light switch 2 | yandere!seungmin
Genre: Yandere, romance/fluff (sorta?), thriller, a little angst, some comedy
Pairing(s): yandere!Seungmin x reader
Word count: ~8k
Warnings: Author rambling, run-on sentences, mild language (censored), a few memes, moments of high tension and possible anxiety, ooc, and mild abuse/violence
A/N: Requests are open! | Masterlist in bio! | I told you guys I was working on this!! Lol I’m so sorry it took so long! :(( But, nevertheless, here it is! ...And yes, there’s a surprise waiting for you at the end... >u>” Enjoy!! And please be sure to tell me what you think! c: I love hearing from you all~ <3 (For those of you that missed it, part one can be found here)
Oh my gosh it’s finally back
Can you believe it’s finally back
Seriously what took this chick {author} so long to write this sh*t wtfudge man
Okay okay I know I’m sorry
It’s been really chaotic and I’ve had a lot on my plate (and mind) but we’re finally back now and that’s all that matters
So
My question to you all is
ARE YOU READY TO FINISH THIS THING?!
(enter your response here)
...THEN YEEHAW LET’S GO
Okay so
To recap:
AT A CERTAIN DANDY BOY™ HOUSE
Your mother had just made a phone call to Seungmin asking to talk to you
She wanted to remind you to bring the mail inside before y’all got too comfortable and side-tracked since you told her you were at Minnie’s (a fatal error on your part) and she and your father are out of town on a cliche business trip
Things always go wrong during cliche business trips
Anyway Minnie was pretty confused at first but he caught on pretty quickly that something was up
Something rotten in the state of Your Town Name Here
And knowing that you must have lied he decided to play along, beginning to gather the materials he needed
*cue ominous soap opera music*
“......”
“...Seungmin? Is everything alright?” Her voice is growing more and more worried with each consonant. “Where’s (y/n)?”
“......”
He laughs.
Just laughs for a moment, shaking his head.
“...Yeah, yes, she’s here. Sorry, my connection has been on the fritz lately.”
“O-Oh, I see...can I talk to her?”
“She’s in the bathroom getting cleaned up right now. I’ll have her call you as soon as she’s out...”
He paces over to the blinds, peeking out into the neighborhood from his second story window. Like a lot of cliche villains or suspicious people do. “...but it may be a while. You know how long she takes just to brush her teeth.”
Mrs. (L/n) gives a relieved, but still somewhat nervous chuckle, sighing at the end to ease her tension. “Yes, I certainly do. Thanks so much, Minnie. I know I can count on you to take good care of my little girl.”
“Yes...” He smiles, nuzzling the phone between his ear and shoulder as he’s scouring his room for things: a bottle labeled “Witch Hazel”, some cloth, a copy of his dad’s car key...as well as an additional key he never thought he’d get to use until now. “You can always count on me. I promise she’ll be out like a light before the clock strikes twelve.”
“That’s a relief. In that case just tell her to bring the mail in, would you? Thanks again!”
“It’s not a problem. Good night, Mrs. (L/N).”
“You too dear.”
Beep. He hangs up.
Looks back out the window. Sighs.
It wouldn’t be a problem at all.
“...at least, not for long.”
~~~
Back at Lucas’ house...well really, your imagination...you’re having a nightmare you used to have as a child
You’re walking down the street, minding your own business...
When all of a sudden the sky turns red, then black
The faces of the people around you turn sinister; they look like they want to hurt you
You begin to run as fast as you can, but your whole body is weighed down, like gravity is twice as strong on you
But not on anyone else
So while the people who are slowly turning into monsters are gaining on you
All you can do is cower in fear and pray that it will be over quickly
But then there’s a burst of white light
Like a light switch has been flipped on
And the ground crumbles beneath you, bursts of white shining through the cracks
And you go tumbling down into the earth
Down
Down
Down
Until you land into a pair of soft, strong arms
Your face instantly buries into the figure’s chest, because you know you can trust him
He smells sweet, like lavender and fresh Spring daisies
It’s a calming, pleasing scent
And all the monsters who were chasing you before vanish as they fall into the crumbling Earth, disintegrating into nothing but ash that’s carried someplace far, far away
You look up to see who your savior is
It’s never the same person
At first it was your dad; then it was your sixth grade crush; a couple times it was the cute actor from your favorite movie
But this time, and sadly like the last five times you’ve had this dream since you started high school...that person is none other than Kim Seungmin
He’s looking so ...
There isn’t a word for it
His edges are soft
So are his eyes
And he’s looking at you like you’re responsible for hanging the moon in the sky and making all the stars glow
He has such high expectations for you
From you
That you’re afraid to let him down
To tell him the truth
You aren’t God, after all
But...
......
You just—
“gaAAAAAHHH—!!!”
!!?!?!!!?!
What the heck was that?!?
Your eyes shoot open to the sound of someone crying out
It sounds like a man’s voice...
And it’s nearby
You’re stunned into shock for a few seconds before you can get your body to move, and when you do you grip the plushie in your arms against your chest—
Wait, plushie...?
You look down.
Your eyes are adjusting while a struggle is clearing going on outside
It’s the plushie that Seungmin gave you
The one from your house; you know it is bc it smells like your bedroom
But you didn’t bring this with you...
