D E S P E R A D O

twenty four*

"What?!" Yoongi shouts through the phone incredulously.

Jungkook laughs nervously. "I can't explain much but... yeah."

"How? When? Huh???" [ extra question marks(?) to imply level of confusion ]

"It just happened hyung and- and he makes me happy now... I thought I would tell you..." the younger paces around the terrace.

"Jungkookie..." he let's out a deep sigh. "As much as I want to be happy for you, both of you were literally at each other's throats before... have you thought this through." 

"I don't know. Somewhere between too much and not at all."

"Jungkookie..."

"Hyung I'm- I really like Jimin. I don't know how exactly it happened or since when but we like each other and we're just going with the flow... I don't want to think too much right now."

Yoongi seemed to have relaxed a bit after hearing Jungkook. He didn't think his first call with Jungkook after weeks would be for the younger to tell him that he's dating the man who was keeping him prisoner and practically ruined his life. It sounded like something out of a bizarre and unrealistic fan fiction.

"Okay... okay, I'm happy for you. I really am, I'm glad that you're happy-"

"Thank you." Jungkook interrupts.

"I'm not finished. I'm glad that you're happy but at the same time I'm still very suspicious of this man's intensions. This is very odd Jungkook, I'm not going to lie." Yoongi always gives it to him straight, it's one of the things he admires and despises about the older.

"Then meet him." 

"What?"

Jungkook didn't think before saying that but he's rolling with it now. "... meet him. Come here and meet him. Aren't you with Hoseok hyung?"  

"Yes-"

"Then both of you come here. Hoseok hyung knows Jimin so it'll be good."

A pause. "Okay fine."

Jungkook resists the urge to squeak.

"But only after I'm done with work, it'll take a few days."

"That's great! Anyway, how's things with Hoseok hyung?"

Another pause. "Going okay..."

Turns out Yoongi and Hobi fucked and Jungkook wasn't shocked one bit. They seemed good together, he thinks. They always had this spark, and- and now he's worrying. Maybe he rushed into this with Jimin. Did they have a spark before? Maybe this isn't right.

But walking into Jimin's office and being welcomed with a bright smile, the genuine kind, the kind that makes Jungkook stop for a second and just stare, feeling warmth spread over his face.

"Hi baby." Jimin says.

He could get used to this. He could get used to feeling like this, being treated like this. Life has been so rough, but now it seems easy, effortless even. Jimin pushes his chair away from the desk as Jungkook approaches, his smile not wavering one bit.

"Hi." Jungkook replies and clambers onto his awaiting lap.

"What were you doing?" 

"Called Yoongi." he replies.

"Yeah? How was it?" Jimin seemed genuinely interested, and maybe it just hit Jungkook that oh shit Jimin actually likes him.

"I-It was good." He registers that he's making normal conversation with someone he's... dating. "He uhm... he-"