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yall mfers need to stop
#gay characters written with a straight audience in mind are a thing im not denying that#like 95% of one-off queer storylines in the early 2000s were just#''hello i am a gay. i have just enough personality to pass as human in the eyes of the audience.#now let me explain why you should treat me like a person''#but my god have people taken this phrase and run all the way into hell with it#if i see one more person saying heartstopper is for straight people im gonna start biting throats out#it was created by a queer person first of all#and second of all they did not write an entire subplot about there being no age limit on discovering who you are#for STRAIGHT PEOPLE#that wasn't for them!! it was for all the people in their 30s who watched the first season#and cried their eyes out because they were seeing all the things they never got to have#im so tired yall#i stg any queer media that's even remotely lighthearted or optimistic#is immediately called ''sanitized'' or rejected as some fantasy aimed at straight ppl who dont want to deal with harsh realities#when that just isnt fair at all#also side note the post i saw that prompted me to make this also put ''pretty much all queer media made in asia'' on the list#of queer media for straights#which. feels racist.#i really dont have much of a frame of reference for queer anime/kdramas/cdramas etc. but the generalization feels sketchy#idk man i feel like there's a certain segment of the community who will just say anything they dont like is not For Us#like just because it isn't for YOU doesnt meant no one in the community can relate to/enjoy it ffs
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#sorry ignore this. needed to rant about personal shit#i just donât understand why people are passive agressive and mean when they could not be. when they could just be kind instead. i understan#pain. I understand grief. believe me. i get despair and depression. i just donât think thatâs ever an excuse to just constantly be passive#aggressive and rude to the people you care about. it might explain the behavior but it doesnât excuse it. I actually donât think itâs a me#thing or just my trauma that i get upset when people are mean. i donât think itâs something i should just have to get over or magically not#let it affect me. real things Iâve been told btw. that they arenât going to change their behavior so itâs on me not to let it bother me.#like thatâs actually fucked up. in my opinion. i try so hard to never let my bad moods or pain or grief result in me taking that pain out o#anybody else because i know how much that hurts. and saying itâs not about me doesnât make it okay. i grew up with an abusive parent who wa#constantly taking shit out on me that wasnât about me or my fault. and i was a kid i didnât actually know that it wasnât my fault. and now#obviously do and i can recognize that this behavior isnât about me either but it still doesnât make it okay for me to get the brunt of your#pain. youâre not better than someone else who hurt me while you are also hurting me just because you think you are. itâs not actually dif#different behavior just because you see my abuser as a bad person and think you are a good person. nuance exists. you both treat me in ways#i donât deserve. unfortunately i am stuck. yet again. fuck this
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pairing: gojo satoru x reader summary: bestfriend!satoru has returned, fluff, pining, slightly angsty bc of pining, simp satoru hehe, oblivious reader is back again, satoru loves you !! rheya's note: continuation to this drabble bc bestfriend!satoru is everything to me !!
bestfriend!satoru who insists that you have him on speed dial because "he's the most important person in your life" but really it just satisfies him to know that he's the first one you'd call if you needed anything.
bestfriend!satoru who started off being a bit of an ass when you first met. not because he was trying to be but because he's got an ego and doesn't know how to control it, until you call him out for his shit and it sends his heartbeat all out of wack.
bestfriend!satoru who doesn't trust anyone else around you. it's not out of concern or anything, oh no. but in his expert opinion only him and the people he trusts (like suguru, shoko, or nanami) should ever get within six feet of you.
bestfriend!satoru who waits outside every class for you, leaning against the wall with a bag of your favorite snacks in his hand, glasses perched low on his nose. the smile that crawls onto his face as you walk out of the classroom and join him is practically blinding.
bestfriend!satoru who grows older thinking of nothing but you. the person most important to him, the person he would move galaxies for. and no, it's not romantic or anything. he's just your best friend.
bestfriend!satoru who realizes that he's not the only one in the world who knows that you're attractive, and has to clench his fists with a scowl as he sees other men noticing you. then he has to stop and check himself because, why on earth is he mad about it?
bestfriend!satoru who starts openly staring at you because he can't even control it anymore, eyes soft and overflowing affection as he watches you indulge in silly mundane tasks. and when you turn and catch him looking all he can do is give you a dreamy little smile. he's got no excuses but he's gonna play it off like it's something you shouldn't worry about anyway.
bestfriend!satoru who makes you his number one priority, who doesn't care about anyone else when you're in front of him. and even if you aren't around, he can't bring himself to look at anyone else. if someone comes up to him on the street, mumbling something about how he's their type and they'd like his contact info, all he does is give them a breezy wave, saying "sorry. i got someone waiting for me."
bestfriend!satoru who, when you're trying to explain something and someone speaks over you, gives you a resolute "no i'm listening." and doesn't take his eyes away from you until you've said all that you needed to. don't ever think that nobody is listening to you because you always have his attention.
bestfriend!satoru who grits his teeth as you tell him about another unsuccessful date with a man who didn't even know how to treat you right. and how could they, when they don't even know how you like your coffee or what side of the bed you prefer to sleep on? they don't know what your favorite movie snack is or about your obsession with plants or your most precious pair of fluffy socks. not the way he does.
bestfriend!satoru who has to hold himself back during your ranting, who has to keep himself from just letting go and spilling that you weren't going to find someone who loved you more than he did. to stop himself from leaning down and kissing you so hard it takes your breath away, because he's wanted to do it since he was sixteen. he was just too stupid to understand it back then.
bestfriend!satoru who chooses to wait instead, knowing that he'll be stuck with these feelings for the rest of his life, so he'd rather wait for you. because he'd hate himself if he made you uncomfortable, and if he lost the relationship he had with you now over his silly little heart. no instead, he'll keep proving himself, staying by your side and showing you even just of fraction of the devotion he knows he has for you, if it means that you'll be by his side. and hoping that one day, maybe, you'd tell him you feel the same.
#[đŞâ rheyaâs writings. đ]#gojo satoru x reader#jjk x reader#gojo x reader#jujutsu kaisen x reader#jjk fluff#jjk#jujutsu kaisen#jujutsu kaisen headcanons#jujutsu kaisen angst#gojo satoru#gojou satoru x reader#jjk gojo#satoru gojo#gojo satoru x y/n#gojo satoru headcanons#satoru x reader#jujutsu kaisen fluff#jjk angst#gojo fluff#satoru x you#satoru gojo x reader#gojo x you#jjk x you#gojo satoru x you#jjk season 2#gojo drabbles#gojo#jujutsu kaisen x you
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Lie Detector (Teen Dad!OP81 AU)
(Part of the Teen Dad!Oscar AU) Summary: Oscar does a lie detector test and Lando learns some tough pills to swallow.
âSo, our first media video for McLaren since the big news came out, right Oscar?â Lando said.
âYep.â Oscar weakly responded. When McLaren asked him to do the lie detector test again, hoping to poke fun at the recent events, he was weary. He knew his team wouldnât do anything to hurt him or his family, and it would probably be great from a PR perspective, but he was already tired of constantly answering questions.Â
âOr should I call you Daddy Osc now?â
âPlease never call me that.â
âSo, we are doing a lie detector to try and expose all secrets the two of us may be hiding, like an entire family for example.â Lando, of course, knew about Oscarâs kids before he was exposed, but he still loved the opportunity to poke fun at him for it, even if he totally understood why Oscar did what he did.
âThis time, we are using a heavy duty lie detector, with actual wires and someone to tell whether we are for sure telling the truth, instead of a toy that shocks us at random.â Oscar continued, ignoring Landoâs comment.
The words âOscar tells the truthâ flashed on the screen till a wired up Oscar appeared behind the desk.
âOkay Oscar, starting off easy. Is your name Oscar Jack Piastri?â Lando was giddy as he asked, really excited to get information out of his teammate.
âYes.â was all he responded. Truth.
âAre you originally from Australia?â
âYep.â Truth. This was easier than he had thought, but looking in Landoâs eyes, he could see the glint of mischievousness in them.
âAre you a daddy?âÂ
âI am a father, yes. I donât like the look in your eyes when you call me that.â Truth.
âDo you have any other kids you are hiding?â
âNo more than the two.â Truth.
âAm I their favorite uncle?â Lando knew he had it in the bag. The Piastri twins loved him and how much he spoiled them. Their parents? Not so much. Oscarâs fiancee had time and time again argued with the amount of toys Lando would get them at random.
He did begin to sweat a little as Oscar took a little longer to answer the question. He didnât know how to break the news to him.Â
â...Yes.â Lie.
âWhat! Oscar? You said I was their favorite!âÂ
âLando, Logan has been in their life since they were born. He established himself as the cool uncle. When I let him babysit, I always return home to them eating way too much ice cream. To be fair, I think he has trained them like Pavlovâs dogs to associate him with treats so now they get way too excited and jumpy when they see him.â Oscar explained.
âThis is stupid anyway I donât care.â Lando mumbled, caring very much that he wasnât the favorite. âMoving on, I donât have any more questions so I guess it is my turn.â
After the video had been filmed, Oscar and Lando walked back over to the meeting room that the Piastri twins and their mother had been given to hang out in while they filmed. On the walk over, Lando interrogated his teammate even more.
âI cannot believe that I am not the cool uncle! I have never not been the cool uncle. Mila thinks I am cool, how do your kids not?â
âLando, they are three, it is nothing personal. They love the toys you get them and they are always asking for you when they come to the factory. Logan just has seniority over you and has been the cool uncle forever, it is hard to dethrone him after a year.â Oscar said this hoping that it would stop Lando from spoiling them tenfold.Â
If anything it just made him even more motivated to overthrow Logan.
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landonorris logansargeant I will become the cool uncle
oscarpiastri lando please. No more toys we don't have the room
logansargeant In your dreams old man.
#f1 fanfic#f1 x you#f1 x reader#f1 imagine#f1 fic#formula 1 x reader#formula 1 imagine#oscar piastri x reader#oscar piastri x you#lando norris x reader#lando norris imagine#lando x reader
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âBIRTHDAY BOY!â ( p. sunghoon )
đŹnias note: for the birthday boy , i was gonna post it yesterday but i forgot.
p. park sunghoon x exoticdancer!reader w. 1.6k+
â 𦹠warnings. unprotected sex, oral ( m. receiving ), dirty talk, nothing special
â 𦹠( giving the birthday boy a few birthday wishes ) !
âTrust Me"
Those two words coming from jakes mouth never sat right with him â especially when it had something to so with him personally. âIâll handle your birthday, just get ready to have fun.â
He shouldâve known what his friend was planning â knowing the boy for years, he shouldâve known he was gonna pick the strip club. âTa-da!â Jake stood outside the doors to the club. âA strip club?â Sunghoon said displeased. âDonât say it like that, how many strip clubs do you go to.â
It wasnât that he didnât like strip clubs, he just never thought about going as often as his friends do. âSunghoon just give it a try.â Heeseung said, patting his shoulder. âplease, jake looked like he worked hard.â
Sunghoon gave in, the stood in the vip line â finally being let into their section, ordering a few bottles of his favorite alcohol. âHave fun , and let loose.â Jake said. âdonât be so uptight.â
Sunghoon decided to take their advice â it was his birthday he should have fun. He slowly started to let loose, refilling his cup multiple times as different girls came around, all different sizes, draped in beautiful lingerieâs. His friends had long gone forgotten they were celebrating them, entertaining multiple girls in the section.
âAre you not having fun?â A voice tore him from his thoughts. He turned ready to turn down whoever it was when his voice was caught in his throat. âMost people come here to have fun.â
You were perfection, literally his dream girl. your soft voice and cute almost innocent smile â and your body, adorned in a baby sheer pink babydoll lingerie set, the boob cups covered in fluff. âOh no I am.â He said taking a sip of his drink. âare you really?â
âOh yn.â Jake words slurred as he held the waist of a girl who was sitting in his lap. âHi jake.â You waved, jake was a regular. âMinhee isnât here today, so no private dance for you.â You said. âThatâs fine, today isnât about me today anyway.â He pointed to the raven haired boy in front of you. âmy boy sunghoon, itâs his birthday today.â
Your eyes shifted back to the boy in front of you. âIs it?â He nodded. âWell happy birthday sunghoon.â You said gently touching his shoulder. âThank you.â Jake sat his drink down, a mischievous smile on his lips. âHey yn, why donât you give the boy a private birthday show?â He dipped into his pocket pulling out his card. âHere, my treat.â
Sunghoon turned to his friend, ready to decline â but you already took his card. âOkay, im gonna go set up.â You walked away, his card in his hand. âJake im gonna kill you.â
âBro itâs a dance, and from yn of all people, youâre lucky as hell right now.â He said, he didnât even have time to ask him before he was already explaining what he meant. âyn is famous around here, she doesnât just do private shows for random people, she approaches you, not the other way around.â He said. âShe approached me my first time here, and I declined and they called me stupid every time I came back for the next 3 months.â
âThatâs why youâre stuck with Minhee.â You made your return, handing jake his card back. âAnd I get your cuter friend.â You turned to sunghoon, sticking your hand out. âcome.â You said with a sweet smile. âGo sunghoon, go have fun itâs your birthday.â Heeseung encouraged. âI donât bite.â You said, he stood up taking your hand. âUnless you want me to.â
You guided him through the club, your hands stayed interlocked, his eyes were glued to your backside, the dress barely did anything to hide your pink thong. âI can feel you staring.â You walked down the hallway of the different private rooms. âAm I not allowed?â
âYou are.â You said, squeezing his hand. âI hear youâre pretty famous around here.â He said. âI guess you could say that.â You responded with quickness. âWhy is that?â You opened the door, he followed you inside. âI donât know, maybe because im cute.â You titled your head smiling. âreally? Thatâs it?â
âYou donât think so?â He nodded his head. âNo I think youâre the cutest thing in this place.â He said. âYeah?â You wrapped your arms around his neck. âYup.â He said, placing his hands on your waist, the music was already playing, multi colored lights flashing.
You pushed him down on the couch, climbing into his lap. âRelax.â You said holding his shoulders. âItâs your birthday, let me take care of you.â You said, voice was so innocent â in contrast to the fact that you were basically grinding against him.
You swayed your hips to the music , normally youâd utilize the pole more â but he was different so you stayed close to him and sunghoon wasnât complaining, in fact he was starting to see why you were pretty famous around here, you basically had two, personalities, that cute innocent act you put on was a fake â you were a tease.
Youâd touch him just enough to make him want more, before youâd pull away leaving him to bite his lip, running his hand through his hair in frustration. âFuck.â He sighed as you ran your hands down his stomach, stopping at his v-line, teasingly lifting his shirt. âoh fuck youâre killing me cutie.â
You smile, running your freshly manicured nails down his thighs. âwhatâs your birthday wish?â You said, climbing back into his lap. âWhatâs something you really want?â You pulled at his chain. âIf I tell you, Iâll get thrown out of here princess.â You smirked, you had him right where you wanted him. âYou donât see any bouncers in here do you?â
âTell me birthday boy.â You whispered in his ear, he hissed when you nipped at his lobe. âFuck, right now my biggest wish is for you to get on your knees and put my cock in your pretty mouth.â He said, his voice deep, dripped in lust. âYeah.â You stood up, slowly sinking to your knees , his eyes followed you. âLike this?â You looked up at him through your lashes. âYeah.â He sighed.
You reached for his jeans, undoing the button â unzipping the jeans, he lifted his hips up, and you slowly pulled them down to his ankles. He was already hard, his bulge pressing against his underwear. âYouâre so hard already.â You kissed his clothed cock. âFuck princess, thatâs because youâve ben teasing me for 20 minutes.â
You took that as a hurry up, you freed his cock, grabbing the base of his cock stroking it. âFu-fuck.â He cursed. âYouâre little hands can barely fit around my fat cock baby.â He groanedâ you kissed his tip, giving you a few kitty licks. âFuck put it in your mouth now.â You listened, opening your mouth taking him in. âShiiiit, thatâs it.â He groaned. âtake more of my cock."
You relaxed your throat, fully taking him in. âOh shit.â He moaned as you bobbed your head up and down, gagging around his length. âTo-took me down that pretty little throat so easily.â He grabbed your hair that was gathered in a ponytail, guiding your head on his cock. âFuck im gonna cum.â He hissed, a minute later you felt his cum fill your mouth.
He pulled you of his cock, cum leaking from your mouth, he brought his thumb to your lips, pushing the cum back into your mouth. âgood girl, swallow for me.â You swallowed  , sticking out your tongue.
âDo you have another wish?â He smirked. âoh youâre feeling generous tonight? You always this generous baby?â You shook your head no. âYouâre the birthday boy.â He chuckled darkly. âOkay then get up.â He grabbed your forearm, standing you up, following behind you.
âTurn around.â He manhandled your body, pushing you down on the couch. âFuck look at that ass.â You felt a sharp slap against your backside, squeezing your cheeks. âSunghoon.â You moaned, holding the back of the couch as he pulled your thong to the side, pressing his cock against your ass. âGonna fuck you.â
He grabbed the base of his cock, his tip kissed your cunt. âgonna split you open.â He pushed his cock fully in, moaning out. âOh fuck youâre tight as hell.â He fully bottom out, pulling out, slamming back into you. âOh fuck!â you screamed as he plowed into your sopping heat. âFu-fuck youâre so big.â
âyeah.â He grunted, slapping your ass again. âyouâre taking me like a champ baby -fuck- best fucking birthday gift.â He grunted , fucking into you harder, the walls were soundproof and you were glad cause you could definitely get in trouble, even though at the moment, you really didnât care â more focused on your orgasm that was approaching fast. âFuck sunghoon im gonna cum!â
He watched your ass bounce back against his pelvis, slapping it a few times. âShit im cumming!â You screamed, your juices coating his cock. He kept thrusting â once; twice, before he pulled out jerking his cock off cumming on your ass. âShit.â
âDid I make birthday better?â You asked. âMuch better.â He asked. âGood, I donât do this to everyone.â You said, wiping your lipstick off his neck. âYouâre cute so youâre special enough.â He grabbed you by your waist pulling you close. âSpecial enough to let me take you out on a date?â
âYou want to go on a date?â You said, you got asked on date daily, but normally by old men so you never accepted. âYeah, it can be my last birthday wish.â He smiled cheekily, you smiled.
âokay birthday boy i'll go on a date with you.â
Šď¸LUVYENI
#kpop x reader#kpop smut#enhypen x reader#enhypen imagines#enhypen fic#enhypen fanfiction#enhypen x female reader#enhypen hard hours#enhypen smut#sunghoon imagines#sunghoon x female reader#sunghoon x reader#sunghoon smut#sunghoon hard thoughts#sunghoon fic#sunghoon hard hours
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from aree: The Harbinger Trailer has consumed me yall are getting a brainrot. (I made this when the trailer first came out and have never posted it so here it is).
tw for yandere content
Yandere!Harbingers with a "darling" who is the right hand of the Tsaritsa herself. Not a Harbinger, but nonetheless important because they're the main strategist of the Fatui. I can just imagine the pain for the Harbingers because although darling is within arms reach, they're not allowed to make a move lest they anger their ruler.
Childe who first sees you akin to a younger sibling amongst the Fatui - you're no underling, on par with a Harbinger in importance if not more, protected almost as much as the Archon Herself - it would be hard not to be protective of you. And yet as you fix his wounds after another fight he started, telling him off in place of Her Majesty, giving him tips on how he could've fought better in whispers in between, his growing need for your attention consumes him. When he kisses your cheek (as thanks, he says) in front of the other Harbingers he's already looking forward to you treating the injuries they're sure to beat into him.
Scaramouche who grins when the Harbingers bristle as you walk side by side in the halls of Zapolyarny Palace - he says you should consider it an honor to walk with him, and it inflates his ego when you reply with a small nod and a smaller smile. Behind the others' backs, he follows you like a lost child, always walking behind you, gripping on to the back of your clothes like you might slip away if he's not careful. He's obsessed with the way you look at him and ask him questions about his creation. He fails to see that the adoration you hold for him is as hollow as he is.
Signora wonders if you know when she is at her lowest, that would certainly explain things, wouldn't it? She thinks she has lost her mind when she sees glimpses of her lost love when turning corners too quickly, haunting her when she lets her guard down but then you're in front of her, greeting her with a soft smile that feels all too familiar and she realizes she has gone mad in other ways (she welcomes that newfound madness like the lover that it is, finally coming home).
Pantalone who believes that one of life's greatest pleasures is to own what others cannot - to collect the rare, the exquisite and the hard to obtain - and to have you, a person of great mind and ranking, be dangled right infront of him on a piece of gold thread held by the Tsaritsa, who was he to resist the urge to make you his? (after all, he deserves only the best) The longer he does not have you, the more your worth rises in his eyes.
Dottore who initially wants to pick apart your brain (quite literally) but his interest shifts and doubles when he reaches an epiphany that what he truly lacked from the Akademiya was someone who shared his intellect, a genius to match his own. Maybe you don't share his affinity for biology, but he loves the way your conversations keeps him on his toes (if you weren't a being close to perfection for him before, then you certainly are now.)
Arlecchino who watches as you care for the children in the orphanage, checking in on them even long after they've joined the ranks of the Fatui and compares it to the frigid ways of the other Harbingers. For the first time since being a part of this cold nation, she is envious of the warmth you give (why must you have so much love to share?) She thinks that should the day come she turns her back on this frigid country, she would surely take your hearth with her.
Marionette who finds herself being drawn to the way you move around a room and hold yourself up in front of people, marveling at the intricacies of each part of your body and the way they make up the being that is you (you could trip and fall and she'd still sigh in awe). Her fascination turns you from muse to future subject. Surely such a specimen must be preserved, right? Not to mention, there would be no greater honor than to turn the Tsaritsa's best into a perfect unchanging doll.
Damselette who usually goes quiet when you're in the same room as her, always eager to hear you talk, almost hissing when a Harbinger tries to speak over you. She finds your voice is the one in her head who speaks reason to her when she gets a bit out of control (Does she listen? No, but your voice is always ever so lovely). Wouldn't it be so nice if you're the lone voice she hears always, the same way you're already always in her thoughts?
Capitano who is thankful his mask covers the fond look he gets when you turn to him - not with fear like the lower ranking Fatui or haughty like the Harbingers - but as an equal, leveling him with a gaze that leaves him fooling himself that it means something more. He's less thankful for his mask when someone calls your attention away from him and he can't control the glare he sends their way (maybe if they saw the way he looked at them, they'd finally be put in their place).
Pulcinella is quick to put you in a pedestal - you are someone to be respected and someone to be kept at a distance. And yet as he watches the Harbingers fall deeper and deeper into obsession, he takes it upon himself to protect the Tsaritsa's favorite and the Fatui's brain from whatever his co workers are plotting. As he spends more time with you (making sure the others do not occupy all of your time), the pedestal he keeps you on crumbles until all he sees is another child to keep under his wing. He fails to see he has only fallen into a different hole as the rest.
Strategist!Darling who may pretend to be oblivious to the Harbingers' feelings but is actually letting it all happen to make sure they all stay under the Tsaritsa's rule one way to another.
Does Pierro know what you're doing? Maybe. It's not like he is blind to how the Harbingers act around you, subtle as they try to be. If you spend enough time with him, you might be able to tell that he enjoys watching you play the part of a fool, dancing around the others and making them dance for you, too. He might even step in once he thinks the other Harbingers are stepping out of line, but it all depends on what he gets out of sticking into your business.
I also like the dynamic where although the Harbingers cannot make a move to claim what is "their's", darling is just as trapped. Although they always sometimes want to leave, they know as much as anyone that the Tsaritsa is the only thing standing between them and the others. The moment they try to leave the Tsaritsa's side or they lose her favor, it's all fair game for the Harbingers.
Everyone is stuck in a stalemate until someone makes a misstep.
â¨Â Masterlist â¨Â
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Disclaimer: Characters are not mine and belong to their respective creators. Their portrayal is merely my own interpretation of them and may not be accurate to their intended characterization. I stake no claim to the original works, only to the ideas and plot of the fictitious stories Iâve written them into.
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BABY DADDY PART 2 â exbf!dad!rafe x mom!reader
summary: after rafe refuses to let you take the baby home, you call his dad and ask for his help. ward is the only person you know that can take control of rafe and calm him down.
warnings: toxic!rafe, arguing, angst, mentions of cocaine, mostly ward x rafe but rafe x reader towards the end, rafe is less toxic in this part â lmk if i missed any đ
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you sit in your car outside rafeâs place, not daring to drive away knowing that your daughter isnât in safe hands. you only know one person that can help you right now, and thatâs ward. as crazy as ward can be sometimes, he is always willing to help protect you and his granddaughter when rafe gets too much.
you dial wardâs number in your phone, and he picks up almost straight away. âhey y/n, you ok?â he asks on the other end. âhi, uh⌠actually i sort of need your help. rafeâsâ uh, in one of his moods again⌠and he has drugs lying around and is refusing to give y/d/n back to me.â you explain the situation to ward.
âhe what?â iâll be right over.â he tells you before hanging up. you sigh, putting your phone down in your lap and resting your head on the steering wheel in front of you, anxiously waiting for rafeâs dad to get there.
less than ten minutes later, he pulls up, parking his car behind yours. you saw him open the door and get out, so you do the same. âyou alright?â ward walks up to you, rubbing your arm to try cheer you up. you looked awful. your eyes were red and wet, as well as your cheeks. âno, i just want her backâ you shake your head, your lips quivering as you try to hold back tears.
âstay here, okay? iâll go get her.â he tells you, seeing you nod. he walks up to the house, so you get back in your car and watch him through the window. ward wasnât the greatest dad to rafe, but he wanted whatâs best for you and your child, his granddaughter. he knows that rafe doesnât treat you as well as he should, and thinks you deserve better.
ward knocks on the door, and rafe answers shortly after, holding the no longer crying baby in his arms. âoh, really?â he scoffs knowing you had called his dad. âyes, really, rafe. what the fuck are you doing?â he asks, looking at his son with disappointment, wanting to hear his side of the story.
âiâm not doing nothinâ, dad, she was yelling at me, she made the fuckinâ baby cry, so i ainât givinâ her back.â rafe looks his dad in the eye as he speaks, shaking his head. âwhy was she yelling at you, rafe?â ward asks, crossing his arms over his chest.
⌠no answer.
âhuh? why, son?â he asks again, already knowing the answer but wanting to hear it from him. rafe rolls his eyes and sighs loudly, not necessarily wanting to say the reason. ward shakes his head and invites himself into the house, walking past rafe. âcome inâŚ?â rafe sarcastically mumbles to himself as he shuts the door with his free hand.
ward walks around the place to look for the drugs you were talking about. logically, rafe wouldâve gotten rid of the evidence as soon as you left, but he didnât get rid of all of it. the lines of cocaine were gone, but the bag was still there, indicating that he sniffed it when you left, but ward doesnât know about that.
ward locks eyes onto the bag of coke, and walks over to it to snatch it from the coffee table. âreally, rafe?!â ward raises his voice at his son, but not loud enough to scare the baby, sheâs already witnessed enough fighting and yelling today.
âdad,â rafe whines like a child, as if he isnât holding his own in his arms. âdonât dad me, are you kidding me?â wardâs eyebrows raise, and eyes widen in anger and shock, holding the bag in front of him.
â⌠rafe. you have a baby in your arms right now, and youâre high off this shit?â ward asks, sighing. âiâm not high.â rafe shakes his head, but ward knows he is. âright, okay. give me the babyâ ward huffs, holding out his arms.
âno, why?â rafe asks, holding her back just like he did when you tried to take her. âbecause, she needs her mom. sheâs worried sick outside, sheâs crying⌠she just wants y/d/n back.â ward sighs as he explains, just wanting his son to understand and comply, not excuse and argue.
