wherein; you decide to call your boyfriend by his full name for no reason other than to watch him panic a little.
(767 words)
pairing: nicholas x f!reader
genre: established relationship, fluff, idol x non-idol
warnings: literally all fluff, use of baby, kisses!!
a/n: hello lovelies!!! i am back from my little writing break and its nicho! im so happy to be writing for him again i missed him sm (⸝⸝> ω <⸝⸝) i wrote this very quickly after thinking of it in the shower so please forgive how short it is and any little errors! i hope you guys like it! consider it my late bday gift to him hehe
“wang nicholas yixiang.”
instantly, the laughter that bounced off of the dorm walls dissolved into silence, stretched taut like a bowstring.
it wasn’t out of the ordinary for you to let yourself into your boyfriend’s dorm unannounced despite the other eight that lived there.
you were often greeted with hugs from maki or euijoo. maybe a bite stolen from whatever taki happened to be cooking.
this time, however, you had to keep yourself from laughing at the almost fearful expressions that swept across the room. even jo, who'd been halfway through reaching into a bag of chips, froze with his hand suspended in the air. harua's eyes darted between you and nicholas like he was silently trying to piece together what had happened before you arrived.
nicholas blinked up at you from the couch, eyes widening as every head slowly turned between the two of you.
you never called him by his full name.
not unless he was in trouble.
“baby…” nicholas said carefully as he stood and crossed the room to where you waited in the entryway. “hey… what’s up?”
his voice was laced with concern, so subtle you doubt anyone else noticed it. you could almost see the million thoughts ping-ponging around his head, and it took you everything to not break character. he searched your face for any clue, his smile already fading into something more cautious the closer he got.
instead, you remained standing firm with your arms crossed.
“we’ll… leave you two alone,” euijoo mumbled, already ushering the others away. a chorus of muffled ‘ooh’s and poorly hidden snickers followed.
“nicho’s cooked.”
“what did you do?”
“i didn’t do anything!” nicholas called after them, sounding genuinely offended, albeit a little unsure.
“that's what they all say,” someone muttered from the hallway, earning another round of laughter before the sound of retreating footsteps echoed farther into the dorm.
the living room emptied until it was just the two of you.
“wang yixiang,” you repeated.
he stopped only a step away. carefully, he reached up to tuck a loose strand of hair behind your ear, a worried wrinkle forming between his brows. “…yes?”
finally, the cheeky smile you’d been holding back broke across your face as you tiptoed up to press a quick kiss to his lips. “have i ever told you how much i love you?”
“wha—“ nicholas blinked, his eyes knitting together in confusion. “baby what?”
“i said i love you.”
“i—” you could practically hear the cogs turning in his head, a small laughter bubbling out of him. “i love you too?”
nicholas turned to the empty hall where everyone had disappeared, then back to you as if waiting for someone to explain the joke to him.
“that’s all.”
“thats all?” his expression morphed into one of disbelief, tongue poking at the inside of his cheek. “you little—“
you squealed as nicho darted forward, wrapping an arm around your waist and pulling you back against him before mercilessly tickling your sides.
“you scared me!” he exclaimed between laughs. “i was trying to figure out what i'd forgotten! i thought i missed an anniversary or something!”
your laughter echoed through the dorm as you squirmed in his hold, trying—and failing—to pry his hands away. every attempt only seemed to encourage him more, his laughter growing louder as you helplessly twisted out of reach.
“nicho! i can’t breathe!” your words dissolved into helpless laughter, “im sorry!”
“oh, it’s nicho again now?”
all you could do was bury your face in his shoulder, giggling in defeat. he kissed you again before finally relenting, leaving you breathless.
you looked up just in time to catch the fond smile spreading across his face. the kind that always seemed reserved just for you. he let out one last breathy laugh before gently smoothing out your messed up hair.
“don’t do that again,” he teased, poking your side one last time and earning another squeak from you.
“okay,” your cheeks ached from smiling. “i promise.”
“yeah?” he cupped your cheek before leaning in again, your lips meeting. slower this time, softer.
“mhm,” you murmured against his lips, the last of your giggles fading into the kiss. “promise.”
somewhere down the hallway, maki called out, “is it safe to come out now?”
“no,” nicholas answered without missing a beat.
“give us five more minutes,” you added
you heard an ‘ew’ echo from the hall.
nicholas only laughed before pulling you back down beside him on the couch. one look at the grin on his face told you that, to his members' dismay, he still hadn't gotten enough of you.
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wherein; you tell your boyfriend you found their best friend on a dating app.
(1588 words)
pairing: teamies x f!reader
genre: established relationship, fluff
warnings: swearing, use of petnames, like nothing its all fluff and reader trolling
a/n: first ot9 work ahh kinda nervous!! i had so much fun writing this hehe don't take it too seriously i just wrote it for giggles (ˆ𐃷ˆ) the words are so very poorly distributed im sorry everyone but please enjoy!!
𐔌 . ˚ KOGA YUDAI ֹ ₊ ꒱
“yudai love,” you turn to him. “guess what?”
briefly, he pauses what he was watching on his laptop to look at you where you lie next to him. “yes?”
“i just saw fuma on tinder.”
“what?” he replies louder than you expected, making you jump a little. his eyes widen in surprise as a disbelieving giggle escapes him. “seriously?”
“yeah!”
“you’re kidding,” laughs intertwine with his words. he turns completely on his side, laptop forgotten as he props his head on his hand.
“i’m not!” you rebut, a few giggles escaping you. “i was just swiping and then his profile came up.”
just when you think your acting is nearing award-worthy, yudai's expression falters into slight confusion.
before he can think too much about it, you quickly continue. "it's so funny. his bio says, 'single and ready to—'"
"wait."
his eyes narrow slightly as he looks between you and your phone.
"why are you on…" before you can stop him, his hand quickly snatches your phone as you squeal.
his face falls the moment he sees the screen—the camera open and recording.
a fed-up, almost annoyed smirk slowly plays at his lips as his eyes meet yours. laughter spills out of you, no longer able to hold it in.
"...are you serious?"
𐔌 . ˚ MURATA FUMA ֹ ₊ ꒱
being sure to turn the flash off, you hit record on your phone, angling it towards your boyfriend sitting a few feet away from you.
"love, guess what."
"mhm?" your words have him looking up from his book, closing it slightly between his fingers.
you hold in your laugh when you say, "i just saw jo on tinder."
his head pulls back slightly in surprise as he shuts his book. his eyebrows furrow, a knowing smile slowly playing at his lips.
"jo?"
"yeah."
he hums, looking at you for a moment longer than expected.
"...you have tinder?"
𐔌 . ˚ WANG YIXIANG ֹ ₊ ꒱
with your camera rolling and pointed at your boyfriend next to you on the couch, you bark out as convincing of a laugh as you can.
nicholas’ head turns away from the tv look at you, gaze flicking down to your phone, “what’s funny?”
“i just saw maki on tinder.”
“what?” his attention is completely caught, nicholas picking up the remote to pause what he was watching. “seriously?”
“yeah!” you chuckle, more so at nicholas’ lack of realization rather than maki’s nonexistent tinder account. shaking your head, you look back down to your phone. “oh my gosh, i can’t believe he’s on here.”
"me neither." he shifts closer to you, his words laced with disbelief that already sounds like he's planning to tease maki later. "let me see."
nicholas holds his hand out expectantly, waiting for your phone. only to stop.
his brows pinch together as his eyes dart between you and the screen. "wait."
he looks at you again.
"what the hell?" a confused laugh escapes him. "why are you on there?"
𐔌 . ˚ BYUN EUIJOO ֹ ₊ ꒱
pressing record on your phone, you let out a laugh. "oh my gosh."
"what's up?" euijoo looks up from his phone, turning his head to look at you from where he lays on your stomach.
"i just found fuma on hinge."
"what?" your boyfriend's eyebrows shoot up to his hairline, propping himself up on his elbow to sit up straight. "no you did not."
his voice is full of disbelief, a laugh slipping out with his words.
“yes i did, his bio’s so corny!” you argue, pretending to look down at your phone and read out fuma’s so-called profile.
euijoo’s eating up your every word, completely invested as he sets his phone down.
“wait show me! i can’t believe he’s on a dating a—“ his hand reaches out for your phone, ready to snatch it from your hands. halfway through the sentence, he pauses, hand freezing midair.
his eyes flick between you and the screen before a confused realization settles across his face. the laughter from just moments ago disappears from his voice. “baby.”
“mhm?”
his eyebrows furrow, head falling into a perplexed tilt. “why do you have hinge?”
𐔌 . ˚ NAKAKITA YUMA ֹ ₊ ꒱
"no way."
yuma's eyes look up from his switch. he tilts his head, silently prompting you to go on.
as if to double-check what you just saw, you glance back down at your phone—which was actually recording your boyfriend's reaction to your next words.
"i just found harua on hinge."
"what?" he lowers his arms, laughing. an amused smile that spells trouble spreads across his face. "really?"
you nod.
“seriously?” scheming giggles find their way through his words, “i need to call him, that’s hilarious!”
you can almost see the endless ways he plans to tease harua about this running through his head, grin spreading wider as he scans the room for his phone. that is, until his brows furrow, the thought finally clicking in his brain. his gaze snaps back to yours.
"...wait. what?” the amusement on his face is quickly wiped off.
"harua," you repeat, holding in your laugh. "he's on hinge."
"no, yeah, i heard that." yuma puts his switch down, crawling over to you on the couch before reaching out for your phone. "...why are you on hinge?"
𐔌 . ˚ ASAKURA JO ֹ ₊ ꒱
“baby.”
unaware of your phone recording him, jo's head lifts from his sketchbook, his eyes meeting yours. “mhm?”
you have to bite your cheek to keep a sly grin from breaking out on your face as you speak. “you’re never gonna believe who i just saw on tinder.”
at your words, jo blinks. the smile on his face falters, a confused wrinkle settling between his brows. “…who?”
