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“Are you a magician? Because whenever I look at you, everyone else disappears.” Yoongi reads out loud and hoseok lets out a groan.
“That was horrible,” he says but Namjoon can’t stop smiling.
Namjoon works as a barista in a cafe and about two weeks ago, little notes started popping up in their tip jar. At first, Namjoon was annoyed because he thought someone was throwing their garbage in the tip jar but he unfolded the piece of paper to see that there was a cheesy pickup line on it. He thought it was hilarious and took it to Hoseok since he assumed it was for him. What with Hoseok being absolutely gorgeous and full of charm that just drove their customers wild. But the next day, there was another paper with namjoons name written on it and he doesn’t think he’s ever smiled so much.
Now, Namjoon eagerly awaits the little notes and feels his heart pound when he thinks of how sweet it all is. Someone is leaving him cute little pickup lines. It seems silly, to be so happy over something like this. Especially when you have no idea who the notes are from but Namjoon feels so happy. He’s never had something like this happen to him and he doesn’t care much about how corny the lines are, the act itself is really sweet.
“I can’t believe they’re still doing this,” Yoongi says as he wipes down the counter
“I think it’s cute! A little gross but cute” Hoseok chimes in as he starts making a customers order.
“Whoever they are, they seem pretty dedicated since they still haven’t given a single clue as to who they are or what they want,” Yoongi says and Namjoon feels himself get hot in the face.
“I don’t know, I like it” he mumbles and tries to not make a fool out of himself.
Namjoon is a bit embarrassed to say that he is loving the attention and can’t help but grin like an idiot when he reads the little notes left for him.
“Oh god look at him, he’s gorgeous” Jimin says with a sigh and feels himself fill with pride when he sees Namjoon smile, dimples out in full bloom, as he reads the note Jimin has left him.
It’s been three weeks since Jimin stumbled upon this cafe and proceeded to fall in love. Because this cafe had the most beautiful boy jimins ever seen. Tall with platinum hair, golden skin, and a smile that had Jimin wanting to propose on the spot.
And his voice, oh god his voice. A rich deep voice that made Jimin shiver in the best way. But his smile.
Wow, his smile.
It wasn’t just the smile itself but the dimples that accompanied it. It was lethal, deathly, downright illegal.
Jimin knew right then that he was in love and he began coming every day to order a drink and do the most to try and get the barista to smile. But Jimin was just a bit shy and sometimes that made him only be capable of polite small talk that didn’t always get him his favorite smile.
So one day, inspiration struck, and Jimin found himself googling “cheesy pickup lines.”
Jimin meant to read them out to Namjoon but once he got to the register and saw Namjoon in all his beautiful glory, he chickened out and slipped the paper with his practiced pickup line in the tip jar instead.
Jimin stayed to study (gawk at namjoon) and saw as Namjoon took out the paper from the tip jar and Jimin nervously gnawed at his pen when he saw Namjoons nose wrinkle a bit.
Oh god please let him like it.
Jimin's heart sank when Namjoon took the note and handed it to his coworker who pocketed it and went back to work.
The next day, Jimin made sure to put Namjoon’s name on the slip of paper so he wouldn’t mistake who it was for this time. And once Namjoon read it, he grinned and let out a light chuckle.
Jimin's heart skipped approximately 40 beats and he had to keep himself from squealing.
Now it’s week three and Jimin is sitting at his usual table pretending to study with Taehyung. Jimin does actually have some work to do but everyone gets distracted while studying and Jimin isn’t an exception, especially when the most breathtaking boy is standing behind the barista bar.
Jimin sighs and wonders how someone could look so perfect in a simple black apron and black shirt. There’s nothing too appealing about the uniform and the other workers are wearing the same thing but it just doesn’t look the same. On Namjoon, the simple combination looks amazing.
Taehyung is eyeing him with a bored look on his face.
“Yeah, he’s cute which is why I think you’re an idiot for not talking to him yet,” Taehyung says with his chin resting on his palm. Jimin glares at him but decides to move past the comment.
It’s not like Jimin hasn’t thought of talking to him but .. it’s hard. Jimin has gone up to the register and thought “yes today’s the day. Today I’ll talk to him” but found himself stuttering when he tried to keep their small talk going and going quiet instead.
Jimin doesn't even know why he gets so nervous. He knows he’s cute and regularly uses that to his advantage. Namjoon just has an effect on him that makes him get shy and flustered instead of confident and cocky.
Jimin's in serious trouble.
“Maybe I’ll get him a little flower next time too? But I don’t know how I’d give it to him.” Jimin pouts and rests his chin on both hands looking at namjoon with the biggest heart eyes. Namjoon was currently pouring whip cream on someone’s drink and Jimin thinks no one's ever done that better than him.
“You could always just hand it to him” Taehyung chimes in but it’s no use. His best friend has resorted to acting like a creep who leaves notes for strangers. It’s sweet and yet pathetic.
“Jimin, I’m serious, you should just introduce yourself! Or maybe leave your number on a note next time. Or your name” Taehyung suggests again and Jimin looks away from Namjoon to stare at him with a pained look in his eye.
