Roomies

Minho:
Did you guys arrive safely?

Taemin:
Yes sirrrrrrr🫡

Taemin:
Would've been fun if you were here tbh

Taemin:
You know how to turn up a party🥺

Taehyung:
Don't tempt him

Jeongguk:
Taemin baka 😒

Taemin:
Sorry😭

Minho:
It's alright, I'll be okay

Minho:
I need to stay focused on myself, I have a lot of issues to figure out

Minho:
So it's only Taehyung and I in the apartment right?

Jeongguk:
Yeah

Jeongguk:
You guys will be okay on your own, right?

Taehyung:
As if we're children lol

Taehyung:
We'll be okay

Taemin:
Get LAIDDDDD🤪🤪🤪

Minho:
Dude

Taehyung:
You're lucky you're far away

Taemin:
😘

Taemin:
By the way, outfit check!!

Taemin:
I look hot

Taemin:

Taehyung:
You look basic

Taemin:
But it's effective 😘

Jimin:

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Jimin:
I wanted to feel hot and sexy

Minho:
And that you accomplished 😍

Jeongguk:

Woosung:

Woosung:
And of course, the queen of the night

Woosung:

Minho:
Now hold on-

Minho:
I did not see her leaving like that!?

Minho:
Oh man.....😍😍😍

Jeongguk:
Don't even think about it 😒

Jeongguk:
By the way, Taehyung, I want to ask something from you

Jeongguk:
Your brother, Karma, can we have a picture of him, in case we somehow end up bumping into him

Taehyung:
It won't happen

Minho:
Doesn't he just look exactly like Taehyung but with red hair?

Woosung:
I mean.... I'd like a picture

Taehyung:

Taehyung:

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Taehyung:
Remember my brother Eden, who I mentioned during our meeting, the eldest

Taehyung:
Here's one just in case he decides to pop for a visit anytime soon

Taehyung:

Taemin:
Not going to lie, with the three of you in one room together, I'd get on my knees for each of you 🤤🤤

Taehyung:
Karma would make you choke on a knife instead 😒

Taemin:
I'll accept it 🤤🤤

Minho:
Eden looks so soft and nice 🥺

Minho:
I'd like to meet him

Taehyung:
Don't be deceived

Taehyung:
He's known for that

Taehyung:
Until he gets into the mood

Jimin:
More pictures of Eden please 🤔

Taehyung:

Taehyung:

Taehyung:

Taehyung:

Taehyung:

Taehyung:

Taehyung:

Taehyung:

Taehyung:

Taehyung:
That's all I have

Jeongguk:
Oh

Jeongguk:
He has the stare

Taehyung:
What stare?

Jeongguk:
'You'll do what I say because you obey to me'

Jeongguk:
Karma's stare is more so 'Either you do it or I'll make you do it'

Jeongguk:
He does have a duality

Taehyung:
What's my stare then?

Jeongguk:
I don't know, it's unpredictable lol

Jeongguk:
You change, so it's difficult to tell

Minho:
Hm.... Now that you mention it....

Taemin:
You guys are failing to ask the big question here

Taemin:
Why the fuck are all your siblings psychotic?!

Taemin:
Are you psychotic too?👁️👁️

Jimin:
Hey! That's rude!

Taehyung:
Watch your mouth😒

Taemin:
Just asking 🙌

Jeongguk:
Hm

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Taehyung Messages

Taehyung:
Look, I know our last conversation didn't go so well

Taehyung:
But I need your help

Eden:
My help?🥰🥰

Eden:
How may I assist my favorite brother?☺️

Taehyung:
I'm not you're favorite, and it's about Karma

Taehyung:
Please talk to him

Taehyung:
My friends went out to party and I'm afraid he's going to pull something to get to me

Taehyung:
We know him, he's probably watching them as we speak

Taehyung:
He listens to you please talk to him

Eden:
Oh Theo, my poor and useless brother🥺

Eden:
When did you get so pathetic?😔

Eden:
The Theo I remember had a familiar spark in his eyes like Karma raging acts 😍

Eden:
How are you so composed? Please tell me your secret☺️☺️

Taehyung:
Eden I'm serious!

