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Collision— Chapter 4

ᯓᡣ𐭩Pairing; Stray Kids x afab!reader

ᯓᡣ𐭩 ᯓᡣ𐭩Summary; You’ve known him for years but you never would have guessed the charming guy you’ve been online gaming with has been an idol this whole time. (masterlist here)

ᯓᡣ𐭩 ᯓᡣ𐭩ᯓᡣ𐭩Warnings; implied afab reader (only they/them pronouns used for reader), mild angst?, pls I haven’t written fanfics since 2018 patience and kindness is appreciated

By the time you both arrived at the dorms, the rest of 3racha was returning from the studio.

When they saw how red and puffy your face was from your tears, the events of the early morning hours causing exhaustion to settle in your eyes ten fold. “Oh my god Star are you okay?” Jisung asked with wide eyes as he dropped his bag by the couch and made his way over to you, Changbin on his heels. You nodded weakly as the rapper placed his hands on your shoulders while looking you over. “Their apartment flooded.” Chan said as he carried your duffle into his room. “They are gonna crash here until it gets fixed so be on your best behavior.” He said, pointing a finger at the two men causing Changbin to practically howl in protest that he was always on his best behavior. You sniffled, giggling lightly as his outburst. “You can stay as long as you need to….let me know if there is anything I can do to help, yeah?” Jisung gave a warm smile, rubbing your arms gently to comfort you before bidding a goodnight and retiring to his room. You spoke softly as you wished him sweet dreams, Chan returning to guide you into his room. “You can stay in here tonight until we can work out a better arrangement.” Nodding, you looked around before meeting his eyes. “Thank you again for this….I didn’t know who to call-“ the oldest gave a reassuring look before patting the top of your head. “You did the right thing calling me. Now get some sleep, yeah? I’m gonna go crash in Bin’s room.” You were going to protest but found yourself too tired to argue, allowing him to tuck you into his bed before you quickly fell into a heavy slumber weighed down by the exhaustion all of the stress and crying had caused.

Once Felix had woken up, news of your arrival at the dorms had traveled fast as Jisung had told Minho who told Hyunjin who then blabbed to Felix and Jeongin when they had met up for breakfast at a cafe near by. Hurt, confusion, and concern all flashed across the younger aussie’s face at the news that something had happened that caused you to crash in the 3racha dorm so suddenly. Minho hadn’t mentioned to Hyunjin why it was you were staying there and so their imaginations ran wild with the possibilities. Felix felt himself growing a bit jealous the more he thought of how you had gone to Chan when you could have called him. He would have dropped everything and came to help you, you should have known. His two breakfast dates bid him farewell, deciding to do some shopping after their meal leaving the blonde to his own devices has his mind spiraled.

He wasn’t sure why he was feeling this way, it was just Chan and you and himself were only friends. His feelings for you were strictly platonic, weren’t they? He sat at the table alone in the cafe for some time, wondering why you hadn’t reached out to him yet to tell him what had happened. Against his better judgment, he returned home but instead of going to his own dorm he found himself entering the key code to the 3racha abode coming face to face with a shirtless Bangchan sitting at the dining table eating a bowl of cereal. “Sup Lix! I didn’t know you’d be coming-“ The younger huffed, dismissing the older man’s words while looking around for you. “Where are they? Where is Star?” Chan’s brow furrowed in confusion, sighing as he remembered he lived with two of the most gossiping members in their group. “In my room, still sleeping. They really wore themself out last night-“ “WHAT?!” Felix shrieked, eyes wide as suddenly the shirtless appearance of his mate didn’t seem as innocent and common place. “Geez, Lixie not like that…what do you take me for?!” He rolled his eyes, standing to approach the younger cautiously. “Is everything okay?” The blonde shook his head, looking down at the ground as embarrassment from his outburst flooded over him. “No- yes? I don’t know- why didn’t they call me?” Chan nodded, understanding now. “Are you upset they called me instead?” The younger Aussie nodded softly, not able to look him in the eyes. Chan immediately enveloped him in his arms, rubbing soothing circles on his lower back. “Hey, it’s okay. It happens, a little jealousy is normal. We are only human-“ Felix scoffed, rolling his eyes a bit. “I wouldn’t say I’m jealous…I just don’t get why they’d call you when I’ve known them longer-“ Chan pulled back, tilting the others chin up so he would meet his eyes. “Hey, I said it’s okay. I get it- but we need to talk about it, yeah? It’s clearly been bothering you.” Had it been bothering him? All of the teasing and flirting they would do with you to fluster you. He didn’t think it did, until now as he thought harder on it. But then he remembered how you would flush the most adorable shades of pink just at catching his eyes on you, no words necessary, and it didn’t feel as upsetting knowing that he could get such a reaction from you with less effort. Though hearing you had went to someone else in your time of need that wasn’t him, it made him feel like maybe you didn’t trust him to take care of you. He saw the things stay would write about him being soft, delicate, submissive- maybe you thought he couldn’t protect you like Chan could and that hurt him.

