SEOKJIN
Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a flash of white and for a brief moment, he wondered if he had seen a ghost. But then the fluff and fur that came with it made him realise he wasn't alone at 2am in the dim light of the kitchen.
"You awake as well?" Seokjin asked, reaching down to stroke the long length of Min-Ji's tail as the long white cat threaded through Seokjin's bare legs. "Hungry too?"
There was a deep but soft meow that seemed to echo around the kitchen and the cat jumped up onto one of the kitchen stools, sitting down on his back legs as if he was waiting for a meal to be prepped.
Hiding a grin behind his hand, Seokjin knew what the cat wanted and grabbed a tin of tuna from the cupboard. It didn't take long to chop up the tuna and put it on a plate, placing it in front of the patiently waiting cat.
With that done, Seokjin grabbed his own snack and a glass of water and made his way back to bed. Grace slept soundly with the duvet pulled up to her neck, completely unaware that her boyfriend and her cat were wide awake at stupid o'clock in the morning.
There was a loud purring from the bedroom door and it didn't stop as Min-Ji jumped onto the bed, making his way over to Seokjin's lap. "Nice to know you've warmed up to me already," he whispered as the cat made biscuits on the duvet before turning around three times and settling down. "You can keep her company when I'm gone and I know you'll do a good job."
YOONGI
"It's time I met my twin," Yoongi commented as the cat stretched across the dance practice floor, completely unaware of the chaos that was happening as BTS practiced for their Busan concert and staff wandered around.
"Your twin," Grace scoffed with a laugh as she closed up the crate. It wasn't often she brought Min-Ji out of her apartment or out of her parent's sight but on a rare day that even the staff wanted to meet said animal, she couldn't say no.
Yoongi squatted down and clicked his fingers, full on gummy smile as the cat wandered over to nudge at the offered fingers. "I guess he can tell when there's another cat in the room," Grace commented as she left them to it, wandering over to where the staff where calling her to discuss her clothes for the performance.
The other cat in question said nothing as he sat fully down on the floor and smoothed down the white fur, grinning like an idiot as the cat purred underneath his fingers. While Yoongi cared more for dogs, his own was testament to that, it didn't stop him from gushing over the fur baby of Grace's.
Of course, the cat abandoned him for one of their managers who offered a couple of treats but throughout the day, Yoongi wandered around to pick up the completely unbothered feline so he could take a quick selfie to later upload on Instagram after Grace did. And from that day, Min-Ji became a favourite of Yoongi's and vice versa as they were often seen chilling out together, sometimes fast asleep in Yoongi's studio with the cat spread across the rapper's lap as he tinkered with his music.
HOSEOK
He wasn't a coward, he really wasn't but he had to admit the cat had an intimidating stare. The yellowy-green eyes followed him as Hobi moved around Grace's apartment, waiting for the woman in question to come out of the bedroom.
They had plans to go for dinner, just the two of them, to catch up on everything even if they had only seen each other three days ago. It wasn't often that Hobi could spend time with his other sister, on her own, without the interruption of Seokjin or Jungkook but now there was other competition for Grace's attention.
In the form of a large white cat with sticky up ears and large paws, looking like he was going to bite him any minute.
"You can pet him you know, he's very friendly," Grace commented as she walked out of the bedroom with the bag she couldn't find.
"He looks like he's going to bite my nose off," Hobi muttered as he stood well away from the cat who was spread across the back of the sofa, taking up most of the space.
"He really isn't, he's just figuring you out," Grace laughed while taking hold of the scaredy cat's hand and bringing it over to Min-Ji, running it over the cat's head and down. Of course, as expected, Min-Ji started purring and Hobi felt himself sag in relief.
"Just wait till he spreads himself across your shoulders, that's fun. He's only done it with me and Jungkook once, but he likes to do it on Seokjin's shoulders. It's funny watching the two move around, especially in the kitchen. Looks like a scarf," Grace's voice came from the cupboard where she was grabbing her coat.
"I don't think I'm ready for that."
NAMJOON
He felt honoured, he really did.
It wasn't often his sister left him in charge of something but with meetings all day and the numbers of members slowly dwindling, Grace had left him in charge of her only pet (and it wasn't Yoongi). Min-Ji had arrived in his crate with food, a collar and a leash which meant Namjoon could give him a walk around their apartment compound.
