#fading stardust

[justimagineok]

fading stardust series || teaser ✨️

Summary: Jungkook is your best friend for years, and during adolescence, he finally decides to leave to pursue his dream of becoming an idol. The problem? Leaving his best friend behind. Years go by, and you finally fulfill the promise to find him, but he's not the same Jungkook you knew. You navigate the crazy world of being close to a globally renowned idol until Jungkook makes a decision that will change everything.

pairing: jungkook x female!reader

genre: idol!?au, best friends to lovers, angst, fluff

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"I know you wanna go, so go already. I'll find you when I can."

Jungkook looked at you with his wide eyes, confusion evident in his gaze, but your words hung heavy in the air, leaving little room for argument.

"Go already, Jungkook. Before I change my mind and make you stay here with me, okay?", you looked at your feet, avoiding his eyes. "Go. I'll find you."

He didn't know what to do as you both succumbed to the realization and reality of him leaving. He knew he had to go, but leaving you made him feel so bad that his body ached. He was in actual physical pain. "Don't miss me too much, deal?"

"I won't even notice you're gone, stupid. ", you grumbled as Jungkook managed a sad smile, appreciating your attempt at bravado. He pulled you to a hug, his strong and gentle arms wrapped around you as his fingers pressed gently into your back offering a grounding anchor amidst the turbulence of emotions you were both feeling. "Sorry..." he whispered against your neck, his breath tickling your skin as he held you close.

"Don't apologize for doing what's best for you, idiot. I'm proud," you replied softly.

"I'm gonna miss you, YN."

You only hummed in response, making the first move to get away from his arms. "Go, Kook."

And has he left, you stood there, distant and unblinking, a distant observer in a world that moved around you. You don't know how much time you stayed there, noticing while everything moved around you but you were just stuck there.

#fading stardust #jungkook fanfic #jungkook x y/n #jungkook x you #jk x oc #jk fluff #jk x reader #jk angst #jk fanfic #jungkook fic #bts fics

[silverskye13]

The universe keeps thwarting me [nerfed by the common cold edition] but So Much (for) Stardust is a RnS Helsknight song.

#spazzcat barks #im delirious #but also i started drawing the two lines that make me EmotionalTM and had to stop because its 9pm and my brain is melting #anyway i keep imagining #'I used to be a real go getter' as Helsknight before he started looking like Wels #[taller muscular platinum white blonde hair annoying spotting of freckles constantly red eyes] #and then panning to 'I used to think it'd all get better' Helsknight with hair nearly auburn no freckles dull black-blue eyes #the only real thing setting him apart from his other half being the scars he chose to keep -- even those fading with time #so much for stardust... we thought we had it all....... #eughhh i need sleep #its just a good song okay #life is just a game maybe #im stuck in a lonely loop now baby #i need the sound of crowds now or i cant fall asleep at night #im losing my mind #i think ive been going through it.... ive been putting your name to it.... #[dilerious muttering continues]

[a-very-zilly-gooze]

ok but folie à deux is such an underrated album. makes me want to beat up men and wear over-the-top winged eyeliner and leather jackets and skinny jeans and drive entirely too fast down desolate roads late at night. genuinely my favorite fall out boy album, 10/10.

#and yes i personally like it better than so much (for) stardust #despite the fact that sm(f)s has a much better production quality by virtue of it being made in 2023 and presumably given more money #also some of the bass lines??? like on she’s my winona??? DUDE #and all the songs fading into each other is just *chef’s kiss* #gooze’z zhitpoztz #fall out boy #fob #folie a deux #folie à deux #it also has one of my favorite fob lyrics ever: #“head like a steel trap / wish i didn’t i didn’t i didn’t i didn’t i didn’t i didn’t i didn’t i DONT” #entirely too many ‘didnt’s. 10/10.

