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verneeverse) wrote2022-06-10 05:20 pm
verneeverse) wrote2022-06-10 05:20 pm
"send me a ship and a prompt and i'll write a mini fic," she said, like a liar
gonna try my absolute hardest to do every prompt on that list as a fun little writing activity to get me in the groove (and stop me from obsessively working on my kpop spreadsheets...)
feel free to request any ships and any prompts to help me in my quest to get the dreamwidth "didn't lie about doing something" achievement
(original twt post)
orange - in progress
blue - done + with the comment link
feel free to request any ships and any prompts to help me in my quest to get the dreamwidth "didn't lie about doing something" achievement
(original twt post)
| things you said at 1am | |
| things you said through your teeth | hongjohnny |
| things you said too quietly | |
| things you said over the phone | |
| things you didn't say at all | yunhwa |
| things you said under the stars and in the grass | |
| things you said while we were driving | mingi&minghao // seokgyu |
| things you said when you were crying | |
| things you said when i was crying | |
| things you said that made me feel like shit | |
| things you said when you were drunk | |
| things you said when you thought i was asleep | soonhan |
| things you said at the kitchen table | junwoo // soonwoo |
| things you said after you kissed me | |
| things you said with too many miles between us | vermin // verk (x2) |
| things you said with no space between us | yeondz (yeonjun woodz) |
| things you said that i wish you hadn't | svt95z // johnkwan |
| things you said when you were scared | minkey |
| things you said when we were the happiest we ever were | |
| things you said that i wasn't meant to hear | |
| things you said when we were on the top of the world | |
| things you said after it was over |
| + things you said on a roadtrip | yunhwa |
orange - in progress
blue - done + with the comment link
hongjohnny - things you said through your teeth
summary: hongjoong and johnny work together at a law firm and one of them is not having a good time. (it’s only a law firm because i’ve been watching better call saul)
sorry for making johnny suh suffer and be general pathetic it’s one of my many hobbies refusing to read this over even one single time to catch any typos or mistake so if you find any look away i am not aiming for personal improvement
right from the start (something like over four years ago, at a party where the only thing hongjoong remembers is that johnny suh stole the few edible cookies he was saving for his friends), johnny suh has been insufferable. hongjoong would never say that johnny is making his life hell, that would put too much power in his hands. however, he can confidently declare that being in the same room as johnny suh does not brighten up his days. worse even, it makes him regret ever accepting the job offer from johnny himself.
“johnny? johnny suh?” yunho had asked when hongjoong brought up the mail he’d receive one day. it was eloquently titled “r u still looking 4 a job.” unfortunately yes, hongjoong was very much looking for a job. and the stunt his last clients pulled didn’t leave him with the best reputation. “he was so nice!” yunho said.
oh, how joyous life must be for one who thinks johnny suh is nice. johnny suh is polite, hongjoong can’t hold that against him - even though it’s selective politeness that rarely applies to hongjoong himself. johnny is known at the office for representing old people trying to divorce and it would be funnier if that wasn’t also one of the most lucrative department. old people divorce, and johnny suh gets to drive a brand new tesla. hongjoong isn’t very fond of the irony of life.
he’s always a little misunderstood by the world around him, always a little outside of the things his peers were doing. it’s never bothered him before this, because at least that meant that hongjoong was just being unapologetically himself. this, however, is like being put in a torture chamber with slowly rising boiling water.
no one gets how annoying and rude and a general pain in the ass johnny is. everyone adores him. he makes sure everyone adores him too, but it seems so easy for people to think of johnny suh in a positive way.
even when johnny got hongjoong the job, he was being a dick about it.
“i hope you understand how i’m putting myself on the line by making you this offer,” he said.
“then why are you making it in the first place?”
johnny had rolled his eyes like hongjoong was being voluntarily obtuse. “i have a case that i believe only you can take on. this isn’t charity, technically, but also it is a little bit. no one else is going to offer you a job.”
hongjoong had said “oh yeah? then let’s see!” and has been back to johnny’s office a week later after being rejected from every other law firm in the city.
the case johnny had handpicked for him had turned out to be surprisingly interesting. something that hongjoong only could defend the right way. not that he would ever admit that to johnny.
six months later, hongjoong still somehow works there. case after case that falls on his desk, most of them referrals from johnny himself. hongjoong would feel grateful for the work if it wasn’t so obvious that johnny was handing him all of his worst cases.
his latest “gift” is building a class action against a retirement home that has been accused of overcharging his clients. it’s long tedious work that forces hongjoong to spend more hours than he should be at the office. it certainly does not help that all week, johnny has also been leaving work late. until they’re the only two left on their floor and hongjoong has to force himself to ignore the glances johnny is sending his way.
usually, when hongjoong finally logs out of his computer, johnny does the same and they share an elevator on the way down. if hongjoong is lucky, it’s in silence, if he’s not then johnny tries to make conversation. pleasant and friendly conversation. it freaks hongjoong out and he always walks faster to leave the building.
tonight, hongjoong is still on the phone with one of the potential plaintiff when johnny starts to pack up. instead of going to the elevator, he goes the opposite way towards hongjoong desk with a smile on his face. he stands there for three minutes, patiently waiting while hongjoong explains to the lovely lady on the phone that he’ll be available at 9am tomorrow to continue this conversation.
he sighs when he hangs up and bangs his forehead on his desk. “god, kill me,” he mutters.
