#she deserves sm better than yuri

[localfandom]

oh my god she ate and left no crumbs

[girlgrouptrash101]

Yuri (IZ*ONE) as Your Girlfriend

Request: “Can I request Jo Yuri as your girlfriend?”

A/N: i love iz*one sm i might just cry rn

- C

i hope you enjoy clinginess baby,,, cuz this girl is NEVER letting you leave her arms for as long as you’re together

like Yuri barely even confessed to you, she basically just sat in your lap every day until you got the hint and asked her out

your lap is actually her favourite place to sit because she loves being held by you, and she can also steal as many kisses as she desires

did i mention how clingy she is??? like she just loves skinship SO much, if she can be touching you in some way she will be - from hand holding, to cuddles, to burrowing into your side, to being held, to backhugs… anything you can think of, Yuri will be on it asap

which means she’s also a big fan of PDA, and loves showing you off, no matter who’s around

however,,, if you turn the tables and become clingy or super lovey dovey, she gets so flustered immediately and hides her face in your neck to cover her blush

like she could kiss you and it’ll be fine, but if you’re the one to initiate the kiss she’s a total mess, acting like it’s the first time she’s ever kissed you, all shy and uwuwuwuwu

and you will always have that affect on her, no matter if you’ve been dating for a week or a year, Yuri’s still gonna be just as whipped as she was from day 1

and she doesn’t even try to hide it either,,, her members tease her so bad for how in love she is with you jsdfhsfd,, rip Yuri 

her members otherwise are really supportive of you two, and are so happy that someone as kind and as loving as you fell for Yuri, because she really deserves someone like that to keep her happy and well looked after

except Yena,, when Yuri introduced you at first, she gave you a big long speech about how she would jump you if you ever even made Yuri cry <3 (i would too).

Dates with Yuri are usually going out for food, the movies, walks, the arcade etc,, anywhere you guys can spend time together and make memories together is all you really want,, it doesn’t matter too much about what you do as long as you have one another

however,, you do have a favourite spot to go to together, which is a little café near your house, and you both go in there so much that you’ve made friends with the owner, and she always saves your guys’ favourite booth in the corner for you when she knows you’re coming

you always sit in a little booth in a secluded part of the café where no one else really sits, it’s nice and snug, and Yuri gets to snuggle into your side and feed you treats without anyone else interrupting hehe

when you guys don’t go out, you have just as much fun at home

you bought Yuri a karaoke machine for her birthday,, and ever since you guys have been busting out grammy worthy performances that leave you and Yuri breathless and your neighbours ready to file ANOTHER noise complaint

lowkey matching your outfits when you go out and taking bomb pictures for Yuri’s immaculate instagram feed

polaroids of each other in the back of your phone cases,, literally you are just the softest couple ever istg

Yuri raiding your wardrobe and looking like the snuggliest little baby in your hoodies, sweater paws and all uwuuwu

she loves when you do each others hair!! whether it’s formally for a night out or just for funsies before bed, it’s one of her favourite things to do

plus you get to make Yuri wear pigtails and then gush for an hour over how FREAKING CUTE SHE IS

it’s also an excuse for her to play with your hair because she LOVES it sm,, she always finds herself absentmindedly threading her fingers through your hair when you’re cuddling or watching a movie or something

or gripping her fingers in your locks when she’s making out with you,,, straddling your lap and making you groan with each tug,,,,

moving on

whenever either one of you is upset, the other knows immediately, both of you are like an open book with one another

your go to comfort for one another is definitely cuddles

it’s so calming when you have your head on Yuri’s chest, one hand holding yours while the other holds you close to her as she listens to your worries and helps you through each one

Sometimes when Yuri can’t sleep, she wakes you up to go for a midnight stroll to the local convenience store for snacks

you two stroll down the quiet road in your matching oversized PJ’s, swinging your conjoined hands along as you sing disney songs at the top of your lungs

Going all out every single valentines day and anniversary because yall are in LOVE love and want to make the most of your special days together

which often means a candlelit dinner, a bed full of roses and a big bubbly bath for two hehe

Promise rings will probably come quicker than most relationships too, because even though you and Yuri haven’t been together for too long, you both know you’re perfect for each other, and neither of you plan on losing something as special as what you have together.