Felix sighed and rested his forehead against Chan’s. “Maybe I was a little jealous they called you instead….I don’t know why-“

Chris looked at him incredulously. “Lix, babe…you’re joking, right?” The blonde pulled back to meet his eyes with confusion. “You like Star, sunshine….you are seriously still like this even with everything we all went through?” Felix groaned, burying his face in the crook of the older’s neck “god don’t remind me- I was so stupid and clueless back then.” Chan laughed, shaking his head. “Seems like you still are, Lix. Why don’t you go see if our guest is ready to wake up, yeah? I’m sure seeing you will cheer them up.” It dawned on him that he still had no clue what had happened, and he got the feeling Chan was wanting him to find out from you and not himself. “O-Okay….” He stammered out, worried as to what could have happened. Bangchan pressed a gentle kiss to his temple before pushing him in the direction of his room where you remained soft asleep even after his earlier outburst.

The sight of you curled up in the middle of Chan’s bed, face hidden under your arm as you let out soft little snores caused his chest to clench tightly. He figured the older must be onto something as the butterflies erupted there moments later when he sat carefully on the edge of the mattress and rubbed between your shoulder blades gently until your began to stir, blinking away the sleep as you looked up at him with a pout. “F’lix?” You mumbled, still groggy from your slumber. He chuckled, pushing the hair out of your face as he beamed down at you. “Yeah, I heard Chan brought you here last night….what- um…what happened? Are you okay?” As the events from the early hours returned to you, you felt your lower lip begin to tremble. Before the tears could fall, the blonde was pulling you to his chest, smoothing down your wild bedhead as he whispered as to not startle you. “Hey hey it’s okay….you don’t have to tell me if you don’t want to I’m just worried about you..”

Once you had calmed down, you nuzzled your face into his neck causing him to blush a deep crimson and kiss the top of your head. “I woke up and my whole apartment was flooded-“ you spoke softly, hesitantly as you held onto your friend for comfort. Sighed in relief that you weren’t hurt, and that it was something fixable, he relaxed visibly against you. “Chan told me to stay here until it’s fixed but- Lix I can’t impose on you guys like that it’s too much.” You looked up at him, eyes wide and behind them your brain worked overtime to try and come up with a solution. “Yeah you’re right, you shouldn’t stay here.” He said, nodding in agreement. “W-What?” You asked, looking up at him worried as you felt your fears of being a burden to them were being confirmed. “You should stay with me instead. My bed is bigger and I live with the better cook.” He teased, poking your sides until you were squirming around with fits of laughter. “Okay okay OKAY- Lix cut it out I can’t breathe!” You squealed, hitting lightly at his chest to get him to back off. As his attacks died down, along with both of your laughter he could help but stare down at the position he had you in.

There you were, splayed out under him and breathing heavily from the intense tickle fight. He himself was practically sitting on your lap, taking in the way your chest rose and fell rapidly and becoming transfixed by the motion. “Um- Felix? Hello, earth to Felix!” You said, it now being your turn to poke at his side until he snapped out of the trance you had put him in. “S-Sorry, lost in thought. Let’s go get you something to eat, yeah?” And with that he was standing up and pulling you with him so fast you felt the blood rushing to your head much too fast. “Woah slow down, comrade you’re gonna make me faint-“

Your words caused him to freeze, successfully making you run into him where he had been pulled up and behind him. “Oh- sorry just have a lot of energy today I guess….” You giggled, shaking your head at him before reaching up to ruffle his hair. “It’s okay Lix just take it easy, yeah? I lost a lot of fluids last night from crying my eyes out.” You hummed, patting his cheek before making your way to the kitchen where a still shirtless Chan was sat scrolling on his beloved laptop.

You stopped dead in your tracks, taking in the sight with wide eyes. “Oh, morning sleepy head.” He beamed, looking up from his work to great you. “Morning….um- thanks again for everything last night, I really appreciate it.” Seeing Felix coming out of the room to join them, Chan shrugged and sent a wink your way. “Any of us would have, it’s what we do.” You felt arms circle around your middle from behind, giggling at how endearing you found the blonde’s clinginess. “Want to go grab something to eat then check on your apartment to talk to the front desk?” He questioned, looking down at you where you tilted your head back to meet his eyes. “That sounds good, yeah….I think I’d feel a lot better having you there for emotional support.” This caused the freckled man to blush and beam with pride, feeling much better than earlier with those words alone. “Alright then let’s get going! Do you wanna change first or-“ looking down at your pajama clad appearance you bit your lip and nodded, rushing back to Chan’s room to change quickly into whatever it was you had managed to shove in your bag in your distraught state before rejoining the men in the common area of the apartment to head over to your complex with Felix in tow.

