yes it was ard 1am (I'm in Asia, GMT+8 btw) when I posted your second ask and fell asleep soon after ahhaha. Hope you had a good dinner and can't wait to hear from you in the future!!

[starlit-serenade]

Starry-Eyed Smile | Chapter 4

⭐ Summary: You practically grew up with Youngjo, attached at the hip, two peas in a pod. You did everything together. At some point, both of your feelings became more than platonic, and you both knew it. Everyone knew it. But neither of you have had the courage to do anything about it.

⭐ Chapter 4: 1,917 words

⭐ Pairing: Reader X Kim Youngjo (Ravn) / Characters: GenderNeutral!Reader; Kim Youngjo (Ravn); Lee Seoho (Seoho); Kim Geonhak (Leedo); Lee Keonhee (Keonhee); Yeo Hwanwoong (Hwanwoong); Son Dongju (Xion);

⭐ Rated: E / Warnings: I talk too much about Youngjo’s smile / Genre: Fluff; BestFriends-To-Lovers; Angst; Love Triangle if you squint; Happy Ending;

《 Series Masterlist // ONEUS Masterlist // Boy Group Masterlist 》

This morning, you went to work early. But after work finally ended, you are on your way to RBW to congratulate ONEUS on their comeback. You'd listened to the album as soon as it came out the other evening. You had wanted to text Youngjo--and the other members--to tell them how much you loved it, but you figured they'd be too tired to talk. So you decided to wait until tonight instead.

You blink. You haven't talked to Youngjo since he came over to your apartment the other day, when you had accidentally and impulsively kissed him on the cheek. He had sent a series of kiss emojis after, but other than that, you and him kind of ended on unknown terms. You think things are fine, but you can only guess.

You arrive at RBW and walk upstairs, wondering where you might be able to find the members. You start by heading upstairs and going to their usual practice rooms. The first practice room is empty and the lights are out. You can hear music from the next practice room, so you decide to check there.

You knock on the door, and the music stops. The door opens, and a trainee stands there smiling. You don't know her name, but you recognize her. You don't know where from. Perhaps you met in the hallway once. Or the lunch room.

"Oh, Y/Nie," she says, and you feel bad for not knowing her name. "If you're looking for any of the ONEUS members, they're in Ravn's recording studio. I think they're monitoring their performance from earlier today."

"Oh, thank you," you say, smiling. "Bye!"

"Bye!"

You make your way toward the recording studio, walking through familiar hallways. There are few people around the hallways right now. Most of the employees should be home right now, as it's later in the evening. Everyone here should be working and doing things in rooms.

You stand in front of the door to the recording studio and take a deep breath. Last time you saw Youngjo, you kissed him on the cheek impulsively. Then you think back further. Last time you saw Seoho, you rejected his confession. He had said you were still friends, but you worry that things might be weird.

You place your hand on the doorknob and brace yourself. If someone were to come into the hallway, they'd just see you staring at the door for much longer than necessary. You need to go inside. That's why you came, isn't it? To congratulate them on their comeback.

You open the door quietly and stand right inside the doorway. You see all of the ONEUS members sitting around the table at the other end of the room. Youngjo is sitting farthest from the door, his eyes on the computer on the table along with everyone else's, their performance playing on screen.

Seoho looks over at you, the only one to notice you entering. He smiles at you, waves, and then taps Youngjo's shoulder. Youngjo looks at him, and Seoho gestures over to you. Youngjo follows his gaze until his eyes fall on you, and a wide smile spreads across his face, making you feel warm and happy inside.

Seoho nudges Youngjo with his shoulder and says something to him. Youngjo nods, says something, and stands up, smiling at you as he walks over quickly and hugs you tightly, lifting you up a bit as he squeezes you tight.

"Hi," you say, hugging him back.

"Hi, Y/Nie," he says as he sets you down and avoids your eyes, but you don't miss his nervous energy and his smile.

"Cute!"  Keonhee coos. "They look like a couple."

"Get married already!" Hwanwoong yells.

"Can we go outside?" Youngjo asks. You tilt your head curiously.

"Sure," you say. "Why?"

He looks you in the eyes and slides his hand into yours. You swear your heart skips a beat as you allow him to pull you into the hallway. He closes the door behind him and looks around to ensure that the hallway is empty. After a moment, his gaze settles back on you as his hands settle to hold both of yours.

