☇ hyunjkook - new york city area

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@☼ hwang hyunjin your face is disgusting
he retaliates, quickly following after hyunjin through the store like a puppy
hmmm I think I'm done. I'll just get my mom a tourist shirt like me. we'll match and she'll love it
he smiles proudly down at the cup he had chosen, fully confident but also nervous about gifting it to hyunjins mom when they return back to korea
all right lets check out!

@☼ jeon jungkook ʳᵒᵐᵉᵒ *deep down, he knew his mom would love the cup. she had a series of mugs on one shelf of her cabinet that she kept more hidden away. of course, most of her collection was now in storage, but she'd brought along her favourite mugs to the center*
Fine. Fine. You can get that mug
*he grumbles, placing the plain teacup back where he'd found it*
You're also disgusting.
*he makes sure to punctuate that with a bump of his on Jungkook's while he passes him in the narrow aisle, grabbing some random bowl decorated with textured lobsters as a disguise for the Brooklyn mug he actually remembered*
*it was the only one with the bridge on it remaining on the shelf, and he hides it in his bowl, holding both pieces to his chest before rejoining his boyfriend*
I'm ready to check out unless you have some more to explore?
*he pointedly looks at the chesty mug in his hands*

@☼ hwang hyunjin sounds like a good time. Maybe we can do it together with your mom watching or something? would she like that? or maybe just you two so i don’t like intrude of whatever
smiles sheepishly, ducking his head at the playful hit before scoffing at the cup in hyunjins hand which was tasteless and tame compared to his
You literally JUST said she like crazy and unique. I’m not trusting your judgement. I’m getting the cup
and he does just that, picking the cup finding it to be very artistic form of expression
oh -? Yeah actually, i did choose you as boyfriend
comes his reply, giving a sarcastic smile in response even if hyunjin was wearing a mask he could tell by his eyes he was being a smug bastard
do you see anything else?

@☼ jeon jungkook ʳᵒᵐᵉᵒ Yeah, umma and I used to come here whenever we could. I liked seeing all the weird .
And then one day we saw this poster for classes, and we both signed up.
It was the most fun we ever had together. Dad wasn't there, which helped too.
*he catches him eyeing one of the mugs, trying to etch it hard into his memory and praying to the ADHD gods that they wouldn't erase it from his memory the moment he turned the corner so that he could veer back and get him the mug*
*his infatuation with his boyfriend lasts all of 8 seconds before he's horrified (and a bit ?) by his man's choice of mug ware*
Okay. If you get that, umma's gonna make me marry a woman. She's a classy woman! She played in the Philharmonic, babe!
*he lightly whacks the man upside the head only to lean in hastily and kiss the spot he hit through his mask*
*he whips around, reaching above him to a shelf instead that had a tea cup with a swirling pink, marble pattern*
Huh.. This is too pretty for umma to like. She loves tacky. So should be easy to find for you, right?
*throws a cocky smirk over his shoulder*

@☼ hwang hyunjin the amount of happiness and butterflies those three words give him should be illegal for how incredibly cheesy and accurate love novels are. ridiculous. his eyebrows shoot up at the new piece of information hyunjin shares about himself
oh yeah? i can see why, the designs are ing dope
unable to resist, jungkook lifts his free hand as they pass a shelf displaying cups that have the brooklyn bridge designed on them, feeling the smooth surface.
I think I want to buy one for myself. these are so pretty. I think i'll get a set for my mom too. I promised to get her souvenirs from America. we'll get back to that though because holy look at these
he says, gently tugging on hyunjins had and pulling him to another section of the store where all the more "quirky" styling was displayed.
so how chill is your mom because look at this cup
he holds up a 3d nudie designed up with a woman engraved in the front and sculpted as the handle
women empowerment if I do say so myself

@☼ jeon jungkook ʳᵒᵐᵉᵒ Yeah, it's because I love you.
*he sticks his tongue out while crossing his eyes, stepping in behind Jungkook and immediately being swept away to his childhood where he and his mother would shop here on weekends. She'd pick out new dishes (something he later found out she did because theirs was broken by his father, and Fish's Eddy always had affordable dishware) and he could get one item from anywhere in the store.*
This store is the reason I started doing pottery, you know
*he sneaks in behind the other, finding his hand again so they could stay close together in the cramped quarters. He adjusts his mask while leaning over a stack of differently patterned bowls*
Umma loves tea cups. She has so many of them. She keeps them in a special locked glass cabinet that we can only open when she's there supervising
So... Think teacup. The craziest, most unique teacup you can find...
*he sweeps a look around the place, pointing* There's a few over there -

