PAIRING... ceo!sunghoon x model!reader | GENRE... childhood friends to lovers!, romance, fluff, humor | WC... 1.3k | lots of bickering, loosely based off love next door (2024)
you breathe in the fresh air with a pleased expression. this was home. it’s been years since you’ve visited, always overseas doing work. your schedule was constantly packed with shoots and campaigns taking up most of your time (and life), essentially never giving you rest time to come back.
you finally did it.
maybe your mom would kill you—but that was a later problem.
especially since you hadn’t told her of your return.
your suitcase clatters on the rough pavement while you drag it along. your eyes wander around the street you grew up on. strangely enough, it was unfamiliar and familiar at the same time.
you stop at a building, feeling the sense of nostalgia wash over you. wasn’t this the old community pool? the one you used to visit all the time with-
you squint as you look closer to the construction sign posted on the door.
under construction: contact park industries for more information.
you frown. they were turning this place into something else? what a shame. you two practically grew up at this musty pool.
“i wonder who decided to renovate this area-“
a confused calling of your name stops you in your tracks. it was a deep voice, yet a familiar one nevertheless.
slowly, you turn in your tracks. your mouth drops open.
“park sunghoon?! what are you doing here?”
last you heard, he was getting his masters. he looks quite, you swallow, polished in that perfectly styled suit and gelled hair of his.
he pushes up his glasses by the nose bridge, eyes glinting as he studies you. “this is my building.”
your eyes bulge momentarily, “this is your building?! wha-wait. you own park industries?”your finger points accusatorially at him.
“as bright as ever,” he notes while narrowing his eyes at you. you scoff immediately, crossing your arms.
“as snooty as ever,” you snarkily reply back. you instinctively raise a fist at him while he shrinks back. perhaps the situation finally hits the both of you, as silence falls and he clears his throat.
“you… you’re back.” he glances at your suitcase and then at you. “my mother never mentioned anything about you coming home.”
you internally cringe, pretending to scratch the back of your head. you laugh albeit awkwardly.
“oh, really? that is weird. i just, uh-“
the sound of familiar voices approaching cause your stomach to drop. you could recognize the sound of your parents’ voices anywhere. of course, in this small neighborhood, you had to bump into them right now.
you were screwed.
frantically, you eyes scan the area. aha—you were a genius. you fly towards an empty, large box near the entrance to sunghoon’s building. you can only hope it was used for furniture and not trash.
“what are you-“
you glance up at him and his perplexed expression. “please. just this once.”
and with that, you flip it over and fly under the box to hide. thank goodness it didn’t smell weird. you hear muffled voices of delight as your families spot sunghoon.
“oh, it’s been so long! are you working on this building?”
you hear him chuckle and roll your eyes. what a sucker for parents. if only they knew his true personality.
“yes, auntie. i came to check on the construction progress.”
you hear your mom laugh. your heart pangs as you realize you haven’t heard that sound in forever.
“oh, you must be so busy as the ceo. we won’t bother you anymore but you have to come soon for dinner!”
“but uh,” your dad sounds confused, “who’s suitcase is this?”
you curse.
“what was that?”
sunghoon quickly laughs, harshly kicking the box you were under as you hiss. “oh, don’t worry about that! it’s my luggage—you know, i have to start moving into the office here soon. i thought i would get a head start-mhm. you know-“
you were starting to sweat crouching in this box. but sunghoon was moving his office back home, you note. interesting.
thankfully, your parents leave sunghoon at that and you finally try to lift the box. you grunt, pushing up but to no avail.
“sunghoon,” you grit your teeth, “if you don’t get off the box in the next minute i will actually kill you when i get out.”
finally, you’re able to push the box off you with a huff and a glare.
“i think you should be thanking me.”
one of his perfect eyebrows raises up at you and you want to smack him. unfortunately, he was right though. you sigh, still sitting on the floor.
sunghoon sighs. “you should really tell your family, you know? they barely see you as is.
you bite your lip. of course he knew. you had grown up with each other for twenty years.
“i don’t know why you’re suddenly back, but they deserve to know.”
“alright, alright,” you stand up while dusting yourself off, “i get it mister ceo.”
he makes an offended noise. with a sigh, you grab your suitcase and begin unzipping it.
“what now?” he doesn’t sound surprised. sunghoon was immune to your antics.
you take out jacket after jacket, even forcing him to hold some for you. “you know,” you start casually while putting on coats in the dead middle of summer, “safety precautions.”
“so this is the country’s top model, huh?”
you cough, “well…”
“what?”
you look away, avoiding eye contact. “it’s just a break, for now….”
“who knows? your fiancé?” he shoves his hands in his pockets, studying the floor with an unreadable expression. you eye him warily.
“yeah, right. i broke it off. it was all for show, anyway. you know the media eats it up.”
sunghoon suddenly glances at you with genuine concern reflected in his eyes. you don’t like it.
“so, you’re saying you broke off your engagement and quit your job?“
“temporarily!” you yell, irritated. he was getting on your nerves again.
“you should go find your family.”
“stop telling me what to do, hoon.”
you say it so nonchalantly but it never fails to make him shiver. especially since it’s been so long since he last heard you say that.
it’s been so long since he’s last seen you, really. when your modeling career took off and you left to travel the world, he thought he’d never see you again. all he knew was your photoshoots online and news from the media. especially when your relationship with a top actor was announced, he didn’t expect an invitation to your wedding.
certainly he didn’t expect to see you here, right now, standing in front of him. just like back when you two first met all those years ago.
“what?” you call out, breaking him out of his trance. “you wanna fight? you know you’ll lose.”
sunghoon sighs, checking his shiny watch. “unlike you, most people have jobs. i’m a bit busy, so…”
you roll your eyes again, “as if.”
and with that, you jump him. literally.
despite the (saddening) height difference, one of your arms is tightly locked around his neck as he splutters.
“this is what you get for keeping me in that box. i was dying in there you little piece of-!”
just barely, sunghoon manages to use his strength to pull away. he gasps and coughs as you tap your foot with a rather intimidating stare.
you two make eye contact for a good minute or so, before you turn with a humph to grab your suitcase and continue on.
“this isn’t over, hoon.”
“why me?” he mutters under his breath before making his way to his building slash future office.
what neither of you two realize is the unconscious smiles plastered on both of your faces.
a/n ▸ aghhshdhesn ngl posting three days in a row was so weird i can’t keep up 💀ne ways did i write this with the intention of making a part two? that’s up to you to decide :)
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Hi I've recently started following you and love your posts 🥺 so sweet!
Anyways, could I pls request a Sunghoon x reader where he comforts them somehow bc they're stressed abt work/school?
<3 thx!
♡ ꒱ more than friends 𓂃 ᗢᘏᓗ
pairing: best friend!Sunghoon x fem!Reader
genre: fluff, best friends to lovers
summary: seeing you panick over exams was a literal torture for your best friend, Sunghoon, who just wanted to help you feel better. Thanks to his unique way of “calming you down” he was able to do just that, along with successfully gaining himself a date with the girl he liked.
word count: 1.3k
warnings: kissing kissing and kissing, really fluffy fluff ending, mentions of having anxiety, mentions of exams and stress, usage of the word “shit”
a/n: it’s been a while since I’ve written a request so, I’m hoping you can enjoy this anonie! I got a little carried away with this and I hope it’s okay, please let me know what you think 🫶🏼
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“Okay,” Sunghoon nodded, eyes focused on the paper in his hold which you stayed up preparing all night, for the oral exam you were about to take in an hour today, “let’s go over this once more.”
