High school AU. Childhood bestfriends to lovers Jiyeon had always been close to Sion. They grew up together, shared secrets, and supported each other through every school year. But lately, something was changing. The feeling of comfort she had once felt around him was turning into something deeper, something she couldn't quite name. It started as small moments - the way he would laugh, the way he looked at her when they were alone. Her heart seemed to beat a little faster whenever he was nearby. The realization was slow, like a whisper in the back of her mind, but it became louder and clearer with every passing day: Jiyeon had fallen in love with Sion. It wasn't an easy truth to face. She had known Sion for so long, their friendship had always been uncomplicated, but now, everything felt uncertain. What if telling him would ruin everything? What if he didn't feel the same? The thoughts spun in her head like a whirlwind, and she found herself second-guessing every word, every smile they exchanged. How had she not seen it before? How had she not noticed the way her heart fluttered when he brushed her hand, the way his presence felt like home?

in which your whole life has felt like filler episodes, and you're tired of living like that. enter jung sungchan, part-time bookstore worker, part-time tea shop employee, and part-time drummer for a local underground punk band. he's everything you're not, and as soon as he's wedged himself into your life, you find that you don't want him to go ; ✯ fluff, suggestive/steamy but no actual smut, strangers to lovers, band au, punk drummer!sungchan, office worker!reader, not really badboy x good girl trope, more like sungchan has tattoos and reader is... a bit boring and hates her job. but she's trying!, reader is having a quarter life crisis, ft. shotaro/eunseok/wonbin as sungchan's bandmates, and nct dream 00 line as reader's normal friends™ ; ✯ cw: general angst around not knowing what you're doing with your life, the usual cursing ; ✯ x reader ; [26.2k]

ᴀ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀғᴜʟ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇsɪsᴛ ʏᴇᴛ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀᴏᴜs ᴛᴏ ᴇᴍʙʀᴀᴄᴇ, ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴘᴀssɪᴏɴ ᴅᴇғɪᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴜʟᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ sᴛᴏʟᴇɴ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴄᴀʀʀɪᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴀɴ ɪᴍᴘᴏssɪʙʟᴇ ᴄʜᴏɪᴄᴇ _____________________________________________ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇɢᴇ ᴀᴜ ɢᴇɴʀᴇ » ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ, ᴅʀᴀᴍᴀ ᴀ ʜᴏɴɢ sᴇᴜɴɢʜᴀɴ ғᴀɴғɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴ

in which you swear you're only going to the joint halloween party being hosted by the hockey team and nu chi tau for a few minutes just to say hi to sungchan, but as can be expected with your life, something goes horribly, horribly wrong ; fluff, gets quite suggestive (a heavy makeout scene/near sex scene) but no actual smut, college au, hockey captain sungchan, chronically ill reader (chronic migraines), halloween-themed at the beginning, christmas-themed for a couple chapters, sungchan's not a frat boy but he's like... a frat boy by association ; cw: cursing, mentions of drinking (there's a frat party), blood/injury mention, needle/injection description, everything i know about hockey is from internet research for this fic i'm sorry for any inaccuracies i tried ; x reader ; [75.1k]