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jisung should’ve seen it coming from a mile away
NCT Dream Reaction | You (crush) Are Their Newest Member
Warnings: Fluff?, We Go Up is the shit, NCT Dream is cute.
Mark
When the eldest found out that you were becoming the newest member of NCT Dream, he freaked out a bit.
Mark being Mark, he’s pretty awkward around the opposite gender, so when he found out that you, his crush, was joining, he got a rush of complicated feelings.
This boy is a sucker for you, and keeps you close to him at all times.
He makes sure the others don’t get too close to you in fear that you fall for someone else rather than you.
Really, Mark Lee is your biggest fan and constantly cheers you on when you’re on stage or on a television show with the rest of the dreamies.

Renjun
This art god is really surprised at your beauty and cannot believe that you’re actually joining the group.
When he heard there was a new member, he was a bit nervous, but when he saw you for the first time, he got super shy.
Every time you remotely tried to talk to the Chinese member, he would chicken out and run in the opposite direction.
Once the other members finally convinced him to talk to you, he found out about a lot of similarities and his crush on you grew stronger yet.
He’s completely open with you being in platonic relationships with the other members, but grows slightly jealous when you hang out with Jeno a bit too much.
However, this cutie still loves you for you and he can’t wait for the rest of the NCTzens to see your talent.

Jeno
The cutest omg
He’s actually super happy about you joining and loves the cute interactions you have with the rest of the members.
Jeno is pure sunshine and loves you for who you are, so naturally he’d be entirely okay with whatever you decide to do.
His favorite parts of the music videos have to be the dance breaks where you center because he feels you become yourself on stage when you dance.
Always gives you high fives during any transition.
The two of you have your own handshake which is more legendary than the Markhyuck handshake.
This fluffy baby can’t contain his feelings for you when you do aegyo which is why everyone ships the two of you.

Haechan
He hates you for challenging him in a game of cuteness, but he low key loves you for it.
This teen can’t stop staring at you across the room during vlives which freaks the rest of the dreamies out.
His favorite parts are when he harmonizes with you during songs.
He refuses to sit away from you at fan meets, afraid that the male fans would take you away from him.
He’s extremely open about his feelings for you, but you never really thought he likes you because he does the same thing to the rest of the dreamies.
Jealous whenever someone looks at you for longer than three seconds.

Jaemin
This kid openly flirts with you every single day.
“When I was young, my mom told me to follow my dreams, so where to next?”
Nana made you a cute nickname involving your name which he can only use for you, meaning that if the other members tried to use it as well that they would be beat.
Makes sure you have as many lines as possible in the songs and even lets you rap his parts during a concert from time to time.
Is determined to have you become the face of the group.
Always has an arm around your shoulders or back.

Chenle
This kid is the holy name of uwu and makes sure you are the yin to his yang.
You complement him perfectly which is what made him fall for you in the first place.
When he first heard about you joining, he tho it you would be mean to him for looking childish, but when you complemented him for it, he fell in love with you.
Chenle and you are the dream ship and every NCTzen is jealous of your closeness to the Chinese member.
Screams whenever you act cute.
Constantly brags about how cute you two are to Jisung.

Jisung
Omg when he heard about you he completely shunned himself from the dorms.
He stayed in his room for the longest time because of you being the cutest thing he’d ever seen.
Refused to make eye contact for decades.
However the Maknae finally gained the confidence to talk to you, but he still acts very flustered whenever you talk to him.
Can’t stand how you can be so hot but cute at the same time.
It physically hurts him.
He loves it when you sing/rap with him around the dorms.
Constantly sneaks out with you at night to eat Oreo cookies.

@lemonybaby67
NCT Dream Reaction | You’re Good at Singing but You’re Shy
Warnings: Fluff?, We Go Up is the shit pt.2, NCT Dream is cute.
Mark
Dude he’d scold you for decades for not singing in public.
He’d encourage you to sing as much as possible because he’s an angel.
He’d probably sing a small part from one of your favorite songs to make you join in without realizing it.
NCTzens thank him for it all day everyday.
He cheers you on all the time but understands when enough is enough.

Renjun
He’d completely understand, but he’d sill silently cheer you on.
Always has his phone ready to record when you’re singing with your headphones in, unaware of the teen.
Invokes you in art projects where he paints something that represents your favorite song only if you sing it for him.
Lies his head on your lap when you are in a decent singing mood and he can never stop smiling the whole time.
He’d make sure that you sing the bridge with him in the songs so that you’re not that embarrassed.

Jeno
He’s so soft when you sing that it makes you bust an uwu.
Physically picks you up and places you in front of everyone and sings duets from high school musical to help you gain confidence.
Can’t contain his excitement when you sing.
He claps the loudest when you finish, and he claps near a mic to prove to people that he’s your biggest fan.
Engulfs you in a hug when you’re done singing. I’m so soft

Haechan
This boy fights you when it comes to singing.
“I bet you can’t hit a higher note than me.”
Since everything between you is competitive and since you are shy with singing, he purposely sings worse to make you win without you knowing.
Falls for you all over again when he catches you singing in the shower.
Harmonizes with you when you’re all alone in the dorms because you’ve become most comfortable with him with singing.

Jaemin
Finds soft romantic songs to sing with you because this boy is a classic flirt.
Always ruffles your hair when you hum to yourself in the car.
He’s very understanding with your fear of singing, however he still encourages you once in a while.
Writes songs with you to help you expand your vocal range.
Truely wants to help you become the best you you can be.

Chenle
This baby is so supportive.
If you don’t want to sing, he sings your parts for you (unless it’s a recording).
He addresses this to fans almost every vlive so no one bashes you for not singing your own part.
Trusts your decision on not singing even though he things your perfect in every way.
Busts an uwu when you do sing.

Jisung
Helps you dance to take off stress, so when you’re being pressured by the members with your singing, he takes you to an empty room and the two of you dance.
However, he plays most of the songs on your playlist so that you can be more happy with what you’re doing.
He mostly helps you with dancing because you mindlessly sing when you practice and Jisung really loves it when you do so.
Doesn’t try to push you to sing because he knows how much you hate it.
Can’t help but smile at your entranced self in the studio’s mirror.

