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euphoriahrs · 3 years

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bittersweet | jjk [ii.]

» pairing: manhwa artist!jjk x female oc

» genre: roommate au

» word count: 2.1k

» disclaimer: contains strong language and drinking, but very little

» rated pg 13

* lowercase is intended *

[series mlist]

chapters: i. | ii. | iii. | iv. | v. | vi. | vii. | viii. | ix. | x. | xi. | xii.

a/n: make sure to reblog and let me know what you think about this chapter!

𝐇𝐀𝐄𝐖𝐎𝐍 didn't arrive at the apartment until evening time. on her way back, she received an unexpected call from work informing her that a coworker was caught stealing customers' medications and needed to get there urgently.

she worked at a local pharmacy that was run by a lovely couple in their 50s. haewon was in urgent need of a job so when she saw that they were looking for an extra hand, she was elated. she would finally have a job that fit her major.

the jung’s started their pharmacy soon after they got married and raised three children, all of which moved out of the average-sized town and into bigger cities for better opportunities.

the only help they had was a man in his early 30s who was working to pay off debts, and since none of their children wanted to inherit the pharmacy as well as old age creeping upon them, they began to search for the much-needed help. now the sweet couple are practically her parents.

she reluctantly cracked the door open, wide enough so she could peek through without anyone noticing her. she expected to see an alert guard dog waiting to bite off the intruder’s finger, but there was nothing so she opened it wider.

instead of finding a vicious guard dog, she was met by what seemed to be an adorable puppy-like dog that was fast asleep waiting for its owner to come back so that they could go on their daily walk at the park.

disappointed but not surprised, she closed the door behind her and walked closer to her roommate. she slowly walked towards the boy until she was close enough to hear his soft snores.

from where she was, she squatted down and positioned her elbows on her thighs to place her head in her hands, so that she can look at his face from a safe distance without getting caught.

she examined his features of his sleeping state.

his brows were furrowed creating a crease right between them, his slightly scrunched nose, and a frown that was formed on his lips.

"i wonder what's on his mind," she whispered.

"you better turn that frown upside down, idiot," she motioned with her fingers. she stayed in that position a little longer before getting up, not wanting to be there in case he woke up.

she stretched and sauntered towards the kitchen thinking of what she should eat for dinner.

"do i cook or get takeout?" she mused making her way to a stool. she tapped the counter like a drum while trying to decide.

she was too lazy to cook and besides that, they haven't gone grocery shopping in a while so there was no food in the fridge.

"takeout it is," she pulled out her phone and opened postmates. "now the question is what(italics) to eat," she sighed scrolling through the options.

"order from that chicken and beer restaurant," a voice croaked behind her. she dropped her phone from the sudden sound, "oh, jeongguk you scared me," she let out an anxious laugh and placed a hand over her heart.

"you should really make it known when you're around," she picked up her phone.

"well, you should start paying more attention to me then," he fired back smugly while getting some water from the fridge to quench his thirst.

ignoring his comment, "when did you wake up?" haewon questioned.

with his tired stare, "just now. i just so happened to see what was on your phone." she hummed in response and searched for the restaurant, "i guess we could get that then. i didn't know what to get anyways." jeongguk moved to sit on the stool next to her and sat in silence.

after a minute or two, jeongguk broke the silence, "i haven't forgotten about this morning just so you know," he sang in a threatening way. "of course," she replied in a bored tone and she jokingly added, "so, how was your guest last night?"

"she was amazing," he amused sarcastically. haewon perked her eyebrows, "oh really? how did it go this morning hm?"

"quite refreshing actually," he seethed. haewon peered further, "not terrifying? not even a little bit?" while squinting her fingers.

jeongguk shot her a threatening look. "of course that shit was terrifying! i thought murdered someone while i was drunk last night! how do you expect me to react when i woke up to see a bloody body laying right next to me?!" he barked.

"um let me think," haewon pretended to think. "over the moon," she faked gushed. jeongguk was about to respond when the doorbell rang. "i'll get it!" haewon rushed to the door.

"hello, are you park haewon?" the delivery boy asked. he was tall and lanky with dark brown eyes and hair, probably around 17 years old.

"yes i am," she answered. the boy smiled, "did you order a mixed box in with two beers?" haewon nodded.

