#plus a lot of series just throw in a random girl to fawn over guys

[stari-hun]

Ur so right op so let me hit you with a list of series that would be far better with aroace rep

Solo Leveling - the relationships were just comphet, that man’s never looked at anything with interest unless he’s fighting it

Untouchable Lady - they’re messing up the romance I think they should be a qpr and just vibe together

The Max Level Hero Has Returned - I lied he’s actually aroace I don’t care what anyone headcanons or ships for him

FFF Class Trash Hero - His sexuality at this point is rage. Aroace crash out

Omniscient Readers Viewpoint - Yoohankim qpr is superior

Boxed Garden - They’re nice and they meld well together but not in a romantic way. Functionally they’re pretty much alr a qpr so just go all the way

Trash of the Count’s Family - His sexuality is that grindset

The Holy Grail of Eris - Eris is aroace sorry I make the rules

A Mild Noble’s Vacation Suggestion - Both main characters are aroace

Though I am an Inept Villainess ~Tale of the Butterfly-Rat Swap in the Maiden Court~ - The two main characters are in a gut renchingly sweet qpr. Reirin is absolutely aroace beyond a shadow of a doubt, I hc Keigetsu on the aro spec but she’s def ace. If you like ORV for the bond between life and death companions and their author then you’d like them

The Eccentric Duchess - She really only shows aesthetic attraction towards others anyways so I’m gonna take it

The Gardener in a Hunter World - He’s aroace, my take is fully on vibes but I’m right

Even Though I Transmigrated as a Villainess, I’d Rather Raise a Cat - The series would be significantly better if she was aroace and they were in an established qpr

The Regressed Son of a Duke is an Assassin - Comphet while wanting to maintain a cool untouchable male MC vibe just turns out really weird. He’s already aroace and grindset sexual so the series would peak without ppl falling for him left and right

General mentions to literally any series that follows these formats:

- “I’m so glad I was able to save you! I’m gonna leave now to live my own life” “now that you saved me I’m madly in love with you and I’m gonna keep you captive”

- Any series where they both need to marry for convenience but don’t establish their boundaries

- Any series where they get married and DO establish expectations to not fall in love but then still do. Like can you not make a series that’s genuinely just a historical qpr? People excuse any weird stuff in a historical series as just accurate to history but QPRs were SO much more common than marrying a random person and falling in love within the season

You know what?

Fuck you.

*turns all of your canon relationships into qpr*

Since no one wants to do aroace rep I’ll just do it myself

[every1studio]

SERIES: “stages of love: attraction” [ateez: seonghwa]

genre: fluff + slight angst 

ficstyle: bulletpoints + series [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [END]

prompt: inspired by “Day 1″ by K.Will 

note: this is a continuation of stages of falling in love with ATEEZ; each fic will be about another member so if you want a permanent happy ending by the end of this series... this is not the series for you ),:

you couldn’t stop thinking about your encounter with that random guy at the bar as you were walking around campus trying to find a new place to get coffee

since going to your usual spot would have a higher chance of meeting Hongjoong and/or Aurora 

you noticed how much you were thinking about it when you saw those two

there were a block away from you and they haven’t seen you yet

they were in that honeymoon phase you always wrote about but seeing them in that phase made you sick 

you frantically tried to find a place to hide

you didn’t want to “bump” into them and hold a conversation

as they got closer, all you could think of was to use your guitar as a shield 

but you felt someone pull you into a shop and you had no choice but to hold your breath and be quiet since Hongjoong and Aurora were passing by the shop 

the person’s chest was beating a little faster than average and it was making you super nervous

when the couple was out of sight, you lightly shoved the person off of you, thinking that he was a creep and hurriedly tried to open the door of the shop

but you felt a hand wrap around your wrist

“wait!”

you looked up and it was him!

it was the guy at the bars!

he quickly let go as he made eye contact with you

he turned his body so that he would hide his reddened face from you, “I.. um.. noticed that you were trying to hide.. and although it was a cute effort, you weren’t going to hide from anyone like that...”

now your face was red, but from embarrassment 

“well... thank you..”

you turn to leave the shop again, wanting to leave due to embarrassment, “I’m Seonghwa... Park Seonghwa...”

why did he want to talk to you so much? is he a naturally chatty person?

he didn’t seem like a bad guy, in fact, he was a VERY good looking guy 

“I’m Y/N..”

