Summary: Ilhoon is a new barista at a coffee shop where he meets Y/N.
Author’s Note: Ah... My first Ilhoon piece after a long while. I’m sorry if he’s out of character and if my writing is a bit off. Things are happening and I just wanted to try to do this while I can. Hehe.
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The aroma of freshly ground coffee brewing was the first thing I noticed the moment I entered the coffee shop I frequently visited. It was convenient because it was right across the building I work in. The scent of coffee and the light chatter of customers always lifted my lips into a smile.
But there was something new and unusual in this place. A new barista was at the counter taking orders. It was my first time seeing him here, given that I come to the coffee shop at least once a day. I kept on eyeing him while I was in line, waiting to be served.
He was smiling as he talked animatedly with each customer. It was like he wasn’t new because it seemed like he was skillfully taking orders while making small talk. Soon, I was the next person in line. I could hear how his voice maintained the same happy and warm tone all throughout the conversation he was having. I noted that he has a unique way of speaking. While others may find it annoying, I found it really cute.
“Hi, what may I get from you?” He smiled but then it faltered when he realized his mistake. The barista, named Ilhoon as said on his name plate, cutely laughed.
“From me?” I teased.
“Sorry, sorry,” he sheepishly smiled, a blush dusting his cheeks. “What may I get for you?”
“A bagel and a cup of brewed coffee, please,”
Ilhoon immediately nodded, quickly reaching for a cup and skillfully uncapping the marker with just one hand. “May I have your name for the cup?”
“(Y/N),”
“(Y/N),” he repeated as he wrote it. “That’s a really beautiful name,” he mused while punching in my order. I almost blushed when he smiled at me. I barely heard the total amount because I was trying not to swoon.
Shakily, I handed him my payment.
“Thank you,” he said, quickly inputting it into the register and giving me my change. “Have a wonderful day, (Y/N),”
Geez. I just met him and he was already making my knees turn to jelly just by that smile. But I can’t deny that every time I entered the coffee shop, my eyes would immediately search for him. Every time I’d find him, I would see him looking my way too and then he’d smile and give me a small wave.
He’d ask me how my day was as he takes my order. Then Ilhoon would always say some words of encouragement after handing me my change.
It’s been a week and my heart would still flutter wildly in my chest. As usual, my eyes met his when I entered. Everything was in the usual order of things until he was the one who handed me my drink and food at the handoff area. Ilhoon would usually just stay on the cashier.
“Hey, (Y/N). I was wondering if you’re free later this afternoon?” He shyly asked as I was taking my food from him.
“Yeah. I don’t have anything to do after I work. Why?”
“Well,” Ilhoon averted his gaze. “Do you want to have coffee here with me?”
I tried to fight the huge smile that was forming on my lips as I nodded. Gosh, the boyish grin he flashed made my heart race. We bid each other a see you later and parted for the meantime.
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I was seated on one of the tables for two by the window, waiting for Ilhoon to finish up his shift. I was thumbing throw a white folder with an application form, studying it and jotting down notes. To busy, I didn’t notice him arriving until he placed a cup of coffee on the table.
“Coffee for a pretty lady,” he cheekily greeted as he sat down. “Work?”
I shook my head as I closed the file. I sighed. “Jung Ilhoon, 23, fresh out of college and applied at this coffee shop for some experience,”
“How did you…?”
I smirked as I crossed my arms in front of me, leaning back against the seat. “I’ve been observing you for one week. I was actually surprised that you started without me even knowing,”
The incredulous look on his face reminded me of the faces of all other applicants in this café when I told them that I’ve been observing them.
“What are you talking about?” The cutesy and smiley boy was gone and in place was a guy who had his walls up.