@☼ hwang hyunjin wow, you're so obsessed with me
he teases with a smug grin pulling at his lips only to melt into a grimace as his cheeks are ruthlessly pinched at to which he retaliates by reaching to pinch the others but fails as they approach the store entrance
noooo, I think I'm going to break everything actually.
there's a playful and sarcastic lilt to his tone but gratefully enters to the store first and wow. it was a lot bigger than expected.
oh wow.
his doe eyes open even wider not having expected so much quality dishware.
okay. so... I'll try not to break anything
he nods slowly trudging deeper into the store
what kind of things does she like? I need to make a good first impression, my handsome face and sweet voice will only take me half of the way. I need to really dazzle her.

@☼ jeon jungkook ʳᵒᵐᵉᵒ I have a confession
*Hyunjin admits halfway through Kook's spiel* I googled your high school band and saved some videos
You were so cute
*squeals obnoxiously, pinching at his boyfriend's cheek even more obnoxiously and hard*
If I had been in the same high school, I definitely would've listened to the same music as you
Funny, we could've ended up at the same high school for a bit...
But we were on opposite ends of the city scape
*the walk was short and brisk, another quick route to their next adventure, and Hyunjin can't help but laugh*
Well, this is umma's favourite place. Mine's the bagel shop, but we'll get there after
You said you wanted to choose a gift for her right? No gift can top any dishware you can get from Fish's Eddy for her
*the door jingles as he swings it open, having to let go of Jungkook's hand but swinging him in first*
Be careful not to break anything

@☼ hwang hyunjin yah! those better have come out good or we have to retake them
he says very seriously, craning his neck over to try and see the pictures but hyunjin was already giggling and putting his phone away. he mentally grumbles about it but still gives hyunjin his full attention listening to his past struggles with school. he nodded his head knowing fully well that korean school system wouldn't just take someone who had issues issues academically across the sea. he looks down at the half hidden hands and quickly gives hyunjins a squeeze
hell yeah! i'm glad you got to finish. as for me I finished busan high school, very largely populated. guess you can say i kinda flew under the radar especially since I was originally from Gamcheon Village before my family moved into the city. but theeennnnn, I started a band. I guess I was kind of popular? but not all that popular. I dunno. people knew of me but we weren't friends if that makes sense.
they were back on the bustling streets , waiting for the cross walk signal to give the go ahead. it didn't take the two too long to reach their destination . from the outside it just looks like a regular ol store but new york has been deceiving him this far.
so this was your go to place huh?

@☼ jeon jungkook ʳᵒᵐᵉᵒ *He was a goddamn er for those kisses, and Jungkook knew it like the cute little er he was. It was hard to believe that this was Janus' maknae when he made him feel so safe around him... sometimes it felt like Jungkook had ten years worth of maturity on him...*
Wait before we leave -
*he interjects at the gates of the school, pulling out his phone* Quick selfie -
*he snaps a messy series of photos, throwing all types of faces and poses to choose from and is swiping through all the options when he's slammed about his education, feeling oddly nostalgic in the worst ways hearing it on the very grounds he was yeeted from*
Shortly after I was expelled, the good ol' donor hitched us back to the motherland.
My parents had to do a lot of begging to get me into any decent Korean high school, but I finished my last year in Korea
*he sneaks his hand back into Kook's, using their long sleeves to cover their fingers slightly, also keeping them warm as they take off in the direction of Fish's Eddy*
Where did you graduate from anyway? You obviously didn't get kicked out.. so who were you in high school?

@☼ hwang hyunjin a whiny pitch comes from jungkooks throat as hyunjin pulls away - wow have the tables have turned. he keeps picking up all of hyunjins little mannerism even the bratty ones. jungkook only follows him , walking him backwards just as they had done earlier, kissing at every inch of his face he possibly could get his lips on until they walked out into the open once more. he reluctantly pulls away and stands at an appropriate distance aka none, basically attached to hyunjins hip, as they stroll back through the school area to the from entrance where they had came
wait- that reminds me. if you were expelled, did you not get to graduate or did you get your GED or what? and what grade? or is that why your family moved to korea? sorry, all the questions are coming to me at once now I can think properly hahaha.