“I’m sorry h-how long?” You stared at the maintenance man with complete disbelief, jaw practically to the floor while Felix stood behind you running his warm hands up and down your arms in a comforting motion. His actions helped ground you, holding you in reality as the worker’s words sunk in. “Three months, roughly. There was a lot of water damage no one could have prevented once the leak sprung, along with waiting for the parts to repair the cause of the damage.” You whined, turning around to bury your face in your friends neck, your fists balled up against his chest. “This sucks! What am I gonna do-“ Felix had to fight back the grin threatening to spread across his lips as the idea of you living with him for three whole months. “It’s gonna be okay, you are more than welcome to bunk with me until everything is settled, yeah?” You nodded, sniffling a bit as you trying not to cry yet again as you felt the voice in the back of your mind nagging at you that you were going to become a burden to your friends. “O-Okay…can I go in and get my things I’ll need?” The maintenance manager nodded and stepped aside to allow you into the apartment.

They had already cleared away the pools of water though the floor seemed to squish audibly with each step. Felix helped you pack away your things in the suitcase you had arrived with originally, batting your hands away as you attempted to take it from him when you both went to leave. The only thing he would let you carry was your backpack and even that took you giving him the best set of puppy eyes you could manage causing him to cave and drop the bag from his shoulder and pass it over to you.

Once back at the cuties dorm you set your bags up in the corner of his room while he was out explaining to the others the situation to save you the stress of bringing up the stress again. You were beyond grateful for him, taking a deep and shaky breath before making your way out into the living room where the four men lounged on their phones. You plopped down in the seat beside Felix and curled into his side.

After about an hour of the lot of you scrolling absentmindedly, occasionally showing something to the group or an individual you thought they might like you all heard someone’s stomach growl with hunger. “I think it’s time for lunch- should we order in?” The next few minutes was spent going back and forth over what to eat and where to order it from. Once everything was settled there was a groan of annoyance coming from the oldest in the room as he attempted to place the order. “It says they aren’t doing delivery at this time- someone is going to have to go pick it up because we are not about to go through all of that again to find something different.” You shrugged, speaking up. “I can go get it.” The men ignored you, immediately starting an intense battle of rock, paper, scissors. Felix lost, falling to his knees dramatically as Minho let out a maniacal laugh. “You spend way too much time with Hyunjin-“ Seungmin sighed, shaking his head as he got back on his phone. “Wait- the restaurant is too far to walk so someone is going to have to drive me there!” The Aussie exclaimed, jumping up from where he had crumpled on the floor in defeat. “Okay rock paper scissors for who has to drive Lix to go pick up the food!” You looked at them with confusion, shaking your head. “Wait if one of you has to drive there why does Felix still have to go in and get it?” Jeongin rolled his eyes playfully and a determined look fell upon his face as they began their little rematch. “Cause he already lost, duh. Rules are rules but he can’t drive.” You laughed at that logic, watching as Leeknow lost and he too fell to the ground in defeat with the drama level of a telenovela.

You and the maknaes bid Felix and Minho goodbye as they went to go get you all lunch, settling back in your spots though you were left pouting at the loss of your cuddle buddy. “So you’ve started taking your Korean classes already?” Seungmin spoke up, closing his phone as he set it on the coffee table in front of him. “Um, yeah I did.” You hadn’t had much interactions with the two youngest members outside of hanging out in larger groups so you felt a bit nervous, also setting your phone down to not come off as being rude and not giving them your attention. “Are you liking it so far?” Jeongin asked, scooting closer to you from his side of the couch. “Yeah! Right now it’s a lot of going over the basics I learned a while ago so nothing’s too hard yet but I’m sure it will get a bit more challenging as classes progress.” The two looked at each other before turning back to you. “You already know some Korean?” Seungmin tilted his head to the side curiously, causing you to hold back a giggle as he really lived up to his puppy nickname like this. “Yeah! When I was in highschool one of my close friends lived with her korean grandparents who didn’t speak much english. I was over there a lot, especially during the summers, and so over time I picked up a little bit and even asked Danbi, my friend, to teach me some so that I could communicate better with them out of respect.” Jeongin smiled and nudged your shoulder. “That’s so sweet of you. I’m sure they appreciated it. How come you don’t speak Korean to us at all?” The maknae gave you a pout, resting his chin on your shoulder as he looked up at you. “Well I uh- I’m just worried my pronunciation isn’t very good?” You shrugged, looking away bashfully. “It’s been a long time since I had any practice with it….Danbi and I sort of drifted apart after graduation and so I had no reason to continue to speak it.” Seungmin got up and moved to sit on the other side of you, sandwiching you between Vocalracha successfully. “We can help, you know. Practice with us.” You blushed a soft shade of pink and looked down at your lap. “I-I don’t know what if it’s really bad?” The puppy pouted at you, taking your hand in his causing you to look up at him. “Are you afraid we’ll make fun of you?” He asked, a look of hurt on his face. “No! I mean- I doubt you would it’s just so embarrassing if I get it wrong in front of you…” the two members shared a look over your head before leaning into each side of you. “Getting things wrong is just part of the process of learning, Star…no need to get embarrassed.” Jeongin said, leaning down to meet your gaze.

