#( x | a blind valentine's day affair ; event one )

[asherwinston]

A BLIND DATE AFFAIR with @aspcnx​

Asher didn’t usually do the whole dating thing. His life had been complicated enough that he didn’t need to add the drama of relationship on top of it so most cases he had a fuck buddy that lasted a few weeks until he moved onto the next so the whole blind date thing on Valentine’s Day was unsettling especially because he could be working instead of sitting around and waiting for someone named Aspen to show up. The male was taking a sip of his drink when a blonde came over and planted herself down next to him, the male cleared his throat, lifting his gaze up towards her. “Aspen?”

[jessexmarino]

A BLIND DATE AFFAIR with @lailademir​

Jesse didn’t even bother looking inside of the envelope that contained the name of his date because this wasn’t his thing, the whole random dates with someone you could have potentially met at some point plus the last thing he wanted to do was get too distracted. His eyes moving from his drink to the woman across the room   — Amalia. It was his job to make sure nothing happened to her and that was all that mattered tonight. Nothing and no one else could be trusted or distracting to him. He brought the drink up to his lips, tilting his head back to drink back the contents that rested in the glass.

He heard a small clear of the throat, turning his head to see none other than Laila. Nothing left him for a minute. All he did was reach out to pick up the envelope, his eyes moving from her as he opened it.  He pulled out the card with her name on it, shaking his head for a few seconds as an amused grin came along his features. He tossed the card and the envelope onto the bar, his head turned to look over at her. “This date isn’t happenin’ so don’t waste your time, okay?”

[skylarowcns]

A BLIND VALENTINE’S DAY AFFAIR with @soldieratheart​

Ryan Marshall  — the name crossed her mind every now and again since their teenage love affair, well, her teenage love affair. Her heart pounding in the depths of her chest as she roamed through the area in anticipation of seeing him again after all this time. She could remember the day like it was yesterday, walking over towards his place with this dreadful feeling in the pit of her stomach because something had been different. There was no text message with the code word to meet up, the two of them hadn’t been able to go a day without being near each other since the line between them faded into the background. Her knuckles had raked against the Marshall family’s front door and when his mother answered the door, the look on her face had said it all. He left her without a word and she never understood why. She exhaled as she held her drink in her hand, bringing it up to her lips as she took a sip of it. Her gaze running over the crowd to see if she could spot Logan, maybe a release of some nerves would make this situation easier to deal with but as her eyes landed on the male standing with some brunette she had missed it by a second.

When her gaze moved back in front of her, the love of her life the man who broke her heart was there, knocking all the wind out of her. Music playing faintly in the background the blonde froze in place as their eyes met, the breath she had been holding released as she straightened her posture. It was too late to pretend she didn’t see him and move somewhere as far away as she could. Her eyes searched the features of his face, trying to figure out what he could be thinking as if one look for him would answer the millions of questions that ran through her every single day since he left. Of course, their relationship wasn’t perfect but the blonde had been foolish enough to think he had felt the same way about her. She cleared her throat and took a few slow steps towards the male in front of her, closing the distance inch by inch between them. “Ryan,” the hand holding the card with his name on it lifted up, flipping the side with his name on it to face him. “Looks like we’re on a date.”

[katemontgomcry]

A BLIND VALENTINE’S DAY AFFAIR with @lcganwalsh​

If there was one thing Kate wasn’t good at, it was dates especially the blind ones where you had no idea what was going to happen or who you were going to be signed up with but at least with her inside knowledge of the investigation against the gangs and with Ryan being in the Viper’s she at least knew what she was going to be dealing with. The tricky part was letting herself play the quiet nice girl who came from a big family and not the woman she spent years in training to become. She inhaled as her eyes landed on the male at the bar, turning her head to look over her shoulder to see Ryan across the room which always made her feel more safe. She cleared her throat, turning her head back around and making her way over towards the man at the bar. “Um... Logan?” She questioned, acting as if she didn’t have any idea what he looked like before this moment. “I’m Kate... and if you happen to not be Logan, well... Call this the most embarrassing thing in the world.”

[sugaabooga]

Aim and Shoot Your Shot

Pairing: Taehyung x Reader

Genre: fluff, conartist!Taehyung, assassin!reader

Word count: 1.9k

Warnings: PG-13, mentions of blood, guns, death, scam artists, video games LOL (nothing to gorey or serious tho), some cursing, very inaccurate descriptions of assassins-ish/scam artist missions

Synopsis: It do be Valentine’s Day.

