BIRDS OF PREY — eighteen

nonidol!kim hongjoong x f!reader

▷ genre, warnings. nc-17, strangers 2 lovers, slow burn, mafia au, angst; swearing, violence, mentions of bombs and explosions, mentions of death and dead bodies, dislocated shoulder, concussion, being held captive, threats to cut off fingers, mentions of weaponry, idk if i'm missing anything

▷ word count. 8.5k (oh yeah.)

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a/n: it's... just a lot of stuff lol also july 18th for chapter 18!! (i did not plan this 💀) this was considerably more tame compared to last chapter, but so much more shit to cover 😭

PARK SEONGHWA HAD TO ADMIT that the evidence was damning. Though none of it accused him of foul play, it certainly spelled “RAT” with big, bold letters. It didn't matter how useful this person had been to the family, nor how much Seonghwa had grown to like the kid; the timing was almost too on the nose and there would be no exceptions. 

BIRDS OF PREY — seventeen

nonidol!kim hongjoong x f!reader

▷ genre, warnings. nc-17, strangers 2 lovers, slow burn, mafia au, angst; swearing, violence, mentions of bombs and explosions, mentions of death and dead bodies, dislocated shoulder, concussion, allusions to torture methods, allusions to murder, mentions of blood, pretty much kidnapping, mentions of breaking and entering, there's a thing where hj alludes to scooping out someone's eyeball (no descriptions of this whatsoever), losing consciousness (x2), bloody nose smoke inhalation; PLEASE lmk if i missed anything

▷ HEY, READ ME: there are two scenes that could particularly be shocking to readers, and they involve choking to the point of passing out and a brief torture scene where a bone is shattered. the scene itself doesn't describe things in too much detail and it 'fades to black', implying something worse and letting the reader fill in the blank themselves; but please be warned if u get squeamish w these types of things!! you are responsible for what you consume here.

▷ word count. 7.3k (i indulged a bit)

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a/n: the things i would do if i could turn this into a tv show... i have a vision, guys

IF YOU WERE DEAD, this was definitely Hell. 

BIRDS OF PREY — sixteen

nonidol!kim hongjoong x f!reader

▷ genre, warnings. nc-17, strangers 2 lovers, slow burn, mafia au, angst, swearing, drinking, death and murder, mentions of injuries incl. fatal ones, mentions of torture/physical violence (but no descriptions), explosives and explosions, some intimacy, emotional constipation (yk the drill), barely proofread

▷ word count. 6.7k

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a/n: i hope i don't cringe deeply when i read this chapter back later 😭 i hope u guys like it and apologies for the wait!! :'))

HE WAS DEAD, ALRIGHT. There weren't many other things he could be, you decided, as you stared down into the man's lifeless eyes, the pale skin at his forehead puckered where a bullet hole punctured through his skull.

BIRDS OF PREY — fifteen

nonidol!kim hongjoong x f!reader

▷ genre, warnings. nc-17, strangers 2 lovers, slow burn, mafia au, angst, swearing, mentions of alcohol, mentions of death, violence (firing of guns, actual murder), mentions of a bomb, we talk to a hired hitman, i am a little shithead 💀, also barely proofread

▷ word count. 7.1k (i had a lot of ground to cover...)

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a/n: i did get carried away again but that's besides the point

PLAZA VELVETINE WAS rather lovely in the daytime. 

Its blushing granite face was carved with the likeness of roses, each petal etched into the hard stone to reflect the very flowers that lined its perimeter. The front entrance, a towering archway that leaned over the circular driveway, was in direct line to the three-tiered fountain at the center; this too was surrounded by carefully placed rows of crimson, thorned rose bushes. 

BIRDS OF PREY — fourteen

nonidol!kim hongjoong x f!reader

▷ genre, warnings. nc-17, strangers 2 lovers, slow burn, mafia au, angst, swearing, mentions of alcohol, mentions of money laundering, workplace power dynamics and uncomfortable propositions, mentions of tracking devices, mentions of weed (reader does not smoke it, only inhales it secondhand bc of someone else in the room), one allusion to violent methods of extracting information (nothing is explicitly stated), barely proofread like idek if i can be considered conscious rn laskdfjndsk

▷ word count. 6.6k

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a/n: i finished this last night at abt the same time yn was crashing out at work in this chapter 🤡 also the way this chapter ended up this long... it was literally supposed to be so short.....

