Sorry for my late reply, anon, and I'm also sorry if I took the original concept out of hand, but I hope you enjoy it?

"Star" - DK

-serenityseventeen

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synopsis: As you try to ignore all of your doubts regarding the authenticity of Dokyeom being a peasant, you take him around town and have fun together, until the first prince of Svuentin announces his missing brother, the 8th prince who looks exactly like Dokyeom.

parts: 1 - “Star” | 2 - “Star (2)” | 3 - “Star (3)”

genre: royal!au, romance

warnings: lying about one's identity, mentions of overwork/forced work and underpay, and horses if anyone hates those??

characters: prince!seokmin x peasant!reader, featuring a brief appearance of prince!seungcheol

word count: should be a little less than 3k

a/n: ahhh it was so good and nice to see a OT13 rwy performance and perf unit performance!! I was so happy seeing jun and minghao perform with the others, makes me kind of realize that i missed their presence a lot 🤧 + I'm officially a weve (onewe fandom) and i already love onewe

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Maybe it was his flawless skin underneath all of that mud or his silky black hair, like it has been brushed with the best comb. Even when he was sleeping, he looked different. He didn't quite fit in, you could feel it.

Maybe it was because he was sleeping way too much. Aside from his rather angelic, majestic, unreal visuals, height, and body for a typical peasant, he slept a lot and indeed, he slept like a log. Everyone was awake before 5 am and had already left the shack to get their hands on the wild food first, before the townsfolk did. Dokyeom didn't snore much like the other peasants before him but rather, he slept peacefully.

You wanted to touch his skin that looked smooth but was afraid a rough hand as yours would make his skin wilt, like a sickie stinky smell upon beautiful blooming roses.

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Seokmin held up his hand and this was enough to silent his servant, an elderly man, with a grey beard, a small round tummy, his black hair neatly tied into a bun at the back of his head. The servant had been with Seokmin ever since Seokmin was a child.

“Mr. Kim,” Seokmin said softly as he ruffled his silky hair to make it look disheveled. “I know this was a lot to ask of you, and I'm sorry for that, I really am.”

He turned and smiled at the servant. He brought his hand to his Mr. Kim's shoulder and patted it. The servant had no choice but to help the 8th prince, Seokmin, sneak outside of the castle.

The princes of Svuentin were the only people who befriended the servants. The servants had many secrets, which included a secret underground passage to sneak in and out of the castle. It was often used to visit loved ones and Mr. Kim had led Seokmin to the passage for his escape.

“Thanks for letting me borrow your son's clothes. Go to sleep, I promise I'll be back before dawn.” Seokmin smiled at his servant before climbing down the ladder, into the secret passage. When the prince was in, Mr. Kim pulled the trapdoor shut and covered it with dirt. The passage was hidden behind a large, unattended tree in the royal garden of the castle, which was why many servants remembered the secret passage.

Hi!! Thank you so much for the love! I did plan on making a 3rd part to this (low-key underrated) short series but I didn't do it because the ending was also a bit satisfactory though their (readerxseokmin) relationship was not fully established. I don't know- I also think I made the pace at which they were falling in love a bit too fast (but that's fine because they were just perfect for each other)

Enough of my rambling, here's the link!

"Perfect: Imperfection Makes Perfection" - DK (3)

-serenityseventeen

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synopsis: You begin to realize that Seokmin is not a friend and that you liked him. Together, both of you find the true perfection and beauty of singing as the duo singing competition finally arrives.

a/n: seen the word ‘perfect’ so much that it looks weird now + I dropped my phone today and it cracked hella bad... Like, half of the screen is cracked really badly and the other half is fine. I get goosebumps looking at the cracks. I'm really scared of my phone breaking so today I transferred a lot of my files to my Google drive and also added the apps I used to my family's tablet.

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genre: following the series, presenting LIME

pairing: boyfriend!seokmin x reader

a/n: To be honest, I have little to no clue how kpop dorms work, so this one is a bit… unrealistic. Even so, I tried my best to showcase Seokmin's pure & cheerful personality in this one... I don't know, I want to say more things about Seokmin but I can't think of the right words aside from perfection, kind, pure, words like that. I can't seem to describe him using a sentence, maybe I'm just too out of my mind rn lol. Anyways, I plan for the last 3 members to come out TMR!

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Seeing that tall building already brought a smile to your face. Letting out a breath, you walked inside the building sloppily.

