#heeseung romance

[luciathcv]

spoiled - psh

summary: richbf!sunghoon x reader - sunghoon as your rich bf || warnings: none || genre: fluff || word count: approximately 670

okay so rich boyfriend sunghoon has been in my head for awhile now

and so i wanted to write about it

first of all!!

i feel like he’s the type to be really caring towards you but it’s less of an outward thing

okay, that doesn’t make sense but i’ll explain..

for example, you’ll wake up and he’ll already be at work and when you go out to the kitchen, you see a jewelry box on the counter with a card next to it

you’d read the card and it’d say something like ‘thought you’d like this’ and that would be it

you’d open the box and see the most beautiful and expensive looking necklace

when he gets back from work later in the day you’d thank him for the necklace and he’d be so nonchalant about it

at least he acts nonchalant about it towards you

next..

he’d be the type to take you shopping and just kind of be there as your emotional support and your bag carrier

okay so let me explain

you’d be at some expensive shopping mall

and every time you see something you like you’d look at him, not saying a word but giving him a look with your eyes that was your way of asking if you could get it

he’d simply just nod and you’d smile, hugging him and thanking him

after he paid, you’d go to grab the bag to carry it but he was too fast, grabbing it before you and putting his hand on the small of your back, leading you out of the store

so that’s what i mean by bag carrier because, like, he’d just carry all your bags without you even having to ask

now, onto what i meant about him being your emotional support

you’d find some clothes at a store that you really liked and you wanted to try it on so that you knew if you liked it on you or not when on before actually buying it

you’d go into the dressing room and sunghoon would follow

he’d sit on the seat and watch as you changed into the clothing

you were looking in the mirror and he could just tell by your face that something was wrong

so he’d asked ‘what’s wrong?’

you’d start pouting as you said you didn’t like it

so he’d say ‘if you don’t like it then try the next one but you look beautiful’

so, you’d try something else on

you felt like this didn’t look good either

‘i look so bad’ you’d comment, feeling a little insecure because you just couldn’t manage to fit in the clothing like the models did

sunghoon noticed that you were really upset so he’d get up and go behind you, hugging you from behind

he’d then start kissing your neck, ‘you’re the most beautiful girl in the whole world’

‘you’re just saying that to make me feel better’ you’d respond

he’d stop kissing your neck and he’d look at you in the mirror, ‘don’t say that. i really think that. now come on, you look gorgeous.’ he’d tell you

you’d turn around and hug him and he’d hug you back, comforting you

when you pulled away from the hug, ‘i really think it looks good on you. i think you should get it.’ sunghoon would say

so, even though you didn’t want to, you agreed and you got it

he just loved you so much

and he genuinely thought that you were the most beautiful girl in the whole wide world

okay, soooo

as you could tell from the other examples

you were spoiled so good by him, okay?

you knew that

he knew that

one time you even asked if he didn’t like buying you stuff

he immediately snapped his head to look at you lol

he’d shake his head, ‘no, why do you think that?’

you’d simply just shrug

he’d pull you closer to him

‘my favorite thing to do is spoil you. i love seeing you happy, darling.’

he’s really so sweet

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[jaylaxies]

TO THE BOY: who was my rival

PAIRING: jay x fem!reader

GENRE/CW: smut, fluff, romance, angst, slight slowburn, mentions of thunderstorm, unprotected sex (wrap it before you tap it), fingering, marking, creampie, hot tub sex, shower sex, choking kink, mentions of petnames (princess, doll, darling, baby), mentions of jaemin (nct), yeonjun, taehyun and beomgyu (txt), yeji (itzy), karina (aespa), lmk if i missed anything!

WORD COUNT: 27.6k (27617 words)

SYNOPSIS: You weren’t sure if luck was on your side when you repeatedly found yourself accompanied by your rival, Jay—a smart as well as humble guy, during the entirety of your university field trip. You witnessed new sides of him, but what you did not expect was to see him shirtless in the hot tub, looking effortlessly beautiful under the moonlight.

WARNING: 18+ content, minors dni

OTHER PARTS: part 1 and part 2

A/N: hihii my angels <3 i’m finally back with jay’s part of the series! i want to apologize for the long wait and i wanna thank you all for being so patient! also, thank you soo much for 9k followers <33 i hope y'all will enjoy this! :3 all likes, comments, reblogs and feedbacks are so highly appreciated! it keeps me motivated! iloveyou all <33

You had grown to hate the sound of your alarm.

Seoul was a city that never slept, always bustling with energy, filling people to the brim with new hopes and a promising future. 

For someone whose attention was solely on the betterment of oneself, you fit right into the crowd of ambitious students albeit the sudden change in your routines, having to be more independent now that you lived in the shared rented apartment near your university, not having it in you to live in the dorms even though they were plenty comfortable.

Taking up extra jobs at the nearby cafes only added to your already packed schedule. Not only did it provide you with extra cash, but also helped you escape your ever so present intrusive thoughts. It was your escapism from your past life, wanting to forget all about your heartbreaks and you were glad to see good results, the technique working out well for you. 

Huffing, you got up with a groan and dismissed your alarm. Getting up was not your favourite activity, rather, it was easier for you to stay up the night. Regardless, you got up and dragged yourself to shower, not having it in you to miss the first lecture, especially when the subject was a bit bothersome for you. 

The campus was lively despite it being early. A bunch of new faces around you made you feel slightly better, also stopping to look at the outfits of a few girls passing by, loving the colours of their jackets. 

The scene reminded you of your first day at the campus.

You remember how you looked like a lost puppy finding your way towards your department building. Thankfully, your teacher incharge had recognized your face, calling you over. Only then did you notice the presence of a tall person standing next to Mrs. Min, your eyes fixating on him to see his jawline and you swore it was one of the most attractive faces you had ever witnessed in your life. 

“Jay, come here for a second, meet Y/n,” your teacher, Mrs. Min had said, giving you the name of the stranger easily, and it suited his image well. 

You suddenly felt conscious under his gaze, it was sharp, just like his facial features. He was tall with the prettiest shade of melanin, you noticed he had a few piercings on his ears, which added to his already attractive personality.

He was intimidating until he smiled, eyes turning into pretty crescents as he extended his hand, “Nice to meet you, I’m Jay.”

His deep baritone surprised you, which was fairly warm and welcoming as well. And that’s when you decided to title him as the ‘prince’, prince because of how straight his posture was, as if he had gotten personal training to be neat and perfect. 

You smiled as softly as you could, back straightening as you held on to his hand, yours being smaller than his, and shook it firmly, “Hey, I’m Y/n, pleased to meet you.”

Mrs. Min smiled fondly at your interaction, “Y/n is new in the city, and would love some guidance from her fellow classmates. There is no one better to do it than you,” she spoke and he nodded, listening to her with a serious face. You gathered that Jay might have lurked around the campus before, hence he knew the professors already, “Please be kind enough to inform her about everything a student needs to know here.”

“Yes, ma’am. Don’t worry about her at all, I will guide her through the basics,” he spoke earnestly, bowing down and you followed him as professor Min left you alone with him.

“Uhm, you don’t have to do anything, really! But I’ll appreciate it if you show me the way towards the lecture halls,” you sheepishly spoke, his chuckle making you feel at ease. 

“I don’t mind helping you. When did you shift here?” he asked softly, walking by your side and you answered all his questions, asking him some as well. 

Your acquaintance lasted for two days before you met Yeji, she came to you like a ray of sunshine, you weren’t sure if you had seen a smile so contagious before her. Safe to say, she didn’t leave your side from that day when you gave her a spare pen during your class. 

Speaking of her, you turned around as you heard her voice calling out your name, “Can’t we miss our class today?” she groaned. She wasn't much of a morning person as well, prioritizing good sleep over studies, while also not getting enough sleep at night and complaining about it the very next day. 

“We can, if you want to fail cause we won't understand anything later,” you pointed out, walking straight.

“Why are you so diligent? Let's go to the cafe instead,” she pouted, eyes begging you silently. 

The cafe, it was the one Jay had told you about on the very first day, mentioning how they have the best coffee at the cheapest price, also a top secret place. However, you did end up telling Yeji and Karina about it, the place becoming your spot soon after. Not to mention how you ran into Jay a few times there, exchanging smiles as a greeting.

“Yeji, we can't,” you deadpanned, “Weren't you looking for a tutor anyways?”

“Ugh, I hate it when you're right.” 

The scene was definitely a lot different than what you had back in your hometown, everything felt new to you. A sense of comfort, however, always followed you around. The first two days it was Jay, after that, Yeji and Karina — they never left your side. Karina was born and raised in Seoul, giving her the perfect opportunity to be your travel guide, sorting the problems for you and Yeji both, who had also come from a different town.

You sat down in the middle row of the lecture hall, Karina soon joining you, holding coffees for you both. She was a darling indeed.

“God, I love you,” you hugged her while Yeji brokenly mumbled how she was gonna marry Rina. 

She giggled, opening her iPad which she used to take notes as all the students began pouring into the class.

One thing about your university was that it was full of rich students, rich students who got quality education from the day they landed on earth, and some just got in due to the heavy influence of the family money, donations and a lot more. 

This institution was your dream and priority, and so you didn't mind even though you didn't stick out in the middle of a crowd, but you were happy to know that your professors acknowledged your determination and hard work towards your academic goals. 

This year, you were hellbent on one thing — getting an internship at Phoenix Tech, knowing that one spot would be open for your university students to take up an internship while also continuing with your education. 

Which gets you back to the being rich part, the ones who had the money, got in their internships readily. But, you would have to secure your spot by your own efforts, earnestly.

You sighed, lost in your thoughts before looking up to pay attention to Karina, “What's your plan for today?” she asked, however, you were interrupted before you could answer.

“Y/n, good morning,” Jay greeted you with a smile, sitting directly in front of you as his friends took up the rest of the seats in that very row. 

“Hey,” you said slowly, “good morning,” you returned the smile before your eyes widened, courtesy of Yeji's kick. 

“Are you flirting right now?” she marvelled out loud.

“They always do this,” Karina gave her input, “he smiles everytime he sees her in the morning.”

Another thing about Jay was that he lived in the same apartment as you, a rented one, his door being right in front of yours. Just like you, he lived with one of his roommates, Taehyun.

“I'm sitting right here you guys,” you sighed, “and no, it's not like that.”

“Sure,” they both dragged out before professor Jung came into view, starting the class. He taught well, you'd agree, but a few concepts were hard to grasp in general, hence your undivided attention went to his teaching during the entirety of your lecture duration.

It passed by quickly, and you packed your stuff once the bell rang.

“Jay and,” he paused to look into a list he had in his hand, following up by taking your name, “Y/n, please stay back for a few minutes, I have something to discuss with you both.” 

You tilted your head, confused but nodded at your friends to go ahead, assuring them that you'll catch up soon. 

“I see you both have been doing exceptionally well in your subjects—” he spoke and you felt relieved, “—which reminds me to inform you about the internship applications all students submitted earlier,” that caught your attention, you looked at Jay to find him being just as curious as you, “congratulations, you both have been shortlisted to be the candidates for the same, one of you will be selected by the end of this semester, and will be informed about everything later.”

You bit the inside of your cheek as an attempt to hide your smile, “Thank you, professor! It means a lot to me!” you said, Jay following suit and expressing his gratitude to be selected for the same before you both bowed down together.

“Hey, congratulations,” Jay said once you were outside, holding on to your wrist to stop you.

The sweetness of the boy in front of you made the corner of your lips twitch up, “Congratulations, Jay. You've always been hardworking, you deserve this.”

He proceeded to smile, noticing how he was still holding your hand, he let go of it at once, embarrassed, “I truly wish you luck, I'll give my best, I hope you do too.”

That's when it hit you, Jay was your rival from the given moment, for, only one of you would be selected in the very end. 

Ever since that day, something had switched between you both, maybe it was only from your side but, you couldn't see Jay as the sweet neighbour anymore, he was your rival, no matter how sickly pretty his smile was, you couldn't let him win. 

“Why aren't you happy about it?” Yeji asked once she saw you sulking in your bedroom, she lived with you, and you'd admit that she was a great roommate, always respectful and an amazing friend.

“Because, it's a competition and I can't help but wonder what would happen if I don't get that internship?” 

“Hey! Don't degrade yourself like that. I believe in you, and you should too!” Yeji more or less scolded.

“I just,” you gulped, “want a good future ahead of me,” a sigh left your mouth.

That had grown to be your life motto, and in all honesty, you liked this plan, wanting to stick to it. Yeji pulled you in a hug, patting your back gently. She knew all about your past breakups, and hence, your constant will to move on and become independent enough to not want anyone else. 

You knew that love was a void which feels like home when filled to brim, but, somewhere deep inside of you, laid a strange fear in the form of avoidance. Your safety walls are higher now.

You excused yourself, “I'll be out on the terrace, I need a bit of fresh air.”

Yeji let you go with an encouraging smile, not before taking out a chocolate from her pocket, pretending as if she got it using magic, getting a good chuckle out of you. 

You didn't mind going there in your shorts, the night atmosphere blessed you with a cool breeze, you could feel the winter approaching at a slow pace. The place wasn't silent per se, but it was peaceful enough to lie down on a mattress, peaceful enough to let go of your worries for a while, watching the stars in the sky, trying to make a pattern out of it. 

However, you didn't bring your mattress with you, settling to watch the sky with a craned neck, empty by chase atlantic blasting in your earphones in a soothing manner. Closing your eyes, you let your body absorb the coolness of the air.

Your moment of peace soon came to an end when you felt the warmth of a hand on your shoulder, eyes opening in a panic and neck twisting to see who it was with a hand on your chest, right above your heart.

Park Jay. The one you've been thinking about the whole day. 

“Fancy seeing you here,” he smiled, joining you without any invitation.

“You scared me!” you spoke up, looking at him with an accusatory glare. 

He chuckled, stuffing his hands in his sweatpants pocket, “I'm sorry, I honestly rarely ever see anyone coming up here so, yeah, I didn't want to disturb you. I can leave if you'd want that.”

Ever so respectful.

“No, no! It's fine,” you shook your head, looking up at him in the dim light, his eyes sparkling and a shadow of his curved lips was on display.

“What are you thinking about?” his question came out soft.

You didn't answer, voicing out another thought of yours instead, “I just realized that we never really talked to each other, other than the greetings, of course.”

“So, you were thinking about me?” he teased, bending to your eye level.

Now, that was something he had never done before, nor did you ever see him flirting with anyone else, the statement catching you off guard as you hit his shoulder at the absurd thought, only to come in contact with his muscle, which further render you speechless, “Sure, I have nothing better to do anyway.”

He snorted, “Yeah? What do you think about then?” he asked, coming closer.

You stepped back almost instantly, “Why do you wish to know that?” 

“Because, like you said, we never really talked before this conversation,” he shrugged, “and maybe I want to get to know you better.”

Your cheeks heated up despite the cold wind outside.

“It’s nothing,” you squeaked, “Just have been thinking about the internship, I guess.”

“Worried about it? Don’t be. You're more than capable of getting selected. You were shortlisted for a reason, Y/n.” His words were sincere, which only made you feel worse since you have been restless thinking about him being the one who gets it. 

“You're being so nice about it. Do—do you not see me as a rival then?” you were hesitant while asking. 

“Of course I do! You're my rival, but that does not mean I'll despise you for it. We'll be taking it as a friendly competition, won’t we?” he asked, staring deep into your eyes, and you swear you noticed him gulp down before he extended his arm for you to shake.

“Yeah,” you shook his hand firmly, just like the very first day you had met him, “but I’ll win this, Park,” you spoke as a whisper into his ear.

Competitions are hardly ever friendly. 

It wasn’t a threat, it was something playful that came out of your mouth, like a promise that would lead to more interactions between you both.

“I’m amused, I must say that,” he bit his lip, suddenly grabbing your waist and pulling you closer as you let out a yelp, his voice coming out deeper as he spoke into your ear, “Game on.”

The exchange from that night was quick to carve itself into your memory. You fiddled with the rings on your fingers as you remember how he stroked your cheek slightly, leaving you alone with a smirk right after he said that. Your whole body felt warm and you rushed back to your room, making sure that Jay had reached his own room first.

Him living in the apartment room just across yours from the corridor made it easy for him to run into you. 

“Do you need a ride?” he asked you, once he saw Yeji locking your door, him and Taehyun coming out at the same time. 

“Yes, please!” she groaned, answering in your place, not wanting to walk all the way to the campus, as she dragged you along with her. 

You smiled at how enthusiastically Yeji talked to them both while you sat quietly, staring at the surroundings outside. The ride wasn't long, barely ten minutes at maximum. 

“You don't talk much, do you?” Jay asked once you were out and walking towards your lecture room, Yeji engrossed in a conversation about aliens with Taehyun, “but, you were talkative that night.” 

You looked at him, “Shut up! That does not sound appropriate!” you whisper.

“Sounds pretty appropriate to me, unless you're thinking about something else,” he wiggled his brows and you pushed him away, walking faster.

To say that Jay had started to acknowledge your presence would be an understatement. You found yourself around him a lot more, and it was purely based on your luck — you weren’t sure if you should call it that. 

He was the first one who rushed to your sitting area after getting the class tests back, always comparing the answers as he went through your sheets with a concentrated pout on his face, while you used to snatch his sheets just to make sure that you had a better score, even by a mark. 

Your ever so friendly competition went on for a good while before your friend groups merged, which caused you to sit down with the four most popular boys of your major — Jay, Taehyun, Yeonjun and Beomgyu. The latter two being the rich ones, and they showed it off well.

People wanted to know how you managed to become friends with the four, when in reality you only knew Jay and Taehyun, your friends being more social and befriending the other two as well.

“I have a good feeling about today,” Karina spoke up, sipping on her iced americano.

“Right? I just have this feeling deep inside of me that we'll be getting good news today!” Gyu spoke up with enthusiasm.

“Well, duh. Don't you guys know what time of the year it is?” Yeji asked with raised brow and you simply looked at your side, only to find Tae being as lost as you.

“Oh! It's the yearly excursion time!” Yeonjun more or less screamed, and you took note of how energetic he was on a daily basis.

“I've heard about those. It's mostly a around three to four days long and they make us visit museums and other such places, however, the resort is talk worthy.” 

You turned your head at Jay's input. You most certainly did not know about all that, but you weren't against the idea either, a break was something you'd been wishing upon for a while, an educational trip would provide you just that. 

“Is it free of cost?” you tilted your head, curious. 

“I don't think so, the amount must be very low since the attendance was a hundred percent the last year,” Karina answered.

“But then again, the uni is full of rich students so you never know,” Yeji spoke up and you nodded. 

The recess bell rang at that very moment, causing your conversation to end and for everyone to head to their respective lecture rooms. 

You waved over to Karina, saving the seat next you for her, however, Jay was quicker than her, sitting down next to you with a charming smile on his face. It was as if he knew that him being around would bother you, even more so now that he had gotten a better score than you on a test, it only amused him further with how you had been acting around him lately. 

“Why are you here?” You asked, brows raised. 

“To get a clearer view of the board,” he smiled teasingly. 

“Yeah, like shifting back one row changes a thing,” you smiled back, voice equally sweet. 

He looked deep into your eyes, “it does,” he spoke up, seeming genuine in a manner, however, you couldn’t reply as your professor had started speaking. 

“So,” he stretched out, having a rather jolly mood today, “who’s ready for the yearly college trip?” He asked. 

A roar of cheers were heard, you joined your classmates while doing so, excited to hear more about it. He had a sheet in his hands, which he waved to silence the class before speaking up again. 

“Now, our department will be visiting a town, it’ll take a day for you guys to reach there, the transport medium will be a bus. Oh, I think you guys will love to hear that the resort we’ll be staying at is rated to be the best one in the state,” he announced. 

You looked at Yeji, impressed with their choices as your professor went out announcing what all museums and institutions you’ll be visiting throughout your stay there, including a day full of fun where you would be going to the beach and the areas nearby. 

He was then quick to circulate the forms requiring your signature and informing you of the amount of the money you had to pay for the trip, which was decent in your opinion. You read the whole two pages full of information, also thinking that you could easily earn a bit more cash if you take up a part time job at a nearby cafe or a convenience store. 

The trip was scheduled to take place in a month, and you couldn’t be more excited. You knew your friends were just as thrilled once you saw them chattering happily, already making plans to visit malls for shopping. 

“You coming?” Jay asked, pointing at the sheet. 

“I guess I am,” you smiled softly, which he returned, “and you?” 

“If you are, then yes.” He laughed once you looked at him in disbelief, wanting it to be a normal conversation for once. 

“Obsessed with me, are you?” 

“You know what they say about keeping your friends close—” he started, making you raise your brows, “—but keeping your enemies closer?”

That caught your attention enough for you to turn and face him clearly, the corner of your lips twitching upwards. 

“So you admit that I’m a threat to you?” 

“What if I say yes?” He replied. 

“Aw, and here I thought you were too good of a boy to admit that,” you teased, his eyes widening. 

“A what?” He asked again, this time raising his own eyebrows. 

“A good boy,” you confirmed, booping his nose. 

Never in your wildest dreams had you thought of calling anyone that, however, the light blush and silence from the boy next to you made it certainly better. 

If there wasn’t enough Jay in your life already, Yeji further made it her task to contribute more to it, inviting Taehyun and Jay over to your place for a pizza night between the neighbours and friends.

“Shocked to see you here, devoid of books at that.” Those were the first words he said as soon as he saw you sitting cross legged on your couch, scrolling through your Instagram, lazily double tapping the posts you found amusing. 

You blinked at him twice before returning to look at your phone, opting to ignore his comment which implied that you had no life other than studying. 

Soon enough, Karina, Yeonjun and Gyu made their appearances at your apartment, getting comfortable around on the couches while the pizza was on its way. 

“Oh my god, I know exactly what to watch today,” Gyu said with a mischievous grin, eyes on Jay, “a horror movie.” 

You agreed quickly, horror movies were something you loved to watch, it was as if you had grown immune to being scared of these made up creatures, it was fun to watch movies with different storylines nevertheless. 

Everyone had agreed to it in no time, trying to find a good movie on Netflix, everyone but the guy sitting next to you. 

“Y/n,” Taehyun called out your name, and you turned your head to look at him, “take care of Jay, he’s scared of horror movies,” he whispered in your ear and you refrained yourself from snorting out a laugh. 

You turned to glance at Jay, he looked unsettled, obviously despising the genre of the movie everyone had so cheerily selected. Somehow, you could now feel the proximity of your bodies, his arm almost touching yours and his breathing laboured. 

It wasn’t as if you had completely shut out boys from your life, but you didn’t exactly let anyone get close to you after breaking up with Sunghoon, and right now, you could only think about how close Jay was to you. 

He pulled up the blanket whenever a jump scare came up, surprising you. You never pegged him to be a scaredy-cat.

The situation would have been comical if you hadn’t paid attention to his shaking hands. 

“Jay,” you whispered, capturing his attention, “are you alright?” You asked, concerned. 

You weren’t close to each other by any means so you couldn’t hold his hand to stop him from shaking but distracting him seemed to be the best idea you got on the spot. 

He gulped, looking down at his hands which were resting on his lap before looking up at you and nodding, trying to keep his composure. 

He didn’t want to seem like a loser who’s scared of horror movies. 

You tried to put on a comforting smile for him, pointing to his phone as you texted him asking if he wanted to get out of here. 

The nervousness was clear in his eyes, and at that moment you realized that Jay was just a soft boy who tried to act tough. Girls at university gushed about how he was both smart and hot. His appearance was crisp and tidy during the lectures, in contrast to the outfits he sported off campus, wearing black and bold fits which made him look intimidating. 

Instead of waiting for his reply, you suddenly announced,  “guys, I’ll be back soon, my head hurts and we don’t have any medicines anymore,” you stated, getting up, letting them know that you’ll be going to a nearby pharmacy. 

Yeonjun frowned, “you shouldn’t go out alone this late at night,” he said, worried. 

You nudged Jay by your elbow to subtly ask him to speak up. 

“Hey, I think we have meds at our apartment, I’ll get you some,” he offered, his eyes shining with gratitude. 

“Really? Thanks, Jay, I’ll just be in my room till then,” you pointed at the door which led to your room and he left soon, getting into his apartment, which was easy as he lived in front of your apartment in the same building. 

He sighed, breathing deeply as he tried not to think about what happened at your place. Many people found it funny for him to be scared of horror movies and he laughed it out, but it wasn’t a joke to him. 

It took him four minutes to calm his nerves before going to your apartment, not looking at the movie playing in the living room, heading straight for your room with medicine in his hand, knocking at your door. 

“Oh, you didn’t have to come back,” you softly said as you allowed him in your room. 

He smiled lightly as he showed you the medicine in his hand, “I had to be a good neighbour and get you this,” he joked. 

The atmosphere was not short of awkwardness, he rubbed his nape as he tried to form sentences.

“I—thank you,” he let out, “it just gets too much at times, I know it’s almost stupid to be scared of horror movies but, I’m really glad you helped me out, despite us being rivals and everything,” he ended his note of gratitude with a tinge of humour. 

The corner of your lips lifted up and you were surprised, having a normal civil conversation with him was something you could never do, you were too busy studying, checking answers and discussing your tests, that’s all you talked about to him. Other than that, the random remarks he let out consisted of teasing and bothering you. 

This was new. 

“Don’t go all sappy on me now, Park,” you said as you noticed his eyes wandering around your room, noticing the posters on your wall and the random books opened and sprawled on your bed. 

“It’s okay to say no if you don’t like certain things, everyone out there is your friend and I’m sure they’d understand if you tell them that it actually bothers you,” you said, hoping you weren’t crossing his boundaries. 

“Everyone out there is my friend, huh? Does that include you too?” He asked smoothly, not wanting to talk about this anymore, it only embarrassed him. 

You were quick to raise your brows, “I clearly remember you saying this one particular line which goes—keep your friends close but your enemies closer,” you say, turning around to sit down on your study desk, trying to get your focus back on the worksheet you were solving. 

“If that’s what you want, love. I’ll keep you closer then.” He had a satisfactory expression on his face when he saw you looking back at him with a face that screamed speechless. 

With that, he gave your head a soft pat as he left the medicine on your desk. 

The sudden opening of the door almost gave you a heart attack, your hand on your chest as you looked back to see Yeji and Taehyun coming inside, asking if you’re okay. 

“Don’t tell me you guys missed the movie to study,” Yeji deadpanned, looking at the worksheet you were solving. 

That seemed to be the most perfect excuse for Jay not being there so you both went along with it, knowing it would be better if they didn’t know about how Jay was simply teasing you again. 

“I hope you feel better soon, Y/n, and please rest sometime instead of studying, that’s what’s killing your head,” Tae stated, saying good night to you. 

“Good night, enemy,” Jay smirked, winking before getting out of your room. 

“What’s gotten into him?” You asked no one but yourself, wondering why your heart was still beating fast. 

Taking Taehyun’s advice into consideration, you opted to sleep instead of studying tonight. You knew that sleep could take your mind off Jay, and you were willing to try it out. 

Perhaps Yeji was right about you not having any fun and you contemplated if being at a random party, hooking up with guys would make you any more confident, but it was given that you were being too closed up in your little bubble. 

It was something you hadn’t bothered to pay attention to until now, realizing that your whole day depended on the presence of the same people you met each day. 

The thoughts of you drifting away from reality and not having the sense of enjoyment and fulfilment bothered you the next day, Karina and Yeji looked at you with worried eyes. 

“Trust me girl, you need to get out for once, come to the party with us!” They urged. 

You sighed, your lower lip bitten as you contemplated, “fine, but you have to stay with me,” you said, causing them to shriek out an excited cheer. 

They talked about how it was really convenient that the party was being held at Yeonjun’s place, and that his parties were the best in the whole university, meaning, you would have to dress up to a next level. 

Even though you had devoted the past few months of your life to studies, it did not mean that you were out of loop when it came to fashion and dressing up. 

You really enjoyed your time while getting ready with the girls, who almost threw a fit, complaining about how they cannot find the right dress for themselves. While Yeji helped you do your hair, your mind subconsciously drifted into wondering whether a certain guy would also be at the party. You couldn’t lie, his sense of fashion was immaculate as it was, but you wondered if it could get any better than that. 

