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“I'm telling you,” Jungkook says, red in the face and absolutely strung out. “They're fucking!”
Taehyung looks at him with a flat expression.
Jungkook is about to blow a gasket.
“There is no solid proof, Jungkook.” Jimin says, trying to pacify him but Jungkook is way past pacification or whatever the word is.
He's on to something and his roommates will not get with the program!
“THERE IS SO MUCH PROOF!” Jungkook yells and restarts the presentation he spent too many hours on.
Taehyung groans in the chair and says something that sounds suspiciously like ‘not again’ but screw him. Jimin hasn't seen the presentation yet because he just got home and Jungkook's going to educate him even if it's the last thing he does.
He bypasses the cover page and contents page and goes straight to the actual content. He stops on slide three where there's two pictures - one of Professor Namjoon and one of Professor Yoongi.
They're both wearing a grey shirt that says ‘Fear of God’ on the front.
“THEY SHARE CLOTHES!” Jungkook says. “Look! Professor Yoongi's is all stretched out.”
Jimin looks at him skeptically.
“Jungkook, The man only ever wears clothes he can drown in” Taehyung says. “Yesterday he was wearing a green tshirt we could fit our apartment in.”
“AND THAT SHIRT WAS WORN BY PROFESSOR HOSEOK ON A ZOOM CALL LAST SEM!” Jungkook says, scrolling to find the slide with Professor Yoongi and Professor Hoseok wearing the literal same shirt. “LOOK!"
“They're friends, Jungkook - that much we know.” Jimin says, voice still nice and calm. “Maybe they shop together.”
“That brings me to the next slide because I knew you guys would say that.” Jungkook says and goes to the next slide.
The slide has three pictures. A close-up of a pen scratch on an off white tshirt, one picture of Professor Yoongi wearing the shirt and another of Professor Namjoon wearing the same shirt. The pen mark is barely visible on both of their left sleeves.
Taehyung groans another groan any porno would love to have and drops his head into his hands. Jungkook ignores him.
“They don't shop together for similar clothes.” Jungkook says, smug now. “One of them buys it and they all share. I know this because I accidentally drew on Professor Yoongi's sleeve.”
“Do you have a death wish? Dude's scary af.” Jimin asks but he's looking a bit interested. Jungkook is taking that as a win.
“Meh, he won't scold me,” Jungkook says “But that's the same exact shirt and that's proof enough.”
Jimin shrugs, half-heartedly. “Could be.”
Jungkook skips a few slides and goes straight to the slide that has three grainy pictures of his professors.
“Look at this!” Jungkook's a bit proud of this one. “These pictures are from when we all had to take online classes cause of the library fire last sem. If you see here,” he brings out a pencil and points. “There's a black cat in Professor Yoongi's background - in the chair. There's also a black cat that walks across the frame in Professor Namjoon's class and there's no cat in Professor Hoseok's class but you can hear it in the background.” He plays the audio he recorded - loudly - over Taehyung groaning in his chair.
Before Jimin can say anything he goes to the next slide and this has a picture of a mug from three different screenshots. Two very grainy ones but you can tell the mug is the same.
“They have the same mug!”
Then on to a slide that has three grainy pictures of a throw blanket. Same crotchet flowers.
“They have the same blanket!”
Then another slide with three pictures of what Jungkook is convinced is the same fucking umbrella.
“They have the same duck umbrella.”
He moves to the next slide which has pictures of all three of their professors wearing one beanie.
“They use the same beanies, you guys!” Jungkook explains - feeling a little mental but who cares.
Jimin shakes his head. “I have the same one and I'm not fucking our professors. Got it on discount at the mall.”
Shit.
He turns to Jimin, and Jimin's shaking his head slowly, pityingly
“NO!” Jungkook says, slamming his hands on the table and launching himself upwards. “They're dating and I'm right! This is proof! They never had classes in any other room during the online classes - and professor Yoongi is definitely in the kitchen, which cannot be the best place to take a class.” He pauses to a take a sip of water cause his throat is all dry for some unknown reason.