You sighed, closing your eyes, trying to clear your head for his questions. You were nervous, so much that Sunghoon was starting to get worried about you.
“Mhm.” You hummed in response, clumsily trying to wipe your wet palms on the fabric of your pleated skirt.
You could feel that there were no room left in your brain anymore to obtain any kind of additional information, no matter how crucial it was for the exam.
Yet there you were, forcing yourself to study when all you wanted to do was to go back to your bed and sleep for the rest of day.
“Or we can just take a break here and get some air—” Sunghoon suggested, noticing your struggle.
He wanted to help you so bad, seeing you like this was nothing other than a torture to him.
“No!” you shook your head and interrupted him with a high pitched voice that came out louder than you thought, unable to control your anxiety.
Realizing how rude you just sounded, you looked up, meeting with a pair of confused eyes.
Sunghoon seemed baffled, frozen at his seat while he was searching for an answer to give to you.
“Okay then, let’s—”
“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to— shit!”
You pursed your lips, brushing your hands through your wavy strands that had Sunghoon secretly swooning over you.
You really were so pretty, he couldn’t deny it.
Maybe that was the reason why he hated seeing you upset so much, because it didn’t suit your gorgeous face, just like this spoken moment.
You were interrupting him, again, but although he didn’t care much, it was the last straw for you to have an emotional outbreak.
Huffing out a frustrated groan, you cupped your face with both hands, pressing at your eyes to prevent the swelled up tears from falling down — which didn’t work.
Were you crazy?
Why were you yelling at your best friend who only tried to help? And why on earth were you crying right now?
“Y/n, shhh—” Sunghoon called your name, letting it roll out from his tongue softly as he got up and walked towards you with rushed steps.
“Hey, look at me,” he tapped on your shoulder lightly, “Come on sweetheart, let me see your pretty face, hm?”
“I have a runny nose,” you sobbed, “I’m not pretty right now!” you whined, which made him giggle over how honest you were.
“I don’t care,” he murmured, grabbing your wrists gently, “let me see you.” he said, forcefully moving your fisted hands away.
“I c-can’t make this s-stop!” You choked out as you looked at him behind swollen eyes, your lips and nose shining bright red due to the rush of blood.
“Shhh, It’s alright baby, it’s alright—”
“Make it stop Sunghoon, p-please!”
Not knowing what to say, Sunghoon gulped down in worry, hesitating over doing the only thing that came to his mind.
It almost felt like he was dealing with an acute brain deficiency, which was the last thing he needed right now.
Screw it, he thought to himself as he watched you break down completely, he couldn’t bare witnessing the sight of you pouring your heart out anymore.
So with a deep breath, he took your face in between his hands and wiped away the wetness on your cheeks before pulling you towards himself, only to press his soft lips on your dry ones.
He closed his eyes and held you still as he kissed you, pushing you against the wall behind you to prevent you from running away — not that you were trying to anyways, you were too stunned to move a limb.
Despite the wacky circumstances, the kiss was fluttering for the both of you, making his heartbeat fasten as it calmed yours.
You tasted sweet, much better than his favorite candy flavor. It made him want to not stop and risk everything instead, even though it would most likely cost him your friendship.
Or so he thought.
Stealing one last peck from you, he pulled away, leaning his forehead against yours as he struggled to look into your eyes.
He felt dizzy, almost like he was unable to stand straight on his feet.
“I r-read it somewhere,” he stuttered, licking his lips, “that k-kissing could help with p-panic attacks.” he said, trying to disperse the strange mood in the room.
“Yeah?”
“Yeah, so did it work?” He asked, blinking a few times expectantly. Now he was even more nervous than you, feeling his hands shake as he placed them on both sides your waist.
“Hmm, I don’t know,” you pouted, crossing your arms around his neck, “it was too short for me to tell, don’t you think?” You teased, pulling him closer as you played with the small hairs on his nape.
“That so?” He whispered, fanning his hot breath against your blushed cheeks. You looked so mesmerizing, he could barely breathe in front of you.
“Mhm,”
“Then how about this?”
Just like that, you found his lips back on yours again, gently moving with a slow rhythm. Delicately, he placed a hand on your cheek and tilted your head as he hugged your waist, wanting to give you what you were asking for exactly.
A small whimper fell from your mouth as you tugged on his hair for more, which was enough for him to understand that he was on the right track.
But instead of giving you more of what you wanted, he chose to stop and tease you a little, just like you did to him.
“So?” He asked, breaking the kiss, chuckling at the redness of your face. “Was this long enough for you?”
Unable to stop your lips from curling up, you gave in and let a cute chuckle escape from your mouth.
He smiled at the way you hid your face on the crook of his neck, laughing along with you over your clumsy attempts on avoiding his flirty gaze.
“What is it, are you shy now?”
“No,” you rejected, trying to sound like you were not at all effected by what just happened, “Why would I be shy?”
“Because we just kissed, love,” he muttered right next to your ear, emphasizing on the last word, “and we did it twice.”
“You meant to say thrice?”
“Wha—”
Not letting him finish, you pushed your lips on his, once again getting the upper hand. This time you were the one cupping his cheeks and tilting his face, causing a heart attack on his poor body.
He could feel his knees give in as he leaned his weight down on you, letting you pull him as close as you wished.
“See?” you mumbled, panting for air in between kisses, “thrice.” you said, giving him a one last kith.
He nodded approvingly as he chased after your lips for more, pouting when you pushed him away, not letting him get greedy with you.
“I see,” he cleared his throat, following after you to gather his stuff from the table since it was almost the time for the exam, “then what should I do to get my fourth kiss?”
Smirking at his daring question, you threw him a sassy look, fixing his tie as you locked your eyes with his beautiful brown ones.
You seemed to gain your confidence back almost as if that anxiety attack never happened, which was a great sight to see for Sunghoon, since he felt like he could finally be of help.
“Do you really want it that badly?”
“I do actually,” he sighed, wanting to look dramatic, “very much, if I’m being honest.”
“Then take me out on a date after this, Park,” you responded, trying not to show how much his answer got you excited, “Impress me and you’ll get your kiss.”
“Promise?”
“Yeah,” you giggled, “promise.”
“Consider it done then, L/n,” he concluded, fixing your smudged lipstick with a dirty grin on his face.
Oh how sweet it was, watching your cheeks turn red because of him, he couldn’t put his joy into words.
“I hope you’re ready for the best date of your life.”
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PROMPT: ‘fixing their tie’ from list iii.
wc: 0.4k genre: fluff pairing: bf!jungwon x gn!reader warnings: none! just jungwon himself
🧇: im sorry but i love these pics of jungwon hes so adorable omygodddddd. thank you for requesting this anon!! i hope u like it 💗
you were positive that you were going to freeze your ass off.
sitting in the back of the class meant that the cool air from the ac would be hitting you directly, and you had conveniently forgotten to bring your sweater.
but you just had to deal with it for a few more seconds. the bell would ring any time no-
rrrinnnnggg
and theres goes the bell.
you rushed out of class, running out anxious to meet your boyfriend. youd been missing him terribly for some reason. not seeing his face every other minute wasnt great.
you wait by your usual bus stop and your heart trips in its place when your eyes find him rushing to you smiling.
he gives you a big warm hug, that you reciprocate with all your love. he doesnt let go even after a minute.
