#tomorrow x together Huening Kai

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the words I say, and the words I mean | h.k

pairing: Huening Kai x gender neutral!reader genre:  fluff, a touch of angst, high school!au, childhood best friends to lovers!au warnings: cursing word count: 2.5k notes: this was originally a story for jay written for chip as a lovely birthday present, I've repurposed it for hyuka because I think he'd fit the lovely lovestruck trope just as well :) hope you enjoy! On a cool golden afternoon on the cusp of winter, Kai falls for you again. 

Jay (Enhypen) Ver. | TXT Masterlist

At precisely five fifty-three on a Friday afternoon of a crisp fall-turning-winter day, Kai comes to this conclusion:

He says a lot of shit.

Which, in hindsight, any of his friends could have probably told him. Taehyun for certain—and Beomgyu too just by virtue of him being a paragon of evil or something. But there’s that whole saying about having to realize things about oneself by oneself, or whatever, because you’ll never listen to anyone else, not for real.

Or maybe there isn’t a saying. Maybe someone just told him that and he’s remembering it now.

Doesn’t matter. The point is, Kai walks into the coffee shop where you work at exactly five fifty-two pm on this wonderful Friday afternoon in the crisp intersection between fall and winter where the sun is beginning to set noticeably earlier but not so much so that it fucks up his entire brain, locks eyes with you behind the counter, and says:

“Hey, doofus.”

Which is certainly a substitute—if not a very good one—for what he says in his brain:

You look really beautiful in this lighting, and I kind of want to kiss you.

You roll your eyes and it’s still beautiful, somehow, in the golden afternoon sunlight spilling through the cafe window, and once again Kai is reminded of how hard he’s fallen for every single bit of you—the childhood best friend who lives next door, who’s seen him from his grubby little toddler days to his ratty pre-teen years to his ungodly mess of existence in this last year before college. You’ve seen everything about him, he’s seen everything about you, and if Kai hadn’t realized it before (a year ago, you fell asleep in the passenger seat as he was driving the two of you home from school and he got a slap of cold reality from God Herself when he looked over to see drool trickling down the side of your face and the first thing he thought was cute) he’d certainly realize it now, at five fifty-two pm on a Friday afternoon at the cusp of fall-turning-winter where the sunlight shines so warm on your half-annoyed, half-fond expression that Kai can proudly say is reserved solely for him.

But it’s kind of like a second realization of love, he guesses. Because apparently once wasn’t enough. And it comes in the form of him calling you a doofus when he just really wants to kiss you instead.

He really, really says a lot of shit. More specifically, a lot of shit he doesn’t mean. Mostly because you don’t know how he feels, and he’s too scared to ask if you might feel the same way.

“Good afternoon to you too, doofus,” you snip, sliding a cup of coffee across the counter. He hands you the exact amount for the drink like clockwork because it’s a routine at this point, and then, also in routine, he eyes it exaggeratedly.

“There’s no poison in this, is there?”

There it is. Again. There’s no poison in this, is there?

How about this instead:

Thanks for the drink, I really love you.

You roll your eyes again and he has to curb the smile on his face, in case it betrays the way his heart is pounding in his chest like it does a lot these days at the sight of you. “No, asshole,” you intone. “If I wanted to kill you, I’d make sure there was blood.”

“Aw, so you don’t want to kill me?”

I’d probably let you stab me for free.

“I’m waiting for the right time.” You snicker. “You know, Beomgyu already offered to help me hide the body.”

Kai would respond, and if he did he’d probably say something equally dumb that he didn’t really want to say because his heart keeps screaming for him to tell the truth of his emotions but his mind keeps telling it to shut the fuck up, but the door opens again with a little ring of bells and even though it’s now five fifty-four pm, six minutes from the end of your shift, six minutes are still six minutes and he’ll have to wait those six minutes to walk you home.

Your manager’s a bitch.

So he parks himself at a table, idly scrolling through his phone while sipping at the bitter Americano you gave him (perfect for keeping him somewhat awake for the late night studying that will definitely happen tonight), and also sneaking glances at you when he’s more or less certain you’re busy. He does good today, doesn’t manage to get caught staring even once before you disappear into the back, presumably to strip off your apron and clock out.

Soobin sends him about five cat pictures in the several minutes it takes for you to change. Kai giggles into his drink and hearts them all right before a shadow looms over his seated figure.

“What’re you laughing at?”

In response, he lifts his phone and watches a smile bloom across your face at the cat pictures. “They’re adorable,” you coo.

Kai’s brain reacts before his mouth does, which sucks because it only gives further proof to his realization earlier which he’d kinda hoped was a fluke but was pretty sure it wasn’t.

So are you.

He doesn’t say that, because he doesn’t have the guts. “Yeah, if only I could convince my parents to get one,” he pouts instead, pocketing the phone. “Let’s go home.”

The bells above the door chime merrily as the two of you walk out into the golden sunshine, a subtle warmth that curls even through the sharp bites of wind that nip at his nose and cheeks. When winter comes with its snow and ice, you’ll switch to taking the car home—him driving over to pick you up instead of walking in the snow—so he cherishes the walks for now, a bit of peace and calm in the silence of the neighborhood air.

Well, not exactly peace and calm. Because the two of you are best friends, and so you bicker, and most of that bickering gets pretty loud and your neighbors probably hate you both even if they haven’t said it out loud yet, but to Kai it feels peaceful anyway. Calming. A breath of fresh air, a moment in which he can forget about the stress of school and college applications and just focus on being here with you.

You’re telling him a story about work today, gesticulating wildly as you reenact some woman telling you that her drink wasn’t frothy enough, that she expected two full fucking inches of froth so you’d better shake it again or remake it. Kai laughs, and cackles, and commiserates when you say you’d like to hunt her down and put her six feet under, and all the time his heart feels like it’s blooming, blooming under not the sun itself but the light of your smile as you laugh with him.

Like a sunflower, he thinks. A sunflower, always chasing the sun across the sky.

Holy shit, Yeonjun’s poetry is rubbing off on him. This is terrible.

And then you laugh again, this brilliant sound that’s like a cross between a pig’s snort and wedding bells, and yeah. Okay. Whatever. Maybe Yeonjun’s poetry is fine. Because at least it’s getting things right.

“I never want to work in the food industry again,” you complain, shaking your head. Your scarf seems to be slipping around your neck and Kai’s fingers itch to rearrange it, but he keeps his hands to himself because you’ll notice it, right? You’ll notice the slipping scarf instead and then he won’t have to risk having you feel the tenderness in his fingers that isn’t supposed to be there because he’s only supposed to be your best friend, not someone who has a crush on you. “All the horror stories are so real.”

“Okay, but have you considered...” He pauses dramatically as you look at him, eyebrows raised. “Maybe you’re the problem.”

“Kai Kamal Huening—”

“If everything’s happening to you, I’m just saying, maybe there’s some correlation there—”

You punch him in the arm. Hard.

He wails.

“Oh my God, you fucking baby,” you hiss, all the while also holding your sides that are shaking with laughter as Kai flops to the ground, gripping his arm like you just attempted to cut it off. Good. Because he’s exaggerating, clearly, but only for your sake—so you can laugh. Just a bit. Enough to bring light back to your face that isn’t just from the sun.

“You punched me,” he whines, “and you’re calling me a baby?”

I’d let you punch me any day. And if I deserved it, I’d probably punch myself in the face, too. For you.

He’s going insane, he really fucking is, with the disconnect between the shit he says and the shit he wants to say. But the banter comes so easily, too easily—maybe that’s the reason why he can’t speak the words buried in his heart. Because it’s so much easier, so much simpler, to just pretend. To just bicker his way out of ever revealing anything to you.

“Oh my God, just shut up.” You haul him up and—holy shit, maybe he’s just some Victorian woman in disguise or whatever because he could swoon into your touch. He really could. But he doesn’t, because even to his dumbfuck lovesick heart, that’s overkill. “Come on, punch me. We’ll call it even.”

