Yᴏᴜ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴍᴇ, ᴀғᴛᴇʀ I ʙᴜᴍᴘᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ
I ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴄʀᴀᴠɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴏʀᴇ, ᴜɴᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟʟᴀʙʟʏ
sʏɴᴏᴘsɪs: Being the daughter of Melione, Park Jihye had always been a loner. There were only a handful of people that were willing to talk to her. And she was fine with it, until she caught the eye of the campus heartthrob
ʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ: T
ᴡᴏʀᴅ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ: 2190
ɢᴇɴʀᴇ- percy jackson au. college au. strangers to friends to lovers. fluff
ᴘᴀɪʀɪɴɢ: vernon chwe x fem!oc
ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀ's ɴᴏᴛᴇ: Hello! Here is the first chapter. again, this isn't proofread and I'm currently in con crunching mode... hopefully I'll be able to finish chapter two soon.
Prologue Chapter One
At the sound of the phone going off, an arm reached out from under the covers and hit the snooze button. It seemed like it wasn’t the first time the snooze button hit. The sound of footsteps were heard from the hallway and the room door slams open.
”JIHYE!!”
Jihye pouted and turned over in her bed, in hopes that the voice would stop calling her.
”WAKE UP! I’m going to get the ouija board out!”
“Seugli!!” Jihye whined, she threw the covers off her head. “Don’t do it!!”
“Then wake up!”
Jihye sat up from her bed, her long black hair that she put in a ponytail the night before, now her hair is resembling a bird’s nest. She pouted, rubbing her eyes as she looked over to Seugli, her roommate. Once she stopped rubbing her eyes, Seulgi’s annoyed expression changed to a concerned one.
“...Were you able to sleep last night? I heard you walking around in the kitchen.”
“Another nightmare. I made some tea, hoping that would let me go back to sleep. I was only able to sleep for like 30 minutes…” She pouted.
“You know you can always San for help.”
“I asked him for help yesterday, I don’t want to do it again.”
She slowly got off her bed, and made her way towards the bathroom. Seugli just gave her a small pat on her head as she passed by. Jihye hissed at her roommate and swatted her hand away from her head. The roommate just let out a laugh and walked towards the kitchen.
”You know he’s always willing to help you.”
”Yeah, I know I just feel like I’m annoying him…” She grabbed her toothbrush.
”He’s the son of Apollo, any chance he gets to sing. He’ll take it,” She leaned against the bathroom door.
”I guess you’re right.”
“I’m always right, especially when it comes to the children of Apollo.”
Jihye rolled her eyes and shook her head. Of course, most children of Artemis like to claim that they know their cousins very well. And half the time, the children of these twin gods are often closer to each other than other demigods. With San and Seulgi, they are even closer because they came to the academy at the same time.
When Jihye began to brush her teeth, Seulgi made her way back to her room to change. Looking at her reflection, then back at Seulgi’s door, she tilted her head to the side in confusion. She knew Seulgi’s schedule, she normally doesn’t have classes today and if she did, she mainly did her classes late in the afternoon. After waking up, she wouldn’t have gone to her room. She would have started making her breakfast.
The raven haired demigod spat out the toothpaste and trailed after her roommate. “Wait, I thought you don’t have class on Mondays?”
”Oh! I have to meet up with my group for our final project. Rather get started now than scrambling towards the end of the semester.”
The roommates both shuddered, they remembered last semester. It was the general classes that they had together. The both of them were assigned to a group and of course, they all procrastinated until the last two weeks. Two long weeks of two hours of sleep, endless visits to the local coffee shop and long nights at the library.
“So, you’re not going to the cafe alone. I’ll be here to protect you from any weirdos.” The huntress slung her arm over her shoulder.
“But no weirdos try to talk—“
”Men, babe. Remember that one dude when we were at the supermarket? I know you think your ghostly aura is enough to keep men away but it’s not. “
Jihye frowned at that memory. The both of them were grocery shopping, and the moment that Jihye went off to the meat selection. As she was browsing, this man walked up to her and tried asking for recommendations for a dish. Not being used to people talking to her, she gave him some recommendations, he kept getting closer to her. Thankfully, Seulgi saw what was going on and immediately wrapped her arms around her waist; then told the man to leave her girlfriend alone.
“So, don’t worry my little poltergeist. I’ll be here.” Seulgi grinned.
She just rolled her eyes at the nickname. Both San and Seulgi loved giving her ghost related nicknames, due to her mother. After all, she is the goddess of ghosts. Unlike San and Seugli, other people and demigods often avoided her due to her ghostly aura. So, Jihye was thankful that both San and Seugli forced her to be their friend. They didn’t care about her mother or the ghostly aura and her academy days were less lonely.
