"Yes! He makes it so Namjoonie-hyung isn't lonely! And he made it warm! And he made him go to the hospital, which was scary, but he needed to! And he helped me buy gifts for my friends! And he doesn't tell me to shut up! And--" Tae had to cut himself off, since he was out of breath from all the yelling, which was also what made him realise that he had been yelling, so he switched to whispering - still pretty damn loud. "He's nice."
Yoongi mouthed 'nice' to Namjoon, while Jin started passing out food and Hobi helpfully started cutting for Jungkook, as well as actually fixing a few bites for him. He was still little after all.
"You know I'd be your sugar daddy in a heartbeat, but my company actually likes the work you do, so I don't think they'll let me just pay you for free." Yoongi said it regretfully, but with a smile. He really, really was hoping that Namjoon could maybe quit his other jobs soon.
"It'd be really cool if you could get me some kind of stable job there. It'd be nice to have a new year where I can spend time with Tae and have more extra cash. More times for things. Things like dates. And if it works out, it'd be great." It was exciting, the idea of having a good income, more time and less commutes. God, he could always be here to put Tae to bed or walk him to school. These days, he just wanted that more.
"Hobi is also really good and smart, you should give him money too." Jungkook suggested innocently, not really thinking about it. They were discussing payment and he wanted to help Hobi, once again, he just didn't know how... once again.
"Yes." Ten agreed, nodding with great interest. "That."
"They like your translating work and they always need a lot of that, so I think you can definitely get a good job there. Even if it wasn't for me." Yoongi shrugged with one shoulder and then smirked. "Although I might be able to put in a good work or two." He wanted Namjoon to have to worry a lot less about things like having enough time and money for his brother. And he wanted to see him more too, ideally.
"Wha--?" Hobi's mouth fell open and then he just put up his hands in denial, shaking his head. "No, no, no, I'm no good at English. No good at nothing."
Yoongi laughed. "I don't know about that. I've heard you rap."
"Hobi-hyung dances! Like Ten-hyung! They are the best dancers!" Tae was convinced of that.
"Me and Hobi were quite the duo but man, we never took anything seriously. Especially not after Tae." Being rappers was hard before but with him and his kid, even harder. Hobi was always there for him, didn't ditch him or let him down once but sometimes, he really did miss when they made music together. "We mostly did our own stuff and we had some wild ideas. Remember Ddaeng?"
That was his favourite to perform. He made the bell sound and Jungkook copied him excitedly because it was a funny sound and he was tiny.
And then Jimin did it.
And naturally, the table was just full of bell sounds.
Ten raised an eyebrow and turned to Hobi, just wondering what the fuck his rap career was cause it didn't sound great. "I bet you guys were an amazing bell tribute band."
"...it wasn't just about bells," Hobi tried to assure Ten, mostly hoping that he'd stop being on about him earning more money. He would much prefer weird assumptions about his rapping. "Ddaeng was really good! I bet I still remember most of it."
Tae was ringing and finally had to stop, since he was laughing too hard. Yoongi just hoped his ears would survive this dinner. "The offer of recording at my studio some time is standing. Joon-ah and Hobi, if you want. If you give me advance notice, anyway."
"I remember it, it was fun for perform! But, uh, we're not that good. I mean, next to you. But Hobi is great. You really should see him dance."
"Ten too! I want to be able to do this one move that he does where he's like ahhh and then like ahhhh but spinnier." Jimin mimed out a dance move and tried to explain to Yoongi but he was sitting in a chair and mostly just fell to the side and hit his brother. What else was new? Jimin giggled and poked Jin. "I'll be a dancer soon."
"I saw that one video you played me of his, I don't think he needs dancer. Not the vibe, right?" Ten had seen it once and mostly, he just took away the part where Yoongi had a big dick and that was it. "Rappers do the whole hype move thing, always so sad. There's so much potential but you don't see dancing with rappers unless it's half naked chicks."
"Yeah, I don't do... chicks." Obviously. But also not in his videos. Yoongi rubbed the back of his neck. "I used to do b-boying when I was younger, before things really took off, but yeah. It's not really my thing, dancing. Especially not as artistic as what Jimin is showing."
Whatever the hell that was supposed to be.
"Jimin is a star dancer," Jin claimed, petting his brother's hair, "He dances to your music all the time." So Yoongi damn well better appreciate.
"You'll have to show me, Jiminie."
"Me too!" Tae bounced in his seat. "Me too! I dance!"