"okay, that'll be $14.76," he gave her the bag. haewon was getting her wallet when jeongguk gave the boy money instead.

she scrunched her eyebrows and looked at jeongguk, "i can pay for it myself you know." jeongguk gave her his famous bunny smile. "i know, but i wanted to pay anyway."

“what's with the sudden mood change?” she muttered.

the delivery boy looked over to haewon to make sure that he was okay to take the money from jeongguk. she smiled and nodded, "it's not my money anyway." the boy was about to take the money when jeongguk interrupted.

"you know, actually you can pay for it yourself," he took the money back and walked away.

haewon whipped her head towards jeongguk, "how do you just say 'oh i'm going to pay for our dinner today' and then decide to take it back?!" she looked confused with a tinge of annoyance.

"i don't know," he stood there with his hands in his pockets. haewon rolled her eyes and turned back around to give the delivery boy money. the boy awkwardly smiled, "would you like your change?"

"no thank you, have a good night," she smiled back.

haewon closed the door and leaned against it. she stared at jeongguk trying to figure out why his mood kept changing. one minute he seemed like he was going to kill her, the next minute he was all nice and stuff, and another minute later he wants to take back his kindness.

jeongguk cleared his throat, "if you take a picture it'll last longer." she thought about his remark and did what he said to and took a picture. jeongguk was surprised but covered up quickly before she could take the picture. "there i did it." she said in a monotone.

"but you know what? you don't deserve to be in my camera roll, more like in the trash." she paused, "actually you don't deserve to be in my phone at all," with that haewon deleted the photo in her camera roll, then went into the trash and deleted there so that there was no trace of the photo left.

"come on, let's go eat before the food gets cold," she walked away. jeongguk stood there processing what just happened. "and she did that for what?" he shook his head and couldn’t help but form a grin and made his way to the kitchen to eat.

haewon had just finished placing the food on the counter when jeongguk came in. she handed him a beer and swung her piece of chicken, motioning him to sit down.

"so, how is your progress going on getting a company to accept your manhwa?" she asked being nosy and wondering how his life was going.

jeongguk almost spit out his beer, "how did you know about that?"

haewon scratched the back of her head, "well, you see, it was only a peek-"

"just a peek?" jeongguk interrupted raising an eyebrow. she sighed, "okay i went through it. but only because i was trying to at least tidy up your room since i did just leave something possibly life traumatizing in your bed." she sheepishly smiled. "sorry," she added and took a sip of her beer.

“that’s bullshit,” he rolled his eyes.

“okay, you caught me, i was snooping,” she said exaggerating the ‘a’ and put her hands up surrendering. “but being nosy is in my nature, i can’t help it,” she shrugged and took a sip of beer.

“whatever,” he exhaled. his shoulders slumped, "none of the companies are responding. i doubt they even took a glance at what i sent them. so i guess i'll just have to continue to work on webtoon," he confessed and chugged his beer.

"from what i have seen, your works are really good. you just haven't found the right company yet, all of those other companies are just blind jerks that can't see that there's a great manhwa in front of them," haewon tried her best to console him while not sounding fake. she hated being in situations like these without sounding awkward, it was rather hard for her to console someone.

jeongguk showed a pained smile and stared off into space.

silence consumed over the two as they finished their food. haewon glanced at jeongguk for a second, he was staring at his drink with his tongue poking the inside of his cheek. he reminded her someone that she used to know, who was long in the past. not wanting the thoughts to continue, she rubbed her face as a way to get rid of the memories.

she ended up staring at him much longer than she intended, she was so caught up thinking about her past that she hadn’t noticed that jeongguk was staring right back at her. he quickly looked away when he noticed that she came back to her senses.

after they were finished eating, jeongguk got up to throw their food away. haewon rested her head on the counter and played her favorite game on her phone. jeongguk leaned forward against the counter and asked, "why did you come home so late? i thought it was your day off."

haewon stared at her phone contemplating whether she should answer him or not. she didn't feel like talking because it would take too much effort.

she conversed in her head, “should i answer? do i want to? no, but... ah whatever.”

finally making her decision she lazily explained, "my coworker was caught stealing customers' medications at work today and my boss needed me to come in to take over the rest of his shift," she moved her head so that she could face him.

"apparently he was an addict but hid it well i guess. every time we had to take drug tests he would have a way to fake them so that they would turn negative,” she paused to take a break and rubbed her eyes, “we also had him do inventory at the end of each day of our over the counter pills since he had been working there for a year or two now, and was trusted," she yawned wanting to stop talking but it was too late now.

