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Text Fic Part 1 Bronwyn's POV
Logan's mother sent him a picture of herself and his dad from when they were 15 and 17 years old. Logan, feeling some kind of way, sends the pic to Bronwyn.
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Fluent Freshman - Part 21
PREVIOUS
âWhat made you think taking on a mafia hitman was a good idea?â Andrew asks as he and FF were positioning themselves the best the could for an ambush on Romero.
Since, they APPARENTLY had time to talk.
Romero had gotten the text Andrew had sent him and INSTEAD of coming out right away to progress the whole SCHEME to kidnap and murder Andrewâs Junkie like any sensible goon Romero went to the BAR. Romero went to the Bar to get him and Jackson a round of CELEBRATORY drinks. Romero is still there at the bar waiting to be served by an INCREDIBLY nervous Roland if the number of exclamation marks and puking emojis is to be believed.
What the FUCK is there to celebrate?
These two idiots want to kidnap NEIL and so far the only thing Romero knows (thinks) that theyâve caught are two people that Neil would come for but even in Andrewâs text heâd been clear that he needed help getting âThe boyfriend and the new friendâ to talk let alone getting them to call âThe Wesninski Bratâ out. Andrew had hated typing the name in reference to Neil but it was the only thing the two ever referred to him as in their chats.
Is it some insane mental game that Romero thought he and Jackson were going to play on Andrew and Smith? Toasting to their torture so theyâd give up Neil? Who knows.
He realizes that FF hasnât answered him, his eyes focused on the door when Andrewâs thoughts had drifted. A reliable guy, steady in a pinch, and focused like most the others werenât.
(Andrew does not know that FF is thinking about how one would go about becoming a Mafia Hitman. What is that career path like? Do they show up at job fairs? Do you get a job as a short order cook at a business that acts as a front and see to much but youâre also the only one that knows the secret spaghetti recipe the boss likes so you have to sign yourself to the family? Are you out doing your own freelance crime and someone higher up sees your work one day and literally head hunts you? Is it like in Saw where you survive an ordeal and then-)
âSmith?â Andrew draws FFâs attention away from the door.
âI didnât think it was a good idea at any point.â FF says and Andrew is surprised by the admission and is more surprised by the twist of FFâs lips into a frown, âI just did what I thought I needed to do.â He adds.
(Andrew does not know that the twist of FFâs lips has more to do with the fact that he is realizing that Romero likely STILL has not washed his hands. Romero hasnât washed his hands and he is going to hand Jackson a DRINK with those hands. Ugh. Honestly a contract killer AND someone who doesnât wash his hands? Who RAISED him? What does his grandma think of this? FF hopes sheâs disappointed in him.)
âYou thought you needed to lure a hitman into an alley?â Andrew asks because the plan is stupid even if so far it has worked out for FF. The fact that Romero hadnât just come out when he sent Jackson the signal is only due to FFâs good luck and their stupidity.
âI didnât have a lot of time to think up anything more than the first plan I thought of. I saw him looking at Nicky on the dance floor.â FF says with another twist of his lips as he self-consciously rubbed at his cheek. Itâs never fun to have someone who has time to pick apart a plan that you barely had time to form. Andrew can understand the irritation and is glad that FF isnât lashing out at him for it.
(Andrew does not know that FF is not irritated he is just remembering that he had held up his broken toilet bowl phone to his face to pretend call Captain Neil. Heâs contemplating asking if Andrew maybe possibly has a wet wipe? Actually the murder van probably has bleach to clean up evidence, maybe he can just dip his face in there for like a minute.)
âDonât use a plan where you martyr yourself. I already have to deal with Neilâs bullshit tendencies.â Andrew says instead of thanking him. âYou should have just called me.â He says.
FF just holds up his phone, âDropped into a club toilet. Completely unusable.â He says and yeah that makes sense. FF would have probably just texted Andrew but coming out and seeing a hitman going after Nicky probably made it impossible for the freshman to go get help without drawing all the attention to himself first if he wanted to make sure Nicky stayed safe.
Still.
âYou dropped it into a toilet? You havenât even had anything tonight.â He says because that clumsiness is not something he expects from FF.
âYou try taking a pee next to someone on the FBIâs most wanted list and see how dry your palms remain when heâs talking about grabbing one of Captain Neilâs friends to lure him out.â He says with a brow raised.
Thatâs fair.
He figures that Romero hadnât even noticed FF standing there. FF was incredibly good at just making himself unnoticeable (to Andrewâs occasional great annoyance and to Kevinâs great desire to study him for Exy related purposes).
âYou recognized him?â He asks.
FFâs gaze slides to him, âI looked up a lot about the Foxes after I signed.â FF answers before his gaze slides back to the door. Roland had just texted Andrew that heâs getting Romeroâs drinks ready (Two bud lites. Those are the celebratory drinks he waited for?? Embarrassing.) âI really looked up to Captain Neil. So, I read a lot more about him than anyone else.â FF admits but the fact that FF looked up to Neil was not in any way shape or form a secret.
FF was the only one who was ALWAYS paying attention to whatever Neil was saying and never argued with it. Even Andrew tended to just get lost in the sound of Neilâs voice when heâs going over Exy plays and not actually listen to the plan. FFâs eyes were always right on Neil and his actions on the court showed that he had been paying attention and knew what he was doing. Kevin also listened but he tended to fight Neil on the finer details of plays, strategy or anything else. FF was the one who would just nod and do his part in whatever possible play Neil had broken down for them.
FF was also categorically incapable of referring to Neil as anything other than Captain Neil.
Neil had bristled early on at it. He had thought it was a mocking title, something FF was saying to rile him up because thatâs what Freshman Foxes did. Thatâs what Freshman Foxes always do. FF slid into the team without a whisper of rebellion and it hadnât taken long to realize that FF was using the title with sincerity even if his monotone did not perfectly convey that.
Itâd been that sincerity and that ease that had FF be the only option heâd considered when Bee said he should consider expanding his friend pool.
So if FF looked a little deeper into Neilâs past and sees Neilâs part in it as something to respect, something to admire?
Well, he personally thought he always had great taste in people. (He ignores the voice in his head that sounds like Nicky complaining about Kevin still not knowing German despite it being the family language.)
âYou sure you donât want one of my knives or the knife Jackson had?â It was pretty big and Andrew didnât think it would work well with his general style but maybe FF could use it somehow. He was uneasy that FF was going into this fight unarmed. FF still hadnât talked about how heâd taken out Jackson when the man had a knife like that.
âDo I look like Crocodile Dundee to you?â FF asks with a raised eyebrow and Andrew has to pause a moment for the movie to load into his brain before he offers an amused quirk of his own lips.
FF is a funny guy.
His phone dings. âHeâs on his way.â
***
Aside from thinking about how nice the conversation he was having with his friend Andrew (his friend! His friend Andrew! God how is he going to admit to Gran that Andrew was never planning on stabbing him? She threatened to come over and square off with the âmean young manâ bullying him. Heâs gotta go grab the makings for a secondary pie to even start to make up for this. Maybe Andrew would prefer a cobbler? He should ask his friend his preferences.) he was thinking about how he really wished they hadnât had a cut away from Gracie Hart showing all the various forms of self defense she knows in the movie.
He had no idea if he could do a repeat performance of S.I.N.G. with Romero.
Itâd be nice to have a few more things in his repertoire because all he has is striking Romero with the heel of his hand in the nose, getting grabbed from behind to throw him over his shoulder (which what if Romero is shorter than him? How will THAT work. Gracie Hart guide my steps!), and of course S.I.N.G.
If he survives this he might write a letter to the writer.
The door opens and honestly FF and Andrew agreed that surprise and speed were going to be their best weapons. The two of them go in for a full body tackle but Romero must just be a higher class goon than Jackson was since he manages to body them away. The door shuts which is mostly what they wanted anyways. Romero canât go back in and grab someone to use as a shield.
He sees Andrew pull out his knives and now FF realizes that any level of threatening Andrew had done before must have mostly been in jest or just as intimidation. When Andrew wants to stab someone itâs obvious that heâs aiming to stab them.
Romero manages to parry Andrewâs first stab with a move that FF had seen on the âhow to handle someone coming at you with a knifeâ videos. FF sees Romero go in to bash one of the Bud Lite bottles over Andrewâs head so he launches his water bottle at Romeroâs hand. The bottle falls and shatters harmlessly on the ground.
He kicks Romeroâs other hand since the water bottle bought him time to get close. âYou fucking brat!â Romero hisses.
He sees Romero reaching for something at the same time Andrew is going in for the second round of stabbing. Romero dodges out of the way but FF can see what might actually for real be an entire gun concealed in his jacket.
He can see Romero going for it. Sees the same smile on his face heâd seen inside as his hand wraps around the handle.
FF doesnât think.
FF doesnât think because if he does heâll freeze.
So FF acts.
âGun!â He yells and runs full force tackling Romero as hard as he can but unfortunately he tackles Romero into Andrew.
The three of them grapple on the ground. Itâs hard to keep track of what limb is whoâs and heâs pretty sure heâs accidentally hit Andrew a few times instead of Romero but heâs also pretty sure that Andrew punched him in the stomach so he thinks theyâre equal. Finally FF gets a hand on the gun that Romero had been trying to get the safety off of and he knocks it out of Romeroâs hand. âYou kids will-â
Romero doesnât get to say anything else because Andrew manages to land a punch right to his jaw that has Romero go limp under the two of them. They look at one another and Andrew manages to pull the handcuffs theyâd purloined out of the Van while they were waiting off of the belt loop they were hooked onto and gets them around Romeroâs wrists.
They stare down at the second unconscious man on the FBIâs most wanted list in the alley.
Then they roll off of him and onto their backs. Both of them wheezing from a combination of exertion, adrenaline, and (at least in FFâs case) a fair amount of pain (Christ Andrew packs a PUNCH his stomach is already sensitive. Itâs a miracle that punch hadnât made him puke.)
âThat wasâŠso stupid.â Andrew pants.
âYeah probably.â FF admits.
They lay there for about a minute and FF thinks that maybe someone will need to carry him because his stomach is KILLING HIM with all this.
âAlright letâs-â
Andrew is sitting up and looking at him when he stops talking.
FF doesnât really know what the issue is but starts to sit up, âDonât you DARE.â Andrew hisses and FF finds himself being pushed back down to the ground to lay flat. âDonât move Smith.â He demands and is pulling his phone out of his pocket as he keeps a hand on FFâs shoulder.
FF doesnât really understand whatâs got Andrew so upset all the sudden. âAndrew, whatâs-â he tries to sit up again. Is there a third person and Andrew wants him to keep down? Thereâs not really cover here they should move towards the dumpster maybe?
âSmith, I told you to not move.â Andrew hisses before whoever heâs calling seems to pick up. âI need police and an ambulance. Weâre at Edenâs Twilight in the back alley.â He looks to FF, âWhatâs your blood type?â He asks.
FF has NO idea.
âI donât know.â He answers and Andrew makes a disgusted sound. âAndrew, whatâs-â
Then he sees it.
He doesnât quite get how he missed it before now.
âHuh.â He hears himself say.
Thatâs Andrewâs knife handle sticking out of his stomach.
It appears that Andrew Minyard may have stabbed him in the stomach.
âWell, thatâs about what I expected.â He says and lets his head rest against the pavement.
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#Fluent Freshman AU#He was RIGHT all along.#The Cassandra of Anxiety#He just kind of had no idea that it would be an accident#Vote now on FF's blood type#I will just say this now that this is not going to be a story where FF dies and Andrew's upset#This is me thinking that this is kind of a funny way for this night to end considering everything#If FF had a phone he would absolutely text his gran on the ambulance ride over#FF: SO I WAS BOTH COMPLETELY WRONG AND RIGHT#FF: Andrew wants to be my friend but due to bizarre circumstances he sure did accidentally stab me tonight#FF: BTW do YOU know my bloodtype? Because the nice EMT lady keeps asking me if I'm sure I don't know.#But FF doesn't have a phone so maybe he drifts a lil closer to the afterlife for a comedic reunion with great gran#GG: You're going to be okay. There's no way you'll die in a fight against a man who doesn't wash his hands#FF: I'm scared to check the state of his skin behind his ears.#GG: Exactly#AFTG#AFTG Fic#AFTG AU#AFTG OC#My Fic#Let's see if you all can find all the various lil jokes that I've made knowing that THIS#THIS is how this night was always gonna end for FF#I've gotten a kick out of putting them in#FF - Pt.21
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"Will you tell me about it? Like, for real tell me about it. No passive-aggressiveness, just a grownup chat about the ins and outs of the technology that makes the world go round." He's not buying that one for a second. Jenny's the kind of person who would rather get a hand cramp writing two dozen letters than type a single e-mail. "Okay," he says, sitting up and debating the need for an ice pack. "I already said I wasn't interested in your cousin. No amount of smooth talking is getting me on board." Jenny sits on the Beetle's bumper, legs crossed at the ankles. "This ain't about her. It's about you and me. And not like that, God. You're a swell guy butâŠ" "But?" "Your energy's gnarly." The edge of his mouth quirks up because he's never heard the term uttered with such disdain. Disdain might be too strong a word, but there's enough suspicion in her tone to bewilder him. "Then why are you trying to get me to go out with you?" "'Cause I'm not and you're reading the whole thing wrong. I just wanna hang." "With a dude with gnarly energy?" "Right on. Think Bill and Ted. Everyone needs a weird friend."
Chapter 17 of DTT is now live!
Now with more Jenny and Ricky being the tightest BFFs the 90s have ever seen.
#texts.#fic: driving through tunnels#fnaf oc#jenny means everything to me. i'd take a bullet for her.#she and ricky become SO ride or die <3
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It is so hot out today, and also humid (or at least our version of humid) and there is absolutely no air movement whatsoever and I 100% just made myself sick riding my horse. Heâs totally fine, and has had a cold shower, electrolytes and plenty of water and is how chilling with his fans and misters, but I am unwell.
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more jjk + mha fic recs !! Ë àŁȘàżàŸ
in my unemployed era so i have hours to scroll on this damn app... here are more fics that i loved!! featuring: megumi, satoru, nanami, toji, yuuji, yuuta, katsuki, izuku, shouto (whew there's a lot of them today. your girl has been READING) credits to all these talented writers!! pls check them out!! masterlist more fic recs pt. i pt. iii
: Ìïżœïżœâ megumi fushiguro x reader
you and gumi bond over books (he reads a book you're interested in just so you have someone to discuss it with. bawling)
multiple-part enemies to lovers smau!! (this is SO FUNNY. i cried from laughter more than once)
more enemies to lovers (lengthier fic, so so good + smutty)
you give megumi valentines day chocolates (so so cute he just loves u so much)
secret relationship trope + poor yuuji walks in on you making out (poor baby is traumatised)
more secret relationship + getting caught (i love this one so much)
your silly tired bf just wants kisses
it's late, you're wandering in your ducky slippers and see megumi patching himself up
megumi falls in love with milf! reader (omfg... i love this sm. i've never considered being a cougar until now)
friends to lovers with megumi (high school a.u + gumi buys reader sanrio)
thinking about megumi's hands (i js know they are pretty. thinking of all the unspeakable things they can do)
comforting insecure megumi (my poor baby. a lil angst but dw there's a happy ending)
: ÌÌâ kento nanami x reader
kento comes home early (so cute and precious. im crying i need him to be real so bad)
he gets hurt bad and you can't stop crying (angsty but also fluffy don't worry this doesn't end like shibuya)
: ÌÌâ toji fushiguro x reader
riding toji until he whimpers omfg (he gets embarrassed and teaches you a lesson ahhh)
your fiancee toji finally gets freed from prison (they finally freed my man anyway you suck him off while he drives omfg)
sex as payback for your noisy ass neighbours (im losing it)
really cute dating headcanons
more on toji being a simp for you (HES SOOO)
: ÌÌâ satoru gojo x reader
"my girl is mad at me i hope i die" that's it
y/n + satoru being stupidly in love (now this one has a kick to it.i'm crying)
satoru is obsessed with you but you're oblivious (pining satoru)
boyfriend texts w/ satoru
fucking satoru in the prison realm (AHHHH)
satoru begs to fuck you at some high profile event (u js look so cunty in that outfit and it drives him crazy)
car sex with satoru AHHH
satoru lets u try on his blindfold (hes such so :( so so adorable)
you get hurt and satoru is worried (wow this is so well written. happy ending + gojo centric)
: ÌÌâ yuuji itadori x reader
fucking ur friend yuuji in a club bathroom (this is so so good)
"if we had a baby would it be mine or sukuna's" (this is hilarious)
yuuji comforts his gf who's not his 'usual type' (its me im the short gf with a big chest) (iâve been coming back to reread this daily)
: ÌÌâ yuuta okkotsu x reader
blowing ur big dick bf yuuta (canon)
really really romantic sex w/ yuuta (straight up making love)
: ÌÌâ katsuki bakugo x reader
domestic headcanons (i love them and i love him. help)
more cute relationship headcanons
katsuki is obsessed with gossiping and eavesdropping when you and your friends spill the tea (this is so funny i love it sm)
dragging katsuki to the club bathroom because u love him (this is so wholesome im crying)
kiri notices how whipped katsuki is for you
guard dog katsuki is jealous
: ÌÌâ izuku midoriya x reader
mating press with izuku (this actually drives me crazy. written so well and in character)
izuku is just so fucking precious (i can't take it anymore)
: ÌÌâ shouto todoroki x reader
shouto gets halved by a quirk but not like gojo, there's js two of him (there is one obvious thing to do now)
dr. todoroki promises to breed you properly (i'm convulsing)
you're insecure after giving birth and shouto comforts you (with loving words and his dick)
resolving an argument w/ ur bf shouto (so cute!!)
eating u out in the kitchen (omfg)
there is an overwhelming amount of smut i'm sorry this is kind of embarrassing i'm just super horny lmao
#mha x reader#jjk x reader#katsuki bakugo x reader#shoto todoroki x reader#megumi fushiguro x reader#satoru gojo x reader#yuuji itadori x reader#yuuta okkotsu x reader#izuku midoriya x reader#toji fushiguro x reader#kento nanami x reader
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Can I request a Damian Priest x reader fic?, reader thinks Damian is cheating on her with Kayden so she distances herself from him and tries to avoid him. She's been hurt in the past (By ex partner) hence her accusations.
damian priest x reader
likes, comments and reblogs are more than welcomed!
âŒïžangst, mention of cheating, feels, ex partners mentioned
odyssey of love
damian loved you. you had no doubt on that. he loved you more than anything, you were his partner, his ride or die, his best friend, his lover. there was no reason for you to doubt of his love for you. and yet, you couldnât get past that feeling of damian and kayden being constantly together.
theyâve been friends for many years, he knew her before he got to meet you so you werenât surprised there was a special bond between the two of them.
but having her around all the time was getting tiring. when you were at damianâs place, she was there. you didnât mind filming their tiktoks, but you minded having her all the time when it was supposed be just you and your boyfriend.
you barely had free time together anymore.
car rides? she took your spot and now you felt like they were dating and you were the friend.
movie nights? she was always there, stealing your spot on the couch, getting more and more comfortable next to damian.
gym? he started training more with her than you, leaving you alone or with rhea sometimes.
your heart didnât want to think that damian was capable of cheating on you with her, but your mind was playing tricks with you and at this point you were sure he liked her more than you.
rhea noticed how you distanced yourself when you were all out together. at dinner you always took spots near damian but now you didnât even care, all you wanted to do was disappear.
you thought that after your past relationship, you finally had found peace with damian. he promised you that he would never hurt you, that he would never lie to you. he promised and you believed him. still healing from what your ex boyfriend left you with. trust issues, insecurities and a lot of traumas.
but damian was different, or so you thought.
you knew you had to confront him somehow. you deserved to know if he was cheating on you. you needed to know before you became paranoid. and when he texted you that he would come over at your place with food and drinks, you knew it was now or never.
damian knew that something was wrong the moment you didnât greet him at the gym two weeks ago. he found it weird, maybe too weird. being used to your bubbly personality, he thought that something was wrong the exact moment you avoided him and kept training with rhea. he tried to have conversations with you for the past days but you always dodged him off.
he was tired of it. he needed to know what was going on. he needed to know if your feelings for him changed. so when he offered to have a take out night at your place, he hoped for you to say yes. and when you agreed, he was more than happy to see his girl.
you were lost in your thoughts that you didnât even hear damian opening your front door with the spare keys you gave him once your relationship got serious.
sitting on the couch, you pretended to be lost in whatever show the tv was playing, waiting for damian to make his appearance into your living room.
âhey beautifulâ he whispered, not wanting to disturb you as he thought you were interested in the show.
âoh, hey damianâŠâ you made him sit next to you on the couch, helping you set the little table in front of you with all the foods he brought âdid you leave any food for other people or did you take it all?â you joked seeing the amount of food he got.
he laughed, missing your sarcastic jokes âi didâŠi tried to contained myself but i trained all day with kayden and now iâm starvingâŠâ he joked, not noticing how your body tensed up at the mention of the young woman.
âwe should eat before it gets coldâŠâ you tried to avoid any weird feelings and instead focused on the food since you didnât have lunch.
âuh uhâŠi want a hug firstïżœïżœïżœand a kiss from you amorâ he smirked. how could you say no? you were down bad for him and that hurt more.
you laughed, accepting him with open arms. you felt his head laying over your shoulder and his lips softly kissing your neck âi missed you so much babyâŠâ he murmured softly, leaving more kisses upon your skin until he reached your face.
for a moment you forgot everything that has been happening and melted when his lips gently touched yours. his hands moved to your hips, as he sat down and took your place on the couch, he led you over his lap. your hands moved behind his neck, bringing him closer to your face âhow i missed you babyâŠâ he softly moaned.
you knew you had to stop before that led to something more. he was there for a reason and you wouldnât have slept peacefully if you didnât have your answers âbabyâŠwe should really eat, iâm starvingâ you whispered against his lips, making him smile into the kiss.
âfineâŠbut later that night, iâm eating something elseâ he winked as he let your hips go so you could sit on the couch next to him.
your face blushing. he knew the power he had on you.
as you both ate, he asked you about your day and your week since he didnât see you much. youâve explained him what you were up to and when you asked him about his week, the answer he gave you made you sick.
why was kayden everywhere?
ââŠoh and she made me film probably ten tiktoks just yesterdayâ he laughed but got serious when he turned to look at you and saw your teary eyes âbaby? are you okay?â he got worried.
âdamian are you cheating?â you asked. no coming back now.
he was taken aback by your question. he wasnât cheating so he didnât know why did you get that idea âmi amorâŠwhat?â he turned off the tv so there was nothing distracting you from the conversation you were going to have âpor favor, mirameâŠwhy would you think that?â
you couldnât help but let those tears fall âitâs justâŠyouâre always with herâŠâ
âwith who amor?â
âwith her, kaydenâŠand i feel like iâm not enough for you anymoreâŠâ you didnât mean to sound so weak but even the thought of damian cheating on you was killing you.
