BTS Imagines and Preferences

At That Place (RM)

"You still come here, too?" a voice behind you asked. You immediately recognized the voice as your ex-boyfriend, Namjoon. 

"It still has the best cup of tea in Seoul." 

The truth was you had avoided the place for the first three months after the break up. But, after another failed relationship and a few more months, you no longer thought it would be awkward if you ran into Namjoon. 

That was until you realized he looked even better than when you were together. His hair was a light pink now and he wore a jean jacket that made you want to do nothing more than rip it off. 

"Miss?" the barista queried after you hadn't stepped forward. 

"Sorry," you said, shaking the boy from your head. However, just as you were about the order, he stepped forward. 

"Still have the same order?" 

You nodded and he ordered your favorite milk tea as well as his plain one. He paid and you stepped off to the side. 

"You really didn't have to do that," you said, pulling out the cash to pay him back. 

He knew refusing you would be pointless so he took the money from you and stuffed it into his pants pocket. 

"Just like old times." He smirked and you couldn't help but roll your eyes slightly. You remember how on every date you would insist on paying him back for your portion of the meal. 

You two find a table, unconsciously gravitating towards the end booth you two always used to claim for hours as you kept Namjoon company as he wrote songs.  

"So how have you been? Working on a new comeback?"  

"As always." 

The barista brought each of your teas and smiled as she walked away. You took the opportunity to sip your tea and escape the awkwardness for a few moments. 

***

It was funny Namjoon ran into you. You'd been on his mind as of late. All those songs he wrote about you when the two of you were together, they were just getting to in their comeback schedule.

You looked good. Better even. He couldn't lie, he'd occasionally check your Instagram and Twitter, kept tabs on you. The break up had felt like a mistake as soon as he had said the words six months ago. 

"You cut your hair," he said. 

"Oh yeah," you said, instinctively reaching up stroking the ends of your hair. "I'm not sure if I like it yet. But it certainly makes it easier to get ready in the morning." 

He smiled. You always used to ramble when you were nervous. 

"It looks nice." 

It certainly made all those lines about your long hair awkward now. 

***

"So, how're the members? I haven't seen then, well, since, you know..." 

"Good," he said. "We're all a bit stressed with the comeback and all. I'm sure they'd love to see you if you ever wanted to stop by the studio. We could play you some stuff from the new album." 

You looked down at your half-gone tea and twisted the straw around the cup. 

"Maybe," you said. "I'd love to see them, but I got a promotion and my schedule has been hectic lately." 

Namjoon smiled. "Congratulations on the promotion."

***

You don't how you got on the topic, but all the prior awkwardness began to melt away. 

"God, that was the worst decision I ever made. I should've never let Hoseok and Jimin persuade me to take dance lessons with them. I could barely walk the next day!" 

Namjoon laughed, his smile caused your stomach to rumble happily. You wished it would stop. He had broken up with you, he broke your heart, you knew you shouldn't still feel this way about him. 

"They still said I was better than you." 

You bit you lip and playfully kicked him under the table. 

His smile soon disappeared into a frown, but the look in his eyes made you want to lean across the table and kiss him until you were both out of breath. 

***

Namjoon would be lying if he said he wasn't disappointed when he found out you had a new boyfriend a few months after the break up. But that was why he broke up with you. You needed someone with a normal life. Someone that wouldn't get swarmed by fans and cameras on dates and someone who wasn't so into their work they would sometimes forget their girlfriend. 

He'd also be lying if he said he wasn't a little happy when your status switched back over to "Single".  Ultimately he wanted you to be happy, but there was a selfish part of him that wished you would take him back. He wondered if you still went to that tea shop in Insa-dong. 

***

"I should really be going," you finally said, after the conversation had gone on for an hour. You had finished your tea twenty minutes before, but you had hated to leave just when the conversation had finally lost its awkward quality. 

"Me too," Namjoon said, picking up the remainder of his tea. "The members will be wondering where I go to." 

He held out his hand and you took it expecting a polite handshake. But as soon as your hand touched his, you felt something slip into it. When he pulled his hand away, you found the money you had given him earlier and a note that read, 

"You know how to contact me. :)"