2 + 27 w jk??đ
+ #12 with kookie please đđ
â prompt: 2. things you said through your teeth + 12. things you said when you thought i was asleep + 27. things you said through a closed door
⣠ pairing: jungkook x reader
⣠genre: fakedating!au + postbreakup!auÂ
⣠synopsis: jungkook asks you to be his date for his sisterâs wedding because his family doesnât know that you guys broke upÂ
âYouâre late,â Jungkook whispers as you sat next to him, preparing for the dinner rehearsal set.
âWell excuse me if I was working,â your narrow your eyes at him, fixing your posture as you took a sip of the glass of water from the table, drained out by your job at the hospital.
âI had to order you the salmon and potatoes.â
You look at him as you set down the water back onto the coaster, scrunching your eyebrows at him. âIâm allergic to salmon.â
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I have another request if thatâs okay đđ»đđ» Literally anything with super soft JK x Reader? Maybe laying in bed together watching a movie while wrapped in soft blankets, cuddling and being super soft, maybe a kiss or two. Maybe some cute banter too â€ïž
You can send requests any time any day darling đ I love it! Soft Jungkook coming up đ you said banter and all my mind said was "yeah but like drunk" .....so this happened I'm sorry
husband!jungkook x reader
warnings: alcohol consumption
Wc: ~800
"Are we both aware of the rules?"
You nod, a shot of tequila at the ready and determination in your eyes.
Jungkook wants so bad to giggle because you're so goddamn cute like this. But he manages to hold back for the sake of the game.
"Every time they curse we...."
"Drink," you answer firmly.
"And every time they wipe out we..."
"Kiss." Now it's your turn to giggle. "I hope they wipe out a lot."
Wipe Out happens to be your favorite show. Jungkook discovered this not long after you started dating and while you went through seasons where you were obsessed with other shows, you always came back to Wipe Out. There's just nothing better than watching people fall like idiots on national television for money.
The episode starts and two sentences in you and Jungkook are knocking back your first shots. A few moments later and the same bozo who was just talking smack ends up falling smack on his face.
"Wipe Out!" you shout before turning to your husband and planting a smooth kiss on his mouth.
He smiles, sneaking in one last peck before you can pull away.
As soon as you do, you hear another curse from the TV and another shot of tequila burns it's way down your throat. It's a game you two have played before, usually weekends, usually after sex when you wanna unwind but it's too early to go to sleep.
The cycle repeats for another four or so episodes. Your sunk into the floor at this point, unable to hold your liquor after two episodes let alone twice that many. Jungkook rests his arm around you, cheeks heating up and head begining to spin. If he's feeling it then he knows you're completely wasted.
"wIpE OUt!" you mumble cry before collapsing into your husband's lap. "I'm tired."
"I know, sweetheart. How about we call it a night and go to bed?"
Violently, you shake your head. "I wanna cuddle!"
"We can cuddle in bed," Jungkook yawns, scooping you into his arms bridal style and making his way to the bedroom. You lay your head on his chest, whining against his shirt with shut eyes already half unconscious. Your legs swing as he walks, a single sock half hanging on for dear life.
Your husband sits you down and immediately you try to fall over.
"Nope, stay," he instructs. "Arms up."
"My arms are tired," you complain.
"If you lift your arms, I'll give you a kiss."
You tap your chin, brow furrowed and mind completely blank. "After much considering, I accept your terms." Just like that, your arms fly above your head and allow him to strip your shirt. Reaching behind you, he unclips your bra and throws it away as well.
"My kiss! Don't forget my kiss!"
He falls forward, supporting his weight on the mattress on either side of you. It's a kiss on your lips but you're having difficulty kissing back due to smiling too much, so it's more like kissing pressed lips and skin. Jungkook doesn't mind so much. He loves kissing you like this, teeth and giggles and all. It's something only he gets to do, as your husband, so he feels proud getting to care for you in that way.
Plus your giggles are perhaps his favorite thing in the entire world. So getting to kiss you during one of them is always a dream.
"Do you want red or blue, baby?"
You're swaying constantly, a content smile on your face now that your boobs are free and your body is cooling down. "Blue, pleeease."
As you wish, Jungkook finds your blue sleep shirt and slips it over your head, helping your arms through the correct holes after you try to stick your head through the wrong one instead...three times.
"Lay down for me."
You fall onto your back, happily stretching your limbs as far as they can go with a high pitched mumble and a sigh. Jungkook goes to unbutton your jean shorts but you quickly fold in on yourself with a shriek, trapping him where he's leaning over you.
"Don't tickle me right now! I'm not ready, sneaky."
"Baby, you need to take your pants off," he chuckles, hands caught in your grasp as you roll and tumble around on the mattress. Somehow he manages to get your pants upzipped during the whole escapade but now he's fallen into the bed with you.
Readjusting himself above you, he pins down your legs with his own and slips his fingers beneath your waistline.
"Come on, lift your hips ___."
"Why?" you whisper, suddenly gasping at his suggestion. "Are you gonna take your pants off too? My husband is so sexy! But usually he likes to be on the bottom. We should probably switch."
Your comment has him blushing. Even after all this time, he still finds you absolutely adorable and your drunk comments still make him light up inside. "Well, thanks but not right now, only you baby. You don't like to sleep with pants on, remember?"
"Oh yeah," you giggle. "I forgot."
Once your shorts are successfully in the dirty clothes bin and Jungkook is changed as well, he pulls back the blankets and climbs inside with you. It doesn't take long before your cuddled close, arms laying limp over his waist and face tucked into his neck. He gently strokes your hair, lips pressed to your forehead, pulling you closer with his legs.
You sigh, completely and utterly happy.
"Jungkook?"
"Yeah?"
"Can we watch a movie?"
He tilts his chin so he can see you peering up at him. "A movie? Now?"
You nod, pushing your bottom lip out in a pout.
Jungkook chuckles to himself because what kind of man is as whipped for their wife like he is for you? He swears, you have way too much power over his heart, specifically when you're like this. Sure your breath stinks and you're literally a thousand degrees pressed against his body, but damn, if you're not a hundred percent absolutely flawless in his eyes.
He reaches across your body and grabs the remote to click on the tv in your bedroom. He's not sure what movie is playing on cable right now but it doesn't matter. You'll be asleep in a matter of minutes.
It plays in the background, the sound of some Christmas Hallmark ooey-gooey romance cliche trope.
"She's pretty," you comment in passing.
Jungkook shrugs. "She's alright."
"You don't think she's pretty?"
"Not as pretty as you."
You frown and snuggle back into his arms. "You're my husband. You're supposed to say that."
"Are you sleepy yet, baby?"
"He's handsome," Jungkook casually points out, waiting for your line to tell him he's more handsome.
"Yeah, he's really cute."
"Babe!"
You giggle and cuddle just a bit closer. "What?"
"You're supposed to say I'm more handsome," your husband whines, reaching down the nuzzle your neck with his nose, successfully tickling any leftover energy right out of you.
"Okay okay!" you squeal. "I give in! You're so much more handsome than him. I think you're the most handsome man on Earth."
Your praise appeases him for now. Jungkook happily tucks you back into his chest, a flat smile on his face. "Thank you."
Your little drunk ass won't remember any of this and that's perhaps his favorite part. The fact that he has so many memories from when you're drunk and snuggled in his arms just spouting off random stuff and in the morning you're completely clueless. Somehow, Jungkook likes that he has these special moments for himself. They're that much more special because of it.
"No," you answer through a long yawn, eyes slowly closing.
Jungkook chuckles, brushing a hand through your hair as he feels you slip into a deep sleep, his heart and arms full of the most lovely, important person of his entire life. With the movie still playing in the background, he feels himself lulled into a gentle dream as well.
"Yeah, me neither."
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You're welcome. I loved your fic. It was warm and tender. This kind of dad Jungkook is such a dream. Thank you for this wonderful story đđ
Summary: A tale of you as Jungkookâs assistant while he goes around with a camera strapped to his neck. More accurately, you being annoyed at him treating you like a mini helper and him cheekily taking more than six months to admit he loves you.
Genre/warnings: photographer!Jungkook, assistant/music producer!reader, neighbours au, pure fluff
Word count: 10,359
Pairing: Jungkook x reader
Authorâs note: This is my very first JK post. Thank you for reading!
Your ringtone and alarm must have decided to conspire together the night prior since both were screeching at the unconscious depths of your brain to bring you back to reality. Checking the caller ID wasnât required â there was only one person who would give you such a rude awakening.
