The Lie You Keep

Timebombs And Idiots

Tap tap. Tap tap.

Scratch.

Tick tock. Tick tock. Tick tock.

Whiirrrr!

Work has never been so boring before.

Accountancy is his passion so why wasn't he signing his papers or documenting the numbers that need to be documented?

Why was he just sitting here, bored and a little sleepy, with nothing to do but stare out the window?

Ahhh, he really needs to stop overthinking.

"Hyung."

He turns. Smiles.

"Oh Kook. Need anything?"

"No I just wanna remind you that you that you're staring into space again."

Aghh he noticed. That's embarrassing.

But he can't stop the spreading blush on his cheeks. Though he manages to smile sheepishly, slowly turning away from his window to stare at his computer.

What was he doing again?

He hears a soft sigh from the younger, and a "If you're missing him too much maybe you should look for him?"

Another sigh, this time from Jimin himself.

"If only," he whispers.

The younger hums questioningly, Jimin quickly denying he said anything.

"Ugh hyung if you're gonna be like this without lover boy then let's go find him."

"Huh?"

Without warning, Jungkook carries the older but smaller man on his shoulders, Jimin protesting with every bone in his body.

Gosh this is embarrassing.

"Kook put me down."

"If I put you down you'll fall."

"Well do it gently this is super embarrassing."

He hid his face the moment he saw multiple eyes on him, cheeks red with anger and embarrassment.

Ugghh this is not the way he wants to die.

A few moments later he feels the ground underneath his feet, and he sees he's outside with Jungkook flexing his muscles.

"Just what do you think you're doing?"

Jungkook's confused.

"Uhh... stretching?"

Jimin gives him a skeptical look.

"It looks like you're showing off to someone I don't know."

Jungkook in turn scowls at his hyung.

"Well if I was showing off definitely not to you."

Indignant, Jimin slaps his shoulder and starts to walk with his head raised.

Stupid brat.

"Yah hyung wait up!"
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Minutes later find the pair in a bookstore, Jungkook slacking around and Jimin searching for an interesting read.

Sadly, none have caught his attention so far.

Yeah he's a picky reader.

But then he sees an unusual cover, prompting his attention.

Intrigued, he pulls it out, only to be met with a blinking red light and a timebomb.

Wait what?

Before he could scream Jungkook's at his side, and quickly he throws it out the window, smashing it into tiny pieces.

He then proceeds to hop out the broken glass, producing a solid metal cover from his coat to dive in front of the ticking book, using his body as a weight to keep the explosion in.

Seconds after the bomb explodes, but is contained in the metal bowl, with only patches of black on the pavement as proof something occured near the bookstore.

Jimin gapes, not believing that he was once again caught in the middle of something life-threatening.

What is all this?

And why was Jungkookie equipped with something to protect the people? That thing just came out of nowhere he's sure.

Aishh all this thinking is making his head hurt.

He shouldn't have agreed to go out, if the result was just for an explosion to happen near him.

And maybe, for him.

He runs a hand through his face, trying to grasp the situation and recovering from it.

Jungkook then appears as if he didn't go headfirst into danger, and Jimin's just angry because he's so reckless and stupid.

So as a means to cope he starts to slap his shoulder, Jungkook looking like he was slapped in the face.

His face displayed confusion and shock, and Jimin's crying and he's panicking since he doesn't know how to deal with those kinds of emotion.

"Hyung-"

"Stupid, stupid, stupid," he cries with each weak slap, fingers curling into a fist to hit his chest.

"What-"

"You just risked your life for a freakin' bomb and you're okay with it?!" screams Jimin, gaining a few onlookers. "Well guess what pretty boy, I'm gonna get sued for your behavior. I'm not gonna have someone to tease me and do you know how boring life is without that? Huh?"

"Hyung chill."

"I can't! I just saw you get this metal thing from your chest and then-"

But he didn't finish, since Jungkook had grabbed his shoulder and pulled him close, trying to make him stop rambling and blubbering.

"Hey, I'm fine. I'm alive aren't I?"

"That's beside the point," Jimin weakly argues. "You could've died. Why did you do that?"

At that Jungkook's mind goes blank.

So he reasons with "I want to."

"You're such an idiot."

Jungkook chuckles. Jimin sure is very honest. Which is why Jungkook trusts him so.

And his life? Well, let's just say he already offered it to someone.

And that's no joke indeed.