A Love Epiphany - LMH

⁀➷ A love epiphany - LMH

♡. pairing: rich kid!minho x fem!reader

♡. words: 9,5k (i have became incapable of writing anything under 10k words it seems ghfjk)

♡. genres: fluff, angst, childhood best friends to enemies to lovers, college!au, fuckboy minho, rich kids minho and yn (and basically everyone around them), fake dating.

♡. summary: Wanting to keep up appearances in front of his parents, the Lee enterprises heir known around campus as a notorious player, comes to you with a crazy proposition: fake dating. Now, this wouldn’t have been as crazy if said heir wasn’t none other than Lee Minho, your childhood best friend recently turned enemy. 

♡. warnings: BLACKMAILING!! these kids are crazy 😭 and cursing.

♡. a/n: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! @angelwonie​ bet you werent expecting this right? 😌 you are very special to me and since i cannot actually celebrate your birthday with you, i hope this present makes up for it a little bit. i love you bae, hope you like it!! <3

The paper is pushed in your direction softly, sliding against the dark wood with ease and only stopping once its contents are visible to you. Your eyes then scan the words carefully, trying to comprehend and make sense of the situation at hand with the limited details at your disposal.

“A contract? You really think I’m going to sign a contract, Lee Minho?”

Said man shrugs in his seat across from you, a rehearsed smile present on his plump lips. The type of smile he only sports at the business dinners and galas his family forces him to attend, one he has perfected since childhood.

“If we’re going to do this, we might as well do it properly.”

His words make you raise an eyebrow, staring at him in disbelief, “Who said anything about this happening in the first place?”

“Me.” He states like it’s the most obvious thing in the world, completely dismissing whatever opinion you have on the matter.

And as always, Lee Minho thinks he is entitled to everything in this world – nothing new here. Since childhood, he has been served everything he’s ever wanted on a silver platter as the one and only precious child of the Lee family. From toys to clothes to gadgets and friends, Minho had the best things money could offer from the day he was born, much like yourself. You grew up together, after all, shaped from the beginning to be those perfect little kids worthy of being each other’s best friend and getting your parents’ approval. Your fate was pretty much sealed even before either of you was born since your moms were both best friends and business partners.

However now, as an adult, this lifestyle of his was being threatened, which has your old friend panicking. Sorry, ex-friend. You are sure Minho would rather jump from a plane than ask for your help under normal circumstances yet here he was, defeated and pathetic. Desperate times call for desperate measures and he reached such a high level of desperation that had him running back to you, the person he now couldn’t stand.

Hilarious.

So, you laugh. You laugh in his face like you’ve never laughed before because this is the most outrageous thing you’ve ever heard in your life. The nerves of him, thinking he can treat you like one of his low-lives groupies that would bend over backwards to fulfill his every wish.

Minho must be forgetting whom he was speaking to.

“And who do you think you are to make such a decision by yourself?”

He smirks, almost like he was anticipating this question, the sight unsettling. “Someone with information.”

With a snap of his fingers, a big folder is pushed in your direction by the man at his side that’s been standing here from the moment you walked into the wolf’s den. Gaeul, his trusty personal assistant that has been working and taking care of Minho for as long as you’ve known him, doesn’t even look at you. Visibly older now, the job as Lee’s household ‘babysitter’ has been kind to him it seems since he looks as polished as ever. You’re aware Minho cherishes him the most out of all the people employed by his family so there’s no doubt in your mind that Gaeul gets only the best treatment.

Minho would fall apart without him, after all.

Pushing away the reminiscing, you then open the folder to start reading its contents, the smug smirk on Minho’s face never faltering. And you quickly understand why with every word you read, eyes widening gradually in astonishment. Every single one of those files was a report of all of your reckless spending, crazy parties and getaways your parents had no clue about – luxuries you paid for mostly with the money they gave you to donate at the many galas they had you attend. Galas you never showed your face at that were sent pennies, an amount that was barely acceptable to save your reputation and not alert your parents.

This piece of shit – he is blackmailing you!

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'Cause I like You

Genre :Roommate AU, S2L

Pairing :Changbin x reader

Tw : Reader goes through breakup. Scene in hospital. Minor Swearing. Not proof read.

Wc: 2.5K

An: I tried my best to relate the para to the lyric. More 3k is pending but I'm a lil demotivated so posting my drafts. May or may not write a pt2.

Listen to: cause I like you by Changbin and Felix

1.There's no other reason, I like you

When I watch you smile, there's nothing more I could ask for

Cause I just like you

It was a bright Sunday morning, you had your breakfast in a cafe, cheesecake and green tea. You had to check out the new place you found online. Your new possible roommate was going to show you the place. You booked a cab back home to escape the moon sun. You always believed in making first good impressions so you wanted to change before going. It was all going fine until 12:13. It was a call from the hospital which messed up your near to perfect weekend. You changed your location. Its your boyfriend and you must get as soon as possible. While on the signal you see a florist right beside the footwalk. You check the signal again 2:15. Can you make it? They would love if you brought flowers right.

"I ll come back in a moment" you said to the driver and rushed to the store "a bouquet of blue orchids please hurry". You quickly payed in cash and returned just in time.

You took long strides towards the room no. the nurse told you. You didn't notice anyone along the way hoping you weren't going to collide. That's why you didn't see the eyes which were moving along with your figure envious of the person you were running so hard for. It was a dramatic entry, you Whipped the door open pausing at the patients in front of you. There were 4 beds but you were only looking at the last one. It wasn't only your boyfriend it was the girl who always pounced on him too. She tensed up seeing you straighting her skirt getting up. A guilty look on her face as she puts the stray hair behind her ear and walks out passing by you like that's the most natural thing. You looked at her narrowing your eyes and continued to glare at him as he slept peacefully on the bed.

"excuse me are you his girlfriend?"

The nurse questioned and you wondered if you were now. " um his other girl - I mean the person who he came with said. Could you fill out these forms"? You toke the writing pad from her and left. You didn't want to cry over boys. But you Couldn't help the tears and before you knew it you broke into ugly sobbing. You composed yourself you knew this would happen but your just too fucking naive. You wiped your stray tears away. Voice still cracking you got up seeing her coming back from the hallway.

"I- I know I shouldn't have done but I'm so sorry what happened was-"

You smirked. You weren't going to be the cliché woman who got cheated on.

"hey hey I don't have interest in that. I guess he suits you more than me. And don't get scared of me" you put a hand over her shoulder. Anybody outside would think you're just acting friendly.

"I won't hold a grudge against you guys. I won't stoop as low as yall" you pressed the writing pad against her and threw the bouquet of blue Orchids you brought for him in the trash can beside. Something inside you switched that very moment you saw ' Ily. Get well soon' card fall in the bin. You were done with this. A simple 'I'm breaking up with you' is what he deserves.

You took confident steps as you started stepping out of the hospital floor when you stopped.

*ring ring* you took out your phone from your bad releasing you got late for your appointment.

"hello I'm so sorry something came up I ll be there as soon as possible. Oh um okay okay thank you."

It was the land lady, your roommate was busy today so she was going to come over to show you the apartment instead.

You really weren't in the mood to go but life goes on yeah.

"its nice and cozy right?" the landlady asked and you agreed not an obligatory yes but a real one the place was genuinely cozy and felt nice and warm.

Except the decor was a bit wild. Mismatched. Put together randomly.

"full time hot water ac is working the electricity is included a modern kitchen you ll have complete privacy in your room."

"I like it. I'm considering to move in. However you see I just got fooled I don't want to be again. So please tell me directly Why's the rent low for such an amazing place ? "

The lady nervously chuckled. As being caught.

"the other one in the room next to yours is my nephew. He's a Rapper does music stuff and it disturbs the other so they leave soon. Noise is the only issue."

"Alright. That's fine with me. My neighbours in the old apartment were pretty loud. Members of frat. So anyway I'd like to Make a payment."

The day was indeed tough. After 2 hours of payment and other formalities you came back to the new place you called home. However you shut the door stepping in your room after taking a long look at the interior. You didnt want to make impulsive decisions after a sad break up. You were going to avoid thinking about it as long as you could.

and what would distract your mind more than cleaning (!) You spent the entire day dusting and arranging your stuff in the not large but sufficient enough space. Closing the door you looked at the door on your right. You haven't met your roommate yet. You just hope they aren't inquisitive and nosy. Bonding with someone is the last thing you want to do. Touching the fabric of couch you wondered if they have bad taste or did they just didn't bother to change the ugly pillow cases their aunt put in. It's 5pm right now and though youre initial goal was to get take away you pick up your handbag from the kitchen table you left it on and make your way out.

