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Okay okay, hear me out; was watching an episode of SPN and lore hinged idea of the day(episode) was Zanna. Romanian folklore for good spirits that help children? IE Imaginary friends.
â please note I didnât do further research on Zanna after this; I do plan to but my focus in it is probably gonna be gone tomorrow so pleaseâ if SPN fucked this folklore up or my supes basic understanding is very shitty; feel free to correct or add more to it ^^
Now imagine this:
Damian, off somewhere in the manor but easily findableâ like the library or something and talking to Danny. Like Danny just shows up and for whatever reasonâ only Damian can see him. (Whether this be by Dannyâs design or itâs some sorta magic thing).
Well anyway, Damian and Danny are chatting and anytime someone gets close enough to try to figure out who Damian is talking toâ and they see heâs literally talking to an empty room?? He glares if he spots anyone. It started around the time Bruce was stuck in the timestream. Dick chalked it up to possibly zanna or just the kid making up an imaginary friend to cope with his dad being dead. Dick absolutely mentions it to the others when it doesnât stop AFTER Bruce is back. Hes just like âbe chill guysâ heâs a kid. âHeâs healing after all that assassin trauma and itâs cuteâ let him have his friend. â
Heâs the only one that Damian has told about Danny. Like basic things
âHeâs very knowledgeable about the stars. He glows. You remind him of his overbearing sister.â
And dick, clearly not coping well himself, just takes it as Damian trying to bond with him and encourages him. Doesnât say one word about this âDannyâ being imaginary.
I imagine Cass is like the only one whoâs managed to see Danny but knows heâs not danger and Damian likes him.
I think this overly funny reveal would just be Danny appearing in front of the others and coaxing them to go to bed or like stealing food; and they spot him; register him as either dick or Tim, like at first glance because blue eyes black hairâ (Like my cousin and my sibling used to have similar shades of hair and do still have the same body figure; so like without my glasses and when Iâm distracted, I absolutely will mistake one for the other.) â and then their brain is like âwait no that isnât rightâ and they think they absolutely hallucinated him because he legit disappeared right in front of them.
And when it comes to the reveal of âoh yes. This is my friend. Danny.â
Everyone is collectively losing their shit because what in the hell?!? Where did this kid come from?!? How did none of them find him out?!?
#dcxdp#DPxDC#Danny Phatom X DC#zanna#/screaming into the void#damian wayne#Danny Fenton/phantom#batfam X Danny Phantom#batpham#romanian folklore#supernatural#inspired this post#this post can be used as a prompt#please just send me the fic bc I wanna read it
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list of aus i think fit soapghost perfectly and want to read but am too lazy/busy/whatever to write
parent ghost x teacher soap. ghost leaves the military after his nephew ends up orphaned, and ends up falling in love with his teacher, who is very dramatic and very lovely and oh god hes so cute
another alternative is where they are BOTH parents. ghost who took in his nephew, and soap who ended up with a kid one way or another. their kids end up loving eachother, so they have to keep interacting - a bit of forced proximity where they end up falling for one another
tattoo artist soap x flower shop owner ghost. soap who works across the street and works every day to see this highly tattooed and gruff man work in the flower shop. he goes in at least once a week to buy flowers (and talk to simon, of course, it's just an excuse). simon who thinks soap is annoying to begin with but begins to fall in love with him, but also WHY is he buying so many flowers?? hello??
alternatively, tattoo artist soap x piercer ghost. no i will not be elaborating (ghost with piercings is so real to me)
au where the 141 has to disband for various reasons and each member goes their own way. they try to keep in contact but life ends up getting in the way. price brings in the 141 to reunite after so many years apart, and both simon and johnny have to cope with their feelings reigniting - are they ready to let each other go after so long? probably not!
physical therapist ghost x injured soap after las almas. price has insisted he sees a physical therapist for his arm. soap initially complains until he meets the man - and now he's head over heels. when his injury begins to heal, he has to find a way to work up the courage to ask simon out (and possibly fake still being injured in order to work that courage up, hehe)
firefighter ghost x an extremely unlucky soap. a soap whos a civilian that always ends up accidentally in danger - car crash? yep. house fire? yep. it's all worthwhile when he finds the firefighter extremely handsome, even underneath that facemask... maybe he brings cookies over to the fire station, a snack to show his gratitude, and things blossom from there
medic soap x soldier ghost. soap who's there to - physically - help simon heal through his injuries several times throughout his life, after roba, then after various missions, etc. both of them end up falling in love with one another after a long amount of time... a good mixture of fluff and angst
bartender ghost x military soap. ghost who works in a bar most frequented by the military bc of its close proximity to base, and soap, who should be an annoyance, but he really does enjoy his presence the more they get to know one another.
famous soap x bodyguard ghost. im sure this has been done but oh what a good trope. fans keep theorizing over the mysterious skull man whos always at soaps side, who soap keeps smiling all fondly over. ghost whos gruff abt this dramatic man to begin with but ends up falling head over heels in love with him.
nextdoor neighbour au where soap and ghost, you guessed it, live next to eachother. maybe ghost is agoraphobic, he struggles with leaving the house - maybe he's a writer, so he never really has to - and soap moves in, runs into him a few times, and is determined to get to know him. fluff - and some angst - ensues
chance first meeting au where soap has a dog who's normally very good, but for some reason today is insisting on running up to the cute jogger he normally sees run through the park. it's love at first sight when the jogger - ghost - crouches down and offers him a treat, because apparently he keeps a whole pocket of treats just in case he sees any animals who want them. they end up running into eachother near enough every day, and begin to fall for eachother.
#i have more#but this list is getting long LOL#if people enjoy this#ill write more#but also#if you have any fics similar to these#please rec them to me!!#if you want to self promo them#ill make sure to reblog ur stuff!!#so hit me with ur fics#ure also welcome to write any of these if u want#just send them to me bc i wanna read it so bad#ill also rb ur stuff#i just love soapghost dearly#and have too many ideas for my ability to write pfft#simon ghost riley#john soap mactavish#soapghost#ghostsoap#ghoap#call of duty
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their s/o falls asleep waiting for them - ( @heeliopheelia ) fluffFFYY
you take your engagement ring off during an argument - ( @heeliopheelia ) angst, love it
come back to me..please - ( @thinemoonshine ) text, angst, they want you back after they messed up but you´re over it. I read this when i want a lil angsty angst bc there´s a lot of begging and shi
leche of the sirens - ( @thinemoonshine ) dark romance, mature themes, revharem, obssesive and possesive behaviour, corrupt nobles!enha, siren!reader. GRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAA (insert that one pic of a werewolf ripping his shirt) THIS IS THE BEST THING I´VE READ IN A HOT MINUTEEEEEE!!!!! omg I literally DEVOURED this
you´re short - ( @nikrangdan ) fluff, crack, love itttttt
when you block them from your spam acc - ( @heeslomll ) text, fluff, crack, THIS IS SO FUCKFIJR FUNNY LMAO
"i wanna break up" prank hyung ver. , maknes ver.- ( @luvrseung ) text, crack, JAY IS MY KIND OF MANNNN, and riki LMAOOOO why is he like that.
makeup voiceovers - ( @kairoot ) fluff, crack, this is so creative omg, I love itttttttt
posessive - ( @kairoot ) text, fluff, crack, DKJSADKJHKASD so fun to read
dear husband - ( @atrirose ) fluff, you doing that one tiktoktrend where you call them husband outta nowhere, so cuteee
pretty boy - ( @atrirose ) fluff, tiktok trend where you call them "pretty boy"
exe.enhaboy_stopped_working.exe - ( @star-sim ) fluff, making them flustered. the Jay and Ni-ki ones are my favsss
is your girlfriend single? maknea line, hyung line - ( @star-sim ) fluff, crack, youtuber! non-idol bf! enhypen. when your youtuber bf finally shows you for the first time to his audience and the chat starts simping. PLSSSSSSSSSSSS READ IT, ITS SO GOOODDDD
"i want to break up" prank - ( @enha-stars ) text, crack. "wanna hear it in spanish? NOH" LDSJHFSJFDH WHY WOULD HE-
"we´d make a cute couple" - ( @sainns ) text, fluff, crack. NOT jay asking at what time u had a thought last night so he can be prepared lmao
âIf you were walking past a strawberry field and you were very hungry, would you eat a strawberry?â - ( @luvrseung ) text, fluff, crack, heesung aint even know wtf he did lmao
hands - ( @cypherchii ) text, crack, enha legal line. "aint nobody looking at that", the sunghoon one .... no bc author is so real for that
another man paying for your nails - ( @joysbaereal ) text, fluff, crack, JAYYYYYY once again being the standard
a little less scandalous - ( @bywons ) fluff, suggestive, bad boy!enha
"i miss being single" prank hyung line - ( @joysbaereal ) text, fluff, very suggestive, sunghoon needs to chill out LMAO.
for their doll - ( @dioll ) fluff, enha hyung line. items the´d have in their car just for you, soooo cuteeeeee :(((((
i´ll be your bf - ( @chaconnenha ) fluff, angst, jealousy & possessiveness, minor suggestive, "you're not his girlfriend, and he's not your boyfriend, but.." I LIKE THIS
the other man?? - ( @thinemoonshine ) text, jealousy, crack, they are NOT about to let their girlfriend be in the same vicinity or presence of another manâespecially, not one-on-one.
brought the heat back - ( @neos127 ) toxic!enha, highschool au, the sunghoon one was sexy ngl LFJSDFKJSH
sending them dirty texts while being surrounded by family - ( @heejake-hoon ) hyung line, VVERY suggestive. SDLFKJLDKJFH STOPPP I HAD TO PUT MY PHONE ASIDE WITH THE JAY AND SUNGHOON ONES,,"Be careful what you wish for, baby girl⌠you know damn well this dick doesnât play fair." HAD ME TEARING UPPP
charmed by her - ( @xoamiiren ) noona!reader, younger bf!enha, BC WHY DID HEESUGN AND JAY HAD ME GIGGLING AND KICKING MY FEET
last added! give you the world (when you pout) - ( @okwonyo ) fluff, e.r NAURRR, NOT JAY CALLING HER "MY HEART" i lit threw my phone across my room, and sunghoon omg :(((( so fluffy
last added! experienced vs inexperienced - ( @p4ranormaluv ) "which enha member wants someone inexperienced and which want someone experienced?" i 100% agree with this take and gawddd i have a thing for swtich!jake
blinded by your lethal face card - ( @blairbliss ) fluff, KSHKDFJHSKH stoooop this had me blushing n shii
heesung
ex-bf! heesung texts - ( @fakeuwus ) crack, fluff, he´s SIMPIIINNGG
down bad - ( @boyfhee ) texts, crack, loser!hee, ITS SO FUNNY BC HE´S WEIRF AF UNPROVOKED SDFJS
hopeless - ( @star-sim ) FLUFF, emo!heesung, horrendously down bad! heeseung, cute sweet!reader. absolutely no one would have expected the dark, brooding, and rough heeseung lee to be hopelessly head over heels in love with the sweet, oblivious you. AAAAA THIS IS SO CUTEEEEEE
who r u? - ( @jlheon ) fluff, you and heesung are in situationship but none of the members knew your knew, so they make up all these plans to lowkey figure it out. this was soooo entertaining lmao, i loved it
jay
random texts with bf!jay - ( @enha-stars )
too sweet - ( @star-sim ) fluff, suggestive, badboy!jake, nerdy!reader, downbad!jake. Jay is scared he will hurt you in the future so he tries to break things off but at the end of the day he´s whipped LMAOOO, I LOVE ITTTTTT
say it back! - ( @star-sim ) FLUFF, non-idol! bf! jay, clingy cute!reader, whipped!jake, like fr, UGHHHHHHHH SO CUTE AND DOMESTIC
pics i posted on my ig story for my crush to see - ( @lattegyu ) ig stories, fluff, crack, smau, non idol!jay
pictures of bf!jay enha send you - ( @ddksoo ) text, fluff
last added! justice and mercy - ( @thoughtsofmetaphor ) god!jay park x virgin!reader, NAHHHH the potential rev harem this had is insaneee, i love it
last added! please be real - (@ja3yun ) ex!jay x fem!reader, OMG???? THIS IS THE BEST FUCKING ANGST I´VE READ IN A MINUTEEEEE, bREAK UP ANGST????? SING ME TF IN, plsssssss i was bAWLING my eyes out at 5AM!!
eat the rich - ( @enhypencores )chaebol!jay x fem!reader, wheeeewwwwwwww, i love this sfdlsdjfljkshd he´s so manly and possessive
jake
fuck buddy jake - ( @heeseungsbm ) smut, lowkey fluff bc he´s got a fat crush
texts with ex-bf!jake - ( @bywons ) fluff, CRACK, he´s down bad fr
pictures of bf!jake enha send you - ( @ddksoo ) text, fluff
pics i posted on my ig story for my crush to see - ( @lattegyu ) ig stories, fluff, crack, smau, non idol!jake
brought the heat back - ( @jayniks ) smut, idol!jake, giving him a bj while he´s on weverse live sdlkjlsd WHEWW
hello kitty meets batman - ( @star-sim ) fluff, angst, lowkey smut, dark horror creator youtuber!jake, downbad!jake, beauty vlogger youtuber!reader. fans had no idea their fav youtubers were in a long-term secret relationship. THIS IS SO GOOOOOODDDDDDDD plsss, i wish i could read it again for the first time
things we never said - ( @hoonigiris ) very angsty. itâs heeseungâs wedding, jakeâs had too much to drink, and really, he just misses you. perhaps what happens after are the things he should never say. This is realllyy well written, i loved it
clingy bf jake - ( @onyourmarkks ) PLSSS i want him so bad :((((((( he´s so bf
taste of heaven - ( @moonstruck-muses ) vamp au, smut, fluff, angst, vamp!jake, human!reader. he´s keeping his true nature a secret. THIS HAS IT ALLLLL and the smut is so gewd too, pls i would love the see another part of this
last added! grwm to break up with my bf prank - ( @jaeyunwon ) fluff, LSDJFLSKJ JAKE WAS HEATED, so cute
sunghoon
texting bf!sunghoon - ( @heeslomll ) text, fluff, crack, HE´S SO UNHINGED LMAO
texting bf!sunghoon - ( @heeslomll )text, THEY ARE HORNY AFFFFFF
texts with ex-bf!sunghoon - ( @saursoob ) text, crack
sunghoon as your downbad bf - ( @jaeyunwrld ) text, crack, fluff
random ass texts - ( ( @saursoob ) fluff, crack, downbad!hoon
freaky bf!hoon texts - fluff, crack, very suggestive, downbad!hoon, mentions of pee kink,,,IKYFL
pictures of bf!sunghoon enha sends you - ( @enha-stars ) text, fluff
emergency contact - ( @hoonatic ) ANGSTYYYYYYYYY, fluff, exes to lovers. weeks after your breakup, sunghoon finds out that heâs still your emergency contact. i love it SO fucking MUCH plssss
the pussy eating competition - ( @karinasbaby ) smut, HELLO???? THIS WHOLE CONCEPT IS CRAAZZZYYYYYYYYY, bc WDYM there´s a competition of how many times a guy can make a girl squirt under 5 minutes??????? IM- it´s good yall
crush - ( @star-sim ) fluff, crack, non-idol! bf! sunghoon, sleepy!hoon, dumb!hoon. AAAAAAAAA i love it :( so domestic and fun and cute and :((((((
without words - ( @slytherinshua ) fluff, PLEASEE I NEED HIMMMMMMM :(((((((((( they´re so in love
sunoo
espresso - ( @star-sim ) dark academia au, downbad!sunoo, loser!sunoo nerd!sunoo, popular!reader, lots of sexual frustration. I LOVE ITTTTTTTTTT SMMM
please come back - ( @alvojake ) angst, fem!reader, car accident, death themes, this is perfect for one of those days you want to feel pAIN
jungwon
july jewels and music notes - ( @atrirose ) text, fluff, crack simp!jungwon. LOVE THIS, it makes me cackle
too much, baby? - ( @onlygarden ) smut, dom!jungwon, noona!reader, lowkey size kink, dacryphilia, overstimulation. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA WHAT IS THISSSSFHDFHSKDJ
xo (only if you say yes ) - ( @rinanextdoor ) fluff, popular!jungwoon, secret admirer!reader, PLSSSS i need to read the next parts, it´s so good. I can only IMAGINE to fluff
last added! act a fool - ( @thoughtsofmetaphor ) street racer!won x member's little sister!reader. nahhhh this needs a whole kdrama, reader is so cool
last added! not for sale - ( @thoughtsofmetaphor ) droid!yang jungwon, parts shop owner!reader, THIS IS CRAZZZZYYYYYYY, the way he switched up one reader after she was done fixing him i-
ni-ki
disclaimer: he may be 18+ but I don´t feel comfortable reading any smut about him, so there won´t be any listed in here
that's your bf - ( @jlheon ) text, on going smau, fluff, crack, onlinebf!niki, idol!niki. LMAOOOO niki is dumb asl, bc if i was talking to some guy online and he said his name was riki, and then he sends some old niki pinterest pics that can be easly reversed searched, I would also NAWT believe his ass
sweater - ( @star-sim )fluff, angst, hurt-comfort, non idol bf!riki, happy ending, he gets insecure bc he doesnt recgonaize the sweater you´re wearing,
boys night - ( @star-sim )fluff, crack, non idol!riki, where his six friends tries to help him text his school crush. I LOVE THISSS, such a fun read
random texts with bf!riki - ( @sainns ) fluff, CRACK, "if u were my ex i wouldnt get over u, i would start tweaking like austin mcbroom" LMAOOOO he´s so real for tar
pics i posted on my ig story for my crush to see - ( @lattegyu ) ig stories, fluff, crack, smau, non idol!riki
gamer!bf riki - ( @alvojake ) FLUFF, IM GIGGLING AND KICKING MY FEET RN SDKFSLHSJDFH this was so CUTE
necklace - ( @rikiislvr ) fluff, idol!riki, i WISH this would happen to me but i´m too broke to be frequenting the same stores as him alsjfha, need a part two asap plss
#enhypen x reader#enha x reader#enha x reader text#enhypen#enha fluff#enhypen sunoo#enha imagines#enhypen smut#enha smut#enha smau#enhypen niki#enhypen imagines#enhypen scenarios#enhypen fluff#sim jaeyun#enhypen jake#yang jungwon#sunghoon#sunghoon x reader#sunghoon smut#sunghoon fluff#jungwon#jungwon x reader#jay x reader#niki x reader#sunoo x reader#lee heesung x reader#heesung x reader#heesung enhypen#heesung smut
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extra cheesy â e. sohn
pairing: eric sohn x fem! reader
genre: pizza boy! eric, very mild childhood friends to acquaintances to friends to lovers au. college au, fluff, the tiniest bit of angst. mutual pining, slowburn, jealous eric, oblivous reader, the whole lot... includes pizza boy! sunwoo and eric's older sister! lisa manoban.
wc: 31k (31.071)
warnings: alcohol consumption, swearing, mention of throwing up, mentions of jealousy, the reader and eric are the same height bc i wrote this for and about myself, talks about the ex-gifted kid burnout syndrome lol.
listen to: so american - olivia rodrigo, love - wave to earth and stuck with u - ariana grande and justin bieber
being a wingman is not always the easiest task - especially not when your roommate's target is best friends with someone taking your attention away from the main goal.
a/n: thank u so much best friend @csenke for beta reading as always and thank u best friend @from-izzy for hyping me up and listening to me ramble hours upon hours about this fic (oh and also for stepping in as the reader's roommate HAHA).
âCome on, we deserve a little pizza for dinner!â your roommate, Izzy, shakes your arm as she clings to you on the sofa the way she always does when she wants you to do something. And although your dear flatmate isnât usually the one to order in, much preferring to cook meals at home and save the leftovers for another day, you wouldnât find her desperation for pizza as strange, if it wasnât for the batting of her eyelashes and her pleading voice.
Surely, she doesnât need the pizza that much, right?
âIâm not saying we donât, Iâm just saying I have leftover soup from yesterday that I have to eat tonight or else itâs gonna go bad,â you justify your protests, âbut you can get one, if you want. Iâm not stopping you,â you say, furrowing your eyebrows at the girl in confusion before reaching for the TV remote.
âOh come oooon, Y/N,â she pressures, pouting at you in disappointment. More weight is put into your body as she clings to you, acting like a child throwing a tantrum. âYou deserve to have delicious pizza for dinner today, because you finally bagged that internship! Isnât that a reason to celebrate?â
âWe can just pop the champagne, if you wanna celebrateââ
âY/N, can we please just get the pizza tonight?â she turns serious for once, the smile disappearing off her face, replaced by a much more stoic expression. And see, thatâs a little scaryâ desperation can make people do bad, bad things. Youâd be a fool to turn down your flatmateâs requestâ youâd have to sleep with one eye open tonightâŚ
âOkay, fine,â you grunt, shaking your head at her ridiculous antics, âfrom the usual place?âÂ
âNO!â the girl chimes, making you jump in your place on the sofa with the loudness of her voice. If she wants to scream, she should move further away from your ear, goddamn it. After sending her a look full of anger, she offers you an apologetic one before she reaches for her laptop resting on the coffee table in front of you, opening it and pressing in a new Google search. âThereâs this place I found with Yizhuo after class one day,â she says, scrolling through the browser and finding the site of the place she wants to order from today, âand they make pretty good pizza. So just choose one and then Iâll put it through the online order.â
âThey have online orders?â you hum, interested. âTwenty-first century, this is. Online shopping for pizzaâŚâ you snicker, shaking your head in disbelief. Maybe youâre getting oldâ and itâs not like you donât enjoy the comfort this gives you, not at all, you just find it a little strange to order food over the internet. What happened to phone calls?
âYes, grandma,â Izzy sighs, âthatâs like, a normal thing, I fear.â
Rolling your eyes at her irony, you scan the menu before deciding on your usualâ margherita, extra cheesy. After pointing your finger at the pizza of your choice, your roommate takes it upon herself to add the meal to her cart (while also adding one she likes as well) before she proceeds further with the order. Your eyes stay glued to her, interested in the way this whole thing worksâ because letâs be real, ordering a pizza without having social interaction is every introvertâs dreamâ and watch as she hesitantly clicks onto the âadd a note to your orderâ section of the website.
Confusion fills your veins as you stare your roommate down. What more could she possibly need for this order? Does she not just want to eat? Does she need her pizza sliced in a special way, or does she want the pepperoni in the shape of a flower, or something? You really wouldnât be surprised, with how peculiar Izzy could get sometimes, but stillâ wasnât she the one mourning about how hungry she was just a few minutes ago? Surely, she would want her food to get here the fastest it can, with no additional requests that would take up too much time.
âDonât say anything,â she mumbles as she starts typing, and finally, it all starts to make sense.
The desperation in her voice. The determination. The need to have a pizza tonight, right now. Because after reading out the words sheâs written down, you realize that it was never about the pizza itself in the first place. Knowing Izzy, you shouldâve knownâ after the months of sharing an apartment with her, you shouldâve been able to predict her antics.
There, proud, black on white, shine five words saying: Send your cutest delivery boy :)
âIzzy what the fuckââ
âI told you not to say anything!â she cuts you off, clicking through the rest of the order hurriedly, as if worried you were going to make her delete her embarrassing request.
âOkay, miss, âI donât chase no man!â, I see that youâre living up to your motto. What? You ate there with Yizhuo last week and saw a cute guy doing deliveries, so you thought youâd drag him to our house instead of asking for his number like a normal person?â you grunt, shaking your head at the lengths your roommate is willing to go toâ while also making her own life twice as complicated as it needs to be.
âWell, pretty much, yeah,â she peeps as she closes the laptop after paying for your pizzasâ youâre not paying her back, just for the record. Not after she just publicly embarrassed you by making that stupid request with your address attached.Â
âAre you crazy?â you scoff. âWhy didnât you just talk to him back there?â
âHe was busy!â she mourns. âLook, this is me shooting my shot. Youâre getting a pizza out of it, so I donât see the problem here.â
âThe problem is you doing all of this when you couldâve literally just walked up to him last week and introduced yourself,â you say, watching your roommate physically crumble under your scolding, but truthful words.
Izzy slides down further into the sofa, as if to shield herself from the attack. She puts her hands over her face, hiding the blush on her cheeks as she mourns into the silent apartment. âLook, I was shy, okay?â she says.
âBut not shy enough to be so bold over the internet, huh?â you mock her, feeling your roommateâs hand slap your upper arm in frustration.
âYou shouldâve seen him, Y/N! There was no way I was going to walk up to him after the whole day I spent at uni. I looked like a dead rat, thatâs not how you pull men,â she mutters. âAnd he looked so perfect, so adorable, itâs⌠I keep thinking about him and his plump lips and his dark messy hair, and he was so tall andââ
âOkay, okay,â you cut her off, a hint of annoyance tinting your tone. âIâll see him with my own two eyes in a bit anyway,â you comment, âif heâs really the cutest out of them, as you requested,â you snicker.Â
âHe is! I swear. There is no way he isnât going to appear on our doorstep in a few minutes, trust me.â
Little did the two of you know that you caused havoc on the other side of the town. It was a slow day in Sohnâs Pizza, leaving the two part-timers on duty scrolling through their phones, awaiting any new customers. It was the middle of the week, 2 hours before their closing, and so the sound of the new online order coming in surprised the two boys, having the ownerâs son sit up from his place in the corner of the room and click through the system.
âDad, it says one extra cheesy margherita and one pepperoni!â Eric yells out into the kitchen, followed by a loud acknowledging hum from the cook himself. Sunwoo looks up from under his chocolate bangs, pausing the game heâs been playing on his phone, licking his lips.
âDo you wanna go?â he asks, obviously too lazy to move from the pizzeria. See, the two part-timers had many responsibilities. One wasnât just a delivery man or just the server. Because Ericâs father didnât really trust anyone with his business, he relied only on the people closest to himâ which caused this place to operate mostly as a family business. Sunwoo only got the job because he was Ericâs longest friend, and that made the Sohn family consider him as one of them.Â
That meant the pizzeria was almost always short on staff, thoughâ which was a problem Eric complained to his dad about more often than not, being too busy with deliveries and also wiping down the tables, serving the customers and helping with the sides. The poor boy already learned that his dad wonât do anything about it from the sheer discomfort of having to go through the hiring process with anyone, though, and so after a while, he just stopped trying.
âI dunno,â he shrugs, eyes scanning the order. âIt has a note, though.â
âWhat does it say?â Sunwoo asks, voice barely coated in any interest. Eric would argue that the boy doesnât really care, but is just asking to seem mentally present.
âSend your cutest delivery boy, smiley face,â Eric hums, snickering to himself. Now, thatâs a request he hasnât gotten beforeâ and the pizzeria has been open for quite some time now.
âOh, so Iâm going,â Sunwoo says, already standing up from his place in the camping chair behind the counter even though the order isnât ready yet, full confidence flowing through the manâs veins.
âDidnât you just ask me if Iâm going?â Eric jokes, eyes darting towards his coworker.
âYeah, but that was before I saw the note,â Sunwoo scoffs, âwe obviously donât want our customers to be unhappy, so Iâm going to do my job, and as the cutest one, go deliver these pizzas.â
âWhere did the confidence come from?â Eric clicks his tongue. âWell, that being said, I am going to deliver these.â
âSo you think youâre cuter than me?â Sunwoo looks at his friend with a stern face, and to be honest, itâs kind of funny how serious the matter is for the boys. They would both blame the 8 hour shift getting to their brains, but in reality, itâs clear as day that they both want to win this argument.Â
âIâd say so,â Eric nods. âDidnât you say you were more sexy than cute the other day?âÂ
Sunwoo looks at his friend suspiciously. He doesnât really remember the full context of the conversation, but he does remember stating the factâ and although heâd argue itâs true, he also doesnât want to lose to Eric. Because lookâ the job is taking up the majority of the boysâ time, so looking for a girlfriend has gotten severely more difficult.Â
Why not take the opportunity at work? And besides, everything is more entertaining than sitting around and waiting for the place to close for the day.
âI did,â Sunwoo carefully admits, âbut that was more to do with the general attractivity. Iâd say those two go hand in hand, and therefore me, as the objectively more desirable one, should go deliver these.âÂ
Eric blinks slowly at his friend, trying to process the self-absorbed words spilling out of the taller oneâs mouth. âAre you calling me ugly right now?â
âNoââ
âIâm pretty sure you just called me ugly.â
âI would neverââ
âIâd say Iâm the cuter one,â Eric snaps back, shrugging. âI have this aura around meââ
âNow youâre just being ridiculous. You know the note was obviously for me, so why donât we stop this and you let me make this delivery? You can always do the next oneââ
The argument is growing more heated. Who wouldâve thought such a simple note would lead to two men trying to advertise themselves as the cuter one? The room is filled with testosterone, although the objective of the fight was somewhere completely elseâ the question was who the cuter one was, and if they had to be truthful, they had to go with facts, no?
Small things are cute. Eric is shorter than Sunwoo. Logically, it should be himâ but he wonât say this comment out loud in fear of carrying the burden of admitting to his laughable height in front of his spiteful friendâs ears.Â
âHow can you tell it was for you?â Eric scoffs. The arguments were starting to get ridiculous.
âIt was the energy, I swear, the note is calling for meââ
âBoys, the pizzas are ready!â the voice of Ericâs dad calls from the kitchen, making both of them snap their heads towards the source and hurry. Never in a thousand years have either of them reacted to an order so quicklyâ not even in the highest of rushesâ when they reach for the two boxes with grabby hands, like it was some sort of a prize.
It felt like everything was on the line. Eric Sohn prides himself in being a fast runner, but when he senses the taller boy breathing down his neck, he breaks all rules of safe workspace and also friendship as he outstretches his leg towards the right, tripping the boyâ all to win the title of the cutest delivery boy.
Snatching the pizzas and also the car keys, Eric pays his coworker a victorious smile. Sunwoo glares at him from the ground, breathing heavily, anger roaring inside of his body. Eric finds this as his cue to hurry out before heâs attackedâ while heâs a good runner, he was never quite good at combatâ and so he jogs out of the pizzeria and unlocks the door to the Honda Civic parked outside, hopping in and typing in the address into the GPS on his phone.
Back over at your place, you try to pass the time by watching the TV. Netflix failed you with its poor selection of things to watchâ mainly because youâve already seen most of the true crime documentaries that you could findâ so you just let yourself get pulled into the doom of teleshopping, your brain quickly getting used to the flashing images and over-exaggerated voices advertising the newest sumo slicer. You had a long day at university todayâ while also finally managing to get the internship with the company you dreamed of working forâ and after all of the stress, your brain decided to simply turn off.
Youâre only taken out from your trance as the doorbell rings, making you jump slightly at the loud noise. Dinner must be hereâ your stomach churning at the premise of a good pizza already (you have to give it to Izzy. She was right and you do deserve pizza tonight)â and so you stand up from the sofa in the living room, calling for your roommate.
