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shoot your shot by @yoon2k
genre: smut, fluff.
love lockdown by @personasintro
genre: zombie apocalypse au, enemies to lovers, angst, fluff, eventual smut. summary: it started with a supposed virus all around the world. it continues with people turning into monsters who want to eat everything thatâs alive.
three tangerines by @kithtaehyung
genre: brotherâs best friend au, implied age gap au; angst, smut. summary: âwhen Yoongi told you he would be there if you needed anything, this isnât what he had in mindâ. NOTE: THIS IS MY FAVORITE FIC EEEVEEEER,, just wanted to say thank for this beautiful masterpiece <3
cyberslut by @kimnjss
genre: social media au. smut, college au, secret identity, tutoring au, slight themes of infidelity. summary: he has no idea who you are... up front, you're sweet and innocent- but in reality you're the exact opposite. running your own nsfw account, where your favorite topic is his hands.
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your yoongi by @yoongiphoria
genre: fluff and smut. NOTE: i donât know why i canât tag you, but i genuinely hope you see this. thanks for your work <3
donât argue by @yoongiofmine
genre: fluff, smut, idol au, established relationship. summery: after almost six years together, yoongi asked you to move in with him. youâre done packing your whole apartment for the move, and he shows up to make sure your last night at your old place is special.Â
so close by @namfinessed
genre: major angst, fluff, second chance romance summary: words are not enough for people who are so close and so in love, or a fit in which yoongi loses you but will do everything in his power to win you back.
yoongi chokes you as a xmas gift by @noteguk
genre: pwp, established relationship.
next door by @personasintro
genre: fluff (?), smut. summary: your neighbor doesnât respect your complaints about him being loud, but you donât let it slide so easily.
first love, last love by @kithtaehyung
genre: angst, smut; opposites to lovers, high school/university au. summary: after the most pivotal moment in your life, you never thought you would ever see him again. years later, you cross paths in the last place you ever imagined him to be. was this the universe giving you a second chance? or were yo destined to repeat the same mistakes you fought hard to forget?
sweetener by @taegularities
genre: fwb/kinda enemies to lovers; fluff, smut. summary: you used to know how he sounded when you were wrapped around him, but circumstances have pulled you apart and sent you scattering in opposite directions. feelings shouldn't reappear so easily by simple words, but when you find yourselves in the same place again, this is exactly what happens.
illicit favors by @yoongiofmine
genre: fluff, tiny angst, smut, non idol au, friends to lovers. summary: when your editor tells you to re-write the chapters of your books because the sex scenes are weak, suggesting you write them from experience, what do you di when you lack any kind of sexual experiences in general? you go to your fiend and ask him for help with it.
#i know this is a very short list#im sorry about that :(#i was actually gatekeeping them lol#if you have any recommendations please let me know#i love yoongi's fics so much#i need more of them jsjs#so i can add them here eventually#i LOVE every single one of the works i put in here#thank you so much đ#<3#yoongi fanfic#yoongi x reader#yoongi smut#yoongi fluff#yoongi angst#min yoongi#yoongi#yoongi fic recs#yoongi bts#bts#bts fic#bangtan
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this is for the confession anon ask game: i've definitely commented it before on your works, but i think the most prevalent thought in my mind about you is how amazingly you write. it's you and authors like you that inspire me to write, from the words you use to describe a scene to the overall planning and writing aspect of your work. i'm in love with the way you write shadow and sonic, i adore the stories you tell, and more than anything else, i'm inspired to get to a place you're at in your writing. so, i guess i've thought about how you're definitely my favourite fanfic author lol
I know I say this a lot, but it's true. That really means the world to me, especially that you find inspiration in what I do. đI have no doubt that you're already an outstanding writer and I wish you all the inspiration in the world so that you can have the energy and drive to continue to pursue something that brings you joy! As for Sonadow... I love writing Sonic and Shadow. I funnel a lot of my own issues through them (đ
sorry boys...) and am just... idk able to relate to them easily? Like each of them is different parts of myself. I am beyond honored that you would call me your favorite fanfic author like... I feel like you just handed me a Pultzer or something. đ When I started this I never would have expected to have anyone call me that. So thank youđ„°. Gonna hang that on my mental mantle and think back on it whenever I feel sucky đ
#anon ask game#ask game#thank you so much đ#flipping beyond honored#really hoping I get to read some of your works if I haven't already <3
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You are so talented and deserve the world babe x
this is so fucking sweet, thank you so much baby đđ ily whoever you are!
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đ„ pairing: kim mingyu x f.reader đ„ wordcount: 19.0k đ„ genre: fake marriage au!, fluff, angst, smut (18+ mdni)
đ„ reblogs, likes and comments are always appreciated âĄ! tumblr is based on reblogs not likes, and they help writers like me to get better reach. thank you!
đ„ summary: you and mingyu (a former mafia member and also your ex-fiancĂš's former best friend) are forced into witness protection. All youâve been told is that youâre meant to act like a happily married couple. Pushed into a cookie cutter house, and a suburban neighbourhood far from the city, where people bring you baked goods on your first day and partake in small talk, itâs all foreign and new. Thereâs so many things you donât know about him, but for a man whoâs only known violence and all things illegal, heâs somehow the perfect house husband.
đ„ tags: nonidol!au, ex-mafia!mingyu, househusband!mingyu, afab!reader, catmom!reader, neighbour!verkwan, marshall officer!junhui and jihoon, ex-fiancĂš! seungcheol, fake marriage, mingyu loves to garden, mingyu has a large dragon tattoo on his back that is barely mentioned, mentions of the show Bluey and the movie Twilight, lots of domesticity and house work talk.
đ„ note: i got this fic done earlier than expected but i have LOTS of people to thank because they are a huge part of why i was even able to get it done. firstly to my beta-readers, thank you, you were all so helpful and i really wouldn't have it done without you all @gyuswhore , @highvern , and @onlyhuis âĄ. thank you to @wooahaeproductions , @hannieween , and june (again) for allowing me to put a cameo of you all in the fic! a big thank you to all the people who sent asks that helped me write some of the scenes in the story. thank you to a lot of the @svthub members who helped sm with this fic, esp @ourdawnishotterthanourday, @bitchlessdino, @seokgyuu, @onlymingyus, and @the-boy-meets-evil !! i couldn't have done it without you all and i'm so grateful âĄ. i worked really hard on this fic and i've been talking about it for so long, so thank you to all of you who interacted with my posts and waited so patiently. i appreciate every single one of you and i hope you enjoy this story because i really love it too :). see you soonest - anna âĄ.
đ„ some songs i listened to while writing: lagi - bini, i wish - seventeen, sunny day - beabadoobee, chocolate - seventeen vocal unit. đ„ masterlist
-> smut tags/ warnings under the cut (18+ mdni!)
đ„ smut tags: dom!gyu, sub!reader, unprotected penetrative p in v sex (don't do it!), breeding kink, multiple rounds, multiple positons, creampie, spanking, choking (barely), oral (f.receiving), spitting, pet names (reader: baby, wife) (mingyu: baby). đ„ warnings: mentions of weapon and drug trafficking, violence, reader is paranoid and anxious from time to time, a lot of inaccurate talk about legal stuff and witness protection, everything listed is talked about with as very little detail as possible.
The tension in the air is thick, not one word was uttered the whole car ride.
Everything still felt surreal, especially because the person youâre forced to live with for the next year is someone you arenât particularly fond of.Â
When you were told that youâd be put into witness protection due to your ex-fianceâs mafia bust, you didnât expect that it would be spent with his right-hand man. The same man who you watched execute heinous acts under the volition of your ex. It wasnât his fault that he had to carry out orders, but witnessing him unleash his wrath onto others was enough for you to steer clear of him.Â
You arenât one to judge, especially because you were to be wed to the mafia boss himself. You knew he was partaking in shady business, but you didnât know that innocent peopleâs lives were included in his scheme to make more money.Â
âI think weâre here,â Mingyu breaks the silence for the first time since you entered the car.Â
Your attention is brought to the large sign that is displayed in front of the gated community. The words âBridgewater Heightsâ are plastered to the high cement wall that surrounds the area. A part of you is glad that it at least looks like a secure place to live and bougie too; the gated entrance requiring a passcode with guards sitting at the doors screamed wealth.Â
Never in your life did you think you were going to be living in such an expensive-looking place. Even when you were still dating Seungcheol, who had money raining down on him constantly, you never desired this lifestyle. Maybe it was because you never understood the want to live in the suburbs, the city suited you better anyway.
 Those initial thoughts are offset as you stare out the car window. children happily playing in the streets, the sun shining down on them, their laughter seeping through the cracks of the car door as they skip around. Everything here seems so cheerful. you wonder if you could begin to find that type of joy if you stay here long enough too.Â
As you approach the house you are forced to stay in, you realize that it looks like every other one in the neighbourhood. Large, modern, and painfully identical to your neighbours. A white picket fence lining the yard, with a front-facing garage that perfectly fits two cars. Large windows and a wrap-around porch tie it all together. You couldnât help but be amazed at how grand everything looks, the difference is drastic from your cozy apartment back in the city.Â
An audible gulp goes down your throat. It didnât start feeling real till now, especially because you spent the hour-long car ride daydreaming about your old home. Reading a book on the couch while stroking your cat, Norbertâs fur. His purring in the back seat calms you down, but not enough that you can accept your fate of living with Mingyu for the next year.Â
Your now âhusbandâ parks in the driveway before popping the trunk open to unload the suitcases that carried half of your life. All your clothes, books, and trinkets are all sized down to sixty kilograms. It upset you to take only your most important things, but if it meant youâd be safe from your ex, you knew you had no choice but to agree.Â
As you opened the door to your new home, your heart began to pound in your chest.Â
You watched as Mingyu continued to haul everything from the car into the house; his large biceps bulging through his white tee as he carried the box that caged your now whining cat. Norbertâs meowing becomes more agitated with every passing second he spends in his carrier case, the guilty feeling pools in your stomach as his meows turn into cries. You hated keeping him in one place for long, especially for long car rides.Â
Norbert has always been an active cat, running around, and exploring your old neighbourhood, and at the end of the day, he always came back. At night you two spent hours cuddling while you read your books; sometimes reading the words aloud as if your cat could understand what you were saying.Â
Mingyu finishes up with the last of the boxes, taking a step back to look at the new house in all its glory. His hands on his hips as he sighs, admiring the work that had gone into building the house. You didnât understand why he found the craftsmanship so interesting, but you decided not to think too hard about it.Â
He turns to you with an apprehensive smile, his eyes glinting in the sun, âHome sweet home, I guess.âÂ
two.Â
The first few days at the new house were uneventful and awkward, to say the least. Mingyu spent the majority of his time doing random housework, he thought that if he had to live here for a year, then he should at least try and make it as âhomey" as possible.Â
Many of the women in the neighbourhood had deemed Mingyu as their new eye candy, even though he wore his pink Shibu inu apron while tending to the garden at the front of the house. They would especially make sure to take multiple laps around the block during their group walks, drooling over his toned muscles as he began to plant an array of flowers on the lawn.Â
Mingyu isnât very observant when it comes to people finding him attractive, believe it or not. He automatically assumes that the wives of Bridgewater just wanted to get to know the new couple that just moved in.Â
âWhat a beautiful garden you have!â one of the wives called out from the sidewalk, her eyes glinting with appeal.Â
âThank you, Itâs not done just yet, but I think weâre finally getting somewhere,â Mingyu smiles bashfully.Â
âOf course dear. You know if youâre ever free you should come and take a look at my garden,â another lady giggles, her innuendo flying right over Mingyuâs head.
The group of forty-plus-year-old women all giggle like school girls as they watch his face turn red with flattery. Mingyu scratched the back of his head awkwardly as they bid him goodbye, curious as to what the group of women thought was so funny about him taking a look at their gardens. Itâs all just a bunch of flowers, isnât it?Â
The sound of your carâs engine brings Mingyu out of his thoughts, his gardening tools forgotten by the piles of dirt. You lug Nortbertâs carrier as you walk into the house, acknowledging his presence with a small nod. His pink aprons raise a few questions in your head, but you decide not to comment on it.Â
âOh hey youâre back, is he ok?â Mingyu asks, motioning to the carrier you hold in your hand.Â
Halting your steps, your eyes widen as you realize that heâs talking to you. There wasnât much conversation between the two of you since you moved in. so you found it a little surprising that heâs asking about Norbert, the cat who tends to show lots of aggression towards him.Â
âMorning. Heâs ok, I just took him for his check-up at the vet,â you shrug before entering the house.Â
You leave the conversation there. There wasnât much else to say anyway, and you had a lot of work to get to before the end of the day. If Mingyu feels a little bit ignored by your actions, he doesnât make it noticeable, going back to working on his garden.Â
From across the yard, neither you nor Mingyu notices Seungkwanâs looming figure as he and Vernon enjoy the Friday morning sun. He watches the two of you from his porch with a quirked eyebrow. Theyâre awkward for newlyweds, he thinks to himself.Â
âNonie, donât you think theyâre a little weird?â Seungkwan nudges his boyfriend, whoâs mumbling to himself while Vernon reads his book.Â
Vernon quirks up, moving his headphones a little to hear what his boyfriend has to say, âHuh? Sorry I was reading, whatâd you say?âÂ
âNothing, go back to your book love,â Seungkwan mumbles, his eyes still darting back and forth from your descending figure and Mingyu, his suspicions spiking once more.Â
three.
