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PART I
jimin 🔒
@chimin
good day, world!!! ✨
jimin 🔒
@chimin
you know what day it is today???
Jin 🔒
@seokjini
Replying to @chimin
The day you finally check your emails before scrolling through social media?
jimin 🔒
@chimin
Replying to @seokjini
why is this post empty? so weird
Jin 🔒
@seokjini
Replying to @chimin
....Jimin
jimin 🔒
@chimin
it's that wonderful time of the month again 🤩
Jin 🔒
@seokjini
Replying to @chimin
The time when you start returning my calls during business hours?
jimin 🔒
@chimin
Replying to @seokjini
i keep getting all these empty replies, so creepy
Jin 🔒
@seokjini
Replying to @chimin
JIMIN
jimin 🔒
@chimin
IT'S MOONCHILD UPDATE DAY!!! 😍
Jin 🔒
@seokjini
Replying to @chimin
Please, not you and your obsession with that internet writer again…. It's midweek, Park Jimin. We have work to do!
jimin 🔒
@chimin
Replying to @seokjini
hmmm i'll have to contact user support. i can't see anything! isn't that crazy???
Jin 🔒
@seokjini
Replying to @chimin
JIMIN I SWEAR
jimin 🔒
@chimin
enslaver: 1
mimi: 2
VANTAE
✔
@vantaeplays
Replying to @chimin
ooooh why are we keeping score? can i play too?
jimin 🔒
@chimin
Replying to @vantaeplays
dunno tae..... hey @seokjini can he?
Jin 🔒
@seokjini
Replying to @chimin and @vantaeplays
Why's this whole thread empty? So weird
jimin 🔒
@chimin
okay now let's go get myself that update 🍽️
jimin 🔒
@chimin
wait where is it????
jimin 🔒
@chimin
where's Moonchild's update? 😭 did i miss it????? 😭😭😭
jimin 🔒
@chimin
the author hasn't posted anything in about a day either 👀 but that's so weird??? they're usually on time or they tell us if there's gonna be a delay.....
jimin 🔒
@chimin
hey @namuwrites i know you can't see this cuz my acc is private but can you come home from war please? i need my serotonin fix 😭😭😭😭😭
jimin 🔒
@chimin
hold on, i just got a new notif! good thing I have their notifs on cuz i love their story so much hehehe
Kim Namjoon [hiatus]
@namuwrites
I got scammed T_T I need to find a real job soon or I won't make ends meet :( The novel and I are going on hiatus for now. I'm so sorry, you guys!!!! 😔
jimin 🔒
@chimin
oh…
jimin 🔒
@chimin
oh no
jimin 🔒
@chimin
I HAVE THE BEST SOULMATE IN THE WHOLE UNIVERSE AAAAAHHHH ❤️💙💜🧡💝💞💗💖💕💟❣️✨💖💕💗💘💌❤️🔥
VANTAE
✔
@vantaeplays
Replying to @chimin
NO I HAVE THE BEST SOULMATE IN THE WHOLE UNIVERSE 😭👄😭😢😭✨💛💗💟❤️💞💜💌
Jin 🔒
@seokjini
Replying to @vantaeplays and @chimin
Y'all are gross. Please carry on.
Chapter 2
Notes:
thank you so much for all your comments and kudos and support you've given this fic. it makes me really happy to finally share it with everyone.
here's chapter two for you! <3
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jimin 🔒
@chimin
hypothetically speaking, when's the best time to ask someone to be your sugar baby?
Jin 🔒
@seokjini
Replying to @chimin
When no one else is looking
VANTAE
✔
@vantaeplays
Replying to @seokjini and @chimin
👀👀👀
jimin 🔒
@chimin
why is it taking me so long lol it's just a dm... not like I'm shy or anything!
jimin 🔒
@chimin
fuck it I'm just gonna do it cuz they probably won't even check it anytime soon so
jimin 🔒
@chimin
oh fuck they just posted something
VANTAE
✔
@vantaeplays
Replying to @chimin
👀
Kim Namjoon [hiatus]
@namuwrites
Evening update: I'm alive!
Kim Namjoon [hiatus]
@namuwrites
Replying to @namuwrites
Sorry for posting that earlier and then disappearing. I think I was still in shock, but I wanted to let you guys know why I didn't update Moonchild today :(
Kim Namjoon [hiatus]
@namuwrites
Replying to @namuwrites
Thank you so much for all your good wishes. I'm fine! Just a little shaken really. Probably in denial too haha but that's to be expected I guess?
Kim Namjoon [hiatus]
@namuwrites
Replying to @namuwrites
I'm with friends now, but I still think I'll need to take a break from writing, to focus on finding (and keeping) a new job. Adulting, amirite?
Kim Namjoon [hiatus]
@namuwrites
Replying to @namuwrites
Anyway, I might be quiet for a bit, but you can always talk to me about my novels through the ask box on my blog and via DMs (tho I can't promise to check those, you know me!)
Kim Namjoon [hiatus]
@namuwrites
Replying to @namuwrites
I'll try to post at least one more Moonchild update before going on hiatus (if I decide to go for it) so stay tuned?
Kim Namjoon [hiatus]
@namuwrites
Replying to @namuwrites
Alright, good night now. Sweet dreams, everyone!
jimin 🔒
@chimin
oh no they're really going on hiatus :(
jimin 🔒
@chimin
guess it's now or never for me huh, wish me luck!
Jin 🔒
@seokjini
Replying to @chimin
What is this? What are you doing? Jimin??
VANTAE
✔
@vantaeplays
Replying to @chimin
fighting!
Chapter 3
Notes:
chapter three is here!
thank you for all your support, every single comment makes me smile <3
now enjoy! :D
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joon 🔒
@joonbug
well that was extremely polite and sad orz
joon 🔒
@joonbug
now let's hope people don't unfollow after i basically told them i'm not gonna keep creating content for them cuz i'm broke lol
joon 🔒
@joonbug
now all i gotta do is find a job that is well paid and has decent enough shifts so i can maaaaaybe keep writing my novel maybe…
joon 🔒
@joonbug
i'm so screwed :(
joon 🔒
@joonbug
wait did i tell them the update after this one is already half written too? that might keep them from unfollowing… hopefully :(
joon 🔒
@joonbug
oh heck, i didn't!! let's log in again then
joon 🔒
@joonbug
oh i have DMs already 👀 well let's get this bread, since i'm already logged in 🚴🚴🚴
jimin 🔒
@chimin
oh heck i think they read it slkdjalsdk
joon 🔒
@joonbug
uhhhhhhh
joon 🔒
@joonbug
okay guess we going ✈️ ignoring this person or whatever
joon 🔒
@joonbug
to be honest it's for the best, i have to much on my plate right now and whatever that is, i probably don't have time for it
joon 🔒
@joonbug
sure they'll get the hint if i don't answer… right?
