Too Good To Be True

by cupoftae18

Summary:

Kim Taehyung is a world famous idol in the hit K-pop group, BTS, and you are his personal stylist. Per your contract with Big Hit, he is absolutely, 100% off-limits, and yet, you are completely and hopelessly in love with him. You’ve spent years trying to shove your feelings down, but it’s getting harder and harder to ignore and hide them, especially considering the way Tae always treats you. He’s affectionate and protective and sometimes outright flirtatious, but that’s how he is with everyone, right? Confused, frustrated, and lovesick, you find yourself wondering if it might finally be worth risking your career and your heart to find out.

Notes:

Most of this takes place in a 2020 alternate universe with the biggest change being I nixed COVID...because fuck COVID.

The majority of this will be from Y/N's perspective, however, towards the end it will become a mixture of Y/N and Tae's perspectives. There will also eventually be bonus chapters giving Tae's perspective during events from earlier in the story.

It's a slow burn, so bear with me. The early chapters are very plot/fluff-heavy, but I thought it was important to fully characterize the nature of their relationship. I promise you, though, things WILL get angsty and smutty :)

Chapter 1: Intro

The rumors that you had to be married to work at Big Hit were just that, rumors. However, rules banning workplace relationships were very real and very strict. Under absolutely no circumstances was a member of the staff to engage in any romantic or sexual activities with an idol or trainee. Failure to abide by this rule would result in immediate termination of employment.

You knew of this rule when you took the job three years ago as a single, 23 year old woman and were not the least bit concerned about potentially violating it. Having worked in fashion and modeling for several years, you were used to being around physically attractive, tempting people. People with beautiful smiles, beautiful eyes, beautiful skin, beautiful hair, beautiful bodies.

As a BTS stylist, you were fully prepared to spend your days in the company of some of the world's most beautiful, desirable men. 

What you hadn’t been even the slightest bit prepared for, however, was a certain member’s stunningly beautiful soul.

Kim Taehyung was like the sun. He radiated energy and warmth and simply being in his presence made you feel brighter and more alive. His smile was infectious, as was his laugh, and he offered both of them freely to anyone and everyone he met. He felt deeply and wore his heart on his sleeve; he was unashamedly honest and unapologetically himself. He was kind and thoughtful and loyal, creative and hardworking and passionate. He was, quite frankly, the most wonderful human being you’d ever met.

He was a world famous idol and you were his stylist. 

He was absolutely, 100% off-limits.

And you were completely and hopelessly in love with him.