Love Triangle | Taeyong/Jaehyun X Reader

Tears

The next morning you woke up feeling like a blooming flower.
You remembered every single detail about yesterday's dance, it was more than perfect.
You with your prince, it was one of the best nights ever.

It was time for work so you got ready in no time and went to see your boss. He said you had to organise everything for tonight's surprise live: from dinner to clothes.
You nodded and headed to Sooyun to help her with some stuff she had to carry to the meeting room. After that, together you sheduled all the things for next week .

When you finnished you had some coffee and chatted.

"So you danced with Jaehuyn?"

"Y-yeah...", you felt the warmth fill up your cheeks, hoping that she won't notice.

"Oh why are you blushing? Don't be shy, he's made to be your partner, I watched you dance in perfect harmony. It was unbelievably amazing. Jaehyun is a talented dancer, and so are you".

You smiled when you heard her say his name.

"But don't fall in love, it's against the rules - never forget that".

***

After a while, you headed to the canteen which was on the ground floor, to order dinner for tonight's live.

As you were walking through the hallway, you spotted Jaehyun on the other end.

You waved and went up to him.

"Hey, did you sleep well?", he smiled killing you with his cute lil dimples.

"Ah, off course! What about you? I hope you got some rest".

He nodded and then he gently took your hand and led you to a small corridor that was connected to the side of the hallway.

Here, people that passed by weren't paying so much attention, and you got some more privacy.

"So at what time are we doing our live?", he asked.

"At 8pm."

"Fine, well tell me, did you enjoy dancing with me?",he said trying not to smirk.

"Why are you even asking? You know I did!"

"It's true, I know. But I wanted to hear it from you", he made you smile.

Your eyes sparkled, you opened your mouth to say something but just then you saw a shadow approaching and looked up.

Taeyong showed up out of nowhere.

"Hanging out again huh?! Can't you shut  the fuck up already?!", he said harshly, staring at Jaehyun.

"What?",Jaehyun was confused.
You took a step back, just in case.

Taeyong continued: "Do you think I don't know what you're trying to accomplish??"

"Are you saying that I shouldn't talk to her? Gosh, she's our manager", the younger guy stayed calm.

The leader shouted at him:"She's mine!".

"Excuse me?! Leave her alone, Taeyong!", Jaehyun raised his voice at him.

Your hands started to sweat excessively, you felt your heart beating faster each second.

"Trying to be a hero, huh?!", Taeyong pinned him against the wall.

"Stop it, are you mad?!!", Jaehyun started panicking slightly.

"Don't even try to look at her, ever again!", Taeyong yelled and slapped Jaehyun. The slap was as loud as a clap and stung his face. It had been an open-handed smack and it had left a red welt behind. Just below his eye was a small cut where Taeyong's ring had caught him.

Jaehyun screamed in pain: "You are out of your mind!".

Just as Taeyong was about to hit him once again, you finally yelled at him.
"Taeyong, please stop! Don't hurt him aynmore!", you said in a shaky voice while being  close to tears, and Taeyong stopped for a second, staring at you.
All you could see in his eyes was anger....and so much pain.

Jaehyun took the advantage of Taeyong being distracted by you, and he pushed him away, "What's wrong with you?! You're insane!"

Taeyong grabbed him by his throat: "This is just a warning, next time it won't end so well", he pushed and  slammed him on the door, and left.

Jaehyun took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. You two stood there in silence. A tear escaped from your eye, sliding down your cheek.

He looked at you disappointedly, "It's all your fault."
He wiped off a small amount of blood below his cut and left you alone.

My fault? How?

You quickly went to your dorm, sat on your bed and thought about everything that happend.

Why did it have to end like this? I've lost both of them.

You washed your face up and went to the canteen. You could barely talk, but tried to do your best and finally ordered the dinner.

You slowly dragged your legs all the way to the elevator.
Some other staff were in it and you hid your sadness by putting on a fake smile.

When you arrived, you typed in the pin on your door's lock and opened them widely.

The first thing your eyes spotted was Taeyong sitting on your bed.

What is he doing here? Was he waitng for me?

He was drowning in his own tears, you have never seen him like this.
You slowly approached him and  sat next to him.

He sobbed loudly and hugged you.

"I am sorry. I'm so sorry you had to see that. The reason I had a fight with him  is....I j-just.....I'm afraid.
I'm afraid that you will like him more. I constantly feel the pressure, as a leader, to be the best. I feel that I must be accepted, and other members always get in the way, they become fans' new biases. In this case, it's Jaehyun, but this is different. It's not the same, like with fans.
I see you every day, I work with you, you are very special to me.
You attract me.
In the beginning, I've recieved a lot of hate, so when fans started to like me I became addicted to being loved.
The fear of rejection haunts me, I'm afraid that if someone is better than me, I won't be loved anymore.
The reason I'm so cold is because I need someone to love me for who I am, not just my looks.
I'm tired of hearing "You're so pretty" every day.
The only thing I know is how to look good for the fans. I'm pressured by the company and society.
I'm so sorry I was rude. I apologize.
I'm sick of managers not letting us be ourselves. I know it's their job, but most of them cross the line a bit too often.
Sometimes I feel like it's forbidden to breathe."

You patted his back, trying to hold your tears.

"Thank you for being here...for me. Did Jaehyun say anything?", he asked.

"He said it was all my fault".

"No, it's not. It's mine. He probably told you to stay away from me, didn't he? What a rat!".

"But how did you get in my dorm? The pin is a secret"

"I saw the number you typed in when I was passing by, it's 42069".

You remembered the way he winked at you that day.

***

After some time you and Taeyong went to a room where a fancy dinner was waiting for the members.

For the most of the time, Taeyong and Jaehyun didn't say a word.
Jaehyun told everyone  how he cut himself with a razor.

When they were done with their live, all of them headed to their dorms.

As you walked to your room, Taeyong stroke your fingers gently and went to his dorm without a word.