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Yoongi hated shopping.
Actually no,
He loathed it.
And it was Christmas season.
He was eternally grateful for online shopping, Min Yoongi dreaded the thought of having to wade through the sea of slow walking, sneezing zombies outside to get every present. Unfortunately for him, online shopping wasn't going to help him for every present.
His younger brother Jungkook was very persistent on getting this very specific thing. The teenager not so subtly dropping hints like bombs about this thing every time Yoongi so much as breathed in his presence. Yoongi had no problem buying this thing for him, except every goddamn website he visited either didn't ship to Korea or wouldn't be here in time for the big day.
"Why don't I just get you a gift card or something, I'll put a generous amount onto it?. Well, as generous as Yoongi's job at a damn cocktail bar two blocks from his house would let him be.
Jungkook, simply shook his head. "Yoongi hyung, you've given me gift cards every year for the past 6 years, I want something else".
The brat actually kept count.
"Well why the hell do you need a limited edition iron man comic book when you literally have the goddamn thing already?" gesturing to the comic in question, lying on Jungkook's shelf in the corner of the youngers bedroom.
"You said it yourself hyung, it's limited edition! This one has a shiny front cover and an extra three pages!"
"Seriously?" Yoongi wore a very unamused expression. "Very" Jungkook deadpanned, mimicking his expression. The twenty three year old and seventeen year old, had a stare off for about fifteen seconds before Yoongi sighed in defeat.
"Where do I get it? I can't find a website that will ship it and if I can't find it anywhere else, then that's tough luck kid". Yoongi smirked, thinking there's no way there'd be anywhere that'll sell the damn thi-
"Oh it's in this store called 'The Other Realms' at the local shopping centre, me and Tae go there all the time" the younger stated matter of factly.
Yoongi was beginning to become very irritated.
"If you know where it is and you go there 'all the time' then why couldn't you get it yourself?"
Jungkook sighed as if Yoongi couldn't complete a basic addition sum.
"Because, its pretty damn expensive and it's price has gone down for the Christmas sales" Jungkook smirked " and because I'm pretty broke right now I thought I'd take advantage of my wonderful big brother who can't deny a request from his little brother~" he coed the last few words of his sentence. Yoongi seriously wanted to smack him.
"I'll get it tom-"
"Today is the last the day it'll be on sale"
'Don't hit him don't hit him don't hit him'
Yoongi ran a hand through his black hair in frustration. "And you're only telling me this now?"
"You only asked now"
Yoongi left his brothers room before he throttled him.
-
Yoongi quickly showered and got dressed, wanting to go, buy the present and get it over with. He threw on his jacket and gloves as he looked for his beanie. After about ten minutes of looking he couldn't find any, he gave up and went to ask Jungkook.
"Kook-ah, have you seen my grey beanie" Yoongi asked, poking his head in the door of his brothers room. Jungkook shrugged. "Why would I know?" Yoongi was losing his patience with this boy. "Do you know where any of my beanies are? 'cause I can't seem to find any of mine and I do remember seeing you wearing my red one a week ago".
Jungkook groaned, opening his bedside drawer from where he sat on his bed, rooting through the junk. A minute later he pulled out a green beanie with grey lining and a embroidery crest with a snake on it, stitched to the front.
"You had my Slytherin beanie!?"
"You never asked me for it"
Yoongi was considering buying Jungkook some duct tape for his mouth instead. The older sibling, grabbed his beanie and held it protectively to his chest.
Yoongi was a huge Harry Potter fan.
Yoongi is a huge Harry Potter.
He's not really one for clothing merchandise, or so he claims, owning at least three t shirts, a Slytherin robe, scarf and of course, his beanie. (He also has briefs with the Hogwarts crest on the butt, no one had to know about those though)
Jungkook calls his interest a bit over the top but then Yoongi reminds Jungkook of the time he dated a dude for six months because he looked like Tony Stark while Jungkook claims to be quite straight. He plays it off saying he was experimenting and the guy just happened to resemble Robert Downey Jr. Yoongi calls bullshit on both of those things. He's 100% Jungkook is at least bisexual due to the fact that he's only kissed a girl once and then cried afterwards. while the Downey Jr look alike got along with him quite well, but who is he to judge.
