Family
I’m running sort of late in my timezone, but here is a little something for day 3 of @rfaromance‘s Holiday Event!
How do you describe the relationship that has grown between these five strangers, all initially brought together just to throw parties? From the outside, it’s easy to write off their relationships as superficial, but look a little deeper and you’ll find that the RFA has formed a family of its own in the years they’ve been together.
Over her years of working as his assistant, Jaehee has come to know Jumin very well. Yes, he is the cause of much irritation, and doesn’t seem to understand standard work hours, but she wouldn’t consider him a bad boss. She, more than anyone else, can tell when he is distracted or distressed and has learned the best workarounds.
Zen keeps an eye on Yoosung, offers an escape and his support when everything in life becomes too much. He does his best to be the brother he never had (and secretly relishes having someone to take care of). In return, Yoosung cooks them meals that are better than what Zen has eaten in a week. They keep each other balanced.
Seven goes missing for days at a time, and despite whatever they might tell him, they’re not sure how to fill the uncomfortable silence he leaves behind in the chat. They can’t do anything but hope he’ll return to them sooner rather than later. When inevitably he does, they pretend to tolerate his dramatic stories recounting his adventures (and all the while breathe a sigh of relief).
They don’t see each other often enough. Jumin organizes meetings so he can see them in person and make sure that everything is alright and that nobody has gotten lost along the way (though it’s been getting worryingly close once or twice). He isn’t sure how to reach them all and tell them how much he worries about them, so instead he tells them to make sure they sleep and eat enough.
Yoosung visits Seven’s house often. His excuse is that he wants to play games, but he really just wants to see Seven’s face. It’s easy to pretend to be energetic and happy behind a screen, but in real life, Seven has deep dark circles and smiles without much conviction. He cooks for him too, and takes note of how his fridge is almost always empty. He leaves only when he’s sure that Seven is looking somewhat better. In return, Seven helps him with difficult coursework, and always offers a place to run when his little dorm room gets too suffocating.
Jumin and Zen have a difficult time understanding each other, but don’t mistake it for hate (no matter what Zen says). They don’t see eye to eye, but they try to bridge the gap in their own ways. When Jumin isn’t offering money or opportunities to Zen, he’s asking questions about he industry and listening intently. Zen’s world is so different to his own, and it fascinates him. He admires Zen for being able to navigate a place like that. He can relate to being pursued for what he has to offer people and not for the person he is. Zen would hate to admit it, but he’s impressed by everything Jumin has on his plate. He knows that if something goes wrong, he can rely on him for support.
Zen and Jaehee compare schedules every week to try and find a slot to meet up for coffee. It doesn’t often happen, but when it does, they can easily spend a whole afternoon catching up. He encourages her to vent about working under Jumin, and she enjoys geeking out about the latest show he’s starring in. He reserves whatever merch he can for her and makes sure the family tickets he’s allowed are given to her. Seeing her face smiling up at him from the audience makes him feel proud. If he can make someone as put-together and professional as her so happy, he must be doing something right.
Sure, they all started off as strangers. Sure, they have their differences (they’d be the first ones to tell you that). But they are now so much more than that. They are a family who will always be rooting for each other.
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JUST SAY "YES"
ᰍ ִ ױ ࣪ 🪷⃝⃝ ݂ ๑ 𝆬 𔒌 ⬞
https://youtu.be/OHVIhbgU9p4
- Ray route Day 8
🌻- Sun Hee
🥀- Saeran
𓈃 ׂ (:̲̅:̲̅:̲̅[̲̅:♡:]̲̅:̲̅:̲̅:̲̅) - Sᴜɴ ʜᴇᴇೃ/ੈː͡➘
[The blonde would find herself sitting on the bed with one hand resting on her stomach, she certainly didn't feel like eating after everything that was happening but she could feel from time to time how her stomach demanded something to eat. Sighing heavily, she closed her eyes for a moment while in her head she kept thinking about Ray, that he should still be there and that she was going to do everything in her power to help him.]
🌻-Ray...
[She couldn't say much more than the door opened, quickly standing up and raising her guard when she perceived that black suit on the young man that she had, just one day ago, kissed on the cheek.]
🌻-Saeran.
🥀-You're not going to stop looking for that fool because you haven't eaten anything for a day, are you?
🥀- If you change your mind too quickly, poor Ray...
🌻- I have faith that Ray will return, do not want to disturb my heart because you will not make it.
🥀- "My precious Sun Hee . . . I'll do everything you want, but please don't abandon me..."
🌻- !? Hey!
🥀- Hehe... he's really an idiot. If he acts like this there is really no reason to abandon him.
🌻- I didn't stay with Ray for that, I really care about him and he would know that. He doesn't have to do anything for me to love him.
🥀- I'm sure Ray also wanted to lock you up like this. But.. he didn't do it because he is a coward .
🌻- ... He didn't do it because he respects me in the same way I respect him.
🥀- Huh..anyways. I feel in a bad mood because the RFA attacks are very boring.
🥀- My savior has told me that it's not time yet, and that's why I'm holding on, because otherwise I could launch a great attack that would end everything...
[At that moment the blonde girl only took her cell phone and she hid it, she couldn't quite believe what she was hearing but she was terrified of the idea that he was telling her the truth.]
🥀-Why are they so lazy on the other side? They don't even want to fight. I am in a very bad mood.
Are they thinking that I am nothing? How dare they?
🌻- I think you're going too far... they don't even know you-
🥀-Who told you to say that? I have not authorized you.
🌻- Do you have to authorize me?
🥀- Hah? Is your mouth the problem? .... Or is it your head..?
Don't think for yourself, I never told you to!
[The young girl did not have time to react as she was forcefully taken by her wrist and thrown to the ground, falling on her back and groaning at the pain of the blow that had taken her breath away for a second.]
