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#i guess since ive just been reading more but..#theres too many smut tags to block!!!#ive seen some smut fics that havent even tagged it as smut/nsfw#and honestly i really dont wanna see that stuff. not interested#i wish ppl cpuld just at least tag it with the simplest 18+ tags bc ive been blocking tags for fandoms i dont even interact with#its a bit much for me. idk im not mad but just. pls#im sure ill keep these tags blocked when i reach the appropriate age anyways#but anyways ignore me. i always run into this stuff whether i avoid it or not >.>#the worst is when they reblog without the tags. just. :(#posts.nae/rambles#i dunno if i can bring this up! its just a lil fustracting n i havent mentioned it before but. yeah i dont wanna block these fandoms but i-#-really dont wanna come across these things. im not supposed to be seeing this stuff even kess interacting with it#i get worried even accientally liking something bc of this n i dont wanna turn off the double tap option#i like seeing the lil hearts float up! wish there was a feature that lets ppl see how much you spam liked a post lol#maybe it'd work similar to the boop feature. that makes so much sense!!#just. yes#pls. that woukd be perfect!!!#anyways. i got work to do#ack-#ignore pls ;v;
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âTHE VALLEY, [hard kinks! hcs]
-GOTHAM!VILLAINS X READER-
â Characters ⏠Oswald Cobblepot, Victor Zsasz, Edward Nygma, Jerome Valeska, Jervis Tetch
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â tags/warnings. GOTHAM!villains x female reader. PURE PORN like this is absolutely filthy and descriptive. Some of these are probably too creative and WAY out of character, but oh well. I need to practice my smut writing skills and what better way to do it then with some short scenarios of our boys ? HARD KINKS (all of them are too kinky for there own good) sadomasochistic sex warning for victor and jerome,,, and (sort of?) non-consensual hypnosis warning for jervis, somnophilia and bondage warning for ed. controlling and degrading behavior.
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â« âObey, like Iâm your master babe.â The Valley by Miguel
He has a habit of leaving in the mornings. Heâs a gangster, a crime lord. He loves his jobâŠyou think. But itâs hard. Especially seeing him go. Which is why when the two of you fuck, he makes it worth your while.
Yes, heâs shy. He despises indecency. He doesnât fuck, he makes love. At least, thatâs what he likes to think, so you let him.
But you know better. Oswald canât control anything about himself. The man is impulsive and spoiled. And when he wants you to feel something, you feel it. For better or for worse.
Which is why when heâs awfully pent up and sexually frustrated, you reap the benefits of the king of gothamâs cock pistoning into you. He needs to feel wanted. He needs the two of you to feel loved. He thinks the two of you are sweetly and slowly fucking in his mind. But in reality?
His thick length is hammering into you, selfishly ignoring your pleas. No, he gets drunk on them. Even if he doesnât want to admit how obscene heâs being.
Youâll feel his sticky tip align with your pussy. He means to enter you slowly, but before you know it, heâs letting himself go. Every inch of his cock is filling you up, taking you in. His eyes are rolling back as he feels you clench around him, and he tries to push all the more unsavory thoughts out of his head.
Thoughts of you tied up. Worshipping him. Unable to resist him. Thoughts of you riding his thighs, while he gives the order to shoot someone dead. The idea of you bending to him, being a good servant. Kissing his shoes, groveling and kneeling. Degrading you.
His fingers sink into the fat of your thighs and ass, clawing at any part of you he can grasp.
His mother taught him better, he reprimands himself. But how can he stay composed and loving when you look at him like heâs the only man in the world?
Oh, he wants to make you feel good, loved, and have this be an act of intimacy. Itâs what he was raised to believe sex was for. But he also wants you on your knees, choking on his length, collared like a dog.
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â« âI wanna fuck like we're filming in the valley.â The Valley by Miguel
Victor is always upfront with what he wants. And heâs been around the block one too many times. Heâs fucked around quite a bit. Heâs a ladies man, what can he say?
Which is why vanilla sex is entirely boring to him. Well, maybe not entirely. Not with you.
But theres something so special about mixing physical pain, his sole desire, with you, his other sole desire. Itâs his lifes work, meeting the love of his life. Whatâs not to like?
Which is why he blunty suggests the idea. And boy is he glad he did.
A phone camera is pushed into your face while he records everything. The sloppy noises of your pretty pink mouth slipping and sliding around his cock.
Itâs not just any homemade porno either, no. Itâs a borderline snuff film.
He films himself slotting his cock into your swollen lips, one hand recording, another hand on a pistol pressed firmly against your head while you choke on his cock. The gun isnât loaded of course, at least, you donât think it is.
If the gun is loaded, youâre sure heâs playing a dangerous game with himself. Testing his own capabilities. Heâs the best of the best, and his fingers are placed firmly on the trigger. If he loses control or focus for even a moment, you could never see the light of day again. Each time he cums is like a self-made test for himself, an ego trip. Heâs excercising the greatest control not to accidentally pull the trigger and pop your top.
Youâre spitting wildly, tears and saliva and cum mixing on your face. Youâve been sucking him off for what feels like hours, playing this game, and itâs still not enough. No, the man could live his whole life with your face inbetween his thighs. You have no clue what round youâre on.
âThere you goâŠsweetness. Uh-huhâŠtake it.â Heâll press the gun further into your temple, talking down to you slowly. Itâs awfully demeaning.
He never shuts the fuck up during sex. This is no exception. His dry humor persists in every word, even as his gun comes into contact with your fucked out wet face, or a blade slices through your sweet soft thighs.
Heâs doing close-up shots of every cut he makes on your skin. He marks the both of you, respectively. He keeps the videos in his pocket for later. Yâknow, just in case you arenât there, and he needs something to jack off to. Heâs a manwhore, and he can admit it.
Heâll ask to show the videos to Wendell. Just so he knows Victor wasnât lying about his girl being a total catch.
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â« âI wanna taste your sweat, force my fingers in your mouth.â The Valley by Miguel
Oh, Eddy. Ever the show man. Oddly enough, I think he has the dirtiest mind and the highest sex drive out of everyone on this list. In the words of CMS, "He loves donuts and getting laid." You're no exception babe.
Similarly, he isn't the kinkiest when he's at the GCPD. The poor baby is so vanilla; so eager to please. If you want a man to put your needs above his own? Look no further. Eddy is your guy. But similar to Ozzy, the man grapples with control. How can he resist when your small sleeping body looks so innocent? So willing?
You wake up to him pumping his dick deep into your hole, groping your breasts and ass, hips plowing harshly into your stretched cunt. He wants to apologize, for waking you. He feels bad of taking advantage of you. But it's your fault. The man is a little bit of a creep and has gone his whole life without pussy. What did you expect?
That being said...when he undergoes his transformation of sorts? It's like he has something to prove, to you and himself. Riddler baby is tired of hiding in the shadows, no, it's show time. If you thought the somnophilia was kinky, you've seen nothing yet.
Season 3-4 Ed is desperate to dominate you. Claim you in every way. Prove to himself that you're not going anywhere. It's a deep seated need to exert control, with a touch of dramatic flair.
Which is why, from time to time, especially on special occasions, you'll wake up from being drugged, ball-gagged in a warehouse, tied to a chair, moaning around a vibrator overstimulated against your cunny. He'll watch the whole show, pleased with his handiwork.
Might even turn it into a game. How many riddles can you answer? Maybe if you get one right, he'll let you cum. And if you don't get one right, prepare to be in for a long, long night.
Ed's pushing his thick long fingers into your tight little pussy, watching your cream spread along his fingertips. He'll force his fingers in your mouth, making you taste yourself. Making you taste what he's doing to you.
He's giggling while he does so, smile wide while you gag around him. Oh, this will be fun.
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â« âlips, tits, clit, sit.â The Valley by Miguel
Would it be too brave to go on record to say the mans a virgin? I'm sorry, but he didn't get any pussy in that carnival.
Which is why he's incredibly sex starved. The man is feral. Hungry. He fucks you like a dog in heat half the time. You're his own personal pocket pussy, who will love him no matter what.
So when he tells you to do something, you better do it.
For instance, when he tells you to sit on his face, he means sit. No hovering. No, he wants the entirety of your weight in his mouth so he can tongue fuck you into oblivion.
He's wildly gripping at you, laughing like a mad man as he keeps you in place firmly. He's digging into your cunt with his tongue like a man whose getting his first lick of pussy. He's slapping your ass, letting you ride his face like a cowgirl.
He'll slap your sopping cunt. He'll spit in your mouth, on your face, on your pussy. He loves everything feral and sloppy. And for his own good, the man can't shut up. He loves some good dirty talk.
"Hah! There you go, doll. You want it raw? You do, don'tcha? Naughty, naughty girl." Excuse his breeding kink. "Should just pump you right up with my cum. Get you all messy. Cream-pie you riiiiiiight here," He cackles, hand hovering over you're lower stomach.
He likes seeing your face contort in pleasure and pain when your thighs scratch the staples on his face.
Oh, he's a biter. Your thighs might be bleeding by the time he's done, biting hard enough to break skin. You'll yelp in pain and it will spur him on, like you're his own personal show to watch.
God, please hit him back. Slap him. Push him around. He adores it- the two of you fucking like wild animals, clawing and at each others throats, all the while his girthy length his pounding into your sweet tight hole.
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â« âTell me that you love it darling." The Valley by Miguel
Jervis has a very deep seated need to have you close to him. To have you bonded with him. He's obsessive, clingy, stalkerish. And he loves a good old fashioned Victorian flirtation. But god, he gets tired of waiting.
He's a gentlemen through and through. But even gentlemen have needs. And when he sees you in that light blue dress he bought you, pussy peaking out through the short skirt? Or how you lick your lips when the tea he makes you dribbles down?
He'll have to take what he wants eventually.
He knows you'll say yes. Even though the two of you have never talked about sex. No, you're his Alice. His willing little girl. Why would you ever say no to him? And he's right. He could ask, and you would probably say yes.
But, just for a precaution...Can't have you running off like the white rabbit, can he?
It will be late night after the two of you have tea. And he'll pull out his pocket watch. And before you know it, you'll be pinned on top a table, dress pooling between your legs, pulling on his hair against your will.
It's a sight he will never sick of. His sticky ropes of cum dripping, tainting the dress he'd bought you. It trickles down from your spine. You'll be too fucked out to walk the next day, and you won't even remember why.
He takes you, ignoring your pleas and whines of overstimulation. He'll continue to stuff his cock inside you until he feels pity for you.
Hypnotizing you while he's balls-deep inside of you, messily thrusting as he tries to concentrate. "You love this. Tell me you love me. Tell me you love this." His words scramble as he comes undone himself, letting your mind wash over and speak the words against your will.
If somehow you piece two and two together, the cum stains on your dress- and the feeling of being stretched out the next morning...assure him he doesn't have to hypnotize you.
Or let him keep it up. It's more fun for him this way.
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star lost with you | hyunjin au | part 16
pairing:Â idol! hyunjin x artist! reader
genre: friends to lovers, so much angst, smut, fluff, set in the idolverse, mutual pining, unrequited love, forbidden romance, slowburn (!!!) soulmate au, star-crossed lovers
synopsis:Â working in a quaint little art store, youâve had the honor of meeting all kinds of people, but youâve never met somebody like him. there were many reasons hyunjin returned to his hometown; a getaway from the ephemeral and fast-paced life of the city, so he could fall in love with life again. he thought he was prepared for everything, to study art in the way that heâs always wanted to, but what he didnât anticipate was meeting you. hwang hyunjin realises that sometimes, the best things in life happen unplanned.Â
word count:Â 25K
warnings:Â cursing, drinking, mutual pining, mostly just a lot of angst, yn is insanely in love its actually a lot, making out, jealousy, grinding, hyunjin is a little mean, sexual tension, tons of new characters, a lot of coincidences, mature content, angst
a/n: soo hyunjin dropped contradicting and somehow it's absolutely perfect for this chapter. this part does also have undertones of 'love untold' in it too, and im very excited to finally be writing the city arc! this was a long time coming and i really hope you enjoy it. theres tons of angst in this so im sorry about that. please get comfortable with snacks and a blanket to read. you can listen to my star lost playlist here!
important:Â all works are fiction, and do not in any way represent the real personalities or real people, they exist only as faceclaims, and are fictional characters.
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The girl next to him was pretty, in a timeless Marilyn Monroe kind of way. She had striking features, and even from this little interaction you knew her face would be burned into your memory. She was standing next to Hyunjin so simply, as if that wasnât a place that you had been pining for all these months.Â
Her hand rested on the small of his back, animated eyes as she talked to him. Even now, he looked as good as the day he left. The trench coat fit his body just right, and he was so much taller than everyone else in this shop. His hair had grown longer in your absence and chocolate strands brushed his shoulders.
The last time you saw him, he kissed you until your lips were bruised, and his pants were stained with cum.Â
Right now⊠he was pretending like you didnât even exist.
The woman looked over her shoulder, eyes meeting yours briefly as if sheâd felt your burning gaze. You ought to be embarrassed that you were caught staring, yet you stood your ground. You expected a sneer, but she smiled at you â the polite kind of smile you give strangers as you pass them in the street â before turning to him again.Â
Monstrous curiosity clawed at your chest, gut turning in envy. She reached into her purse, an expensive-looking red bag that you couldnât afford in any lifetime, and pulled out a black credit card. Before she could hand it into the cashier though, Hyunjinâs arm reached out, stopping her. He was touching her now, if only so briefly, but a wave of debilitating nausea overcame you. You could hear him saying, âPlease, let me get thisâÂ
You were all the way across the store, but youâd be able to hear him among a million voices. The familiarity of his kindness pulled at your heartstrings.Â
The woman didnât protest, probably because Hyunjin was the biggest star in this city, and he could afford anything he wanted, and everything she could ask for.Â
âThat art building is just a few blocks down from here. I can tell you the way. Itâs pretty easyâ The boy youâd asked for help said. He had an employee uniform on, and a silver name tag that read âJaeâ.Â
Youâd quickly forgotten your purpose for being out and about in the streets of Seoul. Youâd come here for a reason, to have a glimpse at the building youâd be studying at, the place youâd been dreaming of. YetâŠyouâd never longed for something as much as you did for Hyunjin.
âYeah, um, thank youâ You mumbled half-heartedly, eyes still on Hyunjin, âCan you justâŠgive me a minute?â
It was rude of you to ask for help but not take it, only because you were distracted by a boy. âSure, uhâŠtake your timeâ The employee stepped away, not really caring about your internal drama.
Hyunjinâs back was still to you. Youâd been worried about why you couldnât contact him this entire time. A part of you was relieved; if he was here that meant he was okay, even after disappearing entirely off the grid.
He grabbed the paper bag theyâd purchased, a blue cereal box peeking out, threatening to topple. It didnât fit in the bag, but he made no effort to fix it. He didnât seem too involved in the task. They had finished bagging their snacks, and that meant theyâd leave.Â
There was nobody in the shop anymore, except you and them. A black car was parked just outside. It was probably his. Once he got in the carâŠheâd be far away from you, down a thousand identical streets and hidden between skyscrapers youâd never find him in. There were ten million people in this city. How would you ever find him again? You had no fucking way of contacting him.
He walked past where you stood in the aisle, and your pulse was pounding in your ears, tunnel vision shielding everything else.
Youâd been searching for him this entire timeâŠyou couldnât just let him walk away. Â
It was now or never.Â
He pushed the door open, and outside air swirled in.Â
It snapped you into action.
âHyunjin?â Your voice wavered, and it wasnât loud enough for this city. Your plea was drowned amongst sirens, traffic and noise.
But he stopped walking, shoulders tensing.
He heard you.
Hurriedly, you stepped towards him, navigating through the messy snacks aisle. Your hands were shaking, and you pushed them into your jacket pockets to hide that. The effect he had on you was embarrassing, even at such a time.Â
âCan I just talk to you for a second?â You asked, hoping you didnât sound as desperate or nervous as you felt.
He turned around to look at you, and his knuckles were white from how tight he was gripping their bags. The grocery must be heavy, and even in a circumstance like this, you worried for him. His gaze on you was unrecognizable. It was almost like it wasnât really him at the momentâŠas if heâd been replaced by a carbon copy, which was colder and meaner, and didnât feel anything for you.Â
His eyes zeroed in on you, and you suddenly felt so conscious. You wish youâd dressed up better, instead of this dull, beige coat you picked off a thrift shop back home. This was the first he was seeing you after months, and you werenât prepared. You shot him a smile. Quick and rough, and forced, but a smile nonetheless.
He had to know you were happy to see him. Inside, you were screaming.
The girl at his side looked at you again, eyebrows raised in confusion. Her earlier politeness had worn off, and now she just looked bothered. Who even was this woman?
Thereâd be time for questions later though, because she pulled at his arm, âCome on. Weâll be late Hyunjinâ Her tone had authority to it, a kind of tone youâd never used with him.Â
âCan we talk?â You repeated your question. The woman wrinkled her nose, and now that you really looked at herâŠshe was much older than you. She had expensive taste, clearly, and an aura of confidence you could never possess.
Hyunjinâs mouth parted, and then closed again, like he was having trouble speaking. There was so much to say, after all. But even if he couldnât talk right now, youâd be happy to just know if he was okay.Â
You wanted to ask him for his number, but you waited, giving him the time to say whatever was on his mind. There must be a lot on it. It had to be his company pulling the strings and making him cut off all contact with you. He had to have been forced somehow, because he wasnât that kind of person.Â
The longer he said nothing, the dizzier you felt. The truth was becoming obvious. Maybe it wasnât all that far-fetched to believe that he had cut you offâŠ.on purpose.
Your chest tightened impossibly, a horrible feeling building up in your gut. There were lines in his forehead, and guilt in his eyes. Your nails dug into your palms as you tightly clenched your fists, but you were numb to that pain.
But it had to be a misunderstanding, because Hyunjin would never do that to you, would he? In fact, heâdâŠnever do that to anyone. He was far too kind to resort to something like complete radio silence.
âIâm sorryâ He spoke.
Your knees almost gave out at his voice. Youâd missed it so much, and your heart was catching up to your mind, to register what he said.
Sorry for what?
He swallowed hard, steely gaze meeting your confused one, âIâm sorry⊠I donât have time for thisâ
Before you could even process those words, he had walked out into the cold night, leaving you standing in the stupid fucking store, all by yourself. That was all there was to it.
Maybe everything that you knew about Hyunjin was wrong.
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âIâm sorry. I canât help youâŠyou do not have authorisation to enter the buildingâ The security guard repeated, for the third time that night, as if you needed any more humiliation right now.Â
Your cheeks were burning red, and you were trembling from the cold, âPlease, he knows who I am. Just ask himâ
He was visibly annoyed, âIf you donât have a visitor pass, you have to stay in the lobby, until the employee buzzes you inâ
You tightened your coat around yourself, trying to reason, âI canât get through to him. Just tell him Iâm here. Heâll buzz me in, I swearâ
He sighed, exasperated by your desperation. You were embarrassed, and shameful, but you didnât know what else to do. If you went home now, you might cry till you threw up. Youâd cry till it was dawn, and until you heard the morning traffic outside your apartment. The only thing stopping you from bawling right now was the watchful eyes of the people around you.Â
Youâre numb inside. Youâre so, so confused.
None of it makes any sense, but your brain hurts just thinking about it.
It was so late, everybody was leaving the building, and you were the only one trying to get in. A female employee was buzzing out, pushing through the turnstiles. She looked between you and the doorman, âSomething wrong?âÂ
The guard sighed, another indication of how less of a fuck he gave about you, âShe says she knows an employee in the building, but she has no visitor passâ
You looked at her, âCan you please just tell him Y/N is here? Heâll understandâ
Her gaze softened at the state of you, âWhatâs his name? Iâll see what I can doâ
You told her⊠and then you waited.Â
It was embarrassing to be standing there as hundreds of employees exited, eyeing you up, wondering why you were just standing there. The longer it took for him to come, the shakier you felt. Like youâd lose grip of yourself. It was getting chillier, and your insides hurt.Â
Then you heard his voice. He basically yelled your name, rushing through the crowd of employees, a beeline straight to you, âY/N? What are you doing here?â
He was like your angel â ashy blonde hair drifting against the air conditioning of the lobby, a red scarf wrapped around his neck. âOh my godâ You stepped ahead, but a silver turnstile separated you from touching him, âI tried calling youâ
He placed his card against the scanner, opening the gate so you could enter. There was no time to explain. Immediately, he wrapped his arms around your body. That was the thing you loved about Yeonjun the most. Hug first, questions later.
You buried your face in his neck, squeezing him, âIâm so sorry for just showing up, I needed to see you, Junâ
He pulled back to look at you, âIâm sorry my phone was on silent. I was working on a report, and I lost track of timeâ
The security guard was looking at the two of you, and he probably assumed you were a couple. He probably thought you were lovers, and if you wereâŠeverything might just have been easier. Yeonjunâs eyes narrowed in on your puffy, swollen eyes, âWait. Whatâs wrong? Are you okay?â
Heat rushed to your cheeks. Had you overreacted by coming here? He must think itâs an emergency. You musthave overreacted. Your instinct made you apologise, âIâm sorry for coming here like thisâŠâ
He shook that thought away like it was nothing, âCome on. Weâll just grab my stuff, and then we can head home, all right?â
You let him lead you to the staff elevator, and he held on tightly to you through it all, which you appreciated. You didnât want to be alone right now. You observed the office building that Yeonjun worked at. âYour building isâŠfancyâ You mumbled, but your voice was hoarse, and you couldnât muster up any enthusiasm.
âYeahâ He chuckled, glancing back at you, âMost companies are pretty serious about the security. Thereâs been a lot of data breaches recently soâŠâ
âIt was embarrassing to face off that guard. I thought heâd arrest me or somethingâŠby the way he was staringâÂ
Yeonjun laughed, âHeâd never do that. He was probably just caught off guard by how pretty you lookâ
Your chest squeezed at his sudden compliment. You leaned forward, wrapping an arm around his stomach to indulge him in a back hug. It was a strange display of affection for the elevator. But Yeonjun said nothing of it, squeezing your arm, and craning his neck to smile at you.
âWeâre hereâ He told you, and you stepped out into a quiet office floor. After a monotonous and mundane hallway with doors that all looked the same, you arrived at his cubicle. The floors were grey, the doors were dark, and the ceiling was industrial exposed. Youâre not sure if this was the best place for comfort right now, but it was all you had. It was better than your empty, soulless apartment.
Yeonjunâs desk was cleaner than you expected, arranged with knick-knacks and clutter. A polaroid of you and him was pinned to the bulletin, next to one of him and Hana. Your eyes trailed across his entire workspace. There were only pictures of Hana.
You stilled.
âUm, Iâm sorry. I still need to clean upâ He muttered, ripping the polaroids off the wall, as if to show you that he didnât care. But it was clear to you by how he carefully placed them inside the drawer. He was still in love with her.There was a lump in your throat at the realisation. He hadnât told you that, and Yeonjun shared everything with you.
He shot you a sheepish smile, âIâm just gonna finish sending an email. You can sit downâ
There was a single swivel chair at his desk. âWhat about you?â You asked.
âIâve been meaning to get off my feet anywayâ He smiled, as you sat down.
You felt like a kid, watching him send the emails, with nothing to do but sit in your thoughts. It was still better than being at home. Alone.
âDo you always work this late?â You asked him, after a while. There was nobody else on the floor.
He shook his head, âNoâŠthere was a problem at work, I had to stay longer to figure it outâ
âOhâ
He forcefully pushed a button on his keyboard, then turned to you, âSo are you going to tell me why youâre here?â
You swallowed, fiddling with the clutter on his desk, rehearsing what happened in your head, and every way sounded stupid. So you mumbled, âItâs not thatâŠimportant, actually. I should head homeâ
Yeonjun shut his laptop with a snap. Crossing his arms, he leaned against the desk to look at you, âCome on. Was it not what you expected?â
âHmm?â
âThe art building. Thatâs why you went out tonight. Is it not as good as you imagined?â
âOhâ You belatedly realised that and held back a bitter laugh, âI didnât even get to itâ
âWhat? You couldnât find it?â
âI found him, Junâ You mumbled, staring at your sneakers.
âFound who?â He asked, before the realisation sank in, âWait, himâŠÂ as in Hyunjin? How!?â
That was your question too. How did you bump into him out of everyone in this city?
âIâŠhe happened to be at the store that I stopped to ask for directionsâ
Junâs eyebrows furrowed, and he knelt to be at eye level with you, âWhat happened then?â
âHe was with some girlâ
Without hesitation he said, âHis manager?â
Your lip was quivering as you spoke, but you couldnât be this fucking weak, âMaybe. I donât really knowâŠâ
âIt had to be. Hyunjin wouldnât do that to youâ
His faith in him was undeniable, and you felt like youâd break his heart by revealing the rest of the incident to him.
âShe probably was. Itâs not that, JunâŠhe walked right past meâŠI couldnât even talk to himâ
Yeonjun shook his head, âAre you sure he saw you?â
You recalled the look in Hyunjinâs eyes as he dismissed you completely, and the pain in your chest doubled at the reminder, âHe saw me.â
âYouâre sure?â
You looked at him, eyes filling with tears, âIâm sure.â
Yeonjun recoiled like a shotgun, standing up straight, and you werenât expecting the immediate anger in his tone, âWhy the fuck would he do that?â
You chewed on your lip, hoping itâd stop shaking, wishing you knew the answer to his question, âI donât knowâ
âHe didnât even give you his new number?â
A sob built up in your throat, and your head was beginning to pain, âYouâre not listening. He ignored me to my face, Jun. Maybe I did something wrong. Maybe it was something I saidâŠall those months agoâ
âYou could neverâ He scoffed, âIt was because of the woman he was with. Hyunjinâs probably not allowed to just talk to someone in publicâ
âYou really think so?â
Yeonjun didnât even look a little bit worried. He had his hands on his hips, âWhat else would it be, Y/N? Heâd never ignore you. I donât understandâŠâ
You swallowed, trying to not cry, âYeah. I justâŠhad to see you. A few months ago, when his number changed, I was really hoping that when I came to the city, I could find him and fix things. Thereâs no way heâd do that on purpose. Of all people in the world, Hyunjin would never just cut me off without an explanation butâŠâ You sniffled, âHe wasnât even happy to see me there. He just looked fucking disappointed. Like I made a mistake moving here, even though he all of peopleââ Your voice broke, âhe, all of people knows how much I wanted to come hereâ
âBabe, please donât cryâ Yeonjun reached out, his thumb wiping away a tear. It was futile since you could already taste the salt on your lips.
This wasnât what was supposed to happen, âHe talked about how he missed me, I just donât understand. Like, what even happened?â
âCome hereâ Yeonjun hugged you, and his t-shirt muffled your cries. He rubbed circles on your back, and you were thankful the floor was vacated, because you felt so stupid crying over a boy. Was Hyunjin even thinking about you right now? He had always hated seeing you cry, and now he was the entire reason for it.
