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Saturday 16th November 2024, 23:00 hours, at the residence of Kim Seokjin, J Hope on facetime while the rest of the members huddled on Seokjin’s bed (since personal boundaries were long forgotten between them).
“Claiming time boys.”, Yoongi started casually.
“Yay Yoongiah! There 6 songs and 7 of us. How on earth can each one of us claim a song.”
“What! Layover had 6 songs too, including piano version. What did you say then Jin hyung? Do you want me to refresh your memory.”, saying this Taehyung started to laugh.
“One time for the past, two times for the present hyung-nim.”, Namjoon added smiling at how normal he was feeling after a long time.
“But there is really a song I want to claim in Happy.”, Jin pouted.
“The entire album is yours, you don’t need to claim anything hyungie.”, Jungkook said softly, while almost drifting into sleep, he was way too comfortable surrounded around his hyungs.
“Fine.”, Seokjin mock huffed, “claim away.”
“Dips”, 3 maknaes, including Namjoon but excluding Jungkook, screamed together.
“Yay, Jungkookie, why aren’t you calling dips.”, Seokjin asked baffled.
“1 makanae privileges obviously.”, Jhope said.
“2 we all know which is his song. He knows which is his song. Even you can’t refute it.”, Yoongi said as if they all had come to the conclusion already.
“Huh?”, Seokjin asked confused.
“I will come to you is mine, Jin. Everyone knows. Let me sleep.”, saying this Jungkook cuddled closer to Seokjin.
Seokjin looked at other members waiting for anyone to question this. But when no one spoke Jungkook added, “You literally sent the demo version 3 months into joining military. I slept to that every night since then.”
“Also, not to muddle the Happy moment, but let’s not forget how Jungoogie was months into you enlisting. Honestly, it was scary for a while. So…”, Yoongi said while fondly caressing Jungkook’s head.
Seokjin mutely nodded his head, he already knew for whom he had written the song, so there was no point arguing with those who could read him like a book after all.
“Ok ok ok… Namjoon, go.”
“But me?”, Taehyung pouted, “I am the second makanae after all. Don’t I get privileges too?”
“You and Jimin are going to fight over Heart over the window. So, to keep peace, let's take that to the end, why don’t we?”, Seokjin winked.
“I hate how well we know each other.”, Jimin grumbled, “Fine, Namjoon hyung, I am curious. I have two songs in mind. Let’s see which one you will pick.”
“I really really really really want to claim Falling,” at this Jungkook finally opened his eyes and stared at Namjoon as if he was discovering Namjoon for the first time, “but, but…Jungkook, there is a 'but', don’t rip me into pieces, but I am claiming Running Wild. If I had to define everything that we went through, I went through in the last 12 years, the easiest way to describe it is “Running wild”. We were clueless through and through. It’s wild where we have reached after the start we had.”
“Fair enough.”, Seokjin blushed, “Next Hoba.”
“I too wanted to claim Heart on the window because I want to dance to it, but I have no idea how I can compete with Jimin and V. So, I’ll be there. I enlisted a few months after you. But you made it so easy for me. You reassured me, helped me prepare mentally and physically. You were literally always there for me, whether you were with me or a few hundred kilometers away and I want to have a piece of this promise embedded into my heart. So, I’ll be there is mine.”
“Yay Hoba, how can you tell that when you are so far away. I want to hug you right now. Come back, right now. I can’t believe you…”, Seokjin replied with a fake exasperation trying very to not let the tears in his eyes roll down his cheeks.
“Hyung-nim, cry if you want. I may not be there to hug you back right now, but there are 5 others with you right now. They will hug you on my behalf.”, Jhope said, with tears in his eyes.
“JHOPEEEEEEEEEEEE I miss you so much.”, Yoongi screamed out of nowhere to lighten the mood.
“I miss you all too. I won’t miss the next reunion, promise. Ok Yoongi hyung, next.”
“I know about Falling, because I know Seokjinie hyungie a little too well, and unfortunately had front row seat when it happened. I can easily claim it too because there are too many things I can relate to in that, but I am going to claim Another level. I know you said it’s about gaming, but I needed those words after the shit this year has been. I just need the next few months to fly by and for all of us to be safe here soon, I need us to reach another level of our lives ASAP!!”
“I concur,” Taehyung said a little too urgently and continued, “I am going next. Jimin clearly can’t form any arguments right now.” and winked.
“Ya Taehyunga, kicking a man when he is down. Seriously! Wah!”, Jimin pouted his frustration.
“You get Heart on the window Jimina. It’s yours. I want to see you dance to it. I wanted to fight for it at the beginning. But as everyone started claiming their songs, I realized, Falling has to be mine. I am the OG Patho of BTS. I am the definition of unrequited love. My main MO is that. So Falling is mine.”
“It’s kind of bittersweet to not to have to fight for Heart on the Window, to be honest.”, Jimin smirked, “I really had a lot of points. But anyway…I want to dance it so bad. I want to dance La la land style. I want to dance looking at some girl in the eye and holding their hands, while Jinnie hyung and Windy-ssi belt and harmonize:
Oh, I'll love you better than
Oh, I'll love you better
Oh, I'll love you better.”
“You will really look sexy while doing that Jimin-ssi.”, Jungkook pointed out, out of nowhere.
“Yay, that’s Jimin hyung to you to brat.”
“Honestly, we all know each other a little too well.”, Seokjin accepted their claims happily.