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「 nct dream | as students — high school vers. 」



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[a/n: this is only for entertainment purposes, do not come for me for writing this]
as students
how you met
first kiss
first date + photos
after high school

𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒋𝒖𝒏; — 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓈𝓂𝒶𝓇𝓉 𝓀𝒾𝒹
grades: A’s
always knows the answers asked in class
comes to your games
you guys are always together if you’re not at a game or practicing
he’s always helping you with your homework

𝒋𝒆𝒏𝒐; — 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒿𝑜𝒸𝓀
grades: B’s & C’s
he’s either with you or his teammates
sits next to you at lunch
you guys are either at his or your house
your guys go to each other’s games and cheer on each other

𝒉𝒂𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏; — 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓉𝑒𝒶𝒸𝒽𝑒𝓇’𝓈 𝓅𝑒𝓉
grades: A’s
he’ll always answer the questions that have been asked in class
he comes to your cheer practices when he has nothing to do after school
you try to be a bad influence on him
not many people know that he’s dating you and you get questions why you’re dating him

𝒋𝒂𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒏; — 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒻𝓁𝒾𝓇𝓉
grades: A’s
pretends like be doesn’t know the answers
he loves studying with you
he distracts you and you both will end up with detention slips
he puts your legs on his when you’re sitting next to each other

𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒍𝒆; — 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒸𝓁𝒶𝓈𝓈 𝒸𝓁𝑜𝓌𝓃
grades: C’s
will laugh in the middle of class
has gotten detention just from making the whole class laugh
you guys have your own inside jokes for each class/teacher
you’re always trying to calm him down

𝒋𝒊𝒔𝒖𝒏𝒈; — 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓅𝑜𝓅𝓊𝓁𝒶𝓇 𝓀𝒾𝒹
grades: A’s & B’s
gets along with everyone including teachers
everyone thought that you were his sister at first
every girl wants to get with him, but he turns them down telling them that he has a girlfriend
not many people know that you’re dating until they see you guys together

「 nct dream | as students — college vers. 」

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[a/n: this is only for entertainment purposes, do not come for me for writing this]
as students + degree
how you met
first kiss
first date + photos
parties together
after college

𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌; | 𝖘𝖊𝖓𝖎𝖔𝖗
major: zoology
minor: music
sports: basketball
clubs: n/a

𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒋𝒖𝒏; | 𝖘𝖊𝖓𝖎𝖔𝖗
major: chemistry
minor: biology
sports: baseball
clubs: n/a

𝒋𝒆𝒏𝒐; | 𝖏𝖚𝖓𝖎𝖔𝖗
major: literature
minor: child education
sports: basketball
clubs: n/a

𝒉𝒂𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏; | 𝖏𝖚𝖓𝖎𝖔𝖗
major: marine biology
minor: zoology
sports: basketball
clubs: n/a

𝒋𝒂𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒏; | 𝖏𝖚𝖓𝖎𝖔𝖗
major: psychology
minor: nutrition
sports: basketball
clubs: n/a

𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒍𝒆; | 𝖘𝖔𝖕𝖍𝖔𝖒𝖔𝖗𝖊
major: film
minor: n/a
sports: baseball
clubs: film editor

𝒋𝒊𝒔𝒖𝒏𝒈; | 𝖋𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖍𝖒𝖆𝖓
major: dance
minor: child education
sports: basketball
clubs: dance

「 nct dream | as your boyfriend 」



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as your bf/gf ♡ 127 | wayv ♡
how you met ♡ 127 | wayv ♡
first kiss + gifs ♡ 127 | wayv ♡
first date + photos ♡ 127 | wayv ♡
first time ♡ 127 | wayv ♡

𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒋𝒖𝒏; — 𝐛𝐨𝐲𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐨𝐲𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝
𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙥𝙡𝙚
when you first met him you didn’t like him
you two met at one of your friends’ party’s
he loves talking about you with his friends or family
when you guys cant see each other you guys are either texting or calling

𝒋𝒆𝒏𝒐; — 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐨𝐲𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝
𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙥𝙡𝙚
he thought you weren’t his type when you first met him
you two met at school, he was new at your school, and went to go ask you out, but you had a boyfriend at the time
he’ll tell you how out of his league you are to him
when you guys can’t see each other you guys facetime, call, or text, you guys always text when you guys are in different classes

𝒉𝒂𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏; — 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐨𝐲𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝
𝙘𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙥𝙡𝙚
you have known each other for years
you guys met in 7th grade, he was showing you around the school
he tells you how much he loves you all of the time
you guys text all the time when you guys can’t see each other

𝒋𝒂𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒏; — 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐲𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝
𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙥𝙡𝙚
it was love at first sight when you two met
you guys met at a party, all of your friends had left you and he approached you to ask you for a dance
he’s always talking about you to his friends
when you guys can’t be with each other you guys will text or call whenever you guys can

𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒍𝒆; — 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐲𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝
𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙮 𝙘𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙥𝙡𝙚
you both are known for being class clowns
you met while at school, you were the new kid
he’s always telling you how much you mean to him
he loves telling you how much he loves you
when you guys can’t see each other he’s always calling you to make sure your okay

𝒋𝒊𝒔𝒖𝒏𝒈; — 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐨𝐲𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝
𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙥𝙡𝙚
you two were inseparable since the day you two met
you met in first grade at the playground
he’s always talking about you
he told you that he loved you when you guys were in 8th grade
he makes sure to facetime when you two aren't able to see each other

𝐧𝐜𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐚𝐮.
「...mafia mob」

— a/n: this is only for entertainment purposes, do not come for me for writing this
navigaion.
aus.

ᴍᴀʀᴋ ʟᴇᴇ;
name: lee minhyung/mark lee
hometown: vancouver, canada
birthday: august 2, 1999
age: 20
role: underboss, spy, the eyes, the ears, distraction
code name: mark
code number: 080299
spy: a person who secretly collects and reports information on the activities, movements, and plans of an enemy or competitor.
the eyes: look at or watch closely or with interest.
the ears: listen at or hear closely or with interest.
distraction: a thing that prevents someone from giving full attention to something else.

