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Darling I’m a Nightmare Dressed Like a Daydream (Part 1)
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Pairing: Conman! Minghao x Fem! Reader
Words:1.2k
Genre: Crime/Mystery (Suggestive! MDNI)
Synopsis: Minghao has had a pretty easy life…partly due to his sharp looks, but mostly due to his even sharper mind. His day job, you ask? Oh, just your average little joe conning wealthy women out of thousands of dollars …until he meets you.
Warnings: Deception, lying, Morally Grey Hao, Morally Grey Reader
A/N: Hello, this is extremely overdue but this is my contribution to @svthub's 70steen Collab! Please read the rest of the stories as well! I really wanted to finish the story in one go but I wanted to do it justice and take my time with it. So, it is just Part 1 for now, but nonetheless, I hope it still is a fun read!
A big thanks to @playmetheclassics for your input on the banner 🌼
Feedback always helps!
Minghao saw you through the front window of Tiffany's, purchasing a pair of solitaire studs, which were, from his guess, at least 1.5 carats each. His eyes scanned through your appearance next, mid to late 20s, affluent, judging by the Chanel briefcase and tweed suit, understated in jewelry except for the dainty yet elegantly crafted diamond bracelet.
He'd found his next target.
He made his way into the store and immediately caught your eye, along with everyone else's. Well, it was pretty easy: a tall, handsomely dressed man with a striking long neck and sharp features who would give Elvis a run for his money.
He made his way to the counter you were standing by, his leather boots clicking on the wooden floor- drawing even more attention to him, and timidly made eye contact.
"Sorry to do this miss, but can I ask you for a favour?"
He maintained eye contact, his gaze had started to make you uncannily hot on a chilly autumn evening.
"Y-yes" you stuttered, mentally cursing yourself for sounding so frail.
"It is my mom's 60th birthday and I want to buy her something special but so many choices confuse me. Could you please help me pick something?"
The group of girls standing on the necklace counter audibly swooned, making your upper lip twitch in amusement.
"Oh, umm sure... I guess."
He took your shyness as a sign of apprehension and decided to persuade you further.
"Sorry I wouldn't have asked but my brother and I have this unspoken competition every year, who will get Mother the better gift. I've been losing for the past 3 years but this time, with your help hopefully (he looked down and gave a shy smile, a seasoned move on his part), I have a feeling I can win against him."
He knew he was bullshitting his way through, but it'd always worked in his favor. ‘Just charm your way forward: the key is eye contact.’ was his mantra in life.
Little did he imagine that his further explanation had created more trouble for him than he bargained for.
"Oh really, and how do you decide who wins?" You asked, with your eyes full of suspicion.
It's funny because you were just messing with him but since Minghao had almost never been cross-questioned by one of his targets, he was completely caught off guard.
He racked his brain, looking for the best answer to give you... he didn't want to blow his cover but the more time he took thinking of an answer, the more nervous he became- internally of course, as it hadn't even been a few seconds.
He suddenly gave you a crooked smile, unknowingly making your heartbeat a bit faster and your underwear a tad bit wetter.
He'd found the perfect answer.
"Oh, believe me…….. you know." He said, boring those beautiful cat-like eyes into yours, sirening you to him.
This story is actually full of funny things. While Hao was trying to seduce you with those smoldering looks of his, there was a mischievous twinkle in your eyes that sucked him in. It was like he was drowning deeper and deeper into those beautiful orbs, only realizing he was sinking into you when you averted your gaze.
This was weird.
But Minghao was here for work so he didn’t ponder too much.
You helped him pick out a beautiful set of white pearl earrings, with diamonds encrusted around the pearl.
“I think you should give them a try, just to see if they’re as beautiful as they’re on the display.”
He didn’t wait for an answer and proceeded to grab your wrist and slide the earrings in your hand, his fingertips gently brushing against your palm, sending a jolt of buzzing current down your spine.
Well, I guess I have to try on the pretty earrings, you thought bemusingly.
After he had purchased his earrings, he insisted on getting you dinner, or breakfast, or lunch, or whatever you preferred. You blushed as he confessed he’d really really like to see you again.
You made plans with him for the weekend. Since night had already fallen and, in his words, it would be against every fiber of his moral being to let a pretty lady like you go unescorted home in the crime-ridden streets, he basically forced you to let him drive you home.
He opened the passenger side door of his shiny black impala with a cheeky ‘M’lady’. You talked all the way home, about anything and everything. You also observed how his boot cut trousers hugged his thighs, and the slight indent of his-
Yeah, focus on something else girl! You turned to look out the window, hoping that the cool air of the night will calm your hot face, and even hotter heart.
He pulled up to your front porch, impressed at the location of the street and the size of the house.
You would be his most prized possession till date.
He smiled at you as you thanked him, and then gulped audibly as the skirt of your suit hiked up a little to reveal, what he could describe as probably the softest skin he had ever seen, as you got out of the car. He got an almost primal urge to pull you back to the seat and feel if the skin of your thighs was as soft as it looked.
He got out of his daze as you said, “I meant to say this earlier, but you honestly don’t really look like a Jun, I don’t know, just something funny that came to mind. Bye now, see you Saturday.”
Good thing you didn’t see his shocked face as you skipped back into your house.
