tagged by: @itsonewday ! Omg thanks for thinking of me, kiddo! Name: Raechel Nickname: Rae (because Pan tagged me I'll say fetus too lol) â¨Gender: Polygender lmao â¨Zodiac sign: I'm a Proud Sagittarius â¨Hogwarts house: Lmao I'm Slytherin â¨Favorite color: purple (like the deep ones) â¨Time right now: 10:27pm â¨Average hours of sleep: Like 4-6 â¨Lucky number: 21, because I read somewhere your lucky is your birthdate? But 7 is my fave I use it for everything lol â¨Last thing I googled: âcal calore" (fuck, man, I love Cal) â¨Number of blankets I sleep with: NOT ENOUGH (one) â¨Favorite bands: SHINee and Bastille â¨Favorite solo artists: Hayley Kiyoko and Halsey atm â¨My dream trip: idk somewhere with colour and plants and water and calmness and someone who is v affectionate and hugs me, or maybe a hill with the city in front and stars and warmth? idk â¨What Iâm currently wearing: a pyjama dress thing and a night-robe thing and some Harley Quinn socks Age of my blog: a year? i don't keep track lol How many people I follow: exactly 400 god bless â¨How many posts I have: im on mobile and too lazy to see if there's a way for me to check lol sorry â¨What I post: SHINee and sometimes other things but it is Rare â¨When my blog hit its peak: lol never, but like, prolly recently. people started following me out of nowhere lmao idk I tag: @taeontae @diamondacequeen and @nonbinarytaemin Pass or play!
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Minhoâs a high school kid whoâs just looking forward to getting out of his math class for the weekend. Keyâs an escapee from a government lab whoâs just looking for somewhere to be safe. Neither of them planned for this. (Stranger Things AU)
Pairing: minkey (side ontae)
Chapters: 2
Rated: pg-15
Completed: yes
Title: In the Rain
Fandom: SHINee
Pairing: Jongtae
Wordcount: ~1.5k
Rating: PG
Summary: In which Jonghyun learns something new about Taemin.
My Shawol Secret Santa fic for @nonbinarytaemin; I hope that you enjoy it! Happy Holidays! ^^
âSo.â Jonghyun coughed lightly to clear his throat, averting his eyes as best he could, but they slid back after a moment, drawn inexorably in. He swallowed when he realized he was staring. âSo,â he said again, âyou wanna, uh⌠talk about this?â
Taemin lifted their eyes to Jonghyunâs face, looking up from where they were half-sprawled on the ground. Their cheeks were a little flushed, and if it had been any other time, Jonghyun was sure heâd think it was cute as hell. But Taemin looked more embarrassed than anything, and Jonghyun wasnât sure if it was a good thing or not that Taemin didnât look at all surprised.
âCan we get out of the rain first?â they asked, lifting their eyes further up, towards the slow drizzle that was starting up, threatening a downpour if they stayed out much longer.
Monsoon season. Jonghyun hadnât thought twice about it, honestly.
Apparently Taemin hadnât either.
âYeahâ yeah, course. Thatâs a good idea. We shouldââ He gestured haphazardly to somewhere behind him. His apartment was a few blocks away. Could they get a few blocks with Taemin like this?
Taemin gave a nervous smile. âI canât reallyâŚâ They swept a hand in the air over the lower half of their body, shrugging sheepishly.
âIâŚâ Jonghyun made a helpless motion. âWhat, do you need me to⌠uh, do?â
âYou couldâŚâ they started, and then shivered a little as the rain started coming down a little harder. âYeah, could you maybe carry me?â
Jonghyun gulped. âSure, yeah,â he choked out, bending down awkwardly. This was normal, right? Or, no, not normal at all, but theyâd been going out for two months and it wasnât like Jonghyun hadnât wrapped his arm around Taeminâs waist before. But that was when Taeminâs waist had led down to, well, not this.
Now, Taemin was sitting on the ground, slowly getting wet, the water seeping into their hair and skin and shirt. And where there had once been legs, Taemin had a tail stretched awkwardly out in front of them. A tail. With scales and fins and⌠and⌠fuck.
âHow, uh⌠how do I pick you up?â Jonghyun croaked, one arm around Taeminâs back now, the other hovering a few inches from the side of their tail.
âJust pick me up, Jonghyun. I donât know. Itâs probably easier without legs, honestly,â Taemin said, looking at the sky. âPlease, or Iâll never get dry, and Iâll be stuck like this for hours.â
âHours?â Jonghyun asked, eyes going wide. âIs this common? How often does this happen?â
âJust, you know, when I get wet,â Taemin said, shrugging. âLike, really wet. I mean, maybe an hour or two after I take a shower. Or go swimming. Orââ
âOr get caught in the rain,â Jonghyun said, nodding in understanding. Because yeah, sure, why not? Understanding. That was what he was going for here. Jesus.
âYeah, so can we get inside, maybe?â Taemin asked, pouting a little at him. It had no right to be as cute as it was.
He hesitated, just a few seconds longer, and then slid an arm under Taeminâs tail. Their tail. Jesus.
It was actually surprisingly warm, a little rough where the scales overlapped, and it was heavy. Maybe no heavier than Taeminâs legs, but Taemin had incredibly thin stick legs, like they werenât quite sure how⌠how legs were supposed to be shaped. Damn.
Okay, Jonghyun wasnât going to sit here and think he was dumb, because who would have ever guessed? If Jonghyun wasnât sitting here looking at them, feeling their tail in his arms, he would probably assume he was making everything up in his head. Instead, Taemin was a heavy weight in his grip, and Jonghyun hefted them, grunting quietly at the effort.
