When Taehyung got to the studio Jungkook pounced on him as soon as he entered the room. "After two whole months you finally got some" he smiled brightly as he jumped up and down excited with his hands on his shoulders. Tae was bright red and unamused.
He looked around the room and locked eyes with Jimin. Him. He had said something. Walking away from the maknae without a word, he headed towards his best friend. His face was expressionless, but his eyes were hard and unforgiving.
"I can explain" Jimin panicked as he got closer pulling a sheepish smile.
"Really? Did you have to?" Tae asked disappointed.
"I only told Kookie, because he's known since the beginning, but that's it" he defended himself.
"Well, that's fine then I" the younger was saying relieved when the rest of the members came in.
"Taehyungie has a girlfriend, finally, guys!" Jungkook shared the news and Tae sighed frustrated "nevermind, Jimin-ah" he breathed out and turned around to face them.
"That girl that you had lunch with a couple weeks ago?" Namjoon asked and he nodded.
"She seemed nice" Hobi added smiling absentmindedly as he went through some of his notes.
"Did you get me those drafts I asked you for?" Yoongi asked seemingly not paying attention to the topic.
"I'm still working on it, hyung, I haven't found them all" he said glad the conversation was taking a different turn.
"Too busy with your girlfriend in the apartment?" the older one smirked and Tae stopped breathing.
"Wait, what?" Jin finally paid attention when things got interesting.
They all turned around to look at Tae in shock, except for Yoongi who was chuckling as he looked down at his laptop.
"Really, hyung" Tae raised his voice at the figure hunched over the screen. He happened to know he was house-sitting because he had asked for these files on Friday.
"Okay okay, moving on" Jin said distracting everyone when he saw the extremely uncomfortable look on Taehyung's face. Some good fun never hurt anyone, but this was just getting out of hand, he thought as he walked up to him. "I got you" he said with a smile winking and patted the younger's back briefly.
What was the big deal with him taking his time? Tae thought annoyed. Why was it that everyone expected kissing and relationships to happen in a rush. He had learned not to take things lightly, he had learned to appreciate the shoulder hugs, the hand holding, the cuddling, everything that lead to that first kiss. He felt overly bothered by everyone else's expectations all of a sudden.
He didn't want the easy girls that seemed to be drawn to him and you didn't want the jerks that would readily be all over you if you let them. You and him, you were fine. Now if everyone could mind their own business and not make it harder for him, that would be great, he thought.
His eyebrows were furrowed and his lips were pressed together as he was deep in thought. He snapped out of it when Hobi walked past him and squeezed his shoulder.
"Okay, shall we start?" he said as he went over everyone's position in the choreography they had to work on.
After your alarm went off, you reached to your night-table to take your phone and turn it off and you found your morning message from Tae. You felt a mix of happy and sad because while you looked forward to it every morning, the last two you had had the pleasure of having him right next to you as soon as you opened your eyes.
It was a photo of the empty side of his bed at his parent's. "I miss you, where are you?" it read. Why was he so cute? How did he even come up with these things?
You got out of bed quickly and got ready for work, you took your brand new outfit and put it on to take a picture for Tae who hadn't got to see it in the end.
"Good morning, Tae. I miss you too" you replied and attached the picture. A few hours went by and when he probably had a minute, your phone beeped with his reply.
"Wow, great morning! Remember what I said about why I care? Hold on to that thought" you chuckled remembering his reaction at your other outfit. I guess he approves, you thought to yourself as you went back to your work.
As you were getting out of the office late that afternoon, your phone vibrated in your pocket. "Is it okay if I drop by? I can get dinner on my way there" Tae offered.
You were tired, but why not. You really wanted to see him too. You agreed he'd get japchae and he said he should be out of work in about an hour.
When you got home you decided to quickly take a shower. You changed into sweatpants and a hoodie and you set the table for dinner. The doorbell rang and you pressed the button to release the door so he could come in directly "it's the last apartment down the hallway" you instructed through the intercom.
