Imagine walking into a hidden club, unaware it's where supernatural creatures go to have fun. At the back, girls are dancing on stage and, as you get closer, your attention is immediately drawn to RyuJin. Sensing the fascination in your gaze, she lures you in, keeping the truth about being half vampire and half demon a secret.
Imagina entrar a un club bastante escondido sin saber que es el lugar donde las criaturas sobrenaturales salen a divertirse. Al fondo hay un escenario con un grupo de chicas bailando y, al acercarte, RyuJin capta tu atención de inmediato. Al percibir la fascinación con la que la observas, decide engatusarte, sin que descubras que en realidad es mitad vampiro y mitad demonio.
genre: angst, meeting at MAMA after break up, fans finding out about breaking up through Dispatch
word count: about 1.7k
After breaking up, you were hurt. Deep down, you still had feelings for Ryujin. Your break-up was about three months ago, you haven‘t heard from her since then – your members sometimes mentioned her and how you relationship is going but you always just changed the topic . The break-up was, according to you, really unnecessary. Yea, your stubbornness was always a big problem. But for you as well, you tried to get over it but just couldn‘t. The same goes to Ryujin‘s noisiness. You could have made it together. Probably could have found a way to solve everything and be a happy couple again.
You members didn‘t know about your break-up. You didn‘t want to tell them despite having them around a lot. You also spent more time at the dorm after your break-up, you didn‘t like being there on your own – always being reminded of her. How she smashed her key and bracelet with your Initial engraved, onto the ground. It really shocked you. Your manager also didn‘t know about your break-up. You often thought to yourself if Ryujin told her members and company about breaking up but it also broke you inside.
But the worst is yet to come.
It‘s MAMA time. You were a bit scared. Maybe a bit was an understatement. You were freaking out inside since this would be the first event after your break-up. You were scared of seeing the fans thinking you‘re still together and going strong. You were also scared of seeing her. Seeing Ryujin as well, maybe even sitting besides her group – everything made you shiver.
You were scared of her reaction – what if she sees you, was she able to feel the pain inside you? Did she still love you as well? Did she really mean what she told you the last time – when she told you that she hated you for loving you? Was she able to read your mind?
While thinking, one of your members would shift besides you in the backseat of the van and notices that you‘re acting weird today. „Hey Y/N, is everything alright? You‘re acting really strange today. Is it because of seeing Ryujin? oh- by the way, I heard that the staffs arranged for us to sit together at one table. That‘s sick right??? I hope you behave well! And c‘mon, we need to greet the fans now.“ ‚Really, that was all I needed.‘ you thought. „Ah, no-no, I‘m doing fine. I‘m just nervous. And don‘t worry, I‘ve got everything under control“, you say. When all of you got out of the van and greeted your fans, a staff member would bring you to your table. „Oh shi-“, you would start your sentence.
All of your members would look up and in your direction. Even the idols who were walking past you. ‚Keep calm Y/N, be a professional.‘ But you just couldn‘t. Ryujin was soo pretty today. You almost forgot how to breathe when making your way towards the table. All of you greeted each other and sat down. You could already feel fansites taking pictures of the both of you. It wasn‘t right. You told no one about your break-up – not even your own fans. You just couldn‘t – and on top of that, you also didn‘t know how. You didn‘t want to put on a scene.
Don‘t worry, you weren‘t making a scene – Dispatch did.
After taking home 2 trophies that night, one for ‚Worldwide Fans‘ Choice Top 10‘ and the other one for ‚Best OST‘ sung by two of your members, you would get up and greet your fellow idol friends as well. You also posed for your fans who wanted to take pictures of you. When going back to your members, they would chitchat with ITZY. On your way, you would stare at Ryujin and the ground right after she noticed you were joining in their conversation.
„You guys did well tonight!“ your leader told them. They would all smile and say the same back to your group. „Yea, I‘m surprised that those two“, Lia would start, pointing at you and Ryujin,“also managed to behave well and not be all over each other! Did you guys bet on something or what?“ You both would shake your heads at the same time, surprising all of the members of your telepathy. „Ahhh, It‘s been a while since we last have seen you, Ryujin. Y/N would never tell us something on how‘s it going between you...“ You shoot Ryujin a glance and she would be taken aback by the sudden outburst of your member. „Ahhh, don‘t worry, we‘re doing fine, right, Y/N-ah~“, she‘d say and straight up looks at you. Now it was your turn to be taken aback. You would only nod. „Alright then, It‘s time to go back to the dorm, I hope you guys get home safe!“ All of you would bow to each other and leave.
At the dorm, the second-youngest member would ask you, „Y/N, are you sure that you‘re alright? You kinda looked pale today...was it because of Ryujin?“ The youngest would join your conversation. „Yea! [member‘s name] is right, you didn‘t look great today – I MEAN YOU DID BUT- he/she is right, you really looked like you wanted to go home the entire time.“ You would sigh and play with your bracelet – the one with the ‚R‘. „Nooo, It‘s not that. Fuck, I don‘t know.“ You would curse and place a pillow on top of your face. The youngest members would look at each other with puzzled expressions. „Huh, I know that bracelet… But...Ryujin didn‘t wear hers today“ the youngest says. „Yes, I saw that too! Hm, Y/N could it be that the both of you guys fought and she put it down?“ „Nooo, it can‘t be – Both of them wore them all the time! Something big probably happened. Y/N-ah, tell usss~“ The youngest exclaims.
