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The cold night hit Jungkook in the face and the warmth from inside the bar left him. It was 1:50 a.m,twenty minutes from his original time to leave. His shift was now over and all he wanted was to leave .He had dealt with drunk angry customers all day and he was stressed.
“Oi Jungkook hyung, do you want to come hang out with us ? We'll go get some take out and head to Seungmin’s apartment to hang out , you in or not ? “ Felix , Jungkook’s co-worker and friend called out to him.
Jungkook would lie if he said he didn’t want to go. It had been a while since he had hung out with the boys. But although he was tired he had plans already that didn’t include hanging out with his friends.
“Not tonight Felix-ah,I’m pretty tired and all I want is to get bed and sleep ,sorry perhaps some other night ?” apologized Jungkook.
“Nah it’s god bro I understand ,see you tomorrow hyung ,” Felix called out .
Parting ways , Jungkook made his way to his car and began to drive to the place his mind had engraved, the place he has visited several times on nights like this.
The neon lights of Seoul flashed as he drove over to the opulent restaurant . Parking in the lot he walked up and was greeted by the white and blue neon signs that read “Cheong JIN Ok” restaurant. While the establishment seemed compact, only wealthy people were able to actually afford the high priced meals.
Jungkook recalled how one night that he and the boys had earned a bit more than expected they had come here to treat themselves. Little did Jungkook know how coming here would change his life.
“Can I have some more soju pleeease?” Seungmin called out to the waiter . “Ya, calm down just because we earned a bit more tonight we shouldn’t waste it all” Kihyun scolded the younger.
“Seungmin please , we are in a rich people restaurant for the first time in our lives ,if we get kicked out because of you I will not hesitate to shove me foot so far up your as-”
-“As you guys ordered , another bottle of soju “the waitress said, interrupting Minhyuk mid-sentence .
The night went on as they talked about the several stories of the stupidities customers have made while drunk and what not.Jungkook was enjoying himself needing the break from the dullness of his own life.
Although the price was a bit high for their wallet, the food itself was worth every won they had earned. “So who will drive me back home because I drank and now I feel a bit dizzy and I don’t feel like getting into a car crash and dying tonight or worst dealing with an angry Chan.” Felix asked around. “Since all you irresponsible men drank then I guess it's up to me to drive you all.” Taemin concluded. “Okay now that it's settled who is going with who I’m going to the restroom real quick. I'll be back quick and then we can leave .” Jungkook said.
He made his way towards the kitchen of the restaurant and turned right that followed a small corridor with 3 doors . On the right the women's bathroom and on the left the mens.At the end of the corridor though was a man in a security outfit guarding a door.
Once Jungkook was done he drying his hands and started making his way back to the small corridor to join his friends once again and leave but as he opened the bathroom door a wealthy looking man passed him and made his way to the end of the corridor to the blocked door.
Jungkook watched as the wealthy looking guy whispered something in the ear of the security guard. The guard opened the door letting the man in and Jungkook was able to catch a glimpse of a soft purple glow behind the door before the guard closed the door shut
The guard looked back towards where Jungkook was standing with an emotionless face and piercing eyes that intimidated Jungkook.Looking down he made his way back to the restaurant when another man, dressed casually this time and extremely beautiful stopped him.
“You curious kid ?” the handsome strangerasked . “I’m-Im sorry , I’m not sure what you talking about” Jungkook answered a bit confused at the question.
“The door. You seem curious about what is behind the door ” he responded.
“Oh ! I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to spy or anything , I didn’t see anything though I promise “ Jungkook apologized bowing slightly.
The handsome stranger gave a soft chuckle before responding once again, “I’m not mad kid , actually if you want to see what is behind the door I can help you out.”
Jungkook froze , he should leave for all he knew he could be dealing with the wrong type of people and he really didn’t want to end his night dead.
The stranger spoke, interrupting his thoughts, ”You look a little pale kid , now don’t worry kid, there isn’t any drugs or anything of that sort going on behind that door if that is what you are thinking” he reassured .
Jungkook was taken back, sure he was curious about what was behind the door , but curiosity killed the cat and he didn’t feel like figuring if cats truly do have nine lives.
“You ever heard the saying : “there is a place downtown where the freaks all come around” well this is the place except everyone is sane here “ commented Handsome Stranger , “you don't have to go in if you don't want to , just thought you would be a great client”.