NSFW From Here:

a clingy baby in the streets, a clingy baby in the sheets am i right ladies

call her baby girl and she will literally melt in your arms,, any kind of praise just gets her wet beyond belief

and when she’s fucking you,, all you have to do is tell her how good she’s being and she’ll be spurred on even further, doing her everything to make you feel better than you ever have before

CEO of eye contact, even when her throat is raw from moaning your name as your head is buried between her thighs, her eyes never leave yours for a second

loves going to lingerie shops with you, it’s like a little kid in a candy shop when she sees all the pretty sets and colours that she can’t wait to try on,,,, 

which often leads to you and her getting way too steamy in the changing rooms

she absolutely LOVES doing it in public, the thrill of getting caught always adds to her pleasure by tenfold

,,,except for the fact that she’s so fucking loud she literally has to clamp down on your hand so she doesn’t scream out loud and get everyone’s attention yikes

she’s so innocent looking that she never attracts attention though, leading to her more often than not teasing you under the dinner table when you go out for food, an innocent smile on her face as you try not to squirm under her touch

when Yuri takes nudes it’s not just one picture and she’s done, she likes to have a full on photo shoot that involves mirrors, lighting, pretty outfits/lingerie,, all of which ends up getting texted to you when you least expect it

also LOVES thigh riding, she finds it so intimate and just can’t help herself when she sees you in shorts or when your legs are exposed,,,, she just has to straddle your leg and get herself off

as well as praise, Yuri also can’t help but get wetter whenever you call her pathetic or a slut,, it truly makes her desperate enough to beg you to fuck her against the nearest surface you can find

if you’re into it, Yuri isn’t against punishments either, especially spanking

she just turns into putty in your hands no matter what you do to her, always ready to obey your every word, absolutely whipped for you

an absolute sucker for aftercare, if you’re not cuddling with her or in the shower cleaning off together after sex then she gets really grumpy grrr

[the-acid-pear]

I did my homework and i did my chores, time to tackle on the third book of this series, Son of Ogre

Chapter 1

Okay but the fuck is Baki planning to do if he stops fighting? That's literally all he has, he's not smart

WOOH THATS A BIT REALISTIC

PREHISTORIC ELEPHANT?!

King just went to have a snack. Also FUCK does that meat look tasty FUCKKK

This baby so cute 🥺

I'm so glad Yuji is doing stupid hilarious shit again it had been a while

Congrats on Baki for that mantis

Chapter 2

Who tf is this kid?

Poor kid lmao, i assume he will meet Baki

Look at my boyyy

HSTSRFAYDF DON'T CALL HIM A MANLET

Imagine Baki actually kills this kid HSJDYSSHCBT

Third comment with a ton of likes is "we do not condone child violence. We do, however, find it hilarious"

Chapter 3

AH SHUT UPPP KIDDO

But i like Baki memeing a round a lil

Chapter 4

🥺🥺 that's so sweet...

HELLOOOO STRYDUM MY GOD YOUR TITS GOT FATTER SIR 😳😳

Yujiro is such a fucking threat to society lmao

I love seeing Baki with his eyes open, he's looking more like his old self

Oh, shadow boxing incoming, alright

Chapter 5

Yuri? 🥺 /j

THE RETURN OF IRON MICHAEL?!

Chapter 6

I love how there's our silly little mains after every cover LUV em <33

Baki just dissociating his ass out and using it on his favor, the king

Why is Baki eating sour prunes aren't those meant to be sweet?

We all salivating

Chapter 7

Love to see there are even more swears there now

I can put my face next to my foot too tho

FAGDRJSEHARD YUJIRO CAN BEAT THE CANCER HOW ICONIC 😍

Also i would LOVE to see Yuji fight an Orca

WHAT?!

I love how everyone in the comments is calling out Rumina for not seeing issue going down to a dark hidden basement with a shirtless man older than him

Chapter 8

"piggy back me" USHSYFLFUDSY

This fight is going to be good

Chapter 9

Imagine Baki dies right here right know against an imaginary mantis lmao

Okay Baki getting damaged makes sense but the WALL?

Baki's dead (GOD IT HAS BEEN SO LONG SINCE I HAVE SAID THAT)

Ffs it's true Baki COULD create himself a stand 😰

Chapter 10

OH FUCK IT'S TRUE

Chapter 11

This fight is so boring i had to take a 6 hour break

Baki just can't win against nature eh

This reminds me of Garland pulling a suplex on that Anaconda

Chapter 12

I can't wait for the main cast to ACTUALLY appear, instead of just, you know, them in the covers

This fight is slow but cool but slow

To fight a mantis you must think like a mantis 😎

Though it's true in this manga you will most likely win if you steal your opponent techniques so

Chapter 13

I MISS IGARI FUCKKK

This is so dumb i luv it

That mantis be swearing lmao

Love it when Baki goes full Yujiro

Chapter 14

TOBA...

Holy fuck do mantis fly?

Secret Chapter?

Is this how Yujiro got born?

Idk girl i would have killed him if i was you

WHAT.

