Encounter | MYG & KTH

Leila's Brother

Taehyung punched in the pass code on the keypad. From behind the door he could hear eager barks of his Pomeranian. He pushed the door open as soon as it unlocked and was greeted with Yeontan hopping up on his hind legs for Taehyung's attention. A wide grin flashed on his full lips as he knelt down and ruffled the fur of his cute dog earning slobbering kisses.

Tae chuckled, taking off his shoes before he picked up Yeontan.  "Awe, did you miss me a lot Tannie?" He cooed at his dog in a baby voice as he walked to his bedroom. The lights in the room flickered on automatically as Yeontan barked assertively in response, wagging his tail. Tae put him down on the bed and flopped down next to him, covering his eyes with the back of his forearm. His smile never left his lips. The black and tan Pomeranian hopped on top of him, licking Tae's nose before settling down on his chest.

Taehyung rubbed Yeontan's back as he absently ran a hand through his dyed raven hair. Touching his forehead, he could still feel Leila's soft lips on his skin. Tae bit his lip and covered his face in his hand, remembering her words.

"You remind me of someone..." Leila had said pulling away with a warm look in her eyes that slowly melted him.

"...Who?" He had asked after finally recovering some composure.

Leila avoided his question, getting off the base of the slide. "Let's head back, we stayed too long." She said as she started walking towards the gate of the playground.

"Don't do that to me-" Tae whined jogging up next to her. "It's mean"

He had whined all the way back to their car without getting a definitive answer from the photographer. What he did get was a panicked "OH FUCK!" from her as she frantically ran up to the car. She picked up a piece of pink paper from the windshield and turned to him looking like someone drained away ten years of her life.

Taehyung couldn't hold back his laughter as he took the parking ticket from her hand. "Whoops, my bad." He had said looking at the value of the fine.

"Jackson's gonna eat my head," she said in defeat as they got into the car.

Yeontan barked at Taehyung, pulling him out of his thoughts. Tae picked up his dog as he sat up on the bed. He held Yeontan up to his face. "Did you have dinner Tannie?" He asked kissing his dog's head before he got up, letting the Pomeranian jump out of his arms and scamper into the kitchen.

Taehyung put some dog food in Yeontan's bowl and gave him some freshwater before heading back into this bedroom. He took out fresh pajamas from his walk-in closet, wanting to shower before he turned in for the night. Tae slid his shirt off and pulled his phone out of his back pocket, tossing both onto the bed. He paused, staring at the dark screen of his phone for a moment. Picking it back up, his phone unlocked to a new contact saved as Photographer Noona. Tae tapped on the message icon, typing 'you free tmw?'

***

Yoongi cursed under his breath as he pressed the wrong key on his electronic keyboard. He sat back in his chair with a long sigh, closing his eyes. The lights of his studio were dimmed out, his face only lit by the artificial brightness of the multiple screens set up in front of him. He meant to go home but somehow, he ended up here.

He slowly lifted his heavy lids and stared up at the ceiling. His heart felt heavier, stuck at an impasse – not knowing what to feel, what to say, or what to do. Eunha's confession replayed in his ears. It was so out of the blue; it confused him. So much so that he'd almost forgotten about Leila. He wanted to forget about both of them.

Yoongi reached for his phone that was on his desk, opening his personal private Instagram. He absently played though the stories of the people he followed. Suddenly the sound of Leila's voice rang in his ear.