âHel-â
âSnow! Finally! What took you so long?â
â... itâs seven thirty. In the morning. You told me to be up by eight.â
âBut Iâm hungry,â his whining on the other end was nearly as bad as the alarm, one you shut off with a slam. âI want bean sprout rice with kimchi, galbi and cold cucumber soup. And pork tonkatsu.â
Your face took on the same expression as an emoji with three short lines for its eyes and mouth. âWill that be all?â
âOne cappuccino too, please.â
âAlright Jeon, thank you for ordering room service,â sweet sarcasm dripped from your tone like honey, âyour food will be delivered shortly.â
Unbeknownst to you, your muffled groan was audible through the speaker, making him chuckle.
***
A white pot of violet orchids perched on the small corner of your designated desk reminded you that your boss wasnât as annoying as you thought. Jeon Jungkook didnât buy gifts for you often, or even at all, so to say you were surprised by it six months into your time as an assistant was an understatement.
It confused you from the very beginning as to why a professional photographer had placed a job offer for someone to be his administrative assistant. You had soon discovered the reason after taking a curious peek into his online portfolio and resume â the number of pictures and videos he had taken during his time as a freelancer, all organised under specific categories you might add, starting from before college to various art galleries he had featured at, had made him one of the most sought-after photographers in your small town.
Weddings, parties, galas, magazine covers, news coverage, birthdays, family portraits, Christmas or Halloween... the list was seemingly endless. For someone at the tender age of twenty-two, he had a dream he set out and accomplished, but with the rise to fame came hectic schedules and tight deadlines, which was the entire reason you were there.
Saying ânoâ to events meant denying himself the source of his rather large income. Jungkook became aware with his increasing popularity that he needed someone to manage his time for him, answer calls for commissions, pen down his arrangements on a planner, freshen up between shoot sessions and made sure he ate three square meals a day. In essence, you felt like werenât his secretary so much as you were his maid. You just thanked your lucky stars that your uncleâs chef expertise had rubbed off very well on you before you moved out of your home.
A combination of convenience and cooking skills were the main selling point for him to take you in immediately, not the degree you had in music and composition you actually poured your blood, sweat and tears into for four years. âConvenienceâ referred to the fact that your new apartment sat directly opposite his, yet his still insisted you go over five days a week to keep him, more correctly his kitchen, company.
Metal creaking jolted you out of your thoughts, stare shifting from purple and white petals to the figure gliding past your desk after Jungkook exited his studio, coming to a stop in front of you to shoot his smirk your way.
âReady to go, snow?â
Your compulsion to roll your eyes at the nickname was overpowered by shoving a planner you used for him into your work bag. The only time you remembered him calling you by your actual name was when you had first met him along the corridor. Winter had overtaken autumn in November, the same month you moved in, snowflakes stuck themselves into your eyelashes and hair, refusing to melt and causing him to call you out for it.
You reviewed his schedule for the day after slipping into his car. Words youâd scribbled in black informed you of the location you were headed for the day; a magazine shoot for three important businessmen, who had gone from creating codes for protecting computers from malware to developing an artificial intelligence personal assistant to help the disabled, particularly those who were illiterate.
âDid you bring everything?â Jungkook spoke over the classical music streaming from his speakers, casting a glance at you briefly.
You peeked into a backpack you always brought along with you. âWater bottle, fan, spare batteries, extra SD card, andââ you jabbed a thumb over your shoulder ââyour tripodâs in the trunk.â
âAnd my camera?â
âBack seat. Or attached to your neck.â
He chuckled at your bluntness, âYou know me too well, snow. How about lunch?â
âLunch?â The grip you had to hold the book open went slack, thoughts picturing his fridge that you knew could use refilling, âI didnât have time to cook this morning. Youâre almost out of food, by the way.â
âHmâŠâ four of his fingers drummed in a wave pattern on the wheel, eyes fixated on the road, âthen letâs eat out for today. Oh, and weâre going shopping after this, so add that in.â
âShopping?â
âIâm attending a gala one week from now,â the words had you scanning the calendar for the exact date to write it down, âI need a new suit.â
âIf you say so. Whereâs the gala going to be held?â
âLuxe Resort.â
The five star hotelâs name would have made anyone else choke on air, but not you. Accompanying him extravagant places were something you had gotten accustomed to in knowledge of his line of work. He could knock on your door with tickets to New York, Milan or Paris and you wouldnât even blink.
âGot it.â
Sky blue reflecting off the glass panels of the buildingâs exterior with steel lining the edges greeted you upon stepping out of the outdoor, sheltered carpark. Still, your time to admire the companyâs name etched in gold on the glass double doors was cut short in order to pull the backpack and tripod, both of equal weight, over your shoulders, trudging behind him while frowning at the black leather strap he slung around his neck. His camera was the only thing he willingly carried with him.
Entering the reception with his long strides paired with his usual confident swagger caught the attention of the lady behind the counter, and this time you did roll your eyes at the wink he gave her in thanks for confirming the appointment. A fake smile pulled the corners of your lips when he slipped the guest ID lanyard over your head with an affectionate ruffle of your hair.
âThere you go, snow. Now follow me.â
Once you reached the studio, you fell into your usual routine â Jungkook shaking hands with the set designer and models, you setting up the tripod where the camera was fitted on top. There were no interactions with anyone except those who approached you first. The models were especially off-limits, as well as those with a higher-up position who visited the set just to monitor the progress.
You positioned yourself in a corner at a distance from the rest of the staff where you didnât bother them, but close so you could help your boss. This was him in his element, peering through a lens, directing the positions of the models in that polite yet slightly authoritative tone, making requests for adjustments to lighting, searching for the perfect angle and shot size.
Tripod standby came next, the part of the shoot where Jungkook transferred his camera to and fro from the stand to hand-held shots, you adjusting the height according to what he wanted, then pulling it away entirely if he didnât need it.
It was in the switch from group to solo shots did he need you to be on what you deemed âassistant dutiesâ, because nothing irritated you more than him snapping his fingers at you, a sign he wanted a drink from his water bottle. Gazes of those around you burned the same way your cheeks did watching you wait on him to finish taking a gulp, a second pat on your head prompting someone to murmur behind you Is she his assistant or his girlfriend?
You werenât sure which was worse.
The end of the shoot came precisely when the hour and minute hands signified one on your watch, everyone thanking each other for their hard work, models clapping Jungkook on the back or shaking his hand as he promised them he could be back the next time they needed him. None, save a mussed-hair stressed intern who gave you a thumbs-up, spared you a glance while you packed up, trailing behind him to the car after depositing the lanyards.
âWhere to now?â You sighed at him settling in the driverâs seat, placing the tripod in the backseat carefully.
âShopping, remember? Seokjin said Jewel Mall sells the best suits.â
Three digit numbers slashed across price tags in bold set alarm bells off in your head, but it was his bank account taking the hit and not yours, so you voiced out, âOkay. Youâre the boss.â
***
More concerned stares were thrown your way, this time by the attendants stationed around the suit shop who watched the sole patron place blazers and pants over your outstretched left arm. After six, you lost track of the number, busy hoping your glare burned through his button-down shirt every time he had his back to you.
The fanciful changing rooms gave your feet welcome relief as you sank down into one of the cream couches, all of his choices laid out next to you to be handed to him one by one. Jungkook wasnât kidding about the whole âpersonal assistantâ deal. You just hadnât see it coming that it included this, not as you picked at the gold fabric lining the exterior of a throw pillow.
You should have felt out of place in your casual attire â white shirt, light wash jeans, sneakers and clover green jacket â though you learnt three months into the job that the workers cared more about the person with a heavier wallet and sparkling credit cards filling the spaces between them. Piano music streaming through the speakers softly, a song you recognised to be Nocturnes in E Flat Major Op. 9 by Chopin and Rubinstein, relaxed your stature that little bit more into the back rest and had your hands gently tapping on the top of your jean-clad knees to the rhythm.
Till the curtain of Jungkookâs changing room was yanked aside with a dramatic flourish.
The number one reason females you met in his photo shoots stayed was because they were makeup artists, but being in the background, you observe their eyes trailing onto your boss and staying there, whispering to each other behind cupped hands to hide flushed cheeks. Because of one simple fact, a fact your imbecilic heart couldnât deny since the first day you met him in the corridor.
Jungkook was undeniably more handsome than you gave him credit for. Watching him then, donning a navy blue blazer and matching dress pants in the same white button-down, your vital organ couldnât help its little stutter. How he hadnât dated anyone was a mystery to you; he had the ability to charm anyone into falling for him.
âHow do I look, snow?â Long, slow steps accompanied the equally dramatic sweeping of his hair away from his forehead, coming to a stop inches away from you with a smirk.