âSo, howâs the house? Do you guys have everything you need?â Jihoon asks over the phone.Â
Being the marshall officer assigned to your case, he would take time out of his hectic workday to check up on you and Mingyu. You still remember the first time he had contacted you, informing you about your ex escaping a planned police raid. The rhythmic beating of your heart stopped the moment those words left Jihoonâs lips, and the fear of Seungcheol showing up at your home unannounced at any moment doubled within a second.Â
You didnât want to leave everything behind, especially because of how hard it was for you to build a life for yourself in your old city. But the other half of you was scared at the possibility of Seungcheol finding out about your new apartment and your new job; it was all too risky.Â
Now that youâre here, a part of you wonders what you would have said if Jihoon told you that Mingyu was the man they were going to put into witness protection alongside yourself. Maybe if you knew from the beginning you wouldâve refused, or at least asked to be placed somewhere that allowed you to be alone.Â
âItâs fine Jihoon, weâve unpacked everything, but our neighbours are quite noisy if Iâm being honest,â you sigh, petting Norbert in your lap as you answer all of his questions.Â
The first day you and Mingyu moved in, your neighbour Seungkwan took it upon himself to introduce you to Bridgwater. Not only did he give you the rundown of every family that lived on your block, but he also became very curious about you and Mingyu. Seungkwanâs questions hit you back to back as if you were being interviewed, and you donât even remember how you answered any of them.Â
âWhoâs the handsome one carrying all your things?â
âOh, thatâs your husband? How long have you been married? How did you two meet?âÂ
âDo you two have any kids? No? Oh what a shame, this neighbourhood is filled with them. Does your husband have a twin brother? Donât tell Vernon I said that â just joking!â
âOh, whoâs Vernon? Heâs my boyfriend, heâs in the house somewhere, anyways why did you two decide to move to Bridgwater?âÂ
The questions went on for what felt like forever and before you knew it Mingyu had finished unpacking the first floor of the house. The place came fully furnished so you didnât have much to do. But Seungkwan made you nervous to say the least, especially because you didnât prepare to be quizzed on your first day in the neighbourhood. The only good thing to come out of that interaction was the brownies he baked, which tasted amazing, surprisingly enough.Â
âWhy? Should I look into it?â Jihoon suggests, bringing you out of your thoughts.Â
You shake your head as if he can see you through the phone call.Â
âNo, itâs okay, one of them just likes to gossip I think,â you laugh. âOther than that weâre fine.âÂ
You hear Jihoon sigh out of relief, his day is already long enough. If he had to spend time looking into your neighbours to see if they had a criminal record, he would miss his dinner date.Â
âOkay, good to know. Iâll call you again next week,â Jihoon says with a monotonous tone.Â
A giggle leaves your lips, the exhaustion clear in his voice. You felt a little bad knowing he had to spend a lot of time on you and Mingyuâs case, but you were also thankful for the fact that you had someone to talk to from time to time.Â
It's only been about a week since you arrived in your little suburbia âhavenâ, and you still havenât made any friends in the neighbourhood. You donât count Seungkwan⊠he was more like a pain in the ass than a friend if anything. Although his boyfriend Vernon wasnât as bad; quiet and a little expressionless, at least he kept to himself.Â
You hear the front door unlock with a beep, you already know who it is.Â
Whipping your head to see Mingyu stepping through the front door, hands filled with grocery bags. His appearance is laughable, his tall stature and large muscles contrasting the pink Shiba Inu apron that he wears over his clothes. You werenât sure where he had got it from or why he chose to wear it in public, but you donât feel like itâs your place to question him.Â
In the few days that you two have been living together, you begin to realize how different he is compared to his former mafia brothers. Mingyu had a knack for knowing his way around the kitchen, the whole house. He spent a lot of his free time cleaning, gardening, or making meals for the two of you.Â
The two of you didnât talk much, and there was still some awkwardness lingering in the air. Meals were eaten with minimal conversation, and during the nights you would read your books in the living room, Mingyu would sit on the opposite side attempting to get Norbert to warm up to him.Â
âNorbert, please! Anytime but now, I have a shit ton of groceries that need to be put away!â You can hear Mingyu exasperate at the front of the house.Â
Norbertâs meowing rings throughout the house and you already know that his claws are probably scratching away at Mingyuâs pants. From what you have gathered, Norbert isnât very fond of Mingyu. You assume that heâs just not used to having another person around the house, but at the same time, you thought your cat would have started to get used to his presence by now.Â
âNorbert, baby! Come and sit with me, Iâve got a new book for us to read,â you call out for him, saving Mingyu from your catâs wrath.Â
The pitter-patter of his claws grows louder as he makes his way towards you, Mingyuâs large sigh of relief following shortly after. You laugh to yourself at how much he likes to torment Mingyu, even though Norbert only weighs about twenty pounds and is a cat. Â
The night goes on without another hitch. Mingyu prepares dinner for the two of you while you and Norbert dive into the first installment of Twilight. Reading aloud so your baby (cat) can follow along with the story about teenage vampires and werewolves.Â
four.Â
Mingyu was a man who thought he would never be able to escape his mafia, let alone be able to restart in a place that didnât tie him to any of his illicit work. He never wanted to work for Seungcheol, nor did he want to live every day wondering if it was going to be his last.Â
He sees himself as a simple man, and all his daydreams are centered around living a simple life. A home thatâs fit for a family, a golden retriever to throw frisbees with, and neighbourhood barbecues. He thought it was all some far-fetched fantasy.Â
It wasnât until Jihoon got in contact with him, thatâs when he realized that he finally had a chance at living the life he always dreamed of. What he didnât know was that you would be the one he was going to be living with. But the moment Jihoon mentioned you, he knew that his wishes were more out of reach than he hoped.Â
He didnât have anything against you, but he still remembers the day you left Seungcheol. It's heavily ingrained in his memory, not only because your escape created an uproar, but it was also the day he realized he too needed to get out of there as soon as possible.
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âBoss? Wonwoo told me you wanted to talk,â Mingyu enters Seungcheolâs office, face painted with worry.Â
The office faces the west side of the city, skyscrapers and clouds surrounding the large floor-to-ceiling windows. There sat Seungcheol, his hair tousled every which way due to his habit of constantly running his fingers through it. The most obvious indicator of Seungcheolâs stress is if his hair is a complete mess, and that is how Mingyu knew that there must be something wrong.Â
âY/n left,â Seungcheolâs voice breaks, head in his hands.Â
His eyes are bloodshot, shoulders shaking as he cries to himself quietly. Seungcheol wasnât prepared for you to leave, let alone disappear without a single goodbye. He knew it was his fault too, and he knew why you left. The world flipped upside from that day onwards. Seungcheol hasnât been the same since.
The air becomes thick, and Mingyu finds it hard to swallow. He knew how much Seungcheol adored you, and he knew that he would do anything for you.Â
âWhat? Why? Did she say anything to you?â Mingyu panics, unsure what to say or how to comfort his leader.Â
âNo note, nothing,â Cheol sighs, picking at the chipped piece of wood on his desk. âAll she left was her ring on the dresser.âÂ
âIâm sorry Cheol, I didnât know.â Mingyu becomes meek, his voice softer than feathers falling onto the pavement.Â
His stomach plummets to the ground. He had a feeling you found out what truly lies under Seungcheolâs business, but he didnât know you would leave so hastily. He felt the guilt swirl throughout his body, but a part of him was relieved. Mingyu knew you werenât meant for this lifestyle, and if you stayed any longer there would be no chance for you to escape.Â
Wonwoo informed him that he told you about what Seungcheol does to bring money in. He told Mingyu that it wouldnât be right to continue to let you live so carelessly without knowing what type of person your fiance is.Â
It wasnât long after that conversation that Mingyu found his way out of Seungcheolâs grasp too. He knows he shouldâve felt bad, and that he shouldâve at least found an excuse to leave Seungcheol. But he just couldnât go through with it, he knew if he even spent a moment explaining himself, he wouldâve never been able to leave.Â
Mingyu was Seungcheolâs right-hand man, his confidant, and most importantly his best friend. Mingyu has seen Cheol grow into the person he is today, and it only makes him feel even more remorse. He knows he shouldâve stopped him from becoming blinded by wealth, by power. But he didnât and it caused him not only to lose his fiancĂ©e, but also his brother.Â
Since that day, Mingyu has constantly pondered what couldâve been if Seungcheol hadnât turned to mafia life. Would they have been happy? Would they have lived long lives with families of their own? There are so many unanswered what-ifs. He knows he canât change his past anymore, but he knows that wants a better future. Even if it meant spending a year faking a marriage with his former best friendâs ex-fiancĂ©e.Â
five.Â
âOh Y/n-ie! Itâs good to see you, I swear I havenât seen you leave the house since youâve moved in,â Seungkwan snips, giving you a tooth-achingly sweet smile.Â
You try to suppress your eye-roll as much as possible as he walks over to your side of the comically green grassed yard. Seungkwanâs hand is on his hip as he watches you make your way to your car.Â
âGood afternoon to you too, Seungkwan. Just needed to pick up a few things for dinner. Mingyu spent the afternoon at the country club,â you return his fake smile, trying to keep up the facade of a doting wife.Â
âOh! Is that so? I swear I thought your husband did the housework in your home. Heâs always wearing that pink apron around the neighbourhood.â Seungkwan pretends to act invested in your âmarried lifeâ, but heâs trying to get whatever gossip he can out of you. His real goal is purely to entertain the neighbourhood aunties with any information on the newlyweds.Â
Stopping in your tracks, his words catch you by surprise. You shouldâve known that Seungkwan is an observant person, especially because he somehow knows everything about everyone in Bridgewater.
âOh we split the chores evenly,â you let out a forced laugh, he offers to do the housework, and you think to yourself before continuing, âAnd he likes the apron, so who am I to deny his happiness?âÂ
Not wanting to be grilled by Seungkwan any longer, you hastily slip into your car before he can get another word in.Â
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âNorbert, please calm down honey, Iâm trying to cook! And if I donât end up eating neither will you,â you warn your cat to stop pawing at your leg.Â
Norbert was extra clingy today, and knowing you werenât the best cook in the world, you couldnât afford to ruin the recipe for a second time. Yes, a second time.Â
The first attempt at making alfredo for both you and Mingyu ended miserably, and thankfully you were smart enough to buy double the ingredients just in case any mistakes were to occur when you were cooking. The recipe online looked simple, and you even watched a few TikTok videos in an attempt to expand your knowledge.Â
You thought that making a cream sauce and boiling some noodles would be pretty straightforward, but somehow, you burnt the boiling noodles. Seeing all the noodles stick to the bottom of the pan you decided to just leave the searing pot in the sink and worry about it later, which turned out to be another grave mistake.Â
Mistake number two started when you thought the pot was cool enough to touch, earning you a sizzling burn on your soft skin. This explains Norbertâs clingy behaviour, witnessing all your fuck ups through his kitten eyes. You try not to swear in front of the baby but you couldnât help but let out a few curses while you attempted to bandage up your burn.
 To say the least, you shouldnât be let into the kitchen from now on. But you felt bad that Mingyu made food for the both of you instead of letting you fend for yourself, so you thought you could at least return the gesture.Â
Norbertâs meows come to an abrupt stop as he hears the front door beep, making his way to greet Mingyu at the door. Except Norbert never greets Mingyu in a friendly way. Not more than ten seconds pass before you begin to hear Norbertâs hissing and clawing into the man's thighs.Â
âNorbert! Please! Whereâs your mom? Canât you just sit with her so I can at least take my shoes off?â Mingyu begs, causing you to snort.Â
Norbert doesn't listen to anyone but you, and even that is a rare occurrence for your sassy cat.Â
âHoney, come to the kitchen!â you yell at your cat to return to his rightful side beside you.Â
Mingyu comes speeding down the hallway, Norbert following him, his curious eyes peeking at your frame. He watches as you concentrate on making the alfredo sauce, tongue stuck out and a layer of sweat lining your forehead.Â
The sun is setting behind you, the golden rays hitting your face, highlighting your features beautifully. Mingyu is entranced, his prior feelings of hunger are nothing but a memory of the past.Â
You can feel his eyes on you, his stare boring holes into the side of your face and it causes your shoulders to stiffen slightly. Turning to face him, you quirk an inquisitive brow, not sure as to why heâs so trained on you. The gears begin to turn, and finally, the imaginary lightbulb begins to ding.Â
âI was calling for Norbert,â you clarified.Â
âOh.âÂ
âYeah, but itâs fine if youâre here too. I tried to make us dinner, I know youâre the cook but I felt bad that youâre always the one preparing food for us,â you shrug, trying not to focus on how handsome Mingyu looks in his golfing attire.Â
His large biceps stretch the material of his shirt beyond belief, while the pants define his slim waist. The strands of hair are somehow perfectly placed, and his eyes are so kind, it would be stupid to deny his beauty. You can admit that Mingyu is extremely attractive, and you know you donât owe Seungcheol anything, but the thought of being involved with Mingyu more than you already are could fuck things up for your future, especially knowing this arrangement isnât permanent.
