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seungmoonandstars · 2 months

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Kim Seungmin/gn!reader

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rating: fluff -`♡´- (contains some very light smut and teasing)

Post-first pitch Seungmin. I was going to get into heavier smut, but it just didn't seem necessary. Just wanted to write cute whiny Minnie and try to unblock my brain.

Thank you for the reblogs! 🤍🤍🤍

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Seungmin can’t sleep. He’s buzzing with adrenaline and leftover excitement —the afterglow of his trip to throw a first pitch at a major league baseball game. It’s happened and it’s done, and he still can’t believe he threw the ball right down the middle. No dirt, no accidental curve, no slip up on the mound.

He talked about it all night, and you listened happily until both of you finally dozed off.

“Hey…hey you up?” He turns over in bed and gently pokes your side, the spot he knows is ticklish.

But you don’t stir, so he whines a little. “I can’t sleeeeep.”

You grumble and roll onto your back. “Huh…what’s wrong pup? It’s so early.”

“I can’t get back to sleep”

“Do you want some coffee? Are you hungry?” You pick up your phone and look at the time, then to the window to see some faint morning light starting to show in the sky.

“No, I wanna pitch some more,” now he flips onto his back, shaking the bed, and mimics a throw toward the ceiling.

“Mmm yeah, you did a great job. I thought you had a headache.”

“I feel better. Will you be my catcher?”

Your eyes pop open and stare at him. The grin on his face is undeniable—cute, sincere, so eager. There is no such thing as saying no to Kim Seungmin when he gives you those eyes. But…

“I would love to be your catcher…but there’s nowhere to do it. We can’t do it in the apartment unless we wanna break something. And I think it’s raining.”

“No, it stopped! Let’s go out, just for a few minutes…just a few throws.”

“Okay, give me a minute to finish waking up”

“I’ll make coffee when we come back in”

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It’s nice outside. Not warm, but not too chilly. The smell of rain is still in the air, and it feels like more is coming. Best of all, it’s quiet and empty—it doesn’t feel like there are any prying eyes. You watch as he flexes his gloved hand open and closed, tosses the ball (not the one he threw hours ago, but an older, more loved one) into the air and back into his bare palm.

“Are you ready?” He peeks back at you from his pretend pitchers mound and smiles.

“Yes. Don’t do a splitter, I’ll miss it.”

“No splitters.” He readies himself and winds up, and it happens so fast you’re surprised you have time to react. It’s way too early for this.

“Oh, good catch! I taught you well.” He holds up his glove and waits for your return throw.

The sun is mostly up, but it’s so overcast it might as well be twilight. Still, you can see Seungmin’s big smile glowing at you from this distance. He hops on the balls of his feet a few times while he waits for you to get ready.

“How does your shoulder feel from all the practice yesterday?”

“Not bad,” he throws you another, slightly harder pitch, but you catch it. “Throw me a good one.”

Seungmin catches your attempt at a ‘good one’, but he has to jump forward a few steps to get there. “I’m still stiff from sleeping, I guess.” He rolls his shoulder and shakes his arm a few times.

“You’re what?” You giggle and stick your tongue out, "you’re stiff? That sounds nice..."

“Dirty mind,” he smiles at you and licks his lips, and now your eyes drop and watch his sweatpants as he takes a few more steps toward you. "Come on."

“Come? What do you want me to come on?”

The look he gives you is a bad attempt at being annoyed. His giggle floats all the way over to you with his pitch, and the throw this time is soft…a little high. When you look back up from your glove he’s already splitting the space between you in two, grinning stupidly, biting his lip.

“We’re done already?”

He grabs your hand without a word and pulls toward the entrance… "we could just do it out here, ya know" …into the elevator, still silent as it slowly rises up and up to your floor. Your hand is squeezed tight in his warm grip, and he swings it a few times as the doors finally slide open.

It doesn’t take much to see he’s been on an adrenaline high for hours, even as he tried to sleep, and it was no fun not being able to go with him on his little trip—you felt lonely all day. But he’s home now, and he’s all yours again. And he’s definitely wide awake. Now you are, too. No coffee needed.

Still he doesn’t say anything, but he’s humming happily to himself.

“Minnie?”

“Yes love?”

The door closes behind him, and he’s all over you. Lips kissing and teeth biting, hands pulling at your sweatshirt, trying desperately to get it off. You pull away and do it for him, and you feel his hand run up your sides, under your shirt. It’s off and on the floor. His eyes move down your body, and slowly back up to your face. You know what he’s waiting for—Seungmin likes it when you undress him. He prefers it, actually.

Now you can see what’s going on in his pants, he can’t hide that. Before you go for his shirt, your hand slides down his front for a feel. Seungmin is ready to go, now, and you’re surprised he’s being so patient. You grab the hem of his shirt and lift, revealing his heaving chest and shoulders, and as you run your eyes over his neck and collarbone, he pulls his arms back and stretches.

A moment later you’re up and clinging to him, fingers clawing into his back. Then you’re on the kitchen table, legs wrapped around his hips. His dick, still tucked away in his sweats, pokes into you as he kisses your chest and neck, squeezes playfully at your thighs. It’s more forward of him than you’re used to.

“You are not fucking me on this kitchen table, Seungmin”

“Aw, whyyy?” He pulls you against him and stares hard, “please?” The puppy eyes again. Cute and sincere and so, so eager.

“The couch is right there”

“But you’re already on the table”

The warmth of his hand is on you, down your stomach, underneath your clothes, fingers teasing.

“Yeah, yeah I am…”

“Lay down,” he whispers.

“Ooh, you’re cute pup”

“Please”

You shake your head, “gonna have to make me.”

Seungmin swallows hard, and you watch as his eyes trace along your neck, and your chest. He rarely makes you do anything; he’s usually the one being made to do things, and he likes it that way.

“Make me…pleeaase?”

“Please?” He grips your thighs and pulls until you’re snug against him, cock pushing right where you need it to. “Uh…make you…hmm,” he starts, and you think he might do something, but he hesitates.

“Look at me”

His arms wrap around your waist and squeeze, and he looks. Eyes big and dark, cheeks blushed. Seungmin is too soft for this. He whines and throws his head back.

“C’mon big boy, make me”

“But…” Seungmin laughs, kisses your throat.

“What do you think about when you’re all riled up and horny and I’m not there to fix it?”

The sound of his breaths and needy whimpers is driving you crazy. You’re not sure how much longer you can keep going like this—all you have to do is stop teasing and take over—get him to the couch, fuck him until he begs you to make him come.

“You…taking care of me.” He says it so softly, so sweetly. “Making me feel good.”

It sends a shiver up your back and down your arms. "I wanna make you feel good.” Once again, denying him is useless. Seungmin is your prince; your sweet little pup. You will take care of him and give him what he needs, whether that means waking up at dawn…or this.

“Pick me up”

He grabs your hips and holds you close to him, but his eyes linger for one more long moment.

“Pick me up…and take me to bed”

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nevernonline · 7 months

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✧.* grow as we go; svt smau.

entry #04 the fall of the empire.

synopsis: over the past ten years you've fallen in love many times. one day someone happens to stumble across your journal sitting out on your nightstand and started posting your entries online. after all of your secrets are leaked it's clear things would ever be the same again.

𐦍 paring: svt members x afab! reader.

𐦍 feat: non-idol! svt, (g)-idle minnie&soyeon, oc's

𐦍 genre/s: reader is super angsty low-key, fluffy, sexual themes.

𐦍 content: swearing, bullying, crazy ex's, mentions of sexual relations, some drinking& mary jane 🍃

𐦍 word count: 1.9k

masterlist ▸ 003. two robots fell in love. ▸ 04.5 plan b?

Throwing your phone onto your couch, you let out the biggest sigh your body could manage to put out.

How did things manage to get so out of hand so quickly?

First Joshua and now Minnie, maybe karma really had it out for you this time.

In need of a distraction you started cleaning your apartment, scrubbing off any scuffs and dirt that accumulated from your past. It was something you wished you could do in your personal life, just scrub out all of the bad shit and only move forward.

After spending hours cleaning out the grout from the shower and throwing away old memories from your past in fear that they'd come back to haunt you, a knock came on the front door.

You almost pretended to not hear it, just hoping that whoever decided to show their face to you would just save themselves and walk away, but the knocking persisted.

"Look, I don't really feel like- Oh my god, Seokmin."

His puppy dog eyes stared at you as a greeting and his long arms held a basket full of your favorite things, homemade lemonade, popcorn, cherry sour straws, and even a small stuffed animal.

"Sorry, I tried to text you but you hadn't replied and I got worried. I can just drop this off and let you be alone."

"No, please stay. Thank you for coming over, I just didn't feel like answering my phone anymore."

"Have people been talking about the twitter?"

"Yeah, I got about a thousand text messages from everyone, none that I've opened. Joshua, Jeonghan, Mingyu.. I mean it's fucking insane."

"Well, we can both ignore our phones and watch some rom-coms? I even brought a bag full of mini alcohol bottles and stuff to bake brownies."

Seokmin sniffed the air as he removed his coat and sneakers, stepping into your apartment.

"Stress cleaning?"

"Yeah, I just felt like washing away bad energy."

"Don't worry, I showered before I came."

"Shut up."

Seokmin took it upon himself to pre-heat your oven and get started mixing the ingredients for the chocolate mixture. Trying to find a way to ask you about how you felt, but not wanting to pry.

"Look, we can talk about it, Seok. It's okay."

"No, I just feel bad. I mean everything you wrote is private, you're not entitled to have anyone know your dirty secrets and it's just not fair."

"That's exactly what, Minghao texted me. I think I'm over trying to find out who did it, like maybe if I don't add fuel to the fire and act like it doesn't bother me. I can forget about it. It can't get much worse than it already is."

"Don't let Minnie bother you, y/n. She's just upset, it'll blow over."

"I guess."

Passing time with Seokmin felt like exactly what you needed, he was able to take your mind off of anything negative that was going on, part of his basket you didn't see were the set of matching pajamas with both of your favorite Sanrio characters embroidered on the front. He told you he was saving them for a special day, but today was the perfect time to bring them.

Now with warm brownies made and Seokmin's famous lemonade you sit cuddled on your couch, watching the intro to 10 things I hate about you plastered on the big LED screen.

Your phone buzzed on the table, waking you from being zoned out. a name flashed on the screen, one that wasn't a threat to how happy you've felt the past few hours, Minghao.

"Seok, is it okay that I invited someone?"

"Oh, who is it?"

"Well, Minghao texted me and wanted to hangout. I don't feel like I should shut him out just because of what happened."

"Are you going to tell him to call his dogs off?"

"Yeah, I think I will at least for now."

"Minghao's always been nice, he'll understand."

"I hope so."

After another half hour of watching Kat fall in love with Patrick on your screen and singing along with Seokmin to the movie soundtrack a knock came from your front door.

Unwrapping yourself from the warmth of your friend, you crawled off the couch wrapped in a blanket and ran to answer it.

"I thought I told you not to wear something nice?"

Minghao was dressed in a cozy pair of cargo sweats and a big hoodie, carrying a larger than normal leather tote bag.

"Well, I wasn't about to show up in my boxers. I like your pajamas though."

"Thank you, Seokmin brought them for me. We got matching ones, sort of silly I know. You may laugh."

"No, they look cute. I brought you guys some snacks and wine as a sorry for intruding."

Seokmin's loud voice cheered from your couch.

"Wow, Minghao. If someone doesn't snatch you up soon I might have to. Hi, by the way."

Minghao took your previous spot on the couch, next to Seokmin getting him with a cute handshake.

"How is everything guys?"

"Well, good now. Y/N had sort of a rough morning."

"Yeah, I saw the posts. Did something happen?"

"Well, Minnie freaked out on me of course and I told her to move out. So, I had just been cleaning before Seok came and rescued me."

"Oh, wow. I'm sorry."

"It's alright. It happens I guess."

Seokmin forced Minghao to let you sit in between the middle of them after noticing you searching around the room for the best place to sit.

"Come on, loser."

Your butt found its perfect missing piece sitting between two of your friends both new and old.

"Should we watch Twilight? Minghao's never seen them."

"You've never seen Twilight? What the fuck is wrong with you?"

Minghao's eyes opened wider than you had ever seen them, probably embarrassed that the two of you made this little moment about him.

"Stop acting like that's the weirdest thing ever? You guys are crazy."

"Oh my god, you're going to love this Hao."

Seokmin queued up the movie, watching the title sequence splash across the screen as you watched Minghao experience the blue toned film for the first time, catching glimpses at him at all of your favorite parts.

After the movie ended Seokmin was sleeping up against your side, cutely snoring. You tried to subtly remove yourself from him without scaring the daylights out of the by, you woke him up, Minghao was already up and next to your side helping you move the sleeping puppy into your bedroom, so he could get a good nights sleep.

"Thank you."

"I should, get going."

"Oh no, stay here. You can either stay on the couch or you can take Minnie's room, I changed the sheets already."

"What about you?"

"Oh, I'll probably stay up for a while, I have some shit to take care of."

"Are you sure, I'm not intruding?"

"No, shut up. It's late and raining stay here."

"Okay, I'll stay wherever. Thank you."

"No please, stay in the extra room. It's more comfy."

"I think you should, the couch is nice and warm anyway. I like the fireplace."

With a nod you grabbed Minghao a few pillows and an extra toothbrush and snuck away to the room that used to belong to Minnie, packing away her stuff as a final gesture to someone you used to call your best friend.

Minghao, walked through the closed doorway to find you sitting on your wooden floor, tears drying up on your cheeks, looking at photos of your friends.

He placed the two glasses of red wine, beside you and bent to sit criss cross adjacent to you.

"Sorry I woke you up."

"No, you didn't actually. I was just reading on my phone, I usually go to bed pretty late."

"Oh, okay. This is pathetic isn't it?"

"What? Being upset? No, it isn't."

"No, just me, crying over this. I mean I made most of this mess in the first place and here I am crying over people I hurt no matter how badly they hurt me before. I mean, seeing Mingyu and Minnie hanging out, Joshua and Mimi, I just like am making myself a victim when I'm also to blame."

"Y/n, you are a victim in this too. It maybe doesn't feel like it, but just because you hurt someone doesn't mean they get to hurt you back."

"I guess."

"Does Minnie and Mingyu being alone together bug you?"

"No, she's right as much as I hate to admit it. It can't bother me they're friends too, I guess I just didn't see that coming.

Minghao pics up a polaroid photo of you and Joshua wearing matching college sweatshirts, dated September 15.

"Was this your first day of classes?"

Your laugh came after a couple of sniffles, admiring the smiling pair in the photos.

"Yeah, our mom's were best friends growing up and naturally so were we. We got accepted into the same university, so our first day they took far too many pictures of us. I wonder why Minnie has it?"

"Maybe, by mistake?"

"Yeah, maybe. I normally keep all my pictures in a box under my bed."

Something in your gut was telling you that Minnie having that picture of you in her room wasn't by mistake, but you chose to shove it down continuing your trip down memory lane with Minghao.

"Oh my god."

Minghao held up a picture of you, you were standing with Minnie at a halloween party outside with drinks in hand, dressed up as sexy bottles of ketchup and mustard.

"No, that's so embarrassing throw it away."

You tried to grab the picture out of Minghao's grip as he was sprawled across the floor giggling over you dressed up with a red cone on your head.

"I didn't think Ketchup could be so sexy, y/n."

"Shut up, that's awful. I don't even remember that. I look so stupid."

"No you look nice, actually very original for the sexy girl costume trope."

"Ha- Ha, very funny."

Minghao handed you your glass of wine, laughter now dying out as you sat in silence surrounded by polaroids of your past.

"Can I tell you something, y/n?"

"Yeah, always."

"Well, I found out where the first tweet was posted from, not me actually, Wonwoo. It came from your wifi network, so whoever posted it was in your apartment that first night."

A pit came to your gut, the same apartment you were in now, the walls suddenly looked darker and you decided on chugging the alcohol in front of you.

"Do you know anything else?"

"No, just that the network assigned was yours."

"Can we maybe, stop sleuthing just for awhile? I don't know what to do anymore. I'm really thankful you guys wanted to help me, I just, I get a feeling there's more to this that I don't know or even want to find out right now."

Minghao just shook his head, holding up the bottle of wine asking you if you needed more, which of course you obliged.

"Want to watch something with me?"

"More twilight?"

"No, not more twilight. Seokmin wouldn't be happy to miss that. Maybe, Princess Diaries?"

"I love that movie."

"Me too, come on."

You crawled into the bed, tapping the covers asking him to sit next to you.

"Turn the light off, come on I don't bite."

"Can I confess something embarrassing? I used to think the brother in this movie was someone from the Beatles."

"Oh my god, me too. And that the mom from the parent trap was Princess Diana."

Minghao laughed, reliving a part of his childhood climbing into the bed next to you, afraid to get too close.

You on the other hand were as comfortable as ever, cuddling under the covers, clutching a pillow in your lap watching Anne Hathaway on screen.

By the time Mia was getting her makeover Minghao and you were sleeping peacefully side by side.

✧.* taglist: @sun-daddy-yoriichi,@hipsdofangirl @kissesfrmwonwoo, @minhui896, @wonwooz1, @porridgesblog, @punkhazardlaw, @jasssy051,

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kimbappykidding · 5 months

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Other Parts: Part One, Part Two and Part Four.

V felt better than he had in a long time. He had a clear goal in mind and that gave him purpose and a reason to wake up in the morning. You. He knew now the future he wanted involved you and while that future was not guaranteed it gave him something to work for.

The first thing he did was cut out all his crutches, the booze the girls and everything in between. He didn't put anything in his body that he shouldn't and he immediately started feeling the benefits. Next, he started taking work more seriously. He began exercising to get his stamina back up to what it could be and went with Jimin to his vocal coaching appointments. He was on time at work and stayed late whenever he needed to. About a month in RM commented on V's progress and V thanked him but he wouldn't feel proud until you noticed the change in him.

Now his life was more stable he started working on himself. He started talking to a counsellor about his worries and struggles and she helped him come up with healthier mechanisms. He got checked out to make sure all the partying and sex hadn't affected his health or made him catch anything and felt so reassured when all his tests came back clean. He started examining his friendships and any that weren't okay with him taking a healthier approach to his life, he cut off. The guys in particular seemed happy when he told them he wasn't hanging around with that crowd anymore and he realised his members had been through a lot too.

He saw his family more and made sure to spend time with his mum in particular. He went home for her birthday for the first time since he'd broken up with you and she burst into tears when she saw him. He had no idea she'd missed him that much and promised to visit her more which just made her cry even more. Of all the things he'd done, this was what you noticed first.

When you came off hiatus you decided to just pretend V didn't exist so didn't look in his direction at any events and were hypervigilant about anything BTS. However, on your private Instagram, you could look at what you wanted and you'd seen the video on V's mum's Instagram of V surprising her for her birthday and were pleased. She was so happy to have her son back and he stayed with her for several days which was nice. V looked healthier in the photos and you couldn't help but notice that all his family members had alcohol but he clearly had a bottle of water instead. You had no idea if it was just a coincidence or not. You remembered what V had said at the end of his apology text about wanting to become a better person if you wanted him. Was this what he meant?

You were curious and so you asked your members what V was doing and they reported he'd dropped his toxic friends and they hadn't seen him at a nightclub in weeks. "Apparently he's performing better too" Yuqi said "my friend at Hybe said he's working hard to be a better idol and is always practising, exercising or rehearsing. They think he's turned over a new leaf but I'll believe it when I see it". "Or when it actually lasts long term" Soyeon said "he could easily revert back to his old ways". You nodded along but were a mixture of confused and dare you say excited? This must be the change V meant and if he did pull it off...well then you might think differently about letting him into your life again.

"Why?" Minnie asked noticing your frown and you shook your head "no reason". That convinced nobody. Soyeon narrowed her eyes at you and Yuqi shook her head "no come on, what's the reason?". You shook your head "nothing just...V said something to me after that video was leaked and I was wondering if he really meant it". The girls were SO curious so you showed them the text and were met with silence. "So you think...he's serious?" Shuhua asked cautiously "that he's changing like he promised?". You shrugged "I don't know...maybe?". "Do you want him to?" Soojin asked and you frowned "I don't know! Am I an idiot if I do?". "No!" Miyeon said "not at all!" and the girls all echoed her except Yuqi. She was the most straight-talking of the members so you looked at her and called her name. "Yuqi, what do you think?" you asked. She looked down and then up at you. "I don't know, part of me wants to just bundle you up and take you away from him because he does not deserve a second chance and I don't want you to get hurt if he reverts back to his usual ways". "So you think I shouldn't get my hopes up?" you asked and Yuqi shook her head "not at all and I think he's definitely doing all this for you". "You do?" you asked and Yuqi nodded "100% but I just hope it lasts. I think you need to give him time to mess up honestly. I'm worried he'll break your heart again if you go back to him now". You blinked "woah Yuqi I'm not planning to go back to him now". "You're not?" she asked with a hint of relief in her voice and you shook your head "god no! I was just checking if there were any reasons to hope this might be a good sign". Yuqi smiled "there's always a reason to hope, we'll keep an eye out for signs for you" and the girls all rushed to agree. "Thank you" you smiled at them "I promise I won't rush into anything" and from how tightly they all hugged you, you knew they all felt like Yuqi. They didn't want to see you hurt, you just hoped you'd be able to protect yourself better than last time.

