Drabble 01/04/2022

Drabble 01/04/2022

My Four Random Words:

suppress

long

able

lecture

Go back to college they said. You can do it they said. What they didn't say was even though you have matured and have experience now, is that lectures were still just as tiring.

EVEN MORE SO IN FACT.

How long have you been wanting to yawn but know it would be complete obvious if you did so? How much did you have to suppress the urge to just lay your head down because honestly, you are a working adult and these shifts are starting to truly wear you down.

This has to be inhumane!

"This is important history here," the gentleman up front stated before he fixes his glasses. "It is constantly being mistold. Everyone has accepted one way - one version of this story. And it is the version with the 'Happily Ever After' ending. And it just truly isn't correct. How can we learn how to counter? How is Belle alive to this day? What do you mean you don't know what I am talking about? If you have watched Beauty and the Beast by Disney, you think you know the tale.

But you are completely misinformed."

You sat up again. Truly, how people don't know the truth and assume that the happy story is the correct story. How are they able to just... function? They must be confused when they talk to someone who's ancestors are some of the real house servants who lived with 'the Beast'.

And you hear this lecture time and time again. Yet there is always that person who speaks up, tries to correct, and then is flattened when the professor has to show how they are wrong and in so many ways.

And he always does it with that sigh.

Fairy tales really happened, but not quite like everyone expected. Some of the story tellers edited slightly to suit what they wanted, but for the most part, a lot of it contained crucial information.

But only more recently have people realized the truth and accepted it. Only more recently has the 'Fairy Tale' World allowed the rest of the world to actually see them, learn about them, and show them the truths behind EVERYTHING.

You think people would eat this information up. But no, they are so set in their happily ever after for everything that it has taken nearly shaking sense into the 'normal world' for some of it to get into their thick skulls.

And this is why it is boring. Once he starts getting to the real stuff - able to get past this beginner phase with basic information, that's when it gets good.

It just takes far to long to GET THERE.

Continuance - BTS story

welp - I have decided to continue with that modern-like style beginning. I have even expanded upon the story greatly and it has taken a huge turn that I never saw coming.

Which makes it very exciting. I might write out of order later but for now this picks up right where I originally left off.

“It does,” you confirmed. You could not stop your eyes from wandering. You were listening, but the sights around you had you enraptured and made stories appear before your eyes. It was as if all the stories you had read and adored - especially the fairy tales - were actually true. And happened in this mansion.

The turns felt slightly familiar, though you couldn’t place why. Maybe it was just the imagination that had run wild for you since you were a child. These halls gave a feeling of familiarity as if you walked through them before, as if you experienced the stories that had taken place in your heart since you were young. Shaking your head, you knew you were being ridiculous and finally spoke to inquire about where you were going.

But it was almost like Namjoon could read your mind. “We’re heading towards the area you will be working,” he stated, a soft smile upon his face. You couldn’t see his dimples but you knew they had to be there from what you had witnessed earlier. “I figured best to start by showing you were you might be spending a majority of your time, then the rest of the house to help you familiarize yourself with possible routes or activities you may participate in throughout the day.”

You gave a noise of confirmation as you smiled at the back of his head. He gave an aura of warmth and knowledge that you could not help but feel reassured he was there and the one to be leading you. 

“Be careful! That vase is one of the Master’s favorite,” a voice calmly called out. You turned your head to see who he was speaking to to find an energetic maid freeze in her spot, eyes wide, as she watched the vase she was just polishing wobble back and forth on its stand. She held her breath and you laughed at the huge sigh of relief as it calmly returned to its solitary state. She dramatically wiped the back of her hand on her forehead, with the obligatory ‘whew’ that normally comes with the action.

“Thanks Hoseok! I don’t know what I’d do if you didn’t warn me in time!”

Her voice had a sense of joy and pride in what she does, with enthusiasm you would have never thought to see a maid have about her job. Usually the maids you see were a bit more downtrodden or nose to the grind type of people. She was refreshing and made you realize that this place was like no other.

The man himself seemed to appear behind you. “Of course Lisa, anytime. That is what I am here for.” His voice made you jump since it caught you off guard, which led to him laughing at the reaction. “I’m sorry, didn’t mean to scare you!”

Namjoon turned with a slightly clumsy flourish that made you doubt what you saw. Was there such a thing as clumsy elegance? But he gave Hoseok an acknowledging nod which Hoseok returned. “Ah! Miss Y/S/N, this is Jung Hoseok - our head butler. He is in charge of the house maintenance and all those who take care of it.”

“Which includes us maids and the other butlers,” the maid - who’s name you believe is Lisa if you heard Hoseok right - stage whispered. Both men gave her a look and she just shrugged. “Hey, who knows! Maybe she wouldn’t have figured it out immediately.”

This made you laugh as you nodded towards her. “I appreciate your assistance. It’s nice to know that someone will make sure I am kept in the loop.”

She gave a proud ‘I-told-you-so’ type of nod to Namjoon and Hoseok and then carried on her way. You could have sworn there was some sort of glowing trail behind her, but once you blinked, it was gone. She was truly a lively one and you look forward to seeing her again. 

You then turned to Hoseok and held out your hand. “Pleasure to meet you Mr. Jung. I am Y/S/N, Y/N.”

