#liju

We had always been friends. As kids we spent almost everyday with each other because our mothers were best friends. Then, as we grew up, we drifted away from the people we used to spend every waking hour with that we possibly could.

For me and Jun, however, it was very different. Yes, we had grown up together. But we still loved being with each other despite our changing personalities and characteristics.

As time passed, our relationship grew stronger, tighter, impossible to break. We made it through most of our high school year as best friends. I would date a few guys here and there, and Jun was the talk of the school with how handsome he was. Which always made me roll my eyes and laugh.

Then, our last year of high school, things started to change between Jun and I. A subtle shift that I just felt deep in my gut. I felt like he was drifting apart from me.

Our talks became fewer, sometimes nonexistent. But I always noticed one thing about him whenever we saw each other; he always gave me a look. It was one I had never seen cross his eyes before. One mixed with sadness, and something I couldn’t identify.

I desperately tried to grab at what it was his eyes were saying but I never could reach it. My mind lost as to what his soft looks my way meant. Until I could figure it out, I always waited for a change. A shift in the winds.

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“What do you want to do?” I ask in boredom. My head hanging over the edge of the sofa as I stared up at the ceiling.

It was a weekend and I had convinced Jun to come over to keep me company since both my parents were away on a business trip. He sat at the end of the sofa scrolling through his phone, looking about as bored as I felt.

“Do you want to watch something?” He suggested, glancing up at me over his phone.

I sigh deeply. “We’ve watched everything, Junhee.” I answer regretfully.

Jun remains silent for a moment. His silence stretches out for so long that I raise my head up to look at him to make sure he was even still there.

A hot blush encases my body, however, when I see him staring at me. His lip between his teeth as he did so. He caught my eyes and immediately looked away. His ears and cheeks going pink.

Jun clears his throat, “Let’s just rewatch something.”

He quickly gets up from the couch to take the remote from the TV stand, leaving me feeling puzzled as I stared at his back. His shoulders looking tense. I really didn’t understand what had gotten into him.

He comes back to sit on the sofa with me while he scrolls through our movie options. His gaze never falling back to me once. His ears and cheeks still a fervent shade of red.

"Jun, are you okay?" I ask him scooting closer to him. I place my hand over his forehead to feel his skin hot. "You're burning up, are you not feeling well."

Jun shrieks as he pushes my hand away from his head, standing quickly as he covers his mouth. "No... No I.. I'm fine, it's just a bit hot in here..."

I tilt my head in confusion, worry starting to grow for him. My worry is replaced with curiosity, though, when I see his eyes shift to that same look he had been holding all senior year.

"What are you thinking?" I ask him quietly, staring into his dark eyes as I blink up at him.

His eyes close as he takes a heavy intake of breathe, his chest puffed out due the breathe he held in. I raise from the couch, walking up to him to grab his hand that covered his mouth. I pull it from his face, making his eyes widen as he stares at me, his lip back between his teeth.

I giggle as I watch his eyes dart between mine. "Junhee, breathe."

He lets out a shaky breath as his eyes move back to my lips. I tense as his stare doesn't falter, his eyes trained on my lips while my hand encases his wrist. I felt my own breath caught in my throat as I held it.

I started to think about Jun in a different light. I had never thought about him in that way before and it made my heart beat fast. I suddenly felt my body heat rise, my nerves sky rocketing as time seemed to slow. I look to Jun's mouth, his lip still tight between his teeth. The silence was comfortable, but I felt a strong need to break it.

"Jun." Was the only thing I could think to say and it was the only thing I could say before his mouth was on mine.

His lips touched mine gently as he just pressed his lips to mine. He didn't move them, he didn't even breathe as his eyes closed slowly. I felt mine close shortly after, the touch of his soft lips feeling right and comforting. After a few seconds, Jun let out a breath through his nose, it fanning across my face and making me open my mouth to incase his, deepening the kiss.

His free hand slowly rose to my back, pushing it against him as he followed along with my mouth. His head tilted in different ways to kiss me at different angles. I released his wrist and brought my arms around his neck to pull him closer to me. His other hand met my back to keep me next to him.

The kiss lasted until we lost air, both pulling apart and panting heavily. Jun's eyes held a deep love in them, the look that I could finally understand.

How long have the admins been writing?

Lio has been writing for quite a few years. She got into Kpop before Ju and wrote for Monsta X and Stray Kids. Before that she wrote for some anime shows.