THE NEXT DAY
jimin 🔒
@chimin
they ghosted me…
jimin 🔒
@chimin
it's okay. i'm sure they're just busy and also they did say they didn't check dms a lot so it's cool. cool cool cool cool
jimin 🔒
@chimin
not like it's urgent or anything, bet they're figuring things out, probably looking for jobs…
jimin 🔒
@chimin
maybe they didn't even notice they opened the dm haha yeah that must be it
jimin 🔒
@chimin
let's just wait, right? right.
THE (NEXT) NEXT DAY
jimin 🔒
@chimin
it's fine. just no big deal. let's wait another day lol
THE (NEXT, NEXT) NEXT DAY
jimin 🔒
@chimin
still cool, just another day, nothing to worry, cool cool cool cool cool cool cool
Jin 🔒
@seokjini
Replying to @chimin
Hey Park Jimin you ok?
jimin 🔒
@chimin
Replying to @seokjini
never better.
VANTAE
✔
@vantaeplays
Replying to @seokjini and @chimin
🫂
THE (NEXT, NEXT, NEXT) NEXT DAY
Kim Namjoon [hiatus]
@namuwrites
Hey guys! Sorry for being so quiet, job hunting is exhausting T_T but good news! I'll update Moonchild this weekend! It's gonna be shorter than usual but I hope you like it? Okay, back to hiatus now haha. Love you all~
jimin 🔒
@chimin
i guess... they're not gonna reply, are they?
jimin 🔒
@chimin
which is totally cool, it's fine, super ok cuz they probably think i'm a spam account or something which is understandable to be honest cuz i wouldn't trust a stranger on the internet either Iol
jimin 🔒
@chimin
i should've probably said who i was, maybe that would have helped???
jimin 🔒
@chimin
or i could like… do it now...
jimin 🔒
@chimin
what do i have to lose other than face amirite, what even is dignity when you're on the internet?
Jin 🔒
@seokjini
Replying to @chimin
I swear to god I can't understand a word of what you post these days
jimin 🔒
@chimin
Replying to @seokjini
good.
jimin 🔒
@chimin
aight let's get myself exposed
joon 🔒
@joonbug
uhhhhh……
jimin 🔒
@chimin
WAIT THEY BLOCKED ME NOOOOOOOOEKLFDKEKE
Chapter 4
Notes:
i'm having so much fun sharing this story with everyone. if you're following along and having as much fun, please let me know in the comments!!
btw, remember that from now on, i will publish every other week instead of every week!!
alright, now into the chapter we go~
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jimin 🔒
@chimin
this can't be happening this can't be happening 😭😭😭😭😭
jimin 🔒
@chimin
i thought that if i told them who i was then they'd trust me! why the fuck did they block me?? 😭😭😭
jimin 🔒
@chimin
wait, maybe i could just dm them from my main account!!! that way they'll know i'm trustworthy!!! can't believe i didn't think of that before omg 🤦
jimin 🔒
@chimin
...but what if they don't trust me anyway? or maybe,,,, maybe sending a dm was too aggressive? maybe i overwhelmed them and that's why they blocked me? :((((
jimin 🔒
@chimin
i really really really wanna help! they're job hunting and that's frustrating and i could ease their burden but they need to unblock me first 🥲
jimin 🔒
@chimin
if only there was a way for me to get to them that wasn't as forward as a DM but also clear enough for them to know i'm not a catfish or anything like that 🤔
jimin 🔒
@chimin
or maybe there is 😏
Park Jimin
✔
@parkjm
Hey @namuwrites check your DMs please I swear I'm not a catfish T_T
VANTAE
✔
@vantaeplays
oh this is what we're doing now??? ok then…
VANTAE
✔
@vantaeplays
user @namuwrites i don't know who you are but my friend isn't a catfish i can confirm!!!
Park Jimin
✔
@parkjm
Hey @namuwrites check your DMs please I swear I'm not a catfish T_T
JK
@thegguk
what the fuck
joon 🔒
@joonbug
what the fuck
joon 🔒
@joonbug
WHAT THE FUCK
joon 🔒
@joonbug
JK
@thegguk
Replying to @joonbug
big mood bestie
JK
@thegguk
fighting @joonbug! go secure the bag so you can meet vantae and then introduce me!!!
joon 🔒
@joonbug
Replying to @thegguk
i knew there was a secret agenda
JK
@thegguk
Replying to @joonbug
what can i say, i'm a great friend AND an opportunist 😇
joon 🔒
@joonbug
alright i guess it's time to right some wrongs
jimin 🔒
@chimin
did they just................................????
jimin 🔒
@chimin
Chapter 5
Notes:
aaaand we're back!
this chapter is longer than the previous ones and we finally have some developments~
thanks again for all the love! i hope you like it! see you in the comments!!! <3
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jimin 🔒
@chimin
they replied they replied THEY REPLIEDASLDKJASJD
jimin 🔒
@chimin
wait
jimin 🔒
@chimin
now I gotta reply back.......
jimin 🔒
@chimin
WHATTHEFUCKAMISUPPOSEDTOSAYYFTKKKSK
VANTAE
✔
@vantaeplays
go get em tiger!!! 😘 @chimin
jimin 🔒
@chimin
Replying to @vantaeplays
。:゚(;´∩`;)゚:。
jimin 🔒
@chimin
aight let's get it 🤞
jimin 🔒
@chimin
oh wow
joon 🔒
@joonbug
namjoon stop oversharing challenge: failed.
joon 🔒
@joonbug
huh…
jimin 🔒
@chimin
great I already ruined it lol
jimin 🔒
@chimin
oh no they're SMART smart
jimin 🔒
@chimin
and also funny! even tho they seem to think there's something wrong with their sense of humor?????
jimin 🔒
@chimin
it's my kind of humor actually...
jimin 🔒
@chimin
huh.
joon 🔒
@joonbug
oh no he's clever and funny…
JK
@thegguk
Replying to @joonbug
👀
jimin 🔒
@chimin
(ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*.✧
VANTAE
✔
@vantaeplays
Replying to @chimin
👀👀👀
jimin 🔒
@chimin
they're so cutejfdskkxK
VANTAE
✔
@vantaeplays
Replying to @chimin
uh oh
Jin 🔒
@seokjini
👀
Jin 🔒
@seokjini
I really should stop doing that ಠ_ಠ
VANTAE
✔
@vantaeplays
(๑♡⌓♡๑)
jimin 🔒
@chimin
should i say it? 🫣
jimin 🔒
@chimin
i'm gonna say it 😋
joon 🔒
@joonbug
am i being flirted at or is it just me?????
jimin 🔒
@chimin
park jimin stop flirting on the internet challenge: failed.
joon 🔒
@joonbug
omg i might actually cry???? T_T
jimin 🔒
@chimin
hhhhhhhhhhhhh
joon 🔒
@joonbug
…what
jimin 🔒
@chimin
Kim Namjoon [hiatus]
@namuwrites
excuse me what????
