other sci-fi aus here | general tw: weapons, robots, the usual with these aus!
all his perfume is made from the crystals found in floating asteroids in space mixed with exotic plants from neighboring planets
he’s pretty famous among the elite, and gets commissioned pretty often for custom scents
but he does kind of risk his life everytime he goes out of his way to find ingredients
one time he was asked to collect the petals of a deadly (as in like carnivorous and gigantic) flower
to mix in with pretty sapphire-like gems that were given to him by the royalty of a small, but wealthy moon
and he had accepted because the payout was an insane amount of money - but on his journey to find the flower
he had run into more trouble than,,,,,,,,,,,than just the flower trying to eat him
he’d run into you, a farmer known for growing these flowers - and apparently being the only person to escape their sharp teeth that live on the inside of the bud
and when hongjoong had turned up cheekily asking to purchase one of the flowers from you
you’d basically been like ………..get out before i dangle you over one of my babies and it chomps that pretty blue head of yours-
hongjoong had begged, he had tried to bribe, but you weren’t about to let anyone touch your flowers
he’d resorted to the next best thing……………sneaking into your farm overnight
which, looking back on it, was a bad idea
because it was dark and these flowers aren’t sweet little daisies
so, one wrong step, and - well - hongjoong’s scream wakes you up in the middle of the night
you come rushing out, pitchfork in hand, to see hongjoong wrapped in vines and being slowly pulled toward the flower patch and you’re like
and he’s like ok ok ok ok ok seriously please ok anything please save me
and you’re like tapping your foot and looking at him and he’s giving you the puppy dog eyes he tried earlier
and you’re like hhhhhhh i dont want to be charged for m*rder or whatever so fine
and you run your pitchfork through the vine and it snaps off and hongjoong comes tumbling down toward you and just as you’re about to tell him off about trespassing he jumps up and hugs you and is like full on sobbing with thanks and you have to PEEL him off you
but gosh why is this crying tiny man actually a bit,,,,adorable whatever
you don’t let him get the petals, but you do leave him with some other flower samples
and you get a box by space mail a couple of months later with custom perfume he made for you and a card that has his voice recording a million thanks and you’re like
……………………………..cute…………………….coughs
a human prince………..who gets captured by aliens
at first he thinks it’s because the aliens want his family to pay or do something for them
but it’s actually because the aliens want to clone him…………..for his face……….
which makes sense it is a very good face but seonghwa, although slightly flattered
does not want to be put in some alien machine and copied like some papers at the local staples
you’re a mercenary (reluctantly) hired by his parents to go to the planet and save him
the sum for the prince’s rescue is a big number so you get all your best gear and rent the best space bike you can, arriving on the planet in disguise
you tap your headphones for live translation of the alien language and get to work
it takes a while, but through contacts and general experience from years of work in this field, you manage to figure out where seonghwa is being held
the underwater cell is classic for this planet, as many of the inhabitants are aquatic beings, and when you reach it - the lock is just comically easily to pick
like COMICALLY, as in two snaps of your wrist and the door pops open just enough that a barrier of high pressure moves the water open so you can step through and see the prince
he’s not shackled or anything, which is good because less locks to pick, and the cell looks more comfortable than anything
much better than the ones you’ve been in
and when you snap your fingers, and take off your disguise - prince seonghwa doesnt budge from his corner
“ugh, are you that homesick you can’t even move?”
he looks up and there are bags under his eyes, sad but not moving
“your mom and dad sent me, can you get up or do you need me to come over and throw you over my shoulder?”
“a-are you from my planet? you know im a prince you cant speak-”
“guess ill be throwing you over my shoulder then.”
he barely has a chance to react as you lean over and pick him up and over your shoulder, seonghwa freezes, unsure of what to do or if he should even trust you
but just as you tun, you roll your eyes because ah - the stupid guards have noticed your intrusion
they both come at you from different sides, but you just glide past there attacks, moving seonghwa easily from your shoulders and into your arms
you kick up your foot and it goes right into the stomach of one of the guards, throwing him back into the other
they hit the wall and you put your leg down and sigh
“ugh why are you heavy for a prince?”
seonghwa startles, but realizes he’s gripping around you for dear life
the embarrassment makes him go red down to his neck, which you just smirk at before escaping easily out of the cell
when you return the prince safely to his parents, they have a servant bring out your money which you count while humming happily
until you hear the prince go
“i want to hire them as my personal bodyguard.”
