✘ Hallway ✘

@★ Shin Hoseok [SH] Hyungwon nervously smiled back at him as he tried his best to relax. "Yes, We can go to guest room number room." He nodded in agreement as it was the closest. He didn't have to walk around in this garb for too long. "I'll make sure to keep this on." He carefully took the drink into his hand following the other to the guest rooms. "Yeah... I still get pretty nervous but I mostly try to stay in my head for the most part." He chuckled nervously as he pulled his robe closer.

@♦ Chae Hyungwon Hoseok smiled over at the club worker so he would relax a bit further, already slipping out of his seat while the barman was finishing their drinks. "Let's go to the guest room number 1, hmm?" he suggested simply because it was the nearest one, yet he hoped it would be free at the moment. They only had to check it. Hoseok took out some bills and in exchange of them, he reached to grab the glasses when they were placed onto the counter, handing the other male his drink. "So let's head there," he spoke lightly and lead the way in a mild pace. "And by the way, I would probably have a stage fright too, must take some balls to have whole room looking at you, especially so intensively," it was something Hoseok didn't know the feel of really but trying to imagine it, it seemed scrary to him.

@★ Shin Hoseok Hyungwon flashed him a warm smile feeling the gentle pat on his upper arm. He could feel how warm the other's hand was. He slowly relaxed but was still clutching onto his robe. "Y-Yes please.... I still have quite the stage fright and I don't want to be around a huge crowd at the moment." He gave the other male a grateful look as he began to stand. "Which private room would you like to use?" He reached out hesitantly putting his hand on his shoulder. "You won't see my jittery self in there as I'll be more calm." He tried to reassure the other as if he was trying to persuade him into getting out of the room with the creepy men in it.

@♦ Chae Hyungwon Hoseok could only reach out his arm and give Hyungwon a gentle pat to his upper arm, the purpose of it was intended to be purely a quiet comfort which was all the client could do at the moment, not knowing much more about Hyungwon's situation to offer a better or more meaningful one. Noticing how the male kept clutching his robe close, appearing highly uncomfortable with every second, Hoseok tried to offer some alternative. "Would you like us to get our drinks here and then move with them elsewhere for more privacy?" he asked the worker tentatively, leaving the final decision to him before he turned to the bartender who was standing near. Hoseok asked him for rum and coke twice, in the end changing his mind about his own order and switching it to have rum and coke with the other male.

@★ CJamm "That's right, since this club is a place to relax and get away from the real world for a time being," he agreed, nodding his head to the other's words as he thought about the countless number of VIPs and clients they sheltered here weekly in the club so they could all relax and treat themselves a bit. "It's really alright, don't feel guilty or anything," he smiled. He nodded, taking note of the information given to him before waving back to the other, "See you then," he smiled, watching the other run off before he made his way back to the bar to continue working.

@Park Chanyeol "I try to rest from all that, that's why I am here aren't I" Jamm smiled faintly as he remembered the papers he has been ignoring, it wasn't his dream job, yes he did enjoy it sometimes but he didn't get it with his own power, it was from blood to blood and his grandfather did a crazy thing before he died, placed Jamm as CEO which was hell the first year but now it is the seventh year, the hotels increased and they got raised from four starts to five."it's wonderful, I would love to hang out with you whenever I want to relax even at moments after that business call, it would be nice to get some mind off you know but I guess I would be bothersome and I shouldn't go ahead myself, so the dinner. meet me at eight pm at the restaurant I will have the table reserved in my name" Jamm winkled at the man and flashed an idiotic grin "see you soon" he waved as he ran off back to his room.

@★ CJamm Chanyeol smiled to the other and then nodded, "That is very true, I'm sure you're quite the busy man," he commented. At times like these, Chanyeol was pretty glad that he wasn't too high up in the ladder of the business world because he honestly wouldn't be able to handle so much stress. "It's not selfish at all. My hours are quite flexible," he explained and hummed, "I don't have too many activities outside of my home and work life, I'm a little boring like that, but I have plenty of time to spare because of it too," he chuckled softly. "Well, it depends on my mood which one I prefer," he explained.

@Park Chanyeol "of course tonight the next day you might forget it and who knows I might be busy next evening I often need to make video call for conference meetings" Jamm sighed at the end since it was a real bother, he had to speak multiple languages, sometimes even have his personal translator online as well. "though, am I being selfish? I didn't even ask about you, if you're free how rude of me" even though the shorter male was laid back and talked a lot he did know what manners were. "I see" the muscular man hummed and nodded, his fingers cupping his own chin as he was in deep thought. "you still should prefer one more, or love switching too much? I do both too but never enjoying giving as much as I get receiving" Jamm admitted as he nodded to himself. Even though he liked receiving those were never one night stands but in real relationships but when it would go way around he would just let out his frustration at any needy that would spread his legs for jamm.