“We embarrass ourselves all the time have you seen any of the content we put out to the world?” Seungmin spoke with a laugh, softly nudging your shoulder. You turned to look between the two of them as you realized just how close they were sitting. “Okay I’ll go get my workbook then-“ you stood suddenly, the speed in which you moved from where they were both leaning against you causing the two to fall into each other. You giggled an apology before running off to grab what you would need.

“They really are to cute for their own good, Hyung.” Jeongin said with a sigh, shaking his head. “Tell me about it…” the second youngest groaned, burying his face in his hands before the two perked up hearing your footsteps returning. “I got it!” They both flashed you warm smiles before making room once more for you between them.

The rest of the day passed by rather uneventfully, the two youngest members helped you with your work for Korean class until Felix and Minho arrived back with the food. You all went your separate ways after eating, with you and Felix ending up in his room as you sat on his bed on your lap top and him at his desk. The both of you gamed until Leeknow had to come pry you away for dinner. You ended the night tucked safely in the Aussie dancer’s embrace, your back pressed to his chest as you both drifted off to sleep. Skinship came so easily with the two of you, you know for yourself it was due to years of being touch starved. Your family was never very affectionate with you, and you lacked a physical connection with friends since your highschool days leading you to spend most of your time alone or at work. You were comforted in the way both you and Felix both seemed to share touch as a love language, seemingly always being in some form of contact when around each other which did not help the teasing the other members gave him when you weren’t around.

You woke up rather early the next morning, Felix still dead asleep as you slipped out of bed. The air was a bit too chilly for your liking, quickly finding the oversized hoodie Felix had discarded on the floor before slipping it on, you were sure he wouldn’t mind. You made your way out into the kitchen, having been given the tour and explained that you were more than welcome to help yourself to anything that didn’t have a name written on it which was mostly just snacks the others had bought for themselves since most of the groceries were bought collectively as a group to make meals together. You figured a way to say thanks for everything they had done to help you could make them breakfast that morning. You quickly got to work, pulling the hood up and over your head as the dorm was still much too cold and your felt any body heat you held escaping rapidly through any part of exposed skin. Clothed in your baggy sweat pants and Felix’s even baggier hoodie you washed your hands and got started chopping vegetables to mix into omelets, and a simple pancake batter with what ingredients you found in the small kitchen. Mentally you told yourself you were thankful you were staying in the dorm where they are more than just chicken breast as you were sure the pantry and refrigerator were stocked with less variety next door. While you sautéed your veggies, you felt someone approaching from behind and before you could turn to see who it was you heard a voice with a deep rasp from sleep call out a “Morning, jagiya. You’re up early for once-“ before you felt a sharp slap land on your ass causing you to yelp in surprise with eyes as wide as saucers. Upon hearing the much too high pitched response, the perpetrator jumped back as you turned around to face them. “Star oh my god I did not know that was you I am so sorry-“ Minho stood with a horrified expression as he panicked, body tense. You both stood there for what felt like eternity, blinking at each other as neither of you made a move not knowing what to do or say. “You know- seeing it’s you I’m not as shocked but even with all the teasing I don’t think even you’d be as bold to do that with me yet-“ you giggled, attempting to calm him down and show you held no hard feelings as well as to try and dispel the awkward tension that had filled the space. This seemed to work as Minho chuckled, body visibly relaxing as he shook his head and moved to stand beside you. “Can I help you with anything? Whatever you’re making smells delicious.” You shook your head and bump your hip against his. “You can go sit down and relax. I’ve got this, yeah?” The older starred down at you before shrugging and going to the corner where they kept the coffee pot. “I’m gonna make coffee. Want any?” Making a face you shook your head. “No thank you, not a fan of hot drinks.” He raised an eyebrow at you before nodding and pulling his phone out of the pocket of his sweats. “Okay then what do you want? I’ll order delivery from the cafe around the corner. The kids will definitely need some caffeine since we go back to work today and have a lot of dance practice to catch up with.” You thought for a moment before telling him your order while continuing to cook for them. Somehow he managed to get you to agree to letting him help you cook the pancakes (it’s because you burnt one side of the first three you made because the “wait till you see holes then you know that side is done” trick only works for the first side and he took pity on you) and you fell into a relaxed silence before the other three residents of the dorm woke up to the smells of your cooking.

