rent a boyfriend: laws of love|bts x you

002

you vowed to never again abuse your feet with the loving nightmare called heels as you slumped into jihoon's office chair and closed your eyes—all you wanted to do was take a well earned nap to rejuvenate yourself after all of the dating you'd been doing.

this thought made you chuckle, because in no other circumstances would you be running around as if people actually liked you romantically.

and honestly you didn't know how cheaters do this so often, dating so many people at once is hard—yet they do it without breaking a sweat.

"don't get cozy now, you've got another in twenty minutes," jihoon waved another paper in front of his desk, chuckling as he runs a  band-aided hand through his hair.

it was funny how things change, how he and you both used to be the behind the desk people, giving the field employees their assignments, and now that you were a field worker it was interesting to watch him manage you as well.

"please just let me die," you flung your shoes off your feet without opening your eyes, taking in every sweet second that you could just rest.

"well since this is kind of your job I can't really recommend death right now—but at least this one's cute."

"how cute?"

"think puppy drinking from a sippy cup."

"aw."

"exactly," he winked and sat against his desk, flipping through the file notes and telling you about your latest date, though let's be real—you weren't listening and each time you "nodded" when he spoke was actually your terrible attempt to hide that you were dozing off.

"...he has a clown fetish and likes girls who juggle knives, so if you could get a red nose
that would be great."

"wait what?" you perked up, scrunching your nose at the honeycomb brunet who rolled his eyes at your confusion.

"I knew you weren't listening to me, honestly why do I bother with briefing you if you don't listen?"

"sorry."

tucking away his files, jihoon picked up
his feet and started to show himself out.
"mhm, anyway your date's at the café in ten."

watching the man from behind, you
cocked your head, scrunching your nose.
"jihoon, have you ever considered being a rentable? I'm sure people would love you
and your ability to..." you scrunch up your nose, nodding towards his hand covering in hello kitty bandaids.

following your gaze, his lips pull apart in a light smack and he shook his head."my ability to clumsily fall into a rose bush on the way to work."

"you walk?"

"bike," shrugging, he pressed his back against the doorframe of his office, tucking the files under his arm. "and besides, I don't really like being in the spotlight like that. I like to work behind the scenes and—I don't know, my love life is sacred. I don't like feeling as if I'm taking advantage of people's emotions for money."

you sat up a bit straighter, considering his reasons, though reluctantly."but you work for a company where people spend money because of their emotions...isn't that kind of the same thing?"

scratching his hair, he shook out his bangs
and puffed out his cheeks."yeah well...it's complicated, I just think there's a line between helping and taking advantage—and I just don't trust myself not to cross it."

"besides, I already have my eyes on someone," he winks before glancing up at the clock hanging overhead. "ah and it looks like
you have a date to be attending, better
get going,"he chuckled as he left you at
his desk, pouting slightly.

a fine line huh.