"Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and being alone won't either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You have to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed up. And when it happens that you are broken, or betrayed, or left, or hurt, or death brushes too near, let yourself sit by an apple tree and listen to the apples falling all around you in heaps, wasting their sweetness. Tell yourself that you tasted as many as you could."
– Louise Erdrich, "The Painted Drum"
pairing: wonwoo x reader
genre: fluff, a dash of angst
warnings: cursing (just one word)
word count: 963
summary: in which you and wonwoo spend some alone time together
a/n: i just wanna hold wonwoo and tell him how much he means to me, yk??
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>> take my breath
wc: 465 give me a good morning call tomorrow
“good morning!” haechan greets, cheerful as he sings into the receiver. “it’s morning now, right?”
there’s a moment of silence that passes before you respond, and for a second all he hears is the faint rustle of your cotton sheets. you let out a yawn.
“mhm,” is your eventual, sleepy reply. “5 am to be exact.”
he throws his head back. “damn, i miscalculated.”
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summary: your boyfriend wants to apologise for constantly ditching you in the middle of your dates.
warning: swearing? that’s basically it lol
genre: fluff, slight angst, 90’s au, whipped jeno & a side of petty reader LOOOOL
pairings: jeno x gender neutral!reader
a/n: planned out a jaemin series after watching a friend of mine’s youtube channel hehe >:3 stay tuned for that!
The sounds of tiny rocks lightly hitting your window was the last thing you were expecting to hear on a Friday at 11:27pm.
To avoid the rest of your family waking up from the noise, you decided to go see who wanted to bother you at this time.
When you opened your window, the sounds of tiny whispers coming from an unknown place could be heard. Was there someone hiding?
Looking out your window, you locked eyes with the boy you had been dating for almost 2 years. There was a lump of something unidentifiable, maybe a bag filled with things? It was a bit difficult to identify what it was, but you supposed that could wait for a later conversation.
“Go away.” You hissed, about to step back and shut the blinds as a means of avoiding him, but Jeno continued to stand where he was, holding a boombox with ease.
“No! Just hold on a second and hear me out, please.” You could hear the slight crack in his voice as he begged you to give him a chance to listen.
Deliberately choosing not to verbally respond, you stayed stationary in your current position - watching him from your window, giving him the hint that you were silently telling him to continue.
You might have not been an open book, but he still read your actions very well and could often tell what you were thinking. Perks of being your boyfriend, and all of that.
Jeno coughed multiple times, before hitting the play button on his boombox.
“Caaaaaliforniaa loooove-“ Your boyfriend fumbled to skip the song to the next song. Fantasy by Mariah Carey started playing. You recognised these songs as some that you enjoyed… did he make a mixtape? Specifically for you?
“Agh, shit, give me a minute please (Y/N).”
You deadpanned, “I don’t know why I still like you.”
“I’m glad we kinda share the same sentiment, hun. But at least I know why I like you!” Finally, he played the appropriate song that he had in mind for this situation. Let’s Stay Together by Al Green started quietly playing from the speakers.
“...Have you forgiven me yet?”
“No.” “I have your favourite snacks in this bag!”
“But I want to hear a specific word come out from your mouth.”
“I’ll say what you want, cause I actually mean it. Look, I came here to apologise. I know I haven’t been the best boyfriend as of recently-“
“Yeah asshole, spending time with your friends is normal, but constantly ditching me and even ditching me in the middle of a date to hang out with your friends? You’re the best boyfriend in the world.” Sarcasm dripped from your lips, making Jeno wince.
He then let out a sigh, “There’s no excuse for my behaviour, and I will admit that I was a total jerkface or however those shitty rom-coms we watch say these things. We however, are not in a shitty rom-com movie, and I want to make it up to you. Really.”
You raised a brow at his words, “And you couldn’t have picked a better time of day? Usually if someone wants to hang out, they hang out in the daytime so that they can go get some good sleep at night.”