After breakfast you were dragged along to JYPE and sat on one of the black sofas against the back wall, unsure of why exactly they wanted you to tag along and when you had questioned it Minho just made a teasing remark about you being their mascot, with a wink stating you were the one who said you were back when you had first arrived that day they started helping you find a place to live.

You watched, entranced as they danced. Your eyes moved rapidly from one member to the next as they never ceased to amaze you with their talent. When they finally stopped to take a break they all practically collapsed to the floor in exhaustion and you took that as your cue to grab some water bottles and beg passing them out. “Thanks Star, best mascot we’ve ever had.” Minho teased with a cheese grin on his face. You rolled your eyes and pushed on your shoulder lightly, turning to move to the next member when you felt a light slap to your ass from the man much like that morning only more gentle. Everyone’s eyes widened but you only froze for a second before laughing and turning to stick your tongue out at the older who laughed in return. The other members looked amongst each other with differing levels of shock and panic and when you made your way to hand Felix his bottle instead he reached up and pulled you into his lap, clinging to you possessively as he glared at Minho who only laughed harder at the younger’s attempt to look threatening. “Hyung I cannot believe you did that- your butt hunting has gone too far!” Felix exclaimed as he continued to glare while holding you closer and practically wrapping all four limbs around you protectively. “Ya! You’re acting more offended than they are!” He laughed, pointing at the Aussie as he rolled on the floor with his amusement. “I don’t mind, Lix it’s just goofing around you guys do it all the time-“ you said softly, turned to try and meet his eyes. Felix looked between the rest of the members knowingly before clearing his throat a bit. “Star, really I don’t think it was so appropriate….are you sure you’re okay?” You shrugged before looking over at Minho, not catching the looks the others had at you interpreting their constant groping of each other as friendly playful gestures. “I mean I definitively was startled this morning. But that was way harder than-“ “What happened this morning?!” They almost all shrieked at once, all eyes falling on either you or Minho. “I’m my defense I was still half asleep and they were wearing Felix’s hoodie.” He held both hands up, looking at everyone with a smug expression. “You did not.” Chan said, looking at him with disbelief. “Guys seriously it’s fine i think Min is right you guys are more offended than I am about this.” You didn’t seem to get it, and they all sighed as they decided it was probably best to drop it since you seemed to not understand. They all soon got back up to continue practicing, you making your way back to your place on the couch to watch.

Their reactions seemed to weigh on you though, your brain working to understand it all as both Leeknow’s words that morning, his actions, and the other’s reactions, as well as back to that first time you stayed over when Leeknow had whispered to you those intimate details about your dear friend and his tendency to be a bit to noisy in the bedroom, it started to click. Oh- oh? Were you reading into things too deeply or was your previous assumptions not reading into them enough and dismissing their words and actions too easily. You paid attention as the day went on, catching how Chan’s hand lingered on Seungmin’s waist a bit longer than necessary as he moved past him, how Hyunjin draped himself over Han as they took a break to listen to Leeknow explain a move Jeongin was struggling with to him. How at any and every given moment Felix had his hands somewhere on Changbin’s muscular build, whether it be to massage the flesh there or to simply hold onto him, and the looks each of them shared with each other were making you blush from how intimate it all felt. Suddenly, feeling like you should give them all some privacy like these moments were too loving and too personal to be shared with you, you excused yourself to go down the hall to get a drink from the vending machines to allow yourself to process your sudden realization about their true (or seemingly so) relationships with one another.

author’s note: HAPPY PRIDE MONTH EVERYONE ૮꒰˶ᵔ ᗜ ᵔ˶꒱ა˖⁺‧₊˚ I wanna go ahead and say I am not assuming any of the boys sexual orientations here this is just fiction and how I’m choosing to write them to for the narrative of my own story not having to do with reality at all as far as we know. Idols don’t owe us the knowledge of their identities nor does anyone let’s remember that this pride (and always) and respect each other….that being said I hope you like boys kissing boys cause in this polycule everyone loves everyone sharing is caring ໒꒰ྀི´ ˘ ` ꒱ྀིა

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tell me something (give me hope for the night) || rated t || 7.3k words

[read on ao3]

for alex @ariadnebf happy holidays and a happiest new year!! i hope 2024 is as kind to you as you've been to me this past year, it's been a joy to get to talk to you and hang out online together. you're a great friend and i'm so glad we met in this little corner of the internet!! thanks for bringing us all together <33

with many thanks to lou @cheatghost for so lovingly beta reading <33

“Well well well, if it isn't Steve Harrington…”

Steve drops his head on the ticket counter. This cannot be happening.

