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Tuesday, Early Morning
The apartment isn’t huge but it’s not small by any means either. There’s a small entryway that holds anywhere up to ten pairs of shoes on any given day, that leads directly into the living room. It’s an open space that shows the hallway to rooms and a rather cramped kitchen space ( for seven beings ), but the living room feels rather large itself, thanks to the large windows that cover the wall space ( though Namjoon and Jimin’s plants are starting to make it feel smaller ).
There’s a spacious two seater that’s been there since the 70s ( even though Yoongi nearly clawed off the atrocious earthy pattern one hot summer day in 1994 ), and as of the early 2010s, a larger sofa to hold several more. The hallway leads to a bathroom that gets crowded every morning and night ( Seokjin won’t expand the apartment to add another and it’s driving Taehyung and Hoseok nuts because face products are everywhere and the floor gets gross way too fast ); as well as three bedrooms. One holds a very large bed ( and nothing much other than a small walk-in closet and honestly Jimin doesn’t need to worry about space because he has a large terrarium bowl to use when his loves get too much ) for all seven beings to use comfortably; and the other rooms to use for space and sleeping in pairs or trios ( or when Yoongi just wants alone time with his Seokjin ).
So the apartment isn’t huge but it’s not small by any means; practically perfect for the seven soulmates.
Six other soulmates. Six , Seokjin thinks as he snorts gently into his cup of coffee. He’s sitting next to the huge window in the early morning chill, waiting for the sun to rise with Yoongi in cat form, snoozing on his lap. Soon he’ll have to go and wake his other loves to start the day; but for now, it’s him, his coffee, and his familiar enjoying the peace.
He still can’t believe how lucky he is; a 300 year old witch with six other soulmates to call his own. Seokjin takes a look at his underarm to see the marks. He’d been confused as a child to see the crescent moon and six, colorless star shapes that had decorated his skin since birth. He’d figured it was a mark from the Goddess, but was pleasantly surprised when one star had turned a dark blue color after he had met his familiar, Yoongi.
Seokjin thinks of how wonderful it had been; a bit wet behind his ears as a witch but within a few weeks on his own, Yoongi had trotted into his life, and heart, forever. They hadn’t physically touched as man to man, but when they did a month after meeting ( and sharing their first kiss as it were ), Seokjin had felt like a piece of him had been filled. When he had seen the same marks on Yoongi’s upper thigh, he knew that the Goddess had blessed him with a soulmate.
Mostly known in lore, soulmates rarely happened in life. A few pairings had popped up here and there throughout history, but Seokjin himself had never known anyone.
And here he was, with six other beings to be complete with him.
And what a surprise they all were! How silly of him to expect other witches to form a coven! Seokjin fondly thinks of how much of a rag tag group they form; three witches, a cat familiar, a fae, and a fairy; and of course the last one, and the youngest, to join them- a half witch, half werewolf who goes by Jungkook.
Which brings out a gentle sigh from Seokjin as he sips from his coffee again.
For the most part, meeting and accepting each other as soulmates had been easy. ( Well, Jimin had been a bit cold at the beginning, being a stray fae after all and not trusting otherworldlies just quite yet. And Namjoon had felt guilty because it was just Hoseok for ten years before meeting Seokjin, Yoongi, and Jimin. And Taehyung had been at odds with Jimin for like six months because despite Jimin leaving the Realm, he still had prejudices against fairies. ) Okay, so maybe not easy, easy, but compared to the current atmosphere, it was easy, Seokjin thinks with frown.
Because Jungkook had come up from Busan to study his witch side under Seokjin’s supervision and even before any of them knew that Jungkook was the final soulmate, the youngest man had formed the biggest crush on Seokjin within the first day. Seokjin and Jungkook never touched that first day of meeting, nor any of the following days and weeks, despite the wolf-witch wanting to. So while Seokjin had an inkling then ( because he felt that something he’d felt from before ), Jungkook had no idea that Seokjin and the five other otherworldlies that kept walking to and from the shop and upstairs apartment, were soulmates.
And it all boils down to the fact that Jungkook had wanted Seokjin for himself ( which really upset the others, but pretty much pissed off Yoongi ) and still mostly does even after finding out about the other five soulmates. But, Seokjin thinks with another sigh, he’s certainly working on it.
Seokjin thinks of the way that it’d been Jimin and Taehyung that had shown Jungkook the matching marks about two months ago; that it had been Namjoon who had sat the confused wolf-witch down and explained how it began with Seokjin and Yoongi well over 200 years ago and how it is now… How Yoongi had sulked for days after Jungkook’s confession and eventual understanding that one afternoon, especially after Seokjin and Jungkook had finally touched.