ʜᴜᴀɴɢ ʀᴇɴᴊᴜɴ;
name: huang ren jun
hometown: jilin, china
birthday: march 23, 2000
age: 19
role: spy, hacker
code name: renjun
code number: 032300
spy: a person who secretly collects and reports information on the activities, movements, and plans of an enemy or competitor.
hacker: a person who uses computers to gain unauthorized access to data.

ʟᴇᴇ ᴊᴇɴᴏ;
name: lee je no
hometown: incheon, south korea
birthday: april 23, 2000
age: 19
role: spy, lure, sniper
code name: jeno
code number: 032300
spy: a person who secretly collects and reports information on the activities, movements, and plans of an enemy or competitor.
lure: tempt to do something or to go somewhere, especially by offering some form of reward.
sniper: a person who shoots from a hiding place, especially accurately and at long range.

ʟᴇᴇ ᴅᴏɴɢʜʏᴜᴄᴋ – ʜᴀᴇᴄʜᴀɴ;
name: lee dong hyuck
hometown: seoul, south korea
birthday: june 6, 2000
age: 19
role: spy, sniper, torture
code name: haechan
code number: 060600
spy: a person who secretly collects and reports information on the activities, movements, and plans of an enemy or competitor.
sniper: a person who shoots from a hiding place, especially accurately and at long range.
torture: the action or practice of inflicting severe pain on someone as a punishment or to force them to do or say something, or for the pleasure of the person inflicting the pain.

ɴᴀ ᴊᴀᴇᴍɪɴ;
name: na jae min
hometown: seou, south korea
birthday: august 13, 2000
age: 19
role: spy, seducer, capture
code name: jaemin
code number: 081300
spy: a person who secretly collects and reports information on the activities, movements, and plans of an enemy or competitor.
seducer: a person who entices someone into sexual activity.
capture: take into one’s possession or control by force.

ᴢʜᴏɴɢ ᴄʜᴇɴʟᴇ;
name: zhong chen le
hometown: shanghai, china
birthday: november 22, 2001
age: 18
role: spy, lure, assassin
code name: chenle
code number: 112201
spy: a person who secretly collects and reports information on the activities, movements, and plans of an enemy or competitor.
lure: tempt to do something or to go somewhere, especially by offering some form of reward.
assassin: a murderer of an important person in a surprise attack for political or religious reasons.

ᴘᴀʀᴋ ᴊɪꜱᴜɴɢ;
name: park ji sung
hometown: seoul, south korea
birthday: february 5, 2002
age: 17
role: spy, assassin, arsonist
code name: jisung
code number: 020502
spy:a person who secretly collects and reports information on the activities, movements, and plans of an enemy or competitor.
assassin: a murderer of an important person in a surprise attack for political or religious reasons.
arsonist: the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property.

𝐧𝐜𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐚𝐮.
「...vampire clan」

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*•.¸♡ au. ♡¸.•*

‣ summary... nct dream as vampire clan
↺ genre... fluff, vampire au
♪ listen to... glitch mode by nct dream

ᴍᴀʀᴋ ʟᴇᴇ;
name: lee min hyung
hometown: vancouver, canada
human birthday: august 2, 1999
vampire birthday: april 9, 2016
age when turned: 16
human eye colour: brown
vampire eye colour: red
food choice: human blood
powers: fighting, strength, speed
abilities: sensory deprivation
how he turned: spelled by a witch
warnings: you don’t wanna see him get mad.
sensory deprivation: can create a mist or fog which upon contact with someone paralyzes them and cuts off all, or some of their senses as he desires.

ʜᴜᴀɴɢ ʀᴇɴᴊᴜɴ;
name: huang renjun
hometown: jilin, china
human birthday: march 23, 2000
vampire birthday: august 24, 2016
age when turned: 16
human eye colour: brown
vampire eye colour: gold
food choice: animal blood
powers: compassion, speed
abilities: ability identification
how he turned: bitten by mark
warnings: he can sense just about anything you have.
ability identification: can sense the type and strength of supernatural gifts that certain humans or vampires have both before and after his or her vampiric transformation.

ʟᴇᴇ ᴊᴇɴᴏ;
name: lee je no
hometown: incheon, south korea
human birthday: april 23, 2000
vampire birthday: august 24, 2016
age when turned: 16
human eye colour: brown
vampire eye colour: gold
food choice: human blood
abilities: speed
abilities: tactile telepathy
how he turned: bitten by mark
warnings: he can see everything.
tactile telepathy: can see every thought someone has ever had upon physical contact with them. the longer the contact, the more they are able to see others' thoughts.

ʟᴇᴇ ᴅᴏɴɢʜʏᴜᴄᴋ – ʜᴀᴇᴄʜᴀɴ;
name: lee dong hyuck/peter lee
hometown: jeju, south korea
human birthday: june 6, 2000
vampire birthday: july 7, 2016
age when turned: 16
human eye colour: brown
vampire eye colour: black
food choice: human blood
powers: speed, strength
abilities: hypnotic vision
how he turned: bitten by mark
warnings: dont let him stun you.
hypnotic vision: could look someone in the eyes to temporarily stun them that they are then left confused and with a loss of memory.

ɴᴀ ᴊᴀᴇᴍɪɴ;
name: na jae min
hometown: seoul, south korea
human birthday: august 13, 2000
vampire birthday: august 24, 2016
age when turned: 16
human eye colour: brown
vampire eye colour: black
food choice: human blood
powers: fighting, speed, strength
abilities: tracking sense
how he turned: bitten by mark
warnings: dont trust those visuals, hes not as weak as youd expect.
tracking sense: could predict the most probable movements of the prey's next step and then follow the hunches to find them.

ᴢʜᴏɴɢ ᴄʜᴇɴʟᴇ;
name: zhong chenle
hometown: shanghai, china
human birthday: november 22, 2001
vampire birthday: august 24, 2016
age when turned: 15
human eye colour: brown
vampire eye colour: gold
food choice: human blood
powers: speed
abilities: pain illusion
how he turned: bitten by mark
warnings: stay away from him when hes in action.
pain illusion: projects the illusion of being in extremely intense physical pain into others minds, thus incapacitating them. the pain inflicts is described as being like "burning" inside of the victim.