@☼ jeon jungkook ʳᵒᵐᵉᵒ *the kiss was everything he'd waited for the moment they'd stepped out of their taxi*
*they didn't have a babysitter on their for this one - sneaky behaviour but this was one of the many reasons why. and Hyunjin chased those lips as long as he could, indulging himself to the very limit as much as he could*
*the hand pulling him close only made him want it further*
I love you too
*he replies naturally into their kiss*
*at one point, he realizes they can't stay here forever, though... even if he does want to recreate some memories further under the bleachers. another chaste kiss to his boyfriend's lips, and hyunjin pulls away, snaking their hands together*
Alright...
Let's keep going... We have to hit Fish's Eddy before it closes... And the bagels too

@☼ hwang hyunjin wha-
Jungkook was just about to ask hyunjin what he thought he was doing but of course he didn’t get to finish as he was backed into the shadows underneath the large steel bleachers and kissed. Ths kiss wasnt any of the fleeting ones they had shared today in fear of being caught but a real one that left him wanting more.
yeah, yes sir. Fish Eddy’s whatever, she’ll love me regardless.
we’re definitely not leaving just yet, c’mere
jungkook slides a hand around the back of hyunjins neck, pulling him back in for another sensual kiss. , he loved kissing him so much and it was always so painful when they went out and couldn’t, even if they always found a way to sneak in a couple chaste kisses. nothing beat this. kissing hyunjin like this was like scratching an inch. felt good. even with the loud noises of the city that surrounds them it just felt like the two of them in their own private bubble
I love you
he mumbles into another kiss, lips parting invitingly all for hyunjin to take

@☼ jeon jungkook ʳᵒᵐᵉᵒ *the moan was comedic, but riled him up nevertheless, and he would've pinched again if they other wasn't so quick to move*
*with the kiss that tempted him, Hyunjin wasn't about to let Jungkook off the hook so easily*
*he swipes some grass off his shoulders and , locking the other by the back of his pants and yanking him into the full safety and shadows of the bleachers*
*if they looked too long, they'd see gross gum aged through decades, and slanderous message mocking each other's sizes and mamas. hyunjin couldn't have any of that*
*he tugs Jungkook's chin with his good hand, and sneaks a slower, more sensual kiss from the other, breaking away with a grin pressed against the other's mouth*
It's Fish Eddy's. Don't make it three strikes, or your outtttt.
You have to learn umma's favourite store if you want to impress her
*he nuzzles up more into the kiss, nipping at his lip for more* Let's not leave yet... I still have a memory to make with you....

@☼ hwang hyunjin an obnoxious over exaggerated moan falls from his lips at the pinch to his
oh yeah harder!
a toothy grin breaks out on his face at his own childish antics , yet again proving why they’re the perfect match. he does raise up though, of course not without giving hyunjin a swift kiss, and fully removing himself while pulling the other up with him
and you said fishy freds was a souvenir shop or something?
he asks once he’s on his feet, wiping his pants off, glancing over at his boyfriend who was a lost cause with the gras stains that were about to be a to get out
Messy boy

@☼ jeon jungkook ʳᵒᵐᵉᵒ *he lets his head be wiggled around, crossing his eyes then closing them as he sings a series of screams that vibrate with his head jiggles*
I love my babyyyyyyyyy!
*sings in unison, eventually lazily rubbing his nose back on Jungkook's*
Your favourite ing menace
*flops his legs down* If you want us to go do those things, then you have to get off of me
*pinches the other's under his shirt*

@☼ hwang hyunjin I do. I love you a lot
he admits easily , reaching a hand up to take either side of hyunjins jaw in a hold, wiggling his head side to side
so so so muchhhhhhh. I love my baby. but you’re an idiot.
he croons obnoxiously, leaning in to rub their noses together; he only stops his antics when he feels a shock of coldness to his abdomen that him pulling away altogether and once again smacking at his shoulder
ahhhhhh! you ing menace.
c’mon i wanna see fishy freddys or whatever you called it. Oh! And bagels.