âI donât mind though.âÂ
âI know you donât but I do,â you sigh, finishing up the dish by adding the sauce to the pasta.Â
Turning towards the island, you begin to plate the rest of the sides for dinner, trying your best to make sure that this batch is more edible than the first attempt. Mingyu continues to watch you, his arms crossed as he leans against the fridge.Â
This is everything Mingyu wished for himself, the view of you plating the food youâre about to eat together, even if youâre his âbest friendâsâ ex. Playing golf at the country club, even if itâs with Jihoon, who wanted to be able to meet without being inconspicuous. Coming home to a fluffy fur baby, even though Norbert hates his guts. It may not be perfect, or how Mingyu imagined it exactly, but itâs better than before. Better than when he was living every day like it was his last, working a job that brought him no happiness.Â
âDid you burn yourself earlier?â he asks you, noticing the bandage you wrapped around your left hand.Â
âYeah, Iâm not the best cook so, if the food doesn't taste right, sorry,â you apologize in advance, not wanting Mingyu to get his hopes up.Â
He laughs at how apologetic you look, and you turn to give him a glare, his canines poking out of his smile like fangs. This is probably one of the first times you two held a full conversation. The only other time was when you were deciding on how the house was going to be run, and picking out your separate bedrooms.Â
Mingyu was kind enough to let you stay in the master bedroom while he slept in the room across the hall from yours. If you took away the history you had with Mignyu and Seungcheol, you could imagine that the two of you are just like roommates. Living together, acquainted, but not exactly friendly or close.Â
It isnât as bad as you thought it was going to be, and you may have misjudged Mingyu at first. Heâs a lot different than he was all those years ago, or maybe you find him to be different now because you didn't know him all that well when you were still with Seungcheol.Â
You find Mingyu to be kind, soft-hearted, and a man who somehow knows a lot about taking care of the house. Even knowledgeable on how to clean Norbertâs litter box, and give him the occasional bath.
âWhat did you and Jihoon talk about at the country club?â you ask him, wanting to know if thereâs any important news that should be brought to your attention.Â
âWell he said that the FBI is still on the hunt for Seungcheol, but the rest of the guys have already been put into custody,â he sighs.Â
âAnd Wonwoo?âÂ
âHeâs fine, they pardoned him for giving up information,â Mingyu mutters, walking up to the space beside you.Â
He takes the bowl of lettuce from your hands, adding in all the ingredients you prepped for the salad to have alongside your pasta. The brush of your hands makes you blush like some teenage girl, but you allow him to help you nonetheless. You didnât realize how tiring cooking was because youâve never had to cook for more than one person before.Â
âThatâs good to hear. If it werenât for Wonwoo, I wouldnât have been able to leave that damn place,â you laugh bitterly, folding the sauce into your noodles, making sure they were fully coated.Â
âI was there, that day,â Mingyu mentions, his eyes trained on preparing the food in front of him, âSeungcheol was a wreck.âÂ
âI know, and I know it hurt him, but I couldnât stand being there anymore. Especially after Wonwoo told me the truth.âÂ
âItâs okay, heâs not the same guy I knew from when we were kids either.âÂ
âI hope heâs moved on at least.âÂ
âI wouldnât know,â Mingyu shrugs, his eyes glassy, âI left a few days after you did.âÂ
âReally?âÂ
âYeah, for the same reasons you did, and also for myself,â he sighs, moving away to grab plates from the cupboards.Â
Standing there, youâre stunned. Mingyu was someone Seungcheol saw as his brother, and you thought they would live their mafia life together till the end. As cheesy as it sounds, there were times you felt that your ex cared more for Mingyu than any other person who worked for him.Â
Mingyu begins to set the table, Norbert following closely as he peers at the counter to see all the food that youâve made. If you didnât know any better you wouldâve thought that even your cat was aware of the stiff atmosphere that blankets you and Mingyu.Â
You donât know if you should pry, so you just nod and help him with putting dinner on the table. And for the rest of the night, it was quiet. Eating in silence while Norbert watches Bluey in the living room, something that youâve always put on for him just to keep him occupied while you and Mingyu eat dinner.Â
After dinner was finished, Mingyu offered to wash the dishes, allowing you to relax and enjoy some episodes of Bluey with Norbert purring peacefully by your side.Â
âMind if I join?â Mingyu enters the living room, wearing sweats and a white tank top.Â
You give him a shy smile gesturing for him to sit on your right side while Norbert lays on the cushion to your left. His taunt muscles distract you for a second, but you do your best to shake the attraction from your coursing veins. The couch dips and Mingyu lets out a relieved sigh. Probably because he was tired from the day he spent trying to pretend he was out golfing with Jihoon.Â
âSo whatâs the show about?â Mingyu asks you, his eyes trained on your side profile.Â
âA show about a dog family,â you chuckle, âOriginally it was meant for Norbert to watch when Iâm working or when weâre eating, but itâs pretty good.âÂ
âReally? Isnât it for kids?â Mingyu snorts but continues to sit next to you, watching the said kids' show.Â
âYeah it is, but Norbert is a kid to me,â you laugh, giving Norbert extra pats.Â
âHeâs a little menace that one,â Mingyu shakes his head, âI donât think he likes me very much.âÂ
âNorbert just needs to get used to you,â you shrug, âIâve had him since I left Seungcheol, so heâs seen me at my worst, he might just be overprotective of me.âÂ
Mingyu nods, taking in everything youâre telling him. He understands how leaving your ex-fiance is traumatic and heartbreaking. He knows it wasnât easy for you, but at least you had Norbert to help you heal.Â
âIt wasnât an easy decision, and Norbert helped me stay strong. It was lonely without Seungcheol for a long time, and a part of me will always love who he used to be.âÂ
Heat overwhelms Mingyuâs body, and his heart breaks for you. He canât imagine what it's like to love someone and find out theyâre not the person you thought they were. He knew you tried to tolerate his work, but at some point, you were led to your breaking point.Â
âI hope you know you did the right thing. Seungcheol was going down a dark path and you were able to get out,â Mingyu smiles at you, his eyes filled with sincerity.Â
âThank you Mingyu, I appreciate that,â you return his smile.Â
The two of you spend the rest of the night watching episodes of Bluey with Norbert, talking a little in between about the characters. Laughing at the scenes with Bluey and her younger sister, falling into a comfortable silence with each passing second.Â
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You feel warm, no, hot even. The sunlight hitting your face makes your eyes scrunch in discomfort. There's an ache in your shoulders as you begin to wake up from a very uncomfortable sleep. An arm pinning you down to the couch, a leg over yours. It takes you a while to begin to comprehend where you are and who is lying next to you.Â
Mingyuâs snores fill your ears, heavy breaths tickling the back of your neck. You almost fall onto the carpet as you realize who exactly is holding you. Last night ended so peacefully, so much so that you donât even remember falling asleep to begin with.Â
Yet here you are, enveloped in his grasp, panicking and wondering how youâre going to escape without waking him up. And if matters couldnât get any worse, you feel a hard bump brush against your lower back. The blush on your cheeks intensifies, he canât be, you think to yourself. But you know what exactly is poking you as if this situation could get any more awkward.Â
It's normal, right? Men get morning wood all the time, you thought to yourself.Â
âShitâŠâ you whisper to yourself, slowly prying Mingyuâs arm from off your waist.Â
He stirs in his sleep as you move off the couch but not enough to wake him up. As you stand up to walk away, you take one last peek at him, wondering how you two ended up falling asleep while watching Bluey of all shows.Â
The usually sharp features are softened by his slumber, giving him a youthful look. Itâs the first time youâve seen him look so peaceful, and it suits him. This neighbourhood suits him as if heâs been living here all his life. It makes you feel a little envious knowing how easy it is for him to assimilate. He remembers all the neighbours' names and says hello to everyone who passes him while he's working in the yard, he just made it all look so easy to forget his life in the bustling city. Although you canât blame him, you can tell he loves it here because of how much care he puts into the house. You canât help but wonder why heâs trying so hard knowing both of you will part ways by next year.Â
six.Â
While you spent the majority of the day holed up in your office trying to finish off the rest of your projects, Mingyu decided that it was a lovely day to try and bond more with Norbert. He wasnât sure how to make the stubborn kitten fall for him, but he thought that a nice walk around the neighbourhood couldnât hurt.Â
The day had barely started and Norbert was already making a fuss. Mingyu isnât well-versed when it comes to cats; heâs more of a dog person himself. So to his surprise, Norbert was very adamant about staying indoors today.Â
âDonât you wanna explore the neighbourhood, Norbert?â Mingyu tries to persuade the cat, which makes him feel like a fool.Â
Norbert gives him a blank stare obviously, and Mingyu wonders why heâs even trying knowing that the cat probably canât understand him anyway. Trying his best to compromise with the ever-so-stubborn Norbert, a light bulb goes off in his head.Â
It surely wasnât easy, and there were a few scratches here and there, but Mingyu finally was able to put Norbert into the basket of his bicycle. The cat meowed like crazy until he was hit with the fresh air and warm sunlight. His meows died down and he sat in the basket peacefully, watching the kids play on the street and the cars pass by.Â
âSee? Not so bad now is it?â Mingyu chuckles, noticing the shift in Norbertâs mood. He meows back while nuzzling into the safety of his blanket.Â
âItâll be a boysâ day today, your momâs busy working,â Mingyu continues, even though the animal canât understand what heâs saying.
Feeling the wind brush through his hair, Mingyu takes a deep breath of fresh air. A content smile made its way onto his face, he could get used to this. The neighbours of Bridgewater waved to him as he biked along the streets. It's so peaceful, everyone is happy, and Mingyu is happy. He loved to explore even if it was just by himself, even if it meant he was alone with his thoughts.Â
âMingyu darling, what are you doing out and about today?â one of the older women he sees daily calls out for him.Â
âGood afternoon! Me and Norbert just wanted to explore today,â he smiles with a toothy grin.Â
The woman blushes at his handsome visuals, trying not to get caught up in his charms. She looks behind his large frame, spotting the cat sleeping peacefully in the basket attached to his bike. Letting out a giggle, finding it quite funny that Norbert is a cat and not a dog, usually, you donât take cats out for these types of things.Â
âWhereâs that wife of yours? Iâve only seen her a few times, but oh my, isnât she so pretty? You got lucky you know,â she chuckles, patting Mingyuâs arm playfully.Â
Mingyuâs eyes shine at the mention of you, he agrees that youâre pretty but it feels a little weird that you're referred to as his wife, knowing that itâs all a facade.Â
âThank you miss, Iâll have to let her know that you said that,â he replies kindly while Norbert stirs a little in his spot before returning to his sleep.Â
âPlease donât call me Miss, it's so formal! Just call me Auntie, okay?â she returns his kind smile. âYou know what, Iâve got some leftover kimchi, why donât you take it home, for you and your wife.âÂ
Mingyuâs eyes widened, his heart warmed by her act of kindness. âIs that ok? You donât have to feel obligated to do that.âÂ
âOh please, you young people, always so polite. I want to! So please share it with your wife, make some kimchi stew for dinner,â she reassures him, leaving him at her front yard to fetch a container of said kimchi.Â
She comes back with a huge tub, enough to feed them for a whole month maybe. Handing him over the large container, she reminds him to come back when they run out. Bidding her goodbye, Mingyu returns home from his bike ride successfully with a sleepy cat and a comically large tub of fermented cabbage in tow.Â
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The smell of kimchi stew wafts from the kitchen into your office causing your stomach to growl with hunger. Focused on your pending tasks, you didnât realize how fast the time flew by while you were working. Glancing over at the clock youâre surprised that it's already a quarter to five.
