WARNING: alcohol abuse, brief mentions of drugs, drug dealing and gang activity
Sat on the tarnished stairs that led to the club with an emerald bottle in his hand, its neck pressed against his damp lips, there Jeongguk was, contemplating the crumpled mess his life had turned into.
Whatever little energy he had left tonight, he was using it to lift the bottle up until the familiar warmth of alcohol filled his throat; over and over again.
And he watched; he watched people come in and out of the club. A group of girl friends giggling, wasted men being pushed out by security, strippers going out for a smoke, boys snorting and bragging, wads of bank notes stashed in their pockets.
And they were all so empty and hollow.
Jeongguk snorted bitterly, taking another sip.
Then, he felt someone's presence. He didn't look at first — until the presence was closer than he liked it. He opened his mouth and cleared his throat, ready to tell that person to fuck off, but his gaze immediately softened when he recognized the familiar face.
"Seoyeon." He gave the girl a half-hearted smile, which she happily gave back with much more sincerity.
"Yup" she replied with a short sigh "Mind if I sit?" He shook his head no and so she did. For a while, it was silent, except for the music coming out of the club behind them, but Jeongguk didn't mind. Seoyeon was a comforting person, whose sole presence sufficed to make him feel at ease. Perhaps it was because she was rather candid, but Jeongguk felt he could be the genuine version of himself when he was with her.
He didn't fear her judgment, for she only allowed herself to judge what she knew could be helped, and when she did there was not an ounce of spitefulness in her words.
"Everyone is gossiping about you back there." The woman chuckled after a bit, nodding her head towards the club.
Jeongguk frowned, surprised. "Gossiping? About me?"
"Yeah, they think you're having sex with Han to earn more money or something." At that, Jeongguk couldn't help but scoff, the sound a mix of mockery and disbelief.
"I would never fuck Han, not even to save my life."
"Understandable." Seoyeon agreed, wincing at the mere thought of her best friend going at it with the gross man who effectively ruined both their lives.
"But seriously, what's going on with you and Han? He seemed pretty upset earlier." Her voice lowered to a whisper just in case anyone was listening.
"He trapped me." Jeongguk snorted, though there was no trace of amusement on his face. "Blackmailed me and made me his bitch. Now I have to do the dirty work he gives me and be available for him every second of the day, just in case he calls."
This time, it was Seoyeon's turn to frown. "What do you mean his bitch?"
Jeongguk's hold tightened around the bottle he was still gripping in his left hand. Just thinking about it made him angry, but he knew it would eat him alive if he didn't talk about it. And fortunately for him, Seoyeon was the trustworthiest person he'd ever known, and she was right here next to him, ready to listen.
"He calls me his right hand man but we both know it's nothing that glorious. He just wants someone to clean up after him, do all the things he's too mighty to do. He's got me running dirty errands all day."
"What kind of errands...?" Seoyeon held her breath as she waited for the younger's response.
Jeongguk pursed his lips, mind going blank. He brought the bottle to his lips again and took a generous gulp of the clear liquid before shaking his head to collect his thoughts.
"All sorts of errands. Collecting money from people who owe him, even if it means I have to break in their house and threaten their family. I still sell, of course. And I clean up when things go wrong. I attend all the meetings with Han and I have to help them find ways to destroy more lives. It's only a matter of time before he asks me to pull the trigger myself, Seoyeon."
"And I don't want to." Every word Jeongguk said fueled the anger growing in Seoyeon's chest. And soon, it was too much to fit in her abdomen; it rose up to her throat, keeping her from speaking properly.
"Why the fuck would he ask you to do all that?" Her sultry voice was raspy now, shaking with hatred towards Han. To say she was baffled to learn this would be an understatement: she was flabbergasted. Last time she checked, Han didn't have a speck of trust in Jeongguk. He was incredibly doubtful, always double checking everything the man did and carefully watching his every move. So what had changed, that he now wanted the same guy as his closest partner?
Something felt wrong. Terribly wrong.
"Because I betrayed him." Jeongguk took a deep breath as well as yet another sip of soju before he discarded the now empty bottle. "Well, not really. I told Taehyung about Han, and I don't know. I guess he thought he could help me... he probably said something to Han that pissed him off. Now Han's threatening to hurt Taehyung if I don't do whatever he wants, and I can't ruin the guy's life like that."
It took a while for Seoyeon to process and understand everything the younger was saying, for he was speaking unusually fast, his words barely articulated and his voice faint as ever.
"Taehyung? Is that the guy you told me about?" He nodded, which only confused Seoyeon even more. "Why would he talk to Han?"
"I don't fucking know. He went through my stuff and found his number, so I'm guessing he texted him trying to convince him to be a nice guy of some shit." Jeongguk shrugged.
"Rookie mistake." Seoyeon sighed, shaking her head. "Let me guess, Han tracked his number, found some dirt about him and is now using it to blackmail you?"
