UTOPIA

tulip: daydreams a lot, has a cute fashion style, often forgets things, the smell of fresh baked cookies, can be very touchy, soft features, is good at keeping secrets, smiles a lot, truly wants the best for their friends, deep down insecure

rose: in love with femme fatale movies, eye-gazing, dark lipstick, doesn’t want people to know they’re emotional, has a weak spot for animals, most likely writes poetry, very understanding, never judges people, dancing to music at 2am

orchid: the “i don’t give a fuck” vibe surrounds them, likes to draw a lot, reads fantasy to escape reality, messy hair, can be clumsy, stands for what’s right, most likely an activist or tries to be, fantasies over a zombie apocalypse, cats 

waterlily: seems unreachable, organized, works hard for school, actually super kind once you get to know them, is obsessed with the tiny house movement, tries to be environment friendly, loves to photographs nature and their friends

➳ PAIRING: reader x kim hongjoong (ateez) or jung wooyoung (ateez)

➳ WORD COUNT: 2425

➳ GENRE: fantasy+pirate au; romance; mystery; adventure; action

➳ SYNOPSIS: i can believe we’re reaching the end holy shit.

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The blade comes down.

The second you feel it pierce, you squeeze your eyes shut tightly, unable to see with your own eyes the gentle expression your captain wears as you drive the knife into his neck. Your eyes brun, a silent scream trapped in your throat as your hands tremble around the knife.

You couldn’t stop it. Your foolish, kindhearted, loving captain really did decide to die in order to save you. You couldn’t overpower the control the sea spirit had over you, and now your captain is-

“Chin Hae.”

Your eyes fly open in shock.

Hongjoong is still lying on the ground, propped up against the wall, breaths escaping him in shallow pants. But instead of his neck, you realise that your knife has pierced the bookshelf next to his head, the blade sinking hilt deep into the pages of a book. Blood streams down from a shallow cut at the side of his neck, but his eyes still burn with the same fire as ever.

“You said you were going to die for her?” The sea spirit’s words that leave your mouth carry a hint of surprise, and your own shock is reflected in them. But Hongjoong merely ignores her, one hand reaching up to grip your wrist.

His hand is painfully gentle, and his gaze doesn’t waver from yours. 

“I never said that.” Hongjoong’s words come out completely steady and resolute. His fingers tighten around your wrist. “If Chin Hae really wanted me to die for her, I would have done it in a heartbeat without any hesitation. But she doesn’t want me to.”

He lifts his other hand to touch your face, fingertips brushing under your eyes, and it’s only then that you realise hot tears are streaming down your cheeks. Hongjoong’s eyes soften at the sight of it. “I made you cry again.”

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➳ PAIRING: reader x kim hongjoong (ateez) or jung wooyoung (ateez)

➳ WORD COUNT: 2781

➳ GENRE: fantasy+pirate au; romance; mystery; adventure; action

➳ SYNOPSIS: i’m sorry in advance y’all.

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The sea is blue.

You stand along the beach where the land meets the sea, warm water lapping over your feet as you look out over the horizon. The beach is completely empty except for you and the sound of waves crashing against the shore.

You don’t know how long you spend standing there, but you watch as the sun slowly sinks behind the horizon, the sea enveloping and swallowing it whole. You watch as the sky fades from blue to to black, stars rippling over the surface of the water like jewels spread over the waters. You don’t move a muscle, time hung in the balance, until there’s the sound of approaching footsteps behind you.

“You’re here.” 

Your voice is a disembodied whisper, raspy and lilting like the push and pull of the tide. 

“You’ve not called for me for millennia.”  He sounds melancholy, and you turn to look at him. His bright green eyes stare back at you, luminescent in the darkness of the beach. “Yet now, you have… why?”

“Why do we not have names?”

➳ PAIRING: reader x kim hongjoong (ateez) or jung wooyoung (ateez)

➳ WORD COUNT: 2256

➳ GENRE: fantasy+pirate au; romance; mystery; adventure; action

➳ SYNOPSIS: what is happening.

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“Let us off the ship, or she dies.”

The gun crew freezes from where they’d been about to move forward with their swords lifted. Iron digs into your skin hard enough for you to feel a bruise forming at your temple, and you wonder if it’s broken skin. He has a musket to your head.

“One squeeze of the trigger and her pretty head will be in pieces. I don’t think you want that to happen.” The man holding you says, yanking you against his chest roughly by the neck. He’s strong, far too strong for you to physically overpower, and for a second, you’re terrified for your life.

“Chin Hae!” The crewmate who’d talked to you earlier tries to take a step forward, but the man taps the musket against your head and he stops dead in his tracks, teeth gritted. You can see the fear in his eyes, clashing in conflict with the want to save you and have to bite back tears. 

“Bring your captain here, and tell him to cease the fighting. If another of my men falls, you’ll pay for it with her life.” The enemy pirate demands, voice as cold as the arctic seas. You know in that instant he would have no qualms at all putting a bullet through your head. The man hesitates, and the pirate points his musket at your other hand instead. “I might not kill her yet, but she has three limbs more I can take off before I end her suffering. I think you’ll find that I’m not a man of much patience.”

His eyes send you a clear message, please, hold out until I get captain here, and dashes off into the midst of the fighting. Swallowing, you mutter out lowly. “Do you really believe that the Royal Navy will let you go if you turn me in? They might simply-”

“Don’t bother reasoning with me, little lady.” The musket edges its way up to under your throat, and you shiver as the metal brushes the skin there. You can taste gunpowder in the back of your throat. “I’m afraid you’ll find it harder to change my mind than stop me from blowing your brains out.”

“Everyone, cease your fighting.”

Yunho: *takes a step forward*

Sorting hat: HUFFLEPUFF

Yunho: I didn’t even put it on yet :(

Sorting hat: it’s the first day and you’re already making friendship bracelets-

Yunho: it's never too early to start making memories!!

➳ PAIRING: reader x kim hongjoong (ateez) or jung wooyoung (ateez)

➳ WORD COUNT: 2976

➳ GENRE: fantasy+pirate au; romance; mystery; adventure; action

➳ SYNOPSIS: amputate.

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The deck is sheer chaos.

All you hear are the frantic footsteps pounding across the deck as the crew race to sail as fast as possible, the sounds of the cannons being loaded, Mingi’s sharp commands and Yunho screaming orders to trim the sails from above. Still crushed to Wooyoung’s chest, you tap him on the shoulder and he looks down at you, eyes brimming with concern.

“Just let me down somewhere, I’ll-”

“Wooyoung! Some of the halyards of the fore topsail has gotten caught, I need you to come with me and free it.” Yunho lands lightly next to the two of you, face unnaturally drawn with worry and flushed from exertion. “Chin Hae, are you alright?”

You manage a smile for him, though your legs both feel like they’re on fire and you’re missing a hand. “As alright as we’re going to get in this situation. Wooyoung, go with him, I’ll be fine on my own.”

He looks doubtful, but relinquishes his grip on you slightly. “You sure?”

“Yeah.”

With a sigh, he sets you down and you nearly stagger, biting your lip at the pain that shoots through your legs. Even Yunho looks concerned, reaching out to steady you by the shoulder. “This is definitely not okay. We should take you to the-”

“You have more important things to worry about than a sprained ankle, now shoo!” You push the two of them lightly towards the forecastle deck. “I’m not an invalid, I can get myself to the infirmary on my own. Now go!”