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ourloveisforthelovely · 11 months

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Bad Ideas Part 9

Regulus Black au

Summary: It started as nothing now it’s something. Voldemort has been defeated but that doesn’t mean the wizarding world is still a good place to be.

Pairings: Regulus Black x Reader

Rating: M

Part 8 Link

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Arriving at the restaurant, you stood between Regulus and Harry. You had quietly bribed Regulus to be good. As much as you wanted to see Regulus scare the shit out of Vernon, you also wanted to see what your aunt and uncle had to say.

Were they going to apologize for all of the years of mistreatment? Was one of them dying and wanted to make amends or were they simply wanting to brag about their new car? The possibilities were endless. You weren’t sure which option you wanted to go with. Time would have to tell on that one.

“My offer to climb across the table and slap them real good still stands.”

Regulus commented. Harry glanced over to the other man with a raised eyebrow before fighting a smirk. While Harry wanted to dislike Regulus for making a move on you, he really couldn’t. Over the past little bit, Regulus proved himself enough to Harry. He also made you happy so that was enough for your twin. His offer to slap Vernon around also made Harry happy.

“I may take you up on that.”

Harry replied as you shook your head.

“Before we start slapping people around, why don’t we see what they want? I would be surprised if they honestly just wanted to see us.”

Regulus rolled his eyes. He had enough about Vernon and Petunia Dursley to do him a lifetime.

“Sorry love but I highly doubt that’s what it is. If they just want to catch up I would be more shocked than if I woke up tomorrow with my head sewn to the carpet.”

You only nodded in agreement. Common sense told you that Vernon and Petunia didn’t want to catch up. Harry was, after all, the reason that the Dursleys had to leave their “perfect” little home. Why would they want to see you again?

“There they are.”

Harry’s voice pulled you from your thoughts. You looked up to see your aunt and uncle sitting at a table in the middle of the restaurant. Petunia held her hand up to motion to come over.

“Here we go.”

You murmured before squeezing Regulus’ hand. The expression on his face had gone from mildly annoyed to straight haughty and holier than thou. He didn’t have to say anything for you to know that he already hated Vernon and Petunia. He was also looking for “ANY” reason to let the insults start flying.

Arriving at the table, neither Petunia nor Vernon stood to give you any form of a hug. You didn’t expect this so it really shouldn’t have surprised you. Vernon only nodded while Petunia forced a smile.

“Harry…Y/n…it is so nice to see the both of you. How are you?”

Regulus moved to pull the chair out for you to sit in. You gave him a small thank you before turning your attention back to your aunt.

“We are alive. I hope you both are doing well.”

Petunia nodded again forcing a smile.

“We are doing fine. I received your letter about that madman being killed. I’m guessing all is well in your world?”

Your world….

You knew that was hard for Petunia to say. The fact that it wasn’t accompanied by some kind of insult was a miracle in itself.

“Yes, everything is fine…for the moment. It's just getting everything put back together.”

Harry replied. You were thankful that Harry came in. Your brother always knew when you were ready to say something snarky.

“I’m glad to hear that. We have been worried.”

Again, Petunia sounded like she had been forced to say that. Your aunt was as worried about you as you were worried about her.

Vernon, meanwhile, had been staring at the young man by your side. He hadn’t said a word since sitting down. His cold grey eyes had been flickering between Vernon and Petunia as he looked at them as if they were garbage.

“So, who are you?”

Vernon finally asked. Regulus looked right at Vernon as if he was personally offended to be spoken to by a muggle…or at least a muggle like Vernon.

“Regulus.”

Regulus replied in a cold cool voice. Vernon was even more annoyed. He expected a little more than a first name.

“Pleasure. So, are you funny like them?”

“Funny?”

Regulus questioned, narrowing his eyes on Vernon as if he were a mouse. You had to swallow back a chuckle at how Regulus’ cat-like nature coming out.

“A…wizard…I guess.”

Vernon replied, feeling suddenly uncomfortable under the younger man’s icy gaze.

“I’m not a comedian. I suggest that you watch how you speak to me, Vernon Dursley. Harry and Y/n may be nice to you but I won’t be. I should climb across the table and choke you out for how you lot treated them as children. If you were any kind of aunt or uncle, you would have never treated your niece or nephew so poorly…stupid prejudices or not.”

Vernon swallowed, clearly uncomfortable. He had got his answer on what Regulus’ background was.

“Well…”

“Well, nothing. You’re a shit excuse for a family…the both of you. I personally don’t see why you lot even bothered checking in on them. They had done just find during this whole war without the help of either of you.”

Petunia blinked a few times before beginning to speak.

“You don’t understand it was… we did what we thought was best…given the circumstances.”

Regulus raised an eyebrow at Petunia instantly making her rethink her life choices.

“I understand enough. You treated your sister’s children like shit. That’s enough for me to understand. I can understand you a lot being scared of things that you don’t understand. That, however, gives you no right to be shitty individual to people…especially children. There was no treating them the best in anything that you did.”

