#the cat just came and tried sitting on my lap? this is literally the 3rd time she has ever done that in the 2 years we've had her?

[newtness532]

so jealous of everyone who went to the guts tour btw

[sunshinejihyun]

Bookish - MC x Mystic Messenger

Here we are back again with a new set of headcanons, this time about a MC who loves to read!

Just a reminder, my requests are open so if you’d like to see more headcanons, just plop an idea into my inbox!! Here is a direct link!!

Masterlist

Yoosung

He understands you like to read

But he also doesn’t get it

“Why is it something you do for fun? You should play LOLOL with me!”

Secretly loves to watch you though, especially when you’re really into a book

He thinks all your facial expressions are adorable

When your favorite book was made into a movie you can bet your ass that Yoosung made sure you saw it at midnight when it came out

He wouldn’t admit it but he secretly loved it

Will listen to you talk about your books because even if he has no clue what’s going on, he loves that you enjoy them

When you find a book you think he would like, you read him a chapter every night before you force him he goes to bed

Definitely helps with his LOLOL habits, even if he does miss the nights he stays up gaming

Zen

Zen loves to read as well

Maybe not the same type of stuff, but he reads his scripts and likes to sit and read up on the characters he’s studying

After dinner you both curl up together on the couch, you with a book in your hand and him with his script

Will definitely read a book that you recommend since he wants to have another thing to talk to you about

In return you help him practice lines and study his characters

You both really got into this fantasy series and you went as the two main characters together for Halloween

No one knew who you were but it’s f i n e

Zen thinks your voice is so soothing so he will definitely fall asleep with his head in your lap if you read to him and play with his hair

Will save up to buy you a new series that you’ve been looking forward to (it definitely helps him cut down on his cigarette and beer purchases)

Honestly he loves sharing everything with you so no matter what you read, he will pay attention and even go so far as to google the plot (this helps a lot when there’s a character death, he’s smart he knows to plan ahead)

Jaehee

She used to be an avid reader like you but ever since she became Jumin’s assistant, she hasn’t really had the time

Still keeps a book on her nightstand and always thinks about reading it

But she’s so tired when she gets the chance to crawl into bed that she can’t bring herself to open to the page she left off on

She will 100% recommend you so many books and just bring you some at random times

Jaehee stop I don’t have enough room

Let’s you blow up her phone with texts all about the current book you’re reading and when she gets around to seeing all of them, loves when you’re freaking out over a book she gave you

She likes to listen to audiobooks on her commute to work so that helps satisfy her need to read

Jumin

“Oh you like books? I can have a whole library put into the penthouse just for your personal use”

“Jumin no”

He will buy you random books at random times if he sees something he thinks you will enjoy

You have a little mini library in the penthouse filled with all the books he’s gifted

He tries to get into what you’re reading and tries to understand, but he just gets so bored

Still likes listening to you talk about it though, since he likes your voice and loves to see you so excited about something

It makes his heart flutter when he gets home late and he sees you curled up on the couch with a book in your hand, Elizabeth the 3rd resting on your stomach

It’s even cuter when you fall asleep like that

Will for sure arrange for you to meet the author of your favorite series and will take many blurry pictures as you freak out

He used to like reading but now can’t find the time since he only used to read before when he couldn’t sleep (now you force him to go to bed)

Honestly bless him though he just lives to see you happy and if books help, he will do all he can to make sure you have an unlimited supply

Saeyoung

Honestly he loves that you read

He likes that he can be in the same room as you and work and not have to worry about entertaining you

When he takes a break, he usually cuddles up to you and asks you about your latest book, falling asleep as you talk

You don’t mind though because he needs the rest

Will 100% unironically cosplay characters with you (bonus points if he can use his maid costume)

For your birthday he definitely went all out and made had Jaehee make a cake that was themed like your favorite book and served food that they’d eat in it

He’d also probably make you an app to play a game based on the book and then you two would play it together when he had the time

Programmed robot cat to recommend books to you when you couldn’t decide what to read next

Tries to build you a bookshelf to store all your books but he messes it up

Bless him for trying though he’s such a sweetie

Jihyun

Absolutely loves to read

You two would have your own little book club

Sometimes if he finished a book that left him with strong enough feelings, he’d paint about it

You guys hung all those pictures up in your book room

Speaking of the book room

Best idea you both ever had

It’s so calming and just brings such serenity to both of you

There’s many comfy chairs and blankets and pillows

Your favorite way to end the day is snuggled up in his lap under a pile of blankets and listen to him read

His favorite thing was the same, except when you read out loud

When you guys adopted Lucy, you made sure to read to her every night until she was old enough to learn to start reading by herself

By the time she hit grade school, she was a reading machine and they had to give her harder books

The three of you took solace in sitting together in the book room, each of you reading your own book after dinner

Sweetest picture ever taken of your family was when neither you nor Jihyun were answering your phone so Zen went to check on you guys

He found all three of you curled up on a couch, each holding their own book and leaning on each other, everyone fast asleep

You love your little book nerd family

Saeran

He’s not so much of a reader as he is a writer

His life experiences thus far has left him with a lot to say

And from there, some amazing stories transpired

He’d be super shy to share them at first but once he learned you loved reading, he would start asking your opinions on various scenes

When he finished his first book you both cried and celebrated together

And then of course you stayed up all night and binge read it

After he learned you loved his writing, he would literally write little stories for you all the time

Or if you couldn’t sleep, he’d hold you close and tell you something he made up on the spot

After you read his writing, everything else was ruined for you

Everything he tried to express was conveyed perfectly even if it isn’t explicitly stated and that’s something that a lot of authors struggle with

When he finally had the courage to get his first book published, he dedicated it to you aw

[mahalkitajohnnysuh]

Awkward

I live for moments like these, so keep on reading to know what kind of awkward I’m talking about. 

Here’s a flirty, puppy-eared Johnny to hype you up! 

Mahal ko kayong lahat! :)

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Summary: It’s all about sexual awkwardness or any semblance to it with today’s offering. It’s a bit ecchi-ish if you know your anime lingo. Essie becomes a blubbering and forgetful mess, and Johnny couldn’t help but get turned on with that. 

POV: Both of these short pieces are in 3rd person, y’all. 

Word count: 1,615 words 

Warning: There are times that we should be candid about sex talk, and this is one of those times that I get graphic with it of some sort. And oh, italics are for thoughts. 

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Essie and Johnny were a hot mess after filming a vlog on the different kinds of red wine.

They were both laughing on the couch, sweaty with their clothes almost in disarray. The guy has three buttons undone on his white shirt while the girl’s skirt was hiked dangerously close to her underwear.

“And to think you wanted to do this alone?” Essie panted, placing her hand on her chest. “Yeah, I know. I’ll die from embarrassment that I’ll get drunk on camera alone. I’ll be more meme-worthy,” Johnny replied, patting his girlfriend’s exposed thigh.

“We shouldn’t do this again,” the girl straightened up, letting the skirt of her silk dress cover her legs again. “This is bad for our health. I think we finished two bottles per person.” She eyed the half-empty bottles of cabernet sauvignon and merlot before turning her attention again on her boyfriend.

“I know I’m going to need more coffee than usual,” he groaned. “Please, Youngho. Lay off on the coffee. Your cum will taste even bitter if you drink more than a liter, I swear.”

Essie was caught off-guard with the last words she said and clamped a hand over her mouth immediately. Her eyes widened in shock, jolting her a bit out of her drunkenness. Shit, did I just say that out loud?

Unfortunately, Johnny heard her loud and clear. “So, my baby doesn’t like how my cum tastes?” He moved closer to her, his hands wiggling in anticipation to touch her thighs again.

“John, please,” she grumbled, moving farther on the couch. “What do you suppose I drink then? You know what Mark said, right?” Her boyfriend’s voice sounded lower than usual – he was in the mood to torture, er, taunt her until she accepts defeat.

“Coffee without Johnny isn’t coffee, and Johnny without coffee isn’t Johnny,” both of them said, with Essie rolling her eyes at the end, and Johnny staring intently at her face.

“See? You know how I’m inseparable from coffee,” the guy didn’t stop moving forward, “so what do you suggest I eat or drink then?”

“John, I swear to God!” Essie hit the end of the sofa, “If only you listened to me and drank pineapple juice whenever we did it, then I wouldn’t be complaining like this!”

She was surprised at the words that tumbled out of her mouth again and buried her face in her hands. I am a worse drunk when I have wine instead of beer, damn it.

“Pineapple juice? Maybe you’d like watermelon juice too! So, fruit juice then?” Johnny stopped perusing her and leaned on the couch.