Gunshots fire. Bullets whizz past your cheek. The stench of fresh blood reaches your nostrils. And yet. As you walk through the blood pooling at your feet, you don’t flinch.

Your hand is steady, resting on the trigger and ready to turn the corner.

BAM.

A clean headshot is fired and you’re thrown back with spurts of blood shooting out your neck onto the dirt floor.

“Damn,” you mutter, roughly tossing your mouse aside at your 20th death.

“How the hell are you an assassin with a KDA of 6/20/3?” a voice snickers through your headphones as you lean back into your swivel chair and shut off the game client.

“Real life and games are different, I guess,” you shrug.

The line abruptly goes dead making you straighten up in your chair in confusion. “What?” you mutter, checking up on the headphone cords and pc wires.

“You gonna sit there all day?”

You whip around to see Taehyung, your group’s main conman, and your partner in crime. Literally.

“We got a call,” he says, tossing over your hat and mask and cooly walking out the door. You slip on your cap and mask, pulling on a black jacket over your all-black look, and shove on your white sneakers.

“You have got to teach me better aim,” you mutter as you hop into the passenger seat. Taehyung scoffs as he starts the van’s engine, driving towards the Kim family’s mansion where your team was stationed to take action at the shady networking party.

“Says the sniper,” he shakes his head.

You sigh. “I don’t know what it is. It’s just not the same.”

At the sudden silence, you glance at Taehyung’s side profile, never able to get used to his perfectly sculpted face as his eyes intently focus on the road before you.

“What’s the matter?” he suddenly asks, briefly meeting your eyes before turning right back onto the streets. You flinch at the unexpected interaction and shake your head.

“N-Nothing,” you hum. “Is… Eunji going in with you today?”

Taehyung nods. “She always does for these cocktail parties.”

“Right,” you mutter under your breath.

You don’t know what you have against Eunji. She had joined the team a month after you finished sniper training and attending the main missions. 

She took on the role as a con woman alongside Taehyung, acting as his plus one at these types of rich people events you guys attended.

Despite their visual charisma when Eunji held onto Taehyung’s arm and they both flashed their blinding smiles, Taehyung had always worked with you the best through the mere earpieces. He was good at flattering others and extremely observant, using his quick wit to navigate the areas. You were good at keeping him in check, giving clear, specific orders, and watching his back.

The two of you had effective communication as he gave signals through your binoculars for you to make the first shot. After one specific instance where Taehyung had experienced massive injuries and laid right under one of the notorious gang members, you had sniped the guy right off of him and weirdly, things started to change between you and Taehyung. Your friendship grew stronger despite the field of work the two of you were in and you found the both of you often relying on each other.

But nevertheless, Eunji was good at acting just like Taehyung which automatically earned her the position as the main con artist and appear as the perfect wealthy young couple at parties and business affairs. You had been ignoring the green feeling you got every time you had to watch them through your binoculars but it was becoming increasingly difficult.

Taehyung stifles a laugh, immediately catching your attention.

“Are you jealous?”

Your eyes widen at the unexpected question that makes your heart race in nervousness. “Why would I be jealous? Of who?”

Taehyung shrugs, an amusing smirk plastered onto his stupidly handsome face. Before you could retort, Taehyung stops the car towards the wooded area hidden from main traffic and hops into the back to change into his suit.

You snap out of your confusing emotions, reminding yourself that you were in on an important business deal with the infamous Kim family who believed Taehyung and Eunji was the Shin family from France.

You quickly retrieve your weapons and materials from the trunk and nag Taehyung to safely carry out the mission and not be rash like he often was. He responds with a mischievous smile and a flick to your forehead before heading towards the hacker, Kim Namjoon’s van to take note of any security obstacles and important individuals.

You quietly run through the back route that you had analyzed on the way here and make your way up to the building labeled Building B. You shove in your earpiece before setting up your equipment, keeping a sharp eye out for any suspicious movements around you. Dealing with the Kim family was always risky business.

“Testing. Cinnamon buns. Testing.”

You snort. “Wanna go on a cinnamon bun date with me, Yoongs?”