Stepping out to see what Mingyuâs doing in the kitchen, you find his back turned to you, nursing a large pot of stew on the burner. His large frame is accentuated by a white tank top, the pink string of his apron strewn along his waist. At this point, you werenât sure if you were drooling over the smell of the food or the sight of your muscular fake husband.Â
âWhat are you cooking?â you call out, leaning against the door frame that leads to your workspace.Â
Mingyu jumps at the sound of your voice, surprised that youâve come out so early. He knows you tend to work for long periods, only coming out when youâve fully completed your assigned projects.Â
âKimchi stew, the lady down the street gave us a huge tub,â he replies, still stirring the pot without looking back at you. âI took Norbert out for a bike ride and she offered so.âÂ
âYou took Norbert for a bike ride?â you ask with a raised eyebrow.Â
Norbert is the type of cat who doesnât like getting picked up and knowing that information makes it hard to believe Mingyu was able to successfully put him into the basket attached to his bike. Imagining him fighting to get your very grumpy cat into the bike made you giggle, especially because you know how much Norbert doesnât like Mingyu.  Â
âYeah, after a few scratches, he got in and I think he liked it. He fell asleep for most of it though,â Mingyu snorted, recalling how much that furball of fury put up a fight till his body hit the basket.Â
âItâs nice that youâre trying to bond with him, it just takes him a while to warm up to you.âÂ
âYeah, I figured we just needed a boy's day while you were working.âÂ
âHmm, anyways the kimchi stew, is it ready?â you inquire while your stomachâs impatience continues to grow with each passing second.Â
âIt should be good, do you mind setting the table for me?â he requests while taking the pot off the burner.Â
You donât say anything else, moving to the living room to turn on more episodes for Norbert before grabbing plates from the cabinets to place them on the small dinner table.Â
The serving dish needed for the stew sat at the very top shelf of the cupboard and your arms were simply too short to grab it. Your movements come to an abrupt halt the moment you feel Mingyu stand close behind you, one hand on your waist while the other hovers over you to grab the bowl.Â
âLet me get it for you,â he grunts, taking the dish in his hand to ladle in the stew.Â
Heart pounding in your chest, his breath tickles the back of your neck, a shiver running down your spine. Mingyuâs body encases yours as his arm comes back down to place the dish on the counter.Â
Cursing yourself, you're thankful your back is turned to him or else he would be able to see the blush thatâs starting to bloom on your cheeks. You mumble a small thanks before going to the table to resume setting the plates down for dinner.Â
As you two eat in silence you think about all the moments youâve had with Mingyu today. The time you slept on the couch until just now when he held you close. It didnât even mean anything, it shouldnât mean anything, yet it replays in your mind like clockwork.Â
seven.Â
The ringing of the doorbell brings you out of your thoughts, placing your book down, you head over to answer the door. Itâs none other than your gossip of a neighbour Seungkwan.Â
âLovely evening Y/n-ie!â He smiles brightly, inviting himself into the foyer of your house before you could even protest.Â
You resist the urge to roll your eyes yet again, stepping aside to allow Seungkwan to go on with whatever it is that brought him barging into your home.Â
âGood evening,â you respond curtly, suspicious as to what he could need at this hour.Â
âVernon and I have some friends over for a little nightcap and dessert, do you and Mingyu want to join?â he asks, eyes never leaving yours.Â
To a normal and maybe less paranoid person, one would assume that Seungkwan is just being a kind neighbour, but youâre not so easily fooled. The glint in his eyes makes you realize thereâs probably an ulterior motive to his âact of kindnessâ.Â
âOh no itâs okay, it would be rude to impose,â you try to play it off politely, but the fucker wouldnât budge.Â
âNonsense! Iâm inviting you and Mingyu because I want you two there,â he explains, waving his hand at you.
Before you can refuse him even more, you hear Mingyu coming out of his room to check up on why youâre taking so long at the front door.Â
âY/n, is everything alright?â he calls out for you as he walks towards the foyer.Â
âEverythingâs all fine and dandy Mingyu, I just came over to invite you and Y/n over for some drinks and dessert!â Seungkwan informs him before you can get another word out.Â
âThat sounds like fun actually, why donât we go baby?â Mingyu turns over to you, his eyebrows raised, his smile tight as he tries to silently tell you that heâs putting an act up for Seungkwan.
Still flustered by the pet name, you cough out a yes. Turning over to Seungkwan to give him a fake smile. He returns your smile, eyes squinted, you can see how hard the gears are working in that brain of his. You know that he probably finds you two odd because of how awkward you and Mingyu are with each other, but you attempt to play it off as normal as possible.Â
âItâs settled then! Let's go, canât keep everyone else waiting,â he exclaims as he opens the door, gesturing for the two of you to walk out first before closing the door.Â
Crossing over to Seungkwanâs side of the yard, he opens the door for the two of you like the perfect host that you figured he would be. You cannot deny that his extroverted persona allows him to be so persuasive, but you canât get over the fact that heâs a little too curious.Â
âThe newlyweds are here!â he calls out and five heads whip over to stare at you and Mingyu standing awkwardly in the foyer of their home.Â
Mingyu grasps your hand in his, his palms rough, probably from all the work he does in the yard. Making your way over to the couch, a man with long hair gets up to pour you two drinks. This is the most that you two have come into contact with each other consciously if you donât count the time on the couch.Â
A part of you wonders if Mingyu realizes what happened this morning, but youâre too embarrassed to bring it up. So youâll leave it and hope he doesnât remember you two squeezed so intimately on the living room sofa.Â
âEveryone, this is Y/n and Mingyu, they moved into the house beside ours a couple of weeks ago,â he introduces the two of you.Â
As the two of you say your helloâs Mingyu pulls over to sit beside him on the couch, his arm wrapped around your waist. The blush on your cheeks stays permanently as youâre practically sitting on his lap. You try not to blow your cover but itâs hard with so many people's eyes on you.Â
âYou both already know Vernon-ie, the one grabbing your drinks is Jeonghan and thatâs his wife, Valerie,â Seungkwan gets you two acquainted with the couple before moving on. âThatâs Joshua and Maren, his wife.âÂ
âNice to meet you! Iâm Valerie but you can just call me Val,â the woman with brownish black hair smiles at you, and you can only nod, still overwhelmed with the amount of people you just met, âSo why did you guys choose to live in Bridgewater?âÂ
âWe thought it would be a nice place to live, I work from home and Mingyu is currently taking a break. The first time we saw the listing, we knew it was going to be our forever home,â you lie straight through your teeth.Â
There's a twinge of guilt that stirs at the pit of your stomach, you feel bad for lying to these people because of how kind they all looked. You even felt bad for lying to Seungkwan, albeit he can be a nosy little shit but at least heâs nice enough to introduce you to his friends.
âIf you donât mind me asking where did you and Mingyu meet?â Maren, the woman sitting beside Joshua asks with a curious sparkle in her eyes.Â
You almost choke on your drink, eyes wide because you were not prepared for all these questions thrown at you. Thankfully Mingyu took the lead this time, his thumb rubbing soothing circles where he had his hand placed on your waist.Â
âWe met through a mutual friend, we were in university at the time,â he smiles warmly and Maren listens intently, hanging onto Mingyuâs every word. âThe moment I saw her I knew I was going to marry her.âÂ
Mingyu turns to you, placing a kiss on the top of your head, and your cheeks heat up for what feels like the millionth time today. Even though his acting this way with you is all a facade your heart canât help but skip a beat.Â
âWhat! Thatâs so cute,â Maren gushes before glaring at her husband before hitting his arm jokingly. âWhy canât you say cheesy stuff like that?âÂ
Joshuaâs eyes go wide and he canât help but stutter. âBro youâre making the rest of us look really bad right now.âÂ
Mingyu barks out a laugh and just shrugs nonchalantly knowing that no one is immune to his charms. Even if all of this is a lie, he canât help but play into the sappy newly-wed trope with you, and it doesn't help that he finds you so caring and beautiful too. Thereâs something about the way you lean into him on the couch and the soft smile you give him while talking about your âforever homeâ, you make it easy for him to imagine fake scenarios of how you two met.Â
âWhat university did you two go to?â Jeonghan pipes up from his seat, his arm wrapping around Val as he sips on his glass of bourbon.Â
âI went to Yonsei, I majored in statistics. Mingyu and I met at a club with our mutual friends,â you try not to sound too nervous while you piggyback off of Mingyuâs lie.Â
The back of your neck feels hot from having everyone inquire about your history with Mingyu, and it doesnât help that your âhusbandââs sitting so close to you, his body heat transferring over to you. At least it wasnât a complete lie, you did go to Yonsei and you majored in stats; just way before you met both Seungcheol and Mingyu.Â
âWhat about you Mingyu?â Jeonghan moves on to him, and he perks up in his seat, mouth full of the cheesecake that Seungkwan made. The food fills his cheeks slightly and you giggle at how much he resembles a chipmunk.Â
âI went to SNU, and majored in business,â he states after swallowing his dessert and clearing his throat.Â
âOkay, enough with the interrogation. Can we talk about something else?â Vernon interrupts, obviously feeling bad for the fact that the rest of them have been asking you two questions for the majority of the night.Â
The rest of the group laughs, probably because they know that Vernon doesnât talk unless heâs prompted to. Although you donât know him very well you could tell that he was more of a listening type. It makes sense that he and Seungkwan are together, he does enough talking for the both of them.Â
You were more surprised by Mingyuâs answer though, you didnât know that he went to SNU, if that was even the truth. Although he does look like the business type. There was something about him that exudes the energy of a CEO or a man whoâs just good at making connections. Heâs able to catch people's attention, his words carry the weight of someone who isnât afraid to speak out loud.Â
With the way he talked to Seungkwanâs friends tonight, you realized how well-articulated he is, and the fact that heâs able to get people to listen to what he has to say. Although heâs a little goofy, if you didnât know him you wouldâve assumed heâs someone important just by how he carries himself outside of the house. Thereâs a swell of pride within you when you watch him talk about your âpastâ, and for some reason, you donât mind it. If anything, youâre looking forward to more moments like this.Â
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The rest of the evening went along smoothly after that, and by the time everyone was ready to leave it was nearing one in the morning. You helped Seungkwan clean up in the kitchen, putting away the dirty dishes in the dishwasher. The two of you were quiet for a bit, only talking when you asked him about what goes where.Â
A part of you felt bad for being so curt with Seungkwan in the beginning. Maybe you were wrong about him and he just likes to be a nosy nieghbour, maybe itâs his way of making friends. You canât help but be guarded due to your past and you misjudged him too quickly.Â
Maybe it was the glasses of wine you had or the fact that you saw a different version of him. But thereâs a lovable side to him, and also a side that doesnât mind embarrassing himself a little to get a laugh out of his friends.Â
âI want to thank you for inviting me and Mingyu tonight, all of our friends are in the city so we donât get to see them often,â you confessed. âItâs nice to have someone else to talk to other than Mingyu or Norbert.âÂ
He turns to you with a genuine smile, and you notice that maybe that glint in his eyes is permanent, a glint that shows his happy demeanor and not the type thatâs meant to show his mischievousness.Â
âIâm glad you had fun because youâll be invited to things like these from now on,â he expresses, his smile reaching his eyes now.Â
âI appreciate it, Mingyu needs more friends in the neighbourhood, ones that are his age and donât constantly drool over him,â you roll your eyes, recalling all the aunties who stroll past your front yard daily.Â
âI can be his friend but I canât promise I wonât drool over him,â he giggles, causing you to slap his arm playfully.Â
âHey! Leave my husband alone, you have your own. Don't get greedy now,â you feign anger at him, glaring at him before bursting out laughing.Â
Mingyu walks into the kitchen, handing over the rest of the dishes that were left in the living room. His eyes dart back and forth between you as he realizes how much closer you two have gotten tonight.Â
âThank you, Gyu, if you ever get tired of being bossed around by Y/n you can always live with me and Nonie,â Seungkwan giggles as he calls him by his nickname, giving his large bicep a squeeze.Â
You gasp at how forward Seungkwan is, your hand placed over your chest as you pretend to be offended by his words. He only glances back at you to stick his tongue out.Â
âYouâre so childish, heâs my husband,â you attested, pulling Mingyu by his arm so he could stand closer to you. âAnd Iâm not bossy, Mingyu just enjoys doing housework!âÂ
Mingyu is even more confused now, but he cracks a smile when he sees how playful youâve become. He concludes that maybe you just had a little more to drink than normal and goes along with you and Seungkwanâs teasing.Â
âWoah thatâs enough you two, thereâs enough Mingyu for everyone,â he laughs and you give him a sour look. He was obviously feeling himself too much in that moment, but you canât help but chuckle at how cocky he sounds.Â
âLetâs go home Gyu, before Seungkwan decides to hold you hostage.â you huff emphasizing his nickname before you drag him over to the front door. âBye Seungkwan, I already know Iâll see you tomorrow!âÂ
Waving goodbye to Kwan, you pass Vernon on your way as he sits on the couch scrolling on his phone while the two other couples mingle amongst themselves.Â
âBye everyone, it was nice meeting you, but itâs way past her bedtime,â Mingyu muses, motioning over to you. Your eyes feel droopy and you were practically hanging off of Mingyuâs body as he held you by the waist.Â
They all say their goodbyes to the two of you with promises to meet soon again. Mingyu guides you through the front door and across the green grassed lawn back to your place.Â
The time you spent with everyone tonight allowed you to recognize that maybe it isnât so bad living here. Especially if youâll be able to talk to them more often. No one but Mingyu knows about your past, and that reassures you to start new friendships, even though theyâre temporary.
eight.
