merinaart

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💜Saving every drop

My favorite kind of art 💜

Happy birthday to my very special muse Ten. Thank you for always inspiring me when I feel unsure about my art. Thank you for creating countless work of arts with your talent and dedication to what you do. Have the happiest birthday ever 💜💜💜

#ten lee #wayv ten #superm ten #nct ten #ten chittaphon #happy ten day #ten fanart #chittapon leechaiyapornkul #kpop fanart #digital art #kpop #digital drawing #kpopidol #merinaart

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🔥⛓️I cannot breathe without you

being right by my side⛓️🔥

Long time no see! Here’s Bang chan made in January 🫶🏻

Prints available on my Etsy!

#bang chan #christopher bang #stray kids stay #stray kids #stray kids chan #kpop fanart #digital art #kpop #digital drawing #kpopidol #skz stay #stay #skz fanart #skz chris #skz bang chan #merinaart

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xiaojun 🐝

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🩵🍶🎋At best, you’re the untamed hero; at worst, you offend people wherever you go.🎋🍶🩵

WEI WUXIAN

Guess the drawing time

#wei wuxian #wei ying #yiling laozu #yiling patriarch #mdzs #mdzs wwx #mdzs fanart #wei wuxian fanart #xiao zhan #digital art #digital drawing #art #mtxt #mo dao su zhi #the untamed

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🫧My heart races only when I’m in front of you🫧

Here’s a commission of Seungkwan for Viki

It’s my very first drawing of anyone from Seventeen! 🩷

#seventeen #svt #svt fanart #seungkwan #seventeen seungkwan #boo seungkwan #svt carat #kpop fanart #kpop #digital art #digital drawing #kpopidol #art #digital commisions #commission #etsy

[merinaart]

🩷Happy Jaemin Day🩷

Dreaming bout you, Dreaming bout you, as if I’ll hug you.

🔥Guess the total drawing time! 🔥

#jaemin #na jaemin #nct dream #jaemin nct #nct jaemin #jaemin fanart #nct fanart #nct dream fanart #nct dream istj #happy jaemin day #nana nct #kpop fanart #kpop #digital art #digital drawing #kpopidol #merinaart

[merinaart]

Now you wanna ride these wheels 🛞 🔥😏

Another b day gift done! I really enjoyed working on this one even tho my iPad was crashing every now and then. At the end it was all worth it!

Hope you will like it as well! 🩷

#johnny suh #nct johnny #nctzen #nct 127 #nct 127 2 baddies #2 baddies #kpop fanart #kpop #digital art #digital drawing #kpopidol #art #nct fanart #nct Johnny fanart #johnny fan art #merinaart

[merinaart]

🩷🧊✨The more it melts

the sweeter it gets

Take my heart out

I need all ya cream soda ✨🧊🩷

A b day gift for my friend!

Guess the total drawing time ✨

#exo baekhyun #byun baekhyun #baekhyun #baekhyun fanart #exo #exo fanart #exo cream soda #gift art #kpop fanart #digital art #digital drawing #art #fanart #kpop #kpopidol

[merinaart]

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Omg thank you 🩵🩵🩵

Q12022 Winners

As always, us mods here at FeudalConnection want to give a huge thank you to everyone who participated in the First Quarter 2022 Inuyasha Fandom Awards!! Your participation and support for this fandom is simply amazing! Please note, all voters must provide a valid email address; nonexistent emails cannot be accepted or included in the final tally. We implemented this measure to preserve the integrity of the voting following a series of voting anomalies and thank you for your cooperation.

As a reminder, for this quarter we evolved the winners into First, Second, and Third place awards. We are allowing ties for first place winners, rather than go into a run off period!

- For categories which received up to five nominations, First and Second place banners will be awarded to the winners. - For categories which received up to seven nominations, First, Second, and Third place banners will be awarded to the winners.

And now, without further delay, here we are!

Winners for the Quarter 1 2022 Inuyasha Fandom Awards, hosted by FeudalConnection!