“But I don’t know if I’m ready to fully talk to him. He’s just so pretty, I get all nervous and weird ordering my daily drink.” Jimin whines and Taehyung reaches out to hold his hand.
“Ah Jimin that's normal when you’re crushing on someone,” Taehyung says with a soothing tone. Jimin just sighs again and goes back to doing his calculus homework.
He really should focus more when he comes here, the whole point of finding a new cafe was so Jimin could have a nice new environment to study in and this cafe is nice, pretty boy aside.
“I should just focus on my work and worry about that later.” Jimin decides and he does just that. And because he’s so engrossed in his homework, for real this time, he misses the way Namjoons eyes flicker over to him.
Namjoon has no idea who’s leaving him the notes but he knows who he wishes it was.
They have a regular that goes by the name of Jimin which Namjoon found out thanks to Hoseok and his amazing conversation skills.
Jimin comes every day and studies in their cafe for a while. He is the prettiest and cutest person Namjoon has ever seen. He's stunning and Namjoon was taken by him ever since he first saw him. But he got the feeling that Jimin didn’t like him much or just wasn’t very interested since he always seemed to get quiet when Namjoon took his order but chatted animatedly with Hoseok when he took Jimins order.
It actually made Namjoon a little upset at first, he would have small talk with Jimin from time to time but whenever Jimin talked to Hoseok he would laugh and even be a little louder. Namjoon knew he could be a little awkward sometimes but he was great at conversations and he actually liked interacting with customers. He was a people person.
But Namjoon couldn’t deny that hoseoks charm was just too good and decided to let it go. Jimin would come to his register mostly and Namjoon decided that little small talk was fine if it meant he got to see Jimin.
It was maybe a little pathetic but Namjoon daydreamed about Jimin being his little secret admirer.
“Joonie! Get me some cups from the back please” Yoongi yelled out and Namjoon shook his head, forcing himself to look away from the pretty boy.
“ I’m sorry, were you talking to me? [No] Well then, please start,.. okay this one didn’t even make sense” Taehyung says, confused as to why Jimin would pick this line.
“These are getting worse, are you doing it on purpose?” He asks and Jimin smacks him across the head and takes the piece of paper out of his hands.
“They're cute” Jimin argues with a pout and begins doodling little hearts but then stops because he realizes he’s no longer in middle school.
It’s been almost four weeks and Jimin is starting to get impatient. He is shy but he’s not going to let that stop him, he needs to communicate with Namjoon more, and to do that he needs to take the next step.
It’s now or never.
Jimin clears his throat and takes a deep breath.
“Taehyung, my soulmate, and support system” Jimin starts and taehyung fully turns to him with a serious and questioning expression on his face.
Jimin reaches out his hand and Taehyung takes it, linking their fingers together.
“I’m going to do it,” Jimin says and Taehyung has absolutely no idea what he’s talking about but he nods anyway and gives his most supportive smile.
“I believe in you Jimin-ah”
"I’m sorry, were you talking to me? [No] Well then, please start. " the piece of paper reads and attached to it is a phone number.
Namjoon gasps and blinks as if that’s going to make the number disappear.
A phone number.
It’s always just been the pickup line and nothing else but now his admirer was telling Namjoon to talk to them?
Namjoon tilts his head in question. He doesn't know whether to be excited or terrified because the idea of finally getting to talk to his secret admirer sounds amazing and terrifying. What if the person ends up being creepy? What if they end up wanting more than Namjoon can offer? What if they find Namjoon boring?
Namjoon bites his lip and tries to calm his anxious thoughts.
If this person has been leaving notes for Namjoon then they must at least like him enough to do that. They already like him so it’s not like Namjoon has to work super hard and…
Namjoon doesn't even know why he’s worrying so much. This person wants HIS attention not the other way around.
With a huff, Namjoon decides to let his nerves go because he shouldn’t be the one nervous about this.
“So what did the note say today?” Yoongi asks as he comes back from his break. Namjoon looks over and holds out the note out for yoongi to read. Yoongis eyebrow quirks up and he looks up to smile at Namjoon.
“Are you going to text them?” Yoongi asks as he hands the note back.
Namjoon let’s out a hum and takes yoongis question into consideration.
It would be cool to know who this person is and if they’re cute, maybe namjoon could end up liking them as much as they seem to like him.
The idea that someone, anyone, could like him enough to do such a sweet thing for him still seems baffling to Namjoon and he says so to Yoongi.
“Oh cmon Namjoon, you’re amazing and handsome. if I weren’t dating Jin already I would be crushing on you too.” Yoongi says with a wink and Namjoon let’s out a laugh because Yoongi is definitely starting to seem more and more like his boyfriend.
“I don’t know hyung, what if they’re weird?” Namjoon says and Yoongi just shrugs.
“Then they’re weird and you can just say you’re not interested. But you’ll never know unless you try.” His hyung advices and Namjoon thinks he’s right.
That night, once Namjoon has come home from work, he takes his phone out and puts in the number that’s on the piece of paper.
Maybe this could be something great.
Namjoon, against rational thought, feels himself fill with butterflies and goes to sleep with a smile on his face.