"Yeah, he kind of banged my head against the wall when he hit me. I was trying to stay away from it, but my thumbs hurt." Also he was about a quarter of Cheon's size, if that, but Tae decided blaming his thumbs was slightly more badass. He held his cheek protectively, smiling a little before frowning again.
"I'm always going to keep Jimin safe. Even if it wasn't for Min Yoongi." Which he supposed he didn't really have to clarify, they had all seen proof of that. He was smiling once more, although now he also looked curious. "What did you get me? ...it's not a book, right?"
"Oh please, like any of you kids read any more. I swear, the literacy of your generation. Not even Kookie reads and he was top of his class." Namjoon ranted like the bitter old man he was, crouching down and pulling out a gift box. It was beautiful, sleek and black - the perfect gift for Tae inside. "I chose it with Jimin while waiting for you to recover and I purchased it. Yoongi handled the shipping and taxes. It's a thank you from us and a way of saying how much we appreciate you."
He opened the box for Tae and held it out, at a distance, so he could see it. It was not just a new gun, it was gold, shiny and looked cool as hell. They put so much effort into picking the perfect gun for him. "We'll train you up on it. I need you in the field more with me. I need brave men like you."
"Just make Suga hand Jungkook a book. He'd read a phone book if Suga handed it to him." Tae was just saying. He was fairly sure that Jungkook would only ask 'how high' if Suga asked him to jump. Not that he blamed him, but still.
Tae watched the box curiously, his eyes widening when Namjoon opened it. He tried to sit up, but regretted that quickly. Right, he got hit in the stomach. So he stayed where he was, resisting the urge to ask to hold it. He couldn't use his thumbs properly, he was fairly sure that disqualified him from gun-holding. Namjoon's words and the sentiment behind them brought tears to his eyes, so he pressed his lips together and swallowed.
"It's way cooler than Jungkook's." Because that was the important thing here.
"I hope so, I spent a fucking fortune on this." Well, he had no boyfriend and no other expenses, this was worth it to see Tae smile and look like that. He closed the box and set it down gently on the side, not wanting him to hold it until he could actually hold it. "I told Kookie about it and he sent this, by the way."
He pulled out his phone, scrolled through his messages and held it up for him. There was a picture of his new gun captioned 'for Taetae!' and Jungkook's reply.
he earned it but i'm still jealous. gdi :|
"You're gonna be the envy of the gang, kid. Especially when we get you firing that baby."
"Whoa." V wished he was better at estimating cost and such things, so he could properly appreciate everything, but he supposed he could ask Jungkook later, he didn't want to seem ignorant in front of Namjoon. "Thank you, hyung."
He didn't even attempt to bow, too much pain and he was hooked up to things and he didn't want to make a mess. "It was easy to be brave, I was sure he'd kill me anyway. But I'm really glad he didn't kill me."
Tae tried not to think too much about that. He was pretty used to being the expendable one, but it had never been so clear to him as in the situation Cheon put them all in. "I'm glad I'm still alive so I can make you use up your money, hyung."
"I'm glad you're alive because I like you. I was so freaked out when I thought you could be dead. Who'd annoy me then?" Namjoon reached out and gently place a hand on Tae's shoulder, already worrying a little about so many aspects of his recovery. "I think you should come home with me while you recover, especially since Jimin moved out. I don't want you alone. I have all the stuff kids like these days. I have a PS4, X-Box one, wifi and soda."
He waved his hand around vaguely, dismissive. "I also have books." He doubted Tae would be as interested as he was but that was just the burden he had. Being literate.
"When can I use my thumbs again? Cause that's kinda tied in with how interesting I find your books." Well, at least he was going for honesty. Mostly he liked the thought, because being home alone right now... He didn't fancy that all that much. He could deal, but it was pretty great to be offered an alternative.
"I'm okay with that. Since you need to be annoyed." He smiled a little. "Thank you, Namjoon-hyung. I think I need to go back to sleep, is that okay?"
"You have to rest it for six weeks but they should be usable in two weeks. If you're careful." And that meant actually being careful and not using it excessively when the time came. Of course, they'd discuss that more later. He smiled and nodded, pulling Tae's blanket up a little for him.
"It's always okay. Go, sleep. I'll be here when you wake up. I'm going nowhere, I got my boring books." He sat back down, picked up a book and opened it. "Sleep."
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"I'm always going to keep Jimin safe. Even if it wasn't for Min Yoongi." Which he supposed he didn't really have to clarify, they had all seen proof of that. He was smiling once more, although now he also looked curious. "What did you get me? ...it's not a book, right?"
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He opened the box for Tae and held it out, at a distance, so he could see it. It was not just a new gun, it was gold, shiny and looked cool as hell. They put so much effort into picking the perfect gun for him. "We'll train you up on it. I need you in the field more with me. I need brave men like you."
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Tae watched the box curiously, his eyes widening when Namjoon opened it. He tried to sit up, but regretted that quickly. Right, he got hit in the stomach. So he stayed where he was, resisting the urge to ask to hold it. He couldn't use his thumbs properly, he was fairly sure that disqualified him from gun-holding. Namjoon's words and the sentiment behind them brought tears to his eyes, so he pressed his lips together and swallowed.
"It's way cooler than Jungkook's." Because that was the important thing here.
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He pulled out his phone, scrolled through his messages and held it up for him. There was a picture of his new gun captioned 'for Taetae!' and Jungkook's reply.
he earned it but i'm still jealous. gdi :|
"You're gonna be the envy of the gang, kid. Especially when we get you firing that baby."
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He didn't even attempt to bow, too much pain and he was hooked up to things and he didn't want to make a mess. "It was easy to be brave, I was sure he'd kill me anyway. But I'm really glad he didn't kill me."
Tae tried not to think too much about that. He was pretty used to being the expendable one, but it had never been so clear to him as in the situation Cheon put them all in. "I'm glad I'm still alive so I can make you use up your money, hyung."
Better to joke about it.
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He waved his hand around vaguely, dismissive. "I also have books." He doubted Tae would be as interested as he was but that was just the burden he had. Being literate.
"You okay with that?"
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"I'm okay with that. Since you need to be annoyed." He smiled a little. "Thank you, Namjoon-hyung. I think I need to go back to sleep, is that okay?"
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"It's always okay. Go, sleep. I'll be here when you wake up. I'm going nowhere, I got my boring books." He sat back down, picked up a book and opened it. "Sleep."