@★ CJamm Chanyeol relaxed a bit and smiled to the other as the deal was set, "Sounds good then. Did you want that dinner to be tonight or some other time?" he asked, "I'll go with whatever suits your schedule," he added. He smiled back to the other when he saw the other's smile, his happiness seemingly radiating off of him. He chuckled sheepishly at the light teasing from the other and shrugged a bit as he rubbed his nape, "Well, I do both ends of the spectrum so I know both sides," he explained as simply as he could.

@Park Chanyeol There was no moment when Jamm wasn't in the mood to joke even at worst he could make some lame joke where he would be the only one laughing, unsure if it's the fun fact about the short man or is it a sad one. "Well, if it's not that you don't want then we have a deal" Jamm winked at the taller and grinned widely, it was his third day at the club and he did feel lonely without being able to find any friends, though it wouldn't be the best place to look for them but Jamm did find one with no regrets. The muscular man only chuckled and nodded "yeah though life being a bottom huh" he said while almost patting the other's but he held himself down as he knew that might have been rude so he just nudged Chanyeol with his elbow as he wiggled his eyebrows.

@★ CJamm Chanyeol chuckled softly as the other joked like that, "That's true," he smiled. "It's well past breakfast time," he added. He was glad that the other seemed well enough to joke around, considering what state he had been in the previous night. He blinked a few times, waving his wands in front of him to the other as a sheepish smile adorned his face, "No, it's not that I do not want to. I just... I just think that there are probably more entertaining people to be around than myself," he explained. He was a little taken aback by the other's questions, "No, it's not wrong, and I'm not uncomfortable.." He realised that the other was still somewhat embarrassed about being seen like that last night, "You don't need to worry. I'm not one to judge, and I can't judge you about the way you looked last night since I've been a worse wreck myself," he smiled, a light blush colouring his cheeks since he didn't usually mention much about his own life.

@★ Shin Hoseok "Yeah... It's very tough" He nodded in agreement as he turned slightly to face him. He watched as he sat down next to him. He still kept his robe pulled in close as to keep wandering eyes off of him. He just wanted to get comfortable as he was still extremely tense from all the rushing around he had to do. "Oh fancy aren't you..." He a little with a flirty smile. "I think I will be adventurous around you and have one of my favorites. I think I will have a rum and coke." He arched his brow looking over to see his reaction wanting to be a little daring tonight after all it was the end of the week and he needed a bit of a buzz if he was going on stage later. He always drank a bit to numb the embarrassment of his performances.

@Park Chanyeol "Yes, not breakfast since it passed" Jamm threw one of his bad jokes once again unsure if mister Chanyeol likes them or not, Jamm just prayed he didn't sound annoying or bothersome. "Oh aren't you being rude, if you don't want to just say it, I still remember you arguing with me, you're really not smooth" one dissagreement Jamm already called arguing, well that was in his character as he was the one who enjoyed small fights and found them fun, it was the time he chuckled wasn't it last night anyway. "Yes, mister Chanyeol, I do want to treat you dinner as a big thank you for helping me and for free painkillers and I do want to make a friend with that kind of person, tell me now is it wrong? Are you uncomfortable? after seeing me-you know" Jamm rubbed his nape as he looked away with a dejected expression on his face.

@★ CJamm Chanyeol smiled to the other and chuckled softly at the rather enthusiastic 'yes' which the older answered him with. It was almost cute, especially since he could tell that the other was slightly embarrassed from how he had answered, but again, Chanyeol didn't want to make him uncomfortable so he didn't bother to comment on it since the other had suffered enough as it was the previous night. "Treat me to dinner?" That was definitely something the tall bartender was not expecting to be thrown his way at that moment but with the suggestion of friends, he accepted the offer with a smile, "Sounds lovely, but are you sure? I wouldn't want you to offer such a thing just from me helping you last night," he questioned.

@Park Chanyeol 'to the face' those words almost made Jamm mumble 'and a ' since he still couldn't get out of his head the fact that the man in front of him has seen his natural look if you can call that. "YES" Jamm said it quite loudly as he didn't want to forget what he wanted to do but all of that came out weird, he ended up sounding excited which was probably more embarrassing than the situation last night. "I wondered if I could treat you dinner, it's always nice to make friends with the right people isn't it?" Jamm smiled at the taller as he tried naturally to tiptoe without him noticing, trying his best to get at least more in the eyelevel which appeared to be failure when he almost didn't fall on his which would have turned out terrible.