ây/n, babyâŠno, why would you think that?â his voice softened as he helped you sitting between his legs ânothingâs going on between me and her, i promise youâŠâ
âsheâs everywhere damianâŠshe took my spot in your car, she took my spot on the couch next to you, she took my spot at dinnerâŠsheâs always there to film tiktoks and then making excuses to stay moreâŠshe started training with you so i had to train alone everytime rhea wasnât availableâŠi just need to know if you donât want me anymore damianâŠâ your voice broken with sobs as more tears fell down âpleaseâŠi deserve to knowâŠi donât wanna go through this all over again, not with youâŠâ you broke down crying even more.
damianâs heart broke. he couldnât believe he was the reason you were crying in his arms. he knew about your ex relationship and he promised you to protect you, to be there for you âhey hermosaâŠshhâŠdonât cry baby, itâs okayâŠâ he whispered trying to calm you down. your head was laying on his shoulder while your tears flew into his t-shirt.
he kept whispering soft words to help you calm down and when your breath slowed again, he gently lifted your head up so he could take a good look at you. his hands went to wipe away all the tears that kept falling and he saw it in your eyes that somehow he broke your trust.
âeveryone think youâre datingâŠi see the comments, i see people saying that you broke up with me and theyâre happy about itâ you spoke up âand if you are dating i need to know, pleaseâŠdonât go behind my back like this, i canât handle it againâŠâ damian never heard you sounding so broken and he hated himself for letting this happen.
âlisten to me amorâŠthereâs nothing, absolutely nothing between me and kaydenâŠwe are just friends and thatâs it, i promise youâ he sounded so serious and you tried your hardest to believe him but due to all your trust issues, you didnât know if what he was saying was true or not âi know youâre hurt right nowâŠi understand and and im so fucking sorryâŠno te imaginas cuanto lo sientoâ he was trying to gain your trust back but he knew it was hard and he had to work for it âi never meant to make you feel like that, i wished i realised it sooner, i wouldnât have let this happen, i promise youâŠâ
a tear fell from his eye. he couldnât stand the idea of losing you. you were everything for him. his first real love, his best friend, his partner in crime. you were his missing piece and he loved you too much to let you go.
âi believe you damianâŠâ you sobbed a little, still trying to slow down your tears âitâs just, i felt so fucking jealous and paranoid this past week. you were constantly with her and everytime i tried to get to you, i felt like i was oversteppingâŠâ
he closed his eyes to stop more tears from falling. he was hating himself for all the pain he caused you âi donât think iâll ever stop apologising for the pain i caused youâŠbut you have every right to know that thereâs nothing between me and herâŠi donât wanna lose you, you mean too much for me.â
you saw how vulnerable he was. you saw how he was trying his best not to break down in front of you âyouâre not gonna lose me damianâŠi love you so muchâŠi should have talked with you about this instead of attacking you of cheating, iâm sorryâŠâ you realised that maybe overreacted but now you relieved.
âitâs okayâŠi should have noticed it sooner, i never meant to ignore you and i promise it will never happen again, te lo juroâ he smiled softly and you nodded, letting your head fall on his shoulder as his hands moved gently on your back, trying to release all the pent up stress you had.
you stayed there for a few minutes before you both continued to eat. you spent the night cuddling on your couch and damian stayed true to his promise as he made love to you all night long, showing you that you were the one he wanted.
not her, you.
âââââââââââ
por favor mirame = please look at me
no te imaginas cuanto lo siento = you canât imagine how sorry i am
te lo juro = i promise you
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Met His Match. || Soap MacTavish (Collab)
A collab with @crashtestbunny.
Find us on AO3!
Words:Â 3.5K~ Pairing: Sex Fiend!Reader x One Night Stand!Soap CW: DEAD DOVE DO NOT EAT, smut smut smut, dubcon elements, unprotected piv, oral sex (f!receiving), public handjob (m!receiving), overstimulation, bathroom sex, sadism, dom/sub, rough sex, sub John "Soap" MacTavish, forced ejaculation, semi-public sex, whining, light exhibitionism, power play, dry orgasm. other tags: you/your pronouns, afab!reader, dating app, hook-up, one night stand, mean reader, exhaustion, walk of shame summary: Johnny gets fucked. a/n: Inspired loosely by my "It's a Match!" fic... but so much fucking worse. P.S. Not beta-read, we die like soap.
Friday night. 6 PM.
You just got home from work and after making yourself a quick meal, you threw yourself on the couch.
Reaching for your phone you click on the Tinder icon on your home screen and immediately begin swiping away at the men that come across your screen.
You're not being too picky. Still a bit picky, but not too much. It doesn't matter that much what they look like... so much as what you feel once you see their picture.
You're not on this app for the romance, after all. No.
You're tired and frustrated from your week and all you want is to fuck a man. In fact, you want to fuck a man so hard he leaves your flat in the morning looking (and feeling) like a cheap whore.
You'll know what kind of man you're in the mood for when you see him.
Left.
Left.
Right.
Left.
Right.
Left.
That's when a man with the biggest blue eyes you've ever seen comes across your screen. You stop the mindless swiping immediately and just stare at him.
You can already imagine the way those blue eyes would look up at you from between your thighs, and how much better his face will look when they're glassy and he's covered in sweat and drooling down his chin...
Oh yeah, he's what you're looking for alright.
So, you scroll down to read what his bio has to say.
If that bio is anything to go off of, he's also looking for something casual. After all, he mentions fingering and being ridden in the same paragraph. Perfect.
You Swipe Right on him and your phone immediately buzzes, announcing that you matched. Sweet.
Johnny texts you first. How... cute.
Johnny: hi beautiful x Johnny: how are you doing?
Oh, sweet summer child... what does he think this is? Small talk that'll lead onto a date?
You: doing good. You: how's your night looking?
It takes a minute before his reply comes.
Johnny: very free Johnny: wanna hook up?
There we go, Johnny-boy. That's the spirit.
You: would love that You: do you know that one bar around the corner from the post office? Johnny: of course You: meet there in an hour? Johnny: i'll be there Johnny: i'll be wearing blue
You can't help but chuckle... he won't be wearing much of anything soon enough.
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Finding him at the bar is extremely easy because the bar is not packed, albeit still pretty busy. But that's not why you picked it. You picked it because it's only a short car ride from your flat.
Johnny is leaning on the bar, as promised, wearing a dark blue t-shirt, dark wash jeans, and a pair of simple black boots.
You approach him from behind, wearing a simple black dress. Not one of those flashy, slinky club types, just a regular dress. You know what you came here to get.
"Hey." You greet him casually and he turns to look at you, his hand wrapped around a lowball glass with some drink inside. It's clear... so either tequilla or vodka.
When he turns you realize three things immediately: 1) He lied about his height. He's definitely not 6ft tall, but 5ft10 at the most; 2) He's built like a brick shithouse, impossibly wide shoulders with large, beefy arms... So he wasn't lying about his 'Athletic' build; and 3) He has a fucking mohawk.
You can already imagine the way he'd look, your legs over his shoulders, as you squeezed his head between your thighs while his tongue lapped at your folds... Fuck, you're horny.
"...nice. What are you drinking? I'll buy." You catch the end of what he said, the beginning probably a greeeting, and a compliment, and, now an offer of a drink.
You try to shrug casually and seem unbothered. You decide to humour him. If he wants to play the gentleman part and pretend this is a date, you can play along.
"Whiskey. Neat." You murmur in reply as you slot yourself next to him against the bar, your thigh brushing against his as he orders and pays for your drink.
"So, a soldier, huh? What's that like?" You muse as you take a sip of your drink, watching him take a sip of his, his throat bobbing as he swallows. Oh, how you'd love to wrap a hand around...
"I like it. Always ken I wanted to be one. Tried to sign early and everythin'. I like keepin' active and I'm good at what I do..."
He continued talking, but you tuned him out, eyes locked on his mouth, watching how his lips pushed and pulled for each word, his white teeth in a neat row behind and his wet tongue sometimes peeking out.
He talked a lot. He talked... too much.
"Let me cut you off right there." You interrupted him, causing him to shut his mouth and stare at you. "Care to have this conversation between my legs, gorgeous?"
Johnny stares at you with impossibly wide eyes, like what you just said is the most bizarre thing he's ever heard. His left brow, right below an obvious scar, twitches, a sign he's interested. "...When?" He asks in a murmur.
"Right now." You reply with a head tilt.
The blue-eyed Scot simply nods eagerly and knocks back the contents of his drink into his mouth.
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"That's it... That's fucking it-" You croon as you buck your hips into his mouth, your back pressed against the wall, the hem of your dress curled up and tucked into the elastic band of your bra.
Johnny's on his knees on the floor of the cubicle, his tongue lapping at your slick cunt like he's a prisoner on death row and that's his last meal request and he insists on enjoying it.
One of his hands grips your right thigh, squeezing it and keeping it steady, the other alternating between rubbing your clit and going around the back of your hip to squeeze one of your arse cheeks, pulling you deeper into his mouth whenever he licks and sucks your clit.
His blue eyes are locked on yours and they look just as good as you had imagined they would as his moist tongue curls to gather some of your slick and swallow it down, to taste as much of it as he can.
He's such a fucking munch, his tongue parting your folds and diving as deep into your hole as he can get it, before sliding back up to meet your clit, giving it a greedy suck.
There's a smug smirk on his lips, even as they're buried in your cunny, and a chuckle falls from them too while he thrashes his head side to side like a dog playing tug-of-war, nearly blowing raspberries on your clit and causing you to squirm against him, more expletives falling from your mouth.
You know what he's thinking. He thinks he's in charge. He thinks he's doing a good job fucking you. Oh, how wrong he is. And you're about to show him that.
"Wipe that fucking smirk off your face, sweetheart." You demand as you push his hands off your body and grab onto his stupid fucking mohawk with both hands like a handle to grind yourself against his face.
His eyes widen, but the sight of you using his mouth, his tongue, to get yourself off, hips bucking and dragging across his chin and tongue, lips and nose is enough to get him riled up.
He can't help himself, his hands finding a spot on the floor and his own legs spreading apart, allowing him to half-grind his clothed cock against the tile.
His head bobs eagerly against you, his nose buried in your mons, the flat of his tongue rubbing over your clit, his beard prickling against the sensitive skin of your inner thighs, crotch and folds.
Your legs are trembling on either side of his head, but you don't stop riding yourself against his tongue, your head falling back against the tiled wall behind you, the pitch of your voice getting higher and higher.
The way the flat of his tongue presses to your clit causes your whole body to shake, your skin warming up more and more to the touch. The coil in your stomach is getting tighter by the second and your breath, as well as your moans, are ragged and long.
Your hips buck and thrash and your head hangs low suddenly as your climax crashes onto you, leaving you breathing fast and deep, your eyes fluttering a bit as you look down to find Johnny kneeling between your thighs, his tongue still softly sliding upward, spreading your folds open and swallowing your come deep into his mouth.
"That's it, drink up, I'm not giving you water anytime soon, sweetheart." You tell him, noticing how his eyes have gone glassy, a wet spot having formed in his dark jeans.
Filthy mutt got off on having you fuck yourself on his tongue...
-
Having pulled Johnny off you and fixed your dress back into place, you called an Uber and then dragged the bulky man out of the bar by the hand, marching ahead of him toward the pavement, under a street lamp, to wait for your ride.
Wrapping your arms around his neck, you guided your mouth up Johnny's chin toward his mouth, locking lips with him, your tongue seeking his out.
His beard and mouth are both still soaked with your come, he smells of it, and tastes of it too, and with each push and pull of your tongues as you seek each other out, you get more of a taste of yourself.
You only broke the kiss once the Uber arrived, your phone having pinged with a warning, and a car having pulled to the side of the road not far from the two of you.
You and Johnny piled in together and while he scooted all the way across the backseat toward the other door, you slid up next to him as you two greeted the driver.
You didn't bother with a seatbelt (neither did Johnny) and since the driver didn't seem too keen on chit-chat, you allowed yourself to drape a leg across Johnny's lap, while his arm wrapped around your waist.
Your fingers slid over his thigh toward the darkened patch of denim on his crotch, and, with your leg (and the music playing from the speakers) as cover, you slowly undid the fly and button.
"What are ye-" Johnny murmured as he glanced at you with raised brows and wide eyes, like an innocent little puppy.
"Sh-shh..." You hissed as you kissed his cheek, playing the part of a loving girlfriend, or an overly affectionate date, for your driver's sake, you slowly slid your fingers through the open zipper, fishing for his cock amidst the wet fabric of his boxer briefs.
The pretty boy was already at half-mast again, even after having already come once, and your hand quickly wrapped around it as you began stroking it.
Johnny thighs trembled and his legs kicked out a bit as he felt your warm hand wrap around his sensitive member, and he looked away, out of the window, eyelids fluttering, eyebrows scrunched, and a hard bite on his bottom lip.
His cock began steadily throbbing in your hand, hardening and growing more with each languid stroke of your hand around him. He's thick. Much thicker than you expected him to be. You can feel your fingers struggling to fully wrap around him.
Sliding your palm up, you slowly rub over the hooded tip, which draws a squeak from the back of his throat, his chest heaving, and his stomach being sucked in.
"Control yourself..." You whispered in his ear which, making sure to shoot a glance forward at the Uber driver, who seemed focus on the road.
In response, you received yet another soft groan and a hiss through clenched teeth, Johnny's head lulling toward you, his forehead leaning against your temple. "Feels... fuck... I can't... you're... ah-"
"Feels good?" You murmur in his ear as you kiss his bearded jaw lightly, feeling him buck a bit against your hand, causing your thigh to bounce on his lap.
"Hm... Mhm..." Johnny grunted. "Fuck... Steamin' Jesus..." He whined brokenly as your hand kept stroking his length fully, up and down, at a slow, languid pace.
You'd draw back the foreskin, exposing the bulbous head, before drawing it up again as your hand climbed up to rub against the tip for a moment, only to roll back down once more.
Whenever the car would drive past a street lamp, the yellow-toned light would flutter briefly over Johnny's exposed cock, and draw your attention right to his pink, bulbous tip, overstimulated and angry, leaking shiny beads of pre-cum.
"Sh-Shh..." You cooed at him again, enjoying the broken sounds of pleasure he'd let out through clenched teeth, the way his cock would throb and twitch in your hand, and how the muscular man next to you vibrated with tension.
Oh, how you loved to make men break under your hand, and, even more so, how much you loved to make men like him break. A soldier, a strong man, used to dominating... How silly of him to think he had any power here...
It takes little time for Johnny to suddenly twitch and thrash next to you, his breath picking up and becoming ragged and wet, like he's struggling to control himself into being quiet...
You look up at him just in time, finding the way his head falls back on the headrest of his seat, while he grunted under his breath and hissed through his teeth, again, and again, his eyes fluttering shut as he experienced a dry orgasm, only the tiniest beads of cum slipping down to your fingers right below the head.
Just in time too, because the Uber pulled over less than a minute later, the Uber driver looking back at you and Johnny. "We're here, Miss." He told you politely.
"Thank you, Jared. I'll be sure to leave you a 5-star rating and a good tip." You replied to the driver as you slipped your leg off Johnny's lap and scooted closer to the other door.
After opening the door, you turned again and grabbed Johnny by his shirt collar, your fingers hooking themselves onto the inside of it and grazing his dog tags hanging around his neck.
Smirking, you slip them from the confines of the shirt and then twirl the ball chain around your forefinger like a lead, pulling it taut, which causes Johnny to audibly whine.
"C'mon, Johnny." You ordered as you tugged him forward, causing him to scoot forward, ducking his head to follow you out of the car, his movements languid and slow, his head still cloudy from the recent orgasm.
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"Fuck, yes! Fuck!" You whine, your head falling back, your hair sticking to your forehead and your nape.
"Steamin' fuckin' Jesus... Fuck..." Johnny groans, his own head rolling back on the mattress of your bed.
"Yes... Yes..." You grunt as you fix your grip on the bottom of his thighs, right before his knees, bouncing your ass off his lap.
Johnny's mouth is hanging open, his hands fisting the bed sheets as he lies on a puddle of his own sweat, every inch of his exposed, hairy torso glistening under the light of your bedside lamp.
You're both exhausted, your hands slippery on his sweaty thighs, your own sometimes shaking as you bounce on him again, and again.
Your pace is starting to become uncoordinated and sloppy because your legs are tired, your knees struggling to keep up and causing you to stutter atop him, driving his cock harder into you and deep against your cervix twice in a row.
It drives a desperate moan out of you both and you go still for a moment, feeling the sweat trickle down your brow.
"Fuck... C'mon..." Johnny whines and grabs you by the hip, attempting to rock his hips up against the cleft of your ass, helping pound into you...
Only for you to bounce up with him and then throw all your weight down onto him, causing his ass to be pinned back down onto the bed, and drawing a loud yowl of surprise as his cock barrels right against your cervix, sending a sting of pain up your spine.
Johnny looks up at you with wide eyes and a dropped jaw, seemingly horrified and confused.
Finding his eyes, you lean forward, pressing your hands onto his chest, before murmuring "Stay fucking still. This isn't about you."
"Sorry?" Johnny murmurs, whether in confusion or genuinely apology, you don't know.
"You're nothing more than a toy right now. And good toys don't talk." You warn him.
"I-" He stuttered, not fast enough to protest before you were moving atop him again, the new angle and slight pause having provided you with an extra burst of energy.
You rocked against him, keeping him buried down to the hilt and rubbing your sensitive clit against the bush at the base of his cock.
It makes you croon in delight, keeping up the same angle but becoming more and more frantic, rubbing yourself against his bush while keeping his shaft sheathed nice and deep in your weeping cunny.
Something about the warm wetness enveloping his already oversensitive cock, the sight of your face contorting in pleasure atop him, so close and yet so far, your hands pushing against his chest so he doesn't try to reach for you.
It drives him over the edge and he finds himself losing it, his big blue eyes fluttering and rolling, his jaw dropping and his every muscle straining as his head falls back, causing him to stiffen beneath you.
Out of breath, you lean your head against his chest, feeling the warmth of your release coming in the aftermath of his own, his cock twitching and throbbing inside you being the final nail in the coffin.
Johnny doesn't dare move as he feels your warm cunt squeeze around him, draining every last drop from his already reduced third orgasm, simply lying there, beneath you.
His mouth is hanging open, drier than the Sahara, every inch of him is slick with sweat and he's out of breath and his entire body is trembling ever so slightly as he closes his eyes in pure bliss.
Only for his eyes to shoot open again as he feels you start up again, your ass carefully bouncing off his sore thighs.
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Johnny stumbles his way into the training room. It's 6 a.m. and he has not caught a fucking wink of sleep.
Unlike his normal hook-ups, after which he reports to base with a pep in his step and a smirk on his lips that no amount of push-ups, sit-ups and mile runs can wipe off...
This time, he's limping, every muscle of his feeling sore and stiff, his thighs feel like they're going to bruise up, his cock burns from how oversensitive it is...
He hasn't slept, hasn't eaten, hasn't drunk water... and the closest thing to a shower he got was when you tossed him some wet wipes in the morning.
Unlike him, you had gotten up in the morning (aka after a 1.5 hour power nap) perfectly energized and like you hadn't spent half of the night riding him like a stallion you were trying to break...
Gaz is the first to notice Johnny's state as the Scot falls into formation with the rest of the unit, his eyes still sort of glassy. But he doesn't say anything... he simply raises a brow and smirks in amusement.
Ghost is standing by Price on the sidelines and notices next and, unlike Gaz, he chuckles at it and calls Price's attention to it. The Captain turns to look at Soap and has to contain the look of amused disappointment from showing on his face.
"Soap!" The Captain calls out, causing Soap to look over, nearly languidly and then approach, with Gaz following behind him, despite not having been called. He just... wanted in on the fun.
"The fuck happened to you, son? Did you get in a fight?" Price asks with a cocked brow, watching how the younger sergeant squirms and his tanned face grows warmer.
"N-No sir." Johnny replies and shakes his head, which causes him to wince, feeling light-headed.
"I think 'assaulted' would be a better word for it, Cap'n." Gaz chides, causing the Scot to huff and turn his head in frustration and embarrassment.
"Shut it, Garrick..." Soap murmurs, which earns a light chuckle from all the men, Ghost included.
"Go shower and take a nap. You're excused for this morning." Price tells the sergeant, causing the lad to nod thankfully and wander off, limping once more.
As he gets back to his barracks, he grabs his phone, typing out a quick message for you, thankful you insisted on giving him your number and taking his... Johnny secretly hoped that meant you wanted a repeat.
"Hope you're happy... Made me embarrass myself in the state I showed up to training in."
The reply he earned, however, was the most cold-hearted one he could've received... One he never even saw coming.
"I'm sorry, who is this?"
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Ride or Die | Sukuna Ryomen
big brother!sukuna ryomen x f!reader Sypnosis: Your troublemaker bestie, Yuuji, gets into a fight, so you had to call his big brother, Sukuna, to rescue both. Contents: Yuuji and you are 18. Sukuna is 19. High school/Modern AU. Friends to lovers. âWho did this to you?â vibes. SMUT. MDNI. MINORS DO NOT INTERACT. Warnings: Depictions of violence and animal abuse. Word Count: Author's Note: Thanks for helping me pick which fic to write first on my last poll! I hope you guys like it! :3
Sukuna likes you. Yeah, yeah⊠His ego is so up his ass that he canât confess his feelings towards you, we all know that. I mean, you are gorgeous, smart, and kind, how could Sukuna not fall in love with you? Thereâs a problem, though. A pink-haired, stubborn and over-friendly problem. You were Yuujiâs best friend. His little brotherâs best friend.
Sukuna knew that Itadori had a big crush on you because you two were inseparable. If he fell for you when you first met, Itadori definitely fell harder. Sukuna knew it by the way his lil bro smiled, giggled and focused on you every time you hang around. Sukuna could be a player, but he wasnât Mr. Steal-Your-Girl.
One day, Sukuna was taking a nap after work. He was well off until he heard his phone ringing. He picked it and the sleepiness went away once he saw your name lighting on the screen. This was unusual. You sometimes text each other, but the conversation always revolves in Yuujiâs location or well-being. You never called him because you knew how snarky he can be, so you always decided to text him. Naturally, he picked up quickly.
âYuuji is getting his ass beat! Please, come!â You begged through the phone. That was enough for Sukuna to jump out of the couch and pick his car keys.
Yuuji was always in some kind of trouble. He wasnât a bad boy, he was more of an avenger. He didnât want to understand that bad guys just exist in our society without consequences. Yuuji always felt the need to do something about it. He was damn good at fighting, so he used that to give out justice. He usually never needs help kicking ass, but this time it was different.
Yuuji and you were hanging out in a park after classes as usual. Yuuji saw a group of evil guys kicking around a starving dog, so he had to do something about it. The pink fury rushed to punch every single one of them. The thing that Yuuji didnât count on was that he was out numbered. It was a 5 vs. 1 fight, obviously he couldnât take them all. You called Sukuna when you saw your friend struggling.
Sukuna drove to the location you sent him, and he saw red once he saw the scene. Yuuji and you were being kicked on the ground by the five guys. You were covering your head with your arms in fetal mode. Donât worry, the poor dog escaped once he could. You tried to stop them a couple of times, but you were thrown back to the ground. Sukuna didnât hesitate to jump in and starting knocking out high schoolers.
Sukuna spit on the pile of dipshits once he finished the job. âI hate dealing with kidsâ he groaned, even thought he is just a year older. Sukuna kneel by your side to help you stand up. You were covered in dirt, bruises, and shame. He kept asking you if everything move correctly as you stood up, holding you by under your elbows. Sukuna was still shaking in anger but tried to stay calm.
âWhat the fuck you were thinking?! You canât just start fights for damn dogs like that!â Sukuna screamed at Yuuji once all of you got in the car.
âBut they were kicking the poor doggy!â Yuuji screamed back. You were just staying still on the backseat.
