I hadn't even heard of this fic before today and now because of you I want to find it as wellđ
Does anyone remember following fic and author?
It was kind of like a Harry Potter AU and I think it was jk x oc (or tae x oc?) and prob a E2L story�
I vaguely remember Tae having a performance scene wearing his iconic Dionysus outfit. Also I think Jungkook (or Tae?!) and OC sang Lovely by Billie Eilish through a toilet door lol
Iâve been thinking about it for months but just canât find it. Would be so greatful if someone could help me out! đ
i always explained jungkookâs popularity not by him being the youngest or very buff solely but through the fact that he is much more comfortable and involved with his bodily existence than the majority of us and its (sadly) rare or surprising that a high-pressure famous person thinks and acts like that too, which is how - besides being a very gifted singer and dancer - jungkook tends to fascinate and positively inspire people a lot
Genre: best friends to lovers; fake dating; billionaire au
Pairing: Seokjin x Reader (f)
Rating/Genre: M (18+); smut
Summary: After twenty years of friendship, youâd think you were used to Seokjinâs proposals by now. In the past heâs forced you to participate in skydiving, skinny dipping, and even staging a rescue from the local shelter. Seokjin has always had big ideas but this time, even he may have gone too far. Granted, break-ups are stressful, and Seokjinâs latest one up was bad. Really bad. As in, they-ended-things-in-December-and-now-sheâs-dating-his-brother bad.
It almost makes sense then, when Seokjin asks you to come home with him for his parents' party. Almost makes sense when he says his family assumed you were dating, and he didn't correct them. What doesnât make sense is the longer you fake things, the more you find yourself wondering if this was real all along.
[ Part of the In Bloom Collaboration ]
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Teaser WC: 2K
Content Creator: thank you @kithtaehyung for the BEST BANNER!
[ Author's Note: this scene is not the first scene in the story; for sake of brevity, I thought this would be best for a teaser. I hope you enjoy, and am so excited to post again! ]
Your heart pounds in the silence, unnaturally loud. Placing your phone on the table, you stare at the wallpaper â a photo of the city skyline you took last fall. Before that it was a photo of you and Seokjin. Your screensaver has always been you and Seokjin, something you never questioned until last year. Last summer, to be precise.
âGet ahold of yourself,â you mutter.
Taking a deep breath, your fingers hover over his name. You press call before you can second-guess yourself, Seokjinâs name filling the screen. He answers almost immediately.
âHello?â
You squeeze your eyes shut. Seokjin sounds out of breath, deeper than you remember. How unfair would it be for him to experience a second puberty burst. The first was torture enough for you as a teenager. Overnight, Seokjin transformed from your nerdy best friend to a soft-spoken, hilarious man the entire school wanted.
â⊠Y/N?â
Opening your eyes, you scoop up your phone and take it off speaker. âOh, hey â yeah, itâs me.â
He chuckles. âI figured when I saw your name calling.â
âYou never know.â Aimless, you pick at the lint of your apron. âMaybe I was in a tragic accident, and someone found my phone at the scene of the crime.â
âDoes that mean Iâm your emergency contact, Y/N? Iâm touched.â
Your cheeks heat since yes, youâre not sure you ever changed that. What you say though, is, âDonât get cocky. I have all my phone contacts listed as emergency contacts. I like to hedge my bets.â
He laughs, louder this time. âHey, no judgement here. Pretty sure youâre still mine.â
Your fingers still on your apron. You shouldnât be his contact â not after everything. Harshly, you stamp out the hope rising within you. Seokjinâs lack of foresight and planning shouldnât be taken as anything but.
âRight.â You pause. âSorry â is this a bad time? I should have texted back, but Iâm at work, and thought itâd be easier to callâŠâ
âYouâre at work? Y/N, Iâm sorry, I didnât mean to ââ
âIâm on a break, donât worry about it.â
A long pause. At last, Seokjin sighs and the knot in your chest tightens. You can count on one hand the number of times youâve seen him upset. Once when your parents were getting divorced and you ignored his texts for a week. Another, when he and his high school girlfriend broke up their first semester of college. Another when his mom was diagnosed with breast cancer (currently in remission). And then once more, when your ex cheated on you with your supposed best friend. Seokjin drove across state lines all night to be on your campus by morning.
This might be the fifth time.
âYeah.â Seokjin exhales. âYou thought this conversation would be better in person, and as always, you were right, Y/N.â
The way he says your name sparks wistful familiarity. It also reminds you of a darkened hallway, whiskey on Seokjinâs breath and â you stop the memory from continuing.
