"Remember my promise, Kang-ah." Yoongi reached up to gently cup the back of Kangwoo's hand and rock him a little. Damn it, what did he do? "I will make sure no one hurts you. Not ever again. Your appa can't hurt you ever again either. Hyung will keep you safe."
However this was going to play out, he could promise this much. The little boy felt so small and warm against him. He wanted to protect him. Yoongi got his phone out with one hand and searched for the Star Wars theme on youtube, hitting play. Maybe it would help him calm down.
Oh, Star Wars was on. It was almost like a switch. He turned his head, calmed down and just rested against Yoongi as he watched. Fingers in his mouth, he watched the autoplay queue on Yoongi's phone of Star Wars clips with wide, curious eyes. It kept him occupied at least. Eventually, when calmer and Star Wars had satisfied him, he tilted his head back to look at his hyung.
He hummed a little, content and at ease, looking back the screen in awe.
Yoongi smiled at Kangwoo, glad that he had clicked on a whole playlist. He rocked him a little in tune, humming very quietly along with him, since that really seemed to calm him down. Hey, whatever worked. He wasn't sure whether Kangwoo might have something unusual going on with him or just be a traumatised child, but he had the strong suspicion that whatever was going on with him, neither what his father had been doing to him nor what was currently happening was helping the situation. Children needed freedom and structure both. Seemed logical enough.
"We are almost here, Kang-ah. Are you ready to go upstairs and see hyung's place?"
Kangwoo idly nodded, not really listening because it was bed time and he felt sleepy. He curled into hyung and wrapped his arms around him again, eyes closed. The rocking, the humming, the gentleness of the car engine rumbling - it all made him want to fall asleep but he knew his night wasn't over yet. With a sigh, he nuzzled his head into Yoongi's shoulder.
"I see hyung's place. Then sleep time. It's late."
"Then sleep time," Yoongi promised, trying to figure this out. "You can share the bed with hyung. I have a biiiig bed, so it's all right." And the Star Wars music should maybe keep any more meltdowns from happening. Yoongi got out of the car when it had stopped and Hobi opened the door. They all lived in the same building, but Yoongi had his own apartment. Something he was particularly thankful of right now, because he didn't need his friends asking him questions he honestly had no answer to.
"We are going to go on an elevator. Do you know that that is?"
Kangwoo was busy staring at Hobi and Namjoon. Or, more accurately, their clothes. Shiny. Leathery. They were all reflecty with bits of metal hanging off and it was oddly mesmerising. He wanted to touch the silvery bits, they probably were fun to tug and probably felt nice too. "Elvater." Kangwoo parroted out of instinct, copying his hyung. "I've never been in an elvater."
He pressed his face back against Yoongi's neck and sighed. "I like the shiny friends."
"They are nice," Yoongi agreed, causing Hobi to comically mouth 'nice' and then grin at Kangwoo brightly. They were walking inside the building and the elevator doors opened. Yoongi walked in first, then gestured to Namjoon and Hobi as they came on. "They are called Namjoon and Hobi. They are going to protect you too. They are my friends, so my promise extends to them. Now they are your friends as well."
"Hi, friend!" Hobi waved happily at the cute child, smiling brightly still.
"Hey." Namjoon mostly felt awkward about this cause... did they just kill that kid's dad? It felt like they did. And now they had him. They had him and what was the plan here? Who the hell was going to tell Park Jimin? Hopefully not him. He watched Kangwoo, who was openly staring at his buckles, and frowned a little. "All friends."
"Friends." Kangwoo repeated as he tore his eyes off the shiny buckle. "Do you work for appa?"
"Nuh-uh. They work for me." Maybe that could save them that awkward conversation for a while longer. The door opened and Yoongi was once more the first to walk off, smiling down at Kangwoo. "Do you like their clothes? They really are shiny, huh?"
He supposed for a child it had to just look fun and cool, without the sexy connotations. No wonder Kangwoo was fascinated. "This door is the door to hyung's place. Can you say goodbye to our friends?"
He turned around to look at Namjoon. "I'll talk to the boss tomorrow."
"Shiny." Kangwoo muttered as he didn't say goodbye, not really. He didn't look at them and instead, he opted to bury his face into Yoongi's neck. Luckily he was too sleepy to properly melt down or he would have by now, he usually didn't get close to adults but... he lost appa so what else did he do? He needed someone. He was only little!
"I'll look into this, see what I can find." Namjoon promised, his eyes lingering on Kangwoo before he reached out and grabbed Hobi's sleeve. "Come on, you can help."
Yoongi headed into his apartment and pulled the door shut behind him with his free hand, still hearing Hobi talk to Namjoon just outside.
"He is sooooo cute, Joonie!" Hobi was all but squeeing and Yoongi was glad the door fell shut now. He stepped into his quiet apartment with Kangwoo and headed right for the bedroom, where he turned on the light and finally put down Kangwoo, only to tuck him in right away. He stretched out next to him, figuring that he could get ready for bed once the kid had fallen asleep.
"Close your eyes, Kang-ah, yeah? You are all safe now and it's bedtime. Hyung is with you."
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However this was going to play out, he could promise this much. The little boy felt so small and warm against him. He wanted to protect him. Yoongi got his phone out with one hand and searched for the Star Wars theme on youtube, hitting play. Maybe it would help him calm down.
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He hummed a little, content and at ease, looking back the screen in awe.
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"We are almost here, Kang-ah. Are you ready to go upstairs and see hyung's place?"
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"I see hyung's place. Then sleep time. It's late."
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"We are going to go on an elevator. Do you know that that is?"
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He pressed his face back against Yoongi's neck and sighed. "I like the shiny friends."
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"Hi, friend!" Hobi waved happily at the cute child, smiling brightly still.
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"Friends." Kangwoo repeated as he tore his eyes off the shiny buckle. "Do you work for appa?"
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He supposed for a child it had to just look fun and cool, without the sexy connotations. No wonder Kangwoo was fascinated. "This door is the door to hyung's place. Can you say goodbye to our friends?"
He turned around to look at Namjoon. "I'll talk to the boss tomorrow."
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"I'll look into this, see what I can find." Namjoon promised, his eyes lingering on Kangwoo before he reached out and grabbed Hobi's sleeve. "Come on, you can help."
Well, they had to work this out. Somehow.
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"He is sooooo cute, Joonie!" Hobi was all but squeeing and Yoongi was glad the door fell shut now. He stepped into his quiet apartment with Kangwoo and headed right for the bedroom, where he turned on the light and finally put down Kangwoo, only to tuck him in right away. He stretched out next to him, figuring that he could get ready for bed once the kid had fallen asleep.
"Close your eyes, Kang-ah, yeah? You are all safe now and it's bedtime. Hyung is with you."