You all are pigging out on an anniversary dessert after eating a bunch of pork belly, steak, and other types of red meat that you can't remember from the top of your head.

Namjoon has managed to spill some kimchi on Jennie about thirty minutes ago. Joy has been eating and talking to you while Seokjin leans towards her, chin on the palm of his hand as he drools over the woman. Jihyun has been eating quietly, occasionally trying to spark conversation with you, which you gladly complied to, for Jimin's sake. Taehyung has been giving you glances all night, giving you a look that has you wondering what's going on in his head. Hoseok is happily eating the dessert, occasionally making sound effects as he grabs food. Yoongi barely touched any food and is now leaning back on his chair, whining about how he's full while Jimin keeps pouting, trying to get Yoongi to eat more.

"Hyung, you haven't been eating well. C'mon, it's my anniversary. Just one more piece of meat." Jimin whines, holding up some chopsticks, leaning over Jihyun to attempt to feed Yoongi.

You're sitting at the end of the rectangular table. To your right is Jimin, followed by Jihyun, Yoongi, and Taehyung. At the other foot of the table is Hoseok. On your left is Joy, Namjoon and Jennie. There's an empty seat next to Jennie, which makes you question if there was another person who was supposed to show up. Deciding to ignore the seat, you glance over at Joy and start listening in on the conversation happening between Joy and Seokjin.

"So, are you from here?" he questions, smiling widely in her direction as he moves his chin from the palm of his hand to dust off some nonexistent dust on his shoulder. "Because, around this town, I'm known as Mr. Worldwide Handsome." You hold in a laugh as you curiously look at Joy, who's merely poking her chopsticks at a piece of squid.

"I used to live here but moved after college," she responds before turning to face him, picking up the piece of squid as she stares at the man. "And that's interesting... I've never heard of you in my entire twenty-one years living here." She responds, popping the piece of squid into her mouth as Seokjin's eyes widen in bewilderment at her sassiness. You smile softly, turning back to face Jimin as he finally gets Yoongi to accept the piece of meat.

Jimin smiles before placing his chopsticks down, eagerly grabbing a spoonful of his ice cream. You smile gently before leaning forward to place a soft hand on your boyfriend's shoulder. He looks up at you, eyebrows lifted in surprise before he smiles softly, some ice cream on the corner of his mouth.

You let out a soft laugh before picking up your napkin, dabbing the spot for him as he licks his lips.

"You really care about your friends and brother, huh? Enough to force everyone to eat larger portions?" you question before placing the napkin back onto the table, taking a bite of your dessert. Jimin glances at everyone at the table and nods his head slowly.

"I would've made you eat more too, but you ate pretty well today, so I didn't feel the need to." He responds. "Besides, Yoongi-hyung always needs someone to prepare his portions. He's bad at taking care of himself and always eats way less than he should." He responds as Yoongi stares over at Jimin with squinted eyes.

"Yah, don't talk about your hyung like that to your new girlfriend. I know how to feed myself." He responds before gesturing for the waiter to come to the table. "In fact, I think I'd like to order a slice of cheesecake for myself." He states to the two of you before turning to the waiter and politely asking for his dessert.

Jimin laughs at Yoongi for a moment before turning back to you as he leans in and gently places a kiss on your cheek. You feel your face growing hot as everyone pauses what they're talking about to look at the two of you.

"Cute." Namjoon states.

"Reminds me of us when we first met." Jennie responds, intertwining an arm around Namjoon's.

"Jiminie has some moves after all!" Hoseok states from across the table.

"Aish. Not in front of my cheesecake." Yoongi scolds as the waiter places the cheesecake slice in front of him.

"You know, if you let me take you on a date, we could be just like that." Seokjin gestures towards you and Jimin while talking to Joy. Joy merely rolls her eyes before turning to you.

"Looks like Jimin's a keeper." She mumbles quietly, only loud enough for you to hear. You turn to look at her and see her giving you a thumbs up under the table, where only you can see.

"Hyung, if I knew you would be making googly eyes at your girlfriend all night, I would've asked to meet her another time." Jihyun jokes.

Almost everyone had a comment to say, except for Taehyung. Taehyung was merely staring at the two of you curiously. He tilts his head to the side as he takes a sip of his alcoholic drink. You watch as his face contorts from a face of curiosity to a face of disgust at the mere taste of the liquid. He then coughs before standing up from his chair, pushing it in as all eyes turn to him.

"I'm gonna go outside for a sec." he speaks, pulling out a juul from his coat pocket. He walks towards the entrance and closes the entrance door quietly behind him. You immediately turn to Jimin.

"Jimin? Why is Taehyung... acting like that?" Jimin tilts his head as he quirks his eyebrows. His lips pout as he stares over at you, a slightly confused expression on his face.

"Like what?"

"I don't know..." you drift off and look away from Jimin. Your eyes wander to the window as you see Taehyung standing outside, his back facing you. "He's been giving me this weird look all day."

"What look?"

