#conv;jihwan

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@clairdclunc​

Jihwan had just brought back one of the dogs he was taking care of this morning and was on his way to one of the pet stores not too far from his apartment complex to buy some treats because his stock was slowly but surely running low when he spotted a white fluffy pomeranian wandering around and it didn't seem like he was following or with anyone. Furrowing his brows, he watched the little dog for a while but when he still couldn't make out whether or not the owner was around, he decided to approach the dog, squatting down a little away from the animal.

Thankfully, Jihwan just had a way with dogs that made them trust him quite easily so it was no surprise that it didn't take long for the pomeranian to curiously approach him. He still had some treats in his pocket which he used to get him to come closer and closer until he was close enough for Jihwan to pet him and give him one of the treats.

"Are you by yourself?", Jihwan asked as if expecting a reply from the dog. The pomeranian looked at him and tilted his head to the side, blinking a couple of times. "What's your name? Do you have a tag?", he continued to interact with the furball while he checked to see if he was wearing a collar and thankfully, he was and it also seemed like there was a nametag attached to it.

"Will you let me take a look at your nametag?", he spoke calmly while he reached under the dog and carefully picked him up after making sure that he wasn't uncomfortable with being picked up. Now that he was able to take look at the nametag, he learned that the dog's name was Hunter and that there was also an address engraved on the back of the nametag which, needless to say, made his search for the dog's owner a whole lot easier than having to go to the vet to have them check if he was chipped.

"Oh, you don't live too far from here. Do you want to go home, Hunter?", he asked with a soft smile as he got up, still focusing on the dog and making sure that he was still fine with being held. "Let's take you home. I'm sure your owner is worried sick and will be happy to have you back."

Shopping for treats could wait. Jihwan's mission now was to return Hunter to his owner and it didn't take him long before he stood in front of the apartment complex of the address on the back of Hunter's nametag. Checking for the name, he rang the doorbell and waited for an answer, when he spotted two men with shopping bags approach the building.

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@dxsiderivm - Jihwan & Jimin

Jihwan wasn't a trouble maker so it was a surprise to not only him but also his teacher as well as his classmates when he was called into the principal's office. On his way there, he couldn't help but nervously bite down on his lip while trying to figure out what he might have done or what could possibly be the reason for him having to go see the principal.

Upon entering the office, he was asked to sit down. He didn't dare say anything and was patiently waiting for the principal to explain what was going on but, to his surprise, instead of getting scolded, the principal simply explained that his aunt had called to ask if he could leave school early because she had received news that Jihwan's mother had passed away and of course, he agreed to send the boy home.

On his way home, Jihwan was having a battle with his emotions as they all seemed to come crashing down on him at once. He loved his mother, there was no doubt, despite her not having been the one to actually raise him the majority of his childhood and at the same time, he felt massive regret because he never actually tried to reach out to her again and now he wasn't going to be able to anymore.

Arriving at his aunt's house where he had spent the past eight years, he stepped inside and kicked off his shoes before he headed to the living room where he could hear his aunt talking to someone. As soon as he stepped into the room, his eyes widened when they landed on the person standing in front of his aunt. "Ji...min?", he mumbled at first then yelled, "Jimin!", before running towards his brother and throwing his arms around him.

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“  you’re being awfully quiet.  ” ( jimin & jihwan)

★ — Jihwan & Jimin ( @dxsiderivm )

“Sorry.”, Jihwan simply replied while he continued to stare at the screen of his phone which he was playing a game on to distract himself. His brothers had been arguing again and even though, he tried not to let it get to him because he was kind of used to it by now, he couldn’t help the way he felt every single time it happened. All he wants is for them to get along but for some reason, that was something that just seemed impossible. Some days were fine but other days they were just constantly at each other’s throat and more often than not over literally nothing at all.

After finishing the level he was on, he closed the game and heaved a sigh before looking at Jimin. “You know, I’m just tired. I’m tired of you and Jiho fighting all the time. I know that mom and dad are a touchy subject for all of us but sometimes I feel like you’re not even trying to move on from what happened back then.”, he paused for a moment and heaved another sigh. “We’ve all been through so much shit and I really think it’s about time to stop putting each other through even more because that doesn’t make us any better than them. Excuse my language but, you both need to get your heads out of your asses and learn to focus on the positive present rather than being stuck in the negative past all the damn time.”

Jihwan usually wasn’t someone to speak up when something was bothering him because he was quite quiet in general but he figured that if he didn’t say anything, things would most likely just continue this way and that’s something he really didn’t want to deal with. “I’m not expecting you two to get along immediately or all the time but for fuck’s sake, at least try, will you?”

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“Do it and I’ll take you both out!” (From Jimin)

★ — Jiho & Jihwan & Jimin ( @dxsiderivm )

For some reason, Jiho and Jihwan had decided to surprise Jimin with a cake for the little meetup they had arranged. Needless to say, neither of them really knew much about baking but somehow, they managed to put together a cake and it didn’t even look half as bad as they thought it would.

Of course, them being them, things got out of hand when they started eating the cake. Jiho and Jihwan soon both had a piece of cake in their hand and were threating to push it into Jimin’s face, both wearing a big smirk.

“Do it and I’ll take you both out!”

Both of them knew that Jimin could probably take both of them out on their own but they were confident that he wouldn’t stand a chance if they’d team up so, with only a little more hesitation, they both went for it and pushed the cake into Jimin’s face, laughter filling the room.

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“I failed you.” (Jimin to Jihwan)

★ — Jihwan & Jimin ( @dxsiderivm )

“No, you didn’t, Jimin. You did everything you could to protect me and yes, maybe you did leave me behind but you made sure that I was taken care of and I’m thankful for that. I knew you’d come back and you did and that’s all that matters.” Jihwan reassured his brother with a gentle smile before wrapping his arms around him. “Let’s just leave the past in the past where it belongs and focus on what’s ahead, alright?” Sure, maybe Jihwan could’ve been upset about both of his brother leaving him behind but he isn’t one to hold a grudge because he thinks of it as absolutely pointless as it doesn’t change anything.

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“come join me by the fire. it’s warmer over there.” (Jimin to Jihwan)

★ — Jihwan & Jimin ( @dxsiderivm )

Jihwan was just standing there, staring out at the horizon while thinking about everything and nothing at all at the same time. Only when Jimin spoke up, he snapped out of his daze and turned to look at him with a confused expression for a moment before offering him a smile with a nod then walking over and sitting down next to him. “I’m glad we’re doing this. You, Jiho, and I really needed to spend some time together with it just being us three and I think this trip was the perfect idea for it.”