You’re scared, but you quickly throw yourself out from the safety of the tent—
And immediately wish you hadn’t
The window beside the bed is open
A cold draft blowing in
Lucas is pinned down, struggling
The shadowy figure above him
Is none other
Than Kim Seungmin
He’s ripping something off of his belt-
It’s a syringe
He stabs it into Lucas’ arm with a curse, and not but two seconds later the boy is little more than a vegetable; no longer moving, barely breathing
Holy sh*t
I mean
Holy sh*t--
You gotta bounce sis
You gotta MOVE
Seungmin tosses a bottle of some clear liquid aside in anger, and it spills open in the middle of the floor
The smell hits you pretty quickly; it smells of lavender and fresh daisies
Just like in your dream/nightmare
It makes you feel a bit woozy upon inhaling it
But you don’t completely pass out
Which apparently is what Minnie was going for
There’s a thump as Seungmin jumps to the floor
And you’re scared
Actually, saying you’re scared is an understatement
This is pretty freaking serious man
You don’t think you can meme your way through this one
You can’t move
You just kneel there outside your tent in shock, trying to convince yourself this is one of those nightmares that stems from another; you simply woke up into a new dream is all
But it’s not so
Something in your heart is telling you
This is real life
Seungmin is doing something...
He’s...filling another syringe
Now that your eyes have adjusted, you can see he’s completely surpassed resting b*tch mode
He’s gone off the deep end. Like, he’s really gone this time
Looking so serious and genuine, so certain about what he’s doing...
Yet having lost all the light in his eyes
“Now, (y/n)...I need you to be good and take this for me.”
Uh
Uhhhh
No thanks bro that’s okay
P h A t pass on that one man
Phattest pass, phattest pass
You get your legs to finally work as he’s approaching you, scurrying towards the door and only stopping when your back hits against it, because dammit all, he’s still too fast for you
Seungmin is just right there man
He’s got you trapped
His fingers brush over the soft palate of your arm, gently feeling about for a vein
Apparently he wants to be more careful and professional when he drugs you
For whatever reason
You’re back to being immobilized
It’s like your feet are stuck in blocks of cement
Oh dear Lord you’re gonna die ಥ_ಥ
This is it
He wants you dead
He’s gonna throw you and Lucas into some twisted vegetable soup and that’s going to be the end of it
And you may have thought that had it not been for the blue and red sirens flashing outside
Minnie turns around mid-prodding, an obvious cringe on his face, and then suddenly he’s tackled to the ground by none other than Big Brother of the Year Lucas oh praise Jesus you may live after all
Wow this guy is your hero
He’s weak and there’s blood all over his face, his breath heavy as he heaves out desperate words to you
“.....(y/n)........g-get out...s-side.........cops....will take...care of y-you...”
Welp, he don’t have to tell you twice
Through all this, he’s still trying to protect you. He’d been drugged, his face cut into, beaten senseless without warning, yet he was still trying to save you...like a guardian angel or something
...Wow, maybe the author should have made this a Seungmin x reader x Lucas instead hubba hubba
But unfortunately she’s spaghetti and swamped with updates so we’ll never know 🤪🍝
You fling yourself out the door and down the stairs as some officers have just broken down the front door, and you don’t grab no shoes or nothing Lord, you r u n outta that place, choosing to consult with a kind-looking female cop that’s waiting outside on standby
Frantically you gush out what’s going on as best you can, even though you’re not so sure what’s going yourself
Most importantly, you’re sure to tell her that Lucas is hurt first. He needs immediate medical attention from what you gathered in the faint street light pouring in the open window
She comforts you and assures you that they’re handling it, all the while wishing and hoping and praying with every fiber in your being you’ll wake up soon, any minute now...
...but unfortunately, you never do. The reality hits you when Lucas is carried out on a stretcher and Seungmin is forced out in handcuffs.
~~~
You’re at the hospital with Lucas
Seungmin really did a number on him; after beating him black and blue, he pulled out a knife and nearly blinded him
Luckily it was dark and Lucas put up one heck of a fight. He wasn’t on three sports teams for nothing.
He’d put up such a defensive display that Seungmin had just missed his left eye...sadly, though, he got the right one
Lucas lost half his eyesight because of you
You don’t know what to say...what to think, even
If only you hadn’t gone over there. If only you’d just stayed home...or...or maybe...
You swallow as tears begin to fall. What the heck were you supposed to do? You’d had no idea this would happen. You didn’t know things had gotten this bad...
...but you also kind of did
The poem? It was a warning
No
A threat
You’d been given a heads up long before, and you’d chosen to play dumb and ignore it
And now Lucas would have to be called Patchy for the rest of his life
The only Halloween options he’d ever have are Pirate or...parrot with an eyepatch
And it was all your fault
Thank God Seungmin had been arrested…
...Wait
Seungmin--
Omgosh
He’d been arrested. Kim Seungmin had been arrested.
Why was this just now hitting you so ha--
“Oh my gosh, my baby! (Y/n)!!”
Oop. Mama (Y/n) in the house.
Your mother comes charging in like a swarm of bees, enveloping you in her arms but also giving you a bit of a sting for lying to her like you did. Lucas’ parents had caught them up to speed already, your father glaring angrily but thankfully from the doorway.
After hugging them both and explaining everything from your point of view, they agree to give you a few more minutes alone with Lucas before you’re grounded young lady no TV no video games no books well okay reading is important for your future but nothing enjoyable and no dessert. They also plan to have a serious discussion with you about Kim Seungmin as well. Great.
Not wanting to let you go your father drags your mom out, her protestant whimpering echoing down the hall and they retreat to discuss things further with Lucas’ parents.
Oi vey
What has all of this come to? What are you even doing? How did things get this bad…?
You turn your head slowly from across the room, examining the boy’s eye (or in some ways lack thereof) as you make your way back, settling carefully into the chair beside him.
𝑊𝑖𝑡𝘩 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑢𝑙 𝑡𝘩𝑜𝑢𝑔𝘩𝑡
𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝘩𝑎𝑡 𝑏𝑖𝑛𝑑
𝑆𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝘩𝑒 𝑏𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑠
𝐵𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑡𝘩𝑒𝑦 𝑔𝑜 𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑑...
...You now hate poetry
You’ll never read another sonnet ever again
“Hmn…”
!!