“Relax. Sorry. I didn’t really introduce myself. I’m (Y/N), part owner of this café. I’m in-charge of watching and evaluating the performance of new baristas. I’m sure my partner didn’t say anything because if she did, you’d be wary,”
Ilhoon sighed in relief. “Okay. I thought that you were some kind of FBI agent and you were keeping tabs on me. I was ready to plead innocent,”
I laughed as I shook my head. “No FBI agent here,”
“Geez,” he sheepishly grinned as he scratched the back of his neck. “I wanted to get to know you more but my mind went blank after what you just said,”
“Calm down. I’m still the customer your served for a week,” I gently smiled before starting my evaluation. “I was really amazed by how you worked. You were consistent over the week and despite being new, a lot of our customers have praised you. They kept saying they felt warm while talking with you and I think that’s a good thing,”
“Oh,” he blushed. “Are we doing my evaluations now?”
“Would you rather do it later before we say goodbye?”
Ilhoon shook his head. “Oh, no. Now would be fine,”
Damn, he was so cute being flustered like that. I kept on saying his strengths and his weaknesses. He’d listen to each of them intently, nodding when necessary.
“Last thing,” I smirked. “Don’t ever ask a customer what you can get from them,” I teased him. “Other than that, welcome to the team,”
A huge weight was probably removed from his shoulders as he slumped back on his seat. “Okay. This wasn’t what I was expecting but thank you. Can we start our coffee date now?”
“Coffee date?” I raised a brow.
His eyes widened as he shook his head. “I… I mean!”
“I like the sound of it,”
“Geez,” he sighed once again. “You’re going to give me a heart attack,”
request: Anonymous said : hi!!!!! can you do a male reader scenario of ilhoon as your boyfriend pretty please? 😭💕
a/n: i’ll try. i’ll try my best alright. please, bear with me. this is my first time ever writing for a male reader. i’m praying to the bro god that i don’t make mistakes. enjoy! it’s headcannon so heads up!
jung ilhoon, the perfect loyal™ boyfriend.
he takes his relationships and commitments very seriously.
extremely intelligent and full of capabilities.
very strong willed and has ended many relationships because it didn’t feel right but later he may dwell on it for awhile afterwards which has caused a few small differences between you two but his affection for you is too strong for him to let you walk away just like that.
you’re worth much more and he’s willing to go all the way into this relationship.
no holding backs.
he’s very interested in optimizing his relationships
a very good listener
some of the problems you’d before the relationship kick-started were : he is not naturally in tune with others feelings; may be insensitive at times
tends to respond to conflict with logic and reason, rather than the required emotional support
not good at expressing feelings and affections
his biggest vice is his tendency to be unwilling or unable to accept blame of any kind
and his constant quest to improve everything sometimes is taxing on relationships
but that’s fine, isn’t it? nobody is perfect and you knew you could help him where he needed it and vice versa.
they say opposites attract but what they actually mean is that mismatching vices and virtues attract cause then you know you can fill in his life where he needs it.
that’s exactly what happened between you two! the yin yang
best thing he loved about you? no matter how big the fight gets
at the end of the day you both would somehow manage to get your asses on the couch, switch on netflix, play whatever comes on first and just watch silently
no one would say a word, until he would reach his hand out and place it around your hip like it belongs there
during parties
during social gatherings
during him showing others how you’re his
during a walk along the street
during everything
that’s where that hand is supposed to be buddy don’t fight it
and just like that, the conflict would move to the back seat for the moment
“oh you’re so gay. but that gayness better be only for me”
“i’m watching your gay ass”
you guys can just be waiting in line to grab some ice cream, and instead of holding your boyfriend’s hand, you just grab his junk over his shorts. and he would laugh it off with a, “god, you’re so gay.”
the only thing that you both do religiously at house is grabbing each other’s butts. it’s like some cult ritual you guys follow strictly and denying it only meant death
the goofiness is over the top. yelling the dialogues of star trek together while watching it for the thousandth time
“you know spock gave lieutenant uhura a radioactive material which works like a tracking device”
“babe, i’d totally give you one too, that ass only belongs to my heart”
you would just be brushing your teeth in the morning, standing in front of the mirror
and he would pop out of nowhere and pull down your shorts and walk away like nothing happened
yeah it’s part of the ritual too
once in a while when you wake up before him, you’d just kick him out of the bed
he would fall of the bed with a groan
“yah you punk, you’re gonna get it, better watch out”
psst he is bluffing, just an ass
biggest milestone in the relationship till now?
when he introduced you to his noona, jung min joo
it was a big deal cause he has never taken anyone to meet his family before, ever
but with you, he just knew. he was at peace with you
minjoo and the members adore you too and it wasn’t long when cube released the official statements
now all he is excited about right now is adopting kids with you and buy a house, he can see all of those right in front of his eyes, floating and he wishes for nothing more than it to come true
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Here’s the next part of my attempt. I hope you’re going to like it.