“All done!” Yeji’s voice snapped you out of your trance, and you groaned, wanting him out of your head, which seemed impossible as the events of yesterday kept on replaying in your mind. 

Looking into the mirror, you smiled softly. It had been a while since you had dressed up and genuinely put in effort for your makeup and hair. Ultimately, it paid off. 

“My princess, you look so hot right now,” Yeji purred, her shameless eyes checking you out teasingly, causing you to laugh. 

“Well kitten, we’ll have to miss the party if you keep on saying such stuff.” You winked as Karina watched you two in disbelief. 

“So what, no one’s gonna flirt with me?” She gasped, twirling around in her short, two toned dress which accentuated her figure. 

That was Yeji’s cue to push Karina against the wall and place a sloppy kiss on her cheek, causing her to whine out a complaint and for you both to laugh your hearts out. 

The act was enough for Karina to drag you and Yeji out and finally leave for the party, it was highly convenient that she had a driver who was willing to wait for you all so you won’t have to call a cab back home all drunk. 

Not that you were planning to drink a lot, maybe a glass or two, since the aftermath of being drunk wasn’t something you were ready to face. 

And neither were you ready to face Park Jay in a cream coloured silk shirt with the top two buttons opened, revealing his toned chest along with his defined clavicle, a dainty necklace gracing his neck, the pendant resting right above his sternum. 

A minute had passed since you entered the last mansion of Yeonjun, arm in arm with your girl friends, that’s the exact second you saw him. You met Jay on a frequent basis, however, you had never once seen him in his true element.

That outfit was made for him, the black pants and silver rings adorning his fingers completed the look, hair parted and styled in a way to display his forehead, his usual specs missing and to top it all, it was absolutely mesmerizing how he swayed his body to the beat, dancing with his friend group. 

Even you couldn’t deny that he looked ravishing. 

You shook your head the second you realized that you had been staring his way, gulping down your anxiety as you three walked towards the boys. 

You took a second looking around his place, the bustling excitement of the ones entering the party, the cheers of everyone dancing, gossiping and making out in each corner, the deep scent of alcohol lingering in the air and a group of people playing beer pong at the farthest end of the kitchen. 

The smell of alcohol suddenly left your system as the scent of an expensive perfume infiltrated your senses, almost intoxicating your body. You turned to your right to see that you had now reached the place where Jay, Yeonjun, Beomgyu and Taehyun were previously dancing, and currently greeting you all, you being quick to smile at them. 

However the scent belonged to no other than Jay, who stood right by your side, eyes widening and double taking when he realized that it was you indeed, almost as if he couldn’t believe that you’d leave your room and study for a party. He was staring so intensely, it gave you goosebumps, your will not being strong enough to look up at him. 

At that very moment, Yeonjun took your name in delight, mouth open in surprise seeing you at his party. Being the friendliest person to exist, he didn’t think twice before pulling you towards his taller frame and giving you a hug full of happiness, making you laugh and pat his back in return. 

Through this whole process, Jay’s eyes didn’t flicker away from you even once. 

If Yeonjun was friendly, then Taehyun was respectful, he gave you a high five as the former spoke up about how you look beautiful, causing a shy smile to grace your face. Beomgyu was the epitome of shamelessness, his goofy smirk was enough to make you laugh. 

“You look so hot, baby,” he said, twirling a strand of your hair between his fingers. This caused a loud smack to land on his back, a yelp leaving his mouth as Karina watched him, amused, “stop flirting with her you idiot.” 

All the greetings were exchanged, however, you didn’t look at Jay even once, mentally saying it was for your own betterment. 

“Uhm, Yeonjun,” you said, grabbing his attention, “I’m thirsty, where’s water?” You asked, seeing how the kitchen was full of booze with no sign of water. 

He nodded, pointing at the back area of the room, where you saw boxes full of water bottles, you excused yourself and slowly made your way towards that area, making sure not to bump into dancing bodies that overpowered the room. 

Grabbing one bottle from the box, you uncapped it and gulped the water down, till you realized that someone was standing right beside you, your hand twisting the cap back on the bottle and turning to look at him, almost missing how a drunk guy was accidentally going your way. 

Within a second, a big hand encased your waist and pulled you into his chest, almost bumping you, timely saving you from being crashed into the drunken guy. 

“You alright?” Jay asked, face full of concern and you looked at him, gulping when you comprehended the situation. 

“Oh, yes. I’m good, thank you,” you spoke out, causing his expression to turn into one full of amusement. 

Your eyes averted away from his exposed chest, soothing out your little dress which also showed a generous amount of skin, your heart suddenly beating faster than usual. 

He bit his lip, eyes seemingly sharper than ever before a lazy smile took over his lips, “why? No greetings, no hugs for your enemy?” He asked, referring to the big hug Yeonjun had sheathed you in. 

“Why? You wanted one?” You asked, finally looking up at him, trying your hardest not to let your eyes waver. 

He leaned closer, “of course, darling, I was waiting for one,” he said, confidence never once faltering. 

“Don’t call me that,” you let out, cheeks heating up. 

His face shone under the dim lights, giving you the uncalled opportunity to observe his features more intimately, it was the first time you noticed him having a conch piercing. 

“Fair enough, then what do I call you? Princess? Sweetheart? Kitten? Doll?” He listed out, making sure to raise his one eyebrow while he did so, his voice getting generously deeper with each word. 

“I—” you were rendered speechless with the height of his shamelessness tonight, shaking your head and walking away from him, yet he was faster to grab your arm and spin you around, closer to him again. 

The coldness of his rings juxtaposed his warm hands, sending a wave of shiver down your spine, your eyes met his dark ones that stared at you with such intensity. 

It didn’t last long as a laugh bubbled up Jay’s throat, lips stretching into a smile while he took a second to chuckle at your shocked state, causing you to finally breathe at your realization. 

It was simply a joke from his side. 

A joke that efficiently resulted in you being flustered and concerned at his behaviour, but of course, he most definitely would not flirt with you on purpose. 

You scoffed, “you’re insufferable.”

“C’mon, it’s so fun to tease you,” he smiled, eyes shining even more when he saw you pout unconsciously. 

“Haha so fun,” you muttered dryly, wondering if you should have just studied back at your apartment instead. 

He found it endearing, reaching his hand out to tuck a loose strand of your hair at the back of your ear, “you look really pretty tonight, Y/n,” he said, catching you off guard. 

Regardless of his jokes from before, his face displayed earnestness, “you should come out more often, everyone loves having you around,” he spoke up. 

You gulped, “that’s sweet of you to say, thanks, Jay.” You looked around, really not being able to hold eye contact with him, especially when he looked like an alluring piece of meat. 

It was as if you both were not present in the party, simply talking in a secluded area, it made you acknowledge the fact that you had to get back to your friends. 

Not to mention, you had to save yourself from Jay’s comments which were not offering much to help your poor heart.

“I think I should look for others,” you awkwardly let out. 

“If you think I’m letting you go without getting my hug then you’re wrong,” he spoke up, brows raised in expectation. 

You sighed, stepping closer to him, his scent engulfing you as his strong arms wrapped around your waist and your body felt as if it was burning. 

Your cheek rested on his chest as he bent down slightly to whisper, “welcome to the party, love.”

As if his other sentences weren’t enough, he just had to drop a last one to render you speechless. 

With that, he dropped his hand, letting you go in search of your friends with a slight smile on his face, causing you to walk away faster, but before you could walk away far, you turned back to see him touching his face and fanning it, making you wonder if he felt stuffy. 

You tried to find Karina, only to see her being indulged in a deep conversation with the guy she had mentioned she found cute, so you didn’t wish to disturb her, as for Yeji, you spotted her in the kitchen, making out with someone you didn’t know, again, leaving you to fend for yourself through the party. 

You walked towards the kitchen, grabbing a fresh red cup and pouring beer into it, just then a voice calling your name captured your attention. 

“Y/n,” he spoke up. 

Na Jaemin, he was one of the new students in your major, he was also the student your professor assigned you to look after as he was new and would require help from the students who are good and his subject. 

He sported a black button up with jeans, his arms looking buff in his outfit. 

“You look beautiful,” he smiled, showing his perfect set of pearls, which made you smile back at him, shyly, “hang out with us?” He asked, pointing at his friends. 

“Thank you, I would love to do that really, but I think I need a little air right now,” you softly explained and he nodded, telling you that he’d be there in case you wished to join them. 

The slight breeze paired with the luminous stars automatically made you want to get out of the hall, and nearby the pool area, where you settled down on a chair near the empty picnic table. 

It felt surreal, you were so far away from your family, actually investing your time and trying your hardest to do well in university. You missed them, and you missed being with someone who’d show you love and care. 

On the other hand, you were scared of falling for someone again. 

You took a sip of your drink, staring at the illuminated pool water, it looked cold. Your right leg started shaking involuntarily, a sign of anxiousness as you spiralled into intrusive thoughts again.

But not for long, as you turned to see Jay sitting down next to you. 

“Do you know stalking is a crime?” You asked, finally looking at him, maybe it was the alcohol which gave you confidence to do so. 

“And so is sitting alone at a party,” he said, not missing a beat. 

You sighed, “it’s just pretty out here, and it lacks a myriad of sweaty bodies, of course,” you chuckled. 

“What are you thinking about?” He asked, seeing your leg shaking, his warm hand coming to rest on your knee, sending a wave of shock through you. 

You looked at his hand and then up at him, “I was thinking of home,” you told him after a minute. 

“Do you miss it?” He asked softly. 

You wondered how he switched from being flirty to soft so seamlessly, you bickered with him yet it was always playful. He called you his enemy yet it was just a playful attempt to befriend you. 

You were just friendly rivals in the end, and it was slightly hard to tolerate him, but you managed, and so you told him. 

“I do at times, but at the same time I’m glad to be learning to be independent and trying my best to do better in life,” you mumbled, “I’m also really sleepy,” you let out, making him laugh softly. 

“I’m gonna head back to the apartment actually, I can take you along if you’d like that,” he offered and you frowned. 

“Why are you going back so early?” You asked, frowning. 

“I’ve been hanging around his place the whole day so I can’t exactly say that it’s early,” he explained and you nodded, texting your friends to let them know you’re heading back. 

It wasn’t as if you didn’t like it there, you simply had to prepare yourself for the first day of your part time job at the convenience store tomorrow, so you decided to catch up on sleep. 

Jay guided you towards his car and it was the first time you sat gunshot, Jay leaned forward towards your side, face close to yours as your breath hitched, “here,” he said, putting on your seatbelt for you. 

You lost count of the times your heartbeat rose tonight, you silently cursed yourself for falling for his tricks, reminding yourself that it’s nothing but a friendly gesture. 

Midway your ride back, your eyes closed as you drifted into slumber. 

Jay looked your way, a small smile on his face when he saw you asleep. He made sure not to turn on music or talk as he knew you felt sleepy. 

He parked his car, looking your way for a second longer than usual, noticing how you did your eye liner differently for the night before he shook his head and woke you up, letting you know that you had reached the apartment. 

“Good night, Jay,” you smiled at him, not forgetting to thank him for the ride, to which he smiled back. 

“Good night, love,” he whispered as you got in your apartment and shut the door. 

He simply couldn’t understand why he felt happy, it was a normal day for him. Maybe teasing you does make it better for him. 

You on the other hand were relieved that you’d get to sleep and you’d be able to escape the devil for a while.

What you didn’t know was that he won’t leave you alone even in your sleep. 

The trip was two weeks away and it was finally something you were looking forward to after a long time, knowing that you would be going to the beach which was near the resort as given in the itinerary, which was provided to everyone today. 

You loved beaches, the fact that land and water met to form such a beautiful scenery was enough to make you adore it. 

Leaving the university as soon as the classes got over, you reached the confectionary store near your apartment for the first day of your job. The timings were flexible too as you would have to work after your classes ended and till 10 PM at night. 

Your coworker taught you the basics of handling everything, it was rush hour around the time you started working but it got slower by the time you were finishing your job. 

“Welcome,” you greeted as you heard the door open, it was something you had to do upon the arrival of customers. 

What you didn’t expect was to see Jay there, looking right at you in surprise and you couldn’t do much but cry at your luck. He was everywhere. 

“Since when do you work here?”  He asked, grabbing some energy drinks and lollipops. 

“I started today,” you told him, biting your lip when you saw two high school girls giggling, looking at him. 

Irritating. 

“Ah, that’s why I haven’t seen you around,” he hummed, paying for his things, his fingers brushing against yours as he handed you the money. 

“Are you a regular here?” You asked nonchalantly, wondering if you’d have to run into him daily for the next two weeks. 

“Why? Want to get rid of me that fast?” He leaned on the counter, looking at you with a teasing smile, “is that how you treat the ones who help you?” He asked, referring to last night when he drove you back. 

You rolled your eyes, “yes, you can leave now, sir,” you fake smiled, amusing him yet again. 

He placed one lollipop in front of you, “don’t stay here too late, and to answer your question, yes I’m a regular,” he spoke up, exiting the shop with a wink. 

You gulped down, looking at the lollipop and groaning, if he kept doing this then you’ll be in deep trouble. Jay walked back home with a satisfied smile on his face. He, in fact, had never visited that store before, being a regular was a lie. 

However, he sure had a reason to be a regular now. 

It wasn’t a lie when Jay told you he would come back, because he did. Each day.  

You didn’t think he would come back the next day, but he was there, right at 9 PM, just like a day before, but this time he sat down and had noodles, it wasn’t as bothersome as the store was empty and he readily discussed the test paper with you. 

Another thing you noticed about him was that he pouted in concentration, which made you smile at his adorable habit. Discussing study topics was the only time you both were civil and serious with each other. 

And yet again, he left a candy for you to eat for the night. 

You were not sure what Jay was up to, but you unconsciously started looking forward to seeing him in the store. With two exams left, you did not expect Jay to come to the store as you assumed that he would study at home, yet he kept his promise and came to buy a few energy drinks, settling down and studying for a while there itself. 

It made you wonder how he was so committed to coming to this place each day. He did see that you were busy tending to the customers, while also having a book in front of you at the counter. 

You were having difficulties understanding this one topic and you asked Jay for help, who despite being your rival, provided you with flash cards and his notes, staying till ten while studying with you. 

It felt normal to have him around the store, you barely realized that one week had already passed by, and in a week, you were going to give your last exam for the semester and leave for the trip on the next day, Jay had searched all about that place and made sure to tell you about the famous delicacies and tourist attractions. 

Keeping that as motivation in your mind, you answered the questions Jay asked you as practice while you were closing the shop, “here’s the last one,” he said, asking you the question. 

Your face lit up with realization and you answered it in a beat, causing his smile to grow along with yours, you jumped as he told you how each one of your answers were correct and before you could stop yourself, you were hugging him. 

He freezed, not expecting a hug from you but reciprocated it almost instantly, his heart skipping a beat without him realizing it. The smile was still evident on your face when you broke the hug, “fuck! Sorry I got too excited,” you apologized sheepishly. 

It was rare to see you express your emotions so freely, you were always timid and shy around everyone, but he was glad to see you come out of your shell slowly. He also noticed that you shook your leg less while attending the customers, overcoming your anxiety. 

You walked back to your apartment together after you closed the shop, still discussing the exam for tomorrow. 

“Listen, Jay,” you called out his name before he got inside the door. 

You were quick to take out a lollipop from your bag and place it in his hand, smiling and saying, “thank you for today, good night, I know you will do amazing tomorrow,” you assured him and got inside your apartment before he could reply. 

He bit his lower lip to contain his smile as he stared at the lollipop in his hand. In little time, he got used to spending time around you, however it was the first time that you had looked so happy around him, not to mention that you gave him a lollipop too. 

He definitely had to do well in the exam now. 

The cafeteria was bustling with excited chatter from the student body, half of which indulged in discussing about the exam that ended a few minutes ago, the other half cheered about the upcoming trip, it’s planning and looking forward to it. 

Majority of the students opted not to think about the last exam for now, and your group was the one which indulged in the latter conversation. 

Karina had planned everything, she would pick you and Yeji tomorrow morning for a shopping spree so you won’t have to miss your part time shift, and you agreed as you didn’t have any swimwear with you, and you desperately needed new clothes for the trip. 

Your eyes travelled the expanse of the cafeteria but you didn’t see Jay anywhere, which was unusual as he always made sure to sit and have lunch with you all. 

Yeji was quick to notice your wandering eyes, a small smirk on her lips as she observed you doing so but she said nothing, sipping on her drink as she indulged you back into the conversation. 

This exam went better than your previous ones, automatically lifting up your mood as you got ready for your work. You also wondered if you should get your nails done before the trip along with shopping. 

The store was busier than usual, making you and your coworker work even faster, she even stayed back an hour just to help you before handing it over to you, for which you were grateful. 

It was no later than 7 PM when you heard the door opening, Jay coming into your vision, surprising you as he usually visited at a later hour. 

“Hey, how’d your exam go and where were you?” You asked before you could stop yourself, causing a smirk to grow on his face. 

“Why? Missed me?” He asked, laughing when you rolled your eyes and ignored him while restocking the shelf. 

“My parents had come to visit me, I’ve to go and have dinner with them,” he spoke up after a minute and you realized how it was the first time he opened up and mentioned his family to you. 

You turned around to see that he looked bothered, “that sounds nice, do they live nearby?” You asked, noticing his expression. 

“They live in Seoul too, yes,” he nodded, then shaking his head and looking at you, “how’d your exam go?” He asked you, seeing your face lighting up as you told him about how well it went, also thanking him for his notes with a soft smile. 

“Glad to help my enemy,” he whispered softly, patting your head and leaving. 

You stuttered, shocked with his sudden action, calling his name, “wait, are you not getting anything today?” You asked, wondering why he came all the way here.  

“I already got what I wanted,” he smiled, leaving you standing in the middle of the shop, speechless. 

It was hard for you to focus on working after he left, it wasn’t unusual for him to say such things out of the blue, yet it was getting harder for you to control your heart whenever he said anything. 

“You’re pouting,” Yeji said as you both sat down to study at night. 

“What?” You looked up at her. 

“You spend so much time with him, it was about time you started picking up his mannerisms,” she said as it was the most obvious thing in the world. 

“I have no idea what you’re talking about,” you said. 

You had the exact idea of what she was talking about.

You weren’t sure how but you too had started pouting softly while studying and concentrating on a topic, just like Jay. You didn’t even know until Yeji pointed it out, causing your cheeks to heat up, embarrassment flooding in. 

More than that, you were slightly worried thinking about him, noticing how he looked unsettled and bothered when he visited the shop. 

You wondered if he was okay. 

“Do you like him?” Yeji asked, “you literally never talk to any other guy, it’s just him,” she added. 

“Doesn’t mean that I like him,” you said, not looking at her but she was quick to grab your chin to make you look right into her eyes. 

“Say it then, say it you don’t find him attractive,” she ordered you. 

You huffed, closing your eyes with a sigh and opening them to see Yeji waiting for your answer with a knowing smile. 

“Okay, Yes! Yes he is good looking and fun to be around but I don’t like him,” you said, admitting out loud what you were trying to suppress all this while. 

“Knew it,” she winked, “loosen up, babe, he’s a nice guy, it won’t hurt to have fun with him, I’ve seen how you both look at each other.” 

“Now you’re being delusional,” you commented with a laugh, but also trying to register her words. 

You knew it would hurt if only you would be the one to fall for him. What if he doesn’t even like you as a friend? A myriad of questions swamped your mind but even then, you could not deny that you had been thinking of him more than you’d like to admit. 

Shopping with the girls proved to be fruitful as they successfully helped you take your mind off Jay, moreover, you convinced both of them to get their nails done with you. The need to pamper yourself in the midst of exams and the chaos of the excitement of the trip was necessary, as it helped in preventing your breakdowns and overloads. 

You reached back home tired, yet you had to get ready for work, you didn’t have to work for much longer, just a few more days. The shop was emptier than ever, and you had another hour before your shift ended. Your eyes felt heavy, you hadn’t been getting much sleep as you devoted your nights to studying, you wanted that internship at all costs. 

You rested your head on your folded arms as you waited for your shift to end, however, you didn’t expect sleep to take over your senses in the next few minutes, and soon, you drifted into the dreamland. 

“Sure! Come again.” A cheerful voice woke you up from your nap, eyes adjusting to the light as you found Jay standing next to you. 

That was enough to drive your sleepiness away, you stood up in alarm, “fuck! Did I actually sleep here?” You groaned, “and weren’t there customers here? God did they go away—” you panicked. 

“Calm down, I took care of it,” he said, holding your hand to make you listen to him, “you should sleep more, love.” 

There it was again, that term of endearment paired with your hand in his, it did stray your focus away from your work to him. 

“But—I’m sorry you had to do it on my behalf, I’m so embarrassed,” you whined. 

“Shh.” He put his finger on your lips to stop your rant, “see your shift is over and your coworker is right there,” he said, pointing out at the entryway door of the store from where she was just about to enter. 

Jay could have sworn you looked like a little kid as he talked, but once he looked at your face, he figured out it wasn’t just sleep deprivation, you actually looked exhausted, as if you were overworking yourself. 

You on the other hand froze when his finger touched your lips, “Jay—” you tried to say and he stared at you intensely. 

“Have you been resting at all?” He asks, frowning, “let’s go, you should get some sleep in your bed,” he decides, not letting you speak as he grabs your bag for you and looks your way. 

“I’m fine! You don’t have to hold it for me,” you tried to tell him yet he didn’t budge, so you decided to talk to him while walking. 

“Okay, but have you been sleeping?” You asked, falling in step with him. 

“Of course, I have,” he said. 

“Your dark circles say otherwise,” you pointed out, causing him to stop and look at you. 

“I have dark circles?” He asked, and he almost looked comical to you. 

A laugh left your mouth, “they aren’t too dark, you don’t have to worry, Park,” you told him, placing your hand on his cheek and tracing the under eye skin softly, “right there,” you said. 

He nodded while still looking at you, he bit his lip unconsciously and started walking with you by his side. 

He was relieved as you fortunately failed to notice the red blush creeping up his cheeks and ears. 

Jay was right, you were overworking yourself, it got worse when you woke up with a mild fever on the day of your exam, not to mention it was the last day of your period too, which provided the absolute worst time for you. During the time of your month, you were blessed with having no pain, no cramps, however, the last day was always the one which left you crying in pain. 

You had no choice but to take medication and get up, you also had work, the last day of work to be precise, which you couldn’t miss. Medicines were important as you were leaving for the trip tomorrow, your suitcase on your bed was the reminder for that. 

“Babee,” Yeji frowned, “take this and are you sure you’ll be okay at night?” She asked, concerned as she had to go and meet her aunt at night, her plan was to reach university tomorrow from her aunt’s place. 

“I’ll be okay, you go and have fun,” you provided her with an assuring smile. 

“Call me if anything happens, okay?” She said and you nodded, grateful for having such an amazing friend. 

The medicines were helpful in containing your pain for half of the day, your exam going by smoothly as you poured out everything you had studied, then heading directly to the store to finish up your work as soon as possible.

The pain had died down yet the fever didn’t subside. You couldn’t do much but wish for it to get better by tomorrow, even after this, you did your best and greeted customers with a smile. Your coworker helped you by taking over for a while as you rested in the staff room area. 

However your rest was short lived. 

“Y/n,” your coworker, Yerin, called out your name with a face full of panic. 

“Yerin? Are you alright?” You asked, worried, standing up. 

She shook her head, “it’s my grandma, I have to leave early tonight, I know you’re not well but can you please take over till one? I’ll ask Miyeon to come and take your shift early, please?” She asked, eyes watering. 

“Go, I’ll take care of it,” you assured her as you thought that her situation was more serious than yours. 

“I owe you big time,” she said, rushing out of the store and you returned to tend to the customers. 

What surprised you more was that Jay didn’t visit the store this particular day, you were sure he would come by to pick up snacks for the trip, yet he didn’t show up. 

You couldn’t wait to get back home and rest anymore, it was past midnight now, and you sighed in relief when you saw Miyeon entering and taking over the shift. 

Your fever still hadn’t gone and you wondered if you should be taking a cab instead of a ten minute walk back to your apartment. Getting out of the shop, you saw Jay getting out of his car, your eyes widening, wondering why he was out at such an hour. 

“Jay?” You asked. 

“Get in,” he said, grabbing your bag and you followed him wordlessly. 

“What are you doing here?” You asked, getting in the car. 

“I came by earlier and overheard you talking with your friend,” he said nonchalantly, “you shouldn’t stay out this late,” he murmured, his eyes not meeting yours.

He leaned in closer, finally looking at you as he grabbed the seatbelt and put it on for you, “here,” he whispered, putting his hand on your forehead, his frown deepening, “you have fever, let’s get you home, you should rest, Y/n.” He didn’t wait for your reply, starting the car and driving. 

You stayed silent, mostly because you were stunned by his actions, also as you felt under the weather, wanting to get in comfort of your bed again. 

You got back in no time, Jay wordlessly grabbed your hand as you got into the lift for your floor, you saw his lip bitten, something he did when he was deep in thoughts. 

He took the keys from you and helped you in the apartment, “do you need help?” He asked as you got into the bathroom to take your makeup off and change. 

Your cheeks burned hot with his question, your body already hot with fever, “n—no!” You let out, getting out in your comfortable sweatpants to see Jay with medicines and water in his hand, his face displayed exhaustion, yet he was here, helping you get in bed. 

“I’m so sorry you had to do all this, Jay,” you said as Jay sat down next to you on bed, “you really should get back and sleep too, we have to get up early in the morning,” your voice came out soft as your eyes threatened to close shut. 

Jay couldn’t leave like that, he was feeling uneasy ever since he heard you were unwell and still working, although he knew that you won’t budge until you complete your shift, and so he came to pick you up instead. 

“Don’t worry about me, just go to sleep, love,” he whispered. 

Your eyes were closed as you spoke your next words, drifting into dreamland while you mindlessly asked him, “do you really see me as a friend?” 

However you weren’t awake to hear his response. 

The constant buzzing noise resulted in you waking up, you stirred in your sleep, opening one eye with a groan. A scream left your mouth when you noticed that you weren’t alone, but it was Jay who was still sleeping right next to you. 

Your voice startled him enough to wake up, “Y/n?” He said mindlessly, touching your forehead to check your temperature now, “no fever now,” he smiled, groaning and getting up from your bed. 

That wasn’t your concern at the given moment, you grabbed your phone to check the time and it was a few minutes past twelve, which was way past the time allotted to you to reach the university for the trip. 

“Fuck, oh no,” you panicked, looking at Jay, who looked back at you with the same expression as you both cried out together. 

“We missed the bus!” 

You saw your phone ring again, it was a Yeji, “Y/n! Oh, finally! Where have you been? I’ve been calling you for hours!” She exclaimed, the background noise indicating that she was in the bus, which would have left four hours ago. 

“Yeji, I missed the bus—I had a fever and I overslept and Jay was here, we both missed the bus!” You almost cried out and she asked you to take a deep breath. 

“Get ready,” Jay spoke on the other hand, entering your room again. 

“What?” You breathed out, looking at his messy hair, which still made him look handsome, his voice a tone deeper than usual as he had just woken up. 

You shook your head, listening to what he was saying, “I talked to Mrs. Min and told her we had an emergency so we couldn’t catch the bus, so instead, we’ll be going together in my car,” he smirked, “guess you’re stuck with me, princess,” he winked, getting back to his usual self as you stared at him with wide eyes. 

“Y/n? Y/n!” Yeji called out your name, making you realize that you were still on a call, and you filled her in with the latest information that you would be travelling with Jay. 

Soon after the call, you got out of the bed, feeling way better than yesterday as you showered in record time, getting ready and grabbing your luggage just to see Jay getting out of his apartment too. 

He was clad in a denim jacket with the sleeves rolled up, black jeans and replacing his usual specs were a pair of black sunglasses. You averted your eyes, not wanting to be disrespectful and stare at him. 

“Are you sure we can do this?” You asked, knowing that it was a long journey. 

“Of course, we can. Oh hold on,” he spoke, his fingers coming in contact with your cheeks softly as he picked up your fallen piece of eyelash and placed it on the back of your hand. 