"I take classes and -- and I am trying really hard to be really good at it. The boys at school make fun of me cause I'm a girl but they won't when I dance in cool videos like G-Dragon's or yours!" Jimin did a lot of non-traditional male things, out and about and at home. It did lead to a lot of bullying. Playing with dolls, wanting to wear a tutu and dancing - it didn't always bode well but he was sure one day it would work out. Just look at Ten. "I just have to be thin and graceful."
"You don't have to be thin." Ten dismissed, despite being the slimiest in the room and not having another on his plate, giving a kind of hypocritical assurance. Jimin wasn't dumb, he noticed. "You do have to be graceful. Focus on that part."
"You're tiny, Jiminie. And so talented. You should dance after dinner, show Yoongi how good you are." Namjoon encouraged before looking at Yoongi. "We're not overstepping, right? If you need to go, go any time."
"TaeTae can dance too." Jungkook added, just to hype his friend. "He can dance with Jiminie."
"Nah, don't worry. I'm off until tomorrow evening, got an event then." Yoongi figured there was nowhere better to spend his time than here. Even if part of him was hoping that maybe he could eventually get some alone time with Namjoon in as well. "I wanna see you dance, Jiminie. And TaeTae."
"They are very talented boys," Hobi enthused, "Jungkook and I do choreography for them." Since Jungkook was just a little bit too tiny to properly coordinate his body, but he sure knew how to challenge his little hyungs.
"You dance in any videos?" Yoongi looked at Hobi and Ten. "I mean, my company does hold auditions for dancers all the time."
"Once or twice but the pay is garbage and I need to live. We're trying to get our cash together for a studio." But Ten kept spending his money and Hobi didn't seem to have any savings so that was just a far off dream. He still worked at one studio, occasionally he rent it for solo stuff but it didn't happen as much as he wanted. "Usually it's just whatever job I can get."
"The industry is pretty tricky for dancers. Usually you have to do the idol thing." Namjoon knew because he and Hobi had both toyed with the idea of doing that once.
Jungkook smiled down the table and then he waved. Because why not? Then he looked back at Yoongi, all business and serious. Such an odd toddler.
"Hobi-hyung is a good dancer. He doesn't audition cause he's so good. You should give him money." Jungkook nodded firmly. Yes, he was team Hobi.
"No, no, no! I just don't want to be an idol. I'm a romanticist! I choose love!" J-Hope made a heart with his hand and then purposely didn't look at Ten, but cuddled Jungkook instead. He knew what life he wanted and he doubted he could have had it had he even tried to do the idol thing. "You don't have to give me money."
Yoongi laughed, a bit overwhelmed, but just choosing to smile at Jungkook. "Maybe the studio thing can happen a bit sooner, huh? That'd be a good investment, you think?" Especially if he did try and find a different place for them to live. Might as well go all out.
"Tell your company we can choreograph anything they throw at us. I don't want to be an idol but I can teach them idols a thing or two." Ten was very confident, no hesitation at all. He was a good dancer, he was very proud of it too so why not brag to the man with money. "Invest! It's a good idea. Right, kids?"
Jimin yelled and so did Jungkook, though a lot quieter, their excitement obvious.
"... Okay, can we all not yell at Yoongi?" Namjoon laughed and reached out to hug Yoongi playfully. "They're very excitable. Christmas and sugar, it's not always this bad but that does make chaos out of them."
"They are kids... And dancers. I knew what I was in for." Yoongi grinned and turned his head to kiss Namjoon's cheek, enjoying that he got to be part of it. Even Ten's very obvious angling for money was entertaining, it wasn't as if he could blame him there. "When do they get tired?"
"I am up aaaaall night," Tae declared, before yawning and then taking another bite of food. Not his fault that too much eating made sleepy.
"Usually we eat and then we watch a film and about ten minutes into that, they sleep. Every year. Without fail." They never watched past the twenty minute mark at least, as soon as they passed out, they all took their charges to their beds and finally, they were free. "Then we can have some time to hang out, we can watch the movie they'll pick and won't finish. Exciting! I hope it's not Cars again."
"Vroom vroom." Jungkook mumbled as he fed himself slowly, munch happily on the food and just getting it everywhere.
Hobi took over feeding Jungkook, since clearly it wasn't working out well otherwise, while Tae glanced at Namjoon and tried to consider asking him to feed him just because he was lazy. In the end he decided against him, because he noticed that Yoongi was holding Namjoon's hand under the table and he wanted them together!
"What movie do you want to watch, Jimin?"
"He has great taste in movies," Jin assured, while wiping his little brother's mouth. Not the messiest eater, but he was still a kid after all.