Taehyung:
Help me!

Eden:
You need to grow up dear brother 😒

Eden:
Out of the three, father feared you, remember? That's why you were his favorite ☺️

Eden:
Because you were fucking psychotic 🤪🤪

Eden:
But I assume that's a thing of the past, right? Hmmm how upsetting 😞

Eden:
You need to settle this issue with Karma soon

Eden:
Before I go to Korea and tie you both up in a burning building until you guys say sorry, hmm how does that sound? 🤩🤩

Taehyung:
He's the one who hates me!

Eden:
And you run away like a coward

Eden:
How disappointing 😑

Eden:
I'll leash our brother, but can't expect my help again

Taehyung:
Thank you!

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Karma's Messages

Eden:
Oh dear brother, I've come with a message☺️

Eden:
Touch Theo's friends tonight and we'll have a lovely family gathering so soon 🤩🔪

Eden:
I'd prefer the family gathering, I miss you guys 🥺

Karma:
I was beginning to enjoy my freedom until you came into the picture 😒

Karma:
Theo's paranoid of my advances?

Karma:
I love knowing how afraid he is of me

Eden:
Tsk tsk tsk you caused a number on him, I'll give you that 😒

Eden:
Such a shame

Eden:
He had great potential😔

Eden:
With that being said, be a good boy and don't cause our brother to lose his patience ☺️☺️

Eden:
I'm assuming you know where his friends are

Karma:
I always do

Karma:
But I've lost care for them, they're no use to me

Eden:
Is that so.....

Eden:
Who's the target then? 🤔

Eden:
Your grudge never ends so easily

Karma:
You are correct

Karma:
Theo is still the main focus of course

Karma:
But I have a different objective

Eden:
I'm going to repeat myself brother, one last time ☺️☺️☺️☺️

Eden:
Touch his friends, and you'll deal with me🥰🔪

Eden:
Don't, under any means necessarily, test my mercy🙂

Eden:
I'm on board with your revenge, but don't involve anyone else 🙃

Karma:
I'm going to repeat what you said brother☺️

Karma:
Don't touch his friends tonight ☺️

Karma:
You didn't say anything about after midnight, it'll be tomorrow😉

Eden:
Sly fucker🤣🤣🤣🤣

Eden:
I only delivered a message🙌

Eden:
You do as you wish with that information☺️

Karma:
And that I will

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Make You Mine - Madison Beer

The vibes in this club tonight are different. Most clubs they'd go to would have different vibes or energies, but this club definitely feels..... Interesting.

The lights are a mixed of blue, purple and pink, and it feels as though they just entered a bratz themed party with how everyone is dressed and moving within each other. The music isn't too upbeat, it's just good music to vibe through and spend time with friends.

Which is what the roomies desperately needed.

After a shot they took together, they immediately got to the dance floor and let loose. Leave it to Taemin to set the vibe, immediately hollering over them and dancing as though life depended on it. Jimin would dance mostly with Ariana, just to get her pumped up - to which it worked.

Jeongguk was feeling the energy of the music, preferring this a lot more since no one really tried to get up in his business and he was able to dance to however his heart contented.

At some point, he began to miss Minho's presence.

He's always by his side during these occasions, not like the rest aren't any better, but Minho just made him feel..... Different.

Maybe he'll call him later.

The song suddenly changed and that's when everything began to feel..... Hazy.

The lights shifted purple and the song sounded like an echo in the background. Either the alcohol is doing the effect, or it's the DJ's effect, whatever it was, it was working.

Ariana moved slowly to the music, smiling carefree with hands moving over her body as she danced. No doubt she caught eyes, since she looks so gorgeous right now, even the roommates couldn't help themselves but be drawn to her too.

Woosung gulps slowly, unable to help himself from slowly approaching her, but Ariana suddenly fanned herself and moved through the crowd. Woosung was just about to chase after her, so she wouldn't leave alone, but people suddenly swarmed his vision, and he lost sight of her.