If shifting into a new place and breaking up in a single day wasn't impulsive enough you were now buying pastel decor for your shared living room. Shared with a rapper you didn't know. Your excuse was not stereotyping that "rappers like dark".

coming back home you start your redecoration. Point to note you still havent had food.

A white desk flamingo, mini pink vases for both candles and flowers, fluffy white and pink fur pillows, and a light blue checkered rug .Everything going perfectly well with the beige couch in the living room. Pulling up a soft blanket you started how your ending the day contrasting to the start of it. You werent that much attachted to him. He gave you plenty of indications that he's cheating but you were too dumb you thought. Remembering the shiraz cabernet red wine you bought you

Got up abruptly sitting down on the kitchen table bringing up a random clean cup you found. Intentions of drinking with your new roommate as a kind welcome gesture long forgotten.

Running a hand through your hair you drank your nth cup of the alcohol in front of you. Rubbing your face as you cried your eyes out for the past one hour you didnt hear the unlocking of the front door. Completely unware of the new company You were sitting facing the living room draging your finger over the brim of the cup tears slowly sliding through your cheeks as you rub them before they can fall off.

Hitting your back to the chair you now lock eyes with a wide eyed handsome guy. Black hoddie. Gold rimless glasses. Side parted hair. Any girl's dream. You raise your eyebrows as he stands still. Thinking he wasnt informed about a new roommate you bow from your seat. Being sober enough to understand you wont balance standing straight.

"Hi. Im your new roomie" you smile loopsided tilting head right wards.

Changbin couldnt believe his eyes. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 were in front of him. In his house. On the same table he has his meals. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 were there . Drinking .Crying. the same feeling from earlier that day hit him again. The feeling of wanting to hug you and tell you ,you were beautiful and caring and didnt deserve an asshole like your ex. he didnt know you nor the jerk. What he knew was that you deserved the world.

Earlier that day.

" hey han. yeah chan's doing better now. But you come quick. I told him We ll switch duties to watch over the old man so you take the night. I need to go home at night. I got a new flat mate today. I told my aunt to take care of it. Alright. See you later. "

As the phone got disconnected Changbin stepped out of the corner he stood in but quickly backed off when he sensed someone hurriedly running past him. Everything seemed to go in slow mo after that. Him looking at your running figure. The brushing of your shoulder to his. You looking over bowing a little "sorry" your timid voice spoke. A strand of your hair getting in your eye. And Changbin almost felt his hand raising and tucking it behind your ear. You stood in front of the same room Changbin was a few minutes prior. Patting your hair you opened the door with a little more energy than needed. Changbin didn't know why he turned green with envy. Especially when you were a complete stranger. He was jealous of the person you ll go to visit now. Him wanting the same care and attention you gave to that every person. Were they that important to you. Was it your best friend? Was it your partner? He prayed it wasn't the latter. His string of thoughts were broken as he focused more on your face the worried expression turning into a morsed one. You went in regardless. He was glad Chan laid in the same room. He'd get to see more of you. As he entered another girl pass by him and he recognised her to be the girlfriend of chan's hospital roommate. And when the nurse said those words he knew what just happened. He witnessed all stages of your break up. The sadness evident on your face when you entered. The given up look you gave to the nurse. You're sobbing after you left. Yes he was with you all throughout. He stood next you wondering how he ll never get the chance to care for you. To show you deserve to be treated right. To hold you tight.

2.I just wanna ask you about your day

Listening to your stories has become my hobby

Feels like the shortest time of the day

I wanna listen to all your worries

Let me share your load

So you can break free from the heavy burden you've been carrying

Changbin finally recovered from his previous trance and made way to sit opposite you on the wooden chair.

"hi" he timidly said.

"I'm yn" you said stretching out your hand which he gladly accepts.

"seo Changbin aka spearB its my stage name im-"

"a Rapper, landlady told me"

And even though he wants to scream giggle and smile from ear to ear he can't just ignore your tear stained cheeks.

After a long silence of you staring at the glass and him staring at you, you finally broke it " do - do you want a glass. Lemme pour you one"

You looked around trying to find another clean glass. "I ll just grab a beer" he said. "I'm sorry I not like this everyday. I don't drink alot too its just..." How do you even talk to him. You don't want your first conversation with your roommate to be so sad and boring. "hey its okay" he said holding your free hand thats placed on the table. Rubbing circles with his thumb. "I just had a bad break up."

"its just a phase, just an experience learn from it and let it pass by."

It was a small sentence but it comforted you. Especially when you looked up at him and he was already looking at you so gently.

3.You can lean on me until your cloud of worries disappear from your clear eyes

What's giving you such a hard time

I'm serious, I'd rather hurt instead of youSeeing you smile makes me happy

Even though you look the prettiest when you smile

When you just wanna cry, don't fake a smile

The evening sunset hitting your face as you enter your shared apartment after work. Dropping down your bag in your room you head over to the bathroom washing up deciding if you should have quick noodles or whip up some Waffles. The bell dings and you wonder if Changbin has ordered anything but except a

Changbin roomie: 'are you going clubbing ? I'm coming early. Movies? '

There wasn't any other text.

Rubbing your wet hands on your pj's you open the door expecting a delivery man? A neighbour? The milkman? Well anyone except a face which put you in horror too shocked to move you froze holding the door half open.

"did you really think you could break up with me over a small text?"

"I - how did you-no why the hell are you here?" you got over the initial shock and quickly turned cold ready to hit the door on his face.

"it was a piece of cake" he raised the hand holding a white bag the letters reading 'cake shop'

"now-"

You tried to close the door but he was faster quickly obstructing it by his foot

"now" he said with more force

"let's have sweet cake and talk about our sweet relationship" he stepped inside moving to sit on the couch. You pulled the door wide open and pulled the bag to which he retracted a few steps.

Throwing the bag out you demanded

"get the hell out. I don't have anything to talk"

"don't make me the bad man yn let's just talk" he hissed pulling your hand harshly.

You struggled to free yourself off his hold. His grip getting tighter. He cupped your face squishing your cheeks in process. "I like you yn alot. I'm sorry I won't cheat on you again okay?"

You punched his nose and he dropped you. He held his nose as his vision got blurry. You dragged him in an attempt to get him to leave. However he regained hitting your head while you fell to the side." trust me yn! " he barked. You looked up at him disgusted, tears had started swelling. He slowly bend over cupping your face gently. But the loud terrifying silence broke "what the hell is going on?" yelled a familiar voice. You peeked through your ex's side and saw Changbin standing near the door. The confusion on his face disappeared once he saw the tears now rolling down your cheeks. Now face red with anger in a flash your ex was off you now lying beside in pain. Changbin knocked him off. "are you hurt?" he asked, voice full of concern. "who the hell are you? We're a couple we don't need an outsider!" he was about to get up but Changbin hit his stomach and he fell grunting loudly. "you are fucking trespassing the next time I see you here or anywhere near yn I swear you I'll send you to jail!"

"Thank you " you muttered. Rushing

into the bathroom collecting you're thoughts together.

Response would make be write a part 2. So feedback please 🤲🏻🙏🏻

Hello peps! I’m back ! However sadly I’m only going to Recommends and not post any imagines anymore because of my schedule. Hope you understand.

STARS & RAINDROPS - H.Hyunjin (prologue)

mdni. unedited.

summary: sweet and loving, those are words to describe your relationship with hyunjin. from the outside, everything was falling into place. but in reality, the both of you were never ready for the relationship at all. after a whole bunch of misunderstandings, you and hyunjin break your 6-month relationship. two years later, you find yourself encountering him once again with your best friend being the main cause of this reunion. what can you do? he still looks beautiful as ever.

pairing: ex! hyunjin x afab! reader genre: exes/enemies to lovers!au. angst. fluff. humor. college!au. reader and hyunjin are stupid.

warnings: cursing, mentions of sexual abuse. hyunjin is very stupid (kind of asshole-ish)

NOTE: Characters presented do not represent anyone mentioned in the story. This is a work of fiction and is not real. word count: 625

intro pt. 2 || series masterlist || next chapter

PROLOGUE - When We Were Young (short written part)

Two Years Ago February

May"Hyun, please don't message her like this. The last thing she would want and need is someone she loves forcing her to do things that already make her anxious." Felix begs the man beside him, "Just give her time."

