Finest Jin

Break Up

"I am sad to say it, but I am extremely disappointed in what happened today in the studio." Namjoon spoke with loving concern, as a quality leader would. "Whatever is brewing here has gone too far and needs to be resolved. Today." 6 faces were sullen and silent, their eyes on the floor in their chastisement. RM stepped to the kitchen and grabbed a chair, swinging it around backwards so he could straddle it, his folded arms settling on top. "Let's talk it out. What is going on here?" I heard the click of the bedroom door and guessed that Cher had slipped into the hallway to listen.

When neither of the perpetrators volunteered, Tae waved his hand for attention. 

"What I saw was Jimin on his phone during break, and Jin-Hyung said something to him. Next thing I know, I heard the smash and...you know."

"Smash?" I asked, unsure if I had any right to question things in this discussion.

Namjoon nodded. 

"Jimin pushed Jin into the mirror. It broke."

What? Jimin had reacted with such force that he broke the mirror with my SeokJins' body? I was appalled that the temper of sweet Jimin could explode with such fury. I sat up and turned to Jin, seeing again how very tired he looked. This conflict was draining him. 

"Are you hurt?" I asked him. He shrugged and pulled down the shoulder of his shirt, revealing an angry purple shoulder. No blood, but a nasty bruise. I heard a gasp from the hall, confirming our eavesdropper. None of the guys seemed to notice. "SeokJin-Ah! Are you okay?" My hand reached for the wound but Jin shucked the shirt back up, embarrassed. I sat back down instead. Jimin wouldn't meet my eyes. His forehead was still scrunched in anger, but humiliation was there as well. 

"I didn't mean to do that, Hyung." He spoke to the floor. "But you saw that I was texting Cher and told me to keep my mind on practice and I knew from the way you said it what you meant, and I was just so angry. I have done nothing wrong by her. I have not dishonoured her and you still talk to me like a child in need of babysitting!" His voice had started off reasonably even but quickly grew in volume. He was mad. 

Jins' head snapped up.

"You act like a child! I make a comment and you want to fight! Is that how a man behaves?"

Jimin stood up but Hoseok pulled him back down. Several were starting to speak at once, so Namjoon held his hand up to quiet them. 

"Brothers, we have to get to the bottom of this in a calm manner. Emotions are running too heated here and this is only making things worse."

For a moment, silence reigned again. I bit my lip. Seeing the drama behind the scenes wasn't quite the thrill one might imagine. Instead, it gave a heavy and nauseous spin to the gut as you watched a group with worldwide attachments try not to come apart at the seams. 

Jin swallowed loudly, then spoke. 

"We have a job to do. We have commitments to honour. If we are being too distracted in our personal lives, then perhaps sacrifices have to be made."

"You have a baby coming and a full family now, Hyung." Pointed out Taehyung.

"Yes," agreed Jin, "and I am not causing trouble and raging in practice, causing injury to other members."

These words sparked a full out yell-fest. Everyone began talking at once and voices quickly raised to be heard over the others. 

"I am not the one causing trouble! If you would just mind your own business..."

"That isn't fair to put it in those terms..."

"Hyung, don't you think that you and Jimin..."

"It's true, Jimin, you are acting in such a way..."