NO BED OF ROSES || JAEYONG

➸TWO

!warning: mature content!

"Lee Taeyong, how many times do I have to tell you to behave?! You can't be rude to the staff like that and you can't run around doing whatever you like! You're an idol and you have to be responsible! This behaviour of yours affects your group mates' career too, everything is not just about you!"

Fuck you.

Taeyong scoffed, hands crossed to his chest. He was so tired of hearing the same song again and again about his behaviour.

Sure, he had bad days, actually everyday was a bad day for him, so he took it out by snapping at makeup noonas for being too close or complaining about his uncomfortable seat or about the clothes being not his style... Sometimes he said rude things to his group mates when they were in public causing negative response from the fans.

In public, he had this certain identity he needed to keep up. Maybe he was now just tired of pretending. Actually, he didn't even know what was the real him but that was not it at all.

Some time ago he went to Busan for a holiday. He stayed at his grandmother's place for two weeks. She was really the only person that would always care about him no matter what.

In the train back to Seoul, he had met a weird handsome guy who didn't seem to be bothered by the fact that he leaned on his shoulder. At first, he had intended to make him freak out and run away because Taeyong didn't want anyone to sit next to him on the train.

He had felt how the guy stared at him long and then did the most unexpected thing: Just fixed his mask back on and went back to sleep, leaving Taeyong dumbfounded. At some point, he had actually fallen asleep on the guy's shoulder. He had just felt comfortable.

He had had his mask hanging like that on purpose, even if he knew someone might recognise him. But the guy sitting next to him didn't react like he had expected.

"Taeyong, are you even listening to me?" He was snapped away from his thoughts. He lifted his bored eyes to his boss who was fuming with anger.

"Are you done?" He simply asked, hoping for dismissal.

"No! I'm not! Who do you think I am? I'm your boss!" Taeyong rolled his eyes.

"Yeah, and? You can't fire me so-"

"I gave you a chance. I gave you many and you're still doing nothing to change. What happened? A year ago you were nothing like this and I knew you clearly enjoyed your job."

"Maybe I just got tired of it!" He snapped but the other man didn't listen as always. His boss had this clear vision of how things needed to be and if something was not going according to his plans, he was going to change it by force.

"Taeyong, listen. This time I am seriously giving you my final warning. I am kicking you out of my company. I know we have a contract but I, if someone, still have the authority to burn it if you're not cooperating. I have avoided coming to this resolution as it'll look bad for you, your group and my company. Do you understand what I'm talking about? If you still care about your job, I suggest you to start thinking about your behaviour," Taeyong paled. He never imagined he'd actually try to use their contract against him.

"Fine," He answered between his gritted teeth. The boss sighed.

"You can go now," Taeyong marched out of the office immediately.

He needed to go outside. He wasn't allowed to at this hour but he didn't want to go back to the dorms either. He wore a hat and mask and walked somewhere far away with no destination in mind.