Fallen (Taekook)

CH 3 - Heaven-Scent

Taehyung was out exploring parts of Seoul that he didn't often frequent and decided to stop off at a new coffee shop. In the decades since he first became addicted to coffee, he had seen the same café in New York City spring up all over the planet. In fact that coffee chain had become ubiquitous even in Asia where he had spent the past 25 years. And while he still loved their mochas, he also liked trying other cafés. This particular coffee shop caught his eye because of the name, Heaven-Scent. The awning displayed an angel holding a cup of coffee. So obviously he had to stop there.

Taehyung walked into the shop and smiled at the heavenly aroma. He looked around and noticed that there weren't many people inside. It was early afternoon, before most people were off work or out of school, so he wasn't too surprised. He looked around and admired the ambiance. The café was modernly decorated and everything looked sparkling new, but it still had a warm feel to the interior.

As he walked towards the counter, the barista caught his eye. Not only because the young man was beautiful, but because he was staring slack-jawed at the angel. Taehyung couldn't help but smirk. In the olden days he had this type of effect on humans frequently, but it had been many years since he elicited this type of response. He was happy to know that he could still have this effect on people.

He studied the young man as he pulled up to the counter. The barista had large, dark eyes, a round face with a well-defined jawline, pretty lips with a mole underneath the lower lip, and his hair was dyed pink. The young man looked adorable and his reaction to Tae endeared him to the angel. Taehyung cleared his throat several times before the barista finally responded.

Jungkook had only begun working at the café a couple weeks ago, and today was the first time he was left there by himself. The owner had to dash over to the bakery to pick up some muffins and cookies for the after school crowd. Jungkook liked working at the café. He could drink all the coffee he wanted, he got to choose what music to play in the shop, the owner was laid back, and his starting salary was $15 an hour. All in all a pretty good gig for someone who just graduated from high school and was trying to figure out what he wanted to do with his life.

Jungkook was wiping down the countertop when he noticed a new song playing. He whispered to himself, "I don't remember adding this song to my list." He was about to go look on his phone to see if it got added accidentally. Harry Styles was singing "I saw this angel, I really saw an angel" when the bell over the door chimed. As Jungkook looked toward the customer, he was shocked to see the most beautiful man he had ever seen in his life walking towards him.

The way the sunlight streamed in and reflected off of this individual, paired with Harry Styles' lyrics singing, "My only angel," Jungkook felt like he was hallucinating. It wasn't until the man cleared his throat for a third time that Jungkook was able to shake himself from the daze he was in. He managed to squeak out a greeting and took the man's order, grabbing a cup and writing the letter V for his name.

As Jungkook began making the customer's drink, he looked up and found the man smirking at him. Not only that, he was clearly checking him out. Jungkook knew he was good looking. He worked hard to maintain a good physique. So having women and men look him up and down was not a new experience to him. However, the gaze from this man left Jungkook a flustered mess.

Jungkook looked back down at the drink he was making and was about to add the whipped cream when his hand slipped and sent the drink crashing to the floor. "Ah shit," Jungkook mumbled under his breath. He looked up at the man who gave his name as V, and saw that he was trying to refrain from laughing. This of course irritated Jungkook and he was about to say something when the man spoke up.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you nervous. I'll wait over at that table." The man pointed at a table over by the window. "Take your time, I'm in no rush." He smiled a large, boxy smile that took Jungkook's breath away.

As Jungkook returned to his task at hand he heard another odd song come on the Bluetooth speakers. "What the hell is going on?" he mumbled to himself. As he grabbed a mop to clean up the spilled drink, he pulled out his phone and saw that the song was Ella Fitzgerald's "Angel Eyes." "Who's been messing with my playlist?" He didn't have time to fix it as he had to get the drink prepared.

Yet another angel-themed song came on as Jungkook finished making the mocha and carried it over to V. The lyrics, "You're looking for love, calling heaven above, send me an angel" played over the speakers as he approached. "Excuse me, V, sir. Here's your drink. I'm sorry it took so long. Let me know if you need anything else."

Taehyung smiled at the young man once more and took a slow sip of his mocha. Licking the whipped cream from his lips, he looked up and saw the barista standing over him watching with a dazed look on his face. "It's delicious, thank you. This might become my new favorite coffee shop." He winked at the young man, who immediately started to blush.

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That evening as Jungkook slept, he had multiple dreams featuring the gorgeous man from the café. In one dream, he made a never-ending mocha for the man. In another, the man whispered his real name into Jungkook's ear. In the third dream, Jungkook spilled the mocha on himself and the man helped him take his shirt off to clean. That one got a little steamy and included lots of whipped cream. During all of the dreams, various songs with "angel" in the title or lyrics played in the background.

Jungkook awoke from the last dream all flustered and sweaty. As he hopped in the shower, he found that he kept getting flashbacks from the dreams. He wasn't sure what he would do if he saw the man again, but he also knew that he desperately wanted to see him today, tomorrow, and every day after that.

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