you narrow your eyes and are about to explain that you don’t do kiddy work like that
when seonghwa says the price he’s willing to pay and you’re like OH NOW HOLD ON-
his parents are like groaning like nooooooo not a mercenary nooooooooooo this is a bad idea noooooooooo
but seongwa is beaming at ,,,,,,,,,,,,, and you’re like fine ill do it but why are you look at me like that stop looking at me like that hey stop it there are hearts coming out of your eyes hey-
servant jongho holding the money: *looks into the camera*
they cannot stand each other - theyve hated each other ever since they had a big fight over who conquered the lost lagoons of jupiter
theyre total opposites too, yunho is a pirate with the taste for finer treasures like artwork, heirlooms, and antiques
meanwhile mingi likes to hunt exotic aquatic mutations and cash out on gold and loot
their crews are opposites too, reflecting their leaders - yunho’s crew is polished and probably a little too polite to be considered pirates even though they do lie and steal
meanwhile mingi’s crew are wild, misfits with not much boating experience but a thrill for adventure
they’re rivals so they’ll usually show up to black market auctions and show off their greatest finds
they also frequently try to get loot from the same locations and their crews end up fighting it out
they’re both highly profiled criminals though and wanted by every naval commander as far as the eye can see
especially you - who has a habit of catching only the biggest fish if you know what i mean
if you catch yunho - you end up snagging him in the underwater mansions of a recently bankrupt highclass alien lawyer
you get a tipoff from one of the lawyers associates that yunho’s been paid to rob the place clean
so when you show up, you’re actually surprised the tip was true
yunho realizes who you are immediately and challenges you to a duel - much like pirates do
but what he doesnt realize is you’re pretty skilled and once you’ve got him in cuffs, yunho cant help but praise your ability with a sword
you tell him to lay off the compliments - it’s not going to get him leniency with the courts
but hejust says he’s not interested in leniency, he would be interested in you being the one to lead him to this cell
he dangles his cuffed hands in front of your face and you raise an eyebrow, you look up and his handsome face is beaming down at you
you grab his wrists and tug him forward, he says something about liking someone who can lead
you tell him to shut it - but everyone around you hears your voice get a little airy
when you get to the cell yunho asks with a wink if you’ll be coming in with him, you shut the gate and tell him to enjoy
he sings that once he gets out of here, he’ll be sure to thank you kindly for the accommodations
“what’re you going to do, try to kill me?”
“oh no, im going to take you out to dinner - commander~~”
if you catch mingi - you manage to bait him out with a fake spotting of an elusive giant squid that’s worth over ten million dollars in the seafood market
he shows up, ready to catch the monster with his crew - but instead, it he who gets captured
you grin down at him and tell him he should really be a little smarter if he wants to be a good pirate
he just sticks his tongue out at you and you flick his nose
“don’t be cute with me, mingi.”
he grumbles that the last person on earth he’d be cute with is you
you pretend its a shame and turn your back to start talking with one of your own crew
you take your commander’s hat off and shrug the uncomfortable uniform blazer you wear, mingi looks to the side and then back at you
just to realize the blouse you’re wearing is showing off your shoulders and through the silken fabric he can see your skin and some small markings you have from your home planet
he tries to busy himself with picking the electric cuffs you’ve put on him
but you hear him and shoo away your crew just to turn your attention back to him
you squat down and shake your head, tiling his chin
“no no- if you keep trying to get them off they’ll zap you and your pretty hands will be all ruined.”
“stop acting like you care”
you pat his cheek and mingi makes the mistake of looking down - your blouse is way too loose so he looks back up into your eyes
but its too late you can see the blush blooming on his face like a rose
“you know, for a pirate - you’re look more like a schoolboy with a crush.”
