You pull out your umbrella from your locker and lean it beside your open backpack that you stuff with assignments. Before you stand up, your locker suddenly slams shut. Looking to your right, you roll your eyes as Sara stands beside you. Her eyeliner and mascara are awfully smudged, giving her hazy raccoon eyes. You reach for your backpack and umbrella, but she pushes you against the lockers, pinning your shoulders down.
“Get off me,” you grumbled as your squirmed. You were eager to go home and change out of your clothes, especially your socks that are still damp.
Agitatedly, you swipe her arms away. Sara suddenly strikes her palm against your cheek, throwing your head to the side. In disbelief, you stare at the ground for a few seconds. It takes you a bit to register that Sara had the audacity to lay a hand on you. It doesn’t end there. Sara grabs you by the shoulders and violently shakes you while screaming absurdities. You couldn’t quite make them out as your brain rattles inside your skull with her words coming out as high-pitched rambling.
You know it had to do with, of course, Seungcheol.
◦ pairing yoon jeonghan x reader ◦ genre & theme action, tragedy, romance | zombie apocalypse ◦ words 3,764 ◦ warnings blood, gore, death ◦ a/n i’ve done a lot of thinking about this these past months, because when i wrote the short it was just like… me wanting to do a dumb zombie au full of the stuff zombie flicks usually are full of (interpersonal drama, unnecessary instances of putting yourself in danger, deux ex machinas, scruff side characters, major character death and so on). obviously this full version is a lot more to me than that, and so i was considering a lot of different ways i could spin it that would change the ending. when it came down to it, i found that i loved this piece, cliches and all, and as such it’ll just be what it was and what it is.
a thousand thank yous to @lililihui for helping me beta this
A familiar voice calls your name almost the moment you step into the loud, filled-to-the-brim house. As soon as you step inside, you’re hit with a rush of smells that almost makes you take a step back; the scent of a delicious egg and bacon breakfast tickling your nostrils, the harsh edge of whisky seeming almost like a distorted, disconnected afterthought. You think you pick up the scent of a perfume, as well; lavender and vanilla fighting for dominance as the fragrance hits your face.
When you turn your head to follow the voice, you’re not surprised to see your best friend, Kwon Soonyoung, standing a few feet away further into the hallway. Somehow he looks blurry; uneven at the edges and features bleeding out on his face. He looks shorter, younger somehow, his hair cut in a familiar, dark brown bowl cut. He looks at you for a moment, head tilted up to meet your face and his lips curled in a secret sort of smile. You glance around.
note: this is for my anon “f”!!!! i cried a little at the end part so yeah….. dont say i didnt warn u
summary: you receive an invitation for the worst day of your life.
P r e s e n t
Jesus Christ, you hate
the rain.
You
sigh, repeatedly banging your head against the headrest and attempting to mute
the sound of your windshield swiping back and forth from your head. There are
only a few superficial things in the entire universe that get in your nerves,
and two of which are at your presence at the moment: the rain and the sound of
your windshield.
You pace down the sidewalk, faint clouds slipping through your parted lips. Your fist tightens around the handle of the umbrella above you as the sky sprinkles down. Slowly, your feet come to a halt as cars begin to cross through the walkway. Anxiously, you wait for the sign to change. A sharp shiver runs down your spine, freezing through the layers of clothing that weren’t thick enough to keep you warm. You woke up late and in a frantic, chaotic mess, you ran throughout the house to get ready. Without either breakfast or a jacket, you rushed out to get to the nearest bus stop to take public transportation.
The sign finally changes, making it safe for pedestrians to cross. As you take one step, a maroon car zooms by, splashing dirty water at you in the process. You gasp and jump back, jaw completely dropped. Your bright yellow converse are covered in mud as small drops are sprays throughout your outfit. You stare down the car as it drives down the same direction you’re going.
There’s a horrible kick in your gut as there’s only one person in the entire school who owns a maroon car.
