Summary: You and your favorite colleague Yukhei end up on a business trip, where you finally find some time alone (★‿★)
Pairing: Yukhei/Lucas x reader
Genre: fluff, AU, one shot
Warnings: some dirty words
Word Count: 2k
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This meeting seemed endless. In every group of people there was always one guy who did all the talking, never listens and glows with self-confidence and this group was no exception. Todays star was Byun Baekhyun, senior marketing officer and the main reason this meeting took so long. Although everyone agreed on the next steps already, he kept on sharing his visions and stories from his days as a trainee. He made people laugh though, but still. Your back hurt from all the sitting and you were so hungry. The sun had already set too.
You didn’t seem to be the only one desperate to leave. Your colleagues Jongin and Taeyong were staring mindlessly somewhere, Yukhei was doodling on his notes, while Taemin and Ten appeared to listen to Baekhyun though you were sure they didn’t. Only Mark laughed all the time. Usually his laughter was very contagious, but today you were just too tired. You had 18 hours left, until you’ll be on your flight home. You sighed and found Yukhei look up and smile at you. It was almost invisible, but you knew him so well, that you didn’t miss it.
He was your favorite colleague from day one. He was one of the two foreigners in your department. You hardly heard him speak, although he was fluent in Korean. You knew because there was this one time when you bumped into him on a lunch break und you two ended up eating together. This shy tall man with the biggest and most beautiful brown eyes turned out to be incredibly funny. You two laughed a lot and sometimes you catched him looking at you a second too long and you enjoyed it very much. Honestly you probably looked at him too long too, because he was so damn handsome, and you were, well, falling for him. Big time.
For some unknown reason this lunch break remained the only time you two met besides work. You were teamed up on several projects but never alone and despite business talk nothing happened. That didn’t mean you shared glances. In fact, his gaze seemed to burn marks on your body and vice versa. You spent a good number of nights fantasizing about him and imagining his hands on your skin. But you didn’t dare to ask him out. Never fuck the company, you know.
While Baekhyun was still talking, you locked eyes with Yukhei again. This time you sent a tiny smile back. He seemed to notice because his eyes widened. Oh boy. Suddenly, you felt very much alone in this room, only him and you, in a city far from home, a fancy hotel nearby and 18 hours left to do whatever you want.
You didn’t know what made you so bold, but you considered asking him to grab dinner when the meeting from hell was finally over.
When you looked away eventually, you found Baekhyun had stopped talking and everyone was getting up and prepared to leave. You sorted your papers too, shoved them in your bag and finished your glass of water. Although you were desperate to bolt, you took your time in hopes Yukhei might be last too and you could talk. But Mark started a conversation with him and he left with the others.
Cursing under your breath you left the room and made your way to the hotel which happened to be just a few hundred meters down the street. You actually enjoyed the walk. The air was soft and warm and it felt a little like holiday being in this foreign city. Between two blocks you could even see the ocean – a big black area speckled with lights.
When you arrived at the hotel, you spottet Jongin and Baekhyun at the bar. You waved, but didn’t join them although they were asking you to with gestures.
In your room you finally got rid of your shoes and sank face down on the king size bed. Your feet and back hurt. You were still so hungry. It’s a shame you forgot to buy something along the way to the hotel, but maybe room service was still available. It was past 9pm. You were so damn tired.
Suddenly you heard a knock on your door. You froze. When you were not answering, it knocked again, louder this time. Irrationally you hoped it was Yukhei. But why would he know your room number. And besides you didn’t consider him brave enough to ask you out.
But to your surprise it was him. You mouth fell open and you could feel your heartbeat getting faster.
“Hi, I wanted to ask if you like to have dinner with me.”
Your face gave you away instantly. Your mouth formed the widest grin possible.
“I’ll take this as a yes.” He laughed, and your heart jumped and all you wanted was throw yourself into his arms and kiss him forever. Instead you asked him without thinking if room service was okay too. His eyes went big again and you could see his hesitation. Your heart sank. You went too far. He was a colleague after all. And he was clearly not interested. Why did that make you so sad?
“Forget it,” you quickly uttered, grabbed your key card, put on your shoes, and closed the door to join him. He just stared at you and you caught a glimpse of disappointment, but maybe this was just wishful thinking.
Neither of you spoke, while leaving the hotel. You held your breath anxiously as you passed the bar but Jongin and Baekhyun had left already.
Because you’ve never been to this city before, you had no idea which restaurant was worth a try, so you chose the first you found. It turned out to be a Chinese restaurant which made Yukhei surprisingly happy. Seeing him smiling and looking through the menu making blissful noises made you melt even more. Sometimes you thought of him like a giant teddy bear. He was tall and muscular contrasted by shyness and a soft voice.
You asked him for recommendations and he insisted on ordering food for you both. When the waitress came, they talked in Cantonese and you could see in her eyes that she loved the conversation with him. She was literally beaming. And she hadn’t noticed you at all. Instead of feeling envious you were happy for Yukhei. You always supposed that he was not entirely comfortable in Korean and you could only guess that he missed his hometown Hong Kong.