Hyunjin huffs, shaking away his friend's hand that was situated on his shoulder. He thought he could understand and help his partner, but he never did. She wasn't in a good place and so was he, but why is he handling things better than her? He thought

Hyunjin faked out an accepting response before standing up from the practice room floor. He knew if he pushed it even further, he'd only get a mouthful from Felix.

He sighed, "Thank you for the advice Lix, I'll keep that in mind." He said, pulling up his hoodie as he got his practice bag from the bench and walked away.

Felix' eyebrows furrowed, not really liking the response his best friend's boyfriend gave him. Before he could even say anything again to him, Hyunjin was ready out of the practice room, leaving Felix agitated and worried.

When Hyunjin got back to his apartment, he plopped himself on his bed, shoving his bag to the other side of the room in the process.

He was annoyed and irritated, he felt like he's responsible if y/n didn't do anything to fix herself. Both of his hands found their way to his face, rubbing against it.

With a heavy sigh, he looked at his phone; deciding whether or not to message her.

'Fuck it.' He thought as he starts typing, ignoring all of what Felix said earlier during the day.

August

Mid-August "y/n, I'm so sorry you had to hear that. I only heard parts of it from Jisung." Chan says, his voice slightly panicking. He never really knew the whole gist of what happened to his friend and her boyfriend.

The man stood there, guilt written on his face as he held his friend who was starting to tremble. Her shaky hands were trying to pull her phone from her pocket and make a call to a familiar contact.Chan immediately took her phone away from her. Putting it in his back pocket as he held her sobbing form.

Jisung and Chan held back Felix from pouncing on Hyunjin while the latter was already on the ground, being helped up by Minho and Seungmin.

To say that Hyunjin and the others were terrified was an understatement.

No one really saw Felix mad or angry. They thought that the man couldn't even hurt a fly even when he needed to. Oh boy, were they wrong.

"If I hear you say shit about y/n again, I swear to god Hwang. I'll make you forget why you're in this university and I'll make you forget that I was even your friend in the first place." Felix said, trying to shrug off the two men holding him.

Hyunjin didn't want to lose one of his closest friends, but he really did want to explain his side.

"But Jihun said-"

"Oh fuck off with what Jihun said. You'll really believe that asshole over y/n? He always treated her like shit when she comes over. I already feel like shit as it is because I didn't do anything to protect her. I can't let you just walk over this." Felix voice broke as he finally got Chan and Jisung away from him. Tears starting to well up on the man's face.

Their friends that surrounded the both of them felt uneasy. They never saw Felix cry like this (except for Chan). Hyunjin immediately felt guilt as he looked at the latter's face.

In that moment, he realized that he really fucked up.

a/n: here to say that i do not condone hyunjin's actions in this chapter :) i hope you guys have a small gist of what happened in the past, further explanations would be presented in future chapters :) thank you for reading! any feedback would be appreciated <3 comment or message me to be added to the taglist for this story!!

It's a bad idea, right? (02)

*ೃ༄ pairing: han jisung x fem!reader.

*ೃ༄ genre: college!au, brother's best friend & 3racha Jisung (yes he is his own genre lol), y/n is Minho's slightly younger sister, childhood friends to lovers, slow burn, angst, fluff, drama, my attempt at humor.

*ೃ༄ word count: 10k.

*ೃ༄ summary: The Lee siblings' rule was simple: don’t flirt, kiss, sleep, or even dare to think about dating the other sibling’s friends. Pretty straightforward stuff, right? No matter how ridiculous that rule sounds now, both of you respected it religiously for years, being one of the main reasons your relationship remained as strong as it did for so long. But, what happens when your brother decides to break it on a random Friday night, at a frat party, with one of your closest friends? You decide to take revenge, of course. And what better way to do it than with the help of his precious best friend, Han Jisung, whom you’ve been crushing on since forever?

*ೃ༄ warnings: cursing, suggestive themes, jealousy, sexual tension, mentions of drinking and smoking.

♡. part 01 .♡

♡. a/n: hii <3 i really struggled with this part since I wanted it to end in a completely different way but tbh, I think this new ending is better. yn and jisung are really, really into each other (horny) in this part so enjoy! <3 do let me know your thoughts about this chapter!! <3 i love reading them (the first part of this chapter is from jisung's pov).

Their little private party continued well into the night, with drinks pouring and smoke making everyone a little hazy and disconnected from the world. It was an intoxicating feeling, one Jisung enjoyed to the fullest at the end of every gig and every night if he could.

Still, things were a bit different now. Usually, he would have people all over him, touching and whispering the dirtiest of things in his ear until he’d finally snap and take them to his dressing room. When away, he preferred to use his hotel room for such activities but while in town, the dressing room was his best choice since his house has always been off-limits. He wasn’t like Chan or Changbin, Jisung valued his privacy and the precious memories he’s made over the years in said house. Call him sentimental, but the only people who have ever stepped foot in his childhood bedroom were his best friend, his first girlfriend and the other two members of 3racha. That’s it.

Was it a bit weird to be so protective over something so silly and insignificant? Maybe. Did Jisung care? Not really.

Even so, he’s only ever allowed a handful of people in his personal bubble, as well as his bedroom, his safe space if you will. That’s why all the hookups were strictly happening somewhere far, far away from that bubble. Maybe he was afraid of intimacy, to let someone else see him bare in more ways than one and that’s why he’s locked his heart away and threw the key somewhere so out of reach for everyone.

Or maybe, he just had commitment issues. That’s what Minho always says anyway.

One thing was certain though – no random stranger would ever step foot in his house, no matter how high, intoxicated or horny he was. Jisung was a man with well-established boundaries and nothing will change that.

That’s why he was no stranger to going home alone. It was, however, out of the ordinary for him to end the night without getting his dick wet. It’s not like he lacked options: there were many, an overwhelming amount. He just wasn’t feeling it, no energy left in him to text any of them back, to deal with any more people than he’s already had to tonight.

His social battery ran out too quickly and now all he wanted to do was go home and sleep for two days straight, turning his phone off and disappearing from everyone’s lives for a while. His friends and manager will understand, surely.

A deep voice interrupted his inner turmoil as he dwelled on the matter, oscillating between calling over one of his booty calls from the bar for a quick fuck or just going straight home and locking himself away. Guess that had to be put on hold for the time being.

“Han Jisung.”

Looking up, he can’t help but smirk at the person he finds standing in front of him. “Yongbok. You keep surprising me tonight. Do you miss me, is that it?”

Felix rolls his eyes in response, already regretting his choice to approach him, which amuses Jisung greatly. Standing up, he ignores the buzzing phone in his hand and crosses his arms, giving the other man his whole attention for the time being.

The silence stretches on as Felix’s face contorts unpleasantly and it’s clear that he’d rather be doing anything else than speak to him right now. It must have taken everything in him to come over and start this conversation and without you by his side, it looks like Yongbok has already reached his limit.

Speaking of, where have you disappeared to? And most importantly, why was your loyal puppy bothering him instead of being with you?

Growing tired, Jisung tries his best to mask the exasperation in his voice. “What do you want, Yongbok? Do you need help finding your way home to your owner or what?”

The glare he receives in response is hilarious to his tipsy self, the alcohol in his system making him miss all the obvious social cues. Not like he cared in the first place, this was Yongbok in front of him after all.

“Help? From you?” Yongbok laughs, throwing his head back. “Not in a million years.”

Jisung is the one who rolls his eyes now, finally throwing the annoying device that hasn’t stopped buzzing on the chair behind him. “Then? I don’t want to spend the rest of my night with you, so spit it out already.”

Any traces of the smile previously on his features vanish instantly as big, brown eyes look straight into his. “I’m here to give you a warning.”

Amused, Jisung raises an eyebrow, leaning back on the chair nonchalantly. If Yongbok was expecting him to shiver in his boots, he’d have to try harder than that.

Stepping closer, Felix’s voice gets lower. “If you hurt her, Han Jisung, I swear I will return that pain tenfold.”

That piques his interest and he uncrosses his arms, straightening his posture. He’s a few inches taller than the man before him but Jisung learned a long time ago to not underestimate him. Felix might’ve been petite but behind the bright and smiley exterior was a very skilled fighter, one that wasn’t afraid to step in and defend his loved ones.

Jisung wasn’t stupid – he knew that even with the boxing lessons Minho made him take as some sort of bonding activity, he was no match for Felix in a physical fight.

But what Felix seems to have forgotten is that Jisung has an advantage. Or several.