“Make a wish,” he smiled, causing a smile to grow on your face as well. 

You closed your eyes, choosing your wish very carefully, as you manifested it to come to true. Soon, you opened your eyes and blew air on the lash, causing it to fly away, taking your wish along. 

You didn’t notice his stare on you as you did so, nor did you know that your lash didn’t only carry your wish, but his too, which he made alongside you. 

“Let’s go,” you both nodded, pulling your respective suitcases with you. 

You tried to act normal, but in reality, you were anxious beyond words. Reason being, you had to be alone with Jay in a car for the whole day, that is, if you catch up to the bus on time. 

Jay seemed rather casual about it, not once mentioning last night and you slowly tried to count the number of times he had selflessly helped you, he missed the bus because of you  and yet, he didn’t complain about it once. 

“You really want me to do everything for you, yeah?” He raised his brows, coming closer again, causing your breath to hitch. 

He maintained eye contact as he dragged the seatbelt into the buckle, chuckling when he saw you looking at him with wide eyes. 

“Cute,” he whispered to himself, making sure you didn’t hear it. 

It was the third time he had done that. You always forgot to buckle up and he always did it for you. Your heart was pumping crazy and it was only the start of the trip. 

He started the car, soon driving seamlessly as he gave you his phone to select the song to play from his personal playlist. If not for the music, the car was silent. You gasped when you felt his fingers on your knee, which you did not realize was shaking, his hand successfully stopping it from doing so. 

“What’s on your mind, princess?” He asked, looking straight at the road. 

You bit your lower lip, ignoring the nickname as you said, “I just wanted to say thank you for last night, it’s because of me we missed the bus—”

He interrupted you when he realized that you were going to blame yourself for the situation. The situation he was happy to be in. 

“Now you’re going all sappy on me,” he teased, “and I bet you would’ve done the same for me, right?” He asked, looking your way for a split second, feeling proud when he saw a smile ghosting your lips. 

“Yeah, I would have.” Your answer was supposed to be a joke yet you knew that it had underlying truth to it. 

Jay took his hand off your knee to steer the wheel, instantly making your skin feel cold at the lack of his warmth. Looking his way, you observed how effortless his driving seemed, he was confident and someone you could rely on. You couldn’t help but notice how sharp his jawline was, and a little heart-shaped birthmark decorated his neck, causing you to smile. 

Reminding yourself to stop staring, you decided to look out of the window. The weather was rather pleasant today. You noticed the presence of clouds in the sky along with the wind blowing, which swayed the trees just enough for them to look like they were dancing. 

Jay noticed your smile and comfortable state, however he was still worried about your health and wanted you to rest throughout the car ride. 

“Do you feel better today?” He asked. 

“Oh—yes I do! I just don’t do well on certain days,” you trailed off, wondering if you should talk to him about your period. 

“That time of the month?” He asked casually, not wanting you to feel awkward. 

Just then your gaze fell on his arm, veins popping out as he gripped the steering wheel tightly, distracting you enough to miss his question. 

“I’m sorry, what?” You asked again, embarrassed. 

He chucked, repeating his question and you nodded, “my last days are always painful, i don’t usually get out of my bed but we had an exam so, yeah,” you told him and he nodded. 

He cleared his throat, “so I grabbed the painkillers and other medicines just in case you feel sick again, let me know if you do, yeah?” He asked. 

Your stomach erupted into butterflies at his gesture. You knew you were in trouble, and to distract yourself, you decided to tease him instead. 

“Worried about me, Park?” You asked with a teasing smile. 

“How can I not worry about my princess?” He said, taking the lead and playing the same game with you. 

“Do you give nicknames to all the girls you meet?” You asked him, looking out of the window to hide your face. 

“No, only the pretty ones,” he smirked. 

You stilled, wondering how he said such things so coolly. 

“You can’t just say that!” You exclaimed, knowing well that your cheeks were burning just because of his words as you smacked his arm lightly. 

“Hey! Don’t abuse the driver!” He faked disbelief before letting out a laugh. 

It was easy to fall into a conversation with him after, bickering over the sound of music as he drove you towards the resort smoothly. 

The sun was setting by the time you woke up, realizing that the car was stopped, you opened your eyes to find Jay’s gaze fixated on your face, eyes reverting when he saw you waking up. 

“I was just gonna wake you up,” he said, rubbing his nape and pointing at the burger joint you had stopped at. 

You stretched your arms, frowning, “you’ve been driving all day, aren’t you tired, Jay?” You asked.

“Don’t worry about me, we can rest for sometime and eat here,” he said, urging you to get out of the car. 

“There's a washroom over there,” he pointed at the sign, “you can go and freshen up, I’ll wait for you in the restaurant.” 

You nodded, getting in the washroom and doing your business, you looked dishevelled as you slept in the car, going to the sink to wash your face. 

Never in a million years you would have thought that you’d be travelling with Jay like this, he was nothing but a rival in your eyes, maybe, just maybe a friend too but ever since that party and his contestant visits to the store, you started feeling differently, as if you were closer than before, he helped you out on numerous occasions and took care of you without any say. 

You wondered if he did so for all his friends. 

Jay couldn’t help but stare at the entrance, waiting for you as he had already placed the order for both of your meals. It was finally when he saw you coming towards the restaurant area, a smile took place on his face. He waved his hand to grab your attention, and your eyes lit up in recognition when you saw him, coming towards him. 

In those twenty one seconds of you making your way towards the table he was sitting at, he observed a few things; you had let your hair down, which was previously in a ponytail. The bracelet you were wearing was not on your wrist anymore, meaning that you had removed it. You had reapplied your clear lip oil as well, which was strawberry scented. 

He was glad to see you cheerful even after the long journey. Your batchmates had already reached the destination and you were four hours away from it still. It was getting dark already and you wondered if you would be able to reach on time, especially with the weather changing into a cloudy one, indicating that it might rain soon. 

“Hey, where’s the menu card?” You asked, sitting right in front of him. 

“Hold on,” he whispered, standing up slightly to get his hand over the table and wipe the corner of your lip, where the lip oil had spread, causing your eyes to flutter shut at the feeling. 

“All done,” he smiled, and you opened your eyes again, looking down at your hands, “oh and I placed the order already, it’ll be here any second now,” he let out, and you tilted your head. 

“But I didn’t order yet,” you said in confusion. 

Just then the attendant came over with a tray, placing it on your table and wishing you a happy meal as she flashed a friendly smile before leaving. 

If you thought Jay was full of surprises uptill now then you were proven right as he continued to surprise you by ordering your favourite drink and the flavour of pasta, a noise of disbelief left your mouth as you looked up at his expression of satisfaction. 

“Are you really a stalker?” You asked, mouth still open in amazement. 

“Stalker? No. I’m just someone who observes things well,” he pointed out, urging you to eat while conversing. 

“Right. Then how did you forget and bring the wrong drink for Yeonjun a few days back?” You raised your brow, tasting the pasta which was scrumptious as it melted perfectly on your taste buds. 

You were happy you earned extra cash by working because you don't want Jay to pay for your meal too, he’s already doing so much by driving you both. 

“That was one time!” He argued, cheeks red as you laughed at him, giving him another example of when he forgot to bring the right flavour of ice cream for Beomgyu. 

The dinner was full of smiles and comfort, you couldn’t lie that you liked seeing him blush and bicker with you, it was something he incorporated in your conversations at the most unusual times, doesn’t matter if the conversation consists of him flirting with you, or studying with you, or just talking with you, he had to make it funny at all times. 

“I’m paying,” you said as you asked for the bill. 

“Dinner’s on me, princess,” he said, holding your hand which was busy taking out money. 

You frowned, “you’re already driving, Jay, it’s the least I could do,” you said, and he smiled, turning away for a second before he nodded. 

“You think too much,” he said as he saw you paying, “thank you for the meal, love.”

In the past two minutes, he had used two of the nicknames which sent you into a frenzy and you tried your best to not look affected. Jay knew that you’d feel uneasy if he paid for this as well, which would lead to you feeling anxious, and so he figured it would be better to let you pay for this one. 

The journey was comfortable and you were only two hours away when the first raindrop fell on the windshield of Jay’s car, causing him to cuss out in disdain, knowing it would be hard to drive in rain. 

To your luck, you spotted a hotel after ten minutes of driving in the rain. You thought it would get better but you were proven wrong when you heard thunder accompany the rain, causing you to flinch with fear. 

You detested thunderstorms. Your fingers fidgeted as you closed your eyes shut, trying to focus on the music instead of the sound outside. 

Jay noticed your state of fear and decided it would be best for you to stop and spend the night at the hotel instead of travelling in such harsh conditions. The wind got stronger and it was hard to see the road anymore. 

Jay took the turn and gave the car for valet parking, grabbing your hand and taking out the luggage as you looked at him in question, your eyes looked tired while your lip trembled. 

“We’re staying here for the night, at least till the rain stops,” he tells you as he takes you to the lobby. 

“Jay, no! That’s—it’ll be so costly,” you said and he squeezed your hand. 

“It’s fine, let me take care of it,” he said, talking to the attendant. 

“I can’t let you do that,” you whispered, grabbing his arm and he looked down at your body pressed against his. 

He bit his lip, nodding at the attendant before turning back towards you. 

“Just trust me, love. We can’t be out there in such weather, it’ll be okay,” he said, grabbing the room card and walking towards the lift, “also, we’ll have to share the room,” he spoke out awkwardly, “it’s holiday season so all other rooms were booked.” 

“T—that’s fine,” you nodded, leaving his hand which you were holding subconsciously, “only for a few hours, right?” 

“Only for a few hours,” he nodded, getting out of the lift and guiding you towards your room, where your luggage had been kept already. 

The sound of thunder didn’t reach you anymore and you finally started breathing normally again. Jay was quick to call your professor and inform her about your situation, and her being ever so understanding, asked you to reach by the morning, meaning that you’ll have to wake up early to make it on time. 

“You can take the bed, Jay, you’ve been driving all day,” you spoke softly as you saw him rummage through his clothes. 

“No can do. You need to sleep well, and so you’ll take the bed,” he said. 

You tried to argue back as you got your comfortable nightwear out from your suitcase, which consisted of pink shorts and a shirt. Jay let you take a shower first and you spent all your time thinking about how you’ll have to spend another night with him, however, this time you’ll be in your senses. Heat creeped up your body as you tried to shake your thoughts away. 

“It’s just Jay, it’s only him,” you whispered to yourself while drying your hair using the hair dryer provided in the bathroom amenities. 

You looked at yourself in the mirror, giving yourself a look of motivation before you went out and saw Jay casually sitting and using his phone. 

“You can shower now,” you said, getting out of the bathroom and sitting on the bed. 

Jay looked at your endearingly sweet outfit, his automatic reaction of biting his lower lip commenced as he tried his best to not to pull your smaller figure into a hug. Instead, he hurried up to take a shower. 

You texted Yeji and Karina in the group chat, letting them know about your current situation and their reactions were exactly what you had expected from them both. 

Yeji: girlie you’re spending nights with jay now? 🫣

Karina: Shut up and pray he’s got protection w him 🙄

You: guys?? nothing’s gonna happen wtf? 😭

Karina: You sure? I mean, he is hot ;)

Yeji: bet she’ll drool once she sees him shirtless 🥴

You: gawd that’s NOT happening, i'm going to sleep

You kept your phone aside. The opening of the bathroom door grabbing your attention, your mouth feeling dry all of a sudden. 

Suddenly , you really wished you hadn’t looked that way. 

A gasp left your mouth as you closed your eyes, seeing as Jay was only in his black sweatpants and nothing more. Meaning, he was shirtless. 

“Oh god, Park! Put some clothes on,” you complained, eliciting laughter out of him. 

“Why? Are you shy?” He teases, coming closer as he uses a towel to soak the excess water from his hair. 

You scoffed, looking directly at him as he leaned in closer so his face was on your level, his bare arm on the bed supported his weight, which also displayed his veins. 

“Please, I’ve seen better,” you lied, as in fact, you had never seen anyone’s body as attractive as his. 

“Is that so?” He asked, amused by your answer, “may I ask who?” 

“Why do you care?” You retorted, pushing him away, touching his chest in the process, which felt rock hard against your hands. 

“If you wanted to touch me you could have just said so, princess,” he went on, his usual smirk gracing his face. 

However, all your confidence went downhill as the thunderstorms took over again, more powerful and louder than before, causing you to shut your eyes and ears as your face scrunched up in fear. 

“Hey, what’s wrong?” Jay asked, getting on bed and grabbing your face with his big hands.

“Thunder, I—I hate it,” you let out, holding onto a pillow and whimpering into it. 

Jay panicked seeing you this way, he was quick to wrap a blanket around your body, getting his EarPods out and putting on a calming tune before he put them on for you, hugging you without any words. 

“It’ll be okay,” he whispered loud enough for you to hear and you wrapped your arms around him tighter. 

It was comforting how his one hand patted your back while the other caressed your head softly, providing everything he could to you with his actions. 

You could’ve sworn it wasn’t just because of thunder that your heart was beating out of your chest. 

He held you through it all, never once letting you go you fell asleep in his arms, his big eyes staring at you as he whispered to himself. 

“Sleep well, princess.” 

You snuggled deeper into the warmth of your pillow, humming softly as you almost felt as if you were being cuddled and pulled closer, which was successful in stirring you awake. 

For the second morning in the row, you were shocked to see a very shirtless Jay with his arms wrapped around your waist as he slept peacefully. You took a second to stare at him, he looked idyllic, his lips automatically forming a small pout whenever he was undisturbed, which looked endearing to you. 

Just as you were about to touch him, the alarm from Jay’s phone rang, which you assumed he put on right before going to sleep as you still had to reach the resort before everyone left for the museum, which was first on the itinerary for the day. 

You closed your eyes shut in panic, pretending to be asleep as you felt his arms around you tighten, which only resulted in you feeling a shiver down your spine. 

“Hmm,” he groaned, turning towards the side table as he turned off the alarm, “fuck,” he muttered, not wanting to wake up at five in the morning. 

You felt the mattress weight shifting again, and even with your eyes closed, you could feel Jay coming closer to you. His hand was gentle when he caressed your cheek as you tried your best not to freak out at the proximity and give out that you were awake. 

Lord it felt so good. 

Now, you weren’t sure if your mind was playing tricks with you or if Jay had actually called you pretty as you slept before he got up from the bed to freshen up. 

It was when you heard the bathroom door shut when you finally opened your eyes, sitting up as your chest heaved up and down, your fingers automatically reaching out to touch your cheeks, the exact spot he had touched not even two minutes ago. You wondered how long it would take for your poor heart to finally burst out if Jay kept this up. 

A groan left your mouth when you also gathered the memory of last night, the memory where you hugged his shirtless frame. You could excuse it as you were terrified because of the thunder. Right? 

Nevertheless, you got up and tried to stretch out before Jay came out of the bathroom to see you awake, his usual smile greeted you and for the first time, you gave him a shy smile back, “good morning, Jay,” you said as you rushed into the bathroom, leaving him smiling at your cuteness. 

It didn’t take you both long to get ready and check out of the hotel before you got into Jay’s car yet again. The weather had cleared out and it was still slightly dark when he started driving again, and you noticed that the road was still wet while the trees looked greener than ever with the little droplets of water all over their leaves. 

You couldn’t help but spare glances at Jay during the entirety of the drive, the sunrise only enhanced the beauty of him as you saw sun rays falling on him as he drove. His skin shone golden and he looked like pure honey in your eyes. 

“We’re here,” he announced as he turned the car to get into the driveway for the resort parking and your mouth hung open at how grand and expensive it looked just from the outside. 

“Woah,” you whispered, looking outside and then Jay excitedly. 

It all happened in a flash, him giving his car to the valet and calling your professor as you waited in the grand lobby of the hotel, wondering if all your friends were still sleeping, considering it was early in the morning. 

Mrs. Min was quick to come out, delighted to see you both finally here, “I was so worried! I hope the journey was not too rough,” she asked with concerned eyes. 

You smiled, giving Jay just a glance, “it was really comfortable and Jay was kind enough to work everything out smoothly to get us here,” you told her softly, which caused Mrs. Min to praise Jay for being the ideal student as well as a guy. 

You noticed how his ears blushed red whenever he was praised, causing you to laugh by yourself. 

“Okay so you have one hour before everyone wakes up and gathers for breakfast at the dining area! You can rest and freshen up before it all!” She mentioned. 

“What about our rooms, ma’am?” You asked awkwardly. 

“Oh right! There’s only one room available at the given moment,” she said and you felt like you were gonna pass out if a repeat of last night happened again, “so you can take that room to yourself, Y/n! As for Jay, Yeonjun will be your roommate as he’s alone in his room as of now. You know the policy, two students in one room,” she smiled as she handed you your room card, also informing that the boys have their rooms on the third floor while the girls have theirs on the second floor. 

You smiled at her, both of you bowing down as she made her way back to her own room. You could finally breathe now that you were here, and had a room all to yourself. 

“Come, I’ll walk you to your room,” Jay said when you got into the lift together. 

“Jay, you should really rest, it’s fine,” you tried to say, holding your hand up only for him to grab it. 

“Why? Tired of me already?” He asked, pulling you closer. 

You could only pray that no one sees you in this position with him. 

“I didn’t say that,” you spoke up, jumping away from him as the elevator doors opened. 

Thankfully the corridor was empty, and you walked faster to find your room, which was the last one on the right corner down the corridor. 

You turned back, looking at your feet before you said, “thank you for everything, Jay, I really can’t thank you enough for all you’ve done—” 

He stopped you from speaking further as he gently held your chin in his fingers, “actually, I can think of a few ways you can thank me,” he whispered, eyes gleaming as you noticed little specs of golden in his chocolate brown eyes. 

“What?” You asked just as gently. 

“How about we start off by a thank you hug?” His smile morphed into a smirk as he stood with his arms open. 

You bit your smile, nodding and standing on your tiptoes to wrap your arms around his neck in a quick hug. His scent engulfed you, which you had grown to like, and you were just as quick to leave him and make a beeline towards your room. 

Meanwhile, Jay was already used to your flustered behaviour and he caught your wrist just in time to pull you in for an actual hug, his body flushed against yours as you stilled when he rested his face on your neck, his lips brushing against your skin. 

“Don’t get tired of me,” he whispered, tickling your neck. 

You stared at him with wide eyes when he stepped back with his playful smile, “we’re just getting started, princess,” he said, leaving your heart racing as he walked away to get to his room. 

You found yourself in Yeji and Karina’s shared room a few minutes after Jay left. Seeing as you had already showered, it didn’t take you much time to change into your outfit for the day, which consisted of a skirt and a top to go along with it. You didn’t forget to wear your necklace and a ring as you felt bare going out without any accessories. 

Back to your friends, they sat in front of you, half ready as they both stopped when they heard your story, looking at you in disbelief. 

“You’re trying to tell me that Jay, Park fucking Jongseong took care of you when you had fever?” Yeji asked, face looking comical with how she had applied lipstick only on the top corner of her lip. 

You nodded and opened your mouth to speak but Karina beat you to it. 

“And he remembers your favourite drink as well as food,” she hummed, midway straightening her hair. 

“Yes—” you started again, but no one let you continue. 

“He also held you to sleep when you cried because of the thunderstorm,” Yeji said, looking at Karina with teasing eyes. 

“And he hugged you!” Karina almost screamed. 

“Really, Y/n. What’s going on?” They asked, sitting closer to you. 

“Nothing,” you groaned, “I don’t fucking know,” you looked distressed. 

“Does it feel nice to have him around you?” Karina asked, being straightforward. 

Your mind backtracked to each incident and caused you to nod, “yeah, but what if he’s just being playful?” You whined. 

“Then flirt back! Don’t act shy, don’t stutter, but show him that you can do the same thing, and if possible then make him jealous, there’s no better way to find out if anyone’s interested in you than making them jealous and getting it out of them,” Yeji theorized with a smirk, knowing that she was right. 

“She’s right. You’re so pretty Y/n,” Karina sighed, looking at you softly, “you better make him work for you!” She warned as both the girls came to hug you. 

A genuine smile graced your face. You loved both of them dearly. Your smile grew even more when you decided to take up their advice and work upon it. 

You couldn’t wait to see Jay again. 

Breakfast was fulfilling as you sat with your friends and Taehyun, who was kind enough to share how Yeonjun, Beomgyu and Jay were still asleep, not caring about breakfast as the boys wanted nothing more than to catch up with their sleep. 

Professor Jung was another teacher who accompanied the students on the trip. “We’ll be leaving for the museum in one and a half hours, I hope that’s sufficient for everyone to get ready. No delays will be tolerated, kindly be on time,” he announced. 

You and your friends shrugged as you were already ready and had one and a half hours to spare. Your friends filled Taehyun up with the details of your journey, happily leaving out the parts which he shouldn’t be knowing. 

“Why didn’t he just call his driver?” Taehyun wondered out loud. 

“He’s got a driver?” You asked. 

“I mean, his parents have a driver, he could have asked for help,” he told you. 

You nodded in understanding, turning to head when you heard a voice calling your name. 

“Y/n, you’re here!” Jaemin spoke up, looking at your table for the first time, questioning himself as to how he did not see you here before. 

You wondered how he was always so cheerful, his smile never leaving his face. It was contagious of sorts, making you smile when you looked at him. 

Excusing yourself from your table, you stood up to talk to Jaemin, who seemed happy just to see you here. He took you to his table which was right beside yours as he introduced you to his friends, which was basically the group of all the students who joined mid semester. 

You greeted everyone with a smile as you sat down next to Jaemin, “excited for today?” He asked with a smile. 

“Yeah,” you nodded, “it feels so nice to be here, and did you see the beach adjoined to our resort? I can’t wait to explore that!” You told him, and he was quick to lean in and tell you more about it. 

Jay had just entered with Yeonjun and Beomgyu, all of them were not dressed up yet they looked tired, Jay in particular looked bothered as he sat down where you were previously sitting with his plate full of what looked like sausages. 

“What’s up with him?” Karina asked, nose scrunching. 

Yeonjun snorted, and Jay warned him, yet he didn’t care and continued to speak, “Jay slept for one hour and had a wet dream,” his voice was loud enough to reach your ears. 

Your eyes widened at the information, even more so when you heard Jay groan, meaning that the information was indeed true. 

Jaemin was tall enough to cover your frame as he turned to you, offering you the cupcake you had been eyeing. You took it from him with a smile, but your whole attention was on their conversation. 

Jay on the other hand, ignored all the comments and remarks Beomgyu made as his mind went back to the scene which landed him in this situation. 

From the deep subconscious of his mind, he dreamt about you, but he wasn’t going to tell anyone this, about how he touched your soft lips with his, about how his lips travelled the expanse of your body— 

Yeah, he couldn’t get the feeling of your body pressed up against his naked torso out of his head, and he knew it was wrong to think about it, especially when you were scared. 

He shook his head, cheeks red as he tried to calm down. It was the first time he had such a dream, but he was more curious about your whereabouts, his eyes travelling and scanning all the tables before he asked, “where's Y/n?” He acted nonchalant, eating the food in front of him. 

Yeji smirked, “some cute guy took her with him. Oh look! They’re talking,” she pointed at Jaemin, who sat down normally again, causing you to come into Jay’s line of vision. 

Jay finally made eye contact with you, and you noticed how red his face was still, making you wonder what he dreamt about. You passed him a small smile, which was enough for him to smile back at you, however this interaction was short lived when Jaemin grabbed your attention again. 

Jay knew he was the new student, however, he did not know his name, but seeing the way he was so friendly with you was enough to make him wonder how you got so close to him. His jaw clenched instinctively, furthermore when you laughed at a joke he made. 

Karina and Yeji observed the exchange silently, high fiving under the table. 

Deciding that it was enough, the two girls called you over and asked you to join them for photos at the lobby area, causing you to excuse yourself from Jaemin, who flashed you a charming smile while saying bye as Jay could only scoff at this. 

His expression quickly changed when you came over and noticed him, “good morning, Jay,” you said, standing behind his seat and leaning further, which allowed Jay to take a silent sniff of your perfume which was vanilla scented. 

“I’m taking this,” you pointed at the cookie which you picked up from his plate and took a small bite of while he simply stared at you as you made your way towards your friends as his eyes trailed down to look at your sleek little skirt which showed your legs. 

“Shit,” he cursed as he mindlessly drank the hot coffee, while his sole focus was you. 

It was going to be a tough day for him. 

Professor Jung had called you right before all the students started filling into the three buses as he needed assistance with the roll call, making sure no student was left behind or sneaking out somewhere. 

You were more than happy to help, seeing he was the one who offered you the internship, it was only right if you’d put up your best image in front of him. 

You checked off everyone’s name as they got into their respective buses, leaving you to be the last one to get into the bus, and to your surprise, the only spot open for you was at the last seat, in between Jay and Jaemin. 

Jay spotted you and was going to shift to sit next to Jaemin but he was faster to call you with a smile. 

Which brings you here, sitting in between them both with an awkward atmosphere. 

Noticing how the girl sitting on the other side of Jay tried her best to indulge him in a conversation made you roll your eyes, when in reality, Jay didn’t even wish to look her away but he didn’t wish to be rude either.  

You turned to look at Jaemin who was more than interested to talk about how he wished to take up a barista course just because he loved coffee. Soon, the cold air in the bus made you shiver, along with the lack of attention from Jay, who was struggling and trying his best to get out of the conversation with the other girl. 

Jaemin noticed your shivering state, “Y/n, you look cold,” he spoke out loud, taking his jacket off. 

This statement grabbed Jay’s attention and he almost started to take his own jacket off, only to see that Jaemin was faster and now your legs were covered with his jacket. 

Jay would have driven you by himself if he knew this was gonna happen, but his mood wasn’t sour for long. 

“Will you sit with me during the return trip too?” Jaemin asked you and you turned to Jay. 

Your hand automatically grabbed his arm, his body soothed with the skin contact as he looked down at you, “Jay, will we be going back together? Because I think the luggage will also take up space here and it’s a long journey back to Seoul—”

“Of course, we’re going back together, love,” he spoke, cutting you midway which made Jaemin cock his eyebrow at Jay, who only smiled at you sweetly. 

“That’s great! Can we stop by and have that pasta again, it was so good,” you asked and he nodded in a beat. 

“Anything you want.” 

The conversation was short-lived as you had arrived at the museum already. Jay was quick to get up from his seat to get rid of the girl who kept talking to him, despite him not showing a single ounce of interest. 

Since the group was big, it was divided into smaller groups so that they can follow and listen to the guides assigned to each group. Your group stuck together, however, professor Jung made sure to drag Yeonjun and Beomgyu away, knowing that they’d be the ones who’d cause trouble. 

Adding to that, it had been a solid thirty minutes of you walking and Jay was nowhere to be seen which made you wonder if he ran off with the girl from earlier. You shook the feeling away as you entered the historical arena, it was full of animal specimens, displays of natural objects such as fossils, minerals, rocks, plants, and more. 

It was highly insightful, you agreed although you felt parched with all the walking. Furthermore, you had conveniently forgotten your bottle in your room. You looked back, trying to search for Jay in other groups as you mindlessly nodded to what Karina was saying about some new series though you couldn’t find him. 

“Who are you searching for?” A deep voice spoke in your ear, successfully making you flinch at the sudden invasion. 

With a hand on your chest, you turned to look at the culprit, only for it to be Jay. 

“You scared me,” you breathed out. 

“That doesn’t answer my question,” he said. 

“Doesn’t matter,” you muttered, not wanting to admit that you were searching for him. 

He clicked his tongue, “it matters when you were looking for me, princess,” he said and you panicked, looking around to see if anyone heard him, only to find out that you had a decent distance from your group. 

“And why would I look for you? It could be someone else too,” You spoke, crossing your arms. 

“You say that as if you can think of anyone else, princess,” he smirked and your mouth opened to retort. 

Although he was quicker to shove a bottle of water in your hands, “since you’re curious, I’ll tell you where I was,” he said as he walked alongside you to catch up with the group, “I went to get water as we didn’t have any with us, I also got us a bag of snacks from the store nearby and I had to and keep it in the bus. Now here I am, right where I should be.” He winked. 

You looked at him humoured, “you’re right, you really should be in a museum,” you said. 