"Hi," he says again, almost breathlessly. And you feel like the sight of him is also breathtaking. His hair and makeup are done up for a performance, since the group just finished up performing earlier today.

"Hi," you say again. "What's happening?" you ask, gesturing to the scenario. He laughs a bit.

"Honestly, I don't know how to answer that," he says. He pauses, thinking of something to say. "Have . . . have you listened to it yet?"

"The album? Yeah," you say. "It's amazing, Youngjo. 'To Be Or Not To Be' is gorgeous. They all are. You guys seriously outdid yourselves. And I knew you'd do amazing."

He smiles and squeezes your hands. It's not like he's never done this before. Growing up together as best friends, you're used to it. But here and now, it feels more intimate than usual. "I couldn't have done it without my best friend and members by my side," he says. 

You smile. He's staring at you so deeply and affectionately, you swear you can see stars in his eyes. Unconsciously, you weave your fingers into his.

"Y/N," he says, inhaling sharply. "I wanted to talk to you about something."

"Yeah?"

"I mean--" He pauses, glancing around the hallway to make sure, once again, that you two are the only ones in the hallway. "Do you . . . want to go somewhere more private?"

You shake your head. "No one else is out here, Youngjo. If you want to, we can, though."

He shakes his head. "No, no. It's okay." He looks anxious, so you squeeze his hands gently to reassure him. "Y/Nie. We've been friends since we were kids."

You laugh a bit. "Youngjo, is this a confession?"

His ears go bright red, and he laughs a bit. "Maybe . . . ?"

"Well, if it was a confession, I would tell you I feel the same."

He smiles, his hands lifting to wrap around your waist and pull you against him in a hug. "Good. Then this is a confession."

"Well then, Youngjo," you say. "I feel the same way."

He smiles, humming. "So will you be mine?" he asks, and you swear your heart melts.

You nod excitedly. "Yeah. Yes."

He smiles widely and brightly. Earlier, you could see stars in his smile, but now you can see the entire Milky Way in his eyes.

He looks like he's about to say something, but you're interrupted by the door next to you opening suddenly.

You and Youngjo jump back away from the door as Seoho and Keonhee poke their heads out to look at you.

"You finally did it!" Seoho cheers, clapping excitedly. "You finally confessed!"

"Were you two listening through the door the whole time?" Youngjo asks, his tone scolding.

"Well . . ." Keonhee says, "All five of us were listening."

Youngjo rolls his eyes. "You kids. Go back inside, we'll be a couple more minutes."

The two disappear back into the room, snickering, and Youngjo rolls his eyes.

"I suppose those two deserved to spy and listen," Youngjo sighs. "After all, if it wasn't for Seoho, I wouldn't have had the courage to confess today."

"What?" You frown. Seoho? "What do you mean?"

"Well, after I came home from your house the other day, I found Seoho was still awake. I told him about what happened, you kissing my cheek and everything." You feel your cheeks grow warm with embarrassment as he continues. "He told me I have to confess to you next time I see you. Seoho insisted that you felt the same."

"Oh." You nod, smiling to yourself. You think back to when Seoho confessed to you, and after you told him you liked Youngjo instead, he said he'd help and support you. The first thing he did after was get Youngjo to confess to you. "That's . . . sweet of him."

"I know. He's a good friend," Youngjo says, smiling. "Shall we go inside?"

"Sure."

Youngjo takes your hand and you re-enter the room, Youngjo following closely behind. You wave at the five members sitting around the table, who are all smiling smugly at you.

"Hi guys," you say. "Congrats on the comeback! It's so amazing!"

"Thank you, Y/Nie," Geonhak says.

"Are you and Youngjo finally together now?" Dongju asks excitedly. He notices your hand holding Youngjo's and smiles wider, clapping. "You are! I always knew it'd happen!"

You feel your face heating up from embarrassment, but Youngjo gives your hand a reassuring squeeze. You look over at him, and he's smiling softly at you.

"Do you want to watch our performance from earlier?" he asks. You nod, and he has you sit in his chair, next to Seoho while he stands next to you. He unpauses the video and you watch them dance on stage. Through the video, Youngjo moves over to the other side of the group to watch from a different perspective, smiling over at you every few seconds.

Partway through the video, you nudge Seoho softly with your elbow.

"I heard you talked Youngjo into confessing?" you whisper. He nods. "Thank you. You know, you didn't have to do that. After what happened the other day . . ."

