jangmi (장미) ● taejoon

t h i r t y e i g h t .

The five boys were relaxing in the living room as a comedic movie plays, Hoseok's giggle could be heard once and a while. Jungkook sat on the floor with Seokjin whilst the others occupied the couch. The man beside him looked mentally occupied, his finger was circling around a beer can he's been holding for a quiet a while now.

Jungkook leaned over. "... You alright, hyung?" he asks, tapping his shoulder. "You've been spacing out..."

Seokjin jumped a little, blinking a bit before turning to face the younger. "... Yeah... Sorry," he shakes his head, placing the beer on the coffee table. "Don't worry about it."

"... You'll find him ," Jungkook moved closer to whisper to his ear, the tv was too loud and he didn't want the others to overhear. "... Namjoon knows you'll find him..."

Seokjin gulped, turning his head with a painful expression. "... What if he's scared off his mind, Jungkook?" he whispers back, "That man is a ticking time bomb waiting to explode. He's a traumatized man, it won't take much for him to forgot what being human is again."

"... Namjoon hyung is strong," Jungkook shook his head, "Don't doubt him! I'll help!"

"We don't have anything on him," Seokjin sighed, "... We'll figure out what to do, what I can do..."

"... What about the drug trades, huh?" Jungkook says, "... Someone has to watch them while you guys are gone. Everybody is waiting for Namjoon or your calls, not to mention they have no idea that he's gone. I-I can help that way."

"Do you really expect me to let a teenager handle cocaine?" Seokjin quietly scoffs, "I can let Jjang handle the deals."

"You need all the people you can to get Joon hyung," Jungkook frowned, "... You also need someone to keep the gang running. Please, just trust me. I can..."

"Trust you?!" Seokjin moved, his expression turning distasteful. "Let's not forget who got Namjoon in this mess, Jungkook."

Jungkook clenched his fists before hissing. "I get it!" He raises his voice, "I know I'm the one to blame, but I should at least be able to do something to fucking fix it! Do you think complaining how I got him kidnapped is going to magically get him back? For god sake Hyung, get your goddamn big head out your ass and let me do something! I'm sick of sitting around and watching you guys when I should be apart of it! I don't care if Namjoon disapproves, I don't care if I'm too young! All that matters is getting him back, so let me do something!"

Yoongi had paused the movie, frowning at the bickering two. Jimin had stayed quiet, looking at Jungkook - who was the victim of his job as well. Hoseok had looked down at his fingers, fumbling with them.

"... Jungkook, you're not getting involved-"

"I'm giving him the job of handling the drug deals since we're all busy," Seokjin cut him off,
pursing his lips. He doesn't look at any of them. "... We're all too preoccupied. Namjoon is our priority. Jungkook will only operate the deals in the gang, and the deals only. Jjang will take you to a drug exchange to see how it works. I don't want to argue, do I make myself clear?"

Nobody replied, and Seokjin gritted his teeth angrily.

"I said do I make myself clear?"

[unedited]