“sh-shut up- i request to be thrown in a cell now or something….”
you laugh and pinch his cheek this time
“nope, you’ve got to stay here where i can keep an eye on you.”
he swallows at the sound of your voice and tells himself to please get his head on straight otherwise he really will be stuck here,,,,,,,,with you,,,,,,,,,,for while
his brain: but is that really that bad though?
contortionist who is just a tad bit……inhumanely flexible
peoples hands just cannot bend that many times you know?
becomes a part of the traveling eight moons circus because what else is he supposed to do with this talent
which he also doesn’t understand,,,,,,,sometimes he like bends his wrist and it goes back 180 degrees and then snaps back into place
the rest of the circus people staring at him: wh-
he kind of hates it, the fact that he’s so……….different from everyone else
and even the other performers sometimes call him a freak
so when one day, he comes into work and someone is waiting for him in his makeup chair
he thinks it has to be something bad
but instead, it’s a calm looking man who explains to san that he wants to help him find out more about his amazing talent
and san feels his heart flutter because…….people have called his talent many things but not amazing
and san takes his business card and it says something about being a scientist and san gets pretty happy about it
because maybe there’s some stunning secret behind his ability, when suddenly you tumble through the door
and you’re actually studying under one of the sword swallowers in the circus so you’re not even a performer, but you and san are on good terms because you dont ever say mean things about him
so he wants to tell you about this cool offer he just got
when he sees that your eyes are wide
“san, we have to run away. now.”
he doesn’t understand, what do you mean - why would he run away?
you look behind your shoulder and get close to san, you whisper that you know that man. he’s famous among circus people. he’s a scientist, but he’s not a good person. chances are he wants to experiment on san…….and not to help him find the cause of his flexibility
san doesn’t believe you at first, how could he - what do you know
but then you explain to san that you do know, you’re sure, because he tried to experiment on you when you were younger and san doesn’t get it until you sigh and show him that you might not be as flexible as him - but you also have a talent
you take a hold of one of the prop daggers and just as soon as you balance it over your mouth, it disappears and san’s eyes widen
“yeah, i can basically eat anything and it wont hurt me.”
he blinks and then drops the business card
“you’re like me, you’re a -”
“freak? yeah, i know. only my parents know and they thought the same thing. that’s why i -”
you both stare at each other and then from somewhere outside you hear that mans voice
san grabs your hand, pushing through the rows of costumes until you guys reach the other end of the tent
you squeeze his palm as he hesitates for a second and san looks back into your eyes
“im here. im going to be by your side from now on.”
san nods, and just as you two ran away to join the circus alone - now you’re running from it together
clumsy thief and illegal arms dealer
steals most of the weird shit he finds on other peoples spaceships or schemes them out of inventions that he sells the blueprints for on the black market
(always looking for a blueprint from the ‘toymaker jongho’ but he can NEVER get his hands on one :/)
he’s clumsy in the sense that he often gets caught right after, well he doesn’t get caught, but he always gets chased by the police force on whatever planet he’s on
his ship is old, a hand-me-down from the leader of a group that adopted him when he was young and abandoned on the streets of one of the poorest planets in the galaxy
he has the groups crest tattooed on the side of his neck, but he can hide it as the ink is only visible under certain temperature
he doesn’t talk about it often, because the group was his only family, and the only place he ever felt welcome
but now he’s alone - and he has to toughen it up, even though he does find himself in every sticky situation possible
(literally, he once got shot with a slime gun on some planet and couldn’t get the green shit out of his hair for DAYS)
he vaguely remembers another member of the group, someone who he thinks was his first love, but who he constantly tries to forget about
because he knows he’ll never see them again
until one day, as he’s running through a toxic scrapyard from a very angry alien who bought a defective radar-gun off of him
wooyoung looks back when he hears the sound of a BAM - just to see you standing over the owner
frying pan you found among the scrap in hand
you turn and give wooyoung a thumbs up and he blinks
“sorry, but who are you?”
you hop over and lean super close to wooyoung, your eyes reflect him and wooyoung tries to rack his brain to see if you’re a friend or foe
when suddenly he feels something warm against his neck
he panics, and you soothingly tell him to calm down, its just a heatpack
his tattoo slowly begins to glow on his skin and you smile a little to yourself
he looks at you again and you drop the pack in his hands, he brings it up to your neck and the same tattoo flickers to life on your skin
he stares for a moment longer
and then the pack drops from his hands
the memories flood back through him, the memories he’d tried so hard to forget but couldnt because they were the one gentle thing in his life
you - standing on the ship beside him - the other group members around you
and wooyoung leaning in, to press the first kiss he’d ever gotten on your giggling lips
the shock and power of the memory almost send him tumbling back into a pile of metal and you have to catch him
wooyoung says your name, one syllable at a time and you laugh
“yep, that’s me - don’t tell me you forgot about me already you big dummy?”