[thekidsarentalright]

patrick talking about so much (for) stardust and how he has a similar attitude with it as he did with folie 🥹

#LITERALLY what have we all been saying all along. they dont care abt singles or fame or money!!!!!! #they care abt making something that THEY love and just HOPE that we do too. so they can keep doing it. im so. oh my god #how much longer will people care though?? for forever. forever. that's the thing we will always care. i love proving his anxiety abt fading #away wrong. absolutely love it. #txt #ps #stardust era

[kameonerd566]

The little puppy barks at the end of Kintsugi Kid (Ten Years) 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

#so much for stardust #kintsugi kid #fall out boy #it has me crying and aching and hollow every time like aaaaaaa just the perfect way to end it #its the dog on the cover I know it in my heart #I can't even articulate yet why it makes me feel gut punched yet but ought #maybe its like... because the dog isn't a puppy on the cover but the bark is so young its like the echo/fading memory of the beginning #the thing that started it all #ten years ago #I'm a mess

[somefandomquote]

what if i said fake out supremacy? fake out supremacy

#it really sounds like the end of summer #fading summer days and driving with window down and knowing you could never relive this moment again #fucking hell #so much for stardust #fall out boy

[wrathbites]

A lesson in persuasion

In which Harkin survives an encounter with Rhys Shepard.

"Call me sweetheart again and you'll be picking your teeth up —"

"Easy, easy," Rhys lays a hand on her shoulder, blocking Williams from throwing a well-deserved punch by sliding neatly in front of her, barring her path to Harkin.

"Move along, princess," comes the sneer from behind him and Williams jolts, dark eyes blazing, almost fast enough to dart past him.  Almost.

He repositions, stalls her again.  "Go get a drink, I'll deal with him."

"I can handle him just fine."

"Oh I'm sure you could, sweetheart."  Really?  Did all C-Sec operatives over a certain age have a fucking death wish?

"One drink," he says, giving her a gentle nudge backward, "as compensation for tolerating his bullshit."

Williams goes, albeit reluctantly, throwing an impressive scowl over her shoulder for good measure, and Rhys rounds on Harkin instead.  Princess, huh?  He pulls the tie from his hair, shakes it loose in a tumbling wave his Ma'd be proud of, and slinks round the table to settle in the creep's lap, knees bracketing his hips, hands slamming him flat against his seat when he squirms.

"What's the matter, piseag?  I thought you wanted to play?"

"Get the fuck off me!"

"I don't think so," Rhys says, sweet as sunshine, and catches Harkin's flapping jaw in hand, snapping it shut with an audible click and forcing his head back oh so easily.  Teeth grind, a protest he ignores as he leans in to skim his nose over the straining line of Harkin's jaw, soft hum in the back of his throat.  "Not when you have something I want."

A noise, then, muffled and irate, hand in hand with an uptick in squirming and Rhys tsks, fingers digging a warning into the shoulder he still has pinned back.  "Now, now, I've heard enough vile shit from your mouth already.  Silence is golden right now, you understand?"

If looks could kill... but Harkin attempts a nod all the same, glare a stake he'd never succeed in driving through Rhys' heart, and he draws back just enough to grin, wide and full of teeth. Absolutely nothing friendly about it and Harkin's scent goes sour, worse than the alcohol on his breath, heartbeat kicking into high gear.  Fear.  Truly a repulsive stench, how any of his kind can find it appealing is beyond him.

Rhys tones it down to a quirk of the lips, relaxes the clamp on Harkin's jaw to cup his throat instead, a gentle touch, a mockery of interest for any curious eyes drawn their way.  "I'm looking for Garrus.  Word on the street is you'll know where I can find him."

"Fuck that, the Alliance will hear of this!"

"Oh?"  The languid stroke of his thumb halts directly over the hammering pulse singing in his ears, eyes dipping to watch.  "But we're just having a friendly chat and words are harmless, aren't they, sweetheart?  Tell me where Garrus is, and we can forget this ever happened."

"... He's been sniffing around Dr Michel's office,” Harkin spits, “she runs the med clinic on the other side of the Wards.  Last I heard, he was heading back there."

And there it is, without any bloodshed.  How's that for keeping a low profile, Anderson?

Rhys claps him twice on the cheek before vacating his lap, staying low to snag a fang on Harkin's ear in passing, catching the loud swallow when he straightens. "A word of advice, since you've been so helpful: reconsider your life choices.  If I catch you harassing someone again, I'll cut them short."

Freed from his cage at last, Harkin bolts without a backward glance.  Prey, yes, but not one Rhys is interested in eating, following at a leisurely pace only so far as it plants him in range of Williams again.

"What the hell was that?" she demands.

"A lesson in persuasion."