….
Minghao made his way back into Tiffany’s, looking for his liaison.
“Here you go. Come’on now hyung, you really think I’ll cheat on you, It’s been five fucking years.”
“And one can never be too careful” Wonwoo replied as he inspected the pearl earrings though a microscope, who knew, the conman could very well con his partner. After inspecting its authenticity, he gave Minghao his money back, after taking a 5% cut, the usual fees for ignoring his shenanigans at his store.
“So, do you want to grab a beer?” Minghao asked hopefully.
He didn’t really know why, but since dropping you off, he’d been feeling uncannily lonely.
“I really don’t want to extend our relationship beyond business, sorry.” Wonwoo replied quite blandly as he put back the pearl earrings on display, and to be very honest, it broke Minghao’s heart a little bit.
But Minghao knew life wasn’t really sunshine and roses all the time.
…
You made your way into the living room after taking a shower, a cold one as your nerves still sizzled thinking about Jun.
“So, did the asshole buy it?” Your best friend asked as you handed her the beautiful, shiny studs you’d purchased earlier using her cheque book.
“He ate it from the palm of my hand, darling,” you replied coyly.
No matter how sexy you thought he was, or how gorgeous his long neck was, or how stunningly captivating his eyes were, it was time for payback, Xu Minghao.
A/n: this is loosely inspired by a Bollywood movie Ladies vs Ricky Bahl!
also bcs you're asking for people to talk to you (which is reminding me to text u tbh skfskj), yk that trend of edits that describe an idol's friendships as different types of love (ie. sun & moon, sisters, soulmates, fondness, partners in crime etc) what type of friendship would you assign your mutuals <3
+++Talk about your moots; what do you like most about them (could be a paragraph or a single sentence, spread the love!!)
this took me so fucking long to make bc all i want is to answer sincerely, also answering another ask at the same time to kill two birds with one stone, so here i go (i'm sorry for missing anyone. it doesn't mean i love you any less, its just hard to find a specific fondness for everyone bc i love you sm)
partner in crime @juntuals i've known for how damn long and how many times have we been there for each other? that's what i thought. You were my beginning and hopeful you're my end. let's run the world together
Siblings @aceofvernons it goes wo saying, maybe bc we have a similar upbringing, i feel like i can talk childhood w you and you'd totally get it wo having actually spent childhood together, my favorite younger sibling
Frenemies @playmetheclassics and @dkakapizzaboy i could not pick one and forget the other. you both physically trigger me agjhasgkhdgdk but i adore you. either I will throw you in front of a train or throw myself at a train for you
Safe space @janggtoco you've constantly reassured me in my worst moments that i am deserving of love and attention and that has always filled my heart with such warmth. naturally you've become a safe space
Admiration @seokgyuu you know better than anyone i was a huge fan of you before i became a friend and i never let you forget it. i hope after all this time you keep doing what you're doing and remember whatever you do i love and support you so much now as a friend and a fan
Affection @onlyseokmins the affection i have for you darling is un explainable, you are such a light in this harsh world i just wanna bundle you up in blankets and shade you from all this undeserving of you. pls never change <3
these are just some of my favorite ppl. i tried thinking of my sun to my moon or my moon to my sun but it was harder than i thought. hopefully this all made some sense
also bcs you're asking for people to talk to you (which is reminding me to text u tbh skfskj), yk that trend of edits that describe an idol's friendships as different types of love (ie. sun & moon, sisters, soulmates, fondness, partners in crime etc) what type of friendship would you assign your mutuals <3
+++Talk about your moots; what do you like most about them (could be a paragraph or a single sentence, spread the love!!)
this took me so fucking long to make bc all i want is to answer sincerely, also answering another ask at the same time to kill two birds with one stone, so here i go (i'm sorry for missing anyone. it doesn't mean i love you any less, its just hard to find a specific fondness for everyone bc i love you sm)
partner in crime @juntuals i've known for how damn long and how many times have we been there for each other? that's what i thought. You were my beginning and hopeful you're my end. let's run the world together
Siblings @aceofvernons it goes wo saying, maybe bc we have a similar upbringing, i feel like i can talk childhood w you and you'd totally get it wo having actually spent childhood together, my favorite younger sibling
Frenemies @playmetheclassics and @dkakapizzaboy i could not pick one and forget the other. you both physically trigger me agjhasgkhdgdk but i adore you. either I will throw you in front of a train or throw myself at a train for you
Safe space @janggtoco you've constantly reassured me in my worst moments that i am deserving of love and attention and that has always filled my heart with such warmth. naturally you've become a safe space
Admiration @seokgyuu you know better than anyone i was a huge fan of you before i became a friend and i never let you forget it. i hope after all this time you keep doing what you're doing and remember whatever you do i love and support you so much now as a friend and a fan
Affection @onlyseokmins the affection i have for you darling is un explainable, you are such a light in this harsh world i just wanna bundle you up in blankets and shade you from all this undeserving of you. pls never change <3
these are just some of my favorite ppl. i tried thinking of my sun to my moon or my moon to my sun but it was harder than i thought. hopefully this all made some sense
baratheonpilled
jacobvanloon
izzy806
tangentwithtanner
dailybridgerton
dededos
areudirty
ellievsbear
discoholicmusic
