TEASER: YOURS (MAYBE?)
PAIRING: jake x fem!reader x jay
GENRE: enemies to lovers, strangers to lovers, smut, fluff, humour, angst.
TEASER WC: 1988 words! (est. 33k words)
SYNOPSIs: Your best friendâs wedding was supposed to be the well-earned vacation youâd been dreaming of, the perfect escape and much needed breather. Instead, youâre stuck sharing a room with your ex-rival, and the previously quiet, enigmatic boy from university, both seemingly perfectly poised to turn this trip into a carefully orchestrated plan to woo you. Alternatively: Challengers, but your playground isnât a tennis court, it is the bedroom which you share with Jay and Jake.
WARNING: the fic will contain 18+ content, minors dni.
A/N: hihi loves <3 sorry for the delay but the fic got way longer than intended! so iâll just leave a little teaser as something to compensate while i finish editing. <3
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Chapter 1: The boy I forgot Vs. The boy I canât.Â
Being late to your best friendâs wedding trip was the lowest you could have sunk down, and you did.Â
Well, granted, it was courtesy of your work which never gave you holidays, but alas, you managed to get a week off, now rushing out of the airport with your two heavy luggage bags, not to mention the backpack and purse you managed to carry along, trying to spot the bride, Karina, who still proceeded to pick you up in the midst of all the wedding preparation chaos.Â
She launches herself at you even before you had the time to react, engulfing you in a hug so tight as if you hadnât met her over dinner just the week prior.Â
âYouâre so fucking late,â she screamed, shaking you as you finally elicited a laugh, waving back at her fiancĂ©, Jeno, who was smiling like a puppy seeing his fiancĂ©e so joyous.Â
âBlame my boss, he fucking made me work overtime to the point I had to cancel my flight and take the ticket for the next one,â you groaned, letting the couple help you with your luggage and share everything youâve missed so farâwhich somehow didnât include the room assortment, yet.Â
Karina chats your ear off the entire ride to the Airbnb villa booked especially for the friends, other families and guests having different villas all to themselves, her voice practically vibrating with sheer excitement, but itâs not until the car takes a sharp turn into a winding hill that your stomach twists with something elseâanticipation.
âYouâll love the place,â she says, âand the peopleâwell, mostly.â
You shoot her a look. âMostly? You let me take care of everything, from helping with your wedding dress to finalizing the flowers and arrangements, but didnât let me take a single look at the guest list, should I be worried?âÂ
âLetâs just say, there are a few strong personalities. Youâll see.â
You narrow your eyes but let it slide, muttering, âyeah Iâm worried.â Sheâs already looking smug, and you had a bad feeling about it now that your car neared the villa for the next few days, and you did have a slight hint about what was to come, to which you simply prayed for it to be wrong.Â
It was something straight out of a pinterest board, cream coloured walls, string lights adorning it, the faint scent of gardenia drifting through the slight breeze, cooling down the otherwise warm atmosphere. Youâre still staring at the view as you get another hug attack from Winter, who was more than excited to see you after the few weeks you spent away, because you still met up after subsequently completing the university.Â
A small genuine smile graced your face as you started catching up, âgodâwait. I need Karina to finalize the aisle placements, Iâm sorry, Y/N, weâll be back in a second.â She says, rushing away, seeming more bothered than the bride to be herself, who was enjoying every second of it.Â
You werenât sure what you expected when you stepped into the villa, but it definitely wasnât this.
The place looked like something out of a design magazineâopen plan with warm wooden floors, arched doorways, and morning light spilling across the ceilings. Plants dangled beautifully from the pots, and a soft ocean breeze danced through linen curtains like the house was exhaling out elegance.
It was like a perfect Pinterest wedding destination, almost like a spot where people would fall in love seamlessly.Â
Unfortunately, you were not here for love.
You were here for Karinaâs wedding, and most importantly, you were especially not here to run intoâ
âWell, if it isnât the prodigy herself.â
That voiceâyou froze mid-step, every muscle in your spine stiffening like instinct. No. Absolutely not, that could not be him, could he?Â
You turned slowly, already preparing your sigh, and found yourself face to face with none other than Park Jongseong.Â
Great.
Same perfect posture, same cocky half-smile. Tall, annoyingly handsome, and dressed like the poster boy for a casual rich man at a coastal weddingâopen shirt, silver chain, jaw sharp enough to cut glass, eyes dark enough to drown someone, and his heart shaped birthmark on the neck still standing out.Â
Jay.
Your academic nemesis, your eternal debate partner. The guy who turned every university presentation into a showdown and somehow made you want to win even harder, the guy you swore you hated all three years of your undergrad uni.Â
You hadnât seen him since graduation. Youâd hoped that would be the end of it, but of fucking course, fate hated you.
âWell, I see youâre still as stiff as ever,â you said, looking bored, hoisting your backpack bag higher on your shoulder, âstill studying like a madman, huh?â
Jay gave a lazy smile, eyes flicking over you with the practiced indifference of someone used to winning, his eyes still wandering around your figure before he clicked his tongue, âyouâre late.â
You narrowed your eyes at him, already irritated, âIâm fashionably late, thereâs a difference, you wouldnât understand, of fucking course.â You said, pointing at your amazing airport fit.Â
âIâm sure thereâs a spreadsheet in your bag that proves that, you always came over prepared anyway.â
You opened your mouth to deliver a killer comebackâand were immediately interrupted by another voice.
âWoahâwoah, Iâve only been here ten minutes and thereâs already fights unleashing, huh?â
You turned again, this time finding yourself staring into a face you hadnât expected at all.
Jake.
