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NCT/WAYV Members as TEACHERS

[a/n: take a shot everytime i say passionate. also this is only part one! i’ll do the other members another day lol. sorry if it sucks. lmk what kind of teachers you think the boys would be!] / masterlist.

Moon Taeil - High School PE

they’re always playing a new sport every week

probably shows up early to work out and shower

“oh mickey you’re so fine hey mickey!”

likes to encourage his students to do their best

has the pacer test monologue memorized by heart

plays the sports with his students!

blasts rad ass music

lots of field days with lots of fun

saw one of his kids eating chips after class once and asked for some lol

“even if you walk the mile, that’s still a mile further in your shoes”

Seo Johnny - High School Speech

is very confident in front of his class and gives good pointers on how to give good presentations/speeches

is willing to do one-on-one presentations if you’re too shy in front of the class (you can also bring a friend if you’re scared to just present in front of him!)

offers snacks to his students

serious when it comes to his class work but also very understanding and laid back

“confidence comes from not being right, but from not fearing to be wrong!”

Jung Jaehyun - Middle School English

always comes to school wearing a nice dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up

students have a hard time paying attention because he’s so handsome

hands out smarties the day of finals because his students are “smarties”

always smiling and encouraging his students to answer questions even if they’re wrong

spent a month on just romeo and juliet because that’s THE love story in his eyes

has the best playlist and plays it softly during class

“i went to college for four years, that’s why i’m here man!”

Kim Doyoung - High School Theater

one of the “cool” teachers

students like him because he’s one of those teachers who are sarcastic and witty

the class watches Les Miserable for the final but the live one because he doesn’t like hugh jackman

will not hesitate to put a student in his place

probably runs the choir too if we’re being honest

lowkey doesn’t know why he had to choose teaching if he doesn’t like waking up so early

“when does summer break start again?”

Xiao Jun - High School Music

so passionate about teaching

he knows when a student has a “musician’s soul”

walks around with a guitar strapped to his back

sings happy birthday to a student if he hears it’s their birthday

a super funny guy

organizes things like singing valentines! (like a candy gram but you can hire his students to go sing a love song to your valentine during classes)

always on the panel for the talent shows because he LOVES seeing other students who he doesn’t have play music

“music’s in my soul. and i can feel it everyday and every night. it’s the one thing on my mind.”

Mark Lee - Middle School Science

he’s one of the younger teachers that students have crushes on

sort of awkward

tells lame science jokes during class that nobody understands

but he’s really passionate and that’s what his students love about him

his final is probably the rollercoaster project (where students make rollercoasters out of paper and send a marble down it. takes a month to complete but it’s super fun guys. idk if only my school did that but-)

surprises people with how knowledgeable he actually is because he’s so timid sometimes

“so...yall wanna blow something up today?”

Ten - Dance

his dance team >>>

another one who is super passionate about what he does

takes in all kinds of dancers. people who have just started that school year and people who have danced all their life.

he doesn’t shame anyone on their abilities

LOVES seeing his students improve

like he’s so patient with them and doesn’t mind going over choreography a billion times

“everyone likes to dance. why not get a credit for it?”

Lee Taeyong - Kindergarten

very loving and kind for his students

has all of their birthdays written down and makes his kids a special treat for their special day

very hands on and willing to get glitter all over his hair if it means his students will laugh

notices when a student is having a bad day and talks with them until they cheer up

music time where they play music and dance around

always encouraging them

if a student gets something wrong, he won’t shame them. he’ll just say

“that’s a very good guess!” and high five them

“this is our future! teach them love and they will learn nothing but love!”

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when your bestfriend only sees you as a friend - mark lee

[a/n: hiii this is my first sort of angst back so i hope it doesn’t suck too much. please let me know what you think of it!] [a/n pt 2: hey fari, remember when you cussed at me in our dms? this ones for you! @zhengtongue]/ master list

We’ve been friends for years, her and I. It was just a typical friendship when it started out. We had the same math class in middle school and the two of us just sort of...clicked. And though I wasn’t worthy of her time, she gave me all of the time in the world.

We continued to be friends all throughout middle school. We hung out often. Her parents even invited me to go with them on a week long trip to a farm that her grandparents’ had owned. That summer, our lips were stained red from strawberries, hair as wild as the wind, doubled over every second of the day with laughter, sleeping with the fireflies, sun kissed, happy. It’s a summer I’ll never forget. A summer neither of us will. A summer that frequents our late night conversations with questions like “Mark, remember when you tried to milk that cow and totally cried?” or “Mark, remember when we swam in the pond all day long and were shriveled up like raisins for days afterwards?” or “Mark, remember when we spent the entire night counting the stars?”

But there’s one question that has never made it into our late night conversations. A question that keeps me up until the crack of dawn.