Kai stares at the arm you proffer to him, covered in the coat you’ve worn for several years at this point. He doesn’t know why, but for a moment, he can’t move. Can’t bring himself to.

Which is dumb as fuck. Because this is a thing you two have always done, jokingly hit each other at one point and when the other complains loud enough to cause a neighborhood ruckus, let them hit back to call it even. It started with your first fight as kids and it just...stayed. Until now. At this moment at sometime past six pm on a Friday evening, now, on a crisp fall-turning-winter day where wind has mostly carried away the coffee smell from your job and Kai is having a crisis about punching your arm.

But he has to do it. So—

He punches you.

Very softly.

Nothing at all like you punched him.

You blink. So does he.

“What the fuck was that, dude?” You narrow your eyes at him playfully, though something uncertain dances in your gaze. Alarm bells start ringing at full force in his brain—fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck—“Are you going soft?”

He’s looking at you and you’re looking at him and a gust of wind blows the scarf around your neck and fuck you still haven’t noticed that it’s loose and he wants nothing more than to grab it and fix it so you won’t get too cold but he can’t, now, because he’s already revealed too much by not punching you the way you (and he!) expected and the uncertainty is still there in your expression and FUCK he needs to say something, he needs to say something—

No, it’s because I like you so much it hurts.

“No, it’s because you’re weak and you wouldn’t be able to handle a real punch.”

You screech and Kai screams and then you’re chasing him down the block, one fist held high as you yell something like I’ll give you a real fucking punch to whine about and even as he runs away from you he can hear the laughter in your voice even as you spout bloody murder and promises of revenge behind him, your screams blending with his gasping laughter as he stops, sides heaving with cackles, and you bowl him onto the cold sidewalk that still feels warm, somehow, warm with your giggles as you slap him in the shoulder, threats of violence still dripping from your lips—

“I give up,” he gasps, tears squeezing out of his eyes as he tries to stop laughing. “I give up.”

In other words:

I’ll let you win, always, because your happiness means everything to me.

You collapse to the ground beside him on the cold concrete, and there has never been anything more beautiful, Kai thinks, than the medley of your cackling laugh fading in the air and your expression scrunched in giggling happiness as you sit up to face him. “Good,” you sniff, eyes sparkling in the fading sunlight. “Glad you know your place.”

Kai watches you stand, then extend a hand to help him up. His eyes linger on that hand, the hand he held so much as a kid, the hand he stopped holding in middle school because it’s icky and we aren’t dating, the hand he’s wanted to hold for several years now and even more so since last year when he saw you drooling in the car and thought you were so, so cute. He reaches up, takes it, and in the moment where your palms are connected, his heart aches, aches so much for him to just say—

I love you.

But you let go of his hand, still smiling, so oblivious to the way his heart sags and cracks with the weight of those three words he can’t say as the warmth of your palm leaves his, and he knows—it isn’t meant to be, you loving someone as ratty and messy and damaged as he. You’re best friends. Nothing less, but certainly nothing more.

So he leaves the words in his overflowing heart, locks them away with a cold key made of the sudden absence of your hand’s warmth against his. “Come on,” he says instead, smiling the crooked smile that you always say makes him look like a stupid little rugrat on the streets. But he gets the patented Kai Kamal Huening smile on your face in return, annoyance and exasperation and fondness all mixed into an expression that nearly explodes the box where he keeps those three words, eight letters, carefully locked away, so it can’t be too bad. Not really. Not if it gets him the sunlight of your smile on your face.

Nothing’s so bad, really, not even the weight of all the words he means but can’t say, not when you smile at him like this under the shimmering golden sunlight of a fall-turning-winter evening, not when the two of you are alone in the street glowing warm with laughter, not when it feels like nothing in the world can tear the two of you apart. It’s enough, really. Having you here, and knowing you’ll always be here, even if it means keeping secrets locked carefully away in his heart.

“Come on,” he repeats, and his smile isn’t even that strained as he jerks his head towards the end of the street. “The sun’s setting. Let’s get home.”

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Other Parts: Part One

As you carried on dating, you noticed how Kai became more comfortable and relaxed around you. At first, it was very obvious he was nervous and controlling his responses but he soon stopped doing that and became bolder. He seemed to borrow your confidence and would flirt back more and more which you loved. Kai was just so different from what you expected. You'd only seen him be kind and sweet with Bahiyyih but he could be hilarious and sneaky with you. He was also insanely talented. When the guys told you about his perfect pitch and musical talent you figured they were lying or exaggerating but no. He was a musical genius and so you asked him to teach you something because despite being an idol music still wasn't your strong suit. Kai agreed to teach you and arranged for you to come over the very next day to learn. He suggested the piano for you because he thought you'd be good at it and he was such an attentive teacher...but that didn't help.

You'd learnt the chords and were now moving on to playing basic songs when Kai thought of a tip to make things easier for you. He demonstrated a better way to hold your fingers over the keys so you could access notes quicker but you were just watching him. He had such a cute smile and the way his brows furrowed when he was concentrating was so cute. Kai caught you staring and smiled "did you get that?" he asked. You blinked and then registered what he'd said "huh? Sorry no I missed it". Kai laughed "why? How? You were sitting right here". You smiled "I know but so were you and you look really good right now". "I do? Doing this?" Kai asked confused and you nodded. "You know I think a break will really help my piano skills" you said pointedly and Kai smiled. "Whatever helps you learn I'll happily do...you mean make out right?". You smiled "I do" and Kai nodded "that's good, I can show you some other stuff afterwards" and he pushed the piano away with more vigour than you thought possible. Kissing you was more important than his instruments and you felt that was a huge compliment.

You enjoyed kissing Kai for obvious reasons but also because he was sometimes hard to read. You knew he was into you, that much you had confirmed but you weren't sure how much or where he was in the relationship. Kai would typically wait for the to initiate things and you had no idea if he wanted you as much as you wanted him...but when you kissed him you felt it. The way he'd pull you closer and linger as you both pulled back. How his eyes lost their youthful charm and were replaced with something else. It showed you Kai did want you and you had no idea a fellow member had been stoking that flame for you.

You were now round at the TxT house regularly and Kai loved how well you fit in with his members...but didn't like how well Beomgyu had taken to you.

He knew Beomgyu meant nothing by his teasing and would never actually cross any lines there but Kai still didn't like seeing him flirt with you. It was part insecurity because Beomgyu was so funny and charismatic. Kai had seen him walk up to random girls he'd never met before and win them over with his wit alone. Kai didn't think he'd ever be able to do that and so seeing Beomgyu use his material on you rubbed him up the wrong way. He knew it wouldn't work but he still didn't want any tempting fate. He wanted you to himself and was getting more and more territorial.

One night, you came over to binge the new season of Stranger Things and somehow Beomgyu ended up beside you instead of Kai. The two of you had discussed Stranger Things before and probably did like it more than the others so Kai shrugged it off as the first episode started. When the whispering started though he started getting agitated. Beomgyu kept leaning over to you and whispering things which made Kai feel awkward. He didn't like how much of your attention Beomgyu was getting and was pretty sure it was an act because Beomgyu had no problem talking loudly in a movie or tv show normally. Then when Beomgyu started asking to borrow your blanket Kai nearly lost it.

Thankfully the episode ended just as Kai reached his limit. So when Beomgyu left for the bathroom Kai took his seat next to you. You smiled when Kai sat down and immediately moved towards him. "Hey you" you smiled pecking his lips and leaning against his side. Kai put an arm around you and added another kiss to your forehead. All was good...for those 2 minutes.

Beomgyu returned and protested Kai taking his seat but Kai didn't give him the time of day. Kai was rather short with him and felt a little bad about it but mostly didn't care. He was pleased when Beomgyu took a seat behind the two of you but that faded when Beomgyu kept talking to you. You even turned at one point to show him something on your phone and Kai was not pleased.