“won? are you alright?” you ask him, pulling away to see his gorgeous face. he smiles at you, fingers intertwined.
“yeah. i just really really missed you today. a lot. for some reason.”
“guess youre not the only one then.” you say, landing a small kiss on his cheeks, his smile widening.
your bus would take another ten minutes to arrive, so you ask him about his day, as if you hadn’t seen each other in ages.
midway his rambling, you notice his tie a bit loose. not wanting to interrupt his monologue, you just pull him closer and start fixing his tie.
he visibly softens at the action, and stops talking.
you look up at him “huh? go on im listening. i just wanted to fix your tie. dont worry im listening.”
maybe it was the atmosphere, maybe it was just you, or actually he doesnt know what it was, that made him want to kiss you so badly then and there.
and he does, after you finish fixing his tie.
he pulls you in by the waist, cupping your jaw and pressing his lips onto yours. you let out a small gasp in surprise, and he takes the opportunity to deepen the kiss.
he rubs his fingers across your cheek, and your heart feels like its about to burst out of its cage.
“what was that for?” you ask when he pulls away
“i dont know. you just looked really kissable.”
oh yang jungwon.
send in a request 🕰️
the tears won't stop.
dude is ADORABLE.
⋆ NOW WE DATE ! · psh — TEASER !
SYNOPSIS · everyone knew you were sunghoon's biggest fan— or so you claimed to be— it didn't take a scientist to guess after your nonstop gushing about him during enhypen's debut. now, they didn't know you found him 'babygirl shaped,' not until you accidentally tweeted it on your main.
GENRE · fluff, humour, mutual pinning, mini smau
WARNINGS · usual kys / kms jokes
NOTE · hey lol i was bored so im dropping this teaser ??? 😭😭 pls this wont be out until after my exams, i just wanted to post this helpp idk send ask / comment to be on the taglist...the mlist will be out next month . ok bye once again
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Hi I've recently started following you and love your posts 🥺 so sweet!
Anyways, could I pls request a Sunghoon x reader where he comforts them somehow bc they're stressed abt work/school?
<3 thx!
♡ ꒱ more than friends 𓂃 ᗢᘏᓗ
pairing: best friend!Sunghoon x fem!Reader
genre: fluff, best friends to lovers
summary: seeing you panick over exams was a literal torture for your best friend, Sunghoon, who just wanted to help you feel better. Thanks to his unique way of “calming you down” he was able to do just that, along with successfully gaining himself a date with the girl he liked.
word count: 1.3k
warnings: kissing kissing and kissing, really fluffy fluff ending, mentions of having anxiety, mentions of exams and stress, usage of the word “shit”
a/n: it’s been a while since I’ve written a request so, I’m hoping you can enjoy this anonie! I got a little carried away with this and I hope it’s okay, please let me know what you think 🫶🏼
🖱⌨️ : masterlist
“Okay,” Sunghoon nodded, eyes focused on the paper in his hold which you stayed up preparing all night, for the oral exam you were about to take in an hour today, “let’s go over this once more.”
You sighed, closing your eyes, trying to clear your head for his questions. You were nervous, so much that Sunghoon was starting to get worried about you.
“Mhm.” You hummed in response, clumsily trying to wipe your wet palms on the fabric of your pleated skirt.
You could feel that there were no room left in your brain anymore to obtain any kind of additional information, no matter how crucial it was for the exam.
Yet there you were, forcing yourself to study when all you wanted to do was to go back to your bed and sleep for the rest of day.
“Or we can just take a break here and get some air—” Sunghoon suggested, noticing your struggle.
He wanted to help you so bad, seeing you like this was nothing other than a torture to him.
“No!” you shook your head and interrupted him with a high pitched voice that came out louder than you thought, unable to control your anxiety.
Realizing how rude you just sounded, you looked up, meeting with a pair of confused eyes.
Sunghoon seemed baffled, frozen at his seat while he was searching for an answer to give to you.
“Okay then, let’s—”
“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to— shit!”
You pursed your lips, brushing your hands through your wavy strands that had Sunghoon secretly swooning over you.
You really were so pretty, he couldn’t deny it.
Maybe that was the reason why he hated seeing you upset so much, because it didn’t suit your gorgeous face, just like this spoken moment.
You were interrupting him, again, but although he didn’t care much, it was the last straw for you to have an emotional outbreak.
Huffing out a frustrated groan, you cupped your face with both hands, pressing at your eyes to prevent the swelled up tears from falling down — which didn’t work.
Were you crazy?
Why were you yelling at your best friend who only tried to help? And why on earth were you crying right now?
“Y/n, shhh—” Sunghoon called your name, letting it roll out from his tongue softly as he got up and walked towards you with rushed steps.
“Hey, look at me,” he tapped on your shoulder lightly, “Come on sweetheart, let me see your pretty face, hm?”
“I have a runny nose,” you sobbed, “I’m not pretty right now!” you whined, which made him giggle over how honest you were.
“I don’t care,” he murmured, grabbing your wrists gently, “let me see you.” he said, forcefully moving your fisted hands away.
“I c-can’t make this s-stop!” You choked out as you looked at him behind swollen eyes, your lips and nose shining bright red due to the rush of blood.
“Shhh, It’s alright baby, it’s alright—”
“Make it stop Sunghoon, p-please!”
Not knowing what to say, Sunghoon gulped down in worry, hesitating over doing the only thing that came to his mind.
It almost felt like he was dealing with an acute brain deficiency, which was the last thing he needed right now.
Screw it, he thought to himself as he watched you break down completely, he couldn’t bare witnessing the sight of you pouring your heart out anymore.
So with a deep breath, he took your face in between his hands and wiped away the wetness on your cheeks before pulling you towards himself, only to press his soft lips on your dry ones.
He closed his eyes and held you still as he kissed you, pushing you against the wall behind you to prevent you from running away — not that you were trying to anyways, you were too stunned to move a limb.
Despite the wacky circumstances, the kiss was fluttering for the both of you, making his heartbeat fasten as it calmed yours.
You tasted sweet, much better than his favorite candy flavor. It made him want to not stop and risk everything instead, even though it would most likely cost him your friendship.
Or so he thought.
Stealing one last peck from you, he pulled away, leaning his forehead against yours as he struggled to look into your eyes.
He felt dizzy, almost like he was unable to stand straight on his feet.
“I r-read it somewhere,” he stuttered, licking his lips, “that k-kissing could help with p-panic attacks.” he said, trying to disperse the strange mood in the room.
“Yeah?”
“Yeah, so did it work?” He asked, blinking a few times expectantly. Now he was even more nervous than you, feeling his hands shake as he placed them on both sides your waist.
“Hmm, I don’t know,” you pouted, crossing your arms around his neck, “it was too short for me to tell, don’t you think?” You teased, pulling him closer as you played with the small hairs on his nape.
“That so?” He whispered, fanning his hot breath against your blushed cheeks. You looked so mesmerizing, he could barely breathe in front of you.
“Mhm,”
“Then how about this?”
Just like that, you found his lips back on yours again, gently moving with a slow rhythm. Delicately, he placed a hand on your cheek and tilted your head as he hugged your waist, wanting to give you what you were asking for exactly.