“yuma!”
he just pauses.
“oh.”
your heart drops a little, “what’s wrong? isn’t it funny?”
the question is barely a whisper, laced with concern, “why are you on tinder?”
𐔌 . ˚ SHIGETA HARUA ֹ ₊ ꒱
“no way.”
“hm?” harua looks up, mid-bite through his food.
“baby, i just found taki on hinge.”
your boyfriend’s snack is long forgotten when the words leave your mouth, unaware of your phone recording his reaction.
“what?” his eyes widen as he leans forward, setting his food down. “taki?!”
you laugh at him, his mouth slightly agape.
“yeah, he’s on hinge,” you reiterate. “the dating app.”
harua sits up straighter, moving his head to catch a glimpse of your phone screen.
"wait, show me. i wanna see!"
you angle the screen away, keeping the act up a little longer as you feign scrolling through his profile.
"gosh, these pictures are hilarious.”
his eyebrows furrow as he laughs, his curiosity only growing. "show meee!"
you continue pretending to scroll, fighting back your laughter as harua leans closer in an attempt to see the screen.
"wait," he stills.
harua's eyes flick between you and your phone.
"what?" his expression shifts into confusion as realization slowly settles in. "baby, why are you on a dating app?"
𐔌 . ˚ TAKAYAMA RIKI ֹ ₊ ꒱
“holy shit,” you say, camera pointed up at your boyfriend as subtly as possible.
he sat across from you at the table, finishing the last of his meal, attention caught by your words.
“what?” his eyes are twinged with the slightest worry when they meet yours. “what’s wrong?”
“i just saw jo on tinder.”
his chopsticks clatter, dropping into his rice bowl as his eyebrows shoot up. “jo?”
“yeah.”
laughter bursts out of him, loud enough for the other customers around you to turn their heads.
“no way, oh my gosh.” a huge grin is plastered on his face, seemingly tickled by the concept of jo having a dating profile. “really?”
you crack up at his reaction, nodding through laughs at his cluelessness.
“can i see?” he holds his hand out, waiting for your phone. “how’d you find him?”
“i was just swiping and he came up.”
“no way…” he laughs again, shaking his head as he reaches for your phone like he won’t believe it until he sees it.
his hand freezes halfway.
“wait what?” his eyes snap up to yours.
"what?" you ask innocently.
"...what are you swiping for??"
𐔌 . ˚ MAKI ֹ ₊ ꒱
watching the countdown on your phone hit zero, you point your camera at maki, who sits across from you at the dining table.
“oh my gosh, babe. you’re never gonna believe this.”
“what?” he looks up from his phone, thumbs still typing away on the keyboard. “what’s up?”
putting on your most genuine voice, you tell him, “i just found nicholas on tinder.”
"what?" his fingers halt over the screen, eyebrows furrowing as the corners of his mouth tick up. “are you deadass?"
you nod, a giggle escaping you.
maki blinks down at your phone before letting out an amused laugh, already picturing nicholas with a dating profile. "what the fuck that’s hilar—" he cuts himself off mid-sentence. "...wait."
"yeah?"
maki slowly sets his phone down on the table. "how'd you..." his eyes lift to yours before dropping back to your phone.
before you can stop him, he reaches across the table and you shriek as he snatches it from your hands with a bewildered smile.
"why are you on tinder?"
you can't answer. the moment he finally puts the pieces together, you can only burst into laughter.
maki looks down at your screen to see the camera open, recording his every reaction, before rolling his eyes with a groan.
"oh, come onnn."
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wherein; a photo booth strip is the perfect thing to remember your first date by.
(756 words)
pairing: non-idol!jo x f!reader
genre: fluff, first date, mutual pining
warnings: like.. none just lots of fluff!!, kissing
a/n: this is so short but i had fun writing this!! ( ⸝⸝´ ᵕ `⸝⸝) first time writing jo so i am still getting the hang of it... idk how to feel abt this one but i hope ygs enjoy! <3
your first date with jo is softer than you imagined.
it’s made up of small things–shy brushes of hands, jo carrying your bag before you can protest, shortening his strides just enough to walk beside you instead of ahead.
and every time you catch him staring, he looks away so quickly it almost makes you laugh.
it’s everything you’ve ever wanted.
he’s everything you’ve ever wanted.
and as much as you wish you could bottle this moment up and keep it forever, you suppose a photo strip will suffice.
you take his hand, dragging him toward the photo booth tucked in the corner of the arcade. jo nearly stumbles after you with a startled laugh, ducking his head as you both squeeze inside.
there’s barely enough room for him. his long legs are awkwardly crammed up toward his waist, shoulders brushing against yours every time either of you move.
as you slip the bill into the machine and scroll through the photo frames, warmth radiates from jo beside you. his hands rest stiffly in his lap, like he doesn’t quite know what to do with them.
you glance over.
“you nervous?”
jo’s ears turn pink almost immediately. “a little.”
you let out a short giggle, finally selecting a frame. a robotic voice begins to count down and you rest your head on jo’s shoulder, a soft smile playing at your lips.
3… 2… 1… click!
the camera flashes and jo chuckles at the photo. “i look so awkward,” a pink flush creeping up his cheeks.
“i think you look cute,” you argue as you grab his face, pressing a kiss onto his cheek as the camera snaps another photo. his face heats up underneath your touch as you let go.
he turns to look at you with parted lips, eyes wide. his breath hitches as his gaze drops to your lips, licking his own.
you feel your own cheeks warm at the eagerness in his eyes, like he’s trying not to look too hopeful. but you remember the way he looked at you earlier that day, the way his body mirrored yours without thinking, his gaze fixed on you like you were the most captivating thing in the room.
like he’s liked you for far longer than he knows what to do with.
he tucks your hair behind your ear, his knuckles brushing your cheek. “can i kiss you?“ barely above a whisper, he asks, ignoring the click of another photo.
his words are bold but you don’t miss how his tips of his ears have turned a bright pink, or the shaking of his leg as his foot bounces on the ground.
it’s cute.
it almost makes you want him more.
you nod, “please do.”
3… 2… 1…
the camera flashes just as he presses his lips to yours, slow yet certain, like this is all he’s ever wanted. like he’s imagined it hundreds of times before.
maybe you have too.
he cups your face in his hand, angling his head so that your faces slot perfectly together. firm, yet almost shy. you taste the sweetness of your own lip gloss along with the delicate bitterness of the matcha you shared just minutes before.
your hands find his way into his hair, ruffling it up ever so slightly. jo lets out the quietest breath against your lips–surprised, almost–before kissing you once more, softer this time. lingering.
not rushed.
like he wants to remember every second of it.
the faint whirr of your photos being printed brings you back to reality. back to the noisy arcade outside the booth, to flashing lights and distant game machines and the rest of the world that suddenly feels unimportant compared to this.
when you pull away, jo’s breath is heavy. his hair is messy where your fingers ran through it, lips slightly swollen. his face beet red as he brings his hand to his lips, the ghost of yours still lingering.
you reach over to grab the photo strip as it slides out of the machine.
your eyes catch on the last photo. your eyes closed, fingers tangled in his hair, jo smiling into the kiss so softly it makes your chest ache.
for a moment, you think maybe this is what happiness looks like.
a tiny moment captured on glossy film. small enough to fit between your fingers, yet meaningful enough to stay with you forever.
pulling you from your thoughts, still slightly breathless, jo glances at the strip before looking back at you.
im listening to some music rn and the rhythm is slowly turning into ideas for another jo fic or hcs. instantly thought of you hehe anyways imma put it in the drafts to work on (ehem artist!jo who is crushing on muse!reader)
- xoxo, one of your moots who is staying on anon so i can surprise you when i post it (*^^*)♡
i feel like a dog and my owner just said all my favorite words. MUSIC. ARTIST!JO. MY DEAR MOOTIE. AHHH OH MY GOSHHHH I CANNOT FREAKING WAIT 😭😭💕💕
my dear moot who sent this, whoever you are, please know i truly appreciate you sending this so much and i am thinking about and looking forward to it. i love you. i cannot wait but also take all the time u need.
wherein; the only natural response to a nightmare is to call your ex in the middle of the night.
(1241 words)
pairing: ex!jo x f!reader
genre: angst, exes, hurt/comfort (?,) jo and reader are yearners
warnings: not much! just a little sad, use of yn, little plot i just enjoyed the concept and the vibes forgive mee
a/n: hello!! i missed writing for jojo sm i really enjoyed working on this one (ㅅ´ ˘ `) i did a poll on whether this should be fluff or angst and fluff won. clearly i did not listen but i hope ygs enjoy it anyway!! soundtrack for this fic is ‘promise’ and ‘love flew away’ by laufey (and adam melchor)
the phone rang twice before jo picked up.
”…jo?” your voice came out shy, already regretting your half-conscious decision to call him.
”hello?” jo responded with a groan, a yawn peeking through his words.
something in your brain flutters at the familiarity—jo’s voice slow and velvety as he stirs from sleep, yet to speak to anyone that day. drowsy in a way only you had heard before.
the thought sends a guilty warmth creeping up your cheeks.
a shuffle of blankets filters through the speakers, shattering the version of jo your mind had slipped back into imagining—how he’d look when you woke up next to him on slow mornings or when you’d murmur him confessions in the dead of night.
it reminds you why you’d called in the first place. ”sorry, did i wake you?”
