This was supposed to be 10k words max......*facepalm*
There will be a trigger warning in this chapter, it is clearly labeled. Please do not read if you are severely affected by mentions of rape/sexual abuse by a family member.
Beginning of chapter is set in 2019 <3
~August 18 - Youtube~
"You know, you should do more than just your arms," Taehyung commented, watching his pink-haired hyung start another set of curls. Namjoon rolled his eyes and kept working out, allowing the bar to fall on the ground after his last rep.
"I know, but arms are easy," he replied, shrugging.
Taehyung shook his head and muttered, "Aish, hyung," under his breath before going back to his mat. He just finished his last set of weighted sit ups when he looked up and saw Namjoon looking down at him.
"What?" he asked. Namjoon just shrugged and stood there, looking at his dongsaeng. After a minute, Taehyung rolled his eyes.
"Well, if you're just going to stand there, make yourself useful and let me hold your ankles," Taehyung said, clearly ready to be done at the gym. The rapper chuckled and stepped forward, placing his feet on either side of Taehyung's head so the younger could get a good grip on the back of his ankles.
"Three sets of eight?" Namjoon asked. The blue-haired male shook his head.
"Three sets of ten. I've gotten stronger." Namjoon nodded and proceeded to count for Taehyung as the vocalist lifted his legs perpendicular to the ground before laying them back down again. Halfway through the last set, Taehyung stopped, face pained.
"I...I can't..." he gasped.
"Yes you can, you've got it, come on," Namjoon encouraged. Taehyung growled and powered through another three before going limp and shaking his head.
"C'mon, can you do two more?" Namjoon asked, reaching down and rubbing Taehyung's temples. The vocalist clenched his teeth and pushed through the last two, feeling the burn in his abs and thighs. He immediately let go of Namjoon's ankles and curled into a ball on his workout mat, causing Namjoon to chuckle a bit.
"You still need to cool down," he reminded the younger.
A muffled, "I know," came from the ball of Taehyung on the floor. Namjoon grinned and knelt next to Taehyung's head.
"The sooner you cool down and stretch, the sooner we can go back to the dorm and watch YouTube," he tempted. Taehyung groaned but unraveled himself and stood up.
"Fine. But we are both showering before anything else happens," he said, holding his own sweat-soaked shirt away from his body in disgust. Namjoon laughed and led Taehyung out to the track, where they both slowly jogged a lap before walking another lap and stretching out.
"How's your ankle doing?" the vocalist asked as they walked back to the dorms. Namjoon shrugged.
"Its not healing as fast as I would like it to, but it's not too painful to walk on so I figure it'll be alright," the elder replied. Taehyung just wrapped an arm around his hyung's waist and side-hugged him.
"You'll ice it while I'm taking my shower, right?" he asked, after a few seconds. The rapper chuckled and ruffled Taehyung's hair.
"If it makes you feel better, then yes, I'll ice it."
"Good," the vocalist mumbled. They made it to the dorms, small talking and occasionally bumping into each other playfully.
"You go first," Taehyung told Namjoon, who simply shrugged and headed off to the shower.