"Y/Nie," he says, quietly enough for only you to hear. "I told you I'd help you. And honestly I love you and Youngjo both as my friends, regardless of my feelings for you. What could be better than two of my best friends being happy together?" he says. You're speechless. How can you respond to that?

"Thank you, Seoho," you say. You breathe in, wanting to ask the question that's been on your mind. "Does Youngjo know?"

"That I like you? No. I couldn't tell him." Seoho shakes his head. "It would make him feel somewhat conflicted about being with you. But you and Youngjo are perfect together. Really, you two being happy makes me happy. I'll happily be both of you guys' wingman."

You laugh a bit. "Thank you, Seoho. I appreciate it."

The video ends, and Youngjo returns to your side. He hugs you from behind, resting his chin on top of your head. As the other members start talking about the stage--what went well and what they need to work on--Youngjo pulls you out of the chair and leans against the wall, his hands holding yours tight as he stares at you like you're the only person in the room besides him.

"Hey," he hums, smiling brightly. His eyes are sparkling. "You know . . . we haven't gone on a first date."

"I agree. But, I mean, technically we've only been together for a few minutes," you say. He laughs.

"I know. But we've known each other our entire lives. And I've liked you for way too many years. I want to go on a date with you," he says, a playful pout on his lips.

"Me too. We should go on one early tomorrow morning, before your scheduled day," you say. "We can go to that ice cream shop we went to on your thirteenth birthday," you suggest. "And then we could go for a walk or something."

"That would be lovely," Youngjo hums. You look up at him, meeting his eyes. His smile is as bright as the sun, and you really can see galaxies, the Milky Way, all of the stars in the sky there, settled in his eyes.

[peachymhaechan]

“I didn't know it’d be this hard...”

Genre: fluff, soulmate! au where you switch bodies when you turn 21 and have until the clock strikes midnight to leave clues and find your soulmate before you’re switched back into your own body

Warning: language

Pairing: Jungwoo x Reader

A/N: hey y’all, this marks the beginning of my soulmate au project! I thought that Jungwoo would be the best to start this off with because he is such a sweetheart and the definition of living fluff lol. anyways, pls enjoy this! 

it was common knowledge in your family what your soulmate quirk was 

typically, you find out what your soulmate quirk is when you’re younger

one of your friends had a little flower start growing behind her ear and it kept getting closer to blooming as the days counted down before she met her soulmate

once she met her soulmate, the flower bloomed and guess what? her soulmate had the same phenomenon happen to her

when you were little, you had to watch on the sidelines as all of your friends figured out their quirks

after a while, you had completely given up on the idea of having a soulmate

it wasn’t common to not have a soulmate, but it did happen in some cases

either someone never developed their quirk or their soulmate died

whatever the case may be, you were accepting of the fact that you didn’t have a soulmate

your friends and family tried to convince you that your soulmate was still out there

after all, your family for some odd reason had the same quirk

I mean, not everyone in your family did, but a lot of your relatives dealt with the same thing

they wouldn’t experience anything to be considered a quirk

until they hit their 21st birthday

when they’d wake up in a completely different body

wow, a very vivid out of body experience

that meant that the mind of the body you were in had to be in your body, right?

that’s exactly how it worked

and at the strike of midnight, you would switch back to your own body

so you had one whole day to figure out who your soulmate is and meet them

otherwise you could be spending the rest of your life without a soulmate

which would suck!! :(

SO

your family all tried to reassure you that that was most likely your quirk, but you had convinced yourself over the years that you’d never find them

the night before your 21st birthday, you had gone to bed early after a day of nasty a 8 AM class and work

you slept like a baby pretty much

and then you woke up on your birthday

looked in the mirror

and found the face of someone else staring back at you

holy shit

all you could think was “what the fuck what the fuck what the fuck”

after you calmed down a bit, you remembered all that your family had told you

you have all day (since it’s their birthday, too)

they’re in your body, in probably just as much of a panic as you are

you have until the strike of midnight to be in their body and lay clues around

you don’t have any of their memories/knowledge of their life

so that means you cannot go on their phone or laptop and follow yourself on social media from their account

you have to lay honest to god clues around so you can meet them

bc if you don’t find them? you won’t have them for the rest of your life

SO

this chance could not be taken for granted

deciding to make the most of this

and, ya know, FIND YOUR SOULMATE

you got up and went to the bathroom

you looked in the mirror again and found yourself looking at the face of your soulmate

he was high key adorable?? wtf

the very definition of uwu

a full marshmallow boy !! 

someone you’d look at and want to call bub

squishy cheeks!! 

cute smile !!

but you also recognized him as someone that you never would have expected like. ? 

how in the WORLD????