Neither Harry nor yourself moved to say anything. You gave Regulus a proud smile. It was nice hearing him say something like this. Those words alone proved just how far Regulus had come as an individual. Had this conversation happened never would have happened. Regulus would have probably berated Petunia and Vernon for being muggles and simply existing.

“You don’t know anything.”

Vernon snapped. Regulus stood up making Vernon cower lower in his chair.

“I know enough. Y/n, Harry let's just get out of here. This is a total waste of both of your time.”

Neither Harry nor yourself argued. You came, you saw, and now you were ready to get the hell out.

It took until the lot of you arrived back at Grimmauld Place for Regulus to calm down. Harry was silently laughing to himself for a few moments before speaking.

“Regulus, why don’t you just pull a gun on them the next time?”

Regulus shook his head and hung his coat up.

“I’ll just punch him in the face.”

Harry nodded.

“I’ll agree to that.”

Harry turned to walk into the dining room leaving the two of you alone. Regulus sighed…then my mother came out.”

Regulus was relieved when you smiled. While he didn’t really expect you to be angry with him for going off; Regulus really didn’t try to hear the Dursleys out. He pretty much saw them and went ballistic.

You stood on your tiptoes to press a kiss to Regulus’ chin.

“I found it rather amusing. My inner child was healed seeing them have their asses handed to them.”

Regulus wrapped his arms around your waist and rested his forehead against yours.

“You always deserved better.”

Regulus said with a soft sigh.

“OH MERLIN…is that Regulus?”

Both Regulus and yourself instantly stood up and turned to the voice. Your mouth dropped seeing what had to be your parents standing in the doorway. Rubbing your hands on your eyes a few times you had to make sure that you weren’t seeing things. James and Lily looked just as they did in the photos that you had.

The better question was why were dead people suddenly turning up like long-lost people coming for a friendly visit? Not that you were entirely complaining. Without this odd-ass situation, you would never have been able to be with Regulus. Now your parents…

Regulus looked clearly as shocked as James.

“Oh Merlin is that James?”

Regulus replied in a snarky tone. James turned to Lily who looked equally as shocked. Never in a million years did they expect to see Regulus alive…and holding you…their daughter.

“What is going on around here?”

James snapped. Sirius who was looking ready to jump out the window groaned.

“Man, don’t make me say it.”

James turned to Sirius. Harry winced, from his place beside his godfather. This wasn’t really how he wanted to drop the “Y/n is dating Regulus” bomb on his poor unsuspecting parents.

“Is he dating my daughter?”

Sirius again groaned. Regulus rolled his eyes before chuckling.

“Wow, there is no getting past you.”

You moved to stand in front of Regulus. The last thing that you wanted was to see fists or hexes start flying.

“Okay…what is going on here? Mum…dad…you’re alive…what is going on around here? Not that I am not thrilled to see you both…but…is everyone killed by lord Snakeface turning back up?”

James and Lily couldn’t say anything for a moment. It was Lily that spoke first.

“Sweetheart, I don’t know how to answer that but we can be a family again….as we should have.”

James nodded before turning his attention back to Regulus.

“What about him?”

“I’m not going anywhere.”

Regulus replied. James glared at Regulus. After coming back from the dead, the last thing that James ever expected was to see his only daughter in a relationship with Regulus Black.

Yet….here I am.

James thought before speaking.

“What makes you think that you are good for her? I know you…at least how you used to be. Leopards don’t change their spots.”

Regulus raised an eyebrow before turning to face you. He gave you a gentle smile. The last thing that Regulus wanted was for you to hear what he was about to say.

“Sweetheart, wait for me upstairs. We can catch up with them later.”

You turned and walked from the room without another word. As much as you wanted to stick around, part of you wanted to get away too. This was too much all at once. Your fight or flight feelings were about to come roaring back and thankfully Regulus recognized it.

It's nice having someone on my side.

Regulus waited until the door to his room closed before turning back to face James and Lily.

“With me, Y/n gets to come first. She had always come second to Harry and for once she gets to come first. That’s what makes me good for her.”

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khantoelessar · 10 months

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A look at feminism in Lady Chitterly’s Lover in Hogan’s Heroes

This post was largely inspired by Frau-Wilhelm Klink’s metas on individual episodes of Hogan’s Heroes. I wanted to give a quick meta on my favourite episode Lady Chitterly’s Lover from Season 6 (okay, technically it’s a two-parter but I’m treating it as one episode).

The reason why it’s my favourite is that in a series where we continually see strong, dynamic women in leadership roles, for me, this episode raises the flag the highest for feminism.

I should make one note here. There are many who might describe Hogan and to a lesser extent Newkirk and Le Beau as misogynists. They would have reasons. I’ve pointed out myself in previous metas how often Hogan will slag off against women and that, yes, he is a tom cat. But it is important to note that when Hogan and the others are talking down about women (especially Frauline Linkmeyer) they are only doing so towards the Nazi women and/or they are trying to manipulate someone (usually Klink) into doing something to help them win the war. I may very well write a longer meta on Hogan and Feminism but for now, I’ll just focus on this one episode.

