Bonus Scenes: Phone Booth Epiphany
// Spoilers ahead. I recommend you read the full fic before the bonus scenes.
The Phone Booth Epiphany
When Seokjin enters an old phone booth in a lavender field, his world changes forever.
đŸ Rated E, 25K words đŸ slow burn đŸ warm slice of life đŸ farmer jk, writer jin đŸ fluff & smut đŸ angst w/ happy ending đŸ kinda magical
đ https://archiveofourown.org/works/33940855/
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Bonus Scenes
/// Spoilers Ahead ///
These bonus scenes are raw and uneditedâa weird combo of storytelling, Q&A, and just dumping my thoughts. But I hope you enjoy them! Letâs get started!
Part I: Q&A
Did former visitors to the farm regain their memories of the village once the spell was broken?
Yes! As a recap: visitors to the farm lost their detailed memories about their stay after 1 yearâwhen a new visitor arrived.
When the spell broke, memories of their stay were all recovered! As you can imagine, more than a few former visitors returned to the farm to explore once their memories returned (more on that later.)
Mrs. Ahn mentioned that Jeongguk had other lovers. Did everyone who visited the farm fall in love with Jeongguk?
Definitely not. In fact, Jeongguk was just a kid when the village first disappeared. Most of the people who visited were simply expecting a relaxing vacation, often with their families. They had a nice time, hopefully felt inspired to pursue their dreams, and went home. Seokjin falling in love was an anomaly, but an important one, because itâs what motivated him to figure out how to break the spell.
What was Seokjinâs greatest wish (that broke the spell), specifically?
Seokjinâs greatest wish was to write a childrenâs story inspired by someone he loved, and be able to read it to them.
How did Jeongguk's parents pass away?
[CW // minor character death.] I hesitate to include this, because it's dark and can bring the mood down. But if you like darkish themes: When the spell first trapped the villagers in a "bubble", Jeongguk's parents were one of the brave souls that attempted to test the boundaries of how far they could escape past the village's borders. Unfortunately, they discovered that any original residents (those under the curse) who tried to escape the village, were immediately vaporized upon touching the border. This is why you never see Jeongguk go beyond the Phone Booth, even when taking Seokjin to the bus stop.
Part II: About Jeongguk's Lovers
Before Seokjin, Jeongguk had two other lovers. Once you hear about them, itâs a little easier to understand why Jeongguk told Seokjin his greatest fear was âbeing forgottenâ.
One of Jeonggukâs lovers was a businessman who visited just two years before Seokjin. Unfortunately, after he returned home and his letters went unanswered, the man took this as a sign that Jeongguk had simply moved on. He quickly got distracted with the demands of his corporation, and one year later, had no memory of his brief affair with Jeongguk.
Jeonggukâs first love, however, is a more interesting story. A case of young, summer love:
Jeongguk is 19 at the time, and a handsome, young college student visits the village with his parents. Jeongguk was not prepared for the ripple of nervousness that raced through his hands when he lays eyes on the young manâs dimples and soft smile. This was all new for him. Jeongguk keeps his anxiety at bay by helping around the farm, but Mrs. Ahn doesnât miss the way he blushes and turns his face toward the ground when the young visitor is around. Or the way Jeongguk awkwardly shuffles his feet and plays with his hands when he talks to him as he reads on the porch.
Mrs. Ahn doesnât want to be pushy, but she finds her chance to talk to Jeongguk one evening as she steps into the kitchen. Heâs sitting in the corner, nervously pushing food around his bowlâa magic-8-ball of emotions playing out on his face.
It takes some gentle prodding, but eventually he cracks. âIt feels weird sometimes. When heâs around,â he confides.
âWho, Jeongguk-ah?â Mrs. Ahn said as she glanced at him, trying to school her expression.
ââŠNamjoon-hyung.â
âAhhh..â Mrs. Ahn says, holding back a knowing smile. âHeâs nice, isnât he?â
Jeongguk catches her eyes and nods shyly.
âSo, what youâre feelingâŠwould you call it a good weird, or a bad weird?â she asks.
Jeongguk thinks about this for a moment, staring at his food as if heâd find the answers among the grains of rice. âFeels like both. Like, sometimes it feels like my heart is racing, like itâs trying to work itâs way out and my chest isnât big enough to hold it back.â
Mrs. Ahn hums.