"but it turns out that he kind of faked those as well. he would get different friends to buy some every other day, so he wouldn't have to put much work into faking everything and so that nothing looked suspicious when our boss checked everything at the end of the month," she finished explaining, thanking heaven that she could finally stop talking.

jeongguk was nearly speechless by how dedicated that man was. "that's crazy," was all he could let out. "i know right," haewon chuckled.

she got off the stool, "i’m going to head out now. night," she left the kitchen dragging her feet to her room.

"goodnight," jeongguk softly replied. he stood at the counter for a little longer before walking over to the couch and turning on the tv to a random late-night cartoon.

since he was his friend's p.a, it was his job to review the busy work schedule for the next day and memorizing it, or at least he tried to, but he mainly tried to find when he would have time for a break.

feeling drowsy, he tossed his phone onto the coffee table and got comfortable on the couch. he was too tired to even think about going all the way to his room, so he just stayed in the living room. listening to the t.v in the background, he closed his eyes and let sleep wash over him.

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exhoe-imagines · 7 years

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Just Right || Youngjae

@fangirlbible Requested: I would like to request a youngjae from got7 one shot. Basically the girl has been good friends with youngjae since they were trainees and she's liked him for so long. She's super shy though and she dresses like a tomboy and doesn't really know how to tell him. So her group member tells her to change her look and see if he responds to it but he ends up hating it because he likes her for who she is. It's really cliche I know.

A/N: All I could think about while writing this was ‘Just Right’ hence the name of the fic hahaha. Hope you enjoy <3 - Admin Ruby

Word Count: 1,484

Warnings: Slight angst, Reader is a bit insecure

A frown spreads across your face as you watch Youngjae from across the practice room. He stands talking to your band mate Haewon, and it’s no doubt that’s she’s flirting with him.

‘I don’t blame her’ you think.

She pulls him closer, whispering something in his ear that causes him to pull back with an open mouthed laugh. A wave of jealousy courses through you. You have been his friend the longest, since trainee days, and as his friend, you should be the one making him laugh not her.

But that’s all you are, his friend, best friend actually, but nothing more.

You grew up together as trainees. You found it easier to talk to Youngjae than any of the girls in your group. They were confident, flirtatious, the complete opposite of you. Shyness radiated off you, and your tomboy style didn’t match the other girls. They weren’t by any means rude, you did consider them good friends, but you always felt closer to Youngjae.

Somewhere along the way, you had fallen hard for the idol. Maybe it was his caring dark brown eyes, his adorable smile, or the way his dark brown hair fell in his face, you weren’t sure. His personality was what attracted you the most. His bright aura always brought a smile to your face. The way he’s always looked out for you, always ensuring you were never uncomfortable during a social situation or making sure you took breaks during practice. Youngjae passed it off saying he simply didn’t want you being overworked, but you couldn’t help to wish he thought of you as more than someone he was obligated to take care of.

You watch as Youngjae bids Haewon goodbye before his eyes scan the room looking for someone. His dark brown eyes land on you and he smiles before waving in your direction, it’s a platonic gesture, but you can’t stop your heart from fluttering at the motion.

In a few short strides, he’s standing by your side, smile still plastered across his face.

“Y/N! How are you?” His tone is as friendly and happy as ever.

“O-oh I’m doing well!” You try to reply with as much enthusiasm in your voice as possible but Youngjae can tell it’s forced and he lets out a light chuckle.

“I’m glad.” You’re about to ask how his practice is going but he politely cuts you off. “Oh, I wanted to ask,” He starts, “After practice today we should go to that new café down the street, catch up, yeah?”

A blush crawls up your neck, and your palms start sweating at his offer. It’s been a long time since you’ve last hung out alone together. Both of your schedules have been so packed with idol related projects. There’s no way you’re giving up the opportunity to go to lunch with Youngjae however.

“I’d love to! What time?”

There’s no hesitation in your response and you mentally high five yourself for the confidence your voice conveys. Youngjae grins at your reply, and you swear you can feel your heart beating faster.

Plans are made and before you know it you’re exchanging farewells., Youngjae having left to go to his own practice.

