[Face to face conversation with Taehyung.]
[Setting: lunch at work]

"Hey."

". . ."

"You look, uhm. . ."

"Depressed?"

"Are you?"

". . ."

"Figured."

". . ."

"But to be honest, you look like you had a one night stand with sleep. Your eyebags said it all."

"I know. The deprivation is eating me up."

"Any problem you might wanna share?"

". . ."

"Whoa. I know I look like someone who you can't trust but I'm the total opposite of what you're thinking right now. I am offended."

"You look more depressed than me."

"Hey."

"I'm just kidding."

"You still have the guts to joke, huh? I can see you improving, though."

"What?"

"You are less. . . depressed."

"You don't even know me at all."

"I'm a good observant, you jerk. And I watch you all the time."

"Hey, we aren't homoual here, right?"

"Screw you, Lee Dongmin. I have a girlfriend!"

". . ."

"Speaking of girlfriend. How are things with you and your girl?"

"My girl?"

"Yeah. That chinese girl, Chou Tzuyu."

"She's Taiwanese."

"Whatever. So, what?"

"She's not my girl."

"Lol? I see you a lot with her. And my girl always tell me about you having this little crush on her."

"What does she know?"

"I don't know. I think you're just a little too obvious."

". . ."

". . ."

"She's--she's my brother's girl, okay? I'm--sigh."

"You have a brother?"

"Stepbrother to be exact."

"Who among them?"

"None. He's--"

". . ."

"He's in coma for who knows how long, I lost track."

"Oh. Sorry."

"It's fine."

"So are you saying you like your brother's girl?"

"He was courting her before he got into coma. Technically not committed. An