Kai went quiet for the rest of the night and after a few more episodes you noticed something was bothering him. So you invented a reason you needed to speak to him in his room privately and shut the door as he followed you in. "So what's up?" you asked "you went quiet on me, is something wrong?". Kai bit his lip "nothing's wrong" but he'd always been a terrible liar. "Come on Kai, what's up?" you asked him "talk to me". Kai also couldn't deny you anything so he sighed and sat down next to you. "I don't like how Beomgyu is around you". You paused "you mean all the flirting? But Kai you know that isn't real". "I know and that's what makes this so annoying! I know you don't like him that way and he'd never do anything but it still gets under my skin and that day you flirted back with him to test if you could make him blush..." Kai said his breath catching "I knew you were only doing it to mess with him but still...it made me jealous because I wanted it to be me. I didn't want you looking at any other guy like that and now I feel like an overprotective irrational weirdo". You smiled shaking your head "Kai you're not a weirdo and I actually quite like that you got jealous". "You do?" Kai asked and you nodded "I didn't do it to make you jealous but hearing you wanted it to be you...I like how that makes me feel". Kai smiled "I like how you make me feel too". You tilted your head to the side "oh trust me I'm going to make sure of that" and kissed him but this was different to the other kisses. This was heated from the off and Kai didn't have to ask what you meant. He got it. So he let all his feelings go and channelled how you were making him feel. He focused on you and didn't stop.

***

Kai was adorable bashful afterwards and so gentle with you. He helped tidy things up and then bundled you into his arms. It was then that something occurred to you "Hey where are your plushies?' you asked and Kai froze "what?". "Your plushies? I thought you had like 50 but they're not here". "I moved them so there would be room for you" Kai said and you gasped "you sly fox! You knew tonight was the night you'd get me in bed!". Kai blushed worried but realised you were joking and shook his head. "No, I moved them a few weeks ago. Beomgyu mentioned I should move them in case you wanted to sleep here and I thought that sounded like a good reason. I didn't want anything to stop me from spending more time with you". You blushed "that's really sweet but I know how much they mean to you, you don't have to banish all of them. Plus I like the penguin one, it reminds me of you". "Which penguin?" Kai asked "I have several" and you laughed "the blue one". You said it so sleepily Kai could've died right then and there from cuteness but he didn't. Instead, he nipped out of bed, much to your protests, and went to the wardrobe where he fished his penguin out. "Here" he said "she's yours". "I can't keep her" you said but he shook his head "I want you to have her, that way you can think of me when we;re not together". That was so adorable it made you want to melt and you kissed Kai instead. "I like that idea" you whispered as Kai smiled and wrapped you back up in his arms.

Baihiyyih also started to notice the effect you had on Kai and she didn't always like it.

You were on a variety show and your personality was shining like usual. Bahiyyih could tell one of the hosts was into you because he kept directing questions to you and smiled at you lots. So afterwards, it didn't surprise her when he asked for your number...but what did surprise her was your response.

"I'm really flattered but I'm already seeing someone" you explained. "Can't say I'm surprised" the host said "a funny beautiful talented girl was totally going to have a boyfriend but I thought I'd shoot my shot. Let me know if anything changes" and with a wink, he left. As you travelled back Bahiyyih pretended she hadn't been listening but her mind was going crazy! Were you and Kai boyfriend/girlfriend now? Were you official? He hadn't mentioned anything and neither had you but surely Kai was the guy you meant? Unless you just didn't want that guy's number and so said that to put him down easily? She was very confused and it must've shown.

Once you got back home she was the last one out of the car and you noticed and hung back. "Hey are you okay? You've been quiet". She looked at you and hesitated before asking "are you and Kai exclusive now?". "Oh you heard that back there?" you asked and she nodded "it's fine if it was just to get him to leave you alone I just wanted to know". You paused "well Kai's not asked me but we've been seeing each other a while now so I wouldn't think it's okay to go on dates with other guys but I don't know if Kai's seeing other girls". "He's not" Bahiyyih said and she knew without even checking because it was Kai. He wasn't a player and with how much he liked you there's no way he'd go near other girls. "Kai's not like that so I guess you're unofficially official?". You smiled "yeah I guess so" and Bahiyyih was surprised that actually made her smile too.

Teasing Bahiyyih was now the furthest thing from your mind and you had actually been doing the opposite. You had been trying to stop Bahiyyih from seeing you and Kai together but it seemed like the harder you tried the more she saw.

Classic example, that evening Kai was meeting you at your house to take you out for dinner. You hadn't seen him in a week because of scheduling so when you saw him at the bottom of the stairs you were super excited. You skipped down them and threw yourself into his arms with a happy "Kai!". He happily engulfed you and held you tightly. "I missed you" you said and Kai blushed "you did?". You nodded "of course I did" and looked up at Kai with such a cute but sincere expression he caved and kissed you. You only realised Bahiyyih was in the corner dying about 20 seconds into your make-out session. "Bahiyyih we're so sorry!" you cried and she nodded wincing "thank you for stopping" and rushed away. "Oops" Kai said giggling and you smiled "I'm honestly surprised that hasn't happened more" and it was as if your words cursed everything.

Anytime you or Kai kissed, Bahiyyih was present. When you were texting Kai flirty messages, she just so happened to look over your shoulder. When Kai dropped you back off home and was giving you a goodnight kiss, Bahiyyih had just gotten back and saw it. It was as if she was cursed and it was really starting to bug her.

One night, you'd all gone to a local restaurant for food. It wasn't super close but you could walk it in about 30 minutes so you all did so without complaint. However, on the way back, it was uphill and it was raining so you didn't want to walk. The only problem was it was a Friday night and no taxi driver had a car big enough for all of you. More and more time passed with no drivers taking your trip and it was getting late.

"How are we going to get home?" Yeseo asked and you smiled "leave it to me" and brought up Kai's contact. You were sure he could borrow a company car and come get you. "I've already tried Kai, he's not answering" Bahiyyih said and you looked at her "okay not to be rude but I think he'll be more likely to pick up for me". Bahiyyih's jaw dropped and she was in the middle of protesting when Kai picked up the phone. "He has rehearsal" Bahiyyih said angrily "he won't come" but 2 minutes later you hung up the phone and told them Kai was on his way.

When Kai pulled up Bahiyyih was still pouting. You of course hopped into the front with Kai and Dayeon got in beside you. Bahiyyih sat in the back with her arms crossed and Yujin nudged her "you're not still mad are you?". "Of course I am! In an emergency situation my brother would protect Y/n instead of me". Yujin frowned "I don't think that's what happened tonight, yes he answered her call not yours but that doesn't mean he doesn't love you or wouldn't protect you". Bahiyyih shrugged in response so Yujin continued "plus I think this is a good thing, seeing how much they care about each other". Bahiyyih made a noise of disgust "trust me I've seen enough of it" and Yujin smiled "true no sibling wants to see their sibling being physical with their partner but isn't it nice to see how sweet Kai and Y/n interact?" she asked "you were worried about this but look at it! It's so real".

She gestured to the front where you were leaning on Kai's arm as he drove. Kai had a hand on your leg and had long since given you his coat which you were sharing with Dayeon. She saw your faces in the rearview mirror and you looked so casual. Neither of you was trying to be cute or affectionate, this was just normal for you and she had to admit that was sweet.

You decided to stay with Kai instead of going to the dorm and Bahiyyih really wanted to thank you for making her brother so happy. She tried ringing you but you didn't pick up so she texted you instead.

"Hey Y/n it's me, don't worry nothing's wrong I just want to thank you for not breaking your promise with Kai. I'll admit I was worried at first when you started spending time with him to bug me but I can see how it's evolved into something real and you make him smile more than anyone ever has. Thank you for caring for him and sorry for judging you too soon". You replied back a little later "Aww thanks Bahiyyih, yeah it definitely started off as more of a bit of fun to tease you but even I was caught surprised by my feelings and I guess it's just fate huh? A great accident".

