Hope | Yoonseok

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"You have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn't worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens."

Louise L. Hay

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''I'm bringing sexy back.'' Jimin sang while swaying his hips, trying to distract Namjoon from his homework. ''Jimin you also need to make homework.'' Jimin softly giggled. ''No I don't.'' Namjoon finally looked up from his notebook, eyeing Jimin down with suspicion. ''Why not?'' Jimin put up an innocent smile. ''No reason.''

''Jimin.''

''...I might've convinced someone to make it.''

''You did what?'' Jimin had an amused grin playing on his face while looking at Namjoon. ''What? Are you jealous?'' Namjoon shook his head, a disgusted look on his face. ''I don't get jealous.''

"Oh my God you're so jealous." Jimin pinched Namjoon's cheek but he smacked it away. "If I was jealous would I really allow my boyfriend to be a camboy?"

"Apparently." Jimin smirked, leaning down to make eye contact with the seated Namjoon. "No- Jimin I'm not jealous. I never get jealous."

"Hmmm.... The effects I have on you are..."

"I- have to go home." Namjoon stuffed his books back in his bag. He stood up but Jimin pushed him back on the seat. "Oh come on, I was just teasing. I only have eyes for my precious baby." Jimin tickled underneath Namjoon's chin, making his cheeks tint with pink. "Cute."

"I'm not cu-" Jimin put his index finger on Namjoon's lips to shut him up. "Shhhh. You're very cute. You're my cute boy." He plopped down on Namjoon's lap, wrapping his arm around his shoulder.

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Hoseok scrolled through the few pictures he had taken of Taehyung's notebook a long time ago in order to help Yoongi. If it worked for Yoongi surely some of these things would work for him as well, right?

Hoseok hadn't suffered any trauma, he grew up in a loving home... Well, until he came out. He has never been alone, he had always had friends, he had always been popular and well liked... What was constantly causing his outbursts that resulted in self harm?

Hoseok stumbled across a small text, quickly scribbled down as if Taehyung was in a hurry while writing it down. It didn't say much and was hard to read.

'Distract, distract, distract.' Is all Hoseok could get out of it... Distraction? Would that be the key to succes? Giving up on trying to decipher Taehyung's scribbles, he focused on what he got from it. Distraction.

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"Hobi?" A knock was heard on his door. "Come in." Hoseok muttered, the door opened and revealed Seokjin. "What is it?" Hoseok put up a smile while Seokjin looked unsure.

"Please tell me if I'm crossing a line but... Can I ask why you.... uhm, hurt yourself?" Hoseok's smile quickly faltered, looking down at his almost completed homework. "Oh my god I crossed a line- I'm sorry, forget about it, I don't need to know-"

"To cope with stress." Hoseok interrupted him. "...Stress?"

"Stress." Seokjin rubbed his own arm. "Oh but- So many things are made to deal with that... Why don't you buy those things?" Hoseok looked up with a frown. "Huh?"

"Yeah like... Stressballs... Slime..."

"That won't work."

"Don't beat it until you try it. Tell you what, I will get my laptop and we'll scan the internet for some of those toys, my treat." Hoseok looked unsure but Seokjin brushed it off and got his laptop nonetheless.

"Jungkook's brother has loads of these to help with his stimming." Seokjin gasped, pulling out his phone. "I can ask Jungkook if he knows which ones his brother has!" Hoseok grabbed Seokjin's phone out of his hands. "No thank you... Let's just go with these cheap ones. It's fine."