Ju mostly wrote fanfics for MHA before getting into Kpop. Lio got her into it a few years ago so she hasn’t been writing it for very long.

Both admins have only been writing for ACE for about 6 months though. They are new to the fandom.

How old are the admins?

Lio and Ju are both 21. Ju is older by a couple months if you want to be a technical person. ;)

Do Lio and Ju ever fight?

Yes, but in a kidding way. Both Lio and Ju are laid back and hate actually fighting so they attack each other over ACE and argue over the assault of gifs and photos.

How long have the admins been friends?

Lio and Ju kinda grew up together. They met when they were about 15 or so. But they didn’t become close until 2020 when the pandemic broke out. Now they talk 24/7. It annoys their other friends.

If an anon posts an ask, who usually answers?

Lio does. She’s on social media more and keeps track of all our anons but frequently tells Ju what is going on and being said.

Ju is horrible at social media and technology in general. So she rarely pops on but if an anon address her she always comes in to answer.

Out of the two admins, who is the biggest Kpop fan?

Probably Lio. Ju admin gets bored watching TV and mostly just listens to the music and watches enough with Lio to know the members personality before writing for them. But Lio watches and listens to Kpop a lot and has more albums then Ju does.

Do the admins write Smut fanfictions for any groups?

Lio loves spice and is soft for soft fanfiction but she can’t go that far in a fanfiction. Her brain stops her and it’s not a desire of hers to write it. She can’t even read it because it’s too hard for her taste.

Ju writes some spice but even with that she’s not very comfortable with it. Because of events from her past she isn’t able to write Smut and also can’t read it.

Final question, Who are the admins biases?

Lio admin:

A.C.E- Seyoon. He is her ultimate but she is often wrecked by Byeongkwan.

Astro- Jinjin. He used to be her ultimate until Kim Seyoon.

Ateez- Yunho. A major soft stan biasing on her part.

Mamamoo- Lio loves all the queens but has a soft spot for Hwasa and Wheein.

Monsta X- In between biases but it's between I.M and Jooheon.

N. Flying- She's pretty sure it's Chahun but it could also be Jaehyun... or maybe Hweseung...

Seventeen- Lio doesn’t really have one. She’s more of an OT13 stan but is wrecked by Hoshi and S.Coups on the daily.

Stray Kids- Changbin. However she adores them all dearly.

Ju Admin:

A.C.E- Donghun. Ju used to be Jun biased but Lio wrecked her into Donghun and now she’s whipped. There’s nothing to be done.

Ateez- San. Everything about him is ouch.

Mamamoo- Solar. mostly but has a love for all of them.

Monsta X- Shownu.

Oneus- Seoho. She thinks he's cute and funny.

It was game night with the boys, all of us bringing our choice of drinks and food to Jun’s house for the mini party we were having. It wasn’t over anything special, just a for fun get together.

We sit Jun’s kitchen table playing cards, all of us laughing and talking as the game went on. Some of us getting more competitive than others.

I sit next to my boyfriend, Donghun, as we continue to play the game. Occasionally he would lean his shoulder against mine or take my hand in his briefly, mostly just wanting skin contact and for me to feel him there.

As the night drew on, however, the drinks in me started to kick in. Making me feel more relaxed and more flirty than usual. While the other members continue playing the card game, I watch them. My eyes feelings droopy.

My mood changes, however, when I feel Donghun’s hand on my thigh. He had rested his hand there multiple times during the night, but it felt different this time. His hand more rough as it went up my leg, causing me to straighten in my chair.

I give him a sideways glance, my face immediately heating up when I see the darkened look to his eyes. Not even bothering to hide the smirk that played on his lips. I take a deep intake of breath and try to focus on my set of cards. Hoping it would bring my body temperature down.

But it only sky rockets when Donghun leans towards me in his chair and whispers between the space between neck and ear, “I can’t wait to put bruises all over your pretty skin.”

I suck in a deep breath and cover my mouth with my hand, trying to keep any noise from escaping my lips. My face and neck heating up at his words, the room feeling like it was closing in on me.

I meet eyes with Byeongkwan who glares between Donghun and I. I clear my throat and drop my hand to my lap, accidentally brushing Donghun's hand that had made its way up to to my upper thigh. I feel a shiver run through my body and I know Donghun felt it when he squeezes my thigh tighter and rubs his thumb gently across my inner thigh.

I choke on a moan as I cover it up with a cough. I glare at Donghun when he says his next words.

"Princess, are you feeling okay? You look flushed."

