quick a/n: i have put tzuyu in the imagine (you'll soon find out why) but i mean nothing harmful or offensive against her. she's a beautiful girl with loads of talent and i love her so much! carry on

SECRET LOVE SONG

- in which y/n can't show her jealousy when her boyfriend, famous idol kim taehyung, gets shipped with another female idol because, if she does, his whole career will go down in flames; requested by LoveBangtan_Girl and based off the song 'secret love song' by little mix

Warm lips meet your skin, the tingling feeling that comes from the action stirring you from your comforting sleep, your chapped lips angling down into a frown. Lazily, you crack your eyelids open, sighing when your once blurry vision clears to reveal an apologetic looking Taehyung, his lips just centimetres away from your forehead.

"Morning, baby," he whispers, running his fingers through your hair as you slowly stretch your arms out, groaning quietly under your breath. You hum an incoherent greeting back, smiling softly as your eyes begin to flutter shut. He chuckles to himself, pressing another kiss to your head.

"Sorry for waking you up," he mumbles, pulling away from you as you frown from the sudden lack of warmth. "I have to go to work now, okay?"

Nodding slowly, you roll onto your side and attempt to go back to sleep as he goes to take his leave, but a sudden thought has you grabbing onto his wrist, tugging him back as he looks down at you curiously.

"When will you be back?" You rasp, propping yourself up on your elbow as he casts you yet another apologetic look, crouching down to cup your face. You lean into his touch, the faint scent of sweet vanilla making you sigh in content. So badly do you want to pull him back into bed with you and cuddle with him until the late afternoon.

"Late," he murmurs. "We have to start preparing for that awards show that's on next week."

You nod, hiding your disappointment with a small smile as he pulls away for the last time and gently closes the bedroom door behind him, leaving you in the cold darkness of your room. Pushing down the nagging feeling of loneliness, you throw yourself back onto your pillow and bunch the blankets up to your chest, craving the warmth that only he can give you.

But alas, while being the Kim Taehyung's secret girlfriend has its obvious perks, there are also the expected downsides.

While the company has nothing against your relationship with Taehyung, they did request that the pair of you try your hardest to keep it a secret from the public for as long as you can. Not only for the safety of his reputation but for your safety too. There have been many stories shared about the non famous girlfriends of idols being harassed by fans.

Taehyung has made sure—for about two years and counting—that you are kept safe and hidden away; his rare gem as he so affectionately refers to you as.

So, of course, that in itself has its limitations; all of which contribute to the list of downsides.

There's no going out together in public and if you really wanted to, it must be with three bodyguards and a personal driver. And most importantly, no television appearances together so while you may have been hoping for the moment where you walk down the line of cameras attached to Taehyung's arm, it will always remain a fantasy.

While some of the other restrictions may sound a little far-fetched, you have taught yourself to adapt to them and go by your days with a smile and the knowledge that you will always have Taehyung to come home to.

But that isn't the whole truth as to why you are so compliant with those restrictions.

After a few months of dating, Taehyung had sat you down for a talk. You were naturally nervous about the direction of the conversation and exactly what he wanted to talk to you about. Before he could start talking though, warm tears had rolled down his cheeks, his smile broken as he began apologising to you.

It was soon revealed that he felt bad for all the rules and that he wasn't able to give you the relationship that you deserved. Your heart had ached as you brought him into your arms and consoled him, promising him that as long as he is willing to call you his, you'll be willing to be put up with the rules.

Groaning, you throw yourself onto your back, too worked up with thoughts to try and fall asleep again. Scrubbing a hand down your face, you let out a heavy sigh, hand blindly searching for your phone on the bedside table. Eventually finding it, you shield your eyes from the blinding light and quickly type in your passcode, the four digit code memorised.

Your heart flutters when you see a few messages from Taehyung stating that he had left you breakfast in the microwave and that he loves you. Wasting no time in replying, you smile brightly as your cheeks heat up.

Almost like second nature, your thumb slides down to open social media, your screen immediately filled with posts about BTS. Chuckling to yourself at the ingenuity of some of the tweets, your mood drops the minute you spot a fan account shipping Taehyung with an idol that you know all too well.

"Tzuyu," you mutter, kicking yourself out of bed with a scowl.

