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1. Act Normal by Dark Matter-chan (SafetyZoned)

   Fandoms: JO1 (Japan Band)  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   09 Sep 2021

   Tags

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   • Kawashiri Ren/Shiroiwa Ruki
   • Kawashiri Ren
   • Shiroiwa Ruki
   • Yonashiro Sho
   • Kawanishi Takumi
   • Kono Junki
   • Kimata Syoya
   • Twentysomethings who haven't gotten laid in nearly a year make stupid decisions -- news at 11
   • Does it still count as a slow burn if they sleep with each other first? Anyway
   • Emotional Slow Burn
   • INFJ character study
   • Humor
   • Friends With Benefits to Lovers
   • mention of past one-sided renkumi
   • quarantine fic
   • some discussion of LGBTQ issues in Japan's idol industry
   • yabai premise but actually a love story
   • Surprisingly wholesome
   • Secret Relationship
   • idolverse
   • canon adjacent

   Summary

   "Okay, fine, my dumb human needs got the better of me and now I'm having a fling with a bandmate. Look, Ren and I both know what we're doing, it'll only be until we're both vaccinated, and we'll make sure nobody ever finds out."

    

   Ruki's plan to make it through the early 2020 lockdown without going insane makes sense on paper, except for one small thing: what kind of idiot starts a no-strings-attached arrangement with an amazing human being and expects everything to go as planned?

   Language:

   English

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