summary: after the loss of your mentor, you reconnect with an old friend. also to discuss growing up around each other.
pairing: minnie x street racer!reader
themes: childhood friends to lovers, angst, sad minnie :(, small character 'death', mentions of yuqi
wc: 1.6k
eyes on the road, hand's on the wheels and keep your head leveled. that's what your mentor said to you when he offered to let you drive his road racer when you were thirteen. now at the age of twenty something and the loss of your mentor, you try to keep his teaching in your mind when you race. the only attachment you have left is his modded mk4 supra and a pack of half used cigarettes and lighter from his last days.
no one heard from him since, everyone agreed that he has passed away, but you knew better. that man was resilient and able to get himself even out of the worst situations, so you were confused when his family showed up asking where he had been.
his last words to you were, "drive." but there was nothing left for you here. in a past hobby that led to more injuries than a cash prize, you were determined to leave the street racing scene.
sometimes you race though, whenever minnie calls you to. one of the closest friends you had growing up. growing up around each other whenever her father gave you racing lessons or even just spending dinner together. both of you had grown up orbiting around each other but never collided until her father disappeared.
the funeral procession took place weeks ago, but you couldn't find the strength to attend. instead you opt to take his favorite supra out for a long long ride, reminiscing of his drifting techniques and his shifts. deciding it was the proper way to honor his disappearance, you take his supra out for every weekend.
tonight you find minnie's car out on an overlook as she stares out into the scenery of the distant city. her eyes glossy and arms crossed.
"hey." you start when you step out of her old man's car. she still hasn't registered that there's someone next to her. "minnie?" you call out to her.
"oh hi," she starts wiping away the tears that are rushing down her face, rubbing with her palms and wiping them off on her jeans. you offer a tissue and stand next to her.
"how are you doing?" you start.
"well how well can anyone really be doing when their father's missing and everyone thinks he is dead." she explains in a shaky voice and holding her own arms for comfort. you go into the trunk and hand her a jacket to wrap around.
"here." you offer, to which she smiles seeing the jacket. an old jacket that was once her father's. large and old and worn, with small holes and cutes along the sleeves. she can tell that you've been wearing it frequently.
"this jacket...you know he loved you right?" she starts, watching you stare into the city with a heavy heart. "he always talked about how much you reminded him of his young self."
"i know that old geezer loved me, i truly do." you begin. shuffling your feet and kicking pebbles to avoid looking at minnie.
"sometimes i thought he loved you more than his own daughter," minnie explains slowly, you look at her confused "i used to resent how much time he spent with you instead of his own daughter. how he could devote hours to a kid that isn't his when he has his own."
you nod, its obvious what circling around each other since you were young has put you two into. she resented you for the attention you were given. on the other hand you resented her for being the kid that he went home to and spent time with, leaving you to sleep outside and away from their family.
"glad to know we both felt the same." you grin and she drops her jaw.
"what?" she exclaims.
"i resented you too minnie, you were the kid he actually went home to, i was left to sleep alone in the shed while you were his family. i always just felt like a stray, never part of the family." you turn more serious and face her as you talk.
she stops to think about your words and feelings, to understand your point of view and why you feel the way that you do.
"he really is something else." she laughs a bit and turns back to face the city. "i miss him."
"me too minnie."
she looks at your features, ones that are familiar and ones that are new. not seeing each other for so long has definitely been jarring.
"i see you still take his car out for spins." she glances at her father's black supra. she circles the car before settling into the passenger seat.
you get into the driver's seat and watch her marvel at the car that was once her fathers.
"stupid dad, him and his cars." she lets out tears when she sees the photo of him and minnie in the glove box, a treasured photo that she never knew he kept. you smile at the photo and lean over.
"lets go on a ride, i'll follow you." you smile at her. she nods and settles back into her own purple car. turning the engine into a loud roar before setting off into the night, you following behind closely as you both share the same feelings of driving.
