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mrkspo · 4 months

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Oie vc conseguiria escrever como seria os dreamers pedindo a op em namoro? Seria algo fluff🥹

　𓈒 ݁ ₊ 𐙚　𝓓𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓶𝓲𝓮𝓼 te pedindo em namoro

YAYYYYY primeiro headcannon do blog e primeiro pedido também! bom, espero que gostem!

• Primeiro de tudo nosso líder Mark séria o tipo que se embolaria todo para fazer o pedido. Não é por querer, tadinho, mas ele fica muito intimidado pela tua presença (em um bom sentido). Iria fazer o pedido em um passeio noturno, só vocês dois em um parquinho perto da sua casa, e por mais que ele tenha planejado e ensaiado o quê ia falar, provavelmente iria se perder no meio do caminho. "É que... Cê sabe né, tamo- tamo saindo juntos já tem um tempinho e eu queria perguntar se tu não toparia namorar comigo. Quer dizer, se você quer namorar comigo, sabe?"

• Renjun seria um dos que planejou tudinho, quando eu falo tudo é tudo mesmo. Fez um jantar chique — e muito gostoso —, arrumou a própria casa só para isso, encheu de rosas vermelhas e velas para dar um toque mais "romântica". Tudo foi mágico, do jeito que ele queria, e o pedido veio acompanhado de docinhos feitos pelo Huang. Você não podia pedir um — agora — namorado melhor! "Olha querida, sei que já tem um tempo que estamos enrolando para assumir um relacionamento. Você aceitaria ser a minha namorada?"

• Primeiro de tudo preciso dizer que Jeno iria se declarar sem querer para você e quando percebeu sabia que precisava pedir você em namoro o mais rápido possível. Foi um pouco apressado, vocês já eram amigos a muito tempo, então poucos dias depois da confissão por acidente ele resolveu aparecer na tua porta com um buquê das tuas flores favoritas e uma aliança. "Você sabe que eu gosto muito de você, não é? Por favor, me dá uma chance de ser seu namorado."

• Nosso querido Haechan não tinha planejado muitas coisas, mas estava confiante. Assim como Mark ele te levaria para um passeio, mas pela tarde as margens do rio Han, para tomar sorvete e ver o pôr do sol. Enquanto você estava observando o sol sumindo no horizonte da cidade, ele pegou o anel que estava guardado no bolso. "Amor, olha 'pra mim. Sei que é um passo bem grande pra gente, mas você aceitaria ser minha namorada?

• Jaemin é aquele tipo de cara que sempre quer estar perto de você, não importa onde, ele sempre quer estar com você. Então, pq não namorar logo?! 🤓☝🏼 Ele ia te levar para um parque de diversões e antes que fossem embora ia te pedir em namoro ali mesmo, no meio do parque. Apesar dele ser mais reservado e não gostar tanto de multidões preferiu fazer o pedido em público — se fosse em privado ele não teria coragem —. "Princesa, sabe o pq eu te trouxe aqui né? Quero te perguntar uma coisa; você seria minha namorada?"

• O cara é rico né, então eu acho que o Chenle iria te levar em uma viagem super chique só pra te fazer um pedido. Iria te levar para fazer compras, ir no salão de beleza e em restaurantes chiques; definitivamente iria ser tratada como uma princesa. No final da semana ele iria te levar para o restaurante mais caro só para enfim te pedir em namoro. "Linda, sei que é só uma formalidade já que estamos juntos a tanto tempo mas, você aceitaria ser minha namorada?"

• Jisung não teria planejado muita coisa, mas tava tremendo mais que cara verde. Seria o nervosismo em pessoa, mas isso não ia impedir ele de te pedir em namoro!

Ele te chamou pra casa dele, algo mais caseiro, para uma noite para comer besteiras e jogar videogames da coleção do Park. Antes de você sair da casa dele ele te pede pra esperar, com a mão tremendo pega uma caixa de veludo que dentro esta a aliança de namoro dos pais. Ele não te deixa ir embora depois, faz questão que você durma com ele.

"Ah _____! Me dá uma chance, por favor." 🥺🥺

#nct #nct dream #nct dream imagines #nct fanfic #nct headcanons #nct imagines #nct fluff #nct scenarios #nct boyfriend #nct aesthetic #nct dream fluff #nct dream fanfic #nct dream x reader #nct x reader

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iuteamstarcandy · 8 months

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IU’s book recommendations

There are lots of books IU has recommended in recent years. Links have been provided for the ebooks that you can legally read for free online.

