in which haneul, the intern at the vet's clinic allows taehyung to experience emotions he's never known before - likewise, he introduces catnip to his cat.
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rheumy-eyed, he lightly leaned against his stubborn metal opponent, the vending machine rattling backwards due to the sudden movement.
taehyung had been struggling to retrieve the snack lodged in between the glass of the machine, his competitiveness slowly fading into evident exasperation. taking a step forward, he walked into the vaccination room and watched as the vet lulled his kitten to sleep.
this setting felt rather foreign to him, being responsible for another living being.
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the sidewalk was singing along to the screeching of taehyung's bicycle wheels, namjoon riding by his side. the boys were cycling around the neighbourhood after yet another draining day, sharing comfortable silence as the wind speedily whispered in their ears and strangers strolled in the distance.
joon stopped at the sidewalk to quench his thirst and downed the remaining water in his bottle, forcing his brother to park.
whining, taehyung crossed his arms, closed his eyes and grumbled a "let's go home, hyung.", which the former pretended not to hear as he slyly crept off his bike. taehyung blinked his eyes open and sluggishly got off, determined to drag namjoon home if that was what it took to bring him back.
"i'm pretty sure there aren't any crabs here, where did he disappear off to?" he sighed in defeat.
"hyung? " he called out, only to be met with the sight of namjoon's large frame intently pouting at a pocket sized furry. as taehyung walked closer, he could make out a tiny paw wrapped around his hyung's lean fingers.
taehyung squatted beside joon, suddenly feeling the urge to pick the kitten up and nuzzle the little thing. well, that's exactly what he did. unrestrained giggles left his lips, as he playfully poked and stroked the feline.
namjoon, although slightly taken aback by the sudden intervention, could swear his heart almost somersaulted at this little interaction, and that's when he knew the calico kitten had taehyung wrapped around his finger, or should i say paw?
before the older of the two could protest, taehyung placed the kitten in his bicycle basket and pushed down on the pedal.
"eomma isn't gonna be happy about this, you know it as well as i do!", to which his younger brother gazed back at him, mischief in his sparkly eyes.
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taehyung walked out of the room, cradling a bundled up blanket. He didn't have anywhere to be, he moved ever so gingerly, so as to allow the kitten pressed to his chest, to enjoy her deep slumber.
as though mimicking her, he yawned. taehyung subconsciously rubbed his face, in order to get rid of his drowsiness, which caused his silver bracelets to clink against his boney hands.
little did he know that his apprehensiveness was causing someone in the corner of the waiting room to giggle to herself.
