„Hey buddy!“ Youngbae exclaimed happily and opened his arms to wrap them around Jiyong’s lean body before he quickly let go again to drag him into his apartment. „C’mon in!“

Jiyong chuckled delighted at his best friend’s cheerfulness and followed behind him. 

„Thanks dude. So Hyorin is still out with her friends? I don’t want to bother your alone-time.“

The rapper made himself comfortable on Youngbae’s couch, that thing was freaking heaven, whenever Jiyong visited the singer’s place he planted himself on that piece of furniture until he was forced to leave. It was basically the definition of next level comfort.

„Oh stop it, you know me.“ The smaller man huffed and sat down on the sofa opposite from the blonde. „I’m in need of some quality Jiyongie-time.“

„ you.“ Jiyong laughed and brought his feet up onto the couch. Damn right, heaven indeed.

Looking around nothing had really changed since the last time he came here, it’s been some time but the living room was still as warm looking as ever. Good thing Youngbae and Hyorin moved in together into a new apartment, the singer has had a bad taste in interior design since basically forever but now it looked really nice, a bit feminine but Jiyong definitely wasn’t one to complain, he himself was known for being androgynous after all.

„How are things between you two?“ Jiyong asked, the couple had always been lovey dovey but they were mostly holding back in front of people, only showing their affection when they felt save to do so. Lately, though, they had gotten more daring in a way that made Jiyong feel like their relationship reached a more serious point and he wouldn’t wonder if Youngbae would tell him that they were going to get married soon. Youngbae was that kind of person.

„Great actually, our third year anniversary is coming up in two weeks.“ If the sparkles in the older’s eyes were anything to go by he was the happiest man alive.

„Oh really? It’s been so long already? It feels like yesterday when you completely embarrassed yourself in front of her at that big party-“

„Okay, stop! I get it!“

„Sorry.“ Jiyong laughed hysterically as he remembered that special day. Youngbae could only roll his eyes but his face was flushed bright red.

„So,“ The older desperately tried to change the subject as he cleared his voice perhaps a bit to exaggerated. „you are taking a break now, huh? Staying away from work for two entire months?“ It nearly sounded like he didn’t believe in the idol of being capable of doing such a thing.

„Yeah, no G-Dragon for two months. Actually, I’m not sure if I can handle it, after all since I started my career I’ve never been able to take such a long break. But that doesn’t mean I can’t try, right?“

„That’s right, good attitude. Gotta thank Seungri for that when I get the chance, he seems to have a very strong influence on you.“

„Ahh…“ Jiyong mumbled and looked at his feet, a giddy smile spreading on his face.

„Oh man, Ji. You are so damn lovesick, I can’t even look at you.“

„Shut up!“

Look how the tables have turned in a matter of seconds.

Youngbae slapped his own knee and laughed heartily at the younger’s reaction. It was so easy to rile him up, the whole thing was simply incredibly ridiculous.

„He’s too good to me… Actually, I think he is too good for me. All he ever does is give and give and he never takes.“ It was barely even a mumble, muffled by Jiyong’s knees as he hid his face behind them. „And he never complains, he only protests if it’s about my well being.“

„Sounds like he’s been doing a lot for you?“ It was a question that kind of urged the younger to name the things Seungri did for him.

„Definitely! For example, when we weren’t dating yet, he cared about me when I got sick despite him being in Japan. And when I wrote him that it would’ve been nice to have him here for my birthday he actually took the next available flight and searched for the location of the party to surprise me. And-“

„Wait wait wait.“ Youngbae interrupted him with his hands held up. „You wrote what?! That you want him to be there for your birthday? You?! Since when do you write such awfully cheesy things like that? And back then he was basically a stranger! That is so weird…“

It indeed was. When Jiyong thought back to the things he did since he met Seungri, it really was surprising how many of them were uncharacteristically for him. He snuck out of the company building when he was supposed to work, he went shopping and cooked together with the younger, he repaired the sink and cleaned the bathroom, they adopted Schnookums (and Caroline, don’t forget the Dragon Tree), he became incredibly corny and they were about to fly to Africa to visit Seungri’s son Broccoli during Jiyong’s TWO MONTHS BREAK! It was unbelievable. 

„It really is…Wait. WHAT THE !“ Youngbae yelled and only then did Jiyong notice that he had said all of this aloud. Oops. „You are flying to Africa?! And what the DO YOU MEAN SEUNGRI’S SON?! CALLED BROCCOLI?!“

Oh. Yeah. That sounded really weird without context. But Jiyong had been through this, he knew how his best friend felt right now.

„Broccoli is not really his son, Seungri adopted him when-“

„HE ADOPTED A CHILD IN AFRICA?!“

„No! If you stopped screaming and actually listened to me you’d understand.“

Youngbae scrunched up his nose as he tried to keep in all those questions he had. It looked painful.