You tightened your grip around him, âIâm sorry Iâm ruining your tonight, Junâ
âY/Nâ He frowned, pulling back to look at you, âDonât ever say that againâ
âSorryâŠâ
He looked upset and wiped the traces of tears off your lips, âStop apologising too. This isnât your faultâ
You nodded, holding him still, âCan I please stay in your apartment tonight? I donât want to go to my place right nowâ
He smiled, grabbing your bag off his desk, âIâve told you before. Youâll always have a bed at my apartment, Y/Nâ He frowned suddenly, remembering something, âUmâŠI do have to warn you about something thoughâŠâ
Maybe it was a mistake coming here. Right across Yeonjunâs apartment window, was a picture of Hyunjin. The billboard was huge, and he was plastered all over it. You almost didnât recognise him at first. He looked likeâŠa star.
His hair was perfectly in place, and sunglasses were pushed up to his head, like he was the protagonist of some action movie.
âYou werenât kidding about it being hugeâ You commented, watching from his bedroom.
He came to stand next to you, fiddling with the curtains, âI was hoping theyâd change it soon, but Pegasus is pretty good at promoting the band. Downtown, theyâre on almost every billboardâ
At least now you knew you wouldnât be going Downtown anymore. It was ironic that Hyunjin was everywhere in the city but out of reach for you. If that woman really was his manager, and he wasnât allowed to even talk to you in publicâŠthen Hyunjinâs life was even tougher than you could have imagined.
Being famous must fucking suck, and being in love with someone famous wasâŠsoul-crushing.
âAnywayâ He cleared his throat, âI ordered us some Chinese foodâ
You crossed your arms, you hadnât realised you were starving, âThank you, JunâŠ"
Yeonjun just smiled in return, leading you away from the bedroom window before pulling the curtains on the view. You were glad, because if he didnât pull you away now, youâre afraid youâd stare at that picture for the rest of your life.
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The Atelier of the Arts was beautiful.Â
It was everything you could have imagined, and more. Itâs where youâre supposed to spend the next two years of your life. The facade of the building was built almost entirely out of glass, resembling high-end universities youâd only seen in the movies. You felt minuscule in front of the scale and the grandeur of it. Being in Seoul for a few weeks nowâŠyouâd realised it was all about towering glass and steel structures, weaved in between all of the imperial history. You just wish you could appreciate it more right now.
A girl at the front desk thankfully told you where to go, and you carefully navigated the hallways until you were at the top floor.
You stared at what was meant to be your classroom. Sunlight cascaded through a transparent glass rooftop, casting a beautiful glow on the plants.Â
You only see green. There were plants of all kinds, flowers of every color and the air smelled sweet. It smelled citrusy, and like the drink Hyunjin made you on his last night.Â
The door was made of glass too, a brass knob sparkling against the sunlight.
You must have taken a wrong turn somewhere. This isnât an art studio.Â
Itâs a greenhouse.
Before you had time to retrace your steps, a girl interrupted you, âYouâre not lostâ
âIâm sorry?â
âKim Jieongâs new student, right?â She asked, tilting her head at you.Â
You wonder what it is about you that gave you away. Was it the clothes? Or maybe itâs the bag youâre clutching tightly to your chest, sketchbook peeking out from within it. Youâre joining in the middle of an ongoing semester, so you already stood out. âYeahâ You managed to say.
She smiled, proud to have got it correct, âYouâre at the right place. The roomâs just through there, after the hydrangeas. Iâm going in now, if you wanna follow meâ
She couldnât be much older than you, and sheâs so well put together.Â
Her accent was different, like sheâs been born and bred in Seoul her whole life. She enunciated everything, frankly, in a way better to you. A denim skirt hung to her ankles, revealing Converse at her feet. Her hair was dirty blonde, tied up perfectly in place, and an amethyst choker sat at her collarbones.
You wonder if youâre underdressed on your first day of class. The creme cardigan youâre in is soft, and itâs comforting to your soul, but itâs not impressive. You found it in a thrift shop in Daejon; perhaps this is a sign you should go shopping here. Youâre leading a new life, and you need clothes to match.
The girl was waiting for you to enter, but youâre not ready.
Kim Jieong has been your inspiration for as long as you can remember. Heâs painted the most beautiful things known to you â expressing emotions you didnât even know you had. The fact that heâs beyond those glass doors right nowâŠyouâre not ready. YesâŠyouâve waited literally all your life, but you never thought itâd actually come to this. You wish you had someone to share this anticipation and excitement with, but all you have is your studio apartment, and its bare, dry walls. Youâre trying to be positive, but somedays it feels impossible
A boy stepped through the elevator doors, and his eyes scrambled over your faded creme cardigan, and bag. Youâre new here, and heâs clearly not. You can tell from the ease with which he carries himself, and by the way he looks like a picture-perfect rendition of an artist. If you searched âart studentâ on Pinterest, youâre pretty sure his picture would come up. Heâs dressed in denim suspenders, expensive headphones hanging around his neck, paintbrushes tucked into his pockets.
âHeyâ He smiled at you, âAre youïżœïżœïżœ the student from Daejon?â
You nodded, holding your bag tighter on your shoulder, happy that he knew of your existence. Youâd feared until the last minute that you getting in to the program had been another mess-up, and once you arrivedâŠtheyâd tell you it was a mistake.
He tilt his head, âWhatâs your monogram?â
Your monogram. The initials you sign all your paintings with. You tell him your name, âUmâŠY/Nâ
âOhâ He frowned, âI canât remember if Iâve seen your workâ
Thatâs because he hasnât. Youâve never had a public exhibition, so how would he recognise you?
âCome on, you can get to know her laterâ The girl rolled her eyes at him, then looked at you, âAre you coming inâŠor are we going to chat here the rest of today?â
They didnât tell you their names, even though you just told them yours. You should ask, but wouldnât that come off too eager?Â
âYeah. Sureâ You forced a smile at her, and the girlâs face softened at that. Itâs like she wasnât expecting you to do that, like she expected you to be soulless and cold.Â
Tentatively, you stepped through the glass door, into the greenhouse-cum-studio. Itâs like stepping in a fairytale, navigating through all the plants that jut out, magnificent fantastical flowers you havenât seen even in the countryside. You reached out and touched a purple flower, the petals are coarse but the flower looked so soft.
You were walking on a metal walkway, a bridge over a little artificial stream. It reminded you so much of Daejon, itâs kind of funny that youâre actually thousands of miles away.
âCrazy place for a classroom, right?â The boy laughed. Itâs like he read your mind.
You nodded, âI thought I was at the wrong placeâ
âYouâll get used to itâ The girl looked over her shoulder to tell you. Youâre standing between them, as they escort you to your class.Â
âThe hydrangeasâ She muttered, pointing to a set of purple flowers as you pass them.
As if stepping into Narnia, the plants suddenly cleared up, revealing a room. Itâs big, and thereâs an assortment of chairs, tables, easels, shelves, and paint. Thereâs so much to take in. You watched with wide eyes, and the boy laughed.
âItâs cool, right?â He asked you.
âYeahâ You breathed, âYou could say thatâ
There were already a few students sitting at their easels, but they were too distracted setting up their paints to look up and notice you.Â
âUm, what are your names?â You ended up asking. Fuck being eager.
âIâm Minnie and thatâs Jeonghanâ She told you.
âNo, Iâm Nate. Nobody calls me Jeonghan except my mumâ He rolled his eyes.
âNateâ You repeated, âAre youââ
âAmerican? Yes he is, and feel free to call him JeonghanâŠâ Minnie finished your sentence, as she walked over to her easel.
He laughed, âI moved back to Korea a few years ago to studyâ
The room filled with people within seconds. There are not too many of you, just twenty, itâs an exclusive program after all. You looked around at the people who are supposed to be your classmates for the next few years. They all looked a little older than you and like they know their way around everything.Â
Thereâs only one unmarked empty stool in the corner, and it must be yours. After all, this internship was so exclusive, there wasnât any space for extras. You took your place, opening up your supplies onto the little table. The stool was comfortable and had a plush back, so you wouldnât kill your back when you were painting. It was already infinitely better than your set-up at home.
Minnie and Jeonghan took their places too, settling into a comfortable rhythm. Your other classmates greeted them with big smiles, but obviouslyâŠthey didnât look at you.Â
Youâd never moved a day in your life, so this was unfamiliar â not knowing anyone in the room, and everything being new. But change was supposed to be good, right? Youâd grown tired of stagnation, and so youâd chased this. Perhaps you could try conversing with the girls next to you, but where would you even start? They all knew each other from before. Why would they want to talk to a stranger?
A girl was giggling, settling into her chair, with two other friends, and they were teasing her about something but you donât know the context. There was a cute boy across from you, and he was setting up his paints. He had earphones in, and was humming to the beat of an unknown song. He glanced up at you absentmindedly, but when your eyes met, your heart stung.Â
You were trying desperately to not think of Hyunjin.
But youâve only been here for five minutes and you see Hyunjin in everything around you.Â
He would fall in love with this place â with the sunlight hitting the wooden boards, with how open it was, and he would probably know the name of every flower here. After all, he had to know to put them in pretty drinks to give to girls like you.Â
A student sitting opposite you had bleached hair, and she pulled it up into a bun and you thought of him again. Nothing could compare how it felt to card your fingers through his hair, and tug at it when he kissed you. Youâd braided it back in his room, and it had been so soft to the touch, slipping through your fingers like sand.Â
âHeyâ Someone tapped on your shoulder, and you pulled yourself out of the hopeless trench of daydreaming about him. You noticed her chunky platform boots first, and then you looked up at her, âUh, heyâ
âYouâre the girl from the south?â
It was heartwarming that she started the conversation with you. You smiled, âYeah. Iâm from Daejonââ
âYouâre in my spotâ
âSorry?â
âThatâs my spotâ She repeated, pointing at your seat.
âOhâ You realised. Youâd already opened up your bag of supplies so you hurriedly grabbed your sketchbook, shoving it in your tote bag carelessly. Your paintbrushes dropped in the process, rolling off the table, and you wanted to die. Was it possible to be such a fucking cliche and embarrass yourself like this on the first day of class?
The girl made no move to help you, but you shouldnât expect her to either. You stood up, holding the bag to your chest, and realised you had no place to sit anymore.
Before you could panic about the situation, someone else in the room caught your attention.
Kim Jieong was here.
He was standing in the centre, and you donât know how the fuck you didnât notice him until now. He must have just come in.Â
You stood starstruck, at the worst time possible. He was in a beanie, and a thick coat. He had black-rimmed glasses on, and a slight scruff. He looked like all the pictures youâd seen of him, but better than you even imagined â the right mix of pretention and whimsical.
He was the embodiment of art and of inspiration.Â
The little girl in you was screaming.Â
You were transported back to the first painting you ever saw by him. It was in a magazine that Felix had stolen for you off the library racks. As kids, you and Felix had sat on his bedroom floor, flipping through the glossy pages. On the last page though, there was a painting of a lighthouse, with surrealistic waves hitting the shore. There was no article or editorial. Just that picture, with a name on the bottom. Kim Jieong, 2006. Youâd ripped the page out, and kept it safe with you, before returning the magazine. Youâd felt no guilt then, because it was the most beautiful art youâd seen then.
Kim Jieong, your favorite artist in history, was a real fucking person. He was real, and he was looking at you.
The corner of his lip tilted up, âHeyâ
Hey.
Youâre going to fucking pass out.
He was talking to you. He knew you existed. âUm, hiâ Your voice came out softer than it was, and you hope he couldnât see the stars in your eyes.Â
âCan I help youâŠ?â
You could feel the eyes of everyone on you, and you gripped onto your sketchbook tighter, âIâmâŠthe new studentâ
His eyes widened, âYouâre Y/NâŠ?â
He knew your name?
Now he was the one who looked caught off guard, âShit, Iâm sorry I completely forgot youâre coming in today. Nate, can you please help Y/N get a spare stool and easel?â
Nate, the boy youâd met before, smiled, âOf course I canâ
Your earlier embarrassment slowly eased. Professor Jieong stepped to you with a poise that only masterminds possessed, âBe honest⊠Did you have any trouble finding this room? Most students doâ
âNo, I was just confused becauseâŠitâs not really a conventional classroomâ
Jieong laughed, âWell, if you liked conventional things, you wouldnât be hereâ
âYouâre rightâ You smiled.
He pointed to a corner, âThereâs your seat. Iâm putting you next to Nate. He can help you out the first week. Even though itâs your first day, donât worry Iâm not going to make you talk about yourself in front of the class or anything like that. I know how much people your age hate thatâ
You smiled at that, relieved, and finally sat down at what was to be your place for the future. The view from here was so pretty, through the parted indoor trees, you could look out into the city. There were floor-to-ceiling windows sprawled out, and the sun was in your eyes, but you didnât mind. It must get really hot in the summer, but right now itâs the cusp of winter, and so it was perfect.
âSo, how are you liking Seoul, Y/N?â Jieong asked you, stepping in the way, shielding your gaze from the light. It was so early in the morning, but he was full of so much of vigour. You wish you could have energy to match him right now, but lately you just feel drained.
You smiled up at him, observing how the rays formed a halo around his head, âItâs all rightâŠI, uh, I really love the food here.âÂ
Jieong paced across the room, making sure to look at each student, and there was so much comfort in his stance, as he talked to you, âI know youâre joining in the middle of this semester Y/N, and everything is going to feel very jarring. Usually, people get an intro class and some icebreakers so⊠donât be afraid to ask me stuff, okay? Thereâs no stupid questions in here, right?â
âDebatableâ Nate mumbled loudly next to you.
âThatâs not what you said when I asked about the color combos last weekâ The girl with bleached hair chimed in.Â
Jieong grinned, putting his hands on his hips as he came to a stop in the centre, âHaha. Donât try so hard to make me look bad in front of the new girlââ
You laughed, âDonât worry about itâ
Jieong grinned at you, and you were still reeling from his attention as he talked, âWeâre going to start on a new project for the next couple of weeks. I have a couple of field trips planned but today we are just going to explore some basic anatomy, okay?â
There was nothing more to be said. Everybody fell into a rhythm, and Jieong wasnât even speaking anymore, but he filled the room with his presence. He had such a strong personality and clearly had a good rapport with all his students. You were looking forward to get to know him.Â
This was such a beautiful room, and you had only been here a few minutes, but you were endlessly inspired. It reminded you of Aeraâs, filling you with so much creative energy, you were bursting at the seams. You hoped that this emotion wouldnât be lost on you. This was the first genuine excitement youâd felt sinceâŠ.since what happened in the shop.Â
Itâs been a few days, or a few weeks, you canât really tell. Yet you play it in your head over and over again, trying to connect the dots. You give up every time, because nothing justifies what happened that night, and you donât realise that most of your sleepless nights in this city pass byâŠjust like that.
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There were good days, and bad days.
There was a separation between the art studio, and the rest of your life. In the studio, you were content, because you were distracted. At homeâŠwas another story.
Your apartment was a blank canvas, and as the weeks passed, you breathed life into each corner. The walls filled up slowly with the new artwork you created, with your works in progress from the apprenticeship. There were a few plants in your room to remind you of Daejonâs lushness.
You immersed yourself in the whirlwind of city life. Seoul sucked you in deep. You found a bakery you like, a grocery store you frequent, an art shop that fed your supplies.Â
Itâs strange, to have good days, but nobody to share it with. It feels pointless to be excited about something but having to keep it to yourself.
You were still teetering on the edge, you hadnât visited nightclubs or bars â you found no time between the classes. The people at the apprenticeship were talented, in a way that made you doubt yourself but push harder. You tried to talk to the people around you, but you only saw them in classes, and your friendships didnât exist beyond those canvases.
It was hard to make friends in the city. You hadnât predicted the isolation that would come with moving here. Jeongin and you would occasionally bump into you at the stairwell, and that would be the most of your social interaction. You made time to meet Yeonjun each weekend, and he helped you buy some basic furniture for your apartment; a coffee table, a dresser, a mirror. They even helped you carry your new mattress up the stairs, and you invited them in that night for some wine, as a thank you.
You liked to think that youâve settled into a routine as you washed the dishes in your new home, listening to the hum of the city traffic. In the quiet evenings that you spend with yourself, you drifted into daydreams and thought about him, but you stopped yourself before the longing gets too bad.Â
Your apartment is so small. Thereâs no space in your life to be sad.Â
Youâre supposed to be living your dream after all.
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The sun in the art studio never bothered you. Instead, felt warm on your skin, energizing you.You attempted to channel the beauty of the room into each pencil stroke. It was hard to focus on your art, sketching out a few basics as your professor talked over a few prompts. This was only the beginning, so you were taking it slow. It felt like it had been ages since you drew, and your skills were getting rustic.Â
When everyone was busy and distracted, Jieong came to you. âDoing okay, Y/N?â His voice was low to not disturb the other students, and you nodded.
âIâm goodâŠjust trying to get the hang of thingsâ
âI understandâ He smiled, and he was bent over to speak to you, âYouâll soon figure out the pattern. We experiment every class and youâre free to work on whatever medium you want. Donât think of this as an art lesson, okay? ItâsâŠrefining your existing skillsâ
You smiled, âYeah. I know I missed a few but Iâm excited for the rest of the classes. I feel like Iâve hit a roadblockâŠwith my own work, I end up only making the same kind of paintings every timeâ
Jieong nodded, like heâd heard this a million times, âBut thatâs exactly what Iâm here for, okay? You can talk to me about anything you want. Thereâs also going to be a couple of field trips this semester, and you can meet some other mentors. In case you realise you hate my methodsâ
You laughed, continuing to sketch away, âI doubt thatâs possible. IâŠIâm looking forward to those thoughâ
âAnd not to sound too forward butâŠyou look like you havenât slept in a week, kidâ He commented, with a chuckle, but there was no malice in his tone. Just a genuine observation.
âI havenâtâ You admitted.
âNervous?â
If nervous and heartbroken were the same emotion. Then yes, you were more nervous than anything. You settled and said, âThis just means a lot to meâÂ
âWhat brought you to Seoul, if you donât mind meâŠasking? Did your parents move here, or a boyfriend or somebody?âÂ
âJust looking for a changeâŠâ You said. It would be too much to tell him that youâd looked up to him half your life, and had worked your ass off the entire summer to get hereâŠ.That youâd been willing to lose your friendships for this and that there was nothing in Seoul for you except thisâŠ.It would be crazy to tell him that in the end, a boy had convinced you to be selfish and come here.
His lips curled up, oblivious to your internal worries, âA change? Youâre in the right place then, sweetheartâ
Sweetheart. You looked up at him, with obvious adoration in your gaze. Kim Jieong just called you sweetheart.
He reached out, to pat your back, âIt canât be easy moving, but I hope you know you made the right decision. If youâre looking for changeâŠthis is the place to be, and Iâm really looking forward to know you and your art better. I can promise you that youâre going to be very happy here, Y/Nâ
Youâre smiling, but it doesnât reach your eyes. Maybe you needed the reassurance that coming here and uprooting your entire life wasnât a mistake. It had felt all too much like that after Hyunjinâs disappointed encounter â making you feel that you shouldâve just stayed where you were.Â
Youâd pined for this place for so long, yet you already missed your little hometown and your life there, because things with him were better back home.
It will take time to get better. Itâs only the first day.
The weight of his words sank in, and you suddenly felt teary-eyed. Thereâs been a void in your heart for the longest time. You thought coming here would fill it up, but even as youâre painting in your dream class with your favourite artist, your heart feels dead.Â
You ought to be insane to not be grateful. Seoul was the only thing you ever wanted, but maybe itâs time for you to admit thatâŠwishes change. Dreams change.
A lump builds up in your throat at the horrible realisation that maybe, the only thing that can fill the void in your being was Hyunjin.Â
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Today, you were drawing from life.
There was a model in front of you, and amongst all the plants, she looked like a siren plucked from the pages of an ancient Greek legend. She was sat on a barstool, dressed in a tight lace outfit. You focused on the detailing of her lingerie as you paint it into your canvas. Surprisingly, youâd never drawn anatomy from life before, youâd never ventured into that skill much.
Her set was made entirely of lace â thin flowers covering the chest, overlapping with vines and the model blends into the room's atmosphere. She looked beautiful in muted pastel colours, and you wish you could own a piece like that. Youâve found some time to revamp your wardrobe, and when you wear prettier clothes, you feel like youâre reinventing yourself.Â
Daejon was usually always humid, so you never experimented with patterns, layers, and textures. It was the same skirts, the same tank tops, and sweatpants that you circulated through, and it was okay because your life was the same there everyday. HereâŠyouâre trying to be different.Â
Nate brought you out of your train of thought. He was poking a pencil in your leg, to get your attention, and you looked up at him. He was grinning, hair swept back. Heâs handsome, in a conventional sense anyway, but you donât let yourself think further than that. Thereâs no point.
You glanced at his canvas and heâs halfway through his portrait already. Somehow, heâs made the model look even more ethereal in person.
âCould I borrow the green swatch?â He asked, eyeing the watercolours you have in front of you. Youâve bought a lot of new art supplies, and it was quite frankly, a humbling experience. Everything is so much more expensive here, but the apprenticeship gives you some money for supplies, and youâre already halfway through it. The watercolour palette though, is your favourite. Itâs Winsor & Netwon. In fact, itâs the same one you used the night of the Paint and Wine event at the Chateau.
âOf courseâ You told Nate, and handed him the palette. He dipped his brush right into it, taking away some green paint. Everybody around you was quiet, in a deep concentration as they worked on their pieces. Kim Jieong was circulating the classroom, hands on his hips as he observed every student. He stopped every few minutes, to help out, or give advice.Â
Itâs been some time, but you still felt starstruck around him. Some charms never fade.Â
Youâve had little time to observe yet but it was obvious from day one - Heâs insanely cool, and he teaches art in a way that makes you so grateful to be his student. He sees the world differently than you, and youâre in desperate need for that perspective. Youâre tired of only seeing things your way.
So, you obviously immediately stop painting as he soon as he comes near you. Youâre embarrassed as his eyes catch progress of your painting. Youâre far behind the others.
âHowâs that going?â He asked, in a hushed whisper to not divert attention off the class.
You dipped your paintbrush in water, letting it soak through, âI thinkâŠitâs okayâ
Jieong frowned, just slightly, looking over your canvas. He had a pair of glasses pushed over his head and he slipped them back on, leaning in to look at your strokes. Youâre self-conscious, rightfully, and you held your breath as he analyses the painting.
âYour strokes are veryâŠcarefulâ He looked back at you, âLike youâre afraid of making a mark on the paperâ
You gulped, âIâŠsorryâ
His eyebrows shot up, and he removed the glasses, keeping them on your desk. âMind if I sit next to you, Y/N?âÂ
You nodded, and youâre ready to hear the end of it. He pulled up an abandoned stool, scooting close to you. You pulled your hands into your lap, and faced him.
He gets right to it, âAll the work that Iâve seen of yours in the portfolio you submitted. You were usually more confident. Is something bothering you these days?â
So much is bothering you, yet none of it is an excuse.Â
You havenât come this far, just to slack off. You havenât paid so much just to be average. You havenât dreamt so long just to be careful. Youâre holding back.
âNoâŠnothingâs bothering meâ You lied, manifesting that it will soon be the truth.
Jieong frowned at your blatant lie, because heâs obviously older and wiser and therefore he knows everything. âYouâve been getting enough sleep now?âÂ
Thereâs no point in hiding the truth. Itâs more embarrassing to be caught in a lie, âActually, not reallyâŠmy place is still new to me. Iâm still getting used to the bed, my roomâŠthe traffic. Where Iâm from, itâs always quieter at night. IâŠalso miss my friendsâ
Jieong smiled at your words, âIs that all? Because if so, then Iâm not worried. Youâll settle in soon, and the loud traffic will soon fall on deaf earsâ
âI knowâ You nod, youâre trying to be positive, âItâs just taking some timeâ
He nodded, and you think heâll leave but says, âHave you visited any museums yet? Or been around the city?â
Youâre conscious again, because everybody else is painting the model, yet you feel like a kid being reprimanded by their teacher.
âI havenât had much time. Iâve tried to improve my skills at homeâ
âYouâre in a metro city, Y/N. You should let yourself be inspired. Iâm not asking you to go out and get drunkââ He laughed, âBut maybe the trick is to tire yourself out so much during the day, you fall asleep as soon as your head hits the pillowâ
You forced a smile, but itâs hard when heâs looking right at you, âYouâre right. I should do thatâ
âI didnât mean to interrupt your paintingâ He apologised, âYou can continueâ
You nodded, picking up the paintbrush but youâre shaking. Heâs still sitting beside you, and his observant gaze terrifies you. You feel like youâre ten years old again, trying to be perfect in art class.
His hand landed on your shoulder, âDonât be nervousâ
The fact that heâs caught on to you being nervous is embarrassing, and you decide to say, âItâs hard not to be. Iâve looked up to your art my whole lifeâ
He smiled, in your peripheral vision, âIs that so?â He looked proud, the smile reaches his eyes, and you nodded to confirm.
You and him havenât had too many personal conversations yet. Heâs close to everyone else in class but youâre still getting to know each other. So, he still has no idea what he means to you. He had kind eyes, and the way he carries himself makes him seem much younger than he is. Heâs trying to put you at ease, and you feel slightly grateful. He didnât need to do this, or come here.
âI went to your exhibition in Jejuâ You told him.
His eyes lit up, âIs that how you heard about this program? I remember my team was handing out flyers for this program thereâ
âYup, I went with my best friend. Well, I sort of dragged him there, but Iâm glad I did because I saw the flyers. I never thought Iâd actually get in here thoughâ
âYet here you areâ He hummed, âAt the fear of not sounding narcissistic, can I ask you what your favourite piece was?â
You smiled, âYouâre one of the greatest living artists. I think youâre allowed to be a little narcissisticâ
At your words, he laughed. Itâs so loud that it catches the attention of the students next to you. Though theyâre used to his magnanimous personality, they turn away soon enough.
âYouâre too sweetâ He told you.
âMy favourite pieceâŠâ You trailed off, and youâre replaying the exhibition in your head. You had dragged Felix around every hallway, and heâd complained throughout. Your thoughts are overtaken by something else though. At the pool all those weeks away⊠youâd talked about this in detail with Hyunjin, the night you told him about your rejection. The night you sat with your feet dipped in the water, the night he touched you and told you how heâd tangibly changed you. He couldnât have known in that moment, how right he was. You can feel the ghost of his touch on your fingers, on your lips, your thighs.
Jieong must have noticed the fall in your expression because he tilt his head, âEverything all right?â
âIâm sorry. I wasâŠjust trying to rememberâ You canât let thoughts of Hyunjin paralyse you.Â
âThatâs okayâ He said, simply.
âMy favourite was Celestial Fatalityâ You said, âHowâŠdid you even come up with it?â Youâd theorised this with HyunjinâŠbut now you could actually get some answers.
Jieong seemed surprised, âThatâs a pretty morbid painting to love, Y/Nâ
âItâs beautiful though. It reminds me of the legend of Icarusâ
âWhat do you like about it?â He leaned forward, and your heart jumped. He actually cares, and wants to know your opinion. The thought of it is crazy and makes you a little dizzy.