When you opened the door his face dropped "where are your clothes?" he asked sadly. You looked at him confused, oh, your outfit. You chuckled and kissed him sweetly and you felt him smile against your lips as he responded to it.
"I just took a shower" you said as he pouted disappointed and walked in after you.
Your apartment was small, but cozy. The kitchen, living room and dinning area were all in one room. Your appliances were colorful and you seemed to have a lot of little gadgets.
"Do you like to cook?" he asked curiously as he looked through your countertop.
"Mhm, mostly desserts and baking though" you replied happily.
"You would" he answered chuckling as he brushed his knuckles absentmindedly remembering how you hit him after he tried to have some of your banana split.
"We could bake some time, it should be fun, what do you think?" you said and he looked up at your hopeful expression.
"Sure" he smiled at your face.
You unwrapped the food as Tae looked around. He felt like he could learn more about you just by observing his surroundings. There were several little souvenirs on your bookcase, he assumed you liked to read.
"Did you go to all these places?" he asked picking up a little camel that read Dubai.
"Some I have, some my family got for me when they traveled" you replied and he hummed acknowledging your words. "Have you been to Paris?" he looked around trying to find a sign you had.
"Briefly, for a few days, I wanted to see more of Europe" he nodded.
"I really liked it there, I'd always wanted to go, I'd only seen it in movies" he commented.
"You must have been to a lot of different places with the band" you said smiling curiously.
"Only for a few days, yes, and we barely had time to walk around the cities" he said pouting. When he was done walking around the room he stood next to you giving a second thought to his idea.
A magnet on your fridge caught his eye "oh, here's Paris" he said picking up the little metallic piece shaped like the Eiffel tower.
"Can I have a tour of the rest of the house?" he asked a little self-consciously, he couldn't just walk into your room and look around. You laughed softly.
"It's only a two room apartment, Tae, feel free to take a look while I heat this up, it's gone cold" you said confidently, you had nothing to hide anyway. He smiled sheepishly and headed to your room.
More colorful decorations, a dresser, a double bed with a night-table by its side, a desk with a mirror and the big closet on the wall. He walked up to the small window next to your bed and pulled the curtains open to look at the view as you were on a high enough floor.
He caught a glimpse of a glass with a wilted flower, the one he got for you, he pursed his lips. He should get you a new one. Next to it on the dresser were the postcard and colored-in page he gave you. Tae smiled to himself satisfied. While the wilted flower was sad in a way, it also held a special meaning. You could have just thrown it out, but this was not an act of carelessness as the whole place was neat and tidy.
"Cute" he said when he walked out of your bedroom back into the main one.
"I need to get you new flowers" he said as he hugged you from behind, wrapping his arms around your waist. You were stirring the noodles in a pot. You felt your hair stand on end as he gently held you in his arms, feeling overly sensitive to the contact.
You briefly remembered when he brushed his fingers on your sides the first time you made out and your cheeks became hotter than the steam coming from the pot. Tae observed you from your shoulder were he had laid his chin.
"Do you feel okay? Your face is red" he asked.
"The food over the stove" you blurted out. "Are you sure?" he teased you and kissed the side of your neck softly.
"This should be hot enough" you said turning around, he let go of you to avoid burning himself when you moved abruptly. "Sorry" you muttered feeling guilty when you noticed, this was way too awkward.
After you had dinner he asked to use your shower as he had had dance practice. He could have showered at the company but he just left as soon as he was done for the day. He came out of it and wrapped the towel you gave him around his waist as he dried his hair with a smaller one.
He walked into your room nonchalantly and you looked up from your book. Your eyes widened at your semi-naked boyfriend who you hadn't even seen without a shirt.
Taking in the sight of his gently toned body, ruffled wet hair and the towel hanging low on his hips you felt flustered.
"W-what-Put some clothes on!" you said raising your voice unintentionally and he shielded himself from a pillow you flung at his chest to hide it.
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