"I like ... Moana! Let's watch that one." Jimin beamed excitedly, wanting to get his pick in because if Jungkook got his pick, it would probably be Cars. He was still making vroom noises as Hobi fed him, which didn't help the mess cause he kept spitting the food back out by accident.
"Moana is a good pick. We'll watch that." Namjoon thought it was best to take the pick while it was on the table, kids could be changeable. He held Yoongi's hand and smiled at him, dorky and madly in love. "I bet you don't get a lot of time to watch films."
"Hey, I'll have to leave in a sec." Ten told Hobi, not wanting to get close to him cause there was a gross kid drooling food everywhere but he was trying to be quiet about it so Tae didn't hear. "Work and all."
"Nah, I don't really. I watch stuff on netflix sometimes, but I never pay that much attention." If he was being entirely honest here. "Sometimes I just fall asleep." Yoongi smiled. "I'll try and stay awake this time." Which he felt might be an exception, because Tae seemed to be bouncing between being overly excited and nodding off already.
"Yeah, I know." Hobi didn't know, because he didn't think there would be that much work at this time of night at Christmas, but he hadn't even been the one to invite Ten here, so he couldn't be the one asking questions now. Dating Ten was just like that. No real commitment. He showed him a heart. "See you later, sweetheart."
"See you." Ten leaned forward and gave Hobi something like a half hug before he pulled away and got up, ruffling Tae's hair and giving him a thumbs up. "See you in the week, gotta go now. You, Jiminie and Kookie better have a good night." Ten bowed to the room and made his own swift departure. Honestly, the fact he'd been there this long did kind of surprise Namjoon.
Jungkook looked up at Hobi and bit his lower lip, nervous and wanting to help. "Santa wanted him to stay longer but he's very busy right now so this is the best the elves could do."
"Eh, it's the most time I've ever spent with him. The elves did good." Namjoon praised. Though, honestly, he preferred Ten in small doses. "Need help cleaning up, Jin?"
"The elves did really well," Hobi enthused, since he did feel like it might have been better for Ten not to show up, but he didn't want to tell Jungkook that. Instead he smiled and caught his eyes. "Thank the elves for me, will you?"
"I do need help, but not from you," Jin informed Namjoon before carrying the first load of dishes back into the kitchen. Yoongi badly masked a laugh with a cough and headed for the kitchen as well, while Tae flopped to the side and against Namjoon, grinning up at him.
"Hurtful!" But true. He pulled Tae into his lap and kissed the top of his head... then used his napkin to clean him because he somehow got sauce in his hair. How?! He cleaned the boy off and pulled him to his chest, smiling at Yoongi with such happiness inside - being here on Christmas with a guy like Yoongi, who put up with his weird friends and love him, loved TaeTae too? It was perfection.
"Thanks for being here. Tae is right, it's the best Christmas."
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
no subject
Yoongi mouthed 'nice' to Namjoon, while Jin started passing out food and Hobi helpfully started cutting for Jungkook, as well as actually fixing a few bites for him. He was still little after all.
"You know I'd be your sugar daddy in a heartbeat, but my company actually likes the work you do, so I don't think they'll let me just pay you for free." Yoongi said it regretfully, but with a smile. He really, really was hoping that Namjoon could maybe quit his other jobs soon.
no subject
"Hobi is also really good and smart, you should give him money too." Jungkook suggested innocently, not really thinking about it. They were discussing payment and he wanted to help Hobi, once again, he just didn't know how... once again.
"Yes." Ten agreed, nodding with great interest. "That."
no subject
"Wha--?" Hobi's mouth fell open and then he just put up his hands in denial, shaking his head. "No, no, no, I'm no good at English. No good at nothing."
Yoongi laughed. "I don't know about that. I've heard you rap."
"Hobi-hyung dances! Like Ten-hyung! They are the best dancers!" Tae was convinced of that.
no subject
That was his favourite to perform. He made the bell sound and Jungkook copied him excitedly because it was a funny sound and he was tiny.
And then Jimin did it.
And naturally, the table was just full of bell sounds.
Ten raised an eyebrow and turned to Hobi, just wondering what the fuck his rap career was cause it didn't sound great. "I bet you guys were an amazing bell tribute band."
no subject
Tae was ringing and finally had to stop, since he was laughing too hard. Yoongi just hoped his ears would survive this dinner. "The offer of recording at my studio some time is standing. Joon-ah and Hobi, if you want. If you give me advance notice, anyway."
no subject
"Ten too! I want to be able to do this one move that he does where he's like ahhh and then like ahhhh but spinnier." Jimin mimed out a dance move and tried to explain to Yoongi but he was sitting in a chair and mostly just fell to the side and hit his brother. What else was new? Jimin giggled and poked Jin. "I'll be a dancer soon."