“Just please come down here,” he whined, “If you don’t wanna go out with me now, that’s fine. It’s a hot-as-fuck summer night. At least take the things I got you, and give me an answer? Even if it’s just ‘give me time to think’?”
Pointing a finger at him playfully, you gave him a small smile, “You owe me several dates for the next month to make up for all twelve dates you pissed me off. Uninterrupted.”
“I just spent money on the stuff I go-” The uninterested look on your face made Jeno immediately retract his words, “Deal. Jisung owes me money and I’ll pick up more shifts at the diner, no big deal.”
Lifting a hand, the two of you stood in silence. After a bit of contemplation from your end, Jeno watched your figure run out of your room and out the back of your house quietly.
Obviously you weren’t gonna jump out of your window. You weren’t gonna break your limbs to see your boyfriend, you wouldn’t want to do that right after he apologised for being a complete ass.
Closing the door, the next thing you knew, a dog plushie, a bouquet of your flowers and a bag of your favourite snacks were being gently placed into your arms.
“I forgive you, but all this trouble for me?” Blinking, you looked up slowly at him.
Jeno simply shrugged, “You’re worth going the extra mile for.”
The sound of a familiar - scratch that, two familiar voices going ‘aww!’ in the bushes could be heard, followed by a ‘shut up! you’re ruining it!’ from a certain Huang.
“You’re forgiven, Nono.” At the mention of his familiar nickname, Jeno’s eyes lit up, making you smile fondly.
The two of you leaned closer to each other, not saying a word, but simply smiling at one another.
“My god, just kiss already, I’m tired of you two acting like Ross and Rachel or whatever!” Your mom yelled, startling everyone else outside. The rocks must’ve woken her up, you deduced.
As the two of you turned to look at one another, a pout formed on Jeno’s face while he shrugged, “Well, now that we’ve got permission from the audience…”
Lifting a hand up, you quickly ran over to your mom, giving her the items to hold before dashing back to your boyfriend and pulling him in by his collar for a long kiss.
Feeling your boyfriend’s hands slowly working their way up your ass, you smacked them away, making him pout.
well this hit home
SUMMARY It’s just you and your soju under the night sky. Oh, and your ex that you haven’t moved on from.
PAIRING lee haechan x gender neutral! reader
GENRE exes au, angst, fluff?
WORD COUNT 1.9k
WARNINGS mentions of drinking, not proofread, my rusty writing
AUTHOR’S NOTE a little something i wrote to get rid of my creative block, some of it’s inspired by frank ocean’s self control. hope you all enjoy! <3
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what you allow continues. -> what you tolerate continues. -> what you show interest in is what brings more of that interest into your life. -> to often express an emotion like anger or joy will make people test it, tread its waters, treat you with that emotion in mind, thus making you choose between rejecting or accepting their understanding of you, instead of being neutral on it. -> if you get involved in fights and debate, more fights come to your doorstep. to think solemnly about your existence is to see answers and questions in everything. to participate in anything is to be enmeshed in it, touched back by it. -> to be bothered deeply by something personally repulsive is to touch it back when it tries to hold you, instead of washing your hands. -> you can work against something without allowing it to touch you inside. -> what you allow inside you continues.
love in la
johnny x female reader fluff
synopsis: nct 127 is on tour in la and you unexpectedly meet johnny 3 times.
pic creds to the name in the picture
you walked into lax breathing in the california air, “it’s good to be back right?” your mom asks you. “It really is, there’s only so many deep dishes one can eat in chicago. I think I ate one each day”.
Your mom giggled, “you did”
You laughed and walked towards baggage claim, “why is it so packed over there?”
You pointed out to your mom a bunch of people coming into your eye view.
“Well it is lax, maybe a celebrity”
“True”
You make your way to get your bags and somehow get lost to a crowd of people. There was shoving and yelling and you were very confused. Suddenly the crowd screams, you turn around and see a group of guys guarded by other guys walking towards your area.
Different names were being yelled but you caught the names Mark, Haechan, Taeil, Doyoung, and Johnny. You glanced at a sign of a girl in the crowd and read it. “We Love Nct 127”.
