𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 | bts

✿ | three

BROTHERS.
episode three: legitimate brother

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❝why can't you just listen to your older brother?❞

eunhee had walked with clouded thoughts for so long that she almost didn't recognize her way home. it was dark and there was not much light given to her street's sideways, only a dull lampost after every corner. when she cleared her mind and noticed the bakery front's interior, she decided to to walk to the back, where the door leading to her house actually was, and unlock the door.

when the door was unlocked, eunhee noticed the voices of her brothers who bickered in the living room. they were so loud that they were not aware that their sister had just arrived back home. she took off her coat and shoes to place back inside the closet and walked over to the living room to see what all the ruckus was about.

when eunhee stood outside the living room door frame, there she saw her brothers all on their phones who called multiple people with panicked faces. jungkook sat on the couch tapping and going through his contacts, taehyung was pacing in circles around the carpet with a banana put beside his ear, hoseok was on his phone videotaping taehyung while lying on the carpet, jimin was telling everyone to calm down, and namjoon looked frustrated with his phone, like he could mentally break it with his mind.

"what happened here?" eunhee finally spoke. silence filled the room, and everyone froze. "what is this? the mannequin challenge?"

taehyung was the first to react and ran over to engulf eunhee in a bear hug. "where hove you ben, my siswer.." his voice was muffled since he stuffed his head into eunhee's sweater while hugging her, "we wore woored."

the others joined in on the hug as well, and it soon became a large group hug. after a few minutes of just hugging, they finally left each other go and talked.

"eunhee, where's your phone?" namjoon asked, "we've been trying to call you."

"my phone?" eunhee paused to think where she last left it since she was often forgetful, "i think i left in on my bed this morning when soona came over.."

"whoops, my bad!" she childishly apologized to them to save herself from embarrassment.

she looked around and realized that not everyone was present. "hey. where's jin and yoongi oppa?"

"oh. they said that they would go out and look for you themselves since it was getting dark and you still weren't home, noona." jungkook explained, now sprawled on the couch, taking all the space up. she waved at him over to scoot and give me room, he listened.

after a while, jungkook got tired and fell asleep. namjoon suggested for everyone to go to bed, but eunhee refused until seokjin and yoongi got back home safely. namjoon didn't argue and instead carried jungkook to his room, who was now fast asleep in his own bed.

eunhee laid on the couch, waiting for her two older brothers to return home. occasionally looking at the clock to check the time, and finally going upstairs to get her phone and text them herself.

JUNGLE MAN 🌴

EUNHEE:
jin oppa,,
where are u two??
sent 8:35pm

EXERCISE ⛹🏻

EUNHEE:
yoongi
in alright,,
just come home
sent 8:36

momentarily, the sound of keys unlocking the door activated eunhee's energy, since she was at the urge to fall asleep. she gets out of the couch and ran over to hug them both. she won't ever say it, but she feels awfully guilty, confused, and frustrated. they enveloped their arms around her too. jin was about to say something but yoongi hits her head and scolds her for going off without informing them.

seokjin looks at him with pleading eyes. somehow getting what he meant with the eyes, yoongi left before he pasted by and ruffled eunhee's hair.

"i'm going to bed, g'night." he waved a hand and walked away.

seokjin stood still beside eunhee and made firm eye contact with her to make sure she was listening to him. "we're not happy with you going on these unexpected dates." he admitted.

eunhee sighed and became frustrated with all their overprotectiveness, she couldn't help but feel the urge to ask, "why do you guys care about my love life so much?" she stood up from the couch and look and jin.

he looked up at her and took her hands to make her sit back down, "because we're your brothers. and brothers look out for their sisters, especially an only sister."

eunhee bit her lips as she tried to process if she should just give in or not. "if you're trying to make me feel guilty, this isn't changing anything." she shifts her body to face him more, "i want to go on dates. this is my life."

barely said in an audible voice, jin spoke, "why can't you just listen to your older brother?"

"cause i've practically been doing that my whole life. i'm not the same little sister you once took care of years ago. i've grown." she responded when hearing what he had said.

it was silent for a while. no one spoke, and they only listened to the snores of the others from far away.

finally, jin spoke, "i still remember you as a little girl who over waters plants, because she doesn't know when to stop giving.." he paused before continuing, "but like your plants i realized that, love is a flower you've got to let grow. i can't take that away from you. i can only protect you."

eunhee tilts her head near him and tries to understand where he's bringing this conversation into. "what are you trying to say?"

seokjin takes a deep breathe, as if he might regret what he is about to tell her. "what i'm saying is," eunhee continues to stare at him as the words leave his mouth, "maybe you going on dates won't be a bad idea after all."

eunhee smiles and looks like she is about to explode inside. "really?"

"yes, just don't let the others know you have my approval." seokjin hushed her as she hugged him.

"thanks oppa.." she began, "and i'm sorry."

"goodnight little sister."