âTry the rest of them on and weâll see,â your flickering gaze was in time with mentally counting those laid on the couch. âYou still have eight more to go. Yay.â
âAww, come on,â the jut his lower lip paired with large puppy eyes almost had your heart doing another flip, âwould it kill you to admit that I look good?â
âProbably. ButâŠâ against your self-control, you got to your feet and helped insert the sole button into its little placement, âyouâll have to find someone else to be your assistant when I die, and I donât want them to go through that sort of pain, so yes,â you sighed, âyou donât look half bad.â
The effect of his scoff was diminished by the smile perking the corners of his lips up. âHalf bad? Please. Iâm handsome. Say it.â
âFor real?â
âSay Iâm handsome.â
âWhy?â
One tug on your waist had Jungkookâs breath fanning your face, any distance between you eliminated, âSay it.â
His touch seared through your clothes, translating into rose clouds traitorously dusting the apples of your cheeks, silence stretching for a prolonged period of time where none of you were able to break eye contact, you being much too distracted by the sudden deafening pound in your ears to do anything.
When your brain could resume its normal function, you quipped, âYou look better in a hoodie.â
His groan and complaint about your stubbornness made you beam for the first time that day.
***
Twelve straps threatening to pierce through the sleeves of your jacket had the glare returning to the crease of your eyebrows. Jungkook had finally made his mind up to buy three suits. The first in navy blue you refused to admit he looked half-decent in, the second in black and the third in sea green which many other guests who werenât him couldnât pull off, according to a cashier who dared to blatantly flirt back.
His shopping trip didnât stop there, evidenced by three bags decorating each of your arms like they were branches of a Christmas tree. A new winter coat, a flannel, a couple shirts, and two pairs of jeans nestled themselves in soft white tissue and weighed you down. Your own bag was the lightest thing on you, resting on your back so it didnât get mixed up in his purchases, jostling between your shoulder blades with every movement.
Plastic bags hanging off the crook of his fingers soothed your annoyance just a little. He was nice enough to carry his own groceries but busy enough to let you organise them for him in his refrigerator, tapping a finger to the space between your narrowed eyes for you to loosen up.
You took the liberty to pour your irritation out on the stand-up piano back in your living room, taking full advantage of the forte and crescendo printed against the score sheet stored in the back of your memory, then disregarding them altogether in the next few bars in your refusal to play softly. Only by propping your phone on the leather bench beside you were you able to hear it buzz over the keys, eyes widening at the notification that wasnât from Jungkook.
It was your other source of income â people who commissioned you to score their published, online comics or animated videos for YouTube videos where they credited you at the end â a job where your college degree came into play. A quick jab of the pad of your thumb to the fingerprint passcode later, you were reading the authorâs stamp of approval of the music file you had sent to him two days ago, the first draft he referred to in the current message asking you to finish it quickly because he loved it and wanted to listen to the whole thing.
You abandoned the piano, tucking white jade keys beneath a velvet cloth, in favour of the keyboard in your studio. The same file the author cited on your monitor hiked up against the wall displayed colourful round-edge rectangles while you triple-checked the plug connecting your keyboard to the recording app.
Hours into the process of playing around with your equipment and instruments, hands only leaving both when you made notes to a hardcopy sheet music for piano youâd edit digitally on a later date, a melody one notch louder than the violin strings through your headphones and coming from behind you had you spinning in your swivel chair, just to receive a full frontal of Jungkookâs smoulder where his shoulder braced against the door frame.
âYou look adorable while youâre working, snow.â
How he took advantage of you leaving your gate open for him wasnât surprising anymore. âExactly how long have you been standing there?â
âFive minutes,â the photographer crossed the distance between you in three long strides, but your gaze trailed to the bay window where sunset painted the sky in streaks of gold, realisation hitting you of how late it had become.
A ceramic turtle paperweight almost toppled over in your frantic scramble for his notebook lying on a file of old score sheets. Scribbled in neat handwriting on his to-do list was Complete video of photo collage for a young girlâs birthday, whose parents had kindly requested of him through a phone call you received.
âYouâre done with work?â
He was a blur of black in plopping down onto the cream love seat, leaning against the L-shaped corner of the desk. âYup, are you?â
âAlmost.â
The notebook was discarded back on the wooden surface to unplug your headphones and switch to using two speakers resting under the monitor when you saw his curious eyes wandering to the play button.
You merely gestured to the mouse in silent agreement, wheels of the chair moving you aside so heâd have space to sit in front of the screens. It was the first time you could actually see how someone reacted to the music and nothing else besides it, rather than just give you feedback in the body of an email, and it had butterflies flitting around inside the confines of your stomach.
A worse reaction came three minutes and forty-five seconds later, which was the entire duration of the song, your pencil clattering to the pieces of paper as a sudden weight dropped itself onto your shoulder.
âItâs amazing,â he grinned, fluffy locks tickling the exposed skin of your neck and shell of your ear you failed miserably to ignore, âyouâre amazing.â
You managed a short huff, âCompliments wonât make me cook your favourite.â
âI mean it,â Jungkook punctuated each word more firmly. âYouâre talented. Always have been.â
You barely dared to move. Eyes flickered around the room like candlelight to find something interesting to watch but they fell on his hand, noticing how it lay limply in his lap, fighting the sudden urge to slot your fingers through the gaps in his digits to see whether theyâd fit by gripping the edge of your table till white formed around your knuckles.
Then, quietly, âI still want curry, though⊠can you cook curry?â
The usual annoyance in your sigh was gone thanks to those butterflies perching on the edge of your heart, âOkay. For you, Jeon.â
He lifted his head with a smile you couldnât see, âSnow?â
Three inches separated your faces when you turned to him, shutting you up for a second. You were so close, his charm took effect in the way you could almost count each of his midnight lashes the edges of his dark bangs fluttered against, the adorable slope of his button nose leading to his petal lips that you would kill yourself to admit appeared tantalising.
âY-yeah?â
âYou know youâre my plus one for the gala, right?â
That, you didnât, but it sent a shockwave through your vital organ for the butterflies to jolt away. âYou⊠could have told me that sooner.â
Jungkook had the audacity to shorten the gap by an inch for you to see stars glittering in his chocolate irises, âWhy?â
âI need a dress.â
Crystal chandeliers, glass flutes of champagne and small portions of fine dining on china platters flashed through your brain as fast as camera shutters clicking at the remembrance of the five-star hotelâs name. Nothing in your wardrobe was even close to their standard of formal attire.
âAlright, weâll go back to Jewel tomorrow,â his smile was a little too easygoing compared to the slight furrow of your brows.
âI canât afford that type of dress.â
âThen Iâll buy it for you,â a casual shrug, âno big deal.â
âI canât let you do that either,â your frown deepened. âNever mind. I probably have an old dress somewhere I canââ
His warm lips chastely pressing themselves to the middle of your forehead came without prior warning. You went silent for a different reason this time, completely, utterly speechless in the wake of his actions, capable of doing nothing except stare at him with your mouth identical to that of a goldfish.
If Jungkook was affected too, it didnât show in the smile dimpling the sides of his cheeks, âIâm buying it for you. End of discussion,â his large palm ruffled your hair affectionately, trailing down to ghost against your jawline. âGosh, you drive me crazy sometimes, you know that, snow?â
Only after he exited the room did the person manning the controls in your mind thaw from the frozen state his kiss rendered it in, his words registering within five seconds and it took you half that time to leap out of your seat after him, your indignant yell echoing down the hallway,
âI drive you crazy?â
***
Jungkook pulled your hands away from the price tag youâd snatched up the moment you approached the first gorgeous garment on a rack an attendant led you to, turning your widened eyes from the three digit number to his.
âI already told you Iâd pay, didnât I?â A nonchalant tilt of his head towards the dresses was useless in soothing the nervous thrum of your heart, âGo ahead. Try them on.â
He settled on a white leather couch in the middle of the circular changing room, the effects of the role reversal crashing over you like tidal wave to freeze you in place between the floor-to-ceiling mirror and the door. Three beautiful pieces hung from hooks nailed into the wall on transparent hangers, waiting for you to try on, though the soft, pliable material between your fingertips nearly had you bolting out of the mall in fear of ruining their luxuriousness.
The first you pulled on was a black off-the-shoulder with a pleated skirt, the top half hugging your silhouette not tight enough to suffocate but not loose enough to enjoy parading around in it for a whole evening. Looking at your skeptical expression frowning down at the garment told Jungkook all he needed to know. The second one was white and had thin spaghetti straps pressing themselves into your shoulders, flaring out to an A-line skirt from the waist down, yet your boss ushered you right back into the cubicle on account of getting something that could keep you warm so no additional jacket was necessary.
