Little Space

alleyway

Yoongi walked through the kitchen doorway, smiling when he saw his boyfriend eating at the table. Throwing his arms over the back of his neck, Yoongi nosed Jimin's hair and gently kissed his ear. He felt Jimin laughing quietly.

"Hi there, hyung."

Yoongi smiled. "Hey." He kissed Jimin's neck. "I'm gonna go to work."

"What? Hyung, it's—" Jimin looked up at the clock. "Like, almost ten o'clock at night."

Yoongi shrugged. "Have to get some stuff done. I'll try and get home tonight, alright?" He kissed Jimin's cheek. "Love you."

Jimin waved him off. "Yeah, yeah. Love you too."

Yoongi smiled and waved as he closed the door behind him.

~

Yoongi drove up to his favourite late night coffee place. He walked in and ordered his usual coffee, only leaving after adding about five packets of sugar. He waved to the barista as he exited the shop.

He was walking to his car when someone making their way down the other side of the sidewalk bumped into him, making him spill his coffee. He yelped at the hot coffee burning his skin.

"What the fuck?!" Yoongi yelled, patting down the coffee with a sleeved hand so it would stop burning. "Watch it. Fucking hell..."

The guy stopped and turned around. "What was that?"

"I said, watch it, I have a hot coffee!" Yoongi felt himself getting irrationally angry.

The guy advanced on Yoongi. He got uncomfortably close. "That's not my goddamn problem."

"Alright, whatever," Yoongi said, waving his hand and turning around. He hoped the guy would just continue on his way, but that's the opposite of what happened.

A hand knocked his cup onto the ground. He spun around, ready to yell at the guy, but he was met with a fist to the jaw. He sputtered, nearly falling to the concrete. He spat blood to the ground, then turned to face the stranger. His fight or flight response kicked in and he lifted his hands; ready to swing or protect his face he wasn't sure.

The guy got him first. He punched him square in the face, making him back into the wall of the building. He kneed him in the stomach immediately after and Yoongi coughed heavily. The stranger grabbed his collar, pulling him into the alleyway nearby. Yoongi tried to get away, kicking against the guy, but the psychopath was too strong. Yoongi regretted everything.

Yoongi was thrown to the ground and he slid, hitting his head on the wall behind him. His vision blurred and he could no longer see his attacker. He felt another kick to his stomach and side. He tried to push him away, doing whatever he could to try and have a second to recollect himself.

When he finally blacked out, it was with a knee to the face.

~

Jimin was watching television on the couch, trying to stay awake for when Yoongi came home. His leg swung a bit as he swiped on his phone. When it was getting late, about one in the morning, Jimin started getting concerned. He took out his phone and called Yoongi.

Yoongi didn't answer. Jimin furrowed his brow. Yoongi never let Jimin's calls go unanswered. Jimin, brushing it off, decided to call his office.

"Hello, yes, can I talk to Min Yoongi please?"

"Min Yoongi-ssi? He never came in tonight," the service desk attendant said.

"Are you sure? Did he just not clock in?" Jimin cracked his fingers nervously.