”no, it’s fine.” he reassures you, though you both know you did. “is everything alright?”
you pause for a moment, toying with the tangled sheets in your hand. “i can’t sleep.”
a hum on the other line prompts you to go on.
truth be told, you’re not sure why you called jo. you’re not sure why—when you’d woken up with tears staining your face from a nightmare where you couldn’t speak, where the world ignored you—you knew he would be the one person who’d understand.
you sniffle, “i’m sorry. i… i don’t know why i called.”
”it’s okay.”
everything was okay with jo. it was okay when you were together. it was okay when you broke up because life drove you two on paths that no longer intersected. it was okay when you said you’d moved on but you still thought of jo when love songs played.
so it must have been okay when you called your ex in the middle of the night, despite yourself, wanting nothing more than him lying next to you.
jo clears his throat, pulling you from the thoughts that stuffed your head, “did you have a nightmare?”
of course he knew.
in some other world, you would’ve been shaking him awake instead of calling him. he’d hold you, run his hand through your hair and tell you nice things. eons ago that world was real.
it was yours.
but now, all you can do is stare at his name on your phone and say, “yeah.”
”do you wanna talk about it?”
yes, you think. please.
yet you know if you start, you won’t be able to stop. the tears will keep coming, and you’ll find yourself tearing your heart out and handing it to jo, like you had so many times before.
only this time, you don’t know if you’d get it back.
you’re not sure you ever did.
”no,” is all you answer.
“okay.”
silence lingers between you, nothing but the hum of your aircon and jo’s fan blowing wind into his microphone.
you hug your pillow a little tighter, “tell me something nice, jo.”
he pauses for a moment and exhales into the phone, thoughtful.
“do you remember miso?”
the words make you sit up a little straighter. “the little stray cat outside your apartment?”
“mhm,” he hums. “she had kittens.”
“…she did?”
“five.”
you let out the smallest laugh. “that’s a lot.”
“yeah. i think she was hiding them for a while.” you can hear him smile. “the old lady downstairs found them behind the storage shed.”
“are they okay?”
“they’re loud.” he chuckles. “so… probably.”
another laugh escapes you before you can stop it.
the conversation is so normal, so everyday. it’s painfully easy—the way he tells you about the kittens or his grumpy neighbors, the little restaurant he tried the other day.
for a short while, it feels like nothing changed.
”jo,” you start without thinking.
”mhm?”
”i miss you.”
it was an mistake—to speak the very thought that’d lingered on your tongue since the line clicked.
you’re met with a pause that lasts just a little too long, you glance back over at your phone to make sure he didn’t hang up.
”…it’s okay.” his grainy voice mutters.
your chest tightens.
“please stop saying that.”
“im sorry.” jo whispers, it squeezes your heart even more. you hear him let out a shaky breath.
“…i miss you too.”
the words hang between you, blowing with the wind.
”i think…” he continues. “more than anything i miss taking care of you.”
your head falls back against your bedframe, blurry gaze met with the ceiling.
“i wish i was lying there next to you instead of talking to you through my phone.” he laughs softly, though there’s no humor in it. “i wish i could hold you—tell you you’re safe until you fell asleep.”
you blink, having to fight your eyes from welling up all over again. you have to keep yourself from asking why don’t you? because you both already know the answer.
everything was okay with jo. it was so much more than okay. maybe that’s what made it so hard to leave.
sometimes you wished your relationship had ended with yelling and slammed doors.
sometimes you wished it had been a stupid misunderstanding neither of you bothered to fix.
you wished you could talk bad about him to your friends and feel no remorse because he was a “piece of shit” anyway.
sometimes you wished it had been anything else other than the bittersweet smiles you exchanged, loving each other enough to let go. you wished he didn’t understand you more than anyone else or never listened when the world spoke over you.
and right now, you almost wished you’d never called him at all.
“yn?”
you hadn’t realized how long you’d gone quiet.
“still here.” as if you weren’t sure whether that was a good thing.
you squeeze your eyes shut, regret flooding your senses. “jo i’m… i’m really sorry. it was stupid of me to call. but thank you… for picking up anyway.”
you expect him to tell you it’s okay like he always did. tell you to go to bed. you’re ready to lay in silence and hope you forget everything in the morning, even when you know you wouldn’t.
instead, “please don’t hang up.”
the words are barely above a whisper, you think you imagined them.
“don’t be sorry.” jo’s voice is tender, nearly a plea. you can’t help but notice the tears that too stain his tone. “stay.”
you lay back onto your bed, phone next to your ear as you lay your head on your pillow. you hear him do the same.
“okay.”
just for tonight, you tell yourself as jo murmurs a thanks. you let the sound of his breathing fill the room, muffled by his microphone.
your eyelids flutter shut and you allow sleep to start taking you away.
despite the drowsiness washing over you, you know this changes nothing.
you know that you’ll wake up tomorrow and will have to tend to the wounds you reopened tonight. jo still isn’t yours to call, he hasn’t been for a while.
but just for tonight, in this little moment shared with him and the stars that blink down at you, you rest.
jo whispers something on the other line that you don’t hear. you don’t ask him to repeat it. he doesn’t call out your name when you don’t respond because he knows you need sleep more than you need saving.
you rest and you know that everything’s gonna be okay. because, with jo, it always is.
tag list: @nichozzystuffs, @sofisbelle, @jothehirono, @minhosimthings (ask/comment/dm to be added or removed!)
wherein; the only natural response to a nightmare is to call your ex in the middle of the night.
(1241 words)
pairing: ex!jo x f!reader
genre: angst, exes, hurt/comfort (?,) jo and reader are yearners
warnings: not much! just a little sad, use of yn, little plot i just enjoyed the concept and the vibes forgive mee
a/n: hello!! i missed writing for jojo sm i really enjoyed working on this one (ㅅ´ ˘ `) i did a poll on whether this should be fluff or angst and fluff won. clearly i did not listen but i hope ygs enjoy it anyway!! soundtrack for this fic is ‘promise’ and ‘love flew away’ by laufey (and adam melchor)
the phone rang twice before jo picked up.
”…jo?” your voice came out shy, already regretting your half-conscious decision to call him.
”hello?” jo responded with a groan, a yawn peeking through his words.
something in your brain flutters at the familiarity—jo’s voice slow and velvety as he stirs from sleep, yet to speak to anyone that day. drowsy in a way only you had heard before.
the thought sends a guilty warmth creeping up your cheeks.
a shuffle of blankets filters through the speakers, shattering the version of jo your mind had slipped back into imagining—how he’d look when you woke up next to him on slow mornings or when you’d murmur him confessions in the dead of night.
it reminds you why you’d called in the first place. ”sorry, did i wake you?”
”no, it’s fine.” he reassures you, though you both know you did. “is everything alright?”
you pause for a moment, toying with the tangled sheets in your hand. “i can’t sleep.”
a hum on the other line prompts you to go on.
truth be told, you’re not sure why you called jo. you’re not sure why—when you’d woken up with tears staining your face from a nightmare where you couldn’t speak, where the world ignored you—you knew he would be the one person who’d understand.
you sniffle, “i’m sorry. i… i don’t know why i called.”
”it’s okay.”
everything was okay with jo. it was okay when you were together. it was okay when you broke up because life drove you two on paths that no longer intersected. it was okay when you said you’d moved on but you still thought of jo when love songs played.
so it must have been okay when you called your ex in the middle of the night, despite yourself, wanting nothing more than him lying next to you.
jo clears his throat, pulling you from the thoughts that stuffed your head, “did you have a nightmare?”
of course he knew.
in some other world, you would’ve been shaking him awake instead of calling him. he’d hold you, run his hand through your hair and tell you nice things. eons ago that world was real.
it was yours.
but now, all you can do is stare at his name on your phone and say, “yeah.”
”do you wanna talk about it?”
yes, you think. please.
yet you know if you start, you won’t be able to stop. the tears will keep coming, and you’ll find yourself tearing your heart out and handing it to jo, like you had so many times before.
only this time, you don’t know if you’d get it back.
you’re not sure you ever did.
”no,” is all you answer.
“okay.”
silence lingers between you, nothing but the hum of your aircon and jo’s fan blowing wind into his microphone.
you hug your pillow a little tighter, “tell me something nice, jo.”
he pauses for a moment and exhales into the phone, thoughtful.
“do you remember miso?”
the words make you sit up a little straighter. “the little stray cat outside your apartment?”
“mhm,” he hums. “she had kittens.”
“…she did?”
“five.”
you let out the smallest laugh. “that’s a lot.”
“yeah. i think she was hiding them for a while.” you can hear him smile. “the old lady downstairs found them behind the storage shed.”
“are they okay?”
“they’re loud.” he chuckles. “so… probably.”
another laugh escapes you before you can stop it.
the conversation is so normal, so everyday. it’s painfully easy—the way he tells you about the kittens or his grumpy neighbors, the little restaurant he tried the other day.
for a short while, it feels like nothing changed.
”jo,” you start without thinking.
”mhm?”
”i miss you.”
it was an mistake—to speak the very thought that’d lingered on your tongue since the line clicked.
you’re met with a pause that lasts just a little too long, you glance back over at your phone to make sure he didn’t hang up.
”…it’s okay.” his grainy voice mutters.
your chest tightens.
“please stop saying that.”
“im sorry.” jo whispers, it squeezes your heart even more. you hear him let out a shaky breath.
“…i miss you too.”
the words hang between you, blowing with the wind.
”i think…” he continues. “more than anything i miss taking care of you.”
your head falls back against your bedframe, blurry gaze met with the ceiling.
