Collection of GOT7 One-Shots (xReader)

Alone (Jackson)

Prompt: "That's almost exactly the opposite of what I meant."

"Why are you sulking?" Jackson asks, his hands squishing your face.

"Let me go," you try to say, but since he's fondly playing with your rounded cheeks, it's more of a mumble.

Jackson is your best friend more than he's everyone's best friend. You've been there for each other through thick and thin. He used to be a bully when you were kids, until he used that strength to protect you from even worse bullies. You wondered why he would help you get back your diary, when he himself teased you for keeping something lame. He said there's no like or hate when someone is being oppressed. While he did tease you about being girly, but he never tried to invade your privacy like them. Behind the annoying loud boy is a thoughtful boy too. You find yourself trying to understand him.

Now you're two college students struggling in the city. Jackson is the only one from your town who also took the risk to study far away, that's why you stick to each other. Though, of course, you both gained friends separately, at the end of the day, you understand each other more than anyone else.

"Did you and Mark fight?" he asks, finally taking a seat across you. He grabs a piece of fruit from the centre plate.

Jackson comes to your apartment randomly. You used to have a roommate, but Jackson was home more than she was. Soon enough, she moved out, and since you earn enough money from your part time job to pay for the entire rent, you decided to just stay alone and prevent rumours of you and Jackson spreading out even more.

You're used to them. Even back in your town, people assumed you and Jackson are a couple since you're always together and your best friend doesn't know the limits of physical affection. Here in the city though, not everyone will heed your explanation, since they didn't see you and Jackson grow up together.

One of those was your ex-roommate. Jackson was dating a girl back then and while he did lessen his visit to you, it's still so much for the girl. You learned that your roommate, who was her friend, exaggerated stories about you and Jackson. They broke up and now you're scared to ruin his relationships again.

Another one was the guy you were seeing a month ago, Mark.

"We decided to just stay as friends," you tell Jackson casually. It wasn't a big deal to you anyway. Mark is handsome and sweet, but maybe you're too used to someone's handsomness and sweetness, so it takes more than that to make your heart flutter.

"What?! How could he do that?!" Jackson slams the table.

You roll your eyes. Him being overreacting is normal. "It was a mutual decision. I don't see him as anything more than a friend, and he feels like it would be best to just stay like that."

"But why now?! We're supposed to attend the batch reunion back in our hometown, remember? You need a date!"

"I don't need one, to be honest. I can just go there alone, endure their sympathetic looks since they think I'm more focused on my career than boys. It's actually a compliment to be thought of as career-oriented."

"Except, they'll whisper behind your back about how you'll end up like Granny Jane. You remember her?"

You snort. Granny Jane is the sweet cat lady in your neighbourhood. She never married, and silly teenagers like you back then thought it's the worst end. But having a glimpse of real life, you actually admire Granny Jane. She was happy, not despite, but with being alone. She lives in a homely mansion and gives away pastries to the neighbours. She has her cats and a beautiful garden to take care of. You've never seen the old woman frown.