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❧27

tw: aquaphobia

❧ Trust Rebuilt ❧

"Jeongguk?" Jin raised a brow, leaning against the doorway. It'd been a couple hours since they'd left the diner, where Jeongguk had parted ways in the parking lot to drive off somewhere. "Taehyung's not home."

"Oh— he said he'd be home after I got back from my drive. I guess, I'll just..." Jeongguk grimaced as he backtracked away from the door and managed to take a step down before Jin called out to him.

"I didn't say you had to leave," the older chuckled, making Jeongguk spin on his heel with wide eyes. "It was just a heads up, but you can come in if you want."

The small passing of uncomfortableness on Jeongguk's feature caused a small reassuring smile to curve on Jin's lip. He didn't want to scare the guy. Not that Jeongguk got scared in the first place. Intimidated was probably the better word, Jin thought to himself. Especially as Taehyung's older brother and a great three years older than the biker.

The other side of his head said to consider Yoongi, which meant age made no difference to Jeongguk.

"Uh... sure. If that's okay." The younger stepped back up onto the porch and Jin moved out of the doorway to let him inside. "Thanks."

"No problem," the response came and Jin shut the door once both of them were within the home. "Taehyung and Jimin stepped out to get some groceries for me. Planning on doing a bonfire outside soon so there's some food prep for that."

"Ah. Hoseok's here?" Jeongguk noted the absence of the last surfer's headcount.

"I sure am." The third voice startled both of them and Jin rolled his eyes as Hoseok threw an arm over the eldest's shoulder. "Hey, Jeongguk."

"Hi." He mumbled. "You guys carry on if you were doing anything."

"I'm good," Jin shrugged. "I've got some time before I head back upstairs."

Hoseok rocked on his feet, cocking his head before nodding. "I wasn't doing much either. I've had my fair share of brainpower used up today."

The joke didn't fly over Jeongguk's nor Jin's heads and the eldest watched the sharp look between both of them shift.

"Can I— I need to ask something." Jeongguk held onto that tension.

Jin shared a look with Hoseok, then, though a few creases appeared along the dancer's forehead. "Go for it, Jeon."

"I saw," he took a deep breath and Jin leaned against the wall, taking in the reluctant tone of his voice. Jeongguk really had changed much more than he'd expected in the aftermath of everything. "I saw Yoongi follow you guys out. He didn't... do anything to you guys, right?"

Jin pursed his lips, hearing the small intake of air Hoseok sucked in before needing to look at his younger friend's face.

"Nah, he didn't do shit." Jin finally responded for the both of them, realizing he didn't actually know what had happened after he'd left Yoongi and Hoseok outside. Yoongi had come inside and he and Namjoon left not much later, Hoseok knocking into them in the entryway on his way in.

He'd only asked the dancer if he was okay and Hoseok shot him a thumbs up.

And now Jin was curious.

"All good here, too." Hoseok added when Jeongguk looked at him for an answer as well. He was quick to extend his reply, showing there was more to what he was saying. "I, uh— you wanna sit down? This would be better if we sat down."