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It was an hour later

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It was an hour later. The man at the counter, Seokjin, had knocked on their room and dropped off a couple beers, as well as lamb skewers and sushi Taehyung had bought them.


"O-Oh, uh—I don't drink.." Jeongguk had said in a small voice as Taehyung poured the alcoholic beverage into a glass for him.


"Mm?" he hummed, and his glance towards the boy made him want to clarify further.

"Well, I... I mean, I've never really had alcohol before, I..." he fiddled with his thumbs. "I tasted it once, when I turned 18. But that was only because my mom told me I should know how it tastes before I go off to college."

Taehyung looked somewhat amused. "And how old are you now?"

"Nineteen..."

The man placed the bottle of beer down on the coffee table in front of them while belting out a laugh. "That's the perfect age to drink like there's no tomorrow, Jeon," he slid the glass towards Jeongguk. "If you want to, that is." Jeongguk stared at the honey colored drink, then back at Taehyung. "Go on," he signaled towards the table with a tilt of his head. "Try it."

"Well, it—it wasn't all that good, from what I remember," Jeongguk's lips pursed in a pout while he dug his hands on his lap between his knees. He wasn't used to this. Sure, he had friends who drank alcohol and smoked among other things. But Jeongguk had been a well behaved, innocent boy his entire life. Rather than chugging a cup of beer down, a glass of banana milk sounded moreso right up his alley.

"Mm yeah? Why don't you try it?" Taehyung repeated, and Jeongguk could see how he stared at him with evident mirth. He wasn't sure if he was testing him, but for some reason Jeongguk felt as though not doing what the man wanted would make him lose his interest in him. He didn't want to frustrate anyone, or ruin Taehyung's fun. So after another pause of hesitation, Jeongguk reached forward and grabbed the glass of beer.

Taehyung watched him with his eagle eyes, knees apart in a manspreading position on the cushioned blue seating. It wasn't long before Jeongguk closed his eyes and began to chug down the beverage a bit too quickly, and the man's lips curled to a grin.

"You don't have to drink it like that, you know," he chuckled heftily, grabbing Jeongguk's wrist and pulling it towards him. He tilted the bottle and poured more beer into the other's half empty glass. "Try again. Slower. Slow down."

Jeongguk coughed twice to clear his throat and wiped his lips, a swift exhale leaving him while he noticed his cup was full once again. When he looked at Taehyung the man had his eyes fixated on him, or maybe his lips. Jeongguk couldn't tell. "O-Okay.." he complied, lifting the glass towards his mouth. Taehyung leaned back and whistled, not stopping the boy this time while he downed the whole drink.

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