Quickly he goes to send her a message to where she is.

Ariana only responded that she needed to use the bathroom and that she'll be out soon.

Jeongguk was looking over Woosung's shoulder as he received that text before huffing, about to go after her, but Taemin grabs their shoulders to dance.

Woosung and Jeongguk shared a glance but they know that Ariana can fend for herself, far more than they can.

So they slowly let loose.

Meanwhile in the bathroom, Ariana quickly finished using the bathroom and washed her hands. She'd received a few compliments here and there from people before she was left in the bathroom alone, adjusting her make up on the mirror.

That's until one of the stalls of the bathroom opened, snapping her eyes up since she didn't expect someone to be here.

And her heart dropped when she saw a familiar red haired man ease out of the stall, slowly moving his eyes to look at her.

Why is this even surprising?

Karma.

He's here...

Ariana couldn't move, only stare intensively as Karma walks towards her - or so she thought was towards her. He stood beside her as he washed his hands calmly on the sink.

He's well dressed - fitted dressed shirt and a black button up to go along with it. The first three buttons are undone, allowing the silver necklace around his neck to glimmer under ear the pink lights of this bathroom.

Karma..... Is a walking handsome nightmare.

He screams this masculine and dominating energy that's make anyone tremble in submission to him.

He's probably used to that actually.

Unfortunately Ariana doesn't get nudged so easily after living with guys for the past few weeks.

He wasn't joking at all with being a pest in Ariana's life.

Is this his new obsession?

This forced a smugness to edge Ariana, smirking as she goes back to fixing her make up, "Got bored already and needed my entertainment?"

"Wouldn't you like that."

To Ariana's surprise, Karma spoke in English.

He'd always speak in Korean, or in French.

But this time he spoke English, fluently.

"You could speak English this entire time?"

Karma sighs as he checks himself on the mirror, "That what prison does to you, you get bored and learn," And then he looks at her directly in the eye, "You think I would let you leave my side after what you did to my arm?"

Ariana gulps to the lethal stare Karma forces into her eyes, and she stands up right, looking at him back with her own pointed stare, "What makes you think I wouldn't do it again?"

A sarcastic grin forced Karma's lips, looking back to the mirror for a moment before abruptly snatch Ariana's by her neck with his entire hand and pins her against the mirror.

Ariana immediately goes to stop him, but when his face closed into hers, she freezes.

Close.

He's really, really close.

She can smell his cologne and minty breath fanning her skin.

Karma chuckles lowly, "Never again will I be surprised," And he inhales deeply through the nose, "I'm going to make you regret ever breathing in this life-"

Ariana grabs a fist full of his black dressed shirt and yanks him forward, pressing their lips together.

Karma froze, not expecting that even the slightest, but a second was all Ariana needed to force his hand off her and shove him back.

Stepping back in shock, Karma blinks as Ariana scowls at him while wiping her lips with the back of her hand and spitting on the sink.

"Don't underestimate me, I will always be one step ahead of you because there's nothing a man could ever do to me that I haven't already experienced," And she steps towards him, eyes snarling, "Watch me piss you off as I live my life."

And with that she walks out of the bathroom, head up and smirk on her face.

Damn, that felt good.

Real good actually.

What a power feeling superior to a narcissistic man.

Ariana giggles into the thought, feeling this giddiness now as she dances through the crowd.

A high of endorphins.

While still feeling the tingles of Karma's lips that were once pressed to hers.

Upon the sight of Ariana, Jeongguk evident relaxes, going up to her, "Don't run off like that! I got worried-"

Ariana wraps her arms around him, laughing as she jumps between her feet, "I feel amazing Izuku! Let's have a blast tonight!"

It was quite the shock for Jeongguk to see Ariana suddenly behaving like this, but upon seeing her smiling face, he smiles along with her and dances to her energy.

Meanwhile by the bar, Jimin and Taemin were taking shots one after the other. The crowd around them were hollering to the competition, up until Jimin took the last shot with a howl.

Everyone exploding in cheers as Jimin holds up the shot glass, cheering with them. Even Taemin claps to his defeat, just as Jimin focuses back to him with glittering eyes.