JK
@thegguk
Replying to @namuwrites
dude wrong account!!
joon 🔒
@joonbug
fuck.
Chapter 6
Notes:
HELLO! I LIVE!
would you believe me if i told you i didn't realize last week's thursday had come and gone until like, sunday? i've been sick and tired ;-; and i keep forgetting thursdays are thursdays ;-; BUT, the good news is 1) last week's chapter is now this week's chapter, and 2) next week's chapter is still next week's chapter! 👏
also, i've been staring at my posting schedule and i think we need to change things up a bit, SO expect chapters 8-10 to come (somehow) before the boys are back home, yeah? ok then!
off you go, now. please let me know what you think in the comments!!! 🤗
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joon 🔒
@joonbug
ok let's get this sugar or whatever
HOPE
@jayhope
Replying to @joonbug
👀👀👀
SUGA
@prodmyg
Replying to @joonbug
Namjonah, plain sugar is bad for you, we've talked about this
JK
@thegguk
Replying to @joonbug
secure the bag!!!! 💰💰💰
jimin 🔒
@chimin
…did he leave again?
jimin 🔒
@chimin
。:゚(;´∩`;)゚:。
joon 🔒
@joonbug
of course everything's ok Imao I'm lying to you 😭
HOPE
@jayhope
Replying to @joonbug
lying is bad, joonie :(
jimin 🔒
@chimin
oh thank GOD i thought he was gone again
jimin 🔒
@chimin
WHY AM I SO EMBARRASSING OH MY GOD
VANTAE
✔
@vantaeplays
Replying to @chimin
you're not >:(
Jin 🔒
@seokjini
Replying to @chimin and vantaeplays
lying is wrong, taehyungie
joon 🔒
@joonbug
if you see me crying just mind your own damn business T__________T
JK
@thegguk
Replying to @joonbug
👀
HOPE
@jayhope
Replying to @joonbug and @thegguk
👀👀
SUGA
@prodmyg
Replying to @joonbug @thegguk and @jayhope
👀👀👀
joon 🔒
@joonbug
why's he cute and awkward one second then kinda scary a second later like??? what's his deal???? 😳
JK
@thegguk
Replying to @joonbug
secuuuure the baaaaag ~ 💰
joon 🔒
@joonbug
d-darling? 😳
jimin 🔒
@chimin
i think it went pretty ok, all things considered 🤔
jimin 🔒
@chimin
now we wait
joon 🔒
@joonbug
Chapter 7
Notes:
very many breads (may) be gotten in this chapter 👀
anyway, enjoy and let me know how you liked it in the comments!!!!
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jimin 🔒
@chimin
day one of me waiting. it's ok. there's time ☺️
jimin 🔒
@chimin
day three of me waiting..... we're still cool. it's fine. cool cool cool.
jimin 🔒
@chimin
day five of me waiting....... i'm ok 🙂
jimin 🔒
@chimin
day ten of me waiting.....
jimin 🔒
@chimin
。:゚(;´∩`;)゚:。
VANTAE
✔
@vantaeplays
we going ✈️ norebang night to cheer up my soulmate!! hey @parkjm ilu sososomuch
Park Jimin
✔
@parkjm
Replying to @vantaeplays
definitely love you more 😭😭😭
Kim Seokjin
✔
@kimsj
Replying to @vantaeplays and @parkjm
Disgusting. Please continue.
JK
@thegguk
🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐
Incoming Call · Ended
kookoo
Time: 43 min 15 sec
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joon 🔒
@joonbug
can't believe i'm taking advice from the baby now... this is certainly the lowest point of my life 🫣
JK
@thegguk
Replying to @joonbug
you'll thank me when you're swimming in kaws and balenciaga 😎
HOPE
@jayhope
Replying to @joonbug and @thegguk
did someone say balenciaga? (ʘᴗʘ✿)
SUGA
@prodmyg
Replying to @joonbug and @thegguk
You guys robbing a bank? Should I worry? I was about to take a nap
Notifications · 1 DM · Now ▾
Kim Namjoon [hiatus]
hello jimin!
sorry for the radio silence
are you busy today? can we talk?
jimin 🔒
@chimin
VANTAE
✔
@vantaeplays
@parkjm go get that bread!! 🤩
Park Jimin
✔
@parkjm
Replying to @vantaeplays
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Kim Seokjin
✔
@kimsj
Replying to @vantaeplays and @parkjm
🧐🧐🧐
VANTAE
✔
@vantaeplays
now to get my own bread 😬
Jin 🔒
@seokjini
Oh heck
VANTAE
✔
@vantaeplays
i see how it is 🫤
VANTAE
✔
@vantaeplays
that shit hurted bro haha
VANTAE
✔
@vantaeplays
you never do but ok 😬
Jin 🔒
@seokjini
VANTAE
✔
@vantaeplays
VANTAE
✔
@vantaeplays
guess we going ✈️ playing games to soothe my broken [redacted]
VANTAE
✔
@vantaeplays
which is a shame cuz i really really really wanted to go to the norebang :( i feel like singing and i haven't been there in ages but it wasn't meant to be i guessssss
VANTAE
✔
@vantaeplays
it doesn't help that all my friends have dates or real jobs or live far away from me 🥲
VANTAE
✔
@vantaeplays
@alexa how can i make more friends in real life, asking for me
Alexa Assistant
✔
@Alexa
Replying to @vantaeplays
Maybe log off social media first, Sir.
VANTAE
✔
@vantaeplays
Replying to @Alexa
we going ✈️ no friends then lol
VANTAE
✔
@vantaeplays
anyway i wanna sing so might as well serenade my followers right????
VANTAE
✔
@vantaeplays
if you like piña coladas 🎶 and getting caught in the rain 🎶 if you're really into gaming 🎶 call me my dms are open 🎤🎤🎤
VANTAE
✔
@vantaeplays
song of the year, me thinks
VANTAE
✔
@vantaeplays
if you like piña coladas 🎶 and getting caught in the rain 🎶 if you're really into gaming 🎶 hmu dms are open 🎤🎤🎤
VANTAE
✔
@vantaeplays
i'm serious tho!!! talk to me!!! i'm bored and my dms are always open!!!!!! 🙌
JK
@thegguk
JK
@thegguk
is this a bread worth getting? 👀👀
JK
@thegguk
do i dare? do i fucking dare????
JK
@thegguk
a man's gotta make his own destiny, right? let's get it then!! 💪💪💪
HOPE
@jayhope
Replying to @thegguk
you can do it baby!! whatever it is, we believe in you!!!!!! 🌻🌻🌻🌻
Chapter 8
Notes:
(ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧
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joon 🔒
@joonbug
…here we go i guess
⋆⋅☆⋅⋆
“A contract,” Jimin says from across the table.