*

When it comes to fans of K-pop and their otherwise flattering antics, there will always be a huge number of them that partake in the act of 'shipping' certain people with others. And while it's harmless in thought, you can't help the angry bubble of jealousy that threatens to spill out your mouth in streams of green bile every time you get a look at all the people shipping Tzuyu with Taehyung.

It started way back when BTS were only new to the world of popularity that TWICE were already so familiar with. During awards shows and moments from behind the scenes footage, Taehyung and Tzuyu were often caught talking to each other, thus causing many fans to begin speculating their friendship.

Only, their friendship soon progressed into a relationship with many fans claiming that they had seen the two out and about.

Of course, you trust Taehyung.

You know that he'd never even think about cheating on you. He's even promised you exactly that; the poor boy having just found out about the escalation of the rumours almost a year ago when he had a fan stop him and question the relationship, his worry making him run all the way home to reassure you that it meant nothing.

However, his actions say otherwise.

Taehyung knows how much his fans support the pairing of him and Tzuyu; his only goal being to make them happy. So, his only option? To continue being friendly with her in hopes of keeping the fans entertained and interested.

Naturally, you are against the idea of him having to flirt with another girl just because his fans like it. The mere idea of it makes you heat up with an unwanted jealousy, your unspoken feelings and words having to be swallowed down every time you find some new footage.

Because you know that you'd kill for it to be you out there, fearlessly showing the world how much you love him.

Besides, you wouldn't want to make Taehyung feel bad or feel as if he has to choose between you or his fans. You have a gut feeling that just by bringing up your disapproval towards the ship, Taehyung's bright future will go down in flames with fans losing interest over the lack of drama, Taehyung slowly stressing himself out with the need to be better and his company's utter embarrassment towards the whole dilemma.

It's best to stay silent.

You spend your day lazing around, only getting up to do some light cleaning, washing up and prepare a late dinner for Taehyung when he gets back. You sigh as your hand hangs off the edge of the couch, the background noise of the television unable to fulfil its potential of keeping your distracted, your mind constantly straying back to the ship.

Just as you're about to fall in too deep, the door clicks open, an obviously exhausted looking Taehyung sticking his head out from behind it, searching the area to see if you're still awake. You wave from the couch, watching as his eyes brighten lazily, his sigh heavy as he closes to door behind him and heads straight for you. He tiredly crawls into your embrace, yawning as you run your fingers through his soft hair, smile warm with content.

"How'd it go?" You question softly, finding it amusing how he forces his eyes open, nod lethargic as he gives you a goofy looking thumbs up.

"It was fun. The performance is a little harder but I'm sure we'll be ready by the time the show rolls around," he hums, sitting himself up to rest his head on your shoulder. You go to say something supportive but the words falter in your throat at the realisation that TWICE will be at the award show and you won't be.

Fantastic, isn't it?

Taehyung squirms around before looking up at you, eyes big and round with innocence, his lips jutted out in a pout. "You okay? You seem a little mad."

Slightly taken aback by the correct assumption, you nod, unable to trust your tone to convincingly convey your lack of negativity. He stares at you with his eyebrows furrowed before ultimately sighing, hugging onto your arm.

"I saw more of those videos of me with Tzuyu on Twitter today," he announces, lips pressed into an impossibly thin line. "I mean, she's a great person but I wish these rumours would go away."

"Me too," you admit pathetically, braiding bits of his ash grey hair in an attempt to distract yourself from the burning tears threatening to spill onto your cheeks.

"Yeah, I know," he croons quietly. "I spoke to the company about it after I spoke to Tzuyu and I told them that we both agree we want them gone. They had an idea that might be able to lower the amount of rumours that are being spread."

"Oh yeah?" You scoff, chuckling to yourself as he nods in defence. "And what might that idea be?"

"Well," he grins, sitting himself up entirely as he sticks his hand into his pocket, pulling out two laminated rectangles that look suspiciously like tickets. "All it involves is you, me and these two tickets to the awards show."

"No way," you breathlessly gasp, hands covering your mouth as he giggles excitedly, your mind racing at not only the chance to attend an awards show but at the fact that by going with him, you will finally be revealing yourself as his girlfriend.

"Will you be my date to the show, Y/N?"