One Rule! • JK x Reader•

57. Sweating

It's pathetic really!

"Thank you Beom I shall take great pride in my position at the company, I'm glad they all like me, I like them too" You say making sure you make the conversation about them all and not just Jungkook.

"You should, the best assistant we've ever had" he smiles and puts his eye line back on the guys on stage and so you do the same just as they're finishing up their performance.

Jungkook's hair falls over his face as he bends down to bow a thank you to the crowd and when he stands back up you watch the way he shakes his hair from his forehead but a strand stays in place, glued on with the sweat gathered on his brow.

They all look happy as if all the extra dance studio sessions have paid off and when they start coming off stage you're just as excited as they are; they thank you and give you a quick hug as they pass careful not to hug you too close because they're sweating and then they move on to Beom towards the dressing rooms to change back into the suits for the end of the awards show. Of course Jungkook is the last off stage again and he's given Jimin a small nod of his head when he reaches you, as if he's communicating something with Jimin.

You ignore it, thinking too much into something that doesn't involve you, you shouldn't do, so you don't; you're just the assistant after all.

"Thank you" Jungkook says with a soft smile when he stops in front of you.

"You were great out there, I told you you'd be amazing" as you smile at him he reaches out and pulls you into a hug; where the others had been careful to hug you, making sure they didn't swamp you with their body heat and sweat, Jungkook just encompasses you entirely. Sweeping you up in his embrace and you gladly let him, so tired of pushing him away all the time that you have to just let yourself have these small moments.

You instinctively wrap your arms around his back holding on to him tighter closing the gap that was left between your bodies.

He's so warm you can feel him sharing his body heat with you and even though it should be disgusting, it's not, even when you realise you can feel the sweat in his clothes; instead you're just glad he's okay this time.

When he eventually pulls back and creates a small distance you look at him and he's already staring at you; his eyes glistening with what look like sparkles of stars shining.

He really is beautiful!

He's still staring at you when you notice the strand of hair from before is still stuck on his forehead and you slowly unwrap one arm from him and reach forward tentatively, his eyes trying to follow what you're doing but then he's quick to drop his gaze back on your face.

You tear your eyes away from his quickly and touch the sweat soaked strand of hair on his forehead and then move it gently back to the side of his head where it should be; you stay silent as you do it and then move your hand back to the side of you and look back at him, he's never stopped staring.

"You hair, it was stuck on your forehead, I just..." your voice is shaky and you feel ridiculous under his gaze.

His face looks confused for a moment; "my hair?"

You point at his forehead, "it was... I just moved your hair back, it was sticking to your forehead because..."

"I'm sweating" he giggles snapping back into some sort of reality.

You can't help but smile at him; "yes, you are sweating! Here..." you wipe your fingers on his jacket sleeve, "... have your sweat back" you smirk and he laughs.

There's a bustling noise coming towards you both and when you turn your head to look you notice it's the next artist who will be performing on stage and yet here you still are with Jungkook.

"Come on, go change we need to get back in the audience, go, go..." you push playfully at Jungkook's arm and he sighs.

"I'm going... I'm going"

You watch as he wanders off to the dressing rooms and then wait outside the door for the guys to reappear, which they start to a few minutes later.

"Let's go win this last award!" Jimin calls out when they're all leaving the room and joining you in the corridor; once again it seems to be Jungkook you're all waiting for.

When Jungkook does exit the dressing room his suit is back on and he looks just as good as did before, apart from the fact that his hair looks a little disheveled with sweat you would never guess they've just been performing.

You turn to walk down the corridor with everyone but Jungkook grasps your wrist gently; "Y/N? Can you just... my collar doesn't feel right, can you just check it please?"

You turn to him and can't help but wonder why he didn't ask one of the others to sort it, surely they would be better doing it for him?

"Erh, yeah, bend down a little then so I can see" you shove at his shoulders and he bends so that his height is better for you to check.

You see the tuck in his collar and immediately straighten it up, but when your fingers brush his neck accidentally you can't help but notice the way he seems to shift slightly, almost squirming as if he can't stay still. So you deliberately do it again, but a little more noticeable seeing if he has the same reaction; you run a fingertip across his neck where it meets his shirt collar, and you feel electricity sparks flying down your fingertip, hitting every nerve on its way.

He shudders a little.

Does Jungkook feel the same thing on his skin?

Jungkook suddenly reaches up and grabs at your hand; "don't... it... that tickles" he stands up straight again turning around and glares at you, there's a fire behind his eyes that you haven't seen before but it's not threatening, it's... attractive?

"Sorry" you say shyly feeling tiny and vulnerable under his gaze.

"No don't apologise just... my neck it... it tickles really easily"

"Guys you ready?!" Namjoon calls down towards you both and Beom snaps his head round, "What now?"

"My shirt collar wasn't right, god sorry, I'm ready now, it's sorted!" Jungkook huffs and you look away from him and follow him and the others back to your seats.

It seems awkward as you sit next to Jungkook in the audience for the rest of the awards show, even Jungkook doesn't take as many sideways glances at you as he did before, although your heart thumps out of your chest when you hear BTS get called up for the last award of the night, winning band of the year again! And they're all so excited you love every second of it!

Everyone's still buzzing when the cars take you all back to the hotel; a promotion deal meaning there's a meal and a night in the hotel as part of the campaign.

Granted, the guys have to do some future promotions with the company but still, a meal and a night off after winning all the awards they were put up for plus a really successful home performance is what everyone needs and what the band deserves.