You looked around the nice home after spending hours decorating with Taehyung as he sends a boxy grin your way, you smile back. You both had just moved to Japan a few weeks ago and had been staying in a hotel for a majority of it waiting until all the said furniture you needed made it to the traditional Japanese home you had bought together.
Running your fingers along the beige bookshelf you had picked out.
“Love, can you come here for a moment, I need your opinion on something,” Taehyung calls from the living room, you nod setting the book you were holding into the bookshelf finally having a home instead of in a box.
Stepping into the room you see Taehyung with his back facing you but clearly upset about something with his slouched shoulders yet his chin is in his hand as he stares at the blank wall.
“Tae, what is it,” you ask as your arms work their way around is waist, pressing a soft kiss to his shoulder blade through his shirt.
You could feel his body shiver with your affectionate touch, “I want to hang up a piece of art here but I cannot decide between my own, one I’ve bought, or something else.”
Giggling behind him you shake your head, “Tae, my love you can hang whatever but I love your art so I’d hang that or we can hang the family portrait,” you shrug resting your forehead to his broad shoulders humming as you hear small footsteps stop behind you with hushed whispers.
Glancing at Taehyung who beams looking down at you raising his brows as his eyes flick back to your two little ones.
“I don’t know, y/n what if they don’t like seeing themselves every morning?”
The footsteps of the young two move closer as one, your oldest tugs on your dress looking up at you and Taehyung, your other youngest is on the other side of you looking at Taehyung.
“What are you talking about daddy, what are you hanging up,” your youngest asks, you let go of Tae as he kneels down scooping up his son who rests on his hip a beaming smile at being lifted up so high, then resting their head on his shoulder.
Taehyung points to the wall, “do you think we should hang the family photo we took, or should daddy and mommy leave it blank until your mommy has more babies,” he wiggles his eyebrows at you suggestively, you shake your head with a smile, running your fingers through your oldest son’s hair, who is resting his head against your side.
“I think we should wait till mom has more babies, then we’d be complete, it’s just us two and Yeontan plus you and mommy, daddy, “ your oldest chimes in staring at the blank wall with a head tilt.
“Or, or we could have a big big big family portrait with all our family in it, that’s an idea, daddy,” your youngest suggests gesturing with his arms spread for emphasis.
Taehyung thinks to himself for a moment nodding, “I like that idea, y/y/s/n, so we shall wait to hang a photo here.”
You nod slowly smiling, “are any of you hungry? I can make something if you are?”
“Oh no, love you should rest, we’ll just order some take out for now, we still have to set up the greenhouse tomorrow morning and I don’t think you should over work yourself, please,” his eyes glance to your bump then your eyes.
Sighing you nod, “Alright, I’ll call them, but while I’m doing that, have you boys settled in, if your daddy goes up there would he see your things put away or would he see a messy room?”
You raise your brow at them as they sheepishly mumble ears reddening.
“We’ll go finish cleaning now, mommy.”
Nodding, Tae sets your youngest on the floor, they both dash towards the stairs, you head towards the kitchen grabbing the landline calling the take out number watching Taehyung who chases after your boys up the stairs and all you hear is their giggles as you begin to speak into the receiver telling them what you’d like to order, glancing down at your baby bump, you already had a feeling on the gender but you’d never admit to Tae what you thought. After hanging up you walk to the living room sitting down looking at the blank wall, Yeontan resting his paws on your bare legs as you peek down grinning.
“Hi, Tannies,” lifting him up onto the couch your run your fingers through his fur closing your eyes as you hear your three loves upstairs enjoying themselves while you rest your eyes, Tannie curling up in your lap, falling into a slumbered state himself.
Taehyung came downstairs smiling seeing you all curled up with Tannie sleeping on the couch.
“Ah, she’s so precious.”
Taehyung makes his way to snag his camera off the desk from his quiet room, coming back taking a photo, the flash shining in your eyes as you grumble, opening an eye peeking at Taehyung whose eyes are in awe of something on his camera.
“Did you just take a photo of me sleeping, love?”
He glances at you hiding his grin behind his camera shrugging, walking towards you.
“You did, didn’t you. Ah, Tae,” lifting Yeontan off your lap gently setting him on the couch, covering your mouth to yawn, standing to stretch, your shirt rising and your bump poking from under it.
“I take photos of you because you’re beautiful even when you sleep. Even when you have my child growing inside you, you’re just always so beautiful to me.”
Your eyes prick with tears as you thumb them away before they fall as Taehyung walks closer to you, taking your hands in his, before resting them on top of your bump.
“I still cannot believe our sons just think I’m gaining weight,” he grins, laughing softly as he places a kiss to your forehead then kneeling down to place a kiss to your bump.
“I love you, y/n and our new one as well. I love our little growing family.”
“I love, no, we love you too, Taehyung all that you give to this family and more, and I’m even more in love with the simple fact that I get to spend my days growing this family with you.”
“Then let’s never stop growing our loving family, y/n.”
Smiling, you hear the door ring, as you both say in unison, “I’ll get it.”
Laughing you let Taehyung go get the door as you call your sons down for dinner. As they both come running down the stairs Taehyung brings the take out to the table setting them in the center of the table.
“Your daddy and I want to tell you some news, loves over dinner would that be okay?”
They both nod, Taehyung serves them, setting their plates in front of them as he serves himself sitting on your side to look at the boys expression as he sets the camera down angling it to record the moment.
“So I’m not fat nor gaining weight that is just my own, y/o/s/n, y/y/s/n I’m actually pregnant, you both will be having,” you angle yourself to face Taehyung as well a grin spreading across your face, “a new brother. Because it seems they’re aren’t enough boys around here,” you joke as Taehyung engulfs you in a hug, kissing your face.
“Another baby boy, I knew your cravings were the same I just wasn’t one hundred percent sure, my love. I’m so happy, are you boys happy,” he faces them as they both nod grins just like Tae’s on their faces.
“I love you all so much, you know that, until there’s another girl we will keep growing this family.”
Taehyung smirks at your nonchalant suggestion at growing a bigger family with him, then as his expression softens to one of love, and adoration at how lucky he is to be growing a loving family with you, the woman of his dreams.
genre: idol! taehyung x reader, angst with fluffy end!
word count: 968
“I cannot believe you embarrassed me like that, y/n? You know how important things like that are to my image.”
“It’s always about your image, Tae. Image this, Image that. And I’m supposed to stand behind you like a statute and take what they say about me? Is that the kind of girlfriend I should be, a hush puppy, hm?”
“You’re supposed to not say disrespectful things to people, yes they will say things you may not like but sometimes you just have to ignore it and move on, not lash out and say rude things that I will not repeat because that was disgusting that you would even say something like that.”
Rolling your eyes as you tug at the straps of your heels, throwing them down rubbing your ankles, “whatever, Taehyung. Just leave me alone for the night, if you prefer my silence to my truths then why are we even together?”
“Y/n, I just wish you wouldn’t say things like that to people you don’t even know. I’m not trying to blame you, but you really overstepped at this last one. What is with you lately you’ve been so snippy and saying things out of spite.”
You close your eyes stepping away from him, your hand quickly rubs your arm.
Maybe you were in the wrong, but you’d never admit that to Taehyung, the sounds of the house settling in on itself as you take a seat on the couch, putting your hands on your face rubbing it, releasing a deep breath.
“Well, are you just going to sit there or will you explain to me why you said those things, what’s going on? You never used to be like this, now you’re just acting out, did I do something to make you act like this?”
Of course, it always reverts back to him. It’s never a two way street with your relationship.
“Taehyung, tell me have you ever once thought about how I felt in this relationship we are in here? Because it feels like I’m taking the bullets while you get to be shielded, I wish you could at least defend me at least once. Every interview I show up to with you all the lady interviewers have a snide comment, you expect me to sit back and just take that? I have a heart too, Tae,” Your words falter on your last sentence as you frown, nibbling your lip as you see him round the couch sitting down next to you.
“Babe, but what you said was really rude, and I understand you have a heart, I do. But two wrongs don’t make a right, you know that.”
A nasty laugh escapes your mouth as tears fall from your already glossed eyes, “Taehyung, she fucking said I look hideous next to you, how in the hell am I supposed to be quiet about that, how could you just stand there and let her say those things about me and to hear her laugh after, that hurt, I wanted to cry. I wanted to hit her. So instead I just said what I said, I didn’t expect a mic to be focused on me.”
He sits there silently, frowning.
“See, it’s like you don’t care, do you even enjoy being in a relationship with me?”
“Babe. Don’t assume my silence is lack of love. I love you. I enjoy your presence. I need you, you keep me grounded. You matter more than what those interviewers say. I’m upset at your lashing out, and my lack of defending you, I just. When I’m in the spotlight it’s best I stay quiet than have all and everyone’s eyes on me. On us.”
Nodding as you scoot closer to him, he sighs his heart strings tugging on your outbreak before pulling you into him kissing the top of your hair.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to embarrass you, I just I hate when people downtalk me, and say negative things about me. Especially when I am with you.”
He nods a deep breath passing his lips, rubbing your back, “I understand, babe. I apologize for taking it out on you, you come first in my book. I promise I won’t let anyone get away with making my love feel upset in her own skin. I love and adore every inch of you.”
His big hands hold your cheeks, staring into your eyes as you his, pressing his lips gently to yours. His lips falls to your chin, a giggle escapes you as his lips trail down your neck then up to your ear before blowing in it as you smack his chest, squealing rubbing your ear.
“You weirdo, I love you so much, Taehyung.”
“You better, who else would love you better than I? Hm?”
A finger begins tapping your chin as you stare at the ceiling in mock thought, as you glance at him pouting, you take his cheeks between your palms squishing them together, “Only you love me the best, babe. I don’t think anyone is this universe can show me a love a sweet as yours.”
“Kiss me,” nodding you lean in to kiss him giggling at his cheeks squished together by your palms dropping them to wrap around his neck.
“Gosh, I love you, y/n.”
“Please never leave me defenseless, please just know that I deserve respect too, and I will publicly apologize if need be.”
“Babe. You don’t need to, that interviewer will see you and I and that should be insult enough, because I want to be with you. I don’t need some top model when I have you by my side. You love me for me and I love you for you. That’s all that matters for now.”
And these were the reasons your love for Taehyung grew.
Really late as you sat in the dark waiting to surprise your long time boyfriend. He was late, sighing you come to a stand, stretching as you clasp your hands together holding them above your head, leaning forward.
“Well, I didn’t expect that, hi, y/n.”
Quickly standing up straight as you face Jungkook with a raised brow, “Where’s Namjoon?”
He shifts his head to the side as you realize he is holding him up, he’s drunk. Again? Nodding to yourself as you rush around the couch to help him, wrapping Namjoon’s other arm around you. You both set him down on the couch as he hiccups giggling to himself after as his head falls back on the couch.
Shaking your head with your arms crossed over yourself, “Thanks for dropping him off again, Jungkook, it means a lot.”
He nods, walking towards the door, waving as he shuts it, your eyes close as you bring a hand to your nose bridge rubbing it a headache beginning to form, walking to lock the door.
“Babe, babe hey is that you?”
Rolling your eyes with a shake of your head, carrying yourself back to him as you sit your bottom down on the coffee table, “Namjoon, yeah it’s me, what were you thinking, did you forget again?”