Best Action Fiction: First Place (Tie): ”When the End Comes” by @mustardyellowsunshine​ First Place (Tie): “Recover(me)“ by @sagemcmae​ Second Place: ”The Captain and the Hanyo“ by @goshinote​

Best Alternate Universe/Reality Fiction: First Place:  “Under the Northern Lights“ by @lostinfantasyworlds​ Second Place:  ”Holding Out For a Hero“ by @lavendertwilight89​ Third Place:  ”Midnight Kiss“ by @mynightshining​

Best Canon Fiction: First Place:  ”How to Be a Boy Friend“ by @neutronstarchild​ Second Place:  ”Ramen“ by @writemydaydreams​

Best Canon Divergent Fiction: First Place:  ”In Hindsight“ by @mrfeenysmustache​ / AshMish111 Second Place:  ”The Right Time” by @lemonlushff​ Third Place:  ”Bonds Through Time: The Adventures of Inuyasha and Kagome“ by @xfangheartx​

Best Angst Fiction: First Place:  ”Under the Northern Lights“ by @lostinfantasyworlds​ Second Place:  ”Million Dollar Man“ by @inussunflower​ Third Place:  ”No Defense“ by @dawnrider​

Best Dark Fiction: First Place:  ”The Deadliest Sin“ by @fawn-eyed-girl​ & @hopidoodle​ Second Place:  ”Million Dollar Man“ by @inussunflower​ Third Place:  ”Feathers“ by @kstewdeux​

Best Drama Fiction: First Place:  ”Behind the Silk Screen“ by @eien-no-basho​ Second Place:  ”The Ghost of Higurashi Shrine“ by @elkonigin​ Third Place (Tie):  “Jar of Hearts“ by @mamabearcat​ Third Place (Tie):  ”The Legend of the Dark Forest“ by BlueZeldana (AO3)

Best Humor/Parody Fiction: First Place:  ”Let Me Bear Your Children“ by @ruddcatha​ Second Place:  ”Thirst Impressions“ by @fandomobsessions016​ Third Place:  ”Maybe So“ by @witchygirl99​

Best NSFW Fiction: First Place:  ”The Tell” by @fawn-eyed-girl​ Second Place:  ”Thirst Impressions“ by @fandomobsessions016​ Third Place:  ”Reassurance“ by @alannada​

Best Oneshot: First Place: ”The Hanyo and the Cheerleader“ by @ruddcatha​ Second Place:  ”You’re Okay“ by @keichanz​ Third Place: ”Show and Tell“ by @superpixie42​

Best Character Portrayal: First Place:  ”Maybe So“ (Inuyasha) by @witchygirl99​ Second Place:  ”503-B“ (Kagome) by @clearwillow​ / BrigidTheFae (Ao3) Third Place:  ”Day 7: Marriage“ (Inuyasha) by @xoxopandapanda​

Best InuKag Romance Fiction: First Place:  ”Cinnamon Hearts“ by @fandomobsessions016​ Second Place:   ”In Hindsight“ by @mrfeenysmustache​ / AshMish111 (AO3) Third Place:   “Higurashington” by @theladymagnolia​

Best Non-InuKag (Canon) Romance Fiction: First Place:  ”Life Written Between Chicken Wings“ by @witchygirl99​ Second Place:  ”A Stolen Kiss“ by @sapphirestarxx​ Third Place:  ”Perfection“ by @kstewdeux​

Best Non-Canon Romance Fiction: First Place:  ”Night Terrors“ by @mythicamagic​ Second Place (Tie):  ”It is beginning to look like, f*** that“ by @shade-without-color​ Second Place (Tie):  ”Tails from the West“ by thetroll (AO3)

Best Serial: First Place:  ”Short Tales of Ever After“ by @knittingknots​ Second Place:  ”The Sweetest Sounds“ by @sereia1313​ / Sereia13 (Ao3)

Best Ficlet: First Place:  ”Options“ by @kawaiichan67​ First Place:  ”A Double-Edged Sword“ by @echobows​ Second Place (Tie):  ”Strange Fiction“ by @hazelhalfpint​ Second Place (Tie):  ”A New Year“ by @kaoruhana08

Best Fluff: First Place:  ”The One Who Speaks My Name“ by @neutronstarchild​ Second Place:  “Neighbors” by @keichanz​ Third Place:  ”I Don’t Need Perfection“ by @cannibalsforbreakfast​ / Laeoukka (Ao3)

