"I heard how he sang 'So far away'. He needs to sing for me again some time. And you, TaeTae, I've heard all about how much you like it. Rapping too."
Tae's eyes widened, because this was Agust D and he was still wrapping his mind around that sometimes, so he nodded happily, smiling as he focused on his food. He didn't even know what to say.
"I'm not that good in English. I don't really want to speak it. I should work on learning it, but eh." He had so much else to do.
"It's not so hard to learn, I promise. I can tutor you. I have students all the time who tell me they aren't good at English and they're always better than they think. Tae is good at English. Aren't you, bud?" Well, he could say his name, age and introduce himself pretty basically but that was still really good for a kid his age. He kept trying to encourage him to learn more and more.
Language was a great skill and the earlier it's learned, always the better.
"My Japanese is less good but it's not bad, you know?"
"My Japanese is so-so. But I guess you could tutor me... That'd take a lot of time though." Yoongi laughed and looked at Tae, who swallowed and was now eager to show off, failing at volume control and pretty much yelling.
"My name is Tae and I'm very good! I like alien. Hello, alien!" Tae ended with a wave and then proudly looked from his brother to Yoongi, thinking that he'd done a really good job.
"The aliens are gonna be happy to meet someone as smart and polite as you."
"Tae, volume. Little quieter. I know the aliens are in space but like I said before, they have tech. You don't gotta yell, they're listening." Namjoon grinned and then decided to switch, just to play with Tae and Yoongi. He always had a lot of fun talking English. "You're both pretty good but English can be tricky. It's all about confidence and willingness, I guess. Tae has a lot of confidence. Too much sometimes. He yells. I'm sure even the rabbit on the moon can hear."
Laughing in amusement, he reached out to playfully flick his brothers nose.
"You're getting so good, Tae. What are your hobbies? Can you tell Yoongi? What do you like to do?" He mimed a little, hoping he'd get it. It was a good excuse to educate him.
Tae didn't understand most of what Namjoon had said, so he simply didn't listen till he said his name again. Hobbies? He could do that. "Panda Express!" That could be a hobby. "Rapping." There was a certain safety in sticking to words that were the same in both languages.
"Look at that, TaeTae, you and me have the same hobbies." Yoongi smiled, notinc some people glancing his way and choosing to put the face mask on properly again. "Hey, Mr Teacher? Wait with the lesson until we're in the classroom, I'm on a date here."
"Sorry, always on teacher mode. We can have a stroll now, if you feel like it? Lemme clean this up." He stacked the plates up on the tray again and took Tae's empty bowl, pushing his can of sprite closer in the hopes he'd drink it now and not take it with him. Cause when he took stuff with him, it meant Namjoon had to hold it. And that always sucked so much.
He liked to have free hands. He cleaned up, passed his plates along to the counter and came back over, holding his hands out to his boys. "Yoongi-hyung, you wanna hold my hand? Tae says he's too cool to do it now." It came and went but this morning, he was too cool.
"I could hold Yoongi-hyung's hand." Tae was just saying. That was pretty cool. He finished off his sprite and got up, bouncing a little and, yeah, he was probably too energetic to hold anybody's hand. "Can we buy clothes?!"
"I thought you'd be more excited about toys." Yoongi got up, his face once more hidden, but he very readily reached for Namjoon's hand, true to his declaration that he didn't want to hide this. "We can walk and stop if we see a shop we like."
"We won't get far, I think the sugar hyped kid is gonna lead us everywhere and -- Tae! Get out of that store and stay close!" The energetic boy had bounced his way right into a ladies lingerie shop. Bless his tiny heart, what was he doing? "Clothes are this way. I guess we can check some out. I haven't gone clothes shopping in a while... is that obvious?"
Cause Hobi kept telling him it was. "I dunno, man, it's either I buy clothes or I buy a coffee and sandwich on the way to work... and I really like my cheap sandwich and coffee, you know?"