You put your phone down as Kai called you back into the kitchen where he was making food. You'd ordered food but Kai insisted making it would be quicker and you were having a race. You'd started just observing Kai, determined to keep the race fair but he looked so cute when he asked for help that you relented. You were washing up in the sink when your phone went and you smiled "ha I win! That'll be my delivery person, can you answer it?". Kai did as you asked and told the guy which apartment you were in. Kai was heading to the door when he spotted his name. When the call ended, it went to the last thing on your phone screen. Your whole conversation with Bahiyyih was there and Kai couldn't help but read it.

Kai's heart broke.

You heard the front door open and close but that had been 2 minutes ago and Kai wasn't back. "Kai?" you called shutting the tap off "you know, you can't spend ages in the hallway with my food, hoping that your food will done before you get here" you said laughing. You stuck your head around the door and saw Kai sat on a sofa in the living room. "Kai?" you asked and then you saw your phone on the table in front of him. Your conversation with Bahiyyih right there for anyone to see. You jumped up as your stomach sank "Kai don't read that!" you said but only when you snatched the phone away from him did Kai seem to hear you. "Don't pay any attention to that, it's not important anymore, Bahiyyin and I were just teasing" you said "no big deal" but the second Kai looked at you, you knew it was.

"No big deal? No big deal?" he asked in disbelief. "It was a joke?" Kai asked his voice rising in volume "you slept with me and did all of this just to piss off my sister?" he cried. "No not at all!" you said and Kai shot you a look. "Well I mean it started in that way yes. I saw how much flirting with you bothered her so I kept doing it but it changed so much from them. When I actually spent time with you I started to like you and it stopped being about teasing her!" you said but you could tell Kai's trust had been broken. "I can't believe I was so stupid, to think you actually wanted me and cared about me". "But I do want and care about you" you said and Kai shook his head "you called us an accident Y/n! We wouldn't even be here if it wasn't for you teasing Bahiyyih, you never would've approached me if it wasn't to hurt her right?" he asked. You hesitated but knew there was no way you could spin this. "I can't say for certain but yes" you admitted and Kai shook his head.

Soobin and Yeonjun suddenly appeared, hearing the argument from their rooms. "Hey is everything okay?" Yeonjun asked "we heard yelling". You looked to Kai but he wouldn't even look at you. You went to answer when Kai spoke over you "yeah Y/n was just leaving". You blinked at Kai, shocked at his cold tone. "Kai can't we talk about this?" you asked and he shook his head still not looking at you. "I've heard everything that needed to be said". You looked at him in disbelief but felt Yeonjun and Soobin staring at you and knew if their maknae wanted you to leave, they'd enforce that. "I...I'm sorry Kai, I never wanted to hurt you and I do care about you" you said trying to get him to look at you but the most he did was glance. He didn't comment so you hurried from the room for once in your life feeling anxious.

You got home and had no idea how to make this right. You were so focused on Kai that you didn't even think about Bahiyyih until it hit you an hour later. What would you tell her? That you'd done the one thing she'd asked you not to do? No, you couldn't. You couldn't lose both Huening siblings so you called Kai.

Beomgyu picked up. "Hey how is he?" you asked. "He's okay" Beomgyu said awkwardly "but he needs some space". "Okay that's fine, as long as I get a chance to talk to him afterwards. It's not as bad as he thinks it is and I promise I really do care for him Beomgyu". Beomgyu sighed "but he doesn't believe that Y/n". "Which is why I need to speak to him! To explain it to him" you said but still Beomgyu wasn't sure. You could hear him whispering to someone else and got excited "is he there? Can I speak to him please?". "No it's Yeonjun...sorry Y/n. I'll tell Kai what you called but I think you're going to have to wait for him to come to you" and be hung up. Your chance to fix it had vanished.

The girls could tell something was wrong and feeling like you should just bite the bullet, you found Bahiyyih and asked if you could speak to her. She nodded looking a mix of confused and curious and led you to her room. You didn't know what to say so just put it as simply as you could.

"Kai ended things with me" you told Bahiyyih and her eyes widened in shock. "What?" she asked "why?". She was certain her brother was head over heels for you so this didn't make sense. You sighed "he found out how this all started, with me teasing you and he felt betrayed". Bahiyyih frowned "but how" before she realised "he saw our texts?". You nodded "I asked him to unlock my phone to get me something and I'd left it open. I'm sorry Bahiyyih, I messed with your family and I think I did exactly what you asked me not to". Bahiyyih shook her head "you don't need to apologise I feel like I should, they were my texts he saw so I'm partly responsible". "You're not" you said "I was the one who started all of this and got into it for the wrong reason". Bahiyyih nodded "yeah but I've seen how you've changed and how much you care for Kai. It was never really fake but now it's truly real". You sighed "but now I've broken his trust and I can't fix it. Something tells me your brother isn't too frivolous with his trust". Bahiyyih frowned "well no but he's also not one to fall for someone quickly but he did with you, he really liked you Y/n so if anyone can win him back it's you".

Bahiyyih meant to comfort you but her words just made you cry because if Kai really didn't love easily that made everything you'd done worse. Bahiyyih rushed to hug you as you cried "I think this is it Bahiyyih, he wouldn't even look at me when I left and he won't talk to me. There's nothing else I can do, it's over" and Bahiyyih hugged you harder. She told you many times that night this wasn't over and Kai would listen to reason but when she next saw her brother she wasn't too sure.

Bahiyyih initially didn't want to get too involved but then realised she was directly in the middle of this so decided fuck it! When a week had passed and Kai was still refusing to speak to you she decided to go see her brother herself. She told him she had something from their parents to drop off which wasn't a lie but she didn't mention she'd purposefully asked their mom for something. She arrived at Kai's dorm and was immediately surprised with how pale her brother looked. He offered her a small smile but she could see the bags under his eyes and thought even his face looked thinner. The members seemed really happy to see her and she rightly assumed Kai had spent every minute he could locked in his room shutting the world and you out. "Hey" she smiled trying not to let on she was concerned and she played along with Kai pretending nothing was wrong until they were alone.

"So thanks for dropping this off" Kai said wondering why their mum wanted him to have this odd pair of shoes but when he saw Bahiyyih hesitating he knew this wasn't just a drop-off.

He sighed and shook his head "Bahiyyih I don't want to talk about it". "Look I know you don't but I just wanted to say I think you're judging her before knowing the full story". "I know enough" Kai replied and Bahiyyih shook her head. "Come on Kai...she didn't date you to annoy me. She didn't go through all that for me, she did it because she likes you". "But how do I know that?" Kai asked "I feel like I can't trust her at all". Bahiyyih frowned "well look at the facts, like how she was with you. Around you, she was sweet, caring and genuine. We all saw a side to her we didn't know existed and she was real with you. It wasn't an act or mask that was the real her and you brought that out in her. It was real Kai I'm sure". Kai stated at his sister but eventually sighed "even if that's true I don't know if I can take that chance, if I can trust her again". Bahiyyih sighed "well ultimately that is your call but you know her Kai. It wasn't fake and I think if you just think over the time you spent together you'll realise that too...but I promise not to talk about it anymore. I'm neutral". "You are?" Kai said "I thought you'd be on her side". "There are no sides but of course, I wouldn't be against you. I love you both and want you both to work this out" Bahiyyih said "I want whatever is best for you both and if you need someone to talk to I'm here". Kai smiled "when did you get so mature?" and Bahiyyih smiled "there's a lot you don't know about me big brother".

Bahiyyih was hopeful that something she'd said would stick but a week later, nothing had happened. She knew her brother was hurt by this but had no idea it ran so deep and like you said, had destroyed all his trust in you. She knew she shouldn't meddle anymore but this whole situation wasn't fair on you or Kai and you were both miserable, so she spoke to the only other people who might be able to convince Kai, his members. They all agreed Kai needed to at least hear you out and promise Bahiyyih they'd work on him. That same she got a text saying Kai would speak to you.