„How about you dumb shitheads leave Y/N alone? They‘re probably tired and sleep wouldn‘t hurt the both of you.“ Your leader said while shoving the youngest members out of the room. „Thank you [leader‘s name]. I really needed that.“ you say, finally lifting the pillow and throwing it across the room. „Ahhhh, Y/N, i know.“ ‚huh? Pardon???‘ you would think to yourself. ‚WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU KNOW???‘ you were probably having a very shocking expression on your face because your leader stared at you, holding back a laugh. „Yeah, I know. These kids can really be a pain in the ass sometimes. But you still love them – at the end of the day.“ ‚pheeew, that was it.‘ „Oh, and by the way, now I really want to know what happened – between you and Ryujin of course. As a leader, I always want to know if my members are doing good – which is the total opposite when I look at you, including today at MAMA. So...tell me“ ‚PLEEEASE NO. TELL ME THAT I AM DREAMING I REALLY DON‘T WANT TO RECALL IT‘.
After taking a breath. „Alright, but please don‘t tell anyone.“ Your leader would nod and you told her everything. Everything that happened during your break-up. Sometimes you had to take a break because the emotions were crawling back to you. Your leader would rub your back a few times. „Ahhhhh, alright. Hm, well…. You guys-“ you would notice that your leader is also at a loss of words. His/Her expression would change. „Ah, you do know that it‘s normal to have difficulties within a relationship...and well, all of us know about you being stubborn – but we‘re still here, right?“ After your leader said that, you started to think again. Maybe it was just the miscommunication between the both of you. Maybe you would still be together.
Dispatch had other plans.
After you waved your leader off, you would go to sleep. The next morning, the youngest members would storm into the room – not minding the fact that you‘re still sleeping. „OMG Y/N I NEVER EXPECTED YOU TO-“ the youngest says. The second-youngest would be shocked at whatever he/she was just reading online. You were still a little bit sleepy and didn‘t understand one single thing. „Yea, good morning to you too. What the hell are you talking about [youngest‘ member name]?“ You would rub your eyes and the youngest member shoves their phone into your face. You would take the phone. „WHAT THE FU- DISPATCH“ You would storm out of the room and look for your leader – since she/he was the only member who truly knew about everything – not minding being in your pyjamas. „WHAT THE HELL [leader name] DID YOU READ THAT SHITTY ARTICLE?“ Your leader nods and takes the phone out of your hand and hands it to the youngest member. „Well, you know how Dispatch works. They love starting drama. I mean they are partly right about what they wrote – you guys“, she would look around to make sure that no other members is around and looks back at you,“ aren‘t together anymore. But the way they wanted to picture your break-up… is just childish and petty. You really need to solve things fast, Y/N. A lot of fans have seen it already and they are more or less surprised about the both of you being quiet about it“ You would be at a loss of words again and got ready to get to your company.
Arriving there, you see that you got 5 missed calls, 3 being from your manager, 1 being from your mom and the other one being from – Ryujin?! You swiped them away since you had to finish what Dispatch just started. „Ah, Y/N, too busy answering my calls huh? Can you imagine how crazy it‘s been going since today morning??? I‘ve got plenty of calls because of you – or well, because of the article ‚Discunt‘ decided to post.“ Your manager was mad, you could tell. „Yea, I can imagine and that‘s why I‘m here. I want to go live and tell [fandom name] my side of this story. I know it‘s selfish by not asking Ryujin first but right now I just don‘t want my fans to hate me – even more.“ Your manager was against it at first but sooner or later he agreed.
You hurried to another room, the one you usually have your vlives at and get your phone out again. You were unsure of calling her back before you start your live and tell your fans about it. But you decided to text her instead. After getting her ‚ok‘ you started vlive.
☆ summary: during your first night in seoul, you go to the rooftop of your apartment. you didn’t expect to meet a gorgeous girl up there.
☆ word count: 3.3k
☆ listen to: new light by john mayer
You knew Seoul was big, but for some reason you weren’t expecting it to be this big. It was so big that you almost felt suffocated, even as you were unpacking in your apartment. The feeling wasn’t helped by the fact this was your first time living alone and away from home. You felt lonely, anxious, and even as you looked out the window and out onto the bright lights of the city, you couldn’t shake the feeling of dread and anxiety.
It was 10 pm before you finished unpacking most of your things, having spent the whole day rummaging through boxes to at least get the essentials unpacked before tomorrow. Your apartment was starting to feel a bit more like home, but it did little to ease your nerves.
You looked at your phone, screen indicating the time, before you took one more look out the window. The city was beautiful, but you couldn’t help but think it would look more beautiful if you could experience it in a place you could breathe.
That was when you remembered what the building owner had told you when you had been looking at the apartment. That you had access to the roof of the building. She had informed you that not many people went up there, considering it wasn’t very interesting, but that you were free to wander up there if you so wanted.
So, without any further hesitation, you grabbed a sweatshirt and your key, walking out the door and to the stairs that would lead you up to the rooftop of your apartment building.
The minute you pushed the door to the roof opened, you were hit with a refreshing blast of cold air. You took a deep breath as you stepped onto the roof, admiring the dark black sky above you and the twinkling lights of the city that surrounded you. Walking a bit closer to the edge, you made sure to keep a safe distance as to not fall before you smiled to yourself.
