The Lovers³
Kim Taehyung
...and that happened one week ago
His upper body flopped into a heap on the table like a deflating balloon. As he collapsed, he somehow avoided spilling the coffee cup in front of him.
The waiter and the customer seated at the counter who had been listening to Taehyung's story looked at each other.
Before Taehyung had finished senior high school, he had already mastered six languages. After graduating top of his class from Yonsei University, he joined a major medical related IT firm in Seoul.
By his second year in the firm, he was already directing numerous projects. He was the epitome of the smart, career-driven man.
Today, Taehyung dressed in ordinary business attire. Judging by his appearance, he was on his way from work.
Taehyung's looks were better than ordinary, blessed with well-defined features.
In the past, Taehyung hadn't been one to dwell on such things-he had lived only for his work. Of course, this didn't mean he never had relationships. It's just that they never had the same allure for him as work.
Kim Taehyung
'My work is my love'
He had turned down approaches from many men and women as though flicking away specks of dust.
The man he'd been talking about to others was Jeon Jungkook.
Jungkook was a systems engineer, and like Taehyung, he was employed by a medical company, though it wasn't a major one.
Jungkook was his boyfriend - three years his junior.
They had met two years ago via a client for which they were both doing a project.
One week ago, Jungkook had asked Taehyung to meet for a "serious conversation".
Taehyung had arrived at the meeting place in an elegant outfit, having attention of the people he had passed on the way there. It was new look for Taehyung. He was such a workaholic that, before his relationship with Jungkook, he had owned no other clothes but suits. Suits were what he had worn on dates with Jungkook as well-after all, they mostly met after work.
Jungkook had said serious conversation, and Taehyung had interpreted this as meaning that the conservation was going to be special. So, filled with expectation, he had bought an outfit especially.
They arrived at their chosen café to find a sign on the window saying it was closed due to unforeseen circumstances.
Taehyung and Jungkook were disappointed.
The café would have been an ideal place for a serious conversation as each table was in a private booth.
Left with no choice but to find another suitable place, they noticed a small sign down a quiet aide street. As it was a basement café, they had no way of knowing what it was like inside, but Taehyung was attracted by its name, and they agreed to go in.
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