FORLORN | JIKOOK

005 ─ suggestion

motivation where haaave u gone

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Jeon Jungkook

Several days had passed, and I still never made up my mind of where it was that I wanted to work. I knew that I was probably taking too long, but I was still hesitant. I was sure I was being foolish and stubborn by never making up my mind, though I wouldn't admit it. But then Taehyung come to me with something very odd earlier that day, and gave me a very strange suggestion. One that I wasn't expecting; and one that didn't really make any sense.

"Let's go on a vacation!" He suggested with a soft smile, and his gleaming eyes peered up at me with enthusiasm. His cheeks were pressed against his palms, and his elbows were laid gently on the kitchen counter. I stared at him with my lips parted in surprise, and I had to blink my eyes to try to understand if I heard him right or not. But yet, it was so sudden, and curiosity was pressing against my skin. "Sorry?" I started before slowly turning my body towards the man. "What did you just say?" I asked, and I connected my eyes with Taehyung's. His gaze lingered on me intently, and I could feel the amusement radiating from him at the sight of my confusion.

"I said that we should go on a vacation." He smiled simply. I didn't exactly understand why he was suggesting such a thing, especially so suddenly. I slowly folded my arms across my chest, and pressed my lips together. Silence fell between us, and my eyes burned on his thoughtfully.

When I asked him why he had asked such a thing, he explained that it was because he could tell I was feeling stressed, and felt like it would be good to get away from the apartment. And he was right. Because even though I was walking away from my old life, the way I was living wasn't refreshing whatsoever. The last vacation I went on was to Hawaii. And that was a very long time ago. In order to come back and to feel energized to take life on once again, I needed fresh air first. And wether it was in my old apartment or the one Taehyung and I shared, I was still always in the same place. I needed a temporary exit. And Taehyung did, too. Because he was always helping me, and always with me. And even though he actually had a job and a life outside of helping me, he still needed a break. Because he was always moving and always working for others. He needed time for himself.

I wasn't against the idea, though it was sudden and weird. So, I asked him if he had any place in mind. And apparently he did. His eyes gleamed happily at my openness to the idea, and happily named a place in Korea called Gwangju. It confused me as to why he would choose Gwangju, and so whenever I asked why it was he wanted to go there, he told me that he had a strange interest in it and felt it was a good place to go to.

It didn't make much sense to me, but I decided that it wasn't a very big deal and agreed. Surely it wouldn't be that bad to try and go on a vacation. And I was positive that with the new energy from a vacation, it would be easier for me to pick a job.

Though, I suppose I had no clue what I was getting myself into by agreeing to such a thing.

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"You're going on a vacation?" Yoongi sighed out before leaning down onto the couch, and pressing the cushion down as he lowered his body. My back faced him, and my eyes were lowered towards the inside of the refrigerator in search of a drink. With my lips held together I hummed out softly, loud enough so he was able to hear. It was silent, and Yoongi's eyes stared up plainly. He quirked his eyebrow curiously, and pulled his lips together. "Hm." He said simply, and his chest heaved as he did so. "What for?" He asked. After searching for a beverage for several moments and finding nothing that had caught my eye, I released a heavy sigh and reached my hand inside to grab a water bottle. Water isn't so bad, I decided with a shrug.