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[ CHAPTER 24 ]
a bad day

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TO both of the men's surprise, their usual non-existent, willing conversing until the next ridiculous meet-up morphed into reality by their many baby-cheeked, crimson-arrowed friends are the opposite.

jimin needs not of slyly prodding him to slip jeongguk a text in hope of his friend landing himself what he calls a 'good dick down with an even nicer owner' which taehyung finds utterly repulsive and grimaces at the very thought of it.

they text often after their little chat under the moonlight, generally about the minor things in their day from the colour of the pillow misun never fails to destroy each day or the remote lodged under the sofa pillows that never seemed to be where it was needed.

and so taehyung doesn't detest jeongguk as much as he had the first time he had laid eyes on him, albeit he still continues to pick as many quarrels with the easily irritable younger man as much as he could. but their relationship had mounted that awkward stage of relentless arguments, something that their friends were exhaustingly grateful for.

it's around ten in the night, the world extinguished in the silver wisps of yet another dying day and taehyung lays upon his belly, legs encircled by the sheets of his bed, hands curled around the delicate screen of his mobile and skin shadowed with artificial light.

jeongguk asks about his day as usual and taehyung immediately delves into his latest epic story behind yet another scar embedded in his forearm, this time by a feisty tabby cat that had thrown the greatest of fits when he'd pinned her down to gently coax the anesthesia into her system.

hyungsik (date) sent 10:35pm
hey!

unconsciously frowning lightly, his thumb pauses across his conversation with jeongguk, hesitantly reaching up to swipe down the newcomer's message.

sent at 10:35pm you
hiya!

hyungsik (date) sent 10:36pm
how's life treating you?

sent 10:36pm you
pretty good. you?

hyungsik (date) sent 10:36pm
eh but amazing now you're here. ;)
you up for drinks friday night?

nose crinkling in distaste at the thought of alcohol and sweat-slicked bodies pressing too close at his personal bubble, taehyung ignores the latest text from his over-sized bunny-man.

lil bunny guk sent 10:36pm
taeeee, come bacckkkk
my brownieeeee
see more...

maybe visiting hyungsik wouldn't be a bad idea, he did need to settle down eventually and the man seemed polite and friendly, what was there to lose? yet, taehyung isn't over the moon about meeting with him, in fact, he doesn't see the other as a possible candidate for his heart but a good friend that he would forever be thankful for. either way, it would do him good to get out of the practice and socialise for once.

hyungsik (date) sent 10:37pm
tae?

sent at 10:38pm you
sorry, i had to get my charger. >.<
but sure! is it ok if i bring a few friends tho?

hyungsik (date) sent at  10:38pm
yeah, it's fine.
i'll send you the details later?

sent at 10:38 you
great! see you friday!

hyungsik (date) sent at 10:38pm
cya

now for his needy bunny, he smiles, tapping at his keyboard as a steady flow of spam from the increasingly concerned raven-haired man floods in.

lil bunny guk sent at 10:39pm
where'd you gooo :((
taehyungieeeee
lmao u hv hyung in ur name, you saint.
tae
kim taeHyUnG
who's gonna be my brownie to my cookie?!! :0

sent at 10:39pm you
i'm here, stop oml.
drinks this friday?

lil bunny guk sent at 10:39pm
um random, but sure.
who else is coming?

sent at 10:40pm you
everyone and my dAtE ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

lil bunny guk sent at 10:40pm
date??

sent at 10:40pm you
the guy i was set up with, he invited me! >.<
gukkie?

lil bunny guk sent at 10:42pm
cool, gtg, see you friday.

sent at 10:42pm you
um, ok??
you good?
gukkie?
read 10:42pm

frowning, he sets his device tenderly upon the covers, mildly confused at the sudden turn of behaviour.

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hoseok picks him that friday night, clad in a crisp, white button up that he purposely leaves open at the very slit of his collar, sheer fabric splayed across his skinny-jeaned thighs, clasped across his hips by a silver buckled belt. taehyung can almost smell the smugness in his tone as he poorly hints at his romantic invitation to a night out by prince charming himself.

by the time they pull up at club, he scrambles from the ebony-lathered sedan, pressing adamant fingers at his ears to hinder the shrieks of his friend's amused reprimands behind him as the duo jog over to the rest of the group excluding a certain raven-haired male.

"you bloody idiot!" jimin exclaims the very second he walks into an ear-pinching range, tiny fingers curled against the sensitive flesh, "are you dumb?!"

"ow! ow! ow! let go chim!"

"when he asks you, and only you to go out that means he wants to spend time with you, and only you, dumbass!" he hisses, finally dropping his fingers to his side, "how dense can you get?"

scowling, he cups his reddened ear, "i've been told."

"but otherwise," jimin says, breaking out into an easy grin as he speaks sweetly, raising a suggestive eyebrow, "who are you trying to impress?"

flushing, his finger unconsciously press at the thin fabric of his white button up, tracing the intricate design of what he supposed was a glass painting of some sort pressed at the left is his chest, collar upturned. alike to hoseok, his legs are donned by tight skinny jeans that the man had been quick to point out since it 'made his ass pop'. the outfit, which he truly had spent too long fussing over, was finished over with a single dangling earring clamped at his left ear and a half an hour worth hairstyle which consisted of meticulous tussling.

"no one." he replies cooly, rolling his eyes as they make their way into the club.