Fredrik Backman - A Man Called Ove

L. Frank Baum - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz [Shoes, NOT Red Shoes*]

Lewis Carroll - Alice in Wonderland [Twenty-three]

Lewis Carroll - Through the Looking Glass [Red Queen]

Paulo Coelho - Brida

Osamu Dazai - No Longer Human

Fyodor Dostoyevsky - The Brothers Karamazov

Gong Ji Young - Very Light Feather

Kaori Ekuni - Falling Into the Evening

Hermann Hesse - Demian

Hwang Sun Won - Rain Shower [The Shower]

Hwang Jeong Eun - 파씨의 입문 Introduction to Paschi/Passy

Hwang Jeong Eun - Savage Alice

Im Sol Ah - 최선의 삶 The Best Life

Jonas Jonasson - The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared

Byron Katie - Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life

Kim Hye Jin - 딸에 대하여 About my Daughter

Kim Sung Jong - 계엄령의 밤 The Night of Martial Law

Kim Young Ha - 오직 두 사람 Only Two People

Kwon Yeo Seon - 레몬 Lemon

Lee Hye Rin - 열정 같은 소리하고 있네 You Call It Passion

Lee Kyung Hye - One Day I Died

Lee Seok Won - 보통의 존재 Common Being

Milan Kundera - The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Haruki Murakami - Hear the Wind Sing

Guillaume Musso - Will You be There?

Friedrich Nietzsche - Thus Spoke Zarathustra

Ito Ogawa - Have Some Warmth~

Ito Ogawa - The Restaurant of Love Regained

Park Min Gyu - Castella

Park Min Gyu - 죽은 왕녀를 위한 파반느 Pavane for a Dead Princess

Mirjam Pressler - Bitter Chocolate

Françoise Sagan - Do You Like Brahms?

Leo Tolstoy - Ivan the Fool [Glasses]

José Mauro de Vasconcelos - My Sweet Orange Tree [Zeze]

Virginia Woolf - Jacob’s Room

Virginia Woolf - Mrs. Dalloway [Black Out]

(*Note: IU’s The Red Shoes did use the Hans Christian Anderson fairytale as a motif, but IU didn’t write that song, therefor it was not included above)

Sources: IU’s fancafe, news etc.

#IU #book recommendations

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malicedragoness · 12 days

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Bi-Han X Sol Drabble

So this is for an audience of one, but everyone is welcome to read it. This is for @bihansthot. I meant to finish this as a birthday drabble, but life got in the way. (Lol pesky life situations!)

My girl has been feeling down, so please spam her with Bi-Han posts. 😁 Or Syzoth posts!

No warnings, just a little angst, some fluff, Bi-Han being sawft on the inside.

Sol, I hope I did your man right.

And guest appearance with me and Havik. 🤣 Don’t mind us.

Notes: Sawft Bi-Han is sawft. And mentally exhausted. Bi-Han’s kink is being loved and taken care of. He is sawft on the inside to his special woman. This is canon divergent from MK1. In that Bi-Han and Kuai Liang are just arguing and live separately, now that Kuai Liang is married. His wife can be whoever you know that selfships with him. Because it ain’t Harumi. Not in this fanfic. We make our own rules. Oh, and Smoke likes to visit Kuai Liang a lot.

Idle chatter and the sound of music, with an occasional interruption of static, resounded in the van as Bi-Han stared out the window. The woman, Malice, had offered to drive him back home, much to Havik’s annoyance.

The chaotic man was vocal about his distaste for the cryomancer. However, if that short little lady said jump, Havik would ask how high. If she wasn’t there holding the invisible leash on him, who knows what destruction Havik would cause.

And if Bi-Han wasn’t sitting in the bulkhead of this old rickety van, he imagined Havik’s head would be detached and in between her legs right now while she’s driving. As the lumbering giant of a man keeps asking her multiple times when he can do it.

He leaned his head back and let out a heavy sigh as he watched Malice smack Havik’s hand away from her thigh.

He could’ve waited until tomorrow to go home. Or take a bus.

Still, he was thankful for the offer after a rather disastrous attempt to spend time with Kuai Liang. His brother had seemed reluctant to the idea of sitting down and talking with him. But after Kuai Liang’s wife encouraged him, he readily agreed. Maybe it would be good for both of them.