I KNOW THOSE FROGS THEY ARE FROM PUERTO RICO I THINK

I might just be sleepy but this is so confusing

AKSHSKGSKSGSJSG JUST KILL THE BABY IT AINT THAT HARD

Chapter 15

GAIA...

Why is he like this?

Is "he" with us right now?

...gotta admit that IS true...

I love Strydum sksgwhwg

Yujiro really went XD

I don't think my man Arun in the comments is aware how gay what he said is, though maybe I'm wrong

Chapter 16

GOD THESE FUCKING COVERS MAKING ME SO NOSTALGIC, LOOK AT SPEC!

ANIME KENNEDY?!

I can't believe Bush is dead

AN ASIAN BOY HAS JUST KIDNAPPED THE PRESIDENT...

8 of January? My god he's a Capricorn

I'm sorry, what?

LAHQIGWKQFWKSFWIWG 😭😭

I love Baki so much, THIS IS THE KID THAT I MISSED SO MUCH

This explains why Baki was in prison clothes in the anime teaser

Chapter 17

BIG NUMBER

That one mf like 😐

Glad Baki is 18 now at least 😌

Love to see Oliva back

Chapter 18

This page not even bothering to charge the pages anymore

I'm sure there were better ways to go to jail, well, actually, no, but still

Toba used to just chew that off

Baki did that mantis hit you in the head too hard?

I. I watched way too many prison movies and shows. I don't like seeing someone as young and pretty as Baki in such a place. I rlly don't.

Chapter 19

Yanagi baby i miss you...

IRON MICHAEL?!

Mfkhsjsys 😳🥴

Eh got my hopes too high

CHE BAKI PIBE... LA PUTA MADRE NI ACA ME ESCAPO DE MIS COMPATRIOTAS

I hope he swears too i want to see a boludo o pelotudo PLEASE

I mean para pelotudos lo veo a Yujiro todo el tiempo pero igual JSGWKEGWG me pone bien argento ver al Che carajo

Chapter 20

HE SAID BOLUDO SUAHWKWGAKSGSKSGSKGD

I can't take this omfg new fav I'm sorry Doppo but he just said boludo 😭

Pendejo is more used as pibe here but i will let it pass bc idk the lingo in Cuba and he spent some time there so

Why don't i speak like this too ffs? All i do is say eh and call it a day

He's cocky enough to call anybody any age pibe so I'll let that pass too

Por favor no lo hagas che sksgwj

Chapter 21

Che, pibe, it's a good day to die...

Chapter 22

GSHAGSTSG he should have said "no boludo"

I'm falling in love with this boludo myself

That's talented and brutal

OH RIGHT YOU LOSE YOUR BALANCE WHEN YOU DONT HAVE THAT

Chapter 23

Hm that's, cringe

YESSS HE SAID PELOTUDO

OAHWLGWKQFSKSGSJS SIII ROMPELO TODO CHE, ROMPELO TODO POR DECIRTE YANKEE KSGSSJGS

Honestly i too get pissed off when called American or European, though i won't throw shit to Baki, he's some random 18 yo japanese boy, no way he would recognize latinoamerican lingo lmao

King shit Baki boy

Chapter 24

Oh that's why he's called Jun Guevara, that's fair

I like how they are mixing a bit of truth and a bit of lie it's fun at least

Chapter 25

I like how they are drawing nipples now, occasionally

I can't wait for Viêt to complain about propaganda in the comments

OH SHIT

😳 :Y

He's sooo nice 😍

Chapter 26

Only three? You mean the third is... 👁️👁️

HAHA YEAH YUJI-CHAN <3

I can't believe he works for the USA I'm crying and shaking rn

What a progressive manga, the three strongest and most dangerous men and none of them are white 😍

GET HIS ASS BAKI

Chapter 27

Why is this guy sweating sm?

LDYDYSUGFUDT BAKI PLS

I like how the only time Baki was willing to kill a person was when he thought Sikorsky had hurt his girl

Chapter 28

I feel like Ian will die

Man i love how Baki is drawn in this book

Ffs i called it, i have watched way too many prison things to know how shit goes down

I have seen these three before in fanart but I'm curious to see what they can do

Chapter 29

Their faces remind me of Doyle

OH I CANT WAIT TO SEE EM IN THE ANIME

ASSHOLE DON'T CALL ME STUPID 😢💔

I'm gonna struggle to tell em apart but i think I'll manage

Okay I'm not the only one who thinks they look like Doyle, fair

Chapter 30

The mouth vs Yujiro when?

Someone mentioned the have the same vibe as the dudes that worked with Gaia and like 👁️👁️

Chapter 31

Lmao someone in the comments recommended the same thing

These three must be great at sex (sorry)

KSHALDHDKD NEW FAV COMMENT: "go to Japan and look for the word "defeat". That way you won't feel cocky anymore"

Chapter 32

Hehe hello Junnn~

KSHAKDHKWGS

La luna

Chapter 33

LOS TRES...