“YN, remember when I was pushing you on that old tire swing and you stopped, leaned out and kissed me?”

No. She’ll never bring that up again. And I won’t either.

Because that’s what happens when your best friend only sees you a friend.

The summer ends as quickly as ice cream melts on a long day. We enter high school that year. We start to find out more about ourselves that year.

She joins the volleyball team, I join the music club. She goes to all of my recitals, I go to all of her games. We’re each other’s biggest fans. She and I...we’re best friends and everybody knows that.

But we have our own friends too.

I have Haechan from music club, she has Jisoo from volleyball. I have Johnny from forth period, she has Jieqiong from seventh period. I have Jaehyun from the youth center that I play basketball at afterschool and she has...

She has Lee Taeyong.

And I see that way she looks at him.

Lee Taeyong is our student body president - a junior. He’s tall, smart and handsome. He sometimes oversees the music club when our president, Ten, is out. He’s part of the mathletes, a teacher’s favorite, does the morning announcements, best friends with the principal, number one in class rankings from his year, captain of our dance team and volunteers at the animal shelter on the weekend.

His parents must be so proud of him.

That’s why it’s no surprise to see the way her eyes light up when they accidentally crash into each other in the hall, sending her papers flying like some cliché high school drama. I help out too, of course, but all of her attention seems to be on him. I watch her cheeks flush bright pink and the way she stumbles over her words like she always does when she’s nervous. She pushes her hair back behind her ear and apologizes once more.

“Hey, don’t worry about it,” Taeyong says, smiling gently at her. His persona now is completely different than when he’s on the stage. His eyes are softer, more welcoming. Nothing like the hard glare he gets when he dances. “You’re YN. Right?” I can see her eyes flash with confusion. How does Lee Taeyong know my name? she’s asking herself. He helps her to her feet (while I push myself up off the ground) and says, “You’re friends with Jisoo. She talks about you to me.”

She makes a noise - a squeak almost. “What does she say?”

Taeyong chuckles. “All good things,” he says. “She says that you’re really into movies.”

And that was the first time I lost her.

Her and Taeyong start to date a little over a month after that incident. They’re the talk of the town. She’s known for how well she plays volleyball, she’s known for how kind hearted she is, she’s knows for her intelligence, she’s known for being the perfect match for Taeyong.

I see her less and less. I assure her that it’s okay. I tell her that if I were in a relationship, I would be doing the same thing and would hope she were as understanding as I was. But one too many times, she blows me off for Taeyong and I’m at Johnny’s house, crying over a tub of ice cream.

“Well Mark,” he says, “if you were going to be this heartbroken over her, then you should’ve just asked her out in the first place. You fumbled the ball there, bud. Now there’s nothing left you can do.”

It hurts. I know Johnny is coming from a good place but it still hurts.

It hurts because it’s true. I did fumble the ball. I could’ve asked her out so many times. I could’ve asked why she kissed me that summer so many times. I could’ve done so much but I was so scared of losing my best friend that I decided to just shove my feelings down my throat and let them stop the words from leaving my mouth.

It’s my own fault. And I know that.

But even if I am hurting, I’m still her best friend. I still should help her pick out her outfits for her next date with Taeyong and I should still help her try to find the perfect gift for him for Christmas and I should still be there for her when she lets me. Because even though I may not be her person, she’s still mine.

Yes. She’s still my person.

It’s a little after Taeyong’s graduation when she tells me of their decision.

“We’re breaking up.“ Her eyes are solemn as she says that, kicking the gravel under her feet as she rocks back and forth on the swing at our neighborhood playground. “He’s going to the states to study and doesn’t want me to stay here and wait for him. It’s for the better.”

And just like that, their two years together are down the drain and she’s here with me again.

We spend another summer together that year. This time, we take the long way home. We’re still kids and we’ll be entering our senior year that next year so we decide to spend this summer to our fullest.

“You’re never gonna know what’ll happen next summer. This is the last summer we’re gonna have together before college, Mark. I want to spend it with you.”

Of course the words make me as sad as they do happy. She’s right. Even though we are both applying for the same college, you never do know what will happen after high school ends.

So we spend the entire summer at pools and at the old park we used to play at when we were young. We go bowling and to the movies and blow our allowances on arcade games and photo booths. We spend almost every day together. Our parents don’t see us all day long and come back late at night. They know not to look for us. We always find our way back home.

We always find our way back to each other.

“If it’s meant to be, then it’ll be Mark,” Jungwoo, my next door neighbor, tells me one night after dinner. I had accidentally ranted about my feelings for her after he commented on our framed picture on my nightstand. “Don’t worry too much about it, yeah?”

And then we chow down on snacks and play video games - content.

Because if it’s meant to be, then it’ll be.

And then, before I know it, we’re both on the road, off to college.

College brings stress.

