SAVIOR.

the one where it was either seokjin or jeongguk who was going to advance to the next game.

━ seokjin & jeongguk (platonic jinkook)
━ 1.4k words.
━pg-15
━ angst; squid game au; inspired by a tiktok comment i saw recently that i cant remember specifically where :<
━warning/s: taking place in the marble scene of the series so… character death obvs | also,,, my writing is rusty lmao so this might be really really bad and feel really really rushed as well lmao (i really just wanna post this so dont mind me yall ahsjsahsaj)

Jeongguk could only stare at Seokjin once the announcer stopped informing the players of what the next game was going to be.

He couldn’t determine what Seokjin’s expression meant; all he could see was how the guy’s eyebrows rose and how his lips somehow turned upwards in a slight smirk, as if he was actually amused by the unexpected turn of events and not frightened nor conflicted by it like all the people in this makeshift village were feeling after hearing about the mechanics of the next game they were going to partake in. But in the decades they have treated each other as brothers, worked together and trusted no one as fully as the rest among the crowd of strangers and desperate people like them in the four days there were stuck in this arena, Jeongguk no longer questioned Seokjin’s calmness with regards to what was supposed to take place in the next 30 minutes.

“What game do you want to play?” Seokjin asked finally, turning his eyes to him with a lopsided smile.

Jeongguk didn’t answer. His hands only clenched into fists.

“Should we just play the classic one? The one where we guess if the number of marbles in our hand are even or odd?”

“I want to choose another player,” Jeongguk said, his head however directed to the masked guard in charge of them and not at Seokjin.

As expected, the masked guard didn’t reply, didn’t even make a subtle movement of approval or disapproval for that matter, and before Jeongguk could decide to march up to the person and demand that his request be acknowledged, Seokjin weakly held his shoulder in warning, knowing that there was nothing they could do to change the course of their ‘fate’.

“Jeongguk—”

“We’re supposed to get out of here together,” Jeongguk explained agitatedly. “How the fuck is that going to happen if we’re supposed to be play as opponents.”

“It’s not like we ever played as partners prior.” Seokjin snorted. “Besides, you can’t honestly believe that, do you?”

His frustrated expression faltered, replaced with confusion and outraged at the nerve of being asked that question. “What?”

“We knew right from the beginning that there was only going to be one winner in this competition, Guk,” Seokjin explained with a nonchalant shrug. “It’s not like they were going to let us bag the 45.6 billion won as a pair. I thought you understood that when we went back here.”

“I did.”

“Then what’s with the showcase of attitude?”

“Showcase of attitude?” he repeated. “Aren’t you angry at the fact that we’re supposed to kill each other right now? Why are you making it seem like I’m overreacting and throwing a fucking tantrum, huh?”

Seokjin sighed. “We’re not killing each other.”

“Oh,yeah, we’re just letting the other get murdered, is that it?”

“Jeongguk—”

“I’m not playing this game with you,” he hissed.

“Well, I’m not letting the both of us get killed too.” Seokjin huffed, nodding towards the huge LED timer hanging on the wall. “We’ve already come this far. I’m not going to waste the opportunity of either of us joining the next round just because the situation isn’t ideal. We have 28 minutes left. What do you want to play?”

“There has to be another way, Hyung.”

Seokjin frowned. This was the first time he actually saw Jeongguk looking defeated and worried over the time they had to compete in this messed up competition. “Don’t worry,” he said instead, plastering another smile as he jiggled the black pouch full of marbles playfully to him, “I’ll go easy on you.”

“Don’t… don’t do that.”

“Does that mean you’ll go easy on me instead then?” The playful tone was still there.

“Hyung,” he gritted his teeth, more seriously now, “promise me you won’t go easy on me.”

“Alright,” Seokjin nodded and even held his pink out, “I promise.”

Jeongguk didn’t bother answering after that, just letting out a gust of frustrated breath as he felt that he had no choice but to comply due to Seokjin’s firmness about the matter.