Okay that's funny, hocico instead of mouth (hocico is used for animal mouths)

I'm so glad i know Spanish

The two things that drive me insane and make me ramble are Doppo's beauty and this stupid argentinian

OSHSKWGSKSG

Chapter 34

Imagine he's doing that illusion thing Dorian did

With his own blood, that's so cool...

Hoho...!

I did that once when i had a terrible nose bleed, didn't go well

Chapter 35

This book is fucking boring NGL

"now that you got no more urine left in you"

AH.

GAHDYR LMAO

Chapter 36

HO THAT TITLE, PLEEEASE I NEED SOMETHING, ANYTHING, TO HAPPEN

HHH he kinda cute...

Oww :(

JDJSJFRGAJ

God piantao is an old word i had never heard it before

AND he took a piss.

LOCO NO SEAS HOMOFÓBICO NINGUNA MINA ACA ES MEJOR QUE ESTE PIBITO TE LO ASEGURO SKSGSKGSJAAGS

Se me cayó un ídolo y yo que le quería dar 😔

ÑSHWQLSGOSGDKW

Let's see if he lied to Baki about just liking eh /j

Chapter 37

I luv Oliva lol

AJSGSKSLAGHS BAKI SNAPPED

I too wonder where the fuck Kozue is

Chapter 38

LSHSLDGSLSGSIEG

He is jealous of what you two have, it's normal, el Che just rejected his love after all ;/

Oliva is a king

OH A HANKERCHIEF I THOUGHT THAT WAS UNDERWEAR SHSGS-

Oh shit Oliva is like 45?! He looked so young

Te fuiste a la mierda, Che, el chabón estaba siendo re bueno con vos

Baki is just dead

Chapter 39

I love how realistic Che's fear is, he's rather smart, though not this time

POOR GUY AJSGSWJW

I didn't realize Che said "what more, it may be a woman!" but to be fair they ARE in jail so

Chapter 40

I'm feeling kinda bad for him ngl

I feel happy for him tho 🥺

Bruh they added one page after the ending of some naked anime girl tf 😐

Chapter 41

These prisoners having fun is kinda sweet

YO INSANE

Bitches be complaining about Maria's looks are just jealous 🥰

Chapter 42

Damn she lorge

He loves fighting naked eh

Only valid person is the one saying Oliva deserves better treatment which tbh true

Chapter 43

Fun fact i wear my jacket like El Che too, unless it's too cold

El che with the hair lose is so cute bro,,,

Something something fingering joke

Sikorski could fold a coin too

I bet the bandana will break

Chapter 44

I would have just fallen on top of him, how is he gonna counter that, eh?

Oh that super fun to know!

Oh the good ol dirty technique, i have seen this one before!

Chapter 45

NOOO MARIA DON'T DO THIS TO HIM

This fight is super cool tho i love these two characters

Chapter 46

They just keep changing the rules i think Itagaki is just flexing at this point

LAAOSFKAGSKAGSKAF???

Baki wants his protagonism back

I'm getting pissed off they keep putting semi naked underaged girls at the end of every chapter 😐

Chapter 47

Bruh just realized, the mouth got so hyped as this new cool villain and they died in their first appearance 😭

His damn bandana...

[glimmeringtwilight]

Uh, hi. I haven't known your blog for long but all I can say is I love you and your blog. But also could I get a Yuri from DDLC who punishes their S/O for talking to Monika? I hope this is the right DDLC, but thanks in advance!

(It is the right DDLC! And I love yuri sm fhfhghfjrfjf. Thisone is a little dark just bc the game itself is EXTREMELY dark so just awarning in advance for tw blood and tw knifeplay/tw knives.)

 The first thing you realize when you come to is that you’renot in your room.

 You’re lying on your stomach on a cold tile floor, a verywarm, very present weight on yourback keeping you pinned. You quickly realize that there’s a gag crammed intoyour mouth, and when you try to move your hands you feel what you assume arecable-ties digging into the flesh of your wrists. Ice cold fear slices throughyour chest as you stiffen, feeling the weight on your back shift.  

 Whoever they were, they knew you were awake, so you knewpretending to be asleep wouldn’t work. You raise your head as much as you canto look behind you, to catch a glimpse of the face of your killer before youdie, but before you can a cold hand settles against the base of your neck,pushing your head firmly down. Their hand holds you there roughly, smashingyour face uncomfortably against the tile as if to warn you not to try it again.