In his breathless sprint through the airport, he didn’t even look at any of the other passengers sitting at the gate. So of course the first time he hears that drawling voice again in six– hell almost seven years now– has to be when he's absolutely shit out of luck. 

He pulls in a deep, centering breath before he straightens up and spins around to face him, plastering on his most charming smile and leaning hard against the ticket counter. 

“Eddie Munson, how the hell are you?” Alright, tone it down. Tries to pass off the way he cringes by running a hand through his hair. “What uh, what brings you all the way out here?”

“Missing the same flight you are, by the looks of it.” Eddie smirks at him, brown eyes sparkling with mirth and mischief. 

Steve’s not a hundred percent sure he’s not just imagining Eddie standing there, in the middle of the gate seating, shoving a worn paperback into a lumpy duffle bag. Because just like that it’s 1986 again, and all those old feelings he packed up and put away, never to be seen again, swore up and down he was over and done with forever, flood through his brain. Hot and prickly. Like some sort of holiday air travel-induced delirium.

[keep reading on ao3]

[free-for-all-fics]

Quick random thought/Prompt about The Recruiter from Squid Game. Pls tag me if you’re inspired by this and I’d love to read it! 🔴🔺🟥

You’re a foreign exchange student or otherwise a foreigner (American, Canadian, European, whatever kind of foreigner you want to imagine) who is living in South Korea to study abroad. You speak Korean fluently or close enough to fluently so there’s little to no language barrier and you can get around. Everything is going well for you. College is great, your friends are awesome, you keep in contact with your family back home. But then something unexpected and out of your control happens that leaves you without anywhere to live. For whatever reason, living in a dorm on college campus is not an option for you and/or you lose access to your apartment. Your friends try to help you by giving you money and offering to let you couch surf at their places for a while, but they can’t offer their own places to you for very long nor indefinitely, only temporarily for whatever reasons they have. You’re either too proud or too embarrassed or a combination of both to call your family to ask them for money because you know they’ll probably just worry and say it’s a sign and push for you to come home prematurely and finish college in a local university or online, even if they were initially supportive of your decision to study abroad in South Korea. It’s dangerous for a woman to walk or travel alone, and yet you moved to a different country where you don’t know anybody. But you know most parents just naturally worry about their children all the time, even in adulthood. It’s not just yours.

Though it’s extremely difficult, you learn to adapt and find ways to get by for a while so you can still work and attend college by using public transport like the subway and taxis to get to your university and back, and utilize public places and services to do your laundry, take showers, get food, etc. You’re just a woman with just one suitcase or one duffle bag and a backpack. You’re practically living a nomadic-esque life on the streets or under a bridge when you’re not attending your college classes, moving from place to place to evade police and thieves and such. Or maybe you’re eventually caught sleeping in your workplace after hours and get fired as a result because the money you’ve saved up plus the money you make from your now former job isn’t enough for a new apartment at the moment. Whatever the circumstances for your misfortunes are, you end up hanging out and sleeping in Tapgol Park most of the time when you’re not attending school. You don’t tell your friends about your living situation because you don’t want to burden them. They’ve already helped you enough and you don’t want them to worry, so you lie and say you’ve found a place to stay.

One day, The Recruiter approaches you in Tapgol Park after your classes are over and holds out a bread roll and a lottery ticket, asking you to pick one or the other. He speaks to you in English, no doubt noticing you’re not a native Korean. He’s not the first person to do this to you and he won’t be the last. You’re used to it. When you speak to him in practically fluent Korean instead of English, his surprise quickly turns back to his original expression of mostly neutral with just a touch of smugness. It’s so quick that if you blinked, you would’ve missed it.

(Maybe unbeknownst to you, this isn’t the first time he’s seen you. Maybe he’s seen you around Jonggak Station or other Korean subway stations without you ever noticing him and has been keeping tabs on you ever since even though he doesn’t intend on recruiting you for the games. No matter what line you use to ride the subway, he’s conveniently where you are or going the same way you are. While he’s a stranger to you, he knows all about you. Maybe he speaks English to secretly test you to see if he can use the potential language barrier against you to gaslight and manipulate you by acting as your friendly and helpful Korean “translator” so you’ll heavily rely on him for help, but that Plan A backfires when he realizes how knowledgeable and proficient you are in the language, so he thinks to himself how he’ll have to come up with a Plan B. He knows based on his research, you’re a college student who studied Korean, but he underestimated you and how far along you got in your studies.)