âI donât give a shit about the reason! Y/nâs safety is your priority every time you hang out! Fight whoever you want alone, but when she is around, no fighting! Do you hear me, little shit?â He asked, furious. Yuuji looked briefly at how hurt you ended up. He hates to admit it, but his big bro was right. He save a dog but put you in risk instead. Yuuji nodded in understanding and Sukuna started the engine.
Sukuna drove you to their house. After getting his bruises treated, Yuuji went straight to his room to sleep off the pain. You were left alone with Sukuna. This wasnât the first time. When Sukuna was still a senior in high school, you used to hang out with both siblings often. Sometimes you ate at McDonaldâs with both, other times you would just study with Yuuji alone, and a few times you would walk home with Sukuna.
Sukuna tapped the top of the kitchen counter so he could treat your bruises. You obeyed and let him do his thing. He asked you how you were doing in your senior year, and you asked him how he was doing at his job as a guard at a local club. It was a while since you two talked alone.
Maybe you were used to hanging out alone, but you werenât used to feeling each other so close. Sukuna was in awe while rubbing your smooth and tender skin with the ointment. He never thought of feeling you in this way. It was a bummer that the first time touching you so tenderly was in a situation like this.
âDo you like Yuuji?â he asked boldly while rubbing ointment in your arm. You blushed upon the sudden question.
âWhy would you ask that?â you asked, confused.
âI always wondered if you and Yuuji were just friends, you know, since you are always togetherâ Sukuna asked without making eye contact with you. Not because he was focused on treating you, but because he was too afraid of your answer. You felt so good under his touch, he didnât want to hear that your heart belong to his little brother.
âWe are always together because he needs backup sometimes. We are just ride or die, like you and Iâ Sukuna paused for a second and looked up at you after hearing that statement.
âWe are?â He smirked.
âDuh. Iâm always there when you need me, and you are there for meâ You explained. Sukuna grabbed some more ointment and rubbed a bruise on your thigh. He used the opportunity to knead your whole thigh with his big hand.
âFor anything I need?â He asked in a seductive purr. Sukuna grabbed both of your thighs and slowly started to split them. You blushed after deducing what he wanted from you.
âAnythingâ You declared before taking a leap of faith. You took his face in your hands and kissed him. He felt like he was melting under your touch. He was a living fire, and you were the only one who could extinguish it.
We know Sukuna was crazy for you, but he didnât want to admit it. He wasn't the only one, though. You were crazier for him. Yeah, you like to hang out with Yuuji, but you loved being alone with Sukuna. He was a player and a bad boy during high school, but you noticed he was nice only with you. He would buy you drinks out of nowhere, walk you home when Yuuji couldnât and recommend you bands you might like. For the longest time, you thought that he only did those things because you were Yuujiâs best friend.
Now, that Sukuna was sticking his tongue inside your mouth while rubbing your pussy over your panties, you knew how liked you back. Maybe not for a serious relationship, but you didnât give a damn right now. He made you feel so good, like no one has ever before.
Sukuna was drifting into madness every time your knee brushed past his pumping bulge. His dick just wanted to rip his pants so he could be felt by you. Sukuna pulled you closer by your thighs while devouring your lips desperately. You pushed yourself closer to him to wrap your arms around his neck and pushed your breast on his chest.
Sukuna pulled your underwear to the side to finger you good. You let out a moan but stopped once you remembered that Yuuji was on his room, and you were openly getting finger fucked in the kitchen by his older brother. Sukuna noticed that, and he challenged himself to make you moan his name out loud. You bit your lower lip to restrain yourself, but his long fingers reaching your deep end made it really difficult to do so.
âFuck, you are so damn wetâ he whispered on your ear while rubbing your wet clit in circles. You tried to close your thighs, but Sukuna made sure to keep them open for them.
âSukuna, I want you in so badâ you moaned as low as you could. Sukuna didnât need another queue to pull his cock out. It was big, a throbbing. Sukuna dreamed about this moment since Yuuji presented you. He couldnât stop looking at your beautiful face, your plump thighs and adorable breasts.
He carefully put your panties to the side and stuck his dick inside of you. You both moan in a whisper once he slowly pushed all the way in. He started thrusting slowly to make sure to not hurt you more with all those bruises. He was moving slow but still passionate, making sure you could feel every inch of his thick cock.
Your toes curled every time Sukuna thrust in you. He felt better than you thought. You hide your face in the crook of his neck and bite his shoulder to stay quiet. âYou are so fucking tight, bestieâ he groaned under his breath.
His thrusts speed up once Sukuna made sure he wasnât hurting you. He pulled your legs up so he could dig deeper in your insides. You covered your face with your arm and just take it like a big girl. âOh Sukuna I canât take it any longerâ you whispered.
âI am about to cum too, babyâ Sukuna grunted before orgasm at the same time. His thick milk swayed in your insides. You smacked his chest as a scold. âSukuna, what the fuck!â you muffle.
âIâm sorry, itâs not my fault you felt so goodâ he smirked. After cleaning you and himself up, he drove to the closest pharmacy to buy Plan B.
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Text Fic Part 2 Logan's POV
Logan's donor Chris wants to meet him, but Lo ain't having it. Jeanette may be getting in a little too deep with her baby daddy.
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Can't Stay Away from You - Chapter One
First chapter woot woot! This is by far, the longest chapter I've ever written, at over 7k words, and honestly, I hope this is good? It's my first time writing a/b/o, and I'm a little unsure of where this is going exactly, but I hope everyone will have fun on the rollercoaster that this fic is bound to be!
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word count: 7k
warnings: defintely some angst in here, but lighter angst?, reader is anxious at parts, but like for the most part, there's really not much to warn about I think? Please let me know if I'm wrong or if I need to add anything!
Y/n wasnât expecting any emails, but when she heard the ding that let her know she had received one, she immediately looked. She never knew when sheâd get another freelance job, so whenever an email came in, she developed the habit of checking it. This wasnât a work email, no, but it was from one of the stores she had recently bought a couple of Stray Kids albums from. From the subject line, it was about the albums she had bought, and a fansign? She doesnât remember signing up for one, but she also has been so busy, she probably forgot about it.
Opening up the email, she found that she had won a place at an in person fansign in Seoul, in two days. She was so shocked by this news that she held her breath, not thinking this was real for a moment. She read through the email fully, memorizing every word, she really had won, holy shit. She thanked the gods that she didnât work a physical job, because it meant she could work from anywhere, and she started figuring out her trip to Seoul. There was no way she was missing out on a chance to meet Stray Kids.
She quickly found a plane ticket, even if it was insanely expensive, and she thanked herself for her savings, having to dip into that a bit for this trip. She then moved on to finding a place to stay, and found a nice hotel that wasnât outrageously expensive, and immediately booked it. Sheâd be flying out in about seven hours, leaving her to scramble to pack and leave for the airport. Quickly packing her luggage, having a packing list made up from previous trips, she packed clothes for a week, deciding to explore a bit since she was going there.Â
Y/nâs travelled enough to have mastered the skill of packing efficiently, gathering everything she needed into 3 pieces of luggage. She double-checked her travel list, making sure she had packed enough for her trip. Before she shoved her laptop and cords into her bag, she sent out an email to her current clients stating that she had an emergency occur, and that her work may be delayed by a day. At this point, it was almost time for her to head to the airport. So, she finished packing the last of her things into her carry-on. Remembering to grab her coat before putting her shoes on, she grabbed her bags and left the apartment.Â
She took a taxi to the airport, and on the way there, texted her best friend Emily that she was heading out of the country and asking her to watch over her apartment while she was gone. Emily agreed right away, and told her not to worry about anything. She smiled down at her phone, her bestie was her ride or die, and she was so grateful to have her in her life.Â
When she arrived at the airport, she thanked the driver, pulling her luggage out of the trunk and heading straight to the check in counter. The process was smooth and she was quickly on her way to security, which while terribly busy, went by quickly and soon she was sitting at her gate, having grabbed a couple snacks for the plane and filled up her water bottle on the way over there. She had about an hour before boarding, so she pulled out her laptop, deciding to get some work done while she waited. She finished off the last edits to one project, sending that off to one of her clients, before starting on one of her other projects.
Halfway through her second project, the call for boarding went out over the P.A. system, and so she saved her work, slipping her laptop back into her bag before lining up with everyone else. She was lucky enough to get a last minute window seat on the plane, putting her carry-on in the overhead bin, before settling in her seat as she pushed her smaller bag under the seat in front of her. She looked out the window as the plane took off, the start of her journey to Seoul, and meeting Stray Kids, was starting now. Since it was a relatively long flight, she pulled out her laptop once she was able to do so, starting back on the project she worked on earlier. She spent the majority of the flight working on her current workload, which was about four projects at the moment.Â
They were all fairly simple projects, they just took time to perfect them, but it was a great way to pass the time. By the time she finished her last project, there was only a couple hours left of the flight, and so she rested and watched the clouds roll by. Y/n admired the view as they landed in Seoul, excited to explore the city.Â
Patiently waiting to disembark the plane, she waited until she was able to leave her row, grabbing her bag from the overhead bin and then bringing it down, pulling it behind her as she left the plane. She pulled it along, heading towards the luggage carousel, before she went through customs and immigration, quickly clearing them and heading out into Seoul. She took the metro to head towards her hotel, unpacking her headphones and listening to music to pass the time on the train. Once off the train, she pulled out her phone to find her hotel location, quickly finding her way to the hotel. Thankfully, it was late enough that she could check in right away and head to her room. She took the elevator up, finding her room midway down the hallway, and upon opening the door, found that she had a beautiful view of the city around her.Â
She dropped her luggage by the bed, and walked towards the window, admiring her view of the city. She may not be a heights kind of person, but this was still beautiful, and she would be looking out a lot during her week here. She hauled her suitcase up onto the bed, pulling out a fresh outfit, before heading to the bathroom to shower. Once she had, she changed into her fresh outfit, pleased to get the smell of the airplane and airports off of her. Since it was still light out for a while, she decided to get out into the city and explore the neighborhood around her. She packed her smaller bag with the necessities, grabbing her key card on the way out the door and quickly going back down to the lobby and out into the fresh air.Â
Y/n knew travelling alone as an omega always brought risks with it, but it was worth it to be here in Seoul, both for the fansign and just in general. It was sunny and warm in Seoul, a great contrast from back home, and she was living for it. She was always a warm weather kinda girl, and the warm air and sunshine here made her thrive. She decided on just walking the area around her, figuring tomorrow would be one of her bigger exploration days.Â
She saw a lot of stores that intrigued her, but thought better of shopping, sheâd be exhausted much quicker if she gave into that urge. She was glad that she brought her headphones, it helped distract from the loud noises of the city, and brought the level down to a reasonable one she could deal with. The hustle and bustle of the city was normal to her, since her own city was similar,Â
Up until now, her omega had been strangely quiet. Usually she was very outspoken, more so than y/n herself was. Her omega was going haywire at the moment, confusing the poor girl as to what set the omega off. She felt almost pulled forward, and her omega pushed to the surface, making her walk faster to wherever that pull was coming from. It culminated in her running into someone, and ended with her on the ground in front of them, looking up at their mask-covered face.Â
âAre you alright? Iâm sorry that I bumped into you.â The person said as they leaned down, reaching out a hand to her. She tentatively took it, and she stood up with their help. Standing so close to them, she could smell their citrusy sweet scent, it calling to and calming her omega. That confused her slightly, but she shook it off, not wanting to think about it now.Â
âIâm okay, and really, I bumped into you. I should be the one apologizing.â She replied.
âLetâs just say we bumped into each other then? We both played a part in this.â They told her, and she could see that they were smiling by the crinkles near their eyes.Â
âI can agree to that.â Y/n replied, giggling slightly.Â
She saw as the other person took a breath of her scent, and for some reason they stumbled back away from her, their eyes widening.Â
âIâve got to go, Iâm sorry.â They said, rushing away from her, leaving her standing there alone on the sidewalk.
She watched him run away, and her omega cried out, and y/n felt like she had been punched in the stomach. Her anxiety shot up, and tears came to her eyes. Sheâs so confused, she doesnât completely understand whatâs just happened, and why she was so affected by it.
She felt increasingly down as she walked back to her hotel, no longer feeling any urge to explore, just wanting to retreat back into her room and nest. She speed-walked into the hotel elevator, avoiding everyone. Once back in her room, she locked her door and got to work making a nest in the bed, using everything she could. She finished it and then climbed inside, curling up into herself as her omega cried out to someone, for an unknown reason. That, and she couldnât take her mind off of the person who ran away from her, and everytime she thought of him, it made her chest hurt.Â
In the end, she fell asleep, and she dreamed of them again. She had dreams every so often about Stray Kids, and she assumed this was once again, her brain being delusional. She dreamed about going on vacation with them, assumedly in Australia given her surroundings, but she felt that this dream was different.Â
She noticed that this time, the memberâs touch and reactions felt more real? It felt like these were actually the boys, and not figments of her imagination like they usually did. Their eyes seemed shocked, even as they all enjoyed the dream. They were more touchy with her, Felix especially. She noticed that he looked similar to the person she ran into earlier, but shook it off as her just being delusional again. She enjoyed her dream and found happiness with the boys, as it was just a dream, thatâs all.
Waking up the next morning in her makeshift nest, she whined at the lack of someone beside her, having fallen asleep in her dream next to the boys. Her scent smelled like burnt honey and vanilla because of her sadness, but she pushed through, thinking of happy thoughts and how sheâd get to see the boys later today. She got up, having to get out of her nest that smelt like sadness. Pulling out an outfit for the fanmeet, she quickly showered before changing, and then moved onto her makeup and hair. She did her makeup like she usually did, leaning more towards a very natural look, knowing if she wore too much, it would be harder to touch up later on.
Before leaving her room, she checked the rules for attending the fansign, and quickly memorized them. She headed back to the bathroom, since one of the rules was wearing scent blockers, and quickly applied them to her scent glands, making sure she covered them fully. The rule had been put into place because of an incident with a second gen girl group fansign years ago, she remembered the aftermath of it very well, despite being young at the time. One of the fans, an alpha, attended the fansign and tried to overwhelm one of the omega members of the group with her scent, and since then, companies have made it mandatory that scent blockers be worn during fansigns.Â
Checking her outfit in the mirror once again, she made sure it looked right, fixing anything that was out of place. She had decided on an outfit that reminded her of a mix of Felix and Hanâs individual styles, but had blended them together in her outfit. Plus, it was really comfy, and knowing she had a long day in front of her, she didnât want to be stuck in something uncomfortable. She grabbed her bag, setting out for the day. She planned to explore and see some tourist sights first, before the fansign, since it wasnât starting for a couple hours from then.Â
She mostly wandered as she wanted, not having a specific destination in mind. She found herself wandering a market and buying some snacks along the way. Everything she bought tasted better than the prior snacks, and she had to leave the market in a hurry lest she get distracted. To her benefit, however, this passed enough time that she almost had to run to make it to the fansign venue.
She made it there in under 20 minutes, and hopped in line with everyone else, having brought her ID, and had the email that she won as well. Checking in was a simple process for the most part, however the ID checking part was the most tedious. Once that was finished and they confirmed that she was who she said she was and that she was allowed entry, she was quickly shuffled into the hall where the fansign took place.Â
Y/n found herself about midway between the front and back of the hall, and almost straight in the middle of her row. She greeted the girls next to her, making small talk with them as much as she was able to with her limited knowledge of Korean. They mostly talked about their favorite members and songs, and whose outfits they liked the most in this recent comeback. Y/n enjoyed chatting with the other girls, and a couple more of the ones around them joined in as well, and just before the boys walked out, they had created a small group chat, adding each other on kakaotalk.Â
The minute the boys walked out on the stage, all eyes were on them, and the cheers were almost deafening. Despite it only being a small fraction of the number of people at a concert, it was as loud as a concert. Yet it only took Bang Chan raising his hand for the crowd of fans to fall silent.Â
âHello everyone!â He said, waving to the room. He and the boys quickly introduced themselves and did their âStep outâ intro as they always do. They took the first part of the fanmeet to goof around on stage, playing around with some of the items laid out for them by staff.Â
During this, y/n couldnât keep her eyes off of them, feeling almost a pulling sensation in her chest, and a need to keep an eye on the boys. She ignored the pulling feeling, trying to enjoy the fansign and commit this all to memory. She soaked in the atmosphere, the joy that radiated around the room, from the fans and the idols. It filled her with happiness, the feeling almost bursting out of her chest.Â
It wasnât long before they boys had moved onto the signing part of the fansign. She watched as each row of fans lined up to meet the idol group, going down the line one by one, and the smiles on the boysâ faces made her smile too. It made her happy to see them happy, and she knew the girls around her felt the same way. Her hand was tapped as a girl in the row ahead of her asked her to record her interactions with the boys, and she readily agreed. Once that girl was up on stage, she zoomed in and recorded her interaction with the eight idols. In return, once it was her turn to line up with her album to meet the boys, the other girl offered to record her going down the line and talking with the boys, to which she quickly thanked her for offering and y/n handed her her phone. She lined up on the side of the stage, nervousness growing as there were only a few girls still in between her and Changbin, the first of the eight boys sheâd meet today.Â
Soon, she sat in the chair in front of the rapper, smiling at him as she said hello, shaking slightly due to her nerves.
âHi, itâs nice to meet you!â She told him, smile as bright as the sun.
âAhh, nice to meet you too!â He said, taking her album as she handed it to him, opening to one of his pages. âWhere are you from?â He asked, noticing her nerves and the slight shake to her body, determined to get her less nervous.
âIâm from Canada. I flew here and arrived yesterday afternoon.â Y/n told him.
âOh wow! Really? Thatâs so far away!â He was surprised she flew that far for their fansign, he even applauded her for it, to which she shied away, hiding her face.
âNo, no hiding!â He teased her, and she slowly pulled her hands away, looking at him with red cheeks.
âIs it cold back in Canada?â Changbin asked.
âItâs not too bad, I guess? But I prefer it here where itâs warm and sunny.â She told him, replying to his question.
âOhhh, you like warm.â He said, English skills finally breaking down a bit.
âI love the warmth. Iâm always too cold, see?â She said to him, showing her hands which were slightly pink at the tips.Â
He grabbed her hands gently, rubbing them to try and warm them up. He knew it was chilly in there, but not to where one of their fans was becoming very cold. He was so concerned for her, almost abnormally so, but he chalked it up to just caring for their stays.
âOh no, youâre so cold! Itâs too cold here.â He said after rubbing her hands for a couple moments.
âOh no, itâs okay, Changbin-oppa. My fingers and toes are always like this, no matter how warm it is. Just my body being bad, thatâs all.â She corrected him gently, wanting to ensure he knew it wasnât the room, it was just her.Â
And sadly, that is where her time with the rapper ended, with her being moved onto the next man, who was the Hwang Hyunjin, who was waiting for her to move down in front of him, which made her blush intensify.Â
âHello Hyunjin!â She said, voice a little on the higher side.
âHello, Stay!â He said, smiling at her. âWhatâs your name?â He asked as he received her album, moving to sign one of his pages that she had marked.Â
âMy name is y/n! And weâre born in the same year, Hyunjin-ssi.â She informed him, slightly swaying in order to calm herself.
âOh? We are? Thatâs amazing! What month?â He further questioned her, a slight surprise showing on his face.Â
âIâm a September baby, so Iâm younger than you by a couple months.â She said, watching him sign her album.
He looked back up at her, his beauty was ethereal, and it took her breath away to see him this close up. He reached out to grab her hands, both of them pulling away slightly and flinching at the zap of electricity. It couldnât have been more than static electricity, but it felt almost like a connection of sorts. Both of them waved it off, not thinking much of it, but inside, their beta and omega knew what had just happened, and were berating them for ignoring it.
âYour name is really pretty, I forgot to tell you.â He said earnestly, his eyes feeling like they were staring right into her soul, and she could see so many emotions floating around in those captivating eyes. She couldn't keep eye contact with him and looked away, down at her lap to avoid his gaze.
âThank you, Hyunjin-ssi.â She said, still unable to look him in the eyes.
âStay doesnât have to use -ssi, call me Hyunjin, please?â He begged her, leaning down on the table to try and get her attention, to which she looked up at him, giggling at his position.
âWhat are you doing?â She said between giggles.
âI just wanted-â He started, but was interrupted by staff ushering her to move onto the next member, to Hyunjinâs dismay. He wanted to talk with her all day.
Seungmin was next, and his gentle smile caused her to continue to smile in return, her smile not dimming, but becoming softer.
âHello, itâs nice to meet you.â He said, much calmer than the others, but you could see that he was just as excited to meet their fans as the other boys were.Â
âHello Seungmin, itâs nice to meet you too.â She said, telling him her name afterwards, so that he had a name to sign the album with.Â
They made small talk as he signed, and then continued on afterwards. Y/n told him how far she travelled to be here today, and then expanded on her home as Seungmin asked her more questions about where she was from. She tells him that no matter how long the journey was, she wouldnât have missed being here, and missing the chance to talk to them, for anything else in the world.Â
To this, his face is filled with awe and wonder, always surprised at what lengths their fans go to in order to see them live or to meet them. She then talks about what she loves about him, and how she enjoys seeing his interactions with the other boys, and how his voice is angelic. She just about showers him in compliments, until her time with the vocalracha member is up.
He waves goodbye to her and hands her album onto Jeongin, whoâs next in line. He smiled at her as she slid over into the chair in front of the maknae, who, having heard her name from when she told his fellow member, quickly signed her album, before reaching out to grab her hands, squeezing them. This shocked y/n slightly, not expecting how intense the maknae was right then and there. He however, just felt drawn to her, like a moth to a flame, and wanted to be in contact with her. His alpha encouraged his actions, and the man himself didnât question his alpha, and just continued looking at her with a smile on his face.Â
âHi, Stay!â He said excitedly, to which y/n replied back, asking how he was doing.
âIâm doing better now that I get to talk to you.â He answered her, winking at the end and slightly flirting, to which he got lightly smacked by Minho.Â
Y/n wasn't faring well with the intense nature of the supposed âbaby breadâ youngest member, and it clearly showed on her face, which was turning, in Jeonginâs eyes, a lovely shade of pink, and her eyes were wide as she stared at him.
âYou look so cute, Stay.â He complimented her, to which she blushed harder. His grin grew as he watched her blush intensify, and to which his alpha almost purred in contentment.Â
He continued teasing her, to which her responses were almost nonsensical, until the staff member became her savior by telling Jeongin that she had to move to the next member. Minho, being impatient, grabbed her hands from his fellow member and pulled her over to the chair in front of his space at the table, grabbing her album afterwards. Jeongin pouted at his hyungâs actions, watching you move over to the next chair. He only stopped overtly watching her when the next Stay sat down in front of him, his attention turning to them.
âHello Lino!â Y/n said, a smile still stuck on her face.
âHello Stay.â He said, shaking their hands as he had yet to let go. âDo you have any pets?â He asked, finally but almost reluctantly pulling his hands away so he could sign her album.
âI do! I have a bunny, named Jack.â She told him, telling him how she got him, and about all of her bunnyâs little quirks.Â
He stopped signing her album just to look up at her and watch her talk. He was oddly drawn to her, and observed her as she talked. Her smile was extraordinary and how he wanted to never see her smile fade away, he felt pulled in by her, and he knew it wasnât her scent, it couldnât have been since he could see the scent blockers on her skin. But she almost called out to him, to his alpha. He internally questioned if there was something more to that feeling or if it was only just because she was similar to his omegas, to Jisung and Felix. Her outfit clearly took inspiration from them, and she seemed similar in personality, so maybe that was the culprit behind this pull he was feeling.