Once they both got ready, they made their way towards the local coffee shop. Since their apartment building was near the Aurora Academy, they often saw other demigods going to the coffee shop. A few of them even went to the same college as Jihye and Seulgi. It was nice to see familiar faces on campus even if they didn’t really talk to Jihye. She knows there are a few of them in her classes but unless they talk to her first, she wouldn’t talk to them.
As they waited in line, Jihye fought back a yawn. I think I need like 4 shots of espresso. She squinted at the menu, deciding which drink she wanted.
“Do you know what drink you want?”
”I’m not sure, I know I want at least four shots of espresso.”
”Jihye?’ A male’s voice called out.
She tilted her head in confusion, looking for whoever was calling her. She looked behind her, and saw some daughters of Iris, who gave her a look of disdain. The ghostly demigod then looked in front of her and saw a familiar face. She knew that they were in one of her classes, she just didn’t know the name.
“….Yes?” She said in confusion, not really sure why he called out her name or why he wanted to talk to her. They barely talked in class.
”Joshua. I’m in your Art Studio class.”
“Oh. That’s your name!” She exclaimed.
Seulgi just shook her head and laughed softly.
Joshua let out a soft chuckle and the male standing next to him was biting back a smile.
“This is the first time someone didn’t actually know your name.” The male chuckled.
“Shut up Vernon.” He elbowed Vernon in the stomach.
As Jihye watched the two male demigods interact. It finally clicked in her head. She knew who they were. Almost everyone knew who they were, especially during their academy days.
Hong Joshua, the son of Aphrodite. And being the son of Aphrodite, he is as beautiful and handsome as his mother. Just looking at him, people already knew who his godly parent was. During the academy days, she never really talked to him but he seemed okay with her. He never really looked scared or cautious around her. Or well, that’s what Jihye was hoping for. And right now, Joshua is looking at her in both awe and amusement. Because how can Jihye forget his name, almost half of the art classes they need to take, they’re taking together!
And of course, there was his best friend standing next to him. Chwe Vernon, the son of Dionysus. Charming, charismatic and laid-back. He would often host parties, especially after exams to help everyone just destress. Jihye knew that he was also friends with San because they were on the same hockey team. And there was something about him, Jihye couldn’t put her finger on it, something about him was familiar. She would often see him helping out both demigods and mortals around campus. When she made eye contact with him, he gave her a small smile and she immediately turned her attention back to Joshua; not used to someone that isn’t Seulgi or San smiling at her.
“But yes, I’m in your painting class with Professor Shim. Did you know what traditional media you wanted to work with for the final project?”
“I’m going to —-“ Just as she was going to tell him her answer, the barista called Joshua and Vernon next.
Once they were done, both Seulgi and Jihye placed their order next. As they waited for their drinks, Jihye saw Seulgi make her way to a table towards the back. Must be her groupmates. She stifled back a yawn.
“What were you going to use?” Joshua asked, trying to go back to their previous conversation.
“Oh, gouache.”
”Wow, you’re brave. I don’t think I’ll be able to handle that.”
“Yeah, I'm going to regret it by the end of this semester. What about you?”
“I’m going to play it safe and use oil paints.”
When the barista set out all four of their drinks, Jihye made her way towards the counter but just as she was about to grab the drinks; she felt someone shove her from behind, causing her to almost knock over the drinks. A soft but firm grip on her elbow prevented the barista from remaking the drinks. It also prevented her from crying as well, after all she needs at least four shots of espresso. She looked up at surprise, seeing the person that saved the barista and herself from a disaster. Vernon?
“You okay, Jihye?” Vernon asked, looking at her concern before glancing at Joshua.
Following Vernon’s gaze, she saw the girls that were behind her. The daughters of Iris, trying to grab the attention of Joshua. It seemed like they were sharing a look because Jihye could have sworn she saw a flicker of annoyance in both of their eyes. “I’m fine. Thank you.”
He flashed her a small smile before grabbing the two drinks that had her name on it, holding it out to her. “Four shots of espresso?”
“What? Don’t judge me for that!” She grabbed the drinks
“I wasn’t judging you. It was just surprising. You seemed more like a tea drinker.”
“Oh, I thought the heavy bags under my eyes was a telling sign that I drank coffee.” She deadpanned. “Or did you think that was a sign that I was the daughter of Melione. “
Wait! Check your tone! Jihye had to remind herself that she isn’t talking to San or Seulgi, so Vernon probably doesn’t know that she was trying to make a joke.
