I like to think that rumi was only a good liar because her guard was up 24/7. she was always in the headspace of being defensive so lying was a skill she *needed* to be good at.
But the second zoey and mira make it clear that she doesn’t need to be on guard around them, like drill it into her head with hugs and kisses and reassuring words in the peaceful bubble of their bed, rumi becomes the worst liar ever.
She literally can’t do anything in secrets nor can she hold them. One time she tries to plan a secrets date with zoey and mira and the first step of her plan is to convince them that they have a last minute shoot somewhere for promo and the was she delivers the line is so unconvincing that zoey and mira look at her weird and she caves and tell them everything.
She tries doing this many more times throughout the years. Eventually zoey and mira pick up on the signs and start playing along because it always makes rumi so sad when she can’t surprise them.
Therix sat at the edge of the world, legs dangling into the endless void beneath her. The crack spread on for as far as her eyes could see. The Gods had warned her to never come out here. That he was too far gone for saving. But she still had hope, as she always had. That's why they favored her, she supposed.
New Gods as they were, they had endless time to make mistakes and learn, but she was only here for a blip in their existence. Yet, she still forgave their errors. Even when it had damned him. He had made his mistakes, she had made peace with this. But he was not beyond saving. He could be brought home.
In a world of Gods, Therix was quite a few firsts. She was the first mortal. One who aged like the land they had made, in ways the Gods at first did not understand. She was the first caregiver, she loved everything around her. From plants, to animals, to even those strange little things that were not quite either. While the Gods loved their creations, they were content to not interfere. She was not them. Every life was precious, big or small. She cared for the wonderful flying ones, the ones that crept across the ground. She found that with nurturing, they could last far longer. She was the first to follow.
After he had gone, they were all she had left. From the first to the sister back to the only. She would find sticks and rocks and hides of things long passed, and build small gifts for them. When they were found, they would smile at her, and sometimes leave gifts in return. She cherished those.
She was the first to lose. He was her everything. They had cared for the land around the home of the Gods for as long as she could remember. And he had left. At first she had been bitter. He had tried to destroy everything they had built. And over time, over decades, she realized that he had been in pain. He had felt overshadowed.
She didn't understand it. They were never meant to be Gods. This was how things were always meant to be. But he was always seeking more. She could never understand, but she took pity. Knowledge had said his very being had been overtaken by his jealousy. That he wasn't there anymore. That any actions he took because of it were not his own.
But when she was younger she had felt abandoned and betrayed. They called it The Corruption. It was not meant to exist, a fragment of the endless void inside the soul. Negativity could grow it, they said. And healing it was not possible when they knew so little about it. Everything was subject to it, but a mortal was the only vessel quite right enough for it to take root. They had been the first, so they had not known. She did not fault them. They knew now.
Knowledge had studied it for a handful of years before coming to a slight solution. A magic from Balance, she didn't quite understand. Magic had been a wild thing back then, in the endless firsts. She understood enough, though.
With negativity it grew, but it stayed grown. The magic allowed it to shrink again, in a way. It could not be gone, as corruption was part of the soul, but it was enough. In all the centuries she had stayed, not another soul had been overtaken the way her brother had. Many made rash decisions, but all came back from the edge.
His name had been Xenic. And as she had, he had been many firsts. The first to hurt. The first to fight. The first to ascend. They called him a Deity. Not a god, never a god. But he had gotten his wish. The power of corruption was his, and it ebbed and flowed like the void through his domain.
The Shadow of Life, he was known as now, all those many centuries later. Corruption personified. A story to tell to children, a past long since lost over the generations of mortals.
A God herself now, but never one of them, she had seen so many come and go. Stories changed as memories were passed down. He was nothing but a shadow. She nothing but a God.
Yet she had hope. As time healed much, as they said. She had watched the corruption in the grass of his realm regain its color. Watched people come and go. She would always hope for his return, as they were the first. An eternity of fighting. An eternity more. But she had hope in one thing at the least.
