#244 htf

I can see two main types of assasin!reader in this situation: the first is tired, scared, they moved on, they hope they never-ever have to go back to that nightmarish job. The second never stopped killing, never truly felt bad about taking another person's life. They're unapologetic and fun and playful.

Sure, there's a million personalities that would also fit, but I'm mainly rolling with these two.

Tired former assassin gets in 244's way and accidentally exposes themselves. Maybe they tried to protect someone, an ordinary, naive and pure person, or maybe they were simply that unlucky. They know of 244 and of Seongjoon - perhaps they even saw Waraioni once in Japan, but Seongjoon doesn't remember them at all - but the thing is 244 knows about them a whole lot more than they know about him. And he would simply love to work together.

The playful assassin is playing their own game. They are in Korea and they're kinda into newtube, so they think it'd be so amusing to get closer to Seongjoon and 244 pretending to be just another newtuber desperate for a collab with a celebrity. Perhaps they get exposed by Seongjoon or 244 or maybe they expose themselves, but they end up working with the XJ Studio.

Tired reader catches Seongjoon's eye first. He's compassionate, deep down, under all his facade turned real. He wouldn't outright tell them he cares - but he would care. He'll try to protect them where he can, to not make them do more dirty things than strictly necessary.

The fun version of the reader probably gets with 244 first. He's complex, he's also more dangerous and dirty than Seongjoon in a sense that he does a whole lot of things most people would find disgusting. I also feel like he and fun!assasin!reader would just click.

There might be multiple ways for the trio to get into this beautiful polyamorous relationship, but I really like to imagine it being the reader's initiative. I mean, yeah, they're greedy, they have to be at least a little bit greedy if they're working in that field. And it's not like there's any point in pretending not to be with these two.

While it is certainly a poly and not a love triangle, I feel like Jinho and Seongjoon would be... kinda competitive? Not even competitive over your attention or affection, it's just that you'll probably naturally assume the position of judge and mediator, so they're going to seek out your opinion on matters that would usually resolve themselves or simply die down when they're on their own.

Seongjoon is the protective one but only when he feels you need it which is not always. I mean, sure, you could say that he learnt his lesson from his backstory and all that, but honestly... has he? I'd say there's like 50% chance that you're gonna be in danger (mental or physical), but unless you clearly state it, Seongjoon can just assume what's convenient for him and overlook this. He'll blame himself relentlessly and do everything in his power to right the wrongs if something happens - but I wouldn't say there's no chance of anything happening in the first place.

Now Jinho is usually more perceptive, but most of the time he'll just... percept things and knly use them to play with you. He can help you, protect you, do things to your advantage - if he's in the right mood, so it's a coin's toss unless there's money involved.

They bring out the worst in each other. But they're also used to handling the worst in each other, so most of the time it works out, but there's always a chance they decide to bring this "worst in each other" onto you, so... Honestly, the only way to make this relationship work and to make them trust you and respect you is only counting on yourself. That way you will either be ready for the ahit to come or be pleasantly surprised.

I like to imagine poly with an assassin reader because it means that they all have a good idea of what each of them are capable of, and while there's still a fare share of secrets, it allows all parties to be more open with each other. It also means that all of you are... kinda holding each other back, in a sense that it would be even more impossible to come clean while being with them - unless they're in too deep and love you that much more than they love themselves.

They're both kinda hopeless, and chances are you are too. Not hopeless romantics or hopeless idiots, just plain hopeless, as in cannot truly believe in a possibility of living a normal, happy, bloodless life. Perhaps love will cure this hopelessness, or maybe it will simply transform it into one of your strengths, or maybe it will only further it.

They both can cook, Seongjoon obviously better, but Jinho's cooking is still better than average. Jinho will cook like once a year, Seongjoon can do it every day. Seongjoon hates when other people mess around in the kitchen, 244 loves messing around in the kitchen. Seongjoon can tolerate and even like your presence in the kitchen if you're 1) at least half-good at cooking 2) doing what he says and not trying to take control. He absolutely doesn't mind you cooking what you want or anything, just please, do it when he's somewhere else.

244 is secretive but he also wants to tell and show you things, to make you acquainted with his job even if you work in the same field. Part of him is like "the mortifying ordeal of being perceived" and the other part of him wants to show you all the most disgusting and dirty parts of his life and see your reaction. He wants you to be shocked, scared and disgusted so he can tease you and scare you more, but deep down he also wants you to accept him as he is, to be alright with everything.

Seongjoon wants to talk to you about his past, to tell you what really happened, but he also knows that the truth isn't really any better than the tale, so he doesn't say anything for a long time. It doesn't matter how many people you've killed, he probably thinks he's worse than you, especially in the tired!reader case (it can be different for the playful version though).