Let’s start with when Hogan and the core team are making plans. I’m taking a little bit of a detour at first by talking about Carter here because I think they reveal something interesting about his character.

First is his insecurity. We see this when they are discussing what approach to take with Chitterly and Hogan dismisses Carter’s suggestion of using bombs as being too crude. The look on Carter’s face is pure devastation.

Munitions and explosives are not only Carter’s passion and joy they are what he views as his strongest point and main contribution to the team. I feel that he overlooks his skills as an actor in impersonating German officers and Gestapo because this is something that every member of the team, even Kinch to a degree, does as well. Explosives are Carter’s significant contribution and to have them dismissed really hurts.

The second interesting thing that is revealed in this episode is that Carter can have a tendency, perhaps unintentionally, towards cruelty as demonstrated by his whipping Klink’s feet.

According to this [1]article, Falanga or bastinado is a form of torture involving beating the soles of the feet with a blunt instrument, causing intense pain. This was very true in Klink’s case as we can see by his reaction. That was no light love tap Carter gave him.

One more slight diversion before we move onto Lady Chitterly and that is Colonel Crittendon’s reaction after Von Schlomm reveals that Lady Chitterly is coming and that she can reveal Crittendon as an imposter.

Crittendon: “So we cut and run, old boy. Cut and run.” Hogan: “Sure, and when the Nazis can't find any Sir Charles - who's got to be very, very important to them - what happens? They'll tear this place apart. Crittendon: Ah, but we won't be here.

This reveals a rather darker aspect of Crittendon. It’s not so much that he’s a coward, we’ve seen him charge recklessly into danger. But he often gives no thought to the safety or well-being of the enlisted men in his command. When he suggests running and escaping, he was thinking only of himself and the other officers. The other several hundred enlisted men that make up the camp would just be left behind, probably to be shot. In these episodes, Crittendon embodies the stereotype of the Chateau General from World War I.

Now we get to Lady Chitterly’s arrival and the meat of the story. Right from the start we are shown that she is a woman of action who is willing to fight and kill and (as a consequence of her actions) die to do what she feels is necessary as shown when she pulls a knife on Crittendon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFrYFoSdhJU&ab_channel=FourruresPassion

The dialogue between Hogan and Valerie Chitterly is very revealing. She wanted to assassinate her husband for calling for England to surrender. Hogan says that London would never buy it, but she replies that “No, but it’ll hurt.” And she’s right. Not only prior but well into the Second World War there were a number of Nazi sympathizers, some in the Royal Circle as the BBC History Magazine points out. [2] Right in her introduction we are shown that this is a woman not only of strength and bravery but also intelligence.

That intelligence is carried forward when Von Schlomm knocks on the door. His interaction with Lady Chitterly is revealing about her character in a number of ways.

First, it is she who takes charge of the situation without any intervention or instruction from Hogan. Second, is in how she puts Von Schlomm off.

Von Schlomm: “I heard sounds, shouting. Lady Chitterly: “Well?” Von Schlomm: “Well – I thought it was rather strange.” Lady Chitterly: "How terribly quaint.”

The sexual innuendo here is blatant and what strikes me is how the women in Hogan’s Heroes weaponize their sexuality. There have been other series, some of them famous for espousing feminism and equality between the genders, and have shown beautiful women sometimes scantily clad, supposedly in positions of authority. But I have also found those same women to be generally meek, passive, and utterly submissive to men, at least the ones on the good guys’ side. But with just one line “How terribly quaint” and a look, Valerie Chitterly utterly dominates that scene and the men around her. (Pun intended)

Hogan is not entirely happy with this.

Hogan: “We’ve got poor Crittendon up there playing house with a tigress, Hitler waiting in Berlin with a great big kiss and London says see what’ll turn up.”

It’s debatable whether or not Hogan intended the term “tigress” as an insult but it’s about as uncomplimentary as he gets. There are other shows from this time period that would be using terms far worse and portraying her as being in the wrong for being so.

This is further borne out by having Sir Charles Chitterly barge up with Newkirk tagging along behind.

Newkirk: “I’m sorry sir, he keeps banging on about wanting to see his wife.” Charles Chitterly: “Not only wanting it, demanding it. Hogan, by all wules of warfare, I have every wight to expect- “ Hogan: “You know something? You open your mouth one more time you will see your wife.”

What is interesting to note is that Chitterly is not even tied up, he’s barely under guard and he seems to have the run of the tunnels. This will really come back later to bite the Heroes in the ass.