“For being the most handsome man ever? I guess you are right,” he smirked and you gave him a look. 

It wasn’t as if he was lying. Jay had one of the most attractive faces you had ever come across, it almost looked as if he was carved by the gods themselves. All in all, you couldn’t deny it and hence, you chose to switch the topic instead.

“Isn’t it weird how people collect random things from all over the world and put it together to call it a museum?” You said out of nowhere, getting a smile out of Jay at your unpredictability. 

It surprised him to see you being so chatty around him, opening up to him more than usual, his small smile never leaving his lips as he contributed to your thoughts, feeling proud each time he made you laugh. 

You could feel the change too. Ever since you had come to Seoul two years back, you felt like you had to be timid and composed at all times, everything was new to you, but you felt at ease around Jay, and unconsciously, you turned to look at him only to find his eyes on you.

The simple exchange made you smile and your heartbeat rose for all the right reasons. 

The next stop was the one you were actually excited for, the aquarium. 

You didn’t have to get into the bus again as the aquarium was adjoined to the museum. You hadn’t ever been to one before, it thrilled further that you’d get to experience aquatic life right in front of you. 

The blue tunnels felt soothing to your eyes, various types of fishes swimming together and you looked everywhere, not wanting to miss anything. 

Soon, your friends pulled you into clicking pictures with them, Jay being kind enough to be your photographer, when in all honesty, he did this so he could look at you longer. As amazing as the day was going for him, it was equally balanced with dismay as he saw Jaemin approaching you once again.

Does he not get tired of smiling? He wondered. 

“Oh! Can we click a picture together too?” He spoke up, causing Karina and Yeji to contain their laughter with how irritated Jay appeared to be. 

“Sure,” you spoke, smiling at the phone which Jay was holding as Jaemin stood close to you, his smile ever so radiant. 

Jay took the picture in a split second, handling his phone to Jaemin now saying, “my turn,” as he stood by you. 

You watched the whole exchange, amused at Jay’s behaviour. He was always calm, you’ve never seen him so worked up before. 

He conveniently pulled you closer, resting his hand on your waist as he smiled for the picture which Jaemin was clicking, while your cheeks heated up in this situation. 

“Done,” Jaemin sang out, making his way to you as he went on pointing at the hermit crab, telling you how they steal and switch their shells to accommodate their size as they grow up. 

However your focus was on the picture of you and Jay, it was the first picture you had clicked together and you found it adorable how he smiled at the camera while your eyes were on him instead. 

“You’re pouting,” you stated, laughing at Jay as Karina called Jaemin over, asking him to tell them the random facts instead. 

“Yeah, I don’t really like this area. Let’s go up further,” he said, taking you along with him. 

You could have sworn you never smiled this much before, he nonchalantly commented upon every fish you came across, he came closer whenever you tried to show him anything that amused you, not to mention how he stood on the opposite side of the big fish tank walls just to see you from the other end. 

Soon, the whole lot of your batchmates were swarming the tiny souvenir shop and you were busy contemplating if you should get a dolphin stuffie for your little sister, but you weren’t going to go back home anytime soon so you settled on buying a similar little keychain for her. 

That wasn’t all, you also wanted to buy a little something for Jay, but you knew he wasn’t the one to sport cute accessories. Yet, you wanted to give him this ring with a cat paw imprint on it. Without thinking much, you purchased both items and walked out with your friends. 

You were quick to pour into the bus, hoping you won’t have another awkward moment sitting with someone new but before you could think, someone grabbed your hand and pulled you towards the left side seat, which was meant for two people. 

You yelped and almost landed on Jay’s lap, “are you crazy?” You whisper-yelled at him. 

He gave you a lazy smirk as you sat down next to him, properly. 

“How’d you know, princess?” He asked and you prayed no one heard him speak yet again. 

“Well, it’s quite evident, Park,” you whispered, smiling at him sweetly. 

You held his eye contact for a few seconds before both of you burst out laughing. 

It felt pleasant as the trip was aimed at fun, and fun only. There was no burden of studies, no assignments or reports, just three days devoted to enjoyment. 

“Here,” Jay says, removing his jacket and placing it on your lap, “don’t be cold, love.”

You bit your smile yet again, “thanks, Jay. You can be sweet at times,” you joked. 

“At times?” He looked at you, incredulous. 

You laughed as he went on explaining how sweet he is at all times. 

It was safe to say that you enjoyed that bus ride. 

Dinner went by smoothly as Yeji and Karina made you sit in between them both, complaining how you had spent more than enough time apart today. 

“I’m so excited for tomorrow, like, I really love beaches,” you said and your friends nodded. 

“Yes, babe. We know, it’s the sixth time you’d said it today,” Karina pointed out and you whined. 

“Okay but you get it,” you said. 

“Of course, we do. We can’t wait to see you in your bikini too,” they winked, leaning in to whisper, “or more like, we can’t wait to see a certain someone lose his shit after seeing you.” 

You rolled your eyes, “that’s not gonna happen,” you said. 

“We’ll see,” Yeji said, as if she knew exactly what was going to happen. 

The day was fulfilling. It was unusual for students to get a single room all to themselves but you weren’t complaining. It was midnight by the time you came out of the shower, in your sweatpants and a flimsy white camisole, all ready to sleep. 

Getting on the bed felt as if you had stepped on a cloud, making you chuckle out of happiness. You took a while to check up on your texts, telling your parents about your day and checking all the pictures you clicked throughout the day, which was majorly filled with sky pictures until you came across that photo of you and Jay. 

Your room’s doorbell rang at that very second, startling you as you jumped up to tiptoe towards the door, looking into the peephole to find none other than Jay standing in front of your room. 

You panicked, opening the door with wide eyes and ushering him in, “you really must be crazy! You’re not allowed to be on this floor, or in my room,” you said and he only looked at you with an adoring smile. 

“Shh, princess. I came here to give you something,” he said. 

Your eyes followed his hand which took out a dainty necklace from his pocket, a necklace with the smallest charm of a cat paw on it. You gasped softly, looking at him with excited eyes. 

“C’mere,” he said, making you stand in front of the full length mirror as gently brushed your hair to the side, his fingers grazed ever so slightly against your neck, causing you to shiver and you wondered why Jay was breathing so deeply too, his warm breath fanning your neck as he clasped the necklace securely at your nape. 

“All done,” he whispered as you looked at his reflection through the mirror. 

You turned around to face him, heart beating fast at your proximity as you fiddled with your fingers. 

“It’s so pretty,” you whispered out, “I—I actually have something for you too,” you spoke up, getting your backpack and taking out the ring which you got him, the ring with the same design as your necklace. 

His eyes shone with adornment as your tiny hand showed him the ring, “not gonna help me wear it?” He asked, teasing. 

You didn’t have it in you to look at him anymore as you grabbed his warm hands and gently slid the ring on his index finger, letting his hand go but he was quick to pull you in closer, “Y/n—” he said, but was interrupted with the bell ringing again. 

“Oh my god!” You ran to look at who was at your door. 

It was Yeji, you sighed in relief, “you’ve gotta go, Jay,” you told him as you opened the door. 

“What the fuck is going on here?” Yeji asked, her shocked face soon turned into one full of amusement. 

“Nothing, I just came to wish her a good night,” Jay spoke up smoothly, turning to you, “good night, princess,” he winked before walking out of the room. 

“Princess?” Yeji squealed. 

And you never heard the end of it. 

“Are you guys sure about this?” You asked, looking at yourself in a bikini. 

“Of course, babe, you look hot,” Yeji purred, looking stunning in her own bikini, as well as Karina. 

“Men are gonna pop boners,” she commented, making you snort. 

“Well, we can’t let that happen,” you say, wrapping a sarong around your waist to cover yourself just a midge. 

The whole day was dedicated to the beach, games and mayhaps a trip towards the central shopping area. You were as excited as a four year old who got offered their favourite candy. The beach was beautiful and you could already see your classmates playing volleyball and dodgeball from a distance. 

“Beomgyu says the boys are still getting ready,” Karina said, reading the text she just got. 

“What are they even doing?” Yeji asked, “and did you actually pay Gyu to get updates about Jay for Y/n?” She asked incredulously. 

You turned to look at her, “you what?” 

“Hey! I did it so I can shove you towards Jaemin before your loverboy comes and gets jealous,” she said as if it was obvious, “y’know it’s fun to see him that way.”

You shook your head, laughing lightly at how dedicated they were with your whole ‘making Jay jealous’ agenda. It was something you didn’t even contribute to as surprisingly, Jaemin was always around. 

Which included the current scenario as you spotted a very built and shirtless Jaemin calling you his way to build sand castles. Now, that’s something you did not see coming. 

“Do you work out?” You genuinely asked him as you sat down next to him. 

The sand was warm and welcoming, just like his smile. 

Your question made him chuckle, “I do, it’s almost fun at times. You wanna touch?” He asked, flexing his biceps for you. 

Yeji watched the scene fold from afar, noticing the immaculate timing of Jay as his bold strides carried him towards the beach. He wore shorts and a floral shirt with a few buttons opened, a pair of sunglasses completed his look. 

“I would remove that if I were you,” Karina spoke up from behind him, pointing at his shirt. 

He looked at her in question when Yeji decided to pop out from his other side, “listen loverboy, look upfront,” she said, pointing at you with Jaemin, “your opponent is strong, look she’s poking his biceps—oh damn they’re big. Anyways, you have to step up,” she nodded, agreeing with herself. 

This was a site Jay was not ready to see so early in the morning, “guess you’re right,” he muttered out, jaw clenched as he swiftly removed his shirt, throwing it on the deckchair with your bags as he made his way towards you. 

Yeji watched it with a smirk, high fiving Karina as they went on to grab ice creams for them to eat. 

“Good morning, princess,” Jay spoke up, extending his hand towards you, making you turn around and look up suddenly. 

“Fuck,” you muttered, eyes on his body. 

It wasn’t the first time you saw him shirtless but now that you were in the companionship of the sun, you could see every single ab of his clearly, his muscles flexing as he moved to extend his hand, which you mindlessly grabbed and he effortlessly lifted you up, pulling you closer to him, much to Jaemin’s dismay. 

“Jay,” you whispered out, clearly out of words. 

The sunglasses were a great help to him as he took in your body for the very first time. He had never seen you in such revealing clothes before, his eyes going deeper down your neck, his heart skipping a beat as he saw you wear your necklace, to your clavicle and down to your—

He stopped, knowing that this would lead to the things he can’t speak of. 

That’s how you abandoned the poor, half-made sand castle and ran after Jay, who very conveniently grabbed your phone and ran away, just so he could take you away from the devil in disguise (read: Jaemin). 

You laughed, breathing deeply as you finally snatched your phone back from Jay, who had a smirk on his annoyingly attractive face. 

“You know you’re doing this wrong,” he spoke up. 

You raised your brow, “doing what wrong, sir?” You asked. 

Calling him sir was just so you could tease him, however you did not know how much he enjoyed hearing it from your mouth. 

“We’re at this breathtakingly beautiful beach and you still haven’t gone into the water.” He looked at the endless blue in front of him. 

“In that case,” you said, “race you to water,” you laughed, running away as he smiled, running after you. 

You shivered with how cold the water felt against your warm skin as you splashed water all over Jay, who didn’t hesitate to do the same to you. 

A gasp left your mouth when he pulled you closer by wrapping his arm around your waist just when you tried to run away, whispering right into your ear, “you can’t run for me, princess.” 

The statement was enough to evoke deep desires in you as you looked back to stare into his honey eyes, realizing how close your faces were to each other, his eyes flickering down to look at your lips. You cleared your throat, stepping back, feeling as if your body was set on fire with how warm it had gotten in the span of five seconds. 

“Let’s go and play—dodgeball?” You asked, not looking at his face. 

He chuckled, “let’s go, princess.” 

The exchange was something you couldn’t get out of your head no matter how hard you tried but playing dodgeball did help you take your mind off it, not to mention your friends soon joined you and your team won, courtesy of Jay, who couldn’t take his eyes off you. 

The time went by in a flash, it was almost time for your lunch, which was arranged beautifully just by the patio of the resort. You had showered and changed into new clothes, which included shorts and a top. 

Jay came down to sit next to you for lunch, dropping a cute shell on your lap which he found on the beach, making you smile softly as you took it in your hand, looking at Jay fondly. You were running out of patience, you just wanted to kiss him. 

“That’s so precious,” you whispered. 

“That’s why it’s yours,” Jay whispered back, placing his hand on your bare, warm thigh. 

“What are you doing?” You asked, eyes widening, yet he didn’t give you an answer, his focus solely on eating. 

“Jay,” you called him out again, only for his grip to tighten, causing you to gasp out loud as your stomach fluttered with butterflies. 

You tried to focus on eating, you really did, but your mind was elsewhere, and so, to teach him a lesson, you decided to take revenge. You stood up, smirking at him who only looked at you with a pout, an expression of betrayal on his face. 

You made sure to stay in between your girls as you went out shopping, who were more than ready to be with you, almost laughing when they saw Jay approaching you. 

“Uh no, mister. It’s our turn to spend time with her,” Karina says, making you smile. 

“Besides, the boys are waiting for you,” Yeji pointed out at Yeonjun and his friends. 

You winked at Jay, linking arms with your friends as you walked away. 

Jay groaned, “dude, where have you been?” Yeonjun asked. 

“Right? I have barely seen him around,” Beomgyu said and Jay only looked at you, pouting. 

On the other hand, you were talking about him as your friends gushed about him getting you a necklace. 

“He is so whipped, I won't be surprised if he gets you a whole diamond set at this point,” Karina said and you laughed lightly, paying for the two tops you picked up from the thrift store. 

“Now that would be costly,” Yeji said. 

“Does it matter? He’s rich, rich,” Karina said, making you and Yeji both look up at her in shock. 

“What?” You exclaimed conjointly. 

“What? You guys didn’t know that?” She asked, frowning. 

“Why does he live in a rented apartment then?” Yeji asked, eyes still wide as you tried to process this information. 

“Something in the lines of being independent, I’ve seen him at the parties though, he doesn’t seem to be too fond of his parents,” she told you.  

“Wow, I had no clue about this,” you said, worried that him being of completely different status would be a complication. 

Suddenly it all made sense, how he paid for the hotel, how he didn’t hesitate to buy anything for the group and how he was always clad in luxurious clothing. 

“Don’t worry, he’s practically whipped for you,” Karina stated and you smiled slightly, looking at a delicate necklace which looked ethereal to you. 

You were really whipped for him too. 

“Y/n!” You heard Jay’s voice calling out your name, making you turn around with a smile. 

Everyone else was in their room already, while you had stayed back to help Professor Min with the budget calculations of the day, making you stay back for a few minutes more. Now, you stood in front of your room, Jay approaching you with a tiny paper bag in his hand, which he wordlessly handed over to you, making you look up at him in question. 

“What’s this?” You asked, opening it in front of him. 

You found a box inside the bag, which contained the very same necklace you had been staring at during your visit at the shopping centre. 

You breathed out softly, looking up at him to see his red cheeks, “you really are my stalker,” you laughed, looking at the box again, which flustered him even more. 

It was a sight to see Jay blushing, he oozed confidence, yet you knew how much of a softie he could be. 

“I wasn’t being creepy, really. I just saw you looking at it,” he explained, trying to defend himself. 

“I love it.” Your smile was so genuine, it made his heart beat faster, even more so when you stood up on your tiptoes, mustering all your courage to give him a featherlight kiss on his jaw, “thank you, love.” 

You used his own nickname on him, the expression on his face was priceless, making you want to click a picture of him, of how red his face was, “good night, Jay.” 

You winked at him, leaving him standing there, speechless. 

If anyone dared you to stop smiling, then you would fail without question. It was intriguing how your cheeks didn’t hurt even though you had been smiling since last night, you probably even slept with a smile on your face. You and Jay quietly exchanged glances during the entirety of breakfast time. 

“Okay, what’s going on?” Karina asked, sitting next to you in the bus as it was the last day of your trip, and you were heading to the amusement park for the day. 

“What do you mean?” You asked, trying to act normal. 

“I mean, why have you been giving each other the look? And why is he staring at me? Am I not allowed to sit with you now?” She asked  

“What do you mean ‘the look’? And of course you should sit with me,” you told her, resting your head on her shoulder. 

“The look, like you’ve fucked,” she smirked. 

“God! No that’s not it,” you said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry at her assumptions, “nothing happened.”

“It will happen soon, don’t you worry,” she winked at you. 

“We’re here!” Your professor announced, and you looked out of the window to see how cool it looked, the theme seemed to be ‘castles’, making it look twice as grand as it was. 

Jay simply wanted to spend his day with you, however his friends were adamant that he spends his day with them. You got your passes and entered to see happy faces all around, a chuckle leaving your mouth when you saw Yeonjun dragging Jay along with him. 

“Where do we start?” You asked with a smile. 

That was just the question to ask, your friends dragging you to bumper cars, you lost count of the number of times Yeji bumped into your car before you set off to the virtual reality rides, and later to the carousels. 

You rode the carousels twice, posing for the pictures alongside as you tried to capture the heartfelt experience where you felt like a kid all over again. Half of the day had passed by and you couldn’t lie, you missed seeing a certain someone. 

Just then, a hand grabbed your wrist and pulled you in the Photo Booth, your eyes widening, your first instinct was to scream, but you stopped to see that it was none other than Jay. 

“Jay?” You spoke out loud. 

“Shhh, Yeonjun is probably searching for me right now,” he spoke, almost scared as if they kept him captive. 

You looked at him, “let’s get a picture till they go away,” you said, pointing at the Photo Booth. 

He let you put cat ears on him, along with pink glasses which made him look cute, however, he did whine about it, but took pictures with you nevertheless, pulling you closer, smiling and soon, laughing with you.

After printing two sets of your pictures, you handed one over to him, grabbing his hands naturally and dragging him to get matching headbands. If any stranger would have looked at you two, they would have easily assumed you to be a couple with how you were behaving like one. 

“The sunset looks so pretty,” you whispered, looking at the sky which was a mixture of orange, yellow and red hues. 

Jay nodded, his eyes solely on you. 

The noise of Jay’s phone ringing grabbed your attention, you smiled at him, urging him to pick up the call and he excused himself for a minute. You took this time to sit down at the nearby bench, looking at the ferris wheel, which you wanted to ride with Jay. You hadn’t thought that he would become so dear to you, maybe it was because he was so caring, so selfless and sweet to you. 

He came back after a few minutes, a look of distress on his face, “hey, what’s wrong?” You asked, worried about him and only smiled at you. 

“It’s nothing, everything’s fine, princess,” he spoke up. 

“Why? Don’t wanna tell your problems to your enemy?” You teased him, getting an actual snicker out of him. 

“It’s just that—my mom, she’s not very accepting of me spending my time doing things other than studying, which also includes me being on this trip,” he said, “so she called me to remind me that I’m wasting my time,” he told you, upset about this situation. 

“Does being here make you happy?” You asked him, eyes sparkling as you looked at the sunset. 

“It makes me the happiest I’ve ever been,” he answered in a beat, deep down knowing that it wasn’t the trip, it was you who made him happy. 

“That’s it then! Forget about the negatives, don’t think about your mom, the trip is almost over. Instead, be here, live in the moment and ride the ferris wheel with me,” you beamed at him. 

It was that easy for you to make Jay smile, just like that, he extended his hand and you both made your way towards the ride, where the line was growing by second as everyone wished to see the sunset from the top, but you were quicker. 

One compartment catered two people, which suited to be perfect for you and Jay as you sat with your knees touching. It took around five minutes for everyone to settle in turn by turn and your ride was approximately seven minutes long, as written on the information board. 

You took out your phone to capture the view of the whole park, which was visible as you went higher up in the sky, “Y/n,” Jay whispered out, looking at you with intensity. 

Your breath hitched when you saw him glancing at your lips, he couldn’t hold his desire any longer, it was the perfect opportunity, the perfect spot. 

He leaned in, his hand coming to rest on your cheeks, his fingertips tracing the contours of your cheek, and you leaned into his touch, your breath hitching with anticipation as his nose brushed against yours. 

“I won’t be able to hold myself back any longer,” he whispered, lips almost brushing against yours, tentative at first. 

“Don’t then—” you whispered, but were cut off. 

With a gentle tilt of your head, Jay pulled you closer, closing the distance between you two. Your lips met in a collision of passion, warmth and longing as they tenderly explored each other. 

Time became irrelevant as he deepened the kiss, cradling your face in his hands. A loud sound of firecrackers bursting made you both stop, breathing hard as you looked out of the window, finding yourself on the top of the Ferris wheel with the onset of fireworks, which were said to be the highlight of the day at the amusement park. 

However, Jay was restless, “you look so fucking pretty,” he said as the pretty colours of the fireworks made your face shine, and without further ado, he took off his specs in a go before he connected his lips to yours again, it was gentle yet possessive, your lips tingling, your senses heightening as he sent shivers of pleasure down your spine. 

You broke the kiss to breathe, resting your forehead on his, eyes meeting each other as he said, “I think I’m falling for you,” he intertwines your fingers with his, “when you’re around, I feel alive. Our every exchange makes me want to know you more, to be around you and forget about everything that weighs me down.”

“I like you so fucking much, Jay,” you whisper, making him smile out of pleasure, “I like it as you pout when you study, or how you care about others so deeply, about how you buy the whole stack of Coca Cola or how you love eating corn—”

He kissed you swiftly, smiling into the kiss as you reached the bottom of the ferris wheel, your hearts beating in sync as you came out of the ride hand in hand. 

“Y/n! I’ve been searching for you all day!” A voice called out, making your head turn to look at a very jolly Jaemin. 

Jay could already feel his mood turning sour at his entrance, it only turned worse when Jay saw Jaemin getting close to you, his usual smile radiant as he picked up a fallen eyelash from your cheek. 

It was the same thing Jay did a few days back, his blood boiled seeing some other boy do the same for you, he couldn’t take it while you tried your best to get away from Jaemin soon by blowing on your lash, which he kept on his finger. 

You couldn’t find Jay when you opened your eyes again, when in reality, he was the only one who had wished for on your lash. Jaemin looked at you, confused as you ran away, trying to find Jay, only to get a text from him. 

My enemy:

Hot tub, tonight at 10 

That’s all it said and your lip quivered, hoping that he wasn’t upset with you because of Jaemin. 

Only time would tell. 

It was heartbreaking enough to not see Jay on the bus with you, while you used that time to fill in your friends about what had happened, leaving out the part where Jay disappeared into nowhere, they both squealed and encouraged you to take it a step further. 

You didn’t see him at dinner either. 

Since it was the last day, everyone was up and making the most of it. You had to get to the hot tub, which was at the top floor, a private area, as you gathered by asking in the front lobby. Seeing how you had to go to the tub, you decided to wear your other bikini under your shirt and shorts.

You didn’t know what to expect. 

Opening the door to your room, you looked out to see if anyone was in the corridor before you walked out, however, you had to wait for five minutes as some girls stood outside, talking and laughing with each other. 

When you saw the clear coast, you speed-walked towards the lift, pressing the button of the top floor as you tried to keep your breathing in check. 

Kissing Jay was something that had you dazed, but his disappearance made you anxious. You bit your lip when the door opened and you walked towards the private area, which was concealed with a wall. You asked the guard about it and he asked for your name in return, opening the door when you told him so. 

Stepping in, you saw a large hot tub covered with fairy lights and dainty white curtains. More importantly, you saw Jay, shirtless, resting with his eyes closed, his head tilted back which gave you the full view of his neck and torso. 

He looked beautiful. 

You didn’t wish to disturb him so you quietly took off your clothes, leaving you in your bikini as you entered the hot tub. That caught Jay’s attention as he looked up and right into your eyes. 

Your heartbeat rose, his eyes looked darker than ever as he sat like royalty. He looked perfect even with his hair wet, your eyes particularly focusing on that one water droplet cascading down his jawline, to his neck and down his chest. 

“Jay,” you whispered, walking towards him as the water came up to your chest level. The tub was big indeed. 

He simply stared at you, eyes taking your body in as he bit his lower lip, pulling your wrist, making you lose your balance as you landed on his lap, hands pressed against his chest as you tried to maintain your balance. Your whole body warmed up, the warm water only adding to it, juxtaposing the slightly colder air, which made the curtains sway mildly. 

He only pulled you closer, his pointed nose brushing against yours before he grabbed your chin, making you look him in the eyes, “do you like it?” He asks through clenched teeth, his voice a tone deeper. 

“Like what?” You whispered, your stomach fluttering at your propinquity. 

“Making me jealous,” he almost growled out, wrapping his arm around your waist, changing the positions so your body was slightly tilted and pressed against his wet and bare torso, “Jaemin might look like it but we both fucking know he can’t give you want you want, darling,” he whispers, sending tingles down your lower abdomen. 

His hand trailed up, travelling between the valley of your breasts, “y’know I’m not the jealous type, princess,” he says, his fingers wrapping around your neck, “but what’s mine is mine.” His deep voice was enough to have your cunt throbbing. 

Suddenly, you were pulled into a deep kiss, his hand keeping you in place, his other hand grasped your waist, making you sit above his crotch. He deepened the kiss, amplifying the sensations as you whined into his mouth, driving him crazy with hunger that knew no bounds. 

“See how your body reacts to my touch,” he hummed with pride, right against your lips, your eyes closed shut with how intoxicated you felt. 

His fingers left your neck, brushing against your skin as they played with the strap of your bikini, his lips attacking your neck with needy kisses, “fuck! I’ve wanted this ever since I saw you in the bikini yesterday,” he spoke up.  

A gasp left your mouth when he squeezed your tits with his big hand, “Jay—”

“That’s right, darling. Moan out my name,” he cooed, looking at how your body was like putty in his arms. 

You looked him right in the eye, cheeks hot and water slightly moving with your movement, “want you so much,” you breathed out, wrapping your arms around his neck, pressing yourself on his semi hardened cock which was still clothed. 

“Good. Cause I’m not planning to stop anymore,” he chuckled, pressing you down harder on him before he swiftly changed your positions, water making it even easier for you to move around. 

You leaned back against his broad shoulder, your back flush against his hard chest, his arm encasing your waist, “don’t stop,” you breathed in after a beat of silence. 

“Tell me who you want, doll,” he ordered, the vibrations of his chest, of his throat made your body shiver as he spoke directly into your ear, hand inching towards your lower abdomen, tracing the expanse of it as he waited for your reply. 

“You! Only you, Jay,” you trailed out, rolling his name off your tongue in perfect harmony. 

Your anticipation only grew from here as his fingers landed on your inner thigh, toying with the string of your panties which held it in place, “that’s right, only I get to do this to my doll.” 

He pulled on the string from both sides, getting rid of your panties as his fingertips brushed against your folds, making you arch your back with the pleasure seeping into you, the warm water enhanced the feel. 

It didn’t take him long to ease one of his fingers inside you, and you couldn’t contain your noises anymore as he thrusted it in and out of you, finding his pace as he added another finger to it. 

He tilted his face which rested on your shoulder to suck on your neck, licking it up as your eyes rolled back with the feeling of bliss taking over you. His fingers were big and so thick, his hard on poking at your ass made you wonder how thick his cock would be. 

“More,” you whined, chest heaving up and down as his other hand cupped your tits, massaging it and pinching your nipples. 

“Yeah? Doll wants more of me?” He grinned, his thumb applying more pressure to your clit, “tell me what you want, darling.” 

He continued fucking your pussy with his fingers, whilst leaving bruises on your neck as he marked you, possessiveness clear in his actions. 

“Want you,” you breathed out, clenching around his fingers, “in me.”

“Fuck!” He pulled you up hastily to get rid of his shorts, throwing it on the ground, out of the tub as you turned back yet again to wrap your arms around his shoulders, sitting above his hard cock as you rubbed your folds along his length. 

He pulled you in for a rough kiss, the one that left you breathless and you could only think about how hot he looked, a groan leaving his mouth as you tugged on his hair. 

You looked up at him with innocent eyes, your body all wet as you nibbled on his ear, trying to make up for him being jealous, “I belong to you,” you whispered, his tip was right on your entrance as the misty steam filled up your surroundings. 

