Years of practice help your instincts to kick in when he tries to take the ball from you. He's taller and bigger than you so you dribble the ball lowly. You're able to keep him from taking the ball but it's hard to find an opening to shoot - he keeps blocking you with almost catlike agility.
"You are not a beginner, no?" he asks while blocking your shot with his right arm.
"Um - no," you talk without looking at him, but can't stop yourself from giggling.
He mutters something in Korean, making you look at him. He's a little pink because of the effort. Maybe it's because of you too, but that doesn't occur to you. It distracts you for a split second. He gives you the widest grin and taps the ball out of your hand.
"NO you don't!"
He takes a shot over your head but it misses the basket. You get the ball and this time are determined not to get distracted no matter what he does. His size is definitely an issue, but you're light on your feet. You shoot at the first opening you get - the ball dangles at the rim of the basket - and goes in.
"WOOHOO!" you squeal and punch the air. Suga is right behind you, shaking his head.
"I went easy on you," he says.
"Oh, please! You had a clear shot but you missed it," you retort.
Suddenly, you feel lighter. The court seems brighter. You can't believe you were sulking just a few minutes ago. You can solve this - the album, the promotions - no one can force you into doing anything you don't want to do. Lost in your thoughts, you don't notice that Suga's not talking but simply gazing at you sideways.
With much of your workout scheduled in the morning, you find yourself coming to play at the court quite regularly. The game of your childhood helps you clear your head. And from that morning on, it's not rare for Suga to play with you every other day. You're not surprised - lots of artists and trainees use the court so you're hardly ever alone anyway. You end up befriending quite a few of the younger lot over it. But it would be weird to say that you were friends with Suga now. He was much too reserved. Though that didn't mean you weren't beginning to figure him out a bit.
"Hey do you not sleep at all?" you ask him one morning. His eyes are slits with very dark, dark circles underneath.
"Yah, I performed for four days - live - real performance like old times - I cannot sleep!" He snatches the ball from your hands.
"Hey! We didn't start yet!" you protest.
"We start now," he gives you a cheeky grin.
"What an ass," you mutter as you go after him.
"Hyeong!"
Both of you halt and look at the door.
"Hey Y/N!" It's RM.
"Hey -!" You raise an arm to wave at him but end up nearly hitting Suga's face with it.
"Oi," he complains, grabbing your wrist. His hand is cold, but his grip is rather gentle.
"Sorry," you mutter, fighting the butterflies in your stomach.
RM makes some small talk before asking you, a little tentatively, "Erm - have you had breakfast yet?"
"No...?," you reply, not sure where this is going. Suga hasn't let go of your wrist yet, and you see RM noticing that. You tear your hand away quickly.
"Well - we're going to have some - do you want to join us?" RM asks. There's a I-know-what's-up grin on his face that makes you hesitate even though you are pretty hungry.
Behind you, Suga is shaking his head at RM ever so slightly.
"The band would love to meet you!" RM adds. That catches your attention. You don't see Suga giving RM the I-will-kill-you-later look.
"You had me at breakfast, RM. And I would love to meet the band obviously..."
You and RM lead the way out of the room, laughing and talking about food.
You enter a large room, expecting to see a sophisticated group of men sitting around a table. Instead, the view in front of you that makes you chortle -
V is leaning on a beanbag giggling at what you presume is some Tiktok video. Jin and Jhope are sitting cross-legged in another corner, engrossed in deep conversation. And in the center of the room, Jimin is sitting on top of Jungkook, strangling him while Jungkook swears, trying to break free.
"Jungkook used a swear word right -?" you whisper "gaesekki" - in Suga's ear.
He chuckles and gives you an incredulous look. "Yes - where are you learning all this?"
"I like to learn useful things, that's all," you reply softly. By this time, everyone's noticed you're in the room. Jungkook and Jimin are staring from RM to you and back, mortified.
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Pop Star || Yoongi x Reader
Fanfiction[Short Chapters] Being a pop star means you've got to be on your best behaviour at all times. But what happens when you end up dissing Kpop in front of the biggest Kpop stars in history? Suga thinks you're fickle when he first meets you - though it...
