Muse 📸 // Reader x Kim Taehyung (EDITING)

25) Lights On

Things were going well for you, like really well.

After that initial incident with Jimin acting all suspicious, he went back to treating you normal again.  He hadn't said anything to further instigate his intuition.  There was still a possibility that he was just hiding his suspicions, but you were doing a great job of keeping your relationship with Taehyung a secret.  

For whatever reason, Taehyung played along.  You figured he also didn't want Jimin barking down his throat when things finally got out.  Three weeks had gone by and you hadn't been outed yet.  Things were going well.

You two were safe. For now, at least.

You did your absolute best to keep things cool at school and in class.  However, since he was practically the only friend you had, you spent basically every moment attached at the hip.  You hoped this wouldn't be enough for people to suspect anything. 

Walking down the hall with Taehyung, you noticed Jungkook within a group of boys, bro-ing out.  You thought you also made out his friend Hoseok in the crowd, catching his eye for a mere second.  You thought you saw him wink at you, but his figure was blocked by another and you didn't have a chance to quite figure it out.

That didn't matter though.  You had Taehyung.  You didn't need anything else.

Taehyung's stride matched yours as you dodged the countless faces in the hall, not wavering from each other's side. 

"You look handsome today," you complimented, looking toward him sweetly.  You really wanted to hold his hand, but you knew it wasn't the time or place.

He laughed. 

"When don't I look handsome," he teased, turning his head down toward you so he could make an ugly face.  You stuck your tongue out.

"I'm pretty sure I have some not-so-good-looking pictures of you," you said, pulling out your phone to show him the evidence.  He snatched it from your hands before you had the chance. He held the phone up high so you wouldn't be able to get it back without a struggle.

Playfully agitated, you started jumping for the phone, quickly growing more frustrated.  You started pounding on his chest as he stepped back defensively, hitting his back on the lockers once he reached them.  You continued to hit him.  You wanted to just lean over and kiss him so that he'd stop torturing you, but you know you couldn't do that.  

"Hey guys," a familiar voice chirped.  You gulped.  No.

Taehyung also stopped and his breath hitched.  He pulled his arm down and handed you your phone as you stepped away from him.  You needed to do your best to act as naturally as possible to cover up this mess of a situation.  

"Hey!" you responded, looking toward Jimin, who was standing just beside you and Taehyung.  

"What's up?" he asked, eyeing you both up. 

"Oh, nothing.  We're just walking to photography class, that's all.  He stole my phone because I have some ugly pictures of him from the last project.  For blackmail purposes, obviously," you joked, telling mostly the truth.  

You were walking to photography class.  Taehyung did steal your phone.  You did have ugly pictures of him.  100% honest. 

"Alright," Jimin said before laughing.  "Mind if I walk with you guys? I'm headed that way as anyway."

Why was he suddenly acting all casual and nice? It was strange.  You didn't like it and were highly suspicious of his motives.  You simply nodded and the three of you began walking, partaking in some small talk.  You veered around the corner, rapidly approaching the photography classroom when you noticed something familiar in the display case outside.