Oops, accidentally disappeared for. *Checks notes* five months. I swear it wasn't intentional lol. I have recently gotten back into worldbuilding, and then remembered I had a Tumblr- I'm back though probably! I'm working on a small Kpop Demon Hunter fic, but I also think I'm going to start posting worldbuilding on here too! Don't worry, I still plan to do fandom stuff!
But I thought I'd ask:
Would you be interested in reading worldbuilding?
Here for the fandom stuff, would read worldbuilding aswell
Here for the fandom stuff, would not read worldbuilding aswell
Here for the overall creative vibes, would read worldbuilding
If you start posting worldbuilding I might unfollow
Voting ended onMar 22
I know worldbuilding is generally nicher than Kpop Demon Hunters, so I know it won't get nearly as much of a following as my fandom shit, but I still plan on doing it anyways, this just helps me figure out exactly what I'm working with here! Thank you for your time!
Oops, accidentally disappeared for. *Checks notes* five months. I swear it wasn't intentional lol. I have recently gotten back into worldbuilding, and then remembered I had a Tumblr- I'm back though probably! I'm working on a small Kpop Demon Hunter fic, but I also think I'm going to start posting worldbuilding on here too! Don't worry, I still plan to do fandom stuff!
But I thought I'd ask:
Would you be interested in reading worldbuilding?
Here for the fandom stuff, would read worldbuilding aswell
Here for the fandom stuff, would not read worldbuilding aswell
Here for the overall creative vibes, would read worldbuilding
If you start posting worldbuilding I might unfollow
Voting ended onMar 22
I know worldbuilding is generally nicher than Kpop Demon Hunters, so I know it won't get nearly as much of a following as my fandom shit, but I still plan on doing it anyways, this just helps me figure out exactly what I'm working with here! Thank you for your time!
Therian Rumi fic is almost fully mapped out. Mind you ive never been able to finish plotting any other dic even with my two favorite characters in all of fiction- who knew all I needed to do was write a super intimate fic where I heavily project onto rumi lol
Woah, y'all, the silly texting stories have plot now. Are we getting a communication ark?
Really sorry for disappearing off the face of the earth for however long I've been gone, I've been dealing with some life shit lol. I'm hoping to start posting stuff more again though!
I am not an artist, I am a writer, but for some gods forsaken reason I decided to make a werewolf Zoey AU, and had to draw her. It's definitely not very good, having never drawn a werewolf or a Zoey before, but I'm pretty happy with it! Might write a small bit about werewolf Zoey maybe...
I'm sure all of y'all are incredibly aware, y'all are incredibly observant, but I was scrolling through a bunch of text memes I had saved, and-
Zoey has the prettiest earrings ever?? I never noticed them! I can see a butterfly and a flower, they just fit her so well and I just thought it was cool and wanted to share.
I'm also now working on jewelry headcanons for her
((I did block out the text because it was a bit suggestive, apologies for anyone who wanted to see that!))
The pace was slower than the actual song had gone, but she was pretty sure she was getting the words mostly right. She opened her eyes, preparing to sing the next set of lines when she froze. Zoey was seated on the edge of the couch like she had been before, arms limp by her side, shoulders relaxed. Her pupils were pinpricked as she just stared at Rumi.
Rumi's heart dropped into her stomach. "Zoey..?" She asked carefully, stepping towards the maknae, before hesitating. Memories of fans staring off in the same way at the concert flashing through her mind faster than thoughts. "Zoey? Are you okay?" She asked again, louder, reaching out for the girl. She stopped before she touched her shoulder.
What if she wasn't supposed to touch her? What if that made it worse?
She had done this. She was right to fear, she was right to be worried. She was a monster, she had hurt Zoey
https://archiveofourown.org/works/73904106
Rating:
Not Rated
Archive Warning:
No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories:
F/F
Multi
Fandom:
KPop Demon Hunters (2025)
Relationship:
Mira/Rumi/Zoey (KPop Demon Hunters)
Characters:
Mira (KPop Demon Hunters)
Zoey (KPop Demon Hunters)
Rumi (KPop Demon Hunters)
Additional Tags:
Hypnotism
Mind Control
Established Relationship
Dubious Consent
No Smut
Angst
but not a whole lot of it
accidental mind control
Language:English
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Rumi furrowed her brow. “Okay, you’re going to have to explain. Why that song?” She asked cautiously to an excited Zoey.