“I FEEL LIKE I HAVEN'T seen you in forever,” groaned Ryujin as the two of you boisterously shouldered your way into the apartment, arms full of grocery bags for the week. Her face was flush from the sting of winter morning air, but a smile stretched across her mouth nonetheless. 

You couldn't disagree with her. Your face was just as nipped by the winter cold, but you were undoubtedly aglow from the much needed girl time from this morning. “And apparently we live together,” you joked. 

BIRDS OF PREY — thirteen

nonidol!kim hongjoong x f!reader

▷ genre, warnings. nc-17, strangers 2 lovers, slow burn, mafia au, angst, swearing, mentions of alcohol, mentions of money laundering, skfnskjdkdjd one intimate moment., mentions/thoughts of murder

▷ word count. 5.3k

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a/n: yk i didn't even plan for this to be released on fri the 13th, but here we are 💀

KIM HONGJOONG HAD KILLED BEFORE, and he was not afraid to do it again, not even in front of a room full of people. But strangling Bang Chan in front of you wasn't on his bucket list, especially when your eyes were already as wide as a deer's, and he could see that you were reeling from all the new information thrown at you in the last fifteen minutes. 

BIRDS OF PREY — twelve

nonidol!kim hongjoong x f!reader

▷ genre, warnings. nc-17, strangers 2 lovers, slow burn, mafia au, angst, swearing, mentions of alcohol, mentions of money laundering, implications of an uncomfortable workplace situation, just sus feelings in general

▷ word count. 6.9k

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a/n: i literally just finished formatting this lol almost didn't make it to uploading in time, this week has been... woof. anyways, a much longer chapter this week as promised

LACE AGAINST BARE SKIN would never not be a thrilling sensation: the slight friction, the silken loops and designs, the delicate weight of material wrapped around a place it had never been before. 

BIRDS OF PREY — eleven

nonidol!kim hongjoong x f!reader

▷ genre, warnings. nc-17, strangers 2 lovers, slow burn, mafia au, angst, swearing, mentions of alcohol, mentions of money laundering, implications of an uncomfortable workplace situation, mentions of a garter belts lmao, mentions of hired hitmen and murder

▷ word count. 4.8k

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a/n: next chapter will be much longer, i promise lolol

THERE WAS TALK. And when there was talk, there was always someone who was anxious. 

You had been working at Dionysus for a little less than a week now. Most of the work you did was standard for what you had been doing as a waitress at bars thus far; the only major difference was that this club catered specifically to higher-end clientele. It meant that your uniform consisted less of a T-shirt and dress pants, and more like a short dress and low neckline. The only reprieve from the full-glam and head of hairspray was that your managers let you get away with wearing kitten heels instead of six-inch death traps. 

It was a small mercy. But in this line of work, you would take what you could get, and your calves would thank you for it nonetheless. 

BIRDS OF PREY — ten

nonidol!kim hongjoong x f!reader

▷ genre, warnings. nc-17, strangers 2 lovers, slow burn, mafia au, angst, swearing, mentions of alcohol, mentions of an injury, mentions of money laundering

▷ word count. 6.0k

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a/n: what was that line from matz? "wash it away, oh, make it rain now" or something... 🧐

“WHAT DO YOU THINK the rain is washing away?” 

You and Sakura glanced up from her monitor screens over to where Yang Jungwon lingered by the window, peering out at the rain drumming against the pane. “What do you mean?” you asked, standing up to join him in looking outside. 

BIRDS OF PREY — nine

nonidol!kim hongjoong x f!reader

▷ genre, warnings. nc-17, strangers 2 lovers, slow burn, mafia au, angst, swearing, brief mentions of drugs, drinking, allusions to death, mentions of espionage

▷ word count. 5.8k

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CLOUDS HAD SWALLOWED the winter sun by the time you and San arrived at Ateez's place of living. You were swift to get yourselves into the warehouse to meet the others; Wooyoung had messaged along the way that the Captain was well aware that you had been in the east corner for the past couple hours, and that you and San had better haul ass like the building was on fire. 