Namjoon nods, his nerves growing by the second. He’s really here, in a fancy tea house in the middle of freaking Gangnam, sitting right in front of the man who reached out to him less than two weeks ago to offer him money so he could do what he loves most in the world.
Whether the offer is legitimate or not remains to be seen.
“I think it’ll make things easier,” Namjoon says, just as Jungkook told him on the phone; as he told himself in front of the mirror before coming here. “To put our worries to rest and all that, you know,” he continues, feigning confidence – or trying his best.
“Oh yeah, I totally get that. It’s just…” Jimin starts to say but trails off, licking his lips thoughtlessly. Namjoon follows the movement but Jimin doesn’t seem to notice, his eyes cast down, staring at the cup of tea in his hands.
He looks nervous, maybe even more than Namjoon, and Namjoon is puzzled. This should be Jimin’s territory; he chose the place, the time, and sent a prepaid car to pick Namjoon up so that he “didn’t have to deal with public transportation”. All Namjoon did was ask for a meeting and then get into the car when it pulled up in front of Yoongi and Hoseok’s apartment building – not before sending the details to Jungkook and turning on his phone’s GPS, of course. Still, Jimin doesn’t look like someone who’s trying to get the upper hand, and Namjoon can’t help but find that reassuring; as if being nervous together is proof that they’re not so different after all.
“I didn’t expect you to suggest it,” Jimin continues after a moment, still not looking at Namjoon. “But you’re right, it would make everything safer, for both of us.”
Jimin takes a sip of his tea and Namjoon does the same, pleasantly surprised by the taste. It’s something sweet and citrusy that Jimin suggested and even though the missing prices on the menu made Namjoon a little uncomfortable, the fact that he doesn’t have to pay for anything also makes him feel like he’s being taken care of.
…It’s not a bad feeling at all.
“So, did you have any conditions you wanted to include in the contract? I suppose you did,” Jimin says, not unkindly. “I don’t think you’d have brought it up if you hadn’t already thought about it a lot.”
Namjoon winces at how transparent he is. He reaches into his messenger bag and pulls out a printed copy of the document Jungkook emailed him, a rough draft of a contract that his friend apparently conjured up out of thin air just because Namjoon happened to need one.
“I brought this,” Namjoon says, placing the document on the table and pushing it towards Jimin. “I don’t know much about contracts, but a friend helped me and we think this covers most of what we talked about and some other stuff we didn’t.”
Jimin hums. He puts his cup aside and picks up the document to read it. When he’s done, he hums again, but it seems to be more for himself than for Namjoon.
“You’re worried that I’ll lose interest and leave you hanging, aren’t you?” Jimin says calmly, his eyes back on Namjoon.
Namjoon blinks in surprise, because yes, that’s exactly what he’s worried about, but he’s pretty sure that’s not what it says in there. At least not explicitly.
“What gave me away?” He asks, because there’s no point in denying it now.
“This,” Jimin says, pushing the document back to Namjoon and pointing to a clause in it. “Two months notice if or when I decide to stop supporting you financially. It wouldn’t be so obvious without the ‘when’, but I guess that’s just because I was already looking for something like that,” he explains with a shrug. “It’s okay, though. In fact, you should be wary. Not because I’m planning to suddenly stop supporting you, but because you should look out for yourself. We all should.”
Jimin says the last part casually, but his brow creases and he hides behind his teacup again. If he were a character in one of Namjoon’s novels, he’d probably be having flashbacks of past mishaps right now, maybe even a big fuckup.
But he’s not fictional and Namjoon shouldn’t make assumptions about random people he met on the Internet – not even handsome strangers who want to turn him into a writer sugar baby.
“You have no more questions?” Namjoon asks, because he wants to know and because he needs a reason to stop staring.
“Not really.” Jimin shrugs again. “It’s pretty much what we talked about in DMs, you even included that thing about sexual interactions being off-limits.” He says it like it’s no big deal, but Namjoon can see a little blush rising to his nose and cheeks.
This must be awkward for him as well, the two of them here, sitting at a table, drinking tea and discussing the terms of their future sponsorship arrangement – or whatever they decide to call it if they go through with it. Just thinking about it is surreal, like something out of a movie or one of those anime fanfiction stories Jungkook pretends he doesn’t read anymore.
“I might have to show this to my lawyer, though,” Jimin says, picking up the document from where it lay on the table. “I don’t think I’ll have to make any major changes, but after what happened last time, I can’t sign anything without my team checking it first.”
“What do you mean, ‘last time’? Have you done this before?” Namjoon asks, feeling like he missed something.
“Oh,” Jimin says and he looks surprised, his head tilting to the side as he says, “You really don’t know?” Namjoon shakes his head. “I thought everyone knew, it was all over the news.”
“I didn’t know who you were before you contacted me,” Namjoon admits and Jimin’s eyebrows shoot up. “A friend told me who you were and that was enough for me, so I didn’t even look you up on Naver.”
“Huh,” Jimin says after a second, his eyes roaming up and down Namjoon, making him feel exposed under the scrutiny.
“What?” Namjoon asks, trying very hard not to squirm under Jimin’s gaze. There’s something about the guy, something that makes Namjoon feel like hiding but also not.
“Nothing,” Jimin says, smiling a little. “It’s just that it’s been a long time since I met someone who doesn’t know about my little... hm... scandal.”
“You don’t have to tell me if you don’t want to,” Namjoon says quickly, but Jimin dismisses him with a wave of his hand.
“It’s okay, it’s not like someone leaked my sex tape or anything,” Jimin says and then giggles, making no comment on how Namjoon’s eyes widen. He seems to enjoy teasing Namjoon. “I got into a really nasty lawsuit last summer,” Jimin explains, now completely serious. “My... partner at the time tricked me into believing that he wanted to start a non-profit organization for a good cause, when in fact he was just sending all the money I gave him to an overseas bank account.”
Namjoon gasps, but Jimin is gracious enough not to point it out.
“I signed some stuff that I shouldn’t have,” Jimin continues, “and he almost bankrupted my company. It’s a good thing my business partner is also a smart bitch and was already suspicious, so when things blew up, we already had enough evidence to build a strong case against the bastard.”
“You won?” Namjoon asks, the only thing his brain can come up with after the revelation.
“Barely.” Jimin smiles, but it’s more of a grimace. “Turns out the fucker was counting on me being too in love with him to actually press charges, which might have actually worked if he hadn’t cheated on me on top of everything else.”
“What an absolute fucking asshole,” Namjoon curses, outraged on Jimin’s behalf.
Jimin smiles again, this time more sincerely. “You can say that again,” he says. “He’s in jail now, five years, and he can’t even breathe near me or my company ever again.”
“We love a happy ending,” Namjoon says, irrationally angry at a man he’s never met. It probably has something to do with him getting scammed less than a month before, but mostly he just hates injustice.