“i wish i was lying there next to you instead of talking to you through my phone.” he laughs softly, though there’s no humor in it. “i wish i could hold you—tell you you’re safe until you fell asleep.”
you blink, having to fight your eyes from welling up all over again. you have to keep yourself from asking why don’t you? because you both already know the answer.
everything was okay with jo. it was so much more than okay. maybe that’s what made it so hard to leave.
sometimes you wished your relationship had ended with yelling and slammed doors.
sometimes you wished it had been a stupid misunderstanding neither of you bothered to fix.
you wished you could talk bad about him to your friends and feel no remorse because he was a “piece of shit” anyway.
sometimes you wished it had been anything else other than the bittersweet smiles you exchanged, loving each other enough to let go. you wished he didn’t understand you more than anyone else or never listened when the world spoke over you.
and right now, you almost wished you’d never called him at all.
“yn?”
you hadn’t realized how long you’d gone quiet.
“still here.” as if you weren’t sure whether that was a good thing.
you squeeze your eyes shut, regret flooding your senses. “jo i’m… i’m really sorry. it was stupid of me to call. but thank you… for picking up anyway.”
you expect him to tell you it’s okay like he always did. tell you to go to bed. you’re ready to lay in silence and hope you forget everything in the morning, even when you know you wouldn’t.
instead, “please don’t hang up.”
the words are barely above a whisper, you think you imagined them.
“don’t be sorry.” jo’s voice is tender, nearly a plea. you can’t help but notice the tears that too stain his tone. “stay.”
you lay back onto your bed, phone next to your ear as you lay your head on your pillow. you hear him do the same.
“okay.”
just for tonight, you tell yourself as jo murmurs a thanks. you let the sound of his breathing fill the room, muffled by his microphone.
your eyelids flutter shut and you allow sleep to start taking you away.
despite the drowsiness washing over you, you know this changes nothing.
you know that you’ll wake up tomorrow and will have to tend to the wounds you reopened tonight. jo still isn’t yours to call, he hasn’t been for a while.
but just for tonight, in this little moment shared with him and the stars that blink down at you, you rest.
jo whispers something on the other line that you don’t hear. you don’t ask him to repeat it. he doesn’t call out your name when you don’t respond because he knows you need sleep more than you need saving.
you rest and you know that everything’s gonna be okay. because, with jo, it always is.
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀朝倉穣 ⋆ ˚。⋆ Bread, Berries, and Other Love Letters 𖹭
ᯓ WHEREIN : Asakura Jo; who noticed a shift about you and your relationship with what you eat, decided to fix it by buying a handful of food, a woven basket, and a blanket. (wc; 1.6k)
ᯓ CONTAINS : Established relationship, fluff with light angst, not eating as plot, profanity, jo being all fluttershy and cute, kissing, em-dashes and semicolons.
ᯓ A/N : wrote this IN A DAY for my beloved jo stan(s) @hironoshimura as compensation bc my upcoming fic is gnna be for another member... and a big smooch for @roryboryalis for giving me the idea for this fic <3 i hope ygs accept my apology 𐔌՞ ܸ.ˬ.ܸ՞𐦯
mlist.𖥔 ݁ ˖
Your shoulders slumped a little more than usual. That flush of rose on your cheeks looked a little more pale than usual. You yawned a little every time you rest your head on your hands. You get lightheaded every afternoon to the point where Jo had to give you his spare aspirin.
He had noticed how you've whined in his ears at least once a day about how tired you were every time the clock ticks past 12. He had noticed how your replies to dinner invitations slowly changed from "Maybe next time?" to "You guys go ahead." He had noticed the untouched lunchboxes that came back home almost as full as when you packed them, the half-finished cups of coffee collecting rings on your desk. He had noticed how you started rubbing your temples before opening your laptop, how your shoulders remained tense even after you'd shut it, and how your laughter grew quieter, shorter.
You were skipping meals.
His heart tugged into a knot when he first made the realization after the dots connected in that unsullied mind of his. In his eyes, he couldn't quite figure out how someone as picture perfect as you, believes that there's still something to chase for. In his eyes, he couldn't name someone more perfect than the pinnacle of who embodies art; the way your hair falls as graceful as a ballerina, the way your eyes are angled like oddly hung paintings at a museum, the way your cheeks dimples when you smile at him like pottery before they enter the kiln, the way your lips shine when the sunlight hits like freshly melted glass—a work of art in the form of a breathing, loving, human being.
From the minute he knew what was going on, he had done everything in his power to finish his personal mission of getting you to eat again—or at least try to find out why you weren't. Every lunch he would give you granola bars because "I was getting one anyways, might as well buy you one too.". Every now and then when he couldn't be there for you he would order snacks and send it to where you were just because "I wanted to."
And to his surprise, you didn't notice anything weird about it.
It was another evening, conveniently just right between breakfast and lunch, you sat right next to him at a small family-owned restaurant. He ordered after you; a drink, teriyaki, and of course: rice. No surprises there.
After the food had arrived, and both of you had taken your first bites, he took a glance at your food that seemed like it was untouched. He then looked at you only to find your eyes taking small peeks at his glistening-ly appetizing food. Unfortunately it smelled amazing too.
The corners of his mouths held back a smile when he knew he had the opportunity to sneakily "Do you want to try my food?" he cleared his throat and swallowed hard before speaking. With the slightest hesitation, you nod. He took the chopsticks in his hands and scooped up some rice before feeding them to you. He squinted, then his pupils slowly stretched, noticing details he hadn't before.
"Good?" he asked as you nod up and down excitedly with your eyes hung wider. He chuckled in response—an almost giggle. "Do you want more?" he asked again, the tips of his ears growing warmer and warmer until it turned a soft red since you were sharing a bowl of warm, steaming rice, with him.
"Yes please."
From there he fed you spoonful after spoonful while the clouds float away from the sun, revealing an endless expanse of cerulean silk. A soft satisfaction flooded his insides when he watched you open your mouth as his chopsticks get closer, like seeing a flower bloom long after it's in the shade—sunlight in it's absence. Truth be told, he could feed you all day until his arms grow weak if it means he'd see you full of color again.
Not even a week had passed after his first self-proclaimed success, a message popped up on your phone while you were otherwise occupied: "The weather is so nice today," then another popped, "Wanna take a walk together this afternoon?" without hesitation you grabbed your phone and replied a yes to him, it would be a waste to not watch the sunset—-especially with Jo.
What didn't occur to you was that this was a deliberately built set up. The fading light caught the scattered wispy clouds, fading into soft swirls of pink and magenta that twisted like balloons caught in an evening breeze. A warm, damp breeze rustled through the vibrant green meadow, carrying the earthy scent of rain and sweet nectar as you and Jo walked towards a park that expanded into an endless field of grass. It was the crescendo of the day, a moment of pure serenity where the boundary between sky and earth blurred into a quiet, warm evening.
"Where are we going?"
"You'll see," he touched the back of his neck as he guided you with his free hand on your lower back—gentle as if it was naturally supposed to be there.
And there sat just right in front of you, softly lit by the soft blow the sun gave, along with a couple of candles strategically placed across the blue plaid patterned mat. The scent of sweet warm baked goods welcomed you when you saw a picnic basket slightly opened. Your mouth now hung and faintly agape, "Jo, what's all this?"
He fidgeted with his hair before licking his lips, "Tada—! Do you… do you like it?" he stammered.
You sat down to properly look at what he managed to organize in such little time, you open the basket only for you to see all your favorite foods, snacks, desserts, curated and snuggly tucked into its corner. The rigid walls around your ribs immediately gave way, collapsing into a soft, quiet sigh. Lucky is an understatement.
"I don't know what to say, Jo, I-"
"You don't have to," he smiled, "So, which one do you want first?"
That broke a laugh out of you. You haven't even said anything yet and Jo was already unboxing everything in front of you; cake boxes now discarded in one spot on the blanket while you wiped the utensils he prepared using tissues.
The blanket had long disappeared beneath a patchwork of containers and paper bags, each one filled with something you'd once mentioned liking a long time ago—not expecting him to remember your lighthearted rambles. Fresh strawberries glistened beside neatly store-cut mangoes, still cold from to the touch. Egg sandwiches wrapped in parchment sat next to warm kimbap, buttery croissants, salt-and-vinegar chips, even little fruit tarts with glossy berries on top, and a bottle of sparkling peach soda sweating in the afternoon sun he bought for you on his way here.
Jo claimed he had packed "just enough," though the evidence suggested he'd mistaken a picnic for a feast. He watched with quiet triumph as your eyes widened at the spread, nudging a container toward you before you'd even decided where to start. "I remembered you said these were your favorite," he said, brushing a loose strand of hair behind his ear.
You took the cake slice in your hand along with a thin wooden fork in the other, and gently pierced the sharp end of the cake to scoop it up, "open widee," your voice warm and your hand reaching out to let him take a bite of the dollop of what looks like to be mostly frosting. Jo didn't question it. He leaned in obediently, lips parting with an exaggerated, "Ah—"
At the very last second, your wrist twitched. A tiny dollop of frosting landed squarely on the tip of his nose.
"Seriously?" his reaction deadpan.
You dissolved first, a laugh escaped you and spilling out before you could even apologize. Jo blinked, displaying an expression caught somewhere between disbelief and amusement. He reached up as if to wipe it away, but your hand caught his wrist before he could.
"Wait."
Still smiling, you leaned in, close enough to catch the faint scent of vanilla clinging to him. With the gentlest swipe of your thumb, you brushed the frosting from the bridge of his nose, only to smear a little more across his cheek by accident, "whoops."
"You're making it worse,"
"I know,"
Neither of you moved away. Your thumb lingered for just a heartbeat longer before wiping the last streak clean. He looked at you with that quiet smile you'd come to know so well, the one that reached his eyes long before it reached his lips.
"There," you murmured triumphantly. "Much better."
"Liar," he chuckled. "There's probably still frosting somewhere."
"Probably."
He reached over anyway, stealing the fork from your hand before taking a proper bite of the cake this time. "Mm," he hummed thoughtfully. "Worth the betrayal." You bumped your shoulder against his, laughing again as the two of you settled back onto the picnic blanket, the afternoon breeze carrying your laughter far beyond the patch of grass where warmth cradled your face like watercolor on water.