Jay couldn’t wait anymore, he grabbed your hips to keep you in place and thrusted right up, filling you full of his cock. A loud moan escaped your lips as he began thrusting up, slow but powerful. 

“So fucking tight,” he spoke in between your lewd moans. 

His grip only got tighter as he bucked his hips up to meet yours as you pushed yourself down on his cock, which rubbed the walls of your core deliciously, reaching the deepest spots into you. 

You couldn’t stop kissing him and you were sure your lips were swollen by now. Crying out in pleasure, you panted as he leaned down to suck on your nipples, providing you the utmost pleasure. 

He admired your face, your body as you screamed out for him in the cool night air. He never thought that he’d take you in a hot tub for the very first time, but he couldn’t help his jealousy. He wanted you, he wanted all of you. 

“No one’s gonna fuck you like this, only me,” he smirked, push you down on him as you felt a fiery sensation down your abdomen and you were so close to your high, and the way Jay twitched inside you told you that he was close too. 

“I’m so—oh my god!” You moaned as he bit your neck. 

“Go on, princess,” he whispered against your skin. 

The water sloshed with your movements as your pace increased, until you felt a familiar knot in your stomach, causing you to clench around him helplessly. 

You chanted his name, your core tightened as you fell apart on his cock, reaching the state of pure ecstasy as he kissed you, biting on your lip as he filled you up with his cum. 

You both stilled, breathing in deeply before Jay looked at you with soft, sincere eyes. 

“You’re mine,” he said. 

“And you’re mine,” you smiled, kissing him softly. 

Jay had decided to help you walk you to your room, seeing how your legs felt like jelly and to your luck, the corridor was empty. But he didn’t go back to his room, instead, he came inside your room, locking the door and helping you get into the bathroom. 

He laughed seeing how flustered you were as he didn’t leave your side for even a second, helping you clean off, his hands roaming around to touch you everywhere , which was enough to get you needy once again as he wrapped your legs around his waist and fucked you right under the shower.

You couldn’t get enough of him, and vice versa. Your heart felt full when he made you sit in front of him to dry your hair, his face devoid of anger now as he pouted with concentration. 

You leaned in and pecked him softly, the action made him blush and you wondered how he could be so intense yet so adorable in the span of an hour. 

“I’ve wanted this for so long,” he whispered, kissing your forehead and holding you close now that you were on the bed together. 

You gulped, “you’ll be here, right?” You asked him, vulnerability showing as you fiddled with your fingers. 

“I’m not leaving you, princess,” he said, “I want you to be my girlfriend.”

He took out a ring from his pocket, making your eyes water at how he truly did everything to make you happy, and yet again, he wanted to seal it as a promise. 

“I know a ring might be too much, but Y/n, I want it, I want us to happen,” he told you. 

You took his name in a whisper, looking at him with teary eyes as you wrapped your arms around him, before pulling him into a kiss, saying “yes.”

A series of kisses all over your face successfully woke you up with a giggle as Jay caged you in his arms, rubbing his nose on your cheek, “good morning, girlfriend,” he said, kissing your hand where you wore his ring. 

You kissed his neck, “good morning, boyfriend.” 

It felt unreal as he pulled you to him, both of you smiling from ear to ear, not once trying to contain it. 

Turns out, Jay indeed had planned on driving you home with him, he was a dedicated boyfriend already as he helped you pick out your clothes, even doing your hair as you told him to. He even added a little bow to it, calling you his princess. 

You sat down in his car, not putting on the seatbelt on purpose only for Jay to shake his head, “you’re so cute,” he said, grabbing the belt but not before he kissed you and helped you buckle in. 

His hand settled on your thigh and he was so affectionate throughout your journey back, not to mention how he spent a few minutes making out with you on his lap when you stopped for lunch. 

He almost threw a tantrum, whining that he wanted to sleep with you when you reached your apartment, but you had to stop him, promising that he’ll get to do it soon. 

Yeji wasn’t surprised when you told her that you were now dating Jay, but she made sure to run across the hall, and into Jay’s apartment to give him a lecture about treating you well as you could only stand back and laugh at his earnest expression and constant nodding. 

You both were called to university the next day, Professor Jung looking at you with a small smile on his lips which made you both look at each other in question. 

“I know that the internship was meant for only one student, however,” he said, stopping for a dramatic effect, “you both got the internship!” 

You squealed, jumping up as you refrain yourself from hugging Jay on the spot as you both bowed down to thank your professor, who was beaming at his favourite students. 

He told you the details, telling you how the internship would last a whole month and you both would be working together during the summer break. 

You walked out of his office, walking with a considerable distance between you both before Jay pulled you in an empty classroom and kissed you, “told you you’d get it, baby.” 

He gave you butterflies every damn time. 

That night, he took you out for dinner and you told him everything about your life, about your parents and your town, while he told you about how his mom had called in earlier to show her distaste about Jay working at a company that’s not theirs. 

His mood was ruined, and so you sneaked into his bedroom to hold him to sleep, his eyes shining when he saw you in your fluffy shorts. 

He was falling in love with you. 

Just as you were falling in love with him. 

Your hearts were intertwined, each day felt like it was something to look forward to, his simple gestures and your shared experiences grew further, filling your life with joy and bliss. 

The next one month was something you’d describe as adventurous. It was amazing enough that Jay willingly made breakfast for you, and dressed you up as you helped him with his tie before you left for your internship, but Jay was restless even there. 

He was hardworking and everyone acknowledged you both for it, however he was one to take risks when he silently dragged you with him to the emergency staircase area. 

“Missed you so much,” he whispered, mumbling against your lips, as you let him hold you for as long as he wanted to. 

“You’re adorable, Mr. Park,” you teased, as that’s what they referred to Jay as in the office, “now let’s go before someone finds us here.”

“One more minute, princess,” he says, hiding his face in your nape. 

Jay felt more affectionate than ever, simply never wishing to let go of you. 

It was raining by the time you reached back your apartments, and you dragged Jay out in the rain, “dance with me,” you smiled and he shook his head with your cuteness. 

Nevertheless, he followed you, holding on to your waist as he started humming a tune, while both of you danced without any care in this world, soon coming closer to kiss each other. 

You wanted to freeze time, you never wanted this moment to be over. It was perfect, Jay was perfect. The world often seemed chaotic to you, it was laced with uncertainty, but in that world, Jay came and became your pillar of certainty. He gave you hope, he took care of you, which made you want to do the same, twice as much for him. 

You never wanted this to end, and you most certainly did not know what was to come. 

It was your one month anniversary with Jay. Needless to say, he didn’t let you sleep much at night, confessing how much he adores you by showing you the same. You wanted to tell him you loved him, it was on the tip of your tongue, not knowing Jay wanted to do the very same but he saved it for tonight. He was going to take you out for dinner, he had planned it all. 

But the sudden knocking of his apartment door woke you up, knowing that it wasn’t Taehyun as he had gone back to his hometown for vacations. Jay woke up with a groan and got dressed to see who it was, not knowing that you had woken up too, following him out as you stood behind the wall, accidentally overhearing the conversation. 

“M—mom? What are you doing here?” Jay stuttered and your eyes widened as you peeked in to see a lady who’s persona screamed rich as she was clad in expensive clothes and held a cold gaze. 

“No, son. What are you doing?” She asked, emphasizing on you, “you have a girlfriend now?” She scoffed and your heart broke seeing Jay look so distressed. 

“So what? I’m doing everything you want me to do, I’m studying, I’m taking extra classes and learning about our company,” he listed out, voice broken. 

“No. The only reason I allowed you to stay here was because I thought you would study,” she sounded disappointed, “but yet you’re fooling around with a girl? A middle class girl at that!” She exclaimed and you heard Jay raise his voice for the first time. 

“Don’t fucking talk about her!” He screamed. 

Your eyes were watering. This is exactly what you had feared, that it was too good to be true. 

“Don’t you dare raise your voice at me,” his mother warned him, “you’re far too gone, Jay. Me and your father have decided to send you to America where you’ll take over the subsidiary branch as the CEO.”

You bit your wrist to not let any voice out as your tears flowed freely. Jay was leaving. He had to leave. 

“And you’re breaking up with that girl,” she said. 

“No! I love her,” Jay cried out.

You felt hollow inside, he loved you, you loved him, and yet the universe couldn’t let you be together. 

“This is just a warning, do it before I get you engaged to someone of our level. You want her to be safe, don’t you?” She asked, voice sweet as she wiped Jay’s tears. 

“Just do what I say, you’ll leave in two days, I expect to see you back at your place by tonight.” That was all Mrs. Park said before closing the door and leaving you both alone. 

“Jay?” Your voice was a mere whisper but he heard it, looking back at you with bloodshot eyes. 

“Princess,” he cried out, coming over to hug you as he freely sobbed on your shoulder, “I don’t want to go, I want you, I just want you,” he said in between his cries and you only held him tighter. 

“It’s okay—” you tried to calm him down despite not being able to breathe yourself. 

“It’s not—I hate that woman, I have never been happy before, you’re my happiness,” he said, breathing hard. 

“I love you,” you whispered. You had to let him know you did, despite everything going downhill. 

He cried out, “I love you, I love you so fucking much,” he confessed, “I’m so sorry,” he took a deep breath, “I will come back for you.” 

You hid your face, knowing that it won't be easy. 

“You’ll come to see me off at the airport, right?” He asked. 

You kissed him, “of course I will.” 

Then you both realized that you weren’t his girlfriend anymore, nor was he your boyfriend. 

You didn’t know how long you stayed in that position, in each other’s arms but you knew he had to go with how his phone was ringing with his mother’s call. 

He pulled you in a deep kiss, “I love you,” he whispered against your lips as you tasted the salty tears of you both. 

“I love you, Jay,” you said. 

And you both meant it. 

You couldn’t eat or sleep the next day, your mind restless as you could not stop yourself from breaking down each time you thought of him, Yeji and Karina tried their best to help but you barely could speak. 

Jay was gone. 

You had gotten ready, even wearing the red scarf he loved so much to see him off, not knowing that his mom had sent him off already. 

That’s when you realized it was truly over for you both. 

His parents were rich, belonging to an entirely different world, it wasn’t something you could fight or get across. So you let your tears fall until you felt numb, your heart physically hurting. You kept his blue handkerchief with you to wipe your tears. 

You had lost him. 

You sat in his dark grey sweatshirt, missing him as you looked out at the rain falling down, reminding you of your trip, and of him dancing with you right there. University became monotonous again, you were grateful for your friends but you also swore to yourself. 

To never fall in love again. 

People say heartbreak takes time to heal, but one can only take so much. You fell back into your old routine of going to university with your friends and coming back only to devote your whole time to studying. 

Your family was more worried than ever, as you didn’t spend much time talking to them, you hadn’t told them about Jay, now there was nothing more to tell. 

And that’s how you spent your one year, with no sign of Jay. You assumed that his parents would have kept a tab on it too. Maybe it was your reminder to not stay hung up and look forward to different opportunities of growth and renewal. Love gave you immense joy, but also brought back home the feeling of profound pain. 

You finally felt happiness again when you graduated, because you left the place filled with those memories and returned back to your home. 

“Is that a ring in your finger?” Kitty, your little sister, asked you and that’s when you realized that you never took it off. 

Until you did, putting it inside the letter you decided to write for him, sitting at your old study table. 

The one letter which won't reach Jay, ever. 

Dear Park Jongseong,

The first name that ever came to my mind when I saw you was warm prince. I was new, I was lost and you came my way, filling me up with familiar warmth, assuring me with just a smile. It was long before you started calling me your princess. Guess you were my prince from day one. 

I know exactly the day it started, it was lecture number three, room seven forty, in professor Jung’s class when we were told about the internships. Maybe it was just me who took you as a rival, while all you gathered from the situation was an opportunity to tease me, to teach me and help me through and through. 

You know I love horror movies, but if it came down to you, I’d drop it in a heartbeat just to keep you safe in my arms. I helped you once and you made it your life mission to help me undeniably. 

Tell me Jay, did your heart beat as fast as mine when you hugged me at the party? You called me pretty so easily, and I stayed up thinking about it for nights. All eyes were on you at that party, but your eyes never left mine. It seemed to me that you wanted me just as much as I wanted you. 

I didn’t know when it started but you didn’t break my walls, instead, you climbed in and helped me break it with your help. When you kissed me at the ferris wheel, it felt like destiny. It only turned into a Disney movie when fireworks graced us with their presence. I was falling in love with you already. 

Every second I spent with you felt like the best, you were the best, you always have been Jay. Maybe that’s why I can’t seem to remove this ring from my finger, because I can’t admit it’s over. 

I want us to dance in the rain again, to sneak out again. I want to see your face when I wake up the first thing in the morning and the last thing before I go to sleep. 

You gave me everything, Jay. But you never told me how to live without you. You never told me it would break me to see you cry, you never told me that you’ll make me fall in love with you and then you’ll have to leave. 

Maybe one day we’ll be able to meet, maybe we’ll get to talk about ourselves. Till then, take care of yourself for me, baby. I love you, and I always will. 

Love,

The girl who was your rival. 

What you did not know was that Jay too had impulsively written a letter while missing you, which he couldn’t send. 

Dear Y/n,

To say I miss you would be an understatement, especially when all I can do is think about you. It’s been a year since I’ve seen you, not a day goes by that I wish I could come back and be with you. I still remember the day we met, the first thing that came to my mind was how you look like a princess with prettiest face. You looked lost, and it simply made me want to be your guide forever. I never saw you as a rival, deep inside, I wanted you to win everything. And you did. You won my heart. 

You helped me escape that movie, acting as if it was nothing. It meant everything to me, you were starting to mean everything to me. The very next day, you blew my mind by coming to that party. You looked heavenly. It might have been childish of me, yet I wanted your attention. So I made it my duty to tease you. 

I had never been to that convenience store before the day I saw you working there. You might be right about me being a stalker, but hey, I’m your personal stalker. I wanted to know everything about you. My heart broke when I saw you working when you were clearly sick, you really should rest more, princess. 

A little confession: I had woken up right on time for our trip, but I didn’t wake you up. It was selfish of me, I wanted to spend time with you, I wanted us to go there together, and so, I let you sleep through it all. I don’t regret it one bit. 

My favourite part of the trip was you. It warmed my heart to see you search for me, to see you smile at me, to kiss you, to touch you. I felt happier than ever with you, princess. 

I’ll work hard for you, I’ll work hard and become independent as a CEO and I’ll win your heart right back, princess. 

Till then, take care of yourself. I love you, I always will. 

Love, 

The boy who was your rival.

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The French Quotes Series ft.Enhypen

The five kings of various kingdoms over a lush piece of earth in the vast land of Paradoxica. Each ruled over their own share of land, passed on to the from generation to generation. Brothers by heart, and not by blood, they often met, one king going into the kingdom of another, drinking and merry making all day, before going back to their duties. The same old schedule, some blood here, some flowers there, and some weddings here and there. But sometimes Cupid takes pity on humans. And luckily for the Kings, he did exactly that.

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Dances Avec Les Etoiles ft. Heeseung

English translation: Dance With the Stars.

Kingdom name: Tarnow

Part 1 || Part 2 || The wedding

Plot: God how boring is love? For Lee Heeseung, it was perhaps the most boring thing in this rotten world. But for his parents, it meant buisness. And buisness meant getting Heeseung married off to a princess from another kingdom. And when the princess shares a peculiar interest, Heeseung starts to believe in Cupid again.

Status: Completed

A La Folie ft. Jay

English translation: To insanity.

Kingdom name: Vadronia

Part 1 || Part 2 || Part 3 || The Wedding

Plot: Wounds came and went. All in the circle of life am I right? The greatest warrior among all the kings, Park Jay. For him, seeing blood was like seeing the sky. It was a daily routine which he could not escape. Yes sometimes he had grave injuries, which he wouldn't stop to take care of, with him being a workaholic. But sometimes healers do more than heal physical wounds, and for Jay, you did exactly that.

Status: Completed

Mon coure t'appartient ft. Jake

English Translation: My heart is yours.

Kingdom name: Crasmere

Plot: Young love was so beautiful. And Jake believed in it so much. He believed in love perhaps a lot more than his brothers did. And it made sense, when you looked at his kingdom, which housed the most happiest people in the land. Unfortunately, Jake's best friend, was a sceptic, refusing to believe that love existed, even though she had hidden her feeling since the age of eleven. Well I wonder what Cupid has in store for these lovesick idiots.

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Avec toi, je suis moi ft. Sunghoon

English translation: With you, I am me.

Kingdom name: Isernia

Plot: Ice Prince. The coldest person in all of the land. Sombre expression on his face, cold eyes always present. No one could really read Park Sunghoon. Well almost no one. And when you came into his life, a kind of warmth wrapped around his coldness, and to his surprise, it felt good.

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Le monde est a nous ft. Sunoo

English translation: The world is ours.

Kingdom name: Lanark

Plot: Why must love always be so slow? Why can't it be completed In a fraction of a second, like a firecracker bursting? That was the question forever present in Kim Sunoo's mind. Yes he believed in love, but he never really understood, that it wasn't all roses and chocolates and kisses. Until you, the bane of his existence came into his life and taught by, second by second, what it meant to love a human, like a human.

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♡ ENHYPEN WHEN THEY REVEAL YOUR RELATIONSHIP

PAIRING. idol!enhypen x idol!reader

GENRE. fluff, romance, humor

WARNING. mild swearing

NOTE. I wrote this while i was getting a massage. It was amazing. Also do u guys wanna read any reaction tropes ?? because i am starting to not know what to write next.

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HEESEUNG | the wallpaper

Hee would be the type to accidentally show his phone screen in a wlive. (I’m sooo not used to typing wlive instead of vlive) like, he’d definitely just put his phone on the table of the live, explaining something to Engenes and all of a sudden, his mom texts him. Notification pops up, and Engenes would go feral because—low and behold, you’re his wallpaper. Except he ended the live before an Engene could point out his wallpaper, and he wouldn’t suspect a single thing; going to bed peacefully after. Only when he woke up to a million missed calls did he go; oh shit.

JONGSEONG | the accidental softlaunch

you guys would be going on a date. He takes pictures of you eating a bagel in a cafe because gosh! You’re so cute??? You upload the pictures of you eating this bagel, and your fans love it!! Wanting to share the moment with Engenes too, Jay decided to take a picture of the bagels and drinks you guys got. He tried to be careful, really! He got rid of your coffee from the view and made sure to only get pictures of his share of the food! If only he thought about the window reflection, showing your strawberry patterned skirt…

JAEYUN | the speaking before thinking

Gosh, this man… he’ll give you a headache for sure. Man exposed your relationship in a live. A LIVE. Literally no take backs. Engenes will just be like, “yo do you like mint choco ice cream jakeypoo” and he’ll be like “nah, but you know who does?” Both engenes AND him thought of Sunoo, but his mouth didn’t. “(Reader) 🤭” There’ll be a moment of silence all of a sudden, from both sides. He’ll try his best to deny allegations (man would he be fighting for his life..) but it’ll be too late by then.

SUNGHOON | the dispatch article

Yeah. Y’all weren’t slick. Went on a date with dyed hairs. Like?? Ya go out like that and expect to not get caught. (bfr) But yeah, Han river date. All was fun and cute until you hear a camera shutter. Both you and Hoon turn around slowly to the stalker. The three of you glance at each other, and all of a sudden you both chase after the stalker. It was terrifying from the stalker’s viewpoint, but it was already sent to the company by the time you and Hoon caught up with him, so too bad ig..

SUNOO | the one who couldn’t contain their expression

This is him, cop!! The delulu one! (Jk that’s us) He was literally in the airport, about to fly to Europe for some kcon event. Your group did the pictures before his, and a fan noticed you both kinda have similar outfits. (This is not coincidental, he actually made you both match clothes) Now, this fan is one of those shipper kinda fan… (like those Lisa and Jungkook ones 💀) and so they yelled out, “Sunoo, did you match with Yn today? That’s such a cute couple outfit!” And then he let out the most high-pitched, flustered giggle. Like deadass. It rang through the airport and his members gave him the stare.

JUNGWON | the actually planned one

Yeah. If it ain’t you who slipped the relationship, then it isn’t being slipped accidentally. Like—ever. This man is prepared to make you guys be undercover agents atp. He ain’t slippin’. But, he does get pouty behind cameras and a bit impatient that he can’t just hold your hand. So, after having the green flag from you and your company; he talked to his company about it! You won’t know how he convinced Hybe, (those boba eyes i swear.) but he did so before you knew it—Hybe released a statement!

NIKI | the one who did it because he felt challenged

One day, he texted you “what if i expose our relationship 😛” You thought it was one of those jokes again, yk? and so you said “all words no actions 🤥🤥” Why you challenged a kid who’s genuinely so competitive? Literally no thoughts in your brain when you said that to him. Next thing you know, you got an emergency call from your ceo. You know why? Because your boyfie decifed to post a tweet of you guys, with a caption saying “me n my adorable shmookerpump on a date 😋🩷 #NIKI #YN #NIKIYNBESTCOUPLEFR”

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[loserlvrss]

꒰ 𝐅𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐙𝐄 ꒱ 이희승

summary : the one time you can't seen to control yourself happens to be around the one person you find yourself fantasizing about

genre : suggestive, friends to ??, heeseung x gn!reader tws : language, kiss, suggestive content author notes : ariana better put some version of fantasize on ag7 or im ending my life haha... word count : 0.8k

there wasn't supposed to be a tension. the room was silent, reserve for the TV playing against soft taken breaths. however, you couldn't focus on anything but the man sitting on the opposite side of your couch. he stared at his phone — energy locked into whatever he was reading at that moment — hair creating a barrier against your piercing-gaze in his peripherals.

he had come over not too long ago, some time in the middle of the movie you put on to distract yourself from the workday you had just completed. too stressed out when you got home to even take your shoes off and exit the foyer for a couple of minutes; actually, your purse and keys still laid on the floor messily.

now, you do find yourself distracted, and it would be a good thing if it wasn't driving you absolutely insane. if he wasn't so oblivious to you and your presence.

maybe there was a tension, but he was none-the-wiser to it.

you tried to clear your cloudy brain, focus on the animations dancing across the screen, and not scenarios to get the man to finally attach his lips to you flashing through your head like a badly timed daydream.

you swallowed thickly, the lump in your throat dragging the entire way down into the pit of your stomach. you knew deep down he didn't care for you the way you so secretly did him. but, right now you couldn't care less what he thought of you, you just wanted him to think of you.

"heeseung," you exhaled, not even sure where you were going to take the sentence. he raised his head, phone settling in his lap. his sights locked onto you and suddenly you felt too warm for your own good.

honestly, you weren't even sure why he was making you feel some type of way. he hadn't said much since entering your home but, there was something about the man that was too intoxicating to ignore. he was like a good movie with a plot-twist, an enemies to lovers book with a cliff hanger. his aura holding you in rose-adorned chains.

and reality was, you wanted him to be yours.

you couldn't find the right words — actually, you couldn't find any at all. he took your breath away and made something so easy so fucking difficult. you weren't shy, never have been, but nonetheless he made you blush like a school-girl.

yesterday, you wouldn't have had a crush on him, but tomorrow seems to hold a different title — or maybe it was a momentary infatuation. a because of the proximity; lack of being able to pick from the bunch thing.

however, you knew the truth was exactly the opposite.

"hey, earth to y/n?" you hadn't noticed the smooth movements of the man until he was inches from your face: close enough you could smell a minty scent and a cologne that made your head spin. "what's on your mind?"

how could you tell him anything but the truth when you were barely seeing straight? there’s no doubt he could sense it now.

your head was starry with all-things him, the background fading away until you could practically crawl into his skin. you were trying so desperately to behave, to keep the distance from closing. you could lie to yourself and say that it wasn't really your desire to have him, but that lie didn't get any more convincing the more times you spewed it out.

you leaned ever-so-slightly closer, lips almost brushing. you half-expected him to back away — in fact, you were mentally prepared for it. on the contrary, you two were no strangers to flirting with each other. it wasn't even the first time you've been face-to-face like this. but, that was always short-lived and due to copious alcohol consumption.

"you." you breathed out against him, "i'm thinking about you."

the intensity of his eyes locked onto yours was too grasping to look away, despite the nervousness he drenched you with. his arms fell to the cushion on each side of your head, caging you between them. your breath caught with choking force as you gasped quietly. you didn't know why he wouldn't reply, back up or shatter your fantasy. but, then you caught him glance down at your slightly-parted lips and back to your eyes.

maybe, just maybe, you were too mentally weak to deny the gravity of this sober-situation. if you got up, you were sure your knees would buckle and you shivered with anticipation, stomach twisting out for him.

his voice was low, "can i kiss you?" he asked, flicking his eyes to what he wanted and watching your reply roll off them.

your heart rate spiked, palms sweating against the plush surface. your voice was barely audible when you finally forced out a reply, though he heard you loud and clear.

"please."

he finally broke the anticipation — the tension you were sure he didn't have a clue about. and, maybe he didn't a couple of minutes ago, but it's better he catch on later than never, right?

you never realized, until this moment, why the stories always described the pure lust of an awaited first kiss as crashing; but, the way he closed the distance could only be described as such. you might end up regretting it but at this exact moment, with his lips setting you aflame, you didn't have a thought in the world that didn't resemble him.

yesterday, you wouldn't have wanted to go up in flames but, at least, it was by his doing.

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[enhypencores]

TEXT AU

Enha hyung line when they see you post about a party as your boyfriends

(established relationship+jealous hyung line fr)

#enha #enha fluff #enha imagines #enha x reader #enhypen #enhypen hyung line #enhypen romance #enhypen sunghoon #heesung #hoonhoon #enhypen heeseung #enhypen jay #enhypen jake #enhypen texts #enhypen imagines #jealousy #romance #kpop #enhypen x you #enhypen crack #enhypen headcanons #enhypen ff #park sunghoon #park jongseong #lee heeseung #sim jaeyun #enha scenarios #fanfic #engene #kpop imagines

[dollyyun]

𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆 | chap 04

SYPNOSIS: wherein the princess, who is a clandestine assassin, has been commanded to eliminate the seven vampire princes.

GENRE: 18+ (mdni), reverse harem, contemporary fantasy, enemies to lovers, third pov, eventual previous past lives will be entailed.

WARNINGS: expletives, suggestive themes.

WORD COUNT: 4k+

TAGLIST: @aishigrey @kgneptun @b3tt7boop @smg-valeria @lhspeachie @enhaverse713586 @strxwbloody @firstclassjaylee @jwnghyuns @luminouskalopsia @deobitifull @loumin908

🍒 MASTERLIST 🍒

Wispy grass snips at her ankles with each barefoot step she takes, drawn to the azure sea that scintillates in the empyreal moonlight ahead of her. The breeze tickles her skin, and her lilac hair and white clothing sway behind her in a gliding motion.

Her breath hitches in her throat when the familiar sound of his enchanting, hypnotic voice sings a heavenly symphony to her, propelling her footsteps to hasten towards the sea. Anticipation expands throughout her chest as she recognises his calling that is specifically meant for her.

"Heli?!" Her voice is tainted with ardour as she calls for him, unceasing from her hasten steps, and now, finding herself by the seashore, the sand feels smooth beneath her feet. Her eyes search keenly over the vast azure sea as his enchanting voice becomes crystal clear and louder, as though he is near her, while the wide smile on her lips persists.

"Heli!" The moment she calls for him again, the heavenly symphony he serenades to her ceases. Total silence befalls her surroundings, with the exception of the waves rolling to the shore. "Heli?" Her voice sounds quiet this time. The smile on her lips falters while the light in her eyes dims, turning crestfallen as nothing happens in the way she wanted.

She clenches the material of her dress where her heart is. Amidst the familiar affliction that throbs in her heart, there is also a discernible ache of longing and sorrow. Tears prick in her eyes while her lips quiver in sadness.

She hates it. She hates that even in death, she is not pardoned by Astra. She hates how she has had to watch them fight and hurt her without the ability to intervene. She hates how they, too, are unable to remember anything from their past lives, unable to remember her.

All she ever wanted was to reunite with them─her home.

Just then, a movement across the sea captures her attention, which she can't ignore, especially when she recognises the glimpse of sleek ridge scales before it descends into the sea, disappearing from her sight. Recognition flickers in her gaze.