Lucas is waking up
It’s now five o’clock in the morning
You’re both dead tired, but you can only imagine how he must be feeling, being the one in the hospital bed…
……
...This is seriously all your fault
You hate yourself for it
You just
You just…
Ping!
There’s a text on your phone. You choose to ignore it, of course. Lucas is way more important right now than some Instagram or trivial weather update
Tenderly you reach, taking Lucas’ hand...or start to. You hover over it, wondering if you even deserve to be...if you even…
A warmth envelopes your fingers as Lucas takes them weakly into his own, the faintest smile present on his face. He carefully reaches up to pat the white surgical tape and bandages over the upper right half of his face.
“...It’s never going to get any better, is it?” he asks.
You practically jump at the question: “No, it will. It definitely will.”
...Lying to him in order to not cause him any more panic is the best you can do for him now. Pathetic, but it’s better to remain hopeful, at least until he can handle it later.
His smile turns sad as he gazes at you with his one good eye.
“I meant for you.”
……
“......”
You slowly shake your head no
He sighs, turning towards the fluorescent lights on the ceiling that have been dimmed to allow the patient on the other side to sleep. “I’m so sorry, (y/n). This is my fault. I should have just brought you to the police station, and they would have handled it professionally right then and there. I didn’t think...things had gotten this bad.” He squeezed with what little strength he had. “But I’m really glad you’re okay. Did he hurt you at all?”
……………
This man
Was lying in a hospital bed
Drugged
Bruised to a bloody pulp
He’d permanently lost sight in one eye
And he was worried
About you
->
So author, what was that about no love triangle going on here??
Smh
The only thing you can do is look downward, at the nightstand, the bedding, the far wall...anywhere that isn’t Lucas’ face right now
You don’t have it in you to accept his incredible kindness and heroic humility. You don’t even bother answering his question, except to mutter out, “thank you.”
~~~
So what’s going on with Seungmin now?
Well, glad you asked
Cause you were just about to find out from a friendly sit down with three guest stars on the (Y/n)’s Chaotic Life show: Mom, Dad, and Officer Jenny
...No, not from the Pokemon TV series. Though you had to admit, the resemble was almost uncanny...not that this was anytime for jokes
“So,” Officer Jenny asks, pen and notepad in hand, “I’m sure you must be feeling many things right now, but let’s start from the beginning, if that’s alright. When did this all start?”
Your mom and dad just shared a look before turning to you, your mother gingerly patting and rubbing your knee. “Go ahead, sweetheart. Take your time.”
You take a deep breath and tell her everything you know. From the moment you first met Kim Seungmin, to the moment you first noticed him changing, to the events of some twenty-four hours ago. Your mother and father gave their piece as well, though really they claimed to be completely in the dark to any of Minnie’s chaotic and violent behavior, insisting he was always a sweet and well-behaved boy for as long as they’d know him. It was quite a shock finding out what he’d done.
Minnie…
…
Did you even still call him that? Would you? Could you?
He was practically a murderer. A complete psychopath. And you still had no idea why…
“So what do you think brought out this behavioral change?”
Your head snapped up from where it’d dropped downward, spacing out after having contributed your part of the story
Mom and Dad were glaring at you. Officer Jenny was waiting patiently.
But you had no idea what to say
Because you didn’t know
You didn’t
You didn’t…
...Did you?
Idiot.
바보
Does this sound familiar?
“...I can’t do this anymore, (y/n)...not if you’re not going to listen to me or do as I say. It’s driving me crazy. Don’t you get it? Don’t you f***ing see how I feel about you? Have you really been so dense this whole f***ing time?!?”
“(Y/n). I need to know...tell me, do you…”
“...Do you feel the same way?”
...The part that scared you
The part that really scared you
Was that
You didn’t know…
~~~
That night
After the talk show was wrapped up and everything was out in the open
Officer Jenny reassured your family that you were safe staying at home
Seungmin had been captured and a few officers had done a thorough investigation on your house to make sure there were no cameras or bombs or anything fishy like that
So it was essentially safe and there was no need to go the extra mile of changing identities and moving across the country
Except well
If you’re new to this story
You’re in for a bit of a shock because
Of course the author likes to shake things up :D <3
It wouldn’t be a story without something going wrong
And (Y/n) was just about to find out what that something was
It didn’t happen suddenly that night
Some time had gone by, about a week, maybe a week and a half
You were still pretty shaken up over the whole thing, and stuck in a mental state of Twilight Zone
You knew it was real but your brain almost refused to accept and process it
It was like a never-ending nightmare, too farfetched to be true
Because Lucas had to remain in the hospital for further examination and therapy, you brought all his school work to him
You’d taken a few days off yourself and then insisted you were fine to go back
You needed something to distract you from the reality
But, in reality, it only made it worse in some ways, students swarming you with questions and facility repeatedly asking if you were alright or needed a break
The only place you were allowed to go was the Student Council room, and Lord knows you did NOT want to be alone in that place again
Even though the school had already granted Lucas an extended leave of absence, he insisted you bring him a copy of your homework so he could “keep up with his studies”
But
In reality, he just wanted an excuse to see you. And you liked seeing him as well. It was nice to be in his company and check up on him, and he felt the same
When you weren’t at the hospital visiting and quote-quote “studying” with Lucas, you were either going through the motions on autopilot at school or sitting in your room, doing anything and everything to erase what had happened
That was, of course, easier said than done though
Often you found it hard being at home. It didn’t feel safe anymore knowing Seungmin had been here, so many times before, in the very room you sat in. Laughing with you, smiling, comforting or taking care of you…
He was everywhere. His laughter practically filled the walls and echoed down the corridors, his smile reflected in every glass sheen of sunlight
