ACT X | SCENE XLVII

❝NEW PROJECT❞

YOONGI STRETCHED HIS arms over his head in a yawn. the aroma of freshly brewed coffee slowly waking him up as he poured himself a cup and took a seat. lifting the cup to his lips, he took a sip, the heat of the ceramic warming his hands. the weather was getting colder as the days went by. at least, it had stopped raining so much.

it was a mid november sunday and his only rest day in the week. he'd even slept in an extra hour more than usual because he had been so tired from all the work in the past week. but, at least, his extra hours at the office had paid off. finally, he felt like he could breathe. it was miss lee's usual day off, so he was all by himself. yoongi revelled in the serenity of his solitude, and yet, it strangely felt too quiet. perhaps, he just missed seokjin, as usual. perhaps, it was something else. but he didn't want to think about it now.

just then, his phone buzzed on the marble top. eyes flickering down, a gummy smile tugged on the corners of his mouth as he read the caller id. snatching the phone up, he swiped the answer button and held the phone in front of his face. "hyung!"

"i figured you would be up by now." seokjin's smooth voice filtered through as his face appeared on the screen. "i just woke up. how are you, hyung?" yoongi asked with a smile. "tired." seokjin promptly responded. "one week here and i just want to be back home already." he ran a hand over his face, sigh leaving his lips. yoongi let out a small chuckle. "seriously, siwon woke me up at five am yesterday and i was this close to punching him in the face." the older man held his thumb and index finger barely a half centimetre apart.

"did you at least get some sleep last night?" yoongi queried. "did you?" seokjin redirected. "i did." the younger man rolled his eyes. "i even got in an extra hour and a half more than usual. i needed it. so did you get your beauty sleep?"

"yes. and i just had breakfast." seokjin answered with a satisfied grin. "i get today off to rest. if siwon disturbs me today, you might have to find a lawyer for me because i won't be responsible for what happens to him." he moved around his hotel room, sliding a door open and stepping out into what looked to be a balcony. yoongi laughed softly. "please don't do anything crazy. i don't think you could even survive a day in jail." he told him. "hey, at least i'll get a break in there." seokjin replied with a faux serious expression.

"have you had breakfast?" he asked, glancing momentarily beyond his phone screen. yoongi lifted his cup of coffee to the camera with a goofy smile. seokjin's eyes shifted from the coffee cup to his friend's smiling face. "i swear, if left alone for too long, you would actually starve to death. how is coffee breakfast?" he arched a brow. "is it not?" yoongi asked with an innocent look on his face. "oh, my god." the older man slapped a hand to his face. "i can't even leave you alone for one week."

yoongi let out another laugh. "miss lee left side dishes in the fridge. i'll eat those. don't worry about me." he reassured him. "you better." seokjin's tone was warning. "ah, hyung, hyung!" yoongi chirped excitedly, remembering something.

"what?" seokjin stared at him curiously, the ghost of a smile dancing across his lips at seeing his friend sound excited. "the daisy app is complete!" he grinned. seokjin's smile only grew at the childlike expression on his friend's face. "really?" he asked. "that's great! isn't it ahead of schedule? i thought you had till the end of the month before you had to meet with the director of that company."

"mhm," yoongi bobbed his head in affirmation. "i worked out everything yesterday. i asked jeongguk to call mr park's secretary and set a meeting for this wednesday." he said. "you look awfully excited about a business meeting." seokjin remarked with a slight tilt of his head. "i'm just happy because now, i can get started on this new project i've recently been thinking a lot about."

"what project?" seokjin's brows went up in curiosity. yoongi looked away. "i can't tell you the details right now until i've figured it all out." he mumbled. "you told me about orbit." the model pointed out. "this one's different." yoongi answered. his friend narrowed his eyes, suspicion gleaming in the brown of his irises, but he made no comment. "do you have an idea for a name?" he queried instead, with a slight tilt of his head. "yes."

"well can you, at least, tell me what it is?" he asked. "polaris." yoongi answered with ease. "north star. also known as the guiding star. knowing you, it's probably not just to fit into your galaxy theme. it's a reference to whatever this app is supposed to do." seokjin nodded in thought. a smile took over yoongi's face. "something like that." he replied vaguely, but it was enough for seokjin. a knowing look spread across his features. "i'll keep my ideas to myself for now too, then." the older man said and yoongi laughed.

there was a momentary silence before seokjin seemed to remember something. "how's haneulie? have you seen her since that day?" he sounded innocent enough but yoongi wasn't really convinced. but a sigh left his lips at the thought of the little girl. he remembered the disappointment she'd tried to hide at the idea of not being able to see him anytime soon.

"i'll take that to be a no." seokjin remarked. "this whole week has been dedicated to getting the daisy app to be as close to perfect as possible, hyung. i barely had time to sleep, much less pay anyone a visit." yoongi told him. he honestly still didn't even know how he'd found the time to write out those flash cards in between work after ordering the books. "today is the first time i've caught a real break since you left."

"i didn't say anything, yoongi." seokjin couldn't hide his amusement. "you didn't have to. your face is like an open book, right now." the tech mogul deadpanned. almost immediately, the model assumed a poker face. "wow," yoongi breathed out in disbelief. "maybe you should go into acting too." he commented, eyes narrowing. "you think?" seokjin asked and the younger man couldn't tell if he was being serious or just pretending. "you'd fit right in." he offered.

"anyway, i think i'll call rian and check on her. ask haneulie what she'd like me to get for her in japan." he returned to the topic. "books." yoongi responded without thinking. "and how would you know that?" seokjin gave him a look. "she loves stories." the younger of the two shrugged. "but you can ask her what else she likes. though i doubt she'll go into specifics if you tell her you want to buy her presents."

teasing didn't even begin to express the look on seokjin's face. yoongi pretended not to notice, taking a sip of his coffee. "do you plan on going shopping today or something?" he switched subjects as he carefully placed the cup back on the marble. "probably. i don't know when i'll have an entire day free again."

yoongi could relate to that. being the boss didn't mean he could just ignore his responsibilities whenever he wanted to. he did have his entire day free of any urgent matters to attend to now that the daisy app was working the way he'd envisioned. there was nothing to add and more importantly, nothing to take away from it. at least, right now. and he had no idea when else he would have such a day.

he snapped out of his thoughts, eyes back on his friend. "that's true." he agreed. "i'm going to eat real breakfast now, hyung. you should rest a little bit more before going out." he said. "alright. eat a lot, yoongi." seokjin responded. "stay safe, hyung." yoongi nodded. "you too. love you." seokjin waved with a bright boyish smile. "me too." yoongi whispered, waving before hanging up.

leaving the phone on the tabletop, he got on his feet. time to have some actual breakfast to go with his coffee. and maybe give someone a little surprise later.

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ahem so yes, it's a minute (again). i hope y'all have been taking care of yourselves and staying safe. was missing seokjinie already so i brought him back (through video call). anyways, yoongi's new app and his possible surprise 👀 what do you think?
hopefully i'll see y'all sooner. but till then, stay healthy bubs!