They couldn’t have been more wrong.

The subject of their parents was touchy at best. And Bi-Han isn’t one to beat around the bush. He did not love their father, nor held any respect for him. After being taken away from their mother at a young age to serve in the Lin Kuei against their will, Bi-Han could never trust him, nor forgive him.

That’s when the yelling began.

Both of them were stubborn. And both of them wouldn’t back down. Trading venomous words and bringing up old wounds, until Tomas and Kuai Liang’s wife interfered to settle them down.

The sting from his brother’s words and his angry gaze hurt more than any brutal training regiment they’ve been through.

Kuai Liang ordered him to leave his house. And he did silently, with a pang in his chest.

Hurt was not a feeling Bi-Han was well accustomed to.

The rickety old van pulled up to the home Bi-Han and Sol shared and Malice parked in front. “Well, here we are.”

“Thank you, Malice,” he nodded at her.

“Don’t mention it. Now, listen here for a sec.” She smacked Havik’s hand away yet again and Bi-Han mentally groaned.

He certainly was not in the mood for any more arguments.

“Look, Kuai Liang is a little hard headed and stubborn. But he’ll come around. Trust me. This little tiff you got into today was good for him. For you both. Get it all out in the open. Get the poison out for the wound to heal. Y’know?” The short brunette looked up at him.

An ebony eyebrow quirked up at her words. Bi-Han pursed his mouth and nodded at her. “Thank you, again.”

“Finally.” Havik jumped up and slammed the door shut. The van took off down the road, tires screeching with effort, and a burst of feminine laughter escaping the windows.

Bi-Han rubbed his eyes, hoping to ease the ache of his migraine. Sol’s friend may have held some wisdom in her words. And the thought of completely destroying his bond with his brother made him wary of any future talks with him.

He looked up at the front door and thought of her. Despite everything that has happened and all the wrong choices he has made in his pursuit of power, she was still there by his side. Many times he has questioned why.

Why does she stay with him? How could she look at him the same way, knowing the gravity of the crimes he’s committed?

Every step he took towards the door felt heavy as his melancholy thoughts weighed him down. He unlocked the door and walked in, trying to be quiet if you were asleep.

“Oh, good you’re home!”

Bi-Han looked up, surprised his beautiful qin was still awake at this hour as Sol launched herself at his chest. Instinctively, his arms went around her holding her close. The feeling of her warmth slowly easing the ache behind his eyes.

Sol tightened her grip on him and buried her head in his chest. “Malice called me after you left. She told me what happened.”

He groaned. “I don’t wish to talk about it.”

“That’s ok. You don’t have to.”

Just being in her presence was soothing enough for him. That’s all he wanted right now. And when she pulled back and tugged him forward by his fingers, he followed wordlessly, seeking that pleasant warmth.

Sol pulled him toward the dining room where the intoxicating smell of freshly cooked food lingered in the air. He stopped and looked at the scenery before him, his eyes slightly widening.

The lights were turned off, but the room was illuminated by two long candles in the center of the table. Three plates were covered in foil, where he had no doubt that delicious smell was coming from, and two wine glasses were set up on the table.

“I know today wasn’t a good day. And after everything you went through and having to drive six hours back home, I know you must be tired,” Sol started rubbing the back of his palm. “So I made your favorites for dinner. I made you two plates, since you eat more than I do. I wrapped them in foil so they wouldn’t get cold. And…” Her gaze traveled to the hallway behind them.

There was more? he wondered.

Following her gaze, he noticed rose petals leading down the hallway to their shared bedroom. The door was wide open and he could see the bathroom light on. “If you want to take your bath now, I can fill up the tub for you. Or wait until you’re finished with your dinner.”

Why was his heart racing at such sweet gestures?

“I just,” she began, as he watched her struggle to find the right words, and he felt a heat spreading over his face. “I just want to salvage the rest of your day for you. And if you want to go to your study alone and read afterwards, then I won’t mind at all. I just want to make you happy.”

Bi-Han stared deeply into her eyes in wonder, not believing she was willing to go through all this trouble, simply because he was having a bad day. A shiver ran down his spine. He couldn’t help the heated thoughts as they surfaced in his mind.

And Sol, misinterpreting his silence for disapproval, looked down at her feet and began to backtrack on her words. Why was she being so adorable? “O-or if you don’t want the food or bath. I can clean everything up, and you can-”

No!

