The Ugly Duckling [Jinkook, Minjoon, Taegiseok]

36: Negotiations

Ages at the moment:

Seokjin: 22

Yoongi: 21 almost 22 (end of Feb, beginning of March)

Hoseok: 21

Namjoon: 20

Jimin and Taehyung: 18

Jungkook: 16

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Namjoon figured it was finally time to initiate Plan A, so if it failed he would still have enough time to implement Plan B, and maybe come up with a Plan C if needed.

Plan A was to write a letter to his parents, in attempt to make negotiations. If all went well, he would be able to explain to them why Jin had to be the Queen of Busan, and therefore he still had to be the King of Seoul, and that he could always adopt a kid to be heir like the other kingdoms would have to.

He would point out that the people might look up to the royal family more if he adopted an orphan, but also explain that both Daegu and Busan would be forced to do the same thing, as their kings and queens would all be male.

He would explain that decisions are easier to think through with someone you love, as there was bound to be less arguments.

He would flat out declare to them that if he married a woman, there would be no heir because he was not attracted to females, and would refuse to consumate the marriage on the wedding night or any night after.

He would complain about how everyone else ended up with the ones they love, and he wanted his happy ending like the others would have.

He would let them know that Taehyung, as the heir of Daegu, approved of his marriage to Jimin.

But he could only hope that they would read it all and understand his point of view. They were known for their stubbornness.

But they passed their stubbornness on to him, and he was going to fight tooth and nail.

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A few days ago, Hoseok woke up with a sore throat and a fuzzy memory. That morning, Taehyung fed him breakfast in bed and cuddled with him in a huge bathtub. He went back home to Busan with butterflies in his stomach and blush on his cheeks, having been starved of affection for a few months.

And the next day, Taehyung came to Busan to take Yoongi home to Daegu.

Just Yoongi.

For the first time in years, Hoseok's emotionless mask was broken, and his distress and sadness was on display for the whole world to see.

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Taehyung and Yoongi rode to Daegu is silence. Yoongi was infinitely nervous. Taehyung had a poker face the whole morning, and he had no idea what Taehyung was thinking.

When they finally got to Taehyung's bedroom, Taehyung gestured for Yoongi to take a seat on the bed. Yoongi sat down and looked at his feet.

"I missed you."

Yoongi's head snapped up. "Y-you did?"

Taehyung's lips lifted into a gentle smile. "Of course I did Yoongi. I love you."

Yoongi whined, tears falling down his cheeks slowly. "I thought you hated me!" He wailed, wiping the tears off of his cheeks. "I didn't think you would want to see me again!"

"I could never hate you," Taehyung smiled sadly, joining Yoongi on the bed and pulling him into a hug. "I was really upset with you, but I've had time to take everything in. I had an epiphany last night, and I think I'd like to share my thoughts with you."

"Of course!" Yoongi nodded, forcing himself to stop crying so that he could give Taehyung his undivided attention.

"First, I have something I have to admit," Taehyung bit his lip nervously.

Yoongi's stomach dropped. "W-what is it?"

"I now understand why you love Hoseok so much," Taehyung looked away, not wanting to see Yoongi's reaction. "And I think I may also have feelings for him as well..."

"What do you mean?"

"The other day, I went to Hoseok to see if I could understand what was so great about him, and all he did was praise my own greatness. He cheered me up despite being sad himself. He's very selfless. And, I have to admit... he's very attractive."

"He was sad?" Yoongi frowned.

"He was spending his 21st birthday alone at a bar, Yoongi. Drunk and alone. Some friends we are, huh?" Taehyung laughed sadly.

"Oh my god," Yoongi whispered. "How could I have been so selfish? Pushing him away like that. How could I leave him alone on his birthday?"

"You didn't know he was alone," Taehyung shrugged. "And you were too sad yourself, from what I heard."

"It's not even just now," Yoongi ruffled his hair in frustration. "Ever since our marriage, I've basically been flat out avoiding him."

"I think it's about time we fixed that."

"I really do miss him," Yoongi admitted.

"I think that we should proposition him."

Yoongi gasped and turned to look at Taehyung like he had two heads. "You what?"

Still avoiding Yoongi's eyes, Taehyung dumped his last thoughts out. "I had fun with him on his birthday. I think it could work with the three of us."

"What is that supposed to mean?" Yoongi blinked, raising a suspicious eyebrow.

"I'm not saying that I put my dick in him, but I put my dick in him."

"You what?!"