“What is really going on between you and Jungkook, Y/N? Please tell me the truth. Please, please, tell me that I won’t be losing you to him,”
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“All my life, all I know is how to love him. I never thought I would know how to do anything else. Until I met you Minghao. I think I’m finally ready to learn something new…”
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“Jungkook. Calm down, take a seat. We can talk here,” Y/N slowly push his hand from her wrist, but to no avail. She can sense the tension between the two friends and its really bothering her that Jungkook is dragging Minghao into this. This is about work isnt it? Why must he be so rude to his own friend?
Jungkook huff. You can almost see the steam coming out from his ears. "No, I need to talk to you. Privately,“ he looks at Minghao, hoping his friend will get the message. Minghao looks at Y/N, still confuse.
“It’s okay Minghao. I just need to talk to Jungkook about work for a bit. You want to wait in the office? I’m already done for the day,”
“It’s okay. I have practice later. I will see you tomorrow okay?” Minghao stands up and give her a hug. A hug that’s a little too long in the fuming Jungkook’s opinion. “See you later Kook. Take it easy though. Dont stress too much about work,” he give Jungkook’s shoulder a little tap and went off.
Jungkook is beyond angry. Work? What work? And it makes him boiling in anger since Y/N seems to think its about work too. Doenst she care about what happen in the dressing room at all? Jungkook drag her outside of the building.
“Hey Jungkook. Are you okay? Are you still mad about what happen with Minji? I’m so sorry about what happen, but I’m off the project. Someone else will be in charge of your show now. I hope Minji is satisfied. Do you want me personally apologize to her?” Y/N rambles on and on.
What the hell is she talking about? Apologize to Minji? She should be the one apologizing!
“What are you talking about?” Y/N gave him a weird look.
“I’m talking about what happenned in the dressing room. I apologize for what happen. Its very unprofessional of me. Isnt this is what you want to talk to me about? About Minji?” Y/N is totally confused now. Jungkook grab her shoulders.
“Y/N, listen to me!” he shakes her shoulders. “I dont care about Minji. Are you okay?” He looks deep into her eyes. “I’m sorry you were treated that way. You are too precious to be treated like that by anyone. She is such a crazy bitch!”
Y/N gasps. “Jungkook! You shouldnt talk about your girlfriend that way. Minji would be upset if she heard you,”
Jungkook sigh. How can Y/N be so dense? Wether Y/N is really oblivious or she’s playing dumb, Jungkook doesnt care anymore. He needs to get the message across. He needs to show her his heart. He needs her to understand. Minji this and Minji that. One would think that she’s the one who’s in a relationship with Minji!
“I dont care about Minji, Y/N… I care about you,” Jungkook’s heart is bursting at the sudden silence. Seconds feels like days as he waited for Y/N to say something. Just then Y/N’s phone rings and she quickly snap out from her shocked state. Jungkook saw the name across her phone, Minghao ♡ . Minghao’s name with a freaking heart.
“I… I need to answer this, she stutter. "Its Minghao,” Y/N was about to press the answer button when Jungkook snatched her phone away.
“No,”
“But, Jungkook, its Minghao,”
“I know,”
“I need to answer it. Minghao might be worried,”
“No,” he repeats. Y/N feels like she’s going to cry. She’s confuse about what’s happening. One minute they were talking about work and suddenly Jungkook pull this crazy act. She really needs to talk to Minghao. Even a hello will help her calm down.
“Please. I need to talk to Minghao…”
“No! Stop it Y/N!” Jungkook turned off her phone and shoved it in his pockets. “Stop saying his name! Dont you know that I feel like ripping his head off whenever I hear you say his name? When I see you laughing at whatever he’s saying? When you touch him?”
Y/N was frozen. Shocked to the core. She really dont understand why Jungkook is acting this way. Their story ended 2 years ago, and he’s the one who ended it! He shakes her shoulders.
“I’m right here Y/N. I’m right here in front of you. Please look at me. Please only look at me like before. Y/N, I love you. I have never stop loving you,” and before Y/N can register what’s happening, Jungkook’s lips is already on hers.
