Auralism - myg

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It's been a few days since you and Yoongi had lunch at his apartment.

You're sitting on your couch, eyes glued to the TV as you watch the latest gossip channel. Biting onto your lower lip, you can't seem to stay still, fidgeting every time they change the topic, knowing that any minute now, they'll be talking about Yoongi.

"Jesus Christ, Y/N, we scripted the perfect response, he'll be fine." Irene groans once she enters your living room after stopping by the kitchen to get some snacks. She has some chips and candy in her hands as she walks over to you before plopping onto the couch next to you.

"I just need to hear what the news outlets are going to say about it." You explain, immediately reaching your hand into the bowl of chips to grab a handful. Then, you stuff your mouth with the handful of chips as Irene stares over at you, sighing softly while shaking her head.

"It doesn't matter what news outlets say. If his fans are okay with it, then it'll all work out. He just needs his fans' support." She responds. You sigh before nodding your head.

Once you both grow quiet and eat the snacks, the magic word is said on the television.

"Onto celebrity news, record producer SUGA has been caught in a scandal involving posting sexual audios onto a personal social media account." The announcer states. You widen your eyes and put your full attention onto the television. "He has since issued the following statement in response to the scandal."

They then proceeded to show the statement that both Namjoon's PR team and Irene drafted together and read it aloud. You bite onto your lower lip as this is the fifth time you've had to listen to and read this statement.

"Please..." You utter under your breath, causing Irene to put a comforting hand on your shoulder. Taking a deep breath, you shut your eyes for a moment.

"What does everyone think about this statement?" one of the hosts question.

"I think it was really irresponsible of him to have an account like this." One of them states, causing you to tense up slightly. "He knows the age group of his fans are younger than him and he's being a horrible influence."

"I disagree. I believe the age range of his fans varies and majority of them are likely adults as he discusses harder topics like anxiety and depression in his music. I've seen the people on Twitter behind the hashtags and events they hold for SUGA and there are plenty of young people but there are a lot that are older than SUGA himself." One of the other hosts states. "He's a grown man and if he wants to be sexual, he's an adult and there's nothing wrong with adults expressing themselves. What's the difference between him doing this and someone else who isn't famous doing OnlyFans and posting moaning audios on there? There isn't one."

"You all are forgetting that he didn't do this primarily as a reason to be sexual. If you had watched his documentary, read the books he's published, and listened to interviews he's done in the past, you would know that growing up, he had money struggles and was often working 3-4 jobs at a time to help his family despite being in high school." Another host states, causing the first to speak to roll their eyes. "When you're at a hard place in life with money and you have to act like an adult and have the responsibility of an adult when you're just a teenager, it makes sense that he did something, anything to get the money his family needed."

"You can get plenty of normal jobs like working at a supermarket or working at a fast food restaurant." The first host states.

"Yes but those clearly don't pay that much if he was working 3-4 of them at a time." The second host responds. "I did see the documentary and listened to him talking about his struggles. At one point, he did mention even with those jobs, he had to sometimes choose between taking the bus or being able to eat a meal. You're being far too hard on this man. He's rarely been in any scandals compared to other producers."