Seokjin leans back a bit to pop his back and twists his neck to release any tension as the sun starts to rise outside the window. He runs a hand through Yoongi’s soft fur and smiles lightly. He feels bad towards Yoongi, his precious Yoongichi. While he loves and adores every single soulmate in his life and would quite literally die for each one of them, his bond with Yoongi is just different. Seokjin’s not sure if it’s because they’re witch and familiar, which already has the deepest of bonds, or if it’s because they’ve been together the longest out of the seven; but no matter the reasoning, it’s just different and his soulmates understand that. So it’s been a bit difficult for Yoongi since Jungkook entered their lives ( not that Seokjin regrets that; because he absolutely loves and adores their wolf-witch ).
And Jungkook has been trying his best to “share” ( which is weird for Seokjin to think about because it makes him feel like an object and not one of the most powerful witches in East Asia ) and become closer to Jimin, Hoseok, Namjoon, and Taehyung ( which is actually becoming easier to do, especially with Namjoon and his amazing thighs ), but it’s been...awkward with Yoongi, if Seokjin’s honest about it. Understandable, but awkward.
Since Jungkook moved in the apartment two weeks ago, Yoongi’s been mostly in his cat form and ignoring everyone except when he’s needed for spell work ( and it’s driving Seokjin crazy because he’d love to snuggle and be intimate with his Yoongichi you know? ). Of course, ever since it was discovered that Jungkook is their final soulmate, Seokjin has been slowly, but surely, trying to get Yoongi and Jungkook to, at the very, very least, be friends. Nowadays, cat form Yoongi will stay put in the same room when Jungkook’s present and Seokjin will count that as a freaking win because before, Yoongi would just scamper away at the mere scent or inkling of the wolf-witch. ( And honestly, Seokjin thinks the bond between soulmates is what’s softening him up. )
Seokjin pets Yoongi's back again and traces back up to scratch on his head. The sigh he releases causes the familiar to peak an eye open.
“I wish you’d get closer with Kookie, my love,” Seokjin explains in the quiet, chilly morning air. “He’s a good boy and smart. And he’s trying really hard to open his heart to all of us; which is going well considering I saw him making out with Hoseok and Jimin the other day.” He huffs a laugh at the eye roll Yoongi gives him. “I know you’d like him, love him. I know he has his selfish bouts, which isn’t fair to any of you, but he’s been working on that too. And he’s expressed his wish to get closer to you as well Yoongichi. He’d really like to be loved by you. I know the bond could possibly force it, but I just really want you to try on your own accord. Just, try.”
Yoongi turns to look out the window before jumping off of Seokjin’s lap with a meow and trots to the kitchen. Seokjin sighs again ( he’s honestly tired of sighing and the only kind of sighing he wants to be doing is when he’s sweetly making out with his soulmates thank you very much ) and slowly stands up with a stretch. He hears the soft banging of pots and goes down the hallway to wake up the other five otherworldlies that own his heart.
He knows that Yoongi will come around, he can feel it; it just depends on Yoongi’s time. But a tiny push couldn’t hurt.
Friday, Late Afternoon
Seokjin enters the apartment with an exhausted huff. It’s been A DAY and Seokjin would like nothing more than to take a nap cuddling one of his soulmates or drink a whole bottle of wine ( because if he has to deal with that mermaid again he’s going to scream ).
“Yoongichi? Kookie? Jiminie?” Seokjin calls out softly in the apartment. He doesn’t hear a reply back and thinks all three are at Hoseok and Namjoon’s tea and plant specialty shop with Taehyung. He shrugs and continues to take his shoes off and drags himself further into the apartment. Seokjin goes into the kitchen to peek into the fridge but shuts it when nothing catches his eye.
“Nap it is,” he says into the empty space before trudging his way into one of the smaller rooms, knowing the big bed would be much too big.
When he opens one of the doors, Seokjin has to blink multiple times and pinch himself. He stares in wonder and slight confusion before taking out his phone to take a picture and eventually backs out of the room to go to the other one.
As he settles in for a nap, Seokjin opens his soulmate group chat and happily sends a message for the other four to see.
In the message is an image. And that image shows, on the queen sized bed, a sleeping Jungkook in his wolf form, all dark, shaggy fur on display, with a sleeping Yoongi in his cat form, all white fur a stark contrast as he sleeps nestled next to the younger’s belly.
Seokjin falls asleep with a content smile knowing his heart is full and happy.
“ That’s the cutest fucking thing. What the fuck?” -NJ
“Awh! I wanna cuddle with them!” -TH
“ I’m glad Yoongi is getting along with Jungkookie. Our Jungkookie is so cute!” -JM
“ Not saying I cried, but I cried. ”-HS