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Part One Here

You agreed to meet at a restaurant you'd both liked years ago. It was a safe space and common ground. You got there early and checked your watch when you saw Joshua stood outside. You smiled remembering how he was always early too. He looked really good, he'd dressed smart casual and you were glad you'd also made the effort. "Joshua" you called and he looked up from his phone and smiled. You melted on the inside but kept going. Joshua hugged you and complimented your outfit. You did the same for him and he opened the door for you. All the tables were taken except the one you'd always liked right by the window and you smiled at the odds. “Wow they must’ve known we were coming” Joshua joked and you smiled “hah you remembered we always sat here?”. Joshua nodded “of course! Every time I see this cafe I remember all the time we spent in here as trainees”. You nodded looking around, the memories were the reason you’d avoided this place but now it didn’t feel as scary. 

You and Joshua chatted for what felt like minutes but quickly turned into hours. So much had changed but at the same time it felt like it always had. Joshua was still the same sweet, funny guy he’d always been. You hadn’t even realised how long you’d been there when you saw your phone ring. "Sorry it's my mum, she always calls me at this time but I can get her next week" you said but Joshua shook his head "no take it". "You sure?" you asked and he nodded "of course!". So you picked up the phone. Your mom asked the usual questions, were you eating, how was work and then when she heard background noise where were you. "Ow I'm just in a cafe". "Alone?" she asked. "No with Joshua". Joshua heard your mother's excited response from across the table.  You rolled your eyes but couldn’t resist a smile at how thrilled she was. Your mother had always loved Joshua and she asked you to put him on. "Well I'm not sure if he wants to..." you started when Joshua nodded to you and held out his hand. You passed him the phone and he began catching up with your mom. It always amazed you how good he was with your parents. He chatted to her easily and was the perfect blend of charm and respect. He wasn't a suck-up but also knew how to win her over. When Joshua passed you back the phone your mom was very excited. "Isn't he such a sweet boy Y/n?” She said "so polite and kind". You chuckled awkwardly "yes Omma".  "He's a good boy Y/n you should go out to dinner with him more often" your mother told you. You blushed "okay now I've really got to go so goodbye!" and you hung up. Joshua was kind enough to ignore your blush and pretend like it never happened

After that you and Joshua met up fairly frequently. Now you weren't trainees you had more freedom and he invited you over to the Seventeen house a fair few times. It quickly felt just like it had before as if no time had passed but once again you noticed how much physically Joshua had changed. His face was more mature now and he'd changed from a teenager into a handsome man. He'd definitely grown up and you found him more attractive than before which you didn't think was possible. You were thinking of this as you watched him perform his latest song on stage. He looked really good. He always looked good of course but this song had a darker theme and it really suited Joshua. He was in the centre but even if he wasn't your eyes would've been on him. He had such a beautiful voice which contrasted well with the song and you got chills when he hit a note on the chorus. When the song finished you swallowed looking down. You knew you still had feelings for him but this was different...this was so much more mature than when you were kids. You wanted Joshua in a completely different way and it was getting more and more difficult to ignore. As you lined up on the stage you smiled and nodded to Seventeen as they passed like usual but noticed Joshua was missing. You scanned the stage and saw him chatting to Sana from twice. Well he wasn't really chatting just he knocked into her and apologised but still it made you pause. Sana smiled widely telling him it was okay and you saw Joshua get uncomfortable with how pretty she looked. Even after he stepped away she kept checking him out and her members were smirking. So you weren't the only one who'd noticed Joshua was hot...but that wasn't a good thing. After you'd gotten home from the show you went to your leader's door. "I like Joshua" you told her and she smirked "is that meant to be a surprise?". "Well probably not but I need advice...last time I waited and talked myself out of it. I don't want to do that this time but I also don't want to get rejected'. Your leader smiled "well I don't think there's any chance of you getting rejected...he's really into you Y/n". You blushed "but in case he's not. How do I suss him out but also do damage control?". Your leader opened her door wider "come on it. We've got some scheming to do".

3 months later Your second comeback was here and you were so excited to be promoting again. You had a wonderful fan base and your second song was doing even better than your first which you couldn’t believe. Things with Joshua were also going great. You saw each other pretty much every week at this point and were quickly becoming a duo again. You were still set on asking him out but were waiting for the right time. 

You had a good feeling about this award show. You loved your outfit, the camera people were experienced and the crowd felt amazing. So you knew it was going to be a great night but had no idea it would be the night your group won their first award.  Your group's name was called and you couldn't believe it! You'd actually won! Your fans had secured this win for you. Some of your members burst into tears immediately and your leader took the microphone from the host. You put your arm around the maknae and took some flowers that were being passed around. You told yourself as one of the eldest in the group that you weren't going to cry but as your leader began to explain how long you'd been trainees and how you'd been dreaming of this moment for years you couldn't help but tear up. Then your leader finished her speech and she scanned the girls for them to speak. Nobody was ready so you stepped forwards. You clenched the microphone in your hand and saw your fans cheering in the front. "Wow" you breathed tears finally slipping down your cheek "this is amazing thank you so much. To our fans we love you so much and you're the reason we work so hard. It's all worth it to see your beautiful happy faces" you smiled and scanned the crowd. You saw the idols to the other side and spotted Seventeen all on their feet clapping too. Joshua was at the front and his eyes were gleaming too which made you pause. "I also want to thank all our staff, family and friends" you said looking over at Seventeen "I've made some incredible new friends this year and reconnected with some old ones. I'm so grateful for you all and thank you for being in my life. I love you!" you cried and handed the microphone down the line. You cried happily with your members before you went backstage and cried some more. For the rest of the night you felt like you were floating. You felt indestructible and it was a great feeling. You chatted to idols you’d been too scared of approaching, you smiled and held your head up high in every room and you didn’t worry about holding back with Joshua. 

He gave you a huge hug as soon as he saw you and you let yourself melt into it, just enjoying the sensation. “Well done! You’re amazing” he cried and instead of brushing it away like you usually did you just smiled. “This night just feels crazy and I feel like I can do anything”. “Well you can!” Joshua replied and you smiled “in that case could we go somewhere?" you asked Joshua "I just want to spend time with you". You didn’t try and tone down your words, you just said what you felt and it worked well as Joshua didn't even have to think about it. He nodded "of course, let's grab your stuff and we can go". He gently took your hand and led you to your table. Your members all paused seeing the two of you arrive together and they tried not to smile too widely when you said you and Joshua were leaving together. "I can see Jeonghan, let me just tell him I'm going" Joshua said lightly touching your shoulder and you nodded. The second he went all your members looked at you and you laughed "it's not like that. I just want to be alone with him but not for that reason...I'm going to tell him how I feel". Your members cheered and congratulated you for being brave. "Honestly I feel so powerful tonight I can't think of a better time to tell him". Your members all nodded "that sounds perfect Y/n, text us when you can". You promised you would when Joshua appeared his cheeks slightly pink "you ready to go?". You nodded "let's go".

Of course Joshua’s members had also teased him mercilessly and all cheered so loudly when he said he was disappearing with you. “Finally!” Jun cried and Joshua rolled his eyes but smiled. He even smiled now just thinking about it, before blushing when he looked at you. 

"So where do you want to go?" Joshua asked and you shrugged "I don't have anywhere in particular in mind I just wanted to walk with you. Do you have anywhere you want to go?". Joshua shook his head "no but I don't live far from here, how about we take a slow walk in that direction? There are some beautiful parks without outside fountains and lights". You nodded and set off together. Joshua kept looking at you and eventually he just laughed "you look so happy". You smiled "I feel happy! Not just because we won an award but for so many reasons! We actually have fans who cheer for us and voted for us. My members are all happy and healthy and we're doing well as idols". "You're doing amazing" Joshua corrected you and you laughed. "And I'm also really happy you're in my life again". Joshua blushed "I'm happy you're in my life too. I missed you a lot when we weren't talking". You nodded "I missed you too, I thought about contacting you so many times but decided against it every time". Joshua nodded "me too. Every birthday or holiday like Christmas...I was actually terrified at the thought of sending you a text and now in hindsight I could curse myself. If I'd have spoken to you quicker we wouldn't have lost all that time". You shrugged "maybe but we're both here now aren't we?". Joshua nodded "that's true" and lost his train of thought as he stared at you. You looked so happy and beautiful he found it intoxicating. Then you heard running water and smiled "we're here" and you led him into the park. 

It was lit up with fairy lights and you walked down the pathway linking your arm through Joshua’s. There were a few other couples around and Joshua held your arm tighter. You reached the huge fountain and stopped in front of it. "Wow, it's beautiful" you said and Joshua nodded "yes it is" but he wasn't looking at the fountain.

You rested your head against his shoulder for a while and stayed in happy silence before you pulled away. "Joshua I have to tell you something". He nodded turning to face you. "Okay" he said quietly and you took a breath. "I like you" you said suddenly and Joshua felt a shiver go down his spine. "You do?" he asked and you nodded smiling. "You are so nice and polite, you always treat me well and I love being around you. I think you're incredibly handsome and have the nicest eyes I've ever seen. I knew I felt this way before I left the company but never said anything because I was scared to. I thought with my leaving it would just make things too complicated and hard so I left it. I thought with time it would go away but when we debuted and I saw you sat in that audience..." you chuckled "if anything it came back with a vengeance". Joshua laughed and took a step towards you "I know exactly what you mean" and you looked up at him. "You do?" you asked the fairy lights reflected in your eyes and Joshua nodded "exactly. Y/n I'm crazy for you" and he gently kissed you.  

Sometimes when you imagine something for so long and then it actually happens it can be a letdown. That didn’t happen with Joshua. It was better than you’d ever expected it to be. The situation, your surroundings and everything tonight combined to make it spectacular and all the emotions saved up between the two of you amplified everything. All that existed in your mind right now was Joshua and you never wanted to let him go. He seemed to feel the same thing as he held you tightly against him and kissed you like it was his last day on earth. Even after you separated you stayed wrapped up together for a while before Joshua suggested you go buy hot chocolates from a cart down the road. You agreed, admitting you were cold and Joshua led you there hand in hand. "Nice night for a date" the man commented as he handed you the drinks. "It's actually kind of our first one" Joshua said and the man smiled "aww well congratulations. You make a lovely couple". You blushed and Joshua put an arm around your waist "thank you". You went back to Joshua's apartment as you were both frozen. You stepped through the door and smiled collapsing onto his sofa "this is the best night of my life!". Joshua chuckled hanging up your coats before coming to wrap his arms around you. You loved the way it felt and relaxed into him. "Mine too" Joshua said gently kissed your cheek and you smiled "I always thought I'd missed my shot with you and then when I saw Sana from Twice checking you out last week I thought I was going to have to fight a million girls for you". Joshua chuckled "I've only ever been yours Y/n and I think I always will be. You don't forget your first love". Those words chilled you but you knew they were true and nodded. "That's probably why I could never get over you then". Joshua's cheeks went pink to hear you say that and he smiled "how about I go get us some warm pajamas and we have a movie night? I don't want this night to end". You nodded "me either" and kissed him once more.

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When Johnny brings you into his life, Taeil decides the strong feelings he has for you are hate but is that really why you have such a hold over him?

You were a solo artist for SM and had become popular through your show where you interviewed kpop idols. You and Johnny knew one another and were friendly but it was only once he came on your show that you properly became friends. You exchanged numbers and started hanging out, becoming close friends. Johnny loved your energy and found you so fun. His members started teasing him but Johnny assured them there was nothing romantic going on and once they saw you together they believed him. The two of you were clearly just a close duo and nothing more. However, one member was too preoccupied with disliking you to notice.

While most of the members had spoken to you Taeil had not but that didn't stop him from disliking you. The second he saw you he knew you wouldn't get along and he did nothing to try and overcome this irrational dislike. He openly embraced it and used any small coincidence as proof you were not his kind of person. Nobody ever noticed Taeil's aversion to you because he typically avoided you as much as he could but one night he couldn't do that because you'd come to him.

You and Johnny had gone out with some friends for drinks but everyone went home before you were ready to call it a night so you came back to Johnny's dorm to continue the festivities and started getting his members to join you. The guys all liked you and didn't need much persuading but Taeil was firmly against the idea and stormed away before the guys could try and convince him to stay and drink with you all.

Everyone shrugged figuring Taeil just didn't want to drink tonight and was fine with that. Then an hour later he returned and he did not look impressed. He marched right up to you and told you, you were being too loud. You frowned and then laughed "Johnny he thinks this is loud" you said in English and Johnny burst out laughing. Taeil wasn't fluent and couldn't tell what you'd said but figured you were mocking him. So he turned his back on you "Johnny can you take your friend home? She's drunk and annoying". You smirked "annoying? Why am I annoying?". "You're too drunk to reason with" he replied and you smiled.

The fastest way to get you to sober up was for a man to claim you were being stupid or silly or emotional. Johnny knew this and also smiled to see how your posture transformed and you fixed Taeil with a look. "Why don't you go, head, shoulders knees, toes whatever your name is I can never remember it". The members all laughed and Taeil sighed "wow so original". "Awww are you just upset? Is that it? Is that why you're lashing out at us for having some fun?". "No I find you annoying and want you to leave". You shrugged "well I'm not your guest I'm Johnny's. You share this place and you're the only person with a problem with me". "How do you know they're not just too polite to say it?" Taeil asked. You looked over at the guys who were all smiles and back to Taeil "does that look like the faces of guys who hate me and want me to leave?" you gave it a few seconds and then sarcastically replied "no it doesn't, does it?". The guys all burst out laughing and Taeil rolled his eyes "whatever I'm the only sane one" and stormed away. He went back to his room and even though the music and noise were considerably lower, he decided he officially hated you.

Johnny had no idea you and Taeil would have such strong reactions to one another when he introduced you. Johnny liked you and figured his members would too but Taeil had a very strong negative response to you and there seemed to be nothing you could do to fix it. The two of you had lots in common and should get on so it made zero sense!

The next morning the house was quiet and Taeil figured he'd be able to use the kitchen and flee back to his room. No such luck, you were in there when he walked in cooking. He sighed and went to leave when you called out to him "hey wait I'm almost done...Johnny's in a pretty bad state so I've got some hangover stuff" you explained. Taeil rolled his eyes "well aren't you a nice friend" he replied sarcastically and you frowned. "Look I know we got off on the wrong foot last night and I'm sorry for upsetting you. I just get angry when guys talk to Johnny like he's my minder or presume things about me that's why I snapped at you...I'm sorry for my actions and I don't dislike you. I'm happy to put it all behind us if you are". You held out a hand for him to shake and Taeil looked at it and then shook his head "I don't think so" and he breezed past you. You froze watching him "so what, you hate me just because of last night?". "I think many people in my position would". "But you started it!" you laughed "and I'm trying to get past it but you won't, why?". "Has it even occurred to you that I just don't want to be your friend?" Taeil asked. "I wasn't asking you to be my friend" you replied sharply "I'm Johnny's friend so we'll be seeing each other around. I just wanted us to be civil...that's all". Taeil shrugged "well you can't always get what you want Y/n now run along". You looked at him and then shook your head "you're so immature" and waltzed out. Taeil's hands were shaking and he could feel the blood pumping around his body. There was just something about you that rubbed him up the wrong way and he hoped he'd never have to see you again.

Spolier Alert: He saw you a lot more!

Johnny had overheard the conversation and was not happy. You didn't seem too upset by it but he was still annoyed at his member and couldn't get why Taeil was being so rude! You'd apologised and tried to make amends but he just wouldn't have it. So Johnny thought he'd make sure Taeil saw you as much as possible.

Johnny invited you to any parties they threw, any events, any game nights, pizza nights, film nights...pretty much anything that wasn't exclusively their group you were invited to. Taeil never actually confronted Johnny on this, he just behaved passive-aggressively when you were around but you hardly even noticed. You were very skilled at pretending someone just didn't exist and that was the treatment Taeil got. Johnny figured it was fitting given the boy's immaturity and loved how all his members always flocked to you making Taeil the odd one out.

One weekend NCT threw a party to celebrate their debut anniversary and you came along. It was a very good night and things got a little crazy. There had been a lot of people over and so Taeil had made sure he was away from you at all times meaning he had a good night...but missed out on some things.

The guys were all sat recovering in the kitchen the following morning, trading stories and Taeil heard Jungwoo say something to Jaehyun about texting you but Jaehyun shook his head "it was just a one-night thing". "Wait what?" Taeil said loudly and everyone turned to look at him. "Jaehyun, did you hook up with Y/n?" Taeil asked Jaehyun who hesitated slightly but nodded "yeah". "Ewww why?" Taeil asked and Jaehyun paused "because she's hot" he said laughing. "You have really bad taste" Taeil said and Johnny raised an eyebrow "or you do?". "Yeah Y/n's hot" Yuta said and all the boys agreed. Taeil rolled his eyes "whatever, guess I'm the only one immune to her" and that's when Johnny got it.

"Oh my god but you're not are you?" he said and Taeil frowned "I just said...". "I know but it makes so much sense...you're attracted to Y/n and that's why you're acting this way...isn't it!" Johnny said. Taeil's heart began to race and got even faster as all the boys began to nod agreeing with Johnny. "It does make sense" Doyoung said and Taeil glared "no it doesn't! I am not attracted to Y/n in the slightest and have no idea where you got that idea" he told Johnny. Johnny smiled "then why are you blushing" and Taeil clutched his cheeks "because you're trying to embarrass me, not everyone likes your friend you know! So stop trying to force her on us!" Taeil cried and stormed away. "He's totally crushing on Y/n" Haechan said and Taeil heard it and screeched "no I'm not!" making them all laugh. "Definitely" Mark nodded.

Now that Johnny had cracked what was going on it became really obvious why Taeil was acting like this, even if the boy wouldn't admit it himself. All Taeil knew was whenever he saw you he felt insecure and vulnerable and disliked you for that. It wasn't like a crush where he wanted the girl to be impressed with him or talk to him, it was the opposite. He didn't want you to even look at him because that made him feel weird so how could it possibly be a crush? However, none of the guys would listen to that though and just teased him mercilessly.

The only good thing was they hadn't told you so you were still switching between ignoring and hating him which worked for Taeil. If you started tormenting him and saying he had a thing for you he thought he'd genuinely implode. So Taeil just carried on avoiding you and his members didn't directly provoke him with their "discovery".

A month later Nct had a comeback and they were meant to be coming on your show again because it was so popular the first time when Johnny went on. It was planned for Johnny and Taeyong to go but they got stuck in another city when there was a crash on the motorway. Only two members didn't have anything planned that day. Doyoung and Taeil.

Doyoung agreed to it easily, he wasn't close friends with you but he liked you and it would be fun. Taeil however was a different story.

When Taeyong first called to tell him what the management wanted him to do Taeil hung up. Then Taeyong called back and explained more. Taeil was furious and ready to put his foot down when Taeyong begged him to do it. His leader looks so stressed and tired that Taeil paused. Taeyong offered to call you before and ask for a truce and do anything to make it easier for Taeil. Taeil hated when he felt responsible and told Taeyong he'd do it. Taeyong was so happy and thanked him so much that Taeil began to wonder what he'd have done if he'd said no.

Taeil arrived with Doyoung and felt really nervous to be on your home turf. Every time you'd squared off it had been at their dorm where Taeil felt more confident but here you called the shots and could do anything to him, especially once that camera was rolling. Taeyong had assured him you'd be professional but Taeil wasn't sure.

You didn't see Taeil and Doyoung until after the cameras started rolling which Taeil preferred. He didn't want to have to pretend to meet you and be happy about it twice. So when he did see you he was stage-Taeil and was all smiles and politeness.

The show started and there was clearly some awkwardness between the two of you but it didn't come across as you disliked each other or anything like that. More just two idols being professional and not getting too personal. Taeil found it was actually a lot less exhausting just reaction to your normally instead of actively hating you. That did slightly anger him because it made him wonder why he'd even picked his crusade against you in the first place and Taeil did not like questioning himself.

The show passed really quickly and once the show wrapped, you did your closing catchphrase and then the cameras shut off. You thanked Doyoung and Taeil for coming and mentioned how you were especially grateful because they stepped in. Taeil didn't know why you were still being nice to him now the cameras weren't on but figured you might want to pretend to be all nice in front of your staff. Well, he wasn't going to get a bad reputation for himself so he nodded and told you it was fine. Gave brisk but positive responses and then got ready to leave as soon as he could.

Of course, there was a mix-up with the cars though. Doyoung had to go right to another event and they only had one car. So the staff left with Doyoung and promised Taeil another car was on its way for him. He waited outside for 20 minutes but nothing. He called the managers but they were obviously somewhere with Doyoung because nobody answered. Taeil wasn't great with directions and wasn't too sure where he was, just that it was quite out of the way. He was debating what to do when you exited and spotted him.

You had all your bags so were clearly done for the day and were looking for your car when you spotted him. You both paused, wondering what to do and you looked around before coming over to him "hey, are you okay?". "Yeah I'm fine" he said colder than he meant but you just shrugged it off. "Has your car not come yet, it's getting late and dark". Taeil resisted the urge to say he'd worked those two things out for himself and shook his head "I think they might've gotten lost". You nodded "well I can try calling you one but it might take a while with it being a Friday night...how about I give you a lift? It'll be a lot easier". Taeil hesitated and you rolled your eyes "we don't even have to talk, it's just a ride". Taeil hesitated and then sighed "okay...thanks". You nodded and led him to your car which was parked on the corner.

Taeil hated to admit it, but your car was nice. Not only was it a good make and model but the car was tidy, clean and smelled lovely. If it was anyone else he would've complimented the heck out of their car but it was you so he felt like he couldn't. He put his seatbelt on and pretended not to be looking at what air freshener brand you used.

You drove to Taeil's house in silence except for the radio which you switched on and turned up high 10 seconds into the ride. You got to Taeil's house and pulled up outside. "Thank you" Taeil said and you nodded "no problem". Taeil unclipped his seatbelt and went to leave when he stopped. "Why did you give me a lift?" Taeil asked and you paused "what?". "You could've easily looked at me and walked the other way. You didn't have to bring me home so why did you?". You frowned "because you don't live far from me and I could see what had happened". "No I don't buy it, why did you really do it?" Taeil asked and you laughed "that's the truth!". "No you did it to feel high and mighty didn't you? To pretend to be the bigger person and make me look bad. Or to brag to Johnny and the others how you took the high road". You shook your head "look man you're really insecure and I have no idea what I stumbled on but I want no part in it". "Whatever" Taeil said "tell the guys whatever you want I don't care and this does not make you better than me!" and he stormed away.

Taeil went straight to his room when he got in and when the guys arrived back later and told him they had food he refused it and stayed in his room. He was waiting for Johnny or another to appear any second and berate him for his outburst at you or to make him feel bad but nobody appeared.

The next morning he went downstairs cautiously and jumped to see Mark, Jaehyun and Johnny in there but they all greeted him happily. Taeil thought he was in the clear until Johnny followed him into the hallway. "Hey I just wanted to say, thanks for yesterday". "What do you mean?" he asked and Johnny frowned "well I know you filled in for me and were probably reluctant to but you did it and Doyoung told me it went well. I asked Y/n too and she said you were both good guests so thanks for putting whatever it is you have aside". Taeil was shocked you hadn't run to Johnny like he expected and nodded "it's fine...I can be professional you know?". Johnny smiled "I know but I just wanted to say I appreciated your effort and can't wait to see the interview" and the tall boy left.

Your show had a tight turnaround and so the next week the episode aired and it did extremely well. It went viral and got the most views out of any of your videos. The members all congratulated Taeil and Doyoung for doing such a great job with all the changes and Taeil was surprised it was so popular...until he watched it. Either the editing was really good or the three of you did get along well. You and he seemed to bounce off one another well and were a lot more intuned than he realised.

Taeyong happened to come into his room while he was watching the episode and Taeil jumped but Taeyong smiled "don't worry I watch all my stuff back too, plus you should with this interview. It was really good". Taeil frowned "yeah which is odd". "Why? Because you don't get along?" Taeyong asked and Taeil nodded "I promised myself to behave for this interview and to be polite and social but thought it would come across as forced or fake but it doesn't". "Yeah it really doesn't" Taeyong agreed "did it feel forced when you were doing it?". Taeil shook his head "no not when I forgot everything that had happened between us... it kind of just felt normal". Taeyong nodded "well you're clearly not alone in that because Y/n seemed really responsive and receptive to you specifically". "She did?" Taeil asked and Taeyong nodded "definitely, it was nice to see actually. We don't like seeing you upset and even if it was for a 30-minute interview it was just good to see you both get along". Taeil went to comment when Taeyong held up his hands "I'm not saying you and Y/n have to be besties, I know there's a lot of hurt there which isn't going to vanish overnight. I'm just saying you seemed a lot less stressed". Taeil had to agree with that, it was hard forgetting everything between you but it was also hard holding onto it. "I just feel like...Y/n and I have gone too far in one direction to come back from". Taeil frowned "I know it might feel like that but I think you'd be surprised". Taeyong didn't want to push too far and patted Taeil's leg "I'm here if you ever need anything" and he left the room.

Taeil lay down with a sigh wondering if it wasn't too late. Did he want it to be past the point of return and delve into his hate of you or did he want some sort of friendship with you? Taeil couldn't even imagine what a friendship with you would look like. Every time he thought of you he thought it'd be as enemies, could there ever be a version of the two of you casually texting or waving to one another at award shows...Taeil didn't think so. Nothing about you was casual and he didn't think you'd do anything half measures. So Taeil figured you couldn't be friends but maybe you didn't have to be enemies. He was comforted by that thought and went to bed that night feeling at peace...only for him to have a dream about you that nobody would have about their friend or even enemy for that matter.

Taeil jolted awake covered in sweat, his heart racing rapidly and everything feeling tense. The images of you were still in his mind and he had to remind himself they weren't real, that hadn't happened but that didn't explain how he felt right now or why he'd dreamt that. he knew dreams didn't automatically mean anything but this one had. He couldn't hide from it because he was vividly disappointed when he woke up and it wasn't real...that you weren't in front of him. He wanted it to be real and he finally admitted he knew exactly how he wanted you. He didn't get how this would fit with his rivalry with you though and it was honestly too complex to think about. So he closed his eyes and let himself imagine he had you and fell back to sleep.

In the morning Taeil instantly recalled his dream last night and moved about tentatively, as if moving too quickly would announce to everyone the revelation he'd just been through. When he saw his members downstairs for breakfast he was worried they'd see right into his head and realise Johnny had been right all along. He felt as if he had a huge sigh above his head revealing what he dreamt you and him did together but as the morning passed with nobody bringing you up Taeil began to settle slightly...that didn't mean he stopped thinking about you though.

On the contrary, he couldn't get you out of his mind and found himself almost wishing for people to bring you up so he could hear about you. This persisted even days later and when his dreams about you continued he was torn between resisting them and not wanting them to stop. He wasn't sure what he even wanted besides you. Did he even want to be with you? Part of him thought maybe he just wanted you physically. To see you look at him with desire in your eyes rather than contempt or grab onto him and claim him for your own. Then another part of him knew he wanted way more than that. Taeil wanted those dreams to become a reality but it was all so messy and complicated. His negative feelings about you hadn't gone and his emotions were just competing at the point. He'd see you and get annoyed or turned on or upset or bashful. His head was a mess.

So when you appeared at the door one day Taeil was surprised, wondering slightly if this was a dream. "Erm hi?" you said when Taeil hadn't spoken for a while and he blinked "I was just surprised to see you, Johnny and Jaehyun aren't here". You smiled "Jaehyun?" and Taeil shrugged "what? I don't know if you're still seeing each other". "We're not and don't worry it's fine Johnny isn't here. He said I could borrow some chocolate. I'm making a cake". Taeil nodded and didn't know if to respond "I didn't ask" or "cool what for" so just decided not to speak and headed to the kitchen. "What sort of chocolate do you need?" Taeil asked and you shrugged "milk if you have it but any is fine really". Taeil started looking through the fridge but couldn't find any. "Let me check the cupboards" he said and you nodded and watched him go through each one. He hated having your eyes glued to him, judging him and it made him flustered. So when he got to Mark's messy cupboard he accidentally knocked a stack of tins over making them loudly clatter to the floor.

"Shit!" he said and rushed to pick them up and you came to help. "It's fine!" he said and you laughed "I can't help you pick up cans?". "I don't need you to help me" he replied and you rolled your eyes. "Don't act like you're not helping me just because it looks good. I know you hate me and always have so stop pretending to be nice to me! I don't need your pity I just need you to leave me alone!" he cried. You blinked "I'll leave you alone if you want me to I just need some chocolate and didn't realise you were the only one home". "Well maybe next time you should check!" Taeil replied curtly. "I will and actually I never hated you Taeil! I never spent my time thinking horrible about you like you seem to imagine I do" you said and Taeil figured that made total sense. Of course, he'd been obsessing over you while you never gave him a second thought. Taeil nodded "I mean of course, you had more important things to think about than me right? Hating me would require you to care about me". You frowned "so you want me to hate you?". "I don't know!" Taeil cried "all I know is for weeks I haven't been able to stop thinking about you and so when you turn around and say you don't care about me..." he sighed "I don't know what it makes me feel". "I never said I don't care about you just that I didn't hate you" you replied. "Yes, but you still didn't notice me like I did you and I didn't have the same effect on you as you did on me". "How can you say that when you don't know?" you asked and Taeil paused "what?". "You don't know the effect you had on me so you can't say it's different. So what effect did I have on you? Tell me and I'll tell you mine" you said and Taeil couldn't believe how even now, you were attractive to him. He could see the intensity in your face and he wanted you so bad. He was clueless as to how he hadn't recognised this feeling inside him from the start and so he just sighed and told you.

"Nobody's ever bothered me like you even though you remind me of lots of girls in my past. I've not had good experiences with girls like you". "Girls like me?" you asked and Taeil nodded "hot, confident girls who know they're sexy" he said "even though I'm attracted to girls like you they've always rejected me and so seeing you...it was a culmination of all that past hurt. Even though it wasn't you specifically I couldn't help but react to you because I was sure you were going to respond to me and I had to be first...I had to hurt you before you hurt me. If I hated you it wouldn't hurt so much but it didn't work. I just made a fool of myself and I still wanted you, I still want you" he said "and I've made a mess of everything. I'll tell Johnny everything and I promise to leave you alone from now on but please just don't tell the members. I wouldn't blame you if you did but I'm asking you out of the kindness of your heart to not but ultimately it's your decision".

You watched Taeil with an unreadable expression and he could imagine you telling him to fuck off and going and spreading it around the whole industry just like girls had done in his younger days but you didn't. "I won't tell anyone" you told him "but I haven't told you mine". Taeil blinked "your what?". "The effect you've had on me" you said "Taeil I never hated you but that doesn't mean I didn't feel anything for you" you said coming closer "the opposite actually, I've always thought you were hot". Taeil's jaw dropped "I'm sorry?". "You're hot Taeil" you said "I didn't like how you spoke to me or the way you acted but there was no denying you were good looking and I always got flustered around you". "But you always seemed so confident" Taeil said and you shrugged "I've got a great poker face and you're one to talk. I believed you hated me and that bothered me because out of all of Johnny's friends, I wanted you to like me the most...but I'm a defensive person. The second I felt you disliking me I responded but then I'd see you and want you to like me...just for you to react to me badly and I'd react back over and over again". Taeil shook his head "I'm so sorry Y/n I took my feelings out on you and that's not okay". You nodded "it wasn't but...I can find a way for you to make up for it" and Taeil paused because of the look on your face. "What are you suggesting?" he asked. You smiled "I think it'd be a waste of all those pent-up emotions if we didn't put them to good use" you said coming to stand right in front of him "what do you think?". Taeil blinked unsure if this was one of his dreams but no you were in front of him and you wanted him! He could see it clearly in your face and Taeil had no idea what to do or say. He could only manage a nod but you smiled "perfect".

You made the first move and brought your lips to Taeil's. Taeil shivered when you first touched him but then quickly his anxiety was replaced with excitement. He started kissing you back and getting bolder. Then when he realised you were reacting to him and enjoying what he was doing Taeil was ecstatic. Even in this, the two of you were passionate together and soon you were both becoming faster and more desperate. You separated long enough to assure Taeil the two of you could stop any time he wanted but the second he kissed you he knew he would only be wanting more. So he smiled and told you he wanted you and you smiled back. Taeil would never forget that beautiful look or how it made him feel. He felt like the greatest person alive and it was all because of you.

Afterwards, Taeil was struggling for words again. "I...wow...just wow" he said and you laughed "is that all you can say?". He laughed "I just never thought we'd actually be here after what I'd done. Thank you for giving me another chance". You shrugged "everyone deserves a second chance, but be a dick to me again and I will destroy you" you said deadly serious before smiling "okay?". Taeil nodded "yes of course. I will never treat you that way again! I'll treat you like an angel" and you smile hugging him "you don't have to treat me like anything special but just a human being would be good". Taeil nodded "of course" and hugged you to his chest "never less again".

You stayed in bed together but soon the house wasn't empty and as it filled Taeil became nervous about how to tell his members about this development. He was worried they'd all think he was a hypocrite and would lose respect for him. You disagreed and Taeil found it funny how now he just found it amusing rather than annoying. "Firstly it's none of their business what you do, secondly even if we weren't besties people can change and thirdly there was always this weird energy between us so they can't be too surprised". Taeil smiled as you said and you looked at him "what?". "Nothing just...yeah Johnny guessed I was into you like 2 weeks after we first met". "He did?" you asked and Taeil paused "he never told you?". "No he didn't!" you said annoyed and Taeil smiled "he was just being loyal" and you nodded "yeah I guess" softening before you bristled again. "So I say we just walk downstairs together and tell everyone to suck it". Taeil laughed and smiled watching you. Your energy was infectious and when you turned to him asking what he thought he shrugged "okay". "Really?" you asked "because if you'd prefer we wait to tell them that's okay". "No I think with you beside me I'll feel confident" Taeil said and you smiled "you're stronger than you think" you replied and kissed him. "If I start saying I'm strong will you kiss me like that more?" Taeil asked and you smiled "I'll kiss you however you want to be kissed now do you want to do it now or later?". "Now" Taeil said and you both got dressed and made your way downstairs.

Everyone was in the kitchen and Johnny spotted you before he saw Taeil. "Y/n! You never text me to tell me if you got the..." when he trailed off seeing Taeil with you. "Sorry we were together" you said purposefully and the room was quiet for a few seconds before everyone got it. "wait...what?" Mark asked and Haechan looked at you "why?". Johnny saw your expressions and smiled "together together?" he asked. You looked to Taeil who nodded "I guess you were right Johnny". Then the guys all got it and started cheering and teasing Taeil. You rolled your eyes at them but were smiling. You pulled Taeil towards the table and found a seat for the two of you together. "This all makes so much sense" Jungwoo said and Jaehyun nodded "why did it take you this long though?". Taeil shrugged "it was a journey but we're here now, right?" he asked and you smiled at him "right". "What is this exactly?" Yuta asked and everyone paused including you and Taeil because you hadn't discussed that yet.

