22: freaking out

                                    

                                          
A short update for the desperate ones. 


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"For the nth time I'm telling you tae that joengguk will definitely love your gift, so please stop worrying too much." Jin says in exasperation, he seems so calm about the entire thing, but taehyung is freaking out. So many what if's are going haywire inside his mind like-
What if the outfit he has bought for jeongguk doesn't fit him? It's oversized and jeongguk is of course lean but has well built muscles by the looks of it and you can't predict the chances, or what if it's not even his style?, what if he'll take it as an insult that taehyung is questioning his dressing choice because it's clearly what jeongguk rarely wears, as taehyung has never seen him yet in much casual wear and what if-yeah it's pretty clear that he's totally freaking out and jin? 
Jin's not even considering understanding his internal turmoil not even when Taehyung lines the bags of expensive gifts on the living room table with an obviously worried sick expression, thinking that he might've went overboard. 
He just wants Jeongguk to know that he's grateful for everything and he cares for him too, and a small gift felt like a good choice when jin had advised but when he thinks that the money he had used wasn't even his, has him thinking hard, he can not help himself thinking about all the possible scenarios that can happen- What will jeongguk think when he'll know that the gift he had bought for him was from his own money? Or what if he'll not even consider it as gift because he already has everything and can have literally everything he-
Before he could faint from his own over worrying self, the ding of the opening door falls in his ears and a nice-
"I'm home."
Jeongguk has arrived. 
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"I'm home." Is the first thing jeongguk says out of an old habit, upon arrival he can immediately tell that Jin must've brought over takeout from the café because the butler of the family is already putting it all over the dining table for dinner when he quickly greets them. 
When he reaches the living room, Taehyung was sitting on the sofa but immediately stands up, again with those wide eyes, like he's shocked? Or he wasn't expecting jeongguk home so soon? because when he says, "j-jeongguk?" a little stiffy before, " I-i I'm going t-to washroom, I'll be back" It's a little awkward, forced and jeongguk doesn't know what to feel, relief? that it's the first time taehyung spoke the most words in one sentence to him or disappointment? because- he doesn't know, but he does feel like that. 
Looking at the frown on jeongguk's face after taehyung ran to the bathroom like that (he eavesdropped a bit okay, so what?) "Don't worry, he's just freaking out and here take this and before you ask, he doesn't like coffee, apparently 'it's poison for a beverage.'" Jin comes, probably from the kitchen with a cup of coffee. Jeongguk raises an eyebrow in question but takes the cup and sits on the couch. 
Jin just smiles politely at him and sits beside him. "Um I don't know if I should tell you this, but I guess taetae won't so, he bought you a gift and thinks you won't like it and- no it's not my place to tell, ask him when he wants to share, yeah?" He says before sipping from his own cup. 
"Oh he did?" Is all jeongguk asks after Understanding the situation looking at the shiny bags on the table, he finally eases and sits on the couch, tilting head back with eyes closed and a small smile on his face. 
So it wasn't like he didn't want me home so soon or anything? It was because, he bought me a. . .gift? Jeongguk thinks. It's not like he wanted taehyung to buy anything for him but he still did, he didn't have to, jeongguk didn't ask him to-
There's a hard finger poking the side of his ribs and a loud, "Yaah! Stop daydreaming! Gosh it's just a gift gguk and here you're smiling like a goof what the hell!?" Jin exclaims amusingly.
The hell indeed, what the fuck he's thinking and why turning tomato every fuckin time? ohmygod
"No! I'm not daYdrEaminG jeez and that hurt hyung, quit doing that and I'm tired okay, I was just resting." He hisses, pressing his side in pain. 
"Okay whatever gguk but it's been forever, go check your boy, did he not fainted in the bathroom or what, he hasn't come out since."
"Oh yeah, I was just about to go change anyways." He says sitting up immediately, looking at everything but Jin. Smooth jeongguk, "you staying for dinner hyung?" He asks, he knows Jin is looking at him already. 
After some agonizing seconds, "no. I'll pass, mom and joon's probably waiting for me, told them I'd be home by dinner." Jin says, stands up too, putting the cup on the table, "later, some other day gguk. I'll be going now. And-" He pats jeongguk's shoulder from behind, "-take care of him, and yourself too, okay? He. . . He's a good guy, a keeper." He says and then leaves for the door. 
A keeper. 
Jeongguk still doesn't moves for a minute or so, "yeah I learned that a hard way. He's too good." He says to no one in particular, stays in the spot for another half a minute. 
Finally sighs out loud, sags his shoulders and goes for his room to check on taehyung if he's okay, (he's probably in their bathroom because it's the only one he's familiar with) and also to change. 
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