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â ROTTENFOLK: AFTERMATH (m.)

PAIRING. jungkook/reader, taehyung/reader GENRE. faerie au, angst, smut WORDS. 10,234 RATING. explicit
SYNOPSIS. six years after escaping from the faerie realm, youâve done everything to hide yourself and your son from the high king. but you should have known he would never let you go so easily.
CONTENTS. boyfriend taehyung, faerie king jungkook, human reader, mother reader, father jungkook, kidnapping, manipulation, slight dubcon, riding, grinding, creampie, unprotected sex (stay safe!), rough sex, hair pulling, biting/marking, possessiveness, accidental exhibitionism/voyeurism, infidelity, multiple orgasms, hinted f/f, pregnancy, multiple smut scenes (!), overstimulation, fingering, dom jungkook.
NOTES. this is a sequel to rottenfolk. i highly suggest reading rottenfolk before reading this one. YâALL GOT ME MISSING THIS WORLD, so i gave in to my own desires and wrote this. iâll warn you all now: this is not a happy story.
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â rottenfolk. rottenfolk: aftermath.

Taehyungâs arms wrapped around you from behind and you giggled, leaning back into his chest. The smell of breakfast filled the kitchen and your boyfriendâs warm lips pressed chaste kisses against your neck.
âMissed you this morning,â he murmured.
You hummed and closed your eyes, losing yourself in the feeling of him. âI woke up early and decided to treat my lovely boys to breakfast today.â
Taehyung chuckled and pulled his mouth away from your neck, resting his cheek against yours instead. âYou know what Soobin told me last night?â
âWhatâd he tell you?â
âHe concocted such an imaginative story,â your boyfriend of three years started, a lightness to his voice that comforted you. âSaid he saw magical creatures in the forest by the park that knew his nameââ
Your eyes shot open and you tensed in Taehyungâs arms. âWhat?â
He continued without noticing your reaction. âYeah, he was telling me all about theseâactually kind of grotesque now that I think about itââ
You whirled around in his arms and faced him. âWhen did he tell you this exactly? Where?â
Taehyung cupped your face and smiled at you. âHey, hey, whatâs wrong? Donât worry, itâs just a story, he was probably watching YouTube or something and got the ideasââ
âTae,â you pressed. âIâm serious. Please answer me.â
He held up his hands in defense and nodded. âOkay, okay. He told me while we were walking home from the park yesterday. He was really excited about it and said the fairies told him theyâd see him again. Itâs nothing bad, sweetheart. Heâs just a five year old with an active imagination.â
You cursed under your breath. âWhy didnât you tell me last night?â
Taehyung shrugged and crossed his arms. âI donât know, it didnât seem like pressing information to share. And you were dead tired when you came home, so it must have slipped my mind.â As he watched you flutter around the kitchen nervously, he continued. âCan you tell me whatâs going on with you right now?â
You sighed and faced your boyfriend. âRemember when I told you about Soobinâs father?â
Taehyung pursed his lips. âYeah. You said heâs dangerous.â
âHe is,â you said. âI didnât think heâd find me, or even be interested in it, butâhe doesnât know about Soobin. And I planned to keep it that way.â
âOkay,â Taehyung replied slowly. âSo whatâs changed?â
âEverything,â you whimpered. âIf Soobin said that to you, it means his father knows about him. Itâs⊠his people,â you said carefully. âTheyâre the only ones who would tell Soobin that theyâre magical creatures andâif they know about my son, itâs only a matter of time before he knows, too.â
Taehyung rubbed his temples, making sure to keep his voice low. âSo, what do we do now?â
Before you could answer, the sound of padding footsteps through the house interrupted your conversation. âMama, good morning!â Soobinâs sleepy voice called out. He appeared from behind Taehyung, rubbing his tired eyes.
Scooping him up into your arms, you pressed kisses to his chubby cheek. He murmured half-heartedly and buried his little face into your neck. The tips of his growing horns pressed into your skin lightly. You smoothed down his dark hair and gave Taehyung a pleading look.
âMorning, little man,â your boyfriend said, patting your son on the back. âYou ready for breakfast?â
Soobin sat up in your arms, turning his small body to look at his surrogate father, who had been in majority of his life. âYes,â he mumbled, squirming until you set him down so he could grasp at Taehyungâs large hand. âGood morning.â
You watched Taehyung lead him over to the table, helping him scoot his chair closer to the table once he was seated. Hurrying, you brought over your boysâ plates and then went back for yours. Soobin and Taehyung waited for you to be seated to start eating.
âSâgood, Mama,â Soobin said around his food.
You smiled. âThank you, Binnie,â you replied. You almost had no appetite, the thoughts of Jungkook swirling in your head. You hated that your chest still ached, even with the years distancing you.
The day passed achingly slowly, every minute and every second feeling like an eternity; every sound and every shadow brought with it a wave of anxiety that you hadnât felt in a long time. You felt bad for not allowing Soobin to go with Taehyung to the store, ignoring his pouting with a heavy heart.
Finally, when it was time for bed, you tucked Soobin in with a kiss to his forehead. He looked up at you with his eyes that were so like his fatherâs, pupils slitted like a catâs, that you couldnât help the wave of fear that shot through you. But you knew Soobin wasnât like Jungkook, no matter how much he grew to resemble him in his looks with every day.
âBinnie,â you whispered, sitting at the edge of his bed while your hand stroked the strands of his dark hair. âI love you.â
He gave you a smile that was so soft, you hated yourself for seeing any part of Jungkook in him. âI love you more, Mama.â You chuckled, your worry easing a tiny bit. âI donât know why you were sad today, but tomorrow will be better!â
You blinked back the tears that you could feel prickling in your eyes. âI know it will be,â you answered him, leaning down to press another kiss to his forehead. âSweet dreams, baby.â
As you stood, you noticed Taehyung smiling at the scene from the doorway. âNight, little prince,â he said to your son. The word jabbed at your ribs and you felt like you couldnât breathe for a moment.
âThatâs a new nickname,â you managed to get out between your nerves.
Soobin giggled from his bed. âThe magical faeries called me that!â he said excitedly. âWouldnât it be so cool if I really was a prince, Mama?â
You turned to give him a strained smile. âIt would be so cool, Soobin.â
âSo cool,â he repeated, his voice trailing off as his eyes shut. âGânight, Tae.â
When you shut the door of his bedroom, you nearly collapsedâif it hadnât been for Taehyungâs arms wrapping around your waist, you would have dropped like a puppet with its strings cut.
âWhatâs wrong?â Taehyung whispered in panic as he held you up. You tried not to cry into his chest, finding comfort in his arms for a few agonizing seconds before you stood completely.
âNothing, justâIâm fine,â you lied. âWe should go to bed.â Taehyungâs lips pursed, not believing you for once second. âPlease,â you whimpered.
With a sigh, Taehyung nodded. âOkay, okay. Letâs go to bed.â
Once in your own room, Taehyungâs warm body against yours, you rolled over until you were on top of him. He gazed up at you with hooded eyes, his hands finding purchase on your hips.
âI thought you were tired,â he murmured.
âHow can I go to sleep when my man is laying there, looking that good?â you teased, wiggling yourself until you were slowly grinding against his clothed cock. He groaned and you could feel him hardening underneath you. With a shudder, you started grinding yourself against him harder, the friction delicious against your clit.
Taehyungâs hands slipped under your shirt and dragged it off your torso, your hips never stopping their movements against him. He sat up in the bed, his hips rocking up, and his mouth started sucking one of your nipples harshly. You pushed yourself off his lap for a few seconds to rapidly tug your pajama pants and underwear off, pulling Taehyungâs sweats and boxers halfway down his thighs as well. His cock was hard and red and you wrapped your hand around the length of it, pumping it quickly.
âYouâre so hot, you know that?â he groaned against your breast, flicking and twisting your other nipple with his fingers. You tried to keep your voice down as you mewled, pushing yourself flush against his body and guiding the head of his cock to your slit. You rubbed it against your slit a few times, the head bumping into your clit with every drag, before you started to lower yourself onto it.
âYouâre so big,â you panted into his ear, the burn of his cock stretching your walls making you clench tightly.
âNo matter how many times I fuck you, this pussy is always so tight for me,â he grunted, grabbing for your hips and removing his mouth from your chest. His fingers dug into your bare skin and you sank down completely, shivering and clenching his cock inside of you.
Taehyungâs fingers found your clit easily after years of learning your body and he started to rub as you ground your hips into his. Soon, he was thrusting up into you roughly, his fingers on your hips helping you move up and down to keep pace with him. You gripped his hair and tugged his mouth to yours, kissing him deeply, the slap of your skin against his filling the room along with your little noises.
You orgasmed quickly, your wound up body giving way to pleasure easily. As your walls spasmed around his snapping hips, Taehyung cursed under his breath and held you down on his cock as it twitched, spurts of hot come filling you up. He didnât stop grinding you against him while he rode out his own release, his fingers sliding down to play with your clit.
âTaehyung,â you whined, âI canâtââ
âYes, you can,â he mumbled against your shoulder, his eyes shut while he savored the feeling.
You couldnât help your bucking hips, chasing the feeling of his fingers pressed against your clit. You blinked your bleary eyes open and glanced toward the window, meeting cat-like eyes that startled you into a second orgasm while the head of Taehyungâs spilling cock continued to rub against your g-spot.
You had to bite down on your bottom lip to stop the shout that tried to tear itself out of your throatâa mix of fear and pleasure.
Rocking your hips against Taehyungâs softening cock inside of you, you wrapped your arms around him and kept his head buried in your chest as he pressed kisses to the tops of your breasts. Your eyes never left the ones staring back at you.
Jungkook watched you with heat in his gaze, even though the rest of his face seemed as through he were bored and uninterested.
The shockwaves ran through your body, igniting every nerve in your limbs while your boyfriendâs cock slipped out of you, his come following. Your breaths started to quicken when Jungkookâs form left your window, and for a second you thought you might have imagined it. For a second, you let yourself breathe.
Then you realized he had moved toward Soobinâs window, on the other side of the hallway.
With a small yelp, your throat closed up and you couldnât breathe. Taehyung lifted his head, startled at your sudden sound, and you ripped yourself away from him, not even bothering to clean the mess dripping between your thighs as you hurriedly dressed yourself, moving at a speed you had never moved before.
âBabe, whatâs wrong?â Taehyung asked, tucking himself back into his pajamas and shifting off the bed.
You didnât have time to answer him, messily dressed now. Rushing to the bedroom door, you yanked it open and sprinted to your sonâs bedroom, heart pounding and blood rushing through your ears.
You threw open Soobinâs door and for a second, time seemed to stop.
The window was open and Soobin was in front of it, Jungkook leaning against the windowsill from outside. Your son turned to look at you, surprise etched into his features, and Jungkookâs eyes found yours for a second time that night. Beside each other, the two looked so alike that you wondered how you had deluded yourself into believing they would never know.
âSweetmeat,â Jungkookâs voice drawled, your body shuddering on instinct alone. You couldnât stop shaking, rooted to the spot as his hand settled on top of Soobinâs head. âItâs been a while, I see.â
âMama!â Soobin cried out, a smile pulling his lips up. âYou know faeries? Why didnât you tell me?â
âJungkook,â you choked out, taking a step into the room as Taehyungâs footsteps sounded behind you. You couldnât hear what he was saying, every atom in your body completely focused on the father of your child. âGet away from him.â
The faerie king hummed and he moved his hand down to Soobinâs shoulder. âI will not.â Those eyes that were the same as Soobinâs darted down to the young boy before darting up to yours again. âAll these years, youâve kept him a secret from me.â
Taehyung was behind you now, his voice shouting something at Jungkook, but all you could hear was the pounding of your heart and the sweet voice that came from the faerie. You were already inside the bedroom, Taehyung right outside the doorway behind you.
âClose the door, ____,â Jungkook said softly.
Your body moved on its own, shutting the door before Taehyung could force his way in.
âNow lock it.â
You locked it.
Taehyungâs panicked voice and slamming hands against the door barely registered in your head as you turned to face Jungkook.
âJungkook, please,â you whispered, tears pricking at your eyes. You took a few steps forward, stopping only when you saw his fingers tighten around Soobinâs shoulder. âPlease. Heâs my sonââ
âAnd mine,â he interrupted harshly. Jungkookâs eyes narrowed when your breath hitched, Soobinâs wide and curious eyes turning toward him once again.
âYouâre my dad?â he asked quietly.
Jungkookâs eyes seemed to soften for a moment. You thought it must be a trick of the moonlight. âI am,â he told Soobin. âAnd Iâve come to bring you to your real home, where you belong.â
âMama can come, too, right?â he asked, glancing at you before looking at his father.
âOf course,â he said easily. âShe is mine, after all, until she draws her last breath and an eternity after.â
He tilted his head and then beckoned you over. You dropped to your knees, wrapping your arms around Soobin and yanking him away from the High King.
âPlease, Jungkook,â you whimpered. âPlease, leave us here. Leave us alone.â
Jungkookâs eyes hardened and his hand shot out like a bolt of lightning, fingers wrapping around the collar of your shirt and dragging you toward the window roughly. Soobinâs small hands dug into your shirt and you heard him make a distressed noise where you had tucked him close.
âDo you forget yourself, human?â he growled, voice dangerously low. You could feel the anger simmering under the surface, unlike anything you had seen from him years agoâhe had always been indifferent to you, never angry. You supposed it was only natural after finding out you had kept Soobin a secret, no matter how unnatural Jungkook was. âAnswer me.â
âNo,â you said shakily. âI am yours.â
âYou will be returning with me to the Faerie Realm,â he snarled. âIf only because my son has wished for it. You belong to me, sweetmeat. You are mine to do with as I please.â
âYes,â you replied quietly, never looking away from his slitted eyes. âI am yours to do with as you please, my king.â
âNow get up and come.â
You did as he asked, rising to your feet and releasing Soobin from your grip, though he kept his hold of your shirt as he looked between the two of you. You couldnât stop your body from removing his hands from you, even as your hands shook and your breath caught when he begged you not to. Your fingers didnât even twitch when Jungkook lifted him out of the window and kept him on his hip. You followed immediately after, surprised when Jungkook grabbed a hold of your upper arm and maneuvered you on the branches so that you didnât fall over as the three of you descended to the grass.
Jungkook kept a tight hold on Soobinâs hand as he led you two away from your home. He didnât need to keep any kind of grip on youâhe knew you would follow him, unable to refute his orders, especially not when he was leading your child away with him.
You didnât look back at the house once.

The sounds and smells of the Faerie realm was something you hadn't realized you had missed so much. Nostalgia for the years you had spent among these fair folk blossomed in your chest, flowering through your skin until you could feel the tingle in your fingertips.
The faeries through the forest watched the three of you with wonderous eyes, all colors and shapes, the whispers like the sound of bees buzzing through the night air. When you looked at your son, his eyes were taking in everything around him with delight and curiosity.
Soon enough, you were walking up toward the palace that you had known so well before, familiarity settling in your bones as you took the trek.
"Soobin," Jungkook said softlyâyou didn't think that the High King could ever sound so soft while speaking. "Do you want to see your room?"
"Jungkook," you called, taking a few steps toward them so that you were right behind your husband and the faerie king.
His cat-like eyes cut to you, not nearly as soft as they were when looking at your son, and you hesitated to reach out to touch him. Your brain was screaming at you that any move you made would be a terrible idea.
"You'll wait your turn, sweetmeat," he said to you with a smile that could carve through flesh. "Though I thought you would remember where your place is here."
"Of course," you replied quickly, simmering down so as to not scare Soobin with your own fear.
"Mama," your son said excitedly, his small hand still gripping Jungkook's. "This place is so cool! Why didn't you tell me you knew faeries?" he questioned.
Looking at him now, your heart ached for the way you, too, had once looked on in amazement and only excitement in this realm. What would this place, with its cunning smiles and sweet dangers, do to him and his precious, innocent smile?
"I'm sorry, baby," you cooed, dropping to your knees on the ground in front of you and cupping his face in your hands. You brushed his dark hair back, fingers trying not to bump onto his little hornsâthey had always been sensitive to the touch. "The faeries have just been so busy, I haven't seen them in so long and forgot to tell you about them."
"Can I play with them?" he asked.
"Noâ"
"Of courseâ"
You and Jungkook cut yourselves off, meeting eyes as Soobin looked between the two of you. You could almost see the thoughts swimming around in Jungkook's head, as if deciding what to say. You were too afraid to make a sound, furrowing your brows a bit and hoping that he would have some sense to how your child had been raised so far.
"Why don't your mother and I discuss that and let you know tomorrow, okay?" he eventually said, smiling sweetly at your sonâhis son. Soobin nodded ecstatically, throwing his arms around you for a tight hug. You squeezed him close to you, kissing the top of his head. "Now say goodnight and I'll show you to your room."
"Goodnight, Mama!" Soobin exclaimed, letting go of you quickly and slipping his tiny hand back into his father's. How were you going to explain everything to him?
Jungkook paused to look back at you as you were getting up from your knees. "I trust that you remember where your chambers are?" he inquired, a small smirk playing at the corners of his lips.
Your cheeks flushed with heat and you willed them to go back to their normal color, not wanting to look embarrassed in front of your son. "Yes," you eventually choked out, ignoring the quiet chuckle that Jungkook let out, leading your son down the hall and towards whatever room he had assigned for him.
Sighing, you turned to the other side of the hall, ashamed that your feet did remember the way to Jungkook's chambers, where you always slept, ready to embrace him into you night after night. And you hated that your groin tingled at the memories, the release from earlier still sticky against your skin, even as it dried.