Taeil looked at you and you looked back at him. Johnny went to change the subject when Taeil spoke "well we haven't decided that yet but I don't think it's too important at the moment". You smiled at him pleased he'd felt comfortable saying that and nodded "we like each other and that's the most important thing". "Damn straight!" Johnny yelled "now eat! You two more than anyone need your strength". You smacked Johnny's arm making him cry out and he pouted "does she treat you roughly like that Taeil?" and then he ran from the room because he correctly guessed you'd attack him.

You caught him in the next room and Johnny caught your hands stopping you from hitting him. "Hey I just wanted to say, I think this is really cool". You paused before nodding "I...yeah it is". "You're happy?" Johnny asked and you nodded. "He's apologised?" Johnny checked and you shot him a look "of course and I told him if he ever treats me like that again I'd destroy him". "That's my Y/n" Johnny smiled and you returned to the dining room together.

Taeil looked up as you entered together almost nervously as if Johnny would've convinced you to dump him but you smiled and Taeil relaxed. "Everything okay?" he asked when you sat next to him and you nodded "everything's fine with me how about you?". "I'm perfect" he smiled "for the first time in a while and I don't intend on letting anything change that anytime soon...including myself". You chuckled "so you don't want me to go away and leave you alone like you said earlier?". "Hell no!" he cried and you laughed. "Good" you smiled "because I'm not going anywhere". Taeil grinned because that sounded like heaven to him...and now he could finally admit that.

[kimbappykidding]

"Our first show!" your leader cried, always the bundle of positivity and confidence. Meanwhile you just nodded, nervous about the performance ahead and other things. Your leader sensed you were all a little nervous so prepared a pep talk. "We're all gonna be great! We've trained for this, our song is great and we can smash it so no reason to be nervous. Let's do it for our fans okay?". "Okay!" you and your members cried. You were a new 8-person girl group and you were the lead dancer. You'd debuted 1 week ago and so far it'd been good. Fans liked your song and your company was pleased with your performance on tv shows but tonight was the big challenge. A live show! No second chances or edits. The good thing is there were a few friendly faces in the audience. Seventeen were sat at their table when the stage was set-up for the next act and Jeonghan read your group name on the background. "Hey it's Y/n's group!" he called and while some members nodded others paused. "Who?" Seungkwan asked. "Y/n, she was a trainee in the early days until...when did she leave again Joshua? They’re good friends". Joshua of course knew this was your group, he'd suspected you’d be here tonight and checked online. He'd seen your debut and liked your song. He watched the music video a fair few times but this was the first time he’d seen you in person for almost 3 years so he was slightly nervous. "She left at the end of 2014" he told Jeonghan. Vernon frowned "how come?". "She got offered the position of lead dancer whereas she was a rapper in the other group. She liked being a rapper but wanted to do more dancing so she made the change". "Did you stay in touch?" Dino asked and after a pregnant pause Scoups changed the subject.

Your group came on and got a warm reception which wasn't surprising. Your song had already done very well for a debut and it wouldn't be surprising if you won some awards tonight. He recognised you right away of course. You looked good. Trouser and big boots, which matched you perfectly and really fed into your cool concept. He knew you wouldn’t approve of being stuffed into a small skirt and was pleased your stylist seemed to know you so well. It was weird you looked so different and at the same time the exact same. You were of course 3 years older than when he last saw you. You'd both been teenagers back then, kids really, but now were older and more mature. You seemed more confident and sure of yourself which Joshua liked. He wondered how else you'd changed. Did he even still know you? but that thought hurt him so he ignored it and watched you perform. Joshua smiled along with the others, unable to resist smiling and then your dance break came up. Joshua paused as you emerged in the centre of the girls and very confidently made your way forwards. You strut to the front of the stage and delivered your choreo perfectly. "That's her?" Seungkwan asked Joshua and he nodded "yeah". "She's really good". Joshua nodded "she is". When your song finished everyone cheered and Joshua saw a huge smile burst onto your face. He smiled despite himself remembering how it felt to have that smile directed at him. His smile dipped slightly and then he felt eyes on him. He caught Scoups watching him and quickly put the smile back into place. You hugged your members before disappearing. Backstage you were all experiencing the adrenaline of a successful performance. You took your seat out with all the idols to watch the rest of the show and Seventeen's interview came on. "Hey Y/n don't you know Seventeen well?" a younger member asked. You nodded "yeah I trained with them". "Who's the one that visited you that one time at the dorms?". You blushed at the memory. It had been the one and only time Joshua came to your dorm. You had no idea boys were not allowed in them or that the girls would react how they did to a boy being alone with you in your room. "Joshua" you said "he's the one in the light blue top". You couldn't see his face from this angle but you knew it was him. Even if you hadn't seen him earlier you'd have known. He looked good. He'd gotten even taller and more muscular. His chest in particular looked very defined and his hair was your favourite black colour. "Woah he's hot!" one of your members commented and you laughed "yeah he never struggled with his looks". "He's American too isn't he?" another asked and you nodded "yeah that's why we got on at first. We'd talk about back home when we were homesick, our hometowns are only a bus ride from each other". "Awww that's sweet, are you still friends?". You paused "erm yeah...we don't talk much but were friends". The leader shot you a sympathetic look and you pretended you didn't see it. At the end of the show all the idols came on stage. As you were new you were right at the back which of course you didn't mind. Honestly you were just happy to be there. You were so excited you didn't even realise Joshua's group was walking past you until Scoups and Jeonghan waved to you as they passed. You grinned waving back and they disappeared to the front. As everyone was walking off stage Joshua led the way for his group but Jeonghan went a different way and others followed. Joshua had seen Scoups and Jeonghan wave to you and figured they were going to see you. He craned his neck from the front, trying to see but couldn't spot you. Finally the rest of his members appeared all smiling so he knew something had happened. "Where were you guys?" he asked and Jeonghan shrugged "just saying hi to Y/n". "She remembered me" The8 smiled and Jeonghan laughed "of course she did! Y/n was so nice, she knew everyone's names". "Have you spoken to her yet?" Mingyu asked and Joshua shook his head "no I didn't see her but I'll text her later or something". "Why don't we just wait around for her?" Seungkwan asked "she's so friendly!". Joshua began to panic but leader to the rescue "no we've got our car waiting so let's go" Scoups said herding them to the door. Joshua shot him a thankful look and rushed out. Later when they were alone Scoups began checking if Joshua was okay. "So how was it?" Scoups asked. Joshua was going to pretend he didn't know what he meant but he gave up midway through forming a sentence. "Just weird" he shrugged "I feel so distant from her but at the same time she's the same Y/n". Scoups nodded smiling sadly "she hasn't changed. She was so sweet to everyone and I think she made The8's night. She's apparently been learning Mandarin and so she spoke to him in it. He was very impressed". Joshua chuckled "she always did know how to make people feel special". Scoups paused "are you going to text her?". Joshua shrugged "I don't know if it's a good idea...plus part of me is terrified to. Not that she'll be rude or reject me...Y/n's not like that, but that it might be awkward. We haven't spoken since...and I've never had to deal with the aftermath. I haven't had to acknowledge that we're not as close or natural around one another. I don't know if I'm ready for that". Scoups nodded "it's okay. You don't have to do anything you don’t feel comfortable with". Joshua nodded "thanks...now I'm going to go take a warm shower and go to bed". Joshua decided not to text you but he turned the notifications on for your group on Twitter and was surprised to see some people make the connection between your two groups. On one variety show a few days later other idols came up and one of your members mentioned how nice Seventeen had been, coming up to you after an award show. The interviewers nodded "ahh yes that fan interaction went viral. Y/n you know them right?" the host asked bringing up a photo of Jeonghan chatting to you. "Yes I grew up with them so even though I haven't seen them in years it felt like I'd never left...leaving the company was so hard because of them" you admitted "but I've got my lovely members and fans now" you said grinning taking your members hands. Later in the show you had to dance to other group's choreography to win points. A Seventeen song came on and you were pushed to the front at the host's requests. This was one of the few times you really didn't want to dance. This was your favourite Seventeen song or had been. Now it just reminded you of Joshua and so you'd stopped listening to it. However you had a bad habit of doing what other people wanted you to do over your own wants and so you dutifully danced. The interview wrapped up soon after and you were dismissed. Your leader took your hand and told you to breathe. "Are you okay?" she whispered when you were in the dressing room. "Why what's wrong?" another member asked and the leader shook her head "nothing just give us a sec yeah?". The girl nodded and the leader looked at you. "I'm fine" you told her "it's just...I haven't heard that song since I left. I always avoided it because it reminded me of him". She nodded and hugged you. "I'll get you some water and open a window. Sit as long as you want" and she rushed off to get your things. You were so grateful for your members but you couldn't get that song out of your mind. The next week you were at another show and it was the last of your promotion circuit. You were ecstatic to hear an interviewer had dropped out last minute and you got to take their place...but didn't know the details. When your leader found out she was very nervous. "Now you don't have to do it. Say the word and I'll get it dropped" she started and your heart began to speed up. "What is it?". "So they just released the co-hosts and yours is...Scoups". You immediately let out your breath and relaxed. You thought she was going to say Joshua. "It's just Scoups? I can do that easily! I love Scoups". Your member smiled "really? Great! They were hoping for an enthusiastic response like that".

You headed for the place where you’d be interviewing groups and saw Scoups stood waiting there. He spotted you and he grinned "trouble’s back". "Hey I was always the best behaved....when I was compared to Jun or Hoshi". Scoups laughed "it's really good to see you! When they told me it was you I was super happy". "Me too" you smiled "but honestly I'm just so excited to get the chance to do this! I never thought we'd be this lucky". "It's not luck it's talent. You all deserve it you've clearly worked so hard". You smiled "thanks coming from you that means a lot". Scoups smiled and then the cameraman told you it was starting. So far you'd had lots of fun. You and Scoups were natural around one another and kept making each other laugh. You did your group interview of Mamamoo and Oneus which went really well. You were just about to praise yourself for getting through the evening when disaster struck. The other host who would've been interviewing later was sick. You knew she'd not been well recently so were worried about her. When they asked if you could take your place you said yes. "Great! You'll be interviewing Seventeen". You froze "what?". Scoups who was with you stopped and stared too. "Seventeen, the group" the staff said confused. You paused "i...i don't know if i can". The staff frowned "but you just said...". "I know but I..." you paused lost and Scoups stepped forwards "how about if I do it?". "No we need a girl too". "Well what if I did it with Y/n?" he asked "can we do it as a pair? It will be fun me interviewing my own members and the fans will love it". The staff shrugged "sure whatever". Scoups turned to you "hey, don't worry I've got this". Trusting him you nodded and got ready to see Joshua again up close for the first time in years. Meanwhile your members were wondering where you were. You'd finished your last interview a while ago but still weren't back. Your leader was just going to send the staff to ask about you when the maknae spotted you. "Is that Y/n!" she yelled pointing at the tv screen.  Your leader went to shake her head when she saw it was you. Stood less than a meter away from Joshua. "Woah she totally matched their outfits!" one of your members cried as you somehow blended in with Seventeen perfectly. "Yeah she looks good with them" another nodded. "Aww this will be nice cus she's friends with them". "Yeah..." the leader said laughing nervously. "Hey isn't that the one who Y/n was close to? The boy who came to our dorm?" one of the maknaes asked. "Yeah so?". "Look how he's watching Y/n!". The members paused and then exploded. "He's totally checking her out!". You and Scoups had a body rolling move thing and when you did it Joshua did indeed do a quick sweep of your body with his eyes. "Were they like...together?" someone asked and everyone looked to the leader. She shrugged "I don't know it's Y/n's business" but they knew that meant yes and exploded.   It actually wasn't as bad as you thought! Scoups took the lead and the members were so nice to you. It helped that Jeonghan and The8 were right in the front. Joshua was to the left behind you so you couldn't really see him which worked for you. When it finished you were wondering if to rush off but paused. Scoups thanked you for doing this with him and Jeonghan appeared telling you you'd done an amazing job. You went to reply when they both looked behind you and you turned to see Joshua standing there. Through the whole thing Joshua's eyes had been glued to you. Every thought he’d had during the entire interview was about you. He was debating if he should speak to you. He wanted to but he was slightly worried. Then he got annoyed at himself for being such a coward so he hyped himself up. When the camera cut he realised you could just disappear but you didn't. Scoups started talking to you and then Jeonghan. He wasn't going to squander his chance again so he stepped forwards before he could lose his nerve. He made his way to you and heard you laugh at something Jeonghan said. His two members looked at him and slowly you turned too. You locked eyes with him and Joshua felt his nerves explode. He knew right then that he still wasn't over you. You looked at Joshua in the eye for the first time in 3 years and felt safe like you always did. He was smiling and despite everything it made you smile. "Hey, great job!" he told you "on the interviewing...and the debut and well everything!". You smiled back. His eyes were doing that really happy smile and you'd always loved it. "Thank you so much! It's honestly been such a whirlwind I can't believe how well it's gone". "Well believe it because you deserve it! We've been playing your song non-stop" Joshua said and the others nodded "literally all the time " Seungkwan nodded. You blushed "aww thank you! I'm so glad you like it and it's so great to see you all again" you said looking at Joshua. Joshua nodded "it's really great to see you again too...hopefully it'll be more often". You paused slightly taken aback by Joshua's comment but also by how it made you feel. You smiled and nodded "yeah i'd like that". Staff suddenly appeared, ushering you off the set and you all began to make your way to the exit. On the way out Joshua chatted to you and it felt like no time had passed. When you had to go different ways he waved to you "bye Y/n, have a nice evening". "You too" you smiled and walked away. The second you were out of earshot Joshua's members pounded. "What was that?" Dino cried and Joshua pauses "what?". "You and Y/n" Seungkwan said wiggling his eyebrow. "You never told us you were a thing!" Vernon cried and all the members began to laugh. "We're not" Joshua said the older members rolled their eyes. "Bullshit! The two of you were always flirting!" Woozi cried “not to mention you were always sneaking off together” Hoshi added. Joshua blushed and the members all made a lot of noise. "This is great she's so nice you have to ask her out!" Dk cried. Joshua shook his head "she's just debuted and we haven't spoken for so long...". "Excuses excuses" The8 called and Joshua smiled. He knew Scoups was watching him carefully but he was genuinely happy. Five minutes with you had done that to him. You had a similar experience. You could feel the excitement in your dressing room the second you stepped inside. Your members tried to hide it but the maknae broke. "Y/n your friend was checking you out" she cried. You paused "who?". "Joshua" one smiled at you and you shook your head "he wasn't!". "Yes he was, look!" and they placed a phone in front of you. You watched as Joshua did indeed check you out and they all erupted. "Y/n the two of you would make such a hot couple!" and they all rushed to agree. "Yes! Plus you already have a thing and you're both American...it has to happen". You blushed, shaking your head "we're just friends okay?". "For now" they teased" and you rolled your eyes but couldn't stop smiling. "So tonight went well" Scoups said when they were back home. It was just him, Jeonghan and Joshua so he figured it was safe. Jeonghan looked at Joshua at those words but he didn’t need to be worried.. Joshua nodded "yeah it did..." and he couldn't help a smile "she's just like she always was". Jeonghan nodded smiling "yep same old Y/n". Joshua looked at their expressions and sighed "I realised tonight I still have those feelings for her...and I know you're going to say I should leave it alone and not get involved but I want to speak to her again. I want to be around her because I care about her...even after all this time that hasn't dimmed". Scoups smiled "I wasn't going to tell you to stay away from her". "You weren't?" he asked. Scoups shook his head "watching the two of you together it was just like old times and I forgot how nice it was. The way you both light up around each other...get back in contact with her Joshua". "Yeah?" he asked and Jeonghan smiled "yes! We're not saying jump into dating but text her for christ's sake". Joshua laughed "okay okay I'm going" and rushed away. You were just getting ready for bed when you saw your phone light blink. You clicked it on and jumped to see an old but familiar name. "Hey it was really great seeing you again, I forgot how much fun it was. I'd love to catch up sometime if you're up for it? Joshua". You smiled before you could stop yourself. You re-read the text several times before texting back. "Hi, I enjoyed it too. I forgot how nice it is not being the only Korean American in the room. I'd love to meet up how's next week?" and you buried your face in your pillow. Joshua was back in your life and despite your past and the rational part of your brain telling you to be careful...you couldn’t help but smile. 

This is a two part series and part two is available here. 

Also, I know Joshua joined later compared to the other members but just pretend he joined early in the process okay? Thank you! 

[kimbappykidding]

Imagine thinking Vernon hates you because he never talks to you but it's actually because he likes you and loses the ability to speak around you

You were known for being pretty loud and outgoing. Your role in your group was the confident performer and you always brought it on any stage or variety show. You'd met Vernon several times through Dino. The two of you were friends from the same home town. You even knew each pre-debut and somehow made it into the same company. So you saw one another a lot and through Dino, the Seventeen members. You loved all of Dino's hyungs but found Vernon the most surprising. Dino warned you Vernon, The8, Wonwoo, Woozi and Jun could take a little while to feel comfortable around people but the others had all been nice and made the effort with you. You'd made the effort with them back and now had their friendship. The8 would chat to you happily, Wonwoo would would play games with you, Woozi showed you how to make music and Jun...well it took about a week before Jun revealed his crackhead self to you which you took to be a token of his friendship. But Vernon was the only one you hadn't made any progress with. He was the only one where, if left alone it was awkward which was hard considering how talkative you were. Which was another thing that confused you. You had a similar personality to Seungkwan, Vernon's best friend, so you didn't get why this part of yourself was such a problem. You'd never mentioned it to Dino because you were sensitive about people not liking you. You knew it was a fact of life but were still insecure about it so you pretended everything was fine and that there wasn't this cold wall between the two of you.

Vernon experienced things a little differently. When he first saw you he found you attractive which was odd because he never really noticed those things about people on the first meeting. It usually took a while for him to feel attraction to people but with you, he'd noticed it instantly. That made him nervous and so he became awkward around you. He figured the best thing to do was just remain quiet around you. He noticed you trying to make an effort with him but you were too quick. Every time he'd finally thought of an appropriate response you'd have moved on to someone else. You found socialising so much easier than him and the two of you were just so different! The more he thought about how incompatible you both were the more he tried to hide his crush but it didn't stop it from growing. He liked your personality despite how different it was from his own. So much so he was now scared if he ever opened his mouth around you it'd all spill out. So he just pretended like he didn't even notice when you walked into a room when in reality you caught his attention immediately.

Vernon wasn't the most focused person, his mind had a habit of wandering and when you were there it got even worse. You'd come over for a movie night and Vernon's head was filled with a million questions as everyone debated what film to watch. Had your hair grown since last time? Or maybe it was extensions. Did you wear extensions? He wondered how you got your hair so shiny and if it was as soft as it looked when he realised people were talking to him. "Vernon" Seungkwan called snapping Vernon back into the room. "what?" he asked and Seungkwan laughed "what is wrong with you lately? You've always got your head in the clouds". Hoshi and Dino both laughed awkwardly and you were smiling. "Sorry...I'm just tired. What happened?". "Y/n just asked you a question". "She did? Ow what was it?" he asked turning to you but you shook your head "it doesn't matter". You smiled but Vernon noted the cold tone in your voice and hoped he hadn't upset you. Not wanting to do anything else wrong he stayed quiet the rest of the night and tried not to look in your direction. You stayed over as the movie finished late and crashed in Dino's room like normal. However you were unusually quiet and Dino knew something was wrong. "Y/n are you okay?" Dino asked. Never one to hide your feelings you shook your head "why does Vernon hate me?". "Awww come on he just didn't hear you". "No it wasn't just today! Every time I'm around Vernon checks out. He never takes up my offers to meet up, even when I check his availability with Seungkwan beforehand! The number of times I've tried to draw him into conversations just to get a nod or one-word answer. Whenever I greet him and ask how he is I just get a "good" and he never asks "how are you?" back. He just clearly cannot be bothered with me, I don't even think it's a dislike because that would imply he cares enough to develop emotions about me! He just has utter contempt for me and I have no idea why!" you cried. Dino placed his hands on your shoulders "hey breathe okay... it's okay". "But is not" you sighed and sobbed. Seungkwan and Vernon were in the room next door and while they hadn't heard a word of what you'd said they did hear raised voices and then crying. "Should you check on them?" Vernon asked and Seungkwan sighed but went to go see if you were okay. Vernon carried on as normal and had a shower before going downstairs to get a snack. Dino was there and Vernon remembered you immediately. "Hey is Y/n okay?" Vernon asked. Dino glanced at him before looking down "yeah she's fine". "Well that was convincing" Vernon tried to joke but Dino wasn't in the mood. "Well what do you want me to say Vernon? It's not like you care about her". Vernon was very shocked by Dino's anger and had no idea where this was coming from. "Who says that I don't care about her?" he asked. Dino rolled his eyes "please! She called your name three times earlier but you didn't even bother to respond. You know I never said you had to be best friends with her but I did think you'd be polite to her. That you'd try and make her feel welcome. I didn't think you'd be the one to be rude to her and make her feel like crap". Vernon froze "I never meant to! Is she okay? Should I apologise?". "No I think you'll only make things worse" Dino replied "I've lost my appetite" and he walked away leaving his food untouched. Vernon was beside himself but he has absolutely no idea what to do.  So he did what he always did in these situations...he consulted Boo Seungkwan. "See Y/n thinks I hate her" Vernon started and then paused waiting for a reaction. Seungkwan just stared at him "and?" he asked unsure why Vernon had stopped. Vernon paused "well that's bad!". "Because she knows?" Seungkwan asked and Vernon shook his head "because I don't hate her!". Seungkwan narrowed his eyes "really? Because you never listen when she's talking, you avoid her whenever she's around and you seem pained if she so much as sits at the same table as you". Vernon groaned "none of that is because I hate her! It's the opposite!". Seungkwan laughed before he saw Vernon's expression "wait you...". "I like her!" Vernon cried "and apparently I have the very worst way of showing it". Seungkwan nodded "yeah you were giving hard the opposite direction...erm okay. So why haven't you been talking to her if you like her or even just giving her your attention?". "I've tried but I freeze around her! Anytime she talks to me my mind goes blank and when she's around I'm too busy thinking about her that I miss her actually speaking to me. Like earlier today, I'm fairly sure I was wondering what colour I'd call her hair when she was talking to me". Seungkwan raised an eyebrow "wow okay we've got a lot of work to do!". Seungkwan decided the best thing to do with a newbie socialiser like Vernon was to ease him into it gently. So the first task was greetings. You'd been avoiding the Seventeen house after your last visit but Dino soon caught onto that and pretty much forced you to come over. You knocked on the door hoping Vernon would be out, when who opened the door but Vernon himself. You were prepared for a blank stare and nod but he actually looked at you and nodded "hey Y/n. Dino's up in his room". He'd never greeted you before and you weren't sure if he'd ever said your name. "He is?" you asked unsure of everything and Vernon nodded "yeah, would you like to come in?". You realised you were still standing on the doorstep in shock. "Thanks" you nodded and stepped inside. Vernon actually closed the door behind you and nodded "bye Y/n" before walking back into the kitchen. You stood there for a few seconds in shock before going to find Dino. Seungkwan had been watching the whole thing from the kitchen and cheered the second you went upstairs. "That was perfect Vernon and inviting her in was a wonderful piece of adlib". "Well she wasn't moving and I wasn't sure what to do but knew I should say something, so I went for it" he said proudly. Seungkwan nodded "excellent, now practice that and then it's time for phase 2. Casual engagement. You started feeling welcome once again in the Seventeen house. You weren't sure if Dino had said something but now Vernon said hello or goodbye every time he saw you. He looked you in the eye when he said it and even smiled. You were overjoyed at something so simple and so when Dino invited you to pizza night you agreed. All the guys were there when you arrived and they called out greetings to you, Vernon included. You ended up sat a few places down from him and when you joined in a conversation he was having with Mingyu he didn't check out. Mingyu was arguing that this restaurant downtown did the best chicken but Vernon said it was this one around the corner. "The one downtown is cheaper but the one up here is so much better" you said and Vernon smiled "see! Y/n gets it". Just something as small as him acknowledging your opinion made you smile. "But I will admit the one downtown has more tables making it easier to get into" you relented and Vernon nodded "I respect that" making you grin even more. Vernon kept being nice all night and you noticed. "Has something happened to Vernon?" you asked Dino when Vernon had stepped away. He frowned "no, why?". "He just seems so much happier and talkative". Dino shrugged "he's usually like this all the time when we're all together...he must just feel comfortable around you". That made you beam with pride and Dino smiled to see how happy that made you. After you left Dino went into the kitchen for some water and bumped into Vernon. Vernon nodded to him and they chatted for a while before Dino said what was on his mind. "I don't know what happened or if anything I said got through but thanks" Dino said "Y/n really appreciates the effort you're making and I appreciate it too". Vernon shrugged "you were right I wasn't making her feel welcome. I'm glad she noticed the change. She's always welcome here of course and I like her". Dino smiled "I'm so telling her that!" and rushed away so quickly he missed the blush on Vernon's face. Phase three was purposeful engagement. This involved Vernon actually initiating a conversation with you and asking you a question. It was definitely the most difficult stage and he was pretty nervous. Luckily it was taking place at a party and parties always made him nervous so it didn't change much in that respect. When you arrived Vernon immediately felt a little flustered because you looked so good but Seungkwan told him to be strong. So Vernon got a seat next to you at the table and kept his eye open for opportunities. Vernon had purposefully waited for you to finish your drink for the past 30 minutes and finally when you drank the last few drops he downed his. "I'm going to get a new drink, would anyone like one?" he asked and looked at you. He saw you glance at your now empty glass but you didn't say anything. "Y/n?" he asked and you blinked looking up at him. A smile came onto your face and you nodded "I'd love one but are you sure you don't mind?". Vernon smiled back "of course not" and took your glass. You watched him go and got a tingly feeling in your stomach. When Vernon returned he gave you the drink and you thanked him. Conversations carried on around you and you laughed at an argument Seungkwan and Hoshi were having when Vernon caught your eye. "So Y/n how's swimming been?" Vernon asked. You paused "what?". Vernon immediately panicked thinking he'd gotten it wrong. "You joined a new swimming team right? I thought you mentioned it last week". You nodded "I...yeah I did, it's been good thanks. Well okay I guess, there was some drama". "What happened?" Vernon asked and you weren't sure if he was messing with you. "You don't want me to bore you with it..." you said but Vernon shook his head "no I'd love to know. I was never sporty enough to join a club so I want to know all the drama. Every last piece of it". You smiled and told him all about it. By the time you finished your story the party was well and truly in the swing of things and you and Vernon were the only two people still sitting at the table. All the others had wandered off or congregated elsewhere. So when Vernon asked if you wanted another drink you went with him. You manoeuvred your way to the kitchen and laughed at Vernon's grimace when a guy nearly bumped into him with a full drink. Finally you got to the kitchen and Vernon passed you a drink. You headed back to the table chatting about the party when you saw what had happened. "And our seats are gone..." Vernon commented and you laughed "typical". Vernon didn't seem like he wanted to rush off and as you suddenly got a waft of fresh air an idea came to you "wanna head outside? It's getting really crowded in here". Vernon nodded "sure" and followed you out of the sea of people. Some of the other members were outside and they spotted you immediately. You and Vernon pulled up chairs near them so you could hear the conversation but also slightly apart. You laughed along with the group as Dk began teasing Joshua and Vernon told you they were always like this. You smiled at how comfortable he was around you and took a breath. "I just wanted to say thanks" and Vernon smiled feeling the buzz of the alcohol "for what?". "For not hating me anymore!" you laughed and Vernon shook his head "I never hated you Y/n" but you just smiled sadly. "It's okay Vernon, I know I'm not everyone's cup of tea. I'm loud, dramatic and emotional which is literally the worst combination I can think of...but I promise I'm working on it and it means a lot that you've given me a chance". Vernon shook his head "I don't think any of those things about you. I like how fun and extroverted you are". You shook your head not believing him and it suddenly became very important for Vernon to convince you he was telling the truth. "It's true! You're so friendly and kind to everyone it's really admirable. I wish I could be more like that and I think it's one of the best qualities a person can have. I never disliked you and actually really admire you". You frowned "but if all of that is true...why did you never talk to me?". You looked so vulnerable and curious Vernon didn't even hesitate. "Because I like you Y/n and have this whole time". "Like me as in..." you started and Vernon nodded "as in I think you're amazing Y/n. You're so smart and funny at the same time, the way your brain works so quickly always impresses me. Not to mention how you're also so beautiful, half the time you thought I was ignoring you I was probably just processing how good you looked that day. I'm introverted but I admire your extroversion and how brave you are. You're fearless Y/n and I could truly never hate you" Vernon finished. You blinked and for once were lost for words. "I...had no idea and I don't know what to say". Vernon shook his head "you don't have to say anything". He knew he should probably be feeling nervous he just confessed to you but he didn't. He just looked around the garden gently tapping his glass, enjoying the night sky. "So...you like me?" you asked eventually and Vernon "yes". "So do you plan to do anything about it?" you asked. What you meant was, did Vernon want to date you, what Vernon heard was "are you going to kiss me". So he leaned in and although you were surprised there was no way you were going to turn this down, so you kissed him. You'd forgotten the group of friends sat a few meters away but they didn't forget you. "Vernon? Y/n?" Seungkwan gasped unable to stop himself. You both broke apart blushing as everyone looked over and their jaws dropped. "Woah you just skipped like 3 stages and went straight to stage 8, become intimate" Seungkwan carried on. "Stage what?" you asked and Vernon blushed "Seungkwan was coaching me to talk to you". You smiled "really? That's so sweet" and hugged him. The boys found it so adorable and funny how Vernon went bright red but he melted into your embrace. He wrapped his arms around you and hid his face in your hair. When the boys had teased him enough you took his arm and led him away from the group. Vernon was still blushing but he had a huge smile on his face. You smiled "so that kiss was nice". "Yeah it was" Vernon said chuckling. "Would you maybe like to do it again on a date?". Vernon nodded "absolutely! We can go right now if you want". You chuckled "why don't we enjoy the rest of the party and save that for another day? There's no rush". Vernon nodded "of course of course" and you led him back to the group. They all smirked and teased you again but neither of you really cared. You sat together arms around one another and just enjoyed the night. Boo Seungkwan's 8-stage plan was very effective.

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How Seventeen react when they like the outfit you’re wearing

Scoups - Can’t stop looking/touching you

Scoups was pretty physically affectionate anyway in your relationship. He always liked to have some form of contact with you whether that was a hand on your shoulder or an arm around your waist but tonight he was being especially close and touchy. You smiled as Scoups ran his hand down your waist for what felt like the millionth time. You grabbed his hand and leaned closer to him "are you trying to torture me or something?". Scoups paused "what? Why?". "You keep tickling my waist". Scoups blushed "ow that...no I just erm really like your dress. It feels amazing and you just look so good in it". You grinned "so that's why you haven't let go of me all night?". Scoups nodded "sorry. Was I being too full on?". You shook your head "no at all I like it, especially now I know why you're doing it". Scoups smiled "then I guess I'll keep torturing you" and you smiled "fine by me as long as you make up for it later". "Promise" he nodded and when Scoups made a promise he always kept it.

Jeonghan - Knows you did it on purpose

Your relationship with Jeonghan was quite playful and he loved nothing more than to tease you...but when the shoe was on the other foot that's when he'd lose it. Your group had recently had a comeback and so were performing on stage tonight. Jeonghan was aware of that, what he didn't know was how hot your outfit was. When the song started and the lights came on Jeonghwan was clapping along with the audience when he spotted you. You were in a gorgeous light purple outfit that made your skin tone look so deep and beautiful. Your long hair hung down your back and you looked like you knew exactly how good your outfit was based on the smug smile on your face. Jeonghan took in a deep breath and Scoups next to him glanced at him "you okay?". He nodded eyes still glued to you "yeah just Y/n never told me what she was wearing tonight". Scoups smirked now recognising the look on Jeonghan's face. His eyes never left you and the 5 minutes you were performing felt like torture. He kept beating his hand against the inside of his leg and could barely sit still. "Calm down you can see her after the show" Scoups whispered and Jeonghan shook his head "I can't though. She leaves right after this to fly to Japan for her tour. She's totally done this on purpose". As if in confirmation you located Jeonghan in the crowd and smiled. "She thinks I'll forget by the time she comes back but she's wrong. So wrong" Jeonghan said. There was no way he was ever forgetting this performance and he'd be waiting for you after the tour to prove it.

Joshua - Suddenly gets a lot more affectionate

Joshua wasn't too clingy in public or at events. He was always focused in work settings and nothing could make him lose his composure...that's why you were surprised when he wrapped his arms around you from behind and rested his head next to yours. "Having a good night?" he asked kissing your cheek. You giggled as it tickled and nodded "yes I am thank you. Are you?". "Yes" he told you "you look absolutely stunning by the way". "Ahhh so that's why you're more handsy" you said breaking out of his embrace to see his guilty face. Joshua blushed but didn't deny it "I couldn't help myself you just look so good...sorry I'm just gawking" finally tearing his eyes away from you. You let him sweat for a few seconds before smiling. You gently lifted his chin back down and stroked his cheek "you're the only person allowed to stare at me plus I find the way you're looking at me very hot". Joshua's eyes widened slightly before he got a darker look in his eye and smirked "really huh?". You nodded "yeah but you already know I find your eyes sexy". Joshua nodded "i did but I still love hearing you say it" and his hand curled around your waist again. You played with his tie acting as if you were fixing it "what time does the thing finish again?". "12 but I bet I can slip out whenever". You nodded and flattened his tie "we'll have to stay for a while but when the moment comes we're out of here. Wait for my signal" and without another word you walked away. Joshua watched you go and sighed. He could already tell his night was going to be long but atleast he had something excellent on the other side of it.

