"Good morni- ew! Who were you in a fight with, early morning? You look utter shit" Yoongi, Hosoek's boyfriend for past 10 years, exclaimed as soon as stepped into the kitchen of their apartment.
He found taehyung drinking a raspberry flavoured Kagome juice which he might have brought from his own house because the older doesn't remember having bought anything that ridiculous.

"Thanks, hyung. You're so sweet" the younger mumbled chewing on a few resins which again, weren't present in their house.

"Why do you look like my high school reincarnation and did you pack the entire groceries of your house for last night's sleepover?" Yoongi mused seating himself next to the younger grabbing a few resins from the little packet.

"For the first question, I couldn't sleep last night. And for the second, Koo made my bag for the sleepover and packed so many snacks as if I'm going camping on an isolated island. Although now I'm kinda thankful." he said as he gulped down the remaining juice.

"Good morning to my bitch and my domestic dog!!" Hoseok chirped into the kitchen all energetic and bubbly this early in the morning making the other two cringe along with yoongi flicking him.

"I don't even wanna know which one of the two references was me!" Yoongi mumbled before kissing Hoseok's cheek and made his way back to there room probably get ready for work.

"Whoa we've all woken up too early. So...What do you wanna have for breakfast?" Hoseok asked Taehyung who sat with his head in his hands.

"Koo."

"You wanna eat jungkook??" He grinned nudging the younger's shoulder who suddenly jolted up straight.

"Ew! Hobi hyung!! Why would you say that?! Thank God Koo isn't here otherwise he would've freaked out and would probably be doing panic cartwheels by now"

"Why?" Hoseok laughed.

"I don't know but he doesn't really take these kinda jokes well and always freaks out, ends up behaving awkward with me or snapping at the others."

"Sounds like a gay in denial to me" Hoseok shook his head remembering how each time they're hanging out it's almost like a double date.

"Oh trust me, Koo is anything but homosexual. And what's with you trying to turn everyone to the other side of the road? " Taehyung said making air-bunnies just like the older does.

"Only the potential candidates. Not everyone."

Before taehyung could drop a sassy come back, his phone rang making Hosoek jump in surprise which isn't a big deal because the older can get startled by literally anything. Even air.

Taehyung picked up the phone and Hoseok notices how suddenly his tired demeanor decreases tenfolds and keenly listens to only taehyung's part of the conversation.

"Hello? Koo. why you up so early?" he paused and gulped signaling jungkook asked something that taehyung's gonna lie about.

"Yeah yeah. I slept really well. I told you I can handle this." There it is.

"How was last night with lip-fillers?"

There was a longer pause with taehyung smiling but suddenly his smile fell and turned into a cringe.

"Ew! No! My couch!! You fucker I'm gonna make you clean it with holy water- " he paused again.
"Why is she whining at the ass crack of dawn. Be a good daddy and teach her to shutup when someone's on the phone"
Taehyung paused and sighed

"i premade the coffee, it's in the fridge just add milk and heat it up."

"Yeah whatever, bye!"

With that he hung up and morphed into the tired slack of goo he was earlier.

"Coffee." Hosoek passed the cup to taehyung's hands who suddenly seemed to be lost in a deep thought.

" Umm.. Hyung. Can i talk to you?" Taehyung said looking down at the table as he took the first sip of his coffee.

"hmm? " Hosoek hummed and got up to make pancakes for everyone.

"About our talk from two days back. "

"The one with you trying something new? "

"Y-yeah."

"mm hmm? What about it? " Hoseok asked snickering.

"Tell me more on why you think I'm a potential candidate? Not that I am. But y'know, I'm curious what made you think that."

Hoseok sighed and stopped whatever he was doing diverting his entire attention to the charcoal haired. "I'm no mind reader Taehyung but since you've never felt an urge to take anything to next level with anyone of the girls you've taken home despite wanting a relationship, wouldn't hurt to see if something very very different from that attracts you. You can go on one date. If it doesn't work, you can go back to however it was. Win-win!!

"win-win?" Taehyung whispers to himself.

"I mean the guy that I have in mind is literally what you define in a girl you want. Except a few points about the genitalia Ofcourse."

"Will he be okay with me balancing a rifle on his shoulder?"

Hoseok smiled from ear-to-ear at how the younger was now seemingly interested in the idea. "Why wouldn't he? Not like he's in love with you or something."

"One blind date wouldn't hurt, right?"

"Right."

"And I can always go back to how it was, right?"

"Like it never happened."

"But... I am.. I can't.... I mean.. The procedure should remain the same.. If in case anything happens. I mean I'll have to be very drunk or high to allow sex between. But....."

"Taehyung, honey, what the fuck are you trying to say? "

"W-will he t-take it?"

"Take what? "

"Hobi hyung, there's no way in hell I'm letting someone else's phoenix into my chamber of secrets!!" Taehyung blurted out at the speed of light.

Hoseok looked at the younger unblinkingly for a few seconds then burst out laughing. Eyes becoming watery and clutching his stomach he started bending forward and backwards having a whole hearted laugh.

It's when he saw the unamused narrowed eyes of the younger did he stop himself and cleared his throat.

"Sorry. But don't worry about that. He's the bottomest bottom I've ever come across. When do you wanna see him. "

"I wanna sleep tonight. Sooo, tomorrow night, maybe?"

"Fair enough. Take him to the cafe besides Yoon's workplace. It'll be okay baby, stop making that face." Hosoek pressed two fingers on younger's forehead straightening out the frown.

"How do you think Koo will react when I tell him what waters I'm testing?"

"He's a chill guy. He'll be chill with this too."

"Yeah. I think so too. Now make me something to eat!! While I get ready for office." Hosoek gestured a salute at this and continues mixing the pancake batter.

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Taehyung entered his apartment late at 10. It was a day where he was so sleepy that someone could chew his arm off and he wouldn't know.

As soon as he shut the door Jungkook came running from his room. Literally running. With a flip-flop in his right hand but sighed as soon as he saw the other and engulfed him into a hug that squeezed the remaining life out of him, flip-flop still in hand.

"Why are you late? And why the fuck do you even keep a phone if you don't want to pick up?" jungkook questions in annoyance still not letting go.

"Fell asleep in the office. Woke up. Lot of work. Had to finish." Taehyung monotonously answered resting the left side of his face on jungkook's shoulder and fluttering his eyes shut.

"Did you lie to me about sleeping last night?" Jungkook pulled away.

"Totally." he says making grabby hands for him to hug again

"I'm so sorry Tae. I shouldn't have let you go." Embracing his best friend trapping his petite body in a cage of his arms, like always.

"No, no. Infact. I'm gonna be gone more now so that I can practice and accustome my body. This has to happen someday I better start preparing to learn to live without you."

"Is it selfish that I don't like the idea of you succeeding at this? "

"Very selfish."

"Good. I made chicken noodle soup."

"Feed me. I'm not in a mood to function."

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