He squints for a moment, a hand quickly rushing to his mouth as he gets up swaying a bit as you hear him make it to the bathroom. His upchucks bother you a bit as shudders go up and down your spine as you grab a water bottle from the kitchen walking up behind him, rubbing his back as you help him stand struggling a bit yourself, taking him to the sink as you grab his toothbrush putting some toothpaste on it, handing it to him.
You love Namjoon but he is stressed, all because of the little thing that happened between you. Being the leader takes a toll on him, but now you feel like you both added another stress issue to his plate but you promised him there were two of you for a reason.
“Baby, I’m so sorry I know I promised I wouldn’t go out for a while, but there was a lot on my mind and things just started escalating. Again I’m sorry, baby.”
You nod, leaning against the counter as he washes his face, then presses a towel to dry his face off looking down at you as you glower at the wall ahead of you, many thoughts occurring in your mind for your future but not only yours, but the little one you’ll be birthing in seven months.
“Namjoon, do you want me to stay? Do you want me to just forget you and give this being growing inside of me to someone who can be a better parent than we could be together?”
He stays silent for a moment as his tongue sits between his bottom lip and teeth, now he’s upset with you.
Okay.
Sighing you shake your head, “forget I even asked, I’m going to bed, come to bed when you can.”
Leaving the bathroom to go to your bedroom as you sit down on the bed, rubbing the small bump smiling to yourself, a tear slipping down onto your shirt.
God, you missed Namjoon, yes he’s here now, but before your small problem he’s been so distant, so far away and busy. Too busy for you. Biting your lip as you lay down curling into yourself as best as you could, rubbing your tummy as you sniffle closing your eyes. You smell him before you see him.
“Y/n, I’m sorry I wasn’t here for you. That I’m always away when you need me, no when you both need me, I don’t want to lose you. Either of you. I love you, and I love the being growing inside of you.”
Smiling sadly as you feel a lump in the back of your throat as you open your arms he crawls a little forward to lay next to you. You kiss the top of his head, he glances up at you.
“I love you, y/n.”
Nodding, you hold him close to you as he reaches up to wipe the tears from your eyes, sniffling as he leans up pressing a firm kiss to your lips, closing your eyes as he does, you wrap your arms around his neck, “promise me truly, you won’t leave us alone?”
He nods, resting his forehead against yours, “I promise, baby.”
“Good, because I just- I love you so much to watch you leave me day and night, I understand that you are BTS but you’re also Kim Namjoon, the soon to be father of our shared child too.”
He nods listening to your words, his tongue swiping across his lips, “this is why I love you so much, you never look at me as just someone in BTS, but as Namjoon a man who also is human too.”
Your smile reaches your eyes, as your heart warms, “of course, you’re my love Namjoon, I have no other way of seeing you than as such.”
You were shocked, like you laid there rigid as Jin climbed into bed shutting the lights off. Wait wasn’t Sweetie in the other room, she must be awake while Jimin must have fallen asleep.
You turn in the bed to glance at Jin who you supposed was falling asleep.
“Jin, are you awake?”
He mumbled, as he turns to face you, “What’s the matter can’t sleep y/n?”
Feeling your heart pounding in your chest as you look at his sleepy pout, feeling your heart slow as it warms at the sight of him, your heart grows fonder, him in his alpaca pajamas, an eye cover and the sheets are up to his chin.
“No, I can’t...is it wrong to ask to cuddle as friends?”
He chuckles, smiling lifting his side of the blankets as you scoot your body towards him, he wraps his arm around you, pulling you into his chest.
Smiling sadly as you close your eyes, counting backwards from ten trying to calm your mind from what Jin may soon discover about your past.
“You’re not sleeping are you,” his voice is deeper when he’s tired.
Shaking your head, releasing a tired breath, “no, Jin, I’m not sure why I can’t honestly. I’ll just go and read my script till I get sleepy.”
He sighs, nodding, “if that’s what you wish to do, I won’t stop you. Just please don’t stay up too late. You need rest. I know you.”
Nodding, he lifts his arm from around you as you scoot off the bed crossing to the door shutting it quietly after you, walking to search your bag finding your script and candy. Going out to his balcony you hear the hushed sound of cars from down below as you sit down in one of his chairs, seeing the small fire pit he has set up. Smiling as you lean back to turn on a lamp, beginning to read over your script.
About halfway through memorizing your script, you pull your phone out checking the time, setting your script in your lap, covering a yawn with the back of your hand reading three a.m.
Holy fuck, it’s late, sleep is calling my name.
“Are you going to come to bed soon?”
You feel your body jump in your seat glad you stapled your script or your papers would have gone flying.
“Oh yeah, I was just getting ready to, sorry I got caught up in the script.”
Jin nods tiredly as he waits for you to come in after gathering your things together. You walk passed him, mumbling a thank you under your breath.
“I know we are friends but the bed was cold when you left,” he pouts as you smile poking his lip.
“Awe, but you were fine, Jin. You know I’ll always come back, that’s what friends do.”
He smiles sleepily as you both walk to his room as you pass Jimin and Sweetie you both stop as you hear a soft moan.
“I cannot tonight so just act like you heard nothing, y/n.”
You nod covering your mouth, you’re all in your twenties so you can’t not expect that. Shrugging, you nod to yourself, entering Jin’s room setting your script down on his night table by the door deciding to run and jump on his bed, flopping down seeing Jin shakes his head, a ghost of a smile on his features, as he sits down on the other side of the bed as you lay down, pulling the covers over yourself.
“If those sounds get louder, no funny business, just ignore it and act as if it’s a neighbor not two of your friends, okay that’s our plan.”
Giggling while nodding as he opens his arms for you, as you smile scooting into them closing your eyes allowing your mind to finally relax from today. Acting all morning until about five pm and then around seven hanging out with Jin and his boys plus their girlfriends, becoming friends with all of them. You smile as you nuzzle your head in Jin’s chest as you feel your body falling in suit with your mind.
Sleep came faster than you expected but that loud noise was what woke you up as you glance at Jin laying on his back as you’re still on his chest. He’s still asleep as you focus your ears feeling a shudder run up your spine as you instantly recognize that sound, shutting your eyes as you count back from ten. You hear running down the hall and heavy knocks as you continue counting.
Jin’s eyes shot open as he gently moves you on the bed, walking over to the door, “what’s going on?”
“Hyung, there’s some loud screaming coming from the floor above us, is that normal? And there was a loud slapping noise.”
Sweetie’s clutching Jimin’s arm in a clear state of shock, as you sit there hearing the smacking sound again.
Jin, blanches, “Oh, um that noise, they’re into some things I can’t explain it.”
Jimin stares at him blankly before realization crosses his features, his lips forming an ‘o’ Jin just nods.
“Yes, just head back to bed. Don’t worry they stop usually around five a.m.”
Jimin just nods walking Sweetie back to the room, Jin closes the door as he looks at you staring back at him.
“You okay, y/n?”
You nod, burying your head under a pillow, memories of your ex boyfriend flooding your mind, just as you were about to enjoy a blissful sleep. Feeling the bed dip on your side as you glance up at him, as his hand slips under the blanket reaching for yours.
“I seriously feel like Hyun-seok right now, but y/n you can always talk to me about it, I hate seeing you close yourself off from me and those who care deeply about you, about the feelings and memories of him that haunt you. I can see it but I can’t help if you don’t allow any of us in.”
Sniffling, lifting your head, “ Jin, it’s not something easy to talk about. I want to tell you, I do but even thinking about him and what happened it hurts.”
You feel your heart clench inside your chest as you turn your head away from Jin not wanting to face him. This topic was something you and Jin never really spoke about. He knew bits and pieces but the full story remained with you.
“Alright, I understand, just get some rest while we still have the weekend.”
Jin, wanted to understand he truly did. But with what he knew was so little. He knew y/n was in an abusive relationship. That’s all he knew. He didn’t know the kind of abusive all he knows is it ended before they started filming together. He tries to remember what she was like before filming all that comes to mind is how lovely she was and so kind. She really does relate to Min-na very well. Maybe that’s why she auditioned for this character and this show. He didn’t know what to think of it when he auditioned. He just like the plot and his agent said he would give him a better rep than all of the other shows and their directors. It wasn’t his fault that their wives left them, he didn’t do anything to make them leave.
He sits up, planting his feet on the rug, standing as he stretches his limbs, then sitting back on the bed to lay on his bed, he lays down beside you turning on his side as he faces you, wondering what’s going through your mind seeing as you’re still sniffling even as you try to fall asleep. He sighs softly as he reaches his hand out hesitantly to rub soothing circles on your back as he listens to your breathing and sniffling become one with the silence of the room.
Listening for your labored breathing as he feels himself drift off to sleep, his soothing circles stopping.
When he wakes, it’s around ten-thirty a.m. rubbing the sleep from his eyes he looked down seeing your sleeping form snuggling him. He smiles as he rubs your back before slipping from your embrace to go see if the other two are awake yet.
Walking to the door, twisting the knob as he walks through the door pulling it shut after him as he walks down the hall, seeing the door open and Jimin and Sweetie not there, raising his brows he walks out to the living and seeing a note on the fridge walking to it, he reads ‘ thank you, hyung for letting us stay, we woke up early and washed your sheets they are hanging up outside! We love you and we didn’t want to wake you or y/n so see you next time we do!’
Jin smiles as he hears your voice call out his name, walking back into the room, you’re messy bed head the same as usual when you spend the night at his place, he grins.
“Good morning y/n. How did you sleep?”
You smile back at him nodding, "I slept great thank you.”
He nods, rubbing the back of his neck tilting it to the side as he sees you make a come here motion. He does as you ask him and sits on the edge of the bed as you crawl towards where he is, pressing gently against his shoulders as he bites his lip. His shoulders were his weak spot.
He knew you knew that.
“Tell me where it hurts, okay?”
He nods, as you start pushing lightly against his shoulders, massaging into them as you do. He rolls his head forward as you find the knot in his neck, adding more pressure to that spot as he releases a shaky breath.
“Thank you, y/n.”
You nod as he watches you smile fixing your hair pulling it from your face. He wonders if you even remember this morning. From the way you’re smiling he hopes not.
You feel your cheeks heat up from Jin’s prolonged staring. You hope he isn’t analyzing you after last night. You want to tell him you do, you both have known each other for two years going on three here soon. So you take a deep breath as you hear the door shut.
“Oh, she’s back so early?” Jin gets up closing the door after himself as you listen to him walk down the hall, you hear him greet her, his tone cheery as you stand up pressing your ear to the door to hear her response especially after last night’s texts from the girls.
“Jin, I made a mistake last night.”
Hearing him sigh you wish you could see his expression. Will she confess or…
“Who was it this time, Mi-sun we can’t keep this up. If you keep doing this you’ll not only put a bad reputation on yourself but on my agency as well. So what was this mistake of yours.”
You hear her scoff as you frown, why did she have to be so rude?
“Jin, not everything is about you, okay and I’m tired now, can we just cuddle and go to sleep?”
“No, no, you’re not going to use that excuse again, Mi-sun how come you can’t just tell me what’s wrong, what did you do?”
His voice is soft and ah it makes you want to reveal yourself as you step away form the door watching out for the creaks and grabbing your bag and phone walking to his walk in closet as you step inside quietly shutting the door to a crack after you, sitting down on the floor, sending a text to Jin.