Jun - Stares at you

You and your boyfriend Jun were out for a meal to celebrate your recent success at work but he seemed off. He couldn't concentrate and kept staring at you without hearing a word. You let it happen a few times but when it got too ridiculous you raised it. "I'm sorry what?" Jun asked not hearing what you'd said and you groaned. "Jun!" you cried "that's the third time in an hour I've asked you a question and you've not been listening! Am I keeping you from something? Is there somewhere else you'd really rather be?". Jun shook his head "no not at all just I...keep getting distracted". "What by?" you asked "is work bothering you?". "No you are...not bothering me but you are distracting me! Because you look really great in that outfit and I'm not sure if I've ever seen you in a style like this but it really really suits you". "Really?" you asked but the look in Jun's eye told you he was being truthful. "Wow I had no idea...I'll have to wear it more often. Or not if it makes you speechless". Jun laughed "don't worry I'll work on it I promise". You smiled "Okay then, so if I promise will you promise to stop gawking at me and actually be present?". Jun nodded "I promise!" and shot you a smile "now tell me how your day was".  

Hoshi - Hype man #1

If you wear an outfit Hoshi likes everyone is hearing about it. You're his favourite person in the world so he makes it his mission to make you feel special. The minute you saw Hoshi's eyes fall on you, you knew it was going to be one of those days. He grinned and started jumping up and down as you made your way down the street towards him. You tried to tell him to tone it down but Hoshi just grinned and cheered rushing towards you. "My girlfriend looks amazing!" he cried loudly and picked you up swinging you around. "Hoshi stop it!" you cried blushing but he shook his head "no way, you do not get to look this good and have nobody say anything about it!". "But people are staring..." you said nervously. "Because they're admiring you too! Look, excuse me miss. What do you think of my girlfriend's outfit"? Hoshi called and you nearly died as he approached two girls. "See I think my girlfriend is the most beautiful person in the world but she says I'm exaggerating" he smiled. The girls laughed at how in love Hoshi clearly was and smiled taking in your outfit. "He's right you look really pretty" one girl said and the other nodded "yeah you look amazing!". "See!" Hoshi cried snaking an arm around your waist "thank you ladies have a great night" and he tugged you with him towards the restaurant. "Do you believe me now?" he asked. "If I say yes will you promise to not ask any more strangers?". Hoshi nodded "I promise". "Okay then yes" you said blushing but you meant it. Hoshi always made you feel like the most beautiful person in the world and you felt like the luckiest girl in the world to have a boyfriend like him.

Wonwoo - His eyes never leave you

Wonwoo knew you'd be at the award show tonight but he had no idea what you'd be wearing and he reminded himself to give your stylist a huge tip this Christmas. As a taller idol you were often put in ill-fitting clothes or weren't utilised properly but that hadn't happened tonight. Your outfit perfectly accentuated your lovely long limbs and he could tell how comfortable you were which made him happy. You were sat with your members in his eye line and when Wonwoo saw you he sat up straighter his eyes widening. Joshua who was beside him noticed and smirked at Wonwoo's expression. Even when the host began to speak Wonwoo was fixed on you and Joshua pointed this out to the other members. "Something caught your eye over there Wonwoo?' Joshua asked but he didn't even look at him "no why?". "Because you're staring at Y/n like you've never seen her before". Wonwoo shrugged "I haven't seen her since yesterday" as if that was the same thing. He only looked back down when the cameras started filming the audience. Even then his mind was on you and he sneakily pulled out his phone and sent you a text telling you how beautiful you looked. He snook a glance over at you and saw your smile when you read the message. You met his eye and shot him a warm thank you with your eyes. Wonwoo felt his heart flutter and heard his members around him smirk at his reaction but he didn't care. As far as he was concerned the only person in this whole stadium was you and him.

Woozi - Gets really bashful at the realisation he's dating you

The crowd cheered as your group appeared on stage and he saw many people taking photos of you with their phones. A lot of attention was on you as you'd been away for a while on a mental health break and many idols were whispering about how good you looked. Woozi couldn't be prouder of how healthy you looked and you looked like the most beautiful person in the world to him. "Wow Y/n looks great" The8 commented and Woozi nodded "she does, doesn't she". He watched you joke along with your members and then give your thank you speech. You told the fans you loved them but made eye contact with Woozi and he went bright red. He was grateful every single day he was dating you knew you were beautiful inside and out. The fans cheered as you ended the speech and Woozi stood up with many people in the room to applaud you. You waved at them all beaming and Woozi grinned seeing you so happy. "That's my girl" he muttered to himself and clapped even louder.

Dk - Hype man #2

One of the things you loved the most about Dk was he was always genuine. He never complimented you for the sake of it and you could tell he meant every word. So when Dk told you for the fifth time in an hour that you looked beautiful you just smiled "thanks but so do you. You're very handsome in that suit". Dk blushed and shook his head "this is nothing compared to you. Honestly I think you take my breath away every time I see you". "I do not" you laughed and he shook his head "you do! The members have started calling it the Y/n effect because every time you enter a room I stop working for 5 seconds". You paused "really? Dk that's so sweet". He shrugged "I can't control it, I just think you're the most beautiful woman in the world". "In the whole world?" you asked "out of all the models and actresses in the world you pick me?". Dk nodded his face deadly serious "of course". "I won't be mad if you say you prefer Gigi Hadid or someone, it's literally her job to be beautiful". "Well then it's a crime you're not being paid for how stunning you are too" Dk replied "I'd always pick you Y/n because a single pretty face can't even compare to your beauty. Inside and out". You blushed at Dk's sincerity and he paused "sorry was I coming on too strong?". You shook your head "no not at all just...I'm really glad I met you". Dk smiled "I'm really glad I met you too" blushing slightly and his shyness was too much. You kissed him softly and Dk melted into you.

Mingyu - Has that smug smile on his face

You were performing your latest song and Mingyu thought you looked absolutely stunning. This concept suited you excellently and he couldn't even hide how much he loved it. "Why does your face look like that?" Woozi asked and Mingyu paused "huh?". "Your face you look like you farted and got away with it" Dk explained and the others rolled their eyes that a fart was Dk's go-to. "I have no idea what you mean" Mingyu shrugged but they all noticed that the second he looked up and saw you it was back. Scoups nodded "ahhh I get it, he's smug because his girlfriend looks like a goddess up there". Mingyu blushed "no I'm not" making all the members laugh. "You are!" Jeonghan cried "your smiling like that because you like Y/n's outfit don't you?". Mingyu shrugged "I mean she looks amazing! Who would date her and not be ecstatic?". The members all chuckled and The8 smirked "wait do you want us to agree with you? Isn't that a bit weird". Mingyu smiled "well see that's the best part, all of you and this whole stadium can be admiring her and notice how great she looks but out of all those people who's the one who gets to go home with her after this?". The others all laughed nodding along "I mean he's got a point" Dino admitted and Mingyu nodded "yep, so I just get to sit back and wait until home time". He checked his watch and then looked back up at you "only 3 more hours to go! I can't wait".

The8 - Silently appreciates everything you're wearing

You and The8 had a fight. It wasn't anything serious just you were both being stubborn and refused to appease the other person. So you figured this would be an excellent way to tease him. Of course The8 loved fashion and he'd picked you out enough pieces for you to understand what he liked on you. So you'd chosen your outfit very carefully and made sure to come late so he'd have to stare at you. You made your entrance, your hair curled just as he liked it and wore your big smile as he loved. You walked straight past him with your friends and didn't even glance in his direction. It didn't take long for your plan to come into effect. When you went to grab a drink not 10 minutes later you were joined by your boyfriend. "I know what you're doing" he said quietly and you smiled "I'm sorry I have no idea what you mean". The8 rolled his eyes "you think by wearing something like that you'll make me crumple but you won't. I'm stronger than that Y/n". "Are you?" you asked turning to face him "because the way you're looking at me says otherwise. Your pupils are huge and your lips are slightly parted like when you're trying to act unimpressed. I know you The8 and I know you like this on me...so just admit you were wrong and you can see it up close". The8 was tempted and he had a good look at you before he sighed and shot you a sweet smile "nope because I was right and I won't lie even if you are hot". You shrugged "be that way. You know where to find me when you come to your senses" and you walked away leaving The8 very frustrated.

Seungkwan - Hype man #3

You had chosen your outfit carefully this morning aware you were meeting Seungkwan after work, but you'd had 8 hours of gruelling shoots, choreo and recording so were no longer feeling as confident or fresh in the outfit. Seungkwan did not agree. The second he saw you walking down the street towards him he smiled and started snapping photos. "What are you doing?" you asked laughing and he shrugged "documenting how beautiful you look, I can't believe I'm dating a model". "I'm not a model!" you protested and Seungkwan laughed "well you should be! You're the most beautiful person I've ever seen, stand by that tree so I can take a photo. The lighting is nice". You indulged your boyfriend and smiled for the camera as he took several of you before he was content. As you were walking away hand in hand you asked to borrow Seungkwan's phone and paused in surprise. "I'm already your lock screen?" you asked spotting yourself in today's outfit and Seungkwan nodded "of course! I set it as soon as I took the photo". You laughed blushing "you're so kind to me" and Seungkwan shook his head "not at all. You're my girlfriend and that means you deserve to be treated well and have me point out each and every way you're amazing" he smiled. "Wow I love you" you replied and kissed him softly. Seungkwan melted into you and after the kiss he pressed a quick one to your nose "I love you too, now let's get out of this cold".

Vernon - Gets nervous so stays away from you

Vernon had invited you to come to see one of his concerts. He thought it'd be a nice comfort having you there cheering him on but when he saw you his heart sped up. You looked good....really good and now all his lines and the choreo had gone straight out of his mind. He quickly ducked out of the room and figured if he was going to get through this concert up he'd have to avoid you. That worked pretty well until the interval where you found him. "Hey" you said hugging him and Vernon froze. "Hey" he smiled hugging you back and you laughed "I didn't see you earlier, the guys said you snook out when I got here. Have you been avoiding me?". You were joking but Vernon's reaction made you pause. "Of course not!" he cried "I just didn't see you". You nodded "okay. The performance was really good! You look amazing!". You carried on telling Vernon how good he was but could tell he wasn't listening. He wasn't even looking you in the eye, he was just staring at the ground.   "Vernon why won't you look at me?" you asked him and Vernon glanced at you "what? I am looking at you". "No you're not, even just then it was less than 5 seconds". Vernon looked down unsure what to say and you frowned "Is something wrong? Have I upset you?". "No of course not!" Vernon replied and you frowned "so what's up. Do I look bad or something?". That was so in the wrong direction that Vernon's gaze shot up to yours. "No not at all! It's actually the opposite" he stuttered and you frowned "the opposite? So you really like how I look?". Vernon nodded "a little too much and I was worried something might happen so I was trying not to look at you". You paused "wow really? I had no idea you liked me in these sorts of clothes?". Vernon shrugged "usually I don't have a favourite, I like everything you wear but you just look so good without even trying". You were thawing more and more with each word and now had a big smile on your face. "Well I'm sorry for accidentally distracting you. I'm here to support you so I can go if you want?". Vernon shook his head "not at all. I'll just learn to deal with my girlfriend being insanely hot. I mean I'll have to do it eventually won't I?". You chuckled "I hope so". Vernon nodded looking at you one more time and then pointedly looked away with a heavy breath "then why are you making it so difficult?". You laughed "I'm not trying to" and Vernon smiled "I know I know...so after this do you want to head over to mine?". You nodded "I'd love to" and with a kiss to his cheek you walked away "knock them dead, I'll be watching". If that didn't inspire Vernon he didn't know what could.  

Dino - Whispers it in your ear

Finally the award show was over and Dino was relieved for one main reason. You. You looked absolutely stunning and he'd had to restrain himself all night from just going over and kissing you. He hadn't seen you in over a week due to your busy schedules and tonight he'd been blown away by how his girlfriend looked. He'd missed you so much and all night his eyes were drawn to you but he couldn't do anything to tell you how he felt. That’s why when he saw the groups all lining up for awards he got an idea. Instead of following Jeonghan, he followed Jun in the opposite direction which just so happened to take him past your group. As he got closer Dino stopped behind you and whispered "you look really beautiful tonight Y/n" before rushing away. The interaction was barely 5 seconds but it made you blush intensely and stare after your boyfriend your heart fluttering. You smiled touching the hem of your dress and felt so excited and appreciated. That was when you realised you were in love with Dino. That exact moment and it was perfect. 

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Booseoksoon are the ultimate hype men, I mean just look how they interact with other idols! 

This was so fun to write! Any other groups you’d like to see this for? 

[kimbappykidding]

Imagine Joshua overhearing you like him and deciding to mess with you

You were born in China but moved to America when you were 6. You auditioned to become an idol and made it. You struggled adjusting at first but soon made friends who were in similar positions as you. You became good friends with Vernon and bonded over your similar experiences. You were very close and so when you’d had a particularly tough few months and needed a holiday, he invited you to come with him on Seventeen’s villa break. All the members were going to a nice house with a pool and a lake right next to it. Vernon assured you, you could be as social or as quiet as you wanted and so you went along, very excited for a stress-free weekend...that is not what you got.  

You all went up on the Friday evening and had a pretty easy first night by Seventeen standards, which meant everyone drank but nobody got drunk. You and Vernon retired early a bit socially exhausted and retreated to his room. Vernon was a little tipsy and so he began asking you some very odd questions. “Y/n if you had to pick one of my members to date who would it be?”. You immediately went bright red “what? Why?”. Vernon laughed “just for fun! Like for example, I’d pick Wonwoo but i’m curious who you’d pick. I mean there are 12 guys here, one of them must appeal to you". You hesitated and Vernon grinned "There is! Who is it?". You blushed "I...you won't tell him right?". Vernon nodded "promise" and you frowned "I don't know if I can trust you". Vernon sighed "aww come on! Fine I'll list them and you stop me if it's him. Let's start with the obvious ones. "Mingyu?". Silence. "Okay Wonwoo?". You didn't react. "Maybe Jun? Or Scoups?". You shook your head and Vernon narrowed his eyes. "Jeonghan? The8? Hoshi?". You shook your head and Vernon frowned "hmmm running out of members, Dk?". "Nope". "Dino?". "No". Vernon laughed "man I’m crap at this! Joshua?". You blushed and looked down making Vernon grin "Joshua? He's the one you like?". You blushed even more "I thought the whole point of this was I wouldn't have to say it!". Vernon laughed "okay okay...well it makes sense he's the only one besides me you can actually talk to!". "Hey!" you cried hitting his arm "my Korean has gotten tons better and you remember i'm Chinese right? I can speak just fine with Jun and The8". "Yes but you didn't pick Jun or The8 did you?" Vernon asked smirking "you like Joshua". You blushed "yes...so? He's a great guy!". "Hey I never denied it! But can I ask, out of all the guys, why him?". You sighed and Vernon smirked "that was such an in-love sigh!". You hit him "I'm not in love with him! I just think he's pretty great. I love when guys are soft and respectful but then he can change and be sexy in seconds! Not to mention I think his eyes are so beautiful and the way his voice for all soft when he speaks English...". Vernon laughed at your expression "wow you are really into him!". You nodded "yeah I guess...but you still can't say anything to him!". Vernon smiled "aww come on I could do some matchmaking?". "No Vernon you promised me you wouldn't tell him!" you cried getting scared and Vernon grabbed your hand "y/n it was a joke, I promise not to tell Joshua. I'd never betray your trust like that". You relaxed again "thanks Vernon, you're a great friend" and he smiled "so are you".

The only problem? Joshua had heard everything. He'd been walking past when he heard Vernon listing members and curious as to what was going on, he paused. He was going to keep going when he heard his name and Vernon's reaction meant he had to stay. When he heard your reason he was...surprised. He had no idea you liked him. You were like Vernon, laid back, chill and good at hiding your emotions so he never would've guessed...but he liked it. When he heard you listing all the things you liked about him he got flustered and felt himself growing warmer. He of course found you attractive too and had checked you out numerous times but given your friendship with Vernon he didn't want to try anything. However now he knew you liked him back...what was there to lose? But Joshua did have mischievous streak so he decided to have a little fun with you first. Joshua came down to breakfast the next morning and saw you sat next to Vernon at the table. He grabbed some food and took a seat on your other side purposefully leaning towards you. "Morning Vernon, Morning y/n" he said staring at you and you jumped before nodding "Morning Joshua". "You guys ready for the water sports?" Joshua asked. Vernon shrugged "I might be in the afternoon" and Joshua frowned "don't tell me you're sitting them out too y/n?". You paused and Joshua shook his head "no come on you have to join in! The obstacle course looks so much fun and I'll pay you 500 won if you can beat me". You shrugged "make it $500 and we've got a deal". Joshua shrugged "okay! see you down there" and he moved away. As he walked away Vernon chuckled "man you've got it bad". "Shut up!" you cried and Vernon laughed "sure Joshua! I'll do the obstacle course with you Joshua! It's totally not to see you in a wet suit Joshua!" he teased mimicking your voice and you hit him again "stopppp! He suggested it, not me". "So you're not excited to see his chest in a clingy shirt?" Vernon asked. You paused and he laughed "knew it! Don't worry, you won't be disappointed". Vernon stayed inside in the morning but you did want to play in the water so you ventured outside. You were sometimes more shy without Vernon around but luckily his friends were very kind to you, plus The8 and Jun had a soft spot for you so you had a nice afternoon. Joshua had been off doing some of the water sports stuff and you didn't want to come on too strong so you largely ignored him. Around midday however, you were messing around with Jun and Dino on the inflatable course when Joshua appeared. "Y/n you ready for our bet?" he called. Jun and Dino shot you a look and you stayed calm. "You got the money ready?" you asked "because you're gonna need it". Jun and Dino quickly got excited and without trying you now had an audience. Joshua smiled at you "at the count of three we both go, whoever gets the furthest without falling in or gets to the end first wins. Okay?". You nodded "got it". Joshua smiled “okay, one...two...three!”. You might be quiet but you were still competitive so you raced forwards and beat Joshua to the fastest route. Joshua tried to follow but he slipped on the soaked course and fell down giving you a good head start. 

You made sure to be more careful with your footing and rushed through the inflatable shapes as fast as you safely could. Joshua was still pretty close behind and you could feel the course shaking as he followed you getting closer. You reached the wall and scrambled up the ladder to feel Joshua grabbing for your legs. He was laughing, calling your name but you couldn’t look back. You’d see him and it’d make you lose focus.

You reached the top and were shocked to see Joshua had managed to jump halfway up without even using the ladder. Cursing his height advantage you quickly slid down the other end but Joshua threw himself down the slide after you. He purposefully aimed for you and came down the slide to crash into you taking your feet from under you. You fell down right on top of him and he laughed loudly. "Finally caught up to you" he smiled his face close to yours. You blushed but still wanted to win so you pushed him away and stood back up. The last part was the most difficult, there were 5 round podiums which you had to jump across. Joshua appeared behind you and lightly grabbed your waist. "What do you think the key is? Speed or skill?" he whispered into your ear. You were blushing vividly and tried to think. "Skill" you told him and he nodded "sure, you wanna demonstrate that?". You smirked "why me, you finally caught up so you go first". Joshua smiled "but I wanna see you do it". "Please?" you asked him and Joshua smirked "well I'm sure nobody can say no to those eyes" and he ran at the course. He fell in on the second circle with a loud splash making Dino and Jun dissolve into laughter. He resurfaced laughing and swam to the other side “okay Y/n your turn” he smirked and you paused. You took a small run and hopped onto the first circle. You then did the same for the second one and the third but you fell to your knees, only just managing not to fall in. Joshua, Jun and Dino all made noises and you laughed “it’s so slippery!”. “Yeah but you’re already doing better than Joshua” Dino pointed out and you nodded. 

You jumped to the fourth circle and realised the distance was getting bigger with each one and the fifth one looked so far away. “You know, you’ve already won the bet so you could just give up if you wanted to” Joshua called teasing you. You shook your head and he laughed “but the water’s really nice Y/n”. You carried on ignoring him preparing to jump but Joshua wouldn’t stop. He kept lightly flirting with you and finally he sighed “then again I’m very much enjoying the show you’re putting on. Especially from this angle”. 

He timed it perfectly and he said those words just as you were pushing off. They of course startled you and as a result you didn’t get good lift-off and fell right into the water. Jun and Dino winced at how close to the end you’d come and called out congratulations but you were just focused on Joshua who was grinning at you with a smug smile. He knew exactly what his words had done to you and he was thrilled.  

Everyone continued playing by the pier until it got a bit later and you all headed up to the house. Some people went inside to rest or shower but you stayed outside. Dk, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Mingyu, Joshua and Jun were playing the game where you hid hoops in the water and they had to try and find them. You'd dried off and didn't want to get in the water again so you were the hider. You’d just hidden another batch and were sat with your legs dangling in the water watching the chaos unfold. 

When three out of the four of them had been found, it was just Dk, Hoshi and Joshua left and the latter turned his attention to you. While Dk and Hoshi were bickering Joshua swam over to where you were sitting and tried a different approach. "Y/n" he whispered "where did you hide the last one?". You smiled "are you trying to cheat?". "No..." Joshua said gently leaning on your legs. You paused as he brushed his hands up and down them while he smiled up at you "I just thought you might want to help me out?". You shrugged "I think I'm good". Joshua paused "you know you look far too warm up there, I think you need to cool down". You tensed "Joshua..." but it was too late as he quickly reached up and tugged you into the pool. You fell in with a yell and were covered once more. "Joshua! I'd just got my hair dry" you cried and he smiled sweetly at you, your faces now inches apart. "Aww I'm sorry" he said "here let me help" and he turned around and bobbed down. The next thing you knew he had ahold of your knees and was giving you a piggyback. You grabbed onto him as he started moving and he turned to look back at you "now is it ringing any bells where you hid it?". You shook your head "if I tell you will you let me go?". Joshua shrugged "well there's only one way to find out". You rolled your eyes but leant in "it's at the top of the pool near the stairs". Joshua grinned and rushed over "going down Y/n" he called and you protested as Joshua ducked under the water taking you with him. You managed to get free and popped back up above the surface seconds before Joshua. He appeared right in front of you smiling as he held the plastic thing "I won!" he called "thanks to y/n" and he looked right at you with those flirty eyes. Your heart was racing, partly because of the distance but also because he was slightly holding onto your waist once more and every time he did that you felt dazed. "If you forced me does it count?" you asked and Joshua shrugged "I'm counting it. When a pretty girl helps you, you don't question it". You went bright red when a thought occurred to you "wait don't you only win if you get out of the pool with it?". "Charge!" Dk yelled and you rushed to get out of the way as Hoshi and Dk dove on Joshua. You managed to climb out and watched from a safe distance as Dk finally emerged victorious nearly drowning Joshua in the process. Joshua stood in the middle of the pool looking utterly defeated and you couldn't stop laughing. Joshua noticed and shook his head at you.

After that you decided it would be a good time to prepare for the night and headed inside to shower and change for dinner. You reappeared an hour later and everyone gathered around to decide what to cook. "Y/n do you have the katsu sauce?" Scoups asked and you nodded "yep it's in my room I'll go cook it". You stood up and rushed away. Vernon stood up "I'll go help her" but Joshua leant in "don't worry I've got it" and he hurried after you. You were organising everything, getting ready to cook when there was a knock at the door. "Hey need some help?" Joshua called and you paused. He looked really good tonight and you immediately thought of when he called you pretty earlier. "Erm sure" you finally replied and Joshua smiled looking around your room "why am I not surprised your room smells the nicest and is the tidiest?". You laughed "hey you haven't seen Mingyu's". "I have and you have definitely beat him" Joshua says coming to stand right behind you "so how can I help?". You blushed at how close he was to you and sidestepped away "how about you grill the chicken?". Joshua nodded “I can totally do that” but he paused. “Is something wrong?” you asked and he frowned “I just don’t want the smell to get on my t-shirt...I know” he smiled and swiftly took his shirt off. “There we go” he said happily and took his place beside you pretending like you weren’t gawking.

Meanwhile outside the others were cooking and Jeonghan had run out of chicken. Scoups mentioned you might have someone so he headed over to your room. Jeonghan walked in to see Joshua shirtless, stood over you and he swore. "Really guys? Atleast close the door!" and he quickly retreated closing it as he went. The members all heard him yell and looked up when he returned.  "You okay?" Wonwoo called and he swore "yeah but really didn't have to walk in on that". Scoups paused "on what?". "Joshua and Y/n" Jeonghan replied and everyone stopped and rushed around. "Wait wait wait what?" Vernon asked. "What did you see?" Seungkwan asked. "Were they having sex?" Dk asked bluntly. Jeonghan nodded "or they were about to, Joshua was already shirtless and they were practically wrapped around one another". "Maybe it was a misunderstanding?" The8 asked. "But they haven't come outside" Woozi pointed out and they all looked to the closed door. "Well I guess Joshua finally got his act together" Scoups shrugged "leave them be and let's get back on with it". They all agreed and The8 and Jun came over to Vernon "hey is this okay? Are Y/n and Joshua a thing?". Vernon didn't want to tell your secret so he just nodded "it's fine don't worry". The two members nodded and felt reassured.

Back in the room you froze when Jeonghan walked in and rushed to follow him but Joshua grabbed your arm "wait where are you going?". "To get Jeonghan! He thinks we were...". Joshua chuckled as you couldn't even say it "well what if they think we are?". You went red "what?". Joshua laughed "think about it. We cook and eat this in here and then miss all the clean-up outside. We head back out after and tell them all it was a joke to get out of chores. Nothing major". You paused "hmm okay". Joshua smiled "great I'll get the plates".

Once the food was cooked you dished it up and ate on the floor. Thankfully Joshua then put his shirt back on so you could look at him again. You had a nice meal and just talked and joked. It was casual but still felt very nice and more special with nobody else around. When you finished you paused at the door, hesitating to go back outside. "Want me to go first?" Joshua asked and you nodded. Joshua opened the door and led you outside. The minute the members saw you they began making noises and you struggled not to blush. Joshua smiled despite himself and told them all to shush. The two of you took the last two seats at the end of the table together and Joshua looked at you "should we tell them?". You nodded and he smiled "we didn't do anything we just made you think that so we could eat all of the curry!". Joshua explained it more and everyone began laughing finding it funny "Then why is Y/n so red?" Hoshi asked and Vernon shushed him but you knew Joshua heard. Joshua looked at you out of the corner of his eye and smiled seeing you blush.

The evening then descended into party games and karaoke. Halfway through Seungkwan's song Joshua leant over to you "why were you so red?". You blushed again but acted as normal as possible. "I have no idea what you're talking about". Joshua smirked "was it the idea of us sleeping together". You turned even redder and Joshua chuckled "you can admit it, the idea makes me feel something too". You paused "how?". "Nope, you first" Joshua smiled still just inches away from you. You paused "well you're attractive so obviously the idea of sleeping with you...makes me flustered". "Because you like it?" Joshua asked "no pressure. Just say whatever you want". You nodded "yeah I like it". Joshua smiled and you paused "what about you? Now it's your turn". Joshua turned to face you properly "I feel the same way" he told you and then rapidly jumped up to join the karaoke. You were left utterly flabbergasted and went to get some water. Vernon followed "so what on earth happened?" he asked. "I think I just confessed to Joshua that I like him". Vernon"s eyes went wide "you did! How?". You explained what Joshua had said before running off, making Vernon nod. "Typical Joshua acting all cool and calm. He's totally got it bad for you don't let him have all the power y/n. He's just teasing you". You paused “really?”. Vernon nodded “totally! Come on, let’s go have some fun and I promise Joshua will be the one doing all the work”. You smiled and followed your friend. 

Sitting with Vernon made you more confident and so you participated in the drinking games and even sang a song with Jun and Hoshi. Hoshi was pretty drunk and so he was very excitable and loud. You found it funny and started interacting with him more and more. You could feel the way Joshua was watching you and it made you smile. So you just ignored him and turned back to Hoshi.

Hoshi could get more affectionate when he was drunk and that was happening. He went from holding your hand to placing an arm around you, to now laying his head on your shoulder with his arms wrapped around you. Scoups was always great at controlling the other members so he quickly appeared "hey Hoshi I don't know if Y/n wants you to be on top of her". "I'm not on top of her I'm just hugging her" Hoshi explained "she's my friend and likes tigers too". Scoups mouthed sorry to you and recruited Jeonghan to get him to bed. They got Hoshi off you leaving you with Vernon, Jun and The8. Joshua was still here and was sat down at the opposite end with Dk and Mingyu. There was tension in the air and you felt good.  "So you've had a fun night" Jun asked and you chuckled "yeah. I've drank way more than you've ever seen me drink". The8 nodded "it's fun to see...Y/n can I ask, what is going on with Joshua?". You blushed "why?". "Why? He's been staring at you all night!" The8 cried and you all laughed. "He likes you" Jun added and Vernon smiled, not saying anything just watching it all. You sighed "I...we've been flirting and I think he might like me". "He definitely does" Vernon agreed. "Yeah so what are you doing here?" Jun asked. You paused "wow thanks junnie". He smirked "I just mean you obviously like him too right? On the obstacle course your eyes practically popped out of their socket when he got wet". You blushed as The8 and Vernon erupted into laughter catching the attention of the other members. 

"Hey what's so funny?" Dk asked and they came over. Jun shook his head "ow nothing Y/n was just telling us she appreciated how some of the bodysuits looked today". Dk and Mingyu laughed as you hit Jun while Joshua just smirked. "Really?" Mingyu asked. You paused "I didn't say that but I don't disagree". Dk laughed "so that's why you were hanging out by the pier all day". "Y/n you little pervert" Vernon teased as you gaped. "Hey come on she deserves it" Mingyu said and you smiled "thank you Mingyu". He nodded smiling back "plus it's nice to see her like this, we all enjoy looking at her so why shouldn't she get to do the same?". "Mingyu!" Vernon cried and you blushed. "No all I meant is...we haven't seen her like this before and it's very nice...and hot". You laughed really pink and obviously a little tipsy because that comment didn't make you uncomfortable. "Well coming from Mr six-foot greek god over here I'll take that" you smiled and Mingyu smiled at your nickname. "I think it's best we all go to bed" Vernon said still laughing and you nodded "yep probably!". Everyone stood up and headed off to their cabins. 

Vernon walked with you still laughing "Joshua, then Hoshi and now Mingyu. You had a good night Y/n". You chuckled "yeah..." and Vernon laughed seeing you so giddy "night Y/n". "Night Vernon, thanks for inviting me here!" and he laughed "no problem now take a glass of water to bed". You did as he said and got ready for bed. You’d gotten in your pyjamas, brushed your teeth, washed your face and were just getting into bed when the door went and Joshua appeared. "I forgot my shoes" he said pointing to them on the floor from earlier. You suspected he'd left them there on purpose and just nodded "yeah you did". "So you had a good time tonight?" Joshua asked. You nodded "yeah it was super fun". Joshua nodded "seems like you have your pick of guys around here...Hoshi, Mingyu...". He trailed off and you nodded "anyone else?". Joshua hesitated "what?". "Is there anyone I can have my pick of, you made it sound like the list was incomplete". Joshua smiled "why is there someone else you want?" coming closer. You shrugged "maybe and he's been flirting a lot with me, saying these really vague comments and then staring at me when I flirt with other guys but he's never actually done anything about it so..." you went to turn away nonchalantly when Joshua tugged you back around and kissed you. The kiss was passionate and heated, fuelled by the days flirting and the alcohol you'd both drank. "Is this obvious enough?" Joshua asked pausing. You nodded "yes" and Joshua smiled "but I think I can do better" and he swiftly picked you up and carried you over to the bed. He put you down and you immediately pulled him back in. You were both soon enjoying yourself a lot but Joshua couldn't help some teasing. "Sure you wouldn't prefer if it was Hoshi?". "No" you managed and he smiled "or Mingyu? Because he's so hot right? Especially in that wet suit". "You know it was only you that I was checking out all day so get back here". Joshua smirked at your tone "I quite like when you're bossy" and he did as you said. ******** You woke up the next day actually feeling pretty okay for the amount of alcohol you’d drank. You couldn't instantly remember the previous night but you remembered having lots of fun, doing shots and karaoke and then...Joshua! You shot awake and looked around your room but he wasn't there. You frowned a little upset he'd skipped out. Was he that eager to leave after? You went to the bathroom, cleaned your teeth and freshened up when you heard the door go. You came back out to find Joshua standing there looking confused with a plate of food. "There you are" he smiled spotting you "I got us some breakfast in bed but if you don't want to get back into bed...". You shook your head "no I'd love to...I just thought you'd skipped out". Joshua shook his head "Of course not" and got back into bed "trust me it was a struggle getting out even to make this". You blushed and got back in beside him.

You sat together and ate breakfast in a playful happy mood but there were a few unanswered questions hanging over you. "So last night" you said and Joshua nodded. He moved all the plates to the table and turned to you "I like you" he said simply "I was teasing you yesterday for some fun but I want to be honest and tell you I like you and want to date you". You paused "I...wait how did you know to tease me?". Joshua paused "I heard you telling Vernon you liked me". You gaped "how much did you hear?". "Everything" he grinned "I found it so hot hearing you say all those things and so I decided to gave some fun, I hope you're not mad". You shook your head "not at all, it was really fun seeing you like that. You're very attractive when you tease". Joshua smiled "I'll definitely keep it up then...so about that dating thing?". You smiled and kissed him softly "I'd love to". Joshua grinned pulling away after a while “perfect, do you want to spend the day together? I heard there’s a nice beach nearby”. You smiled “I’d love to” and set off together hand in hand. 

[kimbappykidding]

Part One Here

Although he denied them, Soobin's words stuck with Beomgyu and he couldn't stop thinking about you. He wished he would've paid more attention to where you were looking in that practice and kept replaying what you'd said about the choreo over and over again in his head to work out if you did indeed like him. After getting nowhere he figured the only way to get some answers was to put you in the same situation. So he offered to teach you some of the choreo and you agreed! Beomgyu explained it was just for fun and when you both had the same evening free he booked one of the practice rooms for you. You were great at all the steps and picked up them up really well. Beomgyu was more than impressed but there was one sexy move that you struggled with. "Beomgyu I won't be good at it" you whined when he told you that's the last bit to learn but he shook his head "yes you will! I've seen you do sexy concepts and you rocked them so stop doubting yourself". You were floored by that comment and tried not to blush. You always thought your sexy concepts were your worse ones. No matter what your members said or even when you and Vernon were together and he'd tell you the same thing. You just didn't see yourself that way. You thought they were being nice and exaggerating. To hear Beomgyu say it so strongly was exciting and made your heart race. You didn't argue with him and simply got into position making him nod. Beomgyu showed you the basic steps and once you'd got that he showed you the ways to add extra flair. He laughed when you did one of the jumps and cheered you on "see you looked great doing that! You're a natural". You blushed "you're a kind teacher...I still can't get the leg thing". Beomgyu smiled coming closer "okay so the key is all in the hips, you want to shift your weight between your legs and have good rotation" and he demonstrated. You tried and laughed as you nearly crashed onto the mat. Beomgyu caught your hand and helped you steady yourself "and that's why we have the mats! Okay that was good just try moving your right leg around quicker". You did as he said he still struggled so Beomgyu nodded "okay leave out the jump just try moving quickly...may I?" he asked gesturing to your waist and you nodded blushing once again. Beomgyu gently touched your waist "when you changed legs go like this" and he switched your hips and flexed your knee. You did it with his support and he nodded "yes great! Then you stand back up tall afterwards". You tried it again with Beomgyu assisting and managed it. Beomgyu grinned "see I know you'd kill it! You're amazing" and he hugged you.