âshe made her cryââ
âyou had cocaine lying around with her child in here. you donât think she has a reason to fucking yell at you?â ward asks, defending you, not him.
âsheâs my child too!â rafe argues, pointing to himself with his free hand.
âi know, rafe, but a good dad wouldnât put their child in danger like that.â ward says. âoh, and you were the most perfect dad, yeah?â rafe scoffs a laugh. âi know i wasnât, son, and iâm sorry about that, okay? but can you please just give me the baby so y/n can take her home? do you really want her to think about her father the same way you think of me?â ward asks, holding out his arms, waiting for rafe to hand the kid over.
rafe really thinks about what his dad just said. he realizes that he really doesnât want his baby girl to grow up and hate her dad, just like how he hated his dad for always mistreating him, leaving him out, and telling him to man up. he sighs after a few moments of silence, giving his daughter a kiss on the cheek before finally deciding to hand her over to ward.
âhi, sweet girl,â he softly says to her, gently taking her from rafeâs arms to hold her in his, smiling at her and kissing the top of her head. âthank you, sonâ he looks at his son as he holds his granddaughter on his hip, giving rafe a proud look. rafe nods, realizing he did the right thing.
ây/nâs waiting outside, so⌠i should go.â ward tells rafe, seeing him nod again. they both walk over to the door and rafe opens it, ward exits and stands in the doorway with the kid on his hip. âi love you, son, okay? remember thatâ ward tells him, putting a hand on his shoulder. âyeahâŚâ rafe nods. he had never experienced much affection from his dad, so it was mostly unfamiliar to him.
as for you, you look out your car window to see rafe and ward at the door, and thankfully ward has your baby. you get out of your car, walking up the driveway to meet ward halfway. he hands the little girl to you, who is already looking at you with a grin and grabby hands. you quickly take her, mouthing a âthank youâ to ward before he turns to talk to his son for a moment.
you walk back to your car to place your daughter in her car seat, sitting her down and strapping her up, making sure she has everything she needs. you place a pacifier in her mouth before giving her a sweet kiss on the cheek, turning around to see ward walking towards you, rafe following a bit behind him. âthank you, again, wardâŚâ you say quietly, not wanting rafe to overhear and belittle you over it later. you know how unpredictable he can be.
âdonât worry about it, just glad sheâs okay,â he says, giving you a little hug before saying goodbye to the baby in the car. âsee you soon my little princess,â he rubs his granddaughters cheek with his finger, watching her smile at him. he takes his head out of the car, and says goodbye to you before heading back to his car.
rafe approaches you now, sighing as he silently walks up. â⌠iâm sorryâ he seemed hesitant to say, it wasnât ok, but he is still your babyâs father, whether you like it or not.
â⌠just, donât do that shit around my daughter again, okay? because you seriously wonât be seeing herââ
âi wonât,â he cuts you off. âokay? i wonât. iâm sorry.â he says, surrendering his hands up in front of him. âgood.â you cross your arms, nodding as you accept his apology.
he walks past you, and walks to the open car door behind you, where your daughter sat in the backseat, strapped and ready to go. she has a plushie toy in her hand sheâs playing with, so rafe reaches down and giggles at the sight of her.
âdaddy loves you, princess, mâkay? iâll be better, for youâ he says like she can understand him, giving her a kiss on the head before standing back up to close the door, turning around to face you again.
you stand with your arms crossed over your chest, and a slight smile on your face. âyou mean that?â you ask, seeing him nod. âiâll change, y/n. i realized i donât want her to grow up with a shitty dad⌠like mine was,â he sighs. he loved his dad, but he sure was toxic.
âiâll change for you, too, yâknowâŚâ he scratches the back of his head. you arenât together, but he wants the best for his daughter, and that means keeping you happy, too.
you smile, opening your arms for a small hug. he accepts it, loosely wrapping his arms around your back to hug you. âiâll see you soon, âkay?â you ask, seeing him nod. you walk around to the drivers side, getting in the car and putting your belt on.
you drive away, sighing at what had just happened. youâve heard those words a thousand times from him in the past, you donât know why youâre expecting him to keep his promises now that you have a kid together, but you sure as shit hope he changes. for the baby.
IDK WHY I ALWAYS MAKE RAFE LESS TOXIC IN THE 2ND PART OF EVERY STORY đ but nonetheless, i hope you guys enjoy part 2! .đĽ Ý Ë let me know what you think in the comments. LOTS OF LOVE <33 â PS, NOT PROOFREAD, COULD BE MULTIPLE MISTAKES LOL, JUST IGNORE HAH
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Blind Date
SYNOPSIS: Wade is set up with a friend of Ellie's and Yukio's. It goes better than anyone expected it to.
Warnings / Notes: Mentions of past bullying, Deadpool being Deadpool (But His Sweet Side, so Mildly OOC) / I'm super open to writing a continuation of this! This is uncharacteristically fluffy of me, so I'm craving the smut or angst we could get out of this. Shoot me a request if you have any ideas!
Yukio squeals. Wadeâs used to her giddy noises, squeaks and giggles and the like. Ellie still cringes like itâs the first time sheâs ever heard it, but she still looks at Yukio like itâs the first time sheâs ever seen someone so beautiful every time she looks at her, so it balances out.Â
âWhat is it?â Ellie asks, stirring vegetables around a sizzling pan. Wade somehow managed to invite himself to their fajita lunch, and smelling the food makes his stomach growl.
âY/N!â Yukio exclaims.
âWhere?â Ellie says, looking around.Â
âNo, silly, we should set Wade up with Y/N!â
âWhy? Are you mad at her?â Ellie remarks.Â
âShe literally cannot help but romance Hancock on every Fallout 4 playthrough. Seriously.âÂ
âThatâs your basis? A crush on a fictional character?â Ellie asks, and Wade could spot her amused-bordering-on-pissed expression from miles away. You must be special to her in some way.Â
âWell, she⌠Yâknow, sheâs different.â
âYou think she should settle for him just because of her mutation?âÂ
âNo! No, not at all! I meant her personality! Sheâs so sweet and patient and stuff!â Yukio quickly says.Â
âSo why would we torture her by sticking her with him?â
âYâknow, you girls havenât even asked me if Iâd be interested. What if I think sheâs a total butterface? What if I talk about my ex-fiancĂŠe the whole time? What if sheâs too pretty for me? What if-?â
âYou asking those questions means youâre interested,â Ellie cuts him off dismissively. âFine, Yukio. You win. Go for it.â
âTexting her now! Yeah, sheâs interested. Just let me know what youâre planning and Iâll tell her when and how to dress.â
âOh, uh⌠Maybe a movie?â
âThatâd be good,â Ellie says quickly. âThatâs a really good idea.â
âSheâs ugly, isnât she?â
Ellie glares daggers.
âNever mind, not a movie. Dinner⌠At De Luca.â
âDe Luca?!â Yukio exclaims.Â
âUh, yeah? Thatâs a place people go for dates around here, isnât it?â
âIt better be your treat, that place is expensive!â Ellie demands.
âWell, duh. You guys seem to forget that unaliving people pays incredibly well. Anyways, whatâs wrong with her?â
âNothing,â Ellie insists.
âIf he doesnât know, he might hurt her feelings,â Yukio insists.Â
âHe can ask her himself. Let her say it in her own words, share what she wants to share.â
âOh, yeah. Iâm gonna fuck this up,â Wade already knows. âBut at least sheâll get a free meal out of it. How about tonight? The anticipation is already killing me.â
Yukio texts, before looking up and nodding.Â
âWhat time?â she asks.
âCan she meet me in the foyer at five?â he suggests. She types some more.Â
âItâs a date!â she cheers.Â
âAnd lunch is served,â Ellie declares gloomily.Â
âSo, whatâs the deal with you and her, then?â
âEllie dealt with some bullying when she first got here,â Yukio explains. âIt was mostly light-hearted teasing, but it was just too soon, and with some people, it kinda got out of hand. Y/N was a senior at the time and stood up for her. From then on, sheâs admired her and is always looking for opportunities to repay the favor.â
âThat is so fucking cute I could die,â Wade coos. âIâll take good care of her, I promise.â
âHearing that coming from you, Iâm more concerned,â Ellie grumbles, pushing a plate towards him. âJust eat. And be respectful. Now, and then.â
âAye, aye, captain!â Wade replies before digging in.Â
A few hours later, Wade invites Yukio to give him one last once over before he meets you at the door, and her shadow has trailed along diligently. Yukio gives him some helpful pointers while Ellie sulks in silence, still not a huge fan of this idea.
âLose the mask,â Ellie finally contributes.
âLose the- No! If Iâm paying this much for food, she better be able to eat it!â
âYou didnât seem to mind the price earlier. Besides⌠Sheâs not like that. Yukio had a point earlier. Your face works in your favor, this time around. Itâs everything else about you that you need to tone down a little,â Ellie argues.Â
âFine. But when she throws up, Iâm calling you down there to clean it up,â Wade retorts, taking off the mask. He feels naked without it despite his suit and loafers. This is the nicest heâs dressed since his motherâs funeral.
âThere we go,â Yukio says with a beam. âPerfect. Now, go! Itâs almost time.â
âThank you, my fairy godmothers. Wait, itâs not offensive to call you guys fairies, is it? âCause I didnât-â
âGo,â Ellie insists. He scurries downstairs. Youâre not there yet, but thereâs a young woman lurking around down there. He hesitantly joins her, and she looks at him with surprise before smiling. Wow, sheâs gorgeous, so pretty that he starts to question if sheâs a figment of his imagination.
âWade?â you ask. Your voice sounds like Negasonicâs, so much so that itâs weird, but he brushes it off as best as he can.  Â
âY/N?â No way, youâre stunning in a flowy knee-length dress and mary janes, your hair styled in an effortlessly pretty way. You might just be the most gorgeous woman heâs ever seen.Â
You nod, offering your hand to him. Your eyes say, âShall we?â He hesitantly takes your hand. Your smile widens. He leads you outside. You trail alongside him to the car, letting your hands swing together, though not too much.
He lets go of your hand to open the door for you. You get seated, and he closes it, quickly making his way to the driverâs seat.Â
âSorry itâs kind of a beater, I canât be driving anything too showy for obvious reasons.â
You shrug, but he can tell it doesnât bother you.
âNot much of a talker, huh? I guess thatâs why our friends thought weâd work. I talk, you listen, very cutesyâŚBut I need someone to feed off of to be funny, so you better be up to the challenge.â
You giggle, covering your mouth.Â
The drive to the restaurant is in awkward silence. He really doesnât know what to say. He could ask you about yourself, but that might make you uncomfortable considering how little youâre willing to speak. He could start talking about himself, but that has the potential to put you off for more than one reason â either youâll be disturbed by his life story, or heâll come across as self-absorbed.Â
The two of you enter and despite a wary look from the hostess, youâre seated relatively quickly.Â
Youâre brought ice water and bread.Â
âDamn, this place is fancyâŚâ Wade remarks as you sip your water. You smile sheepishly. âHm⌠You seem normal. I was told there was something different about you. In fact, when Yukio had the idea to set us up, Ellie accused her of thinking you should have to settle for someone like me because of your mutation. I was expecting, I donât know, snakes for hair, Silly Putty for fingers, something. Iâm gonna start guessing if you donât come out with it.â
Your sweet smile changes into a devilish smirk as you challenge him with your eyes. He realizes itâs more entertaining for the both of you if he does attempt to guess, so he gives it a shot.Â
âAcid spit?â he asks. You shake your head. âHiding a third boob in there?â he wonders, lifting his head and looking down for it despite your somewhat modest neckline. Your face scrunches up with amusement as you shake your head again. âDamn it. Canât blame a guy for hoping. What about another face on the back of your head, Voldemort-style? That would be kinda cool.â Â
You shake your head once more, though youâre clearly amused by his attempts to figure it out.Â
âWait,â he says, lowering his voice to a whisper: âDoes your vagina kill people? Like that one girl on American Horror Story?â
âNo,â you finally say, laughing. âItâs my voice.âÂ
âWhoa,â he murmurs.Â
âYeah, I can only speak words Iâve heard before exactly as I heard them last.â
âThatâs why you sounded like Ellie earlier, when you said my name. She was the last person you heard say it.â
âExactly,â you reply.Â
âWell, thatâs not so bad.â
âMost of the time,â you agree. âBut I canât always control my TONE!â
You slap a hand over your mouth as your fellow guests give you brief glances of concern and confusion.Â
âTone,â he says in a normal volume.Â
âTone,â you echo with a look of astonishment. âThey call me Spirit Box.â
âLike the things ghost hunters use, right? Thatâs so cool. You must be great for espionage. Just bring you along as a secretary or assistant or whatever, then slap some headphones on you and turn up some instrumental music all the way âtil you can get to a recording device and repeat what you heard.â
âI suppose so, but honestly most of the time I just hang out. I have some martial arts training, but when someone can choose between that and a human bomb, WELL, itâs not really a choice,â you explain.Â
âWell,â he says for you. âI think itâs super cool. Normally, I get bored listening to other people talk. I doubt thatâll ever happen with you.â
âI might as well warn you- Damn it,â you swear. Itâs in his voice.Â
âWhat is it?â
âIf I say this word Iâm going to end up yelling it.â
âUh, wanna type it out on your phone? I can read it.â
You blush, shaking your head.Â
âSounds are the same way. Even when I laugh itâs not MINE.â
âMine,â he repeats, as you seem to appreciate it. âI donât understand why Iâd need a warning for- Oh. Gotcha.â
âI may be an alright⌠Talker to you, but I doubt youâd want to hear a manâs voice during sex!â Your eyes water as they avoid his in shame. Someone said that to you, and harshly.Â
âI hope you donât mind if I donât repeat that,â he murmurs, reaching for your hand. You give it to him, your hands resting together on the table. âBesides, Iâm pansexual, so, honestly⌠Itâd be kinda hot. Best of both worlds.â
âNo kidding,â you reply. Itâs all Ellie. âThatâs great!â you chirp in Yukioâs voice.Â
âYouâre pretty good friends with those two, huh?â
You nod.Â
âKeeping a small circle helps with consistency,â you add. âBut Iâm a TV addict, soâŚâ
âMe, too. That totally makes sense. Oh, we should look at the menus. Iâll order for you, if you want.â
âPlease,â you moan, swiftly retracting your hand to cover your mouth once more as your cheeks flush. He laughs.
âIâm not repeating that, either. Hot,â he teases you.
âYouâre mean,â you reply with a laugh, his laugh.Â
âPlease,â he says. âForgive me.â
You smile in response before looking over the menu.Â
âYou havenât said anything about my face,â he realizes.
âOh, sorry. Youâre very handsome.â You donât even look up, still looking for something appetizing. âNo prices. Yikes. What are you getting?â
âUh⌠Seriously. You donât wanna ask?â
âI think you should tell me when youâre ready. I meant it, though. I think youâre very handsome.â
âThanks,â he mumbles, feeling heat rise in his cheeks. âI think Iâm gonna go with the seafood alfredo.â
The rest of the date goes swimmingly, the two of you conversing on various topics: TV shows and music you both like (and exchanging recommendations,) he shares his story (you fawned over him, maybe a little too much,) your careers (you transcribe classes at Xavierâs for students who are Deaf and/or have learning disabilities, heâs aâŚfreelancer. You giggled at that. He doesnât care whose sweet little giggle that is, itâs yours now,) and more.Â
All good things must come to an end, though. Once dinnerâs over, the two of you head back to the school. He walks you all the way to your room.Â
âThis was really nice,â you tell him. âThank you.â
âIt was,â he agrees. âCan I see you again? Maybe you could come up with a list of words for me to say for you, and I can say them for you over lunch.â
âThatâs so sweet, Wade. Iâd really like that, but I feel bad. Is there anything like that-â you cover your mouth again at the unmistakably pornographic tone, but he removes your hand gently with an amused smile.Â
âKeep going,â he encourages you. âLike that.â
âIs there anything like that I could do for you?âÂ
âWell, you wanted to go on a date with me after seeing my face, so, you kinda already did.â
You open your mouth, but close it quickly.Â
âWhat is it that youâre needing to say?â he asks quietly, like heâs trying not to embarrass you in front of someone else despite the two of you being alone in the quiet hallway, the only sound besides you both being the ticking on an old grandfather clock. You raise your hand, touching his lips. âYou want to kiss me?â
âYes, I want to kiss you.âÂ
Wade grins before taking your cheeks in his hands and uniting your lips with his for the first time. Neither of you wants to pull away, but air is an unfortunate necessity.Â
You take your phone out of your purse, tapping around before presenting it to him on the Add New Contact screen. He eagerly types in his name and contact details, adding in the notes: âJust FYI after the whole Weapon X debacle I am hung like a horse and have an incredible refractory period. I only mention the refractory period because Iâm pretty sure Iâd explode if you even looked at it. Seriously, you are MAJORLY hotâÂ
He passes the phone back to you, and you look. You turn red before nodding in understanding.Â
âGoodnight, Wade.â
âGoodnight, Y/N.â
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âIâll show you how a real man treats a womanâ - Park Sunghoon .
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cw: Mentions of cheating, College! AU, roomie!sunghoon, revenge sex, protected (pls wrap it up.), consensual. (Non consensual activities isnât Valid.), phone call fucking, recording. (Practically recording since your being shown on call), Exhibitionism,cunnilingus, polite! Sunghoon - (polite men are so AGHH) , aftercare massage, comfort words, pet names (good girl, gorgeous, etc.)
A/n: Iâm writing this san fic but Idk if Iâll ever release it. Because holy shit writers block is a bitch. I actually finished the story. But I used some words or lines from my san fic holy shiett. Also Iâm new to writing Smut So idek if this is good.
âAre you fucking serious, Aaron, youâre fucking my bestfriend?â You said. Agitated. Who could blame you? âIt was an impulse, y/n. You wouldâve done the same if you were me.â He tried to defend himself but you didnât want to hear it. You Walked into Your boyfriend, getting it on with your bestfriend. âI canât believe you either Mara.â You Snapped. You not only Felt angry, but you felt betrayed. âWait, y/n please. Let me explainâ Mara begged you to at least hear her out but you didnt, you grabbed your phone from the Countertop and immediately left.
-âsunghoon im going back to the dorms.â You immediately texted him.
-âhm? Something bad happened between you guys?â He Replied with a tone of Curiosity, he was Nosey. But thatâs Not the point right now.
-âworse, he cheated on me with Mara.â You revealed. Meanwhile Sunghoon wasnât really surprised but didnât want to be that person who says âI told you soâ because he doesnât want to make you Mad either.
-âwell, im sorry. Iâll be waiting for you at the dorms.â He felt Obviously bad for you, his Apology was genuine. Of course Aaron was a dick. Before you guys even started dating. He slept around a lot. To the point where like the whole female population on campus probably knows how he is in bed. He was obnoxious. And he had known something was Wrong with him.
You made it back to your Dorm, Punching in your Pin and The door Made a little click! You walked into the dorm, your footsteps Heavy as You plopped onto the couch. This was to much to take In, sunghoon was In his bedroom but Had heard to come into the dorm, getting up from his bedroom and greeting you.
âIâm sorry y/n.â He said. He hadnât done anything but he had still appeared to be apologetic. âSo, you just walked into their âsesssionâ? Thatâs. Great.â He said with obvious sarcasm. You knew that sunghoon hadnât liked him, one bit. Not because he was dating you. actually maybe that but he had heard by some women around campus always twirling their hair and Giggling just talking about Aaron.
âIâm sorry to say this but, heâs a man-whore y/n.â He admitted his Feelings about Aaron. âWhy should you be sorry? Itâs true. He Wows every girl he comes across and brings them all home.â Sunghoon then Furrowed his eyebrows. âAnd you stayed? Thatâs a lot of dedication, have you to even slept together?â He was so surprised, why would you stay with him, even after cheating and Toxicity from him? âNo, we havenât even kissed.â You were a little ashamed, what was even the point of staying with him, when you guys havenât even kissed once??
âGoddamnit, y/n youâre hopeless, he doesnât know How to take care of his own girlfriend? Meanwhile heâs sleeping around with other women? No y/n. Itâs not that he Doesnât Like you. Itâs because he Doesnât Fuck with you. Are you that dense?â Sunghoon Already Lecturing you about relationships and How dumb you were being When in your Relationship with Aaron wasnât comforting either. âYouâre not helping Sunghoon. Are you jealous?â You asked him. I mean maybe sometimes he seemed jealous but you just assumed that.
âJealous? What is there to be jealous of? heâs just a man-child. Who canât control himself infront of woman, looking at one and immediately popping a boner. Thatâs Not a man Y/n. Thatâs a boy. And let me tell me, I know how to Take care of a woman. Like a real man.â You were immediately silenced. âWhat? Did i Silence you because youâre scared? Or because you know Iâm right?â Oh my god the way he was speaking to you was Lowkey Hot. Wait. Y/n thatâs your roommate. You just got out of a relationship with your cheating boyfriend. You canât just homie hop out of nowhere.
âIâm not scared of you, youâre not right either!â You werenât lying. You were in denial. All your Time with Aaron you thought he wanted you so bad but it was the opposite. You knew sunghoon is a 100% right. But your ego was hurt from the Fact that your âboyfriendâ didnât Even vibe with you. âOh, so Iâm not right? Youâd rather be living all your life; lying to yourself, that your boyfriend who doesnât even love you. Loves you?â He said In disbelief. This girl.. âyouâre absolutely pathetic, y/n. Itâs sad, sadder than the notebook.â He said infront of your face. You remember he said he Knew How to Treat a woman and how he was such a âmanâ
âYouâre not a man at all sunghoon, youâre not a saint at all!!..youâre just some Boy.â You donât even know what you were saying. But that pissed sunghoon off. â âSome boyâ? Iâm just âsome boyâ? Y/n. Youâre actually Ridiculous.. if youâre just gonna let yourself get cheated on, youâre just gonna keep complaining about it. And nagging me. Youâre gonna keep getting hurt y/n, itâs not healthy. Iâm not saying these things To be mean.
If you donât. Get hurt by your boyfriend Cheating. Then you shouldnât be hurt by Some criticism.â He knew He was right, you were just insecure and needs At least one thing you said, right. âOh, I see what youâre doing. Youâre hurting and placing the blame on me because you still stayed that whole time when he was cheating on you.â He Chuckled. My god you Were miserable.
âThatâs a low thing you could do, y/n placing the Blame on your roomie? Thatâs not nice is it?â He shifted closer to you On the couch. still Mad but He had a sly Look on his face. âHow about I show you, how a real man treats a woman like you?â You were enticed. Man. Sex with sunghoon? Yes please. You immediately nodded, but had thought for a Moment.
âSunghoon?â You Asked him, not knowing if heâd even hear your Proposal out. âYes, y/n?â He Asked back. âCan you call my ex while we fuck?â You said that so boldly, Sunghoon was caught off guard by the proposal, but had nodded. âSure. So this is revenge sex, right?â He asked you. Making sure That he wasnât getting any wrong idea.
âYes, revenge sex. Even if he calls while weâre fucking. Answer. And turn the fucking camera on. Alright?â Sunghoon had pink Spots on his face and nodded. Showing yourself to your ex on phone call, fucking your roommate was not what He was expecting to hear from you. But he nodded. âYeah, alright.â He looked over at you and Had Glanced into your eyes. âMay i?â He asked softly he wasnât afraid to kiss you or anything but he didnât want to make you uncomfortable. âYes, please sunghoon.â
You Nodded desperately. He smiled softly and moved your hair behind your delicate face. Kissing you softly. He grabbed you by the hips, you instinctively wrapped your legs around his waist, one Hand on your waist, the other on your Ass. He walked over to his bedroom, with you in his Arms,he swiftly opened the door with his hand, carrying you with only his hand on your ass. He kicked the door softly. The door clicking close. He Gently laid you onto his bed. Taking in all of you. And Smiled. âYouâre genuinely so pretty, y/n.
âIm really not, Sunghoon.â You Rejected his compliment and Remained humble, a little too humble. âY/n, kindly shut up and take the compliment from me. I mean it, youâre too harsh on yourself.â He replied to your Comment about yourself he took his jacket off, a subtle little smile on his face. God bless his future wife on the first night. He zipped his jacket off, taking it off and tossing it onto his chair. He Rolled his sleeves up and he walked over to you. âMay I take this skirt off?â Was that even a question? Yes,yes,yes. âYes,yes,yes, please take it off.â You were getting desperate. But come on. It was Park Sunghoon.
âAlright. lift those hips up for me.â He mumbled against his breath. You complied, raising your hips up. âGood girl, letâs take those off.â He murmured and Slid your Skort (skirts and shorts) down to your ankles , letting Them fall down. They fell down your ankles, onto the floor. He glanced over at your pretty underwear. They were a white lacey underwear with strawberries on it, of course with that signature pink bow at the waistband. There was already a damp spot at the front. Which sunghoon immediately noticed. âYouâre wet already?â He Asked you with Amusement in his voice, you could hear that smile in his voice.
âN-no. Thatâs Just. Uhmm. Yeah I am.â You said, ashamed and a little bit embarrassed about that. He Chuckled at your Response and embarrassment and He he ran his hand up and down your fabric-covered folds.making you shiver. âYou like that?â He Asked you, making sure you were comfortable. He grabbed a few pillows. And placed one under your back and another under your head so you were at least a little more comfortable. âLet me slide these to the side.â
He muttered and Slid the fabric of your underwear to the side. Seeing your glistening and Needy cunt. âWhat a pretty pussy, my lady.â He admired every Part of your body. Even after insulting you. âIâm just gonna have to rip this off of you I swear.â He joked. But he Wasnât shy at all. He Then Looked into your eyes. âMay I?â He was too polite. But you could tell he was Raised that way Which led to that proper attitude.
âFuck yes, you may.â He knelt down, knees on the floor and his face between your thighs. His breath fanning against your pussy.He then got an experimental lick of your cunt. Humming from the sweetness. âHoly shit, you taste amazing.â He said, âI need another taste, I havenât ate so, count this as my dinner.â He immediately started to Devour you. His tongue swiping Up and down between your folds.
The explicit sounds of Him, slurping on your Sweet juices. Feasting on you. Both hands On your thighs, the tip of his nose Swiping up and down on your clit. Which stimulated You even more. âFuck sunghoon.â You Moaned softly, tilting your head back and pursing your lips. âDonât hold back gorgeous, let me hear how Iâm making you feel.â He whispered against your Folds. Then Suckling on your folds. Pulling his head back with your folds in his mouth then letting go, moving his head Side to side, your clit Being Stimulated once more With his Nose and it felt so damn good.
âFuck sunghoon.â You moaned out loud. Sunghoon Was Making you feel good. He was doing you good. âYou like that, my Gorgeous woman?â You guys werenât even dating and heâs already calling you such things? Oh that made you feel so wanted. He started to suck on your Clit, this tongue Swirling on the most Sensitive part of your clit. Who am I kidding? Every part of it was sensitive. You Sat up to take your Shirt, sliding it off and Tossing it onto his floor, you were wearing your Matching brassiere along with the underwear but the. Unclasped it. Your breasts jiggling from coming out of its confines.
You looked at sunghoon, between your thighs. Hands Running up and down your legs and Treating you like a real woman. He Glance up at you and he looked so fucking good from this angle. All in your folds and Cunt. you felt yourself getting close from the ticklish feeling in it. And You raised your hips a little on Impulse. âOh fuck, Sunghoon. Iâm close.â You announced to him, he nodded and Went back to eating your pussy out, he took on hand off your thigh and using his thumb to rub your clit. You Moaned From the double Stimulation and You Bit your lip. Then Feeling you Starting your orgasm you cried out loud and Moaned. Arching your back and Trying to push out the feeling.
