NCT & WAYV

♥︎Taeil♥︎

13.09.2021
word count: 1017
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Y/N POV

"Are you familiar working behind the bar?" A friend asks me. "Um kinda, just a little bit." I awkwardly chuckle. "Oh okay but don't worry Taeil will be here any minute and he can help you out more." She says. "Taeil?" I ask confused. "Just another friend of mine. He's also helping out tonight. And thanks again that you want to help with this party!" She says. "You're welcome!" I wink at her. She left to give the others a task to do tonight. It's the first time she organised a party and that to celebrate that her own business is launched.

"Hi." A voice startled me. "Oh gosh! Who are you?" I ask. "I'm Taeil, and you?" He asks me. "Y/n, nice to meet you." I smile. "So we'll be behind the bar tonight. Do you know how to?" He asks me. "Just a little." I tell him. "Oh don't worry, it ain't that difficult. So this is the menu with all the beverages. There's also a couple beers but I can do that if it's alright?" I slowly nod. "If someone asks for a cocktail and you don't know how, in here you find the recipes with the right amount and with this you measure."

"Okay, I think I got it." I nod. "Good and don't be scared to ask me anything. Also if the stock is empty, here in the back is more, you take it out and bring it to the fridge here." He explains to me. "Okay." I shortly answered. Half of the time I wasn't listening, his beautiful features got me almost drooling. This man is unreal, I must be dreaming. "So how do you know f/n (friend's name)?" He asks me. "Since middle school, we've been close ever since. What about you?" I ask.

"I've known her since forever." He chuckles. "Aw that's cute." I smiled. "C-cute?" He stuttered. "Oh sorry I should know my limits." I apologise. "No it's alright. It was nice to hear." We both turn away shy and embarrassed. "You two, doors open in 15 minutes!" F/n passed by us. "15 minutes wow." I sigh out. "It'll be alright, I trust you." Taeil smiles at me. "Thank you." I smile. "I'm going to check the stock now." He walks to the back leaving me alone.

"And?" F/n comes up to me. "And what?" I ask. "How is he?" She asks me. "Don't you know him better than I do?" I questioned. "But how do you like him? He's nice to you right? Where even is he now?" She asks in a rush. "He's nice I guess. I really don't know what you expect from us. And he's in the stock." I point out. "Oh okay. But like would you like someone like him to be your boyfriend?" She asks. "I wouldn't know, isn't personality more important? I barely know him." I say. "Oh Taeil! Did you know that y/n does volleyball?" She ran away right after.

"You do? That's nice." He says. "Yes it is." I awkwardly smile. "But aren't volleyball players... taller?" He hesitated but still decided to say it. "Well there are some libero's who aren't tall, like me." I tell him. "You're a libero, oh yeah of course." He slowly nods. "You don't know anything about volleyball do you?" I ask. "Not really, sorry." He says. "It's alright. Do you have any hobbies?" I ask. "Not really, sometimes I go out with friends but usually I'm just home." He tells me. "That's also... fun? I think."

We were both so awkward, luckily the doors opened and I could work so I didn't have to make another conversation awkward between Taeil and I. He must think I'm strange. "Hi what can I get you?" I ask the lady. "Cosmopolitan please." She says. I look through the recipes but couldn't find it. "Is something wrong?" Taeil peeks over my shoulder. "I can't find how to make a cosmopolitan." I tell him. "45ml lemon vodka." He tells me. "15ml triple sec, 30ml cranberry juice, 10ml lime juice and of course ice. Shake it all together and finish it off in this type of glass." He placed one in front of me.

After I mixed everything in the shaker, I poured it into the glass and hand it to the lady. "How did you know that so quickly?" I ask surprised. "You never asked what I did at home, well I learn to make cocktails and whenever someone visits I show them what I learned." He tells me. "That's way more interesting than just being at home." I giggle. "Yes it is. But maybe I should teach you some, then you don't need that recipes book anymore." He jokes.

"That would be nice, you should definitely teach me some time." We're becoming more relaxed and less awkward. I like it. Maybe I like him... it's way too soon to say that. But I could get to know him better over time. I should ask his number. I turn around but Taeil was gone. "Taeil?" I mumbled. "The night's almost over, thanks for helping out. Here." She hands me an envelope with some money. "No we're friends, I can't take money from you." I gave it back to her. "But you worked so hard all night long, please take it."

"No." I shook my head. "Fine, but I'll find a way to pay you back. Now tell me how do you like Taeil?" She asks me. "He's sweet and helpful and he... he's just everything I never thought I'd like in a man yet here I am, drooling over a guy I just met!" I rant to her. "Good! And did you get his number?" She asks me. "No he was suddenly gone." I pout. "How stupid! You should've asked him sooner. But I can give you his number." She takes her phone out. "No, he'd think I'm a creep." I shook my head. "He won't, here I texted you his number." She smiles at me.

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A/N: I know I said I'm on a hiatus and like I still am busy with school but I just wanted to upload this and the next imagine too
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