“You have bags under your eyes? I didn’t notice. I was distracted by your expressions. “
”My expressions?!”
”Yeah, you always look like you’re glaring at everyone.” He said, fighting back a grin.
”No, I don’t! Seulgi!!” She whined loudly, causing a couple of people to look over at them, including Joshua and the other demigods.
“What?” The huntress grabbed the drink from her hand, looking at the both of them in amusement. It was usually Jihye messing with other people, now the tables have turned.
“He said that I always look like I’m glaring at everyone! Tell him, I don’t!!”
“No, I agree with him. You do have a resting bitch face.” Seulgi nodded in agreement, taking a sip of her drink.
“I do not!”
“Actually, yeah. You do. That’s why everyone in our class doesn’t want to sit next to you.” Joshua agreed, grabbing his own cup of coffee.
”I hate all of you.” She pouted.
“Aww, you look so cute.” Seulgi cooed, pinching her cheeks.
Jihye hissed at her and attempted to bite at her hand. Since Seulgi was used to this reaction, she had the quick reflex to move her hand and place it on the top of her head. “Alright, my little ghost cat. I’ll see you later. Don’t be a menace.”
The ghostly demigod just rolled her eyes and swatted the other’s hand. “Shut up. Bye.”
Just as she watched Seulgi walk back to her group mates, she looked over to the two male demigods. “Uh. I guess I’ll see you guys around campus?”
“Are you going to campus now?” Joshua asked.
”Yeah, I have a class before Professor Shim’s class. I’m just going to catch the bus”
“A bus? Why don’t you just ride with us! Vernon would love to driv—- OW!”
Jihye tilted her head in confusion at the sudden outburst from the love demigod.
Joshua was currently rubbing his arm, while glaring at Vernon. And Vernon looked like he was about to murder his best friend before flashing her a sheepish smile. “He means, did you just want to ride with us? Save some money and you don’t have to deal with a crowded bus. My car isn’t that far from the apartment building.”
“Uh… are you sure? I don’t want to be a bother...” She said hesitantly.
“It’s no bother. Plus.” The wine demigod’s eyes flickered to the window. “The bus looks pretty full.”
She whipped her head around and stared at the bus through the window. There was indeed a big crowd of people packing themselves into the transit. The raven-haired demigod frowned, she did not want to deal with any of that. “Okay, fine. I’ll ride with you. Thank you…”
Yᴏᴜ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴍᴇ, ᴀғᴛᴇʀ I ʙᴜᴍᴘᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ
I ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴄʀᴀᴠɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴏʀᴇ, ᴜɴᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟʟᴀʙʟʏ
sʏɴᴏᴘsɪs: Being the daughter of Melione, Park Jihye had always been a loner. There were only a handful of people that were willing to talk to her. And she was fine with it, until she caught the eye of the campus heartthrob
ʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ: T
ᴡᴏʀᴅ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ: 1767
ɢᴇɴʀᴇ- percy jackson au. college au. strangers to friends to lovers. fluff
ᴘᴀɪʀɪɴɢ: vernon chwe x fem!oc
ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀ's ɴᴏᴛᴇ: it's been a bit since i actually wrote a fanfic. please be kind. this isn't proofread…. lol so if there is any errors. my apologizes, i do hope you guys enjoy this!
Prologue Chapter 1
There stood a father and daughter in front of rusty school gates and above it, the sign read Aurora Academy. With the winter in town, the trees that surrounded the gates had lost all their leaves and gave this so-called Aurora Academy a chilling atmosphere. The father looked about in his late 30s but his face showed signs of exhaustion, anxiety and fear. The daughter looked like she was about 9 years old. The aura she gave off was a bit unsettling. No passerby would want to make any eye contact with her. The father kneeled down and gave his daughter a pat on the head, before he ushered her to the nearby bench.
“Okay, Jihye. Just wait for me here, while I go across the street to get our train tickets? Do not leave this spot.”
“I can’t come in with you?” Jihye asked in confusion.
“It’s going to be quick! Don’t worry! Plus, these are such good seats for us to wait for our train!” Her father exclaimed. “Look at those seats! All those seats are already taken. This bench has a lot more room for us.”
Jihye peeked behind her father and a frown formed on her lips at the sign of the crowded bench. She was never a big fan of big crowds and the thought of touching elbows with these strangers made Jihye want to throw up.
“Okay…”
“Good girl, I’ll be right back!”
Jihye quietly watched her father walk into the train station, her legs swinging. She looked back at the school gates behind her and couldn’t shake off a feeling something was watching her. She puffed her cheeks out, looking at the train station, waiting for her father’s turn.
