JIN POV:

It's a few days afterwards that Spring Break begins and when it does, I know I can look forward to weeks with my soulmates passing the days by doing anything or simply nothing. Days of just enjoying each other's company, savouring their presence and being around them as much as possible. There's endless possibilities about what we could get upto.

And then it's the sight of a silky shirt hanging in Tae's cupboard- a bold vibrant choice that he pulls off effortlessly. But it's that we bought the shirt on the date we went on a while back. The date where he'd paused in front of the lingerie store.

I can't get Tae's words out of my mind. When we'd gone on that date- it had seemed so long ago but his wish to go shopping with (Y/N), a request for a particular shop, plays through my head again and again. The longing I'd felt through the bond, saw in his eyes. I know that our bond has shifted into something deeper, something more intimate but how does one go about bringing up that conversation?

When I'm watching a movie with Yoongi in our room, the two of us piled onto one bed and laying next to each other, there's the sound of a joyous rhythmic knock before the door swings open to a beaming Tae who bounces in without preamble and promptly drapes himself over the two of us, humming happily as he shifts to get comfortable.

"Hyung" he calls happily into our ears, the two of us turn, Yoongi pausing the film before we give him our undivided attention.

"I wanted to talk to you about something. And I figured Yoongi hyung could potentially hear wherever he is in the house." He chirps, I see intrigue and slight confusion fill Yoongi's face but he doesn't say anything.

"What about love?" I ask, reaching out to brush a strand of hair out of his eyes, exposing the full intensity of his brown orbs which immediately entrance me and lure me in further.

"Our trip to the mall." He pipes up and my own eyes widen with realisation, fully comprehending exactly what he means by that.

Yoongi looks unimpressed, shooting the two of us a blank stare.

"That's it?" he deadpans.

Tae laughs, a beautiful melodic sound, low in timbre and one that reverberates because of the way he's lying on top of us.

"Aigoo hyung...Jin hyung never told you?" he teases, voice full of laughter.

He darts a glance at me, eyes sparkling before turning to Yoongi.

He leans forward, lips grazing the shell of Yoongi's ear as he whispers in an audible tone.

"I want all of us to go to a store...specifically a lingerie one hyung." Tae croons, I watch as Yoongi visibly shudders- no doubt his ability making Tae's voice have an ever-greater impact than it's already having on me. His cheeks dust pink slightly and he turns to gape at me.

"And I want to spend a looong time there, helping her choose, seeing what she likes, learning more about her." Tae continues to sultrily whisper, voice going husky.

I gulp, even though it's not my ear his breath is caressing or the way he's eyeing Yoongi.

It adds sparks of tension in the room, fills it with a teasing love, a mischievous taunting.

"Tae don't tease. There's no way she'll agree." Yoongi retorts, but there's still a hopeful tinge to his voice, clearly excited by the idea. But even if his words are an unsuccessful attempt to deflect the true extent of how much he wants it to happen, they ring with truth.

Just how can we be sure that even if we do manage somehow to propose the idea, what's to say that she'll agree?

Should we give up the idea before we even let it take root?

(Y/N) POV:

"Aww, why me?" I huff looking at the amused faces of my soulmates as they beckon for me to go upstairs.

"Because you lost rock-paper-scissors." Kookie says simply, eyes filled with laughter.

"But why do I have to go get them? Can't they just rest? Or we go to the mall on a later date?" I ask, crossing my arms as I eye them all.

Hobi oppa and Minnie's head shake in unison, arms mimicking my posture.

"No can-do kit." Hobi oppa says, looking at me apologetically but the exuberance in his voice is anything but.

"But why today?" I ask, dropping my hands.

"Because....today is the day that 'Cursed Fate' is launching a complete physical set of the webtoon so far..." Joonie oppa explains, dimples on show as he leans back further into the couch, arm around Minnie's waist.

I huff amused. That's it?

"And! Of course we are going to go support our wonderfully talented soulmate!" Minnie says, lips curving up, eyes crinkling as he beams at me.

Oh. Oh. That's so...sweet. And it makes my heart flutter sporadically.

I look at them with love as I realise their insistence on going, see how Kookie avoids meeting my eyes directly even though he's blushing slightly, instead fiddling with the rip in Hobi oppa's jeans, finger playing with the skin of his thigh.

"You guys are just so...perfect and cute." I say, unable to get out how much their honest thoughts move me.

I lean forward to kiss Minnie's cheek, him being the closest and go upstairs with a giddiness to get the others.

But when I approach the door, I can clearly hear the three of them conversing, feel a flood of longing come out of the room, as well as sheer want.

I can hear Tae's low husky timbre, drawling, slow and deep, as he talks about going to the mall, specifically his wish to go to a lingerie store with me, with all of us.

But I can sense from Tae's words and tone of voice that it's not purely sexual in his desire, there's something incredibly intimate and personal about being that exposed in front of someone. Of trusting them with your body and of not being afraid or uncertain about showing yourself to them when you're barely clothed. It's something more than just desire for each other, it's something that adds a depth to our relationship, a newer level of closeness.

And well...I'm not ashamed of who I am. Of what I look like. I wouldn't run away from something that could make Tae...no, all of them happy. Why shouldn't we take that step?

Mind made up, I enter the room suddenly, as though I hadn't overheard their conversation, a quick tap on the door to alert them to my presence.