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“Why do you suddenly need a new phone? Did you broke the old one?” Minghao’s voice muffled behind his face mask. They were going through the latest telephone models when Y/N had call him and see if he’s free to go to the digital mall to help her get a new phone.
“No…no. Just wanted a new one,” Y/N distracts him by dragging him to another shop. “How about this one?”
Minghao just shrugged and let Y/N choose whatever kind she wants. She finally settles on the latest model with the best camera. Typical Y/N, of course she has to think about her selfies. Minghao suggest for them to just get some take away and go back to Y/N’s place since its the weekend and most places are crawling with people who might recognize him. It doesnt help that he’s with the most talked about heir in the country right now.
“Hey, is Jungkook okay?” Y/N choked on her food when she hears his name.
“Jung…Jungkook?”
“Yeah. He seems like he’s so stressed out that day in your office? Did you help him with his program?”
“Uh, yeah yeah. Its all done. Hey, when is your next come back?” She tries to change the topic, hoping that Minghao would drop the conversation about Jungkook. Luck is not on her side as Minghao disregard her question and suddenly looks at her. Really stare into her eyes. Y/N can feel her heart slowly racing and her stomach filled with butterflies.
“What is really going on between you and Jungkook, Y/N? Please tell me the truth. Please, please, tell me that I won’t be losing you to him,”
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Jungkook is restless. He really wants to see Y/N. No, he needs to see her. He cant even call her since her phone is with him. Stupid, stupid, stupid! He forgot to give it back to her after he shut it off and shove it in his pocket. Not like he has a chance to anyway, since she immediately ran off after… well, after he kiss her.
He dont know what has got into him, but he knows he doesnt regret it all. Although he said what he said in the spur of the moment, but he meant everything he said. He loves Y/N and he never actually stop. And he’s not afraid to show it anymore. He wants to beg for her forgiveness and be with her again. Now, if only he can find a way to talk to her.
“I’m right here Y/N. I’m right here in front of you. Please look at me. Please only look at me like before. Y/N, I love you. I have never stop loving you,” and before Y/N can register what’s happening, Jungkook’s lips is already on hers.
Y/N recovered from her shock and push him away. “What are you doing?!” she screamed. “Our story ended two years ago Jeon Jungkook. You are the one who ended it! And I’m not interested to get my heart broken again!” And she ran offf without giving Jungkook a chance to say anything.
Jungkook shakes his head at the memory. He is determined to win back Y/N’s heart. He knows he royally screwed up before but he realized now that Y/N is truly his one true love. He needs to break things off with Minji as soon as possible and get Y/N back.
Jungkook arrived at his destination, a quaint little bar where he and his buddies always hangs. He entered and see he’s already waiting for him.
“Jungkook. Take a seat,” he gestured and Jungkook slide in and ordered a drink.
“Minghao,”
His friend look at him. They just stare at each other for a while. Minghao finally smiles at him.
“I think you know why I asked you to meet me here,”
Jungkook took a sip of his drink and nodded. “I have an idea,”
“Do you love her?” Jungkook had expected the question but he was still taken aback by how direct Minghao is.
“Yes. Yes I do. I love Y/N,” he admitted. It feels good to finally admit it to someone else. Minghao give a soft nod and stir his drink.
“How about you? Do you love her?”
Minghao answered without hesitation. “I think you already know the answer to that question Kook,” he take a sip of his drink. “I love her. I have love her from the first moment I met her that night…”
Minghao sigh. “In fact, I love her so much that I only want what’s best for her. So Jungkook…” he put a hand on Jungkook’s shoulder. “If Y/N decides to fall in love with you again. If she decides that you are the reason that she’s happy, I will gladly accept it. This is not a competition to me. All I want is for her to be with someone that will love her until the end of days and make her happy every single day. And if that person is not me, I’m okay with it. But until she finds that person, I will be right by her side, trying my best to make her happy,”
Jungkook definitely didnt expect this from Minghao. He was ready for a fight, for insults, for Minghao to tell him to back off, but not this.
