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15 - Sorry Gukie (M)

Seokjin tries to promote a group dinner at least once a week, whether they cook together, Seokjin

warms up leftovers from the week, or they split the cost of ordering takeout, he insists they need to spend time together. He's already graduated, sticking around for grad school with Yoongi. Hoseok and Namjoon only have a year left. Whenever he's feeling particularly emotional, Seokjin complains

that the end of college will be the end of their friendship.

Taehyung thinks he's being ridiculous, knows that he wants to keep this friendships forever, but that doesn't stop him from teasing Seokjin relentlessly whenever he's drunk and crying, clinging to Yoongi. So they meet every week to eat too much food, complain about problems, and watch shitty movies.

He spends most afternoons at Seokjin's with Jimin's arms wrapped around him from behind. Since cutting Hoseok off, Jimin has gotten even clingier. It's nothing Taehyung isn't used to, it just restricts

his arm movement for some things, but it keeps him warm and makes a soft pillow when he's close

to falling asleep.

Taehyung can tell that everyone is curious to the change in dynamic, throwing

glances at the duo all during dinner and the resulting movie. Hoseok doesn't show up, hasn't been

around much whenever Jimin is there; Jimin swears he doesn't give a shit.

"Who the fuck chose anime?" Yoongi is complaining, snuggling into Namjoon's chest where

Namjoon has his arms around him.

"What the fuck. It's the year of our Lord two thousand and

eighteen, who the shit is still watching anime?"

"You just insulted all of Japan, hyung," Jimin snickers, stroking Taehyung's hair.

Seokjin fast-forwards through the intro. "It's Jeongguk's turn to pick."

Jeongguk, who'd been quiet as he washed the dishes in the small kitchen, shuts off the water as the show begins in earnest. He'd whined to start where he left off, which was halfway through the damn

season. He comes into the room holding a bag of banana chips, and pauses in front of where Jimin and Taehyung are wrapped around each other on the edge of the couch.

"Jeongguk-ah," Jimin says, craning his neck to see around Jeongguk's frame. "There's room

somewhere else."

"Taehyung-ssi, are you still mad?"

Taehyung stands up and brushes past, ignoring the resounding complaints that follow his disruption.

"Hyung, I'm taking a nap in your bed."

Seokjing groans quietly. "Taehyung-"

He doesn't listen, doesn't hear Seokjin call him back to the living room when he holds Seokjin's

pillow tight over his ears. He spots Seokjin's laptop on the ground and pulls up a drama he cried over some months ago. Halfway through he realizes he's heard Jeongguk singing one of the OSTs while

working on his assignments.

On his better days, Taehyung doesn't mind Jeongguk's presence. He can endure movie night and go back to his apartment and fuck Jimin and if he's lucky he'll fall asleep without the aid of whiskey or gin. There are dark bags under his eyes and he wakes up in Mina's bed more often than his own, sometimes in apartments he only vaguely recognizes, but Jimin's run out of weed and both of them