Pick Up Lines (Taejoon)

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"What the hell happened? Did someone hurt you? Do we need to beat the hell out of them?" Hoseok had arrived and picked Namjoon up as he walked down the road. It had taken around ten minutes for Hoseok to even find Namjoon and when he had seen the way the younger was dragging himself down the road, his heart went out to him. He had pulled over, quickly jumping out of the car and calling to the younger man. All the younger had done was slump into his hyung's arms, not trying to hold back his tears anymore. He was frustrated and felt taken advantage of by people he thought he could trust.

Hoseok hadn't shown up alone, he had brought along his boyfriend and old friend of Namjoon's, Yoongi. He was oddly a welcome addition in Namjoon's mind as he awkwardly wrapped his arms around the younger overlapping Hoseok's.

"I can tell we need to beat someone's ass." Yoongi growled. Just the thought of his overprotective friend tearing Taehyung and Jin apart made Namjoon heart feel a little lighter. He hugged back as hard as he could. This was the kind of physical attention he needed.

Hoseok leaned back, a bit afraid of the answer to his question, "What happened?"

Namjoon shook his head, wiping the tears from his face, "Can we go home first?" his voice was small and it tugged at even Yoongi's heart. Before Hoseok could answer, Yoongi was already helping Namjoon into the front seat of Hoseok's car.

Hoseok had tried making small talk and asking little questions that might help him understand what had happened to his friend. Namjoon mostly ignored him, either humming or not speaking at all as his head leaned against the cold window of Hoseok's car. In the end, Hoseok shut his mouth, letting his friend have some quiet time. Yoongi was worried as well. From his position in the back seat, if he looked into the side mirror he could see the tears threatening to spill over and streak down Namjoon's face.

Thankfully, the ride to Namjoon's house was rather short. Namjoon hardly acknowledged the two as he went to his door, unlocking it and throwing it open, replying on Yoongi to close it.

Namjoon collapsed onto his couch, curling up into a ball and just letting the tears leak out. He heard Yoongi go into the kitchen to make some tea and he felt the couch dip beside him and warm arms encircle him.

"Tell me what happened?" Hoseok asked gently, rubbing Namjoon's back.

"Um..." he sniffed, not sure what to say.

"Start from the beginning, Namjoon," Hoseok's voice was soft and motherly as he rubbed soothing circles into the younger's back. It felt like home and comfort to Namjoon and once again he was beyond grateful for such an amazing friend.

"M-my coworker invited me to his place. He said there was going to be a party. So, he picked me up and drove to his place but when I got there, it was only us."

Yoongi had returned to the living room, positive that the water would be fine by itself as it began to boil. He gingerly sat next to his boyfriend, an arm instinctively wrapping around his shoulders as he too listened to Namjoon.

"One other guy showed up – also from my work building. He's such a flirt..." Namjoon sniffed again, "They st-started kissing me and holding me down...."

"They put their hands on you?" Yoongi's voice was low, nothing more than a protective growl. Hoseok gently laid a hand on his boyfriend's knee, trying to calm him.

"I... I don't know why but I let them at first." Namjoon hiccupped a bit as his tears came back, "But then I kept telling them to stop and they didn't. They wouldn't stop...."

"Who are they?" Hoseok gently asked, pulling Namjoon into his side in something like a cuddle.

Namjoon just shook his head.

"You don't want us to know?" Hoseok's voice was laced with worry.

"Th-they were drunk...."

"That's no excuse!" Yoongi snarled, jumping up from his spot on the couch. All he wanted to do was bash some heads together to make his friend feel better and he couldn't do that if Namjoon was being tight lipped.

The tea pot whistled suddenly, causing all three of them to jump. Yoongi begrudgingly left to go attend to their drinks as Hoseok held his friend.

"How about this, Namjoon..." Hoseok paused, thinking. It was relatively late now – the sun had gone down a long time ago, "Would you like me to stay the night? Yoongi and I will stay here and we can all cuddle and watch movies or sleep and then we can make a nice breakfast in the morning – you can call in and take a sick day. I'll call in tomorrow and take one, too, so I can spend all day with you, ok?"

Namjoon nodded, wriggling further into his friend's embrace. Yoongi returned with hot tea and a few cookies he had found in Namjoon's cabinet. Hoseok told his boyfriend his plan and Yoongi agreed. The three of them fell asleep a few hours later watching action movie, cuddled together in far too many blankets – almost all the blankets Namjoon owned – and Namjoon could almost be in peace.