Seokmin just finished brushing his teeth. He stared into the mirror, analyzing his face when he heard the doorbell ring.

Afraid that it would be a sasaeng who found out their address and dorm number, Seokmin wasn't planning on going to the door.

Suddenly, his phone buzzed and a notification popped up on his lock screen. It was a message from you. Seokmin picked up his phone and read the notification.

MY HONEY: CAN YOU OPEN THE DOOR FOR ME?

Seokmin smiled, reassured that it wasn't a stalker, but just the beautiful person that he loved.

Seokmin put his phone in his pockets and left the bathroom. He made his way to the front door while humming. He made sure that it was indeed you on the other side before opening the door.

You saw the handle on the door move downwards as it slowly opened. Your vision had cleared up and you were able to stand on your own better than before. You saw your boyfriend, Seokmin, peek his head at you with a warm and cheerful smile. He looked at both sides, left and right, of the empty hallway, his hands still on the door.

“Why are you here at this hour?” Seokmin asked. It was nearing midnight.

You let out a breath and grabbed his hand, pulling him out of the dorm. Seokmin let go of the door, allowing it to shut with a secured click. Seokmin looked around again, seeing no one.

“It's fine~ I know there's almost always no one roaming around on this floor at midnight~” you said, taking his hand into yours.

Seokmin took a step closer to you. He sniffed, smelling the presence of booze. Without noticing your face blushing with pink, Seokmin leaned even closer to your face, tilting his head toward your neck. He sniffed again. Finally, he turned his face to you and asked in a soft voice, “Did you drink?”

You turned away to try and cool yourself down. The alcohol you had drank resulted in you getting a bit drunk, but it seemed like being sober wasn't too far away either.

Seokmin placed his hands onto your shoulders, with a concerned look in his twinkling eyes. “You smell like alcohol… and your face is all pink… why did you drink?”

You didn't look at him. He, of course, didn't know why you were blushing and only assumed it was from the alcohol. You turned your face to him but directed your gaze downward.

“Hmmm… I guess I knew that the alcohol would lead me back to you?” You said, cracking a small giggle to yourself because of the words that slipped from your mouth.

Seokmin cupped your face and brushed his nose against yours. “But I never went anywhere??”

You brought your eyes to see your boyfriend's. “If I asked you to make out with me, would you do it?”

Seokmin laughed at your sudden question, throwing himself against the wall because he found you cute.

“I can't do it out here in the public. Maybe when you sober up-” You didn't let him finish and grabbed his face with your warm hands, passionately kissing his lips.

Seokmin was flustered. He didn't think you would actually want to full-on make out with him in the open, where any one of the residents could catch you two in the act.

Even so, your soft and addictive lips, and the way you held his face, everything only made him want to be against your body even more. Seokmin's hands that were digging the wall he was pinned against moved to your waist. He relaxed his body, allowing his lips to move in unison with yours, like a perfect dancing pair. Seokmin responded to your kisses just as passionately as when you began to kiss him.

He began to lean more toward you, pushing your head backward. Seokmin flipped around, pinning you against the wall. Your hand positions changed, you clenched onto the side of his shirt as he put one hand on your neck and his other hand against the wall.

Beep beep beep.

Seokmin turned upon hearing beeps that sounded very much like entering the pin to the dormitory. When he turned and saw one of his members, Wonwoo, Seokmin fell backward in laughter.

You were confused as to why your boyfriend was suddenly rolling on the floor laughing. That's when you saw one of his members, Wonwoo, opening the door to the dorm.

Seokmin got back on his feet. “No- wait- when did you get here~?”

“A little bit ago,” Wonwoo replied. You bowed in greeting and Wonwoo bowed back. “I went to buy a book and happened to come back and witness... this.”

Seokmin laughed and told Wonwoo to head inside, his ears were bright red. Wonwoo did and bowed to you politely. You returned the bow.

Seokmin escorted you outside and called you a cab, feeling the chill air hit his face made his warm ears and body cool.

“Get home safely,” Seokmin said, waving goodbye with a beautiful and cute smile. He was holding the door open even though you were already inside the car.

“Are you sober now?” Seokmin asked, as if you two hadn't just had a make-out session in the hallway.

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genre: slight angst & fluff

dk x female!reader ft.brother!seungkwan & hoshi

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“Seokmin, how can you do that to Seungkwan?” Soonyoung asked, his voice was soft.

