Conflict of Interest

I Dream Of Running Man

Once they were back at the house, both Mark and Ivy went to their rooms and pulled out their cameras to give their subs a heads up as to what was going on. Though the two couldn't give specifics, Ivy managed to simply find a way to tell the fans her concerns in a light hearted manner that made the mess that was her feelings seem trivial. She was a master at hiding how serious things were to her and making it fun for people to hear. Today was the first time that it actually weighed on her though. She had never wanted to talk to her friends about what had happened so bad in her life. She had sent her friend a message on Kakao and was now awaiting a response though it seemed as if it would be a good long while before she got it. Instead of waiting around for it and making herself worry even more over her current predicament, Ivy decided to just get ready for bed. After she got out of the shower she checked her phone noticing that she still hadn't gotten a response and laid down trying to clear her mind. It didn't work though and for the rest of the night she tossed and turned trying to get any form of sleep. After what felt like forever, sleep finally claimed her.

Ivy woke up to a weight shifting on her bed, though she didn't bother moving. As she lay there trying again to let sleep claim her, she felt whoever was on her bed brush her hair out of her face. In irritation she grumbled and slapped then grabbed at whoever it was trying to pin them under her so she could continue her sleep. Yeah, Ivy didn't like being woken up and she was definitely not a morning person. She was pretty evil when she first woke up to be perfectly honest.

"Ivy-ah? We have to start filming in about an hour. You might want to wake up," Ivy was pretty sure that was Jong Kook's voice. It was surprisingly soothing to feel it vibrating in his chest where she was resting her head. She nuzzled a little more into his chest and mumbled out her response.

"Then I can have thirty more minutes of sleep Oppa. Please? You're comfy and warm," Ivy almost startled herself awake at how nice she was being. Usually she would be on par with Satan when someone woke her up.

"Arrasseo. I'll let you sleep a little longer. I'll come back in a bit," Jong Kook made to move but Ivy held to him steadfast. He was just so ridiculously warm and cuddleable. Was that even a word? Cuddleable?

"Aniyo, Oppa! Stay!" Well that was getting closer to her demonic morning self but still was much nicer than usual. What had this man done to her?

"Arrasseo. I'll wake you up in a bit," Jong Kook gave in to her demands fairly quickly and wrapped his arms around her. She sighed letting a grin cross her face. He was just so comfy.

Not too long after he gave in to her, Jong Kook started to lightly hum to her and it was almost heavenly. Ivy was still so confused as to how the Tiger was so amazing at singing ballads and how his voice was so angellic but it was just too perfect in that moment. His voice lulled her back into a restful bit of sleep and he simply watched over her and rubbed small circles into his back. He had never thought that he could be the person holding her like this and it was perfect for him. The only thing Jong Kook wished he could change was that he wished he never had to let her go. Ivy wasn't really his ideal type but despite that she was still perfect to him. 

Jong Kook was attracted to everything about her, her laugh that was so contagious, her body that, even though it was a little larger than he ever though he would have been attracted to, was able to fit perfectly in his arms, her eyes, her beautiful eyes that were playful one moment and on fire with determination the next. His mind slowly drifted back to the kiss that he had stolen from her the day before and couldn't help but grin while still keeping his voice even. It had been the best kiss he had ever had. In that moment she had felt so small and vulnerable to him, he wished so desperately that they hadn't been on separate teams. He still wasn't sure if she realized that her kiss with Yoongi had been shown in the jail or not but he had never been so hurt before. He really had no idea where all of these feelings had come from. He wasn't inexperienced in love but he definitely wasn't one to fall for someone so quickly and she had managed to make him go against everything that he had ever believed in when it came to love. He stopped humming and sighed looking down at Ivy who was still curled against him with a slight smile on her face. How did he ever let this happen?

Ivy's phone suddenly rang from where she had it on the side of her bed on the charger, startling Jong Kook so much that he jumped. Ivy scrunched up her face not looking happy at all and rolled over answering the phone without even bothering to look at the caller id. It was not lost on Jong Kook that her ringtone had been a song by BTS and it made him cringe ever so slightly.

"YAH!!! I texted you like 18 hours ago! It doesn't take that long to get out of class and answer your Unnie who's in Korea at the moment! And now you call while I'm all curled up and peaceful in bed and getting cuddles! I am going to kill you when I come back home! I won't forget this!" Ivy was definitely not the one to mess with when she had just woken up and now Jong Kook could see it. If he was being honest though he figured she must have been half asleep to yell about being cuddled up with someone or completely forgotten that he knew English. At least for the most part.

"I'm sorry Unnie! You texted me while I was in class and I didn't think it was super important and forgot. Then I went home and studied until I fell asleep. I just remembered now," Ivy knew she was over reacting but she couldn't help it, she was sleep deprived at that moment.

"Angie, you are a very, very lucky dongsaeng. I'm having a crisis though," Ivy got up and began moving around the room gathering her things to get herself ready for the day. Jong Kook took this as a signal for him to go and motioned that he was leaving, getting a not so happy looking smile and nod from Ivy.

"What do you mean a crisis? Did you make two idols fall in love with you at first sight?" Ivy listened as Angie giggled still trying to get herself out of demon mode and almost failing at the sound of one of her best friends laughing at her.

"Not exactly but close enough. Kim Jong Kook and Min Yoongi. Just not at first sight. I'm not sure they're in love either but they definitely both kissed me and I just got out of cuddles with Jong Kook. I don't know what to do Ange...." Ivy trailed off as she was throwing on her clothes while trying to keep the phone pressed to her ear. 