"Doesn't it suck to lose?"

Taemin through his blurred gaze stares at Jimin, unable to stop staring at him with the twinkle of a smile.

He couldn't stop staring to Jimin's vibrant eyes, glowing with such happiness back to him.

His wide smile, beaming this glow that even made his hair seem like a halo on his head.

Jimin....

Jimin is beautiful.

Taemin's smile nudges to a frown, realizing the way his heart skipped beats in his chest and the heat rising to his neck.

Jimin.

What did you do?

Taemin gulps thickly, tearing his gaze away, "Yeah," He needs a moment alone, he's getting too far into his head, "I'm going to get some air."

Jimin's smile slightly falters, about to ask him something but Taemin only moves through the crowd with emotionless eyes. Everyone around him seemed part of an illusion, hazing before his eyes as it all blurs. However, he keeps moving until he finds the entrance and returns to meet the coldness of the night.

With a hand meeting his heart, breathing heavily.

He knew.

He knew he couldn't keep this hidden for so long.

He knew that his feelings are only growing more and more unstable the more time passes, and he's..... Tired of trying so hard to make it seem as though it's not a big deal.

That he's strong enough.

To make things fair for everyone, but he can't stop these emotions, if he could I'd be easier - but he didn't expect it to come so soon.

To be the first one to fall, and not knowing how to get back up from that.

What is he going to do?

What can he do?

It's so difficult to tell what everyone else is feeling and it's driving him crazy.

He doesn't know what to do.

"You seem lost into thought, want to talk about it?"

The last thing Taemin needs is a talk with a stranger.

Closing his eyes, Taemin shakes his head, "No, I'll be ok-"

Taemin pauses, his heart stopping for a moment.

Realizing slowly hitting him like a chunk of ice gliding down his spine.

Spanish, the man spoke spanish....

Taemin's breath shutters in his throat, paralyzed now with this immediate sense of panic. He can't move, even if he wanted to. Perhaps he wants to go back inside and cry for help, but he's stuck.

With the same man who tormented his childhood until he ran away.

The man lowly chuckles under his breath as he caught onto Taemin's reaction, slowly moving to stand in front of him.

Taemin is trembling in complete and utter fear, moving his eyes slowly up to the man in front of him, all the way until he meets his face.

That face.

The same face behind the man who would beat him, his mother, and sister. The same face who'd spit on Taemin's face whenever Taemin failed to clean the house properly. The same face who'd force his sister's head down a toilet whenever she asked for money to by food. The same man who ruined his mother, making her into the broken woman she is now.

A monster in disguised as a man.

"Well, won't you look at that? Think you could escape so easily, hm?" The man taunts, and he placed a hand on Taemin's shoulder, forcing a flinch from him, "Come."

That was all he said, and despite Taemin knowing he should be strong and perhaps have this moment be the minute he runs away, call the cops or do something - like a traumatized animal, he follows like a dog with his tail lowered in shamed after the man who caused so much trauma into his own life.

And he didn't say a word, despite screaming on the inside to turn around.

A pair of eyes watched this from the shadows, smoking against the bricked wall in silence, not before throwing the cigarette on the ground and stepping on it before approaching the two individuals. Taemin is still quivering as he follows behind the man, the terror he has for him vividly noticeable, but he didn't make it far before a hand on his arm yanks him back.

Taemin chokes a breath, already petrified by being around his father that he didn't even notice the other person trailing behind them. Yet when he caught the eyes of the man who stopped him, he didn't know which one was even a safer option.

There with a hand on his arm is the walking nightmare that Taehyung has warned about.

The man who gave Jeongguk a concussion and beat Taehyung cold.

The psychotic man that Taehyung has stressed enough on the dangers of his existence.

Karma.

Even his name is terrifying.

Taemin's tongue is tied as Karma's dark stare focuses on Taemin, and officially yanks him back all the way until Karma is standing in front of him now, facing Taemin's father.

"You have five seconds to get out of my sight before I rip your teeth out of your mouth with my bare hands," Karma remarks aggressively, seizing up on the man, "1."

