V x reader (Mystic messenger)

The party begins

It is not the first party that I have been arranging. But I am still quite new to it. I know everyone very well now and they are all my nearest friends. Except this one guy. V. Well, I do know him, but I have still only been chatting with him. Never met the guy, but he seems to be such a nice person.

"(Y/N). You're ready to go inside?" the tall albino guy asks. I look at him and smile. His silver-grey hair is slicked back and ends in a low ponytail. The red eyes of his have a friendly shine in them. I nod as an answer, as he gives me his arm to hold.

Jaehee greets us when we come to the door. "Beautiful as ever, (Y/N)," she says with a big smile on her face.
"And same to you, Jaehee," I compliment her as we walk past her. It is a bit crowded inside, but most people talk in small groups here and there. Not all the guests are here yet, there is still a few missing. As I look around, I get eye contact with a blond guy in a blue button up shirt and a lime green bowtie. He expresses a big smile and start jogging over to me.
"Yoosung!" I call with a smile that hurts my cheeks. I immediately let go of Zen and crash into a hug with Yoosung. "It's so nice to see you."
"It's so good to see you too! Finally, you're here. It's been a long time," he says and laughs afterwards. I look behind him and see a tall dark haired man walking towards me, followed by a smaller red haired, glass-wearing guy. Both of them greet me and everyone is small talking for a bit.

After a while, Jaehee comes to join our small group. "Everyone has arrived." I turn to her and ask, "Do you know anything about V? Would be nice if he showed up..."
She shrugs and releases a small sigh. "I don't know, to be honest with you. If he's here, he probably went in through the back. But I don't think he would show up. I'm sorry."
"It's okay. I didn't expect him to." But inside it feels like a rock sunk into my chest. Yes, I am disappointed, but the guy is both broken and blind, why would I expect him to come?
Just as the thought crosses my mind, a new person shows up in the opposite end of the hall. A young male in a navy blue suit with a lilac tie and sunglasses on. He also has a reflex camera hanging around his neck. Shiny turquoise hair and a cane in his right hand. He uses his left hand to feel the back of the chairs.

I poke Zen in the ribs to get his attention and nod in direction of the blind man.
"This may be a stupid question, but that is V, right?" I ask in a lowered voice. The blue haired male stops and pulls out a chair.
"Yes, it is him!" Zen answers excited and gets the other members attention. "V is right over there. C'mon."
I hold Zen's arm as we walk towards V. Everyone starts greeting him and he looks at us with a little smile. Soon he stands up giving the members a hug a few words of greeting. Then it is my turn. He stops for a while and then sends me a smile.
"You must be (Y/N). I'm glad to meet you. Thank you for making all of this possible." His way of speaking and his voice suddenly makes my heart beating faster. I would never have imagined him being like this.
"I'm glad to meet you too. And don't thank me; I enjoy working for the RFA." I respond with a chuckle.

After saying hi and small talking a bit, we decide to gather all the people and hold a few speeches before the party actually begins. I stand arm in arm with Zen as Jumin goes up on stage and welcomes everybody. V stands beside me on my left side with his camera in his hands. A few flashes blinds me shortly and I decide to look away.

We all applause Jumin as soon as everyone is welcomed and Jumin is goes back to us.
Some calm music starts. It is low, so it is possible to talk to each other. Zen escorts V and I to a table that is placed in the left side of the hall. Just so that we are not in the center of everything and can talk a bit privately. He puts V on the side that faces the scene and me on the opposite. Then he leaves with a quirky smile and a "Ha!".

The awkward silence kicks in fast, so both V and I sit completely still and look down into the table. He has taken off his glasses; his eyes have the same color as his hair. Turquoise, but a bit more grey-ish. Especially his right eye has a thick coating of a smoky grey.
Afraid that he might leave I strike up with a question to start a conversation. "You're photographer. Do you photograph any specific things?" I support my head in my hand on the table. It is comfortable and shows interest as I get a few centimeters closer to him.
He looks up, inhales and let out a sigh. "I usually just photograph things I find beautiful, interesting or unique." He raises his camera, turns it vertically and snaps a picture of me. I laugh and straighten up myself.
"Smooth." I comment him and let out a small laugh again. "Do I look good?"
V chuckles and hands me the camera. It is heavy and seems fragile. Carefully, I take a look at the screen to see myself sitting with my head in my hand, wearing my royal blue, strapless dress. My silver necklace of a heart matches the dress perfectly.
"You look great.," he adds and takes his camera back. "You can have it, if you want it?"
"Thank you, but I can't do that. You need to make a living too."
"I don't really make a living from it. Not anymore. You can get it next time I see you." A smile is spreading on his lips. Alone his smile make me smile. Another silence sneaks in at we sit in a couple of minutes before V speaks. "You and Hyun. Are you two...?" He stops there. What does he mean?
"Sorry, I don't follow." I answer him and smile awkwardly.
"Just... are you two together?" The eye contact with him makes my hands all sweaty. No, we are not together. Why is he asking? Zen would have told him if we were.
"What? No. We're just best buddies. We just decided to go to the party together. He's like a brother to me; we wrestle, poke and play with each other."
"Ah okay. You two seem to be very close." He leans back in the chair and looks behind himself to take a look at Zen. Zen talks to some of the quests a few meters behind V.
"Oh, we are close indeed." I laugh and gaze at Zen. "Just watch."
I slide a bit to the left to see Zen better, make a medium loud whistle and yell to him, "Yo, Zen. I'm gonna wrestle you down and tie you up like a cattle!"
He turns around and responds: "I'm gonna beat up yo ass, little lady!"
A sigh escapes my lips as a turn back to a slightly shocked V. He nods a little bit before he opens his mouth. "I understand what you mean, when you say he's like your brother."
I smile and let out a chuckle.