His hands shot up and pulled Sol into a heated kiss. All of this was for him. Even though he didn’t deserve her precious gifts, didn't deserve her, he didn’t want her to take it all away.

Not yet.

Her hands carded through his ebony hair and he groaned. Her lips were so soft! His greedy hands roamed her body, eliciting little mewls in his desperate need to feel every inch of her.

“All of your gifts.” Unconsciously, he backed her up against the wall. “I want them all.” His lips trailed kisses down her neck. His voice now deep and husky. “I want you first.”

Bi-Han pulled back and held her face in his hands, her half lidded gaze the most enchanting thing he’s ever seen. “Do you want me too?”

“Yes.” She breathed, her voice full of need.

“Do you love me?” He looks pleadingly at her. He’s heard her say it many times before. But right now, he desperately needs to hear it.

“Yes, Bi-Han. I love you.”

He kisses her again, his lips brutal and demanding. “Say it again.”

“I love you.” She whimpers.

He pulls the collar of her shirt aside, placing little kisses here and there. He knows he loves her too, he just can’t say it yet. Too scared and yet too selfish that he needs to hear it.

“You did all this for me. I want to show you I’m grateful for them. For you.” Bi-Han picks her up, her legs wrapping around his hips as he carries her to their bedroom. “My qin.”

#For: Sol #MK x self ship #don’t like don’t read #drabbles for friends

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f1rstime · 1 year

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𝆹 🌐. ˚ ––– CICADA is a seven-member boy group under ANGELICO Entertainment. The group is very popular domestically, easily one of Angelico's most successful male acts, though they are still gaining an international fanbase. They debuted with a Netflix series with the same name where they play themselves surviving through a bug-infested apocalypse. The critically acclaimed and award-winning series had a two-season run with twenty episodes before concluding in 2022.

𝆹 🌐. ˚ ––– TAKASHI ISSEI professionally known as ISSEI was born in 1999 in tokyo, japan. he originally trained under avex before being scouted by angelico, totaling 5 years in training. issei is a well known actor, starring in multiple films and dramas throughout the years. he was the main character in CICADA: Season 1.

––– full name: TAKASHI ISSEI

––– birthday: december 22nd, 1999

––– birthplace: tokyo, japan

––– position: leader, main vocalist, lead dancer.

––– role: the leader

––– main season : season 1

––– height: 6’0”

––– ethnicity: japanese

––– faceclaim: kamio fuju

𝆹 🌐. ˚ ––– JEON JIHO professionally known as JIHO was born in 1997 in seoul, south korea. he trained for five years. jiho was a child actor, acting between the ages of 6 and 12 before disappearing from the industry to presumedly focus on his studies. he was the main character in CICADA: Season 2.

––– full name: JEON JIHO

––– birthday: september 22nd, 1997

––– birthplace: seoul, south korean

––– position: main vocalist, lead rapper.

––– role: the secret keeper

––– main season : season 2

––– height: 6’0”

––– ethnicity: korean

––– faceclaim: lee jaehyun

𝆹 🌐. ˚ ––– LEE HYOJIN professionally known as HYO was born in 1999 in daegu, south korea. he trained for five years. hyojin was raised by his aunt and uncle after his mother passed in childbirth and his father abandoned him two weeks later. hyojin is known for causing controversy for his attitude and bullying past. he was the main character in CICADA: Season 1.

––– full name: LEE HYOJIN

––– birthday: december 31st, 1999

––– birthplace: daegu, south korean

––– position: main vocalist, center, main dancer.

––– role: the wanderer

––– main season : season 1

––– height: 5’10”

––– ethnicity: korean

––– faceclaim: choi yeonjun

𝆹 🌐. ˚ ––– PARK DAEUL professionally known as DAE was born in 2000 in miami, florida. he trained for three years. daeul is most known for his producing and former underground rapping career though he doesn't speak much on his old music. he was the main character in CICADA: Season 1.

––– full name: PARK DAEUL

––– birthday: july 1st, 2000

––– birthplace: daegu, south korean

––– position: main rapper, fotg, lead dancer.

––– role: the heel

––– main season : season 1

––– height: 6’0”

––– ethnicity: korean

––– faceclaim: kim sunwoo

𝆹 🌐. ˚ ––– ASH KIM professionally known as ASH was born in 2000 in melbourne, australia. he was originally a member of the band "4OCEANS"where he was the lead singer and guitarist. they presumably silently disbanded in 2020. he was the main character in CICADA: Season 2.

