the night was clear. stars surrendering to the moon goddess to shine in full glow. taemin paused before returning home, to the regions beyond the clouds.

more than tonight's luna, someone else had caught his attention. lying amidst the field of gypsophilas was an angel he never saw before.

velvety dark hair, swept on the ground reaching the wings. face illuminated by the moonlight looked like peace rested in her soul. a smile escaped her lips as a firefly rested on her nose. he smiled fondly as he admired the sight.

flying closer, the immortal decided to acquaint himself with this ethereal maiden.

sensing a presence, the lady sat up. her eyes glancing at the one descending from the sky. maybe he was here for the annual gathering.

he walked closer, his enormous feathers gently brushing the flowers. she did not feel startled at the sight. most creatures awed by how unusually big and luminous his wings were. being the allfather's favorite grandson, the divinity believed the huge wings a perk.

naeun curtsied as taemin slightly bowed to her. angel etiquettes.

she softly asked. ' were you lost? the amphitheater is on the other side. '

taemin gave it a thought. the gathering? yes, the grand angels one. hyekyo had mentioned it in the morning. she spent the entire month with seamstresses to make her the most beautiful gown for the event.

' my lady, won't you be attending?' he asked. his graceful aura, captivating, her.

' you see, my family moved back some time ago. I couldn't find a dance partner.'no wonder he never saw her around before.

'they say I dance well,' taemin told hesitantly.

'if you want, we can go together.' his outstretched hand waited for her response. 'I won't mind, even if you step on me.'

that earned him a shy giggle. her mind went to her casual attire. 'do I look underdressed?'

'darling, you look the most lovely being I have ever laid my eyes on.'

'you have a way with words.' her cheeks flushing at the compliment.

never had she dreamt fate will bury them in the same place they first met. the gypsophilas stood to witness a tale of everlasting love.

〔*.☽ .*〕

'naeun, no.' sera pleaded. her sister had snatched the fantasy book away from her. the tale of the devil's forbidden love had her hooked since the day she borrowed it from the central library.

'I'll tell mom what you do the whole night.' typical elder sibling behavior. she tossed into the bed next to the younger, switching the lights off. it was past midnight and she felt exhausted, finishing her uni assignments. 'don't strain your eyes.'

'please, they just met.' sera told, shaking the other vigorously. Snatching the pillow aside, she looked for where the sister hid it.

'you read it thrice this week' naeun argued. she couldn't sleep with the lights on.

'but it is so romantic, like not the tragedy part. maybe someone should change the ending.' the high schooler moved closer, now spooning the older, throwing the arm and leg on her. 

' some overly fantasized person would have written a fanfiction with an alternate ending.' naeun suggested, suppressing a yawn. she removed the other's glasses, carefully putting them aside. 'search it up tomorrow, kiddo. ' she pulled her closer, affectionately.

' how come I never thought of it.' sera replied.

'oh my god, I forgot to finish that kai one-shot.' pushing the blanket aside, she ran to grab her glasses back. 

'you and your kai obsession.' naeun complained, sulking about the lights turning on in their shared bedroom.

'please, kai is my religion. he is my lord. he is my everything.'

'sera, he doesn't even know you exist.'

〔*.☽ .*〕

naeun shifted in sleep. her conscious feeling a disturbance. she opened her eyes to find a foreign place, but it felt strangely familiar. squinting her eyes, all she could see was an endless range of clouds.

'naeun'

someone called out her name. more like yelled.

'this is treachery!'

she turned around to face the owner of the voice. watching a mirror image kneeling, left the dreaming girl surprised. the image was hazy, but she was sure it was her.

naeun searched hard to find the voice behind them, but the strong glaze overpowered her vision.

'he is a lord too,' the woman in white replied. her lover's recent fallout with the gods had left her at the crossroads.

'a lord of fiends! you are such a disgrace.'

'why do you think the angels are any superior then demons? just because they go against all father?' the woman questioned.

'how cursed am I to see this? from this moment, my daughter is dead.'

the woman got up. there's no use pleading now. she has tried her best to negotiate but they won't listen.

if the angels won't accept giving the mortals a fair chance at life, she won't bother to persuade them anymore.

'don't appear before me ever again.' the voice shouted.

'you'll be the one knocking on my door.' her tone turned firm, she had nothing more to lose.

'I'll see you again when it's your time,' she continued, wiping away her tears. ' as the queen of hell...'

the space filled with gasps.

the angel stated louder, ' as the queen of hell, I swear to be impartial and offer everyone their deserved path if all sins have been washed.'

the dreamer's head split with a headache. chaos within the lucid dream intimidated her. waking up from her sleep, feeling confused and jittery, she tapped on her phone for the time.

'why is it still three,' naeun sighed, pressing her forehead lightly.

the book beside her fell, opening a page of illustrations. picking it up, she scanned the image of a woman. is she the woman she dreamt of? great, already forgot half dream.

'this is all sera's fault. hearing this story repeatedly is making me imagine things,' naeun concluded. closing the book, she went back to sleep.

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so we have the first chapter. what do you think?

its a taemin book, but we will also be simping over kai occasionally because why not <3 

+ updated the additional character list, so maybe check it again (: