M͜͡y͜͡ S͜͡t͜͡e͜͡p͜͡b͜͡r͜͡o͜͡t͜͡h͜͡e͜͡r͜͡'s͜͡ A͜͡ F͜͡E͜͡M͜͡B͜͡O͜͡Y͜͡?

XIV

"That should be me making him laugh. Who the hell is this guy anyway?" Namjoon muttered under his breath, dragon eyes intensely focused on the pair a few feet away from him.

The raven haired guy Jin was with had dragged them off onto the dance floor where they began to feel the music and allowed themselves to have fun. Namjoon however, wasn't fond of it.

"Alright, fuck this." He growled and approached the pair, turning the ravenette to him and punching him square in the jaw without thinking twice.

In response, Namjoon received a punch to his cheekbone, ending in an all out fight to start in the middle of the room. Jin panicked and started to yell for Namjoon to stop, but the latter was raving. "Namjoon! Cut it out! Stop!!" He shouted, by this time the music had stopped and people stood around to watch the drama or even record the entire thing.

Namjoon was pulled back by Jungkook and Hoseok while Jackson was held back by his own friends.

"I better not catch you near my boyfriend again!" Namjoon seethed, venom laced in his tone.

Jackson smirked and wiped some blood off the corner of his lip. "What? Scared I'll steal your boyfriend? Huh?! You insecure piece of shit!"

"Jackson, please, stop." Jin begged. Jackson usually never backed down but seeing the younger in a devastated state, he did as told and turned away, looking over at Namjoon with a harrowing glare. "Listen well, punk. Jin and I are strictly friends. I may have liked him, but I respect him. Just know I'm only holding back this once for him." Jackson spat before leaving for the bathroom, his friend, Yugyeom, following behind to accompany him.

Jin sighed before glaring over at his boyfriend, clicking his tongue and abruptly turning away to walk out of the house.

🎀

The Namjin duo were dropped off at home, unbearable silence looming over them like a storm cloud.

As soon as they entered the house, Jin turned to look at Namjoon and scoffed at him. "Why? How could you do this?! What the hell is wrong with you?!"

The elder poked the inside of his cheek with his tongue, glaring at the wall a few feet away before his attention was on his boyfriend whose face quickly shaded red. "Who the fuck was that guy, huh? Aren't you supposed to be my boyfriend!?" Namjoon retorted.

"Oh, so it's my fault? You're the one who decided to be a dick and leave me to fend for myself. I had no choice but to hitch a ride! So now I'm your boyfriend?! The entire day at school you ignored the fuck out of me like I didn't even walk the same earth as you. What about you?! The girl I saw you chatting away! And don't even get me started on how you ghosted me! Namjoon, I gave my all to you, that including my virginity. What? Are you toying me? Am I some experiment or a joke of the sorts?!" Tears welled in Jin's eyes, nearly breathless from how angry he was and how loud he was speaking.

Namjoon's anger was beyond burning white hot but soon he realized his mistakes. His fists clenched, nose flared as he took a deep breath. Now he understood the jealousy that took over the both of them. And Namjoon figured out the distrust the two had in each other. Namjoon being his first time dating a guy and Jin being wary due to the elder's past behavior.

"Jinnie, I'm.... I'm sorry. Listen, that girl is Taehyung's sister, my cousin, she usually isn't around but that day we both just talked. About avoiding you, I'm just... I'm scared." Namjoon muttered, looking away shamefully. "It's not me being ashamed of you, or that I'm embarrassed. It's fear. The fear of what others might think of me, or say about me. I've seen all my friends struggle with them coming out as gay. The names they were called, the tears they shed, the anger they held. I was scared to go through it too."

Jin now understood. He softened at the words the elder spoke, slowly walking up to him and cupping his cheeks. "Joonie, you could have said this sooner. You should have spoken to me about it." The young brunette said with sincerity.

"I know. I'm sorry, baby."

"You don't have to go through it alone. I'm here. I get your fear, but you have me. Your friends? We love you. I love you. We're in this together."

Namjoon didn't know how, but tears flowed down his cheeks. He wasn't sobbing, just tearing. Hearing Jin reassure him made him realize just how much of a shit person he's been to the one person who would drop everything just to make sure he's okay.