A small whimper fell from your mouth as you tugged on his hair for more, which was enough for him to understand that he was on the right track.
But instead of giving you more of what you wanted, he chose to stop and tease you a little, just like you did to him.
“So?” He asked, breaking the kiss, chuckling at the redness of your face. “Was this long enough for you?”
Unable to stop your lips from curling up, you gave in and let a cute chuckle escape from your mouth.
He smiled at the way you hid your face on the crook of his neck, laughing along with you over your clumsy attempts on avoiding his flirty gaze.
“What is it, are you shy now?”
“No,” you rejected, trying to sound like you were not at all effected by what just happened, “Why would I be shy?”
“Because we just kissed, love,” he muttered right next to your ear, emphasizing on the last word, “and we did it twice.”
“You meant to say thrice?”
“Wha—”
Not letting him finish, you pushed your lips on his, once again getting the upper hand. This time you were the one cupping his cheeks and tilting his face, causing a heart attack on his poor body.
He could feel his knees give in as he leaned his weight down on you, letting you pull him as close as you wished.
“See?” you mumbled, panting for air in between kisses, “thrice.” you said, giving him a one last kith.
He nodded approvingly as he chased after your lips for more, pouting when you pushed him away, not letting him get greedy with you.
“I see,” he cleared his throat, following after you to gather his stuff from the table since it was almost the time for the exam, “then what should I do to get my fourth kiss?”
Smirking at his daring question, you threw him a sassy look, fixing his tie as you locked your eyes with his beautiful brown ones.
You seemed to gain your confidence back almost as if that anxiety attack never happened, which was a great sight to see for Sunghoon, since he felt like he could finally be of help.
“Do you really want it that badly?”
“I do actually,” he sighed, wanting to look dramatic, “very much, if I’m being honest.”
“Then take me out on a date after this, Park,” you responded, trying not to show how much his answer got you excited, “Impress me and you’ll get your kiss.”
“Promise?”
“Yeah,” you giggled, “promise.”
“Consider it done then, L/n,” he concluded, fixing your smudged lipstick with a dirty grin on his face.
Oh how sweet it was, watching your cheeks turn red because of him, he couldn’t put his joy into words.
“I hope you’re ready for the best date of your life.”
©hee-poster on tumblr | est. 2022
ᓚᘏᗢ 𓂃 𝗍𝖺𝗀𝗅𝗂𝗌𝗍 ⌗
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the struggle of asking your best friend out to prom is very, very real. (or: nishimura riki is the worst wingman around, yang jungwon is at his wit's end, and you have no clue what's going on.)
PAIRING. yang jungwon x fem!reader GENRES. romance, comedy, friends to lovers au, high school au WORDS. 5.0k WARNINGS. profanity, kissing, references to pride and prejudice by jane austen and little women by louisa may alcott
ONE
It is a widely accepted and well-known fact that you and Yang Jungwon are practically attached at the hip.
It’s also a widely accepted and well-known fact that you and Yang Jungwon are head over heels for each other.
Were both of you too dumb to notice? Absolutely. Did both of you think your crush on the other is unrequited? Hell, yeah. Did it drive the rest of your friends batshit crazy? Of course. Have they tried to set you both up before? Hundreds of times. Were you both too dense to notice their attempts? Well, if you weren’t a pair of lovesick idiots, then you would have gotten together in elementary school.
It doesn’t help that Yang Jungwon has been pestering Nishimura Riki to help him out for weeks now.
Sure, Riki thinks to himself, now that it’s prom season, this loser is running around trying to get me to help him get a goddamn girlfriend.
“Did you just call me a loser?” Jungwon furrows his eyebrows at him.
“Oh, shit, did I say that out loud?” Riki glares at the boy opposite him, no hint of remorse in his face. “Maybe if you weren’t such a chicken, I wouldn’t refer to you as The Stupidest Airhead Around in my head. I even changed your contact number to that.”
“That’s unnecessary,” Jungwon says. “And mean.”
Riki sniffs disdainfully. “Do you want my help with asking Y/N out or not?”
“Yes. Sorry, I’ll shut up now.” Looking mildly chastised, Jungwon glares at the soggy peas on his lunch tray as though they would disintegrate due to his burning gaze.
Riki heaves out a sigh, running a hand through his hair. Honestly, he has no clue how to help his friend out. He doesn’t know what you like, what you don’t like, whether you prefer grand, romantic gestures, or whether you want something nice and quiet instead. Of course, the one person who actually knows about your preferences is currently sitting in front of him—but he’s just as clueless as Riki is. Still, asking him is worth a shot.
“Okay,” he begins slowly. Jungwon immediately perks up, grinning from ear-to-ear. “Do you know what kind of romance she likes?”
Jungwon looks stumped, with wide eyes and a mouth comically open. If Riki wasn’t kind of irritated already, he would’ve laughed at him. “Uh—”
“Jungwon, right now I’m seriously questioning how on earth you managed to land the position of class president when you’re this dumb.” Riki takes a sip of his orange juice, chewing on the end of his straw.
“Hey! Aren’t you supposed to be Mister Romantic Guy, or whatever?”
Riki pauses. That’s true, he supposes. He is the school’s resident romance expert—a title he gained by predicting most of their classmates’ current significant others. It was all a complete fluke, of course. There’s no way Riki is actually some kind of professional at giving love advice, but he can definitely see where the nickname came from. (He isn’t about to tell anyone that the only experience he has in the love department comes from watching To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before at least ten times.)
But that doesn’t mean he can read minds—he still doesn’t know what exactly you have in mind when it comes to a promposal.
“Ask her first,” he decides. “Tell me what she likes and then I’ll get back to you.”
Then he pushes his chair back, places his empty orange juice carton on his lunch tray and picks it up before turning around and dumping it in the crate meant for soiled trays.
Riki’s got a lot on his hands, because Yang Jungwon is dense as hell and for all he knows, you might not be much better.
TWO
Jungwon should not be taking this long to send you a measly text.
In his defence, he has no idea what he’s supposed to text you. Hey, Y/N, I was just wondering what kind of romance you like so that I can ask you out for prom in the most perfect way possible? That sounds dumb even in his head.
He groans, running a hand through his hair exasperatedly. Who knew asking someone out would take so much time and effort? He falls backwards onto his bed, his back hitting the mattress with a thump. Jungwon groans again, holding his phone in front of his face and squinting at the screen. His chat with you is open and the cursor in the empty text box blinks at him.
Oh, fuck it, he thinks. What’s the worst that could happen? You’re still friends; this is nothing more than a message he’s sending you. Besides, you and him have texted much weirder things to each other—like that time you sent him a picture of one of your favourite Thai BL actors posing shirtless and Jungwon replied by saying that he looked like he was about to sneeze. You didn’t talk to him for two weeks after that.
His fingers hover over the keyboard, and before he can overthink more than he already has, he types out a quick, casual message.
[Jungwon]: hey, do you have a sex?
Jungwon bites his lip, cheeks flushing red. Is he so nervous that he can’t even type out a simple three-letter abbreviation of a word correctly? He glares at his phone. Why are the letters x and c so close to each other? Someone should fix that. Thankfully, he hasn’t sent the message yet.
Jungwon shifts, trying to quickly delete the last letter and replace it with the right one. But with one sudden jerk, he drops his phone.