 You’re about to start thrashing against them when they leandown, breath fanning against the back of your neck. Out of the corner of youreye you see plum colored strands of hair spill down around your head. Yuri…?

 “I’m sorry about the uncomfortable position,” She murmurs inyour ear, her voice sounding breathy and strained, like she was nervous too, “Iwould put a towel under you but I don’t want it to stain.”

 Your heart jumps into your throat. Stain?

 Yuri doesn’t let you finish the thought, shuffling back soshe was sitting on your pelvis. You wince at the slight stab of pain from thefeeling of your pelvic bone being forced against the tile under her weight. Herhand leaves your neck and she uses both of them to roll up the hem of yourshirt, exposing your back.

 You thrash under her, kicking out with your feet but neverquite being able to land a hard enough kick against her to knock her off ofyou. The position she’s pinned you in doesn’t allow you to struggle much, andyou can’t push her off with your hands bound and pinned underneath you.

 You don’t know what you did to deserve this. Yuri doesn’tseem like the type. Sure she was alittle quiet and weird, but she—you thought the two of you were friends! She’dnever been anything but kind to you, so this sudden, sharp shift in her behaviorcompletely blindsided you.

 Yuri finishes tugging your shirt up your back as far as itwill go with your arms still stuck beneath you, and the fight goes out of youas the realization finally kicks in that you’re completely at her mercy, dreadtaking place of your fight-or-flight instincts and freezing you to the spot.

 You hear her steadying her breaths behind you, feel theghost of her fingertips hovering over your shoulder blade. Her hands areshaking.

 Something scrapes against the tile behind you as she picksit up, and you pray that it isn’t a knife. You try, desperately, to mumblecoherent pleas through the gag. It doesn’t come out coherent at all, but Yuri knows what you’re saying and she placesa trembling hand against your spine to soothe you. It doesn’t.

 “Don’t be scared, I’ll make it quick,” She coos, and youshudder at the syrupy tone she uses, like she’s speaking to a scared puppy, “Thisis your fault, after all.”

 You shake your head and your shoulders jerk with a quietsob, and she pets down your spine again, ignoring the way you shudder in fearand revulsion at the mockingly-sweet gesture. Her hands aren’t shaking anymore.

 There’s a quick, cold kiss of metal against yourshoulderblade, but before you can process the feeling you feel sharp pain blossomingfrom the area. A choked cry bubbles past the gag stuffed in your mouth but Yuridoesn’t comment on it. You feel the blade quickly drag down before it’s liftedand then she’s cutting you again.

 It feels almost like she’s repeatedly cutting into you inthe same area over and over, but with the burning pain spreading steadilyacross your shoulders in a horizontal line, you realize she’s probably writingsomething.

 It takes you a second to realize she’s speaking to youagain, and you struggle to hear her through the roar of blood in your ears.

 “… I just can’t stand watching you talk to… her,” Her hands tremble slightly in whatyou think is anger and you hiss in pain as she quickly finishes the cut she wasmaking, digging the blade in a little toodeep. “You can’t talk to her. Not her. NOTher.”

 You don’t know what she’s talking about. Natsuki? Monika? She’srambling, muttering incoherences.

 The cuts move down, just a little bit, from the line of burningpain across your back, and now you knowshe’s writing something.

 “Do you—do you even know what she is? She—” She cuts herselfoff, movements with the knife stilling. It’s still buried in your flesh, so youkeep still and hold your breath, not knowing what she plans to do.

 There’s a long stretch of silence before she resumes hermotions, as though she forgot what she was saying just seconds ago. When shespeaks again her voice is strained, “You’re not allowed to talk to Monikaanymore.”

 Is that what this was about? You hardly ever spoke toMonika! She always seemed to disappear for extended periods of time, and she creepedyou out. Always it seemed like she was looking through you rather than at you. You wish you’d known that it wasn’tMonika who you needed to worry about.

 Yuri goes back to mumbling under her breath, keeping thesame quick and precise motions of the blade despite the occasional slip whereshe digs the knife in too deep. Part of you suspects she isn’t doing it onaccident.

It feels like hours, though you know it’s probably only been minutes. Already the constant bite of pain from each cut is making your head swim. Yuri is working almost peacefully all the same, like she isn’t digging a blade into you. 

By the time she finishes you’re exhausted, your entire back feelslike it’s burning but the pain isn’t as sharp anymore. Darkness is creeping onthe edges of your vision and your eyelids feel so heavy. You wonder if it’s theblood loss or the stress.

 You can feel here burning holes into your back, admiringwhatever it was she carved into you, before she shuffles off you. Her handsslide underneath your stomach and haul you up, careful to avoid touching yourback.

