"big houses with big money often hide bad habits,"

ages:
jk: 22 y/o
jm, th: 25 y/o

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"who was that guy again?" taehyung scrunches his face as his head tilts towards the younger brother with a frown. jungkook shakes his head, exchanging a glance with jimin, who laughs lightly at taehyung's behaviour. he is slightly buzzed from all the alcohol that he had, all because jungkook challenged him to see who has better tolerance.

jimin wasn't even in the game as they all knew that jimin is technically the dionysus of this era, or the family at least. for as long as jungkook could remember, jimin has been good with alcohol, drinking shot after shot like it's nothing. when jungkook and taehyung would be lying drunk beside him, jimin could still shake his head and hiss that he was starting to get a little buzzed. that's something jungkook would like to take from his hyung.

even today after drinking a good amount of liquor in form of different drinks, which jungkook can still not remember the names of clearly. but he can easily point out and tell at the sight what it would taste like and if it's strong or not, because that's what jimin always told them. jungkook was nineteen when he first tasted rum and downed a little too much out fascination for the drink, at the end he threw up and passed out, leaving a bad memory of first-drink experiences. but at least he can handle hard liquor good now.

taehyung has been decent. not too different than jungkook, for he too occasionally ended up drunk during his early adulting days. now he knows his limit as long as no one challanges him to push himself forward. when drinking, taehyung isn't the type to care too much about what his drink looks like. he'd much rather grab the bottle straight or just throw some ice for his favourite ones, being a fan of on-the-rocks in wide glasses generally holding hard drinks like whiskey, brandy, rum- or whatever. the fanciest drink that taehyung might've ever got himself would be when someone else orders his drink. someone like jimin, who appreciates beauty in his glass.

that's one reason taehyung often gets drunk faster than the other two brothers. he drinks neat mostly, and jimin appreciates that. not all drinks need to have a twist and be manipulated. some are meant to be taken as they are, straight from the bottle, so your body knows that heaven can be slightly burning on earth. you can gulp it down and lt it phase you until your eyes see all good and you feel your own blood rushing in your veins in demand for another sip.

"heaven... oh, it was- jimin what was it? that guy?"

"what are you saying?" jimin laughs loudly this time, leading taehyung inside. jungkook snorts from a few steps ahead of them, glancing back as he waits up for taehyung and gestures down towards his hand touching the back pocket of his jeans.

"i won. you better pay me."

"i'm not drunk, though." taehyung says. "i'm not giving you a penny, jeon."

"yes, you are. you're drunk, whether you admit it or not." jungkook grins.

"i'm not drunk." the elder declares, ruffling his hair with his hand and looks at jimin on his side, "tell me, who was that guy?"

"what guy?" jimin asks, "are you hallucinating now?"

"ah no. i think you guys are drunk. that guy- the one who took that woman away?"

"she was the waitress for fuck's sake!" jungkook groans, "you cannot hit on the waitress. not when she cannot respond..."

"you shouldn't do it either way." jimin rolls his way.

"yeah, but wasn't she hot?" jungkook smirks, "c'mon hyung, there's no way you didn't look at her at least once."

"i'm not like you two." jimin shakes his head, giving them a judgmental look which makes jungkook snigger but taehyung clicks his tongue.

"we could've ended up together if that guy didn't meddle in."

"just go and sleep. gi'mme the money tomorrow."

"you're not getting anyth-"

"oppa?" the brothers look back towards the stairs, finding lily standing at the very top in her pajamas, holding a shark plush toy. it looks like she woke up or has been trying to stay up if she wasn't already sleeping. she sweeps her hair out of her face with her free hand, heading down the steps and moves her hand to give a subtle wave to the brothers.

taehyung waves back with a smile, taking a seat on the couch and opens his arms for the little girl, "hey, c'mere."

"you smell of alcohol." jungkook mutters.

"do i?" taehyung pauses to sniff himself, scrunching up his face when he doesn't catch anything and lets lily sit on his lap. he leans forward to kiss her cheek, which has the girl making a weird face and pulling away from him.

"told'ya." jungkook sniggers.

"you smell so yucky, tae oppa." lily stands up quickly, rubbing her nose where the reeking has caused some irritation. jungkook isn't the only one sensitive to smell in the family.

