The deal unfolds
The elevator stops at the 21st floor, and as the doors slide open.
Taehyung
*Greeted by a stunning penthouse*
Taehyung
**It’s bigger than my entire house.**
Taehyung
**For the first time, I have to admit—Seoul actually looks kind of beautiful from up here.**
Taehyung
I can’t believe you live in this building.
Jungkook
*Chuckles softly*
Jungkook
I own this building.
Author
Of course, he does.
Jungkook
*Gestures toward the hallway.*
Jungkook
Let me show you to your room
Jungkook
*Hand lightly on the back of Taehyung*
Taehyung
*Instantly step away*
Jungkook
*Raising hands in mock surrender.*
Taehyung
*Follow Jungkook*
Taehyung
*Met with yet another lavish space*
Taehyung
**Bedroom is smaller than my mother’s, but the view makes up for it.**
Taehyung
**It looks like a scene from a dream.**
Jungkook
If you need anything, either I or Mrs. Han—my housekeeper—will be happy to help. *warmly*
Catching Taehyung off guard with his tone.
For a fleeting moment, Taehyung feel guilty about how rude he has been to Jungkook.
But that guilt quickly evaporates as the reality of our deal sinks back in.
Taehyung
**None of this is genuine.**
Taehyung
**He’s the reason I’m stuck here for more than just the summer.**
Jungkook
*Gaze is fixed on Taehyung*
Jungkook
*Blinks as if shaking himself from a trance*
Jungkook
I’ll be in my office if you need me.
Jungkook
*Shutting the door behind him*
Taehyung
*Answer immediately.*
Jimin
Taehyung! How’s it going over there?
Taehyung
**Jimin knows me too well.**
Taehyung
*Flopping onto the ridiculously soft bed*
Taehyung
I had to. It’s complicated.
Taehyung explain everything, from the deal to Jungkook, with Jimin interrupting every so often to call his mother a variety of colorful names.
Taehyung
And now I’m stuck here.
Taehyung
*Running a hand through hair*
Jimin
You’ve been there for what?
Taehyung
*Staring at the ceiling.*
Jimin
What are your parents going to think?
Referring to Nora as Taehyung's actual parent. She was the one who raised him, and growing up, he did occasionally call her 'mom'.
Taehyung
I’m not going to tell them.
Jimin
That’s going to be hard considering you’re already on the news....
Taehyung
What? *sit up so fast that his head spins*
Jimin
Check any channel—it’s all over.
Taehyung
*Scrambling to find the remote*
Taehyung
*Turn on the massive TV mounted on the wall*
Taehyung
*Heart drops as the screen lights up with his face*
News anchor’s voice fills the room
"Seoul’s most eligible bachelor, Jeon Jungkook, appears to be off the market. He was spotted entering his building earlier today with an unidentified companion."
Taehyung
They used the worst possible photo of me—I look like I’m ready to bolt.
Taehyung
*Switching the TV off*
Taehyung
I’m not even interesting!
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