"Tae, your phone is ringing!" Jimin called out from the living-slash-kitchen area of their studio flat.

"Who's calling?!" Taehyung asked as he returned from the balcony where he was hanging his freshly cleaned jacket and t-shirt, which got caked in mud when some random biker zoomed past him in front of the apartment building, on the cloth drying rack.

"It's... oh, it's Aunty!" 

Taehyung prayed to the Lord to help him with whatever he had fucked up for his mother to be calling him that evening even though he had let her know in the morning that he was staying with Jimin and Jungkook for the night. He didn't mention that it was Jimin and Jungkook's shared apartment because that would lead to questions regarding why all three of them did not live together, so he just said he would spend time with them.

Jimin tossed him the phone which Taehyung caught with a shriek.

"Hello, Eommoni?" Taehyung spoke as he crashed into the couch next to Jimin who slung his arm around his best friend.

"Son, I did not mean to bother you but I thought I should call you..."

"Is everything alright?" Taehyung asked, trying not to feel too concerned because his mother didn't sound too distressed.

"Yes, don't worry. Eommoni is fine...but I thought..."

"Eommoni..?" His mother was definitely hestitating to say something.

"I mean...since you are spending the night... all three of you... alone so..."

"Eommoni!" Taehyung groaned and pinced the bridge of his nose.

"Just use protection, okay?! I know none of you can...um, get pregnant, obviously...but still um...as your Eommoni, I felt obligated to say it so..."

"We'll...be...fine...Eommoni," Taehyung managed to say through his clenching teeth because he was utterly embarrassed to be having that conversation with his mother. Meanwhile, Park Jimin was rolling on the floor, choking on his spit.

"And! Um... I um... did a little research on certain things...about your...um, sexuality and uh...the needs that come with it...so...if you want me to cook more vegetables tomorrow...since you will..."

"Eo..mmo..ni...please," Taehyung begged for his mother to stop. Park Jimin was biting on a cushion to muffle his hysteric laughter.

"You can talk to me about this, okay?! I'm your mother! I will cook vegetables tomorrow, don't worry, son...um, goodnight."

Taehyung sighed and returned the tenderness, "Goodnight, Eommoni. Just call me if you need anything."

"Aunty is adorable!" Jimin wheezed as he hauled himself on the couch.

"She's already assumed that you're a bottom- wait, are you though?"

"I'm not having that conversation with you!" Taehyung felt very scandalized and red and distanced himself from his gutter-brained best friend- in vain, though, because Jimin just scooted and squished himself against Taehyung.

"Yeah, that's for Seokjin, am I right or am I right?" Jimin wiggled his eyebrows.

"Shut up," Taehyung complained as he pulled out a cushion from his back and attempted to annihilate Jimin with the soft object.

"Isn't it supposed to start in like, 5 minutes?" Taehyung asked as he changed the channels to KBC where the final episode of their favourite drama would be aired.

"Yeah, I wonder where Ju-" The doorbell rang and Jimin hopped off the couch but before he could get the door, the jingle of keys was heard and a wild bunny bolted inside.

"What-"

"You won't believe what happened at work today!" Jungkook said in a frenzy as he shook Taehyung by the shoulders.

"Calm down, will you?" Jimin peeled his boyfriend off Taehyung and made him sit down before occupying the space next to the excited bunny.

"Gosh, where do I even start from?" Jungkook gushed.

Jimin cleared his throat and said, "How about from giving your boyfriend a kiss?" 

"Oh!" Jungkook turned to Jimin to peck on his lips and reach behind the older to squeeze his ass for no reason.

"Yah!" Taehyung pulled at the back of Jungkook's shirt. "What happened?"

"Okay, okay!" Jungkook squirmed for a bit to get rid of his giddiness before inhaling deeply because he was a little dramatic that way.

"Taehyung's crush was at work today," Jungkook broke the news.

"Seokjin hyung?!"/"No way!"

"Yes, we worked the same shift and! Basically when I got there, he was already putting on his apron in the staff room and I heard him ask the cashier lady from work if Taehyungie hyung visited the cafe on any of the past three days and of course, I was on duty for the past three days so I said nope and he was so startled, almost like a hamster, because I think he didn't see me coming in and then he asks if I'm Jimin and I'm like, no I'm Jungkook and he's like, "Oh! Hey, I'm Seokjin. Tae's friend." and I'm thinking "...and future boyfriend" and then he asks me if I hung out with Taehyungie hyung lately or like, texted him and I'm like, oh yeah and then he looked so miserable and said "Oh, he hasn't texted me in a while" and left the room!" Jungkook took a deep, deep breath after he was done.