You hugged him back without thinking and both only seemed to realise what you were doing a few seconds in. Beomgyu separated blushing and you were sure your face was bright red too. "Okay....so yeah that was good, fancy doing it to some music?". You nodded stepping away from Beomgyu to try and diffuse the tension. However, dancing to a sexy song didn't really help but Beomgyu couldn't hold back from cheering you on. When you nailed that jump he cheered and ran around the room celebrating before sliding over to you. You jumped onto the mat and collapsed happily beside him “I'm tired and I did it once". "But you killed it" Beomgyu said leaning on his elbows and gazing at you. "Like I said you're a good teacher" you said gazing back and Beomgyu smiled. He went to speak but paused realising you were pretty close together. You saw his thought leave his head and another one enter. "Beomgyu?" you asked and he sighed "I hope I'm not overstepping here but I really want to kiss you". You blushed "you're not overstepping" you whispered and Beomgyu looked at you "so can I?". You nodded "yes" and Beomgyu gently cupped your chin and kissed you.

This was obviously your first kiss since Vernon and that thought did go through your mind. Vernon was your first kiss ever and you hadn't kissed a boy since him, so this was pretty huge. You panicked as Beomgyu came closer but all that melted away when he reached you. The kiss was different to Vernon but excitingly so. Beomgyu was a lot more chaotic and unpredictable. It was exciting and when Beomgyu pulled away you weren't ready making him smile as your eyes shot open suddenly. "Good kiss?" he asked and you nodded "really good" going red. Beomgyu went to speak when the door opened and you both shot away from one another. "There you are" a member of staff said "we noticed your car in the car park and wondered if you were okay". "We’re fine" Beomgyu said "we were just rehearsing". The staff nodded "okay...Y/n do you need a ride home?". "I'll take her" Beomgyu said before pausing "if you want". "Yeah that works" you said and the staff left. You and Beomgyu left quickly after seeing the time and when you got into his car Beomgyu laughed. "Okay I think I'll burst if I don't mention it. So I was just wondering how you felt after that kiss? Personally I really enjoyed it". You blushed making Beomgyu laugh "I think that's a good response?". You smiled "totally, I really enjoyed the kiss and I really like being around you. You're infectiously happy and you make me happier just being around you". Now it was Beomgyu's turn to blush "aww that's so sweet, thank you. I really like being around you and wondered if you wanted to go forward with this? Maybe on a date?". You paused and Beomgyu smiled "I know you've just had a breakup so if you don't want to jump into anything that's fine". You looked down thinking "I want to spend more time with you but I'm worried I might not be ready and that might waste your time". Beomgyu shook his head "don't worry about me, if you need more time that's totally fine so don't worry about upsetting me". You laughed at how perfect Beomgyu was and shook your head "okay well in that case can we give it a go? I like you and I want to date you". Beomgyu grinned "of course we can!" and he wrapped you up in a hug. When you pulled away he grabbed your hand and sat back happily "I can't wait to go on a date with you! I have so many ideas!". "Really, like what?" you asked. Beomgyu smiled "well with winter coming you mentioned you liked ice skating so I thought we could go to the big ice ring. There's also the Christmas treasure hunt which I think you'd be really good at because you're attention to detail is so great. There are some new exhibitions opening up at the museum and I'm nowhere near as smart as you but I thought we could go and have some cake in the cafe afterwards. There are lots of places in the city I want to take you". You blushed pleasantly surprised Beomgyu had thought about you this much and knew it was the right decision. "That all sounds amazing I can't wait" and Beogyu smiled back at you "me too". Beomgyu took you home and even walked you up to the door. You'd talked in the car and had decided bowling for your first date in 3 days' time. "Just so you know I may be an angel but am very competitive and won't let you win bowling just because you're very beautiful". You laughed blushing "let me win? When I kick your ass it will be because I deserve it!". "Really?" Beomgyu asked grinning and you nodded "yeah". You'd come to your front door and Beomgyu smiled looking down "you look so pretty, maybe I would let you win". "You don't have to" you said and kissed him. This kiss was a lot more confident because you were both aware you were now a couple. Beomgyu was your boyfriend and that made everything more meaningful. It was sweet and when you pulled away Beomgyu was staring at you with a smile. "Just as good as before...something tells me I'm always going to enjoy kissing you" and you laughed "ditto". Beomgyu smiled "so I'll see you at work tomorrow" and you nodded waving to him. You stepped into your house and your members only need to take one look at you to realise something had happened. They all started guessing and on their 3rd guess Beomgyu's name came up. You went bright pink and they all exploded. "What happened?" Hayoung cried and after hardly any persuading you said "we kissed...twice" and they all screamed. When you told them you were dating and your first date was in 3 days' time, you thought you were going to get a noise complaint. The girls decided there had to be a celebration and you stayed up late watching fun movies and drinking fizzy drinks. Your day really couldn't have been any more perfect. Beomgyu didn't want to make it obvious anything was going on between the two of you but also felt like it was impossible to not react any time he saw you. Your first date went really well and you'd been on many more since. Beomgyu noticed the effect you had on him at work and he loved it really. He'd smile instinctively when he saw you before he realised and would try to stop but his eyes would keep flicking back to you. You'd also notice and blush which Beomgyu found adorable, making him look at you more and it was just a cycle. Luckily both your groups knew and were so supportive. You were surprised at how lovely Beomgyu's members were. They were incredibly welcoming and always made an effort with you. As proof, they always invited you to any event they were throwing and this month it was Odi's birthday. Apparently Soobin never really did anything for the actual day but Yeonjun loved a party and so turned it into a celebration. However it happened, you found yourself at the TxT dorm screaming karaoke with Taehyun and Huening Kai. None of you cared you were idols and were just feeling the music to the detriment of everyone's eardrums except Beomgyu who was sat at the front clapping you all. When it ended he cheered rushing to congratulate you and you laughed at how supportive he was. "You were amazing!" he cried and you smiled "you always say that about me" and Beomgyu shrugged "because I think everything you do is amazing" and you blushed. You'd somehow, after knowing TxT for nearly 3 months, only just learned Taehyun knew magic and you were obsessed. When Taehyun realised you were so enthusiastic he began showing you how to do tricks and you were crap but enjoyed doing it. So when you vanished from the party and Taehyun was nowhere to be seen Beomgyu simply went to Taehyun's room and there you were. Taehyun was doing a trick with a pencil where he balanced it on one finger and you gasped before clapping. You'd had a little to drink so were even more enthusiastic and Taehyun had also had a little to drink so was very receptive to your praise. He blushed as you called him the most talented person ever and was very pleased with himself. Beomgyu noticed all this and wasn't mad. He knew there was nothing going on and Taehyun wasn't into you or vice versa but he was jealous because he liked having your attention on him and didn't want to share. Finally, Taehyun look up and noticed him "hey Beomgyu, come to learn magic from the most talented person ever?" he asked. Beomgyu nodded "sure, where's Soobin?". You laughed pushing him "Soobin can't do magic!" and Beomgyu smiled "no you're right" and hung an arm around you. He felt better now he was here and included in the magic but you were very serious about practising magic and shrugged his arm off to get better movement of your arms. Beomgyu pouted as his arm fell and crossed his arms annoyed. You didn't even notice until Taehyun stepped out of the room to get more pens. You finally turned to Beomgyu and saw the look on his face "what's up?". "What's up? You like Taehyun more than me" he whined and you frowned "no I don't, Taehyun just knows magic". That didn't make matters any better and you soon realised that was the wrong thing to say. "I'm sorry, you know you're my favourite" you said grabbing his arm and Beomgyu pouted "I don't believe you". "But you are" you said "I promise" and gently kissed his cheek. Beomgyu was coming around but pretended to still be angry "hmmm I'm still not sure" he said "I think I need a proper kiss" and you realised he was joking but also played along. You happily kissed Beomgyu and it was meant to be just a peck but it wasn't. The second your arms wrapped around his neck and his hands went to your waist you were both goners. The kiss very quickly changed the mood and Beomgyu pulled you into his lap. "Taehyun might know magic but can he kiss you like this?". "No" you replied "and I wouldn't want him to, I want you" and Beomgyu nearly went crazy hearing those words. He kissed you with renewed enthusiasm and you responded running your hands down his chest. Beomgyu loved the feeling and you were both soon panting messes when you heard a loud bang. "Ewww I leave you guys alone for 2 minutes and you're on top of each other?" Taehyun asked "you have your own room for that". You went bright pink but Beomgyu was grinning proudly "and we will go and use it" he said pulling you onto your feet. You apologised to Taehyun as you passed him but he was soon out of your mind when you were alone in a dark room with Beomgyu. The bed was the easiest place to go and you found yourself very happy there. So happy Beomgyu looked at you and you nodded to him "I want you Beomgyu" and those words made him just as happy no matter how many times he heard them. Beomgyu dropped you off home the next day and again your members only had to look at you to know something had happened. When you told them you and Beomgyu had slept together for the first time they all squealed once again and crowded around to hear more. "He was so nice" you said blushing "he made me feel so beautiful and loved". Your members saw the look on your face and decided then and there that they loved Beomgyu too on your behalf. When they next saw him they all smiled at him and he got many compliments as they passed. The TxT members all paused at the onslaught of niceness he received "what did you do?". Beomgyu blushed "I...nothing" and Taehyun smiled "is this about Odi's birthday party?". Beomgyu blushed even more and Taehyun laughed "you clearly treated her well, good job". The guys quickly realised what was going on and rushed to tease/praise Beomgyu. He was feeling pretty good and then when he went on stage he saw you. You met his eye and smiled with rosy cheeks. Beomgyu blushed too and when you went he tried to calm down. He was falling pretty hard but he was loving every second of it.

One of the things you liked most about dating Beomgyu was how affectionate and honest he was. You didn't have to wonder how he felt about you, he would literally tell you. Beomgyu talked a lot and would regularly tell you how much he liked you. It was so reassuring and really gave you more confidence in yourself. You didn't have to guess what he was thinking and felt comfortable telling him if you wanted something. The communication was great and so everything else followed.

You and Beomgyu got home after a fitness class you’d taken together and after showering ordered some food. You were searching for a movie to put on while you cuddled up on the sofa when you realised Beomgyu wasn't really listening to any of your suggestions but when you looked up he was staring at you. You paused "what's that look for?". Beomgyu smiled "I was just admiring you, you were so confident and happy in that class it was lovely". You blushed "yeah I used to be like that all the time before Vernon but I think I'm getting better. I'm getting closer to being like that and I do feel more confident than I have in months". Beomgyu nodded "you are getting more confident with every day and it's beautiful, you're beautiful..." he said trailing off and you smiled "did seeing me kick Yeonjun's but make you attracted to me?". "You have no idea!" Beomgyu cried pulling you towards him, the movie forgotten. A week later Beomgyu was sat at an award show getting ready for your performance. He was so excited because he knew you'd been rehearsing for this for months and really liked your comeback. He'd heard the song but hadn't seen any of the choreo or even heard about it. You'd told him he wasn't allowed to watch any rehearsal because this was the song's debut and you didn't want him to have any pre-conceptions. He's listened to you of course and he struggled desperately wanting to know what it was going to be like and finally the wait was over. The second Beomgyu saw you in your leather jacket he knew he was going to love it and he did! The choreography was a mix of sexy and fun. It gave Mamamoo vibes and was mature without being distractingly hot. Boemgyu saw you on stage and noticed you were so confident and clearly having an amazing time. You always nailed the choreography and did well at the sexy concepts but this time it was different. You were embodying the words of the song and encouraging your members with your energy. You were adding in your own choreography and your freestyling had your fans going crazy screaming for you. Yeonjun laughed "Y/n's killing it" he said to Beomgyu and he beamed "she really is!" feeling like the proudest boyfriend ever. Once the song finished Beomgyu came up with an excuse to go backstage that nobody believed and rushed to see you. He beat you back to your dressing room and you grinned when you saw him. Beomgyu rushed to you not caring that you were in the corridor and picked you up "Y/n you were amazing!". "So you liked it?" you asked and he laughed "liked it? I loved it! You all did so excellently" he called to your members and they thanked him going into your dressing room. You stayed outside with Beomgyu and smiled "you really liked it?". He nodded "so much, you were having so much fun and looked so hot". You blushed "really?" and Beomgyu nodded "so sexy". You smiled "that's good because I was thinking of you throughout the whole thing". You practically saw Beomgyu's brain coming to terms with what you'd said and you laughed kissing him. You knew it was reckless but you didn't care. For the first time in months, you were so happy and Beomgyu had so much to do with that. Beomgyu realised where you were first and pulled away. "I have to go back to my seat so it doesn't look suspicious" he said and you nodded "okay I'll see you at the after-party" and he nodded "try and stop me" making you laugh. With a final compliment, Beomgyu rushed away and you walked back into your dressing room in a daze. Your members didn't even have to guess why you looked so happy. They already knew. The rest of the night was just as fun and finally, you were at the afterparty. You and your members decided to celebrate properly and had lots of shots and dancing planned. You put your coat in the cloakroom so you'd have nothing restricting you from dancing and were on your way back to your members when who walked in but Seventeen. You paused as they appeared right in front of you and there was an awkward moment where you all stared at one another. Then they all rushed to compliment your latest song and you felt better. They walked away and you went to do the same when Vernon called after you. He told the guys to go on and came to stand in front of you for the first time in months.   "I just wanted to say you did very well tonight" Vernon said "more than very well, you killed it". You paused surprised "wow thank you, it just all fell into place". Vernon smiled "I can see that, you look happy too which is nice to see". "It is?" you asked figuring Vernon was the last person who would want to see you happy. Vernon nodded "of course! Y/n I know we broke up and that was hard but I want the best for you. I'll always think positively about you and be cheering you on". You were clearly dumbfounded and Vernon paused "did you think I was angry at you this whole time? Is that why you've been avoiding me?". You nodded "yeah I figured you'd never want to see me again". Vernon shook his head "Y/n I'm so sorry that must've been so tense and horrible for you. I don't feel that way at all. I'd actually love it if we could be friends. We were friends before we dated and I enjoy your company...but if you wanted to be but I understand if it's too weird or soon". You were suddenly distracted when you spotted Beomgyu behind Vernon, play fighting with Yeonjun at the bar and couldn't resist a smile. "I think that would be okay. I'm in a lot better place than when we broke up and I'm ready for that". Vernon smiled following your gaze "and would a certain member of TxT have anything to do with that?". You looked at Vernon trying to work out if he was upset or angry but he was just smiling. "Maybe" you admitted and Vernon chuckled "I'm really so happy for you Y/n. You deserve someone good and I wish you both the best". You smiled "thanks Vernon" and he patted your arm "Dk is seconds away from licking that ice sculpture so I have to go but it was lovely seeing you. Give the girls my best". "You too and please do the same for the boys". Vernon smiled "will do, bye" and with a wave he walked away. A few weeks later you found out Vernon was dating one of the Hybe members of staff and you didn't feel sad or angry or berayed or any of the things you thought you'd feel. You just felt happy for him and that's how you knew you were healed.

[kimbappykidding]

Imagine your kpop group and Ateez uniting to try and get you and Jongho together

Your group had been telling you that you were perfect for Jongho for ages and Ateez had been doing the same for him. They claimed you were both incredibly similar and had lots of similar interests. You didn't doubt them but you were stubborn and so the more they pushed the more they resisted...and so did Jongho. Your groups worked for the same company and got to see each other a lot so the teasing happened often. Basically, anytime your groups got together it would come up like tonight. Your groups were going a summer collaboration and today was the official pitch from the staff. Your groups were let into the room at the same time and you went to take a seat when Seongkwa paused "wait, shouldn't the babies sit together?". "Yeah so they have someone to talk to!" your member echoed. You and Jongho immediately started pouting but they pushed you both together and San burst out laughing "oh my god they're even dressed the same and you realised you were. You were both wearing a black shirt, black jeans, boots and an aviator jacket. Your members were practically rolling around on the floor while you both sighed. Sometimes you did think it was far too easy for them. Not only were you and Jongho the same age, but you were also both the maknaes in your group and were strong and mature for your age. Like Jongho you could also break fruit with your hands and went on a show with Everglow's Aisha and Dreamcatcher's Siyeon to showcase your talent. You both had quite an impressive cool look and had similar personalities. Not to mention you were powerful vocalists who could sing the house down. So you did get why they teased you so much but that didn't stop it from being annoying. "It's a popular jacket right now" Jongho said crossing his arms and then stopped when he realised you also had your arms crossed which made them all laugh even more. Finally, the management appeared saving you from any further harassment and explained the concept. They basically wanted you to both do a medley of your songs but against one another is a sing-off. So your group would perform one song and Ateez would respond with one of their own songs and it would keep going like that. You realised immediately as the main vocalist of your group, you and Jongho would probably be going head to head a few times and waited for your group to realise that. It took them a while but they did. "Wait so does that mean the vocalists will be the ones interacting?" one of your members asked. The staff misunderstood her "they will be but the dancers and rappers will also get to interact". "But we'll be interacting with the version of us on the other team right?" she asked with a smile and everyone else got it and waited for your manager's response. She nodded "yes that's how it will work" and everyone exploded. "So cute!" Mingi said while one of your members claimed the chemistry and vocals would be amazing. "Oh my god it's going to be a battle between lovers!" San cried. "We're not lovers!" you and Jongho said at the same time which made them all go crazy and even the manager smiled.

The members were all too hyper to make any more decisions so the staff let you finish early and you all headed out to the restaurant across the street. You and Jongho purposefully sat at opposite ends of the table but somehow kept catching each other's eye. You also ordered very similar meals, you picked the crab noodle soup and Jongho selected the crab ramen. You even went to the bathroom at the same time and sighed as you did it. Jongho went to sit back down but you shook your head trying to tell him it was okay and you'd wait but he gestured for you to go. So you went and as you came out of the bathroom whom did you walk into but Jongho? You both winced and Jongho shook his head. "Sorry" you offered but Jongho's eyes widened "no I wasn't shaking my head at you! Just how the universe seems to love throwing us together". You smiled "yeah it does, doesn't it". Jongho nodded "that and our members". "Yeah I'm sorry about mine" you said and Jongho nodded "me too, I keep thinking if we ignore them they'll leave us alone but it's been how long now?". "Nearly 3 years" you said and Jongho's eye widened again. "Wow" he said "and I think this is the longest conversation we've ever had". You went to deny that when you realised he was right "shit yeah...that sucks". Jongho nodded "yeah but what can we do". You nodded unsure what else to say and gestured back through the doorway "I'm gonna head back to the table before they get suspicious". Jongho nodded "good idea" and you parted ways. As it sunk in that was indeed the longest you'd ever spoken to one another it hit you how sad that was. Jongho was nice and from what you'd heard of him a pretty good person. So you pretended you'd forgotten something in the toilet and headed back. You waited for Jongho and he jumped when he saw you "Y/n? Are you okay?". "No, I mean yes I'm fine but I just thought. What if we've been playing this all wrong?". "With our members?" Jongho asked and you nodded "maybe we shouldn't ignore one another and just show them there's nothing going on. That we can be just friends". Jongho nodded "so what we'd talk to one another and interact?". You nodded "and sure they might make a big deal out of it at first but over time they'll see it as normal and stop teasing us". Jongho agreed "okay yeah that sounds like a good idea, so should we walk back to the table together as our first act?". You smiled at how he said that and nodded "yep" and set off together. When you turned the corner so all your members could see you, there was a slight gasp and all the heads turned but you pretended like you didn't notice and chatted about your weekend plans. Then you said bye to Jongho and went back to your seat. You looked up at your members and shrugged "what?". Jongho got a similar response. "Dude! You were with Y/n!" Mingi said and Jongho got the feeling you were totally right about this. Jongho nodded "yes, groundbreaking that we know each other". "But you two never talk" Yunho pointed out and he shrugged "well why not? We're coworkers and can make polite conversation for the minute walk from the bathroom. It's not a big deal so can somebody pass me the sauce?". Yeosang passed it to him and they all realised they weren't going to get the reaction they wanted so changed the subject. Jongho looked up and caught your eye, he smiled. After that, the two of you slowly but surely started interacting more. It was awkward at first because you'd never spoken to one another and there was still a lot of expectation there of course but you managed to overcome it and became friends. Which was good because you really liked Jongho! You were very similar and had lots of shared interests. He was chill and relaxed but could also be cheeky and fun. You liked how easygoing he was but also liked his competitive side. It didn't take long for you to start comparing workout schedules. One of the things you and Jongho bonded over pretty quickly was your love of exercising. You had similar workout routines and dedication to fitness so you started going to the gym together...which brought out your competitiveness. You were both athletes at heart and so began competing with one another. Jongho was stronger than you but you were faster and had better endurance. So you'd casually suggest you go for a run and feel a sense of triumph when he started to cool down after half an hour and you were still going. Similarly, Jongho would ask you to spot him when he was doing weight to show off and you'd up your own weights to try and keep up with him. You both knew what was going on but neither of you mentioned it and pretended there was no competition afoot. It was actually quite fun, you both liked being challenged and the other was pushing you...but an unexpected problem arose. You actually found it quite hot. You loved how Jongho wasn't intimidated by how strong or athletic you were or that you could go toe to toe with him. He actually loved it and found it very attractive about you. So your gym visits had become more and more charged with an increase in flirting and more checking each other out. It was rather annoying because you wanted to beat Jongho so badly but kept getting distracted by how amazing his arms looked or pondering how someone could look wonderful covered in sweat. You were currently watching Jongho wondering if you would call him gleaming or shimmering when he called your name "Y/n how many was that? I feel like I've done tons". You blinked "what?". "How many reps was that". You paused "I erm lost count sorry, my mind wandered". Jongho grinned "to what? You just don't want to admit I just did 30 reps!". "There was no way that was 30!" you cried and the two of you jokingly bickered and you realised you'd never noticed how beautiful Jongho's smile was. Your mind wandered again and you missed what Jongho had said. "Sorry?" you asked and Jongho smirked "wow you really were telling the truth! I actually saw your eyes go all unfocused as you space out, what's been distracting you so much lately". You immediately went pink and began to babble about work but Jongho seemed to get that because he also blushed too. "Should we finish for the day?" he asked and you nodded.

You walked home together because another thing you had in common in you lived in buildings next to one another. On the way home Wooyoung called Jongho. Jongho's volume was quite loud and as they were talking you heard Wooyoung ask where Jongho was. "I'm coming home from the gym" he said and then told you, you'd have to walk another way because the bridge was closed. "Who was that?" Wooyoung asked and Jongho paused "Y/n, we work out together". "Ahhh another gym date!" Wooyoung cried "when are you two just gonna start fu..." he started when Jongho hung up. "Bad connection" Jongho said pretending he'd lost him and you nodded acting like you hadn't heard but once again you were blushing. You parted at your opposite building blocks and Jongho waved goodbye to you, promising to see you in rehearsal tomorrow.

In hindsight, with your growing crush on Jongho, you should've stayed away from him but you didn't want to. Between work, exercising and the occasional socialising you saw Jongho nearly every day and were soon becoming a duo. You got mistaken for a couple a lot and everyone at the gym assumed you were dating and of course, there were the members too. Your plan was kind of working and kind of wasn't. Half of Ateez had backed off figuring there was no more fun teasing you because you were friends, that was Yeosang, Mingi and Seonghwa. However the other half, San, Wooyoung, Yunho and Hongjoong, just amped up their teasing and used your new friendship as more motivation to tease you. When you walked in the next day San waved to you "so how was the gym date with Jongho? Did the two of you get all sweaty together?". You shook your head trying not to blush "stop, we did but not like that". "Yeah you should come with us sometime San. We don't just work out to look good and would cream you" Jongho said coming over. You nodded "yeah pretty boy why don't you join us after work". San smiled "It's so cute that you're now a little duo, like a cuter batman and robin". "Which one's batman?" Seonghwa asked overhearing and at the same time you and Jongho both said "me" making the Ateez members laugh. "You're just too perfect for one another!" San called wrapping an arm around Jongho who shrugged him off easily. With your summer performance on the horizon, you were now getting stuck into the choreography and figuring out how you'd all be situated on stage. It started out pretty separate. Ateez would start and then you'd "crash" their performance. You'd both sing your latest songs to promote them and then start going into your classics. Then you'd start merging more and songs that went well together would be sung at the same time. Your main dancers would face San and Yunho and then the rappers would do the same until it was time for you and Jongho to have a vocal battle. They'd purposefully picked ballads and the idea was for you to just sing to one another. Jongho would do a line of his song then you'd do a line of your song and back to Jongho, continuing until you hit your high notes. Then after that was the fun part where you'd both sing each other's songs before finishing with an Exo song. You and your members were huge Exo fans so you were super excited. "Jongho you will sing Chen's line and Y/n you will sing Baekhyun's line" the manager said and several of your members laughed making the boys pause and you blush. "What?" the Ateez boys asked and you hit them insisting it was nothing. "No what is it?" Yunho asked grinning "Y/n?". "Y/n has a thing for Baekhyun!" your fake maknae cried and you leapt on her. "You traitor!" you cried hitting her and the Ateez guys all laughed...except one. Jongho. "Ohhhh she has a crush on Baekhyun!" Hongjoong said and Wooyoung shrugged "who doesn't?". Seonghwa shrugged "he is extremely talented, all of Exo are". "It's not just that, she thinks he's hot" one of your members explained and the others nodded "she always freaks out if we're anywhere near Exo at award shows". "Stop it!" you cried "it's not that bad! I just had a crush on Baekhyun when I was a trainee and I still get that panicked feeling when I see him sometimes but I'm not still into him". The guys all nodded but didn't stop smiling because you'd pretty much directed that right at Jongho. Jongho looked down when you met his eye but it did put him at ease. He'd had crushes on older idols too so he told himself that was all this was...and then also reminded himself he wasn't meant to care anyway. He wasn't supposed to have a crush on you and he realised he'd well and truly lost that battle. The performance was only a week away so your groups were together pretty much all the time and it was nice because you all got on well. You'd all eat together and started a group chat. You got to know the quieter members like Yeosang and Mingi and truly all got to bond and become friends. You and Jongho spent a lot of time together coordinating and practising the vocals. You'd been nervous at first to sing in front of such a good singer like Jongho but actually came to love it. He was a very good duet partner and it was singing with someone who could match your range. You hit a high note in your song and paused as Jongho stared at you, missing his own cue. "What? Was that not right?" you asked but he shook his head "no it was amazing! So much so I was just a little stunned". You blushed "I...thank you" but Jongho didn't look away "you're welcome. You're very talented Y/n". You were now bright red but met Jongho's eyes "thank you, I'm really glad we're getting the opportunity to perform together". Jongho smiled "me too" and then the track started from the beginning and you both got ready. Before you knew it the night was here and after wishing each other good luck your group and Ateez retreated to their dressing rooms to get ready and then you were on the wings across from one another. Jongho's eyes widened as he saw your outfit and Wooyoung burst out laughing. "You can pretend you don't fancy her all you like but your face cannot lie!" Wooyoung cried and the guys grinned seeing Jongho blush. He was so flustered he didn't know what to do so he just shrugged. "So you admit it?" San asked and Jongho shook his head "I....she just looks really nice". The guys all awed as Jongho blushed even more. "For what it's worth she totally likes you too" Seonghwa said and Jongho looked up "you think?". Yeosang nodded "yeah, I've watched her around you and she totally does". That made Jongho feel on top of the world and he grinned "let's smash this performance!" and ran to get into position. You didn't see Jongho until you were out on stage but you didn't get much time to process how great he looked...or how you'd been dressed in similar styles. Apparently the stylists were in on the running joke or they'd just realised the two of you had similar styles but whatever it was, your outfits matches one another perfectly. On your cue, you strut in the middle of Ateez's performance and "crashed" their song making the fans go wild because this hadn't been leaked at all. Your leaders pretended to start arguing and then your member proposed a battle and all the fans screamed. You kicked it off first with one of your songs and then Ateez jumped in and did their's. Then you jumped back in doing one of your hotter songs and the boys all pretended to be shocked by your saucy choreo. They then retaliated by doing one of their hot songs and you all pretended to not be bothered but watching Jongho in that outfit doing that dance did make you falter. Then it was the dance battles and your girls did amazing. They knew San would explode on the stage so they did and San grinned realising they'd purposefully been toning it down in rehearsal. This might just be for fun but your group were treating it like a battle. The dancing intensity picked up and then it switched to the rappers who engaged in some rapid back and forth until everything went silent and they panned to you and Jongho alone in spotlights beside one another. You began singing first and the stadium was silent. You got goosebumps when Jongho joined you and were amazed at how your voices complimented one another. You couldn't see anything because of the bright lights but it may as well have just been you and Jongho in the room together. You were focused on him and the energy of the place was amazing. You both reached your highest notes and sang them together and the crowd finally all screamed and broke into applause. You both held the notes and at the same time broke away, it went better than it ever had been in rehearsal and Jongho grabbed your arm in the darkness. "That was amazing" he told you and you nodded rushing to get back into your next position. You performed each other's favourite songs before you got to the Exo one. That's when everyone cut loose and all the planning went out the window. Your dancers went crazy performing moves on stage you'd never seen them do. Ateez responded and then even the none dancers got involved. Everyone began doing the Exo choreography and Jongho shot you a look because this wasn't planned. You just grinned and shrugged and joined in. Jongho followed your lead and you sang the chorus together. The final note was meant to be Jongho's but you joined in and he smiled as he realised you were challenging him. You both held it for as long as you could and then you poked Jongho in the side making him break off. Your group all cheered as they determined that made you the winners and everyone was laughing. You ended with another popular Korean song and then all bowed and the stage went dark. Your groups rushed off together and exploded. "That was so good!" Hongjoong cried and your leader nodded "amazing! We've never performed like that". "Us either" Yunho said and you all gushed over one another, compliments flying everywhere. You caught Jongho's eye and smiled "so I think I won". He grinned "you cheated you poked me!". "Guess we'll have to have a rematch then?" you asked and he nodded "definitely". Jongho went to speak again when Hongjoong cried "okay everyone drinks are on me let's go!" and all your members rushed outside to the cars. You and Jongho looked at one another before hurrying after them. When you arrived Wooyoung talked the staff into giving you the best table and Hongjoong paid for the round and opened a tab for you all. So the boys were pretty serious about celebrating but so were you guys. You'd all worked incredibly hard and formed good friendships so it quickly turned into a fun night. This collaboration gave you so much confidence and as you passed other idols they congratulated you all on your performance, complimenting your voice and you smiled back thanking them. "You seem really happy" one of your members remarked and you smiled "I feel happy, tonight was one of the first nights where I went out there and just performed. I didn't think about what the fans or critics might say or what I should or shouldn't do...I just lived and it was so liberating!". "Okay how much has she had to drink?" one of your members joked and you blushed before the others shushed her. "Don't listen to her Y/n I think it's sweet". The others all agreed and one of them smiled "and I know it doesn't matter but for what it's worth the fans all loved it, especially your friendship with Jongho". "They did?" you asked and your member nodded passing you her phone. You scrolled through many posts on Twitter praising the two of you and many people enjoying your interaction. "Y/n and Jongho's friendship gives me life" one person wrote. "So cute seeing Jongho and Y/n together, love it when the maknaes team up". "The way Jongho looked at Y/n when she started singing with him was so cute, anyone smell a romance?". "I don't care if they're just friends or more their relationship is perfect!". You read all the comments and watched the video back of the two of you together and smiled. "That is so cute" you commented and the others nodded. "I have to say...you and Jongho are really good together in whatever way and we're sorry if we ever tried to force anything" your leader said and the girls all echoed that apologising. You shook your head "it's okay! We're friends now and it didn't ruin anything so all is forgiven!". "In that case another round of drinks on Hongjoong!" one of the girls cried and you all began placing your order. When you returned to the table you slipped into your seat between Yunho and San. "Ohh what did you get?" San asked and you told him the beer name. "You could order anything and you order a beer?" San asked. You shrugged "it's what I like to drink, I think it tastes better than cocktails" pointing to San's fancy one and he gasped. Jongho however laughed "you're totally right Y/n!" and you smiled at him. San shook his head "I can't believe you two! I need another cocktail just to process what you said" and he disappeared. Jongho moved up and took his space and when you looked at him he shrugged "what? The chair I'm on isn't comfy" and he joined you on the bench. "So...earlier you said something about a rematch?" Jongho asked and you smiled "yeah, anytime anyplace!". Jongho grinned "okay you free Monday lunchtime?". You nodded "I'm there!" and Jongho smiled. "You know whoever loses should have a punishment". Jongho nodded "of course, what are you thinking?". "How about they have to buy the other person dinner?". "Dinner?" Jongho asked and you nodded trying not to blush "yeah like we can go out to a restaurant and whoever loses has the pay? Or something else if you don't want to do that" but Jongho shook his head. "No dinner is...dinner is fine" he said as his voice broke. "Good" you said smiling and blushing slightly and Jongho smiled back "okay" also blushing. You were both so focused on trying not to blush that you didn't realise who was approaching you until he was right in front of you. You looked up when a shadow passed over you to see Exo's Baekhyun right in front of you. Jongho's eyes immediately went to you and he saw you pause. Your eyes went big and you jumped a little. "Hi" Baekhyun said "I just wanted to say well done to both of you! You killed the song". Jongho smiled and looked at you where for once you were struggling to speak. "Wow you have no idea how much that means to me. I've idolised you since I was a trainee" you said finally re-covering the ability. Baekhyun smiled "aww really? That's so sweet thank you". "She was really excited when she got your lines" Jongho said and Baekhyun chuckled "I'm so flattered, you'll have to let me buy you a drink to say thank you". “Really? Sure” you nodded and asked Jongho if he wanted to come too but he said no. He watched you go with a heavy heart but there was no way he was going to stand in the way of you and your dream guy. 

Jongho couldn’t help but watch the two of you chatting and saw you exchanging numbers passing your phones to one another. He had hoped you might just remain friends with Baekhyun but the man was charismatic and successful and you were talented and gorgeous. It was bound to happen...so that’s why he was so surprised when you returned to your seat beside him half an hour later. 

