"Oh god, what happened to you??" You asked, horrified at the red hives covering his skin.

"Um...so I got this nightmare and it caused me to sweat and stress and now my skin is all itchy. Please tell me you have any type of aloe vera gel. I left mine at my old apartment." He said while trying hard not to scratch.

"Wait a minute." You rushed to your medicine cupboard and to his luck, you found one. "Come here."

Taehyung sat at the edge of your bed and was ready to take the tube from your hand.

"Let me put it for you." You offered and saw his flushed face, "Don't get me wrong, I'd do this for any friend." You added.

"So I'm a friend now?" Taehyung asked with a mischievous smile as he took off his shirt.

You rolled your eyes as you started applying the gel to his red arms and chest, gently massaging it through.

"It stings." He groaned.

"Almost done." You said, "Does this happen often?"

"When I'm stressed or sweaty, it does." He replied, "I can't believe I forgot to get another gel."

"Are you stressed about Seokjin?"

He nodded then sighed, "I really don't know what to do."

"Don't lose hope. Maybe before you were alone, but now you have Jungkook, Jimin and I." You said while looking straight into his eyes. Flustered, he looked away and nodded.

"Does Hoseok know?" You asked.

"He does, but he's in a tight situation himself. Even then, he lended me his car." He said, "Hobi hyung is really nice, no matter how hard his situation is, he really wants to help everyone."

You smiled, "He is."

"Ok, we're done!" You said and closed off the tube then gave it to him. "You can keep it with you just in case you need it again."

"Thank you, y/n." Taehyung smiled, "I really mean it."

"Anytime."

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The next day at work, you noticed Taehyung appeared more than once during your shoots. Looks like Namjoon accepted his request.

"You're not tired, right?" You asked Taehyung when he showed up for the fifth time today.

"Not at all." He smiled, but his face said otherwise. Each shoot was around an hour long, so he's been posing for 5 hours nonstop, and who knows, he might've had another shoot with a different photographer.

"Hey, Y/n." Taehyung said at the end of the shoot, "I need your help with something when we're back."

You nodded. Does he finally have a plan for gaining the money he needs?

"What is it?" You asked when you both entered the car.

"Hoseok gave me a name idea for the channel, I loved it. So I already created the account, I just need help filming." Taehyung replied, "If you're up for that, of course."

"Sure!" You said, "But don't you think you're overworking yourself?"

"I don't really have a choice." He lowered his gaze, "I'll do whatever it takes to get out of this loophole."

"And I'll help you achieve that." You said as cheerfully as you could. You felt really bad for him and wanted to make sure he wouldn't lose hope. He smiled then drove back to your apartment.

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"We can use one of your photos as a profile pic, you have many." You said and he nodded in agreement. "So what username did you pick?"

He faced Jungkook's laptop in your direction and showed you the channel.

"Vee?" You asked. "Weird...but I love it, it suits you."

Taehyung smiled, "I'm glad you do."

"Any idea for your first cover?" You asked.

"Someone like you by Adele." He replied immediately, making you laugh as to how ready he was.

"I'm sure it would sound great with your voice." You said, making him blush. "Wait a minute."

You went to your room and looked through the top shelf of your wardrobe. "Bingo." you left the room and excitedly displayed your findings on the dining room table.

"You have a microphone?" Taehyung asked.

"It has an embarrassing backstory." You said, but Taehyung looked at you waiting for the rest. "Well, when I was in highschool, I wanted to be a fashion youtuber..." You mumbled.

Taehyung burst into laughter, "You? A fashion youtuber?"

"Hey!"

He felt the embarrassment in your voice and stopped laughing, "I'm sure whatever designs you pulled off were beautiful." He said, trying to make you feel better.

Instead, you laughed. "Oh no, it was actually terrible."

He looked at you then started laughing again, "I can only imagine."

After a while of laughing, Taehyung became serious again. "So my plan is easy and simple, I'll just record the cover, mix it on a music software then you can help me record a video for it."

"Great! Only one problem though, my bedroom is the only soundproof room." You said.

"It's fine, I'll just...uh find a studio to rent and-"

"You know what? Just record in my room." You said.

"Really?" You asked. "It might take all night long though, I can find somewhere else."

"A free lullaby from the soon to be famous, Kim Taehyung? I don't mind." You said, jokingly, making him smile.

"Thank you!" He said as he got up and hugged you. It took you off guard but you smiled and hugged him back.

That night, you sat on your bed trying not to make a noise as Taehyung set up the microphone and laptop on your desk.

"I'll start now, don't make any noise." He said as you tucked yourself under your blanket, got into a comfortable position to not make any noises later, and played with your phone quietly.

"Ugh." You heard him say as he messed up a note and repeated the whole recording.

Around an hour later, you felt sleepy and Taehyung was still recording. You turned off your phone and closed your eyes as you listened to his beautiful voice. Before you knew it, you fell asleep.

Later that night, Taehyung finally finished the recording, "I'm done!' He exclaimed but quickly covered his mouth as he realized you were asleep. He carried the laptop slowly to make sure he wouldn't wake you up and tip-toed towards the door.

Just as he was about to leave, he noticed you were barely covered by the blanket. He slowly crept up, tucked you in and left. "Cute." He mumbled to himself. "Goodnight, Y/n."

"Goodnight, Tae." You mumbled half-asleep, causing him to feel embarrassed and leave the room right away.

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"Good morning." You said as you exited your room.

"Morning." Taehyung replied, on the couch, focused on the laptop.

"Tae? Did you pull off an all-nighters?"

He nodded, "Almost done with the mixing."

"That's so bad for you! Don't you have a shoot today?"

"7 actually." He muttered while focusing on the screen in front of him.

"And how will you go looking like that?" You said.

"No worries, the make-up artists are there for a reason." He replied calmly.

You went up to him and snatched the laptop away from his face. "Listen to me." You said with a more serious tone, "Overworking yourself this way will make you sick, I know this is urgent, but will you be able to model, sing and edit if you're sick?"

"I'll figure that out later." He replied with stubbornness in his voice.

"Taehyung, I said I'd support you and make sure you get the money you need by the end of this month, but with this attitude, I can be stubborn too."

"Is Y/n acting like a mother again?" Jungkook asked while rubbing his eyes as he entered the living room.

"Mhm." Taehyung replied.

"Hey! I'm just worried about his health."

"I know that, and thank you for caring. But I really need to finish this. My life depends on it." Taehyung said.

"Fine." You gave up the laptop, "But at least don't skip any meals, I'll make us some breakfast."

"Deal."

After breakfast, you went to work. Your heart hurt seeing Taehyung work so much with no sleep at all. Despite the make-up artists doing their best to cover up his eye bags, his tiredness still showed through his low energy and actions.

"Y/n!" Taehyung came up to you panting after his last shoot. "I need your help."

"What is it?" You asked while packing your gear up.

"I wanna record the video for my cover." He said, "It'll just be a simple video, I'll explain once we get there, just get a camera."

"Tae! Please...you're overworking yourself..." You trailed off as he already left.

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"So listen, all you have to do is follow me around while I lip-sync." He said and you nodded as you started the camera.

It only took one recording to perfect, so you realized how desperate Taehyung was.

You watched over the whole recording, "Taehyung, it's great!" you said excitedly, but the only thing you heard was a thud.

"Taehyung??" You looked behind you and to your horror, he was unconscious on the ground.

"Crap!"