ARTIST | KOOKV

4. first name basis

Taehyung view

Trusting this guy seems like the wrong thing to do. I can't just leave everything behind. But then again what am i leaving? Buuuut i like it hereeeee im content with where i am...

Are you really taehyung?

No.

I dont know.

"i- uhm i need to talk to hoseokie hyung!" taehyung scrambled off, removing his apron that was wrapped around his waist in a hurry, running off to the cafe- only to turn around and run towards jeongguk, who had an eyebrow raised at the youngers behaviour.

"yes what is it?" jeongguk spoke, fixing his collar as he didn't spare a glance towards taehyung.
"is it okay if y-you stay here for uhm like f-five minutes?" taehyung asked quietly, fiddling with his fingers. He looked up at jeongguk with wide eyes filled with hope, wanting the male to comply to his request.

"you're asking me" jeongguk pointed a finger towards his chest. "to stay here" The male held out his palm, moving it in circular directions to show the space taehyung was sat two minutes ago.

"uhm yeah? Just while i fetch my friend?" taehyung muttered, looking behind quickly towards the cafe, eager to reach his bestfriend and ask him for advice.

"well" jeongguk sighed, plopping himself down on taehyungs stool. He frowned at the uncomfortable-ness of the hard wood against his bum, but tried to cope with it anyway. "go on, fetch your friend" The older waffed his hand towards the direction of the cafe lazily, watching taehyung smile brightly before running off again to hoseok.

"he should be more careful, tsk" jeongguk tutted as he frowned unpleased at the way taehyung was mindlessly crossing the road, dodging cars from left to right.

Hoseok view

"hobi hyung! I need your help!" hoseok stopped cleaning the desk top at the sound of his bestfriends voice ringing through his ears. He saw taehyung rush through the door, panting heavily as he walked over to the counter.

"tae? What is it? You okay? Do i need to kill anyon-" hoseok rambled out worried, but getting cut off with a short giggle from taehyung.

"no silly, it's just- well can we sit down please?" taehyung asked nervously, his long piano fingers medling together anxiously.

"of course" hoseok put down his wet cloth, wiping his hands on his apron as he walked around the counter to taehyung, both males seated down on a nearby table. "now, what is it?"

"we dont have long. It's just, you know the CEO of jjkGaming? Well he came to my stall, asked me if i wanted a job, to y'know work for him and i didnt give him an answer becauseicamerunningheretoyou" taehyung rushed out at the end in a small voice, he looked down not meeting hoseoks eyes( was he scared i dont know?) he knew for sure the male would be disappointed in his actions.

But what shocked him was that he heard a loud chuckle, making his head shoot up. Taehyung looked at hoseok with wide eyes. "arent you mad??"

"god" hoseok wheezed out as he placed his hand on top of taehyungs. "why would i be mad hhm? Just take the damn job tae, i know you think your comfortable on the streets, but are you? Do you really want to be spending the rest of your life earning so little? Take the job tae, and if you dont like it you can always quit" hoseok mentioned softly, he was proud of his bestfriend getting a good job offer.

"you really think so hyung?" taehyung asked in a small voice, almost a whisper as he thought about having the job.

"i'm sure tae" hoseok replied gently, smiling as he got up, heading off to clean the counter. "you said you didnt have much time right? Now go on you loser, go get that job!" hoseok yelled as he waffed his arm( the one which held the cloth) around, telling taehyung to leave, the cloth flying around in hoseoks hand freely.

"i'm going, i'm going!" taehyung giggled as he ran out of the shop. Crossing the roads hastily yet again, his hair flying back freely in the wind as he ran back to jeongguk with a large smile on his face.

"i'm proud of you tae" hoseok muttered to himself, watching taehyung run through the busy road.

Jeongguk view

"oh for gods sake what is taking him-" jeongguk was cut off as he was immedietly greeted with a panting taehyung, hovered over breathing for air. He stared surprised at the male until he recovered by clearing his throat. He straightened his collar, standing up while removing his gaze from the now standing taehyung( who was still kind of out of breath).

"well then?" jeongguk spoke expectantly, his eyes roaming around cooly as his lips were pressed together tightly.

"i'll take the job mr jeon" taehyung breathed out, his doe eyes locking with jeongguks, the latter staring intently at taehyung, causing him to look away first.

"great, lets get going, i'll send someone to pack all this up" jeongguk said, turning around ready to leave until he got stopped with a tug on his coat.

Turning his head sideways, jeongguk looked at taehyungs hand clasping the bottom of his coat and then tilted his head up to see the male standing nervously behind him, who looked like he was having a war going on inside his head. "what is it boy?"

"i have one  c-condition sir" taehyung murmured, his hand still clutching onto jeongguks coat.

"oh? And what is that?" jeongguk now turned around fully, he was intrigued by taehyungs words.

"i get to have my own office?" The twenty three year old spoke out, it came out as more of a question than an order which amused jeongguk to the slightest.

"is that it? Okay" Before jeongguk could walk off, taehyung yelled his name, or rather 'sir'. The older, with a sigh, turned around Screaming "what now?!" startling taehyung for a second but nevertheless told him what was wrong saying, "i'm not letting a stranger pack my stuff up, i want to bring it myself, i already have some empty boxes to pack it in."

Jeongguk cursed under his breath, already having enough of today but reluctantly let taehyung pack it himself.

Twenty minutes later taehyung was done. He walked over to a bored jeongguk with a pile of boxes in his hands, it was blocking his sight as he came stumbling over to jeongguk, the male not doing anything to help.

"a l-little help p-please?" taehyung muttered. He took jeongguks silence as a "yes i'll help you' so he dumped two boxes on the males lap, the said man yelling out a short "hey!" but grabbed the boxes anyway with grumbles escaping his mouth. 

The two males set off in a comfortable silence, taehyung walking with a smile on his face as jeongguk was scowling, moving the boxes from time to time in his hands, trying to hold them correctly.

"y'know" jeongguk started off, now content with the way he was holding all of taehyungs art supplies. "if you wanna order someone, like that condition from earlier" jeongguk spoke, he took a breather, relishing in the cold air until he continued. "at least do it with confidence, theres no need to be scared, if you show them you're serious they'll listen, and you'll get to have your way." another breather. "just, thought i'd let you know" jeongguk side eyed taehyung, seeing the male blush slightly with a small smile on his face.

"i appreciate you telling me jeongguk" taehyung muttered, still smiling as he ducked his head down, a few strands of hair falling over his eyes.

"jeongguk hm?" The older raised a brow at how taehyung started to address him by his first name, weirdly enough, he didnt have a problem with it.

"s-sorry, can i not ca-" taehyung looked up nervously at jeongguk, the male flustered as he bit his lip from his 'mistake', not knowing jeongguk didnt mind.

"shut up taehyung" jeongguk smirked as he walked ahead, leaving a shocked (but kinda happy) taehyung rooted in his place until he snapped out of it and ran ahead to keep up with the older.

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