 She settles you into a sitting position and reaches forsomething out of sight. Yuri brandishes a small hand mirror, and you realize asshe brings it closer that there’s a large bathroom mirror behind you. You don’twant to see what she wrote. You try closing your eyes and turning your headaway, but she just grabs your chin and digs her nails in until you open youreyes to look.

 Your back is a bloody mess, like it was mauled by a wildanimal. Despite the blood, you can still see what she wrote. Yuri, Yuri, Yuri, Yuri… Her name ispainted across your back, covering nearly the entirety of it. You feel sick.

 Yuri meets your eyes in the mirror and smiles bashfully. Youknow better than to believe it.

[kwonyuri]

Yuri deserves better. 😭 ppl have been using #MillionSonesForYuri on twitter to cheer yul up. boosting the views on always find you would be good too.

Yes, I’ve seen that project, which is so heartwarming because you can see how much love there is solely for her! It’s unfortunate that she had to hear those words from her manager (and perhaps other staff in SM), but atleast there’s now an outpouring of love and support on her instagram page, too. She even got almost 10 million hearts on V-live. SONEs never fail to make our girls feel important. ♡

I just hope she doesn’t stop believing she’s more than enough for us, and know that she can definitely have a successful solo fanmeeting.

[moonlitjiminn]

Bliss | Jimin, You

I am currently watching Yuri on Ice. And this is what came out of it

Nothing else has ever made my heart beat before you came along

Jimin took in a deep breath before opening his eyes to the flashing lights and the loud cheers, but most of all, the music he was all too familiar with.

His arms started moving to the flow of the song, his legs started to draw lines through the ice, exactly how he had practiced.

There he goes, our pride, our face, our role model, the commentators boomed. 3 time world champion of the under 30s figure skating annual competitions!

When the beat picked up, he started to push his skated faster into the ice, feeling his body remember the choreography before his mind did.

Looks like he’s going to do his infamous Biellmann spin, and there he goes!

Jimin smiled, accomplishing his first hard move.

Is that a flying jump he’s attempting? It is!

Jimin crouched before boosting himself up in the air, feeling the air blowing through this hair before landing into a spin. When his spin was finished, his free leg rising higher and higher, and he drew himself into a haircutter, bending his back so much that his head was missing for a few seconds, before he pulled it up and Biellmann spin.

For the last five seconds, he sprinted across the ice, his arms spread out wide, his head tilted back just slightly and his eyes closed. He felt the wind rushing through his hair and he couldn’t help but smile.

Looks like the performance is over, the commentator remarked.

This was Jimin’s favourite part of each performance, no matter where he was, or what competition he was in, the last bit of the song was solely dedicated to him skating a straight line, head back, a mix of emotions streaming through him.

I would have given him a 10/10 if I were judging, but is that a bit biased? I think out of all his moves that last final sprint was my favourite, it’s always my favourite.

Jimin finished when the music did, his arms in the same position as if was when he dashed through the ice, wide spread like an eagle’s wings. He grinned, feeling the rise and fall of his chest in great amounts.

The crowd cheered while he bowed before slowly drifting off to the exit of the rink.

“That was amazing!” Jimin’s coach exclaimed while he smiled at him, waddling to the TV stand. He knew the procedure, interview, skate, interview.

“Thanks coach,” he huffed, throwing an arm over his shoulder.

“Park Jimin!” the interviewer by the TV stand called when he saw him.

“Hello,” Jimin bowed humbly, show casing his practiced smile.

“That was an amazing performance!”

“Thank you, thank you,” he bowed again, his smile never leaving his face.

“Let’s check your score,” they turned around, the four judges’ names on the board, and next to them were the empty boxes which were to be filled with their given scores.

The first one flashed a 9.5/10

The crowd cheered, and Jimin couldn’t help but start beaming.

The second score was the same and Jimin’s eyes widened.

The third was a bit delayed but when it turned on, Jimin almost fell from surprise.

A ten?

That was an unthinkable dream he had had, getting a ten from at least one judge in his lifetime.

The last box flashed on, and again, Jimin winced.

Another ten?

The crowd’s cheers turned into screams, cries of joy.

“Thirty nine out of forty!” the interviewer boomed, “Wow! The highest score of the night, and also your own personal best, am I right?”

Jimin was frozen, his mouth hanging open.

“U-Uh yeah, sorry, I’m a bit flustered at the moment,” Jimin gushed, his smile growing and his eyes turning into small slits. The spectators gathered in front of them giggled and he nodded. “Yes, it’s actually my personal best, and honestly my personal goal. My goal had always been to get a ten from at least one judge, I can’t believe- I can’t believe I’ve actually achieved it.”

“Well, it’s not like you didn’t deserve it,” he said into the mic and Jimin blinked forcefully.