For the first time since arriving in Seoul, your brain has calmed and your heart has stopped racing. You felt yourself relax into your sweatshirt as you stared out at the city, the cold breeze lightly brushing past your hair and cheeks every so often. You hummed happily to yourself as you admired and took in the city from above.
You were so enraptured with the view and the calm feeling that you didn’t hear the door to the roof open, nor did you hear the footsteps that approached you.
“It’s beautiful, isn’t it?” You jumped ever so slightly as you whipped your head to look at where the voice had come from. Standing a foot away from you was a girl with short black hair smiling at you. She was breathtaking and, had you not been so relaxed, you probably would have ran away. Instead you found yourself smiling back at her, turning your attention back to the cityscape.
“Yeah, it is,” you replied, eyes twinkling from happiness. The girl chuckled as she moved a bit closer to you, moving to lean against the wall that enclosed the rooftop.
“I haven’t seen you up here before. You new?” she asked. You nodded as you joined her to lean against the wall.
“Yeah. I actually just moved in today. My name is Y/N,” you said, looking at her and reaching a hand out. She looked at your hand, before grinning and taking your hand in hers.
“Nice to meet you. My name is Ryujin,” she introduced, before moving her hand back to lean against the wall. You two sat in silence for a few moments, simply enjoying the view and the distant noise of Seoul at night. You didn’t know how long you spent up there, but after a fairly long while of silence, you felt yourself getting a bit sleepy. You turned to Ryujin with a soft smile, eyes dropping a bit lazily.
“As much as I love the rooftop, I’m a bit tired and I have to wake up early tomorrow. I’ll see you later, Ryujin.” Ryujin nodded, giving you a smile and a small wave as you walked to the door and to your apartment. Laying down in your messy bedroom, you smiled to yourself, falling asleep to the thought of the rooftop and Ryujin.
The next day went fairly smoothly, far smoother than you were expecting. Your first day of work in Seoul was good and all your coworkers seemed really nice. They even invited you out to go drinking with them, but you turned them down in favor of getting back to your apartment to finish unpacking.
After a long day of work, the last thing you wanted to do was unpack, but you forced yourself to finish in favor of not having to do it later on in the week. So, after hours of unpacking with only a small break for dinner, you finally flopped down on your couch. You were sweating slightly from working so hard, and your apartment’s air conditioning was broken and would be until tomorrow afternoon. So, you made the decision to head up to the roof to cool yourself down before bed.
To your surprise, Ryujin was already up there when you arrived, hearing your entrance and smiling at you.
‘Well hello there. Nice to see you again.” You smiled as you moved to stand next to her.
“Nice to see you too. Do you come up here every night?” you asked, stuffing your hands in your jacket pocket.
“Not every night, but I try to come up here as often as I can. My roommates can be a little overwhelming sometimes, so it’s nice to come up here to just relax and get some air,” she explained, staring out at the city. You nodded.
“Understandable. I figured I’d come up here to get some air. It’s been quite a busy day.” Ryujin turned to you, an eyebrow raised in a silent request to hear more.
“I started my first day of work. Everyone I worked with is really nice, but it’s difficult getting used to a new work environment. I also had to finish unpacking which, as you probably know, is very tiring,” you sighed. Ryujin hummed in agreement, a small smile playing on her lips.
“Well, it’s really nice to have someone else up here. I usually prefer being alone but I like being around you,” Ryujin explained. You felt yourself flush ever so slightly at her words, before returning the smile back to her.
“I like being around you too, Ryujin.” She chuckled slightly, before she stood up straight and pulled out her phone. You watched her curiously as she opened her phone and passed it to you. You grabbed the phone, looking at her in confusion which elicited a chuckle from her.
“Your phone number. We are friends now, right?” You nodded happily, quickly typing in your name, number, and even your apartment number so Ryujin could find your apartment if needed. Shooting her a smile, you handed her phone back and waved.
“Bye, Ryujin,” you said, before heading back to your apartment, smile not fading the whole way to your bed.
Days like this continued on for quite a while, with you heading up to the roof late at night and Ryujin either already waiting for you or joining you not long after. You two became fast friends, loving to talk to one another about anything and everything. Ryujin told you all about her roommates and their antics and you told Ryujin stories about your childhood and current workplace.
It was nice to spend your nights with Ryujin. She was cool, kind, and overall a comfortable person to be around. She made you feel heard, and she never hesitated to make you laugh even when you were having a bad day.
As days turned to weeks, and weeks to months, you and Ryujin inevitably had to stop meeting on the rooftop. Now that winter was here, it was far too cold to spend time up on the rooftop together. Which was how you ended up nervously waiting in front of Ryujin’s apartment door.
You didn’t know why you were so nervous. You had talked to Ryujin countless times before, this was pretty much no different. Maybe it was because this felt so much more intimate, her inviting you into her home instead of just meeting in a public space.
The thought made you flush ever so slightly. You would be lying to yourself if you said that you hadn’t fallen for Ryujin in the time that you had known her. How could you not? She was unlike anyone else you met and with the amount of times she jokingly flirted with you, you were bound to catch feelings at some point. Not that you were mad about it though. She was probably one of the best people you could have fallen for.
Your nerves dissipated a bit as the door opened and a smiling Ryujin was revealed to you. She moved aside, allowing you to take your first steps into her apartment. It was fairly cozy and you could definitely tell that it was an apartment for 5 girls. The living room was a little cramped, but not enough to be garish in any way. The walls were covered in pictures and posters, and sitting on the large couch in front of the TV were 3 girls who instantly waved to you.
