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ot7: praise

"Hey there!! Here's something for your awesome fanfiction! The boys find out that Jimin or Jungkook (or both lol) have a praise kink and they tease them all day until they all end up fooling around in the dance studio! Hope this is good!! Hope you're okay!" sent by Aretsu!

the thing about the boys, is that they know each other well. sometimes a little too well.

so it's no secret that both jimin and jungkook have a thing for being praised, even for the smallest things.

whether it's a small, "good job on the laundry," or a big, "your lyrics for the new track are amazingly well done," they almost fight for the most compliments, consistently trying to outdo each other without being too obvious.

they're too obvious, is the problem.

namjoon suggested they test them. see how far they'll go. see how much they'll do for a simple praise to their name.

it starts with breakfast. jimin makes it a point to wake up early, settling to make food for the rest of the members. one by one, they wake up to the smell of rice, walking through the kitchen to see seven rolls of kimbap laid neatly side by side.

"good morning!" he greets them each, cheerful. a little like he's digging for attention, but not so forward that he's begging. he waits patiently for each member to grab a roll, looking for their expressions when they take a bite.

namjoon takes a large bite and smiles.

"it's very good, jimin-ah," he says after he swallows. "you did a good job for us." jimin's ears tint red as he curls in on himself, the praise elating him as he smiles wider.

jungkook watches the exchange and if anyone were to look at him directly, they could see the gears turning in his head.

everyone starts heading to their respective agendas, leaving the house and, additionally, jungkook alone in it. he looks around and thinks, "i'll do him one better."

a few hours later, jimin and taehyung come home to a house so spotless it looks like it might be new.

"jungkookie?" taehyung calls out, and jungkook appears from the kitchen, holding a newly washed pot from the sink. "did you do all this yourself?"

"sure did," jungkook smiles, and he can feel jimin's eyes boring into him. "just thought i'd do something nice and clean up the place before everyone came home." after a moment, taehyung smiles.

"good work, kookie," he says, words almost dripping like honey into jungkook's ears. "it looks great. thank you for doing such a good job for us." jungkook almost drops the pot in his hands as he fights the blush on his face.

"thanks, tae-hyung," he says, swallowing. "i'm going to finish up the dishes-"

"i'll do that, jungkookie," jimin speaks up, stepping forward. "you already worked so hard, i should at least help you finish up." he doesn't let jungkook reply as he takes the pot from his hands and steps back into the kitchen.

taehyung almost laughs.

"i should email hyung those lyric sheets, actually," jungkook says instead. "i've been meaning to find out what he thinks of them."

"i'm sure you did a wonderful job," taehyung assures as he steps forward and walks past jungkook, poking his head into the kitchen to look at jimin. "and thanks for doing the dishes, jiminie."

it's just too fun to hear their simultaneous sighs as they work harder than before, aiming for more praise, more, "good job, good work, good boy."