“They almost always show up at school together! They even smell the same - for crying out loud! They use the same detergents too! And you have to believe me cause you know I'm sensitive to smell!” He feels close to tears of frustration but Jimin is still looking at him with pity.
“Jungkook, this stuff is great but it's still not conclusive proof.” Jimin says and throws his hands up to calm Jungkook down when he feels himself get red in the face. “It's just a bunch of grown men sharing stuff - maybe they're roommates, you know?”
“Roommates who fuck,” Jungkook says and slams the arrow key to go to the next slide “and wear matching rings!”
There's three pictures here too. One a close-up of Professor Namjoon’s hand that has a simple silver band on the ring finger. Another of Professor Hoseok's hand with the same simple silver band on his ring finger and another of Professor Yoongi wearing a thin chain with a similar silver band on it.
The slide is his pièce de résistance.
Jimin narrows his eyes.
“Maybe he's on to something here, Taehyung, the rings are pretty incriminating.” He says and Taehyung slides all the way to the floor while groaning loudly.
“He's been trying to convince me that they're together ever since Professor Yoongi brought that red travel mug to class.” Taehyung says. “He then collected all of this evidence and now if the cops find this presentation we're all going to jail for stalking our professors.”
“He brought a red mug to class?” Jimin asks and Jungkook has won.
Taehyung realizes this too.
“Not you too!” He groans and turns over so he doesn't have to look at them.
“What else do you have?” Jimin asks and leans forward in his chair.
Jungkook is literally vibrating with glee as he goes back to his presentation.
He doesn't get to click the next slide because their main door gets flung open and Jin enters, arms open wide.
“I'm home, peasants!” His boyfriend yells. “And Jungkook.” he finishes the statement with fingerguns aimed at Jungkook.
Jungkook really tries not to blush - his boyfriend is an idiot but he's a cute idiot.
Jin makes a beeline for Jungkook and lays a sloppy kiss on Jungkook's cheek. Taehyung groans again - for a different reason this time - and Jimin goes to get the utensils ready - Jin always cooks for them.
Jungkook's going to yank Jin back - he moved away before giving Jungkook a proper kiss - but Jin is staring at his laptop.
“Why do you know Yoongichi?” He asks, standing up and trying to zoom into the picture of Professor Yoongi with the ring on his neck.
Jungkook doesn't know how to respond. Some alarm bells are ringing in the distance.
“Uh, how do you know Professor Yoongi?” Taehyung asks, sitting up on the floor.
Jin balks. “Professor? That little gremlin’s a professor? Holy shit.”
Jungkook is unsure what's happening.
“Why'd you call him Yoongichi?” He asks.
“He was my roommate back in college” Jin says and Jungkook nearly passes away from shock. “He was younger by three months and hated when I called him Yoongichi - needless to say, it became his nickname.”
“Holy shit, you're ancient!” Jungkook says mostly to himself and gets smacked in the arm by Jin.
“How come you didn't keep in touch?” Jimin asks, coming back into the living room.
“Ah, I was his roommate for about one month before dad died and I had to quit college. Didn't get to know him well enough to try and keep in touch after.” Jin says and Jungkook wraps himself around Jin - he knows how hard the death was on Jin.
Jungkook gets a squeeze and a kiss on the forehead for his efforts. “You have any more pictures? It's fun to see him again.”
“Only like a hundred. Watch the presentation.” Taehyung says and flops back onto the floor. Jin goes to the next slide before Jungkook can say anything.
“Babe, are you stalking your professor?” Jin asks as he goes to the next slide.
It's a picture of Professor Yoongi getting out of Professor Hoseok's car in the parking lot.
“Wait, who's that?” Jin asks and he's pointing to a blurry image of Professor Hoseok in the car.
“Professor Hoseok - he teaches us Sociology.” Jungkook says, a bit scared now.
“Holy shit - Hobi!” Jin exclaims and starts going backwards through the slides. “Is Namjoon a professor too? Are they teaching you? Like all of them?” Jin goes through all the slides in his presentation unaware that everyone else has fallen silent.