“Don’t worry about that.” Suddenly much more sober than before, he lets the ghost of a smirk appear on his tense features, one that Felix doesn’t fail to notice.

“After all, I’m not the one who made her cry, am I?”

As expected, his words hit a bit too close to home and Felix’s tough exterior visibly crumbles as he takes a step back, like he was in pain himself. Like he was the one left sobbing for days on end by his best friend, abandoned like an old toy that inevitably got replaced by another, shiny and new. Like you were the one that hurt him and not the other way around; like he was the victim in the whole situation.

The nerve of him to act like he was the one Jisung held in his arms as his shirt got drenched, fragile heart breaking in his hands with every pained whimper that escaped your mouth. The audacity had Jisung’s anger rising without a clear reason, not really understanding his reaction. Maybe it was the alcohol, or the memory of your tear-stained face looking up at him, so broken and sad in the passenger seat of his car on a random Monday back in high school, when he picked you up in Minho’s place.

It was most likely both that fuelled his unexplainable anger and kept him talking, completely ignoring the look on Felix’s face just like he ignored you back then.

“Nor did I lead her on for months on end like a fucking asshole, right?”

Felix visibly flinches at the words, certainly relieving those same memories Jisung was thinking about just moments ago. Even though he couldn’t and he never will because he wasn’t there. Felix wasn’t there to comfort you when you needed him the most, Jisung was.

And he remembers it like it was yesterday.

So whatever pain Felix might be feeling now could never compare to the one you felt back then, struggling to breathe through the sobs that even his soothing touch and whispered words of comfort couldn’t diminish.

Without giving him any other chance to speak, he continues carelessly, landing the finishing blow.

“Now that we’re both on the same page, Yongbok,” he exhales through gritted teeth, taking a step closer towards him just like Felix has done before when he expected him to back down. “Get the fuck out of my face.”

He blinks, schooling his face into a neutral expression that doesn’t prevent Jisung from seeing right through him as he hoped. On the contrary, his clenched jaw tells him everything he needs to know.

Yongbok is fuming, barely holding himself together. But, he’s also aware of his faults so he backs off, not blowing up in Jisung’s face like he wants. For such a nice guy, loved by many, Felix had a pretty short fuse.

Guess that’s why he’s such a great actor, charming everyone he meets with just a few pretty words he never means.

Anyways, crisis averted for now. Somewhat.

“What’s going on here?” Chan’s voice interrupts their glaring match but the tension remains as palpable as before, even as they both take a step back from each other. Even tipsy, they’re both still sober enough to remember that fighting in front of Chan won’t end well for either of them.

“Nothing.” Felix finally speaks, voice hoarse and deeper than before, the storm behind his eyes not visible to Chan. “I was just leaving, Y/n is waiting for me.”

Chan nods slowly, trying to understand what happened as Felix walks past him without as much of a glance in his direction.

Jisung’s eyes follow his retreating form for a moment before he reaches for his discarded phone and his mouth opens on its own accord, not being able to stop himself. “Make sure you don’t make her cry on the way home, Yongbok.”

Both of Felix’s middle fingers shoot up in the air as he continues to walk away, not bothering to give any other answer to the obvious taunt. Jisung only smirks, satisfied he managed to get under his skin for a second time that night.

When he finally disappears and they remain alone in their little space in the VIP section, Chan turns to him with curiosity written all over his face.

“What was that?”

He shrugs, already captivated by his phone. “I’m just looking out for Minho’s little sister.”

Chan doesn’t buy it, Jisung can tell without even looking at him. But he doesn’t react, fingers moving across the screen as he types, cancelling multiple plans he made while sober and in a more social mood.

“Jisung.” Chan sighs, not even expecting an answer as he runs a hand through his dark curls. “Don’t start playing with fire if you aren’t ready to get burnt.”

That makes him tear his gaze from the device, a cocky smile slowly morphing onto his features. “Oh, but I’m ready.”

Then, he shows his screen to Christopher who can’t help but also smirk when he recognizes the people in the picture before him. It was you and Jisung after all, sharing a supposed kiss that was already gaining thousands of likes despite being posted just minutes ago. With the lighting and the angle, his fans wouldn’t be able to recognize you but the people that mattered certainly would.

Like Minho, if he paid close attention, which he didn’t most of the time. But to be honest, that’s what he was hoping for. Minho scrolling past his feed without a second glance and giving him more time to enjoy this silly ploy with you. The alcohol in his system along with the adrenaline pumping through his veins from the little confrontation that just took place completely erased all of his nerves and previous protests regarding your plan, leaving him giddy with excitement.

Minho might not notice but there was no doubt in his mind that Yongbok would, despite having him blocked on all socials. This will reach him one way or another and Jisung couldn’t wait to see his blood boil as he turned green with envy, jealous of the way he got to touch and feel you while he was stuck on the sidelines, watching it all.

“I’ve waited long enough, don’t you think?” And for once, Chris actually agrees with him.

Oh, this was going to be so much fun.

—----

The weekend finds you on the couch, scrolling idly through your phone while a random show plays in the background and one of the cats sleeps soundly on your stomach, deeming you comfy enough for a bed. It’s quiet and peaceful, with the sun barely peeking through the closed curtains and you almost doze off as your scrolling slowly stops. Your breathing evens out and sleep is right there, on the tip of your eyelashes, coming to take you to dreamland until the most annoying voice in existence startles both you and the feline and your phone slips through your fingers and falls to the ground. The cat jumps off and runs away instantly, seeking comfort with his other two siblings while you remain there, groaning into a pillow.

“Come here! I made breakfast.” Your brother yells from the kitchen and this is the first time in your life that you start to consider murder as the only option left to solve all of your problems.

Rolling your eyes, you complain under your breath as you drag your feet to the kitchen, forgetting all about your phone and the sweet dream that was about to take you under. When he sees you, Minho’s whole face lights up from where he’s sitting at the table, not expecting you to actually join him.

Well, too bad you won’t.

“Thanks.” Is all you say before grabbing your plate and making your way back to the living room, Minho’s face falling in the process.

It’s been exactly one week since that incident at the party, when Minho, letting his dick take over, broke one of your promises. One week since you’ve spoken more than three sentences to him.

Truth be told, you were starting to miss him but every time you tried to make things right, to push it all aside for the sake of your relationship, your anger got the better of you and it all went back to square one. It was childish and you could feel Minho’s annoyance rising because of your behaviour but, you just couldn’t stop yourself, especially when you remembered all the years you’ve spent following that rule just for his sake. Just so he won’t be upset or uncomfortable having to pick between his sister and one of his friends.

You’ve put his happiness above yours for so long and in the end, he couldn’t have cared less. You were miserable for nothing. That’s where all of the anger came from, among other things (Han Jisung).

Minho lets out a loud sigh but other than that, remains seated and gives you the space you need. Your brother wasn’t a bad guy, far from it, but he really messed up and now he had to bear the consequences of his actions.

As you make yourself comfortable on the couch again, Dori comes back and jumps onto your lap, purring, almost like he wants to take away your anger himself which warms your heart. This is why your brother’s furballs were your favourite thing about him.

Ten minutes later, when you’re done eating, Minho comes to get your plate and goes back to wash it without a word. Every time you two argue and it ends up being his fault, your brother has the same pattern when it comes to apologizing. If words don’t work, he switches to acts of service and if those don’t work either, he starts spending money on the most random stuff you might have said you liked 5 years ago. His brain worked in mysterious ways.

Thankfully, the doorbell rings and breaks the awkward atmosphere.

Picking Dori up, you make your way towards the door and almost gasp when you realize who’s on the other side.

“Good morning, sweetheart.” His voice is low, like he just rolled out of bed and came here first thing and the sound alone awakens the dormant butterflies that always go crazy when he’s near. “Can I come in?”

You nod, trying to catch your breath as you step to the side and Dori jumps from your arms to rub himself against Jisung’s legs in greeting. The boy smiles, the most genuine you’ve ever seen him and crouches down to pet the little feline, his favourite out of the three. And nobody could blame him when the bond they shared was absolutely adorable.

Suddenly, you’re very conscious of your appearance and your hands shoot up to at least fix your hair as his back is to you, patting down and cursing under your breath at the ugly pyjamas you chose to wear last night.

Of course, Han Jisung has to show up looking all perfect at 10 a.m. while you still look like a literal zombie. Just your luck, really.