V felt like his life was finally on track again but he reminded himself he couldn't expect you to suddenly come rushing to him. You might not actually be interested in his anymore or the damage might've already been done. He might've destroyed your trust in him and you needed solid proof before you were ready. Or maybe there was someone else or you were taking a break from dating after that leaked video nearly wrecked your career. There were so many reasons why you could be hesitating and V couldn't get ahead of himself. So he kept his head down and just carried on but some of your joint friends had different ideas.

Kai had noticed the changes in V majorly and he also knew about the text he'd sent you. At first, he was angry. Did V really think not sleeping with tons of girls and stopping putting toxins in his body for a few weeks would make things okay? He hoped you wouldn't fall for it and had his obligatory "he's not good enough for you" friend speech ready but he didn't need it. You didn't mention V and everything seemed to be okay...but then Kai started believing it. He'd known V for a while and heard a lot about him through Jimin and despite everything he didn't think V was a calculating person. He knew how to play the game and act when he had to but he wasn't malicious...so was this change real?

One day when he was hanging out with Jimin he "casually" asked how V was. Jimin looked at Kai almost questioningly and then nodded "he's good". "How good?" Kai asked "just the news has been really quiet about him lately. Is he on hiatus or something?". Jimin shook his head "no that's been all V, he's been a different person lately and all that's behind him". Kai snorted "yeah sure!" Kai smirked and Jimin shook his head "it's true!". "Jimin, I know he's your member but come on, I've seen him on a night out. Guys like that don't change". Kai didn't mean what he said but he wanted to prod Jimin into spilling more and it worked.

"Well you clearly don't know him and are judging him like everyone else!" Jimin burst and Kai held up his hands "calm down, no need to get mad". Jimin nodded "I know but he's been working really hard lately. It's not just his health and his worth ethic which he's taken charge of. He's repairing family relationships, he cut out bad friends who use him and he's talking to someone about the pressure and stress we're under! He's doing so well Kai and I don't care if you run and tell Y/n or not but he's doing amazing and I'm so proud of him". Kai nodded "you should be, it sounds like he's doing great". Jimin nodded taking a breath and after he'd calmed a little changed the subject but V stayed on Kai's mind the rest of the day.

Kai watched V even closer and recruited his members to also watch him and report back anything bad they'd heard but there wasn't much of that except a small bit from Sehun. "Binna is pissed at him" he excitedly said one day, taking to his detective role very happily. "Why?" Baekhyun asked "because he broke up with her?". Sehun nodded "apparently he'd ended things with her lots of time before" he said, doing air quotes when he said ended "but they always got back together or well Binna could find some way to convince him to carry on but not this time. According to my source, she's tried everything even showing up at his apartment in the middle of the night wearing nothing under her coat. He wouldn't even open the door to her and when she wouldn't leave he called her members to come get her. Apparently she went kicking and screaming". "Wow" Kai said "that must've been horrible for him" and all the guys nodded. "Are you going to tell Y/n?" Chanyeol asked and Kai noddded "I think I have to, I know she still cares about him and if he really has changed then I think he could make her happy". "Yeah and if he doesn't she knows we'll all kill him right?" D.O. asked and Kai smiled "I will make that crystal clear.

Kai did exactly that. He sat you down one day and explained why he thought you might just be able to listen to what V said. He warned you he'd only been watching him for 2 months so it might not be long term but so far it was looking good. "I'm not telling you this to tell you to get back with him" Kai said "just so you've got all the information. I'd considered keeping it from you but knew I couldn't do that. I want to protect you but I also want you to be happy and V might be able to do that". You got goosebumps as Kai said that and nodded "I've been watching him too, it looks good right?". Kai smiled "it really does" and you both exchanged things you'd noticed and were pleased with. "Okay so what do I do next?" you asked and when Kai hesitated you smiled "and I don't mean romantically. That's in the back of my mind but I want to start off as friends first. So how do you think I do that?". Kai smiled "leave it to me".

"Okay" Kai said the next time he saw Jimin "what would you say if I told you Y/n was open to being friends with V again". Jimin's huge eyes got even wider "WHAT!" he cried "she said that? She's open to him? This is amazing!". Kai held up his hands "calm down, I'm just feeling things out". "But you must think she's open to it if you're asking me" Jimin pointed out. Kai nodded "we've both noticed the changes in V's behaviour and they've seemed pretty consistent...and that is the only reason I am encouraging this" Kai said "if I thought for a second V was trying to trick or deceive Y/n..." Kai started but Jimin shook his head "he's not Kai. Trust me, I like Y/n and don't want to see her hurt. If I thought he wasn't serious I would tell you to put her off but he's deadly serious. He's had laser focus and it's really impressive". Kai nodded "okay great, so how do we do this? Y/n is open but also nervous". Jimin frowned "would she be okay if V messaged her or should we do something a little more organic?". Kai nodded "I like your thinking, what are you doing next Saturday?".

Chanyeol's birthday party was pretty low-key to say how popular the stunning rapper was but he liked it that way. However, lowkey for an idol meant a party with 100 people and so Kai managed to get two tickets for Jimin and V to attend. He'd checked with you in advance and you were okay with it and actually a little excited. Even though you were definitely coming at this from a friendship perspective, you still dressed extra nicely tonight knowing V would be here. Kai was probably more nervous than you and with two good reasons 1. he had helped organise this so if V hurt you it would be his fault and 2. Yuqi had threatened to kick his ass if no.1 happened. So Kai was fluttering around you nervously when he saw V enter.

You hadn't noticed, too busy chatting to NCT's Johnny and Kai was unsure if he should warn you or not. V saw him watching him and gave him a small nod which Kai returned. Kai took a seat next to you and you could just tell from the look on his face V was here. Sure enough, when you searched you found him. He was at the bar with Jimin but he didn't order anything. He looked nothing like the last few times you'd seen him. Before he'd either been cocky and smug or emotional and frantic. This time he seemed softer, you watched him smile at something Jimin said and nod to some Red Velvet members who passed him. You looked down, worried he'd look up and see you watching him and felt a little flushed. You reminded yourself the whole point of V being here tonight was so you could talk to him and wondered how you'd do that.

Luckily it happened pretty casually. You were walking with NCT's Doyoung and Jeno when Jeno saw Jimin and rushed to hug him. Jeno had apparently met Jimin years ago at some event before he was an idol and they'd remained friends. Doyoung also went over to greet Jimin and V. You followed and smiled at Jimin before looking at V. He was staring at you a little and looked almost stunned you were in front of him but he quickly smiled and bowed to you. He said a polite hello to everyone and the conversation continued. You let Jimin and Jeno talk before looking back at V. He caught your eye and smiled "I liked your latest comeback" he said softly. You smiled "thank you, it was a lot of work but it turned out well". He nodded "I can imagine it was, the concept was so cool and the routine looked really difficult". You nodded "it was, I still don't think my thighs have recovered" and V laughed. You liked the sound of his laugh and smiled a genuine smile. V noticed and paused "would you like to go have a chat? I'd love to catch up on how work and stuff is going?" and you nodded.

The two of you talked for about half an hour and it was a little awkward but sweet. V was careful with you and you could tell the effort he was putting in. He'd clearly remembered everything you liked when you were together and when he asked about your favourite sports team you had to smile. "I thought about you when they won" he admitted and you did blush a little at that. He asked you tons of questions and watched you answer with his attention fully fixed on you. You could see Kai and your members watching you nervously so decided to wrap things up before anything could go wrong. "Yeah of course!" V said "it's been so nice speaking to you, would it be okay if I texted you?" he asked and you nodded "yeah I'd like that" and V smiled.

So after that, the two of you were in contact. It started off slowly, exchanging polite conversations and funny photos before it got more casual and evolved into meeting up. The two of you had to be super careful not to be photographed together but V always made sure you came first and were comfortable with where you wanted to go. You went to all your old hangouts and also lots of new ones. V commented on how much you'd grown since you'd last been friendly and you did feel proud. You weren't the same person as before and had matured so much...the same could be said for V. He was different not only from when you last new him but also from the sex-obsessed party boy you'd come to know him as. He explained to you what some of these changes involved and how he'd given up the drink and other addictive substances. He admitted he didn't know who he was in those times and how he enjoyed his life a lot more now. You were so happy to hear that and had noticed a huge difference in him but didn't really know what to do from here.

You'd told Kai you just wanted to get to know V as friends and you'd done that. You'd sussed him out and liked what you saw but what now? You were terrified to take the next step even though on paper everything was straightforward. V was stable, healthy and in a place for commitment. You still had great chemistry and had never stopped finding him attractive. You felt great when you were around him and found yourself missing him when you didn't get to see him for a bit. So why couldn't you just tell him you wanted him?

It was really bothering you and V noticed you seemed more anxious than usual so he asked you why and it all spilled out. "I don't know what's wrong with me!" you admitted "everything is perfect but something's making me hold back". V shook his head "nothing's wrong with you Y/n, I hurt you really badly several times so of course you've learnt to be cautious around me and it's not in your nature to jump into something with me". You frowned "I know but I figured if I spent time with you that fear would go and it hasn't! We've been hanging out for nearly 3 months now and I'm still wary of going any further. The attraction isn't the issue either, I like you and I want you I just can't" you said exasperated. V nodded and patted your hand "Y/n it's okay, you don't need to blame yourself. The problem is clearly me and something you're not getting from me so think, what do you need me to do?" V asked "seriously just tell me and I'll do it". "V it's not that simple" you sighed but he shook his head "no it is, you tell me absolutely anything you need from me and I'll do it to prove how serious about you I am". You shook your head "I want there to be something, some act that can make it all better but I don't know V...I'm not sure if there's anything that can reassure me enough. I'm too nervous and scared about the whole thing".

That broke V's heart. "I never want to make you upset" he said and you smiled sadly "and you haven't, these past months have been so nice and I'm really glad you're back in my life...I just don't know if it was wise. I feel like it's made us both want each other and I didn't want to give you false hope but I just don't know what you could possibly do to prove it all to me". V nodded "I understand, can I still see you?" he asked "or do you think that would be too painful for you?". You shook your head "I don't want to lose you V just maybe we'll need a break for a bit. If I see you right now it's just going to remind me of what I can't have and that will just make me upset and depressed". V nodded "okay I respect that, if you think of anything I can do though can you let me know?". You hesitated before nodding "I can't think of anything that would prove to me how serious about all of this you are but of course yeah, if I think of anything I'll tell you".

You parted ways quickly after that with heavy hearts and V was wracking his brains of ways he could fix this. What you said last to him stuck in his mind. He gave it a few days and when his mind still didn't change he decided to go for it. It was the riskiest thing he'd ever done but if it showed you how serious about you he was, it would all be worth it.

V set up his phone and purposefully chose a room in the studio that locked. He'd vaguely told the staff he was going live but left it at that so technically he never lied to them about what he was going to do.

He quickly greeted fans after he went live and then got to the point. "So I know this in unplanned but I'm here today because I've got something I need to confess. The truth is, I'm in love with Y/n from G-(I)dle" V said. He felt the atmosphere change even though it was a virtual medium and knew this was monumental but kept going. "We dated for 3 years and broke up 5 years ago because I wasn't a good boyfriend. I was immature, unsupportive and wasn't happy having one amazing girl. Y/n put up with me for way longer than she deserved" V said as a member of staff tried the locked door. "When she ended it with me I was happy because it was the excuse I needed to sleep with any girl I wanted but I now realise it was the worst moment of my life. Y/n was an amazing girlfriend, she was caring, thoughtful and made me feel like I could do anything. She loved me more than I even knew was possible and with her I just felt at home" V said smiling slightly at the memory before his smile vanished "but then I ruined everything" he said. "I'm telling you all this because some of you have taken it upon yourselves to abuse Y/n for dating me. I'm telling you all if you want a villain, it's me. I started that argument you all saw with Y/n because I was selfish and wanted her to come back and save me after all I'd put her through. I was a jerk but I wasn't the one put on hiatus or punished and anyone who harassed her is not a true fan of mine" he said shaking his head in anger. The person trying to get in started knocking on the door getting louder and louder and V sighed "I'll be cut off soon but I wanted you all to know. I love Y/n and will never love anyone else like I love her. She is the greatest person I know and I would give up everything, all of this" he said gesturing around the room "for her...because she's really that special and I wanted you all to know that".

He ended the stream and opened the door, ready to face the consequences.

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can i request jimin being overwhelmed with bts' schedule? his body cant take it anymore plus his mental state is decreasing as well. bts members take care of him tho

I wrote non stop for 5 hours and this is the result.. I'm sorry it got so long.. I was thinking about cutting scenes out, but sorry it's just a raw draft.

Tw is marked with green lines. I'm sorry, I love writing nightmares it's a problem..

"Jimin-ah, wake up, we have a meeting to go to before practice." Hoseok crawls on top of Jimin,hugging him to his chest. "Jiminie..J.M..."

"Mm..Hobi-hyungie..? What time is it?" Jimin answers him with a yawn voice coming out hoarsely. He tries to blink the sleep from his eyes,but they just droop back closed .It felt like I only just went to sleep.. how can he be so cheerful?

"It's 5:00.. we need to get to the office by six.. come on, Seokjinnie-hyung made us breakfast." Hoseok tries to coax him out of bed with the promise of food, but Jimin had no appetite.

It's five? We didn't get home until three last night.. no wonder I'm so tired..

"Can I sleep a little longer instead of eating?" Jimin asks groggily, trying to push Hobi off of, trying to turn over. "I'm so tired.."

"No, Minnie, we already didn't have dinner last night.. you have to eat now, or you won't have time to eat until late afternoon.." Hoseok pulls the blanket away from him, pushing the hair out of Jimin's eyes so the sunlight hits his face. "I know you're tired.. I am too, but you need to eat.." He adds gently, stifling a yawn.

Jimin opened his eyes to look at Hoseok, seeing the dark bags underneath his eyes. His usual cheerful demeanor washed away by exhaustion. Guilt knotted in his stomach for complaining. "I'm up Hyung.."Jimin speaks softly, sitting up to try to stretch his tired limbs, my muscles screaming in protest.

Hoseok gets off the bed with a yawn. "Go wash up and join us to eat. Everyone else already got their shower.."

He already waited until the last minute to wake me? I'm the last one up..

"Thanks hyung."Jimin makes it to my feet, feeling the blisters on the bottom of his feet."Aiish, my legs feel like lead.."

"Mine too.." Hoseok admits, rubbing the back of his calf. "I'm glad we have a meeting instead of going straight into practice.. you should get checked out just in case you pulled a muscle, though. Where does it hurt?"

Hoseok gently runs his thumb across the back of Jimin's lower leg, feeling the knots that plagued his body. "Aiigo, Jiminie, no wonder it hurts so much.. we'll have to schedule a massage day for everyone.." he says sympathically, trying to gently massage the pain away, but Jimin sucks in his breath, his eyes tightly closed, making him stop. "Sorry.. I'm sorry.

"It's okay..the shower will help.. don't worry about it hyung. It just surprised me. It didn't hurt that much.." Jimin gathers some clothes to quickly shower, going into the bathroom. Jimin frowns at his reflection, noticing the dark bags and red pimples that dotted his forehead and cheeks from the mix of stress and sweat.

"My skin is in really bad condition. There's no way I'll clear it up by the time we film our music video.." He murmurs to himself, trying to do a quick skin routine.

Maybe I should pretend to be worse off than I am just so I can sit out practice.. I can't keep up..I've hardly slept the past week and it hurts to move..

He turned on the hot water quickly stripping out of his clothes and getting in. The water felt amazing on his sore muscles, ebbing away the pain.. I wish I had more time to enjoy..

He tries to massage the pain away with the shower head, trying to get rid of the tension in his muscles, but being the last one to shower the water didn't stay hot for long.

With a deep sigh, he put it back in place, quickly washing my hair, ignoring the pain in my shoulders from scrubbing. The others are in pain too, and they managed.. I can do this..

"Jiminie, are you almost finished?" Jimin barely heard Jin over the running water, his voice hoarse from coughing all night. "We only have twenty minutes before our meeting."

"Almost.. I just need to wash my face.." I calls back to him, quickly washing the soap out, turning off the water and grabbing a towel. Hyung sounds awful. Did he get worse overnight?

Jimin opened the door to peek at him,seeing the dark circles under his eyes and the bright red nose that wasn't there last night. "Hyung, did you take medicine?" He asks with concern, reaching to touch the back of his neck, relaxing when he doesn’t feel warmer than usual.

"I did this morning. I'm fine, don't worry. It's just a small cough and annoying sniffles, it'll pass in a few days." Jin smiles to try to reassure the younger member, but he could hear his congested breathing. "Are you okay? Hoba said he couldn't get you up this morning.."

"Yeah, i just didn't hear him the first time. You need to wipe your nose hyung." He quickly changed the subject back to him, not wanting to complain about my aches when he was suffering more.

Jin enters the bathroom, getting some toliet paper to blow his nose, turning away from Jimin, yellow mucus filling thin tissue."are you sure? You've been quiet lately.."

"I'm just tired.. that's all. We've been nonstop working for the past two weeks working on this album. I just don't have the energy. I'm fine."Jimin speaks softly, getting dressed in comfortable clothing.

Jin starts coughing, covering his face with his arm.

"Hyung.." Jimin quickly fills a cup with water, offering it to Jin who takes it, sipping the water to try to stop his body from coughing. "You need to take it easy.."

Jimin turns on the hairdryer, not wanting to hear the oldest member suffering. Hyung started feeling sick yesterday, but he still got up early to make us breakfast..

"I know things are chaotic right now, but once we finish promotions, things will be better. i made coffee for everyone." Jin rubs the younger members' shoulders, trying to help ease the tension in them.

"Thanks hyung." Jimin fakes a smile, knowing full well there's a high chance of having a tour if the album goes well. I don't think we can keep up at this pace...

Most of the members fell asleep on the way to the building, feeling even more exhausted as the woke up. "Jungkook-ah.. Jungkook-ah wake up." Jimin hears Taehyung's voice trying to wake up Jungkookie, who wasn't budging despite Taehyung's shaking.

Jimin looked around to see that only him, Yoongi, and Taehyung were awake. He l turned to Hoseok, who was leaning on his shoulder, fast asleep.

"Hyung..Hoba.. we're here.." He tried to help wake up Hoseok gently poking his cheek. Jimin has better luck than Taehyung, the rapper opening his eyes slowly, blinking rapidly, trying to process where he was. "We're here Hyung.."

"Huh..?" Hoseok stretches, looking around, rubbing his eyes, sounding only half awake, clearing his throat to speak louder."Here already? It feels like I only just fell asleep.."

"We don't live far from the studio, but it feels like I only just closed my eyes.." Jungkook complains with a yawn, eyes just barely open.

"Here, take a sip Jaykay." Hoseok takes his coffee from the cup holder, offering to Jungkook.

The mankae takes a big sip, the caffeine temporarily waking him. Hoseok takes a long drink, offering it to Jimin who shakes his head.

"Better?" Hoseok asks, rubbing the back of the mankae's neck.

"A little.." Jungkook replies with a yawn.

"Let's go inside, the cold air should help wake us up." Namjoon opens the car door, stumbling forward from over his own foot. "Aiish.."

Jimin quickly grabs his shoulder to steady him, his stomach dropping when he realizes how small Namjoon's shoulders felt. Why didn't i notice how thin he was getting before? He lost so much weight.. "Namjoon-hyung are you okay?"

"Thanks..yea I'm fine, I'm just a little groggy, that's all.." Namjoon gives the same reassuring smile Jin gave Jimin this morning, only worrying him further. "We'll just end practice as early as possible and get some sleep."

We always say we'll end practice early, but we never do.. we always just push through anyway..

Taehyung leads Jungkook by the shoulders to the building, the mankae already falling asleep again. Jimin turned to check on Jin, but Hobi was already on top of it, letting Jin lean against his back as they walked.

Everyone's exhausted..

Jimin's stomach fluttered with worry, then with guilt for his shower thoughts. How could I even think about skipping practice when everyone else is suffering too..

As soon as they make it to the office room,he takes a seat, sliding off his shoes,the others following suit.The meeting only started five minutes ago, but Jimin already found myself unable to concentrate on the manager's words.