BIRDS OF PREY — eight

nonidol!kim hongjoong x f!reader

▷ genre, warnings. nc-17, strangers 2 lovers, slow burn, mafia au, angst, swearing, mentions of drugs and selling drugs, mentions of weaponry/shots fired, mentions of gambling

▷ word count. 5.7k

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KIM HONGJOONG NEVER ADMITTED that he was worried, concerned, or anxious. To some, this could be a sign of naivety or arrogance. Truly though, there were signs that the people closest to him could pick out where he put those emotions on full display. There was a subtle twitch in his eyebrow hidden beneath the shadow of his hat, a curling and uncurling of his gloved hands over the top of his cane. 

The winds of the wicked were blowing past and they had no qualms over what destruction it laid. Even if Hongjoong was even the slightest bit concerned, his annoyance and determination to end this madness was far stronger. It had only been three years since the end of the last reign; he wasn't about to let everything he worked for wash down the drain. 

BIRDS OF PREY — seven

nonidol!kim hongjoong x f!reader

▷ genre, warnings. nc-17, strangers 2 lovers, slow burn, mafia au, angst, swearing, mentions of torture/pulling a fingernail, very small appearance of blood, criminal activity, mentions of death, ALSO JUST A LOT OF INFO DUMPING I'M SORRY I DON'T LIKE IT EITHER T_T

▷ word count. 5.5k

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“CAPTAIN ON DECK!” The sound of boots stomping and spines snapping straight echoed up the cavernous rafters of the warehouse. There was home and there was headquarters; this warehouse building was one near their place of living, and was where the majority of soldiers and underlings were summoned when need be. 

Tonight, the warehouse was alive. They had a shooter to catch. 

BIRDS OF PREY — six

nonidol!kim hongjoong x f!reader

▷ genre, warnings. nc-17, strangers 2 lovers, slow burn, mafia au, angst, swearing, consumption of alcohol, mentions of death and faking one's death, mentions of poison, mentions of an injury (gunshot wound)

▷ word count. 5.9k

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a/n: i distinctly remember feeling at least a little giddy while writing one particular part about this chapter... hmm

THERE WERE SEVERAL internal alarm bells going off in your head. The lounge space you entered up into was vast with vaulted ceilings and warm lights that glowed out of large windows, the ones you spotted whilst coming in. The living room seemed, of all things, normal. If anything, it would be a lovely entertainment space, if only you didn't believe this was where your last breaths would be. 

BIRDS OF PREY — five

nonidol!kim hongjoong x f!reader

▷ genre, warnings. nc-17, strangers 2 lovers, slow burn, mafia au, angst, swearing, mentions of alcohol, mentions of death/murder, description of weaponry, gunfire, mentions of blood and injury, mentions of illegal activities

▷ word count. 5.4k

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CONTRARY TO WHAT MIGHT BE EXPECTED, council meetings between reigning mafia families took place in broad daylight. This was something that Hongjoong had grown used to, especially when having to go anywhere as the Captain during the day. 

BIRDS OF PREY — four

nonidol!kim hongjoong x f!reader

▷ genre, warnings. nc-17, strangers 2 lovers, slow burn, mafia au, angst, swearing, mentions of alcohol, mentions of death/murder, mentions of being blacklisted

▷ word count. 5.6k

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HIS NAME WAS WOOYOUNG, the staff member who had come down from the upper decks of the Shipwreck and who received your request for parley. He told you as much because he didn't have a name tag, but he seemed to enjoy chatting. 

“Yn, isn't it?” He peered over his shoulder from a couple steps ahead upon the metal, spiral staircase. He had a boyish grin splitting his face and it was an expression that made you feel at ease, but also uncertain, all at once. 

You paused. Did everyone at this damn place know your name? “Uhm yeah…”

BIRDS OF PREY — three

nonidol!kim hongjoong x f!reader

▷ genre, warnings. nc-17, strangers 2 lovers, slow burn, mafia au, angst?, swearing, action, mentions of alcohol, murder and a dead body, mentions of weaponry, arson/nearly burning alive, mentions of blacklisting

▷ word count. 4.8k

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YOU HAD NO CHOICE but to watch the clock, jumping at every phone ringtone, eyes checking the exits and searching the crowd for a particular familiar face. As you continued to work, you couldn't shake the feeling of someone watching you ever since you came back in from the phone call in the alleyway. 

But as the night progressed into the early dredges of the morning, nothing happened.