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ex!daniel + “Cause we work so well and we don't even know why”
“Can you pass me the-” Daniel was cut off by the paintbrush that was shoved into his vision. “Thanks, princess,” he said softly, bring a painted covered hand over to pat your head before retracting his hand when you glared up at him. He added more green to the canvas, pausing his ministrations every now and then to tilt his head, trying to get a better picture of what exactly he was trying to paint. Letting out a low hum, he stuck out his hand. You placed the jar of black paint in his open hand, along with a little gummy. He subconsciously places the gummy in his mouth before opening the jar, mixing the black paint with the bright green.
“I don’t like that color,” you said, wrinkling your nose.
“Well, I do. It completes my picture,” he replied, smearing the dark green onto his canvas, turning the bright summer day into something colder, something darker.
“But it’s not happy anymore,” you said, “It’s not warm.”
“It’s not supposed to be warm,” he said matter-of-factly, continuing to work.
“If you added a deeper shade of blue to the top right corner it would look good,” you said idly. You dug into the bag of gummies and plopped one into your mouth.
“But that’s just- Wait a minute, Y/N, you might be on to something there!” Daniel digs his brush into the jar of blue paint that sat at his feet and quickly added it to his canvas.
“Look at how pretty that landscape is!” your friend gushed as she dragged you around the art exhibit, “Ugh, I wish I was talented.”
You kept your eyes trained onto the painting in front of you. It’s rolling dark hills and turbulent navy sky brought a sudden sense of melancholy. However, you found yourself unable to look away.
“Do you want to try?” Daniel asked as he offered you a paintbrush. You looked at him as if he grew another head.
“Are you crazy? This is the painting you’re putting into the town’s art showcase, and you want me to ruin it? Try again, sweetheart.”
“You’re not going to ruin, princess. You’re going to give it character.”
“By ruining it.”
“Take the goddamn paintbrush.”
You begrudgingly took the brush from his outstretched hand and dipped it into a pot of light blue paint. Taking in a deep breath, you pressed the tip of the brush to the canvas and made one tentative stroke. Daniel took your hand into his and guided your movements, adding some brightness to the once stormy sky. Once you finished, the painting that once depicted a turbulent rainstorm now showed the calmness that came after the storm.
“Wow,” you let out softly, amazed at what Daniel was able to do.
“And it was all you, sweetheart,” he said before pressing a kiss to your shoulder.
You rolled your eyes at his comment. “Uh huh, whatever you say.”
“It’s different,” you said primarily to yourself; however, your friend overheard your comment.
“Different?” she questioned.
“Oh, that’s Daniel’s piece. It’s just different from the last time I saw it.”
“When was that?”
“Oh, just before we broke up, that’s all.” Bitterness crept at the back of your tongue. “I’m going to the restroom, don’t wait up for me,” you said to your friend. Moving swiftly through the exhibit, you tried your best to distance your thoughts from the past.
“Y/N?”
Your heart seized at the sound of his voice. Your feet stilled, keeping your body frozen in place. You counted to three in your head, inhaled, and turned around to face him; you could practically feel yourself falling for him again. Warmth suddenly filled your shoes, moving up through your whole body, yet, the ache stayed within your heart. You plastered on a small smile before acknowledging him.
“Hi, Daniel, nice painting,” you said, almost robotic-like.
“I didn’t think you’d come,” he replied; his eyes wandered from your shoes to your hands and finally to your face. What was he searching for? A sign of forgiveness? Or a sign of you moving on?
“I made a promise a long time ago I’d come. I don’t break promises,” you retorted; you were surprised at how strong your voice was coming out considering inside you were practically shaking.
“You’ll come to the art exhibit right? It’s-”
“In three months, I know, sweetheart. That’s all you’ve been talking about for the past months,” you said. The two of you were standing at the sink, washing paint off of your hands.
“It’s just, I’m doing something with my life that isn’t destructive, and it’s because of you, and I just want to make sure you’re there becau-” You had cut him off with a kiss. When you pulled away, Daniel looked down at you starry-eyed. “Because I love you, princess.”
“And I love you too, Daniel,” you said, rolling your eyes at your boyfriend’s cheesiness. It still surprised you to this day how sentimental the supposed bad boy was. “And I promise I’ll come to the art exhibit.”
“Pinky promise?” he asked in all seriousness. You giggled when he lifted his still paint-covered hand. He intertwined his pinky with yours and you pressed your thumb against his.
“Pinky promise,” you said, “Do you promise to behave while I’m State Champs?”