The thing was though—the both of them always knew who had the upperhand when it came to games or anything in general, really. Right from when they were kids, it has always been Jeongguk who was hailed the winner or the best among the two of them; he was a naturally skilled kid after all, the type to always be the best in anything he pursued. However, in Seokjin’s defense, the reason why he lost most of the time too wasn’t because of the fact that he was bad himself which made winning easy for the younger man, but because as predictable as it was, Seokjin purposely didn’t try that hard for the result to be always in the favor of the former as well, something that Jeongguk only began noticing when he reached 17 years old and realized that there was no simple way in prevailing against him, ultimately causing Seokjin to finally fight fair.

That was why Jeongguk also didn’t want to play with him. He knew what Seokjin was going to do even at situation like this where his own life was at stake, and he didn’t trust him enough to not do otherwise.

“You cheated.”

Seokjin glanced up from looking at their palms, that same amused smirk conquering his lips. Jeongguk just guessed the right number group that Seokjin was playing with, wagering with an amount that was exact to it too. “Shouldn’t I say that between the two of us?” he asked, already pouring the last marble—the single only one that was left in his possession—to Jeongguk’s pouch.

“You… you’re doing it on purpose,” Jeongguk breathed out, his hand shaking and pulling the pouch closer to him in attempt to haul it farther from Seokjin, but he didn’t move it fast enough to prevent the latter’s movements for it to be of any worth. “You never play fair. I’m not a fucking kid anymore for you to do this to me—”

“I didn’t cheat, Guk—”

“You fucking did!”

“How? Can’t you see that you deserved this win?”

Jeongguk was beginning to burn in rage. Because of Seokjin, because of the stupid game, because of their choice to go back here, because of the reality of what’s about to commence—

“It’s okay, Jeongguk.” Seokjin interrupted his train of thought, hurriedly yet gently enclosing the small bag black containing all the marbles inside Jeongguk’s fist. “You deserved it.”

“What?” he exclaimed, eyes glaring at the older man, eyes watering at the thought of losing him. “How in the hell is this okay? Do you even fucking realize what—”

“—I do.”

“What?” He shouted in complete resentment now, not stopping himself from letting all his emotions out.

Seokjin smiled, in a manner that showed only sadness and annoying authenticity. “Hyung will do it, Jeongguk.”

“What?” he repeated for the nth time, knees seemingly buckling with his tears finally falling on his cheeks.

“LetHyungdo it,” Seokjin said. “It’s okay.”

Jeongguk couldn’t help but suddenly grasp Seokjin’s collar harshly, pushing him against the wall in violence that made the guard automatically point his gun at the side of Jeongguk’s head, an action that the latter didn’t care about. “Are you fuckingcrazy?” he snarled.

“It’s easier this way.”

“No!”

“It’s okay, Jeongguk,” Seokjin grabbed his hands on his shirt and forcefully removed it, “it’s okay.”

“No,” Jeongguk shook his head rapidly, trying still to stop Seokjin while he walked to the guard to present his empty pouch, “I won’t let you do this—”

“You won.”

“Hyung—”

“Hyung will do it.” He finished again, one last turn being done before his hands rose up to grasp Jeongguk’s shoulders tightly. “You won it fair and square. So, make sure to win the rest of the game too, alright?”

“Hyung…” Jeongguk practically begged, but Seokjin only patted his back and immediately showed the empty pouch he had to the masked guard to declare the loser of the game. He, on the other hand, couldn’t move his feet even if he wanted to; he understood that maybe this has always been Seokjin’s plan all along—to help him in the games but never succeed it with him.

Jeongguk felt Seokjin squeeze his shoulder again and he stared at him with bloodshot eyes.

“You did well, Guk,” he said, another squeeze until he retracts his arm back to his side. “Thanks for playing with me for the last time.”

As the guard lifted their weapon, Jeongguk’s gaze shifted from Seokjin’s face to the gun, the finger on the trigger being pressed in what looked like in slow motion.

Unthinkingly, Jeongguk ran towards Seokjin.

BANG!

The two of them staggered.

A long silence.

“Player 091, eliminated.”