Best Completed: First Place:  ”Light Me a Lantern“ by @inuyashasforest​ / Novaviis (Ao3) Second Place: ”How to be a Boy Friend“ by @neutronstarchild​ Third Place: ”Ukiyo: The Baker’s Tale” by @goshinote​

Best Action Fanart: First Place:  “Brothers“ by @lady2nope​​ Second Place: ”Sick of this Shit“ by @thunderpot​

Best Alternate Universe/Reality Fanart: First Place:  “Inuyasha- Demon Slayer AU” by Mijasrose (TW) Second Place:  ”They are happy“ by @chappysuey​ Third Place:  “Untitled“ by @wolfcry77​

Best Canon Fanart: First Place:  ”Family✨✨💖🌸” by chandllucky (TW) Second Place:  ”Full Moon Sacrifice“ by @kalcia​ Third Place:  ”Day 3: Sango“ by @halftrashdemon​

Best Angst Fanart: First Place:  ”慕 (Longing)“ by @kaorimizunya​ Second Place (Tie): ”Kagome After Battle“ by @elevenharbor​ Second Place (Tie):  ”her stuff got left behind“ by @stillunderyourbed​

Best Dark Fanart: First Place:  ”Forget-Me-Not“ by @hopidoodle​ Second Place:  “full demon Inuyasha“ by @opal-lines​

Best Humor/Parody Fanart: First Place (Tie):  ”Happy Hogoshamaru Week“ by @kagkik​ First Place (Tie):  ”If their meeting went a little more different…“ by sagedaydreamer (PX) Second Place: ”Better than Me“ by Pinkhudy (TW)

Best Kiss Fanart: First Place:  ”InuKag Action“ by ninaplushy (TW) Second Place:  “Date Night (first pic)” by @luftballons99​ Third Place:  “Family“ by @kaorimizunya​​

Best Character Fanart: First Place:  ”Sango from InuYasha“ by @kiranightart​​ Second Place:  ”Untitled Sesshomaru Braidart“ by @sayuri-watanabe​​ Third Place:  ”Inuyasha“ by Karin.P (PX)

Best Duo/Pairing Fanart: First Place:  ”A hug like last time“ by @mdemoroha​ Second Place:  “To Love’s End” by Ramblingrhubarb (TW) Third Place:  ”SessKag Advent Calendar: Day 20“ by @lostlunaticprincess​​

Best Doujinshi: First Place:  ”Moroha’s Ears“ by @jess-oui​​ Second Place:  “Parents to the Rescue“ by @heavenin–hell​​–hell

Best Redraw: First Place:  ”Untitled“ by @mafiamundi​ Second Place:  ”Movie 2“ by Angel_KagomeX (TW) Third Place:  ”Inuyasha“ by @darcysdoodles​​

Best NSFW Fanart: First Place:  ”You Like to Watch“ by @thunderpot​​ Second Place:  ”New Moon Hangovers“ by @nartistadigital​​ Third Place (Tie):  ”Onsen“ by @otaku-108​​ Third Place (Tie):  ”Pining Koga“ by @youkaiyume​​

Best Romance Fanart: First Place:  ”🌸New life🌸“ by TaiSanchi (TW) Second Place:  “I Love Them C:” by @peocokruu​​ Third Place:  ”Promise“ by @nartistadigital​​

Best Non-Canon Pairing Fanart: First Place:  ”I’m back… Sesshomaru“ by @satoru-taisho​​ Second Place:  ”Not a Romance Novel“ by @clementinesgulag​​ Third Place:  ”SessKaede“ by @tmetta​​

Best LGBTQ+ Romance Fanart: First Place: ”Shrine of Last Resort“ by @heavenin–hell​ Second Place:  ”Touga and Kirinmaru“ by @kalcia​​

Best Group Depiction Fanart: First Place:  ”⭐𝑵𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒅 𝒆𝒏 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒂⭐“ by mdemoroha (TW) Second Place: ”Untitled“ by @incaseyouart​​ Third Place:  “Kagome & Sango" by cotta_me (TW)