“Hi” you said popping up next to him and Jongho blinked “I thought you went with Baekhyun?”. “Yeah just for one drink” you smiled. “but I...you like him, he’s your dream guy” Jongho said confused “please don’t feel like you have to be polite and come back to us”. You shook your head “Baekhyun might’ve been my dream guy once but that was a while ago. I know I didn’t have to leave him but I wanted to come back here...with you". Jongho blushed "thank you" and you smiled "you don't have to thank me". Jongho nodded "I know but I'm pleased you want to stay here with me, I enjoy spending time with you". You nodded "I do too, it's kind of annoying in a way because all our members were right" you said looking to the dance floor where a group of them were assembled. "In what way?" Jongho asked carefully and you looked down "in that we're very similar and do get along well. I know originally the plan was to do this just to shut them up but we've accidentally proven them right". Jongho shrugged "yeah but I think I'd rather than then us realising we hate each other and proving the wrong". You nodded "yeah I could never imagine hating you" and Jongho smiled "me either, you're actually the person I talk to most after the guys and that's only because I live with them". You chuckled "yeah you too! I've gotten so much fitter because I'm with you at the gym so much". Jongho shook his head "I can't take credit for that, you were plenty healthy before me". You smiled "true and I am still stronger than you" prompting some outrage from Jongho and you both bickered playfully for a while before calling a ceasefire.

You chatted again about other things before the members pulled you up to dance. You and Jongho weren't huge dancers but stayed for a few songs to appease them. You could see Jongho's dance battery was running out so made a gesture to go outside and he nodded immediately coming over to you. He lightly grabbed your arm and steered you towards the door "just go or they'll never let us leave" and laughing you stepped outside. The night air was so clean and crisp, you inhaled a nice deep breath before lapsing into a comfortable conversation. You'd just finished explaining what you wanted all your pets to be called when silence settled. You figured Jongho found your in-depth naming too tiresome half drunk but you were wrong. "Y/n?" Jongho asked and you turned towards him to see his staring at you. By the look on his face, you guessed what he wanted to do and wanted it to happen so you smiled "yes?". "I think our members were right about everything" he said and kissed you. You kissed him back wrapping your arms around his neck and Jongho pulled you closer. "Yeah I think they were" you agreed before kissing him again. You pulled away a little while later but both stayed close together. "I like you Y/n" he said and you blushed "I like you too Jongho". He beamed before adding "and not just now, I've liked you for a while". "Oh god we really are the same because same!" you cried and Jongho grinned "really?". You nodded "but can I ask, if you liked me, then why did you resist your members pushing us together so much?" you asked. Jongho shrugged "based on your reaction I thought you didn't like me". "I thought that about you!" you cried and Jongho laughed shaking his head "so basically our members tried desperately to get us together and yet are the main reason we're not a couple?". You nodded "yep which is ironic but not unsurprising". "Not at all" Jongho agreed before he paused "so would you like to go out sometime? I was going to wait for you to lose on Monday but want to take you out either way". You shot him a look and gently prodded him "big words and we'll see how true they are on Monday...but yes I'd love to go out with you". Jongho grinned his gorgeous gummy smile and blushed which made you melt. You were both just staring at one another enjoying the moment when your members caught you. "What the fuck?" you heard Hongjoong say and turned to see all your members standing in the doorway. "We're you two just..." one of your members asked when Seonghwa smirked "you were weren't you?". Jongho and yourself hesitated which was all the time in the world they needed to explode and tease you. "I knew it!" San cried while Wooyoung teased the two of you. Mingi smiled bashfully and Yeosang nodded saying quietly "you're cute together". "Okay everyone shut up!" Jongho yelled "Y/n and I don't have to answer any of your questions, leave us alone". "Yeah you do we're not going all night without an answer" Wooyoung said and Jongho looked at you and you got the same idea. "Run!" you called and dragged Jongho away from them. They gave chase but you and jongho were the fittest members of the group and kept going long after the others had stopped. You were holding hands. laughing and feeling like complete idiots but also so invigorated and alive! You stopped and sat down on a bench outside a shop that was closed. Jongho sat close to you and you turned to look at him. "That so so stupid and fun" you smiled and Jongho nodded "it was perfect! I don't want to share this with anyone" he said taking your hand and you melted into one another. "What time is it?" Jongho asked and you told him it was 4 am. "The sun will be up soon, wanna watch it?" he asked and you nodded walking down to the lake which wasn't far away. You stood side by side as the first rays appeared and watched the sunrise in each other's company. The two of you hadn't realised tonight was your first date but it ended up being the best one ever.

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You'd just come out of a 4-year relationship with Seventeen's Vernon and were understandably a little out of it. You understood the breakup and it had been a mutual agreement but that didn't makeyou feel any better. The only good thing was your company was being absorbed by Hybe meaning your group Fromis_9 was transfering labels and so there was a lot of change to distract you. You were in the car on your way to your first visit with the CEO when your leader Saerom squeezed your hand. She knew things had been hard for you lately and was the perfect balance of being supportive but also not drawing attention to your situation. You gave her a small nod telling her you were fine when you saw the building appear behind her and your jaw dropped. The Hybe building was so much fancier than anything you were used to! You all walked through the door staring at the ceiling and were so impressed. Your car had pulled up to an underground car park and then you'd been waved through security into their interior reception straight away with smiles and nods from the guards. The receptionist was lovely and knew you all by name. Everyone seemed so friendly so you didn't feel out of place asking where the bathroom was. The receptionist told you and you made your way there but when you came back out couldn't recall how you got here. You followed one corridor but ended up somewhere different and looked around confused. You were about to head back the way you'd come when the door opened and a person hurried through crashing into you. "Oh my god I am so sorry!" the person cried and when he looked up you realised you recognised him. 

It was TxT's Beomgyu.

He seemed to recognise you as his eyes widened and he looked around "oh you're Y/n from Fromis_9 right?". You nodded "yeah we're here for our induction but I went to the bathroom and got lost". Beomgyu laughed "seriously? How did you end up over here? The bathroom is right by reception". You looked down embarrassed but Beomgyu started laughing again and his laugh was so goofy it made you smile. "I don't know" you admitted and Beomgyu beamed at you "that's hilarious and actually a little impressive. Let me show you the way". "So what do you think of the building so far?" Beomgyu asked as you walked together and you paused debating an answer when he replied "huge right?". You smiled nodding and Beomgyu started telling you about his first time here. You'd been struggling to speak to people lately and liked how Beomgyu took control of the conversation without making it all about him. He was clearly a natural with people and put you at ease. "Yeah so I drove around for 15 minutes because I thought this was an army base or something and my manager was so mad" Beomgyu finished and you smiled "see at least I wasn't that bad, I got through the door" and Beomgyu burst into laughter. "You're totally right, I'm a little more of a mess than you". You half gasped half laughed when he called you a mess and Beomgyu smirked "what I never said being a mess was a bad thing! I'm a mess 90% of the time and it's so much fun, it'd be nice to have another hot mess around". You looked down unsure if he was calling you hot or a mess or both but shrugged "well I guess if I meet the criteria I'll take it" and Beomgyu cheered "yay welcome to the club!" and held out a hand to you. You looked down before realising he wanted you to shake it and you did just that. Beomgyu smiled once again and then opened his arms "and here we are!" he said coming around a corner where all your members were waiting. You were horrified to see several members of staff were around and even the CEO who had come downstairs to meet you, were all clearly searching for you. However the second the CEO saw you with Beomgyu he smiled "Beomgyu what a relief, did you find our lost lamb?". "Sir yes sir!" Beomgyu said saluting him and you laughed at his goofiness. "Good boy" the CEO said patting him on the back "see how polite our idols are ladies? Y/n I trust Beomgyu was a perfect tour guide?". You nodded "yes he was very nice" and Beomgyu smiled at you "thanks Y/n, now if you'll excuse me I told Yeonjun I'd be 2 seconds and that was 5 minutes ago". Beomgyu bowed to everyone but made a special effort of saying goodbye to you and then left. That interaction immediately put you in a good mood and you took it as a sign this merge was going to be good for you and your members thought so too. You'd totally clammed up since your breakup and even with acquaintances you struggled to keep a conversation going...but when they saw you with Beomgyu they were reminded of the proper Y/n. You looked comfortable and were clearly amused by whatever he was saying. Beomgyu seemed lovely and they were so happy out of everyone you could've bumped into, you met a wonderful social butterfly like him. They noticed the spring in your step after that interaction and hoped there would be many more. Which there were because Beomgyu loved making friends and he bragged to all his members he'd made a new one. They totally didn't believe him so when he saw you later that week in the cafe he gasped and called out your name. He rushed over to you and you worried something had happened by his urgency. "Y/n you have to help me!" he said and you were immediately on alert "what's up?". "They don't believe we're friends" Beomgyu said "they said someone as pretty as you could never be friends with someone as ugly as me!" he said pouting. You looked behind him to see his members had followed him over and heard all of that. Yeonjun beside him rolled his eyes before looking at you "hi Y/n it's lovely to meet you, we totally didn't say that. We just doubted Beomgyu knew you". "But we can clearly see he does" Soobin nodded but Taehyun shrugged "that or he just ran up to her randomly and she's too nice to say no". Yeonjun nodded "he has done that before" and you turned to Beomgyu "you have?". "In my defence, she looked like someone I knew and I got them mixed up. I really don't get why she pretended she knew me" Beomgyu said and you nodded, that story making more sense. "Well we do know each other. See I got lost on my first day here and Beomgyu helped me get back". "A gallant hero some might even say" Beomgyu added when Taehyun replied "but she didn't". Beomgyu gasped "Y/n I was gallant wasn't I?". You nodded "yeah you were really helpful and friendly". He shot Taehyun a "there" look and then noticed you were ordering coffee "oh what are you getting?". You told him and he nodded "that sounds good, I'll have one too" he told the barista and then reached for his wallet "don't worry I'll get this". You went to protest but he shook his head "we've been told to be welcoming and I think buying you your morning coffee is a great first step to achieving that". You were going to argue when Yeonjun cried "aww thanks Beomgyu!" and all the other members put their coffee order on his card too". You felt bad but Beomgyu assured you it was fine and proudly handed you your coffee when it was ready. "I'm really sorry but I have to go" you said and Beomgyu shook his head "no don't be silly go! Don't be a stranger, come to our floor anytime!". You told him you would even though you didn't think you'd have the confidence to but returned to practice with a big smile on your face. It was safe to say your first month at your new company had gone well but you thought that was likely to change considering your ex was also moving to the same building. You and Vernon had been together since you were trainees which was sweet but it all felt a little pre-destined. You were the youngest in your group and Vernon the second youngest in his group but were born only days apart. Because of this, the staff used to tease you two from the very first day you started. You were paired up because you looked cute and they'd jokingly say neither of you was allowed to date anyone except each other. They obviously weren't being serious but made their preference clear from day one and that put the idea in your head. Being told you'd be good with another person often enough makes you believe it and the two of you ended up together. However, despite your whole company's support it wasn't meant to be and things ended. You were in the same company which made it awkward but not overly because you both trained at different buildings. However, now you'd both be in the same building meaning you might bump into each other often and Seventeen were coming today. Your group has been sent first as the guinea pigs for 2 reasons. 1. You were less popular so it mattered less and 2. As a girl group, you were taken less seriously than a male group because sexism! So they'd tried your group and when they'd seen it was successful, brought forth Seventeen. Apparently, they were going to be two floors below you and you made sure to arrive early so there was no way you'd bump into each other. You felt safe on your floor and didn't venture from it all day. However, that wasn't something you could do all the time and you bumped into Seventeen a week later. You were in the cafe when you heard loud voices and turned to see Dk, Mingyu and Scoups come in. You were sat down and had no idea what to do. They hadn't spotted you yet so you looked down pretending you hadn't seen them and tried to be invisible. But you suddenly heard them go quitter and risked a glance up to see them watching you. They looked away pretending they hadn't been but you'd caught them. Seeing as they'd already seen you, you decided to leave and as you passed they smiled and bowed. You did the same and rushed back to your floor. The girls knew without asking why you looked so shocked. There was only one thing that made you that way and it was Vernon. The girls had seen the problems from the start but tried to be supportive. The two of you were just too...different yet similar for it to work. You were both chill introverts who liked to do your own thing so matched in that way. However, you liked reassurance and communication whereas those things didn't come naturally to Vernon and that's where your relationship fell apart. It wasn't anyone's fault. You just both had different ideas of what a relationship should be and those ideas didn't match. So you broke up but you couldn't help but take it personally. Were you too sensitive and clingy? Even though you'd parted ways mutually Vernon started the conversation so in your eyes you were dumped and Vernon didn't like you. That's why you were so downcast and were avoiding seeing him so much but when you finally saw Vernon you had an audience. You often bumped into TxT around the building as they were a floor down from you and you enjoyed it because they were always so welcoming. One week your bathrooms were being re-done and you had to use the ones on the TxT floor. You loved it because it meant seeing the guys more and now you felt comfortable and familiar with them all. You often finished at the same time as them on purpose and today was no different. You were waiting for the lift with TxT, excited to be going home. They were laughing and joking with you and you felt comfortable with all of them due to Beomgyu. He always came over when he saw you and the members would come too and chat. They now all came over whenever they saw you so you were officially friends with them all. So you were on your way to after-work drinks when the elevator opened and who was it but Seventeen. 

You didn't notice them at first because Yeonjun was complimenting your jacket while Beomgyu claimed his was better. The two of you were competing, arms outstretched and you only realised something was up because you felt the mood dip and looked up to see Vernon. All of Seventeen froze and looked at him. He looked at you and then looked down. You looked away embarrassed and Beomgyu intervened. "We'll wait for the next one" he said and the boys nodded. Your eyes were on the floor but the second the doors closed Beomgyu cracked a joke and had everyone laughing again. The way he immediately made you feel better was the start of your crush on him. You loved how infectiously happy he was and realised he made you feel pretty damn good! Which was all you can ask for really.  

You bumped into the other Seventeen members more around the building and it did get less awkward. You were now at the stage of nodding to one another. A sign of acknowledgement but also not intimate enough to require conversation. You still got nervous when you saw them but it was no longer debilitating. You and Vernon avoided one another and you were nowhere near the nodding stage but you didn't mind. 12/13 was fine and how many people were on friendly terms with their exs? So you were content with your new life but your crush on Beomgyu was nagging you slightly. You didn't want to have a crush on him because you were sure he wouldn't return your feelings. Plus you were much too fragile for a relationship but Beomgyu just felt safe and when things went wrong he was quickly becoming your go-to.   You had a new comeback and were working on the vocals. You'd been putting in a lot of time to try and get them right and didn't realise how late it was until you left your practice room. You'd purposefully chosen the small one hidden at the end of the corridor so you wouldn't bother anyone but the opposite seemed to have happened...nobody could find you. You couldn’t find any of your members and a staff member told you they’d left. Apparently they’d searched for you but when they couldn’t find you figured you'd gone home early and had left. You checked your phone to see many missed calls and texts proving the story. This meant the car was gone and it was dark outside. You didn't mind the half an hour walk home, just you had to walk past a football stadium and that never felt safe. The men were either drunk and in a bad mood because they lost or drunk and giddy because they'd won. Either way, you didn't feel comfortable around them so you began debating who at the company you could call for help and one name came to your mind straight away. Beomgyu.

So you went downstairs to their floor and were relieved to see TxT were still here. They were in a studio but just seemed to be talking so you knocked and were waved inside. "Y/n?" Beomgyu asked and you nodded coming into the room more "Hi, sorry to interrupt but you mentioned a while ago I could come here if I needed anything". Beomgyu nodded immediately becoming serious and came over to you "of course, are you okay?". You nodded "I'm fine, I just wondered if you walk home? The car left without me by mistake, I was working on some lines on one of the solo booths and the others thought I'd left. It's not far only a 20-minute walk max but it's gotten dark and I have to pass the stadium on the way...so I was wondering if you or anyone walks that way and would let me tag along?". Beomgyu nodded "yeah of course! I pass the stadium so we can walk together". "Really?" you asked "that's so great thank you so much". Beomgyu winked playfully "don't sweat it, we just have to run through this number one more time so how about you chill in the corner, we shouldn't be too much longer". You nodded "yeah take as long as you want and thanks again". Beomgyu smiled at you before rushing back to formation. He nodded to the guys saying it was sorted and none of them batted an eyelid when you took a seat. The staff started the music and you felt rather excited to be witnessing their performance. TxT always looked so professional on stage and you couldn't wait to see what they were like behind the scenes. Your favourite song was blue hour because you loved how happy and playful it was...their new comeback was completely different and you had no idea. The song started and you jumped at how loud it was and how quickly the beat started. The song wasted no time and the boys jumped into the choreography quickly. The concept was a hot bad boy vibe and they pulled it off so well....especially Beomgyu which surprised you. He was always so joyful and funny it amazed you that he was now so, well hot. You found your eyes glued to him, your stomach fluttering at the smirk on his face while he delivered his lines and executed the moves effortlessly. He was so cool and had an amazing body. How had you overlooked this? You supposed after your breakup you weren't on the lookout for hotties but still, this was a pretty big oversight. The song ended and the staff all applauded with you joining in. Beomgu noticed and suddenly a big grin was on his face "you enjoyed it Y/n?". "You were so cool" you breathed and the guys all laughed. "Thank you" Huening Kai said smiling proudly and you nodded "the choreo was so great, I'd love to be as good a dancer as you guys". Beomgyu grinned "ah come on I've seen you dance you're good". You shook your head "I can get through the choreo but I don't have to passion you guys had! You jumped up so high in the air and gave it so much heart". Beomgyu smiled "I am so getting you to learn this choreo to see it's not that hard". Soobin nodded "you can but not tonight, the staff want to go home". Beomgyu nodded "of course, I'll grab my stuff and we can go". Beomgyu led you to their break room and he gathered his coat before turning to you "let's go!". You both wore low hats and scarves to hide your face so you wouldn't be photographed together but as you headed away from the company building that became less and less likely so you took them off. Beomgyu was just as chatty as usual and you loved how he could turn anything into a conversation. You were debating plant personalities (were cacti mean and grouchy or were they really chill and shy) when you reached the football stadium.   Beomgyu saw you move closer to him as you saw the group of men coming towards you and he quickly switched sides with you so he was in between them and you. He kept close to you and stared right ahead as if they weren't there. They did look at you but it was only a glance and they moved on. You had no incidents whatever and when you reached your street you frowned suddenly realising you were basically home and Beomgyu was still with you. "So where do you live?" you asked and Beomgyu shrugged "oh not far I'll just hop in a taxi". You paused "wait I thought you lived near here?". "Yeah, I do it's like 10 minutes in a car". You gaped "Oh no! I'd never have asked you if it made you come so far out of the way!". Beomgyu grabbed your arm lightly to make you stop panicking "Y/n it's fine! I wanted to walk with you because I wanted to make sure you were safe and that is totally worth it" he said smiling. You laughed "you're so nice, I don't think I've ever met anyone like you". Beomgyu smiled "that's really sweet...please tell my members that because I keep saying I'm an angel but they don't believe me". You chuckled "I will, would you like to wait inside for your lift?". Beomgyu paused "if you don't mind?" and you nodded "of course!" and led him inside. You stepped into your house gingerly but none of your members were around. You took Beomgyu into the kitchen where you made him a warm drink while he waited for Soobin who he'd roped into picking him up. Beomgyu smirked when he saw you make a warm drink for yourself in a Pikachu mug. "Fan of Pokémon?" he asked and you looked at it before going bright red "that's so embarrassing" and you tried to hide it but Beomgyu reached past you pulling it back out "no it's not! Pikachu is so cute that’s why everyone loves him". "Yeah but usually as children not adults". Beomgyu smiled "so? We've all got our thing and you're obviously a Pokémon master". You blushed still embarrassed but a thought occurred to you "so what's your thing?". "My what?" Beomgyu asked and you elaborated "you said we've all got our embarrassing thing so what's yours?".  Beomgyu's eyes widened and he shook his head "nope can't tell you that". "Why not?" you asked grinning "I told you mine!". "No I saw your mug it's different" Beomgyu insisted smirking and you were still playfully bickering when Saerom walked in. She jumped seeing Beomgyu there and then bowed "Y/n we thought you went out after work". You shook your head "no I was still rehearsing when you left but Beomgyu walked me home so don't worry" you explained. Your leader was beside herself but Beomgyu assured her it was normal. "Trust me Soobin forgets me all the time but I'm starting to think that might be on purpose" making you both laugh and putting the room at ease. You chatted for a while before Soobin arrived and Beomgyu came out to meet him. In the car Soobin looked at Beomgyu "so...is there something going on? With you and Y/n?". Beomgyu blushed "what? No!" and Soobin smiled at his response "okay just...". "Just what?" Beomgyu asked immediately and Soobin struggled not to grin "Yeonjun thought he sensed something between you in the practice room. That there was some tension there and apparently Y/n was only watching you throughout the whole thing". Beomgyu blushed and found the idea you only had eyes for him very appealing. You were very beautiful and he loved how you got more and more confident the more you were around him. He found you so endearing and interesting, he definitely love to ask you out but he paused. "I mean is he sure? She only just got out of a big relationship, I doubt she's ready for something new". "Oh yeah with Seventeen's Vernon right?" Soobin asked. Beomgyu nodded "we bumped into him one day and it was so awkward remember? Y/n looked so uncomfortable around him and couldn't wait for those lift doors to close". Soobin nodded "do we know why they broke up?". Beomgyu shook his head "no Y/n didn't tell me and I didn't ask. It's her business". Soobin nodded "still though she'll probably move on eventually and the two of you get along. Would you really say no if she asked you out?". Beomgyu knew the answer immediately "no" but he also wasn't willing to put everything on the line and risk ruining your friendship by asking you first. However, that also didn't mean he was going to stop seeing you.

This will be a two part series and part two can be found here.

I love how happy and fun Beomgyu seems! I bet he’s that friend who won’t leave until he makes you smile and he seems like such a cute sunshine :) 

[kimbappykidding]

Previous Parts: Part One, Part Two and Part Three.

Despite beginning pretty hot and heavy, you and Jeno kept your relationship quiet, even from your brother and his members. Neither of you had suggested it, it just felt right and so you stuck to it. Personally, Jeno loved being your secret because it made him feel so special. You started hanging around more and whenever you entered Jeno got so excited. Even if you couldn't sit next to him you let him know you were thinking of him. You'd always shoot him looks and smiles and he loved just knowing that beautiful girl over there wanted him. The guys all knew the two of you were together as you were as subtle as a gun but they let you pretend and acted oblivious.

One of Jeno's favourite things at the moment was sneaking out to see you and sneaking you into his apartment. He'd never been a risky or reckless kid so this made him feel dangerous and he loved it. He felt like he was in some music video or tv show from the 2000s. Then he'd get you in his room and the moment would hit him...that he had this beautiful girl in his room and he'd blush and feel disbelief. Then the second you touched him or shot him a look his confidence would return.

You'd been dating for 2 months and had the dorm to yourselves one day. Sure it was because Jeno had bumped into a door and had to go to the hospital to get checked out. He was fine but they said he should rest so he decided to use this and called you immediately so you could spend the day at home together. You got out of work by saying you had to look after your boyfriend who had a concussion and hence your beautiful day together!

You'd been in Jeno's room quite a lot by this point but this time something caught your eye. "Can you show me how to play guitar?" and he smiled "what made you think of that?". You shrugged "I don't know...you look hot playing guitar and I want to look hot". "You always look hot" Jeno said and you smiled turning onto your stomach to face him "but imagine how hot I'd look with a guitar". Jeno pictured it and then rushed to get his guitar. He passed it over to you and grabbed another one because Jeno had several guitars. He showed you the proper way to hold it and how to strum it. "Wait you don't use your fingers?" you asked and Jeno laughed "no how would you?". "Nails?" you asked and Jeno smirked "well it would probably hurt after a bit so leave your lovely hands alone and use the pic". You shot him a smile and nodded. Next Jeno showed you some chords and tried to help you memorise them... and that's how you found out you really don't have an ear for music. At all.

Jeno found it hilarious that you genuinely couldn't hear the difference between notes, even ones of vastly different pitches. "Are you joking with me?" Jeno asked when he played two opposite chords and you just stared at him. "No!" you said "I promise I'm not...am I the worst guitar student ever?". "No of course not, we can just try it differently" Jeno said and he wrapped his arms around you and placed his hands over yours. "Okay maybe seeing it yourself will help" Jeno said and he started showing you the notes and pointing out differences but you weren't listening.

You were watching Jeno.

You could see he was really concentrating and that made him look so hot. His jaw was clenched and you could feel he was tensed. Jeno played them several times and when you didn't comment, he looked up. "Y/n?" he asked and then he saw you staring at him with an obvious look in your eye. "Y/n" he repeated blinking and it didn't take long for you to break the distance and Jeno quickly unhooked the guitar from you and moved it away. The music was well and truly forgotten as he picked you up and carried you towards the bed.

***

Later on, Jeno mentioned a milkshake would be so nice right now and you smiled "want me to go make us some?". "No you don't have to" he said and you smiled "yeah but you're injured right" gently brushing his forehead "I've got to look after you". "Well you've been doing a spectacular job so far" he said putting a hand on your waist "but I do feel like I need a second dose". "That's why we need sustenance!" you said "I'll be 2 minutes". Jeno sighed but nodded "let me come with you". "You really don't have to" you said with a smile and pushed him back down "I'll be right back" and rushed from the room.

Jeno was lying in bed relaxing when he heard the front door open followed by a scream. Rapid footsteps approached and then you flung the door open clearly panicking. "Oh my god!" you said rushing into the room and Jeno sat up straighter "what?". "Oh my god!" you said and Jeno stood up anxiously "what? Y/n you're worrying me. What happened?" when heard the guy's voices downstairs and he got it. Jeno's eyes went from you or more accurately the fact you weren't wearing anything, to the door and then they widened. Jeno was a jealous person but he'd managed to keep control of it while he was seeing you...but his members seeing you half-naked yeah that would do it.

"Was it all of them?" he asked and you nodded "I was coming back from the kitchen and then Mark opened the door and they were all standing there". "What did you do?" Jeno asked and you looked at him "what do you think? I dropped the glasses and ran!". Jeno was about to panic when he realised he wasn't the victim in this and he gently pulled you to sit down "are you okay?" he asked. You nodded but he noticed how you wrapped the blanket around yourself "I'm just so embarrassed. I can't believe that happened". Jeno hugeed you "it's okay, you have an amazing body so there's nothing to be embarrassed about there". You chuckled slightly "are you trying to make me feel better for all your members seeing me naked?". "I can't believe it but yes I am" Jeno smiled. "My brother was there" you said disgusted "at the back so I hope he didn't see anything but still" you shivered in revulsion. Jeno hugged you "it's okay, you stay here. I'll go get us some milkshakes and clear everything up. I guess we have to tell them about us now huh?". "Yeah probably" you smiled and Jeno smiled "good, I want everyone to know I'm dating you" and with a kiss to the head, he went downstairs.

He found the guys giggling to themselves and immediately got tenser. Jaemin wasn't here and Jeno figured he was probably taking some very deep breaths outside or something. The guys didn't notice him until he was at the bottom of the stairs. Jeno cleared his throat and they all turned around. "Jeno!" Haechan said "so...how is your recovery going?". "Pretty well clearly" Chenle said and the guys all started laughing again.

Jeno sighed "okay so you guys all know now but Y/n and I are together. This isn't just a hook up we're dating and Jaemin knows. I just wanted to say If any of you mention what you just saw then we're over" he said and the guys all paused before assuring Jeno they didn't see anything or wouldn't say anything. "I mean come on Jeno she's your girl, why would we want to ruin that?" Mark asked. Jeno nodded before pausing because Mark didn't sound surprised. He sounded as if he'd known this for a while. "Did you guys suspect something?" he asked and Jisung nodded "duh! We've known for ages Jeno". "You have?" he asked and Renjun smiled "you weren't subtle". Jeno lost a lot of his anger in surprise and nodded "oh..." which made the guys laugh. "As Mark said, we knew she was yours before any of this" Haechan said "you have nothing to worry about Jeno" and he smiled.

Once Dream officially knew, it was mere days before 127 found out and the elder members were far more surprised. "What!" Doyoung said his head snapping around as he heard Jeno had a girlfriend. "Who has a girlfriend?" Yuta asked and Mark smiled "Jeno". "He does? Who are you dating?" Taeyong asked. "She's called Y/n" Jeno said and he blushed just saying your name which made all his hyungs explode with his smittenness. "That girl from the carpark?" Jaehyun asked and Jeno nodded. "Congrats!" Jaehyun smiled "I knew she was into you" and Jeno blushed bashfully. "What does she do?" Taeil asked and Jeno nodded "yeah so she's the same age as me, she's a makeup artist for Hybe and she's...". "My twin" Jaemin cut off and all the guys froze. "Wait what"? Yuta asked and Jaemin nodded "you all heard me". "You're dating his twin?" Doyoung asked. Jeno blushed "yeah but I knew Y/n from school too so it wasn't like I just met her, we know each other and I had a crush on her back then too". "That's really cute" Jungwoo said and Taeyong nodded "must've been meant to be".

The guys were quiet for a bit before Yuta spoke "so is she hot?". Jaemin immediately bristled and Johnny patted him "it's okay I got it" and he covered Jaemin's ears "proceed". Jaemin sighed but let Johnny hide him from the conversation but all the Dream members weren't watching Jaemin, they were watching Jeno. "What?" Jaehyun asked confused and Haechan sighed "they're all scared Jeno will kill us but fuck it. Yes she's hot, very hot!" and Jeno did lunge for him. "He's a little protective" Jisung explained while Haechan screamed and the guys nodded. "Let's hope she's not a makeup artist for any sexy Hybe idols then" Taeil said and Jeno paused because that was also a sensitive subject.

Taeyong sensed this conversation could easily get rocky again so he changed the subject and both Jeno and Jaemin were relieved but one thing stuck with Jaemin. One piece of information he didn't know about and he was very eager to hear the truth from Jeno.

"Did you really like Y/n when we were in school?" Jaemin asked when he and Jeno were alone. Jeno looked down shyly but nodded "didn't you notice? I could never speak to her, even when you were sat on the other side of her". Jaemin hadn't noticed and shook his head "that's crazy I had no idea...I just assumed, well I don't know what I assumed". "Does this make things worse?" Jeno asked, worried Jaemin would see this as Jeno keeping a secret from him for ages but Jeamin shook his head "the opposite actually". "What?" Jeno asked shocked and Jeamin nodded "I thought you kind of just pounced the first time you were alone with her but to know you've liked her for years and just patiently waited and then went for it when your time came...it reassures me she's more than just a body to you". Jeno's eyes widened "is that what you thought she was to me?". "No but it's hard to be sure" he admitted "and now I'm certain so thanks Jeno". Jeno nodded and cautiously replied "you're welcome?" making Jaemin smile.

Once the happiness wore off though Jeno started thinking about the guys' comments about you and the hot Hybe boys. He was particularly worried because you worked for Seventeen and they were known for being one of the funniest groups in kpop. Plus they were all either hot, tall or talented and lots of them were a mixture so Jeno was nervous. He wanted to somehow tell the Seventeen guys you were together but knew that would be unprofessional and he couldn't affect your work with his childish insecurities. So instead he went to his friends, some of whom were friends with Seventeen.

He recalled Haechan was friends with Seungkwan so made sure to sit next to him at work and was being extra nice to him all day. Haechan liked attention so loved it but he wasn't stupid and noticed the change in Jeno...he simply decided to let this play out. Only once the day was nearly over and Jeno had let Haechan eat his dinner did Haechan comment on it "so why have you been sucking up to me all day?". Jeno paused "what? I haven't been sucking up to you" and Haechan laughed "yes you have! Agreeing with me on anything I say, laughing at my jokes, letting me eat your food!" he said pointing to their current situation. "Wait so you knew I was doing this but let me?". Haechan nodded "duh? I wanted free food and attention" and Jeno shook his head. "So what's up?" Haechan asked and Jeno shook his head "your friends with Seungkwan right?". Haechan nodded "yeah, I'm actually seeing him next week". Jeno nodded "well what the guys said the other day got me thinking...what do you think Seventeen are like around her?". Haechan paused and then smiled "wait are you seriously worried about that?". "I don't think Y/n would ever cheat on me but she is more social than me and she's beautiful! I just wondered if the guys ever flirt with her and how she reacts". Haechan smiled "well funnily enough Seungkwan's never mentioned that before to me". "Well do you think you could casually ask?" Jeno asked "just enquire if he knows her and what he thinks but don't mention me!". Haechan sighed "sure...if you buy me a hot chocolate on the way home". "Deal!" Jeno said and Haechan swore " Damn that was too easy, I definitely should've squeezed you for me". "You're sick" Jeno said and Haechan smiled "I know".

So Jeno waited and finally, Haechan's day with Seungkwan came around. Then the actual day seemed to stretch into an eternity and Jeno paced anxiously waiting for Haechan's car to appear until finally, hours later he got home. "So what did he say?" Jeno asked the second Haechan walked through the door and of course, Haechan decided to milk it. "Let me take my shoes off first..." and he had Jeno follow him around the house for 5 minutes before the boy broke. "Please just tell me!" Jeno cried and Haechan smiled "okay so he said he knows her, everyone's fond of her because she's a really good makeup artist and makes everyone look good and feel relaxed. Apparently, Hoshi did ask her if she was single and she told him she wasn't so you've got nothing to worry about. She rejected Hoshi and now all the guys know she has a partner". Jeno smiled "she really turned him down?". "Yes" Haechan said "so just relax and enjoy being with your girlfriend okay?". "Okay" Jeno said and Haechan looked at him "fancy buying me food for being such a good spy?" and Jeno was in such a good mood he agreed.

So Jeno was reassured and everything was great...until you asked him why Seungkwan thought you were dating Haechan.

"Pardon?" Jeno asked when you spoke and you explained "he said Haechan was asking questions about me and the guys and now he thinks I'm dating Haechan". "Wait what!" Jeno asked "what did you tell him?". "Of course that I'm not but he didn't believe me because it did seem suspicious...Haechan asking about me. You wouldn't have any idea why Haechan was asking about would you?" you asked shooting Jeno a look and he blushed. He lasted 3 seconds under your gaze before he broke. "Okay it's all my fault! I asked Haechan to". "Why?" you asked and he sighed "the other day the guys were teasing me once they found out you worked for Hybe. They said how many good-looking guys you worked with and I realised they were right. So I got nervous and asked Haechan to ask Seungkwan what the guys were like around you". "What were you worried about?" you asked "that I was seeing other guys?". Jeno shook his head "no, I trust you it was more that you had all these good looking guys who I had to compete with". "You don't have to compete with anyone, we're already dating" you explained but Jeno sighed. "I know but I also know I'm not the tallest or funniest or most outgoing idol and it started making me panic. So I thought if I knew Scoups was into you or Joshua and you were close I could prepare myself or plan to be more like them. Just in case... I hope this doesn't sound too strong but I don't want to lose you Y/n". Jeno had his head down so he couldn't see your expression but you didn't say anything for several seconds and that made his heart race but finally you put him out of his misery.