"Food was on you, Joon-ah, but shopping is on me. So stop worrying about the price." Yoongi moved a little as they walked, so he could brush his body against Namjoon's, smirking at Tae just hopping right back out of the shop with unbroken enthusiasm. "What, that outside the box place you occupy doesn't have lingerie?"
"Shut up." He playfully punched Yoongi, laughing a little and dragging them into a store that sold kids clothes. Brand kid clothes. As in pictures of cartoons, anime and fun things were on the front. Dinosaurs, Pokemon, pirates, disney, whatever. It looked like a great place to get Tae something.
"What do you want from here, bud? Go look around." Namjoon let go of Yoongi's hand so he pick put up an adorable shirt with an octopus on, showing Yoongi. "That's so damn adorable. I want stuff like this for adults!"
Tae had a lot of ideas for what he wanted and Hobi had told him that he should get everything, and make sure that Namjoon got a lot of stuff too. He liked that Hobi had said that and he looked around very seriously, picking up a lot of stuff and holding it up against himself thoughtfully, often only to keep looking. A lot of scrutiny was needed here, but he had a gradual pile of stuff he really wanted.
The shirt made Yoongi smile, as he pulled the face mask down so his smile could actually be visible. "You'd look cute in that." Well, he would. "Make your brother wear it? He can be cute for you to look at." Seemed like a good compromise.
And there was Tae, talking to the woman by the checkout to ask her where Gucci was.
"I-- I should stop him." Namjoon burst into laughter as he hurried over, smiling apologetically at the lady. "Sorry, bad advise from a friend." Lifting his boy up, he held him in his arms and walked back over to Yoongi. "I don't care what Hobi said, you don't need Gucci. Just pick cute things or things you like. Cool things."
And not the most expensive stuff, just because they had money.
"Look at this, it's a rabbit." It was a cheap piece of clothing compared to some of the brands here but it was also adorable and the rabbit looked an odd colour, definitely appealing for Tae. "It's a green bunny... it's an alien. Also I'm pretty sure Kookie would die to see you in that."
Turning his head, he smiled at Yoongi. "As you well know, Kookie loves bunnies."
"So I've heard. Get two of that shirt, they have it in tinier. You can give that to your friend, TaeTae." Tae looked at Yoongi with big, grateful eyes and then spontaneously hugged him, less because he was giving him stuff and more because he was giving him stuff to buy for his friends. For Kookie and he was sure he could get something for Jimin as well.
Because he was making Namjoon happy and he just had to hold him and then he was crying a little and Yoongi noticed, kneeling down so he could hug him back properly.
"Everything okay? Are you hurting?" He wasn't sure where that mood swing had come from and Tae just shook his head, turning to look at Namjoon and explain.
Namjoon crouched down with him and gently stroked his hair, looking at Yoongi with a small smile, sad and full of emotion. Good emotion. "No one has ever been this nice to us, you know? I mean Hobi and Jin, they do their best but they're not like this, yeah? They don't just get us stuff. Stuff for our friends. Kookie doesn't get a lot of treats, he's gonna be so happy. Isn't he, Tae?"
He sensed that his brother was overwhelmed so he wrapped his arms around him from behind, pulling him back and into his lap, sitting on the shop floor. Whatever, they were gonna spend a lot of cash here.
They could sit on the floor if they wanted.
"It's a happy crying. We're so grateful, Yoongi. Thank you so much for everything." He couldn't have been more lucky. "We both love you. It's just -- crazy!"
"I see." They were so precious. Yoongi wondered what it'd take for Namjoon to start crying too. He smiled and watched as Tae slowly pulled himself together again, having nodded at his brother's explanations. "We can go shopping a lot, TaeTae, when I can make the time. You can buy gifts for all your friends. And for Joon-ah."
Tae smiled and hugged Namjoon, then pulled him down so he could whisper in his ear. "I really, really like him."
"I really like him too." He whispered it back, kissing Tae on the forehead and hugging him close. Oh yeah, he teared up a little. Maybe a lot. Maybe he cried. He got up and lifted Tae with him, holding him close and walking away a little so he could pull himself together and man up. He was not going to cry in front of his boyfriend! "Lets, uh, let's see what TaeTae got to buy today, yeah?"
