Retrouvailles (part 1)

retrouvailles (part 1)

Jumin Han x MC fanfic (1391 words)

part 2 out now

over all summary: MC is the Singer at her Family’s wine bar called “retrouvailles”. Jumin Han corporate heir has fallen for her voice and decided to pursue a relationship with the Jazz and swing singer despite his usual distaste for romance. they face the challenges of press interference and hearsay, as they explore the waters of new romance.

chapter summary: Jumin Han has taken the first step in courting the lovely Jazz singer at his favorite hole in the wall wine bar,  “retrouvailles”. when MC seems less than thrilled Jumin doubles down on his efforts and seeks the reason for her apparent distaste. 

MC’s song presentation: PMJ’s cover of Feel Good Inc.

authors note: this is my first attempt at a multipart fic so if you like it leave me a comment or something so I know I’m doing okay! I got this idea on my way to work a couple days ago and couldn't get it out of my brain and I listen to PMJ jazz and swing covers WAY TOO OFTEN. I hope you all enjoy it!

Jumin Han swirled the dark port in his glass absently as he watched the singer on stage. MC Kang, as she was introduced before every show, wore a gold cocktail dress that complemented her skin tone perfectly. Her auburn hair covered one of her eyes to give her a more mysterious air tonight as she sang her newest swing composition. This was a piece Jumin hadn’t heard before though he had come here often, for the express purpose of hearing her sing.

He did not own the “retrouvailles” bar and it was not for lack of trying. How many times had he offered to buy the place for ten times its estimated value and still been turned down? Some part of him respected the owner for his resolute dedication to his family business, the larger part of him found the man irrationality and poor financial sense to be infuriating. Still every Thursday Jumin Han would slip away from the press and body guards to spend an evening sipping wine and listening to this woman sing. Her voice was a dark honeyed indulgence in his life, one he was somewhat embarrassed to admit he was becoming more and more reliant upon. With every passing week his resolve grew stronger and last week he had made his decision. He could not allow her to remain a simple voice that haunted his dreams as she had been recently, so he had decided to speak with her.

Last week he had taken the first step in his plan. He had ordered a dozen of the city’s finest roses to be delivered precisely when her show would end, with only his name by way of explanation. Her reaction surprised him however. she glanced his way and frowned slightly before she promptly turned away to retreat to the bar’s back room leaving the roses to be picked up by the pianist apologetically. He had not even had the chance to approach her let alone explain the meaning behind his gift. Rejection left a bitter taste in his mouth and he had to admit his distaste for it. Yet it was this distaste exactly that had spurred him forward, sending her a different bouquet nightly since. No notes adorned the subsequent bouquets as he had no doubt she was clever enough to put two and two together.

So it happened that he was here once again watching the stage lights dim as she stepped of the stage speaking jovially with the pianist, her brother and the one who was to inherit the bar when their father passed, if Jaehee’s research was to be trusted. Her brother nodded toward Jumin and her face darkened a bit before she turned to walk towards him.

“you know Mr. Han I’ve heard of you little club opening down town. I hope you know you can’t buy my talent; I don’t intend to sing anywhere else.” Her eye’s where stern, all business as she cut to what she thought must have been the heart of the matter. He understood now why she had been so critical. She saw him as competition, understandable considering his position at C&R. he was relieved to know she had not spurned him out of personal feelings. He stood from his seat setting his glass to the side to adjust one of the cuffs of his suit as he spoke.

“buying your talent was never my intention, and you may call me Jumin if you’d like.” Her expression didn’t shift as he had hoped it would. She didn’t sigh in relief that her family bar was safe from C&R acquisition for the time being or let curiosity light in her eyes as he had hoped instead he could feel the skepticism roll off her as she placed one hand on her hip.

“then what pray tell was, Mr. Han?” she asked emphasizing his name to show she had no intention of changing how she addressed him. “men don’t send flowers so diligently unless they want something. So what is it that you want?”. It was clear she was in business mode, cold and factual seeking the other parties’ motives to gain the upper hand in a negotiation. She was good he had to admit, the way she presented herself confidently as an impassive and immovable force was far different from the woman he had done business with before. He suspected she had hardened herself especially for this conversation, prepared herself for whatever offer or manipulation he may try.

“consider it a courtship gift” with that he saw her resolve falter and he smirked. He had caught her off guard and caused business mask to slip if only a bit. this game of cat and mouse was fun but he never was one to beat around the bush.