What’s taking him so long?? She frowned as she saw the sun setting.
After a couple of minutes, Jihye hopped off the bench and made her way to the train station. She wandered around the train station, weaving through passengers' legs in hopes that she would find her father.
“Dad??” She called out. She couldn’t see him anywhere. Not at the counter, not sitting on the benches. No where to be seen.
“DAD!??!!”
A sense of fear stirred in her chest. The last time she felt like this was when she was locked in a mausoleum. She frantically ran around the train station again, hoping that her father was in the bathroom and he would appear. But nothing, he didn’t come out of the bathroom or any of the doors in the station.
She thought her father might have walked back to where he left here. She quickly made her way back to the bench. Again, nowhere to be seen. Tears welled up in her eyes. It didn’t help that it was dark out but still felt like someone watching her every move and it wasn’t her father.
“Silly little girl. Did you really think that your father was coming back?” A voice behind her said mockingly.
Jihye slowly turned around and her eyes widened. It was a monster that looked like a half woman and half bird. The monster had sharp teeth; she was pretty sure that one bite, she would bleed to death. She let out a loud scream and began to run in the other direction. As she made her way down the street, she could hear the wings flapping. She was yelling for help but the people that were walking down the street just ignored her. Coming into her view, she sees a graveyard. Now, most children her age wouldn’t step foot into it. But for some reason, Jihye’s gut told her to do it. As she tried to open the gates, she heard a loud screech and suddenly her feet were off the ground. A sharp pain shot through her shoulders, and something warm trickling down her arms. Is it blood?
She thrashed around, hoping that this creature would let her go. Hearing fabric ripping, Jihye looked down at her jacket and unzipped it. She closed her eyes, waiting to be dropped on the ground but instead, she felt vines? She looked down, and it was indeed vines.
“KRYSTAL, SHE’S SAFE!”
“Got it! Now grab her and go! I’ll distract the harpy and I’ll catch up!”
Jihye looked around in confusion, trying to find the source of the voices. All she wanted to do was find her father. Did he really leave her like that monster said? What was that thing? And where did these vines come from? She knew they weren’t there before.
Hearing the rustling of the leaves, Jihye panicked, trying to jump off the vine bed. If there was a bird monster, what other monsters could be there? The rustling got louder and she quickly shut her eyes and covered her ears.
“LEAVE ME ALONE!!”
”Hey, hey, It's okay. I’m not going to hurt you.”
”How do I know that? What if you’re a monster like that thing!” She kept her eyes shut.
”If you open your eyes, I’ll show you.”
Jihye slowly opened her eyes and saw a boy, who was maybe a year or two older than her. She watched him walk slowly towards her and she instantly closed her eyes again.
“You closed your eyes again…”
”Because!! How do I know if you have scary teeth like that monster!”
”I’ll show you that I don’t have scary teeth!! Please open your eyes. I promise I’m not a monster. And if you don’t open your eyes now, I’m just going to let that monster eat you.”
Her eyes shot open and the boy that was standing in front of her, showed her his teeth. Her eyes squinted at his teeth, they looked like normal human teeth. Or at least what human teeth are supposed to look like, “See, I’m not a monster. “
Jihye felt at ease and lowered her hands from her ears. As she attempted to jump off the vine bed, the boy held out his hand to her. She hesitantly grabbed it. The boy's hand felt warm. She rarely held her father’s hand and if she did, it didn’t feel as safe as the boy’s hand.
“Oh no, your jacket…” The boy looked at her from head to toe.
Ahh yes, her jacket got ruined by the monster and now she is shivering in the winter’s cruel night. A small pout formed on her lips, it was a really nice puffy jacket. It was her favorite color, a shade of light green.. Apparently it was a gift from her mother. Well, that’s what her father told her.
She felt the warmth from her hand disappear and weight on her shoulders. Jihye looked down and saw that the boy had placed his coat over her shoulders. Then he took off his light blue scarf and wrapped it around her neck.
“But you’re going to get cold…”
“Yeah but your hands feel like ice! You need it more than me.” He held out the sleeves to help her put it on. “When I count to three, we run!”
“One…”
She held his hand. Safe. Warm. Home?
“...Two…”
They heard a loud screech behind them.
“VERNON, YOU DUMMY RUN!” A voice yelled at them. “IT SMELLS HER BLOOD!”
“THREE!!”
Jihye tried her best to keep up with the boy in front of her and it was more so her just getting dragged. Wherever keeps them safe from the monster right? But at the same time, Jihye couldn’t help but feel lightheaded and dizzy.