"oh uhm, i'm sorry." taehyung mumbles with a pout, glancing at lily with guilty eyes. the girl pinches her nose, putting her sharko away so it wouldn't catch any of the bad smell and steps near her brother again, giving gim a hug.

"uhm s'okay. don't be sad."

"i wanted to hug lily." taehyung sighs.

"he is drunk." jungkook sniggers. "i won the bet. hyung, if he doesn't give me his card, you'll give me yours."

"why? i wasn't even a part of it." jimin shakes his head, and looks at the little sister. he pats her back as she pulls away, and takes her hand, "why aren't you sleeping yet?"

"i was sleepin', oppa. but i woke up because 's so hot from charley an' cooper an' my blankie. look i have sweat." she says, index finger pointing at the side of her forehead where her skin is moist and the baby hair are sticking down. jimin chuckles at that, wiping off the little sweat and pulls her closer into a hug.

"okay, let's go and adjust the temperature of your ac a little, so my baby won't wake up at night, yeah?"

"mm'hm," lily nods once, "why were you? shiyun noona said me- you will come late."

"yeah, we had work and then we went out for a while." jimin admits, "sorry, we won't be this late again, okay?"

"mm'kay. i don't wan' be alone. shiyun noona is nice but i like oppa tuckin' me in my bed."

"alright, that's what's oppa's gonna do from tomorrow." jimin promises as he sits on his knees, holding lily's hands, smiling when she smiles happily at his words. she steps closer to him for a hug, but ends up pouting for he smells like taehyung as well, a little too strong for her sensitive nose.

"why is oppa smellin' like yucky?"

"ah, i... i'm sorry, princess. i'll go take a shower real quick." jimin says, getting a light laugh from jungkook. "you should too. you might smelling even bad with all the smoke you had."

"yeah right, i can feel it." jungkook mumbles, and ruffles lily's hair, "charley and coop are sleeping?"

"yeah. they think lily is in bathroom." lily giggles.

"i'm gonna go see my boys." jungkook nods, "good night, sweets." he sends lily a flying kiss, not going near her for he knows he must be reeking of alcohol cigerettes.

"goo'night," lily waves at him and taehyung, heading upstairs with jimin as he shares with her about his days when she asks him. in the room, lily sits on the bed with her sharko, watching jimin taking off his shoes and socks, then his t-shirt. he tells her that she can sleep, but lily shakes her head, sitting wide away by this time and insists that she'd wait for him to come back and cuddle her to sleep.

jimin closes the door of the bathroom, stripping his pants off and grabs his toothbrush, putting some toothpaste on it, then finally hopping in the shower. he brushes his teeth first, cursing at himself for letting it get like this. even though it's the weekend with tomorrow being sunday, he still hates himself for letting his brothers influence him into drinking, leaving their little sister at home. although they knew she was safe and the caregiver is actually a nice woman in her early twenties, a college student who's working along side studying to pay off her loans.

the justification isn't enough for jimin, for he feels bad that lily had to face them like this, smelling of alcohol, not really wasted but still, he isn't going to wait for that day to come. no. never. jimin did make sure that lily had a safe and protected environment growing up, with rules for the brothers, like not bringing any of their flings or even proper girlfriends at home, no drinking in front of her, and no smoking or vaping (mostly for jungkook) anywhere in the mansion. but still jungkook saved himself some private places when he was alone, the most common one being his bathroom and another one at the back of the mansion where there is an open lounge.

sighing deeply, jimin thinks it would be better if they just try to avoid having situations like these, but then again. even today was well thought of and planned by the brothers. who knew lily would wake up? she's just a child and the brothers have their own stressful lives, in which breaks like this one are crucial for proper functioning. taehyung and jungkook are bith from the entertainment industry, which already includes a lot of unsaid things going on with no shame. jimin too, has his own shares of stress and commitments which has made him lean on alcohol once in a while along with his brothers.

"oppa? why you takin' so long?"

jimin turns off the shower, smiling to himself as he can just picture his little sister's pout while she waits for him. he wraps a towel down around his hips, stopping by the mirror to check his face, and also lower his head to his side, inhaling deeply to make sure that his shower gel has eliminated any kind of weird smell that could bother his little girl.