“I don’t appreciate the joke Mr. Han it seems rather tasteless considering you position.”

“it wasn’t a joke. I’ve enjoyed your performances immensely and I’d like to,” he paused for only a second to consider his phrasing “get to know you, if you’d be interested of course.” His voice was steady from years of trained control and he knew it betrayed none of the nervousness he felt. He had never been in this position before. He had never needed to ask for a woman’s time before, never had to fight for her approval. He was used to woman vying for his attention sure but MC seemed almost wary of it. As though he may be using her and not the other way around as he was so used to.

“I, excuse me?” her mask broke and he could see the confusion and nervousness in her eyes suddenly. On her part she had indeed planned for what she thought was every possible contingency. She had read every article she could find on him and they all pointed to one thing. Jumin Han was not a romantic. He had never been in a relationship that wasn’t later proven to be little more than rumor and circumstance. He was a loner, never needing anyone. So of course when she began receiving the daily flowers she had assumed a business proposition was on its way. She could never have imagined courtship as he so formally put it.  She composed herself as best she could after such a complete upheaval or her expectations and made a concerted effort to keep her voice steady “I had never considered that possibility” she took another moment to breath removing her hand from its place on her hip to take a more demur posture. “to my knowledge you have never been a, shall we say, romantic. I assumed the flowers were sent to persuade me away from my families’ bar, honestly I had meant to tell you that it would take more than a few pretty petals to break apart my family. Oh I suppose I’m rambling; may I consider your offer? We can speak after tomorrows show if you’d like.”

She prayed he would agree. She needed time to regain the upper hand if she could, to consider the way this could affect “retrouvailles” and her family as a whole. She certainly didn’t want the bar to fail because of a misstep with a man who was essentially both their competition and the most financially powerful man in the country. Yet on the other hand she wasn’t sure she wanted to succeed because of some trite dalliance either. Dating always had its complications but she could tell already that a relationship with the Mr. Jumin Han would be on another level of difficulty all together.

“of course miss. Kang.” He said an easy smile on his face despite the swell of disappointment he felt. This was not rejection he had to remind himself. Not yet.

“MC, if you don’t mind. Miss Kang sound to formal for my liking, especially if we,” he could see something in her eye’s a spark of possibility before she caught herself. “never mind. I suppose I will see you tomorrow then?” she asked tilting her head slightly and causing her hair to cover one of her eyes yet again. A shield to hide herself from him.

“yes, MC” he agreed warmly. he watched her sly stage grin return as she began to turn away before pausing to look back at him.  

“well goodnight then, Jumin”

Yoosung soft boi head cannons

these thoughts have no home so they have been collected here. also im typing with only my left hand because my cat jojo is sleeping in my lap with my right arm as a pillow. today is a happy day.

master list 

Has the second fluffiest hair in the RFA

o   He would have the fluffiest hair if he used better shampoo and conditioner

o   Give him jumin’s hair products and bask in the glory om the pomf

o   your absolute favorite thing to do is towel dry Yoosung’s hair its floofy and messy and cute as hell (it will melt your heart; it might kill you)

o   Plus, it embarrasses him just a bit and he turns red and pouty and looks at you from under the towel and now you can’t help it you must kiss the pout

He thinks toe socks are a sin

o   It’s a debate okay because you (read as me personally) think they are amazing

o   It’s the warmth of socks and the freedom of no socks!

o   It’s weird and isolates your toes from their toe brothers! family matters MC!

o   For Christmas you buy him several pair of LOLOL toe socks and he is torn

o   Until you both discover extra fuzzy socks

o   The gap is bridges the verdict in. fuzzy socks are the best

o   Warm and soft, and both of you can slip and slide around the floor

He has a soft spot for your eskimo kisses

o   Nothing feel more like love to him than when you give him half asleep eskimo kisses first thing in the morning

o   Or giggly hugs topped with happy go lucky eskimo kisses

o   He just thinks you’re so and eskimo kisses still give him butterflies

o   It’s so innocent and cute. He thinks it suits you perfectly.

