Hii! Could you pls make a lua lim x johan fic where johan develops feelings for her and confesses? I barely see any fics about them 😭😭 THANK YOUY
If there was one number Johan found himself waiting to hear from, it was hers.
The same number he had saved back in his White Tiger Job Center days. A number he had once thought about deleting.
A long, long time ago.
Back when Lua had first invited him to Big Deal Street to meet Jake. Back when she insisted on showing him around the neighborhood. Back when revenge against Gun consumed every waking thought in his mind.
Now, revenge was over.
His mother was healthy. His eyesight had returned.
And the only thing waiting for him now was his school admission application... along with an appointment to meet Lua in thirty minutes.
Appointment.
He stubbornly called it that. Not a hangout. Definitely not a date.
Just thinking about that word made his ears burn. What if Lua didn't see it that way? What if calling it a date only made her uncomfortable?
She had already been afraid enough to make him promise never to hit her.
That memory still lingered in his mind.
Why had she asked for that promise? Had someone hurt her before?
Today, he decided he would finally ask...
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Lua wasn't doing much better.
"Stop stressing so much," Yeonhui laughed as she held Lua's face in place. "Didn't he call it an appointment?"
She bit back another laugh. Teenagers really did have the strangest ways of describing their feelings these days.
Apparently, dates had become appointments.
Yeonhui dabbed a little tinted blush onto Lua's cheeks. Lua immediately wiped it off, smearing it everywhere.
"This looks weird, unnie. Please don't."
"You didn't even let me blend it properly," Yeonhui sighed as she cleaned up the mess. "Trust me. It's barely makeup."
She reapplied a tiny dot of blush before reaching for the mascara.
"If you hadn't told me this was an important appointment, I wouldn't have gone through all this effort."
As Yeonhui gently blended the blush, one question kept circling inside Lua's head.
"Isn't this a bit much... for a simple hangout?"
Yeonhui clicked her tongue.
"It's your first time seeing him after everything that happened. A little effort won't hurt."
In the end, every bit of Yeonhui's hard work went to waste.
Lua washed her face clean, pulled on her usual oversized hoodie and shorts, let her hair loose, and smiled at herself in the mirror.
It's only an appointment. Nothing more.
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The café was quiet. Neither of them ordered much.
Just two glasses of peach tea sat between them as the conversation drifted naturally fom Johan's mother finally recovering, to his eyesight, to his plans of going back to school.
"So... what year are you in?" Johan suddenly asked.
Lua blinked. "I don't go to school."
"Oh."
"I work full-time for Big Deal."
Johan nodded. Of course. Not everyone dreamed of classrooms.
"You're Big Deal's Number Five, right?"
Lua smiled proudly. "Yeah. I want to stay with Big Deal and help Leader Jake."
"That's a good goal."
Johan meant it. It fascinated him how everyone carried different dreams.
Different reasons to keep moving forward. Different people they wanted to protect.
"There was a rumor you've gotten stronger," Lua said before taking a sip of her tea. "Is it true?"
"You mean my Path?"
"So that's what it's called?"
Johan nodded. "That's what my boss told me."
As he spoke, he casually pushed a plate of sweets toward her.
Lua didn't hesitate. She picked one up and happily took a bite.
"You need to be careful now," she mumbled between bites.
"Big shots will probably come after you eventually."
"I think I'm strong enough."
"That doesn't mean you should lower your guard."
"Isn't everything finally okay now?"
Lua's expression changed. "No."
She looked directly at him. "It only feels that way. The world gives you a false sense of safety. The moment you believe everything's finally peaceful...that's when something goes wrong."
She sighed. "You honestly worry me more than everyone back at Big Deal."
Johan stared at her. For a few seconds neither of them spoke.
"Why?" he finally asked.
Lua blinked.
"What?"
"Why do you worry so much about me?"
"Because you're important."
The answer came so naturally that she didn't even realize what she'd admitted.
Only when silence followed did her eyes slowly widen.
Johan's heartbeat sped up.
"Lua..."
"Hm?"
"Can I ask you something?"
She nodded.
"When you made me promise never to hit you...why?"
Lua quietly looked down at her untouched tea.
"Because I was scared of you."
She scratched her cheek awkwardly.
"Honestly, you're very famous for your strength, you know."
"So when I first met you, I didn't know what kind of person you were."
She let out an embarrassed laugh.
"...Now I do."
Something tightened painfully inside Johan's chest. Before he could stop himself, he reached across the table.
His fingers gently covered hers.
"I'll never hurt you."
Lua looked up at him.
"I know."
Then they both realized what they were doing. The warmth of each other's hands suddenly became impossible to ignore.
Almost at the same time, they quickly pulled their hands back.
Another silence settled between them but this one wasn't awkward.
"There's something I've wanted to tell you."
Lua tilted her head.
"What is it?"
"I kept calling today an appointment."
A small, nervous smile appeared on his face.
"Because I was too embarrassed to call it a date."
Lua froze.
"What?"
"I like you." The words came tumbling out before he could stop them.
His heart hammered so loudly he was sure she could hear it.
Lua's expression changed several times within the span of a few seconds, leaving Johan completely unable to tell what she was thinking.
"I... I wanted to make it clear..." Johan stammered.
Before he could say anything else—
"You finally grew the balls to confess, huh?"
Lua stood up from her chair.
Her expression remained completely neutral.
Johan's stomach dropped. Then she walked over to him.
Before he could react—
She leaned down and kissed his cheek.
"The cat-and-mouse chase is finally over."
There was unmistakable triumph in her voice.
She slipped her hand into his.
"Come on."
Without waiting for an answer, she led him out of the café, their fingers intertwined.
Hand in hand.
It took Johan one whole week to fully register that Lua liked him back. Another week to process the fact that she was actually his girlfriend.
And exactly one day after that...
He realized he wanted to kiss her...
Really, really badly. Even though they were already a couple.
