#x self-insert

*slow burn* *host club* *self-insert* *light smut*

Welcome to Arcadia Academy, a prestigious music school where the talented and wealthy pursue their musical ambitions. Set in the lush English countryside, this large academic estate is the perfect setting for mystery, drama, and, of course, romance.

Enter MC, one of Arcadia’s few scholarship students. Her impoverished upbringing leaves her feeling like an outcast until she meets the school’s famous host club known as Sleep Token.

When MC accidentally sees something she shouldn't have, she is blackmailed into joining the club. Over time, MC learns there is more to this club than hot bods and pretty (masked) faces.

But Arcadia has yet to reveal its darkest secrets…

(Story uses "I" and is written from a fem POV. She is never named and physical details are avoided.)

All Chapters will be posted to AO3 only. I will post links to each chapter here as I update.

Teaser & Summary

Sleep Token Masterlist

AO3 Links:

🖤 Chapter 1 - Welcome to Arcadia

🖤 Chapter 2 - What Lurks in the Dark

🖤 Chapter 3 - An Offering

🖤Chapter 4 - Murder Myster-tea

🖤Chapter 5 - A Friend in Need

🖤Chapter 6 - Friendship, Art, and Love

Se vienen cositas gente/ Things are coming people

Summary: Mia’s running away to escape the authorities and Ance is going with her.

Genre: Fantasy

a/n: Went through some proofreading, I hope you enjoy.

They stood at the edge of the woods, both on horseback, they started out in the dark woods. "Are you sure you want to do this?" Mia smiled generously. Anice lowered her gaze. "But, I have to..." Anice pointed back to the village. "From what I heard..." Mia started.

"They'll kill you, too. There's nothing you can do about it. It's either you come with me or you don't and be shunned by the people of the village." Mia said. "I won't stop you. Rumors spread like a wildfire." Anice looked up and nodded. "Fine. I'll come with you. I brought my stuff with me anyway, just in case." She says. Mia smiled.

Mia got off her horse real quick and squatted to feel the ground, making sure it wasn't too soft to leave tracks or too hard to make a lot of noise. Anice did the same before they got back on to their Horses. She looked at Anice and then back at the village just a mile away. "Goodbye, home. I'll see you soon." Anice said, and Mia gave her the signal. They trotted off.

The woods were calm but dark. Anice recalled the times Mia would go missing for days before coming back to the house. Mia had told her about the cottage she used to go to before sticking around because of the boys. "Pretty, huh?" Anice looked up to see something she could only see in a painting.

Upon a hill was a cottage. Behind it, a waterfall that seemed to glow. It was surrounded by trees. "This doesn't seem very deep into the forest Mia," Anice said. Mia frowned.

"You sure?" Mia asked. "We were traveling for a while. Were you that much into the clouds?" Anice blushed, embarrassed. "Oops!" They both got off the horses and walked to the small stables in the back.

"How'd you find this place?" Anice inquired. "I went on a walk and got lost in the forest cause I wasn't thinking straight and stumbled upon here I guess?" Mia said, grooming the mare. Anice didn't want to pry and stayed quiet.

They went into the house at sunset. The rooms were very clean to Anice's surprise. Mia was very lazy when it came to cleaning. They sat on the couch and drank water and ate rice.

"How did you manage to keep this place clean? I thought you didn't like cleaning?"Anice smirked as a blush rose on Mia's cheeks. "I-Uhm...I like doing it when I'm alone. I don't like it when people tell me to do something, it makes me procrastinate." Mia looked at the wall avoiding Anice's gaze that was burning into the back of her skull.

It was night and Mia decided to show Anice the lake at midnight. They walked out of the house and over to perfectly laid out rocks on the shore surrounding the lake. "Wow! It's so pretty!" Anice looked at the water that really was illuminating. The waterfall glowed a brighter turquoise, while the lake was lighter with the moon's reflection on it.

Summary: After watching the princes from afar, Mia and Anice are finally found out. But after a while, things take a turn for the worse.

Genre: Fantasy

a/n: I created this on Wattpad awhile back and I don’t want to lose this when I delete my account. So if you don’t like self-inserts, please don’t read.

Mia peeked around the tree and waved over Anice. "Why did I agree to this again?" She whispered. Mia rolled her eyes. "'Cause you want to see cute princes." She said scooting over a bit. Anice bit her lip, not denying that she had crushes on 2 certain princes. Anice followed Mia to the wall where Mia had managed to pull herself up. Pulling up her blue Hanbok a little, Anice climbed up as well.

The girls sat on the edge of the wall where they could see the princes without being spotted by the guards. They ate their packed lunch that Anice had made and watched the princes play. "If only we could play with them..." Mia sighed. "We could. But, then wouldn’t we be arrested?" Anice said, stating the obvious. They were lost in thought before hearing a voice call up to them.