He realized that he hadnât finished signing her album, and hurried to do so as he lightly chatted with her, mostly about their own pets and how troublesome they were at times. Sadly, that came to an end when she was pointed to move onto the next idol, who happened to be Felix.Â
The Australian man looked at her, having the silent realization that this was the girl he ran into the day prior, and did his best to push what happened out of his mind, since he hadnât told anyone what had happened, and from the lack of reaction on her part, she didnât know that they had met yesterday.
âHello Felix!â She said, smiling from ear to ear at meeting her almost birthday twin.
âHello! How are you? Also, your outfit is so cute! I love it!â He replied, a grin on his face.
âIâm well, and Iâm very excited to be here!â She told him, her cheeks hurting as she had smiled since meeting Changbin. âThank you! I tried to combine your and Hanâs styles, and I hope I was able to do both your styles justice.â She explained.
âYou did! So, how old are you?â He questioned, taking the time to sign her album.
âIâm your age, actually.â She confessed, as he looked up in slight shock.
âWow, really?â He said.Â
âYup! Actually you and I arenât too far apart in age, birthday wise. I share a birthday with one of your members.â She replied.
âWait, that means-â He started, before she interrupted him.
âYeah, I do have a birthday twin within your group.â She giggled and nodded as she confirmed his thoughts.
âOh wow! Thatâs so cool!â He told her.
âYeah, itâs what made me a Stay actually. Well, and your Miroh era.â She confessed to him, blushing slightly.
They continued chatting, with Felix inquiring more about her life, and how long sheâs been into K-pop among other things. Felixâs omega was practically purring at having this pretty girlâs attention only on him, plus that they got to see her again after Felix stupidly ran away yesterday.
Meanwhile, next to Felix, Minho was trying to concentrate on the Stay in front of him, but his mind and eyes kept wandering over to y/n and Felix. He couldnât help but listen in on their conversation as he tried to keep chatting with the fan in front of him. That pull in his chest still hadnât disappeared, and he kept questioning what exactly was drawing him to you. His alpha, however, knew exactly what was happening and was very happy about it, Minho could tell that much. His alpha kept talking about how Felix and the girl got along so well, and look how pretty they both were, and âWouldnât they look pretty together in their nest?â Minho had to physically force himself to look away from the two of them, and push to only focus on the Stay in front of him.
During this, the two people who were the subject of Minhoâs thoughts and glances were saddened when staff told them it was time for y/n to move on. Felix grabbed her hand, pleading with her not to go, to the girlâs laughter and her insistence that she must move on, to Han finally interjecting and reaching out for her hand and pulling her to the next chair.Â
âI heard you had a birthday twin in Stray Kids?â He inquired immediately, wanting to know.
âHello Han. Yes I do.â She giggled at his impatience. âIâm birthday twins with you, actually. Down to the year.â She told him.Â
Hell yeah!â He exclaimed as Felix overheard, the Aussie pouting at how close he was to sharing a birthday.Â
Y/n saw Felixâs pout, and giggled as she looked over at him. He saw her giggling and playfully glared at her, only making her giggle more, which Han did as well when he saw what was making the girl in front of him giggle.Â
Han quickly signed his page in the album, before focusing all his attention on the girl in front of him. He wanted to know more about his birthday twin, and to learn if they had anything else in common. They did have quite a few things in common, their style being one of those things, anxiety was a second, and they also had quite similar personalities. This made the quokka a very happy man, and his omega wanted to steal the Stay away and keep them and Han was agreeable with that notion. A birthday twin to share the fun with? Yes please.
They joked about how maybe this was fate, and maybe this was why she was drawn to the group in the first place, with y/n admitting that their shared birthday is what made her interested in the first place. Han smiled, with a blush on his face at that confession. That she had found the group and gotten interested because of Felix, but was more interested that they both shared a birthday. Plus, she won the chance to be here and meet them, which was even more amazing.
As engrossed as they both were in their conversation, Chan finally leaned over and interrupted them, to inform her that it was their turn to chat. Han grabbed her hand, shaking them as he thanked her for coming and talking with him, and that sheâd have to remember to wish him a happy birthday when their birthday came, to which she promised she would. She reluctantly let go of his hands, and moved over to sit in front of Chan, realizing that her time with the boys would end shortly.Â
âHello there, sorry to interrupt your fun with Hannie.â He apologized, looking truly sorry to have stopped their conversation. He truly was sad that he had to do so, they loved their fans, and Jisung looked so happy as he chatted with her, and his alpha almost screamed his content at how happy this girl had made his members.Â
âItâs okay, I understand, donât worry Chan.â She told him, understanding clearly heard in her voice.
He smiled at how understanding she was, starting up a conversation with her about what she was going to do while in Seoul. Inside, his alpha was trying to gain control over him, an overwhelming need coming over him to grab her and scent her, rules be damned. He wasnât alone in this feeling, as y/n had been feeling a pull this entire time as she went down the line, but it was stronger right in front of the leader of the group, and her omega wanted nothing more than to sink into this manâs arms right here and now. She shook off her omega while he pushed away those feelings, one thinking it was just her being delusional and having read too much fanfic, while the other just chalked it up to his alpha reacting to the fact that it was a pretty girl in front of him right now.Â
They continued their chat like neither of them were experiencing anything, and she asked him about places to visit in Australia should she ever get to visit, and he turned it on her and asked about places to visit in Canada when they get the chance to travel there. Both parties enjoyed the conversation, almost feeling as if they were just two friends chatting, instead of idol and fan. They talked about animals as well, both of them gushing about their own animals and telling a couple of funny stories about them.
At last, y/nâs time with the boys was finally over, and it was at this point Chan realized he had never signed her album. Signaling to the staff to let him sign the album quickly before she had to leave, he did so. On a whim, and what he swears was his alphaâs idea, and not fully his, under his signature, he added his number. Quickly closing the book, he handed it to her, and waved to her as she left the stage and returned to her seat, focusing on the next fan to sit in front of him.
Y/n returned to her seat, feeling saddened after leaving the stage and the boys. She shrugged it off, just like she had with the rest of the odd feelings sheâs had today and yesterday. After she got back to her seat, one of the girls in the row behind her that she had made friends with, asked her to film her meetings with the boys, and she agreed. After that, the girl in the row in front of her that filmed her interactions handed her phone back, and y/n thanked her for filming as the other girl waved off her thank yous.Â
Soon enough, it was the girl behind her turn to chat with the boys, and y/n started filming as she went up on stage. She noticed during her filming, that the boys glanced up in her direction a couple times, or at least her general direction, she doubted their gaze was on her specifically. She dutifully continued filming, trying to get the best video she could for the girl.
Y/n was wrong about the boys not looking right in the crowd for her. They really couldnât help themselves, looking at her when she didnât notice, and every time they had the chance. They had never felt so pulled towards someone like this, not since they all found each other. Y/n was feeling the same way, it almost felt like there was a rope between her and the boys, and it was trying to pull her in closer. She once again brushed it off as wishful thinking, and maybe her delusions of wanting the boys to notice her, as every Stay did. Plus, she probably just enjoyed talking to them so much that she wanted to talk with them again.Â
Finally, the girl she was filming for left the stage, and y/n ended the recording, handing the phone back to her once the other girl returned to her seat. She watched as the final rows got their chance to see and talk with the boys, and once everyone was back in their seats, the boys came out from behind the tables, and started goofing off again. There was a portion set aside for photos of the boys, and of course they were absolutely adorable during it. And then they decided a couple dance relays of S-Class were in order, and a part switch dance to S-Class as well, which went as well as anyone could expect. A.k.a, it was a bit of a disaster, with the boys not knowing each other's places nearly as well as they knew their own. Though, we did get to see Felix do Minhoâs parts, which was amazing and everyone in the room loved it.Â
Before anyone knew it, the fansign was coming to an end, with the boys sadly saying goodbye to the fans. Y/n didnât want it to end, but as they were ushered back out of the room after the boys had left the stage, she reluctantly left. She was in tears leaving the building, and felt a great sadness at leaving, and so did her omega. She wasnât quite sure why she reacted so heavily, but as she walked back to the hotel, her emotions only grew. Because of this, she sped up her pace, wanting to disappear into her hotel room and cry in private, not wanting others to see her like this.Â
Once she was back in her hotel room, she locked the door, immediately taking off her shoes and any accessories, before crawling into her makeshift nest that still smelt of sadness from that morning. She let herself fall apart, crying as she curled into a ball. She wasnât sure why she was so sad, she really wasnât sure, but she could feel that her omega was really hurting. She cried herself to sleep, falling into a nightmare, where it was the opposite of her dream from the night before. The boys were the opposite of their sweet selves, and were hurling anything and everything negative about herself at her, and all she could do was sit there and cry as they did so.
Being shocked out of her nightmare, she sat up as she woke up, her chest heaving as she tried to regulate her breathing. She managed to do so after a couple of minutes, and trying to get her mind off of how hurtful her nightmare was, she reached for her phone.
She found the video of her interactions with the boys, and started watching it. As she watched it, she realized just how different her interactions with the boys were from the ones she had filmed for others and watched herself. They seemed much more intimate in a way, with how touchy a lot of the boys were with her. They were so much more emotive and interactive with her, it felt a little abnormal after the fact. She must have been so happy to meet them that none of it felt off to her, and really looking back, it still didnât feel too odd, just a bit more intimate than the other fansâ interactions. She wondered why she was so different, and why her, over everyone else.Â
This pushed her to look through her album, and she stopped at Chanâs signature. Underneath his name, there was a number, along with a short message to text him. This had to be a joke, there was no way she was living the y/n life right now. She felt as if she had stepped into a fanfiction, because why else would Bang fucking Chan have given her, out of all people, his number?
She decided to fuck it and texted the number he gave her, and he almost immediately responds.
âWho are you?â He demanded.
âIâm y/n, you gave me this number in my album that you signed today.â She replied.
âWhat did we talk about today then?â He asked her.
âA little bit of everything, honestly, but we did talk about our pets. You talked about Berry, and I talked about my bunny Jack and how troublesome he is.â Y/n told him.Â
She also decided to send him a picture of herself, holding open his page of the album as she sat next to a clock to prove the time. Chan believed her, and told her as such. She then asks him why he decided to give her his number.
âI watched your actions with the others and myself, and something about you and all of our interactions intrigued me. I felt there was something more to it all, and wanted to get to know you better.â He explained, to which she was relieved it wasnât a trick, but was also confused about how she intrigued him. She voiced those thoughts and to which he reassured her that he wasnât tricking her, nor should she be confused about how she was interesting to him, because he honestly found her interesting from the start of their conversation at the fanmeet.
He further explained that the other members had no idea about what he had done, and he hadnât planned on saying anything to them, unless y/n had reached out and told him it was okay to do so. Though that didnât stop them from discussing her in the vans on the way back to the dorm, nor did it stop their discussion from spilling over into their group chat. He told her as much, and she was surprised to have made that much of an impression on them. Chan reassured her that their interactions with her were very memorable, from what he could gleam from the othersâ conversations. What he didnât tell her was that Minho had noticed Chanâs behavior, and signaled to the pack alpha that they would be talking after they arrived back at the dorm.Â
Soon enough the boys arrived back at the dorm, and the leader had to say goodbye for now to y/n, Minho staring him down as they walked into the building and then the elevator. The other alpha grabbed his hand as soon as the elevator doors opened, and led him through the front door of the apartment, and straight to the Aussie manâs room.
âWho are you texting? And why am I sure itâs that girl from the fansign?â Minho interrogated him, not leaving him a second to talk.Â
âYouâre not wrong. I gave her my number.â Chan confessed.
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the loser and lover both die at the end ê© yeonjun.
ââ .⊠đ inspired by adam silvera's they both die at the end, major character death, alternate universe: non-idol, [heavy] angst, grief/mourning, last day on earth, platonic relationships, slice of life, [possibly] unrequited love.
ââ .⊠đ this is the last of my non-svt/skz fanfiction for now! first published on ao3... at a time where i was admittedly very obsessed with yeonjun's watermelon sugar x blow dance cover (lol). this is thematically heavy, so please look out for yourself. it's also my first ever kpop fic (whew!) and so my writing style isn't like this anymore, but it's a good time capsule of some sorts.
ââ .⊠đ wc: 12,000+
On the day that heâs supposed to die, Choi Yeonjun learns what it means to be alive.
Choi Yeonjun was in the locker room when he got the call.
It was cruel, really. Everything had been so perfect until then. The cold noodles he had for breakfast were divine. There wasnât any traffic on the way to the dance studio. And it took him only three hours to film his dance cover of Watermelon Sugar, as opposed to his other routines that usually ate up his whole day.
He had ducked into the locker room to send the group chat a quick text about their dinner plans when his phone started ringing. It was an unregistered number, which Yeonjun wouldnât usually have bothered to answerâ but he was in such a good mood, and how could anything go wrong on a day like this?Â
âYeonjun speaking,â he chirped, using his free hand to sift through the mess of his locker. He was pretty sure heâd packed an extra pair of clothes somewhere. âWhoâs this?âÂ
âHello. Iâm calling from Death-cast.â
A beat.
âCould you please confirm that you are Choi Yeonjun, born September 13, 1999?â the monotone voice on the other end of the line asked.
It wasnât until later that Yeonjun would realize how standard the entire spiel was. Heâd already mentioned his name on the get-go; this stranger was just calmly reading off a script as if it werenât the worst call of Yeonjunâs life.
âHello, Yeonjun? Are you there?âÂ
âYes,â Yeonjun said quickly. Pulling away from his locker, he slumped down onto the nearest bench. âYes, this is Choi Yeonjun.âÂ
âThank you, Yeonjun. I regret to inform you that sometime in the next 24 hours, you will be meeting an untimely death.â The caller paused, as if to let the information sink in.Â
âOn behalf of Death-cast, we are sorry to lose you. Live this day to the fullest, okay?âÂ
âOkay,â Yeonjun responded dazedly. Then, more out of habit than anything, he weakly added, âThank you.âÂ
The call cut without another word.
Yeonjun sat in his seat for what felt like an eternity, staring at his phone log. Three minutes. His entire conversation with the Death-cast had lasted only three minutes.Â
This had happened to him before. Heâd be having a Good Day, but then something small would come around and trip him up.
Maybe the master CD would refuse to play. Maybe Soobin nicked the kimbap heâd been saving. There was always something.
Beomgyu jokingly called them hiccups, and Yeonjun found himself waiting for them; holding his breath for whatever might take away his dayâs joy.
The Death-cast call was todayâs hiccup. The worst hiccup heâd ever gotten.
His phone pinged, snapping him out of his shell-shocked state. It was Soobin.Â
do u still need a ride?Â
Ping. Another text from Soobin.Â
reply asap i wont hv time 2 make a uturn if u dont reply NOWÂ
Despite himself, Yeonjun chuckled. What did Soobin know about not having time?
As he keyed in his response, he contemplated skipping out on dinner. Maybe he could just disappear. No one would ever have to know he was dying, and theyâd also never know when he died.Â
Iâll meet you there, Yeonjun responded instead.
Ping.Â
suit urself!!!! dnt b late yeonttomeok ~
The stupid nickname. Yeonjun grimaced at the sight of it. Then, his expression softened, because he realized that he couldnât do it.
Yeonjun couldnât run from Soobin or the rest of the boys. If he was going to spend his last day with anyone, he was going to do it with them.Â
He left the dance studio half an hour later. He emptied out his locker first, then he walked around for a bit to take it all in. On his way out, he tacked a note on the studioâs student corkboard.Â
It would take a few days for anyone to notice. The grieving custodian is the one who finds it; a neon orange Post-It, hiding in plain sight among a sea of reminders and ID pictures.Â
Thank you, heâd written. For everything. -YJ. 09/16/21
âYou should try some of my pizza,â Hueningkai said enthusiastically, shoving a slice onto everyoneâs plates. âItâs to die for!â
Yeonjun choked on his drink.Â
On Yeonjunâs right, Beomgyu burst into peals of laughter, mimicking Yeonjunâs hacking coughs. Soobin, on the left, was tapping Yeonjunâs back sympatheticallyâ though also visibly holding back his own grin.
As Yeonjun tried to clear the blockage in his throat, he fleetingly thought that this was it. He was going to drop dead in the booth of an American fast food chain, right before he could even tell his friends that he was on borrowed time.
But then the cola went down, and Hueningkaiâs incessant apologies started sounding louder than the fears in his head, and Yeonjun quietly thanked God that his cause of death was not as lame as he thought itâd be.
âItâs okay. Iâm okay,â Yeonjun sighed, looking around the table. A sneer for Beomgyu. A smile of reassurance for Soobin and Hueningkai. And for TaehyunâŠÂ
There was an odd look on Taehyunâs face that knocked the wind out of Yeonjun.Â
It was almost like Taehyun knew. How could he, though?
Yeonjun held the other boyâs gaze, the two of them staring each other down intently.Â
âEarth to Yeonjun,â Beomgyu sing-songed, waving his hand in front of Yeonjunâs face.
Taehyun looked temporarily startled by the intrusion before his expression quickly shifted into something more pleasant. Despite both of them breaking into a smile, Yeonjun couldnât help but still feel a bit unsettled.Â
âYouâre extra sunny today,â Yeonjun sarcastically told Beomgyu. The latter smiled cheekily and shrugged.Â
âWhat can I say? I love the first Friday of each month,â the younger boy said. As he turned away from Yeonjun to shove some fries into his mouth, it occurred to Yeonjun that this would be their last first Friday.
The five of them had been close friends since 2019. It started off as a small group that enjoyed playing computer games with each other, but then Taehyun quit gaming to focus on his studies and Hueningkai decided he wanted to spend his money on collecting plush toys.
It was Soobin who insisted that they meet up even if it meant not going to internet cafes anymore. That unassuming evening marked the start of a two-year tradition of meeting up every first Friday of the month.Â
They still met up outside of those Fridays, of course. Soobin and Yeonjun actually moved in to be roommates half a year ago, and Beomgyu liked to still play video games with Yeonjun every now and then.
But first Fridays were sacred. No one missed out on them, come storms or break-ups. Their Fridays were the glue that kept the five of them together.Â
âSorry. Give me a second.âÂ
It didnât immediately register to Yeonjun that Taehyun had excused himself from the table. Only when Hueningkai made an offhand comment about Taehyun taking his time, only then did the feeling of dread settle at the pit of Yeonjunâs stomach.Â
âIâll check on him,â he volunteered immediately, hastily climbing over Soobinâs legs to get out of the suffocating booth.
As he speedily walked away, he could hear Beomgyu cracking a joke to the remaining two boys. Yeonjun missed out on the rest of the story as he ducked into the menâs bathroom.
The overwhelming stench of bile was the first thing that hit Yeonjun; instinctively, he covered his nose with his hand.
From a barely closed stall, he could hear the unmistakable sounds of someone retching. Trying his best not to gag, Yeonjun took a few tentative steps towards the source.Â
From where he was standing, he could recognize Taehyunâs Adidas shoes.Â
Yeonjun couldnât come any closer.Â
Taehyun, from inside the stall, finally stopped convulsing. A brief moment passed before he flushed and stumbled out. Head bent, Taehyun mumbled apologies before stopping in his tracks at the sight of Yeonjun. For the second time that night, the two carefully regarded each other.Â
Wiping his mouth with the back of his hand, Taehyun made an annoyed tsk sound. Then, unexpectedly, he grinned up at the older boy.
âYou too, huh?â he asked quietly.Â
To Yeonjun, it felt like the punch line to the worldâs worst joke.Â
They decided to tell the rest of the boys after footing the bill.Â
It was unceremonious at best and merciless at worst, for Taehyun and Yeonjun to break the news outside Hueningkaiâs favorite restaurant. And Beomgyu made it so easy, too, by kidding about it as they headed out.
âWhat are you two so nice for? Donât tell me youâre dying,â he teased, and Taehyun and Yeonjun shared a look as if to say, Well, now that youâve mentioned itâŠÂ
Even though they talked it over in the bathroom, actually telling the rest turned out to be quite hard. At first, Beomgyu thought they were messing with him; that theyâd colluded the whole plot while they were both gone.
As he screeched at Taehyun and Yeonjun that it wasnât funny, Yeonjun pulled out his phone to show off his last received call. Taehyun did the same.Â
Beomgyu got dreadfully quiet after that.
Soobin, ever the soft one, burst into quiet tears. Hueningkai held on to him, looking as though he might pass out if he wasnât clutching on to something. Taehyun approached the two and whispered words of comfort that Yeonjun caught only bits and pieces of.Â
âHave each other⊠Accepted our fate⊠Be okayâŠâÂ
Lies, the eldest of them found himself thinking angrily. All lies.Â
No longer able to handle it, Yeonjun stalked over to Beomgyu. The younger boy was crouched near the sidewalk corner with no discernible expression on his face. His silence spoke volumes to Yeonjun; it was comforting to share, so much that Yeonjun felt a bit disappointed when Beomgyu spoke up.Â
âWhat now?âÂ
âWhat now?â Yeonjun repeated.
âAre you just gonna lay down and die?â Beomgyu asked brazenly. Momentarily floored by Beomgyuâs audacity, Yeonjun looked at him like it was his first time seeing him.Â
It was a silly notion, honestly. They saw each other practically every day. Next to Soobin, Beomgyu was the one closest to him. Admittedly, though, Beomgyu was also the one who irritated him the most.Â
But not today.Â
âIâve always loved how shameless you can be,â Yeonjun blurted out, the heat immediately rushing to his cheeks at the sudden confession. If Beomgyu was surprised, he didnât show it.
âIâll take that as a compliment,â he answered with a faint smirk. âAnyway, back to my question. What now? Donât you want to live the rest of your life fully?âÂ
âBut itâs 8 PM,â Yeonjun said dumbly. Beomgyu promptly smacked him on the back of the head, making Yeonjun yell with indignation.Â
âYouâre dying and youâre thinking about curfew?â Beomgyu bellowed. âDo you understand just how stupid that sounds?â
âI swear, youâll be the one that kills me,â Yeonjun grumbled, rubbing the spot Beomgyu hit.Â
The younger boy barrelled on. âWe donât know how or when exactly youâre going to die. You and Tae canât sit around and just wait. Thereâs so much that you can do in 24 hours!â
âLess than 24 hours.âÂ
âWith all due respect, JunnieâI donât give a fuck.âÂ
Yeonjun let out a disbelieving chuckle. As much as he didnât want to admit it, Beomgyu was right. Itâd be a waste to spend his last day in fearful anticipation of the inevitable.
âDo you have a marker on you?â Yeonjun asked suddenly.Â
Between the five of them, Beomgyu was the only one who was skilled at drawing. He sometimes carried the most random of art materials around with him and that night was no exception. âJust a blue one,â he said after sifting through his backpack. No questions asked, he passed it over to Yeonjun.
Looking around, Yeonjun zeroed in on the restaurantâs painted wall. It was in a pristine shade of white. Perfect.Â
âCover for me,â he commanded Beomgyu. The latter did as he was told, shielding Yeonjun from the streetâs view.Â
After a minute or two, Beomgyu was no longer able to contain his curiosity. âWhat are you doing?â he piped up, obviously trying to mask his interest.Â
The impatience made Yeonjun laugh.Â
âYou can look now,â he said.Â
Beomgyu turned to face Yeonjun.
