itâs not opening time yet, his mother needed another hour to set up the wedding display considering january weddings had been in full force and they were the only place that hadnât been booked out entirely. at the knock of the door she barks an order in her frustrated state for him to get it, not sure on who would disturb them on hours before opening time. sheâs usually a calm, serene mother who had been the personification of kind but a litter of bridezillas would change anyone from their relaxed psyche to a fairly fatigued one. he sent his mother a sympathetic look before making a b-line to the door, also taking this as an opportunity to hang out the flower display outside with his one hand that wasnât bandaged. the other had itâs bandaged still freshly brandished itâs white bandages and he did flex that hand, only for him to stop half-way when he realised who he was.Â
the opening tag-line hadnât been the best. his lips twisted up into a frown. âyou really think thatâs the best way to greet yourself?â yoongi was his best friend. had he been old enough to discard those terms and deem him as a friend? that word felt a little lackluster in comparison to the adjective of best, but he couldnât help but to feel irate at the starting point. âyou think sphere wants trcâs failure? sloppy fucking seconds? come the fuck on, man.â his mother had clearly heard the out-burst of his anger and stopped in her manner, peering her head from his shoulder and sending yoongi a sympathetic smile. she took the flyer instead and placed to the side, her son moving out of the way so he could display the outside flower display.Â
jonghyun had rarely been an angry man. anger hadnât dwelved in him but more so a sad manifestation of anxiety, though this had been the first time his body had dare to encroach the term anger. he didnât mean to lash out on the other and he already begun to regret his hasty start, but his jaw was tightly clenched.
âsorry.â itâs said in a low almost hollow manner. he does mean it, however. no matter how much of his own failures haunted him he wouldnât be selfish enough to hold yoongi back. a friend helps propel their friend and aids them in succeeding, he wouldnât dare to be an anchor to yoongi. âcongratulations on getting in sphere, try.. not to get in any scandals, man.â
his chest sinks, guilt presses down on him like a heavy weight the second he sees a frown form. eyes rake over the other for a few seconds before shaking his head in a delayed response. âno, it wasnât.â still, he doesnât give up hope and follows after the other. more determined on talking to the other rather than getting rid of the rest of these papers now. the womanâs sympathy managed to restore some type of faith in him and he returns the grin along with a bow of the head.Â
his attentions fully diverts back to jonghyun, eyebrows knit together at his comment. âsloppy second, my ass. you deserved to get in. tiger jk doesnât know what heâs missing out on. anyways, would you really want to be there right now with how trainees are probably being treated after that whole article about drug use came out? theyâre all most likely being punished for that.â
he stops at a display table, resting his elbow on the surface and pressing his chin in his palm. an exasperated sigh. âand you donât think invalidating yourself is gonna get you anywhere either, do you? iâm really not gonna stick around and try to come up with rebuttal statements off the top of my head for every insult you make against yourself today jjong. it sucks and itâs okay to be angry, but to take that anger out on yourself isnât helping much, is it? kinda makes it worse, doesnât it?â his voice came out harsher and rougher than he wanted it to, perhaps a little to insensitive to the feelings of his friend at the moment, but he wanted to make a point.
"no need,â yoongi murmured, distance clear in his voice. âmy fault, shouldnât have brought it up, really shouldnât have. dumb mistake thatâs all.â his words are choppy and fast. another type of silence is made. this one had more tension and caused a lump in yoongi's throat that he had to swallow in order to speak up again. âyeah, i donât plan on it. iâm gonna stick out of the news for as long as i can. doesnât seem possible though, conquering the industry silently is pretty unheard of."