“If possible, yes. I want to taste something else, love. Your cum’s like battery acid,” Essie groaned, mimicking his action of leaning on the sofa.

He laughed at her response. “Seriously, baby? Where is this all coming from? You’re funny,” he patted her knee, which was within his arm’s reach, “And do you really want to know how yours taste like?”

“Please, spare me the details. I don’t want to know.”

“Yours taste like bitter fish paste.”

His answer earned a pillow thrown on his face. “I said I didn’t want to know!” The girl whined, pouting and crossing her arms over her chest.

“Hey, it’s fair! You commented on how mine tastes like, why can’t I comment on what yours tastes like?”

Essie just huffed and glared at him. “Come on, be a good sport!” Johnny resumed moving closer to her. “Or else I’ll fill you up with my battery acid.”

The girl wasn’t able to do anything once her boyfriend tackled her. “Let’s rev you up, okay?”

“Yes, sir. Please start me up.”

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If there was another member from the group that Essie had a special connection with, it was Taeil.

After all, they lived close to a month with Jaehyun before the affair and bonded over their love for Frank Ocean and cats among many other things. Whenever he was out, she took care of Ying and Yang, his adorable black and white kittens.

Since it has been some time since the two met up along with their other friends, the girl couldn’t help but tackle him. “Moon Taeilllll!” She cried, almost jumping on him as she hugged him tightly. The tomato-haired guy laughed at her enthusiasm and hugged her back. “Hey, Essie noona! It’s been a while!” He said, drawing circles on her back to calm her down.

“Yes, I know! How are you, Moony? How are our fur babies?” She clasped her hands together in glee as she continued talking to Taeil, which was getting on Johnny’s nerves.

Lest we forget, Essie has been dating Johnny for a couple of months now. They’ve been through a lot – yes, do we need to be reminded of their affairs? – and for him to see her gushing at his hyung irritated him.

What made him almost lose his temper was that her short skirt went a bit up, and he saw a sliver of lace trimming when she hugged Taeil excitedly. At first, he didn’t want to think much of it. But yes, she forgot to put on a pair of cycling shorts and flashed almost everyone with her underwear.

He looked at his friends if they saw the same thing, but alas, they were all in their worlds. Yuta and Jungwoo were teasing each other, while Doyoung and his girlfriend were talking to Haechan in hushed tones. It was just Johnny who observed everything, and he wished that Mark was already there so he’ll have someone to talk to.

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Essie didn’t mean to make Johnny jealous, but she felt that he was fuming because of how touchy she was with Taeil.

Who couldn’t be when he’s such a lovable and huggable friend? If she remembered correctly, her boyfriend mentioned wished that he had his hyung’s body because it was huggable.

Not that Johnny’s body was built in the same way, but the downside of having rock-solid abs is that the body lacks softness and warmth sometimes. There were times his hugs didn’t feel warm enough for her, and she had to stay in his arms for hours just to reach that level of warmth she wanted. No wonder she loved cuddling with Jaehyun more when they sneaked out before since he had more body heat despite having more defined abs.

As she continued to gush to Taeil about the latest cat Instagram accounts she found, she noticed that her boyfriend looked sullen as he listened to Mark. The younger guy arrived late with Taeyong, as both came from another project they were involved in.

“Not that I don’t appreciate you showing these adorable accounts, but I think you should talk to your boyfriend,” Taeil whispered, noticing how Johnny grunted in response to Taeyong’s question.

“I can talk to him later,” she huffed, scrolling through her phone quicker. “He’s a big boy. I’m focused on all these cute cat IG accounts that I think you should see and follow.”

“Noona, don’t be stubborn. Look at him,” he tilted her head towards Johnny’s direction, “he’s jealous of the attention you’re giving me. And like everyone else in the room, I don’t want to incite his wrath.”

The six-footer was now brooding in a corner, with Mark and Taeyong conversing with the other members. Oh God, how can I blame him for not being jealous after all we’ve been through? She thought before finally standing up and going to his location.

“Hey, my love,” Essie started, sitting down beside him. He didn’t move from his spot, but he put up the hood in his jacket to cover his profile. “Hey yourself,” he grumbled, tucking his knees to his chest.

“Are you jealous of how I’m interacting with Taeil?” She went straight to the point, which stunned Johnny a little. He was used to her mincing words every time she tried to apologize for her behavior. He tried to hide his shock by burying his chin into his knees.

“Yeah, baby. I am. I know you have a special friendship, but I can’t help but be jealous of other guys you act very chummy with. Considering, you know…” He was fiddling with his thumbs this time, a sign that he was unsure of the next things he wanted to say.

“I’m sorry, but I didn’t mean to. It’s been a while since I last saw him too, and you know how much I love his kitties. So please, don’t think bad of it, okay?” Essie tugged the hood away from his face and cupped his cheeks in both of her hands.

He looked like he was about to cry, and she couldn’t help but kiss both of his puffed-up cheeks. “I love you, dummy. And I’m sorry that I made you jealous. It wasn’t my intention, I promise.”

“I’ll try my best not to be overly jealous, but baby…” He pulled her into his arms until she was sitting on his lap, “please don’t forget to wear your cycling shorts. You almost flashed everyone with your panties.”

Her eyes widened in fear, and she held onto the hem of her skirt. “Oh my God, I did forget to wear my shorts. No wonder it felt so breezy down there,” she murmured, giving Johnny an apologetic look. “Sorry, my love! It won’t happen again.”

He responded by smacking her bottom before carrying her over his shoulder. “You know what to do to make it up to me, right?” He asked sternly as he readjusted his hold on her.

“Yes, sir,” she whispered, ignoring the eyes that looked at her as Johnny brought her to a spare room.

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FIN

P.S. Weren’t those weak-ass endings? Or is it okay for you guys? 

[whoreforfanfiction]

They Get Jealous (MM! Preference)

Yoosung

You've been spending your extra time with Zen recently while Yoosung has been busy with his studies. You guys usually went for a run in the lush green park by Zen's house every morning and then went out for some tea (or coffee if you prefer that). Yoosung was walking by going to a local convience store and he saw you two running and laughing together. He felt this hard pang in his heart and his adrenaline started pumping. He stormed up to you two. 

        "Hey M/C doesn't it just look like you're having a fun day," he said sarcastically. Zen giggled instantly knowing what was going on. He decided to tease the blonde further by draping his muscular arm around your shoulders, causing you to blush.

        "Yes! Is there anything wrong with that?" You giggled with Zen also seeing the jealously plainly displayed on Yoosung's face. You walked forward, feet kicking up some slight dust, and swooped your head up to land a big kiss on Yoosung's now red cheeks. 

        "You're adorable when you're jealous," you teased as you walked off. 

        "W-Wait!" Yoosung stuttered and stumbled after you, trying to reassure you he wasn't jealous. Zen chuckled and raced after you two. 

Zen

You spent almost all your time with Zen. But, when he was on stage acting, you had to entertain yourself. You met this handsome young man working behind the scenes with Zen. On his breaks, he'd bring take out food and talk to you while your boyfriend was on stage rehearsing. You and the guy only met a few times, but you could tell it made Zen furious. He remained his composure at first, reminding himself that you are independent and loyal and he has no need to be worried. But, when he saw that low life man put his hand around your shoulder, boy did he burst. 

        He ran off the set and slammed the guy into the brick wall that laid behind him. The guy was trembling and Zen's usually beautiful red eyes held such hatred in them. 

        "Don't you EVER touch her!" he shouted shaking the entire area. You knew Zen was scary when he was mad, but you could never imagine being able to literally feel the anger radiating off of him. The guy instantly got the hint and never talked to you again. However, the outburst almost got Zen fired. You took him to his dressing room to soothe him

        "You know I'm yours and only yours sweetie," you cooed while running your fingers through his silky hair. He relaxed into your touch. 

        "Yes, babe, I know. I just don't want anyone being able to feel your perfection other than me. He doesn't deserve you. All men are beasts, remember that." He turned and pecked your cheek. 

        "Thank you for always looking out for me and protecting me." He hugged you upon hearing this. 

        "Anytime, beautiful." You guys shared some loving cuddle time in his dressing room before he had to leave and apologize to the crew for his outburst. 

Jaehee

Jaehee's coffee shop was BOOMING. It was crazy packed almost all day and she could use all the help she could get. Most days, you tried your best to be there most of the day even staying after hours to help Jaehee. Since you spent most of your time there, you became close to one individual. There was a blonde girl who was also a barista. She seemed to have taken a particular interest in you and made sure to chat with you on her breaks. You guys would sit down and discuss whatever for an hour every day before your break was finished. However, Jaehee seemed to notice this and you stopped seeing the blonde girl. Upon investigation, you realized your shifts were at complete opposite times. 