ᴘᴀʀᴋ ᴊɪꜱᴜɴɢ;
name: park ji sung
hometown: seoul, south korea
human birthday: february 5, 2002
vampire birthday: august 24, 2016
age when turned: 13
human eye colour: brown
vampire eye colour: black
food choice: human blood
powers: speed, strength
abilities: telepathy
how he turned: bitten by mark
warnings: he maybe young, but he’s got some power in him.
telepathy: allows them to hear/see the thoughts of other people, whether vampire or humans. the ability seems to behave much like an extra sense and, like the other senses, is likely not under conscious control, though he has learned how to use it.

𝐧𝐜𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬.
「...how many kids they’ll have + birthdays」
how many kids they’ll have ♡ 127 | wayv ♡
as dads/moms ♡ 127 | wayv ♡
finding out ♡ 127 | wayv ♡
telling your guys’ parents ♡ 127 | wayv ♡
telling the members ♡ 127 | wayv ♡
gender reveal ♡ 127 | wayv ♡
cravings ♡ 127 | wayv ♡
going in labor ♡ 127 | wayv ♡
holding the baby ♡ 127 | wayv ♡
baby’s first word ♡ 127 | wayv ♡
teaching them to walk ♡ 127 | wayv ♡

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*•.¸♡ navigaion. ♡¸.•*
*•.¸♡ series. ♡¸.•*

‣ summary… how many kids they’ll have & their birthdays
↺ genre… fluff, dad au
♪ listen to… hello future by nct dream

𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗹𝗲𝗲;
name: madison lee | lee min ah (이민아) »march 5«
zoey lee | lee min hee (이민희) »september 24«
dylan lee | lee min jae (이민재) »december 14«

𝗵𝘂𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗻;
huang huajun (黄华军) »april 27«
huang shuhui (黄树辉) »may 19«

𝗹𝗲𝗲 𝗷𝗲𝗻𝗼;
lee noo ri (이누리) »november 23«

𝗹𝗲𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗵𝘆𝘂𝗰𝗸 – 𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻;
lee chae won (이채원) lee chae yeong (이채영) »july 20« (identical twins)

𝗻𝗮 𝗷𝗮𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻;
na se hun (나세훈) »june 7«
na seung min (나승민) »august 3«
na soo jin (나수진) »february 13«

𝘇𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗹𝗲;
zhong chenhao (钟辰浩) »september 27«
zhong minghao (钟鸣浩) »november 29«

𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗷𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗻𝗴;
name: park ji na (박지나) »march 26«
park ji han (박지한) park ji won (박지원) »april 19« (fraternal twins)

Mark and Johnny singing an OST from my fav drama I’m soft 🥺🥺
why are thEY LIKE THIS AHDKNQ


Jeno takes care of the reader while she/he’s sick








Lyric prank with Winwin, Mark and Yuta
This is just so sweet.
oh could you please write like a soulmate au for chenle? i just watched this video on yt 'chenle is an angel' and honestly its giving me major chenle feels because hes so sweet and caring and cUTE?? if its not a bother and if you arent busy hehe