With that, college brings outlets to relieve stress. While college brought me a new guitar and hours in the studio, college brought her Lucas.

Lucas Huang.

He’s a barista at the coffee shop she really seems to like (but now I’m not sure if she liked it for the coffee or because of him).

Lucas is kind, from what my classmate, Jaemin, tells me. He’s a freshman, like us. He’s kind of an airhead but his heart is in the right place. He’s on a basketball scholarship. He comes from a poor family but was blessed with amazing athletic abilities that lead him to receive a full ride to the college we attended. He’s humble. He’s nice.

He makes YN’s heart pound.

They have math class together and he asks her to tutor him.

“But you suck at math,” I laugh as she glares at me over her drink.

“Yeah but Yukhei doesn’t know that,” she snorts.

“Yukhei?” I repeat.

She sighs, as if she’s offended that I didn’t know who the hell Yukhei was. “Lucas,” she grumbles. “Now if you excuse me, I’m late for tutoring.”

“Whatever,” I roll my eyes as she gets up from the table and leaves to the library.

And then it’s like...all she can ever talk about to me is Yukhei. Yukhei this or Yukhei that. Yukhei, Yukhei, Yukhei.

Yukhei who is sooo good at basketball. Yukhei who smells sooo good. Yukhei who is sooo cool. Yukhei who is sooo funny. Yukhei, Yukhei, Yukhei-

“Enough already, dammit!” I snap at her. Maybe I was irritated because I hadn’t slept in two days. Maybe I was annoyed because I had a raging headache from downing coffee after coffee to keep me from falling asleep. Maybe I was hurt because my person was once more, falling for someone who wasn’t me. “I don’t give a damn about Wong Yukhei, YN! And if that’s all you came here to discuss with me then go back to your stupid dorm! I invited you here to make sure you eat! Not to hear about how head over heels you are for that- that- that airhead!”

She huffs, standing up so abruptly that I almost spill my takeout. “I don’t know what your problem is Mark but you had no right to snap at me like that,” she crosses her arms.

“If you knew my problem, you’d understand why I’m acting this way,” I mutter under my breath.

“I’m leaving,” she says, gathering her things from around me just as I notice little raindrops beginning to pelt against the window.

“Hey,” I stop her at the door. “You forgot this.” I throw my umbrella her way and see the way her face softens just a bit.

“Text me when you’re done throwing your fit,” she tells me.

“Don’t count on it,” I reply as I lazily shut the door.

Doyoung, my roommate, laughs as I throw myself down on the bed.

“It truly pains me to watch you, Mark. It truly does,” he says.

“I’m going to sleep. Enjoy your food, hyung. Don’t wake me up until she’s done with her Yukhei phase.”

And I fall asleep.

The next time I wake up, it’s to a body squishing itself between me and the wall. I open my eyes and see a familiar head of hair. I turn to see if Doyoung is home but he isn’t - probably out for the night with his friends like always.

“YN?” I push her hair back. “What’s wrong?”

”I’m an idiot,” she mutters, face flush against my chest. “He has a girlfriend back in China, Mark. A whole ass girlfriend who he’s very loyal to and who he calls all the time and who he loves. And he only told me that after I confessed. What the fuck! I’m a big idiot.”

“Hey, don’t say that. You didn’t know,” I soothe her, sitting up. I reach over and grab the water bottle off the nightstand, thrusting it her way. “If it’s meant to be, then it’ll be.”

She takes a sip after sitting up herself before screwing the cap back on, and leans against the wall. “Yeah. I guess.”

“What?” I know that look. I’ve seen it plenty of times. That look when she wants to say something but isn’t sure if she wants to say it. “YN, just say it.”

“It’s just...what you said to me,” she shrugs.

“What about it?”

“Well,” she says. “What if there’s something that you want, something that you want so badly that you feel like it’s meant to be but in the end, it isn’t? Then what?”

I shrug, too choked up by everything to say anything. It’s suddenly too hot in here and I can’t breathe.

“Like, haven’t you ever liked someone so much and swore you were meant for that person but in the end, you weren’t meant for them?” she asks. I swear she’s doing this on purpose. My palms begin to sweat the more she speaks. “Like...isn’t that just sad? Loving someone who you know wouldn’t ever love you back in that way?”

“Yeah, sucks.” Those are the only words I can manage, my throat too dry for much else. I take the water from her and gulp down half of the bottle in a single take.

“Mark? You okay?” she asks.

“What? Yeah. Yeah, I’m fine.”

“You sure?”

I nod. “Yeah, let’s just go to bed. I haven’t slept in days,” I remind her before throwing myself down onto the pillow.

She resumes her previous position of having her head on my chest and plays with one of the strings on my hoodie. If she can feel my heart pounding, she doesn’t mention it. Instead, she sighs and says, “Thanks for this, Mark. You’re gonna make somebody very lucky someday, you know?”