You recognized them immediately as Yeji, Chaeryoung, and Lia. Ryujin talked about them a lot and showed you lots of photos so you were able to identify them pretty easily. They all wore smiles as you and Ryujin approached.
“Guys, this is Y/N. Y/N, you already know them but this is Yeji, Chaeryoung, and Lia. Yuna is picking up the food right now so you’ll get to meet her later,” Ryujin explained. You nodded, stepping into the living room and sitting down on one of the chairs.
“We are really glad to meet you!” Chaeryoung was the first to speak, her delicate features morphing into a smile as you grinned back at her.
“Yeah. Ryujin never shuts up about you so-” Lia was cut off as Ryujin smacked her arm slightly before moving to sit on the chair next to you. Lia chuckled to herself as she rubbed the spot she had been hit in, looking a little too pleased with the reaction she had gotten. Brushing off the strange interactions, you smiled at all of them.
“Well, I’m glad to meet you too. Ryujin tells me all about you guys so it’s nice to finally get to see the same people that she tells stories about,” you replied kindly. The girls were very easy to talk to, asking you questions about yourself and answering any questions that you posed back to them.
After about half an hour, Yuna walked in, instantly rushing to put the food down and greeting you. You smiled at her enthusiasm, laughing a bit as Ryujin rolled her eyes at Yuna.
The 6 of you ate together, making small talk and watching a trash reality tv show that was playing. When you were done with dinner, Ryujin took your plate into the kitchen, before leading you to her bedroom, shouting a reminder to not bother you two behind her.
Her bedroom was very obviously one that she shared with one of the other girls. The bedroom held two beds, one of them lofted and the other not. Ryujin led you to the lofted bed, motioning for you to join her on the couch that was underneath her bed.
“This is my room. That side is Yeji’s side and this is my side,” Ryujin explained. You nodded, taking in all the decorations and the aroma of essential oils that seemed to come from Yeji’s side mainly, but circulated around the whole room.
“So, which one of you gets their own room?” You asked, sending her a smile. Ryujin groaned, rolling her eyes.
“Chaeryoung. We did a Mario Kart tournament for the largest room and she won. Lia and Yuna share the room down the hall.” You nodded in understanding as Ryujin messed around on her laptop a little bit. Suddenly some music began playing from a wall mounted speaker. You smiled at her before continuing to talk to her about everything and nothing.
You didn’t even notice that as time went on, you and Ryujin moved closer and closer until you were sitting so close that you could practically hear each other whisper or breathe. It felt nice to be this close to her, almost natural in a sense. You giggled at something she said, making her laugh as well. You moved your head forward as you giggled, but stopped abruptly when you realized how close to Ryujin you actually were.
Everything stilled as you and Ryujin looked at each other, eyes wide and mouths parted open. You felt your breath pick up and your heart pound as Ryujin’s glossy brown eyes darted down to your lips. You felt her move closer and you followed, before your brain finally caught up to your actions and immediately sent panic into your brain.
You pulled back, your face hot as you stared at Ryujin, whose eyes had become almost unreadable from a distance. And before you could stop yourself you stood up and smiled at her.
“I just remembered that I need to do something at my apartment. I’ll see you later, Ryujin.” You darted out of the room, waving a quick goodbye to Ryujin’s roommates and heading into the hallway. You were quick to rush to your apartment, in case Ryujin decided to follow you out. It wasn’t until you were fully safe behind your own door that you let out the breath that you had been holding, your mind running a mile a minute.
You had almost kissed Ryujin. You kept repeating that thought in your mind as you paced around your apartment, not really knowing what to do. Did you like Ryujin like that? You were sure that you did, but you didn’t want to rush into anything. Did Ryujin feel the same way? That was a question you couldn’t be certain about and you certainly just blew your opportunity to find out.
Your brain had too many thoughts in it, too many questions, and it was making you panic. So you attempted to push it out of your brain, though you failed miserably, and fell onto your bed for a very poor night of sleep.
The next couple of days felt like you were underwater. You were so focused on trying to figure things out, replaying that night in your mind, that it was affecting your work and your everyday life. You were starting to fall behind on your work and than panicked to try and rush to fix it before you could get fired. All the while your brain was working to also solve your issue with Ryujin.
It also didn’t help that you had no one to talk to about this. Ryujin had been your only close friend since you had arrived in Seoul. You told her everything, ranted about everything, but you obviously couldn’t rant to her about an issue that involved her and your feelings for her. Your coworkers were sweet, but you were not close enough to any of them to tell them about this.
So you made the habit of going home and just pacing, crying, and or screaming. Anything to get all this pent up confusion and frustration out of your mind and into the atmosphere.
Ryujin had tried to contact you since then but you were far too worried right now to answer her. You needed to sort out your own thoughts and you were afraid that Ryujin would, though not on purpose, only confuse you more.
A week after the incident, your mind was finally calming down a little bit. You had come to the conclusion that you indeed like Ryujin and that you did indeed want to kiss her. You had also come to the conclusion that you needed to talk to Ryujin soon. Whether or not she felt the same wasn’t important right now. What was important was that you told her how you felt so you could finally go back to living a normal life, or at least as normal a life as you could.
Which is how you ended up two days later standing at Ryujin’s door, heart racing as your fist finished knocking. The door opened fairly quickly, revealing a smiling Yeji.