I breeze into the room, silently gushing over how cute the three of them look lying together with Tae sprawled across the two of them.

But when the three of them turn to stare at me- the combined intensity of their gazes sets my heart beating loudly.

It makes me fluster under the three heated gazes.

"(Y/N)!" Tae beams at me, hands making grabby motions for me to come closer.

I step forward, sliding my hands into his but am pleasantly surprised when he tugs me closer, suddenly bridging the slight gap between us, and propelling me close to him.

There's a tiny gap of less than an inch between us, he's looking up at me with dark eyes, intense, unwavering as they bore into me.

"Come with us to the mall." He says, words rolling out with thick persuasion.

I stifle a grin at the effort he's putting into convincing me, when all along—I was sent here to bring them downstairs.

I pretend to ponder over it, even though his words are so convincing.

He must see the feigned hesitation because he leans upward, shifting his face impossible closer to mine and when he speaks, his lips ever so gently, ever so lightly brush against mine.

"Come on jagi." He coos, and I am lost, surrendering to his charm.

"Okay." I say back, lips brushing against his again, sending sparks across where they touch.

And just like that, he bounds off the two of them, standing next to me, hand eagerly intertwining with my own whilst he looks at Jinnie oppa and Yoongi oppa- who look bemused if anything.

"Let's go then hyungs! No time to lose!" Tae eagerly says before tugging me out of the room and back downstairs, the quick footsteps of them following us filling my ears.

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We've shopped in a few stores and as we walk, talking about whether or not we should go to the food court, I come to a stop, stilling Hobi oppa too, who is currently holding my hand.

"What is it?" Kookie says, from behind me, head coming to fill the gap between Hobi oppa and my shoulders.

"There's one more store I need to go to." I say, turning to face the lingerie store on our right.

I hear a sharp intake of breath, the grip on my hand falter and then go tight for a second and then

"Sure! Let's go then!" Tae says, appearing on my right side, and the eight of us enter the store- immediately surrounded by multitudes of colours and fabrics and mannequins, rows upon rows of different designs.

But they all come to a stop, feet faltering as they eye me, but there's no mistaking the sudden surge of excitement and heady longing that fills the bond, saturates it until it's all I really feel.

I'm engulfed with a large surge of desire for them...I want to dress myself up for only their eyes to see, want to adorn lace, silk and countless fabrics against my skin for them to see, for them to touch.

Something shifts in their eyes, maybe they've understood what I'm feeling, the willingness and readiness with which I stand here in the store with them.

"Why don't you guys go browse? See if there's anything you like." I suggest and it takes mere moments for them to disappear into the store, I turn to go talk to a store assistant- asking for some guidance about where I can find my size.

My fingers graze the countless rows of lingerie, skimming over baby doll sets, skimpy scraps of fabric, nightgowns...there's so much to choose from.

I choose out a few, picking out different pastel shades, some in black, some in white, until there's a decent pile in my hands. And it seems like magic that the guys find me minutes later, piles of lingerie in their own hands too.

I eye them all, surprised to see colours and styles which I think will suit me, surprised that they have an eye for this sort of thing.

I walk over to the dressing room, the shop is empty save for us, there's no other customers- the guys pile in after me, seating themselves on the sofa in the large dressing room whilst I slide the curtain shut.

When I slide on the first set, a cream coloured lace one-piece, that hugs every curve, moulding to my skin and coming to rest mid-thigh, I eye myself in the mirror- flushing slightly at the way the lace doesn't hide but rather highlights the skin it covers. I wonder if they'll like it if it's too much for the first one.

But decide to step out anyway.

And when they all stare at me, eyes wide and filled with desire, slowly trailing down my body- I feel cherished and wanted, see the way their eyes rove leisurely and step closer and closer until I'm in front of them, the intensity of their looks setting a burning trail across my skin, igniting a fire under my own.

"Gorgeous. You are so unbelievably gorgeous." Joonie oppa groans, hands coming to skim lightly down my sides, making me shiver with how lightly I can feel his hands, even as they come to rest heavily on the top of my thighs.

More so than the lingerie, their eyes make me feel more exposed, barer to them than ever. They look at me like there's nothing that separates us, that we are in the closest level of intimacy and that there's nothing else in the world then us.

And I drown further and further into that sensation, let it fill me and drown me until all I see, all I know is them and our love.

(NO THEY DIDN'T HAVE SEX- ESPECIALLY NOT THEIR FIRST TIME BEING IN A LINGERIE STORE! I DON'T KNOW HOW IT'LL BE TO READ- NEVER WRITTEN ANYTHING LIKE IT, AND HONESTLY, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO WRITE SUCH SCENES, SO BEAR WITH ME LOVELIES! HOW WAS IT? LET ME KNOW...AND SOON WHEN THIS FIC ENDS, I'LL START THE BONUS CHAPTERS SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR YOU WANT TO SEE, DON'T BE SHY IN SENDING A REQUEST OR PROMPT! BUT THERE YOU GO! HOPE YOU ENJOY LOVELIES! STAY SAFE!)

Let not worries, fears and guilt weigh you down, let yourself be freed through hope, optimism, and positivity. Let your feet carry you forward rather than holding you down. The sky is not the limit- your imagination is.

Borahae! 💜💜💜

PurpleQueenie <3