You met Kai two days later at his dorm, where all the guys were mysteriously absent, giving you the place to yourselves. Silence had never felt so loud as when Kai let you in and you led you to the living room wordlessly. You sat down facing one another and weren't sure if Kai wanted to start but after a few seconds, you couldn't take it anymore.

"Kai I'm so sorry!" you said "I never meant to hurt you and the teasing was just something I said to annoy Bahiyyih. I liked you from our first meeting and wouldn't have kept talking to you if I didn't!". Kai blinked and looked down almost startled but you continued. "I know I've really hurt you and my words mean nothing to you but I promise if you take me back, I will make it up to you and will prove I am telling the truth and you can trust me again". Kai stood up abruptly and you frowned "Kai? Are you okay?". "No" he said "because you don't get it Y/n I'm not like you. I'm not social and good at talking to people. So to have you, this beautiful funny confident girl date me...and then to find out it started as a joke...it's not funny to me" he said "I've been told so many times to just be patient and the right girl would come along. That I'd find someone who loved me for me and I...this hurt more because I thought my waiting was over" Kai said "but then I found out you didn't even like me initially. Not enough to come over to me just because you wanted to. You gave me hope Y/n just to shatter it". "But it's not shattered Kai" you said "I like you! I want to be that person you were describing! I care about you and love how kind you are and how hot and confident you are around me. I want you!" you said annoyed at everything "and just because I didn't know that when I first met you doesn't make it untrue". Kai didn't say anything so you sighed. "Kai, is there anything I can do to reassure you I care about you? You must've thought there was still some hope here or you wouldn't have agreed to speak to me". Kai looked at you and you saw the tears in his eyes and buckled. "Oh Kai" you exhaled and hugged him. Kai crumpled into you and you both held onto each other.

Even after you'd both calmed down, you still stayed pressed together and you kept saying you were sorry until Kai shushed you. You frowned "but I am!" and Kai smiled "I know but it's okay. I think we can try and move forward from this". "We can?" you cried excitedly and Kai smiled, trying hard to contain his own glee. "Yes" he said "I do really care about you, enough to put myself at risk a second time and I feel I can trust you". You nodded "you can Kai I promise!" and peppered him in kisses until he started dolphin screaming.

That was when all the guys got back from their exile and when they heard Kai screaming, they came rushing only to smile seeing how happy he looked. "Hey guys!" he beamed spotting them "we're back together". Yeonjun smiled "yeah we figured, glad to have you back Y/n". "Glad to be back!" you replied flinging yourself into Kai's arms and neither of you could be any happier.

You'd dodged a bullet and now had your arms wrapped around your prize.

[lavender-z-love]

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Kang Taehyun x Black.FemReader

Warnings: Drunk/Drinking, Injuries to the reader, potential spelling errors.

A/n: I have a whole abundance of TXT stories coming out...Because I want to and also, to cope with the fact that I can't go to their concert 🥲 Yes R.I.P. me, anyway— please do enjoy.

Wordcount: Around 1k

You were nuzzled into Taehyun's back, slightly kicking your legs as he hoisted you up on his back. "Y/n? Everything ok?"

"Mhm",You giggled. You two went on a date today, unfortunately your heels gave you blisters. Though you smiled through the pain a couple of times. Taehyun would eventually catch on very quickly. Taking a stroll along the sidewalk, he scooped you up so suddenly. People around were starting to look,"T-Tae?"

He only smiled at you, bringing you to a nearby bench. He sat you down and told you to wait there for a minute. "I'll be right back Love." He went into a convenience store next to it bringing out some slides. Thats when you knew you were in for a slight scolding. Kneeling in front of you, he removed your heels and placed them to the side. Taehyun looked up at you for a good few seconds before—

"So..."

"So?",You looked around pretending to look for something.

"Mm-mm, eyes on me." You didn't listen, you kept facing the opposite direction. Taehyun just smirked and continued. "Fine then Love, im sure you know what im going to say anyway..." still remaining silent as he changed your shoes.

You quietly responded,"Okay.." How embarrassing! You wanted to cry a little. Taehyun was gentle handling you, though no matter where he moved your feet, there was a stinging pain that followed. You winced, placing your hand over your mouth. You didn't want to draw anymore attention then you had. "Y/n, no more heels for dates, okay?"

"I love that you want to dress beautiful for me, but If it means giving yourself blisters and injuring yourself- don't worry so much about it."

"But Tae!" He stood shaking his head,"Mm-mm! No Buts! I don't want my Love injured and unable to walk for such a silly reason." Holding out his hand to you, you nodded as you latched onto him and he pulled you to your feet. You clung to him, finally having some relief on your feet yet, at the same time pain still shot through your veins.

"Should I carry you again?"

You panicked,"No, No, No! I-It's fine. I'll be okay, im probably heavy anyway." In reality you just didn't want him to worry about you, you felt like you ruined the date. Though, Taehyun never never put it on pause or on hold for the day. He briskly swept you up once more, so smoothly. Your arms naturally act, locking around his shoulders and neck. "You're as light as a feather." Spinning you around a few times you press your face into his chest,"Tae- You're embarrassing me, people are starting to stare..."

"Let'em." He confidently stated before walking to your next date destination. As he walked, you remembered,"Wait! My heels!"

Taehyun laughed, squeezing your shoulder in reassurance,"Leave it, I'll buy you a new pair."

Which leads you to the present, after your final date destination at the restaurant. After a couple of drinks, you're a little dazed.

"Taehyun My handsome hunk!!" ,You sang against his shoulder.

"Yess? What is it~."

"Where are we going?" ,You hiccuped.

Taehyun chuckled,"Well my lovely flower...I'm taking you home."

In your drunken state you hug him tighter, causing him to gasp for air,"C-Carefull where you put your Arms Baby."

"Sorrrryy-",you slur causing him to chuckle. Finally reaching your apartment, Taehyun opens your door before gently setting you down on your couch. He left your side momentarily, to get some water for you before coming back.

Taehyun leans over you as you gaze up at him,"Wanna sit up for me?" You nodded,"Oh yep! Anything for you." You slurred as you quickly sat up saluting at Taehyun. He laughed at your silliness. Handing you the glass of water he watched you as you drank some. Then slowly, you ended up slumped against Taehyun's shoulder. He smiled, throwing an arm around you. His thumb stroking your upper arm. "You okay Y/n?"

"Yeah..", you replied. "Good, are you ready for bed? I don't want you to have a bad hangover", he stated as he gently got up and off the couch. You stood up, "Um.." Catching Taehyun off guard, "Hm?"

"Im sorry." Taehyun tilled his head to the side a bit confused.

Your eyes gaining more shine by the flood of tears building up. "I ruined our date", you whimpered. Taehyun springing to his feet, getting eye-level with him. "Hey, Look! You didn't ruin anything Y/n!"

Your hands find temporarily hiding your face from him. "But I made you upset." Taehyun feeling a bit guilty,"No not at all Y/n! I was just concerned for your health."

Your fingers grazing the skin of you face, wiping your tears a way a little. "Are you sure you're not mad", you drunkenly sniffled. He smiled brightly, wiping your tears,"Yes I promise."

You pout standing before Taehyun, lip quivering and all. After a small and brief moment of silence, you throw your arms around Taehyun. "I LOVE YOU !", You wailed crying.

Taehyun laughs with adoration. He sighs happily, wrapping an arm around you. His hand softly rubbing your shoulder, "I love you too Y/n..", he cooes.

You felt your legs leaving the ground, looking up to find yourself once again In Taehyun's arms. Now face to face with him, he leans in close; kissing your forehead.

"Now, Lets get you to bed Y/n."

Written May 17th 2023

[lonepantheress]

inside out

genre: fluff + established relationship

wc: 440 (short.. :P)

summary: y/n get's a haircut and hates it. kai, not so much.

pairing: huening kai x reader

a/n: i'm taking requests! feel free to send anything that isn't smut lol..

