Brought together by Deal || Kang Taehyun ||

08📸 Dish Soap Wars

Dinner was always chaotic including bickering, insulting and screaming. Y/n was slowly getting used to this behavior after working with them. How did her life take such a turn? Fake dating a member of one of the most popular boy bands..... kidnapped and forced to marry a CEO's heir who also was a member of another famous boy band....... thrown out of her flat to end up at her 'boyfriend's' dorm.
This could have been worse if Taehyun was not there. She was grateful for him. The way he held her close as she cried sent butterflies fluttering in her stomach. His small smiles that were reserved for her, how his eyes crinkled adorably at something funny. Sometimes she wondered was it all an act? The deal they had was supposedly for his benefit. Was he such a good actor?

The silent thoughts she had while washing dishes led to more thoughts like a spiral staircase. Her mind traveled to the first time she saw him..... then after the kidnapping attempt...... when he comforted her as she cried.... her first date with him was easily one of the best days of her life. She felt so happy during the time. But it was all a show. Fake.

A pair of gloved hands took the plate from her hand.

"You should head to bed. You are zoning out."

Taehyun started washing the dish in hand. Y/n picked up another pan and started scrubbing it.

"Its fine. I'm not tired, Taehyun."

"Really?"

Y/n absentmindedly hummed. She spiralled down again in thoughts. She picked up another plate but something wet swiped at her left cheek. She saw a swathe of dish soap bubbles across her cheek.

Taehyun was laughing hard, his eyes glinting with mischief. The shocked, open-jawed expression on Y/n's face was hilarious. He wanted to lighten up her mood.

"Oh, you are so done."

And Y/n swiped dish soap on his nose. The bubble war began. After an hour both of them surrendered, rolling down on the floor while laughing hysterically. Soap suds dripped down their faces, hair and hands, wetting their clothes. But they did not care. Y/n's eyes danced with mirth and Taehyun glowed, looking at the happiness he caused.

📸📸📸📸📸🎬🎬

"Goodness Jeehi! What's wrong?"

Y/n asked Jeehi who looked frazzled. Pinning the sash to the cloak, she turned around giving Jeehi her full attention. Jeehi and Y/n had soon become bosom buddies. Jeehi was in love with
Y/n's blogs and Y/n admired all the designs she presented for Tomorrow x Together and occasionally BTS. They both complemented each other working in sync.

"I-I was not prepared for that. I never- how could he?"

With that Jeehi sobbed. Y/n immediately hugged her close, rubbing her back to calm her down. After an hour she finally told Y/n that her boyfriend of three years broke up with her.

"He didn't say anything, just left like that. What did I do wrong?"

Y/n brought a coffee for her. Sighing she comforted her friend silently.

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Jeehi cracked a small smile at her friend. Wiping her tears on the sleeve of her shirt, she stood up.

"Let's go have fun. After work."

Y/n nodded, shooting a thumbs up. Both of them set to work diligently.

After work hours was over, both the girls were ready to loosen up and have fun. They went to karaoke. Jeehi immediately ordered food. Taking up the mic, she turned towards the screen.

"Cos I-I'm in the stars tonight,
So watch me bring the fire and keep the night alight!
Shining through the cities with a lil' funk and soul
Imma light it up like a Dynamite
Whoa-oh...."

I took another mic and sang along to Dynamite by BTS. The night was fun, singing along to countless songs and eating innumerable pieces of fried chicken and drinking beer.

"Thanks Y/n, you made my day."

Jeehi slurred out. Her head lay on Y/n's lap as their cab whizzed through the busy streets of Seoul.

"I'm glad I could help."

"You're the best!"

Jeehi gave her thumbs up while giggling drunkenly. Y/n dropped her at her apartment before setting off for her own.

Reaching the dorm, Y/n tiptoed in quietly like a mouse. Keeping her coat on the rack, she went in the kitchen. She had just taken a grape juice, sipping languidly when.......

"SOOBIN HYUNG! YEONJUN HYUNG! YAH!! COME QUICKLY THERE'S A THIEF! STEALING OUR SNACKS!!"

Y/N didn't get a chance to do anything- fight or flight- when she was tackled on the ground hands pinned and a heavy weight on top.

"I caught you red-handed! Wait I'll call the police. How dare you steal my snacks. We won them after working hard in TO DO!! I even betrayed Beomgyu for this!"

The lights were switched on. Soobin, Yeonjun, Beomgyu and Taehyun were standing there in pyjamas, hair flying in all directions, war cry echoing through the walls. Taehyun carried a baseball bat, Soobin had a lamp while Yeonjun had a slipper and Beomgyu carried a clothes hanger. All ready to pummel the thief who dares to touch their precious treasure. But alas there was no thief!

"Hueningkai sweetie! I love you but get off before I beat you up."

"Where's the thief? Why are you holding Y/n like that?"

"Y/n?! Is it her?! Really?"

Hueningkai got off quickly but Y/n just groaned at the back pain.

"Y/n how could you?"

They all looked shocked. Y/n got up holding the kitchen counter. Hueningkai was a child only in behavior. Y/n felt crushed under the weight of his frame.

"Don't try to catch a thief like that. You'll be the one in jail for murder."

Y/n sassed everybody. Taehyun went to hold her and placed a chair for her to sit.

"We're sorry. But it is so late and dark and you were crouching down. Why were you late?"

Y/n looked at the guilty, apologetic faces and sighed.

"I was out with Jeehi, her boyfriend broke up with her and she was sad. So we went to have some fun."

"What did you do?"

"Singing karaoke and eating fried chicken."

"Nice..."

The boys hummed, feeling relieved to see Y/n's quick forgiveness as they all knew of her raging temper all too well, seeing her fighting with her parents. The night ended with them all eating snacks and drinking grape juice(which was Taehyun's, but Y/n insisted on it as a peace offering.)

Taehyun was constantly glancing at Y/n as she was acting quite free under the influence of beer. She laughed freely, made jokes and more importantly her hand inched closer to his, grabbing it and interlacing their fingers. He could never get over how her small hand fit perfectly in his. And he realized she herself fit quite splendidly in his life as if meant to be there. Like a puzzle piece put in its right place.