“Y/N! Good to see you! We’ve been worried about you. Ryujin hasn’t shut up since you ran out the other night. She’s in our room, if you want to talk to her,” Yeji said, letting you walk in. You gave her a hug of thanks, before making your way to the door. It was cracked open, just enough that you could see Ryujin sitting on her couch, headphones on. You took a deep breath, summoning your confidence before you pushed the door open.
Ryujin’s head snapped up instantly, her face instantly lighting up at the sight of you. You felt guilt eat away at you at her expression. Clearly she had not been as panicked as you and you felt guilty for ignoring her for so long. She moved her headphones, eyes sparkling as you moved to sit next to her, your knees knocking into hers a little bit.
“Hey! I was worried, you weren’t answering my texts. I thought maybe I had scared you off,” she said. You looked up at her and almost instantly your nerves were eased. She wasn’t angry at you, nor was she annoyed. She was just worried about you running off.
“I’m sorry. I just…”
“Just what? It’s okay, you can tell me anything, Y/N.” Ryujin’s voice was so soft, so comforting, that it took everything in you to not kiss her right there. You grabbed her hand, watching as she responded instantly, holding your hand back and softly rubbing it with her thumb.
“Ryujin, I think that I’ve fallen for you. I didn’t mean to scare you, I just didn’t know how to feel yet and when we almost kissed it made me panic. I’m sorry for not responding to you, I was just trying to figure out how I felt. But I know now. Ryujin, I really like you. And I hope that my stupidity isn’t enough to drive you away,” you felt yourself cringe away, awaiting a response that you could only hope would be positive. You only relaxed when you heard Ryujin’s soft chuckles, a smile on her face as she peered at you.
“It’s gonna take a lot more than your stupidity to drive me away, Y/N. Besides, I like you too.” Your eyes widened as a smile began to grow on your face. You couldn’t stop yourself as you practically tackled Ryujin into a hug on her couch. Ryujin laughed as you squeezed her, face buried in her neck as she held you tight and leaned down to press a soft kiss to her head.
You didn’t say anything else. Simply laid together, holding one another and relishing in the moment.
“Do you want to go to the roof?” Ryujin asked, suddenly. You furrowed your eyebrows, moving to look at her.
“It’s freezing outside though.”
“Yeah, but I wanna go to the place I first met you. I want to relish that the roof brought me and the most pretty, though stupid, girl ever together.” You narrowed your eyes in thought, Ryujin laughing at your face.
“I’ll let you wear my sweatshirt?” She laughed as you sprung up, ready to go. Sweatshirt safely in your arms and both your hands clasped together, you and Ryujin walked together to your roof, smiling the whole way there.
Request: Itzy is working with Idle for a special stage. Ryujin knows Reader loves Idle, especially Soojin. So when Soojin starts talking to reader and they start getting along, Ryujin gets jealous (but not in a negative/obsessive way)
In awe Ryujin looked at the dancing figure in front of her. Soojin was known for being one of the best dancers of their generation but seeing her live was a whole other experience. Her movements were sharp and defined and her facial expression was lethal. No wonder that she was your bias.
The moment Ryujin had told you that Itzy would collaborate with (G)I-dle for a special stage, you didn’t stop talking about it. You had tried convincing her to befriend Soojin, so that you could hang with her some time. You were probably her biggest fan out there. And now Ryujin understood why. Maybe she should really befriend her and ask for some dancing advice, so that she could impress you as well.
“Thank you Soojin for the demonstration. Shall we try it all together now?”
The choreographer clapped her hands and ripped Ryujin out of her trance.
Right, she was not only here to watch this goddess in front of her but to dance herself as well. Quickly she scrambled to her feet and went to her spot next to Soojin. It felt kind of awkward to stand so close next to her after staring at her before. Therefore, Ryujin avoided her eyes and sheepishly looked to the floor while listening to the instructions of the choreographer.
They started the practice and Soojin nailed every single dance move, whereas Ryujin was struggling to keep the right order in mind. Nevertheless, she enjoyed the practice to the fullest. (G)I-dle’s members were actually really cool and throughout the practice they automatically grew closer. They joked around to make the hard choreography a little less exhausting and at the end of the day, Ryujin could proudly say that she had gained new friends.
She couldn’t even wait to see you tonight and make you jealous by telling you how great Soojin was in person. With a big grin on her face, Ryujin drove back to the dorm where you were already waiting for her. Together you cuddled up on the couch while she told you everything about her day. With an open mouth you listened to her talking about Soojin’s incredible talent and how nice of a person she was.
“Do you think, I can meet her?”
You asked with sparkling eyes after Ryujin was done talking and how could she ever say no to you?
“I’ll try my best to arrange something.”
She answered and a wide smile spread on your face.
Like promised, Ryujin talked with Soojin the next day and asked her whether she would feel comfortable meeting you. She was a little flustered to know that you were such a big fan of her, but at the end, she gladly agreed to meeting you. Both groups wanted to go out to grab dinner after the practice anyways, so Ryujin decided to just bring you along.
When she called you to tell you the news, you squealed into the phone and she was worried that you would die of a heart attack tonight. But when you met them at the restaurant, you reacted differently than Ryujin had thought. Neither did you scream loudly nor did you hyperventilate. Instead, you simply stared at Soojin while hiding behind your girlfriend. Ryujin giggled because of your shyness and gently pushed you in front of her.
