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76: Maybe Improvement?

How to Disappear - Lana Del Rey

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The young boy sits alone on the couch, rubbing his anxious hands over his thighs as he stares at the fireplace; hoping it will just cuss him out so he can leave and avoid doing what he's about to do in the first place.

No....

No this is something than can't be avoided.

There's still time.

After repeating those words over and over in Yeosang's head, he slightly calms down, but that instantly spikes out to anxiety the second he heard the sounds of the front door opening; all the words he wanted to say in his mind going completely out the window. He knows it can only be one person since Jungkook and Jimin are in their own rooms, and no one has the key besides the one missing.

Oh lucky me....

Yeosang turns his head, seeing Taehyung tiredly enter the apartment, looking as though he's finally breathing with his tie loosen on his neck and the first two buttons of his shirt undone. He leans back against the door for a few moments, just breathing with exhausted eyes shut. By this point Yeosang grew slightly cautious to tell him anything, seeing as though he just came from running five miles. Yeosang would know how that looks like.

Taehyung stays like this before running a hand through his mess of hair before moving away from the door and starts to walk away, but Yeosang was not about to let him off so easily.

"Well, don't you look like you just had an amazing time."

Taehyung evidently freezes on the spot, not realizing Yeosang was there the whole time, and slowly cranes his head back, perking a sharp eyebrow, "Is it that obvious?" He remarks back sarcastically, "Listen, I had a long day, I'm not in the mood to get into an argument-"

"That's not why I spoke to you," Yeosang says, feeling the weight now fall heavy on his shoulders with this intense need to throw up.

Okay, he can do this.

Just.... Fucking do it.

So with a bit more of a prep talk with himself, he got to his feet and moved to stand in front of Taehyung, who's looking at him as though he's ready for Yeosang to just explode on his face.

Yet the total opposite happened instead.

Yeosang reaches into his pocket, pulling out a small box and presenting it out to him, followed by a respectable bow, "My family and I are very serious about birthdays, so here. I may not like you, but I will never wish for you to just stop existing. Every life is important, so I hope as you continue on with your birthday, you will continue to learn and grow with hope in your heart for a new day," He said, almost as those he had this memorized in his head.

Maybe he did after practicing a few times with Jimin, but that's not the point.

A long moment pass and Yeosang was growing anxious to box still on his hand, and his little tender heard suddenly turned aggravated, "Either you take the fucking present or I'm just go to my room and act as if it never happened."

There's no words to describe Taehyung's emotions at this moment right now.

Yeosang, the kid who hates his guts since literally the first day they've met, is bowing to him and offering him a present for his birthday, while also saying these things that he never expect to come out of his mouth.

This must be some sick dream.

It can't be real.

Maybe the present is rigged...

So Taehyung reluctantly takes the small box from his hands, ready for it to be a bomb to explode on his face, but when he opens it to reveal a threaded olive green bracelet, he nearly dropped the box to the ground.

It's.... So delicate yet.... Pretty.

The soft threads is interlacing together in a spiral, simple, almost as though as if Yeosang bought it at just a random dollar store.

But it's the thought that counts.

And this is beyond what Taehyung had expected from him.

"I don't expect you to like it, I could honestly careless," Yeosang huffs as he faces him once he stands back upright, "Just don't hurt my brother, that's all I'm asking. You're clearly staying here for a while so I have to get use to.... Your presence."

Taehyung holds the bracelet on his hand, admiring the beauty with sparkling eyes as if he's holding a diamond before looking back to the boy, "Why are you being nice to me?"

Nice?

Hell no.

Yeosang instantly shakes his head, cheeks now flushed, "This is not kindness! This is only because it's your birthday- You know what, fuck you, I'm leaving."

And he proceeds to walk away past him, making Taehyung bark a laugh after him before calling out his name just as the boy was about to enter his room.

"What?" The now evidently blushing kid huffs, eyes narrowed to the smiling amused man.

Taehyung puts the bracelet on and waves it to him with a wide body smile, "Thank you kid!"

Yeosang couldn't fathom his scowl anymore before flipping him off and slamming the door shut behind him, leaving Taehyung to still admire the bracelet with a tender smile on his face in utter giddiness.

Maybe to some extent, he can resemble the young boy; They hate being affectionate to show their feelings.

It's not entirely..... Their area.

Taehyung knows if only Yeosang just stripped his protective mode, perhaps they could see how much alike they truly are.

Maybe living with Yeosang won't be so bad after all.

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A/N:
So this chapter previously got deleted but I recovered it back yay!!!

Now I'm giving you guys a heads up...

Next chapter guys.....

I'm tell you, hold onto your hearts.

The next and the one after is the chapter I've been saying that I've been thinking about a lot since the start of this book. The one that had me feeling sentimental by how much it touched my heart.

If you have tissues, take it.

I will be while writing the next chapters.

LET'S GET IT!!!

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