The breeze carried the scent of blooming wildflowers as you leaned against each other, sharing bites without asking, stealing strawberries from the same carton, and laughing whenever one of you insisted the other take the last one. Somewhere overhead, clouds drifted lazily across an impossibly orange sky, and for a little while, the world shrank to the warmth of the sun, the rustle of leaves, and the simple comfort of being known well enough that someone remembered exactly what made you smile.
And beneath all of it, Jo did a small celebration in his head that leaked into a smile while he looked at you—really looked at you, before leaning closer to give you a kiss. His fingers hovered above yours for a minute, and the next minute they're intertwined with yours.
A/N: This was originally my daydream about kyrell... im so kypilled... ૮◞ ‸ ◟ ა and it was in the middle of a run too LMAOO reblogs, comments, and likes are appreciated and lmk if ygs like seeing short fics like this!! or should i continue with longer and more fleshed out fics like water under the bridge hmm
wherein; the only natural response to a nightmare is to call your ex in the middle of the night.
(1241 words)
pairing: ex!jo x f!reader
genre: angst, exes, hurt/comfort (?,) jo and reader are yearners
warnings: not much! just a little sad, use of yn, little plot i just enjoyed the concept and the vibes forgive mee
a/n: hello!! i missed writing for jojo sm i really enjoyed working on this one (ㅅ´ ˘ `) i did a poll on whether this should be fluff or angst and fluff won. clearly i did not listen but i hope ygs enjoy it anyway!! soundtrack for this fic is ‘promise’ and ‘love flew away’ by laufey (and adam melchor)
the phone rang twice before jo picked up.
”…jo?” your voice came out shy, already regretting your half-conscious decision to call him.
”hello?” jo responded with a groan, a yawn peeking through his words.
something in your brain flutters at the familiarity—jo’s voice slow and velvety as he stirs from sleep, yet to speak to anyone that day. drowsy in a way only you had heard before.
the thought sends a guilty warmth creeping up your cheeks.
a shuffle of blankets filters through the speakers, shattering the version of jo your mind had slipped back into imagining—how he’d look when you woke up next to him on slow mornings or when you’d murmur him confessions in the dead of night.
it reminds you why you’d called in the first place. ”sorry, did i wake you?”
”no, it’s fine.” he reassures you, though you both know you did. “is everything alright?”
you pause for a moment, toying with the tangled sheets in your hand. “i can’t sleep.”
a hum on the other line prompts you to go on.
truth be told, you’re not sure why you called jo. you’re not sure why—when you’d woken up with tears staining your face from a nightmare where you couldn’t speak, where the world ignored you—you knew he would be the one person who’d understand.
you sniffle, “i’m sorry. i… i don’t know why i called.”
”it’s okay.”
everything was okay with jo. it was okay when you were together. it was okay when you broke up because life drove you two on paths that no longer intersected. it was okay when you said you’d moved on but you still thought of jo when love songs played.
so it must have been okay when you called your ex in the middle of the night, despite yourself, wanting nothing more than him lying next to you.
jo clears his throat, pulling you from the thoughts that stuffed your head, “did you have a nightmare?”
of course he knew.
in some other world, you would’ve been shaking him awake instead of calling him. he’d hold you, run his hand through your hair and tell you nice things. eons ago that world was real.
it was yours.
but now, all you can do is stare at his name on your phone and say, “yeah.”
”do you wanna talk about it?”
yes, you think. please.
yet you know if you start, you won’t be able to stop. the tears will keep coming, and you’ll find yourself tearing your heart out and handing it to jo, like you had so many times before.
only this time, you don’t know if you’d get it back.
you’re not sure you ever did.
”no,” is all you answer.
“okay.”
silence lingers between you, nothing but the hum of your aircon and jo’s fan blowing wind into his microphone.
you hug your pillow a little tighter, “tell me something nice, jo.”
he pauses for a moment and exhales into the phone, thoughtful.
“do you remember miso?”
the words make you sit up a little straighter. “the little stray cat outside your apartment?”
“mhm,” he hums. “she had kittens.”
“…she did?”
“five.”
you let out the smallest laugh. “that’s a lot.”
“yeah. i think she was hiding them for a while.” you can hear him smile. “the old lady downstairs found them behind the storage shed.”
“are they okay?”
“they’re loud.” he chuckles. “so… probably.”
another laugh escapes you before you can stop it.
the conversation is so normal, so everyday. it’s painfully easy—the way he tells you about the kittens or his grumpy neighbors, the little restaurant he tried the other day.
for a short while, it feels like nothing changed.
”jo,” you start without thinking.
”mhm?”
”i miss you.”
it was an mistake—to speak the very thought that’d lingered on your tongue since the line clicked.
you’re met with a pause that lasts just a little too long, you glance back over at your phone to make sure he didn’t hang up.
”…it’s okay.” his grainy voice mutters.
your chest tightens.
“please stop saying that.”
“im sorry.” jo whispers, it squeezes your heart even more. you hear him let out a shaky breath.
“…i miss you too.”
the words hang between you, blowing with the wind.
”i think…” he continues. “more than anything i miss taking care of you.”
your head falls back against your bedframe, blurry gaze met with the ceiling.
“i wish i was lying there next to you instead of talking to you through my phone.” he laughs softly, though there’s no humor in it. “i wish i could hold you—tell you you’re safe until you fell asleep.”
you blink, having to fight your eyes from welling up all over again. you have to keep yourself from asking why don’t you? because you both already know the answer.
everything was okay with jo. it was so much more than okay. maybe that’s what made it so hard to leave.
sometimes you wished your relationship had ended with yelling and slammed doors.
sometimes you wished it had been a stupid misunderstanding neither of you bothered to fix.
you wished you could talk bad about him to your friends and feel no remorse because he was a “piece of shit” anyway.
sometimes you wished it had been anything else other than the bittersweet smiles you exchanged, loving each other enough to let go. you wished he didn’t understand you more than anyone else or never listened when the world spoke over you.
and right now, you almost wished you’d never called him at all.
“yn?”
you hadn’t realized how long you’d gone quiet.
“still here.” as if you weren’t sure whether that was a good thing.
you squeeze your eyes shut, regret flooding your senses. “jo i’m… i’m really sorry. it was stupid of me to call. but thank you… for picking up anyway.”
you expect him to tell you it’s okay like he always did. tell you to go to bed. you’re ready to lay in silence and hope you forget everything in the morning, even when you know you wouldn’t.
instead, “please don’t hang up.”
the words are barely above a whisper, you think you imagined them.
“don’t be sorry.” jo’s voice is tender, nearly a plea. you can’t help but notice the tears that too stain his tone. “stay.”
you lay back onto your bed, phone next to your ear as you lay your head on your pillow. you hear him do the same.
“okay.”
just for tonight, you tell yourself as jo murmurs a thanks. you let the sound of his breathing fill the room, muffled by his microphone.
your eyelids flutter shut and you allow sleep to start taking you away.
despite the drowsiness washing over you, you know this changes nothing.
you know that you’ll wake up tomorrow and will have to tend to the wounds you reopened tonight. jo still isn’t yours to call, he hasn’t been for a while.
but just for tonight, in this little moment shared with him and the stars that blink down at you, you rest.
jo whispers something on the other line that you don’t hear. you don’t ask him to repeat it. he doesn’t call out your name when you don’t respond because he knows you need sleep more than you need saving.
you rest and you know that everything’s gonna be okay. because, with jo, it always is.
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wherein; you decide to call your boyfriend by his full name for no reason other than to watch him panic a little.
(767 words)
pairing: nicholas x f!reader
genre: established relationship, fluff, idol x non-idol
warnings: literally all fluff, use of baby, kisses!!
a/n: hello lovelies!!! i am back from my little writing break and its nicho! im so happy to be writing for him again i missed him sm (⸝⸝> ω <⸝⸝) i wrote this very quickly after thinking of it in the shower so please forgive how short it is and any little errors! i hope you guys like it! consider it my late bday gift to him hehe
“wang nicholas yixiang.”
instantly, the laughter that bounced off of the dorm walls dissolved into silence, stretched taut like a bowstring.
it wasn’t out of the ordinary for you to let yourself into your boyfriend’s dorm unannounced despite the other eight that lived there.
you were often greeted with hugs from maki or euijoo. maybe a bite stolen from whatever taki happened to be cooking.
this time, however, you had to keep yourself from laughing at the almost fearful expressions that swept across the room. even jo, who'd been halfway through reaching into a bag of chips, froze with his hand suspended in the air. harua's eyes darted between you and nicholas like he was silently trying to piece together what had happened before you arrived.
nicholas blinked up at you from the couch, eyes widening as every head slowly turned between the two of you.
you never called him by his full name.
not unless he was in trouble.
“baby…” nicholas said carefully as he stood and crossed the room to where you waited in the entryway. “hey… what’s up?”
his voice was laced with concern, so subtle you doubt anyone else noticed it. you could almost see the million thoughts ping-ponging around his head, and it took you everything to not break character. he searched your face for any clue, his smile already fading into something more cautious the closer he got.
instead, you remained standing firm with your arms crossed.
“we’ll… leave you two alone,” euijoo mumbled, already ushering the others away. a chorus of muffled ‘ooh’s and poorly hidden snickers followed.
“nicho’s cooked.”
“what did you do?”
“i didn’t do anything!” nicholas called after them, sounding genuinely offended, albeit a little unsure.
“that's what they all say,” someone muttered from the hallway, earning another round of laughter before the sound of retreating footsteps echoed farther into the dorm.
the living room emptied until it was just the two of you.