“Soojin that’s Y/N. Y/N that’s Soojin.”
She introduced the two of you, causing both of you to sheepishly look to the floor and suddenly Ryujin realized that you were actually more alike than she had thought.
“H-Hi, I am a big fan of you. And (G)I-dle of course. You are a really talented group.”
You stuttered sheepishly, but after you had complimented all the members of (G)I-dle, they actually ended up more flustered than you. Apparently, the shiest people on earth had met, causing the members of Itzy to chuckle.
“Ya Y/N. Why do you never praise us like that?”
Yuna suddenly complained jokingly, causing everyone to break out in laughter and the atmosphere became more comfortable.
Together you sat down at a table and almost seamlessly you managed to take part in their conversation although you didn’t know the members of (G)I-dle for long. Especially with Soojin you seemed to kick it off right away. After each of you had overcome their shyness, you started talking about the things you like and realized that you had a lot in common.
At first, Ryujin looked at the two of you proudly. She loved to see you so close to one of your favorite idols. But the more she observed you, the more Ryujin’s mood started changing. The two of you giggled with your heads closely stuck together and were immersed in your own world while the rest of the table was talking about different things. She trusted you and knew that you would never cheat on her, but what if you could be happier with an all-round talent like Soojin? She was way prettier than her and her sexy aura was clearly superior to her own dorky one.
While everyone else at the table became louder and louder throughout the evening, Ryujin became quieter. She was caught up in her own thoughts and couldn’t stop glancing at Soojin and you. She couldn’t help but think that the two of you would make a really pretty couple. Ryujin was only ripped out of her absentmindedness when she felt your hand on her leg.
“Hey are you ok?”
You asked with concern in your eyes and Ryujin tried to fake a smile.
“Yeah sure. I’m just exhausted from practice.”
She lied, but you kept looking at her in a way that told her that you could see right through her.
“Do you want to go home?”
You offered, but Ryujin didn’t want to be a bad sport.
“No, I’m fine. Please enjoy the rest of the night.”
She patted your hand encouragingly before trying to get involved in the conversation that Yuqi and Chaeryeong had next to her.
Your gaze stayed fixed on her for a while, but Ryujin chose to ignore it. She didn’t want you to worry about her. This evening was supposed to be fun for you and not about her feelings. Therefore, Ryujin tried to distract herself the rest of the evening, although she could feel that you were keeping an eye on her from that moment on.
Eventually they reached their curfew and their managers came to pick them up. Reluctantly everyone said goodbye, but not before exchanging numbers. All of them agreed to spend another evening like this together before the cars drove up to bring everyone to their dorms. Ryujin wanted to follow her members to get into the car, but before she could, your hand grabbed her wrist and held her back.
“How about you walk me home?”
You asked and Ryujin remembered that you weren’t living far away from the restaurant.
“Yeah sure! Girls you can go head, I’ll be home soon.”
She agreed before waving her members goodbye and following you instead.
For a while you kept walking in silence, but Ryujin knew that it had a reason why you wanted to walk home with her. Nervously she kept tugging on her shirt instead of holding your hand like she usually would.
“That was a nice evening. Thank you for bringing me along.”
You eventually ended the silence and Ryujin smiled awkwardly in response.
“You’re welcome. I’m glad that you enjoyed it.”
She answered while remembering how close you were to Soojin the whole evening, making her smile falter.
Absentmindedly Ryujin kept walking but suddenly you tugged on her shirt and made her stop.
“Will you finally tell me what’s bothering you?”
You asked once she was facing you while searching for her eyes, although Ryujin tried her best to avoid your gaze.
“Nothing.”
She mumbled almost inaudible and she knew that she had no chance to hide the truth.
“We both know that that’s not true.”
You responded while crossing your arms and looking at her expectantly.
“Why did you choose to date me?”
Ryujin suddenly blurted out, causing you to furrow your brow in confusion.
“Jagi where is this coming from? But I didn’t really have a choice. You’ve just made me fall in love with you the moment that I have seen you.”
You chuckled, but Ryujin kept staring blankly ahead.
“Don’t you wish you were dating someone else sometimes? Someone like Soojin for example?”
Finally, she looked into your eyes and could see how the realization of why she was behaving so weird sunk in.
“Jagi...”
You exclaimed concerned while stepping forward to grab her hand.
“Is that why you are behaving so weird? Are you worried because of Soojin and I?”
Ryujin avoided your eyes again, because she felt embarrassed to be making such a scene.
“Hey look at me.”
You ordered her softly before tilting her chin to make her face you.
“I’m sorry, if I have conveyed the wrong impression today, Ryujin. I am only a fan of Soojin that’s all. I would never want to exchange you for anyone in this world. Soojin can’t even begin to keep up with you. You are way prettier, funnier, smarter, cuter and... sexier.”
You wiggled with your eyebrows jokingly, making Ryujin chuckle although tears had started filling her eyes by now.
“Really?”
She asked sheepishly and you instantly cupped her face.
“Yes! You’re driving me crazy, Ryujin. In a good way. I don’t even have time to look at any other girl, because I’m busy admiring you the whole day.”
Heat immediately rose to Ryujin’s cheeks and she shoved you lightly.
“You’re so cheesy.”
She said bashfully, but your cheeky grin made her blush even more.
“You’re the only one for me Shin Ryujin.”