          "Jaehee, did you do that on purpose?" You decided to question her one day. She paused what she was doing on her laptop and looked up at you.

        "I noticed you two were getting close and I don't need her to be distracted at work especially during such a busy hour." She sipped on her black coffee before setting it back down on the table. You sat down on her lap and looked into her deep brown eyes.

        "You're jealous, aren't you?" You began to giggle. Her face blushed and she turned her head to look away from you.

        "O-Of course not, that is so childish." Her gaze remained on the floor a small smile appeared upon her lips. You gently placed your hand on her chin and tilted it upwards so that she was looking at you. You landed a loving kiss on her lips which lasted a few moments. After you two had finished, her face was the reddest you have ever seen it.

        "It's fine. It's cute."

        "I know you are loyal, however, it gave me an ill feeling seeing her get close with you. I am sorry I do not have much free time during the day, but I will try my best to take my breaks at the same time as yours so that we can indulge in conversation instead of her." You pecked her cheek and nuzzled into her torso.

        "That sounds amazing." 

Jumin

It was seven's birthday and you convinced Jumin to allow him access into the penthouse you two shared. You knew how much the red-head loved the cat and knew it would bring him joy to see it on his birthday. However, Jumin did not expect how well you and the hacker would get along. You two sat on the expensive couch taking turns kissing Elizabeth the 3rd's belly. Seeing you laugh and giggle with someone other than him sparked a flame in Jumin's heart. Trying to deal with the situation "rationally" he called the guards to take Luciel away. He whined on his way out and called Jumin a meanine. You were furious. 

        "Did you really have to do that on his birthday? Give the man a break he works 24/7 and all he wanted to do was see that damn cat for a day. Is that so hard? I was right there, he wasn't going to kill her!" You fumed at him. He kept the calm look on his face, but there was a storm raging beneath. 

        "I did not enjoy how he was treating both you and my precious Elizabeth the 3rd." 

        "What was he doing wrong?" You prompted him, giving him the angry girlfriend stare. 

        "Only the most elite are allowed to kiss her precious belly. And, it disheartened me to see you and him sharing laughs together." He spoke of his emotions, but did not show them on his face. 

        "Is that really what this was about?"

        "What do you mean?" His look held some confusion. 

        "You got jealous, didn't you?"         "Is that what that feeling was? Jealousy? Hm, I do not like that one. I should look into how to get rid of it." You giggled and walked up to the cooperate heir and draped your arms around his neck. 

        "You're cute, Jumin. You know that right." You spoke between light kisses on his neck. He put both his hands on your waist and pulled you closer to him. 

        "I will do everything in my power to make sure you remain mine and mine only." His voice held authority and you found it extremely sexy. 

        "I already am yours, my love. There is no need to worry." The rest of the night was spent making out and cuddling, reassuring Jumin that all your love belonged to him. He promised himself to hold you tight and never let you go, because life without you would be a hell indeed. 

Seven

Vanderwood. That damn dude came in one day when you were over at Saeyoung's. Seven was working and you spent the time on the couch talking to Vanderwood about anything and everything while waiting for your boyfriend to finish his work for the agency. Seven watched the security camera religiously seeing you two get along so well. After his work was through, he didn't rush out and hug you as he usually did. Instead, he sulked back into his room.

        "What was that all about?" Vanderwood questioned. You shrugged. "If he finished his work, I should probably get going. I'll see you next time, M/C" You waved back. After he left, you went into Luciel's room to see him curled up in a ball crying. Tears running down his face and clutching his knees, causing his knuckles to turn white. You sprinted over and leaped onto the bed into the spot next to him. You fought your way under his muscular arms so that now he was holding you instead of his knees. 

        "Saeyoung, are you okay? What's wrong?"

        "I'm never good enough. I can never do anything right." 

        "That's so wrong. Why are you saying those things? You are the best man I have ever met." 

        "I saw how you acted with Vanderwood. You like him more than me. You guys laughed and talked for hours." 

        "Seven, it's not what you think it is." He interrupted you.

        "You like him. Go be with him. He is better than me." He continued to sulk.

        "Seven, he was telling me stories about you! No need to be jealous, all we did was talk about you. He told me agency stories about how you made everyone laugh and how you bravely completed missions." His teary eyes lifted and made eye-contact with yours. They now held some happiness in them. 

        "Yes, I love you. We both do. Don't be jealous, Saeyoung, no one can make me laugh or fall in love the same way that you do. You're my special defender of justice." He gripped you even tighter while burying his head into the crook of your neck. 

        "Let me know if there is anything I can improve on." He mumbled. 

        "Well, there is one thing." His eyes looked up, now full of concern

        "Oh god, what is it?"

        "You're taking an awfully long time to take me to the space station." You giggled while pressing your nose up against his. He returned your smile and picked you up, spinning you around.

        "Come on, my 606 let's go get married at the space station tomorrow!" You laughed and played along with his bit. The rest of the day was spent eating HBC and lots and lots and lots of cuddling.

[zennyshoneybunch]

Jumin & Amanda - A Short(ish) Drabble.

So this is a small treat for the always supportive, funny and amazing @monotonemanday ^^

Girl, this is how I see it going down so I hope you like it! xD

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The sun was starting to set when the rehearsal was over.

- Great job, Amanda. See you tomorrow.

- See ya.

Amanda was gathering all her stuff on her bag on the stage.

Everyone was already gone so the theatre hall was silent and softly lit. She was taking in the welcoming silence when she heard footsteps approaching. She thought the director was coming to rush her out so he could leave as well, so she picked her bag and coat and darted to the stairs. She was about to yell out “Yeah, I’m going!” when the deep, strong and much unknown voice reached her, startling her.

- Excuse me, can you tell me where I can find Zen?

Looking down all she could see were two amazing grey eyes partially covered by black strands of hair before she slipped and fell down the stairs. She laid on her back, barely able to breathe, laughing at herself even though tears were prickling her eyes.

The man doubled up in front of her with a worried look on his face.

- Are you okay?

- Oh, yes I’m fine.

She tried to get up. Damn, the guy was hot as hell in his obviously expensive suit.

- Please, you shouldn’t move, I’ll call the ambulance.

She sat herself on the step feeling more embarrassed with each glace she took of that handsome stranger.

- No, really I’m fine! This happens to me all the time.

- You really shouldn’t be moving. Are you sure you’re feeling alright?

He helped her up.

- Of course! Well my ego is a little bruised, but other than that I-

She couldn’t finish, for as soon as she tried to take a step a deep sharp pain traveled from her right foot all the way up her leg, making her lose her balance and collapse… straight into the man’s arms who easily swept her of her feet – literally and figuratively.

- It seems the ego is not the real problem here. I’m taking you to the hospital.

He frowned, prepared to scold her for moving disregarding his best advisement, since she could have seriously injured herself. But when he looked into her big blue eyes he lost his words. She looked so surprised and so… adorable. Like a deer in the lights. It was truly endearing and he felt a tug at his heart, something he never really felt before, and the scolding words died in his throat.

Amanda was actually feeling very flustered. She usually dealt very well with uncomfortable or embarrassing situations, but was not ready for that!

First of all she had never seen anyone as impressive and handsome as the man carrying her in his arms, not even Zen. His steel eyes looked cold at a first glance but she could see that it was something hidden in them, something enigmatic and intense. And exciting. His dark hair was a bit messy in an adorable way, like he had distractedly mussed it up during the day, his bangs falling in front of his right eye. He was carrying her in a steady fast pace like it was noting.

- You don’t have to do that, I’m sure you must be very busy. I can go by myself.

- Nonsense. You are injured. And since I was the one who startled you in the first place, it is my duty to accompany you.

- No, I told you before, this happens to me all the time.

There was no point in discussing it though, Jumin just carried her to his private car telling his driver to take them to the nearest hospital. They arrived at the hospital in a record time. Driver Kim was an excellent driver alright!

Jumin didn't really appreciate small talk but he spent the entire way making polite conversation with Amanda, after they properly introduced themselves.

She was immediately seen at the hospital, as soon as the name Jumin Han was mentioned. Luckily nothing was broken, but she had strained her ankle and needed at least a week’s rest. That bummed her out a little because it meant she couldn’t go to the rehearsals for a while.

