Dark (Jungkook - BTS)

NOTICE (related books + sequel)

Hey, this was originally titled "Sequel Sneak Peek," but however, I've decided to make this an announcement page for related books.

Because HI, I've published a "book book" related to Dark. I will be rewriting the actual story soon, but until then, I've started Heaven Below, which is basically about the angel/demon conflict. It's with original characters, but like it's low-key vkook. If you're interested in that, it's on my other profile, uptension for you to read/vote/give feedback/enjoy in general!

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AyO LADIES AND GENTLEMENNNN
The sequel is out!!!1! Here is a preview of the first chapter, and this was the first draft, so now you can sort of see how it changed as I edited it. So yeah, check out the sequel, which is called Fade, but only if you want. Stfu I didn't have any other sequel names that weren't as bad as "Light" or some shit like that. Anyways, here you go! (I swear it won't be such a mess like Dark lol kms)

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"Thanks, Mom!" I said, handing her Junghyun, who was swathed in his blankets inside his portable rocker. Her eyes lit up as she took in her grandson, who cooed in delight.

"No problem," she replied, smiling at the infant. "You kids go have fun!"

"We will, thanks again," said Jungkook before we departed, hand-in-hand. As we walked out of the apartment, I squeezed his hand. He looked at me with his dark eyes, and I grinned.

"We're finally going to live again!" I sang, doing a little dance, which wasn't easy in the heels I was wearing. Even so, I managed to maintain my balance and somewhat pull off the dance.

Jungkook chuckled. "Glad to know you were so eager to get rid of our son," he deadpanned, earning a light shove from me.

"You know what I mean," I chided. "Someone my age should be in college, skipping classes, attending sorority parties, and having drunken sex on a stranger's couch, you know?"

"I'm sorry, am I holding you back or something?" Jungkook snorted. "I can do drunken sex, but I'm not sure I can do the rest... We could start our own sorority, if that's what you really want."

I giggled and rolled my eyes. "No thanks, but I appreciate the effort," I drawled sarcastically.

"I got you," he replied, nodding smugly.

The restaurant was conveniently barely a block away from my mother's apartment. It was a fancy, Western restaurant near the heart of the city. The hostess greeted us with a polite smile and led us to a table in a darker, secluded corner at Jungkook's request, and she gave us a wary look as she walked away. I glanced after her with distaste.

"What does she think we're gonna do here?" I wondered incredulously. "We're not horny teenagers."

"It's not every day in Korea that someone asks for a secluded, dark corner to be seated in," Jungkook answered. "Most people don't ask for that just because they like it."

I scoffed. "Okay, but this isn't even that secluded nor dark," I commented, glancing around at the restaurant. There weren't people at the tables right next to ours, but there were still tables within earshot, and the light was only slightly dimmed, due to the distance from the light. "If we did anything remotely adventurous, it would be painfully obvious."

"I think you're forgetting how conservative people can be, Scarlet," Jungkook said calmly. "Either way, we're not gonna do anything."

"True."

"Unless you wanna have that drunken s-"

"I said true, Jungkook," I interjected quickly, averting my gaze as my cheeks blazed red without my consent. Even after all this time, the damn boy still knew how to set my face on fire. It was a talent, honestly. "True as in I agreed with your last sentence."

Jungkook held up his hands playfully. "Alright, alright," he chuckled. "Don't say I didn't offer."