I bite my lip. “YN?” She hums in response. “Can I ask you something?” Her eyes flutter up at me, expectantly waiting for me to continue. “Do you think...do you think that it’s okay for two best friends to date?”

“Like how close is their friendship?” she replies. “Why? Are you in love with Jaemin?” she gasps.

“What?! No! Jaemin is not my best friend, by the way. It’s-“ I stop before I say her name. “Just...tell me.”

“Well,” she begins. “If they’re best friends like that and the feeling is mutual then why not?”

“Best friends like that?”

“Yeah. Like...best friends who have always had heart eyes for each other. Not best friends like us.”

“Like us?” I frown.

“Yeah. We’ve never felt that way about each other! That’s why we’re so close and there’s so much trust. No looking so see if there are other intentions or anything like that. It’s just...you and I. Ride or die. Besties for the resties! Right?”

And she breaks my heart for the millionth time.

“Right,” I reply.

Because even if I see her in that light, even if I love her in that way, even if I want to give her the world, I can’t be selfish enough to tell her that. Not when she’s still in the dark, not when she’s already got her hands full with another person’s adoration.

My best friend will always see me as just her best friend.

But I love her so much that I’d rather have that than not have her at all.

Because that’s what happens when your best friend only sees you a friend.

the end.

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The Brocode - Lee Taeyong x Park Jisung

[a/n: after months of posting the masterlist, here is the first part to my Jisung series! hope you all enjoy!] / masterlist

RULE #29 OF THE BROCODE: A BRO SHOULD ALWAYS SUPPORT ANOTHER BRO’S DREAM

Jisung is small and timid his first days at SM Entertainment. He’s one of the younger trainees and he knows he has big shoes to fill.

EXO, Super Junior, BoA, Red Velvet

Jisung stares at the giant posters on the wall and sighs, head hung low.

He really had his work cut out for him. And if he wanted to be known as more than just the “cute little new trainee”, he would have to prove himself.

It’s late. He’s drenched in sweat. His legs are shaking from how hard he’s been dancing when he sees him. He knows him. He’s just debuted in SM’s newest group.

Lee Taeyong.

He’s met him a couple of times before. SM Rookies put them together for a couple of videos but he’s never really seen him outside of that.

Lee Taeyong, in Jisung’s opinion, is one of the elite. He can dance, rap, his stage presence is outstanding and besides that, he thinks the man is secretly half beast.

“Shouldn’t you be in bed?” the older one smiles.

Jisung shoots up from where he had been squating over an iPad, bowing quickly at the elder. “Uh, yeah. Sorry, hyung. I was just-“

Taeyong raises his hands. “I know, I know. You’re chasing your dream like the rest of us.” He smiles and pats the younger one on the head. “But you should still get some rest. Can’t debut if you get yourself sick, hm?” Jisung blushes, a little annoyed by how he’s being treated like a baby once again. “Maybe you should run along. Okay? There’s always tomorrow.” Taeyong turns to leave when the younger’s voice stops him.

“But hyung!” Jisung almost shouts as he’s reaching for the door. Taeyong turns and raises his eyebrows. He backs down a little, scratching the back of his head. “It’s just...what you just said.”

“About your health?”

“No,” he shakes his head. Taeyong turns to him fully now, crossing his arms. He feels a bit intimidated, if he’s being honest. But Jisung wants to be taken seriously. He’s tired of being the “cute” trainee and nothing more. “You said we’re all chasing the same dream, Hyung.”

“Yeah,” he nods.

“So if that’s the case, why should I even sacrifice a minute of practice?” Jisung asks. “I’m obviously not the only one who wants this. I’m not the only one who wants to debut. So shouldn’t I work as hard as I can to prove that I deserve to go up on stage?” The older’s face is unreadable as he goes on. “I mean, you said it yourself. I’m cute. But being cute doesn’t cut it in this industry. I don’t want to be cute. I want to be an idol. I want to debut. I don’t want to be in the basement for another year. And I’ll sacrifice anything to get to where I want to be.”

It’s the first time Jisung’s ever said something like this. Most of the time, he’s soft spoken. He agrees to everything and always follows the rule. But there’s something about looking at Lee Taeyong, the man who has been by his side since SM Rookies, that makes his heart almost want to leap out of his chest.

He wants what Taeyong has.

He wants to be an idol.

And after a moment of silence, a smile grows across Taeyong’s face.

“This is why I’ve always admired you,” Taeyong says, catching the younger off gaurd. “There’s this saying that I’ve heard once. I actually heard it from Lay himself. He said, ‘the harder you work, the luckier you are.’ And if that’s the case...” he trails off for a second before stretching his back. “Alright.”

“Alright?”

“Show me what you’re working on.”

“What?” Jisung sputters.