pinky promise — ZCL
a long time ago, long before the symbols on your wrists appeared, chenle gave you a promise. no matter what, he’ll love you forever, whether that’s going to be in a familial sense or romantic. you would never have thought that chenle would break it.
soulmate au — when you turn eighteen, a symbol will appear on your wrist that matches the one your soulmate has.
gladly bubs! honestly this is chenle’s era, look at him go,,,, i love him so much sigh
Promises are sacred. In this friendship, they’re not shallow words that are easily spoken. Whenever Chenle and you lock pinkies, the next thing that’s going to be promised is of utmost importance.
“I promise to tell you the truth.”
“I promise to take care of myself.”
“I promise to love you forever.”
Your eighteenth birthday is supposed to be a day you get excited for, and not a day you dread. Yet, you’re the one who’s going to lock herself into the room for the next seven days, and if you want to cry on your birthday, you will do it.
Zhong Chenle has broken his word, and your heart with it.
❀ ❀ ❀
You met Chenle in kindergarten. Rosy-cheeked and a big grin on his lips, he had offered to push you on the swings. He always made sure you didn’t fall, and when you did, Chenle was always the fastest to grab some bandaids. At that age, boys tended to be disgusted by the other gender, but Chenle had always treasured you as much as any other friend. You shared sweets with him, and you already began exchanging birthday presents at age seven. Toys turned into handwritten letters and bracelets you made yourself, and flowers were replaced with real jewelry Chenle bought you with his pocket money.
At age thirteen, you bought him a proper bracelet, not one you made yourself. It wasn’t much and couldn’t compare to the ones Chenle always got for you, since your family didn’t earn as much as he did, but when you told him that you saved up your pocket money and even helped around in the neighborhood to gain some, he had burst into tears and held you close for the longest time.
It was the first and last time you ever saw Zhong Chenle cry.
He was not the type of child to spill tears; always happy, constantly loud. His good mood radiates and affects every person around him. It’s funny to watch him panic when you start bawling, since you’re a big crybaby and Chenle is a stone when it comes to feeling upset. He just doesn’t see any reason to do it. If something upsets him, he works on it.
Tears don’t get you far in life. It’s what Chenle was taught, drilled into his head since he first stood on his own two legs. Even now when the stress bursts open his temples and weighs on him as heavy as an anchor, he’s just unable to do it. He clutches to you like his own personal life ring, fingers leaving scratch marks on your arms and back as he tries to get a grip on reality. Never once do tears pool in his eyes. It’s just not him.
At age sixteen, Chenle bought you roses. He was just a little older than you, barely being able to call himself that with the few months he’s got on you. You’re younger than your shared friend Jisung, but it’s not fair he plays the ‘respect your elders’-card every time you get cheeky with him. On that day though, Chenle had given you the roses and held your hands tightly, his face unusually serious, almost scary.
“You’re younger than me, so I have to protect you. I have to show you how a boy should treat you so you’ll never let anyone trample over you.”
Pinkies interlocked, Chenle promised to never let anyone hurt you. He started showering you with presents and bouquets, even though you begged him not to waste any money on you. Your words fall on deaf ears - he doesn’t accept the ‘your friendship is the biggest present’. He has to show you. Windows are left open in the middle of the night so Chenle can climb in, because you don’t want to be alone. When your parents start fighting, he starts taking you out to do all the things they usually don’t allow you. Stay out until the sun rises. Skip town and go to a fair. Go on your first party and get a taste of alcohol, but only this sip - Chenle still deems you too young.
You don’t know when your friendship had shifted into something more, but there comes a time where Chenle stops looking at you as his baby that he has to protect and starts recognizing you’re becoming a woman. Hands start hindering you from getting to your first date; he claims your boy is nothing but trouble. Cute outfits are snatched out of your hands just so he can pull his own hoodie over your frame, because “it’ll be cold outside and I don’t want you to get sick”. Chenle stops making his friends sit on each other’s lap in a full car so you have a seat for your own and begins sitting you down on his own lap, legs spread, hands on your waist.
When you look Chenle into the eyes, you don’t see the innocent toddler that used to put Spongebob bandaids on your nose, but a grown man. Chenle, who fills out his baby face features. You still pinch his cheeks, but it’s not the same when both cheekbones and jawline are sharper than in your childhood days. Veiny, big hands that cover your own. He even thinks about going to a fitness center, but you can hinder him from that by luring him with cuddles.
The moment this boy - or man, whatever - starts gaining muscles, you’re seriously going to lose it. You have to postpone that for as long as you can. There’s still that selfish wish inside you that craves for Chenle to stay the friend you made in kindergarten, with a soft tummy and dimply cheeks. It’s childish, but you don’t want him to grow up and be noticed by even more fans who will for sure fall in love with him.
Of course you’re happy for him. You attended lots of showcases and concerts, and Chenle always laughs and says you’re the loudest one to scream. Every album is bought yourself, no matter how much he wants do it for you. Very often, you end up going with his parents to support him at an event. It seems like with every comeback, Chenle drifts out of your hold.
Age seventeen, Chenle makes you a promise that changes your friendship forever.
Surrounded by several plates of sweet and sour pork, dumplings and spring rolls, Chenle and you are seated on the ground inside your room. The window’s wide open, the nightly breeze making you shudder every once in a while. In the past few weeks, he’s been busy preparing for a comeback, and had practically jumped at the chance to have a free day. As soon as he had told you about it, you grabbed your keys, gotten some takeout and took the bus to his place. With a big grin, Chenle shared some information with you about the music video(even though he was technically not allowed to), going so far to ask you to only look at him during the music video or he’ll get jealous.
You rolled your eyes at that, but he was only halfly joking. Not that you knew that.
“How’s school going?”
You sigh. “Sucks without you, of course.” Chopsticks clatter on your plate as you let go and lay back, looking for comfort in the blanket your best friend had given you. He’s got the best view of the house - the city’s skyline is clearly seen even from your seat on the ground, the pale moonlight filling his room with a ghostly ambience. Outside, you can still hear people chattering away, even though it’s late in the evening. “But atleast I don’t have to worry about exams anymore. We’re all just waiting for summer break. It sucks to be stuck in a classroom when it’s a thousand degrees outside and we’re not even doing anything productive. Why would I go to school to watch a movie?”
“Be patient, you big baby,” Chenle giggles. He stuffs his mouth with a dumpling and follows your gaze, before he looks at your face again. You may not notice it, but Chenle stares at you often. There’s something so angelic about your features, the soft slope of your throat ... When he closes his eyes, he can vividly picture you. You’re unforgettable. Born out of stardust and sunlight, you are the single most beautiful thing Chenle has ever laid eyes on.
No money in the world would ever be enough to match your worth. That’s why he will treasure you forever. It’s a silent promise, the only one he never speaks aloud.
A yawn tumbles from your lips, and you wrap yourself tighter into the blankets. Why cuddle the blanket when you can cuddle him? “Whatever,” you mumble, unknowingly answering the question he posed in his mind. “I just want to get the hell out of school and visit the ocean again.”
“You want to visit your grandmother?”
You hum. “Yeah. It’s been so long since we last went. I didn’t even get to swim that day.”
Chenle remembers. It was cold and the wind was freezing up your cheeks, almost hurtful to the touch as he had pressed his hands against them. You shared a picnic there, but your mother forbade you from entering the water. That day, he had discovered that you’re even pretty when you pout. He clears his throat. “I’ll take you,” he says then.
His heart jumps in the most lovely way when you reach for his hand. He mimics you, gripping it tightly as he inches closer to your tired body and presses your hands against his cheek. Even though the darkness casts shadows over your pretty face, the dim light makes your eyes shine like jewels. “You’re busy,” you remind him, but there’s a big, grateful smile on your lips as you take in the view infront of you. Does he make your heart skip like you do to him? What galaxies do you find in his eyes? “You can take me when you’re not busy promoting another album. I’ll go with my cousins this summer.”
