【 Taehyung 】

Everything had been going well for the first half of the night, and you were genuinely happy to see how Jungkook gradually was able to relax and visibly come to enjoy the lively surroundings of your fellow classmates more as time passed— however, the second those scoundrels had squeezed themselves in at Jungkooks table, things rapidly seemed to be taking a turn for the worse.

The evident sight of Jungkook uncomfortably shrinking more and more into his seat whilst repeatedly attempting to respectfully shrug off his ex-classmates arm made it impossible for you to focus back onto the contrasting cheerful conversation that currently was happening at your own table; not that you minded, as nothing else mattered more than keeping a protective eye on him right now. Your ex-classmates and juniors did of course attempt to keep your distracted self engaged in the conversation, though it didn't take them long to give up as they themselves quickly began to notice and pay more attention to the obvious tension building up over there

It was an extremely difficult sight to watch, though as much as you would've wanted to step in the second that bastard and his friends began bothering your lover, your mind trailed back to the very words Jungkook quite stubbornly had told you prior to attending this gathering;

"—all I'm saying is, if those classmates end up attending then let me handle them on my own... Please?"

"— if it's of any reassurance, then I promise I'll let you know if I need help hyung."

Unfortunately, the younger hadn't even glanced over at you once ever since these people showed up, and your grip around the beer glass tightened slightly out of frustration as you bitterly watched how they poured him up a large glass consisting of a beer and soju mixture— though the drink mostly just contained of soju, which they then urged him to chug down in one go. As if the situation wasn't irritating enough already, you gritted your teeth upon hearing how the guy next to Jungkook suddenly uttered out a taunting ''Atta boy'' which instantly made the younger burst into a mild coughing fit, clearly taken aback and visibly uncomfortable by the remark— and even more so by the scoldings he began to receive as a result of it.

It took all your willpower not to interfere with the situation which progressively only got worse, though you had made a promise to Jungkook and as of yet he still hadn't given you any signals of wanting aid in any way— meaning, you unfortunately had to keep on silently watching the infuriating scene from afar; unable to contain the soft curse which you emitted under your breath.

By now more and more tables had begun to quiet down, worriedly whispering amongst themselves while observing the now rather loud and unmistakably argumentative voices coming from their table

Seojun: Honestly, you know what pisses me off more than your ungrateful attitude? The ridiculous fact that you somehow used to be at the top of our class— only to throw it all away by becoming a dumb webcomic artist... I mean come on, who in their right mind would choose to draw and make up stories about gay relationships for a living? You're literally making a joke out of the rest of us who worked hard back then, aren't you embarrassed?

For a brief moment, one could've probably heard a pin drop inside the room if it wasn't for the music playing in the background; the tense silence mainly consisting of shock and possibly even some annoyed disbelief, though it was hard to tell whose side they were on in this scenario— all you could hope was that these people weren't as idiotically narrow-minded as that bastard

Jungkook: ...So what's wrong with that?

This stern question earned a huff of disbelief from the other whom quickly grumbled out an offended ''Excuse me?'' whilst shooting Jungkook a threatening glare, though you were proud to see how the younger crossed his arms defensively before shooting him an equally threatening glare

Jungkook: I said, what's wrong with what I do for a living? I'm literally not hurting anyone by creating these stories, so why—

Seojun: —it's fucking gross, that's what's wrong with it Jeon!

His sudden harsh exclamation startled a lot of you, especially the younger whom ended up losing his composure and somewhat freezing up; suddenly anxiously aware of all the eyes and ears which were focused on them right at this very moment, and your heart shattered at the sight of him evidently doubting himself as he hesitantly stuttered out a weak attempt in defending himself

Jungkook: W-What— n-no it isn't...?

An amused snicker left the other males lips as he degradingly looked down at Jungkook, obviously continuing to taunt the younger while poking at the younger shoulder

Seojun: What, d-d-did I h-hit a sore s-spot? Go on stutter boy, you were so confident in giving me an attitude just now, won't you keep on defending your disgusting hobby some more?

Jungkook visibly lowered his head in shame while struggling to form whatever words it was that he wished to counteract the bullying statements with, and your blood boiled at the disgusting smirk still lingering on that bastard's lips as he kept on belittling the younger

– Oh how you wished to wipe that taunting smirk off of his lips with a good punch or two...

Seojun: Seeing as to how you practically kept this so-called job a secret from your fellow classmates, you obviously knew what you are doing is nothing but filthy... Why even bother trying to defend it huh? You're nothing but a fucking pathetic—

Just then, you saw how Jungkook raised his head just enough to let his glossy doe eyes hesitantly scan the crowd before finally meeting your own— the heartbreaking sight of his silent plea being all it took for you to harshly slam your hands against the tables surface whilst standing up, interrupting the other with a roared out ''ENOUGH!'' before he could finish his rant

While your unexpected and quite audibly enraged interruption naturally ended up startling everyone once more, it only seemed to have earned a breathy laugh from the other whom calmly diverted his gaze over towards you whilst raising a questioning eyebrow

Seojun: Hah sunbae-nim, what's this all of a sudden—

You scoffed lowly whilst shooting him an obvious death glare, letting your voice drop an octave lower as you spat out a stern ''The only one here who's fucking filthy and pathetic, is you.''

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