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Tuesday comes and Hoseok is the one who giddily opens the cafe door first. There's not many people here, and it's always Taehyung who greets the people at the door.

"Oh my gosh, the cuties are back!" he immediately pushes between the two and wraps his arms around their shoulders.

"Hi," Jungkook lets out.

Hoseok becomes small under Taehyung. "Hi. Looks like you guys aren't so busy today."

"Right," Taehyung agrees. "That means you get to have both Joonie hyung and I, if you want." It doesn't seem like a choice because Taehyung lets go of Jungkook and claims Hoseok.

"What about me?" Jungkook asks, his voice quiet, but Taehyung hears and turns to him with a smile.

"I'll go get Seokjinie hyung for you."

"Where is he?"

"He's on break, but I'm sure he'd drop anything if he knew you were here." Taehyung doesn't leave any explanation, he just leads Hoseok to Namjoon and then heads off towards the back.

Jungkook seats himself by the window where he first sat with Seokjin and he crosses his legs, waiting patiently.

He hears distant talking. There's only a small group of girls being served, which Jimin and Yoongi— his boyfriend, he'd learned— are talking to. Hoseok is on the other side of the room with Namjoon, soon followed by Taehyung, who sits politely with them to join their conversation.

"Um, hi."

He turns around to Seokjin's voice and looks up at him, eyes gleaming. "Hi," he echoes in return.

Seokjin looks a little uncertain for some reason. "I'll be serving you today. Would you like the same order as last time or something else?"

"The same thing," Jungkook is quick to say. "I love the honey bread."

The server gives him a sweet smile. "Of course. I'll be back with your order, Jungkook-ssi."

He doesn't understand why Seokjin is being so formal now or why he seems so unsure of himself, but Jungkook just sighs and looks out the window instead of thinking too much about it.

When he comes back with the order, Jungkook quickly dives in, craving the tasty coffee and sweet dessert.

Seokjin sits across from him once again.

"So," he starts. Jungkook looks cautiously at him. "Last time you were here, I was afraid of overstepping." He reaches across the table and gently presses his fingers up against Jungkook's. "I still am."

Jungkook chews at his lip for a moment. He wonders just how far Seokjin would go— how far these host clubs allow intimacy.

"You can do your job," he settles for. "I don't mind."

A soft hum leaves Seokjin. "You don't mind if I flirt with you? If I get a little close to you?"

"You did that last time."

For a moment, Seokjin just looks at him, watching as he sips his coffee. Jungkook doesn't see the big deal.

Seokjin seems to consider something before nodding to himself. "Okay, love. If you say so."

He leans over the small table and before Jungkook realizes what's happening, the server steals his tiny fork from him and stabs his bread.

Jungkook watches in awe and his and Seokjin's eyes lock. His eyes are dark and alluring, and he wastes no time before his gaze falls to Jungkook's lips and he holds up the bread, prodding Jungkook's lips.

"Open, sweetheart. Can't eat with your cute lips closed, now can you?"

Jungkook's face feels numb from how hard he's blushing. He hesitates, but parts his lips and Seokjin eases the sweet taste of honey into his mouth.

He slowly pulls the fork through Jungkook's lips, deliberately going slow and smirking just before Jungkook closes his eyes out of embarrassment— if he can't see Seokjin, then Seokjin can't see him, of course.

"You're so cute, Jungkookie."

He sets the fork down and pulls his chair to Jungkook's side, sitting by him now. Jungkook avoids his gaze and tries to sip his coffee to distract himself.

"So," Seokjin says, "why didn't you ask me to serve you the other day? You let Taehyung do it instead."

Jungkook frowns at the reminder of last time he was here. He remembers that Seokjin was flirting with those girls and it reminds him of now, how he's being flirted with.

He isn't special or anything.

"You were busy," he tells him. "And Taehyungie hyung is really nice, so I wanted to talk to him."

Seokjin wraps his arm around Jungkook's chair and leans in close, gently tucking Jungkook's hair behind his ear before leaning into it.

"I could never be too busy for you, love. I'd drop everyone else in a heartbeat," he whispers.

Jungkook blushes, lowers his head, and covers his ear shyly as Seokjin backs away from it.

"Y-You don't have to, Seokjin-ssi."

Seokjin gives him a small smile. "But you're so pretty. I can't imagine my attention being on anyone else."

His casual flirting leaves butterflies in Jungkook's tummy. He knows it's all fake and that Seokjin gets paid to do these things, but he still finds himself loving it each time.

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oof lol

also not me being sad asf lol my next au is gonna be angsty YALL WATCH. and it's not gonna be jinkook 👀 aha

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