The next scene is where Hogan confronts Lady Chitterly and Crittendon.

http://realitypoint.com/HTML/Hogans%20Heroes%20S06E05%20Lady%20Chitterly's%20Lover%20Part%202.html (4:22 – 5:23)

Hogan: “Lady Chitterly, we’ve got to make this fast. Von Schlomm just talked to Hitler, and he wants you in Berlin right away. And since Hitler knows your husband, he’s not going to be fooled by Crittendon. Crittendon: “Now, I’m not sure of that Hogan.” Hogan: “Well I am. So, whatever we set up to abort this mission, it’s got to be done from here.” Lady Chitterly: “I see. You have placed yourself in charge, Colonel Hogan.” Hogan: “Call it what you will.” Lady Chitterly: “And as our leader, how are you persuading General Von Schlomm that we should go against Hitler’s orders?”

Hogan: “I’ll think of something.” Lady Chitterly: “Not good enough. I don’t know you well enough and I don’t trust you far enough.” Hogan: “How far do you think I can trust you, married to Axis Charley for five years and in Berlin for three months cozying up to the Nazis. What kind of security clearance is that?” Crittendon: “I can personally vouch for Lady Chitterly, Hogan.” Hogan: “Who asked you?” Lady Chitterly: “I think, Colonel Hogan, I shall have to go my own way.” Hogan: “How?”

Lady Chitterly: “I shall . . . think of something.”

And she does. In Klink’s office when they are just about to be pushed into cars to be taken to Berlin and Hogan comes into the room, it is Valerie Chitterly who comes up with the plan to buy them time by pretending that she, Hogan, and Charles Chitterly had been a sort of Ménage à trois years ago. Here we are shown not only her resourcefulness and quick thinking but also once again her ability to weaponize her sexuality in such a way that the men in the room are thrown completely off balance.

But it only buys so much time. During the scene in Klink’s dining room, we see Hogan and Valerie butting heads again. Crittendon is not helping by trying (badly) to flatter Valerie by saying she’s clever.

Lady Chitterly: “Are we going to review the past, Colonel Hogan? I thought there were problems enough with the present. Hogan: “I wasn't trying to review the past.” Crittendon: “None of my business if you did, of course.” Hogan: “Crittendon, I never saw her before last night. Now can we get on to something important? Crittendon: “Naturally. Lovely bit of acting you did then. Idea just came into your head, I suppose. I never would have thought of something clever like that.” Hogan: “Oh, Crittendon.” Lady Chitterly: “Later, Colonel. Hogan has something frightfully important to say.” Hogan: “I certainly do like reality. Like when Hitler finds out that you're not coming, he's going to send for you. Lady Chitterly: “Oh, but I'll insist on you coming along, and that will solve everything, won't it, Colonel Hogan?” Hogan: “No, it won’t, and you know it won't. Another bit of reality. The Gestapo's going to get involved in this if they aren't in already. How long do you think we can fool them? Lady Chitterly: “I'm sure that by now you've got some frightfully brilliant scheme that will tie it all up in a neat package. Hogan: “Well, not yet no.”

Crittendon: “Bet my last pound note that you have.” Lady Chitterly: “But of course.” Hogan: “Well, could we have it or is it just between you two Chitterlys?”

While there is a lot of tension in this scene about who’s in charge it is not what I would describe as sexual tension, it’s more that neither one trusts the other and both are used to being in charge. There is no impression, in my opinion, of Hogan trying to force his will through “Alpha Male Dominance”.

Things then get really interesting when Newkirk pops up.

Newkirk: “Hope I'm not intruding.” Hogan: “What's up? Newkirk: “Nothing, sir. Just checking in. How are you, Colonel Crittendon? All right? You are Colonel Crittendon, aren't you?” Crittendon: “I dare say.” Newkirk: “You haven't seen Sir Charles around anywhere, have you?” Hogan: “He got away?” Newkirk: “More or less, sir, yes.” Hogan: “Well, find him right now and fast.” Newkirk: “Don't worry, sir, I'll do it. I'll be right on the job, sir. Don't worry.”

I mentioned earlier that the Heroes’ lack of guard around Charles Chitterly (in violation of every security protocol that we are shown that they have in place in previous episodes) would really come back to bite them in the ass. Here it is. And it is important to note that when the screw up happens, putting their lives and the operation in danger because they’ve let Sir Charles see their entire operation, it’s the male teammates and not the woman who screws up. They are fortunate that Klink left him alone in the room so they could recapture him.

Then we get Hochstetter with all his screaming glory. And then to top matters off Hitler calls from Berlin. What happens next is extremely important because Crittendon chokes when Hochstetter demands that he speak with Hitler.’

Crittendon: “Awfully sorry, dreadful frog in my throat.”

Hogan just stands there.

It is Lady Valerie Chitterly who saves the day not Hogan.

http://realitypoint.com/HTML/Hogans%20Heroes%20S06E05%20Lady%20Chitterly's%20Lover%20Part%202.html (17:17 – 18:40)

Lady Chitterly: “Is that you, Dolf? Leslie, dear. How are you? Oh, Charles will talk to you, but he's such a sweet stupid, you and I better finish the business part. Oh, no. No, we're not coming to Berlin. No time. The minute Charles is discovered missing, all our crowd will be under house arrest. I take it von Schlomm has the surrender terms. Good. One small change of plan - send every man-of-war you have along with some troops sailing toward England. At once. You simply must, Dolf. We can never sell the surrender without an invasion threat.

