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Yoongi can't help but stare.
He knows it isn't polite, knows that it could definitely escalate into something he doesn't want it to, but he can't help it.
The bunny hybrid is just so pretty. Yoongi honestly has no idea how no one else is paying attention to him like Yoongi is. His nose keeps twitching, his ears moving to and fro every couple of seconds.
He isn't doing anything particularly interesting, just eating. His mouth moves with the motions as he hunches further into himself, eyes flickering to the side and meeting Yoongi's gaze for a moment before moving away again.
A second is all Yoongi needs to know that the hybrid is uncomfortable and afraid. Yoongi can only imagine what kind of crap he has gone through to feel that way with just a stare being pinned on him. It isn't like any of Yoongi's hybrid friends have made a secret of the way the general population tends to treat them. Taehyung has heard every stupid dog joke under the sun and Seokjin has gotten into enough fistfights over those jokes in question to make even Yoongi wary. He's just glad they found each other.
Well, nothing to help it then. Yoongi knows what he has to do.
He stands, waving a hand at Hoseok and Namjoon to shut the lovebirds up as they call after him. They won't miss him long, Jimin is meant to show up soon and Yoongi is all too aware of the effect that cat hybrid has on Yoongi's friends. One smile and Hoseok and Namjoon will be falling all over themselves to keep that smile on Jimin's face.
Before he knows it, Yoongi is standing beside the bunny hybrid. He clears his throat and tries his best to make his smile assuring when the hybrid looks up at him. He hunches even further into himself though and Yoongi fights to make sure his smile doesn't falter. No need to worry him even further after all.
"Hi, I'm Yoongi," Yoongi breaks the silence with, hoping with all hope that despite the imminent cheesiness, he'll give Yoongi the time of day. "I couldn't help but stare at you from across the room until I finally decided to grow a pair and come talk to you. What's your name?"
"Jeongguk," is the quiet reply, his doe eyes studying Yoongi carefully. "I don't want any trouble."
Yoongi bats the anger he can feel in his chest away, not wanting Jeongguk to get the wrong idea and assume it is directed at him. He has definitely been messed with enough to be wary of anybody who approaches him then.
So Yoongi lets his smile soften and makes sure his voice stays gentle. "No trouble. I just wanted to ask if you maybe wanted to go on a date with me?"
Jeongguk blinks at him, astonishment clear on his face. Yoongi wants to tell him how this shouldn't be so surprising, that Jeongguk should expect people to throw themselves at him daily. He's attractive enough to warrant that kind of attention and shouldn't be so surprised by Yoongi directing it at him.
"You want to go on a date? With me?" Jeongguk's voice is so small Yoongi feels like hunting down every person who has ever been mean to him and make them hurt.
Instead, he only nods and continues to smile. "Of course. I'd like to get to know you if that's okay?"
Jeongguk blinks at him again, before he bites his lip and looks away. "If this is a prank..."
He trails off and Yoongi rushes to save them from disaster, not wanting any misunderstanding to come between what he is sure could be an amazing future together for them. "No, I mean it, Jeongguk-ssi. One date. If you don't want to talk to me ever again after, I'll respect your choice and leave you alone. But this isn't a prank or a joke, I promise. And you don't have to agree at all if you really don't want to. I'll understand."
"No," Jeongguk says after a moment, a tiny smile on his face. "I want to."
Yoongi grins, elation filling him up to the brim. "Cool. Can I get your number so we can plan something?"
Jeongguk nods, pulling his phone out of his backpack beside him. Yoongi takes his from the pocket of his jeans and hands it over, smiling wide when their fingers brush. Jeongguk blushes bright red at the contact but smiles genuinely in return anyway and Yoongi knows he will do anything to keep that smile on Jeongguk's face.
Guess he's more like Hoseok and Namjoon than he thought.