Seokmin just looked at the ground. “I just liked her. A lot. I couldn't help myself so I just... I became selfish. I didn't consider Seungkwan. It was all my fault.”

Soonyoung patted Seokmin on the back, simply unable to commentate on anything.

Soonyoung was craving some amusement park candy and therefore came with Seungkwan, only to see Seokmin and you there, acting like a couple.

He didn't know what to say at all.

“How can I face him?” Seokmin asked, partially to himself, burying his head in his hands.

Not long later, Seungkwan returned, with a face that had anger but at the same time didn't have any anger. It was a confusing expression to express.

Seungkwan handed a headband with cat ears. “She said to return this to you, and she won't come to see you again.”

Seokmin took the headband into his hands and chuckled to himself wryly.

“I'm sorry Seungkwan.” Seokmin said.

Seungkwan didn't want to say anything to Seokmin.

He didn't even know what Seokmin's apology was for.

- [a few days later]

There was knock on your door.

You got up from the couch and headed to the door, opening it without much thought.

It was Seokmin.

He forced a smile. “Have you been well?”

“It hasn't even been a week.” You blurted. You weren't supposed to see him. He wasn't suppose to come visit you. “How can you smile? You're on the verge of ending your friendship with my brother because you're here like this.”

“I know... I'll probably have to apologize a lot after this, right? Maybe even be his servant for a little while?”

You covered your face with your hands.

“I thought I could manage. I only liked you, and with time I would have been able to forget all of my feelings for you like they were just a passing wind.” You said, letting out a soft breath. “But I can't do so if you're here in front of me like this before a week even passes by.”

Seokmin wanted to bring your face into his hands. “I couldn't accept losing you.”

Seokmin was holding himself back, knowing that the time apart from you only made him want you even more. It was a feeling he hadn't felt before, it felt different for him to be around you.

“Would things have been different for us if you weren't Seungkwan's sister?” His voice was soft and quiet. He couldn't meet your eyes.

“Why are you still hanging around here asking questions?” You asked painfully.

“I want to stay around for as long as I can before I get driven away.” Seokmin replied with a smile. “Can we hug?”

“Aren't you afraid?” You smiled upon seeing him smile so genuinely. He opened up his arms.

“Yeah, but to me, it's a win or lose. I see you and win, or I don't see you and lose.” He chuckled softly.

“For me, it's the other way around. I don't see you and win, or I see you and lose.” You replied.

It was either you two get together or didn't. Win or lose. That was the only thing that mattered.

Suddenly, your phone vibrated. Seokmin put down his arms. “I guess it's my signal to leave before Seungkwan explodes.”

You turned on your phone and there was a notification. It was from Seungkwan.

YOU TWO LIKE EACH OTHER THAT MUCH? FINE, JUST DATE HIM. I DON'T CARE AND I WON'T BE MAD. I WON'T BE SELFISH, SO I'LL LET YOU TWO BE PLEASED RATHER THAN JUST LETTING MYSELF. SORRY, I WAS SELFISH. JUST DATE ALREADY, I WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT OKAY? JUST GO INSIDE THE HOUSE, DOKYEOM. IF THE DOOR IS OPENED FOR TOO LONG A BUG WILL FLY INSIDE.

Your eyes widened at the long message that your brother, Seungkwan sent. Then, you looked around to try and see if Seungkwan was looking at you two from far away, perhaps in his car, or a taxi, but you couldn't see him.

“What is it? Why is your face suddenly so bright?” Seokmin asked, still in front of your door. You smiled brightly, and your heart skipped with joy.

You jumped up into Seokmin's arms, and he caught you, still a bit flustered.

“Seungkwan said we can! We can continue to see each other!!” You'd said joyfully, squealing in his arms.

Seokmin was surprised but at the same time, he couldn't be any happier. “Are you serious??”

You hopped off of him and nodded with a smile, showing him the message on your phone. Just like your reaction, he looked around to see if Seungkwan was watching from somewhere.

“Wow!!! Thank you, Seungkwan!” He put his hands in a praying motion, with a smile, as faced his head up at the sky and closed his eyes. “I was really going to go crazy from being apart from y-”

You stood on your tippy toes and gave Seokmin a peck on his lips, your hands on his shoulders for balance.

Seokmin's eyes immediately opened and his hands dropped as his ears flushed red, and his heart raced.