Sitting in a wheelchair, hospital norms, with the complimentary crutches sitting on her lap, Amanda was sliding swiftly and imagining how fast she could actually go on that thing when she saw him. The raven haired dream was waiting by the reception desk, leaning on his shoulder, his left leg crossed in front of the right one, being gawked by every single lady in the hall. Damn, he was a sight to be seen.

Feeling awkward she stopped right in front of him and stood up. Feigning annoyance she asked him why on earth was he still there. He looked surprised for a minute but then a small smile tugged the side of his lips. Pushing her to the wheelchair again he explained he was taking her home while he pushed her to the doors.

As soon as the car pulled over and the driver opened her door she began to thank him for all his troubles, when she realized he was stepping out of the car as well.

- It’s okay, you don’t need to step out. I’ll be fine on my own now.

- Absolutely not. I'm taking you to your apartment.

- My apartment. My apartment? As in my place? You want to go inside my place?

- Well unless you're thinking about going inside someone else's, yes.

She laughed which made Jumin feel happy, a smile forming in his lips. Of course it was a nervous laugh but he didn't have to know that.

Holding her things for her he followed her.

The inside of her apartment was not very spacious, but it was fairly tidy. Well, as tidy as it was normal for a single woman living by herself. He pretended not to notice when she tried to hide something behind the couch’s cushions before she flopped on it.

- Oh, I see you have a cat!

She followed his eyes and saw the big bundle of fluff that was fat Willie on his (way-too-little-for-him) cat bed.

- I mean... I think it is a cat.

- Yes, that's Willie, my mom's cat. I'm babysitting.

- He is quite large... you should tell your mother he needs a diet. I can give her the name of the brand I use for my cat Elizabeth the 3rd.

- Oh that... I'm... sure.

- I’ll have someone bring you some tomorrow.

- You really don’t need to trouble yourself with that.

- I insist.

With the conversation coming to a halt it was time for him to leave. But he was feeling reluctant to do so which was very odd since usually he could hardly wait to be freed away from pretty much any lady’s company, but this girl was different. She wasn’t doting on him or insinuating herself. She was putting a brave and cool façade and she was a good actress and was perfectly able to pull it off, but he could see she was actually nervous near him. All the way from the hospital she kept stealing glances at him when she thought he wasn’t watching and fumbling with her hands, which was cute. He never ever used the word cute to describe a woman before, but that’s how he felt.

He asked for her number telling her, and himself, it was for the purpose of checking on her and make sure she was healing properly and then left.

Amanda sighed feeling like a hot mess. Why was Jumin being so nice to her? He didn’t even know her. And of course a guy like that could never be interested in her. Right?

Wrong! For the entire week Jumin called her every single day, at least once. And not just to ask her how she was, she was surprised to see how easily they could hold a conversation. She would joke and laugh and he would try to joke too in a very dorky and absolutely adorable way that always made her laugh.

- Are you laughing at me?

He asked one time.

- Nooo. What gave you that idea? I'm laughing WITH you.

- But I'm not laughing at all.

- Well you should... you look great when you do.

She provoked him all the time and an involuntary smile always spread across his lips. She could really get him flustered sometimes. Although he would never admit it.

When the recommended week was finally over Jumin felt a painful pressure on his chest. Now he had no motive to keep calling her. And he wanted to call her not just with the excuse to check up on her. He wanted to call her to talk to her because he always felt better after hearing her voice. Actually he didn't want to call her at all, he wanted to see her!

And so he did. By the end of the day he found himself knocking on her door and she greeted him with a big bright smile that made his heart flutter.

She was sitting on the couch and he was in a small and cute armchair in front of her, talking and laughing as if they were old friends. When they were sharing a comfortable silence Amanda stated in a soft voice.

- I’m really glad you came, Jumin.

- Is that so? Why?

She shrugged her shoulders and replied in a nonchalant way, avoiding his steel grey eyes.

- I like you, I suppose.

- Oh really? Are you sure?

- Pretty sure, yes.

- Good. Because you made me fall for you and now you must take responsibility for that.

Her head snapped back up. He was looking intently at her and she felt a tingle all over her body. Her heart was beating like crazy.

- Must I?

- Yes.

- Well in that case why don't you come here and make me?

He chuckled getting up from his seat and walking confidently to where she was sitting. She tried to run away but he easily caught her and held her tightly in his strong arms.

- You're way too cheeky for your own good.

He said nuzzling on her neck.

- But then again that's probably why I’m so in love with you.

His warm lips met hers in a soft yet sensual kiss. It was obvious he was trying to restrain himself, but she could still feel the guarded passion hidden behind it.

When their lips parted their eyes looked together instead. Jumin stared into her deep blue pools and Amanda into his untamed wolfy ones. Unable to contain it any longer, Amanda broke the silence.

- I love you too, Jumin.

And then he smiled. A true, happy, teeth showing smile that reached his eyes. And it was the most beautiful sight Amanda had ever seen.

With a light playful kiss on her nose he laced his fingers through hers, tugging on her arm.

- Come on, let’s get Willie to meet Elizabeth the 3rd.

--- <3 ---

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BNHA self insert AU [Book 3]

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Chapter 2: Want To Get a Healthy Snack Rebecca?

Lo and behold, it’s the first day of winter break....and I’m scared! I try to play it cool at breakfast, but I could not stop looking at my mom and how neutral she looks. 

“Iwata, suit up into fitness clothes” Mom tells me when the other two brats left the table “We’ll be leaving in 5 minutes.”

“Okay mom” I respond and make my way to my room to suit up. I literally felt like I was going to have an anxiety attack as I zipped up my training hoodie.

“Hey, can I come in?” my dad said as he peeked his head into my open door.

“Um sure” I tried to keep it together.

“I got you something that will help” he said as he handed me some terry cloth items.

“Sweat bands?” I questioned as I took a closer look “how will-”

“Just trust me” he assured me with a smile “they just might get you the upper hand at the right moment.”

“Thanks dad....I guess” I said as I put them on.

“Good luck Iwata”

I do my breathing exercise then go downstairs to meet up with my mom.

“Good, I was just about to yell for you” my mom checked her phone “Now, we’ll be going somewhere a little private for this part of the training. This is one of three steps of training with our quirk. You might not get it at first, but never get discouraged! For you can always bounce back in unexpected ways.”

“I’m ready for anything!”

“Hup! I’ma stop you there son” she held her hand up “One is never ready for the unexpected and fickle ways that only life provides. That mindset makes you think limitedly, instead say, ‘I am open for anything that I will face next’.”

I thought about it but it didn’t make that much sense to me “Umm, I am open for anything that I will face next?”

Before my mom responded, a portal opens up in front of the house “Oh! That’s our ride.”

I follow my mom outside to meet up with my uncle Jin “Everything is all set up and ready for training!” reported uncle Jin to my mom.

“Thank you Jin” she turned to me “come on, jump in.”

I hate portal hopping, something about it makes my skin crawl and stomach flip. So with eyes shut, I jump through but my feet don’t touch the floor. Upon opening my eyes, I see that my mom was levitating me and herself in this padded room. And I mean that this whole room was covered in padding, even the doors!

“Huh? A padded room?”

“Yup, first rule, shoes off” she said as she kicked off hers.

I followed suit and got set down.

“Come to the middle and sit” she ordered as she walked “This won’t be easy Iwata, I taught you how to control your quirk when you have triggers but using it beyond mundane tasks is hard work and takes up all of your energy. Lucky for you, I’m here to train you! Unfortunately for you, I’m here to train you.”

I raised my brow to that last part “How am I both lucky and unlucky?!”

“I’ll show you” She sneered “First order, catch yourself.”

She proceeded to use her telekinesis to jerk me up into the air. I didn’t know what to do, so I closed my eyes and tried to use my quirk. But my body hit the ground, though not hurt, I was certainly shocked.

“No time to process it” she did again, and I landed face first “the first steps of stabilizing your quirk is to think fast and never waste a moment.” She tossed me a little higher this time but I still didn’t act fast enough “Focus, breathe steady and keep your eyes on me” she said before tossing me up “never lose sight of the enemy! Not for a second!”

I lost count how many times she tossed me like a rag doll. I really don’t know how to activate my telekinesis properly, if I’m being honest. The most I do with it is hold my coffee and turn the pages of my music when I’m playing...WAIT! I have to pretend to be a hot cup of coffee and see if that’ll work. Focus...breathe...aaaand BE THE CUP! I was maybe a foot away from landing face first.

“Wow! All it took 60 tries and you got it” mom gave a satisfied look “Now, set yourself down.”

Shit, I don’t know how to do that without just letting go of myself....I still landed face first.