“Let me take you,” he complains, but Chenle knows just as much as you that he won’t be able to. When you pull him closer, his fingers move on instinct to untangle the blankets enveloping your body so he can pull it against his own. You’re frail and precious, but that doesn’t stop him from holding you as tightly as humanly possible. When your hands bury themselves in his dyed hair, his eyes slip closed.
In moments like these, he can pretend you’re his and he’s yours and there’s not a worry in the world. Someday though, you’re going to find your soulmate and leave him forever. And he can’t even get mad about it; how could he get mad over something that makes you happy, when it’s all he wants in life?
“(y/n).” Chenle breaks free of your embrace and holds up your hand so he can lock pinkies. You follow his quick movement with your eyes, suprised about his sudden actions. “I want to promise you something.”
“Hear, hear.” You’re joking, but there’s just a slight hint of nervousity hiding in your voice. He doesn’t have the time to ponder over that.
Chenle looks you in the eyes and sees the woman he wants to marry someday. The woman he’s never going to have. “(l/n) (y/n), I promise to love you forever.”
❀ ❀ ❀
You had left Chenle’s house that evening with thousands of questions swarming your mind. After he promised you, he returned to finishing his dinner and even offered to take you home, but you had needed the fresh air and alone time to think about what he said. Why would he say something like that, when his soulmate mark already appeared? Does he want to break your heart that badly?
A summer at the seaside will help clear your head. It’s not like Chenle confessed to you - in a way, it was just like any other promise he’d made you. This isn’t the first time where he had been overly affectionate with you. You’re reminded of the last summer where Chenle was so hellbent of proving you how a real boyfriend should treat you, and you almost want to start crying again.
What guy that was in love with you would show you how another guy should do that?
When Chenle comes to help you pack your bags for Busan, he never mentions the promise. Like always, he makes fun of you and your bad habits, since you tend to pack last-minute every time. Your grandmother would be disappointed Chenle wouldn’t accompany you both, but it’s not like you can tell the guy “hey, stop being an idol for once and come chill with my grandma”.
It’s a four-hour-drive by train. Chenle insists on buying you snacks while you wait for said train to arrive at the station, and your best friend returns just before your transportation means arrive. “I’m going to miss you,” he says, and you wish he wouldn’t say that. It tugs at your heartstrings, since they’re tied around Chenle’s mere existence. Every step away you take away from him hurts. You don’t want to go without him.
But you don’t say that. Instead, you tell him: “I’ll miss you, too. I’ll show grandma your music video.”
“You better - she’s my biggest fan.” Chenle hooks an arm around your waist and pulls you close. You want to scold him not to do that in public, but his lips are already on your cheek. It’s a pretty quick way to shut you up, and he enjoys the way you blush. Unbothered, Chenle lets go and stuffs your bagpack with the many gummybears and chips he bought. “Text me when you’re there. I don’t want to find out over the news that you turned into a zombie.”
“Please leave the corny jokes to Jeno, Chenle.”
That makes him laugh. He grips your hands for a last time. When he offers you his cheek, you can’t help yourself, leaning forward to leave a peck there on instinct. It hurts. But you stay quiet.
“See you soon, (y/n)ie.”
❀ ❀ ❀
What a blatant lie.
When you reach Busan, several trends are already taken up by Chenle and the most recent scandal. You should’ve known. No, you knew you should have stopped him, and yet you selfishly decided against it because you did everything for just a slither of his attention. The place where his lips had met your skin still tingles, the effect not numbed by the tears running over them.
The public eats the rumors up; they’re all very excited to trash you for being close to their precious Chenle, and it doesn’t take long for his company to react. This is what you feared. This is what you’ve been trying to avoid for so long, and now it’s caught up with you.
He ignores all of your messages. Not a single call goes through. That evening, you’re contacted by his manager. He tries to formulate it as a plead, but you know it’s an order.
“Please refrain from meeting Chenle ever again. He has a dating ban until he finds his soulmate.”
The words are like a slap to the face. Your grandmother doesn’t question it when you leave the house to walk to the beach, at the very spot Chenle and you hang out at every time you’re there. There’s a bench in which Chenle carved in both your initials, and you can still hear yourself beg him not to do it because he’d hurt himself.
Of course that idiot cut himself several times. But it’s impossible to get mad at him when he smiles so sweetly at you and hugs you so tight you forget all about your worries.
He’s never going to hug you like that again.
The sea shells you find prick tears at your eyes, since they’re the same ones you used when you were younger to create the necklaces you gifted him. You shatter them inside your hand, matching the state your heart is currently in.
You curse the universe for giving you Chenle when he was never yours to begin with.
❀ ❀ ❀
Days stretch into weeks as you wait for any sign of life from Chenle. With every day that passes, the pain grows bigger, eating away at your heart and mind as you cry yourself to sleep. You tear out all of the birthday presents you’ve gotten from Chenle in plans of being rid of them forever, but it feels like such a betrayal to yourself that you end up cowering over them, violent sobs wrecking your body. You’ve never been away so long from Chenle, and it hurts. It hurts to reread the many letters and hear his voice whispering the words. Looking at pictures seems almost impossible when it feels like salt being strewn into a deep wound.
The closer your eighteenth birthday looms, the more you feel like vomitting.
You don’t want a soulmate if it’s not going to be Chenle. Your Chenle, who laughs so loud the entire street hears him. Chenle, who taught you how to play basketball despite you being so clumsy. Chenle, who composed a song on the guitar for you as a seventeenth birthday present. You’d rather die than look at anyone else the way you used to look at him.
You know hearts can’t physically break, but your chest hurts so much. With your best friend gone, it feels like someone ripped a huge piece out of it and left it to bleed out. And it feels disgusting.
In the last hours before your birthday, your thoughts keep drifting back to Chenle’s soulmate tattoo. You’ve never seen it, but you know it took him a longer while for it to appear. Usually, when the clock strikes twelve on your birthday, it’s supposed to already be there. It only takes longer when your soulmate lives far away, or you’re not the same age.
Despite rejecting the idea so much, you wonder how it’s going to be for you. You’ve seen several soulmate patters; the intricate lines connecting to form a heart on your parents’ wrists, or the balloons tied together on the skin of Chenle’s parents. Jisung’s small smiley, right over his pulse artery.
Your parents cheers flood your room as midnight signals the end of your seventeenth year of life, but the missing person is felt by everyone. Instead of Chenle, Jisung is the one to burst through the door to give you a present and a hug you desperately need.
It’s not the same. It’s not your childhood best friend of fourteen years, but you’ll take anything that eases the loss of him.
Your soulmate mark doesn’t appear until lunch, where your mother slides you a piece of cake over the table and promises to celebrate your birthday properly when she comes back from home. Your dad’s already long gone.
There’s another promise ringing inside your head while you stare at the dessert, but before you can cry over that, too, it knocks quietly at the door.
It’s unusual for your mom to forget anything. She’s very tidy, a born perfectionist. She never let you forget your school stuff on purpose, no much how you begged her to let it slide just this once. You swing open the door, ready to tease her for being forgetful, but your mouth falls open instead of speaking.
Chenle doesn’t let you recover from your shock. He pushes you inside, locking the door behind him. His hair is disheveled, his cheeks a fiery red - did he run here? “What the hell?” you gasp. “Chenle, what are you doing?”
“I ran several blocks to escape the dreamies and came here because I couldn’t stay away from you.” Your best friend topples over as he tries hard to catch his breath, and you turn to fetch him a glass of water. You’re stopped before you can make a single step, familiar arms wrapping around your middle to keep you there. How long has it been since you’ve last hugged him? You almost forgot his heavenly scent; the mixture of way too expensive perfume and chewing gum. Chenle raises his head to look you in the face. “I made you a promise, didn’t I?”