Yoongi, the other experienced sniper currently stands on the opposite building from you, setting up his own materials. He ignores your comment, as usual, and focuses on the main hall of the mansion.

“Honestly, I always thought you guys looked cute together,” another voice adds with a snicker that you join in on. It was always too fun teasing Yoongi.

“What!?” Taehyung nearly yells into your ear making you grimace at the sudden loudness.

“Taehyung. Please,” Yoongi grits. “And shut the hell up, Park. Make sure you don’t end up knocking out the wrong man.”

That had happened before.

“Is Taeji in?” Jungkook, the new recruit in charge of hand to hand combat, interrupts the mild banter through the earpiece.

You refrain from rolling your eyes at the combination of Taehyung’s and Eunji’s names that your dumb team members came up with and listen quietly to Yoongi’s confirmation of observing the main entrance.

“Jimin,” Yoongi suddenly interrupts the silence. You scan the ballroom and spot the man in question who was, as always, flirting with a random woman for absolutely no reason except shits and giggles. “You aren’t here to pick up a one-night stand.”

You let out a short laugh as you see Jimin tense up indicating his entire body’s suppression of rolling his eyes. He successfully maintains his signature eye smile in front of the bashful female bartender who slips him a napkin. Probably with a set of numbers written on them.

“Security system is officially down,” Namjoon informs. “Taeji, Y/N. Standby at target.”

You quickly get into position, peering through your gun at the tall glass windows on the side of the target room. Once you make sure it’s in place, you use your binoculars to keep a close watch on the surroundings. You sweep over Taehyung and Eunji’s positions as they converse with some of the guests at the ball.

“Kim Seokjin entered through the side entrance doors,” Yoongi reports.

“Naturally get out of the conversation,” Namjoon instructs. “Kim approaching ten o’ clock about 100 ft away.”

You watch Eunji tug on Taehyung’s arm and lean close to whisper something in his ear.

You roll your eyes. Was that really necessary to get out of the conversation? You knew Eunji harbored feelings for Taehyung and always made it a point to be extra touchy on missions where they were required to enter as a couple.

You sigh as Taehyung gazes down at her with his playful grin and wraps his arm around her, quietly saying their excuses to the guests and taking their leave to “coincidentally” bump into Seokjin.

“Y/N,” Yoongi’s quiet voice calls.

“Listening,” you murmur.

“Remember. Don’t shoot unless it’s a life or death situation.”

“Got it,” you assure him, remembering that one time you had accidentally pulled the trigger during a winning fight. Good thing you had missed it because that would’ve been an extremely difficult situation to clear up.

Namjoon instructs Taehyung and Eunji to lead Seokjin into the back room where the transaction was scheduled to take place.

“How is someone so evil so good looking,” you say once you get a proper look at the man’s visuals as he follows after Taehyung and Eunji without any suspicion.

Eh, Tae’s more of my type. You think.

Yoongi rolls his eyes when he sees Taehyung’s jaw tense at your words that had accidentally spoken through your earpieces.

“Make a move if you’re mad,” Yoongi snickers as you scoff believing it referred to you while Taehyung jolts in surprise.

After a flashing light signal, Taehyung naturally walks towards the windows, slowly drawing the blinds closed just in case any rival gangs or crews were also present on the scene. Namjoon and Yoongi were watching the room from their respective visible places while Jimin and Jungkook were getting ready for any surprise attacks a few meters from the door. You stay still in position, taking this time to stretch your limbs since you didn’t have a visible line of sight.

A few minutes pass in silence which was quite normal for these types of meetings. It’s only when these business transactions get gangs involved that things go haywire and blood is shed.

“Shit,” Taehyung’s familiar timbre voice comes in through your headpiece. You immediately grow tense as Jimin quickly asks about the condition of the situation.

“Transaction is complete,” Namjoon quickly clarifies. “I don’t know why Taehyung cursed. Yoongi and Y/N stay in your positions till the Kims completely exit. Taeji and Kook, hurry and head out into your vans. Jimin hang around for about twenty more minutes. Don’t end up in a motel tonight.”

Jimin giggles as he walks back out into the main ballroom. “I’ll try.”

“Geez Tae,” Jungkook sighs, walking out towards the back of the mansion. “I thought I had to bust in.”