“We’re going to continue to do this until you master catching yourself and setting yourself down properly” she sternly said “We can’t move on until you do! So you best get the feeling ingrained into your cabeza Iwata.”

“Yes mom” I groaned as I stood up.

“You will refer to me as 19 during our training sessions” she levitated me up slowly “Savvy?”

“Yes 19″ I responded, intimidated by her shift in tone.

“Good!” she dropped me without warning “lets get serious!”

I really wish I got it down same day, but my ass took almost a week to stop slamming myself face first. Not gonna lie, I was starting to despise my mom.

“Okay, so you mastered the catch and set down” mom said as she put her hands behind her “Now we start some mental endurance.”

“Oh? What do we do?” I ask innocently.

I watch her float up towards the ceiling and ‘sit’ upside down “Float up here and see how long you last before falling.”

“What?!” I was taken back by her orders “without a net?!”

“That’s why I had you master catching yourself first” she responded “so falling won’t be an issue and all your focus will go to holding yourself up.”

I start to sweat, as I’ve never levitated myself higher than 3 feet upwards. So doing the first part was a feat in itself. FOUR DAYS! It took me four days of this part of training to realize what she meant by limited thinking. I was thinking too much on what I’ve never done, and didn’t consider my engines! She said to get up there and do the thing, not limited to just telekinesis. So I took off my jacket and did a little jump, activated my engines for an upward boost and at the right moment I levitated myself up the rest of the way.

“Great job Iwata!” mom applauded “I didn’t have to spell it out for you, better than your dad I have to say. So hold yourself up here as long as possible.”

“What if I fall?” I asked as I positioned myself in siting position.

“You do it again, this exercise is to not only do endurance but to see how long your recoup time is. Every time you fall, time your rest time and try to shorten them every time.” She looked at her stopwatch “the main goal is to hold yourself up for at least 5 minutes.” she stretched and sprawled out on the ceiling “I could do this for hours when I was your age, but then again, I’ve been self-training since I was 6. Not to flex of course.”

I narrowed my eyes but that made me lose concentration, so I fell. Upon safely landing I yelled “How long was that?!”

“40 seconds!” responded mom “Don’t lose concentration! Do it again.”

Keep in mind I was doing this training when my mom has free time all winter break. Plus with the physical fitness part in between sessions, everything was a training opportunity. That trampoline I got came in clutch for quirk training! With the disciplines my mom enforced, I applied it to self-training myself with my engine quirk. Dad can’t really tell me how to control my unique piston pattern, according to him, I’m the first one in my family to have pistons all the way down my arms to my palm. Uncle Tensei can’t physically train me either because of his disability. Lili has hers on her feet, so she’s out of the question. In a way, I’m having a taste on how my mom trained herself when she was my age. Wish I could meet my mom when she was my age, she sounded like a chill person.

I wasn’t at mastery of the endurance part by the time winter break ended. So weekends were dedicated to training with my mom. So it’s my 3rd year in middle school, all the teachers are on our asses to apply to high schools. Everyone wants to go to hero school but they haven’t trained like how Beizu and I have. Our bodies are obviously more muscle defined and it’s grabbing the attention of more girls. It’s kinda flattering but those were the same girls that would call us nerds.

“Iwee, where- DAYUM PACHUCO!” Lili busted into my room as I was changing my salsa stained shirt “Those are some nice muscles mang!”

I turned red and covered my chest “You don’t have to cat call me! I’m not some piece of meat to oogle at!”

“Ay Iwee, you’ve grown up so much” she came in “STOP IT! I want you to stay little forever.”

She squeezed my body “I’m shorter than you!” I laughed “I’ll always be your little brother, and you’ll always be my favorite.”

“I’m right here!” yelled Tensei from his bed “This is my room too!”

“SHUT UP TENSEI! WE’RE HAVING A MOMENT!” we yelled in unison, still in embrace.

-Fast Forward, Early March-

“Okay Iwata, by just a hair, you pushed it passed the 5 minute mark” mom announced at ground level “how do you feel?”

“Like my brain can do a push up” I said rubbing my head “what’s next?”

“Now you dance for me!” she said as a wicked smile spread on her face “run laps and catch the items I throw at you. You can stop running laps when you can catch 7 items.” She looks at the time and opens her duffle bag “Your time starts....NOW!”

I take off at a steady pace with full awareness. The trick is to keep the same level of energy throughout and you don’t get as fatigued later. Took 3 sessions to get at the target goal.

“You had me in the first half, not gonna lie” I panted, hands on my knees “what’s next?”

“Next we play a little telekinetic catch” she says as she takes a red rubber ball out of her bag “Only rule is that you use telekinesis to throw, catch and block the ball. Hands behind your back and you can move around all you want.”

“Seems simple enough” I put my hands behind my back.

“Don’t get comfortable! If you drop the ball or it touches your body, as punishment, you have to run 5 laps every time.” she levitates the ball “This exercise will apply everything we’ve focused on but adds the velocity and momentum. Believe or not, you can fumble with telekinesis like you can with your hands or feet! The goal is to go one hour without dropping the ball.”

“AN HOUR?!” I gasped “Oh geez- OKAY! I am open for this!”

“That’s the spirit!” she smiled before throwing the ball. 

-May 7th, on the way to the Iida family estate-

“Come on kids, no frowny faces!” Dad coaxed us as he drove “your grandma and grandpa really want to see you guys, especially the birthday boy!”

“No talk me, I’m angy” I pout as I turn to my side, facing the window.

“Listen up putitos! I know your dad’s family is unpleasant to associate with” Mom said as she twisted her body to face us from the passenger seat “But please, don’t break anything or set things on fire to make things end quicker. Your grandparents just want to see Lili and Iwata because of their training.”

“What about my junior debaters win?” asked Tensei.

“And my recent disciplinary strike on my record?” asked Hanaka.

Mom sighed stressfully “You can talk about your win Tensei, and for the love of GOD don’t talk about that Hanaka! All the women are already on my case for letting you guys say curse words, I will never hear the end of it if they find out you’re an accidental arsonist at school!”

Hanaka cross her arms and muttered “Not my fault that fire spread so quickly!”

“Shut up Rosa! You’re making it sound like everyone is going to let you talk over them swarming you with compliments on how much you look like dad!” barked Lili.

“YA! No more of that!” Mom snapped “Behave and we’ll get McDonalds afterwards.”

“DEADASS?!” All four of us gasped with our hopes up.

“Yes, deadass” she promised “I know how much you hate eating at the estate.”

“Rich people food sucks!” I protested “How the hell did you stomach that shit dad?”

“I’m going to say it, and don’t roast me” Dad said shamefully “I’ve only realized the food sucks since I’ve starting eating your mom’s ethnic cooking for more than one meal a day.” He turns into the street near the estate “Who knew that love makes the food taste so good?”

“Oh shut up Tenya” Mom giggled “flirt with me too much! We’re already married with children.”

“You know I can’t do that” he flashes his smug look “I want to keep my woman like I’m still competing for her attention.”

All four of us cringed as the gates to the estate opened. We don’t like going to the family estate, there’s some family tension between many members of the family. I get why for some have those tensions but there’s this unspoken intense hatred between the head of the estate and my mom. The head of the estate is my dad’s great grand-uncle, and the story I’ve picked up through some conversations is that ever since mom married into the family, great grand-uncle tried to convince her to hand over her company to the Iida family. Of course my mom being the Latina she is, aggressively refused to give any part of her then rapidly growing company to the family. This started a feud between him and mom, long story short, my dad by association (and love for his newly wedded wife) sided with mom and really angered the rest of the family. But things changed when Lili was born, everyone saw that my parents saved the family lineage and re-accepted them into the family. Great grand-uncle was not as accepting but re-allowed my parents back to the estate. I feel like theres more to the story but mom just tells me that it’s something I don’t want to stick my nose in.

Once we enter the estate, we’re greeted by the servants first. Then my grandparents walk in to greet us.

“It’s been too long!” grandma held her arms out to hug my mom “How was the drive here? Hopefully not too much traffic.”

“Um, Tenya drove this time” Mom responded, grandma obviously ignoring what she was saying.

“Yes that’s nice, but tell me how’s work?” grandma puts her arm around mom’s “tell us in the sun room! We have chilled wine and cheeses.”

I look at dad “Why does she always do that?”

“My mom favorited your mom when we started dating” he sighed tiredly “She always wanted a girl and your mom was one of the most beautiful women she’s ever seen. Every time we came over, it was either ‘how’s work’ or ‘are you pregnant yet?’ but she’d only talk to me to ask if I proposed yet.”