(Shouting in German) Don't shout so, Dolf. We must all do things we don't want to do, there's a war on.”

So here we have it. Time and time again throughout these episodes we see that it is Lady Valerie Chitterly who is the true hero. She is the one who saves the day, she is the one who takes command, she is the one who comes up with all the ideas. The great Hogan bottoms out. After that first idea to use Crittendon as a body double for Sir Charles he comes up with nothing. If anything, his male teammates screw up when they let Chitterly escape.

Not only that but she cons Hitler. In all the episodes of Hogan’s Heroes, she is the only one who ever has direct contact with that monster, and she plays him for a fool. She not only talks her way out of her and Charles going to Berlin, but she gets him to send his navy (or what’s left of it at this point) into a crushing defeat. She, Lady Valerie Chitterly, a woman, beats Hitler, not the male heroes of the story.

(Okay granted, we did have that scene at the end where she asks Hogan what made him so wise and he says association with you, and then they have that kissing scene. That did reek of “Alpha Male Dominance (AMD) but then Hogan always kisses the women. I heard it was written into Bob Crane’s contract but don’t quote me on that. I could have done without that last scene, yes.)

But still, this is why these two episodes are among my very favourites. Here we are shown a woman of intelligence, strength, and innate authority, taking command and saving the day and the heroes of the story not only DON’T slag off, call her every misogynistic name under the sun, while putting the “little woman” in her place in the end, but go along and for the most part support and cooperate with her and this is what leads to their victory.

So, hats off to Valerie Chitterly and to the show Hogan’s Heroes who, in my opinion, not only raised the flag high for feminism and equal rights but were among the best of that time to do so.

References

[1] “Sensory Functions in the Foot Soles in Victims of Generalized Torture, in Victims Also Beaten under the Feet (Falanga) and in Healthy Controls – A Blinded Study Using Quantitative Sensory Testing | BMC International Health and Human Rights | Full Text.”

[2] “Pro-Nazis And The Royals: The Men Near George VI Who Admired Hitler | HistoryExtra.”

#Hogan's Heroes #Lady Chitterly's Lover #Feminsim #Hogan's Heroes meta #My Metas #Colonel Robert Hogan #Sargeant Andrew Carter #Colonel Klink #Lady Valerie Chitterly #Colonel Rodney Crittendon

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nevver · 2 years

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🧀🥪🌶️🥭 The Ravening War portraits 🧀🥪🌶️🥭

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One of my favorites by Paul Lehr, used as a 1971 cover to "Earth Abides," by George R. Stewart. It's also in my upcoming art book!

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agustdakasuga · 10 months

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The Way Of A Criminal: Chapter 4

Genre: Mafia!AU, Criminal!AU, Angst, Romance

Pairing: OT7 x Reader

Characters: Normal!Reader, Gangster!Namjoon, Gangster!Seokjin, Gangster!Yoongi, Gangster!Hoseok, Gangster!Jimin, Gangster!Taehyung, Gangster!Jungkook

Summary: Your father was a stranger, you never knew who he was and what he did. But one day, someone knocks on your door, informing you of his passing. Now, you learn more about him, his life and the legacy you are expected to continue with the help of his 7 executives.

Story warning(s): This story will contain depictions of violence, blood shed/gore, death, mentions of abuse, smoking, alcohol drinking and gambling. This story is fictional and has nothing to do with real life events or the actual members of BTS. Please read at your own discretion.

Instead of dealing with all this head on, you avoided it. You put everything aside and went on with life, spending all your time doing work, studying and doing your university projects.

Wonwoo noticed this and decided to invite you for a night out. Just a chill night with some drinks. Usually, you would decline, which is why Wonwoo has never invited you out. But you could use the distraction. Maybe being out of the house was good.

DING DONG

“Coming!” You ran down, fixing your earring. You didn’t really know how to dress for a night out like this so you picked a random dress. It was a dark blue, crushed velvet cocktail dress.

“Come on in.” You opened the door for him. Wonwoo smiled, bowing before removing his shoes to come in.

“This dress isn’t really motorcycle friendly, is it?” You let out an awkward laugh, going into the kitchen to get your phone that you left there to charge.

“I didn’t ride my bike since we might drink. I’ll call a cab.” Wonwoo said. He just stood in the doorway, unsure of what to do since it was the first time he was in your house.

“(y/n)?” Wonwoo suddenly called your name, stopping you in your tracks.

“You look great.” He smiled softly.

“Oh... Thank you.” You felt your cheeks heat up at his sudden compliment. He held out a hand to support you as you wore your shoes. After locking up the house, he escorted you to the cab that was waiting for you. And of course, Wonwoo opened the door for you to get in first, being the gentleman that he is. The car ride was silent.