“wang yixiang,” you repeated.
he stopped only a step away. carefully, he reached up to tuck a loose strand of hair behind your ear, a worried wrinkle forming between his brows. “…yes?”
finally, the cheeky smile you’d been holding back broke across your face as you tiptoed up to press a quick kiss to his lips. “have i ever told you how much i love you?”
“wha—“ nicholas blinked, his eyes knitting together in confusion. “baby what?”
“i said i love you.”
“i—” you could practically hear the cogs turning in his head, a small laughter bubbling out of him. “i love you too?”
nicholas turned to the empty hall where everyone had disappeared, then back to you as if waiting for someone to explain the joke to him.
“that’s all.”
“thats all?” his expression morphed into one of disbelief, tongue poking at the inside of his cheek. “you little—“
you squealed as nicho darted forward, wrapping an arm around your waist and pulling you back against him before mercilessly tickling your sides.
“you scared me!” he exclaimed between laughs. “i was trying to figure out what i'd forgotten! i thought i missed an anniversary or something!”
your laughter echoed through the dorm as you squirmed in his hold, trying—and failing—to pry his hands away. every attempt only seemed to encourage him more, his laughter growing louder as you helplessly twisted out of reach.
“nicho! i can’t breathe!” your words dissolved into helpless laughter, “im sorry!”
“oh, it’s nicho again now?”
all you could do was bury your face in his shoulder, giggling in defeat. he kissed you again before finally relenting, leaving you breathless.
you looked up just in time to catch the fond smile spreading across his face. the kind that always seemed reserved just for you. he let out one last breathy laugh before gently smoothing out your messed up hair.
“don’t do that again,” he teased, poking your side one last time and earning another squeak from you.
“okay,” your cheeks ached from smiling. “i promise.”
“yeah?” he cupped your cheek before leaning in again, your lips meeting. slower this time, softer.
“mhm,” you murmured against his lips, the last of your giggles fading into the kiss. “promise.”
somewhere down the hallway, maki called out, “is it safe to come out now?”
“no,” nicholas answered without missing a beat.
“give us five more minutes,” you added
you heard an ‘ew’ echo from the hall.
nicholas only laughed before pulling you back down beside him on the couch. one look at the grin on his face told you that, to his members' dismay, he still hadn't gotten enough of you.
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wherein; you tell your boyfriend you found their best friend on a dating app.
(1588 words)
pairing: teamies x f!reader
genre: established relationship, fluff
warnings: swearing, use of petnames, like nothing its all fluff and reader trolling
a/n: first ot9 work ahh kinda nervous!! i had so much fun writing this hehe don't take it too seriously i just wrote it for giggles (ˆ𐃷ˆ) the words are so very poorly distributed im sorry everyone but please enjoy!!
𐔌 . ˚ KOGA YUDAI ֹ ₊ ꒱
“yudai love,” you turn to him. “guess what?”
briefly, he pauses what he was watching on his laptop to look at you where you lie next to him. “yes?”
“i just saw fuma on tinder.”
“what?” he replies louder than you expected, making you jump a little. his eyes widen in surprise as a disbelieving giggle escapes him. “seriously?”
“yeah!”
“you’re kidding,” laughs intertwine with his words. he turns completely on his side, laptop forgotten as he props his head on his hand.
“i’m not!” you rebut, a few giggles escaping you. “i was just swiping and then his profile came up.”
just when you think your acting is nearing award-worthy, yudai's expression falters into slight confusion.
before he can think too much about it, you quickly continue. "it's so funny. his bio says, 'single and ready to—'"
"wait."
his eyes narrow slightly as he looks between you and your phone.
"why are you on…" before you can stop him, his hand quickly snatches your phone as you squeal.
his face falls the moment he sees the screen—the camera open and recording.
a fed-up, almost annoyed smirk slowly plays at his lips as his eyes meet yours. laughter spills out of you, no longer able to hold it in.
"...are you serious?"
𐔌 . ˚ MURATA FUMA ֹ ₊ ꒱
being sure to turn the flash off, you hit record on your phone, angling it towards your boyfriend sitting a few feet away from you.
"love, guess what."
"mhm?" your words have him looking up from his book, closing it slightly between his fingers.
you hold in your laugh when you say, "i just saw jo on tinder."
his head pulls back slightly in surprise as he shuts his book. his eyebrows furrow, a knowing smile slowly playing at his lips.
"jo?"
"yeah."
he hums, looking at you for a moment longer than expected.
"...you have tinder?"
𐔌 . ˚ WANG YIXIANG ֹ ₊ ꒱
with your camera rolling and pointed at your boyfriend next to you on the couch, you bark out as convincing of a laugh as you can.
nicholas’ head turns away from the tv look at you, gaze flicking down to your phone, “what’s funny?”
“i just saw maki on tinder.”
“what?” his attention is completely caught, nicholas picking up the remote to pause what he was watching. “seriously?”
“yeah!” you chuckle, more so at nicholas’ lack of realization rather than maki’s nonexistent tinder account. shaking your head, you look back down to your phone. “oh my gosh, i can’t believe he’s on here.”
"me neither." he shifts closer to you, his words laced with disbelief that already sounds like he's planning to tease maki later. "let me see."
nicholas holds his hand out expectantly, waiting for your phone. only to stop.
his brows pinch together as his eyes dart between you and the screen. "wait."
he looks at you again.
"what the hell?" a confused laugh escapes him. "why are you on there?"
𐔌 . ˚ BYUN EUIJOO ֹ ₊ ꒱
pressing record on your phone, you let out a laugh. "oh my gosh."
"what's up?" euijoo looks up from his phone, turning his head to look at you from where he lays on your stomach.
"i just found fuma on hinge."
"what?" your boyfriend's eyebrows shoot up to his hairline, propping himself up on his elbow to sit up straight. "no you did not."
his voice is full of disbelief, a laugh slipping out with his words.
“yes i did, his bio’s so corny!” you argue, pretending to look down at your phone and read out fuma’s so-called profile.
euijoo’s eating up your every word, completely invested as he sets his phone down.
“wait show me! i can’t believe he’s on a dating a—“ his hand reaches out for your phone, ready to snatch it from your hands. halfway through the sentence, he pauses, hand freezing midair.
his eyes flick between you and the screen before a confused realization settles across his face. the laughter from just moments ago disappears from his voice. “baby.”
“mhm?”
his eyebrows furrow, head falling into a perplexed tilt. “why do you have hinge?”
𐔌 . ˚ NAKAKITA YUMA ֹ ₊ ꒱
"no way."
yuma's eyes look up from his switch. he tilts his head, silently prompting you to go on.
as if to double-check what you just saw, you glance back down at your phone—which was actually recording your boyfriend's reaction to your next words.
"i just found harua on hinge."
"what?" he lowers his arms, laughing. an amused smile that spells trouble spreads across his face. "really?"
you nod.
“seriously?” scheming giggles find their way through his words, “i need to call him, that’s hilarious!”
you can almost see the endless ways he plans to tease harua about this running through his head, grin spreading wider as he scans the room for his phone. that is, until his brows furrow, the thought finally clicking in his brain. his gaze snaps back to yours.
"...wait. what?” the amusement on his face is quickly wiped off.
"harua," you repeat, holding in your laugh. "he's on hinge."
"no, yeah, i heard that." yuma puts his switch down, crawling over to you on the couch before reaching out for your phone. "...why are you on hinge?"
𐔌 . ˚ ASAKURA JO ֹ ₊ ꒱
“baby.”
unaware of your phone recording him, jo's head lifts from his sketchbook, his eyes meeting yours. “mhm?”
you have to bite your cheek to keep a sly grin from breaking out on your face as you speak. “you’re never gonna believe who i just saw on tinder.”
at your words, jo blinks. the smile on his face falters, a confused wrinkle settling between his brows. “…who?”
“yuma!”
he just pauses.
“oh.”
your heart drops a little, “what’s wrong? isn’t it funny?”
the question is barely a whisper, laced with concern, “why are you on tinder?”
𐔌 . ˚ SHIGETA HARUA ֹ ₊ ꒱
“no way.”
“hm?” harua looks up, mid-bite through his food.
“baby, i just found taki on hinge.”
your boyfriend’s snack is long forgotten when the words leave your mouth, unaware of your phone recording his reaction.
“what?” his eyes widen as he leans forward, setting his food down. “taki?!”
you laugh at him, his mouth slightly agape.
“yeah, he’s on hinge,” you reiterate. “the dating app.”
harua sits up straighter, moving his head to catch a glimpse of your phone screen.
"wait, show me. i wanna see!"
you angle the screen away, keeping the act up a little longer as you feign scrolling through his profile.
"gosh, these pictures are hilarious.”
his eyebrows furrow as he laughs, his curiosity only growing. "show meee!"
you continue pretending to scroll, fighting back your laughter as harua leans closer in an attempt to see the screen.
"wait," he stills.
harua's eyes flick between you and your phone.
"what?" his expression shifts into confusion as realization slowly settles in. "baby, why are you on a dating app?"
𐔌 . ˚ TAKAYAMA RIKI ֹ ₊ ꒱
“holy shit,” you say, camera pointed up at your boyfriend as subtly as possible.
he sat across from you at the table, finishing the last of his meal, attention caught by your words.
“what?” his eyes are twinged with the slightest worry when they meet yours. “what’s wrong?”
“i just saw jo on tinder.”
his chopsticks clatter, dropping into his rice bowl as his eyebrows shoot up. “jo?”
“yeah.”
laughter bursts out of him, loud enough for the other customers around you to turn their heads.
“no way, oh my gosh.” a huge grin is plastered on his face, seemingly tickled by the concept of jo having a dating profile. “really?”
you crack up at his reaction, nodding through laughs at his cluelessness.
“can i see?” he holds his hand out, waiting for your phone. “how’d you find him?”