His guild mates didn’t believe he had a girlfriend at first

o   Of course he talked about you! you where his literal favorite subject to talk about

o   And he had been gathering supplies for you to start learning LOLOL on your next gaming date

o   But no one ever believed him they just teased him and at first he didn’t mind but as time went on it really got to him

o   Then when you came over one day you mentioned wanting to watch him play just a bit (since you were a little nervous about learning to play)

o   He agreed to show you eagerly so excited to show you how cool he was in game

o   But during the game he mentioned to the guys that they should lay off the swearing since his girlfriend was listening so obviously his guild mates had to roast him

o   It only took a minute or two of listening to the guy’s trash talk before you steal his headset and begin your tirade

o   You tear each and every one of them a new one, you are honestly probably a little harsher than was necessary

o   There is radio silence before you notice Yoosung has already closed the game

o   Your blushing because you knew you overreacted but they had said some legitimately hurtful things!

o   Then you notice the way Yoosung is looking at you. his face is blood red and his eyes are hungry.

o   It is in this moment you learn he has a thing for you being angry.

o   And it is in this moment that his guild labels you scary AF

HOL UP is my babycake sporting a demisexual flag tie? Goddammit man you are my favorite baby ever!

🏳️‍🌈  RFA (& co.) at pride!! 🏳️‍🌈

I’ve been wanting to draw my headcanons for them for a long time now!! Some of these hcs I feel more strongly about than others –and I just want to remind you that you don’t have to have the same ones ^u^ happy pride! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

Oh!! You wrote it, thank you hehe. And i’m really sorry i didn’t know that you’re not writing V.... anyway, i enjoy reading it very much!! Thank you for writing it :)

oh no hun you are super duper fine! i don’t mind at all! i don’t really have a rules post so like there was no way to know and people mentioning him or his route isn’t triggering or anything it’s just not fun to get into that headspace for writing.

but i’m so glad you enjoyed it!! it was so much fun writing and the request was super inspiring! I loved it so i should be thanking you for the inspiration and sweet words! thankies!!

Jumin and tickles? Is he ticklish? How beautiful is laugh is? 😤

Jumin is absolutely ticklish the problem is people don’t tickle him. he seems so serious to most people that they could never even consider tickling him. so it has to be someone who can see his lighter side. someone who can see through his stiff and professional exterior. someone like MC. also listen his laugh is BEAUTIFUL. there is NOTHING more precious than watching the strong and ever-composed man that is Jumin Han crumble into a fit of laughter, I just want this man happy so gosh darn much. his laugh changes depending how hard he’s laughing, it starts of smooth and controlled, quiet and short, but slowly it gets louder, rougher, and more carefree. from low chuckles to rough barks.

anyway i couldn’t quite decide what i wanted to do with this so i hope your okay with half and half.

half scene half head cannons.

scene

Jumin had just finished feeding Elizabeth the 3rd when you snuck up behind him. You ran your fingers down his sides lightly tickling at his waist. You heard a low rumble of laughter and felt a smirk spill across your face as you rededicated your efforts to tickle him more.  His laugh was rich baritone deep in his chest and breathy in surprise; His shoulders are shaking with each low bark of laughter you manage to pull from him. It only takes a moment more before he turns on his heels to face you capturing your wrists gently in his hands to stop your roaming fingers.

“what do you think you’re doing my love?” he asks a light confusion in his eyes.

“nothing darling, not a single thing.” You chirp mischief clear in your playful smile. It takes only minimal effort to pull your wrists from his hands and resume your tickling much to his obvious shock. In only a moment you have him bent forward in uneven and boisterous laughter, you have never seen Jumin so carefree and animated its heart warming. You pull away to give him time to breathe and let yourself enjoy the slightly disheveled and brightly smiling man stood before you. Then his hands are on your waist skimming there the same way yours had, you giggle at his attempt and wrap your arms around his neck before giving his cheek a quick peck and whispering in his ear. “nice try honey but I’m not ticklish there”. It’s easy to see the playful curiosity in his eyes as his hands still at your side, the same curiosity that lights up his face when Elizabeth displays a new skill. You pull him to the couch and take his hands to guide them to your stomach, where he tries again and you can’t stop the peal of laughter that escapes your lips at his admittedly stiff movements. You wondered if he had ever tickled anyone before, with him it was a definite possibility that he hadn’t but he was a fast learner and it only took him a few moments to have you begging to catch your breath only for you to surge forward in another assault on his sides. The rest of the evening is spent in this gentle push and pull of tickle fights intermitted only by gentle kisses and cuddling.