He was at a complete and total loss. Because you hated it. You kneeled in front of the mirror and grasped at the ends of your hair which ended too quickly for your liking. This is what you asked for, so you couldn’t be angry, but you regretted it so much because you’d have to wait weeks to get it back. Still, to him, “I think you look really pretty.”

You whipped your head around with a curious and sad look on your face, “Really?” You turned your head back to the mirror, trying to recognize yourself in it but instead looked at Kai through the glass.

He nodded, meeting your gaze in the mirror, “Really.” His voice was soft and reassuring as he continued, “I mean, I think you look beautiful no matter what. But I’m a big fan of this haircut. It’s my favorite look on you.”

You couldn’t help but smile and flush a bit at his words, looking back at yourself in the mirror. A weight was dropped from your shoulders and you began to think maybe it really isn’t that bad after all… You continued to examine your hair in the mirror.

“It’s just so short Kai,” you muttered, running your fingers through your hair. “I feel like a completely different person. Like I’m unrecognizable or something.” 

Kai stepped closer to you and placed his hand on your shoulder, “Well.. I don’t think that’s totally true but it’s also not a bad thing,” he said, giving you a reassuring squeeze. “I guess change can be weird sometimes, but it also has this fun liberating feeling! Besides, I think you look really hot with your hair like this.”

You laughed and playfully smacked the hand that he had rested on your shoulder. You looked at him through the mirror and could see in his eyes that he was admiring you and was being sincere. 

You let out a sharp sigh, “You know, I think you’re right. It looks good,” you said, feeling a newfound confidence. “And it’ll grow back eventually. It’s fine. I look good!”

Kai gave you a big toothy smile, “Yes, exactly! This is what I want to hear!”

“Thank you, Kai,” you said, turning to face him. “I seriously don't know what I’d do without you. I’m glad you like it.”

His heart jumped at the way you looked at him, and his expression was soft. He leaned to kiss you on the forehead, playing with the strands of your hair. "I love it," he said, and you knew he meant it. "And I love you, no matter what you decide to do."

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[httpseungmxn]

Okay! So my next fic will be a short fnaf!Quackity one! I was thinking of starting the L0SER=L♡VER txt mini series after though! Each part will be for a different boy and will be based around the video to their song L0SER=L♡VER! What do we think?

[rubyyvonne]

tomorrow x together as aesthetics

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yeonjun.

colourful oversized hoodies, skateboarding through the city at 1am, ripped jeans, the smell of cologne, silver jewellery, watching the stars appear after sundown, shy smiles, cuddling through a thunderstorm.

soobin.

the quiet chatter in a coffee shop, taking photos in a field of flowers, the smell of old books, freshly baked bread, watching the sun rise, turtle neck sweaters, quiet music, scented candles, golden sunrises.

beomgyu.

expensive perfume, neon signs, innocent kisses, midnight strolls, scent of freshly baked cookies, pink clouds, an orange tree, flushed cheeks, red converse.

taehyun.

fairy lights, vhs tapes, the smell of rain, swimming in the ocean together, the scent of a lolly shop, polaroid cameras, ice tea, yellow, sleeping in, watching the sun set, eskimo kisses.

kai.

dancing in the rain, old converse, the scent of pineapple, freshly cooked pizza, the happy anxiety buzz you get when watching horror movies, clear blue skies, breathless laughter.

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2:07 pm

Huening Kai x female reader / 618 words / angst / fluff

Warnings: bullying in various ways, depression, break down

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There was only a few hours left of class, you could do it. You kept reminding yourself over and over like a broken record, yet it never made you feel any better. People say that high school is meant to be the time of your life before you get out into the real world, but for you, it was the time in your life you hated most.

You didn’t know why, but you became the target for school bullies, and no matter what you tried to do to stop it, it only encouraged them more. From making snarky comments, to throwing things at you while you were studying, to tripping you over in front of others. They even spilled expired milk all over you in the morning as class was about to start. At first, you used to fight back, but soon realized that’s what egged them on even more, so you began to endure it.

You didn’t tell anyone, not even your boyfriend since it was embarrassing enough, but you couldn’t drag him down with you. You didn’t want him to be associated with your name at school. You really didn’t know what to do anymore. What was so wrong with you that they felt the need to hurt you like this? What did you ever do to them?

Today seemed to be your breaking point. After opening your locker to retrieve your textbooks, you were met with a fishy stench that just so happened to be rotten fish and it fell directly on you. Your clothes stuck to your body and the smell to cause sounds of discomfort from those around you, yet all you could hear was the sounds of laughter. Quickly grabbing your belongings, you made a beeline for the door only to be tripped which resulted in your glasses breaking. You couldn’t cry, not yet at least. Standing on shaky legs you quickly got up and made a run for it and you ran all the way home to see your boyfriend already sitting on your bed. Why was he at your place already?

“Y/N? What happened to you?” Huening Kai exclaimed as he took your bag from you.

“I don’t know why everybody hates me so much,” You mumbled as your cries got the best of you.

Huening Kai stood there in utter confusion, he could tell for a while now that something wasn’t right but never wanted to pry too, “What’s going on love? Come on, why don’t you shower and then we’ll talk about this.”

You nodded in understanding as your cries eventually subsidised but didn’t stop, even throughout the whole shower you couldn't help yourself. You just felt so utterly exhausted and upset that none of this was making any sense. Then the moment you told Huening Kai what had been going on, he felt like his world come crashing down, especially how you endured this all broke him even more.

“I don’t know why you kept this from me love! I want you to know that no matter what, I’ll be by your side,” He stated firmly as he held your hands and played with the bracelet around your wrist, “I need you to tell me everything, starting from who did this and what they did. I can tell you right now, they won’t be getting away with this, not after I speak to your homeroom teacher.”

Huening Kai didn’t leave any room for discussion on that one, instead he opted to pulling you to rest in bed as he played a film from your laptop. He was going to help you no matter what and he was going to do everything he could to get some revenge.

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[bang-chan-my-man]

TXT The Star Chapter: Sanctuary Concept Clip 'ANGEL' - Huening Kai Icons

[jinisnuggets]

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ᴳᵉⁿʳᵉ: ᴬⁿᵍˢᵗ, ᴬᵘ

ᵂᵃʳⁿⁱⁿᵍˢ: ᴹᵉⁿᵗⁱᵒⁿˢ ᵒᶠ ᵐᵘʳᵈᵉʳ, ᵇˡᵒᵒᵈ, ˢˡⁱᵍʰᵗ ᵛⁱᵒˡᵉⁿᶜᵉ? ᴹᵘʳᵈᵉʳ ᴴʸᵘᵏᵃ, ᴷⁱᵈⁿᵃᵖᵖⁱⁿᵍ? ˢᵉⁿˢⁱᵗⁱᵛᵉ ᵗᵒᵖⁱᶜˢ, ᵇᵉᵗʳᵃʸᵃˡ, ˢʷᵉᵃʳⁱⁿᵍ, ˡᵉᵗ ᵐᵉ ᵏⁿᵒʷ ⁱᶠ ᴵ ᵐⁱˢˢᵉᵈ ᵃⁿʸᵗʰⁱⁿᵍ

ˢʸⁿᵒᵖˢⁱˢ: ʸ/ⁿ, ᵃ ᵗᵒᵖ ᶜᵒᵖ ᵃᵗ ᵗʰᵉ ᴾᵒˡⁱᶜᵉ ˢᵗᵃᵗⁱᵒⁿ ʷʰᵒ ʷᵒʳᵏˢ ᶜˡᵒˢᵉˡʸ ʷⁱᵗʰ ʰᵉʳ ᵇᵒˢˢ, ᶜʰᵒⁱ ˢᵒᵒᵇⁱⁿ, ᵃⁿᵈ ʰᵉʳ ᶜˡᵒˢᵉˢᵗ ᵃˡˡⁱᵉ, ᶜʰᵒⁱ ʸᵉᵒⁿʲᵘⁿ. ᴶᵘˢᵗ ᵃˢ ᵉᵛᵉʳʸᵗʰⁱⁿᵍ ʷᵃˢ ᵍᵒⁱⁿᵍ ᵖᵉʳᶠᵉᶜᵗˡʸ, ˢʰᵉ ʳᵉᶜᵉⁱᵛᵉˢ ᵗʰᵉ ⁿᵉʷˢ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ʳᵉᵗᵘʳⁿ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ᵃⁿᵒⁿʸᵐᵒᵘˢ ᶜʳⁱᵐⁱⁿᵃˡ... ʷʰᵒ'ˢ ᵇᵉᵉⁿ ᵃᵐᵒⁿᵍ ᵗʰᵉ ᵗᵒᵖ ᵒᶠ ʰᵉʳ. ᵖʳⁱᵒʳⁱᵗʸ ˡⁱˢᵗ, ʸᵉᵗ ᵗʰᵉ ᵒⁿᵉ ˢʰᵉ'ˢ ᵐᵒˢᵗ ᶠᵉᵃʳᶠᵘˡ ᵗᵒ ᶜᵒᵐᵉ ᵘᵖᵒⁿ.