"Sweetmeat," Jungkook cooed as he came into his chambers, a devilish smile playing at his lips.
Your cheeks flushed as you sat on the bed, ashamed at your own body for reacting to his voice like this. The memories flooded your brain, every muscle in your body thrumming as you expected his touch.
"Well," he said, now standing in front of you and his hips sliding between your knees. "I see you have become forgetful in your time away," he murmured, his fingertips brushing your cheek and then tucking your hair behind your ear. "Usually you would await me with nothing on that smooth skin of yours."
You cleared your throat awkwardly as you looked up at him, your legs automatically spreading wider to make room for him to stand between them. You bit your bottom lip and couldn't stop yourself from leaning into his palm, his skin warm and so familiar to you.
"I can't," you whispered, shutting your eyes so you wouldn't see the look on his face.
To your surprise, he leaned down so that his nose brushed yours. Against your better judgement, you let your eyes flutter open and you met his slitted eyes, soft as they looked at you. There was no rage or wrath.
"Why can't you, sweetmeat?" he whispered back, every word making his lips brush against yours lightly with how close he was. You took in a shaky breath, leaning back on your hands to try to put distance between the two of you. "Don't you want me to have you?"
"Yes," you replied on instinct, screwing your eyes shut as his body pressed against yours. "But Taehyungâ"
Jungkook's thumb pressed against your bottom lip, stopping you. Your eyes opened again, watching how his were trained on your mouth. "No need to worry about that human," he told you. "You were always mine first." Before you could object, he leaned in and pressed a chaste kiss to your lipsâyou never thought you would receive a simple peck from the High King, whose touch had always been so rough and ragged on you.
"Iâ" You breathed against his mouth, leaning in for more of his kisses. He stayed just out of reach and it felt like a punishment. "I want you," you whimpered, letting one of your hands come up to cup his cheek. You met his eyes shyly, a spark traveling through your abdomen at the dark way he looked at you, like he wished to devour you. "I want you," you repeated.
"You'll never be anyone else's," he said to you as he crawled over your body, gently pushing you back onto the lush mattress. Your heart was pounding in your chest as he tugged your baggy shirt over your torso, revealing your bare breasts to his gaze. "I simply allowed that mortal to loan you," he growled, leaning down to nip at your hard nipple.
"Yes," you sighed, your fingers digging into his dark hair. "I'm only yours." His mouth enveloped the tip of your breast, biting down around the areola and making you hiss from a mix of pain and pleasure. "I belong to you."
Jungkook pulled your sweats down your legs, lifting his head from your chest for only long enough to remove them completely and undress himself as well. Your eyes marveled at his body, not realizing how much you'd missed looking at it. Of course, you couldn't help but let your eyes trail down to his cock, which was already hard and you could feel the tingling between your legs.
His smirk widened as he grabbed your thighs, yanking you towards him until the underside of his cock was pressing against you. A quiet whimper fell from your lips.
"You don't need to be loosened, do you?" he asked sweetly, though you could hear the tinge of mocking in his tone. You'd heard it so often, right here on this very bed, that you could detect anything in Jungkook's voice.
Your cheeks were hot. "No," you whispered, shaking your head. "But I should clean firâ"
"No," he replied, rocking his hips toward you playfully. "I'll fuck you right now."
You wanted to protest, still dripping with Taehyung's cum. A pang of guilt throbbed in your chest, but the ache of desire drowned it out quickly. Your breath caught in your throat as he slowly pushed the length of his cock inside of you, a groan leaving his lips when he bottomed out.
"How are you still this tight?" he asked you, almost incredulous. "Just fucked and still this tight around my cock?"
Clenching around him, your eyes rolled back as he pulled out only a few centimeters before pushing back inside slowly. "I can't help it," you whined, spreading your thighs further apart until your knees were about to touch the silky bedcovers. "You make me this way."
When you met Jungkook's eyes, they were dark and hungry. "You're so wet," he told you, his fingers finding the flesh of your hips and digging into your skin. "I'm going to replace all this cum inside of you with my own."
Before you had a chance to say anything, or even start to feel a shred of shame, he pulled out almost all the way and then shoved himself inside of you, starting a brutal and quick pace. The bed was already shaking with the force of his movements, and your hand darted to your mouth for something to bite down onto.
As he thrusted into you, the lewd sounds echoing in the bedchamber and cum dripping past his cock and down your skin onto the bed, all your thoughts melted away. You had missed him. You'd missed everything about himâyour body had missed him. Logically, you knew that this was wrong, that you had finally managed to find peace with the family you had createdâbut nowâ
"Jungkook," you moaned, releasing your hand from the bite of your teeth, and slid it onto his shoulder. "I need youâ"
"Of course you do, sweetmeat," he cooed, though you could feel the shiver that went through his body. "You belong to me."
You wrapped your legs around his hips, pulling him even closer to your body. One of his hands moved up from your hip, his palm dragging lightly against your bare skin, cupping your breast and squeezing it in his hands. You whimpered and he pinched your nipple between his fingers, almost too painfully, but you liked itâmaybe a little too much.
When his hand moved higher up your body to your neck, squeezing it gently while he shoved himself deeper and deeper into you with every thrust of his hips, you couldn't help the wanton moan that ripped its way out of your throat. Your legs tightened around him, trying to hold him inside of you forever while you twitched and squirmed, your orgasm building quickly and intensely.
"That's it, sweet thing," he purred, pushing his cock in as deep as it would go, using his other hand to push your thigh up so he could shove it in further while you came, clenching around him sporadically. "Did your human make you feel this good?"
"No," you croaked, seeing stars. "No one has ever made me feel this good." And you weren't lying, even though the guilt had started to eat its way through the pleasure in your abdomen.
Jungkook hummed and then started up his agonizing pace once more, making your body squirm and your toes curl.
"I can't," you begged, hands lowering to the bedsheets and clawing them in your fingers. "It hurtsâ"
"You can," he replied smoothly, and the head of his cock brushed the sensitive spot inside of you. You clenched hard, a cry falling from your mouth. "You will, human."
He pulled his cock out of you and when you looked down, it was wet with a mix of your slick and the cum that had still been inside of you. You didn't have the energy to feel embarrassed, though your cheeks did flush a little hotter than before. In one fluid movement, Jungkook turned you onto your stomach, his hands finding purchase on your hips and pulling them up so that your ass was in the air and your face was pressed against the bed.
You felt the slide of his cock back into you, eyes rolling back and fingers gripping the sheets. As it filled you, the squelch of it entering you again filling the room, Jungkook fisted your hair in his hand and pulled your head up.
Your body was still reeling from your orgasmâthe second one that nightâso you could do nothing but let him hold you in place there, a little moan coming out of your throat with every harsh thrust.
"That's a good girl," he groaned, his cock twitching inside of you while his thrusts started to slow down. "You always did take my cock so well for a human."
"Yes," you whispered, feeling a little bit of your spit on the corner of your lip. "It's all for you."
Jungkook moaned, shoving your head back down onto the bed, fingers still tightly gripping your hair. The slight pain from his hold mixed well with the pleasure of him rubbing against that spot inside of you over and over until you could barely take it.
"It's like you were molded for me," he said roughly, his body towering over yours as he tried to bury himself inside of you as far as he could go.
"I was," you said in a broken whimper, and you felt the twitch of his cock, followed by a spurt of his release, hot inside of you and filling you completely.
He rolled his hips a few times, and while still inside of you, his hand released your hair and curled around your torso, fingers finding your clit immediately. Your eyes widened for a second, the feeling of his fingers moving against your clit mixing between pleasure and pain. While his seed slipped past his cock and down your thighs, the feelings all crashed into you at onceâguilt, pleasure, pain, shame, tinglingâand you couldn't help but buck your hips against his hand and orgasm a second time.
When you were done, seeing stars behind your eyelids, he finally pulled out of you, letting his seed spill out of you and allowing your body to fall completely against the cool bed.
Turning to face him as he laid next to you, you couldn't even muster up a smile. Even with sweat on his face, his dark hair clinging to his skin, he still looked beautiful and ethereal.
Jungkook's eyes met yours and you couldn't stop your panting, your body completely spentâyou couldn't even bring yourself to care about the mix of your slick and his seed still dripping out of you and onto the bed.
"Are you spent, sweetmeat?" he asked, a smirk starting to play at his lips.
You sighed and nodded, eyes still focused on his. "Yes," you replied slowly. "It's been... A long time," you settled on, not sure how to navigate your absence, even if he had originally allowed it.
"Well," he said gleefully. "You will get used to it again, soon."
It was then that you realized you couldn't see his other hand. When you let your eyes follow his arm down to his hand, you realized it was stroking his still hard cock, your slick and his come mixing all over it. Your cheeks flushed and your eyes widenedâthough, you could already feel the heat of desire in your belly and the tingling between your thighs as you clenched and unclenched around nothing.
"We are going to have so much fun, sweetmeat," Jungkook snickered, rolling over towards you to lick into your mouth.

The music and feasting was something you had missed, watching all the faeries let loose and be themselves, as grotesque as that might look to your human eyes. Jungkook had seated you at the table, taking Soobin away to introduce him to others and show him around a bit.
You were dressed in a gown made of silk, the neckline dipping almost halfway down your chest, but still covering your breasts from viewâJungkook could be possessive when he wished.
The faeries had given you looks, some with curiosity and some with suspicionâothers even with pity, if you weren't completely delusional. Your eyes stayed trained on your son, who was learning how to play a game from the other young faeries around him.
"He belongs here," Jungkook whispered in your ear, spooking you for a moment. You looked up at him as he grinned at Soobin, watching him still as he took his seat beside you at the table, his hand patting your thigh before resting on the arm of his chair.
"I didn't think he'd fit in so well," you admitted, unable to stop the smile on your lips and the softness in your voice when Soobin laughed, holding hands with a young faerie who was dripping sap from their limbs.
Jungkook hummed and lightly tapped your chin with his fingers, turning your face to look at him. "Eat," he said flatly. "You belong here, too."
You swallowed nervously. Your eyes darted down to your plate, full of deliciously smelling food, the aroma calling to you. "Jungkook," you whispered, looking back at him.
His fingertips were so soft against your skin that their presence there could've been a hallucinationâbut you could feel a razor sharp tingle where they touched you, a subtle threat in the gentleness.
"Jungkook, when will we be able to go home?" you asked quietly,
Though his face hadn't changed, you could feel the tension settling in between your bodies. He hummed and let his fingers drag down from your chin to your neck, and then further down to your collarbones. You shivered, letting your eyes flutter shut while they continued their way down between your neckline, every touch of his igniting the nerves in your body.
His hand shot up and gripped your throat, startling your eyes into opening. He didn't tighten his hold, simply keeping a slight pressure on your neck. Jungkook's expression was wickedâand cruel.
"This is your home," he cooed, though nothing about his tone was soft. He leaned in closer, bringing you closer in as well with his hand around your throat. Your breath caught and he brushed his nose against yours lightly, eyes never wavering from yours. "I thought I did well to remind you of that earlier, sweetmeat."
Heat flooded your cheeks, traveling down your chest and between your thighs. You clasped them together instinctively and shuddered when you saw Jungkook's gaze glance down towards your legs.
"Should I remind you here, sweetmeat?" he continued, snickering at the way you were going pliant in his grasp. "Shall I show my court who you belong to?"
You wanted to say yesâeverything in your body was craving him already, wanting every bit of him all over you. And to have every faerie in his court watch as he took youâover and over againâyou could barely resist the temptation.
But you couldn't give in right now.
"I want you to," you whimpered, shutting your eyes again as he leaned in closer, licking your lips lewdly. He bit your bottom lip and you gasped, allowing him to press closer, kissing you lazily. His hands released your throat and moved back to the nape of your neck, holding you in place while he kissed you.
"Ew!" a voice exclaimed, a voice that was too familiarâand the entire reason you were planning to refuse his tempting offer.
You tore yourself away from Jungkook, who looked puzzled. "Binnie!" you breathed, shifting in your seat. "What's up, honey?"
Jungkook's hand stayed firmly in its place at the back of your neck, hot and heavy.
"Mama, what are you doing?" your son asked, crinkling his nose up in disgust.
"Your dad and I, we justâwe just missed each other, that's all," you explained quickly. "Sometimes adults do that when they really love each other!"
Soobin frowned, tilting his head to the side. Before he could ask anymore questions, Jungkook smiled down at him. "Why don't you go to bed, Soobin?" he said, though you could see even your son, at such a young age, instinctively knew to heed his king's command.
An older faerie, one whose hair looked like sea moss trailing all the way down to its feet, arrived quickly and started to pull Soobin and the other young faerie with him away from the table.
"Wait!" he cried out, rushing over to your side.
You quickly enveloped him in your arms, raising him up to your lap. "What's wrong?" you asked, cupping his cheeks in your palms.
"You didn't give me a goodnight kiss," he pouted, wrapping his small arms around you for a hug.
"Aw, my baby Binnie," you cooed, kissing the top of his head. "Mama loves you so much." He looked up at you, his pouting lips still the same, and you kissed his cheek three times.
"I love you, too, Mama," he replied, leaning up to give your cheek a kiss as well. He looked over to Jungkook. "Can I give Dad a kiss, too?"
You hesitated, looking over at the High King, whose face was unreadable. Then, he opened his arms up in a welcoming gestureâSoobin hurriedly climbed down from your lap and rushed to his father, who gave him a peck on the cheek and ruffled his matching dark hair.
Once your son was bounding away, happily chatting with the faeries surrounding him, you sighed and turned to look at the High King, who you found already watching you.
"This is his home," Jungkook repeated harshly. You pursed your lips, hating yourself for the butterflies in your stomach when you knew Taehyung was waiting for you in the human realm. "Soobin belongs here." You didn't want to admit it, though you knew both of you knew perfectly well that he did fit in hereâespecially once his horns fully grew in atop his head. "Our other children will belong here, too."
Your cheeks flushed and your eyes widened, taken aback at his words. His face was unreadable, even after spending so much of your time with him. "Other children?" you gasped.
"Yes," he said easily, turning away from you and looking over the dancing and partying faeries. "I need many heirs."
A faerie took his attention before you could formulate any words in response to his statement, but you couldn't stop the pounding of your heart in your chest and the quick soar of elation that filled your head with dangerous thoughtsâthoughts of the two of you together for the eternity you had promised to him, of you as his bride, of belonging to this world eternally.
You didn't see Jungkook for the rest of the night, but that didn't stop your imagination from running wild with the possibilities of your future together.

The nights passed in a blur of music, little adventures with Soobin, and reliving your memories from years ago. You couldn't help but lose yourself in this world, fully immersed in the customs and life of Faerieâespecially now that you were anticipating your new familial life with Jungkook, as he'd implied.
The door shut behind him quickly and you were already slipping the straps of your dress off of your shoulders, the glitter from the fabric sticking to your skin. It fell to the ground softly and Jungkook's hands were already running down your arms, his body right behind yours.
You turned your face sideways to glance back at him, heat already pooling in your lower abdomen at his touch.
"Lie to me, sweetmeat," he whispered, dropping his head to press kisses to your shoulder, nipping at the flesh with his teeth.
You shuddered as his clothed body pressed into your bare one from behind, the tickle of the fabric causing goosebumps to raise on your skin.
"I want to go home," you murmured, your body molding against his as he walked you forward, bending you over onto the mattress. He undid his pants, letting them fall to the ground, and slid his hard cock against your ass.
You whined and pushed back against him, not even embarrassed at how slick you already were. You were already clenching around nothing in anticipation.
"How badly do you want me?" he asked, keeping one palm spread on your back to hold you down. His foot kicked your legs further apart to open you up completely to him. "Do you crave me?"
You moaned as the head of his cock pushed into your folds lightly but pulled away before giving you what you wanted. "Yes," you said. "I've never stopped wanting you."
Jungkook finallyâfinallyâpushed his cock into you, sliding all the way in easily. He said nothing for a while, simply groaning and thrusting in and out of you, filling the room with the lewd sounds of skin against skin. You were gripping fistfuls of the sheets, even biting down on them when his pace became unforgiving.
"How often did you picture me when that human was buried inside of you?" he asked, and you could hear the large grin in his voice. You didn't answer, heat flooding into your cheeks. "Were you hoping it was my cock inside of you, filling you with my seed?" You moaned in response, clenching tight around him as he picked up his pace even faster, almost slamming his cock into you over and over. "Answer me," he growled, his fingers finding your hair and pulling your head up from where it was flush against the bed.
"Yes," you admitted, your voice shaking. "I wanted you to be the one fucking meâ"
Jungkook's door opened and you flinched, though his grip on you didn't loosen and his movements only slowed, never stopping.
A woman came into view, though your eyesight was blurred and you had to focus them to see what she looked like.
"Ah, Wife," Jungkook purred, slowly pushing his cock into you so you could feel every centimeter.
"Husband," she replied easily, barely glancing at you.
You clenched around him from your shock, your little breathy sounds fading into the background. You couldn't stop your body from pushing back into him, wanton for him.
"What is it?" he asked, his hips still pounding into you from behind. You were staring at the woman, unable to take your eyes off of her as you took in her beauty. Her hair was a light blue, the very tips turning white and ending near her hips. There was a small golden crown wrapped around head, weaving through her hair like vines. Her ears were long and pointedâlonger than Jungkook's ears.
"I see you returned your pet," she said instead, blankly looking over your form. You felt like you were being shown at an auction, but you couldn't muster up any feelings of shame, still used to the way the High King would keep you exposed to anyone who opened his doorâeven his apparent wife.
"I have," he returned gleefully, snickering. His cock slipped out of you with a lewd sound and his hands gripped your body, forcefully turning you over from your bent position so that you were laying flat on your back on the bed. You let out a small sound at the shift, but his cock was already burying itself inside of you again, brushing against your g-spot and making you moan loudly instead. "Isn't she exquisite?"
"She's very loud," his wife said plainly. "I can see the appeal."
Jungkook rocked his hips into you at a slow pace, one of his hands moving up to your breast and kneading it, pinching your nipple hard as you cried out, clenching and unclenching repeatedly.
"They require you in the meeting hall tomorrow morning," his wife continued. Jungkook merely hummed, his eyes completely focused on his cock disappearing into you over and over slowly. "Do not forget to attend."
"You should really try a human woman," Jungkook redirected, biting his lip and hissing as his bottomed-out cock twitched inside of you. You whimpered, unable to help the flush of arousal at the thought of her joining, memories of the others flooding your head for a few moments. You wrapped your legs around Jungkook's hips, pulling him tighter against you as he chuckled.
"I have humans," she replied, eyes running up and down your sweaty body and stopping for a few seconds too long on your breasts. "I find myself more inclined for the men of the species."
"Your loss," he grunted, grabbing your hips and yanking you harder towards him, picking up his brutal pace again and filling the air with the sounds of your skin slapping together. "Close the door."
You watched her nod her head towards him slightly before she retreated, pulling the door shut behind her. You could feel the orgasm building inside of you as he continued his movements, all your thoughts and words scrambled in your head.
"That's it, sweetmeat," he cooed, hissing as he rushed his pace. "Come all over me."
You moaned loudly at his command and felt complied to respond with your body, the pleasure tightening in your belly first as your orgasm hit you like a wave, shockwaves throbbing through your body as he continued to thrust into you through it.
"Jungkook," you panted, tightening your legs around his hips and fisting the sheets in your fingers as you winced. "It hurtsâ"
"Take it, human," he said blankly, his eyes focused on yours intently. You bit your bottom lip and shivered, trying to move your hips along to his bruising pace. "You're so good for me," he purred, leaning down as he stilled inside of you so that he could lick into your mouth lewdly. You could feel his cock twitch before he came, spurting his seed deep inside of you.
"Jungkook," you whimpered, arching your back, arousal swirling in your belly at the feeling of him releasing.
He shushed you as he rode out his orgasm, keeping himself flush against you even as he began to soften and his come started to slip out of you and down your thighs to the bed. As you kissed him back, licking back into his mouth and running your fingers through his dark hair and touching his horns lightly, causing him to growl against your lips, you couldn't help but remember the faerie that had stopped by.
"You're married," you whispered against his lips.
He pulled back just enough to look at you and a razor sharp smile was present on his mouth. "Yes," he said. "The High King must be wed for the future of Faerie." When you didn't say anything, pondering his words to you earlier, he continued as his finger began to trace your cheek. "Did you think I would marry you, sweetmeat?"
Your cheeks flushed. "No."
Jungkook laughed loudly and then pressed a harsh kiss to your pouting lips. "Humans are so fascinating when they lie," he finished, and you could feel him getting hard again inside of you. You squirmed underneath him as he kept you pinned down, a gleeful glint in his eyes as he watched you.
"Again, Jungkook?" you whined, though you were already clenching around him and rocking your hips up into him, your body begging him to start moving again.
He hummed and grinded against you slowly, enjoying the sounds your sticky bodies made with every movement. His hand came to grip your face and he held you still, pulling his cock out halfway and then sliding back in slowly. "I will keep you here, bred and ready for me for eternity," he said roughly, the head of his cock brushing against your g-spot again and making you mewl. He took the opportunity to lick into your open mouth.
When he released you, you sighed against his lips and pressed your thighs against the bed to allow him in deeper. "For eternity," you promised.
Jungkook's hips bucked into you and started another brutal pace, filling the room with your moans for the rest of the night.