You haven’t seen him since his gig a few days ago but you’ve kept in touch, and he certainly didn’t mention anything about suddenly coming to your house on a Saturday morning. So, that means he’s here to see your stupid brother. Great. You can never win, can you?

“Oh?” Minho’s voice reaches both of you simultaneously as he comes strolling into the hallway with the other two cats in toe, hands still wet. “Why are you here?”

From the way he speaks, you would never guess these two have been best friends since middle school.

“Good morning to you too, baby.” Jisung smirks as he looks up, still petting Dori who’s now on his back, showing his belly, and your heart can’t help but flutter at the nickname even though he didn’t address you. There was something almost enthralling about the way this word rolled down his tongue, just like fresh honey. Addicting even, making you want to be the only one with the privilege of hearing it. Want to be his baby. Wait, what –

“Can’t I come and visit my best friend once in a while?” He continues, smirk slowly morphing into a smile yet the playfulness doesn’t leave his voice. “I’ve missed you.”

Minho rolls his eyes, drying his hands on the dark blue apron he wore. Your dad’s apron. “I saw you two days ago.”

“And that was two days too long!”

“Do you guys need a moment?”

They both turn to look at you at the same time like they just remembered you were hearing this too. Jisung gives you an apologetic smile and stands up, pushing the hair back from his eyes. “Another time. You’re the one I came to see today, sweetheart.”

Minho’s eyes narrow as he looks between the two of you, completely oblivious to the excitement that is quickly taking over you. And just like that, for the first time that morning, Han Jisung manages to make you smile with a single sentence.

But before you can open your mouth, your brother butts in and the world comes crashing down again. “See her? What for? I didn’t know you guys were that close.”

The glare you send his way would make any normal person feel uncomfortable but as we’ve already established, you and your brother were far from normal. He’s grown immune to your antics a long time ago as nothing you can do or say phases him anymore.

Or so, he thinks.

Before you can open your mouth and bite back, you feel a strong arm wrap around your shoulders and pull you close, the smell of his cologne invading all of your senses and making you a little unstable on your feet.

“There’s a lot you don’t know about our relationship, right, sweetie?”

Then it all clicks in your head, making sense. Jisung isn’t here to see Minho – he’s here to annoy him! He’s here for you! Thank God his arm was already holding you upright because you were sure your legs might’ve betrayed you at the realization.

Your features relax and soften as you look up at him, batting your eyelashes in what you hope is a seductive way. He looks down instinctively and winks, smirk widening when you reach out and gently trace his jaw with one finger, pleased you caught on to his act.

“You don’t have to tell him all of our secrets now, Ji.” You purr and he responds by leaning into your touch, playing it up as much as he can since he’s aware Minho could see right through your act if he tried.

Thankfully, your brother is still stuck on the way Jisung enunciated that one word, relationship, like he was hinting at something deeper going on, something he wasn’t aware of. He’s deep in thought, you can tell by the way his eyebrows furrow, visibly displeased at the new revelation and that makes you so giddy you have to stop yourself from giggling by hiding your face in Jisung’s shoulder.

He knows what you’re doing and responds accordingly, pulling you flush against him and that’s when Minho snaps out of it, both eyebrows shooting up in brief surprise. Quickly discarding his apron, your brother turns to walk back into the apartment and that’s when you two share a conspiratorial grin.

However, Minho isn’t one to back down easily. “Fine, give me ten minutes then the three of us can go and do something fun together.”

Wait, what? You weren’t expecting that, and Jisung can tell by the look of horror that crosses your face as you pull away, panicking.

“The three of us?” Jisung questions, not shaken at all. “It’s Saturday, Min. You have dance practice with Yongbok and Hyunjin, remember?”

Minho stops in his tracks, pausing for a moment as he seems to remember his schedule and groans loudly, annoyed at the whole situation. Your face lights up and Jisung squeezes your shoulder reassuringly with a smile.

Bless his weird attachment to your brother and his elephant memory.

Turning around, all three cats scramble to him and you understand why the moment your eyes meet his, cold with no hint of amusement left in them. Minho might’ve been immune to your childish acts but in your case, even a narrow gaze from him made you stand straighter, slightly terrified. In those instances, you were left feeling like the bullies that dared bother you as a child, the ones he took care of one by one – frozen in fear.

That makes your brother sound like some sort of child gangster but truth be told, Minho is scary now and was even scarier back then. Or that’s what your undeveloped mind was fooled into believing back then, since his anger was never directed towards you, ever.

Seeing their brother beat a middle schooler with a stick would do that to any child.

One thing that’s never changed since then, however, was the fact that no matter how scary Minho appeared on the outside, you were never truly afraid of him. Because you knew, even from a young age, that he would never hurt you. On the contrary, he’s always been a little too protective of you, coddling and spoiling you rotten.

Still, that didn’t mean Minho didn’t know how to make you question and regret all of your life decisions with a single look. He’s mastered the warning gaze from your parents at a young age and the feelings it awakened in you never changed. Discomfort with a side of good old shame.

“Hm, lucky you, right?”

You don’t respond, looking away as your whole face warms at the hidden implication. Stupid brother with his stupid mouth and his stupid mind games.

Jisung’s arm around your shoulders comforts you silently and Minho notices, eyes flying straight to the unusual display of affection.

“Have fun,” and suddenly, he smiles innocently like nothing even happened, “but if you’re not home by the time I return from practice you’re sleeping outside with the dog.”

If you had any doubts Minho couldn’t tell what you were doing, they all went out the window in a split second.

You frown, not falling for his evil ploys. “We don’t have a dog.”

“No, but Jisung does.” Jisung snorts next to you and your glare finds a new target as you elbow his side, Minho’s smile widening. “I’m sure Bbama will love to have a sleepover with you.”

He then turns around to continue on his merry way, humming as the cats follow him like he’s their leader or something, the one that carries all the answers they’ve been looking for. Traitors, furry little traitors, all of them.

But then, as you glare at his retreating back, it hits you.

You were supposed to have the upper hand! He’s going to be the one sleeping outside with the dog, not you!

And so, you’re on his trail in a second, the cats all running away from the scene. “How dare you speak to me like this?! You little bitch, come back here! “

That morning, Han Jisung is once again subjected to one of your arguments, against his will as always. The only good thing is that after all these years, he’s gotten so used to them that when you and Minho come into the living room still bickering, he’s fast asleep on the couch with all of the cats on him.

By the time you’re done getting ready for the day and leave the house with Jisung, your mood is already ruined. All thanks to Minho, a normal occurrence lately.

Getting out of his car with a huff, Jisung follows before quickly locking it and catching up with you. His arm finds solace around your shoulders again and without meaning to, you slow down to accommodate him.

“Where are we going?” you ask, looking straight ahead as you continue leading him like you know exactly where. A girl’s wrath is capable of amazing things.

He smiles, amusement with a very obvious hint of fondness clear in his voice. “You started walking away without me despite not even knowing where we are?”

You shrug, already becoming used to the weight of his arm around you. It’s pleasant and warm, lulling the butterflies to sleep as you begin relaxing in his presence. You’d never thought this would happen, not after being so nervous and excited around him for so many years because of your bottled-up feelings.

A welcomed development if you said so yourself. Finally, you managed to calm the fuck down and act normal in front of the guy you liked.

Wonder how long that will last.

“This way.” He gently steers you both in the right direction and your destination becomes clear.

“The arcade?” There’s a hint of excitement in your voice and Jisung’s face lights up, elated to finally see you happy. “I haven’t been here in years! I love this place!”

He’s beaming, grinning from ear to ear as he looks down at you. “Yeah? Me too! Your brother and I used to come here all the time back in high school.”

You know this. After all, that’s the reason you used to drag Felix here after school almost every day, just to get a glimpse of the cool senior your brother spent most of his time with. But with time, this became one of your and Felix’s favourite places thanks to the memories you made together and you often looked back fondly on those times. Skipping class has never been as fun since.

Even though you still skip class together now, in college, you aren’t as attached to the hip as you were back then because of your clashing schedules so, it’s not the same.

Excited to go in and play some games, you almost miss Changbin at the entrance.

“Look who decided to finally show up!” His loud voice disturbs your pink and peaceful bubble full of memories of high schooler Felix and you can’t help but sigh, already missing your daydreams.

“What took you so long?” He continues, all his annoyance directed at Jisung. It’s all an act because Changbin could never be upset at him, especially since when your eyes meet, he smiles. He’s surrounded by seven other people you don’t recognize, who wave and greet you politely once your gaze moves to them.

Guess Chan was busy.