“C-Can I ask you something?” Wonwoo threaded lightly. You hummed, nodding your head.

“I know you like your privacy and I shouldn’t pry but there were this rumours and pictures floating around about some expensive sports car and handsome guy picking you up. Is he one of them?” He asked nervously.

“If by ‘one of them’, you mean my father’s... employees. Yes, he is... or was. There are 7 of them.” You rubbed the back of your neck.

“Are they bothering you?”

“Can we not talk about this anymore? I just don’t want to have to think about it for a few minutes.” That came out a lot harsher and colder than you expected. But Wonwoo didn’t react.

“Sorry. I’m...” You sighed, not really knowing how to piece your words together anymore.

“I understand. Don’t worry about it. I didn’t mean to pry.” Wonwoo smiled comfortingly. Thankfully for you, the cab stopped outside the club. You looked at the long line outside that didn’t seem to be moving,

“Don’t look so worried. My friend put our name on the list so we can just walk in.” Wonwoo laughed. You both got out and he grasped your hand, giving your names to the bouncer. You were so stunned by his action that you just followed him without a word, letting him lead you.

“There’s a table there.” Wonwoo said in your ear on top of the loud music. You were still shocked that he was holding your hand that you just followed him.

“Phew, it’s crowded.” You said, casually pulling your hand away to check if you dropped anything from your bag.

“Yeah, that’s what you get for being here on a Friday night.” He chuckled. You stood at the table while Wonwoo went to get drinks at the bar. The standing table was thankfully at the side of the bar, which meant less people.

“Relax, you’re here to have fun.” You told yourself.

“Here.” Wonwoo got himself a beer and got you a cocktail. It was a nice refreshing drink with flavoured soju as the alcohol.

“Let me know how much everything is tonight and we’ll split the cost.” You told him as you took a sip.

“It’s okay, (y/n). It’s my treat, just enjoy yourself.” Wonwoo smiled. He clinked his glass with yours. Although this wasn’t your exact idea of relaxing, you were glad that the noise and the crowd made the place too loud that you didn’t need to start sharing your feelings. Wonwoo was a good friend but you just weren’t used to sharing so much about yourself with others.

After some drinks, you excused yourself to go to the toilet. But of course, there was a line. About 15 minutes went by without the line moving. You were about to give up when someone grabbed your wrist.

“(y/n) sshi?” You looked at the familiar face.

“Oh... Uh...”

“Yoongi.” He said, letting you go. You nodded your head. Other people in the line now had their attention on you and Yoongi.

“Come.” He nodded over to follow him. You didn’t know why you just went along, not even asking why he wanted you to go with him. You came before a staircase with two guards. But they parted ways upon seeing Yoongi.

“Sir.” They bowed respectfully as Yoongi cooly walked up, hands tucked into his pockets. You quickly bowed your heads back to the guards and caught up to Yoongi.

“You can use this bathroom instead. It’s cleaner and safer.” Yoongi stopped before a door.

“A-Are you sure?”

“If I wasn’t sure, I wouldn’t have went down to fish you out of the crowd. Take all the time you need. This is our own private bathroom so no one else is allowed to use it.” He explained. You nodded, bowing gratefully to him before entering the restroom.

The bathroom was a lot more opulent and grand, with black granite and gold trims. Like Yoongi said, it was very clean, unlike a usual club bathroom. It was definitely a boys bathroom with urinals but you just used one of the stalls.

“Hyung, why can’t I use the bathroom? I really need to go!” You heard voices outside as you were washing your hands.

“Only the 7 of us use it anyway. Unless... Do you have a secret guest in there?!” The person talking to Yoongi gasped as if he just uncovered something scandalous.

“Watch your mouth.” You heard Yoongi threaten.

“Sorry, I’m done.” You opened the door. But you didn’t expect Yoongi to be standing so close that you ended up bumping into his back.

“Oh, no wonder hyung was guarding the bathroom.” The male said. He didn’t mind you and just brushed past to use the bathroom. Yoongi moved you away from the bathroom door, not wanting you to accidentally get hit.

“Thank you. Is it okay if I just stay here for a few more minutes? You can go back to what you were doing before.” You asked timidly. Yoongi took one look at you and nodded. You didn’t need to tell him anything for him to know what you were thinking. The club was getting overwhelming. Yoongi never really liked coming too unless his brothers make him.

“Why did you come if you don’t like it?”

“A friend brought me here as a distraction. Plus, I’ve never really come to a club before.” You replied. Yoongi nodded his head.

“You don’t need to stay and accompany me. I’ll go back down in a bit.” You said.

“It’s okay.” He leaned against the opposite wall. You took your phone out to send Wonwoo a text, assuring him that you were safe and that he could go home first. But you didn’t tell him where you were and who you were with.