Donghun's free hand comes to my cheek where he lays it across it. "You're burning up." He feigns a frown as he stands, his hand falling from my thigh.

"I should get her home guys, she needs some rest." Donghun states as he helps me stand on my shaky legs that were already weak just from his little movements.

"Mmmhhhmmm, I'm sure." Byeongkwan smirks at Donghun who winks back at him.

The drive home was agonizing as Donghun kept his hand on my thigh, rubbing it gently and pulling at the skin to make me release squeaks.

"You sound amazing princess." Donghun would whisper as he would fan his fingers across my thigh squeezing it roughly.

Once home, Donghun pulled me inside, gently pushing me against the wall next to our door as he presses his lips against mine. It started slow and sensual as he grabbed for my thighs, making the kiss a bit messy in the process.

He hoists me up and wraps my thighs around his waist, his stomach pushing me further into the wall, his chest meeting mine. He bites my lip gently, pulling the lip with his teeth before it snaps back into place.

"I made you a promise didn't I, Sweetheart?" He whispers in my ear, his lips brushing against it making me whine.

"I need to leave bruises on your skin. Places people can see and ones that only I'll get to see."

I whimper as I scratch at his back, making him choke out a moan. "Donghun please."

"Is my princess needy?" He asks as his fingers slide under my shirt, tracing my rib cage gently, making me arch off the wall and my stomach hitting his chest.

"Stop teasing." I pant as I force his head to my neck where he immediately starts kissing, leaving a trail of bites, sucks, and kisses along my throat and collarbone.

"You skin looks even prettier with my teeth marks on it." He mumbles against my skin as he presses his thumbs into my thighs.

I lean into his ear as I let my breath fall on his skin, making goosebumps rise on it. "I think your skin needs some pretty marks too." I finish the sentence with a bite behind his ear, making him breathe out shakily.

How long have the admins been writing?

Lio has been writing for quite a few years. She got into Kpop before Ju and wrote for Monsta X and Stray Kids. Before that she wrote for some anime shows.

Ju mostly wrote fanfics for MHA before getting into Kpop. Lio got her into it a few years ago so she hasn’t been writing it for very long.

Both admins have only been writing for ACE for about 6 months though. They are new to the fandom.

How old are the admins?

Lio and Ju are both 21. Ju is older by a couple months if you want to be a technical person. ;)

Do Lio and Ju ever fight?

Yes, but in a kidding way. Both Lio and Ju are laid back and hate actually fighting so they attack each other over ACE and argue over the assault of gifs and photos.

How long have the admins been friends?

Lio and Ju kinda grew up together. They met when they were about 15 or so. But they didn’t become close until 2020 when the pandemic broke out. Now they talk 24/7. It annoys their other friends.

If an anon posts an ask, who usually answers?

Lio does. She’s on social media more and keeps track of all our anons but frequently tells Ju what is going on and being said.

Ju is horrible at social media and technology in general. So she rarely pops on but if an anon address her she always comes in to answer.

Out of the two admins, who is the biggest Kpop fan?

Probably Lio. Ju admin gets bored watching TV and mostly just listens to the music and watches enough with Lio to know the members personality before writing for them. But Lio watches and listens to Kpop a lot and has more albums then Ju does.

Do the admins write Smut fanfictions for any groups?

Lio loves spice and is soft for soft fanfiction but she can’t go that far in a fanfiction. Her brain stops her and it’s not a desire of hers to write it. She can’t even read it because it’s too hard for her taste.

Ju writes some spice but even with that she’s not very comfortable with it. Because of events from her past she isn’t able to write Smut and also can’t read it.

Final question, Who are the admins biases?

Lio admin:

SEVENTEEN- Lio doesn’t really have one. She’s more of an OT13 stan but is wrecked by Hoshi and S.Coups in the daily.

A.C.E- Seyoon. He is her ultimate but she is often wrecked by BK.

Mamamoo- Lio loves all the queens but has a soft spot for Hwasa and Wheein.

Ateez- Yuhno (Baby material)

Stray Kids- Changbin

Ju Admin:

SEVENTEEN- Vernon (But is regularly wrecked by the other members)

Mamamoo- Solar mostly but has a love for all of them

A.C.E- Donghun (Ju used to be Jun biased but Lio wrecked her into Donghun and now she’s whipped. There’s nothing to be done)

"Would you stop playing that video?" I groan, ready to throw my textbook at my schoolmate who sat on my head watching a music video for the hundredth time.

