Illegal 🚫 | KookJin / Taejin ✓

22. The Deal

🔞 Smut ahead 🔞

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"Take note of this color. It looks perfect on Jin for his finale walk. Then make sure the hairstyle photo is attached at the notes. I like him in a brushed up look." Namjoon continues to speak as he fixes Jin's collar while his secretary types away on his tab the details that Namjoon wants.

Jin just stared at Namjoon, trying to figure out how to start a conversation about his favor. His focus isn't on the fitting of the clothes right now. He just wants to go straight to his concern.

After a few more changing of clothes, comparing of swatches and taking down notes of the changes in details, Jin is now seated on the white fluffy sofa at the middle of the room, fidgeting his fingers, he's biting into his lips as he tries to put together in his mind what to say to convince Namjoon to bring Jimin back into the project.

"Okay, thank you everyone. Please all of you may leave the room. I'll see you all tomorrow." Namjoon said to his staff. Then he walked towards Jin and said,

"You can now tell me what you've been meaning to say, Jin. What is it, baby?"

Jin was surprised with what Namjoon said, was he that obvious he thought, that he already noticed.

"What- I- what do you mean?!" Jin said.

"I know there's something bothering you. The way you stare at me as if you want to say something, it bothered me. And you are not usually quiet when it comes to my work. You always say your opinions on them." Namjoon scoots closer to Jin.

"No. It's not that much. I was just thinking- why did you drop Jimin?"

Namjoon thought for a while, "I just don't feel like working with him anymore, that's all."

"So that's how easy it is. I wonder when you're gonna do the same with me." Jin stared at his fingers he's playing with.

Namjoon took Jin's hands into his, "Is that what's bothering you? Look at me baby, if it's easy for me, I should've already dropped you when you said you're dating Taehyung. But I didn't, right? Coz I'd rather have you here exclusive for someone else, than not having you at all. I'm willing to do whatever to keep you by my side."

Jin's ears chimed like wedding bells with the last sentence he heard, so he took the opportunity to say his real motive, "Really, Joon? So if I ask a certain favor, you'll give it to me?"

Namjoon raised an eyebrow, "What kind of favor?"

"It's not too much, I just want Jimin to be with me here too. You can do that, right?" Jin flashed him an encouraging smile.

"But baby, you are already doing the finale."

"Yah I know. I don't mean for him to be your star again. Just at least give him a spot." Jin moved cloaser to him.

"He's going downhill, isn't he? Baby, you have to understand, in the entertainment and fashion world, that's bound to happen. One day you're 'it' and the next you're a 'has been'."

"Oh please, I didn't say it like that! He's still busy with projects here and there. I just didn't like that I took something that's supposed to be his.

And you know it's gonna hurt his reputation too much once the news is out that he's not walking in Paris fashion week anymore. So, is it too difficult to grant me this?" Jin tugged on Namjoon's shirt.

"Okay, but he's not gonna share the same spotlight as you. And baby, it's not a favor I give for free. It's gonna cost me so I have to receive something in return too."