âWhat happened?â you press. âI just⊠damn, Seokjin. The last time I saw you and Emilia, the two of you seemed so, um⊠soâŠâ
âCoupled?â
âI was going to say nauseating, but yeah.â
Seokjin barks out a laugh. âWay to kick a guy when heâs down, Y/N.â
âSorry,â you say, but your lips twitch. âAlthough⊠I donât mean to be rude, but⊠you donât sound down? You sound⊠surprisingly chipper for a man who was cuckolded.â
The truth of this statement resonates within you. Seokjin sounded tired when he answered, but everything since then has felt almost normal. Almost â because the elephant in the room has not gotten smaller.
The last time you spoke face-to-face was December.
âWhoa, whoa â hang on,â he sputters. âWho said anything about cuckolding?â
âWere you not? Le cuckold, as the French say?â
âWait.â Seokjin sounds amused. âTo be clear, which party is the cuckold? The guy who cheats or the guy who gets cheated on? Also â why is there no name for the woman in this scenario?â
âOh, there are plenty of names for the woman. Theyâre just not as fun, and heavily drenched in misogyny.â
âRight, right. The patriarchy, etc. â but seriously, Emilia didnât cheat on me. Or she says she didnât, and Iâm inclined to agree.â He pauses. âI think.â
âYou think?â
âI do believe her. But⊠well, even if she didnât technically cheat⊠even if we broke up in December, then they waited a respectable period of time and then they started dating â it still feels weird. Like, was she into him the entire time we dated? Was my brother into her?â
âNo good answers come from that line of questioning,â you say grimly.
âI know.â Seokjin groans, and you imagine him dragging a hand down his face. âYouâre right, but I canât stop picturing it. And they didnât.â
âThey didnât what?â
âWait a respectable amount of time,â he mutters. âEmilia and I broke up in December, and they told me at the end of March they were dating. Meaning they started dating before and only deemed it serious enough to tell me in March.â
âOh.â
âYeah. Hence the thinking.â
âAbout the timeframe, or the general weirdness?â you prompt.
In the back of your mind, you can't help wondering what made Seokjin reach out. According to what he just said, Seokjin has known about Jaesuk and Emilia since March. Granted, everything about this is strange and it's valid to vent, but you haven't spoken to Seokjin in months. And even before the break-up, it's been months since you spoke about anything real.
âBoth,â Seokjin says in answer to your question.
âNot⊠anything else?â
âWhat else would I be thinking about, Y/N?â
âOh, I donât know,â you huff, twisting the thread of your apron. âAre you still in love with Emilia? Itâs hard to be around an ex normally, but thisâŠâ Trailing off, you shake your head.
âWhat? No. I mean, yeah â itâs not fun to be around them. But no,â Seokjin says, decisive. âIâm not in love with her.â
Your lips tighten, unsure what to believe. Still, you decide not to push him. Years of experience have taught you if Seokjin isnât ready to talk about something, you wonât get a peep out of him. If it were you, though, five months isnât enough to fall out of love.
âOkay,â is all you say. Glancing at the staff door, you watch Jimin hand the customer their drink. Your break will be over soon, one way or another.
âIâm⊠actually glad you called me, Y/N.â
The hesitancy in his voice draws you back. âYou are?â
âYeah.â Seokjin clears his throat, a nervous tic. âJaesuk called me yesterday. You know how my parentsâ anniversary is in May?â
âOf course.â
Obviously, you know. Seokjinâs parents are strange for many reasons, not least of which is their genuine love for one another. They are also â you can say this after many years working in consulting â the most normal rich people youâve ever encountered. Most of their wealth is donated each year, with a small stipend (still an insane amount) granted to each family member.
The weekend of their anniversary is the exception to this rule. Seokjinâs parents go all out, spending an entire week at their lake house, hosting lavish parties cumulating in the main event on the weekend. Growing up, you attended as Seokjinâs plus one. This all changed when Seokjin got his first girlfriend, although you still attended for a few years as the date of his sister, Seohyun.
âYeah.â Seokjin again clears his throat. âSo, uh, my brother called and⊠at first, he and Emilia werenât going to come. They decided to skip this year because of the obvious.â
âThe cuckoldom, yes.â
âI said the obvious,â Seokjin says drily. âBut anyways. Well.â He exhales, and you remember again that between the two of you, Seokjin is more mild-mannered. âJaesuk called and wanted to know if it would be okay with me if they came together. Emiliaâs parents were invited, and they thought it might be weird for them to attend without herâŠâ
Your jaw has dropped again. âHow would that be weirder than Emilia attending with your brother?â
âI donât know,â he groans, and from the way his voice muffles, you imagine him laying his head on his desk. Seokjin usually grades papers in the afternoon.
