The Long Game | JHS x Reader

Ch 4 | Earn It

Y/N's POV:

"So you find me attractive, [Y/N]?"

You're frozen like one of those miniature goats just seconds before fainting.

My life is a joke.

Yoongi still has that shit-eating grin as he winks at you but he just chuckles as you silently mouth "I'll kill you." Before you can grab him by the throat he slinks off into the crowd, probably feeling pretty proud of himself.

Baddie by IVE blasts through the speakers as you slowly, slowly turn around to face Jung Hoseok, the man that makes you weak in the knees just from the scent of his cologne. His eyes are sparkling with amusement and the small smirk on his plump lips has your heart galloping like a race horse.

Fuck. Why does he have to look so damn good? Of course I'm fucking attracted to you, dumbass. Just look at you. Handsome. Perfect. Scrumptious. I'd give anything to slob on that knob—

"Hello?" Hoseok waves a hand in front of your face. "Earth to [Y/N]."

You clear your throat and avert your eyes, hoping he can't feel the heat from your skin. You're so embarrassed you might shit yourself.

Yoongi is going to pay for this.

"Is that all you heard?" you finally choke out, still looking anywhere but at Hoseok. "That you're not ugly? You missed the part where I said—"

"That you'll never have feelings for me?" Hoseok cuts you off and takes a step closer, leaving just centimeters between your bodies. "That you think my smile is fake? Oh I heard those loud and clear, [Y/N]."

His words are like pin pricks against your heart. Jung Hoseok is your hero. You think the world of him. His smile is the best part of your day sometimes. You hate that you have to act like this.

You want to hug him and tell him this is all a big misunderstanding. That you love everything about him and hope he smiles 24/7 because he deserves to.

But this is better than the alternative. Yoongi just confirmed that Hoseok does, in fact, fire employees that have feelings for him.

Part of you wondered if Jungkook maybe misunderstood or dramatized the situation, but now it's clear.

You have to go along with this.

You have to hate Hoseok.

"That's right," you say, finally meeting his eyes. You straighten your posture and stand your ground, even though your heart is still beating like you've run a marathon. "I don't trust you, Hoseok. You're incredibly talented and I respect you as my employer, but that's it."

"That's not it," Hoseok smiles smugly, like you didn't just insult him. "You also think I'm attractive."

Your eyes roll as you make a piss-poor attempt at feigning boredom.

"Sure," you say flatly. "You're attractive. Happy? Can I go now?"

Hoseok grabs your wrist and pulls you to him, your chest flushing against his the same time his lips brush against your ear. "I think I deserve at least one dance after hearing all that."

Smooth brain. No thoughts. Just empty space.

You've stopped functioning.

You're not only touching Jung Hoseok, your body is flushed against his, and his deep voice is husky and sexy against your ear, turning you into mush.

The flesh on your wrist feels like it burns where Hoseok holds you, and his other hand finds the small of your waist as he begins to move your body with his.