🥀-Do you regret it now? You alone have come to this strange place. Your curiosity has brought you here.
🌻- !
[Her blue eyes fixed on other mint eyes, a haughty and creepy look is what she had on her, the boy's body cornering her on the ground and preventing her from any kind of mobility in her hands to get out of that situation.
Again that feeling of panic took over her, breathing somewhat agitated but keeping her body still from her, she could not allow herself to cry or panic, she would not tolerate it and she did not know what reaction he could have. She still remembered the words from last night.]
🥀-You are a prey that I have caught. I have caught you because you are very dumb and slow.
🌻- I'm not going to let you disrespect me-
🥀- The world has given you a chance but you have made a foolish choice! You're not thinking you've lived a good life so far, are you?
[The words of her father returned to the blonde's girl mind, feeling a lump in her throat as her fists clenched tightly due to impotence. A hot person would send him to hell but she had already heard insults like that from a former college classmate who she thought was her friend. She knew that people made comments like that to bring you down and the smart thing to do was to take it with a grain of salt even if her chest burned with anger.
She, Unfortunately, was inferior in that place but there were many ways to defend her honor and her pride, at least with less cruel ways.]
🌻- A good life doesn't exist, it will always have its flaws and difficulties... my life was neutral and you will not be able to disturb me by saying that, Saeran.
🥀-Haha! How arrogant. In your situation, you don't deserve to believe that.
🌻- Do you think I haven't reconsidered what you say? I have, many times. But I learned that in life you have to move on, I shouldn't stagnate.
🥀- Please... I can see many things that have been ruined because of you. You're nothing but a bag of bugs. Did you think I wouldn't notice, Sun Hee?
🌻- I've been doing my best not to make mistakes and do things right, in fact... I shouldn't even explain this to you. You can believe what you want but that doesn't mean it's the truth, my truth.
🥀- HAHA! Just because you've done a couple of things right doesn't mean you're not a disaster! You thought that if no one said it would disappear, right? Is that your truth? you are really stupid haha
🌻- ...
🥀-It is very vile from you to try to avoid it by covering it with excuses. Such a vile person has no right to think for herself.
🌻- Explain, please.
🥀-You know very well that thanks to your stupidity you have dragged yourself into the abyss... But in reality you deserve to be lower than that abyss.
🌻- Ah...
🥀-Your reality is nothing more than that. What, are you surprised? You thought it was more than what you are, right?
🌻- No. I just believe in myself. And do you know what I tried to do all these days? I tried to let Ray learn to trust himself. No one can tell you how much are you worth , only YOU know that.
🥀-You are the worst. You not only overestimate yourself, but you think you are a princess. Who in the world is going to love you? Nobody wants you in this world. Nobody!
🌻- Ray does it.
🥀- Listen to me well. I am going to tell you about a game that is just for you.
🌻- Go ahead.
🥀- Now you can only said to me one thing. You can only answer "Yes"
🌻-!
🥀-Okay, answer me.
[The golden-haired girl kept her lips sealed, looking nonchalantly at the man before her. All her life she had said yes to things that made her feel bad, putting aside her own feelings and desires, but this was the limit. She wasn't going to give in that easily. ]
🥀-You say it very low. I can't hear you... What do you say? I can not hear you.
🌻-....
🥀- I DON'T HEAR YOU!
[At that moment, the sapphire-eyed girl shrugged her shoulders a little, barely closing her eyes while she returned to taking that firm and annoying posture. She was not going to return violence with more violence but letting herself be stepped on was not in her ideals.]
🥀-Are you that stupid? You are nothing but arrogance! You don't even deserve to be purified. You are so foolish that you don't deserve to even rebel.
🌻-....
🥀-Your hopes are useless. Only hell will get closer. Remember well the rule that I just told you.
Since you are of no use, at least you have to entertain me in my spare time.
🌻- Ray wouldn't want that and neither would I, I won't.
🥀- ... Ah, I'm going to have to shut your mouth or something. When you become more docile and obedient, only then will I let you speak. By the way, didn't I tell you, that I hate the way you smell?
🌻- You said it.
🥀-And you still smell like this?
🌻- It's perfume, I'm not going to stop getting perfumed-
🥀- You don't know how to wash yourself properly? You haven't just poured water on yourself like up to now, right?
🌻-...!? EXCUSE ME?
[The young girl asked with some indignation, ironic that of everything said by the white-haired boy that was the only thing that really offended her severely.]
🥀- I'm going to tell you how and how much you need to wash before meeting me-
🌻- Hey, hey, that's already too intimate. I don't smell dirty, it's perfume I'm wearing-
(KNOCK KNOCK)
🥀-What's up? Don't interrupt me!
(KNOCK KNOCK)
[In a blink, that boy was standing up leaving the blonde on that cold ceramic floor.]
🥀-Consider that you are lucky.... No, forget about it. Because next time you're going to pay me double.
Enter!
?- Mr. Ray. The Savior..
🥀-... What?
🌻- !?-
?- Ah, sorry. Mr Saeran. The savior is looking for you.
🥀-Someone who can't even memorize a name doesn't deserve to talk about the Savior. I'm going to have to check the system here.
?- My apologies...
🥀-Once you find yourself in the basement, you'll realize you didn't need to apologize.
[Sun Hee slowly sat down, looking at the scene and coming to feel sorry for that stranger who had made a mistake, unfortunately for people with DID, expected.]
[Deep down she felt terrible, all her life she had been extremely submissive to that kind of treatment and suddenly starting to defend herself was not something that made her feel safe about her actions. She wanted to think that she was acting well but she didn't know it, she was trying to stay calm so as not to worry anyone but the weight of her emotions and Saeran's dealings were driving her crazy.]
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