ᴬ/ⁿ: ᵀʰⁱˢ ⁱˢ ᵒᶠᶠⁱᶜⁱᵃˡˡʸ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠⁱⁿᵃˡ ᵖᵃʳᵗ ᵗᵒ ᵗʰⁱˢ ˢᵉʳⁱᵉˢ, ᴵ ᵐⁱᵍʰᵗ ᵖᵒˢᵗ ᵃⁿ ᵃᶠᵗᵉʳ ᵉᵛᵉⁿᵗˢ ᶠⁱᶜ ˡᵃᵗᵉʳ, ᵇᵘᵗ ᶠᵒʳ ⁿᵒʷ ᴵ ʰᵒᵖᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ᵉⁿʲᵒʸᵉᵈ ᵗʰⁱˢ ˢᵉʳⁱᵉˢ

Held at gun point, finger pressed roughly against the trigger. Huening pointed the gun right at the head of a man, who was tied to the chair.

“That's enough joking around don't you think? Hurry, I don't have your time.” Huening muttered, in a low pitch voice, short and monotone, yet haunting and threatening.

“I'm not asking for much- I'll pay you! I promise but just let me go!” The other voice said, making Huening Kai press the gun closer to him, earning a small sound from the man. However Huening felt no remorse, neither did he plan to back down. Not now when he had someone like him so close.

“I don't need that stupid money. You committed your crimes and now you must pay for them, understood?”

The man nodded once again, pressing his hands together tightly and squeezing his eyes shut, fearing for his life.

“I'll pay you everything I owe! You just didn't allow me to gather all of the required money-”

Before he could finish, Taehyun and Beomgyu intruded into the scene, both standing at the doorway upon noticing what had been going down. Beomgyu laughed awkwardly as Taehyun let out a friendly smile to the man who was being held hostage, both turning to face Hyuka, the first outstanding feature being the glare on his face.

“What did I saw about walking into these situations-?”

“I apologize, but there's a serious manner we need to discuss prior to this-” Taehyun stated, making Huening roll his eyes in annoyance.

“Forget it- let's just discuss it here.”

A 3rd voice which didn't belong to Beomgyu approached from behind, making them all turn around in shock. Wooyoung had been coming towards the door and witnessed the scene himself.

Huening chuckled lightly, looking back at the victim and pressing his hand up to his neck.

“Listen, I don't want to take this further, let's end this here.”

Wooyoung shook his head, “I deserve to know. Why kill people?” He firmly stated, feeling his adrenaline rush upon neglecting Huening Kai. Not many people had done so, and those who had didn't end well.

Huening Kai nodded in approval after a brief moment of processing the neglection.

“Murder, gambling, abuse, and identity theft.”

Wooyoung tilted his head in confusion. About to speak, before he was interrupted by Huening Kai once again. Making him shut his mouth a listen to every word, investigate and overanalyze everything that came out from his mouth.

“Those are all things this man is guilty of, not only that but also the abandoning of his own child. Does that sound okay to you? Like someone who deserves to live? This man hasn't killed anyone in over 7 years, but if anyone believes that he's willing to change they're dead wrong.”

Taehyun and Beomgyu stayed quiet, looking straight up front and locked on Huening, Wooyoung tilted his head and sighed. He was right all along and he knew it, you probably did as well but refused to believe so.

Beomgyu turned to face Taehyun and nodded, turning back to face Huening Kai before taking in a deep breath.

“We promised her- we promised her that she'd see her father again…”

He only pressed the firearm closer to the man's head, “You promised who?”

“The girl… L/n Y/n”

Hyuka sighed in half disappointment and half disbelief, looking at the man and biting his lip in part confusion on what would be his next approach. “How could you make a promise that wasn't destined to be fulfilled!?”

“Listen, I know he's a bad person but- if there's anyone who deserves closure on this situation it's her, she's waited for a long time and I think it's about time we let her speak to her father again… in person! Alive and face to face!”

Huening knew he was right, but he didn't want accept it. You speaking to your father would only complicate the situation furthermore, you'd be in a state of denial if you heard what your father did. Becoming a police to find him only to realize that he was also on the other side… destined for hell.

“Is my daughter here..?” the man asked, voice rough and croaky. Huening sighed and lifted himself from his chair, walking back to the door to pick up a bottle of water, shoving it into Taehyun's arms as he walked out the door.

“Give him some water and feed him something. When he's done bring Y/n in so she can speak with Mr. L/n and watch them closely, make sure the truth slips out of his mouth.”

Taehyun's jaw dropped in shock to Kai’s statement. To say he was in disbelief was an understatement because right now he was in disbelief. Something in Huening opened and made him feel pity for your situation and well being, he finally did the right thing and would allow you to speak with your father once more.

“You got it.” Taehyun responded, bringing the man the water and allowing him to drink it, ordering Beomgyu to go pick up the food in order to feed him a healthy meal.

You heard a knock in the other side of the room, looking at the piece of wood to see the door knob slowly turning and the door creaking open. Taehyun, stood in the door step holding and glass of water, presumably for you.

“I have some news for you- but you're going to need to drink this first.”

Blinking your eyes, you stayed frozen and stared at him. “What if the news are something like ‘you’re gonna die in 2 hours’ and when they investigate they'll say it's from poisoning..?” you teased.

He grinned, “Funny, if we wanted to do something to you we would've done so a long time ago.” he responded, you shrugged and took the water from his grip, running a few safety checks before taking a sip and thanking him.

“Anyways what?”

“We're going to let you see your father, I'll take you to him after you finish your glass of water.”

You paused, looking back down at the water which you ruled out as safe, immediately looking back at the young man in pure fear, eyes shaking. “Okay- wait- is this actually poisoned?” You asked, seeing him roll his eyes.

“I'm being serious!” You added, not noticing much of a change in his expression, in a matter a fact he looked even more frustrated. “No, it's not poisoned, now chill out and just drink your water, if not the deals off.”

Hurrying, you drank up you water noticing him take a seat, it was a bit difficult since you were still a bit full from lunch earlier, “I'm a bit confused… why am I suddenly allowed to see him after all this time?”

“Cause it's a promise. Hyuka doesn't break promises.”

“But your boss wasn't-”

“But Beomgyu made you that promise. It doesn't matter who made it, if it's a promise then it's a promise that needs to be kept.”

You stayed silent, remembering Wooyoung's words about this guy who everyone called “Huening Kai.” Maybe he really wasn't as bad as everyone made him seem. Maybe he truthfully did have a reason for killing?

You really hated how you could never figure out the puzzle to all of these guys. Were they the villains or the heroes? Which side were they on? What reason did they have for killing? You didn't have enough time to think about these things because sooner or later, you arrived at the front doors of a dimly lit hall. The room on the other side appeared to have decent lighting.