A small part of you feels a bit disappointed by their presence. Even though you were aware this wouldn’t be a date per se, you were still looking forward to spending some quality time with him alone, wanting to peel back all of the layers and see who exactly was hiding behind the many masks he liked to show off. Maybe another time.

“Sorry, sorry,” Jisung runs a hand through his silky hair, not sorry at all, “Minho was being difficult.”

“You mean, a pain in the ass like always.” You mutter bitterly.

That gets a loud laugh out of Changbin, and the others follow suit, just not as flamboyant. Do all the members of 3racha run their own little cults on the side? Surely Chris wouldn’t…right? Right?!

He grins and changes the subject, though you sense there’s more he’d like to add to your comment. “We’re all here so let’s have some fun, yeah?”

Everyone cheers and you can’t help but giggle, joining them before making your way inside.

Where you expected loud chatter and laughter was only the music from the speakers playing in the background, accompanied by the bright neon lights from all the game machines. The place was empty, creepily so, and you gravitated towards Jisung for support, hiding behind him in what you hoped was a subtle enough way.

Changbin and the others run wild, like children, the moment they step in, not finding anything wrong with the deserted place. Noticing your presence, Jisung turns around with a laugh, gently grasping both of your hands.

“Sorry, pretty, I should’ve mentioned it sooner.” He says, drawing comforting patterns on your knuckles. “Changbin and I rented out the whole place for the day, that’s why it looks like something straight out of a horror movie.”

Oh, right. They were rich and famous or whatever.

You nod, visibly relaxing with the help of his comforting touch and go on ahead to discuss your plan for the day.

In the end, you settle on a pretty simple one.

Take a few pictures of each other, think of some clever captions and post them, hoping everyone (your brother) believes you’re currently on the best date of your life. Who else’s date would rent out a whole arcade for them to spend time together in peace, getting to be as lovey-dovey as they want? No ones.

Too bad Jisung wasn’t actually your date either. You were mourning that thought every day.

Once satisfied with all the posts, Jisung gets pulled away by some of the others, people you’ve learnt are part of their crew, laughing loudly as they cheer him on at a game of basketball. You’re left alone at a table somewhere a bit further away from all the fun, making yourself busy with the drink and snacks he bought to make this whole date even more believable.

Naturally, your thoughts fly to your high school days and all the time you used to spend in this very same arcade back then. Jisung has already revealed the reason he picked this place but a part of you fooled itself into believing he did it for you too, that he knew what it meant to you.

But this was Han Jisung after all, so he probably didn’t. It’s not like you could blame him either – in some aspects, you were as much of a stranger to him as he was to you since you’ve never had the chance to get to know each other on a deeper level.

Isn’t it strange? How you can know a person for most of your life but also know next to nothing about them?

“Having fun?”

Changbin’s presence snaps you out of it as he takes Jisung’s previous seat across from you, smiling brightly. “I sure hope so, Jisung did all of this for you, after all.”

“What?”

Your eyes widen comically, not believing Changbin’s words at all which causes him to laugh in response, picking up his friend’s discarded drink.

“Didn’t he tell you?” He’s still smiling, messing with one of his bracelets that came undone. “Damn, he has no game at all, huh? No wonder he’s been single since high school.”

Your whole world is spinning and you can’t help feeling like you’re being pranked right now. Jisung couldn’t have done this for you! You’re his best friend’s annoying little sister, why would he even want to do something for you?

Though, now that you think about it, he gave in easily after your argument, agreeing to help you get back at Minho with minimal complaints. But why? Does he see it as some sort of duty to protect you and make sure you’re happy all the time like he once did when you were teenagers? Is he looking out for you, wanting to keep an eye out in case you do something stupid?

Wait, what if somehow, this whole thing has been orchestrated by Minho and you’ve fallen into his trap, playing his game? No way! Has your stupid brother been behind this all of this time? Is Jisung just a pawn, moving according to his orders?

Oh my god, what if –

“Y/n?” Changbin moves some hair out of your eyes gently, looking at you with slight concern. “You good?”

You shake your head, chasing away all of the irrational thoughts before nodding at his question. Sure, if being annoying was a competition, both Jisung and Minho would somehow share first place, winning every time. But, neither of these menaces would do something like this right? Play with your head and feelings in the most cruel way imaginable.

There was no way; that’s what you chose to believe to stop your brain from going into overdrive. Felix would beat their asses, after all, defending your honour until the end. Yeah, that sounds better.

“Why would Jisung go through all this trouble for me?” You finally ask, and Changbin lets out a relieved sigh at the sound of your voice. Were you really that out of it that he started worrying? Cute.

“Why not?” He plops a fry in his mouth before extending his arm and asking you to fix his bracelet, tired of struggling. “You’re his best friend’s sister. He likes making you smile.”

Your jaw drops, and so does the bracelet, the sound deafening to your overwhelmed mind. Jisung…likes seeing you smile. Since when?!

Across from you, Changbin frowns. “Hey, are you sure you’re okay?”

Your brows furrow, and he can read the confusion on your tense features. “I just don’t…understand.”

“It’s simple, Y/n. Seeing you happy, makes him happy. Why do you think he teases and flirts with you all the time? Your laugh makes him act like an excited puppy, living to please his owner.”

You’re not buying it. “He acts like that with everyone, even with Minho!”

“Well, he isn’t renting out arcades for everyone, now, is he?” The smile returns to his lips once you finish fixing the bracelet, eyes crinkling at the corners. “And especially not for Minho.”

“He said you rented it together!”

Now, Changbin is the confused one, blinking at you for a moment before standing up abruptly. “Han Jisung!“

“No, don’t!” You stand up as well, setting a hand on his toned bicep, panicking. “Please don’t call him back here.”

Seeing the look on your face, he nods, most likely understanding that all of this new information is currently overwhelming. What he doesn’t understand, however, is why did Jisung lie? But that’s something he’d have to ask him later when you aren’t here.

“Do you want to come play with me? There’s this one game I can never win, no matter what strategy I choose to go with.”

And that’s how Changbin manages to calm you down once again, making you forget all about your previous conversation. Not that you weren’t curious about Jisung’s motives, it’s just that your feelings got the better of you and suddenly, your heart was beating a bit too fast and your delusions almost took over. And you couldn’t have that, not when you were finally spending time with the guy that’s been off limits for years.

Okay, maybe spending time is a bit of an exaggeration since he pretty much abandoned you, but hey, at least your followers were jealous, right? A win is a win.

At some point, Changbin is also dragged away and you’re left alone trying to kill all the zombies and save the world, a task that proves to be a bit more difficult than you remembered. If only Felix was here with you, then every pixelated person would be safe and sound and you’d get to bask in all of his glory.

Thankfully, you’re not alone for long.

After a while, two strong arms wrap around your waist from behind startling you momentarily until the familiar and comforting scent reaches your nose and you relax, relieved.

“Hi, baby.” The embrace along with his soothing, low voice make you feel like you’re floating on a fluffy cloud, very tranquil. You’ve wondered how he’d feel wrapped around you dressed like this, comfy in his white hoodie and pants, since this morning when he appeared at your front door. You have to admit - for once, reality was better than the daydream.

“What are you playing?” He continues, resting his chin on your shoulder to look at the screen in front.

You shake your head, trying to ignore the shiver that runs down your spine as his breath keeps hitting your cheek. “Nothing, because I’m losing. Felix was always better than me at this game.”

He hums lightly, looking at the toy gun in your hands. Without a word, his arms detangle from around your waist to move upwards, warm hands falling over yours gently. Your head turns slightly to the side to look at him and that’s when you realize how close he is, actually stealing your breath away. The proximity isn’t intoxicating as usual but instead, warm and fuzzy, so intimate it has you falling for him all over again.

You can’t help but wonder if he feels it too, how natural it is to hold each other like this. His breathing is steady and not ragged like it was that night before his performance, calm and content as he maintains eye contact. His pupils aren’t blown, and the emotion behind them is one you can’t recognize. An emotion usually well-known to you but completely foreign in his eyes.

“I’m sure together we can change that.”

There’s no hint of tobacco or weed in his breath and that, for some strange reason, makes you very happy. Maybe because he finally resembles the person you fell for so long ago, or maybe the person you made him out to be in your head. Who was Han Jisung, after all? You really didn’t know anymore, but you’d like to find out again.

Either way, the swarm of butterflies in your stomach go berserk as his hold on you tightens and he raises the gun, eyes flickering between you and the screen.

