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Yoongi was hungry. They were still finishing up the photoshoot and everyone was either sleepy or hungry. He had managed to sneak out to find some snacks for him and Hoseok, but ended up empty handed when their manager caught him. He was walking back where everyone else was talking among themselves, but stopped when he saw something out of the corner of his eye. He took a better look and saw Jeongguk sleeping on the ground, under a table.
“Ha, this kid.” he sighed, rolling his eyes and approaching the maknae. He knelt down, shaking Jeongguk a little, hoping to wake him up. As if that ever worked. “Ya, Jeongguk-ah!” he called.
Jeongguk turned his back to him, mumbling in his sleep. “Five more minutes.”
Yoongi blinked at him, pretending to be annoyed util he realised Jeongguk wasn't going to notice it. “Your back is gonna hurt if you sleep on the ground, you brat.” he said instead.
Jeongguk still didn't respond, but Yoongi noticed goosebumps over his bare arms. He sighed, a little bit exasperated by his dongsaeng's selflessness. Why would anyone sleep under a fucking table? He crouched down even more, getting under the table and tugging at Jeongguk until he was able to get him out. He stood up and called him again, poking him with his foot. “Ya, Jeongguk-ah. It's been five minutes.”
Jeongguk groaned, yawning as he blinked one eye open and looked up at his hyung. He just stared at him, probably confused on where he was.
“Come on. Let's get you somewhere more comfortable.” he mumbled, helping him up to his feet and half-carrying his weight, since he was still half-asleep. “You're getting too heavy for me to carry, you brat.” he whispered under his breath as he joined the others again.
“What's wrong? Is he okay?” worried immediately Seokjin and Namjoon as soon as they saw them.
“He was sleeping under a table.” he explained, dropping Jeongguk on an empty couch, fetching a blanket and covering him. “Thought I'd get him somewhere more comfortable.” he shrugged, panting a little. Damn, Jeongguk might have been getting heavier, but he was also getting older.
Namjoon turned to look at Taehyung, judgment clear on his face. “Did you guys stay up all night playing again?”
“Hyung, I don't know what you're talking about...” replied Taehyung nonchalantly, tears still stuck to his lashes from the loud yawn he had just let out.
Yoongi and Namjoon shook their heads in disapproval, even if they weren't able to hide a fond look at their dumb dongsaengs.
“It's not like either of you gets to judge them...” piped up Hoseok, his arms crossed over his chest as he fixed Yoongi with a glare. “Hyung, I literally had to carry you to bed the other night because you fell asleep while working on a song.”
Yoongi didn't know what to say to defend himself, so he just pursed his lips, pretending not to know what Hoseok was referring to.
“Oh, I noticed the lights were still on when we came back from dance practice!” added Jimin. “But I'm always so scared to interrupt Yoongi hyung when he's working... or sleeping...”
“Well, I'm not.” Hoseok shrugged his shoulders, turning to Yoongi and patting him on the back. “I found him asleep in front of the computer and when I tried to wake him up, he had keyboards imprinted on his face.” he explained, poking Yoongi's cheek with his index finger.
Everyone laughed at that, picturing the image in their heads.
“Ya!” complained Yoongi, slapping away his hand.
“Why didn't you take pictures?” asked Seokjin, still laughing.
“Who said I didn't?”
Yoongi gasped at that, hitting Hoseok's bicep. Hoseok just winked at him in reply, a cocky grin on his lips. “If you dare share them, I swear....”
“Oh, no, don't worry. I'll keep them as blackmail material.” he winked again, chuckling as the director called for them to take some more photos.
“I'm suddenly glad I couldn't find snacks for us to share.” he said, pouting his lips at Hoseok, who just laughed loudly.
“Why am I sleeping here?” asked Jeongguk with a yawn as Jimin finally managed to wake him up.
“Yoongi hyung carried you here so you wouldn't get a backache from sleeping on the ground.” explained Jimin, hiding a grin.
“Oh.”
“He has turned into such a sweet hyung, lately.” whispered Taehyung, as if everyone else couldn't hear him.
“I noticed.” replied Jeongguk.
They all walked over where the director was standing and giving them indications. Jeongguk was still rubbing at his eyes to fully wake up while he waited for his turn to get his make-up retouched. He stepped closer to Yoongi, touching his arm to get his attention.
“Hyung. Thank you.”
Yoongi just nodded his head, patting Jeongguk on his strong back once. “Don't mention it, kid.”
Jeongguk grinned widely, knowing too well how Yoongi was fond of all of them, deep down. He always noticed all these small gestures that meant more than a thousand words. “Still, thank you.”
“Just... don't fall asleep under a table next time, you brat.” he added, slapping the back of Jeongguk's head lightly.
“Yes, hyung.” giggled Jeongguk.