“You said you wanna be an idol, right? Then c’mon. Show me what you’ve got,” Taeyong says. Jisung must have looked confused because Taeyong then goes on to say, “You were right. You should stand out if you want to make it in this industry. Cute doesn’t always cut it. So how about you and I practice together every other day? I can give you pointers.”

“But...aren’t you busy?”

Taeyong smiles. “Think of it like this. We’re bros. And a bro should always support his bro’s dream.” He claps him on the shoulder then shoos him off. “C’mon now. Let’s get this going so you can finally rest. I’m serious about taking care of your health.”

So they do just that.

They practice. Taeyong gives Jisung pointers on how he should improve and Jisung applies them almost instantly. Taeyong is almost surprised with how fast Jisung is picking things up. And Jisung is thankful that for once, someone isn’t holding back.

Taeyong criticizes him. He doesn’t treat him like that fragile, cute trainee that everyone seems to shelter. There are times during their lessons where Jisung wants to cry out in frustration but Taeyong assures him that this is for the best.

That’s why when Jisung leaves his meeting, he runs and finds Taeyong first.

“Hyung! Hyung! Guess what?” Jisung bounces up and down. “I’m debuting! I’m finally gonna debut! I’m gonna be in a group with Mark hyung! I’m finally doing it! And it’s all because of you, hyung!”

Taeyong smiles proudly. He’s already heard the news from Mark. But his heart beats a little more proudly when he sees the light in Jisung’s eyes.

“Is that so?” he ruffles his hair. “Should we go and celebrate? Let hyung buy you some dinner.” Jisung suddenly wraps his arms around his waist, catching Taeyong off gaurd. It takes him a moment to realize what’s going on before he relaxes. “Hey,” he smiles, hugging him back.

“Thank you,” the younger one breathes. “I wouldn’t be here without you, hyung.”

Taeyong chuckles. “What are bros for?” They stay like that, hugging in the middle of the hallway a while longer, before Jisung finally pulls away. “Let’s walk along this road for a long time, okay Jisung?”

And from that day on, Jisung kept his promise to walk down this wild journey as an idol with Taeyong by his side. Maybe they were in different groups and maybe they didn’t always see each other but knowing that they would represent the NCT brand together was more than enough for the both of them.

Because not only were they both bandmates under the same branch, Jisung knew he would always have bro to look after him.

the end.

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mark lee as your boyfriend

[a/n: because you can never have enough “____ as your boyfriend” scenarios] / masterlist

confesses to you on accident

bc he’s a freaking SHY BOY

but he’s also an airhead

mark: johnny how do i tell yn that i wanna spend the rest of my life with them without sounding like a creep?

mark: LOL APRIL FOOLS HAHAHAHAHA

mark: pls don’t file a restraining order

is shocked when you tell him you wont file a restraining order

even more shocked when you say you like him back

“i feel like haechan paid you to say this”

“mark, you’re a DORK.”

so after constantly reassuring him that you like him back, he’s like “so are we like...a thing?”

“yes mark we’re a thing” 🙄

anyways so mark as a boyfriend

as we said before, SHY BOY!!!

probably tries to act cool but gets flustered a lot

yall talk about mark being all cool and cocky on stage but this is the same boy who can’t even form a coherent sentence when he met kang daniel

so whenever you try and do something extra cute to him, he’ll be like “YEAH OKAY!” and gets all awkward

but he’s actually a really good boyfriend

in private, he’ll be extra cuddly and have hands all over you

sends you messages to ask how you are all the time

texting mark will probs be like

mark: [game request]

mark: yo play me back

mark: i just watched jeno do one handed push ups and i can’t say im disappointed

mark: ten just told me the letter “A” looks like a sharpened pencil and i just....

mark: [game request]

mark: loser buys dinner

mark: play me back 😤

mark: did you really tell johnny that you’d leave me for eric nam?

mark: bc same bro 😬

mark: [game request]

^^ all in a span of five minutes

omg no picture this

2AM walmart trips w mark in your pjs

mark has the worst cravings at night

and he’ll look like a lil fluff with his messy hair and hood pulled over it, circular glasses & trying to choose what he wants from the shelves

“oh, you’re out of shampoo” he’ll say suddenly and walk over to the shampoos without much thought

“how did you know that?” you laugh

& he’ll just shrug but won’t mention that he takes notice when you’re running low on certain things so he can get them on his way home

when you’re done shopping, he’ll take you back to his place and watch movies until the crack of dawn while pigging out

plays with your hair a lot

likes when you card your fingers through his hair

omg morning voice mark!!!!!