The next morning you woke up to your phone ringing incessantly, to the point you almost threw it across your room. It wasnât until you read the name âJihoonâ flashing across the screen, causing you to fully wake up from what feels like a hundred years' worth of sleep. You silently promised yourself to remind Mingyu to not let you drink so much wine at Seungkwanâs house again.Â
âJihoon? Is everything alright? You usually check up on us in the evening,â you stammered, sleep still evident in your voice.Â
âY/n, hey sorry to call so early butâŠtheyâve located Seungcheol,â he sighs, the news of his whereabouts hanging in the air.Â
Gulping nervously, your palms sweat. The way Jihoon sounded a little apprehensive made you feel uncertainty brewing in the pit of your stomach.Â
âGo on.âÂ
âHe used a burner to call a friend of his Iâm guessing, but we were able to ping it and heâs in the town next to yours.â
âWhat?!â Now youâre fully freaking out, pushing your comforter to go and find Mingyu.Â
âIâm really sorry Y/n,â Jihoon sounds just as stressed as you are.Â
Searching around the house you see him sitting on the sofa with Norbert beside him, theyâre watching more episodes of Bluey, but he pauses the show after noticing the panicked look on your face. You go to sit beside him putting your phone on speaker so the both of you can hear what Jihoon has to say.Â
âYouâre on speaker, Mingyuâs right beside me,â you mention before allowing him to continue.Â
His sigh is audible through the speakers of your phone, and your blood pressure rises. If Jihoon is this worried then you should probably just be as worried.Â
âThey found his location to be at a motel in the next town over, we donât know how he found out but he might be looking for you two,â he explains carefully. âIâm sending over another Marshall officer to watch over you two while we continue to track Seungcheol. You two should be safe with him but try not to leave the neighbourhood for now, it could get dangerous if he ends up seeing either of you.âÂ
âOkay got it, thank you Jihoon,â Mingyu replies, his hand subconsciously placed over yours as you two bear the news of your very dangerous ex potentially on the hunt for you two.Â
Jihoon gives you two his regards before he hangs up, probably too busy to linger on the phone for any longer.Â
Giving Mingyu a nervous look, he can tell how hard this information is for you to handle. After a month of being here in what felt like a sanctuary from the dangers of the outside world, youâre pulled back into reality. Youâre reminded of why youâre really here, more scared than ever.Â
The tears start to fall before you even realize and Mingyu doesnât say anything else, instead, he pulls you into your arms and tries to comfort you as much as possible. Even though heâs just as scared as you are, heâs determined to protect you, to protect his home, even Norbert.Â
âIâm sorry, Y/n,â he whispers into your ear as you cry into his chest, your tears wetting his shirt.Â
âYou did nothing wrong, Mingyu,â you blabber as his hand rubs your back, trying to console your sobs. âIâm just so scared, what if he hurts us? What if you get hurt? I wouldnât be able to handle it.âÂ
âHey hey, itâs okay, I got you, I wonât let anyone hurt you. Donât forget where I came from before all this,â he reassures you, pulling you back to look you in your eyes with a solemn stare. âHeâs not going to touch even a single hair on you, or Nobert.âÂ
You giggle a little at the fact that heâs always so inclusive to the cat whoâs a bitch to him but youâre happy to know that heâs willing to protect all of you. He laughs with you, wiping away the tears that have fallen from your eyes, his touch as gentle as a mouse despite how large his hands are.Â
âYouâre the best fake husband, I hope you know that,â you mumble as you go back into his embrace. âI know I havenât said it yet, but I appreciate everything youâve done for us.âÂ
âThank you Y/n, youâre the best fake wife too,â he whispers back, kissing the top of your head just like he did last night.Â
Except this time thereâs no one to fool, thereâs no one to lie to. Itâs just the two of you, and the subtle meaning behind his affection makes you wish that it was Mingyu you fell for all those years ago instead.Â
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Jihoon: I have an officer whoâll be patrolling the area, his name is Jun Wen. Hereâs his badge number: ###### and picture. Just in case someone tries to come and impersonate him, also donât mind if heâs a little weird, that's just how he is; and yes, he knows what heâs doing so donât worry. Youâre in safe hands.Â
An eyebrow quirks up as you read the last part of his text wondering what he meant about âweirdâ. As if on cue, the sound of the doorbell reverberates throughout your house. Â That must be him, you thought to yourself.Â
Mingyu leaves his spot on the couch and goes to get the door. He's become extra protective of you since the call you had with Jihoon this morning. It allows you to relax a little knowing heâll be the one to answer the door from now on.Â
âUh, Y/n? Whyâs there some guy meowing at Norbert on our front porch?â Mingyu asks you with a puzzled expression on his face.Â
âHuh?â youâre just as confused as he is, but you walk over to Mingyu with your phone in hand regardless.Â
Looking down at the picture Jihoon sent and back at the man squatted beside Norbet, you realize this is what Jihoon meant about him being weird. From the picture that was sent, he looks like a perfectly normal guy, maybe he just really likes cats? You wondered to yourself.
âOh thatâs Jun, the guy Jihoon sent over,â you mumble, showing Mingyu the picture on your phone.Â
âHuh,â Mingyu says, dumbfounded.Â
Opening the door you donât say anything, just watching the man named Jun make noises at your cat, who looks disgruntled and very annoyed at the random human disturbing his sleep. Heâs dressed in normal clothing instead of a uniform, probably so that the neighbours donât ask any questions.Â
âMah-ow, mahhh-owww,â Jun keeps on making weird noises, blissfully unaware of the two of you staring at him from the now-opened front door.Â
âUh excuse me, sir, what are you doing?â you call out to him, the confusion still very clear on your face.Â
Norbert hears your voice, ears perking up before he slips past Mingyuâs legs to go back into the house. His little claws clack against the hardwood as he makes his way onto the couch to continue with his afternoon nap.Â
âAw man, you guys scared the cat away,â he sighs animatedly before standing up to greet the two of you with his hand out to shake. âHi, my nameâs Jun, Iâll make sure bad guys wonât come and attack.âÂ
You and Mingyu exchange looks before looking back at Jun, then back at each other again. This is definitely not the type of guy you were expecting, but Jihoon trusts him, and you trust Jihoonâs judgment.Â
âWe didnât-uh, never mind, anyways Iâm Y/n, this is Mingyu,â you start to explain that you're not the one to scare Norbet away, but you quickly change your mind. Instead, you return his handshake with a curt smile.Â
âWell, I'll just be patrolling around the neighbourhood, youâll see me parked a few houses down once in a while. If you need anything, hereâs my number.â He hands you his card which is filled with doodles of cats.Â
He really does like cats, you confirm.Â
He walks away with a wave before going back into his car and driving off. Mingyu bursts out laughing, hands clutching his stomach before he sighs, wiping off fake tears from his eyes.Â
âThatâs the guy thatâs going to be helping us? Really?â he chuckles, looking at you like youâd know the answer to Junâs odd behaviour.Â
âHey, donât ask me, ask Jihoon,â you slap his arm playfully before laughing with him.Â
âWell, hopefully, nothing bad happens from now on, I honestly think we could manage without a bodyguard of sorts, or whatever he is,â Mingyu snorts, off put by Junâs personality.Â
âJihoon appointed him, so Iâm sure heâs well trained. He wouldnât have sent him over otherwise,â you rationalize, not wanting to doubt the person whoâs meant to be protecting you from Seungcheol.Â
âOkay, youâre right. Letâs just go inside, Iâll make us kimchi pancakes,â Mingyu beckons, and you close the door behind you before following him to the kitchen.Â
Jun being there just gives you an extra layer of reassurance, and you know Mingyu is just as capable, but it doesnât hurt to have backup. Seungcheol is a smart man, and youâre not sure what tricks he has up his sleeve, so itâs better to be safe than sorry.Â
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âOkay so now we just have to mix the pajeon mix with the kimchi,â Mingyu instructs, once again wearing his pink ruffled apron, but this time youâre wearing a matching one.Â
With your hair tied up, and hands messy with kimchi pancake mix, you follow every instruction that Mingyu gives you. It was his idea to teach you to cook, especially because he knows youâre not well-versed in the kitchen.Â
âNow what?â you ask, looking up at him for guidance, but before you can instruct him you spot the flour splattered on his nose. âHey, youâve got a little bit of⊠lemme justââÂ
Not realizing your hands were covered in the wet batter you end up getting the mixture all over his face too. Gasping at what youâve just done, Mingyu looks at you with wide eyes before taking some of the batter in the bowl and smearing it on your face.Â
âHey! I didnât mean to, whyâd you do that?â you let out a boisterous laugh, running away from him before he could catch you again.Â
âI know you did that on purpose!â he yells out, chasing you around the kitchen island in circles.Â
âNo, I didnât! Stop chasing me!â you squeal as he starts to close the distance between you two.Â
âLiar, Iâm getting my revenge!â he laughs along with you, hot on your trail.Â
The two of you run in circles for a while till you have to catch your breath, causing you to slow down. Mingyu takes this opportunity to finally be able to get a hold of you, wrapping his hands around your waist with little effort before placing you on the counter.Â
âSay your final words now,â he fakes a serious tone, his crinkled as he tries to hold back his laughter.Â
Before you can get another word in he tickles your sides causing you to squirm against him as your back hits the counter. The bowl filled with kimchi pancake mix is long forgotten, half empty because of how much of it got onto both your clothes.Â
âOk stop! I-Iâm sorry I didnât mean to, I promise,â your words getting cut off by your laughter, Mingyu not relinquishing his hold on you.Â
He stops for a moment, his finger pointed at you, âYou promise?âÂ
You nod innocently, his upper body flushed against yours, legs intertwined at his waist as he pins you down to the counter with his other hand.Â
âNot!â you bite the finger pointed at you, but Mingyuâs reflexes are too fast, his large hands pinning your wrists to the counter once more.Â
The two of you have calmed down considerably since then, both tired from running around the kitchen. Your laboured breaths are the only thing that can be heard within the confines of your home. Mingyuâs face is dangerously close to yours, and if you leaned forward your lips would touch.Â
The pounding in your chest doesnât subside and Mingyuâs eyes donât leave yours. His strong arms are perfectly within your line of sight, and at this moment you feel like you and Mingyu are the only people in the whole world. There are no fears or doubts, no scary ex hunting you down. Just you and Mingyu.Â
Without even thinking, you both lean forward and capture each otherâs lips in a soft kiss. You can tell heâs unsure at first, his hands loosening around your wrists, being as careful with you as he was this morning when he wiped away your tears. But you want more.Â
Pressing your lips against his with more vigour, your legs wrap around his waist to pull his pelvis closer to yours. A grunt leaves Mingyuâs lips, he takes this action as a signal to kiss you more passionately. His tongue laps against yours, his hands lifting you so youâre both upright.Â
âMingyu,â you whimper, feeling the wet open-mouthed kisses he begins to press against your neck.Â
Before you can get any further, a cat meows beneath the two of you, his head turned in confusion. You pull away from him first, staring at your menacing cat, Fucking Norbert, you curse him out in your head before hopping off the counter and dusting yourself off.Â
âIâm gonna go shower, then we can go back to making the pancakes,â you smile awkwardly up at Mingyu.Â
âOh okay, me too, yeah.â He scratches the back of his head.Â
Before you head to the washroom in your room you turn around once more and give Mingyu a quick peck on the lips. His arms wrap around your waist, trying to deepen the kiss once more. But you stop him before he can go any further, laughing at how needy he has gotten.Â
âLetâs do that more often,â you giggle before running off to the washroom.Â
Mingyu sighs with content, his cheeks rosy from your flirting. With you gone, he sticks his tongue at Norbert in frustration. What a cockblock, he says to himself in his head. Norbert meows in response before walking back to his spot on the couch.Â
No oneâs ever made Mingyu feel the way you just did. At that moment he realized how fucked he is, youâre only here with him for the next eleven months, then what? Do you two go on with your lives separately? And you two are supposed to just forget everything? The more he thinks about it, the more determined he is to stay. The more determined he becomes to make you his and to give you the life you deserve.Â
The love you deserve.Â
nine.Â
âAfternoon, Jun!â you wave from the porch as you see his car approaching your driveway, his windows down, hair flowing through the wind.Â
He looks so carefree despite how important his job is, and it makes you a little envious of his lighthearted personality. He must have a happy life out of work because you swear no one is this lax with a job like his.Â
âGood afternoon to you too, Y/n,â he gives you a big smile, his little satchel wrapped around him as he makes his way over to you.Â
Itâs been about a week since Jun has been patrolling the nieghbourhood, and Seungkwanâs asked a few questions about the cute but odd guy frequenting your house. The quickest lie that you could come up with was that heâs your best friend visiting from the city. You told him that he works at the home office and that he comes over from time to time to work on another project with you.Â
After that day, Seungkwan stopped asking so many questions, leaving you alone to sit and read with Vernon on their porch.
âDo you want to have lunch with me and Mingyu?â you ask him. âHe made enough that I know we would have leftovers otherwise.âÂ
âMy wife packs my lunch actually and she doesnât like it when I come home with a full container.â He shrugs, taking out the cutely wrapped rilakkuma bento box from his satchel.Â
âWhat! Thatâs so cute, I bet you love her lunch boxes,â you giggle, marveling at how much care his wife had gone into packing him food for the day.Â
He rubs the back of his neck as he lets out a bashful laugh, his cheeks turning red at the mention of his wife.Â
âWell sheâs the only one whose food tastes exactly like my momâs, maybe Iâll bring her around so you can meet her!â Junâs eyes shine as he talks about his wife, obviously, head over heels for her.Â
You find it endearing how much his demeanor changes from silly Jun to an in-love Jun. The tight feeling in your chest doesnât subside as you watch how he goes on about her, and their cats Open, Close, and Lock. It makes you wonder if anyone would talk about you that way, even when youâre not there, or when itâs not some lie to tell to your neighbours and their friends. Â
âThatâs so sweet Jun, whatâs her name?â you ask, wondering if you could make a new friend out of her too.Â
âJune!â he replies, his smile as bright as the afternoon sun.Â
âHer name is also June?â you try to get more clarification on her name.Â
As if Jun himself couldnât get any weirder, he has three cats named Open, Close, and Lock, as well as a wife with the same name as him. You try to process all this information but you feel like itâs too early in the day to be thinking so hard.Â
âYeah! Iâm Jun without an E and sheâs June with an E,â he answers proudly.Â
You leave the Jun lore for another time, instead asking him about other things going on in his life. Heâs not as bad as you thought he would be, and you find that heâs actually very fun to talk to. Junâs actions are always so animated, using his hands a lot while heâs talking. It seems like youâve made another friend yet again.Â
As you two make your way to the kitchen, Mingyu can hear your laughter ring through his ears. Two sets of footsteps make their way over to him, he knows Jun is just here because itâs his job but canât help but feel a twinge of jealousy.Â
âHey Jun,â Mingyu greets him flatly, not really into the fact that heâs the reason his wife is laughing so hard right now.Â
He has no right to feel jealous but he canât help it, especially after the kiss you two shared the other day. The two of you havenât gotten that intimate since that kiss in the kitchen and even though he wants it to happen again, it has to be on your terms. Even though he craves you with each waking hour, he wants to make sure he isnât overstepping any boundaries.Â
âJun is going to eat with us for lunch, is that okay?â You go up to him, placing a hand on his bicep before giving it a squeeze.
