Yoongi sat on the bed with his notebook in his hands, wanting to write but knowing he couldn't anymore. He was going to make a new entry, but it dawned on him that Hoseok must know about it. With that camera in the bedroom, Yoongi had no doubt that Hoseok knew the location of his diary. And that knowledge gave him a realization. Maybe his diary entries were what caused Hoseok's anger sometimes. He couldn't use this notebook to write down his thoughts anymore.

He needed something that could hold his thoughts, something that could help him let out his feelings so that he wouldn't keep it all pent up inside. Without writing a new entry, he put the diary back into the sock drawer. He didn't know if he would get in trouble for throwing it away or not, so he decided to just put it back for now.

It was good timing too because Hoseok returned to the bedroom shortly after the notebook was put away."Are you done getting ready for work, Hyung?" Hoseok had just finished showering and brushing his teeth. He wasn't dressed yet though, having only a towel around his waist."I just need to get dressed, then we can head out."

"I'll go ahead and start the car." Yoongi said as an excuse to leave the bedroom."It's a little chilly tonight." He really didn't want to be in the bedroom while Hoseok was getting dressed. If he was nearby while Hoseok was undressed, he knew his abusive boyfriend would want some sort of sexual act before work.

"Did you wrap your arm?" Hoseok asked faining care."You wouldn't want any of those cuts to get infected. That would be gross."

Yoongi lightly touched his forearm, which was coveried by a bandage and his long sleeve."Yes, Seokie. I wrapped it."

"Good boy." Dropping his towel to the floor, Hoseok opened the closet to fetch clean clothes for work.

Wanting to get out of there, Yoongi left the bedroom and headed outside. He wanted to see Namjoon, the only person who made him feel safe. Yoongi just didn't know how bad things were about to get. He thought it was bad enough that Hoseok knew about him being over at Namjoon's house today. That wasn't even the worst bit.

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It was quite confusing for Namjoon when he left for work and saw that Seokjin had left without him. That was very unusual. They always walked together. Being confused and a little concerned, Namjoon decided to call Seokjin. However, the call wasn't answered. It rang a couple times before it was abruptly ended, clearly declined."Is he mad at me?" Namjoon couldn't think of what he might have done to cause Seokjin to be mad at him.

For the entire walk to work, Namjoon's mind went back and forth between wondering why Seokjin might be mad at him and hoping Yoongi was okay. He hadn't wanted Yoongi to return to Hoseok. Wasn't there something else he could do? Could he have possibly asked Yoongi to stay at his place and never return to Hoseok again? Sure, he knew that he would protect Yoongi, but there was the problem of Hoseok posting that sex recording online. Who knew what other sorts of dirty tricks Hoseok would use to keep Yoongi under his control?

When he reached the store, Namjoon saw Yoongi's car parked in the usual spot and didn't know if he should feel relieved or not. If Yoongi was here, that meant Hoseok didn't hurt him too much, and Namjoon would get to see him. On the other hand, if Yoongi was here, he would have to endure the typical harassment everyone else put him through. Namjoon decided to just go inside and buy himself something to drink. Maybe he could buy a drink for Yoongi as well. What drinks did Yoongi even like? He could tell the other liked milk, but what else? He never really got to see Yoongi eat or drink anything unless he bought it for him. Why didn't Yoongi ever buy anything? Did Hoseok not allow that?

Namjoon was making a mental list of things he needed to do, but he didn't know how to do any of them. How could he get his hands on Hoseok's camera? How could he help Yoongi to have access to his own money? How could he convince the others that Yoongi was innocent? He needed solid proof, something that couldn't be faked. Namjoon knew that he wasn't going to convince all their friends with just his words, but maybe he could get them to start thinking more critically and hopefully notice some of the signs Namjoon had noticed previously.

After buying something to drink, Namjoon made his way to the break room to see if anyone was in there. Sure enough, the others were in there, minus Yoongi and Hoseok. They must be elsewhere."Seokjin-hyung." Namjoon spoke to get his attention."Can we talk for a minute?"

Seokjin wanted to just ignore Namjoon, but he didn't want to make a big fuss in the middle of the break room. He glanced at their friends before moving away from the table they all currently occupied."We can talk by the unloading bay." He knew no one else would be in that area at this moment.

