PC Guy

Thanks for the link.

I guess that kinda
proves why I
didn't trust him.

If you were watching
too anyways.

You there?

Whatever.

Thanks.

Jungkook switched off his computer and waited.

He waited for Kim Taehyung to call him as he said. He promised he'd call so all Jungkook did that week was wait.

He waited at his apartment.

He waited at his studio.

He simply waited.

But the call from Kim Taehyung never came.

Until a week later.

"H- hello?" Jungkook hesitantly spoke through the phone.

"Hi there Jungkook."

Frowning, Jungkook checked the caller ID again.

It was indeed his boyfriend's (he wasn't sure of their status at this point) number.

"Yes?"

"It's me. Jiminie hyung."

Jungkook's heart fell. They were already using each other's phone it seemed.

"Hey hyung." Scratching his eyebrow, Jungkook sighed inwardly. He was annoyed. He had hoped to hear Kim Taehyung's deep, husky voice.

"Let's meet up."

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"So what is it you need to tell me?" Jungkook sipped on his iced Americano, looking outside the café's window, avoiding the shorter man's eyes.

"Straight to the point. I like." Jungkook heard him chuckled.

"I need to get back to the studio soon."

"Ooh.. I look forward to your new piece."

"Thanks hyung." What? Don't fucking thank him!

"Anyways, let's get to the point." Park Jimin leaned closer to the younger man, putting the foot that he had planted on the seat of his chair down. "TaeTae and I aren't dating."

Jungkook finally gave eye contact.

"We were never an item. He's my best friend. We do have sex sometimes but that's just because I am somewhat... addicted. And I tend to look for other partners. To make it tolerable for my boyfriend, we've decided to appoint TaeTae to be my call boy.

"He does it just because he didn't want me to go out and have sex with random strangers. And last week, we didn't do anything, in case you were wondering."

Jungkook frowned a little. He saw them cuddling in bed, yes. But Kim Taehyung was indeed fully clothed. Maybe Jiminie hyung was telling the truth.

"I had a fight with my boyfriend so I crashed at his place. Like always. He owes me a lot, which was why he chose me over you.

"Another thing you need to know is," the shorter man looked at him dead in the eyes, "TaeTae has been hurt before. Bad. So he has trust issues. And a little inferiority complex. Which is the reason why he hasn't called you."

"Wait." Jungkook finally spoke. "Taehyungie hyung has inferiority complex? Are you sure we're talking about the same Kim Taehyung?"

"You have a long way to go before getting to know the real Kim Taehyung."

Jungkook gulped. His throat suddenly felt dry. Like hacker Kim Taehyung?

"Anyways, he thought you didn't want him anymore, with how he pushed you away last week. And you didn't try to call him either, which made his mental state worse.

"I'm here to ask you to call him instead. He really likes you, you know."

"If he really does, why would he push me away and tend to you instead?"

"Told you, he owes me big time. Plus I really needed a place to stay. Yoongi hyung was being... Yoongi." The man shook his head in annoyance.

"Okay but why did he have to just send me home? I could've stayed with you guys or he could've explained things to me before throwing me aside."

"He can't. There are some things he hasn't told you. And I'm guessing it wasn't the right time to do so. Plus, I was bitter from the fight and TaeTae knows when I'm bitter, I tend to spill things out. Don't worry. You'll know eventually."

"What, like he's a hacker?"

Jimin's eyes were wide with surprise before he looked at Jungkook weirdly. "What are you talking about?"

"You should know this. You've stayed at his house. He has a room with a computer which he uses to hack into other people's cameras and mics and CCTVs."

The skin between Jimin's eyebrows wrinkled deeper. "Kim Taehyung? A hacker? Dude, he needs my help to download torrents. You think he has the skills to hack?"

It was Jungkook's turn to frown. "But, his screensaver was of me. And I don't even remember taking that photo."

"Ah, that. It was taken by the photographer he hired from the birthday party when we first met. He had to zoom in so many times since you were only in the background. Apparently your mole there," Jimin pointed below his lower lip, "is his kink. I get it though. It is sexy."

Jungkook shivered when the older man looked at him intensely. He remembered him being addicted to sex. Should he be worried?

"No need. I only have sex consensually." Jimin smirked. "In case you're wondering, yes - you said that out loud."

Fuck.

"So can you do it?"

"Sex?" Jungkook asked, bewildered.

"I was going to ask about calling TaeTae but sex is good too."

Fuck.

"O- oh yeah. I can. A- about calling Taehyungie hyung that is."

"Good. Any other question before I leave?"

"Yeah... Why... Why do you need to have sex with so many people? I mean, you can just do it with Yoongi hyung, right? I'm sure he loves you a lot to actually let you do it with other poeple but Taehyungie hyung's own relationship would —"

Jungkook's voice got smaller and smaller as he spoke since Jiminie hyung now looked like he was going to cry, his palm raised towards Jungkook to stop him from talking. Fuck. Even his eyes had stared glistening.

"Hyung, I'm sor—"

"acshhh.."

"Eh?"

"Excuse me." He sniffed.

"Wait. Did you just sneeze?"

"Uh-huh. I'm bad with cold weather. So, you were saying?" Jiminie hyung looked at him like nothing ever happened.

Sighing in relief to the fact that Jiminie hyung sneezed and wasn't about to cry, Jungkook smiled. The sneeze just now was kinda cute. "Nothing hyung."

"Look, I guess if TaeTae is in a serious relationship, I'd back away. We'll just find someone else to be my call boy."

"Your boyfriend really doesn't mind all this?"

"He never said anything otherwise."

"Oh. Okay." Jungkook's respect towards the silverhaired man just increased a notch. "Well, thanks for telling me all this, hyung."

"No problem. Just don't break TaeTae's heart," Jiminie hyung smiled so sweetly his eyes turned to crescent moons, "or me and Yoongi hyung will find you and cut off your balls."

Gulping his Americano, Jungkook nodded fast.

"Great! My ride is here. Both literally and figuratively." Jiminie hyung looked outside to a black SUV with tinted windows. "As in I am going to ride that beautiful man in a short while." He waved at the man rolling down the window to beckon Jiminie hyung to hurry up.

Yoongi hyung.

Jungkook was left alone in the café with half-drank diluted Iced Americano, face red and eyes shook from that last statement.

Taking a few moments to collect his cool, Jungkook pulled out his phone and took a deep breath as the pad of his thumb hovered over Kim Taehyung's contact number.

He breathed out his nervousness and finally pressed call.

It was picked up after the 7th ring. Jungkook counted. It helped in slowing his heart down.

"Hi hyung..."

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A/N

Double update since I won't be able to update during new year.

So many things to do, so little motivation to do them.

I also wanna edit Fixity since it was not as good as I wanted it to be during the hols but again, I'm so out of drive.

I take a lot more depression naps now but I guess it's okay since I don't get too stressed out when I wake up. I'd get small things done everyday.

BTS and fellow readers' comments get me through the days. So thank you for every little comment that makes my day. 😍😍😍😍

Stay warm, stay safe and stay with each other.

Unnie loves you. ♥