"I know but I wish you had more freedom. I wish we both did! I want to do so much. I want to help my friends when they need it, I want to hug Kookie in public when he wants a hug and not have to argue to let him hold Dooly. I want you to be able to play that dumb ball game you like." God, he used to have to watch him play that and hate it so much... how times had changed. He almost missed it.
"I want us to be happier. I'll always want that. But I'm happy as things are now."
"Listen, Namjoon, if you really want that to change..." Yoongi thought about it. Well, the parts he could let himself think about. "You can hug Kookie. I mean. It wouldn't be so hard. Shifting your position a little. We have been working on that. Just... Just hold him sometimes. People will get used to it, like they got used to Dooly."
Basketball. Heh. Yoongi laughed and leaned his head against Namjoon's shoulder. "The hell do you want me playing basketball, you whined so much about that."
"So my job would be second in command and Kookie hugger... I think Kookie is gonna approve." Their landmark win, honestly, was getting him the Dooly toy so he had no regrets on that win. So maybe this one would be good too. Then Kookie could sit on his lap when he was being fussy. Not that he was much. He was such a good boy.
"I want you to enjoy yourself but God, that was so boooooring. You just ran back and forth playing bouncy ball to make hoopies and then everyone cheers. Urgh."
"Hoopies, yeah? Are you sure you weren't pantsed when you went to school?" Yoongi's knowledge of school came from TV and everything Namjoon had told him about it. He was smiling, kissing him again. "People can start wondering if you are my partner in more than just business. I don't mind that, not if it means you can handle Kookie and hold him in public. Means you are happier."
Even if he wasn't about to play basketball again. Yoongi sighed, leaning back. "I'm working on the Hobi thing, I am. It's tricky and you know I hate it too."
"Only once but the guy sucked." Namjoon huffed as he flopped into Yoongi's lap and smiled up at him, way more at ease now. They always got there. In the end, at least. "You and your dumb hoopies. All the jocks loved hoopies." Yeah, he was gonna own being a nerd. What else was new?
"I know. I get it. Hobi is just intent on bumming me out lately. For real. We need to get him laid for my own mental health."
Yoongi laughed, looking down at Namjoon and running his fingers through his hair. Damn, he hadn't thought that much about playing basketball in a long time. Maybe he could... Well, nothing, really. Maybe play around with a ball some by himself, because that was really cool.
"Sorry Hobi is letting you have it. It's stressful for him, so I guess he has to stress someone else. I don't really blame him. I was going crazy when... You know. Back then. Had to keep my cool and just wanted to wail, really."
"We have to help him. If Jimin is alive then... we should act." Even if they didn't have a stake, even if he was a whore, Namjoon was going to find a loophole and exploit to so they could. "I'm going to look for a good loophole or just come up with some bullshit reason loosely linked to him."
Maybe he could say Jimin was a king of something... it could happen. "We owe Hobi a lot. We should return the favour."
"If it was just at personal risk, I'd agree with you. But Joon-ah, Cheon is still basically second, maybe third, for the Dark Dragons. He's the one in charge of most of the actual businesses. Attacking him, that's attacking them. That'd be war. Because Jimin is his property, going by the rules." Not that he approved of that, but he knew how it looked. He doubted he could convince anyone of it being anything but that. "Maybe if I ask Kangwoo directly to take Jimin from him and give him to us? I don't know. I just can't risk war with them right now. I know we would win, but the kids might not make it out alive."
"Maybe we make a deal with Kangwoo. Maybe there's something we could offer him. Maybe we could find a way to offer him a business that's legit and good for profits so he could have one not terrible business under his name." They had a few but mostly, these days, it was all freaking whore houses and shady stuff. "We'll work it out. We will. For Hobi."
He smiled at Yoongi and stroked his cheek. "Before he breaks my brain."
"Yeah. I'll think about it, I'll see what I can offer Kangwoo. I can justify the interest, I can say it's a favour for a trusted member. Even if we have no claim." Yoongi nodded his head, wondering whether it could work. Worth a try. He looked down at Namjoon, smiling a little bit. Finally feeling relieved. "I thought you were gonna break up with me."
"Hell no, never." Namjoon laughed and leaned up, kissing his boyfriend and then rapping his arms around Yoongi, holding him close. "I'm so in love with you. Don't ever leave me, I'd be so damn lonely." He loved Yoongi, more than anything. He'd always been there. They were linked and united. They were lovers. "You're my soul mate."
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"I want us to be happier. I'll always want that. But I'm happy as things are now."
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Basketball. Heh. Yoongi laughed and leaned his head against Namjoon's shoulder. "The hell do you want me playing basketball, you whined so much about that."
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"I want you to enjoy yourself but God, that was so boooooring. You just ran back and forth playing bouncy ball to make hoopies and then everyone cheers. Urgh."
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Even if he wasn't about to play basketball again. Yoongi sighed, leaning back. "I'm working on the Hobi thing, I am. It's tricky and you know I hate it too."
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"I know. I get it. Hobi is just intent on bumming me out lately. For real. We need to get him laid for my own mental health."
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"Sorry Hobi is letting you have it. It's stressful for him, so I guess he has to stress someone else. I don't really blame him. I was going crazy when... You know. Back then. Had to keep my cool and just wanted to wail, really."
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Maybe he could say Jimin was a king of something... it could happen. "We owe Hobi a lot. We should return the favour."
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He smiled at Yoongi and stroked his cheek. "Before he breaks my brain."
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