You can’t hear much as you wait, looking around at all of Jin’s clothes, his style is so different and unique, kind of quirky from time to time as well. Smiling you stand up, running your fingers along the different fabrics as you hear shuffling in Jin’s room as you quickly go sit in his hanging pants and sweaters, pulling your bag hiding behind his pants.
“Jin, I’m sorry what do you want me to do, baby please listen to me. He meant nothing to me I swear, I promise I love you.”
“Mi-sun, please right now isn’t a good time for you to be telling me lies, you don’t love me, you would rather go spread your legs open for another and now you’re telling me that this guy that you have been sleeping with, got you pregnant. Mi-sun what do you want me to do, you know I can’t break up with you. My agent says you’re good for my public image since you’re a nice sweet young model. I can’t do this right now, seriously I don’t want you here. You need to go.”
“Jin, baby please I’m so sorry I didn’t mean for this to happen.”
Nodding to yourself, you look over the messages beginning to listen closely, crawling towards the door as you left it cracked because Jin never full shuts it. You can peek out as Mi-sun is laying down on his bed and Jin has his back to her his features holding all his pent up emotions.
His eyes meet yours, wetting your lips you mouth ‘you okay?’ shaking his head, he frowns. He glances back at her seeing Mi-sun who is sound asleep as he stands up walking to the closet as you hand him your bag standing up grabbing his sweater pulling it over your head as he raises a brow, you continue to just walk passed him out his bedroom door to his other spare room with the door shut, he quietly opens it setting your stuff down on the bed.
Nodding back to you he walks back to his room as he shuts the door allowing Mi-sun to sleep. He releases a sigh as you flop his sweater sleeves frowning yourself.
“Ah, Jin come here.” Opening your arms as the sleeves hang over, he smiles walking into your arms he bends down into your figure wrapping his arms around your waist. This feels like that one scene where Hyun-seok realizes his mistake and came running back to Min-na for comfort.
You smile, leaning back to look at him. His face is still the same, he is still overcome with sadness of new that you knew he shouldn’t have to feel. Sighing you release him from your grasp.
“I should get home, Jin. I don’t want to overstay my invite.” He nods slowly.
“I understand, y/n. See you on Monday?”
Nodding you walk back into the bedroom, grabbing your bag slinging it onto your shoulder. You both walk towards his door as he opens it you look back at him giving him a smile.
“See you Monday, Jin.”
He nods, as you walk through the door, he quietly shuts it after you as you walk down to the elevator pressing the button, texting your driver you’ll take a taxi home instead. Stepping into the elevator you look over seeing cute little red shoes with bows on them as your eyes travel upwards towards a small young girl.
“Hi,” she says politely bowing as you wave and bow back to her and her parents, you assume.
“Hello.”
“ Aren’t you y/l/n y/n, from Where We Belong?”
Your face heats up, “Yes, I’m Park Min-na in the show.”
She smiles nodding as she looks up at you with her beautiful doe like eyes.
“Do you live here or are you visiting?”
No filter, you look towards her what you supposed were her parents but they looked more like a security guard and maybe- oh it’s all adding up. That’s her agent and the other her security guard.
“I’m just visiting a friend.”
“Is it Jin? I know he lives in this apartment building as well.”
Nodding slowly as you don’t wish to reveal too much.
“Oh, okay! My name is Lee Sora. I love your show so much!”
You nod smiling, the elevator dings as you see reporters already waiting. Quickly covering your face, thank god for his sweater but now they’ll be suspicious.
Walking towards the entrance avoiding their many questions as possible. Finally making it out you get into the nearest taxi, letting them know of your address as they quickly drive away from the apartment building. You didn’t think this day could possibly get any worse than what it already was.
Upon finally arriving at your apartment building you pay and thank the driver, walking to the door pressing the pin in as the door slides open. Stepping in going to the elevator, pressing the button as you step in going to your floor, arriving you step out, walking down the hall to press in your home pin opening the door out walking in shutting it after you dropping your bag onto the floor.
Crossing the room walking over to your bed falling face flat as you let out a loud huff, turning your head to the side to look at the photos on your wall of you and your family, yourself, you and Jin, you and the boys, and lastly one you never took down but really should of you and your ex boyfriend.
A tear slides across your nose as you sniffle.
The memories of him once again flooding your mind, the hoarse screams, the crying, you physically hurting from the amount of times he slapped you. You never told anyone because it was long ago. Well before you started really filming at least. After meeting Jin officially was when you were sure that you did the right thing, you never had the trauma. You were just tired and done. He never once supported you in your dream of becoming an actress and he harassed you for weekends after you broke it off when he saw who you were filming with always with a fit of jealous rage. Like he would ever get you back.
Until one after you finished filming, you never told anyone the truth behind you almost breaking your ribs, just that something really heavy fell on you. When he did it. That night still haunts you. When he waited around for you to show up to your apartment late at night and shoving you into your apartment and he hurt you where he knew no one could see it, after all that happened he left you crying and alone in your apartment promising you would regret leaving him for the rest of your life.
You never went and sought out a doctor or any sort of help. You were too scared too… Now you feel you probably should tell someone but you remember what he said to you. And you don’t.
After saying his piece he put his phone in his pocket running his hand through his still damp hair, frowning as his hand comes back a little slick, wiping it on his pants, hearing the sliding door open.
“Jin, you okay?”
Turning in his seat he sees Mi-sun standing there with a throw blanket wrapped around her, smiling tensely he nods.
“I’m just thinking, that’s all and you?”
She nods walking over to Jin standing over him as he glances up at her raising a brow.
“Thinking about what, baby?”
His heart clenches at how she’s trying to dismiss what happened this morning.
“My lines, who might be cast as my child in the show. Many things, Mi-sun, many things.”
She nods as she sits herself in his lap, she’s too nonchalant as if she did nothing wrong.
He clenches his teeth together to avoid frowning, she makes too big of a scene if he acted otherwise.
“Baby,” her fingers are crawling up his chest as he keeps his eyes on her as she watches her own fingers move, “I miss you. I miss when we used to have our moments together. I miss when you used to take me on this balcony… Jin please don’t be upset with me.”
Sighing, he grabs her hand as she releases a breath.
“Mi-sun, I’m not in the mood.”
She scoffs as she stands up, “It’s because of y/n isn’t it! Because she was here last night and you let her spend the night in your room, like you always do, am I not good enough for you or what? What is it, Jin tell me, baby please.”
He frowns standing shaking his head as he walked passed her, “I don’t think you’d understand, but y/n and I are just friends, she slept in my room yes, but nothing happened. She’s my friend, just like you have many of your guy friends, I have my share of friends.”
She stomps up to him, grabbing his arm, “Jin, don’t do this to me, you treat her way better than you ever have with me, I can see it in how you look at her, you’re so fond and protective of her and I hate it. Just as much as I hate her. You signed the contract to be with me, you can’t just treat me like this.”
He looks down at her hand around his arm, gently removing her fingers from him, “yes, I understand my contract terms, I just believe you forgot your end of this ordeal. You can hate her all you wish, but that won’t change how I view her or my friendship with her. She has gone through things, Mi-sun. I’m just trying to be a good friend and be there for her when she needs someone.”
She huffs as she walks passed him, throwing the blanket on the couch, angrily putting her shoes on her feet as she turns to glare at Jin, as she opens the door leaving.
All he can do is watch as he stands there, rubbing the back of his neck feeling tears prick the corners of his eyes.
Waking up from your nap you didn’t even realize you were taking one, rubbing the sleep from your eyes, as the adjust looking around nodding to yourself, sitting up slowly. Grabbing your phone from the night table you see three text messages and one missed called, checking the caller I.D you groan. Your agent, quickly sliding to call them back you wait.
“Y/n, where were you last night?”
Raising a brow as you slide off your bed walking to the kitchen grabbing a water bottle from the fridge.
“I was at Jin’s we were studying our new lines all night last night, why? Did something happen?”
Your agent releases a sigh, “No, no, y/n we are just making sure you’re okay and that nothing bad happened. Also Jin’s agent contacted me about Jin and his girlfriend, have you heard?”
Thinking to yourself what you may have heard, “Uh, no I’m not following to know what it is I should be hearing.”
“Do you believe his girlfriend could be pregnant with his child or do you believe it to be a lie?”
Sighing, you rub your forehead.
“I don’t think that any of my business really. I shouldn't try to get into the know of that, but I gotta go I need to rehearse my lines again.”
Your agent hangs the phone up as you shake your head, one nosy agent I have jeez.
Walking to your bathroom, you turn the shower on stepping in after removing your clothes. After you finish up, you reach for your towel stepping out of your shower, wrapping it around yourself grabbing your phone, walking back to your room grabbing clothes as you get dressed, flipping your hair over as you wrap a towel around your head, checking your messages, responding to each of them.
Walking down the street you see Hobi, sitting in the cafe waiting with his head down swirling the contents in his cup, shaking your head with a smile you walk in, going to where he is sitting taking a seat.
“So what’s up,” you start, placing your hands on the cup, his eyes looking up to you before smiling knowingly.
“I think I like someone. But I’m not sure how to approach her without coming on too strong you know?”
Oh, you knew.
Nodding slowly, “I understand what you mean.”
“So what should I do?”
Chewing your lip you think to yourself, what should he do? You knew he should just go up to the girl.
“Just get to know her first, maybe ask her out for coffee, movie or to come watch you practice.”
He nods considering your words.
“Alright, maybe I’ll ask her if she’s busy Sunday.”
You nod, glancing at the time on your phone, licking your bottom lip, “Hobi, I’m sorry to rush out of here like this but I- Jin asked me to meet up with him in about an hour at his place.”
He grins nodding as he stands, so you do the same, opening his arms for a hug, you walk into his arms, hugging him. He lets you go as he sits back down and you walk out, calling your driver to take you to Jin’s as they pull up a few minutes after the call.
When you arrive at Jin’s door, taking a breath you knock on it. Fixing your bag on your shoulder, you glance around waiting then checking your watch, before hovering your ear to the door, listening in on the other side hearing quiet silence.
“Y/n you’re so creepy get your ear off my door,” you back away quickly Jin, opens the door laughing in hysterics.
Pouting you walk in, “Well come on spill it, I rushed over here worried, Jin.”
He smiles fondly as he walks towards you for a hug, “Thank you, y/n. You truly are a great friend.”
Nodding, you glance up at him, his eyes are slightly puffy. He’s been crying…
Pulling slightly back to cup his cheeks in your hands, “What’s bothering you, Jin. Your eyes are puffy and you sounded upset over your text.”
He sighs, shaking his head, “she cheated on me multiple times, lies about being pregnant, then practically begs me to fuck her out on the balcony like old times sake, then brings up the contract and you. I just- I’m not understanding what I did wrong for her to be like this towards me now, y/n. I’ve been a good boyfriend, haven’t I?”
Your stomach drops when he mentions what’s going on as you rub your temples.
“She asked you to fuck her on the balcony? Goodness, Jin she must just want to get pregnant, I mean you are twenty - seven, you’ll be twenty - eight soon. Maybe she just doesn’t want to be seen dating you once you hit prime thirties or something.”
He frowns, taking your hand walking to the couch, pulling you to sit down next to him, before curling up to lay down in your lap.
“I just don’t understand why she would expect that of me. I mean yes I get it she’s your age, twenty - four, I mean,” he has this glint in his eyes when he has an idea, “maybe you can talk to her, I know she doesn’t like you, but she’ll come around if she realizes that we are just friends.”
