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Taehyung quickly averted his gaze as to not completely freak the unknown boy out on his first time meeting him.

Except it didn't feel like his first time...

Taehyung shook the thought away, his light brown locks flouncing with the gentle sway of his head, catching the early light of the sun every now and then and reflecting little gold specks onto his hair.

"Morning Yoongi! Morning Namjoon! Morning... Oh I'm sorry I don't believe we've met!" Hoseok piped up, the ever present heart shaped smile gracing his lips, causing everyone else to smile along with.

The boy whom Taehyung didn't recognize smiled shyly, bunny like teeth poking out behind rosy lips, shining onyx eyes crinkling at the corners as they rose. His shiny black hair was pushed into his face by a baseball cap dawning the signature Bullet Co. logo. He had a quarter-zip jacket on which also stated the company he must be working for. For his bottom half he wore simple black jeans, no rips or tears as it may have been seen as unprofessional. He wore all black, chunky Filas; a detail which made Taehyung smile, he loved Fila.

"I'm Jeongguk, nice to meet you Hoseok!" The boy spoke, his gentle yet energetically young voice rang in Tae's ears and made a single butterfly cocoon in his chest.

Hoseok took the hand, eagerly shaking it and giving the taller a pat on his shoulder, "How'd you know my name? Am I that famous?" The red head spoke, dramatically placing the back of his hand on his head, mimicking faintness.

Jeongguk as Taehyung now could put a name to the cute face, laughed- a noise which sounded like spring coming.

"I mean, if you were to ask Yoongi hyung I'm sure he'd say your famous for your good looks." Jeongguk said mischievously, holding back a laugh as his sometimes boss, all the time friend, turned to look at him as if he'd just said he was president of the moon.

"I- well that not exactly, erm." Yoongi sputtered, the wheels in his mind obviously turning to try and grasp any kind of explanation.

Hoseok turned as red as his hair as he stared at the somewhat shorter blonde across the room and Jeongguk held back another laugh.

Taehyung however, couldn't hold back his laugh. Boxy smile on full display as his deep laughter sounded out through the room, followed by an uncharacteristically loud snort.

All eyes fell on the brunet, who quickly slapped a hand over his mouth; tanned hand adorned in elegant jewelry hiding his similarly elegant features as he struggled to stop giggling.

His eyes met Jeongguk's, and for a moment, time stopped.

It was as if someone had pressed pause on existence itself for a moment. It's like the feeling when you hear the school bell ring, for just a moment there's no worries at all, the moment before any thoughts or concerns catch to you. A moment of universal recognition.

Jeongguk stared at the light-brown haired beauty in awe. He was pretty sure he'd never seen a more effortlessly gorgeous human being in his 24 years of life. Unless he counted his mom, but he was pretty sure this was a different situation, and that she wouldn't be offended by the thought.

Jimin sauntered over to Taehyung and ruffled his hair, laughing lightly, "I haven't heard that snort in quite a while TaeTae!" He teased as Taehyung tried to poke his stomach, Jimin dodging out of the way, holding Tae back by pushing on his forehead.

To anyone else, they would've looked like six year olds battling it out after a fight about a toy. But to the group who was familiar with the duo's dynamic- save Jeongguk- smiled at the soulmate's interactions.

"Alright boys, settle down." The gentle, crackly voice of Mr. Nam called from his office, making his way slowly into the main room.

All the boys paused to look at him, admiration filling their eyes while invisible angels tugged at the corners of their lips, pulling them upwards in glee.

"Good morning Mr. Nam!" The Bullet Co. group and Jimin called out, bowing ever so slightly.

Mr. Nam hated when the boys bowed to him, telling them that "I'm no one important, save your energy, you're too young to get caught up in formalities." But they all did anyway.

"Good morning boys, what can I help you with Namjoon?" The old man turned to face the tallest, who was still scratching out some numbers into his notebook.

"Oh!" Kim Namjoon said quietly, adjusting his glasses before smiling at Mr. Nam, "Well today's just a regular delivery! But Yoongi and I came by too to introduce our newest recruit, Jeon Jeongguk. He's a friend of mine and Yoongi who just got out of college."

As he spoke, Namjoon gestured slightly to Jeongguk who stood nearby, awkwardly trying to make it seem like he was fine being the center of attention for a bit.

"Ahh, well it's nice to meet you Jeongguk. I'm sure you'll fit in with this crowd just fine. If you're a little loose around the edges that is." The elder finished, laughing heartily to himself about his joke.

The rest of the boys all chimed in with cries of betrayal and rejection at the words, even if they all knew he was joking. He loved giving the boys a hard time, but everyone knew he loved them like sons.

"Thank you sir, I'll do my best!" Jeongguk said, a little too loud for his own liking, his voice juxtaposing against the brisk, silent, early morning air. But no one seemed to care about that.

"I know you will, alright boys I have work to do, but make yourselves comfortable. Taehyung would you mind brewing some tea? No one else can handle that machine like you." Mr. Nam smiled gently in the direction of the beauty in the green sweater, who was still being clung to by Jimin.

Taehyung nodded with a gentle smile before prying himself away from Jimin, the shorter resigning himself to go stand by Yoongi and Hoseok with a soft blush on his cheeks being in the presence of them both.

As Taehyung turned to fill the kettle with water he caught the ever so gorgeous eyes of Jeongguk once more, an unfamiliar feeling filling his stomach, one he didn't mind so much.

Jeongguk smiled widely at the elder, waving slightly as if to say "This will have to do for a formal introduction for the moment."

Taehyung waved back, smiling just as wide.

He knew it would be a good day.

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Purple you all.