All doubts gathered from the first two garments erased themselves when the final one settled around your form. Pale blue was calming to the eyes of everyone who youâd come across two weeks from now, lace going over your left shoulder to give the illusion of a strap, the rest of the smooth fabric modestly covered your chest down to your knees. The only part of the material that cinched around your waist flowed down the skirt in the same direction as the lace.
âUmâŠâ you squeaked in the silence, a tad louder than the classical music streaming through overhead speakers, âJeon?â
Footsteps shuffled on carpeted ground, two gentle knocks against the closed door separating him from the view of you that he probably wouldnât recognise, âEverything okay, snow?â
Fabric pinched between your thumb and index fingers reminded you that this wasnât a dream. âI think this is it⊠yeah. This dress will do.â
His chuckle was sweeter than the B major key still playing above your heads, âAre you gonna show me?â
Panic had you whipping around, one hand flying to the handle to double check the lock, the other grasping the hem to pull it up and off of you, âNope. Itâs a surprise.â
âBut thatâs not fair, snow,â being temporarily blinded by the blue coating your vision in tugging the dress over your head didnât stop your mind from seeing the pout in his whine, âI let you see me in a suit.â
âToo bad,â your giggle resonated with the clang of hangers together as you hid the garment between the first two you tried on. âBe patient.â
You sped past him the moment the lock clicked open and granted you access to the outside world, heading to the attendant who had helped you out earlier where she waited by the counter. Long strides quickened your pounding heart â you wouldnât be surprised should Jungkook manage to catch a glimpse of the blue fabric she was carefully tucking into a black and white shopping bag.
âI should at least know what Iâm paying for,â his quipped, eyeing the black satin straps gripped in the curve of your left palm and then the playful smile pulling at your lips, making one dimple into his own cheeks, âbut okay.â
âThank you,â you meant it with all the sincerity you could muster, the second part as well, âyou can take the amount of my pay check if you want.â
âWhat? No way.â
âIâm not sure how else I can repay you, Jeon.â
Fingers softly grasped the edge of your chin to tilt your head up where you were granted a full view of the constellations in his irises, âFirst, call me Jungkook.â
You hoped your mute nod would suffice.
âSecond,â he let go but intwined his digits in the spaces between your free hand to lead you both to the exit, âyou can cook curry tonight, after the shoot.â
The tingling spreading up your arm affected your brainâs regular function, though it pulled up the schedule you were filling in that morning for him at your usual desk that he had a wedding shoot in the late afternoon in time for you to mumble, âSure, okay.â
***
A combination of overhead and umbrella lights reflecting off the chandelier strung above your head cast silver flecks onto your bare arms where you bent to adjust the height of the tripod legs. What shadowed them caught your attention midway through unscrewing the tight leg locks, gaze trailing up midnight blue chiffon where it flowed from the brideâs waist like a waterfall up to her gloved hand that was sending you a small wave.
âHi, sorry,â her name surfaced in three seconds for you to match it to her face, Jiyeon, âI saw you come in with Jungkook and I was wondering; are you two a couple?â
Scorching heat coating your face a rosy red appeared to contradict the next words spoken in a rush to amend the misunderstanding, âOh, no, weâre not. Heâ heâs my boss.â
âAh,â Jiyeon giggled delicately, pearl pink lips hidden behind her white satin-covered palm, âI see. Apologies, Joon didnât mention anything about him having an assistant so I thought, wellâŠâ
You shook your head, âItâs okay.â
Her heels clicked against the marble floor en route to a sofa set up in front of a white wall, though she looked back at you, a gleam in her eyes made verbal in expressing an afterthought, âYou two look cute together, though.â
For once, you were grateful for the distance separating you from Jungkook, leaning against a corner of the studio with his bag clutched in knuckles whitened due to your harsh grip. This wasnât the first wrong assumption youâd experience, definitely one of the bolder ones where the models asked about your relationship status outright, but compared to the whispers of the makeup artists in the last appointment her comment had your head spinning.
Couple, dare you say it aloud yourself, had numbness returning to where Jungkook sponged his lips to your forehead the night prior. An impulse decision on his part that kept jolting you awake just before dreams could overtake your subconscious. You didnât know what it meant, too indignant because of his final statement to question his intention behind it, not to mention the normal bickering you went back to after it happened.
A sudden possibility crossed your mind, instantly spinning the room and adding a slight stumble in your step over one of the stray wires from an extension cord on set when he called for you, ignoring his gaze searing through your skin as you hoisted the tripod away from his spot.
There was no way he liked you. You blamed the ridiculous thought on the theme of the photoshoot getting to your head.
Jiyeonâs groom, Kim Namjoon, was the next to approach you when you retreated back into the corner to tick Indoor studio off the top spot of the to-do list, your eyes scanning Beach as the next location before his polished shoes came into view.
âYou must be _____,â He stuck out a hand, flashing adorable dimples straight at you, âIâm Namjoon.â
âNice to meet you,â you smiled, âand congratulations on your wedding.â
âThank you. Just curious, youâre really Kookieâs neighbour?â
âYup,â a chuckle made its way past your lips, âcrazy coincidence, huh?â
There was a teasing sparkle in his eyes, identical to his fiancĂ©eâs in her last comment, âDoes he treat you well?â
You hummed in pretend thought, though you stuck to the truth, âIf you consider going shopping with him, cooking for him everyday and managing his schedule as him treating me well, then yes.â
Loud and unabashed laughter startled you slightly, âYou sound more like his wife than his assistant.â
Time was cruel in not giving you enough seconds to find a suitable response to the second romantic reference of the day, as well as not telling you that the guy in question would wrap his hand around your waist.
âDonât worry, hyung, Iâm working on that,â Jungkook shot you an equally unabashed wink, reaching out to shove his friendâs shoulder. âNot everyone decides to tie the knot as fast as you. Anyway, we better get to the beach.â A quick tilt of his head to the first hues of orange that had begun to streak through the azure sky, âDonât want to miss golden hour.â
Said golden hour was a term photographers used to describe the sunrise and sunset, one of the perfect times during the day to capture aesthetic shots behind the click of his camera shutter. It was a silent fifteen minute drive where you perched next to him, piano keys from a song you knew to be Clair de Lune the only thing that settled comfortably in the air around you both, though you knew your boss was never one to listen to this type of music lest he was subjected to it by hearing you play from across the hall.
Your fingers itched for your stand-up instrument, but you clamped them down on a tightened grip on the bag you hugged to your chest. Noticing one of his hands resting unoccupied beneath the steering wheel left deep crescent moons from your short nails on the black straps.
Wind picked loose flyaways up where youâd gathered your hair into a ponytail upon opening the car door, and you could almost taste the saltiness of the water spraying upwards where it crashed against rocks near a harbour to the far end of the beach. Overwhelmingly bright sunshine had you facing sideways to switch your view from the magnificent blend of gold and blue to Jungkook, crouching carefully on the sand with his camera angled towards the couple, directing them in different positions with compliments you could hear over the gentle lap of waves against the shoreline.
Asking Namjoon to hold Jiyeon by the waist, then brush his hands over her cheeks, pretend to dance on the shifting sands, then dip her but nearly topple over entirely did nothing to steal your attention away from him. It took Jiyeon tapping your shoulder, asking you to help hold her bouquet of assorted flowers, that made you realise you were staring at the way light made the outline of Jungkookâs figure glow for more than five minutes.
You quickly found a distraction in white petals of lilies curving beside periwinkles and daisies. Pink and white seemed to be the theme for their ceremony even if the pictures they took had the bride dressed in blue. The soft texture and sweet smell messed with your imagination, crafting a scene in your mind in which a boy you liked in the future would present you with a different bouquet, holding it out to the shy smile that would adorn your lips.
But the fake bunch of flowers soon changed into a tiny white vase of orchids identical to the ones growing on your desk.
You blinked in time with a familiar camera shutter going off much louder in your right ear, bringing you back to reality, but seeing Jungkookâs pointing it at you had you second-guessing.
âWhat are you doing?â
He grinned, cheeky bunny teeth and all, âWhat does it look like?â
âWrong subject, Jeon.â
The white light of the small, digital screen added an extra star to his pupils, seasoned thumbs fiddling with the buttons to present you with the one snapshot he wasnât paid to take, âCanât help it. You look too pretty.â
You willed yourself not to bite your lip or break eye contact, or worse, admit that it was a nice photo despite being unplanned.