His apartment is gigantic, a three-story brownstone located in Hyde Park with a view of Lake Michigan. His study (yes, he has a study) always reminded you of the library in Beauty and the Beast. Perhaps a bit smaller, with less fiction on the walls.
Dimly, it registers that Seokjinâs parents invited the Astors. Granted, Emiliaâs parents run in the same circle, but the invitation feels odd. Odd â and cruel, to invite Seokjinâs ex-slash-Jaesukâs-current girlfriend.
What a mess.
Numbly, you shake your head. âThey want you to spend an entire week together? Alone? In the middle of the wilderness?â
âMichigan isnât exactly Siberia, Y/N.â
âBut⊠you, your brother, and the woman youâve both slept with â in one house?â
âI probably wouldnât put it like that, but sure.â
âYou⊠said no, right?â
A long, awkward pause follows.
Your voice rises. âRight?â you demand, gripping the phone tighter.
âNo.â Seokjinâs voice muffles again. âI told them I wasnât sure, but Iâd let them know.â
âSeokjin! You absolutely cannot spend an entire week with them alone.â
âAha!â
âWhat?â you ask, blinking at his note of triumph.
âYouâre absolutely right. I canât spend the week with them⊠alone.â
Your brows furrow. âSo⊠you agree with me?â
âNo, Y/N,â Seokjin repeats. âI canât spend the week with them alone. But⊠with someone elseâŠâ
A beat passes.
âAre you dating someone new?â you ask, bewildered. âIs that it? Youâre going to bring some poor, unsuspecting person to your Shakespearean family drama?â
âNot a poor, unsuspecting person, noâŠâ
Suspicion slowly dawns. âSeokjinâŠâ
âYes?â
âYou canât be serious.â
His throat clears. âI was thinking⊠maybe... you could join.â
The silence stretches for so long, Seokjin seems to grow concerned. âY/N?â His voice dims, like he's checking the call hadnât dropped. âAre you still there?â
âYeah,â you croak. âPhysically, here. Mentally, I think something has cracked, because I just heard you ask me something insane.â
âSee!â Seokjin exclaims. âThis is why I need you there. Youâre so good at making things less awkward. And my family loves you â their attention would all be on you, and not on how weird and insane my life is.â
Groaning out loud, you sink further into the chair. This is a bad idea. Truly abysmal, butâŠ
You already know youâll say yes. Saying no to Seokjin has never really been an option.
Back in college, you joined his family trips all the time. In those days, your dad wasnât taking care of himself, your mom had run off with her new boyfriend, and you had nowhere to go during summer holidays. Frequently, the Kimâs referred to you as their second daughter â but that was ages ago.
Seokjin didnât even call you when he and Emilia broke up.
âSeokjin,â you sigh. âWhy are you asking me this?â
A long pause. âI just told you why.â
âNo. I mean⊠I didnât even know you were single.â You hesitate, then barrel on. âThis is the first time weâve talked on the phone since â god, I donât even know. Last year?â
Seokjinâs ensuing silence is damning. An unspoken question hovers between you: Has anything changed since the last time we saw each other?
"Iâm⊠sorry, Y/N." He hesitates. "I know⊠I should have reached out to you sooner. I just⊠just couldnât.â
Your lips purse, staring at the door. Your break must be done, but luckily, Jimin has given you space to process. As much as he pretends to be needy, his ability to read the room is remarkable.
âUgh,â you groan, head tipping back. Your eyes close. âLet me think about it.â
âWait â really?â Seokjin blurts. âThank you, Y/N! You wonât regret this â I swear.â
âI havenât agreed to it yet!â
âRight, sure. Of course,â he hastens, attempting to sound mollified.
Your lips twitch. âI have to get back to my shift.â
âYes. Make that money.â
âEh.â
âMake⊠that minimum wage plus tips?â
âCloser,â you sigh, pushing yourself to stand. âIâll text you later, okay?â
âOkay. And Y/N?â
You hover near the door. âYeah?â
Seokjin pauses. âThere are a lot of logical reasons why itâd be great if you came, but honestly?â His voice thickens slightly. âI just⊠want you there.â
Thereâs an ache in your chest you wish could say was a stranger. In truth though, the feeling is exactly why you should say no.
You never had a great sense of self-preservation, though. Instead, find yourself sayingâ
âYes.â
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