âItâs a cautionary taleâŠthe pair of lovers drowning in moonlight, swallowed up in their ownâŠhubris. They were probably told to stay away from each other, yet at the risk of their mortality, they still metâ
Jieong seemed almost impressed, âYou seem like a romantic personâ
Itâs a strange thing for him to say to you, in the middle of a Wednesday class. But heâs your favourite artist, and heâs absolutely right. For a romantic person, youâve surely never had any good relationships to account for it though.
You shook your head, âIâm really not. I just like that painting. Something about it feels close to home. Itâs almost like I can feel the pain of their mistakeâŠof choosing each other over anything else in the world, even if that ends in their perishingâŠâ
His lip curled up into a smile, âFascinatingâ
Your chest felt heavy, but it feels so good to talk about this with him, âI hope one day I can create something with as much impact as that. I want to tell stories that linger, I think thereâs a long time till that thoughâŠI mean Iâm struggling with basic anatomy,. I guess I just need to get betterâŠ.â
âIâve only known you a few weeks, Y/N, but can I tell you something?â
âHmm?â
He reached out, smiling warmly, âYouâre way too hard on yourself. Youâre in one of the greatest cities in the world. Live a little, kidâ
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It had been just two weeks, but youâve developed a habit. Every evening after class, you find yourself organising the canisters on the shelves.
âShould we be paying you for this?â Nate asked, stepping over to you. You donât talk much in class, and when you do, itâs always in passing, like this. Right now, he had a bag slung over his shoulder, while he bit into an apple, the juice dripping down his chin. You wish you had more energy to put into your friendships right now but making new connections has felt so draining. Youâd been too dependent on Yeonjun, but he canât always be there.
He looked silly, eating fruit here, but you laughed, âI hope youâre jokingâ
âNo, because why are you putting all of them in that order?â He asked, another crunch reverberated through the studio as he bit into it again.
âI actually worked in an art shop my whole life. Old habitsâŠâ You shrugged, looking at him.
âYouâre kidding meâ Minnie said, stepping up, âThat explains itâ
âExplains what?â You turned to them.
âYour desk is always soâŠstrangely cleanâ She said. You donât know her well too, but you love how she dresses. You love how she pours herself into her clothes, and expresses through them. Sheâs always wearing chunky jewellery, flowing skirts, corsets. Her art style is similar to it. Itâs loud but dainty at the same time.Â
âIâm gonna presume thatâs a complimentâ You laughed, picking up your sketchbook. âCan we get going, Nate, please?â Minnie asked him.Â
âSee you Mondayâ You smiled at them, turning to finish packing your things.
Nate looked at you over his shoulder, âActually⊠You got any plans after class?â
You looked between them, âNot really, I was planning on brushing up on my anatomy. Why?â
Nate rolled his eyes, and he almost reminds you of Minho in this moment, âEven though that sounds like the bestFriday night everâŠWeâre going to this new bar that opened up. You wanna come with?â
Minnie jumped forward, eyes lighting up, âShit, yeah! I think you might really like it. The whole place is themed like a post-apocalyptic nuclear bunker. Very coolâ
âWhat?â You laughed, walking over to them with your bag, âThat sounds really unique, but I donât really want to intrude on your planâ
Nate stepped forward, offering his hand to you, âYour anatomy can wait till Monday morning. Youâve been in Seoul a few weeks, donât you want to explore the cool shit already?â
âAre you sure?â
âWe have an extra ticket anywayâ Minnie suggested. Theyâve never asked you to hang out with them before like this. You wonder what it was about today that made them try.Â
You stared at his hand, outstretched to you. No inspiration was going to strike from you just sitting in your studio apartment every night. They were right, and you slipped your fingers in his. He smiled brightlyâŠand that just happened to be the night you made your first friends in the city.
AndâŠNate had a lot of friends.Â
You realised as much when youâre sitting at the booth, squished between Minnie and him, staring at a bunch of young adults you donât know.Â
Theyâre fun, and theyâre on their fifth tequila shot of the night. In another life, this might have been your teenage years too. Attending Seoul University, having friends from affluent neighbourhoods, weekend nights out at the bar. Alas, everyone at this table is worth more than the average personâs income in Daejon, and the only cheap bar in your small town was run by an old creep.
Minnie handed you another tequila shot, her hand resting on your thigh. Sheâs very handsy and you donât mind.
Thereâs been a few rounds of getting to know each other. Youâre the new one, so you kind of feel like the baby of the group, even though theyâre all older than you. Most of them came from America, but their Korean is so good you wouldnât be able to tell the difference. Nate has attractive friends. Ha-ru, Renjun, Lily, Jamie. But none of them hold a candle to the boy youâre desperately trying not to think about.Â
You came straight to this bar after class, so you had no time to change out of your paint-tattered clothes. Thankfully, youâre wearing the leather jacket Yeonjun bought you, and it does a great job of keeping you warm. Admittedly, his friends arenât too dressed up either. They all came from work too, and you once again realise that life here is so different from Daejon. Thereâs no time for frolicking, or lounging around in diners and swimming in Creeks. Everybodyâs working their ass off, to afford the lifestyle that Seoul asks for, the lifestyle you always killed for.Â
âSo, what brought you to this city, Y/N?â One of his friends asked you. Itâs the only question you get asked these days. The most interesting thing about you is your newness, but theyâre outgoing, so youâre not surprised at them making all these attempts to get to know you.
âWhere do I start?â You joked, reaching for your drink, âI moved here from a little town near the mountainsâ
Your glass was tinted red, to match the theming of the bar. Itâs a fancy place, and all the decor makes you feel like youâre underground. Even the bouncers are dressed up in what look like radioactive suits, for the whole nuclear bunker vibe.
Everything around you is neon. The tables, the lights, the dance floor. Each one of Nateâs friends has a neon necklace around their neck, and glow sticks as bracelets. Youâve seen those accessories in the movies, but youâve never been to a party with them. Minnie made you a purple and blue glow-stick bracelet, and slipped it on your wrist a while ago. Youâre fiddling with it as you talk to their friends.Â
âAh, a small town girlâ One of his friends, Renjun, laughed, but youâre not offended. Itâs true, after all.
âWhy would you willingly choose the life path of a struggling artist?â Jamie asked. Sheâs cute. Her hair is dyed bright red, so you already like her.
You laughed, âA silly dreamâ
âWhatâs your dream?â Nate asked, squeezing your shoulder. You realised his arm is around you, and has been for a while. He smells nice, and so you let it linger. Even now, his huge headphones hang off his neck. He never goes anywhere without them, and youâre proud of yourself for picking up little habits and quirks in such less time already.Â
Everybody has different reasons to be an artist, so you tell them yours, âI donât knowâŠIâve been painting since I was a kid, but I think Iâm ready to finally share my art with the world? Thatâs assuming other people would want to see it, but I guess I want to reach a point in my life where Iâm proud of what I created, and hopefully I can inspire others. AlsoâŠbecause if I donât become an artist, I have no idea what the hell Iâll do. It feels like the only thing I really enjoy doingâ
Itâs far too intense, and serious an answer for this bar, but Nateâs friends listened kindly. They smiled as you talked. It felt a little lame, sure. It also feels unachievable, but Minnie grinned, and pat your thigh, âI meanâŠ.wow, youâre halfway there! You made it to Jieongâs studioâ
Sheâs right. Youâve been sad and moping this whole time, and you decide that tonight needs to be the night you want things to change. After what Jieong told you earlier today, you deserve a little fun, enough fun for the sirens and the traffic to become your lullaby as you fall asleep.
âBut why Seoul? You have enough talent to make it to Parisâ Jamie asked. She has piercings too, and you get distracted by how well they complimented her.
âIâd have to live on the streetsâ You bite your cheek. Maybe they canât relate because theyâre so much more well-off, but Nate laughed, and said, âIsnât that an artistâs rite of passage?â
You smiled, and downed the last of your drink.Â
âWell, since youâre one of us now. Hereâs your honorary tiara!â Jamie said, handing you a neon golden tiara across the table. You grabbed it, placing it atop your head and Minnie clicked a picture of you, joking about you being a princess from humble beginnings. Her words slur a bit, and youâve been here more than an hour, so it explains why everybodyâs already tipsy.
The dance floor was absolutely full, and thereâs couples grinding on each other. There are so many pretty girls, and attractive guys surrounding them. Girls in tight dresses with no care in the world, and boys trying to flirt to catch their attention. Thereâs probably someone falling in love right this second, in this very bar, and youâre people-watching for a while. Everybodyâs neon accessories are glowing in the blacklights, and itâs a beautiful scene, straight out of a movie.
When you tune back into the conversation, Jamieâs telling the group about some jerk at her workplace today, and you try to follow her story, except youâve already lost the context. Itâs probably the lack of sleep and all the alcohol in your veins.
You donât have to try for long though since Renjun interrupted it, âShit, is that Baekhyun?âÂ
The name is familiar, and you all craned your heads to see who heâs pointing out.Â
Thereâs a well-dressed man at the far end of the bar, and heâs indulging in tequila shots, with two girls by his side. Heâs beautiful, and he has silver hair.
âWho he is?â You asked, but you already know. Hyunjin has mentioned a Baekhyun beforeâŠand youâve grown up hearing about him on television too, but this canât possibly be him.
âA singerâ Jamie said.
âOh. HeâsâŠthe Baekhyun?â You dropped your voice. It felt weird talking about him when heâs right there, âIsnât he like⊠a superstar?â
Nate nodded, âHeâs one of the top, yeah. Even my mumâs obsessed with him. Why are you so surprised? Never seen an idol in the wild?â
If only he knewâŠ
You craned your neck to see Baekhyun making out with the girl at the bar, tongue and all. âI didnât know they can be so openâŠâ You frowned, unable to comprehend the scene before you.
âWhy wouldnât they? Heâs like twenty five. I know youâre not from the city but youâre not that old fashioned, are you?â Nate laughed.
You shook your head, but the little movement hurts you because youâre tipsy too, âNo, itâs not that. I just thoughtâŠarenât they prohibited from all of that? The drinking and everythingâŠin publicâ
Minnie laughed, âCome on, you donât seriously believe that Y/Nâ
It wasnât just your belief. Itâs what Hyunjin had told you, time and time again. His reputation was more important than anything, and his company would never let it be tarnished. Indulging in things like thisâŠwould definitely alter public perception of him.Â
âWellâŠtheyâre like super controlled by their companiesâ You told them. This was one thing you knew more than them. Youâd heard first-hand accounts of it.
âYeah, but none of them follow those rulesâ Nate laughed, and heâs drawing circles on your shoulder as he speaks, âEvery single idol I know is like a sex freakâ
âTo put it kindly: they fuck like bunniesâ Jamie clarified, âAll that pent up frustration. Plus theyâre all hot, and spend all their time together. Itâs only naturalâ
âButâŠtheyâre not allowed to date publiclyâ You spoke, yet it came out more as a question.
Nate shrugged, âStill. Theyâre a bunch of horny twenty year olds, Y/N. You canât be that naiveâ
âIâm notâ You defended, âI just thoughtâŠSomeone told me that⊠itâs really looked down upon, that they could get kicked out of the companyâ
Renjun leaned forward, jutting his head towards Baekhyun, âDoes that look like the face of a man worried about being fired?âÂ
Surely not. He was now making out with the other girl on his arm, while the previous one kissed his neck, at the bar for everyone to see. Youâre sure people were taking pictures of them too, whoever wasnât drunk enough to comprehend this.
âMy friendâs worked with a couple of them. Theyâve literally all fucked each other. And honestly, if I led a lifestyle as stressful as that? I would tooâ Renjun laughed.
âMost of them are dating tooâ Jamie said.Â
It felt like a dark cloud washed over you. Were you wrong about everything you assumed about Hyunjinâs life?Â
âWho told you that anyway, Y/N?â Minnie asked.
âJust some guy who works at Pegasusâ You mumbled, twirling your glass on the table. Pegasus was the label Hyunjinâs group is under, but thereâs enough artists in that company to not arouse any suspicion.Â
âWhy are you so curious about this anyway? Youâre in the mood to fuck a famous guy?â Nate asked.
You shook your head, âNo, itâs just interesting to think aboutâŠâ
If you could still talk to Hyunjin, youâd call him right now and ask him all about this, and why nobody seemed to care that Baekhyun was feeling up two girls in this very public place. It was like looking into an alternate reality, where nobody cared about what they were up to. A better reality than yours surely, yet you couldnât process it. You hadnât been interested in idols before Hyunjin, and after Hyunjin, all youâd known was their endless restrictions.
Minnie finished the tequila in your glass, âI could never be famous. Iâd get cancelled on day oneâ
You smiled at her joke, but your mood had already dampened. Nate was right. You were naĂŻve to think that none of them broke the rules, just because Hyunjin didnât want to. You stared at the condensation ring your glass left.
Minnie nudged you in your stomach, as if noticing the lull in your emotions, âWanna get another drink with me at the bar?â
You desperately wanted a drink, so you could finally let go and enjoy the rest of tonight, âArenât we going to be hungover for class tomorrow?â
She rolled her eyes, âClass isnât till eleven. Weâll be fine. Plus, Jieong knows we drink every Wednesdayâ
So you followed her to the bar. Baekhyun wasnât there anymore, and he must have left with the girls. âThis place is really coolâ You told her, hiking up on a bar stool as she ordered you two Tequila Sunrises.
âIsnât it? We try to go out every week, it keeps us sane. I mean, thereâs so many places to explore too, you know what I mean?â
You nodded, even though youâre all about routine and less about spontaneity, âI get itâ
Your drinks arrived, decorated with two cherries on top, and a slice of orange.Â
âSo, you have a boyfriend yet?â She asked you, chewing on her straw. You knew the question was coming, so youâre not surprised and you donât flinch.
âNoâ You shook your head, âI havenât had one for a whileâ
She hummed, âWhy? Itâd be fun to get one, while youâre hereâ
You laughed, sipping on your drink, âGet one? You say that as if I can just go shopping for a new boyfriendâ
The drink was citrusy â a blend of tequila and orange juice. Yet your favourite drink is still the one Hyunjin made you, complete with the flower from his home garden.
She rolled her eyes, âNo, I mean, youâre pretty. Look around us and just pick a cute boy. Boys in Seoul are so desperate theyâll be very easy to getâ
You laughed, âYouâre not serious, are you?â
âI am!â She seemed offended, âThen we could even go on double datesâ
âYou have a boyfriend?âÂ
She smiled, âA girlfriend. But weâre on the down lowâ
Youâre surprised, âReally? Whatâs her name?â
She laughed, pointing at your booth, âYou met her. Itâs Jamie. Sheâs at the tableâ
Your eyes widened, âShit. Youâre dating Jamie?â
âI know, we donât seem like a couple, right?âÂ
They hadnât been all over each other so you hadnât presumed they were together, but perhaps their love was stable, so they didnât need to be. You took a long sip of your drink, âNo, I justâŠI just didnât knowâ
She shrugged, âWe donât really tell anyone. Not everybody gets itâ
âThank you for telling me. I know we havenât talked much in class, and you donât even know me that well, butââ
She interrupted you, keeping her hand on your thigh, âStop, Y/N. Iâve seen your art, and honestly that speaks to me so much more than knowing someone for years. Itâs like reading a personal diary, donât you think? Art reveals so much of who we areâ
You smiled, her words stroking a growing flame in your heart, âWhat does it reveal about me?â
She chewed on her straw further, smile tugging at her lips, âAll I need to know. And since weâre all in Jieongâs class now, I hope you know weâll basically be family by the end of the yearâ
âYouâre really sweetâŠI was kind of nervous joining in the middle of a semester, but Iâm so glad Iâm here. Thank you for taking me out tonight tooâ
âOf course. Youâre the newest addition to the group, we had toâ
It feels so sudden, and fast, but youâre thankful they consider you a part.
âSoâ She leaned forward, âPick a boy to kiss tonightâ
You shook your head, laughing, âNo, I canâtâ Youâre tipsy, but youâre not that drunk, and the idea of kissing someone whoâs not him, hurts you far too much. You also canât imagine enjoying it.
âWhy?â She pouted.
You wonder whatâs the best way to say it. You forced a smile, âIâmâŠin love with somebody elseâ
Minnieâs eyes widened, as if youâd been keeping a secret from her for years, âWhat? Who?â
You played with the orange slice in your drink, âJust a boy from my townâ
âCan I ask what happened?â
You swallowed, gaze wavering from hers, âUhâŠitâs complicated, Minnieâ
âDid he break your heart?â
You looked up at her, âWeâŠlost touchâÂ
It sounds stupid to say in the 21st century. Those kind of things donât happen anymore. Itâs not like you are ancient lovers who separated due to circumstances. Yet it feels more like that every day. You wish you just knew what happened. There must be a reasonable explanation for why he acted this way.
Minnie frowned, âI seeâŠâ
You know sheâs curious, but nobody could ever understand the complexity of what happened between you and him this summer anyway. You donât think you understand it yourself.
âLetâs just not talk about himâ You mumbled, finishing the rest of your drink. Youâd been drinking so fast tonight, you didnât realise how much youâd had.
âHeyâŠâ A voice interrupts you, and you turned to see Jamie, âI was looking everywhere for youâ
Minnie rolled her eyes, âThe only place you should look is the barâ
âYouâre rightâ Jamie slung an arm around her, pulling her close, âCan we go dance, baby?â
Minnie grinned, giving her a quick kiss on the cheek, âY/N, do you wanna come with?â
You looked between them, and they look so cute together. Jamie was leaving little pecks on Minnieâs shoulder as they talked. They complement each other so well â Minnie with her light hair, and Jamie with her fiery red. You havenât known Jamie before tonight, but their personalities seem so contrasting too.Â
You jumped off the barstool, âIâm actually gonna go to the bathroom, okay?â
âCool. Weâll be hereâ She smiled, walking off to the dance floor with her girlfriend.
Thereâs a line at the bathroom so you stand in it, hugging yourself. The music isnât as loud here, so itâs nice to get some time to your thoughts. A couple is making out in front of you, and the guy is grabbing her ass, pushing her to the wall. The club walls arenât the most sanitary for this, but the music playing is sexy, and the atmosphere is so hot. Thereâs nothing wrong with daydreamingâŠso you let yourself drift into it. If he were hereâŠyou donât think that would have stopped you either. In a dress thatâs too short for you, the two of you wouldnât be able to keep your hands off each other the whole night.
Except⊠he would have definitely stopped you. You can never imagine a day where heâd kiss you in the middle of a crowded bar.
Once youâre finally in, you splashed some water on your face. Some of it gets on your top. Pushing your hair back, you stared at yourself in the mirror. The image looking back at you is blurry, and out of focus. Pink neon strips surround the mirror, but the light hurts your eyes. The alcohol has got to your head, and your reflection is already spinning. You take in a breath, gripping the counter tightly. You suddenly feel sick. Itâs not the drinks. Itâs the image burned into your head of Baekhyun at the bar. How is he living his life with so much ease, when all you had with Hyunjin are stolen moments? Youâre happy that perhaps the rules arenât the same for everyoneâŠbut it feels unfair.Â
You wonder if youâre destined to always feel this way, this loss, like a hole in your heart where he belonged. Tears threatened to spill but you hold them back. You canât be the girl crying in the bathroom, on her first night out. That would be so fucking pathetic, youâd pity yourself.
âFucking asshole!â A voice interrupted your breakdown, and through the neon mirror, your eyes fall on a girl as she runs into the bathroom, aggression plastered on her features. Sheâs in a tight top, and itâs soaking wet. It looks like someone spilled a drink on it. She looked rightfully annoyed, coming to stand next to you at the sink. You wonder who she got into a fight with, or how the drink ended up on her clothes.Â
Sheâs furiously wiping away at her top, but itâs completely wet, purple liquid seeped in. Tearing off tissues one after the other, she seemed frustrated when the dispenser is out.
Youâre still zoned out, and you donât realise youâre holding out a toilet paper roll to her. Your limbs seemed to move on their own accord.
She glanced up at your reflection, with wide eyes. Bangs fall to the front of her eyes, and thick eyeliner darkened her gaze. A nose piercing catches the neon light. Despite the mess on her shirt, she easily looks like the coolestgirl youâve ever seen.
âThank youâ She frowned, but her shoulders visibly relaxed at your gesture. She grabbed the paper roll from you, and you turned to leave.
âSome dude threw a drunk at me when I said I didnât wanna dance with himâ She said. It takes you a second to register that sheâs talking to you.
So you turned around, crossing your arms to hold yourself, âOhâŠouch. Some people just canât take a no, I guessâ
She laughed, looking at herself in the mirror, âRight? I looked in his direction for a second, and he took that as an invitationâ
Her clothes âŠare completely ruined, and you can see her bra. Itâs way past the point of saving. It would have been a cute outfit, if it wasnât for the huge stain at the front.
âWho was he? Maybe I can get my friends to talk with himâ You told her, and you donât know why youâre offering up Nate and Minnie to fight a random stranger, just for this girl.
Still, she laughed, âYour friend would beat up a stranger for me?â
You smiled, and said without hesitation, âIf I ask him nicely enough. Actually⊠I think me and him just became friends today, so I canât promise youâ
She laughed, âA night of firsts for you too thenâ
âFor me too?â You questioned, and youâre still looking at her through the bathroom mirror.
âItâs my first night out on the city after a long time. I honestly just needed to get out. I thought Iâd go insane in my apartmentâ She told you, and then looked down, âWhat am I gonna do with this?â
You donât think, âYou can have my jacketâ
Her eyebrows shoot up, and she whipped around to look at you. You realise up close, sheâs even prettier than in her reflection, if thatâs possible.Â
âYouâre serious?â She tilt her head, and looked over you, gaze drifting to the leather jacket that clings to your body, âThat looks newâ
âYou can return it to meâ You offered.Â
âYou trust me enough to do that?â She smiled, and dimples appear in her cheeks.Â
âYou⊠seem nice enoughâ
She looked at your jacket yet again, thinking it over in head, âNo, I couldnât. Wonât you be cold?â
âIâll be fine, and you definitely canât wear thatâ You said, pointing to her blouse that sticks to her body.
She sighed, looking down at herself, and then gives in. You wonder why youâre convincing her to take your jacket. Maybe because sheâs the only thing that stopped you from having an actual breakdown in the bar bathroom. She peeled off her blouse, cursing again at how it sticks to her body as she did so, and it leaves her in just her bra. She squeezed the blouse over the sink, wringing it, and purple liquid dripped out.
âThatâs grossâ You remarked, and she laughed. You handed your jacket to her. Inside, youâre thankfully wearing a tank top so youâll be fine. She zipped it up, and itâs a little tight on her, but it does the job. It obviously doesnât match with the denim skirt sheâs wearing, but still you smiled, âCute outfitâ
âI look insaneâ She laughed.
âWell, hey, at least thatâll keep the creepy guy off youâ You told her. You then realise youâve been here far too long, âUm, I should probably head out. My friends would be worriedâ
She giggled loudly, turning to you, âWait, but thank you. YouâreâŠreally nice. Itâs not often you meet people with the likes of you hereâ
âIâm not from here butâŠIâm sure anybody else would have done the same thingâ You suggested, standing at the door to leave.
âWell, I asked like six girls for help but all of them said noâ She mumbled.
Your heart clenched. Perhaps itâs true that people in the city really are so consumed in their own lives. Maybe thatâs why everyone in your town hated them.
âWhere are you from then?â She asked you.
âYou wonât really know itâ
Her eyebrows shoot up, as if you challenged her, âCome on, try me. I was a pro in geography in high school!âÂ
âItâs a town called Daejonâ
Her eyes widened, âDaejon? Yeah, I do know where that is!â
âOhâ You smiled, and you donât know why youâre telling everybody about yourself tonight, but it feels nice.Â
âI actually knew somebody from thereâ She said, and thatâs what really catches your attention.
âYou do?â
âYeahâ She smiled, but says nothing more.
Someone suddenly tugs at your sleeve. Itâs Minnie, and she hooked her arm around yours, pulling you out, âYouâve been in here for like, an hour. Weâre going to another bar. Nate and the others are waiting for usâÂ
You glanced back at the girl, and said, âSorry! I, um, gotta goâ
Youâve made it all of two steps out of the bathroom and back into the bar, before she tapped on your shoulder. She yelled to be heard over the music, itâs so much louder out here, âWait! How should I get this jacket back to you?â
Youâre clearly drunker than you thought since you just handed her your shit and were walking away without any plan of how to get it back, âUm yeah, I can give you my number. Iâm Y/N, by the wayâ
âY/Nâ She repeated, pulling her phone out to save your number, âMy saviourâ
You enter hers, and youâre in a hurry because Minnie is pulling at your sleeve, whining about how the others will be annoyed, âWhat should I save yours as?â
âYou can just put in Kairi!â
âSorry?â You looked up at her, freezing. The pounding music overtakes your senses. You must have misheard herâŠ
âKairi. My name!â She smiled, and youâre staring at her stupidly for a second just as Minnie tugs at your arm, and before you can ask her any further questions, she dragged you back into the bar.
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At 6:46 a.m., there was a text on your phone.
heyy its the drunk girl you gave your jacket to last night :) im very grateful for it and would like to give it back. where do you work, yn?
Youâre surprised she remembered your name.Â
Last night flooded through your brain. Youâd gone out drinking with your friends, and then to another bar, and youâd come home without your jacket⊠dead in the night. Jeongin had seen you struggling with your keys, and heâd let you in. Youâd been so fucking drunk, but nothing can erase the memory of that girl.
She said her name was Kairi. Chanâs ex-girlfriend was a girl named Kairi. The girl he was in love with for years, the girl he was going to ask to marry, before something happenedâŠand they broke up. That had also been around the time Hyunjin had stopped talking to youâŠ
How many Kairis could possibly live here? Itâs probably justâŠa random Kairi, and not the one Hyunjin had told you all about. Although knowing your luck, Chanâs ex-girlfriend was possibly texting you, and this was all kind of insane. You canât even go a single day without being reminded of Hyunjin, and it feels like life is playing a cruel trick on you by introducing you to Kairi. Itâs too big a coincidence. Itâs so crazy and convoluted that you should just block the number and never think about this again. She had no idea who you are, and it feels like youâre tricking her by knowing her identity.Â
But Yeonjun gave you that jacket so you canât just let it go, and so you text her back. Just so you can get it back. Nothing more to it.Â
hey, im actually a student but i can come to where you work, and pick it up
a student? that explains why youâre so sweet and i work near the outskirts, itâll be too far for you. why donât we meet up at the paris baguette near hannam? is that all right for you for tonight?
i actually have class at elevenÂ
ah how about now then?
You sat up immediately. Youâre still in your pyjamas and hungover as fuck. Now?
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Kairi was standing outside the Paris Baguette when you arrive, tote bag slung over her shoulder. She looked absolutely stunning in the morning, miles more so than the club bathroom, and your heart shakes a little. Sober, sheâs prettier, and even more confident.
