you were asleep, but you still heard a knock at your door.
you stretched and wiped your eyes.
"come in."
you yawned.
"n/n...you might wanna see this..."
nari walked in and showed you her phone.
it was an announcement from jype...
—
To all STAY and to whom it may concern,
The allegations made against idol "Seungmin" of Stray Kids have been discovered, and as a company, we are in charge of protecting our idols.
We have come up to say that the rumored photos that Stray Kids' Seungmin was said to have been in are false and a simple misunderstanding. We want to put our idols first before everything, our top priority being their safety.
We appreciate all fans being concerned and wondering about the situation, but we assure you our idols are safe and sound.
Thank you to all who read and may you have a good day,
JYP Entertainment
—
as you read, your expression changed.
"false? 'protecting our idols'? come on! they're making it sound like someone died!"
you you were already annoyed and you'd just woken up.
"did seungmin say anything to jype??"
nari asked you.
"after the whole moment, he'd said he'd tell the entertainment about it to get it out to the public."
"wait, wait, wait...what is 'it'?"
nari squinted her eyes.
"he kinda...sorta...asked me out..."
you didn't really wanna get off topic.
"WAIT, SO YOU'RE DATING SEUNGMIN OF STRAY KIDS?!?! WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?!"
"nari, can we get back on topic, please?"
you grabbed your phone to see if seungmin texted you about it.
—
Yesterday 10:56 PM
'just told staff. sweet dreams ❤️❤️'
Today 4:39 AM
'i'm really sorry...'
'i didn't want it to go like this.'
'ill find a way.'
'a way to be with you.'
'i promise.'
—
nothing was sent after that.
—
'what?! what are you talking about?'
'Sorry, this number is not allowed to the public. Please contact the owner to allow you into their messages.'
'seungmin?! why aren't my messages going through??'
'Sorry, this number is not allowed to the public. Please contact the owner to allow you into their messages.'
—
"what the?"
you stared at your phone in anticipation, hoping for one message to send.
"what? what's wrong?"
nari looked at your phone and read the messages.
she side hugged you.
"babes..."
she huddled close to you as you just stared at your phone in shock.
pinterest was now full of upset whispers.
—
'bro they're LYINGGGG 😐😐😐'
'y/n and seungmin reading this rn: 😨...😠🖕'
'told u guys it wasn't them...😭😭'
'jype...wtf.'
'common jype L. LET OUR BABIES BE TOGETHER #lovey/nxseungmin'
'#lovey/nxseungmin'
'💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀 #lovey/nxseungmin'
—
just like that, you were back to square one.
seungmin unfollowed you and blocked you.
"the tag is trending, n/n. tons of people are using it everywhere."
nari showed you instagram, tiktoks, and other apps.
she smiled and went to her instagram account.
she edited her bio, and you could clearly see her put "#lovey/nxseungmin" down.
"i have your back."
she saved it, then got off the bed.
"want me to make you breakfast? you can also stay another night if you want. joowon left an hour ago, so it'll just be us."
she offered.
"no...i need to go home today."
"still a yes to the breakfast?"
she smiled at you, teasingly.
you smiled back, nodding.
"alright, i'll be right back."
—
'HE UNFOLLOWED HER ON INSTAGRAM IM GONNA SCREAM.'
'NARI OMG SHE USED THE TAG 😻😻😻'
'WE'RE OVERPOWERING JYPE!! SPEAK LOUDER STAYS 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔊🔊🔊🔥🔥🔥🔥 #lovey/nxseungmin'
—
nari came back in a few minutes later with a tray of food.
"your royal banquet has been delivered."
she set the tray down on a mini-table.
you finished eating your food quickly and got your things ready.
"i'll see you soon, nari."
you hugged her.
"love you, n/n."
she smiled at you.