Mingyuâs cheeks flush at your small gesture of affection, his eyes moving from where your hand is placed to your eyes. Looking up at him with doe eyes, you smile at him. Even though he doesnât like the idea of you and Jun laughing together, he could never say no to you.Â
âYeah, of course,â he returns your smile and you whisper a small thank you before placing a kiss on his cheek, walking away to watch T.V. with Jun on the couch.Â
He stands at the stove, a pan of grilled chicken to pair with your salads. A hand comes up to touch the cheek that you kissed, he smiles to himself as he continues to cook lunch for you two.Â
It seems as though every day he spends with you, the harder heâs falling. He canât help it, especially when youâre much more affectionate with him now.Â
He fantasizes about the day you decide to no longer sleep in separate rooms across the hall from each other, and getting to wake up to you and your beautiful face every morning. He watches you laugh with Jun in the living room and silently wishes that youâll fall as hard as he has.
ten.
With every passing day, the more you worry about Seungcheolâs whereabouts. Youâre safe here, and people are looking over you but you canât help but be paranoid. You wonder if youâre going to have to live every day in fear. But thankfully, with Mingyu beside you, it becomes a little more bearable.Â
It wasnât until today that you realized that you could finally breathe right. You awoke to another call from Jihoon, who seems to only call about important matters early in the morning. He suggests that you get Mingyu, wanting both of you to be on the call.Â
Your mind is spiraling. The last time Jihoon called he had given you bad news.Â
âWhatâs wrong Jihoon?â you ask him apprehensively, not sure if youâre mentally prepared to hear what he has to say.Â
Both you and Mingyu sat on the couch with bated breaths, waiting for him to say something. Anything. Mingyu has an arm around you, your legs on top of his as he holds you close. He didnât even have to say anything, his silence was enough to indicate how nervous he was.Â
âGuys, donât be so nervous, now Iâm getting nervous!â he sighs.Â
âI canât take this, just say it already, youâre killing me over here Ji,â Mingyu whines, squeezing you a little tighter to soothe his nerves.Â
âWell, we found him. Jun was able to put him in custody and heâs been at the station for a couple of hours now,â he finally reveals, hearing the two of you squeal like a bunch of school girls over the speakers. âI know you donât want to see him Y/n, but if you want you can come down and talk to him. Closure and shit.âÂ
Mingyu looks over at you the moment Jihoon mentions you visiting your ex, and he can practically see the gears turning in your head. To be honest, youâre not sure if youâre ready to face him, but a part of you is curious about what heâs like now.Â
âOkay, Iâll visit him, but only if Mingyu comes with me,â you mutter, playing with the hem of Mingyuâs shirt absentmindedly.Â
You think of all the scenarios that could play out the moment you meet with Seungcheol again, but you know that if you want to shed the rest of your old self. You need to finally face him and gain the closure you deserve.Â
And the closure that Seungcheol deserves too.Â
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For the rest of the day, you and Mingyu have a little self-care night before your confrontation with Seungcheol. Your nerves are at an all-time high, even Norbert could tell you were anxious; constantly staying by your side, even when you were showering, working, or eating.Â
You werenât sure what you were going to say to Seungcheol when you see him, or how youâre going to even feel. Itâs been years since youâve faced him, you just know that if Mingyu is there everything will be alright.Â
For some reason, Mingyuâs presence always calms you down. His comforting words and strong demeanor help you stay afloat in your deep sea of worries. Just like Norbert, you donât think he realizes these past few months with him have helped you overcome a lot of your paranoia. The more you got to know him, the more you recognized how soft and loving he really is, despite his past.Â
âYou have to stay still, okay?â you mumble as you continue to slather the face mask all over Mingyuâs skin.Â
Sat on top of the bathroom counter, Mingyu stood between your legs as you concentrated on the task at hand. His own hands placed on the tops of your thighs as he waited patiently for you to finish.Â
When he proposed a self-care night, you didnât think heâd agree to go as far as doing skin care with you. Obviously, you were very wrong, and it kind of warms your heart that heâs willing to do even something as silly as this and then watch Bluey with you on the couch.Â
âY/n, it tickles,â he whines, hands gripping harder on your thighs as he fights the urge to laugh.Â
âDo not laugh! Youâll ruin it,â you try not to giggle, your own face mask starting to crack.Â
âOkay, sorry but you look so silly right now,â he chuckles, his eyes trained on you.Â
Even with your hair tied up and a fluffy bunny-ear face wash headband, he still finds you beautiful. It doesn't matter to him what you look like, just the fact that youâre here, with him, itâs all he needs to be happy.Â
âDone!â you flash a proud smile before hopping off the counter.Â
Before you can leave the bathroom, Mingyu grabs your wrist and turns you around till you're flush with his chest. You raise an eyebrow at him, unsure of what heâs plotting right now. Instead of saying anything more he just places a peck on your lips before whispering a small âthank youâ, letting you two carry on with your night.Â
You just laugh and shake your head at him before heading over to the couch to watch more episodes of Bluey. Norbert claims his rightful spot beside you while Mingyu sits on your other side.Â
Tomorrow may be scary and you have a lot of thoughts running through your head, but spending the night peacefully with Mingyu and Norbert silences your worries enough to relax in the meantime. What you donât expect is the constant thought of wondering if this is what your life would be like every day if you decide to stay in Bridgewater after the year is over.Â
eleven.
The car ride to the police station is quiet. Mingyuâs hand is in yours as he tries to console your overthinking. There isnât much he can say to help you at this moment, but the least he can do is show you that heâs here. He doesnât want to say anything that could potentially overwhelm you, he just wants to show you how much he cares.Â
By the time the car reaches the station, your palms are drenched in sweat, but you want to stay strong. You want Seungcheol to know how happy you are now, without him. You want him to see how different you are now after all these years, how youâre better off without his tainted love.Â
âY/n, Mingyu,â Jihoon greets you at the door, nodding to you.Â
The ever so stoic Jihoon. Heâs a man of very few words but you could tell that he was rooting for you.Â
The walk over to where Seungcheol was being interrogated felt longer than normal, but in reality, it only took a few seconds to reach the door. Jihoon gives you a look before opening the door, one thatâs silently asking you if youâre sure. You only nod with a determined gleam in your eyes, allowing him to unlock the door and letting you see your ex after so many years.Â
His black hair looks the same it did all that time ago, except it was longer now and a little messy from him running his fingers through it. You could tell he was exhausted, and it broke your heart a little.Â
There are feelings of anger resurfacing the moment your eyes lock with his, but also feelings of sorrow and pity. Youâre reminded of all the memories you made with him, the happiness, the sadness, and the solace in between. But you grieved the loss of your love with him a long time ago, and even though there are fragments of those feelings now, it doesnât hurt as much as it used to.Â
âY/n,â Seungcheolâs voice cracks upon seeing you.Â
Your chest burns and it feels like all the air in your lungs has dissipated. Thereâs a dullness to his gaze, almost like heâs a mere shell of the person he used to be. You shouldâve known that Seungcheol lost his soul all those years ago when he decided to sell it for never-ending wealth. But here he is, in front of you: defeated, tired, heartbroken. Thereâs a small part of you that will always care for him, yet you know that youâll never love him the way you used to.Â
âCheol,â you whisper, your back against the door, your body not wanting to get any closer to him than you have to.
âY/n, please I never wanted us to end up this way, please. Please,â he tries to beg, to stand up, but his hands are handcuffed to the table. His wrists have turned red from trying to escape from his chains. Itâs no use, he wonât ever be able to get as close as he is now.Â
A single tear falls from your eyes watching his desperate attempts to reach you. But the room feels far too big now like the two of you are miles apart. So you stay put and tell him what youâve been wanting to say after so many years.
âYou dug your own grave, Seungcheol. I tried, I did. But how could you keep all that information from me? Selling illegal weapons may be one thing, but involving all those innocent people? Did you lose your damn mind? I couldnât live with myself knowing how many people you hurt. Then you turned to drug trafficking? Did you really think I could marry someone like that?â you raise your voice at the end.Â
Your chest is heaving from not taking a single breath to stop, to think, just saying whatever your heart is telling you to say.Â
âY/n, please! Hear me out, I want to make it work-â he begs and begs, but you cut him off. Â
âThereâs nothing to work out.â Â
âI just wanted to have a secure future with you, I was going to quit after our wedding, please you have to believe me,â he keeps going, but you donât want to hear it anymore.Â
You scoff at his attempt to justify his actions, but you know better. The man in front of you will say anything to get you back into his life, but you donât buy his bullshit. The more money he earned, the greedier he got, and the higher his ambitions got, he wasn't the man he was when you first met him. The constant reminder of him leading a dark path keeps you grounded.Â
âYou lost me the moment you decided to hurt people who donât deserve it.â Your voice is stern, you donât want to continue to drag this out knowing all heâs going to do is plead for you to come back to him.Â
âY/n please, I canât live without you, even after all these years, I canât sleep, nothing. I need you.â The tears begin to leave his eyes, but you do your best to stay strong.Â
All you can do is shake your head at him, his words going through one ear and out the other. His sobs and pleading shake you to your core, but it doesnât hurt to hear after knowing all the evil things heâs done.Â
âBut I donât need you, Iâm happy, Iâm in love again. I have friends that care about me,â you countered.
 You're breathing heavily, trying to stay as calm as possible. You had no more tears left to shed for him.Â
âItâs Mingyu isnât it?â he asks, but you donât give him any indication that his prediction is correct.Â
Your heartbeat picks up at the mention of Mingyuâs name, and youâre not sure how Seungcheol found out about the two of you. At this point you donât even care, because the happiness you deserve is waiting for you outside the very door you stand against. No one will get in the way of the reason why youâre able to breathe right again, especially not Seungcheol.