On the restaurantâs shop front, Yeonjun had left yet another small thing to be remembered by. Along with a doodle of a pizza and a cola was a scrawled note, a note:Â YJâs last supper. 09/16/21.Â
If it had been any other day, Beomgyu might have commented on the abysmal state of Yeonjunâs drawings or the chicken scratch quality of his handwriting. That night, though, he wordlessly reached out for the marker.
Quickly, he sketched what seemed to be chibi versions of the two of them.Â
âAlways stealing my thunder,â Yeonjun jeered, though the taunt was softened significantly by the astonishment beneath his tone. Beomgyuâs rendition of them was uncanny. Finishing up, he wrote:Â Gyu was here too!Â
Beomgyu looked up at Yeonjun, and Yeonjun smiled at him in response.
An iPhone note found in Choi Yeonjunâs phone, dated September 16, 2021. Last edited: 8:34 PM.Â
â Commit vandalismÂ
â Have a good mealÂ
âą Film and post a dance video
âą Play Overwatch
âą Go to a thrift shop and buy Beomgyu, Hueningkai, and Soobin better clothes
âą Go on a dateÂ
âą Write my last will and testamentÂ
âą Say goodbye to mom and dad
âą Take photos to leave for Beomgyu, Hueningkai, and Soobin
âYouâre seriously going to waste time on Overwatch? On your last day ever?â Beomgyu complained.
Yeonjun angled his phone away from Beomgyuâs view. âItâs my bucket list. Not yours.âÂ
âStop fighting,â Soobin said. His eyes were rimmed with red from his non-stop crying. It made Yeonjunâs heart ache.Â
The three of them were in the back of a cab, heading to Yeonjunâs family home in Bundang. Though it was the last on his bucket list, it was the first thing he wanted off his chest.
He didnât intend to tell his parents over the phone. He wasnât even sure if he should even tell his parents at all.Â
Half an hour ago, Taehyun and Yeonjun agreed to not wallow over their impending death. They had individual businesses that they first had to deal with but they made plans to meet up after so the five of them could be complete.
Hueningkai stuck with Taehyun while Beomgyu and Soobin decided to accompany Yeonjun.Â
âIâm just saying, you could be spending your time a little wiser than losing to me and Soobin,â Beomgyu quipped.Â
Sighing dramatically, Yeonjun removed the goal from his list.Â
Before he could hit Beomgyu with another wisecrack, their ride came to a screeching halt. Thankfully, Soobin was strict on always wearing seatbelts; the safety device kept them from launching forward, though Beomgyuâs forehead did collide with the driverâs headrest.Â
Beomgyu howled with pain as the driver profusely apologized. âA stray cat bolted in front of us as I was pulling in to park,â the driver explained. âI didnât notice.âÂ
Yeonjun exhaled, one hand clutching his chest.Â
The three of them slid out of the backseat and onto the Seongnam sidewalk. âYou alright?â Soobin asked quietly as Beomgyu went to pay for the ride.Â
The honest answer: Yeonjun was a little shaken.
Each step felt like there might be a minefield beneath his feet. He kept imagining a bunch of different scenarios on how it would happen, who would be there with him when it did. He didnât want it to be any of the three boys, but they were insistent on keeping him and Taehyun company.Â
No one seemed like they were ready to let go.Â
Instead, what Yeonjun said: âYeah, Iâm good.âÂ
Beomgyu returned, another unreadable expression on his face. âThe driver wouldnât let me pay,â he reported, shaking his head. âHe eavesdropped on us a bit, I think, because heââ A pause.Â
The hard-to-read look suddenly became clear to Yeonjun. It was the same look of when Beomgyu polaroids came out all wrong, or when he miscalculated a toyâs position in a claw game. It was a mix of annoyance, and disappointmentâand a little bit of sadness.Â
âHe what?â Soobin prompted.
Beomgyu looked directly at Yeonjun, opening and closing his mouth as though considering how to tell him. Finally, he choked out the rest of his sentence.Â
âHe sends his condolences.âÂ
âThe worst thing that could ever happen to a parent is to have their child leave this Earth before them.â
Those were the only words that Yeonjun committed to memory. The conversation he had with his parents was not so much a conversation as much as it was groveling, sobbing, cursing.
There was anger. There was sadness. There was all the love they could offer each other.Â
Though it broke his heart, Yeonjun begged his parents to let him go for the simple reason that he couldnât bear the thought of passing away in their presence. He promised to call, if he could. He swore to have Beomgyu and Soobin at his side, at all times, to call them if he couldnât.Â
Then his father told him about the worst thing that could happenâhow it was already happeningâ, and he hugged Yeonjun with a finality that didnât need any spoken goodbye, and Yeonjun damn near reconsidered throwing it all away to spend his final hours with them.
Holding on to his pride, he hugged his father back. He gave his mother a kiss on the forehead.Â
He asked that they both smile so his last image of them would be ânot all that sad.â
And, just like that, the Chois let go of their only son.Â
The cab ride back to Hueningkai and Taehyun was a solemn one. Yeonjun was thankful that neither Beomgyu nor Soobin felt the need to speak. They had waited outside Yeonjunâs home while he was saying his goodbyes to his parents, and they had let him take the window seat where he could stare listlessly out at the highway. This is the last time Iâll see this strip of road, Yeonjun numbly thought to himself. It was tiring to think in lasts. It was all he could seem to do as the minutes ticked by.
Ping.Â
Hueningkai, whose Instagram account previously had zero photos, had just uploaded a photo of him posing with Taehyun. Lotte World all to ourselves!!!~ , the caption said.
âThatâs new,â Beomgyu mumbled, looking at the post over Yeonjunâs shoulder.
âWe saw each other practically every day for the past two years,â Soobin interjected, voice hollow. He was staring at Hueningkaiâs post on his own phone. âHyuka never saw the point in posting about us, because it wasnât like we were going anywhere.â
The implication of Soobinâs words weighed heavy in the air. Now that two of us are dying, Hueningkai wants to capture whatever we have left.Â
âIâm just glad to finally be Instagram official,â Beomgyu blurted out.
Both Soobin and Yeonjun shook their head, but Yeonjun was secretly glad to have an excuse to laugh.Â
By the time they got to Lotte World, Hueningkai and Taehyun were already donning ridiculous animal headbands and sharing some honey butter chips.
âI got you guys headbands, too!â Hueningkai said. He pulled three out of his bag and proceeded to pass Beomgyu and Soobin theirs. Hueningkai asked Yeonjun to bend down so he could put it on himself.
âA fox?â Yeonjun asked, skeptically eyeing his reflection in a nearby shop mirror.
âDonât you look like one?â Hueningkai shot back.
âHow am I a bear?â Beomgyu whined, pinching the brown ears of his own headband.
Soobin quickly retorted, âBecause youâre un-bear-able!â
It was a terrible pun but all the boys chuckled a bit nonetheless. Beomgyu yelled âYah!â, reaching out to hit Soobinâ who swiftly dodged, which meant Beomgyuâs slap landed on the small of Taehyunâs back. The chase that ensued had Soobin, Hueningkai, and Yeonjun doubling over in laughter.
âBy the way,â Yeonjun mused out loud as they started strolling down the amusement parkâs mostly empty avenues. âWhy are we here after hours? Lotte World should be closed.â
Hueningkaiâs face fell, and Yeonjun suddenly wished that he never asked.
âLotte World is tied in with Death-cast,â Beomgyu answered instead. He and Taehyun had caught up to the rest, done with their chase. The latter looked a little out of breath; Yeonjun concernedly glanced over at him, to which Taehyun responded with a thumbs up and a gesture to keep listening to Beomgyu. âThey allot their after-hours to people who might want to spend their last day here.â
Not wanting to dampen the mood any further, Yeonjun forced on a smirk. He threw an arm around Hueningkaiâs shoulders and gave him a light shove forward
âLetâs make the most out of it then!â Yeonjun said resolutely. âCome on, Hyuka. Weâll go wherever you pick!â
That made Hueningkai light up like a Christmas tree. For the first time that night, Yeonjun felt like heâd done something right.
And go wherever Hueningkai picked they did. After around an hour or so, Soobin was already calling for something less exciting. âI donât think my heart can take any more of this,â he cried dramatically.
âHow about there?â Hueningkai said excitedly. Four pairs of eyes followed to see where he was pointing: A photobooth.
 âPerfect,â Yeonjun said. âIâve been meaning to take some photos.â
 âWhy donât we go first, hyung?â
The other boys fell quiet when Taehyun addressed Yeonjun. Taehyun was smiling delicately, face flushed from the consecutive high-stakes rides. In one hand, he held a squirrel stuffed toy that Beomgyu had won him at a shooting game.
Taehyun looked so serene. So alive, Yeonjun thought in awe.
Yeonjun grinned back at his friend. âIâd like that.â
The two slid into the booth as Beomgyu, Hueningkai, and Soobin looked at costumes for themselves.
âThis is part of my bucket list,â Yeonjun shared as he started loading the coins into its slot. âI wanted to give them photos of us, for them to remember.â
âThatâs smart,â Taehyun responded. âWe wonât have enough photos of each other to go by.â
Yeonjun swallowed the lump in his throat and turned to look directly at Taehyun. Outside the booth, they could hear the sounds of Hueningkai and Soobin arguing over a plastic mustache.
If they tried really hard, they could pretend that it was just like any other dayâand shouldnât it be like that anyway, Yeonjun contemplated. He debated about asking Taehyun whether he thought this was for the best; knowing theyâd pass within 24 hours.
As if sensing Yeonjunâs internal conflict, Taehyun reached out to push the last few coins into their slot. The photobooth roared to life, a womanâs voice welcoming them and instructing them on what to click next. Neither of the two tapped on anything on the screen.
But then Taehyun shrugged. âCome on,â he encouraged. âLetâs leave them with good-looking photos of us.â
Before the two could pose properly, though, Beomgyu burst through the curtains of the photo booth. âCheese!â he screeched, throwing himself over Taehyun and Yeonjunâs legs.
âHey!â Yeonjun protested, trying to shove Beomgyu off his lap. Meanwhile, Taehyun started giggling and making room for Beomgyu on the bench.
Click. Click. Click.
âWhy must you ruin everything?â Yeonjun groaned as the photo strips printed out. In the first two photos, he and Taehyun looked fine; the remaining four were extremely chaotic with Beomgyuâs unexpected entrance.
âYou look best here, donât you think?â Beomgyu said innocently, pointing out the picture where Yeonjun was mid-yell. The older boy raised his hand as if to smack Beomgyu, who promptly ducked behind Hueningkai for protection.
âWe can take more,â Taehyun assured. Despite his tousled hair and the beads of sweat trailing down his face, he shone brighter than he ever had. There was a reassuring smile on his face, one that had found comfort in an inevitable fate.Â
When all is said and done, that is how Yeonjun chooses to remember Taehyun; the healthy, happy Taehyun of this moment.
Yeonjun doesnât know that yet, of course. Not while itâs happening. âI want one with our baby Hyuka,â he announced, reaching out for the youngest of their group.
âIâll get some with Soobin and Beomgyu then,â Taehyun responded.
They took photos with each other and of each other. Taehyun and Yeonjun eventually got their own photo strip without Beomgyu interrupting. The five of them had at least seven different sets together until theyâd run through each prop the booth had to offer, and theyâd played with every single filter available.
Hueningkai held on to the photo strips as if they were important documents. As they went out to grab some snacks at one of the nearby food stalls, Yeonjun followed Hueningkai wandering over to a corner.
âWhat are you doing?â Yeonjun asked.
The blonde boy had laid out all the photos and was attempting to take a picture of them. âOh, I was making a post on my Instagram account,â he admitted, sounding a bit shy of the fact.
âI saw you posted for the first time earlier.â
âYeah, I never had a reason to use my account before. I guess I just... want to document today. I donât want to forget anything.â
The slight quiver in his voice damn near made Yeonjun cry. Reeling in his emotions, Yeonjun moved around some of the photo strips. âHere,â he said. âI think it looks better like that.â
Smiling appreciatively, Hueningkai snapped his picture.
âWhat should I caption it?â
They both paused, contemplating.Â
âAh, Iâve got it!â Hueningkai said excitedly, typing away at his phone. Yeonjun peered over his shoulder to check.
ââFive forever,ââ Yeonjun read out loud.
âFive forever,â Hueningkai repeated resolutely, looking straight at Yeonjun. âNo matter what.â Â
If he had a choice, Yeonjun would have gone out dancing.Â
Dance was one of the few constants in his life. It was something Yeonjun whole-heartedly knew that he was good at. He meant to be an instructor, even, had the Death-cast call never happened.
His peers constantly joked that he was in the running to take over their studioâs director role. Guess they were wrong, Yeonjun bitterly thought to himself as he intently scrolled through his phone for a song.Â
His final dance break song.Â
The boys had set out after Lotte World to go clothes shopping when Yeonjun remembered one of the other to-dos on his list. Film and post a dance video. They took a detour to the nearest park and loitered a bit, and Yeonjun was reckoned with the most difficult decision of his dancing career.Â
All this time, he refused to upload any clips of him dancing. Sure, there were some up on the Internet; group dances from the studio, an Instagram story here and there from his friends. But Yeonjun had never uploaded one himselfâ never quite ready for that kind of self-exposure.Â
Now or never, he decided.Â
âYou did Watermelon Sugar earlier today, didnât you?â Soobin asked as he curiously peered over Yeonjunâs shoulder to check the song options. âThe remix with Blow. Why donât you just redo that?âÂ
âI want to do something new. Something original,â Yeonjun responded distractedly. FEVER? Paper Hearts? âBut all of these, Iâve already danced to.â
âWhat about one of ours?â Beomgyu offered, yawning and stretching absentmindedly.Â
Yeonjun stopped scrolling.Â
Taehyun, from a bench away, let out a groan. âYou know the demos we make arenât serious,â he complained. âAnd donât you have an ounce of shame, Gyu? Those songs were kind ofââ
âDonât you dare call them bad!â Beomgyu interrupted defensively. âOur songs could have made it big if you werenât so keen on locking them up!â
âUpload it once Iâm gone, then,â Taehyun deadpanned. âCall that shit posthumous.âÂ
As Beomgyu flinched and Hueningkai rained a few punches down Taehyunâs back, Yeonjun sped through their group chat to find the recording of their latest arrangement. Theyâd composed only around half of it, promising each other that they would continue the rest on their next first Friday.Â
The rock instrumentals of their demo LOSER=LOVER struck up and echoed across the empty park. Soobinâs singing came out loud and clear through Yeonjunâs phone speakers.
âIâm a loser, Iâm a loser,â Soobin crooned along with the audio. In the background, Taehyun covered his ears and Beomgyu perked up, ready to steal Yeonjunâs parts in the song.Â
Had it been any other day, Yeonjun would have rolled his eyes at the younger boy, but his mind was busy putting together the pieces of a possible dance routine. Usually, it took him days to come up with one that he was content with. He didnât have that much time tonight.
âOkay, I think Iâm ready,â Yeonjun announced after one full listen of the unfinished track. He stood and positioned himself between the row of blooming dogwood trees, trying to shake out the lingering uneasiness.
âI can film you!â Hueningkai cried out excitedly, standing across Yeonjun as the latter did some light stretching. Yeonjun shot him an appreciative thumbs up.Â
Inhale. Theyâd all seen him dance before; he could just never fully shake his nervousness. The others seemed to pick up on this, quickly giving Yeonjun small forms of affirmation.
Beomgyu let out encouraging hoots and chanted Yeonjunâs name. Taehyun finally lowered his hands from his ears, smiling assuredly in anticipation of the routine. And Soobin pulled out his own phone, finger poised expectantly over his record button.Â
Exhale.Â
Yeonjun hit play, and immediately found himself consumed by the music.
It was like second nature to him. Every agile step, every sharp turn. He followed along to the song as if it were something heâd practiced his whole life. Each beat reverberated to his very bone, filling his chest with so much joy he felt like a balloon that just might burst.
âHere comes the good stuff!â Beomgyu squealed as Taehyun started humming along. Love you, love you, love you; no matter what I do.Â
âI say run, laugh like youâve gone mad, â Hueningkai belted out. Yeonjun almost missed a step because of how it distracted him, but he was glad to have small disturbances such as Beomgyu trying to mimic his dance moves or Taehyun finally screaming the lyrics out loud as well.
The post-chorus was his and Beomgyuâs part. It was the easiest choreography to think of, too. Iâm a loser, his pre-recorded self sang, and the Yeonjun dancing threw up an L with his pointer finger and thumb. He broke out into a smile, feeling as if the world were spinning.Â
Itâs the sensation heâll miss the most. The heat, the soreness. Even then, he knows that his body will ache most for the rush he had come to adore.Â
The song ended abruptly, and Yeonjun snapped out of his trance.
The boys were all clapping and cheering. âI canât believe you did all that in one go,â Taehyun complimented as Beomgyu and Hueningkai surged forward to envelope Yeonjun in a hug.Â
âIâm sweaty!â the oldest boy complained laughingly, allowing them to embrace him nonetheless.
âI have the fan cam version!â Soobin joked, holding up his phone. âWhere do you want it?âÂ
Grinning widely over Beomgyu and Hueningkaiâs shoulders, Yeonjun told Soobin, âEverywhere.âÂ
If there was anything Beomgyu and Yeonjun so intimately shared, it would be their terrific sense of fashionâ something the rest of the boys were so painfully ignorant about.Â
So when Yeonjun had to choose someone to accompany him to the 24/7 Myeongdeong thrift shopsâ Taehyun complained that he was tired and wanted to go back to his dormâ the answer was as clear as day. Beomgyu and Yeonjun promised to regroup with them back at Taehyunâs within an hour.
It was a comforting shopping spree, actually. Beomgyu must have toned down his energy, only hitting Yeonjun with the occasional wisecrack compared to the typical several jokes per minute. Briefly, Yeonjun worried that he was being pitied.Â
âThis would look good on Hyuka,â Beomgyu commented, holding up a light gray sweatshirt for Yeonjun to see. The two were in their last store. They already had eco bags crammed to the brim with clothes, but theyâd decided to do a final stop before heading home.
âI was thinking about this one for Soobin,â Yeonjun said in turn, showing off a black and yellow embroidered vest.Â
âThat oneâs nice.â
âI think Hyuka would fit comfortably in that panel shirt over there, too.âÂ
After snagging a couple more overrun Ralph Lauren pieces and three pairs of specs for Soobin, the two fell in line for checkout. âI canât believe we didnât do this more often,â Beomgyu hummed, rustling through the picks. âShopping with Soobin was so boring. He only ever wanted to go to the department store.â
âI gave up on Hyuka, too,â Yeonjun laughed. He was excited to see Hueningkaiâs expression; a lot of the clothes theyâd picked for him were sure to fit his style. âThis should be enough to last them for a little while.â
âAnd then theyâll go back to their plain clothes?âÂ
âAnd then youâll buy them more.âÂ
A long pause followed Yeonjunâs words.
Though he had packaged it as a joke, they both knew the underlying message lurking under the lighthearted tone. Youâll take care of them, right? Yeonjun was asking.Â
Beomgyu pursed his lips together and nodded, answering the unspoken question. I will.
Yeonjun gave him an appreciative smile. I knew I could count on you.Â
âWhat else do you have on your bucket list, anyway?â Beomgyu asked in an effort to change the topic. They shuffled forward awkwardly, the line in front of them moving along rather slow.Â
âJust some serious stuff left, really,â Yeonjun replied vaguely. To write his last will and testament was still left unchecked. He wasnât sure how or when heâd do it; sitting down and accepting his fate like that was a terrifying ordeal. âThere is one thatâs pretty tame, but Iâm thinking of just crossing it out completely.âÂ
âWhich?âÂ
âTo go on a date.â Yeonjun laughed at the thought of it. It seemed so trivial now.Â
Heâd put it down because he hadnât really had the time to go on a proper date. Though his mother tried setting him up with her neighborsâ daughtersâ and even though Soobin offered a double date every now and thenâ Yeonjun found that he was always too busy, too disinterested, too insecure.
A small part of him wished heâd said yes to at least one of them so he could have a memory at a cafe or a cinema. But he was so caught up in thinking that he had so much more time than he actually did, and he thought his first date would be something specialâ only to have it not happen at all.Â
Nothing good comes to those who wait, he thought woefully.Â
Beomgyu whipped out his phone and clicked on an app. Leaning over to peek, Yeonjun saw that it was for dating. He knew that Beomgyu and Soobin had profiles. He just couldnât be bothered to get one, too. Putting himself out there like that felt scary.Â
âThis is a great way to find a date, even if youâre in a bit of a clutch,â Beomgyu chirped. âIâve used it before when I needed someone to go with me to a wedding or a school fair.âÂ
âThatâs smart.âÂ
âI know right? Anywayâ weâre not here to talk about the obvious.â Yeonjun rolled his eyes, but Beomgyu barreled on. âLetâs make you a profile.âÂ
âI donât knowâŠâ Yeonjun started hesitantly. Beomgyu was quick to interject.Â
âWhat are you scared of?â he challenged. âWhat do you have to lose, really?âÂ
Yesterday, Yeonjun might have answered his dignity or his pride. In the thrift shop, though, he begrudgingly had to admit that Beomgyu was right. He had nothing to lose.Â
âSign me up,â Yeonjun conceded, and Beomgyu broke out into a proud grin.Â
After arguing over which photos of Yeonjun to choose, Beomgyu typed out a prospective bio to go on his profile. Urgent: Dying boy seeking a mind-blowing date that will let him go out with a bang.Â
âYou make it sound so dirty,â Yeonjun groaned, grabbing the phone from Beomgyu and deleting the entire text.
As the latter protested, Yeonjun tried his hand at a bio. Less than 24 hours left and looking for love. Be my baby before burying me six feet under?Â
âHow pessimistic!â Beomgyu cried disapprovingly, though both of them were shaking with laughter. For a short while, they took turns writing terrible descriptions.
Beomgyu typed out Letâs kill this love, to which Yeonjun added âTill (my) death do we part.
âOkay, okay, thatâs enough,â Beomgyu concluded as he gasped for air. âCome on, weâre not even in the actual app yet.â
The next screen asked for Yeonjunâs dating preference.
Beomgyu tapped on the âWomenâ button, showing it to Yeonjun for approval.
Riding on their shared joy and his newfound confidence, Yeonjun mindlessly blurted out, âCan you actually choose âBothâ?â
In our life, we often experience âohâ moments. Modest points in time where so many things can shift in a split second. For both Beomgyu and Yeonjunâ in that thrift shop line, with their sore arms carrying more clothes that either of them could ever needâ that was one of those junctures for the two of them.
âOh,â Beomgyu said, and it occurred to Yeonjun, suddenly. What heâd asked for.Â
Fear went off in Yeonjunâs brain like a screeching, bright red fire alarm. He wanted to take it back. He could say it was a joke.
But there was something in Beomgyuâs faceâ an expression that wasnât of judgment or disgust. There was a gentle hopefulness to the way he looked at Yeonjun then. He looked so painfully reassuring, so ready to accept whatever Yeonjun wanted to do, wanted to be.Â
So how could Yeonjun lie to him?Â
âYeah,â Yeonjun choked out, clenching his jaw nervously.Â
âI never knew,â Beomgyu mumbled before switching the options. Then, quickly, he added: âMe, too. I meanâI chose âBothâ, too. Iâm⊠I am, too.âÂ
It was Yeonjunâs turn to say âOh.âÂ
âYeah,â Beomgyu chuckled. âI guess you never know, huh?âÂ
Yeonjun nodded wordlessly, hoping that Beomgyu wouldnât prod any further. Thankfully, the cashier finally called them to the front.