––– full name: ASH KIM

––– birthday: october 11th, 2000

––– birthplace: melbourne, australia

––– position: main rapper, lead vocalist, lead dancer.

––– role: the prodigy

––– main season : season 2

––– height: 5’8”

––– ethnicity: korean

––– faceclaim: han jisung

𝆹 🌐. ˚ ––– NA CHANSOL professionally known as SOL was born in 1998 in incheon, south korea. chansol was once in the running to be a deepdive member once they were acquired by angelico, garnering him a small yet dedicated fanbase that only grew once he debuted. he was the main character in CICADA: Season 2.

––– full name: NA CHANSOL

––– birthday: november 11th, 1998

––– birthplace: incheon, south korea.

––– position: main rapper, lead vocalist.

––– role: the robin

––– main season : season 2

––– height: 5’10”

––– ethnicity: korean

––– faceclaim: lee byounggon

𝆹 🌐. ˚ ––– SAMMY SON professionally known as NIGHT was born in 2002in baltimore, maryland. sammy is the younger brother of pushing daisies member, elliot, as well as a child model. he was the main character in CICADA: Season 2.

––– full name: SAMMY SON // SON SUNGHOON

––– birthday: august 11th, 2002

––– birthplace: baltimore, maryland.

––– position: main dancer, lead rapper, maknae

––– role: the hope

––– main season : season 2

––– height: 6’1”

––– ethnicity: korean-caucasian

––– faceclaim: huening kai

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namjoonswaifu · 2 years

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Chapter Five- Royal Residences Part One

warnings: mentions of weight, AFAB character, mentions of female body parts, references to the weight of M/C, loosely based on my own research of the ancient Korean royalty system, bullying, loneliness, anxiety, money problems, mentions of how other people view characters body

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You made your way to the front, the sound of your name, leaving nearly everyone shocked but your best friend, who had the biggest grin on her beautiful face. No one had expected you to get through, not even yourself. A blush blankets your face as you make your way to the line at the front. A moment passes as everyone waits for the ladies who did not get through to leave the smaller courtyard.

"Congratulations ladies" you hear Hoseok speak, breaking the silence, whilst looking over each and every one of you. You don't know if you were just imagining it, but the tall and handsome man had sent an almost imperceptible smile your way, making your eyes go wide. "Now, myself and Jungkook will tell you your residences, and we will also assign you 2 maids and a manservant for you to use at your convenience"

"Let's start with the furthest away from this little courtyard shall we?" Jungkook questioned, though the question was rhetorical.

"Bae Suzy, You are in the Sapphire Apartment. Along with the manservants, you brought along with you, you are also being assigned Shin Won-ho as your manservant and Kim Tae-Yeon and Chou Tzu-yu as your maids. Please proceed to your apartment"

"Next we have the Chariote Apartment, the person who will be staying there is Han Sun-Hwa. You are being assigned Lee Jong-Hyun, Jeon So-Yeon and Kwon Yu-Ri. Please proceed."

The process carried on.

"Ruby Apartment is for Hwang Yeji, You are assigned Kang Dong-Ho, Ahn Sol-Bin and An Yu-Jin. Please proceed.

"Opal Apartment. Kim Seol-Hyun. Woo Ji-Ho, Son Chae-Young, Cho Seung-Hee"

"Carnelian Apartment. Kwon Eun-Bi. Yoo Ki-Hyun, Lee Hae-in and Lee Young-Yoo"

"Amber Apartment. Choi Mi-Young. Doh Kyung-Soo, Bae Woo-He, Baek A-Yeon"

"Azurite Apartment. Kim Si-Jeong. Lee Byung-Hun, Go Woo-Ri and Park Hye-Won"

At this point, everyone had left apart from you. "Miss Seo, as you were an unexpected candidate, your apartment is still getting ready and the maids needed a few more moments, so we were trying to prolong this for as long as possible. You have been assigned Moon Jong-Up, Ahn Hye-Jin who goes by Maria or Hwa-Sa and Jun Hyo-Seong. I hope that they treat you well. To prolong this even longer as we have not received the signal that they are ready, we are going to give you a tour, are you okay with that?" The pair asked.