“i was just swiping and he came up.”
“no way…” he laughs again, shaking his head as he reaches for your phone like he won’t believe it until he sees it.
his hand freezes halfway.
“wait what?” his eyes snap up to yours.
"what?" you ask innocently.
"...what are you swiping for??"
𐔌 . ˚ MAKI ֹ ₊ ꒱
watching the countdown on your phone hit zero, you point your camera at maki, who sits across from you at the dining table.
“oh my gosh, babe. you’re never gonna believe this.”
“what?” he looks up from his phone, thumbs still typing away on the keyboard. “what’s up?”
putting on your most genuine voice, you tell him, “i just found nicholas on tinder.”
"what?" his fingers halt over the screen, eyebrows furrowing as the corners of his mouth tick up. “are you deadass?"
you nod, a giggle escaping you.
maki blinks down at your phone before letting out an amused laugh, already picturing nicholas with a dating profile. "what the fuck that’s hilar—" he cuts himself off mid-sentence. "...wait."
"yeah?"
maki slowly sets his phone down on the table. "how'd you..." his eyes lift to yours before dropping back to your phone.
before you can stop him, he reaches across the table and you shriek as he snatches it from your hands with a bewildered smile.
"why are you on tinder?"
you can't answer. the moment he finally puts the pieces together, you can only burst into laughter.
maki looks down at your screen to see the camera open, recording his every reaction, before rolling his eyes with a groan.
"oh, come onnn."
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wherein; you do your boyfriend’s makeup with absolutely zero ulterior motive.
(989 words)
pairing: non-idol!nicholas x f!reader
genre: established relationship, fluff
warnings: suggestive(?), kissing, a little swearing, lowkeyyy not proofread pls excuse any mistakes!
a/n: first time posting writing EVER... very nervous please be nice to me but more importantly enjoy i hope ygs like it!! (˶ ´ ᵕ ` ˶)
nicholas is not one to object, at least not when it comes to you–like saying no is never really an option he considers.
hence why you weren’t very surprised when he allowed you to do his makeup, determined to make it look the best you can.
your bedroom is quiet, the outside world asleep at this late hour. makeup bag already open on the ground between you.
nicholas lowers himself onto the edge of your bed, propping himself up on his hands behind him, watching you with that usual easy expression.
“you can’t distract me, okay?” you warn, rummaging through your makeup bag. “i want it to look nice.
“who, me? i would never.” he teases, yet you have no doubt he’d do exactly as you say.
the side of his mouth is ticked upwards into a half-smile. the amusement is quickly wiped off his face, however, as you climb onto his lap, straddling him.
his breath catches when you move your hips upward, knees at either side of his torso.
“okay,” you say, squeezing a bottle of primer onto your hands. “dont move.”
when you meet his gaze, his irises are nearly completely black, swallowed by the dark of his pupils. “u-huh.”
gently, you spread the product onto his face, fingertips tracing each plane and shift of his profile.
up close like this, you notice everything.
the natural flush of his cheeks. the way his lashes lower slightly when you touch near his eyes. even the warmth of his skin beneath your hands.
unfair, honestly.
you’re supposed to be doing his makeup, yet you can’t help but get distracted by how little he needs it.
once you finish, you shift back a little to grab foundation. when you do, you catch a glimpse of his face, set with concentration, his eyes locked on you.
the way he’s restraining himself is laughable, yet somewhat sweet. your bedsheets fisted tightly in his hands, like he has to hold himself back. like he doesn’t wanna interfere with your work.
the thought draws a short laugh from you.
“what?” he blinks, bringing his hand to his face. “does it look bad already?”
“hey! its not gonna look bad,” you rebut. “you just… look so focused.”
“oh.” he says nonchalantly, but you don’t miss the way he shifts his weight. or the way his voice catches when he says, “i just don’t wanna mess you up.”
climbing back onto his lap, you feel him stiffen. “relax,” you giggle, planting a small peck on his lips.
his eyes widen in the slightest, tip of his ears flushing as you dab an assortment of products on his face. he licks his lips like just a taste of you isn’t enough, like he craves even just a little more. yet he doesn’t reach out just yet.
as you work, it's like each movement has a direct effect on him. warmth building where your bodies meet. his breathing stutters when you shift against him. his body stiffening when your hips grind against his.
it’s endearing. nearly addictive.
you reach for the mascara which is already by your side. “look up for me,” you instruct.
he obeys immediately.
your lips twitch.
“wow,” you muse, shifting forward. closer. “so well-behaved.”
his mouth twists as he clears his throat. grip tightening around the sheets, heat radiating off of his body.
it’s odd to see him so subdued. the usually teasing, charismatic nicholas flushing at nothing but the weight of you on his lap like he’s intoxicated. waiting for you to allow him but another sip.
when you lean back to inspect your work, his hands settle on your waist. his eyes instantly dropping to your lips, half-lidded.
his gaze is laced with hunger. you tease, “what’s wrong?”
“you’re doing this on purpose.”
you bring your fingers to his chin, tilting his face up just enough to meet your eyes. “doing what?” you say innocently, yet you lean closer. your faces just inches apart.
the tension in him rises visibly. his jaw tightens. eyes fixed on your mouth like restraint is becoming physically painful. yet you back away, reaching for a nice lippie to finish off the look.
he clicks his tongue at the loss of you, shaking his head. even the tiny bit of space between you makes his expression tighten.
you take his chin in your fingers again, applying the soft pop of red to his lips. as he licks them, he asks “what flavor is this?”
he continues while you set down the product, “it’s sweet.”
“ah i can’t recall,” your own voice pitching ever so slightly deeper as you lean in. you throw your hands behind his head, arms resting on his shoulders.
his gaze darkens, your faces yet again just a breath away. you whisper, “lets find out?”
you press your lips to his and your body melts against him as if it's been waiting as long as he has. his eyelids flutter shut, taking your face in his hand.
“fuck,” he murmurs into your mouth. “finally.”
you can’t help but smile against his lips, a laugh escaping you. he hums while his free hand tightens around your waist.
you deepen the kiss, pressing closer until there’s barely any space left between you. up against him you can feel everything, the heavy beating of his heart, the urgency in the drag of his hand along your side. you taste the sweetness on his lips and it reminds you of what you were doing in the first place.
you pull away. “cherry.”
“what?” nicholas’ eyebrows knit together. his breathing heavy and uneven.
“the lipgloss.” you answer, putting your hand on his chest as you stand up. “it’s cherry flavored.”
he catches your wrist before you can fully pull away.
“c’mere,” he mutters.
“nicholas–” you object through giggles as he pulls you back. “i’m not done.”
“the makeup looks great,” he says against your lips. “now stop talking.”
wherein; you and euijoo's anniversary date doesn't quite go as planned.
(2535 words)
pairing: byun euijoo x f!reader
genre: fluff, established relationship, childhood best friends to lovers, idol x non-idol
warnings: none really!! juju is an angel, smallest ounce of swearing, use of yn and pet names
a/n: ive been wanting to write for euijoo for AGESS!! however i could not think of any ideas for the life of me so thank you izzy for sending in THIS request/ask! i hope ygs enjoy this one since i still have to work on how i write juju! ◝(˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶)◜ps im sorry exposition is WAY too long i got carried away…
if there was one word to describe byun euijoo, it would be sunshine.
not quite loud or burning—more reliable, rather. like a light you knew would never go out.
he was the subtle kind of sunshine that bathed you on a day you thought would be cloudy, that kissed your skin with a warmth that felt like home.
your first impression of euijoo, however, was a little different.
your earliest memory of him was of a short, tiny boy with hair so round his head was practically a circle.
he stood wordlessly behind his mom, offering nothing but a shy wave as she introduced you two.
you remember your silent play while your mothers laughed over coffee. you remember him stealing little glances at you before quickly looking away, the tips of his ears glowing pink whenever your eyes met.
you also remember the first ray of sunshine he ever gave you.
it happened on a walk home from the playground, tired of the ‘adult talk’ that took over the dinner table. the sky had darkened without warning, and before either of you realized it, rain was pouring hard enough to soak through your clothes in seconds. you’d whined about getting wet, trying to shield your head with your hands.
without saying a word, euijoo took off his tiny yellow raincoat.
he draped it over your shoulders instead.
he walked the rest of the way home in the rain wearing nothing but a damp t-shirt, insisting in his small voice that he wasn’t cold even though his teeth had started chattering.
when his mother scolded him later, he only smiled sheepishly.