âOther times he looks at me and I just wanna hide,â Jeongguk blushes, feet shuffling beneath the chair.
âJeongguk-ahâŠâ Mrs. Ahn chuckles. âsounds like maybe you have feelings for him? Do you think you like him?â
âDonât know.â Jeongguk scrunches his nose, a little embarrassed.
âItâs okay not to know,â Mrs. Ahn assures him. âThatâs half the fun, Jeongguk-ah. Discovering your feelings, finding out if he feels the sameâŠâ
âBut heâs going to leave, isnât heâŠâ Jeongguk pouts.
Mrs. Ahn grows quiet. âItâs true, darling. He will leave. And thereâsâŠthereâs a good chance he wonât come back.â
âThey never come back,â Jeongguk pouts.
Mrs. Ahn squeezes his hand. âSomeday, Jeongguk-ah. Someday. Someone will come back for us.â
Jeonggukâs eyes get glassy as he keeps his eyes on his food.
She continues in a hushed tone. âWe donât know when weâll be free, my dear, but hereâs what I do know: love, Jeongguk-ah, is a gift. And contrary to the storybooks, it doesnât last forever,â Mrs. Ahn says with a regretful cough. âItâs a mysterious door that, if youâre lucky, opens at least once in oneâs lifetime,â she says softly.
âIf that door opens for you, dear boyâand the person on the other side is worthy of your heartâyou run. Run through it and donât look back,â she says as she tucks a curl behind Jeonggukâs ear. âSure, it may hurt down the road. You may have moments of regret. But embrace it. Feel everything life offers you, Jeongguk-ah.â
She brushes a tear from Jeonggukâs cheek.
âLove and painâtheyâre twins, you see. They hold hands. Donât reject one just to avoid the other, my dear.â She squeezes Jeonggukâs hand. âTo love someoneâŠis a rare thing. Nothing else in nature gets this opportunity. So if you see that door open, Jeongguk-ahâŠbe brave.â
And soâhe is.
Jeongguk and Namjoon have their first kiss on the porch two nights later, fingers tentatively linked, barely brushing as their legs hang from the swing.
Namjoon is Jeonggukâs first kiss. His first love. His first everything. Tender and kind, understanding of Jeonggukâs quiet nature.
Unfortunately, the inevitable happens and Namjoon has to return home with his family. They promise to write each other and Jeongguk holds his breath. Namjoon goes off to college in the States and writes Jeongguk as promised, but the letters never arrive. Namjoon is heartbroken, but one year later, his broken heart fully heals when his memory is wiped clean.
That is, until years later.
Namjoon is married, sitting on the couch, watching the news with his daughter climbing him like a tree. Jimin is sitting beside them, tucked under his arm.
A news story plays about a missing village returning, and Jeonggukâs face flashes on the screen, describing the history of the town to a local reporter.
In a single moment, it all comes back to him. The village. The kiss. Jeongguk.
Namjoon sits up, breathing heavily, looking at the screen.
Jimin turns to face him. âJoonie? Joon, are you okay?â
âIâŠâ Namjoon grabs Jiminâs hand and squeezes. ââŠI think we need to talk.â
Namjoon knew he needed to return. Though his romantic feelings were far behind him, he needed to know he hadnât imagined it all. Jimin, always understanding, held his hand the entire drive to the village.
Namjoon thought it would be awkward as he knocks on the farmhouse door, but the moment Jeongguk recognizes him and tackles him in a huge bear hug, he knows everything will be okay. As soon as Jeongguk lets go, he embraces Jimin and their little girl without explanation. Namjoon can see it on his faceâthe joy in knowing that someone you care about is happy and healthy.
The two families form an instant bond. Seokjin and Jimin turn out to be a chaotic pairâtroublemakers that bring out the best in everyone around them. Jeongguk adores Jiminâs playful, affectionate nature, how he dotes on them all like heâs known them all for decades.
Needless to say, Nabi and their daughter become thick as thieves, and the two families become virtually inseparable.
Together, Jimin and Namjoon fall in love with the village, and with who they are when theyâre there. Connected to the earth, connected to each other.
So eventually, after several visits and lots of late night, heart-to-heart talks, Namjoon and his family move to the village for good. He ultimately takes a job as âvillage securityâ (but he hopes once the media frenzy dies down, he can help more with the actual farming.) Namjoonâs heart is full. All those years ago, his soul told him the village was home. He just needed an unlikely path to get there.
