days passed. jeongguk in no able way to contact yoongi. he didn't even head over to his dorm, knowing he'd be pushed away. he felt stupid. this was hoseok's plan all along. he should have said nothing. he shouldn't have replied to that message.

namjoon had tried talking to him, but he didn't feel the courage nor the strength to speak to him. he wasn't feeling well. he only went to classes, but kept quiet. he kept his distance from hoseok in dance and yoongi kept his distance from jeongguk in medical safety. it was like jeongguk was in an endless loop of loosing people, like it had started since birth.

in a few days would be his final for medical safety. he wasn't prepared. well, he was, he knew what he was supposed to do, but he wasn't mentally prepared. his mental state wasn't at his best at all, even if it was, he still wouldn't be ready.

on that particular morning, he woke up in the same outfit he's worn for the past two days. he didn't care. he didn't have anywhere he was going that day. a good day to study, yea? he headed to the coffee maker, putting in the ingredients and waiting for it to work. namjoon sat at the counter, eating his cereal and scrolling through his phone.

“jeongguk, can you get ready? i'm gonna take you somewhere.”

“no... i'm fine,” jeongguk mumbled, watching his coffee. namjoon looked up from his phone.

“you don't have a choice.”

“can't i just mope in peace?”

“afraid not. go get ready, we're going to a cafe.”

jeongguk looked back at him, eyes droopy before he sighed. shoving his hands into his pockets, he headed back to the bedroom to change into some decent clothes. he put on some torn jeans, a white shirt and a black leather jacket. he didn't want to fix his hair, but now as he was getting dressed, he felt obligated to.

and so, he fixed his hair and applied a little makeup, just so he looked refreshed. he exited the room, already finding namjoon ready. he sighed, grabbing his phone and walking behind him. it didn't take long before they arrived at the cafe, finding both seokjin and yoongi there.

jeongguk and yoongi made eye contact before jeongguk physically left the place. he started walking down the sidewalk, but was unluckily caught by namjoon. he resisted, causing a small scene, but could not succeed. he was pulled into the cafe and forced to order something. it wasn't long before he was also sitting at the same table, staring out the window just as yoongi.

“cheer up, you two, all you've been doing is moping and laying in bed, ignoring each other,” seokjin said, laying his fingers out each time a new thing came up. “we have to settle this dispute.”

“there's no dispute, we know and saw what happened, and that's final.” yoongi looked about to leave as well. jeongguk didn't say anything, but he still felt bad about it all. it was his fault, after all, but he couldn't say anything about it. he heard the cafe door ring when it opened, and glancing back, he saw hoseok standing there with jimin.

jeongguk and hoseok, just like yoongi and he, made eye contact. that's when jeongguk pushed back his chair, grabbed his phone off the table, and began to walk. namjoon grabbed his sleeve, making jeongguk glare back at him.

“i'm not staying,” jeongguk seethed. he wasn't the bubbly, kind person he was anymore. he was changed over those few days. yoongi watched the dispute, seokjin was looking at the ground, and namjoon was busy connecting the dots. namjoon sighed, looking up at jeongguk.

“what happened between you and hoseok?”

“they kissed, cheating behind my back on the first week, that's what!” yoongi said, his voice rising a little. jeongguk looked at him before looking away. all the while hoseok was listening, smirking as he ordered his food. his plan had succeeded. the two were breaking apart.

but then again, he didn't care. they were no match. yoongi deserved better, like him. he was perfect for a guy like yoongi. but here's the problem, how would he get yoongi to like him? this was the one fault in his plan. from the corner of his eye, he saw jeongguk pull away from namjoon.

this was a joyride for hoseok.

but this wasn't for jimin.