Zoey kicked her feet up onto the stool in front of her, leaning back into open air and threading her hands behind her head. “Well, think about it! You’ve been having trouble with thinking about the whole Idol Awards shablam, why don’t we give it some positive connotations!” Zoey cheered, grinning.
Rumi nodded her head slowly. “And, to do that… You want me to sing that Saja Boys song?” She asked, confused on the vision.
“The internet has dubbed it ‘Your Idol’, and even if it's a song sung by evil people, it is a banger” Zoey said wisely.
“I see..”
Rumi did not, in fact, see. She was actually more confused than she had been previously.
“So-!” Zoey continued, “-You hold a little mini concert here and see that the song itself isn’t evil, and maybe it will fix up some loose wires in your brain and help you see that actually you have power over things that have already happened and can change how you see them! Stop seeing the song as evil, and the people as evil instead. The song doesn’t have any power Rue.” Zoey smiled softly.
Rumi’s heart fluttered a bit. She understood where Zoey was coming from. Every time she heard pieces of that damn song, she went into freeze mode. It didn’t matter what they were doing, it dragged her right back into those memories, all those blank faces, the feeling that she probably couldn’t fix it all, but she’d go down trying… She shuddered.
Zoey was right. The song itself didn’t hold any power, it was sung by people with evil intent. For all intents and purposes, it was a good song. The musical side of her brain could respect that. It had good pacing, good lyrics… She just could not for the life of her separate it from the creators.
“I guess you’re right.” She relented. She smiled as Zoey pumped her fist into the air, almost falling backwards off the stool she was seated on.
“Heck yeah! See, look at you go! First step to healing is facing your fears or whatever that therapist said back home” Zoey waved her hand dismissively.
Rumi chuckled. Leave it to Zoey to find a way to cheer her up.
Zoey stood up, putting a hand to the small of Rumi's back and leading her over to the couch. "Come on! Concert time!" Zoey grinned.
Rumi let herself be led, a bit worried, but also kind of excited. Maybe this would help her finally get over whatever hang-ups she had over the Idol Awards. It had been an incredibly rough two weeks and it had affected her more than she ever wanted to admit.
"Do you have the lyrics? I don't think I remember all of them" She admitted, not wanting to stumble too badly. Zoey plopped herself onto the couch, looking up at Rumi with the biggest smile.
"Nope! I don't think there is any lyrics posted online yet. Nobody was exactly recording... " She mused.
Rumi stared for a moment. "So I just... Sing what I remember, without any way to know the full song?" She raised an eyebrow. "And you're sure this will help?"
"I have absolutely no clue if it will work!" Zoey admitted cheerfully.
Rumi blinked slowly, before sighing. "Alright then I guess.." She knew Zoey wouldn't drop the idea until she went through with it anyways. She mentally prepared herself, taking a moment to gather the lyrics in her head. She had really only caught the end of the song, seeing as how she got there so late in the 'performance.' After a moment, she closed her eyes.
"Keeping you in check, keeping you obsessed, play it on repeat, 끝없이 in your head. Anytime it hurts, play another verse.. I could be your, sanctuary." She sang slowly, trying to get the hang of the unfamiliar rhythm. "Know, I'm the only one right now, I will love you more, when it all burns down. More than power, more than gold, yeah you gave me your heart now I'm here for your soul~"
The pace was slower than the actual song had gone, but she was pretty sure she was getting the words mostly right. She opened her eyes, preparing to sing the next set of lines when she froze. Zoey was seated on the edge of the couch like she had been before, arms limp by her side, shoulders relaxed. Her pupils were pinpricked as she just stared at Rumi.