“Shall we?” He doesn’t need to ask you twice.

Breaking the embrace for just a moment to put in another coin, you return in his arms again once the game starts and as promised, he helps you. It’s a silly zombie game but you’re both having the time of your lives, laughing away as he does all the work and shoots everything in sight. It’s fun, freeing, and you wish this moment would never end as his genuine laugh makes your heart grow inch by inch with every minute that passes.

You’re having so much fun together that time flies in a blink of an eye and suddenly, you’ve played like five rounds of the same game.

When the ‘victory’ screen appears, Jisung puts the toy down and steps back, only to pull you in another hug as you turn around, happiness written across both of your faces.

Letting go, your back is to the machine as he runs his hands through honey-blonde hair, still smiling brightly.

“I bet even Yongbok would be jealous of this score.”

You laugh, nodding, your happiness so contagious it has him chuckling as well. “You guys should play together sometimes. You’d make an unstoppable team.”

His smile drops instantly as he rolls his eyes, all in good fun, and you can’t help but reach out to pinch his full cheeks which makes him pout cutely. The sight pulls at your heartstrings and causes your pulse to pick up, not letting go of his cheek. He looks adorable like this, from his bare face to his comfy outfit, without the furrow between his eyebrows that seems to be a constant in his life.

His lips look very plush, and your mind flies far away with thoughts about melting against them in a much-needed kiss. You wonder what it’d feel like, what he’d taste like all sober and relaxed like this, and you’re once again reminded of that night a few days ago when you almost found out.

“No thanks,” he shakes his head, still pouting and your hand falls on his shoulder, “I’d rather spend my free time with you, sweetheart.”

Warmth rushes to your cheeks but you do your best to ignore it, briefly avoiding his gaze. “I bet you tell that to all the girls.”

That’s when he steps closer, almost pinning you to the machine as his arms circle your waist again, chest to chest. He licks his lips and your eyes zone in on them, all wet and oh so inviting, shamelessly staring. Jisung notices and leans forward, for once not smirking or acting all smug, putting a strand of hair behind your ear and taking the opportunity to cup your cheek after, bringing your face even closer to his.

“Maybe,” He admits, not missing a beat and you’re the one rolling your eyes now, “but this is the first time I mean it.”

Your heart thumps loudly in your chest and in fear of him hearing, you make to pull away but are surprised when he doesn’t let you, instead squishing your cheeks together with both of his hands. In the absence of his rings, they’re warm and soft, just like he is being right now.

“Very smooth, Ji.” You finally come up with a reply, voice quieter than before and speech slightly unclear. “Careful though, I might actually believe you.”

But he understands you, of course. “Maybe you should.”

His doe eyes drop to your mouth for a moment, lingering there as he lets go of one side of your face to trace your bottom lip with his thumb. Pulling it down lightly, he then moves to the top one, pushing against it like one would on a pillow to test its quality. Without even thinking about it, they pucker and you kiss his fingertip and that’s the moment his eyes darken completely, the stars in them disappearing instantly.

Inhaling sharply, he continues with a bit of difficulty. “You know I’m no liar.” Then his hands drop before he moves to cradle the back of your head tenderly, bumping your nose with his.

A nervous chuckle bubbles out of you, suddenly feeling breathless. “Yes, you are.”

Jisung laughs, the sound so low and devoid of any amusement that it sends a shiver down your spine, your own hands planting themselves on his chest as your brain decides between pushing him away and pulling him closer, finally closing this annoying distance.

“Yes, I am.” He admits a little too easily and suddenly, your conversation with Changbin comes rushing back.

You want to ask him about it, the curiosity eating away at your every thought until you’re a blabbering mess. But, you can’t. The words seem to remain stuck in your throat every time you want to bring it up, making you incapable of doing so.

So, you stop fighting it and like every normal person caught in the moment, let yourself melt in his embrace.

Time stops and your eyes flutter shut, arms moving up his body to wrap around his neck and pull him flush against you. Everything and everyone vanishes and it’s just you, him and the purple and pink neon lights that still managed to somehow blind you even in darkness.

His lips finally touch yours but for some reason, he doesn’t start kissing you and your eyes snap open in disappointment just to find him already staring back.

“If Minho were to see us like this…” he trails off when you frown, one of your hands going to fist the material of his hoodie to coax him forward. “We’d never hear the end of it.”

You whine, doing everything in your power to remain sane as the hand at the back of your neck tangles into your hair and pulls you back slightly, still keeping your lips connected but heads farther apart.

“Are you seriously thinking about Minho as we’re about to kiss?” you ask against his lips, voice regaining its strength. “What the fuck, Ji?”

He chuckles darkly, his hold on your hair tightening in a very pleasant way. “I’m just reminding you about the consequences, sweetheart. Games are fun until they aren’t.”

“Fuck the consequences.” You plead and the desperation in your voice makes him push you further into the cold machine. “Forget about Minho and kiss me, please.”

Releasing his hoodie, your nails find his nape and you feel him shiver at the contact, lips parting without a sound once you move to scratch at the shorter hair there. It’s clear as day he wants this as much as you do; why does he continue to torture you both?

“Please, Jisung.”

That seems to be the right thing to say because he groans, frustrated and lets his head fall in the crock of your neck, latching onto the smooth skin.

“Fuck, baby.” He says after planting a few, soft kisses there. “Every time we end up like this, our first kiss replays in my head over and over again until I’m dizzy. Do you remember? You’ve always said my name so prettily, baby, it drives me fucking insane.”

How could you ever forget? Nobody has ever kissed you like that ever since. It was the main reason you became so enamoured with him back in high school, after all, the reason –

“Wow, get a room, you two.”

Both of your heads snap in the direction of the voice, glaring at the intruder that just ruined the long-awaited moment. As Changbin’s face comes into view once Jisung steps away reluctantly, you almost let out a scream, frustrated out of your mind. And horny. Frustrated and horny and pissed out of your mind.

Changbin just lost his place as your favourite 3racha member. He’s now in the cockblocker category with Minho.

“Bin, respectfully, what the fuck?” For once, Jisung voices his frustration as he fixes his hoodie and dishevelled hair, snapping at his friend.

Putting his hands up, Changbin takes a step back. “Hey, you didn’t give me any heads up about wanting to fuck Minho’s little sister today!”

Both you and Jisung look away in opposite directions, not being able to meet Changbin’s accusing gaze. You’re surprised to see him just as embarrassed as you are since he’s always exuding an infuriating amount of confidence that has almost every person he meets falling to his feet.

This side of Jisung was a new one. Yet another thing you didn’t know about him.

Well, at least it was cute.

Not having any sort of filter whatsoever, Changbin continues despite your discomfort. “You usually let me know about those things in advance!”

That’s when you turn to look at him, trying your best to not show the fact that your heart just dropped all the way to your stomach, the new information making you sick. Not new, since you knew he slept around, just…uncomfortable. This is one of those things you are aware of but can’t hear out loud, don’t want to as a means to keep your heart intact and pain to a minimum.

One of those things both Minho and Felix have warned you about, which you ignored each time.

When Jisung doesn’t meet your eyes, you shake your head and hurry to leave the uncomfortable situation, keeping your head down and emotions in check.

“Yeah, uh, I didn’t sign up for this conversation so I’ll just leave you alone.”

So, you leave, not stopping once even as Changbin starts calling your name and yells about some pictures, going to the bathroom to pull yourself together. Hopefully, some cold water will do the trick, cooling your heated skin and thumping heart, maybe even stop this uncomfortable feeling in your gut.

You should have never fallen for Han Jisung, not so hard at least.

Quite the revelation to have at 4 in the afternoon, if you say so yourself. 

The outing ends without any other major events and after that, you and Jisung steer clear of each other for a while. The texts stop and since you’re in different departments and majors, you don’t see him around campus either. The aftermath of what happened at the arcade, in front of the stupid zombie game is hitting you a bit harder than usual as all of your dreams end up being about him, his fluffy clothes and plush lips that you were once again deprived of. But then you also remember his hand in your hair, pulling at the strands and his bruising hold on your hip and suddenly, those dreams are anything but innocent.

You’re dizzy and out of it for a few days every time you remember that moment, but after a while, you finally return to normal (somewhat). The feeling of his hands on you still lingers, but mostly when you’re alone at night and scrolling through all the pictures you, him or Changbin have taken that day.