And when the lights flipped off, so did his expression. It was like you were reliving that horrific night all over again
You had to break out of there, your house and your mind
So you went to the park with a couple of new friends you’d made, Felix and Changbin. They were just as surprised as anyone else to learn what had become of Seungmin, and they’d actually been the first ones to shelter you and protect your privacy on your first day back, when your classmates started popping out of the woodwork to drown you in questions and condolences
As you may or may not have guessed, you’d gotten a new phone, during the Officer Jenny visit, along with a new number
After sh*t had really hit the fan, though, you’d become much less social, only registering your parents, Officer Jenny’s number by request, Lucas, and the day after, Felix and Binnie. Despite your previous crush on Jaemin, that had all but flown out the window and exploded upon colliding with a powerline, and you’re pretty sure after he heard what happened, he probably felt the same
And anyway, again, you’d become much less social since the whole incident. You really didn’t feel like talking to anyone unless it was your parents or these three boys. Maybe Jenny if there was some kind of emergency, which you sincerely hoped there wouldn’t be
...I’m pretty sure that covers everything
Yeah
So
You were now at the park with Felix and Changbin
Just strolling aimlessly, you in the middle with Felix to your left and Binnie on the right
Your two bodyguards
Felix, you’d come to find out, was a professional at taekwondo, which was nice
And though Changbin was rather on the short side, just his looks and voice alone was intimidating enough
So you felt relatively safe in their company, taking a quiet stroll at sundown
The park was mostly vacant save for a few late-evening joggers or cyclist passing by
Birds and squirrels and other wildlife were just getting settled in their nests for the night, the owls and probably a raccoon or two taking their place
The three of you walked at a steady pace, hands behind your back or shoved in your pockets as you stared straight ahead, at the sidewalk, or the surrounding forest life
...It was peaceful but a little awkward
Probably because you all had the same thing on your minds
Something you all knew you needed to talk about, but had been avoiding to spare an awkward conversation
Instead now there was nothing but Awkward Silence™
“So,” Felix spoke up after your second and a half time around, smiling awkwardly. “How are you feeling today?”
Both boys looked at you. You gave them each a short stare in return before shrugging just as uncomfortably. You knew you needed to talk about Seungmin, but you’d left your house to escape him, not engage him elsewhere.
After a few more paces you noticed the two had fallen a bit behind, muttering to each other in hushed tones:
“She probably doesn’t wanna talk about this right now. Why did you bring it up?”
“Yeah...I dunno, I didn’t know how else to break it in. Sorry...”
“Apologize to her, not me! We’re trying to ease it in, not break her.”
“That’s what I said, bro.”
“...No, you said-- never mind, just go do something.”
“Like what?”
“Like apologize! Am I the only one that knows how girls operate?”
“...Says the man that’s been single the entire senior ye--”
“Shut up and go talk to her!!”
At that point you heard a shove behind you, and Felix came stumbling back up to your left, Binnie steadily catching back up on the right. He gave you a calm and peaceful smile while occasionally casting eyes at Felix expectantly.
Felix took a deep breath while he scratched the side of his head, looking up at the sky for a second before tossing his whole gaze down on you. It almost caught you off guard how intense and smoldering it all was
“(Y/n)...listen, Changbin and I were thinking-- …”
He opened his mouth, but no words came. Instead he pointed toward the restaurant district of town.
“...You wanna grab dinner after this?”
You blinked. Changbin facepalmed, a small groan escaping him.
But then all your stomachs growled, answering the question for you. You couldn’t help but smile, even just a little, as the other two laughed and the three of you headed off toward the nearby city lights.
Your phone gave a small ping! as a notification came up, but you failed to notice it thanks to the nearby rustling of what you assumed was active forest life, a stray cat or maybe a mouse
You had no idea how wrong you were.
~~~
I know, things are starting to get a little slow
Just bear with me, okay?
Cause we’re about to pick up big time
Spoiler alert?
Oops
Anyway
You were now sitting at a small, quiet, but decently populated restaurant
There were a fair number of customers but it wasn’t overcrowded at all, more of a cozy cafe styled place
It was the compromise Changbin insisted you all agree on, he being the most vocally worried about your mental state. He didn’t want you to be overwhelmed by all the noise and chaos of some famous barbecue joint or a popular family restaurant, so after you insisted you could handle it and would be fine (he had been pitching the idea of just grabbing some food to-go and heading back to his place), the boys let you pick a cafe you often passed by on the way to school but never got a chance to try
...until now
Ironically and thankfully they were a particularly special cafe that served dinner because the author said so yeehaw B))
So yes, you’re all sitting at a small booth off to the side, Changbin on one end, you and Felix curled up on the other. You order your food and as you’re waiting, Changbin and Felix are locked in some dumb debate about a few of their other friends while flicking straw wrappers back and forth. They tried to get you in on it at first but, seeing that you’re still in a weird place, decided to leave the invitation open if you wanted to join.
Everything is just so weird right now. You’re still in the Twilight Zone. It just doesn’t seem real at all…
The whole spectacle refuses to leave your mind. You’re coming to accept you can’t get away from it no matter what you try.
Kim Seungmin, from the moment you met him, has always been a part of you. And he always would be. It was just going to be weird from now on because...because…
Ping!
Your phone again?
Honestly it had kind of been doing that a lot before but you’ve been ignoring it because, again, you’re not much for talking to people right now. Or getting involved with any social media events or news flashes or...or uh…
……………………..
Huh??
There’s...a message. From Lucas?
Bro when did he get his phone back tho
You’d been communicating through his mum and the hospital when you weren’t there cause patients can’t have phones so like
Nani the heck??
Wait
Maybe this was good
Maybe he was being discharged early
The treatment had gone well and--
𝖫𝗎𝖼𝖺𝗌: 𝖧𝖾𝗒! 𝖨 𝗇𝖾𝖾𝖽 𝖺 𝖿𝖺𝗏𝗈𝗋.