Rumi's heart dropped into her stomach. "Zoey..?" She asked carefully, stepping towards the maknae, before hesitating. Memories of fans staring off in the same way at the concert flashing through her mind faster than thoughts. "Zoey? Are you okay?" She asked again, louder, reaching out for the girl. She stopped before she touched her shoulder.
What if she wasn't supposed to touch her? What if that made it worse?
She had done this. She was right to fear, she was right to be worried. She was a monster, she had hurt- No, no, she had to get a hold on herself. She took a shaky breath. "Zo, Jagiya, are you alright?" She tried, pulling out her phone to text Mira. She didn't know what to do. Typing out a quick message that probably could have had more detail, she sent it and pocketed the phone.
She kneeled in front of Zoey, looking up at her. Zoey was still looking at her, at least. Blank eyes focused on her. It was horrifying, seeing her Zoey so quiet and lost. At least at the concert she hadn't gotten much of a view of Zoey and Mira until they were joining her on the stage. She might not have been able to do it.
Mira came rushing down the hallway. "Rumi?? What's wrong, why'd you-" Her eyes landed on Zoey, and she slid to a halt. Her brow furrowed as she looked between her girls, concern clear in her expression.
"I don't know what happened! She had this idea that I could sing the Idol song and it'd help me not freeze up so much and I sang part of it and she went quiet and when I opened my eyes she was like this and I think I did this I think I hurt her Mira!" She rambled.
Mira strode across the living room, kneeling beside Rumi, putting a hand to her back. "Breathe, it's okay. Shit. Uh. Zoey? Can you hear us?" Mira focused her attention on the lyricist.
"I already tried that." Rumi said pathetically. "I couldn't get her to respond to anything!" What if they couldn't get Zoey back? What if she really had completely messed up the girl? She took a deep breath.
"Okay. Uh. Try shocking her out of it maybe?" Mira suggested. That wasn't a horrible idea. The gears in Rumi's head turned.
Mira put a hand on Zoey's shoulder, shaking her lightly. Rumi flinched, still not sure if touch would just make it worse. But it didn't seem to do much of anything really.
"Zo, snap out of it!" Mira said sternly, shaking her a bit harder.
Zoey blinked, a hand going up to rest on her forehead above her right eye. She looked dazed, but present. Rumi almost laughed in relief.
"You're okay! Holy shit I thought we lost you there for a moment" Rumi said almost breathlessly. Mira patted Zoey on the shoulder, giving her a moment to get her thoughts straight.
"First off, Woah." Zoey muttered, putting her head in her hands and resting her elbows on her knees.
Mira raised an eyebrow. "You got mind controlled, for a second time might I add, and your first response is 'Woah'?" She deadpans.
"Yes, my first response is woah Mira." She glares at the taller girl through her bangs.
Mira just chuckled.
"My second response is Wow, if that makes it any better" Zoey offers up halfheartedly.
"No, actually I think that's just as bad as the first response honestly." Mira drawls.
Rumi sighs. "Okay, both of you, stop bickering for a minute!" She glares at them both. Zoey lifts her head to mime zipping her lips, while Mira crosses her arms.
"Zoey, are you feeling alright? Do you remember anything that just happened?" She asks, a hint of worry returning to her tone.
Zoey propped her chin on her palm, thinking it over for a moment. "Well, I'm not in any pain. A little bit woozy, but that's not a huge surprise. Hmm... I remember we were chatting, and then we moved to the living room, and you started singing. And then everything went kind of fuzzy like it did back at the concert, but like. A lot nicer. It was softer, if that makes sense? But then there was this feeling of dread, and it kept fluctuating, and then I got shaken like a maraca, and now I'm here!" She rambled.
Okay. So she had definitely accidently mind controlled the girl somehow. Before she could start spiraling again, Mira butted in.
"Nicer?" Mira asked, adjusting her glasses.
"Yeah! It wasn't all heavy feeling like it was at the concert. It was actually kind of nice before the dread hit" Zoey cheered. Rumi had no idea how she could be so unaffected by this.
"I don't get how you're so calm about this, what if I had hurt you? What if we didn't figure out how to snap you out of it??" Rumi said worriedly, tapping her fingers against her chest in a self soothing motion.