Your heart sinks, you can feel it being dragged down to the pits where it’s lonely and dark, you look at him, your face blank from the lack of emotions running through you currently.
“I mean I can try, Jin. For you.” You shrug, tapping his shoulders twice, "I need to use the restroom.”
He smiles nodding, sitting up, you scoot off the couch walking towards the hall where his bathroom is, shutting the door behind you quietly as you lower yourself to the floor, covering your mouth as the tears fall from your eyes, cascading down your cheeks as you crawl towards his tissue box quickly pulling out a few at a time dabbing your eyes and nose.
He could never fall for someone like you.
You’re you of course. His friend. Someone he can just go to for when he has problems. He has Mi-sun a beautiful young woman who was no- is as delicate as a flower, no matter how many mistakes she made. She’s everything to Jin. The one woman who he would fall to his knees for. You feel your heart thumb harshly against your chest as if it’s beating you up for not being able to receive love.
A soft knock startles your reverie, as you try to swallow the lump in your throat, standing up looking at yourself in the mirror, smiling sadly as your lip trembles, tears slipping from your eyelids down your cheeks hitting the sink.
“You okay, y/n you’ve been in there for a moment.”
Clearing your throat, choking slightly on the lump as you walk to the door, pressing your shoulder against the door frame, “yeah, I think I need to go home, I forgot um,” you sniffle, “ my parents they’re coming.”
“Okay, well I’ll see you on Monday, yeah?”
You walk to the mirror, wiping your eyes, cursing yourself for forgetting your bag in the hallway.
Opening the door, “yeah, you'll see me Monday.”
You quickly brush passed him, reaching for your bag as you walk to the door, feeling his presence behind you putting his hand on the door.
“Tell me what’s wrong, y/n. I knew something was wrong the second you got up, and don’t please don’t avoid me.”
You frown, keeping your head down, staring at the door handle. Closing your eyes taking a deep breath.
“Jin, please let me leave. I just I need to go.”
He sighed, “I hate doing this but I can’t let you leave until you at least tell me, you avoid me every chance you get, it’s not fair to me as your friend to have to guess at what’s wrong. So please, let me in for once.”
Feeling your body tremble as you hold your tears in shaking your head, “I can’t Jin, I swear I want to tell someone but I can’t tell you, I’m not ready to tell you yet, please just let me go home.”
He nods, removing his arm from the door, “I’ll see you Monday.”
You open the door slipping through it as you rush down the hallway towards the elevator pressing it quickly, feeling his eyes on your back as you hit it again, finally arriving you get in leaning against the handle bar, trying to take a deep breathe which comes out as a wretched sob. Hearing the doors shut behind you, you let your tears fall allowing yourself to cry.
Two years, of falling in love with Jin have come to this. Even when you had a boyfriend you knew you were in the wrong, but you loved him nonetheless. His personality, his shine, his everything to you. But you’re just his friend. Maybe your ex was right.
‘You’re never enough to love, and you’ll never find a love as good as mine.’
You take in heavy breathes as you walk to your driver who says nothing, starting the car as he checks the mirror not driving. Looking up you see him staring in his rear view mirror at Jin running up to your car, rushing to get in on the other side.
“Please, y/n you need someone to be here for you, and if I can that person please.”
He shuts the car door as the driver takes off out of the garage, he reaches back keeping his eyes on you buckling himself in.
Shaking your head, “Jin, you wouldn’t understand if I told you. No one person can understand why I have this fear of telling anyone what’s wrong.”
“That’s not true, you’re refusing to allow yourself to be human, to allow someone in.”
Wiping your eyes with your sleeve, releasing a long sigh.
“Jin, it’s about something my ex said and things he’s done and my feelings, that’s not exactly something I believe you’d enjoy hearing.”
You release a sad chuckle, frowning dabbing your eyes again.
“Tell me, y/n I want to be able to understand you better than looking at your smile and believing everything will be okay.”
You sighed, glancing at him as he continues to stare at you waiting for you response, you nod slowly as you begin quoting your ex, “this is what he said, it still hurts but I feel it’s true ‘You’re never enough to love, and you’ll never find a love as good as mine.’ that’s what he said, I feel it maybe true, Jin. He could be right. I’m not enough to love, and maybe I won’t be able to find someone who would love me more than he could.”
You feel his eyes on you as you keep your eyes on your hands, sneaking a glance at him.
“Why would he say that, did he say that to hurt you or? What were his intentions,” Jin unbuckled his seat belt, scooting closer wrapping his arm gently around your shoulder, pulling your head to rest on shoulder, you do allow it, sniffling.
Shaking your head as you wipe your eyes flicking the tears, “Jin, I know I should have told you or someone when it did happen, but I just couldn’t bring myself to do it, because I’m scared, with being in the spotlight he knows exactly where I am and what I’m doing. He hit me. Not once, but a few times,” you feel yourself gulp the lump refusing to go down as you close your eyes, taking a deep breath, “He slapped me first, then he again, multiple times, my make-up artist would use heavy makeup to cover up the bruises as I refused to tell her what happened, but my ribs after we finished filming he came to my apartment building waiting around for me and he shoved me into my apartment, and he punched my ribs, not just once but enough to the point where I couldn’t breath and he left after he said that to me, he left me crying and alone in my apartment, until my agent stopped by the next day. She didn’t mention it to your agent as it wasn’t her place to, I didn’t want to be replaced in the show for my injury.”
You hear him sigh as your chin is being tilted up to face him opening your eyes, “I wish you had told me sooner rather than lying or walking around your truths for so long, y/n. I hate seeing you like this, I can’t imagine the pain you are in or that you’ve gone through both mentally and physically because you suppress so much, you always do so much that I personally have begun to believe that you truly are okay and that I am the one who really has it all wrong about you, I thought I knew you well enough but I really have barely broke the surface that is you.”
You nod, moving your chin from him, pointing to his phone. “You’ve got a call, Jin. And don’t worry to much, you know me well enough, that’s just a piece of me you never knew.”
He groans as he answers his phone, “Hello, this is Jin,” He waits as the other person on the line begins speaking, “Oh, shoot, I’ll head there in a bit, just uh, give me twenty minutes please.” He hangs up the phone.
Chuckling as you scoot from his hold, nodding, “Where to, Jin?”
“Thank you! Um, you can actually drop me off a couple minutes away seeing as this is your car that everyone recognizes, so the coffee shop near that entertainment building my friend wants to meet up with me.”
Raising a brow, wow Jin acting suspicious as you nod leaning forward to tell your driver the directions who nods, taking a left turn to drive to Jin’s destination.
“So have I met this friend?”
He looks at you stunned as you raise a questioning brow at him challenging him to lie.
“Y/n, don’t please like you there’s some things I cannot tell you, but this is contractual reasons, why I can’t.”
You nod, understanding as you lean your chair back rubbing your temples. Hearing him release a breath. Must be serious since he signed a contract.
Arriving at the destination, you sit up smiling, as he pulls you in close for a hug, “thank you for telling me, y/n and I promise I’ll tell you when I can or whenever you find out.”
Nodding against his shoulder as you release him and he gets out of the car, shutting the door waving to you, as your driver takes off, but curiosity gets the best of you as you have your driver go the building across the entertainment and let you off, as you get out. You pull your hoodie over your head, walking into the small corner cafe sitting near the window.
When you see Jin walking you see he has his cap lowered as he walks down the street as he is very recognizable. Watching him going into the entertainment, your suspicions rise, your tummy fluttering from the effect of what he may be doing there.
“Would you like anything, miss?”
You peek up from your hood at the young male standing before you clad in a white button down with beige slacks and a green apron. As his eyes bulge when he sees it’s you.
“Oh my god, it’s you.”
You press a finger to your lips, hoping he won’t expose you as he nods quickly taking a deep breath handing you his notepad for a signature as you smile at him, quickly doing your signature, “I’ll just take a muffin and some hot tea please, that will be all.”
He grins nodding as he jots down in his notepad walking back with more pep in his step. Smiling as you turn your attention back to Jin, only to see he’s gone. Shit. You sit there waiting as well as watching as you see Namjoon walk up the building, the waiter returned with your hot tea and muffin as you glance at him.
“Thank you.”
He nods walking back to his place behind the counter. You continue to watch waiting for him to come out until about three hours pass, your tea gone, and you kept picking at your muffin before it got a bit hard, sighing you’re about to leave when you see Jin come out, looking sweaty, raising a brow, he takes his phone out calling someone as he stands around with his cap down, walking towards the small cafe you’re in.
Oh shit, oh god, he’ll think you stalked him. You quickly get up going to the booth in the far back after throwing your trash away. Sitting down pulling your hood down more to conceal your obvious features as he walks in walking to the counter. He orders something as he quickly takes the spot you were once in, sitting down going on his phone.
Jin, took out his phone scrolling through his social feed waiting for Mi-sun to show up in hopes to convince her to talk to y/n, he would rather ask her in public that way he knows she wouldn’t say no to him or act brash about the idea.
Smiling when he saw her walking in he waved her down as the young waitress set down his plate with small cake and two hot teas. Walking away after, Mi-sun watched her for a moment before sitting down.
“Jin,” she starts tensely as she glimpsed down at the cake then him.
“Mi-sin, I have a favor to ask you,” He sets his hand out for her to take on the table as she hesitates rolling her eyes as she slips her hand into his, he smiles his insides warming.
“What may it be, Jin? Nothing stupid please.”
Laughing softly, he shakes his head, giving her hand a gentle squeeze, “My love, I want you to talk with y/n. I want you two to be friends, I feel like you’ll hate her less if you could just talk to one another maybe,” he awaits her reaction as her face contorts to one of disgust.
“Jin, I really don’t want to talk to her. I don’t mind talking good about her for your show’s benefit but to her, I’d prefer not to do that.”
He sighs as he drops her hand, “Mi-sun, I know how you feel about her, you made that clear this morning but I would appreciate it if you tried for our relationship, I mean I know you say you’re so bothered when I have to act like I’m in love with her saying things you wish I could say to you, but it’s a show. It’s not me, it’s a script. I have feelings for you, you know I love you after you cheated on me. Imagine if your father found out or your agent. I’m asking you one favor, Mi-sun. Not for your hand in marriage.”
Pursing her lips together tight, slumping in her seat. “Fine, Jin, just tell me when and where and I’ll speak with her.”
He just grins as he nods, “Good, on Monday that way she’ll be in a good mood seeing as we will be filming.”
You watched before becoming bored as you stood up quickly grab your bag walking towards the door, pulling your hood down walking around passed their table towards the door hailing your driver down as you glance back as he’s too busy talking to Mi-sun, you get in the car.
Having the driver take you home, when you finally arrive in front of your building getting out, you do the same thing you do until the door to your apartment shuts harshly behind you causing you to jump, as you set your bag down changing out of your day clothes smiling seeing Jin’s sweater pulling it over your head as you breathe in his scent smiling as you grab your pillow holding it closely as you close your eyes, daydreaming of a better version of your life.
As Monday finally came you pull the door open being greeted by all staff rushing about as you walk to your new dressing room and you sit in your chair getting makeup done as a light knock rattles your short lived daydream.
“Come in,” your makeup artist calls as she puts blush on your cheeks to make you appear livelier.
“Hi, y/n.”
You smile your heart warming at the mere sound of Jin’s voice. As your makeup artist finishes her final touches she pats your hand twice gently to let you know as she leaves the room, leaving you alone with Jin.