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you both reach a local convenience store by the end of the night. as you both eat cup noddles by the window, minnie turns to you.
"how are you and yuqi doing?" she asks, immediately you cringe at the question. rather unfortunate memories resurface when you think of song yuqi.
you answer honestly, "she dumped me." digging into your bowl of noodles and slurping loudly. minnie nods to process the answer; you can see her curiosity overflowing.
"what happened?" she continues in a more gentle tone. her eyes following your eyeline.
you sit and ponder the breakup as well as the aftermath. a hard topic to go back to, considering yuqi and minnie were close friends until you started dating yuqi.
you cough a bit, "she says that im in love with someone else." the air becomes stiff, yuqi hasn't spoken to minnie in a long time so she's suprised by the answer.
"are you? in love with someone else?" she asks and hands you a napkin. in between bites you try and think about the question because it has you stumped for weeks.
"not that i can think of." it's hard to come to terms with your own feelings for other people. instead, most of the girlfriends you've had all approached you first.
"then you're dumb." minnie bites out.
"do you know something that i don't know?" you counter.
she nods and points at you. "when we used to hook up, way before yuqi, you called it quits because you liked me." she explains.
"no i didn't." you roll your eyes, you hooked up with minnie because it was safe; it wasn't complicated like feelings were. you both understood each other's boundaries, never crossing past them. "that wasn't why i called it quits."
"then why did you call it quits?" minnie prods at your brain.
"it was probably because you said you liked someone." you mutter back, eating more of the ramen you had.
"nope, didn't like anyone at the time." she smiles as she says it, "you were just scared that you were falling for me." she grins in that familiar manner; when she knows something you don't know.
"i didn't like you then minnie." you conclude, a little exhausted from all this interrogating. "did you know that yuqi was uncomfortable with us hanging out?"
she nods, "yeah, it's why we drifted apart. she thought i wanted to steal you."
"as if." you scoff at the idea.
"she wasn't wrong though, i did want to steal you from her." she goes on. the shock is written all over your face.
minnie nods and explains that she used to like you too, but her dad forbade you two from ever dating. "he hated the idea of us dating. said i should find someone who isn't like him: not dangerous, you know."
"i agree, you should find someone better."
"see, that's why you're just like him, always thinking i deserve better, when all i want is you." she continues, and you let her. she explains how she always wanted you around, and when you called it quits, it broke her heart.
you're confused, but she explains that she's always liked your resilience and that yuqi dating you is what made their friendship distant; she couldn't bear to see you two together.
"yuqi is nothing like me, she's loud, she's brash and she gets what she wants. i've waited for years to even ask you how you truly feel about me. all along i've liked you." she says.
you nod, a little shocked by all this, minnie never mentioned that she liked you all these years, even when you told her you wanted to get to know yuqi better.
minnie is a woman that feels hard, feels all her emotions and lets others take her spot, even if she deserves it. and you feel awful, knowing that her feelings were never properly reciprocated. also that younger you was too caught up in your own suffering that you had strung minnie along.
"i'm sorry for dumping this all on you all of a sudden." her shoulders drop.
"it's okay, i needed to hear this. to finally understand us." you explain back. it's strange, seeing minnie after all this time, so familiar yet she's changed, grown into herself more. trying to better grasp the opportunities that she has. meanwhile you're staying afloat lost in yourself, confused where to go next.
"hey, if i beat you down that mountain, you owe me a date." she grins, shaking her car keys.
"and if i beat you?" you ask back.
"then i owe you a date." she says back.
you laugh out, "fair deal. let's drive."
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a/n: don't know how i feel about the ending but i wanted to do a street racer story for a minute. wanted to incorporate more about street racing but i got tired. stay safe and stay healthy everyone!