You underestimated the push and Ended up Squirting all over sunghoons face. He was drenched in your Bodily Fluids, and Even his bed was covered with it. You Looked so embarrassed, covering your face. Though sunghoons reaction was priceless. âHoly shit, you squirted everywhere, y/n. But hey. Donât cover that beautiful face of yours.. itâs natural.â He Comforted you. He then Got up from his knees, and Walked to his drawer and grabbing a Condom.
You noticed it was a large Sized condom and you were laying there. Thighs drenched and Still sensitive. âIâll give you time for you to Desensitize. I know How It is for girls. Let me grab some Things Alright?â You nodded and Just laid on the Comfy and nice mattress. Sunghoon went to the Kitchen, going towards the cabinet and grabbing the coconut oil. He Walked back to the room. Closing the cabinet door. And setting the Coconut oil on the nightstand.
He placed the condom in his mouth. Trying to Get his pants off. Fiddling with his pants zipper and button. Before Successfully pulling them Off, along with his Boxer-briefs. He was like 7-8 inches, he Proceeded to Rip the condom wrapper off and grabbed it from the Packaging. rolling it onto his stiff cock. He Took his Shirt off. And finally took your underwear off throwing them onto his bedroom floor for like the 9th time. He then Crawled onto the bed and sat onto the bed, back against the headboard.
âCome ride me, y/n.â He Whispered loud enough for you to hear the seductive tone in his voice. You crawled your way over to him and Started straddling his Hips. âHey, donât get so impatient, I need to lubricate.â He chuckled at you. Grabbing the coconut oil and grabbing a generous amount, smearing some onto his cock. He Looked at you and smiled softly. âDonât panic, let me help you.â He Guided your hips Down a little. Feeling his Tip of his cock-head pressing against your entrance you moaned a little bit, but it was more of a wince than a Moan. âFuck.â You Winced. âItâs alright, Iâm right here..â he comforted you and kissed your Cheek. He felt you sink down lower into him and finally sitting down on him. âGood job, see? I told you that you could. Do it.â
He then started to let you adjust to his size, though he wasnât that big but it was better than any smaller Size. You started to move a little, wrapping your arms around his neck, circling your hips a little. You moaned softly. âOh,fuck.â You cried out softly. Around 3 minutes later you started moving at your own pace, Moaning and Bouncing up and down on his Cock. Sunghoon was Moaning pretty softly. You could slightly hear him. He threw his head back. And bit his lip. âOh fuck, y/n. Fuckk.â He was vocal while you were riding him, you might get noise complaints from the other college students in the dormitories but man, that didnât matter right now.
âOh my god, Sunghoon. Iâm gonna fucking come again.â You warned him and He slapped your ass while you were still Bouncing on and off his cock. Your phone started ringing, and sunghoon had picked it up.
AARON // SUNGHOON
-ây/n Iâm sorry.â It was Aaron
-ây/nâs pretty busy.â Sunghoon said, still focused on you Riding his cock. He moaned a slight bit.
-âwho the fuck is this?â Aaron was In his room, with Mara. And Mara was shocked hearing Sunghoon moan. She knew it was sunghoon since you,sunghoon, and Mara would talk sometimes.
-âthis is sunghoon, Y/ns roomate?â Sunghoon glanced over at you and smiled. âGood girl, riding my cock good.â He said. Aaron obviously hearing what Sunghoon said.
-âexcuse me??.. are you fucking my girlfriend?â Aaron said over the line, just because I cheated doesnât mean you should either. he thought.
-âhell yes I am. Let me show her off, bouncing off my Cock like the gorgeous girl she is.â Sunghoon turned the camera on. Showing you, riding on sunghoons dick. Moaning and whimpering, you were a damn mess. But you were still so pretty to sunghoon. âIsnât she so pretty On my Cock Aaron?â
-âyou fucking cheater!! Youâre still mine.â Aaron Said furiously until Sunghoon cut him off.
-âno sheâs not, Iâm the first one in her Pussy, arenât I? You didnât Even Bother To kiss your own girl Aaron. Besides, she wants me, is that Right?â You were whining and Moaning then saying âyes Iâm fucking yours.â He chuckled and Asked you a question. âWhoâs is it?â You Were Concentrating on riding him, then saying. âThis pussyâs yours, sunghoon.â You cried out loud.
-ââŚâ
- phone call has ended. -
âHe ended the call, Y/n.â Sunghoon finally said. Kneading your breasts in his hands. âYouâre mine, right?â You nodded at his question and You quietly said. âIâm gonna come.â He chuckled and smiled. âIâm almost there.â You Were desperate for release so you began to Move on him faster. That caught sunghoon of guard. Then he moaned out loud. âFuckk y/n.â He twitched inside of you âfuck Iâm cumming.â He said. Before finally bucking his hips into you. Hitting your G-spot on accident making you climax as well. âFuck! Oh shit.â You twitched in his arms.
Crying out loud and panting. Collapsing in his arms. âIâm here, y/n..â he kissed your cheek and pulled out gently. Placing you onto the bed. And the got up to dispose of the used condom. Rolling it off of him and throwing it in the trash. You guys laid In bed for a little. Sunghoon giving your back and thighs a massage. âIsnât that alright?â You nodded and Laid in his arms. He kissed you and whispered some words In your ears. âYou did so good.. get some beauty sleep. Iâll clean this up tomorrow.
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I could treat you better - Bellamy Blake
Time stamp: 1:38
My boyfriend was lovelyâhis friend wasnât. Bellamy Blake was the rudest man Iâve ever come across; I only tolerated him for my boyfriend.Â
Murphy kissed me before he got pulled away for work, he was doing guard watch. I sighed, why couldnât Bellamy do this? He always had Murphy doing everything for him, and Iâm sick of it. Whenever Muphy comes back to our tent heâs exhausted or too tired to even spend time with me. I left my tent and walked inside Bellamyâs, he was shirtless and a girl was lying on his bed. I immediately left with a disgusted look on my face.Â
Soon he came out searching for me, âWhat do you want, princess?âÂ
I palmed my face while we strolled together through Arkadia, âIâd prefer if you wouldnât call me that, Blake. Especially since some people say that when theyâre together.âÂ
He tilted his head, his eyes gazing into mine, he glanced down with a bit of a smile, âRight, whatever you say, princess.âÂ
The need to correct and argue with him was there but I ignored it for the sake of Murphy. âokayâcan you please stop keeping my boyfriend working late? Iâm aware of how things are, like it or not Iâm one of the smart ones and I think heâs being overworked andââ
Bellamyâs face showed confusion in itself, âMurphy gets off at the same time as everyone else. I work the late nights, Iâm who stays up all night, every night.âÂ
I stopped moving, trying to process my indecision and incoming sense of betrayal. âWait, you havenât been keeping Murphy late or hanging out with him late?âÂ
He shook his head and crossed his arms, his muscles clenching to his tight shirt. His veins popping out. My eyes tore away, my emotions were my only focus. âNo, I donât think anyone has. Weâve been on a lockdown since Clarke went missing.âÂ
My brain racked everything Murphyâs ever told me since he began âworkingâ late. I thought of the girl I assumed he had a relationship with but when I questioned him, he brushed me off. Out of anger, I took off leaving Bellamy, who ended up following behind me calling for my name. I moved the tent side and immediately saw Murphy and the girl kissing. They stopped once they noticed me and how distraught I looked.Â
I backed up and accidentally bumped into Bellamyâs chest, I didnât cry. I felt like I should cry, my body begged to cry, but when you did hereâit made you seem weak. And Iâd never want Murphy to see me cry even though my heart did in return. I turned and tried to shield myself with Bellamyâs chest, but hesitantly he put his arms around me. Trying to comfort me but I knew we both detested each other. He never liked me with Murphy for a reason I am unaware of, and I just never liked him. He brushed his hand up and down my back, almost in circular motions.Â
Murphyâs voice appeared from behind me but I didnât dare to look back because I felt so vulnerable, I knew I would cry. âI need to talk with her, I can explain!â
Bellamy stepped in, holding me closer. His voice was demanding, his tone was deep, âMurphy, you should go. Now. If she wants to talk to you, sheâll do it later.âÂ
I could hear Murphy protesting before easily giving up, he didnât care to try. I pushed away from Bellamy who almost looked shocked at how quickly I switched up.Â
We had to go on a mission, and I found myself in a difficult position. A hand covered my mouth and once I realized I didnât know the person whose hand it was I began to get a bit scared. I tried to fight them off but couldnâtâit had to be a grounder.Â
The grounder pulled a sword on me and dug into my back, but not enough to hurt me but it pierced the skin. He pushed me onto my knees where my friends wereâincluding Bellamy. The whole hunting group was in. Murphy seemed nervous. I guess I should be too, especially since itâs my life on the line.Â
âWhoâs valuable to her?â
What an odd fucking questionâis this supposed to be leverage? Might as well let me die.Â
Bellamy not even a second later stepped forward, âSheâs with me, thatâs my girlfriend.â He spoke so truthfully that even everyone we knew was aware he was lying through his teeth.Â
âWhat are you willing to give me in turn for her life?âÂ
His eyes almost turned vulnerable, his words coming off as pathetic as his tone came off as pleads. âWhat do you want?âÂ
The grounder moved the sword which caused me to wince, âI want Wanheda.â Everyone shared a confused glance, who is that? âGive her to me and I wonât kill her.âÂ
âTake me instead, she has a better chance of getting through to Wanheda than me.â What is he doing? Heâs going to get himself killedâIâm aware he can handle himself but this is almost suicidal. The grounder pushed me into Bellamyâs arms. He squeezed my hand for the quickest second and moved to the grounder who hit him immediately.Â
I wanted to help him but I didnât know how to, Bellamy couldâve attacked but stayed down, taking another punch with ease. I stepped forward but he put his hand up, âDonât,â he demanded while blood ran down his cheek.Â
Why was he willing to do this for me? Weâll never find her, I mouthed. He did a tiny nod. They need you, I mouthed once more. He got kicked in his ribs and I knew I lost his attention but while the grounder was distracted I quickly stole Murphyâs gun and shot the grounder. My aim was good, but I hated shooting, killing wasnât something I wanted to do. But I had toâfor him.Â
Without processing what I did I went to Bellamyâs side. I hated his stupidity and I hated how he saved my life. âI hate you,â I said as I helped him up. He spit out blood, âI know,â he said while wincing from getting up too quickly.Â
While Bellamy was getting medical from Abby, I was talking with Octavia and Jasper. Murphy approached grabbing my arm, âWere you and Bellamy seeing each other behind my back?â
His breath reeks of Montyâs moonshine, âAre you serious? Youâve been cheating on me, Murphy?â
âWere you yes or no?âÂ
Before I could say anything Bellamy put his arm around my waist. His hands slipped around my stomach. Holding me tight but just to keep himself steady from behind. âYes,â he said in a raspy voice, still clearly in pain. I couldnât turn my head, Iâd be too close to his face. He groaned a bit in pain but still managed to keep his posture strong and himself looking composed. Bellamy pulled me in closer to him and that got a bit of a reaction from Murphy.Â
âFuck you both,â he said as he stormed off. Everyone else decided to leave us alone, I was going to Bellamy back to medic. There was a zero percent chance he was let out yet.Â
He stopped me from walking, his tight and bloody shirt doing him every bit of justice. His hands took control so easily, âWhyâd you do it,â I asked.Â
His fingers traced along my neck, âSave you? Or help you?â
âBoth,â I spoke breathlessly. His eyes were fixated on my lips and I wondered if Abby gave him painkillers or something for this type of behavior.Â
Bellamy stared down at me, tension felt like it was rising, and the heat was radiating off our bodies. He kept one hand on my waist, holding me. His right hand pulled my hair to the side he leaned in, âbecause we both know I could treat you better,â he whispered into my ear.
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love me like you
pairing: sim jake x fem!reader
synopsis: who wouldâve thought that a multitude of failed blind dates would lead you to fake dating jake sim? definitely not you. soon, you find out fake dating has its pros and cons. pros; youâre finally in a relationship, you have your own personal chauffeur, and your own personal study buddy. cons; you fall in love. what a mess.
genre: strangers to lovers, blind dating, fake dating, mutual pining, fluff and angst
featuring: enhypen, wonyoung of ive, yunjin of lsfm, ricky of zb1, soobin of txt
warnings: light angst, profanity, mentions of alcohol/consumption of alcohol, lots of kissing, mentions of death
word count: 25k
authorâs note: look this got out of hand and idk how that happened. what was supposed to be under 20k turned into this mess. please ignore all the editing mistakes and if the story doesnt flow well/is choppy and some scenes feel out of placeâŚ.just know i had to cut scenes out to post this fic. i couldnt post the whole 28k word fic for some weird reason so this is the edited version. please enjoy and lmk if u want to read the scenes i had to cut! anyway the reader is korean in this fic, just a heads up. u will see Why. um. thats it. and also if the ending feels rushed, thatâs because It Is.
âAre you mansplaining to me?â You ask your date, a frown permanently sharpened onto your face. âBecause, for the record, I know what a wage gap is. No need to explain it in a condescending way.â
You were excited about this date -- the fourth one your kind friend, and roommate, Wonyoung had set up for you. She had taken your inexperience in high school very personally and took it upon herself to get you to go on as many dates as possible. In her own words, âyouâre at college! Time to let loose, girl!â
So; your first date went well, but it only ended in a friendship. Taehyun Kang was fun to talk to, but when the date came to an end the both of you agreed your relationship wouldnât ever go further than a friendship, so you exchanged numbers, followed each other on TikTok, and began to send each other random, funny TikToks to each other.
Your second date showed up stoned. Ben was fun to talk to since he was stoned, and his answers to the questions you had to ask ten times were completely off-topic, but you still had an enjoyable time. Though, when the date ended you both went your separate ways. (Ben texted you within the following days. He invited you to a party. You then lost your virginity.)
Your third date was with a girl. Yuri Jo. She was pretty and funny, and she went on this date to make her crush jealous. You willingly helped Yuri out, and a week after your date, Yuriâs crush confessed to her. Yuri and you keep in touch over Instagram -- Yuriâs feed is just her and her girlfriend now, and you think itâs adorable.
This brings us to your fourth date; Soobin Choi. Anime enthusiast, takes Gender Studies as an elective course, and a professional mansplainer. When he showed up to the date, you felt yourself swoon over how handsome he looked. His smile was cute, and dimples were even cuter -- and then Soobin opened his mouth. The first red flag was the fact Soobin said he wasnât a feminist, but women should be treated just as fairly as men. You told Soobin that was feminism and he shot you down. Then, for the better half of your date, Soobin mansplained many things to you; Anime, Maki Zeinin from Jujutsu Kaisen, and the wage gap.
âAnd I donât think men should even be allowed to speak about Maki Zeinin. She is for the women. She is gay.â
Soobin harshly stabs his tiramisu as he listens to you. âMaki is-- Maki is not gay.â Soobin splutters. âCalling a character, whose sexuality hasnât been explicitly revealed, gay is very --â
Huffing, you push back your chair and glare at Soobin. âThank you for the date, Soobin but I think itâs time for me to go. I forgot I had fish to feed and a New Girl marathon to finish.â
âFine,â sniffs Soobin, abandoning his tiramisu. âLetâs go split the payment.â
After splitting the pavement, you step out into the cold December air. Shivering, you draw your coat tighter around your torso and scan the streets around you. Soobin turns to you, and you brace yourself for whatever bullshit he was about to say.
âWould you like a ride home?â Soobin asks.
âNo,â you answer without any hesitation.
âAre you sure? How else will you get home, then?â
âI can walk,â you respond coldly.
âWalk,â Soobin repeats, not believing your words. âDonât be stupid, Y/N. Come on, let me take you home.â
Sighing, you give in. It was quite cold, and you werenât sure you would be able to walk all the way home in the dark. âFine.â You follow Soobin to his car, which is a car you expected from a college student; old, and barely working.
It takes a while for hot air to blow through the heaters, so you sit in the cold silence with Soobin for half of the ride back to your place. âHow do you even know Wonyoung?â You ask Soobin, looking out the window and watching cars race past.
âI donât know her, sheâs just a friend of a friend,â Soobin answers.
âWhy did you even agree to go on this date?â
Soobin shrugs. âPost-grad is lonely.â
Finally, your dorm hall comes into view. You could practically hear New Girl calling to you. âThank you for the ride home,â you tell Soobin.
âNo problem. See you around?â
âYeah,â you shut the door and immediately sprint into your dorm hall, aching for warmth over the chilly wind blowing violently through the air. Rushing past the kitchen and the common areas, you dash into the elevator that Ricky was holding open for you. You thank the platinum blond and rest against the elevator walls, fanning yourself.
In your pocket, your phone begins to buzz uncontrollably. Stifling your sigh, you pull out your phone and unlock it to see all of your friends active in the group chat.
yoon đ
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WOAHHHHHHHHHH?????
apparently jake gave her chlamydia LMFAO
jiwon loml
throwing a red drink all over his white top..thatâs gotta hurt lol
wony đŻ
jake has chlamydia???
yoon đ
idk.
the girl in the video mentions it tho. did u not watch it???
wony đŻ
i did!!!!! iâm just surprised jake has chlamydia
baby hikaru
whatâs so surprising abt it??
rei đĽ đĽ
jsut spliilt ramen everywhehere :(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((:((((((((((((((((
The elevator door dings open and you step out, walking down the hall to your room. Your and Wonyoungâs names were proudly sketched onto the whiteboard outside of your room. Cats, courtesy of Jiwon, and hearts, courtesy of Rei were added on after you hung the whiteboard outside of the room when you first moved in.
Pushing open the door, Wonyoung lies on her bed, swinging her legs through the air as she smiles bashfully at her phone. âWelcome back, Y/N,â Wonyoung looks up from her phone and wiggles her eyebrows. âSo? Did you kiss? Are you two boyfriend and girlfriend? Soobinâs really handsome, isnât he?â
âHeâs handsome,â you agree, shrugging off your coat. âBut. Heâs just not my type.â
Wonyoung groans, rolling onto her back. âNo one is your type. What is your type?â
âSomeone who doesnât mansplain the wage gap to me,â you deadpan, crawling under your covers and staring up at the ceiling. âHe said he wasnât a feminist, yet he hopes that one day women can be treated just as fairly as men.â
Wonyoung snorts. âThat sounds terrible.â
âIt was terrible,â you groan, rolling onto your stomach and suffocating yourself with your pillow.
âWell, Iâm out of options,â Wonyoung tells you. âMy connections can only get me so far.â
âThatâs okay,â you roll back onto your back and look over at Wonyoung. âIâm thinking, you know that section in the schoolâs magazine? Where they send two people on a blind date and then those two people write about the date for the magazine? I might sign up for that. It looks fun, and who knows, maybe I will find the love of my life! If not, Iâll just join dating apps.â
Wonyoung perks up, her eyes shining. âOh my god! Yes!â She shifts to the edge of her bed. âYou should one-hundred percent do it, Y/N. Apply for it now!â Wonyoung slips off her bed and steps over to her desk, grabbing her Macbook and flopping down onto your bed beside you.
With a pounding heart, you sign up for the blind date program. âI hope I get someone nice,â you tell Wonyoung as you click the apply button. âSomeone I can at least have a conversation with.â
âOr someone you can get down and dirty with,â smirks Wonyoung, ignoring your glare. Her phone buzzes and you steal a glance at the notification. You gasp and whack Wonyoung on the shoulder when you see who has just texted her. âSunghoon Park? Since when did you know Sunghoon Park?â
âI donât,â Wonyoung says.
âDonât what?â
âDonât know him,â but the blush spreading across her cheeks as she types back with a stupid smile on her face says otherwise.
Rolling your eyes, you pull out your phone to spill Wonyoungâs Sunghoon Secret to the groupchat. âI totally believe you, Wonyoung.â
â-
Itâs been a week since you took a leap of faith and applied for the blind date program run by your universityâs magazine. Itâs been a week of you non-stop refreshing the top of your school emailâs inbox. Itâs been a week of Wonyoung constantly asking you if you had scored a blind date. Itâs been a week of nothing but stress.
You slowly come to terms with the fact that you werenât chosen -- it was like you were asking whoever it is that pairs two people together to search for a needle in a stack of needles. What needle were they supposed to be searching for in the first place? Itâs all futile.
Though, when your inbox receives a new email on a Wednesday night, you canât help but squeal. âWonyoung!â You call out, waving your best friend over as you eagerly squirm on the armchair you were sitting on in the common room of your dormitory.
Congrats! Youâve been chosenâŚreads the email notification. Wonyoung eagerly badgers you to open the email, and without hesitation you do. A flood of information is revealed to you and Wonyoung -- your date was to happen on a Friday night. 6 PM. At the local restaurant that is an avid sponsor of your collegeâs football team, you and your date were to be gifted with a one-hundred-dollar voucher to cover the cost of your dinner.
âThis is amazing, Y/N!â Wonyoung whispers to you in the dark, hours after you received the email. The time was creeping into the early morning of Thursday when Wonyoung whispered to you, the both of you unable to sleep because of the email you received confirming that you were going on another blind date this Friday.
Friday comes faster than you expected it to, and you were not prepared for what it brings you. As Murphyâs Law states; anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. And it all starts with you sleeping through your 9 AM alarm. (For the first time ever.) You wake up with ten minutes to get dressed, eat, and race across campus to your first lecture of the day -- even worse, it was raining outside. Torrential rain.
It doesnât get any better. At your first tutorial of the day, your tutor hands you back the essay you asked her to go over, and itâs covered in red marker with a comment saying this essay is a C. C plus at best. And you feel your knees give out. You race through lunch, grabbing hot chips from your dormitoryâs lunch hall and re-reading the red-marked comments on your worst essay to date.
Your following lecture is canceled because your professor is sick, and then your last tutorial of the day is also canceled. You end up joining Wonyoung, Yoon, and Rei in one of the campus cafes, soothing your sorrows with apple juice bought from a vending machine.
âEnhypenâs throwing a party tomorrow,â Yoon says. âShould we go?â
âIâm down,â Rei shrugs. âI need to forget all about the assessments waiting for me back at my dorm.â Then, she nudged Wonyoung. âBut I bet Wonyoung is eager to go. Her beau is in that frat.â
Wonyoung blushes hotly and tells Rei to shut the fuck up. You donât have the energy in you to join in on Reiâs teasing.
When you reach your dorm after spending the rest of the afternoon elbow-deep in assessments in the campus library, you note the time. 5:30 PM. Didnât you have something to do at 6? Then, you remember. The blind date. Fuck.
You throw open the tiny shared closet and rummage through all the clothes you and Wonyoung were able to stuff in here before investing in a couple of dressers. Every outfit you try on isnât up to your, or Wonyoungâs standards, and by the time youâre done with your outfit and makeup, the clock reads 5:55 PM. You canât take the bus now; youâre going to be super fucking late.
Bidding Wonyoung a hurried goodbye, you race into the common room and scout for a familiar face. As usual, Ricky was reclining sideways on one of the many couches, Uno cards in hand, and completely obliterating who he was playing with. (Bahiyyih, Dayeon, and Youngeun.)
âRicky!â You call out, bounding over to the boy. âCould you drive me somewhere? Please? Iâll pay you!â
âDrive you? Where?â Ricky asks, placing a yellow six on top of the growing pile of Uno cards.
âJust.â You check the time on your phone. 5:57 PM. âDown the street. The Korean BBQ place.â
Ricky huffs. âAlright. Let me finish this game first, though.â
âRicky --â
With a flourish, Ricky places his remaining red cards on top of the red card Youngeun placed down. The three girls all let scandalous gasps rip from their mouths and Ricky smirks proudly. âI won. I expect to see my essays finished by Friday.â
Ricky slips off the couch and pulls his keys out from his hoodie pocket, swinging them through the air. âLetâs go, Y/N.â
â-
âThank you!â You shout at Ricky as you shut the car door harshly. You break into a run for the Korean BBQ place, already five minutes late. Your heart pounds insanely fast and it feels like youâre about to explode.
With your mind a mess, you donât notice the large puddle in front of you until itâs too late. Cold water soaks your left foot, drenching your shoe and sock. Coming to an abrupt halt, you glance down, finally taking notice of the large puddle and you let various loud curses rip.
You donât have time to figure out how to dry yourself, so you carry on to the barbeque place. Wrenching the door open and listening to the bell jingle harshly, you scan the room of people. You donât even know who youâre looking for. A waitress appears in front of you, beaming. âAre you here for the blind date?â
You nod your head. âGreat, Iâll take you over!â You trail after the waitress, cursing under your breath as your shoe squelches every few steps, and your feet grow colder every second you donât stop to dry yourself. You bump into the waitress, realizing she has come to a stop. âIâll return in a bit to take your orders. Enjoy!â And then the waitress disappears.
You see who your date is and it takes everything in you to not turn around and walk out of the restaurant.
Jake Sim sits in front of you, blond hair gleaming beneath the bright white restaurant lights. He glances up at you, holding his menu and you can easily tell heâs not impressed by you turning up to the date seven minutes late.
âIâm so sorry,â you blurt, clumsily pulling out your chair and taking a seat opposite him. âIâm so sorry. Todayâs been a totally shit day and -- sorry, I shouldnât cuss. I didnât mean to arrive late, I was super excited about this date, itâs just that my shit day --- fuck sorry. Sorry. My shit day got in the way of my time management and. Iâm just. So sorry. Iâm sorry for keeping you waiting. Iâm sorry for turning up late.â
Jake smiles. Itâs a small smile, one that barely reaches his eyes. âItâs okay. We all have our days.â
âRight.â
You both lapse into awkward silence. âIâm Y/N L/N.â You introduce yourself awkwardly, fiddling with the salt packets on the table.
âJake Sim,â Jake responds, but you already knew that -- you know Jake Sim well. Heâs a part of Enhypen. A well-known, incredibly popular frat on your collegeâs campus. Itâs a legacy frat -- sons of college alumni always get into that frat. There have been the odd students that got into Enhypen because of their connections, but itâs usually always legacies that pledge in. Enhypen is known for many things; the hot college students living in the house, the massive parties they throw almost every weekend, and Jay Park. Everyone who goes to your college knows Jay Park. Itâs hard to not know Jay Park -- but thatâs another story.
Jake Sim is undeniably handsome. Big, round, warm brown eyes, cute nose, full lips, and sharp cheekbones, he has it all. Jake Sim is also undeniably wealthy, and undeniably smart. Everyone knows Jake will graduate with honors and with the top marks in his class. Everyone knows Jake will be one of the best students to graduate from their university, heâs a once-in-a-generation student. His wealth is also very highly looked upon. His father owns many corporate businesses in America, and overseas (mostly South Korea.) And Jake, himself, has a trust fund and rumor has it the trust fund is in the millions. Jakeâs father and mother are legacies of your college, so itâs not a surprise Jake got early admission, and also is a part of Enhypen.
âWhat year are you?â Jake asks.
âIâm a first year student. Majoring in Linguistics.â
Jake hums. âI'm in my third year. Physics major.â
âI always hated anything to do with math or science in high school,â you comment, picking up the menu in front of you. âI canât imagine ever wanting to do college-level physics.â
âI hated anything to do with English in high school,â Jake responds. âI donât know how people can do English-related courses in college. Where would a degree in Linguistics even take you?â
âTranslating jobs,â you refuse to look at Jake, some sort of frustration boiling in your blood because of Jakeâs offhand comment. âMaybe editing. I could also teach English to non-English speakers. What does Physics even offer to you after post-grad?â
âI could become a NASA employee,â Jake responds. âWhich I hope to be after post-grad.â
You take a peek at Jake, who is already looking at you. You smile, but itâs not a warm smile nor does it reach your eyes. âI hope you become a NASA employee as well.â
A familiar waitress stops by, ready to take your orders. After she leaves, the awkward silence is overwhelming so you reach forward and take a sip of water from the glass in front of you. âSo,â Jake speaks up after a few moments. âWhat do you do for fun, Y/N? What are your hobbies?â
Going on a date is a way to get to know each other, so you indulge in Jakeâs question. âI like to readâa lot. I love going to libraries and spending hours in them, just flipping through books or taking a seat on a beanbag and reading. I also like just staying in and hanging out with my friends, playing board games is always fun. I donât really like going out that much.â
Jake hums, and reaches for his own drink. Itâs some kind of mocktail. âWhat about you?â You ask Jake. âWhat do you do for fun?â
You find out Jakeâs the complete opposite of you. He likes to go out. He likes to play sports; basketball, football, soccer, rugby, cricket, baseball. Heâs probably done every sport there is. He also likes to go fishing, which you find highly unenjoyable. Heâs very active, he finds comfort in exercising. And more importantly, he enjoys a good party.