“We do,” Jimin agrees and nods solemnly, then laughs and covers his mouth in such an adorable way that Namjoon’s anger melts away. “But anyway, that’s why I can’t sign anything without my lawyers checking it first, so I’ll take this with me if that’s okay with you,” he says, resting his hand on the document.
“Absolutely!” Namjoon says, “I printed it out for you.”
“Aw, aren’t you the sweetest thing,” Jimin coos and Namjoon doesn’t know what to do with that. Jimin doesn’t seem to notice, too busy folding the document and stuffing it into his designer bag. He pulls out his phone next, quickly checking the time before saying, “I know we only met to talk about the agreement but, uh... do you have any plans after this?” The question catches Namjoon off guard and he doesn’t even think before shaking his head. Jimin smiles once again. He has such a nice smile. “Can I take you out to dinner?” he asks, then quickly adds, “Only if you want to! No ulterior motives, I promise, just... I really like talking to you and I don’t feel like eating alone.”
Every instinct in his body tells Namjoon to go home, for more reasons than just the obvious “Stranger Danger” alarms his brain is blaring. But a big part of him actually enjoys Jimin’s company outside of the whole sponsorship ordeal.
The guy is nice to talk to, nice to look at, and wants to take Namjoon out to dinner, for whatever reason. So, what’s the worst that could happen?
“Sure, why not?” Namjoon says before losing his nerve, already dreading the shit Jungkook will give him when he finds out.
But it all fades into the background when he sees Jimin’s big smile, reminding Namjoon how weak he’s always been for pretty boys with pretty smiles.
⋆⋅☆⋅⋆
joon 🔒
@joonbug
joon 🔒
@joonbug
hey @thegguk i gotchu ❣️
JK
@thegguk
Replying to @joonbug
ty hyung ilu2
JK
@thegguk
Replying to @joonbug
also... secuuuuure the heaaaart 💞💞💞
joon 🔒
@joonbug
Replying to @thegguk
akskkfksll SHUT UP
JK
@thegguk
😣😣😣
HOPE
@jayhope
Replying to @thegguk
🫂🫂🫂
SUGA
@prodmyg
Replying to @thegguk and @jayhope
ditto
VANTAE
✔
@vantaeplays
Replying to @thegguk
NO LONG FACES AT THE NOREBANG GOOGIE CHEER UP!!!! 💞💃👯🎤🎶
joon 🔒
@joonbug
Replying to @thegguk and @vantaeplays
👀
Chapter 9
Notes:
HAPPY BORAPRIDE, ARMY!!! 💜🌈🎉
it's the most beautiful month of the year because bora and gay but also THE BABIES ARE COMING BACK NEXT WEEK (plus one stray cat a week later)!!!!!!!! i've been so emotional these past few days because it's almost over, y'all. WE'RE ALMOST DONE!!!!
so, to celebrate, here are the last two chapters of LMAY part 1 for you! (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧✨
i won't talk more here because i know all you wanna do is read. SO, see you in the ending notes and then the comments, yes? 😉
Chapter Text
VANTAE
✔
@vantaeplays
dinner with @thegguk then we going ✈️ singing! ✨✨✨
JK
@thegguk
oh he SINGS sings 😳 @vantae
VANTAE
✔
@vantaeplays
Replying to @thegguk
told ya!!! you're not bad yourself 😘
VANTAE
✔
@vantaeplays
googie: i'm not sleepy yet, we can totally watch naruto
also googie:
jimin 🔒
@chimin
who's this random boy i just found sharing my soulmate's bed I NEED ANSWERS!!!!! 🐥🔪🔪🔪
HOPE
@jayhope
😟😮💨
JK
@thegguk
:(
VANTAE
✔
@vantaeplays
Replying to @thegguk
googie cheer up! let's go have free breakfast 💕💕💕
JK
@thegguk
Replying to @vantaeplays
:)
HOPE
@jayhope
:(
HOPE
@jayhope
hey @prodyoongi did you know that i love you??? cuz i do!! i loooooveeee yooouuuuuu 😍❤️💕💕💖💋💋🤯💖🥺💖💞💖💗
SUGA
@prodmyg
Replying to @jayhope
😳
HOPE
@jayhope
Replying to @prodmyg
😚😚😚
joon 🔒
@joonbug
ugh yoonseok really out there making the rest of the world feel soulmateless and single 😔
JK
@thegguk
Replying to @joonbug
maybe if you secured the heart 🙄
joon 🔒
@joonbug
Replying to @thegguk
suddenly i can't read
JK
@thegguk
mayhaps i should take my own advice 🤔🤔🤔
VANTAE
✔
@vantaeplays
Replying to @thegguk
googie what's this about? 👀👀
JK
@thegguk
Replying to @vantaeplays
nothing!! wanna hang out tonight too? we could actually watch naruto this time :)
VANTAE
✔
@vantaeplays
Replying to @thegguk
is the sky blue??? of course i want to hang out 🤩
Jin 🔒
@seokjini
i can do this i can do this i can do this i can do this i can do this
jimin 🔒
@chimin
Replying to @seokjini
👀
Jin 🔒
@seokjini
who?
Jin 🔒
@seokjini
Jin 🔒
@seokjini
HEY @chimin UNBLOCK ME OR I SWEAR TO FUCKING GOD
jimin 🔒
@chimin
Replying to @seokjini
hey @UserSupport what about you fix this blank post bug? it's really annoying
User Support
✔
@UserSupport
Replying to @chimin and @seokjini
Imagine how tired we are.
Chapter 10
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
joon 🔒
@joonbug
day one of me waiting. it's okay. i can do this.
joon 🔒
@joonbug
still day one of me waiting. i'm a little anxious not gonna lie, but it's cool. we got this
joon 🔒
@joonbug
still still day one of me waiting... not doing so hot honestly but uhhh yeah
joon 🔒
@joonbug
still still STILL day one omg waiting is awful i'm so sorry i did this too him i hate it already T_T
joon 🔒
@joonbug
1) i'm kicking jungkook's ass next time I see him
HOPE
@jayhope
Replying to @joonbug
no hitting the baby!! 😨
JK
@thegguk
Replying to @joonbug
let's do it baby i know the law
joon 🔒
@joonbug
2) that was actually faster than i thought it'd be 👀
joon 🔒
@joonbug
3) AKFKKGKVOEGJKEFJKDNKMGNCKKSMDKKLGLORKTNVNSMFKKENGKAMNRKVMMSMFMLRMHKROSOGEKMSK1939-?)'_!)$923)!!!#(WKKRKAMEL
joon 🔒
@joonbug
oh no i'm screwed am i 😳
JK
@thegguk
Replying to @joonbug
already!???? 😱
joon 🔒
@joonbug
Replying to @thegguk
shut uuuupppppp
HOPE
@jayhope
Replying to @thegguk and @joonbug
👀
HOPE
@jayhope
why's joonie dressing up so fancy? is it a date?? hey @joonbug are you going on a date??? 👀👀👀👀
joon 🔒
@joonbug
Replying to @jayhope
not a date
JK
@thegguk
Replying to @jayhope and @joonbug
totally a date 😏
VANTAE
✔
@vantaeplays
stay with someone who looks at you the way i look at sasuke 😍
JK
@thegguk
ah, to be sasuke being looked at by @vantae
VANTAE
✔
@vantaeplays
Replying to @thegguk
😳
Jin 🔒
@seokjini
jimin 🔒
@chimin
he did it!!!!!!
joon 🔒
@joonbug
i did it
JK
@thegguk
FUCKING FINALLY
VANTAE
✔
@vantaeplays
FUCKING FINALLY
END PART I
Notes:
part 1 is done, y'all!! what a ride!!!!!
now, let us talk logistics again: part 2 is still in the early stages (aka the story is complete but there are things i want to tweak and also the whole formatting and coding part) so i can't give you an exact date.
