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ACT XIX | SCENE XCII

BRAIN DAMAGE


JEON JEONGGUK TRAILED into the reception hall after his sister. "dammit, noona, i told you we'd be late." he mumbled, running a hand through his hair. nari shot him a glare. "we're not even ten minutes late and that's your fault. what do you mean?"

a mischievous grin split his face at her irritation. he missed being the only one who could tick his older sister off and turn off her ever cheery mood once in a while. "did i make you mad?" he cooed. "can you not be a little shit today? it's bora's wedding and you literally just got back two days ago. at least breathe in the korean air before you resume your antics."

laughing, he flicked nari's nose before walking ahead of her. his eyes bounced around the room, searching for familiar faces. he spotted a tall broad shouldered man hurrying towards a shorter one, an excited look on his face. "jiminie! bora noona said she'll set me up with one of her friends." he latched on to the older's arm.

jimin looked up at him with a smile. "i didn't know you were into older women, tae." he remarked softly. "neither did i. but hyunah noona is very nice and pretty." taehyung replied honestly, cheeks flushing lightly, causing jimin to laugh.

excited to see his friends again, jeongguk ran towards them. "hyung!" he crashed into the two, his arms going round their necks. both men nearly went down at the impact. taehyung let out a grunt, keeping his feet planted on the ground so he wouldn't fall. jimin steadied his champagne flute, managing to prevent the contents from spilling. "what the fuck?" he muttered and glanced back.

his eyes went wide as did taehyung's. "jeongguk!" the two friends gasped. "you're back!" taehyung grinned. "how was your graduation?" jimin questioned. "it was good. thanks for calling. if you ever have any brain damage, give me a call. taehyungie, you can pick any date from next week." he responded cheekily.

"i forgot he was annoying." taehyung pursed his lips, shooting the youngest man a dirty look. jimin chuckled, "i only pity nari. she has to live with him." jeongguk's lips pulled up in a playful grin. "she loves me."

all three men's attention was pulled to a little girl in a white tulle dress, white daises braided into her hair, eyes rounded and smile wide as she ran towards them. "papa! papa!" she squealed.

jeongguk's brows dipped together, eyes glancing behind them and then back at the girl. "who...?" he trailed off when jimin held out his arms and lifted the girl up. his right brow shot up in question, watching how the girl squished her father's cheeks.

"hey, princess. what's got you so excited? where's your mummy?" he questioned with a big smile. "mummy is with uncle hobi." she ran her hands over his parted hair. "papa, i seed him!" she beamed brightly. "saw who?" jimin adjusted the strap of her dress, gaze lingering on her necklace that matched his. "the man who smiles pretty. uncle yoongles!"

"what the fuck is yoongles?" jeongguk mouthed only to get elbowed in the side by taehyung. "yoongles?" jimin frowned in thought. "oh, detective min!" his lips parted in realisation. "he's here?" jimin's brows went up. "mhm, he's talking to uncle min." she bobbed her head excitedly.

"really? i didn't know they knew each other." jimin pursed his lips. "can i say hi?" rosalie blinked expectantly, long lashes fluttering. "aww! she's so cute!" jeongguk cooed. the four-year-old finally took notice of him. she turned to her father in question.

"this is your uncle jeongguk. he's been in school. that's why you haven't seen him." jimin explained. "kookie. uncle kookie." she mumbled out. "the whole jeon part just went over your cute little head, didn't it?" he remarked under his breath. he reached for her and she obliged, allowing him to lift her out of her father's hold.

she pressed his nose and poked his cheeks. jeongguk grinned at her curious actions, making her gasp. "bunny! uncle tae, bunny!" she looked to taehyung who had his lips pressed together in a bid not to laugh at her comment. a snort escaped and he gave up, allowing himself laugh. "yes, uncle kookie is also a bunny." he nodded. jimin simply chuckled lightheartedly.

"well, i'm your cute bunny uncle, yes." jeongguk bobbed his head, quickly shooting taehyung a glare. rosalie giggled, patting his cheek. "okay, rosie, let's go say hi to uncle yoongles." taehyung offered after a moment. beaming, rosalie reached for him, leaping into his arms when jeongguk let her go.

jeongguk and jimin watched them go, chatting animatedly until they disappeared into the crowd. "all those messages and the 'i have a kid now' text somehow got lost in transit." jeongguk commented, turning to jimin.

the older man's lips curved up slowly, turning to his younger friend. "it's complicated." he responded. the twenty-three-year-old rolled his eyes. "you sound like a goddamn facebook status. what does that mean?did you secretly get married? is she adopted? did you end up as her legal guardian when her parents died?"

jimin laughed, slipping his hands into his pockets. "no, she's mine." he glanced the way rosalie and taehyung had gone. "remember jangmi?" he asked softly. jeongguk paused, features contorted in a thoughtful frown. "oh, yeah! the love your life you met after i left right?" his face brightened before his mouth rounded with a small gasp. "did you two get married? and i wasn't invited? i know i'm a pain in the ass but that's cold."

"stop jumping into conclusions." it was jimin's turn to roll his eyes. "don't you remember i told you jangmi and i broke up?" he waited to see the nod of assertion from his friend before continuing. "well, turns out she was pregnant when she left. i only found out earlier this year. it's been a wild six months."

"well damn. i missed all the good stuff. i mean, namjoon hyung got himself a girlfriend. jin hyung is getting married. you have a kid. taehyungie... well he's still taehyungie." jeongguk blinked. "should've just studied neurology here." he mumbled. jimin laughed at his expression, ruffling the young man's hair.

"well, you're here now. you'll get to experience the rest of it with us."

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jeongguk is so late to the party oof but he's finally here! i love goofy teasing jeongguk so much, i can never resist using that side of him when it comes to the boys. he's just so fun. btw did the chapter title throw you off sksks?

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