Within a blink of an eye, a familiar silhouette belonging to a man slowly emerges from the sea. Her heart beats in a familiar cadence as he strides towards her with his luminous amber eyes piercing into hers. She remains rooted to the sand, as though his gaze alone manages to paralyse her whole being.

He stands a few feet from her, allowing her to scan his overall countenance, and her heart flutters as she does. His stark raven hair is thoroughly wet, with the strands sticking to his forehead, and his white tunic blouse sticks to his body, allowing her to make out the lines of his abdominal muscles, wholly drenched from head to toe.

His luminous amber eyes remain penetrating into hers while his parted lips heave with light pants. Despite the sadness she has been reeling in, warmth weaves across her cheeks under the intensity of his gaze.

"Jakah." She utters his name in a shaky breath, with a thousand emotions brimming within her.

"You're crying." His voice comes out in a low rumble, while she detects the palpable anger in his tone. "Who hurt you?"

She immediately wipes the tears away from her cheeks. "No one hurt me." Her answer doesn't seem to please him with how weak she sounds.

"Lilith." He takes a step forward, and it is enough to nearly reach her. "Don't lie to me."

"I'm not. Trust me, please?" She pleads, and with the way she is staring at him, his gaze softens. "I'm just─" She pauses, feeling the painful lump in her throat before she swallows it down and her lips quiver. "I've missed you."

"Oh, angel, come here." Jakah grabs her hand and pulls her into his embrace, to which she instantly latches her limbs around him, weeping into him with soft sobs leaving her lips. His hand cradles the back of her head while the other wraps around her waist as he whispers sweet nothings to her ears.

"I've missed you dearly as well, angel." He murmurs sadly as he waits for her cries to quieten. The two lovers bask in the warmth of each other's embraces while silence envelops them like a smooth blanket.

Composing herself, Lilith brings herself to look at him in the eyes and cradles the cusps of his jaw. "Kiss me, please." Desperation clings to her tone. "I need to know if this is as real as─"

She is instantly silenced by his lips, which seal her into a kiss with raw, palpable emotions that bring the tears back to her eyes. He kisses her as if it's their last.

They slowly pull away from each other's lips, panting heavily, before they flutter their eyes open and gaze into each other's eyes deeply. Amidst the despair, the adoration and love swimming in his eyes are just the same as they were when they declared their love for each other a thousand years ago.

"I heard your voice earlier, calling for Heli." Jakah tells her while he still has her in his possession, never letting go. "Heli was here, but something was disrupting the connection we've built trying to call your soul to this realm."

"Astra." Fear resides in her gaze, as does the palpable shakiness in her voice.

A muscle pulses in his jaw while his eyes harden with resentment and hatred. "Yes. But don't worry, angel. We are all relentlessly trying to breach the respective borders and get them to remember you, remember her."

"We'll be defying Astra over and over again." Her eyes turn crestfallen. "I'm afraid that if we continue to, the present us would be facing dreadful consequences."

"Love defies all odds." He caresses her cheek gently.

"But love was what led me to my demise, as was yours." A teardrop escapes from her eye. "I think we should stop meeting like this and give up on trying to get the present us to remember."

"No." He nearly growls, startling her, but he swiftly apologises with a forehead kiss. "We can't give up now, not when I've finally managed to breach through the cracks within the borders. Just wait for me, angel. I'll recognise you before you know it."

Lilith shakes her head. The dam has long since crumbled. "I don't want to return. I want to be here with all of you, where we don't hurt each other."

His lips unfurl a rueful smile. "As do I, angel, but my time is up now." He places one last kiss on her forehead, tears streaming down his cheeks behind his closed eyes.

Upon feeling him fade beneath her touch, she releases a sharp sob. "Don't go." She whimpers as soon as his warmth dissipates, leaving her cold. Her knees buckle underneath her, feeling weak, before she allows herself to fall to her knees, digging into the sand.

"I'm here, Mia Cara."

His honeyed voice that speaks to her in a lull catches her off guard, as does the warmth of his body with his arms enveloping her body, which feels akin to a safety blanket. Despite her heart aching tremendously for Jakah, she sought solace in his embrace, her hands fisting the hems of his top.

"Heli." A mixture of relief and melancholy blooms in her chest. Her eyes flutter close as he strokes the back of her head affectionately and occasionally gives kisses on her crown. She basks in his warmth momentarily before pulling away from him just enough to get a good look at his face.

There it is—his tender, loving gaze—that has her falling in love all over again. As he cradles the side of her face, his thumb gently caresses her cheek. "I don't have much time left." He says with a rueful smile. "Let's not dwell in despair any longer, and make the most of the time we have left."

She nods her head in agreement while tears manage to escape from her eyes, prompting him to lean down and kiss them away. He gently assists her to stand and intertwine their fingers before deciding to take a stroll by the shore.

In a while, they momentarily forget about the current predicament as they converse, with him making jokes and her laughing at them. For a minute, they feel as though they are finally at peace together.

"Heeseung, the present me, he seems to care for Elora. He hasn’t left her side since she passed out." Heli speaks up after they decide to bask in the comfortable silence. "You know it yourself that everything they see, feel, do, and think, we do as well."

A sad smile touches her lips. "Do you really believe that we could breach through the borders and get the present us to remember?"

In response, he squeezes her hand while determination gleams in his resplendent magenta-hued eyes. "I do."

"I don't. It is all just wishful thinking." She murmurs, halting her steps. She returns her gaze to his face. "I do love you, but maybe not getting the present for us to remember is for the best. Astra─"

"We don't care about Astra and her rules." He cuts her off sharply, yet there is a tinge of softness. "Think about it, Mia Cara, if Astra forbids us to meet, then for what purpose did she reincarnate us in the first place?"

"Don't you get it? It's to punish us." She tells him exasperatedly. "It's the reason why the present us don’t remember their previous lives. This is Astra's way to torment us."

His lips press thinly, knowing that his beloved is right. He turns his head to look at the moon before returning his gaze to her. A faint, gentle smile touches his lips. "Our time's up is close. What do you say we go for a short swim? It has been more than awhile."

Nostalgia breezes past her before she reciprocates his smile. With a tug at her hand, he pulls her towards the sea.

─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ──

It is rather anomalous for Jungwon to fall into the temptation of sleep, especially when he's a powerful hybrid whose necessity doesn’t include sleep. It is even bizarre to have dreamt about his enemy, who is presently in her quarters and has been unconscious for the past 24 hours.

Jungwon can vividly recall how he touched and held her close to him, the way she stared at him with pure love and heartbreak, and the taste of her plump lips kissing him. Despite how she exuded such warmth, he felt the coldness of her body. When he woke up, his heart ached weirdly, and he couldn’t seem to forget that dream. That's right. It's just a mere, meaningless dream.

But why does it bother him so much?

His ears perk up at the sound of a familiar rattle from behind. He is seated diagonally by the window sill with his arms crossed over his chest as he gazes out the window. As expected, he feels one of his many companions slither its way up his body from behind before it settles on his nape.

"Ssshe'ss awake." His companion snake hisses next to his ear, speaking in a language that only a kind like him understands. "Ssshe'ss all alone in her room. Heesssseung wasss nowhere to be found."

Without uttering a word, Jungwon pats its head gently before it slithers its way down to make an exit. Jungwon remains seated while his mind bears jumbled thoughts before he heaves a sigh and begins to make his way to her quarter.

Using his vamp speed, he reaches her quarter within a minute. He notices that the door is ajar, but nonetheless, he decides to announce his arrival by knocking on the door. He doesn’t hear her response, and so he pushes open the door.

His breath nearly hitches in his throat as soon as his gaze settles on the female, whose side profile greets him as she sits by the window sill, seeming to be in deep thoughts as she gazes out the window. He begins to scan her overall countenance, noticing that she is in a new garment set. His gaze falls to her hand that is wrapped in a bandage, to which she holds it close to her chest, and a frown touches his lips.

Jungwon should be delighted to see the vulnerable sight of his enemy and the wounds she bears, but oddly enough, he doesn’t feel the slightest pleased. It is even bizarre for him to feel a sudden wave of protectiveness for his enemy.

"How are you feeling?" The question easily rolls down his tongue, despite being unprepared for how to strike up a conversation.

Elora turns her head to the side and meets his eyes. She blinks her eyes in surprise, totally taken aback by the fact that he isn’t being hostile towards her. She recovers herself with a cough and looks away from his gaze briefly. "Aggrieved and furious at your brother." She murmurs her answer.

"I know that what he did is not justifiable, but you have to understand that he wasn’t himself." Jungwon finds himself explaining, and he doesn’t know why he cares enough to want her to know about it.

Elora scoffs out in disbelief. "Wasn’t himself? Do you really expect me to believe such an excuse?"

Jungwon leans sideways against the wall with his arms folded. "Perhaps you don't know what we are yet."

"I know what you are. A hybrid. Sunoo told me before he decided to attack me." Elora says, frowning. "But how does being a hybrid correlate with Sunoo almost killing me?"

"As hybrids, our emotions and every sense are amplified tenfold compared to an average vampire." Jungwon unfolds his arms and ambles towards her. "While being hybrids means that we are far more powerful than any other beings, it is also a curse." He adds, unfurling a faint smirk.

"Why?" Elora has no idea why, but she finds herself entirely intrigued by this.

"You've seen firsthand what happened with Sunoo." Jungwon stops a few feet away from her. "You want to know why being a hybrid is a curse? Once our triggered buttons go off, we lose control, ergo, we become hellbent on destroying and annihilating anything and anyone in our paths."

Elora allows his words to sink into her brain. "So that's why you said that Sunoo wasn’t himself because something triggered him?"

"And I'm guessing that it was your blood that triggered him since we saw the bite marks on your neck." Jungwon's eyes fall to her neck at where the marks were, but there is nothing, thanks to Heeseung's blood that healed her.

"My blood?" Elora's frown deepens. "How are you so certain? Some of your brothers had drunk my blood before, but they didn’t get triggered, unlike Sunoo."

The corner of Jungwon's lips quirks a smirk. "Peculiar, isn’t it?" He steps closer to her, noticing how startled she is by the close proximity between them, with him towering over her figure. "Give me your hand."

Elora hesitates as she looks down at his palm towards her, but something nudges her that she can trust him, and so she slowly places her bandaged hand on his palm. She watches him as he unwraps the bandage and sees how he does it so gently. A frown touches his lips as soon as he sees the scar that looks fresh.

"Heeseung's blood did heal me, but it wasn’t enough to fully heal the wounds on my stomach and hand." She utters.

"Do they still hurt? Your wounds?" He asks, still holding her hand delicately.

Elora ignores the weird flutter in her heart as her face remains impassive. "They throb painfully sometimes, but nothing I can't handle."

Jungwon hums in response, and the next thing he does is not what she expected. He brings her palm near his lips before whispering in a distinctive language that she has heard before. His eyes glow a mixture of crimson and amber as he uses his magic to heal her.

As soon as he finishes, he ends it by placing a soft kiss at where the scar is, sending her heart fluttering, before he gently pushes her fingers for her to close her palm. At once, she feels an odd sensation throughout her body, and instead of feeling the prior lethargy, she feels anew.

Jungwon releases her hand while she stares at him with wide eyes. "Look at your palm." He says calmly.

Elora listens to him and unfurls her hand as she looks at it. Nothing. There are not even any traces of her scar. It is as if she has a brand new layer of skin over her palm. Even her stomach doesn’t throb anymore.

"You used your magic to heal me." She murmurs, still in stupefaction to believe that her enemy healed her once again. "The language you whispered. It's parseltongue." Despite her face contorting into confusion, she knows what type of hybrid he is, but she wants to hear from his mouth. "What are you, really?

Jungwon smirks in response. "For me to know, for you to find out." He drawls with his eyebrow raised just slightly before offering her his palm. "Let's go. You must be famished."

Elora surprises herself when she willingly accepts his offer as she places her hand on his.

─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ──

While in the middle of consuming the food Jungwon had specifically made for her, Elora inspects the wound on her palm, as though she is trying to make sure that her mind is not playing tricks on her or that whatever spell he casts to heal her is not fraudulent.

Even now, as Jungwon is giving her a tour around the palace, she does it again, and her action doesn’t go unnoticed by Jungwon while he feels annoyed.

"You can stop now." Jungwon doesn’t bother to conceal his annoyance while his gaze remains straight ahead. "My healing spell on you had worked effectively and permanently. You're fine."

Elora clears her throat and quickly matches the walking pace with him. "So, you speak parseltongue." She strikes up a conversation, though in an awkward manner. "So that explains the snake that almost squeezed me to death the first day I was held captive. It listened to you and followed your orders, so that means you can shapeshift into a snake as well?" She states unsurely.

Jungwon's lighthearted chuckles sound oddly melodious to her ears, and when she takes a glance at him, her heart beats in an unfamiliar cadence upon seeing the prominent dimple on his cheek.

"Close, but not close enough." He says, now guiding her to the palace's library as they stride along the hallway, where the entrances to the library are at the far end.

Elora huffs out her frustration. "Just tell me what you are."

"Where's the fun in that?" He shoots her a smirk. "Besides, I'd rather show you what I am than tell you."

"Then show me."

"You wouldn’t want that." He says calmly, but there is a tinge of warning. "I can only show you if I ever get triggered."

"So what's your triggering point?"

Jungwon scoffs out a chuckle. "You sure do talk a lot."

Elora is about to retort, but the moment they enter the library, her jaw goes slacken while her eyes glimmer in awe at the gorgeous yet regal sight of the massive library that has to be at least two stories. On every wall and every shelf, there are intricate gold details emblazoned. In the middle of the library, there are fairly large marbled tables with chairs and multiple beige velvety couches arrayed.

Although seeing such a gorgeous sight is nothing new to her, considering that she is an Aetherlyn and her kingdom is known to have such an abundance of lavish ornaments, designs, et cetera, she can't deny how beautiful their palace's library truly is.

"I take it that you like the library, then?" Jungwon's voice draws her attention to him. For the first time since her captivity here, he is astounded by the small smile appearing on her pink lips. His heart starts to beat at a weird pace again. She has just smiled at him.

Before any of them can speak next, they are interrupted by multiple voices, prompting them to turn their heads to the side and spot Jay, Jake, and Sunghoon in the library as well, descending the stairs.

Sensing new presences, the three of them turn their heads to where the two figures are. In a blink of an eye, one of them uses his vamp speed to charge towards Elora, but Jungwon is swift enough to shield Elora from him and stop him by the shoulders.

"A bit brave of you to show your face here, isn’t it?" Jake smirks coldly, while the thirst for revenge is palpable in his gaze alone. He attempts to shove Jungwon away, but the latter remains unyielding. "Why are you defending her? She needs to be taught a lesson after the stunt she pulled on Jay and me."

"Enough." Sunghoon grabs Jake by the shoulder firmly. "Heeseung made it clear to us that no harm would come to Elora. We need her alive, remember?"

"Sucks for you." Elora decides to taunt Jake as she chuckles. "For hybrids, both of you surely healed slower than I expected."

"You knew what we were?" Jay's voice compels her to look at him, and the instant their eyes meet, she is reminded of the day when she shamelessly and willingly fell into his dark allure. Heat weaves across her cheeks before she recovers herself.

"That the seven of you are hybrids? Yeah." Elora says.

"Your dagger was imbued by a powerful spell." Jay states coldly. "I would be impressed if I hadn’t been the one you stabbed me with your dagger and rendered me immobile."

"The healing process was excruciatingly long." Jake shoots her a scowl.

"Do you think you can create daggers like that again with your magic?" Sunghoon's question throws her off guard as she blinks her eyes at him while the rest are staring at him with incredulity.

Sunghoon raises his eyebrow at them. "What? It is abundantly clear that our enemy here is capable of creating such weapons and imbuing them with powerful spells that can cause a great wound to any being."

"You have a point." Jake nods his head in agreement. "We might need them once we embark on our journey to Mermaidia."

"Uh, no way." Elora scoffs, rolling her eyes. "I'm already being held captive here. There is no way I'm going to help you by creating weapons for you."

In a blink of an eye, Jay appears directly in front of her, causing her to stagger a step back due to being startled, but the prince holds her by the arm firmly and pulls her closer to him. Her eyes go wide as they stare into his cool, crimson ones that seem to penetrate into her.

"You don't seem to understand that you belong to us now, and you'll do well to heed our orders." Jay's low, husky voice evokes the familiar heat within her. "Consider yourself lucky that you're still breathing, thanks to Heeseung. Otherwise, we'd inflict unimaginable pain on you."

Elora ignores the close proximity between their faces as she glares into his eyes. "Just because you're stronger than me doesn’t mean that you should underestimate me. Consider yourself lucky for the number of times I've held myself back from trying to kill you."

"Okay, that's enough." Jungwon appears next to them and forces them apart, but his grip on Elora's arm remains, which Jay narrows his eyes at. "Clearly, we'll be spending more time together since the journey to Mermaidia is a long one. The least we can do is be civil towards one another."

Elora scoffs out in response but remains silent, looking away from their eyes. Jungwon is surprised that she doesn’t look bothered by his hand, which is still gripping her arm.

"The imperial court has requested our presence tomorrow, including Elora." Sunghoon speaks up, breaking the palpable tension in the atmosphere. "They want to meet her before permitting us to embark on our journey."

Jake groans lowly, the distaste on his face is apparent. "I hate it whenever we are summoned to the imperial court."

"Why do they want to see me?" Elora asks Sunghoon tersely.

A smirk touches Sunghoon's lips. "If you're worried about being executed, don't be, princess. They simply want to meet a mermaidian since they have never seen one for a long time."

Just then, footsteps approach towards them, and when they turn, they see the youngest prince, who looks like he has been going for a hunt with a bow and a bag of arrows strapped to his back while there is some dirt staining his blouse.

"I've been looking everywhere for you guys. Heeseung and Sunoo are nowhere to be found." Riki says, his eyes glimmer delightfully, oddly enough to Elora. "She's awake."

"Who?" Jake blurts out, his face twisting into confusion.

"She's awake?" Jay steps forward, the coldness on his face diminishes, and for the first time, Elora sees how he seems relieved and delighted.

"Who?" Jake presses, but earns a glare from Sunghoon.

"Have you lost your memory, or are you just simply a fucking idiot?" Sunghoon deadpans at him.

"Our sister." Riki tells Jake.

"Wait, you guys have a sister?" Elora includes herself in the conversation, her face contorting into confusion. "I thought that there were only the seven of you."

"We do have a sister. Our older sister, to be exact." Jungwon tells her in a rather civil yet soft manner, prompting the rest to look at him bizarrely, especially with the way he is staring at her. "She's the second-oldest."

"She's a little different than us." Riki's voice draws her attention to him. "The imperial court has decided that the only princess in our kingdom should remain confidential, especially when she has a disease that no one, not even the physicians, could elucidate. She has been in a state of coma for six years."

"Now she's awake." Sunghoon doesn’t bother to conceal his elation. "Come on, then. Let's go visit her."

"We can't. They won't allow us." Riki shakes his head. "We can only see her tomorrow."

"What's her name?" Elora finds herself asking this, and despite not knowing of their sister's existence until now, Elora can't help but feel rather uneasy, and she has no idea why.

"Celeste." Jungwon tells her with a small smile.

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You sit in their lap

A/n : I'm very sorry for any spelling errors as usual I use the speak to text filter which can sometimes lead to spelling errors

Word count: 1.2k

Heeseung:

" What are you doing?" Your boyfriend asks but you just shrug making yourself more comfortable. " I'm cold. " You say putting your head on his shoulder. Heeseung chuckles at your comment "well maybe you wouldn't be so cold if you had a proper pair of pants on and not those shorts..." He says. You huff at him, "I mean if you don't want me to sit in your lap then I can sit-" you started getting up knowing exactly what you were doing. " Hey hey hey wait- I was keeping you warm wasn't i-? Stay. " Who were you to say no to such an amazing offer you sit in his once again the most mischievous look on your face. " Seems like my little angel always gets what they want..."

Jay:

Oh boy he loves it. "There's still room on the rest of the couch Jay I can sit over there-" you tried to reason with Jay but your efforts are unsuccessful, you should have known better. Jay, your boyfriend, was was one of the most difficult people to argue with. He had a way of being quiet convincing and charming even using it against you. "It's so hot outside if we cuddle then we're going to both end up sweating-" you still try to reason although you already knew you were going to loose. " Too hot? We don't have to use blankets over us, and you can put on one of my t-shirts instead then you won't be too warm... just come over here-" Jay responds. With a small sigh you make yourself a small spot on your boyfriend's lap. " That's what I thought, see my lap is way more comfortable than anywhere else you could sit"

Jake:

The two of you were on a very busy subway train there was really nowhere else for you guys to sit. After a very long time visiting a neighboring City your feet were sore and you wanted to sit down. Luckily when you got onto the train a spot had opened up. It was only one seat though, and because you knew your boyfriend was more exhausted than you, you offered it to him. Jake took a spot gladly but there was no way he was going to leave his precious prince/princess to keep standing. " Yah, your legs are going to give out. Sit down now-" it's not often that your boyfriend will scold you but when it comes to 1. Your health and 2. Him wanting affection, you best he prepared to hear a million different reasons why you should do as asked. " Don't be afraid to get closer to me baby I just want to hold ya~ "

Sunghoon:

it was something the two of you would only do in private, in fact any type of skinship with Sunghoon is done when you two are alone. It just happened to be today where that situation was broken. You had gone over to the dorm for a movie night with the whole group. The couch was the perfect size for seven people. Making you the odd one out- Sunghoon of course offered every solution that he could think of; the two of you could sit on the ground or you could sit on a pillow but none of it was comfortable enough. "I have an idea" you spoke " oh really wh-" before your boyfriend can even finish asking you what his idea is you find yourself plopping down into your boyfriend's lap. He didn't often freak out over skinship but this was definitely unusual for him to handle you could tell that his ears were becoming a red in embarrassment. What didn't help is that the other members were around and they had already started to become obnoxious about it. " Ohhh Sunghoon hyung Is blushing he must like y/n~ " Niki teases " they are my s/o you dumbass "

Sunoo:

one of the least afraid to show off skinship and affection. Kisses, hugs, cuddling. All of it's normal. However, when it came to sitting in his lap it seems like he was much more afraid. The first time you even attempted to sit in his lap he did not hesitate to push you right off- his action only made you more determined to get him to cave in and let you sit in his lap. "Y/n I want to play too give me the controller" your boyfriend was whining as you didn't give him any attention focusing on the video game that you knew he enjoyed playing. "Ok ok come get the controller" you said bring it above your head so that he could take it. As soon as he reaches for it you grab his wrist and get him to sit down and to seal the deal you sit yourself right in his lap. The whole action didn't go exactly as planned as you could not hear his dolphin screech from your ears. Sunoo looks both happy and absolutely mortified. "You tricked me-" he sounds astounded. " And..?" You ask trying to see if your boyfriend is going to push you off again. " I wish you sat here more often "

Jungwon:

You felt incredibly uncomfortable at the restaurant you were in, all you wanted was to enjoy a nice meal with your boyfriend who you barely get to go on date nights with. Of course though nothing can ever go perfect for the two of you. Jungwon was fumming watching the waiter flirt with you endlessly. Regardless of the amount of death glares jungwon sent the waiter it didn't seem to work as soon as the waiter moved away from your table, Jungwon the opportunity to grab your hips and place you in his lap. Jungwon is not a confrontational individual, he's never going to start a fight. He'd rather show signs for the two of you are together than to outright say it in fear that his mouth will get the best of him and he get into a fight. " Are you jealous" you asked your boyfriend poking fun of him a little bit but jungwon didn't care. " Yes of course. He made you uncomfortable so clearly I need to prove it more that you're mine...and not to mention I like it when you sit in my lap"

Niki:

It's not something that happens between the two of you often. Niki is still trying to get used to and adapt to what a relationship is like. Of course he enjoys a certain parts of intimacy with his partner, but there are certain things that he just hasn't tried yet. He wants to be more open and intimate with you it's just fear that holds him back and he desperately hopes that you will be able to engage the intimacy so he doesn't have to. One day the two of you were at the park having a small picnic date with each other. You were feeling particularly courageous today as you approached your boyfriend with a piece of strawberry in your hands when you fed him you also took the opportunity to sit in his lap. At first Niki was kind of confused. Are you trying to achieve something? After we felt like forever of explaining to him that you were just trying to make yourself more comfortable with each other Niki found himself at peace with you in his lap. Best part was when you were running your fingers through his hair, the boy felt his breathing steady and he felt at a state of relax. " I think I like you sitting here more than I like you sitting anywhere else"

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"this love came back to me." - XI

Pairing: Sunghoon!AU x Reader

Summary: sunghoon never stopped loving his best friend's older sister. even when you broke his heart. even when you left. will he finally let you go or will you finally open up your heart to him?

Chapter word count: 1.430k

CHAPTER WARNINGS: eheheheh; lovers zone; touchy sunghoon; mentions of sex; kissing; mentions of alcohol;

XI. my pretty girl

Sunghoon stands with his hands behind his back, a tall proud silhouette in front of the rising moon. With his slick black hair brushed back, he can easily be mistaken for a prince, a perfect son of a royal family. If it wasn’t for his modern clothes, sometimes you’d think he jumped straight out of a fairy tale book.

His eyes sparkle like they always do when he sees you, his gaze skating over your figure. A mistake. 

Big mistake, because you’re so beautiful, it steals the newfound oxygen from his lungs. He swallows thickly and takes a step toward you as you take another one back. Another step – and your back meets the cold railing of the balcony. Doesn’t matter how hot the summer nights are, that goddamn railing was always freezing.

He takes another, final step toward you until you have to tilt your head back to maintain eye contact. There's nothing separating you now but a whiff of a breath in the hot, humid air. You remember when the two of you were the same height.

“Hi, pretty,” he knows you're tired; he can sense it in the way you instantly cling to him and respond quietly, "Missed you.”

“Missed you more.”

You’ve only been apart for two hours, maximum. But you’ve gotten so wrapped around him over the past month that every second away feels like a lifetime, however dramatic that may sound. His eyes drop to your stained red lips, the strawberry-scented lip oil making it difficult to look away. 

 “Everyone keeps pestering me about us.”

You'd attempted to keep your relationship private for a while, at least a couple of weeks. But destiny had other plans when Sunghoon showed up at your house in a fitted black tee and jeans that only hugged him in the right places. You could only do so much.

Sunghoon scoffs, more amused than exasperated, “'Course they are. Everyone saw you dragging me upstairs last week.”

You cock your head to one side, “Dragging you? Last time I checked, you came willingly.”

He'd run wherever you told him to.

He nods meaningfully, reaching up and tucking his right hand underneath your jaw, “I sure did, pretty.”

It takes you a couple of seconds to catch up, but the ever-present smirk on his handsome face gives him away.

“God, you’re disgusting,” your cheeks are burning, as they always do when his smart mouth comes out to play.

He’s still smirking as his gaze moves over your features slowly, tongue pressed into his cheek. He can’t believe you’re his girl.

“You love it.”

“No I don’t,” you sound far weaker than what you want to. Was it always this hard not to kiss him when he was just an inch away?

You can tell he’s not really listening anymore. His all-rough palms find your bare waist with ease, giving it a squeeze before pulling you into his chest, “Are you breaking my heart, pretty?”

Your smaller hands skate up his torso to rest on his shoulders, “You’re not getting rid of me that easily Park.”

“No?”

“Never,” you counter, wrapping your arms around his neck absentmindedly, “As long as you keep the nasty jokes to yourself.”

“You know I can’t,” he murmurs, “I’m barely holding myself together right now. I mean,” Sunghoon says, his voice lower now, gravelly. His eyes drop to the column of your throat as you swallow, soft inches of bare skin that are waiting to be marked, again, “We should’ve just stayed up in your room.”

He leans forward and swipes his thumb over your bottom lip gently, with just enough pressure. Just a few hours ago, you were tracing all his skin with your finger, his wet lips on your neck. 

“Behave.”

It’s a poor attempt to scold him, but you do your best. It’s hard to think when your boyfriend, your very very attractive boyfriend, is caging you against a balcony. There’s something so…personal, about being with him, about being locked away in his arms. Being his. It makes everyone and everything at the party feel miles away.