He stood there blankly after you let go of his lips. Seokmin then, hesitantly, cupped your face with his large hands and locked his lips with yours.

Seungkwan just scoffed as he drove away.

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student!highschooler!dk x student!highschooler!reader

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A few tiny pebbles flew into the street. You had your hands behind your back, under your backpack. Music was blasting through your ears as you waited. It was the first day of your new high school and you were a junior.

You sighed again, still bummed out that you had to move schools. With no friends, and no siblings to attend with. You looked up into the sky, the soft music you were listening to fitted the bright blue autumn sky perfectly.

In the corner of your eye, you see a guy walk up next to you. You turned and glanced at him. He was tall and had beautiful eyes and a sharp nose. He seemed like a shy puppy, his eyes would glance at you as well.

You took off your headphones and you two finally greeted each other with a bow.

You looked ahead again, there was an awkward silence.

“It's been a long time since someone was here at the same stop with me.” The guy said.

“Oh, really..?”

“Yeah, maybe since I was a sophomore.” He turned over to you politely. “Talking about our grades, may I ask which grade you're in?”

“I'm a Junior, how about you..?”

“I'm a Senior.” He replied. There was more silence.

From time to time, he would try and start a conversation with you and you would give short responses because he was still a stranger. However, he quickly opened up to you and became a bit brighter. He began telling you many fun stories and suddenly, that awkward atmosphere was gone and you felt comfortable.

A month had already passed since you two first met and you two were already undeniably close friends. You had no trouble talking with him and he had no trouble conversing with you as well. Both of you would talk and laugh together.

The school day ended and you were walking out of the school with your friends. They were talking about something but your mind wandered off thinking about what you should talk to Seokmin about on the bus.

“Goodbye, Y/N. See you tomorrow.” Your friends suddenly said, snapping you back into reality. You turned toward them and waved.

“Oh okay, see you tomorro-”

As you were waving and walking, you didn't look at where you were going and bumped into a firm chest. You looked up and saw Seokmin chuckling, looking down at you.

“Come on, why don't you look forward? It would've been so embarrassing for you if it was some random dude and not me, wouldn't it?” Seokmin teased.

You looked away, holding in your smile. “I would've just apologized and left it at that.”

Seokmin smiled and you two walked side by side toward the bus and boarded it.

“I had so much work today, can you believe it? It's only the first month and I have around 6 assignments due.” You said, sitting down by the window. Seokmin sat beside you.

“That's only 6, I had to finish 10. Thankfully I got 5 done today.” Seokmin replied, placing his backpack beside him. Your backpack was in your lap.

“I only got 3 done.” You replied.

Seokmin yawned.

“Are you tired?” You asked.

“A little bit.”

You decided not to bother your friend and let him stay still. Seokmin had put on headphones and was dozing off while you stared out the window, looking at the passing cars and houses.

Suddenly, you felt a thud on your shoulder that surprised you. Your heartbeat spiked and began to beat rapidly. You felt your face blush with pink and tried to cool it off with your cold hand. You glanced at your shoulder and saw Seokmin's peacefully resting face. His beautiful nose and eyelashes up close made your heart and stomach fill with butterflies.

His soft hair strands on your school uniform tickled your shoulder and made it itchy but you didn't want to budge. Quietly and gently, you took one headphone piece from his right ear that was leaning against your shoulder and out it in your own ear.

The music was a beautiful rock song with emotional love lyrics. While listening to the song, you couldn't help but give Seokmin a few glances. Seeing his face and hearing the type of songs he listened to made you want to study him even more.

The familiar neighborhood of your stop came closer but you didn't want to get off or wake Seokmin up. Your heart couldn't rest still. The bus driver called for you and Seokmin to get off.

“Please wait a moment...” You replied in a quiet voice. The people in the bus were all either reading or on their phones.

Hesitantly, you put your palm on Seokmin's head and patted his hair.

“Seokmin,” you quietly said, nudging his head gently. “Seokmin, it's our stop.”

You felt your face continue to blush.

You reached your finger to his face to wake him up but suddenly, Seokmin raised his hand and grabbed yours. You heartbeat spiked, beating rapidly, racing, your stomach filled with butterflies.

The love song that was playing only added to the atmosphere. The atmosphere that made it seem like you didn't think of Seokmin as a friend at all. Seokmin lifted his head and his tired eyes stared right into yours. For a moment, you felt like you could read those eyes, those eyes that gave off a different vibe that wasn't for a friend.