Hearing those words out of your mouth made Ryujin’s heart beat 3000 times per second and she felt weak in her knees. All the words were jumbled in her brain, so she quickly leaned forward to press her lips on yours, despite knowing that you were in public. The kiss only lasted for a few seconds, but it didn’t fail to make Ryujin breathless and her body tingly.
You looked at her with a wide smile playing on your lips once you pulled away and Ryujin couldn’t help but to mirror your expression. The events of the evening were already long forgotten and all Ryujin could think about was how beautiful you looked right in this moment. You were the only one that could make her heart skip a beat. The only one that understood her without any words. The only one that she trusted with her life.
if she could she would most definitely cuddle u 24/7
but also ,,,, she doesn’t wanna seem desperate
so like ,
she’s playing it cool
even though fucking everyone knows she loves u and wanna hold u
ryujin has had a long day
and all she wants to do is dramatically fall onto her bed and cuddle up to u
(n maybe kiss u once or twice)
so before she leaves jyp she calls u!
“can u pls be at the dorm when we get back i wanna do sumn”
“ryu,,,,, . do u wanna dramatically fall on the bed?”
“.,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,, , ʸᵉ”
“ . ,,, i’ll be there”
“(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧ (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧ “
(“i’m not even gonna ask how you said that out loud”)
so now ryujin is excited!!!
because SHES GONNA SEE U!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!
AND YOU'RE GONNA CUDDLE!!!!!!!!!
(N KISS)
SO SHE'S ALL !!!! HYPE !!!!
hype ryujin is annoying cute ryujin
she’s all !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
n chaeryoung is all ???????????????
but also !!!!!!!!!!
because seeing ryu happy makes her happy
so when they finally get permission to go back to the dorm
ryu is sprinting
she’s the first one there
she practically kicked the door down and ran in yelling
“BABY!!!!!!”
“i’m in your room,” u shout back, putting ur phone on down, because u know what’s about to happen
2 seconds later ryujin comes practically flying in
before you can register what’s happening, a wild ryujin is clinging to you
“I MISSED YOU!!!!!!!”
“ryu,” u giggle (making her heart go boom boom) “we saw each other yesterday,”
“i know but i still missed u,” she mumbles into ur chest
she’s just clinging to u
holding so tight :’) (hhdkdjsJbdkdhsJDJDJHSSKJSWJISJWKZJjjsjsjjdeehhgehh)
she sighs in content when u start playing with her hair
ur heart is just going BOOM BOOM FUCKING BOOM
she’s just so tired and you’re comfortable to lay on :’)
(LISTEN RYUJIN LAYING HER HEAD ON YOUR STOMACH WITH HER ARMS AROUND YOUR WAIST FFFFFFHSJHS)
you’re calmly running ur fingers through her hair
so yeah ,,, ryujin is pretty much in heaven rn
at some point she falls asleep
everything was just catching up to her
ure on your phone as ryujin sleeps
,,,,,just scrolling
definitely not tweeting keyboard smashes because ur girlfriend is the cutest person alive ,,,
ur heart is just going GGHSSJSJDJDKSK&/&/&&/$&/922&8&&/&&$Jjsjsiwkownak&2kr28/)*{${£[€]+|$_€!kJjjhdjJDJWKWJAIKkr&2jjwjkr€)/krkr/&HSHSkr.kr/&&JSJSKAJksjsinwosbwosjao
u know , everyday stuff
but !! then you feel tired also because living is tiring
so u put your phone down and shift so you can lay down
u carefully move ryujin
carefully
and BOOM you’re laying beside your girlfriend (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧ (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧
when u moved her she let go of your body
but as u laid down she quickly found u again
she curled up to you
and internally ure like: IM TRYING TO FUCKING SLEEP SHIN RYUJIN HOW DARE YOU BE THIS FUCKING PRECIOUS!!!!!!!!
but , u calm down (kinda)
u calm down enough to fall asleep
but like , right before you fall asleep u kiss the top of her head
it’s nice . u n ryujin sleeping and cuddling ☆ﾐ(o*･ω･)ﾉ ☆ﾐ(o*･ω･)ﾉ
can you believe u fall asleep and more in love??
(yeah, yuna did walk in and saw u two sleeping)
(yeah, she did let out a small screech at the sight)
hi thereee, can i request #14 and #31 with Itzy’s ryujin? thank uuuu :-)
(Admin: DDM)
14: “Are you mad at me?”
31: “Why didn’t you ask me?”
“I can’t believe you won’t let me order fried chicken again this week!” You huff as you flop down on Ryujin’s fluffy bedsheets, puffing out your cheeks for dramatic effect.
Ryujin laughs and stares at your antics lovingly: “You know exactly why I’m not letting you order it again.”
She chuckles reaching out to stroke your hair. You roll away from her touch to the other side of the bed, still pouting. She laughs incredulously.
“Are you mad at me?” She teases you snort as you flip over to face her, keeping up the irritated facade.
“Well, even if I know the reason, why don’t you tell me? Because clearly, I need a reminder,” you groan dramatically, waving your hands around to prove your point.
Ryujin chuckles again and cups your cheek with a fond look in her eyes. You don’t roll away this time.
“Baby, you know exactly why,” she laughs, “it’s bad for your health to eat fried food, and we’ve already had some this week,” you huff once again and roll closer to your girlfriend to cuddle her.