Seonghwa wipes his hands on the side of his pants, making sure that you don’t feel how clammy his hands are 

“um.. would you like to join me? I’m just studying... well me plus a friend..” he points over to his friend waving back to Seonghwa

you looked around the shop for a bit before answering

big windows with beautiful scenery? check

large selection of coffee and cafe specialties? check

had lots of background noises and faint cafe music? check

wifi? check

you smiled and nodded as Seonghwa smiles widely 

he leads you to the table and gives his friend a secret thumbs up 

Seonghwa introduces you to his friend and gives his friend some time be a wingman for him as he goes and gets you coffee

“what do you think about Seonghwa?” his friend asks as he leans into his cupped hand, as if you he was ready for some casual girl talk 

“I mean I just met him... he seems like a nice guy...”

“nice guy huh?” 

you thought it was weird that his friend repeated that part of your sentence but you just nodded and brought out your notebook 

you were planning to people watch and write lyrics 

being accompanied by some flower-looking boys was something you weren’t used to 

Seonghwa came back with a latte and two americanos 

“I know you said you didn’t care what kind of drink you got.... but I thought you’d like a latte”

“what if I liked americanos?” you asked calmly

he became frantic, “then you can absolutely have mine!”

you burst out a smile and shook your head, “I was just kidding, I’ll take the latte”

seeing Seonghwa hold his chest to exhale was a cute sight to see 

the WHOLE TIME, Seonghwa asked you questions about yourself, like; what got you into music? or what is your biggest inspiration?

he’d throw in a couple of questions regarding your dating status and what you were looking for (in a guy)

you felt bad for his friend; it was like he was third-wheeling 

so when you asked him a question, Seonghwa would sulk a little 

you tend to notice the little things so this was another cute sight to engrave in your head

Seonghwa made you completely forget about Hongjoong as he did heart fluttering things

fixing your hair 

picking dust from your clothes 

and as you were talking about how the fundamentals of investing a vocabulary list was important, he reaches over to wipe some foam from your lips with his thumb 

you froze there for a bit before continuing the lecture 

this time, Seonghwa was taking in how cute you were

your short time with Seonghwa made you like him

was it so quick to say that when you were just fawning over Hongjoong?

it was like that until the shop was closing up 

you didn’t notice how late it was 

Seonghwa insisted on walking you home 

his friend told him that he’ll head back to the dorms first and left 

Seonghwa continued to talk to you, making you giggle 

he noticed how you were fairly shy, so he took it upon himself to make his stories longer so that you would listen instead of responding every other question

you told him where you lived and it was pretty far from the cafe 

so he asked to carry your guitar case and wouldn’t leave even if you insist that you could carry it 

he switched it with his jacket and placed it over your shoulders 

“you’ll get a cold,” he smiles through his chattering teeth 

you snorted at his body language,  “are you sure?”

he closes his eyes and nods like a kid 

Seonghwa reaches over to hold your hand, “see? I’m warm enough”

you were getting warm enough that you wanted to give him his jacket back

but the whole way home, he never let go 

“um.. this is my place..”

he whistles as he looks at the apartment complex and hands you back your guitar, “I tried to get this place last year but all the rooms were taken..”

“yeah it’s a nice place...”

at this point, you both were just giving an excuse not to be the first one to leave

but you had to get up early the next day, so you had to break the chain

“I gotta get up early tomorro-”

Seonghwa leans down to give you a peck on your cheek, “text me once you get inside?”

“oh-uh yeah..” you nodded trying not to make eye contact with him 

you texted Seonghwa right when you got in

should you have waited a little bit? you thought after sending the text

- now that you’re safe and sound, I can rest better tonight (: 

- you’re exaggerating, well good night 

- sweet dreams, y/n (:

you felt like the main protagonist of a typical high school romantic movie; it sent you straight to la la land

days became weeks, you constantly met up with Seonghwa 

at first, he brought his friend along with him 

but as you and Seonghwa got closer, he stopped bringing him 

one day, Seonghwa asked you if you were free for the whole day 

usually you were only with him for a lunch or dinner date or got coffee; never one whole day 

you dressed up nicer than usual; a white dress that wasn’t skin tight but form fitting that was long-sleeves but off the shoulders 

your makeup was inspired by white nectarines 

and you accessorized with dainty gold rings, a pair of tear drop earrings and some comfortable nude platform shoes

the first thing Seonghwa said to you was, “Y/N.. you look absolutely breath-taking..”