âIzzy, the pizzaâs here! Come get the door if you wanna see the guy!â you yell into the depths of your apartment.Â
You get no response. Did she fall asleep? âIzzy!â you call again, this time louder.
âComing!â you hear her reply. You wait a few seconds, standing in the hall, when the doorbell rings againâ after not opening the door for at least 2 minutes, youâre starting to get worried that the delivery man will just turn on his heel and take your pizzas away from you.Â
And you canât let that happenâ not when you were finally persuaded into eating themâ all because your roommate is seemingly getting ready to open the door and see the newly found love of her life, probably putting on some cute clothes in her room.
âIâm just gonna get it!â you say, reaching for the door handle.
Opening the door, you are met with the sight of a delivery boy standing on the other side, two boxes in his hands, shifting weight from his heel to the tips of his toes. He sends you a soft smile before he raises his eyebrows at you so high they almost touch the red cap adorning his head, opening his mouth to speak.
âEric?â
âY/N?â
Both of you shock the other with the recognition. You havenât seen Eric Sohn since elementary schoolâ and while you must admit that the son of your parentsâ friends grew up to be mildly attractive, you must say he hasnât changed a bit. Now, this whole interaction grew even more embarrassing for youâ you completely forgot about the note.
âHello?â your roommate calls from behind you, walking up to the door inâ you guessed itâ her finest clothes. She always wears this outfit out, which makes you roll your eyes at her. She is trying too hard. And for whom? Eric Sohn, of all people?
âIzzy, hereâs the cutest delivery boy you asked for,â you awkwardly say, trying to save your face. You wonât allow her to embarrass you like thisâ yes, you are completely content with throwing her under the bus in this situation. This is the boy you were forced to hang out with the whole entirety of elementary school, after all. You wonât let her humiliate you by making him believe it was you who found him so attractive.
Because letâs face itâ he wasnât. WellâŚÂ
Maybe he was and youâre lying to yourself. But stillâ you wonât let him think youâd be so pathetic to shoot your shot by an online order. The boxes in his hands have Sohnâs pizza written all over themâ maybe you shouldâve paid more attention to the name of the pizzeria you were ordering from.Â
âAh,â Izzy hums, and something in her composure shifts. Her shoulders drop and her smile dimsâ and thatâs when you realize Eric is not the delivery boy she was hoping for. You have to laugh at her.
Izzy makes no effort to move or take the pizzas from the boyâs hands, and thatâs when you take charge. Sighing at her, you move her out of the way before you send Eric an apologetic smile, freeing him off your order. âThank you for the pizzas,â you say, watching as the delivery boy nods at you, offering you an awkward smile.
You push the boxes into Izzyâs hands, ordering her with your eyes to take them into the kitchen. As she slowly moves out of the hall and disappears into the apartment, you face the boy again, still standing at your doorstep. You scan him all overâ from the top of his red cap thatâs hiding his honey blonde locks to the black cargo pants covering his legsâ before you nod to yourself, the awkward atmosphere making you tense under his gaze.
âUhmâŚâ you hum, not really knowing what else to say to diffuse the atmosphere. This is embarrassing. This is humiliating. Why did your dumb roommate do this?Â
Now she got the poor boy disappointed. Couldnât Izzy at least act like heâs the one?
âWell, Iâll.. see you around, I guessâŚ?â Eric says, nodding to himself. He scratches the back of his neck as he looks at youâ one short glance up and down that doesnât go unnoticed by you, making you instantly regret getting the door in your sweatpants and the pink socks with hearts and a single hole on the toe on themâ before he takes a step back from the doorstep and starts walking away from your apartment.
âYeah,â you clear your throat, mentally punching yourself with how pathetic you sound, âsee you around. And⌠and thank you again! For the pizzas, I meanâŚâ you hum. Now, youâre mentally kicking yourself. Scratch that, youâre throwing yourself down the stairs. Why are you so awkward? Youâre only making it worse.
He flashes you a smile, not oblivious to the shame you feel. If you really think about it, the situation is kind of funny, isnât it?Â
âBye, Y/N,â he says, waving at you as he walks down the stairwell, sending you one last glance over his shoulder.
âYeah, bye!â
Closing the door behind you, you try to take deep breaths to steady yourself. You will murder your roommate with your own two hands and use her blood as the sauce for your pizza. Slowly walking towards the kitchen, you see Izzy munching on the pepperoni slice, sending you a look full of innocence.
âWell, that didnât work out,â she says, trying to make light of the situation, ignoring how embarrassing this situation was for both parties involved. Without a word, you sit down at the table, opening the box of your pizza of choice, taking a bite.Â
âAre you okay? You seem a bitââ
âShut it.â
âHow was it, bubs?â Izzy asks you once you get into the car while simultaneously reaching for the volume button on the radio, turning the music down so she can hear you talk.
âTerrible,â you mourn, sighing as you buckle your seatbelt and watch your roommate back out of the parking lot. She was nice enough to offer to drive you home after your first day of your new mandatory internship, and although you told her over and over how you didnât need a ride and could just walk home after, youâre actually very grateful for her act of kindness nowâ for your feet hurt like a bitch and youâre so mentally tired you think you could get lost on your way home, had you not paid enough attention.
âThat bad?â she hums, voice full of consideration. Izzy only pays you a short look full of undeniable worry before she gazes back at the roadâ thankfully, because she is not the best driver and you think her not paying full attention to where sheâs going would significantly lower the chances of you getting home safely todayâ subtly allowing you to vent about the day you had.
A grunt escapes your mouth. âYeah,â you agree, âitâs justâ god. The place is full of morons, my boss is demanding a marketing project from me until the end of my internship, everyone keeps using me as their coffee delivery person because Iâm new, and I forgot everyoneâs names alreadyâŚâ you complain, furrowing your brows in concern. How are you going to survive going there weekly?
As a business student, you have to go through an internship in order to successfully graduate. Getting one was already hard enough, but the responsibilities that come with doing all the stuff youâre not even educated enough to do yet are only making the weight on your shoulders heavier and heavier to the point where you suddenly start to doubt if youâre even good enough for your major. Hell, you barely have any interest in it in the first placeâ hence why you lack the enthusiasm your boss would surely love to see from you.
âCanât they just not make it easier for you?â she shakes her head in disapproval. âYouâre a mere student, not the new hire,â Izzy grunts, sympathizing with you.
âApparently not,â you roll your eyes. âIâm so tired, manâŚâ you sigh, resting your head against the window, letting your eyes close for a bit. âThanks for giving me a ride, Izz.â
âNo worries,â she innocently replies. Almost too innocently, you thinkâ but with the amount of hours you slept last night and the mental overload of new information you had today, you choose to not pay much attention to it. Maybe youâre just making it upâŚ
If the drive was a bit longer, youâre sure you wouldâve fallen asleep. The car comes to a halt in a few more minutes, though, and the sudden silence of the vehicle as the engine turns off and the radio goes silent has you opening your eyes, scanning your surroundings.
And you were right. Izzy was almost too nice in giving you a ride home. You shouldâve known she always had different motives.
âWhy are we here?â you ask, choosing not to face her so you donât have to look at the dumb smile on her face again, for you think that if she dared to force innocence on herself right now, youâd seriously punch her.
âOh,â she hums, âI thought we could get pizza for dinner.â
âWe had pizza last week,â you deadpan, tone of voice only a bit hostile.
âThatâs correct,â she agrees, âhowever, I am in the mood for some pizza right now. And we donât really have any groceries at home, so I think this is the best alternative to end your bad dayââ
âYouâre not dragging me in there after embarrassing us so much last week, Isabelle,â you grunt, pulling out the full name to act more tough and get your point across. âI am never going there again. You simply canât force meââ
âOh come on! Youâre ruining all fun.â
âThatâs because I am not having fun right now,â you note, already too tired after the long day.
âThen let me cheer you up! I donât know why youâre making such a big deal about it,â Izzy glares at you, sighing. âBesides, the last time I checked, you owe me pizza, and I would like to redeem that now.â
âSince whenââ
âDonât think I forgot that you didnât pay me back last time,â she cuts you off, sending you a stern look.
If you were closer to home right now, you wouldâve left the car and just walked back to your apartment, leaving your dear flatmate to get her pizza alone. You both know youâre not here for the pizza itself anywayâ so why does she need you there? As an excuse? Itâs already embarrassing enough for the both of you. Why wonât she just drop it?
But since the circumstances are given the way they areâ youâre tired, hungry, frustrated and full of worry about your internshipâ you figure there is really no need to argue with your roommate right now. When she sets her mind on something, she is going to get it, no matter what. You know her well enough.
âFine,â you sigh, getting out of the car and slamming the passenger door with as much force as you can humanly conjure in yourself after the long day, satisfaction flowing through your veins at the sound thatâs loud enough to make your roommate jump in surprise.
Youâre going to give her what she wants, but youâre not going to act happy about it. Youâre just gonna get the pizza and leave. Thatâs the plan.
Walking up to the building of Sohnâs Pizza, you push the door open, ears instantly catching the low music coming from speakers situated in the corners of the room. You havenât been here before, so you take your sweet time looking aroundâ noticing the neat-looking interior, admiring the wooden furnitureâ before you walk towards the table in the corner of the middle-sized restaurant, sitting down. Izzy follows you like a lost puppy with its tail wagging because she got what she wanted before she sits down opposite of you, offering you a giant smile. She is like a kid under the Christmas tree with the toy she always desired securely in her grasp. Which is weirdâ the cute delivery boy hasnât even shown up yet.
After scanning the menu for a bitâ since you already know what youâre going to getâ a server walks up to your table, a big, welcoming smile on her face. She is short even when wearing heels, hair pulled up into a ponytail, straight-across bangs sitting on her forehead. Itâs been years since you last saw her, but the resemblance is undeniableâ itâs Eric Sohnâs older sister.
âHello! What can I get for you today, girls?â she asks as she takes out a notepad. Her eyes land on you for a bit before she gasps, even a bigger smile appearing on her cheeks, if thatâs possible. âOh my god, Y/N?â
âYeah,â you nod, grinning. âItâs me.â
âHow are you?â she asks, beaming. You and Lisa were never really closeâ since she was so much older than you back when you hung around the Sohnâs house, but she was always really kind to you. You remember her making snacks for you and Eric to eat in afternoons or taking you two out to get ice cream, your heart squeezing at the nostalgic memories.
âIâm good, what about you?â you ask, genuinely interested.
âIâm fine,â she nods. âWell, just rotting in here, if Iâm being honest, but other than that, Iâve been good,â she laughs, making you mirror her actions.
âWell, itâs really pretty here, if that makes you feel any better,â you smile.
She shrugs at your compliment. âI did most of the decorating, so it should be,â she snickers before she looks back at you after scanning over the entire room. âWhat will you get today, then?â
âJust a margherita is fine,â you note, âcould I possibly get extra cheese on that?âÂ
âAnything for little Y/N,â she hums, making you roll your eyes at her teasingâ yet the grin never leaves your features. âAnd for your friend?â
âIâll get pepperoni,â she peeps. Itâs unusual for your roommate to be so quiet in a conversationâ you guess she was caught off guard at your sudden acquaintanceship with the staff in her new favorite restaurant.
âComing right up!â Lisa smiles, walking away from your table.
After the server leaves, you are left with a few seconds of silence from your roommate. You raise your brows at her in question, mocking her change in demeanor, waiting for her to get back to her usual, chatty self. âWhat?â
âYou know her?â
âObviously,â you snicker. âOur families used to be close years ago,â you note, shrugging. âWe lived in the same neighborhood.â
âWowâŚâ she hums. âSo you know that guy who dropped our pizzas off last week as well?â
âI do,â you nod. âWe are the same age, so our mums forced us to hang out often.â
âInterestingâŚ.â Izzy says, lost in thought. If you didnât know better, youâd suspect she was scheming something up. Actually, you think you know her well enoughâ just give it a few more minutes.
The door opens again, making you two look around and watch the people coming into the restaurant. Instead of new customers, you are met with two men obviously wearing work uniformsâ white shirts with a pizza logo in red on themâ the shorter one with a cap on, the taller one with baggy jeans adorning his long legs. You recognise one of them instantlyâ and even despite the nature of the restaurant, his presence still shocks you and makes you feel alarmed.
You feel something come in contact with your shin as your roommate kicks your leg under the table. âThatâs him, thatâs him, thatâs himââ Izzy chimes, whispering, making you furrow your brows at her in question. Yeah, of course thatâs him. Ericâs dad owns the restaurant. Who the other guy by his side is, though, you donâtâ
oh.
So that must be the cute delivery boy your roommate has been thirsting over for the last couple of weeks. She has a lot of determination in her, youâll give her that. If it was you, you wouldâve forgotten about a random mediocrily attractive server after a day or two. Not her, though. What a strange womanâŚ
âY/N!â you hear for the second time today. Your heart skips a beat at the tone this time, making you remember the events of last week, heat instantly creeping up your neck at the memory.
âHi,â you peep, watching as the two men make a bee-line towards your table.
âHello,â he greets. He wears a bright smile on his faceâ one that makes his cheeks look fuller, something in his eyes glimmering (you think it might just be the reflection of the lights). He is wearing a blue cap today, covering his honey locksâ which leaves you wondering if he has a fucked haircut, or if he really just likes to wear hats that muchâ but other than that, his attire is the same as last time. âWhatâs up?â he asks.
Casual. Friendly. Like nothing happenedâ like this whole encounter isnât totally embarrassing.Â
Or is it not? Are you just being overly-dramatic again? You really donât know at this point.Â
Still, you act nonchalant. âOh, not much,â you hum, âjust got off my first day of internship, so we decided to get some pizza to comfort myself.â
âDidnât go well?â Eric asks, a sympathetic look on his face. Somehow, his concern seems genuine.
âYou could say that,â you note, shrugging.
âIt will be better next time,â he says lightly, smiling at you all encouragingly. For the first time in the last couple of seconds, you pay attention to your roommate againâ seeing her eyes glued to the taller boy. If this was a cartoon, there would be hearts drawn in her sockets and she would be drooling. Izzy seems to be totally enchanted with the delivery boy currently standing to Ericâs right, and you canât stand the view any longer.
âOh, this is Sunwoo, by the way,â Eric says, introducing his coworker.Â
âNice to meet you,â you smile, shaking the boyâs hand. He sends you a boyish grin, greeting you back, before he moves towards your flatmate, holding her hand in his.
âIzzy,â she introduces herself, tone of voice a few octaves higher than usual. âWeâre roommates.â
âI gathered as much,â Eric notesâ almost a little awkwardlyâ making your body electrify with a full body cringe. Why canât he just pretend last week didnât happen?
âYeah,â you hum, nodding and scratching the back of your neck. âShe pretty much dragged me here, hahaâŚâ you vocalize the laughter as a word, mentally slapping yourself. Haha? Whatâs so funny? Y/N, youâre only making it worse.
âWell, itâs nice seeing you again,â Eric says. When your eyes meet, he averts his gaze, an awkward cough battling its way out of his throat. âUhm⌠we better get back to work, or else my sisterâs gonna kill meââ
âOh, but itâs not busy!â Izzy suddenly utters out, making you snap your head towards her with shock, a look worthy of many words burning a hole into the middle of her forehead. What is she thinking? âWhy donât you sit with us for a while? It seems like you and Y/N have a lot to catch up on,â your roommate sweetly says, throwing the burden onto your shoulders again.Â
Why are you suddenly forced into the role of a wingman? You really didnât sign up for this.
âOh, Iââ
âI could use a little break,â Sunwoo grins, not even waiting for his coworker to immediately deny the idea. You swear you can mentally hear your roommate's excited squealing on a telepathic frequency as the dark-haired boy takes a seat right next to her, sprawling his legs wide and resting his back against the chair, seemingly tired. âCome on, Eric. Lisa has a soft spot for me, she wonât eat our heads off.â
Eric meets your gaze. You hope your brains match at frequencies with the boy as well as you send him mental apologies, the atmosphere once again getting too awkward for you to handle. He seems to be the victim of his friendâs terrorizing strategies as much as you are, though, so you think there is silent understandment hanging in the air over the two of you as he reluctantly sits on the chair next to you.
Youâre starting to think Izzy has a death wish. Youâre also starting to be fairly certain that you will be the one to fulfill it.
The passage of time is weird. Itâs a strange construct to you, finding yourself dwelling on it at times when itâs the least suitable toâ especially when you have things to do and a workload to get through. See, itâs incredibly bizarre to you how when youâre doing nothing, time is passing by quickly without you even noticing it: a few episodes of your favorite TV show go by and youâre suddenly well into the evening. When youâre working on assignments, though, it seems like time has stopped.Â
You promised yourself youâre going to stay in the library and work on the project you were assigned in your internship until at least 6PM. You arrived at 3 oâclockâ three hours should be easy, right? Not that much time.
Wrong. Because you swear youâve been aimlessly searching around the internet and writing things down for at least 10 years now, and itâs only been an hour and you still have two more to go. Time is weird like that. Itâs fascinatingâ at least when you hypnotize the numbers in the right corner of your screen, sucked into the doom of your laptop. Maybe you shouldâve taken Physics instead. Youâd love to learn about this.
(The fact that this has nothing to do with Physics and everything to do with your focus and attention is a completely invalid argument to you at this moment, so you donât even let yourself think about it.)
Something finally pulls you out of the hyper focused state that you put yourself in while staring at the time on your screen (as if to mentally push the clock to go faster), and that is a figure moving right opposite of you, resting their hand on the back of a chair.
âHi,â you hear, making you snap your head up and face the intruder, âcan I sit here?â
âHiâŚ?â you mumble, watching the boy in front of you not wait for your answer as he pulls the chair back and settles his body onto it. He empties his pockets in the true manly fashionâ putting his wallet, his phone and his keys onto the wooden tableâ all while letting you absorb his existence for a bit before you have to react to it some more.Â
You spent years not seeing Eric Sohn. Now, you bump into him at least every other week. Strange.
He is wearing a simple white hoodie, his hair now not covered by a cap. You glance over the honey blonde locks, noting to yourself that he does not have a messed up trim, which means he just must like hats a lot. You feel like you should probably say somethingâ start up a conversationâ but the shock of seeing him is still settled deep in your bones, stopping you from every attempt.
Looking around the library, you note that itâs half-emptyâ meaning that Eric couldâve chosen any seat, any other seat in the whole entire placeâ yet he chose to sit right opposite of you at one of the long tables in the middle of the room. Nodding to yourself as you absorb the information, you open your mouth to say somethingâ anythingâ before the boy beats you to it, acting in his true, nonchalant casualty.
âWhat are you working on?â he asks. âI mean⌠you seemed quite miserable when I arrived, so I assumed it was for the best to take you out of the frozen state before you go crazy,â he jokes, having you close your mouth and awkwardly smile at him.
âYeah,â you hum, shrugging. âI was mainly just trying to force the time to go quicker with the sheer power of my gaze, but I think it doesnât work like thatâŚâÂ
âYou set up a timer for yourself?â he asks, laughing.
âKinda,â you nod. âI knew I had to hold myself accountable and do work, or else Iâm going to leave things until the last minute and hate myself even more for not doing anything sooner, so I told myself Iâll work on my assignments until 6, but itâs⌠easier said than done.â
Eric nods at you, acknowledging your struggle. He takes out his own laptop and presses the power button. As he waits for it to turn on, he looks back at you, his gaze making you nervous.Â
Itâs not that you donât like Ericâ not at all, you have your fair share of fond memories with the boy when you were littleâ itâs just that you havenât seen him in ages, havenât properly talked to him since you were kids. You know nothing about the man he is right nowâ aside from the fact that his father owns a pizza place now. You donât even know what he majors in. Hell, you didnât even know he went to the same university as you up to this pointâ which makes everything just a little bit too awkward for you.
How to navigate the conversation? What to talk about? Why does he not just⌠ignore you? Itâs not like the two of you were that close in the first place.
âWhat do you major in?â he asks. You wonder if itâs sheer politeness, or if he really just wants to know.
âBusiness,â you say, tone of voice hinting that youâre not really satisfied with your own answer. âIâm actually supposed to be working on a project for my mandatory internship right now.â
âDamn⌠what is it?â he asks.Â
Scratching the back of your neck, you lick your lips before answering. âItâs like⌠I have to make a pitch about a new product for them to sell. I work in the sales section for Trust, the insurance company, so I have to do a lot of⌠market research⌠and then also marketing⌠itâs⌠kind of a lot, actuallyâŚâ you nervously laugh, trying to diffuse the fact that youâre genuinely scared of the very project you were assigned.
Eric stares at you with interest, a look of acknowledgement settling onto his face. âWow. That sounds hard.â
âI mean, I donât knowâŚâ you shrug. âMaybe Iâm just too stupid for thisââ
âNo youâre not,â the boy instantly cuts you off, shaking your head. âIâd say they just have high demands from you.â
His words do a bit to soothe you. You avoid asking your classmates about their internships in fear of being the only one thatâs finding things hard and being overly-dramatic. Talking to someone who doesnât really have the same experience as you makes things a bit easierâ you can complain and they wonât judge, because thereâs no way they know how it feels. Eric wonât judge you for finding your business internship hard, because he doesnât know what it takesâ at least not on his own skin. But if youâd complain to your classmate Yeji, for example, she might find it weirdâ what if your tasks are the easiest thing to do in her eyes?
âThanks,â you hum. âWhat do you major in, though?â you ask him, somehow committing to keeping the conversation going for just a little more time.
âCommunications,â he laughs. âI just⌠write a lot of papers, I guess.â
âAh,â you nod in acknowledgement.Â
You feel like you should add something. Maybe you should comment, sympathize, ask more questions, but in the moment, no fitting words reach your mind. After a heartbeat of silence, Ericâs eyes finally leave your figure to focus on his laptop, and the only thing resonating through your brain is the fact that the last two times you met him, it was painfully awkward and maybe a little strangeâ which leads you to questioning the fact that he still chose to approach you today.
âLook, Eric, we⌠you donât have to act like weâre friends now,â you say, refusing to meet his gaze. Somehow, your blank laptop screen is much more interesting. âAnd Iâm sorry about last week,â you note, tone of voice lightheartedâ trying to mask how much you actually think about the encounters and how they make you wish they never even happened. Somehow, you worry about how youâre perceived by him. âMy roommate just kind of likes your coworkerâ Sunwooââ you call him by his name, âso she has been doing all of this to get his attention, and itâsâŚâ
âItâs okay,â Eric laughs, making you glance up from the blank document and finally meet his eyes. There is no stern look on his face, no signs of disappointment or disgust on his features. It helps you calm down a bit. âIâm used to girls being all over Sunwoo, really,â he says, shrugging.
âYeahâŚâ you sigh. âSorry for making it all awkward, and stuff. As I said, you donât have to feel obliged toââ
âI donât, though,â he hums. The sentiment silences you. You offer him nothing but a nod, suddenly at a loss for words. âLook, we used to be close when we were kids,â he shrugs, âso donât even worry about it.â
Youâre not really sure what his words are meant to imply. Does he mean that youâre friends now again? Does he mean he doesnât find this whole thing absolutely awkward? Are you supposed to hang out more often now? Do you get his number?Â
After trying to clarify everything, youâre left even more confused.
If thereâs one thing about Eric Sohn that you remember from your childhood, itâs the fact that heâs friendly. And also⌠pretty fucking competetive. âItâs almost 4:30. Whoever gives up on their assignment first pays for coffee later, yeah?â he challenges you, looking at you with mischief glimmering in his dark orbs.
You guess both of these qualities stayed with him until adulthood, and although you were awkward with him just a few minutes ago, you donât really have it in you to overthink the interaction any longer.
âDeal,â you nod.
As if this was all the motivation you needed, you get back to working.
âJokes on you, drinking is not a forfeit for me,â Jake, the underclassmen you see around the campus sometimes says after a round of spin the bottle in which he refuses to make out with the person to his right (that was friend Sunghoon from middle school, just for the record), âI actually enjoy it. Soââ
âYou should stop drinking, dudeâŚâ the said friend nudges him to his shoulder, looking at the boy with a concerned look in his eye. Itâs no secret that both of them are light drinkers, but one of them is clearly handling his alcohol worseâ and itâs the shorter one of the two.Â
âWhy? You wanna make out with me?â
âIâd rather not carry you home again, thatâs allââ
âThat sounds a bit sus, Hoonââ Jake snickers before he downs the shot of whatever alcohol is passed to him, ây��know, if you wanted to kiss me, you couldâve just said soâŚâ he slurs, making Sunghoon sigh, closing his eyes for a second to collect himself in time before the frustration in him turns into anger and he swings at his friend.
You canât help but laugh at the commotion. You donât really go out to party muchâ since you and Izzy are introverted, you donât really search for these types of gatheringsâ but you figured that doing something other than watching the TV on a Friday evening would be nice. Especially when you were invited by the guy you met in your internship.Â
It felt rude to deny an invitation to a party by Park Jihoon, given the fact that you wanted to make friends and connections during your stay with the company. He is an intern just like youâ maybe a bit more energetic and extroverted, thatâs all. Which you welcome with open arms, just for the record. Itâs been a while since an extrovert extroverted the way they are supposed to and adopted youâ itâs always a pleasant experience.
Youâre also not really the one to participate in a game of spin the bottle. You find such games embarrassing and nerve-wrecking. They induce anxiety in you from what you have to do, and itâs not the good kind. The adrenaline in your veins is enough for you to call it quits, but then again, youâre always good at falling for peer pressure and your roommateâs battling eyelashes are ones you donât find yourself resisting too often.Â
Thereâs alcohol running through your system, warming you up. Wearing a cropped top and shorts surprisingly didnât really help you to cool down as you soothe yourself with alcohol after another week of stressing yourself over your damn internship project (which Jihoon offered to help with, but youâre too much of an individualist to let anyone partake in even just the smallest task of your assignment) and after careful consideration, you realize you havenât had that much to eat before turning up to the party.
Which is always a mistake. Drinking on an empty stomach is one of the biggest flaws you bring with yourself to social gatherings.
âMaybe I should eat,â you suddenly comment, perking up the attention of Jihoon to your right. He looks at you with considerate eyes and nods.
âThere should be pizza coming soon, actually.â
âReally?â you gasp, excitement suddenly flowing through your bones. Itâs been at least a month since you last had pizza, and youâre slowly starting to crave it. Did Izzy give up on that cute delivery boy? Maybe you should remind her⌠the pizza was worth it, you must admit.
âYeahââÂ
And as if you wished it into existence, the sound of the doorbell suddenly brings you out of the conversation and has people closest to the door standing up to get it.
It seems like randomly running up to Eric Sohn is your newest hobby. Itâs strange how life worksâ you havenât seen him in ages, and suddenly, he finds his way to randomly walk back into the plotline of your life casually, as if it was fate. Itâs kind of laughable, really.Â
Because there he isâ standing behind the door with boxes of pizza in his hands, accompanied by his friend Sunwoo holding up even more. The amount could feed a whole village, you think, and youâre suddenly glad you arenât the one paying for the food, since youâre sure it would add up to a big check. The crowd hollers at the two boys at the door, and it takes you a few seconds to realize itâs not because of the feast they just brought into the building.
âEric! Sunwoo! Come in, you two!â Jihoon suddenly calls from next to you, waving the two over with a motion of his hand. This has the shorter boy look into the spacious living room, eyes scanning the surroundings. His eyes fix on you for a second, offering you a smile, before they move back to the host.
âCanât, weâre on the clock, actually,â Eric snickers awkwardly, shrugging.
âOh come on!â Haechan, the boy that was introduced to you today as Jihoonâs best friend, joins. It seems like everyone around knows exactly who Eric Sohn is, and it leaves you wondering just how you managed to unawarely avoid him for all those years. âJust for a bit!â
âYeah,â Jihoon adds. âJust stay for like 10 minutes, or something. Actually,â the tipsy boy has a million-dollar idea, âIâm not paying yâall until you stay for a bit. How about that?â
âGreat, dude,â Sunwoo laughs, shaking his head in disbelief at his friendâs tactics. âLetâs go in, then.â
The two get ridded of the pizzas they brought, walking up into the room. You feel Izzy poking your leg with her pointer finger repeatedly, and when you look at her, she is staring at you with eyes that remind you of someone slowly slipping into a manic state. You think itâs the effect of Kim Sunwoo entering the room with a smirk on his face, but youâre not really sure at this point.
âWhat are we playing?â Sunwoo asks the obvious as he sits down, dragging his friend with him. Their spot is currently straight across from you. After more careful examination, you realize Ericâs eyes are glued on your figure, making you smile at him and wave silently before he moves to scan your new friend sitting close to your right.Â
The last time youâve seen Eric was that day at the library. That was almost 2 weeks ago now, and although you went for a coffee after you declared that you âsimply canât do it anymoreâ and âwould rather die than to work on this project any longerâ, he insisted on paying for both of your drinks instead of making you do it, as was previously agreed on. You exchanged numbers after chatting and walking around for a bit, and although you waited for him to text you the same week, he never did, and you never tried to make conversation either.
Somehow, you simply didnât know what to say. Then againâ itâs not like the two of you were friends in the first place.
The game proceeds like before even with the new members added. Some of the people hanging out around the living room move to eat the pizzas, but if youâre being completely honest, the idea of eating was long forgotten to you the moment Eric and Sunwoo walked through the front door. Admittedly, maybe you did have a considerate amount to drink this evening, because everything is starting to turn into a bit of a blur from this moment. You watch the game absent-mindedly, not really taking much in, as your eyes sometimes subconsciously move to Eric sitting leisurely on the sofa opposite of you.
After a round where Jihoon is asked to suck on Haechanâs toe and Yizhuo is told to confess the last person she hooked up with (which was a guy to whose name everyone gasped, but left you clueless, since you didnât really know who it was), your biggest fears are proven to be reality as the bottle lands on you. Heartbeat instantly picking up at speed, making you hear your own blood in your ears, you look up from the cursed item and wait to hear your ordeal.
Who wouldâve thought playing spin the bottle would feel like a near-death experience?
âTruth or dare?â Yizhuo asks.
After a second of consideration, you blurt out: âDare.â
Big mistake. At least you can lie when you pick the truth, goddamn it. What was drunk you even thinking�
âOkay,â she nods, contemplating for a bit. As the gears in her head start working and the idea comes into her brain, a smug smirk appears on her face, hinting that this whole evening was a bad, bad idea. âI dare you to sit in the lap of the hottest guy here for three rounds.â
The crowd goes crazy.Â
Girls gasp, guys whistle, and your brainâ it completely shuts off. Alcohol should logically make you feel more courageous and daring, no? Thatâs what they all say.Â
Youâre the one to prove the sentiment wrong as you gulp and contemplate your next decision. Given the fact that youâre one shot away from throwing up, you decide to not drink to protect yourselfâ making sure you save your image and donât embarrass yourself by showing the contents of your stomach to everyone on Park Jihoonâs beige rug.