You wrapped your arms around Jeno and he immediately felt better in your embrace. He relaxed into you and rested his head on top of yours. "So I'm guessing I didn't terrify you?" he asked and you chuckled "not at all, I do wish you'd told me before though so I could've reassured you there's no single guy at Hybe who can hold a flame to you". "I don't believe that" Jeno said and you pushed him slightly "well believe it! Trust me, I value my time a lot and I wouldn't waste it on a guy who isn't funny, smart, talented, sweet and good looking!" you said "I have high standards Jeno" and he laughed at your tone. "That's true" he nodded "you are pretty classy" and you smiled "so if you can't believe how good you are then trust my belief in you". Jeno nodded and his smile reappeared "I can do that!" and you smiled "I had no idea you were the jealous type" and Jeno burst out laughing. "What?" you asked and he shook his head "just the guys know not to talk about you or that night because I'll attack them so yeah I am quite a jealous boyfriend". "That sounds more like protectiveness," you said hugging him again and Jeno nodded "yeah I like that more...let's go with that" and relaxed with you against him.

So Jeno was secure with you...and then a poorly times photo tried to ruin it.

Jeno didn't really check social media so he went the whole morning without realising he had a dating rumour. Finally, Jaemin found him and told him and Jeno swore "shit they know about y/n? How?" but Jaemin shook his head "it's not Y/n they think you're with" and Jeno saw the pictures.

It was kind of funny actually...they'd correctly guessed he was dating a makeup artist they just got the wrong one. They thought he was dating Susie the SM makeup artist because of a video in the behind-the-scenes making of a music video. For 3 seconds there was a clip where it looked like Jeno was staring at her with hooded sultry eyes. Then the two of them had been photographed getting in Jeno's car together because her car broke last week and he lived near her. But of course, the press ran with it and Jeno realised they'd probably been following him to try and find him with Susie again. So he was incredibly grateful they hadn't discovered his relationship with you but then he realised he had to convince you of all this.

Jeno knew you finished work at 4 so he headed to yours desperate to see you. He'd texted before to make sure it was okay and was surprised when you opened the door and greeted him with a hug. He then assumed you hadn't seen the photos and started trying to explain them to you when you put him out of his misery "Jeno I know you're not sleeping with Susie". "You do?" Jeno asked and you nodded "of course! I know you're not like that and I trust you so come on, stop stressing. You have nothing to apologise for" and you led him inside. Jeno was utterly shocked at how chill you were with all this but he had no idea they had affected you...just in a different way to how he thought.

You saw the photos of Jeno with the member of staff and you trusted him so knew the story was bull but the photos looked hot! You got they were likely just bad timing and totally out of context but it did make you feel a little protective over him. He looked so sultry and pouty hot and you had no idea how Jeno could look that good just casually waiting for his makeup to be applied. Did Jeno not realise how hot he was?

You tried to act normal and like nothing was wrong but Jeno could sense something was wrong and sighed figuring it was too good to be true. "Y/n are you sure you're okay?" he asked "it's okay if you're not" and you let out a breath. "Okay so I saw the photos" you continued "and they did surprise me". Jeno immediately went into panic mode. "Y/n they're fake! I'd never go near another girl and it was totally doctored. I wasn't looking at her I was looking at Jisung to her right I swear and I can ring him right now if you want proof". You gently grabbed his arm "Jeno it's okay, I believe you". "You do?" he asked "but you said...". "I said they surprised me" you said "not that I was mad or thought you'd cheated on me". "Well then how did they surprise you?". "Because you looked so sexy" you said "do you really look like that every day on set? How aren't all the heterosexual women all over you?" you asked running a hand across his shoulder and down his chest.

Jeno blinked in surprise because this was NOT how he thought this conversation would go. "Wait you saw the photos and they...turned you on"? Jeno asked. You blushed but nodded "I knew you weren't looking at her but if you looked at me like that with those hooded eyes and those lips..." you said trailing off to look at them right in front of you "I wouldn't have blamed her for falling in love with you right then and there". "It wouldn't have mattered if she did" he said "because I'm already in love with you" and before you could fully process what he'd said he pulled you into his lap and started kissing you.

Afterwards, you both realised what he said. "Jeno before we...did you say?". "I did" he said quietly, nervous he'd ruined everything. Of course, this all started a while ago but you'd only officially been together 2 months and he'd already said he was in love with you? He had his reasoning and apology all ready when you snuggled into his chest and he looked down at you surprised. "I want to thank you" you said softly "you've always made me feel so desirable and well...loved. You're the perfect guy Jeno and while I'm not quite ready to say that yet I want you to know I care about you a lot and I'm really happy". Jeno blinked a few times and pinched himself to make sure this wasn't a dream. You noticed and laughed, you angled yourself upwards and brought your faces together. "This is all real Jeno" and he nodded "just checking" and gently cupped your face to kiss you.

"You don't have to say it back" Jeno told you "not until your ready and I don't care how long that takes". "See what I mean about being the perfect guy?" you asked and Jeno chuckled before going to sleep feeling a level of happiness he didn't even know was possible but he'd found thanks to you.

A dating rumour never had such a happy ending.

That's the series! I hope you enjoyed it :)

The gif at the top is the one I referenced in the imagine. Jeno looks so damn good I wondered how the makeup artist can cope when he looks at her like that and then bingo, idea for the plot!

[kimbappykidding]

Imagine your boyfriend San getting jealous over the attention you give Yeosang

San knew he wasn't your usual type. That wasn't what bothered him. He could deal with being your new type and winning a girl over. However what he struggled to deal with was how one of his members was ridiculously your type. San realised the second he introduced you to Yeosang that he'd made a huge mistake. You found common interests straight away and San saw that even your personalities were similar. Like Yeosang you were more laidback and introverted. You preferred to observe instead of partaking and so you got along well. San could yell Yeosang liked you because he actually spoke to you and initiated conversations which he didn't do with people he'd just met. San could tell you liked Yeosang because you told him. "So how did you find it?" San asked after you'd left together. You smiled "it was wonderful! They're all so nice". "And who left the best impression?" San asked. He was ready to prompt you when you smiled "Yeosang! He was so nice and cute". San nodded his smile only faltering slightly "yeah he's the sweetest...so what did you think of Wooyoung?" trying to change the subject. "He seemed super fun and exciting...ow and did you know Yeosang is watching the same anime as me? The one I keep trying to get you to watch" you smirked. San resisted the childish urge to say "well why don't you just watch it together" and instead nodded "that's nice".

Soon the members caught on to the similarity between you and Yeosang. "They're basically the same person" Mingi announced while San tried to deny it. "Or they're both just introverts" Yunho shrugged. San was relieved for a voice of reason when Wooyoung ruined it. "San is dating Yeosang! San is dating Yeosang!" he began chanting and Mingi joined in. San rolled his eyes and Hongjoong patted his shoulder "don't worry they're just teasing. We know you don't fancy Yeosang". However that wasn't quite what San was worried about. San watched you and Yeosang continue to become closer and felt powerless. He knew he had no right to tell you who to be friends with and there was no way he could get you to avoid Yeosang without telling you why. He felt really childish but he just hated the idea of you two bonding and knew you must be thinking how similar to your usual type Yeosang was. It was only a matter of time until something happened and he was beginning to see the early signs of it already. It was an Ateez games night and you'd been invited too partly because the guys liked you but also because Mingi was away and they needed even numbers. Everyone had to pair up to get into teams and San of course thought he'd be pairing with you. However when Hongjoong asked you who you wanted to be your partner you picked Yeosang. San was stunned and the members all laughed at his over-the-top reaction but he wasn't really joking. When all the pairs had been decided and they were getting the first game ready San came over to you. "Hey, so why didn't you pick me to be your partner? I kinda thought we'd stick together". You smiled "no reason I just thought it'd be fun and Yeosang could use the pick-me-up". San frowned "why?". "Well, he mentioned you and Wooyoung keep teaming up and he felt left out so I figured he needed to be picked first for once". San sighed "sure but did it have to be you?". You paused "I was the person picking first so for Yeosang to be picked first yes I had to choose him" and you laughed trying to make light of it but San didn't smile. "It's nice you're trying to be a good friend just don't forget about your boyfriend" San replied and walked away. The first game was a quiz and usually San was good at them but he couldn't focus. He barely even heard as Yunho read out the question, he was too busy watching you and Yeosang quietly whisper to one another. You said something and Yeosang grinned grabbing your arm. He nodded and gestured for you to write it down. You did, Yeosang watching over your shoulder admiringly and he high-fived you afterwards. San made a noise and Wooyoung looked up "what's wrong with you? You've been grumbling all night". "Nothing" San said but Wooyoung saw him glaring at Yeosang and his friend instinct kicked in. "You're not worried about Yeosang and Y/n are you? Because you know neither of them would ever do that to you right?". San nodded "yes I know they’d never cross the line and actually cheat but this just short of cheating crap is annoying me". Wooyoung frowned "I wouldn't say whispering is just shy of cheating. Plus you know they just get along because they're so similar". San sighed "I'm beginning to think they should date each other". "Who should?" you asked appearing beside them and San jumped. "Y/n..." he said “hey I didn’t see you there!” trying to distract you but you were still frowning "who should just date each other?". San faltered and your eyes widened "don't tell me you meant me and Yeosang?". "What? No!" San cried but you shook your head "you did! I can see it in your eyes. Seriously San? I pick Yeosang as my partner for one game night and you decide I should date him instead?". "All i meant is I'm pretty sure you give him more attention than you do me nowadays. I didn't mean we should break up". You nodded "hmmm well guess who's going to be getting even less attention than I've been so horribly depriving them of" and you stormed out of the room. San was used to arguing and he never usually backed down. But he knew you wouldn't either. You weren't quick to anger and when something made you mad you stayed hot for a while like a well-fuelled fire. San watched the door close behind you and pretended nothing was wrong. Wooyoung nudged him "you're seriously not going to go after her". San shrugged "why? I haven't done anything wrong". Wooyoung sighed "you basically told her you wanted to break up because she gets on with Yeosang and you're too insecure to handle that" and Wooyoung went after you instead, the rest of the room oblivious. San sat there angrily stewing when Wooyoung returned with you. You took your seat next to Yeosang not even looking in San's direction. Wooyoung sat down and San looked at him "well you brought her back. That's a good sign". "I told her to think of Yeosang not you" he replied and San felt miffed that brought you back in then again maybe he shouldn't be surprised. Throughout the rest of the night you didn't speak, look or even breathe in San's direction. You purposefully ignored him and San could practically feel the wall of ice between you. San wasn't like you with anger, he was hot-headed but his anger was short-lived and fell away pretty quickly. So two hours later he was bored of the whole thing. He'd tried looking at you, starting conversations about things he knew you liked and giving you the chance to talk to him but you didn't go for any of it. So when you went to the bathroom San followed you. "So that's it?" San asked "you're never going to speak to me again?". You looked at him "you haven't said one word to me since the argument so doesn't act like you've been trying so hard". "Hey I went over to the sofa alone so you could join me!" he cried confused how you'd missed his big gesture but you rolled your eyes. "Aww I didn't realise! Thank you so much for giving me the chance to humble myself and join you". San sighed "I hate when you're like this". "I hate when you're like that" you replied "do you really not trust me? Or Yeosang for that matter? What have either of us done to deserve that sort of treatment?". San shook his head "nothing. It's not something I did deliberately you know? I can't help it if I get jealous seeing the two of you so close". "See but that's the thing, you're not helpless in this. You can tell yourself it's nothing or do something to calm yourself. And what you definitely did have a choice over was how you treated me. You could've talked to me about it and explained but no I heard you telling Wooyoung I should just date Yeosang instead of you. How do you think that felt to hear San?". He sighed "pretty shit?" and you nodded. You went to walk away but San followed you this time. "Y/n" he called catching your arm and wrapping an arm around your waist "I'm sorry" but you sighed. "No San you can't just be cute and get out of this" and you walked away. San could hear by the tone of your voice you were going to cry and that broke him. He wanted to comfort you desperately but before he could follow you again Wooyoung appeared and stopped him. "Let her go" Wooyoung said holding San securely and he lost it. "Let her go? Earlier you were disgusted I didn't follow her and now you're telling me to leave her alone? Are you getting a kick out of this or something?". "No! It was a mistake to let her go before but it'd be a mistake to follow her now. You're too emotional and that's not going to work with how fragile Y/n is feeling. Trust me Yeosang is the same and whenever we argue I have to give him some time to calm down before going after him. Give her time to stop crying and for yourself to stop acting so rashly and plan what you're going to say to her". San sighed "I don't know I just want to make it better". Wooyoung nodded "I know but you need to calm down" and he eased San into a chair. "I just can't believe I acted so stupidly! Y/n is the last person in the world I'd ever want to hurt and I spent all night hurting her". Wooyoung patted him "yes but she obviously still cares about you, that's why she's upset so you can save this. You just have to think of what to say to convince Y/n of that". San nodded "will you help me?". "Of course!" Wooyoung cried and together they got to work. 15 minutes later San knocked on the door and walked into the room you were sitting in. "Y/n" he called softly. You didn't turn around but you replied "what?" which he took as a good sign. "Can we talk?" San asked remembering what Wooyoung said about respecting your wishes. You nodded "okay" and he came to sit beside you. "Y/n I'm really sorry I hurt you. I was being insecure and took it out on you. I should've spoken to you about my feelings but I was too scared of getting hurt that I ended up hurting you instead. You know I'd never want you to date anyone else, you're the best thing that ever happened to me". You didn't smile but San could feel you relaxing so he continued. "You're my world and you always will be that's why I get stupid sometimes but I promise I'm going to work on it. I love you y/n". You sighed and San could tell you were nearly there "y/n can I hug you?". You leaned into him and San wrapped himself around you feeling relief sweep through him. "I'm so sorry" he repeated kissing the top of your head and you nodded. "I know, I can tell you really mean that and I forgive you, just please don't do it again". San nodded turning to face you and quickly wiped away your tears "never I promise". You could tell by the gleaming in San's eyes he meant it and rested your head against him glad it was over. "I hate fighting" you sighed and San nodded "and I usually love it but I hate fighting with you. Guess that's a good sign huh?" making you chuckle. "That's better" San said seeing you smile and the tears subside. He gently stroked your cheek and you blushed. "Can we discuss one thing though?" San asked and you nodded "what?". "Next time there's a games night can we please team up? I missed you tonight". You smiled "of course! With the two of us together the others don't stand a chance". "That's my girl" San said proudly and he hugged you tightly once more.

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I love how any time I picture one of the Ateez guys getting jealous it’s always of Yeosang! He’s just such an angel I bet everyone loves him including all the boy’s friends, families and partners. The impact of Yeosang everyone.  

[kimbappykidding]

Part One Here

It had been weeks since your collaboration performance and you’d not seen Jeonghan once, which was odd considering you shared a work building. You figured he was avoiding you but heard he’d been on several more dates with Bomi. You were confused because she didn’t report him suddenly changing now he no longer had to make you jealous and then it dawned on you that Jeonghan’s bad behaviour might’ve just been about you. Did you just bring out the worst in him or something? Was the person he was with Bomi actually the real him? 

Confused you started seeing Joshua and you enjoyed it. He was nice, charming and hot but in a very different way to Jeonghan. While Jeonghan had been slender and soft Joshua was muscular and masculine. Both were good but you weren't sure which you preferred. You liked the security of dating Joshua though and he made you feel good about yourself which you needed after Jeonghan. 

When the other members found out you and Bomi were both dating members of the same group but never hung out together they found it funny. They teased the two of you about it until one-day Bomi admitted it upset her because in any other situation the two couples could’ve gone on couple dates but because you and Jeonghan hated one another she didn’t feel comfortable even bringing him round to your house. You immediately felt bad your vendetta was affecting Bomi that way and sought to take some steps forward. So you told Joshua about it and that you’d be open to double dating if he was. "Really?” he asked "you know that’d mean Jeonghan being there right?". You laughed "yes but we're all adults, I think I can be civil plus it's about time we bury the hatchet". Joshua smiled "that actually makes me really happy to hear, Jeonghan's one of my closest friends and I know you’d get on if you tried". You smiled "well for you and Bomi I can certainly do that" and you kissed him softly. You figured with Joshua and Bomi there it couldn’t be that bad. 

The date was arranged and you and Bomi came together. You were slightly nervous and she noticed. Bomi took your hand "thanks for doing this". You smiled at her "it's fine, I want us to become closer too". She shot you a huge smile that made it all worth it...then you saw Jeonghan. He looked good but then again when didn’t he? He seemed tense though. While Joshua grinned when he saw you Jeonghan looked down. Joshua was definitely the more welcoming whereas Jeonghan just muttered a hello and didn’t look at you or even really Bomi.

”Well you both look lovely” Joshua smiled “did you struggle getting here?”. You shook your head “no parking was easy”. “That’s lucky” Jeonghan said looking at you and you flushed but figured mentioning your driving was a coincidence so you didn’t comment. “It’s so cold though!” Bomi said and Joshua nodded chatting to her about it. 

You could tell Jeonghan didn’t want you here. You could feel the angry energy practically radiating off him and anytime he looked at you there was nothing but coldness there. He spoke to the others fine but his words to you were sharp and passive aggressive. You’d only been there 10 minutes and it was already grating on you. 

Joshua asked how the interview you’d done as a group earlier was. You and Bomi began to explain how one of the hosts was really rude. “He kept insulting up but in that backhanded way you can’t really accuse him of anything” you explained. Joshua groaned “I hate that”. Bomi nodded “and he was so rude to Y/n. She kept defending us and answering him back and he called her unlikable! Can you believe it?” she cried angry for you. You smiled at her when Jeonghan ruined it with one word.   "Yes" he muttered and you all froze. 

You were caught off guard and a little hurt. "I didn’t mean..." Jeonghan said noticing how everyone went quiet but you weren’t having it. "I think it's exactly what you meant" you replied and stood up "I'm going to the bathroom please excuse me". Joshua went to follow you when Bomi stood up "let me" and she glared at Jeonghan before rushing after you. "What the hell?" Joshua asked the second she left "can’t you see how hard Y/n is trying?". "Maybe that’s the problem?" Jeonghan replied "why does she always have to be a perfect princess pretending everything is okay?". "You know I always thought this was two-sided but now i’m thinking you’re the one with a problem not her but I can’t for the life of me work out why" Joshua glared "what has she ever done to you? Is this all because she almost scratched your car months ago?". Jeonghan sighed "no". "Then what is it? What’s so bad that you couldn’t put aside one night of being petty for Bomi and me?". Jeonghan shook his head in disbelief at what Joshua was encouraging him to tell. "I...I should just go. Tell Bomi I'll call her later" he said and he left some money before leaving. Meanwhile in the bathroom you felt awful. Jeonghan was obviously more hurt than you were about what had happened but you had no idea what to do about that. Then Bomi came in and you wiped your eyes “i’m fine I just need a second”. “No you’re not, come here” she said and wrapped you in a hug. “I’m sorry I just wasn’t expecting it” you admitted. Bomi nodded “he was horrible and I could see you trying so don’t you dare apologise”. “But I wanted to put this all behind us for you” you admitted and Bomi shook her head “you tried. You did that for me, it was him that didn’t and don’t worry I’ll deal with him. The way he spoke to you was not okay”. You went to brush it away but Bomi shook her head “no I’m not letting it go. You don’t have to be best friends and maybe double dates were a bit unrealistic but he won’t be rude to you like that. You’re my friend and I love you” Bomi said and you almost cried again. “I love you too” you smiled and she took your hand “now dry your tears and let’s go have a nice night. I bet Jeonghan’s left so we can have a chill night just me, you and Joshua. Okay?”. You nodded and followed her out of the bathroom. 

Joshua was just as apologetic about what happened. You told him not to worry about it but he wouldn’t take that and was determined he’d get Jeonghan to apologise to you. You hoped it was going to be one of those promises that nobody ever mentioned again but then your leader texted you telling you, you’d be doing another performance with Seventeen. Apparently the first one got a lot of views so your management had arranged a second one. You’d be seeing Jeonghan first thing on Monday morning. 

Great. 

The second you walked into the dance studio Jeonghan noticed you. His eyes shot to you and then he looked reluctantly to Joshua who was across the room. You pretended like you hadn’t seen him and didn’t know he was coming over. He greeted Bomi and then called your name “Y/n can we talk outside for a second”. You paused “if this is about the other night you don’t have to...” when Bomi interrupted “go with him Y/n, please?”. You couldn’t say no to her so you nodded and Jeonghan led you from the room. “There a small room we can use down here” he said and you just nodded. You tried not to think about how it was the practice room you first slept together in and just looked at the floor. Once inside Jeonghan closed the door firmly and turned to you “i’m sorry for what I said to you the other night”. You shook your head “it’s fine, there’s history here so forget it”. Jeonghan frowned “but I don’t like how I acted and as you said what happened between us is in the past. There’s no need for me to keep punishing you for it”. You looked at him confused “what made you have a change of heart? Three days ago you hated me”. Jeonghan sighed “I know but see I was so angry at you because I realised...you were totally right. The way we were around each other wasn’t good. Sure it was hot but it wasn’t healthy and the weird thing is I've never been like that around anyone before" Jeonghan admitted. You nodded "me either...I guess we bring it out in each other?". He nodded "yeah we definitely seem to". You sighed "but I don’t want to. It's so tiring hating someone and being angry at them". Jeonghan nodded "I agree but it doesn’t have to be that way right? We can decide to stop it?". You nodded “right?". “Okay so starting today it is a fresh start, there was no car incident, no...us, no terrible meeting in the restaurant. It’s a blank slate”. You smiled “I like the sound of that. 

The two of you managed to keep your word and this time around the collaboration was so much better. No arguing or glaring, just hard work and dedication. You and Jeonghan actually talked to one another and had a lot in common. There was already an air of familiarity between you so you found it easy to talk and get to know each other. You were actually starting to become friends. You realised you were very similar, stubborn schemers who thought they knew everything and you found it funny how you’d never noticed that before. You actually looked forward to seeing him at work and soon got a reputation for distracting one another with your joking around. 

You were learning the choreo for the end part of the number where you were all on stage together. Jeonghan was on the row in front of you and you had to weave in and out of one another for this section of the dance. The only problem was you were terrible at it and kept elbowing Jeonghan in the stomach. This time you elbowed him in the stomach AND stood on his foot. Jeonghan let out a dramatic cry and pretended to fall to the floor. In response you stepped on his other foot and Jeonghan let out another loud cry making everyone laugh while you insisted he was fine trying to yank him onto his feet. The choreographer was used to this but had the wrong idea. "I know you're dating but stop flirting for one minute and focus" she joked and immediately everyone froze. "Erm no we're not together..." Jeonghan said and you nodded "yeah he's with Bomi and I'm with Joshua". "Ow I just thought because you had so much chemistry and got along...I'm gonna shut up now". 

While several of the members laughed it off you and Jeonghan shot away from one another, you couldn't look at each other the rest of the day. Both Bomi and Joshua noticed and they thought it was odd. So they started paying more attention to the two of you and noticed there was something there. Something familiar in the way you interacted. Something that didn’t seem quite like a work relationship. It began to raise questions in both of their heads and suspicions began to form but nothing burst until the night after the performance.

Your second collaboration went incredibly smoothly and to celebrate Seventeen invited your group over to their house to celebrate. You all went and everyone was in pretty high spirits toasting to a job well done. Then the drinking games started and you started playing never have I ever. Some of them were pretty basic never have I ever forgotten a partner’s birthday, lied to another member etc and you were having fun. Especially when people started cheating. Dk had one finger left up but when the question was “never have I ever fallen asleep while eating food” he didn’t drink. This went unnoticed until 3 turns later when Woozi spotted it and they were currently debating if to give Dk another chance or not. You watched amused, thinking you’d gotten away with your own cheating but of course you hadn’t.  

"Well considering Y/n lied and didn't drink when you said the tattoo one I think DK should be excused" Jeonghan called and everyone turned to you. "You lied!" Dino asked and you laughed "I...might've just not have drunk and I thought nobody noticed". The group laughed and Dk was very much forgotten in this new turn of events.  Mingyu looked at you "okay so what's the tattoo of?". "The sun" you replied and he smiled "and where is it?". You blushed and everyone began laughing. "Maybe we should change the subject?" Scoups asked and Joshua went to nod when Jeonghan laughed "come on Y/n it's not that bad just tell them". You rolled your eyes at him but nodded "it's on the centre of my back, like right below the shoulder blades". The others all nodded finding nothing weird about it but Joshua did. 

"How do you know that?" he asked and the room went quieter. "What?" Jeonghan asked smiling uncertainly but Joshua didn’t smile back "Y/n never shows that tattoo off because she hates it. I didn't even see it until we'd been dating for a few weeks so how do you know she has it?". Jeonghan realised his mistake and he looked at you "I er...she told me about it". "Even though she denies it exists passionately? I'm not buying it, how do you really know". "Joshua..." you tried but he shook his head "no what's going on, is there something the two of you need to tell me". You went to explain when Jeonghan sighed "no Y/n let me...look it's no big deal just me and Y/n hooked up a couple of times". 

The whole room's atmosphere changed and everyone was shocked. You didn't know what Joshua had been expecting but it wasn't that. "What!" he cried looking at you "when?". "Ages ago! Before he got together" you told him and Joshua shook his head "how long is ages ago? How long before we got together?". You paused and Joshua repeated himself "how long?". "I called it off two days before our performance" you said quietly and Joshua's eyes widened "two days before...that wasn’t even a year ago! We went on our first date like a week later but neither of you thought to tell me?". "It meant nothing that's why we didn't say!" Jeonghan said "it was just sex but Y/n called it off and we stopped straight away". "Wait...but you asked me out before the performance" Bomi spoke up in a quiet voice that chilled the whole room "were you seeing both of us?". "No!" Jeonghan cried "I promise once I was with you we stopped". "But Y/n said it was two days before the performance, we went out the week before" Bomi said realising something was up. "Well yeah she didn't break it off until then but we never slept together in that week". "But she broke it off, her. Not you, would you have even stopped it if she hadn't?". Jeonghan sighed and decided to be honest "no...I told her to carry on but Y/n said she wouldn't do that to you". Bomi slapped Jeongahn harshly and everyone gasped "we're done!" she cried and rushed from the room. You stood frozen unsure what to do. Someone needed to comfort Bomi but surely you'd be the last person she'd want to see. You were about to go to your leader and ask for her help when Joshua stormed out the other side. You made eye contact with your leader who nodded “go we’ll take Bomi home”. You thanked her and rushed outside. You followed the general direction Joshua had stormed off in and soon found him outside. He was standing staring out into the garden with a dazed expression on his face. “Joshua” you said when you reached him “i’m so sorry you found out that way but you have to know it is ancient history! It was so long ago and nothing happened since I swear”. "Do you feel anything for him?" Joshua asked cutting you off. You paused "what?". "Do you have any feelings for Jeonghan?" he repeated with a gaze so cold it made you freeze.  You blinked "I...I'm dating you! I want you". "That's not what I asked" Joshua said and you looked down "I...it was difficult. I'm still not sure what was going on with Jeonghan but it's over. I just want to move forward please Joshua believe me when I say it’s over". Joshua shook his head sadly "but see I don’t believe you. It’s not over and I can tell by the way you both look at each other. I always just assumed I was being paranoid or misinterpreting it but there is clearly something between you and it’s better than what we have. So I'm sorry Y/n but it’s over".

Joshua walked away but you stayed put. You couldn’t face going back in so you sat on a wall outside and cried. A few minutes later you heard a voice and Jeonghan appeared "Y/n? Are you okay?". You shook your head "no...he broke up with me". "Joshua did?" Jeonghan swore "I'll go after him and tell him it was all me! I won’t ruin this for you". You shook your head "it won’t work, he doesn’t believe me and all the trust is gone...I've ruined it" you sobbed "I had the perfect guy! He was polite, sweet, and kind...he never ever hurt me and he was always so sensitive to my needs. He was attractive and charming and so beautiful but I ruined it". Jeonghan sighed and sat next to you "I'm sorry Y/n" and he wrapped a coat around you. He comforted you while you cried. "For what it's worth Y/n it will get better. I know you're sad now but you won’t feel like this forever and Joshua isn’t the only great guy who will want to worship you". "Because I'm a spoilt princess who needs worshipping?" you could help asking. Jeonghan shook his head "because that's what you do with goddesses. You love, cherish and worship them" he corrected you "it’ll get better I promise" he said hugging you tentatively and you leaned into him.

Once you’d stopped crying you paused "so what happened with Bomi?". "Ow she dumped me straight away". "She didn’t let you explain?". He shook his head "what could I ever say? I wanted to cheat on her and there was no recovering from that. It was clear she wasn’t my priority and I couldn’t lie to her". You paused letting his words sink in "I'm sorry". He shook his head "don’t be...I only ever dated her to make you jealous". You smiled despite everything "finally admitting it?". Jeonghan laughed dryly "yeah might as well". You nodded "I dated Joshua to try and forget you". Jeonghan paused scared if he said anything you’d stop talking and he really wanted you to keep talking. 

"After we broke up I just felt so...weird. I wasn’t happy but I was also relieved because I knew we weren’t good for each other. Still that didn’t help the jealousy, I knew you were still with Bomi and she’d tell me about all the things you did for her. How gentle you were with her, how loving you were, how you’d hold her afterwards like she was the most precious thing in the world...it made me mad but also sad. It made me wonder why I wasn’t good enough for that. Why wasn’t I worthy of that treatment. It messed with me and I think that’s what drew me to Joshua. I wasn’t as attracted to him but I wanted a gentleman. Someone who would be kind to me and treat me nicely...that’s why I dated him". 

When you’d clearly finished Jeonghan frowned "Y/n i’m so sorry for how I treated you. It was never because you weren’t worthy it was more I was insecure so I treated you badly to make myself feel better". You shrugged "it’s okay I know I encouraged it with how I treated you and responded". "Yes but I still could’ve stopped it and I didn’t so I'm so sorry. I meant what I said earlier. You deserve so much love and care...i should've worshipped you and maybe things would've been different". "Do you wonder that?" you asked. Jeonghan nodded and your eyes widened in surprise “do you think about it often?”. "Almost every day" he replied and that shocked you. "Every day?” you asked and he nodded "you could’ve been the greatest thing that ever happened to me but I let my anger push you away". "But I'm right here" you said softly "I haven’t gone anywhere". Jeonghan looked at you "that's true". You stared up at him and Jeonghan waited for you. He felt his heart hammering and time seemed to take forever but then you moved. Slowly you sat up taller and brought your lips together. You kissed him softly and Jeonghan melted into it. It was the familiar kiss he’d missed but was also so different now after all the time that had passed. He sunk into it and immediately loved it. Then he could taste your tears and that made him upset. He pulled away and kissed your forehead "I want this but we’ve both just been through a lot. Why don’t we wait to see how we both feel after we’ve had time to recover". "Okay" you nodded and he held you softly. You rested against him eyes closed and realised this was the first time you’d properly held one another. It felt nice. After a while you went home and just got a taxi straight there not wanting to go back inside. Jeonghan however lived there so he had to go back inside and the atmosphere was cold. Scoups smiled half-heartedly at him "you okay?'. Jeonghan nodded "where’s Joshua?". "Upstairs". Jeonghan nodded and went up to find him with Dk and Seungkwan. "Hey can I speak to Joshua" he asked. The two looked at Joshua who nodded and they left the room. Jeonghan closed the door "so I want to apologise. There are no excuses for my actions and i was a complete and utter dick. I was selfish and just took what i wanted without thinking of you. You have every right to hate me". Joshua was quiet for a while before he spoke "do you love her?". Jeonghan was shocked at the question "my feelings for Y/n are no excuse for how I acted". "You're right but if you did all this because you're in love with her...well that makes it hurt a little less" Joshua replied. Jeonghan blushed "I don’t know...I’m not sure I even know what that feels like but if I’m going to feel it for anyone I think it’s her" Jeonghan admitted, surprised at how nervous that made him. Joshua seemed satisfied with that and nodded "okay then, things won’t be the same between us and I'll need time to be around you again but I can live with it" and he walked out the room. The next day Jeonghan's first thought was you. He wanted to call you but also wanted to give you space. If you decided not to carry this on he’d respect that. Downstairs things were tense. Joshua was understandably very quiet and wouldn’t even look in his direction. Jeonghan stayed quiet too to show he was sorry and the whole thing had a damp feel. They managed to get through their usual schedule and when it was done everyone began leaving not wanting to stay. You didn’t call him that day or the day after that. He wondered if you’d got back together with Joshua but he didn't hear anything. Jeonghan was upset but more than anything he just wanted you to be happy. Part of him was even a little relieved because this way he definitely couldn’t hurt you anymore. You were safe from him. He hated himself for how he treated you and kept reliving it in his head, wishing he’d treated you differently. A week later he got a text from you. You told him you were still thinking. That you liked him but wanted to make sure you were in a healthier place this time and that you didn't have any feelings left for Joshua. You apologised for taking too long and having such a precarious reply. Jeonghan told you it was fine. He told you to take as much time as you needed and was surprised he meant it.

Jeonghan saw you a month later at an award show and he felt himself sighing without meaning to. Dk smiled beside him "you okay?" and Jeonghan nodded. "Has she spoken to you since?". He shook his head "no so I guess she still needs time or she’s changed her mind". "For the record I think the two of you did the right thing not rushing into anything". Jeonghan nodded "yeah but if I'd have just treated her right in the first place nobody would've got hurt". Dk wrapped an arm around him and sighed "there's nothing you can do to change that but you’ve got your whole future to make it right". Jeonghan nodded “if she lets me”.

Jeonghan wasn’t sure if you’d seen him yet but judging by your reaction he was pretty sure the answer was a no. He’d left the guys to go to the toilet quickly and while walking backstage you appeared coming towards him. You spotted him and stopped dead in your tracks, making your members bang into you. They paused and asked you what was wrong when they spotted Jeonghan. He didn’t know if to turn and run away or walk passed you and was debating the former when you whispered something to your members and walked towards him. 

“Hey” you said softly and Jeonghan was momentarily stunned by how good you looked. Of course he knew you were beautiful but he hadn’t seen you in weeks and you looked stunning tonight. “Hi” he replied “how are you?”. “I’m good...how are you?” you asked and Jeonghan nodded “good thank you”. “Can we talk?” you asked him “I know this is an awkward place but I don’t want to wait until later”. Jeonghan nodded “of course!” and heart pounding led you into their empty dressing room. He waited for you to speak and the seconds seemed to turn into hours before you started. 