He looks up to three jaws that have hit the floor.
And that's when he realises the presentation is a bit off.
“Wait, what is this presentation?”
And he goes to the cover and promptly loses his shit.
Jungkook had made a collage of his professors smiling big funky smiles and had put ‘PROOF THEY'RE TOGETHER (or at least fucking)’ in massive bold letters on top of them.
“You’re so weird, God, I love you." Jin says and leans in so he can give Jungkook another spitty kiss on the cheek.
Jungkook's smugness has returned, ten-fold.
Jin pulls out his phone and takes a picture of Jungkook's cover. Then he situates himself in Jungkook's lap.
Jungkook's not as embarrassed as he should be - stalking his professors had taken a good portion of his last semester and he was proud of the outcome.
Yeah, all that quiet smugness disappears when he peeks over Jin’s shoulder and sees who he’s messaging.
“What the fuck are you doing?” He screeches and yanks Jin's phone away.
But the damage has already been done.
“I'm very proud of your work, I think the subjects of your presentation would be even prouder.” Jin says and tries to get his phone back.
Jungkook is flabbergasted.
“You sent Professor Yoongi a picture of my presentation?” He shrieks and goes to look at the phone. Taehyung gets off the floor to look and Jimin joins him from the other side.
There's one ‘Happy Birthday’ message and a bland reply from almost seven years ago and then just a picture of his massive brain fart.
As he dies internally, the typing bubbles pop up and Jungkook drops the phone like it burned him.
Jin dives after it and manages to grab it before it hits the floor.
He brings it up and high enough that Jungkook can see the text that has just come in.
What's this?
And because Jin apparently hates him, and has only been tolerating him for the six months they've been together, he replies:
You're teaching my boyfriend, apparently. He's convinced Hoseok, Namjoon and you are together.
Jungkook just shoves Jin off his lap and jumps into the sofa from behind, screaming all the way. No one hears him because Jimin and Taehyung are cackling too loud.
“Yoongichi wants to know who my boyfriend is, Jungkook.” Jin says, way too much glee in his voice. “How would you like me to describe you?”
Jungkook wails into the sofa.
“Got it,” Jin says. “Dramatic himbo with a shit ton of tattoos and the biggest eyes you've seen on a human.”
Jungkook is off the sofa in a second to launch himself at the crowd by the counter. Jimin and Taehyung effectively keep him away from Jin who sends the text with a flourish.
Who? Jungkook?
Comes the reply while Jungkook struggles and, man, he should just jump off a cliff.
Jin is in tears and Jimin and Taehyung both look like they're going to develop a breathing problem because of how hard they're laughing.
Jin does another really dumb thing then - he pulls up his phone and takes a picture of all three of them - a breathless Jimin and Taehyung with a hugely indignant Jungkook.
And it's sent before Jimin or Taehyung realise what's happening.
Both of them turn on Jin and he realises he's fucked up almost immediately and is only saved by the ringing of his phone.
Then he utters the scariest sentence known to man.
“Oh, video call from Yoongi” and he actually picks up. Jimin and Taehyung join Jungkook in the silent scream fest.
“YOONGICHI!” he crows the second he answers. He's got the phone turned towards him so Jungkook can't see what Professor Yoongi looks like.
“Kim Seokjin,” Professor Yoongi deadpans, “I was not expecting to see your face today. Or ever again, honestly.”
Jin grins. “This face is a national treasure. You should be grateful!”
“You texted me three minutes ago after seven years of radio silence.” Professor Yoongi says and Jungkook can imagine what his face looks like. “With that.”
“Ah yes,” Jin says proudly, turning and flipping the camera to Jungkook’s laptop. “Feast your eyes on the masterpiece.”
Jungkook lets out another wail and tries to throw himself back onto the sofa but Jimin hauls him back by his shirt.
Professor Yoongi, from what Jungkook can now see, looks like he just woke up from a nap. He tilts his head as Jin scrolls through a few slides, stopping on the “SAME BEANIE” one for a few seconds longer than necessary.
“Is this an actual presentation?” He asks slowly as Jin flips the camera back so Professor Yoongi can see them all.