Scanning the circle, you watch the men situated right in front of you in the living room. It resembles window shopping a bit, except youâre feeling really fucking miserable while doing it. You know itâs all fun and games and that if you take the situation with enough nonchalance, everything will turn out fineâ hell, some might not even remember this moment in the morning, so itâs really not that big of a dealâ but the more you contemplate the object of your dare, the more nervous youâre starting to feel.
Kim Sunwoo is a clear no go. You and Jihoon are close enough where it wouldnât feel awkward, but somehow, you know you would be lying to yourself if you picked him. Your eyes smoothly drift past Haechan, Jake and Sunghoon, all the way past Renjun and Jeno to Eric sitting right across from you, eyeing you with interest in his dark orbs.Â
The circle is starting to rush you. Jihoon nudges your side, telling you to âjust pick one,â, making you briefly glance at him with a stern look in your eyes. After your gaze lands back on Ericâ whose eyebrows slightly furrow when he notices you paying attention to your new friendâ you come to a downing realization of the fact that somehow, your eyes keep landing on the short boy, not really wanting to look away.
Itâs alright. Itâs nothing. Eric Sohn is conventionally attractiveâ youâre sure itâs not that big of a deal.Â
Standing up from your spot, hearing the crowd pick up the excitement, you walk over to the other side of the circleâ while trying not to trip over your own foot and fall over in the process. Eric looks up at you with big eyes glimmering, expecting your final answer, making your palms sweat and voice a little shaky as you awkwardly let out.
âDo you mindâŚ?â
The question is laughable, really. You audibly hear Yeji and Yizhuo squeal in excitement at your action, while Haechan hollers out a laugh from the back. Trying to ignore the reactions, faking nonchalance, you watch as Eric shifts slightly in his spot and moves his hands to his sides, as if to make some space for you, before he shrugs.Â
âGo ahead.â
Nodding to yourself, you scratch the back of your neck before you turn your back to him and slowly settle yourself onto his lap.Â
And here you thought the delivery boy incident could simply not be beaten on the scale of awkward and embarrassing moments with Eric Sohn.
Itâs now your turn to spin the bottle, you realizeâ which you try to focus on instead of the fact that you are currently sitting in the lap of the guy you grew up withâ making you bend to the ground and proceed with the game. Only three rounds and you can move back to your initial spot, you think. You just have to survive three rounds of this stupid game before youâre free.
Watching the empty wine bottle spin in circles before it stops, your eyes move to the side with the opening, trying to see who it landed on. When you look up, your roommate is staring back at you with a suspicious look on her face, not even waiting for you to ask the question to determine her fate. âDare,â she spits out.Â
Her eyes bear into you with such intensity you think sheâs trying to tell you something, but right as you try to match her brain frequency and decipher what exactly she wants from you right in this moment, you feel Ericâs hands land lightly onto your sides.Â
They donât move, nor do they put any pressure into your skin. They just lay there, fingers on the skin of your bare midriff, sending an electric shock into your brain that completely shuts off your telepathic communication with Izzy, making you blurt out the first thing that comes to your mind.
âUh⌠prank call your latest hook up and tell him you want to get together with him,â you say.
She immediately throws darts into your skull, making you regret your decision.Â
What? Is it not spicy enough? Judging from the reactions of the rest of the players, youâd say you did a good jobâ which makes you believe she just didnât want to expose hooking up with Jaemin in front of everyone.
Nonetheless, she moves on with the dare. You donât really pay much attention to it as a wave of sickness comes over you. Youâre genuinely left seeing things twice, which leads you to close your eyes and rest your head in your hands for a second before a low voice lands into your ear.
âHow drunk are you on a scale of 1 to 10?â Eric asks.
âLike⌠8, I think?â you snicker. âIâm okay, I just need toââ
Before you get a chance to finish your sentence or even barely think of what would help you in this moment, you feel Ericâs hands on your sides lightly tug your body towards him, leaving you to fully glue your figure onto his. Your back meets his front, sprawling out onto the sofa, leaving you to settle your head onto his shoulder.Â
You canât say your stomach feels less crazy at the moment, but you also canât say this isnât strangely nice. âBetter?â he asks.Â
You think you lost your voice for a second, so you only offer him a nod.Â
His next actions leave you wondering if heâs always been this touchy and affectionate. While one of his arms sneaks around your waist and holds you to him, his other palm leaves to take its new place on your thigh. The rational side of your brain is telling you that this is just the most comfortable place to let your arms rest when you have someone sitting in your lap, but itâs still enough to have heat rising up your neck, slowly warming up your face.
A few seconds pass before Eric absent-mindedly starts to draw circles onto your quad, your brain hyper-focused onto the feeling of his forearm on your bare midriff. When he laughs at the way Izzyâs prank call is goingâ to which he earns a warning look from your roommate to keep quiet and not break the facadeâ you feel his body vibrating under you, making you realize that youâre the only one out of the two that is so affected by this simple gesture.
It leaves you feeling silly. It must be the alcohol, surelyâ but god,
Eric Sohn surely has hands that make hell seem cold.
Youâre woken up in the morning to the sound of your roommate screaming, yelling at you. Not only do you already have a massive headache from the hangover you surely accidentally threw yourself in, now you also feel like there is someone cutting parts of your brain off with a knife. (Which sounds contradicting, because you do know the brain canât be in pain. Why does it feel like that, then?)
âYou had the perfect opportunity to think of something that could make me and Sunwoo closer. You couldâve said anything! But no, you chose toââ
âWhy are you screaming?â you ask, voice hoarse and quiet, your throat scratchy as you utter the few words.
ââlay in Ericâs lap like a princess and do nothingââ she continues, making you wince. Itâs not that you donât remember the moment, noâ you do. The memory is almost painfully crystal clear in your brain, you just didnât really mean to think of it the first thing in the morning.
âIsabelle,â you grit your teeth and put your pillow over your eyes to shield them from the sunlight that is only making your headache worse, âIâm gonna need you to shut. the. fuck. upââ
âYouâre a terrible, terrible wingwoman, Iâll tell you that,â she accuses you.
Suddenly, the cause for her telling looks and annoyed huffs throughout the last night make total sense. Hell, youâre smarter than thisâ you shouldnât need explaining for such a simple task. It was your turn to dare your best friend to do something, and the object of her desire was right there. You will blame the shortcoming on your alcohol-infused brainâ in Izzyâs eyes, though, it doesnât really change the narrative.
âIâm sorry,â you mourn, âI wasnât thinking properly.â
âYeah, I could see that,â she grunts, tugging the pillow off your face. âAt this rate, me and Sunwoo are never gonna be a thing, and I hope you know itâs completely your fault.â
âHow could it be my fault?â you grunt, suddenly frustrated with your roommate. She is the one that isnât sending him obvious enough hints, and itâs your fault he isnât catching on? Why are you suddenly blamed for something that is completely out of your control? This is getting a bit ridiculous.
Wanting to sit up on your bed and fight against your roommate, but failing to do so before she escapes your roomâ sensing that you would throw the pillow onto her as soon as youâd get the chanceâ you sigh and reach for your phone sitting on your bedside table. There is a notification shining at the top of your screen, and when you unlock your phone and absent-mindedly click on the message, youâre taken off guard by the view in front of you.
Eric Sohn [1:21 AM]: hi, just checking in to see if you got home okay?
You read the message over once, then twice, before you decide to reply. Clearing your throat, as if you were going to record a voice message, you think of the most appropriate answer.Â
If youâre being honest, you donât really remember much about how you got home last nightâ all you know is that after three rounds of spin the bottle, you reluctantly climbed off Ericâs lap, to which him and Sunwoo escaped the party and trailed back to work with excuses of Ericâs sister killing them if they didnât show up soon. Youâre fairly certain that you and Izzy just took a cab home, but since you notice youâre still wearing yesterdayâs clothes, you assume you werenât really with yourself at that momentâ which is also the sole reason for you not replying to Ericâs message when you first got it.
You [11:10]: hello!! yes we did :) You [11:10]: sorry for replying so late, but as you could see last night i wasnt rlly checking my phone haha..
Surely this is good enough to play it off. Not suspicious at all! Eric Sohn will never know you were drunk off your face and hardly made it through the front door of your apartment. (Except he does know, and youâre also painfully aware.)
And all of this for what..? A bad week at your internship? Youâre one of the weak ones, for sure.
Switching apps and deciding to scroll through Instagram for a bit before you get up and face the dayâ which includes making lunch, because you didnât have any leftovers left in the fridgeâ your phone buzzes in your hands, showing you a new message.
Eric Sohn [11:15]: good to hear :) Eric Sohn [11:15]: are u feeling well?Â
God. You feel like throwing upâ surely the cause of the alcohol still in your system.
 Well, itâs not like he didnât know before. And youâre a grown woman! Thereâs no shame in a bit of a hangover. Youâre fairly certain he gets them all the timeâ you two are in university, after all.Â
Faking nonchalance, once again, you text back.
You [11:16]: yeah, just a massive headache thatâs all :// You [11:16]: im sure lunch will fix it lol
Eric Sohn [11:16]: speaking of⌠do u wanna get lunch w me? im sure eating out is a better option for u rn haha
Something inside of you panics at the message. You donât know what it is, but somehow, you always feel a bit awkward with Eric at first. Maybe itâs the fact that you always remember how you grew up together and then vanished out of each otherâs livesâ without each other even noticingâ or maybe itâs the fact that you always feel like you only embarrass yourself in front of him.Â
He seems to be casual about things, though. He doesnât make fun of you for anythingâ rather, he takes those moments as opportunities to get closer to you and maybe even build back the friendship you were forced into in childhood, but chose in your adulthood.Â
There is no reason to overthink his words or actions. Itâs Eric, after all.
Eric Sohn [11:17]: me and sunwoo that is, btw. u can bring your roommate if sheâs down!:D
Oh.Â
Well, at least you have a way to fix things with your butthurt friend. Clearing your throat before calling into the depths of the apartmentâ because Izzy left your door open, seemingly hinting that itâs time for you to get up and cook lunchâ you slowly start getting out of bed.
âIzzy, do you wanna get lunch with Sunwoo, Eric and I?â you ask, a grin slowly appearing on your face. She rewards you with a few seconds of silenceâ as if trying to tease youâ before she gives you the obvious answer.Â
âYeah.â
âThought so,â you chuckle, sending Eric back a text agreeing to his invitation.Â
After a few minutes spent showering and making yourself look presentable, you walk out of the building with your roommate by your side (thatâs currently smelling a bit like she just poured the whole perfume bottle over her), nearing the building you decided to meet in over text messages. Itâs a small Korean place just down the street, making you wonder if itâs the boyâs favorite, or if he just chose something that was nearby for you out of convenience.
When you open the door and walk into the place, youâre immediately hugged by the smell of delicious food making your stomach churn in hunger and the low music playing in the background. It doesnât take you long to notice the two boys already sitting at one of the tables, chatting to each other. Sunwoo is very passionate about something, waving his arms around, but the moment you two arrive at the table, their conversation dies down a bit, replaced by warm greetings.
âWow, you look terrible,â Sunwoo lets out when his eyes meet your figure. The comment makes you shrink in yourselfâ truth be told, you know you donât look your best right now, given the fact that your headache was still very much present and you didnât put any makeup onâ but still, it isnât the best experience to hear someone say it out loud.
âThanks,â you nod, watching as your roommate eagerly takes a seat next to Sunwoo, her body in respectful, yet close proximity to his, âI feel like it too.â
âAuchââ the said boy lets out, glaring at Eric sitting opposite of him. Youâre not really sure what happened, but you donât pay it much mind as you slowly settle yourself in the last spot possibleâ next to Eric in the little booth.
âDid you order already?â Izzy asks, clearly more joy and cheerfulness in her body than in yours. You donât really know how or why sheâs not currently dying of a hangover like you are, but something is telling you that maybe, just maybe, you were the only one that took the drinking too far last night. (You and Sim Jake, that is. The poor boy had to run to puke only a few minutes after the game of spin the bottle ended, and it was not a fun sight.)
âNo,â Eric shakes his head, âwe were waiting for you to get here. Wanna check the menu? We already skimmed through it.â
You nod at his preposition, taking the laminated paper into your hand. Youâre always indecisive when it comes to ordering foodâ never really knowing what to get, because everything is either foreign to you or too appealing, nothing in between, leaving you on the fence about what youâd like to eat at the given momentâ and the lengthy list of options in this place isnât really helping you.Â
A sigh escapes your throat at the sight. Truth be told, youâre not even gonna read the whole thingâ so you opt to look at Eric to your right with a begging expression on your face.
âDo you know what youâre getting?â you ask, watching him nod.
âRamen.â
âIs it good?â you inquire, having the boy nod at you casually, replying to your question.
âPretty good, yeah,â he answers. âAlso, Iâd argue that itâs the best for a hangover.â
âPerfect. Iâll have that, then,â you note, putting the menu back to its place on the other side of the table, not really wanting to think about it any longer.
When the waiter comes and asks for your order, you notice Eric taking charge and saying your choice as well, ridding you of the burden. Grateful for his initiative, you turn to smile at him in return, before you choose to rest your head in your hands on the table, still not relaxed enough after the long night you had.Â
Thereâs a soothing hand rubbing your back in just a few seconds, pressing comforting circles into the middle of your torso. You think you canât really blame Sunwoo for making fun of you todayâ you surely must look like absolute shit.
âDid you two go to the same party?â Sunwoo chuckles, pointing out the obvious difference in your composures. âHow come do you not look dead?â he addresses the question to Izzy, curious.
âI can handle my alcohol well,â she hums.
âThatâs a lie,â you grunt, eyes still glued to the wooden table, âshe just didnât drink much last night.â
âI think thatâs a part of handling my alcohol wellââ
âNo itâs not,â you squint at her, shaking your head. âAbstinence is not âhandling alcoholâ, you moron.â
âOkay, well, Iâm just saying thatâs the reason why you look like you have some sort of disease, while I look fresh and beautiful,â she sings in half-seriousness, half-irony, going as far as posing like a flower, offering the whole table her bright smile.
âI mean, you always do,â a low voice echoes around the restaurant, making you snap your head up to gaze at the boy opposite of you that is now refusing to meet anyoneâs eye. Ericâs hand freezes on your back, stilling, as a chuckle leaves his throat at his friendâs comment.
Interesting. Sunwooâs usually cocky demeanor changes as he blushes, scratching the back of his neck. The air gets a little tense as you allow yourself to look your roommate in the eye, a hint of surprise playing with her face. She looks taken aback, but pleased with herselfâ and you have to give her that. Her magic is finally working.
âSo, anywaysâŚâ Eric breaks the awkward silence, arm slipping off your back and resting on the table. The absence of the soothing circles on your clothed skin makes you miss it only a little bit, but you wonât really dwell on that any longer or mention it out loud.Â
The food comes just in time to diffuse the weird atmosphere, making all of you thank the waiter for the meal and get to eating. You canât say ramen is your favorite meal on the planet, but you must admit that the way they prepared it here really gets your taste buds on Cloud 9. Youâre enjoying every bit of it, salvaging the salty taste and chewing on the noodles, looking like a person thatâs been starved for five days with the way youâre just inhaling the food like itâs oxygen.
âFeels nice to finally eat somewhere else than at work,â Sunwoo grunts in pleasure, throwing his head back and letting his eyes close, fully enjoying the moment.Â
Eric nods in agreement, having you furrow your brows at them. âYou must work a lot.â
âYeah,â the boy next to you nods, âI do it to help my dad, but the more I work, the more miserable and absolutely boring it gets.â
âI would imagine it to be kind of fun, I dunno,â you hum sheepishly, noticing the boys eyeing you with a deadpan expression on their faces.
âI mean, everythingâs better than a corporate job, in my opinion,â Eric throws a jab at you, a smirk playing with his lips. Heâs not wrong.
âDonât even remind meâŚâ
âStill no progress on that thing?â he asks, genuine interest lacing his tone.
Shaking your head, you sigh. âI mean, I did a bit of market research, but nothing to show my boss, thatâs for sure. Itâs just been rotting my brain for weeks and I feel like Iâm frozen with stress that I canât actually pick it up, yâknow?â
Eric nods in acknowledgement, swallowing the last bits of food in his mouth. âMaybe you just need to think about it less.â
âYeah,â Izzy joins, âtake off some steam. Maybe you just need a little break from it.â
âBut if I take a break from it, I might never actually start itââ
âThatâs ridiculous,â she cuts you off. âYou know you work well under pressure.â You sigh at her comment, shaking your head in disapproval. Procrastination isnât really your favorite thing under the sun, but itâs something you canât really control during most projects you pick up. âWhat do we say we all hang out together when youâre free? To chill, do something fun, get your heads off workâŚ?âÂ
You look around the table with questioning eyes. Youâre not really sure if you crawled across the bridge to the friendship side yet, or if Izzyâs efforts are what is going to do just that. Not really knowing where you stand with the boysâ because they did invite you to lunch, but you also hadnât spoken in a long time before thatâ you donât push them for an answer. Youâre going to go along with whatever they choose.
âIâm down,â Sunwoo nods, âI bet that if we tell Lisa in advance, she can do the deliveries. Thereâs a new Deadpool movie coming out next week, wanna go see that?â
Youâre not really a fan of Marvel movies nor have you seen the first two parts of the series. The same could be said about Izzy, but she grasps at the invitation like a thirsty woman seeing water after 20 days spent on a desert, nodding eagerly at Sunwoo. Itâs almost laughable how easily she agrees to everything the boy has to say.Â
You guess you canât really blame her, thoughâ he is giving her subtle signs of reciprocation with todayâs compliment, isnât he?
You think about it for a while. Looking to your right, facing Eric, you lock eyes with him, as he was already gazing at you and expecting your answer. The boy shrugs at the eye contact, seemingly down to the offer.Â
You guess seeing a movie with them isnât such a bad idea, right?
âYeah, okay,â you say, âwhat day is that?â
Foolish. Thatâs what you are.
Foolish for thinking you could get everything done in time and actually enjoy your time with your friends. Foolish for thinking you could have a day off when you donât have to think of all the responsibilities that adult life is throwing at youâ because as you realize exactly one day before youâre supposed to see the new Deadpool movie in the cinema with Izzy, Sunwoo and Eric, after a discussion with your boss about how he needs some spreadsheets done before the next day, you realize donât have enough time in your schedule for both.
Frustration, anger and also a bit of sadness fills your bones as you announce to your friendsâ in person to Izzy and over a text to Ericâ that you probably wonât make it. The boy tells you that if you do end up being able to come after all, you should, which makes you only feel worse at the realization that you are now missing out on what couldâve been a chill afternoon.
The frustration only grows in you when you decide to do your work in the library the next day, not even walking back to your apartment after classâ because you realize you not only donât enjoy any minute of your internship, but you also feel like a failure after not being able to finish any simple task with no bigger issues.
After sending one last message to your friends about how youâre stuck in the library for the time being, you try to drown yourself in workâ while simultaneously trying to ignore the clock in the corner of your screen telling you the exact minutes youâve spent missing out on the plans.
You donât really know how much time passes before a hand lands on your shoulder, making you jump violently in your seat. Your heart starts beating a thousand miles an hour as you turn your head to make out who is the cause of your heart attack, preparing yourself for the screaming match youâre very well mentally ready for.
Up until⌠you notice whoâs standing behind you, offering you a gentle smile.
âSorry. Did I scare you?â he asks, laughing softly at your shaken composure.
âI almost died, dude!â you scold him, shaking your head at the boy. Something inside of you lights up at the idea of a distraction from your workload, your heart squeezing on itself when you scan your visitor overâ from the bottom of his feet cladded in simple Nike pandas to the top of his head covered not only by a beanie, but also the hood of his gray sweater.
âSorry,â he once again apologizes, eyes glimmering in amusement.
âWhat are you even doing here?â you ask, furrowing your eyebrows in confusion and checking the time on your laptop. âThe movie starts in a few minutes!â
Out of all the people on the whole entire planet, Eric Sohn is the last person youâd expect to appear in the library exactly at this moment. The sheer presence of him right in front of you makes you blink a few times in hopes of figuring out if his existence is not a fata morgana, watching as the boy only shrugs at you in nonchalance.
âAh, thatâŚâ he hums. âI actually brought you a treat, since you said you will be stuck in the library the whole day,â he says, offering you a bag containing something sweet-smelling.
Once you take a better look at what heâs holding in front of you, your stomach churns and your tastebuds yearn for the sugary dough he must have gotten in the bakery at the corner of the campus on his way hereâ pink glazing and colorful sprinkles, almost bringing tears into your eyes in appreciation. âWhat? Why?â you ask. âYou didnât have toâŚâ
âI figured there was no use going to the cinema if youâre not going,â he explainsâ his words making a nervous little bug fly around your stomach. âSince Iâm sure Sunwoo and Izzy wanted to go alone anyways, I didnât wanna be a third-wheel.âÂ
Oh. Right. You forgot about that part.
âI donât think itâs a good idea to leave them alone together, to be honest,â you say, making Eric chuckle at your comment.
âThis might either be the best, or the worst thing on the whole entire planet.â
âAgreed,â you nod.
Eric sends you a prolonged look in which you realize you havenât accepted his offering yet, making you reach for the bag containing the donut and placing it onto the table, right next to your laptop. âBut really, thank you,â you nod, âyou didnât have to. Iâm sure you have other things you could be doingâŚâ
âI wanted to make your stay in the library more pleasant,â Eric says, shrugging. His figure is still towering over youâ as heâs standing and youâre sitting downâ something about the fact making you wish he would take a seat next to you and maybe even stay for a minute. âI imagine itâs gonna be a long day for youâŚâ
âYeah,â you sigh. âAll thanks to my stupid internship and my stupid boss and this stupid assignmentâŚâ you ramble, watching as Ericâs lips turn into a soft smile. What heâs smiling at, youâre not really sureâ the topic of the conversation is already miserable enough for you without actually doing any of the things youâre complaining aboutâ but you drop it as the boy crouches next to you, putting his arm around your chair.
âWhat do you need to do?â he asks, interested.
âI just need to finish this spreadsheet,â you hum, âwhich isnât that hard, itâs just a lot of tedious work that no one wants to do, so of course it falls on the intern.â
âThatâs the beauty of an internship,â Eric jokes.
âDo you even intern?â
âNo,â he laughs, shaking his head. âBut Iâd like to see what itâs like. Want help with that? I can read the numbers out for you so you donât get lost in all those rows and columns,â he suggests, pointing to the amount of reports waiting at your desk, waiting to be digitized.
âOh, itâs okay,â you sheepishly say, although touched with the offer. Heâs probably only saying it to be niceâ but thatâs still enough for appreciation to grow in your chest. âYou donât have to stay and do boring things with me just because we were supposed to hang out today. Actually, you should hurry so you can get to the cinema on timeââ
In your peripheral vision, you watch as the boy stands up from his crouched position only to pull out a chair from one of the empty seats, placing it next to yours so he has a view of your laptop. Before you get a chance to protest any longer, heâs sat in the seat with one of his legs popped up and resting on the bottom construction of your chair, hands reaching for the papers that you could physically drown in sprawled all over your desk.Â
âDonât be silly. Iâd rather do anything else than to watch Sunwoo embarrassingly try to flirt with your friend,â he chuckles. âSo, which numbers do you need?â
âEric, reallyââ
âThese ones?â he persists, not even giving you a chance to protest any longer.Â
Eyes meetingâ his big and honest, a warm pool of honeyâ yours a little tired, but still filled with tender appreciation, he waits for you to answer and explain how he can help you. He patiently awaits your instructions, wanting to make your life a bit easierâ and something about that makes your heart leap in your chest.
You guess youâd say you and Eric are friends now. Yeah, you definitely are.
âLook, the sooner youâre done, the sooner you can get out of here and get another donut with me on your way home. Because trust me, I thought I could resist, but the more I look at the one I brought you, the more I kinda want one for myselfâŚâ
Laughing, you shake your head at his boyish antics. He looks so casual right nowâ like someone cut out of your everyday life, like someone youâve known for years and are destined to know forever.Â
You show him which row he should read out loud for you. You share the donut with him. It takes a bit longer than you expected and the donut place is closed when he walks with you home, but he assures you itâs okayâ you can get one another time.
âFive iced americanos, two lattes, one iced teaâ do you want anything?â Jihoon turns to you with raised eyebrows, getting a look of your sulking face.
âNo,â you bite back, anger getting the worst out of you.Â
âOkay, so weâll also add another americano and a flat white, please,â your coworker slash friend turns back towards the barista, smiling at him and paying with the corporate card.
After the two of you move into the line waiting for drinks, you continue on with your little tangent.Â
âSo they think they can make me do all the dirty work, leave me with no time to do anything and announce tasks at the last second, only to be bitchy and donât even say thank you when I do everything they tell me to?â you snap, scowling at Jihoon. âAnd then they decide that oh, maybe Iâm not good enough to do all those fucking spreadsheets for them, so I am demoted to a coffee runner?!â you yell out, having the heads of the rest of the customers turn to you with annoyed and concerned looks on their faces.
âOkay, so we are going to calm downââÂ
âI donât wanna calm down!â
Jihoon laughs at your little outburstâ which only makes you more frustratedâ before he puts a finger against your lips to silent you, an amused expression taking over his face. âDonât scream when we are inside, at least.â
After his finger leaves your lips, you are left staring at him with a sharp lookâ like a child that is mad because it didnât get a new toy it liked in the store. You acknowledge that you might be acting a bit overly-dramatic at the moment, but you also still think your feelings and thoughts are justified.Â
You hate the corporate lifestyle. You despise how you have to be a stuck-up to climb it, and how hard work never truly gets you anywhere if you donât have connections.
Which is why Liu Yangyang is currently helping your boss with all major tasks, getting the experience he truly needs for his degree, while you and Jihoon were sent to get coffee for the whole office. Amazing, isnât it? The way you can feel so looked down upon, even though youâre aware this is the place youâre supposed to be in, this is how youâre supposed to be treated.
Youâre just an intern, nothing else. But sometimes, the uneven weight of responsibilities you get at work makes you stressed and nervous that one day, youâll have too much on your shoulders to bear while all the other time, you arenât even worthy of a normal task.
âI hope each and every one of them burns their tongue on that fucking coffee,â you grunt, making Jihoon only laugh harder.
âAt least half of them ordered iced americanos, babe.â
A sigh escapes your throat at that. âOkay, so I hope they all spill the drink onto them,â you refute, making Jihoon grin.
âYouâre so petty,â he points out as he stands close to you, suddenly deciding to use you as his own personal armrest. âBesides, I think you should appreciate that you donât have to do a lot today, donât you think? Itâs nice to get a breather. I know I wouldnât wanna be in Yangyangâs shoes right now.â
âI guess so,â you sigh, looking up to meet the tall boyâs eyes. âBut it makes me feel like they donât think weâre good enough for anything else.â
âAnd if thatâs my crime, then so be it,â he playfully shrugs. âAt least Iâll have the experience on my CV and I can graduate.â
âIâd love to have your mindset,â you muse.
âItâs quite easy, actually,â he nods. âYou should get it into that pretty brain of yours,â he says as one of his fingers points to the side of your skull, making you scrunch your nose at him and try to avert the contact.Â
Jihoon is persistent, though, as he suddenly makes it his quest to ruffle your hair to tease you and make it all disheveled. The two of you get into a play-fight of some sort, consisting of you trying to wrestle the boy off and him trying to make your life a living hell in any way he can, when he abruptly stops and raises his eyebrows at someone behind you, offering them a wave.
âYo, dude! Hi!â he greets, making you turn your head to see who he is addressing.
There, standing just a few meters in front of you in the line, is Eric Sohn wearing cargo pants and a loose shirt, earphones hanging around the base of his neck. After being greeted by your friend, he moves closer to the two of you, smiling.
âHi!â he says, paying both of you an up-and-down scan. âWhatâs up?â
âNothing much,â Jihoon replies for the both of you, settling to his previous position of resting half his body-weight against your shoulder. Youâve grown used to his natureâ playful and friendly, much like an older brother would actâ so you donât really mind the casual touch and teasing from him. âWe were sent here to get coffee for the whole building, so weâre just doing that while Y/N here complains about everythingââ
âI donât complain about everything, just the systematic oppression of interns in the workplaceââ
âYeah, whatever you say,â Jihoon cuts you off, snickering. âWhat about you?â
Eric watches the two of you bickering with furrowed brows before he clears his throat, shrugging. âOn my way to class,â he says, âIâm late already, so I figured a few more minutes while I get my coffee wonât hurt me in the long run.â
âVery responsible of you,â you joke, watching as the boy in front of you laughs, paying you a short look.
âLook, I donât have any big responsibilities like the two of you do, soâŚâ
âY/N, on the contrary, doesnât think getting coffee for the corporate people is enough of a responsibility,â Jihoon chimes in, making Ericâs eyes shift towards the taller boy, sending him a look slightly different to the one he gives you.
âShe just doesnât really know how to chill out,â Eric nods.Â
âHello?â you snicker. âIâm literally right here.â
The shorter one looks at you with glimmering eyes, shrugging. âItâs something you have to hear,â he notes. âTruth hurts, but itâs better than lying to yourself.â
Just after that, an order is called that makes Ericâs attention perk up, turning around to the barista. âI think thatâs me,â he says, taking a step back towards the counter to retrieve his coffee. âI better get going, but it was nice seeing you two,â he nods.
âUs twoâŚâ Jihoon whispers next to you, making you look at him with furrowed brows, confused.
âIt was nice seeing you too!â you nod instead, smiling.
âIâll see you around!â Eric says. Before he completely disappears to the top of the line and out of the coffee shop, he turns to you one more time. âOh and Y/N, we should hang out again sometime⌠Text me?â
âOh, sure,â you agree, your stomach fueled with a strange kind of sensation at his words. You know you shouldâve had breakfast in the morningâ surely itâs just you being hungry. âIâll- Iâll text you.â
Only after Jihoon waves at him, finally ridding you off the burden of being his personal armrest, do you realize how hot you feel in your cheeks and how youâve spent the last couple of seconds carefully, intensively watching Eric get his coffee and step out of the building. Chewing on the inside of your cheek, the atmosphere suddenly too quiet to the one there was between the two of you before Eric Sohn arrived, you feel Jihoon elbow you in your side.
âSo,â he starts, already hinting that this is going to be a difficult conversation, âwhatâs up with you and Sohn?â
âHm?â you snap your head around to face him, almost breaking your neck with the force. âWhat do you mean, whatâs up with me and Eric? Thereâs nothing up between the two of us.â
âSure⌠and he wasnât staring at me like he wanted to personally kill me with his own two hands just now, correct?â he teases, making you stop in your tracks.
Was Eric looking at him like that? You didnât even notice.
âCorrect,â you agree. âI donât really think he wasâŚâ
âAnd my name is not Jihoonââ
âStop being so difficult to talk to all the time, dear godââ
âOkay, miss âI find Eric Sohn to be the hottest one in the worldâââ
âWhen have I ever said that?!â you call out again, suddenly feeling a little too hot in your cheeks, ears, and the back of your neck. Whatâs up with this visceral reaction? You swear you were nonchalant about these things!