Seokmin glanced down at your lips before turning away, and letting go of your hand. He started ruffling his hair with his beautiful and masculine fingers, as he stood up from the seat. Throwing his backpack over his shoulder, he walked out of the bus. You let out the breath you didn't know you were holding.

The moment you two left the bus, the bus left. You looked away from Seokmin.

“Did you get a good sleep?” You asked.

Seokmin yawned playfully. “I'm still tired.”

“Then... When you get home, you should take a longer rest.” You replied, taking a few steps toward the direction of your house.

Seokmin walked backward toward the direction of his house, still facing you. “Mmm.” He replied, meaning that he would.

You turned around toward the direction of your house. The air between you two was slightly awkward. You grasped your racing heart.

Seokmin also turned toward the direction of his home when you did. He placed his palm on his chest and could feel the heartbeat inside him, racing like wildfire. He felt like he shouldn't ruin the friendship you two just built but he wanted to tell the truth.

Seokmin turned around, seeing your figure walk further away in the opposite direction.

You heard him call your name and immediately turned around.

“What?” You shouted back. The distance wasn't major but it wasn't small enough to hear him if he talked normally.

“Actually, I lied!” Seokmin chuckled when talking which made you chuckle as well.

“What do you mean??”

“I lied about being asleep! Actually! All throughout the bus ride I was awake!”

You felt your heart beat race even faster.

“I just wanted to say that! For now, let's stay friends!”

“What are you saying??”

“F-R-I-E-N-D-S!”

“Wow your English is improving!” You commented, which made him burst into laughter. You could hear Seokmin's contagious laugh. You only added that but truthfully, you were feeling your body burn up with a flush of blush.

“Just for now, let's stay friends!” Seokmin continued to shout. You turned away to hide your blushing face. The chilly autumn wind blew.

“Be quiet!” You shouted, walking toward your home. You could hear Seokmin laugh.

“Friends!” He shouted again.

“Okay okay! I get it!” You chuckled.

Seokmin smiled looking at you and whispered to himself. “Just for now.”

You ran into your house and shut the door, clutching your heart. He was adorably but at the same time he wasn't.

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His hands were still on your neck, and yours were still on his body. You stepped away, taking your hands off him and Seokmin's hands let you loose.

“I think I should head home,” you said shyly, grabbing your backpack. Seokmin smiled shyly, fidgeting with his fingers. “Thanks for today.”

“Oh-uh, okay. I'll walk you home.”

He went and grabbed his backpack as well. You didn't object.

It was a quiet way back to the bus stop. Night had fallen on the city and you two just walked side by side. You would sometimes give him glances, and he would do the same. Both of you were for some reason, holding back a laugh.

At times, you just wanted to grab him and press your lips on his, but refrained.

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‘God, I didn't even get his number...’ you thought to yourself while you were in class. Seokmin was all the way on the opposite side of the classroom. ‘Oh well, it was probably just a one time thing... how am I supposed to tell him I want to hang out again?’

Before you knew it, the bell rang. You were too caught up in your thoughts that your best friend had to shake you back into reality.

“What are you thinking about?” She asked.

You shook your head. “Nothing.”

Even now, you continued to glance at the direction in where Seokmin was. His desk was empty. You wondered and wondered where he had gone, but stopped yourself in between.

‘Why am I like this?’ You asked yourself, leaving the classroom.

You walked down the hallway, that was crowded with students who were chit chatting during the break. You headed to the board to see if there was a new notice or announcement of a singing competition in town.

The high school had a singing club that you were apart of and the lead club members would often put notices of when a new competition is available anywhere in town, or even in Korea as a whole.

On the board was a yellow rectangular paper with black writing. There were some pictures of a microphone and a shadow of a man and woman singing, while the man held a guitar. Right away, you noticed that they were AKMU.

The paper gave detailed instructions on how to sign up and also gave explanations on the prizes and requirements.

Immediately, you thought of him again. Just as you thought he was going to be off your mind, you thought of him. Seokmin.

If he and you were going to be a duo, then you two would win with your beautifully matched voices, soulful and emotional.

After reading the notice, you went around the school, peeking in classrooms for Seokmin. After running around for a bit, you heard that beautiful voice of his echoing from the band room.

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Seokmin was singing emotionally to the song you two sang last night but didn't finish. You opened the door and Seokmin turned around to see who it was.

Upon seeing you, he began to blush and get shy. “Y/N? What brings you here?”