"Why are you up there?" They snapped out of their thoughts and looked down alerted. At the bottom of the wall stood Sehun, who was also the same age as Mia. He held a ball in his hands. Mia looked at Anice for help, and it seemed she was doing the same. "I- Uhm...We..." They couldn't think of anything.

The other princes who thought Sehun was taking so long came over to where he was. "Dude what's taking so-" Luhan stops mid-sentence to look at the girls above them, who were still trying to assess the situation.

Sehun pointed up to the girls "They were here when I came over. I saw they had a dosirak. I think they ate lunch up there." Mia looked like she was about to strangle the boy who was the same height as her friend.

"Maybe we should run..." Mia whispered to Anice. Anice shook her head. "Not possible now..." She said a bit too loudly.  Mia mentally facepalmed. "Come down." A stern voice said. It was straight-faced Kris. "Unnie, we could weigh our-" But, Anice had already jumped down. Glaring at her friend, Mia jumped down as well.

Anice stood for a second, seeing if Mia would explain. Nope. She sighed and explained how Mia found the place around a year ago and brought her along just in case they got into trouble (I'm sorry, Anice). Mia kicked the dirt with her head bowed low.

"So, how'd you not get caught by the guards?" Kai asked. "We've been shortcutting through the woods recently, to avoid getting in trouble with the guards..." Anice felt her heart beating faster due to all 12 pairs of eyes on her.

"You guys wanna play?" Sehun had the ball in his hands still. "We could...But, we can't." Anice stated. "Why?" Sehun asked. Anice pointed to her long skirt. "I mean I most likely could. I'm not sure about her, though." Anice pointed at Mia. Mia scowled at her friend. "I can too!" She pouts.

"Well, c'mon then!" Sehun yelled as he ran off. The princes, Anice, and Mia all ran after him. They played and had as much fun as they could before the girls had to leave. The princes waved as the girls climbed back over the wall, back to their home, with their stuff.

The girls went to that garden almost every day for half a year. Mia had developed feelings for a certain puppy looking boy who liked to sit next to her when Anice went to go play with the guys. But, soon they wouldn't be able to even go near the princes in the future.

A couple days later, the oldest prince, Xiumin, had gotten attacked by a wolf. A half-wild one. Anice had gone out that day to shop, while Mia stayed home to do the chores. Anice came home with the basket full, but she didn't have a happy look on her face like she usually did. "Mia...?" Anice looked at Mia, whose back was turned to her. "Yeah?" She asked.

"I have some Bad News," Anice said sitting on a chair. "What do you mean?" Mia turned around her attention fully on Anice. "You know that wolf you sorta tamed?" She asked. Mia nodded. "Xiumin got attacked by her. And people are saying...That she's yours. That you...intended for him to be dead." Mia shook her head, not believing her.

Summary: Mia and Anice are going to an assembly.

Warnings: None

a/n: These chapters are a little short recently.

The girls walked down the dirt path, in their most expensive hanboks and capes. "Why couldn't we take the horses?" Mia asked, unpleased that she had to leave her mare behind. "Do I have to explain it again?" Anice looked at the younger girl. Mia shook her head at the angry smile. "No you-huh?" Mia looked out at the village. There were very minimum people in the plaza. "Guess it already started," Anice gripped Mia's hand, leading her to the middle of the plaza.

Baekhyun looked at himself in the mirror, fixing his collar. Kyungsoo walked over to him and looked himself in the mirror as well, to make sure he looked presentable. "Do you think they'll be there?" Baekhyun asked, fixing his bangs. "Not sure."

"Are you two ready?" Yifan stood in the doorway. "Yeah, coming. What about you, shorty?" Kyungsoo puffed his cheeks. "I'm only a CENTIMETER shorter, A CENTIMETER!" Baekhyun just laughed and walked out of the room.

The rest waited for the three outside. Once they came out, The 9 other men turned to them. "There you guys are." Yifan walked in front of the 2 men trailing behind him. The 12 lined up from oldest to youngest to get in the carriages. 3 carriages to hold 4 of them. Then they rolled down from the palace into the village capital to do the assembly.

Mia and Anice walked over to the opening curtains that were flooded with people. "There are guards everywhere!" Mia whispered yelled to Anice as they walked in. "Of course there is, idiot. The princes are coming." Anice seethed.

No registration needed, well so they thought. "Excuse me misses, you may not go in yet." Mia stared up at the man, gaining her composure and spoke. "Hello, sir. I am escorting her inside. She must see the princes for business."

The guard raised an eyebrow. "Nam-?" "Oh look! They're here miss!" The girls ran past the guard into the crowded place. By the time the guard realized this, "HEY! GET BACK HERE!" But, they were already gone.

