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jealous ; scenario

N A M J O O N

The youngest rapper was probably the most jealous when it came to Hyerin. She was his little aegi, after all; how could anyone expect him to keep a straight face when he was third-wheeling on a so-called 'study session'? It looked more like a date to him, Hyerin bumping shoulders with Yuto every couple seconds while nabbing his fries. Namjoon sat across the giggling pair at the table in some fast food restaurant, glaring coldly at the Japanese kid from behind his sunglasses as the taller boy corrected his Hyerin-senpai's calligraphy. The punk even had the audacity to grab Rina's hand and guide her through the writing of the kanji he was teaching her, and Hyerin beamed brightly when she did it again, this time perfectly and without his help. The female teasingly called him an excellent sensei, and Yuto's red face made Namjoon roll his eyes. The gesture didn't go unnoticed, however, for Hyerin asked him if he was okay. Ge smiled, raising his phone, and told her that Jin had sent him another horrible dad joke, so she let it slide with a shrug and returned to her lessons. Less than an hour later, the trio exited the place with RM holding onto the hem of her shirt. He gave it a small tug when her hug with Yuto stretched on for too long. "I think I see the car, aegi." She let Yuto go, bidding the boy good night in Japanese, and Namjoon released a small sigh when she finally linked her arm with his like always. Having to watch Hyerin pay attention to someone outside their group was exhausting.

J I M I N

Jimin sulked as he entered Mon Studio, Namjoon busy working on his computer to give the boy a proper greeting. He didn't mind; he just wanted someone to vent to. And vent, he did. The brunet complained to his hyung about Hyerin blowing him off for the third time in a span of two weeks. Namjoon, amused, told him about Rina getting ready to release a solo album soon. He even admitted that everyone knew about her side project and helped out in some way (the rap line with production and recording, Jin with food, and the other maknaes with pictures for the promotion team). Jimin's heart swelled at the thought of his Rinnie really letting loose with her voice and style, though he was hurt that he was the last person to know about it. With determination, he asked Namjoon where she was and literally ran the whole way to the Genius Lab. Yoongi was nowhere to be found, but Hyerin and another male were. Jimin recognized him as Bobby from iKon, and he felt uncomfortable watching him stare into Rina's eyes, reciting some line about soulmates from their duet. Too close, Jimin thought to himself. So he dove right into Hyerin's lap, his head on her thighs and arms around her legs. "Oh, you're recording a song!" He gave her his typical eye smile, Bobby's jaw hanging in surprise, and Rina nodded as she stroked Jimin's hair and apologized for backing out on their coffee date. The Busan boy stayed there for the entirety of the recording, shooting Bobby warning glares every time Hyerin turned to ask Yoongi something. Suga had to bite down on his bottom lip hard to not laugh out-loud.

T A E H Y U N G

Taehyung was as happy as he could be. His hair was slowly growing out, his favorite movie was on, and his cuddle buddy was... Nowhere to be found. The happy-go-lucky child let out a groan as he set the popcorn bowl on the coffee table, calling out Hyerin's name in a wailing manner and turning on his aegyo. Yeontan nipped at his ankles as he followed his owner down the hall, barking every time Tae yelled out for Rina. After a minute, Hyerin poked her head out from her room, cell phone in hand, and she sheepishly hid the device in her back pocket when he approached her. A tickle fight later, she admitted to have been watching a drama on her phone while waiting for her oppa, but the scene with 'Seojoonie-oppa' kissing the protagonist had her squealing so much that she had to go scream into her pillow. Tae's eye twitched in exasperation; ever since 'Fight For My Way' came out, Hyerin had been glued to her phone or computer to watch the episodes every Monday and Tuesday. It's bad enough that Rina had a crush on someone, but it was even worse when Tae actually knew that someone. "I'm not letting Seojoon-hyung ruin our movie night." Taehyung snatched the phone away and tossed it safely into her laundry basket, picking the girl up to start frog-marching to the living room again. She shrieked in dismay and made grabby motions toward her room but V wasn't having any of it. He lightly smacked her bottom and brought her into his embrace under the fluffy blanket, eyes glued to the TV screen. She rolled her eyes before settling down onto his chest, thinking about how cute he was when he was jealous.

J U N G K O O K

Take good care of Park Hyerin. That was the mission given to him by his hyungs when the two youngest members of Bangtan left their hotel in Osaka an hour ago. Rina loved shopping in Japan, and since they were here for the 'Wings' tour, she couldn't pass up the opportunity to go out and indulge a little. Jungkook stood a little ways behind his noona as she browsed through lipstick at some store called Miniso, scanning through the products diligently. The girl would lift one up every once in a while and ask him for an opinion, then return to her task. Hyerin was actually a pretty fast shopper, but today she was struggling between buying two colors (which, in the maknae's opinion, looked identical to him). And then it happened. Kookie had only looked away for a couple seconds to check the message he got from Jimin when a male employee swooped in. He was talking Hyerin up and she was oblivious to the fact that he was flirting with her. When jungkook saw the man, his jaw tightened in anger. Smoothly, he strode forward and wrapped an arm around her waist to speak in confident Japanese. "Ready to go, Rina-chan?" She turned and nodded, the sales associate choking on his spit. Jungkook threw the guy a dirty look as he rang them up and his hand tightened around her hips. But then he turned into a cute bunny when Hyerin interlaced their fingers together as they walked out of the store. Rina never noticed his jealous behavior.