"REALLY? I was just joking! BOTH OF THEM????? WHERE'S THE TEAPOT EMOJI WHEN YOU NEED IT!? Hashtag teapot emoji lives matter!" Yep. Ivy should have known this was going to be the outcome of this conversation. Now she was going to have to reel Angie back into the real root of the problem and not the fangirl dream.

"Angie. I have to choose. This isn't one of the stories we've read online. I really have to make a decision and then I have to figure out what's going to happen in a month when I'm supposed to leave. What the hell do I do?" Ivy rubbed her temples and sat on the corner of the bed. While they were sitting in silence for a moment, Angie trying to calm herself down and Ivy really trying to figure out what to do, Ivy heard her Kakao notification go off. She pulled the phone from her ear and put Angie on speakerphone before switching over to the app.

MinSuga93: Annyeong Jagi. Hope you have a good day. I'm going to be in the studio most of the day but I'll try to text you often!

Underneath his message was an Apeach heart eyed emoticon. Ivy couldn't help but grin as she texted him back.

BinguIvy: Annyeong Yoongi-ah. I'm filming most of the day today too so I'll try to respond as much as possible.

She sent him a shy Namjoon emoticon underneath. She was not afraid to admit to anyone that yes, she had bought all the BTS emoticon packs on Kakao and was definitely not afraid to use them.

MinSuga93: Jinja, Jagi? Jinja?

BinguIvy: I AM A FANGIRL FIRST!

MinSuga93: Arrasseo. Take care of yourself today Jagiya.

BinguIvy: I will win at all costs!

"Who do you think you fit best with personality wise?" Ivy had almost forgotten that she was still on the phone with Angie and jumped when she suddenly started talking.

"I'm not sure but I was cuddling with Jong Kook this morning and now Yoongi is calling me Jagiya. I have no idea what to do."

"Well, if you want to know what I think then I'll tell you this. I think you'd be better sticking with Yoongi. First off because he's literally you're ultimate bias. Second off because you two have a much smaller . Third off because even though you wouldn't be able to see him very much either, you'd be able to still live here in the states and see him. Jong Kook doesn't really have that option. Running Man is a huge thing out there and we know it but he wouldn't be able to just come visit whenever and his concerts don't really happen here except for if he comes to KCon. BTS is starting to visit the US regularly now and I think that you'd be better off sticking with that. I know you're still thinking of moving out there but think about what the fans would say if you were with either of them. At least with Yoongi you're not going to get called a gold digger for being your age," Ivy really hadn't thought about that. Not only was she going to get a lot of hate for just simply being with either one she was also going to get a ridiculous amount of hate for being American. Did she really want to add another reason for her to get hate into the mix?

"Ugggghhhhh.... Why couldn't they have just been turned off by my fangirlness or at least not both like me.... I'm really conflicted," Ivy turned off speakerphone and pressed the phone back to her ear again. She walked out of the room to be greeted by a very perky Markiplier.

"Ivy! Who ya talking to huh? Huh? Is it a pretty girl? Can I talk to her?" Ivy rolled her eyes. How was it possible for him to be so upbeat in the mornings.

"Angie, I'm handing you to Markiplier," Ivy put the phone in Mark's outstretched hand and walked down the stairs leaving Mark to stare at the phone in surprise before pressing it to his own ear.

"Hi I'm Markiplier! How are you Angie?" Ivy could practically feel the teapot squeal bubbling in Angie's throat even though she could no longer hear her and was thousands of miles away from her.

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A/N And we're still considering here lol... I really don't know who she's going to end up with honestly... I'm very confused and conflicted... As Always Thank You for Reading! Kamsamnida!

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RockabillyHippie
#1
Chapter 28: THE QUEENS HAVE MET!!! !
RockabillyHippie
#2
Chapter 27: The ugly noises I made when Jongkook saw them xD I mean I already know who she gets with but still xD And these two are low-key the living "Keep your friends close and enemies closer" xD I need to know about those comments!
RockabillyHippie
#3
Chapter 26: A day late, oops. But in my defense, I was on YouTube practically all day except for when I went on my laptop to work for a few hours. I went on to work on your thing but got away from me....damn it. Okay, I'll try my best to comment but my head hurts and it's making it difficult to look at the screen and type. I have to hold my phone weird so I can.

It was so fluffy, my teeth hurt and I wanted to puke. That hurted, it was so fluffy. I can't remember who Pentagon is but they're not important to the rest of the plot anyways so whatever. Uh..... idk what else to say. About time she decided! Even if I already knew xD
RockabillyHippie
#4
Chapter 25: DA CUNIE POTANOE DRAWING IVY AHHHHHHHHH! Even though homeboi is older than me. Que lastima, he's a cunie potanoe now whether he likes it or not. Damn, something is gonna go wrong already? No manches. I don't remember a lot of the plot points, it's been so long oof. BUT IT'S ABOUT TIME, BISS!
RockabillyHippie
#5
Chapter 24: I know the pairing too! Also, that squat she did was so ing adorable and it made my heart all soft and warm and like OOF!
RockabillyHippie
#6
Chapter 23: NOTHING BUT RESPECT FOR MY PRESIDENT!!! And things are going good for Ivy. If she did divorce Jong Kook, poor homeboy will become like Seo Janghoon xD That boi always gets for his divorce from Lee Seo Geun xD It's hilarious but still. Also, #storyception
Dreamer_KatieM
#7
Awww it's so good! ♥
RockabillyHippie
#8
Chapter 22: OOF! THE LOVE TRIANGLE! I loved this chapter though. Sorry my phone is being a so we couldn't discuss . I'll message you as soon as I have up and running again. LIAM NEESON 2K2K!
RockabillyHippie
#9
Chapter 21: My corazon is torn!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!
RockabillyHippie
#10
Chapter 20: No manches, you got my own heart torn.