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An hour later, there wasn't a single person in Taehyung's apartment that was sober. A few people had left to hit the bars downtown, but there were still about ten people jumping around and dancing while Whitney Houston blasts from his speakers.

Tae was in the middle of having a sing-off with Jin, both kneeling on the floor and clenching remotes in their hands for microphones, straining to hit Whitney's high notes when a loud knock pounded against Taehyung's door.

Everyone stopped and looked at Taehyung. Was he expecting more people?

Taehyung shrugged and stood up, pushing his sweaty hair from his forehead. He stumbled into the end table for a split second before composing himself and walking to the front door.

He unlocked it and threw the door open. A tall man with dirty blonde hair stared down at Taehyung.

"Um.. do I know you?" Taehyung hiccuped quietly before noticing the pink-haired boy next to the stranger. "Jimin?"

"Hi Taehyung!" Jimin beamed, bouncing slightly on the balls of his feet. "Are you having a party?"

Taehyung hangs onto the door as he glances behind him at the crowd of people jumping in his living room, drinks sloshing onto his hardwood flooring. "Nope."

"You're being very loud," The stranger says. He speaks with no emotion in his voice so he can't tell if he's mad or just stating the obvious.

"Um.. Sorry?" 

"This is Namjoon, he's a bit salty because they're trying to work on music and can't concentrate with your party happening," Jimin explains. "But, I came over because I was wondering if I could join."

"Why would you want to join?" 

"I see Yoongi."

"Ah."

"And I came over to ask if you'd be a little quieter," Namjoon says.

"Is there a problem here?" The door is being forced open wider and Taehyung stumbles against the door frame as Jin squeezes his way into their conversation.

"Um-" Taehyung catches the way Namjoon's eyes widen slightly at the sight of Jin, and Taehyung wants to say, "Yes, buddy, we've all been there," but he comes up with a different plan instead.

"Hi Jin. This is Jimin and Namjoon. Namjoon wants to shut down our party and Jimin here wants to join. What do you think should happen?"

"I think they both should come inside and have a drink," Jin is staring directly at Namjoon.

"Yay!" Jimin yells, clinging onto Namjoon's arm and begging him to say yes.

"Alright, fine, but only for a little bit," Namjoon sighs. "Let me go get Jungkook."

"Wait what?" Taehyung's eyes widen as he watches Namjoon walk back to apartment 15, Jimin squeezing his way past Jin to beeline directly to Yoongi.