“You disobeyed your management just to show me your stupid soulmate tattoo? I don’t want to be the reason you get into trouble again...”
“Did yours appear?”
Your breath hitches. For a few seconds, you just continue looking at him, the familiar teddybear eyes that have watched you your entire life. Making sure you don’t trip. Watching you get home safely. “Yeah,” you finally whisper, and you let him hold your arm besides yours.
His fingers are trembling, almost as much as yours. You don’t dare hope, but it’s impossible to do so when Chenle is right here and your heart yearns for him so much, it almost jumps out of your chest. “(y/n),” he says. His voice is the remedy to the pain blooming inside your chest. “I gave you another promise. And I don’t intend going back on that. That’s why I’m telling you again, (y/n), that I love you with all my heart. You are in my heart, been there since the day you gave me that necklace you wasted all your money on even though I’ve got enough to cover us both. I’m so in love with you, in love with your flaws, your mistakes, everything that makes you you. I’ve loved you long before I even knew what love was. It doesn’t matter what’s on your wrist, (y/n), because I’ll love you for eternity. I’ll love you until I die and I’ll love you even after.”
And then he tugs down both of your sleeves.
Despite revealing the soulmate marks, you still look at each other for a long time, imprinting the other’s face into their minds for maybe the last time in long. You think about Chenle’s laughter and how easy it was to laugh with him. The sweet, dark chocolate brown color of his eyes, how you can look past them and right into his soul. And you think about how Chenle never cries, and yet the tears spill past the rims of his eyes to leave wet tracks over his milky pale cheeks.
The pattern matches. Several points, connected by thick lines. A star constellation. You can even name it - Cassiopeia, lover to King Cepheus, a love story written in the sky.
For a long time, you both don’t move. And then you jump straight into Chenle’s arms, you almost knock him over and make him slam his back straight into the door, but he still laughs and wraps his arms around you. You can’t breathe because of his tight embrace, but you don’t care, you don’t need to breathe when this is the single most happiest day in your life.
“I didn’t bring you a birthday present,” Chenle whispers, and you draw back to cup his face. Every single cell inside of you screams for you to kiss him, but first, you have to thank your soulmate.
“You’re the birthday present, Chenle.”
The universe’s apology comes in form of a sweet kiss, one that’s long overdue since the day Chenle sent you off to Busan. This time, you’ll return to your grandmother to introduce her to the love of your life.
𝒏𝒄𝒕 𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒔/𝒐 𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒍𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒚 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚’𝒓𝒆 𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈
genre & warning(s): nct dream x gn!reader, fluff, more fluff
a/n: hi anon, thanks for requesting!! btw, this my 200th post on this blog!! yay for us! ps, i am not much of a gamer myself so if anything seems off i‘m sorry! also, i am trying to be more inclusive in my writings as far as reactions. pls lmk if i am being successful or if i need to educate myself further. if so, pls explain to me what i am at fault for :)
requested?: yes
𝘭𝘦𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬
this isn’t gonna be a rare occurence the two of you sugar pies. its the best type of cuddling in which both of you are embracing each other and your boyfriend gets his well-deserved mario kart time >:D loves it when you place a small kiss in the crook of his neck from time to time and finds it super adorable when he groans out frustration and you turn around, half asleep, with a soft ”hmm” to see what caused it. eventually gets bored of playing and stands up to turn off all the equipment with you clinging to his body, his hands underneath your thighs for support. again this happens very often so it’s almost a second nature for y’all. after the room is set for sleep, he’d climb under the covers of his bed and caress the top of your head, whispearing “i love you” before the beating of your heart lulls him to sleep <33
𝘩𝘶𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘶𝘯
bestie renjun would be so confused at first and he’ll tell you to move your ass bc he can’t see 😭 gets a little embarrassed when he realizes that you just want to be cuddled. lol he finds that he enjoys this more than he thought he would. loves it when you draw patterns into his chest and he’ll hook one of his unoccupied pinky’s with yours. mmm, bonus points if you play with the ends of his hair. WILL NOT hesitate to rain hell fire upon anyone haechan who teases the both of you for being too cute.
𝘭𝘦𝘦 𝘫𝘦𝘯𝘰
he’s leaning on the headboard of the bed, legs spread and phone in hand when you walk in the room. the space between his legs look so inviting stfu i kno what you’re thinking you nasties and you couldnt help but jump in between them :) nono would let out the tiniest of giggles and playful pince your side with one hand, “well hello to you too y/n”. you’d notion for him to continue playing, knowing he probably doesn’t have much time to relax with it being comeback season and all stream hot sauce pls i’ll buy you taco bell rests his head atop yours and places the phone on your tummy, occasionally tapping rhythms on your skin while waiting for the next round of gameplay. when he notices you falling closer and closer to sleep, he’d turn off the phone to avoid the blue light and let you cuddle into his chest <3
𝘭𝘦𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯
you could already hear the faint voices of the other members through his headphones and the loud clacking of his keyboard even while standing outside his door. with his back facing you, you walk up to him and lean into the chair, throwing your arms around his shoulders while trying to hug channie the best you could without disrupting his gaming. he’d mumble a quick “hey love” and turn his head to the side to peck the skin of your arm without averting his eyes from the screen. “i had a long day baby, i’m so worn,” you mumble wanting nothing more than your boyfrien’s warm touch. much to your surprise, he‘d motion for you to climb in his lap and who are you to say no! he’d absolutely adore the warmth and love your body radiates and when he wins four rounds consecutively, he’d rub circles into the small of your back and call you his good luck charm ignoring the playful gags and heaving coming from the other line :) bUT ofc that doesn’t last for long and he’s back to roasting their asses 😌🍷
𝘯𝘢 𝘫𝘢𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯
you can’t tell me he won’t immediately put the controller down and snuggle close to you. would wrap his arms securely around your figure and give you a few supportive shoulder squeezes to show how much he’s proud of you for putting up with today. 100% kisses the top of your head while cradling the rest of your body, giving you the much needed attention that you deserve. he’d fall asleep only after you do but before that he makes sure your head is resting comfortably against his body so you won’t wake up with a sore neck 🥺gotta love a na jaemin ✌️
𝘻𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘭𝘦
at first, he doesn't notice your presence when you open the door to his room and he’ll continue to tap away at his phone. as you walk towards lele, he'd briefly look up at your figure and hum as a way to acknowledge your existence lol. you’d cup his face with both hands and lean down to press a kiss on the boy’s forehead while letting your lips linger for a while before pulling away to rest your forehead on his, thumbs gently stroking the apples of his cheeks. i truly believe chenle treasures moments like these so he’ll throw his phone onto the bed and help you settle in his lap, both of your legs thrown over his lap and head in his chest. lele would massage your scalp while you play with the material of his top. no words would be shared, but the silence and beating of his heart would be so endearing itself 🤧💓
𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘫𝘪𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘨
hey shawty, hey smexc ;) ok enough of me being whipped for you- when you first moved straddle sungie’s lap, he was so ready to push.you.off, being so emerged in the game. the hands still gripping the controller worked to push against your belly. it’s only when he heard the exhausted sigh leave your lips did he wrap an arm around your waist to pull you closer to his body, the other hand gently placing your head in the crook of his neck. “what’s wrong angel?” he’d ask to which you responded with a soft hum and the mumbled words ‘long day’. he’d let you stay there for as long as you liked making sure to tell his mates to quite down. he’ll continue play the game, cautiously tho since he doesnt want to get too excited and disturb you. although, he’d occasionally press soft kisses to your temples, his way of letting you kno that he’s still there 🥺
Flipped

