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particular-one · 9 months

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hello!! how are you? i hope youre doing well!! im not sure if your requests are open, so feel free to delete this ask if your reqs are closed <33

soo my idea was a dan heng x gn!reader. angst with comfort/fluff? basically reader is a bit unsure and insecure of their relationship and thought of maybe that dan heng deserved a better partner, so they decided to distance themselves a little and slowly broke up with him.

i'll leave it up to you for the ending and dan heng's reaction! please take your time with this request and feel free to reject it if you dont feel comfortable with it!! also im unsure if u made smth similar to this so um yeah ansndjd HAVE A GREAT DAY!!

what if it doesn’t end well?

pairing. dan heng x gn! reader author's note. dunno if you read my mind or smth anon... but i had literally been thinking abt writing smth along these lines before you sent the ask, so i was so jawdropped seeing this in my inbox SJDJDKSJD sorry for the wait anon! i hope you liked this :>

you very well knew just how lucky you are to have someone like dan heng as your partner, your other half.

dan heng, who would, without fail, place a warm blanket or his own coat over you when he found you sprawled on the couches of the express. dan heng, who would wake you up to the smell of freshly cooked cosmic fried rice for your breakfast — which resulted to march and pom pom complaining where their shares are.

dan heng, who would give your head a pat, before bringing you into his arms for the tighest embrace whenever you looked even remotely down.

he was good. too good for you.

you had always imagined that your perfect partner would be someone like him, so your relationship was indeed, a dream come true. your thoughts should have ended already, there and then.

except, it had constantly wandered to the deep end— to the dreaded land of uncertainty and insecurity.

somehow, you saw how dan heng would barely be able to stifle his laughter when march would say something hilarious. you'd watch as how dan heng would look like he would be out of breath, but no doubt having way more fun when he was out adventuring with the trailblazer. even with welt, there was a certain change of demeanor that you didn’t see when he was around you.

bit by bit, your worries had gotten the better of you. could he have been merely settling for you? what if you weren't actually his dream partner, and you were just shackling him down?

"y/n?"

you had been too preoccupied with your own thoughts that march had been looking over at you worriedly, a can of bottled soda in her hand. your eyes had glanced over to dan heng, who had been equally staring at you, but his expression was inscrutable.

that was the hardest part with dan heng. you could never quite tell what he was thinking.

you cleared your throat and forced a smile. "yeah, i'm fine." though dan heng did not look all that convinced, march seemed rather satisfied with your reply and returned to rambling animatedly.

you actually felt bad that you had been zoning march out, but your worries had only multipled in magnitude as of late, when you had been mulling over your relationship for the past few days. your fingers were absentmindedly grazing over your cup again when you heard your name again.

"yeah, y/n! just how were you able to break down the cold exterior of dan heng, anyways?" the question had taken you by surprise, and at the corner of your eye, you could see dan heng had been looking at you with a careful expression — again, you still couldn't completely tell what he had been thinking.

"uh..." how did you, actually? the both of you had only been dating for a little over two months now, but you couldn't... remember. had it been you or dan heng that had approached the other for the possibility of a relationship?

"i... well, i guess dan heng had just allowed for it to happen, honestly." you weren't so sure of your answer, but your heart sank a little when you saw dan heng's expression change, his eyebrows raised.

though he was quick to conceal it, the fact that you had seen it only confirmed the worst of your nightmares. "oooooh, is that true, dan heng—?"

"sorry, i don't.. feel so good right now. can i excuse myself?” eyes were on you again, but before they could say anything to stop you, you bowed briefly and took your leave.

just as you were making your way to your room on the express, you could hear footsteps behind you. unmistakably, his footsteps. “y/n.”

“mm-hm?” you mumbled, not even turning back to face him. the last thing you wanted to see was dan heng’s inscrutable expression again. there was a pause, before he spoke again. “are you sure you’re okay?”

without missing a beat, you laughed, hoping it did not come out bitterly. “yeah. i am, don’t worry about me. you can go back to them.” you still didn’t want to meet his gaze, just as you heard him step towards you.

you had half expected that maybe, dan heng would wrap his arms around you in comfort, or that he’d declare those three words to you just to give you some semblance of security. you waited, just as you had his back on him.

silence, before you heard his footsteps once again, but they only grew fainter in sound.

so he chose to leave. that’s okay. it's okay.

you could hardly blink back your tears as you ran back into your room in a hurry before anyone on the express would ask you that same dreaded question again.

no. you weren’t okay.

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the following days involved a wild game of hide and seek from dan heng. which ... wasn't all that easy when you live in the same train as him. the longer it dragged on, the harder it got, but you just wanted to avoid seeing dan heng as much as possible.

you could feel dan heng's stare pierce your back each time you darted away or when you made up some excuse that you needed to be in the room that he wasn't in. the fact that you even offered your cleaning services to pom pom so you would busy yourself with thoughts that did not concern him.