Best Traditional: First Place: “Commission, Kagura” by Neobirdy (TW) Second Place: ”Inu Yasha’s half-brother“ by Nashi (TW) Third Place: ”INU l INKtober ~ Day06 ~ husky“ by @schnee-amsel​​ Third Place: ”Day 5: Gifts🎁” by Lelolanda19 (TW)

Best Overall Fanart: First Place: ”MirSan Family in the Snow“ by @magnoliajades​​ Second Place (Tie):  ”Inuyasha y su bebé Moroha“ by hananote22 (TW) Second Place (Tie):  ”🎃Happy Halloween🎃 Ten Lee as Sesshomaru“ by @merinaart​​

Congratulations to all the winners! Your awards are ready, so please send one of the mods your preferred email address so we can send them to you!

Please note, the winner ban only applies to the first place winner(s) in each division; second and third place winners will be eligible to be nominated again in the next quarter.

As this quarter comes to a close, FeudalConnection will be taking a short hiatus. This time is always spent reviewing the process and seeing what can be revamped for the next quarter.

Don’t forget, the @inuyasharedraw blog is always open!

We will officially be back in full swing starting April 1st! We will still be around in case you have questions or concerns, but please take this time to read new fanfiction and find new fanart. We strongly encourage everyone to nominate different writers and artists for the next quarter, so to spread the love of this fandom around.

As the day gets closer to the start of the second quarter of 2022, we will be keeping everyone in the loop when it comes to changes and updates. Please continue to stay safe during these ever-changing times! Thank you all again for making this such a wonderful experience! See you soon!

- FeudalConnection

#feudalconnection #yay

[merinaart]

🪐Please don't mind if I sing

It's just feel inviting

Now it's time for giving

Fill your soul with my own sin🪐

Jeff Satur

Guess the total drawing time!

#jeff satur #saturdayss #Jeff satur fan art #fanart #kinnporche the series #kinnporsche kim #thai singer #dum dum #digital art #digital drawing #art

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🌌𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘦, 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘺

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘊𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴

𝘙𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵

𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘐 𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮🌌

My first Lan Zhan 🫶🏻

Guess the total drawing time!

#lan zhan #lan wangji #mxtx mdzs #mdzs fanart #hanguang jun #wang yibo #wei wuxian #the untamed #grandmaster of demonic cultivation #digital art #digital drawing #art #mo dao zu shi

[merinaart]

Every second, every minute

Make me wanna celebrate it

Everythin' about you perfect

Happy T E N day 💜💜💜

Happy birthday my love, my muse 💜💜💜

#ten lee #ten chittaphon #chittapon leechaiyapornkul #ten nct #ten superm #ten wayv #superm #nct #WayV #kpop fanart #kpop #digital art #kpopidol #digital drawing #art #nct fanart #superm fanart #tenlee 1001 #happy ten day

[merinaart]

✨My red face

Hug it tight in your embrace place your warm lips on my forehead

Only look at me with your eyes and when tears block what’s in front

Say a word of ‘I Love You’ to me Just this one word... ✨

Missing Teamin hours 🥹

Total drawing time 10h

#lee taemin #taemin #superm taemin #shinee taemin #taemin shinee #shinee #kpop fanart #kpop #digital art #kpopidol #digital drawing #art #superm #taemin fanart

[merinaart]

Happy New Year everyone!

This is the last post of 2022 and for some of you the very first for 2023.

I usually draw Ten but I wanted to finish this b day present collab for Seyma. As each year me and @domimi-99 decide to draw one of Seyma s biases to surprise her. 🤣this one took a long ass while but I think the wait was worth it. So it’s more of a new years gift 🎁 but it comes from our hearts and that’s what counts.

After 23h and 25 mins I proudly present you two baddies I mean Taeyongs 🤣🤣🤣

Have a great end and a start of years, enjoy your life to the fullest, don’t be worried about meaningless things, take care of yourself and those who make your life more enjoyable and have fun.

