synopsis. with insomnia, ni-ki has never been good at sleeping. fortunately for him, he’s become quite good at loving you instead. on those nights where he’s wide awake, he instead finds himself wrapped in your arms at three in the morning—reminding himself just how lucky he is to love you.
pairings. insomniac!bf!riki x gf!reader
cw. mentions and descriptions of insomnia, established relationship, extremely tooth-rotting fluff, ni-ki being extremely in love, reader and ni-ki r very inlove. Okkk reader please hug him tighter. :(
✿𓈒ॱ⬭ᩙ malia’s note. dw bae @/ni-ki i I have insomnia too you can lay in my bed n we can cuddle until we fall asleep. anyway I find this verrrryr cute n I have such a soft spot for this boi TT also thank u for reading my jake oneshot!!! I’ll continue writing fluff for enhablrville~
NORMALLY, it is common for most people to find three in the morning an unreasonable hour to be awake— however, your boyfriend, riki, found it nothing unusual. more like a typical part of his daily life.
because riki had grown used to sleepless nights ages ago.
the simple act of “closing your eyes” was not that simple to him, a dark pitch room somehow made him more awake than before, and his google search history was filled with tutorials on falling asleep.
sleep was always a difficult challenge for the boy, it had always been ever since.
sometimes, it frustrated him more than he’d like to admit. sometimes he hated how exhausted and grumpy he felt before the day had even begun.
and sometimes, on nights like these, he didn’t mind it so much.
because laying beside him was his favorite person in the entire world.
his gaze softened almost immediately as he turned towards you. your face was half buried underneath the blankets, one hand tucked underneath your cheek as soft breaths escaped past your lips. he’d always wondered how someone could look so pretty doing absolutely nothing— it seemed unfair, really.
you looked beautiful laughing, beautiful crying and somehow, even more beautiful when you were drooling onto his own pillow.
riki spent years wondering whether he’d ever learn how to sleep properly.
he thinks falling in love with you was probably the closest thing he’d ever get to an answer. because even if sleeping didn’t come easy— peace always did whenever you were around.
carefully reaching over, riki intertwined his fingers with yours before smiling softly at the familiar ring resting comfortably on your finger.
you’d worn it everyday since he’d given it to you almost two years ago. he wasn’t sure you’d ever understand how much those little things like that meant to him.
sometimes he’d catch himself staring at your hand whenever the two of you walked together, smiling stupidly to himself because you were wearing something he’d picked out for you.
it was embarrassing how much he loved you— then again, everything about loving you had always been embarrassingly easy.
“you’re really pretty, you know that?” he whispered quietly, tracing small circles against the back of your hand with his thumb.
silence.
“like ridiculously pretty.”
“I think you’re the most perfect person I’ve ever laid eyes on, how do you do that?”
silence once again.
he smiled softly to himself before gently brushing your hair away from your face. “god, that’s embarrassing,” he laughed quietly. “i’m so glad you’re sleeping right now.”
“i think you’re perfect too.”
what?
riki froze immediately. slowly, he turned his head towards you only to find one sleepy eye peeking open as you smiled at him.
“…you’re awake?”
“mhm.” you chuckled gently, slowly turned your head towards him with a stupid smile— mirroring his mannerisms.
“HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN AWAKE?” riki shot up so quickly that the blanket slipped down his waist, his whole body stiffening as he sat upright. instinctively— he brought up a hand to his face as if it could somehow erase what he had just said.
“a while.”
“a while as in five seconds or a while as in you heard me talking to myself like a complete and total idiot?”
“the second one.”
silence.
“i’m moving countries, goodbye forever.”
you couldn’t help but laugh softly at his horrified expression as he immediately tried to hide under the blanket again, but you were faster—gently pulling it down just enough to reveal his face.
his cheeks were completely red, eyes wide, lips slightly parted like he genuinely didn’t know where to put himself. he looked so flustered it was almost unfair. you burst out laughing.
“you’re so cute,” you said between laughs, reaching up to cup his cheek.
“don’t look at me,” he mumbled instantly, trying to turn away. “i’m never speaking again.”
“no, no, look at me,” you teased softly, still smiling. “you’re so red, ki.”
“i want to disappear.”
“you can’t disappear, riki.”