The last thing he wanted was to talk about work. Jimin is more focused on the other members, seeing that the older members were trying to pay attention, but Namjoon continued to have to ask them to repeat themselves, and Yoongi kept misunderstanding them, clearly unable to focus.

Jin was struggling to just stay awake, trying to quietly cough into his arm to not interrupt, Taehyungie kept nodding off, jolting upright again when he felt himself falling forward.

Lastly, Jungkook was using a rubber band on his wrist to stay awake, snapping it against his skin every few minutes and that bothered Jimin the most, seeing the red ring forming around his wrist.

"The pre-order sales are high.."

Jimins head picked up as soon as Jimin heard the words instead of excitement, a wave of anxiety filled his stomach, and his blood pounded in my ears. He knew exactly where this would go. Interviews,music shows, extra rehearsals, and plane flights.. We'll barely have time to sleep.. we can hardly handle what we have now..

"Are you sure we could handle going to Japan to America for a promotion? Maybe we can delay it for a few days?" Hoseok sounds timid to ask them, lacking his usual confidence.

"It's the only day Jimmy-sii has open this month, and that's who you requested to help promote in America. I could find another host for you." The manager starts rapidly typing on the conputer, but Jin puts his hand on his shaking his head.

Jin goes to speak, but only a hacking cough comes, quickly getting a tissue to spit the phelm into. "Sorry.."

Jimin tries to speak up to say that we can't keep up with all of this, but his throat tightens, and no words are coming out. I want to help.. what's wrong with me?

Jin clears his throat, bowing his head. "Sorry..I was just going to say a show with Jimmy should be okay, we only perform one song and just chat.."

With Jin's approval, everyone okays the plans but Jimin, who stays quiet. He watched our schedule fill up until the whole month was filled except for the 26th, his breath getting caught in his throat. I haven't seen the schedule this bad since our love yourself era..

Taehyung noticed it, too. His body tensed up when the final changes were made, and it looked like he wanted to speak up against it, but he just couldn't do it. If they can do it,so can I..it'll be fine..I'll be fine..

"Do you have a concern, Taehyungie?" Jin encourages him to speak, but Taehyung shook his head.

"No, no..I'm okay..um..I'm just worried about burn outs.." Taehyung says looking down at his hands, twisting the ring on his thumb. "But..it's okay.."

"We'll just have to keep morals high.. we survived before, we can do it again." Hoseok reassures him getting up to wrap his arms around Taehyung. "We'll be okay if we stick together."

"Alright Hobi-hyung.." Taehyung still sounds uneasy about the situation, but he doesn't say another word about it.

The nightmare is repeating...

Jimin bites the inside of his cheek, willing the tears not to come as the subject changes, just staring blankly st the hellish schedule wishing Hoseok would comfort him too...

"TaeTae, Jaykay, Jiminie..it's time to wake up.." Jimin vaguely heard Namjoon calling his name, then feels a slight pinch to his cheek. I don't even remember falling asleep..

Jimin blinked his eyes open, trying to gather his thoughts.. "Where are we?" His voice comes out deep and raspy as he looks around the room, recognizing it as one of the waiting rooms of SBS hall. "Ah..ah Right.."

"We're going to do the prerecording in 10 minutes.." Namjoon informs Jimin sniffling softly, wiping his nose with the side of his hand. "Help me wake the others. My voice isn't that great right now.."Jimin could see the redness that the makeup artist tried to cover up on Namjoon’s nose and hear the congestion in his voice.

Namjoonie-hyung is getting sick too.. it's been three days but Seokjinnie hasn't gotten any better.. are the others sick too?

Jimin gently shake Taehyung, who was lying in my lap, his eyes partly open, hoping it was just the makeup that made his usual golden skin look pale.

His breathing is normal and i don't see a thick layer of makeup on his nose like Namjoon, maybe I'm just paranoid..

"Tae wake up, we need to go.." Jimin shakes a little harder, Taehyung finally responding to him, looking up at him sleepily.

"Yes.." Taehyung sits up with a yawn, fixing his earpieces in place with a dry cough.

"Are you feeling okay Taetae?" Jimin asks,trying to smooth down Taehyung's hair, trying to keep his voice steady. He's sick too..

"Yeah, my throats just a little sore.. it's nothing. I just need a bit of water.." Taehyung stands, stretching up to try to wake up his stiff muscles.

"I'll go get you some water." Jimin gets up, wincing when he stands, his legs tingling. He takes two steps before he feels Jungkook grab him.

"Are you okay Jimin-sii?" Jungkook asks, getting up to support him. "You're limping.."

"Yeah, my legs are just asleep.." Jimin moves away from Jungkook with a smile, not wanting anyone to worry about him, relieved to hear Jungkook's voice was unaffected. "It's fine. I'll just walk it off."

"Kids stretch before we go out." Yoongi tells the younger members. "I don't want you getting hurt because you didn't stretch."

"Yes hyung." Taehyung replies, taking a seat on the floor and stretching his back with a soft whine. "Ah..it hurts.."

Jungkook gets on the floor in front of him, touching his feet to Taehyung's and stretching forward, reaching for Taehyung's hands. "I'll help you."

"Ah, Jungkook-ah, I don't bend like Jiminie.." Taehyung whines pulling on Jungkook instead, turning the tables on him.

"Ahh..ahh that does hurt.." Jungkook pulls away from Taehyung, a small giggle escaping. He gets his revenge by taking the older members foot, stretching his leg then gently running his fingers across the back of his leg

"Ah. No...Jungkook-ah that tickles.. stop it.." Taehyung tries to squirm away, but his giggles turning into a cough, Jungkook quickly pulling away.

"You okay?" Jungkook rubs Taehyung's back,trying to stop the coughing. "Im sorry Hyungie..I'm sorry.. I just wanted to try to cheer you up."

Jimin rushes over to him with the water, trying to do what he can to help the younger members,helping Taehyung take a drink. "Taehyungie are you okay?"

"Jungkook was tickling me.." Taehyung whines to Jimin, going into his arms. "Take care of him for me."

"What am I supposed to do?" Jimin raises an eye brow, leaning over to tickle Jungkook, knowing he full well he wasn't nearly as ticklish as soulmate.

Jungkook giggles, wiggling away from his touch. "Jimin-sii no.. not there!"

Taehyung is trying to cheer Jungkook up, and vise versa.. now Taehyung is trying to include me too.. but I don't think I can force myself to pretend anymore..I'm so tired of smiling when I'm not happy.

"There. I helped.. now I need to stretch too. You can handle him Tae." Jimin forces himself to keep a playful tone, pushing Jungkook into Taehyung’s lap. "Stop playing around, we're short on time."

"Looks like that nap helped.. they were all silent this morning.." Namjoon watches the younger members torture each other, forcing each other to loosen the tightened muscles while Jimin stretches on his own, wincing when he tries stretching as he used to.

The treatment is wearing off.. i can't even reach my ankles right now without it hurting...

"Jiminie just got a massage done yesterday, but he's still in pain, and Taehyungie is coughing now.. he wasn't coughing last night.." Jin frets over his dongsaengs despite the fact his voice was worse clearing his throat just to get his voice to come out strong.

"I think its all just acting.." Namjoon notes, watching them with worry. "But Jimin is really struggling to even just pretend..he doesn't want to play.."

"We'll keep an eye on him.." Hoseok promises, frowning when he sees Jimin moving away from the other two to get some water.

"The IV is finished, I'm going to remove the needle." The staff member warns Jin before removing it.

"Thank you.." Jin bows, adding a bandaid to his inner elbow and rolling down his sleeve to hide it.

"We got five minutes.." Yoongi alerts the team, giving Namjoon a tissue. "Take it easy okay?" He adds softly to Namjoon, gently rubbing his back.

"Ah, thanks Hyung.." Namjoon takes it, flushing pink when he feels his nose dripping, quickly blowing his nose. The staff do last minute touch ups, the time passing by in an instant

The members barely have enough time to gather together, placing their fingers in a pile. Jimin could feel Jin's hands trembling on top of his and Taehyung suppress a cough,making his breath catch in his throat.

"After this, we'll be on a flight.. we can rest then. We just have to make it through today. We can do this. We just need to watch out for one other." Namjoon tries to motivate his team.

But we'll be jet lagged...

Jimin thought bitterly, taking a breath as Namjoon counts to three.

"Bang bang bangtan!" Jimin cheers loudly, trying to hype himself up, as well as drown the sound of Jin coughing. When Yoongi looks away, he sees the marks of cupping therapy on the oldest rapper's back, reminding him even if Yoongi didn't complain, he was still hurting just as much as he was, possibly more..

I'll give it my all..just like the others.. even if it hurts..

"For you, I could pretend like I was happy when I was sad

For you, I could pretend like I was strong when I was hurt.." Taehyung starts fake love, his voice coming out a half note lower than usual, the members popping up from behind him.

Jungkook gets into his position trying to keep his eyes forward, following the note change. Taehyung stumbles a bit when Jungkook uses him to get up, but Jungkook quickly puts his hand to the floor to help support himself making it to his feet without falling.

Tae's still exhausted.. and Jinnie-hyung..

He could see the oldest member coughing, trying to keep his head down so the audience doesn't notice, his mic piece away from his mouth.

He has to sing after me.. He's shaking already... we are going right into the next song after this one without a break.

Jimin was so focused on Jin's coughing that he didn't get to his spot on time, quickly running to the center to sing his part, heat rising in his cheeks at his obvious mistake.

Jin tried to sing, but his voice cracks, coughing before quickly recovering to sing his part. The notes were too high for him even with Taehyung changing it, placing his hand on his throat to try to push past the pain.

He can't do this.. I'll just help him with his part.. we can do this.. It's fine.. it's fine.. i have to keep calm...

Jimin sees the tears shine on Jungkook's cheek when he passes him, making his throat tighten and his vision blur with unshed tears.

Jungkook can't handle watching us all suffer. Jimin loses it when he hears the congestion in Namjoon’s voice, seeing his leader's hands shaking when he moves them.

Jimin tries to sing his part, keeping his head cast down to try to keep army from seeing the tears falling.

I can't break down here, I need to stop.. I won't be able to help hyung..and if Jungkook sees me he won't be able to calm down.. I have to do this..

Jimin took a deep breath, the mic catching it a sob coming out against his will. His heart sank when he felt the eyes of his members on him. Jungkook's voice was unstable, his emotions getting the best of him.

Jimin sings his part through the uncontrollable tears, pouring all his emotions into the song, singing for both himself and Jin, the higher notes straining his vocal cords. His heart pounded in his ears, a cold sweat covering him as he struggled to get his body to move.

I'm ruining Hyung's part..why can't I hit the notes right?

Jimin feels his knees trembling, trying to collaspe from underneath him, but he pushes himself to move forward anyway, getting into his position, wiping his face as next verse comes, trying to stop the tremors before his turn.

Jimin jumps when he feels someone wrap around him, seeing the crooked fingers of Jin across his chest. Instead of being comforted by his brother's embrace, it only fueled the wave of guilt that engulfed him.

I'm ruining everything..

"Stop Jimin-ah.. you're just barely on your feet and you're looking pale.. it's okay if you can't do this.." Jin whispers by his ear.

"I have to.. you're on stage even though this morning you could hardly speak over a whisper-" Jimin's voice breaks into a cough, Jin squeezing him closer.

"Just because I do something, doesn't mean you have to do it too.. it's okay.."Jin whispers. "You don't have to-"

Jimin pushes Jin away when he heard his part coming, quickly getting into his spot, stumbling into it. He couldn't let his team down, and he could hear Army cheering for him.

I just have to make it through two songs.. just two songs..

Jimin finds his voice again, pouring his emotions into the song, nearly falling forward, dizziness washing over him when he tries to straighten up again,eyes widened with shock when he heard Jin's voice after, taking Jimins hand.

He's doing this for me..

Jimin continued through the performance until the end,ignoring all the signs his body was giving him to stop. He felt himself shivering despite all the lights making drench with sweat, he couldn't open his eyes without feeling a wave of vertigo try to send him crashing and his head pounded violently.

I need to get water..

Jimin thought desperately, going to the edge of the stage, but that was the last thing he remembered before everything faded to block.

(This got very dark very quick with this night mare. Tw. Mention of su*cide,blood and de*th. Please skip to the next green line if your sensitive these sort of things.)

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Where is everyone?

Jimin found himself in a dimly lit hallway alone. He knew something was wrong.. he could feel it in the pit of his stomach. That's when he heard it. The sound of Jin coughing. He runs towards the sound, leading him to a locker door. "Hyung..hyung open up.. open the door..I want to help you.."

"I..i..can..can't breathe.." Jin wheezes in-between coughs that are only getting worse. Jimin felt his heart sink into the pit of his stomach, his breath catching in his throat.

"Hang on hyung.. I'm coming.." Jimin runs back a few steps, slamming into the door with all his might, but the door doesn't budge, a shot of pain making Jimin gasp sharply. Jimin takes a breath, rubbing his injured shoulder before repeating it again, this time pushing all his weight against the door, sending a wave of pain up his arm, a soft scream escaping.

I'm not strong enough.

Jimin holds his shoulder, limping from the pain shooting up his leg, screaming for his fellow members.

"Namjoonie-hyung! Jungkook-ah!" Jimin calls desperately, his voice trembling as he hears Jin's cough worsen. "Taeh-hyu..yungie, Yoon..yoong.." Jimin coughs, unable to catch his breath.

"Jiminie.." Yoongi comes out of one of the rooms. "What's.." he stops mid-sentence when he hears Jin coughing, running towards the sound. Yoongi kicks the door open, rushing to his hyung’s side.

"Hyung..Hyung.." Yoongi trembles, rubbing his hand across Jin's back. Jimin followed right behind, his blood turning to ice when he sees the scarlet drops of blood coming from Jin's mouth, his sleeve soaked in it from him covering his face.

"Jimin..the..the med..mee.." Yoongi tries to get the words out, but the tremors made it impossible to breathe, let alone speak.

Jimin rushes to the bathroom, understanding what he wanted so desperately finding a pill bottle with Jin's name on the label, rushing to the bed. "I found it hyung.." Jimin struggles to open the bottle, the lid not turning no matter how hard he twisted.

"Ji..jim..min.a..you..you..need..need to op..pen it. Jinnie-hyung will.." Yoongi's voice comes out as a whisper, tears streaming down his face like waterfalls.

Jimin twisted, gripping it so tightly all the color drained from his muscles, his hands trembling with effort, but by the time he got it open, Jin's coughing had already died down.

"Its.. it's too late Jimin..it's too late.." Yoongi's voice was eerily calm, his eyes staring blankly at the limp figure that used to be his dear Hyung.

"No...no Seokjin..it..it can't be too late.." Jimin shakes a pill out of the bottle.. putting it inside of Jin's parted lips, but Yoongi was right, Jin's lips were already becoming cold..

Yoongi took the bottle, shoving pill after pill into Jin"s mouth, but to no avail. "No...No..!" Yoongi screams, making Jimin's blood curdle. "It should've been me..it..shouldve..." Yoongi looks at the pill bottle he was holding, his mind clouded with grief. He tips the bottle back, swallowing mouthfuls of pills in an instant

Jimin's eyes widen with horror when he sees Yoongi's eyes roll back in his head, his body slumping over.

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"Hyung no!" Jimin screams, waking himself up from his nightmare, bolting up right, looking around the room, noticing he was back home. "Hyung! HYUNG!" Jimin screams desperately, unaware that he wasn't alone in the room, Hoseok wrapping around him.

"Jimin, baby it's okay, it's okay.. it was just a dream.. you're okay..you're okay.." J-hope hugs his distraught dongsaeng to his chest, but Jimin was too frantic, pushing him away.

"What happened?" Taehyung rushes into the room with Jungkook at the sound of Jimin's screams, rushing to his side.

"Jin..Jin.." Jimin tried to get the words out, but he couldn't even breathe.

"I'll go get him, it's okay Hyung.. don't cry..don't cry.." Jungkook runs out of the room, going to get Jin, who was asleep in his room as per doctor's orders.

"Hyung..hyung wake up..Jimin needs you.." Jungkook removes his headphones from his ears when he noticed them in. "Jin wake up please!"

Jin sits up, groggy from the medicine he took, instantly waking up when he sees Jungkook, his doe eyes shining with unshed tears.

"What's wrong?" Jin asks, hugging the mankae to him, confused when Jungkook pushed him away.

"No, no not me. Jimin-sii.. Jimin-sii needs you. Come please." Jungkook pulls on Jin's hand, gently getting him to his feet.

Jin runs to Jimin's side, Jimin instantly reaching for him, his breath coming out in high pitched whimpers.

"Aiigo, my baby, come here.. hyung is here now.." Jin sits on the bed, squeaking when Jimin squeezes all the breath from his lungs.

"Hyung..hyu..hyu..ng..yo.y.ou're okay.." Jimin sobs into Jin's chest, soaking his shirt.

"Breathe baby, you need to breathe.." Jin rubs Jimin's back, speaking breathlessly from Jimin's grip, forcing himself not to cough. "I'm okay..I'm okay I promise..don't cry..you'll make yourself worse Jiminie.."

"Wh..where's..where's.." Jimin tried to ask a question, but a bout of coughing stops him, his lungs burning for air he was depriving them from.

"Yoongi went to get more medicine and Joon-ah went to talk to staff.. they'll be back soon okay? Everyone's okay.." Jin promises, wiping Jimin's tears away. "Just calm down for hyung.."

Jimin nods, trusting Jin's words, taking deep breaths. " im.. I'm sorry.."

"It's okay, you need to apologize for being scared, but please don't hold me so tightly..you're squeezing me.."

Jimin let's Jin go, watching the oldest member breathe heavily.

"You can hold me tightly Jimin-ah.. it's okay.." Taehyung hugs Jimin, wrapping tightly around him.

Jimin couldn't calm down completely, despite Taehyung whispering sweet nothings into his ear. His heart still pounded wildly in his chest and his voice still came out in shaky gasps.

"Jiminie-hyung is really shaken up.." Jungkook says with a pout, his eyes threatening to form tears.

"He'll be okay.. once we're all together he’ll feel better.." Hoseok reassures Jungkook, putting an arm around him."Hey Jaykay, let's go make dinner for everyone." Hoseok tries to distract the mankae, pulling him off the bed.

"Ah, okay hyung.. Taehyungie-hyungie take care of Jimin.." Jungkook says softly, hugging Jimin tightly and going with Hoseok.

"Do you want to talk about it, Jiminie? It might make you feel better." Taehyung asks softly, leaning his head on Jimins.

"I want Yoongi-hyung.." Jimin whimpers.

"He'll be back soon honey.. i promise.."

As if on cue, Jimin hears the door open, picking his head up. "Hyungie! Y-yoongi!" Jimin calls to him,his voice trembling.

Yoongi rushes into the room when he hears Jimin, dropping the bag onto the floor. "Jimin, jimin what's wrong?"

Jimin gets to his feet, hugging Yoongi tightly, only furthering Yoongis confusion.."You got a bad fever, Jiminie."

"You're okay.." Jimin sniffles. "You're here.."

"Im okay? What do you mean? Your the one who scared the fu*k outta me.. you nearly fell off the stage but Jungkook followed you to the side when he noticed you started staggering.."

"He had a bad dream.." Jin tells him softly.

Yoongi leads Jimin back to the bed. "It's okay, Jiminie, I'm perfectly fine. You don't need to worry about me. I'm just a little stressed that all. Jinnie-hyung is the only one you should worry about, but the doctor said he'll be fine with some rest.." Yoongi says the last part looking at Jin, upset to see him awake again, but understanding why.

"Me too.. I've been so worried about everyone.." Jimin sniffles, tears forming in his eyes. "I'm sorry Hyung..i..I should've let you sleep instead of..of.."

"Hey, baby don't worry about that. Im feeling a lot better after a quick doctor visit.. I just need to rest without performing for a few days.." Jin says soothingly, forcing himself not to cough. He didn't want to worry Jimin. Not when he was so unstable.

"But our schedule..We've been working so much.. ever..everything is stacking up..it's suffocating.." Jimin says with a shaky voice, his body shaking as his emotions swell up.

"Hey..hey. its okay..You don't have to talk about it Jiminie-" Yoongi starts, but Jimin puts up a finger, stopping him. He had to get it off his chest.

"I go..got so scared..I was w.e..wat..ching ev.ever..rything fall ap.apart..Namj-joon-hyung not be..ng able to thi.th..nk str..a.right and get..geti..ng sick, Jinnie-hyungs cou..ugh ge.getting w.worse by the day, gook forcing him..h.m..self to smile eve.." Jimin starts coughing, taking a deep breath to try to stop his voice from trembling before starting again. "and..and, Hobi-hyung hasn't lau..ghed in four days.. not real laugher, the one where his whole body moves.." Jimin coughs, Taehyung opening a water bottle to try to get the 95er to drink, but when Jimin meets his eyes, he just sobs again."And Taeh..hyun..gie.. it fe.fe.lt like o.o.oone wron..wron st.step and..and..plu..nge b.ba..go..in. into dep..dep.res..res.sion.. a.a.nd I can't wa..wa..tch th.th.t..at ag..ag..ain..I can't.."