Anything to take the attention off his potential crying.
He looked at the pile that Tae had selected and studied them, nodding in approval and sniffing a little. "Tae, your brother isn't cool, help me stop being a dork." Crying was not an option, he needed Tae to have his back. "Help me pretend I'm cooler."
"Maybe you need sunglasses..." Hiding his face seemed like a good start. Tae was smiling again, hugging Namjoon tightly. "You have to make sure he gets you cool stuff, then you'll look cool!" Seemed simple enough. "Get those shoes you like!" They had discussed this before, after all.
Yoongi left the two brothers to their moment, not wanting to interfere, so he looked at the adorable kids stuff instead and wished they made more of that in his size too. He'd have to look around for some cute stuff, maybe he'd have an opportunity to wear it. At least for a music video or something. "Are you ready to pay and move on to the next store, Kim brothers?"
"We are ready." Namjoon managed to get his shit together, placing all the clothes on the counter and looking sheepishly at the total. He wanted to protest more but Yoongi seemed so confident and to him, this was probably nothing. He didn't want Tae to feel bad for his purchases so he just smiled and bounced him a little. "You're gonna look so cool, TaeTae."
He took one of the bags and let Yoongi take the others, still holding Tae close... well, they had to hug right now. They were kind of melt downy and that meant sticking close. As they walked along, Namjoon looked around. "Where next, Tae? Any ideas?" Namjoon was so bad buying for himself, he'd let these two handle it.
"Yoongi-hyung, where do you buy cool stuff? Namjoon-hyung needs cool stuff." Tae was ready to handle it, looking at Yoongi while holding on to his brother. "He likes Yamamamamoto." He liked the 'ma' sound, so there were quite a few too many of that.
"I think I know a good place." For that and more. Yoongi figured that Namjoon needed quite an update to his wardrobe, but they could work on it. They could go shopping again. "Is it true? Yamamamamoto, Joon-ah? Such good taste."
He laughed and led them to an escalator, putting the face mask on again just in case.
"Oh yeah, my favourite. Love a good Yama." Namjoon had to laugh, it was funny. Tae was a cute boy, he couldn't help it. "You don't have to get me those, by the way. I talk about it with Tae for fun but they're swanky as hell. They cost about as much as a car. Well. A second hand car. Still! Imagine all the things you could do with that kind of money. You could donate it to any cause..."
Oh man. There were so many problems in the world. War. Poverty. Plastic in the water! And he was going to buy brand gear? Shit. Shouldn't he give it to the needy? Like yeah. He was needy but his clothes were mostly still together. He stitched his pants back up last week and he had food today.
He was way overthinking. "Help me be cool, I'm such a nerd."
"I do charity stuff. Maybe you can help me find more stuff I should donate to? But right now I'd like to very generously donate to the making my boyfriend look cool cause." Hey, he had needs too. "Definitely need new pants too." Well, Namjoon had a fine ass. He would comment on that, but he couldn't do that around Tae. "Tell you what, you let me buy you whatever we want without protest today and then I'll donate double that amount to some... crab foundation."
"Hyung loves crabs!" Tae smiled, surprised at how it all worked out so neatly, not realising that this was what Yoongi had been going for. "Look, hyung, such a cool coincidence!"
"Woah, he must be able to read minds." Namjoon whispered to his brother, just to encourage that crazy imagination of his. He smiled and nodded at Yoongi, a little less panicky. He didn't know why he always felt bad whenever he was getting things, he just did. As they entered the store, he looked around a little, trying to work out what he wanted. It was so hard, he hadn't gone shopping for himself in forever.
He decided to start small and looked at the caps, trying a few on and placing some on Tae's head. "Tae, which of these makes me look the least dorky?" He felt like all of them did. He turned his head, looking at Yoongi curiously. "What caps are cool these days? Is the starter cap still cool? I loved those."