HOWEVER, i can tell you part 2 is the shortest of the 3, so it should be ready somewhat quick. also, i have a personal goal of posting this whole fic before 2026 so please make a circle, get in it, and pray for me and my tendons 🫠
in the meantime tho! i've written over 50 bts fics, plenty of them minjoon (or minjoon adjacent), and a lot more featuring other bts ships. feel free to browse while you wait, and let me know if you see something you like! 🤗
btw, click here to get a little something for the road ;)
moustaeche! 🙂↕️
Chapter 11
Notes:
HELLO AGAIN! remember me? well guess who's back with part 2!!!
i wanted to post earlier today but life lifed :c i didn't want to wait until next week tho, so here. have the start of the second story arc that i hope you'll like.
see you in the comments!!!!!
Chapter Text
PART II
joon 🔒
@joonbug
day one of me being a writer [redacted] [redacted]...... wtf did i agree to?
joon 🔒
@joonbug
i need to talk to the baby
joon 🔒
@joonbug
wait where is he? where's the baby????
joon 🔒
@joonbug
HAS ANYONE SEEN THE BABY?? I NEED HIM RIGHT NOW!! 😭😭😭
joon 🔒
@joonbug
not @jayhope asking me to share [redacted] with him right in front of his boyfriend's salad
HOPE
@jayhope
Replying to @joonbug
sharing is caring jooniebug 🤗
joon 🔒
@joonbug
speaking of redacted, i wonder what he's up to...
joon 🔒
@joonbug
i bet he's doing important stuff of important magnitude for his important business like the important person he is 🙂↕️
joon 🔒
@joonbug
i should stop thinking nonsense and start writing. those words aren't going to write themselves!!!
Kim Namjoon
@namuwrites
Hello! I'm back from hiatus and stronger than ever, so please look forward to a new Moonchild update sometime next week! #moonchildbook
Park Jimin✔
@parkjm
Replying to @namuwrites
i'm literally vibrating with anticipation! you can do this! fighting!!! 💪
joon 🔒
@joonbug
😳😳😳
Chapter 12
Notes:
did you think we weren't going to have a chapter this week??? think again!!!!
i didn't want to post on thursday or friday cuz of the ao3 downtime, but waiting till next week didn't feel right either SO HERE YOU GO!
and btw, ty so so much for coming back to this story and following along. i really appreciate every single one of you 🥹
see you in the comments!~
Chapter Text
jimin 🔒
@chimin
has anybody seen my soulmate today? i miss him and i need to tell him something :(((
jimin 🔒
@chimin
hey @vantaeplays i miss you! please come home from war 😭😭😭
jimin 🔒
@chimin
why isn't he picking up his phone?? it's almost noon!! i wanna treat him to lunch!! this is so soulmatephobic honestly 😤
jimin 🔒
@chimin
he just texted me!! red string of fate does it again 😍😍😍
jimin 🔒
@chimin
oh boy
jimin 🔒
@chimin
jimin 🔒
@chimin
we going ✈️✈️✈️ doting on the soulmate @vantaeplays 💖💖💖
VANTAE✔
@vantaeplays
Replying to @chimin
i love you chimchiminie ✨💜
jimin 🔒
@chimin
Replying to @vantaeplays
not more than i love youuuu 💞💞💞
Jin 🔒
@seokjini
Jimin show up to work after lunch challenge: Failed.
Jin 🔒
@seokjini
As if my day couldn't get any worse now my printer ran out of ink... Imagine how tired we are
Jin 🔒
@seokjini
Wait, Jimin's isn't working either. I think it's jammed or something.....
Jin 🔒
@seokjini
WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS
jimin 🔒
@chimin
Incoming Call · Ended
Park Jimin (Brat)
Time: 7 min 55 sec
◁◁ Back ▷▷
Jin 🔒
@seokjini
😂😂 Are you kidding me?? 😂😂😂 After all this time???? 😂😂😂 After I finally extracted my head out of my own ass???? 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Jin 🔒
@seokjini
I really do have the worst timing 😂😂😂😂😂
Jin 🔒
@seokjini
Chapter 13
Notes:
i guess weekends can be our new thursdays, right?
i still need to respond to comments on the last chapter but i shall do it soon, so please keep em coming! hearing from you truly makes my life better 🙂↕️
ANYWAY, here's a new chapter! enjoy! <3
Chapter Text
JK
@thegguk
💘💞💖💕💛💕💞💕❤️🖤💛💞💖💞💛💘💓💋💞💘💟💞💓💋💥❣️🔥😍🤩😍😘🥰😍💗💗💗❣️🔥💥💟🔥
JK
@thegguk
life's so good! isn't life so so good??!! 😍😍😍
JK
@thegguk
the birds are singing, the sun is shining, i have a new livestream tonight i'm really looking forward to! i swear nothing can ruin my good mood today, nothing at all 🤩
joon 🔒
@joonbug
uhhhh
joon 🔒
@joonbug
joon 🔒
@joonbug
i am NOT writing porn for [redacted] you hear?? i am NOT!!!