"love you too."
you turned to go out the door, shut it, then walked to your car.
you placed your gifts into the passenger seat and got into the driver's seat.
you started the car and drove home.
the drive was silent with only the sound of the blinker making noise occasionally.
when you arrived, you grabbed the hoodie and puppym, bringing them to your room.
you put the hoodie on and held puppym.
one final post about him wouldn't be bad, so that's what you did.
you took a photo with the two items, then posted it.
@y/n.__.143
funny
Liked by joowonoveryourheart, nnarris_., and 60.7k others
The comments have been limited on the creator's posts.
the post got way more likes than you originally anticipated, shocking you.
it also amazed you how fast stays could see posts.
good lord, this was chaotic.
you'd gotten an email a few seconds after the text.
—
'K-Pop Masquerade Notice.'
'The owner of the annual K-Pop masquerade is moving away the time he usually hosts his parties. For this reason, the party is being hosted in April, a month before it is usually planned, same day.
'We thank you for attending all parties in the past years and wish the best after the move is fully situated.'
'-The Anonymous Masquerade Team.'
—
well, there was something to look forward to at least.
at the same time, it was disappointing.
the owner was moving away, leaving all the memories made at the house there.
you were confused when you got another email.
—
'Forgotten Mentions'
'Groups Stray Kids (Who have previously visited), Tomorrow X Together, and aespa will be joining the masquerade for a final send off. You may choose to meet a member of your choice from one of the three groups by paying ******, or you could win a raffle. Please respond to the email with your name, first and last, to enter.'
—
this was your chance to get some answers.
sure, it may be months away, but it was worth a try.
you responded to the email, then set your phone down.
you just had to be patient.
————————————————————————
come april, the three of you were running around the house.
you both, meaning you and joowon, moved in with nari since you practically were always there anyways.
"oh my god...n/n!! n/n look!!"
nari showed you her phone.
you read the email out loud.
"park nari, you have won the raffle?!"
you squealed.
"please choose a group and member at the front door when you arrive."
you finished reading.
"who are you gonna choose?"
you said.
"nobody...because,"
she grabbed her mask from her bag.
"l/n y/n, you're the new park nari."
you immediately declined.
"nari, you literally won the raffle, not me."
she didn't accept no as an answer.
"put my mask on so we can go!"
since she wasn't budging, you took her mask and put it on.
you added some final touches to your outfit and went downstairs to get in the car.
joowon drove and the next thing you knew, you'd arrived.
"go!! go tell the security!"
joowon waved you out of the car.
nari had sent you the email so you could prove the result.
"hello, my name is park nari. i won the raffle."
you took out your phone and showed the email to the guard.
he nodded.
"please choose group and member."
he responded.
you sighed.
"stray kids, seungmin."
"would you like to speak now or wait?"
"now, please."
the security guard took you to the room where the stray kids members were chatting.
"i have brought the raffle winner, park nari, to speak with kim seungmin of stray kids."
he introduced.
seungmin nodded and approached you.
the guard left and the other members were moved to another room to leave you two alone.
"i know that's you, nari."
he stood there, his arms crossed.
you put on your best nari impression.
"how'd you find out my last name, huh?"
seungmin avoided your question.
"let me guess, you want to figure out what happened then you wanna tell n/n?"
"i was there when she read your texts. didn't you want to find a way to be with her?"
you pointed to the door.
"i've tried, nari. i've tried everything. they don't care. as much as i've fallen for her, the company isn't allowing it."
he paced around the room.
"if you could speak to her right now, what would you say...? i'll tell her everything."
you looked at him with sincerity.
seungmin turned to you.
"whatever i'm about to say, don't let her tell public about this. i'd get kicked out immediately."
he turned to you.
"tell her that i'm sorry. that i really miss her, and i'm trying hard to get jype to change their minds. and..."
he walked over to you, grabbing your mask gently.
he lifted it from your eyes.
"that i know nari is not this tall."
he laughed.
your mouth dropped.
"nari would punch you if she heard you."
you returned to your normal voice.
seungmin just smiled and shrugged.
