when we meet again | lee jeno
PAIRING~ deity/demon/inmortal!Jeno × fem!reader, computer science major!Jeno x art major!reader
GENRES ~ angst, fluff, past life lovers to strangers to friends to lovers, collegelau, reincarnation!au, fantasy!au, memory loss
WARNINGS ~ cuss words, mentions of death, major character death(past-life), mention of snakes?? this is barely proofread and it’s kinda rush I’m so sorry if you see something else that should be here let me know
SUMMARY~ Jeno hates the feeling of emptiness he's been having for almost 3000 years, being immortal was supposed to be funny but he can't remember anything from his past and how long will it take for his curse to end, what he knows is that Jaemin has been keeping secrets from him, and that every time he sees you he keeps dreaming about a life that has long been forgotten.
WORD COUNT ~ around 17k
AUTHOR'S NOTE > hi!! this'll be my first time writing for the neos so tysm for checking it out, this is loosely based on the animated film "White Snake" and it's part of @aehyei Valentines GoneWrongcollab. hope you enjoy it, feedback is highly appreciated. Also english is my second language please keep that in mind and sorry for any inconvenience or if something is off
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1. a little advice
before
It was cold, the whistling of the air broke the silence inside the cottage where he was lying, he couldn't remember going to bed, he couldn't remember anything. Who was he? What was he doing there? and why does he feel the need to hide?
Suddenly someone barges inside the hut, an old lady with a kind smile comes to him
“I see you're finally awake”
“Who are you? Where am I?”
“I was hoping you'll tell me the answer to the first question, as for the second, you're in our village, you fell down the waterfall and Shua found you, she was the one who brought you here”
“Shua?” he's so confused right now but the lady just nods
“Everyone said you weren't going to make it but here you are. Come with me, the others will arrive soon and Shua it’s with them ” as he follow the old lady around he could see many houses there hanging up rocks connected to another by numerous wood bridges, once they hit the ground he could see kids running around some men guarding the wall and a few others making what look like baskets
As they got closer to the wooden gates he could hear what sounded like a cart and voices overlapping over a faint hissing sound
“They returning from the hunting” the lady explain eyeing him carefully “you could make a really good snake-catcher if train” he felt shivers down his spine, the mere thought of it making him feel uneasy, as if wrath was boiling inside him for no apparent reason
“Have you been meeting our Shua in secret?” the lady inquired
“What?” the sudden question made him halt “I… I haven't, I do-on’t know her”
“That’s good, her father doesn't like you” she looks straight ahead “here they come”
He could see a group of people, coming inside the gates, all wearing the same kind of gear and, in the cart filled with baskets, there was her