With love Merina

#질주 #taeyong fanart #lee taeyong #nct taeyong #nct 127 #nct 127 2 baddies #kpop fanart #kpop #digital art #kpopidol #digital drawing #art #nct #superm #nct fanart

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Merry Christmas you all! 🎄💝🎅🏼

H A E C H A N

#nct haechan #haechan fanart #lee donghyuck #lee dong hyuck #haechan #kpop fanart #kpop #digital art #kpopidol #digital drawing #art #nct #fullsun #secret santa

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Oh my god this was so sweet! Exactly something I just needed ?! I’m smiling on my phone right now! 🥹🥹🥹thank you so so much love @dreamylittlesugarcube ❤️❤️❤️

Up in Smoke (The Sweet Version)

Genre: EXO

Characters: Kai x Female Reader

Warnings: None

Word Count: 1.4k

Summary: Your boyfriend tries to cook you an anniversary dinner–which goes very wrong…or very right? 

A/N: Happy Secret Santa reveal to my giftee @merinaart as part of the @exols-silver-christmas! I hope that you like my gift! I was very inspired by your love for Kai (and your adorable guinea pig!). I’ve enjoyed getting to chat with you over the last couple months! I decided at the last minute to make a “sweet” version of the story and and then separate “spicy” version later on because there were too many ways this story could have gone! So here’s the “sweet” version for you from 🍭-anon!

~*~

“Babe, why do I smell smoke?” 

The acrid smell of burning told you what your eyes couldn’t: your boyfriend was in the kitchen again. When he’d insisted on the blindfold, you’d felt butterflies in your stomach, giddy at the thought of what might be coming. Dinner in Itaewon? Wine tasting? A romantic walk by the Han River? The possibilities were endless and after two years together, your thoughtful boyfriend never failed to sweep you off your feet. For your first anniversary together, he’d hired a private chef to cook you a delicious five-course dinner, then you’d dreamily walked through the snow together hand-in-hand, sharing sips of hot chocolate.

 It had been the perfect day. 

This time around, Jongin had been incredibly secretive about what he was planning. But you knew something was up when you’d caught him sneaking around the apartment after he thought you’d gone to bed, or coming home with mysterious bags that he ferreted away somewhere. You were more than curious to know what the night might bring.

Despite your lack of vision, the clang of pots and pans and rhythmic slice of a kitchen knife told you Jongin had something different in mind this year. And you weren’t sure how to feel. Honestly, the man was a menace when it came to the culinary arts. You snorted, recalling the incident two months prior when he’d scorched the bottom of your wok so bad you’d had to throw it out. Fortunately, the recent installation of a fire extinguisher at least meant he couldn’t realistically burn the apartment down. 

When your inquiry went unanswered, you tried again. 

“At what point will I need to stop, drop, and roll?”, you said, giggling as the sound of chopping ceased.

Jongin’s footsteps drew closer, until you felt his knees bump against yours. “Ha, ha, very funny, jagi, he chastised playfully. “Kyungsoo taught me how to make this one, so it won’t be like last time, I promise. And I only burned the first one,” he added hastily.

He leaned in and gave you a quick peck on the lips before skirting away, skillfully avoiding your coy attempts to entice him back down for more. Sliding his hand down to rest on your lower back, he led you into what you assumed to be the dining room. A chair squeaked against the floor as Jogin pulled it out and instructed you to sit. 

You could feel Jongin’s warmth seeping into you from behind and you jumped when his lips grazed your ear.

“I wanted today to be special for you, for us,  _____–”

Your heart sped up at the sound of his voice. It was hard not to get distracted when he was so close to you, the feel of his arms around you never failed to make you melt. 

“Voila!” Jongin exclaimed,  theatrically pulling the blindfold from your eyes. 

On reflex, you squeezed your eyes shut to block out the dim light from the chandelier. After a few seconds, you hesitantly cracked an eye open, and you saw it. 

Square with rows of tiny indentations and little flecks of dark green and orange, you weren’t sure what to make of the charred–ahem–crispy item perched alone on the large, white plate. You cleared your throat, cognizant of the way Jongin was looking at you looking at his creation. Eyes gleaming with pride. Expectantly waiting for your praise. 

You chose your words carefully, trying to make sense of what you were seeing, while not shattering your gentle boyfriend’s heart.

“Jongin, baby…what’s–uh–on the menu, tonight?” 

He laughed, as though it was obvious. “It’s a fried rice waffle, silly!”

You looked between the hockey puck on your plate and your sweet boyfriend’s face, grateful for once that you’d taken that god-awful acting class in college. 