Oh? A favor you say?
You were so there. You kinda owed Lucas your life after what happened.
𝖸𝗈𝗎: 𝖮𝖿 𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗋𝗌𝖾! 𝖶𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝖨 𝖽𝗈 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗒𝗈𝗎?
𝖫𝗎𝖼𝖺𝗌: 𝖳𝗁𝖺𝗇𝗄𝗌 :) 𝖶𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗋𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍 𝗇𝗈𝗐?
𝖸𝗈𝗎: 𝖨’𝗆 𝖾𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝖺 𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗉𝗅𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝖿𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖽𝗌.
𝖫𝗎𝖼𝖺𝗌: 𝖿𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖽𝗌?
𝖸𝗈𝗎: 𝖸𝖾𝖺𝗁 𝖼:
𝖫𝗎𝖼𝖺𝗌: 𝗐𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗂𝗋 𝗇𝖺𝗆𝖾𝗌
> - > Bro why he wanna know tho--
Okay whatever
𝖸𝗈𝗎: 𝖥𝖾𝗅𝗂𝗑 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖢𝗁𝖺𝗇𝗀𝖻𝗂𝗇?
𝖸𝗈𝗎: 𝖨𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗈𝗄𝖺𝗒 𝗅𝗈𝗅
𝖫𝗎𝖼𝖺𝗌: 𝗇𝗈 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒
………..
*gulp*
It’s not?
Why
Why isn’t this okay
𝖸𝗈𝗎: 𝖶𝗁𝗒 𝗇𝗈𝗍? :𝟢
𝖫𝗎𝖼𝖺𝗌: 𝖨 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝗇𝖾𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝗌𝖾𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎
𝖫𝗎𝖼𝖺𝗌: 𝖢𝖺𝗇 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝗋𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍 𝗇𝗈𝗐?
𝖸𝗈𝗎: 𝖴𝗁, 𝗒𝖾𝖺𝗁 𝖨 𝗀𝗎𝖾𝗌𝗌? 𝖢𝖺𝗇 𝗂𝗍 𝗐𝖺𝗂𝗍 𝗍𝗂𝗅 𝖺𝖿𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖿𝗈𝗈𝖽 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗌? 𝖨 𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝖻𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗂𝖿 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾
Lucas is typing a reply as your food is being set down, the boys cheering and mouths watering while all you can do is nervously glare at your new phone.
Seriously, what was wrong with Lucas? He wasn’t in danger, was he?
𝖫𝗎𝖼𝖺𝗌: 𝖨’𝖽 𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗌𝖾𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗇𝗈𝗐. 𝖯𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗌𝖾. :(
…
Y’know, this don’t really sound like Lucas
All of this is hella sus sis
But you’re so worried about him anyway, and so distracted by the excuses running through your mind that he could be on medication or what if it really is an emergency that you instead grab your coat and are just about to tell Felix to yeet when something else catches your eye
Ooooooooh boy
Ooooooooh bro
Ooooooooh buddy
It’s uh
Well
All those previous notifications
They’re all news articles and the like, as you already had guessed they’d be
Most of them aren’t very important: Attorney so-and-so does this, City of Hoopla does that, Guy Catches Phone on Roller Coaster, band drops new album and it’s a huge hit, yada-yada-yada
But there’s this one
This one in particular
That nearly makes you break down and cry
I mean
You’re close to screaming sis
It’s pretty bad
You probably know what it is already
Yep: you guessed it
KXX News: Local Malefactor Escapes [Your Town] Jail; Police Baffled
...Okay
Y/n
Y/n--
Don’t freak out y/n
Deep breath sis
Deeeeeeeep breath
Breath nice and deep now…
Oop too late you’re already panicking
Hell I would too sis :( This is some bad juju
But
It’s going to be okay
...Maybe
I mean
You are kinda having a panic attack right now?
But don’t panic bc it’s going to be…
...you just passed out so I’ll be switching povs now
I’ll sort of summarize too since this is about you and - h i m - anyway
Basically you totally black out, the restaurant/cafe panics a bit (the few people who happen to notice) but Felix manages to catch you (thank goodness you were still seated at the booth so you just toppled over on his shoulder more or less)
In five seconds Binnie and Felix come up with a game plan where Felix carries you outside, trying to look as natural as possible, Binnie taking care of the check.
They argue and walk laps around the cafe about whether or not to take you home or the hospital
Home
Hospital
Home?
Hospital!
But when you start to come to, they agree it’s best to get you home to your mother
You fall in and out of consciousness all the way there, the only thing flooding your mind being the faintest scent of lavender and Spring: and Kim Seungmin.
~~~
You were honestly a little surprised when you finally woke up
You were sure seeing those words in that news headline, all in one coherent sentence, was going to be the death of you
I mean, he did want you dead, didn’t he?
He…
…
Sigh
You don’t know
You have no idea what’s really happening
A reoccuring theme in this story
You dunno
You just
Don’t
Know
:)))
But it’s going to be okay because--
Ping!
SCREECH \(ϾAϿ)/ 💦
Bro
Bro man
Your phone almost gave you a heart attack
A real one this time
Oof
Oi
Oi vey to hell and back
All of this is really getting to be too much man
You dunno if-- ...well
We done went over this already
You don’t know anything anymore 🙄😔
I mean
What even is life anyway??