It was his turn to roll his eyes. “Ever since I started dating you, all I do is behave.” You glared up at him. “Fine, princess, I promise, and our pinkies are still intertwined, so it’s an official pinky promise.”
“Not even if the person you made the promise with broke their promise first?” he asked, a sad smile now painting his face. You tried not to linger on it too much, knowing full well he was aiming for a second chance, something you coached yourself into never giving him.
“Yeah,” you replied softly, choosing to look at your shoes, “even if they break their promise first. Now if you can excuse me, I have to look for my friend.” With those final words, you brushed past Daniel, choosing not to look back.
Pranking Ongniel with lyrics ft. MISS A - I don’t need a man
(Daniel is your brother in seongwoo’s)
Also happy ong day!!!
nation’s adoption ♡ for anon
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"Live your life in full bloom" Daniel x Jinyoung Cherry Blossom Aesthetic 🌸 As Requested!
ex!daniel + “You said you can’t live without me. So why aren’t you dead yet?”
It wasn’t hard for people to tell that your relationship with Daniel was peculiar. You were head of the student council, president of the Academic Quiz team, and you had a straight path into one of the best engineering schools in the country. Daniel, on the other hand, was everything you were not. While you spent hours in the classroom slaving over notes, Daniel spent his time under the bleachers with his crew, passing around cigarettes and Playboys. As you spent Saturday mornings in auditoriums answering trivia questions, he spent his Saturday mornings in a stranger’s bed for a short while before slipping away before they awaken. Everyone knew you were headed straight to university; everyone figured Daniel was headed straight to jail. How could two polar opposites ever be a good fit?
Yet, it was the polarity that enticed him to you. Little Y/N, so sweet, so innocent. You walked around the school with ribbon in your hair and a doe-eyed look on your face. He couldn’t help but let his eyes trail after you one day, watching your ponytail swish with every step you took. In class, he couldn’t help but let his eyes train themselves on the strip of bare skin that peeked out between the hem of your skirt and the top of your knee highs. And from that moment on, Daniel was hooked.
Bright-eyed Y/N always saw the very best in people. That was one of the reasons Daniel loved you. When everyone saw him as a burnout who’d amount to nothing, you saw something worthwhile.
“Your drawing’s nice,” you commented one day in passing, “You can definitely go somewhere with those skills.”
“Where, sweetheart? I’m pretty sure I’m not allowed to hang artwork up in jail,” he said sarcastically.
You frowned. He hated when you frowned. “Who said you’re going to jail?” you asked innocently.
Daniel snorted. “Your parents, my parents, your friends, teachers, the rude cashier at check-out 4. Honestly the list could go on forever,” he said, choosing not to look at you the moment he said it.
“No,” you said slowly, “you’re going to art school to become a worldwide famous artist. Whoever said you’re going to end up in jail has obviously never seen your artwork.”
Daniel let a small smile slip past his usual nonchalant countenance. “Mhm, whatever you say, princess. We all know your word is law here,” he said jokingly. You pouted and smacked his arm lightly. He chuckled before enveloping you in a hug. “You know you’re everything to me, right? I don’t think I can live without you,” he said.
Your cheeks reddened at his comment. “Shut up,” you said, feeling shy under his watch.
“I’m serious, princess. I don’t think I can live without you.”
Old habits die hard. You knew that Daniel didn’t always do the most moral, rule-abiding things in life, but he was trying to change. He actually attended classes now. He’s cut back on his cigarettes. And most importantly, he’s been utterly devoted to loving you, and only you.
At least that was what you had thought. You knew Daniel liked sleeping around; he hated the idea of commitment until he met you. You thought that part of him died the moment he uttered “I love you” against your skin one night under the stars. However that all came tumbling down the moment you walked into Daniel’s room to find him with another girl in his bed. Someone he used as a bed warmer for the days you were gone for State Championships. Someone he kissed, touched, whispered loving words to. Someone who wasn’t you.
“I-I, I’m sorry for interrupting,” you said, frozen in his doorway. After quickly coming to your senses, you closed the door shut and backed away slowly from the door. Your eyes widened when you realized the door had opened to reveal Daniel standing there, looking at you nervously. He took a step forward, and you took a step back.
“Y/N, listen, I, I didn’t mean for you to see that,” he started.
“Yeah, understood, I’m sorry I walked in on you cheating,” your voice broke at the word, “on me.” Your cheeks felt hot, and you reached up to touch your face, only to realize you were crying.
“N-no, I didn’t mean it like that!” Daniel took one step forward as you took another step back. “I don’t know how it happened, okay? I didn’t mean for it to happen, princ-”
“Don’t call me that,” you said: your voice coming out more pitiful than angry.