"yeah?" he smiles, opening the door and walks jnto the room, wiping his hair with another towel, chuckling as lily's yawning now, hugging the soft toy as she's laying down with her arms and legs wrapped around it. "just a second, okay?"

lily's eyes follow the brother going inside the closet, returning quickly with a pair of shorts. he puts the towels aside, ruffling his hair and heads to the dresser, where he applies some moisturizer on his skin. he sits on the bed near lily with the hair dryer in his hand, waiting for all the water to evaporate away from his head so he can lie down and sleep. lily shifts near him, smiling as she lifts up her feet, placing them on his lap, further breaking into a giggle as jimin tickles her feet.

"don't tickle my feet!" lily squeaks, laughing as she gets excited and jimin chuckles at her, brushing his fingers lightly on the sole down from her heel. "'s so funny!" she laughs, moving her legs and kicks jimin lightly on his stomach, pressing her right foot against his cool, freshly showered skin.

"it's funny?" jimin laughs and puts away the hair dryer, leaning down with his one arm situated on the bed to hold his weight, while he tilts his head to kiss lily's cheeks.

the kid enjoys this game, wrapping her arms around jimin's neck and giggling all the way while he pretends to growl like a monster that's trying to eat her cheeks, but lily quickly pulls her hands back to cover her face and squirms under jimin, making him laugh. "noooo! don'- hahaha! don't eat my cheeks!" lily squeals, and jimin lowers his head down, biting lightly on her arm, which makes her wriggle more, trying to get away from this monster who really wants to eat her.

"lily's tasty. we're gonna eat this sweet baby." jimin says in a voice different than his own.

"no, lily tastes yucky! oppa is tasty!"

"really? which one? we're gonna someone at least, because this monster is starving today." jimin gruffs out, then laughs in an evil way.

"koo is tasty. we can eat him."

jimin laughs loudly at that, arching up a brow, "and what about tae?"

"no, taetae gives me cookies. but koo steals my cookies. so you should eat jungkookie."

"ah, i see. jungkookie doesn't give you cookies?"

"no," lily shales her head, laying quietly now and touches jimin's hair, breaking into a smile as she leans up quickly and kisses his cheek. "you' so pwetty like a pwince. i think you're a pwince, oppa."

"yeah? thank you for saying that." he chuckles, "lily's such a beautiful princess, so oppa has to be a little good looking too right?"

"not little bit. oppa is super pwetty!"

"okay, that's a lot. who do you think is the most handsome in the world?"

"in the whole world?" lily asks.

"yeah," jimin hums with a smile, anticipating the cutest answer she could think of.

"uhm i think puppies are so cute. cha'ley and coopie-coop is my best f'end!"

"yeah, but that's not what i'm asking. who is the most handsome person in the world?"

"thor?"

jimin breaks into a chuckle, lowering his head near lily's cheek and kisses her a few times, "i thought you'd say my name, but okay."

"i said oppa is so pretty. why' you asking me that again?"

"ah right, i'm sorry. is that why you changed your answer?"

"mm'hm, you' bad oppa. i'm givin' you punishment."

"uh- oh..? i'm- wow..." jimin's unable to hold his laugh after, but he does manage somehow, not wanting to upset the five-year-old by laughing at her. "but what did i do? i don't think i'm being bad." he pouts.

"no?" lily stares at him with her dark, round eyes, humming softly as jimin shakes his head, "but don't ask me one question again and again, okay? tha's what babies do. i'm not a baby. i'm so big."

"yeah, you're right. lily's a big girl. how old is lily?"

"five," she holds up her hand, showing jimin all five of her fingers, having him leaning closer and kiss her palm.

"you're my little baby." he whispers fondly, kissing her forehead with his eyes closing in content with his life, taking the moment in to thank god and his fate for blessing him this way. it's the warm little hand on his cheek that makes him open his eyes and see lily letting out a yawn now. her small hand curled into a fist rubs her right eye as she tries to stay awake with jimin.

"alright, i guess we should sleep now." he cooes, stroking lily's hair, pulling her to lay between his arms. but it makes lily pout for some reason, shaking her head as she sits up and pulls his arm too. "what? do you wanna use to toilet?"

lily thinks about it, trying her to best to feel if she wants to use to the toilet or not. in the end, she just ends up nodding and jimin lets her off the bed, tugging on her shorts and she quickly steps out of it, leaving it right there to avoid getting it wet in the water, since lily considers herself a water baby who just can't stay away from water.

jimin sighs deeply, now waiting for lily to return back from the bathroom, which takes longer than it should, making him frown for he knows that she might've gotten distracted and ended up playing with the water, then later defend herself saying that she was just cleaning off her legs nicely. "lily? come back."