“Sorry,” Taehyung says, walking out through the back still in his suit and practically glowing. He fidgets with his watch and fiddles the knife stuck around his hip. “Did you guys realize it was Valentine’s Day tomorrow?”

You turn away, putting your binoculars aside as Eunji suddenly perks up expectantly at Taehyung’s random inquiry.

“Y/N,” Taehyung calls with hesitance.

You sigh, kneeling at your gun and peering in through the scope just in case. “I’m here.”

Unfortunately.

“You free tomorrow?”

You pause, leaning back from the gun. Was he trying to make fun of your single ass?

You don’t realize that just twenty feet below you, Taehyung awkwardly paces around as Eunji squints her eyes and huffs away to her respective van.

“Tomorrow?” you ask in confusion. “You tryin’ to have a galentines or something because obviously I do not have any pla-”

“Dumbass. He’s asking you out for Valentine’s Day,” Jimin suddenly interrupts, immediately sending both Taehyung and your faces to flush red.

You gulp. “As in-”

“A date,” Taehyung finishes. He nervously peers up at the building you were standing on top of earlier. He’s able to spot your dark figure. You turn around, somehow meeting Taehyung’s eyes as the mansion’s lights illuminate where you both stand.

“This is nasty,” Jungkook mutters with a sigh, hopping into Namjoon’s van.

Ding.

“This isn’t what I meant by making a move,” Yoongi sighs, tossing aside his water bottle after taking a swig. “Public confessions are a thing now?”

You look away, digging into your back pocket for your vibrating phone.

Tae: Go out... with me.

You intake a sharp breath, looking down only to see Taehyung typing away.

“You’re just salty that you’re lonely,” Jimin hums back at Yoongi, entering the ballroom with a flirty grin directed at CEO Shin’s mistress.

Tae: I like you Y/N. Wanna be my valentine?

“Fuck you,” Yoongi deadpans.

You: :3 teach me how to aim?

Taehyung grins, looking back up to see you peer down at him from the ledge.

“FOREVER AND ALWAYS!” he yells with a boxy smile.

“We’re literally going to die,” Namjoon groans.

[katemontgomcry]

A BLIND VALENTINE’S DAY AFFAIR with @landcnarcher​

Kate stood by the pool with her phone in her hand, tapping the device against the palm of her hand. Her and Ryan were due for a check up with one another and the few times she had glanced in his direction, there was an expression on his features that she hadn’t seen before which was shocking to learn since she felt like she knew the male like the back of her hand. She inhaled as she glanced down at her phone. “Come on, come on...” She whispered to the device, like talking to it was going to make the text message miraculously appear. She walked down the side of the pool, her eyes looking around to observe the others around her. There were risks when it came to the job she was doing and the biggest risk of all was her life, the fact she was putting her sister and her sister’s fiancé along with their children at risk was one of the things she had been setting to the back of her head after all these years. She stopped and spun around, her eyes lifting up to see Landon. 

It was almost ironic when the next song began to play. It was only a matter of time before the two of them ran into each other again but she had been hoping for it to not be here. She had gotten good at dodging him at every single corner because the last thing she was in need of was a distraction. She inhaled as she moved her hair back with her index finger as she took a few steps towards him. “I guess this is where I tell you that you look pretty good in semi-formal attire.” She didn’t know what else to say because even though she knew the male was in town and even running in the same social circles as her, she still wasn’t prepared for the moment their worlds finally clashed together.

[asherwinston]

ASHER WINSTON - A BLIND VALENTINE’S DAY AFFAIR

( featuring as the blind date: @aspcnx )

[jessexmarino]

JESSE MARINO - A BLIND VALENTINE’S DAY AFFAIR

( featuring as the blind date: @lailademir )

[katemontgomcry]

A BLIND VALENTINE’S DAY AFFAIR with @montgomeryjulia

If there was one thing anyone who knew Kate was aware of, it was the fact that dresses were not her thing. In fact, she loathed them so the fact she had to start wearing them to seem more appealing and talkative was something she could have lived without and the fact now they were adding blind dating on top of it all. She exhaled as she opened her purse, dropping her phone into it as she started walking towards the entrance, her eyes lifting up in time to see her sister standing by the door. “Hey,” she slowed her pace as she glanced her sister up and down to make sure nothing was physically wrong. “You have the look on your face again. Are you worried about the blind dating thing or the kids?”