“Look,” Daniel ran his hands through his hair, “Y/N, I’m sorry, okay? I fucked up. But I love you, and one fuck up isn’t going to change that.” This time as he advanced towards you, you stayed rooted to your place. “You’re all I have, princess. I can’t live without you.” He placed his hands on your arms, looking down at you, begging for some kind sign of forgiveness.
You scoffed lightly. “You can’t live without me? Yet here we are,” you seethed. You looked up at Daniel with tears brimming in your eyes, yet you willed them from falling. “If you can’t live without me, why aren’t you dead yet? Hm? Because it looks like to me, you never needed me at all.”
I’m going to be doing a lot more of these type of fics bc it’s just something I can jot down really quickly. So far we have fwb!donghan and ex!daniel, more will be revealed about their stories eventually~~
The Softest™ Boy
A/N: So this came from a blast of inspiration that came from the @smols-n-tols group chat and the knowledge that Kang Daniel’s hobbies are being sleepy and eating jellies, resulting him in falling asleep while eating jellies. bLESS
So, Kang Daniel was the school’s certified bad boy™
Like the aesthetic was perfect. The guy had the leather jacket, the always messy hair, and whenever he took off his jacket, everyone got an eyeful of the scratches that litter his arms.
Little do people know the scratches are from the cats he save lmao, but you’ll figure that soon enough wink wonk
Anyways, you’re the school’s resident soft girl™
Like if you were in an anime, you’d be the character that has flowers floating around them whenever they talk
Anyways, due to your extremely opposite social circles, the two of you never interact
Even if you’re in the same class as him, he’s in the back corner by the windows, and you’re front and center
Also, you’re like hella scared of him lol
Like, you’re cordial to him; you say hi and stuff, but he always does that weird bro nod thing in reply
So you just tremble in fear from afar
Anyways, since you’re the school’s soft girl™, you’re always helping out teachers whenever they’re in need
So when your science teacher drops a bucket of who knows what she sends you to the janitor’s closet to grab a mop
You open the door of the closet, and there’s Kang Daniel, asleep in the corner of the closet with a manga over his face.
“Awww” you thought, “how soft” bc who knew the resident bad boy liked Ouran High School Host Club?
Anyways, you grab the mop, but as you were trying to leave you kicked something on the floor???
You look down and see some empty plastic jelly cups just littering the floor
So you turn to Daniel and slowly lift the manga off of his head, and you notice a half eaten jelly in his mouth
It’s strawberry flavored btw bc he can’t get any softer
Anyways, you lightly place the manga back on his face and lightly push some strands of his hair out of his eyes
wOW you’re face is red when you’re out of there, but it’s okay bc he’s gonna revert back to being scary so you’ll be okay
But little to you do know, Daniel woke up the moment you entered the closet, so after you shut the door, he took the manga off of his face and smiled softly to himself bc wOW you’re such a soft girl™
Time skip to a week later and you find yourself at the animal shelter bc your family really wants a pet cat
And you like animals so everything is gr8
But guess who works at the animal shelter?
it’s yA BOY DANIEL
He’s wearing an apron that has paw prints on it, and his hair is all floofy and wow you’re swooning
But you don’t want him to think you’re creepy or anything, so you get busy with looking at the little kittens playing in the little pen
Every now and then you sneak glances at Daniel and he’s helping out a family with a small cute toddler and your heart is just like awWW
And it’s the cutest thing bc this girl is to Daniel’s knees, so he bends down to her level and fishes around his apron pocket to produce a jelly
And your heart just soars when you hear the little girl gasp in excitement and the laughter that comes out of Daniel
bc who knew the resident bad boy was so soft™
So your parents continue looking around the store, but you kinda stay near the front of the shop just so you can sneak glances at Daniel and lowkey check him out
However, at one point when you sneak a glance he’s looking directly at you
And you’re dead on the inside bc wow a cute boy caught you checking him out, you just want death
So Daniel starts walking towards you, and you’re already thinking about changing your name and bolting out of there
But to your surprise he just smiles down at you and pulls out a jelly from his apron
“I usually only give these to the kids, but you’re cute, so it counts”
wOW you swooned right then and there
Eventually your parents pick out a cat, and you eventually eat the jelly he gave you (strawberry flavored bc y’all just soft)
Anyways, when you get back to school, Daniel just instantly swings his arm around your shoulder and pulls you super close to him before giving you a jelly
And everyone is like, “he’s bad, but he’s also soft™”