"This one!" Tae for one was convinced of the starter cap, nodding excitedly. Looked so cool. "You look like you know Agust D if you wear that."
"It's true, you do look like you know me." Yoongi smirked and put a hat on Namjoon's hat, pulling the face mask down and then pulling on Namjoon as well, so he could kiss him. "You got that model body, Joon-ah. Come show me some stuff in the right poses, huh?"
He looked around thoughtfully. "Don't know if they push barriers enough around here, but we can look for that in Japan."
"What's that mean?" Tae wanted to know. "Get a push barrier! I want one too!"
"You can get a push barrier when you're 15." That was his rule. He booped Tae's nose and set him down on the floor, giving the cap to Tae so he could keep a hold of it. "Apparently I need that hat to look like I know you. I wonder what else will make me look like I know you, hmm?" Namjoon, for the most part, was pretty good at finding clothes that worked for him, fit him and looked good. He didn't really care much for brands or labels, he was more interested in stuff that would last him.
God, he was such an old man. He realised this the moment he picked up some jeans, tugged the denim and looked at Yoongi with an excited smile. "Thermal for winter and heavy duty so they won't rip. How badass is that?" Oh yeah. Nothing more badass than heavy duty work jeans.
"Pretty badass." What a cutie. Yoongi glanced down at his own very ripped and very expensive jeans, smirking at Tae, who was curiously poking at his knee through one of the holes.
"I want holey jeans." They looked cool.
"Maybe next time." Did they make such jeans for kids? Yoongi didn't even know. "Joon-ah, get a couple different pairs of jeans? I wanna see you in them. From the front and back."
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Tae's eyes widened, because this was Agust D and he was still wrapping his mind around that sometimes, so he nodded happily, smiling as he focused on his food. He didn't even know what to say.
"I'm not that good in English. I don't really want to speak it. I should work on learning it, but eh." He had so much else to do.
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Language was a great skill and the earlier it's learned, always the better.
"My Japanese is less good but it's not bad, you know?"
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"My name is Tae and I'm very good! I like alien. Hello, alien!" Tae ended with a wave and then proudly looked from his brother to Yoongi, thinking that he'd done a really good job.
"The aliens are gonna be happy to meet someone as smart and polite as you."
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Laughing in amusement, he reached out to playfully flick his brothers nose.
"You're getting so good, Tae. What are your hobbies? Can you tell Yoongi? What do you like to do?" He mimed a little, hoping he'd get it. It was a good excuse to educate him.
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"Look at that, TaeTae, you and me have the same hobbies." Yoongi smiled, notinc some people glancing his way and choosing to put the face mask on properly again. "Hey, Mr Teacher? Wait with the lesson until we're in the classroom, I'm on a date here."
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He liked to have free hands. He cleaned up, passed his plates along to the counter and came back over, holding his hands out to his boys. "Yoongi-hyung, you wanna hold my hand? Tae says he's too cool to do it now." It came and went but this morning, he was too cool.
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"I thought you'd be more excited about toys." Yoongi got up, his face once more hidden, but he very readily reached for Namjoon's hand, true to his declaration that he didn't want to hide this. "We can walk and stop if we see a shop we like."
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Cause Hobi kept telling him it was. "I dunno, man, it's either I buy clothes or I buy a coffee and sandwich on the way to work... and I really like my cheap sandwich and coffee, you know?"
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How could he help the tease? "Shame."
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"What do you want from here, bud? Go look around." Namjoon let go of Yoongi's hand so he pick put up an adorable shirt with an octopus on, showing Yoongi. "That's so damn adorable. I want stuff like this for adults!"
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The shirt made Yoongi smile, as he pulled the face mask down so his smile could actually be visible. "You'd look cute in that." Well, he would. "Make your brother wear it? He can be cute for you to look at." Seemed like a good compromise.
And there was Tae, talking to the woman by the checkout to ask her where Gucci was.
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And not the most expensive stuff, just because they had money.