As for Jeonggukâin a way, he feels as if heâs come full circle. With Namjoon, Jeongguk first learned to feel the warmth of loveâto risk putting his heart close to the fire. And with Seokjin, he let the flames consume him.
Part III: What happened to Seokjin's letters?
Jeongguk knows he was never far from Seokjinâs mind during their time apart, but he doesnât realize how painfully Seokjin pined for him until long after their reunion.
Seokjin admits to him that he did, in fact, write to Jeongguk as he promised. Jeongguk figures itâs a few letters. Maybe a dozen. He is not prepared for the giant crate of letters Seokjin hands him the day he finally moves in.
âThis heavy thingâŠâ Seokjin says as he hefts the large box into Jeonggukâs hands, âbelongs to you, bun.â
âFor me?â
âI wrote you every day, just like I promised.â
Jeongguk looks into the box, filled with stacks and stacks of envelopes.
He bursts into tears.
Itâs a lot of letters, and Jeongguk soon finds that it can be emotionally heavy to read them, so he takes his time.
Maybe one per week.
Seokjin can always tell whenever Jeongguk has read another one, because heâll come down the stairs in the morning and notice a new, miniature painting on the wall.
You see, Seokjin often described his memories in his letters, or things he encountered that Jeongguk or Nabi wouldâve enjoyed.
So now, Jeongguk takes some of the things mentioned in the letters (like parks, or flowers, or animals Seokjin describes; or memories from their time together), and turns them into small paintings. He hangs them in the hallway, forming a timeline along the wall. So in some small way, the moments they were apart become tethered again. The story and the illustrator.
Seokjinâs favorite among them is a painting of the two of them, watching the fireflies.
Part IV: Nabi's Father
Jeongguk didnât know much about Nabiâs father. No one did for that matter, not even Mrs. Ahn. The woman only knew that her daughter, Eunji, had a brief affair with a visitor.
Eunji assured her that it wasnât anything serious. They were just friends.
So itâs a surprise, a year after the spell breaks, when Mrs. Ahn opens the door to her cottage to find a dashing young man, holding flowers nervously in his hand.
Mrs. Ahnâs eyes widen at what she sees.
His high cheekbones. His dimples. His heart-shaped smile. The elegant curve of his nose.
Itâs Nabi. He looks like Nabi.
âIâm so sorry, I just, I donât know if you remember me. Iâm HoseokâŠI saw the news and IâI just wanted to see if it was real. It was realâŠwasnât it?â
The hours and days that follow are an avalanche of highs and lows. Hobi learns of Eunjiâs fate. He meets her daughter, Nabi, and nearly crumbles at the way his heart swells.
He knows. They all do.
What follows are many tender conversations between Hoseok and the family. They learn more about each other. Hoseok is a dancer that spends his time traveling the world with his partner (also a dancer.) He never planned on or suspected heâd had a child.
Though they all agree on a paternity test, Hoseok makes it clear that he has no intention of taking Nabi from her homeâfrom her family. âBut Iâd like to be part of it, if you all will accept me?â Hoseok asks tearfully.
Mrs. Ahn crosses the room and kisses his head. âMy dear boy, you were part of this family before you even asked.â
The tests confirm their suspicions, so they set out to find a way to explain this to Nabi in a way she can understand.
An idea hits Seokjin late one night as heâs snuggled in bed. He untangles himself from Jeonggukâs arms and sits up to turn on the nightlight. He grabs a notebook from his bedside table.
Jeongguk groans at the loss of his favorite pillow. âHyungphhâŠwhatâre you doinâ, come back.â
âI gotta jot down an idea, Jeongguk-ah. âGonna go sit at the desk. Go back to sleep, baby.â
âNoooooo,â Jeongguk whines as he holds Seokjin closer. âYouâre so warm.â
Seokjin chuckles and pushes at him. âOkay thenâroll over,â
âHuh?â
âPut that hard body to work, baby. Youâre gonna be my desk,â Seokjin says as he gives Jeonggukâs thigh a few smacks.
âMâkay, hyungââ Jeongguk sleepily rolls over completely, laying on his stomach so Seokjin can rest the notebook on his back. Seokjin smiles as he feels his warmth radiate through the paper, pages rising and falling to the rhythm of the younger manâs gentle snoring.