As they ran farther, the view of school gates started to slowly appear. Was he going to take her to this school?! With the scary trees and gates?! She started to drag her feet and the boy looked over his shoulder in concern.
“W-where are you taking me?! I don’t want to go to that school! It’s creepy!”
“It’s not scary! I promise, you’ll be safer…” He stopped and his eyes darted towards her shoulders then his hands. “Hey….are you okay?”
“Yes, I’m okay..” Jihye wasn’t sure why he was looking at her with such concern, especially at her shoulders. But all she knew was that she felt dizzy and lightheaded, when she looked at both of their hands. It was red? Was that why it felt warm when she was holding his hand?
“Uh… so “ He looked over her shoulder. It looked like he was trying to plan something because the screeching was getting closer. He bent down with his back facing Jihye. “Just get on my back.”
“Huh??”
“I promise you will be safe here.” The boy grabbed Jihye’s hand and pulled her onto his back.
As they ran, Jihye found herself nodding off and the boy looked at her once again. “Hey, hey. Stay with me! We’re almost there!”
“Where are you taking me…?” She wrapped her arms loosely around his shoulders.
“I told you! A safe place!”
Jihye didn’t respond.
“HEY YOU!
“Stop yelling at me! And my name isn’t Hey you! It’s Park Jihye.”
“Okay, Jihye. I’m taking you to a safe place. Trust me.”
“Okay…”
The view of the school’s gate came closer, but Jihye’s vision became blurry. She could faintly hear footsteps behind them. She didn’t know who it was but she could see that the boy looked over the shoulder and sighed in relief.
“Vernon! Is she okay?” A voice called out.
“No, I don’t think so. She’s bleeding. I need to bring her to my dad.”
As they got closer to the gate the screeching was closer, a girl ran from behind them and quickly opened the gate for them. Once they all got in, the girl slammed the gate shut and the monster ran into the gate. But as soon as it touched the gate, it screeched in pain.
“Dad! DAD!” The boy called out.
They ran towards a stone brick building in front of them. It looked like this building had been here for years. Did these two kids also go to this school? Why did the boy say this place was safe?
“This girl needs help!”
“Vernon? Krystal? What’s going on?!” An older man emerged from the door, he looked at them and his eyes fell on Jihye. He quickly ran down the stairs to help the three children.
“Jihye needs help! She got attacked by a harpy!”
“What?!” The older man exclaimed. He quickly motioned them to the door.
“Jihye, my dad is here to help you.”
There was no response from her.
“Jihye?”
Her vision started to turn dark, she could barely make out where they were going.
the most essential part of a fandom are those people who immediately tell you to write it, draw it, make it when you share your ideas, you have no idea how many fanworks are born just because someone encouraged it
I love Yuta cuz he looks like just some guy. Like he's literally said to be the second strongest sorcerer, his cursed energy is bigger than Satoru's, he has stupid op technique, his dead gf is big fuck off monster but he's just some guy. Satoru out there rocking his specialest boy peepers but Yuta is just like your acquaintance dave from the anxiety support group.
I like the dynamic. I like how the shippers can universally agree in fanfic that gojo is a cocky pining idiot hoe who deserves all of the angst caused by an oblivious waaaaay-too-good-for-him utahime.
even in canon, I like the dynamic in how she’s older and he’s younger, but he’s stronger and she’s (supposedly) weaker, and how he’s tol to her smol. everyone, and I mean everyone is weaker than you gojo, and yet for someone who ‘can’t be the type of person to be faithful to one woman’, he’s managed to consistently and in the words of one poster on this site, faithfully tease her for being ‘weak’ for over a decade. it’s like an inside joke between them. he just…he has so much ‘notice me senpai’ energy wow.
and despite her being supposedly ‘weak’, she is (I think?) the first person he told her about his suspicions about a traitor. and for her part, for someone who supposedly hates his guts, she trusts him implicitly even if it means working in secret from the elders. wow, what is with the unconditional trust? I have a great need to know if there is something more to this.
she hates him ‘most of the time’ (so how does she feel about him the rest of the time??).
in that iconic scene when they were younger, he catches her attention first, ‘you cryin’ utahime?’, and correct me if I’m misremembering, but when mei mei asks him if he’ll ask her if she was crying and she wouldn’t mind if he consoled her, and gojo just flippantly says you’re strong so you won’t cry, I may be reading too much into it (most definitely), but couldn’t that mean that if utahime ever cried, gojo would ‘console’ her??
I just..really like their dynamic. Canon or otherwise, there’s just so much potential and fanfic fuel.