"I saw that one video you played me of his, I don't think he needs dancer. Not the vibe, right?" Ten had seen it once and mostly, he just took away the part where Yoongi had a big dick and that was it. "Rappers do the whole hype move thing, always so sad. There's so much potential but you don't see dancing with rappers unless it's half naked chicks."
no subject
Whatever the hell that was supposed to be.
"Jimin is a star dancer," Jin claimed, petting his brother's hair, "He dances to your music all the time." So Yoongi damn well better appreciate.
"You'll have to show me, Jiminie."
"Me too!" Tae bounced in his seat. "Me too! I dance!"
no subject
"You don't have to be thin." Ten dismissed, despite being the slimiest in the room and not having another on his plate, giving a kind of hypocritical assurance. Jimin wasn't dumb, he noticed. "You do have to be graceful. Focus on that part."
"You're tiny, Jiminie. And so talented. You should dance after dinner, show Yoongi how good you are." Namjoon encouraged before looking at Yoongi. "We're not overstepping, right? If you need to go, go any time."
"TaeTae can dance too." Jungkook added, just to hype his friend. "He can dance with Jiminie."
no subject
"They are very talented boys," Hobi enthused, "Jungkook and I do choreography for them." Since Jungkook was just a little bit too tiny to properly coordinate his body, but he sure knew how to challenge his little hyungs.
"You dance in any videos?" Yoongi looked at Hobi and Ten. "I mean, my company does hold auditions for dancers all the time."
no subject
"The industry is pretty tricky for dancers. Usually you have to do the idol thing." Namjoon knew because he and Hobi had both toyed with the idea of doing that once.
Jungkook smiled down the table and then he waved. Because why not? Then he looked back at Yoongi, all business and serious. Such an odd toddler.
"Hobi-hyung is a good dancer. He doesn't audition cause he's so good. You should give him money." Jungkook nodded firmly. Yes, he was team Hobi.
And so was Ten. "Smart. This kid is so smart."
no subject
Yoongi laughed, a bit overwhelmed, but just choosing to smile at Jungkook. "Maybe the studio thing can happen a bit sooner, huh? That'd be a good investment, you think?" Especially if he did try and find a different place for them to live. Might as well go all out.
no subject
Jimin yelled and so did Jungkook, though a lot quieter, their excitement obvious.
"... Okay, can we all not yell at Yoongi?" Namjoon laughed and reached out to hug Yoongi playfully. "They're very excitable. Christmas and sugar, it's not always this bad but that does make chaos out of them."
no subject
"I am up aaaaall night," Tae declared, before yawning and then taking another bite of food. Not his fault that too much eating made sleepy.
no subject
"Vroom vroom." Jungkook mumbled as he fed himself slowly, munch happily on the food and just getting it everywhere.
no subject
"What movie do you want to watch, Jimin?"
"He has great taste in movies," Jin assured, while wiping his little brother's mouth. Not the messiest eater, but he was still a kid after all.
no subject
"Moana is a good pick. We'll watch that." Namjoon thought it was best to take the pick while it was on the table, kids could be changeable. He held Yoongi's hand and smiled at him, dorky and madly in love. "I bet you don't get a lot of time to watch films."
"Hey, I'll have to leave in a sec." Ten told Hobi, not wanting to get close to him cause there was a gross kid drooling food everywhere but he was trying to be quiet about it so Tae didn't hear. "Work and all."
no subject
"Yeah, I know." Hobi didn't know, because he didn't think there would be that much work at this time of night at Christmas, but he hadn't even been the one to invite Ten here, so he couldn't be the one asking questions now. Dating Ten was just like that. No real commitment. He showed him a heart. "See you later, sweetheart."
no subject
Jungkook looked up at Hobi and bit his lower lip, nervous and wanting to help. "Santa wanted him to stay longer but he's very busy right now so this is the best the elves could do."
"Eh, it's the most time I've ever spent with him. The elves did good." Namjoon praised. Though, honestly, he preferred Ten in small doses. "Need help cleaning up, Jin?"
no subject
"I do need help, but not from you," Jin informed Namjoon before carrying the first load of dishes back into the kitchen. Yoongi badly masked a laugh with a cough and headed for the kitchen as well, while Tae flopped to the side and against Namjoon, grinning up at him.
"Best Christmas!" Already.
no subject
"Thanks for being here. Tae is right, it's the best Christmas."