You tried to hide the fact that you were shy too. The song choice made you think about the night before when you two exchanged breaths and his hands were on your cheeks.

“I wanted to ask you something,” you replied, walking toward him and scratching the back of your neck. “Do you want to join a singing competition with me?”

Seokmin laughed, covering his mouth. “You want us to compete against each other again?”

You immediately shook your head, taking a deep breath afterward, as your hands waved in a denial gesture. “No, it's not like that... I want us to compete with other people together... there's a duo singing competition notice on the board, do you want to be my partner?”

Seokmin smiled, and giggled even more, overjoyed by your offer.

He had seen the notice but didn't have the courage to ask.

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A week went by since you two applied for the competition together. During breaks and after school, you two will sing together and select songs you two think you were able to execute best.

It was after school, and you two were practicing singing as usual. Ever since the morning of the day, you already felt your throat tightening. The day's genre was rock, but it seemed like you strained your voice. Since your voice couldn't hit notes as high as Seokmin, and it couldn't go as rough either, it was hard for you to sing properly. The song was an FT.ISLAND song that was hard to execute.

You were sitting at the side of the band room, your hand on your adam's apple. You tried to clear your throat and sing, but your voice wouldn't come out.

Seokmin had fetched you some water. He gave you the bottle then sat in front of you on the floor.

“Are you okay?” He asked, you could see the anxiousness in his eyes as he watched you drink the water.

You nodded with a slight smile, though your voice felt scratchy and uncomfortable.

“B-But… t-the com-peti-tion is in two we-eks.” You said, in a soft voice, because your strained throat wouldn't let you speak normally.

“It'll be fine, we can take a week off and help you recover fully first.” Seokmin said, moving to sit beside you.

You shook your head. “I ha-ve to con-tin..ue p-ra-ctic-ing… or-”

“Don't try to talk to much, let your voice rest.” Seokmin said, leaning closer to you. His gaze and the way his mouth pouted a bit made you want to laugh.

“Se-Seok-min-” Before you could say anything, Seokmin pressed is index finger to your lips.

“Let your throat and voice rest, here, drink more water.” He passed you the water, and you drank a little more.

“Se-Seok-Min, how ab-out-” before you could say anything more, Seokmin interlocked his lips with yours, as he pressed his hands against the wall beside you. Your heart accelerated the moment he kissed your lips.

You were a bit flustered as to why he kissed you, when you were just going to ask if he was going to help take you to the doctor, but figured it was because you kept talking.

Seokmin quietly moved his hands slowly, from the wall to your neck, just like how he did when you two kissed at the karoake box.

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It was nothing new to you or Seokmin, who was standing beside you but a bit further. Both of you had your hands clasped together, in front of your bodies, anticipatingly.

It was always you and Seokmin in the end, at the finals of every competition. Sometimes you would win, and sometimes he would win. You barely knew him but from so many competitions together, he was more of an enemy than a friend.

He had always held himself up to a high standard, but you would hold your standards even higher if you could. Evey competition, he was there. It was disappointing for you whenever you lost, and it only made you want to win against him even more. You were sure that he felt the same. If he can't win, he'll try to win, and his efforts will lead him another victory. It was just repetitive at this point.

You saw him glance at you, so you turned to face him, but he turned away. Without a word, you turned back to the audience.

“Both of your voices are very beautiful, and it honestly pains me to see you two always competing,” one of the judges began, “because to me, your voices together, would create such amazing harmony. Seokmin's voice is powerful and Y/N's voice is soulful, both together would make such an unbelievably beautiful sound.”

Another judge picked up her microphone. “I agree completely, but since this is a competition, I just want to say that you two are equally good. It's always going to be hard to pick a winner considering song, voice, technique, everything.”

The other judges nodded.

“You two are very professional, I believe you guys have a great future ahead. Don't ALWAYS compete with each other!” A different judge said. He had been one of the judges since you two began competing.

“Through careful considerations, we will announce the winner.” A female judge said, holding a paper on one hand and the microphone in another. “Both of you are equally talented and bared no mistakes, but after careful considerations... how about a drumroll?”

You heart was beating nervously. You had to beat Seokmin. If you didn't, then it would be repeating again. Him win, you win, him win, you win.

“Lee Seokmin! Congratulations on getting 1st place!” You let out the breath you were holding and clasped your fingers, not glancing in Seokmin's direction. You bit your bottom lip, squeezing your eyes shut.

