three weeks later...

hoseok and seokjin were in their dorm with the addition of jimin because apparently "yoongi didn't want to hang out with him".

even though they both knew that it was a complete lie and that jimin was just too chicken to hang out with yoongi alone, they let it slide and allowed him to chill with them.

they were trying to find a show to watch when they heard loud banging on the door.

seokjin sighed deeply, knowing that it was one of his friends and therefore knowing it was something stupid.

he got up and didn't even look through the peephole before guessing.

"taehyung?"

"no it's jeongguk!"

"close enough." jin said before opening up the door to find an out of breath jeongguk with sweat across his forehead.

"thank god you're-"

"if you're running from taehyung then i'm not letting you in here to hide cuz i don't feel like watching another nerf gun battle royale in my dorm." jin deadpanned.

"what? no, i came here to ask you something." jeongguk said.

"where the hell did you run from? japan? why are you so sweaty? your dorm is literally only one staircase up." jin asked.

"i just came from the gym and then ran here, okay? now can you shut up and let your son in?" jeongguk whined.

"i'll ignore the fact that you told me to shut up and act like you didn't even say anything." seokjin said with an attitude as he moved out of the way so his 'son' could come inside.

"hey seokie!" jeongguk said.

"heyo ggukie!" hoseok greeted back.

"oh hi jimin, what are you doing here?"

"hey gguk, i'm just bored that's all." jimin answered.

"why didn't you go to yoongi?" jeongguk questioned with a teasing smile.

"i- he didn't wanna hang out..." jimin said, a blush creeping onto his face.

"oh yeah? sure~" jeongguk smirked.

"shut up jeon." jimin blurted.

"cmon jeongguk, leave jimin alone, what did you wanna ask?" seokjin interrupted, earning a silent thankyou from jimin.

"oh yeah um, could we talk- you know, in private?" jeongguk asked.

seokjin raised an eyebrow but lead him into the kitchen anyway.

"what is it?"

"well... i think i like someone but," he paused, "i don't think they like me that way. so i came to you for help since i'm supposed to be your baby."

seokjin looked amused but also felt pity for jeongguk.

he obviously likes you back, dumbass. he thought.

"well, do you mind telling me who this someone is?" he asked.

jeongguk groaned, "i don't wanna tell you because then you'll say 'i told you so' and i hate it when you're right!"

jin laughed, "cmon jeongguk, it's okay that you like taehyung."

"i- i never even... i never even said it was him! shut up!"

"again, i'll ignore you telling me to shut up. but for real, just admit it jeongguk, you know you like him and so does everyone else."

jeongguk sighed, "i don't i just... i dunno! i think i do but i don't know cuz i've never really had a crush like this before if it even is one."

"what d'you mean by that?"

"well, first of all, i've never had a crush on a boy before. i mean, i know i'm bisexual because i find boys attractive too but i've never actually crushed on a dude or kissed a dude or anything like that." jeongguk admitted.

"oh yeah, now that i think about it, all your crazy exes are girls." jin chuckles.

"exactly. another reason is because i can't tell if i'm crushing on him or if this is how i've always felt... i mean, nothing about how we act with eachother has changed but for some reason i feel like i've changed. like, before when we hugged it felt friendly but now when we hug it feel different but i don't know why because nothing's changed between us."

seokjin hummed, "go on..."

"well, another thing, i dunno if he even feels the same way because he doesn't seem like he's changed in the way i have. and it's not like a normal crush where you can tell they like you because they touch you more than often or they go out of their way to see you or whatever. i can't look for those signs with taehyung because it's already like that between us. for us, affection just comes naturally and it's normal for us to spend hours together by ourselves. how would i know if he likes me if his behaviour wouldn't even change if he did? is that confusing for you? i feel like i'm confusing you." jeongguk vented.

"nah, it's okay, i get it. anything else you wanna get off your chest while we're talking?" jin reassured.

"last thing, it doesn't feel like a crush. i mean, it does but it doesn't?" jeongguk said, confused by his own thought process.

"i might need you to elaborate on that one." seokjin said, not understanding.

"what i mean is that a 'crush' just seems so highschool-ish. i feel like it might be more than that if it's anything. so, it's a crush because i think i like him but it's also not because it doesn't feel childish or light-hearted like a normal crush does. it feels stronger than that." he confessed.

seokjin stood there, thinking of what to say, for a second before he spoke.

"well, i think i know exactly what's happening." he said, after some time.

"well please tell me cuz i wanna fucking know." jeongguk said, pulling at his own hair slightly.

"you're in love with him."

silence.

"what?!"

"you heard me."

"how? how the hell can i be in love with my best friend?!"

"it's not impossible. actually it's quite common to be honest." seokjin reasoned.

"well... telling me that isn't helping!"

"let me finish my point then." seokjin said, causing the other boy to fall silent, letting him continue.

"as i was saying, you're in love with him. the reason you're not sure when it started is because it was always there but you never realised it until yoongi mentioned you being 'whipped for someone' a few weeks ago. the reason you're not sure if he loves you back is because, like you said, you two have always been affectionate towards eachother. plus, he's a guy and you have no experience with treating other males in a non-platonic way."

jeongguk was dumbfounded.

"do you, like, keep track of me or sonething? how were you even able to work out all of this? what type of fucking equation is that?" the younger questioned.

"as the father of this group, i'm very observent of my children. what can i say? besides, it was kinda obvious that you had at least some feelings for taehyung after you got so worked up over the shipping thing a few weeks ago." seokjin giggled.

"oh shut up, that thing is still stupid." jeongguk rolled his eyes, smiling slightly.

"that's the third time i'm ignoring your 'shut up's! you're lucky you're in a crisis cuz i woulda slapped your disrespectful ass by now!"

"i'm sorry~ but now what? now that i know i lik- love... him, what do i do about it?"

"you confess, you idiot." seokjin said, grabbing a bag of doritos from a cabinet.

"i'm not ready for that!" gguk complained.

"do it, coward!" jin pushed.

"i'm not a coward! it's just kinda hard to walk up to your best friend since pacifier years and say 'hey, newsflash, i fucking love you so date me'! that's a lot harder than it seems!" jeongguk whined.

"well, i can't really help you with that one gguk. all the relationships that i've been in were always initaited by the other person. like namjoon, for example, he asked me out, i didn't ask him. so i don't really know how to confess my love to people." seokjin admitted.

jeongguk groaned and let out a sigh of defeat, "i guess i'll just have to work up the courage and waut for the right time... and try to act like nothing's different."

seokjin patted his shoulder and ruffled his hair, "don't worry, it'll be fine."

"i hope so." jeongguk smiled before walking towards the door, "i need to get to a class but thanks a lot jinnie!"

"no problem ggukie!"

"keep this between us, yeah?"

"it's safe with me. now hurry up before you're late, pabo."

"alright!"

"oh and, jeongguk?"

the younger turned to face him again, "what?"

"i told you so." seokjin said with a smirk.

the youngest rolled his eyes and laughed at the older, shouting an "i hate you" as he ran out of the dorm.

with that, jeongguk was off to his lecture.

jin sighed once he heard the door close.

aish, what am i gonna do with that kid?

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•1482 words
•not edited or proof-read
•quick lil updateeee
•kind of a filler but not really lmao
•ggukie is finally accepting his feelings and it only took him three weeks -_-
•some of the stuff in here is barely readable but i dont careeee <3 <3
•thank you and stay safe!!! ♡
•love you (≧◡≦) ♡

peace out xoxo,

nixy.