The boys got out the way they always do, from oldest to youngest. They sat in their chairs. Mia sighed staring up from the front of the princes. Anice looked at her and punched her in the arm, "If we get arrested..." Mia rubbed her arm, "Oww..." She whimpered.

Chanyeol stood up and came to the front, his brothers following behind him.

Summary: 4 years later, it’s Mia’s first time going to the Market.

Warnings: None

a/n: 4th chapter and it’s kinda short.

(4 years later)

Mia stood by the stables getting ready to go on her first errand run. Anice stood by the entrance, waiting with Mia's cloak hanging off her arm. "Are you sure you won't get caught? I can go if you're unsure."

Mia came out of the stables. "I've changed a lot in the past 4 years we've been here. It's my first time going out of this place." Mia said, taking her crimson cloak and tying it around her neck.

Anice looked at her best friend. "But, what if you get caught?" Mia laughed and hugged Anice. "Again, don't worry about me. I can take care of myself." Anice nodded, hugging Mia back. "Be safe, alright?" Mia nodded and got on her mare.

Putting her hood up, Mia rode over to the part of the woods. She took one last look at her home and waved to Anice for the last time before going into the woods.

A couple of hours later, Mia was exploring the town. No one had suspected her yet. She got off her horse and walked over to one of the food vendors. "Excuse me, miss? How much are these?" She pointed to the various fruits. "Ah, you must be new here. All of these are 2,000 Won each." Mia gave the woman 10,000 Won and chose apples, grapes, and some other fruits.

Next, she leads her horse over to a butcher. "What can I do for you, Agassi?" Mia looked at the pork and pointed to it with 2 fingers, which she learned from Anice. "How much is it?" Mia asked the butcher. "5,000 won for a pound." Mia gave him 5,000 won, and he gave her bag with some meat in it.

"Next is rice..." Mia continued walking. "Wait...I have no idea where I'm going..." She realized. "You need some help?" Mia looked up. Baekhyun stood in front of her.

Mia knew it was him since he didn't look like he changed much from the last time she saw him. "Yes, please. I'm looking for rice and bread." She bows. Baekhyun turned around and started walking ahead, with her following.

"Where are you from?" He asked. Mia's face fell. He didn't recognize her. "I'm from..." She thought for a moment. "You don't need to tell me. Here we are." They stopped by the vendor. Mia was about to pay but was blocked by Baekhyun. "What are-" "Let me pay." He gave money to the vendor and handed Mia the goods.

“Why did you do that? I could've paid for it myself." Mia scowled. "What kind of prince would I be if I didn't pay, Mia." He whispered her name. Mia looked at him, her mouth agape. "How did you...?" He looked at her. "You thought I didn't recognize you?" He laughed. Mia stared at him. "Where's Anice? The guys and I miss both of you." Mia frowned and looked away from him.

"She's at home," Mia said, got up on her horse, and galloped away, far from the prince, back home.

Summary: The boys are worried.

Warnings: None

a/n: Since this is a short chapter, chapter 4 will be uploaded shortly after this. I also noticed I’ve been calling them by their nicknames so my fault, I fixed it.

The 11 boys sat around waiting for the girls to show up. Waiting for 2 familiar hanboks to climb over the wall. They were told to leave Minseok to rest and went to wait. The sun started to set and the 11 boys sighed before going inside to eat dinner.

"Where do you think they are?" Baekhyun asked. "One of them might be sick," Suho suggested. "Or they ran away." Jongin put the end of fist into his palm. "Why, though?" Sehun urged. "The rumors," Kyungsoo said. Everyone looked at him.

"What rumors?" They asked in unison. "You guys have to be kidding." Kyungsoo saw the prying look on their faces. "Guess not. The rumors about the wolf being Mia's half-wild pet. My theory is Mia is trying to go into hiding...and of course, Anice would follow if Mia urged her on about it."

"So what you're saying is that they're in hiding until the rumors die down?" Chanyeol asked, rubbing his chin. Kyungsoo shrugged. "It's what I've heard." They stayed silent and ate once their food arrived.

After they finished, they went upstairs to Minseok's room. The boy was up looking out his window. Minseok had bandages over his chest, parts of his face, arms, and legs. He had a straight face when he looked at them. "Did they come today?" He asked. the other boys shook their heads.

They all sat in a circle. "Hyung has a theory, though," Sehun said. "Oh?" Xiumin looked at Kyungsoo. "All I said is that they may have run away until the rumors die down." He says. Minseok nodded. "Good theory."

Tao, the youngest of the boys from China spoke up. "Does that mean Noona won't be back for a long time? I really liked her." Baekhyun shook his head. "You liked Mia, too. And we don't know..."

After they talked the 11 boys went back to their own bedrooms. Baekhyun laid in his bed, staring up at his ceiling.