TawnyOwl (ao3)
"If you can't say something to someone IRL, don't get the balls to say it behind a screen"
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Jeongguk royally fucks up his first impression with Taehyung. In his defense, he didn't know it was Taehyung.
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GoldenGukkie:
the fuck hyung? i can do better than that
Jeongguk isn't thirsty.
He's not.
He's a perfectly healthy college freshman with abs to die for; it's not hard for him to find a partner. But here he is, hair wet and plastered to his face post-shower as he surveys the phone clutched in his hand, a picture of the guy his Jimin hyung swore would be his perfect match shining dimly back at him.
Yeah, a traffic cone.
The picture isn't that old, considering Jimin's wearing the Stussy hoodie he'd swiped from Jeongguk's room less than a month ago (the only reason Jeongguk hasn't hunted him down yet is because he owes Jimin for watching over him during their childhood in Busan but honestly, that debt is wearing thin). It's a big group picture, ever-so-slightly-blurry, of some main dance members from their crew (being new, Jeongguk doesn't quite know all of them just yet), all sporting some muscly pose or a well-placed victory symbol. But there's an unfamiliar face near the front with a cute, boxy smile and relatively pretty features (posed leaning over Jimin's back) that Jeongguk knows would usually catch his eye. Except the unruly mop of neon orange hair makes Jeongguk's stomach shrivel.
It doesn't suit him, and Jeongguk doesn't know why Jimin thinks Jeongguk would even consider dating a traffic cone.
Jeongguk isn't usually very picky, or superficial, but he has to draw the line somewhere, and even if Jimin thinks he'd hit it off great with this orange-haired dude, Jeongguk has to disagree. He towels off his hair and hops into bed, pulling the phone closer to his face when he hears a ding.
Jibooty:
What?
GoldenGukkie:
What what? He looks like a carrot.
GoldenGukkie:
I don't date traffic cones hyung. Why is his hair bright orange anyway? Did he think it'd look good?
Jibooty:
Taehyung's great, you ass. You don't even know him.
GoldenGukkie:
Cool, well you date him then. Not interested.
Jibooty:
You can't even give him a chance? Don't be a brat.
GoldenGukkie:
It's called aesthetics hyung.
GoldenGukkie:
He's not my type. Man I thought you'd find someone better.
GoldenGukkie:
Got me excited for nothing :(
Jibooty:
You're such a fucker.
Jeongguk runs his tongue over his bottom lip, worrying it slightly between his teeth. Usually Jimin tries to hook him up and drops it as soon as he says no. It's not often that they resort to name-calling, and his hyung knows Jeongguk caters to his visuals more than anything else (why else do they go to the gym?) since moving to Seoul. In Busan his style was considered awkward but in Seoul he fits right in. Monochromatic, fluid. Orange is not fluid.