ANYWAYS

you were just about to leave the bathroom when you heard voices outside the bathroom

“hasn’t jungwoo hyung been in there for a while?” “yeah, I hope he’s okay haha” 

“ohhhhhh  hYUNG, OPEN UP-” and a group of young boys tumbled in after fucking,,, beating the door down

“are you okay, hyung?” one of them asked, a boy a dolphin laugh

“you look like you don't know who we are”

“listen.... to be 100% completely honest with you guys,” you started, hoping they could help you

“oh here we go, he’s going to give us some smartass response,” the tan boy rolled his eyes

“I know who you guys are but I need you all to do me a solid,” you told them

“I need you to tell me where I am right now, and I need you guys to help me get out of everything on our schedule for today,” you told them, causing them to pretty much blank

all seven of them stared back at you with no emotion

and then finally the oldest went, “you want us to... tell you where you are and... get you out of performing today?” 

“I know it sounds crazy but- you have to or else- I might not meet my soulmate...” 

luckily they didn’t ask any more questions and agreed

after all, jungwoo meeting his soulmate was on the line

the boys pulled you out to the living room where you met the other boys and told them what was going on

“so yeah... I’m not really Jungwoo right now although I mean physically I am but... his mind is in my body and mine is in his and I have to find him- er, me I guess...” 

and you were #blessed to have them on your side

they all came up with this master plan to get you out of performing that evening

they were going to have at least 5+ of them act like they came down with food poisoning so it would be pointless to have the remaining not vomiting/shitting people perform

a solid plan, tbh

“you all are truly angels and I owe you so much, thank you all so much, oh my god,” you said and started running around and kissing them all on the cheek

they all didn’t know how to react to it bc ?? jungwoo but not jungwoo ?? 

“I promise, when I find him we will take you all out for dinner, on us,” you said, which made everyone get excited and start hugging you instead 

“is there anything else I should know about him before I just wander out into the world in his body and try and find myself?” 

“he likes going to little cafes when he is stressed!” -lucas, a god and best best friend ever

so you set out (with a hat and mask on obviously, you were on a mission and this isn’t amateur hour)

and began to find your way back to your house

but bc you were in the body of nct’s jungwoo

people mcfuckin recognized you and asked for pictures

shit shit shit

you had absolutely no idea how to act around fans

like,, sure,, jungwoo might know how to verbalize heart emojis but you sure as hell didn’t

so you had a lot of interactions that went like such: 

“are you jungwoo from NCT?!” 

“yes!” 

“OMG can I get a picture with you?” 

“Of course!”

“OMG thank you, I love you so much, you’ve inspired me-” (insert rambling here)

*just nod the whole time and smile*

“thank you! you inspire me to keep doing what I’m doing!” >but very awkward

it took you well over two hours to get to your house 

and boy when you got there

it was a little difficult to explain to your parents why you were there

“hey uhhh Mom and Dad, can you let me/my soulmate’s body in the house?” 

of course they knew what was going on

so they let you in and made you food (even though you said you weren't hungry, they were more worried about feeding their future son-in-law)

“You just missed him, honey, he left twenty minutes ago to find you,” your mother told you and you shut down

“Are you kidding me?” 

“Well do you have his cell phone?” 

“Yes but I don’t know his password.” 

so cheating the quirk was out of question

“All I know about him is where the dorms are, he has a performance at this one arena, and he likes to go to small cafes when he is stressed.” 

“It might not seem like a lot, but it is a start, hon. You know what you have to do,” you father said, politely telling you to get out of the house and find him

after giving yourself a lil pep talk

(pretty much just you saying “GO GET YA MANS, HUNTY”) 

you were set:)

SO

“i’m going to get my mans”

and oh man

did you

you had a little under 10 hours left to find him

first stop: check to see if any of your friends had seen you 

you went to your best friend’s house, not giving a shit that you technically were not you

“Hey, I don’t have enough time to explain but did you see Y/N today?” 

cue best friend chilling on their doorstep in complete shock 

“uhhhhhhh yeah, she was here earlier and said she was going to the uhh. The NCT concert tonight after running around the city to find someone. I’m assuming that person is you.” 