“Thank you,” bowing again, he turned to the audience, “Thank you so much.”

--

“I can’t believe it!” his coach threw his fist in the air, “I can’t believe it!”

“Me too, coach, honestly, I can’t believe I won.”

“No, that, I believe,” he shrugged, “You’re the best skater here, of course you were going to win.”

Jimin gave him an ‘are-you-serious-don’t-be-so-stuck-up’ look before he shook his head.

“You’ve gotta admit, there’s nothing that gets better than you.”

“Hyu- Coach,” he said firmly, “Let’s not get a big head.”

He smiled, walking closer and slapping the younger on his bare back, “This is why you’re my favourite skater.”

“Coach, I’m your only skater,” Jimin remarked.

“Anyway,” he said, and Jimin rolled his eyes, “I just can’t believe you got not just one, but two tens.”

“Same, I’m so happy right now.”

Jimin brushed the ice off his blades before setting them aside. After putting on a shirt, he heaved on a jacket and threw his duffel bag over his shoulder, and gripped his skates with the hand he hadn’t thrown over his coach’s shoulders.

“This means I’m going to internationals, doesn’t it?”

“Well of course!”

“And it also means you’re treating Hanwoo tonight, right?”

“Well of-” he stopped, narrowing his eyes at him, “Yah.”

Jimin chuckled, “Sorted then!”

--

The next day, Jimin had the day off, which was uncommon, considering he was in the skating rink 24/7. But he decided to cherish the day, it was one of his rare chances of exploring the city. Although he had been to Seoul countless times before, he had spent his whole time there in waiting rooms, locker rooms, and finally skating rinks.

He had never really been around the city.

So he decided to walk.

Leaving his hotel room, he took a cab, and asked the driver to take him to one of the remote places of Seoul. After paying him, he stepped out, skimming the place.

It was definitely less busy then where he was staying, in the heart of the chaos, but it wasn’t bare.

There were cars speeding past on the roads, and people power walking the sidewalks to get to appointments and to work, and he loved the busy, yet not busy life.

He started walking to his right, pulling the hood of his hoodie over his head and his hands buried in his pockets. Looking around, he took in the scenery, and man was it beautiful. It wasn’t just the tall sky scrapers that appealed to him, but the mountains in the distance, was gorgeous.

That was when he came across a large building complex and his eyes scanned it from top to bottom.

He knew what it was.

A small smile grew on his lips as he felt his feet start moving on their own to the entrance.

He knew he wanted to have a rest from skating that day, but, he couldn’t help his inner desires when they wanted to come out.

Looking around, he was surprised to see only one person on the rink. He remembered his childhood days when the skating rinks used to be filled to the brim with people, adults, and children. So it was weird that only one person was there.

But he was happy.

More ice for me.

Sauntering to the skates bench, he leaned over it, looking to see if there was anyone in.

“Hmm… that’s weird.”

Turning around, he thought he should ask the girl skating if there was anyone meant to be behind the bench, but what he saw made him speechless.

She was freestyling – or so he assumed – and her body was moving so freely with the music. He turns were perfect, and so were her jumps. Every time she prepared for a jump, Jimin felt him heave a sharp intake but when she executed it the way she did, his exhale came with some awe.

She was amazing.

She finished skating by sprinting in a large circle around the rink, which made Jimin smile, reminding himself of the way he always finished his performances.

But she stopped herself, the minute she saw Jimin, her blades immediately skidding against the ice.

“Oh! I’m so sorry, we’re not actually open today, I think I accidentally left the door open, I’m so sorry,” she skated closer and clung onto the barrier, just in front of Jimin.

He was waiting for her to make a remark about how he’s the most famous Korean athlete at the moment, and not the mention the youngest and most charming figure skating champion.

But when she didn’t, he continued.

“Really? Oh, sorry, I didn’t know that…”

“You can come back tomorrow at this time though!” she chirped, “We’ll be open then.”

“Oh,” his face fell and she furrowed her eyebrows at this, “I’m only going to be in Seoul today, I won’t be able to come tomorrow, but it was a nice visit, thanks for y-”

“You’re only here for the day?” she asked and he nodded.

“Uhm,” she bit her lip, looking at her watch. “Eh, I’ll lend you the ice this one time.”

“What? Really?”

“Yeah, why not,” she shrugged, coming out of the rink and walking into the back room before appearing at the bench. “So, what size?”

“Uh, 280,” he tried to remember.

“Alright,” she walked over to the shelves and pulled out the skates, “So are you a Korean or a foreigner? Because your Korean is very good.”

“I’m a Korean,” Jimin said, taking the skates, “I’m from Busan and I haven’t really been up here for leisure.”

