Roses You Left For Me

23

With Sunday to relax, Jeongguk lets himself sleep in. He has to go grocery shopping soon and pay for a shorter session with Taehyung, seeming as rent isn't due until next month, but decides it can wait. Although there's the lingering thought of his newly found information of what Hoseok said about Taehyung, Jeongguk shakes the thought away, telling himself that he'll invite Jimin over, later on, to talk about it.

This doesn't happen.

What was meant to be a cozy lie-in, turned into multiple pounding noises on Jeongguk's front door, rudely awakening him from sleep. He groans and rolls over, determined to ignore it, but the noise only seems to get louder and angrier.

Whatever happened to Sunday is rest day is beyond him.

Jeongguk forces himself up from his warm cocoon of blankets and drags himself to the door, a thin white blanket wrapped around his shoulders. When he flings the door open with a scowl, he greets Jimin, Namjoon, Yoongi, and Seokjin. Yoongi looks to be the only one who is unbothered, or he just doesn't want to here. Jimin has that annoying smirk on his face, a taunting gleam in his eye that lets Jeongguk know exactly why they're all here, Namjoon just smiles with a wave, whilst Seokjin, well, he looks like he wants to rip Jeongguk's hair out.

The youngest steps to the side, an arm extended, as if welcoming his fate.

The group all walk in, Yoongi slouching, Jimin practically skipping, Namjoon being the only one to walk normally, and Seokjin storming inside, pulling Namjoon along with him.
Jeongguk takes his time to shut his front door and offer everyone a drink, to which everyone turns down. Jimin sits upright next to Yoongi, back straight but leaning in excitedly, watching Seokjin with wide eyes. He's just here to taunt Jeongguk, it's fairly obvious.

"Jeongguk," Seokjin begins. Everyone but Jeongguk has found somewhere to sit, leaving Jeongguk to be the only one who stands. He opts for sitting on the ground in front of everyone, the blanket wrapped tightly around him. "Are you, or are you not, taking drugs?"

"I'm not taking drugs!" Jeongguk yells, exasperated.

Seokjin nods and looks at Namjoon. "Anger," he says. "A sure sign he's on something,"

"Jeongguk," Jimin speaks up. "I think it's time you tell them,"

"No way. I'd rather die first," Jeongguk says with a firm nod.

"If you don't, I will,"

Jeongguk narrows his eyes. "You wouldn't," he says, but Jimin only smiles back, eyes glittering.

"Watch me," he announces as he stands. "Everyone," Jimin begins. "Jeonggukie is not on drugs," he says. Jeongguk watches as Seokjin dramatically collapses against Namjoon.

"Thank god," the eldest gushes.

"But-" Jimin says, making Seokjin sit upright again. "He is seeing a prostitute,"

At this point, Jeongguk's jaw falls slack as he stares at Jimin before groaning loudly and wrapping himself in his blanket.

"He's what ?!" Seokjin screeches as he stands up, throwing his arms up in the air. "Jeonggukie, why couldn't you find a nice boy to settle down with huh? Ya! Listen to me when your hyung is talking to you!"

"No thanks," Jeongguk murmurs, voice muffled by his blanket.

"Ya! Yo-"

"Seokjin," Namjoon's hushed voice speaks up. Jeongguk peaks out from his blanket to watch Namjoon gently tug Seokjin back down, holding his hand. "He's not a child anymore. We should trust him to make the right decisions,"

"He'll be paying back every penny, isn't that right Jeongguk," Jimin adds with a smirk.

Jeongguk just murmurs back a muffled reply in agreement.

Seokjin sighs heavily, making it more dramatic than actually needed before he nods. "I suppose. He is a boy, he has urges,"

"Ohmygod," Jeongguk groans as he wraps the blanket around himself once more.

Yoongi just snorts and stands. "Right, well, if this meeting was just to talk about Jeongguk getting laid then am I allowed to leave now?"

"No!" Seokjin suddenly says. "You better be being safe, Jeonggukie, do you know what could happen if you're not being safe! Ya! Are you even listening to me?! We need to have the birds and the bees talk!" Seokjin yells.

"No thanks, I'd rather die first," Jeongguk mutters.

Seokjin tuts loudly. "So rude to your hyungs!" He declares. "We didn't raise you to be like this!"

Jeongguk remains silent but rolls his eyes under the safety of his blanket. He lets Seokjin continue rambling before he dramatically stands from the floor, swirling his blanket around his shoulders like a cape.

"Seokjin-hyung," he begins. "I do, in fact, know what a condom is. We use one every time, and he takes care of me very well. I know how sex works, I wasn't a virgin before I met him and I have always been safe. I will pay you back every penny that I've borrowed from you when I can. Happy?" Jeonguk finishes.

Seokjin, having since fallen silent, just nods. Yoongi sarcastically begins to clap before standing again, taking Jimin's hand, but Jimin shakes free of the elder's grip. "You can all go," Jimin says. "I want to hear every detail," he says.

"Only you could get off to other people's sex lives," Yoongi mutters before he goes for the door, Namjoon and Seokjin following.

"Who said I was telling you anything?!" Jeongguk argues, but his petty words fall short as Jimin grabs onto Jeongguk's ear, waving their hyungs out of the door before he drags Jeongguk down onto the couch, finally letting go.

"Spill," Jimin orders, arms folded.

"Depends what you want to hear about," Jeongguk says smugly.

Jimin's eyes widen for a moment. "You mean there's more than just him fucking you?"

"Of course," Jeongguk shrugs.

"Okay, I want to hear everything,"