"Shh.. it's okay, I'm okay.. please don't cry, you’ll make your fever worse.." Taehyung uses his thumbs to wipe away Jimin's tears. "I'm okay.. okay, really. Please..you need to calm down.." Taehyung holds out his arms, wanting to hold Jimin close to calm him down.

"Oh Jiminie.." Jin says softly, cursing himself for letting this build so much. Tears flowed down his cheeks, looking away from the others. "Namjoon will fix this.."

"And..and Yo..Yon..g..hyu..Hyunh..you d..don..sm..amile..an..any..more.. and..i don't..do..nt want.." Jimin gasps for air, his lungs burning while he struggles to catch his breath, his voice cracking. "I don't..don't w..w..an..to..lose..you.." he whimpers the vision of his dream flashing in his mind, not Hearing Jin over his hyperventilating and blood rushing in his ears.

Yoongi presses his lips together, fighting back the urge to cry. "Hey..hey none of that. Im not going anywhere.I'm not depressed, just tired and worried about my brothers. Don't worry about me okay? Just worry about yourself right now." Yoongi speaks gently, taking Jimin's pinkie in his. "I promise im okay.. but if you don't stop this I'm going to break down."

Jimin wraps his small pinkie around Yoongi's, taking a deep breath. "Ok..okay.." He closes his eyes, trying to calm his nerves, not wanting to make Yoongi cry.

Yoongi continues to gently trace shapes on Jimin's back while Taehyung holds him close to him, humming songs he knows Jimin loves. Jimin felt the weight lifting off his chest to get everything out in the open.

"I need you to take medicine for me baby, we need to get your fever down.." Jin says getting a the fever reducer from the bag on the floor.

Jimin nods, sitting up right. "Water..my throat hurts.."

"Of course, whatever you want.." Jin gets him water and pills. "Here baby, open up."

Jimin parts his lips, letting Jin push the pill onto his mouth, taking the water bottle and gulping down the water.

"No, no Jiminie, drink slowly or you'll throw up.." Jin takes the water from him. "You can drink more later okay?"

Namjoon enters the room to check on him, rushing to his side, touching Jimin's cheek. "Jimin-ah, are you okay? Hoba told me you were crying.."

"I..I can't do this hyung.. i can't keep pushing like this..i can't watch everyone slowly suffer..not again..." Jimin admits softly, coughing into his fist. He held his breath subconsciously, waiting for Namjoon to say that we couldn't afford to slow down, but Namjoon just hugs him whispering the four words Jimin desperately needed to hear.

"We're taking a break.." Namjoon promises.

"But the schedule-"

"Fu*k the schedule. We're past those days.. we don't have to destroy ourselves anymore.. We're taking a break. I'm not going to watch my team suffer again. We're going to make a new schedule next week, and the company already posted that we were taking a short break. It's all handled now, Jiminie.." Namjoon says softly, stroking Jimin's hair, smiling when he feels Jimin relaxing, his shoulders slumping as the tension leaves them. "I'm sorry, Jiminie.. I shouldn't have let that schedule push through in the first place. I promise.. I'll be a better leader from now on.."

#bts sickfic #bts #bts fanfic #bts boys #bts taehyung #bts sickie #bts namjoon #bts jhope #bts jimin #bts jungkook

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exmcrtis · 6 months

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you can sit beside me when the world comes down...

(a general overview of what my muses have been up to post-event)

ARTEMIS has mostly been laying low. she was unaffected by the destruction in town, but the emotional damage was enough to convince her she needs to keep her head down, and she's been spending more time at home or at work. she's been feeling more and more lonely these days, and as a result has decided to stop using physical intimacy as a coping mechanism. long story short, she's a reformed hoe.

BELLA has been splitting her time between jerico, the cruz-duttons, and her friends, but has mostly been with jerico. his injuries have worried her enough that she's in full-time panic mode, but is doing her best to hide it from everyone. she's also formed a new friendship with jessie, one that she plans to hold near and dear. just don't tell other people that she has a heart, she'll probably kick you in the shins.

CAIN suffered an eye injury during the earthquake, and has been sentenced to wear an eye patch for the foreseeable (pun intended) future. not being with val during the ordeal freaked him out, and they have been shacking up at his place for the past couple of weeks. he really only leaves the house to go to work, but he's been rendered useless since he needs both eyeballs in order to do his job properly. just call him captain cain and slap a pet parrot on his shoulder.

EZRA did not attend the event, as the idea of being around that many people freaks her out. she happily stayed at home with her books, but often visits the large cracks in town to inspect them. can usually be found staying out dangerously close to dark, but thinks nothing of it.

HALLEY sustained sprains to both her wrist and shoulder, but is otherwise unscathed. she's still quite emotionally stunted when it comes to her family situation, but chooses to distract herself by visiting mo as often as possible. she also spends a lot of time with zarina and knightley, but still doesn't fully open up about her feelings. she also confessed her feelings for saffron and doesn't regret it, but the very thought of liking someone that much terrifies her.

LAVENDER hasn't been doing so great for the past couple of weeks. the disappearance of her mother has left her feeling like a shell of a human, and no matter how much she tries to distract herself, she just can't shake it. she spends most of her time at work or around town, no longer feeling like the commune is home. however, she has no plans of moving out, so she's stuck in a limbo state currently.

LEIA was beebopping around until the earthquake hit, and then she scrambled home. she visits draven and salem more often than not, wanting to make sure that draven is okay despite how heavy things are at home.

LUCA has been hovering around parker as often as they'll let him. he didn't attend the event, but seeing so many people grieving and recovering makes him tense, so he's been spending most of his time at work. he does regular check-ins with all the weirdlings, and while he wants to pretend that he has no feelings, his concern for his little siblings for all intents and purposes outweighs any façade that he tries to put on. basically, this is the best time to try and befriend him.

ONDINE has been trying to adjust to life in town rather than the commune. her life has been uprooted in every sense of the word, and it's caused a lot of trust issues to develop that weren't there previously. she's made quick friends with celia, a good thing considering she's been bringing joei to work with her, and has begun settling into the idea of being around people outside of the commune. ondine wants to believe that she and joei are safe now that there's some sort of separation from absinthe, but she can't help but feel paranoid that something bad will happen at the drop of a hat.

PRUDENCE is living in a current state of grief and sadness. the loss of minnie hit her hard, so she's been trying and failing to find as many distractions as possible. she hasn't been sleeping much (if at all), and the exhaustion is starting to show. conrad's offer for her to stay over at the greene residence whenever she wanted has been accepted every single day since the earthquake. she's started to feel like a burden as of late, but she continues to show up at mason and conrad's door on a daily basis. she worries that she's overstaying her welcome and is waiting patiently for the day when they kick her out. spends most of her time crying but has become a pro at hiding it.

SALEM sustained some pretty serious burns from her shoulder down on her left side. in the past couple weeks she's visited the clinic a few times to make sure she's taking proper care of herself, but unless she's there or at work, she's spent most of her time at home. though draven tries to fuss over her, salem still keeps her focus on him, trying not to think too hard about what happened to her. however, she plans to cover up for quite some time, not wanting to draw attention to her burns. garnering extra attention is too scary.

SARE has spent most of her time working. she tries to check in with spencer even more now, not wanting to feel like a helicopter sister, but also wanting to make sure her little sibling is doing okay. she's finally coming around to the idea of having a closer relationship with sycamore, but she's choosing to take that one step at a time.

VIOLET has been a worrying mess since the earthquake. she's been trying to give saffron space, but has done at least one check-in (even if it's met with a grouchy attitude). she knows how worried rex is and has been spending as much time with him as possible so she can keep both of their minds at ease.

WOLF has been coping with his injury by cracking jokes and annoying arty. his hand was crushed badly by debris, and he anticipates that it'll never gain its full functionality ever again. while it's been extremely painful to deal with, his aversion to going to doctors (and being touched, for that matter) has made him refuse to go to the clinic. he will continue to cope with humor.

WYLIE is doing the worst of them all. minnie's death has left her feeling like she barely exists, and she cries most of her days away. she has stopped going to work all together, and when she is around other people, she mostly stays quiet until someone addresses her. wylie feels like there's no point to life anymore, and has no idea how to channel any of her emotions. coping mechanisms don't currently exist, and being around her can only be described as 'miserable'. she misses the love of her life.

#artemis hayes: musings #bella darling: musings #cain barlowe: musings #ezra blum: musings #halley macgillivray: musings #lavender parsons: musings #leia tolentino: musings #luca russo: musings #ondine feng: musings #prudence wheaton: musings #salem salazar: musings #sare holmes: musings #violet beauregarde: musings #wolf lykaios: musings #wylie bateman: musings

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randomfoggytiger · 11 months

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React: "Return to Me" (from the POV of Someone Averse to RomComs, Part VI): Bob, Bowling, and Joe Nearly Kills Me

From the diary of the headache wars, June 26th, 2023: I soldier on, but some burdens are too hard to carry. My grudge against Bob has been set aside for more pressing matters, namely the one weighing on my skull. Fear not: I have popped a pill and expect a thorough retreat from the enemy shortly.

We Pick Up from the Happy-Ending Slap on Bob's First Date

Someone's riding high-- literally accompanied by "Good mooooooornin', life!" in the background. Wow, what a movie.

He even got everyone coffee, what a guy.

...You all know what everyone else is thinking.

I paused right before he tossed away the cardboard carrier container. I was not prepared. What a guy.

He even went back for his crew with a little tune in his voice. What a guy.

You know they're also thinking: What a nut.

Minnie/Grace is bowling with Megan/Bonnie, the fam, and her grandpa's friends. Joe's reaaaaaaaaaally pumped about winning.

Grace is trying to get Megan to give her encouraging two cents about the dating-thingy but Megan is too practical (and too focused on bowling) to advise anything other than just telling Bob the truth.

Bob's here?? BOB'S HERE.

He got her a coffee. He's been passing out those celebration coffees like there's no tomorrow.

Nope, it's hot chocolate. "Thought you might be cold." I see that pointed look at her sweater.

There's an undertone there, mister. There's an undertone, there.

Okay, so I see they've crossed into the casual couple "we make out in front of the family-- a.k.a. the gossips-- now" zone.

Grandpa Marty: you having to wrangle these two after practically setting them up on their first date is your fault and your fault alone.

Charlie's here. Charlie's always here.

OH, Charlie got invited in by his extroverted friend for an impromptu "the friends are all meeting now" date that he didn't know about and didn't sign up for.

Charlie just arrived, just got groupied, and just won. The talent of this man is unbelievable (and he doesn't understand it, either.)

Great comedic bit:

Charlie: "I didn't even know Bob bowled."

Joe (Megan-Bonnie's husband, man who probably met Bob today): "He doesn't."

Bob, why did you dedicate that shot to Grace when you don't bowl. Why did I have to be here to hear it? This can only end in disaster, oh no.

Heartfelt speech later-- "brought me back to the game after a 25 year absence"--

a complete flop.

"Hey, Bob, try the other arm!" yells Joe.

Okay, that saved me from dying-- thank you, Joe. And making the "I didn't got to 'Nam" follow up response to Charlie's "I'm a vet" was hilarious.

Never let it be said Bob's a quitter:

NOT A "That's for you, Baby" WITH THE FINGER POINT AFTERWARDS THAT'S HILARIOUS.

DD, you're killing me-- it's transformative cringe, reclaimed cringe, smoothing over the cringe and pretending the first mistake didn't happen but THIS second success DID, which strips away the cringe until all that's left is heartfelt sentiment.

Also, are you going to tell Bowling Boy about your scar, Grace? No?

Old man talking about his black favorite musicians with Charlie now; and Charlie gets takeout to last a week.

Bob is ALL OVER Grace, not afraid to say his plans before the group and herding her out to have one-on-one time alone in the garden.

Marty put a candle out there that repels all the bugs: "Every species but one"; then cuts off his friend's out-of-touch question by saying the bugs are "the sabertoothed fly" rather than unwanted suitors for his granddaughter.

Is he.. is he peeking?

HE IS PEEPING.

All the guys are now wondering why it's a big deal for Minnie/Grace-- wait, no, they're making fun of Wally again.

Bob's staring you down, Gracie, think fast.

Angelo wants to play the lovebirds inspirational tunes. Grandpa Marty is not too keen... but I, FOR ONE, want to see where this goes.

Now they're all squabbling over what music to play for the kids. Gold, I tell ya. (Sophie the waitress insists they can make their own music.)

Grace: "I had a great time tonight."

Bob, staring her down. "So did I. So did I."

Angelo finally settled with his chums on Frank Sinatra.

GRACE'S FACE FROZE WHEN SHE HEARD THE MUSIC.

She KNOWS.

And so does Bob.

And. so. does. Bob.

NOW THEY'RE ALL PEEPING.

I'm horrified and amused. I'd totally be the old men in this scenario but wouldn't want to be Grace.

Bob wants to dance... okay.

Old men are jigging, too.

GRACE MIMICKED HIS SIGNATURE SWIRL-OUT-AND-BACK MOVE AND BOB IS SO HAPPY ABOUT IT.

Okay, Bob, the tensions between us are gone. I can't be mad if you can appreciate a gal who effortlessly copy-pasted a dance move.

I also like how Bonnie Hunt wrote that his first marriage was a "high school, forever young and untouched" type; but this is that "give-and-take, sit back and appreciate or stand up and dance, not caring that you could be spied or egged on" new relationship. Bob was perfect for Elizabeth then; but he suits Grace now.

Grace, my girl, it's getting closer to the 3/4 mark which is always when the disastrous misunderstanding happens in romcoms. Grace, don't do this to me.

Sophie the waitress's POV:

The fun's just getting started.

Uh oh, lyric foreshadowing: "Is it that good turtle soup or merely the mock?"

Transition to Bob SHOVELING out his apartment so Grace can come over, doing construction for her family, watching her get loved on by his dog (eyy, Mel's back), and hanging out more with Bonnie/Megan's fam and kids (with Charlie-- yay he's there. Charlie's great.)

MAYDAY MAYDAY JOE IS DOWN I REPEAT JOE IS HAVING A HEART PROBLEM.

I forgot this was a gif and didn't know it was Joe, uhoh. My guess is he doesn't die but it brings up a lot of tough conversations.

JOE YOU'RE JUST FINE AND YOU JUST FAKED ME OUT-- HOW DARE YOU.

I JUST MADE PEACE WITH BOB AND NOW YOU GOTTA DO THIS TO ME??????

...Back to happy montage... >:(

Everyone got Bob's last name as their group bowling jersey-- that's really sweet.

Romance has finally bloomed for Sophie!

And it loops back to the dance.

Wait, so did any of that happen? Or were they hopes and dreams?

Nah-- I say it did; but a montage was a quick way to do everything.

WELP, Tumblr says to quit it for this post-- so we'll see if I can upload more later~!

Thank you for reading~

Enjoy!

#Return to Me #react #mine #DD #from the POV of Someone Averse to RomComs #Part VI #Bob Bowling and Joe Nearly Kills Me #txf #but not #Minnie Driver #analysis

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mrsfrecklesmarauders · 1 year

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Minerva's true love. Part 1.

Okay. This is part of my Muggle AU. Remus is not around because he will meet the boys in six year when he transfers to Hogwarts.

Minerva ends up having a special love for him because he is a trans kid just like her. But that comes later.

So just a little background: Minerva met Dougal when she was a student at Oxford. Before she transitioned. Other students used to bully Minerva who back then was known as Michael. She was known as "Tiny Mike" because she used to be skinny. And Dougal had always defended her. But Dougal as a straight man didn't notice her before her transition. Minerva never dared to speak to him either way.

There at Oxford, Minerva met Albus Dumbledore, who was a last year student and a genius when Minerva was a freshman. They became friends. And it was Albus who helped Minnie transition.

When Minerva was in her thirties, she encountered Dougal again. Now as her true self. They fell in love. But Minerva hid her true identity and the fact that they knew each other from before. But Dougal fell for her and he left his fiance to be with her.

That's when Minerva decided to tell him the truth. Of who she used to be and how he used to help her back then, when she was "Tiny Mike". Dougal was shocked to find the truth at first and he asked Minnie for time.

But then days later, Minnie saw him kissing. his ex. And she decided he didn't love her and she ran away. They never saw each other again until now.

Right, now enjoy. Hope you like it.

Also, if you are interested in Albus and Gellert's story, I am planning to dive into it as well. But in another post.

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"Good morning, Minerva. You're early"

Albus smiled as Minnie took a seat without saying a word. She was still furious.

"Can I offer you some tea? Coffee?"

Minerva scoffed and pretended to be reading something that Albus knew it was one of his knitting magazines.

"Are you still angry, Minnie?"

Silence. Albus almost laughed.

"Minnie..."

"I don't speak with traitors...." Minerva spat "And don't call me Minnie"

"A traitor? Why am I a traitor?" Albus giggled.

Minerva looked at him.

"You are really asking, Albus?" Minerva said "You know what you did..."

It wasn't Albus, actually. It was destiny. It was fate. It was probably the fact Dougal McGregor was Minerva's true love.

You see, Rosmerta was looking for a new bartender. She was going mad with the amount of clients she'd been having lately and the lack of staff she had. And guess who applied? Rosmerta had asked Albus for help. It wasn't Albus fault. And Albus had smiled at how destiny was funny when he saw Dougal's name in the applicants list.

"I told you I didn't do anything, Minnie" Albus explained "He applied"

"And you had to tell Rosmerta to hire him?" Minerva scoffed.

"We both agreed he was the best for the job... Better not have students around alcohol"

"But... But..." Minerva groaned "Why do you meddle, ha?"

"What?" Albus smirked.

"Yeah Albus! You are a meddler! You meddle into Rosemerta's business and you meddle into my life..."

Albus tutted "Why do you care? I thought you said you were far over him"

Minerva blushed. But she tried to hide it. Albus was pleased.

"Or maybe... After all these years... You still have feelings for him?"

"But what is your problem?! Ha!" Minerva squealed angrily "I am not longer young, a freaking teenager like the kids I teach. I am an old grown up woman. My life is teaching so don't freaking bother me, do you understand!?! And I am not speaking to you!"

Minerva whispered insults and swear words as she continued to peek into Albus' magazine.

Albus smiled.

"A very mature woman, I see"

Minerva continued to ignore him.

They heard a knock on the door.

"Come in"

Someone stepped into Albus' office. It was Dougal.

"Sorry to interrupt, Mr. Dumbledore" Dougal said with a smile on his face. Dougal was a nice man. Always gentle, always kind. Nothing like the wanker Minerva had told him about.

His eyes flickered towards Minerva.

"Aah Dougal, please come in" Albus raised from his chair to welcome him.

Minerva turned her head in surprise.

"What in the name of God are you doing here?" she asked.

It had been funny the first time they encountered each other a few days ago. Out of surprise, Minerva had poured her drink on Dougal's head, the minute he said Hi. And then she ran away. It had been ages. 23 years to be precise. Minerva had married Elphistone trying to forget about Dougal. May Elphistone rest in Peace. And Dougal had confessed that he was finally getting divorced from his wife.

All that time apart. And for what? A misunderstanding?

Before Dougal could answer, Albus spoke.

"I called him" he said "I wanted to give Mr. Dougal a tour around the castle"

"Yes... I..."

"But why?" Minerva interrupted, speaking only to Albus "He is Rosemerta's bartender. He has nothing to do with the school"

"Yeah you are right, Minerva" Albus nodded "But Dougal will actually live in the castle..."

Minerva's eyes opened up like plates.

"I offered him one of the teachers empty dorms"

Minerva turned towards Dougal furiously.

"And your wife doesn't mind that?"

"My ex wife" Dougal answered "And no she would not mind. As long as I stay far away from her. I don't think she wants to see me around" he chuckled.

"Well, save your personal things for someone who cares..." Minerva shrugged "I am leaving..." she stood up.

"But we had a meeting with Slughorn just now"

"It looks you have other things to do, Albus" Minerva said this giving a nasty look at Dougal. Then she walked to the door.

"It was nice seeing you again, Minerva" Dougal said with a special smile on his face.

"I wish I could say the same..." Minerva spat "But it is so sad to see how some people age..." she looked at him up side down "So sad, really..."

Then she tried to get through the door but Dougal was blocking the way.

"Excuse me..." Minerva said.

"Minnie..."

"Excuse me!" And she practically pushed Dougal away to cross.

Then she slammed the door closed.

Dougal smiled.

