Swans

'And the amount of algae in any particular area is dependent directly on a few set factors. This means that...'

They were watching a documentary about pond life. It was something that Namjoon had wanted to watch for a while, but the members had always flat out refused to watch it with him; until, that is, he bought them food. They grudgingly agreed to watch it because food was of course more important than entertainment. Now Yoongi was dozing off against Jimin's shoulder whilst Jimin 'discreetly' played some kind of puzzle game on his phone. Hobi and Taehyung however had given up on discretion entirely and had resumed their sophisticated 'game' of running around the dorms making unnecessary noise and doing God knows what aside from bothering their hyungs. Taehyung had tried to pull Jungkook up with him but one glance at Namjoon's rolling eyes kept Jungkook right there in his seat.

'You do realise that this is the most boring documentary ever made, right Kookie?' whined Taehyung.

Jungkook shrugged.

'Pleeease Kookie'

'Just go with Hobi-hyung'

'Whyyyy?' Taehyung persisted.

'Because I'm watching the documentary hyung'

'No you're not, you're just sucking up to Namjoon-hyung' he grumbled.

'No, I'm watching the documentary'

'Sure you are.' Taehyung rolled his eyes. When Jungkook ignored him, simply turning back to the screen, Taehyung picked up a pillow and threw it at him, quickly turning and running away before his boyfriend could retaliate.

Now, despite his earlier insistence, Jungkook was staring blankly at the screen, his eyes glassy and unseeing, listening vaguely to the shouts and thuds coming from his hyungs as they ran through the living room and into the kitchen behind him.

The only person still watching (aside from Namjoon himself) was, of course, his boyfriend, Jin. Jin had no real interest in pond skaters and midges of course, and he certainly didn't care about pond-weed and algae, however he did care about Namjoon. He cared about Namjoon enough to outweigh how much he didn't care about ponds (which was a lot). So now, due to his care for Kim Namjoon, Seokjin was spending his Saturday afternoon watching a documentary about ponds.

'And as swans are monogamous animals, this pair will likely spend their entire lives together.'

'Ah that's cute' Jin murmured, leaning against Namjoon's arm and sliding down far enough to put his head on his boyfriend's shoulder.

'Not as cute as you Princess' came Namjoon's smooth yet cheesy reply.

'Ah well of course; nothing's as cute as me Joonie.'

Namjoon rolled his eyes at his egotistical boyfriend fondly, with a small smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.

'The swan is elegantly beautiful, but vain, and will spend many hours preening, to maintain it's...'

'Hey listen; it must be Jin-hyung!' Jungkook piped up suddenly, causing Jin to react in an overly dramatic manner of course and reach over Namjoon to hit the maknae on the head whilst Jimin watched on, giggling into Yoongi's hair.

'At least I'm not a coconut JK' Jin bit back.

'I'M NOT A COCONUT!'

Jimin giggled as Jin laughed his windshield wiper laugh and Jungkook pouted.
'It's okay Jungkook-ah, you're a cute coconut' Jimin said with a cute eye smile.

The others all continued laughing, however Namjoon had been oblivious to it all. He was sat staring at the screen, taking nothing in but clearly thinking hard. Jin noticed his boyfriend's sudden change in demeanour, but assumed it was due to the loud distraction caused by him and Jungkook.
'You okay Joonie?' He whispered softly.
'Hm? Oh, uh, yeah. I'm good.'
Jin wasn't entirely convinced, but decided to let it go until they were at least out of earshot of the maknaes.

Finally, some 20 minutes later, the documentary finished. As soon as the credits started to roll, Jungkook jumped up to go and find Taehyung. Jimin and Yoongi didn't move, aside from Jimin setting down his phone and pulling Yoongi closer, to disgruntled grumbles from the sleeping elder.

Namjoon stood quickly and made his way to the kitchen. When Jin followed him a few moments later, he found the leader leaning forwards against the sink, coffee cup in hand and the cupboard it came from left wide open. He was staring out of the window above the sink and gripping the edge of the basin and the handle of the mug as if he were about to fall off the earth and those were the only two things that would save him.

'Joonie?'

Namjoon started, quickly running his hand through his hair and turning around.

'Yeah?' he replied, trying, and failing, to sound nonchalant.

'What's up?'

'Nothing, I'm good' he said with a forced smile.