As Yeonjun unloaded the clothes theyâd shopped, Beomgyu gestured that heâd do it. He shoved his phone at Yeonjun and pushed him to one side.
âIf you want a date, you should get busy swiping,â Beomgyu said, beaming with amusement as he geared up for his punch line. âLet them know youâre dead serious.â
Hueningkai, Soobin, and Taehyun were watching something on Netflix by the time Beomgyu and Yeonjun got back.Â
The three were settled comfortably on the couch, sharing several opened bags of junk food and two bottles of cider. âIs that Squid Game? Youâre watching without me?!â Beomgyu whined, trying to grab the remote from Soobin.Â
âIâm dying. I think I deserve to know what happens in episode six,â Taehyun said blankly before popping a chip in his mouth. Beomgyu pretended not to hear him, still scuffling with an indignant Soobin who was trying hard not to tear his gaze away from the screen. Meanwhile, Hueningkai greeted Yeonjun and helped him carry the bags into the room.Â
âOh, this is so soft!â Hueningkai cried, zeroing out on the sweatshirt from earlier.
âBeomgyu picked that out for you,â Yeonjun said proudly.Â
âThank you, Gyu!âÂ
With Beomgyu successfully pausing the show, Soobin leaned over to inspect the pile of clothes that Hueningkai had toppled over. âThis is a lot,â he said in awe.
âPlease, this is barely half of what Yeonjun and I have,â Beomgyu scoffed.Â
As Taehyun ducked out to go to the bathroom, the boys sorted through the articles of clothing. Hueningkai and Soobin were incredibly enthusiastic, building each otherâs pile of new clothes; mixing and matching some on the spot. While Beomgyu was criticizing their pairings, Yeonjun once again noticed a gap in their group.
A space that was left unfilled.Â
Yeonjun excused himself and stumbled over the clothes, towards the bathroom. It was unlocked. He peeked inside and found it empty. Something in his stomach sank at the sight of minuscule blood droplets on the toilet lid. How had no one noticed Taehyun slipping away?Â
Suddenly hyperaware, Yeonjun heard the distant, muted click of the front door closing.Â
Why was Taehyun trying to slip away?Â
Telling the rest that they were going on a quick 7-Eleven runâ and swearing to the other boys that theyâd both come back in one pieceâYeonjun grabbed his windbreaker and rushed out to follow Taehyun. It didnât take much to find him. He was hanging out at the bus stop nearest his dorm, a city map in his hands.Â
Taehyun didnât look surprised to see Yeonjun jogging up to him.Â
âOf course youâd notice,â Taehyun said once Yeonjun had reached him. âDo the others know?âÂ
âWeâre at 7-Eleven,â Yeonjun responded stiffly. The other boy cocked his head to one side as if assessing the lie.Â
âBelievable. You should grab some bread for Soobin on your way back.âÂ
âOn our way back.âÂ
âIâm not going back there, and you know it.âÂ
Cold, callous, and calculating. Those were the typical words one would use to describe Taehyun. In their group, Taehyun was the most stable and reliable; he managed Beomgyuâs erratic moods and always looked out for Hueningkai.
It was easy to forget that he was on the younger end, considering how mature he always presented himself to be.Â
None of that maturity seemed to shine through in that very bus stop. Yeonjun saw Taehyun for what he was: A teenage boy counting his minutes left.Â
âWhy not?â Yeonjun asked. He was firmly rooted to his spot. As much as Taehyun looked like he wanted to be alone, Yeonjun just couldnât cut him some slack. âCome on, Taehyun. Come home with me.âÂ
âIâm sick, hyung. Iâve been for a while now,â Taehyun said with a sad, sad. âYouâve noticed, right?âÂ
Yeonjun had noticed. Heâd taken trips to the drug store to buy Taehyun some painkillers. Heâd cooked him soup for comfort. Heâd even insisted that they should go to the hospital and check it out, but Taehyun was dead set on riding out what they thought to be a run-of-the-mill flu.Â
âI finally got it checked this morning. My sister brought me. No one could figure out a proper diagnosis, but right after our appointmentââ Taehyun faltered. He met Yeonjunâs eyes. âThe damn Death-cast call is so scripted, isnât it?âÂ
Yeonjun slumped down onto the vacant seat next to Taehyun.
âAnyway, I told my family over lunch,â Taehyun went on. âI wasnât planning on letting the boys knowâI just wanted to have a nice dinner and call it a dayâbut youâŠâÂ
âHow did you know before I told you? You looked like you already had a feeling.âÂ
âIâve always been the smartest one,â Taehyun retorted. Yeonjun wouldnât have contested him either way.Â
Humoring Yeonjun, Taehyun folded his hands over his lap and smirked ever so slightly. âWe both balked at Hueningkai saying that the pizza was âto die forâ,â he said. âI donât think you would have reacted that way were it any other day. For you to react to something as offhanded as that, you must be worried about dying.âÂ
âWhy arenât you saying goodbye?â Yeonjun asked abruptly, the words tumbling over each other as his curiosity got the best of him. Taehyun winced in the slightest.
Taehyun didnât owe Yeonjun an explanation, but Yeonjun couldnât think straight. If he could, he would keep Taehyun by his side for the rest of their 24 hours. It was cruel to admit that Yeonjun didnât want to be the one left living.
âI want to die alone,â Taehyun said decisively after a pause.
âWhere no one I love will have to find me. My family thinks Iâm with you. And you,â he looked straight at Yeonjun. âWill let the boys think that Iâm with my family.âÂ
Yeonjun recoiled as if heâd been punched. âYou want me to lie to them?âÂ
âConsider it my dying wish.â
âTaehyun!âÂ
âYeonjun.â The missing honorific made them both falter a bit. Taehyun took the edge out of his tone for his next words.
âI wonât be in the middle of nowhere. Thereâs a wing at the Seoul National Hospital for people who have been called. They make the funeral preparations and when youâ when youâreâ they let your legal guardian know. My sister knows, so sheâs ready to pick me up.âÂ
âI donât want any of you to see me lose any more of my strength than I already have,â Taehyun went on steadily. âLet them remember the Taehyun who went to Lotte World with them. The Taehyun who tried his best not to spoil Squid Game. Let that be who I am. Not the Taeyun whoâs coughing up blood.â For added effect, Taehyun reached out to clasp Yeonjunâs hands. He clung tightly, even as Yeonjun tried to pull away. âYouâll do that for me. Wonât you, hyung?â Taehyun pleaded, voice cracking. âYouâll let me have this.âÂ
âYou are cruel, Kang Taehyun,â Yeonjun responded through gritted teeth. âYou are heartless and insensitive, and I will never forgive you.âÂ
In turn, Taehyun gave him a gentle smile. The bus was rolling up to the stop. Thereâs no one here for you, Yeonjun wanted to yell at the driver. Youâre not going to take him from me. Â
âThere are letters on the bedside table,â he said. âIâve left my phone at home, too, because when they start calling, Iâll want to answerâ and it will take everything in me not to.â
Taehyun released his grip on Yeonjun. âIâm sorry, hyung. Iâll never be sorry enough.âÂ
âIf youâre really sorry, you wouldnât be leaving,â Yeonjun seethed. He knew that he sounded hopeless and whiny, but he couldnât be bothered to care. Not when he was hurting.Â
Taehyun flinched at his words; Yeonjun didnât take them back. He trusted that Taehyun knew the depth of his distress and why this was so difficult for him.Â
It was a sorrow so deep that Yeonjun couldnât bring himself to hug Taehyun back as the latter mumbled his goodbyes.Â
At his own death, Yeonjun will think of that moment. It will be his one regret.Â
Taehyun boarded the night bus that would shuttle him to Seoul National Hospital. Contrary to Yeonjunâs belief, Taehyun was oblivious to Yeonjunâs pain of mourning someone who was still alive.
The younger boy sat with his heavy heart, wondering if he was making the smartâ no, the rightâ choice.Â
The bus pulled away from the stop and Taehyun glanced at Yeonjun through the windowâs reflection. Slumped in defeat, his friend remained motionless before standing. Taehyun expected Yeonjun to head back to his dorm.Â
But then Yeonjun hit the ground running.Â
He darted down the sidewalk, following the busâs route. Taehyun sat up. Palm against the window, he watched Yeonjun sprint past pedestrians and haphazardly slide down the pavement.
âThat boyâs crazy,â the bus driver commented offhandedly.Â
It was a scene straight out of a television drama, and it made Taehyun laugh in spite of himself. Thankfully, Yeonjunâs chase was cut short as the bus stopped at a red light. To Taehyunâs absolute horror, the older boy started banging his fists against the busâs sliding doors.
âHey, stop that!â the bus driver yelled. âIâll call the police on you, you psycho!â
Yeonjun kept knocking, demanding entry. âI just need one minute! Please, just give me one minute!âÂ
âGet the fuck away from this bus right now, kid!âÂ
Unnerved, Yeonjun took a step back and did a quick scan of the bus until his eyes met Taehyunâs.
Without missing a beat, the older boy hollered loud enough that Taehyun could hear his sincerity through the glass: âI forgive you, Kang Taehyun! I forgive you!â
The stoplight turned green and the bus quickly pulled away from the intersection, leaving Yeonjun standing dejected on the street. As the bus driver cursed him and the other commuters whispered among themselves, Taehyun buried his face in the crook of his elbow to hide his face.Â
He was stupidly relieved to finally be alone. Later, when they give him a room to pass away in, he will assure the attending nurse that he has made peace with his fate. But in the bus where there are nothing but strangers, where no one knows who Taehyun is, he allows himself the grace of fearing death.Â
And for the first time in a long timeâ for the last time in his young lifeâ Kang Taehyun let himself cry.Â
As Yeonjun expected, the boys werenât happy with the lie of Taehyun heading back home.Â
They werenât angry. None of them could seem to be mad at the dying boy.
Hueningkai was upset, constantly ringing Taehyunâs cell; Yeonjun itched to tell him that it was futile. Soobin buried his head in his hands, the forgotten episode of Squid Game playing on in the background.
âThe last thing I said to him was that I hated him for watching without me,â Beomgyu said. His empty gaze was trained towards the television. âIâm never going to be able to take that back.âÂ
âIâm sure he knows you didnât mean it,â Yeonjun said. He thought of his last image of Taehyun; hand to the window, jaw slack with shock. âThis is what he wanted.â
Hueningkai collapsed onto the couch after his nth phone call went unanswered. No one could look at each other, so they quietly sat through the duration of the showâs episode.
The sounds of Soobinâs sniffles echoed in the small room, overlapping with Taehyunâs voicemail recording.Â
Hello, this is Kang Taehyun. I canât answer your call right now. Leave a message after the beep and Iâll get back to you as soon as I can.Â
âHe left letters,â Yeonjun announced as Squid Game âs credits rolled. âTheyâre in his room.âÂ
No one responded. It was as if Yeonjun hadnât spoken at all.Â
âIâm going to go read mine. You can come with me if you want.âÂ
Neither Beomgyu, Hueningkai, nor Soobin moved an inch.Â
Standing so suddenly that he knocked into the coffee table, Yeonjun let out a hiss before glancing at his remaining friends. They refused to meet his eyes. He wished he could do something for them, but he was honestly just as broken and betrayed.Â
âSuit yourself,â he said wretchedly, not meaning to have so much venom in his tone. He stalked into Taehyunâs room and made it a point to slam the door close behind him.Â
It took Yeonjun a moment to realize that Taehyun had prepared for this. Most of the room was bare, save for a few cardboard boxes in one corner.
When Yeonjun took a peek, he realized that Taehyun had packed away everything; his camera, his posters, his clothes. All that was left was his mattress, where four envelopes were neatly laid out in a row.Â
âYouâre not actually going to read your letter.âÂ
Yeonjun didnât jump at the sudden intrusion. Beomgyu wasnât asking a question, either; he was stating a fact.Â
âNo, Iâm not,â Yeonjun admitted, staring at the precise handwriting that lined the outside of the named letters. âNot yet.âÂ
âOkay. Well, I will.âÂ
To Yeonjunâs shock, Beomgyu stepped past him and snatched the paper that had his name. He ripped open the envelope and got to reading. Cautiously, Yeonjun watched Beomgyu.Â
Slowly, Beomgyuâs shoulders dropped. When he bent his head, Yeonjun realized what was happening.
Beomgyuâs sobs were quietâ unassuming and wounded. The grief washed over the two of them like waves. Yeonjun did not know how to keep his head above the water. Â
âHe loved us, right?â Beomgyu asked suddenly, turning to face Yeonjun. âEven if he left. He loved us.âÂ
âHe did.âÂ
âAnd he knows I never hated him. He had to have known that.âÂ
âHe did.âÂ
With the back of his fist, Beomgyu forcefully wiped the tears out of his eyes. Yeonjun is struck by how young he looks; by how young they all are, to have to deal with all this.Â
âI should have been nicer to him,â Beomgyu said. He glanced down at the letter before shoving it into the back pocket of his jeans. âThen maybe... âÂ
âIt wouldnât have changed his mind,â Yeonjun said quietly. Then, because he didnât know what else to say, he simply repeated himself from earlier that night: âThis is what he wanted.âÂ
Beomgyu didnât point it out, anyway. He sighed heavily and shut his eyes, seemingly letting the worst of the news hit him. Yeonjun knew he ought to have done something thenâ maybe reached out and hugged the younger boyâ but he was too lost in his own misery to realize that Beomgyuâs heartbreak ran deeper, if only because Taehyunâs affections for him were different. The letter gave away as much.
Like a switch that had been flipped, Beomgyu forced himself to speak in a lighter tone. âYouâve still got a few things on your bucket list, right? Why donât we get them done?âÂ
âI hardly think that a date is appropriate right noââÂ
ââThis is what he wanted,ââ Beomgyu parroted, mimicking even Yeonjunâs intonation. âIâm sure Taehyun would hate to see you moping.âÂ
Yeonjun shook his head, too tired to argue. âI havenât matched with anyone on the app. And besides, I canât imagine going out with a stranger who will have no idea what Iâm going through.âÂ
âThen go out with me.âÂ
The shocked silence that followed stretched between the two of them, filling every corner of the room.
Yeonjun was taken back to the compliment he paid Beomgyu earlier that night. Iâve always loved how shameless you can be. The thin line between brashness and bravery blurred at that moment as Yeonjun gawked at Beomgyu, who refused to falter.Â
âI wonât ask why you seem sad or what your thoughts are on death,â Beomgyu insisted. âWeâll grab a coffee. Share a bingsu. And Iâll pretend not to know much about you so I can ask you what your blood type is, then Iâll lie that weâre compatible.âÂ
âThatâs a thing?â Yeonjun asked dumbly.Â
Beomgyu gave the older boy a watery smile. âAnything for a second date. But since we can only have one, I promise to cram in everything youâve been missing out on. Iâll even fight for the bill.âÂ
âWhy?âÂ
âWhy would I fight for the bill?âÂ
âNo, no. Why are youâ Why are you doing this?âÂ
Beomgyuâs hesitation was fleeting. Yeonjun caught it nonetheless. If he had only been a little more observant, he might have noticed the blush tinging Beomgyuâs ear or the tremor in his twitching fingers.Â
âBecause itâs on your bucket list,â Beomgyu said. âTaehyun finished his. You should get to clear yours, too.âÂ
There was no way for Yeonjun to know if Beomgyu was lying. Taehyun had kept his bucket list mostly a secret, though he had assured Yeonjun at some point that it was âshort and sweetâ. It was likely that he had divulged in Beomgyu, and Yeonjun wasnât in the business of doubting such a simple fact.
Still, he couldnât shake the feeling that there was a little more to Beomgyuâs offer. Yeonjun reflected if the proposition would have still come up had their thrift shop conversation not happened.
But Beomgyu was never insincere, and Yeonjun wanted to give him a tender memory that only the two of them shared.Â
And so Yeonjun said yes. When Beomgyu tried his hardest not to smile too widely, the older boy forced himself to quiet the fluttering in his chest.
This was not part of the plan. Vaguely, he felt like he was making a mistake.Â
How could he be, though, he thought, as Beomgyu beamed and blabbered about where they should go?Â
How could such a good thing be wrong?Â
It happened like this.
The two agreed on a nearby breakfast cafe. Yeonjun had avoided counting down, but it was difficult to miss the fact that the sun had already risen. That meant he had only a few more hours before his 24 were up.
Yeonjun got to the cafe first because Beomgyu said heâd stop by somewhere with Hueningkai. Soobin was initially reluctant, finally letting them go and succumbing to the fact that he was emotionally spent. When Yeonjun left Taehyunâs dorm, Soobin was napping on the couch.
Yeonjun made it a point to tuck a blanket around him.
Bored out of his mind, Yeonjun was carving Taehyunâs initials into the wooden table when it happened.Â
And it happened so fast.Â
He heard Beomgyu calling his name. He looked up to see the younger boy holding a bouquet of tulips.
There was a sweet smile on his face and a spring in his step as he locked eyes with Yeonjun and skipped down the pedestrian lane. It touched Yeonjun, that Beomgyu had gone out of his way to buy him blue and purple tulips; his favorite flowers in his favorite color.
A grin was tugging at Yeonjunâs lips when the speeding car slammed mercilessly into Beomgyuâs frame.
They say your life flashes before your eyes when youâre dying. Yeonjun had always wanted to know what his highlight reel would look like. He had never thought that you could imagine someone elseâs life while they were dying.
Vision blurring with panic as he rushed to Beomgyuâs side, Yeonjun found himself flooded with flashbulb moments of Beomgyu.Â
The first time heâd lost a game to him. Their arguments over mint chocolate chip ice cream. Beomgyu coining the term âhiccupâ for the trip-ups on Yeonjunâs Good Days, after Hueningkai had accidentally cleaned out his hard drive while downloading anime.Â
This was the worst hiccup that could possibly happen, Yeonjun thought as he dropped to his knees.
Beomgyu looked dazed, lying motionless on the pavement. As Yeonjun scooped him up, the younger boy looked up at him with a bleary expression, seeming more confused than hurt.
âHey,â Beomgyu croaked. âI think I got hit.âÂ
âHey,â Yeonjun responded, trying his best not to sound too hysterical lest he scare Beomgyu. âYouâre fine, though. Youâre fine.âÂ
The driver of the car stepped out of his vehicle, looking horrified. One side of Yeonjun filled with a searing, murderous rage. He was about to stand and swing at the stranger until Beomgyu started coughing vigorously.Â
âCall a hospital! Now!â Yeonjun bellowed at the driver. His voice cracked with desperation. âHeâs not supposed to die today. Heâs not supposed to die!â
âHyungââ Beomgyu tried to say, failing to finish his sentence as he spat up more blood.Â
Cradling Beomgyuâs head in his lap, Yeonjun clung onto his friend tightly. âI donât understand,â he stuttered. âI donâtâI canâtââ
Beomgyu was mumbling something incoherent. Yeonjun leaned in closer, catching Beomgyuâs repeating words: âIâm sorry, hyung. Iâm sorry.â
âWhat are you sorry for, idiot?â Yeonjun whimpered. âYou canât die. Youâre not going to die. You havenât been called yet, Beomgyu.â
Itâs in that earth-shattering momentâ as Beomgyu wasted his breath apologizing, struggling to keep his eyes open but trying his best to look straight at Yeonjun anywayâ itâs then that it dawned on Yeonjun.
Beomgyu had known about Lotte World and Death-cast. Beomgyu had tried his best to squeeze into all of Taehyun and Yeonjunâs photos. And Beomgyu at the restaurant fronting had echoed the script Yeonjun heard in the studioâs locker room.
Donât you want to live the rest of your life fully?Â
âYou havenât been called yet,â Yeonjun repeated. He knew he was in denial at this point, but this was the worst possible thing that could happen to him. âCome on. Tell me you havenât been called.â
Instead of doing as he was asked, Beomgyu reached out to hold Yeonjunâs face.
The slightest movement seemed to take so much of his remaining energy, yet he persisted despite Yeonjunâs protests. Delicately, Beomgyu cupped Yeonjunâs cheek with one of his hands.Â
âI didnât want anyone worrying over me,â he admitted softly. It broke Yeonjun, how uncharacteristically frail Beomgyu sounded. âI thought death would be a little easier on me.â
Yeonjun wailed, doubling over to bury his face in Beomgyuâs shoulder. The sharp smell of smoke and blood hit him hard. âDamn you, Beomgyu. We wasted all your time doing things that Taehyun wantedâ that I wantedââ
Beomgyu laughed and winced immediately right after.Â
âAll I ever wanted to do was to be with you four,â Beomgyu said, and Yeonjun started crying so hard that he was sure this would be the cause of his own deathâ the way the sobs wracked his frame, the pure fear that struck his heart.
Beomgyuâs voice was barely above a whisper as he went on. âIâm sorry you never got to go on your date, hyung,â he mumbled, gesturing weakly at the bouquet he had been carrying.
Save for a petal or two, the tulips had miraculously survived the impact. Red spots stained the kraft wrapping paper. âI like to think I would have been a good one,â Beomgyu breathed. Â
âYou would have been the best,â Yeonjun said fiercely. Beomgyu smiled contentedly.
âI know youâre just saying that, but Iâll take it,â he responded. His eyes fluttered to a close and the pained expression on his face softened. For a heartbeat, Yeonjun was scared that heâd lost him.
Thankfully, Beomgyu exhaled sharply, his unfocused gaze trying to find Yeonjunâs own.
âHey, donât give up on me now,â Yeonjun begged. He closed his fingers around Beomgyuâs shoulder, pulling the younger boy closer to his chest.
They could both hear the distant sounds of an ambulance siren. âWeâve still got a lot to do. Hyuka and Soobin are still waiting for you.âÂ
âHyuka and SoobinâŠâ Beomgyu repeated slowly. âTell them I love them, wonât you?âÂ
âTell them yourself.âÂ
âIâm sorry I canât buy them more clothes.â
âDonât say that. Please, donât say that.âÂ
âAnd Iâm sorry to be leaving you, hyung.âÂ
Yeonjun let out a broken sob. âYouâre not leaving me. You canât,â he said. âStop apologizing, because weâre going to get you to a hospital and patch you up, and weâre going to go on the best date, and youâre going to live many happy yearsââÂ
âDo you want to hear something selfish?â Beomgyu interrupted. The ambulance was rounding the corner. âThis whole time, I prayed to go before you.âÂ
âWhy?â Yeonjun asked wretchedly.
The ambulance parked and the driver ran to meet them. âI canât imagine a world without you, Choi Yeonjun,â Beomgyu said with bated breath. Yeonjun wondered why heâd never noticed it before; the devotion in Beomgyuâs tone, the star-like shine in his eyes. âAnd Iâm glad that I wonât have to.â
As the paramedics rolled out a stretcherâ as Yeonjun kept insisting that he could still be savedâ Beomgyu thought nothing of the blinding hurt ripping through his body. He closed his eyes, finding comfort in the fact that he was in the arms of someone he loved. Not everyone could say they were half as lucky, he decided.Â
Throughout the night, he was curious what his last words would be; if he would have a choice at all. He had wanted it to be something cool, something awesome. But as he clung to Yeonjun, he knew that there was only one last thing to say.
