Fallen (Taekook)

CH 5 - First Dates

Over the past few decades, Taehyung had been on several first dates. However, for some reason which he didn't quite understand, those dates had not made him as nervous as the one he was getting ready for. He was currently on his fourth outfit change and still unsatisfied.

"I wish I had Jimin or Hobi with me here." He spoke to himself and considered whether to call one of his friends. He hadn't seen Hobi in ages and it had been a decade since he last saw his bestie. The angel smiled at the thought of his friends and a deep longing filled him so suddenly that he sat down hard on a nearby chair.

If he were to reflect on his time on Earth, Taehyung would have to admit that he was lonely. Instead of thinking about such things, he found little ways to distract himself. And his main distraction lately, was a particular coffee shop where an unbelievably cute human worked.

Over the many millennia since Taehyung began observing humans, he had progressed from a wide-eyed idealist to a pragmatist and everything in between. Since the horrors of the wars from the previous century, his ideology was more inclined to realism. But he still maintained a desire to feel love, and it had only grown stronger during the past few decades.

"You've become a romantic realist," is what Yoongi had told him fifteen years ago when the three angels were living together in Australia. "Emphasis on the romantic," Jimin added. Taehyung grinned at the memory. He could go decades without seeing his friends, but they still managed to read him like an open book.

It was during his time in Australia that Taehyung decided to try dating. Jimin was the one who encouraged his friend to give it a shot. He knew the longing that was in Tae's heart. His best friend wanted to find love and the desire grew with each rom com that they took in and each romantic song that they heard on the radio. Yoongi had more of a "don't ask don't tell" policy about it. But if it made Jimin happy, then it in turn pleased the usually reticent angel.

Taehyung found that there were some advantages to being who he was. Not only were people naturally attracted to him, but he had a timeless beauty. No one could quite figure out his age, as he could look anywhere from 16-40 years old.

In reality, Taehyung was and would forever be eternal. Angels did not grow old, and they came into existence as they were. The only thing that could really be changed about them was their hair color and style. And nowadays they could change their eye color with contacts.

Angels could effectively hide their wings, as long as they had shirts on. Taehyung made it a point to never take his shirt off in front of humans nowadays. Back in the old times, he used to display his wings more frequently and was considered a god by many humans. One time he even posed for a sculptor in Greece. For some reason though, the sculptor used a woman's figure with his wings. Tae liked to visit that sculpture at the Loevre every so often.

Taehyung had been a patron of the arts for as long as there were artists. It was his romantic nature that made him appreciate art in all forms. He was particularly attracted to artists and developed strong feelings for many of them. Until recently though, he kept his feeling under lock and key, but Jimin helped change that.

On his very first date, Taehyung asked out a young, single mother. He had seen the woman and her baby in a park. She was singing beautifully as she pushed the baby stroller. Taehyung had been taken in by her voice. After observing the woman for a few months, Jimin talked Taehyung into asking her out.

The woman was a beauty. Her name was Keira and her skin was a luscious bronze, several shades darker than Taehyung's skin tone. She had gorgeous brown eyes and naturally curly hair. Her baby was beyond adorable. By the time Taehyung asked her out, he was deeply infatuated. Unfortunately, on their first and only date, he let it slip that he'd been watching her and her baby. She called him a stalker and stormed out before dessert was served.