âOh, sorry, let me correct myself. It was the hottest one in the room, actually, but I think that speaks for itself, since Lee Heeseung himself was presentââ
âAre you jealous, or something?â you choose to counter attack, leaving Jihoon to laugh at you in amusement.
âAs if,â he shakes his head at you. âI just think itâs cute how whenever I see you two interact, he acts like a lost puppy following you and youâre too oblivious to do anything about it.â
âNo, he doesnât,â you furrow your brows at him, the words not even fully registering in your brain. What does he even mean by all of this? You and Eric are friendsâ thatâs all there is to it.
âSure⌠stay being like that and end up a bitchless loser forever, then,â he shrugs. Youâd react more to his pointless argumentsâ because letâs be real, he is just making all of this up to stir some dramaâ but your awfully long order is called right in the moment you open your mouth to come up with a clever comeback, and so you choose to drop the topic, because itâs quite meaningless in your eyes anyway.
Walking back with two cup holders in your hands, fulfilling your one and only task of the day, you turn to Jihoon with a teasing grin. âWait, did you just call Lee Heeseung sexy?â
âIt was purely objectiveââ
âI really hate this, yâknow?â you mutter as you stand in front of the gates of the amusement park, your cheerful roommate standing by your side bouncing on her feet as she waits in excitement.
âShut up,â she says, a smile never leaving her face despite your gloomy expression, âdonât ruin this for me.â
âWell, itâs either you or me that is going to have their day ruined, and I think that judging by the fact that Iâm already here, we know which one is going to turn true,â you say as you aimlessly look around, watching people going in and out of the premises of the park, some with goofy headbands on, some holding balloonsâ all of them sickly in love.
âItâs not like I invited you to a funeral, yâknow,â Izzy grunts, âyou could just act happy for me. It wouldnât hurt you, yâknowââ
âI would act happy for you if you didnât feel the need to drag me to your dates with youââ
âStop being such a party popper, dude. Youâre going to have fun if you just allow yourself to,â she rolls her eyes at you. Yeah, she might be right about some parts of her argumentâ you got free tickets to the amusement park, which you love, just for the recordâ and you also have a day off from your internship and classes, which makes any day basically the best day on earth for you, but there is one thing about this whole situation that is making you doubt it just the tiniest bit.
That being the fact that youâre tagging along to a date. And youâre not alone in itâ which automatically makes this whole thing seem a little too similar to a double date.
âI just donât want him to think I see this as aââ
Your argument is quickly shut off as your roommate physically squeals into your ear before running off, feet automatically taking her to her sweetheart. Sunwoo is quick to catch her in his arms when she jumps into his hold, excited to see him despite hanging out with him two days ago, and youâre left walking slowly to the two approaching figures alone.
The moment you see Eric Sohn wearing tan cargo pants and a red windbreaker over his figure, your throat goes dry. His eyes light up a bit when they land on you, which makes the reality of not being able to run away anymore settle deep inside of your bones, and suddenly, you feel strangely nervous in his vicinity.Â
This hasnât happened to you yet around himâ if you donât count all the moments where you embarrassed yourself in front of him, feeling painfully awkward. However, the fact that this whole situation is too similar to a double date is making you feel slightly weak in your knees simply because of the fact that you donât want Eric to think you want this to be a double date. You only went because Izzy promised to wash the dishes for you for two weeks if you did, and thatâs an offer nobody should turn down, you think.
The idea of Eric Sohn thinking you want to go on a double date with him makes you feel agonizingly embarrassed. You two are just friendsâ nothing more, nothing lessâ and you wouldnât want him to get the wrong idea. You would never think of yourself as someone Eric would invite over for a date in the first place anywayâ you donât want him to have a feeling that you suddenly have high thoughts about yourself.
âY/N! Hi!â Your thoughts are quickly cut off when you hear the boy himself greet you cheerfully, walking up to you to envelope you in a short hug.Â
His arms sneak around you only for a moment, but you feel yourself automatically reciprocating the gesture before it even has a chance to register in your brain. You donât really know when the two of you passed to the level of friendship where you greet each other with a hugâ maybe the few text messages you shared since you last saw him in the coffee shop might have done the workâ but you try to not question it when he pulls away, leaving you awkwardly standing around and watching Sunwoo and your roommate gaze romantically into each otherâs eyes.
âTodayâs gonna be tough,â Eric notes.
Chuckling at his words, knowing heâs referring to the honeymoon stage your friends have somehow ended up inâ because you still canât believe Izzy managed to date the boy after her embarrassing attemptsâ you just shake your head and move towards the entrance of the amusement park, not really wanting to pay any more attention to the couple than you have to.
âIt is,â you agree, âI wouldnât have agreed to go for this exact reason, but the idea of rides persuaded me,â you hum.
âI only went because this was the only way I could get a day off at work,â Eric mutters, âmy stupid sister insisted I come with Sunwoo or else she wouldnât cover my shift.â
âThatâs strange,â you chuckle, furrowing your eyebrows at him. âWhy would she care?â
âI dunno,â he shrugs, âsaid something about âenjoying my youthâ, or something,â he grins. âI donât really even like amusement parks, if Iâm being honest.â
âYou donât?â you gasp, shaking your head at the boy. âDamn. I would think youâre an adrenaline junkie, if Iâm being honest.â
âI am!â he agrees, nodding. âThe other day, though, I saw a Tiktok about a ride breaking down somewhere in Japan, and that was the same day Sunwoo invited me here, so I think it mightâve been a sign from the universe to not go on any of these rides, or else I will die.â
Laughing at his words, shaking your head, you lightly slap his arm at the comment. âDonât say that,â you tell him, âyouâre just being a scaredy cat, admit it.â
âNoâŚâ he suspiciously shakes his head, very obviously lying.
âYeah, rightâŚâ you snicker. âI mean, itâs okay, dude. I wonât laugh.â
âYouâre already laughing, though?â Eric points out, an accusing finger in your face. His actions make you burst into even bigger giggles, eyes meeting his. When your gaze lands onto his faceâ the upper half shielded by the shade casted off his cap, yet still having his eyes crinkled up and cheeks full as he grins at you wide and warm in the sunlightâ your stomach does that weird thing again, completely ruining the moment.
Clearing your throat, trying to keep your composure, you turn your head to search for Izzy and Sunwoo. The moment you catch them in makes your eyes go big and a grunt leave your throat involuntarilyâ the PDA making you even sicker to your stomach. While Sunwoo is standing in front of your roommate, his arms securely around her middle, she is gazing up into his eyes with a pout decorating her lips. The boy holds her cheeks in his hands for a brief moment before he leans in and gives her a short kiss that makes the girl stand up on her tippy toes, chasing for another one.
âOh wow,â you let out, making Eric sigh next to you at the sight.
âNow thatâsâŚâ
âYeah,â you nod while you turn back forward, trying your hardest to not look at the two of them any longer than you physically have to. âI knew they would be like that if they started dating. Itâs like my worst nightmares came true.â
âSunwoo canât stop talking about her either. Iâm starting to think I will know more about your roommate than you do, at this rate.â
âYou might,â you agree, laughing to yourself. âWith how many nights sheâs spent at his place, Iâm starting to think sheâs going to move out soon.â
âWell, thatâs only good for you then, no?âÂ
âYeah,â you agree, joking. âThe only reason why I still keep her around is to pay half the rent, if Iâm being honest,â you chuckle, having the boy shake his head at your playful antics.
The two of you move forwards slowly while looking around the place, trying to see what you should do. The sun is strangely aggressive today, making it hard for you to see as you squint in the brightnessâ since the amusement park doesnât really provide you with much shadeâ only making you a bit more frustrated with your choice of plans today.
âShould we get some drinks first?â Eric asks, pointing towards a stand that sells coffee, milkshakes and other beverages.
The line is long, but you donât really see a reason not to wait. You have the whole day in front of you, after all, and since it seems to you that Sunwoo and Izzy have taken it upon themselves to ignore you two completely, acting like this was their own date, you choose to stick to whatever Eric wants to do.Â
As you move to stand next to himâ while also moving out of someoneâs wayâ the back of your hand comes in contact with the boyâs next to you, having a slight wave of electricity run through your spine as you clear your throat and move away from him, wishing he didnât notice. You take it upon yourself to look around to see what your next choice of plan should be.
After ignoring many couples walking aroundâ since it seems that you chose a day when no other visitors were around, just teenagers holding hands and kissing in front of the rides (much like your friends are doing right now)â you opt to point your eyes at the horizon, looking at the tall constructions and rides. You have to shield your eyes from the sun with your hand to really see them, but the sight of them excites you a bit, so you guess itâs worth it. Squinting at the Pirate ride or the big rollercoaster twisting and turning like a caterpillar in the distance, you make a mental note of all the attractions you want to visit today.
Slowly moving to the top of the line to get coffee with Eric, you continue gazing behind him, blissfully unaware that heâs been watching you the whole time, noticing your little struggle.Â
âAfter we get the coffee, I wanna go on that roller coaster there,â you hum, âand Iâm bringing you with me, because Sunwoo and Izzyââ
Your words get caught in your throat as the man suddenly moves the hand youâve been resting against your eyebrows to shield your eyes from the sunlight down, replacing it by taking his cap off and making you wear it. Your heart jumps at the action, eyes finally relaxing now that theyâre in shade, making you gulp and stare at Eric.
âYou donât have toââ
âI have my sunglasses with me, so itâs fine,â he says, tugging the peak further down your head in a teasing way, a smile adorning his face.
You forgot what you were even saying in the first placeâ the idea of Ericâs hat on your head making your brain overheat a little with the added fabric on top of your hair. Itâs the same cap you see on him oftenâ his favorite one, you thinkâ and your stupid, silly brian is starting to make connotations around the action that youâre sure are not correct.
You canât say youâre not happy about wearing it, though. It does help your eyes.
âYou were saying?â he asks, making you look back at him with big eyes, trying to think of what you were talking about before.
âOh,â you hum, while also simultaneously reaching to fix his hairâ since he hasnât bothered to after taking off his hat for youâ not even thinking about your actions as you run your fingers through the honey strands, âI was just saying youâre gonna have to go on some rides with me, because the lovebirds are ignoring us and I am not going alone,â you repeat.
When youâre done moving the blonde locks to their supposed place, eyes drifting back to Ericâsâ now big and watching your every move, making you falter a little under his gaze and heat creep onto your cheeksâ itâs his turn to clear his throat, shrugging.
âYouâll have to hold my hand when I get scared, though,â he says. The casualty of his tone shocks you, having you watch as the boy averts his gaze from you and presses his lips together into a thin line, not even paying a second thought to the implications of his words.
You pay them a second thought, though.
You keep repeating the words in your brain over and over, fingertips buzzing at the preposition, hands sweating at the mental image. Do you mind the thought of it?
Well, no. You donât.
Not a big deal, after allâŚ
âWhat did you want again? Flat white?â he asks, completely ignoring the previous conversation. You didnât even realize you got to the top of the line, too deep in your thoughts, and before you have a chance to take out your wallet to pay for your drink (or maybe even Ericâs, since he paid the last time), he is holding the cup up to you already.
As you take it from him, your fingers touch again. It makes a warm pool of honey glisten in the pit of your stomach, foolishness creeping up your bones.
The boy takes it upon himself to shock you even further as he swings an arm around your shoulders, tugging you close to him. âLetâs go back to the lovebirds before they forget about our existence completely.â
You choose to ignore the fact that you forgot about their existence yourself.
When you get on the ride a few minutes later, Eric holds onto your hand. Your heart beats a thousand miles an hour, but you will write it off to the adrenalineâ you do, however, foolishly wish he was scared more often.Â
Turns out having Park Jihoon as your coworker isnât as bad as it seems. Sure, he is good at making the atmosphere lighter in the office and also amazing at gossip in the workplace, but he is also surprisingly very good at his jobâ and with the date of your presentation fastly approaching, you had to get all the help you needed.Â
Which is why you made the boy sit with you in the park as you went over it again and again, showing him your laptop and rehearsing your speech, taking notes of every little thing Jihoon said you should fix or add into the whole thing. You genuinely appreciate what heâs doing for you, which is why you also remind yourself to get him something after the internship is doneâ but after at least two hours of working on your laptop with him, he gets tired and his attention span seems to get shorter and shorterâ and you donât really blame him.Â
Actually, you welcome the distractions he offers with open hands. Even more so, you add on to them and fuel them with more conversation, the laptop opened on your thighs long forgotten as you search through your gallery and show the phone screen to your friend, talking about the cute pillows you found at the store last week.
âSee? Theyâre like⌠sea foam green, but Izzy says they wouldnât go with our couch,â you hum, furrowing your brows at him, trying to see a different opinion on your newest choice of furniture for the already overcrowded flat.
âWhat color is your couch again?â he asks as you keep swiping, showing him all the angles of the pillows.
âBrown.â
âOh, hell no,â Jihoon shakes his head, âthatâs a Perry the platypus type of combo, Iâm with Izzy on this oneâ oop, that doesnât look like the pillows anymoreââ
Swiftly turning the phone towards you again, worried of what picture you accidentally revealed to him (while you donât have any nudes on your phone, youâre sure any selfie would be just as much embarrassing), youâre left with heat rising to your cheeks and shame drowning your system.Â
âWell, anyways, so the pillowsââ
âWeâre not talking about the pillows anymore, girlââ
âWe areââ
âNo,â he keeps interrupting you, making you grunt and sigh as you rest your head against the trunk of the tree behind you, banging it against it in frustration.
âShut up,â you mutter. The thing is, you know you wonât escape the teasing nowâ because Park Jihoon watching you swipe through your gallery to a high-angle selfie of Eric Sohn in his work uniform, pouting, is surely a very incriminating image. âWe text on Whatsapp and he sent the pic, so it automatically savedââ
âAnd you just never deleted it, naturally,â Jihoon hums with a shit-eating grin on his face.Â
âI forgotââ
âYou just didnât want toââ
âOh shut the fuck up,â you sigh again, locking your phone and throwing it into the grass.Â
You and Eric have grown close since the day you spent together in the amusement park. So much to the point where you get lunch together sometimes and he sends you selfies when heâs bored at work, it seems. You donât mind the subtle shiftâ hell, you welcome it with open armsâ you just wish Park Jihoon (and Izzy, at this point) would stop teasing you about something that was not even vaguely true.
There is nothing going on between you and Eric Sohn.
And nothing ever will beâ not a chance.
âI think the denial is being a little embarrassing now,â Jihoon chirps, making you swat his shoulder. You are not in denialâ there is nothing to deny.
âYou are being a little embarrassing.â
âYou know Iâm right,â Jihoon shrugs, grinning. Does he not have enough drama in his own life to stick his nose into yours? Not that there is any drama between you and Ericâ but you bet Park Jihoon would love to create some.
âYouâre never right.â
âSure,â Jihoon hums. âIâll mention this on your wedding speechââ
âIâll kill you before I get married,â you grunt.
âBut you didnât deny the identity of the groomââ
Launching at the boy again, a threatening fist almost landing to his cheek, you watch as he wrestles you away with a loud laugh resonating through the space. Something about how lightly he takes the situation makes your stomach churn in an unknown emotionâ you really donât see why everyone thinks there should be something going on between you and your childhood friend.
âLook, all Iâm saying is that if you want this to be a thing, maybe you should finally make a move, since the guy seems to be dull as fuckââ
Interrupting, never letting him finish a sentence when it comes to this topic, you try to finally prove your point. âI donât want this to be a thing. I donât even know what youâre talkingââ
âI should go before Iâm killed,â Jihoon suddenly hurries out, making you furrow your brows at him.
âWhat?â
âSee you on Monday!â the tall male waves, scattering to his feet. He doesnât give you much explanation as he runs off to the other side of the campus, making you watch him with confused eyes. Where has he gone so quickly? He doesnât want to be killed?Â
By whom? Should you be afraid? Should you run as well?
Somebody clears his throat next to you, making you jump as you turn your head to see who is disrupting your peace. The moment your eyes meet the intruder, Jihoonâs comment finally settles inâ god, youâll kill him when you see him again.
âEric! What are you doing here?â you ask, watching as the boy shrugs, taking a seat next to you on the grass.
âJust got off work,â he says, âand you said youâll be here, so I thought Iâd come and say hi,â he hums, yawning and stretching his arms above his head.
The sentiment makes you mentally cooâ the emotion going as far as reaching your face in a form of a gentle poutâ as you dwell deeper over his words. You didnât think that complaining about how you have to do work would make Eric think of visiting you after finishing his own, but something about it makes you all warm from the inside.
âYou didnât have to,â you hum. âYou seem tired.â
A gentle smile is sent your way, so illuminizing it makes you look away. âI know, but I wanted to,â he says, âI also brought you leftovers, if you want some. Itâs almost dinner time.â
An involuntary gasp leaves your throat as you watch the male take out an aluminum wrap from his backpack and offer it to you alongside his bright grin. You waste no time in taking the pizza slices into your hand and carefully unwrapping them, allured by the smell.
âWhy did Jihoon run so fast, by the way?â Eric asks, laughing.
âOh, he said he was late for somethingâŚâ you hum. (Youâre not even convinced of your own excuse. You donât know how Eric doesnât see right through your lies.)
âAh,â the boy nods in acknowledgement, scooping closer to you so his back is now resting against the tree, his eyes gluing themselves onto your laptop screen. His piney smell fills your nose, making your stomach feel like itâs on water, before his soft, tired voice lands into your ear. âDid you make a lot of progress?â
âMhm,â you nod, clicking through the slides and showing him. The boy makes an acknowledging sound after each new information you tell himâ something that makes you find him immensely endearingâ as you simultaneously reach for the pizza and mindlessly offer the slice youâve already bitten into to him, watching as his straight teeth chew down into the dough, sharing one piece with you.
âAre you done for the day? Iâll walk you home,â he says, tiredness completely seeping through his tone now. You can tell he needs sleepâ which makes you feel slightly bad about making him take a detour just to meet you.
âAlmost,â you hum apologetically, closing your laptop. âI just need to read a few more articles Jihoon recommended for me and then I should be done,â you say, reaching for your iPad as you put your computer away into your bag.Â
âOkay,â he nods.
âYou can go home, Eric,â you say, âyou donât have to stay for me.â
âNo, itâs fine,â he shakes his head, smiling at you.Â
Watching him, eyes meeting for a heartbeat, you see that he wonât budge no matter how harshly youâd tell him to goâ so you figure that quickly getting through the articles and going home is your safest bet in this situation. Tapping on the screen and finding the email Jihoon forwarded to you, you open the first link in the message, subconsciously registering as the boy next to you gets comfortable sitting in the grass with you.
You only get through half of the (lengthy) article before you see Ericâs head lolling forwards, sleep taking over him. The motion wakes him, but not for long as he just canât keep his eyes open anymoreâ the combination of a long shift, classes in the morning and finishing up his assignments late in the night getting the worst out of him and making you feel immensely bad for the boy. Not focused on the words in the article anymore, you watch as your friend scooches further down in the grass, acting on instinct as his head suddenly rests against your shoulder, soft hair tickling the side of your neck.Â
Heart leaping in your chest and whole body freezingâ begging the universe to not make the boy wake up from his half-asleep state right nowâ you try your hardest to pay attention to the business tactics described in the article youâve been reading for the last couple of minutes. It seems to be the hardest task youâve ever set your mind on, though, as you notice the screen of your tablet getting dark, mirroring Ericâs relaxed face.
His neck is craned and his eyes are closed shut, making you turn your head to watch the sight first-hand, mentally counting all the eyelashes kissing his cheekbones and his puffed-out lips. Something about his pose doesnât seem the tiniest bit comfortable, thoughâ although it makes a strange wave of satisfaction run through your veinsâ and so, like any other decent person, you gently cradle your fingers through his hair, waking him up.
âHmm?âÂ
âYour neck is gonna be sore,â you quietly say as you put your arm around his shoulder, âjust lay down, yeah?â you say, doing your best at adjusting his position.
The male lets you navigate him with half-lidded eyes as you make him scooch even further down into the grass before you pull his upper body towards your lower half, essentially making the boy lay his head into your lap. Eric looks up at you from his new position for just a few seconds, eye contact reminding you of a small, shy puppy you just brought home from the road, making you smile softly and treat him as one when you instinctively reach out and pet his head, running your fingers through his soft strands and gently scratching his scalp.
After a few seconds, the male closes his eyes again, seemingly drifting off into the dreamland. Your actions soothe him and simultaneously bring you into some sort of trance you canât bring yourself out ofâ eyes glued to his face, studying it.
The angle of his nose and the slope of his upper lip is much more enjoyable to study and memorize than the sales statistics of your jobâs concurrency. You find his long eyelashes to be nothing far from angelic, his light hair like a crown of gold under your touch. Everything about him is soft and gentle in this stateâ with the golden hour shining down onto his features, making his skin glisten like honeyâ the view so pretty youâd like to take a picture to remember it forever.
Your head spins and your stomach does that weird thing again. This is not the first time you are acknowledging Ericâs attractivenessâ just the first time you are appreciating his beauty, his prettiness to the point where you are enchanted by it, not able to tear your attention away. You canât deny the fact that it affects you anymore.
You canât deny the fact you feel around him lately. It makes you feel strange and embarrassed, but not to the point where youâd want to keep away from him.
Your iPad is thrown next to you on the grass, forgotten and abandoned. Youâre jealous of the sunâ for itâs able to kiss his cheeks without fear, without judgmentâ the boy turning into a putty under your touch, subconsciously leaning into it when you drag his light bangs away from his forehead.Â
You admit the fact that you stopped working on your project the moment he arrived, not able to put your attention elsewhere than to his presence. Youâre also aware heâd sleep better and more comfortably in his own bed, but for some reason, you selfishly want to keep him thereâ looking like a painting, something akin to a poem you wish you wrote.
Just for the moment, you let the reality down on youâ that maybe Park Jihoon was right and there is no use denying the obvious anymore. Just for the moment, you let the feeling consume you, eat you alive. For now, though, the boy in your lap is all yours to admire. Blissfully unaware and painfully beautiful, soft and gentle all around.
The feeling inside of you is too raw, too real and so much different to anything youâve ever known before.
When youâre satisfied with the dose of skinship, you wake the boy up and let him walk you home. You pretend for a moment the feeling is reciprocated and not left scared and lonely out in the open as Eric helps you carry your stuff for you and pulls you into a bear hug in front of your doorstep. You donât tell him that you had the scariest realization while he was soundly asleep in your armsâ itâs too scary and too real and youâre not ready to get your heart broken just yet.Â
You pretend everythingâs like before. Normal.Â
You convince yourself that it will pass.
Once you enter the place, youâre instantly surrounded by the sound of people talking amongst each other, forks and glasses being put down, resonating through the whole place, the phone ringing somewhere in the distance, and a cold shot of liquid coming in contact with your stomach, making you gasp out in surprise.
âOh shit!â Sunwoo grunts as he registers the mess he just caused, looking up at you with an apologetic look. âIâm sorry!â
Noticing the rush everywhere in the pizzeria and the amount of customers he has to take care of, you canât really blame him for not watching where heâs going. Still, your face slowly morphs into a subtle frown at the realization that there is now a dark stain on your favorite white T-shirt, your outfit for the evening ruinedâ meaning half of your confidence disappeared just as fast as the Coca-Cola did from the glass Sunwoo has been holding.Â
âItâs okay,â you sigh, shaking your head. âItâs nothingââ
âIâll get you a towel! Iâll be right back,â the boy urgently says as he makes you hold the half-empty glass of the beverage he just spilled all over you, making you shrug and question if you should just drink the rest of it as a price of consolation.
âDude, this place is packed,â Izzy grunts from next to you, âcanât even blame him for being all over the place, at this point.â
âYeah,â you absent-mindledly nod, eyes searching in the crowd to find the figure you came here for in the first place. Not that you only want his presence, noâ itâs just that Eric was the one who invited you to the festival your university is throwing as a celebration of the end of the semester. Supposedly, he knows the guy thatâs playing in the band thatâs headlining it, and even though you tried to refute his arguments and invitations with the fact that you have nothing to be celebrating just yetâ the final season is surely going to kick your butt and the presentation for your internship is in just two days, which means you should be preparing for it really hard right in this moment, but his pleading voice in your speaker as you talked to him on the phone on your way home from class was strong enough to convince you that maybe you do need some time to wind off before the responsibilities sweep you off your feet again.
Once you find the boy himself walking away from one of the tables in the corner, his eyes find yoursâ as if knowing youâve been looking for him, sensing your presence. His face is outstretched into a smile as he practically skips towards you and Izzy, but the grin leaves his features swiftly once he notices the ugly stain on your shirt.
âDamn, what happened?â he asks.
âSunwoo spilled a drink over me,â you shrug, watching as his coworker rolls his eyes in frustration at the new information. You laugh at his fakely mad expression, shaking your head at him. âItâs fine, he was in a rush.â
âYeah, weâre kinda behind, so I donât know ifââ
âNo, itâs fine!â you hear a female voice call out, making you snap your head towards the direction of the counter behind you, noticing the presence of Lisa, Ericâs older sister. Her face is adorned with a wide grin that gets a teasing hint when her brother sends her a questioning look, making you watch the interaction with interest. âYou said youâre leaving at 7, so youâre leaving at 7. I told dad my friends are coming up to help today, so you just go and enjoy your time out!â
âReally?â Eric asks, tone full of disbelief. You think he spends more time at the restaurant than he does in his own bedroom, and suddenly, youâre happy his sister is being so kind towards the poor boy.
âYeah! You have more important business to take care of anyway, soâŚâ Lisa says, wiggling her eyebrows at Eric. The boy sends her a look full of fearâ which might be justified, since you donât really know whatâs going on at the momentâ before he clears his throat and turns his attention back towards you.
âAnywaysâŚâ he starts, awkwardly scratching the back of his neck. âYou can change into my shirt, if you wantâŚ? I have a spare one in the back in a case of emergency, and this surely looks like one, soââ
âOh, itâs okay, you donât have toââ
âI mean, the stain is pretty noticeable, so I was justââ he says.Â
âItâs fine, Eric, Iâll just wash it in the sink, or something.â
âOr you can take my shirt that does not have a stain on it. I swear it doesnât smell, I only wore it once! Iâll wear the one I forgot in my locker the other day,â he says, looking at you with wide, expecting eyes. Your heart does a flip in your ribcage.
You have to mentally restrain yourself from freaking out over this. Heâs just being nice. Heâs offering you his shirt because he probably knows that you want to look goodâ he is offering you his shirt because he knows the stain on yours is bothering you and that it wouldnât come out as easily in the sink if you donât wash the shirt properly with laundry detergent that you donât have on hand right nowâ and when you weight all the positives and negatives of the offer (which you find far less pros than cons in, just for the record), you realize you donât really have a reason to decline his offer.
âI mean, if youâre sureâŚâ
The boy only nods, gently takeing you by your forearm as he leads you towards the back. Youâve never been there before and you also donât really know where Izzy disappeared to, but you stop worrying about those the same moment Eric opens his locker and hands you his black shirt, a tight-lipped smile adorning his features.
âIâll give you some privacy.â
âThanks,â you nod. You wait for the door to close before you quickly drag your sticky T-shirt over your head and discard it off your chest, glad youâre ridded of the nasty feeling of it against your skin, fastly putting on the soft material that Eric draped onto your hold before on your upper body.Â
The smell of his cologne instantly hits you in the face stronger than a baseball ever could, making your head spin and your stomach feel like itâs floating in the middle of the sea. Taking a quick look at yourself in the mirror on the wall next to you, you admire the way the garment fits you just wellâ since the height difference between you and Eric is barely existent. It makes you wonder if you could share wardrobesâ the mental image of him in your favorite oversized graphic T-shirts making a foolish smile creep onto your cheeks, one that you forcefully wipe off the second you see it in the mirror. You smooth down the fabric before you tuck one side into the waistband of your jeans, satisfied with your new outfit.Â
Giddy, you walk out of the storage room. It takes you a few moments to find your group of friends standing next to the counter, chatting. You notice that Sunwoo has already changed out of his work uniform into his regular clothesâ a black band tee and camo cargo pantsâ one arm around Izzyâs shoulders.
âReady?â your roommate asks, watching you nod.
âIâll just go change and then we can go,â Eric says, swiftly turning on his heel and disappearing into the room you just came out of.
Izzy and Sunwoo talk amongst each other before they turn to you, finally deciding to include you in their conversation. âExcited for tonight? Eric said you need to destress,â Sunwoo raises his eyebrows at you, making you shrug.
âI guess,â you hum, âI think I practiced my presentation so many times I could recite it in my sleep now, but it also strangely feels like I donât know it enough, yâknow?â you say, shaking your head. âItâs driving me crazy.â
âI just think you need to take your mind off things, babe,â Izzy chirps, sending you a comforting smile. âYou worked hard enough.â
âWell, we will find out soon if it really was enough,â you snicker, making your roommate glare at you with disapproval. Before she has a chance to ridicule you for your self-deprecating thoughts, you choose to change the topic instead, picking one thatâs interesting her enough to forget all about your worries. âI heard from Izzy you wanna go bowling?âÂ
âYeah!â Sunwoo perks up, excitement swirling in his dark orbs. âI havenât been in a while, actually. I was thinking us four could go after exams are done? As a celebration?âÂ
You four. You find the fact that this is your new usual strange, but also welcome. How you fit into the group, your presence always counted on. Somewhere along the way, you fell into the causality of the friend groupâ and you canât say you hate it as much as you thought you would.Â
âYeah, Iâm down,â you shrug. âIâve never played, though.â
âDude, you and Eric go so well together, then. Heâs actually shit at it, so I would even go as far as saying you will be better than him after two tries,â Sunwoo laughs.Â
You and Eric go so well togetherâ your brain repeats like a mantra. You know he didnât mean it in that way. You canât help but wonderâ if youâd ask, would he further support his point?
âSpeaking of Eric, whatâs taking him so long? Weâre gonna be late for the concert, at this point,â Izzy hums, checking the time on her phone.
âShould I go tell him to hurry?â you ask, receiving a pair of nods ushering you to go get him.
Taking a few steps towards the staff-only room, not thinking much before you pull the doorknob, you peep insideâ regretting it immediately.
Youâre met with the image of Eric turning towards the door to see who it is, shirtless. Your eyes canât help but wander over the angles of his defined arms and stomach, making heat rush into your cheeks faster than youâve ever felt it before, a broken noise escaping your throat as you pathetically try to both apologize and pretend you didnât just have a visceral emotion to the sight of his bare body right there, a few meters away from you.
âShit, sorry, I justââ you say as you turn on your heel, your body moving by itself and on its own accord as your brain flashes a few red exclamation marks right in front of your eyes, âthey justâ we should hurry, they said,â you mutter out, blanking.