Head cannon’s

-        Jumin has not been tickled in a very long time not since his birth mother when he was in early elementary school. His father was too focused on work and women while his father’s girlfriends always treated him formally as they tried to get on his good side.

-        Jumin is touch starved. So once you two are married (and he’s more accustomed to your touch) he welcomes ALL physical contact from you. Tickling included.

-        Honestly he see’s tickling as very intimate something to be shared with family only. It makes it hard to control yourself and you are so vulnerable it takes a degree of trust that he simply doesn’t share with many people.

-        It’s also a way to show affection. Not only is it physical contact but it’s also all about making the other person smile and laugh which he enjoys a lot. All he wants his to make the people he loves happy, be it by gifts or tickling.

-        On hard days when Jumin is stressed you run your fingers teasingly up his sides as you give him his welcome home kiss and revel in is hearty chuckle

-        NO ONE believes you when you tell them he enjoys tickling you and this fact makes him smirk devilishly behind their backs. When you point this out they turn only to find him straight-faced with one arched eyebrow. “whatever are you talking about my love?”

-        You will never tell anyone HE is ticklish. You swear you’ll take the secret to your grave because you like the idea that you hold this piece of information about Jumin that no one else knows. The childlike playfulness and teasing freedom of him when he lets himself laugh at your fingers dancing across his skin, is yours and only yours.

Hey! So... When I started to play Mystic messenger I was a teenager, so I was wondering how the boys and Jaehee would react discovering that MC was a teenager too (platonic of course) I loved your headcanons btw ♥️

gah its been forever and a day since i was a kid. and even then i was like really bad at being a kid heh what do teenagers do? all i did was hide in the library and avoid socializing oops. whatever i had a lot of fun writing this! honestly i think they would all be very protective of you since the RFA really feels like one big family!

Jumin

He is proud of you and wants to provide you with future opportunities because that’s how he cares about people, by giving them a means to earn money and have purpose. Also he is very interested in what you can teach him about pop culture.  

-        Age doesn’t matter to him too much. Maturity does and you had proven your maturity by helping the RFA faithfully and well

-        In fact, he is very proud of how well you did and mentions that your professionalism at such a young age shows great potential should you apply to C&R (you know him well enough to take it for the compliment it is intended to be)

-        His presence practically drips with “proud dad preparing for his daughter’s future” vibes and considering the 11-year age gap you suppose you couldn’t ask for much better

-        That is until he hears you chatting on the phone and using slang he’s never heard before

-        Now he’s curious and asking questions. You show him some him some vines you have saved and teach him a bit about pop culture leading to an unlikely but very fun friendship

-        You and he tease zen a lot by having Jumin use made up slang and you pretending its super cool and zen’s just not with it. Also imagine getting Jumin to do a secret handshake just to piss Zen off. It ends with the “nyah” pose

Yoosung

Acts like your best friend that you enjoy teasing. He wants to be a good role model but that shiz is hard. You two bond a lot over stories about school and the struggles of exams.

-        He is very relieved to not be the youngest anymore because now maybe everyone will stop treating him like a baby. (spoiler alert they won’t. Ever.)

-        He worries that he’s supposed to act like a big brother. He doesn’t know how to do that! He’s always been the baby brother, or the youngest member, or the newest intern. How does one be responsible?

-        Tries and fails to intimidate guys away from you to “protect” you (but zen said it was his duty to keep you safe! He said all men are wolves MC!)

-        “If all men are wolves why isn’t he worried about you Yoosung?” “huh? Hey wait yeah! Does he not think I’m a man?!” “ go get em tiger. give zen a piece of your mind”

-        He helps you with homework a lot but no cheating! He tells you about the time he cheated to pass a class only to get to the next level class and understand NOTHING it took a lot of tutoring and studying and work to fix that mess. Best to learn it now while it’s still learnable.

-        He refuses to teach you LOL “don’t end up like me MC! Be better!” you learn it anyway and end up playing with him frequently. The rest of the RFA blame him for this much to his dismay.

Saeyoung

he wants to protect you in his own frankly silly way. still meme’s it up but doesnt want anyone “corrupting” you. actually he kind of treats you the way he would treat saeran.