âHeyâ You walked up to her, trying not to think about how weird this all was. Youâre just here for the jacket, and then youâre going to leave, âMorningâ
âHey, strangerâ She smiled bright, dimples returning.
âIâm sorry if I was lateâ You apologised.Â
âNo, donât mind me, I just like to show up way too early. Hereâs your jacket!â She reached into her bag, handing it to you, âI had it dry-cleaned in the morning. Didnât wanna return it with the alcohol smell over itâ
âOh. Thank youâ You smiled, âYou didnât need to do thatâ
âOf course I did. Iâm buying you breakfast, by the wayâ
âYouâre what?â
âIn fact, I got here early to beat the rush. Got you some pain au chocolat before it sells out!â
Fuck. No wonder Chan was in love with her.
This feels far too weird though, and you canât be hanging out with her, âI shouldâŠget going, Kairiâ
âYou remember my name, Y/Nâ She grinned, unfazed by you constantly wanting to just get the fuck out of here.
âOf courseâŠyou, uh remembered mine, but I should really goâ
âWell, Iâm not letting you go that easily. I already bought us foodâ
You watched, helpless, as she reached into her bag to bring out a little box, âDo you want to walk with me? Thereâs a place in the park we could grab coffee fromâ
You really shouldnât. Every bit of you is screaming at you at how you shouldnât do this. But she looks far too happy for this early in the morning, and you donât want to be to the ruin her entire day so you gave in, âIâŠcanât ever say no to coffeeâ
Kairi grinned, triumphant as she led you to the park, and when you bite into the chocolate croissant that she bought you, this doesnât feel like such a big mistake.
Youâre walking, and her elbow brushed against yours as she asked you, âYou said youâre a studentâ
âMmhâ You nodded, through a mouthful of croissant. The chocolate sticks to your lips and you wipe it off, conscious of how you look around her.
âSo, tell me more, Y/N. What are you a student of?â
Youâre feeling the nerves in your tummy, and you need to act normal because this is just a girl. It doesnât matter if Chan is her ex-boyfriend, or if sheâs friends with Hyunjin. You canât make it weirder than it already is. âI study artâ You told her, âAt the Atelierâ
âArt?â Her eyes lit up, âI swear I always attract the creative peopleâ
âYeah?â You glanced at her, swallowing another bite of the croissant.Â
She shook her head, as if to dismiss the thought, âMmh. So what kind of art do you learn?â
Itâs a chilly morning in the park, but itâs beautiful. People are walking their dogs, and old couples are sitting on benches, and youâre with a kind stranger who was buying you coffee.Â
âAll kinds, but mostly paintingâ You told her, leaning against a little fence as you two come to a stop. Thereâs a little stall set up in the popular trail of the park, and a sweet woman is selling coffee and cakes. Kairi paid for your drinks, and you watched her from where you stand.
âI have a friend who likes to paintâ She told you, smiling as she walked back over to you, âPersonally, itâs not for meâ
âWhat do you do?âÂ
âBe careful, itâs hotâ Kairi warned, handing the steaming cup of mocha to you. You wrapped your hands around it, and lift it to your cheek, letting the warmth travel to your face.
She giggled, âWho needs heat packs when we have caffeine?â
You nodded, taking a sip of it as you looked at her. She canât seem to stay still, and sheâs walking across a circle of pebbles, as she chats away and sips at her coffee. Sheâs so endearing, and she reminds you of a mix of Felix and Minho. Today, her hair is pulled up into a bun, strands falling around her face. Her makeup is lighter than it was yesterday too, but sheâs prettier in the daylight.
âOh andâŠI work in corporate. ItâsâŠa boring job, but I think Iâve had enough of an exciting lifeâ She hummed. You let yourself get comfortable, crossing your ankles across the dirt, enjoying the warm coffee, as she told you about her job, and the kind of clients sheâs had. You tell her about your apartment, and about how youâd be locked out so frequently, if it werenât for Jeongin. You tell her about Yeonjun too.Â
Youâre trying really hard to not bring up anything that can give you away. Youâre so curious, you need to know if this is the same Kairi that youâve heard of this whole while. Kairi is a common enough name, even if you asked, what would you say? The boy I love is in a band with your ex-boyfriend. Itâs insane to bring up, so you settle for something simpler, âUmâŠcan I ask why youâre buying me coffee on a Friday morning?âÂ
She looked up at you, smiling, âWould you judge me if I said Iâm going through a really shitty time? I kind of want to remind myself that thereâs still good stuff in the worldâ
âOh. Iâm sorryâ You apologised, staring at your feet. That was inappropriate to ask.
âDonât be sorry. We all have our own baggage to deal withâ
âYeah. I get youâ You said, taking another sip of the mocha, âUm, so donât you have work today?â
âNoâ She laughed, âIâm taking a mental health day, as cringe as that may soundâ
Your chest squeezed. It sucked to see her go through this, whatever it was, and you barely know her. âWe all need that sometimesâ You shot her a smile, âItâs notâŠcringe at all. Donât worry. In fact, the world would be a better place if everyone took a mental health day once in a whileâ
She stepped up to you, eyes lost in thought, âYou knowâŠyou remind me of someoneâ
âI do?â
âMmhâ She nodded, âMy boyfriend, heâSorry, ex-boyfriend, he was just like youâ
Now youâre definitely crossing a line, but youâre self-destructive so you ask anyway, âCan IâŠask what happened?â
She tilt her head, pausing between sipping her mocha, âItâs not really morning coffee worth news. I wouldnât want to bore you with the details but weâreâŠtaking a breakâŠindefinitelyâ
You swallowed, âIâm sorry to hear thatâ
She shrugged, wiping some foam off her lips, âDonât be. I know thatâŠthings are going to be okayâ
You canât resist asking, âHow can you be so sure?â
âWell. Heâs the only person I think of, when Iâm sadâŠand also when Iâm fucking happy. I know that he feels the same, and if two people canât stay away from each other, it just meansâŠthey arenât supposed to be apartâ She laughed.
Your stomach clenches at that. You should believe that, except itâs impossible.Â
âI wish that I could be as positive as you areâ You end up saying.
âYou said youâre from Daejon, right?â It comes out of nowhere. Why is she bringing it up now?
You felt a rush in your chest at her question, âYeah. I am.â
She pokes her tongue in her cheek, and you donât know where sheâs headed with this, âOne of my friends was born thereâ
âOhâŠâ You try hard not to react, but youâre so easy to read, you give everything away. Anybody would be able to see youâre hurting.
âHeâs a painter too. WellâŠnot professionally, butâŠhe wishes he was. Heâs so talented. in another life, Iâm sure heâs much more successful than even Da Vinciâ
You know exactly who sheâs talking about, and you canât hear this. Youâll end up crying or something, so you finally do the right thing and say, âUm. I think I should leave, Kairiâ
Her eyes widened, and she seemed confused, stepping towards you, âWhat? Did I say something wrong?â
Youâre pressed up to the fence, facing her, âNo. Iâm just going to be late for class if I stay andââ
âI said something wrongâ She interrupted you, face hardened.Â
You look at your feet, and you shouldnât have come here with her. Youâre far too sensitive for this, âNo, you didnâtâ
âWaitâŠYou know who Iâm talking about, right?â She continued, and you wish sheâd stop.
âI donâtâ You said, and your jaw is clenched from the lie.
Kairiâs gaze is unrecognisable, and her voice feels far away, âYouâreâŠthe Y/NâŠarenât you?â
Youâre squeezing the cup in your hand, âWhat?âÂ
âI wasnât sureâŠI had a doubt but the more time I spend with you, the more obvious it gets who you areâ
Your voice fell to a whisper, âYou know me?â
âAll he did was talk about you.â
A burning flame consumes your heart, and you canât breathe, and you asked even though you know the answer, âWhoâŠ?â
âHyunijn⊠He would be making up excuses just to keep bringing you up, in each conversation. He talked about you every second he could.â
You think youâre going to have a panic attack in the middle of the park.
âHe didâŠ?â
âUntil⊠a few months ago he completely stopped. HeâŠhasnât said your name sinceâ
You swallowed, and thereâs tears in your eyes, âIâm sorry IâŠneed to go, Kairi. Thank youâŠfor the coffeeâ
She doesnât say anything.
This time, she lets you leave.
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Youâre a mess.Â
Itâs been a few days since you saw Kairi in the park, and youâre a fucking mess. You canât stop thinking about her, about what happened with Chan, and about Hyunjin.Â
Youâre sitting on the floor of your apartment, and your vision is all blurry as you try to paint. Thereâs an assignment due in a few hours, and youâre not even halfway done. Unproductivity has plagued you. Why do you get so fucking emotional? You wish you at least had some closure. Itâs not fair that Hyunjin decided to just move on, and not tell you what was up.Â
Your phone buzzed, and itâs only Nate.
you coming to class? the field trip is planned for today so you better not skip it yn
You donât even want to get out of bed, but you canât skip it. Kim Jieong has been talking about this trip for weeks. Heâs had to move a lot of schedules around to make it happen. Youâre supposed to be visiting an artist friend of hisâ someone who owns art galleries and does frequent viewing exhibitions. The thought of meeting another real artist like that used to excite you. You had never got this chance back home, and this is just the beginning of the opportunities you get. You canât be wasting away your time in sadness. Thatâs what gets you out of bed. That, and the thought of disappointing your professor potentially. These days, it feels like youâre just hanging on by a very thin thread.
When you arrive to the Atelier, everybodyâs already gathered in the parking lot, ready to depart. You hate being late, but you spot your friends by the corner and you find comfort in walking over to them. Professor Jieong was in the middle of briefing everyone, and handing out access cards.
âYou decided to show upâ He said to you, smiling, âWe were getting worriedâ
âIâm sorry. I ran into trafficâ You apologised.
âDonât worryâ He laughed, handing you your card, âThis will get you in and out of the building, but try not to use it too much. Karina would get into a shit load of trouble if my students are found wandering on the other floorsâ
Karina is the artist youâre supposed to meet today, apparently sheâs big in the art world here in Seoul. You hope one dayâŠyou can be too.
Nateâs holding a plastic bag to his chest, and he looks cute today in a pastel sweater, âI packed some extra snacks for you, Y/Nâ
âYou didnât need toâ Your heart warmed at his consideration.Â
âCome on, weâre on a tight schedule, soâŠletâs hurry up, okay?â Jieong announced.
âSince youâre late, you have the honor of riding with the profâ Nate smirked, jutting his head towards Kim Jieong.
âAre you serious?â Your eyes widened, âJust me alone?â
âYouâll be fine, Y/Nâ Minnie laughed, âHe has a bias towards youâ
âThatâs only because Iâm the new one here!â
âNo, itâs because itâs impossible to not like youâ Nate rolled his eyes.
Jieong approached your group, hands on his hip, âSoâŠwhich one of you is coming with me?â
âShe isâ Minnie chirped, pushing you in his direction.
Nate hummed as he walked away, âIf I remember correctly, he is your favourite artist, isnât he?â
Youâre embarrassed, and also pissed at your friends. Jieong lead you to his car in the parking lot. You watched Nate get in his jeep and he laughed at your predicament.
Jieong smiled at you as you got into his car, âOh, donât be shy, Y/N. This will give us a chance to know each other better, wonât it?â
You sank into his seat, flushing, âRightâÂ
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The skyscrapers of Seoul passed you, as you drove through crowded streets and glitzy buildings, âShould I be nervous?â
He looked over at you, âKarina is one of my favourite students. She used to intern with me a few years ago. She couldnât get off her meetings, so weâre gonna visit her at work. Thatâs all it is. Nothing to be nervous aboutâ
Youâre sitting in the passenger seat and itâs been mostly quiet as you fiddled with the access card in your lap, âWhat kind of work does she do?â
âSheâs a curator. I asked her to be a sort ofâŠmentor for you kids throughout the semester. Sheâs had her fair share of exhibitionsâ
It feels strange to ride in his car, next to him. Youâre his student after all, âDo I get credit for this, Mr. Jieong?â
He glanced at you, âOf course you do. Iâm not doing this on my dime, Y/N. Weâre here, by the wayâ
At his words, you leaned forward to catch a glimpse of the building youâre arriving at. He pulled straight into the garage, and you briefly caught the glamorous exterior.
âThis is where she works?â You gaped, âShe must be one hell of an artistâ
Jieong laughed as he pulled the car into a guest parking spot, grabbing a ticket, âObviously the entire building doesnât belong to her.â
You told him about Yeonjunâs workplace, as you waited in the car for all of your classmates to show up, âOne of my friendsâŠhe works in a building like this, but itâs soâŠmonotonous. I kind of hated itâÂ
He laughed, âWell, I think youâll love this one. Itâs brimming with creativity. They have beautiful art hung in every corridor too. Karinaâs workspace is on one of the upper floorsâ
âIâd kill to have an office like that. The view must be so goodâ
Jieong smiled at you, âYou continue working as passionately as you do, and you will have whatever the hell you dream of, Y/N. You name it, and itâll be yoursâ
He unclipped his seatbelt, and your stomach felt uneasy from anticipation as you got out of the car. Even the parking garage looks expensive, and glamorous. Way, way more than Yeonjunâs building.
âAm I underdressed? Will they let me in?â You blurted, even though itâs hardly appropriate to ask him that. Youâre in a peach tube top and wish youâd grabbed a blazer or something. If the place has a dress codeâŠyou probably wonât be let in. Thankfully, the skirt falls to your ankles and isnât too short. He looked back at you, eyes raking over your outfit, and you felt embarrassed. You shouldnât have asked him.
His lips curled up into a smile, âYou look fine, Y/N. Donât worryâ
Fine. That would have to do.
You waited near the elevators, as your classmates also made their way to you. Nate was smirking as he saw you with your professor. You rolled your eyes at him, and he stood next to you, âHow was the private ride?â
âClearly better than ours, Jeonghan, seeing as she rode with someone who actually knows how to drive. Iâm surprised we made it here aliveâ Minnie mumbled to him.
âStop calling me Jeonghan! Itâs Nate to youâ He rolled his eyes, shoving her.
âI like your Hangul name betterâ You told him. Nate was nice, but JeonghanâŠhad a ring to it.
He smiled at you, eyes crinkling, âHmm. Youâre allowed to call me whatever you wantâ
You laughed, and he came and swung an around you, holding you next to him. The rest of the class gathered up at the foyer, and your professor spoke, âWeâll be going straight to Karina, sheâs gonna talk to each of you about her work, and weâll spend some time looking at her portfolio. The Atelier has a reputation to withhold, and I trust you all to not mess with it. And yes by that, I mean you Jeonghanâ
Jeonghan gasped dramatically, and you laughed.Â
The inside of the elevator was as big as your bedroom. The buttons were gold-plated, each label marking names of different managements. It seemed like a big office building, and each floor belonged to a different company. You stepped behind Jieong, letting him take the lead. He pushed a keycard, and the elevator came to life.
Familiar music started playing, and Jieong informed you, âNobody can enter without authorisationâ
âThe real estate of this placeâŠmust be insaneâ You commented, looking around you at the gold fittings in the walls. Itâs the fanciest place in the city youâve been to, which is saying a lot, since The Art Atelier is pretty exclusive too.
Jieong leaned against the side, crossing his arms, âWell, all the floors belong to different companies. Most of them belong to Pegasus though. Theyâre paying for half of itâ
Your head snaps to his, and surely this is all a fucking joke and somebody is messing with you big time, âPegasus? LikeâŠthe entertainment company?âÂ
There was no fucking way he was being seriousâŠ
He nodded, âTheir headquarters are on the eighth floor. Iâm sure you know most buildings downtown share officesâ
Somebody has to be fucking with you.Â
âHey, maybe weâll see Baekhyun or someone againâ Jeonghan laughed.
âEverything okay, Y/N?â Minnie asked, âIt looks like the life drained out of you, or somethingâ
Jeonghan grinned, pulling you into his side, âSheâll be fine. Iâm sure famous people just make her nervousâÂ
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A freak accident. Thatâs what this was.Â
Pegasus. That is where Hyunjin works.
Youâre sitting in an office on the tenth floor, but youâre losing your mind. Thereâs art on the walls. You recognise the paintings, and they cost more than million won and you should be taking notes and appreciating them. You canât focus on them though, not when Hyunjin is in this building somewhere.
You feel like a stalker. First Kairi, and then this. Your life is playing a cruel trick on you. You just need to get through this. Itâs possible heâs not even here today â heâs a busy man. Thereâs a huge chance you are in and out of here, without ever encountering him. Yet youâre dying to see him.
âMake yourself comfortable. Karina will be with us soonâ Professor Jieong told you all, sitting at the table. You felt like youâre going to pass out.
âY/N. Are you okay?â Someone asked.
âIâm fine. I justâŠneed some waterâ You mumbled. Your head was spinning with the revelation of where you are.
âThereâs a soda machine down the hallâ Your professor told you.
So, you get up and go out without a word. Thereâs so much life here. Jieong was right, thereâs a hum of creativity in the air and the vibe is far different from Yeonjunâs office. People are walking around, clad in pantsuits and pinstripe skirts, with clipboards in hands. A woman strolled past you holding a costume rack, with the fanciest gowns youâve seen.Â
Youâve never seen so much activity in one place, everybodyâs in a rush. You avoided making eye contact with anyone. You felt weird, and out of place. Youâre on the tenth floor. Hyunjin worked on the eighth. Itâs too much distance, and itâs not enough distance.
As your eyes raked over everyone, your stomach turned with a bit of hope. You want to see him. No, you need to see him. But why would he be on a floor that isnât his? And what would he even say if you bumped into him right now? The last time he saw youâŠyou canât survive a repeat of that.
The vending machine was easy enough to locate. It was fully stocked, and huge, unlike the one at your apartment building, which hardly ever worked. You reached into your purse, hoping you have enough change for a Coca-Cola.Â
You feel on edge in the hallway, vulnerable and out in the open. Every second feels like youâre in the wild, as you rifle through your wallet for coins. In fact, you should just fuck the soda and go back to Kim Jieong, and your apparent mentor Karina, because being out here is too dangerous for your heart.
Youâre about to push the coins in, and then youâre suddenly caught off balance as somebody barrels into you.Â
They were running in the hallway and clearly, somebody from your class wasnât listening to Jieong about maintain fucking decorum in the building. Coins from your hand clink to the floor, scattering in every direction, and you canât even be bothered to care.Â
âShit, Iâm so fucking sorry!â A deep voice apologised. Itâs a voice you donât recognise, and youâre grateful for the unfamiliarity. Youâre really not in the mood for conversation, and you feel sick to your stomach.
The stupid fucking stranger bent down, retrieving the coins youâve left everywhere.
âIâm so sorry. I was running and IâŠI didnât see youâ He grimaced.
âIt doesnât matterâ You mumbled, moving to step away, not really making an attempt to talk because you are not in the mood for this. You donât care enough about this soda.
âWait, no, what were you going to get? I can buy you a Colaâ He interrupted.
You looked back at him, into the eyes of the culprit, and you froze.
Chocolate brown eyes. Dark blue hair falling to his jaw.
You donât know him, not personally, but you recognised him. Youâve seen him splashed across gossip websites, and news articles, and in all of the pictures Hyunjin sent you.
Of all the people in the entire building, it had to be him.
Heâs holding a few coins in the fist and held his palm out to you. âSorry, the soda machine on our floor is broken againâ He told you, âI came up here to get some for myself butâŠâ
âItâsâŠfineâ
His eyes narrowed, âIâve never seen you on this floor beforeâ
You faltered, âI donât work hereâ
For the briefest moments, something flashed through his gaze, recognition settling into his features, âOhâŠokayâ
âHave a nice dayâ You force a smile.
He doesnât say anything, just stands up straight with all your coins in his palm, staring after you as you walk away.Â
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You need to leave. Everybody was gathered around a woman in the office, and she must be the mentor youâre supposed to meet today. Most of your classmates were looking through the various portfolio pieces laid out on all the conference tables. Minnie was deeply immersed in a painting and taking notes on her phone. Jeonghan was flipping through a brochure for an art gallery and his eyes widened when he saw you walk back in.
âYouâre backâ He grinned.
âIâm leavingâ You mumbled, grabbing your bag. You feel so childish and immature for acting out like this, but perhaps itâs time for you to take a mental health day too. Hyunjin saw you in the city, and ran from you, so itâs only fair that you run from him too. Itâs not like he even knows youâre here... itâs best to just remove yourself from the situation entirely, and fuck off.
âYouâre what?â Jeonghan followed you outside the room.
âIâm not feeling too wellâÂ
âBut what about Karina? What am I supposed to tell Jieong?â He asked frantically, and heâs chasing after you as you make your way to the elevators. Youâre surprised he cares this much.
You turned, to look at him, âIt doesnât matter. IâŠI really donât want to be here.â
He frowned, âBut whatâs wrong? Youâve been acting really weird ever since we came here. OrâŠactually, youâve been weird the past week. What happened?â
âIâm fine, Jeonghan. Iâm just sickâ You told him, pushing the button to make the elevator come faster, and you were too impatient to wait for it, âIâm just going to take the stairsâ
He tugged at your arm, turning you to face him, âAre you kidding me? Weâre on the tenth floor, Y/Nâ He sighed, âLook, I know we donât know each other that well, but donât bullshit me, please. Weâre going to be seeing each other every day for a year. If things are fucked up, at least donât lie about it to meâ
You looked him in the eye, swallowing, âButâŠitâs really not important. I promise youâll be the first to know when it is, okay? Itâs just some shit from back homeâ
He frowned, âOkay but today is important, youâŠshouldnât miss it, no matter whatâs going onâÂ
You pressed the button again, wishing the elevator would come faster so you could leave, âJeonghan⊠I appreciate you caring. I really do, but trust me, nobody in that classroom is going to miss me, or even know that Iâm goneâ
âYouâre kidding meâ He sighed, as if he was personally offended by this, âJieong used to talk about your art all the fucking time, before you even joined class. What makes you think he wonât notice?â
Youâre not expecting to hear that, âAre you serious?â
He nodded, âHe told us we had real competition to look forward to now. He was going on about how itâs been years since heâs seen such work. He really set the standards high for when you came in, Y/N. We all thought youâd be a bitch based off that butâŠitâs crazy. Youâre actually the sweetest girl Iâve met in a whileâ
Despite your internal state of panic, it made you happier, âOhâŠum, thatâs a lot to live up to, Jeonghanâ
âI know weâre still getting to know each other, but youâre a part of us now. Iâm looking forward to know you even moreâ He smiled, reaching forward to pinch your cheek, âAnd see? Youâre one of the only people whoâs even allowed to call me by my real nameâ
You looked to the floor, then up at him, âWould he be mad if I left?â
âHe wouldnât be mad. Just disappointedâŠbutâŠif youâre really feeling sick, Iâm sure heâd understand. I can talk to him for youâ
âThank you, JeonghanâÂ
âOf courseâ He grinned, and caught you off guard by pulling you in for a half-hug. You stilled, not expecting that, but the physical contact felt nice, and you brought your arm up, to hug him back.Â
âI hope you feel betterâ He mumbled, as you pulled away, a small smile on your face. Youâd made a genuine friend here, even when you werenât trying to.
A ping rang through the floor lobby, and the elevator doors finally opened up.Â
You turned to step into it, but you stop short in your tracks when you look inside.
Itâs a jolt to your dying heart.
Hyunjin is standing in front of you.
Your chest squeezes so you think youâre going to die.
Fucking hell.
Leaning against the elevator wall, arms crossed, his eyes widened as they fell on you. He instantly stood up straighter, ease disappearing from his body, surprise overtaking his features.
Youâre sure your expression mirrors his. He was staring at you and Jeonghan, mouth parted.
Hyunjin is here. Heâs in front of you.Â
You immediately stepped away from Jeonghan, but Hyunjin had already seen you embracing.
âUmâŠIâm sorry. Itâs the wrong floorâ Hyunjin spoke, but thereâs shock in his voice, even if heâs trying to sound nonchalant. His voice was hoarse, like heâd just been singing, and exerting himself.Â
He leaned ahead, pushing the button to close the doors, but you canât let him do that. Heâs right here, and you need to go after him.
You turn to Jeonghan, rushed words, âIâllâŠsee you laterâ
Heâs clearly confused. He chuckles, âWhat?â
Heâs actually fucking here. Itâs been so fucking long. You donât have time to explain anything, and you donât hesitate before stepping into the elevator, barely making it in.Â
The doors shut, and itâs just the two of you now.
Hyunjin was staring at you, and his hands are gripping the railing behind him, âY/NâŠâ
He was sweaty, and his hair was dripping wet, bangs sticking to his forehead. A white tank top hugged his body, over his sweatpants. Heâs staring at you, and he looks so fucking good. Your brain is on overdrive, and you canât process anything.Â
âHyunâŠâ You spoke. The floors are whizzing past you, and you donât have any time. You both stepped forward at the same time, and you wrap your arms around him. He immediately hugs you back, pulling your body into his. His arms curl around your waist, and youâre on your toes, and everything is a blur. But youâre in his arms. Youâre touching him, and youâre breathing him, and the void in your heart is already dissipating.
You could cry right now, because he feels the same to the touch, and his heartbeat is pounding so fast against his ribs, you can hear it.
âI missed you so muchâ You spoke into his neck, and your words are muffled by his hair, but he knows what you said.
âY/NâŠâ He whispered, hands tight around your body, and then he pulled away, âJisung told me he saw you. I didnâtâŠI didnât believe him. I had to see you myselfâ
âIs that why you wereââ
âI was coming to see youâ He interrupts you, and then his eyes dart to the elevator panel, to see what floor youâre on, âWhat are you doing here, Y/N?â
He must be baffled why you were at his workplace of all places in the world.
âIâŠI came with someone, Hyunjin, My professorâŠâÂ
âOhâ
âYeahâŠâ You swallowed. You had so many questions. Why had he changed his number? Why hadnât he talked to you in the store?Â
A part of you had doubted, if what youâd felt this summer truly was love, or if it was only infatuationâŠbut seeing him right now, in front of you, it couldnât have been anything else.Â
Every neural pathway in your brain was firing at total capacity, flooding your body with adrenaline, dopamine, oxytocin, every good hormone known to man. You were giddy, and nervous, and scared, and excited.
âIâŠdonât have much time. I was at practice and I need to get backâŠâ He replied, and his breaths were shaky, âSomebody could see usâ
âWaitââ You stepped forward, âYou canât just leave right now. I need toââ
Hyunjin lowered his voice, urgency in his tone, âI canât talk here, not right now, Y/Nâ
He couldnât walk away from you, not now, not again. You feel like crying already at the prospect, âButââÂ
âMeet me in the third room in this hallway, down the left. In fifteen minutesâ
âWhatâŠ?â
The elevator doors opened, and Hyunjin separated from you as if youâd electrified him.Â
There was a group of people outside waiting, and anybody could have seen you close to him right now. He stepped out hurriedly, saying nothing else. People flood into the elevator, but youâre still staring at him walking away.Â
Before disappearing around the corner, he turned to glance at you over his shoulder, and the surprise is still pure in his eyes. You used to hate these stolen glances, but right now⊠you live for it.