~

*“Piseag” means “kitten” in Scottish Gaelic (sounds like pea-shack)

#Rhys Shepard #Mass Effect fanfiction #Sunlight and Stardust vampire verse #Wrathwrites #ever wonder why he makes himself vanish under the moniker Fade? L O L

[polkadotpatterson]

👀

not to be doing more replica angst, but. here's some more replica angst! from the Orbvi fic I started before a certain other replica fic idea derailed my plans

You are listed on the roster as Chorby Soul VI. Your teammates all have entire constellations spread out next to their names, but yours is followed by nothing but darkness, despite the stardust that makes up your body. There have been five others like you; you are nothing but a clone of the worst player this game has ever seen. Your namesake lived and died and lived again and suffered and died again and lived again and suffered again and died again. You are still in the living phase, for now.

According to the league, you do not have a coffee preference, or pregame ritual, or blood type. You suppose the first Chorby must have had these, but they were never recorded, so you can't look at them and see if they ring any bells. You guess you can experiment with different coffees and rituals, and if you ever find out how you bleed, it will be because the consumers get you, too.

#this is actually not an angsty fic I swear #it's about orbvi getting to live and love and have fun :) #which is essentially what the other replica fic is about too except orbvi is having a much better time #also the stardust thing is bc I like to lean into the whole fading to dust/players being literal stars thing #ty cedar!!! #answering moistly #blaseball #orbvi #wip wednesday

[euesworld]

"Tend to my warm heart like a garden of sunsets, such soft retreat that you could never forget.. throw in a hundred sunrises and that's the best you can get, let's go for a stroll among the stars under a blanket of night.. and we might just kiss amidst the stardust and life with planets twirling around us. What's the fuss in that, let's dance until the moon fades to black.."

Dance with me among the stars and planets until I just can't stand it, kisses planted, god damnit I love you - eUë

#tend to my heart #garden of sunsets #garden #sunset #into the sunset #soft retreat #never forget #sunrise #the best #blanket of night #stars #under the stars #dance with me #kiss #kiss me #stardust #stardust lovers #life #moon #fade to black #poem #poetry #poetic #twcpoetry #spilled ink #spilled thoughts #spilled words #love quotes #love #love quote life quotes

[jundlcndwastes-moving2]

                                                happy father’s day @hopegained​

#hopegained #☆ WHEN YOU LOOK AT ME & THE WHOLE WORLD FADES I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER US THIS WAY — HOPEGAINED FT. JUNIPER & ERON SKYWALKER #☆ A GIRL MADE OF GLASS & STARDUST — AESTHETICS

[reginrokkr]

Tag dump #1:

◟༺✦༻◞ glimpses in the past of a shattered spirit ┊headcanon.┊ ◟༺✦༻◞ events to be remembered in blue veins ┊addendum.┊ ◟༺✦༻◞ fragments of light from the roots of truth ┊reference.┊ ◟༺✦༻◞ analysis within the ley lines ichor ┊study.┊ ◟༺✦༻◞ ethereal moon dust sunken in ripples of light ┊reflection.┊ ◟༺✦༻◞ fear not the long night if malice is to fade ┊musings.┊ ◟༺✦༻◞ moon on the sky as a trembling heart ┊aesthetic.┊ ◟༺✦༻◞ requiem of the echoing depths ┊music.┊ ◟༺✦༻◞ searching for a long lost fate ┊meme.┊ ◟༺✦༻◞ what use has the veil of falsehood? ┊ask.┊ ◟༺✦༻◞ lament of a fallen seraph ┊thread.┊ ◟༺✦༻◞ sapphire flames in their wake ┊ic.┊ ◟༺✦༻◞ crystalline traces splattered with stardust ┊open.┊ ◟༺✦༻◞ chaos is hardly different to poison ┊dash comment.┊ ◟༺✦༻◞ shall fair divination be imparted ┊dash game.┊ ◟༺✦༻◞ what lays behind the mantle of faux stars ┊ooc.┊ ◟༺✦༻◞ trust not the gods; nor overthrow them ┊psa.┊ ◟༺✦༻◞ connections of an ancient twilight sword ┊promotions.┊ ◟༺✦༻◞ forgo that which is cursed by the gods ┊self promo.┊ ◟༺✦༻◞ gifts to prevail into eternity ┊keepsake.┊