“watch me.”
you laughed again, softer this time, and gently pulled him back by the cheek so he’d face you again. his eyes flickered to yours for a second before immediately darting away again, still mortified.
“you’re so dramatic,” you whispered fondly.
there was a beat of silence before you leaned in and pressed a soft kiss to his cheek. it was quick, gentle, almost absentminded—but it hit him like a switch.
his entire body went still.
and then, just like that, all the tension melted out of him.
his shoulders dropped, his expression softened, and the embarrassment slowly faded into something quieter, warmer. he blinked at you once, then again, like he was trying to process what just happened. “you’re annoying,” he mumbled, but there was no bite to it anymore.
“you love me.”
“…unfortunately.”
despite his words— his actions were the complete opposite. he was already leaning closer again, forehead almost touching yours, like he couldn’t help it.
“hm… can’t sleep?”
his eyes softened almost immediately at the sound of your sleepy voice. riki smiled sheepishly before shaking his head slightly. “did i wake you up?” he asked quietly, gently rubbing circles against the back of your hand.
“a little.”
“i’m sorry, baby.”
you simply smiled sleepily before opening your arms towards him. he’d always loved how easily you’d make room for him.
“come here.”
he laughed quietly at your response before immediately pulling you closer against him, resting his head comfortably against your shoulder. it was almost funny at this point— he’d always become impossibly softer whenever he was around you.
“another bad night?” you asked softly, running your fingers through his hair. “mhm.”
you frowned slightly at his response before pressing a gentle kiss against the top of his head.
“how long?”
“since one.”
“riki.”
“i tried sleeping, baby.”
“did you really?”
“…for about ten minutes.”
“wow.”
“thank you.”
you laughed quietly before gently scratching against his scalp, smiling when you felt him practically melt against your touch. “you’re really cute.”
“even when I’m suffering from insomnia right now?”
“two things can be true at once.”
he smiled helplessly at your response before lifting his head slightly to look at you. he didn’t think he’d ever get tired of moments like these.
your fingers tangled in his hair, your very sleepy voice asking if he’d eaten dinner today despite barely being awake yourself. it was nice.
you were nice.
“what?” you laughed softly, noticing him staring at you.
“nothing.”
“liar.”
“maybe i’m wondering how you’re still pretty even at this hour…”
“that’s ironic coming from you.”
“i’m serious.”
“so am i.”
he smiled softly before pressing a gentle kiss against your forehead.
you two sat there quietly for a few moments, simply enjoying each other’s company. there was never any pressure to fill the silence whenever the two of you were together. some nights consisted of endless conversations until sunrise and others simply felt like this.
“baby, i think you’ve spoiled me.”
“how?”
“well, before dating you, i’d just stare at my ceiling in the pitch dark for hours.”
“and now?”
“now i complain if you don’t cuddle me.”
“that’s very cute.” you chuckled, stroking his face with your hand with your other one still playing with the strands of his hair.
“no, it has become quite a problem.”
you laughed quietly before continuing to play with his hair. you didn’t realize he’d begun slowly closing his eyes until his grip around your waist tightened ever so slightly.
“baby?”
“mhm?”
“i love you.”
you smiled helplessly. no matter how many times he said it, those three simple words never failed to make your heart race.
“i love you too.”
“i mean it.”
“i know.”
“no,” he laughed sleepily, pressing a gentle kiss against your hand, “i really mean it.”
his words were beginning to slur, sleep slowly finding him without either of you realizing it. you could tell when he was getting sleepy— with how affectionate he got.
“i know, riki.”
“i’m really lucky, you know.”
“mhm.”
“i got you.”
you smiled softly at his sleepy confession before gently brushing his hair away from his face. “and i got you.” he smiled sleepily at your response before closing his eyes once more.
“you’re really pretty.”
you laughed quietly. “you’ve told me that so many times tonight.”
“I should tell you more….” he yawned, burying his face comfortably in your neck, “i can do better tomorrow.”
somewhere between him talking about how he’d somehow won at life by getting to love you and you rambling about your whole day, his responses slowly became quieter.
“and then I saw someone holding their cat, it was a black fluffy cat, it had some spots on it—it kinda reminded me of a puma in a way.”
“mhm.”
