( The RMS Titanic is being consumed by the icy rush of the North Atlantic so fast that there is nothing anybody can do to even slow it down let alone stop it )

( Taemin was left stood in Jongin’s house with Scarlet still perched on his shoulder, feeling at a loss as to what he was supposed to do now. )

( As the months went by, spring melting into summer in a blur of colour and birdsong, Jongin found himself looking back over the weeks that had passed since he had agreed to give Taemin a second chance, to start their friendship over again. )

( Thanks to quick reflexes, Taemin caught Jongin easily as he blacked out and collapsed into his arms )

( Ever since finding out that the travelling exhibition for the RMS Titanic would be coming to Seoul, Jongin had been looking forward to it. )

( “What the hell is he thinking, bringing a probably crazed naked man into our store? This is a bad idea, a very, very bad idea.” )

( The night is cold, bitterly so, and so dark he can barely see the ocean so far below him )

Title: ​Echo of the Phoenix
Rating: NC-17
Sidepairings: Onew/Key
Word Count: 70k+
Warning(s): smut, violence(minor), + brief mention of blood.
Prompt: #62 Fantasy!AU. Taemin is a phoenix who can only take human form once every century for one year at a time, but if he were to resume his phoenix form during that year he'll be trapped in that form ( Read more... )

( He manages to avoid Baekhyun’s smug leering when he gets back to the ship )

( “That was risky fucking move you pulled, are you fucking kidding me!” )