Seokmin was the winner, but he wasn't smiling. As the judges gave him a bouquet and the prize for winning first place, he had a rather sad look on his face. His eyes couldn't help but glance in your direction.

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“So Seokmin won?” Your friend asked as you two walked out of the school after the competition ended.

“That's right.” You replied, looking down on the floor.

“Oh come on, it's not that bad, you won last time.”

“I know, but I want to win twice in a row, that's the only way to prove I'm better than him. That's the only way for me to confidently sing, knowing that I no longer have competition.”

Your friend widened her eyes as you two walked down to the school gate.“I just don't understand, both are you are amazing singers but why is victory so important?”

“You'll never understand anything if you don't understand this much.”

Suddenly, your friend tapped you on the shoulder, she had a lollipop in her mouth and looked ahead with a smile.

“What?”

You turned and looked ahead to see a tall man with a broad figure. He was leaning on the gate, wearing a grey hoodie and had his black backpack on his back. His hair blew a little as the wind passed by. He was staring right at you as he stood up straight.

“Isn't that Seokmin?”

You two continued to walk forward, but as you passed Seokmin, he grabbed your arm.

“Can I talk to you for a moment?” He asked in a soft and shy voice.

Before you could even reply, your friend let go of your arm and walked forward, waving goodbye as she quickly ran away. She mouthed, ‘BYE BYE!’ as she left.

You sighed.

“Fine.”

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“So what do you want to say?” You asked, staring down at your hands that were on your lap. You two were sitting together on a park bench.

Seokmin was fidgeting with his hands too.

“You- I want to... Can I sing for you?”

You glanced at him. “Why? Are you trying to brag that you won?”

He defensively shook his head and waved his hands, smiling slightly. “No no no, it's just, I want to sing a song for you.”

You were a bit confused and flustered at his sudden request. Why was he suddenly... Why did he want to sing for you?

“What song are you going to sing?” You finally replied.

“Blue Whale by YB.”

You smiled at the song choice. “I sang that one in the competition today. Are you sure you're not trying to brag that you're better?”

A small leaf fell on his forehead from the tree beside you. He took it off innocently.

“You can sing with me if you like.”

You gestured for him to start, and turned to face him, anticipating his performance.

Seokmin took a deep breath and began to sing. Instead of always having the thought of how to win in your mind while he sang, you paid full attention on his voice. It was indeed beautiful, like an angel was right in front of your eyes. The emotions in his voice made your heart drop.

He continued to sing, and then turned to you. You smiled and began to sing with him. For the first time, you heard both of your unique, different voices colliding so beautifully, it was indeed a different sound.

When the high note approached, you heard Seokmin lower his voice, and you sang powerfully, at the line, hitting the high note beautifully. Seokmin smiled, and after killing that high note, you smiled too. Your voices mixed together was a different kind of beauty, a beauty you didn't realize you could be apart of.

While finishing the song out in the daylight, you two sang beautifully, proudly, and confidently together. It made you forget that he ever was a competitor, because your voices together made something so gorgeous it couldn't be explained.

At that moment, you felt like a real singer. A person who sang, simply because they loved it, and it sounded so beautiful.

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While walking to the bus stop, you and Seokmin couldn't stop giggling for some reason. Walking side by side, your shoulders would sometimes bump into each other.

“Good job.” He said in a small voice.

“You too.” You glanced at him, trying to keep in the smile on your face. In the end, you just laughed out of the blue, holding your stomach because it just seemed so funny.

“Why are you laughing?” he asked with confused eyes but also a smile.

“Its funny how great we sounded together but yet we hated each other for so long for simply being competitors against each other. It's really funny.” You straightened your back and then turned to Seokmin who was still gazing at you.

“It's also funny how you're nothing I thought you were and how I want to ask you to come to karoake with me right now.” Seokmin replied, smiling. You laughed again. He turned around the opposite way that you two were heading.

He faced you while walking backward. You just chuckled and walked after him. Seokmin smirked, his handsome face made your heart skip a beat.

-

You two sang together in the karoake room, hyping each other up. The flashing lights made you two dance around as you both sang. From time to time, Seokmin would make a few witty remarks that made you crack up.

You blushed every time he made one.

His smile was starting to completely blind your eyes as you both sang. He wasn't a man who only wanted to sing to win. You weren't a person who only wanted to be on top. You two sang and sang, sang so happily, with smiles on both of your faces.

