Lowkey || Jungkook 18+

01 - Mornin' Neighbor

Another day, another dreadful morning. I awaken to the sound of kids screaming and running around in the park across from my apartment complex. I groan, rubbing my eyes, and sat up to look out the window. I think about how I envy their youth--no worries or hardships going through their brains. All they have on their minds is who's it and how fast they have to sprint to get away from being the next one tagged.

I hazily glance over at my white wall clock and realize that I still have an hour before I have to go to work. I quickly lay back down on my bed, put the comforter over my head to block out all noise and light, and shut my eyes. I am trying to rest as much as I can before I had to start the day.

Just as I start to doze off into dreamland again, I hear several knocks on my front door. I sigh, removing the comforter from my head and turned over on my side before forcing myself out of the warmth and comfort of my bed. I wince, placing my feet on the icy ground, quickly tip-toeing to the door and grabbed the handle. Completely forgetting to look through the viewfinder before opening the door, a young man who seems to be in his early 20's appears in front of me. I furrowed my eyebrows. He's in a black leather jacket with a distressed white tee underneath, ripped blue jeans, and worn-out black boots. Who is he, and what does he want so early in the morning?

Sensing my confusion, he smiled charmingly and introduced himself, "Uhm... good morning neighbor! I'm Jungkook! I just moved in across the hall and wanted to say hi." He reaches his hand out and looks at me from top to bottom and back up. "Nice outfit..." He looks away and covers his mouth with his hand, chuckling to himself.

Ready to thank him for appreciating my style, I looked down at what I was wearing. Finally processing what was happening, my eyes widened in shock, and I rapidly place my arms over my chest. I am wearing only a light pink satin nightgown with lace trims that was relatively thin and slightly see-through, meaning the young man before me can totally see everything that I am not wearing underneath. Curse the comfort of soft fabrics and not having my breasts caged by a bra! Why did he have to come to greet me in the morning? Who even is a morning person?

I try to calm myself down by breathing slowly as I shyly let out "Heeeeey Jungkook... It was very nice to meet you. Buuut now is not a very good time. So I'll see you around!" I gave him a cheeky smile, hoping that he gets the message and decides to leave because I am honestly too embarrassed to elongate this conversation.

Still stifling his laughter, he gently nods. "I'll see you around...?" He pauses and looks at me like he wants to know something. Thinking back to how I didn't even introduce myself properly, I blurt out my name, "Y/F/N. Y/F/N Y/L/N." I said. He nods again and repeats my name. He turns on his heel, looking back at me when I close the door. I can hear him whisper, "Very very nice to meet you."

I'm baffled. How does that even happen, and why do I need to be shown in my most embarrassing state. I am now 100% awake. I look back at my wall clock, and I only have 10 minutes to get ready for work. I run to my bathroom and start brushing my teeth and went back to my room mid-brush to put on a white button-up blouse and a tight navy blue pin skirt. I spit out the remainder of the toothpaste and rinse my mouth while putting my hair up into a ponytail. I power-walked to the kitchen because the skirt restricted movement. I grabbed an apple on the way out with my bag and keys, praying that the bus down the street was still there.

Right as I hop into the bus and greet the driver, I notice a familiar presence from this morning's encounter sitting where I usually sit, the back right corner. I cover my face hoping he won't see me walking past him, and just as I sit down, I hear him say, "Nice to meet you here, Y/N?" I turned my head slightly to look at him, "H-hi Jungkook, w-wh-what, are you doing here?"

"I'm on my way to work! It's my first day! How about you Y/N?" He eagerly shares.

"Oh, that's wonderful! Me too! I mean, it's not my first day, but I am also going to work." I tend to babble a lot when I'm nervous.

"That's cool! I guess we will be bus buddies!"

"Y-yeah. For sure!" I smile at him. I am not a very social person and enjoy riding the bus on my own because I can daydream while looking out the window, making up stories during the 15-minute ride.

The rest of the ride becomes quiet. Jungkook becomes focused on his mobile game, and I am thinking of different routes I could take to my workplace, but all canceled out because this was the most convenient and quickest. Why do I even have to avoid him in the first place? OH RIGHT. He practically saw me naked this morning.

I hear that the next stop is where I need to get off and I reach over to pull on the electric string, but someone else beats me to it. I look over, and it was Jungkook. Does he need to get off here too? Thank god there are so many companies filled in this business park! There's no way we will run into each other here.

I jump off the bus and thank the driver, and Jungkook follows suite.

"Funny how we're going in the same direction." He pops his head over my shoulder.

"Ha-ha yeah. What a coincidence!" I reply, trying to hide my fear.

"Well, see you around! I'm late!" He sprints ahead of me, and I lose him.

I still had a few minutes to spare, so I decided to give my feet a break and walked the rest of my way there.

When I get to work, I see all of the receptionist and three other girls from the accounting department giggling about something. I am not one to gossip, so I went straight to the elevator. I wonder what kind of news they were talking about though.

I clicked the 7th floor and waited for the door to close. I see a hand reach in, stopping the doors from fully closing. The doors reopen, and it was Jungkook with the chairman of the company that I work for, Jeoneration. What is he doing here with chairman Jeon?

I quickly bow to the chairman, hoping I didn't spare too much time before doing so. The chairman loves receiving respect from his employees the most, and I heard a manager was fired once for not greeting him when they saw him at a local coffee shop on the weekend.

"Oh! It's you again!" Jungkook exclaims, his doe eyes widened as he points at me.I slowly waved at him, wanting not to disturb the chairman, still trying to figure out why they came in together and were chatting like they've known each other for years.

"Father, this is my neighbor, Y/N. She lives down the hall from me!" Jungkook informs the chairman.

F-father? Is the chairman his father? Who would've thought the cold chairman had a son all along. He barely spoke of his family; many thought he was celibate until they saw the ring on his finger. Most higher executives would flaunt their wives and children at company banquets, but our chairman always came alone or was accompanied by his right-hand man, chief Kim.

I quickly bowed again to the chairman, acknowledging the shocking fact that I am his son's neighbor. "It's been a pleasure to have your son as my neighbor, chairman Jeon!" How embarrassing, I don't know how much more of this I can take in one day! This has been the most I've interacted with the chairman since I had started here two years ago. I can feel myself trembling in fear, awaiting what the chairman has to say next.

I felt a hand on my shoulder. I look up to where it came from, and it was Jungkook. He smiled at me gently, making part of my fear go away. I was about to smile back when I heard a pop.

"You know my father, Y/N? Do you by chance work for Jeoneration?" Jungkook asks me with excitement.

"I-I do. Actually, I am the creative marketing strategist for the tech branch of Jeoneration." informing Jungkook and the chairman.

"Very well," I make eye contact with chairman Jeon as he speaks, "Take good care of my son, he isn't very familiar with Korea and the company and would need some help adjusting."

"Y-yes, sir! I will take excellent care of your son. Don't worry!" I tried to give him and Jungkook a reassuring smile. Our eyes locked, and Jungkook's grin turned even bigger. His grip on my shoulder went stronger. Little did I know what I signed up for that morning.

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