[ 8.5 ]

It had only been a few weeks since I had seen the guys, but the way we all talked it was like it had been months. We had just been picked up from our schedule in Busan and were on our way back to the hotel to relax before our next event the following morning. Despite being tired, we had a lot to catch up, considering we were accustomed to spending every day together. 

"Oh man, you guys have to go to Thailand." Nam-Joon gushed. "I swear I didn't want to leave."

"We have been to Thailand." Jimin reminded him.

"I mean on a vacation! The food, the atmosphere..." He sighed. "I loved it."

"Better than America?" Seok-Jin questioned.

"The two can't be compared. Every place is so unique and inspiring. I got some quality writing time down during my travels."

"Dude, speaking of lyrics - I worked on those we talked about last time." Hoseok interrupted, shuffling through his backpack and pulling out a writing pad.

He handed it to Nam-Joon, who took it with interest, the two of them pouring over the lyrics intently.

Seok-Jin nudged Yoon-Gi. "Want to look over your lyrics?" 

"Sure, I'll show you when we get back to the hotel."

"How is the solo album coming along?" Jungkook asked.

"Mixtape." Yoon-Gi corrected. "And good. I think I've finally settled on a solo name."

"Please tell me it's 'Spice'. I'm telling you, it has a ring to it." Jimin teased and I chuckled.

"Suga and Spice." Jungkook grinned. "You're right. It does have a ring to it."

Yoon-Gi gave us a sour look. "I am not debuting under the solo name Spice."

"Then what have you chosen?" Seok-Jin asked.

"Agust D. It's a combination of Suga spelled backward with the initials of 'Daegu Town'".

"Agust D." We all echoed, trying it out.

"I like it." I told him sincerely. 

The others agreed. Yoon-Gi had been working hard for years on his lyrics and I knew like with Nam-Joon, he felt he had something to prove, not just to his fans but also to himself. It didn't escape any of us the critism both of them had got from the underground rap world when they had debuted, calling them sell-outs, refusing to a