You two sang all types of songs from emotional ballads to hard rock songs. He wasn't a man that always wanted to win and sing seriously, but instead he was a chaotic and childish boy that seemed to fit you perfectly.

While you two were singing a song, you couldn't help but stare at him, who was smiling so cutely while singing the song. Of course it was a love song. A song about loving someone. You felt your heart beat faster when he turned to you while singing. His messy hair, his hood, the way he was holding the microphone.

Suddenly, he stopped singing.

“Are you going to sing your part?” He asked innocently. You didn't reply with words but just continued to stare at him.

Seokmin slipped the microphone into the pocket of his hoodie and then cupped your face, giving you a kiss. You were a bit surprised by his sudden kiss, but it would be a lie if you said that you weren't thinking of doing the same thing.

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DK (이석민): making out to make up

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Usually, Seokmin's soulful and beautiful voice would always cheer you up but today he was practicing his vocal chords all over the house.

You slammed the knife on the cutting board.

"Seokmin," you said in an angry tone. He flinched and turned to you. "Can you keep it down just for today?"

After seeing his puppy-like sad face, you felt immediate regret. "It's just- I'm just sensitive today, Seokmin."

"No, it's okay. I'll be quiet." Seokmin smiled but his smile was obviously disguising his true feeling. He was upset because his vocals were just as precious as your need of clearing of mind. You bit your lip, regretting it harshly.

Seokmin sat down on the couch but you called for him. "Seokkie~ want to help me cook?" You tried to sound cheerful. He turned to you like a meerkat and hopped over with a smile.

"What do you need help with?" He asked, his smile faded but he still refused to show that he was upset

"Uhh you know, just this and that." You said, smiling at him hoping he'd smile back. He did but it was painful.

Seokmin turned to the fridge to get some ingredients but you grabbed his hand and pulled him toward you. He looked down at you and this time, a genuine and confused smile formed on his face.

"What are you doing~?" He asked.

"Sorry, Seokkie.." you said quietly, looking into his eyes. Seokmin smiled purely.

"I'm not that upset, it's okay."

"Don't lie to me! I can tell from your eyes that you were so upset..."

He laughed at you and patted your head. You two stared at each other's eyes before he put his hands on your neck and kissed you passionately. You held onto the she of the kitchen counter you were leaning on.

Seokmin would change the position of his head from time to time, going from right to left. You hugged your arms around his waist and kissed him passionately.

Seokmin massaged your jawline softly while kissing you nonstop. You two stopped for a breath but the moment he leaned in for another kiss, you spotted the pot that was beginning to boil over.

"The pot-!" He let go of your neck and turned to the pot. You turned down the heat and then turned back to Seokmin.

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Lee Seokmin - Vocal Unit, Seventeen

"Christmas~ It's Christmas time~" You and Seokmin sang random words while bobbing you heads from side to side. Both of you had your arms around each other.

"It's Christmas~ Today is Christmas~" Seokmin sang, his cute english pronunciation made you smile.

You opened your gifts first. Seokmin had gotten you the cutest gifts. A cute mug, new pajamas, cute stuffed animals and earrings! You smiled at how cute the gifts were and thanked him repeatedly.

Seokmin had a large smile on his face and was giggly when opening your gifts for him. You had gotten him some new shoes, earrings, and a jacket, along with the matching outfit. The matching outfit you got were two coats with hearts in the back, supposed to connect. You also got matching scarfs.

"You look handsome in red shoes and long earrings so I got you them-"

"And what about these?" He asked, holing them up in excitement and happiness. Seokmin loved it so much. He was the happiest man in the world.

"Those? They were just cute so.." You couldn't explain with a straight face and started laughing.

Seokmin found you so cute and jumped into your arms, giving you a warm hug. He was so happy.

Hand in hand, both of you were wearing the matching couple coats and scarf. It was snowing and people were singing and playing in the snow. You two went walking in the park and decided to join some kids in building a snowman and making snow angels.

It then turned into a small and gentle snowball fight. Both of you fell on the snow, holding each other.

"Gosh, we weren't even properly dressed~ are you cold?" Seokmin asked, hugging you tightly.

You didn't reply but gave him a sweet kiss on the lips. He was surprised and smiled.

"What's this?"

"Christmas kiss~" you leaned in to kiss him again. He held you tightly and kissed you back sweetly.