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taetaeseokkie:

dispatch: *follows jin*

boss: any news?

jin holding dispatch’s phone: annyeonghaseyo, do you know BTS?

Ultimate 2020 BTS Fic Rec

for your reading enjoyment, here are some of my absolute favorite bangtan fics from 2020!

breathing dreams like airbyvastlyunknown – wow. so ethereal and beautiful, magic au, vmin, love it.

like a moon (i revolve around you)bynikkumeul – fwb taekook au, what could be better.

Chemical Xbyjvante – OK THIS ONE i have read multiple times it is so funny and cute and beautiful, basically Jungkook is whipped for Seokjin who teaches his cooking class and i love it

Tongue Technologybyjonghyunslisterine – yoonmin, the name says it all

sassy, moody, nastybymnsg – yoonmin again, blind date au, this is so cute and sweet

Fool Me Once (Shame On You)bymindheist – Taekook, pls just read it, mindheist never disappoints

Pizza Magazinebymindheist – this is from the point of view of a cat and i absolutely love it

Why Aren’t You Scared of Me? (What Do You Know?)bymindheist – yes another mindheist but u just know it will be good

Hold StillbyOh_Hey_Tae – OK who is here for some wholesome Junghope because i certainly am

i’m yours to keepbyCaptainButts – fake. marriage. vmin. yes.

terms and conditions may applybyvppa – seokjin is a delivery guy and jungkook is whippeddd

to always follow the sunbythruspring – Taekook boss/assistant au, it’s so wholesome and beautiful

love on topbydecompositionbooks – this one made me sdhfsjahg

oh no, he’s hotbygoldenhearts – jikook accidental hookup au, read this and then read everything else by goldenhearts

bad boys don’t fall in lovebystrangedesires – dirty dancing au!! love it!!

Spread my Wingsbychangmi – a lil self promo here but i just posted a new fic! its a jihope dancer au, pls check it out if you would like!

so i read A LOT of fics this year and i wanted to share them with y’all. there were so many good ones from all different pairings and i hope this helps you find some gems. pls enjoy!!

if only to say you’re minebyhammersandstrings – namkook fake relationship au that is seriously wholesome and sweet. i love it 

bad boys don’t fall in lovebystrangedesires – OK AHEM this is the dirty dancing au i have been waiting for my whole life. 50k words of namkook tension and sweetness and i love it

Sunflowerbyjonghyunslisterine – wow. ok this one is a yoonmin arranged marriage au but also a/b/o but also mob au?? and it all comes together so beautifully. it’s on the longer side and has heavy stuff but the relationship at its core is so lovely and convincing

and behind your eyes, the seabyjonghyunslisterine – jonghyunlisterine is just so freaking prolific and never disappoints. this is a yoonmin little mermaid au that made my heart hurt in a good way

when i’m down on my knees, you’re how i praybyjonghyunslisterine –ok this one rlly took me a while to recover from it was beautiful. i don’t know how to describe the concept in the way that does it justice tho so check out the summary and tags!

Heart Brew Lovebyjonghyunslisterine – yoonmin witch and werewolf au!! 

everything is cherries on topbyjonghyunslisterine – yoongi joins a volleyball club and meets jimin and jungkook and things progress from there it’s v dirty and good ! 

the moon keeps calling out to me, but i only ever hear your namebyfatal (cumrich) – jikook a/b/o au! recc-ed this one in my last jikook list but it def deserved the second mention

Sweet Music Playing in the DarkbyGinForInk – uhhh this is a must-read. a/b/o namkook au that has such incredible relationship dynamics it’s honestly masterful. 

