#when Hae-jo's eyes got teary

[mctna2019]

+you will come back?

-if you behave yourself.

+promise me that you'll come back and I'll be your lackey for the rest of my life.

-deal.

+really? then I'll be waiting for you.

[moon-alight]

Hello could i request jo x reader when the reader is scared of the dark and being alone?

Yes I could, I hope you like it :)

Just stay here and you're safe - &team Jo

Synopsis: reader waits at the dorms for their friends but gets scared by the darkness and the weird noises. Someone helps them get through the night.

Warnings: fluff, a bit of angst, Jo being the cutest human being ever.

Word Count: 901

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You were waiting for your friends to return from the studio. You had visited them a couple hours ago for their free day but apparently, Hybe needed them for a very important meeting.

'It wouldn't take long.' EJ had said.

'We'll be right back.' Fuma promised.

It had been four hours and here you are, alone in the dorms. You had found things to do to pass time. Whether that be reading, scrolling through your phone or watching TV but now you are getting incredibly bored and still no sign of &Team to be back.

When you look at the window, you see the dark skies outside, it's 11 PM, why are your friends not back yet? Luckily you're safely inside, where the light shines and where nothing can get to you.

Until...

...

...

And you're in complete darkness. You don't know what happened but the lights had turned off completely. The small red light of the TV isn't shining either, telling you the electricity must be off. You pull your legs up on the couch you're sitting on and wrap your arms around them.

"It's fine." You tell yourself, ignoring the tremble in your own voice. "It's just darkness, darkness can't hurt you." A shuffling noise comes from the kitchen area, you whip your head to the direction of the sound. "No, but whoever that is can."

You want the ground to open and let you sink inside to hide, your body is uncontrollably shaking and it doesn't help that you're all alone right now. For all you know a murderer made that noise or a spirit.

You hear another rumbling noise, now closer than the one you heard before. You let out a small gasp and stand up, backing off from whatever or whoever you had heard. Your back hits the wall behind you and you hold your breath as to not make any sounds.

A small light turns on and a hand touches your shoulder, the scream you let out is agonizing and breaks through the silence like a bullet. Tears appear in your eyes because of the fear and you only stop when you hear a very familiar voice.

"y/n? Please, my ears." You remain quiet, staring at the tall boy in front of you with teary eyes. Jo. "What has gotten into you?" He stops complaining when he sees your shaky figure. "y/n?" You wrap your arms around him, knowing that if anything would come for you, they would be scared off by the giant boy next to you.

"You scared me to death." You mumble against his chest, Jo wraps his arms around you too, rubbing up and down your back.

"I'm sorry, I didn't think you'd be so scared. I just came back to tell you that the others are still stuck in the meeting. I got to go because I didn't feel well."

"It's stupid anyways."

"Everyone is scared of something, I can understand how weird noises in the dark would sound to you."

"What happened to the light?" You ask when you pull back slightly to look at him. Jo shrugs.

"Electricity cut off, I'm pretty sure." You hum, still holding onto his hoodie. "You're not scared of weird noises, are you?"

"It's the darkness." You admit, looking down. "I can't stand being alone in the dark. It creeps me out." Jo smiles softly down at you.

"Well, I'm here now. You're not alone anymore." He guides the two of you back to the couch with the small light of his flashlight and you sit down next to him. "Hae you always been scared of the dark?"

"Yeah." You fiddle with the sleeves of your sweater. "My parents had to turn on a nightlight for me to be able to sleep. I've gotten better at dealing with the darkness but moments like those just, make me scared."

"I'm scared of hyper realistic portraits." You frown and look at Jo. "You know when a human is painted so realistically and they look at you like the Mona-Lisa... that freaks me out."

"I guess it's easier to avoid portraits than darkness." You reply.

"Yeah. Electricity sometimes has problems like these. It's late, I thought you would've been asleep by now."

"Not alone, I'm not." He chuckles. "How was the meeting anyways?"

"Boring. We were talking about new MV ideas and outfits and stuff, 'it's all a part of being a global star' as our manager explained it." You smile at Jo. "I'm happy I got away."

"So, it's gonna be a while before they are back?"

"Yes. I mean, I would ask you if you wanted tea or something while waiting but it's gonna be hard without electricity." You laugh. "Actually, there's not really much to do without electricity."

"You can always double as a teddy bear so I have something to hold onto when another weird noise appears." It was a joke, at least, that's what you told yourself. Jo smirks and without you seeing, he throws the flashlight to the books so they fall creating a loud noise. You jump and crawl closer to Jo, hugging him tightly. "What the hell was that?" You ask, closing your eyes tightly.

"Maybe it was a ghost."

"Jo!" You say loudly, not moving away from him.

"Just stay here with me and you're safe." Jo replies while wrapping his arms around your shaking body.