„So. Broccoli is NOT a human child but and ELEPHANT baby. His mother died so Seungri, being a man with a passion for literally everything, especially children of all kinds, decided to take over the costs for anything regarding Broccoli. He also gets reports and pictures of him regularly to see how the little one is doing. Let me tell you, I’ve seen a few photos of him and I. Nearly. Died.“ Jiyong said seriously as he held up his hands to emphasize his words.

„Oh, believe me, I can imagine.“ Youngbae snickered, knowing the younger all too well. „That’s just really ing crazy. But how can a kindergarten teacher pay for all of that?“

„He’s also more or less a business man, he knows what he’s doing.“

„Daaammnnn… To be honest, I really can’t tell what kind of personality he has. One moment you tell me how caring he is, the other moment he bursts into the recording studio with a confidence like no one else has. Then you tell me he is a business man but he adopted an elephant which he named Broccoli and brought home a cat called Schnookums? And he has the most ridiculous laugh of all times. How is he even a person?“

Jiyong wondered about that too, in many aspects. That man was the idiot of the nation, foolish, embarrassing and clumsy, but he was also very kind, loving and could be serious at times. He was also the biggest flirt Jiyong has ever had the honor of meeting.

„Well, he is one of a kind… it’s pretty incredible, now that I think about it, that I met him at my One Of A Kind tour.“

„Yeah, before I got to know him I always thought you were one of a kind but you somehow pale in comparison, at least next to him.“

„I don’t know whether this is an insult or soothing to know that I’m less weird than him.“

„Depends.“

„True. But, you know, in the end I love him the way he is. It would be even weirder if suddenly one of his quirky antics were gone. Maybe those were the reasons that I opened up to him the way I did  in the first place and that I finally decided to take a step back from my responsibilities.“

„I’ve been thinking that too. I’m not sure if I remember correctly but we never really talked about your past relationships like that right?“

„…Now that you mention it…“

„Three years ago we had a similar conversation when I fell for Hyorin, but I never thought it would be the other way around.“

„You are right, I never really mentioned my exes that much, did I? I just never felt like there was something to talk about so when you did I could barely understand your excitement. Well, at least it makes sense to me now.“ Jiyong laughed and Youngbae went over to sit next to his best friend. 

„I’m glad we can finally share our happiness, dude.“ The singer smiled and despite feeling all giddy at that thought, Jiyong had to snort.

„Bae, it doesn’t make your statement any manlier if you put a ’dude’ at the end.“

„Oh, off.“

After that the two best friends kept on talking for hours, after all it really had been quite a bit since they got the chance to spend so much time together and get into detail about every topic.

Jiyong felt indescribably thankful. Not everyone was blessed with someone like Youngbae, who had stayed by his side during every scandal and every down turn of the rapper’s life.

And now, Jiyong decided, it was time to make him proud.

~

„ING !“ Jiyong barked as he stepped on the brake of his car. „What the , I don’t have time for this!“

In front and behind of him a giant traffic jam had been building up gradually to the point where he was barely able to move forward. About fifteen minutes ago he had to take another road for his way back home because a pretty terrible accident had happened on his usual route which required for the whole street to be barricaded. Since it was a well used one with four lanes, two in every direction, everyone had to use a detour, sadly the same one Jiyong used with only one lane in each direction. It was cramped and nothing was moving, it took him everything to stop himself from honking like a crazy person, in the end he knew it wouldn’t change anything about his current situation.

Totally peeved and well aware that you aren’t supposed to use your phone while driving, Jiyong decided to call Seungri, who luckily answered immediately.

„Helloooo~“ Said an all too cheerful voice and the idol felt a bit calmer already. „It’s meee~“

„Great Adele impersonation.“

„Thank you, darling. I know. Why are you calling, aren’t you supposed to be here, like, now? I let myself in, I hope you don’t mind.“ 

Right, Jiyong had given him the key to his apartment when he got the offer to produce again because he knew he wouldn’t notice the other ringing the door bell. When he was working, he was working.

„No I don’t. Actually it’s good because it’ll take some time for me to arrive because-“

What?! Why?! You know we only have like about an hour left before I need to go to the airport!“

„Yes, I know and I’m sorry but on my usual route an accident happened and I had to take another one but here’s so much traffic, I just can’t get through.“

„Oh no… What do you think, how long will it take until you are here?“

„I’m not sure. If I leave this street at the next given opportunity and take a side street… at least twenty minutes if not longer.“

„Oh . Damn. But Jiyong, promise me to drive safely, don’t hurry up and get into danger, you hear me?“

„Yes, I promise. I gotta end the call now, I should concentrate on the street.“

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