âDo you drink a lot?â You ask Jake.
âDepends on the day,â Jake answers. âWhy do you ask?â
You shrug. âIâm just curious. I donât drink that much. I do enjoy a bit of white wine here and there, though.â
The conversation between you and Jake seems stilted. You canât find any common ground -- Jake doesnât watch many TV shows and not a lot of K-dramas. He watches movies every now and then when he finds time in his busy schedule. âIâm busy almost every day of the week,â Jake explains. âI have football practice and debate club practice, and I handle the funds of our frat since Iâm the treasurer. I also pick up tutoring jobs most days.â Even his music taste doesnât match yours. Anything from Justin Bieber to AC/DC is what Jake enjoys. Different from your own taste.
âDo you know Taylor Swift?â You ask Jake.
âI know her song, Love Story,â Jake answers.
You drop the subject of music immediately.
The food arrives, and itâs awful. You take a bite of your food and immediately regret it because the food is chewy. Very chewy and it tastes severely undercooked. While Jake happily eats his food, youâre left with pushing your food around your plate because you donât want to cause a scene. You donât want to make some waitressâ day awful because of your complaints about undercooked food.
Jake gives you a look as he notices you havenât touched your plate of food.
âIâm not hungry,â you tell Jake with a grin you hope placates Jake. He just shrugs and continues on eating. The silence is unbearable and your eyes begin to burn, which leads you to reprimand yourself -- why are you tearing up? You have no right to tear up. (Or maybe you do because this date is going badly. The awkward silence refuses to go away, and the more you talk with Jake, the more you realize how little you have in common with him.)
Jake finishes eating and thereâs another five-minute silence. âWanna go get ice cream?â Jake asks. His eyes beg you to say no and you want to say no, but instead, you say âSure!â
You follow Jake up to the counter to pay, but of course, something bad just has to happen to you. A waitress passing by trips up and spills the red wine she was carrying all over your top. You stand there, fists clenched and blinking back your tears as the waitress apologizes profusely.
âItâs okay,â you assure the waitress, waving her away. âItâs okay.â (It wasnât okay.)
âWhat happened?â Jake asks you after he finishes using the voucher to pay, noticing the large red stain on your white top.
âRed wine spillage. Letâs go get ice cream.â You step out of the restaurant and wait for Jake to lead you down the street to the nearby ice cream parlor.
On the way, you once again, donât notice a large puddle until youâre stepping in it, completely soaking your right foot -- shoes, socks, and all. You groan loudly and shake your first threateningly up at the sky, wondering what you did to make this happen to you.
âYou okay?â Jake asks you, frowning slightly.
âYeah,â you respond, blushing when you realize Jake had been watching as you cursed at the sky above.
Entering the parlor, you search your pockets for your wallet. Your movements become increasingly frantic when you canât find it and then it hits you -- you have left your wallet on your bedside table. Jake, increasingly perceptive, notices your troubled expression. âWhatâs up, Y/N?â
You sigh and hang your head, mumbling, âI forgot my wallet.â
âHmm? What was that?â
âI forgot my wallet,â you repeat louder. The silence that follows is suffocating.
Jake sighs and when you look up, he doesnât look impressed as he says, âIâll pay.â
âNo -- itâs okay. We donât have to get ice cream. I donât want you to pay,â You hold your hands out, your eyes wide and the tears burn your eyes once more.
âIâll pay,â Jake repeats, more firmly this time. âPick what flavor you want.â
âMint chocolate,â you say without hesitation.
Jake makes a face. âYou like mint chocolate?â
âItâs the best flavor.â
Jake shudders and shakes his head. âI donât think so.â
You step up to the counter, Jake gesturing for you to go first. âCan I have mint chocolate please?â
The girl behind the register smiles politely. âSorry, we ran out of mint chocolate. Do you have another flavor you would like to try?â
You donât know why, but that was your breaking point. You break out into sobs and the entire shop quietens, all eyes turning to you as you begin to sob at the mention of the shop having no mint chocolate ice cream. Without bothering to excuse yourself, you exit the store, sobbing louder as you stand outside in the cold with soaking wet feet, and a white top stained red.
You wonder why today of all days, the world decides to be cruel to you. Any other day wouldâve been fine, but instead, on the day of your blind date with Jake Sim of all people, the world decides to unleash its fury on you.
The door slams shut behind you and you turn around, finding Jake standing in front of the entrance, a small paper cup full of ice cream in hand. You stare at him, unable to respond. Jake had still gotten ice cream, making sure to take his time, instead of coming out to check on you. Maybe you and Jake werenât compatible in any way -- he was a T, after all, whereas you were an F.
âJake, what the fuck--â
He steps closer, holding out the paper cup that had two spoons. You peer into the cup, seeing green ice cream with dots of occasional brown chocolate chips. Jake had gotten mint chocolate ice cream. You look at Jake, floundering for words.
âThey had mint chocolate out back,â Jake informs you. âI told them to go get it.â
âYou don't -- you donât like mint chocolate though.â
Jake shrugs. âBut you do. Here, you must be cold.â He slips off his jean jacket and wraps it around your shoulders. Instantly, you feel warm and the awful feeling that had manifested in your gut disappears. You wipe away your tears and take the unused wooden spoon, scooping up some mint chocolate ice cream and letting it melt in your mouth.
âThank you, Jake,â you say softly. âHow could I ever repay you? You didnât have to do this.â
âYou were having a shitty day,â Jake answers with a small smile -- a small yet genuine smile. His first genuine smile of the date. âIt was the least I could do.â
âWell, thank you.â You repeat.
âI know how you can repay me, Y/N,â a mischievous grin spreads across Jakeâs face as he takes a step closer. Thereâs a change of energy in the air and your breath gets caught in your throat. âYou can repay me with a kiss.â
âA kiss?â
Jake hums, nodding. âA kiss.â Thereâs a beat. âYou can say no, though.â
âNo,â you say, and Jakeâs expression changes. He steps back, but instantly youâre yanking him close to you, desperate to correct the misunderstanding. âI mean. No. I donât want to say no. I want to kiss you, Jake.â
âOh. Okay.â
âOkay,â you repeat.
Jakeâs hand cups your cheek. His eyes hold yours, an intense look in them. He begins to lean in and your heart speeds up, your cheek burning beneath Jakeâs touch.
âYou donât have chlamydia, do you?â You ask Jake, your voice breathless.
Jake snorts. âNo. No, I donât.â
âAre you sure?â
Jake answers with a kiss. Immediately, with your hand that isnât holding the cup of ice cream, you grip the collar of Jakeâs dress shirt. His lips are warm against yours, and he tastes like mint chocolate. You kiss back eagerly, giving in to the warmth of Jake, and the gentle probing of his tongue, sighing loudly.
âWell, well, well,â an unfamiliar voice cuts through the air. âWhat do we have here, little Jakey?â
Jake pulls away from you, forehead against yours as he catches his breath before turning around, his hand slipping away from your cheek and bringing all of your warmth with it. âHyunjae,â Jake says, but he doesnât sound happy to see the stranger.
You drink in the appearance of the stranger. Youâve never seen him in your life. But you can pick out slight similarities between Jake and this stranger -- Hyunjae. Maybe theyâre related in some way, and your cheeks begin to burn a deep red.
âDid you finally settle down, Jakey?â Hyunjae remarks, not kindly.
âWhatâs it to you?â Jake retorts, his voice strained.
Hyunjae holds up his hands. âIâm just curious, you are my baby cousin after all. Iâm very protective over you,â his eyes slide over to you and he gives you a smile that makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand. âIâm Hyunjae. Jakeâs cousin! We grew up together. How long have you two been dating?â
âNice to meet you, Hyunjae,â you respond in a small voice. âBut weâre not --â
âDonât answer him, Y/N,â Jake cuts you off, sounding furious. âHeâs not worth your time. Go find someone else to bother, Hyunjae. Fuck off.â
Hyunjae holds up his hands like heâs surrendering himself. âNo need to get all aggressive, Jakey.â He then winks your way. âI look forward to seeing you around, Y/N.â
Hyunjae walks past you and Jake, sending one last smile over his shoulder. The smile feels like a warning.
You turn to Jake, looking for answers. You find him scuffing his shoe along the ground and mumbling curses under his breath. âUh, Jake?â You poke his shoulder and he turns to you as if he was only just realizing you were next to him. âAre you okay?â
âDid you drive here?â Jake asks you.
âUh, no. Ricky dropped me off. Why?â
âCan I take you home?â
You donât know why your heart drops to your gut. âOh. Yeah. Sure.â
âGreat.â Jake takes your hand into his and pulls you in the direction of his car. You quickly dump the melted ice cream into a nearby trash can and try to keep up with Jakeâs rapid footsteps. Jakeâs car is a car you expected from someone like him; a flashy black Lexus.
When you are in the safety of Jakeâs car, Jake turns to face you and inhales sharply. He doesnât make any move to turn on the car. âThat was my cousin, Hyunjae,â Jake says. âHeâs the fucking worst. I donât think Iâve ever hated someone as much as I hate Hyunjae, and itâs just my luck that he stumbles upon us on a date. Look, Y/N, I know weâve just met, and I know this date went awful, and I probably donât have the honor of asking this; but do you want to be my girlfriend?â
You stare at Jake, taken aback. A high-pitched, broken, âWhat?â Escapes your mouth.
âNot -- not a real girlfriend of course, just. Just a fake one. Letâs fake date. I know Hyunjae, and I know heâs already spreading the news about you and me to everyone in my family. And when it comes to my family --â Jake shakes his head. âItâs best if we fake date for a bit.â
You blink rapidly, trying to take everything in. The past few minutes have gone by so fast -- one moment you were crying because of how awful this day was, then you were wrapped up in Jakeâs arms, kissing him, and the next you were watching Jake fight with his cousin and now. And now youâre being asked by Jake to fake date him. âWhat -- what do I get from this?â You respond. âSay I agree. Whatâs in it for me?â
Jake obviously wasnât expecting that kind of response. It takes a while for him to respond to you. âIâll do anything you ask,â Jake responds. âIf you need to be picked up, Iâll pick you up. If you need to be dropped off somewhere, Iâll drop you off.â You donât respond, thinking over Jakeâs offer, but he takes the silence as your rejection so he adds desperately; âIâll pay you.â
âYouâll -- youâll pay me?â You look at Jake, gobsmacked.
âIâll pay you.â Jake nods.
âTell me why you need us to date this badly,â you tell Jake.
âLook, my family -- theyâre not a normal family. All wealthy families arenât normal. Mine -- theyâre all competitive with each other. If one kid gets a high grade, everyone elseâs kids must get a higher grade or else they arenât worthy of having the last name âSimâ.â Jake explains. âOur family is not kind to each other. And when it comes to dating,â Jake sighs. âBreaking up with your significant other is the worst thing you could do. My relatives view breaking up as a sign of incompetence, a sign that you arenât fit to take over the family business. Itâs stupid, I know, and the last time I brought someone home, it ended in a disaster and -- and I want to prove them wrong. I want to show them that I can have a lasting relationship, and finally make my family proud of me.â
âWhat a fucked up family,â you respond in disbelief. âThey really view breaking up that way? What, would they rather you cheat on your significant other while in a relationship?â Jakeâs silence is your answer and you stare at Jake with wide eyes. âYouâre joking. Right?â
Jake shakes his head.
âWould you -- would you cheat on me if I agreed?â You donât know why you sound vulnerable.
Jake shakes his head aggressively, reaching for your hands. âNo. No. I donât -- I donât like cheating. Or cheaters. Thatâs the lowest thing someone can do.â
âOkay,â you nod your head. âWhy do you hate Hyunjae so much? Is it just because of the family rivalry?â
Jake sighs, chewing on his bottom lip. You try to not let that distract you from the situation at hand. âWell, yes. The rivalry doesnât exactly help me have loving relationships with my family members but -- my previous girlfriend cheated on me with Hyunjae. Theyâre still dating now, and I always see her at family dinners and I just. I just want to prove to both of them that I can move on -- that I have moved on.â
You let Jakeâs explanation simmer for a while. âOkay,â you say. âIâll do it. Iâll be your girlfriend -- fake girlfriend.â
Jake grins, squeezing your hands. âThank you.â
âNo need to thank me.â Silence fills the car and you sigh. âWe need to map out the timeline of our relationship, sort out what are the dos and donâts of this relationship, and how we will deal with the pieces weâre supposed to write about our blind date for the school magazine.â
Jake nods his head.
âI went out on a blind date last week,â you inform Jake. âIt was Saturday. Soobin Choi. So we have had to meet after that.â
âSoobin Choi?â Jake gives you a look. âYou donât look like the type of girl to go for Soobin Choi.â
You scowl. âMy friend set it up for me. And donât worry, I donât think Iâll ever be a Soobin Choi girl.â
âWho knows you went on this blind date?â Jake asks you. âOther than the people who arranged this for us.â
âWonyoung Jang.â
âWonyoung? Youâre friends with Wonyoung?â
You nod your head and Jake grins. âMy friend, Sunghoon Park? Do you know him? Anyway, he has a huge crush on Wonyoung.â
You giggle. âI think Wonyoung likes him back. Theyâve been texting a lot recently.â
Jake gasps. âThatâs who heâs been texting? That motherfucker wouldnât tell me who it was.â Jake cracks his neck, âIâm so going to get him when I get home.â He then turns to you. âOnly Jay and Sunoo know about the blind date. Do you think Wonyoung can keep quiet about how we actually met?â
You nod your head. âShe loves keeping secrets.â
âGreat,â Jake nods his head. âWe threw a party last week on Saturday. What if you said you stopped by after the date?â
âSoobin dropped me back home, though,â you respond. âAnd lots of people saw me enter the dorm.â
âWhat about after?â Jake asks.
âI guess that could work. Wonyoung is a party girl. She couldâve taken me out to party after the date that ended in disaster, and I met you there.â
Jake nods his head. âI think thatâs believable.â
âBut didnât you get screamed at by a girl for giving her chlamydia that night?â
Jake grins. âSo thatâs why you asked if I had chlamydia.â
âWhatever,â you huff.
âWeâll say we comforted each other about our shitty nights and knew then that we had a connection. I asked you out, and you said yes. What did you do Monday night?â
âI had classes until 4 PM.â
Jake nods his head. âI had football practice until five, and then I drove myself around for a few hours. Decompressing after a shit practice. I got McDonalds. You canât go wrong with McDonalds after working off all the fat gathered up from having too much McDonalds.â Jake shakes his head in amusement at himself. âI could say I took you out then, but we didnât go to McDonalds.â
âWe went to the rollerskating rink,â you suggest. âIâve always wanted to go on a date there.â
âOkay,â Jake nods his head.
âHey what if -- what if we admit to dating each other on the pieces we write about our blind date?â
Jake looks at you, confused.
âI applied for the blind date on Saturday. Before I âleftâ for Enhaâs party. And I got the notification that Iâd been chosen on Wednesday. After we supposedly began dating. We could say we mentioned that we applied for this blind date thing to each other, and realized we were the two people chosen. Doesnât that sound believable?â
âThat works. I applied for the blind date on Friday.â Jakeâs smile slowly grows. âThis is all working out!â
âThat way, we wonât really be lying about the blind date if someone asks,â you tell Jake.
Jake holds his hand up for a high five. You slap it, sharing an excited grin with Jake. Everything was falling into place. âOK, we have our story settled, now are there any boundaries you want to mention? Though, if we want to keep this believable I have to be able to kiss you. On the lips. A lot.â Jake looks shy as he mentions this. âIâm -- Iâm a very affectionate boyfriend. Or hook up. I like to kiss, so weâre gonna have to kiss a lot.â
Your heart leaps to your throat. Kissing Jake on the lips whenever he felt like it? You would be stupid to not agree. âThatâs fine,â you hope you come across as calm at the thought of kissing Jake. âI donât mind. I donât really have anything to mention-- except when should we break up?â
âUh.â
âWhat about my birthday? February 14th. That gives us...A month and a bit of dating.â
âYou were born on Valentine's Day?â Jake asks in awe.
You nod your head. âYeah. Does that sound good?â
Jake nods his head. âFor sure.â Then he frowns, biting his lip once again. Youâre beginning to hate it when he does that because it only makes you want to kiss him. âDo youâŚDo you think you could come to every party Enhypen throws?â
âWhy?â
âHeeseungâs girlfriend, Yunjin, always comes to our parties even though sheâs not a partier herself.â
You shrug, thinking of Wonyoung always telling you to go out and live your life. âWhy not?â
âAnd pet names? Do you like them? Baby? Babe? Pookie Pie?â
You shove Jake. âPet names are cute. As long as they donât go overboard, like Pookie Pie, or muffin, or anything relating to food.â
âOkay,â Jake holds out his hand for you to shake. âOne last time; are you sure you want to be my fake girlfriend?â
âYes,â you respond. âI have to tell Wonyoung about this, if thatâs okay?â
âThatâs fine,â Jake says, shaking your hand tightly. âI have to tell Jay and Sunoo anyway. Iâll pick you up at nine tomorrow? For the party? Wonyoung can come too.â
You agree. âAlright, Iâll take you home now.â
The drive home is filled with Jakeâs Justin Bieber playlist. You decide that your first course of action as Jakeâs fake girlfriend will be to change his choice in music. You will craft him a playlist to use whenever youâre in the car with him, so you can both listen to tunes you both enjoy.
After exchanging numbers, you hug Jake goodbye and fly up to your dorm, eagerly bursting in and scaring the shit out of Wonyoung.
âWonyoung,â you exclaim, heaving for air, âyou will never believe what just happened.â
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After you receive Jakeâs text, you send yourself into a frenzy, pacing your small dorm with Wonyoung sitting on her bed, watching. âOh my god, this is a mistake. I shouldâve never agreed to fake date Jake. Fuck.â You look at Wonyoung, halting your pacing. âI fucked up badly and youâre not going to say anything?â
Wonyoung smiles at you. âI think this will be a good thing, Y/N. Think optimistically! Who knows, you could develop lifelong friendships because of this.â
You cuss out Wonyoung and resume your pacing, jumping at every loud sound. You werenât prepared for tonight -- how were you supposed to act like you were in love with Jake when you literally only met and talked to him yesterday? You werenât an actor, and you were a terrible liar.
Your phone buzzes. âHeâs here,â you tell Wonyoung. âCanât I tell him Iâm feeling sick?â
Wonyoung shakes her head, sliding off her bed and throwing you the leather jacket you took from Youngeun. âNo, put that on, and letâs go get fucking wasted!â Wonyoung cheers loudly and you roll your eyes, tugging the leather jacket over your red corset top.
Jake was scrolling through his phone when you walked up to his car. You rap your knuckles against the window and Jake looks up, breaking out into a grin when he sees you. You walk around to the passengerâs side and slide into the car, hearing whispers of Justin Bieber playing in the background.
âGood evening,â Jake greets. âYou look nice.â
Your hands fiddle with your short black skirt, trying to stop the blush from heating up your cheeks. âItâs nothing,â you respond, âjust something Wonyoung picked out for me.â
At the mention of Wonyoung, Jake turns to look behind him, grinning at Wonyoung. âHey, Iâm Jake. Itâs nice to finally meet you. Sunghoon talks about you a lot.â
You watch Wonyoung blush. âI hope itâs good things.â
Jake giggles. âItâs only ever good things about you, donât worry.â He then settles back down and looks at you. âAre you ready, Y/N? You can back out if you want, thereâs always another party you could go to.â
You shake your head. âIâm fine. Let me play some music, though, enough Justin Bieber.â
Jake drives you and Wonyoung back to his frat to the tune of One Directionâs discography. You were surprised to find out Jake knew most of One Directionâs songs. Youâd finally found common ground with Jake, and your chest warms at the thought.
The street is packed with cars, and late party-goers walking on the road, but with skilled ease, Jake maneuvers his way to the frat and parks the car up the driveway without a hitch. The music dies along with the car and is replaced with bass-booming music. The whole frat looks like itâs shaking. Jake turns to you and smiles, âI have some things to check up on, so take your time, alright? Iâll get you in a few minutes.â With a wink, he climbs out of his car and races into the frat, dapping up a few guys on the way in.
Immediately, your nerves skyrocket. You began to second-guess yourself, and your fingers returned to fiddle with the edge of your skirt. Noticing your nerves, Wonyoung speaks up, reaching through the gap between the driver and passenger seat for your hand. âYou got this, Y/N. You better become an Oscar-winning actress as soon as you step out of this car. Your whole college career depends on this exact moment.â
You scowl at Wonyoung, pinching her wrist. âSome best friend you are,â you huff.
âTough love,â Wonyoung shrugs.
âTough love my ass.â
âLook, Y/N, Iâll be by your side the entire night --â
â--Donât lie, Wony --â
â--For most of the night. But, youâll be fine. You work well under pressure and remember, if in doubt, just kiss the life out of Jake. Making out is the best way to draw and lose attention simultaneously.â
Jake appears suddenly, knocking on the window and beckoning you out. Wonyoung climbs out first, striking up a conversation with Jake as you work up the nerves to exit Jakeâs car. After inhaling and exhaling a few times, you open the car door and step out.
The music is much louder now. The shouting and cheers of already drunk party goers fill the air, and everywhere you look, there is a girl in a short dress, or a short skirt, much like yourself and Wonyoung. âIâll see you inside, Y/N. In the kitchen, getting a drink.â Wonyoung squeezes your shoulder and walks across the lawn, smiling at a few people whom youâve never seen interact with Wonyoung in your life.
Next to you, Jake touches your shoulders and turns you to face him. His smile is warm and it soothes your nerves. âJust stay by my side, alright? Stand next to me and look pretty, thatâs easy, right?â
You smile. âI suppose.â
âGreat,â Jake kisses your forehead and intertwines your hands together. He squeezes once, and then leads you across the lawn, pausing every now and then to talk to unfamiliar faces to you, but familiar faces to him. Eventually, you reach the frat and Jake pauses, looking at you for assurance before pushing forward.
His grip on your hand becomes firmer as he guides you through the large crowd of people filling the frat. Loud voices shout in your ear, and sweaty bodies knock up against your own. You begin to grow hot beneath Youngeunâs leather jacket.
You and Jake reach the kitchen, and you see Wonyoung standing with your friends. Warmth floods you and the nerves dissipate. Jake leads you over to the counter swimming in red cups and assortments of alcoholic drinks, along with some kind of alcoholic punch.
âJungwon wanted to try making some weird alcoholic punch,â Jake informs you, bending down to shout his words against your ear. âI would suggest avoiding it. What do you want to drink?â
Jake offers his ear to you, still bending slightly so he is able to hear you over the music. âA White Claw. Black cherry flavor.â
Jake nods his head, drawing away. âGot it, Y/N.â he kisses your cheek. âI see your friends eyeing you. Go talk to them while I scavenge for some White Claws.â
You approach your friends, a blush rising to your cheeks as they all give you a knowing look. âWere you just with Jake Sim?â Yoon practically shouts, her cheeks already a bright red, courtesy of the red cup she holds in her hand. âWere you holding hands?â
âHe kissed your cheek, Y/N!â Jiwon exclaims, her eyes wide and dimples appearing as she shouts at you. âWhat the fuck?â
You blush and dip your head. You felt self-conscious for whatever reason. âWeâre dating,â you say loudly, avoiding eye contact. All of your friends, bar Wonyoung, gasp loudly and their voices clamber to be heard over the voice of Nicki Minaj rapping in the song Beauty and the Beat.
âWhen the fuck did this happen?!â Hikaru exclaims.
âMonday,â you respond.
Thereâs more shouting and you look to Wonyoung for guidance. She gives you an assuring smile and a small bout of confidence surges through your veins. âWe met at a party last week,â you continue to explain. âWonyoung brought me after my failed date with Soobin.â
âI canât believe you managed to get cuffed -- and by Jake Sim at that,â Yoon explains, astonished.
You frown. âWhatâs that supposed to mean, Yoon?â
âOh! No offense to you!â Yoon says, realizing how awful her words sounded. âItâs just -- ever since he broke up with his last girlfriend, Jakeâs been known to just sleep around. He hasnât been in a committed relationship in a year and a half.â Yoon eyes you carefully, âjust. Be careful, Y/N, I donât want him to break your heart. Youâre very precious. Too innocent for his kind of world.â
âIâll be fine, Yoon,â you say to the girl, breaking out into a smile. âJake takes care of me well.â You peer over your shoulder, catching sight of Jake leaning against the counter, chatting up a girl who grins, leaning forward to run her hand up his arm. Your heart drops and hurt immediately floods your chest.
You guess you spoke too soon.
Or not.
Jake catches your eye. âHey, baby!â He shouts, drawing the attention of the girl sliding her hand up his arm, and everyone in the kitchen. âYou wanted a black cherry white claw, right?â He holds up the can and winks.
You smile back. âThatâs the one I wanted! I knew I could count on you, Jake!â The girl immediately retracts her hand, and the kitchen breaks out into loud voices, all saying the exact same thing -- Jakeâs with Y/N?
You excuse yourself from your group of friends, who all grin at you, and bound over to Jake who is waiting for you. Without thinking it through, you rise to your toes, wrap a hand around the back of Jakeâs neck, and bring him in for a kiss, savoring the feeling of Jakeâs lips against yours.
You grab the white claw from Jake after the kiss, crack it open, and take a long sip. The alcohol cools you down immediately. âWhat was that for?â Jake asks you, amusement highlighting his face.
You shrug, not sure if your cheeks were hot because of the leather jacket you were wearing, or because you kissed Jake without thinking. âJust felt like it.â
Jake scoffs and leans down, stealing a kiss for himself.
âWhat was that for?â You ask him, repeating his words.
Jake repeats your own words, coupling it with a shrug as well. âJust felt like it.â
âIâm feeling hot,â you admit to Jake, âIs there anywhere I could put my leather jacket?â
âYou could put it in my room.â
You give Jake a look and he snorts. âThere was no other intention behind those words. We can just deposit your jacket in my room, and then join the party. Perhaps go dancing? Or we could socialize. Itâs up to you, really. Whatever youâre comfortable with.â
If you were able to see yourself, you think you would find stars in your eyes as you follow Jake out of the kitchen, his hand tightly gripping your own.
Itâs well after one in the morning when you find yourself kissing Jake on one of the many couches in the frat. His arm is wrapped lazily around your waist as he keeps you close, his lips moving against yours in tandem. You explore Jakeâs mouth with a vigor you didnât even know you had, and you happily relish in the taste of the vodka shots Jake had encouraged you to take moments before you pulled him in for a kiss, which led to your fourth makeout session ever.
Someone clears their throat loudly and you and Jake break apart, chests heaving and eyes unable to look away. Youâre the first to avert eye contact, looking at the stranger in front of you. The silver hair is immediately recognizable. Sunghoon Park towers over you and Jake, with Wonyoung gripping his bicep tightly, swaying slightly. She looked dazed.
âYouâre Y/N?â Sunghoon looks to you for confirmation.