Namjoon let Seokjin lead the way to the unloading bay. This was where semis would park their trailers for employees to unload all the merchandise that was being delivered to the store. There wouldn't be a merchandise delivery right now, so the bay would be unoccupied. When they reached the bay, Namjoon stuffed his hands into his pants pockets to keep himself from fidgeting, something he did whenever he got nervous."Are you mad at me, Hyung?" He needed to know. Out of everyone he knew, Seokjin had always been his closest friend. So he really didn't want things to be bad between them.

Honestly, Seokjin didn't want things to be bad between them either, but he was disgusted and appalled by Namjoon's recent choices."Yeah, I'm mad at you." he answered."Why aren't you supporting Hoseok? You've told me so many times before that you just want to do the right things in life. If that's true, why aren't you helping our friend?" He let out a huff as he slumped his shoulders with disappointment."I saw you bring Yoongi to your house this morning. Why would you do that? Why are you being so nice to that creep? Everyone knows how awful he is. You know too, don't you? You've been told all the things he's done to Hoseok, but you still took him to your house? What were you thinking?" Seokjin really wanted this to be some sort of misunderstanding because he truly cared about Namjoon, who was like a little brother to him, but this was not looking good at all.

What could Namjoon say? Should he make up a lie? Should he tell the truth? If he told the truth, could he trust Seokjin to not tell the others? He had no doubt that Seokjin wouldn't believe the truth, so he didn't want the others to be told yet, not before he'd have proof. But maybe, just maybe, Namjoon could convince Seokjin to stay quiet and just observe Hoseok and Yoongi, watch their behavior."Hyung, I do want to do the right thing, and I am." When he saw Seokjin open his mouth to question him, he held up a hand in defense."Let me explain. Please, Seokjin-hyung."

"Fine." Seokjin didn't know what kind of explanation could make this right. What could possibly justify Namjoon's choice to invite over an abuser to his home?

"I've noticed some things, Hyung. Ever since Yoongi-hyung started working here, I just stayed out of the situation and observed. You know I don't like to get involved in drama, but I'll watch it unfold." This was it. Namjoon decided to go with the truth and hope for the best."Things didn't seem right to me. Hoseok claims that Yoongi-hyung abuses him, but he doesn't always act like the victim he claims to be. I know victims don't have to act like victims twenty-four-seven, but his behavior was like a red flag to me."

"What are you talking about?" Seokjin didn't understand where Namjoon was going with this.

Taking in a deep breath, Namjoon let it out slowly to keep himself calm."Usually in cases of abuse, like the case Hoseok keeps describing to everyone, the victim will typically be isolated, you know, have no friends or family that they can contact for help. Look at Hoseok and Yoongi-hyung. Hoseok has a whole group of friends. Yoongi-hyung is always alone. Hoseok is talkative and very open. Yoongi-hyung is quiet and closed off from everyone." There was another thing Namjoon needed to point out."If Yoongi-hyung was abusing Hoseok as he claims, the harassment everyone keeps putting him through would just piss him off and put Hoseok at more risk. Hoseok should be discouraging everyone from acting that way, for his own protection. Why isn't he doing that? Why is he allowing everyone to bully Yoongi-hyung?"

Seokjin didn't want these things to connect in his mind the way that they were."Namjoon, what are you saying?" He couldn't believe it. He just couldn't. Hoseok was too sweet and kind to everyone. He couldn't believe what this information was telling his brain.

"Hyung, Hoseok is the abuser, and he's tricking everyone into unknowingly assisting with the abuse." Namjoon stated flatly."He's turning you all into abusers. He's making our friends just as guilty as him."

"No." Seokjin blurted."No. I don't believe you, Namjoon. I can't." This was too much of a shock for Seokjin to handle."Hoseok's not an abuser. He's our friend. He wouldn't lie to us. He wouldn't hurt another person, ever. I know he wouldn't."

Seeing that Seokjin was clearly becoming upset, Namjoon reached both hands out and grabbed his shoulders, peering into his eyes."Hyung, you don't have to believe me. Okay? Just don't say anything to the others. Not until I can get proof. Until then, just watch them. Watch Hoseok and Yoongi-hyung. See their behavior. I know you'll see it. Please."

Seokjin's breaths were uneven as he was unsure of how he should handle this new information. He didn't want to know these things. He didn't want the friendship he had with Hoseok to be shattered by a harsh hidden reality. How was he supposed to accept this?"Fine, but you're wrong." He would watch them. He would try to observe what Namjoon was saying, but he doubted that he would see the same concerns as his friend.