Wild And Free [Namjin]

Chapter 26

Sunny was the first to come out onto the beautiful scene of two lovers holding each other with redefined happiness all over their faces. "Awwe, well I guess whatever that was is sorted?" She held the camera to her hip and stood with her other hand on her chest. Jin looked back at her and nodded, the serenity in his face blending in with the natural environment around him.

Sunny's expression lit up as she analyzed the warm tone of the day and suggested "Why don't we finish up with the shoot outside? The lighting's good enough and I cannot lock you back up there if you look this good out here." She looked at Namjoon who raised his arms in defeat and retreated backwards to give Seokjin his photo space.

"Not before some touchups, you won't." Taehyung skipped out into the park with his small makeup suitcase hanging freely on three of his fingers. He examined Seokjin's face before diving into the case with his hands, not even looking at the combination his fingers picked up. He looked briefly at Namjoon and quickly winked, his way of confirming that everything was a-okay. Namjoon closed his eyes and nodded, opening them to meet Hobi's at the door.

As the two men reunited at the doorframe, they seemed to exchange a smart look of conformation and soon, their arms were around each other's shoulders as they watched the new photoshoot unfold. It just took too much to break the years they had on one another, and they were thankful their bond was that hard to knock down. Taehyung soon joined them in watching Sunny break into action, spinning around Seokjin freely and instructing him on where to sit, what to hold, where to look and how to pose until she was satisfied with the ridiculous amount of photos filling up her memory card.

She quickly scanned through them "God, so many candidates, it'll be hard to pick a favorite." She looked up at Jin in contentment "That was a great first, Seokjin. I can't wait to see what else you can do. But, for now, let's call it a day." She looked at everyone's tired faces and knew they all agreed. Everyone went back inside to talk over a quick meal and head home for the day.

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A week rolled by quickly and Jin stayed over at Namjoon's house for the entirety of it- something that was very new to him. He'd always stay a maximum of two nights in a row before returning to his apartment, but that was before they traveled around the world together. When they came back, Jin seemed to be unable to leave Namjoon's side, after having spent so much time attached to him. Namjoon obviously didn't mind it, the security and company he had building a wall of confidence around him.

Jin laid upside down on the couch, his head dangling where his feet should've been while his feet hung in the air behind the back cushions. He was gleefully texting Hoseok, whom he quickly befriended, when he glimpsed behind the phone screen to see Namjoon stumbling down the stairs with a laptop balanced on his open palm. Jin adjusted his head to confirm that the twist of Namjoon's face was nothing bad and that he actually looked ecstatic about something.

"Jinnie~" he excitedly dragged the nickname out all the way down the stairs and onto the couch by Seokjin. "Get up!" He patted Jin's thighs aggressively and waited for him to sit in a humanly acceptable position. The moment Jin straightened up to see the cause of Namjoon's fuss, the other slammed his computer screen shut and looked at Jin suggestively. "Actually, I have a better idea."

Namjoon stood up from his place and bolted back upstairs, only to descend a minute later with two light jackets and Jin's sneakers. "Put these on, we're going grocery shopping first." Jin didn't think much of the request, because he figured Namjoon's fridge did need stacking up. They left the house in the matter of a minute and walked to the nearest huge supermarket.

After gathering a sizable amount of groceries, Jin seemed fulfilled with what the cart had and began to walk to the cashier. "Um, actually, let me wheel that in." Namjoon took the cart away and pointed at the magazine rack. "Will you get us the latest release of one of those?"
"But, I don't know which one to get." Jin looked at the selections from afar, confused.
"Oh, you'll know." Namjoon smiled devilishly, which concerned Jin, but he never questioned it. "Just look closely, baby."

With that, Namjoon wheeled away into the 7th register, leaving Jin to 40+ magazines to choose from. It took him a hot minute to understand what Namjoon was getting at, but when Jin saw what he meant, everything pieced together comedically. Jin was greeted with a cover that carried his own face, surrounded by a beautiful warm tone of the outdoor photoshoot he'd had. He giggled at himself as he picked up the magazine.

Never did I think I'd see my face on one of those. He rolled the fresh edition up and followed Namjoon out into the street, helping him with the bags. "That's what we came out for, huh?" Jin smiled at his photo again and admired his beauty. "Man, they really took it there. I feel gorgeous."
"It's because you are." Namjoon confirmed, pecking Jin's cheek lightly before carrying the grocery bags back home.

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