#◟༺✦༻◞ Glimpses in the past of a shattered spirit ┊Headcanon.┊ #◟༺✦༻◞ Events to be remembered in blue veins ┊Addendum.┊ #◟༺✦༻◞ Fragments of light from the roots of Truth ┊Reference.┊ #◟༺✦༻◞ Analysis within the ley lines ichor ┊Study.┊ #◟༺✦༻◞ Ethereal moon dust sunken in ripples of light ┊Reflection.┊ #◟༺✦༻◞ Fear not the long night if malice is to fade ┊Musings.┊ #◟༺✦༻◞ Moon on the sky as a trembling heart ┊Aesthetic.┊ #◟༺✦༻◞ Requiem of the echoing depths ┊Music.┊ #◟༺✦༻◞ Searching for a long lost fate ┊Meme.┊ #◟༺✦༻◞ What use has the veil of falsehood? ┊Ask.┊ #◟༺✦༻◞ Lament of a fallen seraph ┊Thread.┊ #◟༺✦༻◞ Sapphire flames in their wake ┊IC.┊ #◟༺✦༻◞ Crystalline traces splattered with stardust ┊Open.┊ #◟༺✦༻◞ Chaos is hardly different to poison ┊Dash comment.┊ #◟༺✦༻◞ Shall fair divination be imparted ┊Dash game.┊ #◟༺✦༻◞ What lays behind the mantle of faux stars ┊OOC.┊ #◟༺✦༻◞ Trust not the gods; nor overthrow them ┊PSA.┊ #◟༺✦༻◞ Connections of an ancient twilight sword ┊Promotions.┊ #◟༺✦༻◞ Forgo that which is cursed by the gods ┊Self promo.┊ #◟༺✦༻◞ Gifts to prevail into eternity ┊Keepsake.┊

[justimagineok]

fading stardust series ✨️| spotlight

summary: Jungkook makes a big, big decision

warnings: maybe some angst

A/N: hey there! nice to see you here again :) I hope you like this short series 💕 feel free to like and reblog if you like and send me an ask whenever you want :) take care and drink water 🚰

Jungkook stood on the stage, the crowd's deafening cheers filled the air as he took a deep breath, preparing to deliver a bombshell announcement that would shake the entertainment industry to its core. Microphone in hand, Jungkook looks out at the sea of adoring fans.

"Tonight," he begins, his words carrying the weight of a thousand dreams, "I stand before you with a decision that has been weighing heavily on my heart."

Silence falls over the venue, anticipation hanging in the air as the audience leans forward, captivated by his every word. Was it a new album? A new EP? A new song? A summer song? A new collab? It was definitely something new. Something exciting. Something nobody expected. It was Jungkook after all, nobody expected anything less. It would be bombastic. Jungkook could see the expectant eyes that were fixed on him. Everyone wanted something. Something new, something bombastic. Surely, he would not disappoint. It would be absolutely unbelievably unbelievably show-stopping. "After much contemplation and careful thought, I have made the difficult choice to step away from my life as an idol."

Yeah. It was definitely a show stopper.

Gasps ripple through the crowd, mingling with murmurs of disbelief. Faces reflect a range of emotions, confusion, and even a LOT of disappointment. Jungkook almost hesitated for a second. He almost backtracked. Even though he acted as if the opinion of those around him didn't matter more than his own, he felt the crushing weight of the expectations that had been placed on him. But in the middle of a sea of reactions, one person showed no reaction of shock or surprise... you.

As the shock settles, Jungkook's eyes found yours. You didn't seem surprised even though he didn't warn you about any of this. You and Jungkook were best friends, but he still expected you to be shocked by the change he decided to make.

You were not.

Instead of shock, you just offered a supportive smile, trying to tell from a distance that he wasn't alone. If that's what he wanted to do, then... so be it. You would be there for him. Even if it was an absurdly big decision and with enormous consequences like this. That was all Jungkook needed to continue his speech, "But this decision is not born out of a lack of love for music or my fans.", his voice quivering with raw honesty, "It is a choice to reclaim my authenticity and to pursue a life where I can be true to myself."

He wanted to explain, make clear all the reasons why he didn't want that anymore, but by the reaction of the people around him, he knew that it was best to leave it as it was. He had already started. The beginning of the end.