He keeps his hands with the bread and lottery ticket outstretched towards you, repeating his request for you to pick one - the bread or the lottery - in Korean this time. You look between the two for a few seconds and, you’re not sure why but, instead of picking either, you look back up at him and ask if you can pick a third option instead. The heat from the sun beating down on you must be getting to you and fogging your brain for you to be feeling this extremely bold. You feel like you have nothing to lose today because, when he looks at you in confusion and asks what you mean by that, you just say, “I pick you,” and grab him by his tie to pull him down to your level and in for a kiss. You’re not sure what fucking demon or spirit possessed you or what the hell you were thinking when you did it. Call it an impulsive decision or whatever, but you don’t have time to question your sanity before you feel him kissing you back. He even drops what he’s holding to wrap his arms around your waist, hips, or neck and keep you in place as he pulls you closer. Wait, what? He’s actually kissing you back and seems really into it. Okay. An unexpected reaction from him. You weren’t expecting him to reciprocate, let alone this enthusiastically. You were half expecting him to push you away and ask what the hell you thought you were doing since, you know, you kinda assaulted him. But he doesn’t seem to mind or care that much about your assault. Okay. Maybe you can work with this. The first thing you noticed about him was that he was incredibly tall and handsome, after all. The light from the sun shining behind him made him look heavenly. Almost like an angel.

He surprises you again when he offers his house for you to live in while you study, claiming that it’s too big and there’s too many rooms for just him. You know your survival instincts are screaming at you to say no and politely turn him down because hello?? You just met this guy and know nothing about him. You know his offer sounds too good to be true and that there’s bound to be some catch. Nobody does something as generous as opening their house to a stranger without expecting something in return. He doesn’t seem like the kind of man to just let you freeload off of him out of the goodness of his heart. You know damn well he seems like an angel but could be a devil in disguise. But you also know you’re desperate and can’t keep going on like how you have been. You have a feeling he knows that too. Whatever. That’s a problem for future you. Current you needs a place to stay. Whatever the price is for having a roof over your head, a warm bed to sleep in, and meals in your stomach that aren’t just cheap convenience store food, you’ll pay it.

He takes you home with him and you’re not ready for how lavish his place is. It has everything you could dream of and more. It even has more than one level and an elevator. Though all of the black furniture, flooring, and decor in his house is a little intimidating and off-putting, you admit it is stylishly done even if it reminds you too much of the inside of a coffin or death. But he’s right. It is too big for just him. But he doesn’t even have any pets. Why not? He clearly has the space and money for them. Does he not like animals? It must be a pain in the ass to clean and maintain his house, unless he has people who do it for him. Is that what he wants you to do? Act as his maid to earn your bed and meals? Or does he want something else from you? The thought that he wants sexual favors from you as payment crossed your mind when he first offered to let you stay with him, but that didn’t creep you out or deter you from accepting as much as you thought it would. If that’s the case, you think exactly like you did before: He’s tall and he’s handsome. He looks to be in his late thirties at least. Maybe even his early or mid forties. Even if he’s so many years older than you, you look at him and think he’s almost got a DILF thing going on, even though he doesn’t have kids. He looks like he works out and you think he probably has got amazing arms and shoulder muscles despite his suit making him look deceptively slender.

Does he reveal his unhinged side like what we saw in Season 2 or does he keep up the polite facade we saw in season 1? Or maybe you’re in a Jekyll and Hyde situation where he treats you like a princess and fucks you like a whore or vice versa and treats you like a whore but fucks you like a princess. Maybe he can flip flop between his two personas at any given moment and it sometimes feels like you’re tiptoeing around glass or dealing with an unpredictable ticking time bomb and you have to think carefully about how you’re gonna get through these outbursts and moods of his relatively unscathed. He loves games of all kinds, especially the ones with high risks and high rewards. And he wants to play with you. He has so many fun toys he could use on you. Toys for him could mean actual sex toys or literal weapons.

Whatever happens after that is up to you.

Whether or not you know about his darker side and/or the games and what he actually does for work to make his money and sustain his luxurious way of living, imagine he never kills himself while playing Russian Roulette with Gi-hun. Imagine sometime in the future, you’re married and have a child together. When your child is born, a lot of color is added to the house. Toys, your child’s room, picture books, their clothing, etc. is colorful because you and he both know that babies need a lot of color and other visual stimuli to aid in their development. You’ve watched him read to your baby and point to the pictures to teach them basic nouns like animal or object names or hold up paper ddakji tiles and flash cards of different shapes in front of them to teach them what colors and shapes are. A red circle, a blue square, a green triangle, a yellow star, a purple umbrella, etc. He maintains his love of games too, but the ones he plays with your child are obviously normal, child-friendly and age-appropriate games from both your home country and Korea, like Gong-gi.

“My turn!” Your child grabs the colorful plastic stones in their small fist and throws one in the air as they try to catch the others.

“What would my father say?” Your husband asks you as he sits across from them on the floor.