He looks happy in them, and if you didn’t know it was all an act, you’d actually believe he was just a normal guy enamoured with his sweetheart. You both look happy, playing the part a little too well and that’s what keeps messing with your head. No, not the staged photos when you were all camera-ready but the ones Changbin took when neither of you was aware of his presence.

Before interrupting, he had the bright idea to take out his phone and capture several moments between you, claiming you both looked too cosy and comfortable to miss out on it. And you were, it was obvious even from behind. Holding and caressing each other in the most natural way, like you were long-time lovers and not just two people who will never be together.

Neither of you ended up posting those, nor did you mention them on the way home, the drive being painfully silent. You did, however, make one of these pictures your home screen, your favourite one out of the bunch. In it, Jisung was hugging you from behind, not yet preoccupied with the game, giving you his undivided attention and affection.

It was cute, yet every time you unlocked your phone and stared at it, another part of your heart shrivelled up and died quietly, leaving behind this unexplainable feeling of emptiness. But as much as it hurt, knowing Jisung will never be yours even with Miho’s promise out of the way, you could not delete those pictures.

Maybe you were a masochist, all these years pinning after him leaving you a little messed up.

Or maybe you’ve finally lost your mind after living with your stupid brother for so long.

Yeah, that sounds better. It’s all Minho’s fault. All of your life problems are Minho’s fault, he’s the worst.

Almost another week passes before you hear from Han Jisung again. But, surprise, surprise, he doesn’t come and talk to you in person.

“Hey, guys!” Changbin plops down between you and Felix one day at lunch, surprising everyone with his presence. “What’s new?”

Jeongin looks at him, startled out of his mind. “What the hell are you doing here?”

Seungmin nods. “Yeah, you don’t even go here.”

You and Felix also share a look full of suspicion behind his back, silently asking each other the same thing. His sudden appearance gets a few gasps and causes a small commotion at the tables nearby but as always, Changbin doesn’t pay them any attention. A man on a mission never gets distracted.

“Boo, you whores!” He shoots them a look full of fake annoyance, but all it does is cause laughter at your little table. Satisfied, he grins and turns to you. “I’m having a party this weekend and I was wondering if you’re free?”

A party at Changbin’s place usually means a whole lot of trouble. There’s alcohol, weed, dancers, small celebrities and pretty much everything you could ever imagine. It’s like one of those 2000s’ MTV house parties you used to watch on TV as a child. His ‘humble abode’ becomes a full-on music festival which automatically makes it a 3racha party. And if it’s a 3racha party, that means Jisung will be there. And if Jisung is there, your heart will burst.

So, yeah, maybe you’ll pass this one, even if you’re aching to see him again.

“You too, Yongbok.”

“I’d rather eat glass, thanks.”

Changbin laughs, slapping his back playfully, clearly not taking Felix’s words seriously. But you know better, so you frown, flicking his nose to show his rude behaviour wasn’t appreciated in the slightest.

With a sigh, you respond. “I don’t really feel like partying, Bin.”

“Minho will be there.” He says nonchalantly, stealing one of Felix’s fries and getting another glare from the man.

“We’ll be there!”

Satisfied, he sends a wink your way before standing up and bidding goodbye, not lingering in the cafeteria for longer than necessary. Did he come all this way here just to invite you to a party he could’ve texted about? What was he planning?

Taking another sip of his strawberry milk, Seungmin meets your gaze head-on. “Since when do you speak for all of us?”

Felix nods, also turning to look at you from his seat at your side.

“What? I single handedly ended your miserable weekends. The least you can do is be nice about it!”

They both roll their eyes at the same time, before Seungmin stands up, grumbling under his breath about his plan to take over the world, most likely. He instead settles for getting another piece of pie, for now.

As expected, Jeongin is on your side. “Come on, a party at a rich guy’s house won’t kill you.” He tells Felix, whose mood soured significantly since Changbin showed up.

Grumpy Felix shows up only two times a year when certain people have the audacity to start sprouting nonsense in his presence. That’s it. So, seeing him so blue about the whole thing really isn’t sitting right with you.

Bumping his shoulder with yours, he doesn’t even bother to look up from his food this time.

Confused, you ask. “Lix, why do you keep acting like this? Are you going through puberty again?”

That gets a laugh out of Jeongin whose platinum blonde hair bounces along with his joy. Felix doesn’t share the same sentiment and for a brief moment, your heart squeezes painfully in your chest at his lack of reaction.

“Can I live?” He raises an eyebrow, purposely making his voice even deeper than it naturally is to get you to back off, all in good fun, of course.

You grin and bat your eyelashes at him, getting all up in his face. “Nope.”

And without any sort of warning, your nimble fingers find his sides and you change tactics, wanting to make him laugh at all costs. It works in an instant and the sound of Felix’s much higher laugh brings a smile to both yours and Jeongin’s faces as you tickle him, taking him by complete surprise.

But as expected, his retaliation doesn’t take long to come and in a blink of an eye, the roles are reversed and suddenly, you’re the one struggling to breathe as he begins tickling you mercilessly. He overpowers you easily, and you almost fall out of your chair with laughter but his quick reflexes catch you quickly, holding you up by the waist with one arm while continuing his attack with the other.

One thing about Felix is that he’ll always catch you, no matter how dangerous the fall. Always.

You’re finally saved when Seungmin returns with his pie, accompanied by none other than Hyunjin.

“Hello, friends I haven’t seen since this morning.” He greets everyone, taking a seat beside Jeongin, on his left while Seungmin takes his usual seat on his right. “What’s new?”

“Changbin invited us to a party and Lix doesn’t want to come with me.” You huff once you regain your composure, your sides starting to hurt from all the laughing. Even at the mention of his name, Felix doesn’t budge and acts unbothered, like you aren’t actually talking but his arm remains around your middle, holding you warmly.

Hyunjin’s eyes widen and he gasps dramatically, a little over the top. “No way! Lix said no to you? The world must be ending.”

Seungmin and Felix roll their eyes, the former busy with his dessert while the latter tries to hide his growing smile, secretly enjoying your antics. Of course, he is, Felix can never keep a straight face around you.

Nodding, you lean forward in your seat to be closer to Hyunjin. “Right?!” Then, with a fake sniffle, you continue. “He doesn’t love me anymore.”

Jeongin laughs and shakes his head when Hyunjin nods vigorously, agreeing with your lies. That’s when Felix frowns and hugs you closer, leaning his head against yours as his way of debunking your nonsense.

“Not true.” He mumbles under his breath before hiding his face in your hair. You can’t help but smile at the gesture, taking hold of the hand that’s on his thigh under the table, hoping that after this ridiculous show, you’re putting on he will finally agree to the party. You physically can't be away from him for that long, he has to come with you and the others.

Stealing some of Jeongin’s food, Hyunjin adds. “You know I normally wouldn’t entertain that though but, in this case, I think you might be right, Y/n.”

“Will you two shut up?” Felix groans, lifting his head and glaring at the both of you. “Fine, I’ll go to the stupid party.” Looking straight at you, he then adds. “Happy?”

You cheer and throw your arms around his neck to squeeze him in an embrace, missing the smug smirk that forms on Hyunjin’s plump lips and the warning look Felix sends his way. They communicate with their eyes alone until you pull away and start going on about the party, suddenly excited since all of your friends are coming.

In your haste, you don’t even notice the way Felix scoots a bit farther away from you, thoughts elsewhere.

Then, that same night you get a text that turns your whole world upside down, making the party an event that you must attend at all costs.

[off-limits j.one]: see you this weekend, sweetheart

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YESSss after becoming a med stud I LOVE readingg hospital bg fics! Do IT !!🤩🥹

Lee know could be a cardiologist specialising in breaking hearts outside and mending hearts in OT 😂

Seungmin as a orthopaedic??

I.N as a paediatrician since you know he wanted to be a preschool teacher.

GREYS ANATOMY X SKZ

So I have an vague idea for the greys anatomy inspired skz series/smau but opinions would be nice!

I’m thinking maybe going from residency to becoming attending so we can see the characters pick their specialities maybe change their specialities of what they thought they’d be etc … we see friends grow but also maybe relationships ;)

Or so we go straight from being attendings and maybe the fight for becoming chiefs of their department etc

I’d love to know what specialties you think the boys may go into! And if there’s anything you guys might like to see etc! I’ve got some ideas

Obviously there will be sad times in this fic but I’ll try my hardest to make it funny as well! I don’t know who the main ship will be yet I might let you guys decide! And I’m gonna add some oc’s in there too! As well as some other Kpop groups who might make an appearance or two ;)