JK
@thegguk
Replying to @joonbug
never say never hyung 😏
HOPE
@jayhope
Replying to @thegguk and @joonbug
👀👀👀
JK
@thegguk
reasons why @joonbug SHOULD write some good ol' PWP to secure the heart: a thread 🧵
joon 🔒
@joonbug
Replying to @thegguk
JK
@thegguk
okay now we going ✈️✈️✈️ taking a nap cuz baby is eepy 😪💤😴
VANTAE✔
@vantaeplays
Replying to @thegguk
have a good nap, ggooggieee!!! you sure need it!!!!! 💞💤😬
JK
@thegguk
Replying to @vantaeplays
😳💞💞
Kim Namjoon
@namuwrites
The new Moonchild update is officially in the works! Please wait for it and give it much love when it's up! In the meantime, feel free to catch up on the previous chapters if you want 🤗 #moonchildbook
🌕 https://mono.wordpress.org/moonchild
Park Jimin✔
@parkjm
Replying to @namuwrites
brb rereading everything for the 10000th time 🏃➡️🏃➡️🏃➡️ can't wait for the new chapter, joonie!!! so excited!!! 🤩🤩🤩
VMIN SOULMATES!!! 🐻🐣
@vminsbitch
j-joonie??? 👀👀👀
Park Jimin✔
@parkjm
Replying to @namuwrites
brb rereading everything for the 10000th time 🏃➡️🏃➡️🏃➡️ can't wait for the new chapter, joonie!!! so excited!!! 🤩🤩🤩
JOONIE CAME HOME 🌕😭
@namoonies
Replying to @vminsbitch
Chapter 14
Notes:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MIMI!!!!!! 🎂🐣🎈
Chapter Text
JK
@thegguk
i woke up
JK
@thegguk
apparently i gotta be an adult and talk to people ??? about stuff ?????? very googiephobic if you ask me
JK
@thegguk
aight let's get this bread already, i can do this i can do this i can do this
JK
@thegguk
... i can't do this
JK
@thegguk
do they always have to act this married????? uuuughhh
JK
@thegguk
Replying to @thegguk
it makes me want to k*ss 😤
HOPE
@jayhope
☹️
SUGA
@prodmyg
Replying to @jayhope
🫂
JK
@thegguk
my GOD i'm so thoroughly [redacted] 😭
JK
@thegguk
Replying to @thegguk
it's okay. it'll pass. it has to... right?
joon 🔒
@joonbug
Replying to @thegguk
🫂
HOPE
@jayhope
sometimes i wonder why it took me and @prodmyg so long to get together, then i remember how emotionally stunted he can be and it's like "ah"
SUGA
@prodmyg
Replying to @jayhope
I'm leaving you
HOPE
@jayhope
Replying to @prodmyg
no you're not 😚
SUGA
@prodmyg
Replying to @jayhope
No, I'm not 😔
joon 🔒
@joonbug
Replying to @prodmyg and @jayhope
get a roooommmmmm 🤮🤮🤮
JK
@thegguk
JK
@thegguk
b-babe? 😳
VANTAE✔
@vantaeplays
so this is how being openly wanted feels like, huh? i could get used to it 🥹
VMIN SOULMATES!!! 🐻🐣
@vminsbitch
Replying to @vantaeplays
👀
JK
@thegguk
JK
@thegguk
oh my god he's so ajsjdjekfkdksk and i'm so asjjkdfkskslsls
JK
@thegguk
hello! 🐰 for anyone following my streams, this is your reminder that we have a date tonight!!! watch me play games like a boss and cry like a baby cuz it's already been a year since i started my channel! 🎈🎂🎉 as always, the link is on my pinned post. see you tonight at 7PM KST! 🥳
VANTAE✔
@vantaeplays
EVERYONE PLEASE GO WATCH MY
BOYFRIEND'S ANNIVERSARY STREAM TONIGHT AND SUPPORT HIM LOTS!!! 💜🎊🎂🎉
JK
@thegguk
hello! 🐰 for anyone following my streams, this is your reminder that we have a date tonight!!! watch me play games like a boss and cry like a baby cuz it's already been a year since i started my channel! 🎈🎂🎉 as always, the link is on my pinned post. see you tonight at 7PM KST! 🥳
JK
@thegguk
b-boyfriendajajskdmsksk?????
Jin 🔒
@seokjini
Chapter 15
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
HOPE
@jayhope
we going ✈️✈️✈️ cuddling the kitten and the bunny tonight!!! 💞💖💞💗💕💖💋🔥💓
⋆⋅☆⋅⋆
Jungkook’s live stream goes fucking amazing.
Many of his regulars are there, and thanks to Taehyung’s last minute push, quite a few new users join and subscribe too. But the best part is definitely when Taehyung joins the chat for a bit and everyone loses their mind, asking them both about Taehyung’s latest social media post and whether Jungkook is really his boyfriend.
vantaeplays: it’s true 🥰
vantaeplays: he’s all mine now so everyone else back off 🤪
vantaeplays: anyway gotta go prep something for my second channel love you googie good luck byeeee 💞💞💞
Naturally, the chat implodes after that.
Jungkook plays a few rounds of league, for nostalgia’s sake, and things calm down somewhat. Then he hits a personal milestone right before the end of his stream and, as promised, everyone in attendance gets to see a grown man cry.
“you look so pretty when you cry,” Taehyung texts him right after the stream is over. “may have to make you cry more often…”
Something feral twists in the pit of Jungkook’s stomach and he wants nothing more than to reply with a “can i come over?” But against every single one of his horny instincts, he sends a quick “🥴” and then locks his screen and puts his phone in his pocket.
He logs out of his accounts, shuts down his computer, and puts everything away – things he wouldn’t usually do right after ending a stream, but tonight is different. Tonight he’s stalling because he knows what awaits him: two loving hyungs who will cuddle and praise him; the same hyungs who own a big part of Jungkook’s unrequitedly in love heart.
His phone pings with a new notification and somehow he knows it’s not from Taehyung. He checks his lock screen and, sure enough, there’s an unread message from Hoseok: “hyung and i are ready when you are,” followed by one hundred different heart emojis and more than a few weather emojis – for some unfathomably Hoseok reason.
It’s a simple message, but Jungkook’s heart rate spikes anyway, a voice that sounds suspiciously like Namjoon’s whispering in his ear to ‘just tell them, bro.’
The thing is, he should probably just tell them, especially now that he’s trying to start a new relationship. But on the one hand, he’s a coward, and on the other, he’s not looking forward to the rejection. Because there will be rejection, that’s the only certainty in all this. His hyungs love him, but they do not love him…
It sucks.
It’s probably why he should tell them the truth and try to move on.
Jungkook stops in the middle of rearranging his anime figurines for what must be the fourth time and takes a deep breath, closing his eyes and visualizing a safe space for two, three, four seconds... then he releases all the air.
He can do this.
He will do this.
“Okay!” he says loudly, one last impulse to push himself.
He heads to the hyungs’ bedroom and stands in front of their closed door, the five centimeters of polished wood the only thing separating him from the unknown. He takes another breath, in, then out, and then he knocks before he can convince himself not to.
“Come on in!” says Yoongi’s deep voice, muffled through the door.
So Jungkook does.
Yoongi is sitting on the far side of the large bed, leaning against the headboard, while Hoseok is standing on the side of the bed closer to Jungkook, fluffing a pillow that clearly doesn’t need it. They look up when Jungkook enters and immediately smile, gums in sight for Yoongi and heart-shaped mouth for Hoseok. Painfully sincere, heartbreakingly beautiful.
Jungkook does his best to smile back.
“Our baby is here!” Hoseok shrieks, arms in the air, clapping in celebration. He throws himself at Jungkook, hugging him tightly and peppering his neck and chest in butterfly kisses that prompt the ones in Jungkook’s stomach to flap their wings and fly around.