“Actually... I wanted to apologise. My brothers told me I shouldn’t have offered you a smoke the other time. I just thought it would help.” Yoongi looked at you.

“It’s fine. I honestly didn’t think too much about it. There were other things to think about.” You shook your head.

“Understandable. I’m sure you have your fair share of confusion and questions that come along with it. This is just the start.” Yoongi said. You didn’t let his straightforward tone faze you, nodding your head glumly.

“Well, I should go. Thanks for letting me hang here.” You straightened up.

“No worries. I’ll walk you down.” Yoongi followed suit. You walked behind him, not sure of the way to the exit. With your insistence, Wonwoo had gone home on his own. You did feel bad for abandoning him when he was the one that invited you out but you also didn’t want him to wait.

“Do you have a ride home?” Yoongi asked.

“I told my friend to go home first so I guess I can get a cab home.” You waved him off, getting your phone out. But Yoongi stopped you, his hand grasping your phone and covering the screen.

“It’s not safe and cheap to get a cab from here at this time. I drank a little so I shouldn’t drive. Hang on.” Yoongi waved over one of the bouncers.

“Use the company car and send her home then report back.” Yoongi ordered.

“Yoongi sshi, it’s really okay.”

“Get the address from her and make sure you see her entering the house before coming back.” Yoongi ignored you. The bouncer nodded and bowed, running off the get the car.

“(y/n) sshi, hyung.” You both turned to see Taehyung jogging over. He had a big, square-ish grin as he waved.

“Jimin said you were here and that Yoongi hyung was with you. Are you driving her home, hyung?” Taehyung tilted his head.

“I drank. So was gonna get one of the workers to drive her back.” Yoongi explained, standing back as he lit a cigarette to smoke. Taehyung nodded his head.

“I’ll drive you home. I didn’t drink since I am the designated driver tonight. Bring my car instead.” Taehyung called out. The worker bowed and ran back into the club. Yoongi decided to go in first after his cigarette was done, not liking being out in the cold. He shot you a nod while you bowed gratefully to him. While waiting, Taehyung put his jacket over your shoulders.

“Did you come alone?” Taehyung asked.

“No... I came with a friend but I abandoned him. Yoongi sshi was kind enough to let me hang out in the quiet area. So I told my friend to go home first.” You said. You didn’t know why you were explaining so much to him.

“This isn’t you scene, is it?” He teased. You pursed your lips and shook your head. The noise and the crowd just wasn’t comfortable.

“Sir.” The car stopped right in front of you. The worker came out, bowing and passing Taehyung’s keys to him.

“Here you go. Watch your head.” Taehyung opened the car door for you to enter. You sat inside, keeping the sides of his jacket close to you so it wouldn’t get caught in the door.

Taehyung confirmed your address before starting to drive. One hand held his head, elbow resting on the door next to him while the other hand was on the steering wheel. During the quiet ride, you fiddled with the hem of the dress, pulling it down every now and then.

“Are you cold?” He asked.

“No, I’m good. Thank you.” You replied softly. With your head leaning against the headrest, you looked out the window. The only reason you would be out this late usually was because you were working.

“Thanks for dropping me off again.” You said as Taehyung pulled up outside of your house.

“Any time.” Taehyung smiled. You unbluckled your seatbelt and got out of the car. But before you could walk further, Taehyung rolled down the window.

“Goodnight, (y/n)!”

“G-Goodnight, Taehyung sshi.” A small smile formed on your lips as you bowed your head and entered the house. Like the other day, Taehyung only drove off after he was sure you had entered the house.

Only after you entered the house and you heard Taehyung drive off, that you realised you had forgotten the return him his jacket. You removed it carefully, as if any movement would cause it to tear like tissue. You inspected it, trying to figure out if you should wash it on your own, and risk ruining the expensive material, or just send it for dry cleaning.

“Hi, Wonwoo. Did you make it home safe?”

“Oh, (y/n). Yes, I am home. I went home after you sent me that text. Are you alright? You scared me.”

“Yes, I am alright. I just found a quiet space to chill for a while so I didn’t want you to wait for me. I just got home. Sorry for ruining the night. I’ll make it up to you, I promise.” You said, putting your shoes away.

“Don’t say that, (y/n). I’m sorry you didn’t enjoy yourself.”

“I did enjoy myself, Wonwoo. Thank you for bringing me out to feel better.” You laughed. After wishing each other good night, you hung up.

You took a shower and was feeling peckish so you made yourself some ramyeon. There was always ramyeon in the kitchen for when you or your mother needed a late night snack after working.

“I’ll have to drop the jacket off at the dry cleaners tomorrow.” You groaned tiredly, looking at the blazer that rested over the back of the chair.

Hoseok was one of the first ones to wake up. After a day of working and a night of drinking, the boys all usually slept in during the weekends. The moment his foot touched the bottom of the stairs, a maid ran over to him, bowing her head in fear.

“What is it?” He raised an eyebrow.

