𝒟𝒶𝓃𝒸𝑒 𝒯𝑜 𝒯𝒽𝒾𝓈

56::New best friend

"I don't want you to save me. I want you to stand by my side as I save myself"

-unknown

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Namjoon sat in his barely used studio. He may be Taehyung's manager, but he does dabble in music production. He often helps Taehyung develop some of his own songs so one day, Taehyung could put out a completely self produced album. He currently was having one of his rare moments of free time while at work. Being a manager might sound easy, but he was constantly keeping everything with Taehyung in line. From making sure he kept up with his schedule to holding meetings with all kinds of important people and even organizing future comebacks. Namjoon almost never has a free moment. So when he does, he likes to spend them alone, in the peace and quiet, doing something he enjoys.

There was a knock on his studio door and he had to suppress the urge to groan. It had only been five minutes. What could have possibly come up so soon?

"Hmmm?" Namjoon called to whoever was on the other side.

Namjoon heard the door open but didn't bother turning around. Whoever was disturbing him could talk to his back.

"Good, I remembered the number."

Namjoon immediately perked up when he heard the voice speaking behind him. He pulled his headphones off and spun his chair around, eyes wide as he looked at the older man in front of him.

"Matthew! What are you doing here!?" Namjoon exclaimed as he took in BM's presence in front of him.

"I'm sorry. If me being here is an issue I can leave, I just thought I could surprise you at work." BM quickly spoke.

"No, it's not an issue. I was just shocked. I hadn't heard from you and I've been too busy to reach out on my own." Namjoon explained, standing up to give the elder male a hug.

BM happily accepted the hug, smiling as Namjoon told him to take a seat.

"How did you know where I'd be?" Namjoon asked as he sat back down in his own chair.

"Well, I found out that you would be in your studio and then I just found the one with your name on the door." BM responded.

"Then come in, sit down. You can watch me struggle to work." Namjoon laughed.

"Okay." BM responded, chuckling as he sat down.

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"Hey, if you see Namjoon, tell him that he needs to move the devil photoshoot to next tuesday. The photographer just called and said he had an emergency." Yoongi informed.

"I can." Seokjin nodded. "I was actually headed there anyway."

He started walking towards Namjoons studio again. He put the pin in, watching the door click open before he grabbed the handle and started opening the door.

"Oh my god, Taehyung is literally the most awkward person!" he heard an unfamiliar voice say through a laugh.

"Yeah, he is." Namjoon laughed back.

Seokjin fully opened the door, clearing his throat as he stepped into the room.

"Oh, Jin hyung. I didn't hear you come in." Namjoon said, stifling his laugh as he looked at his boss.

"Yeah, uh, Yoongi needs you." Seokjin said before walking out.

"Oh." Namjoon mumbled to himself.

"So that was your boss."

"And my ex."

"Oh... he seems..."

"Like an ass who can't commit to anything but his job." Namjoon sighed.

"Wow, I get the feeling that it was a messy break up." BM commented.

"Messy is a word for it. He dated me and seemed to be completely committed but then broke up with me at the end of a romantic date I spent all day preparing. And then he tried to talk to me as if he hadn't broken my heart 3 weeks beforehand."

"Three weeks?"

"I didn't come to work for three weeks because the man I loved broke up with me and damaged me so much that I could barely do anything more then breathe. And the day I finally came back, he tried to talk to me as if everything was okay. I was so upset that when he did finally realize that I was ignoring him, he yelled at me in the front lobby, but I screamed back at him so loud that anyone in this building could have heard it, and probably did. That was a while ago, but do you know what happens when my friends show each other the slightest bit of love? I get flashbacks of the trauma he caused, he broke me and I never healed." namjoon grimly explained.

"That's a lot." BM said wide eyed.

"Yeah and I'm probably scaring my only chance at normalcy away with my trauma stories. I'm really sorry, you can leave if you'd like." Namjoon sighed, rubbing his eyes.

"I'll do you one better. I'll get boss man to shove his rules up his ass and date you."

"What, I thought-"

"Yeah, but you want him, and being your very best friend with a capital 'B' is better than nothing." BM shrugged.

Namjoon laughed, "Very best with a capital 'B'?"

"Ah good, you understood what I said.." BM said proudly.

"Okay," Namjoon smiled, then dropped it. "Wait, no. I didn't just agree to that. You are not going to get him to break the rules."

"I can and I will and you already agreed." BM smirked.

"You don't understand..." Namjoon started, unsure of if he should continue going on about his sad love life.

"What don't I understand?" BM genuinely asked.

"I don't know how much I could ever trust him again. I gave him everything and he just, effortlessly broke me. I won't deny that I still want him, but it would be difficult for me to actually take him back. I would always be wondering if he was fully committed, if I could trust him, if he was happy." Namjoon explained, keeping his voice low to prevent himself from getting too emotional.

"That makes things more difficult, but I am determined."

Namjoon laughed grimly, "You're welcome to stay here if you'd like. I'm only gonna be a few minutes." he finished standing up.

"I'll wait." BM smiled.

"Okay, I'll be back." Namjoon smiled back.

Namjoon walked down the hall to Yoongi's office putting in the code before knocking, "Hey, Seokjin said you needed me?"

"No..." Yoongi responded before quickly realizing. "Oh wait, I told him to tell you to make sure you moved Tae's devil photoshoot to next tuesday."

"He could have told me that." Namjoon sighed. "Had to leave BM in my studio for this."

"Oh, that's probably why he said I needed you."

"What do you mean?" Namjoon questioned.

"He said I needed you because Matthew is with you and he wanted to leave."

"Oh... Well... see you later, Yoongs." Namjoon walked out of Yoongi's studio rubbing his hands on his face. "Ugh."

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Heyo, our very Best friends with a capital 'B'! Lol author-nim#2 came up with that, and then when #1 read it she texted #2 cause it made her laugh

Aaaaaaaanywaaaaays~

Stay safe, stay healthy, and until next time our Baby Crackheads <3

{Word count 1118 without endnote}

{Edited 12-19-2020}