Sim Jaeyun, you recognized him immediatelyâyour old batchmate, the quiet one from your year, you remembered him as soft spoken, always with a shy smile, never really one to speak unless called on, only if you omit out recalling that one night when he did talk to you, just one night.Â
Except nowânow he stood beside Jay, lean and sun-kissed, wearing a faded tee that clung just right and black sweatpants that made him look nothing like the awkward boy you remembered. There was a warmth in his eyes, sureâbut also something new, a flicker of playfulness, of newfound confidence.
His hair fluffier than ever, lips still pouty but in a teasing manner, and his aura now strong and warm, as if he had a halo around his head.Â
âJake?â you said, unsure, but you did remember him, not just the newly transformed version of him.
His grin was unnaturally attractive as he replied, âyou remember.â
Barely, you thought, but said instead, âwow, you wereâuh quiet.â
Jake chuckled, and the sound was different than you remembered too, richer, more teasing, accent evident in his voice, âyeah. Not so much anymore, I guess.â
Jay scoffed from beside him, âhe still is when he loses. Donât let him fool you.â
Jake rolled his eyes, âignore him. He gets cranky when heâs not the smartest in the room, Mr. Know it all.â
You raised an eyebrow, clearly unimpressed. âIs that why he always sulked during academic week?â
Jay turned to you with a sarcastic smile. âYou were the one who stole my thesis idea in senior year.â
âI didnât steal it, I simply executed it better.â
âDebatable.â
âOh my god,â Jake said with a laugh, looking between the two of you, âthis is amazing. Itâs like watching the academic war off, but, well, this is actually interesting.â
You couldnât help the laugh that escaped you, but you quickly caught yourself. No, absolutely no humanizing your rival, not when he was right in front of you.Â
Jay leaned against the entryway wall, clearly amused, âdidnât expect to see you here, honestly.â
âIâm Karinaâs best friend,â you replied with an eye roll as if he was dumb, âof course Iâm here.â
Jayâs expression didnât shift, but something in his gaze sharpened slightly. âRight. Makes sense.â
Jake tilted his head as if he didnât know, âyou and Karina were close in uni?â
âWe roomed together all four years,â you said, lips curving, âsheâs like my sister.â
Jay gave a half, sarcastic smile that didnât reach his eyes, âhm, that does explain the pity invite.â
You scoffed as you stepped closer, gaze daring, âare you always this good at projecting?â
âIâm always this good at reading people.â
âThen read this and stay away,â you said sweetly, flipping him off.
Jake blinked, then burst out laughing, leaning forward like the moment was a personal win, genuinely amused, âIâm sorry, that was iconic, never gets old.â
Jay shrugged, shaking his head at you, âshe always had a flair for the dramatics, I wonder why she didnât join the drama society.â
âYouâre one to talk,â you muttered, but before Jay could respond, the front door opened again and Isa rushed in, grinning.
âThere you are!â She said, grabbing your arm. âCome on, Karinaâs doing the room assignments!â
You let yourself be dragged back inside, throwing one last glance at the boysâJay smirking like heâd already won something, and Jake watching you with a curiosity that sent a shiver up your spine.
Room assignments, right. You could handle that, or so you thought.Â
The rest of the house was gathered in the living room, lounging on floor cushions and sipping iced drinks and vodka? Well, afternoon drinking is fun, meanwhile, Karina stood in the center, a clipboard in hand and a wicked glint in her eye, that was reserved for you, apparently.
âOkay,â she announced. âHereâs how itâs going to work. Weâve got three rooms for guests. Each one has its own fun layout.â
You narrowed your eyes. That tone was never good, not when she used it looking your way, and you simply hoped that your gut feeling wasnât right this once.Â
âRoom One, Isa, Winter, Yunjin.â
The girls high-fived and squealed, already plotting aesthetic corners and matching pajamas, and you stood there, knowing what was to happen when you werenât put up with the girls.Â
âRoom Two, Yeonjun, Heeseung, Beomgyu, Jaemin, and Hyuck.â
Someone groaned in the back, definitely Hyuck, âwhy do we get the bunk beds?â
Karina grinned, âbecause you snore, Hyuck.â
Then she paused, flipping the page. âRoom threeâhm, this oneâs interesting.â
Your stomach dropped when it was finally the time to say it out loud.Â
âNo,â you said immediately, âwhatever it is youâre about to say, no.â
Karina ignored you, âroom three has one double bed and one single, and it goes toâY/N, Jay, and Jake.â
Silence.
Then the crowd erupted into laughter, Beomgyu complaining about how it should be him with you instead, meanwhile, the girls wondering whoâs gonna make it out of the room alive, because with that pairing, someone was bound to murder the other.
âYouâre fucking kidding,â you whispered, horrified, already reaching out to Karina who was on the verge of running away, laughing hard at your expressions, âwhat? No. Are you serious?â
Jay looked up from his drink with mock surprise, as if Jeno had already told him what was to happen, âHuh? Thatâs unfortunate.â
Jakeâs eyes went wide, almost comical, âwaitâwhat? All three of us?â He asked, pointing at himself.Â
Karina nodded, grinning too wide, still rushing around trying to not get caught by you, âunless someone wants to sleep on the couch?â She asked, chuckling as she hid behind Jeno for shield.Â
âIâll sleep in the ocean,â you said flatly, moving back now that you knew Karina was safe and hiding behind a tall, muscular man.Â
Jake scratched the back of his neck. âI mean, I donât mind the single bedâunless you want to share.â
Jay choked, not expecting that kind of reaction from Jake, âsheâd rather sleep with a thesis on stem cell regeneration.â
âOh my god, this canât be happening,â you muttered.
Karina clapped her hands. âSettled! Take your bags upstairs. Good luck.â
You stood frozen as the group dissolved into laughter and chatter, your fate sealed, this trip was going to kill you.
And it hadnât even begun yet.
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