Rigged Pet | Rapline

17

Hoseok closes and locks his apartment door, directing his subs to sit on the couch.

He carelessly sits on his coffee table in front of them, elbows propped on his knees.

"We need to come to common grounds about some things. Should I go over the contract another time?" he questions.

Nia sighs, "Can I be completely honest here?" Hoseok nods his head, gesturing for her to continue.

"I think I'm starting to catch feelings or something, I don't know. I'm growing attached. Isn't that bad for me to do? I keep forgetting that all of this is just because I signed a contract. Is it wrong that I want this to be something more?" she confesses, feeling herself grow emotional again.

"I-I'm sorry if I just fucked everything up by feeling this way, and I understand if I have to leave." she sniffles, looking between them.

Yoongi is the first to react, pulling her into his arms. He hugs her tightly, "I feel the same way, but I didn't realize until you were talking to that Namjun guy."

"Nam-Joon." she corrects with a chuckle, "Whatever, I'm just saying that the thought of you leaving us is bothersome."

Hoseok watches the two embrace each other, rubbing his temples in a stressful manner.

He definitely wasn't expecting to hear this. His subs developing romantic feelings for each other? For him? It has never happened before.

All his past endeavors usually left because he was too intense or because of other personal reasons.

Hoseok's not sure if he feels the same way. He's possessive at heart, but does he like them like that?

He's very good at keeping business and personal affairs separate, but he might've crossed that line the moment he started spending time with them outside of the club.

"I'm sorry to have crossed any boundaries with you two. I shouldn't have done that." Hoseok apologizes, standing up and walking to his bedroom.

Nia and Yoongi share a look, quickly following after him.

They furrow their brows upon seeing Hoseok gather their things, "Why are you apologizing and what are you doing?" Nia questions.

"T-The contract clearly states that when our arrangement becomes more or less than what's agreed, then there's a breach." Hoseok hands them their bags.

Yoongi scoffs, "So you're kicking us out?" he chuckles humorously, walking towards the connected bathroom and grabbing his toothbrush and hygiene products.

"This is bullshit Seok." Nia says, stepping up to him, "You know you don't wanna do this."

"It doesn't matter." Hoseok says sternly, "I can't do this."

"Why can't you? If you feel the same way then we can make things work. Dammit, look at me!" Nia exclaims, annoyed at the fact that he's doing all of this without even looking at them.

"You're always like "Look me in the eyes when I'm talking to you" but you can't do the same? You're a fucking hypocrite." she walks into the bathroom as well.

Yoongi shakes his head, "Save your breath, he's clearly made his choice."

She aggressively stuffs her bag, "It's just so fucked up. You can tell he's lying."

"There's nothing we can do, just c'mon." he leads the way out of the bathroom, not caring to spare a glance at Hoseok as he leaves the bedroom.

Nia wants to scream. She's only this upset because she can tell he's purposely pushing them away. There must be something he isn't telling them.

She walks back up to Hoseok, "So, this is it? You're done with us?" she scoffs when he doesn't respond, "Fine."

Nia huffs as she follows Yoongi out of the apartment. He grabs ahold of her hand and they walk out of the building together.

Hoseok runs his fingers through his hair as he paces around the room.

He groans loudly before punching a hole in the wall, wincing at the pain after, "Fuck!"

Luckily, he can still move his fingers, which tells him that his hand isn't broken.

Hoseok angrily strides to his kitchen, pulling out a bottle of whiskey and taking a swig from the bottle. He sighs deeply as he looks around his now empty apartment.

He starts to chug the bottle as thoughts of regret start to plague his mind.

In Yoongi's car, the two are visibly upset. Nia knew the possibilities of being rejected, but actually having him dismiss them like that hurts.

"How could he just-" she sighs, looking out of the window. Yoongi holds her hand across the armrest, "Just stop thinking about him."

"We don't need him. We're fine alone." he pulls up to his apartment, "Are you staying the night?"

Nia nods her head, following him out the car after. They sulk as they enter the building.

Technically, they still have the rest of the week to rest since Hoseok already paid for it. But that just upsets them more, knowing that they won't be using their free time for what it was originally intended for.

To spend time together.

Hoseok's excuse, claiming that he wanted his subs to get "rest" was only used so he didn't have to admit that he wanted extra time with them.

Nia sighs loudly, growing frustrated as she continues to think about the situation.

"Stop thinking about it, Nia. You're only making yourself mad." Yoongi pulls out chips and candy from a cupboard in his kitchen, "Pick a movie while I make popcorn."

She listens, making herself comfortable on his couch and scrolling through Netflix.

She picks a random comedy, wanting to possibly get her mind off of Hoseok with something lighthearted.

But once Yoongi joins her, wrapping his arm around her shoulders and pulling her close, she can't help but feel like something's missing.

a MESS but we stan angst☺️