Oh! I did an article on them before
As a journalist you usually wrote on different topics but the main topic was music. You had written about how nct 127 managed to grow their fanbase out to the US two years ago.
You turned around to tell ur mom and could barely find her in the crowd, “let’s go this way instead”
You gently grabbed her arm so she couldn’t be lost in the crowd and you eventually found your way to a less crowded area behind a long curtain covering the other side.
You felt a tap on your shoulder. You turn around to see a security guard“Excuse me you can’t be here. An artist is coming and can’t risk any fans being-”
“Sorry but I’m just trying to get my bags I was on a flight”
“Oh you’re in the wrong spot, it’s over there”
“Oh well thank you, but I can barely see where I’m going there’s so many people here and for me to go back through that crowd-”
“Okay hold on” he inturruped “just stay here and give me your info and I’ll have someone bring your bags here.”
“Thank you sir” your mom said. You thanked him also. He gave you paper to right your info on. “We’ll try to get these quickly so you can leave before the artist gets here” He leaves to relay your information.
You turned to your mom, “I did an article on these boys, they’re a kpop group”
“Oh well that makes a lot of sense”
You hear footsteps approaching and look that way to see 9 men walk infront of you. They didn’t noticed you or your mom since they were talking to each other in korean.
The security guard from earlier came back and noticed they arrived, he gestured for the both of you to leave immediately, not wanting to cause a scene.
You stand up and grab your purse until you hear a man speak to you, “nice shoes”
You look at him, “oh thank you! sorry we’re in here we got lost with all these people and we’re waiting for our suitcase but we’re leaving now”
The man nodded his head, “i just figured you were our new manager” he chuckles.
You laughed at his sarcasm and then looked back at your mom “ready?”
“You don’t have to leave, you’re not bothering us seriously, you can wait til your bags come”
“We don’t want to get in your way”
“We’ll be fine” He smiled and then turned back to his friends to say something in korean.
You thanked him and sat back and just decided to take his word for it.
“Well he’s handsome” your mom said to you.
“Yeah they all are”
“Excuse me!” The security guard came to where you guys are, “Didn’t I tell you to leave?” He turned towards the boys, “I’m so sorry these people aren’t leaving I’ll call backup to escort-”
“No it’s okay, there will be no escorting” The boy who talked to you earlier says, “let them be, I told them they could stay.”
The security guard nodded and walked away, “Thanks” You said to him.
He shook his head, “are you home or visiting”
“I’m home, we’re home”
He looked at your mom and said hello, “well I’m Johnny, I’m sort of a big deal if you can’t tell”
You giggle at his joke and then debate to tell him about your article.
“I’m y/n, and this is my mom y/m/n” By this time all of the boys where looking in your direction. They waved.
“Where are you coming from?”
“Chicago”
Another member gasped and then laughed.
“I’m from there!”
“Really?”
“Yeah did you like it?”
“I did actually I was just joking with my mom that I might’ve had too many deep dish pizzas”
Johnny laughed at pointed at one of his friends, “Mark over here can relate”
“Now I want one” Mark added.
The security guard came back with luggage, “here’s your bags ladies”
You stood up along with your mom and collected the bags, “thank you”
You turned to the boys, “well nice meeting you”
“Nice meeting you too” Johnny gave you a smile and shook your hand.
The rest waved at you and your mom as they watched you guys leave the area.
Johnny soon felt a light jab in his side, “Johnny why wouldn’t you ask for her number, and don’t lie to me you were being a bit too friendly” Jaehyun said in Korean while elbowing Johnny.
“I was nervous”
“Jaehyuns right that could’ve been your God sent soulmate and you just ruined it” Mark added.
“If she’s my God sent soulmate I’ll see her again”
Yuta sighed.
“If we see her again it’s my turn” Taeyong said laughing.
“Happy birthday!”
You hug your mom and hand her a card.
She goes to open it and two tickets fall out, she read it with anticipation, “The Jennifer Hudson Show!”
