𝑪 𝑯 𝑨 𝑷 𝑻 𝑬 𝑹 𝑻 𝑯 𝑰 𝑹 𝑻 𝒀 𝑶 𝑵 𝑬

FUCK. SHE'S GOING TO BE HERE SOON.

Taehyung's eyes keep staring at the clock above the stove as he neatly sets up the two plates they would eat from for dinner. After dealing with business at the Red Room and adding a bit more to his newest painting, he immediately began setting everything up for tonight's date with Venus. He got his nicest suit steam pressed to take out any possible wrinkle that could have been trapped in the fabric. He brushed back his hair out of his face, washed his face twice times and brushed his three times before the day even ended. He went out and bought expensive wine, some nice, scented candles, and more roses. He searched for recipes to make for dinner, something nice, preferably Italian, and he bought all the ingredients to make that.

It was long and exhausting work, but it would be worth it in the long run. He completely disfigured the roses, placing petals all over the table and floors. He had yet to light all the candles, but they were placed strategically throughout the room so the smell wouldn't be overwhelming. He had unscented candles as well.

Taehyung whistled, calling Yeontan over to give him the extra pieces of chicken leftover from cooking before sending him off to the living room. He stood back, looking over everything to ensure he wasn't missing anything. Rose petals, food, wine, candles, everything seemed to be in perfect order. Taehyung could only hope she wouldn't brutally critique his Tuscan chicken with pasta. He even went out of his way to make the pasta from scratch.

He felt prepared, confident in tonight, but the moment the knock on his door came, Taehyung almost melted into a puddle of goo on the floor. He was a rather confident person, but Venus reduced him to nothing but a simple teenager, experiencing his firsts for the first time. Just the other night, he had his first wet dream in years. He thought those were reserved for his teenage years, but apparently not because he woke up to the dreadfully familiar feeling of stickiness underneath him.

Taehyung took off the apron he was wearing and pulled on the jacket to his suit. With one final check over to make sure everything was just perfect, Taehyung finally made his way to the front door to let Venus inside. She made him nervous, in ways he shouldn't be nervous, that he's never been nervous. She made his heart fucking palpate.

But he wasn't sure anything could compare to when he saw her standing there on his doorstep, wrong the tight pencil skirt and the open blouse that drew attention to the fact that she wasn't wearing a bra. Her hair was brought back out of her face, allowing Taehyung to see all of her delicate features and the diamond studs in her ears.

She was gorgeous and Taehyung was starstruck.

Venus thought he looked handsome as well, standing in a nice, three-piece suit, hair brushed back out of his face and not a blemish to be seen. He looked just as sharp and astute as always, so tragically beautiful she could cry in jealousy. He should be painting himself if he wants to capture beauty.

"Venus." He calls her by her name, taking her hand to kiss her knuckles. He maintains eye contact with her. "You look...amazing." The understatement of the century. There was no word in any language from the past, present, or future that can ever describe what Taehyung thinks of her. His thoughts of her were so profound and otherworldly that they couldn't possibly be put into words.

So he put it in his paintings.

Venus smiled sheepishly, avoiding eye contact as much as possible. Of course, she tried to look him in the eyes for more than two seconds, but his gaze was far too intense for her to maintain it. "You look amazing as well." He looked delicious. Her heart fluttered in her chest as he guided her into his home and lead her into the dining room with his hand on her lower back.

Her breath was completely expelled from her body at the sight of all the rose petals and candles in the dimly lit room. The atmosphere allowed them intimacy like they were the only two people in the world. It doesn't help with his presence right behind her, waiting to see her reaction to everything. He was so dependent on her opinion, on her approval. He wanted her to love it.

"Here." Taehyung takes her over to her seat, guiding her by the hand towards the chair across from his. He pulled out the chair to seat her as a gentleman should and pushed her chair in as well.

Her grin was something he wanted to see every day for the rest of his life. Joy sparkles in the pits of honey that make up her eyes, though, maybe that might be the reflection of the candles. Either way, it was something he could simply melt at. He would remember this look on her face forever, even if it was beyond the limitations of his advanced memory. Taehyung would ensure he would never forget it any way he knows how.

"Tuscan Chicken?" Venus absolutely adored Tuscan chicken. She ate it all the time as a child. When she was having particularly bad days, her mother would make it for dinner and it would instantly lift her mood. Venus almost wanted to grill him on how he could possibly know she loves the dish.

Taehyung busied himself with opening the bottle of wine. He twisted the corkscrew into the bottle and yanked out the cork. "What, do you not like Tuscan chicken?" He played it cool on the outside, but on the inside, he was fucking screaming. He should have asked her beforehand. He hadn't even considered that she may not like certain dishes.