âComing!â Eric hums, the shuffling of clothes behind you making you believe he is now fully dressed. You wonât test your theory and look over your shoulder, thoughâ you fear the dreams youâd have tonight if you saw him shirtless even for a second longer. You donât take the initiative to leave the room either, thoughâ feet glued to your spot right behind the door.
You hear the locker slammed shut, the sound of footsteps approaching making you all alert. God, you feel awkward. You feel embarrassingly awkward.
You find comfort in picking at the fabric of his shirt on your body, playing with it in between your fingers. After a moment, you feel his palm come in contact with your shoulder, his arm reaching around your figure as he leads you out of the storage room once again, completely ignoring your flustered state. Youâre not sure if heâs uncomfortable or if he truly didnât mindâ but the moment he utters out his next comment, your knees almost buckle, making you breathless at the sight of his cheeks dusted a light pink.
Tugging at the sleeve of his own shirt adorning your body, he admits: âThis looks really good on you, by the way.â
When you arrive at the festival, the band isnât playing yet. You and your friends decide to hang out in the back of the crowd, not really wanting the music to blast straight into your ears from the speakers on the podium, and before you even have a chance to ask Eric who is the friend thatâs singing in the band youâre here to see, the male disappears to find the toilets.
Chuckling at the fact that he couldnât take care of the business before you left the pizzeria, but also suddenly too bored without him (since Izzy and Sunwoo donât count as proper company when all they pay attention to at this point of their relationship is each other), you decide to get in the line for drinks, announcing your departure to the love birds before you go. You figure you should probably get a drink for Eric too, since he always makes it his quest to pay for yours before you even get a chance to take out your wallet, and you suddenly see his departure as the perfect opportunity to do just thatâ he wonât have a way to stop you this time.Â
Standing promptly at the end of the line, you people-watch and listen to conversations of the fellow students hanging around the field. The drink stands are the most occupied out of the whole festival, the crowd of people waiting for a beverage accumulating half the population waiting for the concert, making you almost regret going here alone, since itâs pretty boring to just stand around, doing nothing.
âDamn,â someone hums from behind you, making you turn around to face the stranger, âIâm doomed.â
Instinctively, you raise your brows in question at the male, only prompting him to speak more once you make eye contact.Â
âIâm playing on stage in a bit, but I wanted to get a beer before we start,â the guy states, chuckling. âAt this rate, Iâm gonna be late for my own set!âÂ
The fact that one of the band members that are supposed to perform in just a few minutes is currently standing behind you in line for drinks is a little amusing, to be honest. Youâd say itâs kind of irresponsible to get to your own gig late, but you guess the boy is living the lifestyle of a punk star already, despite bagging only a mere university concert.
âYou should try skipping the line and saying youâre VIP, then,â you joke.Â
âAnd get killed? No, thank you,â the boy laughs, shaking his head. âIâll just see if I can make it in 15 minutes. If I donât, Iâll just make a run for it.â
Laughing, you nod in acknowledgement at his comment. You donât really expect the conversation to go any further after that, but the stranger surprises you as he offers you his hand to shake, a lazy smile appearing on his face as he introduces himself.
âIâm Yeonjun, by the way,â he says.
âOh, nice to meet you. Iâm Y/N,â you smile, shaking his outstretched palm.
âHow come Iâve never seen you around before?â he hums, making a step towards you as the line moves, making you walk back a step to close the gap in the crowd. Still, he follows you a step further and invades your personal bubble, standing too close for someone youâve just met.
âMaybe you have,â you shrug, âand you just donât remember it.â
âIâd remember a pretty face like yours,â Yeonjun comments, making you bite back a laugh.Â
Is he flirting? Wow. You scan the male up and down, his self-assured stance making you believe that he is very confident in his persona. Maybe itâs the fact that heâs very attractiveâ plump lips, tall, shoulders broadâ or maybe itâs the social status that comes with being in a band. Nonetheless, you can see the act working on many women.Â
Not you, though.
âWell, I study business, so maybe thatâs why.â
The male nods, shrugging. âMaybe Iâll have to hang around the business building more often, then.â
âMaybe,â you nod, chuckling. âThere's a bunch of weirdos majoring in Accounting out there, though, so Iâd watch my back, if I was you.â
âWell, if it means I get to see your face, I can put that past me,â Yeonjun smirks, making you mentally roll your eyes at the cheesiness of his words.
You donât really get affected by obvious pick-up lines like these. Not that you hear them oftenâ quite the opposite, reallyâ but you much prefer more natural dynamics. One where conversations feel easy and casual, not forced and with deeper intentions. You canât deny Yeonjunâs attractiveness, no, but you also canât really say itâs doing much for you.
Not really knowing what to reply, you awkwardly shrug. âAnd what do you major in, then?â
âCommunications,â the male replies. Something in you clicksâ is this the friend Eric was mentioning? You should ask him about Yeonjun after he comes back.
Before you even have a chance to open your mouth and say the words, the male cuts you off after taking a quick glance at his phone. âLook, Y/N, Iâd love to get to know you more, but I really have to run now. But if you give me your number, we can get a drink together after my gig is done?â
âOhââ
âThat wonât be needed,â you hear a low voice coming from behind you, making your eyes snap towards the source. Your eyes go wide as you recognise the owner of the voice instantly, your heart hammering in your chest at the close proximity he puts between the two of you. âSheâs with me, actually.â
âEric, dude!â Yeonjun beamsâ confirming your suspicions. âSorry dude, I didnât know that was your girl.â
Your girl. The two words echo in your ears, making your world tilt slightly on its axis. Itâs not even trueâ youâre not together and youâre not Ericâs in any way, shape or formâ but something about being called that by other people while wearing his clothes makes you feel like you just shifted realities into one where youâre with him and not so scared of his rejection. One where youâre dating and you get to be called that all the timeâ one where the words are true.Â
Youâre being foolish again.
You look at Eric in shock, noticing him already staring down at you with a panicked expression on his face. You donât really know whatâs going on in his head behind the shaking orbs of his, a tight-lipped smile offered to his mate as the tips of his ears burn red, a hesitant tone of voice making it known that the possessive words caught him off guard just as much as they did to you. âWell, not exactlyâŚâ
The male trails off. Your stomach does that weird thing again. Youâd say thereâs a soaring hint of hope in your chest, swimming around your intestines, that you want to simultaneously help and also drown in fear of holding on to something that is not even there in the first place, as you look back at Yeonjun. He is now staring the two of you downâ shifting his gaze from one of you to the other, a knowing grin appearing on his lips as he processes the situation.Â
âO-oh⌠Okay, I see what you mean,â he nods, laughing. âWell, see you two later! Iâmma head to the stage,â he pats Ericâs shoulder and waves at you before fully disappearing from the never-ending drink line.
A suffocating silence engulfs the two of you after his departure, making you nervously chew on the inside of your cheek. The thoughts running through your brain almost suffocate you before Eric brings air into your lungs again, making your inner monologue stop as he casually speaks up again, showing you that nothing has changed in your dynamic after this interaction and there is no reason for you to feel awkward with him right now.Â
You just need to silence your thoughts and feelings more efficiently. These slip-ups canât keep happening.
âWhat will you have to drink?â he asks.
âIâm not telling you, because then youâll get it for me and I decided Iâm paying today,â you say, batting your eyelashes innocently at the male.
âI can just pay anyway, you know?â he laughs, making you shake your head.
âYou donât have to do that,â you hum. âActually, I donât want you to. You keep getting things for me, so I think this is the time to repay the favor.â
âDamn it,â he sighs. âThat was me paying the Y/N subscription, though. How will I manage to make you keep hanging out with me now?â he jokes, shaking his head.
âStupid,â you giggle, teasingly pushing him out of your way. âWhat will you get? And donât say nothing, itâs my time to pay the Eric subscription fee.â
âI actually get paid in hugs and cuddles, so this doesnât work on me,â the male shrugs, avoiding eye contact with you.Â
âDamn,â you hiss through your teeth, acting distraught. âThat payment is long overdue, then. Wonder if theyâll come and take my house, or something.â
âI heard they wonât if you pay back what you owe,â he states casually.
How can he say such things with a straight face? Does he not realize just how much his sweet words affect you? Does he not know you feel like he has a magnet inside of him at all times that is begging to pull you in and glue you to his side, always and forever? Is he unaware of the effect his arms have on you whenever he puts them around your shoulders in public, or to the way your hands sweat whenever his fingers mindlessly drag themselves along the length of shoulder while doing so?
Or does he know and only wants to drive you crazier, more insane? Does he enjoy your misery?
âHope itâs not a lot, then,â you joke, watching as the boy finally looks at you, eyes soft and glimmering, shoulders shrugging.
âIâll hand the accounting over to you,â he says. âI trust that youâll figure it out.â
Punching him in the shoulder lightly, you shake your head at his antics. âPeach iced tea, then?âÂ
âHow did you know?â
âYou always get that one when youâre driving,â you say, walking up to the counter.
He lets you pay for the drink this time, eyes glued to your figure. Youâre unaware of the way he watches you in the crowd, just as much as he is of the fact that he doesnât have to fear an older, taller band guy stealing your attention away from him.Â
You come back to your friends with the drinks in hand just in time for the show to start. You watch the stage and grin at the sight of the frontman you just met having the time of his life during his gig, while the boy next to you watches your face every time a love song appears on the setlist. Neither of you are bold enough to dance together to the slow beats the way Izzy and Sunwoo are, lovingly gazing into each otherâs eyes. You share knowing looks insteadâ growing shy when you hum the lyrics off the well-known songs Yeonjunâs band covers and the words get too intimate.Â
In the tune of love by wave to earth, though, when your heart skips a beat as Ericâs hand accidentally brushes against yours, you decide they wrote the song about himâ not that youâll ever admit that out loud.
The doorbell rings. Alone in the apartment, but knowing exactly who youâre expecting to see on the other side of the doorâ well, at least who youâre hoping to seeâ you shuffle towards the hall in your socked feet, taking your sweet time, your pace slow. There is not much energy stored in your body after today, and even though you wish to just bury yourself under the covers of your bed and sleep until you regain everything that your internship took away from youâ until you donât feel so bad about yourself and so defeated with your effortsâ your small, fragile heart yearns for the presence of one person in particular, making you sheepishly order pizza through their website, because you know he has work today and there is no other way for you to see him.
Reaching for the handle, you open the door and reveal your busted appearance to Eric Sohn standing at your doorstep with a box of pizza in his hands, a light pink hoodie covering his figure, eyes big as the moon staring at you all expecting.
âSo? How did it go?â he asks, genuinely hopeful. The boy has been suspicious of your mood ever since you got the final presentation on your internship over with and you didnât instantly text him, telling him how it wentâ and the look he finds on your face only further proves his suspicions.
Your face morphs into a deep frown, trying to bite back your tears. His cheerful demeanor drops the moment he sees you struggling, not wasting a second as he shifts towards you and makes you back up into your apartment, putting the pizza box onto the coffee table in your hall before throwing his arms around your body, leading your grabby hands to hold on to the fabric of his sweater.
âIt was terrible,â you sniffle, feeling the palm of his hand cradle your head into the crook of his shoulder, petting your slightly matted hair. A few tears escape your eyes and roll down your cheeks, making your whole body shake and tremble in his hold.Â
You donât usually show how affected you are by disappointment. You feel a bit humiliated, a bit embarrassing for both flunking your presentation and also for showing your weakness in front of Eric, but his gentle nature and the comfort you feel in his sheer presence is enough for you to forget about the hurt. You try to focus on the warmth of his skin instead, on the way his arm soothingly runs down your back, making you ground yourself. There is not much you can tell him in your current position, words getting caught in your throat, but itâs still enough for him to understand.
âI worked so hard on it,â you mumble, âI tried so- I tried so hard, and then they said it w-was bad andââ
âShh, itâs okay,â he hums, holding you closer to him.Â
Youâre not used to not being instantly good at everything. Itâs something you have yet to come to terms with after getting into university. Youâre no longer the top of your class and you arenât the best at all assignments and final exams you take anymoreâ and itâs a big kick to your ego. It makes you feel useless. It makes you feel stupid.
And thatâs world-shattering. The image you once had of yourself is now taken forcefully away from your hands, replaced by disappointment and shame from the fact that youâre only mediocre and everything you thought about yourself up to this point was just a mere lie.
âY/N, you tried your best. And I know you feel bad now, but Iâm still proud of you for working so hardâ itâs not your fault your efforts werenât appreciated,â he says close to your ear, trying his hardest to be the calm after the storm for you.
After a few moments spent breathing in his scent, anchoring yourself to his presence, you force yourself to pull away from his chest. Chewing on the inside of your cheek, averting his gazeâ because still, this is all so new to you and you donât really know how to let yourself feel less foolish for your sudden outburstâ you shrug and clear your throat.
âUhm⌠thank you,â you mumble, âsorry forâŚâ
âNo,â he shakes his head, suddenly moving to take off his shoes. âThereâs nothing to be sorry for.â
âYouâre⌠Eric, you have work, you canât just stay. I donât want you to get in troubleââ
âThey canât fire me,â he chuckles, trying to make light of the situation. After you watch him with worried, guilty eyesâ because even though the logical part of your brain is telling you to throw him out of your apartment and just go eat the pizza you ordered as you bite back your own tears, the emotional side of you really wants him here, it really wants him close. He moves towards you again and ruffles your hair, gentle eyes watching you, preventing you from protesting any further. âItâs okay, Y/N. You need me here more than they do tonight, trust me.â
âI feel bad now,â you mumble.
âI know,â he playfully notes, âthatâs why Iâm here. Besides, youâre more important than work anyway.â
âThatâs a pretty fucked up list of priorities,â you laugh airly, trying to mask the way his words have your heart squeezing on itself, nervous gold swirling in your stomach.
âIt works for me,â he shrugs.
The moment you move back towards your room, the realization of the fact that Ericâs never seen it before sinks in fully, suddenly making you nervous about the act. Everything feels strangely natural as he enters the space, though, feet shuffling towards your bed as he takes a seat on the comfy mattress. However, your eyes still nervously scan your room, chewing on your bottom lip as you wonder if the perception of you has changed after seeing the state of you, the state you live in. âIâm sorry, itâs kinda messyââ
âY/N.â
Looking at him, noticing the encouraging, gentle gaze he offers you, everything around you shifts in its axisâ the world stops, giving you a chance to breathe, a chance to exhale, and the weight slowly disappears off your shoulders.Â
âRelax,â he laughs softly as he reaches for your hand, tugging you towards him. Taking your place in between his legs, towering over the sweet creature in your bed, you feel like you can finally breathe more easily now that heâs here.
Itâs okay, you realize. Magically, today no longer feels like the end of the world.Â
His thumb gently swipes across the back of your palm, making your insides turn into a putty, a soft smile slowly mirroring his appearing on your previously frowning face.Â
âIâd like to, uh..â you clear your throat, shying away from his gaze, âpay back the missed subscription fees then, if I can.â
Your bold statement has the room fall into an overbearing silence. For a moment, you forget itâs Eric who youâre withâ the man that never judges you, the only one that makes you feel safeâ as you go into a momentary panic. When you dare to look at him again, though, you notice him eagerly searching for your gaze, a boyish smile playing with his lips showing you that he doesnât mind you askingâ quite the opposite, really. He enjoys the preposition.
The male leans back in your bed and watches you as you climb next to him. For a moment, you donât really know what to do, being too shy to hold onto him the way you truly want to, but the male wastes no time as he shuffles a bit in your sheets and moves to his side. One of his arms sneaks around your middle, pulling you to him, as his leg carelessly swings over your feet, trapping you in. His whole body weight rests against your figure, but it does nothing to suffocate you or take air out of your lungsâ quite the opposite, really.Â
You feel content in his hold. Your hand instinctively holds onto his forearm, keeping him close. If you could, youâd crawl into his skin, make a home in his chest and stay there, protected from all bad. What you donât realize is that thereâs a little fort in his heart reserved as a house for you alreadyâ one he guards and lets no one intoâ the unspoken, tender words now hanging everywhere around the corners of your room.
âThe pizza will get cold, though,â he mumbles, tone of voice low from the close proximity of him next to you, the desire to protect the intimacy showing through the hushed out words.
âIâm not hungry,â you say lazilyâ exposing him to the fact that itâs not the food you needed tonight when you were ordering. âI kinda feel sleepy, thoughâ you admit, letting your eyes rest a bit. Youâve been restless ever since you came home from work todayâ you didnât know all you needed to finally turn off your endless stream of thoughts was Ericâs presence.
âSleep, then,â he hums. âIâll heat it up for you when you wake up.â
You let out a disapproving sound.
âYou need sleep. And also food,â he scolds you, his other hand somehow sneaking itself under your figure and into your hair again, playing with the strands and scratching at your scalp. âYouâve been stressing out for so long, no wonder youâre so worn out right now.â
You feel like youâve been laid bare, exposed right in front of his eyes. You feel naked and fully vulnerable, but you make no effort to shield yourself from his gaze, for itâs not prying and unwanted, but gentle and caringâ so much to the point you feel like itâs going to consume you. Your head spins and your heart aches with deep yearningâ itâs strange.Â
You already know what that feeling is:Â
Youâre falling, falling, and falling.
All thereâs left is to hope he wonât drop you. All there is left is to hope heâll catch you on your way down.
Your body shifts so itâs facing him, your breathing mixed. Your faces are inches away from each other, making you afraid to open your eyes and study him from up closeâ for you think he knows how to read you too well by now, and your lingering gaze would tell him too much. Eyes donât lie, after allâ they never do.
âYou did well,â he hums.Â
The shattered pieces of your tender heart spill themselves into his outstretched palms. You watch as he mends them together, sewing them with an invisible, red string. The boy silently leans into your face and his lips press a gentle kiss to your cheek, only further strengthening your decision to stay blind in the moment, not wanting to reveal just how much youâre affected by the tender action.Â
Itâs been a long dropâ a slow one, one you could get used to. Still, youâre falling, falling and falling,
And even though youâre unaware, heâs there all this time, waiting at the bottom, his arms open wide.Â
The idea of celebrating the end of the exam season with Izzy, Eric and Sunwoo by going bowling is quickly and forcefully taken out of your hands when you arrive at Sohn's Pizza to pick the boys up, all dressed up and ready. The place is full of people, there is screaming coming out of the kitchen, and while usually, Eric or Sunwoo would be greeting you by coming out of the back and welcoming you in, there is no one in your sightâ which makes you just the tiniest bit suspicious.
Sharing a concerned look with your roommate, the two of you curiously walk through the place and peek behind the counter, being met with emptiness as more screaming resonates through the kitchen. You donât mean to intrude or listen in on a conversation youâre not exactly invited to, you really donâtâ but you just canât help it as the sound of Ericâs angry, frustrated voice cuts through the space, catching not only your attention, but also everyone elseâs in the restaurant.
âI donât care that dad is too scared to hire someone into our sacred family business!â he huffs. âI donât give a single flying fuck, because now, our plans are ruined again, all because they decided to go on a surprise holiday and they left us three to deal with the whole place!â Eric ironically sings the words âsurprise holidayâ as he expresses his frustration, showing how much the whole situation bothers him.
âEric, calm down, people can hear youââ you hear Lisa muttering, making you chuckle at the interaction between the siblings.
âSo if dad wants to go on a holiday ever again, he either hires someone so we donât have to be here 24/7, or I quit!â he finishes his little rant.Â
There is a moment of silence behind the thin walls, making you and Izzy stare at each other with a blank lookâ a look empty, but full of understanding that there is no bowling happening today and there is nothing you can really do about itâ before the sound of dishes hitting the floor hits your ears, making you wince. The fall is followed by a pained voice full of misery.
âFUCK!â
Izzy chuckles, opening the door to the kitchen without much hesitance, inviting the two of you into the chaotic situation. Taking a step towards the room behind the staff only sign which you ignore because Izzy thinks sheâs basically a part of the family now, you look around a bit anxiously, being met with the sight of Eric picking up bowls and pans from the floor and throwing them back into the sink to wash, Sunwoo adding topics to a pizza with furrowed brows and his bottom lip jolted out (clearly sulking), and Lisa checking up on the food in the oven.
All three pairs of eyes are glued to you the moment the sound of the door opening fills the space, two sets lighting up and the third one looking at you with pure curiosity.Â
âNeed any help around here?â Izzy chuckles, looking around. The place is messyâ covered with sauce in some places, flour all over Sunwooâs apron, soap and water dripping down the cleaning station. Itâs clear as hell the three of them arenât handling the after-exam Friday rush well by themselves, and although you mourn the idea of relaxing in a bowling alley with your friends after the hard weeks of finals, you canât say youâre too disappointed.
You canât play bowling, after all, and you still get to see your friendsâ so itâs no big deal.
âNo, you donât have toââ Eric starts, ever-so considerate.
âItâs okay, we justââ Sunwoo follows, the two boys not wanting to share the responsibility thatâs not yours.
After hearing each other interrupting their dismissive words, the two look at each other and chuckle. âIâm afraid we canât hang out today, though. As you can see, our parents left the place to us and went on a holidayââ
âWe heard,â you cut the ownerâs son off, a teasing grin on your face shutting the boy up instantly, to which he offers you a shy look as he drowns his hands in the sink again, trying to tackle the dishes.Â
Walking over to the poor boy reminding you a little of a wet dog now, since his bangs are damp as well, making you believe heâs been running his hands through in frustration mid-washing upâ you take a kitchen towel off one of the shelves and decide to dry off the plates heâs done scrubbing, putting them away neatly on one of the trays situated next to the sink and getting them ready for the next customers. You donât really ask what to help with, since youâre sure Eric and Sunwoo wouldnât tell you eitherâ feeling bad for making you work with them instead of taking you out like they promised they wouldâ you only tackle what seems to be the most important task in the moment, helping out the best you can.
âIzzy, Iâm really sorry for exploiting you,â Lisa starts out, making the whole room laugh out at her joke, âbut for a free pizza or maybe even two, would you mind doing the waitressing for a bit? I fear people out there are mad as hell, but maybe if you tell them we are short on staff todayââ
âIâm on it!â your roommate nods and salutes to the older girl, disappearing back into the main area of the pizza place. Since she has some experience with waitressing and working in the food service, you doubt there is anything to worry about.
The kitchen quiets down, the only sounds heard being from the sink, an occasional sigh escaping Sunwooâs throatâ he really must have been looking forward to this dayâ the atmosphere growing less heavy and hectic with two more pairs of hands in the building. You know they donât want to admit it, but the boys are secretly glad for the helpâ it makes working so much easier and less nerve-wrecking to the employed youngsters.
âIâm sorry,â falls out of between Ericâs lips after a while, low and sincere. You look at him from your place to the left of his figure, furrowing your brows at him in question.
âHuh?â you voice out, watching him shrug.
âWell, we were supposed to hang out today and now we canât, soâŚâ the boy trails off, making you chuckle and coo at him, touched with his sincerity.
âThatâs not really your fault, so I donât see why youâre apologizing,â you say, âbesides, we are still hanging out now, no? I donât mind the location change,â you smile, slightly bumping your hip into his, the kitchen towel now getting damper and damper with the amount of dishes youâve dried off with it in such a small time frame.
The two of you continue on with the task, all while playfully bumping hips from time to time, trying to catch the other one off guard with the contact, grins shared between the two of you. You barely register Izzy coming in and out of the kitchen, telling the cookâ Sunwooâ the new orders, Eric and you pulled into your own bubble, attention focused mostly on each other, then at the otherwise domestic act accompanying you in your interaction.
âExams went well?â Eric asks.Â
Nodding, you hum in agreement. âSome were harder than others, but I didnât fail any, so thatâs a win. You?â
âAbout the same,â he grins. âI mean, the grades arenât great, but I passed all of them, soâŚâ
You laugh at his comment, shaking your head at his attitude. You wish you could take school and all of its responsibilities with as much ease as your friend doesâ too bad youâre an anxious over-achiever and donât really know how to relax ever.
âAcademic weapon,â you joke.
âOh, thatâs your title,â he says as he finally scrubs off the last plate and turns the tap off, placing it into your hands to dry, âI donât even try, because I donât wanna take it away from you,â he jokes.
âSo considerate,â you muse, rolling your eyes at him. The boy wipes his hands on the towel hanging off your arm, the two of you sharing a playful lookâ Ericâs eyes swirling with honey and gold inside, making you all warm and fuzzy. You find it hard to look away.
The noise of someone suddenly clearing their throat catches you off guard and pops the soap bubble youâve been trapped in with your friend, making you look at the source, curious what his sister has to say. She is looking at the two of you with a teasing smirk on her face that instantly makes your cheeks burnâ for you know you were caught staring too much, too long at her younger brotherâ before she points to the pizza boxes in front of her, towering so much they almost topple over and drown her in the baked dough and cheese.
âI need you two to do the deliveries,â she muses, âif you donât mind, of course.â
Shaking your head, showing that youâre completely fine with the task, the two of you walk over towards the impressive pizza tower. Eric takes the bigger half into his hands while Lisa puts the car keys onto the box on top of your smaller stack, sending you a knowing look that you try to ignore.Â
Walking out of the place, noting that one person could very well do the deliveries alone after loading up the car, but also realizing that even though you could be more needed inside, you kinda wanna spend more time with Eric, you wait for him to shut the car door and tell you the next instructions.
âI think the most efficient way to do this is one of us driving and the other one going up to the doors with the orders,â he muses, watching you nod in understanding. âI can drive, if you want?â
Chewing on the inside of your cheek, not really happy with the mental image of talking to so many people tonight, you huff. âI kinda wanna drive, thoughâŚ?â you peep.Â
The male stares at you for a few secondsâ as if contemplating if youâre safe enough of a driver, or somethingâ before he places the key into your hand and closes your palm, entrusting you with⌠pretty much his life, if you really think about it. In his defense, it only takes one wrong turn and both of you could be deadâ but he seemingly believes in your abilities.
After you get into the driverâs seat and adjust it to your liking, making sure you can see in all of the mirrors, you pull out of the parking lot with ease, turning with Ericâs directions. You see him watching the map on his phone, making sure you know where to go in time to not turn this drive into an amateur redemption of The fast and the furious: Tokyo drift. You drive smoothly, getting to the destination in short time, stopping in front of the targeted house and watching as your friend gets out of the car with a few pizza boxes, jogging up to the front door.
The sight makes you remember how you met him a few months ago. It makes you chuckle, noticing how much has changedâ you didnât even want pizza that night, but today, youâre driving him in his car, watching as he makes the deliveries.Â
âNo strange notes asking for cute delivery boys?â you joke when he gets to the car and tells you to drive straight until he says to turn right, making him chuckle.
âNo, not really,â he shakes his head, âbut I think itâs funny how Sunwoo didnât get to go, yet it still landed him a girlfriend.â
âI mean, they were both pretty desperate,â you admit, chuckling. Your foolish brain canât help but wonderâ what if it could land both of them a girlfriend? What if you were bold enough to confess your feelings one day?Â
âTrue,â he nods, âthey go well together.â
âItâs still miserable to watch them interact sometimes, though,â you joke.
âIâm sorry, I tried my hardest to prevent it,â he muses.
Furrowing your brows, you look at him in confusion only for a second before you focus back on the road. âHuh?â
âI physically fought Sunwoo so I could go deliver those pizzas to your house back then,â he grins. âBack then, it was because I genuinely believed I was the cuter one, but I think that somehow, I kind of felt it, yâknow? Like, intuition. It was telling me âEric, donât let Sunwoo deliver those pizzas, because then your friend will get into a relationship and make every second with him miserable, because he canât shut up about his new girlfriendââ
You cut him off by laughing, shaking your head at his antics. Eric points towards a street, hinting that you should turn, having you follow his orders.Â
âI like your confidence,â you say, âbut to be fair, seeing you show up at my door was kind of crazy, after all these years.â
âYou make it sound as if you disagree with me,â he casually utters out.Â
Your hands sweat on the steering wheel. Maybe you should swerve off the road and drive into a tree so you can avoid this conversation.
âMaybe I do,â you shrug, thankful that driving makes it easier for you to avert your gaze from him and not make it seem like youâre forcefully avoiding him.
âSo weâre just gonna ignore the fact that you called me the hottestââ
âIf you donât shut up, Iâm crashing the carââ you threaten, your voice coming out a bit more miserable-sounding than you intended it to, showing just how not casual the whole situation was for you.
âLook, you donât have to be shy about it, we both knowââ
âOkay, passenger princess,â you shut him off, watching as the boy next to you has a visceral reaction to your comment.
âI literally offered to drive!â
âWhatever you say,â you muse as you make the car stop at the next destination and let Eric out to complete another delivery.
After the boy jumps inside of the car again, he ignores the previous topic of the conversation. That fact makes you happy, since you donât really know if youâre ready to face the problem at handâ the problem being the very obvious and strong, magnetizing feelings you have for the boyâ so you only continue to drive, listening to the radio he puts on and his occasional humming that he slides in through the directions he gives you.
He continues to deliver all the pizzas they baked when he announces that youâre approaching the last destination. You canât say youâre happy about the factâ since you started to quite enjoy the comfort of the drive, but you guess you canât really prolong the moment any more and force it to last forever, no matter how much youâd like it to.
Eric walks out of the car with the last three boxes in his hands, knocking on the door. The commotion lasts longer than usual, making you suspicious of the interaction he has with the man at the door, before you see the boy shrugging and walking back to the car, one pizza box still in his hands. To say youâre confused would be an understatement.
âWhat happened? Did we mess up somehow?â you ask, motioning towards the pizza box in his hands.
âI donât think it was us who messed up,â Eric snickers, âapparently, they only ordered two pizzas, so I think Sunwoo accidentally made three.â
âOh,â you hum, nodding in acknowledgement.
âBut thatâs fine, because that means we can have this one for free,â the boy grins at you as he puts on his seatbelt. âLetâs move a few blocks so we donât just stay in front of this dudeâs house, though.â
You furrow your brows at him, but still start the engine nonetheless. âShouldnât we head back? I bet we should hurry, from how packed it was, they surely need our helpââ
There is a lack of worry in Ericâs face as he shakes his head in disapproval. It seems that neither of you really want to go back to Sohnâs Pizza and workâ because itâs not as fun as driving around together, singing along to the radioâ but the lack of empathy towards his sister and his friends surprises you. âIâm sure they will survive a few more minutes. Come on, Y/N, the bowling didnât work out, so let me make it up for you at least this way.â
His pleading voice does enough to persuade you as you drive down the street and then a few more blocks to the left, trying to find a calm place where you could park the car and wonât bother anyone as you eat the remaining pizza, while also trying to forget about Lisa, Izzy and Sunwoo alone in the pizzeria working their asses off. You feel a bit guilty with the idea in your brain, but you try to push it back with the image of spending more time alone with Ericâ and suddenly, the previous is almost too easy to ignore.
Little did you know that this was Lisaâs plan all along. While you may be a bad wingman, Ericâs sister surely isnât.