mark offering to make breakfast but you remember he almost burned the house down once time making cereal and decide against that

pouty so you let him make eggs instead

his omelettes turn out as scrambled eggs 😂

different kinds of dates

some are more hyped up like amusement parks

sometimes it’s as simple as a walk in the park

when you guys fight, it usually doesn’t last long

bc mark hates when you’re upset with him

so he’ll do his best to make you laugh and get you to talk to him again

probably adopts a dog with you and calls it his child

“FAMILY PHOTO!!!” runs to you and the dog to take selfies

the others tease him about how soft he is for you as the time goes on but he can’t be bothered bc he’s so happy with you

and yeah

you’d think i’d be good at endings by now but nope

the end

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Xiaojun as a Music Teacher

[a/n: here’s the extended cut of this scenario. i hope you guys liked it!] / master list.

he definitely loves what he’s doing

music is his entire life

and his parents always told him that his music would change the world

that’s why he started teaching music to middle school students

because he knows that during that time, music was super important to him

puberty is a weird time, okay?

so he teaches his kids to pour their heart into music and to love music like no other

“my first love was my guitar at 13. they broke my heart as often as i broke their strings. there were nights where i would hold them for hours and nights where i wanted nothing to do with them. but i always kept coming back like a fool. because that’s what you do when you’re completely in love.”

has a period where he teaches guitar and a period where he teaches piano.

he’s super blessed that the school had funds to give his department 20 pianos as well as guitars that students can borrow if they can’t buy their own

sometimes kun will walk in on 20 pianos all being smashed at once or 25 guitars all strumming to their own tunes and be like ???

because he doesn’t understand how xiaojun can listen to all of this ruckus all day

but xiaojun loves it

and he can also tell when a student loves music just as much as him

“you, my friend, have a musician’s soul.”

if he hears it’s a student’s birthday, he’ll either sing happy birthday on the piano or play it on the guitar

and on his birthday, his students will write him songs or sheet music and give it to him

he lowkey cries when he finds out a bunch of his students hired the choir to come and sing his favorite song to him in the staffroom during lunch

ten, yangyang & kun are laughing at him while hendery records

lucas is soulfully singing along

winwin lowkey crying in the background too

they buy him a cake in the shape of a guitar

and spend the entire day playing the things they wrote for him

as students leave to high school, he sometimes worries that they’ll give up music

because ya kno...high school...

so when old students of his come to visit, he’ll always be so estatic to hear that they’re still enrolled in music classes

the first time he hears that one of his former students are going to a prestigious music school, he cries all day because the student came and thanked him

“if it weren’t for music, i don’t think i would be where i am today.”

xiaojun thinks this job is super rewarding and shows up everyday with a giant grin on his face

especially during holiday season!!! because that’s when his guitar class groups up with the chior for singing grams

he’ll probably send them to hendery, yangyang, lucas, kun, ten and winwin

kun: “you spent $15 a pop to interrupt our classes?!”

xiaojun: “it’s not like lucas was teaching anything anyways.”

lucas: “hey! i’ll have you know that we were having a very heated discussion about mint chocolate chip ice cream when your choir busted in singing the backstreet boys!”

xiaojun: “you could’ve told them to come back later, you know.”

lucas: “you know i could never turn away the backstreet boys and that’s why you chose them, huh?”

xiaojun: “guilty.”

yangyang: “wait. you got the backstreet boys?! my group sang “you can be my girlfriend” by cai xukun!”

xiaojun: *winks*

anyways, like i said. he totally loves his job

and there’s nothing in the world that could change that

because when you find a job doing something you love, you’ll never work a day in your life

and xiaojun never worked a day in his life.

the end. :)

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Na Jaemin as your Big Brother

[a/n: i’ve been watching jaemin compilations all day send help. also, if you wanna see another member as your older/younger sibling just let me know in my ask box!] / master list

na jaemin would be the most dramatic person ever to live with

like he literally has to complain about everything

“mom, why do i have to babysit? they can see over the counter, can’t they? therefore, they don’t need parental guidance.”

“jaemin, thEY’RE SIX”

“do i have to wait for them?! i’m late!”

“jaemin, you still have an hour before school!”

but even though he complained a lot, he was still a very good brother to you

he played well with you growing up and was affectionate enough

had a thing for squishing your face/pinching your cheeks/ruffling your hair

only made you cry like once in his life because he hates to see you upset

the kind of brother that lies a lot to you

and not like a “i stole your money” kind of liar

more like

“of course faries exist.”

“the tooth fairy is gonna leave you a pretty penny for this tooth!”

