idol au fanfic where jeonghan and his stylist/makeup artist fall in love? slow burn, sexual tension typa thang ;) <3 !
Worth It • yoon jeonghan
my first request, thank you sm! :) I tried to make it a slowburn and not such a long one. sorry it took so long :)
Summary: As a makeup artist, you knew you couldn’t fall for one of the members, but you couldn’t help yourself.
Words: 3.2K
Pairing: Yoon Jeonghan x MakeupArtist!Reader
Warnings: cursing, sexual tension
"Next."
Vernon rushed over to the waiting seat and sat down, letting you begin your work. You grabbed your clips and clipped his hair back to give you better access to his facial features.
They were in the middle of filming their music video for their comeback, and you were the one in charge of making them look their best, which wasn't that hard since they were already so handsome.
You began sculpting his face, making sure his features popped more than normal. "The bags under your eyes are more prominent today. Did you not get enough sleep?"
"Of course I did."
You gave him a knowing look, and he sheepishly smiled at you. "It's not healthy to stay up so late."
"What time did you go to sleep then?"
You rolled your eyes. "I'm not the one that has to stand in front of the camera- stop squinting."
"It tickles!" He argued, trying his best not to laugh as the brush stroked against his eyelids. He always was the biggest baby when it came to putting his makeup on. He could never sit still.
"I'm almost done." You told him, urging him to be still just for another minute. With one final stroke of your brush you stood up. "Okay, go away."
"So kind." He rolled his eyes as he stood up, towering over you.
Reaching your hands out, you urged him away. "I still have five left of you to do, begone."
You called for the next one, and Jeonghan walked over from the waiting area along with the other four you still had to do. He sat in the chair silently, letting you get to work.
You ran your fingers through his semi long hair to bunch it up before you clipped it together. You ignored the way he shivered under your touch.
Unlike Vernon, he was still for the most part. His eyes followed your every move as you applied the makeup to his face, and you had to try and not get flustered by the way he was looking at you.
He didn't move an inch until the other's continued their earlier conversation with him. You removed the clip from his hair, letting if fall back into place. You tried to look around his face to make sure everything was right, but he kept moving.
"Would you-" You grabbed his face in your hands to make him look at you. His eyes widened slightly as you moved closer. "Be still for a second."
You eyed his features, unaware of how close you were to him. It was normal for you to get close up to make sure there were no flaws in your work, but what you weren't used to is how your chest tightened just now as your eyes met his.
You slowly backed up and cleared your throat. "Okay. You're done."
You didn't even need to call for the next one. Seungkwan was already up and shoving Jeonghan out of the seat. He clipped his own hair back and sat straight up in the seat.
"Make me beautiful, y/n."
You blinked, bringing yourself back to your work. "Let me get my bigger kit then."
He scoffed at the playful remark and crossed his arms, but he didn't say anything as you got to work on him. He was by far your favorite to work on, because he was always the most still, and he complimented your work the whole time.
You kept quiet as he talked, your mind still trying to understand why your stomach flipped at the sight of Jeonghan. You've been working with them for almost a year now, so you couldn't figure out what was different all of a sudden.
-
Y/n, emergency. Jeonghan messed his face up.
You groaned as you made your way through the corridors of the studio, trying to find your way back to the makeup room where you knew he'd be waiting. It was common for the boys to mess up their makeup often. With the way they played around it happened more than you'd like it too. You've tried everything, from waterproof mascara to lip stains. Somehow they still managed to get it off.
"Yoon Jeonghan-" You opened the door, stopping in your tracks at the site of him sliding a shirt over his bare torso. Your eyes widened, and you couldn't stop the way your cheeks heated up as his eyes met yours.
You've seen then all without shirts on before. You've seen over half of them in just a towel at times- not on purpose of course. You've seen him like this before, so why are you getting flustered now? Ever since the other week you couldn't control yourself around him, and you were getting annoyed.
"Are you gonna come in?" His voice broke you from your thoughts, making you realize you were still in the doorway. You shut the door as you walked in the room fully, ignoring the smirk he gave you.
Setting your bag on the table, you motioned for him to get onto the chair. He did as instructed, his eyes watching you go through it's contents before finding what you were looking for.
"What happened?"
"Seungkwan and Mingyu splashed water in my face." He informed you, annoyance laced within his voice. "And I had to wipe it off."
"And your makeup with it." You clarified, to which he nodded in agreement. You loved these boys, but they could be a bit much sometimes. "Why'd they do it?"
For the first time since you came in, he moved his eyes from you as he cleared his throat. "It's Seungkwan and Mingyu, so who knows?"
You ignored the difference in his voice as you clipped his hair back. "Fair point."
You leaned down as you began to reapply his makeup. The chair was shorter than the ones you were used to, so you had to lean in a bit more to get a good look at what you were doing.
The silence around the two of you was thick with an unknown tension. Usually the two of you would joke around a lot, but you hadn't for the past couple of weeks. Things have been different between the two of you, and you weren't sure how to address it.