"Perfectly." You responded. "It would be my honour" You carried on with a smile. "Please, Lead the way". The two young men smiled at you, before moving down the stairs towards you. Suddenly, you felt incredibly nervous, these incredibly attractive young men were looking directly at you, with no signs of distate anywhere on their faces or bodies. The men took a space on either side on your, Hoseok moving his arms to point the way out of the courtyard. "Do you have a flower that you appreciate the most?" Jungkook asked "Good question Kookie" Hoseok said, the nickname making your eyes widen again, almost not expecting the men to be so close that they were using nicknames. "We might have your favourite here in one of the gardens"

"Cherry blossoms, Chief State Councillor and High Councillor. My most appreciated flower of all is Cherry Blossom." The two men share a look between each other. "That is our Gracious King's favourite, so much that he has a garden dedicated to it, coincidentally, the garden is right next to your apartment" A small gasp left your lips, the excitement evident not just on your face but on your whole body as you turned to both of them, your hands clasping together joyfully. "Really!?! Can we go there?" You asked hopefully. Both men smiled at your excited state before telling you that you could, and led the way, right to the entrance of the garden. There was a small bridge to cross before you would actually be in the park, and you ran quickly across it, accidentally forgetting about the two men behind you. You span round quickly, a giant smile on your face, trying to look everywhere at everything.

"I take it that you like the garden," a voice behind you, which you quickly identified as Hoseok, spoke. "Almost more than anything in the world," You said without thinking. Both men let out a laugh, which made you look at them with a questioning gaze. "You have almost the same reaction as the Good King". This very sentence made you stop in your spot, your face dropping, looking almost horrified to be compared to the King. "Omo, I am not worthy of being compared to our gracious King" You spoke, anxiously wringing your hands together. "My apologies Lady Seo, we didn't mean to make you anxious," Jungkook said. You noticed a young woman run up to the two men and yourself. She spoke quietly to the men, before bowing and turning away. The two men turned to you, smiling slightly "Your apartment is ready Lady Seo, let us lead you there" Hoseok said. Nodding, you spoke gently "Please do lead the way". You bow gently, allowing the men to turn around and lead the way out of the garden that you had fallen in love with, and almost didn't want to leave.

It took barely two minutes before you arrived in front of the apartment. "This is the Emerald apartment. Next to you, there is the Queen Dowager's Garden, you are not allowed to enter that space without her explicit permission" Jungkook stated sternly. "And on your other side is Lady Hwang" Hoseok finished. This made you smile, your apartments here, being closer to each other than the houses in your town were. "Lady Hwang Yeji is my best friend," You spoke gently, a small but warm smile on your face at the mention of your best friend. "We have known each other since we were born, my eomma likes to say that I have two sets of parents, both our parents raised both of us..." you paused, your smile turning into a frown "well my eomma and Yeji's parents, my appa..." you spoke again, your frown becoming bigger. "You don't need to tell us, Lady Seo" Hoseok said calmly, laying a gentle hand on your shoulder. You look up, and into the handsome man's eyes, your eyes slightly blurry with tears, making something flash in Hoseok's eyes. "I feel like I almost need to" you spoke "My appa, he used to be a good man, until he fell from grace, he lost a lot of his respect, and therefore money, and the money he did keep, he used to drink. He would blame me for his drinking, he would tell me it was my fault, that he wished it was I who died and not my sister. Before I left, he attacked me for the first time, he dragged me by my hair to the floor and yelled at me. My eomma, she's a wonderful woman, she grabbed him by the ear and dragged him out of the house once she realised he was in my room and harming me. Appa had a bruise on his ear still, when I left for the procession. My bruises still remain intact too, but when I remember what my eomma did, the fire in her eyes, I feel proud to be her descendant" You finally finished your story.

You could see anger clearly on both men's faces. "I know I need not worry about my eomma whilst I'm here, she is as fierce as the summer in the sky in the summer sky." The warm smile lay on your lips, remembering your eomma. "She sounds like a wonderful woman" Jungkook spoke, a smile that could be perceived as genuine if there were someone looking on from the outside in.

"Anyway's my Chief Councillor and High Councillor, I must leave your warm presence and settle myself into my apartments. I hope to see you soon Your Honours. May the sun warm your cheeks, and the food fills your bellies" You speak eloquently, bowing low before the two handsome men, before turning and leaving their presence to enter your apartments.

The apartment that you entered was spacious and homely. In the room stood your friends Chan and Changbin with large grins on their faces, along with your assigned manservant and maids.