“Ah…” she nodded before disappearing and coming out of the door again seconds later. “Well, I’ll let you skate, I’m going to go and lock the back doors.”

“Alright, thank you,” he bent down and put on the ice skates and stepped on the ice. He warmed himself up, skating the whole rink in circles over and again before he bent his arm up slowly, his other arm bending to the side, and he straightened his back.

Even without music his body moved on its own, and he found himself jumping into a triple spin, his arms bent in and then stretched out both arms, in a flourish as he finished, not forgetting his usual sprinting down the centre of the rink.

He closed his eyes, hearing the screams of the audience despite the fact that it was so silent in the arena that he could actually hear his skates skidding across the ice echoing through the whole place.

As he stood still, panting, he heard another pair of skates sneaking up behind him.

“You’re amazing!”

“No,” he smirked, “I’m Jimin.”

She raised both her eyebrows, “Was that a joke? Am I meant to be laughing? My dad has better jokes than that.”

He sighed, “I tried.”

“I’m Gemma,” she held her hand out to him and he shook it. “Jimin, that name sounds familiar, but I just can’t-”

“It’s a pretty common name,” he cut her off, not wanting her to dig deeper.

“Well, I guess it is,” she nodded, “But as I was saying, you’re so good at skating! You should join a figure skating class or something!”

Jimin stifled a laugh, “Really? Should I?”

“Yeah! You look like you’d be a star skater if you joined, to be honest!”

“Thanks,” he chuckled, “Maybe I’ll join one.”

“If you ever become famous, you’d have to thank me.”

“Oh yeah,” he nodded, “And, you were pretty good yourself, do you skate?”

“Huh? Me? Oh noooo,” she shook her head, “I used to skate, up until two years ago, but then I injured my ankle and, I was told I couldn’t skate ever again.”

Jimin’s heart sank.

He thought about the possibility of that happening to him and he hated it.

“Oh, I’m so sorry,” Jimin said, sympathetically but she shrugged.

“It’s okay, I’m over it, I just haven’t properly figure skated through those two years.”

“You should take it up again, you’re really good!” and Jimin knew it was true.

He never really found anyone good enough, not because his standard was too high, but because everyone else’s style was much too different to his.

But Gemma’s was different.

“You think?” she asked, skating circles around Jimin.

“Yeah!” he crossed her circle and started to skate side by side with her, “Can I come back tomorrow?”

He didn’t know where that came from.

Maybe it was the fact that this skating rink reminded him so much of the one back in his hometown. Or maybe it was the fact that he wanted to skate more freely like he was doing then.

But he knew, that he wanted to stay.

“I thought you said you were leaving?”

“Yeah, I’m meant to be, but I can be a bit rebellious, you see?”

Or was there another reason?

She smiled, “I don’t know if I should be encouraging this rebellion, what if you’re a criminal and-”

“I’m not a criminal, I assure you,” he said with a laugh, “But if you must know, I needed to go back to Busan to start my training, it’s nothing all that serious.”

Was it because he finally found another thing that made his heart beat, like skating did?

“Training? Training for what?”

“Oh, just this competition,” he waved it off, “My coach won’t kill me if he knew what I was doing.”

“Hm…” she rubbed her chin and Jimin loved it when she did this, it was a mix of mischief and genuine worry.

“I don’t even know why I’m asking for your permission,” he realised, “I’m coming tomorrow.”

With that, he stopped skating side by side with her and slid to the barriers, resting his hand on them and skating the perimeters with his hand still on the barrier.

Suddenly a loud tone started ringing through the hall and Jimin jumped, reaching into his pocket and seeing his coach calling him.

“Hello?”

“Yah, where are you? You’re not in your hotel room, where are you?”

“Oh, sorry Coach, I found this rink when I was walking and, I guess, I just started skating.”

“How many times have I told you to call me hyung when we’re not training, and you need to be back here for our train tomorrow morning.”

“Uh, hyung, about that,” he stopped skating and looked over at Gemma before looking back at the ice, “Can I stay one more day?”

“What?”

“Can I stay one more day? I really like the rink here, I just wanted to rest one more day, please hyung? And honestly, it won’t even be like resting, I’ll be skating all day, I promise.”

“Jimin…” his tone was warning, “I can’t-”

“Pleeeeease hyung?”

“Ugh,” his coach sighed, “Fine, just one more day, but you have to be back after that! The internationals in Seoul is in-”

“A month, I know, I know,” he rolled his eyes.

“Okay, Jimin, I’m going to see you in a day, right?”

“Yes, sir!”

He hung up, looking apologetically at Gemma.

“Where were we?” he asked and she shook her head.

“You were asking my permission to take the day off training tomorrow.”