The silence is there again, but this time it is not awkward. Just silence. V has ordered a bottle of red wine that we are now sharing. The taste is sweet and heavy, but has a small bitterness in the aftertaste. Instead of talking, we are humming to the songs that are playing. This is the best time I have ever had. We have been sitting for about 15 minutes before V breaks the silence: "What do you do? Any job? Hobby?"
I look up at him and sigh. His turquoise eyes are looking into mine, but with a friendly character in them. They also have this excited shine.
"I work at a café. However, I would love to start my own business. Manicure, nail art and advice on nail health. You know, advice on how to deal with and cover up nail diseases, broken nails and unhealthy growth." My cheeks are burning and I am sure they are bright red. I do not know why it feels so awkward to tell people. Maybe because people usually do not talk about health of the nails.
"Very interesting. Perhaps you can help me, if you want to take a look at my right hand?" V puts his hand in front of me and I gently pick it up to see the nails. His index fingernail is all rough, uneven and matte. The middle fingernail has some small indents in it, systematic placed in rows. There is some kind of rash just around the cuticles.
V continues: "I went to the doctor with it, but all he said that it was an injury on the nails. But I haven't done anything and the index nail grows out like that. I'm sorry if I might scare you or make you uncomfortable with this."
I look up at him and smile. His eyes are still placed on his hand that I am holding. "No, not at all." I tell him and pick up his hand again. "To me, it looks like nail pitting. It's a symptom of nail psoriasis. The small rash makes me even surer about it. You can come over to my apartment one day, and then I can fix it. My doctorfish can help with the rash and if I buff your nails, coat them in oil and finish them with a clear, vitamin polish, they will look fine again.
Nail psoriasis is not contagious or dangerous at all. It's just annoying and ugly to look at."
"Okay, thank you. You can pay me back for the picture with a treatment." He laughs slightly. Even his voice has a handsome and soothing sound. Something calming and relaxing.
I sigh and run my fingers over the back of his hand. The skin is so soft and it feels like a piece of silk fabric.
"That's a deal." My voice is low and calm. I feel so comfortable around him. Touching him, listening to him, looking at him and just being around him makes me calm. His whole aura is calm and cool, down to earth and in control.
I let go of his hand and he excuses himself before leaving the table. He does not leave me completely. He just walks over to Jumin and start talking to him. As far as I know, they have been friends for more than 20 years. Of course, he wants to talk to him; he was just dropped off in front of me and has been sitting in front of me for an hour.

Out of habit, I take out my phone from the secret pocket in my dress and open the messenger app. I am not alone in there, Seven is there too. After a while, I begin typing.

(Y/N): Seven, you're online.
707: Yes... so are u. R u ok?
(Y/N): Yeah, I'm fine. Just had to get my mind calmed a little bit.
707: I understand

Another time of silence occurs. I look up to see if I can find Seven anywhere, but he is all out of sight. Then he texts again.

707: lol V likes u, u know?
(Y/N): I would hope so lolol
707: No, I mean he's crushing on u~
707: And he's getting turned on by u~~~~
(Y/N): Don't say things like that T_T And no way he does. He still loves Rika.
707: lololol I didn't mean sexually. But u light up something in him. He smiles and laughs and he hasn't done that in a loooooong time
(Y/N): I still don't believe you. He's coming back, so I'll leave you for now ^^
707: Ok! Get it on u two~~

I put my phone back into my dress pocket as V is walking towards me. He smiles and pulls out the chair across the table, right where he sat before. Then I notice Zen behind him, who walks over to me and places himself behind my back with his hands on my shoulders.
"You two should get out and dance." he says and squeezes my bare shoulders.