“You know… Y/N once told me that you are an amazing man. And she’s right. You are amazing… but I’m sorry Minghao, but I’m a selfish man. I know I screwed up before, but I will do anything to have Y/N back in my life,” Jungkook knows he seems like an ass compared to Minghao right now, but he already know how it felt to lose Y/N once and he’s determined not to ever feel that way again. He needs her in his life.
Minghao chuckle softly at his friend’s honesty. “Then, I wish you luck Jungkook. As long as Y/N is happy,”
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Minghao walked back to his dorm after his meet up with Jungkook. The cold night air helps him to clear his mind that goes back to his conversation with Y/N.
“What is really going on between you and Jungkook, Y/N? Please tell me the truth. Please, please, tell me that I won’t be losing you to him,” he finally asks her. Since the night he introduced Y/N to Jungkook, he had sensed something between them. But Y/N never said anything and he didnt want to intrude. He just brushed it off as them trying to be friends.
But then he finds out that Jungkook is constantly texting Y/N. Sure, all of the boys had exchanged numbers with her but none had contact her personally. He saw their text when Y/N left the chat open when she rushed to turn off the whistling kettle one day. He can see that its mostly Jungkook who’s texting her first and initiating conversation and Y/N only gives him simple one word reply and sometimes, none at all. His suspicion grew when Y/N told him that Jungkook had arranged a meet up with his BTS hyungs. Saying that she should get to know them first before they start shooting. For someone who has done a variety show himself, he knows that its unnecessary. His suspicion is confirmed the day Jungkook stormed into the cafeteria, demanding Y/N to have a talk with him. Plus, Y/N seems to be in a mood after that day; binge watching sad romance dramas, eating tubs of ice cream and refusing to come out of the house for a few days until she suddenly tells him that she needs a new phone. He knows then that there’s really something going on between Jungkook and Y/N. He’s just not sure what is. Until Y/N answered his question.
Y/N took a while before she finally opens her mouth. “Jungkook and I used to be in love. Way before he even become a trainee. Back at our hometown, we were bestfriends for years and somehow fell in love with each other,”
She took a deep breath and continue, “We moved in together after graduation. Me in college and him finally becoming a trainee. It all goes downhill when he debuted. Right before he went off for his first tour, he broke it off with me, saying that I’m a distraction and he’s too busy for a relationship now that he’s an idol,”
Y/N is crying by now and Minghao felt guilty for asking her the question. He hugged her tightly and she lay her head on his shoulder before she continues.
“I waited until his tour ended to talk to him. I thought maybe he was just stressed before. But then..,” she choked on her words.
“Shhh, you dont have to continue if you dont want too,” Minghao rubbed her back.
“No. You need to know. I’m done keeping secrets from you. You deserve to know everything Minghao,” she continues. “But then… I found out that he was already in a relationship with Minji. To make it worse, I saw them together and kissing at the very moment I found out about it. I guess he’s not too busy for a relationship, he’s just to busy for me.”
Minghao was speechless. Now he understands why Y/N was so afraid when he first debuted. He patted her hair and snuggle her closer. “I’m sorry it happened to you Y/N. You dont deserve that,”
“You know, that was the same night I met you,” she giggled between her sobs. “And the moment you bumped into me, that’s when my life changed forever,” she whispered, hugging his waist and laying her head on his shoulder.
“All my life, all I know is how to love him. I never thought I would know how to do anything else. Until I met you Minghao. I think I’m finally ready to learn something new…”
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“I want you back Y/N,” he walked closer and took both of her hands in his. “I know I dont deserve to say that to you. But I’m sorry. I’m so so sorry. Please give me just one more chance. I promise I will spend the rest of my life showing you how you should be love and treated. I will do anything you ask me to. Just please give me a chance to try,”
“Song Y/N, in case you still didnt know, I love you,”
