You're mine

4

Hoseok's POV

"Come on now, you look like a puppy who just lost its owner" I comment softly as I join Yoongi in his lonely little corner between the bar and the wall. It shows that he wants nothing to do with the people here, and I don't blame him.

He's never been a people person outside of his group of friends.

We both glance towards the busy half of the restaurant to see Y/N running all over the place, a sight that has always made me feel insufficient. The urge to go out there and take some of her workload off her hands is strong, but feeling her ease and contentment right now reassures me.

She really likes her job. She's chatting with the people, smiling and laughing with them before continuing with her usual tasks. Sometimes, I do feel her stubbornness make an appearance when she's stopped mid-task to help someone else, but her face never shows her irritation.

That's something I really admire about her. She gives everything her all, even when it's hard.

Although... I remember that she once said something about how working here isn't anywhere close to her dream job. She'd said that as if there was no hope to make her dreams happen in reality, and it makes me wonder. What would she do for a living if she had no restrictions?

"She's a hard worker" Yoongi says, his voice pulling me out of my thoughts and bringing my gaze back to him.

I hum softly, then grab a load of dishes to dry off with a towel when Jin takes them out of the washer. He joins us, seeing as there's nothing else to do at the moment, a little moment of respite before the next wave of orders comes.

"Y/N was adorably confused the first time she started working here" Jin says with a chuckle. "Do you remember, Hoseok-ah? She'd look like a panicked little bunny, running all over the place and her mind spinning a mile an hour trying to figure out the perfect way to do everything at the same time. Goodness, looking at her used to get me dizzy".

I snort a small laugh at the memory, he's right. The other hosts didn't seem to care about her, but Namjoon immediately took her under his wing and taught her his ways. A little bit of guidance, and she looked much less panicked and much more comfortable.

It's thanks to Namjoon if I could get closer to Y/N, as did Jin. He introduced her to us, and then it became a habit for them to sit at the bar while Jin and I did our things. A few other bartenders did come and go, but we were always here to welcome them.

"I can't believe it's been a year already" I muse softly, it's been a wild experience, but it was so worth it. Seeing the questions in Yoongi's eyes, Jin answers for me.

"Hoseok fell for her - literally - on the day she tripped over him. The floor was slippery and Namjoon had forgotten the wet sign. I firmly believe that her feet rose over her head that day, she would have knocked her skull hard on the floor if Hoseok hadn't been there. I still remember the scene as if it happened yesterday. He tried to catch her, slipped on the water and fell with her".

I remember the sensations of the moment more than the way it happened. Of her body falling over me, and the blush that had caught on her cheeks when she met my gaze. Her hands had grazed over my skin trying to get up, and the softness had made my heart stutter for the first time since Yoongi.

Everything had felt different from then on, like I had fallen under her spell. She'd done nothing to make me fall in love that day, I'd done it all on my own.

Yoongi eyes me in silence, his lip ring shining slightly after he licks his lips and I blink shyly, wondering if he heard my thoughts. Did he? Did you?