"To all the ARMY who love and support me this far, I am grateful with all my heart. You gave me strength and I will never be able to repay you so much. No matter what I do, you are my reason. If I am who I am today, it's thanks to you. I hope you will understand my decision one day and give me your blessing. I trully love you, Army."

"DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA OF WHAT YOU'VE DONE?!", Bang PD yelled at the maknae, but Jungkook didn't react at all. He was expecting that. "Who the fuck you think you are?", the man spat without any restrainsts. He kicked everyone out of the main room in Hybe's building, demanding time alone with the idol, now no longer an idol. "Talk to me, Jungkook! What the hell is wrong with you? "

"Nothing is wrong with me, sir.", Jungkook said in a low tone, incapable of looking the man in the eye. "I made the best decision for myself. I don't regret it."

The CEO scoffed, not believing what was hearing. It had to be a sick joke.

"We're not paying you well enough, is that it? Do you want more money? More fame? What the fuck do you want? Tell me I'll get it for you."

This time, Jungkook looked at him, letting him know he wasn't joking.

"I'm really sorry for all this confusion, but I won't change my decision, Mr Bang. I will no longer be an idol. I will have a normal life from now on. If not a normal life, then a life my way. Any way I want. I wanna live by my rules", he was proud of himself, but the CEO wasn't going to give up that easily. If he couldn't dissuade Jungkook by getting pissed, then he'd put it mildly. He had strategies. He didn't get there with smiles and flowers.

"Normal?", he asked as he sat down beside Jungkook, taking a deep breath. "you are not normal, Jungkook. This is how you chose to live when you became a part of us. Are you trying to be impertinent? Have you got no shame? ", his voice was so smooth that anyone who passed by the room couldnt hear a thing. "You want to live by your rules as you said before but you don't even know what that means, young man. Do you think it's that simple? you snap your fingers and suddenly everything is how you want it? There are contracts, people, a whole team dependent on you. Are you really going to let them down?"

Jungkook had thought about that too. about the millions of people he would disappoint by making the decision he wanted. He was sleepless for nights on end. But the weight of not doing what he needed to do for himself was much greater. Not making the decision would make him a disappointment to himself and that was what scared him the most. That's what he wanted the Army to see and the people who loved him to learn: the weight of letting yourself down by seeking the approval of the world was absolutely crushing. He couldn't take it anymore.

"I'll take my chances, sir.", he said before getting up and bowing down one more time. "I gotta go now."

#bts fic #jungkook x yn #jk x you #jk x reader #bts #bts scenarios #jungkook x y/n #fluff jungkook #fading stardust #jungkook fanfic #jungkook fic recs #jk x oc #jk x y/n #bts fic recs

[chocolate-cake-enthusiast]

💝🌹🌹🌹

*gasp* Chocolate and roses? For me?? Awwww I love themmm! Thank you! Happy Valentines Day! 🌹💝💝🌹

#Cake answers #faded-stardust-sys #valentines gifts

[flovverworks]

made the mistake of going thro my music tag. stumbled upon one of the misekai ones. god.

Please don't forget, remember the sadness too, I was thinking of you more than anyone, there were no lies those days. While you hold on to your hatred, it's tough to keep living, isn't it? I offer you this song as you depart. Stay laughing forever, (Show me how you cry,) Never forget, (Don't leave me,) Please never change, (Acknowledge the pain,) Find love. I hope the bouquet I sent you will bring color into your life, I hope the light of the moon illuminates each of your days.

#stardust speaking ! #kk's diary and monaca factory are both like...HIGH up there too...... #actually the entire tag is i love being biased and not explaining anything #'are you still crying? id like to see your true face' 'tell me the continuation of this tale' #'when this book ends im going to leave this town even though i know nothing will happen' #diary makes me LOSE it in every way AUGH......kk is so good. ive been obsessed with this song for years now #someday when i think back about today. so that your smile wont fade away. #someday before i disappear from this world. so that the days i spend with you wont vanish. i will leave this here #is an unreal line

[thekidsarentalright]

"every time we fall to pieces we build something new out of the hurt" is hitting extra hard as a lyric after this new album ohhhhhh my god

#back to earth keeps coming on autoplay after stardust and like. killing me would be less emotionally devastating #this lyric and the brightest things fade the fastest and i think i was meant to be next to you on this planet spinning :((( god #txt

[solivaggant]

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