'Joonie, come on. Let me in. What are you thinking right now?' He walked over to Namjoon, gently prising the mug from his hand and setting it on the counter before placing his arms loosely and delicately around his boyfriend's neck. Not so tight to be trapping, but still there, reassuring, comforting. Namjoon instinctively went to wrap his arms around Jin's waist, but stopped halfway and instead placed them again on the edge of the sink behind him. He squeezed his eyes shut for a second before taking a breath.

Jin expected him to blurt something out, loud and fast, judging by the huge breath he had taken, but when Namjoon spoke, his voice was soft and small.

'I'm not a swan.'

Jin tilted his head, unsure of how to respond.

'Well um, thanks for clearing that up babe. You had me confused for a while by your lack of big white wings and feathers, but now I know wh-'

'I'm serious hyung.'

'Ok ok. Explain then. What do you mean?'

'Jungkook-ah said that the swan was... Like you. And I know he was joking, but... Well he's right. You're beautiful, and elegant, and pure and desirable. You're everything I'm not. You're a swan.'

'I still don't really understand why-' Jin started after a pause, only to be quickly cut off as Namjoon started spilling thought after thought in a quick waterfall of self-loathing and worthlessness.

'You're a swan and I'm not. I'm probably closer to a frog, if anything. Clumsy and ugly, undesirable and certainly not on par with the swan. And see that's just the trouble, because swans mate for life, except that swans mate with other swans, they don't mate with frogs, so I guess that means that at some point you're going to leave me to find a swan, when you finally realise that I'm a frog, and then-' his breath caught in his throat, and suddenly he found that he couldn't say another word.

Meanwhile, Jin looked close to tears. His lip was shaking and his eyes were wet and glassy. His choice shook more than his lip as he finally choked out,

'You're so dumb Kim Namjoon. Do you know that?'

He didn't reply, choosing instead to continue staring at the still open kitchen cupboard.

'I. Love. You. And if you were a swan, a frog, or a lump of fucking algae I would love you the EXACT same way. Do you hear me Namjoon? I have never loved anyone the way I love you and I'm NEVER leaving. I need you. You're my everything.' His voice cracked and his face crumpled.

Finally Namjoon turned his gaze back to his boyfriend's face, just as the first glittering tear fell from his eye. Realising that his arms around Namjoon's neck had been closing tighter and tighter, Jin suddenly relinquished him and turned away, walking over to shut the cupboard. Even after the cupboard was shut though, he stayed stood with his hand around the handle, staring at the light wood.

The leader walked over to the eldest and wrapped his arms around his waist from behind, putting his head on his boyfriend's shoulder. They stood quietly like this for a while, until Jin offered to make coffee.

As Jin was pouring out water and Namjoon was leaning on the corner unit, Jungkook walked in.

'Woah, who died?' He exclaimed, taking in Jin's puffy eyes and Namjoon's blank expression.

'No one.' Jin replied with a quiet laugh.

Realising the sombre mood, the maknae quickly back-tracked.

'Wait, are you really sad? Are you ok hyung? I was only joking, what happened?'

'Honestly, it's ok Jungkook-ah' Namjoon piped up from the corner.

'But-'

'Hey, I promise you, we're ok. I'll talk to you in a bit JK, yeah?' eomma Jin gently reassured him.

'Ok...' Jungkook replied suspiciously, with thinly guised concern in his voice. He then left the kitchen, forgetting even to take with him what he had come in for.

Namjoon walked over to his boyfriend in the middle of the room, putting a hand on either side of his waist.

'Are you sure you won't change your mind? In a few years I mean. What if I'm not enough? Could a frog ever be enough for a swan?'

'See, I think this is where you're getting it wrong Joonie,'

Jin put his hands gently on Namjoon's shoulders and carried on,
'Because yes, you are indeed a frog. However, I'm not a swan. I am in fact, a princess. YOUR princess. And of course everybody knows what princesses do to frogs.' He said with a sly smile.

'Oh yeah? And what's that?' Namjoon asked in mock confusion.

Jin's sly smile spread into a wide grin as he put one long hand on Namjoon's smooth cheek.

'I'm glad you asked' he murmured, leaning forwards to press his lips firmly against Namjoon's, gentle yet insistent.

However when he pulled back, Namjoon still looked vaguely unsure.
'Isn't this where I'm supposed to turn into a handsome prince?' he queried, joking yet longing.