“That’s kinda fucked up” Lili spoke up “but that also explains why mom had to wrestle me out of grandma’s arms when I was a baby.”

“Brother!” Uncle Tensei greeted as he rolled into view “and hello to all my nieces and nephews! And happy birthday to my favorite nephew!”

“Hello Tensei” dad responded “how’s great grand-uncle?”

“Still alive but I have a feeling he’s going to hand over the estate soon” whispered uncle Tensei “I’m super kissing up to him, I want in on the estate!” he turns to me “Oh and he wants to talk to you Iwata.”

“Me? Why?” I questioned

“Not sure, but I suggest going to the master suite” he points to the second floor “he hates waiting.”

I nod and make my way to the master suite. What does he want with me?

I knock before entering the Master Suite “You wanted to see me Sir?” 

The very sharply dressed but equally as old man looks up from his book “Yes, I called for you” he got up as I closed the door behind me “And no need for formalities, call me uncle.”

“Okay, uncle” I stepped closer to him “What did you want from me?”

“Let me take a good look at you” he tapped his cane on my pistons “You’re at the prime age to start training for hero school. And I heard you wanted to go just like your dad and his brother.”

“That’s correct, I’ve started training since last year” I say as he looked at my palm piston “self training of course. Nobody could train me with my unique pistons.”

“That’s good! Very disciplined and I see you’re developing quite nicely” that last part didn’t settle well with me, especially with his hand on my arm “You have my blessing to go to hero school, in fact, I’ll pay your tuition. I want you in the line up of heirs to the Iida assets.”

“Heir?” I asked without sounding suspicious, because I was super sus.

“Yes, I want this new generation of Iida to keep the name nice and strong!” he squeezed my bicep “So far, your uncle Tensei and yourself are in my favor.”

“But what about-”

“Your father chose his loyalty to that stubborn mother of yours over his own blood.” He interrupted me as he walked over to his desk “And your sister is too artistic to be a true heir. Your little sister on the other hand, if she plays her cards right, she’ll be considered when she comes of age. Too bad little Tensei wasn’t born with a quirk, he would’ve been my favorite with that genius brain of his!”

“Um, he has two quirks uncle” I corrected politely.

“Ah but neither of them are the engine quirk! Might as well be quirkless” He spat so hatefully, it made me angry “But enough about them! I got you a little something for your birthday, here.” He handed me a small box.

“You didn’t have to get me anything uncle” I said modestly.

“Don’t be so modest! You’re an important family member to me” he put the box in my hands “You might resemble that curly haired woman, but you’re the future of this family! Make me proud Iwata.”

I thanked him and excused myself to go join everyone else. That man made me so infuriated that I wasn’t sure if I could contain it! What’s his damage that he won’t see my dad and other siblings as heirs too?! He speaks so lowly of my mom that his comment about my appearance felt backhanded. But that gave me an idea, one that he won’t know until it’s too late. I just hope I can pull it off. One sucky time at the estate later, we left but it seems like mom had the most fun. She was wine drunk and clingy to my dad...wish that were me. We got McDonalds to take home where we had own celebration! It’s those family moments I love the most because it feels like putting on a sweater fresh from the dyer. It wasn’t until I got ready for bed that I opened the box uncle gave me. I thought it was a watch or something but it was a wad of cash! Not that I need it, mom gives us a fat allowance every week. But this extra cash made my funds EXTRA OBESE...shit I just might fuck around and open a bank account. 

Nothing interesting happens between my birthday and graduation, aside from applying to UA...and more training with mom... you know what, shit did happen! Lili decided to go to an mf Arts School in France, AND THE BITCH GOT ACCEPTED! Good for her though, I love that she’s developing herself faraway from the family expectations. She also graduated from UA along with her boyfriend, don’t tell anyone, but I’m gonna throw hands if they break up because they’re so perfect for each other! I had to step down from being drum major and all I had to say about that is that I got BIG SAD. I liked wearing the uniform with the big fluffy hat and mace. Beizu has developed new gadgets and almost mastered his body morphing quirk. Mom taught me how to fight without quirks, let me tell you! Lucha Libre is no joke and I finally get why my middle name is ‘El Roca’...it’s a luchador name! Spanish for ‘The Rock’, like Dwayne The Rock Jonson. Kinda fell in love with the fight style, oops. I got the acceptance letter the week before I graduated and so did Beizu. Our middle school was so surprised that we got in when they announced who made it to private and hero institutions, but all it really did was make more girls like us and guys envied from afar. Too many confessions at the end of the ceremony that we got swarmed and drowned in gifts. I flexed my telekinesis to get Beizu and I with our families for the quick getaway. Wish I got that teleportation part of my mom’s quirk for times like this.

“You’re quieter than usual” commented my little brother from his bed, not breaking from his guitar tuning “the fuck is up with that?”

“I miss Lili” I sighed as I folded my laundry.

“Nah it’s not just that huh” Tensei said as he strummed softly “Dime la verdad Iwa.”

“Estas sordo?! Ya de dije!”

“O si?!” he snapped “then ghosts are levitating our furniture?”

I looked around the room and saw everything a good 3 feet off the ground. “Oh...pues, you caught me” I sighed as I put everything down.

“Sabes que, your quirk always gives you away” Tensei puts his guitar on it’s stand “but what’s wrong tho?”

“So many changes in such little time! It’s stressing me out” I vented “Like, Lili is off on her own. You and mini dad are going a different path than Lili and I at your age. I’m lowkey getting body dysmorphia again because I just noticed how fat my ass got!”

“Your ass isn’t-”

I turn to show my ass, interrupting him. “Oh yeah?! Look at this!” I wiggle a little “IT JIGGLES! It’s so fat that I’m starting to look more like mom!”

Tensei clears his throat “I uhhh redact my statement, continue and please don’t do that shit again around me.”

“And what got me very AHHHHHHHHH is what I did to spite dad’s great grand-uncle.”

“Whoa, that’s tea” Tensei’s eyes widen “what did you do?!”

“So TL;DR...he’s favoring me to get family heirlooms and is paying for my UA tuition” I took a deep breath “SO to spite him, I’m going to be in hero courses AND intelligence.”

“NO! WHAT THE FUCK IWA?!” Tensei panicked “Do you know how much work you have to put in now?! What did mom and dad say?”

“They don’t know I did that, I wasn’t planning on telling them I did that” I crinkled my face “I sort of just asked Lili to do the recommendation for me to not do the hero entrance exam and the intelligence course is automatic acceptance.”

“And the school just let you?!”

“Yea....I’m just as surprised as you” I weakly laughed “pretty sure they saw the last name and just expressed my shit and approved whatever I put on the page.”

Tensei put his hands on his face “Being in this family is a fucking curse” he groaned “I’m going to laugh so hard when you get caught because this is one of the most reckless things you’ve done.”

“I know” I whined “I’m really praying I don’t get caught!”

Yea, I’m in over my head. But who knows! Maybe it’s not so bad being in both? If Lili survived, I can too!.....right?

-Chapter 2, End-

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Day 7 & 8 - Sinchon BBQ and Insadong!

So on Day 8 we didn’t do that much! We laid around in bed because we had plans to meet our friend for dinner in Sinchon and eat at this BBQ place she used to eat at when she was here for a semester! 

We waited outside for an hour to eat at this place. A whole hour in the cold. IN THE COLD. FOR BBQ. 

And you know what? It was WORTH IT.

This was easily the best kbbq I’ve ever had. Like, oh my god it was soooooo good?! They dump kimchi (or some type of kimchi, it’s a lot sweeter than normal kimchi) on half of it, and that shit just COOKS while you’re letting the meat and stuff cook. There’s not a TON of meat options but the two that we got were SO GOOD. We got multiple rounds of this one type (I wish I had figured out what it was huhu) because it was so damn good. We had that and samgyeopsal. I also drank 2 beers and some soju and was feeling LIT after both hahaha. 

LOOK AT ALL THIS!!!! 

God it was so good. 

After we left we went down in the subway station at Sinchon and not only was there a Kakao friends mini store where I bought an expensive ass portable battery shaped like Ryan and almost drunkenly forgot my debit card (thanks Jerry, you’re a real one) but there was a NERDY STOREEEEE. 😭Jonghyun from CNBlue like, owns NERDY so seeing it in the wild makes me so happy. I even took a picture of it to feel close to my man, LMAO.

Then we went home and I went to bed, lol.