you blushed as you nudged him, “you’re always exaggerating..”

he gets closer to you and hands you a bundle of flowers, “breath-taking like these baby breaths..”

you couldn’t help but smile at his cheesiness 

“thank you..” you said softly 

“don’t thank me yet, sweetheart, “ he put out his hand for you to take

he had the whole day planned out

first, you went to a music store; where you found out he knew how to play the piano and accompanied you as you picked up a guitar 

across the music store was a fancy luncheon place 

you would never step into that place as a broke college student 

you felt bad so you told him to split the bill 

but mid-meal in, he got up to go to the “bathroom” and came back saying that he paid the bill 

you were sulking the rest of the lunch until he reached over to give you a piece of his medium rare steak 

you took exhaled sharply as you pouted, “you can use food to win me over”

taking that as a challenge, Seonghwa leaned over to kiss you on the lips and then proceeds to feed you 

you could help but be a blushing mess

when you two left the lunch, he clings onto your arm

“are you still mad at me??”

before you continued, your eyes had fallen onto someone you forgot about up until this point 

“oh hey Y/N!” Hongjoong waves at you 

“h-hey..” your hands suddenly went clammy 

Seonghwa was also getting fairly uncomfortable at the sight of this guy

“how’ve you been? it’s been a while..” Hongjoong tries to make conversation with you 

“good... how are you and Aurora?”

Hongjoong shoves his hands in his pockets, “we broke up..”

“..oh. I’m sorry...”

there was an awkward silence and Seonghwa decides to intervene, “I’m Y/N’s boyfriend..”

he had got both you and Hongjoong’s attention

Hongjoong looks at you then back at Seonghwa, “you’re a great person.. what was I thinking that you’d still be single.. didn’t think you would be with someone like him though...”

you couldn’t believe that he even said those words but Seonghwa got mad before you even did

he poked at Hongjoong’s chest, “Y/N isn’t some rebound, alright? she deserves the best and you would never be able to give her that. she’s not for you to take...”

these guys definitely know each other but you couldn’t pinpoint it; they didn’t seem close 

he tightly held your hand and left the area 

he stopped in front of the waterfront park

“my boyfriend huh?” was all you could ask after that whole incident

“I crossed the line, did I?” Seonghwa let go of your hand and grabbed his arm with it 

you shook your head but his head was lowered; eyes were on the ground 

you gently used his shoulders as leverage to get up onto your tippy toes so that you could kiss on his plump lips 

Seonghwa looked at you wide-eyed, he always had to initiate the skinship and he never went as far as to kiss your lips  

“I guess that makes two of us..”

he gently caresses your face before kissing you 

it was like the whole world stopped for the both of you

“can we call this our Day 1?” you asked with sparkly eyes 

and all Seonghwa could do was smile and nod 

both of you had hit realization

before you knew it, the starry skies were out and Seonghwa made it a routine to walk you home 

“need me to walk you to your bedroom too?” he was getting cheeky and you jokingly shoved him

“save it, mister” 

he chuckles as he leans down to give you a good-night kiss

“text me-”

“once I get inside. I got it,” you smiled at him and gave him a little salute

he pinches your cheek and gestures his head to the door 

once Seonghwa got home, was when he received a text 

but it wasn’t from you 

once you got home, you forgot that you had homework to do so you went straight into study mode

the text that Seonghwa received was from Aurora, asking him if he still wanted to get back with her

his friend peered over Seonghwa’s shoulder and asked, “are you gonna respond?”

Seonghwa shook his head but he kept on reading the text over and over 

“this thing you have with Y/N.. you told me you were just using her to get Aurora back...” his friend said as he laid down on the couch and started to toss a ball up into the air and catching it 

“the thing is.. I think I actually like Y/N...I think I fell for her.. hard”

his friend stopped tossing the ball and gripped onto it tightly

“she deserves to know the truth... you know she doesn’t deserve this..”

Seonghwa ruffles his hair in frustration, “I just know.. the moment I do... she’ll leave me...I know she deserves better... but can I just be a little selfish” 

without another word, his friend leaves the room quite angrily and slams the door to his room quite loudly  

but why was his friend so frustrated at this situation?

WHO IS THIS FRIEND AND WHAT’S HIS DEAL WITH THIS SITUATION?

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