"Soobin!" you called, running your hand down your belly bump and feeling the fabric of your dress, like silk, cool against your palm. Each of your fingers was adorned in rings, some metal and some vine. "Bring your brother and sister from the trees."
Your oldest son rolled his eyes, his horns curled backwards and ears almost as long as Jungkook's. He was taller than you now, his growth spurt hitting him years prior, and you couldn't help but smile at him sweetly as you made your way to the long table. Jungkook was seated at the head of the table, your family feasting inside the castle on a rare occasion. His wife was seated to his right and you made your way to his left, huffing as you struggled to sit comfortably.
Jungkook's smile to you was as sweet as it could be. "They should be content to play," he started, but you tutted at him and leaned back in the chair.
"I want them to have some connection to human manners," you replied easily, already used to having the same conversation every time you ate inside.
"I think it's good for them," Hana said, interjecting for once into the conversation.
You nodded your head at her, gesturing. "See?"
Jungkook sighed, rolling his eyes and crossing his arms across his chest. "Yes, yes, go ahead and gang up on me."
"Daddy!" your daughter called out loudly, the rushed footsteps of her and her siblings filling the hall as they ran over to the table. Jungkook immediately opened his arms and let her jump into his lap, running his hand down her long dark hair. "Minnie hit me!"
Jungkook hummed, looking over at his two sons as they took their seats beside you, Soobin first. "And what did you do back?"
Ha Yoon smiled wickedly. "I bit him."
Jungkook and Hana laughed. He let her down from his lap, patting the top of her head. She bounced over to you, pulling on the tips of your hair the same way she used to as a baby. You lowered your head as much as you could and then winced when she nipped at your cheek with her sharp teeth. She giggled when you returned it with a kiss to her head and then rushed over to sit beside her brother.
"Soobin," Jungkook started as the servants, a mix of faeries and humans alike, began to place the food on the table and into your plates. "Have you thought about Hana's proposition?"
Soobin perked up, though your body tensed. Jungkook's eyes cut to you for a brief second, noticing your reaction, before he returned his gaze to your son.
"Yes," he replied, his voice much deeper than it had been when you'd returned to Faerie. "I'd like to go."
You bit the inside of your cheek and shoveled a spoonful of food into your mouth, now used to the wonderfully rich tastes this world had to offer you.
"Wonderful!" Jungkook said, smiling widely. "The carriages leave tomorrow for the Court. You'll go with them."
"My brother will teach you well," Hana said, smiling at Soobin sweetly. She had been like a second mother to him all these years, so you understood that your anxiety was rooted in nothing but jealousy and a wish to keep your children near you. "Oh, and Jungkook," she continued, turning her attention to her husband while you fussed over Soobin and Minhyuk.
"Yes, Wife?" he hummed, making a face at his daughter, who looked the most like him out of the three children.
"I'm pregnant," she giggled.
Jungkook's ears twitched and he turned to her quickly, all sounds quieting in the hall. "You are?"
"Yes."
"That's wonderful, Wife," he said smoothly, reaching over and holding her hand in his. You eyed their intertwined fingers and rings with a rush of jealousy, but the anxiety in your chest worsened. "Faerie will be full of my children's laughter."
They looked over at you expectantly. "Congratulations, Hana," you gulped, smiling as wide as you could to mask your fears.
She smiled tightly back at you, her eyes darting down to your own pregnant belly. "Thank you," she said.
Jungkook reached over and took your hand in his so that he was holding both of your hands. "We will celebrate and have a feast tomorrow with the courts," he said. He squeezed your hand and then released Hana's first, using his now free hand to pat your arm before he let go.
"So we're going to have another brother?" Minhyuk asked, speaking for the first time since he sat down. Your middle son was rather quiet and looked more like you than his father, though you didn't think Jungkook minded. He spoiled them all the same.
"Or sister," Hana told him, her face back to the usual stoic expression that everyone was familiar with.
"And it'll be two of them," you told him. Minhyuk tilted his head and then went back to his food, shoveling it in ravenously.
"And there will still be time for more," Jungkook said wickedly. "From both of you." His foot bumped into yours and you looked up at him through your lashes, arousal swirling between your legs when he winked at you and reached over to rest his hand on your thigh. Hana gasped and you looked over to her, watching how her cheeks flushed pink and you could see that Jungkook's other hand was below the table in her direction as well.
He released both of you again and continued his food, the children chatting with each other and him, mostly, excited to have their father's attention since most of his morning and afternoon had been spent in his office and among his advisors.
Once the children were done with their food, they excused themselves from the table and went to go continue playing. Soobin decided to go off on his own from his siblings, but you still had no idea where he went on nights like these; Jungkook always quelled your worries, telling you that he was at that age now where he should be left alone when he needed to be, instead of fretted over.
Jungkook gestured for you with his hands and you rose from your chair, moving over to stand in front of him. He placed his hands on your belly, eyes devouring you in a way that made you want to push your thighs together for relief. He smirked.
"Have they told you what it is yet?" he asked.
"No," you replied quietly, glancing over at Hana. "They say it'll be another boy."
"Faeries and their theories," he sighed, though his tone was fond. "We'll be visiting the Unseelie Court in a few days," he continued.
"Me as well?" you asked, confused. Usually him and his wife went, but you stayed here.
"Yes," he said. "Hana will be going with Soobin. You will come with me."
You bit your lip as his hands started to travel down your dress, using his fingers to pull the fabric up higher and higher, pulling you closer to his lap as he did so. Even after all these years, he was still insatiable.
"I will go prepare and find Soobin," she interrupted, standing up and dragging your attention away from Jungkook.
He stopped her for a brief second, though his hands continued their work until your dress was lifted enough for him to slide his fingers along your unclothed folds, gathering the slick of your arousal on them before he pushed two inside at once, making you whimper as you leaned back on the table.
"Be ready for me tonight, Wife," he told her. She nodded her head.
Then she took a few steps forward, leaning down and pressing her lips to yours. You gasped into her mouth, letting her tongue press against yours as Jungkook snickered from below you, continuing to work his fingers in and out of you. Hana pulled away with an obscene pop of her mouth, biting down on your bottom lip hard enough to draw blood and make you hiss, clenching around Jungkook's fingers.
"I will be," she told him after, leaning down and kissing him harshly. He groaned and rubbed his thumb against your clit with every lick of her tongue against his. Then she pulled away and left the hall, you suspected to her own quarters.
Jungkook pulled his fingers from you and put them in his mouth, licking your slick off while he maintained eye contact with you. He let go of your dress, letting it drop back down to cover your legs, and stood from his chair, walking past the table and looking back at you.
"Come, sweetmeat," he commanded you. Rushing forward as fast as you could in your condition, you slipped your hand into his and allowed him to lead you out into the hall. Jungkook took the opposite turn from the hall leading to his bedroom, instead leading you towards the doors that led into the massive back gardens of the castle, one of your favorite places. You could feel your cheeks flushing with excitement already, knowing he was going to splay you out for anyone wandering the garden to see.

Your packed suitcase was ready beside you, but you ignored it and spent your time fixing Soobin's shirt collar and patting down his hair. He shook his head around, huffing as you fussed over him.
"Mom, I'm not going to be gone so long," he protested, though his voice was soft. You frowned, letting your fingers run through his dark hair one last time before you lowered your hand.
Hana flicked his nose lightly, earning a noise of complaint from the now young adult. "A mother worries, Binnie," she chided him. You smiled lightly when he lowered his head, mumbling an apology to you at her words. He held your hand lightly and pressed a kiss to the back.
"My sweet boy," you said almost tearfully, bringing him in for a hug even though he stood much taller than you. He wiggled uncomfortably, trying not to press too hard against your belly as he returned the hug. "Be safe."
He pulled back with a large smile. "You, as well."
Jungkook arrived, pressing a hand to the small of your back to nudge you forward. "Let us go, sweetmeat," he told you, still using his favorite nickname of yours after so many years. "Yeon will care for the children while we are away."
You looked back, waving to your other two children, who were still so young they couldn't care any less about all of them leaving for about a week's time. "Take care of him, Hana," you said quietly, grabbing her hand and giving it a squeeze.
She smiled pleasantly. "As I always have," she replied, returning your squeeze.
Jungkook ruffled Soobin's hair. "Do give them some trouble," he said wickedly, sharing a similar smile of mischief with his oldest son. He leaned over and pressed a long kiss to his wife's mouth, sliding his hand to the back of her neck to keep her close while Soobin started to put their bags in their carriage. When he pulled away, her lips were plump and red from his.
You waved to them as they got in and the drivers led them away, your own carriage pulling up to the front and the servants opening the door. Jungkook easily tossed the suitcases in and then helped you up, always more caring and careful when you were carrying his children. He slid into the seat beside you, never preferring to be across from you like in the shows you had always seen, even if sitting beside each other was more cramped.
"Do not worry, human," Jungkook told you blandly, not even looking out of the window as the carriage started to move, taking you away from the place you had become so familiar with. "We will only be visiting a few days and then we will be back with our children."
You couldn't help but take his hand in yours, thankful he simply opened his palm and let you intertwine your fingers together. "I know," you said, leaning over and resting your head on his shoulder.
As the carriage continued on, you dragged your free hand down your belly nervously, hoping that all your fears concerning the courts were unwarranted and simply human anxieties.

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So much BTS lore feels like fanfiction and I can't get over it
Two of the members hated each other at first. They argued a lot and one time, they threw folded clothes at each other and the member who folded them had to come scold them. And now they keep reminding everyone how long they've known each other for. They wrote a song together where they said that "respect is a higher tier than love" and then called each other "my respect."
The smartest member of the group (one the previous two morons btw) didn't know how to tie his shoelaces until highschool. He doesn't eat seafood because he loves crabs. He's a literal geniues and he's so clumsy and such a dork (and I relate so deeply). And that body, guys, I'm telling you. This whole guy was made by a fanfic author.
Their company was near bankrupcy when they debuted. One of the members, who was getting offers from so many other companies, joined this one because he admired another member who was already a part of it. When these two met for the first time, member two was only wearing underwear and member one said "wow, thighs."
Another member came to an audition, not to audition himself but to support a friend. He was the only person from that audition round to get in. The friend did not.
Another member, who was studying to be an actor, was street cast on a bus.
One of them lost confidence and tried to leave before the debut, but another convinced him to come back, because they "needed him."
The whole industry hated them when they debuted and now they're arguably the best kpop group worldwide. (Arguably, read: argue with the wall)
(Add your own pls, I want to make a collection from this)
#in order#namjoon and yoongi#namjoon#jungkook and namjoon#taehyung#seokjin#hoseok#i feel bad there's nothing about jimin#but i'm literally just ranting off the top of my head#tf you want me to say about jimin#he's a prince??#he's Tiny but Mighty??#he's the perfect love interest??#click clack of chelsea boots??#bts#bts army#bangtan#like wow i really am in a mood tonight huh#fanfiction#kpop
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Slay
pairing: prince!taehyung x princess!reader
genre: established relationship, royal au
summary: Taehyung will stop at nothing to get you back.
wc: 671
warnings: talking horse, mention of kidnapping, implied side character death, broken nose by punch, swords/weapons, threats, manhandling and violence (towards reader and side character), blood mention
date: May 9, 2025

âThis is a bad idea,â Taehyungâs horse, Onyx, told him as they arrived at the chapel.Â
âCome on, Onyx, I slayed a two-headed dragon to get here. Are you giving up just when we get here?â Taehyung asked his four-legged best friend.
âYou go get her,â Onyx huffs. âIâll wait right here.â
âFine,â Taehyung scoffs. âBut donât go running off like last time.â
âThe dragon breathed fire from one head and ice from the other!â Onyx protests. âIt singed my tail!â
âMinor details,â Taehyung waves off the horse, who neighs and shoves Taehyung in the direction of the chapel doors with its snout.
âGeez, I get it. I get it,â Taehyung mumbles as he straightens his jacket. The wind blows his black hair into his eyes as he stares at the chapel. You were only a few feet away from him. He had come a long way to rescue you, but now the greatest battle lay ahead of him as he ran up the steps without a chance to second-guess himself further.
The white chapel doors slam open as he pulls them apart. Everyone turns to face him, mouths agape as he stands at the entrance, but he pays them no mind, his gaze is locked on yours as you stand at the end of the white wedding runner in a white gown that doesnât complement you at all. It must have been picked out by the groom, Derek, the sleaze who had you kidnapped from your kingdom, days before you were to be wed to Taehyung.
The news had hit him hard, as your mother collapsed in a heap once she informed him of your situation. He hadnât wasted any more time, calling his noble steed, Onyx, and setting off into the woods in search of Derek and his kingdom.
âTae!â The nickname escapes your lips as you take a step toward him, but Derek grabs your arm roughly, holding you in place.
âGet on with it,â Derek commands the priest, who is now sweating as he looks at Taehyung and then Derek. A knight comes to Derekâs side, his blade at the priestâs neck.
âI wonât marry you!â You proclaim as you pull your arm, but Derek holds it tighter. Youâve had enough of his manhandling, of his shit treatment toward you. You thought yourself hopeless, but with Taehyung here, you felt like anything was possible.
You inhale sharply, glaring at Derek as you pull back your free hand and punch him in the nose. You hear a crunch, and Derek goes down, a pool of blood flowing from his nose.Â
Cautiosuly, you make a run for Taehyung as the knight focuses on the both of you instead of the priest.
âRelease her,â The knight demands, but Taehyung slides you behind him. You rip the veil off, reaching for the dagger in Taehyungâs boot to help defend yourself.
âGet her!â Derek shouts, but the knight is catapulted out of the chapel with a sickening crack as Onyx neighs, two front legs still in the air.
âOnyx!â You grin in glee.
Derek shuffles backward, one hand on his broken nose, the other reaching for his sword. Onyx stiffens as they lock eyes, and Derek releases his blade, giving up.
Moments later, Derek is tied up while you wait for Taehyung on Onyx.
Taehyung mounts the horse, and your arms wind around his waist, your head resting on his broad shoulders.Â
âYou came for me,â you whisper into his back as his fingers lace with yours. He meets your gaze over his right shoulder, nothing but love and adoration in his eyes.Â
âIâll always come for you. I love you more than anything.â
You take a moment from the chaos to press your lips against his. Taehyung kisses you back slowly, wishing he could do more, but that will have to wait until later. Youâve got a long journey ahead of you to your kingdom, and then your wedding to Taehyung, the love of your life, your hero, your only.