âThat doesn't matter,â you defended, not wanting to speak to him for any longer.Â
âBut it does. Just tell me itâs not Mingyu, anyone but him please,â he continues to cry, the rattling of his handcuffs burning your eardrums.Â
Youâve gotten your closure, the figurative shackles that Seungcheol had you in are finally broken. Thereâs a sense of relief to being able to face him without completely breaking down. Your heart no longer belongs to him, and neither do your fearful thoughts.Â
âI donât owe you anything anymore Seungcheol. Goodbye.â You end the conversation, turning around to close the door without looking back.Â
His pleading can be heard through the metal, but you donât dare turn back, you donât dare to let him have his hold on you anymore. Closing the door of the interrogation room felt like closing the door to a chapter of life. And finally, after everything that has happened, you feel free.Â
âYouâre in love with me?â Mingyuâs voice is heard through all the commotion.Â
He stands there with a hopeful look in his eyes, a small smile dancing along his lips. You roll your eyes at him as if it wasnât already obvious how much you care for your fake husband.Â
Walking up to him, you engulf him in a tight hug, your head buried in his chest as tears of relief leave your eyes.Â
âOf course Iâm in love with you, you big idiot,â you laugh, holding him tighter, so tight that youâre sure that heâll never leave your side, even if he wanted to.Â
twelve.Â
The drive back to the house felt like a breath of fresh air. Wind blowing through your hair with the windows rolled down, Mingyuâs hand on your thigh, music blasting through the speakers. It felt like freedom.Â
âCan I hear you say it again?â Mingyu turns to you while heâs stopped at a red light, his puppy-dog eyes are too cute to resist.Â
âI love you,â you smile at him, placing your hand on top of his.Â
The glistening in his eyes looked like it came straight out of a movie, they glittered in the sunlight, a reflection of his very being.Â
âI love you too, did you know that?â he blushes, giving you a sweet kiss before returning his attention to the road.Â
The two of you stay quiet for the rest of that way back, savouring the sweet moment. You still canât wrap your head around everything that has happened during your stay at Bridgewater, especially because youâve somehow found love again. A love thatâs sweet, one that doesnât feel as worrisome.Â
âHome sweet home!â Mingyu announces the moment the car rolls into the driveway.Â
Youâre brought out of your thoughts and Mingyu gets out to open the door for you. The second the door closes he cages you between him and the side of the car. His lips softly hit yours and you moan out of surprise. The kiss is slow and sweet, and butterflies erupt in your stomach immediately.Â
You havenât kissed him properly since that day in the kitchen but you donât mind the wait. If anything it causes you to feel hungry for more. Mingyuâs hands on your waist are pulling you tighter with each passing second, but making out in the middle of your driveway, where everyone in the neighbourhood can see, pulls you out of your lustful thoughts.Â
âLetâs go inside?â You detach your lips from his, grabbing his hand and practically dragging him towards the front door.Â
Once you two are inside, without any potential prying eyes you pull him back into a kiss. Itâs sloppy and filled with more passion than the previous times you two were this close. You donât want to stop feeling him against you. The firm grip he has on your waist travels under your shirt, his hands against your bare skin leaving a burning sensation in the best way.Â
Thereâs a silent agreement between the two of you. You both know where this is heading but no one stops to take a break, to tell the other that it is time to let go. You continue to deepen the kiss, letting your tongue glide against his, your fingers running through his hair. It's addicting, Mingyuâs lips are intoxicating and all you want is to get lost in the arousal.Â
âI wanna make you feel good, so good till all you can remember is me, no one else,â Mingyu mumbles against your neck, his lips trailing lower as you whimper in approval. âTell me, is that what you want?âÂ
âYes,â you whimper, eyes closed as you feel him lick and suck the skin on your collarbone. Â
Backing away, you can see how the love and adoration in his eyes are tainted with hunger. The sight of him makes your stomach flip, thereâs a darkness to his gaze and you gulp silently. Waiting for him to show you how badly he wants to fuck you, how badly he needs to see you whimper and moan for him.Â
Without another word you bring him to your room, closing the door behind you so Norbert canât interrupt like he did last time.Â
The door is against your back once again and Mingyu towers over you, caging you with his body. His scent fills your senses, your knees going weak as he continues to stare at you with those hooded lids, his attention on you and you only.Â
His hand trails against your jaw till he stops at your chin, tilting your face up so that your eyes are leveled with his. He licks his lips as he watches you, wanting nothing but to take you then and there. But he has so much planned, he canât get too hasty, especially because the thought of you cumming for him over and over continues to plague his mind.Â
âI want you to sit on the bed, and to be a good girl and take what I give you,â Mingyu mutters, his hand moving closer to your lips till his thumb pulls your bottom lip down.Â
You donât argue, moving away once again to do what he says. This is the Mingyu you used to know. The one who spent half his life in the mafia, the one who could command a whole room with a single word.Â
Following behind you, he waits till you get comfortable on the bed before sitting down between your already spread legs. He captures you into a kiss once more, letting himself savour the taste of you. Your hands move across the expanse of his back, slowly lifting his shirt along the way and feeling his large muscles tense under your gentle fingers.Â
âFuck me, please,â you beg him, and your voice is strained, the words leaving your mouth in whimpers.Â
Mingyu chuckles at your desperation as he removes the rest of his clothing, but your mind is buzzing like crazy. Itâs been so long since youâve been intimate with someone that you forgot how good it feels to be held, to be kissed.Â
âBe patient baby, weâll get to that eventually,â he grunts, lifting your shirt and removing the remainder of your clothes till you're bare.Â
Marveling at your naked figure, Mingyu forces himself to stop drooling over how sexy you look in front of him. Youâre so small compared to him, his large hands opening up your thighs to reveal your awaiting arousal.Â
âYouâre already fucking soaking,â he mutters as he prods with your folds. His fingers move gingerly as he teases you.Â
His arms push your thighs till theyâre flush with your stomach, giving him clear access to where you need him most. Trailing kisses along your inner thighs, your head hits the pillow as you moan out for him. Youâre over-sensitive from not being touched by another person in so long, his lips leaving burning sensations on your skin.Â
Your pussy is dripping on the sheets the moment he presses a kiss to your clit. Clenching around nothing, you continue to moan out his name, and it makes him smile against you. Hearing you call out for him is like music to his ears, your voice sweet like honey.Â
âKeep doing that, please Mingyu,â you whine, your hands coiling around the strands of his hair, nails raking his scalp.Â
Groaning against your mound, he continues to play with your clit. Licking and sucking it while his fingers enter your weeping hole. The sounds of his long digits moving in and out of you fill the room, and you can feel yourself getting closer to an orgasm.Â
âFuck, itâs so good,â you praise him, and it strokes his ego, his movements picking up in pace.Â
The squelching noises only increase in volume, his fingers hitting that soft spot inside you that makes your legs shake and your vision goes white. Practically screaming his name, the coil in your stomach snaps and you cum against his mouth. His tongue moved against your slit to drink up your juices, wanting to feel you fill his mouth with your sweet nectar.Â
His eyes remain trained on yours while heâs lying between your legs, you run your hands through his hair as you come down from your high. The words canât seem to leave your lips and your mind is filled with euphoria. If he can do all that with just his mouth and fingers you wonder what will happen when heâs finally inside you.Â
âGod, youâre so needy. Probably havenât been fucked properly in so long, huh baby?â he coos as he moves up your body, lips against your ear as he continues to mutter dirty words.Â
âNeed someone to take care of you? Is that what you need? Need your husband to fuck a baby into you,â he keeps going and your eyes roll back and he fondles your tits.Â
âYeah, you like that?â he chuckles, twisting at your hardened nipples as your pussy clenches at the thought of being filled with his cum.Â
âYou like it when I talk about fucking you till that tight little cunt of yours is stuffed full of my cum?â Mingyuâs mouth continues to spew words of breeding you, and his growing erection is harder to ignore.Â
âI want it so bad, want you to fuck a baby in me, Gyu,â you sigh, your salacious moans bouncing off the walls as he flips you around.Â
Ass in the air, he gives the supple skin a sharp slap and you shriek. But it feels so good, the sting of his large palm hitting you hard. He can see how much youâre enjoying it, kneading your full mounds as his head fills with thoughts of fucking you in this position.Â
âPlease just fuck me already, I wanna feel you inside me.â Youâre weeping now, face smushed into the pillow.Â
âYou sure youâre ready?â he asks you, pulling you by your hips till your back is arched.Â
The neediness inside you is at its highest point, and you canât seem to form any words as you feel his fingers glide against your soaked hole. Moans canât stop leaving your lips and youâre already sensitive from your first orgasm.Â
Placing a pillow under your stomach, he continues to manhandle you into the position he wants you in. Face down, ass up, your legs are spread, and your wet entrance is all ready for him. Mingyu grabs his hard cock, stroking it a few times before spitting on your cunt, and you jolt at the hot liquid hitting your folds.Â
âFuck, youâre tight, I shouldâve prepped you more,â Mingyu groans, his length slowly forcing its way past your entrance.Â
The air is knocked out of your lungs as you feel him starting to fill you. The stretch is agonizing but the burn sends tingles of pleasure up your spine. It felt so fucking good having him inside you like this, your mind full of nothing but the shape of his cock.Â
âI want it hard, fuck me hard,â you tell him, your voice shaking as he continues to enter you.Â
âOkay baby, but just know I wonât be gentle anymore,â he warns you and maybe you shouldnât have been so eager, but that primal part in you just wanted him so bad.Â
Once he has himself fully sheathed in your heat, he pulls back until only the tip is left. You gasp at the sudden empty feeling, but you're quickly silenced when he dives back in. His hips slapping against your ass, his balls hitting your clit. Mingyuâs stamina is insanely high as he continues to thrust in and out of you.Â
âFuck, youâre so big, I-I canât!â you cry out, your screams picking up in pitch till you're moaning like a porn star.Â
âSo fucking tight, baby youâre driving me crazy,â Mingyu continues to grunt, his movements not slowing down for even a second.Â
His hands move to grip your hips tightly, he stops for a split second to stop his thrusts. You thought you were going to be able to catch your breath. But he just keeps surprising you. The hands that he placed on your hips tighten and he moves you up and down on his cock while he stays still. Using you like his personal sex doll, but fuck, it felt amazing. You love that heâs using you, placing your body in whatever position he wants to chase his own pleasure.Â
âYouâre so perfect, I could fuck this pussy till Iâm empty,â he mutters, watching his dick disappear inside you.Â
There's a white ring of arousal around the base of his length, and his mind goes blank. All he can do is continue to bounce you up and down his member till he can feel himself start to twitch inside you.Â
âIâm gonna cum, baby you feel so good inside me,â you scream for him, loving the way the ridges of your walls continue to suck him up, your orgasm hitting you once again,
There's something so nasty about him using your body, and youâre enjoying all of it. You love how heâs just taking what he wants, yet he still knows how to make you cum. Your pussy is swollen from the beating itâs taking, but you want more. You want him to keep going till he has nothing left to give you.Â
The feeling of Mingyu twitching inside your walls indicates that heâs close, and you continue to clench around him. Wanting to milk him of his seed, wanting to feel his cum hit your cervix and breed you.Â
âGonna cum inside you, okay baby?â he warns you before stilling his movements.Â
His cock twitches again till you feel his hot white cum spurt inside your walls, flooding your cunt with his seed. Mingyu groans, watching the liquid fill you and breach past your tight hole till it gushes out. The sight is so unholy, so sinful but he canât just stop there. No, he wonât stop till youâre stuffed properly.Â
âM-mingyu, baby,â you whine, your body flopping onto the mattress as he lets you go.Â
Your legs turn to jelly as you shake from how hard you came, your breathing labored. He turns you around so you're splayed out for him, prying your legs open to watch his cum fall out of your pussy in thick globs. Itâs so mesmerizing, hypnotizing, he wants to see more of it. To fill you with more of his seed.Â
âWeâre not done,â he smiles as you cheekily and you laugh.Â
âYou want more after all of that?â you question him, your breathing still harsh from the previous round.Â
âBaby, after all of that, I donât think I can stop,â he mutters against your lips, and you nod, agreeing with his statement.Â
He switches your positions, his back against the headboard while you sit on his lap. The refractory period doesn't seem to exist with Mingyu because his erection is standing proudly in front of you.Â
âYou wanna go again?â he asks you, one hand on your hip as the other rubs his cock as it glistens with a mixture of both of your arousals.Â
âI want you to use me till you canât anymore,â you lean over, whispering in his ear.Â
âCareful, you might regret that later,â he mutters, a hand around your neck as he halts your movements.
Pulling him into a heated kiss, you position his length against your entrance, lifting your body till you can fully sink down on him. Even after the first round, your pussy still canât get used to the stretch that his cock gives you. It's a delicious feeling, his length is so long and thick you can feel it in your stomach.Â
âAh!â you cry out, your head thrown back as you stabilize yourself by holding onto his shoulders.Â
Mingyu moans back, mesmerized by the view of your tits bouncing up and down in front of his face. His cock disappeared inside you once more, the sight making him feral, hungry to see you filled to the brim with his semen.Â
Your orgasm comes around faster this time and your walls convulse around him once more. The heat, the wetness, the silky feeling of your cunt makes Mingyu go delirious, thoughts only filled with you and you only. Stilling your hips, his own high follows yours shortly after, his cum hitting your insides till it covers his softening member all over again.Â
You let out a puff of breath, leaning into his chest as your face rested in the crook of his neck. Mingyu rubs your back soothingly, his dick going soft and falling out of your entrance. Whimpering at the loss of him being inside you, you hold him tighter. The feelings of exhaustion are finally catching up to you, but you know youâll have to clean up soon enough.Â
âYou know I love you, right?â he reminds you as he lifts you up and off the bed to head to the shower. You can only nod, your mind and body too tired to respond.Â
Setting you on the counter, his back turns away from you while he prepares your bath, getting the water warm for you. You notice the large dragon tattoo that coils along his skin. It surprises you that you havenât noticed it before, but the black ink on him is undeniably sexy.Â
Once the water is warm enough, he carries you to the shower before cleaning you up properly. You love that heâs back to his soft and kind self, and it makes you fall for him even harder. The hard sex was so good but whatâs important to you is the fact that heâs so keen on taking care of you after.Â
Mingyuâs hand snakes around your waist as your head lays against his shoulder, pressing lazy kisses while you whisper words of gratitude.Â
âThank you, I love you too,â you mumble, adorning him with pecks along his warm tan skin.Â
epilogue.Â
âThis whole fucking time,â Seungkwan stares at you with wide eyes, âI fucking KNEW it.âÂ
You scoff at him, he just had to be right about everything and it annoys you, but here you are again, in his home for drinks and dessert.Â
âSure you did, Kwannie,â you sigh, patting his shoulder.Â
âI swear I did! Right, babe? They were suspicious from the start,â he continues to argue, roping in Vernon who gives him a shrug of his shoulders before returning his attention to his phone.Â
It was time for you and Mingyu to break the news about your fake relationship with everyone. You felt bad for deceiving people, and now that you two were actually in love, it just felt right to put the fake marriage thing in the past.Â
âPlease, we werenât that obvious,â you defend, not wanting to give Seungkwan the bragging rights to actually be right this whole time.Â
Seungkwan just rolls his eyes at you before taking a sip of his wine. He didnât feel like arguing with you anymore, heâs just happy that his suspicions have been correct this whole time.Â
âDoes this mean youâre going to leave soon?â He looks at you with desperate eyes, taking your hands in his.Â
âWell, weâve talked about it, and Mingyu and I have decided to stay,â you smile at him from where he sits across the room, talking about something unimportant with Jeonghan and Val. âSo donât worry, Iâll still be your neighbour. Bridgewater actually seems like the perfect place for us right now.âÂ
âOh thank god! I donât think I could live happily ever again if you moved away, Y/nie.â He pulls you into a hug, and you canât help but laugh at his dramatics.Â
Seungkwan may have started as a pestering neighbour, but you canât help but feel grateful towards him. If it werenât for his annoying attitude, you and Mingyu probably wouldnât have tried so hard to pretend to be in love. You could say that Seungkwan was one the biggest reasons why you and Mingyu fell so hard for each other in the first place.Â
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A few days after solidifying your relationship with Mingyu, you two decided that it wouldnât be too bad to stay here after all. Seungcheol was sentenced guilty during trial and Jihoon informed you that there's no more reason for you to be put into witness protection. Everything just seemed like it was all falling into place, and youâre happier than you have been in so long.Â
Even Norbert has finally warmed up to Mingyu. Sometimes when your work day is over, youâll spot them cuddling on the couch and watching Bluey together. He always talks to Norbert, asking him questions even though the cat canât answer. It warms your heart knowing that the two beings that healed you from a worldâs worth of hurt can get along. They both came into your life when you needed it most, and every day you're thankful that youâre surrounded by so much love.Â
âWatching Bluey without me?â you ask out loud, your arms crossed as you pretend to be mad.Â
âBaby! Youâre done!â Mingyu practically flies off the couch to capture you in a bone-crushing hug.Â
âYou know you can come into my office when Iâm working,â you laugh as you rub his back, savouring the feeling of his large and muscular arms holding you.Â
âI know but I donât want to distract you, even Norbert doesn't go in,â he mumbles, inhaling your scent as if he didnât wake up beside you that very morning.Â
âYouâre silly, Mingyu,â you laugh, kissing his cheek.Â
He blushes like a schoolgirl before giving you the biggest grin known to man. His eyes sparkling against the living room lighting, you can tell heâs head over heels for you. Mingyu isnât afraid to show affection or to be vulnerable, he just wants to be with you, no matter how good or bad things get.Â
âCanât I just be happy my wife is off work?â He sighs lovingly, brushing your hair through his fingers, refusing to let you go.Â
You roll your eyes at how cheesy he is, but he knows that you secretly love it. Especially since you act the same way with him whenever he goes out to run errands or when he tends to the garden.Â
âYour wife is hungry and tired, can we make more kimchi pancakes please?â you ask with puppy dog eyes.Â
Mingyu laughs at you before kissing your forehead, âAnything for the love of my life.âÂ
Blushing at his words, you follow him into the kitchen to make the kimchi pancakes you had asked for. Putting on his pink ruffle apron, he gets down to business, always wanting to cook the best food for you.Â
Mingyu is satisfied knowing that heâs able to give you the life that you deserve. To love you on sunny days and even on rainy days. Heâs never felt a love that was this secure, and heâs grateful that you feel the same way.Â
As you watch Mingyu cook, you think back to the first day you moved to Bridgewater. You misjudged him that first day and youâre so glad that he proved you wrong. He has been nothing but amazing since then. Heâs patient, and kind, and he loves you even when youâre irritated or in a bad mood. For someone who used to be a part of the mafia, you would expect him to be rough around the edges, and intimidating, but heâs the complete opposite. Heâs the perfect house husband.Â
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đ„ a/n: you've reached the end of my hubbygyu fic! thank you for reading and please leave an ask or comment if you've enjoyed this story :)! but wait... there's more! this story will become a series that takes inspiration from the anime ( the way of the house husband) so please look forward to seeing more of wifey y/n and hubby gyu! thank you again âĄ.
