Two weeks before the final mission in Jeju was announced...

“V ah...”

“Don’t talk to me.”

“Come on don’t be like this hmm?”

“Don’t use that nasal voice on me.”

“But Taeeeeeㅡ" J-Hope started whining in his usual cute voice that he knew well is the younger’s weakness. V who was comfortably leaning towards the couch rolled his eyes at that aegyo attempt from the older.

“Shut up!” He threw a cushion that landed prettily on J-Hope’s head before it hit the floor. 

“Look at you being all sulky with me tsk.” J-Hope mumbled as he picked up the innocent cushion on the floor and hugged it instead. 
It was 2AM and there he was, trying to calm V who was probably mad at him. Truthfully, he never thought that they would ever end up that way after being so lovey dovey while watching America’s Next Top Model.

Don’t even ask how or why but they just did.

However, once V started talking about their relationship—a topic that J-Hope prefer not talking about—the sweet atmosphere just turned dark in an instance. It all happened so fast that J-Hope didn’t even realize how they started arguing in the first place.

He stole a glance at the younger next to him who already decided to move to the single seat couch next to the three seated one he was sitting on. He tapped on his lips while his head started thinking of plans to make V’s attention land on him again instead of the TV in front of him.

“Taehyuuuungg~” Once again, J-Hope started launching his aegyo attack on V who had been crossing his arms with an unbelievably serious expression though he was actually watching Gag Concert.

“Didn’t I say don’t talk to me?” He retorted, sounding annoyed this time but J-Hope’s aegyo didn’t know how to stop. He started making a sad expression, his lips jutting out and he batted his lashes in his attempt to look cute in V’s eyes.

“Are you asking to be hit or what?” V raised an eyebrow, totally unamused at that effort. 

“Come on don’t be so mean. I was trying to make you feel better here aren’t I?” J-Hope shot his glare at the younger before he completely gave up on doing aegyo and just leaned against the headrest instead.

“Who is the meanie that didn’t want to share his thoughts in the first place?” He mumbled, his voice sounding like he was purely upset and that made the older suddenly felt guilty. He brought his head down and let out a deep sigh.

“It is not anything for you to worry about Tae...” He whispered to himself, his hands clasped together as he was in deep thought for a while.

There are just too many things he was thinking at the same time and it almost made him break down at one point. He wanted to talk it out with someone and even share it with V but every time he saw the younger smiling ever so widely at him, he just couldn’t. He can’t afford to lose that smile just for something immature that he had been thinking. So he kept everything in only for himself to know.

What is it that he was thinking about?

A while after he accepted V’s confession, the younger had always been asking him what would it be like if they announced their relationship officially. He actually said that in a joking tone but J-Hope couldn’t stop thinking about the consequences of that kind of bold action.

Is it even normal for someone to think of something that probably would never happen yet worry so much about it?

It scared him when he thought about the possibilities of their group’s name to be tainted because of that. His heart couldn’t be at rest whenever V initiated skinships for the fear of their fans hating on them or even worst, turning their backs on them.

It wasn’t even a sin but it feels like he was committing one whenever they even hugged or kissed. It was hell trying not to touch the cheeky boy though, he is just way too irresistible.

He did a mistakeㅡa fatal one, at thatㅡand he knew it. He shouldn’t let himself use V back then when he was hurt because of Jimin. He should have known better than to feel jealous whenever V made some intimate skinships with the others. He should never have looked at the younger as more than just a fellow group member or else, this kind of problem would never arise.

However, he couldn’t help himself from feeling happy that in the end, the younger would look for him. He couldn’t help but to get flutters in his stomach just from V calling out his name cutely, asking to sleep together during his sleepless nights. One more thing though, he couldn’t help but to feel like kissing the boy whenever he suddenly leaned towards him carelessly.

Man those lips are to die for, honestly.
“Yo hyung!” 

“Huh?” J-Hope was eventually snapped back to reality by V’s slightly raised voice. He straighted up his back again and stared blankly at the younger who already had his eyes squinted by that time

“Where had you been huh? Alaska? Poland?” 

“Ah...sorry I was just thinkingㅡ"

“But you won’t tell me about it, right?” He cut in J-Hope’s line, his eyes already looking elsewhere while trying to hide the obviously darkened expression.

“I was thinking about your lips.” The older blurted out that line in a daze as if he was being possessed by something.

V blinked a few times before he brought his gaze back on J-Hope. He was waiting for the older to say something else but he didn’t. Their eyes met for a while before J-Hope brought it towards his lips, making him blush a slight pink instead.