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The fifteen minutes dragged on at a snailâs pace. You donât think time had ever been this slow, and your eyes strayed to your phone every few minutes, which only made time stop. You were pacing the hallway, clutching your bag in hand, eyes on all the different plaques of achievements hung on the wall. You recognised the band name, Urban Faeries, on multiple awards, and it brought pride to your soul, but youâre not really thinking straight.
Youâre pacing, back and forth, and you drew a few suspicious looks but you hope they believe youâre just another stressed employee working here. The time is up before you know it. The third room, to your left, he had said. You stared at the unmarked white doors. Youâd never live it down if you accidentally walked into a conference room, or an executive meeting. But youâd just have to trust your gut. You pushed open a door, stepping inside quickly.
You werenât sure what you had expected. It wasâŠa storage room. It's less fancy than the rest of this building. Racks and racks of clothing, and outfits were arranged on the sides. Stage costumes. They were all in plastic wrapping, like wedding dresses at a bridal boutique, and you could see the outfits underneath.
It had been ten minutes since you were here, and youâre staring at your phone, wondering if you were in the wrong room. Heâs not here yet, and thereâs a lump building in your throat. Minutes more pass, and you end up looking through the outfits hung on the rack. Sequinned jackets, tight bodysuits, leather pants. It was all so beautiful, and you imagined it all on him. There was a sheer top with lace sleeves. You shouldnât, but you touched it, reading the tag on it.
Hwang, Hyunjin. KBS Gayo Daejon 2023.
So it was his. You had no idea he wore things like this, and you had a sudden overwhelming desire to see him in it. Lace covered every inch of it.
âYou like that?â A familiar voice infiltrated your thoughts.
You were startled, letting go off it instantly. You felt embarrassed, like a kid caught stealing from a cookie jar, but all your feelings dissipated upon seeing him.
âHyunjinâ You realised.
He leaned against the wooden door, letting out a breath, like heâd run here. His gaze was on the bodysuit youâd just been eyeing. He continued speaking, nonchalant, âI personally think itâs a bit much. I donât see the big deal, but the fansâŠthey love itâ
âIt looksâŠgreatâ You said, eyes drifting to the costume rack.
âIâm supposed to wear it, later this yearâÂ
Youâre lost on what heâs saying. You just canât believe youâre actually seeing him in front of you, flesh and blood.
Thereâs a singular lightbulb in the room, and it hangs from the ceiling, swaying back and forth lightly. Shelves surround you on both sides, and thereâs only a narrow aisle to stand in. His back is flush to the door, and his arm reaches behind him, turning the doorknob until you hear a clicking sound.Â
Heâd just locked you in with him.
You blurted the first thing that came to your mind, âAre you okay, Hyunjin?âÂ
So much was on your mind, but that was the only thing that mattered. If the boy you loved was okay, then you would be okay too.
He breathed in, like every word was a struggle, and he was still catching his breath, âYeah. Yeah. Iâm okayâŠYou?â
Now that he was here, you realised how small this room was. He took up so much space here, as he did in your heart. Twenty minutes ago, when you saw himâŠyou were too shocked to process it, but now your eyes drifted over his figure. The white tank top fits his body in all the right places. Itâs like every day away from you only made him prettier. You nodded, âIâmâŠokayâ
Then his gaze raked over you. You suddenly feel conscious for the way youâre dressed. Itâs different from how you used to in Daejon, and he realises that too. Itâs more expensive than youâre used to. Itâs artsy, like all the other kids in your class. You wonder if he hates it, but his gaze lingers on the strapless top and the silver pendant hanging from your neck. You recognise the look in his eyes, and itâs certainly not hate.
Your heart pounds at his gaze. The room suddenly feels even smaller now.Â
âWho was that?â He cleared his throat, âTheâŠboy you were withâ
âHeâs another studentâŠat The Atelier. Iâm here with my classâŠâÂ
âOhâŠâ His tongue darted out to lick his lips, and you tried to focus on his words, âSo youâre here with Kim Jieong?â
You nodded. Youâre so nervous. Youâre fiddling with your fingers, âYesâ
In the little light of the bulb, you saw his lip curl up, âI knew that youâd get inâ
He has such an effect on you, because just those words made you smile, âYeah?â
In an instant itâs like all those months and weeks have been forgotten. It feels like there was no distance between you. Like catching up with an old friend after years, everything clicks into place like puzzle pieces that fit together.
âI told you, didnât I?â He tilt his head, hair falling into his eyes, and he looked smug.
You clasped your hands behind your back, âYou didâŠâ
He continued, a little smirk playing at his lips, âI knew that youâd get into the program. I had a feeling that theyâd made a mistakeâ
Youâre smiling now, and your cheeks already hurt from the unfamiliarity of this action. Itâs been a while since youâve felt this way, âYouâre proud of me?â
His features softened and he stepped towards you, âIs that really a question? Even when you hadnât got in⊠Iâd still be proud, but yeahâŠIâm so proud of youâ
âThank youâ Your voice fell, chest warm, and you feel so shy, âYou⊠always had faith in meâ
âIs it everything that you imagined?â
âThe art program?âÂ
He bit his lower lip, âMmh, and the city. Has Seoul been nice to you? Hopefully, nicer than it has to meâÂ
You shrugged, âItâs been nice. IâŠmade a few friends. I have a nice apartment. It faces a busy streetâŠIt kind of sucked that I didnât get to share any of it with youâ
His expression changed, âSorryâ
Tentatively, you took a step towards him. Thereâs only little space left between you now, but youâre both being so careful. Itâs like a magnet between you two, youâre hovering but not getting too close, not touching.Â
You know that if he touches you, itâll be the end of you.
âWhatâs going on, Hyunjin? Why did you ask me to meet you in here?â
He sighed, gaze darting to the corners of the ceiling, âItâs the only place in the building they donât have camerasâ
âOhâŠâ Everything suddenly made a lot of sense.
His voice softened, âDonât worry. Nobodyâs supposed to come in here right now. I checked all the schedulesâ
You have so many questions, but somehow you ask him the least important one, âThe woman in the store with you. Was she your girlfriend?â
You regret it as soon as you ask. It makes you sound envious, and jealous. It paint a picture of you thatâs not true. Sure, youâve wondered about her identity all these weeks, butâŠshe hardly mattered in the grand scheme of things. Thereâs more at stake here.
Still, Hyunjinâs eyebrows shoot up, âWhat?â
You feel stupid repeating, âWhen I saw you, you were with a girlâŠâ
âNo. No, sheâs just my manager, Y/Nâ
âIs that why you pretended to not know me when you saw me?â It comes out harsher than you intended, but you donât have time to ease into it. You need to know, because itâs bothered you for so long.
He swallowed, and guilt flashes over him. âYeah. The manager I was with... Sheâs one of the less forgiving onesâ
It eases the slight ache in your chest, but youâre not done. Thereâs an explanation for why he acted this way, but heâs not attempting to explain the rest.
âWhy did you disappear, HyunjinâŠ?â
He swallowed, âWhat do you mean?â
âYou know what I mean â You changed your number all of a sudden. Do you know how hard I was trying to reach out to you?â
His fists are balled up at his side, digging into the material of his sweatpants. You feel a little bad for questioning him like this, and putting him on the stand, but you deserve to know.Â
âIâm sorry. I had to. I was afraidâŠâ He trailed off, and itâs half-hearted.Â
So you pushed for more, âAfraid of what?â
He looked at you, straight, âI was afraid theyâd find out about you. I couldnât risk it. You know everything thatâs been going on in my life, Y/N. With Chan and JisungïżœïżœïżœI couldnât let them get into more trouble because of meâ
It hurts to hear that youâre only seen as trouble in his life. Youâve heard of many idols and celebrities who date, fall in love and marry. Why is it only an issue when youâre the one in love?
âI understand that, butâŠyou couldâve told me. I was so fucking confused for months, and I thought I fucked up somehow. Did I do something wrong, Hyunjin?â
âWhat?â His voice raised a pitch, like he couldnât believe you asked him that.
You tried not to cry, âI meanâŠI must have done something, for you to act this way towards meâŠyou cut me off, with no explanationâŠâ
You didnât care anymore if you sounded needy, clingy, or desperate. Youâd been craving an explanation all these weeks, and now that he was hereâŠyou couldnât leave without getting one.
âNo, no, you didnât do anything wrong, Y/Nâ He stepped closer, until his chest is inches from yours, âI had no control of the situationâŠand I couldnât risk contacting youâ
You swallowed, âBut whyâŠdidnât you just tell me what was going on? I wasâŠin the dark, for monthsâ
âIâve been meaning to tell you. I just didnât know howâ
âTell me nowâŠpleaseâÂ
âThey went through Chanâs phoneâ He blurted, âAfter everything with Kairi went down. They were worried that something would leak and IâŠI couldnât deal with that. So in the storeâŠI couldnât talk to you. Please believe thatâŠespecially not in front of her. It wouldâve been hell explaining who you areâ
Heâs right. What good would it have done? The woman you were wondering aboutâŠshe was just his manager. You knew that, of course. But still, itâs like youâre strangled by a lasso of truth as you blurted, âI was âŠjealousâ
Hyunjinâs expression changed, and he tilt his head, âYou were?â
Heâs questioning you, yet thereâs pride in his voice, like heâs happy that he had that effect on you, even if he didnât intend to.Â
âShe treats me like Iâm a kid, Y/Nâ He tells you, with a slight chuckle, âSheâs married andâŠway older than usâ
The ache in your chest has subsided, âI donât know. Maybe youâre into older women like herâ
Hyunjin rolled his eyes, and thereâs a playfulness in his voice. It truly feels like all of those months had been forgotten, âThatâs a nice way to get firedâ
âYou can get fired?â
There is amusement in his features, âItâs a job, Y/N. Of course I can get firedâŠand anyway, does Kim Jieong know youâre here with me?â
You looked into his eyes, âNobody knows Iâm hereâŠâ
He nodded, relief sinking into his shoulders, âThatâs good becauseââ
Hyunjin is interrupted by a loud sound.
Youâre confusedâŠuntil your attention turns to the door. The knob is turningâŠ
Somebodyâs trying to get in.
Hyunjinâs eyes widen.
Your eyebrows shoot up, and you panic. âIs someoneâ?â
He doesnât let you finish your sentence. He clasps a hand over your mouth before you can speak, pushing you to the wall by his body, âDonât say anything, pleaseâ
In a daze, you nod. Over his shoulder, you can see the knob struggling to turn. Itâs met with resistance â The lock seems to be holding up.
âHello?â An unfamiliar voice of a man asks, âIs anybody in there?â
âShitâ Hyunjin drops his head against yours, whispering, âI forgot to check for maintenanceâ
His palm is flush against your lips, and youâre glad heâs physically stopping you because your anxious breaths could surely be heard outside. Youâre so nervous. You donât know what would happen if someone finds you two here like this. Based on everything heâs been telling you, absolutely nothing good.Â
Suddenly, you feel guilty. Heâs in here because of you. He can get fired because of you. You would never forgive yourself if he has to deal with any consequences, because of your existence, and instantly you understand why he did what he did. All your anger and confusion dissipates, and understanding sinks into you.
The door budges as somebody tries to kick it in, and the person on the other side curses loudly, âIs this door fucking broken again?â
Youâre holding your breath too hard. You need to calm down. Your hands find their way to his waist, crumpling his shirt. Youâre pinching at his skin, but he doesnât care. He can hear your heartbeat, pounding so loudly. Silently, with just his eyes, Hyunjin asks if he can drop the hand.Â
You nod. He pulls his hand back and his palm is wet with your saliva. He doesnât mind. He doesnât even wipe it. He just stays in place, eyes locked onto yours. You couldnât move⊠even if you wanted to. Youâre frozen to your spot and caged by his body. It towers over you.Â
âDonât worryâŠTheyâll leave soonâ Hyunjin reassures you, in a whisper.
Youâre lucky he remembered to lock it. Itâs undoubtedly a compromising position to be seen in. In a dark corner of the storage room âyour bodies are squeezed together. He is dripping with sweat; you can feel it sticking to your skin. You can feel every muscle in his stomach, pressing to yours.Â
Your eyes meet each other, and they stay. Itâs so quiet in here, you could hear a pin drop.Â
Itâs as if heâs looking right into your soul, no words exchanged, but his eyes say everything. Like youâre challenging each other to some staring contest, seeing who would give in first, but neither of you do. Youâre burning, pierced by his strong gaze but you look back at him, sight not leaving his for even a second.Â
Heâs breathing so heavily â running on hormones and adrenaline, and his chest is moving in sync with yours. You can hear his heart thud erratically. Itâs loud and frantic in a way he canât control it. He was near you after so long.Â
âWhat ifâŠthey get in?â Your voice is shaking, you hardly recognize it.
âThey wonâtâ He whispers.Â
Thereâs so much need you need to ask Hyunjin. Heâs been out of your life for months, but the only thing that matters right now is the feel of his body against yours.Â
One of his arms is against the wall. The other is flexed with how tight heâs holding you. Heâs been working out. Right now, heâs drenched in sweat.
Youâre dizzy with want. Heâs trying, but failing at looking at how youâre pressed to him.Â
His gaze falls to your chest, then back into your eyes, almost shameless.
Your top hardly leaves anything to the imagination, squeezing your tits against his chest, and his gaze is fixated on it, dropping down every few seconds.Â
Youâre not saying anything, but nothing needs to be said. A sweltering desire courses through your veins.Â
Itâs impossibly hot â hiding in here with him.
Youâre electrified by his gaze. It swirls with a thousand unspoken things.
This is fucking stupid considering the circumstances. You could be caught right now, and everything would be over then.Â
Slowly, your hand moves over his shoulder. You squeeze his bicep in your hand, feeling him up, and his heart beats the same but his body is different. He feels stronger to your touch, like heâs been dancing for hours on end, using up all his energy.Â
âYouâŠfeel differentâ You whisper in realisation. Thereâs muscle now where there wasnât before. His breath hitches, like heâs holding everything in, and his eyes fall shut. His body has changed in your absence, and you hate it, and you love it. You hate that heâs not how you remember, but you love that thereâs more of him to know. More of him to touch, and discover and feel.Â
Heâs so close that his hair is falling into your face. He tilts his head to give you space to breathe. It only makes it worse because now his nose brushes against yours. Thereâs barely an inch between you.Â
What happened in these few months? You need to sit with him, and talk for days about it. You want to tell him everything you kept to yourself, every incident, every joke, every dream, every morning, afternoon and night. You want to kiss every part of him, so your lips remember his again. So itâs muscle memory, and so heâs never a stranger to you.
The mind forgets, but the body remembers.
Therefore, you can only blame it on your body right now that itâs horrible timing but youâre so fucking turned on.
The distance between your lips is nonexistent.Â
Heâs breathing your air, and youâre breathing his.
You should move away now, but you donât. Hyunjinâs breaths are shaky, and his hands on you are so tight, like heâs afraid to let go. Your breaths are shaky too, theyâre desperate and no amount of air in the world can bring you calm.Â
You want to be even closer than you are, and you press yourself to him, but the only way to be closer than this is if he were inside you.
Thereâs no more sounds from the other side of the door.
And then his plush lips part to say, âI⊠think theyâre goneâ
Saying that was his first mistake, because as he speaks, his mouth brushes against yours, tenderly, so delicately.Â
Your heart jumps. You canât control yourself. Slowly, you press forward, taking his lower lip between yours. Hyunjin tilts his head, so his lips fit perfectly between yours, but youâre not kissing, not yet.Â
Youâre both not moving an inch, but you are biting down on his lower lip, and Hyunjin lets out a whine. It emerges from deep within his chest. His fingers dig into your waist, thumbs slipping under the top, to feel more of your skin. You tug at his lower lip with your teeth, pulling it. A rushed moan fills the room, and you soothe the bite with your tongue, but youâre still not kissing.
You grab his hands in your own, fingers circling around his dainty wrists. Silver bracelets clink against each other, as you move his hands up your body. You want him to touch you. He takes the invitation and raises his hands to your top, cupping your chest. Does he remember your body? You feel so much. Too much.Â
Hyunjinâs other hand slides into your hair, his fingers on the nape of your neck making you dizzy. Long, thin fingers with silver rings card through your hair, his nails brushing your scalp, and your heart stills. The jewellery he wears is different now, but you feel the same kind of insane.
But he still doesnât kiss you.
He just tilts your head, so he can lean in, pressing a kiss into your neck instead. Your eyes flutter shut from the pleasure, and you can only focus on the sensation of his mouth. His mouth, that drops kisses along your neck now, a trail of spit and lust. You moan at the sensation, and itâs too loud.
âNoâŠYou have to be quietâ He whispers into your neck as he sucks on it. His voice is the same kind of sexy, but heâs never commanded you like this before. He kisses every inch of skin on your neck, moving closer and closer to your mouth.Â
A trail of kisses, up and over your jaw, until his lips finally meets yours. His second mistake is giving in. He closes the remaining distance, your hair bunched into his fist, and neither of you are breathing anymore because his mouth is crushed to yours.Â
All those months disappear into nothingness as you slip your tongue into his mouth. Itâs what happens every time someone puts you and him in a room together.Â
You kiss him with desperation and Hyunjin kisses you in hunger. He pushes his tongue in, and youâre making out like your life depends on it. He doesnât stop squeezing your tits, fondling them through the thin fabric of your top. The material does nothing to hide how turned on you are, but you canât be embarrassed. Not when you can feel his crotch pressing into your leg, and heâs just as turned on.
His hands are everywhere on your body, finding their home on your waist, and he pulls you into him so your back arches off the wall. Thereâs no words exchanged and itâs primal  in every sense. The air is filled with your breaths, and whines.Â
Heâs burning up. You push him, until heâs pressed to the door instead. Hyunjin stumbles back from the force.Â
Itâs like you want to be caught. The very door that separates you from the rest of the world. The only thing standing between you and total annihilation. Itâs hotter this way, and you press your body to his, moulding your mouth to his, hands running through his hair. He lets out a moan that travels straight to your heart which is beating faster than it has in a long time. Thereâs a fire in it, and every touch of his skin against yours blazes it more.
He turns you around, until youâre pressed to the door instead. He grabs your thigh, pulling your leg up so itâs wrapped around his waist, and heâs grinding his crotch against yours. You can feel him in your core and you pull back to breathe, moaning, âHyunâŠâ Youâre not thinking, only feeling him in every single atom of your body.
You tug at the drawstrings of his sweatpants. You need to take them off. You need him now more than ever. Hyunjin is your annihilation.Â
He realises what youâre doing, and he pulls away in a daze, spit-coated lips, âWait, wait, Y/NâŠâ
âWhat?â You mumble, kissing his jaw.
His eyes are squeezed shut, âShit. WaitâŠstop, we canât do thisâ
And you can only whine, pulling him back to you, âYou say that every timeâ
His voice drops, a bitterness to it as if heâs just had some grand fucking epiphany, âFuck. No, We canâtâŠâ
He says that, but Hyunjin is a hypocrite because when you push your tongue into his mouth, he lets you. He tastes so good, and kissing him feels coming home. It feels like what youâd been missing this whole time and kissing him makes you feel alive.
He mumbles, against your mouth, âWe⊠need to stopâ
You pull back, only slightly, âBut âŠnobody is going to know. You said it yourself, nobodyâs coming inâ
You lean forward to kiss him, but he moves his head away before you can. Youâre too much in a daze to be hurt by this rejection. He shakes his head and steps away, as if heâs trying to wake himself out of his dream, âNo, we canât. Not like thisâ
âButâŠweâre just kissingââ
âNoâŠthis isnât okay, Y/N. None of this is.â
You fall quiet, and his words are swirling in the room all around you. Your mind is having a hard time process them. Youâre in a lust-driven daze, and you brace yourself against the door to catch your breath, âWhat do you meanâŠby that?â
He breathes in, snapping out of the lust, âWeâre making outâŠin a fucking storage closet. Do you not see how much is wrong with that?â
His tone stings you. âI meanâŠI donât Hyunjin. Thatâs what weâve always done. The photoboothâŠtheââ
âThatâs exactly what I mean!â His voice raises all of a sudden, but he realises and lowers it again, âWe shouldnât have to sneak away toâŠto do this. Iâm so sick of thisâŠâ
Your heart wakes up, but only because itâs suddenly hurting again. His lips are swollen from kissing you, but heâs speaking everything you hate.
Your chest hurts like itâs going to collapse. âYouâre sickâŠofâŠme?â
He looks at you, distressed eyes, âNoâŠofâŠof the guiltâŠâ
Since when has Hyunjin felt guilty? And for what? âWhat are you saying, Hyun?â
âAre you not mad at me?â
âWhat forâŠ?â
He let out a frustrated sigh, âI stopped talking to youâŠbut you donât seem angry at allâ
âI thought you did that because you were forced to by your managers, by the company⊠Is thatâŠnot true?â
He looked right at you, a bitter chuckle, âNobody forced me to do anything, Y/N. I wasnât even supposed to see you today, butâŠafter Jisung told me he met you in the hallway, I couldnât focus on practice. The routine is usually muscle memory to me, but I forgot every fucking step, because⊠I realised you were here. But you need to know I didnât come in here to kiss you. I just wanted to talk to youâ
You swallow, crossing your arms against your chest, and your heart is still calming down, âOkay. Talkâ
He breathes in, running a hand over his face, âI⊠lied to you, Y/Nâ
âAboutâŠwhat?â
âEverything that we talked aboutâ Heâs scaring you, âI told you that when you moved here that Iâd take you to the studio, to watch me record my fucking musicâ
âYeah?â You donât know where heâs going with this.
âBut I obviously canât do thatâ He takes a breath, and it feels like heâs on the verge of a panicking, "I canâtâŠbring you to the recording studio. I canât paint with you. I canât show you my routines, or any of the things I promised you. You see that, right? I mean, even just to talk to you, I have to do it away from everyone. This isâŠinsane. I donât know why the hell I said all of thatâ
He's spiralling, and you need to calm him because heâs so fucking hard on himself, âThat doesnât mean you lied, Hyunjin. You said that because you wanted it to be true, didnât you?â
âThatâs the thing! It can never be true, Y/N. You donât see that?â His negativityâŠhurts you.
âI called you in here to tell you this, but I forgot the way you make me fucking feelâ He says, âI wasnâtâŠprepared to see youâÂ
You hear everything heâs saying but itâs wrong. You couldnât be a part of the life that he promised you, but you didnât care. You donât need to do all the things that you cannot. Heâs bothered by something that you donât even mind. All you know is that you canât go more months without him. You canât go a second more in your life without him.Â
Youâd convinced yourself that you could never tell him your feelings because it would scare him away. But right now, you need to tell him. Time away from him was cruelty. It was insanity, and itâs something you never want to subject yourself to ever again.Â
Youâve never loved anybody as much as him, and you never will.
He needs to know that. His lip is quivering, and he looks guilty, and scared. You have to tell him, before he says something heâll regret. Maybe if you were more prepared, your confession of love would be in a beautiful place.Â
Like the top of the ChateauâŠThat night, under the stars, he told you he found comfort in you.
Hyunjin was always the more romantic one.Â
So you canât blame yourself for not thinking this through. After all, how could you have planned for everything that happened? A series of accidents, of coincidences that led you to him, over and over again. No matter how much life tried to pull you apart, you found each other.
It was fate.
âI donât care, Hyunjinâ
âWhat?â
You step closer to him, âI donât care if I have to kiss you in a storage closet for the rest of my life. I would choose that any dayâ
His lips part. Heâs surprised. But you canât hold back your feelings anymore. That has got you nowhere.
You pull him close, âI donât care about all that, I justâŠI just want youâ
His eyes widen, âWhy would you ever choose this?â
âThatâsâŠup to meâ You swallow. Heâs staring at you. It doesnât matter that your grand declaration of love wonât be in a place as beautiful as him. It doesnât matter where you are right now, you need to tell him the truth.
The truth â I went insane in my life without you.
The truth â I literally cannot breathe if youâre not near me.
The truth â I love you so much that my chest hurts.
âDid he kiss you?â
His question catches you so off guard, that your eyes dart up to his, âWhat? Who?â
He lets go of your hand, âYongbokâ
Where the fuck did that come from?
Your eyebrows knit together, and youâre so confused.Â
Yongbok doesnât matter right now. You frown, âI donât want to talk about himâ
Hyunjin nods, âSoâŠhe kissed youâÂ
Youâre lost for words. You thought you two were more mature than this, âSo thatâs what this is about that? Youâre acting this way because youâre jealous?â
He squeezes his eyes shut, âYeah. I am. I am jealous, Y/N. It kills me to know that heâs known you all your life, and I canât even have you to myself for one entire summerâ
âBut nobody is stopping you from having meâ
âEverything is stopping me!â He cries out.
You flinch.
His voice falls again, and you can feel his distress, âIâm afraid, okay? Iâm fucking scared that theyâll find about you andââ
âAnd what?â
He squeezes his eyes shut, âYouâre going to get hurt. Youâre not stupid, Y/N, and you fucking know that better than anyoneâ
âHow can you be so sure of that? Youâre the one thatâs making decisions that hurt me, I mean I couldnât even tell you I got into the stupid program because you cut me out from your life, all because youâre afraid of something that hasnât even happened? Why canât you just tell me whatâs wrong? What are you so afraid of?!â
He falls quiet, and he isnât looking at you anymore. He stepped back, inhaling deeply, as if to anchor himself. His eyes meet yours, âYouâŠshouldnât have come here, Y/Nâ
Your voice breaks, âWhy?â
âIt would have made everything a hell of a lot easierâ
âWhat would it make easier?â
He swallowed, âHaving to stay apart from youâ
He says things like that so easily, and his words bury deep into your skin.
Your voice broke, but youâre not done fighting for him, âI thought you missed me. Iâm not afraid to admit that I did, okay? I missed you every second I was away from youââ
âI called you in here to say goodbyeâ
Your voice is merely a whisper, âWhat?â
His lip is quivering, âI wanted to see youâŠbecause this is the last timeâ
âYou donât mean thatâŠâ
Thereâs a tightness in your chest. You canât breathe.Â
He swallows, âYou and I both knew that what we had in DaejonâŠit couldnât be anything elseâ
âPlease donât say thatâ
He looks to the floor, away from you, âIâm sorryâ
You don't understand. Things were just okay, âAre you being like this⊠because of Chanâs break up?â
His tone changes harshly, âThat has nothing to do with youâ
You swallow, staring at him. Your eyes fill up with tears. You thought this stupid storage closet would be where you finally tell him you love him.Â
He doesnât pull you in to comfort you, like heâs always done. He just looks at you, glistening eyes and his lip is quivering.
This canât be it. Thereâs more to you and him, and this isnât fucking it. Then his phone buzzes. Hyunjin ignores it at first.
Until it gets constant, and he sighs, âIâm sorry. I need to take this. You have to go, Y/Nâ
His words shake you to the core, and you canât speak.
