Working at a 24/7 diner mid-highway has its own disadvantages, with mainly drunken people or hobos coming around late at night.

It's one thing for Taehyung, though, when one night comes in a rather bruised-up man, sporting heavy-leather jacket and his black locks tangled in each other. Other than his intimidating appearance, Taehyung is clear to visualize the busted lip and cut across his left cheek. The male comes in when the diner is already at its late hours, when the moon has already provided a flicker of light inside.

"Beer." It's all he says as he slumped into the bar-stool right in front of the blonde, the only thing separating between them is the wide counter that Taehyung has managed to clean until sparkling for the ninth time.

Shaky hands brings the stranger his cold bottle of liquid, eyes wide and curious as they scan across him.

"I-I can help you." Taehyung muttered before he could even think about it.

The stranger quirked his eyebrows. "Do you offer help to every stranger that walks in at 3 am in an empty diner?"

"Only to the ones I'm curious about."

"I see." The man flickered his tongue across his bottom lip. "Seems like if I'm gonna accept your help, i might stay here for awhile, I might as well know your name."

Taehyung shuttered as he answered. "Taehyung."

"Taehyung." The black-haired repeated, as is testing the name rolling off of his tongue. "I'm Jeongguk."

"Jeongguk," Taehyung spoke. "I can help clean up your wounds, if you'd like to."

"Only because you ask so nicely." He smirks. "C'mere, would you?"

And if Taehyung finds standing himself in between his legs moments after, one hand holding ointment while the other placed bandages across Jeongguk's face, the latter smirking up at him while watching, well, no one needs to know.

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I'm having that criminal jungkook x waiter Taehyung kinda moment🥺 forgive me