The next morning, Seokjin shares his idea with Jeongguk, and the younger manâs face grows soft as he wraps his arms around Seokjin.
âHyung, your mind is the prettiest place. This is perfect.â
A few days later, theyâre sitting around the fireplace after dinner, and Hoseok is teaching Nabi a special âflower danceâ where he lifts her into the air so her âpetals can reach the sunshineâ.
Nabi giggles as Hoseok lowers her to the ground and she eventually plops, exhausted, into Seokjinâs lap. She leans over and whispers to Jeongguk, sitting beside them, âOppa, I like him very much.â
Jeongguk sees his chance.
âStay right here, peanut,â he says as he exits the room and comes back with a large notepad in hand.
Jeongguk sits on the floor beside Nabi and leans into her side. âNabi-yahâŠwhat if I told you that Hoseok is family too?â
Her eyes light up. âHe is?â
Hoseok smiles and nods from the other side of the room, trying to give the two their space.
âHeâs a special kind of family. Let me show you.â
He flips to a clean page on the pad and leans forward to draw. âYou were a gift to us, werenât you, Nabi-yahâŠâ
âYep!â she chirps.
âOkay, a gift from where?â
âFrom the stars!â she recalls from a tale Mrs. Ahn told her a long time ago.
âThatâs right, smart girl!â Jeongguk says as he draws two tiny stars on the page.
âYou see, a long time ago, Hoseok and your eomma each took a piece of their stars, and put them together to make a new star! Thatâs you, Nabi-yah. A little piece of Hoseokâs star is in you!â he smiles as he tickles her with the end of his pencil.
Nabi giggles and rubs her tummy, as if she can feel the star inside her.
Jeongguk continues drawing, âAnd the universe thought you were so beautiful, and so bright, that it sent even more stars to protect you. Your very own constellation.â
He draws three more dots on the paper. âThis star is Halmeoni, this one is me, and this star is Seokjin-oppa.â Jeongguk then connects all the dots on the page, forming the shape of a heart.
Nabi lets out a delighted gasp and reaches out, placing her small hand inside the heart.
âSo you see, these stars will always be your familyâwill always be there to love you, our most precious star-baby,â he ruffles her hair. âDo you understand?â
She looks at Hoseok and crinkles her nose as she smiles. Hoseokâs smile mirrors her own, and Jeonggukâs heart melts.
âItâs okay if you want to take some time to think about it, peanutââ
âItâs wrongâŠâ she interrupts, matter-of-factly.
âItâsâŠwrong?â Jeongguk says, pulse racing.
âWhere is Yoongi-oppa? Where is Tae-oppa?â
The room fills with silent joy and relief. âNabi-yah, youâre right!â
Jeongguk says as he adds two more stars to the page.
âAnd what about Namjoon-oppa and Jimin-oppa andâ ?â
âOkay! Okay! Two more stars, coming up!â Jeongguk giggles and lifts the pad up. âSee peanut? Look at all these stars! Whenever you look at the night sky, I want you to see them and remember all the little lights sent to love you, okay, baby?â
Jeongguk canât help but tear up as he says it. Nabi canât help but notice.
âOkay, oppa,â she whispers and bonks her head against his. âAre you sad?â
âNo, peanut,â he says as he pulls her onto his lap.
âThen why do you have tears?â she says as he looks up at him.
âTheyâre not tears, peanut,â Seokjin says as he leans into Jeonggukâs side. âJust a little stardust.â
Part V: What kind of parents are Jinkook?
iâm obsessed with the idea of Jeongguk being the âsuper responsibleâ parent, and Seokjin the CEO of spoiling Nabi rotten.
For example:
Seokjin takes the family out for a fun day at the park. Nabi tugs on his sleeve and asks for a treat, but Jeongguk is like âOkay, Peanutâbut only something small, we donât wanna spoil dinner.â
Six minutes later, Seokjin comes back with this:
Jeongguk protests but Seokjin comes prepared with his Premium Pout and Jeongguk is fucking weak.
So Jeongguk sighs and looks down to Nabi, whose eyes are suddenly full of stars, softly blinking as she pouts her bottom lip like a little jelly bean.
Jeongguk scoffs and turns to Seokjin.
âWHO taught her thatâdid you teach her that?!â
Seokjin just grins and hands each of them a fork.
They eat it all, of course.
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