"uh hu." jimin scoffs, "kinda hard to believe when you've got some greed God waiting for you and a coconut-headass that surprisingly looks good."

before taehyung can snap back a witty comment of his own, cheeks burning rose, his name is hollered across rows of coloured drinks and thumping floors, his head jerking in the direction of the noise.

a grinning hyungsik waves at him from across the room, perched in a high chair, elbows crossed upon the bar. despite his simple outwear - ripped blue jeans and a plain white shirt with a fawn coat on top - taehyung swears his heart leaps in his chest at how stunning the man appears.

"fuck." jimin curses beside him as they make their way towards the smiling man, "he's gorgeous, oh my God tae you better not mess this up."

yoongi scowls, slinging an arm around his boyfriend's waist protectively to which jimin smirks and tilts his chin up to plant his lips tenderly at the base of his jaw, "but my baby lion's the most handsome bub out there hm, aren't you big boy?"

despite his frown as he jerks his head and glares resolutely ahead, the bright blush across his cheeks gives him away as he grunts and ignores his giggling partner.

rolling his eyes and mocking a gag, taehyung walks ahead of the sickening couple, fingers skimming the coloured plastic of the chair as he sinks into the seat, toes curled across the circular base to twist him in the direction of his date.

"you look cute," hyungsik compliments once the rest of the group settles down across the row of chairs, adding, "that shirt's beautiful on you."

skin aflame at the compliment, he ducks his head and casts his timid gaze to his fiddling fingers upon his laps as he mutters a quiet, "t-thanks...i love your jacket, it's a nice colour."

snorting, hyungsik thanks him politely before flitting his gaze towards the rest of his friends who peer at the duo curiously.

"right." taehyung grins, swivelling on his chair as his hands gesture towards his friends, "meet min yoongi and park jimin, the sweet and sour couple. kim namjoon and kim seokjin the influencers and wise men of the group. and jung hoseok the straight ray of sunshine with a secret someone he's too shy to talk about."

"i'm not shy." hoseok says hotly, cheeks warm as he pokes a reprimanding finger at the ashen-haired male's side, "i just don't trust you all with that information."

seokjin scowls heavily, dramatically gasping and pressing the back of his hand to his forehead, "seven years with no basis of trust? go fuck yourself jung."

rolling his eyes, hoseok shakes his head as he speaks, "you guys are so extra, you'll scare her."

"please, we're not that mental." jimin scoffs, "we'll be nice."

"hey, where's gukkie?" taehyung intervenes, briefly glancing down at the light screen of his phone, "i told him seven."

"oh yeah!" jimin pipes up, smiling sheepishly, "he texted me before we came in and i forgot to tell you, he'll be a bit late since he had an unexpected meeting but he should be able to make it."

lips unconsciously tugging downwards, taehyung's unable to contain his bemusement and mild irritation, mumbling loudly, "but why didn't he text me?"

containing a snort, seokjin rolls his eyes and says teasingly, "no one's taking your man away tae, relax.
he probably has his reasons."

"he's not my man." he denies, cheeks aflame as he dismisses the amused laughter of his friends, "that's disgusting."

"what's disgusting?"

and taehyung swears his breath hitches in his throat, slipping within his trachea and bubbling across his heart as his eyes widen, lips parted at the sight before him.

jeongguk is donned tonight in dark blue, the darkest of blues that if it weren't for the single bright light cascading to the floor near them he would've mistaken it for coal. adorned in a silk shirt that hangs loosely across his shoulders, unbuttoned near the dip of his stomach so the fabric splits across the skin of his adonis belt, snippets of his golden skin carved with muscle flashing occasionally. a navy dark blazer that strangely looks alike to velvet is propped across his shoulder, shouldering his frame and slipping past his hips.

and God his thighs. now, mind you taehyung had always known that jeongguk was as packed as a muscled bunny could get but he'd never paid much mind to the man's not-so-subtle flexing, finding it rather conceited if he said so himself. but now, clad with leather jeans that ripple across his thighs that bulge from each and every movement, his only wish is to run a dainty finger across its skin.

"silver?" he hears jeongguk say as he blinks into consciousness, throat dry as he slathers his parted lips with spit, "you okay?"

"huh? m-me? uh, yeah, 'course."

beside him, hoseok snorts, a fist at his lips as he hides his smirk, piping up lightly, "trust me jeon, he's more than okay."

a scowl heaving at his lips, he nips the man's thigh harshly as the group erupts into laughter, jeongguk watching on in bewilderment.

"so you're 'gukkie'?" hyungsik suddenly says, his voice stern with polite casualties, propping an arm forward as a smile curves at his lips, "i'm park hyungsik, nice to meet you."

"yeah." jeongguk grunts, happening to not see the man's outstretched hand as he makes his way to sit beside a knowing hoseok.

frowning, taehyung opts to ignore the raven-haired man's unruly behaviour, thinking of it as a bad day that had temporarily dampened his mood.

"does he not like me?" hyungsik murmurs worriedly as the duo watch the young businessman scowl and whip out his device.

taehyung shakes his head, smiling lightly as he props a comforting hand across the other's, "i think he's just having a bad day."

"yeah, you're right."

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[a/n]

if you didn't get it, tae wore the shirt in the gif at the top of the chapter to the party, just in case you wanted to visualise his outfit! <3 jeongguk's outfit was inspired by an attire taeyong wore once, tell me if you know what i mean!

you guys are so supportive i can't. i swear i am blessed with the kindest and loving readers and i am forever thankful for all of you. we sailed this ship together and we'll harbour it together. besides, where's the captain without her crew? ♥️

this one was a bit short, hopefully, the next one will be long. ugh, i've got great gifs to put in the header, ones that i promise you'll love but the 'files too large' and hmph, it always gets me so angry :(

teaser: i promise that the dirty lil' demons reading this will love the next chapter ;) bUt question, daddy or master?