Promises

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Breaking News: An unknown source had given a video of a sting operation on one of the most famous casting agents. In this video, Kang Jiwon is seen asking for "favours" from one of the young trainees. The trainee's identity has not been revealed due to protection purposes, but it is reported that the trainee is below the legal age. An arrest warrant was issued in the name of Kang Jiwon and the police are on their way to arrest him.

"Huh?" Seokjin looked at Namjoon, "Did you...?"

Namjoon nodded. "We had been planning this for a while. The day we... The day we kissed for the first time, he had emailed me asking to take TXT in an ad. I was going to deny him, but then I thought of keeping personal and professional lives away. So I sent them there and then suddenly there was a huge ass email from him telling me to take good care of the group and that they had been too offensive to him." Namjoon chuckled, "I couldn't understand what happened so I asked the boys and Taehyun busted out saying he was couch casting*."

"Wow..." Seokjin was really shocked. The Jiwon he knew wasn't really this bad. Or maybe he didn't actually know Jiwon entirely. Maybe he was kept in the darkness all this time. He wondered what else was hidden under that fake facade of that man. Now Seokjin could clearly see how he got popular in no time.

"Yea," Namjoon nodded. He took out his phone and showed a photo of a boy, "Do you know him?"

Seokjin looked at the photo very carefully. "Oh, I have seen him somewhere."

Namjoon laughed lightly, "Yeah. He is an actor. We talked to his agency and planned the entire video. I was going to release it yesterday, but you went to meet Jiwon and I didn't want to hurt you if you were to get back with him. But after what he did to you, I sent it to all the news channels and uploaded it under a fake account."

Seokjin looked at the video again and he could clearly hear Jiwon saying that he would take "charges physically" and the boy should do "favours" to him for his work. Seokjin huffed. He can't imagine what would have happened to him if that day, he would have married Jiwon. Would he have done this if they were married? He was brought out of his thoughts when he felt a hand on his. He looked up to find Namjoon looking at with worried expressions. "Hyung, I am sorry if you didn't like what I did."

Seokjin looked at their hands. Namjoon was caressing his knuckles and it was helping him calm down and not go back to the darkness again.

Namjoon shifted a bit, getting closer to Seokjin, "I know, I should have told you about this, but you looked happy these days and I-"

"No!" Seokjin covered their hands with his other hand.

"Huh?"

Seokjin looked at him and smiled brightly, "You did great! Even though you wanted to get back for me, you helped all those young, new actors and idols who would have been his prey. But why midnight?"

Namjoon chuckled, "It was Yoongi hyung's idea. The police usually change their shifts at midnight. So even if his arrest was delayed, it gave the video the time to travel longer."

Seokjin leaned a little, placing a soft kiss on Namjoon's nose, "Thank you. I am proud of you."

Namjoon looked at him with sharp eyes, "Don't do such things. I won't be able to control myself."

Seokjin giggled and pushed him away with his finger on Namjoon's forehead, "Hold that thought. I am not ready."

Namjoon took Seokjin's hand from his forehead, covering it with his own and nodded, "Right, sorry."

"You don't have to." Seokjin smiled at him, "Let's go home. I am really tired."

Namjoon nodded, "I will tell Sejin hyung to take you home."

Namjoon got his phone from the table to call but Seokjin stopped him with his wrist, "No, let's go home together. You must be tired as well. If you are not doing anything important, let's go home?"

~

Namjoon woke up to a sleeping angel beside him. The light sunlight coming through the cracks of the wails made his features sharper. Seokjin's one arm was wrapped around his waist. He gave him a small peck on his forehead and got up making sure that Seokjin doesn't wake up. When he came out of the bathroom after a long shower, Seokjin was still peacefully sleeping. Namjoon looked at the clock and sighed. He went to Seokjin, "Hyung, wake up. You are going to be late for university."

"Mmm, five minutes," Seokjin mumbled and went back to sleep.

Namjoon leaned down, "It's 10:30 already, hyung."

Seokjin opened his eyes wide and got up with a jerk, hitting his head with Namjoon's.

"Ouch."

"Fuck!" Namjoon held his head in his hand and sat beside Seokjin.

Seokjin looked at Namjoon, massaging his forehead, "I am sorry. Are you okay?"

Namjoon nodded, "I am fine. How about you?"

Seokjin tsked, "I am fine." He looked at his phone.

"Oww." Namjoon winced as Seokjin hit him on the head again, "Why would you do that?"

Seokjin shoved his phone in Namjoon's face, "It is just 9 o'clock. Why would you wake me up so early?"

Namjoon gasped, "You wouldn't have woken up otherwise." He got up from the bed, "So ungrateful."

"Yah!" Seokjin scoffed, "Who are you calling ungrateful? I am older here. Respect our elders!"

Namjoon shook his head and chuckled, "Fine, fine. I am sorry. But you really need to get up, or you'll be late."

Seokjin was still pouting but he got out of the bed grumbling about how he could have slept for a few more minutes.

"Hyung." Seokjin turned back with wide eyes. Namjoon smiled at him softly, "Let's go on a dinner date tonight."

Seokjin blinked a few times. His ears started to turn red. But he nodded anyway, "Okay."

*Couch casting is when the agent or director asks for sexual favours in return for roles/work.