After the waitress took the order, Yukhei turned back to you and maybe it was the encounter with his native language, but all his nervousness was gone now and you two talked and laughed like you did on that lunch break the other day.
“Why were you asking about the room service earlier?”, he changed the topic all of a sudden.
He caught you off guard. “Uhm, I thought…maybe….I was tired….and…” you could feel your face turn bright red. Oh god. You were grown up for so long now and it still happened. You covered your face with your hands, but he laughed.
“And what?” he pressed.
“And I thought maybe we could stay in.”
“Because you didn’t want to go outside again or because you wanted me to sit on your bed with you eating dinner from a microwave?” You couldn’t help but laugh.
“Probaby both.” You laughed again to take away the seriousness, but you kept your eyes down, in fear to meet his.
“I would have liked to do it, you know?” You couldn’t believe your ears. Surprised you looked at him and were met with the warmest expression. Not appropriate for a work situation. Not at all.
“You didn’t want to go outside again too?”
He chuckled at your lame joke and it made you stupidly proud.
“Yeah. Exactly.” There it was again, one of those long glances and you felt your heart flutter. Gosh, please, let him go home with me later, you begged silently and threw every thought related to ‘never fuck the company’ out of the window once and for all. You really really wanted to kiss him and you really really hoped he wanted to kiss you too.
Your thoughts were interrupted by the waitress who started to bring the food. It smelled delicious and you forgot about your naughty thoughts and started eating. It was so good that you both ate silently, completely in awe. From time to time the waitress asked if you needed anything but secretly you bet she only wanted to see Yukhei up close again. You couldn’t blame her.
When you were done eating, Yukhei had another chat with the waitress but you could see that he impatiently yearned to leave. After saying goodbye finally, you two left the restaurant.
Out on the street you breathed in the night air. There weren’t many cars on the streets anymore and you took in the silence and the heat of the day that was radiating from the pavement. You closed your eyes, feeling deeply content. And that was the moment Yukhei took your hand. You failed to breathe, and your heart started throbbing so loudly you were sure he could hear it.
But he just started walking casually, your hand still in his, as if it was the most normal thing ever. Now you were the shy one. Still the silence felt peaceful. You returned to the hotel, walked through the foyer, took the elevator and that’s where you turned towards him, got on your toes and kissed him, because you couldn’t take it any longer.
He kissed you back and it felt oh so amazing. All your fantasies about him were shattered because this was so much better.
When the elevator arrived at your floor, he took your hand again and pulled you to your door. He stood there waiting while you fumbled through your pockets to find the damn key card and you tried not to look at him out of fear to find him wanting to say good bye for tonight. Finally you found the card, opened the door with trembling fingers and he gently but firmly shoved you inside and closed the door behind you.
As soon as the lock clicked, his lips met yours again. “Oh god, I’m so crazy about you.” He whispered, and his hands started to slip under the back of your blouse. Damn, his hands were so big and radiating heat all over you and you enjoyed his touches immensely. “Believe me, I’m as crazy about you.”, you gasped and let your hands wander too. When you felt his soft skin, you looked up to meet his eyes. He stared down at you, eyes big and sparkling and you knew for sure that this was not just a thing between two random people stuck in the same hotel on a business trip. You could feel his heartbeat, it was right beneath your cheek and it was pounding as much as yours.
You kissed again, and he took you in a tight hug, placing his lips on your forehead. He was so tall that you almost disappeared in his arms. He kept you close like that for a while and you listened to his heart until you felt a happy laughter rise in his chest. You gave him a questioning look and he took a deep breath and smiled down at you blissfully.
“I waited so long to finally ask you out. When I knew we were going on this trip, I hoped there was a chance to spend some time with you. And now look at us!” he laughed softly, “this is more than I ever hoped for.”
You snuggled deeper into his arms and let your happiness wash over you.
“Yeah. I’m glad you did, Yukhei.”
And with that he lifted you up, carried you to your bed and showed you that reality was sometimes way better than any fantasy.
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A/N: Ahhh, this was fun to write. Let me know what you think : )
synopsis: yukhei always makes it clear that despite how frequently you fall into each other’s beds, he could never be yours. it’s an arrangement enough to sate both your needs, until hendery gets into the mix and shows what you’re missing. yukhei isn’t yours, yes, but he doesn’t like the bitter taste it leaves in his mouth knowing that you aren’t his either.
repost! please stay on the tags this time and let me nap :’(
pairing: lucas x fem!reader x hendery
chapter genre: suggestive, crack, angst, fluff i think
keywords: fratboy, college, fwb
word count: 9.4k
chapter warnings: explicit language, suggestive content, not proofread
collab prompts: “baby, can you focus on me?” / “don’t you ever think about me with your new man?”
note: part of the collab hosted by @legendnct. messed around with the members’ age gaps to fit the concept, and a few changes were made from the initial plan bc of procrastination time constraint. and belated happy hendery day! find the collab masterlist, tag list, and acknowledgments in the rbs.
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theartofmadeline
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