“Suprise!” You hugged your mom!
Jennifer Hudson is your moms favorite singer. When you found out she was coming out with her own talk show you were quick to get a ticket on your moms birthday.
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You got to the studio and there were already a lot of people in line, mostly young girls. You immediately notice the merch they had on.
“No way”
“What?” Your mom asked
“One second” You tapped the shoulder of the girl infront of you, “excuse me is nct 127 here today?”
“Yes”, she said excitedly.
“Oh that’s nice” You laugh quietly to yourself and relay it to your mother.
“Well that’s a coincidence” She giggled.
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“Please Welcome NCT 127!” Jennifer said and the crowd cheered.
You and your mom watched nct 127 perform. “Wow they’re good” You said.
After the performance Jennifer had nct introduce themselves and speak about their album. Johnny spoke the most and you found yourself liking the way he carries himself.
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After the show your mom was smiling from ear to ear but she didn’t know what else you had planned for her. Your friend who worked at this studio helped you get the tickets and also arranged for your mom to meet and take a picture with Jennifer!
“Wait we’re not going home right yet”
“What do you mean?”
“Wait here for a second”
Soon your friend came out and said hi to you both, “Follow me”
Your mom and you both followed her leading you to the backstage area and you glanced at the all rooms. You instantly saw nct 127 taking a picture and made eye contact with Mark but you kept walking.
Mark recognized you and hit Johnnys arm.
“Dude you have got to stop hitting me”
“No, Johnny that’s y/n. From the airport.”
“Oh please Mark i’m not falling for that”
“Johnny it was her why would I lie about that”
Johnny rolled his eyes, “Finish taking the picture then you can show me her”
“Is mark hallucinating?” Doyoung asked while laughing.
“I’m not”
Meanwhile you were already watching your mom have an entire conversation with Jennifer about how she rooted for her since she was at the start of her career and listens to all her songs.
“Thank you! You have a very sweet daughter planning this for you”
Your mom looked back at you, “I know”
They talked a bit more and took a picture with each other. You thanked your friend and an idea popped into her head, “wanna act like we have our own talk show?” She questioned.
“You haven’t changed a bit have you” You giggle.
Both of you walk on the sound stage and sit on the couches. You tell all the empty chairs, “welcome to the y/n show”
At the same time Mark is dragging Johnny around trying to find you, but instead he sees your mom.
“See look Johnny is that not her mom”
Johnny almost immediately says no until he looks closely, “oh wait it is”
“Told you”
They then hear two girls laughing and talking on the sound stage, they give each other a look.
“You know what’s crazy”
“What” your friend asked you.
“Yesterday I met nct 127, and now they’re here”
“What! Where?”
“At the airport and Johnny was speaking to me and everything it’s a long story”
“Do you think they’ll remember you”
“I mean yes but I don’t think they’d actually care” You laughed.
“Next Mission: go to nct 127”
She grabbed your arm to get you off the couch, but let go when she heard footsteps approach the stage.
It was Mark and Johnny.
“Y/n?”
“Hi!” You fixed your hair a bit
“Do you work here or are you stalking me”
You laugh “neither” you pointed to your friend, “she works here though and she got me tickets it’s my moms birthday and she likes jennifer hudson so i surprised her i didn’t know you guys were going to be here isn’t that ironic” you said a bit too fast to the point where it seemed like you were lying.
“Yeah it is ironic. Happy birthday to your mom” He said.
“Happy birthday. Johnny didn’t believe me when I said I saw you”
“Oh I saw you too but you guys looked busy”
“Nah” Mark said.
Your phone started to ring, “it’s my mom”
“Honey don’t forget we have reservations”
“You’re right I’m coming” You turned to your friend, Mark, and Johnny.
“Got her a spot at this fancy restaurant for lunch, don’t want to lose it”
Your friend hugged you, “stop by again”
“Thank you so much” you hugged back.
You waved at Johnny and Mark before leaving the three of them on the sound stage.