Stopping in front of one of the houses that seems to be empty, turning the engine off and undoing your seatbelt, you spin around to face Eric as he opens the pizza box and gasps at the sight of the cheesy dough. âIâm pretty sure this was fate, man,â he shakes his head in disbelief. âThereâs no way we are left with your favorite. Extra cheesy too, damn...â
âThis is unbelievable,â you agree, playfully clasping your hands together in prayer. âThank you universe for the sign. You were right, we were supposed to stay out longer.â
âIâm always right,â he nods, watching as you eagerly take a triangle off the greasy cardboard and bite down into it, your taste buds cheering in joy as you chew on the treat.
Eric is quick to follow as he takes one for himself as well, the two of you falling into a comfortable silence as you eat. You didnât even realize you were hungry beforeâ your intentions being to eat at the bowling alleyâ and so you welcome this idea even more now that your stomach is less upset. Crossing your legs on the seat, not really caring about getting the car dirtyâ which in retrospect, you shouldâveâ you hum before you speak up again, already on your second piece.
âIf you were a pizza, youâd be this exact pizza right here,â you hum. You donât really know where that idea came from, but you think youâre speaking the truthâ in your mind, it makes total sense.
Eric stares at you like a confused puppy, a slight grin appearing on his face showing you that heâs trying to see where that came from. âWhy?â he asks. âBecause you love me?â
Here it is againâ the heat appearing on your cheeks from the panic, embarrassment filling your veins. You feel like you were caught in the act, like he sees right through youâ with how heâs been acting the whole evening, you think he might have some sort of intuition. Still, you wonât admit to your feelings out loudâ because thereâs no way theyâre reciprocated, and you wonât cause such a heartbreak to yourself willingly.Â
Eric is just social like that. He is sweet, playful. There is no undertone to his actionsâ itâs just who he is as a person, and there is no way he likes you back.
âNo,â you cough out, almost choking on the pizza. âYouâd be a margherita, because itâs a safe choice. Everyone likes a margherita! Itâs fun, and itâsââ
âTasty?â he interrupts you, a shit-eating grin already plastered onto his lips. âI taste good too, wanna check?â
You think he might be teasing you just for the fun of it now. He loves to feed on your misery, because he sees right through you, he knows youâre absolutely, incredibly enchanted by him, and it strokes his ego to rile you up and make you flustered. Youâre sure of it now. âOh, shut it!â
Eric laughs out loud before he swallows another bite, shrugging. âIf you were a pizza, youâd be hawaiian.â
âHm? Why?â you ask, busying yourself with chewing on the cheesy dough in your hold.Â
âBecause you are both salty and sweet,â he starts, âand I didnât expect to be so into it.â
His words make you stop in your tracks. He didnât expect to be so into it. Does he mean heâs into you, or are you just reading too much into his words? Trying not to seem too affected by his wordsâ trying to play it casual, nonchalantâ you clear your throat and avert your gaze from him, continuing to chew. The pizza in your mouth loses all its flavor the longer you focus on it, turning into a mass of nothing to your taste buds. After the last bite, youâre left mortified with the realization that you have nothing to focus your attention to now, if you donât want to face your friend again and take another slice in between your fingers from the pizza box resting in his lap, and so you just continue to stare ahead, beaten up by the awkward silence.
Play it cool, Y/N. Be normal. He must think youâre weird now, because you wondered even for a second if his joke was serious, and now he wonât want to hang out with you ever againâ
âSo, uhm, just checking,â Eric awkwardly laughs, something about his tone sounding nervous in your ears. âAre you really still that oblivious, or are you just pretending you didnât catch that to not hurt my feelings because you donât like me backâŚ?â he asks.
Your heart does a somersault. Hell, you think you just went into cardiac arrestâ your ears are ringing, your stomach is floating on water and your breathing quickens with his words. Having a full visceral reaction does nothing to help you speak back to him, but your body reacts on itself as you snap your head to the side and finally look at him, gazing into his big, honest eyes.
He looks at you in a similar way he did back at that partyâ expecting, hopeful. You didnât catch it back thenâ the eager, desperate look in his orbs, wishing, praying you chose him in a room full of people, picked him in a row of anyone who would like to have you. It leaves you weak, it leaves you feeling like you were just punched in your face with the realization that youâve been foolish to ever think that this was just how Eric acts and there was nothing more to his acts of care and affection.
âI- uh⌠I just didnât expect you to like me backâŚ?â you say, making it sound like a question, still uncertain about the whole situation. âI thought you were justâŚâ you trail off, pupils shaking as you watch the boyâs face morph out of nervousness into a bright, amused smile.
âLook, Iâmâ I justââ you stutter, not really knowing what else to say, how else to express yourself.Â
Eric was always much quicker than you, much more clever in social situations. He takes your lack of words as a hint as he holds onto your honest, surprised state and takes it upon himself to solidify the reality for you, to show you what the two of youâve been missing for the last couple of months. Reaching over the gearstick, he gently glazes your cheek with his palm before he sends a one last look to your eyes, watching out for any sign of discomfort.Â
His lips lock with yours. Youâre convinced the world stopped turning.
Eric Sohn is sweet like cherry cola. He is a taste of familiarness with something more to it, something new and fresh, sugary and addictive. He is gentle, with an exciting aftertaste, leaving you breathless and wanting more. He is like a hint of home, a memory of your childhood, all safe and loving and tender.Â
The kiss is short. It has you leaning towards him, a handful of his hoodie filling up your fist as you desperately, foolishly drag him to you and press your lips to his again, as if to check if the last kiss was real and you didnât just make it up in your mind by wishful thinking.
You guess you finally reached the bottom after the long, slow fall. You donât even feel the landing as his arms hold you up and spin you around instead, showing you that falling in love doesnât have to be all that scaryâ if the one you want is caring, if the one you want is nothing short of an angel in your eyes.
After you pull away from him, he rests his forehead against yours and enjoys the proximity which he doesnât have to hide the need for anymoreâ now that heâs all yours to keep and youâre all his to hold.
âYou really thought I didnât like you back? Hell, Y/N, youâre all I ever think about,â he scoffs, showing you the ridiculousness of your own beliefs, his ever-so playful tone only further solidifying the sweet aftertaste of his confession. âI like, have butterflies in my stomach and all,â he confides, grinning at you.Â
Rolling your eyes, finally easing into the new territory, you tease him for his words. âThat was extra cheesy.â
âI thought you liked that?â
Gazing into his eyes, feeling your own heartbeat hammering against your chest, you canât help but chuckle at the subtle irony of it all.Â
âMaybe I do.â
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Love Island: A Pazzi Fic
Part 1: Day 3
Genre: I've somehow managed to think up a forbidden love/enemies to lovers/reformed player/slow burn love island fic all together so imma pat myself on the back bc ive been getting so many asks for all five
A/N:
This is just the introduction chapter to a series that will be very loosely updated as it's more of a fun project i'm working on but hope you guys enjoy because this is just me riding off the love island hyperfixation im in lol
Extra Note: this is will be on tumblr only mainly bc this series will be trash and purely for my self entertainment so idc as much. slow falling will remain on ao3 only :)
ik some people have difficulty reading on tumblr tho so if i get enough asks i will put this on ao3 if its easier
word count: 3.2k (this will fluctuate depending on my mood)
Format Clarification:
When the contestant name is in front of the text, that means it's a cutaway and not actually said in the villa!
anything in italics is to be read in Iain Stirling voice please i love him
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Day 3:
It's day 3 and it's heating up in the villa! Will the current couples pass the test of temptation as two new bombshells enter for the ultimate challenge? Find out here on Love Island USA: WLW Sports Edition!Â
When Paige first got the call that she was nominated for Love Island, she knew who put her name in the sea of womenâs athletes picked for the show. With her social media agents wanting to get the âplayerâ allegations away from her image to make herself more marketable, she was a shoo-in for the show.Â
Paige was confident in her coupling. Ellie, the Olympic swimmer from Australia, was up her ally of girls: hot, brunette, and gay. They had been going strong for the first three days in the villa, with Ellie picking Paige on Day 1 coupling. In the mess of drama the other couples were whirlwind into, they had remained together as a voice of reason.Â
âIâm just not really feeling her I donât know,â Kate groans, slapping the ping pong ball back to Paige.Â
âBro itâs been three days and youâre already tired of your match? Couldnât be me.â Paige responds, returning the ball.Â
Kate and Paige being the only WNBA athletes in the villa naturally stuck together as close friends, being each other's confidants on Love Island. They had the common ground of basketball solidifying their sisterhood and frequently took each other's advice.
âItâs not that. I just feel like thereâs no spark. Sarah is great and all, but I canât imagine spending the rest of my villa time with her.â
âWhy donât you explore your options tonight if we recouple? Thatâll start some crazy drama.â Paige laughs mischievously, wiggling her eyebrows at an unamused Kate Martin.Â
âAll the other couples are pretty locked in and I donât wanna be a homewrecker⌠plus theyâre probably bringing in new bombshells today if I got the formula right. Hopefully, theyâre my type because I donât think itâs working out for me and Sarah. âÂ
âNew bombshells? I mean none of them better be basketball players. Thatâs Ellieâs type to a T. It was hard enough fighting against you.â Paige jokes, slightly concerned at the idea of new people. It wasnât like she and Ellie were completely locked in, but Paige knew sheâd be at risk of getting kicked off the show if any of the new bombshells coupled up with Ellie.
âEllie is not my type. Sheâs too nice. I need some passion in my girl."Â
âI like nice. Sheâs sweet and brings me orange juice in the morning.â Paige says, dropping her paddle when Kate sends the ball flying past her head, "Drama stresses me out. That's why Ellie is perfect for me."
âNah, I like a little fight. Itâs hot when a girl is mad at you⌠you should know better than me âMiss Star Point Guard on the Golden State Valkyriesâ. Arenât women always fighting over you?âÂ
âI already told you Iâm not a player in the real world or the villa. Why does no one on the island believe me?â Paige exclaims, plopping down on the way-to-colorful couch in the Villa playroom.Â
âI donât know⌠maybe youâre insane eye contact with everyone you meet?â Kate says sarcastically, taking her seat next to Paige.Â
âBlame my parents! Theyâre the ones who told me that eye contact is respectful." Paige argues before adding, "I canât help I got beautiful eyes.âÂ
âShut u-"
Kate is effectively cut off when KK Harvey starts screaming "I GOT A TEXT" throughout the entire villa, everyone making their way to the poolside where she was sitting.
"Islanders please gather at the fire pit for a surprise! #WatchOutCouples #Bout to drop a bomb!" KK reads loudly, the whole villa shouting in response.
"Welp, I guess this is your moment to find a new girl." Paige sighs, making her way over to the fire pit.
"Not yours?"
"Nope, I'm pretty happy with Ellie."
"You sure about that? Not even keeping an open eye?" Kate teased, ragging on Paige's loyalty.
"I'm definitely not re-coupling with some newcomer." Paige asserts firmly.Â
"If you say so."Â
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As the Islanders all flock to the firepit, taking their seats next to their partners, they await for further instruction.Â
âI GOT A TEXT!â Kate hoots out as the other islanders get excited, âIt says âGet ready as your two new bombshells join you guys in the villa! #AreYouReady?ââ
Paige looks over at Ellie, whoâs already gripping tighter on Paigeâs arm at the news of Bombshells.Â
âI hope theyâre not your type,â Ellie whispers shyly into Paigeâs ear. It was a cute gesture, one that shouldâve made Paige blush. Paige just gives her a reassuring squeeze on the arm, leaning in to whisper back.Â
âI already got a beautiful girl, donât worr-â
Paige is interrupted as shouting rings through the villa as two new girls make their way into the villa.Â
âBro, can you see her?â Kate says, pulling Paige up immediately as two figures appear in the distance.Â
âNot with you jumping on my shoulders.â Paige retorts back, leaning up to get a better look, âTheyâre tall.â Â
âWait, I think I recognize one of them,â Kate says with her eyes squinted
Kate: You guys are ruthless in bringing my exact type. Fuck, I want to stay loyal to Sarah but I do still want to keep my options open, you know?
Paige has to brace herself for this entrance. She recognized the two bombshells immediately as they got closer. The WNBA world was small and both of these contestants were prominent figures in the league. Azzi Fudd and Nika Muhl, the star guards for the LA Sparks would be joining the girls on the island.Â
âNo way they brought in more girls from the league!â Kate whispers into Paigeâs ear.Â
âDid they run out of gays for other sports? Or is the league just super gay?â Paige responds in a nervous whisper. Ellie had literally told Paige on the first day that her type was basketball girls and it was one of the main reasons why Ellie had picked her. It was not to Paigeâs advantage to have multiple girls chasing after her girl.Â
âWait, I know both of them. We worked out together at Kelsey Plumâs dawg class for a few days. Sheâs super hot not gonna lie.â Kate whispered lowly so Sarah wouldnât hear.Â
âOh yeah, Iâve met them a few times. Did you know that they both were gonna come to UCONN but chose UCLA last minute?â Paige droned on, her eyes oddly trained on Azzi as they finally reached the fire pit. It suddenly dawned on Paige that she had never seen the younger girl in a bikini and it set an uncomfortable fire ablaze in her stomach.Â
Azzi: Hi, my name is Azzi Fudd and Iâm a 5â 11â shooting guard for the Sparks. I wanted to come to Love Island to find my future wife and make a strong connection with someone. I have been in a lot of relationships and they donât seem to go well for me, so I hope I find my match here!
Nika: Iâm Nika Muhl and Iâm a 6â foo-
Azzi: 5â 10â donât lie Nika
Nika: Donât cut me off! Anyway, Iâm a point guard for the LA Sparks and I wanted to come to Love Island to finally find my love match and establish a strong connection. Iâm super excited to meet the Islanders.Â
Another text sound rings through the air, coming from Azziâs hand.Â
âBombshellâs Azzi and Nika, Pick two people to go on dates with tomorrow before bed tonight. Have fun getting to know everyone tonight in the villa! #newcomers #shootyourshot!â Azzi read out, inciting excitement through the villa again.Â
âHey youâre Azzi and Nika, right? Guardâs on the Sparks?â Coco asks, making room for them around the fire pit to welcome them.Â
âYeah, weâre shocked they picked us to go together since we knew each other. Youâre Coco Gauff. Iâm a big fan.â Azzi gushes, hugging Coco.Â
âHey Kate,â Nika says, acknowledging the blonde in the crowd as she scans around, âHowâs the island?âÂ
âGood. Surprised to see you guys here but Iâm hyped. We need more basketball representation in here.â Kate jokes.Â
âWe get enough âbasketball is the best sportâ debating from these two. Now we got more.â KK Harvey jokes, motioning to the two basketball blondes in the pit.Â
âBasketball is amazing though, you gotta admit.â Azzi plays along, earning a few lighthearted groans from the rest of the villa.Â
âJust promise you shut up Paige before she goes on a whole rant. Kate just eggs on that little pest.â Coco groans.Â
âIâm never wrong Coco, donât play with me. Tennis is fun but basketball is art.â Paige says, earning more groans from the group. âDo you guys know who you wanna pull for chats?â Ellie asks the two bombshells, jutting into the conversation.Â
âUm, I have my eyes on a few people but Iâm gonna see for the next few hours as I get to know more people on the island,â Nika responds.Â
âWe know you guys are in couples right now, but we just wanted to wait until we got to know more peopleâs vibes,â Azzi adds, looking around all the girls in the pit. A few couples had already gone off to different parts of the villa, but she was getting a good look at everyone left. There were a few people on her radar and a few people who werenât.Â
Azzi: Kate was making some pretty clear eye contact with me, but sheâs on my âpulling for chatsâ roster.
The group spends the next few minutes getting to know each other and filling in the two on the island news. Paige tried to focus on Ellie squeezing her arm, but she was distracted by things she couldnât comprehend.Â
Things such as Azzi Fudd making flashing bouts of eye contact with her to no end. Paige was not one to falter at strong eye contact, but she couldnât help but grow slightly nervous under the shooting guard's gaze. It wasnât rare for Paige to catch the eye of someone. New people entering the villa the past few days had flocked to her, but she rejected them to no avail to remain loyal to Ellie. It was still fun flirting and making stable eye contact was one of her specialties. But Azzi Fudd seemed to be looking at her with a specific glint that Paige couldnât pinpoint.Â
Paige: Did you guys see the way she was looking at me? I canât tell if she wants me in her bed or wants me dead. Â
Annoyance? Lust? Hatred? Câmon Paige tell us what you see!
âSo you guys want a little villa tour?â Kate asks suddenly while stepping slightly closer to Azzi, âItâs super nice.âÂ
The group makes their way around the villa, showing the two new islanders all the spots. Ellie and Paige stayed hand-in-hand as they walked, Ellie refusing to let go. Even when Paige got closer to Azzi coincidentally, the shooting guard would make it a point to take two steps away and it didnât help that Ellie was pulling her in the other direction. They end up at the rooms as they finish off the night, the girls entering their assigned makeup rooms to get ready for bed. Azzi is put into Paige, Kate, Coco, and KKâs room, getting spilt up from Nika.Â
âSo Azzi, what do you think of the villa?â Coco asks while wiping her makeup off.Â
âItâs nice, bigger than I expected. Soul ties are a lot more secretive than I thought.â Azzi answers, unpacking her bags.Â
âYeah, a lot of shit goes down there. If you go to soul ties at night we know youâre fucking or something.â KK laughs.Â
âDo you know who youâre picking for your dates tomorrow? You get two right?â Paige asks, speaking up for the first time.Â
âYeah, two. Iâm not sure who Iâm picking yet. I think theyâre asking me to pick in an hour so I have time to think in the shower.âÂ
âWhatâs your type?â Kate asks Azzi boldly, getting an approval look from Paige.Â
âUhh, I tend to focus a lot on personality. Just someone who can match my competitiveness and my energy. But if weâre talking looks, I tend to go for tall blondes.â Azzi says casually, immediately getting Kate to snap her eyes to Paige.Â
Paige: Is Azzi flirting with me or Kate? If itâs me, Iâm in trouble. Ellie is not going to be happy if I go on a date tomorrow.Â
âIs there a separate shower room? I need to unpack my bottles.â Azzi says while standing up.
âYeah, itâs down the hall to the left. Thatâs where our group showers.â Coco instructs, getting a nod of thank you before Azzi leaves.Â
âHold up, was she talking about me?â Kate polls the group the second Azzi safely leaves the room, âOr was she walking about the other two blondies?âÂ
âI think she was just stating her type buddy.â KK Harvey jokes, âPlus, sheâs totally talking about me. Sheâs been giving me the eyes.â Â
âReally?â Paige chimes in curiously, âLike slightly angry but confusingly hot?âÂ
âNo, like she wanna look into my soulâŚWhat type of looks is she giving you?â KK questions.Â
âNothing⌠she wasnât really looking at me, just wondering,â Paige adds quickly. She was probably just overthinking due to the reveal of her type.Â
âBack off KK, youâre happy with Kylie. Sarah and I have been distant for days.â Kate playfully challenges.Â
âKylieâs great, but Azzi and Nika are hot, not going to lie. I kinda hope I get to go on the date with them. Donât tell Kylie though, she might kill me.âÂ
âAs long as you donât tell Sarah. I wanna test my connection with the bombshells but I donât want to blindside Sarah.âÂ
âYou guys are acting like Azzi and Nika want you guys. She could be talking about girls in the other room.â Coco jokes, butting into the heated debate.
âPlease, Coco. We get it. You and Paige are in happy little couples and donât need to worry about recoupling. I would say Kylie would leave me the second another hockey girl comes in here.â KK says sarcastically before adding, âIâve never gone for a basketball girl before.âÂ
âI have. And I know them better than you loser. Azzi said tall, that means basketball. She was clearly talking about me.â Kate argues back.Â
âIâll be right back,â Paige says suddenly, jumping from her makeup chair.Â
âWhere are you going?â Kate asks as Paige starts exiting the room.Â
âJust going to chat with Azzi for a bit. Nothing serious. Iâll be back in 30 seconds.â Paige says quickly, ignoring any questioning she got from the group.Â
Paige makes her way down the hall, knocking twice on the shower room door before it slowly squeaks open.
âItâs unlocked,â Azzi says simply, her composure even.Â
âOh. Some people are uncomfortable with people coming in during showers so I always knock. Wasnât sure if you were showering.âÂ
âNope, just unpacking,â Azzi says shortly, confusing Paige again, âDo you need to shower? I can leave.âÂ
âOh, no. I actually wanted to talk to you real quick before you pick your dates for tomorrow.â Paige starts.Â
âSure, what did you want to talk about?â Azzi asks cautiously, continuing to organize her skincare on her shelf.Â
âI just wanted to let you know that Iâm in a pretty solid connection with Ellie and I donât want you to waste your date on me because Iâm mostly taken. You can still pick me, but I just want to be transparent from the beginning before we get to know each other.â Paige says while sitting up on the sink.
Azzi stood up from her packing, giving Paige a focused look of mild confusion.Â
âWhat makes you think Iâm picking you?â Azzi asks with an even tone, eyes unwavering from Paigeâs.Â
âWell, you said tall blondes are your type and thatâs only me and Kate. So I assumed youâd use your two picks on us.â Paige says, slightly less confident.
Azzi steps closer to Paige, closing the gap between them.Â
âIs it true that if you take off your top they canât air it because itâs nudity?â Azzi whispers into Paigeâs ear, pulling the blonde in.Â
âUh, yeah? They canât air it. But they get kinda annoyed when we do it and talk about villa stuff.â Paige whispers shakily into Azziâs ear.Â
âTurn your head,â Azzi says as she takes two steps back, swiftly taking off her bikini top.
Paige had never swiveled so hard, almost falling off the sink counter. Paige turned her head halfway before she realized she could see Azzi in the mirror reflection, leading her to close her eyes as fast as possible.
âI know your reputation in the league, but Iâm not trying to air out your business on TV, so Iâm going to speak like this,â Azzi yells out before turning around, âYou can turn around now, itâs just my back.âÂ
Paige opens her eyes to see Azziâs long braids flowing down her bare back, the only article of clothing being her bottom bikini. Azzi turned her head to speak.Â
âHow are you going to judge me on my so-called reputation?â Paige questioned back, getting offended at the âPlayerâ accusations she hated.Â
âYou ghosted one of my friends, so donât act surprised Iâm cautious of you. I came to the Villa to find love and take home the win.âÂ
âSo did I. You havenât seen me with Ellie. I have a lot of layers, youâd be surprised.â Paige says with a smirk, her voice growing bolder.Â
âLayers? Yeah, ten layers of player. I know what you did to Alyssa.âÂ
âAlyssa? Whoâs that?â Paige asks, racking her brain for possible Alyssaâs in her past.
âJesus, you donât even remember her. Thatâs crazy.â Azzi scoffs accusatorily, âAnyway, donât worry. I wonât pick you for the date, Iâm not going to intrude on you and Ellie. Seems like you guys are happy.âÂ
Paige watches as Azzi slips her bikini back on. Watching the muscles on her back contract as she pulls her top over her head. Her bare skin was addicting to lookÂ
So addicting, Paige was caught red-handed admiring her as Azzi turned back around.Â
âYou sure you're happy with Ellie?â Azzi jokes dryly.Â
âVery. Sheâs a great girl. Exactly my type.â Paige challenges back, leaning her body toward Azzi.Â
âWhat is your type, Paige?âÂ
âHot, Brunette, Pretty Eyes,â Paige says a little quieter as Azzi steps a little too close for comfort.Â
âI see,â Azzi answers, nodding her head.Â
âDonât think Iâm calling you my type. You just happen to fit it.â Paige adds weakly.Â
âYou saying I got pretty eyes? I know I'm the other two.â Azzi asks playfully, opening the door to the shower room.Â
âMaybe. Let me look into them longer and Iâll decide.â Paige chirps back, a surge of confidence coursing through her.Â
âIn your dreams, Bueckers.â Azzi sings out with a laugh as she takes her exit, leaving a mildly dazed Paige on the sink.Â
This was certainly going to be an interesting summer in the Villa for Paige.Â
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A/N: I apologize if this is shit, this is just funny for me.
#pazzi#pazzi fic#pazzi fics#love island usa#paige bueckers#azzi fudd#kate martin#nika muhl#can u tell im obsessed with love island lol#pretend it makes sense please
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hello omg i love love LOVE deep honey, which is rare cus i usually do not touch fluff at all but smth abt the way u wrote got to me. i was wondering that in case u wanted an idea, u could write abt sunghoon rushing over to take care of his sick girlfriend? :3 just a thought or any headcannons u have on that would do fine but if u wanna turn it into a drabble or fic that's good too, especially if it's a continuation of deep honey
anyways, that is all from me, have a good day!!!
thank you so much :â) for all of my nsfw drabbles and content, I really enjoy writing the softer kind of stories. switched up the request just a little. consider this a token of my appreciation for your kindness. xx
ps this is what Iâm imaging him wearing
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If thereâs one thing you know, itâs that nothing good could ever happen when you text someone past 2AM.
Both existential and physical dread consume you the second you open your texts and see a plethora of unread messages due to your current state of being. Youâve been bedridden for what feels like years but itâs only been a few of days. Itâs technically Sunday morning and technically you should be fast asleep, especially since youâd taken medication to help you rest throughout the night. But seems like your body has other plans for you.
Tossing and turning wonât do either. Your head feels much better than it has for the past two days. Youâd taken two days off or classes because of intense migraines paired with what seems like onset sickness due to it being flue season. Guilt over missing classes and groveling to your professors (even if they extended grace and told you to rest up) ate you alive, only ebbing away when you closed your eyes and slept.
Your roommate has been away because of a family event and what was once a promising weekend full of relaxation and the apartment to yourself is now a time for you to wallow in your misery. Youâve gone through countless tissues and have slept more in the past few days than in your entire life. It feels like your head might as well be cut off with how many problems your eyes, nose, and throat are giving you.
To pass the time, social media distracts you for a few minutes and you catch glimpses of what your friends have been up to. Partying. Studying. Eating at the cafeteria. All of these are mundane events you took for granted because youâd love to be anywhere but rotting away in your apartment. Youâd rather studying for a midterm over feeling like you canât move without losing your breath.
You take this time to catch up on texts as well. There are so many what remain unread by you and guilt crawls up your spine as you begin to reply to everything.
hi riki!! sorry I havenât replied yet. Iâve been sick all weekend :/ I wish I couldâve gone to jakeâs game with u bc it looked so fun âšď¸
jungwon ur your cat is so cute omgâŚplease send more vids. also sorry for replying late im sick lol
sunoo I swear to god if you watch another episode without me, Iâm gonna beat your ass whenever I recover
yes, mom. Iâm resting as much as I can! sorry I havenât responded sooner. I still feel sick
heeseung do u think sunghoon would be weirded out if i text him right now. pls advise đ
Heeseung immediately reads the message and the text bubble appears straight away. Heâs one of your closest friends in university who always happens to be friends with Park Sunghoon, the guy youâve been talking to for the past month and a half.
heeseung: Nah not weird. Heâd probably like hearing from you
heeseung: He was asking about you earlier today and said you havenât been talking to him as much
you: looking at my phone made me nauseous :/
heeseung: You should probably tell him that bc heâs been staring at his phone all day
you: soooo it wouldnât be weird if I texted him out of the blue rn?? usually we donât likeâŚstart conversations so late
heeseung: Youâre overthinking. Just text him and if he doesnât reply then heâs asleep and will text you in the morning
you: Iâm scared of fucking it up
heeseung: Thereâs nothing to fuck up. If he gets mad that you took care of yourself (he wonât be) then heâs the one who fucked up
you: ugh when did u become the voice of reason
heeseung: :)
Your thumbs hover over the keyboard after youâve opened Sunghoonâs text. You can imagine his slight pout when you think about how heâd react when he realizes you havenât texted him back, which makes you feel even more guilty than you already are.
Youâre not really sure how you started talking to him, let alone befriended Heeseung to the point where he started inviting you to hang out with him and his group of friends. Heeseung had originally been a study partner for a shared class back when the two of you were sophomores. Itâs been a couple of years since then and now most of your conversations consist of TikTok jokes and Heeseung having to deal with you pining over one of his friends.
Sunghoon is every bit of cool you can imagine. He was so quiet when you first met him, residing in his oversized sweater since it was approaching the beginning of autumn. Heeseung invited you to a local bar on a Friday night after midterms and said your first drink would be on him if you made it before last call, knowing very well you were likely getting ready to slip underneath your blankets and call it a night.
He was right as always. You showed up wearing jeans and an old shirt with a jacket that was too big for your body. Youâd made somewhat of an effort to look presentable since youâd be hanging out with his friends near campus and would rather not look like youâd gotten rolled over by a locomotive. It was there you met Sunghoon for the first time. He was so quiet that you barely heard him talk until an hour into hanging out with him, but thatâs when you learned that he was someone you needed to get to know before heâd show you his loud, boisterous personality.
The more you hung out with him, the more you started to picture yourself with Sunghoon, away from the group you started to call your friends too. Youâd only see him when Heeseung invited you out or if you bumped into someone else while Sunghoon was in tow with them. Neither of you seemed to cross paths otherwise and even then, Sunghoon was a bit too timid to approach you first and start a conversation.
Part of you wondered if you were ever too bold when youâd get drunk with him and your friends. You were loud, full of laughter and affection that none of your friends were surprised every time you shouted compliments across the tables and declared your love for the little group you considered to be your family away from home. Heeseung had gotten used to it pretty quickly and so did the others, albeit it took a while for their ears to stop glowing red every time youâd pull them into a drunken hug.
Maybe you sent a little too far with Sunghoon, who immediately tensed when your arms wrapped around his shoulders the first time you let your inhibitions down fully. A few beers and shots in, and Heeseung was anticipating your drunken rant about how much you love the little life the five of you had created and hoped that it would continue even after you all graduate.
Sunghoon always looked a bit intimidating with his dark, thick eyebrows and shielded his wandering eyes. He always looked like he knew what he wanted and his grace always made you think twice about what youâd say to him. Although, you knew this was the beginning of an onset crush that wouldnât remain hidden for long, let alone when you werenât sober.
So youâd thrown your arms around Sunghoonâs shoulder and told him how happy you were that Heeseung introduced the two of you. While you try not to think about that moment too much, you recall telling Sunghoon that he was slowly starting to become one of your favorite people because of how funny he is when people least expect it. You liked that he was so kind to his friends and that he was so confident in himself, and that you wished you could be a little more like him.
You also said he was the most beautiful person youâd ever seen. It was a sobering moment because he looked at you like youâd grown two heads and his shoulders felt like they mightâve been pushing you off of his body.
Stumbling with consistent apologies, none of your mutual friends seemed to notice what was happening behind them. You can picture the look on his face when your mind crosses to this moment, how heâd looked at you with bewilderment with his mouth ajar. Sunghoon didnât say anything and you took that cue to leave him alone and head to the bar, where you hoped distance would make this night seem less tragic than it was.
