Toxic Duality (Sope/NamGi) 🔞

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Maybe coming to work wasn't such a good idea. Yoongi was on edge every time anyone walked by his area. Sure, Namjoon had gotten permission from the manager to work with him, so they were sticking close together, but Yoongi was uneasy. Jimin and Jungkook seemed to be looking for opportunities to harass him and failing because Namjoon was around, a glare in Jungkook's eyes whenever he saw Yoongi. Even Taehyung appeared to hate Yoongi more than before.

To make things even worse, Hoseok was obviously quite happy to see Yoongi. For the most part, he stuck to Jungkook's side, but there would be times when he would wander around alone, possibly looking for a chance to corner Yoongi. Whenever Namjoon noticed Hoseok coming around their area, he would move closer to Yoongi, protecting him.

"How do you do this all the time?" Namjoon asked as he was trying to find the correct spot for a small bottle. He had no idea where this was supposed to go."I'm so confused."

At that, Yoongi smiled."I'm just used to it. Since I'm always in this area, I know it like the back of my hand." Stepping over to the correct shelf, he lightly tapped an empty spot with his index finger."That bottle goes here."

"You must have a really good memory." Namjoon said as he put the bottle onto the shelf.

"Eidetic."

"What?" Namjoon didn't know what that meant.

Yoongi shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly."I have eidetic memory. You know, photographic memory. We all have our ways of learning. I'm a visual learner. My eidetic memory makes it really easy for me."

"Oh, I see. I'm more of a book learner. I retain more information from reading." It made Namjoon happy to be learning more about Yoongi. He wanted to know everything about him.

Using his left hand to adjust to strap of his sling, Yoongi groaned quietly."I hate this thing."

"Is it bothering you?" When he saw Yoongi nod, Namjoon stepped closer and touched the strap with his fingertips, feeling the material."Maybe we can attach some softer fabric to it to create a bit of cushion so it won't hurt as much." He figured the strap was causing discomfort to Yoongi's shoulder.

"I hate this, Namjoon." Yoongi wanted to make his feelings known. He wanted to express how he felt about the things that bothered him. Of course, he only felt comfortable complaining to Namjoon."I hate needing so much help. I'm having trouble with my job, even though it's not even hard tasks. I needed help getting dressed. I couldn't tie my shoes. Showering was super difficult. Everything's so hard."

With a tender smile, Namjoon pat Yoongi's head."It's frustrating, isn't it?" He chuckled when Yoongi pouted."You'll get through it. You'll feel much better once that cast is off. You'll be as good as new."

"If you say so." Yoongi wasn't so optimistic about it. The only thing in his life at the moment that gave him hope was Namjoon, and even that bit of hope wasn't enough to cover the feeling of dread that filled him whenver he thought of how helpless he was with a broken arm. He had already been pretty helpless before, always stricken with too much fear to fight back for himself. Now he physically couldn't fight back.

"Everything's going to be okay." Namjoon wished there was more he could do to reassure Yoongi, but he was doing all he could."I have an idea. In the morning--"

"Namjoon, please come to the office." Sooyoung's voice over the intercom interrupted.

That was confusing. Namjoon didn't know why he would be called to the office."Um, I'll be back as soon as I can, Hyung. Will you be okay for a few minutes?"

"Yeah. I'll just stay here and keep working." Yoongi really hoped nothing would go wrong during Namjoon's visit to the office.

"I'll be right back." As Namjoon walked away from Yoongi's work area, his mind filled with thoughts of why he was getting called to the office. He hadn't done anything wrong, as far as he was aware. Was there some other sort of issue? His confusion grew greater when he got to the office and saw Seokjin sitting in there with the manager."Sooyoung-noona? Is something wrong?"