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the fish on the land ain't happy

"Jeongguk get your ass down here right now!" Mrs Jeon shouted for the umpteenth time, urging Jeongguk to the dining room.

Jeongguk was busy stalking his nemesis' instagram, being a petty little bitch. Looks like Hank got himself a new girlfriend, again. That douchebag got no jams though, thought Jeongguk. Hank was his course mate in university, two years older than him, with squinty eyes and a big ass nose. Jeongguk hated him. Both were bright students who often compete for scholarships and their professors' favour. At the end when they graduated, Jeongguk was recruited into Namjoon's marine biology corporate, while Hank got into a shadier one, known for their cruel experiments against animals and merpeople.

Hank just published a new book about mermaids, claiming that he was the most knowledgeable person in the field, and boy did it piss Jeongguk off. He knew Hank used dirty methods to hunt and capture the mermaids he experimented on, and he was pretty sure those mermaids were as good as dead now. Though Jeongguk hated the Merfolk, he hated Hank more, and he believed that no animal, fish or mermaids, deserved to be dissected and experimented by Hank. Hank the ugly ass douchebag, who mocked his coconut hair emo fashion style.

Jeongguk tried hard to find flaws in Hanks' book, but sadly he knew nothing about the merfolk other than urban legends and from his younger brothers' bedtime stories. He made a mental note that he would ask Namjoon about it after he came back from his business trip with Seokjin.

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Dinner was usual, with Jaegguk talking loudly while munching his food, getting scolded by Mrs Jeon. Jaegguk excitedly told them about his day at school, how he got 100 marks in dictation and a girlfriend. Jeongguk nearly choked on his saliva at the information. The idea of Jaegguk getting a girlfriend earlier than him is both hilarious and terrifying. Soon, Jeongguk was faced with the wrath and mockings from his own family, feeling utterly betrayed.

"Gguk, when will you ever bring a girl home?" Mr Jeon asked, face frowning and concerned.

"Or boy, it's both fine gguk-ah" Added Mrs Jeon, smiling wistfully at his son.

"Hyung can't even look at Hwasa noona in the eye! He will never get a girlfriend!" Jaegguk laughed hysterically. Jeongguk whacked his head with his slipper. It's not his fault Hwasa is intimidating as fuck. He's just nervous, totally not a coward.

"Say one more word and you do all the chores." Jaegguk pouted, pulling off his best puppy eyes, trying yo get Mrs Jeon's sympathy.

Lucky for Jeongguk, a piercing ringtone rang just in time, distracting Mr Jeon, making him topple his miso soup. Mrs Jeon immediately grabbed some towel and began mumbling under her breath, something about her husband being so stupid and clumsy.

"Hello? Wonho ah I haven't heard from you in ages! What's- wait what? Are you for real? Shouldn't you call Seokjin- ah I see. I'll ask him. I'm sure he'll be fine with it, don't worry! Be careful Wonho, take care!" Mr Jeon ended the call happily, while everyone else stared at him confusedly. Wonho was Seokjin's father, Mr Jeon's close friend. But Wonho doesn't call often, he was always busy with fishing and business. Wonho was a fisherman, and his son Seokjin was a marine biologist, like Namjoon. Jeongguk was no stranger to Seokjin, since Seokjin drops by Namjoon's lab every day, doing questionable things inside his office. (Sometimes Jeongguk wishes to yeet himself out of the Milky Way after hearing certain phrases like oh yeah right there or faster oh my god-)

Breaking his train of thoughts, Mr Jeon cleared his throat and stared at Jeongguk. Jeongguk felt like a seven-year-old again, blaming Jaegguk after stealing the last cookie on the table, and was caught immediately because Jaegguk was only one year old and had no ability to steal cookies.