“I’ve been wanting to contact you pretty much since it happened but knew we both needed time to think about this and really think about it. Bomi has forgiven me and I know Joshua’s too kind to hold a grudge but this is still a huge thing to just jump into”. Jeonghan nodded “of course” and prepared himself for the breakup line. He should’ve known better than to assume you’d do what was expected of you. 

“But I think you’re worth the gamble” you said and Jeonghan paused “what?”. “I want to try with you...if you still do?” you asked getting suddenly bashful and Jeonghan nodded “of course I still do!” and he wrapped you in a hug. “I haven’t stopped thinking about you for weeks and promising myself that if I got another chance with you I wouldn’t blow and I mean it Y/n. Things are going to be better this time and I’m going to treat you like a....like a...”. “Like a princess?” you asked and Jeonghan laughed “only if you’re happy with me calling you that”. “It’s kind of grown on me” you admitted and kissed him. Jeonghan could feel the passion and chemistry between you both again and it was intoxicating. He let himself revel in the moment and held you closely. He wanted you...but he wanted things to be different even more. "Y/n" he said pulling away softly "i think we should wait to be together again". You looked at him a little shocked "really?". He nodded "not that I don’t want to because God knows how much I want you but I just think we should wait. Slow it down a bit. I'd quite like to take you out to dinner first". You smiled up at him "I like the sound of that, so we'll get dinner first” and you kissed his cheek "text me when you're free and we'll try this dating thing". Jeonghan laughed “I’ll text you as soon as I get back to my phone” and you smiled “cool, so i’ll see you out there”. He nodded “you will” and your smile got even brighter. You waved to him and then disappeared out of the door. Jeonghan sunk in the sofa and let out a happy cry. Dk’s words about the future came back to him and he was determined to make them count. You might’ve had a rocky past but he was going to ensure your future was fit for royalty. 

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Okay so I don’t know if this is a concept but I really love the toxic to healthy relationship stories! 

I always try and reflect healthy relationships in my writings so quite enjoy turning a not so healthy couple into a loving and supportive one like this :)

[kimbappykidding]

Previous Parts: Part One, Part Two and Part Four.

So Jeno hadn't confessed to you in the way he'd wanted at the gaming night and he considered himself lucky that you didn't notice what his body tried to tell you. He didn't think it was exactly the chivalrous approach and he wanted to woo you. He wanted the confession to be smooth and romantic. He wanted you to be impressed and happy. He was devising strategies when Halloween hit.

Halloween was always a fun time and this year Nct were planning on throwing a party. Jeno was more than into it because he knew you'd be invited. He hadn't seen you since the gaming event at Johnny's and he needed an excuse other than gaming to talk to you since he didn't trust his body in a small room alone with you yet. So the party was the perfect way to test the waters and Jeno was happy...until he heard the theme was masquerade. That just was not Jeno's style and you already said you'd found other members of NCT attractive. How was Jeno meant to have a shot with you if he was dressed the exact same as the hunks of the group who would obviously outshine him? But there was no getting out of it so Jeno agreed and lined up with the guys outside the venue to make their entrances. They all were wearing the exact same thing even down to their masks which covered most of their face except their eyes. Jeno supposed you could've worked out who was who based on hair colour or height but for the most part they were pretty identical and that's when he realised there might be an upside to this. You'd have no idea who he was.

In their entrance the boys had been instructed to interact with the guests, specifically to select one and bring them to the dance floor for an old-fashioned ballroom dance. Several of the guys had mentioned how great a time it was to flirt with someone without them knowing it was you. Jeno wholeheartedly agreed with that and when he saw you standing there in a beautiful blue dress he knew he had to get to you. So when the boys spread out into the audience Jeno made a beeline for you. You watched him approach and Jeno bowed before taking your hand, he kissed it gently before leading you to the floor.

"So..." you said when the dance started "cat got your tongue? Are you really not going to speak to me?". Jeno knew if he spoke you'd know it was him so he stayed quiet. "Fine, I won't try and work out who you are" you told him "so you can relax, I can feel how tense you are" and you ran your hands across his shoulders. Jeno tightened them before purposefully relaxing them and you laughed softly. "Well whoever you are you're a good dancer" you said "you know to lead a dance". Jeno wanted to show you just how true that was so he sped up. He made the dance more difficult and led you through it all fearlessly. You kept up amazingly and Jeno could see the genuine joy and excitement on your face. You had great stamina and when the song ended you were both breathing heavily. "Wow a really good dancer...I'm very interested to know who you are now" you said and raised your hand to Jeno's cheek. Being so close to you Jeno couldn't resist and before you could play with his mask he pressed a kiss to your lips. You gasped slightly, caught off guard, but kissed him back quickly closing your eyes. Then just as quickly as he'd done it, Jeno pulled away and disappeared backstage where all the boys were getting changed into their proper Halloween outfits. He was the last one and he hurried to change into his other outfit. "What took you so long?" Mark asked him and Jeno just smiled in response.

The guys all reappeared and dispersed into the party and were now free to do what they wanted, no more theatrics planned. So Jeno re-entered the room and tried to act like he wasn't looking for you when he was. The only way the whole masquerade thing would work was if he managed to show you a good poker face to convince you it wasn't him. He supposed you'd notice if he avoided you all night and that you'd also notice if he came right over to you so he aimed for somewhere in the middle.

He waited about 15 minutes and then came over to you. "Enjoying the party?" he called and you blinked at him before nodding "definitely, what about you?". He shrugged "I'm happy now all that performing is done. Now the real fun can start". You smiled "that sounds like a promise" you said and Jeno smiled "it can be...if you want?". You nodded "I do" and Jeno nodded "well let's go then" and he held out his hand to you. You took his hand and let him pull you into the party.

Jeno felt on top of the world because 1. he'd kissed you and 2. he was at a party with tons of good-looking guys but you were on his arm. Literally! As you took a break to get a drink you hooked your arm through his and Jeno felt like a million pounds walking through his friends and colleagues with you. He noticed them watching but honestly, his eyes were just fixed on you. "Did I mention you look stunning tonight?" Jeno asked referencing your beautiful gown and you smiled "thank you...you look pretty handsome yourself. Did you enjoy the performance?" you asked. Jeno stiffened and told himself to just remain calm. "It was okay" he said "but I'm glad it's over it was kind of nerve-wracking". "Well none of you looked nervous, you all looked really good" you said and Jeno was sure he was in the clear...until you returned to the dance floor together.

Jeno was showing off a little and you seemed to be loving it. You let him do his thing and were also a great dancer which Jeno found really attractive. Finally, the song slowed down a little and Jeno pulled you into his arms mainly so he could catch his breath but was very happy with having you closer. You smiled seeming just as happy and leaned into him "I'm glad I got another chance to dance with you. Our dance was nice earlier but it was too short" you said. Jeno froze like a deer in headlights. You saw the panic go over your face and smiled. Your smile made Jeno relax slightly but he was still tense. "Did you know it was me the whole time?" Jeno said and you smiled "of course I did, your most beautiful feature was on show clear as day". "My eyes?" Jeno asked after thinking and you nodded "I could spot them anywhere, you've got very pretty eyes Jeno" and he blushed which made his eyes narrow and you thought they were even nicer. "See...so pretty" you said, leaning in and kissing him. Jeno had kissed you once tonight but that was hiding behind a mask. This was completely different and it was so much more emotional and passionate.

Jeno kissed you with the confidence you'd been craving and he was so good. You started the kiss as the dominant one but by the end, it was all Jeno and you broke away from the kiss gasping slightly. "I like this Jeno" you said and he paused "you do?". You nodded "you have so much to be confident about, you're so talented, funny, kind, an amazing dancer and not to mention soooooo hot" you said with an exhale "I've wanted you from the start Jeno, from that first night I showed up at your apartment". Jeno was shocked. He'd hoped that was true and definitely got a vibe from you but was never sure if it was just wishful thinking and to hear you actually say it did things to him. So he took note of what you'd said about liking confidence and smiled "well I'm all yours, want to get out of here and claim me? Or should I say let me show you what confident Jeno is like?". You couldn't say yes fast enough and both rushed out of the party in a very hasty hurry.

You went to Jeno's because it was closer and he kept up his confident act...until you felt like you were losing control and knew you had to even things.

"Look at you so excited for me" Jeno commented "who would've thought the one and only Y/n would be so hot for me" he said. That immediately made your competitive streak kick in and you pushed him down so you could be on top. "Well I'm not the only one, I've excited you a few times huh?" you asked "without even realising. Who knew me playing a game could do it for you" and Jeno went bright red as he realised what evening you meant. "I...don't know what to say" Jeno said and you chuckled softly "why didn't you tell me?". "Are you kidding?" he asked "I thought it would be weird and scare you off". "I was surprised but looking back I can kind of get why it happened" you said. "You can?" Jeno asked and you nodded "yeah I was kind of accidentally grinding on you so I'm not surprised things happened" you said "I'm sure it would've happened with anyone". Jeno shook his head "it was because it was you" and you smiled "it was?". Jeno nodded "I thought you were doing it on purpose but you weren't? You had no idea?". You shook your head "no idea but if I had known...well to be honest I probably would've moved around more to torture you". Jeno laughed and shook his head at you "Y/n that's all you've been doing" and he pulled you back towards him.

***

"You smell nice" Jeno said afterwards with a sigh and you laughed looking at him "you're smelling me now huh?". Jeno blushed and you smiled "I'm kidding...you smell good too". "No but you always smell good" Jeno said "I think it's your perfume or something. It smells really fresh and minty". You smiled "I can't remember what's in it but I do like it and now I know you like it I'll buy more". "Let me buy you it" Jeno said kissing your neck and shoulder and you smiled "you're spoiling me already?". Jeno nodded "in all honesty I'd buy you anything you wanted" and you could see how serious he was by his expression. You blushed at his gaze and nodded "I believe you but I don't need you to shower me in things, I'd much rather have you". Jeno nodded "well I'm yours so just take me" and you smiled "I already have". "Yes but again and again and again" Jeno said and your smile grew. You held his face in your hands and nodded "okay then".

After things went quiet you said something that had been on your mind. "You make me nervous Jeno" you admitted and he looked jumped slightly "I do?". You nodded "yeah...I know I put on a strong front but you make me feel fluttery and I really like you. When you were acting confident early I just thought oh shit because you were really powerful Jeno". Jeno couldn't stop the huge grin on his face and you blushed "Stop!" resting your head against his chest so you could hide. "Okay okay I won't be smug" he said cuddling you "I'm just happy because I worried I might be too bland or might not be able to match you but to hear I'm doing good...well that feels pretty fucking amazing". "It does?" you asked peeking out of your hiding place and Jeno nodded "it does" and managed to capture your lips in a kiss.

Jeno thought about what you'd said and spoke again after he'd recovered from the kiss. "How about, and I know this might be difficult at first, but we don't hide from each other? You can be whoever you want to be around me Y/n. I'll never be disappointed with you". "But how can you know that?" you asked and Jeno shrugged "well I'm pretty enamoured with you so I can't imagine it's even possible...but you don't have to do it straight away. I'll prove you can feel safe around me" he said and you nodded "okay I'll try" and he smiled. That was more than good enough for him.

Halloween was cemented as Jeno's favourite holiday ever after that night.

The next part is the last one!

[kimbappykidding]

For whatever reason you just didn't gel well with Jeonghan. Some people aren’t meant to get along and the two of you were strong proof for that theory, all starting from your first meeting. 

You'd just bought your very first car and while you had an abundance of enthusiasm you weren't the best at parking. So on your first day driving into the studio you drove round and round the car park looking for somewhere when you saw two spaces. You went back around to get the space when someone sped in and took one of them. You were annoyed but determined not to drive anymore and so you decided to take the space next to them. You were driving into the space when you realised you had the angle wrong so you were about to stop and reverse back to straighten up when the car hooted you. You jumped and stalled, shaken up and rather pissed the driver was so rude. You saw the driver raise their hands yelling at you and now you were flustered and embarrassed. You finally managed to get in the space but were angry with the driver and pretended to be on your phone waiting for them to leave first. When they did you got a good look at them and swore to memorise their face. He looked familiar but you couldn’t work out why.

Later that week the CEO said he wanted all his groups to meet particularly your group being the most successful girl group and Seventeen being their most successful boy group. You were going to be doing a stage together and it should be very fun a collaboration. So you were pretty excited to meet them as you'd managed to stay away from any gossip and didn't really know much about them. All you knew was the basic facts, what their leader was called, they had 2 Korean-American members etc so you went in pretty blind but you froze as your eyes went straight to one member. 

It was the guy from the car park! The one who hooted at you and made you panic. He seemed to recognise you too as he leaned in to one of his members while watching you and whispered something to them. You blushed, trying to tell yourself he wasn’t talking about you, you were just being paranoid but considering his first words to you, you were right to be suspicious. 

"Got any better parking?" Jeonghan asked about half an hour into training. It was the first time he’d spoken to you and there was no greeting or smile, just a rude question. You glared, annoyed he'd try and embarrass you in the middle of a work thing. If you'd been friends it could’ve been light and fun but this way it just seemed like he was trying to pick on you. In response you just shrugged "have you got any less precious about your car?". He did not like that response. "I'm not precious about my car but I do get worried when someone's about to crash into me". "I wasn't going to crash into you, the car had literally stopped and I was getting into reverse". "Whatever" he shrugged walking away and you glared after him well and truly annoyed. After that it was a sell fulling prophecy, you believed he was a mean person and that's all you saw. You got tunnel vision and only noticed the bad things he did. "See how rough he was with Dino?" you commented to your members one day after practice "honestly thank god Scoups is the leader, imagine if it was left up to that bully". Your members didn't say anything, they were just used to this by now. You and Jeonghan had this unhealthy habit of being drawn to one another in the most chaotic way possible.  Classic example when the choreographer started spliting your groups into sub-groups for the performance, you got Scoups and Jeonghan. Your face must've said it all because the group started laughing. They were all very aware the two of you didn’t get on and if they weren’t the comments you and Jeonghan made about each other would’ve soon clued them in. Jeonghan didn’t find your reaction funny though and his eyes were fixed on you as he sauntered over to you. "Look I'm not too please either princess but we can't always get what we want". You hated that nickname. Jeonghan had taken to referring to you as princess or her highness and it annoyed you to no end! How dare he Imply you were high maintenance or entitled. Especially when he wasn’t exactly an easy-going ray of sunshine. 

Because of this friction your mini group was taking the longest time to learn the choreography and so the staff made you stay behind to get it right. Scoups stayed at first but then your and Jeonghan’s bickering wore him down and so he left the practice room telling you to figure it out and he’d be back in a few hours. He figured the two of you would either kill each other or find a way to work with each other and right now he’d accept either.  

He was kind of right. 

You and Jeonghan did tire yourself out after a while of arguing and decided to try and nail the choreo. However you soon recovered and began arguing once more just this time about the dancing. “You were fast” Jeonghan snapped as you finished before him and you rolled your eyes “or you were slow, notice how you’re never the one in the wrong?”. “Ow I admit when i’m wrong see you’re just never right”. "Eugh you are the most annoying person in the world!" you cried and Jeonghan smiled sarcastically "coming from"."What's does that mean?" you asked and Jeonghan shrugged "what it sounds like, you're the difficult one here princess". "Don't call me that!' you snarled and Jeonghan smirked coming closer "what princess? Why? What are you gonna do about it". You glared as Jeonghan stared right at you and felt the tension reach a breaking point. 

"You're an asshole!" you spat and grabbed him by the scruff of his jumper. Jeonghan thought you were finally attacking him until you kissed him. He was surprised but kissed you back quickly and yanked you towards him abruptly. You jumped but soon settled against him and deepened the kiss. "So much for hating me" Jeonghan muttered and you rolled your eyes "shut up" and kissed him again.

The kiss was good but not because it was sweet or gentle. It was simply a new way for the two of you to get your emotions out at one another but this way was a lot more enjoyable even if you did hate to admit it. Before you knew it clothing was coming off and Jeonghan quickly locked the door before coming right back to you. 

When it was over you both lay panting unable to speak which was a novelty. You recovered first and found your clothes and got dressed in a hurried state only now realising what had happened. Jeonghan however was as smug as ever and watched you with a smug smile. You quickly hid your frown and rolled your eyes "this doesn't change anything" you told him and stormed from the room.

You both knew that was a lie. 

It had changed everything and now you’d found a better outlet the two of you couldn’t seem to stop using it. It was the first thing on your mind when you saw Jeonghan and the way he looked at you told you the feeling was mutual. 

You soon got into a system of meeting at his place after training and would text one another if you were in the mood, which was often. You hated having this thing with Jeonghan but felt drawn into this arrangement without wanting any part of it. Worse Jeonghan seemed to know just how to play you. Now Jeonghan was aware of the effect he had on you he used it whenever he could and he was damn good at it. He’d keep his hands on your waist during dance practice or whisper things in your ear while you were stood close together. It seemed to be a game, to see who cracked first and he was so good at winning. He'd won every time so far but today you were determined he'd be the one to crack. You’d planned this ahead and today was the day Jeonghan was going to crack. So you walked into the training room pretty confident with how you looked. Jeonghan had previously commented on this top so you wore it and made sure your outfit looked perfect. "Wow looking fancy Y/n" one of your members called and you smiled "thanks, I've got a date later so thought I'd get in the mood now". If Jeonghan wasn't paying before he certainly was now but he was a master at eavesdropping so he just carried on chatting with Wonwoo acting as if he wasn’t listening. “Oww exciting! Who with?” your member asked. You spied a glance over at Jeonghan and seeing he wasn’t listening you tensed a little annoyed but carried on “well I can’t say who it is but he’s a kpop idol and really talented”. Your members were soon gushing over your date, really happy for you and you made sure to talk loudly about it. However Jeonghan still wasn’t really reacting so you took it further. 

At your first break you noticed Jeonghan was with Joshua and Vernon so you figured this was the perfect time. "Hey Joshua and Vernon, can you help me with something?" you asked going over to them. They of course nodded and you smiled "the guy I'm meeting later, he's American and I was wondering if you could give me any tips". "Tips for what?" Vernon asked and you shrugged "well I've only ever dated Korean men so is there a difference between Korean and Korean American guys do you think?". Both guys thought before nodding "maybe...I'd say Korean American guys are a little more chatty and forward" Joshua explained. You smiled "that's good, I like it when guys aren't scared to tell a girl how they really feel". "Yeah you won't have a problem with that we're usually pretty opinionated" Joshua laughed. "Good to know" you said under your breath looking at him and Joshua laughed again blushing slightly. "Also are there any lines you can teach me in English? I thought it might be funny if I could flirt in English with him". Vernon laughed "lines? You might want to handle this one Joshua". Joshua smirked "okay there's a few but I have to warn you I don’t have a great success rate with them”. In response you just smiled at him “I find that very hard to believe” making Joshua blush. 

Jeonghan watched as you flirted with Joshua under the pretence of practising for your date and got more and more annoyed that you didn't even once look at him. You just kept gawking at Joshua and laughing at everything the boy said. He knew you were doing this to annoy him but he was ashamed to say it was working. He didn’t like seeing you flirt with his members. Worse was how Joshua was clearly loving it and kept flirting back. When the break was finally over he felt like cheering but it didn’t end there.

As you were walking out after the training session had ended you smiled at Joshua "you're a really good English teacher, if this works out with this guy I'll have to keep coming back to you...which honestly might be a pretty big incentive in itself". Joshua blushed again as you flirted with him and shrugged "well that's fine by me, here take my number. Then if you have any questions on your date tonight you can text me when he goes to the bathroom". You smirked taking it "thanks Joshua I definitely will!". Only then did you make eye contact with Jeonghan and you smiled triumphantly at the anger there. "See you Monday!" you called and walked away. Joshua laughed watching you walk away "she's...fun". "Yeah she's super amazing" Jeonghan said rolling his eyes and Joshua nodded "ow yeah I forgot the two of you hate each other". "I don't hate her she just....you know those people who always seem to rub you the wrong way? That's Y/n for me". Joshua shrugged "weird, I think she's nice". Jeonghan rolled his eyes "well you would think that, she was all over you and you were living for it". Joshua narrowed his eyes "I was helping her with her date". "And blushed anytime she flirted with you, not to mention giving her your number! You somehow made it all about you and her". Joshua raised his eyebrow and Jeonghan sighed "I'm sorry...I've just had a shit day and I'm taking it out on you which isn't right. Just ignore me". "No worries" Joshua nodded and they dissolved into silence. You of course didn't have a date, you just hung out with some friends but Jeonghan didn’t know that. You texted Joshua thanking him for the tips and the two of you kept talking. When you walked in on Monday he came over cutting Jeonghan off from whatever he was trying to say and you smirked. You kept flirting with Joshua and when you went into dance positions Jeonghan's eyes were boring into you. "Do I have something on my face?" you asked him. He shook his head "I know what you're doing and game on". You shrugged confidently and acted like you didn’t even hear him.  You didn’t take him seriously until later that week all your members went quiet when you walked into the dressing room. "What?" you asked and they laughed. "What?" you asked again and your friend smiled "tell her it’ll be fine!". One of the members turned to you "okay but promise you won’t get mad!". You shrugged "well that depends on what it is...". "Y/n!" they all called and you nodded "okay! What is it?". "I’ve got a date with Jeonghan!" one of your sweetest members called Bomi cried and you paused "what?". She nodded "I know you hate him but I've always found him so hot and he’s been flirting with me and I of course flirted back...then today he asked me out and I said yes". "Now try to answer as her friends and not Jeonghan's mortal enemy" your friend smiled at you. You ignored all the thoughts going on in your head and smiled "that's great! I'm so happy for you".

Inside you were a storm of emotions but you kept telling yourself this was what he wanted, he was playing with you. That’s all. You figured you could just wait this out until Jeonghan got bored or he revealed his true self to Bomi but that didn’t seem too likely after their first date. 

"He was the perfect gentleman! You know how everyone says he looks like an angel well he is one. He pulled out my chair for me, opened my door, even walked me to my front door and gave me a kiss on the cheek because he said that’s what gentlemen do" Bomi cried in awe. Your blood was boiling but she went on and on about how special Jeonghan made her feel. "He was so attentive too! He kept complimenting my dress and makeup and hair! Asking if I was warm enough, even in the car what music I wanted on. He was just amazing". "Wow I'd love to meet this Jeonghan one day" you replied sarcastically but you were dead serious. Who the fuck was this guy and which one was the real one? The guy he was around you or the one he was around you kind sweet member...you felt you knew.

Your main tactic with this new development was to simply act like you didn't know. That did work for the first few days but then Jeonghan got wise to it. He soon realised you had to have heard about it and to make sure he actually came to your dorm to drop her off from a date. He made eye contact with you and smiled sweetly as he wrapped an arm around her waist. You bit your tongue so hard you tasted blood. 

One of your members suggested Jeonghan stay for a bit. You shot her a glare but she ignored you and Jeonghan accepted. There was no way you were going to spend your downtime with time pretending to be nice so you stood up. “Here take my seat” and stormed upstairs. You thought you’d been clever to avoid him but Jeonghan was sneaky and of course he managed to find his way to you. You heard your door open and figured it was your leader so shook your head “i’m fine just tired”. You heard a chuckled and turned to see Jeonghan leaning against your door “cute room” he said closing the door. You glared “what are you doing here?”. He smiled coming to sit across from you on the bed “just thought I’d pay you a visit and tell you how nice Bomi is”. You nodded “she is” and moved away from him, pretending to be busy sorting your wardrobe. “You know I never thought getting back at you would be this fun but it is” he grinned laying back on your bed. “I’m happy for you” you replied and he smirked “no you’re not, you’re jealous aren’t you?” he asked standing up and following you. 

You turned further into your wardrobe and snorted at his comment "for me to be jealous I'd actually have to care about you so obviously not". You’d spoken harshly but Jeonghan just smiled "you sure about that princess?". "I told you to stop calling me that" you cried angrily spinning around. Jeonghan ignored you and just carried on "because from where I'm standing you're green with envy. You want me just admit it". You rolled your eyes "you're delusional". "No you are, whatever guy you took out on that date...do you really think he'll be able to beat me? Do you think Joshua can make you feel the way I did...make you respond the way I do?" he asked smiling. With every word he got closer until he’d trapped you against the wardrobe. "You know he can’t so why are you pretending?" he practically whispered. Jeonghan stroked your cheek and you were leaning into it instinctively before you froze. 

"What about Bomi?". 

As much as you were liking where this was going there was another person to consider now but Jeonghan didn’t think so. "What about her?" he asked his eyes trained on you. "Well you've been on four dates and you’re considered a thing". "Keeping tabs were we?" he smirked but you didn’t smile. "I don’t want to hurt her" you told him. “She won’t know” Jeonghan tried but you shook your head "no this ends now". 

That was the first time you saw the boy flustered. "There’s no need to be hasty. Bomi and I aren’t exclusive, I don’t need to tell her who i’m also seeing and therefore no reason we have to stop" Jeonghan replied "this way everybody gets what they want". He was so good with words and looked so beautiful you almost caved but you couldn’t. Bomi was your friend and you’d never hurt her in this way. 

So tearing your eyes away from him you shook your head "no, this is over. It was childish and toxic. We’re done". Jeonghan stared at you shocked and you were surprised at how strong your voice sounded too. “Y/n...” he tried but you shook your head “get out right now or I’ll tell Bomi and everyone everything” you said “I mean it Jeonghan!”. He nodded raising his hands “okay i’m going” and he quickly left the room. 

Once he’d gone you collapsed into your chair and couldn’t believe you’d just done that. You knew you’d done the right thing so why did it feel so crap? A few minutes later you heard the front door slam and watched from behind the curtains as Jeonghan got in his car and drove away. 

Two nights later was the collaboration performance and it was awkward to say the least. You and Jeonghan were literally not speaking or even looking at each other. You performed the dance with emotionless precision and stepped away from each other as soon as it was done. The performance was over and everyone bowed and waved to the fans. You forgot to smile until Joshua grabbed your arm "well done!" he called and you smiled "thanks!". "After this" he continued "if you wanted to go out sometime...well you've got my number". "You smiled "are you asking me to ask you out on a date?". He shrugged "maybe...most definitely" and with a grin he walked away. You were pleasantly surprised when someone stormed past you off stage and you realised it was Jeonghan and he’d heard the whole thing. 

You watched him go and saw Bomi hurry after him. She called his name and he paused. When she caught up to him he suddenly transformed his face into a smile and hugged her. He looked back and saw you watching him. His eyes turned cold once more and he put his arm around Bomi and lead her away. 

There was clearly nothing left between but bad blood. 

Other Parts: Part Two

[kimbappykidding]

Other Parts: Part One, Part Three and Part Four.

Because he was expecting a text from you any day now, Jeno couldn't step away from his phone. He tried to play to cool and left his phone facedown but he just kept wondering if he'd got a message yet and so decided to leave it face up and stop fighting it. Luckily you texted him later that same evening and Jeno smiled widely when he saw your message.

"So about that games night...we have to pick a day my brother is busy or he'll hog the remote. When is he busy when you're not?". Jeno knew you'd said it was because Jaemin was a hog which he could confirm but he also liked to think it was because you wanted alone time with him and he liked that idea. So he inspected the group schedule and came back with 5 dates, one this week and a few more later in the month to give you lots of options. You came back with the earliest one and Jeno realised that was only 2 days away!

The days passed quickly and before he knew it, you were outside the door. Jaemin had complained he was missing out on this but you'd broken to news to him and taken the blame. You'd claimed you had work at the other times and he could join next time. Jeno liked being your secret and happily went along with it. All of Jaemin's huffing and puffing was worth it when Jeno opened the door and saw you standing there.

The first thing he noticed was how great you looked and that brought him to the second thing he noticed...you were dressed soooo differently from how you dressed when you came over to hang out with Jaemin. You never looked bad when you played with Jaemin, Jeno always thought you looked good in joggers and athletic wear. It was more he noticed you'd purposefully made an effort, knowing you were going to see him. That thought alone excited Jeno and he couldn't help but give you a big smile.

He ushered you inside, helped you take your coat off and then showed you what he'd prepared. "So I got some snacks and drinks for us" Jeno said gesturing to the counter in the kitchen "and I figured we could order food in whenever we want to eat. I've made a list of all the good places and all the menus are on a pile on the table for you to look at". "Wow you're literally perfect" you said "you brought food and worked out ways to get more!" and Jeno smiled "is that the only thing you have to do to be perfect?". "No but it definitely gets you at least halfway there" you said and Jeno smiled, making a mental note to watch everything you ate and always have some in the apartment for you. "Well then I'll never stop doing it" Jeno said and with your snack choices, he led you through to the living room.

Jeno let you select the first game but of course, it was Arceus and he loved that game so was very happy to play it. You could play multi-player too so actually got to team up and Jeno was in full gamer mode wanting to impress you. "Wow you're really good at this!" you said as he took out an opponent with one move. Jeno shrugged "I've just played it a lot, it's one of my favourite things to do after a long day at work. I know that's boring and nerdy but...it's what I do" he trailed off and you smiled "I don't think it's boring. Plus you definitely do not look like a nerd and I think many geeky boys would be furious at you using their title". Jeno laughed "I think I can pull off the nerd look" and you shook your head "not at all, nerds don't have bodies like yours and can't do flips". Jeno went bright pink and only just realised the two of you were sat rather close together. He looked down rapidly, his blush growing and this time you couldn't pretend you hadn't seen it.

"Do I make you nervous?" you asked and Jeno blinked "I...kind of". You watched him "in a good or bad way?". "Definitely good" he said "you always have, ever since we were in school". "Really?" you asked and he nodded "I think you just have that effect on people" and you nodded "I like the effect I have on you". Jeno's breath caught in his throat and he turned to look at you properly "you do? Why?". You smirked and Jeno thought he was going to drop dead right there from how sexy you looked. "Because it's so gorgeous to see a hot guy like you look at me the way you are" you said with a husky tone. Jeno blushed looking away and you smiled "do you get uncomfortable when I compliment you?". Jeno nodded and you shook your head "you don't have to, I'm not that scary Jeno. I won't bite...not without permission". Jeno blushed again and with a chuckle, you moved away and grabbed the controller. "Okay I say we complete this section and move on to another game! There are lots of games I want to play and only so much time". "You can't leave a game in the middle of a level that's just poor etiquette" Jeno cried "come on Y/n I thought you were a serious gamer!" and you smiled. "Fine!" you agreed seeing the logic in Jeno's words but honestly he would've said anything to get you to stay longer.

You were still there when Jaemin got home in the early hours of the morning. You both said you didn't realise the time but you were both liars who just didn't want this to end. "Don't you have work in like 5 hours?" Jaemin asked and Jeno's eyes widened "what? Y/n you're going to be so tired!". "Yeah unless you go to sleep like right now so Jeno you pack up the stuff and I'll get Y/n some pillows so she can crash on the sofa". Jeno hopped up to help and cleared the living room while you got changed into some shorts and a top, this time your brother's which annoyed you but he'd beaten Jeno to it. You were wondering where Jeno had gotten to and found him in the kitchen making a smoothie. You smiled "still hungry after the bucket load of food we ate?" you asked. Jeno jumped nearly spilling it and he put the lid on before shaking his head. "No I thought I'd make it for you for breakfast tomorrow. That way you don't have to worry about breakfast and can get a few more minutes asleep. This was honestly so sweet and you stared at Jeno for a few seconds stunned. "I...thank you" you smiled "you're always so kind to me and it always surprises me. You're a great guy Jeno". Jeno loved your praise and went a light pink colour "thanks...I think you're a great girl" he said in reply.

You moved closer to him and went to say something when Jaemin appeared "there you are, everything ready now come on time for bed". You rolled your eyes "your my older brother by minutes not dad!". "I'm just trying to save everyone from sleep-deprived Y/n, you're a monster when you don't have sleep". You gasped and attacked Jaemin who you could always beat in a fight. He called Jeno for help but Jeno shook his head "sorry Jaemin but I'm not getting involved". "Traitor! I thought you liked me more than her?" he asked and a long silence followed. You could see Jeno felt awkward and smiled "well I should be going to bed, thanks for the amazing night Jeno we'll definitely do it again and thanks bro!" you said punching his shoulder and then disappeared. Jeno stayed in the kitchen to tidy away and Jaemin hovered around him like he wanted to say something but when Jeno looked at him he just said goodnight and left.

You were gone when Jeno got up the next day but you texted him again thanking him and asked when he was free to do it again which made Jeno's morning. You arranged to meet again and you and Jeno managed to dodge Jaemin 2 more times before he had enough and he arranged the games night...and turned into a group event.

Jaemin had invited all the NCT-Dream members and they'd all accepted, much to Jeno's horror. You'd accepted too and Jeno was purposefully waiting near the front door for you to arrive because he was worried you'd get lost. With 8 people coming Jaemin and Jeno's apartment seemed too small so Johnny had offered to host it at his house bringing the grand total to 9!

You'd never been to Johnny's house before and were unsure where you were going. Jeno had sent you directions but you'd also asked Jeno to be reachable in case you got lost. So he kept his eyes glued to his phone, hovering near the front door but acting like he wasn't so his members wouldn't get suspicious. The guys kept calling to him from the other room but Jeno just pretended he hadn't heard them and carried on waiting when he heard a door close. He looked out the window and saw you'd arrived and he got really excited before calming himself down. He rearranged his hair, brought his shoulders back, arms forward and opened the door.

You smiled when you saw him "I've got the right house!" and Jeno laughed "yeah you did it!". "Am I okay parking there?" you asked "I know I've blocked some of you in". "Yeah it's fine don't worry" Jeno said really not caring if the guys were blocked in so long as you were here. "Sorry this turned into a whole group thing" Jeno said and you smiled "are you apologising because I don't get you all to myself?" you asked and Jeno blinked. "I erm...I'm not saying you wanted me all alone" Jeno said unsure what to reply and you shook your head "no you're right I do enjoy our one-on-one game nights but don't worry I'm sure I'll cope" you said. Jeno blushed slightly and led you inside. "So everyone's here and we're all in the living room" Jeno explained "you can hang your coat here" he said and hung it up for you. By this point, the guys had seen you and began calling out to you.

You of course knew all the Dream guys and they all called out to you with various greetings. Then Jeno watched as Jaemin dragged you over to Johnny who you greeted as friendly as ever. Jeno knew you didn't say Johnny specifically when you were talking about attractive guys but he was still a pretty attractive and charming guy. Plus he was American so had that foreign charm and flare. So as Jaemin introduced you both Jeno held his breath waiting for the earth to start shaking or the romantic music to start playing but nothing happened. You said hi to Johnny and thanked him for inviting you over and he was friendly back. That was it and then you came back to Jeno "so what game are we playing first?".