When morning came around, you were the only person in your shared group chat who declined getting a late morning breakfast due to your embarrassment. Even during the next weekend, when Jake opened up his apartment for a casual hang out, you were the only person who didnât show up, citing work and study stresses keeping you away from your friends.
Heeseung knew those were merely excuses.
âCut the shit, Y/N. Are you okay? Did one of the guys do anything to make you uncomfortable?â The worst laced in his tone made you feel guilty for having him think the worse of people he knew before he met you.
âNo, nothing like that. I think Iâm the one who fucked up and made them uncomfortable.â
âWell clearly not since Jake invited you to his place. Whatâs going on? Do you want me to come over?â
The last thing you expected from Heeseung was to see him double over in laugher when you explained your predicament, clutching onto your bed like heâd fall to the ground if he didnât. Youâre sure that fit of laugher gave him a new set of abs.
âSunghoon wasnât weirded out. He texted me and asked if you were okay.â Heeseung pulled his phone out of his pocket to show you, leaving you in a cloud of confusion. âHe probably likes you. Sunghoonâs a natural with girls even if he doesnât realize theyâre flirting with him. I think he likes you too because heâs acting really awkward because he doesnât know how to deal with it.â
That night left you with more question than answers. You considered texting Sunghoon and asking if the two of you could talk, but you didnât want to make him even more uncomfortable and tell him what Heeseung told you in fear of putting your friend in an awkward position. So you let the discomfort settle and braved seeing him the next time one of your friends invited you out.
Which, to no oneâs surprise, was the weekend after Jakeâs get together. Seoulâs autumn carnival was in its third weekend by the time the five of you were able to find adequate time to ride every rollercoaster and eat until your stomachs caved in. You loved the fair and were the first person to buy an admission ticket. Poor Jay, who wasnât the biggest fan of big rides in the first place, tagged along with Jake every time he insisted on it. You tried your best to keep some distance between yourself and Sunghoon, even if Heeseung said you were being ridiculous. Youâd chosen to stick by him until Sunghoon volunteered to help you pick up the food trays when you lost a game of rock-paper-scissors.
âIâm sorry that I acted weird that night,â he said, cutting the silence as the two of you waited for your order. He didnât have to explain. You knew what he was talking about. âHeeseung said you felt bad for making me feel uncomfortable but I need you to know you didnât make me feel that way.â
That was the longest sentence heâd ever said to you, let alone it being the first time he initiated a conversation with you. He watched as you stood with your eyes wide and mouth parted like you wanted to say something but didnât know how to say it.
âI think you just caught me off guard. I wasnât expecting you to say nice things about me. I didnât realize we were that close because youâd been affectionate with everyone but me up until that night.â He rubbed the back of his neck with his hand. âI was, uh, flustered.â
âOh. Iâm sorry.â
âDonât be.â He averted your gaze and looked at his shoes momentarily before he looked back at you. âI liked what you said. I havenât stopped thinking about it.â
You laughed at the awkwardness dissipating. âI thought I crossed a line, or something. You just sat there and I thought I fucked up by touching you.â
He shook his head. âYou didnât. IâŚI liked it a lot.â You tried to hide a grin by keeping your bubbling excitement under wraps failed miserably. Sunghoon smiled too, offering to carry most of the trays back to the table where your friends were too hungry to talk for the next ten minutes.
The memory brings you back to the present where your thumbs hover the keyboard. You start to read back the conversation between the two of you and feel those butterflies erupt in your stomach for the umpteenth time. The two of you have talked about anything and everything. Nothing is off limits. So why is texting him to let him know youâve been sick for the past few days so difficult for you?
you: hi
you: sorry I havenât texted a lot in the past few days. Iâve been having migraines and now Iâve caught a cold ):
you: im sorry for texting so late too
He texts immediately.
sunghoon: You donât have to be sorry. Are you feeling better now?
sunghoon: Actually donât answer that
Your phone rings.
âHey,â you say with your phone propped against your ear. âSorry for bothering you.â
âYouâre not bothering me. Iâm the only whoâs calling you when youâre sick, so Iâm technically the one bothering you.â His laugh on the other line makes you smile a little too hard. âI was really worried. None of the guys heard from you so I figured you needed some space.â
âUnfortunately. I had to skip a few classes because it hurt to stand up. Iâm pretty sure Iâve slept more this past week than I have in the last month.â
âIâm sorry. That really sucks.â
âI feel bad that I havenât been able to talk to you.â
As if Sunghoon could sense you pouting, he clicks his tongue and reassures you. âItâs fine, Y/N. Iâd probably do the same thing. I canât imagine how much pain youâve been in.â
âI would honestly rather study and take a million midterms than go through this again. I feel like someone just took their shoe off of my head.â
âWell, Iâm glad to hear youâre doing better. Can I bring you anything? Medicine, maybe?â
You cough a little. âNo, but thank you. My friend dropped off a lot of NyQuil and other stuff to help me. Itâs workingâŚkind of. Still feel like shit, though.â
ââŚCan I come over? To help you with your sickness, of course. I can bring you soup.â
âYou donât have to do that.â You frantically rise from your bed amidst his words and realize there are tissues on the ground and dirty clothes strewn everywhere because of your lack of energy. Your living room must be a mess, too, and this would also be the first time Sunghoon would see you without any makeup on.
âI want to. But I mean, only if youâre up for it. I donât want to stress you out since youâre sick. I just want to help make you feel better. ThatâŚand I miss you.â
Sunghoonâs never been so direct before. Even though the two of you have been talking for a while, neither of you have been so forward about it. Conversations are always subtly flirty to the point where the effervescent feeling simmers just underneath the surface. The two of you have hung out without the rest of your friends and have been alone before, but neither one of you has gone so far as you be so bold about the other.
âI miss you too,â you whisper into the phone.
âGive me thirty minutes. Iâll come with soup.â
He hangs up and with a newfound sense of urgency, you make your bed and throw away any stray trash. You put your dirty laundry in the hamper, which is piled high and untouched. Itâll be a problem for when youâre not sick.
The living room isnât too bad. You straighten furniture and throw away empty takeout containers and wash a few utensils. The tasks donât feel as draining as they did a few days ago and youâre starting to regain a little bit of your breath.
True to his word, Sunghoon arrives thirty minutes after he said he would. You open the door and look at him. Heâs wearing blue hoodie and sweatpants with specs that make him look significantly more attractive than youâre used to.
âHi,â Sunghoon says with a gentle smile. âI missed you.â
You bite your lip and blurt out your first thought. âYou look really good in those glasses.â
Sunghoon chuckles. âThank you. Can I come in?â
âRight, right.â You step aside and he follows you into your apartment. He takes his shoes off and places them neatly by the shoe rack.
âI might need to reheat this. I got it from that place near my apartment. You know, the one with the yellow banner?â
âI love that place.â
He smiles at you. âI know. Can I heat up some soup for you?â
When you nod, Sunghoon moves to the correct cabinet and pulls out everything he needs. It astounds you because heâs only ever been to your apartment twice before, both times with your other friends in tow. It dawns on you that itâs the first time the two of you are alone in your space. Youâre touched that he remembers where your things are.
He beckons you to sit on the counter in front of the steaming bowl and the aroma of spices makes your mouth water. You havenât been able to eat consistently in the past few days, surviving on bland foods like bread and crackers to sustain your health because anything else made you feel sicker than you were. The steam feels good against your skin and you dig in right away.
Sunghoon pulls your hair back when it gets close to the rim and holds it for you while you lap up the soup. It seems as though youâre hungrier than you thought because you sit there wordlessly, shoveling liquid into your mouth while Sunghoon watches.
âSorry,â you apologize. âI must look like a zoo animal.â
âYouâre sick, Y/N. You have nothing to apologize for. The first meal you can stomach is the best one.â Itâs like he gets you. Sunghoon continues to hold your hair back until youâre finished. He washes the bowl and spoon, and puts it back where they belong.
Sunghoon turns around and looks at you under the ambient lighting you and your roommate put up in lieu of the overhead lights. It feels like heâs inspecting you and you try really hard not to think about the fact that you donât feel presentable in this moment.
âYour apartment feels very you,â Sunghoon says. âI like all of the green furniture and the art on the wall.â
âMy roommate picked the decor out but Iâm starting to understand why she loves art so much.â
âBeautiful, isnât it?â he asks, looking at you. âWould you want to go to an art museum with me?â
âIâd really like that.â
Sunghoon pulls you by the hand to your couch and you try your best not to feel flustered with his touch. He sits you down on the cushion and immediately you feel like you need to be hyper vigilant because heâs looking around the apartment and youâre wondering if he can see the messes you see.
âDo you have a blanket? We could watch some TV. Or I could go. I donât know.â
âDonât go.â You say it too quickly but Sunghoonâs shoulders relax. âThe blankets are beside the couch.â
He drapes it over you, leaving himself to fend for the cold. Although youâre sure heâs pretty warm, you open up the blanket and invite him to share it with you.
This is new territory. You two have just been talking. But Sunghoon isnât deterred. He slots himself next to you and doesnât shy away when he feels your arm pressed against him.
âSorry for the mess. And for, wellâŚâ He watches you gesture to your face, which is undoubtedly red with dark circles underneath your eyes.
âYou donât have to apologize for anything. I still like you.â
You arenât used to him being so upfront like this. He watches you with easy eyes, the kind of feeling that makes you believe what he says. Sunghoon is pretty reserved when it comes to these types of things and you often find yourself being the one to push him towards his bolder side. But even though you feel flustered by his words and underneath his stare, you like this newer side of him.
âIâm such a mess.â
Sunghoon watches you push your forehead into his shoulder in an attempt to hide yourself from him. He smiles at your antics and loves the feeling of your body on his. Heâs been hesitant to do things like hold your hand or kiss your cheek in fear or overstepping a boundary. He doesnât know what came over him when he held your hair back from falling into the hot soup. He knows very well that he couldâve asked where you kept your hair ties, but helping you when he knows you need it felt like the right thing to do.
Now, he wonders if youâre growing bolder with him too. You let your forehead rest against his hoodie as you take deep breaths. He hears you sniffle a few times and nearly coos at the mere thought of you suffering from your sickness. When you pull yourself away from him, the tip of your nose is slightly runny and your eyes look a bit more red than usual.
âI feel like I got hit by a truck.â
He bites his lip. âYou could look worse.â You try not to let your cheeks rise in heat.
���Youâre just being nice.â
Sunghoon laughs and shakes his head. He could never lie about how he feels towards you. âNope. You still look really cute.â He watches the gears work inside your head and locates the TV remote when you donât say anything. âWhat do you want to watch?â
âI dunno.â
âCâmon, you mustâve been watching TV while you were cooped up here.â
You shake your head. âMigraine, remember? Felt like my eyes were gonna burst.â
This time, he coos out loud. Sunghoon puts on a show youâve mentioned enjoying in the past and hopes he chose correctly. You seem to be mellowing out and paying attention to the screen in front of you until you start breathing heavily. Itâs not until he hears you try to silence a small coughing fit that he shoots up from his seat and pours you a glass of water.
âHere.â Sunghoon doesnât let you hold the glass. Instead, he beckons your mouth open by placing the rim between your lips and lets you swallow the water, tilting it up until youâve consumed all of it. He wipes the excess water from the corners of your mouth with his thumb and looks down at you with concern. âDo you have any tea? I can make you some. Hopefully thatâll soothe your throat.â
âStupid medicine isnât working,â you grumble. âI might as well perish.â
âTea, baby,â Sunghoon says, the pet name rolling off his tongue with ease. You almost donât notice it. âWhere do you keep your tea and honey?â
âCabinet beside the fridge.â
Sunghoon comes back a few minutes later with piping hot chamomile tea with honey. You donât know how he does it, anticipating your every need and putting just enough honey where it doesnât feel like youâre stuffing your throat with the sweet nectar. You sip on it slowly as he situates himself back underneath the blanket and keeps his eyes on the television while you try to calm your erratic heartbeat.
Eventually, the episode finished and itâs almost four in the morning when you start to get sleepy. Sunghoon hears you yawning beside him and does his best not to grin like a lovesick idiot when you push your body against his in an attempt to get comfortable. Youâre holding the empty cup loosely in your hands when your eyes start to droop and as much as Sunghoon would love to stay like this, he knows itâll be better for you to sleep in your own bed with your back against the mattress.
âBaby,â Sunghoon whispers. He grabs the mug from your hands and sets it on the coffee table. âI think you should sleep in your bed. Youâll feel a lot better when you wake up.â
âBut youâre so warm.â
He bites back a smile. âThank you, but youâre gonna wake up with back pain and I know youâll be mad that you didnât sleep with pillows.â
Heâs right and you know it but that doesnât stop you from letting a whine slip past. Sunghoon doesnât complain when you lean on him for support (or rather, you push your full weight onto him because you cannot be bothered with physical tasks at this late hour). Instead, he holds your waist with his arm and guides you into your bedroom from his memory of coming here a couple times before now.
Despite this, heâs never been inside your room. Youâve always kept the door closed but as he opens it, Sunghoon completely melts at how your bedroom is so utterly you. The dark green comforter hugs your queen-sized bed and a mountain of pillows cover the top near the bed frame. Your desk is an organized mess of notebooks, pens, and highlighters you carry with you during study sessions. Photographs in pretty frames decorate your walls along with posters of your favorite music and films.
He spots a picture of the two of you from that day at the amusement park when Heeseung insisted on taking a photo since the lighting was âperfect.â Sunghoon suspected that wasnât the case but let him take it anyhow. He always considered that to be his first official memory with you. Knowing you might feel the same makes Sunghoonâs heart flutter.
âLetâs get you into bed, yeah?â
His soft touches make you fall much deeper into your tiredness. The mattress below you feels too good to be true as Sunghoon opens the blankets for you to crawl underneath. He watches you carefully as you scoot to one side and make yourself comfortable, wondering if youâre enjoying the side of him that wants to pamper you.
When youâre all tucked in with the blankets underneath your chin, Sunghoon canât help but lean down and brush a few stray hair strands from your face. He caresses your cheek and holds himself back despite your lips being right in front of him. Instead, he settles for rubbing your soft cheek with his thumb before leaving.
Except, you reach out and grab onto his wrist. âWhere are you going?â
His looks back at you in the dim light. âHome, baby. Iâll let you sleep.â
The pout youâre wearing is tearing him limb from limb. âI donât want you to go home.â
âNo?â
You shake your head. âPleaseâŚI havenât seen you at all this week.â Sunghoon hears the strain in your voice and he isnât sure if youâre awake enough to know what youâre saying. âI-I just want you here with me.â
How could he say no to that?
Sunghoon sits on the empty side of the bed and lets you guide your hand in his bigger one. He watches as you shake your head and heâs about to ask what you mean when you open the blanket.
He feels momentarily guilty when he pulls his hand away from you because he hears you whine again, but he slips off his hoodie to avoid overheating. Heâs left in his sweatpants and a loose shirt when sliding into your bed right next to you.
You waste no time and attach yourself to Sunghoon, pushing your body until youâre resting on his chest. He does his best not to let his heartbeat give him away. This is the most heâs ever touched you. At best, heâd brush his hand against yours and waited for the right time to hold it. Today feels like heâs thrown caution into the wind.
Sunghoon puts his glasses on your night table and pulls you close to him, encircling his arms until he finds a comfortable position. Your warm breaths litter his skin and he feels like he could run laps with how happy he is in this moment. You look so cute with your body limp against his. He loves that youâre not hesitant around him anymore and hopes you know just how much he wants you close to him.
âCan I tell you a secret?â Sunghoon says in the dark, unsure if youâre still awake or not.
âWhatâs your secret?â
Your eyes remain closed, eyelashes covering your beautiful eyes and your cheeks are squished into a pout against his chest. He looks down at you like youâre precious cargo and a rare gem he never wants to let go of.
âI really want to kiss you.â
You donât say anything. Instead, Sunghoon feels you move your head until you press a kiss against his chest, allowing your lips to linger for a few seconds before reverting back to your original position.
âKiss me tomorrow.â
Sunghoon hears you snoring soon after.
âYeah,â he whispers to himself. âI can do that.â
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Please I need more strength kink like you wrote for KĂśnig but for the text of the COD men. Does Soap show off and lift heavier when he sees you saunter into the gym? Does Ghost try not to pay attention as you stare? I am down bad for these boys
So this is the most recent ask Ive gotten but dont fret my other requesters, yalls are taking more time bc theyâre longer form pieces (I dont want to spoil but honeymoon/consummation night with Ghost (doing some research for this one), some Konig wifey bits (thereâs two or three), and Ghostâs wife wearing his mask) Im so excited you all are interacting with me I just wanna say. I love you all *MUAH* big kiss.
Also I took Keegan off this one bc I donât think I have a lot of Keegan fans reading? (ik I love him tho) so if anyone wants it just put a comment and Iâll write one and edit it so its in here.
Edit right here: I put Keegan down at the bottom. Dw Keegan girlies heâs here now.
Another edit: I put Krueger bc a reblog asked for it
Without much more hereâs:
Strength Kink with the 141
Masterlist is pinned as always, also let me know if yall want any as full blown fics.
Price
Price is an âold dogâ as he calls himself. He knows heâs getting softer, the wrinkles are setting in, he doesn't quite have the body he used to as a LT. Kinda got a dad bod after adopting 3 boys.
First time he sees you drool over him? He is down fucking bad. Will do anything to see his sweet lady all red in the face over him again.
Fucking saunters over to you, hits you with âyou can feel if ya like, love. Go on.â just holds his arms away from his chest while heâs in his tank top.
If you take him up on this offer (and I assume yall are dating at this point) and even just grab at a peck, he is tense. His abs are tight, his butt is clenched, he is doing it all to seem like he still has his young and sharp LT body.
He knows you dont care and love his dad bod and all his soft pillowy goodness but sometimes he feels like the pillsbury dough boy.
Absolutely would pick you up and carry you bridal style at any chance.
Tells you heâs âjust practicingâ however he is very clearly showing off.
If you come find him at the gym to drool all over him, that max he was only supposed to do one of per set, he is not repping.
âJohn, are you sure- Iâve never seen you lift this much you look red-â
âI'm alright, love, just doing my reps trying to set a new pr.â Little do you know that by repping this, this is his new pr.
Gaz and Soap are sitting there mouth open because Price has never done that and not fallen over and now he just KEEPS. GOING.
And Priceâs wife just keeps drooling over him as Simon spots the poor guy.
(This is what i mean btw)
Soap
The worst about it of them all.
I'm telling you right now, if you have an oral fixation on his muscles, he will mate for life like a swan. Because if you mark up his muscles he will do EVERY SINGLE WORK OUT shirtless until Ghost is like âJohnny. You look like a slut and smell like a whore with all that cologne. Weâre in the bloody gym.â
He will walk around shirtless in the tightest sweatpants to show off his thighs and abs to you.
Will bench press you.
Put your weight on the hip thrust and will call you over or send videos of him doing it.
If youâre sitting somewhere he will just pick you up and move you for the hell of it under the excuse he wanted to sit there just to see you get red.
If you compliment his body once, I'M TELLING YOU ONE TIME, he will buy the TIGHTEST shirts imaginable around the house to show off his shoulders, back, pecs, biceps, and abs.
If you even mention having a bad day, your face is going between his pecs. He also absolutely can do the thing where he can flex them one at a time and he does it 24/7 for fun.
Catch him planking at the gym?
Feeling bold?Letâs shimmy under the poor bastard to look up at him.
âDo push ups.â
âBonnie, the fuck you mean-â
âCome down, get a kiss, and go back up?â
âAnd if I fall? Which I wonât but I gotta ask.â
âCanât feel any worse than when you dive onto the bed to wake me up in the mornings.â
Heâs floored. Goes down, gets his kiss, comes up.
Price has watched Soap do more pushups than he ever has outside of a punishment when he was in basic training. Johnny has half the mind to let himself drop, smoother you in sweaty hugs and kisses. But he doesnât. Not until heâs shown off. Itâs embarrassing how much sweat is dripping from him though. Heâll just say you both need a shower.
Ghost
Totally doesn't flex when he hugs you.
Oh you think he does?
If you ask him, youâre wrong. Simon is the most casual of them all.
Heâll just randomly pick you up.
Like throw you over his shoulder, hold you like a koala, bridal style, you name it. Unlike Price, who is more careful about it, Simon has been doing exercises to work on his balance so he can safely carry you down a flight on stairs.
If he catches you staring, its over for him. Heâs blushing under his lil mask, acting like he doesnt see you.
If you walk up and open your mouth to talk to him, heâs not listening to a word of that blabbery. Heâs focused on the way you watch his legs while heâs in the leg press. How if he flexes a bit more you have the pause so you donât choke on your words.
If youâre the bold on and you get down to the level of his head because he canât easily escape this machine right now to say something. I'm thinking like a âSimon, Iâm going to need a thigh riding session at 1800 hours. Put that on your damn schedule.â And just walk out. Donât elaborate.
Heâs struggling to get out of the machine, considering chasing after you, possibly having a stroke over it. Heâs so flustered heâs down right gasping for air. If he didnât have shit to do today heâd scoop you up and show you want all these muscles could do just to get you to feel like how flustered he is.
Konig
(see the fic about his wife seeing him lift, its on my masterlist (its pinned))
Gaz
By the time youâve started dating, you know Gaz is jacked. Just look at him ffs. Anyone could see it.
So you do the only reasonable thing and insist on being his gym partner.
And in turn he will insist on spotting your squats.
If you get so nervous you fail a set his plan springs into action. Bro has it lifted in one hand. He doesn't care if it's a lot. He WILL be lifting it in one hand just so you can see how strong he is.
âKiss for your savor?â He asks.
âSure.â You reply, pecking his lips.
But no no no.
âLove, I meant youâre actual savor.â Heâd say, flexing that one arm and pointing to it.
Just roll your eyes and do it. Itâs easier.
He is GLOWING for the rest of the day. He will now take any and all opportunities to lift heavy things for you.
That big box? Lifted. Come kiss his muscles. Cuz if you donât he's picking you up and putting you in air jail for being ungrateful.
I feel like because Gaz is so lean its kinda a sleeper build situation? Could be completely using that term wrong but IDC.
Lowkey loves nothing more than you feeling up his abs under his shirt when yall are going to bed. Like your hands feel so nice on them when heâs flexing extra hard so theyâre rock solid for you.
First time yall cuddled he almost passed out because he was trying to keep his muscles flexed for so long.
Edit: hereâs Keegan
Keegan
Keegan was always walking around the house in the sluttiest tank tops and the lowest waist line sweatpants youâve ever seen.
He had been showing off since he first met you, so Iâll tell you how it happened.
What did he wear on your first date? Tight ass t shirt and a leather jacket with black jeans.
He essentially was giving a strip show when he slowly took off that jacket, made sure you were watching when he did it with a smug look.
âWhat wrong, doll? Distracted?â He was definitely flexing hard. Pecs and biceps on full display and don't get me started on how he was clenching to get his abs to show through.
He made sure to get real close to.
Oh dear is that a dirty puddle, let him just⌠yk⌠casually pick you up to carry you over the smallest puddle ever.
And when heâs at the gym? You are getting tons of selfies. Those videos of him curling weights that are slightly too heavy all because he knows you like the sound of the groans he makes as he struggles to lift it. Oh he is hip thrusting your weight and a half, so you know youâll never be too heavy. Thereâs a video he sent that was 10+ minutes of just him thrusting your weight. You honestly thought it was looped.
Oh and he carries your weight when he runs on the treadmill so he knows he and run and keep you safe if need be.
Hereâs Krueger (i got carried away, enjoy)
Krueger:
Sebstian knows heâs already strong.
Picking you up and benching you is his favorite hobby. The way you can't help but giggle and he has to scold you to stop wiggling.
Heâs always throw around his weight with you. He knows heâs a big. He loves to lay on you to stop you from moving.
Loves to have you lay on his torso with the weight at his hips as he works on his hip thrusts. Got kicked out of a gym because it was dangerous so he got weights to do it at home. Will do it shirtless so you can trace his tattoos.
Definitely has never told you he committed murder because he doesnât want you to stop looking at him like heâs your savior as you rub his sore muscles.
God he loves having you rub his muscles, he just tries not to drool as you rub his calves and biceps with all the force your hands can muster to gently rub the knots away. One time he felt so good he almost cried as you rubbed one out of the back of his neck, he got so bricked he couldnt help it he felt like he was gasping for air the pleasure was so intense.
Heâd never tell you that tho, no heâd rather die and speak up and tell you how good it feels when your massage his muscles while planting small kisses after every knot you work out. Definitely going to keep asking you to work his aches away⌠wonder if he can convince you he has a knot in his dick, no no wouldnât do that to you not yet.
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LOVE SICK
a suna rintarou social media au
pairing. suna rintarou x f!reader
synopsis. cupid! calling cupid! as the resident matchmaker slash hopeless romantic of tokyo university, you are the person people look for to get love advice or to set them up with the love of their lives. when suna rintarou comes to you asking for the opposite, to help fend people away from trying to get with him, to the extremes of even asking to fake date you, you couldn't refuse! mostly because you did owe him since he was on the receiving end of a bunch of your clientsâ unsuccessful love efforts (hey, you do warn them your matchmaking only has a 62.3% success rate).
tags. social media au, college au, fake dating, matchmaker, romance, crack, humor, fluff! (mostly), very light angst, kind of self destructive behavior, hopeless romantic emphasis on hopeless!
warnings. time stamps are irrelevant !!, foul language (aka cursing), drinking/alcohol
status. on-going (02/15/24 â)
â playlist.
teasers
[name]âs reading list | sunaâs playlist | [name]âs in trouble !
profiles
ppl who think love sucks + [name] | inarizaki dogs
episodes !
chapter names may be subjected to change as the fic goes along.
( ⼠) â has narrative parts
( the email )
ACT I
01. romance 101 w [l/n] [name] !
02. arenât you like, cupid
03. absolutely insane
04. sweetest girlfriend
05. itâs all clichĂŠ and full of obvious red flags ( ⼠)
06. passion is a passing thing
07. pretty please ( ⼠)
08. we can be friends ( ⼠)
09. relationship lore
10. ur like an exothermic reaction ( ⼠)
ACT II
11. ultra galactic curse
12. for the act
13. lol didnât think u were mine
14. attachment issues showing
15. the grumpy x sunshine trope
16. shitty romance books
17. will they/wonât they
18. i wanna want you
19. touch some grass
20. and the world stills
ACT III
21. being with you is ecstasy
22. mega ultra galactic curse
23. you hate me? so enemies to lovers?
24. dead, shattered, devastated
25. keep your eyes on me
26. iâm just a girl
27. supersonic love
tba !
taglist is CLOSED !
to be added to the taglist you can just send in an ask or comment :)
notes. hi so this was like supposed to be posted on valentines but i got impatient and hey its still the month of love so whatever ehe will not start till i finish nonsense since i need to learn how to do stuff one at a time! but yeah super excited to make this bc i love fake dating and i love suna rintarou hohoho thank you guys sm for 400 followers i love you all <3
icons used as pfps are not mine but the content of this smau is. please do not repost this on any other platform. Š idlerin 2023
#haikyuu smau series#haikyuu#hq#suna rintarou x reader#haikyuu x reader#â lovesick.#â mlist.#hq x reader#haikyuu smau#hq smau#haikyuu suna rintarou#suna rintarou#suna rintarou x you#suna rintarou fluff#haikyuu fluff#smau#smau series#fake dating#love guru#social media au#suna rintarou smau#suna x you#rintarou x you#haikyuu x you#haikyuu x reader fluff
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Girlyyyy I love your writing I just binged all your fics đđđ but anyway, I have a request.
Yknow how Bakugou is a comfort character to a lot of people, what if Reader was his favourite character from his favourite show (maybe a slice of life or romance anime where we're the second lead or a character who's not the main) and Bakugou listens to asmr audios of us or actively follows many accounts who write fanfictions about us and simp for us like we do for him đ
This has been living rent free in my mind, so please indulge me đđ
You're His Favorite Character HeadCanons (Request)
Details: this is just me yapping tbh
Word Count: 202
imagining bakugou simp over someone is actually so funny LMAOO i love this idea thank you for it your mind is so powerful. btw i'm doing this in a more head-canon style if that's okay! i honestly couldn't really think of a plot for this but i really liked the idea đ if u ever wanna keep talking about it tho you can definitely message me or send more stuff to my inbox!! i love talking so don't be shy
firstly i feel like when he first starts watching anime, he'd watch more action packed ones, but slowly got into romance after he found the anime you were in!!
i think if it was a romance anime that'd be really cute. though you wouldn't be the main character, but the main characters best friend or something so you don't have a love interest bc Bakugou would probably get jealous tee hee
also if he read fics about you, he'd def go for some classic fluff me thinks. or maybe like an enemies to lovers!! i think he'd like a little angst with it as well, bc he's an angsty boy
i think that he would read all about your character and rewatch clips of you on youtube, yk? idk thats what i do for characters i really like lolol.
he'd probably be really secretive about his crush on you and make sure to not let anyone know he watches y/n asmr videos đŠ omg and if your character has merch he'd def buy it, maybe even a figure or something too!
but ultimately he's just obsessed with you and thinks your gorgeous and you guys are in love in his head đ
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i'm so sorry this was so short đ i hope you still enjoyed it! thank you sm for your message :)
tags for bakugou fics: @doumadono @shonen-brainrot
#@angels-fantasy#fanfiction#bakugou katsuki#anime#writers on tumblr#fanfic#bakugou x reader#katsuki bakugo x reader#mha bakugou#my hero academia#bakugou x fem!reader#bakugo headcanons
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Hi lol Iâm just here to request Tachihara again (i was the one who requested him before haha). I saw that you wrote the fic and thatâs awesome and Iâm super grateful, but I wasnât able to finish it bc I canât read noncon (just a personal thing).
But yeah! Iâve been loving your other works and I was debating even sending this cuz i didn't wanna sound entitled or anything but if youâre up for writing another Tachihara fic, Iâd be stoked to read it! The other options on the poll you put out all sounded really good so maybe one of those? Up to you! And feel free to shoot down this request, no hard feelings :)
Bro đ I'm sorry the fic wasn't to your taste. Also, this is for other people who wanna send asks, too. If there are certain themes that you're not comfortable with, please specify! I don't want to make y'all uncomfortable, and I think I remember you saying that you were okay with anything, anon *accusing side eye*.
Hehe, no worries though, and you didn't come off as entitled at all. In fact, you sounded so polite I was like damn I need to do this hahah (dont worry, I took no pressure, as you can probably tell from the time it took for me to dish this things out, I'm sorry brooooo đđ)
Also, I'm glad you like my works! âş Thank you for reading, and I hope you like this one, too!
In the poll that I did for Tachihara, the second place was taken by 'Edging+Overstim' so imma do that one!
Contents: Edging 'Hara and then overstimming him.