You nod your head, feeling as if you were floating. Youâre pretty sure youâre tipsy. âWhoâs asking?â
âWonyâs a bit drunk.â The use of Wonyoungâs nickname doesnât slip past you. Nickname terms, huh? You think to yourself. âI think she should go home.â
âIâll take them home,â Jake says, draping an arm over your shoulder and pulling you back against him, your body flush against his. âIâm the sober driver for tonight.â
Sunghoon snorts. âI totally believe you.â
Jake scowls. âScoutâs honor! I didnât touch a drop of alcohol.â
âIâll believe you. Get Wonyoung home safely.â
âAye Aye captain,â Jake salutes, and Sunghoon whispers something to Wonyoung, who smiles and nods her head. Jake pushes himself off the couch, and then helps you up, giving you a gentle smile and moving hair out of your eyes.
Pressing a kiss to your forehead, Jake says, âLetâs get you home, Y/N.â
â-
You were still reeling from the party on Saturday. You donât know what overcame you -- maybe it was the alcohol invading your bloodstream and the fact that all the attention was on you, that made you kiss Jake and cling to him while you danced.
Your phone lights up with another text from Jake. You had texted him throughout Sunday. He checked in a few times on Sunday, making sure you were feeling okay. Jakeâs care for you made your heart expand times ten, but you had to remind yourself that this was all fake -- that none of this was real.
jake đ¤
Where are you?
you
library
in one of the study rooms
jake đ¤
What room?
you
third floor, twenty one A
jake đ¤
Ok. See you soon â¤ď¸
Your heart pounds in your throat. You werenât sure what you were going to do when Jake turns up in your study room with a large smile and hopeful brown eyes. He arrives quicker than you expected, opening the door and grinning at you.
âHey Y/N,â he greets, slipping into the chair beside you.
âHi,â you greet back quietly, focusing on your laptop in front of you. Silence embraces the room and your leg shakes beneath the table. You didnât know how to work around Jake. He was an enigma. He was a puzzle -- a one thousand-piece puzzle that would take hours, if not days to figure out. He was a puzzle that came in a blank box with no photo to show you what the puzzle was supposed to look like.
âIâm sorry,â you blurt suddenly, unable to handle the silence. âIâm sorry about Saturday. I donât know how to handle myself around you. I donât know how to do relationships because Iâve never been in one, especially a fake one at that. Itâs just -- itâs just so hard and confusing and I feel lost and. And. Iâm sorry if I did anything weird or wrong or --â
âY/N,â Jake interrupts your ramble. âYou apologize too much.â
âRight. Sorry.â
Jake gives you a look and you avert your eyes.
âItâs okay, Y/N. You didnât do anything wrong on Saturday. You were fine. I guess Iâm also at fault for partially pushing you to join me at the party when we really havenât spent any time together outside of that one blind date.â Jake reaches for your hands. âIâm here to help you, Y/N, we can work out how this fake relationship works together. First, you have to tell me a little bit more about yourself. Like, we should ask each other deep-hitting questions.â
You look at Jake and return his smile. âWhat are these deep-hitting questions?â
Jake hums in thought. âLikeâŚWhatâs your favorite color?â
You snicker. âThatâs a deep-hitting question?â
Jake nods his head, dead serious. âSo? Your favorite color?â
âI like yellow,â you respond.
âAlright. Yellow. Any particular reason?â
You shake your head. âItâs a nice color. Warm color. Happy color. Whatâs your favorite color?â
âRed,â Jake responds. âNo particular reason, like you. I just like how it looks. Not bright red, though, a dark deep red. Maroon is a nice color as well.â Jake reaches for another question. âWhatâs your family like?â
âI have a mom and younger sister. My dad passed away when I was young,â you tell Jake, your voice taking on a gentler tone. âMy mom is my biggest inspiration. I look up to her a lot. She raised my sister and I all on her own. I was three when my dad passed, and my younger sister was one. I donât really have many memories of my father, but I have plenty of my mother never giving up. Sheâs the reason Iâm where I am now. She sacrificed everything for me.â
âShe sounds amazing,â Jake responds, his tone matching your gentle one.
âShe is. I talk to her and my younger sister every day.â
âHow old is your younger sister?â
âSheâs fifteen. Sheâs a freshman. Her name is Myeong.â You tilt your head as you look at Jake. âWhat about you? Whatâs your family like?â
âMy mom and dad areâŚvery pushy and controlling. My dad wants me to graduate and take over the family business, and my mom is very eager for grandkids before she dies. Theyâre only proud of me when I accomplish something big, and my mom likes -- or well, used to control everything about my life when I was living under her roof.â Jake sighs, âbut my older brother, heâs the only person I love in my family. He was always there for me, and always protected me. I love him a lot.â
Jake shifts in his chair and straightens his posture. âOuch. I just brought the mood down. Sorry. Your mother and sister sound like fun.â
âItâs okay, Jake,â you comfort the older boy. âAnd yes. Theyâre very fun to be around. I canât wait to spend winter break with them.â
âRight, winter break is next week.â Jake hunches back over. âI have to spend Christmas with my family. Itâs not gonna be fun, especially since everyone has caught wind of our relationship.â
âYou can do this, Jake,â you tell him with an encouraging grin, âIf you need to escape though, call me and Iâll pretend to be having a meltdown so you can come over to mine for some reprieve. We usually watch all the Santa Clause movies after our Christmas dinner.â
âIâll keep that in mind,â Jake says, âare you hungry?â
You nod your head. âI was about to ask you if you wanted to take me to get some churros.â
âRight!â Jake stands as you begin to pack up your things. âIâve been meaning to ask you for your bank details. I need to pay you.â
You look at Jake and frown. âI donât want your money, Jake, seriously. Itâs okay to not pay me.â
Jake shakes his head. âI feel bad for using you like this, though, Y/N. Please let me pay you, itâll help ease my guilty consciousness for getting you involved in this mess.â
You sigh. âFine. But Iâm moving all the money you give me to a different account and not spending a single dollar.â
âThatâs fine, as long as Iâm able to pay you.â
After zipping up your bag, you pull out your phone and give Jake your bank details. âNow that thatâs finished, I have something to tell you,â You step out of the study room with Jake trailing behind you. You let Jake fall into step beside you, and reach for his hand. âIâm thinking of making you a playlist to play whenever you drive me around because Iâm planning on taking advantage of having you at my mercy.â
Jake smiles down at you. Thereâs a hint of fondness hidden in that smile. âI wouldnât expect anything less, Y/N. What songs were you thinking of putting on the playlist?â
âIâm keeping Justin Bieber off,â you retort jokingly.
Jake gasps and wretches his hand out of yours. You giggle and pout, reaching for Jakeâs hand. âI was joking! Youâre such a baby, Jakey poo.â You reach up to pinch his cheeks and Jake bats your hand away, intertwining your hands back together instead.
âItâll be a surprise,â you tell Jake as the elevator doors open. âBut Iâm making sure itâs songs that both of us will enjoy because Iâm such a great girlfriend.â
Jake rolls his eyes, but his smile gives away his fondness. âOf course you are, baby.â His eyes light up as if a light bulb went off above his head. âBy the way, happy one week!â He kisses your cheek.
You roll your eyes. âSap.â
âOnly for you,â Jake responds.
â-
A few days later, youâre staring at a large frat. Itâs your first time seeing the Enhypen frat up close during the daytime. You wouldnât even be able to tell Enhypen throws massive raging parties from judging the outside appearance of the frat. The grass is neatly cut, and the bushes growing around the perimeter are groomed to near perfection. Someone obviously has a bit of a green thumb in the frat.
You walk up the porch steps and knock on the bright red door that feels rough beneath your knuckles. It doesnât take long for the door to swing open, revealing Jungwon Yang. You know quite a bit about Jungwon Yang, since Wonyoung grew up with Jungwon and youâre Wonyoungâs best friend. It surprises you how many mutual friends you and Jungwon share, yet youâve never once spoken to him.
âHey, Y/N,â Jungwon greets, pulling the door open wider to allow you in. âJakeâs in his room.â
âHey, Jungwon,â you greet back, letting the boy shut the door behind you. You slide off your shoes and straighten up. âWhere is Jakeâs room?â
âIâll show you. How are your classes going?â Jungwon makes conversation as he leads you through the spacious frat. Itâs clear to you that this is a legacy frat. Everything screams wealth. You feel sorely out of place, but youâll prefer to keep these thoughts to yourself.
âTheyâre going good. A lot of work, but I like it. It keeps me busy.â
âIâve never been this busy,â Jungwon says with a small smile. He climbs the stairs, you following closely behind. âDidnât you go to Jakeâs room during the last party?â
âI donât remember,â you admit sheepishly. âThat whole night feels like a fever dream. I was really nervous the entire time.â
Jungwon nods his head. âYou know, from what Won told me about you, I never expected you and Jake to date. You two seem like total opposites. I hope you donât take offense.â
âNone taken,â you tell Jungwon. âAnd I have to admit, I felt the same way, but somehow the words ring true; opposites do attract. We work well with each other.â You donât know where this load of bullshit was coming from, but anything to make Jungwon believe what you have with Jake is real.
The door to the bathroom swings open and Sunoo Kim steps out. Your heart pounds in your ears as Sunooâs sharp eyes latch onto your figure. The older boy genuinely intimidates you. His facial features are incredibly sharp, and his words are even sharper. He holds grudges for a long time, and heâs a known gossiper. Sunooâs reputation across campus is an intimidating one, but you also know from Wonyoung that heâs one of the nicest, kindest, and cutest boys she knows. âDonât let his resting bitch face scare you,â Wonyoung advised. âHeâs just fiercely loyal and protective of his friends, thatâs why he has that reputation.â
âHello, Y/N,â Sunoo says.
âHey, Sunoo.â Your hands begin to sweat. God, sorry Wonyoung, you think. But Sunoo scares me.
âHere to see Jake?â Sunoo asks you, not unkindly.
You nod your head. âHe invited me over to study. I have a test tomorrow.â
âI donât think youâll get much studying done with Jake,â Sunoo states, and once again, he wasnât being mean or judgy. It just seems like a simple observational statement -- he knows Jake better than you, having grown up with the older boy. âKeep the noise down.â
Your cheeks flush and Jungwon snorts. âNo need to be so bitchy, Sunoo.â
âSunghoon used up all my face wash,â Sunoo groans, his face transforming into a pout youâve never seen the boy wear. He looks extremely soft and squishable and Wonyoungâs words about Sunoo bounce around your head. Maybe you truly donât have a reason to be so afraid of the older boy.
Immediately, your hand goes for the shoulder bag you were carrying, and you pull out the newly bought face wash that was haphazardly lying about. âHere,â you hold out your face wash. âTake this.â
Sunoo stares at your outstretched hand. âWe use the same face wash brand! Do you just carry your face wash around with you everywhere?â Sunooâs gaze pierces your soul and you immediately flush bright red. You really need to get your blushing situation under control.
âI -- I donât carry it around with me. I just stopped by the quick mart on the way here to buy it since I had run out of it. But here, you can take it. Iâll just buy another on my way home.â
âReally?â Sunoo asks.
âYes,â you shake the face wash in the air. âTake it.â
Sunooâs face splits into a grin, completely transforming all his sharp edges into soft edges. Sunooâs truly a different person when he smiles. âThank you, Y/N. Youâre very kind.â
âItâs nothing,â you mumble.
A door at the end of the hall is wrenched open and Jake pops his head out, eyes focusing on the group of three standing around the bathroom. âWhatâs taking you so long?â Jake groans. âI miss my girlfriend. Stop hogging her.â
âWhatever Jake,â Sunoo scoffs. He steps back into the bathroom. âI hope to see you around often, Y/N,â Sunoo tells you with a smile, and then he shuts the bathroom door.
âThereâs Jakeâs room,â Jungwon tells you, pointing to Jake. âPlay some music if youâre going to do something other than studying.â Jungwon leaves you a blushing mess in the middle of the hallway.
âY/N!â Jake calls, beckoning you over eagerly.
With quick steps, you reach Jake in milliseconds. Jake grins down at you and presses a gentle kiss to your lips. Pulling away, you look at Jake with a frown. âWhat was that for? Thereâs no one around.â
Jake pulls you into his room in lieu of an answer, shutting the door with a thump. âWas Sunoo nice to you?â
You nod your head and drop your shoulder bag onto Jakeâs desk. âI gave him my face wash. I think I scored some points with him for that.â
âYou had face wash in your bag?â Jake asks, grabbing his football and leaping onto his bed, beginning to throw the football up into the air and catching it.
âI bought some on the way over. I was running out,â you answer, pulling out the chair at Jakeâs desk and taking a seat. âAre you going to study?â
âEventually,â Jake responds. âDid you finish making that playlist?â He pushes himself into a sitting position, gripping the football tightly and displaying an excited expression on his face.
You canât help but smile. âI did. Want to see?â
Jake nods his head, his blond hair flopping messily. You pull out your phone, unlock it and pull up the Spotify playlist, handing your phone over to Jake. âYou can scroll through as I study,â you tell Jake. âLet me know what you think. I added a lot of songs.â
âWoah. Forty-eight hours,â Jake looks at you. âThat is a lot of songs.â
You grin, running a hand through your hair to tie it up. âI guess that means youâre legally obliged to hang out with me for forty-eight hours.â
âDonât tempt me,â Jake grins back.
Silence embraces the room and for once, itâs not awkward. You easily get enraptured in your studying, hearing Jake ooh or ahh or let out a small giggle as he scrolls through the playlist you made solely for Jake to play whenever youâre in the car with him.
After some time, Jake finally speaks up. âI really like the playlist, Y/N.â
You spin around in Jakeâs desk chair. âReally?â
Jake nods his head. âI canât wait to play it.â
âIâm glad. It took me a couple of days to curate. Iâm happy you like it.â
âOf course, you made it, Y/N, so that means Iâll like it instantly.â
You groan and fall back into the desk chair. âShut the fuck up, Jake.â Your tone was clearly teasing, and youâre glad Jake is able to make out the teasing because he laughs loudly.
âWas Jungwon nice to you as well?â Jake asks as he places your phone back on his desk. âBecause sometimes he says shit without realizing how harsh it is.â
âHe was nice as well, no need to fret, Jake. If theyâre your friends I like them immediately.â
As you wait for Jakeâs response, a loud banging sound floats through the air, followed by someone shouting a familiar name. âHEESEUNG!â Someone shouts after banging loudly. Itâs quiet for a few seconds before the banging and shouting start again.
Jake groans and you leap up to open his door, curious to see who was making a ruckus. You scan the hallway and catch sight of a young boy who was incredibly tall. His blond hair glows brightly and he has a baseball bat and glove tucked beneath the arm that wasnât doing the knocking.
âCut it out, Riki,â Jake groans exasperatedly.
âNo. He didnât show up to play baseball with me,â Riki grumbles, continuing to smack the door.
âHe spent his entire night revising his thesis with Jeongin and Beomgyu,â Jake responds. âLet him rest.â
Riki finally looks over at Jake, ready to respond, but when he sees you everything seems to pause. Riki stops smacking the door and the words poised at the tip of his tongue slide off. âWoah, is that Y/N? Your girlfriend?â He squints and assesses you. âYou could do better than Jake, you know, Y/N.â
âRiki you better shut the fuck up,â Jake threatens.
âYou play baseball?â You ask Riki.
âWhat does it look like?â Riki responds snappily.
âRiki,â hisses Jake.
âYes,â Riki responds, his tone much nicer albeit exaggerating for Jakeâs sake. âI play baseball.â
âThatâs cool. Could I play with you?â
âWhat?â Riki looks bemused like heâd never thought you would offer to play baseball with him.
âHeeseungâs obviously sleeping and you probably shouldnât disturb him because writing a thesis is hell on earth, so why not play catch with me? I used to play softball for my high school.â
âSoftball and baseball are different, though,â Riki deadpans.
âNot really,â you shrug, stepping out of Jakeâs room. âThe only differences are the gloves, balls, bats, and how you throw the pitches. Other than that, everything is the same. In fact, I used to play baseball with the kids in my neighborhood, and with my cousins whenever I hung out with my family.â
âBut you donât have a glove.â
âI do,â Jake says. âJust play with her, Riki.â
âFine. Iâll meet you downstairs. Weâll head to the baseball pitch.â Riki slinks down the stairs and you pop back into Jakeâs room, watching the older boy rummage around for his baseball glove.
âYou donât have to do this, Y/N,â Jake tells you.
âI want to,â you reply, âif it gives Heeseung more time to rest and keeps Riki distracted -- by the way who even is Riki?â
Jake finds his baseball glove with a triumphant smile. He chucks it to you as he says, âSome kid we picked up off the street. You better hurry downstairs, Riki doesnât like to be kept waiting. Heâs very impatient.â Then, with a shake of his head, Jake mutters, âTeenagers.â
âArenât you gonna come down?â You ask Jake. âIt would be nice to have you with us.â
âYeah, Iâll meet you guys there. I need to find my cap.â
âAlright, see ya soon baby,â you salute Jake and walk out of his room, bounding down the stairs and finding Rik waiting for you. âSorry for keeping you waiting,â you tell the boy, hurriedly slipping on your shoes.
Riki shrugs. âItâs fine.â
You step out of the house and walk to the baseball pitch in silence. You find out the baseball pitch is only a few minutes away from the Enhypen frat. It was built next to a park, so there were a few kids playing on the playground.
âYouâre Jakeâs new girlfriend, huh?â Riki finally says something as you both warm up. You donât know how youâre going to play baseball with Riki, so you just follow whatever warm-ups he does.
âYeah,â you respond. âAnd youâre his friend?â
âObviously.â
âHow old are you?â
âI turned eighteen last week on Friday.â
Your eyes widen. âOh shit, Jake and I went out last Friday. Sorry for stealing him from you.â
Riki shrugs. âItâs chill. We hung out before and after his date.â You lapse into silence once more. âI like you better than his previous girlfriend,â Riki takes you by surprise as he grabs his bat and practices swinging a few times. âShe was really rude. Youâre not rude.â
âThank you?â
âShe never played baseball. Always said it would ruin her manicure.â He glances at your nails. âArenât you afraid of ruining your manicure?â
âIâm going to my nail tech next week. I donât really care. Plus it gets tiring wiping your ass with a manicure sometimes.â
Riki stares at you and you immediately regret saying what you said seconds ago. Riki snorts, âYouâre so much better than Francesa. She hated it when we would have farting contests.â
You stare at Riki in disbelief. This kid you think. âYouâre still in high school arenât you?â
âWhat gave it away?â Riki asks.
âYouâre still having fart contests.â
Riki scowls.
â-
âDo you have to throw a party for literally every single accomplishment?â You ask Jake, finding yourself back at Enhypen on a Saturday night. Wonyoung was dancing with Sunghoon on the dance floor while you and Jake rested against one of the walls, observing the party.
âThrowing parties is fun, Y/N,â Jake responds. âEspecially if youâre celebrating the end of exam week and the start of winter break.â
âI guess celebrating the end of exam week is worth throwing a party.â You sip the alcoholic drink Jake got for you, and watch as Wonyoung laughs over something Sunghoon said. âWanna go to your room?â
Jake raises his eyebrows and you roll your eyes. âYou look tired, Jake, and you arenât engaging in conversations like you usually do at parties. Letâs just go to your room to talk for a bit.â
âAlright,â Jake shrugs, taking your hand and pulling you up the stairs. You ignore the looks that are being thrown your way. Not everything is about getting laid.
Entering Jakeâs bedroom, some sense of comfort embraces you and you feel relieved at the sudden change in environment. Everything feels much nicer in Jakeâs room, even if you could still hear the music, albeit muffled.
âWhat did you want to talk about?â Jake asks, as you both peel off your shoes and slip beneath his light blue comforter, legs immediately tangling beneath it.
âTell me about your childhood,â you answer. âYou havenât really told me anything.â
âOf course. Youâll tell me about yours after?â
âAny questions you have, Iâll answer honestly,â you grin.
âI would say my childhood was like any other, but I was born into a wealthy family with a trust fund already waiting for me when I turned eighteen,â Jake starts off, making you giggle lightly. âI donât necessarily have a lot of happy memories of my childhood. But the ones I have only mostly involve my older brother, Jaehyun.â
âWhatâs your happiest memory with him?â
âProbably when I was six and he was ten, our nanny took us down to the beach. I remember staying at the beach for hours at a time whenever we went. There was also this small forest of trees a little bit further down the beach, and my brother and I would always explore in the small forest, picking up sticks and pretending to hunt down aliens that were planning to take over the world. Time always slipped away from us.â
You watch as Jake floats away from you. Itâs like heâs in a different dimension as he recites this story to you, a gentle, happy look youâve never seen appearing on his face.
âAnd this one time, it started to rain while my brother and I were playing in this forest, and we got lost. My brother found us some shelter under this large tree, and I started freaking out but my brother comforted me. He told me that he was going to take care of me, no matter what. I stopped crying after that and trusted everything my brother told me and we eventually made it out of the forest. My nanny was worried sick about us, and we never went back to that beach.â
Jake is brought back to you and smiles. âWe were lost for fifteen minutes, Y/N, and for ten of those minutes, I was genuinely happy because I had my brother with me, guiding me through life. Jaehyun has always wanted the best for me and has always supported me in all of my endeavors. I donât have a lot of people like him in my life.â
âThatâs really sweet, Jake, Iâm glad you have someone like that in your life.â
âAnything else you want to know, Y/N?â Jake asks.
âHow did you meet the boys in Enhypen? Did you know any of them before coming to college?â
Jake laughs. âObviously itâll take us days for me to explain my close relationship with all thirty of us, but Iâll tell you about my closest friends. The ones youâve met already.â
âI love a good story,â you say eagerly, pulling the comforter up higher.
âI grew up with Jay and Sunghoon. Our families were closely intertwined, so it just made sense for us to grow up together. Theyâre like my brothers. I met Heeseung and Sunoo in elementary school. I had heard a lot about Heeseung from Jay since theyâre like, distantly related or something, and Sunoo was a friend Sunghoon made while learning how to figure skate. I got along well with them as well, so we all began hanging out. I met Jungwon and Riki in middle school. Riki is the son of one of Jayâs dadâs business partners in Japan. He came to Korea during the summer and stayed with Jay. He eventually applied for a transfer program when he was sixteen, so thatâs why heâs around now. Jungwon is just some kid Jay latched on to during Taekwondo practice and never let go.â
âThat sounds a lot like a found family novel I would find in a library,â you tease. âBut itâs really sweet how you all found each other.â
âI guess it is. Theyâre my lifelong brothers. But, enough about me. What about you, Y/N? What was your childhood like?â
âIt was normal,â you reply, teasing Jake who rolls his eyes. âI didnât have a lot of friends growing up, which I was fine with. I liked being left alone. I think I was just scared of making friends because they might leave me like my father did. But, I donât feel that way anymore. Iâve made a lot of friends since arriving at college.â
âWhatâs your happiest memory?â
âRight now, my happiest memory is meeting Wonyoung for the first time,â you tell Jake. âI was so scared moving out of home, and I was scared that I wouldnâtâŚexperience the world my mom talked about whenever she brought up her college years, but I met Wonyoung during move-in day, and I think my life has changed.â You nudge Jakeâs shoulder, âyou know, if I hadnât met Wonyoung, I donât think we wouldâve met.â
âCrazy how the world works,â Jake says.
âVery crazy,â you agree. âDid you sleep with plushies when you were younger?â
Jake shakes his head. âNah, did you?â
A timid smile spreads across your face. âYeah. I slept with a lot of plushies. I guess I just liked having something to hug and keep me warm while I slept.â
âYouâre so cute, Y/N,â Jake coos, pinching your nose.
âFuck off, Jake.â
Thereâs a long silence before Jake starts to talk again. âYou know, weâve known each other for a week and Iâve told you more about myself than most people close to me know.â
You look at Jake in surprise. âReally?â
Jake nods his head. âItâs...easy talking to you, Y/N.â
âI could say the same about you,â you murmur.
âI guess,â Jake starts slowly, leaning forward, his hand cupping your cheek, âwe were meant to meet.â His lips are a whisper away from yours. âItâs our fate.â And then heâs kissing you. Itâs a gentle kiss, a kiss unlike any youâve had before. Jake doesnât make any move to rush the kiss, and you donât either. Youâre both perfectly content to take your time kissing each other.
Jake breaks away and shifts your positioning so youâre half on top of him. He cups your cheek again, pulling you back in for a soft kiss, while his other arm wraps around your waist. Both of your hands are threaded through Jakeâs hair, and all you can hear is Little Mixâs Love Me Like You.
â-
The cold of the ice rink hits you suddenly. A chill zips up your spine, and you grip Jakeâs hand tighter. It was the first day of winter break, and you and Jake were on a double date with Yunjin and Heeseung. Youâd all agreed to go ice skating for the date.
âWhen was the last time you went ice skating, Y/N?â Yunjin makes conversation as Jake and Heeseung talk about some Pokemon game they had played recently. Yunjin looked pretty today. Her hair was pulled into a low ponytail, with a few strands curling around her face, and her makeup was light. She was wearing cute pink leg warmers that you eyed with envy.
âProbably when I wasâŚfifteen? I think we went ice skating for a school trip,â you respond. âWhat about you? When was the last time you went ice skating?â
âA couple weeks back,â Yunjin says smiling. âHeeseung likes to ice skate so we often swing by when we have nothing to do.â
âYouâre probably really good then.â
Yunjin laughs. âIâm mediocre at best. Heeseungâs really good though. But, then again, Heeseungâs good at everything.â
âTalking shit about Heeseung again, Yunjin?â Jake asks, joining in on the conversation.
âYes, because thatâs all I do, Jake,â Yunjin retorts sardonically.
âDo you know what size skates you wear, baby?â Jake directs his attention on you, his nose a light red already.
âUm, maybe a six?â
âWoah, you have small hands and feet,â Jake exclaims.
âRude,â you whack Jakeâs chest with your free hand.
âNo, itâs cute,â Jake says with a small smile. âYouâre super cute, Y/N.â He kisses the tip of your nose and lets go of your hand. âIâll go with Heeseung to get your skates. Go find us a place to sit.â
Yunjin snakes her arm around yours and pulls you away from Jake, laughing loudly at something Heeseung had whispered to her.
âYou and Jake are so cute,â Yunjin says when you finally lay claim on a row of chairs. âYouâve only been dating for what? Two weeks? And youâre already this cute?â Yunjin sighs, âThe honeymoon phase is the best part of a relationship. Hee and I have been dating forâŚwoah has it been two years already? Weâve been dating for two years and I donât think weâve left the honeymoon stage yet.â
âYeah,â you agree, not really knowing what else to say.
âHow did you meet Jake again?â
âOh, at one of Enhypenâs parties. We both had shitty nights -- I had a failed date and Jake got accused of giving someone chlamydia -- and we comforted each other. Jake likes to say we had an immediate connection, so he wasted no time in asking me out.â
âAww,â Yunjin coos, âlove at first sight! I wish I got to experience that. Heeseung held a grudge against me for the longest time before he ever admitted his feelings to me.â
âHeeseung holds grudges?â You were pleasantly surprised. âHe doesnât seem like the type to hold grudges.â
âI was a special case, apparently,â Yunjin jokes. âBut really, Heeseungâs the sweetest, most romantic guy Iâve ever dated.â Her eyes dart over your shoulder, and her grin only gets wider. âJakeâs a really good guy too, if you give him a chance.â She looks back at you and reaches out to squeeze your shoulder. âAnd it looks like you are giving him a chance. I donât think Iâve ever seen him look this happy.â
You donât have time to respond, because Jake takes a seat beside you, dumping your skates onto your lap. âHere you go. Do I get a thank you kiss?â
âIf you insist,â you grumble, leaning forward to lay a quick peck on Jakeâs lips. âNow help me put them on.â
Yunjin and Heeseung head onto the ice first, leaving you alone with Jake as he laces up his skates after helping you. You nudge Jakeâs knee with your own, a sly smile slipping onto your face. âWe have a love at first sight story, huh? Does this mean you loove me?â
âDamn,â Jake curses, âhow did you find out? Was it that easy to tell?â A smile that matches the one you are wearing slips onto Jakeâs face. âJungwon told me I was being too obvious.â
You snicker and wrap your hands around Jakeâs bicep, inching forward to rest your head on his shoulder. âWell, thereâs no need to be nervous, Jake, because I love you too, my sweet sugar plum.â
âSweet sugar plum? Where did that come from?â
âYou donât like it?â You ask, pouting slightly.
