When I Close My Eyes • Kim Seokjin

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jin opened his eyes.

"jin, are you okay?" yoongi asked, frowning.

"we were all so worried about you!" taehyung said, clinging to jin until namjoon pried the alien life form off of jin's abdomen.

"yeah, are you all right?" jungkook asked, looking troubled for his usual sparkling maknae self. he looked high key shook.

"i...i think i'm fine," jin said, sitting up and rubbing his head, wincing slightly as he blinked. "what happened?"

"that's what i want to know!" hobi yelled, messing up jin's hair.

"we were all hanging out together and you just went unconscious," jimin said, looking at jin with concern. "it really scared me, hyung..."

"guys, give the boy some space," namjoon instructed. nobody moved. he sighed. "look, jin, we don't really know what happened, but as long as you're okay..."

jin nodded. "i feel okay. i mean, i don't feel not okay."

namjoon smiled, rolling his eyes. "there's our hyung, eloquent as always."

"jin-hyunggggggggggg!" hobi yelled out, grinning for no reason.

jin smiled hesitantly. "Why did the can crusher quit his job?" he asked. "Because it was soda pressing."

everybody burst out laughing, even though jin's voice had been a little unsteady, even though he'd rushed the timing, even though he hadn't performed the joke as well as he should have.

"guess jin is as good as new," jungkook said, grinning.

"shut it, easter bunny."

"hey!" jungkook protested, pushing yoongi lightly, but both of them smiled.

"hey wait, guys...did you hear about the italian chef with a terminal illness?" jin asked, smiling and waiting a beat. "he...pastaway."

everybody laughed, but yoongi laughed the loudest. "hyung, why are you always like this?" he said, hugging himself. "my abs hurt from laughing. stop it!"

"stob it," tae corrected.

"stob it! stob it!" jungkook chimed in until they were all chanting "stob it" at jin, who couldn't help but laugh. he loved his family. his family loved him.

"hey jin, want to hang out?" hobi asked, smiling.

"no! jin wants to hang out with me!" tae complained, and once again, everyone started arguing about who got to hang out with jin.

"shush! i can hang out with all of you," jin said, smiling. "there's enough worldwide handsome to go around."

jungkook coughed and mumbled, "third from the left."

"car door guy," taehyung added.

"eat-jin" jimin whispered.

"pink princess," hobi giggled.

"flying kiss guy," yoongi muttered.

"eomma," namjoon said, laughing.

"aish!! you're all annoying!" jin complained, smacking namjoon and each of them lightly, but he was laughing.

everything seemed almost normal, almost...

real.

until an alpaca walked in through the front door. "jin?" it said. "jin, you need to-"

"-wake up, Jin."