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Knowing that many years ago we had such talented fans create so many beautiful content to Berusasha shippers make me so emotional... đ„Čđ hope those people know that until this day, there are people (hi!!) that still love their art, their fics and everything they created. đ„Čđ
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Making me arrange my own bouquet just to mess with me is something he would do đđ
Thank goodness the hospital is right at the corner cause I need to be admitted after the heart attack I received from this glorious masterpiece đđ (and Zayne-)
Thank you so much I'll treasure it forever đ„čđ„č
Finally able to use this
First-meeting Apologies
Note: Happy very late birthday @sako-mii, my moon petal <3 I love you so so much! Also I hope you will finish your assignments soon so you can rest. I know you'll do amazing!!
This is based off the flower shop au we talked about ages ago, hopefully you like it <3
The trucks had been in front of the old boutique for weeks now. Sometimes, on early afternoons when they were drilling on the other side of the wall, you worried the vases on your shelves would come crashing down. Other times you heard hammering so loud that you couldn't help but wonder if they were going to demolish the place next door completely. That would have been fine by you hadn't the construction impacted the serene haven you'd created in your flower shop. While strolling pedestrians used to be drawn to your shop for the simple but lovely outdoor displays, now for the past month they circled the area due to the yellow and red warning signs around the place.
The day you finally got fed up with these disturbances and went to ask the renovators why they insisted on such ruckus, you learnt they were making adjustments for a clinic. With that, your irritation subsided to a degree. It was true that healthcare was scarce in this cityâa new clinic would certainly benefit the residents of the area. In the end, you issued your complaint in a much more mild manner than you had initially planned, only making a sidenote of how the signs outside were obscuring the sidewalk, and returned to your shop in a state of defeat and disappointment.
The renovations did come to an end eventually, and it wasn't long before more people began to frequent the coastal street. Your business steadily regained its usual customer numbers and even started making slight extra profitâlikely from the people who bought flowers for their loved ones at the clinic. You had seen a lot of new faces around, after all, and perhaps you had cursed whoever had been in charge of the renovations next door a little too harshly.
On a sunny afternoon, his arrival announced by the bell over the door, one of those new faces entered your shop. He was a tall, fashionable man with admittedly handsome features, and so you had to make a point not to stare for too long.
"Welcome," you greeted from where you were adjusting an array of peonys. You knew some customers preferred to look around at first and weigh the options of their purchase before approaching you, so you thought of letting him be. However, to your surprise, this solemn man spoke to you immediately.
"Good afternoon," he said, walking up to you, and you quickly stood from the floor to regard him. "I am Doctor Zayne. My clinic opened here a month ago."
Your eyes widened just the slightest. So it was him. He was the guy responsible for that whole havoc, for not informing you of his grand constructions before your vases were falling off the shelves.
You put on your most polite smile. "Oh, I'm Misa. I own this flower shop," you say and mentally dig yourself into a hole for sounding more pointed than you intended to, but Doctor Zayne wasn't put off. Instead, there was a hint of a smile at the corner of his lips.
Embarrassed, you tried to cover up you mishap and continued: "It's great to have another healthcare service in the city. Perhaps you are looking to decorate it?"
"No," Doctor Zayne said bluntly. "Healthcare services must take account the needs of their patients, that includes those with pollen allergies."
"I see." You tried to find the method in his logic. "But you're still located next to a flower shop?"
"The sea breeze will be enough to carry the pollen away."
You paused for an awkward second, looking around your shop. "Well, if blossoms are out of the question, I can introduce you to some indoor plants. They are very safe for children," you suggested, gesturing to some of your newly arrived Chinese evergreens. "We also have a small collection of handmade ribbon flowers."
Doctor Zayne politely refused. "No, thank you. That isn't what I came here for today."
Your smile wavered. What did he want then? There was no way this handsome doctor came to your shop just to apologise to you, much less make small-talk.
"I am looking for a bouquet for someone," he continued, and your heart sank at the disappointing but predictable outcome.
Still, you nodded and lead him to the flooral cooler where vases upon vases of different flowers sat arranged beautifully. As a minute passed, Zayne continued to look over his options silently. Having noticed he was glancing over at you every now and then, you were just about to ask if he had anything in mind when he finally spoke up.
"Those jasmines," he said decisively. "And some lilies of the valley."
With practiced hands, you collected the choices and arranged them into a neat bouquet. The result reminded you of a wedding bouquet, both of these flowers being very popular with brides as of late. Was he going to a wedding? Or maybe he had a special someone...
When you showed the doctor the arrangement you came up with, he hummed in thought. "I do not have much of an eye for aesthetics," he admitted and his hazel eyes flicked over to you. "What do you think?"
You thought for a second, the sweet fragrance of the flowers wafting in the air. To be honest, your throat burned with slight jealousy. You wished someone would gift you flowers like these, chosen with so much care and effort. "I can't speak for the person you're giving them to," you told him, a sincere smile gracing your features, "but if I received these, it would more than make my day."
He seemed pleased with that although you weren't sure why his eyes lingered on you for so long. "Then that is what I will go with."
After you had made the final adjustments and he paid for the bouquet, you were surprised to see him not turning to leave. He was certainly a strange one. "Is there anything else I can help you with?" you asked hesitantly.
Again, to your surprise, Zayne nodded. "Could you come look at this?"
Worried about the quality of your work, you hurried out from behind the cash register and were about to inquire about the problem when Zayne presented the bouquet to you in a gentlemanly fashion, bowing to you as he held it out. His eyes did not leave yours even as you stood there stumped, and for the first time you noticed their soft gaze, the hazel hue of them were both the sunlit branches and the moss that clothed an old oak tree.
"For you."
The heavy beating of your heart almost distracted you from his words. You looked up at Zayne for an explanation but he did not budge so you hesitantly took the gift into your arms.
"I would like to extend my apologies to you," Zayne went on. "I heard from the workers that the construction of the clinic affected your business negatively."
That was correct, but you couldn't bring yourself to agree with him, not anymore when he was acknowledging it so sincerely. It would make you seem arrogant. "It's nothing really," you said nervously. "You don't need to go to such lengths..."
Zayne shook his head softly and insisted, "No, this is nothing compared to the trouble you faced." He watched intently as you modestly bended into accepting his gesture.
You took a deep breath, startled both by his courtesy and the surreality of the situationâit was straight from a romantic fantasy: from the flowers to the gentle way he was gazing at you. It made something inside you long for more.
"Well..." You chuckled, your face warm. "Thank you. I never imagined I would prepare a bouquet for myself."
At this, Zayne nodded in understanding. "It must certainly feel out of the ordinary but I wanted to contribute to your shop as well."
Your heart fluttered at the realisatsion. "Oh, that's very kind of you."
"There is of course a second reason for these flowers too."
"What is that?" you asked, curious how else this man could surprise you, but Zayne then glanced over at the clock on the wall.
"Apologies, my lunch break is about to end so I need to return to my work. It was a pleasure meeting you, Misa." He bowed his head to you once more. The hint of a warm smile remained on his lips as your eyes met for one final time. "I look forward to us working side-by-side."
"A-Ah, yes, likewise... Zayne." You hugged the jasmines and lilies close to your chest, watching the doctor take his leave.
The bell above the old door chimed once again, leaving you alone in your shop. Although the room was now more empty than a minute ago, your soul felt strangely full. You decided to finally drop your one-sided grudge against the faceless owner of the clinic next-door and look forward to getting to know the stoic but gentle doctor by the name of Zayne.
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Little to your knowledge for the time being, this tender feeling was mutual. Beautiful as a jasmine and gentle as a lily of the valley, you had caught the eye of this seemingly somber man.
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a very sweet & loving stankyle kiss i commissioned from @currrsy đđ
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PPG ZOMG đ
#ANYWAY GUYS SHUT UP PPG IS 25 WEEEEEE#thank you so much craig for creating a show that inspires many girls including me to be superb#and inspiring me to draw too#i am so serious when I say rewatching ppg in my 20s was the best decision ever because i met a lot of amazing people#through this site and I am so grateful to be surrounded by kind and genuine people both in the ppg community and selfship community đđđ#idk if next year my brainrot will be cured but for now thank you for the best brainrot ive ever had đđđ#asukart#ppg#powerpuff girls#ppg blossom#ppg bubbles#ppg buttercup#professor utonium#ppg professor#ppgz
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his smile could cure the world ⥠[for @morshiberna âĄ]
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#btsedit#btsgif#jimin#park jimin#bangtan#bts#mine#mine:gifs#mine:pjm#comp#userdimple#annietrack#rjshope#userpat#raplineuser#this coloring is all over the place dkfjfkfgjfkkhj but it doesn't matter because#IT'S MY BABY'S BIRTHDAY!!!!#HAPPY BIRTHDAY DARLING I HOPE YOU HAVE THE MOST WONDERFUL DAY <333#wishing you so much happiness and love and luck and fulfilled dreams and laughter and comfort and warmth#i can't believe how grown you are where has time gone :(#thank you for always being so lovely and kind#and for all the giggles and love#and also for letting me vent frustrations and matching my energy djgjfghjkffjfg#you're really just like our jiminie it makes so much sense he's your bias <3#my wish is that life lights your path with the brightest sunlight#and that you always know how amazing you are#how strong and resilient you are#and that you are capable of achieving anything you want#i'm proud of you and you should be too <3#happy birthday sweetheart đ„čđ
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so far we've raised a collective âŹ768/$823USD~ with our raffle drive!!! there are still ten days left, help us reach 1k đ«¶
#thank you all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#this has been a learning curve for me and im already thinking how we can refine & make this more effective for next time#but i'm very proud so far of how much we've been able to raise together đ
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AHHHHhhhh!!! đłđ±đ„°
i was compelled to draw @tadpole-apocalypse's tav!! im so sorry if he looks off or if the colors are off, i used a weird collection of references called scrolling through the oxus tag and trying my breast to tranlate him into this style sob
#AHHHH#heâs so cute omg đ#the little duck#i cri heâs so perfect#*lays down on the ground*#thank you so much đ#the colors are PERFECT#pretty little green dragon boy#bg3: oxus
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NOOO THEY POURT WADER ON HIM :(
#I'm actually obsessed with drawing my Narrator as a tiny autism creature#theyippeeparable#thank you so much for giving me this#the stanley parable#the stanley parable ultra deluxe#tsp#tspud#narrator tsp#tsp narrator#mine đ
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