It falls straight onto his face, landing squarely on his nose. Jungwon curses under his breath, rubbing the stinging part and chucking his phone aside. A sudden ping from his phone makes him sit up straight immediately. Horror washes over him, along with an acute sense of mortification.
There’s no way he accidentally sent that message with the typo, right?
Wrong.
Gingerly, he picks up his phone.
[Y/N]: are u ok [Y/N]: do u have a fever or smtg
Jungwon’s cheeks heat up further. God, he’s so clumsy. You’re never going to let him live this down. He can picture you in his head, sitting on the swivel chair by your desk and actually laughing out loud at his typing mistake.
[Jungwon]: ?? unprovoked. all i did was make a typo.
[Y/N]: LMFAO. i want u 2 know that i have screenshotted this and it is now ready for me to use as blackmail material
He groans, running a hand through his hair.
[Jungwon]: yeah yeah whatever [Jungwon]: are you free right now?
[Y/N]: sure. what’s up?
Jungwon takes a deep breath, exhaling loudly through his nose. How on earth is he supposed to ask you how you want to be asked out to prom? He needs to be sneaky about this—he can’t make it blatantly obvious that he would like you to be his prom date.
[Jungwon]: can i call you?
[Y/N]: yea ok
You pick up almost immediately after he presses the call button next to your contact name.
“Hey.” Your voice sounds breathy on the phone, like you just jogged up your staircase before answering him. “So. What’s going on?”
“Do you want to watch Pride and Prejudice with me?” Jungwon asks as nonchalantly as he can.
“Um. Sure, I guess. Why?”
“English Literature. We need to do that book report, remember? I want to write about Pride and Prejudice. I’m just too lazy to read the whole book, so, you know—might as well watch the movie instead.” It’s a big, fat lie—he’s already finished his book report—but Jungwon thinks it’s worth it.
“Cheater,” you say. “I wonder what Mr. Yoon will think, knowing the star of the grade is a sneaky little cheapskate.”
Jungwon rolls his eyes. “It’s not that deep. It’s just a book report.”
“Sure, sure. Is there any specific topic you want to write about?”
Fiddling with the sleeves of his shirt, he lies again. “Kind of. I want to write about romance—like, any classic novel which is based on romance.”
You hum. “That’s easy, then. Literally all classic novels are about romance. Except maybe Charles Dickens’ stuff.”
“Yeah,” Jungwon says, “which is why Pride and Prejudice is a really good choice. You can never go wrong with Jane Austen.”
“Yes, but won’t everyone think the same and go with Jane Austen too?” you say contemplatively. “You need something that would stand out.”
He sucks on a tooth, a triumphant grin forming on his lips. “Any ideas?”
“How about Little Women by Louisa May Alcott?” you suggest. “I know it’s not mainly about romance, but I think Jo and Laurie’s falling out and Amy and Laurie making up is really sweet. That bit mainly happens in Good Wives, but I think that’s just a technicality.” After a pause, you add, “I mean, not that bit about Jo and Laurie falling out; that sucks.”
Jungwon chuckles. “Yeah, I get what you mean.”
“I think it’s pretty cool that Laurie finally realises Amy’s the one for him, after all those years of her pining over him.”
Jungwon stills, thinking over your words. It almost feels as though you described his feelings towards you in one sentence. He’s liked you since middle school, and with high school almost coming to an end now that both of you are in your senior year, he figures it’s a pretty long time.
“Okay,” he says softly. “I’ll do Little Women.”
“Okay.” Your voice is soft too.
THREE
“Quiet stuff,” Jungwon tells Riki decidedly, the next day. “She likes quiet, romantic gestures. Nothing big or fancy.”
“Wow,” Riki says, highlighting a word in his notebook with neon yellow. It hurts Jungwon’s eyes, but Riki claims it helps him remember. “How did you find out?”
“I just know.”
The other boy pauses for a moment, staring at Jungwon. Then he nods, seemingly impressed. “You sure seem to know a lot about Y/N.”
“She’s my best friend,” Jungwon says.
“Sure. Which is why you need my help to ask her out. Since, y’know, she’s your best friend and all.”
He rolls his eyes at Riki’s sarcasm, before leaning forward on his elbows. The library is pretty empty at this time, but Jungwon doesn’t want to break the silence by talking unnecessarily loudly. “So what should I do?”
His friend huffs and wrinkles his nose. “Flowers,” he says after a moment.
“Really? Isn’t that… a bit cliché?”
“Like you would know, casanova,” Riki snorts. “Would you rather grab a bunch of bananas and write ‘I’m bananas for you, go to prom with me?’ on them with a Sharpie and give it to Y/N?”
Jungwon cringes. “Okay, okay. I get what you mean.” He sighs, staring down at the mahogany table and tracing stars on the worn-out wood. “But I want to be more original, you know what I mean? Flowers are nice but too overused.”
“Okay.” Riki taps his finger on the table. “I’m out of ideas. What do you have in mind?”
“Well,” Jungwon begins slowly, attempting his best oh-thou-art-my-saviour expression and aiming it at Riki, “I was hoping you could distract her tomorrow, while you, me, Y/N, and Sunoo try to get the gymnasium ready for the decoration team. Just, sort of keep her occupied while I try to figure something out.”
Riki narrows his eyes. “Are you planning to seduce her while I’m talking to her? ‘Cause that’s a really shitty plan, even for you, Yang. And more importantly, what do I get in return?”
“No,” Jungwon hisses, cheeks burning. “I’m not going to seduce her, don’t be dumb. And I’ll give you free passes to the basketball regionals next month. I know you’ve been wanting to diss the opposing team ever since they beat you and our soccer team last year.”
“Fine. But I want two passes. Jake’s been really antsy about it, too.”
“Done.” Jungwon holds his hand out, and Riki shakes it with his. “Thank you, Riki.”
“Yeah, yeah,” he waves him away, uncapping his obnoxiously bright yellow highlighter again. “Go get your girl.”
Jungwon smiles. He certainly plans to.
FOUR
There’s a God-awful stench in the gymnasium.
You, Jungwon, Riki, and another friend of yours, Kim Sunoo, stand at the entrance, bags hanging loosely off your shoulders and identical expressions of disgust on your faces.
The gymnasium is more or less a huge rectangle on the first floor of your school building. Rough wooden floors and cream-coloured cement walls make the place appear like the inside of a cardboard box. It isn’t used much—Coach Kim prefers to take P.E classes in the large turf outside. Only occasionally, for events such as prom or Graduation Day, the school administration decides to host its guests in the gym, which is why Jungwon needs to clear it out by next week.
“Okay, it smells like someone just farted,” you say.
“Wasn’t me,” Jungwon comments off-handedly. He is the first one to brave the gymnasium, dropping his bag next to the door and striding inwards while bringing a hand up to pinch his nose.
“They say that the one who smelt it, dealt it,” Riki says, glancing suspiciously at you.
“They also say that the one who denied it, supplied it,” you retort. Riki’s suspicious gaze immediately averts to Jungwon, who’s busy peering into a box placed at a corner of the room.
Sunoo drops his bag on the floor and takes a cautious step inside. “I think I know where it’s coming from. Coach Kim sometimes leaves his used shirts in that box over there.” He points at the box Jungwon is occupied with.