You roll over on your bed to snatch the phone on your nightstand, an eerie feeling in your gut
Whether that’s from the fact you’re still recovering or you’re terrified it has something to do with everyone’s favorite Dandy Boy is a toss up
It could also have been the few nibbles of food you’d managed to have before zonking out…
...actually no scratch that, you were still pretty hungry. Which was a good sign, honestly
It meant you were already recovering well and most likely not gonna die
(ღ˘⌣˘)
That was always nice, y’know, not dying <3
So anyway
You glare at the lock screen in the dark, the brightness blinding you for a moment as you’re squinting and fumbling to turn it down
And when you do
You see there’s another message
A message from Lucas
Oop. You forgot about him in your whole fainting episode
Hope he’s okay--
𝖫𝗎𝖼𝖺𝗌: 𝖸/𝗇. 𝖸𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗆𝗈𝗆 𝖼𝖺𝗅𝗅𝖾𝖽 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗈𝗅𝖽 𝗆𝖾 𝗐𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗁𝖺𝗉𝗉𝖾𝗇𝖾𝖽. 𝖨 𝗁𝗈𝗉𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎’𝗋𝖾 𝗐𝖾𝗅𝗅. 𝖸𝗈𝗎 𝗀𝗈𝗍𝗍𝖺 𝗐𝖺𝗋𝗇 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾𝖻𝗈𝖽𝗒 𝖻𝖾𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎’𝗋𝖾 𝗀𝗈𝗇𝗇𝖺 𝗀𝗈 𝗌𝗄𝗂𝗍𝗓𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍, 𝗁𝖺𝗁𝖺
e-e
𝖸𝗈𝗎: 𝖨’𝗆 𝗌𝗈 𝗌𝗈𝗋𝗋𝗒, 𝖨 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗆𝗂𝗌𝖾 𝖨’𝗆 𝗈𝗄𝖺𝗒
𝖸𝗈𝗎: 𝖣𝗈 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗐𝖺𝗇𝗍 𝗆𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗌𝖾𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎?
It takes a minute for him to respond.
𝖫𝗎𝖼𝖺𝗌: 𝖭𝗈, 𝖽𝗈𝗇’𝗍 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗋𝗒 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗂𝗍. 𝖸𝗈𝗎 𝗇𝖾𝖾𝖽 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗍.
And then…
𝖫𝗎𝖼𝖺𝗌: 𝖨’𝗅𝗅 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝗒𝗈𝗎.
…
Uhhh
He’ll what now?
𝖫𝗎𝖼𝖺𝗌: 𝖣𝗈𝗇’𝗍 𝗀𝗈 𝖺𝗇𝗒𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾. 𝖨 𝗐𝗈𝗇’𝗍 𝖻𝖾 𝗅𝗈𝗇𝗀.
UHHH
wat
Sis honestly
what?
Lucas you ho what are you doin you’re sick
Sorta
You on them drugs boy
You needa be staying yer ass in bed so you can--
Ping!
Again?
Oh now what does this crazy bish want??
𝖫𝗎𝖼𝖺𝗌: 𝖲𝗈𝗋𝗋𝗒! 𝖩𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝖿𝖺𝗏𝗈𝗋 𝖨 𝗇𝖾𝖾𝖽 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝗒𝗈𝗎
Uh
Sure? What is it??
𝖸𝗈𝗎: 𝖮𝗄𝖺𝗒??
𝖫𝗎𝖼𝖺𝗌: :)) 𝖳𝗁𝖺𝗇𝗄𝗌 𝗒/𝗇
𝖫𝗎𝖼𝖺𝗌: 𝖦𝗈 𝗍𝗈 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖼𝗅𝗈𝗌𝖾𝗍 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗈𝗉𝖾𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖽𝗈𝗈𝗋.
………………………………………………………….
Bro man
……
Okay you know what
This is a little too weird
𝖸𝗈𝗎: 𝖨𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗐𝖺𝗇𝗍 𝗆𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝖻𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗒𝗈𝗎? 𝗈𝗇𝗈”
𝖫𝗎𝖼𝖺𝗌: 𝖸𝖾𝖺𝗁, 𝖼𝗁𝗈𝖼𝗈𝗅𝖺𝗍𝖾? 𝖨𝖿 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝗒 𝗅𝖾𝖿𝗍 𝗅𝗈𝗅
oooOOOOOH
Oooooh man what a relief
If you’ll recall
Cause ik it’s been a hot minute
In the last episode (Light Switch 1) it was Valentine’s Day
He just wants something sweet =7=” Bro you know that jello sh*t they serve in them hospitals must be nasty af
He just wants some good stuff is all
Who doesn’t want chocolate when they’re sick? Or sad?
But author eating chocolate when you’re sick isn’t good for you do you want to die
Hey bro bold of you to assume--
...anyway
𝖸𝗈𝗎: 𝖮𝗁, 𝗈𝖿 𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗋𝗌𝖾! 𝖨 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗅𝗈--
…
Hold on
Wait just another hot minute
…
Sis how he know you keep chocolate in your closet??
He wasn’t here when you shoved everything in there
Heck he ain’t ever been in your house once
…
Enough ellipses you’re just gonna go for it
Screw it
It’s just Lucas
He probs just assumed it was a cliche or normal thing to do
You really needed to stop overthinking things and just
Do It ✔™
So you do it
You walk to your closet and open the door
…
Well you start to anyway
On the way over something catches your eye now that your sight’s adjusted
You make your way to your desk, where a stack of letters and junk flyers are just sitting there taking up space and making the room look trashy
You’re easily distracted at times, and a bit nosy, so you pick up the first flyer on the stack to figure out what it is
Such-and-So’s Pool Service!1!1 We clean--
Yeah okay you don’t care
About that anyway
What you do care about, or what piques your interest rather, is the date
It’s labeled as being delivered almost two weeks ago
…
All of the letters and junk mail are labeled as being delivered two weeks ago
…
You’re about to set them all back down when you see something flapping beneath the gentle circulation of the ceiling fan
A Post-It note?