His family always had dogs so looking after a cat was completely different, especially one so independent and indifferent but loveable with everyone. He had become a fan favourite, slowly taking over Bam's spot as the second favourite pet of BTS with Yeontan still in first place. Holly never stood a chance.
Namjoon let the cat wander where he wanted and tried not to have a heart attack when he jumped up onto a tall wall, pausing to be nosy then used Namjoon's shoulders to get down. He was not going to let anything happen on his watch.
When Min-Ji finally had enough, the two of them wandered back to Namjoon's apartment where he unclipped the leash and let the cat have a wander around. It had been an hour when Namjoon went to look for him, finding the animal spread across the pillows on the bed, fast asleep.
"This was the easiest babysitting job ever," Namjoon later grinned as Grace came to collect her pet.
"You won't be saying that when he coughs up a fur ball."
JIMIN
In preparation for a visit to his favourite sister, Jimin had made sure he had taken his allergy tablets and slipped a mask over his face, knowing full well the hairy monster was probably going to give him an allergic reaction anyway.
But he didn't care, he wanted to meet the new addition to the family since he wasn't going to get nieces or nephews anytime soon. Min-Ji would just be the replacement for a baby which would later be proven true by all Bangtan members.
The cat was only a year old but wise and weary of everything as he watched from his bed, looking at the new person who had invaded his space. "He takes awhile to warm up to anyone," Grace sighed as she made Jimin a drink. "Jin got a scratch across his knuckles for his trouble and my parents have replaced two pairs of shoes but Min-Ji is getting better."
Jimin didn't care, however, as he made his way over to the cat bed to hold out a couple of fingers. They were sniffed cautiously and nothing happened for a good minute but then Min-Ji sat up and stretched, nudging his body into Jimin's hand.
Well that was it.
Grace came from the kitchen to find the two on the couch, Min-Ji in Jimin's lap and Jimin looking utterly delighted. "Ah well okay, I guess he has favourites," Grace grumbled as she handed the mochi the drink and sat down next to him.
"What can I say noona, everyone likes me."
TAEHYUNG
No one could compare to Yeontan.
No one.
Yet Min-Ji was becoming a contender and Taehyung had heart eyes the moment he noticed the cat in the BTS common area in HYBE. He watched as staff members, even Hitman Bang, fawn over the chilled cat who watched the world go by without a care.
"He doesn't give a shit," Seokjin had commented in passing on his way to the studio, leaving some water behind.
"He just lays there and watches everyone," Namjoon then commented, pausing to give the cat a cuddle on the way to a meeting. All the while Taehyung sat there and watched. He made no move, knowing from experience that any animal could be unpredictable.
After awhile, Taehyung noticed the cat move and made his way over to the silent boy. He didn't dare breath or move a muscle, watching as the animal got closer and closer until it was curled up into a ball in Tae's lap.
"Yessss," he whispered quietly as he pumped his fists into the air.
He didn't care that he had to go and do his schedules in half an hour. For now, he was Min-Ji's pillow and that's all he cared about.
JUNGKOOK
"ARMY, I've got babysitting duties," Jungkook admitted to his camera. "No it's not a baby. Noona is away for a night with a schedule and I promised I would look after a certain someone as obviously Jin-hyung is in the military."
He disappeared for a moment but came back with a grumpy looking cat, who had clearly been woken up seeing as it was three in the morning. "Have you all met Min-Ji? No? Well, Min-Ji meet ARMY. ARMY meet Min-Ji. This is Grace noona's cat, who she posted about last year."
Even though he had been clearly woken up, the bright light from the camera interested him and ARMY watched as the large cat leaned forward to sniff the camera then the light then the screen then Jungkook.
"He's pretty chill, he only meows when he wants food or he needs to go out. I took him on a walk around the compound and he just walks where he wants to," Jungkook grinned as the cat decided the best place was Jungkook's shoulders. "I'm his favourite, after noona. He likes Jin-hyung but not too much. Everyone else has met him and he's become a bit of a feature down at the studios."
Jungkook paused to watch the comments, one hand coming up to scratch the sleeping cat's chin. "I'm not sure why noona named him Min-Ji, I know it's not after Jin-hyung and Yoongi-hyung, though everyone thought that. It's because of his temperament or something but like I said, he's pretty chill. Though at night, he sometimes stares from the door for no reason. So maybe there is a ghost. But for now, he's my roommate and he'll be going back home tomorrow so for now, say goodnight ARMY."