"Like... like he's mad at me... or something." You shrug before digging your utensil into the dessert placed in front of you, taking a bite of it. You glance over at Jimin, who still looks confused.

"Taehyung just... has a face like that. When he's not smiling, he looks intimidating. When he is smiling, he looks like a little kid." He responds. You nod your head slowly before glancing back at the window. "But if you want me to ask him if something's up, I could, baby." You immediately shake your head before turning to Jimin.

"No, I'm probably just paranoid." You attempt to reassure yourself. Jimin nods slowly before going back to eating his dessert. You take a deep breath before deciding to stand up from your seat. "I'm gonna just go to the bathroom." You tell Jimin, walking towards the restrooms.

You stare at yourself in the mirror, taking deep breaths before deciding to wash your hands momentarily.

Am I overthinking it?

Upon finishing, you grab a few paper towels near the exit and start drying your hands. As you're drying your hands, you walk out of the bathroom and collide into someone.

"Oh! Sor-"

"I need to talk to you." You hear a deep voice as you look up, eyes widening as you see Taehyung. His hands are stuffed in his pocket and he smells like the scent of the juul on his clothes.

"Oh... okay." You respond before tossing the wet paper towel into the nearest bin before turning to him. He leans against the wall, staring down at your feet as he speaks.

"You know, when Jungkook introduced me to you, I thought you'd end up being Jungkook's girlfriend." He states. You tilt your head a little before furrowing your eyebrows. "It just... it seemed like you liked Jungkook."

"I like Jungkook as a friend." You respond before licking your lips. "He's cute, but he's just..." you trail off, causing Taehyung to arch his eyebrows at you. "He's the kind of guy that... I wouldn't be able to see it lasting long." You respond cautiously. Taehyung merely stares at you for a moment before slowly nodding his head.

"Then why'd you accept the gift basket?" you widen your eyes as you become taken aback by his question. "I was with him when he bought that basket. I thought it was for the girl he had been seeing."

"Is that what Jungkook said?" he shakes his head at your question before glancing around. "That was months ago. He said it was just a thank you gift for helping him out with an office bully."

"Listen, Jungkook is... a determined guy." He responds. You furrow your eyebrows, growing confused as to why Taehyung was talking to you like this. "He could easily defend himself against an office bully without your assistance. He's known as the golden maknae in my friend group... and that's because he gets whatever he wants and accomplishes anything he wants to accomplish."

"And your point is?"

"I'm not saying he'd try to get you to cheat on Jimin or leave Jimin for him if that's what you think I'm implying." He states before glancing back at the table where Jimin is pinching his little brother's cheek, mocking the younger. "What I'm implying is that Jungkook will be the first person to be consoling you the minute anything happens with you and Jimin."

"What makes him think Jimin and I won't last?" you question, arching an eyebrow. "We've already made it through a couple of months together."

"Because Jimin is clingy." He responds while shrugging. "I know both of these guys, Y/N. Jimin is clingy and is basically willing to be your doormat to make you happy. Jungkook will do anything he can to accomplish what he sets his mind to."

"I like that Jimin is clingy."

"I never said you didn't." he licks his lips for a moment. "If something does happen and you and Jimin have... problems... don't use Jungkook as a rebound. No matter how often Jungkook says he'll be okay with it. You already made one of my friends a whipped idiot, don't make it two."

"I didn't ask Jimin to be whipped. I didn't even know he was the type to be whipped for someone." You counter. "And Jungkook? He's just my coworker and friend." Taehyung nods before licking his lips once more.

"Good." He states, a blank expression on his face as he stares down at you, towering over you. "I'm not implying you're a bad person. I don't want it to come out that way. I just... these boys are... vulnerable."

"Vulnerable? How so?" Taehyung merely glances over at Jimin before looking down at his watch.

"You probably already know about Jimin by now. Don't worry about Jungkook. Just... don't lead him on." He responds. "I have to get going. I'll see you around, Y/N."

And with that, he walks away from you, says goodbye to everyone at the table and walks out of the restaurant. You're still standing by the bathrooms, blinking as you watch his figure disappear once he's no longer visible through the window.

***
Hi, everyone.

Times are still tough right now and I've seen so much police brutality all over social media. It's disappointing to say the least. We're trying to get rid of police brutality on POC (specifically African Americans) and what do the police do? Use police brutality to take away our freedom of speech.

I, sadly, can't go to protests but have been educating myself, spreading the word and signing petitions. I hope all of you have been doing the same.

On a lighter note, I'm working on Chef's Kiss now. I would love your help in writing it. I need help with some names for male characters. (Any name except for BTS members). If you can/want to help, tell me some names of some idols/Korean stars/common Korean names (if possible) that begin with the following letters: N, C, G, F, W, and O.

I know it sounds very random. However, it'll all make sense once you see more of Chef's Kiss.

Thank you for your help in advance.

I love you. Stay safe, stay healthy, stay hopeful, and stay fighting for what you believe in. Fuck anyone who tells you that this BLM movement won't work. It will, but it will take time.

- Kim 🖤