"one final thing,"
his expression softened.
his hand gently cupped your cheek.
he tilted his head, closed his eyes, then pressed his lips to yours.
you felt like you were going to melt right then and there.
the moment ended quickly, as getting carried away wasn't an option.
he grabbed both of your hands.
"i promise i will try to find a way to communicate with you. i'll try as hard as i can."
seungmin spoke with only a genuine look in his eyes.
"you're still technically my girlfriend too."
he let go of your hands and smiled triumphantly.
you couldn't help but smile at him.
someone knocked on the door, and you immediately put your mask back on.
"ms. park, someone else requested to see stray kids. your time is up."
you nodded in response.
seungmin lightly pressed a kiss to your cheek as the door closed.
"here, take this."
he handed you a ring that was previously on his finger.
"are you proposing to me?!"
you exaggerated.
"not yet!!"
he teased.
you lightly blushed at his statement.
"keep this close to you."
seungmin said.
you nodded and put the ring on your finger.
"until we meet again, kim seungmin."
"always a pleasure, l/n y/n."
you shut the door behind you then went to find nari and joowon.
you took your phone out and called nari.
"hey, where are you?"
you asked.
"upstairs in the living room. it's not crowded at all up here."
"okay."
you hung up and went upstairs.
"so, what happened?"
she waited in anticipation.
you showed your ring finger.
"oh my god, you got engaged?!"
joowon gasped.
"no!! he gave me a ring to remember him by."
"wait, but you're supposed to be me."
nari looked at you confused.
"he kinda found me out."
"what, that's impossible!"
nari was extremely shocked and confused.
you snickered, remembering the comment seungmin made.
"i don't know how."
you shrugged.
"attention, attendees, please make your way to the dance floor for a farewell waltz! grab a partner!"
the usual microphone person announced.
nari grabbed joowon's hand as you followed behind them.
the two waited for the music to start and you sat down at a nearby table.
the music started and you watched nari and joowon dance like nobody was watching.
"where are they...?"
you heard a voice say from behind you.
"the whole point of this waltz was to find them..."
the voice sounded a bit irritated and upset.
"have you found them yet??"
they asked another person.
"no, i'm sorry."
they responded.
your attention was grabbed when a hand was held in front of you.
"may i have this dance?"
seungmin.
you took his hand and made your way to the dance floor.
everyone dancing took notice of the chemistry between the two of you and backed off like they had before.
"it's them..."
"it has to be!"
"didn't someone say that the two of them were seungmin and y/n?"
"you really believe anything, do you?"
"they did 'bite me' a few years ago!"
"hashtag love y/n x seungmin!!"
"it's not them, calm down!!"
you ignored all of their comments and focused on seungmin's eyes as he did the same.
"aren't you worried you're gonna get in trouble?"
you whispered.
"i have it all planned out in my head. tomorrow, five pm, fireflies."
he whispered back.
"i have school tomorrow—"
you paused for a moment.
"wait, no i don't...scratch that."
you looked embarrassed.
"alright."
you continued to dance with him until the song ended.
"you two!"
the man holding the microphone called out to the two of you.
"didn't you two do 'bite me' that one year?"
you looked at seungmin.
"no, why?"
seungmin lied.
people knew that that was you and him that night.
they were sure of it.
"oh, really?"
the announcer looked shocked.
"weren't they like y/n and seungmin? i'm honored you think my dancing skills are that good, but sorry...not us."
you shrugged.
"hashtag love y/n x seungmin, though!"
seungmin shouted, making the everyone in the room cheer.
the party went back to normal as 'up all night' started playing in the background.
you waved to seungmin and joined nari and joowon again.
"phenomenal as always."
nari curtsied to you as you laughed.
the three of you spent a few more hours at the party, then left after it started dying down.
"i'm so tired."
joowon yawned.
"then that's my cue to drive."
nari went to the driver's door.
you couldn't wait to get in your bed, and once you were in bed, you instantly fell asleep.