âI hate it.â
You turn your head to muffle your giggles against Jakeâs shoulder.
âY/N, you know I wonât leave you, right?â Jake asks in a soft tone.
âHmm? Where did this come from, Jake?â You pull your head away from Jakeâs shoulder to look at him.
âI was just thinking about what you told me on Saturday,â Jake admits. âIâm not gonna leave you, Y/N.â
âEven after our break up?â You donât like how insecure you sound. âWeâll still be friends after our break up?â
Jake nods his head. âOf course.â
You smile, kissing Jakeâs cheek. âGreat. Letâs go skating now, Jakey, I need an excuse to hold your hand for a few hours.â
Jake lets you pull him up from the chair. âYou could just ask to hold my hand, Y/N.â
âBut whereâs the fun in that?â You reply, grinning eagerly.
â-
âWhy are we carving pumpkins, again?â You ask your sister. It was Christmas Eve and you were sitting at the dining table with a large pumpkin parked in front of you. Your younger sister was sitting next to you, tongue poking out of her mouth as she concentrated on carving her pumpkin.
âBecause you werenât home for Halloween,â your sister responds, not taking her eyes off her pumpkin.
âHalloween was three months ago, Mye. Itâs Christmas Eve, shouldnât we be helping Mama in the kitchen?â
âWe are!â Myeong refutes. âWeâre making decorations!â
You throw Myeong a pointed look. âCarving pumpkins? For Christmas decorations?â
Myeong scowls. âNo need to be such a grinch, Y/N. Sorry I missed carving pumpkins with you.â
You sigh and place down your scalp. âI missed carving pumpkins with you too, Myeong.â
Your younger sister turns to you, her eyes soft and wide. She reminds you of a baby deer. âReally?â
You nod your head and Myeong breaks out into a grin, throwing her arms around you and hugging you tightly. âIt feels so lonely at home without you, Y/N. Iâm so glad youâre back home for winter break.â
You hug your sister back tighter. âMe too. I missed you and Mama a lot. Especially her food. I mostly eat ramen and toast.â
Your sister giggles and draws out of the hug and starts to carve her pumpkin again. âWhat is college like, Y/N? Have you made any friends?â Myeong wiggles her eyebrows, âHave you gotten a boyfriend?â
You snort. âA boyfriend?â You try to ignore your cheeks heating up. âAre you crazy, Myeong? I have no time for a boyfriend. I did make some friends, though.â
âOh yes, that Wonyoung Jang girl?â
âHow do you know about her?â
âYou posted her on your Instagram story a couple of times, Y/N,â your sister deadpans, rolling her eyes.
âOh, right. But yeah, Wonyoungâs my friend. And all her friends are my friends as well.â You donât know why your chest swells with pride when you mention your friends. âI have a large friend group, Mye.â
Myeong smiles. She looks genuinely happy for you. âIâm glad, Y/N.â
You turn back to your pumpkin and continue to carve in silence. Your mother was in the kitchen, humming away to whatever song was on the radio as she baked some Christmas cookies. The warm cheer of Christmas wraps you up warmly. You were happy to be back home with your mother and sister, carving a pumpkin while your mother made cookies a few feet away. You were afraid leaving for college would change everything, but it had changed nothing.
âBut, seriously Y/N,â Myeong breaks the silence, âyou have had to at least kiss a guy at one of the parties you went to with Wonyoung!â
âWell, I did,â You drop your voice and lean in closer. âLose my virginity.â
Myeong gasps loudly, your mother looking up from where she was placing cookie dough on a tray. âEverything okay, girls?â
âYes,â you say, smiling. You look at Myeong who was staring at you, completely taken by surprise at your confession.
âReally?â
You nod your head.
âWhat was it like?â
You blush and bury your head in your hands. âMyeong -- why -- why would you ask me that?â
Myeong shrugs. âCuriosity.â
âIt was fine,â you grumble. âIt was just a hook-up, though, and I havenât had sex since then.â
Myeong pouts. âYouâre no fun.â
âNo, Iâm just choosing to be safe. College parties are swarming with STDs.â Your phone begins to ring loudly, cutting off your motherâs humming and Myeongâs words. You steal a glance at who was calling you -- Jakeâs contact name fills your screen and you canât control the large smile that graces your face.
âIâll be back,â you tell Myeong. âI have to take this.â Grabbing your phone, you exit the dining room and start up the stairs to your room. âHey,â you greet Jake, pressing your phone to your ear. âWhatâs up?â
âY/N, hey,â Jakeâs voice is soft as he talks. âHow are you?â
âIâm doing good. What about you?â
Jake sighs. âWell, I would like to leave, but I promised my mom and dad that I would stay for their Christmas dinner and I like to keep my promises, so.â If Jake were standing in front of you now, he would end his sentence with a shrug. Instead, he punctuates this sentence with another sigh.
âThat sucks,â you murmur, shutting your bedroom door, and resting against it. âWhat is so awful about this Christmas dinner anyway?â
âItâs not really a Christmas dinner,â Jake explains. âItâs a business dinner, under the guise of a company Christmas dinner. My dadâs investors bring their families to our house for this Christmas dinner, but all they do is talk business while their wives make small talk and the kids sit at the table and eat in silence. Jay used to come, but his father wised up and decided to go on vacation during Christmas, which upset my father for a few years.â
âThat is awful.â
âBut itâs only for one night,â Jake sounds defeated. âWhat about you? What do you do for Christmas?â
âNot a lot,â you tell Jake. And it was true -- your family didnât do a lot for Christmas. You all woke up quite late on Christmas since you and Myeong were no longer kids and the thrill of opening presents was slowly wearing off. Your mother made some pancakes for breakfast, and then the three of you headed down to afternoon mass. You werenât religious, but your mother liked going so you and your sister accompanied her. You know how often your mother used to pray back when you were younger and she was fighting tooth and nail to keep her family afloat.
After mass, you would stop by a few shops to just pick up extra miscellaneous items. Then your mother would begin Christmas dinner prep and your relatives from your motherâs side would start turning up as soon as it hits 4 PM. They usually stay as late as midnight.
âThat soundsâŚ.a lot more fun than my Christmas,â Jake laughs softly.
âIt is fun,â you reply, laying down on your bed and staring at the glow-in-the-dark stars you and Myeong stuck on your ceiling years ago. âAfter dessert, we all watch The Santa Clause trilogy.â
âI remember you telling me about that,â Jake hums. âIâve never seen those movies, what are they about?â
âI donât want to spoil anything, Jake,â you tease. âWeâll just have to watch them together at some point.â
âIâll take you up on that, Y/N,â Jakeâs tone was just as teasing. âI should let you get back to whatever it was you were doing before I called. I just wanted to hear your voice before I went insane inside this house.â
âCall me whenever Jake. Iâll always pick up.â
âOkay, I will. Talk later, Y/N.â
âBye, Jake.â
â-
It was a little past eight when Jake calls you again. Itâs Christmas, and youâre sitting at the dining table with your relatives. Dinner was served a couple of hours ago, but the conversation at the table was too good for anybody to think about cleaning up the mess displayed in front of you.
Your Uncle and Aunts were still helping themselves to the last bits of your momâs lasagna. Dessert still had to be served, and your mother was looking for a way out of the conversation she was having with your grandmother.
Your phone cuts through the conversation you were having with your cousin.
âWhoâs calling you, Y/N?â Your cousin, Lila, asks, trying to take a peek at your phone.
âOh, itâs no one. Iâll be right back,â you sneak out of the dining hall and down to your bedroom. âJake, hey.â
âY/N, sorry if I disturbed you from your movie watching,â Jake greets.
âNo, weâre still eating,â you assure Jake. âWhatâs up?â
âI-- I was wondering -- ah fuck, I donât know how to ask this,â Jake admits.
âJust ask,â you encourage. âItâs okay, Jake. Itâs just me.â
âDo you think I could come over? To your house?â
âOh, Jake.â
âIâm sorry. You donât have to say yes. Iâm sorry for asking, I just canât be here. I just canât do it. No one else would pick up. Iâm sorry for asking, Y/N.â
âItâs okay, Jake. And youâre more than welcome to come over. My mama feeds all my friends that set foot in this house. Iâll send you my address.â Your heart hurts for Jake. You canât imagine how awful it must be for Jake to be in a house that doesnât feel like home.
âThank you, Y/N. Really.â
âDonât mention it. Just arrive safely, ok? And text me when youâre leaving.â
âOkay. See you soon, Y/N.â The line goes dead before you can respond. You share your location with Jake, and pocket your phone, padding back downstairs to the dining room. Your mother had finally been able to leave the conversation with your grandmother and was now in the kitchen, dumping empty plates in the sink and fixing dessert onto fresh, clean, plates.
âMama,â you step into the kitchen, keeping your voice low. âMy friend from college is coming over. I hope thatâs okay, he needed -- he needed to get away from his family for a while.â
âWhatâs his name?â Your mother asks, looking up from where she was plating the Christmas cookies she had made while you were carving the pumpkins.
âJake Sim. HeâsâŚmy friend.â
âJake Sim? Does he have any relations with Hana and Jaeho Sim? The CEO of Sim Corporations?â
You smile wanly. âTheyâre his parents, mama.â
âThen, heâs more than welcome inside my house, Y/N. I went to school with his parents, I know how tough they can be.â Your mother shakes her head. âThey were both forces to be reckoned with at college.â
âYou knew them?â You ask, surprised.
âOf course, I know them, Y/N. Everyone knew everybody back then. Should I set out a plate for him at the table?â
You look at the already crowded table. Myeong laughs loudly with one of your aunts. âDo we even have room for another chair?â
âWe can make room,â your mother answers with a sly smile. âDo you know if heâs had dinner yet? Because I donât want to just serve him dessert while heâs here.â
âUh, Iâll ask him when he gets here.â Your phone dings with a text. You had two unread texts, both from Jake. One was sent eight minutes ago, telling you heâs left. The most recent one was Jake telling you heâd just parked. You wonder how close Jake lived if he was only an eight-minute drive away.
âHeâs here,â you tell your mom, just as thereâs a knock at the door.
âGo answer, Iâll make some room.â
You nod your head and turn away, eyes widening as Myeong rises from her chair. âIâll get it!â You shriek, dashing out of the kitchen and down to the door. You throw the door open and your eyes widen at the sight of Jake.
âY/N, hey,â Jake grins.
âJake -- your -- your hair.â
It was black. His hair was black. You struggle to organize your thoughts as your eyes drag down the rest of his body. Jake was clearly dressed up for some formal event. He was wearing blue jeans with a white buttoned-up blouse tucked in, accentuating his waist, and a navy blue blazer.
âDecided to go back to black,â Jake answers with a grin. âMaintaining my blonde hair was tiring.â He peers over your shoulder. âCan I come in? Or did your mother --â
You shush Jake and step onto the porch, letting the front door fall shut. âNo, youâre welcome in. I just -- I told them we were friends. They donât know weâreâŚ.yâknow? It just -- it just gets tiring lying all the time, and I donât like lying to my mama and Myeong and --â
âItâs okay, Y/N,â Jake cuts you off. âI think itâll be nice to not have to act like weâre dating for once.â
âOkay,â you smile relieved. âMy mama knew your parents in college.â
âReally?â Jake asks.
âYeah, she was more than willing to let you spend Christmas with us.â
âI already love your mom.â
âAlright, come on in, Prince Charming. Ready to meet my family?â
Jake adjusts his blazer and you have to pretend like your heart didnât speed up. âI was born ready,â and for the final kill, he runs a hand through his hair. You almost faint on the spot. Since when was Jake this attractive to you? I mean, obviously, he was handsome, but youâve never felt your heart palpitate like this before.
Youâve never seen your family so still and silent the moment you step into their line of sight with Jake. âIs that your boyfriend, Y/N?â One of your cousins teases you, earning a couple of snickers from your other cousins.
âUh, no. This is Jake Sim. Heâs my -- my friend from college. His parents are overseas at the moment, so I invited him over for dinner. Sorry heâs late, you know how assessments get during winter break.â
âHeâs very handsome, Y/N. Are you sure youâre just friends?â One of your aunts asks, out of pure curiosity.
You flush bright red. âAunty!â
âIt was just an innocent question, dear,â your uncle, and her husband, defends. âCome join us, Jake. Have you had dinner yet?â
Jake smiles politely, taking a seat in the new chair that was beside yours. You steal a glance at your mother who smiles back smugly. âI have had dinner,â Jake responds. âMy mom bought me some samgyeopsal before she left.â He plays along with the cover story you made up for him.
âOh no, samgyeopsal wonât do you any good, honey,â your mother cuts in. âDo you like lasagna?â
âI love lasagna,â Jake responds, his eyes twinkling.
Your mother hpmhs, âYou should have some of my lasagna. My lasagna is the best lasagna in all of America.â
âToo bad Aunt Yeeun ate it all,â snickers your cousin, Daisy.
âToo bad, indeed,â your mother says, glaring at her older sister.
Yeeun pokes out her tongue in retaliation, and the whole table dissolves into laughter. You glance at Jake, who stares back and smiles, his foot nudging yours beneath the table. âItâs okay, Mrs. L/N. Iâm not that hungry anyway.â
âCall me Areum, honey,â your mother says, flushing. âAnd are you sure? Iâm sure I could find something that wasnât eaten by my good-for-nothing siblings.â
Grumbles are heard but your mother pays no attention to them. âIf I canât find anything, then Iâll have to serve you dessert. Will you be okay with eating my Christmas cookies? They won Y/Nâs middle schoolâs Christmas fair baking competition three years in a row. However, when Myeong brought them to the fair, they decided that darn Danaâs cookies were better. Iâm pretty sure the judges were being biased. Or racist --â
âIâm hungry,â Myeong interrupts, whining. âFuss over Jake later! Letâs go serve everyone dessert now!â Myeong leaps out of her chair, sending you a look, before tugging on Areumâs arm. âCome on, mama! Jake can decide for himself if he wants to eat or not.â
Your mother sighs. âAlright. Iâll be back with dessert.â
The table launches into conversations with your mother gone, bombarding Jake with questions to which he answers all with ease. Beside you, Lila nudges you. âWas he the one who called you?â
You nod your head. âYeah.â
Lila smirks. âJust friends, huh?â
You groan and kick her shin beneath the table. âShut the fuck up.â
â-
The rest of dinner is spent happily. Jake easily converses with your relatives, and it seems like he gets along well with all of them. You hate the way your heart flutters at that thought. As Jake had said, it was almost like he was born to please your relatives, based on the way they smile whenever Jake responds to them with great enthusiasm.
Even your younger cousins enjoy Jakeâs presence. He distracts them as the adults clean up and get ready for the movie marathon with pictures of his dog, Layla. He also plays them a couple of videos which gets your entire family cooing over the dog.
You sit in the corner of the living room, with a slight frown on your face. The older cousins were all hanging out together, thankful someone else was willingly distracting the younger ones. âWhy the frown, Y/N?â Myeon asks you, drawing you out of your thoughts.
âDonât worry,â you answer, schooling your expression into a neutral one.
âJake Sim, heâs the son of that one CEO, right? Sim Corporations, or something?â One of your cousins, Daniel, asks.
âYeah,â you nod your head.
âDamn,â whistles Daniel, âthrough Jake, you basically have connections to the entire corporate world, Y/N.â
âGood thing Iâm not a business major,â you retort.
âBut I will be next year,â Daniel responds. âDo you think --â
âIf you want to use Jakesâs connections, you have to get buddy-buddy with him, Daniel. Iâm not your lapdog.â
Daniel huffs. âFine, loser.â
You grip the armchair pillow and whack Daniel with it. âIâm not a loser, freak.â
âAlright,â your uncle claps his hands loudly, âletâs get this marathon on the road! Adults, help yourself to some eggnog, minors, thereâs some soda and juices for you. And yes, Daniel, we got you your gross dill pickle chips.â
Chaos descends as everyone fights for the best seats, the best drinks, and the best snacks. Youâre content with staying in the armchair in the corner of the living room. It didnât really give you the best view of the television, but youâve seen these movies hundreds of times. You could practically recite every line of all three movies by heart.
Jake approaches you, holding two glasses of cola.
âHey,â Jake greets, handing you one glass. âI feel like we havenât had time to talk.â
âIt seems my family is smitten with you, Jake.â
âI do seem to have that effect on everyone I meet,â Jake hums in agreement.
âCome on, letâs cuddle,â you say, pulling Jake onto the chair. âUnless you want to move closer. I know you wanted to watch these movies.â
âItâs okay,â Jake waves you off, âthereâs always another Christmas to watch them with you.â
You ignore how your heart explodes, painting your body a lovesick pink.
After a lot of adjustments, you end up with your back pressed against the arm of the armchair, and your legs thrown over Jakeâs lap. The first fifteen minutes of the movie had already gone by by the time you and Jake pay attention and instead of trying to catch Jake up, you ask him about his own Christmas dinner.
Jake told you it was the same Christmas dinner heâd been going to for twenty years, but it was the first time his older brother wasnât there and Jake couldnât handle not having his brother around, so he left.
âThank you for having me,â Jake whispers.
âThank you for trusting me,â you respond.
âHow could I not?â Jakeâs eyes were wide, âYou have a trusting face.â
âOh, so youâre friends with me for my face?â You scowl.
Jake muffles his giggles. âYes.â
You huff and look away from Jake to watch Scott and Carol lean in to kiss beneath a mistletoe.
âY/N,â Jake whispers. âI like you for your face and your heart.â
âReally?â
Jake nods. âReally.â
âWell, I like you for your money and your connections to the corporate world.â
âYou donât even major in business!â
âYou donât know that!â
âY/N,â Jake gives you a pointed look and you sigh.
âFine. I donât like you because of your money or your connections, I like you because of your face and your heart.â
âWould you ever want to get married?â
You stare at Jake, shocked by the sudden change of topic. âWhat? Where did this come from, Jake?â
âMy parents brought up marriage when they talked about our relationship. They said we shouldnât date if we arenât thinking about marriage.â
âWell, I mean,â you sigh, âif you ask nicely, then Iâll probably say yes.â
Itâs silent for a few moments before Jake coughs loudly. You get stares from your sister and a few of your cousins, but you ignore them. âYou -- you would want to marry me?â
âI mean --â you blink, confused. âThatâs what we were talking about, right?â
âI was -- I was just asking if you want to get married. In general. Not to me.â
âOh.â Your face flushes. âSorry.â
âItâs okay,â Jake intertwines your hands together and squeezes three times. âYouâre cute when you make mistakes.â
âShut up,â you groan.
Jake laughs softly, his eyes shining with adoration.
â-
âDo you think I could stay the night?â Jake asks you after he finishes saying goodbye to all of your relatives. The goodbyes took longer than usual because everyone was clamoring to talk to Jake. You didnât understand all the fuss over Jake.
âStay -- stay the night?â
âOr not. Itâs okay, Y/N.â
âNo --â
âYouâre more than welcome to stay the night, sweetheart,â your mother cuts. âYouâll just have to share a bed with Y/N, our guest room is a bit.. preoccupied. Iâve been cleaning out the attic.â
Jake looks over at you. âIâm okay with sharing a bed. Are you? If not, I can sleep on the floor or just go home.â
You eye your mom carefully. Sheâs never been this open and welcoming to a boy staying the night. In your bed. âYeahâŚIâm fine with it.â
âY/N and Jake sharing a bed!â Myeong sings in a teasing voice as she bounces up the stairs. âIâll make sure to turn on my white noise!â Both you and Jake flush a deep red while your mother scolds Myeong for her words.
âIâll go find you some clothes, Jake,â your mother smiles warmly at the boy beside you and disappears up the stairs, leaving you alone with Jake.
âWonât your parents be concerned about your whereabouts?â You ask Jake, leading him into the kitchen.
âI told them I was at Sunghoonâs,â Jake answers, leaning against the counter as you fill two glasses with water. He gratefully takes one of the glasses and drinks it all within seconds. âThey wonât really be worried that much. Theyâve never been the kind of parents to worry.â
You give Jake a gentle look and take the empty glass from him, rinsing it and making room for it in the dishwasher. âYour family is very fun,â Jake says, âthey allâŚlove each other.â
âI guess theyâre fun. They can be a bit annoying and frustrating at times.â
âBut you love them, though.â
âThey loved you tonight, Jake.â You tell him, sensing the underlying tone of Jakeâs words. You reach out to take his hand into yours as you stand at the bottom of the stairs. âYouâre probably welcome to all family gatherings in the future.â
âReally?â Jake asks in slight disbelief.
âWould I lie to you, Jake? Everyone loved you tonight.â
In the darkness of the living room, standing in silence, you can feel Jake. Jake is all over you. You feel as though youâre one with Jake, and everything you think, Jake is also thinking. You feel and hear every inhale and exhale of Jakeâs.
With his other hand, Jake cups your cheek, and you immediately sink into the feeling. âY/N,â itâs like Jake is feeling the same as you. He doesnât dare to raise his voice. âI --â
âJake, would you like to take a shower?â Your mother stands at the top of the stairs.
You rip yourself away from Jake, clenching and unclenching your hand as your mind races. âOh, yes, that would be nice, Areum.â
âIâll go get you a towel,â Areum smiles and turns back around, heading for the linen closet.
Jake turns to you. âY/N --â
âYou should go take a shower, Jake.â
Jake hesitates.
âIâll see you in my room.â You donât think youâll be able to handle talking to Jake alone for the rest of the night. You climb the stairs with speed, leaving Jake in the dust. Reaching your room, you pull out your phone and fire a text to Wonyoung, your heart speeding, finally realizing why yourheart races around Jake.
By the time Jake finishes his shower and stands in the doorway of your room, youâre changed and separating the bed in two halves with pillows you stole from your mom. âWhat are you doing?â Jake asks you, drying his hair with a yellow towel.
âWhen weâre sleeping, we need to stay to our sides. We canât cross the pillow line,â you explain to Jake, slipping beneath the covers on your side.
âWhy do we need halves all of a sudden?â Jake asks, throwing his towel over your desk chair. âWeâve never had halves like this when weâve laid in bed together.â
Your face flushes. âThatâs -- thatâs different.â
Jake raises his eyebrows. âIs it?â
You scowl. âMy house, my bedroom, my rules.â
Jake climbs into bed, making sure to keep to his side of the bed. âGoodnight, Y/N.â Jake gives you a sweet smile that disarms you completely.
âFuck it,â you groan. You grab the pillows -- that had taken a lot of time to set up -- and you throw them to the ground. âI do like to cuddle things when I sleep, Jake. And since I removed my plushies for you to fit, I guess you could be a good substitute.â
Jake grins with a glint in his eyes that tells you he doesnât believe your bluff. He opens his arms and you immediately curl up to his chest, your ear pressed to his chest, and there, you can hear his heartbeat. Itâs beating rapidly and you allow your delusions to take over.
âGoodnight, Y/N,â Jake says, his voice close to your ear.
âGoodnight, Jake,â you mumble back.
â-
âAre you sure I look okay?â You ask Jake nervously as you sit in his car. A week after winter break ended, Jake had told you his parents wanted to meet you, and no matter how desperately you wanted to say no, you agreed to join Jake for dinner this weekend. Youâre parked outside his parentsâ house. Itâs tall, and spiraling, and reminds you just how rich Jake was. Youâre fretting over your look as if Jake hasnât already complimented you a thousand times tonight.Â
âYou look beautiful, Y/N.â And, as always, Jakeâs words of affection make you blush.
âAlright,â you say, âletâs do this.â
Jake nods and squeezes your hand before letting go.
âRemember,â Jake says in a low voice as you walk up to the front door, gravel crunching beneath the uncomfortable high-heels Wonyoung shoved you into, âwe can leave. Whenever you want. We donât have to stick around for the entire night, Iâll make up an excuse if you want to leave, okay?â
You kiss Jakeâs cheek in lieu of a response.
Jake doesnât bother to knock on the door, he just pushes it open. A multitude of shoes sit in the foyer, and you turn to Jake who is helping you take off your coat. âHow big is this family dinner, exactly?â
Jake gives you a sheepish smile. âMy parents, uncles and aunts, and cousins. I donât know if Jaehyun will be here though.â
You canât help but feel sorely underprepared for this. Why didnât Jake let you know beforehand that you would be meeting his entire family? Your stomach rolls over at the thought, and you feel nausea wash over you. An uncomfortable itch appears in your throat -- no cough or clearing of a throat removes that itch as you walk from the foyer to the dining room where your demise awaits.
âYou didnât think to tell me?â You mumble to Jake, half anxious, half annoyed.
âIt slipped my mind,â Jake murmurs back and you withhold a scoff.
You canât help but feel intimidated as you enter the dining hall, gripping Jakeâs hand tightly. His aunts, uncles, cousins, and parents mill about the room, talking and laughing forcefully with each other. The atmosphere doesnât at all feel comfortable. Itâs a weird atmosphere, it feels tense and taut.
Hyunjae is the first to spot Jake. He breaks out into a grin and approaches Jake, a girl with dyed red hair follows behind, her eyes glued to her phone as she frowns. Next to you, Jake inhales sharply and his shoulders roll back like heâs prepared for an attack.
âJake,â Hyunjae greets, the smile not slipping from his face. He looks at you and his smile only grows. âY/N. What a pleasure to see you both here.â
âThe same canât be said for you,â Jake responds, his voice tight.
The red-headed girl finally looks up, pocketing her phone and taking a sip of her champagne. âJake,â her voice is soft, tinkling. You donât think youâve ever seen more perfect eyes, nose, and mouth on someone before. âWho are you?â She asks, out of pure curiosity. Her eyes shine and you try to search for some kind of double meaning.
âY/N L/N,â you answer, feeling your heart tremble beneath the eyes pinned to your face. âWho are you?â
The girl laughs. Itâs high and tinkling, like her voice. âIâm Francesa Choi, nice to meet you, Y/N.â
Jakeâs ex-girlfriend.
âJaeyun?â A voice calls out. You watch as an intimidating woman walks over to the group. Her eyes are piercing, and her hair is black as the night. It doesnât take much for you to realize this woman is Jakeâs mother. Lagging behind her is Jakeâs father. Pepper hair, creased lines on his forehead, and a frown. You wonder how Jake is able to be who he is with parents like these.
âThis must be the Y/N you talk highly of,â her eyes darted to you, and then back at Jake, like you werenât worth her time. You try to pry your hand from Jakeâs, but he only tightens his grip further. You're sure heâs cutting off blood to your hand.
Jakeâs father watches you silently. He doesnât say anything, remaining behind his wife as she does all the talking; all the commanding.
âAre you going to introduce us to her?â
Jake clears his throat. âMom, Dad, this is Y/N L/N, Y/N, this is my mom and dad.â
Your motherâs words echo around your head. âDoes he have any relations with Hana and Jaeho Sim? The CEO of Sim Corporations? I know how tough they can be. They were both forces to be reckoned with at college.â
Jakeâs mother -- Hana -- gives you a short nod. âNice to meet you, Y/N, I hope I get to know you well tonight.â
Not I hope we get to know each other well. You learn something about Hana Sim very early on. Sheâs the authorization figure of the Sim household. She expects you to tell her everything about you, and you get nothing in return.
