STRANGERS ➣ TAEJIN ✓

five

For the first time in a long time, Seokjin was sick and had to stay home from school, which meant Taehyung had to deal with everything on his own. People treated him differently when Seokjin wasn't around, he was ignored and picked on but his angel of a boyfriend came around things changed. It showed Taehyung who he could and couldn't trust, the only people he had were his five friends, Min Yoongi, Jung Hoseok, Kim Namjoon, Park Jimin, and Jeon Jungkook.

Min Yoongi being the oldest in the group, he's a stoic guy, quiet, but also pretty blunt; you could always look towards him to tell you the truth, and trustworthy. Being a troubled kid himself, never feeling like he belonged, he hung around other kids who felt the same taking them under his wing in some sort of way. Taehyung looked up to the older, Yoongi treated the boy as if he was his little brother after all.

Jung Hoseok is the sunshine of the group, he's fun and exciting, overall just a burst of energy and positive vibes being the mood maker after all. Not much is known of why he became friends with a group of misfits, but they never questioned it and let him hang around as well.

Kim Namjoon is the leader of the group, he's intelligent but kind of an asshole, he tends to use his smart mouth against authority getting him in trouble. He and Seokjin are best friends, but with the detest of his parents the boy isn't allowed around much anymore.

Park Jimin is the sweetheart of the group, he is adorable yet sassy, despite typically being quiet you will hear his mouth if you say anything about him or his friends. He was bullied and didn't have friends until the boys came around, befriending and defending him.

And finally the maknae, Jeon Jungkook. He's a shy kid, excelling in school and sports, and also has a talent for singing, dancing, and drawing making almost everyone love the sweet boy. Jungkook and Taehyung meet in elementary school and has been best friends ever since.

The five brighten the boy's life. Being through a bunch of hardships together made the group closer; they aren't just friends, they're brothers.

Taehyung wants to make the jump to talk to them but worry strikes, the thought of them pushing him away hurts. He sits at an empty table in the cafeteria watching the group. After the long debate in his head, he finally stands up and walks over to the group.

"Taehyungie! you're back," Jimin says excitedly pulling the boy down to sit with them.

He takes a seat and smiles at the group of boys quietly staring at him. "Missed you guys so much. I'm sorry I drifted away shits been rough," he speaks up.

"Fuck, I can tell. Did you get into another fight?" Namjoon responds, grabbing the boys chin. Taehyung jerks away before giving him a small pout.

"Dad as usual," He mutters chuckling bitterly.

"Where's Seokjin hyung?" Jungkook questions looking around.

"He's sick," he answers gaining the boy's attention.

Hoseok hums and nods leaning over to look at Taehyung. "He usually does your makeup, right? He's a good person," He smiles and Taehyung nods in agreement. "We're not mad, just glad you found someone who's good to you."

"We should hang out more," Jungkook says smiling at the older making him smile back.

"Like you can even leave your house," Yoongi snickers.

"Yoongi," Jimin warns shooting a glare at the older.

"No its fine he's right. But it's okay, I've learned how to sneak out from the best," Taehyung states sweetly making a finger heart to Yoongi. "Yoongi hyung don't look at me like that."

"I missed you too," Yoongi mutters cracking a small smile.

"Are you done sucking each others dick?" Namjoon jokes.

Hoseok grabs a cracker flinging it at the boy. "Shut up, you should be the last person to talk," he chuckles.

"Right, how did Jackson's dick feel up your ass last night?" Yoongi chimes in smirking.

"Fuck, I thought we weren't going to bring that up anymore," Namjoon groans pulling his hood over his head, pulling the strings so no one can see him blushing.

"Speak of the devil," Jungkook smirks pointing at Jackson skipping towards the group.

"Come, sit with me," Jackson whines holding onto the boy's arm.

"I'm with m-"

"Namjoon!" Jackson whines again now pulling the boy from the table.

"We're walking you home later today!" Namjoon shouts as he gets pulled away from the group.

Taehyung brings his attention back to the group who are now shaking their heads as they laugh at the scene. "Did that just happen? What's going on? You guys need to catch me up on all of this," Taehyungs rambles.

"We can do that on our way out of school," Yoongi response getting up from his seat.

"where are we going?" Taehyung asks as everyone begins following.

"Anywhere," He shrugs.

The boys walked around the town, going to small parks and running and playing around like they did when they were young. All losing track of the time they stayed out late and ended up walking each other home. Taehyung walked with everyone until he was alone and had to face his father on his own as usual, using the ladder rather than the front door just in case his father was awake. He stayed up later, the thought of his father walking in and killing him in his sleep haunted the boy, he needed some comfort but he already knew Seokjin would be asleep by now. For the first time in a long time, Taehyung went to sleep without hearing his boyfriend's beautiful voice.