Jungwon picks up a dirty, orange gym shirt from inside the box, wrinkling his nose and holding it as far away from his body as his fully-stretched arms would allow. You place your bag next to his and walk to him. Behind you, Riki follows you.
“How long has that even been here?” Riki asks.
Sunoo shrugs, standing by the corner opposite Jungwon. He’s sticking so close to the wall, it looks as though someone applied permanent glue all over his back and pressed him against the cement surface. “Days, weeks, maybe even years. Who knows? No wonder no one uses the gym.”
You step closer to Jungwon, and immediately regret it. The stench wafts around you, making you clap your hand to your nose and mouth. “Gross. I’m not touching that.”
“Lucky for you, you’re not the one holding it.” Jungwon flashes a sour look at you, and you give him an apologetic smile. “Sunoo,” he calls out. “Can you take this to the incinerator? Riki, Y/N and I will get started on moving all the yoga mats.”
Sunoo whines, “Why me?” But he peels himself off the wall anyway and takes the shirt from Jungwon, tilting his head away from it.
“Thanks.” Jungwon smiles gratefully at him.
You look at all the yoga mats strewn around the wooden floor. Dust and old balls of hair stick to each one of the faded rubber mats. You place your hands on your waist; you have a lot of work cut out for you.
“Okay,” Jungwon says, “Let’s get started. Riki, you and Y/N start moving the mats to the corner. I’ll get the broom so we can clean things up a bit.”
You smile at him. Jungwon’s leadership skills are no joke—there’s a reason he was elected class president, after all. He has a way of getting things done without seeming bossy or rude. He values everyone’s opinion and doesn’t make anyone feel bad about themselves.
He is kind, compassionate and caring, and makes people comfortable around him. Being his best friend for over ten years has only made you appreciate him more and more with each passing day. And eventually, that appreciation turned into a crush, which you’ve been harbouring for a long, long time. You only hope that someday, he sees you the way you see him. Just like how Laurie finally looked at Amy.
Jungwon slips away, heading downstairs to the janitor’s closet, just as Sunoo appears again, hands devoid of Coach Kim’s smelly shirt. You and Riki exchange smiles, and Sunoo joins you two, brushing his hands on his pants.
FIVE
When Jungwon enters the gymnasium again, broom and dustpan in hand, the first thing he sees is you laughing at something Nishimura Riki said.
He feels something flare up in his chest—a tiny prick of something sharp that makes him grip the broom tighter. This is stupid, he tells himself. You asked Riki to play wingman for you.
He sees Sunoo standing a bit away, hands on his hips and lips pursed as he observes the pile of mats the three of you had cleared. Jungwon walks over to him.
Sunoo brightens as soon as he sees him. “Hey, Jungwon. What do we do with these?”
“Uh, I think we can roll them up and take them to the storage room sometime later. Right now—” he hefts the broom and the dustpan— “we need to clean this whole place up.”
“Got it.” Sunoo nods. “Hey, why don’t Riki and I take the mats down while you and Y/N clean up? Things will get done faster that way.”
“Sure. I’ll call Riki over and tell him.” Jungwon smiles gratefully at his friend, before walking over to you and Riki.
You grin at him as soon as you see him approaching, and Jungwon’s heart lifts like a hot-air balloon. “Hello, Yang,” you greet him. “Finally back with the broom, I see.”
“Very funny,” he deadpans, letting the broom drop down on the floor by his feet. He jerks his thumb backwards. “Riki, Sunoo needs your help.”
Riki mock-salutes, flashing you a smile before heading over to Sunoo. You pick up the broom. “I take it I need to help you clean, right?”
Jungwon nods. “Do you want the broom or the dustpan?”
“I’ll start off with the broom,” you offer. “We can take turns.” You move to a corner of the gym, wasting no time in sweeping the place to the best of your abilities.
Jungwon folds his arms and waits for you to collect a sizable amount of dust before leaning down and holding the dustpan for you to sweep everything in. It’s only then that he notices the tight grip you have on the handle, and the slight hunch of your shoulders. He frowns worriedly.
“Y/N?” he says. “Is everything okay?”
You glance at him with mild surprise, moving over to another area and starting to sweep. “Yeah? Why wouldn’t everything be fine?”
He raises an eyebrow. “Other than the fact that you look like you’re about to break the broom with nothing but brute force?”
You purse your lips and straighten up, loosening your hold on the broom’s handle. Jungwon offers a hand, ready to take the broom from you and give you a break.
When you make no move to hand it to him, his eyes crease with concern. “Hey, seriously—what’s wrong?”
You hesitate before admitting, “I think Riki is going to ask me out to prom.”
A sudden chill washes over Jungwon, and he can feel it deep inside his chest. He stills, blood pounding in his ears and his heart racing like he just took part in a track and field race.
“What—” he swallows— “what makes you think that?”
“It’s just—I’m probably overthinking it, I don’t know—but he seemed really into me, you know?” Your gaze drops to your shoes. “He was coming onto me pretty strong when you left. He used, like, three pickup lines on me, I think. They were all really bad, too.”
That little piece of shit, Jungwon curses in his head. He should’ve known better than to trust that sly little imbecile to butter you up for his promposal.
(Admittedly, Jungwon still doesn’t have a concrete plan, but he was thinking of taking you to your favourite ice cream parlour after school and popping the question over a shared chocolate chip sundae—assuming he worked up enough nerve by then, that is.)
Instead, he says, “W-wow. I can’t believe it.” Can’t believe he’s hitting on you when he knows I have a crush on you, he wants to add.
You chuckle nervously, pushing a flyaway strand of hair away from your eyes. “Me neither, honestly. I feel bad now, because I have to turn him down.”
“Why’s that?” he asks, pushing down the jealousy that threatens to creep into his throat.
“There’s someone else I would like to go to prom with, if I had the chance,” you explain shyly.
“Oh,” is all Jungwon can say. A million thoughts start whirring inside his head. What if you didn’t want to go with him? What if someone—the person you wanted to go with—asked you first and you said yes? What if—
Riki and Sunoo saunter back in, having hauled all the yoga mats to the storage room. Jungwon narrows his eyes.
“Give me a sec,” he tells you.
SIX
It wasn’t that hard to corner Nishimura Riki after all. All Jungwon had to do was ask Sunoo and you to check if there were any spare buckets and mops in the janitor’s closet and if there were, to fill the buckets up with water so you could mop the place.
Once you and the other boy exit, Jungwon advances on his friend menacingly. Riki—clearly noticing the sudden tension in the air—gulps and takes a step back.
“Hey, what’s with that face?” Riki tries to mask his sudden fear with light-heartedness. “I spoke to Y/N while you were getting the broom. She totally thinks you’re going to ask her out, by the way; you should thank me.”
Truthfully, he has no clue what he’s done wrong. But the best solution to everything is to play dumb, so that’s exactly what he does.
“Oh, really?” Jungwon’s face is eerily calm. “You’ve got her convinced, I’d say.”
“Y-yeah, I guess. I mean, I wouldn’t put it that way, but—”
“You didn’t let me finish,” he interrupts.
Riki takes another step back, raising his palms placatingly. He opens his mouth, but upon seeing the way Jungwon’s eyes flash, no words come out.
“You’ve got her convinced that you’re going to ask her out to prom instead of me, idiot!”