Client ?
“How about you go think about it and come back later kid ?” continued Handsome Stranger
Jungkook stood there dumbfounded as his mind tired to process how a trip to the bathroom turned to this odd situation .
“Um, sure I’ll- I’ll think about it, thank you“ Jungkook shyly thanked and passed Handsome Stranger with his head down and reunited with his friends leaving.
“Damn look who decided to return , you sure took your time in there” Kihyun retorted . “Leave him alone Kihyun-ah” Taemin stepped in . Once done they all chipped in for the check they headed to their cars were they parted ways.
As they left ,Jungkook took one last look around and spotted the stranger from earlier watching him. A soft smile plastered on his handsome face that somehow sent chills down his back.
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For the next couple of days Jungkook couldn’t stop thinking about what had happened at the restaurant . He was curious as to what was behind the door and the Handsome Stranger’s word kept replaying in his head.
“Dont be stupid you could be getting into some trouble” he told himself ,” You could be messing with the wrong type of people “. Yet all that came crashing down when he found himself in front of the establishment a few days later after his shift.
The restaurant was full even if it was 2:03 a.m and the aroma of various delicious foods made his stomach growl in hunger. In his rash thinking of wanting to come back and know what was behind the door he had forgotten to eat something .
As he made way towards the kitchen he saw the Handsome Stranger that had been on his mind. He looked to be serving up a dish and trying to perfect it. Once done he called out for a servant to take the plate. As he turned around Handsome Stranger spotted Jungkook and gave a smug smirk as he walked over to Jungkook.
“So you decided to come back then huh ?” Hansome Stranger asked. Shyly Jungkook nodded . “Well then, guess I’ll have to show you“.
Handsome Stranger walked up to a female chef and whispered something in her ear .
“Okay come on follow me. By the way my name is Seokjin, but you can call me Jin for short” Handsome Stranger named Seokjin commented . “Oh um my name is Jungkook“ Jungkook replied. They went down the small hallway from a few days ago. “Let us in Wonho please” Seokjin asked.
Jungkook’s heart skipped a beat as the door finally opened to reveal a staircase with led lights on top to illuminate the way that went farther down.
Once they were down , Jungkook found himself in a medium white size room. It had a reception desk in the middle with a young woman behind it.
There was a certain “vibe” to the place . There were led lights that glowed a pale blue color and a leather couch on the right side of the room as well as a glass coffee table in the middle .A diffuser on the glass table let out a smell of lavender and vanilla inside quiet in contrast to the chatter and the aromas from outside .
There were four more doors in this room . A door on each side of the room and then behind the reception desk was another 2 sets of doors.
“Are you into boys, girls or both or none ?” Seokjin turned to him and asked tilting his head.
Jungkook caught off guard and surprised by the question felt himself blushing and his ears turning warm.
“Um… I like both but um… I prefer boys a bit more.” Jungkook shyly murmured.
“No need to be shy,“ Seokjin reassured. Seokjin turned to the receptionist and asked,
”Mina what rooms are available with Suga, V, and Jimin ?”
The receptionist or Mina, looked in her computer and responded, “They are all in the Main Room with a client .”
“Is that client Hoseok by any chance ?” Seokjin asked.”Yes it is.”
“Ah perfect then we’ll head over to join him . Thanks Mina.”
Seokjin turned around to Jungkook and said “Follow me.”
They walked over to one of the left doors behind the reception desk and entered .
It was a big room , way bigger than the reception room . It was dark except for the neon glows of lights of various colors. In the middle of the room was a white expensive looking couch .
And sitting on it was the man Jungkook had seen the other day looking straight forward . When Jungkook looked to where the man was looking his breath hitched in his throat .
In the middle were 3 of the most beautiful men (apart from Seokjin) he had ever seen. There was a large glass caging the performers almost as if it was a giant television with the “Hoseok” guy watching.
One of them was doing some type of aerial silk performance. He was wearing loose black pants while his chest exposed his formed chest. He was hanging upside down as he did the splits with the silk wrapped around his legs holding him in place .
He looked right at Jungkook and could see that he had gems and make-up on his eyes that went well with his pinkish hair. The dancer then made eye contact with Jungkook and winked at him before lifting himself off once more to continue doing more pirouettes.