Thanks!
Pairing: Ilhoon x Y/N (ft. Eunkwang - other members may appear)
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You tried to ignore the looks in his eyes and you decided to turn your back to him. You were obviously annoyed with the waiting. At moment, when you were about to take out your phone and call Eunkwang – he showed up before your eyes.
“Finally, you know that I don’t have much time. I need to get back to…” you started your own monologue, but he jumped right in.
“Y/N, not here. No one can hear. Let’s talk in private“ and with that you stand up from the chair and followed him. You already forgot about Ilhoon and his curious look, until…
“Hyung!” you heard him behind you.
The look in Eunkwang’s eyes were unreadable, however at the moment he looked at you, you knew that he’s terrified. He was afraid that his members going to hate him. He said it himself, the night before. Eunkwang wasn’t sure how to tell them the truth, so he tried to earn both of you some time. But it looked like that plan is not going to work out.
“Ilhoonie, what’s up?“ Eunkwang tried to maintain his composure. His manager tried to get you in a room, while your brother tried to catch Ilhoon’s attention. He failed.
“Hyung, why are you here with her? Is she really your girlfriend? Hyung…why didn’t you tell us?“ he pushed him with his words. Tried to get some answer out of him. As soon as the first question left his mouth, you and your brothers manager froze on the spot. It was obvious, that you couldn’t get out of this without some kind of an explanation. Ilhoon was determined, it was for sure.
“Argh, fine. Ilhoon, come with us, please,“ said your brother. And you immediately knew what he was thinking. The only way was to tell him the truth.
You spend an hour in that room. You, your brother, Ilhoon and the managers of the company. It was hard for Ilhoon to accept that his own member didn’t tell him, that he has a sister. But after you explained everything to him, he understood. You told him everything. You explained why he didn’t hear about you all this years, why didn’t you come to Seoul and why did you meet with Eunkwang. You wasn’t sure about this at all. You started to be affraid about the whole situation - someone new knowing your secret. And if that wasn’t enough, at the end of the meeting they suggested for you to move in with Eunkwang. But the catch was, that not just with him - with the whole group. You didn’t know if you’re ready to make that step. It wasn’t just about you, it could affect the whole group, the company and every single fan. You were more confused than ever.
After one long sleepless night you decided that it was the best to solve the situation without more rumors around your being. It was obvious, that it’s going to be hard, but you were willing to do anything, try everything. You weren’t worried just about yourself, of course.
You called Eunkwang, if you can meet up. And that’s why you were now in this coffee shop seated in the darkest corner, anxiously waiting. But it wasn’t your brother who made his entrance. It was Ilhoon, to much of your surprise.
“Hi, Y/N,” he said with his low voice. “I’m sorry, that it’s me and not hyung, but he couldn’t make it. He has a last-minute schedule.”
“No, it’s fine,” you answered. “You know about all of this anyway, so it’s fine.”
“Then tell me, what’s the issue?” Ilhoon asked while he leaned closer to you. You wasn’t sure of your feelings about this, though.
“I’ve decided that I’m going to move in with you all. It’s the best for everyone. There’s no other choice. And honestly, I’m willing to try anything.”
The look in his eyes was unreadable. At least you weren’t sure that if it’s pity or something else.
“Y/N,” he said your name after a while. “Are you 100% sure about this? You need to be. Isn’t it going to be hard for you? On you? Can you really manage it?”
“I need to, Ilhoon. There’s no other way.”
You stayed there talking about changes you and them need to do until your phone started to ring.
“I’m sorry, I need to go… it’s…you know.” And with that you stormed out and left Ilhoon looking after you deep in his thoughts.