"Spot on." Jeongguk grit his teeth together. He knew Taehyung had only intended to save him from a dangerous situation, yet he couldn't help but resent him.
"Fuck." Seoyeon whispered.
"Fuck indeed. I'm done for. This is how I'm going to spend the rest of my life, isn't it? I'm going to die as Han's dog." He spat, each of his word covered in venom. He leaned down to grab the last bottle from the pack and eagerly pried the cap off with his pocket knife. Seoyeon watched in silence as her best friend took a few sips from the bottle, his eyes shut close and his nose scrunched as he downed half of the bottle in a matter of seconds.
In this moment, she thought she'd never hated anyone more than she did Han. She hated him so much, that the thought of jabbing a knife in his chest didn't seem as appalling as it should be anymore.
But she didn't say anything. She stayed silent, until Jeongguk excused himself to go to the restroom. Then, she smiled at him and helped him up, waiting for him to disappear from her view before she fetched her phone from her pocket to text the only person she knew could help her.
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TWITTER CHAT
taesty
SEOYEON
Hey, you're Taehyung right?
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It was only a matter of days before Jeongguk's scent had completely vanished from the apartment. Now it felt emptier than ever; bigger, somehow.
As Taehyung walked down the halls of his house — or mansion, as Jeongguk liked to call it — he finally understood every little thing the blond hated about it.
Why were there so many rooms, if the only one living here was himself? Yes, he occasionally had people over, but certainly Jimin didn't need three rooms to feel comfortable.
Why were the hallways so large? Why did they seem so empty?
Why was the main bathroom so fancy?
Why was everything so clean, so neat, so empty?
Anyone could live here. No one would know it was Taehyung's to begin with, if it wasn't for the cursive letters carefully written in black ink on his mail box.
Now, without Jeongguk by his side, Taehyung felt lonelier than ever. And roaming the halls of his depressing house only made the hole in his chest grow; it was struggling to hold itself together, for the band-aid Jeongguk had been for these past few days had suddenly been ripped off, leaving his exposed vessels to bleed out.
He felt like screaming. Anxiety hit him in waves, squeezing at his abdomen, clogging his throat, tightly gripping his heart 'till he could hear his heartbeat no more. Everything was awfully silent. Suddenly void surrounded him, and he was falling right in it. The pressure in his ears made it impossible to hear anything; he felt as though he was underwater — his whole body was shouting at him to just wake the fuck up and get a grip, but his mind was filled with a fierce whirlpool of thoughts that spun around and around without letting him focus on any of them.
In the blur, he could distinguish his inner voice; it was speaking briskly, so much so that he could barely comprehend any of the words it was saying. Desperate to come back to reality he gripped tightly at his arm and pulled at the skin as hard as he could.
It didn't help, the voices and thoughts were still racing.
How did this happen?
And just as he thought he wouldn't be able to get out of it, he heard a loud knocking sound coming from downstairs. Immediately his thoughts converged to create a single, articulated question: was it Jeongguk?
His ears rung for a long minute during which he did his best to breathe in as deep as he could and exhale as calmly as he could, until he could hear his heart beat again — it was unusually fast, but it was here. He wasn't dying. Soon, he could feel the ground under him again, could see the bland decor of his hallway and hear the obnoxious noise of the clock hung up on the wall.
When his legs stopped shaking, he pushed himself up off the floor using his hands and got up to dust himself off, breath still shuddering. He tried to focus on his surroundings as he slowly made his way to the front door — the smell of the paint, the color of the each furniture, the texture of the rugs — and when he was facing the door he took one last breath before twisting the knob.
Disappointment and surprise appeared on his face as he opened the door.
It wasn't Jeongguk.
It was his dad.
"Hi, Tae." His dads.
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— why am I here
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jinniethepooh: to serve me 🙏
kookoonut: weird roleplay but I'm not kink shaming
hobisexual: I'd ask for context but you know what it seems way funnier without any 💀
kingjoonie: I'm so glad I'm not here right now
peachiichim: complain again and you'll be wearing the Santa costume 👹
—
TWITTER CHAT
4 peaches & 3 eggplants
SEOKJIN
Why are eggplants called eggplants
SEOKJIN
they look nothing like eggs
JEONGGUK
Because they're born from eggs duh
NAMJOON
no they are not
JEONGGUK
what do you know, are you an eggplant? 🤨
NAMJOON
I-
NAMJOON
JIMIN
don't be mean Namjoon hyung
JIMIN
i too believe eggplants come from eggs
JIMIN
don't we all, after all? 🥺
NAMJOON
SEOKJIN
didn't I say I'd break up with you if you used my memes again?
NAMJOON
you break up with me every day anyway 💀
HOSEOK
at least you have someone to be dumped by 😭😭
JIMIN
you'll find someone, Hobi!
HOSEOK
You keep saying that :/ but who?