“tough client?” johnny asks, smile so obvious in his voice that hongjoong wonders if he’s a good enough of a lawyer to get away with murder.
“shut up,” he says through his teeth. “she’s as tough as all of the other 70 year olds i have to deal with every day, no thanks to you.”
johnny leans on the back of honjoong’s chair, making him jolt backward and bash his forehead on the corner of his desk. just to add insult to injury. he yelps in pain and johnny completely ignores him. “but think of all the good things you’re doing! helping the eldery, making sure someone stands up for them. it’s really commendable.”
“i’m just doing the job you don’t want.”
johnny gasps. “that’s not true! i would love to help the elderly, i already do that every day even. but this is a really good case for you, an opportunity to get a big win.” he sounds so serious when he says that, almost, and it makes hongjoong sick to admit it, sincere.
“now!” johnny says with a clap of hands. “how about we go grab dinner together to mend all of your sorrows? ha! how does that sound?”
hongjoong looks at him dead in the eyes, waiting for johnny to burst out laughing. it never comes. instead he grows impatient the longer hongjoong takes time to respond. “i’d rather die,” he mumbles between his teeth.
“what was that?”
“i said,” he clears his throat, “and i mean by this no disrespect to you as a lawyer at this firm or as a colleague, but i would truly rather die than go “grab dinner”,” he even mimics the quotes with his hands, “with you.
johnny blinks a few times and stares at him like it’s most surprising thing he’s ever heard. hongjoong still doesn’t understand how someone like him can be so successful. after an awkward silence, johnny goes for a nervous laugh, maybe to recover from the quite cruel blow hongjoong just did to him.
“funny,” johnny says, voice dry. “you’re a funny guy. good night then.” he turns back on his heels and leaves hongjoong dumbfounded in front of his desk.
maybe hongjoong hates johnny, but he’s no monster. he doesn’t actually want to harm the guy. he thought it was going to be one of their classic i would rather die than breathe the same air as you how was your weekend. though maybe the fact that such a thing has never happened before should have clued hongjoong in that yeah, something is up here.
he runs across the open space to catch the elevator, but the one johnny’s in is already going down. he calls for another one and anxiously waits the few seconds it takes to get here, before he rushes in and spamms the ground level button.
johnny is barely through the gate when hongjoong catches up to him. “wait!” he says, out of breath. “what’s wrong?” johnny stares at him blankly. “just tell me what’s wrong. like i’m sorry if i offended you or anything like that, i wasn’t meaning to hurt your feelings it was just… a joke.”
johnny mumbles something.
“what?”
“a joke,” he repeats. “me, i’m the joke.”
hongjoong chuckles nervously. “yeah and i’m the joke too, right? isn’t that how this works?”
johnny gasps and looks around like anyone is here to witness what’s going on. “no,” he says, mouth still hanging a little too wide from disbelief. “you are not a joke, and neither am i. we are two respectable people and i was trying to ask you out but you said you would rather die than spend a pleasant dinner with me.”
when he puts it like that, it does make hongjoong look like the bad guy. it probably reflects even worse on his character that he still stands by that statement.
he sighs, and does his best to imagine himself in court, trying to persuade a jury and de-escalate a bad situation. “listen,” he starts. “i am genuinely sorry for the way i reacted. not even going to utter an excuse, that was just mean and shitty on my part. for that i am sorry. but, just so we’re clear here, what you are offering me is… what? a date?”
johnny gulps. “sure.”
hongjoong nods. “okay, then i will politely decline. thanks for the offer i feel very flattered but…” he tries to find a way to sugar coat it and fails. “no,” he finishes one of the worst pleas of his life.
johnny straightens up his tie, runs a hand through his hair. as if even a strand of it has moved since this morning. “alright,” he says in a small voice. “that’s fine and, well, understandable given how you seem to be feeling about me. i’m not exactly sure how you managed to gather so much hatred towards me, but i would rather you not want to die when you see me.”
“yeah, that’s fair. i’ll try to… hate you less i guess.”
johnny smiles. “how kind of you.” then he pauses, looks over hongjoong’s face. “did i ever do anything to warrant this or…”
hongjoong can feel the heat coming up his cheeks. “oh god. no, yes, maybe, probably not? it would have been for a stupid reason anyway. literally don’t even think about it, let’s just be cordial from now on.”
johnny chuckles. “considering i thought we were already cordial, i was going to suggest we try becoming friends. but, sure. cordial it is.” he shakes hongjoong’s hand like they’re sealing a deal and wishes him a good night before vanishing in his tesla.
the next morning, hongjoon shows up with two cups of coffee and puts one of them down on johnny’s desk on the way to his own. “just so we’re clear,” he tells johnny when he comes over hongjoong’s desk with a smirk on his face and a thin line of coffee above his top lip. “this is not me courting you. this is a totally platonic and apologetic coffee.”
johnny nods but the smirk doesn’t leave his face. “we’ll see about that!”
maybe hongjoong should just go back to hating him full time.
Re: hongjohnny - things you said through your teeth
first of all, thank you for reaching directly into my head and turning my dreams, sick and twisted as they may be, into real words i can read.
second of all, HE HANDLES OLD PEOPLE DIVORCES LMAOOO
third of all, i find it difficult to imagine hongjoong divorced of his gender so in my head he just looks like ateez hongjoong but in a law firm.
Re: hongjohnny - things you said through your teeth
Re: hongjohnny - things you said through your teeth