The words tumble out of Jungwon’s mouth, heavy and scalding. He’s pissed off—rightfully so, seeing as the self-proclaimed “love expert” knows jack-shit about romance. Riki could give the trolls from Frozen a run for their money.
For once, Nishimura Riki is speechless. He closes his mouth, and then opens it, but closes it again. Jungwon gives up the tough boy act, letting his shoulders slump down and his head hang.
“For once,” he mumbles, “I thought shit would go the right way for me and Y/N. The way I’ve always wanted it to, at least.”
A twinge of guilt makes the other boy’s eyes widen with sympathy. Riki messed up—big-time—and now there’s no choice but for him to fix it.
“You can tell Y/N I have no intention of going to prom with her,” he says. “I already have a date.”
Jungwon’s head shoots up. “You do?! You never told me.”
“That’s because I asked him five minutes ago.”
“That’s awesome, Riki.” Jungwon gives him a genuine smile, though his eyes betray his disappointment. “I’m really happy for you, you deserve—wait, him?”
“Yeah. I asked Sunoo if he wanted to go with me as friends. Neither of us could find a date, so we just decided to go together. The other option was going with my mom.”
“Oh. Good for you, then.”
“Maybe, but right now, we’re talking about you and your love life—”
“Which you screwed up for me.”
“—which is currently a wreck,” the boy finishes, disregarding Jungwon’s interruption. “Leave it up to me, Jungwon. I’ll fix this.”
Jungwon raises an unimpressed eyebrow. “You really expect me to believe that?”
“No,” he admits, “but I swear I will fix this. I’m sorry I screwed up.”
The other boy pauses and considers, carefully observing Riki. Finally, he nods. “Fine, I believe you. Besides, if you screw up again, I’ll just revoke your basketball tickets.”
Riki blanches, and Jungwon lets his lips curl up with the taste of sweet, sweet victory.
SEVEN
Riki shepherds you and Jungwon into an empty classroom, opening the door for you and shoving Jungwon in when he looked quizzically at the boy. Calm down, he mouths. It does absolutely nothing to calm Jungwon down; his eyes widen comically.
“Okay, impromptu meeting.” Riki claps his hands, a slow, sly grin spreading on his lips. You open your mouth to say something, but Riki doesn’t let you speak. “And by that, I mean you two are going to talk.”
Jungwon starts, “This is how you plan to fix—”
Riki slams the door shut, twisting the doorknob from outside. You hear a click. Jungwon looks at you, huffing out a breath exasperatedly. You tilt your head, extremely confused. “Why did he lock us in?”
“Beats me.” But he sounds resigned, as though he already knows what’s going to happen. It does nothing to ease your bewilderment.
“Okay, listen up!” Riki calls from outside. “I don’t have much time because I need to get all of this out before Sunoo comes back from the restroom. Y/N, I’m sorry I had to lock you up, but Jungwon’s a real airhead, so I’m doing his job for him.”
(Jungwon rolls his eyes at that, but for some reason, doesn’t meet your eyes. You lean back on a desk, crossing your arms and trying to figure out what, exactly, Nishimura Riki is playing at.)
Riki continues, “Yes, people consider me the all-knowing expert on love, but the truth is, every single couple I predicted was just a wild guess—it helped my reputation if they got together, but there was no science or anything behind it.”
(You nod. It’s such an obvious fact that you’re surprised no one’s ever noticed it before. Jungwon shrinks into himself, head down and arms wrapped around himself. You wonder what he’s thinking.)
“But if there’s one couple that I am sure about—” He pauses. “Let’s just say they’re meant to be, and everyone knows it. And… I would be a real fucking idiot if I didn’t try my best with them.”
(You feel your heart burst into a million golden pieces, in a way that fills you with joy and hope and nervousness all at once. You stare, dumbfounded, at your best friend, willing your heart to piece itself back together. It doesn’t work; you’re not sure you want it to. Jungwon slowly glances up, but just as quickly, he moves his gaze down again.)
“Y/N, Jungwon really likes you. He’s liked you for a long, long time. He wants to go to prom with you.”
(If happiness could be personified, you would be its personification.)
You hear the shuffling of footsteps and deduce that Riki has left—presumably to give you two some privacy. And for you and Jungwon to talk, because you still need to clear the air between you both. (You also want to hear him say he likes you; a bit self-indulgent, you suppose, but people have dreams.)
“Is it true?” you ask, trying your best to appear nonchalant, as though you haven’t just found out the love of your fucking life likes you back.
Jungwon still doesn’t meet your gaze. “Yeah,” he mumbles, so softly, you need to strain your ears to hear him over the deafening silence.
Boldly, you take a step towards him. And another, and one more, until your knees bump against his.
“Yang Jungwon,” you say—and your closeness forces him to look at you— “you are an absolute idiot.”
He swallows. “I know. Look, I’m sorry, okay? You don’t have to say anything, you don’t have to reciprocate my feelings or anything. I’m fine with being just friends, because I would rather be something for you than nothing at all, and—”
You cut him off by pressing your lips to his.
When you pull away—just a peck would suffice, you think—his eyes are wide. “Oh, my God,” he squeaks, “you just kissed me.”
You giggle, endeared by his sudden shyness. “It appears so.”
He pulls you close, fingers encircling your wrist and his other hand resting on your waist. “Can I do it again?”
“Later,” you promise. “Right now… we need to talk.”
Jungwon nods. “Well, what’s there to say? I’ve liked you since middle school.”
“I’ve liked you since the eighth grade,” you confess. “It was so painful, thinking you didn’t like me back. You are the one I want to go to prom with, by the way. And my favourite book is Little Women because I could relate to Amy so much.” You let out an embarrassed laugh. “I felt like I was her, waiting for Laurie to look at her the way he looked at Jo.”
He sucks in a breath. “Maybe if you’d opened your eyes a little wider, you would know that I’ve been looking at you that way all along.”
You smile, letting his words seep into your heart and engrave themselves into your soul. He smiles back, squeezing your hand.
“We should probably thank Riki afterwards,” you say. “I bet he’s really happy that one of his couples didn’t turn out to be a fluke.”
“Later,” Jungwon says, echoing your words. His eyes flicker to your lips and back. “I just really wanna kiss you right now.”
“So,” you challenge him, “do it.”
Jungwon leans forward and captures your lips with his, his mouth moving gently against yours. You bring your hands up and place them around his neck, carding your fingers through the hair against the nape of his neck. Time seems to still, and you and Jungwon appear to move in slow-motion.
When he pulls away, he knocks his forehead against yours, smiling widely. “Go to prom with me?”
Your answer is on the tip of your tongue. “Of course.”
Jungwon’s heart swells, and he swoops in and kisses you again. Riki may be right; he may be an airhead when it comes to romance sometimes, but right now, Jungwon feels like he’s on top of the world.
for the anon who requested ravenclaw reader getting locked in a closer w slytherin jay, hope u find this :c
SUMMARY ! playing spin the bottle with your brother and his troublemaking companions results in you getting locked in a closet with his best friend, who seems to have noticed your staring throughout the night.
