Jun
The way I read all of these even though I don't stan the idols, I just love your writing
"WAKE UP" someone was shaking her and not really gently she had to admit. Her head bursting, she let out some unpleasant words. Tired... headache..NO were the first words that came to mind as she was turning her body from one side to another. Jesus, this was uncomfortable but even in the state of ... something close to a hangover she sensed something wasn´t right. That little something wasn´t just the fact that she was feeling cranky already, not yet having faced the reality of her life but the fact that the clothes that she was wearing did not resemble her favourite hoodie and sweatpants. EXCUSE ME? WHAT? the clothes that she was wearing were heavy and had several layers. "Wake up and go to work!" someone was continuously yelling at her as she was trying to sit up and find .. air to breathe. What the hell??? Where is her beloved room? What are those colourless walls and most importantly why was she .... wearing a hanbok?
Checking her own clothes up and down, looking at what were those layers hiding until she could find the tights. How? Was this a dream? A mandatory moment of denial, she pinched herself maniacally, totally blocking the nearby sounds. "YOU DUMBASS, YOU ARE RUNNING LATE TO WORK!" To work? what was that? why could she suddenly understand Korean perfectly? Someone was picking her up, a man in his 50s, probably someone she should know. "Joon-ah!" so even her name turned to be Korean. Okayyy???? But there was no time for hypothetical questions, the man (who was probably the person´s, THIS PERSON´S whose body she was inhabiting - sorry, sorry, father was meant to go to work. So she just followed his will, let him pick her up (well, if he was so willing, let him enjoy the full weight, ha!) and lead where she was supposed to be going.
"JOOON-AH" a smiley girl was running to her (she was only hoping that was a friend not some frenemey, fake enemy or whatever - too many kdramas , too many!) and pulling her hand. "We are running late! Oh the lady is going to be so angry!" the lady? angry? she could imagine anger, she could imagine that dealing with someone else´s emotions would be even harder than with her own. Let´s get back to the basics, anger = bad, anger must avoided and if Mr Queen had taught her anything it was a) just deal with it till you can change back to your present time b) never drink ANYTHING at the palace because that is poison.
Oh damn, why wasn´t she born as a queen ? Why wasn´t she to marry a rich handsome king? Such a picture in her head made her laugh, so she didn´t lose her sense of humour and the anxiety crimpling her body let her relax a little. She could deal with that later, she could deal with anything, make a plan and yadada but the most important thing was .... to survive a day. Little by little. If this was just a dream, she was hella going to enjoy it (please bring Jun in it, please bring Jun in it, he´d look so good in the traditional clothes of Joseon!!!) and if it wasn´t, well HELL that was another story, but as long as you live, you can deal with it. Now, all she had to do was to actually understand what kind of a person Joonah was because ... it´s not like she wanted to make the same mistake as the stupid heroines in those sageuks when they just draw attention to themselves simply by trying to live in denial. She promised herself that the morning escapade was the first and the last.
"You are so silent this morning, Joonah" so the original Joonah was not?
"Sorry, just had such a weird dream." she answered IN KOREAN. How can a person who had only managed to learn Hangul once and forget it completely and understand like two sentences in Korean, (everything is always gwenchana and we always say kahmsamnida) suddenly speak Korean. How will she know which forms of politeness to use? Or will the original "body" guide her? Why do they never talk about that in the movies???
"I hope the lady will be kind to us today. Last time she was in such a bad mood...." after a moment zoning out was just a must. Seriously, how was she supposed to be friends with anyone who TALKED SO MUCH??? she never talked that much unless it was about praising ACE. but the conclusion of the story was that the Prince was coming today. PRINCE.
Actually, the sole expression, that one word made Joonah chuckle.
"Why are you laughing?"
I dunno, how do you explain to a person that had never lived in the 21st century that being a Prince was something out of a Disney story unless you were William or Harry. It was just something so unrealistic, so fairy tale like.
"Nothing, just remembered that dream I had last night. " she winked.
"Oh you!!!" the girl whose name she had failed to learn till now when an older woman was yelling at them "Eunji, Joon you are late!"
So they were. The buckets of water they had to carry were the testimony to how angry they actually made everyone in the world where watches did not exist. Just exactly HOW late could they be that her back had to hurt that much?
"Uhg, damn, kill me now." she was lamenting.
"I would rather not do that" said a male voice behind her.
Now, she had never been a fan of those overly romantic, slow-mo moments in dramas but this was just EXCEPTIONAL. As she was turning her herself to face the man who was going to be the victim of hers just for breathing, she stopped herself from telling him to take those words somewhere else and give her a hand since he was such a gentleman. PARK JUNHEE.
"Excuse me" she said. not to apologize to him exactly but more like something the Gen Z would say every now and then.
"Your Royal Highness, your royal highness" everyone was running from one place or another, like little ants ready to prove how hard they have worked - look we have built a new nest or whatever.
Since she didn´t REALLY want to die she bowed her head in the same manner. (Brain found its way back)
SO HE WAS THE PRINCE?
If this dream or this time travelling meant something, it was that she would get a boyfriend and she would get HIM. oh no, she was not going to be one of those "I really didn´t want to fall in love" oh no nonono, she was definitely going to be "came and got it" kinda gals. You just wait.
And at the given moment, it didn´t seem like he would be opposed to it considering how long he maintained the eye contact with her bowed head.
"What´s your name?"
Someone poked her.
"Joon" she answered.
"Nice to meet you" he said and left.
This world should better get ready for a lot of changes were coming.
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totally not stealing this from Mr Queen
ahaha I hope you enjoyed it at least a little!!!!!
absolute cuteness would happen in the future, of course ♥ :D