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âToday, as I was coming down from the stage at the Chuncheon District Festival, a handsome soldier greeted me. I looked to see who it was, and it turned out to be my junior BTS V. I have always seen him look cool on stage/been impressed by his stage presence on stage, but I never thought heâd be this gentle off stage as well. He looked marvelous in his uniform. Due to the rush and bustle, we couldnt even take a photo together. I hope you finish your military service in good health and looking forward to seeing youâ
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đ€yes?
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đ€woah BTS V??!
đŻsince SDT team stationed here, Iâve come *inaudible*
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Save Me - Kim Taehyung ff [Chap II]
Synopsis: Two crowns are crumbling. One heir who wonât yield. And a bodyguard who stays just a little too close. In a world where masks fall faster than heads, heâll have to decide whoâs worth trusting âbefore everything falls apart. He wanted peace. He found war âand a bodyguard with more secrets than commands.
k.taehyung x f.oc
Words count : 9,3k
Genre : Kingdom AU, enemies to lovers, bodyguard x royalty, fluff, angst, smut
Chap content : Strong language, mild tension, Taehyung is kind of a dick, explicit violence (battle scene + side character's death at the end), no sexual content in this chapter but it might come later so minors dni !
Author Note : Chapter two's finally there ! Hope you'll like it (don't hesitate to tell me if so it makes my day :) Also I just wanted to say since I'm kinda slow writer, I'll try to update every two weeks at least, but I'll post sooner if I can !
Gentle reminder that all rights are reserved, so please do not copy, translate or repost my stories. Also I do not own BTS or their actions, the stories are fictionnal and does not depict real-life events or involve any actual member of BTS.
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When you live in the Kingdom of Irinian, even without being from there, you inevitably end up hearing about the royal family. Even I, a foreigner, had barely set foot on Irinian soil before people were already talking my ears off.
About how beautiful the Queen is. How angelic and adorable her children are. Every one of them a model for the people âeach, without exception, a little perfect being.
How the two eldest princes make the maidens swoon all across the land.
How Princess Taeyeon is so radiant that no one can look away.
Then I got promoted, and the whispers changed.
People started telling me how some of the royal children treated their servants. I heard about Princess Taeyeon's frequent tantrums. About the arrogance of the two eldest princes. All the things the people would never dare to speak aloud.
When I was assigned this task, they kindly warned me about the Crown Princeâs temper. I gathered, vaguely, that he wasnât too thrilled about being sent off to this northern estate.
What I didnât gather, however, was that the moment we arrived âin the dead of nightâ heâd make me fight his strongest man in a duel to the death.
Charming fellow, to be sure.
Okay, maybe I went a little overboard. Maybe I shouldn't have been quite so insolent. Maybe.
But say what you want âHis Highness is grumbling about being stuck in a magnificent castle just because he canât be in the capital, blah blah blahâ I've just spent five days on horseback without stopping, and Iâd also very much like to go to bed. I can already feel the muscle aches Iâll wake up with tomorrow, so the only thing that truly matters to me right now is a soft bed and a blanket.
But no. On top of everything, I have to fight a duel because His Majesty is in a foul mood.
I knew I should never have agreed to guard the Irinian royal family. I only said yes because they promised Iâd be looking after Princess Taeyeon âand Iâm good with children. But a contemptuous twenty-five-year-old man who already acts like a king? No thanks. Iâll let Yoongi handle that one.
If only he didnât already have his hands full with his own exuberant prince.
âSo, Miss Min? What do you say?â
Prince Taehyung is watching me with that damned crooked smile Iâd love to slap off his face âtruly infuriating
I hold back from rolling my eyes, because that might well cost me my head. He looks so pleased with himself, itâs almost cute.
Instead, I nod.
âI donât believe Iâve been ordered not to fight one of your men, Your Highness,â I reply in that polite tone he seems to loathe.
Bingo. That little smile disappears at once, replaced by a grimace and a dark glare. This close protection job is going to be a riot, I can tell.
Beside me, Yoongi stares at me wide-eyed. I donât even have to look at him to know what heâs thinking: âAre you completely insane?!â
And maybe I am.
Accepting a duel when Iâve just dismounted after five days of travel, exhausted to the bone, might not be my brightest idea.
But the way the Prince implied I didnât stand a chance âthat irked me. I canât stand not being taken seriously. And if Iâm going to be insulted, I might as well treat it as a challenge.
Before I know it, the Prince is barking orders. Weâre moved to the rear courtyard, hastily transformed into an arena by a few servants.
Improvised barricades form a large square, in the center of which the Princeâs knight and I now stand. A few torches are lit, casting a dim glow into the night ânot enough to see every detail, but enough to fight, I guess.
Looking far too pleased with himself, the Prince leans casually against the barricade, a wolfish smile on his lips. He taps his golden rings against the wood as if to say, âYouâre going to die, and I canât wait.â
I answer with a glare. He chuckles.
If only it were him in the arena âIâd wipe that smile right off.
Yoongi hops over the barrier in one smooth motion and approaches me with my weapons in hand. I refocus instantly, already running through my options.
A sword, and the three daggers I usually hide in my boots and belt.
I grimace. I left my pistols packed with the rest of my things. With one of those, I could end this charade in two seconds âone bullet, between the eyes, done. But clearly, Iâll have to improvise.
âI didnât find your pistols,â Yoongi mutters, like heâs read my mind.
Weâre both trained fighters, but he knows as well as I do that marksmanship is where I truly shine. Too bad.
âThis will do,â I say, offering a faint smile as I test the weight of the daggers. âNot sure His Highness wouldâve allowed it anyway. Looks like he wants a show.â
Yoongi turns to observe the Prince, still watching with that infuriating smile.
âYouâre completely crazy,â he mumbles, now sizing up the knight -Saer, If I remember well.
âWhat, you donât trust me to win?â I tease.
âOf course I do,â he grumbles, wrinkling his nose. âIâm just saying you really didnât need to piss him off like that.â
âHe started it,â I retort with a raised brow, daring him to argue.
He doesnât. Just shoots another glance at the Prince. I smile âhe agrees with me, obviously.
I hesitate, hand hovering over the sword.
Yes, I can fence. And Iâm not bad at it. But letâs be honest âwhen it comes to swords, reach is everything.
And this man is twice my height and like three times my weight. Iâll never get close without taking a hit first.
Iâll have to play this differently.
Gently, I push the sword away and instead grab one of the daggers, blade pointing down. The other two stay hidden âone in my boot, one at my belt.
Yoongi doesnât ask questions. He just takes the sword back with his usual calm expression.
âIâm not wishing you luck,â he says as he walks away.
âThat would be insulting,â I shoot back with a smile, which he mirrors with the look in his eyes. The scar over his right eye gleams brighter than ever.
Yoongiâs barely out of the âarenaâ when the Prince claps his hands.
âWell, now that everyoneâs readyâŠâ
I instinctively fall into position: back straight, feet shoulder-width apart, dagger gripped firm but flexible.
The knight does the same âstraightens to his full, towering height (easily over two meters), and tightens his hold on his sword.
Right now, in the torchlight, heâs genuinely terrifying. His hand must be the size of my entire torso.
But Iâve faced worse.
âDuel to the death,â the Prince announces. âAnything goes, as long as itâs entertaining. I decide when it ends. No backing out. Questions?â
The knight glances at me as if asking whether I have any. I raise a hand.
âYou said âanything goesâ?â I ask when the Prince nods toward me.Â
He chuckles.
âGetting cold feet already, Min?â
âI just want to make sure His Highness wonât mind if I damage his man.â I reply, tight-lipped.
He flinches. Behind him, Yoongi lets out the faintest smile âsubtle enough that Iâm the only one who notices.
âNo risk of that,â the Prince scoffs, returning to his usual smug expression. Then he snaps his fingers. âSaer, whenever you like. Get rid of that eyesore so we can go to bed.â
I raise an eyebrow, unimpressed -did he really just call me âthat eyesoreâ?â but I donât even have time to reply.
The knight charges.
I barely dodge in time âhis blade stops where my neck was a quarter of a second ago.
I see. Someoneâs eager for sleep.
I take a few quick steps back, raising my dagger before me, tip aimed at him.
He sizes me up, eyes shadowed beneath thick brows in the dim light.Â
âLetâs see what the special guard is made of,â the Prince hums behind us.
Saer and I size each other up.
One second.
Two seconds.
Then he strikes.
With a flick of my arm, I deflect his blow âthe sound of his sword clashing against my dagger rings out loud across the arena, and even louder in my ears.
And just like that, Iâm no longer in the mood for banter. One simple strike âfrontal, no lessâ and stopping it already took more strength than usual. Worse: my arm is trembling.
With a sharp motion, I push his blade away and force my breathing to stay slow, steady.
This man is strong. Much stronger than me. I bet a single well-aimed hit to the head would be enough to knock me out. Not that Iâm planning to let that happen.
I wonât last long if all I do is block. Sooner or later âsooner, most likelyâ heâll figure out heâs got the upper hand when it comes to brute strength, and heâll start swinging with real intent. And I wonât stand a chance.
So I need another approach.
And when strength fails, agility will have to do.
I let him attack once. Twice. Each time I parry with my dagger, just barely.
At the third strike, I fake an opening to the right âand when he shifts, fast, to aim there, I duck, push off with my legs, and dart forwardâ so fast he barely has time to react before the pommel of my dagger slams into his ribs.
He grunts, breath catching in surprise, and it gives me just enough time to step back âthough not quite far enough.
As I retreat, he grabs the wrist holding my dagger. His grip is so tight Iâm forced to let go, and with his other hand, he returns the favor: a punch to the jaw, delivered with the pommel of his sword.
I hit the ground hard, dazed by the sheer force of the blow. One more like that and heâll shatter my skull.
I cannot afford to take another.
I get back up ânot letting myself wince, not letting myself hesitate. I canât look weak.
But instead of charging while Iâm stunned, the knight waits. Sword still in hand, but unmoving. Watching me. Almost like he pities me.
And thatâs when I hear it: the Prince, humming a little tune. Mocking.
Oh. I get it now.
Saer is putting on a show for his Prince.
Well. Letâs give them one, then.
In one smooth motion, I shift my legs into position, ready to spring back up âand just as Saer takes a step forward, I spin, grip tightening around my second dagger, and fling it hard.
His thick eyebrows shoot up as the blade sinks deep into his side.
Staggering, stunned, he clutches the wound by reflex âand thatâs all I need.
I charge. A punch to the jaw. One to the stomach. A strike to the thigh, followed by a sweep to the ankle.
He crashes backward with a growl of pain âbut not without dragging me with him. Reflexively, he grabs my sleeve, and before I can brace for impact, his arm is around my neck. Heâs choking me.
I shut my eyes, hold in as much air as I can while hitting his arm with the flat of my hand, but itâs useless âhis arm is the size of my thigh.
Just as I start to fade, I manage, somehow, to elbow him hard in the ribs âhis grip loosens, and I donât waste a second. A kick to the shin makes him howl.
I scramble away, breath ragged âbut heâs faster this time, already charging with his sword. I canât dodge.
Blood spurts from my wrist as his blade slices a clean, thin line through it. The skin blooms red instantly.
Another mocking tune from the Prince.
Instinctively, I cradle my wrist against my chest, but I stay upright. Fists clenched. Ready to hit him if he comes any closer âthough Iâm well aware my tiny fists are no match for his sword.
I have to face it: accepting a duel with a giant like him, right after a long journey and without so much as a warm-up, was probably the stupidest idea Iâve ever had.
Now my wrist is bleeding, and Iâm about to embarrass myself in front of the Prince âand worse, in front of Yoongi. Who, of course, wonât let me live it down.
Saer advances, sure of his victory now that Iâm disarmed. Instinctively, I back away, until Iâm only a few steps from the arenaâs edge.
And then âjust as Iâm starting to think I really put myself in deep troublesâ I catch a glimpse of Yoongi on the other side of the ring.
Both of his black eyes fixed on me. His left eyebrow quirks in a silent question.
Something clicks in my mind.
Time to wake up, Harin.
Saer draws closer. I let him. One step. Two.
Then, just as he moves in range, I spin and leap toward the barrier.
Not to escape. To use it.
I push off it, vaulting high âright over Saerâs head.
He stares up, stunned, as I pull my second dagger from beneath my belt mid-flight and send it spinning into his other side.
His eyes widen, this time with pain, as I grab his head while soaring above him âand pull him down with me.
His skull and body slam into the ground with a deafening crash. Or maybe it just feels that loud because my ears are still ringing.
I land smoothly, knees bent, rolling to soften the fall âbut as I rise, he grabs my ankle and yanks me down onto my stomach.
Youâve got to be kidding me. Is this guy unkillable?!
He tries to pin my arms. I roll onto my back to stop him. He tries to strike me; I knee him. Hard. Right where it hurts.
That finally stops him âbut only for a second. Then he comes back, even angrier âand proving it with a punch to the stomach that knocks the breath out of me. Itâs okay, though, I deserve it for being so stupid tonight.Â
I can barely react before he grabs a handful of loose hair from my undone bun and holds me still by it. I wince âa small gasp of pain slips out, shamefullyâ and in one last desperate move, I reach for the dagger hidden in my boot and slash his calf.
This time he screams. Loud.
But he still doesnât let go.
Desperation takes over. I grip the dagger tight and stab his thigh. Again. And again. Until finally, he releases my hair.
Iâm up in an instant.
He tries to follow âand I kick him square in the face.
He groans, struggles to move⊠But I can already hear him getting back up as I bolt across the arena, legs burning, eyes locked on the only weapon still in reach: his sword, abandoned on the ground.
He starts running too âbut too late.
By the time he reaches me, Iâve already got the sword in hand.
I spin, using the momentum to drive a kick straight into his chest. Right on the sternum.
He gasps, the wind knocked from his lungs, and collapses once more.
And then âI turn slightly, feet apart, arm extended, blade readyâŠ
âTHATâS ENOUGH!â
The shout cuts through the arena like a blade.
Stillness falls.
Saer stares at me. I stare right back.
His Adamâs apple presses against the swordâs tip as he swallows, hands raised slightly, in surrender.
I glance at the blood already beading from the fine cut the blade has left on the side of his throat.
The look in his eyes isnât the unreadable calm from earlier. Now heâs clearly startled. Frightened, even.
And âmaybe Iâm imagining itâ but thereâs a glint of admiration, too.
Then comes the sound of clapping.
I turn my head towards the sound âonly to find Yoongi, lips curled in a subtle smile, applauding with measured approval.
The Prince, however, looks like heâs considering strangling me in my sleep.
âYour verdict, Your Highness?â
The Prince raises an eyebrow, jaw clenched tighter than ever. For a second, he seems almost more shocked that Yoongi would dare provoke him âwhen heâd always been the more respectful of the two of us.
The Prince presses his tongue against his cheek, pouring all his fury into the glare he sends me.
Then finally, he speaks.
âIt seems the young lady is more capable than expected.â
He snaps his fingers.
Turns his back on us.
âClean up this mess. I donât want to hear another word about it.â

They say night brings wisdom.
All night ever brought me was time to stew in my own anger âand when that got too boring, sleep.
By morning, I was in a slightly better mood.
Yes, the decor in this castle is appallingly cheerful, but Iâll admit the welcome was decent âand the mattress was... passable. Though not nearly as comfortable as the one I have in the Capital.
But the key word here is slightly.
Maybe if the very moment I stepped out of my room, a servant hadn't rushed up to inform me my lieutenants were waiting in the war room to discuss the border situation, Iâd have stayed in a decent mood.
Maybe if a second servant hadnât chosen that exact moment to tell me I had an appointment the next day with Lord Ebonwick, I wouldnât have started grinding my teeth before even having breakfast.
But most of all âmaybe, just maybe, I couldâve kept a shred of peace of mind if I hadnât learned immediately afterward that Miss Minâs quarters had been set up right next to mine, âin accordance with her new duties,â or some other absolute nonsense.
New duties, my ass.
Saer has always been my bodyguard, and that is not about to change. I donât care if some random woman fresh out of nowhere managed to beat him in a duel by sheer dumb luck âit doesnât change the fact that Saer is and will remain my bodyguard.
âWhat if we increased the guard detail, Your Highness? Perhaps itâs a question of numbersâ â
âThe problem is not the number, Lieutenant. The problem is your men are dumber than headless hens.â
What did I say earlier? That I was in a better mood?
Yeah, letâs forget that.
âYour Highness...â Saer begins gently âbut shuts his mouth quickly enough when I shoot him a look that could curdle milk.
I already know what heâs going to say. And, as usual, listening to him would probably be the wise thing to do âand thatâs exactly whatâs pissing me off.
Last night, after the duel, he joined me during dinner. First, to apologize for losing âwhich earned him a few sharp remarks on my partâ and then to share his opinion about the woman. Min Harin.
I donât think Iâve ever heard Saer speak about someone elseâs combat skills with that kind of admiration âespecially not an enemy who had just knocked him flat.
Itâs rare enough to see women fight âtheyâre not allowed in the Royal Armies, though you do find them among mercenaries or in more specialized units, like the Special Guard.
But itâs even rarer to see one defeat a man like Saer.
Actually âitâs rare for anyone to defeat a man like Saer.
And yet when he described the fight, there was a flicker in his eyes. A flicker he tried to hide, but I saw it. Admiration.
And I get it âeven if Iâd rather die than admit it out loud.
Iâve been hearing stories about the Special Guard since I was old enough to understand words âhell, I wanted to join them once.
I used to spend days pestering every soldier I met, asking them to tell me everything they knew: what the Guard looked like, how they fought, what they woreâŠ
None of it comes close to the reality.
What I saw last night âIâd never seen anything like it.
Saer described it better than I could: she didnât move, she slid.
Thatâs how he put it. One moment she was in front of him, the next she was beside him, already striking, and he hadnât even seen her move.
Every step was calculated. Every strike amplified by perfect footwork.
At first, she acted timid. I naĂŻvely thought she was afraid, that sheâd go down faster than expectedâ
And then she turned it up a notch, and I thought I was dreaming.
Her companion âMr. Cat-Eyesâ didnât seem particularly shocked.
Every time I glanced over at him, he was watching the duel with this satisfied, sharp-eyed look.
The only moment his expression slipped was when she jumped.
As if sheâd made a mistake âsomething so typical that it actually annoyed him.
And thatâs what annoyed me.
Because from my perspective, she didnât jump. She flew.
My ego would very much like to believe I could still beat her in a duel.
Throwing knives, vaulting over people âfine. But I was trained to be the best fighter in the Kingdom.
No woman, no matter how well-trained, is going to beat me.
But the annoying, rational part of my brain âbecause apparently, I do have oneâ keeps reminding me:
If she beat Saer, then all youâve got, Taehyung, are hopes and delusions.
And I hate that. I hate that.
So yes. Maybe she belongs here. Maybe.
But as my personal bodyguard?
Over my dead body.
âYour Highness...â starts another voice âand I squeeze my eyes shut, trying not to growl.
When I open them again, Iâm met with Saerâs gaze.
Heâs silent, but thereâs a pleading look behind it, just enough to push my irritation over the edge.
Last night, that idiot of an old man actually suggested I take her as my bodyguard.
He, whoâs practically my bodyguard himself, told me I should replace him.
With the person who defeated him. In a duel.
Iâm going to punch someone.
But the worst part?
The absolute worst was when he hinted that, since heâd be handling things at the border, heâd feel better knowing I was in Miss Minâs capable hands.
That I should maybe trust her.
Stupid Saer.
And stupid Father âheâll pay for this circus, I swear it.
With a long sigh, I let my eyes drop to the border map spread across the ebony table.
And damn it, theyâre right âthe issue is the number of men.
If I send Saerâs regiment, weâll have the numbers, and my best men will be there if things go wrong.
Which means Iâm stuck here with the Special Guard...
âFigure it out,â I mutter. âFind a solution and inform me of the final decision.â
They all nod. Even Saer, whoâs studying me like he wants to say something.
I can tell just by the way his eyebrows are slightly raised âhe has something on his mind.
Not that I care. Iâve got bigger problems.
Like the one currently waiting outside, leaning casually against the wall. Hazel eyes locking on me the second I step out.
Peace? Never heard of it. Not in this castle.
âYour Highness,â Min says, clasping her hands behind her back and giving me a slight nod.
My eyes skim over her outfit âblack again, simpler than yesterday. Just pants and a shirt, though Iâd bet anything thereâs a knife hidden somewhere.
Her hairâs simpler too âa bun still, but with loose strands framing her face.
I want to throw up.Sheâs already settling in.
âI told you to get lost,â I grumble, walking past her without another glance.
She waits a beat, then falls into step behind me. Five paces, just like etiquette dictates.
âI heard you, Your Highness.â
That falsely polite tone again. Almost makes me laugh âalmost.
A bitter laugh, though. This woman really knows how to test my patience.
Instead, I stop, turn to face her, and plaster on a wolfish smile.
âMin?â I say, tongue pressing into my cheek to keep from snapping.
âYes, Your Highness?â
âJust a bit of advice, if you care about that pretty face of yours. Stay far away from anywhere youâre not wanted. Which includes me.â

âYouâre taking good care of my idiot, hmm?â I hum as I affectionately scratch behind the ears of Holly, Yoongiâs curly-haired mare.
âYou do realize Iâm right here, donât you?â he grumbles, tightening the straps of a saddlebag.
âOops.â
He grimaces at my smug little smile and rolls his eyes.
Yeah, heâs gonna miss me. No doubt about it.
âYou gonna be alright?â I ask, a bit more seriously.
A few hours ago, they finally settled on the surveillance plan for the border, and picked the troops thatâll be deployed. Since Yoongi and his men were planning to head back to Hestidia to continue their search anyway, they decided to kill two birds with one stone and accompany the princeâs men to the frontier before splitting off.
Personally, I still think Prince Jimin wouldâve been better off hiding here in Irinian âsecurityâs tighter, and itâs a friendly kingdomâ but Yoongi remains skeptical. Or rather, as he puts it, he âprefers to keep all options open and check out the more forgotten corners of Hestidia.â
Still, if I were Jimin, Iâd have come straight here.
âShouldnât I be the one asking you that?â he counters, a faint smirk tugging at his mouth. âYour Prince seems to adore youâŠâ
âOh, please.â I sigh. âHavenât seen him since he found out his men were headed to the border, but Iâd bet anything heâs currently trying to figure out how to get rid of me.â
Honestly, Iâm still surprised the Prince allowed it. Just this morning, he looked dead set on keeping me as far from him as possible âand now heâs sending his captain off somewhere?
Saer came to tell me himself âsupposedly so I could pass the message to Yoongi, but Iâd put money on it being a not-so-subtle way of handing me the Prince. Like, here, take the problem off my hands.
âIâm almost disappointed I have to leave,â Yoongi snorts. âI wouldâve loved to see where this petty drama of yours was going. My bet? He accuses you of spying for his daddy.â
âNo worries. If that happens, Iâll send you a pigeon carrying my severed head.â I grumble, and Holly nudges me gently with her nose, like sheâs offering moral support. Yoongi bursts out laughing.
Heâs about to say something when one of his men comes jogging over.
âThe Princeâs men are ready to depart, Lieutenant. We can head out.â
âTell them to go ahead, weâll catch up,â Yoongi replies, squinting at the sky, which is getting darker by the minute. âThey need to leave before nightfall.â
The man nods and hurries off. Yoongi turns to me, lips tight in that way I know well âhis face when heâs sad but trying not to let it show. Holly shakes herself out like sheâs read the mood too.
âSo I guess this is where we part ways?â I say, keeping my voice light, forced or not. Itâs enough to make him smile, at least.
Before I can move, he pulls me into a hug and holds me tight.
âDonât die on me, âRin,â he murmurs into my hair.
âNot planning to,â I hug back, closing my eyes and soaking in his scent âthe scent of home.
Shit. Iâm gonna miss him.
âAnd you better not have a new scar the next time I see you, got it?â I mutter, pulling back just enough to glare at him.
He just smiles, of course. Why am I not surprised heâs proud of that stupid, ugly scar?
âYes, maâam.â He taps two fingers to his temple in a mock salute.
âNow go, soldier Min.â
He chuckles, watching as I give Holly one last scratch behind the ears. Then he swings into the saddle, and I follow them with my eyes as he and his men ride out of the castle courtyard, slipping into the forest the way Special Guard always does âlike shadows dissolving into the trees.
I watch them until theyâre completely out of sight.
Thereâs a bitter taste in my mouth. Like somethingâs off.
I trust Yoong âmore than anyoneâ and I know how good he is at tracking.
So why do I have this unshakable feeling that they wonât find Prince Jimin in Hestidia?