“Yep, that’d be correct... thank you!” 

“Should I- should I tell her you stopped by?” 

well it ain’t like he can get in my phone, so no BUT

he could at least see the notification on the screen so why not?? 

it wouldn’t hurt to try

“Sure, if you don’t mind doing that. Oh, and one more thing? Can you tell her to go to the Red Ring Café after the concert? Thank you, I appreciate it!” 

fuck

at least you knew he’d be in two definite locations later: 

the café and the concert

uhhhhhhhhh the concert that you were supposed to be performing at

well you couldn’t go there, so you’d have to catch him at the café 

“I didn’t know it’d be this hard...”

the rest of the day was spent wandering around, trying to keep yourself out of the public’s eye but also trying to find yourself

so very confusing and soul crushing

the concert rolled around and you being you

managed to find yourself outside of the venue

you could hear the music and fans screaming from the outside and it killed you to know that your soulmate was in there

luckily nobody noticed you/one of the members of the band

you went to the café just as the concert was about to end

you ordered a latte and sat in the corner, eyes constantly on the door

your heart was beating out of your (his?) chest 

about five minutes before the café was going to close, and five minutes before you were going to switch back, you (he?) walked in

you ordered and after you picked up your drink, you saw him (you?)

fuck fuck fuck

you walked over and sat down across from you (wow, confusing I know)

“are you my soulmate?” you (really Jungwoo asked)

“yeah, that’s me!” you (actually you in Jungwoo’s body) said, tearing up from being so excited

you both sat there in silence, not knowing what to do

you had to admit- it was weird af to see yourself from somebody else’s eyes

but the five minutes came and went by very fast

and before you knew it

you were back in your own body, looking at your soulmate in his own body

kim jungwoo

kim jungwoo?

kim jungwoo.

kim jungwoo!

kim jungwoo was your soulmate!! 

he grabbed your hand and interlaced his fingers with yours, going full uwu

“You’re really my soulmate?” he asked, just wanting to be 100% sure 

(he also couldn’t believe that you, a beautiful human being, was meant to be his for the rest of his life) 

“Yep, I’m really your soulmate,” he confirmed

since the café was closing, y’all decided to take a walk by the river and get to know one another

after talking for almost three hours, you realized that you were glad you had a soulmate

everything had been said in total agreement

you two just... clicked?? it wasn’t like anything you had ever experienced before

“You know, I convinced myself that I would never find you, or even have you...” you told him, eyes fixed ahead

“Me, too. But I’m so incredibly lucky to have you,” he responded, looking at you (again, full uwu) 

I think it’s safe to say that you ended your birthday a pretty happy camper

for starters, you were 21!

but more importantly, your soulmate! 

your kim jungwoo! 

and you wouldn’t ask for anything more, because kim jungwoo??

the perfect gift you could have asked for

[justsmilestuffhappens]

To Protect What Your Love

“Hey Buck.” Christopher called from the back seat with his early gift already keeping him entertained as they were stuck in traffic.

Eddie had gotten onto buck but he explained that technically the system itself wasn’t the gift. Christopher’s Christmas gift was actually a game on the handheld that didn’t release till later in the day so he’d opened it and set it up for him.

Buck was glad they’d left even they did since the roads could get messy. He felt reassured that Eddie was probably only a few trucks behind them.

“Yeah buddy. Everything good? You feeling a little hot? I can raise the a.c..”

“No. I just got a bad feeling about daddy.” Christopher looked up from his screen while pinching his lips together.

“Don’t worry. I’ll call him. He can’t be to far behind us. Wish he could have come with us but all the gifts couldn’t fit in both his truck and my jeep. I think i went a little gift crazy this year.” Buck said pulling out his phone.

His signal was low but he still tried. Eddie’s phone went straight to voicemail. Either it was still off or he didn’t have a good connection either.

Buck set aside his own worry hoping Eddie was okay. It was Christmas day after all what’s the worst that could happen?

-

Eddie rolled over looking for that familiar warmth he’d gotten used too so quickly. His palm met slightly cold sheets as he opened his eyes.

Buck was already up.

He turned to the clock.

Oh no. It was already fucking 10 o'clock. They were planning to leave at 9 before traffic.

He ran to check Christopher’s room. His son and their buck were gone.