"Woah...that...woah." Jimin messaged his temples, his eyes widened and out of focus.

"Oh..." Taehyung sunk deeper into the couch and hugged himself, a small pout forming on his lips.

"I'll take a quick shower," Jungkook announced before jumping off the couch and disappearing into the bedroom.

"Are you ignoring Seokjin?" Jimin asked, jabbing at his best friend arm.

Wincing, Taehyung said, "No! I mean, I don't know... I was kinda busy at work but I don't know..."

"You texted Jungkookie and me, though.  Like, yeah, maybe it was at 3 in the morning but still, you didn't text him at all?" Jimin asked, hugging a pillow and leaning towards his friend who was sulking in the corner.

"It's just- I don't know! Like, we...um, we kinda...kinda almost kissed-"

"You what?!" Jimin launched himself on his feet and lightly bounced on the couch as he waited for Taehyung to reply.

"I don't know! Like-" Taehyung recounted the incidient as Jimin's bouncing got more and more intense.

"Why didn't you kiss him when you dropped him off?" Jimin demanded, squeezing next to Taehyung.

"I don't know! I don't- I just... I guess I thought he would initiate the kiss but of course that didn't happen."

"I bet, he was expecting you to initiate the kiss."

"Yeah, I guess."

"Oh, Tae...what am I gonna do with you?" Jimin wrapped Taehyung in a warm hug and Taehyung leaned against Jimin's body, still pouting.

"I heard everything from the bathroom!" Jungkook made his grand entrance in a deadly pink t shirt and what looked like Jimin's baby yellow shorts.

"Oh my God, it's started!" Jungkook deposited himself next to Jimin and brought his knees to his chest as the drama's name flashed on the screen.

Taehyung didn't feel like watching anymore because he was too preoccupied by his thoughts. 

Seokjin is sad...but also, Seokjin hasn't texted me either so I...assumed that the almost kiss weirded him out... but also, I'm a...coward and I literally don't know how to approach Seokjin...ooh, do I smell chicken? Did Jimin order...but Seokjin...should I text him? Ugh, Eommoni shouldn't have...hmm...chicken...Seokjin is mad...how do I...hates me now? Seokjin...

"-hyung? EARTH TO TAEHYUNGIE HYUNG!" Taehyung flinched hard and was about to scold Jungkook but the younger interupted him.

"Okay, you're here! Listen, he's on duty tomorrow. Buy some flowers and give them to him when he's working. He'd love it!" Jungkook looked like a rabbit on caffeine as he revealed his genius plan.

"My mom would kill me if she gets to know I'm hogging an employee."

"Aunty wouldn't know until she visits and I'm working tomorrow as well so if Aunty shows up for some reason, I'll have your back," Jungkook said puffing his chest to prove his point; Taehyung was dead sure that his friend had added too many shots of espresso in his drink today.

"Okay," Taehyung mumbled before melting into Jimin's arms again while Jungkook leaned against the handrest and lay his bare legs on Jimin and Taehyung's laps.

"Shit, that's his mom?!" Cue to Taehyung's interest being rekindled.

"Oh wait, ew? Eww!"

"Oh- Oh, I thought-"

"Hyungie, can you warm the takeout please?" Cue to puppy eyes by Taehyung and Jungkook which Jimin could not resist.

"Wait, isn't he gay?!"

"Gay fishing, of course!" Cue to Jimin almost throwing his fries at Taehyung. 

"But, like, what if they- oh my God?!"

"Are they gonna..? Oh, yeah, of course."

"Oh my God, oh my God!" Jungkook began to shake on of his legs in excitement as the main lead ran towards their love interest in the rain, which looked dangerous to Taehyung, given she was crossing a road.

And just how Taehyung dreaded, some car came out of nowhere and-"

"NO!" 

Cue to Jungkook bawling his eyes out despite Jimin and Taehyung's countless attempts at calming him down. Finally, Taehyung ran to the nearest convenience store to restock his best friend's Banana Milk and pick up some lamb skewers from the road-side BBQ tent, and only then the big bunny stopped his waterfalls and began walking around the apartment while cursing every person involved in the production of the drama. Jimin was sprawled on the couch, taking snaps of his adorable, flushed boyfriend and giggling uncontrallably while Taehyung booked an apointment with a flower shop.