"No! Absolutely not, I'm just confused about how you knew I liked it."

Whew. He almost collapsed.

The corner of his lips twitch subtly as he filled her glass with wine that costs more than any wine should cost. Jesus himself better have made his wine from water for the ungodly price he paid for this. "Just a lucky guess I suppose. I tried to make it as authentic as possible." He poured himself a glass as well before taking his seat across from her.

Venus took her wine glass to take a sip. "Did you kill the chicken with your bare hands?" Her mother was rather traditional and her grandparents lived on a farm so plenty of chickens met their end at the soothing hands of her mother. Venus was always told that it was humane, but she can't imagine that snapping a chicken's neck in half to kill them swiftly was something to brag about.

Taehyung shook his head, the soft rumble of laughter coming from his chest made Venus shiver. "No, but I did make the pasta from scratch so I'm very eager to get your approval." He dug in first, using his knife and fork to cut off a piece of chicken.

Venus can't imagine a scenario in which one can make Tuscan chicken wrong. She followed suit, taking a little bit of everything just as she usually liked. It gave her a splash of everything, the sun-dried tomatoes, the chicken's pasta, spinach, sauce. It all came together to explode in her mouth in a perfect harmony of flavor.

Taehyung watched on as she ate, attempting to study her features for any sign that she may dislike it. She smiled, elbow propped up on the table with her hand over her mouth. "It tastes amazing, Tae. A little note for next time, if you add just a little bit of freshly squeezed lemon juice to it, it would take it above and beyond. But for someone who never made this before, I must commend you." She took her glass of wine and places the cold rim to her lips to take a sip. It passed over her tongue, smooth yet tart. Red wine is notoriously rich in sweetness in her opinion, but it varies.

Taehyung's sigh of relief was visible but it was soon replaced with a boxy smile, insanely charming in every way physically possible. "I feel oddly validated." He felt insanely validated. With each passing second, he was becoming more lax. It was Venus, his Aphrodite, there was no reason for him to be walking on eggshells with her.

Taehyung was feeling rather bold and Venus...she looked unspeakably gorgeous, he slipped his hand under the table and placed his hand on her knee, drawing soft, imaginary circles over her knee. The action made Venus pause, her heart deciding to violently explore her ribcage. It was like he was begging her to take her position on her knees between his legs.

Observant as ever, Taehyung takes notice to the fact that she's stopped eating. He stops eating as well, slowly pulling his hand away from her. "I'm sorry, have I made you uncomfortable?" He didn't mean for it to come off as if he were asking for sex. He wasn't, it was simply a form of affection.

Venus took his hand and placed it back on her knee. "No, no, I'm not. It just caught me by surprise." She placed her hand on top of his and continued eating dinner and sipping her wine. His touch warmed her to her very core, lit her body on fire. It was filled with passion and affection and burned like a wildfire.

They could say fuck dinner all together and have sex right here over the surface of this table. They could pour wine on each other and lick it from their bodies. They could be so easily enraptured in the throes of passion.

But they didn't. They could be civil for a night and not fuck like wild animals. The whole purpose of this date was for them not to have sex but to get to know each other even better.

"Tell me about your childhood, Venus." It was a question disguised as a statement. It was only if she wanted to. Taehyung wanted to know her to the most minute detail. Everything that makes Venus who she is, he wanted to know about it. That is if she's comfortable with sharing it.

Venus continued eating, not at all swayed by the question. "What do you want to know?"

Taehyung smiled. He was hoping she'd ask that.

"Everything."

*.✧ Kᴀʏs Eɴᴅɪɴɢ Nᴏᴛᴇs

Nawt call actually wanting an orgy with the characters. Y'all sum freaks fr. I might do it if I'm in a good mood but idk. I have a lot of new ideas for this book, y'know so hopefully I can cram it in somewhere, but don't hold this to me.

TSA of the Day:
"I once had a sub that was pretty cool and chill all that. Everything was fine and we were slowly working into the more kinky stuff and I come to find out that she was into watersports and scat play. Now...I know that I'm pretty kinky myself and I don't like to judge what other people like, but to say I was majorly turned off is a humongous understatement. I decided not to be rude about it and make her insecure, told her that I probably wasn't the best dom for her and that there probably was one that was into that kinda thing...I'm just not one of them.
-Taehyung

(BTW for those who don't know what watersports and scat play is, watersports is sex incorporating pee, getting peed on, drinking pee, etc. Scat play is sex incorporating human or animal feces, a.k.a. ew.)

Thank you all for reading. I hope you guys enjoyed and I wish you all a wonderful day/night.

사랑해

~Kay (;ŏ﹏ŏ)