Yoongiâs been gone for almost two hours now. Nightâs fallen âmuch earlier here than it does in the capital, or even down south at Princess Taeyeonâs estateâ and the palace staff is bustling from room to room, laser-focused, as they always are at this hour, getting dinner ready for the Prince.
Even the violinists sound off their game tonight. Theyâre playing with less energy, unsettled.
Apparently the Prince is especially cranky in the evenings âyeah, Iâve noticed, thanksâ and now everyoneâs walking on eggshells, terrified of provoking his wrath.
And the famous Prince himself, where is he while all this is happening?
Well⊠to be honest, Iâve been wondering the same thing.
When Yoongi and his men left, I figured maybe I should check in on him. Not necessarily to talk âthose always end so wellâ but just to make it clear that Saer really is gone and Iâm taking over from here.
Okay. Maybe to annoy him a little.
But when I tried to find him, he was just nowhere.
I checked every room in the palace. His study, his quarters, all four grand salons, and the three game rooms. I even went out to the back courtyard. Nothing.
So, with that special kind of desperation-fueled courage, I made my way to the stables. Iâd overheard a servant saying he was particularly fond of his mare the other day âmaybe he went to see her?
Imagine my surprise when I found the stall empty.
I just stand there, arms hanging at my sides, not even sure how to react. I havenât even managed a single coherent thought before someone clears their throat behind me, and I spin around instantly.
My eyes land on a young man, canât be older than me, with the most ridiculously red hair Iâve ever seen.
âUh-I⊠Sorry to bother you, I justâŠâ he stammers, hands lifted slightly like heâs showing heâs unarmed, save for the reins slung over his shoulder. âIf youâre looking for the Princeâs mare, he already rode out with her a while agoâŠâ
I gape at him, mouth half open.
Youâve got to be kidding me.
âIâm sorryâwhat?â I snap, sharper than I intended, and he visibly pales.
âI-I swear!â he blurts, hands shooting higher. âHe even asked me personally to saddle her up. I mean, I usually do anyway, but stillâŠââ
He keeps babbling, and I rub at my eyes, biting down on my tongue to keep from cursing out loud.
I swear, Iâm going to kill that idiot of a Prince.
A sigh escapes me âlong, exasperated.
â...Is there a problem, maâam?â the boy asks cautiously.
âNot at all,â I reply with a cheery tone so fake it should win awards. I even slap on a pleasant smile that seems to put him at ease. âWould you mind saddling my horse, please?â

"Another one," I mutter, slamming the glass down on the wooden counter a little too sharply, drawing the barkeepâs attention.
He eyes me, taking his sweet time polishing the glass already in his hand.
"Thatâd be your fourth, sir. Iâd say it might be wiser toâ"
"If itâs your coin youâre worried about, innkeeper, donât be," I cut in, a smile stretched tight across my face. "I can more than afford your piss-poor excuse for wine. Another."
His features harden at that, and his cloth scrapes a little more roughly across the glass. But he glances at my clothes âclearly worth more than his entire tavernâ and eventually grabs the bottle to pour me another, grumbling under his breath the whole time.
I barely take in the wineâs deep crimson before throwing back a generous gulp, letting it burn across my tongue. The taste is awful. Bitter, cheap. If I wanted quality, Iâd have stayed at the palace. But it does the job âby the time Iâve swallowed, it hits me like a slap to the face. Like getting doused in ice water while you sleep.
It stings, but it wakes you up. Which is exactly what I need right now.
Everythingâs moved so fast that âfor the first time in my life, I thinkâ Iâve felt out of my depth.
My father shipping me off to rot in Ebonwick, stripping me of nearly my entire personal guard, and to top it all off, assigning a spy to keep tabs on me, dressed up as a bodyguard under the pretense of protectionâŠ
I may have been careless these past few months. I knew Father was reactive âI just didnât realize how much.
Clearly, we both saw the collapse of Hestidia as an opportunity.
Iâm just a little insulted that he acted on it first.
Slowly âdeliberatelyâ I take another sip.
The bitterness scorches down my throat.
Everything was ready. The plan, the forces, the weapons. Every scenario was accounted for, every outcome considered. It was flawless.
Then the Council had to go and wake up âthose idiots who only lift a finger twice a year, usually just in time to collect taxesâ and the whole thing unraveled.
Jiminâs going to be furious.
But not as much as me.
Iâm cornered. So much so that I donât think Father even realizes just how well heâs played his hand.
If Iâd had Saer and my trusted men at my side, I couldâve adapted. Closed the gap this sudden change created. But no. He had to assign me the royal guard âand a bodyguard who clings like a leech.
Now my inner circle is halfway across the kingdom, and Iâm left with nothing but the leech keeping tabs on my every move.
Well ânot every move. Main Exhibit: this absolutely vile wine.
Weâll have to start from scratch. Maybe even wait for another window of opportunity âbut what better chance could we possibly get? The people are in crisis, the royal familyâs paralyzed with fear⊠Even in the Irinian royal palace, which hasnât seen a single threat or attack, the high ranks are jittery.
It was the perfect moment. And Father ruined it.
"You hear the news, barkeep? They say theyâre sending soldiers to reinforce the border."
The gruff, gravelly voice to my left makes me wince. Some pudgy old man just dropped onto the stool beside me, spreading his elbows across the counter and invading a little too far into my personal space. Worse still, I can tell exactly where his spit landed âbig, visible droplets splattered right there on the wood.
I bury my nose in my glass, clearly uninterested âbut I seem to be the only one.
Because the moment the man speaks, the whole tavern leans in.
âMmh, so they say,â the barkeep mutters, sounding none too pleased about the topic shift.
âIâd be curious to see them,â some toothless woman calls out, beaming. âNever seen one of the Kingâs soldiers up close. Wonder what they look like.â
The Princeâs soldiers âtheyâre the Princeâs soldiers, not the Kingâs.
I swirl the wine in my glass, now slightly less indifferent.
"You think itâs got to do with all that mess on the other side? Old Paul âthe farmerâ said he saw some men on horseback, dressed all in black, riding across his field..."
Mentally, I arch a brow. Cat-eyes mustâve taken a shortcut.
"I havenât even kept up with that whole mess..."
"Well I heard from the guy who buys my cabbages âyou know the one, across the border?" Everyone nods enthusiastically. "Well he said the next village over launched a full-blown revolt. Kicked out their Lord."
Gasps all around. Even the barkeep looks rattled.
And me? My eyes stay glued to the bottom of my glass âbut my ears are sharper than ever.
One of Hestidiaâs minor Lords has been overthrown? Thatâs⊠far quicker than expected.
None of us âneither Jimin, nor myself, nor anyone on the Councilâ had anticipated a revolt of that scale for at least several more months.
This information âhanded to me by a bunch of lowborn drunkards, no less, to the shame of our own informantsâ changes everything. It speeds things up in a deeply concerning way. If we donât act soon, these uprisings will spread like wildfire âbefore weâve had a chance to prepare.
Because if one village had the courage to do this, it means others already have. Quietly. Successfully.
And it only makes me question how little we truly know about whatâs happening in Hestidia.
Did Father hide it from me?
Or was he just as clueless?
"Iâll tell you what I think," the pudgy man from before chimes in again, loud and self-important. "I think those soldiers are nothing but damn hypocrites."
I freeze.
âThey come out of nowhere, just when things start getting interesting across the border, and then suddenly theyâre locking down the roads so tight Lars canât even go sell his cabbages! If you ask me, theyâre hiding something from us.â
âBut⊠the Kingâs soldiers are there to protect usâŠâ
âProtect us, my ass. They just donât want us to see whatâs happening over there ââcause theyâre scared we might get ideas.â
My fingers tighten around the stem of my glass.
âHeâs right! Last winter, when that sickness wiped out half the region, it took them months to send help!â
âAnd when the vineyards went to hell and we had nothing left to sell, we had to go beg in the Capital âjust to be treated like dogs!â
âThey ignore us when we suffer, but when itâs time to take our sons for their worthless army, theyâre right there! And itâs not like weâve ever seen that army, have we?â
My jaw clenches âI donât even notice it until my teeth start to grind.
âThey donât give a damn about us! We could die like rats, and as long as we pay our taxes, they couldnât care less!â
Thatâs it. Theyâve said enough.
The dull thud of my glass slamming onto the wooden counter cuts through the air like a blade, turning every head in the tavern toward me. I make no attempt to look composed, no effort to feign the gracious smile expected of a prince.
If they'd recognized me, none of them wouldâve dared speak in the first place.
No âI let them see exactly what their gossip has stirred in me.
Iâll admit I donât hold much esteem for my father.
Iâll admit I sometimes find him weak, too lenient, too passive.
And I donât doubt for a second that closing the border is, at least in part, a way to prevent Hestidian rebellion from spilling into Irinian minds.
But Iâll be damned before I let anyone say my father doesnât care for his people.
Especially when thatâs nearly the only thing he does care about âand the only thing heâs always done right.
I wonât sit back and watch as everything heâs built âeverything heâs given themâ gets pissed on like slop thrown at pigs fattened for the slaughter.
âIf you want to cross the border and die in Hestidia, be my guest. No oneâs stopping you.â
The whole room stares. It doesnât stop my voice from ringing out sharper, clearer, and far more dignified than any of theirs. Colder, too.
Silence falls. Thick. Heavy.
Broken only by the ticking of some old clock hung above the barkeepâs head. Then, slowly, the fat man turns toward me.
âAnd just who do you think you are, boy?â he growls, his voice like phlegm curdled in tar. Thereâs a hint too much menace in it for my liking.
I donât answer. Donât even look at him âIâd rather gouge out my own eyes than rest them on that mess of grime and lard he calls a face.
âGo on, be ungrateful,â I say, voice like ice over glass. âKeep whining about misfortunes no king on earth could control. Wallow in self-pity, if thatâs all you know how to do. But know this âwhile you curse a neglect that exists only in your thick skulls, itâs the Kingâs eldest son whoâs been sent in person to help you. And thisâ I gesture around the room âthis is how you repay him. By dragging his name through the dirt.â
The man lets out a wet, wheezing laugh.
âThe eldest son? The Prince?â he spits. âDonât make me laugh. That spoiled brat can probably barely lift his silver spoon to feed himself. He came here? Thatâs a good one. Never seen him leave his golden palace.â
He scans the room and receives the eager nods of his fellow pigs âemboldened by the scent of shit theyâve all been wallowing in.
Fueled by their cheers, he leans over and shoves my shoulder, trying to force my eyes toward his.
âThe Prince is nothing but a coward. Hides behind his title while we break our backs in the fields! Let him come here âweâll show him what real life looks like. Heâll run back to his daddyâs skirts in tears.â
This time, I donât look away.
I meet his gaze, steady, as he spews his filth. Insulting a man he doesnât even realize is in front of him.
Insulting the Crown, directly.
Once upon a time âunder other kingsâ people lost their heads for far less.
I donât know if Iâm furious, or just stunned.
No one has ever dared speak to me like this.
And I canât quite tell if I find it thrilling⊠or insufferably irritating.
âKneel, peasant,â I say through clenched teeth. The command sounds like a threat, even to me.
He chuckles. Tightens his grip on my shoulder in a mock-friendly pat.
âWell then,â he sneers, âyou tell your coward of a prince this from me: Go fuck yourself.â
And thatâs when I smile âslow and sharp.
Because his gall almost makes me laugh, even as it makes my skin crawl.
But itâs not the insult to my title that stings.
No, itâs that word.
Iâve been called many things in my life. Arrogant. Cruel. Condescending.
Iâve been accused of scheming, of injustice, of manipulation âoften fairly.
Iâve accepted all of it âbecause a lot of it is true.
But Iâll never let anyone call me a coward.
Slowly, I lift a hand and place it against the side of his face âmirroring his false friendliness, still smiling like a wolf.
âTell him yourself,â I say.
And the next moment, my other hand grabs the glass and smashes it into his face.
He crashes backward, blood pouring, screaming.
Not dead âunfortunatelyâ but definitely regretting his life choices.
Chaos erupts. People are yelling, running âsome to help him, some for the exit, some straight at me.
With a disdainful sniff, I rise from my stool and brush off my shoulder where his greasy paw had dared to rest. Iâll need to wash this shirt when I get back.
The barkeep stands frozen, eyes wide like heâs seen a ghost. Without glancing at the man on the floor, I untie the small pouch at my belt and toss a gold coin onto the counter. It lands with a bright clink.
The barkeepâs eyes nearly fall out of his skull. That coin alone could probably buy the whole tavern.
A crowd forms around the man on the ground, now mercifully silent âthank the gods, my ears were about to start bleeding. One woman stands up, tears brimming in her eyes, and points a trembling finger at me.
âHe killed my Joseph!â she cries.
Immediately, the place erupts again âlouder this time. I can pick out the insults, the outraged shrieks.
I snort. Oh, please. Killed him? Sure, I knocked some teeth loose âmaybe more than a fewâ but dead? Hardly.
I may be many things, but even I have limits.
I donât kill my subjects.
I punish. I beat. I sentence.
But Iâve never killed one of my people, and I never will.
I guess I have some of my father in me after all.
Not that anyone here knows that.
Because the next thing I hear is some genius yelling, âDo the same to him!â and suddenly, the whole tavern is lunging for me âand what was indignation turns into a full-blown riot.
But honestly? I choose to always see what life brings me as an opportunity.
Itâs been days since Iâve wanted to hit something.
Looks like todayâs the day.
The first ones reach me faster than I wouldâve expected, given theyâre half-drunk, bone-weary peasants. But apparently the sudden commotion sobered them up âjust not enough to be even remotely threatening.
Three of them jump me âthree against one, how charming, the sense of fair playâ and try to grab my arms while one aims a punch at my face.
Have I mentioned Iâm pretty decent in a fight? Not that it matters here. Even drunk âwhich, Iâd like to point out, I am notâ I couldâve handled a bunch of sickly barflies trying to subdue me. I barely have to shake them off before two let go âone even topples backward without me touching him. When the third lunges with his fist raised, all I have to do is step aside and let his own momentum trip him up.
I look down at the trio trying to scramble back up, one brow arched. Funny, Iâd been told Iâd be in for a rough time. So far, this is just... disappointing.
More drunkards from the tavern follow, taking their shot, and I quickly resign myself to putting off my âunwinding sessionâ âthereâs no way Iâm hitting any of them.
Iâm well aware the peasants in my kingdom donât exactly live the healthiest lives âquite the opposite, reallyâ but I hadnât realized alcohol turned them into barely-functioning vegetables. Most of the time, I just need to wait for them to charge and sidestep. They go down on their own.
I donât regret hitting that man earlier âhe damn well deserved itâ but Iâve got no desire to lay a hand on the others still trying to reach me. First, because that would mean actual contact with their skin âno thank youâ but mostly because Iâm afraid Iâd seriously hurt them. Which would annoy me, sure, but would definitely land me in trouble.
So I do the one thing Iâve always mocked my father for: I stay passive.
I donât strike, donât even try. I just dodge and let them crash into beams, walls, or each other.
âŠAt least, until one of them manages to reach me and slaps me. Just a light tap, really, barely audible. But itâs enough to snap me back to life, just like the wine earlier.
The slap I return across his face is probably ten times harder âbut fairâs fair, I say.
They, in turn, snap out of it at the crack of that hit and all charge at me âand when I say all, I mean everyone. Even the old lady without a single tooth.
They grab at my arms, my legs, one gets an arm around my neck while someone else tugs on my hair âmy hair, for fuckâs sake!â and one particularly brave idiot latches onto my waist like a leech.
It feels like Iâve gone back in time, like Iâm wrestling my little brothers again âback when their idea of âfightingâ was to hang off me until I stopped moving and then punch me wherever they could reach.
With a groan of exasperation, I twist, using the momentum to swing the three clinging to my arm directly into the massive wooden beam next to us. They take the hit square in the ribs, hard enough that I donât feel a thing.
Now free, I grab the first head I can reach âsomewhere near my stomach, godsâ and hurl it away from me. The peasant screams, lets go, and rolls until he slams into a wall.
At this point, the ones clinging to my legs arenât even trying to hurt me anymore âtheyâre just wrapping their arms around my calves like their lives depend on it. Iâm forced to smash my right leg against my left in a thoroughly unchivalrous move to shake them loose. They crash into each other with satisfying grunts.
When I finally manage to shake them all off, a sigh escapes me âlong and weary.
I dare anyone to say Iâm not close to my people now.
Except I barely get a breath in âjust long enough to start processing how borderline humiliating that was (thank the gods no one from the Capital saw it, Iâd be the kingdomâs laughingstock)- when the tavern door slams open with a thunderous crash. A dozen peasants barge in, this time armed with pitchforks.
âThere! Thatâs him!â yells a short man âone I recognise as one who escaped earlierâ as he points directly at me. Heâs addressing a taller man, a little older than me, the only one here actually wearing armor âleather, but still.
âIn the name of the King, Iâm placing you under arrest!â the man declares. His face hardens âand before I can even think oh no or notice the crossbow in his hands, he raises it, aims, and fires.
Straight at me.
There arenât many things that scare me âand certainly not drunk peasantsâ but having a bolt fly toward your face at top speed would unnerve anyone.
Especially when itâs moving so fast you barely have time to flinch.
I think about dodging, about doing something, but even I know itâs too late. Fired like that, point-blank, with nothing between it and me, thereâs no way heâll miss.
And as my eyes lock onto the bolt and I nearly close them, breathing in sharplyâ
âŠâThe bolt stops. Just inches from my face.
âI believe that was my line,â says a calm, restrained, unmistakably female voice that I know well enough to snap my eyes back open.
And I am stunned.
There, standing directly in front of me, is Min âlooking more furious than Iâve ever seen herâ her long, elegant fingers curled tight around the bolt that nearly split my skull in two.
And as the projectile trembles slightly in her grip, the heavy silence in the room gives us all time to process what just happened.
She caught the bolt. With her bare hand.
âWhat theâŠâ mutters the crossbowman, stunned. He lowers his weapon slightly âjust enough for Min to seize her opening.
He doesnât even get the chance to say anything else before she pulls a pistol from her belt and shoots him. Clean, between the eyes.
Right where the bolt wouldâve hit me.
The tavern is so quiet we can hear the exact moment his body hits the floor.
We also hear the soft crunch as Min slowly turns toward me, her eyes âusually hazelâ now pitch-black with fury, and breaks the bolt between her fingers, never looking away.
The sound makes me flinch. Itâs humiliating.
With a gesture that seems calm âbut that, to me, radiates rageâ she tosses both halves of the bolt to the ground and gives me a mock-respectful nod.
Iâm not sure whether itâs the shame or the rage that burns the hottest in my veins right now.
What I do know is that Iâve never wanted to hit something so badly. If I could punch her porcelain-perfect face, I would. Happily. But I donât hit women. So anything else will have to do.
And somehow, my beloved subjects seem to pick up on that right away.
âKILL THEM!â
What follows is too fast for me to remember clearly.
Min and I are swarmed. The newcomers âarmed with pitchforks and makeshift spearsâ are more coordinated than the drunks from before. They know how to wield their weapons, how to throw punches, and dodging them all is a challenge. And I hate that just as I start thinking Iâm doing pretty well, I catch sight of Min behind me.
She reaches out and grabs the hair of a man sneaking up behind me, then yanks him forward so hard his head crashes into another attacker coming for her.
If someone had told me Iâd live to see a woman take down two men at once and cover my back in the process, I wouldnât have believed it.
Seeing it in real time makes it so much worse.
Iâve always liked to think Iâm a decent fighter. Ducking blows, landing punches, using the space and stray chairs to my advantage without taking more than one or two hits âitâs childâs play. Especially against peasants, weapons or not.
But watching Min for just one second makes it crystal clear sheâs in a different league.
She moves like air âevery strike, every dodge, is so fluid it looks like she's dancing.
Me? I grumble, simmer in my anger, and lash out at whateverâs closest. She? She watches. Analyzes. And then she dances.
When she spins and kicks a man straight in the gut âshe dances.
When she drops backward to avoid a pitchfork and pulls it forward to disarm her attacker âshe dances.
When she uses the bar counter to leap onto a manâs shoulders and slam him into three of his buddies âshe dances.
And when she spots the biggest brute of them all heading straight for me âclearly deciding I need something to vent my rage on? She dances, eyes gleaming like sheâs having the time of her life.
The giant takes my first punch to the jaw. Chokes on the second, a hard blow to the gut. Whimpers as I hit him again, square in the face. And finally collapses when I land a furious kick that sends him crashing backward.
The floor shakes under his weight.
Silence falls again, broken only by the sound of my ragged breathing.
But Iâm not out of breath because Iâm tired âno, this is the kind of panting rage leaves behind.
Gods, that felt good. I might feel guilty tomorrow for causing a scene âwell, probably notâ but either way, I canât deny it: that was satisfying.
Right now, I almost feel⊠relaxed.
I need a bath. I need to scrub off the filth these peasants rubbed on me.
Out of the corner of my eye, I spot the innkeeper peeking out from behind the bar. When Min sees him, she pulls a pouch from somewhere and tosses him another gold coin. He doesnât need to be told twice : he grabs it and vanishes without a second of hesitation.
Min turns to me, silent, her eyes still burning with that same fury âthough a bit dimmer now.
Is she expecting me to thank her for saving my life? I sincerely hope not. The move may have been impressive âI didnât even know that was physically possibleâ but Iâd rather die than thank her.
I could be thankful she came just in time âbecause heck, I hate to admit it, but I donât have a single clue what wouldâve happened to me if it wasnât for her suddenly spawningâ but I donât really feel like it.Â
So instead, I glare at her.
âYou just killed one of my subjects,â I say flatly, accusatory.
She bows her head slightly to slip the pistol back into her belt âand I swear I see her roll her eyes.
âI killed a man who attempted to murder the future King.â
My eyebrow lifts, surprised. Why, of all people, am I surprised sheâs the one calling me that?
Her gaze locks back onto mine, voice perfectly steady as she speaks her next words:
âAnd Iâd do it again if I had to. But next time, Your Highness? Just do me a favor âif you want a drink, ask me.â