In the middle was another boy with dark curly hair wearing a black pleated skirt as he too did pirouettes on a large metal ring that hung from the ceiling. He had fishnets on and was looking straight to the man on the couch .
And on the right side was another boy that completely took Jungkook’s breath away. He had mint hair and was wearing something that looked like a harness of some sort that covered his chest. He was wearing some type of yoga shorts that brought out his ass a bit more.
His ears were decorated with silver dangling earrings. And his body was so masculine with an outline of abs yet so feminine with the softness of his face.
“What’s his name ?” Jungkook asked as he pointed to the mint haired boy.
“Him ? Oh that’s Suga. Why did he catch your attention kid ?” Seokjin teasingly asked .
Jungkook didn’t answer the question. All he could think about was how he wanted to touch,watch and do so much more to this “Suga” person.
“Do you like it here ?” Seokjin asked . This time without hesitating Jungkook answered, “Yeah, I think I’ll like it here very much.”
“Very well then, but first there are some rules to stay here.”
This caught Jungkook’s attention.
“Here come on let’s go back to the reception room.” Seokjin instructed. Jungkook gave one last look to Suga before walking out of the room.
“Mina can you give me a contract please ?” Mina handed Seokjin a paper and spoke out .
“Jungkook-ah we have rules here to maintain everyone safe, so I will explain them briefly. “
Seokjin said in a serious tone.
Rule 1 :
This is not a strip club , so don’t throw money at performers.
Rule 2 :
Don’t bring anyone else with you and tell anyone the code.Bringing in customers is our job not yours.
Rule 3 :
Don’t follow a performer home or stalk them .
Rule 4 :
Disrespect, do anything inappropriate or tell performers to do anything too sexual and you will be banned from entering here .
Rule 5 :
No drugs, alcoholic drinks, guns, or anything of that sort allowed .
Rule 6 :
No relationship of any type of with the performers and with that the last rule…
Rule 7 :
No touching. You are not allowed to place your hands on them.
“If you break any one of these rules,-“ Seokjin got closer to Jungkook and murmured in his ear,”- there will be consequences I can assure that you, you won’t like “.
Seokjin backed away and asked ,”Now the only way to stay is if you sign this contract you are agreeing to the terms and conditions?” smiling as if he had not just threated to end him.
He probably shouldn’t do this. How the hell had coming to an expensive restaurant turned into this club thing ? No Jungkook don’t do it-
“Do you have a pen ?” He asked the receptionist. Mina gave him one and Jungkook sealed the contract.
“Well then , since you agreed, I’ll give you a rundown of how things run around here.
We open at midnight and close at the first ray of sunlight.
The performance is how long you want it to be, the price is 33,923.10 won ($30 u.s dollars) per hour.
And the password you give to the guard outside is “Purple ”. When you come in just ask Mina for who is available and head to the room assigned.
There will be a waitress waiting inside while the show starts. You’ll get the hang of it soon don’t worry. So Jungkook, welcome to The Elite. Oh and remember that the dancers are only here for your entertainment ,” Seokjin finalized with a smirk.
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Seokjin’s advice ran through his head as he walked up to Wonho.
“Password?” Wohno asked. “Purple”.
The familiar scent of vanilla and lavender intoxicates the room just like the first time he had come here with Jin.
“Hey Mina “ Jungkook greeted the receptionist. “Oh hello there Jungkook, same as last time ?”
“Yes please “.
“Oh wait Jungkook actually before you head in the boss wants to talk with you .”
Jungkook’s heart halted.The boss? Why ? Had he broken any of the rules ? He didn’t think so.
“-ngkook, Jungkook are you listening ?” Mina’s voice pulled him from his thoughts .
“Huh , oh um yeah I’m sorry I got distracted “ Jungkook apologized .
“No worries, I said go to the main room and at the end of the room there is white door, knock on it and the boss will be waiting inside .”
“Oh uh okay thanks Mina” he thanked and headed to the main room.
The memories of how many shows he had seen in here rushed to his head . Suga. That one performer just had something in him that mesmerized him to no end.
Pulling himself from his thoughts Jungkook headed to the end of the large white room and found the white door Mina told him about . He knocked before hearing Seokjin call from inside to come in .
