Lost Without You | Taejin Oneshot

Lost without you

Flashback and song lyrics are in italics, there is time skip in between flashbacks

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"I wish... I... umm... I wish you would love me again." Taehyung coughed and drank some hot water again to clear his throat while he tuned his guitar to perfection.

Taehyung didn't know why his nerves were getting to him that day. He had been doing this gig for a few weeks now, gaining quite a few fans. His performance video on social media had decent views this time, and he was expecting that finally someone from an agency would notice him and offer a good opportunity. He knew he was too old to debut as an idol or singer, but he hoped for a chance in production or assisting in something related to music.

He was usually confident in his singing, but today was different. He had an unsettling feeling inside, and his heart was racing. He had a gut feeling that something was about to happen. He wondered if this was about the new song he planned on singing that day.

Struggling to tune the guitar, he groaned loudly, set it down, and decided to take a break from warming up. He wanted to check if the club had a decent number of people that day.

Peeking through the door, he bit his lip nervously. "Nervous?" one of the waiters, Jimin, asked Taehyung while fixing his clothes for his shift. Jimin was one of the few people he made friends with after starting to sing there regularly.

"Kind of! Don't know why," he replied.

"It looks like we have a good day. It's packed already. What if someone from an agency is here? Maybe it's your lucky day. Don't be distracted," Jimin patted his back.

Taehyung smiled in response and nodded. He watched Jimin walk away with a charming smile, making him the most popular waiter there.

Taehyung took a few deep breaths and decided to go back and get dressed for his performance.

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On the other side of the club

The waiter placed a fresh new drink on the table, the sounds of glasses touching the table making Seokjin travel back to the real world. He noticed that his wife and her friends were still talking away.

"Ohh! Really? That's what I was saying, like, imagine the PR nightmare if that happened. He doesn't even make any sense sometimes..."

Seokjin sighed and downed his drink in one go. He had no interest in whatever they were discussing, and his wife, Choi Daewon, never cared about it either. They both knew their marriage had been a sham since the first day. Two big families joined together, making them the power couple. They were both heirs to the biggest cosmetics companies in the country, and their union was considered the biggest power move in the industry. After their marriage, the companies merged, making it the unbeatable force in the business. Even though they shared a decent friendship, they both had no interest in each other's lives as a couple.

Jin tried to concentrate on the topic of discussion between them, but it didn't interest him at all. He kept looking around between sipping on his fresh new drink, hoping to catch something interesting to the eye. They were seated in a VIP private area, which gave them a good view of the entire club. He saw a stage being set up with a mic and seats and understood that there might be a singer performing soon.

It was his first time in the club. He and Dae were always busy with travel and meetings; they never got the time to go out or relax like this, but today Dae was invited by her old friend for drinks, and that's how they ended up here.

Jin, even though he was not listening to anything, gave an occasional nod and smile wherever it was needed during the conversation. He didn't want her friends to think that they were having trouble in their married life. Even one rumor about them could negatively affect their business, and after the merger, they can't really afford such a thing.