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33 | THE PAIN OF TRAUMA

"So," Jimin cracked open the soju bottle and set it down on the table, taking a sip of his own that he had already opened. "Friends with benefits?" 

''We don't call it exactly like that,'' Jeongguk sighed as he took the bottle and waved it in the air before taking a sip.

"That's exactly it, babe." Jimin leaned forward, crossing his legs. "Friends with benefits, that is. What other name is there for it? Merely a few innocent people playing around when they're in need so the other person can determine whether or not he's gay?''

Jeongguk rubbed his forehead, sighed, and said, "You really make me regret telling everything." They've gathered just like they told each other in Jimin's dorm. Since they both had work to do, it was later in the day.

''Alright, alright. Guilty.'' Raising his eyebrows, Jimin sipped from his bottle. "Whoa, it's unbelievable that I created that gossip chat room with you two only to discover that? You people are the actual gossip.'' He spoke in a conflicted manner, and Jeongguk gave up once more, turning to face the couch. "Well, to be honest, you two are kind of cute."

''Park Jimin.'' Jeongguk shot a glance, revealing his satoori accent in his words. "Don't even think about intentionally teasing us while you're tagging along; that won't happen." Jimin was about to speak when Jeongguk lifted his finger. "Shhh. I know you damn well, you can't close that damn mouth of yours when it comes to this.''

"Yoongi said the same thing, though." He tipped his head, grinning. ''But for different reasons.'' He muttered to himself and averted his gaze while taking another drink. ''Alright. I'll use self control, or whatever you want to call it. Just to be clear, you can't change my personality.''

With a humming sound, Jeongguk simply whirled his bottle while gazing intently at the clear green alcohol within. ''But what's happening with his parents?'' Liking his lips, Jeongguk somehow thought of his own. It was evident when he sent his sister to the airport that he was angry with her for leaving so quickly. They had hardly met since she moved to the States. It also hurt that she was a better mother figure to him than his own mother. When she complimented him on the fact that he had discovered something, it hurt him even more. However, who was going to declare that, in reality, he is has no one? This is nothing, this with Taehyung. 

"He shares the same shit that the rest of us have." He looked at his shoes and murmured something. "Family issues are our source of inspiration in life." With a chuckle, he took a sip, his expression expressionless.

"I'm going to guess that's our n-victim of daddy issues" In his own painful way, Jimin smiled. "Well, I'm not sure how to exactly explain and tell. His two parents..no, I can't. But I am almost the same.''

''Sure enough, Yoongi is the same. Why can't we have regular families, fucking hell?'' In actuality, there wasn't one all-arounder family among them. The saddest thing about them all, in fact, was that. Jeongguk began to consider that while Jimin was speaking. 

"My mom is an angel, but she put too much pressure on me to be in the ballet. My father? On the day I won my biggest prize, that prick left us. Yes, father of the year. As a substitute? Isn't my stepfather figure suspected of being gay?'' He began to count on his fingers. "We now have you. The most normal of them is your sister. Your father, well, ''Jeongguk nodded, signalling he didn't need to explain. ''My Yoongles, his mother alcoholic, his father working nonstop.  Pain additionally. Taehyung-ie, poor thing, can't go back to his home peacefully," he continued to count. ''We really are such a screwed up group!" He threw down the bottle and laughed it off.

''Jimin.'' Jeongguk said in a steady tone as the other started laughing, ''Please.'' Jimin chuckled again and just squatted to sit down on the ground. ''Fuck, Jeongguk, all of us are so messed up. Who knows who else is fucked up too.'' He fisted his hair and Jeongguk just stayed in silence, which was his sign of agreetment.