âCan you just please make sure nobody sees you when you leave?â He asks, strained, âI know you hate me right nowâŠbut pleaseâ
You nod. You have nothing to say. Even in this moment, you love him more than you ever have.Â
Youâre so stupid. You thought nothing in the world could make you let go of him but just like always, Hyunjin is one step ahead.
Heâs already let go of you.
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please let me know if you liked the chapter, or any thoughts on this part! thank you :)
#hyunjin x reader#hyunjin imagines#hyunjin smut#angst#friends to lovers#skz x reader#skz imagines#hwang hyunjin x reader
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thank you @wesperbrekkered for tagging me even though im so inactive on like all my fandom accounts đđđ
1. How many works do you have on AO3?
i have 13 :)
2. What is your AO3 word count?
29,858 words đ thats kinda crazy for me ngl
3. What fandoms do you write for?Â
my main is six of crows! my ao3 still has my fics from when i wrote solangelo tho lmao
4. What are your top five fics by kudos?
sparks fly (whenever you smile) with 268 (wesper)
we were in screaming color with 244 (solangelo)
Doctor Death (god this fic is so old i hate it đ) with 236 (solangelo)
i wanna teach you how forever feels with 221 (wesper)
time can't stop me quite like you did with 205 (i wrote this for a school assignment, it's from the book they both die at the end)
i strongly dislike this list mainly because of solangelo being on there and how long ago i wrote those fics because theyre really bad now đ perhaps leave more kudos on my wesper fics :)
5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?Â
YES it makes me so happy that people enjoyed what i wrote. i'd like to say it's author fuel but i have not touched any of my fics since august but they ARE author serotonin
6. Whatâs the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?
it's either time can't stop me quite like you did (because he literally d!es) but none of my SoC fics have angsty endings, because none of them have endings. haha
7. Whatâs the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?
uhh i'd say it would be i wanna teach you how forever feels purely because it's a cute domestic post-ck wesper
8. Do you get hate on fics?
i dont think im widespread enough to have haters on my fics tbh đ
9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?Â
nope, i am literally 16 !! although i have written a few very intimate passages but theres also taught you the way you call me baby which is the closest i'll ever get for now
10. Do you write crossovers? Whatâs the craziest one youâve written?
my wesper romeo and juliet au like fire and powder that i havent touched since august! this was like my most big brain idea ever but i'm torn between discarding it and starting from scratch or continuing as it is right now
11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?Â
i dont think so, and i hope not !
12. Have you ever had a fic translated?Â
no :)
13. Have you ever cowritten a fic before?
also no
14. Whatâs your all-time favourite ship?Â
wesper. next!
15. Whatâs a WIP youâd like to finish but doubt you ever will?
THE ROMEO AND JULIET AU I AM CRYING i need to continue it as soon as possible oh lord
16. What are your writing strengths?
not sure tbh! i do find writing dialogue easy but it also leads to my downfall sometimes which i'll explain in the next question
17. What are your writing weaknesses?
inner monologues, because they jump around too much and i eventually stray from the original thought. or anything thats not closely tied to a character ... i'm really strong with character driver things but if you hand me a plot, i'm gonna struggle (which may be why the r&j au is failing LMAO) and how i said with dialogue, it ends up being dry and makes the scene move a little too fast. i'm really bad at slowing down scenes đ
18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?Â
never done it before hehe
19. First fandom you wrote for?
percy jackson, i think
20. Favourite fic youâve ever written?
my romeo and juliet au because its the most ambitious thing i ever tried to accomplish. i really want to get back to it because i'm still so intrigued by the idea of it and i was shocked i wrote 10k for the first chapter but it felt like it was being squeezed out of me... i'll do my best to get back to writing i've had insane weiters block (no thanks to school đ)
thanks for tagging me rae :) i'm tagging @artsypretzel @jazzythursday and anyone else who sees this and wants to do it :)
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Promise
Pairing: Aromantic!Fem!Reader x Ben Hardy
Warnings: Implied smut and some Feelings talk but honestly itâs pretty tame.
Words: 1,413
A/N: Itâs Aggressively Arospec Week! So, as promised, Iâm going to be posting a few blurbs/short one shots and things during the coming week to celebrate, all of them taking place within my Platonically verse. All of the posts will be tagged as âplatonically eventâ in case you want to find them later (or block the tag)
This first one is inspired by a song - Promise by The Novel Ideas. I think it was probably written with a more romantic relationship in mind but theres a few lyrics in there that I choose to interpret as queerplatonic, and that especially reminded me of Ben and Reader in Platonically.
Benâs house was a comforting place. Youâd always felt comfortable there, since youâd first become friends with Ben, but especially after you got together. It was bigger than your place for one, an actual house and not a rundown flat you had to share to afford, though it was still fairly small. Its yard was almost non-existent but there was a scrap out the back that caught the sun in the afternoons. More than once you and however many friends had huddled there on wintery afternoons to warm up or else sprawled out in as few layers as you could get away with hoping the mercury wouldnât rise much higher. So, after a day mostly spent indoors, huddled at your computers, you and Ben decided it might be nice to take a picnic rug out into the sunshine to relax before you had to worry about dinner. Of course, when Ben suggested the idea he chose to use the phrase, âboost our vitamin D levelsâ and you thought he was insinuating something else entirely. Â âWell if thatâs really what you want,â he laughed, pretending to reach for the waistband of his joggers.
Instead you stuck to his original idea, grabbing a fuzzy orange blanket from his wardrobe and laying it out over the patchy grass, throwing a couple of pillows down on top so your heads at least would be comfortable. For a while you just sort of did your own things near each other. Ben was preparing for a new movie so took the opportunity to read over the information he had and sections of the script, occasionally muttering to himself or highlighting something important (nearly always almost dropping his phone onto his face). And you happily stretched out beside him, relishing the warmth of the sun as you played games on your phone and scrolled through Tumblr. But, the lower in the sky the sun got, the closer together you moved until the sky was tinted with pink and you were laying perpendicular to each other, your head resting on his stomach. With a sigh, Ben set aside his phone and looked up at the wispy clouds moving across the sky. You knew what he was thinking about though he stayed quiet. âHow long before you go?â âWe start shooting in two weeks but I fly out a little before that just so I can get settled and meet everyone and thereâs time to do any prep stuff before filming actually begins.â He paused but realised he hadnât really answered you, âtwelve days,â âThats ages away,â you said with a soft laugh though you both knew the time would go by quickly. It wouldnât be the first time you waved Ben off at the airport, but it would be the first time since youâd decided to be queerplatonic partners. Something about it made you a little sad, knowing you wouldnât have your best friend by your side for the few months it took to film the movie, but it wasnât the end of the world and you were excited on his behalf too. Â Ben sighed again, less audibly than before but you could feel it in the way his stomach and chest moved so you rolled over to face him, propping yourself up on your elbow, studying the pensive expression he wore and determining he needed cheering up. Â âI expect you to bring me back a present,â He smiled, his eyes drifting from the sky down to you as he let his head turn to the side, âIâll keep that in mind,â âAnd I donât mean something crappy like sweets or whatever junk you usually bring me. That was fine before but there has to be some sort of perk since Iâm your partner now. I mean, everyone thinks Iâm your girlfriend so you really have no choice here, you have to bring me something good.â The smile slowly spread until Ben was laughing, âOkay, something good it is then.â You giggled along with him, ignoring the patch of hard dirt under your elbow until you couldnât any longer and instead rolled onto your back so you could lie beside him and let him wrap you up in his arms. And for a little while that was enough. It was close to being too warm, hot as you were from laying in the sun, but you didnât mind, content in the knowledge that Ben was happy too.
Slowly his grip loosened until it was just his palm rubbing gently over your stomach and side, his thoughts back where theyâd been before, âIf Iâd known I wouldnât have auditioned for the movie,â âWhat?â âIf Iâd known things between us would work. At the time I kinda figured it was a good excuse in case asking you out ruined shit. I could just lay low for a few weeks and then dip, give you some space. But now it kinda feels like a mistake.â âAre you kidding? Itâs a great roll, Ben, and youâre going to be amazing in it.â âYeah I know, and I am excited about it,â âIâd hope so since it means you get to go to Greece,â He gave another soft chuckle at that, âYeah thatâs definitely part of my excitement. And it will be fun. But things are really good with you. Like really good. And I donât want to ruin that by leaving.â You understood where he was coming from but still felt he was being a bit ridiculous, âYou better not be getting romantically sentimental on me. Itâs not like we live in the Regency period and have to rely on letters in the post or whatever. And besides, weâre not romantically involved so itâs a bit stupid for you to get all depressed about going.â You gave him a poke in the ribs for good measure. Â âI promise Iâm not,â there was an audible lift in his voice, âI just feel very protective of you. I donât want you to be sad.â âUhhhh, Iâm going to be house sitting for you so thereâs no chance of me being sad. Iâll have this place to myself and I am definitely going to enjoy it. Playing music as loud as I want, eating my way through your stash of chocolate, playing all your video games whenever I want. Able to be loud when I masturbate. No need to worry about accidentally waking up a roommate or walking in on her giving her boyfriend a bj. Fucking paradise really.â Ben snorted at the last bit and squeezed you tight again before kissing your temple, âOkay, sad isnât a problem then. But I also donât want you to realise Iâm not necessary.â It was your turn to snort though it was less about amusement and more about how daft Ben sounded, âBut you arenât necessary.â âWay to make a guy feel special Y/N,â âNo itâs a good thing. Like, being aro, I know I donât need a relationship of any kind and, honestly, Iâd be happy being single. I was happy being single for a long time. I have no desire for a relationship. But I want to be with you anyway. It doesnât matter that I donât feel a particular way for you. I just like you so much and think youâre such a good friend and we have so much fun that Iâm happy with you. And I donât want to stop being with you. You being in Greece isnât going to change that.â âGuess I never thought of it like that. Kinda sweet actually.â âPlus, yâknow, weâre pretty great at sex, right?â âOh definitely great at it.â
It was much darker by then, the sun hanging low in the sky, but you barely noticed as Benâs lips met yours, soft and comforting at first though neither of you seemed to want to be the one to stop the kiss. So neither of you did stop it. Instead you both shifted around to make it easier, eventually settling with his knee between your legs, giving you something to rock against as his arms loosened and his hands slid down to cup your arse. You knew you would miss him while he was away. He was your best friend so of course you would. But you werenât worried. And you hoped you could at least distract Ben from whatever worries he had about it, if not cure them entirely. Â âItâs getting dark Benny, you wanna move this inside? Think Iâm a little low on Vitamin D.â
#my writing#my blurbs#ben hardy x reader#ben hardy imagine#if you have anything you want to see from this pairing feel free to submit things#i got 3 requests all from the same person#(Love you L)#as well as having a few of my own ideas#but i'm very very happy to write other things people come up with#and they don't have to be explicitly about her being aro#one of the requests is just straight up smut and im very excited about it#anyway#i wanted to post this one first because#entirely coincidentally#one of the requests fit really really well as a sequel to it#so expect that one tomorrow!#platonically event
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Current WIP List
tagged by @captastra, so you've opened pandora's box i seeđ
so this is gonna be a wild one, y'all know i like only write smut so uhhhh spicy content ahead lol. my god i can't believe i'm putting all these in one place so people can really see how insane i am ahaha this'll be fun
as always i always have wayy too many ideas in my drafts so hehe let's get started^^ i'm only including drafts because if we included my entire notes collection of ideas its gonna be a looonnnnggggg list. i dont have fancy titles for my fics lmfao so yeah nothing to really catch your eye in a sense, as always theres lots of max ahaha
NSFW ahead!
The Outer Worlds
Vicar Max x gn!reader - so uhhhh y'all ever thought "hey what if max was introduced to sounding for the first time? that'd be cool right?" and then started writing about it? yeah..me neitherđ sounding, blocked orgasm, humiliation, all the good stuffđ
Vicar Max x gn!reader - ok so since its canon that nyoka literally calls out max for always spending like 40 minutes in the bathroom i of course got to thinking, what does he do in there for 40 minutesđđ captain gets a little fed up with how long he spends in there and catches him in the act! cbt, humiliation, and a nice ruined orgasm^^
Vicar Max x f!reader - so.......peggingđđđđ a special vicar rides the captain's strap on, reluctant and whiny but unable to stop because it just feels too good^^ humiliated by his own pleasure one might say. this mans gotta do all the work tho, he'll complain all he wants about being pegged but he hasn't stoppedđ
Vicar Max x f!reader - a simple drabble idea where max fucks the captain making her cum hard before he does only to overstimulate her so he pulls out, humping her wet folds until he cums on her cuntâșïž
Red Dead Redemption
Saudade's Affair (Chapter 9) - i promise i will get to this, my brain is plagued with vicar max rn and i can't stop. it's the mission where arthur and charles go rescue josiah from being kidnapped, reader tags along and takes care of himđ€§
Hosea Matthews x gn!reader - a little something where hosea gets a wet dream about you and bessie sucking him off. you notice his moans and erection as you wake by his side and decide to help him out^^
Charles Smith x f!reader - charles finger fucking you barely outside of camp? him playing innocent telling you to keep it down like he isn't destroying your pussy with his fingers? exhibitionism? yes yes and yes
Star Wars
Captain Rex x gn!reader - another wet dream idea hehe, rex gets a wet dream about you and wakes up in his barracks only to satisfy himself by humping his pillowđ€§
virgin!Obi-Wan Kenobi x f!reader - so basically qui-gon is guiding young obi (something like phantom menace obi-wan) and teaching him how to pleasure a woman (reader) both with fingering, oral and vaginal sexđâš could be seen as a qui-gon x reader x obi-wan i guess lol, qui-gon watched and praises the two of you as obi does all the work and loses himself in you as he's never experienced any kind of pleasure like this befoređ€§
lol well this was long^^ feel free to ask about them lol i don't really know who to tag so i tag anyone who sees this and wants to do it :)
#i swear i will write these#i'm going through a semi writers block rn#and i keep getting distracted with wanting to draw instead lol#and school has started back up and i got less time to write TT#wips#the outer worlds#red dead redemption#star wars
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I've done this before HERE but this time I was actually tagged (thanks @useless-fanfictions) so I'm going to update it becuase some of the answers are out of date
how many works do you have on AO3?
22 fics and 3 fanfic book covers so 25
whatâs your total AO3 word count?
151,809 words
how many fandoms have you written for and what are they?
Published:
Glee
Marvel (MCU & 616)
Yuri! On Ice
Just floating around my G-Drive or wrote back in the day but never published:
Harry Potter
Merlin
Twilight
Supernatural
Sherlock
Doctor Who
what are your top 5 fics by kudos?
Ain't No Grave (Can Keep My Body Down) Book Cover with 225 kudos (Marvel published 2016) âA book cover for a popular Stucky fic
A Punch In The Face with 102 kudos (Marvel published 2014) âA Young Avengers drabble of sorts, Teddy/Billy meet cute
Express Your Love with 82 kudos (Marvel published 2014) âI cannot remember what this is, I think itâs Stony? Something about Tony never saying âI Love Youâ to Steve but instead showing his love through actions?
In A Previous Life with 78 kudos (Marvel published 2014) âA drabble of sorts. Billy and Tommy talk to Wanda about their life with her before they were reincarnated.
Putting a Punching Bag in the Workshop was Tonyâs Best Idea Ever with 64 kudos (Marvel published 2014) âBasically what it says on the tin. Stony. Tony is distracted by Steveâs arse as he boxes.
yeah... these I'm not that proud of, I hope my other works surpass these soon because these are old and not my best.
do you respond to comments, why or why not?
I try to, sometimes I get overwhelmed and then don't respond for too long so never repsond but... I really really appreciate them all the same! no matter how big or small the comment is (as long as it's not hate)
whatâs the fic youâve written with the angstiest ending?
In Paris With You - a Klaine fic I first wrote in 2011, then updated in 2014 (which is on my FF.net) and then updated again when I got back into Glee in 2019 (which is the version on AO3) It's based off of a poem of the same name by James Fenton that I was studying for GCSEs and it just... got stuck in my head. I still really love it and kinda want to continue it so it no longer has such an angsty ending.
Also As long as I'm here as I am, so are you is kinda angsty in a 'Kurt remembering Finn' sort of way. I guess you could call it a Song Fic...
do you write crossovers? if so what is the craziest one youâve written?
I've never posted a crossover, but I did, once, years ago, plan a Merlin/Harry Potter crossover.
have you ever received hate on a fic?
On FF.net, yes. On AO3, no.
do you write smut? if so what kind?
Nope. I mean, if it fit into my story or something I maybe would, but I'm not really planning to write smut just to write smut. My ace arse accidentally makes characters ace by proxy anyway, so smut isn't ever really on my writing radar.
have you ever had a fic stolen?
I don't think so.
have you ever had a fic translated?
Not that I know of.
have you ever co-written a fic before?
I have one in the planning stages with someone, but they're busy and I'm busy so it's on hiatus for the moment. But we're totally going to get back to it at some point when we're not both busy, it's an interesting premise!
whatâs your all time favourite ship?
I don't have one! I like writing Hevans (or simply non-Klaine) because theres an abundance of Klaine (and I relate to Sam), but I definately don't have a favourite ship in general, I'm too much of a Multishipper for that. Though I have recently only written Hevans fics... and Hevans scenes... and Hevans Hevans Hevans so...
whatâs a WIP that you want to finish but donât think you ever will?
I maybe might never finish any of my WIPs at this rate, my writer's block is a bitch. But I never upload something unless I know where it's going enough that I know I'm going to at least try my best to finish it even if it does have long hiatuses in between chapters.
what are your writing strengths?
I don't know, people please tell me I'd honestly love to know.
But if I had to choose then maybe having the emotions of a character shine through my words?
what are your writing weaknesses?
Writing things I haven't experienced, and maybe describing settings or objects. I also have a hard time transitioning scenes, sometimes they go on and on and on, other times they cut off abruptly it's hard to find a balance. Also dialogue, sometimes, I'm too socially awkward to know how to talk to people IRL and that sometimes makes it hard to know how people talk
what are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?
It depends on if you want the reader to know what the character is saying.
If it's from a POV of a character that doesn't know what the person they're talking to is saying I'll try my best to write it in that language using Google Translate (or write something like Kurt was talking rapidly in French if i don't want to translate it)
But if the characters can understand each other and I want the reader to understand then I'll just use italics and something like Kurt said in French.
If it's words like "Merci!" or "Caliente!" or something that most English speakers know (or something they can figure out from context) then I'll just write it in it's original language.
Going back to In Paris With You. Kurt is French in that, and it's from Blaine's POV so when Kurt speaks French it's in French with Blaine translating what he can to the audience in the narration. He's not meant to be able to understand Kurt perfectly, so the audience doesn't either.
But if I was writing Kurt and Sebastian talking to each other in French from Kurt's POV I'd write it in English so that audience can also understand that Kurt understands.
what was the first fandom you wrote for?
Harry Potter. It was how I found fanfiction and I definately distictly remember writing a Time Travel Sirius/Hermione fic when I was like 12 that never saw the light of day and is sadly lost to the death of multiple laptops and the loss of multiple USBs
whatâs your favourite fic youâve written?
One More New Direction or possibly Rainbow (re)Connection for Glee
(that makes you) The Scarlet Witch for Marvel.
I'm just gonna leave this as an open tag so if you want to answer these questions feel free <3
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thanks @panto-x for tagging me :) and sorry for taking my sweet time with this haha
1. How many works do you have on AO3?
19
2. Whatâs your total AO3 word count?
 24956
3. How many fandoms have you written for and what are they?
Uh, I have two answers for this. Like, I have written fanfiction for many, many fandoms and currently I canât even recall all of them, but most of that was when I was still writing in Finnish and posting under a different username and on a different website (wasnât ever aware of AO3 at the time). But as Iâm not willing to disclose that username Iâm mostly just gonna keep talking about the fics Iâve posted on AO3 in these questions.
So, the 2nd answer is: I have only written Teen Wolf fics and then one TMNT fic for my friend, Ceraâs, birthday. Got a few 9-1-1 wips in the works as well tho I havenât finished anything yet
4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?
1. Hidden in Plain Sight (574)
2. Yesterdayâs Reasons (453)
3. Once in 2.7 Years (140)
4. Lupus et Vulpecula (117)
5. Tea, Cake or Breakfast? (104)
5. Whatâs the fic youâve written with the angstiest ending?
Uhh, probably Handle My Demons (A Piece of Cake). Itâs a TMNT gift fic for my dear friend Cera and she is a fan of angst, so I actively tried to keep it on the angstier side. All my Teen Wolf fics are relatively angst free... i think.
6. Whatâs the fic youâve written with the happiest ending?
I honestly donât know. I think most of my fics have relatively happy or hopeful endings so itâs pretty hard to say which one of them is the happiest.
7. Do you write crossovers? If so, what is the craziest one youâve written?
I havenât written any but I kinda wanna do a SPN x TW crossover. Oh and my friend Cera and I have been talking about this TMNT x TW (x Superman) crossover idea but thatâs also basically nothing but an idea atm. But if I do ever write it, I think it might end up being the craziest one
8. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?
I think I have finished one smut fic in my whole life and even that ended up disappearing from the world when my laptop died. I have some smutty fic ideas that I would like to get done but weâll see if that ever happens.
9. Do you respond to comments, why or why not?
I do! Because I love getting comments, and whenever I leave comments I love it when the authors answer me, so I do that too.
10. Have you ever received hate on a fic?
Uhh, no hate or then something very minor during my previous run as a fic writer.
11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?
Not to my knowledge.
12. Have you ever had a fic translated?
Nope.
13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?
I havenât, although I have been talking about it with Cera. Weâll see if that ever happens.
14. Whatâs your all time favourite ship?
You canât just ask me about my all time favorite! I go through phases, OK? And Iâve been in Sterek phase for like 2 and half years now so Iâd currently say Sterek is my favorite. But before Teen Wolf Iâve had a few other big phases like SnK and Bleach, and currently 9-1-1 is also coming at me very strongly. So I donât know if I have all time favorite but I do have a few ships that have held the throne for some time.
15. Whatâs a WIP that you want to finish but donât think you ever will?
One of the first Teen Wolf fics I started. The wip is longer than anything else Iâve managed to write so far and I freaking love the name I came up for it but I havenât touched it for many, many, many months now and I think the chances of me ever finishing the story are pretty slim.
16. What are your writing strengths?
Iâm not self-aware enough to answer this question.
17. What are your writing weaknesses?
Everything? I donât know. Answer to the question 16 applies here as well.
18. What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?
Iâd say it depends.
Like, translating long lines with google translate and copy-pasting them to the story and then calling it a day is a pretty nope for me both as a reader and a writer. Short lines and sneaking the meaning of the words into the story itself so the reader can easily get to know what the characters are saying is something iâve done with one fic in the past and thatâs probably the only way Iâd do it again.
Like, sure, I could also imagine writing something where I donât give away the meaning of the foreign lines for the reader, if the character hearing them wasnât supposed to understand them either. But then again, as a reader Iâm not fan of reading long blocks of text that I can neither pronounce nor understand and Iâd end up skipping them, so I wouldnât really wanna have long foreign lines in my stories either.
Plus of course, thereâs the thing that the only languages that I would be confident enough to write something more difficult than easy, common, everyday phrases are Finnish and English. And Finnish isnât really a language I can imagine many of the characters in Teen Wolf or 9-1-1 knowing.
19. What was the first fandom you wrote for?
Fullmetal Alchemist (or Twilight. Actually, Twilight might be more accurate answer cause while the first fic I ever posted was FMA I had started some Twilight stories before that.)
20. Whatâs your favourite fic youâve written?
This is a hard one. I can tell that Yesterdayâs Reasons is high up there but Iâm not sure if itâs actually my favorite. Do I have a favorite? Theyâre all my babies so it wouldnât be fair to pick favorites, right? Tho, itâs pretty telling that out of all my fics that one is the only one I can name here...
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iâm tagging @tails89 @ilovepeachystuff @but-theres-wolves not sure if any of you have done this one yet and no pressure to do it. also, if someone wants to do it, feel free :)
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The Run In
Word Count: 4692
Pairing: Misha x ReaderÂ
Characters: Reader, Misha, Diego (OG Character), Xander (OG Character), Divorce Lawyer, Police Receptionist, George (OG Character), Female Officer, and Male Officer
Summary: The Reader gets away from her abusive husband. After bumping into a stranger, the Reader forms a friendship with him which the Readers soon-to-be ex-Husband finds out about.Â
Disclaimer: Language, Angst, Fluff, Mentions of Domestic Violence, Mentions of degradation, Blood, Implied Smut
Disclaimer 2: This work of fiction contains Domestic Violence. If you have been a victim of DV please read at your own discretion. If you are in a DV situation please call 1-800-799-7233, of youâre unable to speak safely, you can log onto thehotline.org or text LOVEIS to 22522. YOU ARE NOT ALONE. If you are in an emergency, call 911. There are also DV/IPV programs and shelters in your area who can help you.Â
Disclaimer 3:Â Any of the shorts that are hot and steamy, I want to put out there that it's in no way disrespectful towards Vicki at all. I love her to death and respect that marriage between her and Misha. So when reading those shorts, know that it all takes place in an alternate world where they aren't married at all.
A/N:Â Sorry this is late. I have been hitting some sort of writing block. I have the words in my head but for some reason I canât get them out.Â
A/N 2: Tag your anyone who loves Misha!Â
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I sit alone in the apartment, huddled on the couch. The fight had been bad this time. I mean, all fights with Diego were bad but, this one in particular had been pretty bad. I look around the trashed apartment and try not to replay the events that took place almost an hour before. The television was busted, a couple chairs had been thrown over, the mirror my mother had salvaged and repurposed for me was destroyed, glass was everywhere, and my grandmothers clock she passed down to me was busted up.
I don't know how I got here.
I don't know how I let it get so bad.
I slowly get up off the couch and watch my step all the way to the bathroom. I flip the light on and there, glowing bright red, on my face is the handprint of my husband. The throwing of things has been going on for a couple years. Hitting is new and Diego never hit me until recently. I should have left him months ago. Maybe even years ago.
After that first hit.
It was after a Christmas party at his office. We got into a fight about me talking to his co workers and about the dress I wore. He said he had been embarrassed by it all. I'm the stand you ground type of woman who snaps back. The moment I had snapped back, was the moment Diego hit me. Diego has been surprised so he left for the evening. I should have just packed and left. I didn't, I waited an apology that never really came and when it did, I knew he didn't mean it.
Tonight, it was about the fact I went out with a few friends and forgot about dinner for Diego. When I came home with take out, he lost it. Called me every name in the book. Threw things and hit me and left.
I slowly touch the already welting mark. I suck in a sharp breath when my cool hand touches the raw skin. It stings so bad that even my tears make it sting. I look at myself again in the mirror. "How pathetic," I whisper to myself. "How pathetic of you to have stayed this long over a boy that can't handle his anger. That's going to change."
