school desk | vkook

- SEVENTEEN -

"Wanna skip our next lessons? I can't bother. We can go buy a Red Bull or something."

"Sorry, hyung. I can't afford to miss more classes, and neither can you."

"Ugh, fine. Don't know why I even bothered to ask, you're always so boring." Namjoon opens his locker and takes out a biology book so Jeongguk does the same, but grabs his English folder instead. The boys walk side by side through the corridor, since their classrooms are close to each other.

"So what'd you do in the weekend?" The younger asks in an attempt to break the awkward silence.

"Not much, actually," Namjoon says in a tired tone. "Mostly slept and procrastinated through the whole thing."

Jeonggguk shrugs. "Sounds great to me."

"How about you?"

"Oh...um..." what does he say to that? "I hung out with a friend for a day. You don't know him," he quickly adds when Namjoon raises a questioning eyebrow.

At that moment, a third boy comes towards Namjoon and Jeongguk, his hands full of pencils and books. Taehyung looks up and smiles, lifting his head towards Jeongguk as they cross each other. The grin quickly turns into a frown, though, as the latter looks away, shamefully avoiding Tae, and so they walk past each other without a word.

"Oh, really?" Namjoon is oblivious to the tension. "I didn't think you had friends outside of school."

"I... see you later." Jeongguk doesn't need to comment on it, since they arrive to their classrooms.

sorry
// j

it's okay
~ t

It's not okay. Even though Taehyung knew what he was and wasn't getting before becoming friends with Jeongguk, he hates it. He just wants to help the younger get out of those toxic "friendships", become happier. It's also worth mentioning that just maybe, possibly, Tae might or might not have developed the tiiiiiiniest crush on the other, and perhaps he wants attention from Jeon Jeongguk for the first time in his life, but that's irrelevant.

"Yo, guys, check this out!" Hoseok is pointing to a poster on the wall. "We should give it a shot."

MUSIC CLUB!
- Learn how to produce songs
- Train your singing voice
- Learn an instrument
- Make new friends!
(Tuesdays and Fridays 16:30 - 18:00)
(Contact us within two weeks to join)

"That actually sounds fun," Taehyung agrees.

"We'd...we'd have to," Jimin gulps, "...socialize..."

"Aww, Chim..." Taehyung puts an arm around his friend, who's looking down to the ground. "It won't be so bad!"

"And we'll be there the whole time beside you," Hoseok reassures.

"Exactly! But if you really don't want to, no one's going to force you."

Hoseok nods. "Of course not. I think it would be good for you, though."

Jimin moves himself anxiously. "No, no. I suppose you guys are right. It'll be good for me. Let's do it, and you two make sure I don't chicken out."

And that's how the three of them end up signing up for the school's new music club. Later that night, they're eating popcorn on Hoseok's bedroom floor, contemplating the meaning of life and other things.

"You know, friends, I gotta confess something," the youngest announces. Hoseok prompts himself up on his elbows, looking at him expectantly.

"Spill," Jimin orders, leaning back on the bed while grabbing some more popcorn.

"Okay, don't judge me," Taehyung covers his face in shame, "but I think I'm, like, lowkey crushing on Jeongguk?" He peeks through two fingers, only to see that his friends aren't surprised at all.

"That's it?" Jimin chuckles, putting more snacks into his mouth. "Tae, you get crushes on every living thing."

"But this is different!" Taehyung pouts. "It's Jeon Jeongguk!"

"As soon as you guys made friends, Jimin and I knew it was going to happen eventually." Hoseok shrugs. "So how do we progress from here?"

"There's no point guys..." Tae looks down with a frown. "He is, and I quote, 'not fucking gay.'"

"Now, that's what he thinks." Jimin climbs down from the bed to sit with the others. "Just wait until you've flirted a little with him."

"Why don't you get him to sign up for that music club?" Hoseok suggests.

"Yes! And we can observe you guys from afar!" Jimin claps excitedly.

"I don't think he wants to, but I'll give it a shot I guess..." Taehyung takes out his phone and sends Jeongguk a quick text about it. It doesn't take long before it's buzzing with a new message.

GGUKIE

so jimin, hoseok and i signed up
for some music club in school and
we were wondering if you'd like to
join us? :)

sure i guess

Taehyung turns to his friends, showing them the phone screen. "Success!"

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aaaah sorry for not updating in like two weeks!! alot of stuff has been happening lately but hopefully i'll be able to post more often :)