“Hello, Jin.”
He comes in smiling at your hair as he wraps a finger around your ponytail, “So cute, they always make you looks so adorable, y/n,” he teases as he lifts your hair.
You roll your eyes at his teases you, reaching back to swat his hand away from your hair as he lets out a laugh, shaking your head amused as you stand up stretching your shirt rising a little as he pokes your tummy, you pout.
“Jin, don’t I haven’t gone to the gym in a minute. Now let’s go see who our new on screen child is, before the director has us go straight to filming without a proper meeting.”
Walking passed him, you walk down the hall to see the child’s room raising a brow recognizing the name instantly Lee Sora.
“Oh my goodness I met her in the elevator where you stay, Jin,” you exclaim as you grin, knocking lightly on the door waiting.
The door opens as if in slow motion as you feel your heart racing and climbing into your throat, you can’t believe you met her in the elevator you didn’t think nothing of it at the time you had your own personal issues going through your head.
“Hi, y/n, I knew it was you,” she giggles as she bows to Jin who smiles.
“You two are already on a first name basis.”
You nod as does she as she wraps her arms around your waist as you lean down, hugging her back. Jin smiles warmly down at the both of you and your interaction.
“Okay! Let’s get filming, take your places!!”
You sigh sad that your introductions were cut short, as you walk to the set as a staff member hands you a coat, ah outside scenes, my absolute favorite, you groan taking it, putting it on.
Hopping onto the cart that drives you to outside scenes you see Sora walking alongside Jin smiling and giggling. Ah, Jin would make such an amazing dad.
Smiling as he helps her into the cart beside you as she buckles in. “So young lady may I ask how old are you?”
She grins as she shakes her head, leaning into your side as her face turns a bright shade of red, contrasting against her dark hair. Leaning down you whisper to her ear, “you better tell him, little angel or he’ll tickle you senseless.”
She glances at you raising a brow for confirmation as you send a wink her way, jutting your head towards Jin who has his hands nearing her sides as she holds her lips shut tight.
“Ah, ah, little one tell me and I’ll tell you how old I am,” Jin reasons as he moves to tickle her sides.
She huffs smiling, “Alright, alright, I’m six and half!”
She squirms closer to you, holding onto your sides as Jin laughs softly smiling.
“I’m twenty- seven, so we are even.”
She turns looking at you as you raise a brow, “I never agreed to saying my age here, that’s between you two, sillies.”
Sora pouted as she begins to sniffle, sighing you frown.
“Okay, okay! I’m twenty-four, little angel goodness, no need to cry.”
She grins as she looks up at you and Jin, “I like you two, and I wasn’t gonna cry, y/n it’s cold out here.”
You frown at her, poking her side, “meanie.”
She grins as she leans against Jin, smiling.
“But are you gonna tell me, y/n I wanna know too.”
You smile giving in to her cute little voice, “I’m twenty-four, little angel. Now don’t go telling everyone even if it is on google, I don’t like people knowing my age really.”
She nods as the cart comes to a stop in front of the home the staff rented for Min-na and Hyun-seok. Wow, it’s been a while since you’ve been there. You smile as you get out, looking around at more props and extras everywhere, some actors who were in last season getting dolled up in chairs as you held your hand out for Sora as she smiled taking it stepping out of the cart. Jin smiles as he steps off the cart.
You and Jin are told to go into the house while they walk Sora away and introduce her to the ex girlfriend of Hyun-seok as you smirk walking inside waiting for Jin as you shut the door looking at all the cameras and staff.
“I told you it was your character you owe me dinner and a movie now,” you say smugly, crossing your arms over your chest as he shakes his head smiling.
“Fine fine, tomorrow night, your place or are your parents coming over,” he asks, crossing his own arms as he leans on the back of the couch.
“Oh, I’ll talk to you about that later. Something came up yesterday. But I may have to take a few days away from the set.” Frowning, shaking your head as you shake it off smiling.
“Okay, y/n, don’t forget please, and let’s get into position before the director has our asses for it,” he walks back outside as you walk out after him rehearsing your lines in your head as you look around at everyone smiling softly kicking the pile of leaves softly as a few falls onto your boots.
“ACTION!”
Taking Jin’s hand in yours, interlacing it, both walking towards the door in silence as you count in your head as Jin unlocks the door, walking in as you walk in after, the cameras follow you as you hang your jacket on the hook a knock on the door, you jump slightly as the knock is heavy. Jin, glances at you as you shrug your shoulders as he walks to the door.
“I’ll get the door,” when he opens it his brow raises as he sees Sora standing alone, tears running down her face and teddy bear dangling by her side, a raincoat engulfing her small figure as a suitcase stands by her side.
You turn your head to look at the door, “Hyun-seok, who is it, it’s freezing out there, I think it may rain soon,” walking towards the door slowly before peeking behind Jin, you appear behind him confused as you look down.
“And just who might you be, little one?”
She sniffles and your heart aches, ah she’s a good actress, as your face holds it’s confused expression, softening as you continue to stare.
“I-I. My name is Hae,” she sniffles, as more tears slip from her eyes down her rosy cheeks.
“Hyun-seok, we should let her inside before the storm comes, I don’t feel comfortable letting her get sick because she’s outside,” you hold your hand out to her as she hesitates.
Jin, does the same, she takes his hand glancing at you as you, nibble your lip, grabbing her suitcase, seeing a note on the ground, bending down to pick it up, skimming the words, placing a hand on your chest, your hand begins to shake as you look around gulping as you stand bringing the suitcase inside, as you and Jin both catch one another’s eyes.
He has Sora sitting down on the couch as he walks around to meet you, closing the door, taking the suitcase from your hands, you take a hold of his wrist.
“Hyun-seok, I think your ex girlfriend, I- she,” you barely finish, lip trembling, he nods slowly.
“I know. Hae just told me what had happened to her while you were outside, Min-na what are we going to do?”
Looking down at the floor, shaking your head, you brush passed him setting the note on the night table, walking towards the kitchen, as you watch Jin, sigh running his hands down his face, turning towards Sora with a gleaming smile.
“Hae, how about we get you washed up and make you some soup, would that be okay with you for now?”
She nods sniffling, you stand there leaning with your back to them against the counter, frowning.
“How are we to make this work as we barely work the confusing shifts of change ourselves.”
Sighing as Jin hovers over you, his breath smelling of mints yet again, as he traps you between the counter and himself, tilting his head to stare into your eyes.
“Min-na, I’m sorry that this is happening after what’s happened before already. I know, I promised to make this right. And that is what I plan on doing.”
He cups your chin gently between his pointer finger and thumb as you have your lip sucked in between your teeth and upper lip, looking up to him. Both of you waiting for about twenty seconds for the cameras to get all their angles.
“Hyun-seok, I understand that you want things to just be okay, but Hae is your daughter, we have to raise her now, her mother is deceased and you’re her only blood. She needs you more than she needs me.”
He nods slowly as his eyes keep gazing at your lips.
If only this could be the real feelings between you and Jin…
“Min-na, please kiss me, I feel like I’ll grow old if we keep stressing unnecessary measures over something we can manage together.”
Heat crawls up your neck to your cheeks at how he made his line sound bolder than sweet and loving as it was meant to. Releasing your lip, you lean into him closing your eyes as he does the same, tilting his head to accommodate yours; his lips so supple and soft against your own.
His kisses usually feel like this as a child is in the room it feels slightly awkward, you’ve gotten used to the cameras, but that minor fact that a small child is here, things could go from heavy to awkward in seconds.
His hand rests against your hip as you both move your lips against one another, until you both hear the slate snap, you and Jin moving back from one another as your director shout, “CUT!! Everyone that was great, take five we’ll cut to some scenes between Jin and Sora is that okay with you, y/n, take some time for yourself don’t push it, okay.”
You nod slowly, walking away from Jin as he grabs your arm pulling you back into him, as you let your head fall before glancing up at him.
“Okay, so let me guess everyone knows but me again, what’s wrong?”
Blinking as you hold the bridge of your nose, closing your eyes as you open your mouth quickly shutting it then opening it again, “My mom well...she got into an accident the other day and she didn’t make it. My dad was with her but he is okay, my mom she-”
His eyes go wide as he frowns, “oh, y/n I’m so sorry for your loss, I truly am.”
You nod slowly as you press your lips together, walking away from him as you grab your coat walking out to the cart, asking to go back to the dressing room. As the driver leaves, you pull the hood over your head, letting your head hang.
Holding your hands in your lap, you sigh, sniffling after. You wanted to ignore it, you did just go to work without thinking about what happened and your dad coming to your apartment alone yesterday. You spent all day until about 3 a.m. this morning crying. Knowing you had work today, you let your agent know before you headed in as they let everyone on staff know. Yes, you feel like you should have told Jin sooner, but life happens. Yes, you have feelings for him but his heart is with someone else even when he is with you.
Lifting your head up as you get off the cart once it pulls up to the studio, taking your phone out when you walk in seeing a text from Jin, shaking your head as a smile graces your face.
Jin: Hey, I know you didn't want to talk about it,
Your heart warms a little as it does feel empty walking to your dressing room you, shut the door after you laying down on your couch, curling into a ball, holding your phone close to your heart, thinking of better days to come.
Two weeks have passed since your mother's passing, you were right back on track after your director told you to take a break for a few days and come back as you did now here you were, Friday evening spent at Taehyung and Tea’s place, you had to ride with Jin and Mi-sun as Tae didn’t like anyone knowing where he lived besides friends.
They were having a “family friend, getaway” as they called it, you felt like an oddball now since Hobi has texted you non-stop about Sunshine as she did the same in the group chat.
Arriving you see Taehyung standing outside on his porch, waving as Jin parks the car behind a car you only recognize as Nina’s. Smiling you get out of the car, walking up to greet Taehyung.
“Welcome, guys, everyone is waiting on you all.”
Jin nods smiling as he holds Mi-sun’s hand walking passed Taehyung who follows everyone in after. You smile seeing the girls and the boys. Ah, you missed them, seeing as you were always booked, for the funeral planning then the funeral, then your job, and photo shoots with Jin and Sora who you adore so much.
Releasing a sigh at the thought of her, Jin frowns behind you dropping Mi-sun’s hand.
“Y/n, you okay, do you need to step back outside?”
Shaking your head with a grin, “No, no, Jin I’m okay I was thinking of Sora. I miss that little munchkin.”
He smiles, resting a hand on the small of your back leading you in as Mi-sun follows behind you two glowering.
“Ah, princess y/n I missed you!”
Tea quickly shoots up from her seat walking towards you as she pulls you into a gentle hug.
“Thanks for coming, we hope everything is okay now, Jin informed us but he also mentioned the angel you’re working with, how is she and is she cute?”
Smiling as you nod, pulling your phone out to show her, your lockscreen of you, Jin and Sora on set yesterday squeezing in on the couch to take a selfie. First it was just supposed to be you and Sora but Jin pouted until Sora caved to let him in the photo too.
Smiling as Tea cooed, taking your phone to show the other girls who ‘awe’ in unison.
“You made that your lock screen, y/n? You melt my heart, you,” Jin teases as he pokes your side, before going to take a seat Mi-sun following in suit glancing at you as she frowns.
Shrugging, Taehyung comes in walking up to Tea wrapping his arm around her waist smiling, kissing her cheek as she smiles shyly.