"I have to watch it closely. It's for science." She answers me, her eyes staying glued to the screen in front of her.

"You could help me with our homework project due in a few days. For science." I mimic her wording, making her narrow her eyes at me before shutting her laptop down to get her books.

This is how our relationship was. And how it probably always would be. My relationship with my classmate was fairly new. Both of us meeting one day at a study group in the library at our school. We continued to see each other for the next four weeks. The group we were with ignoring us most times, leaving us with just each other to talk to. Now we had moved our study sessions to my house. Us studying for school together becoming a weekly habit on top of sitting next to each other during lunch break at school as a excuse to hang out.

The room is silent for five minutes before she pipes up again; "You know, with the amount of times we talk to each other and see each other, we could move in together as roommates once we graduate." She tells me.

I look up from my book to meet her eyes, surprised to see she was actually being serious. I lean back in my chair as i say, "We would probably kill each other."

She shrugs, her long hair falling over her shoulder as she does so. "We might." She says, "Or we might not. We've been hanging out with each other for five months now and haven't manged to argue yet. And we don't seem to stress each other. And i don't see you or i getting boyfriends means how we like being alone so much."

I laugh,  the idea amusing and sounding fun. But it seemed a little outlandish means how we still had another nine months of high school left.

"We'll see where we are when we finish school. We might hate each other by then." I say before turning back to my book.

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The problem with us, however, is when we kid about something, it often times happens somehow. Two months after graduating high school we found good paying jobs and a available apartment.

"I'll let you two look around a bit more." The landlord of our new apartment said as she walked down the stairs, "Congratulations on getting the place."

We both thanked her with smiles on our faces before shutting the door and letting out an excited scream. Our place small but roomy enough for us, making it feel like a palace compared to our small bedrooms at home. And the biggest difference was this was our place.

"Which room do you want?" She asks me as we make our way down the hall.

"You can have the bigger room. You have more things than i do." I tell her, stepping into what would be her bedroom.

"You've never had a big bedroom before though." She says, sounding guilty.

I laugh, "Please, my room has a bathroom. That's a luxury by itself."

We both laugh as we continue walking around our rooms. At one point I stand in my room trying to think of how to arrange things when i hear her call,

"If we shut our bedroom doors can we still hear each other?" She asks, poking her head into my room.

Our bedrooms were stationed right next to each other, the thought of being able to talk even from our rooms making me giggle.

"Lets see." I say through a laugh. Shutting my bedroom door, hearing her do the same a moment later.

She taps on the wall next to my room, the sound echoing through my empty room. "We could learn mores code!"   I hear her say as she starts randomly taping the wall with her hand.

I laugh and lean my back against the wall, "If our walls are this thin that means our neighbors can hear us. Which means they're going to wonder why your using mores code to summon Satan."

I hear her laugh as she walks out of her room and into mine, "But if we ever get boyfriends it might be an issue. We'll hear more of each other than is wanted."

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Four years later:

I sit at the kitchen table one afternoon scrolling through my Ipad when the front door unlocks and my roommate steps inside. I open my mouth to greet her but quickly shut it when i see the man standing behind her.

"Thank you again for walking me home, Seyoon." She says, smiling at him as she leans her body weight against the door.

"It was no problem." He says sweetly, smiling back at her.

I bite my lip and slowly move off my chair to try to sneak away to my bedroom to give them some privacy. I had just stood up when she turns her head and looks at me,

"Where are you going?" She asks, a hint of annoyance in her voice.

I straighten and force a smile on my face, silently cursing her for drawing attention to me.

"Nowhere." I answer  in a sweet voice, my eyes narrowing at her.

"Hey Seyoon." I wave at him.

Seyoon waves back at me, "Hey, good to see you."  His smile widens as he looks back at my roommate before saying, "I should get going. But it was really good to see you all. Thank you for letting me walk you home." He says. I don't miss the way his hand slightly reaches for hers that rests on the doorknob or how he lingers at the door though. All of this making me smirk.

She thanks him again before shutting the door completely and whirling around to throw her bag at me. I let out a cry when it hits me on the shin.

"What the heck do you keep in there? Bricks?" I grumble as i rub my leg.

"I keep them in there for when i need to beat you to death." She fires  back. "I told you to stay in the same room as me if we ever see him. Then you try to wonder off!"

"He looked like he wanted to be alone with you!" I shout, a smirk on my lips.

She narrows her eyes at me before running up and kicking my feet out from under me, making me land on my back, air leaving my lungs.