Yoongi’s smile widens at the display. “Congratulations, sweetheart,” he says, almost solemnly. Then he opens his arms as wide as they’ll go, and Jungkook wastes no time before pouncing, his head buried in his hyung’s chest seconds later, Yoongi’s arms closing around him.
A known weight dips the bed behind Jungkook and a new pair of arms joins Yoongi’s hold on him, Hoseok’s leg thrown over both of them like he wants to secure them in place.
Cozy. Warm. Safe.
Cocooned between two of the people he loves most in the world, Jungkook feels loved in return.
So very in love.
He doesn’t know how long they stay like that, but however long it is, it’s Hoseok’s voice that brings him back from the brink.
“Baby, are you asleep?”
Jungkook hums – or he thinks he does – his thoughts slow like molasses inside his head.
“He must be tired, big day and all.” Yoongi’s voice is a quiet rumble that Jungkook feels more than hears. Like distant thunder in a summer rain shower. “Maybe we should let him rest–”
“Hyung, you promised.” Hoseok sounds serious and a bit reproachful, something in his tone poking at Jungkook’s senses. “This can’t go on, we have to tell him–”
“Tell me what?” Jungkook asks around a yawn, almost fully awake.
Hoseok pulls away from their embrace and Jungkook reluctantly follows, missing their warmth almost immediately. He sits up and crosses his legs, making room for Hoseok while Yoongi does the same beside him, the sudden space between them turning cold and strangely empty.
“Kookie.” Hoseok takes one of Jungkook’s hands in his, delicately caressing the skin in long, soothing patterns. “You know we love you, right?”
“Yes, of course. And I love you,” Jungkook says without hesitation. The hyungs share a look but otherwise don’t say a word, and after a few seconds, Jungkook can’t help but ask, “Is something wrong?”
It’s Yoongi who finally breaks the silence. With a sigh, he says, “There’s something I need to show you.”
He reaches for his bedside table and quickly turns back with something that makes the butterflies in Jungkook’s stomach turn to dust.
“Why do you have that?” Jungkook asks, voice shaky and ears ringing. He stares at the little black notebook that he thought was safely tucked away at the bottom of his sock drawer but is now sitting ominously between them.
“It’s my lyrics notebook,” Yoongi says calmly.
“No, it isn’t,” Jungkook counters, harsher than he intended.
It can’t be.
“It is, baby. Look.” Hoseok picks up the notebook and hands it to Jungkook, who flips through the pages and finds them full of scribbles in Yoongi’s compact handwriting. Unlike its counterpart in Jungkook’s room – full of his deepest secrets from cover to cover – Yoongi’s notebook still has many blank pages.
“I used to have two. A gift from a client, I think,” Yoongi says. Jungkook can’t look up, so he keeps flipping through the pages. “I lost its twin at some point, a brand new one. Never saw it again.”
Jungkook tries very hard to remember buying his notebook, but he can’t. He thought he had – because little black notebooks don’t just materialize out of thin air. In truth, he found it among his school things one day and simply assumed.
The dust in the pit of his stomach settles and solidifies, heavy as lead, growing heavier with every passing second. The more he thinks about it, the worse it gets, and suddenly, he understands exactly what his hyungs have been skirting around.
“You found mine, didn’t you?” he asks, but it’s not really a question. He knows they must have, and even if he didn’t know, the silence that follows is confirmation enough. “When?”
“When you first moved in,” Yoongi answers immediately, as if he had been expecting it. “Namjoon had just moved out and the place was a mess. I was looking for my notebook and saw yours on top of some boxes, didn’t even think twice before flipping through it–”
“You read it.” Not a question this time.
“I’m really sorry, Jungkookah.”
Jungkook isn’t sure if he’s feeling hurt, anger, or just plain shame. Most of all, he feels numb, as if he’s watching a different version of himself sit on a bed with the two people he’s in love with while the real him hovers above, powerless.
“He didn’t mean to,” Hoseok interjects. “It was the shock, and hyung–”
“Did you read it too?”
Hoseok blinks, taken aback. “Of course not. You know I would never…”
“But you told him, right?” Jungkook looks up for the first time since this started – looks at Yoongi, who won’t look back. He presses the heels of his hands to his eyes. “Of course you did, you guys share everything. God, you must think I’m so stupid–!”
“Hey, no, please!” Hoseok grabs Jungkook’s wrists and pulls them away from his eyes, little black spots instantly blooming in his vision from the pressure. “We would never think that. We love you so much–”
“But you’re not in love with me,” Jungkook finishes for him and Hoseok falls silent. Right. Of course. “Well, thanks for telling me, I guess. I’m sorry you had to read all the crazy stuff I wrote about you.” Jungkook laughs but it’s humorless, lifeless. He pries his wrists from Hoseok’s grip and Hoseok lets go without resistance. “I should probably go–”
“I didn’t think it was crazy,” Yoongi says, and it gives Jungkook pause.
“Hyung, you don’t have to lie. I know what I wrote–”
“And I know what I read,” Yoongi insists, with a hint of stubbornness that Jungkook knows all too well. “It was beautiful,” he says, and something inside Jungkook twists painfully. “Your feelings, what’s inside you, it’s all very beautiful–”
“But what does it matter!” Jungkook interrupts him, tired of this nightmare scenario dragging on and on. “Whatever it was, it wasn’t for people to read it. Especially not you two.”
“You’re right,” Hoseok says gravely. He hesitantly reaches for Jungkook’s hand, as if afraid that Jungkook might reject him. But Jungkook can’t, so he doesn’t, and Hoseok intertwines their fingers. “We shouldn’t have read it, there’s no excuse for that. That’s why we wanted to talk to you, why we couldn’t keep it a secret.” Hoseok seeks Jungkook out and Jungkook sees all the worry in those deep honey-brown eyes. “We’re sorry to have broken your trust. So very sorry. Right, hyung?”
Yoongi nods. “We are.” He takes Jungkook’s free hand in both of his – warm and sturdy, like an anchor amidst a stormy sea. “Our love may be different from yours, but that doesn’t make it any less real. Because we do love you, Jungkook. Please believe us.”
“How could we not?” Hoseok says wetly, and something in Jungkook finally breaks, his eyes welling up with tears. “You’re our baby. Our Jungkookie.”
“Our Jungkookie,” Yoongi repeats, squeezing Jungkook’s hand. “Always.”
Heavy tears roll down Jungkook’s cheeks – whether from hurt, heartbreak, or relief, he still doesn’t know. All he knows is that he loves and that he is loved, even if the two kinds of love are different from each other.
Maybe, for now, that can be enough.
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END PART II
Notes:
part 3 (aka the final part) is very much in the makings! i can't give you an exact date but i'm working hard for it to be ready asap, so please wait a little more?
in the meantime, feel free to check out my other bts fics or come yell at me on bsky if you so desire! :3