“and i think the cat looked exactly like you.”
“that’s nice.”
“riki?”
“mhm.”
“you’re falling asleep, aren’t you?”
“no…”
“riki.”
“…maybe a little.”
you laughed softly before pressing a gentle kiss against the top of his head. “go to sleep.”
“can’t.”
“why?”
there was a brief moment of silence before he smiled sleepily against your shoulder. “because i’ll miss talking to you.” your expression softened almost immediately at his confession.
“i’ll still be here tomorrow, silly.”
“promise?”
“promise.”
“okay.”
his words had begun to slur together, sleep slowly finding him without either of you realizing it. he was practically melting into your arms now, tightening his hold around your waist whenever your fingers slowed against his hair.
“baby?” he called out, his voice raspy.
“mhm?”
“i think you’re the prettiest girl on earth.”
you smiled helplessly, you could feel your face burning up at your boyfriends compliments. “that’s sweet.”
“m’ serious.”
“i know.”
“i like looking at you.”
“even when you’re sleeping.”
you laughed quietly before pressing a gentle kiss against his forehead.
“i like kissing your face too.”
“you do?”
“mhm.”
he hummed sleepily before smiling against your shoulder. “i wanna kiss your face all the time.”
“that’s a lot of kisses.”
“you deserve all of them.”
your heart softened immediately at his sleepy confession. there was something so unbearably affectionate about him whenever he was half asleep. he always became softer with you somehow.
“i like you so much.”
“i like you too.”
“no.” he frowned sleepily before shaking his head slightly. “i like you more.”
“that’s not how that works.”
“mhm. that’s exactly how it works.”
you giggled quietly at his response before continuing to play with his hair. “okay, if you say so.”
“you’re really warm.”
“thank you?”
“you’re really soft too.”
“riki…?” you chuckled softly.
“and really pretty.”
“…you’ve told me that many times tonight.”
“I don’t think it’s enough…” his eyes widened slightly as if it was totally unacceptable. “i’ll do better for you tomorrow.” you laughed softly before pressing another kiss against his forehead.
“you can tell me more tomorrow.”
“okay.”
there was another moment of comfortable silence before he suddenly tightened his arms around your waist once more. “please hug me tighter.”riki asked quietly, your expression softened immediately at his quiet request.
“of course, baby.”
you pulled him impossibly closer against you, smiling when you heard him let out the sleepiest, happiest sigh against your shoulder. “that’s better.”
“mhm?”
“i love you.”
“i love you too.”
he smiled softly at your response before pressing a sleepy kiss against the back of your hand. “thank you for loving me.”
you paused briefly at his words before gently brushing his hair away from his face.
“thank you for loving me too.”
“i’m really lucky.”
“we’re both lucky.”
“no.” he shook his head stubbornly despite barely being awake. “i won.”
“…won what?”
“life.”
your heart melted immediately. “that’s cheesy.”
“don’t care.”
“you’re half asleep.”
“still right.”
you laughed quietly before kissing the tip of his nose.
“go to sleep, pretty boy.”
“okay.”
you watched as he closed his eyes uncontrollably, adjusting his position as your body was tangled together— you admired this sight, it was more than you could ever ask for.
“baby..?” he let out.
looking down— you waited for what he was gonna say or ask now, but to your surprise, he’d fallen asleep halfway through his question, arms still wrapped tightly around your waist as soft breaths escaped past his lips.
you smiled quietly to yourself before pressing one final kiss against his forehead. perhaps you’d tell him tomorrow that he’d nearly made you cry at all his words.
for now, though, you’d simply hold him a little tighter.
f*ck I’m so single bro. THIS IS SO FCKIMG CUTE GUYS PLS also i can relate to this because my insomnia gets hella bad but I ain’t got no ni-ki to hug n cuddle with so f**k off
synopsis. jake is hopelessly, embarrassingly in love with his girlfriend. coming home after a long day of practice to find you asleep waiting for him only makes him realize one thing: he’ll never get tired of being loved by you—and he’ll spend the rest of his life loving you right back.