"i'm pooping!" she giggles from the bathroom.

"are you?" jimin frowns, getting up just to make sure she's not playing in the cold water right now. he opens the door, and lily turns around quickly, hiding her hands behind her as though that would help her hide the wet fabric of her t-shirt and droplets of water running down from her arms and legs.

"you're pooping like that?" he crosses his arms on his chest.

"i feel like popping... poop is not coming." the five-year-old mumbles.

jimin heaves out a deep breath, wrapping her in a towel and carries her back to the room. "you're such an actor huh?" he smacks her bottom lightly, placing her down on the carpet and gets a towel to wipe her off. "go bring another set of your pajamas."

"no," lily refuses, but still goes to the end of the room and picks out a dress from under the table. "look, oppa su'prise!" she laughs, showing him the cotton dress that appeared out of nowhere.

"my goodness," jimin massages his temples, "you shouldn't hide your clothes like that, princess. now listen to oppa, and go bring a different set."

"but oppa, this' my fav'ite dress." she mumbles, hugging the soft fabric of the dress, making jimin sigh. he shakes his head, leaving her there and takes it in his hands to get her clothes. lily lingers behind him, walking to her room wher she finds jungkook sitting with charley and cooper. "cha'ley!" lily chimes, running over to jungkook and climbs on his lap, getting a frown from the brother.

"why are you naked?" he asks, while lily keeps giggling as the dogs lick her tummy, giving a ticklish feeling.

"because lily is a water baby." jimin sighs. jungkook laughs at that, hugging lily tightly and showers her with smooches all of her face and tummy. "who wants raspberries?" he asks, and lily hurriedly points at herself, cackling playfully as jungkook picks her up and cradles her in his arms, lowering his head to her stomach, blowing a bunch of raspberries and tickles her waist, making her squeal and laugh loudly as though she wasn't sleepy a few minutes ago.

"okay, that's enough. she has to sleep." jimin chuckles, crouching down near the duo with small t-shirt and lily's underwear in his hands. "come here."

"my st'awberwy," lily obeys quickly, stepping in the holes of the brief shorts and pulls the elastic waist band up, "now lily's weady to sleep." she declares, hugging jimin and rest her head on his shoulder.

"yeah, put on your shirt first." jimin hums, stroking her back and pulls away slowly, guiding her arms and head through the holes of the t-shirt. "good girl."

"good!" lily grins, patting jimin's arm and hugs him as a thank you. the brother smiles at her cute gesture and stands up, carrying her in his arms.

"now we're going to sleep. say good night to kookie."

"goo'night koo! bye-bye! goo'night cha'ley, goo'night cooper!" lily waves at everyone then a takes a deep breath and rests her head on jimin's shoulder. "ni-night, jiminie oppa. lily loves you so much..."

"i love you more," jimin chuckles, kissing her cheek as he heads back to his room and lays down with her, which makes the child pout and shake her head. "what?"

"no, oppa you sit down."

"why?"

"oppa, sit down, p'ease?"

"okay, but why?" jimin asks, but does as she asks him to and ends up smiling when he realises what lily wanted. she lays on his lap, closing her eyes quickly and falls asleep listening to the rhythm of his heart. jimin leans down to kiss the side of lily's head and smiles to himself, "the whole world can be on one side, and my lily on the other, sleeping peacefully in oppa's arms, hm?" he shakes his head, laying down carefully so that lily won't wake up and strokes her back as he adjusts himself on the bed after making sure she's laying comfortably under the covers.

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a/n:  after a long timeeee guyss 😭 i know you all keep waiting for updates and i'm sorry for taking so much time, but i really really can't help it. my life is super busy outside of wattpad (and it sucks) 😩😩😩😩 only if i just fucking had some sort of button to turn it off sgsksgskshd everything out here is annoying, every other person, except for like two people, are assholes 💀 i'm only delulu out here waiting for it become the solulu or else i'm gonna killulu myself 💀💀💀💀

between all the shit going on, one good thing is jungkookie's new album✨💗 i'm not even kidding how healing that dude is omg 😭 i'm gonna listen to his beautiful, angelic, heavenly, other-worldly, enchanting, mind-blowing, mesmerizing, orgasmic voice to get through my life, thank you 🙂✊