Colorful - Webcam AU (pt3) | Taekey
you know those soulmate aus in fanfics where everyone sees black and white until they meet their soulmate and the world bursts into color?
the fbi agent’s world bursts into color when he turns on the webcam to monitor you for the first time
Colorful Part 1
Colorful Part 2
It was an average day for Taemin. Wake up after pressing snooze on his alarm at least 8 times, shower, get ready and head to class by 8. Why would he take a 9 o’clock class in his last semester? He couldn’t tell you either. He was just ready to finish his last two classes in order to quit his crappy telemarketing job and get a real job instead. It was his last semester, and he was ready to get out of Tampa.
Sure, he loved his parents, his friends, and his dogs. But he was still lonely. Living without a soulmate in a world where it is all everyone talks about get so annoying. That’s why he’d taken to ranting about not having a soulmate and researching the possibility of it just being a hoax. He didn’t have a lot of proof, but he was just upset that he was still alone. It’s not that he needed anyone to make him happy, but still, the thought of holding someone’s warm hand and being with someone who was supposed to complete him sounded so nice to him. He was afraid though because he was getting old, and he was very inexperienced. He didn’t want to disappoint, but also he was afraid his soulmate was like going to end up being like 16 or something spooky like that. It would be like dating a child at their age, and he couldn’t do that. No way.
But he adapted, got used to being alone, and he was even thinking about getting dogs or cats to keep him company while he was at home, except he couldn’t really go on proper dates with a dog or cat, so that's not really what he was looking for.
Taemin yawned as he sat in the back of his classroom, ten minutes left. His critical communications professor, while she was a nice lady, she was just so boring that Taemin had to fight himself to stay awake. Today was particularly bad, his best friend, Jongin had fallen asleep halfway through class. Taemin played around on his phone while Jongin drooled on the desk beside him. The only thing getting him through the day was his excitement to eat some ramen after class with Jongin and two of their other friends, Jimin and Sungwoon. His stomach rumbled as he shifted in his seat. He felt off today, but he’d boiled it down to just being tired and hungry.
Walking out of class into the wind made Taemin feel so awake suddenly. His friends were walking by his side and he had his hands shoved deep inside his pockets. The autumn hair blew his hair everywhere but it made him feel freer. They made their way off of campus and down a long hill to their favorite ramen restaurant. Taemin was so ready to eat double cheese ramen.
The four boys entered the ramen place talking and laughing about how Jimin had fallen asleep during his test in the previous class. Taemin sent the others to sit so he could order for them. It was his turn to buy so he fished his wallet from his backpack before handing it over to Jongin to bring to their spot in the corner of the small shop. Taemin ordered two original ramen, one spicy, and then his double cheese ramen. His friends liked to call him baby cheese because he liked the kraft cheese they put on the ramen here that was usually fed to babies. Taemin paid the 20 dollars and turned on his heel and sat beside his friends.
“Did you hear that Amber finally met her soulmate?” Jongin was saying as Taemin sat down.
“Girl or guy?” Jimin asked, suddenly interested in their friend’s love life.
“Some girl named Luna from what I heard,” Jongin answered, grinning.
Sungwoon whooped and pointed at Jimin, “You owe me ten bucks!”
Jimin huffed and reached into his hoodie pocket to pull out several crumpled bills.
Taemin and Jongin rolled their eyes at their younger friends, “You know, I’m really happy for her, even if it’s all just a big scam.” Taemin muttered, rolling his eyes.
“Awwe our Taemminie is just jealous you haven’t found your soulmate yet” Jimin cooed, pinching Taemin’s cheek. Taemin huffed and waved Jimin’s hand away.
“I’m not jealous, I just don’t think it’s realistic. How can meeting a person once make you see color suddenly??”
Jongin laughed, “Baby Taem, it’s not that simple. It’s chemicals released in the brain when we meet that person that makes us see the color. It’s like it completes us totally.”
“You’re just lucky you have someone to hug you on a bad day.” Taemin signed, leaning back in his seat and staring at the ceiling. His three friends laughed and Jongin hugged Taemin’s side.
“You can always hug me if you’re too lonely! I know Kungsoo won't mind.”
Taemin laughed out loud and reached to put his wallet back in his bag when the buzzer went off, signaling their ramen was ready.
The three others got up and went to get their food, urging Taemin to hurry.
Taemin stood and jogged to catch up with his friends who already had the ramen bowls in their hands and they were moving to the self-service bar to load up on sides and vegetables.
Taemin brushed against a man sitting at the counter as he grabbed his hot bowl of ramen. He turned towards the man quickly and began an apology quietly. A beautiful man turned towards him with a slim fair face and fox-like coffee-colored eyes and his world erupted in color. The walls were blue and the floor was a dark colored wood. Taemin’s body went numb and he felt the bowl of ramen drop from his grasp. A look of confusion spread across his face. Was this is? This man? His soulmate?
The man looked as shocked as he did, but he didn’t seem surprised over all the colors suddenly appearing in the world.
“You… You see the colors too right? I-I’m Tae-”
“Yo Taem! What’s wrong?” Jimin asked, rushing over, staring at the mess on the floor and on Taemin’s once white shoes.
“I… color. Jimin. I see it, my soulmate…” Taemin spoke in fragmented thoughts, unable to take his eyes from this perfect man. The man stood and called the worker to help clean.
Jimin moved Taemin from the mess and pulled the man with him.
“You two go talk and stuff, I’ll tell the others and clean up and stuff.” He said shoving Taemin’s bag into his arms and waving them towards the door.
Taemin nodded numbly and he felt his heart jump as the man gently put a hand on the small of his back to coax Taemin to follow him.
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