“He’s been working on it for weeks,” Taehyung pipes in helpfully. “Sup Professor, do we absolutely have to submit that paper tomorrow?
Professor Yoongi’s face twitches. Just a little. “You all made a thesis-length conspiracy about me, Hoseok, and Namjoon?”
“Jungkook's the conspiracy theorist, not us.” Jimin says, popping his head into the frame and waving wildly. Jimin doesn't even have classes with professor Yoongi - he's just a teacher's pet through and through.
“IT’S NOT A CONSPIRACY IF IT’S TRUE,” Jungkook yells from where he's leaning against the back of the couch.
Professor Yoongi’s eyes flick over to him and he blinks again, real slow.
Jin beams. “That’s my dramatic himbo.”
“Hi,” Jungkook squeaks, very much rethinking every life choice he’s ever made.
Professor Yoongi hums, not unkindly. “Hello, Jungkook. Did you finish your paper?”
“No he hasn't,” Jimin says with a gleeful grin. “He was busy with other things.”
Professor Yoongi doesn’t look surprised.
“Jin, I'm going to fail your boyfriend,” he says to Jin and then looks towards Jungkook. “Exactly how many photos do you have of me?”
Jungkook opens his mouth. Closes it. Thinks about lying. Doesn’t. “Seventy-four. Including the grainy ones.”
There’s a long pause.
Professor Yoongi makes a sound that could be snort of laughter. His face looks like it could break into a grin but he reigns it in.
“Yoongichi, say hi to Hoseok and Namjoon from me,” Jin cuts in with a voice made of sugar. “I knew you had a thing for them in college - Thought you'd pick one but looks like you kept both.”
Jimin and Taehyung move out of the frame to guffaw and Jungkook just stands behind Jin, mouth open in shock.
Professor Yoongi’s face gives the slightest twitch, but otherwise remains carefully blank. “I’ll pass on the greeting.”
“Aw, come on,” Jin grins. “I know you’re in the same house. Don’t make me rewind to the slide with the mug. Or the one with the blanket. Or the duck umbrella.”
Professor Yoongi sighs. “You haven’t changed.”
“And you’re still refusing to answer questions directly,” Jin replies smugly.
Professor Yoongi rubs his face and mutters, “It’s too late for this shit.”
“It’s 8pm,” Jin points out.
“On a school day” His professor snaps back. “Time is fake. My students are terrifying. And now one of them is apparently dating my ex-roommate and sending me PowerPoints of conspiracies.”
“We could send you a PDF version!” Jimin offers, helpful.
“I have solid proof so it isn't a conspiracy anymore.” Jungkook says to no one in particular.
Professor Yoongi rolls his eyes.
“Anyway,” Jin says brightly. “This was lovely. Can’t wait to meet you in person again and talk about the beanies.”
“Please don’t."
“Oh, I’m taking you guys to dinner tomorrow. We're watching the presentation together.”
Professor Yoongi grumbles nonsensically but he's got a tiny smile on his lips.
“Jungkook?” he says, voice just a bit dry. “I’m failing you.”
Jungkook immediately shrivels. His Psychology class was important to him - He couldn't risk a failing grade… Professor Yoongi wouldn't do that… right?
Just as his professor is about to hang up - Jin pipes up one last time.
“My himbo’s dying of embarrassment at the moment and hasn't noticed but you're in Hoseok’s online class room.” Jin says. He pulls up the slide from Jungkook's presentation and flips the camera so professor Yoongi can see.
He's currently sitting on the sofa Hoseok usually occupies in his online classes. The same yellow room and Jungkook can even see a bit of the blanket.
Professor Yoongi slits his eyes and grunts. “I'll kill you, Jin.”
“Give my love to Namjoonie and Hobi!” Jin yells and cuts the call.
There's a beat of silence in which Jin turns around and laughs maniacally.
“I love you.” Jungkook says with feeling and launches himself at Jin.
“Holy shit, they are dating.” Jimin says the same time as Taehyung who goes,
“Holy shit, they are fucking.”