âDoes that mean I have to pay you if I want it?â
It was his turn to hum thoughtfully, leaning down so your faces were nearly as close as they were that night. âJust this one? How about the others?â
âThere are others?!â
âIâm a photographer. What did you expect?â
His fingers brushing lightly against the shell of your ear to tuck a stray lock away sent shocks through your skin, âYouâre my favourite thing to photograph, snow. I thought you knew that by now.â
Any sort of response died in the back of your throat when he turned tail to jog back to Namjoon and Jiyeon, sand kicking up in the wake of where he had been but you couldnât find it in you to be annoyed.
Not when he took your heart with him.
***
Soft, golden lighting from the sconces in the corridor provided some clarity for your blurry vision to make out the outline of the keyhole, jamming the key in after three failed attempts. The sound of metal clicking was somehow louder that the muffled patter of rain against the building, loud enough to have the door behind you slamming open to see Jungkook, hoodie ridden up and revealing a lick of skin where his hand combed halfway through mussed dark locks of hair.
âSnow?â
Rubbing your eyes spread a dizzying array of colour behind closed lids. âHey,â you brought your hand up for a wave, though a small yawn had the back of your wrist covering your mouth instead.
He made his way over in four strides, worry replacing the usual stars glinting in doe eyes, âYouâre back late.â
A client who wanted his soundtrack to be finalised had called you in for a personalised visit in the early afternoon, unlike the usual customers who stated their comments in a bulleted point list in an email. Jungkook had understood that you were going to be gone for a couple of hours once you were done answering a few phone calls for him, half of them to arrange future shoots, the other half to confirm those you already jotted down in the calendar.
The laptop, keyboard and MIDI device tucked carefully away in your backpack weighed heavier courtesy of the rain you had been caught in on the way home. You were too tired to be irritated at the memory of said client who had fiddled around with nearly every button, more out of insatiable curiosity than the desire to find the right sound for his comic strip. You were exhausted at yourself too, for giving into replaying the main melody of the song on the keyboard each time he discovered a new sound, just to endure him saying nope, not it, next two bars into the score.
His resulting indecision had layers of additional sound you hadnât planned to add into the music at random, though appropriate, points in time. The multicoloured rectangles on your editing software blurred together to give you a headache that didnât leave, instead manifested further in a dull ache in your fingers from over-exertion and the chill of the storm battering against your glass windows.
A lock of your hair, slicked down by droplets of rain, was plucked off your shoulder, gripped by the pad of his thumb and index, âHave you had dinner?â
You were, honestly, too worried about the clientâs greasy fingers pressing down on your precious equipment too hard to remember to eat, so you shook your head. Jungkook sighed in tandem with guiding you through the door, hand not leaving your shoulders until you passed the threshold of your bathroom and he aided you in slipping your bag off.
âGo take a shower,â it was a gentle request from concern you could now hear in his voice, âIâll see if I can find something to eat.â
Twenty minutes later, when you had scrubbed out the rainwater from your hair and soreness from your muscles, you stepped out into your hallway, lavender and vanilla scent of your soaps overwhelmed by that of something delicious wafting from the other end.
You found Jungkook walking to the dining table, a bowl of curry from a day ago when you cooked it for dinner and another of rice placed gently beside a pair of chopsticks and a spoon. He turned to grab something else but paused in looking at your pyjama-clad self, your grey shirt advertising a black cat sticking out of a small pocket and white shorts peeking out beneath.
âI hope you donât mind, I, uhâŠâ a quick gesture to the food, âI heated the curry from yesterday, but if you want something else, I can order inââ
âItâs great, Jungkook,â you slid into the chair, offering him a small smile, just the tiniest quirk of your lips upward, âthank you.â
He joined you after a quick trip to your kitchen island, returning with a mug of hot chocolate brewed by hand and not the coffee machine you used for making his drinks. At this hour, food didnât re-energise you, just warmed you up on the inside to lull you to sleep later. Yet the tiredness clinging to your half-open eyelids didnât help in pretending that he hadnât taken his gaze off of you.
Maybe breaking the silence would help in distracting you from that little detail. âDid you eat?â
âYou came back late and youâre still worrying about me? Iâm touched, snow,â he chuckled, tugging on your shower-fresh hair. âHow was your meeting?â
Your shoulders slumped, recalling how you needed to clean each crevice of your equipment still sitting in your bag. âHe was being⊠difficult. Not because heâs a perfectionist; he kept changing the sound to what he thought was nice,â you sighed. âItâs completely different from the original now, and he wants it by tomorrow night.â
âI mean,â fingers gently rubbed your eyes that had you seeing stars, âI know I shouldnât complain because itâs work, but-â
An equally gentle tug on your wrists had you seeing those same celestial bodies in his irises, paired with an equally brilliant smile though it was meant to comfort you more than stun you into silence.
âThatâs not true. Youâre allowed to complain. You were there to see me ranting sometimes too, remember?â
âI guess,â you couldnât help the pout that pulled at your bottom lip, âbut it feels⊠wrong. I love music. Iâm supposed to love my work, too.â
âIâm sure you still do,â one of his hands left yours to cup your cheek, running his thumb over the pink blush that began to spread under his touch. âItâs okay to feel stressed at times, especially when you deal with difficult people. Sure, they make your job harder, but that doesnât mean you love it any less. Just donât keep it to yourself.â
The downpour had quietened down to a drizzle, soothing ambient music in comfortable silence that had settled around you both that had your tired stature leaning into his warm touch, absently wondering when it had begun to feel like home.
âYou shouldnât say stuff like thatâŠâ your own voice was soft, mind hazy, âmakes it hard to find you annoying.â
Jungkook laughing merely added to the ongoing music, âYou think Iâm annoying, snow?â
âNotâŠâ your eyes drifted close for longer than a second, ââŠnot right now.â
Feeling yourself being lifted off the chair and braced against the broad planes of his chest, his arms supporting you so you didnât fall, garnered zero protest from you as you succumbed to the sleep taking over your consciousness, not before the warmth of a blanket tucked to your chin registered in your brain.
A dip in the mattress beside you preceded his hand caressing your face again, âWhat do you think of me then?â
Right in that moment, the answer was simple, feelings youâd thought about all day escaping your lips in a sincere whisper meant for him, and him alone.
âYou drive me crazy, Jeon.â
***
Piano keys in C major streaming through the car speakers had you perking your head up where you were flipping through the schedule for that day, soft pattering of rain in the background of the track causing memories to resurface.
Jungkookâs smirk was directed at you, despite his eyes fixated on the view beyond the windshield, âRecognise this?â
It was a playlist of lofi songs you had mixed together from your high school days, per your friendsâ request to make one for them to study or chill to. The earliest ones had been when you were experimenting with new equipment you were now familiar with, should muscle memory prove anything; the ones in the middle were created with inspiration from your surroundings, proven by titles such as Autumn Leaves, Train by the river and Winter Nights; those near the end lasting three minutes or longer after more thorough training from two years in college.
Uploading it to your personal Spotify account granted your friends easy access, though you didnât know that those who followed were still listening to it in the years that had passed since youâd gone back to it, and certainly hadnât expected Jungkook of all people to find it. Yet the melody was unmistakable and filling the chilled air around you as you continued to stare at him, unsure of what to think.
A clack of his phone resounded next to the gear shift, screen showing the first of one hundred and fifty songs out in green font while the rest were white and waiting for their turn, âI wish you told me about it sooner. Itâs my favourite thing to listen to while I work.â
You fiddled with your fingers, âI forgot I had it.â
Juggling doing covers of songs with friends for their YouTube page as a pianist or drummer, preparing for finals, and creating original compositions for an incredibly talented and hard-to-please lecturer, youâd barely had time to get back to producing your own beats. Back then, you had been more worried about getting sufficient hours of sleep.
âLike I said, snow, youâre talented,â he reached over, patting the top of your head without the usual roughness. âSeriously, howâd I get so luckyâŠâ
You pondered on what he meant by that for the rest of the trip, settling on him appreciating you as his assistant and his friend despite the corner of your heart that stood up to protest otherwise.
The adorable glass bell in the shape of a fish chimed to announce your arrival at Manggae Bakery but Jimin was already at the door to pull it open for you, excited at the sight of the camera slung around his friendâs neck.
âJK!â Said camera thankfully wasnât squished between their chests in the hug they exchanged. Crinkled eyes turned to you over Jungkookâs shoulder, widening at your small wave. âHi, _____!â
Jimin all but dragged the two of you over to a table in the middle of the shop, treats on display. Bright colours of the rice flour cakes resting on their stands, particularly the rosettes, were the first to overwhelm you then draw you in by eliciting hunger in your stomach currently filled with the sandwich you had for breakfast. A reminder in the form of a lilac sticky note pasted itself in the forefront of your memory to ask him for one before you left, while a real sticky note in the pages of his schedule told you that the gala was just two days away.