"I forgot the temper Minnie had. So stubborn, that woman" he said "I used to love that about her"

Albus smiled as well. Albus had to do something. It was obvious that there was still something there. If only Dougal knew how much Minnie suffered without him. How much she loved him. How she never really got over him. And judging by the way Dougal still looked at Minnie, he hadn't gotten over her as well. Albus was going to do something to get them back together. He wanted to see his best friend happy.

"Shall I show you around?"

"Yes, please" Dougal sighed.

So they walked out of Dumbledore' office to explore the castle.

**************

Albus was just finishing serving himself a tea when he heard a knock on the door.

"Come in"

Albus saw the head of James Potter popping in. The poor boy looked a bit pale.

"Good morning, sir"

"Mr. James..." Albus smiled "Please come in..."

James stepped in, followed by Sirius Black, and Peter Pettigrew. Those three troublemakers. They had done mischief every since they got to this school. But brilliant things. Brilliant things for sure. Albus was sure they could help him with his plan.

"Good morning..."

"Good morning, sir..."

Albus had a sip of his tea.

"Good morning..."

The three boys stood up really close to each other. They didn't say a word. But they had guilty expressions.

Albus raised an eyebrow.

"Well, gentlemen... I called you here because..."

"I am sorry, Mr. Dumbledore!!" Peter cried "We didn't want to explode the toilets... It was just a silly little prank! And it got out of control..."

So it hadn't been a plumbing problem then... Impressive...

"Peter..." James protested under his breath.

"Please don't expell us!" Peter begged "My mum would surely kill me if you do"

"Come on, Peter" Sirius rolled his eyes "Your mum is cool. My parents are gonna bury me alive"

"But why?" James shrugged "We didn't do anything"

"You clearly don't know my mum when she is angry, Sirius" Peter ignored him.

Sirius smirked "I would love to see that!"

"Oh shut up!"

"We didn't do anything" James added "We didn't do anything, Mr. Dumbledore!"

Albus almost laughed. This was his opportunity. He was going to take this prank of them as an advantage. Those brilliant minds could know exactly what to do with Minnie and Dougal.

"I don't know, boys" Albus fakely sighed "The amount of trouble you've been this year and now this..." Albus tutted "I don't know if you would be able to pass the year..."

Lies. Albus did the impossible to help those who were in danger of losing the year. Besides, these boys were brilliant. But Albus needed to lie now. And based on their pale expressions he was doing a great job.

"What?" James gasped.

Peter looked like he was going to vomit.

"Please, Mr. Dumbledore..." Sirius begged "There must be something we could do!"

Albus sighed, standing up.

"Okay... I might be able to help you..."

The three boys looked at him hopefully.

"I could..." Albus began pacing "drop all the charges against you. And leave your record clean so you could pass the year..."

"We'll do anything..." Peter cried.

"If...." Albus continued "If you help me with something"

"What is it?" James asked carefully.

Albus smirked.

"Are you boys fans of romance?"

The three boys looked between each other.

#marauders #maraudersera #muggle au #trans minerva mcgonagall #minerva mcgonagall #dougal mcgregor #minerva x dougal #albus dumbledore #james potter #sirius black #peter pettigrew #madam rosemerta

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an: i know these two like to kiss. they kiss each other but don’t tell anyone about it so they pretend they hate each other. ((1200+ words; seungmin + lee know / smut))

'lee know-hyung can we go now?' felix said with tired eyes. everyone was already focused on other things; hyunjin and jeongin were messing around with each other, bangchan and changbin were listening to some files on chan's computer and jisung was sleeping on the floor.

seungmin was the only one focused on the dance practice, he always tried to correct everything that minho pointed out he could do better.

'chan?'

'sure lee know you're in charge now, tell me when evreryone's home, no stops at the convenience store please' said chan

'uuuh mommy's in charge now' said jisung with a funny tone, trying to make minho laugh but he was looking at a concentrated seungmin.

'han you're coming to the studio with me and changbin need to finish some files' and everyone started laughing, everyone but seungmin and lee know.

'you know what, i think i'm staying longer with seungmin, i think he's struggling with some parts still' said lee know still looking at seung.

'oh- okay, um... hyunjin tell me when you get home' said before closing the door after jisung went out.

and just like that, it was silence in the practice room. seungmin was really focused on his moves that he didn't even notice minho was standing behind him focused on every move he was making. he froze.

'why did you stop? do it again but faster' minho said with a serious face. and so he did.

'ah-a here's the problem' he said grabbing seungmin's waist really tight. 'you can't move your entire body, it's just the torso, do it again'

it was so strange that minho was... touching him. he didn't seem to care, he was in charge of that choreography so it was obvious he would care that much for everything to be perfect, but seungmin couldn't help but only focus on how minho's was squeezing his body really hard.

'i- i can't do it if you...'

'just do it already' he was looking intensely to seungmin's eyes through the mirror and minnie couldn't help but to feel nervous, he could see the veins on minho's hands, he was sure if he took his hoodie off his torso would have some marks.

minho flipped seungmin by his waist to be face to face. 'didn't you hear me?' but he didn't move, he was staring deeply into seungmin's eyes, so dark like he was looking for something.

'i'm sorry i'm- i'm just really tired' 'tired?' minho's voice was deeper, and got even closer to seungmin's ear. 'i'll give you something to be tired about seungmin-ah'

at this point, seungmin was so lost he didn't even notice minho got him against the mirror now. he started kissing the taller's neck really slowly, licking it in between the kisses, he froze for a bit when he realized it was lee know the one kissing him like that, it was so weird but the only thing he could do was to bury his long fingers in minho's hair because of the pleasure he was feeling. he tried to take his grey hoodie off but minho stopped him. 'leave it, i like how you wear your over-sided hoodies, you look so innocent'.

'i wanna see yours, i want to see your body hyung' 'then take it off' he said with a smirk on his face. seungmin couldn't belive what he was doing, but he took minho's hoodie in a really clumpsy way. 'cute'

both had messy hair, and seugmin couldn't help to focus on minho's abs but just when he was about to touch them with his fingers minho grabbed his hand. 'too soon' minho normally didn't showed his body, not because he was shy about his body, but because he has a scar on his abdomen that really didn't liked showing to anyone 'maybe one day'

he pushed seungmin into the mirror again 'look how sensitive you are just for some neck kisses, am i that good?' traicing seungmin's pretty visible boner with a finger.

he didn't waste any time and put his hand inside seungmin's pants feeling his really hard member, wrapping his hands around it, doing hard and fast movements. the younger let out a loud moan, yanking his head back to the mirror. 'wh-what... lee know.. i-' said seungmin with his eyes closed trying to enjoy the pleasure. 'shhh' said minho before kissing the younger. without any sign, he just started to suck on seungmin's tongue and this one started to let out some deep moans which minho's was enjoying so much, that he could feel his member getting hard too.

'l-lee know- i'm going to cum, i'm going to cum-'

seungmin was saying over and over while minho's hands were traveling faster and faster on its length making sloppy sounds with the pre cum. seungmin started to desperately thrust against minho's small hands. he moan harder again when he saw how small minho's hands look on his member. he could see on the left mirror the entire picture and almost made him cum, his head was spinning.

just when he thought he couldn't hold it anymore minho stopped and seungmin opened his eyes so fast he almost faintied.

'don't tell me your doing this even when making out' said seungmin trying to catch his breath and minho just laughed diabolically as he sometimes does.

'maybe you can finish at the dorms who knows' he said walking to the door with a smile on his face.

seungmin closed it before minho could do anything, and pushed him against the door making minho feel smaller. 'not today lee know hyung, not today' he was looking at him with dark eyes.

he pulled minho's pants and underwear and saw his half-hard member already. both couldn't help to notice the differences in their size and let out a deep moan. seungmin wrapped both members with his big hand and started grinding against minho's tummy. 'you feel so good lee know, do you like it too?' said half moaning with a desperate tone. minho couldn't do anything but whine and close his eyes, the pleasure of having seungmin controlling this made him lose his mind, and started to grind too, making it even messier, but they didn't care.

minho grabbed seungmin by his waist again making him do even harder movements against each other and trying to make more friction, he was desperate. with these movements seungmin came firsts, cumming all over minho's tummy, he knew he was going to be mad about it but he didn't really care at the moment. he could see in minho's face he wasn't over yet, and with the small energy he had left he went on his knees just in front of minho's member.

'woah, what are you-' minho couldn't finish his sentence because seungmin's soft lips were already all over his member, making him curve his back in pleasure and grabbing seungmin’s head to go even faster.

'AH SEUGMIN-AH' and just like that seungmin suck even harder making minho finally cum on his mouth, a deep moan came out of the older's mouth, nothing seungmin has heard before.

the younger slowly stood up and looked at minho right in the eyes, while trying to clean his mouth, his lips were even bigger now. he couldn't help but notice how minho's legs were shaking.

'let's see who’s the one tired tomorrow morning'

#skz smut #skz 2min #2min smut #stray kids #2min #seungmin #lee know #minho

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You are the one - Chapter 13

Pairing: Bang Chan x female OC; Lee Know x female OC

Genre: au (high shool, college), love triangle, fluff, angst, smut, from friends to lovers. Warning: soft drugs

Words: 5k

Summary: Bang Chan and Jasmine have been best friends for as long as they can remember. With little time to finish high school, they both begin to develop romantic feelings. However, family situations and communication issues force them to move away. Once in college, they decide to try to regain the friendship they had. As Bang Chan sees the opportunity to finally be with the girl he has always loved, his friend Lee Know, who had been studying in England, returns home and the connection he develops with Jasmine is undeniable. Can the chemistry and attraction with Lee Know outweigh a tender first love and memories of years of friendship between Bang Chan and Jasmine?

Disclaimer: I named the character Jasmine (Minnie for Chan 🥰) because I love that name. Besides, it’s easier if we want to see Chan saying cute names (it’s better than just Y/N, I think) but you can totally picture yourselves in the story, that’s the idea. <3

Chapter 13 - My friend and my ex-girlfriend?

"What are you talking about?" Jasmine replied sounding more nervous than she expected.

She tried to avoid Chan's question, tried to pretend there was nothing she needed to tell him, nothing related to Lee Know.

"You were too awkward, come on, you can trust me. If he was rude, ignore him, Lee Know is..."

"No, is not that." Now it was the blush on her face that betrayed her. The embarrassment of having to admit to him that she had come just a stone's throw away from sleeping with one of his best friends was causing Jaz too much anxiety; however, lying was simply unacceptable to the girl, so she steeled herself and looked him in the eye."I think yesterday I overdid it with alcohol and..."

"Oh! I get it already." Chan said clearing his throat. It wasn't the first time that he knew something was happening between Jaz and another guy, but he didn't expect that other dude to be his friend.

At the moment he was quite surprised, it never crossed his mind that something could happen between his ex-girlfriend and his friend; however, if he thought about it more calmly, there was nothing strange about it. Bang Chan knew what Lee Know was like, he knew Jaz and him perfectly. For one thing, there was no one less serious about relationships than his friend, and for another, his ex-girlfriend was interested in anything but being in a relationship, so a chance meeting between them wasn't that strange. After all, Lee Know was an expert at finding the most beautiful girls and Jasmine didn't want anything serious at all.

For their part, things between Chan and Jaz had calmed down quite a bit, they had gone a long time in which they had not experienced any awkward or tense moments. However, that didn't make the affair between Jaz and Lee Know a pleasant topic of conversation.

"I had no idea he was your friend and..."

"Minnie, it's okay, you don't have to worry or feel bad. Better focus on eating, you haven't even tasted your food." He said bringing the plate closer to her and wishing the topic would die right there. He wanted to convince himself that he didn't care what he had just found out.

*********

Sooner than she thought, Jasmine was back at her apartment and found Romy in better condition than she was when she left. At least she had already bathed and changed.

"I swear I'll never go out with you again, or at least I'll never listen to you with anything related to guys. You won't believe what happened. It turned out that Minho is one of Chris's best friends."

"What? You have to be kidding me."

"No, Romy, I'm serious. I was about to fuck one of my ex-boyfriend's best friends in public, the friend who, by the way, received Chris in England and with whom he's working with. Shit!" She said covering her face as she felt truly guilty.

"Jaz, calm down." Romy approached her friend, she wasn't going to let her feel bad about something that had absolutely nothing wrong with it. "You went out to have fun, that's all you did."

"Romy, he's friends with Chris and..."

"With whom you broke up more than a year ago, with whom now you only have a friendship and who is also making his life and also dates people not because he wants to hurt you, but because it is normal, healthy. Did Minho say something in front of Chan that made you uncomfortable?"

"No, not at all, apparently the guy's a gentleman. He never said anything inappropriate, just that he liked my hair."

"So there you go, he's not making a big deal on whatever happened yesterday, follow his lead, Jaz! You don't owe anyone an explanation, you were just having fun."

"I can't believe that out of all the men at that party I decided to grope a friend of my ex-boyfriend."

"You had no idea who it was, and even if you did, it's NOT a bad thing, stop blaming yourself. After all, it was a one-night stand, right?"

"Totally!"

"You didn't even spend the night with him, chill, breathe. Let Chan get over it and let your shock get over it too. If Minho's Chan's friend, you're going to keep seeing him, you can't turn pale and feel bad every time you see him."

"You're right."

"Then relax, there's nothing to worry about."

**********

As expected, on the night when Han and Changbin saw Lee Know, they gave him an unforgettable welcome. Despite not seeing each other for several years, the four of them had remained very close, so living so close together and studying at the same university was more than they could ask for.

Naturally, as days went by, Lee Know not only saw his friends but also Jasmine. However, both of them acted as if nothing had happened, as if they hadn't eaten each other, which, at some point puzzled both of them.

On one hand, Lee Know was so used to girls looking back for him after spending a night with them, that having Jasmine in front of him acting as if they had just known each other and as she was interested in nothing more but her classes surprised him. On the other hand, Lee Know's lack of interest and coldness convinced Jaz that he probably just remembered part of what happened that night. Yet, that changed one afternoon.

On Thursday, he had gone to Chan's to have some beer with the guys and found out that Jaz was in the living room watching a movie with Bang Chan; actually, the movie was just ending when Lee Know sat with them.

As he saw Jasmine and Chan laughing between them he noticed that her lip was still swollen.

"So, are you leaving? Minnie, come on, we didn't have our international food Tuesday and now you're leaving this early. I'm starting to think that you're hiding something."

"The only thing that I'm hiding is how tired I am of a stupid project." She replied taking her bag. "I promise you next week we'll eat together, Chris." The girl bowed to kiss Chan's forehead and then saw Lee Know, whose gaze was fixed on her lips.

Minho had noticed that despite having kissed Jasmine on Saturday, it was already Thursday and her lip was still considerably swollen.

"Hey, dude! What's wrong? You're too serious." Chan said.

"Yeah, sorry, I was thinking about something of the gallery."

Jasmine didn't hear the rest of the conversation, for she left the apartment trying to convince herself that she had seen wrong and Lee Know wasn't looking at her lips.

**********

The next day it was Han the one who wrote in the group chat asking who would eat with him in the cafeteria and apparently all of his friends were free. Jaz saw that as the perfect chance to finally introduce Romy to the guys, and immediately wrote to her. Romy agreed to eat with them, after all, she was also excited to meet the friends who Jaz always talked about.

Jasmine had arrived at the university canteen first to secure a table as the place was extremely crowded.

"I still have time before the others come, I should finish the design." She thought pulling out one of her sketchbooks. As always when Jasmine had a pencil in her hands and a piece of paper in front of her, the girl absolutely blocked out everything that was going on around her.

Just as during her high school days, Jasmine continued to be an outstanding student; in addition to having the scholarship she had earned, she also had a part-time job as an assistant. However, there was a teacher in particular with whom she had had several hardships from the first day, on more than one occasion he had tried to humiliate her in class and just a week ago he had assigned her the most difficult project. To make matters worse, the professor taught several of the courses that Jasmine had to take, so she would be in constant torment until she graduated.

The professor had given her the plans of a dilapidated gallery and Jasmine had to take care of transforming it into a dance academy. Moreover, she needed to figure out how to maximize the use of the space and make it to her professor's liking. The place was hell for any interior designer and it was quite difficult to visualize a successful change, but it was not for nothing that Jasmine stood out among all her classmates, and soon she was outlining the first ideas.

Suddenly, the most random object EVER interrupted her drawing when came rolling, it was a lip balm.

"What the hell?"

"You can't continue with your lip like that, I mean... for dignity." Lee Know said trying not to laugh as he sat in front of her.

"Does it really look that bad?"

"On a scale of one to ten, I would say an eleven."

"You're an idiot," Jasmine said without holding back from laughing. "What's this supposed to be?"

"It has anti-inflammatory properties, try it."

"So you felt bad about seeing me walk around campus with a swollen lip and decided to do the one good deed of the year?"

"No, I didn't feel bad, I'm just assuming my responsibility."

"Thanks, that's very kind of you, I suppose."

Since Lee Know had arrived earlier than the rest, there was nothing else to do but pay attention to Jaz's homework. "What are you doing?" Jasmine explained her assignment and Lee Know nodded while listening to her. "So a dance studio and a demanding professor sounds challenging. I've visited several of these places and I'm picky too, I'd be happy to tell you how bad your design sucks when you make it. That way you'd go prepared." He offered by shrugging his shoulders as if it was the best offer of all.

Just when Jasmine looked at him as if waiting for him to tell her that it was a joke and realized that he was serious, the girl chuckled loudly.

"Look, there's Jaz and Lee Know!" Han said standing on tiptoe and pointing at the couple when he heard his friend's laugh.

Han, Changbin, and Chan had arrived at the cafeteria together and while the first two walked as if nothing had happened, Chan felt a pang in his chest, somewhat annoyed at seeing his best friend laugh like that with Minho. However, he paid no attention to it and soon they were all sitting together.

"Shouldn't Romy be here?" Chan asked Jasmine after they had all decided what they would eat.

"She sent a message saying she was late but... look! Here she comes in." She said raising her hand at the same time all the boys turned to look at her.

"I rather think she's running away." Said Lee Know noticing that Romy had stopped short and had made the worst face of all before going out.

"What the fuck?" Jaz asked very surprised and got up to talk to her friend before she disappeared.

The conversation with Romy was brief but clear enough for Jasmine to understand why she didn't want to have lunch with them. The girl had been complaining about a boy for months, even before she entered college. Supposedly, there was someone she called "the ultimate idiot" who had made one mistake after another, made the most inappropriate comments, and basically represented everything Romy hated. It was the same boy who had left and had forced her to present an assignment alone. Well, it turned out that it was nothing more and nothing less than Changbin.

When Jaz returned to the table, she hadn't even sat down when she had fiercely punched Changbin's shoulder. The reactions were unique, Han's eyes widened, Lee Know laughed heartily and Chan had a confused expression that showed how lost he was.

"Ouch, Jaz, that hurt!" Changbin griped massaging his shoulder. "I think you dislocated it!"

"I don't doubt that Changbin deserved that blow," Chan said looking at his best friend with fear. "But could you tell what's going on?"

"Changbin's the ultimate idiot!"

That comment from Jaz again set off a chain reaction that no one could forget, at least not the students sitting near them. Lee Know laughed until his stomach ached but not just because of Chanbin's offended face, but because of the exaggerated way Chan opened his mouth, and Han looked at everyone confused.

"You were the one who caused Han to spill the water bottle on Romy on the day of the entrance exam!"

"Oh! Jaz's right, that was Rosemary!" Han realized.

"No way... I also heard Romy talking about how done she was with a classmate. Since the first day I came here and she was helping me with my luggage she mentioned something. No fucking way that same dude's Changbin." Lee Know added.

"Wait a minute everyone! Are you telling me that the Romy you've been talking about for so long is Rosemary, my classmate in philosophy?" Changbin asked.

"You're the last one who can ask for explanations, Changbin, you've been an idiot to her. Go apologize." Chan ordered.

"What? But I haven't done anything!"

"You went on vacation with Han and let her present alone, that's not counting all the stupid things you've done before," Jasmine said shaking her head negatively.

"But..."

"Go!" Chan commanded and Changbin looked at Jasmine as if hoping she would be more understanding.

"What are you waiting for? Go!" Jasmine repeated and in seconds Changbin was up.

Later, at the boys' apartment, Han and Lee Know were talking in the kitchen while Chan and Jasmine were cooking something. Suddenly, Changbin came in, and after making a mess and not saying anything clear to anyone, he took out the coffee maker, something he hadn't done so far. "Someone wants coffee?" He asked trying to connect it.

"What the hell's wrong with you? It's not used that way." Lee Know said looking at him with disgust. "Get off, let me do it."

"No way, from now on I'll make coffee in this apartment."

"Changbin, you can't even cook an egg, let Lee Know do it," Chan said trying to push him away but Changbin ignored them all.

As his friends looked at him mockingly, Jasmine instead felt a little sorry for him; after all, Han was right and Jaz and Chan saw him as their youngest son. "Honey, we all thank you for your goodwill but..."