“Wh-What’s with my lips though? What were you thinking of?” He stuttered slightly as he tried to act cool though he already realized that J-Hope was approaching him slowly, his expression looking untranslatable as he stopped right in front of him.

“Uh...hyung?” 

“V ah...” The two called out at the same time after J-Hope had been standing there wordlessly. 

“Yes?” V answered though he was sure he was the one to call out first. Unexpectedly, J-Hope sat on his lap that just raised his heartbeat rate. He felt like he could die from his heart suddenly beating so fast like that.

V his lips nervously while waiting for J-Hope to at least say something. It was really awkward and it really felt kinda weird because he just kept on staring without a word. Right when the younger thought he should be the one to speak first, J-Hope ran his thumb across V’s lips before he said, “Why didn’t I realize that it was your lips that I fell for?” 

“Iㅡyou meanㅡuh...” V who was trying to say something just couldn’t utter something coherent. He already felt like passing out anytime sooner and by the time J-Hope started straddling him, he felt that his soul would just fly straight out of his body on it’s way to heaven.

“I just couldn’t get enough of you.” He whispered in V’s ears, making him getting goosebumps all over just from hearing that y voice of his.
He hated the fact that J-Hope had this kind of effect on him. It was usually him to tease and he enjoyed watching the older blushing from his intimate touches but what is this right now? What kind of sorcery is this? Why is J-Hope suddenly the bold one between them?

“You really should come out with a better excuse hyung I know that wasn’t what you were really thinkingㅡ”

“It was one thing out of the hundreds in my thought.” the older quickly cut in his line before he could even finish talking and that just simply left V speechless.

The latter’s mind was already not in it’s right state, moreover when J-Hope’s hands slowly made it’s way around the his’s neck. Their bodies were already pressed together but neither started the first move, as if it was a game of endurance to see who lose patience first.

“Then hyung...why don’t you just kiss me?” he ended up saying in a desperate voice that almost sounded like a whisper while his hands were making it’s way to wrap around J-Hope’s waist securely. 

Hearing that, J-Hope latched his lips on V’s moist one without giving the time for the younger to register what was happening. He could only close his eyes tightly and moved his lips in sync with the J-Hope’s moist one. The younger’s lips that were pressed against his made him felt sinful but honestly, J-Hope couldn’t stop himself. Instead, he found himself wanting more and more.

In the meantime, Jungkook who was in his room upstairs suddenly felt thirsty after a while staying up playing games on his phone and he decided to get some water in the kitchen downstairs. Right when he opened the door, Jin with his bed hair woke up and just blankly headed towards the door as well while yawning.

He just chuckled secretly when Jin walked past him and his eyes weren’t even opened as he walked, making it looked like he was sleep walking. The younger shook his head before he quickly lead the way down the stairs for fear that Jin would end up rolling all the way down but then, he heard moans coming from downstairs.

“, hyung that feels so goodㅡmmph don’t stop.”

“Damn it, can’t these hyungs calm their own hormones until they reach their own room?” Jungkook mumbled with his pouty lips, his head already forgetting the reason why he was up. Right then, Jin bumped into his back and he ouched.

“Let me peeㅡ" he said sleepily, reminding Jungkook that he was with Jin at that time.

“No hyung, go back to your room.” He quickly held Jin by his shoulders and turned him back to the direction of his room.
“But whyyy—“

“Stop whining and just go!” He hissed and opened the door for the older as Jin seems like he would just bump into the door accidentally. The sleepy Jin just followed obediently like a child and Jungkook could finally breathe properly again.

“It would be nice if he’s this obedient when he’s awake as well tsk.” the younger mumbled and clicked his tongue before he started yawning widely.

“You both owe me for this.” he grumbled before he went inside the room, leaving the couple’s hot make out session downstairs.

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Three days before the trip to Jeju...

“Hyung!”

“Hmm?”

“You’re not done with the dishes yet?” Jimin asked as he approached J-Hope who had been standing at the sink for almost 30 minutes trying to clean up the dishes after their small barbecue party a while ago. 

They decided to play ‘rock-paper-scissors’ and the losing person would have to clean everything up alone. Too bad that luck wasn’t at his side that night and neither of the members felt the need to help him with the big mess they made in the kitchen and the backyard.

J-Hope still couldn’t believe the fact that V didn’t even check on him in the kitchen though. Seriously, how can he just enjoy himself with the other members in the TV room when he was struggling alone?

