• so this list is going to be for jmj aus that have a different setting and that i think are super creative and something different than the usual modern setting aus (e.g. canon compliant, college, hs,). all of these recs are super well-written and will take you for a ride, so don't be afraid to check these out!

warm blood by yejism (fuwafuwado)

• tags: au - spies & secret agents

Minjeong bats her eyelashes. “You’re charming me, Miss Yu.”

“Oh, Miss Kim, I wouldn’t dream of it.”

A landmine. A landmine over a landmine over a landmine. Minjeong steps on them, willingly, because she likes the teasing lilt of Jimin’s voice around her name, and suddenly the hours poured into scouring the embassy for morsels of information dwarf against the sudden magnetism that pulls her to Jimin.

a movie script ending by crushpdf

• tags: childhood friends to strangers to lovers, actress!jimin, idol!minjeong

It’s funny how it’s impossible to identify a decisive moment before it happens.

Jimin, Minjeong, and all the years between them.

no stars above by ClosedOrbits

• currently archived :(

Minjeong didn’t understand Jimin, she really didn’t.

She also didn’t understand how the city seemed like a blanket of smoke, how Yizhuo’s weakness was a skinny prostitute; more importantly, she didn’t understand why Aeri had sent her here, of all places, when all she wanted to do was run away.

petrichor by applecola

• tags: lawyer!jimin x daycare teacher!minjeong

Jimin had her entire life planned out for as long as she can remember: to make name partner at a law firm before 30 and never look back. At 25, she's made to take care of her baby sister, with the help of her daycare teacher, Minjeong.

Their relationship takes a turn when Minjeong is in need of a lawyer to represent her for her divorce.

die with a smile by Safiras

• tags: au - police, married da attorney!jimin & police officer!minjeong, got the beat cameos

“I am not giving you a warrant” - she closes the door - “Puppy.”

She whines and I can tell she's contemplating closing the blinds and climbing into my lap, it wouldn’t be the first time she tries to fuck her way into a warrent. Fortunately for the both of us, she doesn't.

She chooses to sit in front of me, crossing her arms on top of her chest and resting them on my table. I wonder how one could look so sinfully good.

“People will get suspicious if all of your warrants are signed by me. You know it.”

my house of stone, your ivy grows by rokkuhato

• tags: au - medieval, knight!jimin x princess!minjeong

Jimin was well aware that this was a dangerous path they were trekking. It’s wrong, as Minjeong was to be wedded with a prince in a month’s time. However, as Minjeong was pulling off her clothes, dragging her to bed as she pressed searing kisses down her throat, she can’t help but banish those thoughts away.

Or the one where Minjeong, sole heiress of her kingdom, is in love with her father's Knight General, Jimin. If only she wasn't already betrothed to a prince...

all that we could do by midnightcruiser

• tags: idol!jimin x bodyguard!minjeong

At the height of her career, Yu Jimin’s company decides that what she needs is a really attractive bodyguard for just a little more buzz. Kim Minjeong arrives, turns her life upside down, and is more than anyone bargained for.

twilight, towards you i shine by prismvtic

• tags: au - space, marriage of convenience, idiots in love, first time and second chances, brat mj & soft dom jm

Minjeong and Jimin marry for the benefits provided by their space careers. No other reason. But lies of that magnitude easily unravel with time.

breathe (every little piece of me) by sowish

when jimin wakes up one day with superpowers, the first thing she does is look at herself in the mirror. are those abs?!

or: jimin as the friendly neighborhood spider-woman

the anatomy of a memory by yejism (fuwafuwado) (E)

• tags: 25 lives au, au - reincarnation, different lifetimes of jiminjeong, but in every one, jimin always loves minjeong

Maybe this is where it all started. Maybe this is the first lifetime they spend together and losing Minjeong all those times before are just nightmares that cloud her judgment. Maybe this is where it stops, the chase, the hopelessness. This time — it feels right.

and then some by anonymous (E)

• tags: au - time travel, au - soulmates

In which Minjeong is a time traveller and Jimin her wife.

between the gaps in my hands by atelic

• tags: transit love au where jiminjeong are exes, short oneshot but written really well regardless, slight angst

“We have to pretend like we don’t know each other, in there.”

Minjeong’s mouth crooks in a smile. Doesn’t even look up from the pasta she’s twirling onto her fork when she replies, “Bet that wouldn’t be hard for you at all.”

Yes No Maybe by numot94 (futureplans)

• tags: nct fan minjeong x nct manager jimin

College student and NCT fan Kim Minjeong finds herself in possession of her bias’s phone number. NCT manager Yu Jimin finds herself doing damage control for the group’s playboy maknae. Refusing to sign an NDA can be a meet-cute, right?

one good girl is worth a thousand windows by bubulo

• tags: superhero!jimin x soon-to-be villian!minjeong

a superheros au where minjeong lives in a tiny apartment with 1 window and jimin keeps breaking in to pay her favorite villain a visit

How to Survive in the GL World: An Unhelpful Guide by Kim Minjeong by eizzil

As insane as it sounds, Kim Minjeong lives in a GL world. A very ridiculous one, at that. Follow along as she embarks on her journey to defeat the (persistent) GL deities with her partner-in-crime, Yu Jimin.

dive into you (just like this, every day) by wintevon (evokvr)

• tags: idol!jimin x loser!minjeong, jimin hits on mj and minjeong doesn't know jimin is in ning's favorite kpop grp

It’s simple, really. Jimin just happened to find the boyish, silly woman behind the ice cream counter quite attractive while Minjeong just wanted to prove a point to her coworkers.