A Post-It note
It says…
It doesn’t matter what it says
Because you’d recognize that handwriting anywhere, after all the notes he’d written you
It’s from Minnie
𝐼 𝑡𝘩𝑜𝑢𝑔𝘩𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢’𝑑 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑡𝘩𝑎𝑡 𝐼 𝑏𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔𝘩𝑡 𝑡𝘩𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑙 𝑖𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝑀𝑎𝑦𝑏𝑒 𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑡 𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑢𝑐𝘩 𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑖𝑟𝘩𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑛𝑒𝑥𝑡 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒? ;) 𝐵𝑢𝑡 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑙𝑦, 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑝 𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑜 𝑙𝑎𝑧𝑦! -- 𝐾𝑆 <𝟥
𝑃.𝑠. - 𝑀𝑎𝑦𝑏𝑒 𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑎 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑒𝑥𝑐𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑛𝑒𝑥𝑡 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑎 𝑐𝘩𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑜𝑛 𝑚𝑒. 𝑁𝑜𝑡 𝑡𝘩𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑡’𝑠 𝑔𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟.
Deep breaths deep breaths deep breaths
He was here
He’d been here
He’d come here the night before--
He’d known
You were such a dumdum
Of course you should have known one of your parents would call. Probably your mom-
UGH
WHAT IS THIS LIFE OF YOURS?!
Okay
But
He was arrested so it’s fine
No wait
He got out
He…
...He got out ._.”
And you
Were
Home
Rn??
……………………
Okay time to get those chocolates and move move move
Just make a small right turn and
Ca-chunk.
……………………………………………………
The closet door just...opens
A familiar figure stepping out from the shadows
He’s wearing his favorite striped blue t-shirt and faded blue jeans
And he’s holding a rose between his teeth
He removes it with a muffled sigh, tossing it back into the closet
“I wanted to surprise you but, I should have known it’s just like you to get easily sidetracked.”
He shoves a phone into his pocket
Lucas’ phone.
He smiles.
“Did you miss me?”
He paces over to you, touching your face
Stroking it softly with ghost-like fingers
It’s...cold and somehow oddly comforting at the same time
Sending you down a trail of mixed signals and warning signs all over again
But you can’t move
He’s backing you up against the desk--
Wait yes you can move
You gotta get out of here. Don’t think. Just get out.
Scream! Yell! Do something!
You scream. He places a hand over your mouth, shoving you back down against the desk. His breath is hot against your skin from where he hovers over you just inches, centimeters away…
...Maybe you should have gone for using a brain cell or two instead
“Why are you doing this again? Why do you have to be so difficult all the time?”
You’re struggling but he must have been hitting up the gym again cause this beach is strong
He’s rambling things to you under his breath, but with the pounding in your ears it’s hard to make out everything he’s saying
Oh dear Lord in heaven you have to get out of here
Use your brain cells y/n use your brain cells
PLS
He’s forcing you both to stand upright. He pulls you so hard that the momentum causes the desk to sway, a drawer popping open
A drawer containing your knife. The same knife Seungmin had given you.
He wanted you to sever some bonds?
Okay, you could do that alright
Braincells: Activate!
You go for it
Raising a knee to his xxxx, you shove him back with all your feeble might and snatch that bad boy, whirling around to slash your way out of here if you have to
But somehow Seungmin has become a Superhuman™ and he parries your attack, twisting your arms behind your back and slamming you back down onto the desk
You almost hear him grimace as you cry out in pain, like he’s in just as much turmoil as you
And before you know it a rag is held up over your face, Seungmin gently laying his cheek against yours. Somehow in the span of time all this was going on, he’d managed to throw a mask over his face...
“I’m so sorry, y/n...I never wanted it to come to this...I was hoping to take you quietly…
...But it’s also not my fault you’re so damn difficult all the time.”
Moonlight streaming in through the curtain was blurring together, your thoughts slowly growing more and more incoherent
A scream still caught in your throat, the last thing you recall is again the scent of lavender and Spring daisies. Except it was much stronger now, because that scent was now carrying you somewhere up, up, and away…
~~~
The faint sound of laughter is what awakens you for the 47294907204 time
Seriously how many more times were you gonna clock out like jeez
Not to over exaggerate but man alive
…
……
………
You’re blinking up at the ceiling when it all comes back to you
Seungmin
Your room
Kim Seungmin
Your closet
Minnie
You being carried away somewhere…
It doesn’t take you long to throw yourself up right, but when you do you instantly regret the action, as a splitting headache takes hold of your cranial
It causes you to wince, reaching both hands up to grab your skull...which are, surprisingly...rather heavy…
…
Holy frick and frack you’ve been chained
Your wrists
There are cuffs around them
And you’re literally connected to a bedpost
…………
You swallow
This isn’t good
It’s not good at all
What the heck is going on now…?
You gotta examine your surroundings. You need to stop being in the dark all the time
Time to flip on a light switch brother
Let’s see
You’re sitting in a bed
Your bed
…
Wait
Your bed?
That can’t be right
You distinctly remember, despite the running gag of you not knowing anything, that Minnie had hoisted you off somewhere
He’d deadass climbed out the window or something
You look up and around next
…
It was unmistakable
This was your room: here was your bed, your bookshelf, your desk, TV, closet…
Even your stuffed animals and stationery was here. Exactly as you’ve always had it.
Except, normally your bed was on the right side of the room. Currently, it was on the left
So it was like
A parallel of your bedroom
A weird mirrored version, like you’d stepped through the looking glass…
...You supposed essentially, in some ways, you already had. Starting around high school.
Argh
This was really bad
You had to get out of here
Thankfully the chains were pretty long, so your movement wasn’t too restricted and you could move around for the most part as normal
If you had to guess, you could probably make it about halfway across the room before you ran out of chain
……
A thought you’d never thought you’d be having
Swiftly, you raise the sheets to check your legs
They’re free, save for a few bruises. Yours arms are in worse shape with twice as many and these damned heavy cuff links
This was honestly an outrage
And hella dehumanizing
You weren’t sure what was scarier: the fact that you were sitting in a mirror copy of your bedroom chained like an animal, or the fact that Minnie had done this
…
Seungmin
No more Minnie
He was Seungmin now
Maybe even just Kim
Because you would no longer have any ties to him after this
He was long gone now
It was over
Bam!
