[COMPLETED] the first ; 첫 (SVT Vernon X Reader)

29: Right?

THIS IS GONNA BE LONG, ALMOST 4 THOUSAND WORDS, THOUGH THERE'S NO SIGNIFICANCE TO THE NUMBER 29 LMAO I'M JUST- I'm trying to make it up to you, guys. ♡

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After convincing you to have a selfie and finally telling everyone the 'greatest news of the century,' Vernon and you decided to ride the night bus.
"Mianhae, I don't have a license yet. I could've borrowed any hyung's car."
"Me neither. That's fine. Our first bus ride together as a, uhm, a couple." It still feels weird, you thought.
You felt Hansol turn his face to you. "I never knew you had a thing with firsts."
"Well, that's a first. Now you know. Wait, do you have a pet at home?"
"I have a cat."
"Oh, yes. I forgot. I love cats."
"You do?"
"Yeah. But I never had one. Although I had a dog. A pom."
"Awesome. I've always wanted a dog but I never had one. Though I have a cat."
The two of you laughed.
"Banana, I'm curious."
"About what?"
"The no-dating policy."
"Oh. That."

He just held your hand, intertwining his fingers with yours, making you red yet again. You watched him breathe deeply before speaking. "When Cheol-hyung turned twenty, he had this talk with Head Managernim-hyung. Apparently, with the right amount of aegyo and a pinch of awesomeness, he managed to lift the dating ban off us- Seventeen."
It's lifted?! CARATS, REJOICE! (AUTHOR HERE: This is really just my idiocy, I don't think it's actually lifted or if they even have that at all, but if they got secret girlfriends, that's fine in my opinion. They deserve to be happy, even if just in secret. Though I have to admit that hurts me a lot. LMAO.)
"Aegyo? Seriously?"
"Actually, no. But that's how Appa and Eomma became official. However, we also discovered that they're actually already together long before Hyung turned twenty."
You remembered Aerin's words. We're practically a drama plot.
"Jinjja? Is that how... powerful Choi Seungcheol is?" God, he sounds like a mafia???
"Nice word, powerful. Ne. But there's a condition, of course. Our relationships can't be seen, mustn't exist to the public. That'd be difficult to explain, given Pledis' policies. Our relationships must be known only to us. Only as far as our managers will go."

"As far as managers... CEO-nim doesn't know then?"
"No, of course. Cheol-hyung is influential, but not that influential. I'm thankful that our managers are understanding enough. The administration isn't the same, though."
You kept quiet at this. You'd be happy to tell the world that Hansol Choi is your boyfriend, even if you don't believe it yourself. However, you're also contented that your relationship is a secret, far from all the bashing the Internet could ever conceive.
"Yah, Potato. Are you okay?"
"Why don't you wear facemasks now? Aren't you afraid people will see you with a potato?"
He just rolled his eyes. "We can actually walk around and no one will notice us. Gangnam is a busy place, you see. Not everyone is looking at every single person as they pass by roads. Also, we always end up getting coffee during class hours, so we don't often see students. You do know most of our fans are students, right? And, plain sight is where you can best hide."
"You liar."
"Mwoya?!"
You rolled your eyes before answering. "Seungcheol-oppa told me people always recognize you. They always look at you because you're so..." you paused, thinking twice if you're gonna continue what you're about to say.
"I'm so what? Handsome? I know," he said, grinning at you.

You just sighed. You still can't be entirely at ease, with the pending dinner you have with the Chois and him, holding your hand. Thinking is becoming difficult when butterflies are clouding your mind. You decided to just sleep.
Highways later, Vernon nudged you awake, making you realize you dropped on his shoulder yet again.
"Y/N-ah, hey. We're here." The two of you got down on a stop and walked from there. The streets are so calm, you ended up shivering. Will you be the one to mess up this peaceful place tonight?
"Cold?"
"A-ani. Just the breeze." (N-no.)
You continued walking, with him still holding your hand. You almost tumbled back when he suddenly stopped, dragging your whole weight to him. You noticed that you're both in front of a gate.
This is it. You instinctively gulped.
"Yah, Potato. Do you want me to carry you inside? I won't mind," Hansol spoke and you realized you were frozen in your position.
"Uh, no. No. I'm moving." You slowly turned yourself around, and Vernon burst into a fit of laughter.
"Yah! Why are you laughing?! I'm already nervous enough! Aish, jinjja!"
He calmed himself and wiped his tears before speaking. "Mian, you- you just looked like someone who saw her landlord and remembered that she hasn't paid her rent yet," he explained, still grinning.
You gave him a pokerface. "Well, that's very specific."
"Aigoo, come on. I'm excited."