Warnings: Smut, top male reader, lil bit of nipple play, one case of degradation, edging, overstim, I'm writing this at 2:24 because my bae just went offline and I'm horny :(
Tachihara was barely even sane about three hours in.
You'd been edging him for so long, he couldn't focus on anything anymore. His eyes were dripping with tears, his hips bucking up to push himself deeper into your cock, only for you to grab his waist with a hiss and hold him in place.
Gods, you couldn't help but admire how sexy he looked like that, eyes glazed over and thighs trembling, hands clutching your shoulders so tight he'd drawn blood a while ago. Another sob shook his bruised chest as you remained stationary in him, so big against his walls but not moving.
"[Name]," He whined, the jut of his throat rolling. "Hhng, p-please..."
"Hmm..." You considered giving him what he wanted.
You raised a hand, letting it trail across his skin, caressing his torso, his waist, his thighs...
Tachihara moved to lean into the touch, his gaze pleasingly pathetic despite his brain having turned to mush.
You leaved down and, surprising the both of you with your gentleness, placed a kiss on Tachihara's forehead.
"Alright, then." You said, your voice husky with desire.
And then your hips started moving again, this time with a ferocity that sent the man underneath you scrambling for purchase, his grip slipping from your shoulders. His hands landed on the sheets on either side of his head and he gripped them tightly, back arching as your thrusts grew deeper and deeper.
The sounds of sex echoed across the room, and each one of your thrusts hit Tachihara's sweet spots at the accuracy of a professional sniper, sending his mind hurling, making him whimper. His moans were growing louder, and his untouched dick was leaking pre-cum onto the sheets.
It didn't take Tachihara long to come. A couple tugs at his nipples had him spilling all over himself, making a mess out of his abdomen. His body shuddered as he panted, body lax under you, till he realized you weren't stopping.
"A-ah! I just... Mmph! I just c-came, [Name], please..."
"Please what, baby?" You drawled, your pace wild and unrestrained, your gaze on Tachihara's body predatory. "Isn't this what you wanted?"
And he just whined, fat tears spilling from his red and puffy eyes as he shook his head, but at the same time his hole clenched around you, making you widen your eyes and then smirk.
"Such a fucking slut, 'Hara..."
You ended up fucking him till he was shooting blanks, till the half-begging expression on his face slowly turned into a fucked-out one, till he couldn't even say your name anymore.
Clean up was a pain in the neck as usual, but after changing the sheets when you laid behind Tachihara in the bathtub, holding him against you, you couldn't help but sigh in contempt.
As long as you had him by your side, you couldn't hell but think that life was good.
#dom male reader#top male reader#dom reader#sub bsd#bungou stray dogs#sub bsd x you#bsd x you#sub bungou stray dogs#sub bungou stray dog x you#sub character#sub character x you#top reader#sub male character x you#sub male character
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Anon, I don't follow them and don't read such fics, but people has freedom to write what they want. I'm not gonna start the hate compain against someone bc ANON send me ask. Wanna block them everywhere? do it. But i want to have fun. Fics and real life is soooooooooo different. Killing in fics and in real life is not the same. So even if they write problematic topics, you can just move
Now, please stop trying to make my blog a hate place. It's a fandom, it should be fun, not the search of who to hate
Go and search stuff you like, not what you hate
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relating to your dad!jj headcanons: he wants so many damn kids that his partner can barely keep up.
any chance he gets, jjâs just pumping them full of cum, anytime anywhere bc he wants to keep seeing them carry his babies one after the other đĽľ
CHILEEE DON'T GET ME STARTED ON JJ AND HIS MF BREEDING KINK. IF YOUâVE READ MY âGREEDYâ FIC THEN YOU KNOW. (mdni)
like you said, anytime, anywhere, all jj wants to do is fill you up and knock you up. his philosophy is that trying for kids stresses a lot of parents-to-be out beyond comprehension, and he just wants to make things fun. i mean, what better excuse to fuck like bunnies â and raw, at that?
you're always excusing yourselves from the group to run off somewhere and go at it.
"j, we can't do this here. what if someone comes looking for us?" you giggle as he faces you toward the back of the wreck. your hands brace on the wall in front of you, and you feel jj tug down your shorts and pull your panties to the side with ease. "shhh," he coaxes, running the tip of his cock through your wet folds, "just let me fill you up, pretty girl. wanna get you nice and round with my baby."
even if you're late for work, a party, etc., he does not care one bit. he has one goal, and one goal only.
"baby, i'm already late. i really have to get up now," you scold, though thereâs little fire behind your words. heâs been filling you to the brim since the two of you woke up, but he canât stop or get enough of you. ânot the kind of late i want you to be, princess.â he gives you a deep thrust, pushing his cum deeper into your walls to prevent it from spewing out of you. âyou got plenty of time. gimme one more.â
not to mention, the thought of you being pregnant with his kid in there sends him over the edge.
âgod, this pussyâs holding so much of my cum and sheâs still milking me for more,â he grunts as he pummels his cock into you. you moan louder at his words, and your walls squeeze him tighter. âbeg me to give you a baby. cry for it,â he instructs. he goes harder, and youâre already close to finishing. âoh, god. please, j. want you to give me your baby,â you plead. you whimper when you feel his cock reach the depths of your walls, and you reach your high. âfuck, youâre so good for me. my good fucking girl. gonna give you all my cum, knock you up real good. as many times as i want.â
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#ââ§Â°đŞ daydreams đ°â§â#ę° â dad!jj ęą#jj maybank x reader#jj maybank smut#jj maybank imagine#jj maybank blurb#jj maybank brainrot#jj maybank brain rot#jj maybank x you#jj obx#jj outer banks
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FANFIC/FANART CONTEST (Money Prize)
!!!!BEFORE CONTINUING: For my U.S participants, please make sure you have Venmo or Cashapp. And for anyone outside the U.S make sure you have PayPal. That is the ONLY way I'll be able to send the prize money if you win, and I will NOT be using PayPal for an U.S winners (bc i need to pay a fee to send money with paypal and I'd rather not ).!!!!!
With that settled, hey! This is something Iâve been wanting to do for a while now, but every year has been a little tight for me with my own holiday spendings and student loans I have to pay back, but I wanted a chance to give back to you guys for all your support, and what better way than through a little contest?Â
Iâve been writing on tumblr since April 2021??? Iâve put out a lot of writing for you guys, despite my horrible writing schedule and terrible deadlines I never meet. Iâve loved every minute of it and have enjoyed talking to some of you â¤ď¸
Perhaps you've been around for a long time, or you just followed me yesterday, ooooor maybe you're finding my blog through this post, if so, welcome! I write fanfics for anime and otome games (used to write for kpop as well, but I don't anymore). If that sounds like something you like, then you're in the right place!
What do you need to do to join?:
Write either a fanfic or draw fanart to enter and get the chance to win money :). Itâs the holidays season, and while I canât give out much, I want to give something. Iâll be picking 4 winners-- 2 for fanfics and 2 for fanart. First place winners for each will get $50 and second place winners will get $25.
How to Enter:
You must be following me
For U.S participants, you must have Cash app or Venmo, and if you live outside the U.S, you must have PayPal! (if you don't and you win, you won't be able to receive your prize money!)
Choose whether you want to write a fanfic or draw fanart (only pick one. And you can only submit once)
Tag me in your completed work and add the hashtag #hanscontest2024 along with any other hashtags you want to get your work out there (this is how I'll find your work if your tag gets lost in my notifications)
Add in your Cash app or Venmo ID to the bottom of your work (you can delete this once the contest is over if you want, just wanna make sure people who enter actually have one) Participants outside the U.S who will be using PayPal, I won't ask you to put your private info on here, but just please make sure you have one. And instead, just state which country you're from so I know you're an international participant! Thanks
Rules/Guidelines for Each Topic:
Fanfic Writers:
Your fics must be a minimum of 5k words, I donât have a maximum, but Iâd feel bad if you wrote a whole fic and didnât winâŚbut length doesnât determine who wins, quality does!
You MUST pick a character from the list below. Iâve added fandoms and characters that I personally donât write for as well, but enjoy (since Iâll be reading all of these, Iâd like to read things for characters I like!)
Fem!Reader or Gn!Reader only please (Again, Iâll be spending time reading these and as a woman, Iâd relate more to reader if I can relate to them. But if you have a male reader in mind, you can still enter, just write it gender neutral please!)
I am a SFW blog, but Iâll be accepting slightly NSFW submissions for this contest. Just please no straight up porn with no plot. I need plot to actually get into a story :(
Ideaâs must be your own and must be new and written specifically for this contest! No plagiarizing, and no fics that youâve already written and posted online or youâll be disqualifiedÂ
No non-con/rape, no incest, no poly, no character x character, no drugs (alcohol and smoking are fine, just no weed, no other drugs pls), no religion mocking, no racism, no hateful speech towards any group of ppl pls
Only one submission per person (Iâll be able to tell through writing style or if you make another account to join again and youâll be disqualified)Â
Thatâs about it. As for grammar, I have a hard time reading things that donât flow well or have grammar mistakes. SOOOO for my younger writers out there who donât know some grammar rules, or maybe even my writers who donât have English as a first language, or maybe even writers whoâd like a proofreader, Iâm willing to read through your drafts to correct any minor grammar mistakes. I wonât be helping with anything else, like how to progress your story, or plot holes or anything like that, only grammar. My editing help will not increase your chances of winning either or guarantee you to win.Â
For Fanart:Â
Like the writers, you must pick a character from the list below
Artwork can be physical or digital, just no AI artwork please, or youâll be disqualifiedÂ
Can be any medium; digital, drawing, painting, etcâjust make sure itâs complete. Preferably some color would be great as well, unless youâve chosen an artistic route to not use color
Just characters please, no readers. And no shipsâŚyou can choose several characters from the list and incorporate them into one piece, but just no romantic ship artwork plssss
Must be your own work and new! Iâll be reverse searching every image to make sure it doesn't already exist
Each image must have a little turtle in it somewhere in the artwork (just as an indicator that itâs really yours. Why turtles? Because I love them heh)
Iâll allow suggestive artwork, just please donât send in anything explicit (you know what I mean)
Some more general rules:
Please make sure youâve read and understand all the rules written. If you submit something that breaks one of these rules, youâll be disqualified. So if you have any questions or need anything clarified, just ask me :)
If youâre a minor, please donât send in NSFW content, Iâll disqualify you. Also I'm leaving this open to all ages, just know you won't be able to use the prize money or receive it if you don't have a bank account...so I guess that would be 16 and up? Idk what the age is to start your own bank acc lol
NO AI ART WORK OR WRITING ALLOWED. This is your chance to be creative and showcase you, in whichever way you decide
NO Stealing other peopleâs workâŚjust donât do it
Please donât trauma dump on me, or beg me to choose you as the winner. I know there are people out there who would really need this money and who are struggling. I feel for you all, but I canât afford to send everyone money. I canât handle hearing how badly everyone needs thisâŚmy guilt wonât be able to handle it. Iâll disqualify you if you do, if many people do it, Iâll end the contest entirely. This is supposed to be fun with the added benefit of winning some money for yourself if you win
The creative freedom is yours! Write whatever you want to write about, make it unique, grab my attention. Draw/paint/create whatever you want with whatever ideas you have; whether itâs turning Bakugou into a boxer, or making Zoro a girl dad, the possibilities are endless. I want everyone to have fun with this!
Again, US participants must have cash app or Venmo and participants outside of the US must have PayPal! If you donât then you wonât be able to receive the prize money if you win!
Deadline: December 18th @11:59pmÂ
Please let me know if you have any questions about anything. Again, grammar editing can be requested. Iâll be going over only grammar. I wonât be giving you advice on how to write your story or how to advance your story/plot holes or things I donât like. Only grammar! If you want to run your story idea or art idea by me first to make sure itâs acceptable, you can do that as well. Iâll be around :)
I was thinking over how to choose the winner. At first I was going to do a poll, but I realized it would be biased towards users who have more followers than others. So I will be choosing the winners myself. Looking at fine details and works that really speak to ME, hence why Iâve chosen specific characters.Â
Not sure how much attention this will get or how many people will enter, for all I know, only two people might enter and the money will go straight to them, or no one might enterâŚso this is a test trial. If no one joins, I shall delete and pretend like it never happened. But if itâs successful, then maybe Iâll make it a yearly thing! Giving back for the holidays :) <3
Good luck and hope you all have fun with this!Â
List of Characters to Choose From:
One Piece: | Portgas D. Ace | Ben Beckman | Bartolomeo | Buggy | Crocodile | Dragon⌠| Franky | Gol D Roger | Katakuri | Kidd | Luffy | Law | Mihawk | Shanks | Smoker | Sabo | Sanji | Whitebeard | Zoro |
Genshin Impact: | Alhaithaim | Childe | Diluc | Neuvillette | Wriothesley | Zhongli |
Haikyuu: | Akaashi | Atsumu | Bokuto | Iwaizumu | Kageyama | Kita | Kuroo | Oikawa | Osamu | Suna | Ushijima | Ukai |
Tears of Themis: | Artem | Luke | Marius | Vyn |
Love and Deepspace: | Rafayel | Sylus | Xavier | Zayne |
Fire Force: | Benimaru | Hinawa | Konro | Obi |Â
Honkai Star Rail: | Blade | Dan Heng | Jing Yuan |Â
Blue Lock: | Barou | Kunigami | Rin | Sae |Â
My Hero Academia: | Pro Hero Bakugou | Dabi | Edgeshot | Fatgum | Hawks | Pro Hero Kirishima | Pro Hero Kaminari | Pro Hero Midoriya | Pro Hero Shinsou | Pro Hero Shoto |Â
Tokyo Revengers: | Baji | Draken | Kazutora | Mikey | Mitsuya | Ran | Rindou | Shinichiro | Sanzu |Â
Obey Me: | Beelzebub | Barbatos | Diavolo | Lucifer | Mammon | Solomon |Â
Jujutsu Kaisen: | Choso | Gojo | Geto | Higuruma | Itadori | Megumi | Nanami | Sukuna | Toji | Yuuta |Â
Wuthering Waves: | Calcahoro | Jiyan |
Yona of the Dawn: | Hak | Jaeha | Shinah |
Demon Slayer: | Giyuu | Obanai | Rengoku | Sanemi | Tengen |Â
Attack On Titan: | Eren | Levi | Niccolo |Â
Naruto: | Itachi | Kakashi | Sasuke |Â
Mystic Messenger: | Jumin | Saeyoung |Â
Spy x Family: | Loid | Yuri |
Inuyasha: | Sesshomaru |
Snow White with the Red Hair: | Obi |
Good Luck <3
#one piece x reader#genshin impact x reader#haikyuu x reader#tears of themis x reader#love and deepspace x reader#lads x reader#fire force x reader#honkai star rail x reader#hsr x reader#tot x reader#blue lock x reader#my hero academia x reader#mha x reader#bnha x reader#tokyo revengers x reader#obey me x reader#jujutsu kaisen x reader#jjk x reader#wuthering waves x reader#wuwa x reader#yona of the dawn x reader#demon slayer x reader#aot x reader#attack on titan x reader#naruto x reader#mystic messenger x reader#spy x family x reader#sesshomaru x reader#snow white with the red hair x reader#fanart
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sydcarmy fics recs (i love-love this)
hi! hello! so, i was thinking that i read most of the fics on the tag of sydcarmy on ao3 and i need to share my favorites ones (and bc i keep forgetting to add to bookmark, so maybe is better here)
(not specific order, i just love to read and everything in the sydcarmy tag is perfect; if you know the tumblres or twitter dm me I'll put here)
pink for the au's
purple for the canon-divergence
orange for multiworks
quick note: most of this are the very first fics i read when the hiperfixation with sydcarmy entered to my life, enjoy!!!!!!!!!
You Were Bigger Than The Whole Sky by @sofaroffbway
A conversation with her father forces Sydney to confess the only thing she is still hiding from Carmy. He needs to know. They are getting married after all. | #finish
Hands Full of Plates by @Thesuncameout
The first year of The Bear, through the eyes of its Chef de Cuisine and Executive Chef. | #finish
Normal People by @cryobabyy
What is he to her anyway? He feels like her boss when he tells her what to do. When he doesnât break eye contact as he asks for her input on the new menu, he feels like a business partner. When his hand ghosts against her lower back and his thumb slips under her sweatshirt, itâs an accident. He was just trying to get by; just a polite nudge, right? (Little blurbs of Carmy and Syd falling in love and being idiots about it) | #ongoing(please, come back)
Oyster Knife by @purposechef
Sydney Adamu seeks answers. / note: and every fic written by purposechef, but this have a special place in my heart, is everything that i love of sydney and carmy. | #finish
Take Care by @purposechef
Ingredients: - 1 culinary school dropout - 1 recently fired CDC - 48 hours in New York City
Steps: 1. Have a panic attack; drop out of culinary school. 2. Accidentally become the head food critic of the New York Times. 3. Write a review that gets the CDC of Eleven Madison Park fired. 4. Let sit until you have an emotionally unwieldy mess. | #finish
The Wild, Wild Berry by @Blissymbolics
The elderberries were undercooked, rendering them toxic. She finds Carmen helpless on the bathroom floor. Her fingertips tingle with the desire to comb his sweat-drenched hair. Itâs embarrassing; itâs beneath her. But still, thereâs something sweet in his weakness. He trusts her to keep the world running in his absence, and feed him when his appetite returns. | #finish
Fundamentals for the Fun and Mental by @bioloyg
It's been weeks since Carmen Berzatto found himself locked in the walk-in on the opening night of The Bear, but if you asked him, he'd tell you it felt like it happened yesterday. If you asked anyone else... well, they'd tell you these past few weeks have felt like a lifetime. Which is exactly why Sydney and Natalie decide to send Carmen on vacation. | #finish
The Million Little Things by @peachybunnybabie
The relationship of Carmen and Sydney. | #multiworks
Don't leave me now, you might love me back by @adogwithabirdatyour_door
for you i am a child, believing: Itâs been a while since something like this happened.
snow is outside but i'm by your fire (i feel all the love you bring): they're always staring.
faithful friends who are dear to us (will be near to us once more): Or, the first time Sydney really felt like part of the family.
it's a lot to ask of me (to believe in you): In the midst of an early-relationship fight, Carmy gets sick. Sydney has a lot to think about.
kill the doubt that strangles my self worth (paint the picture that i swore i heard): Hosting a dinner party stirs up old memories for Carmy
you change all the lead, sleeping in my head: The question slips out without her permission, spoken with the same candor sheâd used to ask him if he wanted a dog.
you say you wanna stand by my side (darlin' your head's not right): Sydney is a supporting gf.
To be continued...(like Storer playing with me at the final of s3)
#the bear fic#the bear#the bear fx#sydney x carmy#sydney adamu#carmy berzatto#carmen berzatto#sydcarmy#i was bored
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Training
Rating: Explicit Pairing: College!Athlete!Roommate!Paz Vizsla x Fem!Reader (Bunny) Warnings: Cockwarming!!! That's it that's the fic! ... jk theres a little more to it. Paz has a huge dick we all know it, and boy does he know how to use it. mentioned oral (f) receiving, mentioned fingering, overstim, big dick, dirty talk, mentions of continued overstim, dick so good u wanna cry, free use arrangement. AGAIN. IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT FREE USE OR ANY OF THE OTHER THINGS ARE, YOU ARE TOO DAMN YOUNG. DO NOT READ. DO NOT INTERACT. GO AWAY. Literally Dead Dove: Do Not Eat. Exactly what it says on the package. Word Count: 2.1k A/N: Here is another oneshot in the CAR!Paz au! This came about due to an ask sent in by @catsnkooks during this fun lil sleepover weekend! Feel free to send things to my inbox this weekend (or really any time!) This was intended to be a drabble and ended up being just over 2k, so uh, yeah. It's fine. I'm fine. I just wanna thank @catsnkooks, @tailorvizsla, @firstofficerwiggles, @mysticalgalaxysalad, and all the anons who have been encouraging the thirst for this wonderful au! Also thanks to @maybege whom without I likely wouldn't have even created this au, and I'm also gonna tag @ronnieiswriting, bc they sent me a lovely little dm about this au and I finished this tonight instead of waiting as a lil treat for them! Please lemme know what you think, I appreciate all the love y'all have given this au so far!!
Gods, he was gonna split you in half.
You stood completely naked, on shaky legs, in front of Paz where he was sitting on the couch, his chest bare and his sweatpants tugged down just enough for his cock to spring free, resting against the taut skin of his stomach, flushed and weeping. He looked far too composed for a man whoâd just spent the better part of an hour fucking you on his fingers and his tongue to prepare you for what he wanted you to do.
It was fucking infuriating.
It was also hot as hell.
His lips curled into a cocky smirk, as if he could read your mind. You were very pointedly trying to keep your eyes trained on his face, which was made all the more difficult when he wrapped his hand around his cock, slowly stroking himself. You couldnât help yourself as your gaze flickered down to where his hand was wrapped around himself. Even with his own hand, he still looked disproportionately large, and not for the first time, you wondered how exactly your poor pussy was going to survive this... exercise.
âWhatâs wrong, bunny?â Even his voice was cocky, and even though Paz was your best friend, you felt a very strong urge to strangle him. Still, there was that little voice in the back of your head that was salivaiting at the mere thought of getting him inside you.
You were unreasonably proud at how steady you managed to keep your voice, given what your body had been subjected to and the looks he was leveling you with. âYouâre not gonna fit, Paz.â
He didnât answer right away, instead holding the hand not wrapped around his cock out to you, a silent request. You didnât hesitate to step forwards and place your own hand in his, letting him tug you forward until you were standing inbetween his legs. Even like this, with him seated and you standing, you were looking him in the eyes. Paz was just that big.
âDonât worry about that, bunny,â Paz said as he used his grip on your hand to encourage you to turn around, his hand moving to grasp your hip as he pulled you closer to him. You let him guide you, fingers clenching and unclenching in anticipation. He paused for a brief moment to swipe his fingers through your folds, an approving hum leaving him when he deemed you were still wet enough, before returning those fingers to his cock, slicking himself up with your release. Then, he was pulling you down, letting your weight rest mostly against his chest as he notched the head of his cock at your entrance. You sucked in a breath at the sudden pressure, but made an effort to relax.
He made a soft shushing noise, his hand helping to steady you as he began to lower you down, the pressure increasing slowly until the head of his cock was suddenly inside you. You gasped slightly at the intrusion, your thighs tensing at the unfamiliar sensation. Youâd had sex before, certainly, but your ex was a much smaller man. Even your toys had never been quite this large.
âP-Paz?â You breathed, voice shaking.
He immediately paused, and you could feel as he kissed the back of your bare shoulder briefly. âYeah, bunny?â
âW-What if⌠what if you⌠d-donât⌠what if you donâtâŚâ You trailed off, suddenly embarrased. You were likely far less experienced than his previous partners, and you wondered-not for the first time-how exactly this arrangement was going to affect your relationship with Paz.
But Paz seemed to know what you were trying to say. He tutted softly, brushing his lips against the length of your throat, his smile soft against your skin. âDonât worry, bunny,â he murmured, starting to work you down again, his cock slowly sliding further and further into you as your mouth fell open at the stretch.
âIâll make it fit.â
The cocksure tone of his voice made you clench, and he immediately shushed you again, placing both hands on your waist and sitting up from where heâd been lounged against the couch cushions. You made a concerted effort at relaxing again, and you slipped a little further down his length.
The sensation of being slowly stuffed full of Pazâs cock was something you honestly had never imagined youâd get to experience. It was currently defying all expectation, and you werenât entirely sure youâd make it to being fully seated on his cock without passing out from the pleasure.
He eventually got you about halfway impaled on his cock when he seemed to hit a barrier, and you immediately winced at the uncomfortable feeling. Paz once again stopped immediately, his hands tightening slightly around your waist. You felt a keen sense of disappointment, and you suddenly felt the slight urge to cry. Youâd known you werenât going to be able to take all of him, and he was going to be so disappointed-
âI wanna try something,â he suddenly said, his tone not disappointed like youâd expected, but contemplative. âTrust me?â
You blinked, unsure as to where that was coming from, but nodded nonetheless. You probably shouldâve been a bit more cautious with answering, because Paz suddenly slid his hands down from where theyâd been resting on your waist to wrap his fingers around the backs of your thighs, and lifted.
A squeal of shock escaped your mouth and your hands flailed as you were suddenly supported only by his grip on your thighs and half of his cock in your cunt. He pulled your thighs apart, so your legs were no longer between his own, but dangling on the outsides of his own thighs. Pulling your legs apart like this surprisingly eased the pressure in your cunt, and he slowly began to lower you more, and your pussy greedily sucked him in.
He was completely supporting your weight with just his hands and forearms, and your brain could not comprehend the strength he must be using to hold you like this. But you couldnât deny, it was far easier for you to take him in this position, and before youâd quite processed that, the backs of your thighs were resting on the tops of his, and his cock was completely buried in your pussy.
You sucked in a sharp breath, leaning back so your upper body was supported by his chest and you could rest your head against his shoulder. Paz stroked his hands up and down your thighs, humming appreciatively. Your own legs were trembling from the strain and effort it had taken for you to take him.
For a few moments, the two of you just sat there, adjusting to the sensations. You were honestly shocked that youâd managed to take all of him, and you felt a not insignificant amount of pride. Still, it was overwhelming to be that full, and you couldnât help but brush your hand over your abdomen, feeling like he was in your stomach he was that deep inside you.
Paz chuckled, the vibrations jolting you slightly and shifting his cock slightly inside you, making you whimper quietly. One of his hands came up to cover yours, the size of his hand dwarfing your own.
âCan you feel me here, bunny?â At your nod, Paz pressed down slightly, and you gasped as the change in pressure made sparks of pleasure light up your nerves. âYeah, you can. How does it feel?â
It took you a few tries to reply, your throat dry and your tongue heavy in your mouth. âI-I feel s-s-so full.â There was truly no other way to describe it, the sensation so unfamiliar but also one you were quickly coming to love.
âHmm, I bet,â he responded, sounding far too smug and full of himself. He slowly spread his thighs, forcing your own legs further open.
With the way your legs were hooked over his thighs, and the way you were impaled on his cock, you had no choice but to let him move your body the way he wanted to. You felt your cheeks warm at how exposed you were like this, naked and spread open on his lap, even in the emptiness of your shared apartment. You tried to squirm a bit to get more comfortable, and he shifted underneath you, tilting his hips up further into yours somehow, but also easing some of the strain in your lower back as he did so.
The fullness inside of you had you clenching and unclenching, your muscles unused to this position and trying in vain to adjust. Paz didnât seem to react, although he did wrap his arm more fully around your waist and brough his other hand up to stroke at where the two of you were joined together. Your eyes rolled back in your head as his fingers found your swollen clit, rubbing at it gently.
âP-P-Paz,â you stuttered, voice shaking violently. âP-Paz, s-so much, t-t-too m-mph!â
Heâd jerked his hips slightly, just enough to barely count as pulling out before he settled back deep inside you, cutting your protests off with ease. He sped up his fingers, and you thought he might be enjoying the way you trembled uncontrollably on his lap.
âJusâ need you to come one more time for me, bunny,â he slurred, voice low and thick in your ear. âItâll help you take me a bit easier, donât worry. Just gimme one more, okay? I promise itâll help, itâll feel so good bunny. You trust me, donâcha?â
You nodded shakily, turning your head to press your sweaty forehead against the side of Pazâs neck. âO-O-Okay, Paz.â
He pressed a kiss against the top of your head, and his fingers sped up again. Youâd been on the edge since he began to fuck you onto his cock, and you honestly didnât need much more stimulation before you were coming again with a low moan and weak twitches of your hips.
Paz hummed appreciatively, his fingers sliding through the mess youâd made between your legs and around his cock. You were tingling with overstimulation, feeling flushed and sweaty and you probably looked a mess, but it was only Paz here to judge you, and you got the feeling he didnât mind, especially when he was directly responsible for your wrecked state.
âYou did such a good job, bunny.â You preened at the words, feeling a sense of accomplishment. âSuch a good girl for me, giving me another. You feel so good coming around me like that.â He paused, the silence heavy, and you abruptly felt very much like prey, like the nickname Paz had bestowed upon you implied. You didnât have the time to contemplate it before he continued.
âI lied, bunny. Iâm sorry, but you just felt so good.â His fingers trailed back up to your throbbing clit. âI wanna feel that again. Wanna feel your lilâ pussy trembling around my cock. I wanna feel you gush around me.â
You mouth fell open, and your hands tried to reach down to pull him away but he was quicker, the arm that had been around your waist coming up to grip your wrists in one huge hand, bringing them up so your restricted hands were pressed into your sternum. He tutted softly, spreading his legs just a little further and restricting your movement just that little bit more.
âWe agreed on the rule, bunny. You let me do whatever I want, whenever I want. Isnât that right?â He didnât wait for an answer before continuing to whisper in your ear, tormenting you.
âAnd I wanna feel this pretty lilâ pussy absolutely strangle my cock again. I wanna feel you come and come and come until you canât anymore. And then I wanna fill you up, wanna fill you up so full youâll feel me dripping down your thighs for weeks. I wanna see you on campus and know you can still feel me in your fucking guts. I want you to sit with your friends and all you can think about is how I feel inside you right now. Any time a guy even fucking looks at you I want you to remember how this feels. I want you to remember how hard you came with my cock in your lilâ cunt.â
He stopped for a moment, breathing harshly in your ear as he quickly worked you towards another orgasm, and you almost couldnât hear his next words over the uncontrollable whimpers and moans that escaped your throat as he abused your poor cunt.
âYouâll never be able to fuck anyone else and not think of me, bunny. Iâm gonna fucking wreck you.â
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Seriously, reading your fics, I caught a lot of grammatical errors? Idk why non english speakers insist on writing things that are not in their own language...
That's not a hate comment, I'm just saying you could maybe improve?
uh... okay? great for you ig, you're a native english speaker, congrats, do u want a cookie? i got you!
and "non english speakers insist on writing things that aren't in their own language" bc we wanna have fun? i like writing my stories and i want more people to read them and enjoy them as much as i do. also, that's a way to improve my english, you said that yourself. what do you want me to do to please your highness? i'm doing my best here! and seriously, idk why do you feel so... offended? bro this is just fanfiction? why are you going so deep?
and saying "that's not a hate comment" when you're obviously trying to offend me doesn't make it any better.
i could say "why are you giving your unsolicited opinion?" but i understand that people can do that, it's called free will or smt right, sorry idk good english.... but if you don't like that maybe try to ignore and block me? you'd be doing a favour for both of us.
plus, i'm self taught. everything ik about english (and the other languages ik) i learnt by myself. and i admit i mix american and british english when writing, but that happens when you learn both at the same time.
now i challenge you: why dont you send the same thing out the anonymous ask? why don't you reveal yourself? you're so bold, so better. why don't you show that?
#[ ⥠] asks!#istg im stressed#wtf is this bro#you must have a lot of free time to bother with FANFIC english#im laughing now#and fuck you???
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