Hoseok’s smile then got wider - and if possible, even brighter. It allowed you to actually take in his appearance and notice that he too is quite handsome. He had such a great feel to him that made you feel like you were in the presence of the sun itself - though it was warm and would never burn. “Ah! I heard you were coming! Glad someone is going to help with the, er,…. project.”

“She knows she is here to work on the library,” Namjoon stated, only to soon be interrupted by another. 

“She just doesn’t know how much of an eyesore it is yet,” someone else drawled with a sigh. You looked over and found yet another good looking man - what is in the water here? - that had a much more sleepy look to him. He did a quick scan of you, then did a slight bow to be polite. He sighed once more than tsk’d as he looked at the clipboard in his hands. “Seems like she isn’t actually an employee for them, but one brought in because of her expertise. It seems they felt she would be the best to help sort with our collections and arrange it to the Master’s satisfaction.” 

He flipped through a few more pages, nodding as he took mental notes, and then looked back at you. His eyes weren’t quite what you were expecting but his charms were undeniably there. When he spoke, he seemed to choose his words and didn’t want to waste more energy than he needed to. Something about him was nagging your mind - 

And you snapped your fingers, which had all three pairs of eyes back on you as you excitedly realized why. “Oh! You’re Mr. Min! The head secretary right? I remember your voice from a few calls-“

He cocked an eyebrow at you, which made you falter a little bit. Oops. Right. He knew you weren’t a part of the company so how do you explain hearing his voice before? “My friend has played recordings before to notate and prepare for meetings - though she reassured me what I was listening to wasn’t a breech of contract - I’m sorry.” You had said it a little quickly and mumbled and rushed a bit at the end, trying to get to the apology. You were hoping you didn’t get your friend in trouble - there was a reason why you made sure to not say Jisoo’s name.

He looked at you one more time, blinked as if processing, then a huge gummy smile appeared which softened his whole appearance immediately. “Cute,” then turned away chuckling as he put his head back down to read his clipboard and one of his hands went to mark something on the paper.

Your eyes were wide as you turned to look at Namjoon who was also grinning again, arms crossed as he watched Yoongi walk away. “Don’t worry, he seems like he could bite, but he’s actually very soft once you get to know him.”

This made Hoseok chuckle in agreement. “Well, you are in good hands Miss Y/S/N, so I’ll be on my way. Nice to meet you! They have already placed your items in your room, but if you think of anything else you may need, feel free to reach out to me.” 

You turned to look at Hoseok for a moment, nodding and returning his smile. “Will do. Thank you so much.” 

With that, he did an exaggerated bow to get you to laugh - which you did - and he left you and Namjoon.

“Well, at least you have already met some in the household. Let’s go finish this walk to the library so I can show you the kitchen next-“ Knowing its cue, your stomach made a noise that made you quickly try to admonish it. “-because you might be hungry,” Namjoon finished, knowing he was correct. 

He showed you through the mansion and informed you he will provide you with a sketch of the mansion that you can use like a map if you want so you can get used to where everything was. Apparently his protege had drawn it back when he had started and was one of the best ones Namjoon had seen. “It will even give some extra tips that I had forgotten about,” he stated and then stopped before some large doors. 

Again, this mansion will forever remind you of every fairy tale you grew up reading.

One day, I will post stories here too… on tumblr. Though it might be on my BTS account - because they truly inspire me and really stoke my creativity and imagination.

But don’t think they are my only inspiration. Thank you to all the authors who write and post here. You are one of my end goals and I am here for it! I will always root and cheer for you - and if you have to step away, that is okay too. Thank you for giving us what you have, and I will always be wishing you the best in whatever you do.

... So I just found out I have "questions asked" and one of them was such a sweet message and I feel horrid that I didn't see them until now!

Drabble 01/03/2022

Four Random Words for today:

admit

reasonable

health

agreement

"Admit it, this is a reasonable explanation for this," your friend exclaims triumphantly. He was looking pretty smug as he looked at you, as if he had all the answers in the world.

"... no. Never. Nope. Not doing it," you reply after a pause, and you have to hide your smile as he deflates a little bit and looks at you in shock.

"Seriously?!!?"

"The agreement DOES. NOT. MAKE. SENSE," you reply, emphasizing your words. "Honestly, who would agree to that and have it think it was a valid thing to agree to-"

"I don't care - maybe their health was declining and so it made perfect sense in their mind. Either way, that book is brilliant and I am sticking to it!"

"So you're telling me that Mr. Body somehow just... forgives his 'friends' from trying to kill him at the end of EVERY Clue book and invites them all over again and think 'well, maybe they won't try to kill me this time and we can have fun!'. I THINK NOT!"

You plop down the 'child' book series. "This is ridiculous and could NEVER be a real life thing. You cannot make a series or a movie out of this. It barely passes reasoning in the books. I think it should just stay a book series and leave it as that."

"And I think it would make a FANASTIC series on TV! Every episode is one of the cases - "

"And every third case they supposedly kill him and somehow magically comes back to life in the next to begin the dreaded three again? No. Never."

He plops down onto the sofa with the loudest groan. "Ugh, you just don't see brilliance when you hear it!"

You smile and grab a handful of his popcorn. "And you need to realize not all books have to be made into a movie or a show."

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