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What if... you decided to run away? part three | OT7 BTS au
A very belated update starring my soulmate @shadowofahope and some angst. Warnings: mentions of murder, crime scenes, betrayal, injury, a mentally deranged villain, and bts hurting. 6.3K words
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Two options presented themselves to Min Yoongi as he watched you happily having breakfast with the others. He could tell you and this whole dream would be shattered, or he could bury it, and they could all live happily ever after. He was deluding himself he knew it, it wasnât a question of if youâd find out, it was a matter of when. He also knew, if he wasnât the one to tell you, youâd never forgive him.
Still with knowing this, his tongue felt heavy in his mouth as he looks at you, his throat seized. All his instincts wanted to do was keep him from breaking the mirage of everything he wanted, and thatâs what he would be doing. Call him a coward, like Namjoon was doing with his gaze eating into the side of Yoongiâs face, but to keep that smile on your face, heâd be anything to keep dreaming.
âHyung, Princess is sleeping next to us tonight,â Jungkook stares down the Prince with the most serious glare he can muster before he sits down for his serving of pancakes. Jimin and Taehyung nodding furiously on either side of him, imploring with their eyes that you both agree.
The idea of you not being in his arms as he slept made an uncomfortable itch manifest under his skin, akin to anxiety but more volatile. He keeps himself from scratching, nodding quietly in agreement as he plays with his food. He can feel the surprise in the room, Jin and Hobi looking at each other in shock. Even you nearly choked on the orange juice, whipping your head round to inspect the silent prince.
He tried to keep his features neutral, knowing you could read him like a book. Your reassuring palm on his thigh lets him know you can see through him, that light squeeze trying to coax him to look at you, but heâs too afraid to. If he faces you he would have to face Namjoon too, and right now, he couldnât deal with either of you.
âYoongi?â Your voice is so understanding and soft, the disgust he had in himself he could feel rise like bile in his throat at the sound.
âI donât like it Jagi,â he tries to smile, trying to meet your eyes. âBut youâre right I have to share.â
He excuses himself, unable to stand lying to you about his current predicament, Namjoonâs eyes following him every step of the way. Youâre about to follow after him but the taller individual beats you to it, telling you to stay.
The remaining men look between themselves, questioning each other silently before you verbalise their thoughts.
âDid someone say something to him?â You wince at the accusation in your own words.
âWeâve been saying something to him since we landed Princess,â Jimin deadpans, eyes narrowing at you as you defend the greedy prince.
âLook I know heâs been⊠unreasonable lately, but you know him,â you didnât want to talk about Yoongiâs vulnerabilities, but the suggestion was clear in your tone. âHe doesnât mean to be-â you hesitate, trying to find the right word.
âAn asshole?â Jin suggests, making Jungkook snicker at the language. âWe know Princess, but I think heâs forgetting the fact we nearly lost you too.â
âOf course youâre going to defend your prince over your knights in shining armour,â Taehyung mumbles to himself, his fork hitting the plate harshly as he picks up a piece of pancake.
You press your lips together to hold back the laugh, Jin and Jimin mirroring your expression.
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You knock on the door again, the fifth time, but still no response. It had been a week since you last saw her and now you were worried something was wrong. You frown, there were only so many places you could be on this island and when the weather was scorching like today, the only place was home. So why was your new friend not answering the door?
âNym?â You call out again, but not a whisper greets you back.
You sigh, sweat starting to drip from your scalp to your face. You turn back to your place, telling yourself youâd try again later.
The heat of the sun cooked the top of your head, you curse yourself for not bringing out a hat or parasol or something. As beautiful as this piece of heaven was, you were not acclimated to it.
You try not to run back to the villa to escape the heat, ready for a cool drink as you reach the front step.
âWhere have you been?â Yoongi almost yells in his panic when you walk through the door making you jump.
âHey,â you frown, hand on your chest to slow your startled heart. âWhatâs wrong?â
He composes himself at that question, as if he wasnât aware of his demeanour until you called it out, like he forgot himself for a moment.
âNothing,â he mutters, walking away with his head hanging low in guilt.
What the heck was that?
âYoongi?â You call after him, knowing he wanted to be alone but not wanting to leave him with the thoughts drowning him. You follow him into his room, staring in worry when he sits on the bed and hangs his head into his hands.Â
âBaby?â you ask, heart thumping uncontrollably as your mind races. âYoongi whatâs wrong?â
Youâre scared to approach him, depending on his disposition he didnât always welcome physical comfort when he felt vulnerable. Whatever cloud was thundering above him had his shoulders slumped, you couldn't see his eyes, couldnât read his expression.Â
âYoongi say something,â you beg, still standing by the door. âYouâve been acting weird all week, please say something.â
He sniffs, lifting his head, eyes full of water ready to spill. You stand in shock for a second, Yoongi wasnât one to cry. You rush to him, holding him tight as he starts to sob, knowing he was unworthy of your comfort right now when he kept the worst secret from you.Â
âJagi, tell me what's wrong please,â your own bottom lip wobbles, you hate seeing him upset, it kills you.Â
He shakes his head against you. You would never forgive him, he tries to get ahold of himself, pushing away from you as he wipes his face in his hands. The look of worry you give him breaks his heart. He takes your hand in his, trying to reassure you silently by stroking his thumb against your skin but he canât meet your eyes.Â
He wants to thank you when you donât push it, when you let it go for now, but the words are bitter and vile in his mouth and he doesnât release them.
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âWhy are you guys making popcorn?â Namjoon asks when he enters the kitchen, Yoongi close behind him after another argument.Â
âWe fixed the TV,â Jungkook says with a mouthful of snacks.
The prince becomes petrified with panic, he was the one to mess with the wiring so you wouldnât have access to the outside world or the news. The fear that freezes him, suddenly jolts him out of shock, almost running to the living room where he finds you flicking through the channels. He doesnât think before he snatches the remote out of your hand, turning the device off and gaining everyoneâs questioning gaze.
âYoongi?â
âHyung, what are you doing?â Taehyung asks in disbelief, he just got comfortable for movie night.Â
He canât say a word, his mind drawing blanks for an excuse.Â
âYouâve been acting weird all week,â Jin says.
âWhat the hell is going on with you?â Jimin looks at him as if heâs grown 2 extra heads.Â
âNo tv,â he breathes, the panic not subsiding. Namjoon stands behind him, his cheeks sucked in as he watches the scene. Heâs still angry from the fight with the prince, but he wasn't vindictive enough to throw him under the bus.
âWhy?â Hoseok asks.
âHeâs hiding something,â you finally speak after observing him, trying to take the remote back but he grips onto it like his life depends on it.Â
Jungkook had followed behind the two when they entered, moving towards the screen while you and Yoongi stared at each other. He uses the controls on the TV to turn it on, Yoongiâs face turning blank when he changes channel. Itâs his worst luck that it revealed what he tried so desperately to hide.Â
You turn to the image of your fatherâs coffin being walked out of his castle, held up by 6 men as Baekhyun and Taeyeon walked behind it dressed in black. The words the newscaster was saying donât even reach your ears, your face contorting from shock into pain.Â
âJagiâŠâ
You start hyperventilating, the others caught in stupor, unable to move. The king was dead, and they all had strong suspicions that Yoongi knew.Â
âY/n letâs calm-â Namjoon tries reaching for you but you snap away at his touch.
âDid you know?â He would take bullets right now than the look of fire on your face.
âY/n-â
âDid. You. Know.â
But his face confesses for you where his words canât. Thatâs all it takes for you to break down, falling to your knees with your arms around your head, whimpering not just at the loss of life, but the loss of trust.
âJagi,â Yoongi tries again, his heart blaring fast in alarm.
âDonât,â the strength in your voice is gone, but he knows not to say another word.Â
The tension turns thick, Jungkook mutes the news channel, but the footage of your fatherâs funeral still plays on the screen for them all to see. Minutes pass, no one daring to speak first. Jin glares at the prince, knowing what emotional turmoil he just put you through, how could he keep this from you? His gaze flickers to Namjoon with even more contempt.
âI have to go back,â you say more to yourself than them, coming to stand on wobbly legs, but your words cut through the silence for them all to hear.
âNo,â the prince almost growls at the suggestion, but you look ready to tear him right back, looking like a wounded animal on edge, ready to do whatever to survive.
âYou,â that one syllable held more venom than he had ever heard from you, finger pointed like a knife in accusation, âdonât get to decide for me, you donât get to control me, y-you-â
You canât help it, your words falter as you break down again, the corners of your sneer weighted down by grief, the bottom lip trembling as the fire in your eyes is drowned out by tears.
âYou of all people know what itâs like to be controlled your whole life, and you tried to do that to me.â
Your words hit him, they do, like a truck to the chest, ploughing him down, but he canât regret his actions, only your sorrow.
âIf you go back,â he takes a step towards you. âWe,â he points to himself and the rest of inhabitants in the room, âgo back.â
He waits for the realisation to pass your eyes, and he knows itâs there as they soften on him for a moment.
âIf we go back Jagi,â his voice cracks, hating himself for causing you this pain, but wanting you to listen to him. âWe are dead men.â
âI can ex-â
âThey wonât wait for an explanation Y/n!â He yells frustrated. âTheyâll sentence us to death before weâre questioned, you know how it works! How it really works.â
Your lips quiver as you try to look strong, but everything inside of you is crushed. The hurt clawed its way through your body, reducing you to nothing.Â
âI should have married him,â you say quietly to yourself but the sincerity in your tone breaks their hearts. You regretted choosing them, choosing your freedom.
âAnd lived unhappily ever after?â Yoongi scoffs with disgust at the image of you and Wang at the altar.
âAnd this is better? Letting my country and my people fall into the hands of a psychopath? Be betrayed by men who I thought loved me enough not to lie to me?â you reply, staring despondently at nothing. âI was born with my duty and I have failed it.â
His red rimmed eyes canât look at you.
âFor what?â Your hoarse voice presses, hurting you all. âFor something as trivial and fickle as love, the monarchy comes first and I have forgotten my place.â
âPlease,â he begs, head hung low as every word you uttered, although right, killed him.
âMy father was right.â It was like a final bullet, the harshest slap or ice bucket thrown over him.
You turn to Namjoon.
âIf you didnât love me, would you have let me escape?â
Both your minds go to the night he caught you, the night their feelings were revealed. He thinks it through, understanding his own duty. You stare in silence, his mind calculating, overthinking. There just wasnât a world that existed in his mind where he didnât love you, so how could he answer?
âI donât know,â he confesses sincerely.
âI wish you didnât,â you breathe. âMy father might still be alive.â
âThatâs not your fault,â Taehyung says but you shake your head.
What if he died because of you? Because you ran away? The guilt eats away at you, and you know if Yoongi and Namjoon were honest from the beginning you could have accepted it, could have leaned on them for emotional support but now you felt a rift between yourselves that ran too deep to fix. Yet despite that distance that now existed between you, you had no one else to turn to.Â
âI donât know what to do,â you sob, looking to them all for guidance. It was ironic that you were now technically queen, and you had no clue, no power, nothing.
They stay silent, solemn as they look to the ground and avoid your gaze.
âPrincess thereâs nothing we can do,â Jin says softly, not wanting to upset you but unable to feed any fantasy you had of fixing this.
âI canât leave my people to Taeyeon,â
Yoongi stands in front of you, his eyes piercing into yours, with an anger you couldnât place.
âTheyâre not your people anymore,â he says harshly, âyou abdicated, this isnât your problem.â
âHyung,â Jimin warns him gently, he was pushing it.
You search his eyes, wondering why he was trying to hurt you further, until you realise there was fear he was trying to hide with his wrath.
âYou knew when you left, eventually Baekhyun and that psycho bitch would be next in line,â Yoongi continues, ignoring Jimin. âYou donât want that life Y/n.â
A knock on the door snaps everyoneâs attention to the sound, the tension not broken but theyâre grateful for the pause.
Your new friend enters cautiously, eyes wandering around the room at everyoneâs sullen expressions and the endless stream of tears pouring down your face. It didnât take a genius to figure out what was going on.
âNym, is everything okay?â Namjoon asks politely, not appreciating the disruption but knowing there wouldnât be one without good reason.
âI⊠I did some digging,â Nym breathes nervously, wanting to bolt out of the room with the heaviness in the air but this was important. âThe authorities already know something was unusual with the late kingâs passing so-â
âYou knew too?â The sting of betrayal had you interrupting before you could stop yourself. You were stuck on this island and you thought you could run to your friendâs place for help when the conversation was over but now you truly had nowhere to turn to. This paradise had turned into a prison, they werenât going to let you leave.
Nym looks at you sadly, apologising silently hoping what was uncovered with a week of no sleep would earn your forgiveness.
âI thought hard about what I could do to help, and I think I have something.â
âWhat is it?â Hoseok asks.
âThe authorities know thereâs something odd about the Kingâs passing, but Prince Baekhyun and his wife closed any investigation, so I did some digging,â Nym explains, feeling the intensity of everyoneâs stares, no one breathed. âIâŠâ
She pauses, looking at you wondering whether it was right to just lay everything out on the table, but how can something so destructive be cushioned. Namjoonâs eyes glance towards the laptop in the computer geniusâs arms.
âWhat did you find?â you barely whisper.Â
âShe didnât cover her tracks very well,â Nym replies, hesitating. âI donât think you should see this.â
âTaehyung and Jimin, maybe your should take Y/n-â
âNo,â you interrupt, the hell were they going to discuss this without you, that was what caused this fucking problem in the first place. âShow me.â
Your eyes donât implore your friend, they demand authority and everyone in the room understands why you deserve your title, blood had nothing to do with it. The laptop is placed on the table, everyoneâs eyes glued to the screen.Â
âThe Imperial castle has two sets of security cameras, someone hacked into them to erase everything the night of your fathers death,â Nym explains. âIt took a week but I recovered them.â
âHow did he die?â Jin asks what you couldn't stomach asking.
âThe official story is he mixed medication with alcohol andâŠâ there's a pause for concern over your wellbeing, but you were done with walking around eggshells, they were all broken anyway.Â
âSay it,â you beg.
âHe fell down the Castle stairs,â Nym says, watching your reaction cautiously, âthere was a dent on his head that was unexplainable with the fall, but they think he mightâve bumped it on something given his state. They blamed the security camera malfunction on the storm.â
âAnd what actually happened?â Namjoon asks.
âJust play the footage Nym,â you say, it didnât matter anyway, what was done was done, what you wanted was the truth.
After a deep breath, Nym presses play, the screen is grainy at first but clears. Your father comes into the frame, obviously heavily intoxicated with someone pushing him from behind. Whoever it was, wears a ski mask, looking around on edge. Thereâs a glint of metal in their hand that you canât make out but itâs pressed against his back. After a stumble, he trips on the ground, and the masked figure tries to pull him up. They get into a tussle, your father grabbing the individual but only able to pull off the balaclava. Your breath catches as you recognise her, and now the object in her grasp. You jump when the pistol is slammed against his skull, and heâs pulled to his feet. Heâs disorientated, clutching his head in his hands before heâs pushed to the stairs. You close your eyes, knowing what was about to happen, and you thought you could stomach it but you canât. Arms wrap around you, someone strokes your hair. You bury your head into his chest, knowing it was Taehyung who had come to comfort you from the most abhorrent scene you ever had to witness.Â
âIâm so sorry Y/n,â Nym says sincerely as you muffle your cries.Â
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They sit in silence once Nym leaves, the hours tick by with you sitting on the ottoman alone, too quiet, too stoic, too deep in thought. No one dares to break it first, no one dares to move, scared that the already fragile state of your being could shatter more than it already had. There was no coming back from this, that was the fear, no recovering.Â
The footage would be released with your permission, it would solve the issue of letting the psychopath sit in your throne, and yet there was another fear in the room. The proof of your fatherâs murder didnât solve everything.Â
âIâm going back,â you say calmly.
âBut-â
âYouâre not coming with me,â you donât mean it in a cruel way but it still breaks their hearts. âI have a role I was born to serve, a people who need a queen they can trust, not some relative who thought they were safe from ever having to wear the crown.â
âBut weâre happy here,â Jimin says with wobbling lips, eyes and nose streaming.
âWhy canât we come with you?â Jungkook cries.
âBecause for right or wrong reasons, the government will still have you tried for concealing my whereabouts without consulting the royal guards,â you state, hating the matter of fact but you couldnât risk their safety. âRules are rules, and no matter what story we spin, we still broke the law.â
âYouâre going to leave us?â Hoseok asks in disbelief. âAfter everything.â
You bite your lip hard to stop your eyes watering but it doesnât work. This would be the hardest thing you would do but it needed to be done.
âNot forever,â you promise, voice hoarse and heavy. âBut until I can clear your name and guarantee your safety, this will have to be goodbye.â
âNo,â Yoongi shakes his head, his arms crossed, his eyes closed as if that would protect him and stop everything.
