Since Yoongi worked into the evenings, he and Hoseok relied on their morning coffee meetings for the rest of the week. They held hands as Yoongi walked the younger to work and Hoseok dragged him in for hurried make-out sessions before his students arrived. When it was time for him to leave, Yoongi always went back to the coffee shop to spend a few hours on his music before going to the restaurant.

Or at least, it was always his intention.

Today, Yoongi sat in the coffee shop with his music program opened on his laptop and his notebook turned to the last set of lyrics he'd been working on. But he couldn't focus.

Every time he closed his eyes, he could feel the pressure of Hoseok's lips on his own. The warm breath on his face. The whispers along his neck. The palpable, yet unspoken thoughts between them.

It was ridiculous, he felt, that someone could make him feel so obsessive, like a deranged teenager. In fact, he couldn't think of another person who made him feel like this - even the partners he had when he was a teenager.

He closed his laptop and decided to go back to his apartment and find something to take his mind off of Hoseok until it was time for him to go to work.

- 🕰 -

"Whoa. You're home??" Jungkook questioned when Yoongi walked into their apartment.

He was lazing on the couch trying to get through a chapter of his art history textbook. He studied photography at university and this class was one of the mandatory courses for his degree. So here he was, trying to get through a chapter on the history of Western art. Also known as: five-hundred years of women rightfully ignoring the men who just don't get it, oil on canvas, he laughed to himself.

He watched as Yoongi plopped down on the armchair and closed his eyes. "Can't seem to concentrate."

"I'm almost through this chapter and then I need to answer a discussion question online. But, after we can play Overwatch to get your mind off him before we go to work." Jungkook offered, knowingly.

Yoongi let out a frustrated sigh. "I just... He works through the morning and afternoon when I'm free. I work every evening and then I'm too tired to go out. I only see him in the mornings for coffee. It's driving me crazy."

Jungkook nodded. "Maybe you should ask Jin hyung to switch a shift since you're tryna get laid. He'll understand," he said with an evil smirk.

Yoongi rubbed his temples. "Kook, what is wrong with you?"

- 🕰 -

Yoongi was not just trying to get laid. He wasn't opposed to it in the future, but that wasn't his focus. He genuinely felt at home spending time with Hoseok. 

What little time he was able to find.

He was at work, washing the dishes after the night's service, and decided to go for it.

"Hyung, I'd like to change my schedule around - maybe some morning shifts. It's been the same for what, two years now?"

"Do you remember having the morning-lunch shift? Do you remember waking up early to get here for prep? Do you remember how you threatened my life until I changed you to dinner service?" Jin ranted.

Jungkook chimed in, with an I'm-so-proud expression and his hand over his heart, "But hyung, he's grown and changed so much since then. He has a potential love life now." He received a sharp blow from Yoongi with the dishtowel.

"Ohhh. You're still seeing bookstore-boy?" Jin wiggled his eyebrows. "I'll check with my morning staff to see who would be up for a schedule change. We can test it out for a couple of days. If he's worth you working the morning shift then this must be special."

- 🕰 -

Yoongi'd gotten home about ten minutes ago, showered and then debated on whether he should text Hoseok about his schedule change before he went to sleep or in the morning. Of course, he couldn't wait until the morning when he thought about how the news would bring out his favorite smile.

Yoongi 😴:

so... my hyung let me swap shifts on Saturday to test out changing my schedule

i'm going to be working morning prep until 2pm

and then the rest of my day will be open

Hoseok 🌞:

wait - tomorrow is Saturday!!

so i can see you for more than 20 min????

Yoongi 😴:

yes

do you wanna meet up

Hoseok 🌞:

only if you ask me properly

like... use the word 'date'

and let me pick what we do because i've ...kinda had a list ready since i met you

Yoongi flung his head back on his pillow with a huge gummy smile on his face from adorable confession. You're going to be the death of me, Jung Hoseok.

Yoongi 😴:

fine

will you go on a date with me?

Hoseok 🌞:

hell yeah

go out or stay in?

I have options for both

Yoongi 😴:

stay in

it's going to rain tomorrow

also i hate people and public spaces

😑

Hoseok 🌞:

leave it to me

meet me at the coffee shop at 4ish?

we'll leave from there

Yoongi 😴:

sure

i need to go to sleep tho

morning shift

Hoseok 🌞:

okay

see you tomorrow

Yoongi 😴:

goodnight

Hoseok 🌞:

night 🌙