@★ CJamm Chanyeol smiled when he saw that the other seemed to be okay, considering that he rushed towards him. He stopped walking of course, so they wouldn't run into one another. "You were?" he responded, blinking in surprise since he didn't think that the other would care since others normally didn't care all too much about what he had done for them since it was assumed he would do those things simply out of service for his job. He saw the blush, but didn't comment on it since he knew the reason behind it, and embarrassing someone was not on Chanyeol's to-do list. "Oh, it was no problem really. It's dangerous to leave someone like that unattended after all," he said. His eyes widened momentarily as the other finally introduced himself and he took the card with a grateful smile and a slight bow. "Nice to finally have a name to the face," he chuckled. "Other than finding me, were you planning on doing anything else?"

@Park Chanyeol Finally after roaming around the unknown halls Jamm found what was he looking for "Chanyeol" he smiled and rushed towards the taller man "I was looking for you, you see" the shorter rubbed his nape as he blushed slightly, it was natural to think the other has seen him and a wreck "I wanted to thank you for your kindess, oh! And my name is Ryu Sungmin but you may heard of me as Jamm the CEO of Jamm Hotels" the shorter handed out his business card he had in his short's pocket. How professional, right? His eyes focused on the taller as he waited for some kind of response.

@★ CJamm After Chanyeol had left the guest room, he had gone back down to the dungeon which had been used and cleaned that up, making sure it was in the best quality of cleanliness for the next users. After that, he had made sure to check the other rooms before heading home for the day, only to return later on to start his routine as usual, starting off at the bar, serving a few of the members who were in there despite it still being the day time. Some of them just had too much time and money on their hands it seemed. It was during one of his breaks that Chanyeol decided to wander about the club a little bit and as he made his way down one of the hallways, he saw a familiar figure with dreadlocks walking with a slight limp right in his direction.

@♦ Chae Hyungwon "Yeah, that sounds tough," the client mused quietly. It wasn't difficult for the therapist to tell he uncovered a sensitive topic. If anything else the chewing on his luscious lips gave the club worker away and Hoseok wasn't one to press more onto such matters - at least when he wasn't specifically paid to do so. The older man joined Hyungwon at the bar counter, sitting down and neatly folding his dark blue coat over the next free stool beside him to take his time to respond. Since he already had his daily glass of red wine previously, the choice was easy. Replying only when he turned slightly towards Hyungwon and faced him once more. "I don't know about you but I am gonna have martini," Hoseok shared, never expecting or pressing his drinking partners into matching his own tastes. "Unless, you have some secret favorite drink here you'd like to share with me," he added with a slightly rised eyebrow and a small curl of his lips in a half smile.

@★ Shin Hoseok "Hopefully not... I don't want to have an exhausting day at work either... I already have enough to worry about." He frowned slightly chewing on his bottom lip looking him in the eyes. He tilted his head slowly as if he was trying his best to read him. "It sounds very lovely doesn't it..." He sighed in content at the thought of just relaxing and talking the night away. He followed him to the bar carefully climbing onto the bar stool next to the other male. He could see eyes quietly bearing into his soul making him pull his robe around him more. "College classes and trying to keep money for rent and things like that." He said softly chewing on his lip once more. He didn't want to talk about those stressful situations as it would make him quite depressed. "So....." He said trying his hardest to change the subject. "What should we get to drink??"

@♦ Chae Hyungwon Well, aware of how easy it is to hurt another person, even unintentionally, Hoseok found merely amusing Hyungwon's words because they seemed a tad bit strong between strangers but he didn't let it show, avoiding being petty. "Seeing we have the same problem, I hope an equally long and tiring night isn't awaiting us as well," he stated, keeping his gaze connected to the worker's for a bit longer before breaking it to take a place beside him once it was set they will spend more time together. "I must admit that sounds more than lovely," the last word rolled on his tongue with an ease of a charmer before he led the way over to the bar in an unrushed pace, not failing to notice few of the looks they were given. However, Hoseok wouldn't lie to himself - it was the male beside him in his revealing clothes who attracted most of these wandering eyes. He peeked over at Hyungwon to see if he was aware of it but didn't comment on the fact, instead decided to continue their previous conversation. "So what is it that made your own day long and tiring?" he asked carefully. Hoseok didn't want to be nosy but he guessed the male can always tell him just as much about himself as he likes.

@★ Shin Hoseok Hyungwon smiled back at him tilting his head to the side slightly figuring that the other male was right. "You're right...I would never hurt you." He stepped back a bit giving the other male a bit of space thinking he was hovering over him. He kept his eye on him waiting for him to speak. "I hear you on the long tiring day thing... It's been a very long tiring day for me as well." He gently squeezed his hand after speaking to him. He chuckled feeling his cheeks turning red as Hoseok began to flirt with him. "Excellent... I am good company I assure you... I will make sure you have an excellent time." He flashed another flirty smile back at him "I would love to have a drink with you. We can just drink and chat the night away.... How does that sound?? He softly asked arching his brow for a moment.