"Who the fuck are you? He's my son!"

"2."

"We are going home! You have no-"

"3."

"I will call the police."

Karma smiles, "Please do, in that way we would be in a cell together and I can take my time ripping your tongue out," And he tilts his head to the side, his smile immediately disappearing, "4."

Taemin is shaking like a terrified puppy, peaking over Karma's shoulder to his father before looking at Karma, unsure on how to even take this situation.

Either Karma is his saving grace, or he's taking the obstacle away so he can do exactly what he wants to Taemin - which is to send Taehyung a message.

Both options sound terrifying.

Karma leans to the man's face, his gaze cold, "Taemin is mine until I'm finished with what I need to do, and you're a distraction," And he snarls his teeth, "5, get out of my sight."

The man startles back to such aggression yet calmness in Karma's composure, for a single moment to Taemin's surprise, seeing a sprinkle of fear glittering those eyes.

Fear....

He feels.... Fear?

He looks at Taemin, for a moment toughing his stare, "Mateo, lets go."

As though drawn by a trance, Taemin bows his head and shakily moves towards him, but aggressively he was yanked back by the hoodie and Karma raises his fist with every menacing bone in his body to possibly assassinate the man before his eyes, but Taemin's father cowers back.

Karma gave no mercy.

He grabbed him by the collar of his shirt and was just about to obliterate his teeth with his fist, but a voice stopped him.

"Taemin!"

The moment of distraction was all the man needed to dash out of Karma's hands and run away, leaving Karma to clasp his fist slowly in front of him - right where the man was. Behind him, the familiar friends flooded to the shaken man, all except for on who marched up to Karma.

"What the fuck did you do to him-"

Taemin snaps his head up, looking between Karma and Jeongguk, "Wait no -"

Karma sneers his gaze back like a venomous snake, forcing Jungkook to scramble back with a shriek.

"You made him get away you fucking noisy bitch," Karma spits angrily through his teeth, "I am going to fucking kill you."

Jeongguk scrambles back as Karma steps towards him, but Ariana suddenly steps between them, specifically in front of Karma. Her stare is just as cold as the ice freezing over an entire ocean, not at all nudged by Karma's flames of rage.

He slowly looks at Ariana, snarling, "You little bitch better get the fuck out of my way."

Ariana twitches an eye, stepping closer to him. She didn't say anything, not a snarky response or bite to his threat, she remained still and unmovable as she stands in front of him with her head up.

Karma seizes up on her face, forcing intimidation, but Ariana didn't move. She kept her piercing eyes focused on him with a slow gulp.

The action caught Karma's eyes, snapping his eyes to Ariana's neck. By now Ariana's heart races as Karma raises a hand, pressing his finger right where he saw the action happening.

And feathers it to slowly glide up under Ariana's chin, tilting her head up so she could look at him properly.

Karma breathes a snarky smile, "The next time we're alone, I promise you that you'll regret ever pissing me off."

Ariana jaw tenses, eying the way Karma carries this psychotic stare in his eyes, and she smiles back.

"Your empty threats are getting boring."

Karma smile drops, looking past to the roommates, who are watching them now intensively and snaps his eyes back to her, crackling a smirk.

"Okay."

And with that he steps back, giving room for Ariana to breathe. He keeps a smile playing alongside his lips before turning around, not saying a single word.

The simple response and mystery of what could possibly have run through Karma's head terrified Ariana, but she eases her racing heart with a hand to her chest before turning back to her friends.

Clearly they had questions, specifically as to what just happened, but Taemin's whistling breaths snapped them back to the issue at hand.

Jimin immediately goes to aid Taemin, "Are you okay? Did Karma hurt you?"

Taemin is still processing what just happened, but he mellowed down as he catches his breath, looking at them, "H-He..... Protected me.... He was protecting me," He shutters to himself, moving his gaze up to look at the rest of the roommates, "W-We need to get to Taehyung fast."

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A/N:

Well..... A lot just happened.

This story is about to.... Get interesting...

I PURPLE YOU <33