"My Lady, Your room is this way, would you like me to help you redress" Hyo-Seong spoke, her hand pointing to an area separate from the room you all stood in. The room was separated from the room you were in by a wall of sliding doors. The entire apartment was decorated in green and brown, the sliding doors were made of oak, and the cloth was painted with the seal of the kingdom in the colours your apartment was named after. It was a beautiful sight to behold, and you knew that if you had any spare time, you would ask your maids to retrieve any painting items they could get a hold of so that you could show this image to your eomma when you got home again. You knew that she would take great delight in your painting, and knowing how an apartment within the royal castle looked and would love the painting even more so, knowing it came from her daughter.

"That would be lovely Miss Jun" you spoke to the woman. She nodded her head as a slight bow, walking to the room you now identified as your bedroom. In the room, there was a large box placed near the window, on top of it was a new hanbok ready for you to wear. "Would you like a bath Lady Seo?" Hyo-Seong asked. You shook your head, a feeling of exhaustion coming over you in a quick wave. "Do you think it would be possible to sleep for a short period Miss Jun?" You asked hopefully. "Unfortunately not, My Lady, there is much to do. As you have reached the second stage, you must prepare for a meeting with Queen Dowager. You will soon also be accepting gifts from the royal family, of which I am unsure, but you must prepare to receive them. We must also start preparing you for your interview, and the luncheon that is happening tomorrow. There is also a Royal Banquet that we must prepare you for. I assume you have attended a banquet before, but a royal banquet is much more different to the ones of the high class" The maid in front of you explained your schedule for the coming potential one to two weeks that you would be residing in a royal apartment.

"Very well, then we must begin," You say a small polite smile on your face. "What's first?" you ask. "First My Lady, we must dress you," she says, returning your attention back to the box that had caught your attention when you first walked into the room. You didn't recognise the hanbok, remembering all the ones that you owned. "I apologise, but this is not my hanbok," you tell your maid "No My Lady, the Queen Dowager sent this. It's the first gift from the royal family." Excitement fills your body, knowing that this was something that the Queen Dowager herself had someone make and be sent. "But only 6-7 were predicted, and I'm not the average size", you questioned slightly, the anxiety that you had felt earlier in the day returning in full force. "The Queen Dowager had this one sent specifically, it was a hanbok she had in her storage, she wore it when she was pregnant with the King. She sent a letter along with it" you were told before being handed the letter

Dear Lady Seo,

The Royal Family apologises for not having anything prepared for you. I did not have a gift prepared for you, however, your crest is a crest that has a long line, and the crest on your hanbok is a phoenix. This was my family crest before I married King Sejong, the King's late father. It was a hanbok I wore when I was pregnant with the King. I hope that it does you well, as it is now yours. Please meet me in my gardens at 3.

Sincerely,

Her Royal Highness, The Queen Dowager Kim Eun-Ji

"What time is it?" You ask loudly, waiting for anyone in the household to respond. "2:30" you hear someone yell, unsure of who it was due to the closed doors between you. You feel your face pale. Turning to your maid you speak again "We must hurry, please call Miss Ahn in, time is not on our side". The maid nods, before running the door and calling in the other woman.

Within 20 minutes, your hair had been brushed and moved into a restyled updo, behind held back with a purple dwikkoji, your under clothes being changed for cleaner ones, and then the gifted hanbok was placed onto your body. It fit almost like a glove like it was made for you. The jeogori was a gorgeous dark purple colour, decorated with golden detailing featuring a phoenix, the goreum was also in an off-gold colour. The chima was a black colour with the same golden detail. Your beoseons were black as well as your shoes which were decorated in the same gold detailing. With a few minutes to spare, your maids applied some basic makeup consisting of plant ash to apply a dark brown colour to your eyebrows, safflower was used to apply a light rouge to your lips and cheeks and cherry blossom petals took right from the very cherry blossom garden you had just been in (it was a perfume that was on the dressing table when you got here, you had just assumed it was a gift everyone received) mixed with water was used to make a delicious spelling perfume.

With exactly 10 minutes left before the Queen Dowager wanted to see you, you left your apartment, your manservant Moon Jong-Up directing you, almost acting as your guard as well as your guide. When you arrived outside the Queen Dowagers garden, which only took moments as you quickly found out was right next to your apartment, Mr Moon stepped aside to let you enter first, before following you slightly behind, allowing you to look like you had found the garden yourself.