Grinning, he wiped away some tears from Yeonjunâs panicked expression.Â
The paramedics were already swooping in and grabbing his ruptured body away from Yeonjun, but the older boy was still hanging on to him as if his own life depended on it. Beomgyu tried to commit the scene to memory.
Yeonjun, with his wild expression and tousled hair; his lips quivering, his eyes full of fear. It pained Beomgyu to leave him like this. Greedily, it relieved him that he would be the one going first.Â
âTake all the time you need,â Beomgyu assured, giving Yeonjunâs hand a final squeeze.Â
Beomgyu managed the ghost of a smile. âBut donât keep me waiting too long, yeah?â he said.Â
Then he shut his eyesâ and nothing much was left after that.Â
It turned out that Choi Beomgyu did get to choose his last words after all.
 Yeonjun was the one who made the calls. He let Beomgyuâs parents know, then his brothers.
He called Soobin, who didnât answer; he called Hueningkai, who picked up on the first ring.Â
Hueningkai and Soobin made it to the hospital within ten minutes of the call ending.Â
Disoriented, they all listened to a doctor rattle on about comas and chances. âThis means heâll get better, right?â Hueningkai asked no one in particular once the discussion was over. âHe hasnât been called, so heâll wake up soon enough.âÂ
The two older boys shared a look. Yeonjun shook his head, and Soobin squeezed his eyes shut. Hueningkai watched the brief interaction unfold, stumped by what he was missing out on.
âBeomgyu didnât get called by Death-cast,â Hueningkai repeated louder, as if his first statement was simply too quiet to be true. âHeâs going to wake up from his coma.â
At a loss for words, Yeonjun reached out to hug Hueningkai. Soobin followed in suit. The youngest tried to squirm of their grip, not wanting to accept the implications of their remorse. âLet go of me. Donât act likeâ donât make me think that heâ youâre both beingââ
Eventually, Hueningkai stopped fighting.
For a moment, he stayed completely still as Soobin and Yeonjun held on to him. The trio stood there in the middle of the hospital hallway, huddled together while bawling over a betrayal that only they could share.
For Yeonjun, it felt like the world was closing in on him. He was spared by the harsh comfort of Hueningkai and Soobin feeling the same emptying loss.
After what felt like an eternity, they stumbled over to one of the waiting room benches so they could regain some strength.
âDid you know?â Soobin asked, voice hollow.Â
Yeonjun shook his head. His throat felt raw from all the crying. He couldnât imagine speaking without wavering.Â
Instead, he turned to Hueningkai, who was staring at a photograph. It was his latest Instagram post from an hour or so agoâ a shot of the flower shop he and Beomgyu had visited. The bouquet Beomgyu had bought lay a few seats away from the trio.Â
âYou should make a post here, too,â Yeonjun said suddenly. Hueningkai looked up at him skeptically. He had a right to be dubious; updating oneâs Instagram didnât seem like it ought to be a priority.
But Yeonjun wanted to honor Beomgyu somehow, wanted to immortalize him somewhere.Â
âYou have to remember,â Yeonjun insisted. âEven the bad things.âÂ
The rest of the sentence lingered between the two of them. Because soon enough, I wonât be around to remember any of it.Â
âEven the bad things,â Hueningkai repeated.
He took a picture of the hallway. As he typed a caption with shaky fingers, Yeonjun rested his head on his shoulder, and Soobin held Yeonjunâs hand.
They drew from each other what little strength they could share.Â
They had no other choice.Â
Heading back to Taehyunâs dorm was too painful, so they made for Soobin and Yeonjunâs apartment.
They tried to fall into some sense of normalcy by playing a round of a computer game and putting on some bad Netflix film, but it was difficult to will away their loss and pretend that they werenât waiting to lose a little bit more.
So they talked about Taehyun until there were no more stories to share.
They shared their favorite memories of Beomgyu, laughing so hard at some of the anecdotes that by the end of it, Yeonjunâs sides were in stitches.
They took photos for Hueningkaiâs Instagram. They gave Yeonjun time to write his âwillâ.Â
Hueningkai asked him if he was scared of dying.
Yeonjun lied and said he wasnât.Â
Soobin asked if he was lying.
Yeonjun let his silence speak for him.
At one point, Yeonjun glanced at the clock, did the math, and realized he had survived 22 hours. Was it possible to cheat Death-cast? Yeonjun wondered, foolishly amused.Â
He didnât have the energy to dwell on the thought. He didnât have any energy at all, really.
He was so drained that he didnât even remember dozing off while snuggling with Soobin. He jolted only at the sound of Hueningkaiâs loud snore.
The couch was cramped, so Yeonjun dragged himself to his bed. Half-awake, he typed out a text to his parents that meant to let them know that he was okay and that heâd call them after he napped. He was too tired to even know if he hit send. The moment his head hit the pillow, he fell right back to sleep.Â
He was dreaming of tulips and brown-eyed boys when the cardiac arrest happened.
Choi Yeonjun could not cheat death after all.Â
Hueningkai found it nearly impossible to live in the aftermath.
It was made particularly difficult by how much the city reminded him of the past. Like how the dance studio had renamed to YJ Entertainment, honoring their star student by using the script on his final note as their logo. Like how the breakfast cafe never threw out the table with Taehyun's carved initials. Hueningkai once sat at it, only to be dragged under at the sight of KT etched into one corner.Â
Soobin was an immense pillar of support. The two remaining boys clung to each other in the first few years, doing everything they could to work around their complex emotions.
Eventually, they realized that the grief would never really go away. All they could do was grow around it.Â
Their frequent meetings trickled down to weekly occurrences until they decided to stick to first Fridaysâ it lasted a few months, but it brought the both of them too much pain. They decided not to force it. They went their separate ways and learned how to live with the mourning.
And they did, really. Hueningkai kept up with Soobin through social media. They never lost touch. They just took some time to heal separately.
It had been a while since they last saw each other. Their last conversation was about how Yeonjun's dance break trended, and how Hueningkai's father was encouraging them to copyright the song.Â
The posthumous success that Taehyun joked about, Soobin had said laughingly. Hueningkai found some comfort in the fact that he was not the only one left remembering.Â
He never went back to the restaurant they last ate at, though it was hard for him to miss out on the snowball Beomgyu and Yeonjun had unintentionally started.
Unbeknownst to Hueningkai, the two had left a doodle that night; he would only see it spreading on social media a few months later, after the restaurant recognized a tradition that was happening to its patrons.Â
"This is pretty cool, isn't it?"Â
Hueningkai nodded, staring at the scrawled last words scaling up the restaurant wall. Soobin stood at his side, the two having agreed to meet-up for lunch.
Beomgyu and Yeonjun's little act of vandalism inspired a chain reaction of some sort. Now, those who were called by Death-cast could visit the restaurant for their final meal and, on their way out, leave a small part of themselves behind on the storefront.
"I think Beomgyu would be happy to see this," Hueningkai chuckled. "He'd be excited to be so famous."Â
"Yeah, he really would."
The two made their way into the restaurant, making small talk and catching each other up as they waited for the waitress to stop by their booth. When she finally stopped by, Soobin looked up directly at Hueningkai as he spoke.
"I heard the food here is to die for," Soobin said casually.Â
Hueningkai stared back, momentarily thrown off.Â
And then he smiledâ finding peace in the fact that he and Soobin could share one last thing.Â
hueningkai's instagram account: @hyukatheloser.
#txt angst#txt fanfic#txt fanfiction#txt ff#txt imagines#txt oneshots#yeonjun angst#beomgyu angst#taehyun angst#beomjun#taegyu#yeonjun imagines#†ylangelegy: mine#†ylangelegy: txt#( revisiting this for archiving purposes was Harrowing. ngl )
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elleâs archive
-ËË. stiles stilinski ËË-
we always find a way (to make it out alive) â” beacon hills holds a lot of bad memories for you. youâre still not sure how you let yourself be persuaded to go back.
-ËË. derek hale ËË-
but I need your lips on mine â” derek hale is a mystery you have yet to solve
How You Get The Girl â” itâs been six months since Derek stopped replying to your texts, so why was he suddenly standing in front of your door?
-ËË. jake "hangman" seresin ËË-
àȘâ⎠drabbles
how you first met (and how you became more)
youâre dating (but no one knows)
youâre married (but in secret)
you pick him up from the airport
àȘââŽfics
songs about girls (like you) â” Jake has finally returned from his mission.
how do you love somebody else? â” the one where you and Jake are exes.
get like me â” the one where you defend Jakeâs honor.
five kisses â” five kisses with Jake
never knew (that I could fall so hard) â” You and Jake are friends. Just friends
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all the fics below are part of the same universe, but can be read as stand-alone fics!
hooked from hour one â” the one where you share a mutual friend, but are unaware of it
baby, you down? â” your best friend is a naval aviator, but apparently so is the guy youâve been dating? Yeah, funny how life works.
cruel existence â” you get hurt at work and Jake spirals
-ËË. bradley "rooster" bradshaw ËË-
àȘâ⎠drabbles
you're married (but in secret)
àȘââŽfics
summer days (drifting away) â” Bradley bumped into you at the beach and then just keeps doing it
speak now (or forever hold your peace) â” itâs supposed to be the happiest day of your life.
cross my heart (hope to die) â” itâs easy to fall in love with Rooster. Itâs a bit harder to be in love with him.
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you're married but in secret
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he likes you (but in an annoying way)
do you believe in love at first sight (or should I walk by again) â” the one where you keep running into Maverick.
-ËË. tom holland ËË-
you mocha me crazy â” an encounter at a coffee shop leaves you with more than a cup full of coffee
summer days â” itâs just one of those rare summer mornings. They were Tomâs favorite
five signs youâre too close to your boss â” you liked being the personal assistant of the CEO of Holland Enterprises. But sometimes you wondered if you were too close to your boss.
dance your worries away â” when you signed up for a beginners ballroom dancing class with your boyfriend, you hadnât expected to be standing without a dancing partner. But then again, life has a funny way of working out
things you left unsaid â” having casual sex with Tom despite having feelings for him? What could go wrong?
put in love and donât give up â” honestly, you never pegged Tom for the kind of guy that ghosts people, but here you are. Ghosted.
will you find me (afterlife) â” the five stages of grief start with denial and it didnât seem like Tom was going leave that stage anytime soon.
honest feelings and bad timing | Teaser | One | Two â” Itâs always been you, Tom and Harrison. A package deal. But sometimes things change.
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of broken promises and heartbreak â” Itâs been six years since you and Tom broke up, six years since youâve last seen each other. A lot has happened, Tom got insanely famous, making countless billion dollar movies, attending one red-carpet event after the other. But now he was attending one event, he wasnât sure he was ready for. Your wedding. And he wasnât attending as your groom.
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heavy burden â” you liked to live your life like you want it, but there was always someone who stood in the way of that. Always.
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A day at quadrant: LN4
Author note: I donât even know how to post anything on this and never wrote a fic but I hope this is good but I think itâs pretty shit and I havenât finished it yet and if any writers want to use this idea you can for sure just @ me please oh and if you have feedback please let me know thanks xx
Lando x quadrant fem reader
Blurb: reader is a member of quadrant, she games most of the time but also likes f1 along with her best friend Ria bish. She is friends with all members at quadrant and finds it a good laugh with all her mates, but maybe her view of someone in particular is more than a mate..
Warnings: sexualising, swearing, mention of a gun, leaked tape, sad distraught reader, friends to maybe lovers if I make it a series? Smut-ish? If I missed any let me know (I donât know how to do warnings sorry x)
I woke up late again today. The mornings arenât made for me. I just canât do it. I love the feeling of sinking into my bed for 20 hours. But I canât today, I have 4 people with cameras recording waiting for me to bloody get up and start filming a video for quadrant. But Iâm not complaining because this is my job and something I like to do. I try to be in most videos and do my part, but itâs not like Lando gets that mad if I miss a few videos, but from my fucked sleep schedule, I donât think he will like if I miss another one after I skipped the last 3.
I realise the time and see Lando, Ria, Ethan, and Max spamming my phone to get on. Fucking hell. I donât even think to get changed, i just checked all my lash extensions were on, tied up my hair, and brushed my teeth. I probably look like shit but I did this to myself. âBetter late than never I guessâ max says rudely to take the piss out of me. Everyone knows my bad sleep schedule and how moody I am in the morning and after heâs done that, Iâm not having it.
âSorry guys my alarm didnât go off but Iâm here now ahahaâ you say trying not to make an unhinged comment to clap back at max. âY/n girl I missed you where have u fucking been!â Ria says. Ria is my bitch, we ride together, we die together, Ria is my best friend. âMe too Ria!â I say back politely.
âAlright enough mucking about we have to record this video mateâ Ethan jokingly says and makes Ria and I laugh. âWhat r we even playing againâ i question. âwe are playing gartic phone you muppetâ Lando tries to say but starts laughing at Y/n. âWhy r u laughing mateâ I say confused then realise wtf Iâm doing. Iâm wearing my pajamas, not my normal pajamas my fucking tiny, tight lace top that could pass for a bra if you squint your eyes. It hits me and I shit myself realising I have a camera filming me and recording everything.
âOmg Iâm so sorry fuck I forgot let me changeâ I panicked in saying quickly. âWho said to changeâ Lando bluntly says. I was stopped in your tracks. Excuse me? Lando? As if he just said that. âUm my tits are almost exposed on camera and i look like a hoeâ I say. My manager is definitely gonna get me in trouble for that. âWoah y/n you fucking hottieâ Ria says when she looks at me from my camera. I get nervous in my stomach and naturally run to go grab a hoodie, luckily i live in a small apartment so it didnât take me long. âUm sorry guys sorry letâs just move on I forgot sorry sorryâ i say nervously.
âYeah alright letâs go Iâll send you the link Y/nâ Ethan kindly says which is unlike him being a dickhead most of the time as a joke to piss me off. I like Ethan though I think heâs funny and actually caring about us all and our business. âSo do we write a prompt then get someone elseâs to draw and keep goingâ max says like he didnât ask to play it. âYeah but make it funny about us and f1 the viewers will fucking love itâ Lando says. I still canât believe what Lando said. I join the game and wait for everyone else to join. I started to feel the panic caving in on my chest and texted Lando.
lando wtf was that?
I send quickly
what was what?
He replied back
The fucking comment like I know Iâm sorry and shouldnât have worn that before chucking something on top but why did you say that Lando
I started to let everything out on accident, but I had every right to, he was my friend and said that I should not have changed from my top that was basically lingerie.
fuck I was just joking
He replied back bluntly.
Why do I feel sad that he said that. Did he think I looked bad in it? Did he think I was looking like a hoe? Fuck why did I talk to him like that heâs my boss!
âAlright weâre starting now lock in donât say any dumb shitâ Max says right before filming the intro and starting the game. I donât know what prompt to write. Then I get an idea to do Ethan and ginge in the sauna with Lando from a video they did a week ago. I submit it and then recieve a prompt. I bursted out laughing when reading it in my head and looking at my atrocious drawing. Itâs a drawing following the prompt of Maxâs bunda blocking Landos old fiat jolly, but I drew their hair orange on accident. I kept playing the game and do a few more rounds and have a laugh until we stopped recording.
The rest of the day was pretty chill as I was tired and it was a week day so i stayed at home until I feel asleep watching a movie. I wanted to get sleep like I always do but extra sleep tonight because tomorrow we were all hanging out for lunch and a chat to talk about future video ideas. Was it bad I wanted to look really good? Surely not right?
I woke up and this time remembered to change my top. I picked out a cute off the shoulder knit long sleeve top and some jeans. They made me look good with my tanned skin and made me feel just as good. I straightened my hair, brushed my teeth, and did my makeup ready to go to the cafe we were meeting up at. We always watch the video our editor puts together while we meet up at the cafe spot every week, itâs basically a routine.
Ria and I hugged each other then went to the table both fashionably late. I saw Lando, Steve, Aarav, Max, and Ethan sitting there on the big table with two spots saved. One next to Steve, and one next to Lando. After my short blunt convo with Lando I decided I wanted to sit next to Steve, but that was overruled when Ria already sat down. Well fuck isnât this awkward. Can I order a gun?
âHi Y/nâ he says looking at me. Why is my stomach already curling into a ball. âUm hi Landoâ I say quietly. I am a bit too close to home for my liking as the table was a bit small but itâs fine. We all ordered our food and I ordered some avocado toast trying to be healthy and aesthetic knowing well I end up eating some of everyone elseâs food lol. Lando like the child he is ordered pancakes.
âIm sorry about what i said yesterday, I didnât mean to make you feel uncomfortable or anything it just came out im sorryâ. Lando says politely. Did I misinterpret his message? Why is he nice now? Why is my stomach tied up into knots? WHY AM I WEAK IN THE KNEES?
âOh itâs all good Iâm sorry idk why it didnât click to change out of that fucking slutty top like a normal personâ I blurt out. âWoah why are you so hard on yourself, calm down Y/n itâs completely fine and it was a nice top anyways, it looked good on you.â he said. EXCUSE ME? âThanks?â I said confused. Thank fuck the food came otherwise I would have fainted at the awkwardness.
The food was good, Lando didnât talk nor did I the rest of the lunch. Then we watched the video that came out. My heart sinks. The start of the video showing our cameras in the intro has me at the start or the whole morning, in that fucking top on YouTube. âWait-fuck what why am I in there wearing that how did the editor get that clip itâs not even from the same time frame. I panicked. I was about to cry. All the comments were already flooding in hating on me saying I was attention seeking in that top. âPlease get it down, please please â I started crying already in Rias arms. Lando looked angry. âWho the fuck put that clip of her in itâ he said angrily. He calls the editor who made the video on speaker. 0.00001 seconds after the editor answer Lando is already yelling.
âWHY THE FUCK DID YOU PUT THAT CLIP OF Y/N YOU DIDNT EVEN ASK HER OR CARE YOU PURPOSELY DID IT! DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE FUCK YOU JUST DID! GET IT DOWN NOWâ. Lando yells before hanging up knowing the editor got the message. Iâm are still shaking and trying to not bawl your eyes out with just a few tears. âLando itâs my fault you didnât have to yell at him like that sorryâ i say weakly. âNO ITS NOT YOUR FAULT BECAUSE YOU DIDNT EVEN KNOW IT WAS FILMED AND CLIPPED YET AND HE PURPOSELY DID IT, ITS LIKE HE WANTED TO HURT YOU. FUCKING DICKHEADâ. Lando yells. Out of instinct i just run and give him a long hug. My head sinks to his chest. He holds me tightly as i hold onto him for a while.
I go back to your apartment that night. Iâm just sad. Especially after reading all those comments about me. I try to ignore them all but they keep flooding in like rapid fire. I automatically give in and go on my phone. But to my confusion Iâm getting tagged on twitter instead.
Fucking hell. When I thought this couldnât get worse.
There is a video going around with hundreds of thousand of retweets already. Itâs a sex tape of a girl which confuses me so I click onto it. Oh my god. Itâs a deep fake of my face and that lacy bra thing on a random sex tape. I canât do this anymore. I wish I didnât exist. Naturally i call our quadrant group chat. Everyone answers immediately leaving me to realise they have seen it too. âGuys, I am firedâ I say while bawling my eyes out. âY/N Iâm coming now with Landoâ Ria says while in her car on her way to my apartment. I canât even process what Ethan and Steve are saying cause my mind is just blurry and Iâm a mess.
5 minutes later a knock is on my door and itâs Ria with Lando. I just cry in her arms and start rambling on about how my life is over. âY/n that editor is going to jail, the YouTube vid is down and all of our socials are deactivated for now, talk to us if you need nowâ Lando says calmly to me. I just hug him tightly. âCan you tell everyone thatâs obviously not me pleaseâ I say weakly. Ria is making me mac and cheese cause she knows itâs my favourite. âOf course I will and I will get this fixed Y/n for now just let us take care of you and get better.â Lando says. His touch is making me feel better if Iâm being honest. âThanks guys for coming over tonight, can you guys stay Iâll sleep on the couch and you guys take my bedâ I say calmly as Iâm starting to get her my bearings and feel a little better about everything.
âYouâre not sleeping on the couch.â Lando and Ria both say straight away after my words. âLando has a race next week so he should fuck his back up on the couch again like he did that one night he got drunk at the club last monthâ Ria says jokingly. âIs it okay if Iâm in the bed with you?â Lando says maturely (shocking I know). âYeah itâs fine if it is fine with youâ I say back. âYes itâs completely fine.â Lando replied quickly. I go to change into my pajamas. I see that bloody top. I donât think twice after ripping it into pieces with my hands and teeth before chucking it out. âFuck that ahahhaâ I said laughing as all the lace misses the bin but I ignore it. Ria Lando and I all start watching a movie together, Ria asks me which movie and I try to think of a normal movie I want to watch but Iâm not sure why ratatouille is speaking out to me but I choose ratatouille like the wise mature person I am. Lando starts laughing obnoxiously which makes Ria and I start to as well. âItâs a good fucking movie shut upâ I say defending myself laughing.
We are watching ratatoullie all together while Iâm snuggled up in between Ria and Lando feelin comfortable and safe. My mind starts to forget a little bit about the stupid video situation. I donât know why but my legs somehow ended up over landos. Whoopsies. I feel happy and safe with him, he had always been a good friend to me and always fun to be around. We all get tired after the movie ends and go to bed to sleep, well Ria goes to the couch to sleep.
Something inside of me wishes this isnât the last time Lando is in my bed.
I myself am going to bed too xx
thanks to these lovely authors who inspired me to write ahahahha:
@mariahcarreyyy @f1goat @uglyducklingofthe2000s @vivwritesfics
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sungchan is such a deer and it drives me crazy how so many astrology accs suggest he might have a possessive nature, i can picture him being so insistent on eye contact during sexy time and probing you with questions in that patronising, teasing tone about how much you love him or how much you like it and he would prolly die if you reassured him without him having to ask, told him how good n strong he is, the confidence spike would really make him go insane can you imagine his eyes??? a mix between blown-out and wild, theyâre so beautiful and brown too oh my god đŠ
thinking about a sungchan that knows youâre getting bold behind your dirty texts and nasty promises you make in your time apart. heâs busy so you guys canât spend time together and you try to punish him by talking about all the things you would do to him if he was with you.
he knows your cockiness is purely because youâre hiding behind a screen. sex with sungchan always ends with him taking charge and always ends with you barely hanging on. suddenly the girl that can barely last a minute on top is saying sheâs gonna ride him till the sun comes up??? but when he video calls you youâre stammering or acting like you never said those things in the first place. sungchan asks if he can come over just to see your eyes widen in panic. but sungchan knows you have appearances to keep up so you try to be nonchalant and say yes.
fast forward an hour youâre whining on top of sungchan talking about how your legs burn. heâs asking you about your week and mundane things just to show you how incapable you are of keeping it together. you only mumble or whine in response to his questions. the WAYYY he would look at you if you started pouting and stopped completely. heâd be so smug âi thought you were going to ride me all night? you barely lasted a minute?â âyou said you were gonna look at me the whole time right?â âarenât you gonna do all that stuff you said you were gonna do over text?â âyou want me to do all the work so bad, donât you.â
sungchan would instantly start doing his thang if you got all pouty and told him he is stronger than you and has more stamina. after that itâd be GAME OVAAAA.
this is so anything 4 u couple codedâŠi fear i want to make this into a full fic
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It's that time of year again! In honor of the season and for @tolkienhorrorweek, Iâve put together a rec list of some LOTR and Silm horror fics I've been enjoying. You can check out last year's list here. Please leave a kudos and comment if you enjoy!
call it peace by @simaethae (G, Celebrimbor, Sauron, and Galadriel, 3.6k):
Celebrimbor dies. Then he wakes up again.
the clear air, the shining sea by @simaethae (G, Idril/Tuor, 0.6k):
Very soon then the fĂ«a and hroa of a Man in Aman would not be united and at peace...Either his fĂ«a would be wholly dominated by the hroa, and he would become more like a beast, though one tormented within. Or else, if his fĂ«a were strong, it would leave the hroa. Then one of two things would happen: either this would be accomplished only in hate, by violence, and the hroa, in full life, would be rent and die in sudden agony; or else the fĂ«a would in loathing and without pity desert the hroa, and it would live on, a witless body, not even a beast but a monster, a very work of Melkor in the midst of Aman, which the Valar themselves would fain destroy. - Myths Transformed, Text XI, âAman and Mortal Men"
from this darkness, flowers by Anonymous (T, implied Elrond/Thranduil, 0.7k):
âThe forest has changed me,â he says, voice like a breeze through the leaves, a casual toss of branches, a rise and fall like a whisper carried. âIt is a part of me as I am a part of it.â
Morning Star by @lemurious (G, EĂ€rendil, 0.3k):
And we still call him the morning star. Sentenced to ride the heavens for all eternity, how could he not have fallen in the end?