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“I actually can’t believe you managed to do that again.” Mark was slightly annoyed with Johnny for missing his chance a second time.
“She was in a rush I don’t know what you wanted me to say”
“You know what Johnny” Haechan said, “you have this persona of being the guy who gets what he likes but when you see a girl you actually like not once but twice you become nervous”
“Yeah!” Mark agreed, “that’s supposed to be my thing!”
The guys laughed in the group bus.
“If we see her again i promise I’ll say something”
“And how is that gonna happen.”
“If she’s my God sent soulmate it’ll happen.”
“I’ll believe it when I see it” Jungwoo says.
You were at work writing for your column when your boss walked up to your station.
“Clear your plans for today” He says.
“You know I have no plans”
He laughs, “Good, cause we have an assignment for you”
“I’m listening”
“Teen Vogue wants an article on the group Nct 127, ever heard of them?”
You close your eyes and nod slowly
God what are you trying to tell me?
“Yeah I know them, I’ve done an article for them before”
“Good! So you’re familiar. They want it to be centered around their concert today so you’ll be going. Before you leave come pick up the backstage pass and tickets, they want a short interview as well”
“No way”
“What? Are you a fan?”
“No it’s just…nothing” You laughed to yourself, “How many tickets?”
“Two”
“Got it”
*********************
You called your friend from the Jennifer Hudson show while driving home, “hi y/n”
“Clear your plans for the day”
“Why?”
“You wouldn’t believe it”
“Lemme guess”
“Okay”
“Something to do with Nct 127”
“Yup you guessed right, is this not crazy? Or is it just me.”
“Maybe it’s not. It’s fate”
“Lol, I’m interviewing them after their concert and I have an extra ticket. Wanna come?”
“Girl why not”
“That’s the spirit! I’ll text you the details”
“Okay see you!”
Once you got home you called your mom and told her.
“Okay at this point you guys should exchange numbers”
“I’d be fired if i asked that, He’d have to ask me”
“Maybe he’s your God-sent soulmate”
“Mhm sure”
*********************
“NCT! NCT! NCT! NCT!”
The crowd was yelling their name for an encore. Including the two of you.
“Do you think that’s it?” She asked.
“It can’t be”
Soon the came out and everyone cheered, they were in their tour merch.
They all spoke and sang one last song
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“They must be so tired and now they have to do an interview”
“At least it’s you you’ll probably wake them up”
“Funny”
A lady came out and walked towards you “they’re ready”
“Okay thank you” you turned to your friend, “see you later”
You walked into the room and the first person you made eye contact with was Johnny.
He stood up, “Okay now you’re stalking us”
“I’m not I promise” you showed your pass, “I’m here with teen vogue”
“You’re a journalist?” Mark asked.
“ That i am”
“I’m joking but that’s just crazy” Johnny sat back down and noticed some of the members laughing.
Jaehyun got up to hug you, “Hi I didn’t get to introduce myself before I’m Jaehyun”
“Nice to meet you” You hugged back.
He smirked at Johnny when he turned back around to sit.
“Well I’m johnny but you already know that”
“Really? I don’t think we’ve met”
They all laughed.
“Your performance was amazing,” you turned to Taeil. “Your voice is incredible. Do you have any special teas or sprays that keep your voice intact”
You got straight into the questions, keeping them engaged while already planning your next question.
Once you finished the last question you got up from your seat. “That’s a wrap thank you guys”
Mark practically pushed Johnny out of his chair, “go”
“Um- y/n before you go, i have a question for you”
“Yeah?”
He walked over to you “Um. I like your bracelet”
“You do?” You lifted your wrist to show him the bracelet more clearly. It was one of those makeshift friendship bracelets but the word believe was written on it in beads.
“That’s not a question” you said to him.
“Yeah”, he played with the beads on your bracelet and you realized he was nervous.
“Since we’ve already seen each other so often this week, maybe we should like keep in contact or something” Johnny said extremely fast but you still heard what he said.