Jin thought for a moment, lacing his slender fingers together behind Namjoon's neck.

'Well, I guess it's hard to turn into what you already are'

The leader's face split into a massive smile as he gave a low chuckle.
'If you were any cheesier you'd basically be a pizza' he mocked.

'Mmm, pizza. You should buy me pizza.'

Namjoon sighed and laughed simultaneously at that, and Jin smiled. He couldn't help but think that it was the most beautiful sound in the world.

'I love you Princess' he said, looking adoringly into his boyfriend's eyes.

'So is that a yes, or..?'

Namjoon laughed again, this time a little louder.
'Do you really want me to buy you pizza babe?'

'What part of "You should buy me pizza" did you not understand?' Jin questioned, mock serious.

'Oh, well I'm very sorry for my impertinence', he replied, 'I'll get you that pizza right away'

'Good' came the haughty response, and Namjoon laughed again, pulling his irritatingly adorable boyfriend closer. Jin finally broke character when their faces were barely inches apart, his face slowly breaking into a loving smile. His eyes were half closed but he was still looking at Namjoon, staring intently into his eyes as though determined not to miss a thing.

'I love you too' he finally said softly, before wrapping his arms further around Namjoon's neck and leaning forwards to kiss him, slowly, deeply.

When they finally pulled away, Namjoon went to the phone and pulled out a pizza menu from the cutlery drawer.

'So what pizza do you want Princess?'

'Um... You choose. I'm feeling generous.'

'Oh yeah? And is that... The only department you're feeling "generous" in?' Namjoon smirked.
Jin threw a tea towel at him, laughing like a joyful child.

'Yah! I'm ordering you pizza, don't throw towels at me!' He laughed.

'I can do whatever I please; I'm your hyung'

'No, you're my Princess'

'I can be both'

'Ah, I'd like to see you be hyung in the bedroom'

'That can be easily arranged'

'Oh really Princess?'

'You underestimate me Kim Namjoon'

'I do?'

'Yeah'

'Well how about we test that theory?'

'What about the pizza?'

'Princess the pizza place will still be there in an hour' Namjoon laughed.

'Well so will you, I'd hope'

'I'm here forever babe'

'Good answer' Jin replied, walking over to where Namjoon was leaning against the counter. He grabbed him by the front of his shirt and pulled him up, with strength that was unexpected by most but known my the members to be boundless. He pulled the leader close to his body, leaning forwards to whisper into his ear.
'Now come on. I'll show you how much of a hyung I can be.'

'But the pizza-'
'Can wait. I want you now Kim Namjoon.'

'Well then what are you waiting for?' he questioned, accenting his words with an insolent head tilt.

Suddenly, they both grinned. Jin grabbed Namjoon by the wrist and dragged him out of the room. As they passed the living room, they were met with shouts of

'Jin-hyung, Tae's being annoying!'
'No I'm not! Jimin's the annoying one hyung, he-'
'How am I annoying?!'

However Jin barely slowed down, keeping a firm grasp on Namjoon's wrist and dragging him through the room. He spoke back over his shoulder, saying

'Tae, stop being annoying, Jimin, stop being annoying, we'll sort it later, ok?'

He carried on out of the room without waiting for a reply, and as Namjoon was dragged out of the room, the others looked at him questioningly, and he simply smirked before disappearing around the corner.

Yoongi sighed from his place in the corner of the sofa.

'Well, guess we'd better turn the TV back on'

'As long as it's not another documentary' Taehyung replied.

'I don't care, as long as it's LOUD' Jimin groaned.

'Did you really think I was planning to put on a "quiet documentary" to drown out sex noises you idiots?' Yoongi said sarcastically, eliciting groans and 'yaaah's from the 95z, who clearly didn't want to think about their hyungs having sex upstairs; it was like thinking about your parents doing... That.
The maknae, however, was quiet. He was simply glad to see them happy and giddy again after the way they were in the kitchen earlier. Quickly they found a drama they wanted to watch and all began to settle down. They had a vague thought that someone should go and warn Hoseok, however nobody really wanted to be the one to do it, so they simply hoped he would have his earphones in.

Jin threw Namjoon down onto the bed, and started planting kisses all over his face and down his neck.

As Jin hovered over him, Namjoon could barely remember the nature documentary from earlier, and as his princess leant down and their lips pressed together, swans were the last thing on his mind.

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