"I'll prepare it, all of you wait, you'll drink the best coffee ever."

After a few long minutes in which the group of friends watched Changbin make a mess in the kitchen trying to prepare a few cups of coffee, they had in front of them the final product that, to tell the truth, looked quite unpleasant.

"Well, I'm outta there, I'm not drinking this shit." Lee Know said taking his things and leaving.

Unfortunately for the whole group, Changbin continued to make the coffee and the consequences were always the same: Han would get sick to his stomach and Chan would suffer from energy spikes that lasted for hours. No one really understood what was going on, but they suspected it had to do with Romy and the apology he had to offer.

The day when Jasmine strictly prohibited Changbin's coffee was after an embarrassing story that she'll never forget. She and Chan had agreed to go to a lecture together. Arriving late had been a wrong idea, since they had to sit in the center of the auditorium, making everyone uncomfortable as they passed by. Also, Chan had such a rush of energy that he couldn't stop moving, that wouldn't have been so terrible if it hadn't been for the fact that the chairs were excessively small for him and every time he tried to change position he did not only hit Jaz but also kicked the chairs in front and the people seated on them.

"Stop it, Chris! You've dropped your cell phone three times, you've hit the guy from the front five and I assure you that tomorrow I'll have a bruise on my arm from all the times you've hit me. What the hell is wrong with you?" Jasmine whispered, adjusting her shirt, because from moving around so much, Chan hadn't even realized that he had left her back half bare.

"I'm a little uncomfortable," Chan said louder than he intended.

"You're shaking like a rabbit, what did you consume, huh?"

"Nothing, I swear nothing!"

"For the love of anything you want, stop yelling," Jasmine said with a red face seeing that the professor had remained silent and was looking at them attentively. In fact, Chan had to bow his head a little in apology before he could continue.

"Control yourself, keep your hands still and if you want to move, tell me first to avoid hitting more people."

"How about we get out of here and go for a swim?"

"We went swimming in the morning, I won't go again."

"How about going for a run after this?"

"I would if you hadn't disabled me by kicking me."

"Come on, Minnie, it's nothing, your leg is perfect."

"Chris, what are you doing?" She asked in horror as she watched him try to bend down to get a better look at her knee.

"You have a mole I've never seen before!"

"Chris..."

Late, too late, because when Chan tried to straighten up he did it with too much force, he lost his balance in such a small chair, and not only did he end up falling, but he also brought Jasmine with him.

The scandal was such that Jasmine almost ran out with her best friend from the place.

"You drank from Changbin's coffee again!" The hysterical girl told him when they were on their way to the apartment.

"It was just a little drink."

"I swear by God that I'm going to throw out that damn coffee maker. Please don't tell me Han also drank."

"Ooops..."

Before Jasmine could kick him, Chan literally ran away as Jasmine went directly to the library to study. Later, when the girl's concern won over her, she decided to visit the boys in their apartment, and to Jaz's surprise, Lee Know was the one who received her since Han was locked in the bathroom and Chan had almost fainted on one of the armchairs. The energy had already gone down and now he couldn't and didn't want to move.

"I tried to give him a couple of meds, but I think he's going to die today. So as Han." Lee Know said as Jaz sat down next to him.

"That stupid coffee..."

"I threw the machine away."

"I'll be grateful to you all my life for that." Jasmine said with a sigh.

For the rest of the day, Han and Chan suffered the consequences of Changbin's coffee and swore to each other that they would never accept anything from their friend again. For his part, Changbin did not have the time or courage to claim Lee Know for having thrown the coffee maker because a gaze from Jasmine was enough for him to never speak about it.

As Lee Know and Jasmine worked at the same time that they looked after their friends, he realized Jasmine continue working on the project he had seen at the cafeteria. The guy approached from behind and took the sketchbook as if it was his.

"Wow! This doesn't suck, you're actually good at this."

"Is that supposed to be a compliment?" Jasmine asked while from the couch, Bang Chan saw them.

"Yes, it is."

"You have a weird way to say nice things, have you ever considered going to therapy on how to socialize?" Lee Know's amazement before such an answer silenced him for some seconds until Jaz talked again. "You can say that you like the drawing, it won't hurt you to say something without sarcasm, you know?" She asked pulling down Minho's cap and making him chuckle.

"Minnie, it's late, I'll walk you." Chan said trying to get up from the couch where he had been for hours without moving.

"I can go with her, we're going in the same direction." Said Lee Know gathering his things. "I've been here a long time, Soonie and Doongi must miss me."

"Who are they?" Changbin asked with a shout from his room.

"Two? Aren't you supposed to have one cat and a fish?" Han asked, barely lifting his head from the other couch where he had lain.

Lee Know looked at the two more than offended, they all knew how important his cats were to him, but Changbin didn't even know who they were and Han was far from even knowing how many he had.

"What about Dori?" Jasmine asked. "Did you punish her for taking your stuff again?"

"How do you know that?" Han asked as Chan paid attention in silence.

"Because Lee Know has at least a week saying that Dori is grounded. You guys never really listen, right?"

"There's no point in talking about this anymore, come on, Jaz, I'll walk with you." Lee Know said.

"Chris is better if you stay resting, I can survive a walk with Lee Know." She teased."See you, guys, call me if you need anything."

Chan nodded as he watched them going together. He had noticed that they got along well and even though they didn't spend much time together when he saw them interacting they did it in a good way. Despite Chan had never seen them flirting, the idea of his friend and ex-girlfriend together at a party did not leave his mind. He knew it didn't make sense, he hadn't actually seen anything strange between them, only Lee Know's look the first morning the three of them had breakfast together. Besides, what did he care if something happened between them or not?

"Come on, nothing's happening, Chan, don't be ridiculous." He thought going back to the couch and reading a few messages he had from the girl he was dating.

**********

A couple of weeks later, Chan was jogging around the campus and ended up running into Lee Know, who did not have a pleasing look and refused his friend's invitation to go to lunch together.

"I'm sorry, bro, I can't. It turned out not to be as easy as I thought to make up for the start of classes that I missed due to being late. I never have time to do anything and I'm in danger of losing a class."

"Hey, relax a bit, you're too tense. Also, have you seen the face you have yet?" Bang Chan asked laughing a little. "I don't have classes for the rest of the day, let's go get something to eat."

"Chan, I really can't, you've already finished your meetings with the artists who want to put their works up for sale in galleries, but I still have at least five meetings pending. In fact, one of them wants us to meet in person." He said rolling his eyes.

"If you want, I can take over. Go have some rest, I'll take care."

"It's okay, it's part of my responsibilities. If I finish this quickly, I'll stop by your apartment later."

Lee Know ran a lot that day to get all his assignments done so he could attend the meeting he had. It hadn't been a good day, he was extraordinarily exhausted and all he wanted was to talk to the artist, go home, spend some time with his cats, and sleep. Fortunately, he would meet with the artist at a restaurant close to the university, so when he realized that twenty minutes had passed and he had not shown up, at least Lee Know had the consolation that he would not have to walk far to get back to his apartment.

"Now's when you decide to say that you're not coming?" He thought angrily as he read the email on his cell phone.

"Lee Know?" The boy looked up from the screen when he heard his name and saw Jasmine in front of him. "What are you doing here? I thought you didn't like vegan food."

"I don't like it, I hate it. And you know what else I hate? When someone stands me up." He said looking so grumpy, that the girl couldn't help but laugh.

"What's happening? Don't tell me a girl broke your heart and decided not to show up."

"Please, that'll never happen." He stated totally sure. "I had a work meeting that never happened and now I'm not only tired and humiliated, but I'm also hungry and everything here's horrible. I'd rather pull up some grass from the one in the driveway and eat it, it'd be cheaper and it'd taste exactly the same."

Jasmine didn't even try not to laugh, she never imagined seeing him so bitter and even though Lee Know gave her a dirty look, she sat down next to him.

"Ok, first of all, nobody humiliated you, don't be dramatic, cat boy. Second, if you're tired, you could go rest, but I frankly think you could use something other than grass to eat. Have you ever eaten anything from here or are you just judging without knowing?"

"Everything vegan I've ever eaten is disgusting."

"The food here's delicious, I'm sure you can find something you like."

"Is that your way of telling me you want to spend more time with me?" He asked teasing her and raising his eyebrows coquettishly, but in response, he only got Jasmine's back, as the girl ignored him and walked towards the counter.

Jaz decided to ignore her friend and choose what she would eat that day. They were just offering some new dishes and they all looked mouthwatering. Finally, she chose what to eat and after paying, she turned around and saw that Lee Know was still at the table just as irritated as before. Deciding to put aside Lee Know's cold and joking personality, Jasmine felt a little bad that he wasn't having a good day. She must have been crazy to feel sorry for the guy, but she finally succumbed and in a matter of minutes she was back with him.

"What's that supposed to be?" He asked seeing what Jaz had brought to the table. "Is that crap your lunch?"

"No, they're still preparing and packing it. But I wasn't going to leave without showing you that you're wrong and that there are things that you may like, try it. Come on, don't be proud."

"What difference does it make? After all, this day could not be worse, eating a dessert that..." Minho couldn't say another word as Jasmine had literally stuffed the spoon into his mouth.

Lee Know was seconds away from fighting with her, Jasmine saw his back twitch just like a cat does when it gets angry. However, the sweet taste of the peach cobbler that Jaz had bought him got the better of him and made him widen his eyes as he savored the dessert.

"Okay, there's my good deed for the day, I can go now," Jasmine said laughing.

The girl returned for her food, she had planned to eat in her apartment; she never imagined that her plans would change so much, but that's how it was when she was in front of the door and Lee Know stopped her by taking her hand. The two of them could have sworn they felt an electric shock when their hands touched. It was such a strange feeling that they both moved away and looked at their hands as if searching for an explanation that they would not find so easily.

"Maybe I was wrong and the food at this place is not that bad." The boy said avoiding Jasmine's eyes. "But I don't know what to order, so what do you think about eating here?"

"Is that your way of telling me you want to spend more time with me?" Jasmine teased.

"Yes." Lee Know's response was accompanied by a serious look as if what he had said was the obvious thing and Jasmine's question made no sense. "But don't get excited, it's just because I don't know what to order."

"You're such a jerk." The girl answered laughing next to him and returning to the table.

Jaz and Minho ate and talked comfortably. The conversation flowed, the jokes poured, and they even made the same comments, many of them more malicious than necessary. They hadn't shared a meal alone, they always had one of the boys with them, so they hadn't had time to realize that they not only got along but that they looked a lot alike. They had the same sense of humor and many likes in common.

"So, do you like ballet too?"

"I even have original posters from various presentations I went to. I knew quite a few people who worked in theaters when I lived in England."

"That's great! I haven't seen a ballet for a long time because of Dad..." When Jasmine realized that she was going to talk about her dad and that she was going to say that she hadn't come back to theaters because she hadn't seen her dad again, she fell silent and drank her juice.

"You were saying..."

"That I have some time without seeing a ballet presentation in the theater."

"I think you were going to say something else."

Without knowing why, Jasmine just kept talking, it was as if the awkwardness of the topic of her father disappeared, something strange, very strange, because even with Romy she didn't mention her father much. "I hung out with dad a lot, but we don't have a good relationship now, so I think I lost the habit of going to the theater."

"I understand you, mom likes them a lot, but since the divorce everything has changed a lot, we hardly talk."

"Sorry..."

"Why? They were the ones who decided to ruin their relationship by not being able to speak clearly and saying that they had met someone else."

"I... I had no idea, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have reminded you of that."

"Jaz, you don't have to apologize, it was their argument, their problem, not mine."

"My parents also separated. And also... also for infidelity."

What was she doing? Why did she suddenly decide to tell Lee Know about it? To the boy who wasn't even his close friend. Yes, they got along, yes, they had the same social circle, yes, they had kissed each other, but they weren't friends, it was the first time they took time to talk like civilized people and there she was, telling him intimacies that she had kept for a long time.

"Don't let that control your life. I understand that it bothers you, I was too, for a long time, but in the end, they ruined the relationship they had as a couple, not the one they have with me. They failed as husband and wife, not as parents." He said shrugging his shoulders.

"Wow..." Jasmine said genuinely impressed to hear those words.

"I'm cool, right? You're thinking how someone as cool as me could possibly exist." Jaz laughed heartily and gently kicked him under the table. "You're a self-centered idiot, that's what I'm thinking."

While the two of them were still talking and having a good time, Chan had also gone to eat, in fact, he was already on his way back to the apartment when a smile caught his attention and he stopped walking. Despite being far away and looking at her through a window, Jasmine's smile would always catch his attention, always make him stop and that was precisely what happened. His best friend was laughing, but he wasn't sure who she was with until her date came over to see a piece of paper that Jaz had nearby, and that's when he saw Lee Know.

"What the hell?" Chan asked without understanding what was happening until little by little he began to tie up the points.

Now he understood why Lee Know hadn't eaten with him, he had a date with Jasmine. Since when were they dating? Why were they hiding it? Why the hell had neither of them had the guts to tell him they were dating? Were they a couple or were they just sleeping together? There were so many questions that Bang Chan didn't know where to start, which answer to look for first. That was how Chan's normally lovely and tender face changed to a terrifying one, he was annoyed, really annoyed with both of them, not because they were dating, that didn't interest him in the least, or at least that was he repeated, he was furious and hurt because none had said anything to him. They had preferred to hide from everyone, hide from him. In a matter of seconds, he had convinced himself that Lee Know and Jaz had a real relationship, it did not cross his mind to consider that they had met by chance. It was the first time in his life that Chan was overthinking, convincing himself that every time he had seen them talk to each other it was because they were already together. Before continuing with all the imaginary scenarios and getting more upset about the alleged deception, he left without wanting to see them anymore.

Meanwhile, inside the restaurant...

"Do you remember the homework I was doing a while back in the cafeteria? The one that you saw at the guys' apartment?" Jaz asked getting a nod from the boy as an answer. "Since it's a huge thing and it's worth almost all of the final grade, the professor said that he wanted us all to visit sites related to our projects. I looked for other dance academies. It turns out that I discovered this in one of them." She showed the paper that Chan had seen through the window to Lee Know looking on.

"No shit! This dancer retired several years ago, he was very talented. Is he seriously giving a talk?"

"Not just a talk! See what it says here, the talk will end with an exhibition of videos and photographs of his entire life as a dancer, from when he was an apprentice until he decided to retire. Isn't that great? I bought two tickets, but Romy and Chris told me they didn't have time, although I really don't think they wanted to go. I also asked Han and Bin to go but they just laughed at me. Hyunjin and Felix are far away so I decided to go alone, it's something I don't want to miss."

"Please let me go!" He asked with an emotion that only a child could have. Lee Know went from being the darkest person that day to being the most cheerful. "Please, I want to go! Tell me you didn't sell that ticket." Jaz took the two tickets out of her bag and Lee Know's eyes were so bright that the girl laughed even more as she handed them over.

"It's this Saturday, don't be late."

"Of course, I won't be late, I'll pick you up early, I promise."

"Then I'll wait for you."

Lee Know didn't take his eyes off the ticket, at that moment, he wasn't truly thinking about having a date with Jaz and neither was she, the question was what would happen once they went out alone.

To be continued... 🐺

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Imagine Sirius embarrassed of his laugh

N/A: the joke isn't intended to offend any Slytherin, I love them very much 💚

"What do you call a Slytherin with one brain cell?" you mumbled in Sirius's direction. You had managed to escape the potions class and were sitting in a remote region of the castle, which you had discovered thanks to the Marauder's Map. Sirius had his tie tied around his wrist, his tunica fell off his shoulders and his white shirt was scruffy. But the boy never lost his charm, on the contrary, seeing himself like this gave him confidence and made him feel like a bad boy, especially because of the lit cigarette that rested in his fingers. He watched you, waiting for an answer from you and you had to hold back your laughter to be able to speak "Gifted."

Sirius pursed his lips, not wanting to laugh, but didn't hold out for more than a few seconds and then burst out laughing. You imitated him in the hope that no one would listen to you and they would have to go back to class, feeling your stomach ache from lack of air. When you were about to say something Sirius made sounds, laughing, similar to a squawk.

He hardly noticed it, he covered his mouth with one hand and underneath it you saw him blush.

"What was that?" you asked amused, with a smile from ear to ear. Sirius said nothing "Was that your laugh?"

"Just forget it, okay?"

"Aww, why are you embarrassed?" you exclaimed again, leaning closer to see if under his hand he was smiling.

"Because is horrible"

"It isn’t!” you answered. The boy rolled his eyes as he took a drag on his cigarette and looked away from you, still slightly embarrassed. He didn't use to laugh like that with almost anyone because when he was little his older cousins made fun of him “It is very cute indeed. You are very cute"

"I'm not cute" he said offended, emphasizing the last word and with his accent very marked "I'm a tough guy, you are supposed to fear me"

"Oh Sirius you pretend to be tough with those cigars and your leather jackets, but you are the cutest person I know" you muttered to annoy him and he showed you his tongue in response. With a smile you approached him and wrapped an arm around his chest. Sirius settled his head on top of yours as he put the tobacco back in his mouth.

You were silent for a few minutes, he smoking and you playing absently with the tie on his wrist.

"Doesn't it look ugly to you?

"What?

"My real laugh" he murmured softly. It was not necessary to speak very loudly to hear the other.

"Of course not. It reminds me of a duckling" you said with joy and he gave a throaty laugh.

"A fucking duckling, really?" he asked annoyed.

"They are very pretty" you added. You enjoyed his anger for a few seconds and then lifted your head to place a kiss on his cheek, without saying anything else. You settled back on his chest, but after that you felt Sirius get up a bit and look past the column you were leaning on.

"Oh-oh"

"What's going on?"

"It's Minnie" he said with wide eyes and genuine concern on his face "Time to run" he informed you with a smile. Once standing he took you by the hand and you ran in the opposite direction, hearing the screams of the head of your house behind you.

EXTRA: the video that made me think that Sirius would be ashamed of his laugh (he's too adorable 🥺)

#ben barnes #harry potter #marauders #sirius black #sirius black x reader #sirius black imagine #imagine #sirius x reader #harry potter imagines

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Your child first steps

Miyeon

Miyeon legit didn't noticed right away. The tugs on her pants made her turn around only the third time. Not gonna lie at first she thought your son could teleport himself. It's only when she noticed that he was standing without tumbling that she put two and two together. She caressed his little head before kneeling down to be on the same level as him.

"You know how to walk and you didn't even tell Mommy. Come on let's go show mom."

Minnie

"Come on, you got this baby. Come to me."

Just when Minnie stopped recording because she thought it wasn't today that your child would successfully walk to her. Your little human let go of your hands and tried to walk to its mom, at first the steps were unsure and heavy but the distance was fast to disappear letting Minnie shocked. She cursed herself for missing the moment that she wanted to catch on camera the most.

Soojin

Soojin let out a loud gasp when your toddler suddenly got up and went welcome you to the door. You were surprised too but responded to its demand and took its hand all the way back to her. Once back in front of Soojin, she lift your child in the air playing the airplane because of how proud she was. She wasn't expecting to see that any time soon, your child was still a baby for her.

"You're a genius, you learned that by yourself."

Soyeon

As a mother Soyeon was more focus on making your child sing and rap than making her walk. Your daughter had daily trainings with your girlfriend and her karaoke device when she suddenly got up and went to her room.

"Soyeon ?!"

"I know. My bad I pushed her too hard, I'll go apologise."

It's only when she came back with your daughter in her arms that she realised.

"Did she just walk off ?"

Yuqi

Yuqi prepared a whole ass obstacles race for your twins. Most of it was just crawling through tunnels and climbing up stairs. Your twins were awfully competitive and Yuqi was enjoying the show a little too much, thrilled to see her own children crush each other. Suddenly your first born stood up and ran to pass the finish line, shocking you both.

"Wait ! What ? Okay we need a new obstacles, let's go to the pet store !"

Shuhua

Shuhua couldn't understand why your daughter couldn't stand up and walk. She loves to drive the stroller around though, so much that she sometimes actually forget to put your child inside before going out. Maybe it contributed to your daughter learning who to walk on her own. She just ran after her mom when she saw Shuhua forgot her again. When Shuahua noticed she kissed your daughter cheek before putting her in the stroller.

"You might know how to walk now but I'm not letting go of this super car so just pretend you don't a little longer, okay ?"

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Masterlist Here:

Colter - The Aftermath of Genesis

Arthur interrupted Pearson's quiet thoughts with a cough, seeing that Pearson had been waiting for the fire he had created to pick up. "We're gonna starve to death up here, Mister Morgan," He spoke.

"We're okay," Arthur assured, rubbing his hands together.

"We have a few cans of food and a rabbit. For what, ten, twelve people? When I was in the Navy-"

"I-I do not wish to hear about what you got up to in the Navy, Mr. Pearson," Arthur replied, not interested.