The guys wanted to play a racing game which wasn't your and Jeno's go to but you both dutifully sat down and went along with it. The two of you had definitely got into a gaming routine and Jeno handed you the red remote without even thinking about it. Haechan had a problem with this.

"Hey" he whined "I want the red remote" and Jeno just looked at him "it's Y/n's". "Since when?" Haechan asked "I thought it was your controller". "Yeah but whenever we play Y/n has it" Jeno said "so she gets it, you can have the yellow one" and he shoved it into Haechan's hands. You laughed and stuck your tongue out at Haechan who pouted unhappyily. He ran off to tell Johnny but even Johnny didn't interfere. He could see the way Jeno looked at you and was happy to let the boy shoot his shot and if the red controller helped with that then so be it.

The afternoon passed quickly in a mixture of gaming and chatting. You got to know Jaemin and Jeno's members quickly and liked them all. They'd heard a lot about you and vice versa so it was fun to actually form friendships with them. Haechan forgave you for the controller incident and you spent 40 minutes debating who was the better artist Baekhyun or Kai. You were both stubborn and enthusiastic and just settled the argument by listening to each of the Exo's members solo and just gushed over them instead. Agreeing they were both great.

Jeno tried not to be creepy and overprotective but he made sure to keep an eye on you to make sure you were okay. He spotted you and Haechan's battle over Exo and didn't like hearing you saying how hot Kai's hips were. He made a mental note to ask for sexier choreography in the next comeback and to try and do the Rover challenge with Kai to show he had good hips too. He was debating texting Taeyong now to ask when you appeared best to him.

"Hi" you said and Jeno jumped "hey, you having a good time?". "I am actually, you're all pretty great and I see why my brother likes being an idol so much". Jeno nodded "yeah we're all pretty great...not as good as Baekhyun or Kai though" and you smirked. "Are you jealous?" you asked and Jeno blushed "no...but are his hips really that amazing?" he asked. You laughed and looked at Jeno "well maybe it's just because I haven't seen yours". Jeno turned even pinker at that but didn't look away this time. "I was just thinking of a way to show you them" he said and then froze as your eyes widened. He moved away and immediately explained what he meant. "As in through dance!" he said "I thought I should try Kai's Rover challenge. Oh god that sounded so wrong" and he was panicking when you put a hand on his arm. "Jeno it didn't sound wrong or atleast I didn't think it did". "You didn't?" he asked and you shook your head "how could anything you say sound wrong?" you asked "especially when you say things like that. I was actually quite excited with what ideas your words formed in my head".

Now Jeno was sure this must be some dream he was having. You were basically telling him you'd quite like to sleep with him and doing it in such a sexy way. Jeno had no idea what to say. His mind went straight to "yes please" but he couldn't say that so he blinked and tried to form words. Luckily Mark saved him. "Hey Y/n you going to game or just sit them flirting with Jeno all night?". You turned around and threw a cushion straight at Mark's head getting him in the face. The guys laughed and Jeno was happy, very pink because of Mark's comment but happy. "That's it, I'm playing this round just to beat Mark" you said and Johnny passed you his controller and gave up the good seat for you "be my guest".

Jeno watched you take on the guys in one of their favourite games and couldn't find you any hotter. You were the perfect girl for him and he wanted you so he decided today would be the day. Something would happen tonight and he wouldn't stammer or struggle to find his words. He'd let you know how he felt and the only way he was going to do that was to keep flirting with you.

So when you went to grab a drink from the kitchen he took his chance. He skipped over to your chair and sat in it. "Y/n's just gone to grab a drink, she'll be coming right back" Mark said and Jeno nodded "I know" making Mark smile. "But she'll want to sit there" Renjun said confused and Mark laughed "yeah dude that's the point!" and Renjun blinked before he got it "ohhh okay". Jeno was blushing slightly as the guys teased him and then you reentered the room.

You walked in and sighed immediately. "Jeno!" you cried seeing he'd taken your seat and he just smiled at you "mine now". "But I want to sit there" you whined "I'm playing next so I need to see the TV!". "I'm not stopping you" he replied and you pouted "Jeno!". Sorry I'm comfy so I'm not moving" Jeno said and with a sigh, you shrugged "fine!" and sat in his lap which was exactly what Jeno had wanted...until it backfired.

The game started and you were doing well playing Mark, however you were an expressive gamer who typically moved around a lot. Jeno hadn't noticed this before but now you were sitting on his lap he did.

You got excited when you were doing well in the game and would bounce slightly. When you first did it Jeno stiffened and realised he hadn't thought this through. Then when you were shot you sighed and moved further into his lap which made Jeno tense and he wondered if you were doing this on purpose. Then when you started bouncing again his hands went to your waist to try and stop you but you just ignored him. "Y/n" he whispered but you didn't pay him much mind. "Can talk busy winning" you said and started yelling at Mark who yelled back. Meanwhile, Jeno was trying to breathe deeply and just power through this. He told himself he could get through this...he HAD to!

5 minutes later all he could think about was you and everything he could feel with you pressed up against him. You seem to have well and truly forgotten he was beneath you and just used him like a chair. You even leaned your head back on his chest and touched his leg slightly when you rested your hand. Everything you did drove him crazy. Jeno could feel blood rushing to parts of him and knew he had to do something fast. "Y/n I have to get up" he said and you made a whine which really didn't help his situation. "But you're so comfy" you said with a smirk and Jeno blinked rapidly, trying to remain calm. He was worried any moment you'd realise what was happening and then you shot Renjun and let out a loud cheer pressing further into his lap. That was too much and Jeno was at his break point. Jeno shot up, picking you up with him, put you down in the chair and ran out of the room as quickly as he could.

You didn't notice what had happened too busy trying to defeat Renjun again but the other guys had. Mark and Haechan were in stitches and rushed to tell Jaemin everything. Johnny came to see if Jeno was okay and told him he could rest in his room if he was too embarrassed or couldn't see you right now. Jeno waited for little Jeno to calm down and then rested in Johnny's room like his hyung suggested. He was having a lie down when there was a knock at the door. For a second he froze, what if it was you? What if you knew? But then the door opened and it was someone even worse.

It was Jeamin.

"You got a boner because of my sister!" he cried and Jeno froze "shit". Jaemin was furious and Jeno tried to explain it. "It was just because she was sat in my lap and bouncing" he said "that was all. Any guy would've reacted the same way". "Why was she even in your lap in the first place?" Jaemin asked and Jeno looked down like a guilty puppy. "I stole her seat and refused to move". "So you wanted her to sit in your lap" Jaemin said and Jeno's blush was enough of an answer. "I knew there was something going on with all your secretive gaming dates when I'm conveniently busy and that weird moment in the kitchen the other week. What do you want with her Jeno?" Jaemin asked and the boy blushed. "I don't know I just think she's really hot okay! We've been talking more and she's really cool and funny. I like her" he admitted. Jaemin stared at him for a few seconds before he sighed. "You're lucky you're one of the nice ones" he said "just don't hurt her and I don't want to see anything. Got it?". "Wait you're giving me permission?" Jeno asked and Jaemin looked at him. "You don't need my permission, she's a grown woman but no I won't stand in the way of it". Jeno was stunned but really thankful and he conveyed that to Jaemin before he left. Jeno rested for a little longer but didn't want to cause a scene so returned later.

Things seemed to have calmed down and he saw you sat with Renjun quietly talking. Jeno felt warm again the second he looked at you so he purposefully went and sat next to Johnny instead. You smiled as he passed and he smiled back but thought he was still too emotional to face you again. Luckily you left 30 minutes later and once you'd gone he had to endure all the guy's teasing. Jaemin conveniently left the room while the guys roasted him. Once they'd ripped him to shreds they started focusing on the positives. "Well she's into you at least" Mark said and Jeno sat forwards "you think so?". "Yeah you could totally see it" Haechan said "well not in the same way as your attraction. She didn't get a boner but she was totally flirting with you". "Yeah and even the way she looked at you was hot" Johnny added "she wants you man". Jeno couldn't stop smiling for the rest of the night.

You apparently wanted him and now there was nothing stopping him from going for you.

[kimbappykidding]

Other parts: Part Two, Part Three and Part Four.

Jeno was ready for a quiet evening at home. He shared an apartment with Jaemin but he was out for the night so he had the place to himself. To make use of this Jeno ordered a pizza, set up his gaming device in the living room and prepared for many hours of fun. About 2 and a half hours into his tournament the door went. Not the doorbell downstairs but someone knocking on his door and they were doing so frantically. Jeno was confused and a little worried until he looked through the peephole and saw who was standing there. "Y/n?" he asked opening the door.

You were Jaemin's twin sister but as you were born after him he always referred to you as his little sister. Being the same age the two of you were close and Jaemin never shut up talking about you! He loved you a lot and missed you like crazy when you moved away for university. You'd come back 6 months ago and Jaemin was thrilled...Jeno was pretty happy with you being around more too.

Jeno knew you from school. You were never interested in performing arts but went to a girls' school down the road from the school him and Jaemin went to. He obviously knew you as Jaemin's sister and always thought you were really pretty and cool. You were usually surrounded by friends but made sure to say hi to Jaemin and Jeno. Jeno remembered once, he saved the subway train for you when you were running late and you caught it just on time. You thanked him and it was the first time you'd looked at him directly in the eye. He thought you were pretty even back then and always had a crush on you...which apparently hadn't gone away since he'd become an idol.

"Hey" you said "can I come in?". You weren't slurring your words but Jeno could tell you'd been drinking and sensed something was up. "Yeah of course" he said and he noticed as he shut the door and locked it that you visibly relaxed and your usual smile returned. You were naturally a smiley jokey person and Jeno had never seen you genuinely sad or angry. You were also very confident and fun which Jeno of course had noticed. How couldn't he when a pretty girl started showing up and making him laugh and smile?

He'd never really seen you like this before and by that, Jeno meant in a dress. Sure you'd had a crappy skirt as part of your uniform when you were at school but that was years ago. Whenever you came over recently it was to have game tournaments with your brother Jaemin so you usually showed up in trackies and with your hair all scraped away from your face. But tonight you were in a dress and a tight pretty dress at that. Jeno couldn't help but stare as he never realised how toned your body was. You also had your hair and makeup done and just looked so pretty. Not for the first time, he wondered how you and Jaemin were twins. Jeno had always been fond of you but this was something else and he realised he'd never been alone with you before. The silence in the apartment seemed huge and he felt embarrassed just thinking about it.

"Is Jaemin here?" you asked and Jeno shook his head "he's gone out for the night". You sighed as he said that and looked down as if trying to work something out. "Are you okay?" he asked focusing on the matter at hand. You nodded "yeah I'm okay just this creepy guy wouldn't leave me alone and we weren't far from here so I told him I lived here and managed to get away from him and sneak in here just as one of your neighbours was coming out. It was very lucky". "What the fuck?" Jeno asked jumping up "is he still here?". "I don't know, he was knocking on the door downstairs asking me to let him in when I was coming upstairs...". Jeno swore again and grabbed his jumper. "What are you doing?" you asked and he shrugged "what does it look like? I'm going to go put some sense into that guy, harassing girls like that". "No don't!" you said nervously "I don't want him to hurt you". Jeno smiled "you think I'd lose?" Jeno asked, his pride a little hurt. "I don't know" you admitted "but even if he gets one punch on your face your stylist would be pissed" you said. You were a makeup artist for Hybe so it made sense you'd think of this but Jeno liked to think you genuinely didn't want him to get hurt. Jeno smiled again "then I won't let him get a shot on me". You still looked worried and Jeno sighed "fine I won't go" he said and again you visibly relaxed "you won't? Good! We're safe in here and if I just stay a little until he leaves..." when the buzzer went.

You both looked at it and waited for it to end but it just kept ringing. You shook your head "that's probably him". "There's no way that's him!" Jeno said and he pressed the call button. There was a two-way camera but your side was hidden and you were both standing around the doorbell screen when the image flashed up. "That's him" you said and Jeno shook his head and answered the call.

"Can I help you?" he asked in his most intimidating voice. The guy blinked and then with no shame asked "do you have a girl called Y/n up there? She said she way staying here". "yeah she's with me, I'm her boyfriend and why have you followed her home?" he asked. "I've not!" the guy said even though he literally had. "I just wanted to make sure she was safe, is she there? Not that I don't believe you I just want to make sure she's safe". "Yeah she's here" Jeno said and he gestured for you to come to him. You did and Jeno opened his arms. He rested one hand on your waist and pulled you close to his chest. He pressed the camera switch and glared "now you can see she's here, she's safe, she's more than happy so you can leave and if I ever see you near her again you're dead" and Jeno hung up.

You both stayed frozen for a few seconds after the screen went black and then you let out the breath you'd been holding. "Wow thank you" you said looking at Jeno and he shrugged "you're welcome, I'm glad you came here. You can always come here if there's anyone bothering you". You nodded "thanks Jeno" and he smiled "no problem". It was at that moment you both realised you were still standing together and you apologised as your hands were still resting on his chest. "Sorry!" you said "I didn't mean to feel your chest". Jeno chuckled slightly "It's fine, I grabbed you pretty suddenly too". "Yeah but it was nice" you said "I mean because it felt safe. To have your arms around me after being with the creep". Jeno nodded and ignored all the suggestions going around in his head because you were still Jaemin's sister. "No problem, if you ever need any more help with him just text me" he said. "I would but I don't have your number" you said with a smirk and Jeno smiled and gave you his phone "put it in and I'll go find you something to wear". "Wear?" you asked and he nodded "you're not going back out there while stalker Steve is out there. You can sleep in Jaemin's room" and he disappeared into his room.

You put your details into his phone and then wandered into your brother's room. Jeno appeared shortly after with a t-shirt and some shorts. "They might be a little big but I figured they'd do the job" he smiled "feel free to use the bathroom too. Anything on the side is fine and there are brand new toothbrushes under the sink if you want to brush your teeth". "I'm sorry but what boys' apartment has new toothbrushes already there for when you need a new one? Males can plan in advance?" you asked. "The good ones can" Jeno replied purposefully omitting it was Jaemin's idea after that one time they both binned theirs and the store was out of them for a week. You laughed and Jeno could feel your eyes on him as you toyed with the clothes he'd brought you. He wondered why you were watching him until he realised you probably wanted to get changed.

"So can I get you anything else?" he asked and you shook your head "thanks Jeno you've been amazing...definitely the favourite out of my brother's friends". "You mean I wasn't before?" he asked and you shook your head "no but that's only because Jaehyun exists". Jeno paused "oh you're into Jaehyun?". "What girl isn't?" you asked "with those big shoulders and cheekbones he's so sexy...but Jaehyun's never saved me from a stalker before so you definitely jump to first place". Jeno smiled "I'm so honoured. Are there any perks for first place?" before realising how they sounded. "You want a prize?" you asked and Jeno blinked "no I was only joking". You looked him up and down before nodding "hmm shame" and then turned and strode into the bathroom leaving Jeno staring after you.

Jeno's heart was beating rapidly and he didn't get how one word could make him so crazy. Jeno gathered all his things from the living room and retreated to his room. He felt all flustered around you so figured this would be safer. He heard you moving around as much as he tried to ignore it and eventually fell asleep an hour after you'd gone quiet.

The next morning Jeno woke up to hear a soft banging and recalling you were here, he jumped up worrying it was the stalker coming to bother you. He rushed into the kitchen to find you cooking at the stove. You looked super cute in his shorts and he stared at you from behind for a few seconds before he spoke "Y/n?" he called "what are you doing?". "Jeno!" you said happily and spun around to face him before pausing and it was then that Jeno realised he was topless. He slept shirtless and forgot to grab a shirt in his rush to make sure you were okay. He felt a blush form on his cheeks as you looked over him before smiling. You turned around as he rushed to get a shirt but as he went he heard you say "yeah Jaehyun who?" and that comment really made him happy.

Jeno returned fully clothed and tried this again. "Why are you cooking?" he asked. "I thought I'd make you breakfast as a thank you for rescuing me" you said and Jeno shook his head "you don't have to do that...but out of interest what did you make?" because it smelled really good. You smiled "go take a seat I'll bring it through now. You have perfect timing apparently".

You gestured to the balcony and Jeno saw you'd set the table casually but it was still way nicer than when he and Jaemin ever did. You appeared a minute later with two plates and passed Jeno one "here, from looking in your fridge I guessed you're a bacon fan?" you asked. You knew your brother didn't like it much so deduced the huge amount of bacon in there belonged to Jeno and were correct. "Very much so" Jeno said and looked anxiously at the bacon to see how you'd cooked it but was pleasantly surprised. "I like it this way too" you smiled seeing his expression and tumbled into the chair next to him. Jeno smiled to see your plate just as full as his and he couldn't help but admire how strong you looked. You clearly didn't subscribe to the idea women had to be super thin and fragile and he thought you looked glorious...so much so he actually forgot about his bacon and you had to remind him. "Well go on don't leave me in suspense, take a bite" you said and Jeno nodded "right" and took a big mouthful. You were staring at him, wide-eyed, and Jeno quickly swallowed and nodded "it's good" and you smiled pleased. The food actually was good but Jeno would've easily lied and eaten the whole thing because your smile was incredibly charming.

Jeno very much enjoyed his breakfast/time with you one-on-one and found it easier to talk to you by the end of it. He liked how there was still tension between the two of you but he could also talk to you and learned more about you. He'd always wanted to ask you questions but he never dared approach you when Jaemin was around and so you'd remained an elusive figure until now. He thought past schoolboy Jeno would be stunned to see future him sitting chatting to you and even managing to flirt a little. It was progress indeed.

After breakfast, the two of you did the washing and drying together and were just finishing up when the door opened and Jaemin entered. "Y/n!" he said seeing you and then he spotted you were in Jeno's clothes and paused. You could see the misunderstanding forming in Jaemin's eyes and decided to nip it in the bud. "So last night I had this stalker and Jeno got rid of him and let me stay over. How sweet is he?" you asked. Jaemin immediately relaxed and smiled at his friend "thanks Jeno and Y/n are you okay?". You nodded and explained things to Jaemin who was just as furious as Jeno. The two were debating how best to get the security footage to share with police and came up with multiple plans which made you smile.

You had to leave soon to get ready for work and Jaemin insisted on driving you home. After he'd arrived he'd steamrolled the conversation and your attention was on your brother. So Jeno retreated to his room after saying goodbye and was starting to plan his day when there was a knock at his door.

"Hey" you said appearing "I just wanted to tell you I'll take the clothes home and wash them so I haven't stolen them I'm just cleaning them". "You don't have to do that" Jeno rushed to say "I can do that, plus it's not like you're dirty or something". You smiled "I know but I figured I could drop them off sometime later in the week...it'd given me an excuse to come back and visit you" you said "unless you don't want that?". Jeno swallowed because you were definitely flirting with him! He heard Jaemin call your name asking if you were ready to go and you smiled "want me to leave them or take them?" you asked. "You can take them" Jeno said and your smile made his day.

Later that day at work Jeno still wasn't over what had happened and when Jaemin left he told the guys (minus Jaemin) everything. "It was weird" Jeno admitted "Y/n came over because she was having some problems but that's not the point. Things were supercharged between us and she was so flirty with me!". Jeno expected the guys to gasp at the idea of Jeno flirting with you but they didn't. "Oh yeah Y/n's flirted with me before" Mark said and some of the other guys said you had with which bothered Jeno. Not because he thought you had but because the guys didn't seem to get this was different. "Yeah she's a jokey person but this was more than that, she was so full on". "Yeah Y/n's like that" Haechan said and Jeno's frustration worsened as Mark began telling the story of the time he commented you looked good in red and now anytime you wore a red outfit you'd make a beeline for him. Jeno didn't like how Mark clearly thought you were into him and even though he'd only had one moment with you, he needed the guys to understand whatever they thought had happened was meaningless compared to his moment with you.

"No you don't get it this was beyond flirting this was really... physical" Jeno said "We were pressed up together and she didn't move away until she felt she had to and then the next morning when she saw me topless she totally checked me out. I think she wanted me!". The guys all looked at him and then Haechan started laughing "yeah right!". "Yeah are you sure this wasn't a dream you had about her?" Chenle asked. "Of course it wasn't a dream it really happened!" Jeno said. The guys however just kept teasing him and then when Jaemin appeared let the topic drop without any protest.

The guys all clearly thought this wasn't a big deal at all but Jeno couldn't drop it. He tried not to think about it because it was only one occasion but he couldn't help but pause every time Jaemin's phone went and kept asking Jaemin about his plans hoping they'd involve you. Slowly it did get slightly better...he stopped thinking about you as much and that's of course when you re-appeared.

Jeno was on tenterhooks wondering when you'd come over but finally, you texted him one day asking if you could meet him after work one day to give him his clothes back. Jeno immediately scrambled to work out a day that was best for you and suggested Friday which actually worked perfectly. You agreed to meet him in a cafe around the corner from his work and Jeno was nervous all day. He didn't tell Jaemin in case he thought it was weird or asked to come. He didn't tell the guys because he worried they'd tell Jaemin so he sweat in silence.

Of course to make things worse rehearsal overran and Jeno was stressed! They weren't allowed phones so he couldn't text you and he was so worried you'd think he'd stood you out. He took off running the second rehearsal was over and texted you he was on his way. He reached the cafe still out of breath and was relieved to see you still sat there. He rushed over to you and you looked up as he got close. "Y/n I'm so sorry I'm late, thank you for waiting. Rehearsal overran and I couldn't message you, I'm really so sorry". You smiled "Jeno it's fine, I figured that's where you were so I'm not mad. I get you can't just drop what you're doing when you're done. You didn't need to panic, I wasn't going to storm off if you were a little late. I know you're a nice guy and weren't blowing me off". "Oh..." Jeno said feeling surprised "thank you". You smiled "you're welcome, now do you need a drink? You look like you just ran here" and you paused when you saw Jeno's face "you ran here?". "I didn't want to keep you waiting" he shrugged and you smiled "well relax now, sit down and I'll go get you a drink". "Wait no let me pay for it" Jeno said but you just pushed him back into his chair "no, you need to get your blood pressure back to a normal level" and you walked away not giving Jeno time to argue. He watched you go and put his hands in his lap.

You placed a cold drink in front of Jeno minutes later and then took a seat across from him "so how has your day been? Apart from the last-minute stressing?". "It's been busy but good" Jeno said "we've been learning the choreography and that's my favourite part of any song". You smiled recalling he was a really good dancer "yeah that makes sense, you always were a really talented dancer". Jeno blushed "have you ever seen me dance?" and you paused. "I've seen you in music videos Jaemin showed me" you said "but never in person no. Why are you inviting me to your next rehearsal?". Jeno went pink at the thought and explained rehearsals weren't allowed guests. "Okay so a private performance then?" you asked and Jeno went even pinker so you smiled and told him you were joking. "Don't worry, I'm sure I'll see you dance live at one of your concerts someday". Jeno nodded "yeah we can get you tickets anytime you want to come along so just let me know". You nodded "I will do" and Jeno calmed down enough to return the question "so how's your day been?" You chatted more and Jeno fought out a lot more about your job. It was weird hearing you talk about Seventeen and it made him a little nervous to think you were around guys like Mingyu and Jun all day but you didn't seem interested in them like that...or so he hoped. You ended up staying in the cafe for a few hours and Jeno didn't even realise it had gone dark outside. He insisted on driving you home after last time and led you back into work where he'd left his car. On the way inside who called out to him but Jaehyun?

Jeno cursed because he really didn't want to have to introduce you but there was no avoiding it as Jaehyun called out his name. "Jeno? I thought that was you, what are you still doing here?" Jaehyun asked. "Oh I went out after work and I'm just coming back for my car" Jeno explained and Jaehyun nodded and looked at you. "Hi" he smiled "I'm Jaehyun, I work with Jeno". You smiled "nice to meet you I'm Y/n, I'm a fan of your music". Jeahyun smiled "thank you that's really sweet to hear. Are you an idol too?" he asked unsure as he looked at you and Jeno didn't blame him. You were a stylist and definitely cool enough to be one. You shook your head but seemed pleased with the compliment "no I work for Hybe, I'm a makeup artist". "Ahh that explains it" Jaehyun said and your smile grew. Jeno felt very awkward and wasn't sure what to do to stop you and Jaehyun. He was sure this was his shot with you over but then you spoke. "Yeah I thought of applying here but none of you guys seem to need makeup at all. I saw Jeno without it the other morning and had to do a double-take he looked so good. You all just have perfect faces or something". Jaehyun smiled "well I can personally testify I don't but yeah Jeno does". Jeno blushed as you both looked at him and tried to say he didn't but you didn't let him.

After teasing him for a bit, you went your separate ways and Jeno led you to his car. Jeno's heart was still beating rapidly from your compliment and the implication you'd seen him without makeup in the morning. It was like you were leading Jaehyun to believe the two of you were a thing. Jeno felt better for the interaction now and the smile Jaehyun shot him as you walked away made him confident Jaehyun thought you were together and Jeno liked that thought.

He liked it very much.

"Today was fun" you said in the car and Jeno nodded "yeah it really was!". "Maybe we should hang out again?" you asked and Jeno's throat went dry at the thought but he must've looked okay with the idea because you kept going. "You're into gaming right? Maybe we could hang out and do that sometime?" you asked unbuckling your seatbelt as you reached your house. Jeno nodded "I'd love that!" and you smiled. "Great, I'll text you" and you hopped out of the car. "Bye Jeno!" and with a gorgeous smile you walked away.

Jeno felt like all his high school dreams were coming true and he couldn't wait for what the upcoming week would bring.

He knew if you were there, he'd be happy.

That's part 1 of my first Jeno series! I discovered NCT-Dream quite late but liked Jeno from the start. I think he's stunning and like his tough but shy personality.

This will be a four-part series and I will link other parts at the top of this page.

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Imagine playing hard to get with Yeonjun at the Hybe picnic

You and Yeonjun had been unofficially seeing one another for a while and things were going well until he asked you out...over text. You got he was a busy man but couldn't he atleast pick up the phone to ask you to be his girlfriend? It wasn't the sort of thing you just did over text. That took the least amount of effort possible and made you think Yeonjun didn't really care. So you didn't respond to the text hoping Yeonjun would realise why you were upset and call you or that he'd wonder why you'd gone all quiet on him. He didn't and a week passed without him checking what had happened or following through in any way. You wondered if he just thought you'd rejected him and so had closed off so you asked Soobin but he said Yeonjun was fine. As loud and happy as ever and that hurt. So any sympathy you had for him vanished and just in time too because you had the Hybe picnic. A few weeks ago you'd been excited about this! A chance to hang out with all the groups you hardly ever spoke to in one place...it'd be amazing. However, with recent events, it turned from a fun social event to one of revenge.   So when you arrived with your group and saw TxT you waved to them but made sure not to make eye contact with Yeonjun. You didn't register his presence and ignored how handsome he looked. You couldn't help but smile when TxT made their chaotic entrance but told yourself you were laughing because of the other guys, not him. One of the first games you played was a race. You'd get a mission and then have to select another person to help you do the mission. Yeonjun went first and he picked you for his mission. You acted like you didn't really know him and stood a safe distance apart only politely answering his questions. The challenge was to get someone who could do the crab and walk 3 meters. Yeonjun knew you'd always been flexible and loved gymnastics so was confident you'd smash this. When the host asked him why he picked you, Yeonjun said it was because you were the main dancer so he hoped you'd be flexible. He smiled at you when he said it and you smiled back but didn't meet his eye. You did the challenge and then quickly returned to your seat, giving Yeonjun nothing more than you needed to.

You went in the next round for your team and the challenge you had was to get someone to say an English tongue twister. You knew Yeonjun was famously good at pronouncing English words (RIP Beomgyu) but you couldn't pick him...then you remembered Seventeen had an American member. You raced to the table and just told them "English speaker" and they all pointed to Joshua. You gestured for him to come and the boy jumped up, running with you. You got there second and while stood in line waiting, you noticed this boy was cute. His eyes were kinda similar to Yeonjun's but his nose and lips were different. "Sorry I don't think we've been introduced before I yanked you away" you said "I'm Y/n". The man nodded chuckling slightly "nice to meet you Y/n I'm Joshua". "Nice to meet you too...so are you American or...". He nodded "yeah I'm American but came here to be an idol. I'm from LA". "Yes!" you cried happily and Joshua laughed. "That's really cool you're from LA, did you see a lot of famous people?". Joshua laughed and the two of you started chatting until the host noticed and shushed you both. Meanwhile, Yeonjun saw the whole thing and he wasn't happy. He could tell from your body language that you found Joshua attractive on some level and didn't like how well the conversation was flowing between the two of you. When you both got told off for talking you laughed together and shot each other looks like it was some big inside joke. You looked good together and Yeonjun couldn't help but glare. When you hadn't responded to his message he thought this was some sort of joke or that you were too busy. However now, watching you he began to reconsider that. The first duo succeeded and then it was your turn. The challenge was a tongue twister and Yeonjun sighed "well he's American so this will be easy". Yeonjun was praying Joshua would fail but how would he mess up his home language? Of course, Joshua said the whole thing perfectly and you cheered "wow that sounded so good!" making Joshua blush. You walked away together still chatting and took the long way around so Joshua could finish what he was saying. You then got back to your tables (which of course were next to each other) and said goodbye. Yeonjun felt better knowing you were away from one another but not for long. It was dinner time and everyone raced to get into line. Yeonjun was determined to get in between you and Joshua and was relieved to see you were 2 ahead of him and Joshua 1 behind him. So Yeonjun thought it would be safe until the people in between got the answers right leaving you, Yeonjun and Joshua all next to one. Yeonjun was pleased he was in the middle but now felt the pressure to keep getting answers wrong so as to keep separating you. He knew it was childish but he couldn't help it. He had no idea why you were acting like this but he wouldn't take it lying down. Finally on your 3rd time you were asked a question and Yeonjun knew you wouldn't know the answer. It was about Geography and Yeonjun knew that wasn't a strong point of yours. He searched his brain for the answer so he could whisper it to you but he didn't know it...but guess who did. Joshua whispered the answer and you heard it repeating it. The host paused "did you know that?". You nodded "totally, I love capital cities". The man didn't seem convinced and let you take the food. Yeonjun didn't miss how you shot Joshua a smile. Yeonjun was too nervous to eat properly and spent most of his time with his eyes glued to your table. Everything was going well until they brought the prizes out for people who won challenges. Yeonjun accepted his and watched as you headed to Joshua to split it with him. Yeonjun watched as Joshua tried to give you the money back but you wouldn't dream of it. In the end, Joshua agreed to take it but only if you took his ice cream. It was a cute exchange and Yeonjun could see Joshua's members smiling. Yeonjun wasn't the only one noticing the chemistry there.   After dinner, it was the dance challenge which comforted Yeonjun. He knew he was a good dancer and went all out hoping to show you why he was better than Joshua. Yeonjun hoped you were watching him but when he looked back you and Joshua were hiding near one another. He saw Joshua ask you what the move was and you helped him both laughing. The hosts soon caught on that you two were hiding at the back and asked Joshua to come forwards and dance. You got eliminated together and sat at the back. Yeonjun tried ignoring it but when he saw Joshua whisper something in your ear he lost it. He completely messed up the routine and got eliminated. You didn't even seem to notice too busy chatting to Joshua and Yeonjun took a seat near Beomgyu annoyed. "You okay?" Beomgyu asked and he nodded "I'm fine...". The day ended and Yeonjun called out to you. You were with your members but paused when you saw him. You said goodbye and made your way over to him. "So what are you into Joshua now?" Yeonjun asked. You shrugged "why do you care?". "Seriosuly?" Yeonjun asked "you're just going to pretend like there's nothing between us?". "Well officially there is nothing" you said "technically I can flirt with however many guys I want because we're not together!". Yeonjun heard the way you said that and paused. "But that's not my fault I...I asked you out". You sighed "yes but how did you do that Yeonjun? After 4 months of spending time together, hanging out, hooking up, talking all the time...you ask me by text?" you asked "that's cold Yeonjun". Yeonjun froze because he honestly hadn't thought of it like that. The two of you had been talking and you'd said something so hilarious he'd been laughing about it all day. He knew how he felt about you and was tired so it just came out. He asked if you wanted to make this official and went to bed hoping for an answer the next morning. He honestly hadn't considered that there were some things you should say in person and he agreed this probably should've been one. "Shit Y/n I'm so sorry!" he said and you looked at him with tears in your eyes "you mean a lot to me Yeonjun, am I really only worth a text?". "No of course not!" Yeonjun said touching your arm and you pulled away. "Y/n please let me explain of course you deserve better!" Yeonjun said. You went to talk when a figure appeared. "Hey is everything okay here?" Joshua asked looking at you crying. You thought it was really sweet that Joshua would come and check but Yeonjun didn't. He stepped forward, his patience for Joshua evaporating more and more by the second. "We're fine" he said through gritted teeth and Joshua smiled at him "that's great but I'd like to hear it from her". Yeonjun went to argue when you stepped between them "don't worry Joshua we're fine just bickering". "Then why are you crying?" he asked and you sighed "because we're kind of together and it hurts when the person closest to you hurts you...but don't worry Yeonjun isn't dangerous, we just need to discuss this. Thank you for checking and for being so great today". Joshua nodded "okay no problem, we're not leaving for a bit so call me if you need me". You nodded telling Joshua you would before turning back to Yeonjun "you have some explaining to do". Yeonjun earnestly explained everything, how he never thought it through, how he just wanted you to be with him and how sorry he was. "I'd been wanting to ask you for ages because I really like you Y/n. I'd never do anything to hurt you and please let me make it up to you...I swear I won't do something like this again". You paused looking at him again "but how do you know that?". He shook his head "because I will never forget how today felt. I was so panicked thinking I'd lost you and I will never be stupid enough to make that mistake twice. I never want to be without you" he said touching your arm and this time you didn't step back. "I believe you and I forgive you" you said. Yeonjun's face lit up into a smile and he hugged you letting out a huge sigh of relief "I'm so happy, thank you Y/n!". "Just don't do it again" you said relaxing into his hug "I thought I'd lost you too". Yeonjun shook his head holding you close "as long as you want me I'll be here and so on that note. Y/n, will you please be my girlfriend? These past few months with you have meant so much to me and I want you to be mine". You smiled "I will" and Yeonjun picked you up swinging you around before setting you down. "You're my girlfriend" he said looking at you before laughing "I'm never going to get used to saying that". "Then stop talking for a second" and you said and Yeonjun smiled reading your mind "good idea" and he kissed you. Yeonjun finally kissed his girlfriend.