pairing > kim hongjoong x reader
summary > reader sees a very specific man in their dreams , soon they start to fantasize about them , then they meet.
Two melatonins and cold water. It seemed like that’s all you do to get a somewhat good nights sleep.
You’ve tried everything, white noise, fan, pitch black , music. Nothing worked.
Finally you said ‘ Fuck it ‘ and went to the closest dollar store and bought the biggest bottle they had. You knew only one wasn’t gonna be enough but you didn’t wanna go overboard, so maybe two would be okay.
Two was definitely okay. You fell asleep peacefully, first time in god knows how long, but you had this dream, you were with this guy, on a , date? maybe? It seemed as if you were having fun.
It wouldn’t be that much of a big deal if it was like any other dream, but it wasn’t. It felt so real. It felt like you were actually there , in the dream. You could almost feel the guy touch your hand every time you saw him do it. But you didn’t see him, he was only a figure. He had no face, barely a body, but there was this one very specific feature, his smile.
It was a bright white grin from ear to ear, one no one would forget. But it didn’t scare you, it was almost, comfortable.
When you woke up the next morning after the first dream , you were so parched. So unbelievably thirsty, you had never been this thirsty before. It was like as soon as you opened your eyes you immediately got up to get a glass of water.
But nothing worked but ice cold water, the ice as white at the man’s teeth from the dream, making it feel even more real.
Later that same night , you were in bed , eyes fluttering shut from the two melatonins you continued to take , that same terrible thirst hit you , the same one from that morning.
You quickly got up, your eyes low from tiredness , you went into your kitchen and poured a tall glass of the same ice cold water, barely making it back to your bedroom before gulping down the whole thing.
You let out a relieved sigh after finishing the water , your thirst almost immediately going away. Also for some odd reason , it made you even more tired.
When you finally did get into bed , your eyes instantly shut , quickly dozing off.
You blinked your eyes , maybe twice , three times. You rubbed your eyes , your vision still blurry. Then it hit you, you were dreaming. But this felt so much more real, way more real than the last one. It wasn’t as blurry as normal dreams, it was like a normal day, you could see your limbs, and it wasn’t delayed.
You looked up, there he was. This time he wasn’t so much of just a silhouette, not much of a shadow, he had more of a body, but you still couldn’t see anything. But there was still that one thing that you could see and could make out.
As the nights and weeks went on , the dreams kept happening. You kept the same routine , two melatonins and ice cold water in the morning and right before bed.
It was perfect. You always got a good nights sleep , you always woke up feeling refreshed and perfectly well rested in the morning.
As the dreams kept on , they got more visible.
You could actually see the guy. He was about 5’8 , almost blonde hair , and dark brown eyes. He had a real sweet face , you’ve even heard him talk , he had a way with words. His way with words made it into your real world.
In the dreams , he would take you on dates , you two would just hangout , anything really. It was perfect.
Everything was going so perfect.
You would often think about these dreams , they didn’t creep you out or anything , you were intrigued. You would replay the words he would say and the hangouts that you two would have over and over again.
Sure you had been in relationships before , some worked , some didn’t , but the way this guy was , it was different. He was gentle , and sweet , funny. Even if he was only in your fantasy. It was almost like you had yearned for a guy like him, like he was the guy of your dreams.
Aside from the dreams and the fantasies, the real world was still a thing. You still had to come back to the real world every once in a while.
You worked a normal little office job , answering emails , filing papers , stereotypical.
It was a normal day until your boss called you into her office.
“ Y/n, we’re getting a new employee today. “ She didn’t bother to look up. “ He knows pretty much everything he needs to know , but I still want you to show him around.
You nodded in agreement and walked out of her office.
A few minutes later there was tapping on your desk , you looked up, and as you did, your heart stopped.
You paused, making sure you were seeing this correctly. Because if you weren’t mistaken , this was the exact same guy from your dreams. Same hair , height , eyes , smile , everything.
He held out his hand to shake yours, a slight smile on his face, him watching yours closely.
“ Hi , i’m Kim Hongjoong. “
authors note > omg my first ateez fic 🥹 this idea literally just spawned on me one day i hope it’s okay