Eddie grabbed his phone but it was dead. He set it to charge as he hopped in for a quick shower before he saw the screen flash with a text.

-

“Hey Ed. Christopher wanted me to check that you were still behind us in the truck. We’ll see you when we get there. Signal is *poop emoji*. Sorry we had to take separate cars but my gift will make up for it.” Buck sent the text as it’d go through when signal came around.

They were about to get off on a street near Athena’s but someone caused an accident that was stilling traffic to one lane up ahead.

“Thank you for my gift Buck.” Christopher said seeing him in the rearview mirror.

“Anything for you buddy you deserve it for being awesome all year. But remember, your actually Christmas gift is the surprise game that unlocks this afternoon kiddo, at least if your dad asks.” Buck winked.

-

Eddie just got out of the shower when he heard some knocking.

He figured Christopher and Buck had turned around after realizing he was still home.

By the time he got his towel on and looked through his peep hole whoever it was had already left so it couldn’t be his boys.

Eddie was walking back to his room when someone came bashing through the door.

Acting on instinct he ducked for cover as into the living room behind the couch.

Whoever the home invader and probable theif was sounded like they were counting.

“Nope. no alarm. At least if they did have one it’s not on.” A guy said as Eddie heard him enter with footsteps echoing on his floor.

Fuck. He needed a weapon. For the first time he felt bad about not having a gun in his home. He’d had reservations against it with Christopher so young and Eddie not always around himself when he was at work.

He moved over to the Christmas tree aiming to hide between it and the wall that it along with the gifts obscured from view.

It was then he remembered he was in only a towel and didn’t know if they had a weapon themselves. There had to be at least two if the first was talking to someone and not themselves.

“Score! They must be visiting family or something. Come on Dan let’s get all this shit into the van man.” Said the guy.

He moved over to grab a gift that was farther from Eddie and high tail it out before his accomplice got another few and did the same.

Eddie knew he couldn’t close the door properly now so either he fought them or ran.

They didn’t seem to have a weapon with their hands full of gifts so he grabbed a present that felt pretty heavy and prepared for his big move.

Dan came back in alone and took more gifts outside before the first guy returned.

Eddie brought the gift down onto his head knocking him over as he cried out clutching it.

Just as Eddie looked up he saw Dan coming back with a gun.

He was so close. Unless he was a horrible shot he couldn’t miss Eddie.

Eddie heard and felt the bullet leaving his gun.

In the next seconds two things happened.

The bullet ricocheted off the gift into the other man’s leg as he was still on the floor.

Dan looked shocked that he’d managed to shoot his possible friend over the stranger before him.

Eddie took that moment of shock and hurled the gift at Dan knocking the gun out of his loosened grip and startling him to lose his footing.

Eddie charged at him ignoring whoever the other guy was. He barreled into him and started hitting him.

The sound of the house phone snapped him out of his attack as he checked that Dan was still breathing.

Eddie got up to dial 911 as he took in the two others.

He came back with duct tape from the kitchen to tie them up before they could try something else or get away.

With the gun out of reach from either of them Eddie could finally breathe as he heard the distant sirens growing louder as the police got closer.

The guy looked to be okay but in a lot of pain from his repeated screaming at Dan for shooting him. He apologized to Will repeatedly before police secured the scene and allowed other paramedics to enter his home.

“Sir are you okay? Jesus. You’re either incredibly lucky or some kinda sleeper agent.” The first officer to arrive said as others took out Dan and Will.

“A little of both. Can you or someone take my statement. I have somewhere I’ve gotta be.” Eddie said with his arms crossed.

“Sure thing. You can get dressed really quick sir.” The man said as Eddie went to finally get out of his towel and into actual clothes.

With his statement taken and their gifts now being put in his truck Eddie was thankful it was all over.

“You owe whoever got you this gift for saving your life Mr. Diaz.” Simmons another female officer said whilst handing Eddie the last gift that had been photographed.

“You’re sure i can take that?” Eddie asked while holding whatever it was.

“It’s not a murder weapon and we’ve already got pictures in this pretty open and closed case. You’re good Mr. Diaz. Need an escort? I know your captain is with Sergeant Grant. That’s where you’re headed correct?” Simmons asked while Eddie closed the back door.

“Yes. I’d really appreciate it but i know how busy you can be.” Eddie said.

“It’s on the way. Even if we get called we might be able to get you more than half way there in way less time.”

She and her partner got in their patrol car as Eddie started his truck.