“It looks…”, you struggled to find the right word, “...interesting…”

Jongin’s head bobbed enthusiastically. “Are you gonna take a bite?”

You nodded with what you hoped was realistic enthusiasm.

God, you sucked at acting. You failed that acting class, don’t you remember? 

It was worse than you imagined. 

Way worse. 

You broke off a piece, chewing gingerly, all while Jongin intently watched your face, waiting for your reaction. All at once, your tongue was hit with a spectrum of flavors and textures–bitter, crunchy, hard, soft, and the overwhelming taste of spring onion. Just…bleh…

“So?” he asked, leaning forward, eyes wide in anticipation. 

The glob of “waffle” stuck in your throat at his question, and you swallowed hard to push it down,

“It’s..um..very crunchy…and…um…onion-y?” 

Jongin’s face fell. 

“It’s awful,” he moaned, covering his face with his hands. He sat down in the chair next to you with his shoulders slumped, the very picture of dejection. “I never should’ve taken cooking advice from Chanyeol and Sehun,” he muttered, almost to himself. 

You froze. “I thought you said Kyungsoo taught you this recipe.” 

Jongin looked up from his hands and worried his lower lip.

“He did…but then Sehun showed me a TikTok and Chanyeol had a waffle iron…and I just…messed up. Why can’t I cook like Kyungsoo?” he moaned. 

He looked so sad, your baby. And he had tried so hard for you tonight. You stood from your chair and folded him into your arms, resting your chin on his head. 

“Jongin,” you started, “you and I both know that would be asking a lot of the universe. Be the most handsome and skilled dancer in all of K-Pop and be a good cook? You’d be just too amazing to be real.”

Jongin chuckled beneath you, reaching up to stroke your cheek.

“Besides,” you continued, “Kyungsoo has his strengths and you have yours. Affectionate. Kind. Generous. Smooth on the dance floor. So handsome,” you listed, punctuating each compliment with a peck on the lips. 

Your boyfriend hummed in the back of his throat, a slow smile spreading on his face.

“Actually, ____, there is one more thing I have planned for tonight,” he said with a mysterious smile.  

He led you to the couch in the living room and gently pressed on your shoulders for you to sit. Telling you to wait, he flipped the lightswitch, plunging the room in darkness. Suddenly, the room was dimly illuminated by a string of clear fairy lights, the soft tones of “Peaches” drifting through the surround-sound speakers. 

“Pretty girl, you’re like peaches…it’s a soft embrace…a sweetness that spreads in my mouth…feels good to be the bad guy…”

Jongin leapt into action, his body like water, flowing through the movements like he was born to do. His eyes held yours as he flew and you knew every word of this song was meant for you. Without warning, Jongin sprung forward, pulling you up from the couch and into his arms. As the last notes faded away, you simply swayed together, enjoying each other’s nearness. 

Jongin squeezed you close and whispered words of love in your ear. You held his face between your hands and counted your blessings that this wonderful man had found his way into your life. 

You stretched on your toes to give him a kiss, only to be rudely interrupted by the sound of the doorbell. 

“Were you expecting anyone, babe?” you asked, glancing quizzically at the door.  

Jongin shook his head, just as perplexed.

You waited as he walked to the entrance and you could hear the muffled sound of a voice on the other side. The door closed and Jongin came back with a takeout container. Inside you found a feast of your and Jongin’s favorite foods–fried chicken, roasted duck, bibimbap, and tteokbokki–along with an expensive bottle of wine.  

“Did you order this?” you asked.

He shook his head, shrugging his shoulders  “No, but the delivery said it’s bought and paid for, so…” 

Across the room, Jongin’s phone lit up with a text:

“Jongin-ah, just a tip: never take cooking advice from amateurs like us. Enjoy your meal 😜.

~Chanyeol and Sehun” 

“Wow, just wow,” Jongin explained sarcastically. “Can’t trust anyone these days.”

“Except me,” you added, batting your eyelashes playfully. 

“Except you,” he agreed. “Well…shall we?” he said, motioning towards the food. 

You nodded. “Might as well,” you said with a smile. 

“Happy anniversary, jagi.”