So cute.
As your phone gets passed around you, you see Jin holds his hand out to Sweetie as she grins placing your phone in his hand as he smiles, looking at your phone’s lock screen.
“Awe, Sora looks beautiful, as do you, y/n,” he grins as he swipes you screen seeing your password, as you realize he want to see your home screen, you walk over to him taking your phone back shaking your head with a pout.
“That’s private, Jin.”
Raising a brow pouting back teasingly at you, “come on we show each other everything in this friend group, right,” he looks to the girls and boys in hopes that they’ll back him up.
Turning to look at each of them in a challenge for them to say something.
“Please y/n we can all show ours as well, right everyone bring your phones out, that includes you as well Mi-sun,” Sunshine says as she takes her phone out setting it on the glass coffee table.
The girls follow in suit setting their phones down as the boys all look at each other before Namjoon puts his phone down first then Jungkook, Taehyung after, then Hobi, Yoongi hesitates as he sets his down next to Sugar’s.
Jin stares at you intensely as he sets his phone down, nudging Mi-sun to set hers down as she huffs setting it next to his.
“Okay, I’ll start since I suggested this,” Sunshine starts as she showcases her phone lock screen of her at the beach during sunset.
Must be Busan, that’s the nicest sunset that you usually see in Busan.
She opens her phone home screen as Hobi whistles, “Wow, wow you look nice.”
She blushes as you turn your gaze from him to her screen, chewing your cheek, her screen showing a revealing photo of her at the same beach, you guess, in a more scandalous swimsuit sitting on her knees, looking back at whoever is taking the photo of her.
She turns to look at Sweetie who nibbles her lip as she turns her phone on a photo of well selfie of her and Jimin, then she turns her phone to herself as she blushes show us the lock screen closing her own eyes as it’s a picture of her and Jimin in the afterglow of love making you assume.
“Oof, Sweetie, you look gorgeous and Jimin so handsome,” Tea winks at Sweetie who peeks behind her one covered hand, before sliding down the couch with her phone.
Jimin smiles as he shows his lock screen a photo of himself and Sweetie, the same one as he opens his phone a photo of Sweetie hiding behind a tree a laughing smile on her features.
After him was Yoongi, “My lock screen and home screen are the same as Sugar’s so you won’t have to see the same thing twice so you can look at hers.”
Sugar turns to him before pouting as she shows her lock screen a photo of her and Yoongi in his studio as he has photos all over him in it, and her home screen is the same.
Sugar looks to Cloudy who sat beside her raising her brows as Cloudy cuts her eyes away from her scoping the room as she sighs loudly turning her phone on and everyone sees a photo of clouds, kind of cute as her alias is cloudy, then she opens her phone to a photo of her and Jungkook and her at the beach at night, it looks like those blurry photos one usually sees aesthetic people do but they make it work.
JK smiles lovingly as he leans into Cloudy pressing a quick kiss to her cheek. He holds up his phone a photo of Cloudy at Han River a smile on her features as she’s holding a sparkler. He opens his phone to a photo of him and the boys al looking down at the camera.
So cute, you think to yourself.
Beside him was Tea and Taehyung. Tea, smiles her dimples poking as she shows off her lock screen happily of her and Taehyung in Tokyo as she opens phone to a photo of Taehyung and Yeontan. Your heart gushes at her cuteness. As Tae kisses the top of her head, before showing his lock screen of Tea and Yeontan and opening it with a smirk on his face of Tea and him kissing in front of the Eiffel Tower, okay so they travel a lot you smile fondly at them.
Nina and Namjoon both open their phones as they have matching lock screens of each other under cherry blossoms and home screens which are of them kissing when they put their phones together, you gush as your hands hold your chest.
Hobi chuckles smiling at the two love birds as he shows his lock screen of his dog Mickey and opening to show his home screen as he grins sending a wink to Sunshine who raises a brow leaning forward to look at his screen as it’s the same as her home screen.
“Oh, you know I look good there so I should be mad but I’m not I think that’s hot,” she shrugs grinning smugly.
“Glad you like it too, babe.”
You smile warmly, a little thankful that his feelings faded for you, before things become too much.
“My turn,” Jin smile as he shows everyone his lock screen a photo of him and Mi-sun on his balcony and he opens his home screen, his smile brightening as his eyes meet yours, as you look at him then his phone seeing his home screen is of you sitting in a chair laughing.
Rolling your eyes as you smile.
“I know you’re cute, y/n. I really liked this photo of you it’s your caller i.d as well.”
Smiling, “Thanks, Jin.”
Mi-sun raises a brow as she shows her lock screen and home screen were of herself during one of her model shoots. So much love for Jin, you think to yourself as you grab your phone opening it so everyone could see a photo of you and Jin on the beach with funky heart shades on.
He stares at your screen before laughing with a smile on his face, "I remember that day, we just met and we had to 'spend the day getting to know each other' and that was our outcome, I'm surprised really that you kept that photo of us."
Smiling you nod, "well of course I would, it's nice seeing where we've come from to us now."
The girls awe as they all look at you and Jin sharing a short lived moment as Mi-sun clears her throat and Jin, turns to face her taking her hand in his own, rubbing small circles on her hand.
“So shall we get in the vans and head to the airport. Unless you all didn’t bring your luggage? Also we hope you adjusted your work schedules it may last a little longer than three days,” Tea explains as she stands picking her phone up.
“Wait you rented vans to take us where again? The airport but where are we going after that,” Jungkook sits up straight from leaning against Cloudy, a puzzled expression on his face.
Taehyung and Tea both glance at each other, “On a retreat! Have a nice spa days and relaxation, didn’t you all read the message we sent,” Taehyung frowns.
Chewing your lip as you only skimmed it because you were in the bath after a long day, you didn’t even pack.
“I didn’t pack so I may have to go back to my place, but is it okay if I bring a guest, seeing as everyone is all couples here I’m kind of odd one out here,” you suggest as you point to each duo and then yourself as you do.
Tea and Tae look at each other nodding as Tae speaks up, “That should be alright as long as it’s okay with everyone else, who are you bringing?”
Smirking more to yourself than them, “A surprise, you all will see I’ll meet you at the airport if that’s okay?”
Nodding, you smile standing up as does everyone else, as you walk towards the door your driver waiting for you as you texted him moments ago. Jin sneaks up behind you, poking your side as you let out a yelping noise quickly covering your mouth as you smack his arm, “Gosh darn you, Jin, don’t do that to me.”
He begins laughing before quickly composing himself as you raise a brow questioningly, “So tell me who are you bringing, y/n?”
Shaking your head with a smile, “A surprise, don’t think that just cause you’re my best friend you get to know, now I gotta go and pick them up, so I’m not lonely.”
He squints his eyes at you, before nodding, “alright then.”
Taking off as you get into the car shutting the door after you, your driver taking you to Jin’s apartment building as you step out flashes could be seen everywhere as you put your shades on walking to the door, going to the elevator calling Sora’s agent asking if she can spend a weekend with you.
“Ah, hello, I was wondering if Sora is free today? She is, thank goodness. Yes, I’m on my way up now ask her to pack as much as she can fit, pajamas, swimsuit, towel, extra clothes, her robe and slippers.”
You nod as her agent tells Sora who says a small yes and a giggle of glee as she tells you about Sora’s daily schedule, nodding as you listen making mental notes, as you walk to her door knocking as you hear a loud squeal and the door swinging open as you smile at Sora who runs and hugs your waist.
“I’ve missed you, y/n! I’m so excited about where are we going? I’m so happy I get to spend a weekend with you!”
You smile as her agent nods, shutting the door after you, as she drags her suitcase behind her grinning gleefully.
“I’m excited too, munchkin, and I can't let you know, it’s a surprise.”
She groans but follows you as you press the button.
“Is it okay if I hold your hand, y/n?”
You nod taking her small hand in yours giving it a reassuring squeeze as you take her suitcase from her so she won’t get tired dragging it after her. Stepping into the elevator, you watch her press the button to the lobby, as she hums a song. You smile as you listen to her, the elevator dings as you glance down at her and the many reporters now who are waiting to see what you are doing as you bend down swooping her up.
“Bury your head in my neck to avoid the flashes, Sora. My driver is just right out front I promise you.”
She does as you ask as you lift the suitcase up walking out the door, holding her in one arm as the reporters swarm you shoving their mics in your personal space, and cameras flashing everywhere as your driver opens the car door for you as you let Sora scoot in as she covers her eyes and you climb in after her. Your driver shuts the door as he walks to get in, driving away from the apartment building as you buckle Sora in with an exasperated smile.
“Not so bad, yeah,” you smile loosely as she nods leaning to lay in your lap.
Sora does this same thing in the show as Hae but with Jin where he runs her fingers through her hair, so you begin to do the same thing that he does after always watching them do it. Thirty minutes later you’re at yours as Sora is asleep in your lap you tell the driver to wait just ten minutes and you’ll be back as he nods you gently set her head on the seat as you rush to your apartment.
After coming back down carrying your suitcase behind you, your driver takes it putting it in the trunk as you open the car door, Sora still sound asleep as you lift her head gently scooting yourself into the car, gently setting her head back down into your lap.
“We are here, miss y/n, miss Sora. I’ll be getting your bags.”
You smile, “thank you,” you unbuckle Sora as you slide her body into yours, holding her close to you as your driver walks the suitcases towards the two parked black vans with all your friends in there.
Smiling you wave to all of them adjusting Sora so she won’t fall towards gravity's pull. Jin bursts through the doors, grinning, “Is this Sora or did you have a daughter I don’t know about?”
Rolling your eyes as Sora wakes up from his loud voice rubbing her eyes turning to look at him as her expression goes from sleepy to happy.
“Jin! I miss you, Jin!”
She wiggles in your arms, so you set her down as she holds her arms up to Jin who smile bending down to pick her up, as she kisses his cheek before hugging him. His ears tinge pink as he hugs her back smiling.
“I’ve missed you as well, Sora.”
The boys and their girls step out of the two vans crowding around with their luggage as Jin put Sora back on the pavement, “I need to grab my luggage as well. I’ll be just a moment, Sora.”
She watches him walk to the back of the van as your phone scrolling through Twitter hearing the mix of commotion around you, Sora leaned her head on your tummy as you glance down at her smiling, putting your phone in your pocket beginning to reach your hand around to cup her chin tilting her head to look at you, pouting.
“What’s wrong, munchkin, didn’t he say he’d be back?
She nods mocking your pout before she turns to point at Mi-sun. Oh, she probably doesn’t know Jin’s girlfriend.
“Jin, make sure to grab mine too, babe.”
Cloudy rolls her eyes, rolling her suitcase in with her after JK to the airport. A quiet okay can be heard from Jin as he walks around carrying both suitcase and a duffel bag. Frowning at all that she brought, it’s a retreat not a royal getaway. Walking both suitcases in Sora holds onto your wrist as you both follow after Tea and Taehyung who are leading the hefty group of couples and yourself and Sora.
After passing through security you take Sora’s hand finally rid of both your suitcases as she swings your hands giggling. Smiling down at her, beginning to wonder what having a child of your own would be like. Shaking your head she runs you over to look out the window at the small planes making their leave.
“Are we taking one of those, y/n?”
Nodding with a smile as you kneel to her size as she presses her forehead against the glass to see better.
“Whoa, it’s gonna be so scary and high, y/n! Aren’t you scared? Of flying I mean,” she looks up at you.
