At work, you sat down at your desk, letting out a soft sigh while you scanned a spreadsheet, biting onto your lower lip. You furrow your eyebrows while making sure the numbers were accurate.

"Good morning, everyone!" Jungkook came into the office with a wide smile on his face. One of your coworkers started to snicker as they watched Jungkook pass by.

"Good morning, Jungkook," he says menacingly to Jungkook. Jungkook slowly turned around, waving at him. The guy stands up and walks over to Jungkook. "So, Kookie,"

"It's Jungkook." Jungkook states, furrowing his eyebrows.

"Yeah, whatever," he says before placing a hand on Jungkook's shoulder. "So, why are you in such a good mood this morning?" the man asks.

You assess the situation, your eyes narrowing as you do so.

"Just had a really good weekend." Jungkook mumbles, trying to cower to his desk. The man's smirk widens as he continues to harass Jungkook.

"What? Did you get laid or something? Did Y/N finally give you her precious flower?" he teases, nudging Jungkook. Jungkook opens his mouth to object to his statement. However, overcome by rage, you end up interrupting him.

"Excuse me? What your coworkers do in their own time isn't your business."

"Oh? Y/N has finally broken out of her shell." You scowl and immediately stand up from your desk, walking towards the situation. "So, you admit you slept with him?"

"It's none of your business if I did." You state, narrowing your eyes at the asshole standing in front of you.

Jungkook had already fled the scene, wandering off to his desk. You glance over at him and see him on the phone. His eyes meet yours and he points to the phone, mouthing out the words 'Mr. Jung.' A sneaky smile forms on your lips as you look back at the asshole. He started to open his mouth more and you gesture for Jungkook to put the phone on speaker.

"What? Jungkook is such a wimp. He doesn't even know how to run this damn office while Mr. Jung is out of the office. He's a pussy, a kiss-up. He can't even ask you out properly. This dumbass," he starts while pointing at Jungkook. "left a note on your car a few weeks ago and couldn't even admit that it was him."

You widen your eyes before looking over at Jungkook, watching as he immediately looked down, putting the phone off of speaker and putting it back to his ear.

"Sam, Mr. Jung just fired you." Jungkook states, putting one hand on his hip as he leans on the desk with his other. He's holding the phone between his ear and shoulder while glaring at Sam.

That's how you know he's a shitty worker, I didn't even know that guy's name.

You lift your eyebrows and look at Sam, giving him a dirty look. You watch as Jungkook calls the lady at the front desk, having her escort him out of the company, taking his badges and passwords on their way out.

You watch Jungkook bite onto the nail of his thumb, pacing back and forth before he walked out of the main office, making his way to the break room. You let out a soft sigh before deciding to follow after him to talk to him about the problem.

Upon arriving in the break room, you see Jungkook sitting at the table, slumped over the table with his hands covering his face. You hear the sound of him breathing shakily, causing you to step closer.

"Um... Jungkook?" He slowly looks up and you notice the tears in his eyes, threatening to come out. He immediately looks back down, shaking his head as he speaks.

"I'm fine." He states before wiping his eyes, ridding himself of the tears in his eyes that were threatening to fall out. You immediately shake your head, sitting on the seat next to him.

"No, you're not," you state before you start rubbing his back soothingly. "Jungkook, you left that note on my car? Telling me I look nice?" you ask. He slowly nods his head.

"I... I was going to tell you in person, but I just... I got nervous." He states. "I-It's good you didn't find out until now. I know you really like Jimin and I don't want to ruin that for you." He mumbles before looking up at you. You see the tears running down his face as he looks over at you. Shaking his head to himself, he looks away immediately.

Why doesn't anyone here respect him?

"Jungkook," you start. "You're a really nice guy... I just, I don't like mixing work with pleasure." You state. Jungkook lets out a laugh before shaking his head.

"I don't know why everyone here hates me. I try to be a good replacement whenever Mr. Jung is gone... I give everyone their requested days off, I try to be as nice as possible even when I feel like shit," he starts. You notice the way he slouches in his chair, staring at nothing as he rests his chin on his arms. "I try being the good guy. I guess I won't ever be like Mr. Jung."

"You are like Mr. Jung. You don't need their approval to prove that." You state, leaning towards him as you do so. Jungkook looks up and then nods his head slowly. He softly sniffles while wiping his eyes with the sleeve of his black dress shirt. "Jungkook, you're the nicest coworker I've ever had. I promise you, after your promotion, you'll be just like Mr. Jung. Actually, you'll be better." You state before you walk over to the fridge, grabbing a banana milk. Placing it onto the table, you slide it in his direction. He takes the milk, smiling at you for a moment.

"Thank you, Y/N," he mumbles before he takes a sip of the banana milk. Letting out a soft sigh, he places it back onto the table. "I hope you and Jimin are doing well. I don't want that note making things awkward for you. I'm already over the rejection, I promise." He states before standing up from his chair. He takes the banana milk with him as he starts to walk towards the exit leading back to the office.

"It doesn't make anything awkward." You smile softly before you watch as he nods his head, walking back into the office.

You take a deep breath, deciding to grab a coffee before you head back to your desk.

Grabbing a coffee, you pour some coffee creamer and some sugar into the mug, starting to stir the liquid together.

Jungkook does have a point... what did he do for him to be treated like that in the office? Does that guy or a group of people in here have a grudge against him?

You slowly make your way towards the desk as you set your coffee mug onto the table. You get back to your work, examining the document as you contemplate what had happened to Jungkook.

And there's my reminder that not everything in life is perfect.

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After work, you ended up at a McDonalds drive through. Sighing, you glance down at your phone, waiting in the long line of cars, still four cars away from ordering. Your thumb starts scrolling through your texts for a moment as you find Jimin's contact in your phone. Your thumbs begin to immediately type subconsciously as you stare down at the screen.

Y/N: Hi, I'm on my way home. Do you want me to grab you anything from McDonalds?

You wait in line at the drive through before you start to scoot forward in line. You watch as the cars in front of you continue to pull forward and grab their food.

You were the next car in line to order. Glancing down at your phone, you let out a soft sigh. Jimin still hadn't responded to your text and he hasn't even read it yet. You place your phone into the cupholder, biting onto your lower lip as you worry about him overworking himself.

Pulling up to the speaker box, you order for yourself and decide to tell Jimin that you had to go home. Letting out a soft sigh, you grab your food, paying for it as you start the short drive home.

After arriving home, you see that Jimin's car still wasn't parked in his driveway. This causes a soft sigh to escape your lips. You pull your phone back out and decide to send another text to Jimin.

Y/N: I guess you're still at work. I ended up just heading home, baby. Don't overwork yourself.

You shove your phone back into your pocket and grab the greasy bag filled with McDonalds fries and a burger. Getting out of your car, you make your way towards your front door to see someone sitting down at your porch. Furrowing your eyebrows, you step closer to the person before your eyes widen.

"What are you doing here?" you ask, eyeing the person in front of you.

***Update Day!!!

I'm a little later than usual bc I'm losing track of the days now! I totally forgot it was Monday. Sorry about that!

But I hope all of you are doing well and are staying safe!

My final exams are next week so hopefully I do well on those!

I purple you all.

Kim ❤️