๐ฌ warnings : slight power imbalance. bodyguard!minnie. from this request. use of substances. a bit of manipulation from readerโs part. bratty!reader. somewhat heated makeout session. men dni. a bit of groping. writing under cut.
word count : 1,534 words โญ
โmiss kang.. i donโt think your dad would approve of you using substances, especially in your room of all places.โ minnie tried to pitch in as she watched the girl take another puff of her joint. yn looked at her body guard, maybe it was the lighting, or maybe it was the weed but something about the thai girl intrigued her tonight.
yn strutted towards her, her hand playing with her necktie before tugging it slightly, making the girl wince a bit as she bent down slightly to ynโs height. โ.. thatโs why youโre not gonna tell him,โ she said with a small grin. โyou wouldnโt snitch on me, would you nini?โ she cooed.
yn already knew the answer.
minnie wouldnโt snitch, no matter how serious she tried to be when it came to the bratโshe always made sure to keep her mouth shut.
โ.. no, miss.โ โgood.โ
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it was 2 months ago when ynโs father hired that body guard for herโminnie remembered the first time she saw yn like it was yesterday.
โKang Yn.โ The girlโs father called from the hall, yn stepped out of her room, an annoyed look on her face as she looked at her dad. โYes, daddy? what is it?โ she said in a sarcastic voice before looking at the unfamiliar woman who stood besides her father.
the suit, the seriousness in her expression, her overall demeanor.. yn already knew what was happening, and she wasnโt amused. โNicha, this is yn, my daughter. yn, this is Nicha, your new bodyguard.โ The kangโs father said in a stern voice.
โGood afternoon, miss kang.โ minnie said with a slight bow. yn simply nodded, giving her a small smile as she spoke. โGood afternoon to you too. may you excuse us real quick? i need to have a word with my father.โ The thai looked at the man who had hired her then at the girl who she was assigned to before nodding and exiting.
Ynโs father took off his glasses, rubbing his eyes a bit. โYnโโ โOkay dad, what the fuck. You said you werenโt gonna hire another one!โ yn whispered though her tone was filled with edge, sharp enough to make a kitchen knife look like plastic.
โWell yes i did say that but that was before i caught you sneaking off with someโ some hustler in her car under a bridge smoking or whatever you were doing.โ he spoke with a frustrated toneโdespite putting ber daughter in therapy, it seemed like her habits of smoking and using other substances werenโt gonna go away anytime soon.
yn couldnโt help but scoff slightly, arms crossed over her chest as she looked off to the side. โ.. at least we werenโt dead inside,โ she murmured making her fatherโs already running patience vanish. โwould you rather i find you dead somewhere than have someone who can protect you?โ
yn wanted to retort, to say somethingโbut she fell silent once she saw the frustration and a bit of concern in her fatherโs hard eyes. โyn.. iโm getting oldโi canโt protect you as much as i want to.โ the girl let out sigh, already knowing where her father was going with this.
โyouโre my only daughter, and you getting hurt is the last thing iโd want to happen. So, please.. just give nicha a chance? for dad?โ he asked, holding his daughterโs shoulders as he held her gaze. yn couldnโt stop the guilt that pit her stomach as she heard her fatherโs tone. โ.. okay daddy.โ she said softly, making her father smile slightly.
โthank you, yn.โ his daughter simply nodded.
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โ..โ yn stayed silent as she felt the thai girlโs siren-like eyes on her. if yn hadnโt known better, she wouldve thought the girl was trying to intimidate her. โ.. are you just gonna stand there and stare at me all day?โ
she finally said, breaking the awkward silence that had unfortunately filled her room. โThatโs what your father told me to do, so yes.โ minnie spoke in a flat tone, yn couldnโt help but roll her eyes at that. โof course he did.โ she grumbled.
sensing the kangโs frustration and slight awkwardness, minnie spoke once more. โ.. well what do you suppose i do, miss kang?โ yn cocked her brow at the thaiโs words, her lips curving into a small grin as she sat up in her bed. โcome here,โ
minnie stood still for a few more seconds before going over to her bed, hesitating for a few moments before sitting down. now it was ynโs turn to eye the girl, observing her closely as she took note of some things.
her siren eyes, the mole under her eye..