“santa is coming tonight so make sure you go to bed early, okay?”

when you were younger

but when you start to get a little older, he starts to hide more things from you

like how your family is struggling a lot financially

but somehow jaemin always got you what you wanted

jaemin had the same pair of shoes all throughout middle school as well as a backpack that was falling apart but you never had to worry about getting a new uniform or school supplies

probably picked up small jobs when he was younger to get you that expensive jacket you wanted for christmas

and then picked up a part time job when he was in high school working late hours to help your parents out

you never had to worry about money because jaemin always took care of you

even goes to community college so that he could save for you to go to the university of your dreams

you could always tell jaemin what worried you and he would always listen

until one night

you were getting ready for bed when you looked out the window and saw jaemin sitting in the backyard

and it looked like he was crying

he just had a rough week at work and at school and listening to his parents fight again over money that it just all came crashing down on him at once

so when you catch him crying in the backyard, it sort of startles you

“oh!” he’ll exclaim as he wipes his face

then tries his best to pull off his best smile “i thought you were in bed. why are you up so late, kid?”

“na jaemin...why are you crying?”

“ah, don’t worry about it. i’ll be fine. come, let me tuck you into bed.”

but you stand in your place

“jaemin.”

because it’s not fair that while you’re peacefully asleep, jaemin is fighting a war on his own. jaemin would never let you cry yourself to sleep and you won’t let him do the same either.

“we don’t keep secrets. remember?” you raise your eyebrows at him

because it’s true

you and jaemin didn’t keep secrets

you knew all of his friends, he knew all of yours. you knew about past relationships, bad grades, wrong decisions...

so when he whispers, “but what if you get angry at me?”

that’s when you start to realize all the things jaemin has done for you without you even realizing

like when he beat up those bullies who were giving you a hard time at school last year but swore him and jeno were just play fighting at his house

or how he always slipped you something to eat when you were running late and swears it’s just left overs

or how he always makes two packs of ramen so that you can eat with him and “complains” when you ask him for some

or the countless late shifts he took so that he could help his parents out so that you’d never have to worry about anything

you’ve never really realized it but jaemin...he’s a really good brother

even though you guys argue all of the time

even if he gets under your skin

even if he tells you to shut up and go to bed on time

even if he seems like he doesn’t care sometimes

he just wants to protect you

he wants what’s best for you

“jaemin, if things were this hard, why didn’t you just tell me earlier?”

and he’ll just wipe his tears and laugh, “because. i just...couldn’t take that fairytale away from you.”

“jaemin, i’m not a child anymore.”

but then he frowns. “i know,” he says. “but i was scared.”

“scared of what?” you ask

jaemin stares at the ground, fumbling with the corner of his sweater. “i spent my entire life taking care of you. and i’m scared that if i let the fairytale of it all slip away...that you might slip away.”

and you gawk at him.

“you know, most boys your age would be living to know that their younger sibling in independent and doesn’t need to be dragged around with them all the time”

“not me.”

and you smile, “jaemin. i’m always going to be your little sibling. and i’m always going to need you. no matter how old i get, no matter what i learn, i’m always gonna need you to have my back. and nobody will ever change that. got it?”

and jaemin will smile at you. “got it, kid.”

“i love you, big brother.”

and he’ll ruffle your hair, “yeah yeah i love you too kid.”

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Park Jisung as Your Little Brother

master list

what a fucking show off

always has to establish dominance by reminding you how great he is

even though you know he’s actually a mess

him: “guess who got a 100 on their presentation?”

you: “wow! AND you had your fly down the entire time?”

lowkey the devil

so you know exactly when he wants something because that’s when he starts acting super nice towards you

hates skinskips so you’re always squishing his cheeks to annoy him

the type of little brother to embarass you when your crush comes over

“oKAY BUT LOOK AT YN’S THIRD GRADE CLASS PHOTO!”

but it’s not all that bad

you guys have your moments

like the time jisung explains to you that he wants to be an idol and wants to audition

he has a lot of doubts in the beginning

wants to come home a lot and give up

but you’re like

no

not my little brother

i didn’t fucking raise a quitter

“you didn’t raise me at all!”

but you make him stay anyways

because all good things come with a lot of hard work

that’s why when he calls you, telling you he’s going to debut, you find yourself screaming and crying

because that little show off that you grew up with is finally going to show the world what he’s capable of

and that’s something you show off

obviously you’re his biggest fan

to the point where he’s embarassed by you

“hey, jisung...is that your sibling?” haechan asks as he sees you waving excitedly at one of the events, decked out in Park Jisung merch

“what? no. idk them. seCURITY!”

confides in you about his struggles now as a kpop star

is very regretful for all of the holidays and birthdays he missed because he’s on the road

calls you as often as he can

he’s learned not to put you on speaker after you asked him how often he poops over the phone (pooping is very important yall be sure to have regular bowel movements) and the rest of dream wouldn’t let him live that one down for like two months

as you see the following he’s getting, you can’t help but be a little sad

and jisung notices this while you guys are facetiming

“what?” he’ll ask.

“what do you mean what?”

“somethings bothering you.”