âYou can start with these,â Jimin swept his hand in a wide semicircle towards the treats. âI was thinking you could take a pic of all of them first, maybe from different angles. Thereâs a wall there tooââ he pointed to his left where the tables for customers to sit had been removed, leaving space before a white brick structure with a brown window and tendrils of curving ivy from the top, ââif you want to use for individual shots.â
âGot it, hyung,â he was already fiddling with the plastic buttons beside the screen, the familiar mechanical sound of the lens zooming in reaching your ears.
A couple of red roses adorning the top of a white cake behind the glass counter had caught your eyes, till you saw the gradual approach of bakery owner through its reflection, the same grin you dared to believe was permanently etched on his lips fully directed at you.
âIâm glad youâre here, _____,â over the shutter clicking away, you heard a rustle of paper within Jiminâs pocket that he soon produced to you, save the flourish from earlier. âDo you know the company Namjoon and Yoongi-hyung work at?â
You nodded; it was hard to miss the skyscraper high glass and steel building whenever you drove to town for a shoot.
âThey have a job opening for a music producer,â his index tapped the large black words printed on the top of the page. âDetails are all here. You can try applying if you want. Iâm not sure if you get to- wait, Yoongi-hyung said you will get to collaborate with them if you get it. Pretty cool, right?â
Silence overtook the bakery to allow you time to process this new information as well as allowed the words on the page to look like they would jump off and swallow you whole. You were blind to everything else except the feeling of Jungkookâs gaze searing a hole through your cheek, neurons in your brain screeching to a halt in their tracks the longer you stood there, numb.
You barely registered Jimin snapping his fingers alongside an excited comment of retrieving more of his creations from the back room, your eyes accidentally flickering down to the business email in (thankfully) smaller font at the bottom left of the page even though it froze your vital organ up all the same. A soft call of your name, quiet footsteps, and warm fingers softly touching the underside of your chin to lift your face up was what it took to break you out of your trance.
âSnow,â Jungkookâs voice was as gentle as the twinkle in his chocolate irises, âare you okay?â
âHm? OhâŠâ you blinked, âyeah. Yeah, Iâm fine.â
He hummed. âCan you help me move that table? I need to start on those individual shots now.â
âSure, of course.â
You placed the paper deep into the pocket of your jacket, thoughts swept by an imaginary broom to clear them to the back of your mind for future contemplation, or better yet, to be forgotten.
***
The fluttering of paper caught your attention when you shoved your jacket aside. Just looking at those words on the shelf of your closet made a boulder press itself against your ribcage, threatening to crush the air out of your lungs until you hid the gift from Jimin away from your sight in a drawer. Two days had passed since youâd visited the bakery, however, another planned event scheduled precisely half an hour from the present time preoccupied your concerns more than the job opportunity.
A final check in the mirror atop your dressing table confirmed that you had put on the most expensive thing you owned, the blue shimmering beneath your warm bedroom lights. Thin, silver drop earrings sparkled in your ears, another check of your hair assured you that no flyaways were sticking at odd angles outside the intricate bun you wove your locks into, and the snow white asymmetrical peacoat made sure your boss wouldnât have the chance to even peek at the dress before you got there.
The pound of your heart had you tripping into the short pair of white heels you pulled on for the night. If your feet were going to behave this way, you honestly couldnât imagine spending three hours or more in those shoes on sleek, polished marble floor, but it was too late to consider changing into another pair upon hearing the door opposite your own click open.
Jungkook, somehow, appeared more handsome now in the black suit heâd chosen than he did in the changing room, or perhaps it was his effect on you that had changed from annoyance to something else entirely. It was the cliche feeling of time standing still between the two of you where you openly stared at each other, your eyes tracing the ethereal glow of his figure to the contours of his face lit by a combination of soft lighting in the hallway and the evening sun.
His fingers slid in the gaps of your left hand as if they were meant to fit perfectly, raising it up to his petal lips to sponged the back of it, âYou look beautiful, snow.â
You couldnât fight the upturn of your mouth, âIâd tell you that you look handsome, but I already did, soâŠâ
âYou said I didnât look half bad.â
âAnd you donât,â his playful scoff was in time with you looping an arm around the crook of his elbow, leading the way for him to his car.
Opulent couldnât begin to describe the inside of the hotel when you arrived. A golden chandelier hung from the ceiling, light reflecting off each crystal onto the sand-coloured walls. White marble tiles beneath you were polished to the point where you could see your reflection. There was a waterfall with the name, Luxe Resort, written in golden cursive font against the black wall, where a few children were peering into.
A coat collection area had you pausing to remove yours, finally revealing the blue dress as you turned to face where Jungkook was waiting for you in front of the grand double doors. The gala was one of those rare occasions where he didnât need to work â it was merely an extravagant party he was invited to, a night of fun and celebration of someoneâs anniversary whom you knew to be the parents of his friend, Seokjin. Although, you doubted his friend would have the same reaction as him at the moment, the starstruck look he had on in the corridor returning to his features.
You tried to play it off with your own quip, âAlright, I admit it, you look dashing. Happy?â
Tingles spread where he slid his arm across your waist, never once taking his eyes off of you, âIâm happier that youâre here with me, gorgeous.â
A teasing smack to his chest didnât stop his next words, or the heat rising to paint pink clouds onto the apples of your cheeks, âI mean it, snow. Youâre absolutely stunning.â
Tables of fine dining lined the sides of the room boasting a chocolate fountain and fancy cocktails and other finger foods you werenât able to name. Sparkles reflecting off an even bigger chandelier combined with other priceless gems strung on necks or circulating fingers covered by satin gloves were blinding to the eyes. Your brain reeled in thinking that the price of all the designer dresses could pay your tuition statements at least twenty times over, even as you tried to keep your eyes from widening to rival the moon each time you passed a guest with a spiderweb of jewels attached to her neck.
The grip you had on his arm was the sole thing anchoring you to reality. It felt like this place was a whole other realm of its own purely because of the grandiose facade it had, and maybe your vision was starting to get hazy from the splendour as you spotted a whole ice sculpture near the middle of the ballroom. Distracted by the decor, you startled at the call of Jungkookâs name, amusement lining his smile dimpling into his cheeks.
âJin-hyung!â He exchanged a quick hug with Seokjin who beamed at you in acknowledgement of your presence, already tons better than the other guests who knew were silently judging you over the edges of their champagne flutes.
âJK, _____, glad you could make it. So,â a wide sweeping gesture to the rest of the room you were still trying to get used to, âwhat do you think? Fancy, no?â
âVery,â you nodded, âyour parents really went all out.â
âWell, my dad wanted to make it special,â he turned in the direction of an older couple who, even from that distance, you could tell were looking at each other with unadulterated love. âThereâs also going to be a dance later. Not just for them; anyone can join in.â
âAre you dancing?â
âMe? No,â Seokjin chuckled a little at Jungkookâs question, proceeding to eye you and him with a mischievous glint, âbut I donât see why you shouldnât.â
âOh, no,â you were firm down to the shake of your head, âI donât dance.â
Music that suddenly began to stream from the small band you just realised had gathered on stage caused the surprised ah that left Seokjinâs mouth, glancing back at his parents who were making their way to the dance floor, among other people who were intrigued by the music.
âWell, I better go help my brother take some nice pictures of them,â the elder winked at your boss, straightening his blazer. âThey wonât turn out as well as yours, but Iâll try. Enjoy the party!â
You were in the middle of wondering how a pair on the dance floor managed to pull off a flawless spin and dip when a hand came into your line of sight. Jungkookâs smoulder was purposeful this time, a butterfly fluttering around your stomach prior to his next request.
âShall we?â
âDidnât you hear me earlier?â
âJust one,â his arm and gaze were unwavering, âI promise I wonât step on your feet.â
Your mouth dropped open a little, âDoes that mean you were planning to?â
âNo. I plan to sweep you off your feet instead. Now,â he peered just that little bit closer, âmay I have this dance, snow?â
It was the chance to hold his hand again, you tried to convince yourself, that you found yourself being led to and then around the marble floor. He was gentle in the way he held your hand and waist, guiding you into a twirls, some with the full extension of his arm before he was pulling you back in. You should have known the stars on the horizon making an appearance in his doe eyes would be the only thing that was able to outshine the costume jewelry in the room â you werenât physically capable of looking anywhere else.
Neither was he, for that matter, both of you openly, willingly, gazing at each other for an indefinite amount of time.