“Is he in here..?” You found yourself asking, to which Taehyun nodded, moving his arm to the door and staying behind you, turning the door knob and sliding the door open.

There you saw a man, around his 60’s, tied up to a chair with a table sitting next to him. Automatically spotting the knife which sat on the side, noticing it being a safe distance away from the man. Beomgyu was also in the room.

He lifted his head, you almost couldn't recognize him. He had changed so much, he looked so worn out, tired, every negative word you could think of. But this was him- it was truly your father who had gone missing 12 years ago.

You walked up to the chair and looked at you dad in the face, Taehyun moved closer to Beomgyu, both watched from the sidelines.

“Dad, what happened? Why are you here? Why did you leave? What's wrong? Why do you look like this!?”

He shook his head lightly, he did that when he tried to reassure you everything was okay.

“I made a mistake… many years ago. And I don't think I can recover from it.”

“No, dad! You did nothing wrong, what happened?”

You could see a couple of tears forming in his eyes, “My little girl has grown up so much, I heard you became a cop. Good job, your mom would've been so proud of you.”

“Dad, stop talking like that, tell me! What's wrong!?” You responded, feeling your own tears streaming down your face, staring at this man who had once been the human version of the sun, it hurt so much to see him in this state. Your cheeks burned and your ears turned bright red.

“Please don't panic Y/n. But I fear that me and you are no longer fighting for the same rights.”

You froze in place, all time stopped. He couldn't mean what you thought, could he? What was his intention? He was mistaken wasn't he? What was on his mind? What were these rights he mentioned?

“Dad! What are you saying!?”

“Please don't call me ‘father’ anymore, someone like you shouldn't carry this shame of being related to someone like me.”

“Stop talking like this.”

“Y/n, please live well-”

“Stop talking like this!”

“I don't want you to suffer anymore. Just know that I had always been in the wrong, I have committed a crime in which I can not be forgiven for.”

“Dad! That's not true!”

“Y/n, I have murdered someone before… not just one person but multiple, more than once, I have taken the life of innocence.”

You stood in shook, taking multiple steps back. You felt played… spending so long looking for this one man, only for him to have been with the other team, that team that found joy in the suffering of others, and all you could do was wonder… ‘Why? Why me?’

The amount of years you spent in dedication to this one human being, only to realize that he was also your enemy. You felt betrayed, and all you could do was scream. Scream and yell in anger and frustration. You felt were betrayed and more than once. What a pity life.

Taehyun and Beomgyu took you away from the man. What a coward to keep his head down and not even look you in the eye, not even once throughout the time you had been being escorted out.

You passed Huening Kai on your way out, he had been making his way in, and only then did you realize the truth. Only then did you remember the knife, only then did you realize what that man's last memories would've been.

You fell onto the floor in the hallway, crying, sobbing, and throwing your hands in the air. Denial was overtaking all feelings as you saw Beomgyu and Taehyun looking at each other then back at you, that same expression of pity on their faces.

“Don't look at me like that-” you managed to stutter out, making them both apologize, bowing in respect and taking you to the room.

“I can't believe it… how the heck did I never know.”

Taehyun sighed and looked at Beomgyu.

“He's the ghost doctor killer.” Beomgyu hesitantly responded, “You know of him, but since he's an anonymous killer you had no idea.”

You only cried louder, “So many years for this to happen. What did I ever do to deserve this?”

Beomgyu patted your back, trying to comfort you, “You didn't do anything.”

You cried, and the two of them were there all along until you asked them to leave. But you realized, they listened to you, they heard you and comforted you. You may have realized something that you hadn’t beforehand. Or maybe you just refused to,

But they weren't bad people, they never were. They had always been friendly and kind to you, you always tricked yourself into believing otherwise.

“That was the end of that, memories from that night are distinct, I truthfully don't remember much after I fell asleep, all my memory is foggy, and faint-”

Yeonjun lifted an eyebrow, starting directly at you with his tongue clicking with the roof of his mouth, he looked down at the papers and went through a couple.

“You just remember your father's confession before he had been killed by Huening Kai?”

You nodded slightly, seeing his expression change. You stared awkwardly, picking up a few papers as he crossed out a few cases, the old school ones.

“Seriously, we were looking into the wrong people at the worst times. What type of cops are we?” Yeonjun joked, trying to lighten up the mood.

You chuckled and nodded, noticing him get up and make his way to the door. “I'm gonna go make us a coffee, I'll get you that donut that you really like, I'll meet you in the conference room.”

You immediately picked yourself up from the chair and nodded, “Won't you need help though? I can accompany you!”

“No I'm good, go meet the others, I'll be there soon.” He smiled, making you loosen up a little, nodding and walking across the hall, deep in thought and reiterating all the trauma that had been on your mind lately.

“Hey! Why the long face?”

You turned around and smiled softly, you had wanted to see him for a while now, it was nice to have more people on missions other than just you and Yeonjun.

“Damn it Hyuka, you always make me smile at the worst times.”

“It's written on this list of rules to being your boyfriend” he responded, extending an imaginary paper of apparent rules that he was supposed to follow, which just made you laugh harder than you wanted to.

He smiled and walked close to you, you examined him up and down, smirking. “I never noticed how hot you look in that police uniform-”

He looked down at the outfit and stroke a pose, “I know right~” he responded sassily, caressing his hair just to get another laugh from you, which of course worked.

“I’m grateful that you joined us and we got everything sorted out. It had been a while with just me and Yeonjun so having more people feels nice.”

Huening nodded as you approached the door to the conference room, he opened the door for you and you thanked him, entering and taking a seat.

“You guys are too lovey dovey and you just started dating!”

“For real- get a room…”

“Come’on y'all, be a bit more supportive!” You yelled back, making Beomgyu laugh hysterically, causing Taehyun to hit him jokingly, Huening sat down in between them making them both be quiet, “Calm down- we're not at home.”

They nodded and continued laughing.

“So what's the discussion today Ms. L/n Y/n??” Taehyun spoke, earning a chuckle from you. You got out a folder and started talking, Yeonjun coming in shortly after with Wooyoung, bringing in the coffees and two donuts.

“Hey! What about us!?” Beomgyu whined, making Yeonjun smirk as he sat next to you. “Only me and Y/n are worthy of these donuts.”

Everyone burst out laughing, Soobin then entered the room, quieting everyone down as all of you took the chance to relax.

“I called you all here but I'll be going shortly, firstly I wanted to discuss what our next case will be. Fortunately, this will be a relatively simple one compared to others we've taken on. Of course, Beomgyu, Taehyun, and Huening, this will be your first case as full on officers in our station, but because you all are experienced I won't worry too much about you guys. You three just do things your way and remember to stay with the others.”

And so you discussed, a group of people who were robbing good's from other's property and also places that do relatively well considering the amount of money earned. You heard and knew this would be a laid back case, making you and Yeonjun smirk at each other knowingly.

“Well looks like our new guys will need a little bit of our help-” Yeonjun spoke, in a teasing manner, making Wooyoung snort from the back of the room, you turned around to face Soobin, and smirked, a smirk he recognized all too well.

“Chief, we might as well make these guys carry around little toy guns, make sure they don't accidentally kill someone-”

“Hey! Let's not go there-” Taehyun responded, Beomgyu turned away, making his facial expression and actions all too exaggerated as he played to be in disbelief. Huening Kai simply chuckled remembering the good old times.

Shaking his head, everything became a background noise as you entered a deep state of thought.

You finally understood, these guys weren't evil, they weren't looking for war. They were simply trying to help you and your team. You guys invested too much time into the wrong people and you had learned to accept that this trio was always one step ahead of you. Maybe this was for the best, helping each other would mean a better and safer economy.

Because even though there was two seperate methods… at least there had always been one goal.

[rohansdisciple]

i already know this is gonna be my favorite song on this album 😮‍💨🫶🏾 .

the beat is giving what it’s supposed to gave 🤭 .

[kpopandbookschild]

TXT Huening Kai moodboard: yellow

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