-

“Did you hear anything from Eddie yet?” Athena asked as Buck stayed near the front entrance.

“No. I called the house too a little bit back but nothing. I guess maybe he got stuck in traffic or had to take a detour on another street but even then he hasn’t called or texted back.” Buck looked like he was fighting tears.

“He’ll be okay. You know he loves you both. Nothing will stop him from getting here it’s just waiting. I know it’s hard Buck. At least drink something. You haven’t eaten since y'all got here half an hour ago.” Athena said handing buck a water.

“We’re here if you need anything or hear from him. I hope the boys are keeping Christopher happy while we wait.” She went to look in on the kids playing together.

Buck called again this time he managed to get Eddie’s voicemail.

“Eddie please pick up, call me back, text me, give me some damn smoke signals. I just need to know you’re okay. I love you man. Please. Christopher is fine but I need to hear your voice Eddie. Please just- I’m scared. I’m going back to-” the message cut off as Buck cursed. “Damnit.”

Buck walked over to Chimney, Maddie, Hen, and Karen on the couch. “Watch Christopher please. I’m gonna go try to find out what’s taking Eddie so long. Maddie do you think you could have his phone traced or the gps in his truck?” Buck pleaded.

“Wait Eddie still hasn’t called you?” Hen asked concerned.

“That’s not like him right?” Karen asked.

“No definitely not.” Chimney said.

“Buck. You know i can’t. I’d love to help but that’s illegal. Chim you stay. I’m going with Buck.” Maddie picked up her purse and stood up.

“Thanks Mads. I’m sorry i asked.”

They started towards the door.

Just then a knock was heard.

The door swing open to Eddie with two cops beside him.

“You got pulled over for speeding? You never speed.” Buck asked while looking confused.

“No sir. We escorted him as a courtesy.” Simmons said as they brought the gifts in.

“I’ll explain everything once the gifts are inside, help me so they can leave already. Thank you so much.” Eddie said as he set what was in his arms down near the door.

With all of those close to the door helping Simmons and her partner went ahead and left. “Have a good one firefighter Diaz. Don’t forget the towel, I’m sure your partner will get a hoot out of that part.” They pulled away.

“What towel?” Buck asked as they went inside.

-

With May looking after the kids along with Michael in between the kitchen and bedrooms Eddie began explaining.

“So you weren’t awake when i got Christopher ready? But you told me yeah when i asked if you were getting up Eddie.” Buck asked as Eddie ran his hand through his hair.

“I was probably just agreeing with you in my sleep. I don’t remember telling you that.” Eddie said as the other laughed.

“Okay. So. What happened next?”

“I got up to shower. When i finished there was a knock but i didn’t answer and no one was there. But then two guys busted the door in.”

“You were attacked?!” Buck shouted as Eddie felt bad he forgot to make sure he was sitting down.

“I’m fine buck.”

“Holy shit. You pulled a Jason Bourne on those idiots didn’t you?” Chimney asked with a smile.

“Jason who?” “That slasher film guy?” The Buckley’s asked as everyone looked at them.

“Sexy secret agent who looks unassuming but kicks people’s asses.” Hen explained as she motioned Eddie to continue.

“Yeah. So they broke in and i wasn’t dressed yet. I didn’t have my phone or anything to fight them with so i hid.”

“Alright how do you hide all six feet of yourself?” Karen asked looking skeptical.

“I hid between the tree and our entertainment center. The room was dark and they weren’t that bright plus they were too excited by all the gifts they were going to steal to think someone was actually there.” Eddie continued.

“They were going to Grinch us?” Buck said. Upon everyone turning to him he blurted out. “What?! I watched it with Christopher like two weeks ago. You should see it Mads. Dad was a Grinch only worse and he wasn’t even green or cool.”

“That’s a lot to unpack and we’re going to talk about that later. Sorry Eddie.” Chimney said as Eddie began again.

“So i feel around and my hand lands on a heavy gift that’s wrapped up. I use it to knock over the first guy then the second tries to shoot me.” Eddie said.

“You were shot!?” “They had a damn gun?!” Bobby and Athena asked looking over to Michael.

He shook his head with a thumbs up that the kids were still okay.

“No. He tried to but it hit the gift. It ricocheted into the first guy i knocked down. Then i ran to start punching the second before calling the cops. I- i might have just kept hitting him if the phone ringing didn’t pull me out of it.” Eddie looked troubled at the thought remembering the fighter he’d sent to the hospital.