Zoey put a hand on Rumi's shoulder. "You wouldn't have hurt me Rue. And you would have figured it out, I'm sure of it." She smiled softly.
"How are you so sure?" Rumi asked, almost desperate for an answer.
"Because you're you. And you would never intentionally hurt the people you care about." Zoey sunk down onto the floor, pulling Rumi into a hug.
"Plus, that was kinda hot" Zoey teased.
Rumi's ears went red. "What?! Zoey, you can't say stuff like that!" She said, bewildered.
"What, it was!" Zoey giggled at Rumi's reaction. "I can't say I didn't enjoy it! It was really sad to feel how scared you were though..."
Rumi paused. "You could feel how scared I was..?" She asked softly, pulling away from the hug enough to look Zoey in the eyes.
Zoey gave another smile. "Yeah, I don't really get how. At first it was so soft, like I was wrapped up in a blanket, and then it felt nice, but then I knew the singing had stopped somehow and I just felt the dread hit, and I didn't feel it lessen until I... Woke up? Is that the right term for that?" She asked. She shook her head lightly. "Not the point. Anyways, I'm pretty sure that was your dread, that I was feeling somehow. Maybe it's like how Gwi-Ma talked into our heads! But instead, it was like. Your feelings instead of your words?" She theorized.
Mira scooted closer to the two girls, wrapping them both in a second hug. Zoey relaxed into the grip with a grin. "Awe, were you scared too Mir?" She jibed playfully.
Mira looked down at her, raising an eyebrow again. "Zo. I love you, but I was fucking terrified. It is not fun to see you completely blank out like that." She admitted.
Zoey's smile softened. "I'm okay, really. It didn't hurt at all, and I'm back now!" She looked back at Rumi. "We are going to have to figure out why that happened though. We don't want you to do it on accident again. We're lucky it was here instead of on stage."
Rumi nodded her head. "Yeah. I actually think I have an idea about that though." She said seriously.
Mira loosened her grip, throwing her arms over her girls' shoulders and pressing her head against theirs. "Alright, group huddle." She said seriously.
Zoey giggled, pushing back against Mira a bit. "Yeah! Huddle time, lets figure this out!"
Rumi chuckled. "Okay, so my theory is kind of weird, but..." She trails off, before shaking her head to clear it. "So what if, because I was so scared that the song was going to hurt someone, it did because I was thinking about it?" She wondered out loud.
Zoey hummed. "So like, you pavlov'd yourself? Because you thought that someone could get hurt from it, you accidently unlocked a new power? That seems pretty plausible!"
Mira frowned. "Are we sure it was Rumi and not the song itself?"
"No, it couldn't have been the song. The song isn't what mind controlled people, Gwi-Ma's voice in our heads did, and then the song was really just them showing off I think. I mean, it might have been a strengthener? But we were all already pretty far under." Zoey pondered out loud. "Either way, I don't think the song could be the thing that did it on it's own. There are plenty of people who remember a handful of lyrics and a few people have even posted videos of them trying to sing the song. There would be some record of it already happening."
Rumi sighed. "So I'm the common denominator. I can mind control people." That was an absolutely terrifying thought.
"I think you can only mind control people if you're expecting people to get mind controlled from it. Or else I feel like we would have had an incident wayyy before this." Zoey nudged Rumi. "Don't get too in your head about it! How bout this. We'll sit down and practice it like we did your teleporting! That way you know you have control over it before we do our comeback tour!" Zoey smiled.
That reassured Rumi a bit. "Yeah, could we do that? I would feel a lot better if I knew I wasn't going to accidently mind control hundreds of fans"
Zoey smiled. "Yeah! We'll figure out something." Her smile turned into a grin. "It was really hot though"
"Zoey!" Rumi buried her head in her hands as Zoey giggled.
Do you think rumi ever gets overwhelmed by the cameras?
I do think all the girls occasionally get overwhelmed and need a break from the cameras, but if anything, I think it would actually be Zoey who got overwhelmed the most.