Fuck, you can barely remember what you were doing before you found him. You have to remind yourself that you’re out in public.

You’ll never get tired of kissing Sunghoon. There isn’t a word to describe how you feel when you’re with him, but it’s…unreal. So devastatingly good, almost too good to be real. He’s so close, his head ducking to yours, lips a hairsbreadth away and yet still so far. 

“Stop teasing, asshole.”

“Not doing anything, angel.”

You place your hands on Sunghoon’s sharp jaw, “Gonna make me do it myself?” 

“Well…You did kiss me first. It’s only fair we honor the tradition.”

“Right,” You raise your brow skeptically, “Trying to get blue balls tonight, I see.”

“You can’t resist me, pretty” he hedges, grinning roguishly, “The sex is way hotter when you’re piss—”

The flesh of your palm presses into his cheeks, and you pull him closer, red lips making contact with his. Hard. It’s the sort of kiss that bruises, that has the pair of you gasping for air.

His hand drops to your ass, palming it unapologetically, a habit he acquired rather quickly once you two got together. Not that you’d ever complain. Sunghoon will never have enough of you at once.

You’re all consuming, all his. 

When you do finally pull away, all you see are plump lips and eyes that seem brighter than they were before. 

“I love you,” he repeats, sighing defeatedly, leaning into your touch.

You tilt his chin down again, so you can peck his chin, “I love you,” Your warm cheeks burning, “So much.”

Sunghoon leans forward, pressing his lips to yours. It’s not really a kiss, just resting his lips on top of yours and breathing each other in. And you stay like that for what feels like hours, wrapped in each other’s embrace and soaking in the reality that you’re finally happy.

“Can you say it again?” His lips don’t move from yours, so the words are muffled, but you hear him just the same.

“You’re pushing it.”

“Say it.”

“I love you.”

His lips pull up until he’s sending you that sweet, devilish grin, through half-lidded eyes, feeling the way his lungs squeeze when you look at him that way.

“My pretty girl.”

You’ve never been so thankful for the curious voice in the back of your head. For bravery and fear, the relief, and the joy he brings to you. And his laughter, his stupid, stupendous, loud laughter. There was never someone quite as extraordinary and perfect as Sunghoon for you. Whatever self-compromises, doubts, and thorns you both went through. It was worth it. The absolute sacrifices and his speechless selflessness when it came to you, to only want to give you the very best.

You understand it all now. 

“You’re never leaving my sight again.”

His head dips down towards the left side of your head, pressing his lips softly behind your ear. You thank your lucky stars for the balcony railing and his sturdy body, otherwise, you’d already be on your knees as he slowly moves down your neck.

Sunghoon loves the way you shudder beneath him when he touches you. You love it just as much.

“We’re in public,” You gulp, taking a deep breath to stop yourself from doing something you’ll regret later on. Like flashing your entire family and letting Sunghoon do whatever he wants with you.

However, he pays no mind to you, pushing your hair back, giving him more access to your neck, sparing no time. Your head automatically falls back, mouth agape as you let out a soft sight, craning your neck to him. 

“I can stop pretty..” He’s teasing, lips separating from your neck. 

“Oh my fucking god?!”

Jake’s voice wakes you up from whatever trance you were stuck on. Your hands automatically push Sunghoon away, and if you weren’t traumatized enough by the situation, you’d have laughed at the way he stumbles, the surprised look on his face would’ve had you teasing him for hours.

Jake ducks his head and grimaces, making loud, gagging noises that only heighten your embarrassment. “Fucking,” he manages between faux retching, “Disgusting.”

Sunghoon’s quick enough to call him out, “Get your ass back inside.”

“My eyes!” He screeches, “I know you got all this pent-up sexual frustration going on, but the balcony, really?!”

“We’ve done worse.”

You glance over at your brother helplessly, looking reasonably chagrined. “He’s kidding,” you try.

“’M not,” Sunghoon challenges, gaze set on his best friend, brows raised, “Want me to list them?” He trails off, eyeing Jake warily.

“Sunghoon!” you interrupt sharply, feeling your cheeks burn.

Your brother backs up, hand wrapped around his mouth as if the alcohol he drowned tonight is about to make a special appearance, “This is officially the worst summer of my life.”

Sunghoon pays him little attention, eliminating the space between you two again, sneaking a quick kiss to your cheek.“Deal with it.”

Yeah, you're going to marry this man.

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...yes, im alive.

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right where you left me | Park Sunghoon

Synopsis - Soomin does the same thing every day. Wake up, take the train to school, spend hours on end learning, take the train home, study, sleep, and repeat the process. One unlucky day, it is all put to a stop. And a certain school mate is there to help where he can.

Warning - Gore, zombies, death. Based loosely off Train To Busan,

Soomin’s day started like every other weekday. She woke up to her blaring alarm screeching for her to wake up. It was cold, like every other morning. She shivered as her bare feet touched the hardwood floor of her room. She didn’t spare a second glance at anything as she marched to her bathroom door. 

She continued on doing her usual routine. Brushing her teeth and hair. Putting on her itchy dark blue school uniform. Waking her mother and father out of their deep sleep. Less to say, her morning was normal.

“Do you still have that test today?” Her father asked as he made two cups of coffee. One for him and one for his still half asleep wife. “Yep, studied all week for it.” She simply said, stuffing her feet into her shoes. Both socks were different colors. She could never find matching ones when she looked, no matter how hard she tried. 

“You’ll pass. You always do.” Her mother said, slouched as she walked into the kitchen. This was a normal occurrence. Her mother, who worked long nights at the hospital, always struggled getting up. Her father picked up whatever morning slack there was. Which there wasn’t a lot. Most of the cleaning and cooking was done by Soomin. 

She didn’t mind the work though. In fact, her parents disagree with all the work their daughter puts on herself. But she enjoys the work. She likes being busy. 

Soomin smiles at the praise and gives her mother a kiss on the cheek. “I have to leave early today, Mina wants to ride the train with me and I have to walk with her.” Soomin saw a flash of worry in her mothers eyes. “Are you sure you don’t want to eat real quick?” She rushed out, watching her daughter ready herself. 

“I’ll stop by a convenience store and grab a snack with Mina, don’t worry.” Soomin explained while grabbing her keys from off the table. Her mother pushed her father’s arm, as if to get him to agree with her. Him, having not been paying attention, looked cluelessly at the both of them. Soomin just laughed before rushing out, not wanting to be stopped. 

-

“Mom’s pissed that I wanted to take the train today. Say’s this is the only bonding time we get because she’s always working when I’m home.” Mina said, looking into her compact mirror, fixing the pink roller in her bangs. 

Mina’s fights with her mother weren't unusual. Her mother begged for more time with her only daughter, but Mina was a wild child. She had friends to see and places to be. At least, that’s what Mina always told Soomin. 

“I mean it wouldn’t hurt to spend a bit of time with her…” Soomin mumbled, not glancing at Mina for she knew the look she was getting from her friend. 

Mina and Soomin had been friends since the beginning of High School. It started when Mina moved from Japan to South Korea with her mother. She got friends easily and if she wanted, she could have more. But for some reason, she was drawn to Soomin. So then they became a black and white swan duo. Well at least that’s what Mina called them. 

“You’re joking! All she does is complain about my grades and smoke a pack of cigarettes. And when I tell her the smell makes me nauseous, she gets mad and says she smokes because of me!” Soomin had heard this from Mina before, this wasn’t new. But it still hurt to hear how Mina was being treated.

“And before you say you're sorry, don’t.” Mina didn’t mean anything rude by her words. She just knew her friend's reaction would be to apologize. And she wasn’t the person she wanted an apology from. 

“Anyways, I’m glad you’re joining me on the train. Plus, it’s Friday! The week is nearly over.” Soomin tried to dispense the somber mood. Mina nodded happily and quickly groaned aloud while walking, earning looks from different people on the street. 

“We have a math test today!” Anger seeped through Mina’s voice. “It’s just simple multiple choice. It’s not that hard.” Soomin tried to give her friend some confidence but sadly failed. By the look on Mina’s face, she wasn’t feeling any better.

By the time they reached the train, the conversation had turned into what their plans were for the weekend. Mina went off on how her mother wanted to take her to the mall for a bit and eat out which she deeply attested her dislike for the idea. Soomin just said she would be sleeping in and watching television for as long as she wanted. What she wasn’t going to tell her is that she would be going to the bookstore with both parents. 

Soomin often lied about her relationship with her parents to Mina. Yeah Mina knew her parents were happily together and that they were a picture perfect family at the seams. Yes they had their faults but their relationship with one another was healthy. 

But Soomin made it a habit of not telling the full truth. She was scared it would hurt her friends feelings, something she would beat herself over if she did. 

“Well, have fun. You should sleep in for a change. You’re always studying and shit.” Mina said, once again fixing her hair roller. “I’m sure you and your mom will have fun. You both love to shop.” Soomin said carefully as she walked to the conductor. She proceeded to pull the white ticket from her coat pocket and showed the man. Mina did the same. 

The morning train on Friday’s wasn’t very crowded. Two train cars were full of businessmen and women. Two were semi crowded with students littered around. Leaving many other empty (or close to empty) train cars. 

The two girls sat beside each other in one of the unofficially designated train cars for students. 

“Did you hear what happened to Goeun?” Mina said after a few minutes of silence. Soomin had heard. Everyone had. The Senior was attacked by a homeless man on a bus. He bit a chunk out of her shoulder and now she was in the hospital. 

“Yeah, my parents don't know yet. They probably wouldn’t have let me ride the train today if they had.” Soomin knew her parents were extremely protective. They called multiple times a day and constantly checked her location. Seeing as Soomin didn’t do anything considered bad, she didn’t mind. It wasn’t like she was going to get caught doing something she wasn’t supposed to. 

“Mom found out by parent gossip. Donghyun’s mom said she was sexually involved with the hobo and that’s why he attacked her.” Soomin furrowed her eyebrows at the clearly false news. Goeun made it very clear she didn’t want to date simply because she wanted to focus on her studies. Why the hell would someone even make a rumor like that?

“I wonder where Donghyun’s mom heard that. It’s obviously fake. You know that right?” Soomin questioned her friend. One fault of Mina was that she couldn’t help but listen in and sometimes believe the gossip that ran amongst the students. 

Mina rolled her eyes. “Yeah I know it’s fake. I mean of all the students to make that rumor about, Goeun is the wrong one.” Mina proceeded to push down the table attached to her chair and pull out makeup and her compact mirror. 

“It’s weird though, right? All of the students know Goeun isn’t the type to do that… So who would make up a rumor like that?” Soomin said, leaning back in the stiff chair. “Probably a parent.” Mina simply said, putting drops of concealer on her face. 

Soomin shook her head before pulling out her phone. She tended to do that a lot. Make something out of nothing. While in some cases, that could be a good thing. You turn something nice out of something bad. But in her case, she always took a situation that was simple and made it complicated. 

“Hey, have you heard the new NCT 127 album-” Before Soomin could even answer her friend, a man ran down the corridor, looking behind himself periodically as he went. In his rush, he bumped into Soomin, knocking her phone out of her hand. 

“Dude! Do you know what manners are?” Mina yelled at him but he didn’t even spare a glance. “What a douche…” Mina mumbled before continuing fixing up her makeup. 

Soomin leaned out of the seat and picked up her phone. Before she completely sat up she saw another man. This one in ratty clothing and no shoes. Soomin kept her eyes on him as he twitched about. 

“Um… Mina, look at this guy…” She trailed off standing out of her seat. Mina followed her and looked over the seats toward the man standing a few feet away from them. His hand clutching his side as blood seeped out and pooled around him on the floor. 

“Yo? Are you okay?” Mina called out putting her hands on the seat in front of her. The man's head snapped towards the two girls. 

“R-run.” He gurgled out.

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ENHYPEN • CUTE MOMENTS OF AUTUMN

abt. a few headcanons for each member, stating some cute things you two would do in autumn.

warn. mentions of food

a/n. this took alot of thinking lmao 😭 my brain is completely scarce of thoughts. anyways, these are just my opinions and yes, there will be alot of baking/cooking in this as autumn is definitely the season for them. i do not celebrate halloween so there isn't anything about it in here, apart from the few mentions of pumpkin pies. hope you enjoyyyy :))

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lee heeseung .:.

cuddles under a warm blanket. reruns of gilmore girls. baking heart shaped cookies. walks through the park. buying pumpkin spice candles. doing 'just dance' at home as it's too cold to go to the dance studio. midnight talks about autumn vs winter. buying matching knitwear. building towers with empty (and clean!) ramen pots. studying side by side with a rainy view. nose kisses. playing jenga as the fireplace is lit.

park jongseong .:.

mindless autumn clothing shopping for each other. rap battles with a teddy bear as the judge. making heart-shaped pizza. reading with lofi music in the background. making autumn themed clay rings. playing monopoly at 2am. teaching jay how to crochet sweaters. eating pumpkin pie when binge watching vinzenzo. thrifting cozy sweaters. jay painting your nails. volunteer at the local autumn fayre.

shim jaeyun .:.

jumping into leaf piles at the park. taking selfies of your reflection in a puddle. buying layla cute clothes for the cold season. baking ghost buns. competing over who can finish their physics questions the fastest. forehead kisses. guess the ramen flavour. buying weirdly scented candles. playing mario kart whilst huddled under blankets. waking up very early to take layla on a walk during quiet hours.

park sunghoon .:.

going to the ice-rink since the local lake hasn't frozen over yet. tiktoks in the park. watching the fireworks display on bonfire night. singing christmas carols 2 months early. sunghoon trying to teach you how to skate. sleeping in late on rainy days. baking pumpkin pies, which goes very wrong. writing poems about each other instead of doing homework. matching outfits when going out (big infinity scarves + long coats). early morning coffee runs.

kim sunoo .:.

dumping marshmallows on hot chocolate (and getting residue moustaches). baking red velvet cupcakes and decorating them with orange icing. late skin care routines. putting facial masks on each other. playing makeshift tennis with a balloon from the previous night's bonfire party. afternoon naps cuddled beneath a knitted blanket. compliment battles. listening to krnb as you both do homework.

yang jungwon .:.

going to a cat café. sliding on the floorboards with socks. catching falling leaves and exchanging them instead of flowers. baking chocolate chip cookies. buying mini heart-shaped candles. going to the bookstore and staying there for hours. picking apples. making an autumnal song together. painting each other's trainers. reading and annotating books for each other. sky-gazing as you lay on a blanket of leaves.

nishimura riki .:.

trying all of starbucks' fall drinks. riki teaching you japanese. dancing together to soft jazz. walks through the park as it rains. watching 'it's the great pumpkin charlie brown'. listening to taylor swift while cooking. playing tag at the park and throwing leaves at each other. buying matching fuzz socks. buying tote bags. thrifting a patchwork blanket. lighting candles in every corner of the house. pebble throwing at the lake.

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[luciathcv]

be my valentine? - psh

summary: idol!sunghoon x nonidol!reader - you just want your boyfriend to ask you to be his valentine || warnings: reader feels like sunghoon doesn't love them anymore, sad :( || genre: angst, fluff, established relationship || word count: approximately 1000

Valentine's day was coming up and your boyfriend still hadn't asked you to be his Valentine. You wondered if he just hadn't gotten to it but honestly, you were doubtful that he would even ask you.

Lately, you've felt that he was being a bit distant. He's been working a lot lately which, of course you knew wasn't his fault, but it wasn't that, that had you feeling this way. It was the way that whenever he was home, it was almost like he didn't even acknowledge you.

Okay, that might be seen as a little dramatic in reality, but it was how you were feeling.

Today was no different than things had been between you guys recently. He got home, gave you a simple greeting and a peck on your lips before going to shower. He'd then sit with you at the dining table and eat in silence. You'd try to initiate conversation but he wasn't putting much energy into actually holding the conversations. After dinner, he'd silently help you clean up before going to the couch and scrolling on his phone. Desperate for some time with him, you'd sit next to him but it was as if he didn't even notice you were there as he scrolled through his phone. A little later in the night, you guys would get into bed, you'd desperately cuddle against him before falling asleep. When you woke up, he was gone, already at work, and the cycle would repeat.

Today, you had honestly just had enough. You were sat on the couch when you heard the front door open. You walked over to the door and Sunghoon greeted you with a "hello" and a kiss like usual before heading to the bathroom to shower.

You prepared a nice dinner, nicer than usual because you were really starting to get desperate at this point and when Sunghoon came out, hair wet and in pajamas, it was as if he hadn't even noticed your effort.

This time, you didn't even bother attempting at starting a conversation with him, feeling as if there was no point. Sunghoon then helped you clean up dinner afterwards and went to the couch, scrolling through his phone.

You walked over to him and sat next to him. He continued to scroll through his phone. Usually, you would scroll through your phone as well but today, you had no desire in doing so. After a little while, Sunghoon turned to you, "You okay, babe?" He asked.

You furrowed your eyebrows. Something about it just made you pissed off. Obviously, you weren't okay. Why would you be? You've felt completely neglected by him for the past almost two weeks. Your efforts to connect with him have seemingly been completely ignored. You were starting to wonder if he even loved you anymore. You weren't even worried about him asking you to be his Valentines before Valentine's day anymore, you were more worried about him asking you to break up before Valentine's day at this point.

"Do you even love me anymore?" You blurt out. Sunghoon's eyes widen a little. Before he could even respond, you got up and stormed off to your bedroom. You went to your bed and buried yourself under you covers, your back facing Sunghoon's side of the bed. You then felt yourself start to sob.

Due to your sobbing, you hadn't even noticed the sound of the bedroom door opening, you only had realized your boyfriend has entered the room when you felt the blanket lift up a little and the bed sinking a bit behind you. Sunghoon's arms wrapped around you before you could even react, him pulling you tightly against him.

You then feel him start to press soft kisses to the back of your head and to the nape of your neck. Your sobs calmed down and now, you were just silently crying. Once Sunghoon had noticed you'd calmed down a little, he spoke.

"You think I don't love you anymore?" He asked even though he didn't expect a response since he knew you were still upset. "I... I know that I've been distant lately. I mean, I didn't really notice it then but I realize it now. I've- I've just been working a lot and have been very tired but that isn't an excuse, trust me. I just- there's no excuse. I never wanted to make you feel like I didn't love you anymore. I love you so much and I don't think I could ever love anyone else. No, I know I couldn't." Sunghoon explains. "I just... I really never wanted to make you feel this way." He then softly repeats.

You sit there in silence for a moment as you take in what he said. "You never asked me to be your Valentine." I softly tell him.

"Honey, I thought you knew I wanted you to be my Valentine." Sunghoon softly says as he brushes some hair out of your face. "I... I should've asked you though. I've asked you to be my Valentine for the past three years of us being together, I should've asked you this year as well." Sunghoon sighs, disappointed in himself for being so forgetful.

"It's okay." You softly tell him, seeing how clear it was that he was upset at himself for it.

"It isn't, baby. It isn't." Sunghoon tells you. You then just lay there together in silence for a few moments, "I know this might not be the right time but Y/n, will you be my Valentine?" Sunghoon asks.

You can't help but smile, finally hearing the words that you've been wanting to hear, "Yes." You respond.

He lets out a relieved sigh before leaning in and kissing you. Thing was, it wasn't anything like the kisses you guys had been sharing lately. It was long, deep, and passionate. Sunghoon had wanted to make up for his quick pecks he's been giving you lately. He never wanted to make you feel neglected ever again.

After a while, you both pulled away, needing some air, "I love you so much." Sunghoon breathed out.

"I love you too, Hoon." You say with a soft smile.

He had finally asked you to be his Valentine and you guys both knew, that he would continue to ask you to be his Valentine for the rest of your guys' long life together.

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[astrae4]

♡ ENHYPEN AND ICE SKATING DATES

pairing — enhypen hyung!line x reader

genre — romance, fluff, humor

warnings — falling, suggestion of getting hurt n all, bruises

note — the reader is experienced with skating already fyi

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HEESEUNG

Heeseung would totally be up for it! Man would be like “Oh sure, I haven’t done it in so long so why not 😄.” But then he’ll slay that ice rink so good. You’ll start questioning if he was a figure skater in his past life fr.. But anyways! It was still such a cute date and y’all would definitely race each other (he would definitely trip n fall tho but that’s ok cause you’ll go give a cheek kiss to make him stop complaining about the pain)

JONGSEONG

Man would be hesitant ngl.. but then he’ll cave in because how could he say no to you??? You’re legit his princess 😒. So anyways—fast forward to the rink 😁 he definitely would fall five steps in, and then try to go up and pretend like it’s nothing even though it was painful af. After that he’ll hold onto you and make you teach him how to skate. Unfortunately he isn’t tew good….but he’ll get the hang of it (somewhat) by the end of it 😁🙏 would take more convincing next time you ask him to go to the rink tho…

JAEYUN

Man would be so excited and say yes in a heartbeat. However….he kinda sucks in the rink no lie.. 😓 Man would be too scared to do the cute imaginary delusional scenarios he had in his head the day before. Instead, he’d be holding onto that railing for life‼️ He’d also be loud about it ngl (one whole rink will be looking at him as he starts shouting, even the 5 year old skating prodigy) but it’s ok bc he’s got you pookiebear 😁🙏 you’ll go show off your big biceps and manly personality the rest of the date.

SUNGHOON

You don’t even have to finish your sentence. He was already standing and taking his skates the moment he heard ‘ice’ and ‘date’. “Let’s go 🤗” he says dryly but with a very excited facial expression. When you guys finally get to the rink, it’s not anything like those cliche skate dates tho 😓… He’ll be making you WORK. Man will make you try out all pair skating moves with him and you will end the day with bruises. He’ll give you lots of kisses after tho…. 😵‍💫

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[enhypencores]

TEXT AU

Hyung line [Heesung, Sunghoon, Jake, Jay] when you don’t respond to their texts or calls

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[dollyyun]

𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆 | chap 07

SYPNOSIS: wherein the princess, who is a clandestine assassin, has been commanded to eliminate the seven vampire princes.

GENRE: 18+ (mdni), reverse harem, contemporary fantasy, enemies to lovers, third pov, eventual previous past lives will be entailed.

WARNINGS: expletives, blood, violence.

WORD COUNT: 5.8k

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🍒 MASTERLIST 🍒

The events of last night are still fresh in her head. She remembers vividly what happened after she danced with Jake. Above all, she recalls being carried in a bridal style by a pair of strong arms while becoming mildly inebriated from accidentally drinking one of their strongest rums before losing her consciousness.

Her body moves slightly when she reacts to the sensation of a palm cradling the side of her face and a thumb gently caressing her cold cheek, providing her with warmth just by his touch. He has a warmth that is unlike any other and a warmth that she recognises, which stems from his intrinsic power.

Her eyelids flutter open, and in an instant, her eyes meet his almond-hued eyes with radiant gold rims. The emotions in his eyes are as brilliant as the sun, exhibiting an abundance of love and adoration─familiar sentiments that are solely reserved for her whenever he gazes at her.

His perfect cupid bow lips curve into a grin that sends a flutter to her heart, to which she reciprocates with a soft smile. She averts her gaze momentarily from his face. Only then does she realise they are at someplace where there are infinite meadows as they lie next to each other, with his hand remaining on her cheek.

"Hello, love." The mellow tone of his voice intensifies the butterflies swarming in her tummy.

"Jino." She utters his name, making his heart swell with the apparent affection in her voice. Her soft countenance is shadowed by mischief while a grin smears across her pink lips. "Have you been watching me sleep?"

He hums pleasantly in response as he remains caressing her cheek affectionately. "Is it a problem?"

"It's creepy." She scoffs lightly, but the smile on her lips can't fool him into believing her words.

"I know you love it." He scoots his body closer to hers until the proximity between them is almost nonexistent. He grabs her hand tenderly before raising it up to kiss her palm and placing it on his warm cheek right after.

Any traces of mischief on his face are gone, replaced by melancholy, with his gaze on her face, as though he is also memorising her features and engraving them into his mind. His eyes glisten beautifully. "You look as beautiful as the day I lost you, love." The sadness he carries in his tone is raw and almost painful in the way he speaks.

Despite the tears pricking her eyes and how her heart clenches in pain from recalling a certain memory, she manages to smile at him. "Did you miss me?"

"So, so much." His voice is barely above a whisper. He leans towards her face to plant a kiss on her forehead. "My love." He murmurs, trailing his kisses down her cheeks. A teardrop slides down his cheek as he closes his eyes to place a tender kiss on her lips. "My beautiful love." He whispers against her lips.

This time, she doesn't hold back the impending tears. Their lips remain connected, with thousands of emotions pouring into the kiss while their hearts ache the same. As the breeze hits their skin, they slowly pull away, fluttering their eyes open.

"I wish to be here with you forever." He says, cradling her hand close to his chest. "I wish for a lot of things, Lilith."

"As do I." Her lips tremble, and the sight of her face with tears streaming down silently looks devastatingly beautiful in his eyes. "But we can only afford to wish, especially after what we have done."

"Do you regret it?" He asks firmly. "I know I don't."

"I don't know." She sighs softly, feeling his hand squeezing hers in a comforting manner. "Our defiance has led to terrible consequences."

"The curse Astra inflicted upon you," He murmurs solemnly. "and us."

She nods her head, but despite being disheartened, she manages a feeble smile before leaning in to peck his nose. "Thank you."

His cheeks are coated in pink from her initiation of affection. "Why are you thanking me, love?"

"For treating the reincarnated me kindly, especially for the dance." Her chuckles bring a smile to his lips. "I can feel her feelings have shifted towards you."

"I can say the same for Jake." His breathy chuckles make her heart flutter. "I mean, me. Since Jake is me. But I can't deny the fact that my reincarnated name sounds weird to hear."

"How about you get used to it?" She grins, and the playfulness returns to her eyes. "Jake."

He groans, dipping his head into her neck and subsequently inhaling her scent, which makes him calm. "Too weird, my love."

"Jino~ Jake~" She begins to play around, eliciting giggles from the man, who is still burying his face in the curve of her neck while his arm is locked around her waist. Her fingers ascend to his blond locks, marvelling at how smooth they feel. She hums delightfully, leaning down to his ear before whispering, "Jake?"

"Elora." He reciprocates, mumbling against her skin. "I'll call you Elora. It's fair since you kept teasing me."

"I'm already accustomed to hearing that." She retorts, but her voice remains soft, almost lulling him to sleep just by the sound of her voice. But something catches her attention, causing her fingers to cease playing with his hair. "Jino?"

"Yes, my love?"

"You're fading." Her eyes catch the way his figure is starting to fade, almost turning into dust. Pain slithers its way around her heart, squeezing her heart painfully.

"Close your eyes, love." He gently implores, bringing his lips to her forehead and pressing a deep, lingering kiss. "I'll remember you soon. I'll make certain of it."

She closes her eyes almost painfully, swallowing back a sob as his warmth gradually departs her until she feels nothing. Just sheer coldness and the stark reality that whatever happiness she experiences will always be ephemeral.

She weeps silently, holding back painful sobs while she remains lying on the ground. Unbeknownst to her, as she succumbs to the grievance that is enfolding her in its cold embrace, a pair of warm yet strong arms go underneath her body, pulling her out of the grievance as she finds herself being carried in a bridal style.

"I'm here, my rose." His deep, husky voice sends her a wave of consolation while his arms provide her with a sense of security, also leading her to seek solace in his arms. "Don't cry anymore. I'm here now."

"Noa." Her voice sounds slightly hoarse, bringing a frown to his lips. She flutters her eyes open as she looks up to meet his grey eyes. His heart clenches at the sight of her beautiful face being stained by the tears.

He manages a smile, though it is faint. "Let's go for a fly, yeah?" Just as he says that, the huge movement behind his back captures her attention.

She watches as his wings, which seem to be made out of feathers painted coal black with fog emanating, extend out. She has almost forgotten about his fairly large wings, which used to render anyone of a faint heart petrified by the sight as well as his true form.

"Hold on tight to me." He instructs her firmly, yet there is a tinge of softness. She complies, locking her arms around his neck and closing her eyes as she embraces herself for the impact of the departure.

A yelp leaves her lips, startled by the precipitate of the departure, and she can feel the difference compared to when she is on land. On the other hand, he takes a glance down at her with a soft chuckle, finding her reaction endearing. She is just the same as she was.