Inside was completely different from the main room. It had a more “normal” looking setting . There were small bonsai plants in the corners of the room and it didn’t smell like the usal camping scent of vanilla and lavender, instead it smelled like coffee. It looked like a mixture of an office and a study room of some sort,everything was neat and orgnized .
In the middle was a man behind a desk with Seokjin at his side and two leather chairs in front .The man looked to be around his twenties as well but probably older than Jungkook.He had dyed silver hair and a pair of glasses rested on his nose. He looked like he could cut someone up with no hesitation. And the intensive eyes of the man were not helping Jungkook’s nerves.
“Please take a seat. My name is Kim Namjoon I’m the owner of The Elite ”, came the man’s deep voice, “You are probably wondering why you are here. It is not because you did something wrong in case you were wondering.”
Jungkook let out a breath he didn’t know he was holding. Okay so at least he knows he didn’t fuck up in some way.
“I brought you here because I was looking through the prices for the shows you pay for and how much time you stay here and I have to say that for someone as younger as you , you invest quite the time and money in a place like this.”
Okay that definitely caught him off guard.
“Kid you have been coming here almost every single day . You come in for hours. You literally enter at night and come out by day. You have paid almost the whole restaurant’s rent with the times you have come here. I’m worried for you , you’re too young to become addicted kid.” Namjoon continued .
“I know sir but … have you seen them ? They are just so… they are so ethereal and the way they move and dance. It’s all so alluring and sexy. You can’t blame me .”
“Your right kid. I can’t blame you, I’ve been there myself ” Namjoon said as his gaze traveled towards Seokjin for a split second, the other not noticing as it was too fast .
Oh ?
“You know the rules, you know that you and the performers won’t go farther than them giving you a show and you just watching. Get a grip kid.” Namjoon concluded.
With this Jungkook stood up, bowed and headed to the reception room to order his dancers for the night .
“You didn’t die at least that’s good. So then the usual ?” Mina asked , “Yes please“ Jungkook responded still quite distraught with what Namjoon had told him. “Alright then, the main room is scheduled for another customer, so you will have the Glass room and you will be standing up for this room is that okay? If not I can put you in the Concrete room if you wish” Mina suggested.
The Glass room ? That's different. Usually he got the Main Room but if it was booked then guess he’d have to try out the Glass room .
“Uh,no it's fine , I’ll try out the Glass Room tonight please .”
“Alright then head to the door on the right and a waitress will assist you ,you already know the drill”. Jungkook hummed in approval and headed to the right side of the reception room.
Once inside Jungkook realized the difference from the Main room and this room. The Glass Room was also a medium sized room almost the size of the reception room but the difference was that most of the room was taken up by a structure made up of glass.
It looked like a common tic tac toe grid. While the middle box was empty the other boxes had aerial silks and large metal hoops.
The room was decorated with a mini bar at the end of the room as well as several neon lights that gave fuschia,blue and purple which luminated the room.
(ʀᴇᴠᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴ - ᴅɪᴘʟᴏ)
“Sir this way please, “ the waitress spoke out towards Jungkook as she guided him to the middle of the glass grid.
She pushed open the glass door letting him in and then let the door shut as she sayed outside the grid. “The dancers for tonight will come out in a minute or so, enjoy your night sir,”.
Jungkook waited, his thoughts filled his head as he realized how close he would be with Suga. The main room had the glass to stop people from touching the performers, plus the large gap between the glass and couch. Ever since the first encounter he hadn’t been able to get the performer out of his head.
The nights he came , Suga was always on his list , he would change the dancers here and there, some nights were mostly boys, other nights were a fair share between boys and girls but Suga always stayed in his orders as his main preforers.
There was something about the dancer that intoxicated him with his gaze and the way he moved. This whole place exhilarated him to no end. It had become a secret place of his own. Here he could forget of the shitty customers who were drunk off there asses in the bar or the endless excuses he gave his friends to not hang out with them.
How long had it been since he’d gone out with them ? A month ? Maybe two ? He had lost count.
He was pulled away from his thoughts when the neon lights disappeared leaving him in complete darkness. In less than a second the lights started to flash and he saw him. He was now surrounded by the dancers he ordered for the night and the only thing that stopped him was the glass.
Suga was wearing leather booty shorts with lace up sides and metal buckle harness belt on his chest. He contemplated it all with light make-up in his eyes and percalin lips.
