I am your perfection -( BTs taehyung / v centric abusive manager )

Monet

The boys laughed as they collapsed onto the ground on top of one another , breathlessly smiling as the track came to an end
Finally , all the steps were learned - they were euphoric , the mirrors had steamed up with mist so the pile of panting boys seemed like a Monet in the glass ,v noticed with quiet happiness , this was always when he felt the most love

Slumping on top of one another as they stumbled out of the room together , exhausted and high on adrenaline - laughing into the cold Seoul air , whipping their rosy faces in the sharp wind bantering .
That was another part of the before ,
Warm and cold
Love and loneliness
They were separate . It wasn't confusing .

But that day , as they stumbled out of the dance room , he caught something in the eye of the new manager , a quiet fixation that unsettled him and as the boys ran ahead of him he placed his hand on the door knob

" wait ," the manager called . Manager dude still hadn't introduced his actual name " V ," the boy slowly turned around .

He fumbled with his clipboard at one point dropping a sheet
" would you mind , oh sorry dropped another paper gosh their finicky aren't they ," he laughed , taehyung smiled politely - the kind of way you smiled at a teacher who you know sits alone . " oh dear , would you mind one more run through just so I can take some notes of the moves ,"

" um - my hours are kind of ..." he looked at the sad almost embarassed look in the older , shame burning in his gut as he internally scolded himself in his grandmothers tone : this poor new manager was confused and just asking for help , he was older than him - he deserved respect .

" I mean of corse ,yeah "
The older mans eyes gleamed , "thanks kiddo ,"
Secretly Strangely tae saw something of himself in him , in he way the elder quietly noticed tiny details, In his razor focus behind that chill facade . It was small but tawhyung noticed things like that.
the younger boy shrugged his coat off and dumped his bag - getting into position as the first few notes filled the room .

That's when it started . So innocent . That's how he got him in the door - with sweet words and gleaming eyes and pleases and praises.

Taehyung glided between the moves , trying to put some amount of effort in .the man paused the music half way and v maintained the pose confused .
He stalked closer to the boy
" don't mind me , I just wanted to take a closer note of this picture ," the boy was confused and honestly just wanted it over but nodded obediently as the man came closer . Taehyungs wet grey shirt stuck to his lean torso and small beads of sweat collected on his forehead the older man noticed , he traced a finger down the boys shoulder
" wha-what are you ," he flinched breaking his pose as he took a confused step back
" shhh -" the older smiled " I'm just understanding the lines stay put will you ,"
" I - I " Taehyung he's just trying to do his job he internally scolded himself , his gut twisting " uh okay ,"
The man continued to trail his finger down the lines of the boys body, down his arms - feeling the lean muscle and goosebumps on his hot skin , down the side of his torso , to his waist and up his spine inciting a delicious shudder
" are you -" the boys voice seemed small " done "
He trailed down his jaw - seeing the confusion and internal conflict in the boys eyes .
" do you want to leave " he trailed his fingers down the boys collar bone and pecs maintaining an unsettling amount of eye contact . The boy wanted to step back but something in the mans eyes made him freeze .
Tae was suddenly desperately aware of the stench of his own drying sweat - it didn't stop the older man
" I - if your notes are finished ," admittedly taehyungs  muscles where aching like hell from maintaining the pose and his skin had goosebumps from the cold trails , something nauseous shifting in his stomach .
The man wordless played the song back on and Taehyung continued the dance - this time hyper aware of the two eyes drilling onto his body , every move felt self conscious
Something about the way the older man looked at him made him fixate his eyes to the shiny ground , he caught glimpses of his reflection , his brain preoccupied with the feeling of lasers burning his skin
" look at me when you dance V ,"
Look at me when you dance v that's the moment he thought that V and Taehyung were divided entirely  , when he snapped his eyes up obediently and stared at the older man transfixed on his body that for some reason didn't feel like was his .
Feeling his fingers trace his shoulders , arms , torso  over and over as he walked home , grabbing his coat a little more tight
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When he came back home he felt nothing just empty - trying to shake it off
Jesus , he thought to himself - why am I being dramatic
If he was honest with himself deep down he knew , he knew why he felt like his skin was crawling
But he wasn't honest
Not when the man asked if he wanted to leave
Not when he scrubbed his skin in the shower of imaginary touches
Not when his leader asked him why he was late
" he just wanted a few notes on the choreography ,"
That was the first lie
That's where it begins
His beautiful illusory Monet