She kicks me in the butt, making me scream.

"He walked you home! That's a clear sign he wants a relationship with you!"  I scream at her. Her face going red.

"I don't care, because i don't want a relationship with him." She mumbles quietly.

I stand up from the ground and brush myself off, "Are you sure about that?" I ask, making her hesitate but still narrow her eyes at me.

This had been an ongoing conversation between us for the past month. Kim Seyoon was her workmate, he also only lived a block away from our apartment. For the past month, he had been making it very clear he liked her. Making lunch for her, sending her texts to check on her when she didn't show up at work. He even brought over some soup once for me when i was sick and she had stayed home to make sure  i didn't die. Clearly trying to get on my good side as well.

Needless to say, i liked him for her. But her being the stubborn person she is, refused to admit she liked him or wanted a date with him. So for the past month we had talked, argued, and screamed at each other about the matter. Even though she denied it, i could see her walls cracking slightly. She was growing more of a weak spot for him than she wanted to admit.

"I'm going to go. I ordered a Pizza for dinner for us." I tell her as i pick up my car keys.

A smile grows on my roommates face at the mention of her favorite food. "This doesn't change anything. I still don't like you."

I laugh and roll my eyes, "I know." I sigh out as i walk out the door.

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"This one?"

"No." I answer after observing the dress briefly that she had pulled from her closet.

"I don't know what to wear!" She groans in frustration. Raking her fingers through her hair.

After three months of bucking liking Seyoon, she finally caved in to him. Tonight being their first official date that he was going to pick her up for in an hour.

"I still say this dress," I tell her, holding up a red low cut dress with a thick black belt around l the waist.

"But i don't want to wear it." She whines, stomping her foot slightly.

I sigh and put the dress down on her bed. "You look good in it and you know he would like it. You just are too scared to wear it."

My roommate glares at me, mumbling words under her breath as she goes to put the dress i picked out on.

For the remaining hour we walk around our apartment finding things she needed to complete her look. Which included her borrowing one of my necklaces, me doing her hair while she worked on her makeup, and us arguing back and forth like always.

The doorbell rain as she was putting her shoes on, the noise making her jump and look at me panicked. I smirk at her as i wonder down the hall to my door so he couldn't see me when she opened the door. She gave me a passing glare as she went to open the door, Seyoon greeting her warmly in a white button down shirt and black slacks. His blonde hair falling over his eyes in fluffy locks. His eyes widening slightly and his voice going nervous when he saw her.

I smile to myself as i watch the pair walk out the door. I retreat into my bedroom for a night to myself while she was gone.

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I stumble into the kitchen sleepily the next morning. My eyes refusing to stay open. I go to the fridge and pour some cold coffee into a cup when my roommate comes out of her room, her eyes sparkling.

"Good morning." She say brightly, going to the fridge to pour herself a glass of milk. Her long hair doing little to hide several of the dark patches that cover her neck and collarbone

I stand by the counter with a glare on my face as she does so. My gaze on her making her meet my eyes.

“Why are you looking at me like that? And why do you look so tired?"

"Maybe it's because certain people wouldn't stop moaning and panting last night." I snap. Making her almost spit her mouthful of milk all over the floor.

"You heard us?" She coughs.

"Our walls are paper thin!" I say, "Your bed is close to the wall so i could hear everything. Until 3AM i heard many many things."

"No.. you... you didn't,  did you?" She asks, her voice cracking and her eyes wide from shock.

"That's a good boy." I mimic, using one of her choice words that night.

She gasps loudly, her face and neck going red. "I thought you would be asleep!"  

"I was. But all the noise definitely woke me up." I tell her, finishing off my coffee to put the cup in the sink.

"We need a code of some sort if he's going to be coming over here a lot for your make outs." I tell her.

She gives me a nervous look, her face still red. "What kind of code?" She asks.

"Something. An agreement that we will leave when the other one wants to spend time alone with their boyfriend or something."

"You don't have a boyfriend." She jabs, a smirk tugging at her lips.

"Shut up." I snap, making her laugh.

For the next hour we sit on the couch going back and forth on the rules of this code. The code being simple enough, but holding a measure of  trust that the other one would respect the others privacy when asked. We had just finished setting special text tones for each other as part of the Roommates Code when Seyoon walked out into the living room. His blonde hair sticking up in funny places and several dark marks littering his neck.

“Do you guys always laugh so loud?" Seyoon teases, a smile tugging at his lips as he rubs his eyes.