I walk out of the bathroom to the room Diego and I share together. I head straight towards the closet and pull out a duffle back and begin to fill with the important things. Clothes. Some shoes. Bathroom and shower necessities. I swap out purses, leaving both my car keys and phone in my old one. I can't risk having Diego try looking for me. I log into my bank account and change every security question and answer. I close my eyes. I never thought I would need to do this yet here I am.
I look around the apartment one last time. My eyes land on the photo from our wedding day. I grab it and rip the picture from the frame. I take a lighter and set it ablaze in the kitchen sink with a few other photos. Taking a deep breath, I finally make my exist from the apartment.
I walk to the nearest bus stop and wait for the bus to show up. Even in the dark it's difficult to hide my swollen face from the world. So I keep it down and tucked behind the collar of my coat. When the bus finally shows up, I get on it and pay my fair. I go sit in the back and ride it all the way to where I need to get off. The ride is quiet. A few people stare at me when they catch sight of my face. I turn away from them and keep my face hidden away. I stare at my bags and think, this is all I have now. A few clothes, money, these bags, a few personal items, etc.
The bus stops and I quickly grab my bags and get off. I turn this way and that looking for the building I need to go into. I spot it, It's hidden behind some trees and another bus stop across the street. I make my way across the street and into the police station.
There is a lady sitting at the front desk. It looks like she's packing up to go home. She gives me a friendly smile and sets her bag aside.
"What can I do for you?" She asks. I see her zero in on the mark on my face and the look in her eyes looks like she's about to cry. "I think I know what papers you need." She turns and leaves the area and returns with a few papers in her hands. She slowly hands me the papers and a pen. "Do you need a safe place to fill these out? Theres a room I can take you to."
I nod, I want to cover as much of my trail and steps as I can. Diego is a smart man. He will soon learn I left him and will soon come looking for me. The lady walks me to a room with a table. She tells me that she won't close the door because some people in my situation get triggered. She walks to the officer that is sitting at a desk across the way and tells him something while pointing to me. The officer looks at me and then nods to the woman.
I look down at the Order of Protection and Restraining Order papers and take a deep breath. When I start to fill the paper out, I notice that I am still wearing my wedding ring and band. I take them off and set them in my bag. As I finish my paper work, I slowly get up and walk out of the room. The officer sees me and slowly approaches me.
"I can take care of this for you," He says reaching for the paper. "Now how about we get some ice for that mark and have a look to make sure it isn't more than raw skin." The officer sits me down and leaves. When he comes back he has a small ice pack and places it on my face. The cool pack feels so nice.
"I have a question," I say as the officer pulls out a first aid box and starts to look at my face.
"Yeah?" he responds.
"Is there a way to put in your system that I am not a missing person but on the run from my husband?" I flinch when the officer wipes my face with the alcohol wipe.
"Sorry," He starts to apply an antibiotic to my face. "If or when your husband comes to us looking for you, our system will actually show that these orders are on him. What will happen is that they will take your information and tell him he has two days until you are declared missing. In that time frame he would have been served with the restraining order." The officer puts a large band aid over my face.
"Good," I say.
"How long?" the officer asks.
"Long enough to finally say fuck it and leave his ass."
***
A few days pass. I'm staying at a hotel and paying by the day. I purchased a brand new phone and got a new number. I called my parents and told them what was going on. They were mad and sadden by the situation but are happy that I got out when could. I got word from my officer friend that the restraining order was delivered but he said that Diego didn't look happy.
A week passes and I am still staying at the hotel. Not many apartments won't rent to me until I'm legally separated from Diego. I meet with a lawyer to have divorce papers drawn up and served to him but according to her, once the papers were signed, it would take a few months for them to be filed.
"Now all we need to do is get you two in here to sing these?" the lady says.
"About that," I fold my hands. "I have a protection order and restraining order on him."
The lawyer nodded her head. "I see. Well, I will have someone deliver to him and see if he will sign them. Just be prepared," She reaches for my hand and takes it in hers. "Some men like him, they will stall this as much as they can to get you to meet in person."
I nod. "I understand, in that case, if I have to meet him, I will have someone I trust with me."
As predicted, a week later, the lawyer calls me ups and tells me that Diego refuses to sign. Says I'm having a mental breakdown and needs to just come home so we can work it out. The lawyer also mentions that Diego had said that I'm lying about him throwing things that it's all me and that he only hit me in self defense because according to him, I slapped him before he slapped me.
I sit back in my hotel room in hot anger. I can feel the steam of my anger coming off my skin. I'm angry he won't sign the papers. I'm angry he started to make up shit about me. But jokes on him, I kept a private album on my iCloud of all the times he hit me. It my friends idea, she encouraged me to document it all somewhere where he doesn't know the password to. She passed away about a year ago from getting hit by a drunk driver.
"I'm going to need a printer," I say looking at the countless pictures of abuse.
***
The next day I go out and purchase a decently priced printer. And a decent laptop since everything was on my phone. As i'm walking down the street back to my hotel, with my things, I find myself falling onto hands and knees. The printer box rolled a few feet from me. I hope it isn't damaged, I think slowly sitting back on my knees and just staring at it.
"Oh my goodness," a voice says. "I am so sorry."
I look up to see a man with a ragged hair, black sunglasses, a black t-shirt with a jean jacket over it, and dark skinny jeans reaching down to help me up to my feet. I take his hand and slowly get to my feet. I notice the scruff framing the rest of his face. The sun shines perfectly behind him and I can't help but feel drawn to him.
"I should have watched where I was going and make sure there wasn't a beautiful woman carrying a large object," the man says turning to pick up my printer. "Doesn't look damaged from the outside."
I smile and feel my face burning. I'm sure it's bright red. "It's okay, I should have called an Uber instead of walking three blocks. I'm sorry about your coffee." I gesture to the fallen cup and spilled contents on the sidewalk. "Let me buy a new one."
The man laughs and waves a free hand. "No need to waste your money on my accident."
"What can I do?" I ask after I made sure my laptop box was fine.
"How about you let me help you with this so another person doesn't run into you?"
Taking a deep breath, I accept the strangers offer. Â We walk the last block talking about the city. When we get to the hotel, this man offers to carry the printer all the way up to the room. Didn't even question if I was living there.
"Thank you for doing this," I tell him as he sets the box on the small table.
"Anything," he smiles. "And when you are ready to search for apartments I know of a few good ones."
I give a small smile. I guess it's obvious that I was living in the hotel. "Thanks," I watch as he walks himself to the door. "I did never get your name." I call after him.
"Misha," he smiles. "Collins."
***
A month goes by and I am no longer looking like a crazy person after submitting all my pictures to my lawyer. Still Diego refuses to sign the papers unless he can meet with me alone. Of course I say "fuck no."
"If you want to be rid of him forever, then you have to compromise," my lawyer tells me.So I makes plans for the inevitable. But I have my officer buddy tagging along with me to the meeting.
I stare at the divorce papers and I am praying Diego will sign them at our meeting. But I doubt it. Ever since I left him, I started to see the red flags. Even friends that I still have and that haven't been manipulated by Diego, have told me they saw the way he treated me and spoke to me.
I need fresh air.
I get out of the hotel and walk to the the nearest park. It has a lake right in the middle of it. I rest my arms on the railing and then drop my head on my arms. This is more stressful than when I planned a wedding with Diego. I'm closing a door on almost seven years of marriage.
Diego was never like this. Even when we dated for five years. He was always so sweet, so kind, understanding, etc. He would buy me flowers for no reason. My apartment would be covered in them and I would tell him that I would donate some to nursing homes just to make room. I don't know what snapped in Diego to make him the way he was now.
Sighing I look up and stare at the lake. There is a small flock of ducks swimming passed me. Their color feathers shine in the afternoon. It puts a smile on my face. Something that is hard for me to do lately with everything going on.
"I was wondering when that smile would come," a familiar voice makes me turn to my left. There, a few feet away from me, Misha stands. I haven't seen or spoken to him since he left my hotel after giving me his number.
A number I never called or texted.
I had too google him to see if I could find anything on him. Well, I found a crap ton on him. An actor who did a crap ton of good. He is loved by millions.
"How long have you been standing there?" I ask. Another smile creeping onto my face.
"Not long," he says walking closer to me. "Just long enough to see that frown turn upside down." He gives a small smile. "Are you still at that hotel?"
I chuckle. "I am, I haven't had the time to look at apartments. I've been preoccupied trying to get my soon to be ex-husband to sign divorce papers."
Misha leans up on the railing along side me and looks at the ducks. "Maybe he's holding out to want to try and work things out with you?"
I laugh. "No, he's abusive and isn't having it with me being in control of myself now. The night I left him, it was really bad. It took a while for the mark he left on me to go away. Then he tried to convince my lawyer that I was having a mental breakdown."
"I'm sorry," Misha pulls back from the railing and pulls out his wallet and shows me a penny. "Here's to him signing the papers so you can officially be free of him." He tosses the penny into the water. "Are you doing anything, tomorrow?" He asks.
"Besides meeting Diego to get him to sign papers? No." I answer twiddling my thumbs.
"How about after you meet with him, I take you to look at apartments?" He leans towards me with a smile. "I can get you a really good deal. I'll even drive, so we don't have to walk."
"Sure."
***
"He's late," Xander says stirring his now cold coffee. Xander is the officer that helped me the night after  I left Diego. Xander was also the one who helped set me up at the hotel I'm staying at. Xander's wife, was a domestic violence victim and he was the officer that pulled his ex husband off her. They didn't get hook up until a year later when they ran into each other. They have been married for almost ten years with two kids.
"Just give it a few minutes," I say contemplating buying another coffee eying the divorce papers on the table.
Five minutes later, Diego waltz into the Starbucks and spots us. A smile spreads across his face when he sees me. Then it instantly fades when he sees Xander. He crosses the little shop in a few short strides. His black shoes squeaking from the rain outside.
"So," he sits down and crosses his arms. "Is this who you left me for? Some wanna a be body builder."
Xander smirks. "No, I'm actually a police officer. Since YN here has a few orders drawn up on you it's best that she have the right protection. Even in a public place." I notice that as Xander leans over he has his badge in his hands.
Diego looks over to me. "Can' you stop being so dramatic about this? So that we can just do this alone"
"Not ever going to happen," I say firmly. "And I'm not dramatic. Not about you hitting me."
The look in Diego's eye's grows dark but he puts on a fake smile. "I would never hurt you," He looks around as a few people over heard what I said. "I can't believe you're still on that."
"Look," Xander leans back and pushes the papers towards Diego. "All YN needs you to do is sign these. This game you're trying to play, just keeps hurting her."
Diego stares at Xander. "I don't think I will." He pushes the papers back and starts to get up. "Until next time."
"You're just going string this along aren't you?" I stood up so fast that Xander's coffee spilled. "I don't want to be married to you anymore. I stopped wanting that when you threw the first book and kicked a hole in the wall. I stopped when you hit me. I just let it go on for so long that I forgot how to not walk on eggshells. You don't own me. I don't love you. So sign the fucking papers."
Diego stares at me. I hadn't realized, but I pretty much yelled. I gather my bag and make my way out. Xander follows me.
"Hey," He hands me the papers. "Do you need me tot drive you back?"
"No, a friend is picking me up," I pull my phone out and text Misha. "He should be meeting me in a few minutes. He's taking me to look at apartments."
***
Another month goes by and I'm moved into my new apartment. All thanks to Misha and his ways of persuasion. I got the first six months half off. It was a nice little one bedroom apartment with a little den. Misha even convinced me to let him buy the furniture sets I had my eye one in a catalog.
"I'm just use to working hard for stuff like this," I say when the last of the movers move the stuff in. "I literally don't know how to thank you. Even just saying 'thank you' doesn't seem to be enough."
Misha laughs. The laugh takes up his entire body. "Just a simple thank you would be enough. Unless you want me to come up with a way to convince you to let me take you out to dinner. As friends of course."
I feel my cheeks start to burn. This dude is smooth. "Okay, dinner, as friends, it is."
Misha smiles big. "Awesome, now lets get this place looking as good as you."
For the next two days, Misha is over helping me settle down in my apartment. Whenever he leaves for food or whatnot, he always comes back with something to add to the place. I didn't even argue once.
The time I spent with Misha, he always hyped me up for stuff, he said things how it was and never ever sugar coated things, he held doors open, and gave me words of encouragement whenever I told him that Diego, again, refused to sign papers over.
Diego not signing papers was frustrating. The more time I spent with or talking to Misha, the more my feelings for him grew. But I was still tied to the asshole of a man who knew what he was doing. He knew of my interactions with Misha, he always brought it up but I would shut it down.
"He's just using you for public gain," Diego would tell me. But I knew Misha pretty well at this point. Things I've read on Twitter about him, Misha would never use someone like that.
Each meeting I had with Diego, I started to see him for who he really was. I don't even know how I fell in love with him. He's even gotten his parents convinced that I'm a lunatic. His mom would text me calling me all sorts of names and telling me that I should be the one paying for Diegos therapy sessions. She would also tell me that she knew I was trouble when he brought me home to meet them. His father wanted me to pay back every dime he had spent on mine and Diegos wedding or he would get a lawyer involved. He would even send disturbing texts saying that he's got people watching me and that I should be be careful.
I won't lie, that scared the shit out of me.
That last one pissed Misha off. I have never seen him go off about someone before. After that text, I went out and put restraining orders on Diegos parents and Misha convinced me to have someone look after me while he was gone for his show. I agreed and my new 'bodyguard' went with me everywhere and made sure I got home safe. Misha even hired a security company to set up an alarm system at my apartment.
If I didn't know better, Misha was or has developed some kind of feelings for me.
***
A year after I made my escape from Diego, I finally have my own car. Paid for all on my own. So no more walking. I park my car in my apartment parking spot and pull out my phone. I see the text from Misha, it's from an hour ago. His flight is delayed and that he would see me at some point tomorrow.
"Bummer," I lay back and watch as George, the bodyguard, pull his car into the parking spot behind me. I unbuckle and get out and watch as George do the same. Before I could get a word out, I see two police cars come up and two officers run passed me.
I slowly turn around and watch them run up to my level. My heart beats fast and I follow them. George, of course follows as well. I skip the steps two at a time and watch as one officer kicks my down. I hear yelling and banging around. Suddenly, George has both his hand on my shoulder and pulling me back as an officer finally come out.
With Diego in handcuffs. His nose is bleeding and a bruise is already forming on his face.
I pull away from George and run into my apartment. There standing in the middle of the room was the other officer talking to Misha. Misha has a busted lip and small gash on the side of his head. I notice that the glass bowl that Misha got me was in pieces and the coffee table was destroyed.
Misha sees me and I rush over to him. "Oh my gosh," I take hold of his face. "Are you okay?"
"Are you the lady who lives here?" the officer asks.
"Yes, and this is my friend," I don't my eyes off Misha.
"And the gentleman we arrested?"
"That's no gentleman," my voice is hard. "That is my abusive soon-to-be ex-husband. He has a restraining order on him."
The officer puts her note pad away. "That will explain a lot. We will contact you if we need anything else." With that, the officer left.
"Everything is all good?" Georges voice makes me turn around.
"Everything is good, George," Misha says. "You can go."
After George leaves I turn back to Misha. "You said you're flight had been delayed. What happened?"
Misha leads us to the couch and we sit down. "I only said that so I can surprise you. I hadn't been here for even an hour before he broke in. He wanted to know where you were and I wouldn't tell him. I guess a neighbor called 911 due to the yelling and stuff. Officer saw my stuff and I said my friend lives here and is letting me stay with her."
I nod my head. "I'm just happy you're okay. I don't know how Diego found me."
"It doesn't matter," Misha takes my hand. "He will answer for it in court.
And Misha was right. A week after everything went down, Diego was charged with breaking and entering, assault, and basically breaking the restraining order by stalking. I sat in during the hearing with Misha. Diego's parents tried to fight the five year sentence but the Judge said that if they said anything else before court ended he would double it without parole.
A few weeks after that, I am getting dinner ready when Misha shows up. He had been showing up a lot lately. I don't mind it at all, Misha makes me feel sane and safe.
"Hey," Misha says setting his coat on the couch. "I see that new coffee table came."
"It did, thanks to you," I say pulling a second plate down. I've learned to make a bit extra whenever Misha came over. "Also, I have some good news." I point to the orange envelope on the table. Misha looks at it and then back at me.
"Did," he starts to say.
"He sign it?" I finish his question. "Yeah, he called saying he will sign it. So I dropped by and had them take the paper to him to sign. I wasn't going to see him. They brought it back all signed. I am mailing in the morning."
"That's amazing, YN," Misha comes up to me and hugs me.
"Well, let's celebrate with dinner."
After dinner, after we clean up, we are sitting on the couch. Talking about whatever came to mind. We are talking about things we are still embarrassed by when Misha takes my hand.
"YN," He says softly. "I want to tell you something."
"Sure," I put my free hand on over his.
"I...I really care about you and I am glad that it was me here and not you when Diego broke in," Mishas voice is soft still. "I honestly don't know what I would do if you were here and he hurt you. All I ever wanted was for you to be safe."
"And I am," I slowly rub his hand with my thumb.
We stare at each other for what feels like forever when Misha pulls his hands from mine and put them on my face. His eyes look search mine for permission but I lean closer to him and brush my lips over his. He closes his eyes and I feel the shiver run through his body.
His gentle grip on my face forces my face back to his where his lips wait. They're smooth and there's a lot of passion behind his kiss. My hands run up to his collar as I move closer to him. The kiss deeps and Mishas hands trail down my sides to my hips where he pulls me onto his lap. It makes it easier for my tongue to push pass his lips and into his mouth.
Without breaking the kiss and with a low growl, Misha stands up, both arms supporting me as he walks us to the bedroom. Kicking the door shut.
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The ask prompt is too long to fit into an ask TT_TT but here's the doc for it docs(.)google(.)com/document/d/1yDI7iFRhOJ8ENv_IwZAo3rDSUqj80EiJROS10RzRbj4/edit
the lengths u are going for this,,, much appreciated you're very sweet!!!
prompts + answers under the cut!!
INTRODUCTION
Name: aloera
AO3 account: aloera
Fandoms you write for: bnha
How many stories have you written so far: 19
FANFICTION PROFILE
What's your favorite fandom to write for? hmm,,, used to do pjo and eah (ever after high) and eah was fun as fuck i will say!!! i think bnha is my fav mostly bc i made the most friends in this fandom :D
What's your favorite character/person to write for? bkg and kirishima!! cannot choose do not make me <3
Fic you'd want to improve? probably what we deserve? i rushed the beginning and the confession is a bit stilted imo
Hardest fic you've written? between lion and men -_- bc there is so much canon compliant stuff i've gotta write out before i get to the divergence and its HARD
Easiest fic you've written? come home to me!!! it happened so easily,,, no second guessing no writers block just vibes <33 was lovely i miss it
What would you say is the most "famous" fic you've ever written? also probably come home to me? its got the most interaction
first line of the first fic you've ever written and published. [not including my 2014 ffnet fics] "The bell rings, class starts, and Katsuki and Midoriya are inexplicably absent." from come home to me
Have you ever done a collab with another writer? yes!!!!! on two separate occasions and its so fucking fun i highly recommend trying it out its the best
Do you beta? if asked but honestly im a shit beta lmao
Do you like joining fic fests/exchanges? depends on what i have going on irl but in general yeah!!
FANFICTION PREFERENCES
Fluff or angst? definitely fluff
"OCs" or "Reader" inserts? reader inserts!! have been going ham on them recently
Blurbs or drabbles? blurbs!!
One thing you love about fanfiction i just. i really love slice of life romance?? and most media doesn't give you that bc its dedicated to plot and action and that's valid!! but fanfiction fills in the gap which is really nice
One thing you don't like about fanfiction most of the stuff i don't like is less about actual fanfiction and more about how people behave about it
What is/are your favorite fandom author/authors? IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE!!! TURN IT UP!!!
bnha: hiuythn, rae_tnub, Moniix, Ata_Lanta, wrunic, chezka, PurplePersnickety, surveycorpsejean, mahadevi, arxaris, deviance, Oceanbreeze7, MikeWritesThings, bonnia, wonhaebunny, dinosuns
voltron: hiuythn, Oceanbreeze7, DeerstalkerDeathFrisbee, arahir, dinosuns,
and honorable mention to loveclouds im not even in the haikyuu fandom i just love their fics So Much
these are just the ones off the top of my head i have so many favourites idc if i'm only supposed 2 have one!! die mad about it!!!
What is your favorite trope? secret relationship + relationship reveal til the day i die babie <3 <3
Least favorite trope? hm,,, probably just like. angst lmao i cannot stand 90% of it
A fanfiction cliché that you can't help but love? coffeeshop aus,,,, so good
Do you have a type when it comes to pairings? the otp where its like. piece of shit + himbo = love. ex. krbk, catradora, jade/beck
Favorite setting/au? hm,,, truly i cannot pick one KGKSJNHKj but i really like college aus!! and modern aus!! and roommate aus!!
Explain the meaning of your favorite line of dialogue you've written as if someone hasn't read it in context. âHe doesnât know,â Katsuki says, softly. âMy timer stopped and nothing happened. Heâs not mine.â
the line is from what we deserve!! it's a soulmate au where your timer counts down to the moment that you meet your soulmate!! bakugou's timer ends at USJ when he and kirishima attack kurogiri at the same time (impulsive kings <33) but kirishima's timer doesn't end until kamino because that's when he accepts himself as bakugous soulmate!! unfortunately, when bakugous timer has reached 0, he turned to see that kirishima's was still ticking and therefore believes that kirishima isn't his soulmate.
this line just,, idk. it's really sad. bakugou is such an action-driven character? if something doesn't go his way he Makes it go his way. he's got this insanely volatile quirk and he's got impeccable control of it!! but his love for kirishima isn't something that he can change and he's not going to ruin kirishima's chance of finding his own soulmate because he loves him and wants him to be happy. i really wanted to focus on how resigned he is? and how unusual that is for a character like him.
Favorite trope/genre to write? again, secret relationship with relationship reveals <33 fluff in general is my wheelhouse!!!
A trope/genre you haven't written but think would be a fun challenge? idk if this counts?? have been working on some dead dove concepts!! its super different from what i normally write so its a cool challenge
The one trope/concept you'll never touch and why probably cheating/infidelity?? it just looks,,, super difficult to write well and i don't have enough of an interest in it to try it out
Which do you prefer to write: longer or shorter fics? shorter!! low attention span gang <3
Ideal length to read? 5-10k?
Ideal length to write? 4-8k!!
How long was the longest fic you've ever written? control fraek is around 28k i think?
Have you ever written an AU? yeah!! i've done restaurant au's, soulmate au's, pro hero aus, and fantasy aus (general, not the bnha fantasy ending)
What's your favorite AU trope? hm,, probably when two people in authority are in a secret relationship? ceo's/uni professors/etc etc
Have you ever written smut? yeah!! was. difficult tho
What's your comfort genre? (the one you fall on most in writing/reading) fluff,,, hurt/comfort,,, fix-it fics with happy endings <3
If you were to start writing in other fandoms, which would they be? maybe jjk?? the characters are really cool!!!! fr i might go back to my ever after high roots i love the characters and setting so Much its so fun!!! idec if no ones into it anymore!!!!!
Is there a trope you think you could be easily recognized by in your writing? i've had people say they saw the mention of buff hagakure and recognized it was me so. probably that skdjhnksjd
WRITING STYLE
How would you describe your style? i tend to use shorter sentences and pretty simple words i think? and i gravitate towards lighthearted concepts that allow for ensemble casts and humour!!
Describe your style in three words romcom but fanfic
Favorite words to use when writing? the word reverent!! fuckin love including it!!
Dialogue tags or no dialogue tags? (she said, he said, they said, etc) dialogue tags!!!
Favorite dialogue tag (other than said, if you use them) again idk if this counts but "they said softly" is unmatched
Long sentences vs short vs a mix short <33
What colors would you use to describe your writing? hm,,, depends on the fic i would say?? control fraek is dark green to me?? kinda like a forest at night yk?? scary but there's still life there. sugar cookies is yellow like early morning sunlight, when it rains is yellowy-orange like a caution sign. not gonna list all of them cause theres a lot its just. do u get it? the colours change based on the vibe of the fic.
What song or music genre would you use to describe your writing? think. i am constantly trying to emulate that moment at the end of wasteland baby when hozier goes "im in love/im in love with you."
What kind of metaphors do you rely on? religious metaphors my beloved <33 they're just so pretty!!! i also love comparing stuff to water for some reason?? like that ocean vuong quote thats like "what are you now?/water." it goes hard!!!
What's something you'd say is experimental in your writing at this time? definitely action!! i have,,, no idea how to write it so anything i do is really just me playing around and seeing what works and what doesn't
Do you prefer to write by hand or to type? i've tried both!! personally i prefer typing because it goes way faster but i will say that writing by hand lets me get words down when i'm going through writer's block
What is your preferred place to write (notebook, laptop, cellphone, etc.)? laptop!!
What app/apps do you use to write (word, notepad, etc.)? google docs skjdnkjh its fine on desktop but mobile is,,,,, disgusting
Do you keep a notebook or file/notes page in your phone/device for notes on your writing? ngl i just have everything organized in my drive?? one folder per fandom and then sub folders for ideas+hcs, unfinished wips, and finished fics. multichaps get sub sub folders so i can organize outlines and drafts
Do you listen to music to help you write? yeah!! playlists organized by fic vibe :D
Where do you usually go to write (bedroom, living room, etc.)? mostly in my bedroom??? but moving around to different stops helps too i think!!
How long does it usually take for you to write? again this depends on what i have going on irl, how attached i am to the idea, my mindset at the time, etc!! i am,, the least consistent person skjnhdkjh.
What's your favorite font to use when writing? times new roman my beloved
Other writing habits? sometimes i'll write in the dark?? bad for my eyes but for some reason it gets the words flowing
CONCEPTUALIZATION
How do you conceptualize your ideas? (See specific moments like they're a movie, writing specific lines in your head, don't know until you put the words on paper, etc.) i tend to get inspiration from movies, books, poems, or other fics!!! sometimes one line just makes me go oh,, i want to write something like that,,, and then it helps me create an idea that makes me feel the same way?? i did this with control fraek!!!! i wanted a scenario where bakugou was cold and calculating and i was like hm. to do that heâd have to be focusing on something important. and from there i was able to flesh out the rest of the idea.
