"If I ever get dicked down, it needs to be with a guy that has a big dick."

Jeongguk snaps his eyes from his phone to Taemin, who of course had to be the one to say this, while the boy sits sideways on the driver's seat of the car, facing Minho - who's sitting on the passenger side - taking a hit of the pen.

True to their words, they ended up in a rent car, at a random parking lot of park, smoking from Minho's vape pen. They did drive around the city at first, no destination to be precise, and Taemin was just his usual chaotic self with his loud ass music and saying dumb shit most of the time.

Minho seemed to have needed it because for a moment it felt as though he was back to how he was - before his sudden swing of emotions.

Jeongguk was just mainly quiet for the most part, only speaking when they adverted their attention to him, but staying silent for the time being. They all just talked about school life, sports, nothing too out of the ordinary.

Until Taemin parked the car at a random parking lot outside a store and asked Minho for his pen.

That's when the conversation took a turn.

For irrelevancy.

"When you're in the moment, trust me, you won't give a fuck if the man got a big or small dick, you're just going to want dick," Minho takes the pen and takes a hit, sighing the smoke out of his lips, "You've never been fucked before right?"

"I do the fucking, not the fucked."

"Would you ever want to be fucked?"

Taemin leans an elbow to the steering wheel, glossy eyes glazing to the front window of the car into thought, "I guess it depends on how I feel in the moment."

A careless smile spreads Minho's lips, snickering, "Good luck with that."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

Minho only shrugs and glances back to Jeongguk, "You're quiet, prefer not engaging in this educational conversation?"

Jeongguk sends a quick message to Jimin and Taehyung before putting his phone down, looking at Minho, "It's stupid."

"What's stupid?"

"This conversation?"

"It's educational for your information," Minho ventures, looking at Taemin, "By the way, I'm curious to know why I'm in the picture right now. You're closer with Jimin, why isn't he here?"

Taemin takes a hit of the pen, the smoke oozing out of his nose, the amusement gone from his eyes, "Some conversations aren't for everyone."

Jeongguk perks a slow eyebrow, sitting up, "What do you mean?"

For a long moment Taemin is silent, clearly thinking over his words through his clouded mind, sighing heavily, "Jimin will be too empathetic. It'll make me feel emotionally unstable. I mean tonight I'll tell him about it, but first I need you guys to help build my backbone before doing so because you guys make me feel more..... Toughen up."

Minho blinks at him slowly, now serious, "This is the first time I see you this serious."

"Because this is serious," Taemin huffs, taking another hit, "Well, to put it short, back home I didn't have the greatest relationship with my dad. He would beat the shit out of me, my sister and mother all the time, until finally my mom stepped up and kicked him out the house."

The two boys are serious as they hear Taemin explain, who seems as though he's trying to figure out his words to not say something stupid, "Anyways, he'd be more physical with me. He hates me, I know he does. He would always look for me, and I would always fight back. I never wanted to be scared of him, even if deep down inside I perhaps was. However, the reason I came here was because my sister urged me to leave. I've been here, and he found out where I'm located-"

"So that means he came here," Minho says quietly, never losing eye contact with him, "Right?"

Taemin chews the inside of his mouth but nods, looking down to his lap, "I reported it to the police, but no word has been told. I'm just scared he's going to find me and literally kill me. So, I wanted to tell you guys...... In case.... You know -"

Now Taemin's voice began to trail off in a fragile quiver, and he didn't bother to hide it. His body began to physically shake, and no matter how many hits he took on that pen, it was not enough to brush off the anxiety he's been building inside choking on his throat.

The thought of his father being so near him now physically makes him sick, and he has no idea on what to do to make it go away. It wasn't even the fact that he'd do something to him, he knows he will and he's expecting it, but now it's the fear of him finding his roomies - and hurting them in front of him.

Because he's just that fucking sadistic.

Jungkook and Minho watch as Taemin slowly crumbles to himself, and this is genuinely the first time they have ever seen this side of him. Whenever Taemin goes through something, he never tells anyone, and he pulls it off by making joking and cracking others up. However, that only can last for so long.

Now he can't run away, he needs his roomies help, yet he's so terrified in asking for it.

He hates this vulnerability, and that's why he's relying to both Minho and Jungkook for it.

Taehyung would also be someone who he could also rely on, but Taehyung is too difficult to tell what's running through his mind or how he'll react. Minho and Jungkook are like a safety net, and they'll know exactly what to tell him to make him feel how he wants to feel right now.

Well, truth is Jungkook and Minho are a little at a loss of words, sinking this in quietly to give Taemin the space to think this through - well while also calming down.

Until Minho places a hand on Taemn's knee, rubbing it from over his jeans. Taemin didn't even look up to how at loss he was with himself, but Minho still spoke over him, "I know that must've been hard for you to tell us, you're so brave," He says quietly, nudging a deeper tug on Taemin's lip down, "But remember that time with Sammy's weird stalker? Where we all sat down and coordinated a plan? I don't doubt we will figure something out to guarantee that you'll be safe at all times. That man is not laying a hand on you, and I say that with ever meaningful bone in my body."

Taemin slowly flickers his eyes to him, this pleading sincerity bleeding through his wide eyes, "I... I really don't know what to say."

"Then don't," Minho tells him, "Let us help you, your safety is all that matters to us, right Jungkook?"

Jungkook only stares at Taemin with a heavy stare, never seeing such distress glowing in those eyes as he recalls his uttermost fear.

He recognizes that fear.

The fear that those gang members were going to find him again and bring hell to his life.

It followed him back home, but not anymore.

Not here.

Even though in the back of his mind, he would always be afraid.

"I've been holding back a lot of my emotions, or myself in general, just to adapt here," Jungkook says, making both boys look at him, but Jungkook's focus remains heavily on Taemin, leaning to his face, "If you ever see that man while I'm with you, tell me."

Taemin suddenly gulps to such dark intense gaze in Jungkook's eyes, "What would you do?"

Jungkook blinks at him, glancing between him and Minho before focusing back to him, "For you guys, I'd burn everything in my path to make sure everyone is safe. You have my word in that."

Protected.

Taemin is protected.

Jungkook will make sure of that even if he has to shift to familiar demons from his past, but he'd do it just so none of these roommates fear stepping outside to the day light.

Right now everyone is meeting the ghosts of the past, and it's a time where everyone should be united rather than apart.

They're all they got at this point.

Taemin smiles weakly, looking at him, "Thanks amor," He whispers, wiping his eyes before exhaling a dramatic breath and slapping his cheek a little, "Wow okay, enough of the emotional stuff. We gotta head back soon for the little meeting."

Minho frowns, rubbing Taemin's neck with his hand, "It'll be alright, you'll see. As for now, let's just take it easy and -"

Taemin suddenly turns on the car and abruptly eased out of the parking space sharply, not before going onto the road with such a quick speed.

"LETS LIVE LIFE PENDEJOS!" Taemin's screeches with a wide smile and a laugh while Jungkook holds onto his seat for dear life, along with Minho.

But they also smiled, laughing with the heartbroken man.

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A/N:
Helloooooooo we are hereeeeeee!!

Who's ready for this story!!!

We are going to see a romance blossoming soon, just as a little heads up!

It feels good to be back!

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