word count: 760
song: working (cover by jungkook)
characters: jin, jungkook
as the bell rang, a mob of students spilled out onto the courtyard of the school. most of them were clinging onto their friends, talking loudly and laughing. some of them waited waited for their parents by the gates, others bid each other farewell and mounted the bus.
one boy stood alone in the sea of clustered students. his mind was clouded with worries, unlike his comrades, who laughed and joked and ran around without a care in the world . he was an idol, a member of this small group called bts that had debuted not so long ago . while his friends slept, he had tirelessly practiced dance routines with his fellow six members. they were nice and considerate, and he had grown to appreciate them. he still missed his family, though. a lot. coming to seoul was quite hard for him. he didn't have much friends in his new school, he was so shy, he felt ashamed with himself. it was one of the other things present on his mind that day. sometimes he was so shy he couldn't sing. when he had first met his bandmates, he was shy too, but he was slowly learning to overcome it.
so the boy stood for sometime, staring at the crowded road in front of him. two chatting boys he knew from his chemistry class walked past him. the boy managed to say hi, but the word fell on deaf ears. the boys kept walking and chatting.
the boy felt quite hurt, but he wasn't surprised. he shoved his hands into his pocket. a couple of moments later, a small van pulled up in front of the school. the boy smiled for the first time that day.
once he was safe in his van, jin, his hyung, greeted him with a warm smile and ruffled his hair.
"annyeong jungkook," said jin. "how was your day?"
jungkook shrugged.
jin's smile dipped for the slightest second. but later it was back, as bright as ever.
they stayed in silence for some time, jin driving, humming a tune,while jungkook fiddled with his fingers. after some time though, jungkook felt like he had to talk. something was bothering him, and he had to say it, or else it would stay inside him and hurt him.
jungkook looked up to jin hyung. jin was the oldest of them all , so he had the responsibility of looking after them, making sure jungkook and his other hyungs were happy and safe before he was. he often cooked for them too, and was a good listener. that's why jungkook trusted him. that's why jungkook felt the words hurting inside him spill out his mouth.
"I'm scared."
this time, jin's smile completely disappeared. " what for , kook? is someone bothering you? whoever they are, they won't be happy when they come across kim seokjin." jin attempted making a scary face, and both of them burst into giggles.
jin pulled over. " jeon jungkook," he said." i am not driving until you tell me right this instant who or what is bothering you."
jungkook stared at his inked fingers.
"sometimes i doubt myself."
" i mean, i may be able to sing, but i'm shy. i'm scared for our future, our group. like i see namjoon and yoongi hyung and you and everyone else working so hard for us, and i want to be the best for them, but...i don't know if i can."
he felt jin's warm hand on his shoulder. jungkook looked up and saw a tear glistening in his eye.
" jungkook."
"yes?"
"i'm so grateful for you. and i don't know if you'll believe me, but i think you can. you can sing, dance, and rap. also you're a handsome young lad."
jungkook blushed.
"you're shy, yes, but don't let that get you down. one day, you'll be on the stage in...i don't know, some foreign country, and you'll sing so beautifully fans will cry. it sounds like a dream, but as yoongi says, never give up on your dreams. you'll become better, you'll improve. trust me."
"and i'm so proud to have a dongsaeng that cares so much about his hyungs. don't worry too much jungkook. be happy, live your youth. we'll be okay."
jungkook stared at his hyung in silence. "i-thank you jin."
jin's smile returned again. jungkook felt himself crushed under jin's massive hug, but he liked it.
jungkook giggled.
jin pulled away and patted jungkook's cheek lightly. "come now, let's go home. everyone must be wondering where we went."
"okay."
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hey army ( or if you're not an army too then hi)
i hoped you enjoyed reading this
and i hope y'all have a great day and don't forget to love yourself 💞
~maria💙🌈