"We were stranded at sea for fifty days-"

"And you unfortunately survived..." Arthur teased.

"When we ran away from Blackwater, I wasn't able to get supplies in!" Pearson explained.

"Well when government agents are hunting you down, sometimes shopping trips need to be cut short!" Arthur replied, watching Pearson carry the pot to the brewing fire. "We'll survive...we always have...and if needs be, we can eat you, you're the fattest," Arthur continued with his crude humor.

"I sent Lenny and Bill hunting and they found nothing!" Pearson argued, soon being joined by Charles Smith, who was gripping his still-injured hand.

"Well, Lenny's more into book learning than hunting," Arthur chuckled, holding his palms to the fire. "Bill's a fool. Unless those mountains are full of game that wanna read, ain't no wonder they found nothin'!"

Arthur really did not want to go out and face the snow again. For once, just once, he wanted to stay inside and not do anything else.

"Enough of this," Charles intervened. "We'll go find something. Come on, Arthur."

Arthur grunted as he was once again chosen for a task he didn't want to do, but he knew someone had to do it and he didn't want Charles to go off by himself.

"Wait a second, hold on," Pearson said as he made his way to his make-shift butcher's table, retrieving a can of salted Offal for them to take. "Here, you're gonna need something to eat out there!"

"Assorted, salted offal," Arthur read from the can. "Starving would be preferable."

"Come on, let's go."

"You can't go huntin', look at your hand!" Arthur protested.

"I can't stay here listening to you two," Charles replied. "Look, if there's game in those hills I'll find it and you can kill it."

"You need to rest, Charles!"

"You think this is rest?" Charles argued. "Come along."

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Valentine, New Hanover

Minnie scarfed down a shot of harsh whiskey. She was never one to drink cheap liquor, but with the past couple of days being so rough, she didn't care. As long as it burned her throat and had her craving more, she wouldn't protest.

Her father, Jameson Barlow, had a cabin just north of Citadel Rock. It was small, quiet, and comfortable - somewhere for her to go when her actions got the better of her. She felt selfish for calling her father's home her preferred hideout as her father was the complete opposite of her: an honest, working man who made honest money. He knew who she was and what she was capable of, but he knew he couldn't change her ways. He swore to never tell her, but he never properly accepted the money she would gift to him as it was stolen. Instead, he stored it in a chest under his bed, promising himself to never touch it, even in an emergency.

"You want another?" The bartender asked his regular customer.

"Nah, I'm good for now," Minnie replied, embracing the burning sensation coating her throat. "I wouldn't mind some of that beef stew, though." She added.

"Sure thing, ma'am."

She nodded and took a few peanuts from the small bowl as they were available for everybody, setting aside the shells as she ate. She couldn't help but see a couple of men in the corner, pretending to play Dominoes, scouting her out. She hid a sly smirk as they must have thought she was stupid. Everybody knew around here that the O'Driscoll's wore a green vest or scarf and most of them lacked common sense.

She knew they were after her.

"Thank you." She smiled at the bartender as he brought over a fresh bowl of stew. Her stomach growled as she had gone without a whole meal for a few days, only relying on small game and wild berries to satisfy her hunger.

"No problem, Miss." He replied while setting down a glass of water for her as it was complimentary with every meal.

She soon finished her meal, requesting another shot of whiskey as she knew she was going to get in another fight sooner or later.

"See you around!" She said almost too loud, alerting the two O'Driscoll's who had been watching her.

She tossed a couple of coins down on the counter before slinging her coat over her shoulder while her spurs jingled as her heavy boots collided with the wood floor. She nodded in greeting at everybody she had come in eye contact with as she walked out the door, even the two O'Driscoll's who were after her, using her sly grin and short wink as a 'fuck you' to them as she passed by.

Instead of mounting her horse, she turned to the right to the small alleyway that ran towards the back of the buildings. "Where you goin', Miss?" One of the O'Driscoll's said.

She turned around slowly to study them. At one point in her life, she was a secret agent for the Pinkerton Detective Agency, specializing in hand-to-hand combat, security, and weaponry. She had also posed as a spy to expose crude companies such as the oil industry and acts of the mob in the surrounding areas. During one of her assignments, her supervisor, Andrew Milton, conspired against her as she "knew too much" about the industry and attempted to have her killed. After figuring out the plan, she had turned against him and the Pinkerton Detective Agency and robbed Andrew Milton before running from the law, becoming the well-known Minnie "Bandit" Barlow.

"Ain't none of your business where I'm goin'," She replied.

"Is too!" One of the O'Driscoll's replied, his hands on his gunbelt. "You're a wanted lady, Miss Barlow!"

"Don't know what you're talkin' about, Mister," She chuckled, shaking her head.

"Oh, I think you know. You're a wanted lady. About eight thousand for your hide! And I don't know about you, but I could do with a good chunk of cash like that!"

Minnie scoffed, "Yeah? And I could do with gettin' in a good fight. I need to burn off some excess energy!"

"That's it! Get her!" The man said as they both clenched their fists, lunging at her. She ducked from one's punch but received a punch to the side from the other. She groaned at the sudden pain and hunched over before delivering a blow to the man's groin, buying her time to take care of the other man who was well on his feet. She blocked his punches as she grabbed his left wrist, using her small fist to target his major pressure points throughout his torso, such as his jaw, solar plexus (under the sternum), and kidneys. The man groaned as she used items around her for her advantage, such as using the saloon wall to slam his temple before he slumped to his feet in defeat.

The other man finally stood to his feet before attempting to deliver another punch or grab to her, but she was too fast. She used her knee to bury into his sternum as he gripped her thigh and calf as he attempted to take another breath. She then delivered a strong punch to his nose, upwards towards his face, making it bleed almost instantly before slamming him into the wall as well. She blew a piece of her stray blonde hair from her face as she shook her fist, staring at the two men lay before her. "You jackass, you got your blood all over my knuckles!" She snarked before kneeling down to the men, "What're you bastards doin' here?" She questioned.

"I-I..." He gargled.

"I-I can't hear you!" She mocked as she gripped his collar.

"We were told to kidnap you and take you to Colm!" He cried. As much as she loved to be feminine, she also took pleasure in putting the fear of God into a man when she needed to.

She chuckled, "Colm O'Driscoll? Yeah? Well, you tell him just where he can find me, but you and I both know he won't!" She hissed, gripping the man's collar harder, pulling him closer to her. "I'll do the same thing to him like I just did to you two!" She warned.

"You and your big and bad words!" He taunted.

"Big and bad words, huh? Want me to brand you as we do to livestock? Is that it?" She questioned as she pulled out her massive hunting knife.

"Better than dyin' by the hands of you!" He cursed.

She nodded her head before taking the tip of her knife and poking it through the sensitive skin just below his left eye socket. It was a small cut, but big enough for any lawman or government agent to recognize within the region: A snake eye - a well-known mark done by only the hands of Minnie Barlow.

Resembling the Pinkerton Detective Agency's popular slogan: We Never Sleep, hence putting a small cut just below the eye socket as it took longer to heal, keeping the victim awake.

"Sometimes, snakes are just within your sight," She whispered as he groaned at the new pain. "If you don't mind, I'm just gonna take everything from ya here and be on my way!" She taunted as she looted his pockets. The man took a deep breath as she let go of his collar, his torso thudding against the mud. He didn't give up, though, as he wrapped his arm weakly around her leg as she stood, trying to stop her from leaving.

"Let go of my boot!" She warned as she jerked her foot from his grasp, using her spur to gouge him in the arm before walking out of the alleyway towards her broad buckskin Quarter Horse, nodding at the local townfolk who had just seen what had happened.

She would be lying if she said her adrenaline wasn't pumping. She took a cheap thrill in running from people who were after her, whether it be government agents or local gangs, she enjoyed it far better than doing honest work for the government as she now felt the government's work was more crooked than being an outlaw.

Her horse loped along the trail as she purposely took the long way to her father's cabin, eager to see him after a couple of weeks. She continuously studied the area for any threats as she neared her destination, wanting to avoid any harm to her father and his land as he had always worked hard to keep his home as private and secluded as he could.

"Pa!" Minnie said as she slowed her horse, dismounting at the hitching post as he had slowly walked through the front door with a pipe hanging loosely from his lips.

"Evenin', darling," He croaked. "How are you?"

"I'm doin' well, pa," Minnie smiled as she stepped up onto the porch, engulfing her father in an embrace, finding the smell of his tobacco comforting. "I brought you somethin'," She added as she pulled out a money clip from her pocket as well as a tin of cigars.

"Thank you," He smiled as he sat down in the rocking chair, releasing a cloud of smoke. "If ya don't mind, put it on the mantle and bring out the whiskey! You look like you could use a drink!" He chuckled.

"Sure thing!" She nodded as she walked into the cabin, seeing that a small fire had been lit in the hearth. She walked closer to the mantle, seeing that her father and mother's wedding photo was still presented in the middle of the hearth. "I miss you so much, ma," She whispered as she picked up the frame, flipping it over to see her mother's handwriting on the back: JAMESON AND EMMA BARLOW - 1837

She smiled as she looked up at the bust of a buck that was mounted above the mantle. A small six-point buck that her mother had killed a few years ago and had gotten so excited at her first kill as she was never the one to hunt, but to always provide, hence why her father called the location "Six Point Cabin." It was his way to always remember her as it was one of the many exciting moments of her life before she passed.

"I hope you're keepin' dad sane in this cruel world," She continued, putting down the frame before looking at the photo of her as a child: MINNIE ANNA BARLOW - 1867

"What the hell happened?" She chuckled as she degraded herself before putting the photo back on the mantle before returning to the task at hand. She grabbed the bottle of whiskey as she walked out back onto the porch, taking a seat in the rocking chair beside her father.

"What took ya so long? My throat was gettin' dry!" He joked as he reached for the bottle.

She giggled, "Just looked at momma's photo you got on the mantle and got to missin' her," She frowned.

Jameson nodded, "I miss your momma every day. Tuberculosis was real bad back then - still is," He explained as he took a sip of the whiskey, grunting as the strong liquor coaxed his throat.

"I understand," She frowned, looking down at the toes of her boots. "If I could've done anything to prevent it, I would've!"

"Minnie, darling, there wasn't anything you could've done. That disease affects older people the most. It's progressive and there's no stoppin' it. Stop blamin' yourself for it. I did and now I feel more at peace," He explained, lighting his pipe once more, taking a long drag before continuing. "You know, I met a feller a while back when I had to go to Saint Denis, some Indian feller who was hoping to find peace within his tribe - met him on the train. We had got to talkin' and your momma's passing came along. He said that she was lucky. I looked at him like he was crazy and made him explain. He said that most people don't know when they're gonna die, nor do they have that closure or time to find peace before passing. He said that she at least got to find peace and be with us before she went as comfortably as she could. That's when I opened my eyes and realized that I needed to stop blaming myself for it and to embrace her spirit and energy as she is looking over us,"

Minnie wasn't one to have a soft heart for regular people, but when it came to family, everything she was known for was unknown. She held back a tear at her father's explanation, taking note that she may have to do the same in order to move on with her life. She loved her mother unconditionally, but she could never let go of the guilt she felt she had to carry when her mother got diagnosed with Tuberculosis. Minnie was known for being so strong and relentless but felt helpless when she watched her own mother pass away in her arms in her now father's cabin in eighteen ninety-six.

"Do you remember this fella's name? I may need to pay him a visit. Seems like he has tons of wisdom, not much more than you, of course," She teased.

Jameson chuckled, reaching over and patting the top of her hand with his own, reassuring his daughter, "Rains Fall was his name."

#arthurmorgan #arthur morgan #minniebarlow #reddeadredemption2 #rdr2

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jinhyun · 2 years

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Crying, you posted when I was still asleep BASIUHDW

Might've caused you to wonder why there hasn't been a long ask from Sunny yet hehe kidding.

anw, this chapter had me rolling my eyes. Hyunjin, you sound a lil jealous hun, but of course, he's in denial. Pat on the back for y/n for giving Bin a chance despite the...actual reason.

I think I'm getting my hopes up on Hyunjin finally realizing something about his feelings because he has such a thick skull hm?!

I hope Changbin would be fine, he seemed really interested. Chae and Minnie aaaaaa so cute!!

The part where they went out to buy ice cream?? Jeongin protecting y/n n his own way? almost cried reading how cute that was. When y/n reached for the melona for Hj but didn't wanna seem like a creep to him and push him away further, please that was sad yet so cute.

You know what this reminded me of?? Nevertheless.

I love that show sm <33

That's all I have rn, I literally just woke up hehe

Also, how are you?? I hope you're doing fine hahaha

hdlajdkshds i actually do love your asks so much tho 🥺💕

hyunjin is... yeah. he's going through it, let's give it some time lmao. at least our girl had some fun 🤧

changbin is interested but no feelings involved so far as you can see so it okay 😌 minnie and chae a duo we didn't know we needed but cute af nonetheless

y/n really doesn't wanna push him away any further, poor girl had to pretend not to know it was his fave 😔 also jeongin best friend ever, we love to see it!!

yesss, you can bet it was inspired by nevertheless. ngl that drama got me on my nerves and i hated the ending but i still rewatch it just bc of the side couples, they're my absolute fav and carried the entire show 😭

i'm still shocked by the difference in our time zones lmao. but i'm okay!! a bit busy now with my thesis but still okay lol. i hope you're doing great too! 💕

#ask #seungly #au: watercolor

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Stupid Dance, Stupid Teenagers

Pairing: Remus Lupin x reader

Word Count: 3,135

Warnings: Drinking, mentions of weed? Swearing?

Request: @twilightlover2007: Could I request an imagine with Remus? Bookworm/avid photographer Remus watches from afar until his mates push him to talk to her/ask her to the upcoming ball? :)

A/n: Okay, I am quarantined for a month so I should be writing more but who knows, I am a dumbass. Okay, umm not exscatly in love with this one but I've already re-written it twice so I'm done. So sorry it took so long

Remus felt himself get lost again, before about a month ago he never tended to wander from his classes, they were relatively easy to stick to as most of them were quite interesting, but recently something far more entertaining had caught his attention.

He watched as your fingers fiddled with the device under your desk two seats to his left and one down. He knew if McGonagall caught you she would give you hell, her patience probably ran out simply because of the sheer number of times she had caught you with the camera during class.

You weren't doing anything in particular, simply spinning the lense in your hand and clicking on and off the flash. Yet Remus was completely memorised as your fingers moved so gracefully with the object. He had completely forgotten his notes, only a few sentences scribbled down before his eyes found your form.

He began to wonder how your hands would feel in his hair, fingers ghosting through his curled locks. From there his mind began to wander to your own hair, his eyes following. It looked so soft and smooth, spilling like a waterfall from your head, its y/h/c hue shining in the dusty sunlight which filtered through the classrooms windows.

A jab in his side forced his gaze from you to his dark haired friend.

"Uh Moony if you don't take notes then none of us are going to have any and we are definitely going to fail Minnie's test on Friday." Sirius whispered to him.

"Since when do you care if you fail?" Remus muttered.

Sirius flashed a smile, and shrugged, "Since never but you do."

Remus couldn't exactly argue with that so he simply rolled his eyes and dipped his quill into the ink. But one desk down and two desks over you had taken to messing with your hair and that was far more intriguing so he let his eyes stay there instead.

Sirius took note of his friend's immediate departure from reality and let out an annoyed huff.

"Moony seriously," he began knowing just how disappointed in himself the werewolf would be if he didn't score his unusually high performance on the upcoming exam.

"I'll just ask Lily for notes." He responded, eyes never leaving the girl who sat a few meters away.

"She never gives anyone notes." Sirius shot back attempting to gain Remus' attention.

"Correction, she never gives you or James notes because you are idiots." Remus commented, still not tearing himself from you.

Sirius was fed up with the lack of attention he was accustomed to receiving and pouted, it only took seconds for that pit to turn to smirk though.

"Oh well I'm sure that y/l/n would like to hear you've been stalking her for the past month." Sirius' smile grew as his friend's head whipped towards him, eyes just a bit too wide, cheeks tainted a light pink.

"I have not been stalking her." Remus hissed.

"Sure you haven't, and I'm in love with Malfoy." Sirius grinned, pure ecstasy filling him as Remus turned a deeper red.

Remus turned away from the Gryffindor attempting to ignore him. In response Sirius plucked the maroon beanie from his head placing it on his own.

"I don't see why you don't just ask her out." Sirius shrugged leaning back as Remus made a grab for his hat.

"Give my hat back Sirius." He growled already fed up with his nonsense.

Sirius pursued his lips pretending to contemplate his answer before breaking out in a smile, "Nah, I think it looks better on me."

Remus once again rolled his eyes, "I don't want your grease on my hat Pads, now give it back."

"I don't think I will after that comment." Sirius mused.

Hazel eyes rolled in their sockets once again and he lurched forward in attempts to take the hat from a bed of shimmering black.

While his efforts did gain him back his beanie, in the process his elbow had found his open bottle of ink and successfully drenched everything on his desk.

"Shit!" The boy cursed pushing himself backwards to avoid the liquid before it dripped onto his robes.

"Mr. Lupin!" McGonagall snapped from the front of the class.

"Sorry Professor!" Remus called back glaring at Sirius who bit back a laugh.

"Black stop bothering your desk mate." The teacher added in with a glare.

"Why am I being yelled at?" Sirius questioned.

"Because you are almost always the cause of these issues."

At this point Remus' mind left the ink now dripping to the floor as his eyes connected to yours. You had a small smile on your face, clearly amused by the situation, your camera was now disregarded on your bag as a quill danced in your hand. The boy told himself to stop staring but it made that nearly impossible.

You only shook your head slightly and smiled widening before you turned back to your work.

Remus was sure he was still burning red even after his teacher's had vanished the ink from his desk and continued the lesson.

The Gryffindor avoided looking at you for the remainder of class. By the time they were dismissed his embarrassment had dulled but not disappeared. Sirius refused to apologise claiming it was not his fault and James thought the whole thing was simply hilarious. So when you appeared in front of the three boys as they exited the classroom different emotions were evoked.

“Hey Lupin.” You greeted ignoring the other two boys who stood at his side with wide eyes.

"Uh h-hey." Remus spoke cursing himself for stumbling over his words.

You coughed nervously attempting to ignore the fact that three extremely popular boys were now staring you down. Maybe you didn't think this through properly. "Um well I just noticed that your notes were ruined and I am pretty good at this unit so you can use mine if you want." You said shifting your weight from one foot to the other as you spoke.

The three boys all looked startled, James and Sirius turning to look at Remus who was a bit pale.

You raised your hand to the back of your neck your other holding the notes you had offered up, "It's cool if you don't need them, I'm sure you can get some from Lily or something-"

"No!" Remus said a bit too loudly, cringing at his own actions, "No, Lily would probably be pissed at me anyway."

Your face visibly brightened, you opened your mouth to speak but was cut off.

"Y/n come on! We are gonna be late." A girl down the hall huffed.

"Don't yell at her, she's finally talking to Remus." Another hissed quietly, but not quietly enough.

Your face erupted into color, "Well I've got to go." You spoke so quickly it was almost inaudible as you shoved the notes at the stunned boy before turning and running towards the group of housemates.

When you reached them you slapped the two who had spoken with your books you were holding and buried your head in your hands as you walked away.

Remus stared after you, his cheeks dusted pink as he let out a breath he didn't know he was holding.

When you disappeared around the corner James let out a laugh, "That was one of the most awkward things I have ever seen."

"I think you mean hilarious." Siriua corrected.

"Shut up." Remus groaned.

"Look on the bright side Moony, now you know she totally has a thing for you so you can ask her out already." James smirked.

"How do we know that exactly?'' the werewolf asked.

"Are you blind, deaf or just plain stupid?" Sirius mused.

"Yeah Moony come on. She gave you notes, blushed way too much and did you not hear the 'she's finally talking to Remus' conversation?" James giggled.

"Whatever." Remus scoffed despite the smile twitching on his lips.

"I can't believe you did that to me." Your groaned face is still hot from the conversation you had a few minutes ago.

"I'm so sorry y/n/n. I didn't mean to be so loud." The short blonde next to you apologized for the thousandth time.

"Well thank Godric you were Elle, that was the funniest thing I've seen in awhile." The brunette who sat on your other side laughed, the memory still pleasant in her head.

"Fuck off Nat." Elle glared, "at least she has the guts to talk to the person she likes, you cant even get within five yards of Alice without turning into a mess."

"That's not fair! It's different." She argued her cheeks tinting red. "Remus obviously likes her." She grumbled, "Everyone knows Alice has a thing for Frank."

Elle rolled her eyes, "I wish you would just get over her already."

"Don't we all." You agreed, happy that the conversation isn't centered around your awkward interaction with the Gryffindor boy.

Class took years but when it finally ended you and your two companions, who were still bickering, walked out to the quidditch pitch. Your camera felt nice in your hands again as you strolled across the bright grass.