-        He fights with V for the first time when V suggests leaving you in Rika’s apartment (with a bomb) but reluctantly comes around and does what V says

-        Stays a meme lord and is psyched if you can manage to out meme him

-        Definitely teases you about your age a lot (Yoosung is secretly glad to not be the ONLY one getting teased for being young)

-        “guys we have to protect the baby she has her whole life ahead of her”

-        Is the most adamant about not swearing, drinking or smoking around you

-        “y’all need Jesus there are CHILDREN here”

-        You may have to call him out on this behavior because seriously wtf you know for a fact hacking isn’t the most ethical or legal occupation and he’s gonna lecture you?!?

-        He may joke around but he up’s his protection game up about 10 notches because for real you have your whole life ahead of you

Zen

he basically adopts you okay. he wants to be your cool big brother friend and be everything his family never was for him. he takes care of you and stands up for you every chance he can.

-        He finds out very early on because the second he starts flirting seven shuts that shit down telling him your too young for that. He asks how young and is shocked but recovers pretty fast

-        You know the protective big brother trope? Yeah that’s him

-        He’s your ride or die friend too. Need a ride to school? He’s there on his bike, some dick is harassing you? He’s there to scare the punk off, and even though he doesn’t want to fight a kid he will if he has too

-        If its girls who are harassing, you he picks you up to give your rep a bit of a boost (it never hurts to be seen with such a handsome guy after all and if he shows up on his bike he’s also got the badass vibe going on)

-        He has ALWAYS wanted a little sister and now he’s adopted you. You’re his little sis now and he’s wrapped around your finger. He swears he’ll be a better brother than his brother was

-        He is so proud of all your accomplishments and is determined to encourage your dreams the way his parents never did (he might be living his family wishes vicariously through you but hey he treats you good so it’s cool)

Jaehee

-        She’s a bit worried about you taking on such a big responsibility as the RFA guest liaison at such a young age. What if your grads drop? Or you family gets upset? What if you had to also work a part time job and this interfered your young you need to be able to rest and live your life. (when you point out that she should do the same she brushes you off)

-        Not much changes honestly, she’s always been the RFA’s mom after all.

-        She gets a little stricter about language and “inappropriate” topics

-        She definitely encourages you to study and do well in school (and avoid any job’s Mr. Han offers you)

-        She still down to be your friend though! She’s all ears when you need to vent about school and you are always ready to lend an ear back when Jumin is giving you a hard time

-        You swap girl power ballads and she helps you set up a Zen fan club at your high school

Saeran

-        Look he didn’t intend to kidnap and actual kid and he’s honestly a bit panicked when he finds out your age you looked older than that he swears

-        Thankfully your mature enough and smart enough to do what’s needed of you and he supposes as long as you don’t have a family searching for you it should be okay

Ray

-        He’s a little more reserved but honestly not much changes he’s still innocent and devoted he calls you princess and tries to spoil you as much as he can he may not see you as a romantic interest but your still his obsession.

-        He likes that you trusted him even more since your young and therefor more vulnerable. You’re his family now, a better family than he’s ever had.

-        If you are the princess, he is your knight in the strictest definition. Which is to say he is devoted to protecting and serving you out of dedication and reverence rather than romance.

Unknown

-        He’s more verbally aggressive than physically aggressive

-        He doesn’t try as hard to seem intimidating because he thinks of you as a child, and he doesn’t have to prove how tough he is to a child it’s obvious after all.

-        Also his visits are simultaneously shorter and more frequent. Shorter because he tends to get flashbacks easier (since he sees you as a child despite you being a teen) and more frequent because they are less satisfying since he doesn’t let himself be physically aggressive.

Vanderwood

(IDK why but I feel like he probably had an actual family with a girlfriend/wife and possibly a very very young daughter before the agency. Maybe she left him and that’s why he’s so impressed by MC’s dedication in the secret ending. Or maybe they’re both dead because broken hearts make more money than whole ones. Either way I think a teen MC would remind him of his possible family and so he would be hell bent on separating you from the danger and drama of literally everything that happens in the game.)

-        He’s legitimately (and rightfully) concerned about you when he see’s you on seven’s CCTV feed

-        protective and angry dad mode activated

-        threatens to tazer seven into oblivion if he lets something (or causes something to) happen to you

-        “what the hell are you doing she’s a civilian AND she’s got her whole life before her, you and I might have thrown away our lives but she didn’t! whatever’s going on you had better fix it NOW”

-        He is not speaking with you. No way no how. Every word he says to you puts you more in danger and he is not having your life on his conscious

-        That being said the second you’re in danger he is all in on ANNIHILATING whatever has put you in danger