Mother Wolf by @hobbitwrangler (T, Aredhel, Maeglin, and Eöl, 2.1k, graphic violence):
Aredhel breaks free.
Of Hanging Trees and Gallows-Weed by @naryaflame (NR, Celegorm, gorcrows, Bilbo & Maglor, 1.5k, CNTW):
What are the mysterious gorcrows, mentioned in passing in the Red Book of Westmarch, and why does the poem have no author?
Of the Dead that Live by @lemurious (T, LĂșthien, Sauron, and the NazgĂ»l, 0.6k):
The name was the fault of the guards, who could no longer return to Doriath, not after what they had witnessed. The Island of the Dead that Live, they whispered in the dark. LĂșthien, surviving.
Other Shadows by Drag0nst0rm (T, Fingon & Maedhros, Caranthir & Fingon, Finarfin & Fingolfin, Celebrimbor & Celegorm, Curufin & Fëanor, Dior, Finduilas, Finrod, Irmo, Mandos, Yavanna, Ulmo, Oromë, Nessa, Nienna, Varda, Manwë, and Vairë, 4.8k, graphic violence):
ââMelkor was the one to fall, but he didn't have to be. What if it had been another Vala that fell to the dark?
Song of the Deep by @thescrapwitch (G, Maglor, Elrond, Arwen, and Sauron, 1.5k):
It wasn't that Sauron hadnât tried to have Elrond and his heirs assassinated. It was just that, each time he did, something got in the way.
the plain sight of our destiny is the cruellest thing of all by @hobbitwrangler (T, OCs, 4.3k):
As Umbar falls beneath the Dark Lord's sway, he commands that a new temple be built. Few who go in ever come out.
#tolkienhorrorweek#tolkienhorrorweek2024#the silmarillion#lotr#fic recs#rec list#a bit of a shorter list this year unfortunately. i wanted to include more but just didn't have time this month for much fic reading#q
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Music Monday, WIP Wednesday & Last Line
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Tagging @imogenkol @inafieldofdaisies @adelaidedrubman @shellibisshe @aceghosts @socially-awkward-skeleton @noodlecupcakes @josephseedismyfather @icecutioner @derelictheretic @shallow-gravy @direwombat @strangefable @rhettsabbott @josephslittledeputy @cloudofbutterflies92 @skoll-sun-eater @carlosoliveiraa @g0dspeeed @wrathfulrook @afarcryfrommymain @strafethesesinners @turbo-virgins @raresvtm @softtidesworld @starsandskies @ladyoriza @la-grosse-patate @florbelles @minilev @yokobai @thewanderer-000 @omen-speaker @justasmolbard @alypink @thesingularityseries @nightwingshero and @lulu2992 + anyone else who'd like to join.
Got songs for The UnTitledverse, Wings And Horns and A Radioactive Calamity Of Love, Bombs & Gore, with a snippet for a new FC5 The Silver Chronicles WIP as well as a last line for You Make My Heart Go Doki Doki Literature Club!. You can listen to the songs and read the WIPs snippets below:
Legend is important. It's part of history and culture. It should always be preserved in the present to better understand our past to make way to the future. Now many of my series divulge into legends and myths and old stories. Some of them outright make reverence to events long passed (the Extermination Purge Wars, the Big Bangs, the fall of the Houses of the Old Gods and the foundation the Time Bureau Authority, etc). Sometimes all that was in the past emerges into the present (with the likes of the Arachnoids, Exterminators, the Old Kin and more). However, one historical text in my series is the abolishment of the (while benevolent, very flawed) Soulmate System, which my Original Work Wings And Horns is set in. The plot is that more and more mortals are being discovered without soulmarks (which come in the form of marks, initials, countdowns, etc, depending on the person and timeline), so the New Gods send Archangel Metatron and an Angel of Death cadet, Azriel, to investigate the phenomenon to see whether it is natural or manufactured. Metatron wants to preserve and fix the system because he believes mortals require it, meanwhile Azriel just wants the credit so her soul can be reincarnated at an earlier date. The duo behind the soulmark removals is a Sloth Demon by the name of Xiang Ba'al and his adopted daughter, a Sinner's soul by the name of Jezebel. This cat and mouse chase is what ultimately dictates the decision the New Gods are debating; should mortals require on the guidance on something as small as love? Or should mortals find the love of their life on their own, a small step to gifting them a responsibility that had drastically the status quo beforehand thousands of years ago; that being, Free Will?
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"Legends never die When the world is calling you Can you hear them screaming out your name? Legends never die."
"They never lose hope when everything's cold And the fighting's near." "It's deep in their bones They'll ride into smoke when the fire is fierce." "Oh, pick yourself up 'cause
Legends never die Legends never die Legends never die Legends never die!"
"Legend never dies They're written down in eternity But you'll never see the price it costs The scars collecting all of their lives."
"When everything's lost They pick up their hearts and avenge defeat Before it all starts They suffer through harms to touch and dream." "Whoa, pick yourself up 'cause
Legends never die Legends never die Legends never die Legends never die!"
"Legends never die." "When the world is calling out your name." "Begging you to fight." "Oh, oh, oh, pick yourself up Once more, pick yourself up 'cause
Legends never die Legends never die Legends never die Legends never die!"
"Legends never die."
Walking Fate is a fic series in The UnTitledverse based in Telltale's The Walking Dead video game. The fic classically follows (most) of the game/s, but does diverge a bit off with pivotal focus on Clementine and an OC of mine whose the runaway son of Darling Enterprises, a multi-business juggernaut, Malcrum Darling, and their relationship. They're definitely not "tragic star-crossed lovers". I'd never do such a thing in The Walking Dead universe. Here's a song about Malcrum's feelings towards Clementine that's definitely in no shape or form supposed to be interpreted as inno- I mean twisted. Enjoy!
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"Hey, he-ey-ey, he-he-hey
Your lipstick stains On the front lobe of my left side brains I knew I wouldn't forget you And so I went and let you blow my mind
Your sweet moonbeam The smell of you in every single dream I dream I knew when we collided You're the one I have decided who's one of my kind
Hey, soul sister Ain't that Mr. Mister on the radio, stereo The way you move ain't fair you know Hey, soul sister I don't wanna miss a single thing you do, tonight
Hey, he-ey-ey, he-he-hey
Just in time I'm so glad you have a one track mind like me You gave my life direction A game show love connection we can't deny
I'm so obsessed My heart is bound to beat right out my untrimmed chest I believe in you Like a virgin, you're Madonna And I'm always gonna wanna blow your mind.
Hey, soul sister Ain't that Mr. Mister on the radio, stereo The way you move ain't fair you know Hey, soul sister I don't wanna miss a single thing you do, tonight."
Throughout A Radioactive Calamity Of Love, Bombs & Gore, one universal rule is applied; it doesn't matter you are. From a vault dweller who drew the short straw to a psychotic resident of Vault 76 whose a bit too obsessed with wanting to kill her neighbors. A talking Deathclaw to a Ghoul addicted to chems. A brother who wants to uphold the morals his mother taught him in the Wasteland to his amoral sister who kicks old people people and harasses the less fortunate because she's from a wealthy crime family. Because in the end... they have to stand up to Arcane Urias. (Those poor fuckers are gonna die LOL!!!). Because I guess it's the right to do (in the context of self-preservation against the threat of annihilation).
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"Up in the morning, up in the evening Pickin' down clocks when the birds get back to eat Oh, to eat
Up on the mountain, down in the king's lair Pushing these boxes in the heat of the afternoon Oh, afternoon
We were never welcome here We were never welcome here at all No
It's who we are, doesn't matter if we've gone too far Doesn't matter if it's all okay Doesn't matter if it's not our day
Oh, won't you save us, what we are Don't look clear, it's all uphill from here Oh-oh
Up in the attic, down in the cellar Lost in a static, coming back for more Oh, for more
Out with the reason, in with the season Taking down names in my book of jealousy Jealousy
We were never welcome here We were never welcome here at all No!"
An long FC5 WIP for The Silver Chronicles, a new one at that, one I'm naming after the lyrics of David Kushner's "Daylight"; because David Kushner and his songs fit The Silver Chronicles on a scary level. Anyway, the WIP is called Oh, I Love It And I Hate It At The Same Time. You And I Drink The Poison From The Same Vine. Hiding All Our Sins From The Daylight... also known as "the fic where Silva and Paul survive the Tumultite Massacre together and their father/daughter relationship worsens into co-dependence in Montana". Where's Elsa and Persephone at? Well, they'll arrive in the later half of the fic... along with Kamski. Despite the fact their relationship not being "gonna kill you for hurting me even though you were good once", this is far from a good and healthy outcome for both Silva and Paul. In spite of this, they make a dangerous duo (as expected of the two), something the Seeds kind of suspect when they meet them. Enjoy being as lost as the Seeds are in this scene snippet below when Paul interrupts them meeting the Muse herself at a social gathering Pre-Reaping. [Would like to add that the WIP is fairly new, and I'm still working on this scene, and may make a few changes in the near future when I have the time. Expect some mistakes]:
When the question left Joseph's mouth, he felt a pain clutch his shoulder.
With a surprised hitch of his breath, he glanced down to gloved fingers that dug into his shoulder blade with an astonishing unnatural amount of strength.
"Her padre, of course," the soft gleeful voice of the hand's owner answered from beside him, the tone sickeningly sweet.
The stranger's head faced Joseph, his eyes closed to Joseph's seeking blue. His lips curved up in a polite and cheerful smile, one that should be dripping with honey.
The man's eyes briefly opened to reveal burning yellow eyes, bordering on an intense gold. Joseph could not shake the feeling that he's seen those eyes before. A vision perhaps?
Joseph felt himself tense as he recognized the way this man looked at him; the way John sometimes gazed upon the Sinners. A predator that has targeted its prey. And it was Joseph who was already in his clutches.
The man blinked, and the inhuman hue was gone. Instead, a pale hazel resided in its stead. He drifted his eyes away from Joseph, locking with the oblivious grey of the deputy that heralded the coming of the Collapse.
An inexplicable dread coiled in his gut when the man's features genuinely lightened at the sight of his family's judge.
"Ah, il mio piccolo Boa!" he greeted with a beaming grin, letting go of Joseph's aching shoulder to push past him, swiftly making his way to Silva to the Seed's collective daze. The man wrapped his arms over Silva's body, embracing the slightly shorter woman. She seemed delighted by his unexpected appearance.
They both pulled away, though gloved hands remained on the other's arms. The man, though a stranger to the crowd around her, seemed to be a familiar face to Silva. Joseph watched the stranger's hand glide caressing fingers across her dark hair affectionately, following the slivers of the dyed silver trails that reached to her braid, "And how are you fairing this fine hour?"
Silva graced the question with a smile; not the formal and polite smile that served to keep a front up to strangers, but one with an undeniable sincerity shining through.
"Hola to you too, Paul," Silva returned with bemusement, "I was just making some new friends. What brings you over?"
From behind Paul, Joseph could see the man's head tilt. Through the abrupt gesture, Silva's features suggested she understood the meaning, "Um, amigos, Paul."
"Ah," Paul seemed to understood, sneaking an obvious glance towards Joseph and his siblings. There was no trace of gold in those hazel eyes, and the intensity lesser than when he locked eyes with Joseph, but the suspicion directed towards them held a sharp edge to it. Paul let another word roll down his tongue, but the tone matched his gaze, "Amici."
In spite of the growing uneasiness, Joseph willed himself to keep a calm front. He was unsure why Paul off-put him. Joseph regarded the man; his stature was slight taller than Silva's, but similar to Joseph's own height. He was older than all of them, including Jacob; perhaps a decade older. His hair was blonde- or rather, dyed blonde, as Joseph noted the light brown at the sides of his head. His complexion wasn't too dissimilar from Silva's own, maybe deeper.
Joseph took note of the few faded scarring scarcely scattered around his face, and like Silva's, time had laid its healing hands on Paul's own wounds.
Joseph paused his observation, about to make introductions with the askant man when John stepped forward first.
"Yes, we were giving our compliments to Silva for the couscous salad you've brought. She was just telling us it was a co-opted effort," John stated with a grin, one Joseph's had become accustomed to over the years. John's move peaked Paul's interest, his suspicion replaced with curiosity. With his audience captured, Joseph watched approvingly as John continued, a hand outstretched, "I don't believe we've met mister...?"
Recognition shined in Paul's eyes, though it was swept away with a grin bigger than John's as his gloved hand grasped John's in a steady shake, "Yellowjack. But please, just call me Paul. I've always felt the term "mister" gives off the impression I'm married, or worse, boring."
Jacob raised a brow, though refrained from commenting as John replied when letting go of Paul's hand, "Noted. So, are you a friend of Silva's or family?"
Paul shared a glance with Silva and replied, "Family. I'm her padre. I've taken care of her for a long time."
Joseph focused on both Silva and Paul; he couldn't find anything indistinguishably shared between both, though he considered that Silva might just take after her mother than Paul. However, he didn't discard the possibility that Paul was Silva's adoptive father rather than her blood relative.
He kept his thoughts to himself though; reasoning that bringing up the question wouldn't be appropriate so early now. Especially if there's a layer of deception underneath Paul's relation with Silva; he didn't want to unintentionally compromise her safety if Paul held more sin than Joseph already suspected he did.
Silva spoke up, grabbing everyone's attention as she pointed out, "You know Paul, you never answered my question."
Paul seemed to stiffen; clearly a dramatic display rather than serious, as Paul finally answered Silva, "Well, you see, I had caught up with good ol' Virgil before he had to run off for his own business and I saw you speaking to these truffatori impopolari, quindi volevo solo controllarti. You know?"
Joseph and Jacob shared a glance; none of them could interpret the words Paul had sputtered out, though Joseph relaxed when Silva gave Paul a soft smile, "I'm grateful for your concern. But I've got this handled. Gracias, though."
Paul relaxed his stiffness, and Silva brought his attention back towards them, "Now how about some introductions?"
"Great idea," Paul agreed, hazel scanning across the four siblings, "How about we go oldest to youngest?"
Jacob's mouth thinned, blue eyes narrowed as he scrutinized Paul with harsh judgement. Joseph watched as his brother scanned the older man's black and yellow attire. It was flaunting a level of wealth, typical of someone who indulged in vanity. However, that didn't sit right with Joseph. He decided to dwell on it later as he watched Paul and Jacob.
Paul glanced to Jacob, and after a pause, he leaned closer, "Let's start with you ragazzone."
Jacob stared down Paul, who was an inch or two shorter than the red-head. He exhaled out an annoyed huff, and gruffly stated, "Name's Jacob."
Paul hummed and straightened up his posture, hazel eyes trailing Jacob's forest green jacket and body. His eyes seemed to linger on the American flag, Jacob's burns and, oddly enough, his biceps more often. Paul clicked his tongued and nodded his head approvingly, "That checks out. But man, sei una delizia per i miei occhi."
Silva had a bemused expression at Paul's words. Jacob, though, raised a brow, "Mind sharing on what's on your mind?"
Paul had snapped out of his trance, and he swiftly blurted out, "Oh, I just said you looked good, is all."
Paul's attention hastily turned to John and Joseph. He looked between the two, but when the older man focused on him, Joseph witnessed his cheer drop abundantly when their eyes met.
The cold dread surfaced once more. The dead-eyed scrutiny the older man reserved for Joseph alone alarmed him. Joseph could not understand Paul's behavior. Neither could he recall any cases where he could have slighted the man, despite this being their first meeting. He'd never seen Paul in any of his visions, only Silva.
Regardless, Joseph chose to retaliate with a gentle greeting, "My name's Joseph. My family and I run the chapel over on the island by the Henbane."
"Oh yeah, I know," Paul calmly told him, all the playfulness gone, "You're the head of the Project at Eden's Gate, correct?"
Joseph curtly nodded in confirmation, and Paul continued, "Yes, I've heard quite a lot about you. Folks around here always have something to say about your little project."
Joseph's lips thinned, disappointment resonating in his chest. So the sinners lies are spreading swiftly. He was displeased by this knowledge, but he resolved to help Paul see the light. If not for his own soul, then the sake of his daughter's.
John stepped in, interrupting the exchange, "All good things, one would hope."
Paul turned attentively to John with an upbeat rejuvenation, disregarding Joseph, "Well, they can't certainly be all bad now, can they?"
Paul's change in demeanor reminded Joseph of John; both hid their emotions behind a carefully crafted mask and would only reveal their true feelings to those they liked or trusted. However, Paul had more self-control over his emotions and mannerisms.
"And I don't believe you shared your name," Paul pointed out to John.
"John. And if I may, we'd encourage you and your daughter to come for at least one sermon," John invited. Joseph smiled at John's attempt to salvage Paul's soul.
The man in question gave a brief glance to Silva, who shrugged, before returning to John and saying, "Preferirei di no."
John waited for Paul to specify but the latter's attention shifted to their final sibling. Joseph caught a flash of an offended scowl on John's face, so Joseph reached a calming hand on his younger brother's shoulder. It worked, the scowl lost in a practiced exhale.
"Oh, look at this, they have a sorella Silva," Paul said with a grin as he stepped closer to the shorter Faith. Silva narrowed her eyes suspiciously at her father.
Admittedly, so had Joseph.
"What's your name?" Paul asked. Faith shifted, hands behind her back as a delighted smile stretched across her lips with an answer, "It's Faith."
"Faith," Paul repeated her name, seeming to break it down before giving a small bow, adding with sincerity, "A powerful name for a powerful woman. It suits you."
Paul's compliment had three separate effects from what Joseph could see; it had flattered Faith, who thanked Paul for his kind words. It had annoyed John, who rolled his eyes at the exchange.
And it had concerned Joseph, at least as the Father; while he had entrusted Faith in a role that required her to attract converts to their flock, he was weary of those with perverse sins that would embolden them to act on certain depravities.
There had been minor incidents that had occurred, at least in earlier years, though Faith had shown a strength and belief that always reaffirmed him in his decision to bring her in. Especially when she purified the souls of those who indulged in such vices, allowing them to serve the Project free of their sinful shackles; as angels.
He monitored Paul, watching as the man gazed into Faith's eyes, and saw once again how he lightened up. Paul noted aloud, "I must say, you have such lovely green eyes. Is that a recessive trait?"
As Faith gave an explanation to Paul, Joseph was more confused. The way he stated the detail was too specific. And he had stated loud enough for only their small group to hear.
He glanced to Silva, and was met with a menagerie of changing expressions; first was confusion, then came analysis, followed by baffled realization, until she finally settled on looking unimpressed.
With her reactions, Joseph was at a loss on how to view this interaction between Paul and Faith. Until Paul pulled out of his conversation with Faith and attentively singled Silva out, "You know Silva, se volevi solo parlare con la ragazza, non dovevi fare di tutto per incontrare prima tutta la sua famiglia, right?"
Silva blinked at Paul, staring agape as she processed the stream of words he told her aloud. A blush darkened her skin, grey eyes wide in astounded and embarrassment.
Ah, I see now, Joseph deduced, glancing from Silva to Paul, He's teasing her.
Evidenced by the cheeky grin that grew across Paul's face as he continued, "Lei Ú certamente una partita. Se vuoi, posso impartirti un po' di saggezza sul primo appuntamento. Purché non riceva un invito a nozze entro la fine dell'anno, eh Silva?"
Silva furrowed her brows at Paul, the blush expanded. She traversed over to grab Paul, telling him, "ÂĄEy! ÂĄYa es suficiente de tu parte!"
Despite an irate Silva telling off a snickering Paul who fruitlessly tried to calm down his daughter, Joseph couldn't help but be endeared by the display in front of him. There was something else too... but he elected to push it away for the time being.
Joseph turned to address his family, and paused as John commented to Faith and Jacob, "Who here suspects this isn't an uncommon occurrence between these two?"
"I don't doubt it," Jacob affirmed, eyeing the duo, specifically Paul, "He's definitely the embarrassing parent."
And here's a few short paragraphed snippets for my DDLC WIP called You Make My Heart Go Doki Doki Literature Club! for the Last Lines tag. Sayori (plus Yuri and Natsuki) enters the club and interrupts... something:
The door class door clicked open, and both students snapped their heads to Sayori entering the class, who freezes once her blue eyes took in the sight of a frazzled and flushed Monika whose uniform was unkempt and fists were gripping the opened blazer flaps of the equally more disheveled and flushed new student Haoyu, both of their faces in close proximity of each other.
"This isn't what it looks like!" a horrified Monika quickly utters out, letting go of Haoyu's blazer and letting the green-dyed brunette troll drop to the floor with an ignored 'oomph!' as she went to address her club's co-president.
Only to stutter when, much to her horrifying embarrassment two more familiar faces entered the room beside Sayori; that of Yuri who didn't immediately comment on the situation and Natsuki who rushed in with a burning question to Monika's poorly timed outburst, "What doesn't look like what? Wait..."
Monika watched as Natsuki regarded her appearance, and then her pink eyes shifted to Haoyu leaning up nearby the coral brunette; who was repeatedly trying to blow hair away from their face, to a miserable degree of failure.
Once pink met emerald green, Monika could feel sweat start to break when she unfortunately witnessed a mischievous and teasing glint shine in her clubmate's eyes. With a teasing grin, Natsuki asked, "So what's going on in here?"
#music monday#wip wednesday#wip: wings and horns#series: the untitledverse#series: walking fate#twdg#oc: malcrum darling#twdg clementine#there's always one person outside of a relationship that just goes to ruin shit for no reason#series: a radioactive calamity of love bombs & gore#fallout#series: the silver chronicles#wip: oh i love it and i hate it at the same time. you and i drink the poison from the same vine. hiding all our sins from the daylight#far cry 5#oc: silva omar#oc: paul yellowjack#joseph seed#john seed#jacob seed#faith seed#in which paul and silva stuck together... to no better results at all. paul just harasses the seeds now. karma honestly.#series: life despair & monsters#wip: you make my heart go doki doki literature club!#doki doki literature club#ddlc monika#oc: haoyu anabuki#ddlc sayori#ddlc yuri#ddlc natsuki#haoyu brings out the girlfailure in monika which is partly the reason why she wants to dropkick them cuz she can't have her friends find ou
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