“she would’ve gotten sick.”
after that, the strings of your lives kept crossing—through reluctant playdates, family trips that turned into your family and the byuns. through afternoons together that always seemed to last a little longer than they should.
those strings eventually crossed into a tight little knot, too tangled to ever come apart.
somewhere along the way, your playdates became voluntary. weekends at euijoo’s house started outnumbering the ones you spent at your own—it felt almost strange for you two to be apart.
somewhere along the way, being around euijoo became as natural as breathing.
high school came and went with him by your side.
in the midst of failed exams and celebrations, late-night tutoring and quiet walks home, he remained the one constant you could always count on.
and at that point, your lives had melded together. friendship melted into something softer.
so when euijoo finally asked you out, just days before graduation, the answer had always been yes.
even through the screen, it was still you two.
you watched his face on survival shows. waited through practices that ran too late for him to come home. cheered every small victory until they became milestones.
when he finally debuted, it was still you two.
suddenly, the sunshine that had once belonged to lazy afternoons in your neighborhood was illuminating concert venues and stadiums instead.
millions of people came to know the warmth you’d been lucky enough to grow up with.
they loved his smile, his kindness. they loved the way he looked after everyone around him.
you couldn’t blame them—you had fallen for those same things years ago.
and deep down you knew there were parts of his sunshine that only belonged to you.
the soft orange of sleepy phone calls after midnight. the bright honey of his laugh when not in front of a camera. the way he’d whisper your name so kindly, so softly your face would flush amber.
those moments grew fewer as idol life only became busier.
tours and promotions asked too much from him. his eyebags grew deeper, recordings blurred into rehearsals into music shows, and on the nights he finally had time to call, his voice was always tinged with exhaustion.
you couldn’t help but wish things were easier for him.
and though euijoo always showed up when he could—always made time for you—it was usually you who fit your lives together.
you made the reservations and bought the movie tickets. you planned birthday dinners around impossible schedules. you found the tiny pockets of time where the two of you could simply exist together. all euijoo had to do was show up.
and sometimes, even that was a pretty big ask.
but you never minded.
loving euijoo had never been about keeping score. if taking a little more off his shoulders meant seeing him smile, then it was worth every reservation made and every date planned.
euijoo, however, never saw it that way.
despite your endless reassurance, he carried the guilt with him. every canceled plan or rushed goodbye weighed heavy. every special occasion that had to compete with a schedule that demanded more time than he had in a day.
so this time, he wanted things to be different.
for your anniversary, euijoo wanted to do something special.
to take matters into his own hands for once.
so there he was—spreading his arms wide, euijoo tossed the picnic blanket onto the grass with a triumphant grin, the red checkered fabric standing out against the endless stretch of green.
“there,” he said, more to himself than you, dusting his hands together. “perfect.”
you laughed, already reaching into the picnic basket only for him to gently nudge your hand away.
“nope.”
you shot him a questioning look, “juj—”
“i’ve got it.” he reassured, a soft smirk playing at his lips. “trust me, just relax this time.”
before you could argue, he was already unpacking everything himself—sandwiches wrapped neatly in paper, fruit he’d cut into little pieces that morning, your favorite snacks he’d somehow remembered to buy after you’d mentioned them weeks ago.
he talked the entire time, words spilling out effortlessly as he arranged everything with surprising care.
euijoo rambled on in a way he only ever did with you, jumping from funny stories from practice to a dog he’d seen on the walk over. you loved listening to him talk as much as you treasured the comforting silence you two had shared.
and yet, somewhere along the way, his words faded into the background.
instead, you watched him.
you couldn’t help it.
the afternoon sun hung high above, bathing him in warm golden light that made his skin practically glow. the brown wash of his hair burned almost orange beneath the summer sky, tiny beads of sweat forming along his temples from the heat.
he looked beautiful.
not in the ‘super star k-pop idol byun euijoo’ way. but in a softer, gentler way. in the way his bright laugh filled a room. in the way he melted into your arms after a particularly long day. in the way he always made sure your drink was within reach before thinking about his own.
you weren’t sure if you’d ever stop looking at him like this.
“…yn?”
you blinked back to reality, euijoo staring at you with an amused smile.
he continued, “did you hear what i said?”
“of course.” you replied immediately, without thinking. “you were just talking about how…”
you trailed off, searching your brain's most recent memories for something he’d said. your mind, however, had betrayed you—replacing every word he’d spoken with the image of sunlight caught in his coffee-brown hair and the pink dusting his cheeks.
“i’m sorry,” you uttered meekly, corners of your mouth ticking up apologetically. he feigned anguish, shaking his head with a disappointed ‘its okay…’ yet the corner of his mouth stayed ticked up into a smirk.
only when he took a seat beside you on the blanket did you take in the scene before you.
the blanket sat beneath the shade of an old oak tree, big enough to shield you from the heat while light leaked through gaps in between. birds hummed somewhere off in the distance, daisies twirled between your fingers where your hand met the grass.
the basket between you overflowed with food he’d packed, far too much for the both of you. croissants that overflowed with cream and fruit. small sandwiches with pickles, others without because euijoo knew you didn’t like them.
it was nothing extravagant. it was no dinner reservation in fancy outfits, neither was it a grand vacation somewhere foreign.
but to you, it was wonderful. your heart swelled all the same because every minute detail whispered the same message.
i thought of you.
when you turned back to face him, he was already looking at you.
his eyes softened the moment yours met them, crinkling into that familiar smile. the same one that never failed to wake the butterflies in your stomach, even after all this time.
you reached for his hand.
“thank you, love.”
he turned your palm over, brushing his thumb across your knuckles before pressing a gentle kiss against them.
“always.”
𓂃 ₊⊹ ✿
time seemed to blur after that.
you think 15 minutes had passed, you weren’t sure. it could’ve been years or just a few seconds.
yet for those few lovely moments it was just you, the park and euijoo, the rest of the world lulling to a quiet.
nothing else mattered but the laughs you two shared between bites or euijoo’s hand brushing your skin when you got crumbs on your face.
for those few perfect moments, euijoo didn’t have to be ‘&team’s byun euijoo’—he was just yours. it all felt so bright, like the sun was shining just for you two. like nothing could go wrong.
the first raindrop landed on your arm, leaving a glossy trail behind as it ran down.
it was so small you barely noticed it. a cool little tap against sun warmed skin. and then another. one fell on euijoo’s shoulder. another dotting the blanket, rippling through the surface of your lemonade.
you both looked up at the same time, the once bright blue sky now painted gray. your gaze turns back to euijoo, seeing the light in his face dim to a worry.
he stretches his hand out, just barely beyond the shade of your tree.
“…baby” he murmurs, a tiny pout already forming. “i think it’s gonna rain.”
you hum in agreement as another drop lands on the blanket, “maybe it’ll pass.”
“hopefully,” he answers, but he sounds unconvinced.
the drops multiply, pelting into the ground and splattering onto you.
they’re coming in harder, faster. euijoo is already pulling the basket closer beneath the tree, shifting the containers away from the edge of the blanket. he smooths a hand over the cloth as if that’ll somehow stop the rain from reaching it.
“…okay, maybe not.” euijoo’s brows knit together.
the rain is coming down in sheets now, his gaze darting back to the food. “shit, it’s all gonna get wet. the blanket, the bread—baby your dress.”
he gives up on avoiding it and hurriedly starts gathering containers together to pack up. his movements rushed and clumsy in a way they rarely were.
he pauses for a moment, his head falling down as he exhales.
“i’m sorry.”
the words caught you off guard. you tilt your head down, trying to meet euijoo’s worried eyes, “for what?”
“i wanted today to be perfect,” the words come out with a small, disappointed laugh. “i checked the forecast and everything, i really thought it’d stay sunny.”
something in your heart bloomed, warm despite the cold rain which was coming in harder.
even now, standing in the middle of a park while rain soaked through his hair, his biggest concern wasn’t truly the food or the picnic or even himself.
it was you.
it was returning the favor the countless dates you’d planned in previous, all thoughtful and flawless.
in his head, euijoo’d failed. himself, sure—but most importantly, he’d failed you.
you reached up, tucking a damp strand of hair away from his forehead.
“euijoo.”
he finally looked at you.
you continued, “it already is.”
euijoo smiled, but it didn’t quite reach his eyes. like he wasn’t convinced yet.
you pressed a light kiss to his cheek, “come on.”
and before he could stop you, you stepped out from beneath the tree.
the cold bit you instantly, raindrops dotting your shoulders and soaking through your dress.
somewhere behind you—
“yn!”
you only laughed.
spreading your arms wide, you tipped your head toward the sky.
you blinked through the water to find a perplexed euijoo. his eyebrows knit together as he laughed, like he couldn’t quite believe what he was seeing.
“come dance with me, juju!” you shouted through the downpour.
“…out there?” he asked hesitantly, though his grip on the containers had already loosened.
“especially out here.” you bit back a laugh as you teased, “unless you’re scared.”
“scared?” he scoffed, a grin tugging at his lips. “of a little rain?”
pushing himself up, euijoo weighed his options for just a second before finally stepping out from beneath the tree.
his shoulders jumped with a gasp as the rain hit him, his hair flattening and sticking to his forehead.
you giggled, holding out your hand to pull him closer.
just inches away, you noticed the beads of water clinging to his eyelashes. the way his skin glowed without the layers of stage makeup. the way his cheeks puffed up with that smile you’d loved since you were children.
“there’s no music.”
“that’s okay,” you murmured, resting your hand on his shoulder.
euijoo slides his into your free hand, the other settling at your waist—warmth seeping through your dress at the contact.
to nothing but the rhythm of the rain, he took one careful step.
and then another.
mud splashed at your ankles as euijoo’s focus stayed pinned to the ground so as to not step on your feet.
“…sorry,” he whispered when he very unfortunately failed to do so. “i’m not very good at dancing.”
you let out a laugh, euijoo finally making eye contact with you. “are you sure?”
“mhm.”
“that’s alright then,” you play along as he absentmindedly lifts your joined hands. “it’s just us.”
he repeated the words under his breath, like they eased whatever worries still lingered in his mind.
just us.
he gave your hand a gentle tug, encouraging you into a spin.
you squealed as your shoes slipped against the damp grass, and euijoo grabbed your waist before you could fall. a surprised laugh burst from him a heartbeat later when he nearly lost his footing too.
"you're lucky i caught you," he said with a grin, steadying you against him.
you raised a brow.
"pretty sure i caught you too."
"...let's call it teamwork."
his shoulders shook with another laugh, the sound warm and unguarded. yours dissolved into something quieter as you looked at him, bringing your forehead to meet his.
rain dripped from his hair. his cheeks were flushed from smiling. his thumb never stopped tracing slow circles over the back of your hand.
there were three little words hanging comfortably between the two of you.
neither of you said them.
neither of you had to.
"happy anniversary, juju."
"happy anniversary, my love." he leaned in, pressing one lingering kiss against your forehead before pulling you back into another clumsy sway.
your sunshine had never been the weather.
it had always just been byun euijoo.
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