Thankfully, his makeup wasn't that messed up, so it didn't take you long to fix it. A sudden knock made you jump back slightly, and you managed to stumble a bit. Jeonghan's hands shot forward to grab you by the waist to keep you sturdy. His hands gripped your waist, and you bare skin burned under his touch.
Joshua peeked his head through, his eyes widening slightly at the position the two of you were in. "Uh, we're about to go on."
You and Jeonghan glanced at one another before he stood up from the chair and the two of you stepped apart. Your eyes fell to the floor, and you tried to hide your red cheeks. "I'm done. You can go."
He nodded and left with a quick, "Thanks y/n."
He avoided eye contact with you as he walked out of the room, where he then avoided eye contact with Joshua. The younger boy nudged him slightly once the door was closed. "What was that?"
"Nothing."
"Is that what Mingyu and Seungkwan were talking about earlier?"
"Shut up Joshua."
-
An hour earlier.
Jeonghan was sitting on the couch in their dressing room, scrolling through his phone when he felt the couch dip on both sides of him. He shut his phone off and turned to look at Seungkwan and Mingyu, who were giving him knowing looks.
"What do you two want?"
"Oh nothing." Seungkwan shrugged, trying to play it off smoothly. He failed.
Mingyu was the one that gave them away. "We wanna know what's going on with you and y/n."
"What are you talking about?"
Seungkwan nudged the older man, giving him a sly smile. "Don't act like you haven't noticed the tension when you two are together. It's annoying."
Jeonghan knew what they were talking about. He's been enjoying the way your cheeks turned red whenever he was close to you. The way his chest warmed when you'd laugh at one of his jokes. He wasn't sure when he started feeling this way about you, but he wasn't complaining.
"Don't worry about it." Was the only thing he decided to say. It was a clear mistake on his part since it make the two of them go crazy. They began to jump and down beside him, shoving him back and forth. He tired to get them to stop, but they were already hyped up.
Mingyu shoved the older man a little too hard, making him squeeze the water bottle in his hand, resulting in the water inside splashing all over his face. They both stilled instantly, looking at each other with wide eyes.
"We-" Neither of them could sputter out a word as Jeonghan glared over at them. They quickly sped away Seungkwan calling out. "I'll let y/n know!"
-
"Wait. Wait. Wait! Wait!"
You couldn't hold in your laughter as Seokmin screamed for the rest of his members to stop spraying their water guns at him. They were recording their newest episode of Going Seventeen, and you were there to make sure to help them afterwards.
They were all howling in laughter as Seokmin fell to the ground, his own laughter being too much for him to handle. The director called for cut, and the members than were eliminated from the game were called behind the camera's to watch the rest of them finish the game.
Joshua, Wonwoo, and Jun were standing around you since they were the ones eliminated first. Joshua and Wonwoo on either side and Jun behind you, all of you watching the rest of them.
"It's alright, Seokmin." You reassured the younger boy as he walked by you. You held out a towel, and he offered a sweet smile in return as he grabbed it and continued on to change clothes.
You turned your attention back to the show before you, watching as they started the next round. The next game was red light green light, and Soonyoung was the caller. They were all doing well at first, but Minghao, Seungcheol and Jihoon were quickly called out.
"So, y/n." Joshua spoke up, making sure not to speak to where the camera's would catch him. "I meant to ask you the other day, but what happened between you and Jeonghan?"
You paused, the smile immediately moving from your face. "What do you mean?"
"You two looked awfully close in the fitting room." He elaborated, catching the attention of the other eliminated members.
"I almost tripped because you scared me." It wasn't a lie. "And Jeonghan caught me before I could."
"I can't be the only one that's noticed the sexual tension between the two of them." Jun spoke up from behind you. Your eyes widened at his comment. Did they all think that way?
Mingyu snorted. "You're definitely not."
Joshua hushed them before nudging you softly. "You like him, right?
Your eyes moved over to the blond at the mention of him, watching as he laughed at Dino getting caught by Soonyoung. Your chest warmed at the sound of his laughter. It always made you soft, but recently you've been yearning to hear it more often. You've taken notice to the smaller details about him more as well. Like they way he cared for his members. He wouldn't out right say he cared for them, but he would always make sure he got something for them whenever he went to their favorite places-
oh.
oh no.
When had you become so observant of him, and when did you start thinking about him like that? There was no way you could have feelings for Jeonghan, absolutely none. You'd get fired, and they you'd get bashed by his fans- well most of them.
"I'm taking the silence as a yes." Joshua said with a grin on his lips. "You should tell him."
"Tell him?" You repeated. There was no way you could do that. Not only did you just become full aware of your feelings towards him, but that would risk both of your jobs.
"Tell who what?" Jeonghan's voice caught your attention. You jumped and turned to face him, your eyes falling on his soaked form. His already tight shirt was sticking to his body, and you could vaguely see the outline of his abs. You blinked to pull your gaze away, only to meet his smirking gaze. His wet hair was everywhere, and you couldn't stop the ungodly thoughts that passed your mind.
He tilted his head slightly, acting innocent, "Something wrong, y/n?"