“Your workers are here, sir. They said that it is important for you to see them immediately.” She relayed timidly, afraid of making him angry.

“Send them in. And get my breakfast.” Hoseok shooed her away before shuffling to the dining room. Like any other normal person, he didn’t like having to work on the weekends.

“Good morning, Boss.” The 3 men put the crate that they were carrying down and bowed to Hoseok.

“This better be important for you to be here on a Saturday morning.” Hoseok said, not even looking up at them. He was more focused on the tray of food that the butler had placed down in front of him.

“The shipment is here early. We thought you would want to check it right away.” One of the men informed. Hoseok put his napkin on the table and stood up.

“Show me.” He commanded as he walked over. The men opened the box, revealing the contents inside.

“Very nice...” He picked up one of the items.

“Business on a Saturday morning, Hobah?” Yoongi came in. Hoseok’s workers bowed upon seeing the pale man enter the dining room. But of course, he didn’t even spare them a glance. He sat down in his allocated seat, waiting for the staff to serve him his breakfast. His breakfast was usually an iced coffee then his food 20 minutes later.

“Can’t help it, hyung. You want the best, you’ve got to work when others aren’t.” Hoseok laughed while Yoongi snorted at his comment. He placed the items back into the crate.

“Leave this here. I’ll show the others to see what they think. Good work. We’ll discuss the rest on Monday.” Hoseok said.

“Of course, boss. Have a nice weekend.” The 3 bowed, moving the crate to the side of the room before leaving the mansion. Hoseok took his seat across Yoongi.

“So hyung, I heard you had a little moment with the girl.” Hoseok asked.

“What moment?” Yoongi asked back, no emotion on his face as he sipped the last bit of his coffee.

“Jimin said you loyally guarded the door for her as she used our toilet. Even stayed with her in the hallway after to comfort her.” He explained. Yoongi rolled his eyes, his brothers really needed better things to talk about.

“I saw her the moment she entered, I’m surprised you guys didn’t considering how high our booth is. She needed to use a toilet and the queue was insane so I offered her to use ours. And I wasn’t comforting her, she needed a quiet place and I stayed with her. That’s all.” Yoongi explained.

“Well, that’s a lot more interaction than what the rest have got. Looks like she’ll warm up to you first.” Hoseok said.

“No, she’ll warm up to Taehyung first. He was the one that sent her home.” Yoongi dug into his food on the tray that the butler brought him. Hoseok hummed but couldn’t help the giggle that escaped him.

“What’s Hobi laughing about?” Namjoon came in. He had been awake for a while, opting to sit in his room to read the newspaper rather than come downstairs right away.

“No idea.” Yoongi replied, putting a chopstick of rice into his mouth.

“Ah, seriously, Hobi. I thought we established that we are not going to bring work into the dining room?” Namjoon tsked at the crate in the room.

“It’s fine, Namjoon ah. I’ll move it after breakfast. The boys needed me to inspect the goods, that’s all. Even risked bothering me on a Saturday to do it.” Hoseok waved the leader off. Namjoon shook his head with a sigh.

“Bring my breakfast.” He ordered as he took his seat at the head of the table. The butler bowed and left.

“I’m done. Going back to sleep.” Yoongi stood up and shuffled out of the room. The weekend was for Yoongi to catch up on sleep, it was normal to not see him for the entirety of the two days because he was just sleeping or resting in bed. Jin and Taehyung were the last ones that had breakfast. Jungkook and Jimin would sleep in until dinner time.

“Here. Take what is yours and leave the rest. I told you I would get things done.” Jin dropped the stack of files on the table. Namjoon, Hoseok and Taehyung shrugged, going through the pile to retrieve their things.

“So, hyung, did you find out anymore information about (y/n) when you did your stalking?” Taehyung asked.

“Yah, Taehyung! That was supposed to be confidential.” Jin hissed at the younger exposing him to the rest. However, the younger just shrugged.

“You’re running a check on her?” Namjoon raised an eyebrow.

“I’m not running a check on her... Well, at least not the background checks I usually do. I just wanted to find out about her to maybe try to connect with her in some way. She is a closed book.” Jin explained.

“So what if she is a closed book, I’m sure you can still find whatever you need on her.” Hosoek laughed.

“That’s the thing... She does not have much of a record except for her birth certificate and basic school details. Everything else either doesn’t exist or has been wiped.” Jin informed.

“Wait, you’re telling me there is actually information that you can’t find?”

“How do you know information has been wiped? She could have just not had that much of an eventful life so far. I doubt she can wipe her own records and she doesn’t seem to have a reason to do that.” Namjoon said. He didn’t know you but you didn’t seem like a skillful hacker that could wipe records.

“I know information has been wiped because I am the one who wiped them...” Jin admitted with his head slightly hung.

“What?”

“Boss wanted me to wipe them. He was paranoid, especially when it came to her. So my task was to regularly wipe her records that were 'not relevant’. Hospital visits, stuff like that...” Jin gulped.

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