You remember the last time you flew was with Jin for your show promotion in Japan and China, shaking your head as you pierce your lips together.
“No, if you sit next to Jin you’ll forget you’re flying because he makes you feel safe, I promise you he can’t say no to a pretty face like yours,” you boop her nose as she scrunches it up giggling.
“Okay! I’ll go ask Jin now!”
Sora takes off running towards Jin, who kneels down as she comes to a stop smiling up at him. You watch him nod as Sora wraps her arms around his neck giggling as she lets him go, running back to you.
“Jin, said I could sit next to him! I’ve never been on a plane before so I’m nervous.”
Surprised you take her hand to sit down at the small airport chairs, “You’ve never flown before?”
Sora nods, as she looks at you saying, “Never ever. Is it scary?”
You really thought she did at least once, your tummy flops, hopefully she’ll be okay.
Jin, he sits there amused at Mi-sun already making a fuss about how he allowed a little girl to sit next to him rather than her, even though she is terrified of flying.
Sighing he shakes his head as he takes his phone, going to his pictures going to the album of y/n the goofy princess smiling as he sees the many times she stole his phone to take goofy selfies, plus photos of her that he took and proper photos of the both of them. He sighs, his mind wandering towards a thought of what it would be like if he were with her. His eyes look up to her as she’s pointing towards the planes with a smile before clutching her own tummy giggling as Sora joins her.
“Ah, hyung what’s got you smiling like you’re getting married or something,” Jungkook slips into the empty seat next to him following his line of vision with a smirk.
“Hm,” Jin turns to see Jungkook sitting next to him, “Ah, hey I was just looking at the planes taking off.”
Jin shrugs as Jungkook shakes his head with a goofy grin on his face, “No you weren’t, your phone is on and your in,” he squints reading the album name, “oh so no y/n is a princess but a goofy one, I wonder if she has an album of you as well, Jin.”
JK takes his phone out quickly texting Cloudy as she turns to look at him a slight shake of her head before getting up walking over to y/n. He watches for a moment as Jin raises a brow and he watches y/n laugh covering her mouth as she takes her phone out showing it to Cloudy.
Cloudy shows her phone to y/n as he watches her take it holding it out of reach from Sora’s eyes, as she quickly covers her mouth and shoves the phone back into Cloudy’s direction as Cloudy smiles laughing, covering her own mouth.
“Oh no, she probably saw something she can’t unsee JK what kind of photos do you take?”
Jungkook smirks as he shakes his head, “Hyung, we’re not dirty like that, I’m not Jimin, she probably showed her the video we took last night- oh wait.”
Jin watches him stand up walking up to Cloudy snatching her phone from her and running, Cloudy close behind him as Jungkook runs into the men’s bathroom, it happened so fast he thought he had time to blink as he watches Cloudy pout when she sees what’s blocking her from her phone.
Shaking his head, if only she suspected that to happen to her. He turns back to y/n and Sora, watching Sora snuggle into y/n’s side. A ghost smile appearing on his features as he glanced back down at his phone, scrolling through his photos looking for his most recent one of him and y/n as he finds it, chuckling to himself as he stares at you laying on the bed pouting up at him, you spent the night at his last weekend after he finally convinced you to talk to Mi-sun as Mi-sun was away for the weekend with her family.
He was standing above you as you both just had a tickle war, laughing as he pulls his phone from his pocket.
“Jin, what are you doing, stop you already won.”
Smiling as he holds his camera above you, as you pout, he smiles snapping the photo grinning as he peeks behind his phone down at you hopping off the bed to run out of the room. Hearing you chase after him.
“Did you just snap a photo of me, Jin! I look so ugly, stop wait you need to delete that!”
He glances back at you, sighing softly to himself, as he clicks on the photo making that his new home screen photo, as he clicks share to his twitter typing in with the caption ‘this one always reminds me what it’s like to have fun, even after crying for several hours, love this princess.’
Smiling he presses tweet. As he glances back at y/n who looks down at her phone smiling shyly turning to Jin mouthing 'love you too'.
His insides felt very warm.
Good, because he needed her to know he did care for her too.
Smiling you read the text over and over again, never tiring of it, taking quick peeks at Jin who just scrolled through his phone mindlessly it appeared as you glance over at Sora who is listening to Jimin sing softly to her and Sweetie with a smile. Sora wanted to get to know each person before going on a retreat with them she told you as you let her. You had no qualms with her wanting to meet the others. They were special to you now. Because they allowed you to belong somewhere.
"Lost in thoughts, I see," glancing up a smiling Tea sits down next to you.
"Ah, you could say that, what are you up too? Also how much longer before we board ourselves?"
"Another thirty minutes and we can. Oh, I am just going around checking on everyone really. You seemed lonely so I figured I'd keep you company," she smiled sitting down in the empty seat next to you.
“Oh, still a while to go, I see. Well Tea, to pass the time, tell me how did you meet Taehyung, I’ve always been curious how the girls met. I’ve known Nina but you all seem rather new to me.”
You see her cheeks tint pink as she glances down, fiddling with the ends of her navy blue knit sweater smiling.
“Oh, that story makes me so warm inside, angel you have no idea, y/n. We met crazily in Japan, I was away on a getaway trip for a while, I went to see the Cherry Blossoms in bloom, I was taking pictures when well he caught me taking photos of him among the beauty of the trees. That’s kind of our reasoning for going to Japan so often, it’s like our love blossomed there and now is blooming as each day passes, you know,” she glances up at you while you nod slowly, “ Yes, but after that he caught me he asked me to walk with him. He wanted to see and well he wondered what I found beautiful about Japan, through my lens eye he said. It was cute but sappy if you ask me. Many weeks passed after that day, we did keep in contact but I’m not from Asia, but I did move to Japan I lived on the outskirts of Osaka really, and he would visit me often and well as of two years ago, we started dating.”
Your heart was warmed, now you wish to know all their relationship stories, but what the hell, Taehyung has had a girlfriend for two years, were you that blind.
Quickly getting up you look at each couple, Joon and Nina cuddling while they nap, Sunshine and Hobi you have no issues with as they only recently started dating. Yoongi holding Sugar, holding her hand his thumb rubbing her hand. Cloudy finally got her phone back as she is now laying her head on Jungkook’s lap scrolling through her phone.
How long have you been left out of this loop that is your friends' lives?
Taehyung frowns down as he looks at his ties holding the silky black one red flowers against his red button down shirt, then holding a plain black tie against his shirt. His head falls as he looks in the mirror, he has a book signing in two hours, he hasn’t even found a babysitter for his little angel.
“Daddy, I like the one with the flowers on them,” he turns grinning down at his pride and joy little Sunhi.
“Oh, you do my flower,” she giggles nodding as his heart warms at the sound of her beautiful laugh.
Kneeling down as he finishes tying his tie, reaching a hand out he holds it up to her as she places her small hand into his big one, he turns his hand palm up as well as hers, pressing a gentle kiss into her palm as she grins, her smile just like his first love. His heart clenches for a moment. Scooping her into his arms as she giggles as he blows raspberries into her little neck as her giggles become loud squeals mixed with her favorite word.
“Daddy! Daddy stop that tickles!”
He smiles, pulling away to look at her, “Awe, my angel, daddy adores you so much did you know that?”
Nodding as she rests her head on his shoulder as he kisses her forehead, thinking to himself he’ll just have to bring her, it’s too late to find a babysitter.
genre: single dad! romance novel writer! au Taehyung x reader, fluff future angst
word count: 3,365k
STATEMENT: So for the title of the book that Taehyung is writing, is an actual book that i am working on currently please do not steal or copyright it as it is mine, thank you, angel cafe readers!!
Taehyung frowns down as he looks at his ties holding the silky black one red flowers against his red button down shirt, then holding a plain black tie against his shirt. His head falls as he looks in the mirror, he has a book signing in two hours, he hasn’t even found a babysitter for his little angel.
“Daddy, I like the one with the flowers on them,” he turns grinning down at his pride and joy little Sunhi.
“Oh, you do my flower,” she giggles nodding as his heart warms at the sound of her beautiful laugh.
Kneeling down as he finishes tying his tie, reaching a hand out he holds it up to her as she places her small hand into his big one, he turns his hand palm up as well as hers, pressing a gentle kiss into her palm as she grins, her smile just like his first love. His heart clenches for a moment. Scooping her into his arms as she giggles as he blows raspberries into her little neck as her giggles become loud squeals mixed with her favorite word.
“Daddy! Daddy stop that tickles!”
He smiles, pulling away to look at her, “Awe, my angel, daddy adores you so much did you know that?”
Nodding as she rests her head on his shoulder as he kisses her forehead, thinking to himself he’ll just have to bring her, it’s too late to find a babysitter.
Walking back to his closet he grabs his Burberry satchel, walking passed his dog Yeontan who follows after him, he adjusts Sunhi on his hip as she hums a song ‘Serendipity’ by her favorite artist and his best friend Jimin. Entering her room he scans the room for her little Gucci kids backpack, smiling when he sees it laying on the end of her bed, walking over to picking it up as he walks down the stairs in his penthouse apartment, looking around for his pens to sign with, because he prefers certain pens and markers instead of the ones the library lends him to use.
“Daddy, do I have be watched by a sitter today?”
Chuckling as his chest rumbles with his chuckle, he shakes his head, “no,angel, you are going to be coming with daddy today, but remember you must not wander off while daddy is signing his books, okay, Sunhi,” he said sternly, glimpsing at her from an awkward angle.
He hates being stern with her, but he doesn’t want someone to harm his precious baby.
“Okay, daddy,” Sunhi says in a small voice as she buries her face deeper into his neck as he sighs.
Shuffling to the fridge holding it open with his foot grabbing her juice bottle and sandwich, opening her lunch pack on the counter placing them gently in there as he reaches for her water bottle putting it into her pack as he lets the fridge shut close. He closes her lunch pack as he puts it into her backpack, slinging it over his shoulder with his satchel.
Reaching into his pocket he calls his manager waiting for the ring, walking towards the door as he opens it walking out, turning as he almost bumps into his manager his eyes widen.
“Hello, Manger Kim,” Namjoon smiles as Taehyung, swipes his tongue over his lips.
“Hello, Taehyung and little miss Sunhi,” he reaches a hand out to give her cheek a gentle squeeze as she giggles into Taehyung’s ear as he grins at the sound, as her arms tighten around his neck.
“Daddy, I slipping help,” he laughs, settling his arm under her bottom to hold her up as she huffs then makes a satisfying sound.
“Thank you, daddy.”
He nods, “Are we ready, Namjoon,” Namjoon nods as Taehyung follows him to the car, Namjoon opens the door as Tae bends down getting in with Sunhi. He lifts her and puts her into her booster seat as she pouted at him, he begins buckling her in as she makes grabby hands at him.
“Daddy, I don’t like this seat, I wanna be held.”
Smiling her pecks her cheek, “I know, honey, but you need to be safe while uncle Joonie’s driver drives, okay?”
She pouts but nods anyways as she is her daddy's little girl. He nods as Namjoon’s driver starts the car he pulls his own seat belt on, holding his hand out for Sunhi, who grins taking it playing with his fingers as she does.
“We will be there in ten minutes,” Namjoon says into the phone as Taehyung glances down at his abandoned hand, noticing Sunhi is asleep.
