choose your fighter | nct dream series
in the depths of the city’s hidden fight scene, seven boys rise as kings of the underground. their fists speak louder than their fears, and their hearts get them into more trouble than their enemies ever could. step inside the circle if you dare, because every punch has a story, and every champion has a girl worth bleeding for. pick your fighter, keep your secrets, and whatever you do… don’t look away.
i. rookie fighter [in progress]
synopsis ⌲ mark lee is an up-and-coming boxer with a strict rule: no distractions before a fight. but when you slip past the ropes in hopes to finish an already decided match, you realize a tad too late that you're now in a ring… with him. when unwanted eyes begin to get a glimpse of the girl who is slowing him down, you step back into the ring, this time not to stop a fight, but to knowingly fight him.
ii. maze of alleys [in progress]
synopsis ⌲ you’re wandering through the city, trying to track down the speakeasy your friend swore was the best spot in town. instead, you push open the wrong door, and the sharp smell of iron and the roar of a cheering crowd hits you all at once. your eyes lock on the center of the room… and is that huang renjun? don't let his doll like face fool you! because he grew up fighting - first on the streets, then in the ring.
iii. probability and risk [in progress]
synopsis ⌲ on the rise, cocky, and the face of every white collar fighter who avoids his gaze—fight club's favorite prodigy. when you watch two men fight at the gym, you don't notice how loudly you declare that based on his patterns, the boy with the blonde hair has a 73% chance of losing the upcoming round. now lee jeno is making his way to you, demanding how the hell you're breaking down his career in numbers.
iv. please no questions [in progress]
synopsis ⌲ no celebration, no locker-room talk, no attachments. he's the underground fighter with a reputation for vanishing the second the match ends. no one knows where he goes, and he likes it that way. you're the night-shift student worker at the campus library, the only place open late enough for lee haechan to slip in unnoticed. you're not supposed to ask questions; and he’s not supposed to answer them. but one night, when he collapses between the shelves, you become the only person he physically can’t push away.
v. i'll fix it myself [in progress]
synopsis ⌲ na jaemin is an underground boxer with a reputation for physically never going down. one night you find him at a campus party, bloodied and bruised from a fight no one else knows about. he’s tried to patch himself up, but his self-stitching is messy and dangerous. hesitant at first, you carefully redo his wounds, and for the first time, he lets someone touch him gently, and you realize he’s the first patient whose blood doesn't make you flinch when you see it.
vi. guinea pig [in progress]
synopsis ⌲ the undergrounds championship fighter with a spotless record- zhong chenle is the daredevil that knows no limits. you're just someone who is never satisfied with the taste of your creations and can't seem to pinpoint what's missing. you're worlds collide—literally—when he crashes his body into you one night trying to outrun an officer. he hates people, hates fussing, hates slowing down, but something about the flour on your hands and the way you don't treat him like a criminal throws him off balance.
vii. obsession [completed]
synopsis ⌲ park jisung is the nation’s (secret) newest boxing obsession. hushed whispers, feared stares and his forgotten bloodied bandages left in the ring after every match. you're the girl living in the apartment next door because you can barely afford anything better while finishing your degree, and you can't help but notice the boy who comes home bloody and bruised every night. so what do you do? you follow him.
a/n: aaa first series (and first fic that im posting), im excited to share this considering how stoked i am with the comeback. i've listened to the entire album and tricky alone was going platinum in my room. i hope those who do end up reading this, you guys enjoy and do let me know what u think!!
im going to do my best to be uploading this on a weekly basis starting next week, so this series list will be updating as i write. if theres a title that you guys want to be tagged for specifically, lmk! enjoy! ᕦ( ◡̀﹏◡́)ᕤ