Dinner is served, and with Jake to your left and his ex-girlfriend to your right, your nerves skyrocket. Jakeâs ex-girlfriend is pretty -- she even smells pretty. No wonder Jake dated her. As the conversation is passed around the table, you also learn Francesa Choi is smart. Sheâs pretty, smart, and confident. Itâs clear, by the way Hana praises and smiles at Francesa, that sheâs thoroughly beguiled by the girl.
When Hana Sims speaks to you, though, itâs dull. Hana appears to look bored as she decides to make conversation with you, and for the first time that night, the table falls silent. Every Sim wants to know about you, apparently.
âHow did you meet my son, Y/N?â Hana asks, picking up her wine glass.
âI told you how we met --â
âI want to hear her talk, Jaeyun,â Hana cuts off her son.
âWe meet at a party,â you respond, hands curling on your lap beneath the table. Your nails dig into your palms to keep you grounded. âIt was love at first sight.â
Any normal family would coo over love at first sight, but the Sim family only shares looks. Looks that are clearly laced with judgment. Beside you, Jake offers no help. He doesnât even reach out to rest his hand on your thigh. You feel alone.
âLove at first sight?â Hana muses. âSo, you love my son?â
It takes a lot of effort for you to breathe. Your chest feels heavy like thereâs something crushing it. You steal a glance at Jake and he doesnât look back, content with admiring his plate of food in front of him. Your heart pangs.
âYes,â you say, willing the nerves out of your voice. âI love Jake.â
Hana doesnât look impressed. âYouâve only been dating for a month.â Thatâs not a question -- itâs a statement. âHow could you fall in love that fast?â
âHeâs easy to love,â your response is almost instantaneous, your mouth working faster than your brain. Your response is honest. In a way. And that shocks and scares you.
Hana still doesnât look impressed. âTell me a bit about yourself, Y/N. Whatâs your major?â
âIâm Majoring in Linguistics. This is my first year.â Your nails dig deeper into your palms and Jake continues to offer no support.
âSo youâreâŚeighteen? Nineteen?â
âEighteen.â
Hana nods, reaching for her wine glass and taking a sip. The silence is suffocating. Just how nosey and judgmental was the Sim family?
âAnd your family?â Hana asks, âAny siblings?â
âI have a younger sister, Myeong.â
âAnd your parents?â
âMy dad passed away when I was three, so itâs just been my mom, me, and Myeong for as long as I can remember.â
Hanaâs eyes narrow. You gulp and your heart hammers away in your chest. You feel a bad omen circling the air. Whatever is said next will either be your downfall or finally impress Hana.
âDid your mom ever get remarried?â
You shake your head. âNo.â
Words tumble out of Hanaâs mouth, and it sounds like Korean. The ground gives out beneath your feet and your heart drops out of your body. You donât know Korean. Your mother never had the time to teach you, and she slowly lost her mother tongue. Your father died when you were young. You grew up feeling isolated, not really understanding where you fit in; you were Korean, but you didnât speak Korean, and youâve never been to Korea. But you had an American citizenship, so you were American, except you didnât look American.
âI -- I donât know Korean,â the words tumble out of your mouth -- the words were the bad omen you felt in the air moments ago.
If possible, the silence is louder than before.
âYouâre Korean,â Hana states, her voice a foreign emotion.
âMy mom and dad were first-generation immigrants,â you answer, your nails beginning to cut into your palm. âBut my dad died before he could teach me, and my mom was always busy with work.â
âHave you ever visited Korea?â
âNo,â you respond, Hanaâs eyes cutting into your bones.
âI pity you,â Hana says, her words sharp like claws. Her eyes dart to Jake, and this time her words sting. âI thought I taught you better.â
Jakeâs silence stings even more.
You were able to excuse yourself to the bathroom after dinner. You grip the edge of the sink and squeeze your eyes shut tightly, suddenly longing for the embrace of your mother. Hanaâs words, her eyes -- her everything has you a shuddering mess. Who knew someone could make simple words sound so cruel?
The door swings open and Francesa steps in. She smiles and steps up to the sink next to you, pulling out some lip glass from her handbag. You watch her as she applies another layer onto her lips.
âThat was a hard conversation to listen to,â Francesa says, her eyes meeting yours through the mirror.
âYeah,â you mumble, not really in the mood to talk.
âIt takes a lot to impress Hana.â
âClearly.â
Francesa pats your shoulder. âIâm sure you will find something to impress Hana with.â You donât know why but it sounds so condescending. âBut Iâm not surprised to see Jake hasnât changed.â Francesa laughs to herself, finding something funny.
âWhat are you laughing about?â You ask Francesa.
âWhen we were dating, I was exactly like you when meeting his family. He threw you in the deep end, didnât he? Told you were meeting his parents, but actually took you to a family dinner? And when his mother was grilling me, he was silent -- just like tonight.â Francesa sighs, turning to you. âHe doesnât have the guts to talk back to his parents. His older brother did, and thatâs why heâs not at family dinners anymore.â
âI just..â Francesa trails off. âI just hoped tonight would be different, you know? You and JakeâŚyou guys look happy and in love and I just thought that this would be the night where Jake finally speaks up and does something about the way his mother treats people.â
Francesa shakes her head, giving you a small smile. âItâs a shame your love couldnât change that.â
âWhy would I need to change Jake?â You ask, frowning.
âOh, Y/N.â Francesa sighs. âWhenever I would come for a family dinner, Jake would sit in silence and let Hana pick at me, probing me to reveal personal secrets and shame me for them. She wanted to mold me into the perfect wife for Jake. Whatever flaw I had, Hana would take it and cut it up into a thousand more flaws, throw it back at me, and tell me I had to fix them all or else I would never be good enough for her son. Dating Jake made me hate myself, and him, so we broke up.â
âYou cheated on him, though.â
âI did,â Francesa agrees easily.
âWhy?â
âHyunjaeâs nothing like Jake.â
The drive home is silent. Jake attempts to speak, but after his fifth try, he stops. Your mind was a mess, recounting Hanaâs sharp words, and Francesaâs story. Everything was a mess and you felt as if you never really knew Jake.
âY/N,â Jake tries again.
Youâre sitting in his car, outside your dorm. You donât move to leave the car. You should probably confront the tense air before it gets worse the longer you continue to ignore it. You turn to Jake, trying to keep your emotions under lock.
âJake,â you respond. âI think we need some space. Just for a few days.â
Jake looks confused. âWhat do you mean, Y/N?â
âWhat do you mean?â Your voice is filled with rage you didnât know you had. Watching Jake shift away, regret fills you. âSorry, Jake. Sorry.â You look away, out the front window, and this time the tears come without warning. When you look back at Jake, youâre crying silently, the hurt inflicted by Hana filling up the space where your heart used to sit.
âIf you canât tell your mother to shut the fuck up and stop prying into my personal life, then we canât be friends, Jake. Your silence really hurt me tonight.â
Jakeâs mouth opens and closes. He doesnât know what to say, and for some reason, that hurts you.
âYou didnât -- you didnât even offer support, like a hand on my thigh, or a hand to hold. You left me -- you left me alone tonight, Jake.â
âIâm sorry,â Jake says, but he doesnât even look like he means it. Heâs still confused.
âJust -- just donât talk to me for a couple of days. Unless we need to act like a couple for some stupid event.â
âY/N --â
You smile sadly at Jake. âJake, youâre meant to be in love with me. Your silence at dinner told a different story.â
You climb out of the car, close the passenger door, and walk away from Jake.
â-
Three days. You havenât spoken to Jake in three days. Youâve kept yourself distracted by hanging out with Wonyoung and your friends and actually completing your assignments before the deadline, and handing them in once the submissions open.
Deciding to give yourself a break, you take this chance to check your phone. Youngeun had sent you something on Instagram, and so you pause the game you were playing with Rei and check Youngeunâs messages. She had sent you someoneâs story. Clicking on it, you watch the story and your stomach turns over. It was Jake with Francesa.
Normally, you arenât one for presumptions and letting miscommunication get in between your relationships with those close to you, but when it comes to Jake, you canât help but get insecure. Heâs rich, heâs popular, heâs handsome. He can have anyone he wants, and yet there you were, faking dating him. And yet, there you were, falling in love with him.
Love. That word strikes you across your face. Love. Since when were you in love with Jake?
You recall the sudden development you felt over Winter break; you like Jake. And not in a fake way. You truly like Jake and itâs messing with your brain. You canât handle Jakeâs gentle touches and kind words, and you canât handle his kisses and flirtatious remarks. This fake relationship is driving you insane and soon you feel like youâll snap. You fear what the consequences would be when that day comes.Â
But when did love come into play?
The overwhelming emotions of love and like terrorize you. You click off the story where Francesa and Jake were sharing giggles and you leave Youngeun on seen. Nausea washes over you. Maybe this temporary space needs to be a permanent space.
You excuse yourself from your group of friends and walk back to your dorm. The chilly wind whips through the air and seeps through your hoodie, chilling you to the bone. Maybe you shouldnât get too ahead of yourself, maybe you need to give Jake the chance to explain himself. Maybe you were just overreacting. Yes, Jake had let his mother embarrass you in front of his relatives, but that shouldnât define who he is as a person. Right? Yes, Jake was hanging out with his ex-girlfriend who cheated on him, but nothing is happening between them. Right?
Your head begins to spin.
You stumble into the dorm and crash into Ricky. âY/N!â The platinum blond exclaims, âI was just looking for you. Someone is here to see you.â
Immediately, you think of Jake. Has Jake finally realized what he did wrong three nights ago? Has Jake realized he loves you the way you love him? âReally?â
Ricky nods his head. âTheyâre in the common space.â
âThanks Ricky,â you brush past the boy and with eager footsteps, you step into the common space -- only to falter.
Jakeâs mother stands in the center of the room. Your heart stops and your breath catches.
âMrs. Sim?â
The raven-haired woman turns at the sound of you calling her. She smiles, but it doesnât reach her eyes. âY/N,â she steps over to you. âNice to see you again.â You knew these were false pleasantries. âHow is college going?â
âItâs going well,â you respond stiffly. âJake isnât with me.â
Mrs. Sim chuckles. âOh, Iâm not here for my son.â Her eyes pin you to the spot. âIâm here to see you, Y/N. I value my sonâs partners highly, and I think we should have a talk.â She gestures to the couch behind you. âShall we sit?â
Hesitantly, you sit on the couch. Mrs. Sim relaxes in the spot next to you, and she pulls a white envelope out of her handbag and passes it over to you. âY/N, Iâll be honest. I donât think youâre right for my son.â
âWhat?â You draw your eyes away from the white envelope you were holding. âIâm notâŚright?â
âKorean heritage is valued highly in our family --â
âIâm Korean, Mrs. Sim.â
âBut you cannot speak Korean.â
âBut I can learn!â You refute.
Mrs. Sim raises her hand, silencing you. âThere is more, of course. I just simply donât think you and Jake will last. I am only saving you from heartbreak.â
âMrs. Sim, Iâm sorry but you donât get to --â
âYou feel as though you donât belong in Jakeâs world, Y/N. Am I correct?â Mrs. Simâs eyes are narrowed as she addresses you, her voice one that commands to be listened to.
That is something you canât refute. Itâs something that had been bubbling up within you ever since that dinner -- ever since you realized just how rich Jake was. He lived and existed in a higher society you will never understand. In a society you can only dream of existing within. You donât get the rules, and you donât understand how to present yourself in that rich society Jake is ingrained in. You feel so out of place, and youâve only attended a family dinner.
âWith time, I think I can feel comfortable --â
âY/N. You are not fit for my son. You should break up with him.â
You scoff. âWhat makes you think I would break up with Jake? I love him.â
Mrs. Sim sighs. âBut does he love you? At dinner, it didnât seem like he did. My son was more than happy to let you embarrass yourself.â
âEmbarrass myself? That was -- that was your fault--â
âIn that envelope is money. You should open it.â
You open it. Itâs a check. Your eyes widen at the amount of money scrolled on the check. âWhat--whatâs this for?â
âBreak up with Jake and that money is yours.â
âI donât -- I donât want your money.â You throw the envelope on the ground. âIâm not cheap, Mrs. Sim.â
Mrs. Sim stands from the couch and brushes off her dress. âI have said what I wanted to say. I can only hope you listen to me, Y/N, and realize that you will never be the one for Jake, no matter what he says, or what you tell yourself.â
âJake is his own person. He is twenty. He can make decisions for himself. Why are you still controlling him?â
Mrs. Sim glances over her shoulder. âMy son is still green when it comes to the world. He does not know what is best for him because I sheltered him from the real world growing up.â
âHe can make decisions for himself,â you repeat.
Mrs. Sim walks away.
A few hours later, with help of Wonyoungâs stalking skills and social connections, you find yourself back on Greek Row, and outside a frat house that was famous across campus because of their end-of-exams parties. Jake was at this party tonight with the rest of Enhypen.
Wonyoung was already chatting up some older college student and you head inside the frat yourself. It was already packed, horny and sweaty bodies pushing up against each other, and the smell of weed hangs suspended in the air. You start looking for Jake, and you immediately head for the back porch. You donât find Jake there, however you find Sunghoon and Heeseung setting up a new game of beer pong. âSunghoon! Heeseung!â You call out, rushing toward them. âWhereâs Jake?â
Sunghoon beams at you. âY/N! Hey! Jake took Sunoo to the bathroom. Heâs wasted.â
âAwesome! Thanks!â You dash back into the house and climb the stairs, hoping there was a bathroom on the second floor of this frat. Pushing open every door, you only find bedrooms with two, or three people, making out on the beds. With apology after apology, your search for Jake and Sunoo and a bathroom is futile.
Then, a door at the end of the hall opens and out spills Jake and Sunoo. Your heart leaps in your chest, and you canât tell if itâs in excitement or nervousness for whatâs about to happen. âJake!â You shout.
Jake perks up hearing your voice, and his lips break out into a massive grin. He abandons Sunooâs side and rushes up to you, wrapping you in a warm hug. He sloppily kisses your cheek. âY/N!â He was tipsy. âI missed you so much.â He holds you tighter and nuzzles his face in your neck.
This was going to be hard.
âJake,â you say softly. âWe need to talk.â
â-
You and Jake were sitting at a bus shelter near the frat house throwing the party. Your leg shakes as you work up the courage to end the fake relationship you have with Jake. You donât know why you were hesitating all of a sudden. Why were you afraid of ending this relationship with Jake?
âJake,â you start softly. âI think -- I think.â You inhale. You can do this. You can spit it out. âI think we should end the fake relationship.â
âHuh?â Jake tilts his head to the side. He really is a puppy.
âJake. We need to break up. Or whatever.â
Jakeâs eyes widen. âBreak up? Why?â
This was the hard part. Youâve never dated someone so youâve never experienced a break up before. How were you supposed to do this? How were you supposed to tell Jake to never contact you again because you don't fit in his world? You donât fit beside him?
âIâm calling this whole agreement off,â you rephrase. You arenât sure if this is an actual break up if you were never in a real relationship in the first place.
âWhy?â Jake asks, and he looks sober. âWe donât have that much longer left.â
âI just feel like I did what you needed me to do. I stayed your girlfriend long enough to meet your parents. Now, it just feels pointless to keep this whole agreement going. Iâll transfer you back the money, and you can stop driving me around everywhere.â
âY/N,â Jake says gently. He reaches for your hand and you retract it, dismissing the hurt on his face.
The thing about love; you donât understand it. Youâve never understood love because youâve never been in love. Itâs confusing and tricky. Why does your heart beat a certain way around Jake, and not anybody else? You love your friends, sure, but itâs a different love to the one you feel with Jake. Love is weird, and confusing, and tricky, and unforgiving. You feel naive at the hands of love because it makes everything you thought you understood, more complex and hard to understand.
You used to know the difference between like and love and now youâre not so sure anymore.
You used to find love confusing, but now itâs complex with more instructions written in the fine print you never read in the first place. When your heart begins to beat a different tune, everything in you changes; how you behave, how you talk, how you dress, and how you look. Love changes you. For better or for worse.
âJake, I donât think we should stay friends after,â you admit, standing from the seat. The lamplight next to the bus shelter flickers slightly. A strong wind picks up and whips your hair into your face. Jake doesnât move an inch, hurt and confusion plastered all over his face. âWeâre two different people from two different families. We wouldâve never worked out, no matter how badly I wanted this to be real.â The confession slips from your lips without a warning.
Jake looks anguished and he tries to reach for you again. You take a step back and the wind blows more harshly, rattling the bus shelter. âJake. I donât fit in with you. Or your family. I donât fit in the world youâre living in.â
Jake tries to interrupt but you donât let him. âIt hurt me that night, when you offered no support, when you barraged me with your family dinner. I was underprepared, Jake, and I was left humiliated as your mother ripped my life apart in front of your relatives who I really wanted to impress no matter if they donât hold value in your life.â
âJake, I really, really like you.â You donât understand the difference between like and love. Maybe you never will. Maybe you just really like Jake. âBut weâd never work if this became real because right now, itâs fake, and I feelâŚâ You shrug, unable to form a coherent sentence. âItâs just messing with me. And the dinner --â
âIt was my mom, Y/N,â Jake interrupts, finally finding his voice. âYou know how she is.â
âSheâs manipulative and controlling. You told me yourself Jake,â you shoot back. âAnd Iâm not looking for a fight Jake, I just think itâs time you actually put actions to your words. She shouldnât still control your life. Youâre twenty. Not sixteen.â
âY/N --â
âYour mother humiliated me, Jake. She made me feel stupid for not knowing Korean.â Tears well in your eyes. âAnd you know whatâs even stupider? She didnât even believe for a second that you loved me. Your silence really spoke a thousand words, Jake. And not just for me.â
Jake sighs and glances away and towards the party that was happening behind him. âIs this because of the Instagram story Fran posted of us?â
You shake your head, bitterness spilling across your tongue. âNo. I know you donât like her like that, Jake. I mean, for a moment I was jealous but then I remembered she cheated on you and I know youâre better than that, Jake. And then I remembered, you didnât tell me what âfamily dinnerâ actually meant, and then you let your mother humiliate me in front of, pretty much, your entire family, and youâre still acting like you did nothing wrong when all I wanted was your support. Is that too much to ask for? I really tried to sell this relationship, Jake, but your mother saw right through us because of your silence.â
Jake drops his head, âIâm sorry, Y/N.â
You huff and the first tear drops. âYour family is really shitty, Jake.â
âI know.âÂ
âAnd you can be better than them.â
âI know.âÂ
âI really wished I didnât feel so alone during that dinner.âÂ
Jake raises his head. He looks pitiful. âIâm sorry, Y/N.âÂ
âDonât contact me, Jake, weâre done.âÂ
Jake physically recoils at your words. âY/N --âÂ
âI hope Iâm able to get over you, Jake. I really hope I am.â You step away from Jake, and above you, lightning crackles through the sky. âI had a nice time with you, Jake.âÂ
Jake lets you go as thunder booms overhead.Â
â-
âDo you think I was overreacting?â You ask Wonyoung as you lie on your bed. Itâs been a week since you last saw or heard from Jake and as much as you wish you didnât, all you could think about was Jake. How stupid, immature, and hypocritical of you. âMaybe I was. Maybe it wasnât that deep.âÂ
Wonyoung hums. âNo. I think you did good. You know what you want in a relationship, Y/N. You want someone who can stand up for you against his parents. Your reaction was valid.âÂ
You roll over in your bed and face Wonyoung who was probably texting Sunghoon as she lay on her own bed across from you. âI miss him,â you admit softly and then promptly shove your face in your pillow to scream. âBut I hate him for what he did -- but I really really miss him.âÂ
âYou liked him a lot, Y/N,â Wonyoung says gently. âOf course youâll miss him.âÂ
You roll onto your back again and stare at the ceiling. âHe was nice to me. And kind. And thoughtful, and he was funny and charming and so polite and he made me feel warm and safe and comfortable and --â You look at Wonyoung who was smiling at you, her phone discarded. âI think I almost fell in love with him.âÂ
âI think he almost fell in love with you too,â Wonyoung says.Â
You shake your head. âI donât know about that.âÂ
Wonyoung checks the time on her phone and gasps, leaping off her bed. âFuck. Itâs so late. I need to get going for my lecture. Do you want me to buy anything when Iâm walking back?â
âChocolate milk?â You ask Wonyoung. âI think I need chocolate milk.âÂ
Wonyoung smiles and pats your shoulder. âOf course.âÂ
You lie in bed for the rest of the day, thinking over your relationship with Jake. You hate to admit it, but to you, for the most part, the relationship felt real -- especially when Jake joined your family during Christmas. Nothing felt more real than you curled up on Jakeâs lap, sharing laughter and trading jokes.Â
âHey Wonyoung,â you ask a few hours later, after sheâs returned with your chocolate milk. (The bottle is now empty as it lies at the foot of your bed.) âDo you think I was a bit too naive in the relationship? Sure, weâre only two years apart, but our maturity is probably ten years apart. Was I asking for too much?â
Wonyoung shakes her head. âYou werenât asking for too much. Jake was just giving too little. He wasnât providing you with the emotional support a relationship needs.âÂ
âBut when we were alone,â you say quietly, âhe did. He comforted me. He told me reassuring words and made me feel wanted. I donât know why he did what he did at dinner. Clearly thatâs a can Iâll never have the privilege of popping open or asking about.â Sighing, you squeeze your stuffed toy dog closer to your chest. âBut I do think I was naive. I fell too fast for Jake. I am only eighteen, after all.âÂ
âYou fell first but he fell harder,â Wonyoung says.Â
âYou think so?â
âI know so.âÂ
You shut your eyes and sigh again. âWhen I think of Jake, I think of him spending Christmas with me and my family. Heâs justâŚso happy. So fucking happy. And it makes me feel happy. See? I fell too fast, and too deep, and now I donât know if Iâll ever get over him.âÂ
Wonyoung laughs softly. âAnd why do you think he felt happy, Y/N?â
A light blush tints your cheeks. âI like to imagine he felt happy because he was with me.â
â-
Exam season creeps up on you fast, and to deal with your stress you start going out on runs -- like right now. With loud Olivia Rodrigo blasting through your airpods, you jog down the sidewalk of a quiet suburban street. Since summer is near, the sun burns brighter and sweat easily soaks you.Â
On this run, you bump into Riki.Â
âRiki!â You exclaim in surprise when you spot the familiar boy walking towards the nearby park that houses a baseball diamond. Heâs carrying his overstuffed baseball bag and has headphones on, but at the sound of your voice, he whirls around and tugs them off.Â
âY/N,â he responds, his voice smooth and neutral. âWanna play baseball?â
So, you find yourself pitching to Riki and retrieving the balls he hits out into the field, deja vu washing over you. He doesnât speak to you until the end. Concern that youâve angered him washes over you as you watch him take a long sip of water from his water bottle.Â
âIâm not mad at you,â Riki says, wiping his forehead with a towel. âSo can you stop looking at me like that?â
âSorry,â you mumble, blushing.Â
âIf anything, Iâm glad you broke up with Jake.â
You gape at the younger boy and watch him back up his stuff. âWhat?âÂ
âHe needed this wake up call. He has so much personal shit going on in his life that he never had the balls to face, and I guess whatever you said to him when you broke up with him really slapped him awake. Iâve never seen Jake this happy, or appear this light, yâknow? Like before, it felt like he was dragging this dead weight around with him but ever since he cut off his family and dealt with personal issues, itâs like that dead weight is gone.â Riki harshly shoves his baseball glove into his overflowing bag.Â
âI mean, you know Jake is emotionally constipated in a way.âÂ
You snort. âAinât that the truth. We would only brush the surface level of hisâŚchildhood trauma. He would tell me measly things -- like how his parents never had time for him, and how his mother was extremely controlling and his father was demanding, but thatâs all. We never, like, actually talked about his feelings.âÂ
Riki nods his head, picking up his bat and swinging it through the air. âJakeâs actually talking about his feelings now, by the way. Heâs been talking to his brother more recently and finally caved into Jayâs nagging and booked a therapy appointment.âÂ
âOh wow,â your eyes widened. âTherapy?âÂ
Riki nods his head. âHe wants to get better.â The look Riki gives you says everything.Â
Running back home, your steps feel lighter. Youâre able to study with a clear mind and when you exit the exam halls you feel as if you just aced all those tests. You donât know why, but knowing that Jake is working towards a better self, makes you feel happy. Youâre glad Jake is working on himself, and has support all around him. You feel the urge to reach out to him, but you fight it away by keeping yourself occupied by hanging out with Wonyoung and your friends.Â
You occasionally run into Riki and Heeseung while out on your runs. They keep you updated on Jake, letting you know how heâs doing and what heâs doing. Itâs nice to still be in touch with Jakeâs friends, itâs nice to see that they donât resent you for breaking up with Jake. Jay reaches out to you once, inviting you to his birthday party. You turn down the invitation and Jay says he understands. Then, he thanks you for taking care of Jake.Â
Your pride holds you back from unblocking Jake on Instagram so you create a burner account solely to keep yourself updated on Jakeâs whereabouts during summer break. He takes Heeseung, Jay, Sunghoon, Sunoo, Jungwon, and Riki back to Milan, Italy where they shop at Prada, eat tons of pasta and pizza, and get drunk on Italian wine. Based on the stories they post, the Milan trip was quite eventful.Â
The start of your second year approaches quickly and you still havenât reached out to Jake yet. Youâve unblocked his number and drafted up a few text messages asking Jake if he wants to talk, or meet up, but youâve never had the guts to send them. Youâre afraid of the outcome, youâre afraid of finding out that Jake never wants to see you again, but youâd understand if Jake requests that.Â
Itâs the last day before you move back into the dormitory. Youâre lounging on the couch with Myeong who is watching Crazy Rich Asians while she paints her toes. Youâre laser focused on your phone, struggling to come up with a text to send to Jake. You really want to see him again.Â
Someone knocks on your door.
âIâll get it,â you tell Myeong, gladly distracting yourself from the daunting task you assigned yourself. Dressed in old, short, denim shorts, and a ratty old t-shirt that boasts Disneylandâs 50th Anniversary, you open the door. âHi--âÂ
Jake stands on your doorstep, holding a bouquet of red roses. His hair is slicked back. Heâs wearing a white blouse thatâs been paired with black slacks. He looks breathtaking. Literally. You canât breathe.Â
âY/N,â Jake smiles gently, and holds out the bouquet for you to take. âYou look beautiful.âÂ
You snort, still unable to move.Â
âDon't leave me hanging, Y/N,â Jake says.Â
âWhat are you doing here, Jake?â You finally find your voice, and your arm reaches out to take hold of the rose bouquet.Â
âIâve done a lot of thinking,â Jake admits. âAnd a lot of that thinking has been about you.âÂ
You stare at Jake, wide-eyed, and if you were able to see yourself, thereâs probably stars in your eyes. You grip the rose bouquet tighter. âYouâve been thinking? About me?âÂ
Jake nods his head. âAbout you. And our time together. And I realized that if we had spent more time together, I would have fallen in love with you.âÂ
You feel faint. âOh, wow.â Your mouth feels dry, and itâs hard to breathe.Â
âYouâre very lovable, Y/N,â Jakeâs smile is just as bright as the sun, and his eyes hold galaxies that are far prettier than the one youâre existing in. âAnd Iâm sorry for making you feel alone. Friends or dating, I should never let someone feel like that. Iâm sorry for not standing up for you.âÂ
âItâs okay, Jake,â you laugh off the insanity youâre feeling. âIâm over it. Really.âÂ
âIâm sorry for hurting you, Y/N.â
You smile softly, raising the roses to your nose. âItâs okay, Jake.âÂ
Jake nods his head. âAlright. Cool. Iâm -- Iâm glad.â He looks up at the sky, with tense shoulders, and closes his eyes. He looks unsure of himself and you let out a small, amused giggle. Jake glances back at you, and everything in him relaxes. He inhales deeply. âSo, I was wondering, Y/N, if youâd like to go out with me. Tonight. On a real date.âÂ
Itâs silent for a long time.Â
âYou can say no --â
âYouâre a very hard person to get over, Jake,â you admit.Â
âI am?â
You nod your head. âI think itâs stupid how you still occupy my heart.âÂ
âItâs stupid?â
You smile. âVery stupid. But thatâs okay, because it makes me stupidly in love with you.âÂ
âOh.âÂ
âGive me fifteen minutes. Myeongâs watching Crazy Rich Asians, so you can keep her company while I get changed and --â
Jake cuts you off with a kiss. His lips are warm against yours. When he draws away, his eyes are like molten honey. Itâs like heâs melting right in front of you, love oozing from every inch of skin that you can see. âSorry,â Jake flushes. âI couldnât help myself. You look really cute, Y/N.âÂ
You draw Jake back in for another kiss.Â
#enhypen#enhypen x reader#enhypen x you#enhypen jake#enhypen fluff#enhypen angst#enhypen imagine#enhypen imagines#enhypen au#sim jaeyun#sim jake#love me like you#jake sim#enhypen x female reader#enhypen x y/n
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Absolute crackfic, please. Legendâs s/o meets the tree that he got engaged to that one time.