It doesn't take long to notice the Queen Dowager, it shocked you slightly when you saw that she was wearing the same colours just the other way around. The lady in front of you turns towards you, hearing your footsteps. She waits at the top of the stairs of the Pavilion she was standing in. Once you reach the bottom of the stairs, you bow as low as possible to the elegant woman before you. "You're early Lady Seo" the woman speaks. "My apologies Your Majesty, I was excited to meet you once again." You speak, not allowing your nerves to take over your anxiety.

“Don’t be, it is a good thing for a woman to have, to have time management perfected, especially for a woman. Especially for a woman who may be the future mother of the kingdom, the future queen.” She says, her very words making you blush.

“You speak of me too highly My Queen,” you say. “I am eternally grateful for your gracious gift. The fabric is the softest thing I have ever had touch my skin. If there is anything I can do to show my thankfulness, please allow me to do it. Would you like some tea, Your Royal Highness?” you ask, noticing the teapot and teacups whilst you were looking around in nervousness.

“You need not worry Lady Seo, this is no longer a test, you do not need to pour my tea for me,” she says, her voice full of authority, before nodding slightly to a man that you almost hadn’t seen when you entered the pavilion. “You intrigue me, Lady Seo, you are so unlike the other candidates, both in looks and mentality. Most of your candidates, when I had asked them why they were doing this, responded with generic answers” she speaks “For his Royal Highness the King’s happiness, to get to know you Your Highness” she carries on, her voice changing to mimic the people she was speaking about, at the sound of her change in voice you let out a giggle, covering your mouth. “But your answer, it was different, you wanted to make your family proud. This was something I wanted when I was a candidate to marry the King's late father” she finishes, the words turning the mood serious once more. A lady, small and almost meek approached the table, taking the teapot and pouring tea into both the cups on the table, before retreating to her spot against the wall of the garden. “You have a beautiful garden My Queen,” you tell her trying to achieve the once jovial mood the pavilion had a matter of minutes ago. “I spent a few brief minutes in the cherry blossom garden, and I truly believe that it was the happiest moment of my life,” you tell her, allowing the smile to fill your face as your mind retrieves the memory you were talking of.

“The King’s favourite spot is also in the cherry blossom garden, he begged his father to plant the trees when he was still King, persuading him by telling him that he would propose to his future queen in that very garden,” the Queen Dowager tells you, allowing you a little into the past of the King, who you were yet to set eyes upon.

Before thinking, you blurt out “Were you scared when you made the application to become the late King Se-Jeong’s wife?” A few moments pass, and just as you go to open your mouth to apologise, the dowager stops you. “I was, in fact, I was terrified, to tell you the truth, I never wanted it, but I needed to do it for the pride of my family. I was lucky that I fell in love with the King eventually, and we had a good, long and happy life,” she answers with a small smile on her face, reminiscing on the memories of her past. “I actually have a few questions for you myself if you don't mind”

“It would be my honour to answer your questions My Queen” you respond, nervousness filling your body even more.

“The king is very… uh… close with his closest men. Would that be a problem with you?” she starts. “Of course not, if our Great King is happy, then I myself shall be happy,” you respond, hoping your answer satisfies her. She nods, with a small hum of approval.

“And concubines? What are your opinions on the concubines?” she continues her questioning.

You pause, this was something you had thought about. “Well My Queen, I have a feeling that if I was ever to become Queen, the other two candidates that would have gotten through, would be my school bullies-” the queen cuts you off after hearing of your bullies “Your bullies are in the palace?” She questions with an eyebrow raised.

“Yes Your Highness, Kim Seol-Hyun and Kwon Eun-Bi, their apartments are Carnelian and Opal if I remember correctly”, the Queen Dowager nods again. “So what would you do if you became Queen and them the concubines?” She asks, her interest even more peaked.

“Part of me would want to through them into the dungeons like they had threatened they would do with me earlier today. Another part of me would want all of the king's concubines gone but the biggest part of me wants the King to be happy, and if the concubines make My Great King happy, then I shall live with the concubines.” The Queen Dowager looks almost shocked. “The Kings happiness, at the end of the day, will always be my source of happiness, whether I get through to the final round, or I don’t. The King, from what I have heard in rumours spread across cities and towns, near and far, is that when the King is happy, the land thrives, and the people are well. My family are part of his people, and as well as making them proud, I desperately want them to be happy… even my father.” you tell her.

“Your father?"

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