Hoseok wanted to call Taehyung just to give him a heads up but he himself was not sure what was about to happen that he should be warning the other about. So he decided to let whatever it was happen. Hopefully nothing would go wrong.

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Jungkook and Minho stepped inside the building looking like genuine customers when the younger mumbled.

"Okay so here's the plan. As soon as I'll spot him I'll say 'I need a new shirt'. That's the code. And we will start walking in his direction looking at the shops. If he recognizes me and comes close then bingo, you can start your part from there but if he doesn't we will get close to him so that you can get a chance to make eye contact and do what happens in the movies. You know what I mean?"

The older nodded with a chuckle but agreed to the entire plan as they went to the first floor.

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Taehyung was looking at the fancy tie collection that caught his eye and was thinking about buying them when he received a text.

Hoseok hyung

He's in the mall.

Taehyung put the phone back in his pocket and looked out of the shop to find his target. He turned his neck sideways but he couldn't see the younger brunette anywhere until he heard someone say.

"I need a new shirt."

The brunette looked in the direction of the sound which was from behind him and spotted his ex-costar looking at another male next to him.

He wondered who it was as he stared at them but immediately felt embarrassed when that person moved his head to look ahead only to meet his eyes. He blinked at Taehyung since the model was staring at them before smiling at him sweetly. Taehyung smiled back before smacking himself mentally for being such an idiot as he whipped his neck away.

He took a moment to think about what to do to not look weird since he didn't expect company but when he was about to turn around he felt a tap on his shoulder. Taehyung turned his head and saw the same guy standing up close to him but Jungkook was nowhere in sight now.

"Um hi."

Taehyung stood awkwardly as he spoke up, now facing him when he wanted the other model here instead but still replied cheerfully.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to stare."

The other guy shook his head and extended his hand.

"It's okay. Minho. Choi Minho."

Taehyung returned the gesture and replied.

"Kim Taehyung."

Minho took his own hand back and stared at the model for a while before responding.

"You look even more beautiful up close then you do in the magazine."

The model bowed his head humbly at the praise and chuckled.

"Thank you."

Before he could ask about Jungkook Minho asked.

"If you don't mind will you have a cup of coffee with your fan?"

At the moment Jungkook was keenly keeping an eye on the two of them and was able to even hear them since he was hiding behind a cloth stand close by. He was wondering what Taehyung would say in response to that. An agreement would mean he fell.

"Sure, why not?"

Although Jungkook smirked, he felt a small tug in his chest that he ignored and focused on his friend's situation who was looking quite surprised when the model agreed. The brunette knew well that Minho was impressed by the beauty of Taehyung but had no deeper feelings yet but the agreement could be the first step for him to get on that road. At least that's what he thought and so to him the older model had been officially booked now.

"There's a cafe nearby. How about we go there?"

Taehyung bit his lip but agreed seeing that the Minho guy was not creepy or lusty but in fact a very sweet guy who didn't deserve to be put down just for asking a cup of coffee. So they walked along with Taehyung sighing that his plan flopped while Minho couldn't stop himself from secretly sending a thumbs up in Jungkook's direction when he got the chance before leaving and getting one in return as well to boost his confidence up.

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After that day Taehyung's calls and messages never got responded by Jungkook no matter what. Even Hoseok was strictly forbidden to allow any indirect communication after he was told about Minho and Taehyung. Although he was surprised, the pink haired male couldn't argue. He didn't expect that nor did he have a heart to tell his boss's friend to back off from the model. The young model made sure to never come in his friend's way in anyway that could ruin his chance at a relationship which he was sure about that it was going to hit off because 'Taehyung accepted the first offer'.

That was his thought when he told Minho that he was going out of the country for work and won't be able to stay in contact when he, in fact, was planning on shutting himself at home. He didn't feel like doing anything at all after that day. He even told Hoseok to set the interview at his house. He didn't want to go out of his house unless he wanted to get some fresh air and for that too he would leave at midnight with his face mask on to make sure no one recognized him. The situation was eating him away. He knew this would happen but he was too stubborn to accept that he actually didn't want it to happen. The frustration from fighting his own self slowly built up until two weeks later Jungkook couldn't take it anymore and went to a local stall that wasn't very close to his house to drink through the night. It took him around half an hour to reach it, not that it was the destination in his mind. He wanted to go to a bar and that too, on feet instead of taking his car because he didn't want to drive back after drinking.

"Ajumma, three soju."

He removed his mask and put it on the table in front of him that was the last one in the small place before sighing as his hands made their way to his fluffy hair only to tug at them harshly while his elbows rested on the table.

"I fucking hate this so much."

He mumbled just before the old lady owner of the stall came and put the bottles for him.

He didn't hesitate for one moment before opening the bottle and chugging almost half of it down in one go squeezing his eyes tightly shut at the unfriendly taste that he couldn't care about at the moment. He just wanted to lose his ability to think and feel for one night at least. He needed freedom from his conscience that was trying to nag at him about something he didn't want to hear.

He was badly drunk by the time he finished his bottles but since he could still open his eyes, Jungkook thought it wasn't enough.

"Aj'mma! One more soj-*hiccup*-u"

The lady brought one more bottle for him that he downed slowly and now he was barely able to hold himself steady in his seat by holding on to the table. But he still didn't feel it was enough since his chest was still feeling the sting that started two weeks ago.

"Aj'm*hiccup*ma~ 'nother *hiccup* one~"

It went on until he had drank six bottles and was barely conscious. Just a few more seconds and be would pass out.

"Minho, I'm here. Where are you?"

Or maybe not.

The familiar deep voice pierced through the young brunette's ears and went to his mind making him sit up immediately opening his eyes as best as he could to see if he could spot where the voice came from. The moment his eyes landed on the scene in front of him his tongue poked his inner cheek as he tried to make some stability return in his body. For there stood his ex-costar and his friend grabbing each other's butt as they hugged.

If that wasn't the only thing that irked his drunk ass, the fact that Taehyung seemed to be highly amused and satisfied by it made him lose hold of all the barriers he had been holding up till this day. Top it off with six bottles of soju and voila~ Jungkook is ready to go wild.

"Tha's IT. *hiccup*"

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