something in wooyoung’s heart feels like its growing
you dust him off and are about to say something, when you both hear the alien you knocked out waking up
“ok, end of dramatic reunion - let’s run!”
wooyoung nods, hand reaching out to grab yours, almost like you two had never let go of each other in the first place
he can see peoples dreams when they sleep and remember them even after they wake up
from the dream he can tell their fortune regarding questions about money, love, and health
he has to be in the same space as the sleeping person for his ability to work, so people usually visit him in his home and fall asleep in his bed - where yeosang hovers a hand over them and sees their dreams play out like a movie
during this time, his eyes glaze over golden and have a weird shine to them - like there’s light coming from deep within
only a couple of people have been able to see him in this state, as usually the only people in the room are him and the person whose asleep
you have been feeling kind of down about your future so your friends send you see yeosang
when you walk in, you’re hit by the calming scent of sea breeze and yeosang who gets up from his chair to greet you
he looks like a living mermaid or something, so you ask if he’s from another planet - and he just laughs and says you’re too kind
when his hand touches yours though, he feels a sensation that he doesn’t usually get from other clients
when you finally fall asleep - yeosang enters his prophet phase and hovers his hand over you
he can feel your body heat and hear the rate of your heart slow, it takes a while but soon enough he sees your first dream of the night
when the clock strikes six in the morning, you wake up - you feel groggy and stretch your hands up over your head
only to jump in shock because,,,,,,,,,,,why is prophet yeosang laying down beside you
is that supposed to happen?
you gently shake his shoulder awake and he opens his eyes, for a second you still see that gold shine till they turn back to their ordinary color
“w-where you able to see anything?”
you ask, curious and worried, yeosang takes a moment to fully sit up and then shakes his head
“im sorry, you didnt have any dreams. i couldnt see anything.”
your shoulders sag a little, but you don’t understand - you definitely remember dreaming
you even remember that yeosang was in your dream, which you think is just because he’s the last person you saw before you fell asleep
yeosang bites back his lip - he can see you’re not totally convinced
but he can’t tell you the truth
which is that he did see your dreams and in them, for the first time, he saw mirror images of his own dreams
which could only mean one thing
you and him were soulmates - your destiny’s intertwined
that sensation he’d gotten when he’d first touched you was the seal of your souls
but,,,,,,,,,,,he’s not sure dropping the news on you like that right now is a good idea
so instead he asks if you want breakfast - food can solve all your problems. for now.
if the toys he’s making weren’t actually commissioned weaponry by the top government bodies in his country
ok let me be more clear: he’s building super soldier robots ……….
no one is supposed to know about it, jongho is just supposed to run his family toyshop during the day and then during the night go downstairs into his actual workshop
where he’s building the body of this super robot
every now and then someone from the cia will come and visit him for updates, and jongho will pass along files with his blueprints
of course, he’s supposed to be a government secret, but bounty hunters and thief’s try to find him every now and then to steal his work
thankfully an agent usually stops an attack………but when needed, jongho can crack some heads with his bare hands (or one of his many other weapons he’s designed)
you are one of jongho’s frequent customers
for actual toys, not weapons
you have no clue about that
but you end up accidentally stumbling upon his “workshop” and in a panic jongho explains everything to you
you sort of dont believe him, but then you see the parts he’s collecting and his work so far
and really - well - who knows these things with the government make your head spin
jongho says you cant tell anyone and you promise that you wont, but someone from the cia finds out that you were at his home
so you’re brought in with jongho for questioning and before you can think to say anything
sweating in your seat because oh my god jongho was for real oh my god hes really helping the government build robots oh my go-
jongho is like “there’s nothing you need from them. they’re my significant other that’s why they were at the shop so late.”
the agents (and you) fluster
because oh, well that’s definitely an explanation
jongho throws a look your way and you cant believe it but you are about to LIE to the cia about being jongho’s s/o
but you do it…….good golly you do it…..and you and jongho are let go
and you’re just walking down the block and you’re like holy hell what just happened
and jongho grabs your hand and whispers that they’re still watching
and he’s sorry to do this but you might have to play this role for a while
you mumble back that he shouldn’t apologize, its not like you hate the role you just hate the fact that now your involved in government secrets
and jongho (missing the point) is like
oh,,,haha,,,,you don’t mind it huh - fake dating me - huh
and youre like no not at all I MIND THE GOVERNMENT KILLER ROBOT IN YOUR BASEMENT HONEY