Yoongi shoves on his house beanie with a bit more aggression than needed. "I'm going..." he mumbles. The younger boy was on his last nerve and now that Yoongi found out he was also the culprit who stole his Slytherin beanie, Yoongi was actually going to throttle him if he didn't leave.
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Yoongi trudges through the snow, shamelessly ignoring the Santa Claus ringing a bell in his face for a donation for something. Any other day he'd give something but he just wanted to go and get out.
He gets to the shopping centre with the snow having soaked through his sneakers, making his toes feel numb. He's not in a good mood and god forbid what he'd do if anyone said anything to him that he didn't want to hear. He had to look around the giant department store for at least twenty-minutes before he found the 'The Other Realms' store.
He entered and began looking in the comic book section (duh) for his brothers present. Yoongi couldn't seem to find it and in frustration he was about to make his way to the register for reluctant help, when he saw what looked like heaven on earth. A whole shelf littered with Harry Potter loot. Yoongi was drawn to it like a magnet, instantly picking up mugs and badges, inspecting them. He owned most of them. He looked up and saw on the top shelf, there was a Draco Malfoy pop vinyl figure that Yoongi surprisingly didn't own.
Excitement began to bubble in Yoongi's chest, he reached up and-
He was too short.
Even on his tippy toes he could barely even touch the thing.
"For fucks sak-" he stopped mid frustrated comment when he heard a laugh. The laugh sounded magical but Yoongi was pissed at who was laughing at his height.
It was a boy, with blond hair and round cheeks. His hand covered his mouth as he giggled and his eyes were crinkled into crescent shapes.
He was also wearing a Gryffindor quidditch sweater.
Yoongi forgot his anger, quickly becoming flustered.
"What are you laughing at" Yoongi said bluntly, pretending the obvious red on his cheeks wasn't visible.
"Want me to get it for you?" The boy asked, still giggling. His voice was beautiful.
Yoongi looked him up and down.
"You're like, shorter than me"
The boys face formed a pout. Sweet Jesus he was cute.
"Actually we're around the same height, now let me show you how it's done."
Sassy.
The boy took a boxed Voldemort wand and got on his toes, swiftly knocking the vinyl figure into his hand using the box. He handed the figure to Yoongi.
"There ya go!" The boy exclaimed with a smile. Yoongi was sure his face was as red as the kids quidditch sweater, then he smirked.
"Well I must say, for your act, ten points to Gryffindor"
The boy was blushing now.
Yoongi looked him up and down again, making sure Jimin saw the action this time.
"Actually, make that an extra five points"
He was now giggling again, much harder this time.
"That was probably the best thing anyone has said to me ever". The blond stated. Yoongi laughed.
The boy straighten. "My name is Jimin, Park Jimin." Offering his hand, Yoongi graciously took it. "Min Yoongi".
They stood there for a good ten seconds before Jimin speaks up.
"So in return for those points, how about a coffee? It'd be a shame to not get to know the cute Slytherin I met during my Christmas shopping."
Yoongi wanted to say yes?
Then something clicked.
Yoongi didn't even know if this guy was into boys, even though he just flirted with and asked him out for coffee, he might just be being nice. You'd be very surprised how many straight dudes Yoongi thought were into him.
"I-I mean, you don't have a girlfriend or anything do you?"
A bit of a drastic question for someone you met five minutes ago but he had to know. He'd been led on too many times before.
Jimin choked.
"G-girlfriend?" Then he laughed. "Please! I'm as gay as Albus Dumbledore!"
The two boys were then bent over with laughter for at least a minute. Yoongi stood up straight and wiped a tear from the corner of his eye. "Glad I'm not the only one".
"So, coffee?"
"Sure just let me pay for this" Yoongi held up the vinyl figure.
-
As Yoongi and Jimin made their way to closest Starbucks, Yoongi was sure he was forgetting something.
It was probably nothing.