Taeyong squealed and haechan hit him on the arm “shh”
“Yeah I agree”
You smiled and he took his phone out of his pocket with one hand while still mindlessly playing with your bracket with his other hand. He unlocked it and handed it to you. You decided to use your free hand as well so he could continue with the bracelet thing. The quietness was loud.
“Here you go” you said handing his phone back. You pulled your hand from his hold and removed your bracelet. You gently grabbed his wrist and put it on on his.
“Keep it”
He had nothing to give you at the moment so he leaned in and kissed your cheek.
Now it was time for the rest of the members to squeal
Johnny cringed, “sorry about them”
You laughed, “keep an eye out for the article okay?”
He nodded and watched you leave the room.
“I TOLD YOU! GOD SENT SOULMATE” Mark said a bit too loud
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After explaining every single thing that happened to your friend in the car on the way home with your mom on speaker, you received a text.
“Can you read it for me” you asked your friend.
“Aww! It’s says have a good night y/n - Johnny”
“Y/f/n, now google how to do long distance”
She laughed, “or you both can just runaway together”
“His fans would find us for sure”
“Wait let’s find his instagram”
“No i’m not ready”
“AHH”
“What? Don’t scream when i’m driving”
“Sorry but he posted the bracelet on his story”
“Really?”
“Yes please invite me to the wedding”
You laughed, “what an interesting week it has been”
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hoseok x reader (oc) genre: fluff word count: 1.6K
a/n: Hi lovelies! This is just tipsy moon gazing with Hobi and Petal/reader. It’s cold, they’re in love, and the moon is full and bright. Also this is very much just written as a moment in time so it’s kind of random and there’s no real solid plot. They’re just vibing. Ok! I hope you all enjoy and thanks for reading :))
Tipsy giggles poured from the apartment out onto the balcony, the gleeful sounds mixing with the noises of vehicles beneath you. As you and your boyfriend tumbled into the cold, his arms wrapped around your waist, you struggled to drape a blanket around his shoulders.
“Whoah, look at my breath,” he announced, exhaling into your face to show you the misty cloud that left his mouth. The whiskey had a much bigger impact on Hoseok, a renowned and beloved lightweight, than it did on you.
Smiling in amusement, you rolled your eyes playfully. “Yeah, it’s freezing out here, that’s why you need to let me put this blanket over you,” you pointed out to him. Hoseok peered over his shoulder to see the plush floral throw. His eyes widened before he helped you to tug it over him, just before he pulled you flush against his chest.
“We haven’t come out here in forever,” he hummed against your hairline, leaving the faintest of kisses to your hair.
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“I heard he studied in Germany for a few years”
“Oh yeah, I heard that too. I also heard his family is really rich and he can speak like 4 languages”
“But he has a girlfriend though”
“Says who?” one of the girls defensively asked back, school gossip will never be unavoidable. One way or another, people will always find something to talk about.
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“stop touching me,” mark tells haechan, removing the said man’s arm from his shoulders. “y/n, how do you deal with your boyfriend being like this?” haechan asks. you giggle at the scene in front you. mark isn’t really fond of physical touches even with you, his girlfriend. you have been dating for 5 months now, and you were used to it. he wouldn’t even let you hold his hands for more than a minute. it made you sad at first, but he explained that he just doesn’t like being touched often, and you understood him. it doesn’t mean he loves you less.
a month after
you and mark were both sitting on his couch, watching a movie you weren’t paying attention to anymore. you were busy looking at mark, and how cuddly he looks. you know how it will end if you try to cuddle— him subtly pushing you off him after a few minutes— but you would take those few minutes in his arms any day, so you slowly position yourself, and cuddle him. he wraps his hands around you, and gives you kisses on your forehead. you smile at him, and seize the moment. after a minute, you slowly get off him knowing he would do it himself. “where are you going?” he asks. “hmm? just here beside you,” you smile at him. “come here, let’s cuddle,” he pouts. “getting used to my touches now?” you joke, “the only touch i want on me forever.”