Perplexing Simplicities

episode⓻

Seokjin laughed.

If only Namjoon had realized that he sucked at dancing too in Jin's eyes, but he was still here...

"Once everyone has a partner, we meet in the town square at 5:30 and just dance around."

Namjoon was already blushing. That was gonna be a lot of people watching him be a nervous mess in front of Jin.

"As long as you enter with a valid partner and stay on the dance floor, you win the prize!" Jin eyed Namjoon. "So, you're gonna have to stop looking like you want to throw up."

Namjoon coughed. "Urm, sorry, just a little nervous, ya know?"

Jin nodded. "It's terribly cheesy and gross am I right? I wouldn't do it if there wasn't a prize."

Namjoon nodded. That prize would help Jin's dad a lot.

"Do you wanna get something to eat before we have to go?" Namjoon pulled out his wallet but stopped when he noticed Jin eyeing him.

"Aish stop it, I'm not gonna throw up on you!" Jin squinted. "Promise?"

Namjoon smacked him on the head. "Hurry up and pick or I'll drop my offer to pay."

They found a nice little barbeque spot and had not been sitting there for more than 5 minutes when Jimin, Taehyung and a reluctant Yoongi pulled up to join them. 

"Hey guyssss! Whatcha doing?"

Namjoon groaned but then noticed the way Seokjin was looking at him, waiting for an explanation.

"Oh right, I forgot," Namjoon laughed, glaring at Jimin and Taehyung, "you guys are funny like that..."

"Hey!"

"Jimin and Taehyung are my friends, they wanted to come along... to be annoying."

"Hey twice!" this time Tae spoke up. "Asshole..."

Seokjin laughed and extended a hand. "Nice to meet you. I'm Jin."

Taehyung wiggled his eyebrows at Jin as he took his hand. "Oh, we know."

"Aish, seriously can you leave?"

Jin eyed Namjoon. "C'mon these are your friends! They can eat with us! Right?"

Namjoon glared at Jin for what felt like a solid minute. "UGH yes. Yes, they can."

Jin looked like he'd won the lottery. "Ooo goodie okay grab chairs everyone you have to tell me all of Namjoon's most embarrassing moments. Start to finish!"

Namjoon face-palmed. "Should I leave?" Jin laughed and ruffled Namjoon's hair making him blush. "No, no. I'm just kidding Joonie."

Yoongi felt like he might throw up. "I'll leave if you guys don't stop."

After eating Yoongi convinced Tae and Jimin to give Namjoon and Jin some time together. Well, not so much convinced as forcefully dragged Jimin and Tae away.

"Ooo Yoongi what do you think about a cowboy concept?"

Taehyung had wondered into one of the hat stalls and was now beckoning Yoongi and Jimin over.

Jimin followed in but stopped by a wig rack. "Min Yoongi, right?"

Yoongi shrugged, "Uh, yeah that's the name."

Jimin held up a faint green wig grinning like an idiot. "Have you ever thought about... MINT Yoongi?"

Yoongi rolled his eyes. "No..."

Taehyung bounced over hearing the conversation. "No no, Yoongi, he's right! That would look so good on you!!! You ever died your hair?"

Yoongi shrugged. To be honest he'd always wanted to but had never been willing to commit. He definitely didn't think now was the moment. "Nah."

Jimin smiled, and pulled at his own rose golden locks. "I die my own hair; I could die yours if you want...?"

Yoongi thought for a minute. "Uh, sure... maybe some time."

It felt nice to agree. Like there was a small window where these people saw a future with him. Like they were just friends hanging out, not friends of friends. And as much as they bugged him and he still felt confused by Jimin's flirting, Yoongi was insanely grateful for them being that way.

"Hehheee okay, it's a date!"

Well. That ruined it. A date, really?! Yoongi flushed and turned away. He really didn't like people flirting with him if he didn't have any interest in them, it felt so stupidly violating.

"Uhuh, let's go."

Taehyung pouted but then his face lit up and he grabbed Yoongi and Jimin by the hands.

"I saw another shop where I want to try on clothes let's go there!"

The boys let Taehyung drag them here and there for over an hour. He would stop and argue with an annoying stall owner every once in a while. To Yoongi's surprise, both Taehyung and Jimin were both very good at getting themselves into fights. But also masters at handling themselves. It made him sad to think there was probably a reason for that. After years of quietly observing people, Yoongi had come to realize that almost always, people's strengths drew from where they were hurt the most.

As it started to get dark the group found a nicely lit picnic table to watch from as the dancing began.

"Hey look, there's Jin and Namjoon!" Jimin cried out as he grabbed his phone and started taking pictures of them.

They were already dancing and seemed to be trying to replicate two awkward lovesick middle schoolers. They were killing it to say the least.

"Yah! That's creepy Jimin, stop that." Yoongi tried to shoo Jimin's camera away but he just frowned and looked at Yoongi.

"Come ON. We need these! For 1) when they get married are you gonna be the one to tell Namjoon you can't make that stupid fucking slide show people have because there are no pictures? NO! and 2) BLACKMAIL."

Yoongi thought for a minute. "Fine, but you'd better share them to all of us."

Jimin smiled and nodded happily, "Of course, it is my duty as a-" Jimin stopped glancing around the crowd, a frown creasing his brow. "W-Where'd they go...? They were right there a minute ago!"

Yoongi looked up, scanning the crowd in time to see a desperate Namjoon running after Jin who was already disappearing into the crowd. "Oh my god this idiot, what the hell did he do!" Yoongi got up and was about to chase down Namjoon and beat him to death when his phone rang.

'Joon'

"Bastard." Yoongi picked up. "Namjoon what the he-" "Yoongi! I... I really need to get out of here. Now." His voice was shaking and Yoongi knew he was about to break the fuck down. Like jenga.

"Okay. We'll talk about this later. I'm right behind you, let's just go home."