As Natasha walked into the locker rooms Elle joined your side, looking a bit upset.

You looked through your device pointing it at the girl who looked on the verge of tears. You dropped the camera so it slung around your neck, pulling her into a hug.

"She'll get over her eventually." You sighed, "I swear she will."

"I just feel stupid." She whimpered, whipping her tears fiercely.

"Dont feel stupid, feel artsy." You giggled, "I wanna go a photoshoot with you."

Her mood changed drastically, "Really!"

"Yeah come on let's head back to the lake." You grabbed her hand walking her back to the lake and away from the pitch.

Remus watched as you left the pitch from his place on the stands, Sirius was beside him following his gaze to you.

"Her friend is pretty cute, I think I might ask her out." Sirius sighed picking at his nails.

"I'm sure she has taste." Remus spoke, rolling his eyes.

Sirius opened his mouth to state his offence but was cut off, "We should go down to the lake."

"I wonder why you would want to go to the lake?" Sirius hummed faking contemplation

Remus sighed again, "I'll just go without you."

"Okay, okay, we'll go, but only because watching James practice is super boring." Sirius agreed standing from his seat.

As the two made their way towards the lake the two could hear loud laughter.

Remus stopped glancing cautiously around the tree to see you knee-deep in water holding your skirt up with one hand and holding your camera with the other. Your friend was standing on the dock giggling.

Despite the fact that she was the one posing you managed to look like an angel. The sun was low in the sky giving you a golden glow as you photographed your friend. Your upper thigh was exposed, your smooth skin visible. Your hair was loose, a strand falling into your face.

“Tilt your head back.” You instructed, “Take a step towards me and pop your hip.”

“God y/n/n I feel ridiculous.” Elle spoke but she did as she was told.

“You’re not the one waist-deep in water.” You shot back closing your mouth and clicking the shutter.

“I’m also not the one who insisted on getting into the water to get a good angle.” She shot back.

“Shut up and let me take your picture.”

“Are we gonna just stare at them or..?” Sirius asked, causing Remus to jump from his daze.

“Shut up.”

“I didn't know you were such a perv Moony.” Sirius giggled.

“I am not a perv!” He whisper-shouted.

“You're kinda acting like one.” Siriys shrugged, smirking.

“Fuck off I cant just let her know I followed her.”

“Why not?”

“Okay, we're leaving.” Remus sighed beginning to walk back towards the quidditch pitch.

“I don't understand why you don't just ask her out.”

“You say that like it's an easy thing.” Remus sighed.

“Just ask her to the spring dance.” Sirius shrugged, “It's not that hard.”

“It’s not that hard for you.” Remus corrected him.

Sirius just rolled his eyes a small smirk finding the way onto his lips.

Remus narrowed his eyes, suspicion suddenly filling him, “Don’t give me that look.”

“What look?” Sirius inquired, face still holding the same expression.

“That look,” Remus spoke emphasizing the first word.

“There is no look.” Sirius insisted.

“You’re still doing it.” Remus scowled, “Its that look you always get before you do something idiotic.”

“I don’t have a look.” Sirius maintained.

“You have a look, James has the same one.” The boy said his look turned from annoyed to scary. “I swear Pads, if you and James plan to meddle in my business I will gut you.”

“I swear I’m not gonna do anything.” Sirius lied through his teeth.

The pestering did not stop. James and Sirius were relentless. They refused to let Remus rest in peace. He was completely fine with watching you from afar but his two best friends seemed to have other ideas.

“What about fireworks Moony?” Sirius asked.

“That's a brilliant idea Pads!” James gasped excitedly.

“If you set off fireworks around her I will kill you.” Remus hissed.

“Fine, but if you don’t do something soon, I am going to tell her.” James shrugged.

“You do and I will-”

“Kill us yeah we know.”

“This is a stupid idea.” You groaned ruffling with your neatly pinned hair.

“Don’t mess with that y/n, it took me years.” Natasha glared at you, her hands were currently buried in Elle's hair.

“But it's so uncomfortable.” You groaned. “Why are we even going to this stupid thing anyway?”

“Because you have done nothing but read and edit holed up in your dorm for the past week and we want to get drunk.” Elle replied leaning back into Nats touch.

“So now I'm gonna have to look after drunk babies too? You're right that is the perfect evening.” You spoke rolling your eyes.

“Whatever you’ll probably end up boning Remus anyway.” Natasha smirked.

“I will not!” You huffed picking up the closest thing to you which happened to be a hair brush and chucking it at the girl with red cheeks.

“Will too.” She mumbled, dodging the object with ease.

You slowly began to remove a few of the pins from your hair as your two best friends began an argument behind you. This was a bad idea. Remus was probably going to think you looked like you tried too hard or that you looked sluty or stupid. This was a really bad idea. But before you could bail the two behind you were standing.

“Ready to go y/n/n?” Elle asked.

“I guess.” You mumbled grabbing a book from your bed and following your friends down the stairs.

Remus could not belive he had been stupid enough to go to this dumb party. He figured it's what he got for being friends with the two most obnoxious party animals in the entire school. Sirius was already hammered and it was not even eight yet. Remus considered making a break for the dorms but before he could he heard a loud shout.

“Y/N!” Sirius cheered as you and your friends entered the room.

You jumped a bit flushing as Sirius threw his arm around you offering you a drink which you declined and the blonde next to you took.

You sighed shrugging off the shoulder as Sirius continued to slur nonsense into your ear.

Just as Remus had built up the courage to go talk to you James appeared out of nowhere dragging him off to help with his harassment of Lily. When he returned a bit less than an hour later you had disappeared.

He caught a glimpse of your friend Elle but to his surprise she was drunk making out with an equally drunk Natasha. He blinked a few times and sighed. You had probably ditched, he didn't blame you, he was going to do the same.

Checking over his shoulder he then quickly he bagan up the stairs unbuttoning the far too tight shirt he had decided to wear.

He bust open the door to the dorms closing it behind him before turning and freezing.

You lay on his bed, hairpins strewn around you, a large book in front of you as you sat in an oversized hoodie he recognized as his own. Remus suddenly had the urge to pinch himself, was this some amazing day dream?

You had a light tinge to your cheeks as you spoke, “Hey.”

Remus swallowed his mouth feeling very dry, “Hey.”

“I'm really sorry im up here, I went up to the girls room and they were smoking weed and I just can't stand the smell so I thought I would just come up here instead.” You squeaked out, your eyes suddenly lingered downward.

Remus glanced down at his shirt realizing he had unbuttoned it and blushed widely, quickly fumbling with the buttons. You refused to meet his gaze as he looked back at you.

“I’m actually kind of glad you're here, I thought you ditched.” He said walking over to you and sitting on the bed opposite.

“I would but my friends are drunk idiots.” You smiled softly.

“Yeah they were making out downstairs.”

“WHAT?!” You yelled causing Remus to jump, “Are you serious!?”

“Umm yeah.”

“Oh my god, finally, Elle has been in love with her since like forever, it was getting very painful.” You sighed.

“I can imagine.” Remus grinned.

The room fell into silence, neither of you quite sure what to say. You flipped a page despite not having read it.

“Hey y/n, I’ve actually been meaning to ask you something.” Remus mumbled picking at the end of his dress shirt.

“Shoot.” You respond, eyes leaving the book in front of you.

“Would you like to go to that stupid spring fling with me?” He blurted out face washing crimson as your mouth dropped slightly.

“Of course.” You respond, your heart beating so loud you were sure he could hear it.

“Really?” Remus asked.

“Yeah dummy, but only if we get to act like stupid teenagers.” You giggled and the boy felt his heart soar.

“Of course.” He answered feeling a heavy weight lift from his chest. “By the way you look really cute in my hoodie.”

You blushed eyes growing a bit wide. “I’m so sorry I had no idea it was yours, I was just really cold because of this stupid dress and it was just sitting there and-”

“It’s fine.” Remus laughed, “It looks better on you anyway.”

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gracie-p8-officialblog · 4 years

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Spilling Tea On Phantom of the Opera 2004

DISCLAIMER: I just want to say from the start that it is not my intention to offendanyone, you're entitled to your opinions and I'm allowed to have mine...

Ok, so, I just watched this movie a few days ago on my laptop and it was pretty much my first time sitting through the movie. I watched a few clips of the movie on YouTube but... Then, I decided to watch the whole movie. And this was my reaction.

Don't get me wrong! There WERE parts I liked but... That was just half of the movie... But overall... Um... It was meh. Ahem. Down to business!

My opinion on Gerard Butler as the Phantom? Um, wow. And not in a good way. I feel like this was a case of a talented performer being grossly miscast as the Phantom. I think this Tumblr post best describes on what I thought of his singing.

"He's supposed to have the voice of an angel, but it sounds like he's been gargling vinegar" ~Quoted by @faded-florals

Don't get me wrong. His voice is quite good for an untrained singer but... The Phantom is one of the biggest musical theatre roles of all time! It's right up there with Jean Valjean. It's really not a role that could go a competent singer, someone who's never sang professionally before but could be good once they've been trained up a bit. The role demands a truly great singer... And he wasn't right for the part.

His voice felt too strainy, growly and rock-ish for the Phantom. I didn't like how Joel Schumacher bought into the whole "sexy Phantom" thing and cast a hunky heart-throb, who was nowhere near disfigured enough. It's meant to be a gothic thriller novel with a small romantic subplot, not a B-grade vampire romance movie!

As for Emmy Rossum as Miss Christine Daae... it's true, her voice is good. She should know though, should she wish to excel, she has MUCH still to learn (Heeeeehee. Sorry. Couldn't resist.)

Emmy's Christine had little-to-no character growth and personality but I don't think it reflects her as an actress, but reflects more on the director and casting director because of how young she was (but more on that later)

Not only that, her Christine was SIGNIFICANTLY dumbed down and oversexualized. I mean, the entire point of the story is that Christine grows strong enough to overcome the trauma of an abusive relationship and make sure that her abuser never hurts anyone ever again but still shows the Phantom compassion and sympathy. I mean, her story arc is her becoming strong-willed enough to overcome the Phantom's pull/spell/enchantment/hypnosis or whatever you percieve it as on her! And don't get me started on her costumes because of the SEVERE lack of modesty.

The chemistry was a little flat because she was underage and her two male love interests were both in their 30s (which totally isn't HER fault, of course, but the directors could easily have cast someone else older)

Her voice, too, strikes me as being much too young and undeveloped. She has a very pretty, sweet-sounding quality to her singing but she doesn't sound rich and operatic enough to be a convincing Christine. Rebecca Caine and Amy Manford do the best job of singing the way I think Christine ought to sound- a maturing opera voice! Though POTO is NOT an opera (you wouldn't believe how many people actually think it is...), it does revolve around opera, and Christine is an opera singer, not a pop star.

And now onto... Everyone's favourite vicomte!!!!!!

C'mon people, put your bottles down. It is a truth universally acknowledged (or at least in the wee Raoul Defense Squad Circle) that Raoul is one of the greatest and most underrated boyfriends to ever exist in musical theatre and it's almost impossible to hate him because of how relatable he is.

Ladies, puh-leeze. He's much more relatable than you admit and face it, we all have a little bit of Raoul in us. Failure to see things staring us in the face, saying or doing the wrong thing at the wrong time, having a 'see it to believe it' attitude when we have little-to-no evidence on something... yeah, don't pretend you don't see a trend. Raoul is relatable whether we want him to be or not.

My thoughts on Patrick Wilson as Raoul, he was one of the few redeeming qualities of this not so great movie. Yeah, the swordfight and Tarzan leaps were a little too much but can you blame him?! And though I feel like that foppish wig made him look more like a magic elf prince than a vicomte, he couldn't control that!

His Raoul was so gentle and caring! Yeah, his acting was a bit stiff but at least his voice wasn't a chore to listen to, it has this warm, tender, comforting quality to it which suits Raoul. I really loved the way he sang "Don't throw away your life for my sake" and "I fought so hard to free you" in the Final Lair (😭😭😭) It feels like Raoul is genuinely apologising to Christine.

I know, I know... The Hadley Fraser fans are approaching with menacing expressions as we speak but let me clarify. I still think Hadley is amazing but... His Raoul kinda felt a little too shouty for me and his Raoul was closer to the LND-canon than POTO-canon (not his fault though).

Miranda Richardson (aka. Rita Skeeter) as Madame Giry is kind of weird. I mean, I know Madame Giry's supposed to be a little Strange and Mysterious. But this Mme. wasn't really Strange or Mysterious at all, or even slightly Spooky at all. She was just kind of an oddball. Popping up in random places to give warnings about the Phantom and looking at people as if she were questioning their life choices or something. As for her daughter... well, Jennifer Ellison's Meg was so-so. She's got a sweet-sounding voice and that added scene where she looked for Christine in the lair was a nice touch... But... Her Meg was kinda forgettable and uninteresting. Meg is supposed to prance around shrieking that the Phantom of the Opera is here, not whisper it in a blase manner that you half expect to be followed up with, "by the way, what's for lunch?" Not to mention, she rivaled Christine as far as low-necked costumes went.

Minnie Driver as Carlotta was spot on! Yes, I know she didn't sing the score but her acting was alright. She was very over-the-top and self-centered, which is great for Carlotta, but I felt her portrayal was a little too childish to be accurate. Carlotta is a successful middle-aged diva who's willing to scream and storm when she doesn't get her way, but she isn't a two-year-old pouting and throwing tantrums. (Yes, there's a difference.)

Ciaran Hinds and Simon Callow played Firmin and Andre, respectively. Their managers kinda felt like twits and nothing more. Also, Firmin's masquerade costume was ridiculous. The stupid kind, not the funny kind. ...Well, okay, it was a little funny.

I'm not going to touch on every song here, but I will say that "Hannibal" was beyond awful (if you thought the costumes in the stage version were a bit risque, you should see the movie ones- no, actually you shouldn't) and that "Think of Me," while very nice, was not particularly memorable. Christine's dress, however (despite its less-than-ideal neckline) was GORGEOUS, even though it looks completely out of place in a musical that supposedly takes place in ancient Alexandria.

"Little Lotte" kinda lost its charm by being spoken instead of sung. And Gerard Butler's voice in "The Mirror" was too rough and raspy for my ears and made me cringe in sympathetic shame. The title song was like a cheesy, campy B-grade horror movie tbh, trying way too hard to be spooky and chilling ("ooh, look, Phantom's Lair! It's DARK and SCARY down here!") and succeeding only in being cringeworthy. Not that I've actually ever seen a bad horror movie- or any horror movie at all, for that matter. Unless you count this one.

Christine's costume, too, annoyed me no end. She was basically wearing a corset and drawers under the dressing gown. *facepalm* The dressing gown is supposed to go OVER your COSTUME to keep it CLEAN, peeps. It's not a BATHROBE. And the amount of eye makeup she had on would terrify a raccoon. Yikes.

Though I liked the random horse because of its nod to the Leroux novel.

"Music of the Night" was so blah-slash-touchy-feely that it made me summarily uncomfortable.

I'd like to be able to say something nice about "I remember/Stranger than you dreamt it" but I have none. One thing that bugged me to no end was how Christine is no longer wearing stockings, like dude, that gives some GROSS implications. Anyways, let's skip to Il Muto!

Oh, but first I should say that "Notes" was rather a flop and that "Prima Donna" is unmemorable and indeed should probably be fast-forwarded as there's a rather unsavory bit involving a crew member showing the audience what he thinks of Carlotta's behaviour.

"Il Muto," I must say, was pretty doggone funny. Carlotta's "Your part is silent. Leetle toad," cracked me up into a bunch of giggling little pieces, and the little vignette of the Phantom tinkering with Carlotta's throat spray made her croaking later on a lot more believable.

Now for "All I Ask Of You", SQUEEEEEE!!!!!!!!! I honestly can't understand how anyone could listen to this song and still maintain that Christine and Raoul don't belong together. He represents everything she needs- stability, protection, a guiding hand and affirmed affection. She represents everything he needs, in turn- someone to show affection to and his childhood friend.

One thing I definitely think could have been left out was the scene in which Erik kills Buquet- we totally did not need to see him being chased, terrified, through the rafters and finally strangled. Gross.

And the Phantom and his rose crouching behind that statue... I think this was supposed to be sad, but there was too much snot mixed with tears for it to be sad. It was, again, gross. So was Gerard Butler's pathetic attempt at the "all that the Phantom asked of you" line. And the lack of a chandelier crash in that scene made the song anticlimactic.

And "Masquerade" was so-so but... The Phantom's entrance is anticlimactic somehow, and his Red Death costume (if indeed it's supposed to even BE the Red Death) is unimpressive. I don't like how Raoul just runs off to desert Christine as soon as things start looking ugly (yes, I realize he was going to get his sword, but still... something could have happened to her while he was gone. Duh, did this guy learn anything from "Little Lotte/The Mirror"? Just sayin)

As for Madame Giry's flashback immediately following, I like how it gives us some of the Phantom's backstory, but it seems really abrupt. You don't even realize until she's done that she was talking to Raoul the whole time- it sounds like she's just randomly reminiscing about Stuff, and if you didn't know the story you might be sitting there thinking, "who is this strange woman again?"

Also, Christine leaving wherever-it-is at, like, five in the morning to go to who-knows-where, completely oblivious to the fact that the Phantom is driving her. Whaaaaaaaaa? How'd he know she was planning to go for a graveyard stroll? Was he watching her through the mirror again? THAT'S JUST CREEPY.

"Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" was rather mediocre and dulled down the fact that it is a Christine Empowerment™ song. Why, exactly, does Christine's father have the biggest monument in the cemetery? If he were a rich and famous violinist as his crypt seems to suggest, why on earth was his daughter struggling along as a chorus girl taking free music lessons?

The swordfight... Well... I had mixed feelings about it. Sword fights are all well and good, but... The swordfight takes away the element of mysterious danger to the Phantom. Okay, fine, Christine getting Raoul to spare the Phantom's life is a nice touch, I guess, but did it strike no one else that his "now let it be war upon you BOTH" makes absolutely NO sense after that? If she just saved his life, why would he suddenly be all, "thanks, but no thanks, I'M GOING TO MURDER YOUUUUUUUUUU"?

And "Twisted Every Way" was after "Wishing" which made ZERO sense. Plus, I didn't like how they cut most of it because in the musical, it gave Christine a spine!

"Point of No Return"? Hooooooo boy....... There are so many things wrong with this number. Let's just a list a few.

*HOW did no one recognise the Phantom through his "disguise"?! At least in the stage play, it made more sense because of how he was wearing a cloak that obscured most of his body.

*Christine's sleeves falling down over and over again were REALLY annoying.

*It was just too touchy-feely for my taste.

*The fact that Emmy Rossum was a teenager during filming made this scene gross because of the way they oversexualized Christine in this scene.

*Gerard Butler's voice in that scene made me cringe and shake my head in sympathetic shame.

*In the stage play, Christine ran from him, showing her own agenda and resistance to his pull! While in the movie, she didn't resist him!

*Now for the one that took the cake... The disfigurement! Or it would be a disfigurement if it actually made him look, y'know, deformed. Instead, as several people have put it, he looks like he got a bad sunburn or something. It's really rather pathetic. It makes him look more like a drama queen than he already is! Yeah.... I really don't like this movie.

On to... Final Lair!!!!!!!! It was a flop. From Raoul's whining and flailing around and his stringy hair flopping about (shallow complaint, I know, but it's so ugly) to Christine's sappy melodramatic "don't make me choooooooose" faces to the Phantom's prancing around with his ropes and maniacal laughter that somehow wasn't really scary at all... yeah, it was a flop. A major, major flop. And though The Kiss wasn't all that bad, all I could think of was, "She's SIXTEEN! SIX! TEEN! THIS IS CREEPY, DISTURBING AND GROSS!"

Which is why it's so difficult for me to admit that, um, I... cried at the end.

I COULDN'T HELP IT GUYS HE WAS ALL ALONE THERE IN HIS LAKE WITH HIS MONKEY AND HIS SMASHED MIRRORS AND HE WAS CRYING AND IT WAS SAD.

And then that rose on the gravestone? That single red rose? And the look on Old Raoul's face (still Patrick Wilson, by the way, under all that makeup) when he saw it and realized he wasn't the only one visiting Christine's grave? Yup, I lost it again there, too. And I really didn't want to. Because I tend to cry over movies I love, y'know? And I didn't love this movie. At all

Yet I still cried at the end. I'm not really sure why. I think perhaps it had something to do with the way the story still "got" me, deep down inside, despite the lousy casting and less-than-perfect singing and ridiculously unnecessary elements that totally didn't need to be there. It's still a tragically beautiful romance, and even a bad film can't kill that.

In conclusion, I think Mary Poppins can best express what I thought of POTO 2004.

In conclusion, I rate it a 2.7/5

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