@♦ Chae Hyungwon The stranger's remark about not hurting him actually managed to bring a quick smile to Hoseok's thoughtful face. "Don't take me wrong. I didn't think you would hurt me," he assured the male right away because even if Hyungwon was tall, taller than Hoseok, he didn't look twice intimidating to the client with his soft features and a playful smile. Hoseok wasn't one to judge people by their looks but this male fit his own personal idea of attractive, maybe because the therapist always had a thing for 'unique' as difficult that term was to be described. However, the fact was Hoseok haven't seen around many faces similar to this man's and though he still didn't see a reason why the male would pick out a leaving client and showing a concern, he didn't actually feel bothered by him. On the other hand, Hoseok didn't like to burden people around him. "I am fine, it was a long, tiring day today, that's all," he made the obvious excuse but didn't pull his hand away from Hyungwon's. "However, now when I landed my eyes on you, I wouldn't mind staying a bit longer," he admitted, thinking he can always leave in few minutes if his interest drops again. "What do you say about having a drink with me?"

@★ Shin Hoseok Hyungwon lightly tilted his head as he looked the other deep in his eyes. He gave the other a playful smile once again as he looked a little off guard. "Don't worry I'm not going to hurt you...I was just saying hello..." He watched him curiously as he seemed a bit spacey in his own world. He seemed to be looking right through Hyungwon. He would have to wait for him to snap back into reality. A bright smile appeared across his face when he finally did snap back into reality. "Hello Hoseok.. I don't need anything at the moment, you look like you are the one who needs the help. You seem a little off and looks like you need someone to talk to... I could be that person if you wanted." He wasn't putting on his act this time that he mostly did for the customers. He reached down gently to take his hand to lead him somewhere more private.

@♦ Chae Hyungwon Trapped too deep in his thought, the client didn't even pay any attention the person who came out from one of the rooms - someone who surely would catch his attention under regular circumstances due to their skimpy clothing. The therapist halted only when he realized someone is actually talking to him and that was when he focused his gaze on the man who was most likely another worker. It was difficult to say what caused Hoseok taking too long to reply - if the male current looks or the fact he was suddenly pulled out his thoughts, taking time to put the other's words together. Thankfully, he pulled himself together by the time the man walked closer, making sure not to stare too much. "Hello, I am Hoseok. Can I help you somehow?" the young widower asked, not forgetting he was on his way out and guessed most likely the man needed something to approach him out of the sudden. He didn't really mind dues to his easy going and kind personality.

@★ Shin Hoseok Hyungwon sighed as he headed to the club's entrance after paying his cab fare fee. It was getting expensive to travel there from his shoddy apartment to this high class V.I.P club. He just needed to dance to help pay off some of his student loans and for his tuition for that year. He bowed waving to the cab driver before heading through the entrance and down the long winding hallways to get to his dressing room. Once there, he bowed to his other "co-workers" and started to get to work on his costume for that theme of dance. He frowned a little as the theme of the outfit was sheer clothing that you could see through. He hesitantly slipped on the fishnet style top that was showing the tan skin that was underneath. He then slipped into the short tight shorts that hardly left anything for the imagination. "I'll be going now..." He excused himself heading from his dressing room to the main hallway that lead to the stage.

As he was walking to get to the stage his eyes wandered onto a blonde hair male that was passing him. He looked quite troubled or upset. "Hello there." He bowed his head giving him a playful but flirty smile. "You seem very upset." His signature smile never left his face as he used it to get his clients comfortable. "The name's Hyungwon." The young dancer began to walk over to introduce himself and to get a bit closer. There was loud music playing and he wasn't sure if the other could hear him or not. He leaned in whispering into his ear. "The name's Hyungwon.." He whispered.

@♦ Chae Hyungwon It wasn't easy to get inside any club like this one and the clients here surely were able to receive quite unique services. Hoseok however didn't belong to the large group of clients who mainly came in here to get that /one/ thing. Honestly, Hoseok was aware one can get themselves a e from a street for much cheaper price than was a cost of meal in this exclusive club. The widower belonged to the smaller group of clients who really enjoyed the privilege of being the members and the status it brought. Not to say, it was about the high time Hoseok returned back into public life and he craved for some company, a good conversation and maybe even a touch human.
He tried to visit the club frequently and indulge into social life with other VIPs rather than coming home to the empty apartment of his which filled him with certain degree of despair at times. However, sometimes his foul mood took over him while he was in the club, triggered by the smallest issues, and Hoseok was self-conscious enough to realize that when this time comes he isn't twice fun to be around. It was better to retreat for the sake of the escorts who still tried to gain his attention and for the other VIPs who must have hard time to keep his mind with them so he rather excused himself, after tipping the workers generously for putting up with him long enough. Like right now, when he finished his glass of red wine and grabbed his coat, folding it over his arm, heading out to the polished hallway and right for the exit, giving up on the night early that evening.