PAIRING ! slytherin!jay x ravenclaw!f!reader
WC ! 1.4K
GENRE ! sprinkle of fluff (?), slight suggestive, implied sexual themes from hee’s friends
WARNINGS ! making out, jay pulls your tie (so rude smh), he’s only cocky for a bit then he’s a blushy loser (just like irl 💀), reader is teased for being a ravenclaw, heeseung being a terrible brother and his friends are just as bad
a/n: WHY DO I ALWAYS DELETE THE WRONG ASKS I FEEL SO BAD 😭 sigh. take this tiny jay fic cuz of anon’s indulging in my slytherin jay antics grhrgehbrgh
“YOUR TURN, Y/N!”
instead of being asleep like the rest of your nerdy house was, you were down in the potions room playing spin the bottle with the slytherins — or more specifically, your older brother heeseung and his annoyingly loud friends.
you've come to know a few of them quite well, especially one named park jay. it was as if the boy was sculpted by a greek god; perfect pointy nose and jawline sharper than a snake’s fang, cat-like eyes always seemingly harsh enough to pierce right into your very soul.
you were almost in a trance side-eyeing him half the night, but the sound of your name makes your head snap up, nervously adjusting your glasses, "h-huh?
“aw, look at the lil' raven," a girl named karina hisses in amusement, "it's your turn, cutie. don't be shy." you'd think heeseung, being your older brother and all, would stand up for you by now and tell his friends to play nice. but the slytherin male only smirked just as evilly as the rest of his housemates, staring down at you through his wavy black bangs without a hint of empathy. it really was a wonder how the two of you were even related.
as you gulp and move to grab the bottle, you feel jay's gaze sharpen on you even further.
please, please, anybody but him. you doubt you'd survive being in the supply closet with jay for more than a minute, any more than that and you'd probably faint on the spot.
with a last shaky breath you release the bottle, everyone turning silent as the glass quietly spins and spins. before you know it, the bottle begins slowing down. it goes past everyone at the table: first sunghoon.. karina…. heeseung.. yeonjun..
you freeze.
the bottle stops, and in utter horror, you look up to see the face of park jay smirking down at you, mischief evident in his shimmering pupils. of course your luck had to fall down the drain at the worst times, it was all too predictable. karina cackles, “yah, isn’t this too mean? jay, go easy on her!”
you desperately look at your big brother, who you always looked up to for help, but the emotionless boy is already pushing you towards the supply closet with a sinful grin, sunghoon doing the same to jay next to you. “w— hold on, hee i don’t want—“
“have fun!” slam.
you continue staring at the locked door, dumbstruck as the voices of the other slytherin’s slowly fade away. in one hopeless attempt of desperation, you reach up to test the handle a few times. the last source of light illuminating the room full of strange ingredients and liquids was a single hanging lantern, only increasing the dreadful mood.
“sunghoon has the key,” a raspy voice provides. you turn, eyes finally locking with jay’s as he perchs up against the wall, arms crossed calmly. you weren’t sure what it is you were expecting from this unlucky scenario, but it definitely wasn’t the usually wreckless slytherin maintaining a respectful distance from you.
though you notice that unlike your brother, his gaze reflected genuine emotion; a hint of pity showing through his pupils as you glue yourself to the ground anxiously. he looks even more perfect up close despite his untucked shirt and loose green tie, black cloak almost falling off on one side.
it’s tranquil for another moment before jay speaks up again, running ring-attired fingers through his raven bangs. “why were you staring at me?”
your mind blanks, unprepared for such a sudden call out. “i.. i wasn’t.. i didn’t stare at you,” you mumble pathetically.
the slytherin looks at you again with a knowing simper. you swear he whispered ‘cute’ under his breath, but you didn’t have time to dwell on it before he replied, “during spin the bottle,” jay refers. “don’t think i didn’t notice. your little glasses don’t hide anything.” with no response, you tilt your head down in shame and embarrassment.
suddenly, the boy pushes off the wall, stalking towards you ever so slowly. when you try to step back in response, a shelf full of potions nearly tips over as your back stabs into it.
you gasp at the contact, facing forward again to see jay right up in your space, hands pinning your sides in with a brow raised. “do you have a crush on me or something?”
you choke in horror, “what!? no!” he brings his face even closer to yours, watching for a reaction. when you don’t bother making an effort to escape or even turn your head away, he chuckles, small fangs poking through his pink lips as he realises you want this just as much as him.
before you can process it, the boy has taken your perfectly done blue tie through his fingers, rubbing down the material leisurely. “tsk tsk tsk.. little ravenclaws like you shouldn’t lie, could get you in trouble.” he suddenly yanks your tie harshly, grasping the material as you’re tugged towards him with a yelp, lips centimetres from his plump ones. “i can feel your heart racing,” he snickers.
you aren’t sure how you haven’t passed out yet; he was undeniably stunning up close, black bangs covering bits of his eyes, tongue poking out to moisten his chapped lips as he holds you against the shelf.
with a breathy exhale, you slowly reach a hand up to place against his own defined torso, grinning at the feeling of his own heart beating rapidly out of his chest. ”i can feel yours too,” you fire back teasingly.
at that, his smug expression staggers for a moment, processing your boldness in surprise. then, he smiles, reaching up to push a loose hair strand behind your ear. “caught me there.”
your smile grows a fraction. “jay,” you mutter, glancing at the locked door. the slytherin hums in acknowledgment, the sharp tip of his nose poking your own. “can you..”
he waits, “can i what, princess?”
you swallow, fingers wrapping all the way around the large wrist that’s calmly raking through your hair. “kiss me?”
jay’s cocky smirk returns, tilting his head evilly, “what’s the magic word? c’mon, ravenclaw’s should know all their manners,” he taunts.
your jaw ticks in irritation. instead of doing as the taller boy asks, you don’t think twice before switching your positions, pressing him into the shelf while kissing him just as you please.
jay groans in alarm at the feeling of your soft lips moving against his, visibly having an inner debate on teaching you a lesson or letting you have your fun. it seems he chooses the second option, allowing your hands to roam into his jet black roots while gently cupping your cheek as if you were a vase; broken into pieces if he touched you any rougher.
after a couple minutes more, you separate for air, staring at each other with glazed out irises. it was clear who had more experience; jay breathing half steadily while you nearly pant your lungs out, lifting a hand to wipe your steamed up glasses.
“do you think your brother’s gonna beat me up?” he suddenly asks, though not looking scared in the slightest.
you scoff in amusement, “no, he doesn’t care about me. he’s the one who pushed me in here, remember?” feeling irritated by the mere thought of heeseung, you step closer again to kiss him and distract the both of you, right when a lock clicking reaches your ears.
the closet is aggressively jerked open, a flood of light shining into the storage room. “time’s up, jay! get off the poor thing—“
everyone peeping into the closet pauses in confusion, taking in the sight of you caging a boy much bigger than you against a shelf, lips swollen and hair a mess as jay blushes in humiliation, pushing you off of him.
first sunghoon giggles, then heeseung begins to cackle, before they’re all laughing, grabbing jay’s shoulders and pushing him around, pinching his red cheeks and ruffling his hair even further. “getting pushed around by hee’s little sister? a ravenclaw, really bro?” yeonjun snickers playfully.
with that, the group of slytherin’s begin to walk off without sparing you another glance, much too preoccupied teasing the black haired boy. you begin to chuckle for a moment, feeling proud of yourself until through the midst of the chaos, jay meets your eyes furiously.
he rudely points at you, then raises it to his neck, making a cut throat motion.
you had a terrible feeling this wouldn’t be your last encounter with your brother’s best friend.
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