DAY 9

Today we went to Insadong!! It was really neat, there was a lot of traditional stuff there, but it was also more modern than I was expecting? We didn’t go to the Hanok village because I wasn’t paying attention and walked in the complete opposite direction from it and by the time we headed back to Anguk station we were both pretty tired and hungry and wanted to head back. 

However! Anguk station is really pretty and has a lot of art! 

We took the advice of this travel video that we watched and took a shortcut to Insadong main streets by going through this TINY little alley way. It was still super neat because it was lined with the tiniest tea houses and little cafes and restaurants.

When you come out of exit 6 at Anguk station, you’ll see the police station on the left, and  the entrance of this alley way is like directly across from the subway entrance! It’s hard to miss. Go through here and you’ll get right to the middle of Insadong main street! 

(main street of Insadong)

This was in the corner. Sooooo much good smelling food.

We ended up going to this little restaurant down an alley and omg, the yookgaejang was so damn good.

There was quite a bit tucked away in this alley! We ate here:

Size of a shoebox but worth the navigating. I love fooooood!! 

We walked around for a little bit, checking out shops and stuff, and then LO AND BEHOLD I FOUND A CAT CAFE AND I ALMOST CRIED.

It’s called 2CATS and it’s on the 3rd floor at Insadong!! Omg I was so happy. I didn’t find a good cat cafe yet and I wanted to go to one so bad, lol.

The stairway up to it was COVERED in these little framed pictures of famous people with cats. DOES IT GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS?

Spoiler alert: YES

So fancy. It looked like a cat museum! It was W12,000 to get in and you got a free drink! 

This was the first cat I encountered and SO CUUUUUTE in the sweater!! Her name is Cleo and she was sooo soft. 

I got a peach juice and it was super yummy. We sat down by this little wall where there was a cat sleeping away with a toy tucked into her paws. 

AHHHH. And then SHE WOKE UP! She’s a scottish fold and her name is Beonya. Adorable. So cute. Loved pets.

Seriously this place was decorated sooo cutely. All those photos framed are photos of famous people holding cats LOL. There’s so much space for the cats to run around and so many little shelves and places to sleep so they can be up high near the ceiling! 

I forgot this cat’s name but look how PUUUURDYYYY. This cat loved pets and let me pet it for a good five minutes uninterrupted.

This is kind of hard to see, but there’s a cat SITTING IN MY LAP AHHHHH. You can buy a bag of chicken at this place to give the cats treats for only W2,000!! The cats are sooo cute when they’re waiting for you to feed them, or they might just jump into your lap. There was a younger tween aged girl who was feeding one and she didn’t see the one waiting so it jumped on her shoulder!! It was sooo cute, she was so surprised but she giggled and gave it treats and then it sauntered away~

But seriously the chicken treats made alllll the cats come out and give lovin’ and get treats. Look at these!! 

A BEAUTY.

Climbing into my lap for treats. Give me pleas, ma’am. 

Gorg. This cat was so sweet and took treats so sweetly. 

This cat was so FLUFFY!!! It was a little more aggressive about taking treats--if you weren’t fast enough, it tried to take them from your hand with its paw LOL.

I LITERALLY AM IN LOVE WITH THIS CAT!! It was so weird looking. I’m pretty sure it was like a mix of dwarf cat and something else because it honestly looked like a pipe cleaner you use for crafts. But it was soooooooo cute and so friendly and rubbed on my legs for FOREVER and even wanted tummy pets. I love this cat and I already miss it I wanted to take it home so bad ksjsfkjgfg.

Me living my literal best life surrounded by cats.

The door, hehe.

After we left, we just walked around a little. We watched them make Dragon’s Beard candy and the guy making it was so cute!! He did a demo for us and gave us a little sample of it. Watch here:

We saw this tiny little mall thing but didn’t go into any of the shops because it was REALLY crowded in there. However Insadong was really, really cool and I’m hoping we’ll make time to visit the Hanok village before we go! 

So pretty. 

After that, we just went to a restaurant by our Airbnb and came back to the room. I took a shower and now we’re just relaxing getting ready for bed--tomorrow we’re off to Gangnam to see the COEX Mall and stuff! 

Bye until next time, and dream of cats! 

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Anna's Malawi Diary

Anna Stock traveled to Malawi in May 2017 with our Medical Team. She has shared parts of her diary with us to give you a sneak peek into some of the fun, crazy and amazing experiences God brings to us in Malawi at the Grace Center! It's a little long, but worth your time so come back often to visit and read to the end.

May 19th I missed 90% during peeing the first time in a squatty potty. I made 100% the next time.

When it got dark, the stars here are AMAZING! They’re literally one of the most beautiful sights I have EVER SEEN. You can see them so clearly and even the Milky Way. This sight is such a blessing.     

For dinner, we had white rice with an egg and tomato sauce topping with bananas as a side. It was SO GOOD! I don’t think that anybody enjoyed it as much as I did, but I loved it! 

I met about 20 people today, but I don’t think I got a single interaction correct in Chichewa.

May 20th My feet are ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING.

Words that were used instead of Chetenge (however you spell it): chechanga, chechunga, churro, chimichanga, choo-choo, zzzzzzchenga

When we were walking away from Patricia’s home, after meeting Janet for the first time, Sydney told me that she is HIV+. This kind of shocked me because I have been so scared about HIV and AIDS in the past, but this little girl who I just fell in love with is HIV+. I feel like if I had known that before holding her, I would have looked at her differently.

May 22nd I dropped a pill on the ground in the pharmacy and Kelsie said, “Pick it up, this is Africa, hun.” That really put things into perspective…but that was also nasty.

Eunice didn’t have her Hb tested when she came into the nurse’s station, so I took her back out to that station. In the fingerprint book at Abusa’s house, it said that Eunice was healed of HIV after a team member prayed for her. I feel like every child I have connected with here so far has some type of connection to HIV. Janet is HIV+, Timmy Too’s mom had it, and Eunice has been healed from it. God is kind of freaking me out with this. I feel as though God is really helping me to overcome my fear.             

I made Timothy say my name every time I saw him—I will force children to know who I am.

May 23rd I AM SO TIRED I ALMOST FELL ASLEEP IN THE WICKER CHAIR OUTSIDE THE CLINIC.

I talked to Henry about Chichewa and English at the clinic today while sitting on bean bags…like literal bags of beans. He kept pointing to things asking me how to say them, but I don’t even know “bean” or greetings, there is no way I am going to know “window” or different body parts even if he keeps pointing at them.  And then they kept trying to get me to sing head and shoulders in Chichewa. Singing isn’t going to magically put Chichewa words into my mind. It was funny to watch him laugh at me struggle.

I sat down at Patricia’s and had Eunice sitting by me resting on my lap. Eliya was on my lap closest to me and then Janet was on my knees. My lap and heart were so full.

I am pop-quizzing children about my name so that they learn it and remember who I am. Poor Timothy knows my name I think now, but he probably avoids me now to not get pop-quizzed.

Adorable moments—when I would take a temperature of a small child at the clinic and I would kneel down to get to their level and then THEY WOULD KNEEL DOWN WITH ME. Then we would both just be chilling on the floor.

May 24th I will murder a rooster.

God is changing me so much in this season. I feel like I’m learning so incredibly much about love. I have never had someone break down my walls and connect with me as quickly as these kids have. Their love is INCREDIBLE. I thought I was coming here for a medical trip mostly, but now the clinic is just kind of part of it and I look forward to leaving it every day to go play with the kids. I just never thought in a million years that this would happen. I don’t particularly like kids, but now I just LOVE THESE KIDS. I’m so confused. God is trying to push me and grow me and change me and I’m getting annoyed…but it’s good and I’m happy.

May 25th I gave 2 shots today. The first was FLAWLESS to an old man. The second was to a child and it bounced off of his skin. I made him cry. I felt bad. I had no idea that you dart it to get the needle to go in and I literally asked right before giving the first one, “So how do you push this in?” and Karly said “Like a dart”. I HAD NO IDEA. But then I through about how was he going to get his medicine and so I darted the heck out of that shot. I AM SO UNDERQUALIFIED.

Timothy sat by me at lunch today. I think he likes me and the pop-quizzing of my name is going very well.

I gave Eunice some of my hand sanitizer that smelled like flowers. She was wearing a purple headband that all the girls shared. It had flowers on it and she rubbed the hand sanitizer on the headband so that the flowers smelled like real flowers. It was literally the most adorable thing I have seen in my life. It was so innocent.

May 26th

While the girls were waiting to shop outside of Abusa’s house, they started singing by themselves. You don’t see that kind of RAW joy in America. I don’t usually have that kind of raw joy in my own life.