pairings. downbad!bf!jake x gf!reader
cw. tooth rotting fluff, jake is extremely downbad and head over heels inlove with reader like stupidly ^_^
✿𓈒ॱ⬭ᩙ malia’s note. I miss my future bf. n I wish it was downbad obsessed jake. :/
YOUR sweet boyfriend jake had come to three conclusions after dating you for almost two years. the first was that he loved you. the second was that he loved you very much. and the third was that perhaps loving you had made him a little stupid.
he doesn’t think it’s his fault, really.
how was he supposed to act normal when his girlfriend existed?
he couldn’t.
it was scientifically impossible to him.
his best friend, sunghoon, had once told him that the way he talked about you was concerning. even more, it got to a point that riki once threatened to throw jake's phone into the han river if he saw another picture of you as his lockscreen.
which was unfair, because riki simply didn’t understand art when he saw it.
everyone was simply jealous that he had the prettiest girlfriend in the world.
you were currently occupying every single wallpaper on his phone. his notes app was filled with things you liked that you’d casually mentioned six months ago: he was simply a man in love.
a very, very in love man.
but the thing about jake was that he never realized he was being sweet.
remembering how you take your coffee wasn’t sweet, it was common sense. carrying hair ties in his bag because you always lose yours wasn’t sweet either.
that’s just what boyfriends do, don’t they?
at least, that’s what he’d always say whenever you’d point it out.
today wasn’t much different.
practice had ended much later than expected and although jake had told you repeatedly not to wait for him, he should’ve known better than to think you’d actually listen.
you’d sent him a text three hours ago saying:
i’ll wait for my handsome boyfriend!!
i stole your hoodie btw.
ok i miss you :(
his favorite notifications were always the ones from you. unlocking the door to his apartment quietly, jake smiled softly at the sight before him.
there you were, curled up comfortably on the couch wearing his hoodie that looked far too big on you. your laptop remained abandoned beside you alongside a half-finished assignment and two empty snack wrappers.
you’d fallen asleep waiting for him. his expression softened almost immediately.
god.
you were so pretty.
he wondered if people would judge him if he cried at the sheer sight of his adorable girlfriend sleeping on his couch.
probably. he didn't care at all though.
placing his bag down quietly beside the door, he crouched down beside the couch to move a strand of hair away from your face. you’d waited all this time just to see him.
that thought alone made his heart feel impossibly warm. sometimes, jake wonders what he ever did to deserve loving someone as wonderful as you.
and perhaps more importantly, what he’d done to deserve being loved by you too.
you shifted slightly in your sleep, reaching instinctively for his hand the moment your fingers brushed against his.
“…jake?” you whispered sleepily, eyes barely opening.
“go back to sleep, pretty girl.”
“you’re home.”
he laughed quietly at the smile immediately appearing on your face despite being half asleep.
“i am.”
“I missed you.” you let out quietly.
three simple words.
three words that somehow still managed to make his heart skip a beat after all this time.
“i missed you more, pretty.”
“that’s impossible.”
“is it?” he smiled, pressing a gentle kiss to your forehead. “i’ve been missing you since breakfast.” jake chuckled, his hand meeting your face as he cupped your cheek. you giggled sleepily at his response.
you laughed quietly as he sat down beside you, immediately wrapping his arms around your waist while you buried your head against his shoulder.
it was moments like these that made him realize he’d choose this life over and over again if he could.
he took a second to just look at your face, how could anyone be this beautiful? he thought to himself, "my beautiful girl..." he muttered under his breath, his thumb gently stroking your face.
coming home to you. holding you after long days. watching you fall asleep in his arms while rambling about your day.
“did you eat?” you suddenly asked, looking up at him worriedly despite being half asleep yourself.
“i did.”
“really?”
“you know... 'cuz half a sandwich counts, right?”
you sat up immediately.
“SIM JAKE.”
“MY BABY I’M SORRY.”
he smiled helplessly as you began lecturing him about proper eating habits for what was probably the hundredth time this month. he wasn’t listening particularly well, admittedly.
mostly because he was busy thinking about how pretty you looked when you cared about him.
perhaps he was concerning. because if loving you this much was concerning, then he had absolutely no intentions of getting better.
after all, you were his favorite person in the world. and jake thinks he’ll spend the rest of his life making sure you know that.
every single day.
thank you for reading cutie. 🧁I want a bf like this ts aint fair jake pls come into my life bai :/