"No." You shook your head quickly, trying to compose yourself. You could hear the boys trying to keep their laughter down. "I'm fine. If you'll excuse me."
You walked around him, and on your way out of the studio you could feel his eyes on you the whole time.
-
Now that you were one hundred percent aware of your feelings for Jeonghan, you decided it was best to try and block them out. It wasn't easy, especially because of the way he's been looking at you lately.
You wanted to further your relationship, but the fans were already curious about you after a picture of the two of you got leaked. You weren't sure how it happened, but someone managed to snap a pic of the two of you getting food for everyone. What they managed to not get in the pic was Chan and Vernon were in front of the two of you to help bring it back.
Ignoring him wasn't a option. Hell, you worked with him. There was no way you'd be able to ignore him, and you weren't about to complain about it. You loved being around him, but you didn't like the way he made you feel so vulnerable.
Like now, he was once again watching you with those yes of his as you did his makeup for their vlive. You could feel your heart beating through your chest as he did so.
"You've got something-" He reached over, using his thumb to brush the stray eyelash off your cheek. Your eyes widened, and your breath got caught in your throat as he leaned closer to your face. You were already close since you were doing his makeup, but now he was even closer.
Your eyes met, and practically see the want in them. You were sure he felt the same way as you, or at least you were hoping he did. His glance to your lips was quick, but you managed to catch it.
You pulled back from him and let out a quick breath. "I'll uh- be right back."
You set your brushes down and walked out of the dressing room and down the hallway to catch a quick breather.
Come on y/n. Get your shit together.
"You alright?" A voice startled you. Turning around, you found Jeonghan looking at you with a concerned look. "You got out of there pretty fast."
You nodded. "Yeah, I just needed some air"
He took a step closer to you. "You sure you're okay? Your face is kind of red."
"I'm fine." You crossed your arms over your chest, trying to look everywhere other than him. "What was that back there anyways?"
"What do you mean? I was just getting something off your face." He gave you that innocent look once more.
"But you-" You cut yourself off and sighed. "Nevermind."
"Did you think I was going to kiss you or something?" His words made your cheeks turn an even deeper shade of red, and you looked down at the ground in embarrassment. "I would have, but the guys were watching."
Your head snapped up, and you looked at him. "What?"
"You can't tell me you haven't noticed them watching us like hawks for the past couple of weeks." He chuckled as he took another step closer to you. "Did you not want me to kiss you, y/n?"
You took a step back, your heels meeting the wall behind you as he stepped in front of you. "I, uh-"
Jeonghan watched you stumble over your words with a grin on his face. He cupped your face in his hands and leaned down closer to you. "Just tell me, and I won't."
You didn’t even try to open your mouth to deny it, because even though it would have repercussions, you didn’t care. You wanted to feel his lips on yours.
He cupped your face in his hands as he leaned down to softly press his lips against yours. The air in your lungs was stolen as you kissed him back just as softly. Your lips moved together as he moved one of his hands to the base of your neck to pull away slowly. He pressed one move soft kiss to your lips before pulling away completely.
“We should probably get back inside.” He said softly. “They’re gonna start wondering where we are.”
Your mind was in a haze, but everything quickly registered when he took a step back to turn around. You grabbed his wrist, making his stop in his tracks. “You can’t kiss me like that and just walk away!”
He turned his head back around to look at you, the smirk on his lips telling you he knew exactly what he was doing.
You scoffed before you grabbed him by the shirt and pulled him forward, crashing your lips together. This time the kiss was more passionate- as well as heated. His hands instantly trailed down to your waist to pull you flush against him while yours went to the base of his neck to deepen the kiss.
Your lips crashed against his feverishly. All of the pent up feelings the two of you had were letting themselves be known through the heated kiss. His fingers gripped your waist tightly as if he thought you were going to run away at any given moment.
Pulling away first, you looked him in the eyes as you tried to catch your breath. "I could get fired."
It was now hitting you. The risks you were taking could tear down everything you’ve worked so hard for, but in this moment you didn’t really care about you. You were more worried about him.
"I can keep a secret." He smirked down at you, pulling you back in for another kiss. You kissed him a couple more times before pulling away, but he refused to keep his lips off of you. You shivered as his lips trailed down your neck, leaving soft kisses against your skin.
"Hannie." You said breathlessly. His fingers dig deeper at the use of his nickname. "Are you sure about this?"
There was so much at the risk of your relationship. Both of your jobs and reputations were on the line. You liked your job, but you could always find another one at another company. With your resume it would be easy. But him being in an open relationship could cause harm to not only him, but the rest of his group as well.
He finally pulled away from your neck and placed his hands against the wall behind you. He looked at you with such care in his eyes it almost made you melt. "You're worth it."
You smiled at him before pressing your forehead against his. He trailed one of his hands down your arms until he could intertwine his hand with yours.
The sound of the door opening made you jump slightly, for you had forgotten that you were in a public area, but thankfully nobody could see you unless they came through the door.
"Hey Jeong- never mind you two look busy. " The voice stopped, making you hide you face in the crook of Jeonghans neck. He snickered at your embarrassed state as he wrapped his arms around you.