The music started and the dancers around him began to move. The show had begun. Suga kept his eyes on Jungkook as he moved so exquisitely. He moved his hips side to side to the rhythm of the song playing in the background.
Jungkook turned and faced the other dancers watching some of them moving so gracefully in the silks and another on the hoop.
Tonight's dancer he had picked were Ji-Woo, Jimin, Seph,and of course, Suga. Catching a glimpse of his reflection in the glass he could see his eyes dark and reddening cheeks. God he was slowly losing control of himself and somehow that didn’t bother him in the slightest.
He changed dancers every couple of seconds, each dancer moved so eroticly creating a thick atmosphere. Every move making his body sweat in desire. His need to touch them grew every time he entered here. Every prefromer here was absolutely beautiful and mesmerizing in there own way.
He returned his gaze to Suga, who was wrapped in a black silk that complimented his fair skin. The steamy movement of his body making Jungkook crave more of his body . Suga kept his eyes on him as he untangled himself from the silks and slowly walked over to him.
Jungkook got closer to the glass as did Suga, the eye contact lit Jungkook’s body and his thoughts became carnal. He placed his hands against the cool glass to which Suga placed his over as well. So close yet so distant, if only he could touch him , feel the softness of his skin under his fingertips and bite his pale skin till it was littered with maroon bite marks.
Suga removed his hand from the glass as he turned his body with his ass now towards Jungkook’s body. Jungkook brought himself even closer to the glass,he was so close but the damn glass prevented him from feeling.
Suga then started to slowly and seductively move his hips and body to the beat of the song. He angled his head leaving his throat exposed.He ran a hand through his mint hair pulling on it a bit before running his hands up and down his frame.
(ᴅʀᴜɴᴋ-ᴅᴀᴢᴇᴅ - ᴇɴʜʏᴘʜᴇɴ)
If only he could touch him, if only Jungkook could feel the heat eminattingn Sugas body.
He turned as Suga kept grinding against the glass. Everything felt too hot. It was all too much.
A blur of neon lights and semi naked bodies that Jungkook could have sworn were carved to perfection. He could feel the rush coursing through his body and up to his head as he kept spinning around in the confined space to try and not miss out on anything.
He could see black and white silks wrapped around the preformes bodies as they hung upside, glitter makeup in there eyes captivating him, glowing cheekbones and outfits that made them look like sinners. He was dazed with it all.
Jungkook returned his attention back to Suga, whom had silk wrapped around his hips with and legs creating a spilt. He ran his eyes all over the performers body, greedily taking everything about Suga in before the dancer unwrapped himself making his way towards Jungkook.
The performer never took his eyes off him, captivating and enthralling. His heart beated harshly against his rib cage the closer the dancer got. Once in front of him Jungkook could see glitter decorating feline looking eyes, a small pink nose, glossy lips and disheveled mint hair. He could also see he was a tad bit taller than the performer.
There breaths created fog in the glass the closer they got. He closed his eyes and pressed his lips to were the dancers lips would be. Jungkook imaged what it would feel to have the other’s lips on his, imagine what it would be like to wrap his hands around the performers waist. He could feel warmth through the glass exhilarating him.
Neon glow and cold glass.
Glowing cheekbones and glittery eyes.
Ángel-like bodies and devil-like moves.
All a touch less blur.
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(ʀᴜɴɴɪɴɢ ᴀᴡᴀʏ - Vᴀɴᴏ 3000)
Jungkook stepped out of the restaurant with hazy eyes and lingering vanilla and lavender on him. The harsh light of the morning rise hitting him in the face. But that didn’t erase the dopey smile on his face as he made his way to his car, his wallet feeling a bit more weightless like him.
He knew that he and the preformer wouldn’t go past dances behind glass. After all he had signed a contract. But imagining didn’t hurt anyone.
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“. . . they are ONLY here for your entertainment .”
He remembers those words every time he walks down the pink lighted up stairs and into the reception room. He enters by night and comes out by day.
Perhaps he was delusional. Perhaps he was becoming addicted to the rush, to large white rooms and dancers behind protective glass.
And maybe perhaps he didn’t care. Why should he ? After all, Namjoon did it.
Getting addicted was easy . . . It’s the loving that’s hard.
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