“Fine,” you say in defeat, “I guess we can make salads instead.”
|| Masterlist || Submit A Request || Drabble Game ||
You and your group had been on a world tour the past months since your latest album was a hit. All your shows had been completely sold out to the point your company announced a couple of new ones – Those were quickly sold out too. Being an idol meant you hardly had privacy nor free-time. Your schedule was packed with music shows in the morning, an event to attend in the afternoon and a show at the evening. One additional thing – you were dating as well. It was hard sometimes, especially when your relationship wasn’t public. But you were glad about having a relationship in secret. You treasured it. The one you been dating? Shin Ryujin. Yes, Ryujin from ITZY to be exact.
You guys have been dating at the start of 2021 and to be honest, you were both surprised Dispatch hadn’t announced you guys as the “Dispatch-Couple 2021”. Your relationship was kept undercover by the help of yours’ and hers’ group mates. However, you had to inform two or three staff members in order to meet up as well but they accepted your relationship pretty quickly. Your relationship is overall solid.
So right now, you were in Los Angeles for the last two shows. Ryujin and you would text a lot despite the time difference. In fact its 17 hours. Meaning it would be dawn in korea when it would be noon at your place. You kinda figured out when it would be the best time to text and call each other. Right now it was 11 pm and you had some time left before going to sleep. You haven’t slept well at all, you missed your partner who was miles away. You also started to doubt yourself some days ago if you’re doing enough in your relationship. Needless to say, you were stressed out. And your group mates started noticing as well. One of them even told you about their worries and if it has to do with your relationship which you denied. When your member told you to ‘just talk about it the next time you’re free’ you were worried. But either way, you decided it would be a good idea to text her if she’s free and if she would be down for a call. She was worried why you would ask her like that but she agreed nonetheless.
“Uhhh Hey” you said. “Hey, is everything alright? You sound a bit…. Not like usual” Ryujin said with a laugh. You could tell that her laugh was just used to cover up her worriedness. “Yes, yes I’m alright. No I meant everything’s alright. Ha ha” Did you just fake that laugh?” she asked and you just laughed into the speaker. “So well, I hope everything is alright at yours as well. Oh and I’m pretty sure JYP is keeping you busy with promotions for loco as well, hm?” “Yea, that’s true, but well Lia and Yeji-unnie are often out as well but I didn’t feel like going out that much. I rather do that when you’re back from the States, if you know what I mean” she explained. You knew what she meant. Your little sneak-out dates everywhere but your dorms. Not that you hated being at each others dorms. It’s just…. The little amount of privacy and noisiness of your members. You guys were often over at each others dorms and sometimes both of your members joined you watching some movies, playing some boring games or just had some pretty conversations.
After a while Ryujin would ask if you’re still there since you didn’t reply her. “Yea, dont worry, I’m just…..” you started. “In thoughts?” she finished. “That as well but no, I think I’m stressed. For some reason I was thinking about our relationship, the amazing tour, all the screaming fans and so on. I don’t know why, care to give me your thoughts about that?” You asked her in a soft voice. Now it would be her turn to be silent for a while, you knew she was thinking since you heard some ‘hmmmmms’ and sighing. “Well, actually, I don’t see anything wrong being stressed and thinking a lot about stuff like that. But you know, since we’re partners, no, since you’re my boyfriend/girlfriend, I want you to know that I will always be there for you and understand your thinking. It can be hard sometimes but you know, everything will turn out great in the end. Maybe try to entertain you, you’re in the States anyway, even in LA, there are soooooo many things you could do there.” she rambled but you interrupted her. “Yea I know, you sound like you’re actually here too if you phrase it like that. So, where are you?” “Nooo, you know what I mean, dummy. I just want you to stop overthinking and try to relax for the last..thr- no, two days. You also know that I’m always right, so come on. Stop, please.” she plead with a soft voice that almost sounded she was next to you. You really missed her. “I know, Shin Ryujin is always right. Not always but most of the time. I know…But yea, you’re right. I really need to distract myself huh? These two more shows will definitely be some distractions. But you know, you will be always my favorite distraction. Listening to you always kinda calms me down, thanks a lot.” you said and a smile was forming on your lips. “I’m here for you, even when we’re more than 10 thousand miles apart. I’m just one call away, you know? And I hope you know that you don’t need to keep it all to yourself, alright?” she says with a soft tone in her voice. “Yea don’t worry, thanks a lot again. Soooo, change of topic now or else I’m going to cry. What are you going to do today huh? It must be around 4 or 5 pm if my maths is correct”
“Well, I will probably practise our choreos over and over again and later maybe have a movie night with the members.” You smile into your phone when she mentioned a movie night. You loved having them. “If you don’t know a movie yet, I would recommend [movie you just watched and thought it was worth it]. The plot and storyline is pretty good. I watched it the other day – I did fall asleep near the end though, but it was great until I passed out.” you laugh. “Alright, I will ask the members tonight then. So yea, since it’s pretty late for you, I hope you will sleep well and remember what I told you today. Oh, and I love you. Don’t forget that.” You’d smile at her words and you also feel your cheeks burn. “Alright, don’t worry, I will remember. You’re just one call away for the next 2 days and after that, I finally see you again so yea, take care and I love yooooouu even more~” she’d yell into the speaker “I LOVE YOU MOST” and hangs up. You were about to protest and say ‘to infinity’ but nope not happening according to her. Saying bye on the phone never was easy but she always made it easy for you with her outbursts of saying I love you. Shin Ryujin, the rebel you are.