âYou and I both know what happens if you come back with me Yoongi,â you sniff. âIf you get imprisoned in my country, the repercussions will be war and you know it.â
âWhat if we go back to our country?â Hoseok suggests, âYoongiâs uncle might be able to liaise with little Queenâs government and clear our name.â
âThereâs no guarantee that would work,â Namjoon sighs, massaging his head with his fingers as he tries to solve this impossible conundrum. Politics was more complicated than chess, it was like playing on a board 50 times the size with a thousand more unique pieces.
âNot to mention what Y/nâs government will force her to do in return for clearing our name,â Yoongi seethes, finally looking at you with a sad anger welling his eyes. âWhat if they ask you to marry Wang like your father proposed, to honour his wishes and get whatever deal he was offered by selling your hand in marriage.â
âThatâs not how it works,â Tae says in disbelief, looking between you and Yoongi waiting for someone to reassure him you wouldnât become a pawn for your country. You only look at him sadly in reply.
âOne problem at a time please,â Jin mutters, catching Namjoonâs headache.
âPlease donât go back,â Jimin begs, the palm of his hands covering his eyes as he sobbed. This was so cruel, that they finally got to taste a life with you in their arms for only seconds before you were taken away.
âWhat if Princess married Hyung?â Jungkook suggests desperately, but the question makes you burst more into tears, your head tilted to the ceilings as you try to stop.
âShe canât get married without the permission of the courts,â Namjoon says solemnly, head hanging low. âAnd Yoongi Hyungâs uncle would never agree, thereâs too much bad blood.â
âHe barely agreed to let Yoongi become little queenâs guard,â Jin remembers out loud.
Yoongi shakes his head. He hated this, the fact his blood had a say in his life, ruled it without thought to what he wanted.
âIf my father was king he would have allowed it,â Yoongi admits, for years he prayed his uncle would sire offspring so the crown would never fall on him, now he was second guessing his wishes.
You both look at eachother, another life flashing before your eyes, one so out of reach it was more of a fantasy than a dream. You still held a resentment for his actions, but the concept of leaving him overcast everything. You understood it to some extent but you truly didnât know whether you could forgive him.Â
âIt doesnât matter,â you say, âright now it doesnât change anything.â
He hangs his head in shame, knowing he really fucked up beyond repair.Â
Your attention shifts to Namjoon as he kneels in front of you, the equation in his head starting to solve itself. His eyes implore into yours, the rest of the group fade to the background when he takes your hands into his, his warm touch soothing you.Â
âYou always said growing up royal was awful,â He starts cautiously, not wanting to cause any more problems or misunderstandings. âThere were too many rules, too many restrictions, too many classes on how to behave.â
You nod as you take in his words, wondering where he was going with this.Â
âYour father pushed you away, there's a history of that you know,â he informs you. âThe first heir is always treated differently, the spare is raised with less restraint, they say the prospect of raising a child who is set to replace you throughout time has caused parental rifts.â
âWhere are you going with this Joonie?â you ask, he smiles apologetically, the tangent was somewhat an accident to avoid a harsh truth he needed to reveal.
âIf you go back, your whole life is decided for you, Queen of a country or not, the government will set your alliance to someone they see fit, you will be expected to have two children, at least, and then they will be subjected to everything you did growing up.â
You stare at him. The thought had crossed your mind before but you always swore you would do better. The reason your father was so harsh on you was he couldnât have a spare, your mother died too soon after your birth. You were it, he drilled that into you from day one.
âI can protect them,â you say weakly, tears starting again when Joon shakes his head in disagreement.Â
âI know youâll fight Y/n, but it would be you against a hundred officials, you tried to fight your father and you couldnât and every one of those officials were behind him in his decision.â
âJoon,â you cry, wanting him to stop. His hand squeezes yours, the other wiping away the teardrops gently trying to cushion his words.Â
âTo the world, you are so privileged, and part of that is true, but they havenât seen you suffer like we have, and I hate to think about how much you suffered before meeting us.â
You sniff, looking around the room at the rest of them looking so downtrodden, your eyes falling last on Yoongi who wipes his tears before they can fall. Yoongi, who understood you through experience, who you connected with the moment you met.Â
âYou guys are the best thing that ever happened to me,â you tell them truthfully, âI donât want to go back without you, but I donât know what else Iâm supposed to do.â
âItâs your decision little Queen,â Hoseok steps forward, smiling sadly but knowing how hard this was for you. âWeâll support you no matter what.â
The younger three glare at him for that comment, the others hanging their heads low as if in prayer.Â
âWhatever happens,â Jin agrees, âyou always have our love and support Princess.â
âPlease,â Yoongi begs quietly, his face scrunched in pain as he cries openly. The sight breaks your heart all over again, you really did hate seeing him in pain.Â
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âAfter the tribulations and trials of our beloved royal family, I think the country can say this is a monumental event in history. Like treachery out of a mediaeval plot, today also marks the one month anniversary of the death of our late king, murdered by the wife of his nephew in a scheme for the crown.
Of course this plot was unveiled by his daughter, who at the time fled the country for her safety, but returned to ensure the safety of her people and bring Kim Taeyeon to justice.â
Sadness sat like stones in their stomachs, sinking slowly as your face graced the screen. You smile but they know it doesnât reach your eyes, you wave to the crowd and the cameras before climbing into the carriage off to the citadel for your coronation.Â
âShe looks so beautiful,â Taehyung mumbles, in awe of your figure in the red ruby gown. He blinks back tears, your absence didnât get any easier for them, and seeing you on a screen just cemented the fact you were no longer here.Â
âI canât believe she went back,â Jin whispers to himself but the others hear. They also hear his unsaid words hiding between the lines, you chose duty over them, the irony was hard to ignore. You always thought they would do the same.
âOf course the matter still remains about the young Queenâs foreign bodyguards whoâs current whereabouts are unknown. There is massive divide in the country and government over the actions of Kim Namjoon and his men, one of whom is the current Prince of another nation. There are calls for their presence in the court, others are demanding they receive the medal of valour, and during a recent official press conference this is what our new Queen had to sayâŠâ
The screen shifts to you at a podium, cameras and lights flashing on your form as you look at your paper. They hadnât seen the footage yet but the date stamp on the footage showed it was from a few days ago. Jungkook holds his breath, waiting for you to speak, it felt like a lifetime ago that he heard your voice.Â
âI understand there is a lot of speculation over my disappearance, and rumours that I was abducted by the men sworn to protect me.â
The youngest canât help sniffling at the sound, he misses you and the feeling opened new excruciating wounds in him where he thought there was room for no more.Â
âI am here to clear any misunderstanding over the events of the last month or so. This accusation has put to question the character of the men my own father, the late king, employed and I can say one thing for certain with absolute convictionâŠâ
You take a pause, looking up at the cameras as if staring into each of their souls. They can see the longing in your eyes, the tears forming that you blink away, a moment of weakness that you had to hide.Â
âKim Namjoon, Kim Seokjin⊠Min Yoongi,â you take a breath as if his name pained you. âJung Hoseok, Park Jimin, Kim Taehyung and Jung Jungkook are the best men I have ever met, and they saved my life, and any call for their imprisonment is a crime against the crown and against me. I will do everything in my power to clear their names, and have them return. Our relations with King Min must remain peaceful, and I will not have my country tarnish their character and cause unrest between two nations.Â
My first act on the throne will be to resolve any remaining issues between our countries and draw up a new treaty with King Min, and I know my people will stand with me. Thank you.â
âSheâs gonna do it,â Namjoon says quietly but proudly, smiling sadly when he sees the resolve on your face as you start answering press questions. âItâll take some time but weâll be by her side again.â
The room is quiet as they watch the footage change back to your coronation, all of them swallowing back tears with heavy hearts. They wished they could be standing there beside you, but one day they knew they would be again, no matter how long it took.Â
There are cheers coming from the crowds as the crown is placed on your head, you take a deep breath that they can all see, a smile to the people but your eyes are glassy.Â
âOur beautiful little Queen,â Jimin says in awe, tears slipping that he canât help.Â
âI know sheâll be the best Queen in the world but Iâm so anxious for her,â Jin breathes, his heart nervous for you.Â
âI wish we were there,â Hoseok whispers.
âShe shouldnât be there,â Yoongi says solemnly, standing. âShe should be here with us.â
The others watch him walk out of the room, the prince had fallen into a deep stoic state, they just hope the hurt would fade with time. You carved out Yoongiâs soul the day you left, they could only pray he would find himself again.Â
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You donât know how you managed to give your new staff the slip, you had paid the driver off with enough money that he couldnât refuse, despite what your advisors and the government officials tried to stop you from doing.
You knew it would bring you nothing but more grief, but you had to. You could already hear Namjoon berating you, it almost makes you smile before you remember why youâre here. Youâre glad to see the tower is cold and depressing as promised, the criminals in here were all in treachery of the crown.Â
The guards all gave you worried looks as you demanded to see her, and there she stood in the last cell, trapped behind metal bars finally looking like the madness she held within. Her hair stood on end, a nest of knots that could never be undone, much like the chaos she caused in your life.Â
She sees you, and now you really do smile vindictively when her eyes travel down the length of your coronation gown before fixing themselves on the crown that sat where it belonged. She growls, her teeth baring in disgust and hate you never witnessed before.
She presses herself against the metal, reaching for you as if she could snatch all her wants within her grasp.Â
âYou abdicated, that crown is mine!â
It was strange, confronting her like this. Almost surreal, the concept that this was the woman you befriended, the woman who failed in killing you, and the woman who murdered your father. There was no denying it, you saw it for yourself.Â
âWhy couldnât you just stay away?â she has the gall to sob, to truly cry over her loss as if she was the victim, and you knew then there was no hope for her, not that you would ever offer it to her in the first place.Â
You shake your head in disbelief, a humourless laugh before you take a step closer, wanting no one but her to hear your words.
âYou know what?â You start, voice quiet but unwavering. âIf you had just left everything well enough alone, I wouldnât be here, if you didnât let your greed become so heinous it cost a man his life, eventually you couldâve worn this crown and I would have let you.â
She screams, the sound making you want to slap some sense into her.Â
âBut your actions have cost so many people in so many ways,â you say sadly, not an ounce of sympathy for her, but for yourself as selfish as that might sound. âI can see now thereâs no saving you.â
âThat crown is mine! THAT CROWN IS MINE!â She repeats it as if it would become true, getting louder and louder as you stare.Â
âYou killed my father you psychotic bitch,â you spit, but there was no point to this, there would be no real justice for her actions, and she would never regret them. You wonder what closure you were trying to gain by being here, there was nothing you could do to make her feel your pain.Â
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âYour majesty,â your new personal advisor bids your farewell. You had moved to the cold imperial castle, the official site for the monarch. The day had cost you all your energy and you could barely bring yourself to climb the stairs to your new chamber. You try to ignore the urge to glance towards where you know they found your fatherâs body, the hurt of losing him still fresh despite the strain of your relationship with him. You push away the thoughts to deal with another time.Â
Your jaw hurts from forcing your face to smile all day for the public eye, as you get ready for bed the deep empty void in your chest gets filled with pangs of sadness so intense you have to stop and breathe for a moment. You had kept it subdued all day for duty, but it came back with a vengeance.Â
You were now Queen, and completely utterly unfathomably alone. The thought grips you so painfully in the silenve you canât help the sob that turns into a wail. There was no one here to comfort you, no one to hear you yet you still covered your cries with your hand, sinking pitifully to the floor.Â
The agony of leaving them didnât fade for a day. You forgave Yoongi and Namjoon the second you returned to this awful cage, wanting to regret leaving them but there was nothing you could do about your decision now. You knew what Yoongi was trying to protect you from, there was no malice in his actions, just desperation that undid you both. You walked back into the life you tried to escape, and lost far more than you could ever explain.Â
In truth you didnât know whether you would see them again, whether you would win the fight to clear their name. You would never give up, you couldnât, the only thing that kept you going was getting them back, otherwise this was going to be a long lonely purgatory for you without them.Â
âMin Yoongi I forgive you,â you barely breathe out loud, needing him to hear you no matter how impossible. You knew him better than you knew yourself, knew he needed to hear those words for his own peace, or he would never forgive himself. You knew what state you left him in, and that one thing was your biggest regret.
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"Most of all, I hate you because I think of you. Often. It's disgusting, and I can't stop"-Cardan Greenbriar, The Cruel Princeđ
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#park jimin#jimin#dance line bts#jimin face#jimin who#the cruel prince#the folk of the air#booktok#holly black#romantasy#book boyfriend#fantasy#romance#jude duarte#jurdan#bts#bangtan sonyeondan#kim namjoon#kim seokjin#vimin#min yoongi#jung hoseok#kim taehyung#jeon jungkook#viminkook#jikook#jimin edits#bts smut#bts fanfics#jimin smut
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My vmin fics
i hate you (to the moon and back)
Jimin and Taehyung have hated each other for years, and it's time they do something about it in a method thatâs...a bit unorthodox to say the least
or: enemies with benefits au except they're both captains of the same soccer team
(Explicit â„ high school soccer au â„ enemies to lovers â„ smut, fluff, angst)
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âI want you to get them all out of here.â Taehyung ordered in his deep, gravely voice, looking down at Jimin who was still pressed against the wall.
âWhy?â Jimin asked, anticipation dripping from his words.
âTo teach you a lesson on not letting people touch whatâs mine.â
Or: Jimin adopts an intimating, unruly, and absolutely drop dead gorgeous hybrid on impulse and gets much more than he bargained for
(Explicit â„ modern/hybrid au â„ hybrid Taehyung, human Jimin â„ smut, fluff, angst)
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Honeymoon in Hawaii
What else happened on the night Jimin and Taehyung went stargazing in Hawaii?
(Explicit â„ canon au â„ best friends to lovers â„ smut, fluff, angst)
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Enigma
Alpha prince Jimin has agreed to an arranged marriage in order to expand the Park empire with another, but only if he gets to select the prince he will wed.
Insert Kim Taehyungâa stunning beta prince with a gentle demeanor who doesnât talk much...or at all. Jimin instantly chooses him for his beauty and compliance, but not everything is always as it appears to be.
Enigma: the Alpha of Alphas and is believed to be a myth because of their rarity. They are extremely dangerous and can either lead a society to flourish or to damnation.
(Explicit â„ omegaverse royalty au â„ enigma prince Taehyung, alpha prince Jimin â„ enemies to lovers â„ smut, fluff, angst)
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It's raining panties
A pair of panties floats from Taehyungâs new neighbor's open window and onto his flowers, so he goes to return them
What Taehyung expected:Â a briefly awkward but friendly introduction with the woman living next door as he gave the panties back to her
What he got:Â a stunning man opening the door, blushing bright red and snatching the panties away without a word of explanation
What he's left with:Â sleepless nights over why the man has the panties, and what he looks like wearing them
(Explicit â„ modern omegaverse au â„ alpha Taehyung, omega Jimin â„ neighbors to lovers â„ smut, fluff, angst)
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But...he's a cheerleader!
Kim Taehyung: Heâs hot, heâs funny, heâs charming, and heâs the only male cheerleader on the squad. Everybody loves Taehyung.
Park Jimin: Heâs hot, heâs athletic, heâs disciplined, and heâs strict when it comes to gender roles. Jimin hates Taehyung.
(Explicit â„ college/university au â„ cheerleader Taehyung, jock Jimin â„ enemies to lovers â„ smut, fluff, angst)
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Sk8er boi
Taehyung was a punk, Jimin did ballet, what more can I say?
He wanted him, and Jimin would never tell, but secretly he wanted Taehyung as well
But all of Jiminâs friends stuck up their nose. And they had a problem with Taehyungâs baggy clothes
Taehyung was a skater boy. Jimin almost said, âSee ya later boy.â Emphasis on ~almost~
(Explicit â„ high school au â„ skater Taehyung, ballerino Jimin â„ first loves â„ smut, fluff, angst)
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One of your girls
Taehyung walks into a Halloween party, and immediately has his eyes set on the hot piece of ass in a Hooter's costume.
He has no idea that said hot piece of ass is a dude, but that won't stop him from a good time.
(Explicit â„ college/university au â„ jock Taehyung, cheerleader Jimin â„ one night stands to fwb's to lovers â„ smut, fluff, slight angst)
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#art#bts art#kpop#bangtan#bts#bts fanart#fanart#clip studio paint#bts taehyung#bts v#v#kim taehyung#taehyung art#hes so stunning omg#hes a prince#taehyung#artists on tumblr#digital artist#small artist#drawing
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Love Revocation

