Feels like Home
NCT Female Subunit AU
OT6 x NCT 127
Just before their debut in 2017, BLISS is moving into a new dorm with help from the oldest members.
(Also note: I changed Dasom’s name to Kayo because I wanted her to have a Japanese name)
“Woah~! Look at this place!” Yunhee squealed, holding out her phone’s camera above her as she twirled. “It’s amazing!”
“Yah, put that away and help,” Doyoung scolded lightly with a laugh. “You can vlog later.”
“Right, right, sorry, Oppa,” She giggled, pocketing her phone. She moved to join him behind the kitchen counter where he was organizing dishes, cutlery, and other things that belonged there. “I’m just so excited!”
“Same!” Minji chimed in, entering with a medium-sized duffle in her arms. “I just still can’t believe we’re debuting soon.”
Johnny followed her, carrying a rather large box. “Is that easier to believe than the fact that you’re joining a boy group?” He joked.
The girls laughed. “Honestly yeah.”
Aria came in, yawning as she stretched her arms. “I’m just happy that we’re not in that tiny ass dorm anymore,” She admitted.
“Sharing a room with so many people,” Minji sighed.
“Fighting for the bathroom with 10 girls everyday,” Yunhee added.
Doyoung laughed, reaching around Yunhee to place a pile of plates into the top cupboard. “Well, now you just have to fight amongst each other.”
“We’ll brawl every morning,” Aria laughed, jokingly pointing her fingers in a “I see you” way at Yunhee, who squinted.
“Oh, where does this go?” Minji interjected, gesturing at a lone box that sat in the far right corner of the room.
“Uh, I think that’s Jiwoo’s,” Johnny replied.
“Jiwoo!”
Two seconds later, their rapper appeared in the most dramatic look she could have. She was wearing protective gloves, a mask, and a headband over her dark hair. An apron was tied over the front of her outfit.
Jiwoo tugged her mask down. “What’s up?”
The group just stared at her before Aria and Johnny burst into laughter. Then the rest of them joined. “What?” She repeated, chuckling a bit too.
“You’re ridiculous,” Minji giggled. “You do know this is an apartment we’re cleaning, not a warehouse?”
Jiwoo rolled her eyes as their laughter increased even more, Yunhee even doubling over. “I’m just taking safety precautions.”
“Well, you’re the only one...so I think it’s just a you problem,” Johnny snickered.
Just as the words left his mouth, Taeyong came in holding a broom and dressed in attire identical to what Jiwoo was wearing.
“Nevermind,” Johnny muttered, as the girls and Doyoung tried to hold in their laughter.
Taeyong removed his gloves and moved to the sink to wash his hands. “The rooms are all dusted and wiped clean, so we can start bringing stuff in.”
“Yay! Thanks, Oppa!” The girls chorused.
“And Jiwoo,” He added with a laugh.
“Thanks, Jaycee~” They sang teasingly.
Jiwoo groaned, peeling off her own gloves and protective attire before washing her hands. “I hate you three. Where are my sweet, adorable children?”
“They went out with Yuta to get some “important stuff,” Johnny replied. “Probably just some small furniture or something.”
“Honestly, this place came pretty equipped even before we brought stuff in...” Minji trailed off, looking around. “I don’t think we need much more.”
“There’s even a toaster, blender, and rice cooker already,” Yunhee added. “We just need to get groceries.”
“Once again, shout-out to your parents, Ari,” Jiwoo said, plopping down into a seat between her and Johnny on the couch. “That was so sweet of them to get all these appliances and furniture.”
“Yeah, seriously, that was awesome.”
“I hope our thank-you letters were good enough.”
Aria tossed a pillow at Minji. “Of course they were! And really, it’s the least my family could do. They wanted to outright buy us an apartment actually.” She laughed.
“Aww...”
“I’m actually a little jealous,” Doyoung joked. “This dorm is so much nicer than ours.”
“Yah, that’s because we’re girls and need more space,” Jiwoo retorted playfully.
“You guys can live anywhere and make it work,” Aria chimed in. “We need luxury.”
The others burst out laughing while Johnny put an offended hand to his chest. “Wow, what are you trying to say?” He faked sounding hurt.
“I mean...they’re not wrong,” Taeyong laughed, putting both arms around the two girls who smiled. “Excluding me, of course.”
“Oh definitely,” Jiwoo and Aria agreed. “Only Taeyong-oppa is closer to our level.”
“Wow...” Johnny and Doyoung shook their heads in simultaneous disappointment.
The group talked together and finished setting up the kitchen before their other members finally returned.
“We’re home!” Yuta’s voice boomed through the apartment from the front, where they were taking off their shoes.
“This isn’t your home!” Taeyong called back. “And where have you three been?”
As usual, Kayo was the first to approach everyone, quick on her feet. She held out a box of donuts as well as bag filled with other snacks. “We brought back food!”
“What kind?” Yunhee questioned.
“Chicken and tteokbokki?”
She extended a hand. “Give to us.”
She handed it over to them without hesitation, giggling at the way her unnie’s faces lit up at the sight of the bag’s contents.
Their young maknae was the next one to pop in, giving a hug to Taeyong as she greeted everyone shyly, a hat covering her face slightly. “Ah, we’re a bit late because we got lost.”
“Lost..?”
“Yeah, we-”
Yuta then came in, holding what looked like three yoga mats, an ice cream maker, and two other bags. “Wow, the place looks great!” He commented.
“Yeah, no thanks to you,” Doyoung chided in his usual dryly-dramatic manner. He stood up, gesturing at him. “Of course you took them out for fun while we did hard work!”
Bliss tried to hold in their laughter, but once again, could not. An angry Doyoung was really entertaining.
“What did you even get?” Minji asked, peering at the two bags. “Are those...pudding cups?”
“Are you kidding me-”
“It was Kayo’s idea!” Yuta tried to defend himself, putting them down. “I can’t say no to her!”
“Don’t blame me,” Kayo said casually, grabbing a pudding cup.
“No, it’s time to eat.” Taeyong gently took it out of her hands, laughing a little at the pout she gave him.
“Wait, how did you guys get lost again?” Aria asked.
“We took a wrong turn...eight different times.”
“Wha-”
“Listen, all three of us are foreigners!” Kayo exclaimed. “We don’t know anything!”
Johnny ruffled her hair. “Kayo, baby, you can’t pull the foreigner card when you’ve lived and trained here for 3 years.”
She pouted and just leaned her head into the side of his jacket.
“Can we eat now?” Jiwoo begged. “That chicken smells so good.”
“I agree!”
“No, Yuta, you three can eat last,” Doyoung said.
“Why?!”
“For going on a get-away trip instead of cleaning the apartment?” Minji guessed with a laugh.
“Yah, this is unfair treatment,” Kayo complained.
“Lian can get food first, though,” Aria declared.
“What? Why her?!”
“Because she’s the baby and she’s sweet, you menace.”
Lian laughed, watching all her members playfully argue. Kayo was trying to tackle Aria, who was cackling as Yuta held her back, Jiwoo was recording everything while Yunhee took selfies with Johnny and Doyoung was yelling...
“Hey.” A hand gently rested on her head, and she looked up to see Taeyong smiling at her. “What are you thinking?”
She leaned against him, pausing to get a grasp on the Korean words she needed. “I think...this all feels just like home. A new... loud and crazy one. But a home regardless. And I’m happy.”
He beamed. “I’m so glad.”