But the thing is… Jimin was known to the world as aespa's Karina and Minjeong happened to live under the world's biggest rock.

the daredevil's cartwheel by sleepyshiba (E)

• tags: gangster!minjeong x hitman!jimin, character study of im the drama winter, dark themes

Her fingers peel back another layer of this enigma.

Madness cackles in the shade of her overgrown obsession.

Jimin’s hands are stained with Minjeong Minjeong Minjeong.

And so is her heart.

“Kim Minjeong.” The name rolls off Jimin’s tongue rather nicely. She gives a half bow, not breaking eye contact. “It’s nice to meet you. I’ll be in your care.”

“Mhm… likewise.” Minjeong’s gaze stays locked with Jimin’s, pulled in by the gravity of pitch black eyes.

are you scared yet, laika by idolsona

• tags: angst, post-break up, disbandment, actress!jimin and soloist!minjeong

Minjeong is debuting solo. Supposedly, there’s no bad blood between them. Their girl group disbanded; they had run their course together but stayed close as friends.

This is the bite-sized version of a humongous lie that lies between them.

here and where you are by anonymous

• tags: au - mcu, after the Blip + angst with happy ending

The car door opens and Jimin just about kneels onto the concrete beneath her.

A figure emerges. Jimin spots her hair, her nails still painted that same yellow, the pair of sunglasses still sitting at the top of her head.

do you know what love is? by minminda

• tags: hs students!jmj babysit woonhak, woonhak pov, fluff and angst

Woonhak was never sure what the word love meant. His mum would always tell him that she loves him before he fell asleep. He doesn’t remember his dad ever saying it to him. Maybe it was something that only girls said. Maybe that’s why Minjeong says it to Jimin so much.

don't blink (you'll miss it) by moonrise31

• tags: jimin is ningning's manager and minjeong is ning's fansite

Minjeong thinks the worst moment of her entire fansite career has to be now: after she's spilled coffee all over Ningning's manager, who has hated her since day one.

Jimin, meanwhile, is left in the coffee shop confused, coat dripping, and wondering what she's done to make Ningning's biggest fansite despise her so much.

else by rockband

• tags: minjeong uses park wonbin to make jimin jealous

Moral of the story, it takes more than just a little something, something to break Wonbin’s heart. But Minjeong still thinks she came pretty close.

honor bound (the broken love i made) by prismvtic

• tags: au - fantasy, au - boarding school, minjeong wants to be a knight and jimin is a princess

Overshadowed by her sister, the heir to House Kim's ancestral lands, Minjeong vows to graduate top of her class at the Officers Academy and become a knight in service to the Royal House of Hwang. The attention and affection of the Imperial Princess, first in line to the neighboring Avidius Empire's throne, is something she never anticipated would stand in her way.

Love when it makes you lose your bearings by katarinabluuuuu (E)

• tags: abo dynamics, twins kim minjeong/kim winter, polamory, beta!yjm, alpha!minjeong, omega!winter, roommates au

Jimin, a beta living by herself to finish her major, struggles with financial strain in Seoul and decides to post a roommate ad, seeking fellow calm betas to split the rent. Instead, she receives an intriguing response from Winter and Minjeong, twin sisters that assure they're chill enough to live in Jimin's apartment. Despite her initial reservations about living with an alpha-omega sibling pair, Jimin agrees to let them move in, and it might have been her best decision ever, or the worst.

how sweet by yejism (fuwafuwado)

• tags: au - canon divergence, angst with a happy ending

Before debut, Minjeong voted Jimin out of the group. Now she faces the consequences of her decisions.

game, set, love by bonaswife (M)

• tags: professional tennis players!jiminjeong, best wags jmj

Kim Minjeong is hopelessly in love with the woman who absolutely owns her on the tennis court.

maybe you're the reason by bonaswife (M)

• tags: nursing home manager!jimin x actress!minjeong, nonchalent jimin is making minjeong lose her mind

Kim Minjeong is a bratty actress who starts volunteering at a nursing home to repair her image following a scandal.

Yu Jimin is the emotionless volunteer coordinator who isn't impressed by her in the slightest.

warm 'til spring comes by applecola

Minjeong and Jimin, lifelong teammates, navigate their lives splitting in different directions towards the end of their collegiate basketball career.