“It was me. I called the house ‘cause you still hadn’t answered. You were- holy shit. You could have been dying on the other end of the line and i wouldn’t have known Eddie.” Buck moved over quickly to crush him in a hug.

“No. I’m okay. I’m fine. I don’t have a scratch on me Buck.” Eddie held onto him as the others waited patiently for them.

“What the hell kind of present can deflect a bullet?” Hen asked as buck pulled away but held Eddie’s hand.

“That’s just it. I don’t know. I didn’t open it and we were on our way so fast. I’d be in jail if they weren’t helping me. But the gift was from Buck.” Eddie said as he turned to him.

Everyone waited with baited breath as Buck brought it over. He wiped a tear as he saw the messed up wrapping around it before handing it to Eddie. Eddie understood instantly to unwrap it and everyone looked on in wonder.

“It’s a safety lock box. It’s for like pictures and like important documents or other valuables. It’s supposed to be fireproof, foolproof, and i think earthquakeproof but it just says fallproof on the packaging. I didn’t know it was apparently bulletproof too.” Buck said as they saw the mark from where it was hit.

“Oh my God.” “Holy shit.” “That’s unbelievable.” “What are the chances?” Everyone collectively gasped as they looked to Eddie.

“The officer said i owed whoever got me this my life. Figures it’d be you.” Eddie said wrapping buck back in a hug and kissing him.

“Wow. You could sell this to a movie studio really quick. Who’d play you Eddie? Hope they don’t cast someone white though,” Chimney said earning a shh from the girls.

Eddie moved over to the gifts to a smaller dented box.

When he took a knee two of them let out a “What!?” “No way.”

“Evan ‘Buck’ Buckley. Will you move in with us? Even though we already have spare keys to each other’s place,” Eddie opened the box to show buck the key.

“Oh thank God. I don’t think I’d be ready if that was a ring right now.” Buck pulled Eddie up. “Yes. Yeah. I want to move in with you two. Is it okay with Chris?”

“He knows. I asked him.” Eddie kissed him again.

“So does he put it on Buck’s key ring then or?” Chimney asked before Bobby gently elbowed him as they were all clapping.

Christopher came over from hearing the noise.

“Did you ask Buck dad?” He asked as Eddie picked him up.

“Yeah. He said yes.” Eddie told him.

“Cool. So buck’s gonna be over even more now. This is awesome.” Christopher laughed as he motioned for Eddie to move closer so Buck could join them.

Everyone was passing around tissues pretty soon.

“Okay. Sorry to keep everyone waiting but let’s open the rest of the gifts.” Eddie said as they gathered the kids to open the presents.

“I’m happy for you buck. I didn’t think you two would get so close in this way but you’re a good fit for each other.” Bobby said as they watched the kids return to playing after saying their thanks and some of them eating again along with Buck and Eddie.

“Thanks Bobby. You know i wish i wasn’t such an ass on that first day but i hope i made up for it.” Buck said as Eddie came over with Bobby going to get them a refill.

“You more than made up for it. I owe you my life, twice over. Thanks buck.” Eddie said taking a breath as they stood so close.

“Nah. I didn’t do anything. You got through that on your own.” Buck shook his head.

“If i didn’t have the lock box i could have died. And if you hadn’t called I’d have killed that guy. You were across the city and you still had my back Buck don’t deny that. I would do the same for you and i hope i get a chance to without you being in life threatening danger.” Eddie said as Bobby handed them drinks.

“Ok. You’re welcome and thanks. It means a lot, moving in.”

“It means a lot to us too. We can go as fast or slow as either of us needs.” Eddie put his hand on Buck’s father shoulder and leaned his head onto buck’s closer on.

“Yeah. I like the sound of that. Just don’t complain if i snore you’ve been warned, you already know.”

“You hardly snore unless you’re dead tired just like me so i can manage. You’re worth it.”

“You are too, you know.” Buck said looking at Eddie in the eye.

“Let’s go play with Christopher. I want to see which of us can beat you better on his game. I know they’re family friendly,” Eddie offered.

“You Diaz’s and wanting to beat me. Challenge accepted.” Buck winked.

"Buck and Chris accidentally Home Alone Eddie when they are so excited to spend Christmas at Bobby and Athena's that they forget to wake up Eddie when they leave before the rush hour"