The realization that you’re going to be out at lunch with your longtime crush, alone, sets in and you feel the nervousness bubbling in your stomach. ‘It’s kind of like a date, right?’ Your subconscious tries to make the situation better, but it makes you sadder the more you think about it. Youngjae’s only asking you out as a friend and you can’t help but sigh in disappointment.

“You know, if you want to get him to notice you as something other than a friend, you need to change your style.”

You whip your head around to face another one of your band members, Jiyeon. The genuine smile on her face shows her tone isn’t meant to be taken insultingly, she’s just stating her opinion.

“How so?” You question. You trust Jiyeon’s opinion, and if she thinks this is the best way to get Youngjae to think of you as more than a friend, then you’re willing to try it.

“Well, let’s be honest, your everyday style isn’t very eye-catching.” Her brown eyes trail down your figure, and you follow, looking down to see a baggy shirt a size too big and a pair of sweatpants. ‘Definitely not eye-catching,’ you make a mental note to yourself.

“So before your date tonight, I’m offering to help you change into something much more, should I say? Striking.”

You blush at her use of the word ‘date’ but nod anyway, putting the destiny of your lunch with Youngjae in her hands.

“Are you sure this is a good idea?” You cringe as Jiyeon applies another layer of powder on your makeup covered face.

“Stop whining and let me work my magic!” She snaps back, and you roll your eyes at how serious she’s being.

After a few more brush strokes and a lot of mischievous grins on her side, you’re finally done.

“Ahhh Y/N, you look so beautiful, who would have guessed?” Jiyeon teases. You shoot a glare her way, and it’s returned with a pout. She hands you a mirror, letting you see your reflection.

To say it’s different from what you’re used to would be an understatement.

A powder matching your skin tone covers any imperfections on your face. Eyeliner makes your eyes pop, and a strawberry red tint covers your lips. It’s a lot to take in, and you aren’t sure if you like it or not but you go along with it.

“Now for the outfit!” Jiyeon squeals, running over to her bag and rummaging through it before she pulls out a wad of cream fabric. She tosses it over to you, and you unravel it to reveal a very short dress.

You immediately start shaking your head, not wanting to wear a thing so out of your comfort zone but Jiyeon is already pushing you and the dress into the bathroom.

“You can do it Y/N! I believe in you ~” She cheers.

Taking a deep breath, you quickly undress before pulling the soft fabric over your head. You fix your styled hair and look into the mirror. The person staring back at you is no doubt beautiful, but it doesn't feel right.

There’s no time to change however as you hear a knock on the door of your dorm, indicating Youngjae’s arrival. You give yourself one last mental pep talk before grabbing your shoes and walking out to the front door. You nervously pull it open and come face to face with Youngjae.

“Hey Y/- whoa,” Youngjae's eyes widen as he takes in your appearance and you can’t help but blush under his stare.

“U-um you can come in.” You open the door for him, and he steps in, his eyes not leaving your face.

“What’s with the new look?”

You feel your stomach flip at his question. ‘You shouldn’t have let Jiyeon talk you into this!’ your mind screams.

“Do you not like it?” You question.

Youngjae seems to be at a loss for words, but he manages to get something out. “N-no! You look beautiful it’s just it doesn’t look like you,” He tries to explain, but you can’t help to feel a bit offended.

“Are you saying I don’t usually look beautiful?” You know it’s not what he means to say, but you still take his words to heart.

“No! Not that either. It’s just, I like your usual look better.”

You nod along to his words, agreeing with him. “Well that’s a relief, I don’t care much for the look either.” You shrug. If possible, Youngjae looks even more confused than before.

“If you don’t like the look why’d you do it?” He questions.

“Jiyeon convinced me that if I looked like this, you’d see me as more than a friend. “ The words are out of your mouth faster than you can process and your eyes widen when you finish speaking. Before you can dismiss what you said, Youngjae is confessing back.

“B-but I do see you as more than a friend!” His words come out in a stutter, and his face turns bright red.

“Really? Me too.” You blush back. He gives you a shy nod and nervously rubs the back of his neck.

“I like the normal you better though.” Youngjae states. You grin in return, not only happy that Youngjae likes you in return but because he likes the real you. A surge of warmth and happiness course through your body and you can’t help but pull Youngjae into a hug. He eagerly returns it, burying his head into your neck and laughing.

“Promise you’ll go back to how you looked before?” He mumbles.

“I promise,” You chuckle, “I’m never touching another dress again in my life.”

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