JEONGGUK
if you go to my address, you'll find me
SEOKJIN
If you go to church, you'll find Jesus
HOSEOK
I'm- 🧍
HOSEOK
thanks guys
HOSEOK
Jeongguk, stop trying to get in my pants
JEONGGUK
Does that mean you're willing to get in mine?? Because that would be okay too 👀
HOSEOK
nO
JEONGGUK
💔
HOSEOK
Jin, I'm not really interested in Jesus
SEOKJIN
I was just offering 😔
SEOKJIN
I cant bear to hear you whine about being single any longer
SEOKJIN
let's make a deal
HOSEOK
......I'm scared
JIMIN
I'm thrilled 🥰
NAMJOON
I'm concerned
YOONGI
I'm sleepy
JEONGGUK
I'm horny
SEOKJIN
just date the next guy you see
SEOKJIN
no matter who it is, you HAVE to make a move
SEOKJIN
okay?
JEONGGUK
JEONGGUK
oopsie guess you saw me first 🤭
HOSEOK
...I didn't agree to the deal yet
JEONGGUK
fucK
SEOKJIN
well do you agree to the deal?
HOSEOK
I mean... it couldn't hurt to try so yeah, I guess?
SEOKJIN
JEONGGUK
SEOKJIN
hehehe 😈
JEONGGUK
Fuck you 😔
HOSEOK
Jeongguk why did I just saY
JEONGGUK
..."i mean... it couldn't hurt to try so yeah, I guess?"
HOSEOK
ugh
HOSEOK
Seokjin, you have a boyfriend
NAMJOON
🧍
SEOKJIN
hiiiii 🥰
NAMJOON
don't even
SEOKJIN
it was just a harmless joke 👉👈
NAMJOON
No more sex for you ✋
SEOKJIN
good, I hate sex with you 🙄
JIMIN
ouch
HOSEOK
idk what's happening
JEONGGUK
i just wanted to thirst over hoseok in peace
YOONGI
how do you mute this stupid chat
NAMJOON
im sorry?
SEOKJIN
you make it feel like school 😐
SEOKJIN
like excuse me sir I'm trying to get you to say something hot not 'did you know that the impulse to cum comes from the spinal chord"
NAMJOON
HEY YOU SAID YOU LIKED MY FUN FACTS ABOUT SEX
SEOKJIN
not when you're telling them as we have it 🙄
JIMIN
this is entertaining
JEONGGUK
i know right?? Who knew the spinal chord had such power 😍
HOSEOK
I'm not sure if I needed to know that piece of information
JEONGGUK
i need to go show gratitude to my back brb 🙏
NAMJOON
i'm even gonna ask-
NAMJOON
I can't believe sex with me feels like school 😭
JEONGGUK
maybe you should do a student x teacher roleplay 😔
JIMIN
dont you have to go thank your back for giving you the ability to cum?
JEONGGUK
oh right!
JEONGGUK
but think about the roleplay, it would be hot 🥰
JEONGGUK
Namjoon would make a great teacher 👀
JEONGGUK
buh byeeee
NAMJOON
the kid is like a bonobo
JIMIN
.......eh?
HOSEOK
that's kind of mean damn 💀
NAMJOON
no no I didn't mean it like that
NAMJOON
Bonobos are one of the horniest species ever
NAMJOON
They have sex with everyone all the time
NAMJOON
and they're always horny
JIMIN
ew. Monkey sex isn't something I needed to picture while eating my kimchi 🤢
SEOKJIN
....Damn
YOONGI
what the fuck did I just read
JIMIN
Shhh go back to sleep baby
YOONGI
you're all terrifyingly weird
YOONGI
good night
HOSEOK
😔
NAMJOON
😔
SEOKJIN
😔
JIMIN
😔
—
TWITTER CHAT
kingjoonie
SEOKJIN
you know
SEOKJIN
maybe you should try that student x teacher thing
NAMJOON
...really?
SEOKJIN
I mean... yeah?
NAMJOON
oh I'm so glad you think so too
NAMJOON
i didn't want to say it in front of everyone but
NAMJOON
You'd make a pretty hot student
SEOKJIN
and you'd make a really fucking hot teacher
SEOKJIN
should I come over now?
NAMJOON
please
SEOKJIN
I'm on my way Mr. Kim 🫡
SEOKJIN
.......why do you have to have the name last name as Taehyung
NAMJOON
Did you just picture Taehyung instead of me
SEOKJIN
ITS NOT MY FAULT
SEOKJIN
Can I just call you Sir?
NAMJOON
now you're making me sound like a 55 year-old man
SEOKJIN
i blame your stupid last name
NAMJOON
...we have the same one
SEOKJIN
whateveR
SEOKJIN
I'll be over in ten minutes Mr.Kim 😇
NAMJOON
...picturing Taehyung again?
SEOKJIN
I'm so sorry I can't help it 😭
NAMJOON
just come over
SEOKJIN
got it sir 🫡
Double cliffhanger & what about it??
also I'm ready to go feral over Jungkook's solo 🙏 actually I'm already going feral because HES WEARING A BDSM RING
anyway see you in
a week
yes.