Which comes first: the pairing or the plot? with krbk its always always the pairing,, i'll be sitting there like wow <33 i love them <33 what if one of them had amnesia <33 (which, yes, wip!!) otherwise it's usually the plot!! and i slot in characters that i feel make sense
Have you ever used a prompt? yeah!! used a prompt for wlw week 2020 and it was fun as hell
Do you write around the story around a specific scene you want to get to or do you start from a plot idea definitely the first!!!! i almost always write like,,, a super messy scene thats 90% dialogue, keep it in my head, and then write the entire fic around that one moment
Do you find that you include a projection of some part of yourself in the way you write a character? a lot of the time when i write love confessions or love in general i'll have one of the characters think or say that the other person makes their head quiet? and it's because that's what i feel whenever i'm in love?? a quiet mind. i project on characters yeah but i think most of the projection actually goes to the way that i write love
Do you research some of the things you write deeply, partially and kind of wing the rest, or play entirely by ear (in this case, go with whatever base knowledge of the subject you have)? most of the time if i do research it'll be about the setting (ex. the izakaya in to have and to hold) or if i'm having the characters interact with an object that they like. need to know how to use (me, in control fraek: google. hey google. does someone die if they get shot in the foot??? no???? awesome thank u <3)
Have you ever had an idea for a story and forgot about it? lmaoo yeah all the time i'll find like 500-2k words of concepts in my gdocs like i do. not remember this at all
Is there a trope you think you could be easily recognized by in your writing? probably krbk secret relationship lmao
Are there concepts you've tried that turned out better than expected? yeah!! i fully thought the action in control fraek would be awful but it turned out not bad??? which im happy with
Are there concepts you've tried that turned out worse than you expected? again, what we deserve, i personally think it would have worked out better if i'd paced it slower and drawn out the pining but i. do not feel like going back to fix it so its staying the way that it is. pining is so fucking hard to do AHHHH i get so tired with it!!! im like just date already!!!!
PROCESS
How do you come up with titles? in rare occasions (literally. all my multichaps for some reason) the title comes after writing like .5 words of the first chapter im like YES this is it!!!!! sometimes i write the whole thing and pick out one line that fits (what i did with come home to me) a lot of the time i just. steal from songs or poems that i like
What's your favorite emotion to cause on your readers? i like making people happy!!!! love when people comment saying they're cheered up
What's your favorite emotion to write? lovelovelovelovelovelove
Have you ever cried or felt any emotion while reading something you've written? never cried?? but sometimes i'll rereading my hurt/comfort fics 4. yk. comfort
Do you write in order or whatever comes to you? in order!! unless i have a scene that i Need to write and i'll quickly jot it down so that i don't forget
Usual way you procrastinate while writing? ...doing asks like this, making playlists, discord, watching netflix. what don't i do smh
Do you outline or free write? i am. so shit at outlines. i mostly free write and write lil notes for stuff that i wanna add later
Do you set word goals or scene goals (scenes you want to include)? yes!! like i said i'll write loose notes for scenes that i want to add later!! it gives me something to write towards :D
What do you consider when writing your scenes? what goes into making the atmosphere and mood you want? to set a scene i do two things? the first is like,, the five senses bc that always sets the scene really well and makes it feel Real. i'll visualize stuff in my head like its a movie and write out what i would want to tell the set designer?? if the lights are low, if the space is busy, if it's supposed to exude comfort or not.
for putting forward the character's mood one thing i've found that makes a difference is sentence length!! long sentences are good for making a character seem flustered and nervous or not really in control of their emotions? good for love confessions. short sentences are good for when the character is focused on something or short on time. good for fights!!
What's something you never considered to include in your writing that you can't leave out now? def buff hagakure,,,, once i thought of it i was like. if i don't include this at least once in every single fic how could i look at myself in the mirror!!!!!! how could i face anyone!!!!
How do you start a story? establishing a fact about the character or describing the setting! option a is one single thread of gold, option b is between lion and men
How do you end a story? either by tying it back to the beginning or doing like a funny kind of closing??? option a is sugar cookies, option b is a godless society
How do you get out of writer's block? change something!! move something!! i go from typing to handwriting, moving from my bedroom to my living room, switching wips to work on something else!! i do sprints as well?? give myself like fifteen minutes to write something and sometimes 200 words opens up the way for another 2k. sometimes i'll just delete like 500 words and start fresh
Do you edit? or do you toss your writing out there? i edit!!! i'll go over it myself then send it to one or two betas (bee my beloved <33)
How do you edit? do you use spellcheck, grammar checkers, etc? bee is my grammar checker bc he is So Good with grammar. i use grammarly as well for spellcheck stuff mostly?? sometimes my edit process is just like "am i tired of looking at this!! yes <3" and then i post it
PROGRESS
Do you usually like what you write? yeah!!! i post stuff that makes me happy and that i'm fine with rereading!!! i write stuff for self-indulgence reasons first and foremost and i think my writing reflects that sjhnksj
Have you ever written something you didn't like but posted anyways? nope!! even what we deserve i LIKED even if i see a lot of room 4 improvement!! if i don't like smth it's not getting posted
Do you find yourself rereading your writing often? yeah!! the reason i wrote so much krbk secret relationship is because i loved it but i'd read all that there was so i just,, wrote more,, ngl its kinda nice being in a place where i actually like my writing bc i can write stuff that i want to see and really enjoy it!!
Can you tell us anything about your current WIP? sure!! i'm currently working on when it rains which is a fic where bakugou gets hit by a crying quirk!! i'm gonna be using it to explore So Much of all might's character and his relationships with bakugou and aizawa (and i think some people from his past!!)
Can you give us a sneak peek on your current WIP? âYou did something. What the hell did you do?â Kirishima sounds pissed off. It would amuse Katsuki if he wasnât fighting just to stay standing.
âNothing he didnât ask for,â Shinsou replies.
âKâri⊠shima,â Katsuki croaks out. ââS fine. Not him.â
His chest collapses back into the familiar dry heaving after that but Kirishima shuts up. He doesnât apologize to Shinsou.
Kirishimaâs a good friend, stubborn and loyal. He stands by Katsukiâs side like an attack dog, blocking him from the view of anyone ogling at his tears.
The last line you've written Ochako knows more than she'd realized. She knows enough to keep her guard up.
Itâs not enough.
Open a wip. whatâs the first line?
Katsuki wakes up feeling like absolute fucking shit.
INSIGHT
What's your favorite thing about writing? touched on this before but it's mainly just being able to write the things that i want to see and actually enjoy them!!! actually reread them!!!! i thought "wouldn't it be cool if bkg and kirishima owned a restaurant together" and then i wrote it and i like it enough to reread it!!!! being able to create content for myself makes me. so happy
How do you keep yourself inspired? this is gonna sound narcissistic maybe but honestly i'm just really excited about my ideas and where i'm gonna take them and the idea of "i'm gonna get to That scene" keeps me going through the entire thing. also my friends!!!! i'll talk to them about fics and their reactions keep me hyped up enough to finish!!!!
What is your favorite thing to write? just,, slice of life romance,,, stuff thats silly and makes people laugh!!
What do you think your strengths are in writing? i'm good with dialogue!! i do lil voice acting sessions with myself to make sure everything sounds natural and like it's coming from that character skhjnskj
i'm comfortable with my portrayal of love as well??? i spend a lot of time thinking about what it is exactly that i'm trying to get across and i think it turns out well!!
What are things you wish you could practice more? on one hand i wanna get better at writing angst on the other hand i dislike writing angst. do you see my issue
One way you've improved your writing since you began? characterization!! i think i've gotten better at writing characters that are all Different and bring different things to the table!!! i used to project a lot more and it would compromise the characterization because the character was like 70% me and 30% them? not to say that projection is bad but if you do it too much it just,, doesn't read like the character and from a reader's standpoint the narrative can become less compelling
One aspect of writing you're still working on? writing action!!! i. literally hate writing it but i write for a fandom about superheroes so. Unfortunately i gotta learn.
A piece of writing advice you've learned while writing saw this on another tumblr post but they said sometimes if you're struggling with a scene, the problem is five lines back. i've found that to be true!!!! sometimes u gotta delete a chunk and start a little ways back!! i did this with too busy being yours because i was stuck for Weeks and i deleted like 25% of what i had but it helped me actually finish it :D
A bit of writing advice you can't stand when people shit on show don't tell for being overrated lmao bc when u read their writing you can Tell
Something you wish you knew when you first started writing? ,,,,honestly i kind of wish i could know some of the stuff that i used to when i first started writing?? technically i'm better now but creatively i was must better when i wasn't stressing about whether anyone would like what i was writing. so i guess i wish i knew that i should keep that confidence? i kinda wish that i wasn't as insecure about other people's writing styles because i never used to be!!
Something you've learned in life that you apply in writing there's no point in feeling inferior?? writing one genre isn't better than the other. being in one fandom isn't better than being in another. the kind of language you use or the length of your paragraphs- none of that stuff like. matters. what matters is that you're having fun and happy with what you're creating!!!! enjoy other peoples writing but don't let it make you feel worse about yours :D
#AHH ive wanted to answer these for so long...... bro fr i was so happy when u sent these!!! like wow!! finally got sent one!!!#sorry for how long the responses are idk how to be concise#asks#anon#a(lore)a
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I just feel like ranting about things that kind of piss me off in writing/fanfics
Disclaimer: I'm not saying that I'm God Tier writer, but these thing make me annoyed whenever I see them in people's writing. Also I'm not trying to say that anyone's writing is bad or make people feel bad. These are just my opinions and I want to hear other people's opinions as well!
Warnings: Mention of smut, curse words
First thing is NOT adding "read more" to a long fic!
It's just really annoying having to scroll for ages to get past that fic that, either doesn't have the premise you wanted to read or wrong pronouns etc.
If you don't know how to do it, it's okay! I didn't know how to do it at first either so I googled it and it can be easily found by just writing "How to add read more Tumblr".
This doesn't bother me when it's on a person's account, but it infuriates me if I see it when I'm scrolling on a specific tag. If you are going to tag and share your fic, I would love if you just added that read more so people could get past it easier if it doesn't apply or appeal to them.
If you are scared of people not reading it, because they can't see it fully, you can show a start of it and put the read more at an appropriate spot which the reader is intrigued.
Second thing is the fic being ONE big paragraph!
This has been beaten to my brain in school for years so I abide by this rule, and it breaks my mind if I don't see any breaks in between the paragraphs.
It's blasphemy. Simply it makes me not want to read the fic at all. No matter how good the sentences are, if there aren't any breaks in-between them, I can't read it.
I may abuse paragraph breaks even when not necessary, because I hate long pieces of text that turns into mush in my brain. It's just easier to read and more aesthetically pleasing to seperate blocks of text into smaller section, in varying sizes.
This doesn't apply to all fics, as some are short that can fit into one paragraph!:)
Third thing is INCORRECT tagging
This is mostly about people putting tags that don't even apply to that fic at all...
I don't know if I'm guilty of thisđ
You can call me out if I do, I will gladly change the unneeded tags.
The most disturbing/annoying and plain stupid is not warning that there is fucking smut in there!!! I mean when a person answers their asks that have 18+ content in there, but the person who posts it tags it with the normal tags like Headcanon or imagines? If you are going to use the tags that could be seen by people who weren't looking for 18+ content, at least put the fucking warning on top of the post with bold and big text!
I don't mean that people aren't allowed to post smut, I don't care of you do, but you should remember that there are minors and people who don't want to see smut on here too. Just put the warning for it so people can scroll past it.
Fourth thing is "GENDER NEUTRAL" READER that isn't gender neutral or the fic being tagged as a "reader" fic, but it just being a female reader
This is related to the earlier point, but it's more focused on incorrect tagging/title regarding gender.
This has been mentioned millions of times by many people, but still some people don't listen...
If you are going to put the "gender neutral reader" tag on your fic it means you don't use she/her prounouns! The same would apply to he/him fics, but I have never seen a fic being labeled as a "gender neutral reader", but it using he/him pronouns.
I don't know, but in what world is she/her gender neutral?! If you are saying the fic is "for everyone" and your gender doesn't matter in it... Don't slap the she/her in the first paragraph đ€
The infamous "character x reader", most fanfic readers know this very well. Actually, it's a fucking lie most of the time. If the fic says only "reader" it should mean that anyone who might be reading it, could apply themselves to the fic. It doesn't mean a female reader as not all fanfic readers are female.
I'm really passionate about this as many people are. Honestly just say that the fic is for females and don't get people's hopes up for that gender neutral fic. This can really make someone dysphoric.
Theres the things that came to my mind right now about things that annoyed me.
Thank you for reading this shit showđ
Again these are my thoughts and you are free to share yours as well :) Comment, message or make a post and tag me so I could see your opinions and thoughts on annoying things about writing/fanfics.
If anyone wants to read my own fics, my writing account is @wolffieen
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Would you do a Tyki/Allen reclist??
YES, i certainly WILL HAHA
if you know me then you know i love my tykillens 100% consensual and thats. Thatâs a bit tough, cause not many in the fandom seem to agree with me lol. itâs a bit of a wasteland in ao3 not gonna lie but the tag there has recently been blessed, and Iâll dig out some old gold too
Honestly itâs uh. Itâs probably gonna be easiest to organise this by authors and then Iâll like. Pick a couple of my favourites from each of them, and link a few randoms i like at the end.Â
 Moonswing: I love the way this author writes them - the dialogue especially is quick, witty and so so fun, and the ideas they come up with are
Loves Company is the first poker pair fic i read that gave me hope for this ship. itâs so light and funny and good and went a long way to inspiring me to continue writing for the pair.Some Minor Issues looks like itâs only just been started and I honestly cant wait for more. Modern AU where Tyki is the son of a mob boss, the best trans Allen iâve ever read (in a world of fem!allen i have finally found an oasis of casual and accurate representation). definitely excited to see where it goes, if it goes, idk if itâs gonna be continued or what but !!!!Reapers is another new one, and the title kinda says it all lol. Allen and Lavi are reapers working for the Earl, and Allen is designated Tykiâs personal servant ahahaha
hiat:Not gonna lie i havenât actually read a LOT from this author, but what I have read has been exceptional
A Small Reprieve is wonderful, especially considering itâs the authorâs first smut like. Damn. Itâs sweet and a little bit sad, but this is Tykillen so what did u expect lmaoFondant and Fakery is so cute and sweet like omfg ahahaha itâs all the lighthearted Tykillen fluff i ever neededWorlds Apart is probably my favourite from them, but im not sure if itâs ongoing or if theyâve abandoned it? Another mob AU and i really really hope they continue it because !!!!! im in love with this fic ahahaha and want to see more
ArbitrarySpaces:oohhh boyyyy //rubs hands together
While You Sleep is somehow the only soulmates au (that i know of) and i love it?? its amazing and cute, where each Allen and Tyki sees through the otherâs eyes in their dreams.Mr. Poker Face is super funny and lighthearted - i love the flow of dialogue, itâs so quick and witty and them I honestly yelled a lil when I saw itâd been updated with a second chapter.How to Build a Life Together depicts snapshots of Tyki and Allen, uh. Building a life together i guess lol. Each chapter is a different point in their relationship, starting from the point where Tyki gives Allen a rock (and not in the traditional sense. That comes later lmao).
rustandstardust:theyâve got some damn good shit i tell ya
itâs all a game is so ???? good ??? casino au where allenâs a tease and tykiâs a sucker, everything feels so lavish and indulgent and i love it!connection I havenât⊠actuallyâŠ. read. But! itâs on my agenda tonight tbh and I have high expectations lollove me like you mean it is also really good, like. I donât know what else to say lmfao itâs just⊠good.Â
CandyCrackpot:I am shocked and appalled by the fact I almost missed them because theyâre like. Like. If thereâs a holy trinity in this fandom then theyâre god. just. Just straight up theyâre a fucking god okay.
Gamble got me on the bottom!tyki hype train and i have yet to follow through - mostly because iâm intimidated by the quality of writing and characterisation that went into this 100% rly fukkin good would recommend.//squints// and uh thatâs all for them??? but they have a HEAP of other fics for this fandom ((if ur looking for some soft papa mana and baby allen fluff then Smile is def the place to go))
Hurryup:every time i think about them my chest gets tight and my hands start shaking like ???? is this love ?????????????? fam help i think im dying honest to god
shutdown is⊠its, uh. I honestly canât put it into words. Itâs the best Tykillen fic Iâve ever read. Itâs beautiful, subtle, quiet, so bitter and sweet, but somehow not bittersweet and i honestly. i dont know how to explain how thatâs possible but it is and itâs perfect and i will scream from the top of mount fucking ararat about how good it is til the day i drop dead okay like. if you read only one fic from this list, let it be this one.idk why i thought theyâd written more tykillen than that, probably because it was so fucking good and the characterisation was flawless, but for the life of me i canât find any others for this ship by them soâŠ??? but lots of link/allen if ur into that. i havenât read them personally but if shutdown is any indication theyâre gonna be lit like a talking bush.
âAssortedâ
Chinchirinodaâs fic Worship gave me a hand kink. No kidding, itâs short and sweet and quiet and sad and lovely and one of my OG favourite Tykillen fics
I havenât actually read Allenâs worst Struggle by slaying_dragons, or Night of Truce (new author on the block what up) but I have the tabs open and im prob gonna get to those tonight too lol
Letâs Do Something Wrong by kittybandit is a super cute collection of super short super sweet prompt-drabbles. Like condensed milk. Or a shot of straight cordial. Or cocaine. The yoga one is def my favourite, but theyâre all amazing
autumntea is the kind of cruel where theyâll write 700-ish words and every single letter is perfect and amazing and makes u want MORE but then like. there isnât. there isnât more thERES NEVER MORE AND I WISH THERE WAS BC ITâS ALL SO GOOD. all of it. Every tykillen fic they wrote is a dicktease and i want MORE, DAMMIT
If you want crack (and for some reason Kingdom Hearts characters working in a casino ????), Sin City Dreamers by The_Button_Harlequin is lit the most well-written shitpost iâve ever had the experience of reading, like. I lit couldnât stop laughing while reading it itâs⊠No, i canât explain it, you have to read it yourself to understand lmfao definitely worth it, I promise. i promise.
And, uh. I dont mean to toot my own horn (i totally do bruh look at my ego okay) but if youâd like a chefâs special then i recommend make it out alive for smut, and Pilate saith unto them, behold the man for âfluffâ (so far as fluff goes in my vocabulary) and Mutually Beneficial for Tykiâs big dumb crush.
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There you have it !!! thatâs. Thatâs pretty much the entire consensual Tykillen tag right there. And itâs all good like idk how yall do it but ur fukkin masterminds okay im honestly in shock, still in shock actually after reading Hurryupâs fic last night like. fuck i wanna cry just thinking about it lmfao itâs so perfect and beautiful and sad like jesus fam let me breathe.Â
I know youâre going to find something in here you love and if you donât then im. i donât know what to tell u man lol this is the best of the best so i hope u enjoy yourself
#poker pair fic rec#anon#dgm#d gray man#allen#tyki#allen walker#tyki mikk#poker pair#tykillen#fic rec#i got so carried away im not even sorry#I LOVE THEM OKAY#I LVOE THEM A LOT#THE PAIRING AND THE FICS#JUST#ALL OF IT#I LOVE IT
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theres not even enough salt for the chips Jimmy
Woah warning unpopular opinions kiddos.Â
ooc. Callout posts, witch hunts, policing of content, and general controlling attitudes. First of all, I strongly believe if you donât like a roleplay blogs content, especially if the muns themselves are lovely people - then BLOCK or UNFOLLOW or BLACKLIST. People on this website are so whiny it annoys me, Jesus, and this site offers so many ways to block out troubling content, talk to the mun nicely about it if they forgot to tag 9 times out of 10 they would apologise and change. The content bothering you? Do you not agree with how they roleplay? Do they roleplay questionable content like⊠murder? rape? abuse? killing Freddo the dog?- fantastic, nobody is even forcing you to follow them, just unfollow. Seriously, that's what I would do; the muns arenât rapists in real life calm yourselves; donât make callout posts, donât bitch about them like immature teens, just move on. People are so wrapped up in themselves and create these dumb ass witch hunts that they have no idea how it can affect the mun mentally, ESPECIALLY if the mun has mental illnesses you insufferable, bigoted asshole.
 Honestly are some people in this site so damn wrapped up in themselves? You arenât doing anyone a favour apart from looking like a sour loser. These cause so many nice muns to delete their blogs and even attempt suicide? Why? How do these people even sleep at night knowing they are responsible for bullying a mun into complete silence?Â
Male bias.Â
  Itâs completely based on mun sexuality, sorry, Itâs not even pinned down on straight girls or whatever, literally, anyone that prefers males will have this shown in their roleplays mostly, sometimes not; which is why I canât exactly blame them but hey, Iâm only talking about ships here. When it comes to shipping, of course, if the mun prefers males, they may prefer m/m ships or f/m ships, it even completely depends on the ocâs sexuality too. Personally, I prefer girls A LOT more than guys, and Iâm sure my characterâs sexuality and the content of the blog reflects this partially.
 However completely refusing to roleplay with female muses to favour males is always a dick move. Unless thereâs a brilliant excuse for this phenomenon because really, the only reason why someone would really do that is for the yaoi. Females are capable of being as deep, and well thought out as males, and are of the same calibre in terms of development. So itâs obviously isnât because female ocâs are bad because thatâs an awfully narrow-minded and sexist opinion, the only literal reason is because of the ships. If they fetishize males to the point of preferring them purely for smut and ships, I donât even think they are worth the interaction anyway; unless you are totally into that of course. I just see it as completely limiting interactions.Â
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  rules.
  i.
   my name is kitty. i am 24 years old, and am wiradjuri & ashkenazi/sephardi. i live in australia ( gmt+10 ). i studied palaeobiology, evolutionary biology & animal behaviour, but dropped out to be terminally ill instead. iâve been roleplaying since neopets days. i grew up watching dr who ( & my middle name is a very obscure dr who reference ), and am a life-long classic/eu fan. my pronouns are they/them exclusively.
  ii.
  as you might have twigged from the above, iâm very sick. replies sometimes take a long time. i try to work on them as fast as possible but sometimes life aint like that. i DO miss replies relatively often, so youâre always welcome to pop into my IMs to let me know if youâve posted or just to chat, but iâm sorry in advance if you like very prompt replies. iâm not that bitch. i wish i was. please just dont badger me. iâm doing my best, my best just sucks.
  iii.
   PLEASE read my about thoroughly. i know itâs dense, iâve tried to break it up as much as possible for ease of reading & locating specific information. itâs also a continuous wip;; i am adding more and more to it as i go to make things easier on partners and potential partners to find what they need. i really will know if you havenât read it.
  iv.
   i tend to write long replies, with icons if my partner uses them. i donât necessarily expect it to be returned, but i do require a proper response i can reply to. charlie wont chase after your muse, under pretty much any circumstances, and i need some substance to a reply to be able to write something. generally, i don't really enjoy chat type things. i like something to be happening.
  v.
   i cant believe have to say this but: racism is bad. nazis are bad. fascism is bad. conservatism is bad. transphobia, homophobia, misogyny, ableism, anti-semitism â- theyre all bad. donât do them. yes, i will call out users who act like fuckwits. if thatâs âcausing dramaâ to you, youâre free to hop on your bike and idk grow some ethics i guess. if you couldnât tell from the content of my blog, i donât allow that bullshit & if you do, even by just ignoring it and avoiding the topic entirely, youâre not welcome either. i get thatâs a hardline stance to take. if that scares you, i cant say im sorry. this goes for people who ship incest/paedophilia/rape etc, too.
  vi.
   smut, shipping, etc: obviously, iâm an adult. iâm 24. i will not write anything even vaguely sexual with anyone under 18. i wonât write anything more than platonic/mildly vaguely romantic with anyone under 18. i am open to ships. a brief note, though;; charlie mostly prefers women in both her platonic and romantic life. men are, mostly, simply a means to a financial end. yes, sheâs likely in many context to vaguely proposition men. this isnt an attempt to force anything, itâs just the character, & to be honest she's probably just gonna mug em anyway. i am open to shipping otherwise generally, youâre free to come into my inbox at any time or send a meme or anything if youâd like to. chances are iâll be open to it.
  vii.
   triggers will be tagged on request, but any issue you have can be brought to me directly. iâm happy to chat about anything, so dont be worried about approaching me. itâs all good.
  viii.
   i donât send in rule passwords. i do read rules, but i just hate doing that. sorry.
  ix.
   please if youâre following from a personal for a rp sideblog, i need you to tell me ( personally or somewhere on your blog that is easy to find ) what blog its for. if you donât i might block you, just because ive had personals cause me problems before. ( longtime personals-of-people-i-know are obviously fine lol )
  x.
   i have discord available on request for plotting/chats, and my IMs are always open. im usually around if iâm awake.
   theres probably more to come.
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Rules
~ A b o u t
- There will be potentially triggering subjects here: Blood, Death, mentions of Suicide { relating to Sebâs backstory } to name a few. Ill tag all triggers as âtrigger //â without quotations.
- I keep posts formatted for the most part. Not too heavily. If its hard for you to read my replies let me know and Iâll change accordingly.
- I also use icons, but am willing to do iconless threads if its easier.
- As stated this blog is PRIVATE, meaning I will only write with mutuals. if i dont follow back theres no hard feelings. Youâre more than welcome to unfollow. though its very much a mutual thing; if you want to interact but dont follow me, chances are iâll say no.
- I love plotting. Iâm a greedy gay who loves planning out details for threads or ships so if you ask I will always say yes.
- I keep this blog purely for writing purposes. Any personals following me, liking or reblogging my posts will be blocked for my own comfort.
SHIPPING / RELATIONSHIPS:Â Chemistry is first and foremost. pre-established ships are also totally fine when discussed and planned before hand, whether that be romantic, friendship, familial etc.
 ~ M u n
- I am A-Okay with questions, especially about my muse! if you have any about anything at all I will be more than happy to answer them the best I can!
- I go by Nox! { She/Her } You may also know me as Genny, but please unless weâre on a firstname basis or know each other well, call me by my alias. No rudeness meant, itâs just more comfortable for me that way.
- Iâm an adult over 20, as is my boy, so some NSFW material will be present. I will tag all as ânsfw //â without quotations.
~ R u l e s / O t h e r
Threads:Â Usually, I dont drop threads, but if for whatever the reason I do, I will always let you know beforehand and would hope that courtesy would extend to me as well if you decide to drop one.
- If you want to turn a meme or ask into a thread, Iâd prefer to be asked before hand. Simply because sometimes its nice to have memes just be memes for the fun of it or Iâm totally lazy.
Response Time: As it is i have a hard time keeping muse, just the way i am sadly. i know this is something a lot of people, myself included, can find frustrating (especially when youâre really into a thread) but a fair amount of the time i may take a while to respond. as much as i love this, aside from being a hobby, i have a chronic illness that makes me exhausted most days or just not in the mood to write and not in any kind of state to type out a response you lovely people would deserve. though i will always try to quickly reply when i can.
OCs / Fandoms: On this blog we love and appreciate OC's. And muses from fandoms/canon are more than welcome! Let me love you allÂ
Smut:  Despite both myself and my muse being adults, iâm not super comfortable with writing smut threads in general. There may be smutty hc or possibly memes but thats most likely the extent of it. So any smut hinted in threads, if at all, will result in a fade to black.
Memes: Yes. Please. Send as many as you want, as often as you want.Â
Post Length: You donât have to match my length in posts! Sometimes I can write far too much when I get really into writing (And alternatively not write enough), so donât feel obligated or pressured to follow suit by any means! Whatever you are comfortable with is totally okay! Itâs not a contest, this is all for fun.
Graphics: All icons, and graphics are created by me unless stated otherwise
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