âYouâre not half bad at dancing,â Jungkook teased with a pinch to your hip, eliciting a bout of giggles from you rather than the usual irritated frown.
âI said I donât dance, never said I couldnât.â
âGood,â he winked, âbecause weâre gonna do this at our wedding.â
You would have landed another smack on him if your hands werenât intwined, âDonât joke about stuff like that.â
A quick twirl, then a tug of his fingers to draw you closer till the distance between your chests was thin enough to fit a piece of paper, âIâm serious, snow.â
âIs that so?â
âAs serious as me saying you should send in an application for a producer.â
The room was the one spinning now as you broke eye contact, âOh.â
He halted in his administrations, jabbing a thumb over to the outdoor balcony. âDo you want to talk outside?â
Leaving the ballroom brought back some semblance of normalcy. Jungkook guided you with a hand pressed to your back to a marble bench wrapped in fairy lights, reminiscent of your own at home, though more romantic since you werenât alone. He made sure you were looking at him, serious in his tone but gentle in his gaze.
âYou know something?â His hands were placed on his lap, inches away where yours lay on the seat. âI always meant it when I said you were talented in music. Youâre passionate about it too, more than the job I offered you.â
âIâm a photographer because I love the art of taking pictures, but you,â only then did he intwine your hands, âyou love music. And I donât think what youâre doing now is as fulfilling as it can be. You definitely werenât planning on being my assistant forever, and quite frankly, I donât want you to.â
âThenâŠâ you bit your lip, âwhy did you hire me in the first place?â
His smile had never been more beautiful under the light of the moon, âBecause Iâm in love with you, snow. I always have been. Iâm surprised you havenât caught on by now, but I guess itâs my fault for taking so long to admit it,â he sighed, genuinely apologetic. âThat, and using the whole assistant job thing as an excuse to spend time with you.â
Your heart was about to burst, fingers tightening in his grip to remind you that he was real, and so was all of this.
âPromise me, when we go back home, youâll write in to them?â
A pinky was held up to you with his free hand, and you held up your own, though you didnât link it through his yet.
âAs long as you promise me something in return.â
âSure.â
âIf I get the jobââ
âWhen you get the job.â
You laughed, âWhen I get it, will you take me on a date?â
âOf course,â Jungkook wrapped his finger with yours, âbut honestly, I already consider all the time we spent together as unofficial dates.â
âThatâs just it,â your shoulders slumped, leaning your head on his arm, âIâm not sure if weâll spend so much time together if I become a producer.â
Lips pressing to the crown of your head had you looking up at him again, âWe can still, snow. When we both work from home, or when you have free time, you can come with me to shoots. Itâll be like nothing has changed.â
âIâll cook for you. You wonât eat anything otherwise.â
âGood,â he leaned his forehead against yours, noses brushing, âI love your food. Itâs way better than the steak portions theyâre giving out in there.â
Another peal of laughter bubbled past your lips, âJungkook.â
âSeriously, have you seen them?â
***
You had expected Jungkook to pull you in for a passionate kiss once you stepped through the doorway of your home, but you hadnât expected to see an album that you recognised on the dining table, gleaming within its plastic cover and waiting to be unwrapped.
âHow was your day?â He spoke between sponging more sweet affections down your jawline, âDid you get the new flowers I sent you? I specifically asked the delivery guy to bring it up to your studioââ
Your lips on his cut him off for you to giggle, âYes I did, Kookie. Theyâre lovely, nowââ an index finger was shoved in the direction of the table, ââwhat is that?â
Laughter filled the air around you, leading you by your entwined hands over to it, âOh, I think you know.â
The protective plastic covering was ripped away by muscular arms in three seconds, tossed aside on the wooden surface before he was unveiling the CD you knew Namjoon poured his heart into, removing the little book inside with eager fingers turning to a specific page.
âHow can you expect me not to buy an album that my girlfriend-â a step to close the distance and peck your forehead, â-has producing credits on?â
âAw, Iâm sure Namjoon would appreciate you supporting him.â
âSnowââ
You slung your arms around him in half the time it took to tear the album open, âJust kidding, babe. Thank you.â
In the months that had gone by since you were hired by the panel of interviewers for the job, you had gone beyond making music for comic strips or small production videos (though Jungkook would disagree in the making of the small collage for your hundred-day anniversary), and you had never been happier. There was a plus side for the both of you; the money he had previously been wiring to your account was now used to treating you both to dates, or cooking him homemade meals that he insisted were better than the food at the gala that had brought you together officially.
âKookie,â you rested your chin on his chest to stare up into his chocolate doe eyes, âdo you like his music?â
âOf course I do, but,â he kissed the pout of your bottom lip, âI love you more.â
Your smile shone as bright as the stars glittering in his eyes, âI love you too, you dork.â
boyfriend!jk x girlfriend!reader ft Demok (your cat)
a/n: the link was broken so i'm just reposting it.
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Jungkook knows heâs in deep shit.
The loud buzzing from the hairdryer will surely wake you up. You have been working, standing on your feet for hours long and Jungkook knows that, he fucking knows that! Which is why he is so scared right now.
You are his sweetheart, always so bubbly and is so patient. Especially with him. As far as he is aware you never make any face or scold him for shouting when he is playing games with Taehyung. Or when he woke up at the goddamn hour of the night because he craved your cookies. He accidentally knocked over the glass cup, shattering it on the floor, you just hum comfortingly at him, rubbing his back up and down with eyes closed before bringing the broom to help him.
Jungkook tends to feel bad easily, he thinks you come up to him first before helping clean up his mess. He loves you so much for putting up with him.
You always said, âI can never get mad at you, baby. Except if you messed up with my other baby, Demok.â you donât play when you say this, with that glint in your eyes. Demok is your cat. If Jungkook is your baby, Demok is the firstborn. He is pretty old for his cat age and he has been with you for so long. Jungkook wasnât even in the picture yet.
You were living with Demok as long as you can remember. Demok is a ragamuffin cat, heavy fur on his chest, plump legs, the cutest thing ever only if he doesnât hate Jungkook so much. He is super grumpy (well to Jungkook) and very possessive! Jungkook remembers fucking you into your mattress for the fisrt time and Demok almost bend his dick in half because that cat showed up out of nowhere and started hissing at him. Jungkook still shudders at that memory.
If he got home earlier than you, thereâs awkward air in the house as Demok stares at him like he is a felony. Jungkook tried cooing, or clicking and making whatever sounds that are supposed to attract the cat. He even pleads to Demok, begging him to eat before youâre home. Jungkook finds himself groaning all the time and he whines about Demok hating him to you. You always shrug and say âheâs always like that,â or, âheâs a grandpa, itâs normal.â
Lies! Demok is the most docile and and a furry purring machine every damn time heâs on your lap. Whenever you're home after your shift at the hospital, Demok will instantly jump at the door and start making those cute noises and just circling your legs. Making you giggle beautifully (at least your voice soothes him) while Jungkook is clenching his spoon as he stress eating peanut butter straight out of the jar.
Did anyone remember that Demok the fluffiest cat, with his brown greyish chest. His fur is so thick. Definitely because of his breed and sometimes Jungkook catches him grooming himself, licking at his fur and it takes forever to dry. Jungkook always found it hilarious as Demok struts down the hallway with wet patches on his body. The thick fur! The reason why Jungkook is screaming internally right now.
âStay still Demok, please!â He whispers yelling at the cat. Jungkook is anxiously rubbing Demok with the towel he grabbed out of nowhere because he was shocked while his other hand is holding the hairdryer. To sums up, the whole scene is ridiculous. Jungkook in his black boxer, with his hair all over the place, if you have a bird, the bird would think his hair as their nest.
His eyes are a little puffy but wide in shock because itâs three in the morning, he is still holding his pee, because he is currently fussing over a very wet Demok! Yeah! Jungkook didnât know Demok is sleeping in the sink, so imagine his surprise when he walked into the bathroom, about to wash his hands before he pee -because he always done it like that- his eyes closed and the he didnât even bother to switch on the light for the bathroom he knows like the back of his hand.
So he turns on the faucet only for it to splash on Demok's chunky body, the cat canât even flinched because he was asleep!
âIâm sorry, dude. Just sush,â Jungkook is trying his best to grab a hold of the cat. He doesnât want Demok and his wet body waking up to you. Oh but Jungkook knows how Demok will make him pay for it. Immediately he kicks the bathroom door close after he turns on the light, scrambling to calm Demok as Jungkook can hear his low rumbled meow, indicating that he is annoyed. His hand grabbing the nearest towel and his other hand plugging the hair drier. The clatter sounds of your skincare falls all over the counter. Making he winced, praying youâre not awake.