Jimin leaves, Minjeong stays.

the great escape of tommy shelby by jmjns01

Jimin lost her turtle and kind of forgot to look for him because she's busy rizzing up a pretty girl.

opium veins and liquid hearts by cobalt_sunrise

• tags: au - hunger games setting, both of them are victors and now mentors

Yu Jimin is the Capitol's darling and has the prettiest smile Minjeong has ever seen. Even if it's as lethal as her mercy.

thirsty terrace by alienmyang (E)

• tags: reality dating show au, g!p yjm, slice of life

Between temptations from the other hot contestants and cringe-worthy mini challenges for exclusive dates, how far will Kim Minjeong go to win the woman of her dreams?

tidebound by suacola (M)

• tags: pirate!yjm x runaway princess!kmj, slow burn, g!p yjm

On the run from an arranged marriage, Minjeong hides aboard a pirate ship and ends up in the hands of Captain Jimin. She should’ve been tossed overboard; instead, she’s kept close. Too close.

UNFINISHED

to think it'd still be you by scarletstring

• tags: parallel universes where college student!jimin switches with idol!jimin

Jimin is many things: a friend, a swimmer, a childhood crush, and not very touchy. Except Jimin doesn’t seem like herself — not really. Lately she’s been giving Minjeong heart attacks every time her arm finds a spot around her waist. Or her shoulders. Or her hips. Like it's the most natural thing to do.

Minjeong swears Jimin was fine just yesterday. Despite the headaches.

So why does it feel like she doesn’t know Jimin anymore?

in the pocket by jmjing (tarotatos) (M)

• tags: one night stands, idol!jimin x fansite master!minjeong

minjeong has a one night stand, and it goes a little too well, but she doesn’t really expect to see jimin again. she definitely doesn’t expect to see jimin introducing herself onstage as aespa’s karina.

Admidst Royal Shadows by hnnvrse, httpyooji

• tags: au - royalty, arranged marriage, slow burn

As part of the tradition, Minjeong is required to marry one of the grand princes, yet she falls for the lastborn—the princess of the kingdom, Jimin.

Bound by Fate (or Fortune) by jiminsmiffy

When billionaire playgirl, Karina Yu, is called upon by her father to settle down and get married following the news of his retirement, she's certain her life can't get any worse. But the moment she finds her face plastered on nearly every tabloid announcing her engagement to investment banker magnate, Winter Kim, she realizes his advice wasn't a suggestion.

It was a warning.

things that fall by yejism (fuwafuwado)

• tags: showgirl!jimin x playgirl painter!minjeong set in the 1920s

“I’m afraid you would want me only for a short while,” Jimin says, her lips dangerously close as she blinks at Minjeong, “and I want you forever.”

sell me that gold in your veins by m1samo (E)

• tags: religious/catholic references, sharing the same room

ever so faithful and obedient jimin goes on a mission trip to a small southern town near busan, where she meets sweet but feisty minjeong. jimin finds a love she’s never understood before - and finds herself, too.

gibson girl by trellisaze (E)

• tags: camgirl minjeong x mortician jimin, catholic imagery, g!p yjm, porn with plot

Minjeong is no stranger to damnation. Her initials are scrawled somewhere in the margins of a holy blacklist, smudged past recognition, born unworthy of sainthood. She knows God only in glimpses — as an apparition, as moral excess, as the faceless transgressors who log on to watch her unravel on silicone.

She comes to learn of the God that lives within a woman with steady hands and wine-dark eyes, watching her like a reckoning that bruises. She does not know which version of Him is worse.

our final night alive by wintevon (evokvr)

• tags: all of us are dead au

It was common sense that the world would end millions of years from now. Whether it be intergalactic meteors crashing down and blowing up the Earth into bits and pieces, or global warming hitting an all-time high and melting the planet down to its core.

But instead, it’s the 21st century, and zombies have infested the city of Hyosan—rapidly expanding to the rest of South Korea. The students of Hyosan Girls’ High School were stuck at the epicenter, with no way of knowing who would and wouldn’t survive this deadly outbreak.

And Yu Jimin, a troubled student, couldn’t wait for her end to come any faster than the world’s.

Sleeping Snakes by ChetManning (E)

• tags: au - wild west, inn owner!minjeong who takes infamous outlaw jimin in, g!p yjm

An infamous outlaw of Horton's Valley found herself in a life or death situation, and when a humble innkeeper chose to spare her life, Yu Jimin decided to spend the rest of her days with her.

My dark prince by flowersbloominspring01 (E)

• tags: princess x princes au, arranged marriage, g!p yjm, friends(?) with benefits situation

Princess Kim Minjeong saw her life completely turned upside down when faced with the prospect of choosing a fitting prince to marry. Gotta love arranged marriages right?

To make things a bit more fair, she would get the chance to pick amongst a selected pool of seven suitors, seven eager princes in their prime who would spend ten weeks trying to win her heart.

Minjeong knew she had to endure this for the sake of her family and her kingdom, but she didn't expect to meet someone as intriguing and downright infuriating as Prince Yu Jimin.

What was this woman doing in her palace, when she couldn't even be bothered to look in her direction?

futile devices by nemothebuffalo (E)

• tags: au - 1980s, call me by your name references, philosophy and classical music references

Minjeong struggles to separate desire from divinity when Jimin, their resident graduate student for the summer, arrives at their home.

always i do (E)