the cursed red string (1)
reuqest (by anon): can you make a imagine about reader x choi joon Wong x park Joong gil . It's like the three of them are connected with the red string like soulmates
pairing: reader x junwoong x joonggil
warnings: blood, mentions of suicide
a/n: im not sure how many parts this story will be, but it will have two endings !
it's been a calm few months in jumadeung, specifically for the risk management team as the dark cloud, also known as park joonggil, has been off their back for a while now. he would love to block your way whilst a mission to mock your team and its purpose. you sigh as you remember the incident three months ago - you had signed a reaper's responsibility contract with him, as you had to keep one of the souls he had to escort for the sake of saving a living person. "are you sure you won't regret this?" you heard him say as he passed on the paper to sign. "im pretty sure i will, but that's the only thing that will stop you right now."
as if you needed more on your plate, there was the recruitment of a naive soul - junwoong. he had his heart on his sleeve but his death is a mystery to everyone, as the director sealed his previous life. she insisted that your team take him in. as you're getting lost in your thoughts, you felt your chest tighten itself around your heart. it felt like someone was taking out what was left of your soul. you struggled to breathe, and fell to the ground. it was for a few minutes, but you felt yourself almost turn into nothing. you lay down on the cold, dusty floor as you breathe vigorously. what the hell...? you felt yourself fall into unconscious, and against your will, your body relaxed and your eyes started closing.
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blood.
countless lifeless bodies.
sandy ground turned red.
you reluctantly look at your hands. a bloody sword in one, and the other dripping cold blood. you look up with your cold eyes and there he is. again. standing with a knife pointed at you, his eyes were crying out for you.
they were...yearning for you.
someone who isn't you, someone...you used to be.
"you killed him" a familiar voice cried out. "who are you!! what have you done with (y/n)??" he knows your name?
"but i am, i am (y/n)"
he shook his head as he trembled. "no....no! you're not (y/n), she would never do this!" why is the rest of his face...blurry? you hear a voice coming from him, but no features other than his eyes are visible to you.
"who...are you?" you choked out. but all you heard was his cries as he points the sword at himself and..."no!!" you reach out to him, only to grasp thin air. you were back to reality. "(y/n)? why are you crying? was it a nightmare?" you look to your side to see junwoong kneeling next to you, looking at you worriedly. you touch your face, and feel the tears you've shed for a man with no face.
it's been a while since you've seen this nightmare, why is it back? you weakly get up, pushing junwoong's extended hand away. "can you mind your own business? stop butting in" you don't look at him. "but..." he trails off. "if u have the time to chitchat then the reports i have asked are on my desk?" "a-ah not yet..." you sigh as you leave the shabby, cramped office. as the least favorite team in jumadeung, you sure have it rough.
as you were heading out of the main entrance, you make a sharp turn and walk back in the direction of the director's office. jong-gil, coincidentally witnessing your weird act, was curious.
you breathe in as you knock on the door. you hear her replying and you enter. "what brings you here at this time?" she's signing papers, the usual. "im sorry to disturb your work, i just...." you look at her "i've started getting those nightmares again." she stops writing and looks up. "now i can see his eyes...but nothing else." you hear her sigh "is that so..." you nodded "his eyes were in despair yet they had love for someone that was me...but isn't at the same time"
you feel yourself getting emotional. "they've all gathered in one place...." you hear her whisper. "when you first came here, you begged me to lock your past life's memories. your scars were so deep that one reborn wasn't enough for you to heal" she looks at you, her eyes searching yours. "it might be inevitable, your memories coming back. however, the people in your dream might have the same faces as some of the reapers here, but they aren't the same people." you were even more confused. their faces would be familiar...? "what do you mean-" she waves her hand signaling for you to leave. "im busy now, another time."
you leave, more befuddled and worried than at ease. which is why you fail to see the tall figure standing infront of you. "what the-" you look up to see a confused jong-gil. confused?? you mumble a sorry and continue walking until you heard him speak. "you haven't forgotten the contract you've signed, right?" you stop and turn slightly enough to acknowledge him, still not looking at him. "how would you want me to fulfill that?" "you know when the time will come." what is with everyone riddling today?? you finally look up to meet his eyes, that were already searching yours. you felt your heart tighten. you nod your head and turn back to leave as quickly as you can.
you threw yourself on the soft bed, sighing in relief. you're finally done with the day. throwing the covers over your body, you thought about today's incidents. so many questions yet no answers. why did i want her to lock my memories...what type of person was i in the past..? dwelling over the director's words, you decide to close your eyes for the second time today. unaware of what's ahead, you focus on your curiosity.
part 1 I part 2 I part 3