pairing; Chenle x reader
genre; enemies to lovers au, ‘American high school’ au, angst, fluff
word count; 10.8k
summary; ‘The moment you laid eyes on Zhong Chenle, you had flipped.’ You had known that you were in love with Chenle, your next door neighbor, since you were 7 years old. Chenle wanted nothing to do with you. Until of course, ten years later he starts to realize that perhaps there’s more to you that meets the eye, unluckily just as you began to realize, perhaps Chenle was less than you had chalked him up to be.
warnings; insensitive language regarding illness, death, female reader, heavily inspired by the movie flipped, some scenes are near word for word from the movie, so credits to the movie for those parts, although parts of the main narrative differ, as well as scenes. A large majority of the characters are not similar to their real life counterpart.
tag list; @sunflowerhae @byunbaekby @mikasrecs(if you asked to be on the tag list and i didn’t tag you, i’m very sorry, i was terrible at tracking who was on it cause im an idiot)
a/n; Started making it. Had a breakdown. Bon Appetit.
It all began in the Summer before second grade. In Zhong Chenle’s eyes, it was the beginning of a decade of strategic avoidance, awkward encounters, and a lifetime worth of what he deemed to be, discomfort.
For you, it was true love.
The moment you laid eyes on Zhong Chenle, you had flipped. It was something in those eyes, those dazzling brown eyes which bore into you. Or maybe it was something about his smile. There was something about him which made you realize that at 7 years old, you had met your soul mate. His family had just moved into your neighborhood, a long cul-de-sac of identical, modern two-story houses, the majority of which had the same identical clean cut lawns and typical nuclear well off family who owned the house and prided themselves on how their petunias were better than the house across the streets. That was except for yours, of course. Deemed the ‘embarrassment of the neighborhood,’ the yellow paint on your house was flaking off, the grass dry and grey and the fence encasing the yard, which had at one point been white was now a dull grey, not to mention falling apart in some places. This was attributed to the fact that your father simply did not have the time. As a painter, he had to work extra hard to provide for his family, especially considering your mother’s situation.
It was a hot summer’s day, the day Chenle moved in. You could remember the feeling of the sun on your face as you basked in its warmth, the pavement on which you sat almost boiling as the moving van pulled up to the house opposite yours. You had recalled that your father had told you to always be kind and helpful, which is why you had thought it appropriate to skip across the road to the nice looking family and offer a helping hand.
Little did you know, your help was unwanted. Chenle remembered watching the girl skip – skip? As if anyone had done that since kindergarten – from the odd-looking house across the way and when she confidently stated,
“Hi, I’m (Y/N) (Y/L/N). Need any help?” He looked to his father for confirmation that this girl was strange. He noticed the judgmental look which was written on his father’s face as he surveyed the girl with the messy hair and grubby clothes, no doubt from playing in the unpleasant yard which she came from that juxtaposed with their clean, green yard. He recognized the exact moment that his father deemed them better than her, a switch in his face where he knew where she stood on the social ladder. Acting according, he too looked at the girl with disdain.
“There’s some valuable things in those boxes. Don’t touch them.” His father had scolded as you reached for one of the boxes that were stacked on their lawn.
“What about this one?” You suggested, reaching for another one. This was the moment that Chenle had realized that this girl could not take a hint. His father had pushed the box away with his foot before you could even touch it.
“Maybe you should run home? Your moms probably worried about you.” He sneered, staring down his nose on you. Resilient, you stared back.
“My dad knows I’m here.” You had replied simply, before turning to Chenle.
“Want to push one together?” You asked, pointing at one of the heavier ones. Chenle scrunched his face up at you, looking to his father for answers.
“I think your mom wants your help in the house, Chenle.” His dad had replied, not so subtly winking at him, as if to say, ‘escape from the crazy girl while you can.’
He seized the opportunity, turning on his heel and running towards the house, where his mother stood in the doorway, when the most ridiculous thing happened. Not only did (Y/N) (Y/L/N) follow him, but you grabbed his hand.
“Oh, hello! I see you’ve met my son.” His mother had called out, a small smile growing on her face as she observed the sight of the two 7-year olds connected by their hands.
Chenle, having no clue how to escape the situation, did the most mature thing a 7-year-old boy could do. He hid behind his mother.
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