Pairing: ImperialGuard!JungHoseok x Princess!Reader
Premise: Only your brothers would be willing to step in and try to change your future. But history isn't easy to overcome, even if it is all but forgotten.
Word count: 3.5K
Author's note: I've been watching a lot of historical k-dramas and c-dramas lately, and I can say it's an addiction at this point! If you have any favourites feel free to share! I'd love to watch your recommendations as well as talk about any mutual ones we love!
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One foot infront of the other, the crisp air of the afternoon breeze through your robes and hair, the light chatter of people in the market; it all gave you a bittersweet taste of Deja vu. Times like these felt right, but you had the feeling that nothing looked as it should. It could be the small taste of freedom mixed with the claustrophobic fear being chained somewhere. However, where the other end of the chain was you didnât know. Or you did once, but it was lost with the rest of your memories from all those years ago.Â
You stopped trying to remember after the first two season changes, then you accepted your circumstances and adjusted yourself to where you were.Â
Arms full, you smile gracefully at the passing merchants and village people, the ones bowing at you when recognization transpired. You all but skip down the back path heading towards the palace again.Â
You promised mother youâd finish her painting of the place father asked for her hand today. You had beeen working on it for her birthday, but you were too excited to wait. So it may have been promised 2 weeks earlier then her day.
However, a shroud voice catches your attention before you make it to the next corner. You stop in your tracks to listen. If living in the palace taught you anything it was âto always know the concerns of your peopleâ, were fathers exact words. In otherwords you took it as a sign that it was ok, in most situations to eavesdrop⊠at least a little.Â
âShe is being forced to marry the oldest son of the emperor and empress. Her bloodline will muddy just as theirs already is.â A sinik male voice mocked.Â
âWhat do you mean by that?â You heard your brothers fiance ask. She was a headstrong woman. Not only that but she was radiant. The type of woman your brother deserved.Â
âEveryone knows the young lady is unfavoured by the gods. So if you bear a child with him your children will be inflicted with the same inability.â This time a female voice chimed in. Just as distasteful as the males.
âThe princess is kind, witty, social, politically intelligent, well read, impactful, understanding and unworldly beautiful. Our children will be blessed to have her as their aunt.â Tayla lists, you smile to yourself. She didnât have to defend your honour so seriosuly, but you silently thanked her none the less.Â
âYou have your doubts. There is no way you do not feel some worry about tarnishing your family name. Its reputation will be dragged through the land if your children fail to develope as she has. They will be cursed as she is.âÂ
Anyone talking about your family members however, you just couldnât let it slide so easily.
âMy brothers children will develop into the strongest blood line of these past 1000 years, we are in no need of your concern.â You step in, rounding the corner of the building. Your voice and demeanour remain calm, a smile on your lips as your mother had taught you when it came to political arguments. Remaing calm when the opposing side could not, as strategy she had learned in her youth.
What others said about you didnât really bother you anymore. As a young child you always felt the sting of their harsh words. Like they were hoping youâd choke on them. But it had the opposite affect. It only drove you to try harder, to learn the ways of the palace. To push yourself past the limits that this life had given you.Â
âMy lady!â Many courteous greetings are followed by formal bows. âWha-what are you doing here?â
âI was out for a walk through the village to get a few supplies.â Holding up the items in your hands, you sidle up to your future sister in law. Taking a step between her and the small circle of ill intended pupils.
âWe didnât mean anything by it. We were just worried she hadnât thought it through. Or raised concernsâ One of the young males spoke quickly. You stifle a scoff, but continue to maintain your composure.
âIâm sure you are.â You eye him carefully, if you werenât mistaken he was one of the many candidates who wanted Taylaâs hand in marriage. âHowever as I am not my mother and fathers birth daughter, youâll be happy to know my genes will die with me.âÂ
âYou are not the child of the Emporer and Empress?â The small crowd gasps in unison. You could laugh at how comical their faces became.Â
Even so, amongst the mumbling in front of you there is a faint call from behind you, you turn to her.
âMother and Father saved me when I was young. Knowing I could not cultivate nor could remember where I had come from or how I ended up where they found me, they showed compassion and mercy upon taking me in and raising me with their children.â You explain to her alone. âI am blessed beyond measure. And your children will hold the greatest of titles. â
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A few days had past since your unexpenctant, informal announcement of your lineage. A very important matter had taken your attention, so you had all but forgotten already. You hear frantic footsteps approach your room. You brace your mind for the inevitable impact that would be your brothers. Your hand doesnât still as it continues to write on the parchment of your lessons from today. Your doors burst wide open, not bothering to look up at them.
âAre you really planning to take the tether serum?â Your youngest brother demands breathlessly.Â
âYouâre here earlier then I expected, I am almost surprised.â You smile to yourself. If you had placed money on them discovering your plans, it would not have been until at least a week had past.
âDonât make light of this.â Your eldest brother scolds from the rear, coming up behind your younger brother, closing the doors to conceal your conversation.
âWhy would you make such a thing?â Taehyung's bewilderment is something you had became accustomed to. He somehow always seemed shocked by your actions. Considering how long you had been in the family now, you would have thought he had understood you at least a little.
You let out a deep sigh, the air from your lungs feels cold as it leaves your body into the warm air.Â
âI want to be of use to mother and father in the end. Is that so outrageous as to incur your unmistakable wrath?â You choose your words carefully, not wanting to sadden them with todays ongoings but at the same time you know Seokjinâs fiance has already informed him of the other day.Â
âWe both understand greatly how indebted you feel towards them, but to tether your lifeline to them as someone still young is unheard of.â Seokjin reasons, still standing in the middle of the room, you can see his robes out of your peripheral. Taehyung sits down in the place next to you, trying to get your attention.
âElder brother is right. If they both pass then so shall you, your soul cannot be separated. You shall serve them into death and upon new life.â His tone turning sorrowful.Â
This time you look up at him, then towards your elder.Â
âMy dear brothers, Itâs no secret that no one would marry me before and now with my birth being admitted, I have somehow lost whatever leverage I may have had.â
âThatâs not true.â You see the hurt in the youngers eyes, but what you've said is true. You all know it. You give him a sad smile, letting your hand drop the brush, and placing it over his on the table.
âI cannot cultivate. I have no sense of magic or any prowess. My soul has been deemed weak and now people know that I am not the Emperor and Empress' true daughter.â You direct your smile towards Seokjin. âI have been preparing myself for this outcome since we were young. Please, if you cannot understand me then at least accept that this is your sisters wish.â
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âThe last time the two of you bowed this deeply to us was when you were young children and you and our son had broken a priceless family heirloom while you were training in the halls.â The Emperors longest friend muses from his seat. Him and his wife had known your parents since they were young, they were as close as family. Including their son, who happened to be the same age as you. So all four of you had grown up together.
âUncle. Auntie. We are here to request an inordinate favour from you. One we know may be impossible for you to agree to, but we must ask this of you.â Seokjinâs whole body is tense. Everything he can do to save you from tethering yourself is hanging on this outcome.Â
âWhat is it?â Your aunt is more curious then worried by their request. Seeing them kneel before them was a shock bigger then they had ever expected.Â
Your brothers sit up straight.
âOur sister. As you know she is unable to cultivate. She has no skill in combat. Many have deemed her unworthy to bear our family name.â Seokjinâs voice comes out strong, but his hands are trembling slightly. âHowever, as you also know. Our sister is competent in the kitchen, and with chores of the home. She is patient and nurturing when she takes care of the palaces many children. She has beautiful skills in the way of art and embroidery. She is generous beyond measure and courteous to others. She deserves to have a future.â
âWe both agree. She is a diamond amongst pebbles. But what brings this tone of concern?â Uncle is concerned.
âOur sister has decided to take the tether serum and serve our parents.â Taehyung explains. âWe do not know if you have heard the word circling about our sister not being of our blood. But we are here to confirm it. Our parents took her in when I was newly born, she is all Iâve known to be an older sister.â
âWe are aware of the talk. We were also there the day your parents found the young lady.â The Uncle assures. âYou do not need to worry about our thoughts towards the princess.â
âI am curious to this favour. What do you wish to ask for?â Auntie pushes.Â
âOur sister wishes to tether herself for she believes no one will marry her.â Seokjin explains. They bow again in unison, as if they had practiced their movements and speech before appearing. âWe ask of you to please propose a marriage contract to the Emporer and Empress between our sister and your son.â
Taehyung cuts in quickly before they can be dismissed.âWe know he is your only son, but we beg of you. She respects your son and you, uncle and auntie. There are many things she may be useful for.â
âUseful? She is enough as she is. We know that very well.â Uncle states, making eye contact with his wife. The look of understanding flashing between the two, unseen by the young princes.
âJust as we know our son. He has felt feelings of affection for the young lady for quite some time. You might not know this but she was the reason he decided he wanted to join the guard.â The older woman conceals her giggle behind her hand. âI had never seen such a rambunctious boy turn so serious.â
âHe knew?â They both shoot up in surprise. Their friend had never mentioned having any knowledge of your sisters situation. But then again, they had never spoken of this either.Â
âYes. Our son was adamant that he would protect the princess. We could not sway his mind. Though we did not try to. We have never looked down on her because of her situation. She has become a well rounded beautiful woman, our son would be blessed to take her as his wife.â The Lord nods,Â
âDoes that mean you will agree?â They feel giddy. They could save you.
The older couple share a fond smile.Â
âThere is something our son has been drawn to since he was a young boy. We believe your sister is the key to his happiness.âÂ
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âHoseok, what are you doing here?â You beam, controlling your feet to not skip your way over to him. A lady never skipsâŠat least not in front of others.
âPrincessâ He greets you with a bow and warm smile as he always does. âI was summoned by the Emperor and Empress. Why have you come?âÂ
âI was requested by Uncle and Auntie to meet them here.â You explain. âWhat is going on? Do you think its about Mothers birthday feast tomorrow?âÂ
âIâm not sure, but we should not keep them waiting. Let us go in.â He opens the doors and waits for you to enter first.
You hurry in, smiles directed at your parents then your uncle and aunt.Â
A large round table adorned with vast plates of food, both your fathers sat near the far end laughing and chatting away, raising a drink to eachother. Your mothers seated next to their husbands also tremendously cheerful.Â
You share a quick glance before bowing.Â
âEmperor. Empress.â He greets first.
âUncle. Auntie.â You greet directly after.Â
âChildren! Come in! Have a seat.â You father cheers happily. Your aunt waves a hand over to you for you to sit next to her.Â
You bound over to sit next to your aunt. Which just so happens to be next to Hoseok as well.
âWe are celebrating this evening.â Your mother informs, her attention on him.
âWhat are we celebrating Empress?â Formality laced in his words. It made you smile, even if he was like another son to your parents he highly respected them.Â
âLord and Lady Jung, have come to us with a proposal contract and we have agreed.â The Emporer boisterously exclaims.
âIâm sorry, Father and Mother I fear I do not comprehend.â You express, eye brows coming to meet in a frown.Â
You see a flash of something cross Hoseoks face, but you stay focused on your looking between your parents.Â
Your Aunt grabs both your hands, placing them in the space between you and forcing you to face her.
âThe Emporer and emperess have accepted our proposal for our son and you to be wed.â She cheers brightly, hands giving yours a light squeeze.
âIâm to marry-?â You look back at him. Scared to see panic or disgust or even rage on his dazzling features. But there isnât any sign of darkening. Only red tinted ears give away any emotions heâs feeling. That in itself leaves you astonished adn shaken.Â
Words of wedding ceremonies are abrupt in your ears. The pattern of the bedding for your marriage suite.Â
âBut, Uncle, auntie. Iâm not worthy of marrying your son.â You say it like it is a definite fact, interrupting their excited remarks.Â
âNonsense!â Your father bellows, a bright smile never leaving his face, he places his arm around his long term friend, who shares an equally blinding smile. âYou two shall be wed! It is a beautiful idea, one I wish we had thought of sooner.âÂ
The laughter from the elders erupts once again, leaving you shell shocked. Remaining quiet you canât bring yourself to look at anyone, opting to stare at the oak table in front of you. How did these events happen? You had just made the choice toâŠ
A sinking feeling hits you all at once. Your brothers. They were the only ones that knew of your plans, other then the physician you had asked the tether serum about. They would be the ones to try to stop you.Â
Youâd deal with them after this dinner. Youâd confront them and talk to Hoseok about his rejecting the marriage proposal.Â
You just had to sit nicely until then.
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âWhat did you do?!â You stormed into the study room the next day, you knew your brothers had hidden themselves away. They always resided in the same place to try to escape you when they had done something they knew you would be unhappy with. You had been followed by Hoseok on your way there when you mentioned you were confronting your brothers, upon meeting him that morning.
âSister. This is a study room. Please refrain from raising your voice.â Your oldest mock scolding you, book in hand.
âThen answer me. I know it was the two of you that have provoked the marriage idea.â You were pulling back your seething temper, but it was becoming increasingly difficult.Â
âPrincess~â Hoseok calls calmly from behind you. You could feel him close behind you, not touching but close enough that you felt like you could breathe.
âWhat all of our parents decide to do we do not hold any influence over. You know as well as anyone.â Seokjin scoffs. The audacity he had to play ignorant at this moment was appalling.Â
âWe may have brought up the idea of a union.â Taehyung supplies from the far end of the room.Â
âWhy would you do this?â Exasperation seeps out of you. There was no point in hiding your displeasure or annoyance at these two. âYou know I wish to be tethered.â
âTethered?â Hoseok speaks again. âWho were you to be tethered to?â
âMother and Father.â You state, angry eyes set on your brothers, but also not wishing to elaborate. This isnât how you wanted him to find out. You were all childhood friends, you wanted to tell him yourself when he had time away from his duties in the guard.
âShe believes no one shall love her because she is unable to cultivate. She believes she is not worth dotting on.â Your elder brother chimes in, closing his book and sauntering over to you. âBut thatâs not true. Is it Hoseok?â
âNo. Itâs not.â Your childhood friends voice is stern, you had never heard it like this before, at least not targeted at you. It sends a shiver down your spine. âIs this why you wanted me to talk my parents out of this marriage?â
âI wanted to be tethered to mother and father because I wish to serve them for eternity.â Your jaw tense. Your core feeling as it had turned into stone.Â
âLook at me.â You have never heard his voice so cold and low, not even when he was at work. Something in you makes it impossible to deny him, so you do as he orders. You can see the fire behind his eyes, before your allow the flames to consume you you look towards the chilled marble ground. You hear muffled voices of your brother behind you but you canât react. You feel warm fingers gently push your chin up ever so gently, forcing you to make eye contact. âPrincess. Y/n. Is that really why?â
Your voice catches in your throat. A cough threatening to scratch its way out of you. âI am not like others. I cannot contribute to a high class home as I should. IâmâŠ. broken.â
You had never felt so weak as you did in that moment, not since the days yo uhad been found. You could never lie to him. Not once.Â
He studies your face, searching for something. âIs it the worst to be betrothed to me?â
âWhat?â His question catches you off guard. You blink at him in confusion. Of course, you knew he would be angry at your decision, or at the very least angry with you for not trusting in him to discuss it.Â
âI can understand if you wish not to be wed to me because you do not think Iâm adequate.â His voice soft like the look in his eyes. Soothing your anger towards your brothers in a instant, your only focus on him and the sad smile on his lips.
âThat is ridiculous. I would not want it to be promised to any one else in this entire kingdom.â Why do you feel breathless?Â
âGood.â His hand slips away from your skin. For a mere second, you miss the contact before realizing what you said. Your face burns with embarrassment, your eyes scrunching closed at how idiotic you sounded to yourself. Had you lost your mind? âThen I will discuss with our parents for the ceremony to be held as soon as possible.â
The shock brings you back out of your inner reprimanding. But before you can formulate words heâs bowing to your brothers and then you and heâs gone.
âW-what just happened?â Your mind struggles to catch up.Â
Hearing your brothers snicker at you doesnâtâ help, youâre still frozen in place. Frozen staring at the now closed doors that Hoseok, your childhood friend, had left through.Â
Seokjins full laugh fills the room. âLooks like youâll be a little bride faster than I will be a groom.âÂ
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Save Me - Taehyung ff - Masterlist
Kim Taehyung x f.OC
Synopsis : Two crowns are crumbling. One heir who wonât yield. And a bodyguard who stays just a little too close. As the allied kingdoms of Hestidia and Irinian spiral into chaos, heir Taehyung is suddenly sent away from court, under tight watch. Officially, for his safety. Unofficially, to keep him out of the way. But Taehyung is no obedient prince. His plans are far from innocent. And the cold-eyed lieutenant assigned to him is dangerously good at getting in his way. So he resists. He pushes back. He plays the game. Until the game starts playing him. In a world where masks fall faster than heads, heâll have to decide whoâs worth trusting âbefore everything falls apart. He wanted peace. He found war âand a bodyguard with more secrets than commands.
Genre: Kingdom AU, enemies to lovers, slow burn, bodyguard x royalty, angst, fluff, smut
Content: Strong language (swearing/cursing), violence (battle scenes, weapons, bloodshed), mentions of injury/death, sex (18+/ all characters are adults), angst. Minors please DNI.
Note: Specific content warnings will be provided at the beginning of each chapter depending on the themes and events included. Please check the warnings before reading, and take care of yourself while engaging with the story.
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Chapters list (will be updated when I find the time to lol) :
Chapter I - Pilot
Chapter II - The Tavern
Chapter III - Reunited
Chapter IV
Chapter V
[More to come soon]
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This Yoonmin from Blood, Sweat and Tears needs to be talked about more often cause my gosh are they pretty...
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