"You don’t see that kind of RAW joy in America."

May 28th During one of the songs at church today, they had a portion of the song about not being able to walk in hell. To portray this, they had a man convulsing on the ground. I thought I was going to witness an exorcism. Not gonna lie…I was pretty excited… but turns out it was just part of the choreography.

During the prayer times in one of the songs, the word VESSEL kept coming to mind. I think God is showing me that I need to fully surrender.  I’m not completely being a vessel. I’m being a puppet for Him with a string on only 1 hand and 1 foot, when I need to give over all of that control.

Esther J’s face is PRICELESS.

May 29th We went up to Abusa’s house to help the boys shop after clinic and KUMBUKANI SHOPPING WAS THE ABSOLUTE FUNNIEST AND MOST ADORABLE THING I’VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE. He salsa danced in and out of the dressing room.

It was so nice to see so much happiness from all of the boys and their different personalities really come out during that time.

I was playing a soccer/keep away game with Arnold and I needed to get the lid that we were using as a ball from him so I slide tackled him. He did NOT see it coming. My chitenje really gave me some momentum and helped me slide across the porch.

May 31st I was with Dr. Rick in the clinic today. It was really neat because he let me do most of the assessment and even pick the meds (of course he oversaw it all). The language barrier is very evident in a setting like this. Innocent was a WONDERFUL translator.

I was chasing Josiah and Clever for a while at Patricia’s, but having trouble catching them because of the whole chitenje situation, so I told Kumbu to help me and he literally walked over and MAN HANDLED them and brought them back over to me. I love Kumbu.

Brian flew the drone at Patricia’s house which was HILAROUS because all of the kids were trying to touch it and he would just mess with them and almost let them touch it and then lift it up again. Then the kids started grabbing each other to get higher.

June 2nd I was sitting on the wall outside of Abusa’s house watching the sunrise because it was absolutely beautiful… and something really substantial hit my leg and ran away. I’m guessing it was a mouse, but I don’t know. After that, I decided that I was done watching the sunrise.

I ate my last trail mix yesterday. All I have now is like 2 packs of cashews. It’s a struggle.

June 3rd: Lake day One of the house moms took Evasi (cerebral palsy) to the water edge and sat him down in the sand so that the waves could barely touch him. He doesn’t really show much expression, but when a wave came in the first time, a little smile came across his face. Then the next wave came in and he smiled a bit more. The house mom with him was beaming when she saw him smile. It was so amazing to see her light up and show him so much love even though she isn’t his biological mom.

June 4th We were walking down to church and I heard a boy yell “Anna, Anna” but NOBODY WAS ANYWHERE. I was really confused. Then I heard it again. I looked up in the big tree outside of Timothy’s home and it was KUMBU at the top of it!

Eunice and Clever got in a fight over my lap at one point during the popcorn/tangerine party. It was scary, but made me feel loved.

When the little kids came out in their dresses and suits it was the ABSOLUTE CUTEST thing in the world. All of the other kids were SO HAPPY. Timmy Too was standing on the edge of the group photo. He had his hands in his pants, but it kind of looked like he was doing the typical guy pose with his hands in his pockets. He looked like a little man.

June 6th The safari was really neat, but I feel like the whole entire time I was thinking about all of the kids. I was so preoccupied with these feelings that I didn’t really enjoy the safari even though it was amazing.

Dingie was by far the most incredible tour guide. He got super excited when he realized there were 2 warthogs and not one…like he had never seen a warthog before.

At one point, Dingie drives into a swamp area to see a crocodile. We see one. Then he turns off the jeep, GETS OUT (again, we just saw a crocodile), goes to the back, pees in the dark, gets back in, off-roads, almost flips the vehicle, drives through literally a jungle…like literally straight jungle…branches flying everywhere, somehow hits a path, and then continues on the safari.

We were almost done with the safari and he gets a call that someone found a leopard. So Dingie SPEEDS back where we just were, off-roads, and gets us within 15 feet of a leopard…just chillin’…just sitting there MAKING EYE CONTACT WITH US. I was very glad that I was not on the cat side of the vehicle. Very thankful to Matt for that.

I tried to shower but there was no hot water or soap, so I skipped it…I live for bucket showers anyway.

June 7th When we got back to the Grace Center, I go SO excited. We stopped at the bottom of the hill and I asked if I could just get out there because I didn’t want to waste any time. As soon as I got out, a group of kids ran up to me! It was so sweet. It was like a mini-welcome.

Clever wanted to play with a ball he had. He threw it to me and I threw it back to him and he is so uncoordinated that it hit him in the face. I felt kind of bad, but hopefully it will inspire him to get better at sports. He is so adorable. I love him.

I found Eunice and we walked up to Patricia’s. She was eating a tangerine but she was also holding my hand which was very sticky and wet, but I didn’t mind. I missed her while I was on Safari. She said something to me in Chichewa at the top of the hill. Usually she just kind of rattles things off in Chichewa, but she really said this to me, so I asked Lontia to translate it. She said that she missed me. It was really sweet to hear that because I had had such a hard time being away while I was on safari that to come back to a mini-welcome and the kids who I love saying they miss me was so sweet.

June 8th Clever came up behind me when I was sitting on the ground before chapel and all I felt was a HUGE tummy in the back of my head. He just stood there pressing into the back of my head repeatedly. After eating, he hid behind a tree and I went over to catch him and he ran away through the field. He was actually really fast, and my chitenje was really holding me back, but I caught him and picked him up. It was so adorable because he just gave up and took a nap on my shoulder.

Karen came up to Patricia’s in the minibus and got everyone together to pray and sing and out of nowhere, little Esther C hits us with the vocals and leads the song.

I started crying during the prayer.

We all said our good-byes. Eunice was by me most of the time, but I wanted to say good-bye to her last. Once I had hugged everyone at least once, some twice, some three times, I hugged Eunice and struggled through saying “I love you” and “I will miss you” in Chichewa. Actually letting go of her hand and walking to the minibus was weird. It wasn’t that that moment was the hardest part or super emotional by itself, but it just felt wrong and awkward, like it wasn’t supposed to happen. I turned around once I got to the minibus to wave and she was just standing there watching still, kind of blank. It just felt very weird to walk away.

The boys didn’t show a lot of emotion, but it was a good transition from crying a lot at Patricia’s to going back to Abusa’s house.

They were all good good-byes

I had my last bucket shower. I will miss those.

June 9th Breakfast was HUGE buns and eggs…my gluten free cleanse I was attempting before getting on the plane went right out the window. I didn’t even eat the eggs…just the bread.

Sydney took me to see Eunice’s picture book in the office before Chapel. It was amazing to see her transformation. She is literally the living representation of overcoming one of my worst fears.

I cried like 3 times on the plane.

The more I think about all of this, the more what Karen said resonates with me “It’s okay to have to come back here to visit this piece of your heart”. That piece of my heart is more than there. It is weird to have that split because I don’t think I have ever really allowed myself to have one in the past, at least not to this extent. But it’s not a piece that I want back. I want those kids who poured out their love to me for 3 weeks to have it. I don’t think they have any idea the extent of their love that they gave me and in the moment, I know that I had no idea the piece of my heart that I was giving them.

June 12th The plane ride home was very difficult for me because I felt like that moment, leaving, was literally the farthest I would be from those children and that place. I was literally going in the opposite direction and that was really hard for me. I also think that that time was one of the best times of my life because I don’t think I have ever felt something THAT deeply or been that shook up and kind of broken, I guess, about an experience. But it was such a sweet sadness. I wouldn’t want to not feel that way after leaving.

Sydney told,me, “Let yourself feel all those emotions.” It is definitely a hard thing to feel. It’s not completely comfortable to come to the realization that your heart will never be whole again, that all the pieces will never be in the same place at one time again. But this is something that I want to feel. I think that through this breaking God has shown me so much about His character and His love that I want to fully experience this emotion because it is bringing me closer to Him. I know that I have absolutely no idea how to make the transition back to the States or how to put into words the emotion I have felt this trip, but I know that God has an incredible plan for it all and that He will give me words that I need to glorify Him through this whole experience.

"I think that through this breaking God has shown me so much about His character and His love that I want to fully experience this emotion because it is bringing me closer to Him."

Each summer Circle of Hope sends team members to bridge gaps and further the development of Malawi. Anna's diary is one of many perspectives and shows growth and connection from her, as well as, the kids she went to serve. Pray with us today for our staff, kids, friends, supporters, and team members...each little laugh and big spiritual revolution impacts our lives.