"you sure nothing's going on, y/n—?" you nodded absentmindedly, just as himeko set down a heaping plate of food and a cup of her infamous coffee in front of you. "you know, typically you'd ask dan heng for breakfast..." you easily took a large gulp of the coffee in your mouth to avoid talking about that, instead shaking your head. you regretted that almost instantly, the bitterness of the coffee making you cough unprompted.

"n-nope! nothing's wrong."

it'll probably take more than that to convince himeko, who had leaned back against the couch with a raised brow just as march entered with a jovial smile and greeting with welt after her.

and dan heng. oh shit.

your utensils fell on the table with a clang, as you mumbled yet another excuse to get out there — you felt bad to see himeko's face fall when you just abandoned that good plate of breakfast like that, but you were much more concerned with your distancing mission.

"y/n, wait—" but you couldn't wait. you did not need him to cloud your thoughts any further. you pushed the door past where march and the others had entered from, as your pace quickened.

"y/n." no. don't. you didn't want to run, but you were growing desperate.

"y/n!" you felt a hand on your shoulder and you finally whirled back to meet his gaze for the first time in days. you had been anticipating to see that unreadable expression of his, but you were hit with a wave of surprise and a pang to the heart.

he was staring into your eyes, his eyes brimming in worry and concern. dan heng always had a piercing gaze, but even if this one still sent shivers down your spine, it had an odd way of enveloping your body with a sensitive warmth that only brought out the worst of your emotions out.

he still had that effect on you; he'll always have.

"y/n, what's wrong?" he kept his distance, save for the hand on your shoulder just as you cast your eyes downward. "you've been avoiding me since that night. i.."

"i think we should break up." you were almost grateful that you hadn't been looking at him when you finally blurted it out loud. only, you had regretted to look up and see his reaction.

dan heng had always been distant and unreadable; even when you were going out, you knew there were always things that he hid from you. yet, at that moment, you could have sworn all his walls broke down to unveil the pained soul underneath.

"is it something i did?" it was a simple question, but even the way dan heng said it quietly made your heart clench. "no, no, no. it's not. you've done nothing wrong."

"is it me, then?" even when you had withstood the harshest of battles, nothing quite like this had ripped your heart out before.

"no— dan heng, it's not you, or something you've done, or anything about you, you're the best thing that's ever happened to me—"

"then why?" his last question come out choked in emotion, something you had not been prepared for to witness at all. it just made your heart break even more, just as you were unwillingly breaking his. you're shaking your head, just as you turned your back on him again, but his hand held onto you tightly, not letting go.

"y/n, i don't understand why—" "it's because you're too good for me!"

"you're dependable when i'm the opposite, you've always made sure that i would be warm with a blanket when i foolishly fall asleep outside of my room again. hell, you're one of the pillars of this express, and i ... i..." had you been screaming? you felt like you were already out of breath, your heart was starting to throb as if you had forgotten how to breathe, but everything just kept tumbling out. "i just- i just don't know what you see in me—."

you could hardly register what was going on when dan heng cupped your face before kissing you mid-sentence. you could feel even the heaviest of your emotions evaporate as you allowed his warmth to finally envelop you in a calming embrace, the very touch you had been undeniably craving for for the past few days.

dan heng slowly pulled away from you, just as he brushed a tear rolling down your cheek. "hey. i love you, okay? i love you, even if you're picky about the food i cook. even if you'd constantly forget my reminders about not staying out late, i still love you." you had nodded, just as you wrapped your arms around his chest tightly. dan heng wrapped his arm around your head and tucked you in his embrace.

"but what if things don't end well?" you murmured, just as dan heng pulled away to hold your face in his hands. "then i'll stave that off for as long as possible." he gave your forehead a soft kiss, before giving you a smile.

"and if you think you're only good for nothing, know that you'll always be everything to me."

written by carlyle (@particular-one) copyright: all content belongs to particular-one on tumblr (2023)

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roxiasart · 3 years

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Hi! Read ur the only exception story and it was really good! was wondering if u take requests?

if u don’t, feel free to delete but if u do…

how about a short one shot of them in high school ??? 👀👀👀 they’re bffs and they like each other but are scared to admit it?

thank u so much if u answer!!!

here you go anon <3 (It’s mostly written in Serena’s pov)

Throughout their life, Ash and Dawn have been the best of friends. Their moms were good friends, so it was no surprise that their children were, too. The one thing that they’d never admit was the fact that they liked each other. Anyone could see it. Their family, their friends, even people who didn’t know much about them.

But, of course, the two always replied with the same answer: “We’re just friends.” Most people decided to just leave it at that, others weren’t buying it, and some, were actually happy about it.