“Hahahahahahahaha!”
Oh gosh
IT REALLY IS OVER
HE’S HERE
WHAT WAS—
Wait was that laughter just now?
It sounded...familiar…
As in
Recorded
…
You strained your ears, holding your breath a moment
If you focused really hard
You could just barely hear it
Voices. Sound effects. More audio laughter.
Someone was watching TV
That or Seungmin had sold you to a circus act
Which might have been preferable actually because you really didn’t know if he wanted you dead or not
I mean
On one hand
Why would someone go to so much trouble to make an exact replica of your bedroom?
But on another
There were some major sickos out there…
And you really could never tell what he was thinking
…
No, no, no y/n
No tears
We’re not going to cry
Big girl pants big girl pants
We’re going to get ourselves out of here and hop on the first plane to a new country
Move to Switzerland and start a cute little sheep farm
Change your name to Olga
Marry a huge scary-looking huntsman that was actually very sweet
And spend the rest of your days baking apple pies and schnitzel and shaving wool from sheep to knit fluffy sweaters and sell them on the Swiss version of Amazon
Yeah something like that
Everything was going to be a-o—
“You’re awake.”
ACAHNDUSLILIAHDSLINUFARJDSA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
It’s Kim Seungmin
He’s standing in the doorway
You didn’t even hear the door open
He takes two steps in before pausing to admire what a mess you probably look like
Only to him, you’ve never looked more beautiful
You don’t know this of course, but in his mind: you’re stunning
I mean, absolutely breathtaking
Sitting here in the room he worked so hard putting together for you
Your hair a wind-blown bed-mangled mess the way you toss and turn in your sleep sometimes
The natural glow that radiates off your face when you’re not wearing any makeup
The shine from the rays of faint sunrise as they hit your tear-stained face
It’s a work of art
What he’s worked for since he first laid eyes on you all those years ago
He’s wanted this so badly for such a long time
And it’s finally happening
He’s finally gotten what he’s pined for all this time: you
All that time he took getting to know you, forming a bond, taking measurements and pictures and writing down numbers, formulating the perfect plan
It may not have gone exactly how he imagined it would, but it’d still produced the same results. You were now, finally, his. All that was left to do was to clean you of any ties you had to your past life, and then the war would be over. The climax had come and gone. It was all downhill from here.
He told himself over and over again, that this is what he’d wanted...but yet
A part of him felt almost guilty for some reason
Of course he was happy, but also
…
It this really what he’d wanted?
He wanted to celebrate
But
Though you looked so beautiful
He also didn’t like seeing you so sad
…
It was fine
You just had to get adjusted, that was all
It’s hard being whisked off from one place to another
In a few days you’d be all settled in and then you could both celebrate being happy and alone together
You’d realize what a wonderful thing he had done for the both of you and thank him
And he’d never have to worry about anyone touching you or so much as looking at you ever again
You’d be his special treasure
Something he’d be able to look forward to coming home to each and every day after he landed his dream job as a photographer
Of course, you’d never get to accomplish the goals you’d told him about for your life, but…
That wouldn’t matter after a little time had passed, once you realized you only needed rely on him from now on
And there would be lots of fun things to do at home, he’d make sure of it
He’d take good care of you, here at his father’s old cabin house
And no one would be any the wiser because his parents were scarcely ever home
They were never around, always traveling from one place to another. He’d learned to take care of himself when he was 13, and from then on had been fiercely and undeniably independent
He really hadn’t seen or heard from his parents since, they’d just left him with the house and sent monthly checks to take care of the bills. If he thought hard enough, the last memory he had of his mother was probably at an unexpected Christmas visit when he was 15
And after that, nada
So as one could guess, his life had been very lonely…
Of course, he’d normally preferred being alone and if he was bored, he had Felix and Changbin to check up on him
But that all changed the moment he laid eyes on you
Oh sure, he’d seen you before that fateful rainy afternoon. When he actually bothered showing up to class. But…
Catching you alone that day was like a sign to him
He’d been wandering the back alleys as he normally did
On his way home, he realized he’d forgotten one of his cameras at school
So he had to make a detour to get it
He really wanted to take some shots of the coming storm for a new collection he’d been working on
On the way over, it wouldn’t leave his mind that something was missing…
He needed a host, a muse, a character
Some sort of other life force to give breath to the photographs
They were fine as they were
But just fine wasn’t fine for him
He could do better
Surely there was something—
...Drat. They’d already locked the doors.
He’d have to hoist himself in through a window now—
...And there you were.
He couldn’t explain it
He’d seen you before, sure, rarely, on occasion. But you’d just been a passing figure in the sea of endless faces
Now you were more than that. You were the figure, the face, the missing piece he’d been searching for
But he knew how fickle the human race was. So he’d have to play coy and civil before going in for the kill
If he turned out not to like you, he could always toss you back out into the sea
But the moment he swooped down to catch you from that (minorly hysterical) fall, he’d felt it. The missing spark he’d been waiting for all along.
He couldn’t take his eyes away. You were simply too real, too alive, too beautiful and unwavering
Yet shy and clean and simple all the same
It was a perfect paradox
An acute conundrum
And he was loving every second of it
He knew, in that moment, that he had to
As cringey as it sounds
That he had to make you his
And now you were...almost
It was just a bit further before he reached the light at the end of the tunnel
He’d never be lonely or lost for inspiration again
Because he’d have you
And that was all he needed...
𝑇𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑒𝑑...𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛 ♥
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