The Ugly Duckling [Jinkook, Minjoon, Taegiseok]

13: The Busan Market

Ages at the moment:

Jin: just turned 20

Yoongi: 19

Hoseok and Namjoon: 18

Jimin: 17

Taehyung: 16 turning 17

Jungkook: 15

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Yoongi sighed as he laid in bed, his kind completely blank no matter how hard he tried to think of a gift for Taehyung.

Taehyung's 17th birthday was coming up soon, and he wanted to get him something nice and memorable.

Over the past year he had finally started warming up to Taehyung, even though it had taken him many years to do so. But what can he say?

Over the past year Taehyung grew very tall, even passing Hoseok and Jin in height, almost catching up to Namjoon. And he would also sing to Yoongi occasionally, but his voice had become more solid and stable, and his voice had become the deepest out of them all.

These changes really had him melting, even if that sounded a little picky and conceited that he didn't give Taehyung much attention until he started fitting his type. He tried not to be that way, he really did, but you can't really control what you like and what you don't like.

He had always thought Taehyung was somewhat cute and very nice, but as much as that caught his attention, it always failed to hold it.

Hoseok watched Yoongi roll around his bed for a while before clearing his throat.

"Yoongi are you okay?"

"No! I can't think of what to get for Taehyung! He put a lot of effort into his gifts for me, and I would feel terrible if I didn't put any thought into his gift."

"I'm sure you will come up with something," Hoseok smiled encouragingly.

"I don't understand how this is so hard for me! He literally never stops talking! I should know enough about him to get him an amazing present by now."

"Don't feel discouraged. Maybe you just need to look around to help get ideas and organize your thoughts."

"You know what, Hobi. You're right," Yoongi hopped out of bed. "Take me to the marketplace. I want to have a look around."

Hoseok looked down at Yoongi's underwear and blushed. "Of course, but you should probably put on some pants first."

Yoongi looked down at his legs and blushed. He forgot he hadn't gotten dressed yet. "Sorry."

"Don't be," Hoseok smiled.

Yoongi quickly went to his dresser and bent over, pulling open the bottom drawer where his pants were.

Hoseok stared at Yoongi's round butt in his form fitting underwear, mouthing the word 'f*ck' without actually letting out any sound. He quickly looked away, not wanting to get hard in front of Yoongi.

He heard the drawer close and some rustling of clothes, and then Yoongi called out to say he was ready to go.

Hoseok quickly turned back to face Yoongi and led him out of the castle, down to the market square. It was a good mile walk at least, but neither of them minded. They often enjoyed each other's quiet company.

That was one thing Yoongi liked about Hoseok. He could be loud and upbeat, but he also knew how to be chill and quiet.

One thing that greatly confused Yoongi was how he could start to like Taehyung so much when he already liked Hoseok. For a long time he thought he was struggling to give Taehyung the time of day because he heart was already filled with his love for Hoseok. But then the past few years really proved him wrong when somehow, Taehyung snuck his way into Yoongi's heart, without even having to replace Hoseok.