One of them being Serena, she’s had a crush on Ash ever since they were kids. She told herself that one day, she’d gather the courage to tell him. Then high school came and that’s when things changed. Serena never did see the Ash she knew about when they were kids. When he talked to her, he seemed distant. The Ash she knew was kind and optimistic, someone who never gave up. What had happened to him? Suddenly, she didn’t know who he was anymore.

Then Dawn came along and that’s when everything had changed. Ash had suddenly became the person he was before, the person that Serena had fallen in love with, and it was all because of Dawn. Serena had wondered… how? How was it that this one person could suddenly change him? She didn’t understand it one bit.

And then the rumors started that Ash and Dawn were actually dating. That their whole best friend thing was nothing more than a facade. Her heart sank a little and she wondered if they were really true. Had she already lost the boy she loved?

“Of course not. Ash and Dawn are just friends.” One of their friends, Misty, answered.

“You can’t tell me that when Ash literally hangs around her all the time!” May, another one of their friends, argued.

“So? Drew hangs around you all the time, too but you’re not even dating!” Misty argued back.

“That’s because he asks me to copy my homework! We literally have the same classes! Besides, Ash and Dawn are different.” May replied.

Misty groaned, “what do you think of all this, Serena?” She asked.

“Don’t you think Ash and Dawn would make the cutest couple ever?” May smiled as she thought about the two.

Serena didn’t know how to answer those questions. She was trying to think whether they were actually dating or not.

“Hey, guys.” Speaking of devil, well, one of them at least.

“Ash! We’ve got an important question just for you so SIT!” May ordered as Ash immediately sat down next between May and Serena, his arm lightly brushing against Serena’s causing the girl to blush.

“Uh, what is it?” He asked nervously.

“You’ve heard the rumors about you and Dawn, right?” Misty asked him.

“Is it true that you’re dating?” May asked, her eyes filled with excitement.

Serena looked over at Ash, her brows furrowed as she waited in anticipation for his answer. If he really was dating Dawn, then she’d have no choice but to be happy for them. They were her friends after all.

Ash sighed and Serena’s heart sank a little. “Look, Dawn and I aren’t dating. We’re friends. Best friends. We care about each other a lot and that’s all there is to it.” He told them.

May furrowed her brows in disappointment while Misty smiled proudly. Serena looked shocked but also, felt a sense of relief. All her doubts disappeared and she let out a small smile. She still had a chance to tell him.

It was after school and everyone was already making their way home. Serena waited outside the entrance of the school for Ash. She finally saw him walking out of the school’s entrance and smiled.

“A-Ash!” She shouted after him.

Ash turned around to see Serena running up to him. “Oh, hey, Serena.” He greeted.

“Are you walking home today?” She asked him.

“Yeah,” he chuckled scratching the back of his head, “one of my mom’s coworkers called in today so she needs to fill in for them. How about you?”

“Yeah, I was actually about to walk—“ Before she could finish her sentence, she noticed Ash walking past her. “A-Ash?” She saw him walk up to a boy and… Dawn? Her brows furrowed as she watched what was happening.

“So, Dawn, how about you and I get some dinner tonight?” The boy, who Serena recognized as Lucas, asked Dawn.

“No, thanks. I’m not interested.” Dawn replied.

“Come on, I can—“

“She said she’s not interested.” Ash came up and placed an arm around Dawn. “Do I have to make it more clear to you?” He said through gritted teeth.

Lucas shook his head at him in fear. “N-no. I get it… S-Sorry.” He said as he ran out of the school.

Serena couldn’t believe what she just saw. She’s never seen Ash act like this. Were they… really just friends? No, they were friends. Friends defended each other all the time, right? She looked over at the two who were arguing with one another.

“You didn’t have to do that, y’know!” Dawn yelled.

“Oh come on, he was hitting on you and he wouldn’t leave you alone! I was just doing what a best friend would!” Ash shouted back.

“I was doing okay until you showed up Mr. Macho!” She yelled.

“Oh, really? What was your next response then? If I hadn’t come in, he would’ve kept coming onto you until he got what he wanted!” Ash argued, he then crossed his arms and turned away from her.

“Threatening him was not exactly the right way to go about it.” She told him.

“I did that to protect you, y’know? I didn’t want anything happening to you.” He whispered.

Dawn furrowed her brows at him and let out a small smile as she placed her hand on his shoulder. “Oh, come here, you big dummy.” She said as she pulled him into a hug. She felt him placed his arms around her as he pulled her closer to him.

Serena watched as the two embraced each other then pulled away. They then started to laugh with one another, as if no one else was around. She furrowed her brows and let out a smile. She sighed, not in sadness but in relief. She finally got the real answer and she was fine with that, as long as her friends were happy.

They loved each other, they just didn’t know it yet.

#ask #anon #request #pearlshipping #okay this was actually longer than expected #serena is a good friend. a very good friend.

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