Staring out the window watching the buildings pass by, thinking of what to say when he has to bring up his most recent novel, Beautiful Unreality.
Thinking to himself, when he became a writer struggling for that deeper meaning in life, until one day he took his muse, Sunhi’s mother and started writing romance stories, now turned novels, except for his latest one is about two young lovers, his first love really and the reality he could of had with her. He’s not upset it didn’t work out. He just needed something to write about to make a means of money and a living.
He turns away from the window to look at his darling girl, as her head is flopped to one side her hair lying across her face moving with her small puffs of air. Smiling he moves the hair from her face as he glances towards the street seeing the line of all his readers who read his latest novel he sinks in his seat. He’s really behind today.
“We’re here, Taehyung, should we pull around back to let you out or are you going to brave the crowd today?”
“Around back would be preferred, since I have Sunhi with me today.”
Namjoon nods as the driver continues driving going around back, parking the car to step out walking around to open Taehyung’s door, as he nods, taking Sunhi gently from her booster seat careful not to wake her from her slumber. Standing up, for a moment to adjust her as he reaches to grab the bags, Namjoon rests a hand on his shoulder.
“Here, I’ll get them you get inside, these people are waiting for you, and find somewhere for your daughter to rest please,” Taehyung nods, walking in through the backdoor that the store owner had opened for him, he bows thanking them as he goes to the table where all his books are sitting as he scans for a couch, seeing one gently laying Sunhi down as she mumbled something incoherent, shaking his head as he kisses her forehead walking to sit down at the table, Namjoon sets his satchel down next to him as he walks to sit by Sunhi who’s sound asleep.
Kneeling down, opening his bag to get his markers and pens setting them down, closing his bag to sit down in the chair as he places his hands clasping them together, letting out a deep breath.
The doors were opened, so he put on his best smile some women among men among children who tagged along with young adult women, walked in he watches and meets each of their eyes. As he is a big believer in eye contact.
Standing up as he walks around the table, standing in front of it, leaning back against it.
“So who’s ready to talk about Beautiful Unreality with me,” his charismatic nature always worked at book signings.
After discussing the book with them he answered questions, when questions were finished well the most he could get to, he had to do signing, walking back to his seat, all those who showed for the signing lined up waiting to get their book signed by the Kim Taehyung, romance novelist. Shaking his head, clicking on his pen as they allowed the first few through.
In the middle of signing a chorus of awe, startled him, as he turns seeing Sunhi rubbing the sleepiness from her eyes. Grinning down at her, he hears murmurs of ‘I didn’t even know he had a child,’ or ‘wow, he’s one handsome father, I wonder where the mother is’, sighing to himself as he picks Sunhi up, setting her in his lap as another fan sets her book down.
“Is there anything specific you’d like me to write,” he asks, glancing up as he blinks you standing in front of him.
Oh god, it’s her. He thinks to himself.
“Not really, it’s actually a gift for my friend she really enjoys your writing, so uh could you write something to Somi? Yeah, that’d be fine, she’d love to be here but she’s not from here.”
Taehyung nods smiling as he stares at her, has it really been that long? His eyes drink up how beautiful you’ve aged since he last saw you in school, back when being young in love was one of the greatest things to happen.
“Daddy, look i signed my name too.”
Coming out of his reverie, oh no.
“Oh, honey no this isn’t a drawing book, this is apart of daddy’s job.
“Oh it’s fine, I think Somi wouldn’t mind, she actually works with kids herself,” you shrug nonchalantly, looking everywhere but him..
Maybe she does remember me?
He nods, clicking his pen writing writing out a message above his daughters, he snaps his attention up as you look down at him, tilting your head.
“Wait, you’re Kim Taehyung, right?”
Nodding he adjusts Sunhi on his lap, “yes, that’s me.”
“Wow, I know someone with the same name as you, but I don’t know how he is to be honest with you.” You nod to yourself grabbing the book.
“Thanks for this, my friend so going to be so grateful she has a signed copy.”
“You’re welcome, would you like a copy for yourself, I don’t mind giving you one too,” pulling a book opening it, not before taking the marker away from Sunhi who pouts her lip trembling.
“Oh no, no it’s fine I’m not really into romance actually, I don’t understand it much really.”
Shrugging, “That’s okay, it’s not that deep about romance really,” he quickly signs the book sliding it across the table as you nod stiffly taking it walking away, Tae watches you leave for a moment glimpsing down at Sunhi who still pouts.
“Daddy, you hurt my feelings, i wanna sign like you.”
His heart clenches as he frowns, “Awe, my angel I promise you can sign something more special, is that okay with you, angel we could even go for ice cream and to the park to swing to make up for this, okay angel?”
She looks up at him with her big eyes lips still jutted out, nodding, “okay daddy, can i have kisses now?”
Smiling he puckers his lips as she takes his cheeks in her small hands giving him a big kiss.
“I love you daddy,” he looks her in the eyes, smiling, his heart warming once again.
Cupping her cheeks in his palms as she giggles, “I love you too, Kim Sunhi, you precious angel, my weakness, if anything happened to you, daddy would be beside himself, I love you so much, my big heart beats for you and your mother.”
She sniffs, tears pooling in her eyes, “I miss mommy.”
He nods understanding as he pulls her in his chest holding her close rocking her as he feels his shirt become wet with her tears, he rubs her back holding a hand up to hold off the rest of the signing as he stands from his seat, walking while holding her patting her back gently as she begins tearing up more, soft hiccups could be heard from her small body. He blinks a few times to stop himself from tearing up.
It’s been about four years since she passed. Well died, he she gave birth to their beautiful daughter gave her a name. Closing his eyes as he hums serendipity to her, as she sniffles into his shoulder, her small fingers playing in the ends of his hair.
When he notices her hand fall from his hair he searches for Namjoon who is seated in the same spot on his laptop, with a book open. Walking over to him waiting for him to look up as he clears his throat.
“Would you mind watching her while I finish signing these, I don’t think she should be alone right now.”
Namjoon nods, closing his book and laptop holding his arms out, Taehyung kneels down as Namjoon takes Sunhi’s small form in his arms, smiling having only held her a few times prior to this one.
“I’ll be done quickly I promise.”
Taehyung quickly goes back to his seat beckoning the next person.
After a few hours have passed Taehyung is pushing little Sunhi on the swing set smiling at her lovable giggles. He pulled his phone out checking the time, using his other hand to continue pushing Sunhi.
“Daddy, I am hungry!”
Slipping his phone back into his pocket he grips the swing handles bringing her to a slow stop as he lifts her from the swing set seat, placing her down on the ground as he holds his hand out, she takes it grinning as she swings his hand with her own, they both walked back to his car. Opening the door, he watches her climb into the back seat pouting as she sits in her booster sea, Taehyung reaches in to buckle her in and give her seat a shake as it sits stiffly nodding to himself, glad it’s situated right. Rounding the car he gets in himself, starting the car after putting his seat belt on, driving to a nearby restaurant.
After pulling into a parking space, he gets out of the car, walking back to get Sunhi from her seat as she scoots out her dress bunching up around her thighs, he was thankful he put her in leggings to avoid everyone seeing her little girl underwear, taking her hand shutting the door after her.
“Daddy, I have to go potty.”
He nods, “when we get inside, princess you can go I’ll get us a table and then wait outside the bathroom for you, okay?”
She closes an eye looking up at him nodding, “yes, daddy and I wash my hands good?”
Nodding with a smile on his face, “yes, very good or the germ bugs with eat your food for you,” he tickles the back of her hand imitating a big as she squeals.
“Okay, daddy.”
Walking in, he lets her hand go as she goes to the restroom, he finds a table setting his jacket on the back of it, heading to the restroom standing outside, waiting for Sunhi to come out. When she exits she holds her hands up to him as he kneels down taking them pressing his nose to them nodding with a brow raised.
“Good, princess now we can eat, I’ll order your favorite,” walking back to their table he sits down, as she sits across from him her legs swinging in the chair.
“I’ll be your waitress, Y/n tonight what can I start you off with?”
Instantly recognizing your voice as he glances up at you, smiling, “Oh, uh we will take two bowls of jjajangmyeon and two teas please, one cold with a sippy straw and one hot tea, that will be all, y/n.”
You nod writing that all down, looking at who you will be serving as you look at them with a scrutinizing stare.
“Didn’t I see you at a book signing? You’re Kim Taehyung right, the romance writer or something like that?”
Taehyung nods with a smile, “that is me.”
“Ah, I know this is random but have we met before the book signing?”
No thoughts came to his mind as he didn’t know if it would benefit or ruin him if he said they dated before as you stood there thinking yourself.
“I got it,” Raising your brow at him, “You are Taehyung, we dated once before in secondary school.”
Nibbling his bottom lip as he nods glumly.
“Well that’s okay it was a long time ago, I’ll go put your order in it shouldn’t take too long anyways.”
Nodding as he watches you leave walk back to the door setting the order down, turning his attention to Sunhi who bops her head to the beat of the song.
“When can we see uncle Chimchim daddy?”
Chuckling softly, “Whenever you wish to, sweetheart but not tonight, daddy is tired from a long day at work.”
Slumping in her seat pouting, crossing her arms, “daddy is always tired.”
Sighing with a shake of his head, “princess Sunhi, is that going to bed early without a bedtime story tone I hear,” he teases, she sticks her lip out shaking her head.
“No, daddy, I wanna hear a story before bedtime, I’m good!”
Pressing a finger to his lip, nodding, “Okay, keep your voice down, angel and I will.”
“Good, angel.”
Once they finished their food they walk hand in hand to the car, as he puts her into her booster seat, getting in as they head back home. His car plays his ringtone as he gets in pressing the answer button as he pulls out of the parking spot.
“Hello, this is Taehyung?”
“Hey, Tae, I heard you had a book signing today how did that go?”
He glances at the screen to see who called shaking his head with a smile, Jungkook.
“Hey, JK, it went well and what are you up to, do you need somewhere to stay or?”
“Oh no, no, I’m at Jimin’s tonight actually, I was calling to let you know I am in town though.”
He takes a glimpse at Sunhi in the rear view mirror as she plays with her teddy bear before her attention is caught by the pretty city lights.
“Ah, well whenever you want to drop by I am sure Sunhi would appreciate it as much as I would too.”
“Alright, I will be sure to stop by, is she with you now?”
“Yes, she is in the back, Sunhi say hi to uncle JK.”
She giggles shouting, “Hi, uncle JK I miss you!”
He laughs, “I miss you too Sunhi. I’ll stop by tomorrow. But for now I have to go.”
“Alright see you tomorrow.”
After he hangs up, he pulls into his garage, stopping the car as he does his routine, picking Sunhi up walking to their front door, unlocking as he sets her down, watching her taking her shoes running off to chase after Yeontan.
“Hi, Tannie did you miss me, I missed you,” capturing him in a small hug, she kisses his fluffy head as he licks her face.
Taehyung takes his own shoes off, setting them on the rack along with Sunhi’s glossy loafers. She comes running up to Taehyung looking up at him.
“Daddy, who was that lady at dinner?”
He smiles down at her, kneeling down to look at her brushing a strand of her hair behind her ear as she blinks.
“She was someone I knew from school when daddy was young, princess.”
She accepts his answer rubbing her eyes, yawning, “do I get a bedtime story tonight, daddy?”
He nods, picking her up walking to her bedroom as he sets her down, “get changed, angel I need to use the bathroom.”