Taemin bit their lower lip in a way that Jonghyun guessed was suppressing a smile. Jonghyun scowled, but it was halfhearted at best. âSo what?â he asked, beginning to walk, looking around furtively. The oncoming rain had driven people inside, and there hadnât exactly been a lot out anyways, but Jonghyun wasnât sure how to explain away the person-with-a-tail that was settled in his arms.
âSo what, what?â Taemin echoed unhelpfully. They were still biting their lower lip, dug in enough to make Jonghyun huff.
âSo what are you exactly?â Jonghyun asked. Half a second later, he winced. âWait, that came out wrong. I meant⌠no, I mean that, just not so, y'know, rudely.â
âWow,â Taemin said, blinking up at him. âYouâre a real wordsmith.â
Jonghyun frowned at them, but Taemin was snickering, lifting their hand to cover their mouth as if it might hide the sound. âSorry I donât have any prepared speeches for finding out my datemate is a mer-person.â
âMermaid,â Taemin corrected absently, flicking one fin and frowning. The rain was really starting to come down now, and Taemin burrowed their face into Jonghyunâs shoulder like it helped, but honestly, it wasnât going to. Jonghyun was starting to get soaked through as well, and they were still a block from his place.
âMermaid? Isnât that⌠I dunno, a female term? I meanâŚâ
âItâs not an anything term,â Taemin said, cocking their head. âYeah, remember how I told you I wasnât male or female? Thatâs because human genders are honestly kind of dumb.â
Jonghyun blinked. âI⌠I mean, yeah, they are. I just thoughtâŚâ
âNot human. No human genders,â Taemin said, and then stopped. âThis is probably a lot of information to absorb. Sorry.â
âKind of, but itâs okay,â Jonghyun said, shifting Taemin's weight a little. Half a block left, but his arms were starting to get kind of tired. âThe gender discourse is honestly a lot easier to process than, you know, the tail.â
Taemin wriggled the very end of their tail up and down for a moment, snorting when Jonghyun startled a bit. âWhat, you donât think the fins are kind of cute?â they said, grinning gleefully. âI have some of the prettiest coloring of any mermaids Iâve met.â
âThereâs more of you?â Jonghyun said, startled.
Taemin blinked. âYeah, Jonghyun. Iâm not the last survivor of a dying race. I mean, thereâs not as many of us as there were â global warmingâs been rough on everyone â but thereâs enough of us.â
âOh,â Jonghyun said, and then let out a breath of relief as they reached his building, Jonghyun pausing. âIâm gonna set you down.â
âOkay,â Taemin said, helping Jonghyun lower them gently. They waited at least semi-patiently as he unlocked the door, and then grinned and hefted themselves a little. Jonghyun winced and reached down to pick them up before they could do something like drag themselves through the entry-way.
âSo youâre a mermaid,â he repeated, trying to wrap his head around it. âAnd youâre⌠here. In a land-locked city. Why?â
âYour stunning beauty struck me from the depths of the sea,â Taemin deadpanned, making Jonghyun regret picking them back up.
They were joking of course; Jonghyun hadnât been to the ocean in like 12 years, and heâd met Taemin a couple of months ago.
Taemin giggled. âNah,â they said. âI just wanted to see what the surface was like. Weâre not banned to the ocean or anything. As long as we get dry and stay dry, we get legs. Water equals fins. And gills. Canât forget the gills.â
Jonghyun blanched. âYou have gills?â
âOh my god,â Taemin burst into laughter. âYouâre adorable. Of course we do. Iâm not a dolphin.â
Jonghyun refused to acknowledge his blush on principal. âI donât know anything about mermaids,â he said. He wasnât pouting. He wasnât. âHow was I supposed to know?â
He dumped Taemin on the couch, almost unceremoniously, and Taemin lounged, stretching all the way down to the tip of their tail, body arching and shirt lifting to show the smooth plains of their stomach. Maybe in another circumstance, that might be hot, but Jonghyun was still a little freaked out right now.
âHey,â Taemin said suddenly, sitting up. Their voice was softer now. âHey, Jonghyun, if⌠if itâs not okay, I can get dry, wait out the storm, and just head home. I get it. You didnât sign up for cross-species dating. Itâs okay.â
They said that, but Jonghyun knew at least a few of Taeminâs signs, and they didnât look like it was okay. Their hands were clenching uncomfortably on nothing, like they wanted to grab on to something or someone, and they wouldnât meet Jonghyunâs eyes at all.
Jonghyun sighed. âTae, I⌠Iâm not gonna lie. This is weird. But Iâm not exactly with you for your legs, you know.â
âNah, youâre with me for my ass,â Taemin said, but their face was still turned away.
Jonghyun reached out, cupping Taeminâs chin, turning their head gently enough that Taemin could refuse if they wanted to. They didnât, turning with Jonghyunâs palm until they were looking at him.
âHey,â Jonghyun said.
âHey,â Taemin echoed, a little more hesitantly.
âIâm with you because I like you. You know that, right?â Jonghyun said, brows a little furrowed. "And unless your personality is contained in your lower body, Iâm pretty sure weâre gonna be okay. Itâll just take some adjusting. On my part, not yours.â
Taemin blinked rapidly, just for a moment, and then smiled, almost shy. âYou know, most people would have run screaming. Itâs only our sixth date.â
Jonghyun grinned. âYouâre counting.â
âNah, I have notifications on my phone. It gets antsy if I have too many things set as âDate with Jonghyunâ so I started numbering them,â Taemin said, but they were blushing anyways.
Jonghyun bit back a smile. âOkay,â he said. âSo. Iâm gonna kiss you, and then Iâm gonna get us both towels. You okay with that plan?â
Taemin twisted, tail shifting along the couch cushion. âDefinitely,â they said, and leaned up to meet Jonghyunâs kiss halfway.