“who said that?”

and he’ll roll his eyes. “i’m your little brother. i know when something is bothering you, dude. now just tell me. is everything okay?”

you nod. “yeah...just...saw your face on tv while i was out shopping today and realized how famous you were getting”

and he’ll look at you, waiting for you go to on

“and...i dunno. i’m just worried-“

“that fame is gonna take your little brother away?” he snorts. “look, dude. no matter how old i get, no matter how big i get, no matter how many people adore me, just remember that all i had when i was nothing was you. so now that i’m making myself into something, i’m planning on paying you back. you know?”

“pay you back?”

“yeah. i’m basically in debt with you.” you don’t reply so he sighs and goes on. “yn. i wouldn’t be where i am today had it not been for you, you know? i wanted to come home so badly but you kept threatening me to stay in here and now look. IMMA STAR!”

(you and jisung were not the kind of siblings to have deep talks often because they made you cringe so this was the closest thing you would get)

“so. just remember that. the world wouldn’t have park jisung if you didn’t give park jisung the world.”

“AWWW JISUNGIEEEE!!!”

“ew i hated that. let’s move on before you start being all sentimental.”

jisung is forever grateful to have you as his older sibling

because through you, he learned to never give up

and even though you swear that you’re the worst role model he could ever have

he couldn’t ask for anyone else

“iluhyuu-“

“i’m sorry, what?”

“i said i love you,” he’ll groan, bracing himself for the impact

and of course, you’re there, squishing his face and grinning

“I LOVE YOU TOO!!!”

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BROCODE! - Park Jisung MASTERLIST

Summary:

RULE NUMBER ONE OF THE BROCODE: A BRO MUST ALWAYS BE THERE FOR HIS BRO!

Park Jisung was only 14 years old when he became the maknae of NCT. And though he seems a little mature for his age, his brothers know that he still has a lot to learn.

or

park jisung growing up under the guidance of his fellow band members

or

NCT trying their best to raise Park Jisung into the best person they know he can be

(moon taeil / lee taeyong / seo johnny / nakamoto yuta / qian kun / kim doyoung / TEN / jung jaehyun / dong sicheng / kim jungwoo / huang yukhei / mark lee / xiao jun / hendery / huang renjun / lee jeno / lee donghyuck / na jaemin / yangyang / zhong chenle)

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“it just...doesn’t make sense to me. i don’t understand how you could give yourself up to a world that isn’t even rooting for your success. and all of this is for what, mark lee? another sleepless night and holiday spent away from home? why can’t you just be selfish for once? why can’t you just say no?”

“i have said no. i said no to help, to hand outs, to people, to my own family. i made it this far in my career because i was selfish. i worked extra hours because i wanted to be the best. i could’ve went home but i didn’t because i wanted this life. being an idol is one of the most selfish things i’ve ever done, don’t you understand? everything i do is because i want to do it. i want my body to be bruised and aching because i know that means that i worked just that much harder. i want my family to miss me because i’m out on tour rather than having me sit at home with them and wondering about the what ifs. i want people to respect me so i try that much harder, exhaust myself just that much more in hopes that my moves become a little bit more fluent, that my lyrics have a little bit more meaning, that my life becomes more worth the wild. i didn’t do this for my family. i didn’t chose this road for the fans. i make the decisions on a day to day basis for me. because i wanted this. because i am selfish.”

—snippets from a work i’ll write one day

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NCT/WAYV MASTER LIST ‼️

last updated 05 april 2020

NCT/WAYV

Dong WinWin

Hendery (Wong Kunhang)

Huang Renjun

Huang Yukhei (Lucas)

Jung Jaehyun

NCT/WayV members as Teachers

Kim Doyoung

NCT/WayV members as Teachers

Kim Jungwoo

Lee Donghyuck (Haechan)

Lee Jeno

Lee Taeyong

NCT/WayV members as Teachers

Liu Yangyang

Mark Lee

mark lee as your boyfriend

NCT/WayV members as Teachers

when your best friend only sees you as a friend

Moon Taeil

NCT/WayV members as Teachers

Na Jaemin

na jaemin as your big brother

Nakamoto Yuta

Park Jisung

park jisung as your little brother

THE BROCODE - or a series where NCT raises Park Jisung into who he is today

Qian Kun

Seo Johnny

NCT/WayV members as Teachers

TEN (Chittaphon Leechaiyapornkul)

Xiao Jun

NCT/WayV members as Teachers

xiao jun as a music teacher (extended cut)

Zhong Chenle

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“don’t you understand, mark lee?! you can’t just keep...giving yourself up like this! you can’t just keep giving yourself to the world when your broken and battered like this! look at you! look at how tired you are! do you even know how scared i am for you? how many hours i have to watch you work yourself to death just to repay yourself with what? two hours of sleep and a bowl of cereal? i mean, for fucks sake, mark! you’re laid up in the hospital right now and you’re fucking worried about if the next show is gonna be canceled! what about you, mark?! what about your well-being?!”

—snippets from a story i’ll write one day