Too late,
âWhat happened, Kook,â your voice makes him widen his already big eyes. Oh no, he thought. You knocked on the bathroom door softly. Seeing the frantic moving shadow on the bottom of the door. âKook? You okay,â you sound more alert now. Jungkook on the other side of the door is begging Demok to not make a sound. Yea, like Demok will listen to him, or be affected by the puppy frowning look on Jungkookâs face so he meow. It was a short meow but Jungkook swears he can see Demok smirks. Maybe his brain is still foggy from the sleep but Demok is a coy beast.
âDemok?â You asked. Now your hand is on the door handle. It's not locked. Pushing it open, you take a look at the whole mess. Wet Demok in the sink, Jungkook and the hairdryer. You burst out laughing.
"Boys, what the fuck?â Wiping the tear on the corner of your eyes, hunched over because Jungkook looks like he had committed the biggest crime while Demok is holding his head high but his wet neck makes him look silly.
âIâm sorry, baby,â Jungkook pouted. Unlike Demok, you will forever be affected by his pout. âI didn't know Demok was sleeping in the sink,â he adds. Still looking guilty.
âAww, itâs okay. Heâs fine. Letâs dry him up,â you chuckles.
Jungkook squeals, oh he lets out a pitched squeal at your reaction. He was pretty sure heâd be sleeping on the couch a few minutes ago. But now here you are rubbing the towel softly on Demokâs fluffy chest. You truly are his sweetheart.
That next day, Jungkook got home earlier as usual and he was carrying groceries. Somewhere Demok might be napping and Jungkook didnât look for him yet before his meal time. He rushed back to the car because he cannot make it on one trip today because he bought shoe racks. So he went to get it, but Jungkook didnât know, the little furry beast was hiding in the shadows as Jungkook zoomed out the door.
That furry beast strutted his best catwalk on the kitchen counter.
Letâs just say, a few seconds later, Jungkook comes back to a spilled milk on the floor, some boxes of flour or cereal or whatever are already torn and his celery and broccoli are scattered on the counter.
The culprit? Heâs licking his paw like a good boy he is.
That was intense and sharp. And the twist... Ahhh *chef's kiss*
Pairings: Jungkook x Reader
Rating: 18+ / Mature / Explicit
Synopsis: The job search is already frustrating enough. Preparing for the interviews. Anxiously waiting for callbacks. You really donât need this smartass competing for the same job and pressing your buttons. Perhaps the most frustrating thing, though, is that you canât stop imagining what it would be like to have him pressing other kinds of buttons insteadâŠÂ
Word Count: 4.9k
Genres, Content Warnings, & Themes: office worker!au, strangers to lovers, enemies to lovers, graphic language, smut (public sex, fingering [female receiving])
Authorâs Note: For dear Roomieâs / @mochilataeâââs ask! Sorry this is so late. Furthering the dom!JK agenda. Hope you enjoy!
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Summary: You donât want to love again, thanks to Kim Taehyung and your best friendâs little secrets but Jungkook doesnât want to give you up. Not when you always deny the three words he keeps telling you.
Pairing: JungkookĂReader, TaehyungĂReader
His heart beat rhythmically in his chest, your head resting on the expanse of his skin and your hands wrapped around his waist. His fingers drew circles on your back, a smile gracing your lips at how content you felt.Â
âI think we should get a seven tiered cake on our wedding.â Taehyung voiced, earning a chuckle from you as you looked up at him. His lips turned into a pout, eyebrows etched together in a frown. âI wasnât joking."Â
You shook your head, picking yourself up and straddling him. Taehyung rested his head on the headboard of the bed, his eyes raking over your body which was covered only in undergarments as an aftermath of the sexual activities you had engaged in, just moments ago. He placed his hands on your hips, smiling at the promise ring that glinted on his finger. "You havenât proposed to me, Taehyung, itâs only promise rings.â You replied, your voice soft and breathy in the dark room. Taehyung rolled his eyes, getting up and pushing you onto your back before hovering over you. His rubbed his nose against yours, his forehead resting upon yours.
âItâs a promise ring. Which means I promise to be with you forever. Iâve booked you for myself so someday, weâre definitely getting married.â He explained, holding your wrists in place on either side of your head. You bit your lips, your heart racing in your chest as you admired the man before you. Taehyung was simply beautiful. The charming personality was just a bonus. You couldnât bring yourself to believe that it had been three years since your relationship began, every day being something new with Taehyung by your side. All your friends always told you that he was a gem, especially Jane, your best friend since forever. You treasured your love, knowing that youâll never be so smitten with anyone else.Â
âOkay then, my future husband. What else do you have in mind?â You asked sweetly, laughing when Taehyungâs head fell to your shoulder, a soft groan escaping his lips at the nickname. âYou make me absolutely insane. I love you so much.â He mumbled, his lips leaving open mouthed kisses on your neck which had you fluttering your eyes shut. His lips trailed down your body, his hands letting go of your wrists and caressing your skin.
âI love you too.â
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You glanced at yourself in the mirror, running your fingers across the smooth material of the light blue dress you were wearing. Your silver stilettos glimmered in the lights, your hair neatly styled at the back of your head. Your make up was subtle, enough to hide all the flaws that tainted your face. You sighed, concluding that you finally looked perfect to be attending a wedding.Â
âAnd who gave you permission to look so gorgeous? Now Iâll have to fight every man who looks your way.â You rolled your eyes, a faint smile playing at your lips as you turned around to see your boyfriend standing by the door, clad in a dark grey suit. Your heart fluttered at the sight of him smiling fondly at you, a dimple digging into his cheek. âSays the man who has every patient of his swooning over him.â You teased, grinning as Jungkook walked towards you while laughing. It was ironic, actually, seeing as you used to be his patient too. The difference was that Jungkook was the one who started wanting something more from you.Â
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pairing: Jungkook x reader
word count: 2,760
genre: drama, angst
summary: You were born with a condition that allowed you to feel the pain someone else was going through when you touched them. Jungkook, on the other hand, looked like he could not be any less bothered with other peopleâs feelings and was a well known playboy of the school. One night, at a party, while he attempted to turn you into his toy for the night, he grabbed your hand and pain crashed through you, making you wonder whether behind the facade of this pleasure seeker, he could also be hiding something.Â
warnings: references to being bullied
comments: loosely based on an article I read recently about a disease called mirror touch synesthesia, where one can feel the pain of another person by looking at them. have not proofreadâŠÂ
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY KIM SEOKJIN !
âł summary Iâll tell you what itâs like, to love an heir.
âłÂ definition scion /ËsÊÉȘÉn/ a descendant of a notable family.
He didnât even have the time to grieve. Losing one of the most important person in his life after losing his parents can leave a dent in someoneâs life.
You remembered Najjarâs words very clearly. The forlorn look in his eyes wasnât deceiving. It was full of sorrow and empathy. âJungkook was everything to his parents. He was their miracle, their good luck charm. No business deals went without asking a gurgling baby. I always thought it was endearing. And at the tender age of 12, he lost those two diamonds in a blink of an eye,â Najjar fixed a handkerchief into Jungkookâs suit one day, for it to be worn while he showered.
âWhen everyone his own age was playing and rolling in the dirt, Jungkook was in an office, answering calls and making decisions. He was a man-child.â Najjar sighed.
âLove him, play around with him, make him happy, the best way you know how. Sometimes, the best way to remember how to smile is to make othersâ smile first.â
And now, Najjar is gone.
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â jungkookâs friends peer pressure him into renting a girlfriend for the evening. of course, jungkookâs only doing it to prove a point - that rent-a-girlfriend schemes DO NOT work. but when you show up for the date, jungkookâs resolve begins to waverâŠ. â
â pairing: jungkook x female reader
â prompt: âdo you take constructive criticism?â âi only take cash.â
â genre: fluff, rent-a-girlfriend au
â word count: 1.2k
â warnings: profanity; a lot of cheese
It was a terrible idea - from beginning to end. This thought is all Jungkook fixates on as he walks you home from the restaurant.
When he initially heard about the rent-a-girlfriend company, Rented Hearts, he had scoffed at the idea. Imagine being desperate enough to actually spend money for the courtesy of taking someone out on a date.
Yet, with his friends Jimin and Taehyung pestering him about renting a girlfriend, with suggestions of âHey, Jungkookie, this could help you get over your fear of talking to girls!â or âWow, finally! A company that caters specifically to Jungkook!â, he had finally caved, and decided to rent a date â just to prove that it was a stupid idea.
What he had not counted on was his date being â dear god, no! - absolutely adorable.
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