In Yggdrasil’s RootsbyGinForInk – this is in the same universe as Kepler and Gliese by the same writer, it’s yoonseok and it is just so good. GinForInk has such a way of writing characters with so much depth and personality and i love the universe and worldbuilding so much. 

she said she can do it rightbybrightlight – taegi genderbend au! it’s so sweet. 

this is my second datebymisspamela – oof this is such a creative concept! basically seokmin hook up in a hotel room and it’s supposed to be a one-off thing but they end up getting snowed in and things go from there, it’s cuteee

your taste is so sweet on my lipsbytteokie – this was technically begun in 2017 but completed in 2019, it’s a taegiseok(?) bakery au full of sweetness

of love and its simplicitybyatechamcham – taekook!! magic au!! i love it!!

number one with a bulletbyaborescent – this is the 2seok sequel to sugar, we’re going down swinging by the same writer, both of them are sherlock aus!! this one features jin as mycroft which is so fitting. it’s honestly so gooddd i love how each character is written

years since you’ve been herebyameliabedelias – childhood friends namkook au that is just so gorgeous and sweet. 

oh no, he’s hotbygoldenhearts – jikook accidental hookup au

bunny earsbygoldenhearts – SDKLFHSGO jk accidentally turns himself into a rabbit, seokjin rescues him. i love it. 

i like how desperate you seem (in the way you look at me)byfatal (cumrich) – ahhh ok this is a jikook a/b/0 au and wow…

The Breadth of an EyelashbyTrappingLightningBugs – omg. so seokjin is a superhero and jungkook is a rookie hero and it’s so cute!

wish we’d fall in lovebyfalcine – bro i can feel this one in my heart. it’s joonmin (?) and it is just so visceral and good

likes me / likes me notbyfruitilyforcypherkooks – ok this was a cute one, yoongi falls for nail artist jungkook

Blinkbydix – this is a yoonkook that i got super invested in. basically a college au where jungkook still believes he’s straight but slowly learns otherwise

In Lust We Trustbyorphan_account – jimin serves as sort of a mentor for jungkook who is a photographer and . there’s so much tension it’s so good

i glow pink in the nightbyfatal (cumrich),jonghyunslisterine – eeeeeeeeeeeee no words

Say You Love Mebymisspamela  – bro…… this one was just so freaking good. hopekook cuteness!

ok that’s it for now!! hope that this helped you get some inspo for some new reads and i’ll def be rec-ing some of my 2020 finds as well in the near future! as always hmu with any requests:)

BTS fic rec– recent faves

Here are some of the things I’ve added to my bookmarks in the past few months! 

Blue FilterbyGinForInk – there is not a single fic by GinForInk that i dislike and this fic is no exception . sorry for that triple negative but, this is some high quality content. honestly marine biologist Namjoon is such an aesthetic I love it.

Apex predator, apex beatbyRose_gold715 – this is a vampire/human au, honestly everything written by this author makes me feel so many feelings so please give this a try 

Unbelievablebymllevangogh – LOVE LOVE LOVE

a beginner’s guide to destroying the moonbyblackranger (robpatFF) – this is a vmin post break-up au and it’s a lil angsty but so so good

i guess i’ll take it, heartbreakerbyblackranger (robpatFF) – can you tell i’m obsessed with this author?? this is poly seokminjin?? 2seokmin? idk but its hella good. 

play me like a love songbymarienadine – continuing on the theme of poly!bangtan, here is some jinkookmin ?? minjinkook ?? help ?? but yah its GOOD 

you love me better than i’ve known beforebyjonghyunslisterine – this is a  sequel to  my, what big teeth you have, an tbh i was SO curious what was gonna happen so this was really satisfying. (def check out the tags before reading in case any of the elements of this story aren’t up ur alley)

aquamarine and opalbyskswriting – fdashfsogh pure cuteness

plastic pine treesbygoldenhearts – OKAY this has to be one of my absolute faves atm. i just felt the tension so viscerally, it was really good 

inside a sinking feelingbyCaptainButts – man. okay I truly adore this author and this fic, do yourself a favor and read it

jinkook for coway teaser

Jin: Why do people draw the sun with sunglasses? How is he supposed to protect his eyes from the sun if he is the sun??

Jungkook: He has to protect his eyes from your face.

Namjoon *monotone while reading*: Jin stop trying to choke Jungkook, you know he’ll win.

Jungkook: I’m a bottom. I can’t do this.

Jin *sobbing*: For the last time I don’t know what that means. I’m just trying to teach you to parallel park.

i’m a scaredy cat pls no more heart attacks.

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