“As you can see Jimin, there’s just no end to the dishes.” the elder sighed deeply without even turning around to look at the caller when he already recognized his voice. Jimin scrunched his nose slightly as he slowly approached the sink with a tray in his hand.

“Ah now you’re making me feel sorry...” he mumbled as he placed the tray with 6 dessert bowls in it on a round table in the middle of the kitchen.

“Why thoughㅡ” J-Hope turned around in an instance as he heard Jimin, immediately sighing loudly when he saw the dirty dessert bowls on the table. “Man, you guys even ate dessert without me!”

“Sorry hyung. I stashed some for you in the fridge though. You can eat it after you’re done with the dishes.” Jimin’s toothy grin showed up as he pointed towards the freezer and winked adorably. J-Hope who was leaning against the sink ended up chuckling slightly at the younger’s cute gestures before he nodded.

“I guess I better hurry up and finish this then if I want my reward.” He said before he continued his works again.

Jimin who was staring at his back could only smile apologetically before he spotted another pair of gloves dangling from an open drawer nearby. He discreetly moved to reach out for the gloves and then proceeded to standing next to J-Hope by the sink.

“Give me the dishes hyung I’ll rinse the soap off.” He held out a hand to reach for a bowl that J-Hope already washed with soap. The surprised elder almost screamed but Jimin’s kick on his calf made him ended up ouching instead.

“Don’t scream, silly or else the others would know that you cheated and asked me for help.”

“Hey that’s unfair! I didn’t ask you to helpㅡ"

“Suga hyung will make you clean the toilets next if I report you to him.” Jimin’s mischievous smile made J-Hope rolled his eyes before he shook his head a few times.

“Of course, Suga hyung won’t believe me if I say I didn’t even ask for his sweetheart to help.” He nudged Jimin’s side as he said that and it was amusing to see how a person’s fair skin can change to crimson in just a few milliseconds at one sentence.

“What do you mean his sweetheart geez...” He muttered under his breath as his hands quickened all of the sudden out of genuine embarrassment. J-Hope who felt that it was cute to see the younger acting that way just couldn’t stop teasing him. 

“Don’t be too loud in the room though. Remember, I’m just next door.” He said, his evil grin coming out when Jimin’s hands stopped moving and almost dropping the porcelain bowl in his hand.

“The heck hyung we’re not that loud!” 

“Not ‘that’ loud. Sure Jiminnie.” J-Hope stressed the word ‘that’ and it just made Jimin somehow became so determined to return the same amount of embarrassment to his hyung.

“Well I suggest you and V to stop making out in the middle of the kitchen though. At least Suga hyung hold it in and we do it in the room.” he attempted a comeback, his voice raised a bit as he said that and it victoriously made J-Hope’s eyes widened as if it would pop out if it’s socket.

“Shut it Jimin!” 

“Poor my innocent eyes having to see that not-so-innocent scene in the middle of the night.” He faked a sniffle and patted his own head with the back of his hand covered with the gloves. “You suffered a lot that night right?”

“Is this how you play huh?” J-Hope squinted his eyes at the latter who was enjoying his victory in pissing him off. He then childishly threw some water in Jimin’s direction, accidentally throwing some in his ears instead.

“Whoa hyung that’s way too much!” 

“What, are you gonna report me to your Suga darling?” he mocked the younger and Jimin rolled his eyes in an exaggerated manner.

“Maybe I should go and eat your dessert instead of helping you here.” he grumbled in his sulky voice and J-Hope just laughed at that.

“Just go then, who need you here?”

“Fine hyung fine, be like this.” Jimin attempted to take off his glove, trying to joke around but then J-Hope’s hands were already holding tight his.

“I’m kidding okayㅡdon’t go anywhere.” Jimin blinked a few times at J-Hope’s sudden change in his tone. He stared at his hyung’s serious face for a while before he cracked an assuring smile.

“Geez, I’m just kidding hyung don’t take it too seriously.”

“Really though just...don’t go okay?” J-Hope’s grip on Jimin’s hands grew stronger as he said that and he unintentionally pulled the younger closer to him when he did that. They were just staring into each other’s eyes—in a very innocent way, mind you— before Jimin patted the elder’s hands ever so gently.

“I get it, I’ll help you until the end hmm?” They exchanged smiles before they silently continued cleaning the remaining dishes again.

Little did they know though, V had been standing right at the kitchen’s entrance for a few minutes and he had been watching the two ever since they started holding hands that looked ever so intimate in his eyes. His lips