"Look at this, it's a rabbit." It was a cheap piece of clothing compared to some of the brands here but it was also adorable and the rabbit looked an odd colour, definitely appealing for Tae. "It's a green bunny... it's an alien. Also I'm pretty sure Kookie would die to see you in that."
Turning his head, he smiled at Yoongi. "As you well know, Kookie loves bunnies."
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Because he was making Namjoon happy and he just had to hold him and then he was crying a little and Yoongi noticed, kneeling down so he could hug him back properly.
"Everything okay? Are you hurting?" He wasn't sure where that mood swing had come from and Tae just shook his head, turning to look at Namjoon and explain.
"Feels good."
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He sensed that his brother was overwhelmed so he wrapped his arms around him from behind, pulling him back and into his lap, sitting on the shop floor. Whatever, they were gonna spend a lot of cash here.
They could sit on the floor if they wanted.
"It's a happy crying. We're so grateful, Yoongi. Thank you so much for everything." He couldn't have been more lucky. "We both love you. It's just -- crazy!"
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Tae smiled and hugged Namjoon, then pulled him down so he could whisper in his ear. "I really, really like him."
It seemed too important to say out loud.
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Anything to take the attention off his potential crying.
He looked at the pile that Tae had selected and studied them, nodding in approval and sniffing a little. "Tae, your brother isn't cool, help me stop being a dork." Crying was not an option, he needed Tae to have his back. "Help me pretend I'm cooler."
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Yoongi left the two brothers to their moment, not wanting to interfere, so he looked at the adorable kids stuff instead and wished they made more of that in his size too. He'd have to look around for some cute stuff, maybe he'd have an opportunity to wear it. At least for a music video or something. "Are you ready to pay and move on to the next store, Kim brothers?"
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He took one of the bags and let Yoongi take the others, still holding Tae close... well, they had to hug right now. They were kind of melt downy and that meant sticking close. As they walked along, Namjoon looked around. "Where next, Tae? Any ideas?" Namjoon was so bad buying for himself, he'd let these two handle it.
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"I think I know a good place." For that and more. Yoongi figured that Namjoon needed quite an update to his wardrobe, but they could work on it. They could go shopping again. "Is it true? Yamamamamoto, Joon-ah? Such good taste."
He laughed and led them to an escalator, putting the face mask on again just in case.
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Oh man. There were so many problems in the world. War. Poverty. Plastic in the water! And he was going to buy brand gear? Shit. Shouldn't he give it to the needy? Like yeah. He was needy but his clothes were mostly still together. He stitched his pants back up last week and he had food today.
He was way overthinking. "Help me be cool, I'm such a nerd."
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"Hyung loves crabs!" Tae smiled, surprised at how it all worked out so neatly, not realising that this was what Yoongi had been going for. "Look, hyung, such a cool coincidence!"
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He decided to start small and looked at the caps, trying a few on and placing some on Tae's head. "Tae, which of these makes me look the least dorky?" He felt like all of them did. He turned his head, looking at Yoongi curiously. "What caps are cool these days? Is the starter cap still cool? I loved those."
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"It's true, you do look like you know me." Yoongi smirked and put a hat on Namjoon's hat, pulling the face mask down and then pulling on Namjoon as well, so he could kiss him. "You got that model body, Joon-ah. Come show me some stuff in the right poses, huh?"
He looked around thoughtfully. "Don't know if they push barriers enough around here, but we can look for that in Japan."
"What's that mean?" Tae wanted to know. "Get a push barrier! I want one too!"
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God, he was such an old man. He realised this the moment he picked up some jeans, tugged the denim and looked at Yoongi with an excited smile. "Thermal for winter and heavy duty so they won't rip. How badass is that?" Oh yeah. Nothing more badass than heavy duty work jeans.
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"I want holey jeans." They looked cool.
"Maybe next time." Did they make such jeans for kids? Yoongi didn't even know. "Joon-ah, get a couple different pairs of jeans? I wanna see you in them. From the front and back."
Closest he could get to commenting on his ass.
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