@rvnwiild continued from X
It was a gimmick. They had one every year for these parties, and they were always a hit. This is why when the dress code was proposed to be pajamas he did not put up too much of a fight — it would be an attractive option for a bunch of people who were so often expected to dress for the press. But big parties had never been his thing, no matter how necessary for morale they were; he left most of it to Jaeho and the others, passing along his credit card by way of input.
Soojin’s words had him sucking in a deep breath, the urge to pull his wool double-breasted pea coat tighter around his pajama-clad body as they walked from the car to the building growing with every passing moment. This was not the image of G1’s Nam Jiwon he needed floating around the internet.
“You know he always gets what he wants, I could never resist him,” he muttered, grabbing the door before she could get there first and holding it open for her; his wife would never open her own doors when he was around.
The sounds of celebration enveloped him as soon as he stepped over the threshold, steeling himself for a night of shmoozing. He helped Soojin out of her coat before slipping out of his own, handing both to the coat check they’d hired for the occasion who smiled brightly and handed them a ticket. Unlike a typical coat check she also requested their shoes, offering them house slippers to wear if they needed them, but Jiwon had come prepared; if they were going to make him wear PJs he would come in style.
He reached into the bag carrying their white elephant gifts, pulling out a pair of fuzzy brown teddy bear slippers, dropping them on the floor and stepping into them. Their black plastic eyes twinkled in the draped string lights. He handed Sujin her own slippers before reaching up to fix the collar of his matching button-down navy and white striped PJ top, straightening himself like a man dressed in a three-piece suit.
“How do I look?” he asked her, half jokingly, leaning in to press a small kiss to her cheek before moving to deposit their gifts among the pile on the long running table against one wall. Already he was being accosted by friends and employees alike, each donned in their own bedtime best.
When he and Soojin reconvened she would find him sipping on a mimosa, looking much more relaxed than he had been initially. The fuzzy bear slippers had been a hit and things felt somehow more normal when surrounded by similarly-dressed peers.
He lifted his eyebrow at her mischievous expression, sliding his hand into his pants pocket and tipping his champagne flute toward her.
“You could only be so lucky to wind up with my gift,” he smirked back in retaliation before glancing around, a slight furrow to his forehead.
“Have you seen Jaeho? Haven’t crossed his path yet tonight.”