His wings flap deftly behind him, soaring higher, until he is certain that they are able to view the picturesque meadows while the skies are gradually painted in the beautiful shades of purple and blue as the sun has descended, now welcoming the twilight by the horizon.

"You can open your eyes now." His voice is laced with amusement, which automatically brings a scowl to her face, but nonetheless, she flutters her eyes open.

Her arms around his neck tighten, feeling apprehensive about the fact that she is practically many feet above the ground. But the way he holds her firmly and carefully reminds her that she can trust him.

So she begins to loosen the tension in her body and decides to watch the skies gradually turn dark. A soft gasp leaves her lips as soon as she takes a glance below, admiring how beautiful the meadows are, with varieties of flowers blooming.

"Are you still afraid?" His question pulls her attention away from admiring the overall view as she lands her gaze on his face.

The sound of his flapping wings can be heard while the wind hits her skin. Her eyes soften before she puts a small smile on her lips. "No. Why would I be afraid when I'm in your arms?"

His heart warms at her affirmation. "That's right, my rose. You can always trust me."

Heat weaves across her cheeks at the endearment. "If only the reincarnated me could trust the reincarnated you." She murmurs sadly, her eyes turning crestfallen.

In response, he tightens his arms around her body before he heaves a low sigh. "Me too, but for as long as I'm unable to breach the borders, I'm afraid that the reincarnated me may hurt you, or worse."

"I feel the same way as well." Her beautiful eyes glisten with tears as she smiles ruefully. "Even as we've been reincarnated, we will never have our happy ending."

"Don't lose hope yet, my rose. Please." He whispers dolefully, and the pain in his eyes stabs her in the heart. His eyes flicker down at her lips. "Kiss me."

A shaky breath leaves her lips before she raises her body just slightly with one hand cradling the side of his jaw, using it to turn his head for her to aim her lips at his awaiting ones. The kiss is bittersweet, with tears trickling down their cheeks. He deepens the kiss, savouring it, as he is uncertain if he will be able to kiss her like this again.

"I love you, Lilith." He whispers against her lips, slowly pulling away. The raw emotion in his voice is palpable, one with so much pain that it elicits a soft sob from her. "I love you, even in death."

"I love you too, Noa." Her soft cries make his heart ache tremendously. With his head facing her, he leans in to rest his forehead against hers while he ceases flying, remaining in the sky with his wings flapping slowly. They flutter their eyes close as soon as they feel the familiar sensation that causes them to depart from each other, perhaps forever.

─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ──

Perhaps it was the strongest rum she drank last night that caused her to feel a hangover, or it was the ambiguous dream she had, but one thing is for sure: she is lacking sleep. For some reason, her temporary handmaiden had awakened her much earlier as the queen requested her presence in one of the rooms in the library.

Elora releases a small yawn as she walks mindlessly along the hallway, the remnants of somnolence still persist in her body. She takes a brief glance at herself in the reflective window glass. The black corset waist pants feel strangely comfortable despite it being fitting enough to accentuate her curves, with the white long-sleeved blouse tucked inside. Her lilac hair is tied in a lovely side braid, with a few strands of her baby hair decorating her face frame.

"Where are you going?" Jake's abrupt presence beside her doesn't even startle her, probably because everything around her feels slow due to obvious reason.

"To the library. The queen has requested my presence." Elora answers him, yawning for another time. She steals a glance at him, noticing how similar his attire is to hers.

"Why?" Jake presses, causing the female to feel slightly irritated by his questions, especially when it's still early in the morning.

"I don't know." She grumbles, while the prince doesn't conceal the fact that he is pleased by how irritated she clearly is. But a certain question lingers in her mind as she recalls something. "Do you know who carried me back to the room after I nearly passed out?"

Jake's eyes soften at how she appears to be sheepish. The facade she has shown him since last night is different compared to the first time they met. "Why, my brother, of course. Your groom. But he didn't look too pleased that you decided to get drunk."

Elora huffs slightly. "It wasn't even intentional. I had no idea how strong that rum was."

"Lesson learned; it is wise not to indulge in your curiosity." Jake gives her a mirthful grin, sending a peculiar flutter into her heart. "We're here."

Elora shifts her gaze to her surroundings, now realising that they have arrived in the library. Her eyes search for the queen, and in an instant, she spots the queen in the centre of the library along with some of the princes.

As they are nearly reaching them, Elora ignores their gazes and focuses solely on the queen, to whom she bows and greets, "Your highness."

Conflict resides in the queen's gaze. "That is not necessary─" She comes to a halt before recovering her composure after deflating for a good minute upon seeing Elora's face. Her icy demeanour returns as she meets Elora's gaze. "Follow me."

"But we need her for our planning discussion." Sunghoon tells his mother, frowning as he does so.

Elora is caught off guard when the queen places her hand on her lower back. "I won't steal her away for long. Perhaps all of you may begin without her first."

The queen's tone indicates that there is no room for argument. Without waiting for any of their responses, the queen ushers Elora further deeper into the library, where there are private rooms, but instead of heading to one of the rooms, the queen makes a turn where there is a peculiar-looking shelf.

Elora watches in silence as the queen places her palm on the shelf and whispers a spell under her breath. Finally, the shelf slides open, revealing a dim room. When the queen enters, Elora follows suit without any questions. Right after they enter, Elora is startled by the sound of the shelf closing behind her.

"Why did you bring me here?" Elora asks, her voice echoing throughout the fairly large room.

Instead of answering her question, the queen mutters another spell as she uses her magic to light up all the candles in the room, allowing Elora to scan the room clearly. There are antique books that probably haven't been read in a long time arrayed on shelves at every wall, all except for a certain wall that bears canvas hanging on the wall with white cloths draping over it.

The queen ambles towards a unique large canvas in silence, her hand reaching for the edge of the cloth before pulling it down, and what the canvas entails appalled Elora to the point where she feels sick to the stomach.

"Why do you have a painting of me?" Elora asks shakily, her hand is trembling while her heart is experiencing strange palpitations.

Whoever painted that canvas surely did an amazing job, getting her details right with the exception of the colour of her eyes. They're in the same crimson hue as the queen's or any other vampires. Goosebumps arise on her skin while her stomach churns with turmoil.

"Have you ever heard about a tale of demigods and demigoddesses that once reigned supremacy and ruled over kingdoms?" The queen's question throws her off guard, bringing a frown to her face.

"I have not." Elora answers slowly, not understanding where this is going.

"Of course you haven't. No one has except every other sovereign." The queen shoots her a sympathetic smile, surprising Elora with the shift in her demeanour. "It has been a taboo topic for millennia. It is wise for one to remain curious rather than learn of their existence."

"Yet, here you are telling me." Elora remarks with sarcasm lacing her tone.

"I can't help it. Especially when you bear the face of the demigoddess, one of the first monarchs." The queen says in a whisper, shifting her eyes to the canvas. "The resemblance between your face and hers is uncanny. When I saw your face for the first time, I thought you were her."

"But I'm not." Elora retorts, somehow feeling annoyed, but she maintains her collected demeanour. "I don't understand. Why would you even tell me all of this?"

"Because a part of me believes that you're her." The queen moves to the side, where there are compartment drawers. She draws one of them and grabs something before revealing it to Elora. A scarlet pendant. The same pendant that the demigoddess on the canvas is wearing.

The queen ambles towards Elora and stops in front of her. A small smile, one that is filled with uncertainty, appears on the queen's lips before she grabs Elora's hand and places the pendant on her palm. "But another part of me is uncertain. Perhaps you are the demigoddess's doppelgänger, or perhaps you're not. This pendant will prove if you're indeed the demigoddess. It once belonged to her."

Elora stares at the pendant on her palm. As it gleams, she feels an odd sensation, but that's just it. The pendant looks like mere useless jewellery. "So how does it prove if I'm indeed the demigoddess?"

"I can't precisely tell you the details since I wouldn't know how it would happen, but this pendant is as powerful as it was a thousand years ago. It is instilled with magic." The queen smiles faintly. "And it was also a delicate gift from the demigoddess's beloveds."

"Beloveds?" Elora raises her eyebrows, feeling rather intrigued. "As in, like lovers?"

The queen nods her head, but the smile on her face deflates. "I trust that you'll keep this from my sons. The least they need is a distraction that might potentially deviate them from their mandates. Now come. We must leave this room, or else they'll begin to wonder."

"But I have more questions." Elora tells her exasperatedly while clenching the pendant in her palm. "Where is the demigoddess now? And why do I look like her?"

"I can't provide you with the answers you seek, but I can only tell you this." The queen's gaze turns icy serious. "What happened to the demigods and demigoddesses of our world was a terrible tragedy. A tragedy that happened as a consequence of their defiance in violating the deity's rule."

─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ──

Elora had tucked the pendant securely in the pockets of her pants by the time she nearly arrived at the centre of the library, where all of the princes are presently in a discussion. She spots a large piece of parchment paper on the table, and she squints her eyes just enough to understand that they are plotting on their world's map.

The sound of her footsteps draws attention to her with their heads turned, but she simply ignores them and invites herself to plop down on the single couch. Despite how she is being treated like vampire royalty here, the resentment is still apparent within her, as is the hatred.

Above all, she detests the fact that she will be betraying her people and the mermaidians. She feels helpless, especially when she hasn’t felt a hint of her magic since last night. Instinctively, she touches her bracelet, holding her wrist close to her chest.

"There are six kingdoms we are required to pass through in order to get to Mermaidia." Heeseung resumes after staring at a distressed Elora, who is still zoning out. "We will disembark for Pyrefall first."

"This should be easy since we have Jay." Sunghoon pats Jay's shoulder. "With Jay, I'm sure the dragons won't perceive us as threats."

"Elora will be riding with me." Heeseung's statement pulls her out of her thoughts as she shifts her gaze to him with a quizzical look.

"What's the plan, and why will I be riding with you?" Elora asks with a frown on her face. "Are we not embarking by foot?"

"Unless you want to suffer for a few days to pass through Pyrefall." Sunoo shoots her a lazy grin as he is seated across from her with his leg draped over the other. "Otherwise, we will be flying."

Elora looks at him, confounded. "How?"

"Riki has already summoned his creatures, which the rest of us will be riding on, while you and Heeseung will be with Jay." Jungwon explains to her.

The princes resume the discussion, while Elora proceeds to remain silent, despite the fact that she is still confused by the whole thing. But mainly because of the turmoil churning in her stomach over the fact that she might have to face the consequences of betraying the mermaidians.

"Faehaven will be the last point, followed by our final arrival at Mermaidia."

The kingdom name triggers her as she blinks her eyes before they harden with resentment. She abruptly stands, drawing their attention to her. "Listen, I admire your meticulous planning and bravery, but do you really think that you will come out alive after trying to steal the crystal heart?"

"That's why we have you." Jay says, standing across from her with his arms crossed over his chest. "Since you're obviously not an ordinary citizen of Mermaidia, you will implore the sovereigns to allow the crystal heart to be in our possession."

Her heart begins to pump loudly while dread crawls to her skin. "Or else?"

"Or else you'll have to watch your people suffer." Sunoo smirks, his eyes gleaming delightfully with wickedness. "Trust me, you wouldn’t want that."

Elora scoffs loudly. "The seven of you against my people? I highly doubt that you would prevail, especially with our tight security system. As a matter of fact, you will be facing your demise before you can even steal the crystal heart."

"You really shouldn’t underestimate what we can do, Mia Cara." Heeseung states calmly, and when she meets his eyes, she feels an odd sensation through her body, understanding that he meant what he said. "You haven’t even seen what we can do." 

Elora swallows harshly before composing herself as she glares at her groom. "As for you, do you seriously think that I'll still remain your bride after betraying my people? No. I'll be executed for treachery."

"We'll protect you." Heeseung counters firmly. "For as long as you remain corporative, then rest assured that you'll be protected by us."

"Protect me? From my own people?" Elora releases a derisive laugh before her icy demeanour returns with her eyes going ablaze. "I'd rather die in the hands of my people than to return with you here."

"You should trust us." Sunghoon says sternly. "We've been sworn to protect you at all costs by the monarch's order."

"I don't trust my enemies." Elora retorts coldly. "I'd be a fool to place my trust in all of you."

"You see, that's what we still don't understand." Riki's deep yet cold voice is resonating, intimidating her just slightly, especially with the way he is leering at her. "Why are we your enemies? We haven’t even met until now."

"And for that matter, you still haven’t clarified what your purpose is for being here in the first place." Sunoo adds.

Elora curls her hand into a fist, clenching it while she holds back from revealing the truth. "Since you have your secrets to keep, I have mine." She quips, looking away from their gaze.

"Fine, if that's how you want to play." Heeseung is in front of her just as she blinks. Her breath hitches in her throat at the close proximity between them, as well as his fingers gripping her chin, forcing her to look at him in the eyes. "But know this, you belong to us, and you shall be protected by us, even if it means that you'll be watching your people die in our hands."

A muscle jumps in her jaw. "Screw you." She whispers, her eyes flickering momentarily at his pink lips, before she forces herself to back away from him. "You know what? I hope that you'll meet your demise once we reach Mermaidia."

Elora spins on her heels, trudging her way towards the exit. She clenches her fist hard, hating how she feels compelled to kiss him for a moment and wanting to feel his lips on hers again.

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For the next hour or so, they have been gathered in the courtyard, preparing for their departure. Earlier, the king and queen had bid their farewell to their sons before leaving for their duties, whereas Celeste arrived right after.

Elora, who has been entirely silent, is still gobsmacked by the sight of five pegasus with shadowy manes flowing and jet black coats. She has seen pegasus and unicorns back in her kingdom, but she has never seen anything like them. They look terrifying enough to leave her slightly shaken. Their eyes are glowing amber while smoke comes out of their muzzles.

"I wanted mine to be a dragon, though." Sunoo complains to Riki, to which the latter rolls his eyes before heading for his pegasus. The other princes can be seen stroking their assigned pegasus.

"Cool, am I right?" Celeste nudges Elora with her elbow after having seen the latter's reaction, which is rather amusing. "They aren’t exactly real pegasus. Riki created them. It's one of his many abilities."

"More like terrifying." Elora says dryly, shifting her eyes from the pegasus to Celeste. "Will you be joining us as well?"

Celeste adorns a small smile on her face. "As much as I would love to join all of you, I can't. Since I have recently recovered from a coma, my physician strongly advised me to remain in the castle and have ample rest."

Elora can't help but be visibly disappointed. She admits that she has grown a tad fond of the princess, and it would be great to have Celeste join them on their journey since Celeste is more tolerable to be with than the princes.

Celeste catches the disappointment in Elora's eyes. She grabs Elora's hand. "But, as soon as I regain full strength, only then will I be permitted to join all of you." Celeste's gentle smile eases Elora's tension. "Besides, I have a feeling that you might need my assistance."

"We'll send you our location if you ever decide to join us." Heeseung tells his sister as he speaks from behind, startling Elora. She ignores the tingles on her skin when he wraps his arm around her shoulder. "We need to get going."

"Good luck on your journey." Celeste squeezes Elora's hand before releasing it. With one last smile, Celeste turns her back on them before returning into the castle with her gown dragging behind her.

Elora's eyes drift to Heeseung's forearm, noticing a golden vambrace latch around his forearm that is exactly the same as the rest of the princes that are wearing it. "What's that?" The question flies out of her mouth before she can stop herself.

Heeseung looks down at where she is looking before returning his gaze to her curious ones. "It's a magic vambrace, Mia Cara."

"What does it do, and why are you wearing it?" She presses, and instead of finding her incessant questions annoying, he finds himself being endeared by her while suppressing a grin.

"This is a magical device that provides us with some specific aids, such as changing attire, sending our location to Celeste, who also has one in her possession, and granting us the ability to conjure weapons we desire." Heeseung explains.

The fact that he speaks softly almost diverted her from her anger, especially considering that the magical crystals that their ancestors stole from her kingdom were the main component of the invention for this contraption.

"I see." Elora tries her utmost to keep her anger at bay. She decides to distract herself by darting her eyes around, looking for a certain prince. "Where is Jay, anyway?"

This time, Jake speaks up as he approaches her. "You don't know?"

She raises her eyebrow. "Know what?"

"Jay's shifting." Jake answers, adorning that signature yet charming grin of his on his countenance. "But he doesn’t like shifting in front of anyone."

"There he is." Sunghoon's announcement prompts Elora to look at where they are looking, and to say she is shocked is an understatement.

"That dragon!" Elora gasps loudly in disbelief, staring at the enormous dragon with its wings flapping and descending to the ground with a thud. Her mouth is still agape, eliciting chuckles from both Heeseung and Jake.

"Is this your first time seeing Jay's dragon form?" Jake asks with a mirthful grin.

Elora's head starts to spin with the revelation. Not only is that the same dragon who snatched her away just when she was about to plunge her knife into Sunghoon, but the dragon is actually Jay?

"Come on." Heeseung grabs her hand almost tenderly and gives it a squeeze. "We'll be riding him."

Elora allows Heeseung to drag her while she goes numb, still staring at Jay, who is emitting low growls while his face has a tinge of annoyance at the fact that Sunoo and Jungwon have been pestering him since the moment he landed on the ground.

As Heeseung and Elora approach Jay, he turns his head and locks eyes with Elora's widened ones. A huff elicits from him, as does the smoke from his snout. Elora trails her eyes down to his body, marvelling at the beautiful, sleek, opaque black scales that are also translucent.

"Go on." Heeseung's voice snaps her out of the trance, as they are now standing closely beside Jay. Elora has no choice but to comply. She hesitates just as she is about to touch him, but she hears a grunt from Jay himself, as though he is impatiently waiting for her.

Elora rolls her eyes at him before her palms finally come into contact with his scales. She is taken aback to feel how cold his scales are instead of scalding hot. She jumps, attempting to get on his back, but fails miserably as he is bigger than she expected.

"Here." Heeseung stands behind her, placing his hands on her waist firmly enough to assist her in mounting on Jay's back.

Elora ignores her heart, which is pounding wildly at Heeseung's touch. She quickly holds onto Jay's back, stabilising herself. Her heart continues to pound hard against her chest when Heeseung mounts behind her effortlessly. She watches as the other princes mount on their assigned pegasus.

"Let's go." Riki announces loudly, and at once, they begin to depart.

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It has been quite some time since they have departed from Mysthaven, but the skies remain a bright, clear blue. Elora has been trying to steady herself, albeit maintaining a cool facade and refusing to let her groom catch a brief glimpse of her meekness.

Elora holds onto Jay's back, but there is sudden turbulence that causes Jay to tilt his body abruptly, eliciting a yelp from her as she finds herself going unstable. Just when she assumes that she will fall, an arm slithers its way around her waist before she feels his chest come into contact with her back.

Warmth weaves across her cheeks at the physical contact, especially with the way his arm tightens around her waist. She can practically feel his abdominal muscles against her back as well as his cold breath hitting the shell of her earlobe.

"You okay?" Heeseung asks lowly beside her ear, evoking a newfound feeling swarming in her tummy. Fucking butterflies.

"Yeah." She tells him with shaky breaths, hating how his touch is making her feel all weird. "You can let go of me now. I'm perfectly fine."

"I highly doubt that, Mia Cara." He says sternly. "Sleep, if you must. It'll take some time to pass through Pyrefall and to find someplace to camp for the night."

Elora doesn’t respond, trying to direct her focus on the view instead. She ignores the way her eyelids feel heavier with each passing second, but eventually she succumbs to the slumber that has been robbed of her earlier. Allowing herself to go limp, she leans her back dependently against Heeseung, who, in return, holds her more securely as he allows her head to rest comfortably on his shoulder.

Elora has no idea how long she has been sleeping, but long enough to be abruptly startled by a deafening roar, causing her body to jolt in Heeseung's oddly tight grip on her waist. Her eyes snap open instantaneously, being greeted by an alarming sight of dragons in distinctively coloured scales flying around them.

Five ferocious dragons.

Elora looks around frantically, noticing the other princes wielding bows and arrows as they direct their attack at those dragons. Her heart nearly drops upon the vibration from Jay's body as he roars out, shooting out fire from his mouth at the incoming green dragon.

"How the hell are we supposed to kill them?!" Sunoo exclaims at his brothers, trying his best to dodge the fire-breathing dragon that is heading towards him.

"We need to create a diversion!" Riki's voice manages to reach their ears while he aims his arrow, which is imbued with his dark magic, at the red dragon who is trying to attack Jake.

"Heeseung!" Elora instinctively calls out for him just as Jay makes a sharp drift, causing her body to sway violently.

"I've got you!" Heeseung grits his teeth, trying his utmost to secure his bride with his arm, despite him going unstable as well.

Jay roars again, aiming his fire at the green dragon again, but another dragon hurls towards him by the side, crashing into him. As Jay's body begins to shake violently, Heeseung and Elora lose the momentum to hold onto Jay, but Heeseung is swift enough to grab Jay's pointed scales. However, that can't be said the same for Elora. At once, she slips off Jay's back.

"Elora!" Heeseung, including the rest of the princes, shouts for her. Jay's ears perk up at the sound of Elora's screaming, and he tries his best to fight against two dragons swiftly with the intention of catching Elora, but soon he feels weakened by their attacks.

Elora's heart is pounding loudly in her ears as gravity seems to be pulling her down rapidly. Her eyes catch sight of Sunghoon and Jungwon, who order their pegasus to fly straight towards her. A glimmer of hope in her eyes as she awaits them to catch her.

A roar approaches her from the side, and before she knows it, claws wrap around her body, capturing her and soaring away. The dragon roars for another time, calling to the other dragons, while panic expands in her chest.

"No." Elora whispers as all colours begin to drain from her face upon seeing Jay unconscious, still in his dragon form, and being carried by the two dragons who had been relentlessly attacking him.

Elora uses her fists to slam down on the dragon's claws that are wrapped around her body. "Return me to them at once!" She screams at the dragon, who, in return, growls ferociously.

Before she knows it, the dragon extends one of his claws to stab her in the stomach, having enough of her tantrum and silencing her. Searing pain shoots up in her body while her lips go partially open, unable to scream or form any coherent words.

The last thing she hears are deafening roars around her before she succumbs to the familiar darkness.

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Enhypen reacts to s/o initiating skinship

Sorry for any spelling errors as usual I use speak to text and some times it miss-hears me

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ℍ𝕖𝕖𝕤𝕖𝕦𝕟𝕘:

He really didn't want to push you into doing something that you'd be uncomfortable with. Of course though he was very proud to have you as his s/o and he almost always wants to be able to brag about it, and to be able to show people that you and him were together. skinship is the best way to do that in his mind. For your first month of dating the two of you didn't do much touching, occasionally holding hands or just constantly being near each other. Before he would touch you every time he would ask "is this okay with you?" Every single time you tell him yes. So imagine his surprise when around a month in a half into dating you grab his hands interlocking your fingers out of no where.

" You should hold me hand more often"

𝕁𝕒𝕪:

Usually is the one who initiates contact. He isn't very pushy, however he is never pleased to hear when his 'friends' tease him about your relationship. " How do you even live? C'mon you must WANT to touch her huh?". One guy says the second boy cuts in adding " are you guys even really together? Kinda strange you don't touch each other " Jay was pissed. He didn't know what to say. That didn't stop him from trying to make a passive comment. Your timing couldn't have been more perfect, you had been looking around through the classrooms when you saw your boyfriend standing with his friends in one of the rooms. Of course you wanted to go see him, so you snuck up behind him. Jay was so furious with his friends he hadn't even realized that you had been sneaking in. He almost jumped when he felt hands sneak around his waist and the feeling of somebody's cheek against the small of his back. Immediately a sick little smirk takes over Jay's face

" Well hello darling, what a wonderful time to see you~"

𝕁𝕒𝕜𝕖:

Jake is definitely the type of boyfriend who really likes skinship. One time you were over at his dorm hanging out with Layla waiting for Jake to come back for a date. It had been a little bit over 3 months since the two of you started dating because of his idol image the both of you wanted to take things very slowly. Honestly not being able to touch you was kind of struggle some for Jake he always considered his love language to be physical touch but he knew no matter what the most important thing is to make sure the both of you are comfortable and understood boundaries... Jake stood in the doorway of his room watching his two favorite things in the world together. You were a natural when it came to dogs, specifically Jake's dog. Layla took an immediate liking to you which made Jake even more happy. "Do you have room for one more person to join the fun?" He chuckles at the way that you quickly turn around but you catch him off guard when you suddenly go over to him giving him the biggest hug you could. His body is frozen for a minute but his hands quickly go to your waist bringing you in even closer to his body.

" Now that I have you I'm definitely never letting go"

𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕘𝕙𝕠𝕠𝕟:

On his off days going on dates are very very important to you both. After a long day in the city the two of you were taking the subway home. You were exhausted from running around for hours, all you wanted to do was place your head on your cold pillows and cover your body with blankets. Unfortunately for you, you still had about 45 minutes before your fantasy could become a reality. Your boyfriend looks down at you, although the two of you are standing on the packed subway train, you're practically sleeping standing up at this point. Sunghoon couldn't help but smile behind his mask, gosh you looked adorable. He just wanted to kiss you then and there. " We'll be home soon, my love " he whispers to you trying to be soothing. What he didn't expect was for you to plant your head on his shoulder, arms going around his waist, holding onto him like a kola would. Almost immediately he melts into the sweet moment wishing he could pull his phone out and take a photo of you. Instead he hushes you softly stroking your hair and rubbing your back...

" You look so adorable right now, I love when you act like this. "

𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕠𝕠:

"You've been playing for hours at least let me join" you complain to your boyfriend for 4 months who was currently engaged in online combat. Immediately after your slightly annoyed, slightly needy tone he pauses the game. " Play with me " sunoo tells you pulling out a second controller, how could you say no to such an adorable face. Sunoo expected you to take your place right next to him on the sofa but you had other plans making space for yourself to sit...right on his lap. His eyes were practically bulging out of his head. Never and I mean never in your 4 months together have you ever sat in his lap, hell skinship was incredibly awkward for you two as one of you would always end up laughing at each other's failed attempt to ask for skinship. This was so out of no where and his lack of words worried you. " I can get up-" you started to stand up but sunoo pulled you back down.

" Yahhh stay. You're keeping me warm...I like this now prepare for me to beat you. "

𝕁𝕦𝕟𝕘𝕨𝕠𝕟:

Baking with your boyfriend for 3 months, yang Jungwon, sounded like a good idea. Who knew it would spiral into a complete mess. It all started when you found a recipe for cookies on your phone, they seemed super easy to make and you figured it would be a cute date idea. Everything started off perfect. Jungwon was trying his hardest to not only keep the kitchen clean but make some successful treats for once. Well you on the other hand couldn't help but feel a bit mischievous. Your fingers find a way down to the batter scooping up a little bit...and placing it on your boyfriends nose. Catching jungwon off gaurd he returns your actions by placing the batter on your cheek. It turned into a battle, unfortunately you wasted so much of the batter you were only able to make two cookies, one for him one for you. When you finally ate them Jungwon was the first to speak " uh... it's not that good-" he said honestly laughing at the failed attempt of cookies. When you didn't respond he was afraid he hurt your feelings but instead your fingers Trace his jaw. For once you kissed yang Jungwon first. He was quite shocked but incredibly happy.

" You're kiss was sweet....but it's not going to help you get out of cleaning the kitchen with me "

ℕ𝕚𝕜𝕚:

The beloved maknae had received advice from his hyungs that he should do something special for the your one month anniversary. " Impress them!" Jay says " get them flower " Jake chimes in. One by one they all tell niki different ways to give you affection. He had no clue which one to pick, so why not all of them? He picked you up and prepared a picnic near the Han river for the both of you. Niki was on his best behavior trying to impress as if he wasn't already your boyfriend. You two were surprised when an old lady interrupts your date. " Oh wow, you two remind me of my husband and I...young love how beautiful...you are dating yes?" The old woman asks. Niki goes to answer but when your hand grabs onto his giving him a good squeeze he immediately shuts up. " He's my lovely boyfriend" you speak Nz Niki's cheeks turn a subtle shade of pink. The night couldn't have gone better.

" I'm your lovely boyfriend huh~? "

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