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Oh my goodness- yes. Why not? XD
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You walked through the forest with your boyfriend, hand in hand, on a peaceful and quiet afternoon. You weren't needed anywhere any time soon and the day was too pleasant to not enjoy it while you could.
No words were exchanged between the two of you.
It was a simple walk for the sake of just enjoying the company and enjoying the weather.
"Hey! Honey! I see you!"
Link freezes in his tracks you can see the blood drain from his face. He gets as white as sheet. You'd think he'd saw a ghost.
"Oh no."
"What is it?" You ask innocently. You start to look around, looking for the owner of the voice that no doubt called out to you. At you think they were calling out to you. You don't see any other people nearby. "Do you know that voice, Link?"
"Yes, keep walking." He tries to pull you along before you can find out who's talking.
"My love! Don't leave me! You never came back! Is this how you treat your fiancĂŠ?"
Now you dig your heels in. "Excuse me?"
Link- if possible- pales even harder and flinches. "It's not what you think."
"So you know this person?" You struggle to keep your tone even. "So what is it exactly?"
"Link!! My love! Come to me!"
You grit your teeth and turn on your heel, ready to leave to either fight someone or just go home.
"Wait!" Link grabs you and groans loudly. "I swear I can explain, just promise not to laugh. I thought I escaped this."
"I'm sorry?" You bite your tongue and raise a cool eyebrow.
He sighs and hang his head. "This way."
He leads you through the forest, off of the path and through the forest. You notice that seems to know the way very well. But you still don't see the one who's been calling out to you. Strange.
"Link! My love! Finally."
"Oh my-"
A tree. It's a tree.
"Link! The love of my life!" The tree cries. "I missed you so much! We have to plan the wedding and invite guests there's so much to do!"
Slowly, you turn your head to Link.
He looks like he would much rather be anywhere other than here. He tries to sneak a glance at you, notices you looking at him and flinches. 'I'm sorry', he mouths.
"You even brought a friend!" The tree cries. "How wonderful! I'm so happy to meet you! I am Link's fiancĂŠ."
You clear you throat, feeling you whole tirade be thrown out the window. At first you thought it was something serious that was about to ruin your relationship, but now you see why Link was so adamant on avoiding this.
"I...see." You find yourself saying. "I wasn't aware he had a fiancĂŠ."
"No?!" The tree is outraged. Then it huffs. "I can't believe it! After so many years, I would have thought he would have treated me kinder."
You nod solemnly. "Truly a travesty."
Link clenches his jaw and wills the fluster off of his face. "I'm sorry. It... wasn't my intention to stay away for so long."
"You better be sorry-!"
"Link." You cough and you try to send him the most bizarre look on your face because what on earth is this?
He bite his lip and shrugs unhelpfully. "....I was 12?"
"Twelve!?"
"Twelve? Yes! Twelve! We should have twelve saplings! What a lovely idea, Lovely Link!"
You snort and cover your mouth with your hand as quickly as you can. Link resigns to covering his entire face.
You're going to never let this go.
#linked universe#linkeduniverse#linked universe x reader#lu x reader#lu legend#I've have not done the needed research for this post or for this prompt#don't come at me too hard for any inaccuracies
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plotline: âryomen sukuna invites you to his chambers to bathe with him.â
cw: gn!reader , nudity , suggestive , sexual tension , sukuna is obviously harsh but not as much , minor fluff , degrading pet name(s) , hints at sukuna lactating but not explicitly stated , he has two cocks , not proofread , a very short oneshot so please read slow
as you walked to the bathroom of your king's chambers, you couldn't help but feel almost nervous. urame had informed you that sukuna was requesting of you immediately (likely for you to wash himâwhich wasn't an issue in itself), but you were always anxious to be around him. he was a very threatening being and just had that...unsettling aura? either way, he hasn't killed you yet! maybe he isn't too bad.
when you made it there, the bath was already set up, and he was inside the waterâshirtless and crossing his arms. the bubbles were just barely covering his pecs, and the opened bottle of lavender on the counter explained the smell. the mirror was slowly starting to fog up, and the air already felt steamy.
âi waited a long time, brat. don't let it happen again.â his voice snapped you out of your dazeâlost in thought when the sweet smell hit your nose.
âr-right, my lord. should i start with your hair?â you were already grabbing for the cinnamon-scented shampoo bottle, his personal favorite, but his voice cutting in stopped youâ
âstrip.â
â..excuse me?â your voice became meek and you couldn't help but stand frozen.
âyou will bathe with me. immediately.â now, you did find your king...easy on the eyes, but he'd never pursued you. you didn't think there would ever be something between you both.
a refusal would likely result in death. you've also been working down to the bone recently, and the hot water would do numbers. â..of course, my king.â
you were still shyâno denying that. all four of his eyes were on you, and you hated to be judged.
âyou're wasting my time. i'll look away if i must.â
âi'm sorry!â you eeped, taking your clothes off piece by piece. your hands shook more than they should've when you pulled your undergarments off.
you slowly got into the water and sunk down until it stopped at your neck. it felt hot, but not scalding. you sighed softly as your muscles relaxed. he noticed, but only tsked.
you got to work, considering this would've been your third mistake of the evening. he knew when his servants were unloyal or complete slackers. he never hesitated to take their lives, either.
poring a glob of shampoo onto your hand, you moved an inch closer to reach his head and gently scrub it into his scalp. he didn't scold you for it, but you saw his adam's apple bob.
daring to strike up a conversation to lighten the tense mood, you thought of the first question that came to mind. âhow was your day, my lord?â
âfine.â when you accidentally moved a little too close to his lower half, he held your hip in place with one of his burly arms. you never really got to see how toned he was until now. and in such an intimate situation, too.
when you finished washing his hair, you grabbed his body scrub and applied body wash to it. he didn't take his eyes off of you or your body the entire time, but was quiet for the most of it. you were especially careful of his nipplesâa very sensitive part of his body he warned you of.
he knew you were one of the gentlest of his servants. you treated him like you enjoyed serving him and not because you were forced to. everyone other than urame feared him, but you saw him as something more. he didn't know why he enjoyed your company but was annoyed by anyone else's.
you tried not to blush when it came down to his legs, calves, andâ
âtell me, brat. am i foolish?â
âf-foolish? of course not, my king. why do you ask?â
he didn't answer, only giving you a 'hm' of acknowledgement before letting you contiue. he didn't ask many questions, so it came as a shock.
foolish for liking a mere human, he might've said, but he'd never admit it. it was simply a thought.
the rest of the evening was quiet. you helped lord sukuna rinse and dry himâremaining professional and not letting your eyes drift lower and lower. though, out of your peripheral vision, it looked like he had two. two sets of eyes, arms, and even his...
you would've gawked if you weren't holding your breath and biting your lip to stiffle the noise that threatened to come out. your heart raced at the intrusive thought of them being in you. would it even fit? probably not, but that made it all the more arousing.
ânext time, do not keep me waiting.â
next time?
this didn't come out as good as i wanted it to since i've never wrote for sukuna, so i might rewrite it to add more detail and word-length it if i have the time.
part two at 500 likes guys!! (*â§ââŚ)ďž (so basically never)
#jjk#jujutsu kaisen#x reader#jjk x reader#jjk x y/n#ryomen sukuna#ryomen x reader#jujutsu kaisen ryomen#jjk ryomen#sukuna ryomen smut#sukuna#sukuna smut#haha dont read into this#i hardly like the guy give me a break
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Sorry for the long ask! I don't know if you are still okay with fancomic type things but i made one, because i really appreciate yours. Im also not too familiar with IDs so I hope i did it right. But I based red on a little of my own experience with gender identity and a little on what articles I've seen/how people treat detransitioners, im definitely not the most politically educated though, so let me know if this is in any way harmful.
[ID: Four panel comic with crudely drawn stick figures based in the pills that make you green universe.
Panel 1: Two characters are seen talking. One of them is a slightly desaturated red person with a blue bandana around their neck, and the other one is a grayscale stickfigure with a bookbag. Another grayscale figure is hiding behind a bush off to the side.
Red: "I liked being red a lot, but I've realized that I don't really know what I want to be, and I don't like being called anything specific. Red is my favorite color, but I don't always want to be red. Sometimes, I want to be blue or purple. But pursuing the pills for my whims isn't exactly affordable for me, so I'd rather be decisive about that kind of thing. So I've decided to just desaturate. I realized I can just wear whatever color clothes I want, and it won't make me less pretty if I don't have the same color chromatic skin."
Grayscale with bookbag: "Oh, okay, that's cool. What should I call you now?"
Panel 2: Zoom in on red with their arms out to their side, explaining.
Red: "I don't really care. You can still call me red, because I'm used to it, and I like the name, but others might call me grayscale and that's not wrong either. So, whatever works for you works for me too."
Grayscale with bookbag: "Okay, thank you for telling me, Red."
Panel 3: The grayscale person behind the bush jumps out and points at the other two. Red has their hands over their mouth and is visibly stressed, and their friend with the bookbag has put a hand on their shoulder reassuringly.
Grayscale by the bush: "There!"
Red: "Huh?"
Grayscale by the bush: "You admit that becoming chromatic is a waste of our tax money and medical resources when people can change their minds easily, or just wear clothes!"
Red: "That's not what I was saying at all, oh no."
Panel 4: Bush Grayscale has their arms up and is passionately yelling as the other two characters walk away.
Grayscale by the bush: "I'm going to use you as an example for why transition isn't regulated or restricted enough!"
Red, crying: "Oh no, oh no, what have I done?"
Grayscale with bookbag: "It's not your fault, let's get out of here."
End ID.]
pretty good, commentary on the misrepresentation of detransitioners is great
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Fraying Hearstrings
we were so beautiful, we were so tragic
The saying goes that time heals all wounds, yet with every tick of the clock, it feels like the cuts in your heart become shallower while the pain only burrows deeper.
âThat was so embarrassing. Why would you do that?â Jaehyun's voice slices through the tension in the room, sharp and unforgiving, as he tosses his things onto the sofa, hastily following after you. His hair is disheveled, the stress showing in the wrinkles of his crumpled dress shirt.
âEmbarrassing? Really, Jaehyun?" you snap, turning to face him. Your finger jabs into his chest before his hand grips your wrist with a force thatâs all too unfamiliar. You flinch, momentarily stunned by the person in front of youâyour husband, or at least, the man who used to be.
âYes! You were embarrassing,â he seethes, shoving your arm away. âThrowing a tantrum like some kid who didnât get their way? In front of my colleagues, my bossâGod! Do you ever think before pulling stunts like that?â
He scoffs, letting his gaze rake over your tear-streaked face with a disdain that cuts deeper than any words.
âOr were you too busy trying to prove you were ârightâ with your baseless accusations?â
A bitter laugh escapes you, disbelief spreading across your features. You cross your arms, trying to shield yourself from the hurt threatening to spill out. "Baseless? Are you kidding me, Jaehyun? I saw you, with another woman, sitting on your lap!"
"Keep your voice down. The kids are asleep!"
You scoff, voice trembling with both rage and heartbreak. "Now you care about the kids? After everything, you suddenly care about them? Is it because you're scared they'll realize their parents' marriage is a farce, that itâs not as perfect as we pretend it is? Or is it because youâre scared theyâll figure out their fatherâs a lying, cheating bastard?â
You stand there, the air thick with tension, your heart pounding as Jaehyunâs expression shifts from anger to something almost unreadable. For a moment, it seems like he might say somethingâapologize, perhaps, or at least try to explain himself. But instead, he just runs a hand through his hair, frustration etched into his features.
âLook, can we justââ he starts, but the words die on his lips when you shake your head, the gravity of the situation pulling you further from him.
âNo,â you reply, your voice steadier than you feel. âYou donât get to just brush this off. I canât believe youâd think Iâd let it slide after what I saw.â
He opens his mouth to argue, but you hold up your hand, cutting him off. âI deserve better than this, Jaehyun. Better than to be treated like a fool. Youâve made your choice.â
His eyes flash with something that looks like guilt, and for a brief moment, it feels like youâre peering into the depths of his soul. But then he masks it with defiance. âYouâre overreacting. You donât know the whole story!â
âThen tell me!â you challenge, desperation creeping into your voice. âWhat could possibly justify you sitting with another woman like that?â
He falters, his bravado slipping as he grapples with his own defense. âIt wasnât what you think. She was justââ
âJust what?â You interject, your voice rising with frustration. âJust a friend? Just work-related? Iâm done with the excuses!â
Jaehyunâs shoulders tense, his anger flaring again. âYou think you can just accuse me and then walk away? This is ridiculous!â
âRidiculous? Youâre the one who was caught! Youâre the one who made a fool out of me!âÂ
The room crackles with tension, each word throwing more fuel on the fire. âMaybe you should have thought about that before you made such a scene!â He shoots back, his voice rising.
âMaybe I wouldnât have to if you werenât so careless!â You yell, frustration boiling over. âYouâve turned this marriage into a joke, and Iâm sick of it!â
He scoffs, shaking his head. âYou think I wanted this? You think I wanted to be here fighting with you? Maybe weâre just better off apart!â
The words hang in the air, sharp and stinging. You freeze, your heart racing at the sudden clarity in his statement.Â
âAre you serious right now?â You demand, disbelief etched on your face.
âYeah, I am!â He snaps back, anger and hurt twisting his features. âMaybe weâre just tired of trying to fix something thatâs already broken!â
A bitter silence follows, the realization settling in like a heavy weight. You look at him, eyes blazing, and for the first time, you see how worn down he truly is.Â
âFine,â you say, voice trembling with emotion. âIf thatâs how you feel, then maybe we should just stop fighting it.â
âMaybe we should,â He replies, his voice cold and distant.
With that, the air between you shifts, the warmth of your connection replaced by a chilling reality. You turn away, tears threatening to spill as you grapple with the decision that has emerged from the chaos. This fight may have revealed the truth you both have been too afraid to confront: itâs time to let go.
#nct 127#nct#jeong jaehyun#jeong yunho#jung jaehyun#jung yoonoh#jung yuno#jeong yuno#nct fanfic#nct scenarios#nct angst#nct fanfiction#jaehyun angst#jaehyun smut
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BODIES IN THE SAND â ELWOOD DALTONÂ đ
summary: itâs your birthday and dalton wanted to make it special.
warnings: eating, mostly fluff & smut (making out, thigh riding). 18+ NO MINORS.
word count: 2730
gifs credits: me @/gyllenhaalstories / divider credits: @/firefly-graphics
notes: today is my birthday and i am, for the fourth year in a row, making it everyoneâs problem with a (very boring) self indulgent fic. đ thank you for reading & REMEMBER TO REBLOG!
The dock master waved at you when you passed by. You did not leave him enough time to repeat his speech about watching out for the damn crocs like a broken record. You had visited the Glass Key Marina so many times since meeting Dalton, one could think the old man would spare you the lecture. Whatever. This time, you ignored him. You stormed towards the wooden pier on a mission.
Dalton, now confident in Billy and Reef's abilities to handle the unruly patrons on their own (if they remembered to lift with their knees), allowed himself a night off from time to time. The pay as the bouncer of the roadhouse supported him plenty anyway. He did not splurge much, judging by the fishing box overflowing with stacks of cash. When he did spend his money, he would buy all the books Charlie recommended to him or he would treat you to his new favourite food, conch chowder.
You were usually the first person to know about his sporadic vacations, except for today. You drove to the roadhouse and Laura greeted you with a perplexed smile as to why you were there without Dalton. Frankie walked down the stairs from her office and expressed the same level of confusion. "Dalton called, said he's sick. I think the boat dreams are getting to him. Took him long enough." She explained before helping her employees to get the bar ready for another night. Dalton, sick? You stormed out of the bar with the same determination that made you beeline to The Boat.
"There you are." Dalton, who sat on the railing of the boat, stood up and turned around to greet you. The look on your face, painted with surprise, satisfied him, it was worth spending the entire afternoon decorating his corner of the marina. "Happy birthday."
You stood on a creaky wood plank and took in the scene. Orange balloons matched the colours of the sky as the early sunset reflected on the water. There were garlands and streamers, basically anything that could make the dock look festive. You scoffed at the Happy Thanksgiving banner attached to the back of the boat that clashed with the rest.
Dalton quickly justified. "I know... 'Was all Charlie could find." He worked on the ribbon of the balloon he had previously secured on the railing and held on it tight. He raised his leg to get off the boat, but you interrupted.
"I appreciate the thought. This looks so..." You spun on your heels and admired the decorations for a few more seconds. "This looks really nice. But that still won't get me to climb on that thing. It's literally sinking." You pointed at the rusty boat that the dock master constantly referred to as a frying pan. You wholeheartedly agreed with the older man.
"It's not sinking." He leaped from the boat to the dock. The tone of his voice failed to convince you. "... Yet." You both nodded in agreement. Not yet. Soon enough, Dalton would be taking a nap with the crocodile.
You let him come to you.
He tilted his head, eyes squinting at you. "You know, those little footsteps of yours sounded furious. Everything okay?" He clenched his jaw, already bracing up for bad news. It was all he seemed to attract: bad news.
"I should be asking you! Are you okay? I went to the bar and Frankie said you were sick."
"I don't get sick." He shook his head lightly.
"Then why did she tell me that?"
"Oh, I asked her to." He marked a pause, as if that was enough information. You pressed him to grant you with more details. "I thought it was a good excuse." There was a hint of pride in his grin.
"A good excuse that worried me a lot." Your attempt at reprimanding him failed miserably, especially when his grin widened while he stepped closer to you.
Dalton carefully tied the ribbon of the balloon around your right wrist. He then flicked the balloon, watching it bop. "Charlie and I have been planning this for a little while. Couldn't find a proper banner in time." His chin pointed at the Thanksgiving wishes.
"You can say something cheesy to make up for it." You suggested with a chuckle.
"I'm thankful that you're born?" Although he said it like a question, he was certain in the sincerity behind his words.
"That does the job." You both exchanged a moment of laughter. "Thank you for taking the time to decorate for my birthday."
"There's more." He guided you off the dock and through the makeshift path to the beach, always hovering a hand over your lower back to make sure he would be quick to react if you fell.
You let Dalton walk by the shore. Although you did not mind feeling the water run over your feet and ankles, he had insisted enough times that it was safer for you to stay on the other side. So you just let him do what he wanted. Your hand brushed over his a few times and you caught sight of the smirk on his lips.
He also noticed your head was turned towards the water so he pulled you to stand in front of him. He lost no time to hold your hand when you reached behind to grab his. Dalton mouthed a quiet wow when he took in just how beautiful you looked with the pink sunset sky.
Things were simple with Dalton. He did not talk much about what lead him to Glass Key, but you learned enough snippets of his life to know he wanted things to remain this way: simple. He liked the way you weaved yourself through the routine he built since working at the roadhouse. You'd visit before work, at work, after... You would hang out at the bookstore with Charlie, you would sit by the bar with Laura. It all felt simple. He did not hide his appreciation for the time you shared. He showed honesty in his intentions with you when a kiss turned into a lot more one too many times. Plenty of whispered praises, plenty of love filled gazes. You took it one day at a time with Dalton. And today was a special day in more ways than one.
Dalton bumped against you when you stopped walking abruptly at the sight of the makeshift picnic set up. Beach towels laid on the sand and held in place by a bunch of rocks and a pretty conch shell. It looked a little funky but he knew you could not care less. "After my first shift at the bar, Frankie told me this whole sales pitch about the place." He let go of your hand so you could wander towards the beach towels. "She said this was a beautiful spot to have a drink with someone special." Frankie was talking about the roadhouse, not the beach at the back of the marina but... It was close enough.
"She must be right." You sat down on the towel, Dalton joined you. He attempted to say something else, but the balloon floating in the evening breeze distracted him. You watched him intently as he untied the ribbon from your wrist and attached it to the handle of the cooler.
You exchanged a smile and enjoyed more of the sunset. You wondered to yourself how people could live in a beautiful place such as this and forget to pay attention. How could someone get used to a view like this? You certainly could never. You knew Dalton felt the same.
And Dalton knew what you were thinking about. He had travelled quite a bit, both for work and to escape it. He faced the same reflection time after time. "I don't know." He broke the silence, answering your unspoken question. "Maybe they don't have the right person by their side to remind them to appreciate the moment."
"I like the sound of that." You shifted closer to him and his hand slid along your lower back to find its place on your hip. "It's romantic."
"Wait 'til you hear about what I baked for your birthday..." He let out a small grunt when he stretched his arm towards the cooler to pull it closer.
"You can bake?"
"Nope." He opened the cooler and tilted in your direction. "But Charlie can." Kind of. He let you take a peak inside to admire the cupcakes that he prepared with the teenager and with Stephen on supervision duty.
You found it so endearing how he formed a bond with Charlie. Dalton even grew to like her comparisons to western novels and cowboy boots wearing broody heroes. You leaned in to admire the desserts and chuckled at the sight. "They're all squished."
"Shit." Dalton whispered at the sight of the dozen of misshapen cupcakes. He pulled out the tray and set it on the beach towel. He selected one that sort of held its shape during the transport from Charlie and Stephen's house to the beach. "I swear, I frosted them all nice for you." He grinned apologetically.
You grabbed the cupcake from his hand and took a bite. You swallowed thickly and tried to contain a funny face. "These are..."
"Burnt as hell." He stole a bite from the same cupcake and grimaced. He looked down at the rest of the desserts and began to explain that he was sorry, that he really tried to make your birthday special.
You interrupted him with a kiss on the corner of his mouth. "There was frosting." It was not entirely false, but you hoped this would stop the train of thoughts.
He still looked unsure, he worried that he had messed up.
So you kissed him again, on the same spot. You would usually let him lead and make the the first move so he would not feel trapped, but you wanted to reassure him. "Spending time with you is a nice gift on its own. So this?" You gestured around you. "This is great. And this." You held his head in your hands for a few moments, waiting for his lips to curl into a smile. "It's all I need to have a good time."
The smile stayed glued on his face even when you pulled away. You reached for the cupcake again and Dalton took it from your hand to put it back on the tray, slamming the cooler shut for good.
"You can't waste the cupcakes, you worked so hard to bake them for me." You would have eaten a couple of the sweets had he not stopped you, you wanted Dalton to know you liked the gesture.
"Then the crocodile can have them." You nodded, agreeing with his idea.
"Maybe he'll spare you for another night."
The sound of yours and Dalton's laughter blended together as one. "That's exactly what I was thinking." He replied.
"I know I just said I'm having a good time, but..." You crawled to kneel between his legs. You sat back, keeping a safe distance to let Dalton decide. "We can make it even better."
He considered the implications of your offer. Now, he felt like he was the one being celebrated. You were a real treat, kneeling before him with a gaze he had seen many times before. You wanted more... You wanted him. Dalton leaned in, glancing between your eyes and your lips.
You let him come closer until your mouths met in a gentle kiss, mirroring what you did moments ago.
His nose brushed against yours while he left you longing for another kiss. The small nod of his head told you everything you needed to know.
You erased the distance completely and kissed him again with your head tilted to the side.
Dalton's fingertips caressed along your arms and guided you to wrap them around his neck. He deepened the kiss when he felt one of your hands cradling the back of his head.
You hummed when his hands began to explore your body. The gentle touching up and down your back grew in eagerness.
Dalton's hands gripped firmly on your hips, pulling you closer. He placed a hand under your thigh and positioned you how he wanted. He took it slow, one step at a time. His hand travelled back up to the curve of your ass that he squeezed a little bit harsher than you expected.
The whimper you let out only encouraged him to keep going while his feverish touches fuelled you to take this further. Your tongue traced his lips before he parted his mouth open.
Your tongues danced together while he let go of you briefly to unbutton his shirt. Immediately after, your hands were all over him. Your fingertips followed the shape of his collarbone down to the curve of his pecs to end on the valley between his abs. You printed each and every detail of Dalton in your mind.
Your loving touch spread goosebumps on his skin, or perhaps it was the breeze getting cooler. The sunset reached its last instants, the sun appeared to be swallowed by the ocean far beyond the horizon. The marina was peaceful, but not quiet. Soft whimpers and grunts filled the silence as the waves slowly hit the sand.
You paused to catch your breath, Dalton could not take his eyes off your kiss swollen lips. "Wanna make you feel good." He whispered against your lips before leaning in again to let his tongue invade your mouth. His hands rested on your hips, squeezing the flesh and making your body move back and forth.
You ached from the lack of direct contact with him, you needed to feel him. But, again, you wanted to respect how far he seemed willing to go.
So he put his words into actions. Dalton made you straddle his thigh, trying to adjust the best he could to make sure you were comfortable. With his hands on your ass again, he began to make you grind on him. At first the movements were tentative, he let you adjust to the friction between your core and the clothes. But when you moaned at his ear, he could no longer hold back.
You rocked your hips back and forth, succumbing to the ever-growing hunger for more. More of this heated intimacy, more of Dalton's warm skin on yours... More.
Every time a door opened, Dalton closed it by repeating that you were a nice person, that you did not want to know him in that way, that you did not want to get close to him.
Yet, you waited. You showed him you had all the patience in the world for him. You showed that you were not out to get him, that you simply wanted to make Dalton feel good too.
You succeeded. The more you waited and reassured him that you would respect his boundaries, the more Dalton wanted to explore what lied beyond those limits.
"I don't want to stop." You murmured at his ear, trailing kisses from his ear and along his jaw until your lips connected again.
"I don't wanna stop either." His grip tightened on your hips, forcing you to slow down. "But since you refuse to get on the boat with me..."
You remained categorical, he would never convince you to step foot in that death trap. "We can go back to my place."
"Oh yeah?" Dalton kept you immobile, pressed down on his thigh. Your whine of complaint sounded like music to his ears. "You think you can wait that long?" It was quite the drive between the beach and your home. If either of you had the genuine intention to leave, you would have done in a while ago. "I'm not too sure about that."
You scoffed at his assumption. "Can you wait?"
Dalton answered your question by capturing your lips with his in a rough kiss. He slowly, carefully, helped you to lay on your back. He guided your legs apart to make space, his gaze meeting yours while his hands caressed your thighs. He let the tension build, he needed you to give him one more sign that you wanted this just as much as he did. When your hips bucked forward, your body pressing more against his, he grinned. "I've waited long enough."
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