Hear me out. Yes, Zoey is a major extrovert. Yes, she absolutely loves her fans. I have two reasons I have this headcanon though. She didn't grow up around them, and she's got the hardest persona.
Mira and Rumi grew up around cameras! Even when they're overwhelmed, they can usually function through it for a bit. Zoey? Zoey is from a mostly normal life, while she's gotten better, she still gets overwhelmed with cameras shoved into her face.
And her persona is Crank it up to 11. She's the excited one, she's the Maknae, and while we see that fits her personality well, it does mean that in front of cameras she isn't afforded the same ability to just have a slightly off day. She can't act exasperated like Mira can. She can't brush it off like Rumi can. She's the personified extrovert of the group. So she's a lot more likely to crash afterwards if she's had a rough day.
On days like that they usually just sit in the back room or head back to the penthouse and just cuddle. Being sandwiched is actually the solution to this problem.
Never thought I would write again, but here we are. Not the best, I am way better at academic essays in comparison to fanfics.
Sneak peek of a Rumira focused fic? Haven't got to the smut yet. Plan on inappropriate use of the Honmoon.
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One Night Shaft
Summary:
When Rumi is up late one night, Mira finds her on the rooftop of their dorm with a punching bag. They've got a round of interviews and photoshoots tomorrow, but Rumi can't sleep. Mira decides to help.
Thwack, Pop, Wham!
You would think that being up here, with the silence of Seoul below, would soothe the nightmares of Rumi Nim. But if anything, it just haunts her more. Reminds her of that night, kneeling in the dirt, begging to be freed of the mess she made. Some days, Rumi is unsure if she shouldn't have told her truth to the world. The industry cracked into a schism. Of course, not everyone would be accepting of her patterns. Most were thrilled. But the minority of voices that screamed their disgust and anguish still terrorized her. That she brought Zoey and Mira down for her selfishness. Some sponsors and venues have pulled support from Huntrix. They could still stand on their own, but it still felt like her fault.
So here she was, black joggers and cropped sleeveless tee at eleven at night.
Patterns a soft amber glow. Hoping that maybe an hour more could soothe her.
Pow! Whap! Pop!
“You usually aren't up this late, Rumi.”
She freezes, hands still up guarding her face and probably her heart. Turning her head, she sees her. Violent coral mane, circular silver frames hanging from her nose.
Mira.
“Couldn't sleep.” Rumi turns back to keep hitting the bag. Mira leans against the doorway that leads back down to the dorm. Simple grey sweats and maroon long sleeves. Sleep wear. “Don't have to wait for me. I'll be up here a little longer. We've got a long day tomorrow.”
“You should join us. Me and Zoey.” Mira says bluntly. “There's always room for you. You know that, right?”
Rumi pauses again. Before turning to look at her. She grabs her water bottle, taking a swig before placing it back down.
“Yeah, I just..” The words die on her tongue. I don't deserve it.
“I can't sleep.” She says instead.
Mira shifts and walks toward her, putting a hand on her shoulder. “How can I help?”
“I don't know, I just know that I feel better hitting something.”
A lovely little piece for @jasper-violet-moon, who requested an aquarium date fic actually but I had no ideas so I made this instead. Don't be upset friend:) /Silly
I think Zoey threatens to FaceTime and blow their cover all the time because her awesome girlfriends can't not answer she's their Maknae and she abuses the hell out of that. She's a little shit actually. Little Shit!Zoey agenda
as someone who works with tigers i think there is a serious lack of rumi chuffing in fics rn. like yes yes purring is objectively adorable. but yknow what’s great about chuffing? mira and zoey can learn how to mimic the noise back at her. they can reciprocate a chuff.
like you know zoey is showing mira SO many videos once she realizes what the sound is and then they’re both putting so much effort into practicing to try and get the sound right with each other bc they wanna surprise rumi
This, but imagine they do it while Rumi is distracted and she just turns to face them with the most bewildered expression, like What'd you just say to me-? I just think the reaction potential is so good
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