โ.. miss,โ minnie said as yn hummed in response. โdo you smoke?โ yn suddenly asked. minnie looked at her for a couple of seconds before shaking her head no. โwell, do you wanna try?
Minnie thought about it for a moment before shaking her head. โI donโt think your father would appreciaโโ โcan you stop talking about my father? itโs not like heโll find out.โ
she said with a slight eye roll. โ.. plus, itโs not like youโd tell him,โ yn whispered, hand trailing down her bodyguards chest, her fingers trailed the shape of her necktie before tugging at it, making minnie yelp ever so slightly. โright, nini?โ
minnie felt like she was being hypnotized, the way the girl called her niniโit made her breath hitch; almost as if on instinct, she shook her head. โ.. no.โ โno what?โ yn leaned in a bit more, practically straddling her body guardโs lap. โ.. no, miss.โ โatta girl.โ
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minnieโs tidy uniform had become loose, disheveled in appearance as she felt the kang place her joint to her lips, encouraging her to take a hit. โcโmon.. donโt be shy.โ she whispered, her other hand cupped nichaโs jaw as she tilted her head up to look at her.
yn watched as her bodyguard obeyed, taking hit after hit as she did her best to keep her head straight. โsee.. feels good, right?โ she whispered whilst all minnie could do was nod like an obedient puppy.
the kang laughed at the sight of her supposed stoic bodyguard now all woozy and light. โlay down,โ she said with an amused grin. minnie followed, laying down on her protecteeโs bed but not without pulling the girl down with her.
this caught yn off guard. one second she was laughing at her guard and the next second she was laying on top of her. yn scoffed, her hands on either side of the thai girlโs head as she got up slightly. โidiot.. i didnโt say to pull me down with you.โ
she murmured before taking the joint from nichaโs lips and taking a slow drag. if it werenโt for her father not being home and her windows being openโher room would have definitely been filled up with smoke by now.
yn looked down at her guard, noticing the half lidded gaze minnie was using to look at her. โwhat? do you want more?โ she teased, her tone almost condescending. minnie simply brought her gloved hand up to touch the girlโs face, thumb brushing against her soft cheeks before rubbing at her bottom lip.
now this, yn didnโt expect. she felt her breath hitch a bit at the thaiโs actions, unsure of what to do or say so she simply just leaned into her guardโs touch. nicha hummed, using her elbow to sit up as she continued to look at the person whom she was supposed to simply protect.
โ.. youโre beautiful.โ she whispered. โi know.โ yn said, fighting the urge to roll her eyes. โyโknow whatโd look pretty on you?โ yn shook her head, before she could say anything she suddenly felt a soft pair of lips on hers.
it took her a couple seconds before she melted into the girlโs touch, her hands going to minnieโs shoulders as she pushed her back down onto her bed. nicha was relentless, not letting yn pull back even when she felt her breath grow heavy, only when she felt her urgently tapping on her shoulder did she pull back, and even thenโit was only for a few seconds as she quickly pulled her back in.
minnieโs slender fingers trailed to the hem of ynโs top as their lips connected once more, her hand moved beneath her delicate clothing, feeling the girlโs surprisingly toned stomach before she reached her soft breasts. minnie gave one of them a gentle squeeze, lightly fondling itโmaking yn groan against her lips. nicha took her time with each one as she handled her protecteeโs body with gentleness.
just as minnie began to tug on ynโs shirt to ask her to take it off, they heard a knock on the door. โ.. Miss Kang,โ said one of her fatherโs many helpers.
yn let out another groan, though this time it was out of annoyance. she grumbled slightly before reluctantly getting off atop her guard, nichaโs hand slipping out of her shirt. โ.. weโll continue this later.โ she whispered to the thai who just looked at her, her pupils dialated.
โ.. yes miss.โ she whispered, making yn smile like a proud owner. โgood.โ with one last kiss to her guardโs soft lips, she got up and answered the door.
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