“That you’re building a very solid friendship with your child.”

He may or may not have told you about his past and how his father really died.

“No, darling. You've dropped a stone so you have to start over.”

“No!” Your child loves that word ever since they learned it. You’ve been trying to break them out of that habit, but it’s still funny sometimes.

“Don't be so mean. Let them continue from the stage they were at.”

He playfully glares at you. “It won't be very helpful later on if we don't teach our child how to lose.”

“Go ahead and cry, darling. Make Appa feel guilty.”

“Don’t encourage them!”

“Oh, hurry up, Appa! It's your turn!”

He takes the stones in his hand and throws them down on the floor, throws one in the air, then picks up one at a time to start the game anew. Both you and your child watch in awe as he clears all of the stages effortlessly, even the flip at the end. He’d never admit it out loud, but he loves the sparkle in your child’s eyes as they watch him like he’s a superhero or something.

Throughout the years you’ve known him, you’ve never, ever, ever seen your husband cry. Not once. Not even on your wedding day or when your child was born and he held them for the first time or on their 100th day celebration. But then, when your child is three years old, he lays out a fountain pen, a bill of 50,000 won from his briefcase, and their favorite toy in front of them. He wants to see which one they will pick. When you ask what he’s doing, he tells you that a lot of Korean people do this with their toddlers. It represents what you'll value most when you grow up. The fountain pen is intelligence, the money is, well, money, and the toy is fun. He says he’s just doing it out of curiosity and boredom. It’s interesting for him to see which one your child will pick anyway. You watch as your child just sits there and stares at the items. He sits across from them and waits patiently. They crawl towards the objects, he holds his breath, and they push everything aside and push themselves up on their feet so they can waddle right into his arms instead. He didn't realize that he was one of the choices. And that’s the first, and possibly the only time you see your husband cry. Through his tears, he makes a teasing comment to you about how your child definitely takes after you because, like you, when he gave them a choice, they instead picked a different option that he never even considered.

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Travel Tips and Tricks: Part 2

If your going away for the weekend, just pack a duffle and a backpack

Leave the sofabed open for the housekeepers to clean(Option: You can always make the bed to help.)

If you want a quiet vacation and don’t want the kids to wander off, rent a cottage or a stay at a Bed and Breakfast.

Bring reusable bags when you’re doing your souvenir shopping.

If you don’t feel like flying and/or driving, take the Amtrak or train to your destination.(A great chance to take pictures.)

Bring a portable charger and a plug in incase of emergancies.

Have a laundry bag with you for dirty laundry.

Wear a special hat, jacket, shirt or name tag incase you get lost.

Have a rest day during your vacation.

Consider co-working with a travel agent for the best options.

If you are a travel agent, always do some traveling just to get the best vacations.

Learn about the events in vacation areas.

You can fly out of an airpot with the best deals.

Know your free transportation options(Walk, skyline, boat, monorail, or bus.)

Bring your own food for the hotel rooms(But never bring outside foods to amusment parks.)

At international festivals, say, ‘Hello’, ‘Goodbye’ and ‘Thank You’ in the native language.

Check the hotel activity schedule

Set a budget(Ex: Between $500 dollars to $4000 dollars.)

If you are travelling and don’t want to leave the dog out, consider booking a doggie day camp or a hotel that allows dogs.

Consider signing the kids up for a day camp or a kids club while you relax.(Be sure to pick them up at designated times.)

Keep a sharp eye on the children when you’re at the beach.

Buy amusement park tickets whenever they go on sale.

Give yourself some non-theme park time.

Don’t get hyped on the latest fads in amusement parks/travel destinations.

Sign the kids up for hula dance lessons.

Invest in a drink package.

If you have a big party, consider renting two rooms or bring sleeping bags.

Consider flying to your destination on a Tuesday or a Wedensday.

Buy snacks at the gift shop to prevent meltdown.

Character meals are a great way to meet amusement park characters.

Consider buying ice cream after eating at a restaurant.

Don’t forget to tip your waiters at the buffet and character meals.

Get travel insurance incase something comes up.

Take Uber/Lyft from the airport to your hotel.

Ask about allergy-friendly menu or vegetarian, for anyone who has food allergies or is vegetarian.

Take a specialty tour.

Pack a first aid kit, sewing kit, and flashlight with you. 

Create an Itenary(Schedule)

If you Stay longer(Less than a week), you can pay less.

Pack entertainment(Books, cards, travel puzzles, arts and crafts)

Dress in layers for change of weather

Check in online

Bring your own toiletries

Bring the Freestyle schedule with you.

There’s complimentary coffee, tea, and juice.

Check your passports expiration date every now and again.

Turn off cellular data when on the cruise

Eat lunch on the ship instead of port

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