@☼ jeon jungkook ʳᵒᵐᵉᵒ *Jungkook's look of pure shock and horror is all worth the smacks, and Hyunjin can't even put up a fight as he's turned into a cushion, hosting his boyfriend who is all but unimpressed at his amazing shenanigans*
I could have nailed it!
But I flaked at the last second. It was safer to bail out
*he giggles through his breathless gasps, using his legs to hook his boyfriend in place*
You love me, don't even lie
*with where he'd rolled, they're more or less obscured by the corner of the bleachers and the metal fence, far off from the main building and even further from the main roads. despite their distance, the city was still loud around them, taxis blaring their horns, and loud conversations on phones still trilling through the run down brick buildings*
tttt this is some real hard nostalgia I'm feeling right now... But I think it's also the perfect time to create a new memory like you were saying...
*sneaks a hand up inside of Jungkook's shirt, freezing fingers toasting up on his hot skin* Oh much betterrrr *groans happily with a nod and a squint*

@☼ hwang hyunjin Hyujin!
he shouts watching in horror as he did not stick the landing; he rushes over to where he sits in the grass laughing to himself.
are you okay?
when jungkook reaches him, he looks for any injuries and once he deems the older well enough, he smacks him on the shoulder
you idiot. giving me a heart attack and you don’t even do your own trick right! Embarrassing.
he tries to maintain his facial expressions but hyunjins laughter only grows to be infectious and soon jungkook is laughing with him and tackling him further onto the ground and sitting perched ontop of him
you’re ridiculous and i don’t like you very much.

@☼ jeon jungkook ʳᵒᵐᵉᵒ If you think I'm insane now... Sixteen year old me would've given you a run for your money
*already bored with his previous idea, Hyunjin unlatches from Jungkook and ignores him entirely, jumping to the third bottom row of bleachers, taking a running start to the end and doing a front flip off*
*as he hits the ground, he sees he won't quite make his landing, and he rolls out on his left shoulder into a somersault of laughter and grass stains on his shirt*
*thankfully, no stylists would to him about this one since it was his own*
Oh my god ! Did you see that?! *shouts from where he's still on his in the grass*

@☼ hwang hyunjin Did you say you’ve broke your bones 12 times? this is why!! you’re insane.
he laughs more so in disbelief and he shakes his head having completely given up and gives an exasperated shrug of the shoulders
oh my god, fine! fine. do your little trick off the back - no ing backflips you monkey. jesus christ.
well go on, get it over with.
he waves his hand impatiently, his anxiety wanting to get it over with so he doesn’t have to stand there a minute longer in fear for his boyfriends life
but if you die, I’m gonna kill you twice and i won’t get a ouija board to talk to you either. so. don’t die.

@☼ jeon jungkook ʳᵒᵐᵉᵒ I'm being careful. I used to do this all the time
*the hand on his thigh forces him to stop in his tracks, though, and for once Hyunjin actually thinks about the consequences beyond himself. Staring at Kook's wide worried eyes doesn't help his adrenaline seeking either, and with a hefty sigh, he swings back so both feet are on the bleachers*
No funnnnnn *sticks his tongue out, stomping his feet with a clang until he's in front of the other, arms swinging around him*
Let me at least do a back flip off of this before I take you to the next spot

@☼ hwang hyunjin he keeps his focus on the bleachers , his balance a little wobbly because he didn’t have the best stability but he managed and he shoots hyunjin a proud smile when he does; though, the smile is quickly wiped off his face when hyunjin climbs higher
be careful, hyun. I’m serious
he also climbs to the top , anxiety crawls up the back of his throat. usually jungkook is a bit of a dare devil himself, sometimes he craves an adrenaline rush but hyunjin will always have him beat by a mile. he proves just that when, in true idiot hyunjin fashion, he throws a leg of the back of the bleachers. Jungkook eyes go wide and reaches for his leg, a tight grip on his thigh
are you insane? don’t answer that. you could fall and die. die and I’ll be boyfriendless and dickless, get down. and your other hand is injured. get back over here.

@☼ jeon jungkook ʳᵒᵐᵉᵒ I mean, I was gonna round back to that one -
*tries to correct when Jungkook points out his flighty attention once again, because it had definitely not gone unnoticed to him, though after his legs had turned to jelly last time, he'd vowed to get his shot in sooner or later*
*Not that it was a competition... Most of the time*
*They're both perched on the bleachers, and Hyunjin jumps up higher, keeping an eye peeled on the other still as they walk, ready to grab his outstretched arm just in case*
Mmm... I can see it happening. Family's precious. I've beat someone for talking smack about my mama before
*flashes a playful grin that doesn't at all match the seriousness of his words*
*pauses in front of Jungkook as he reaches the end of his bleacher row, climbing up to the next one and turning round* Uhhhhh /you're/ the one that's been in a band, baby. Clearly, you're the rockstar
*he jumps up to the top row, and swings a leg to straddle the back* Wanna see something cool?
*flexes his fingers to test his one-handed grip on the bleachers, wondering if he can still pull this off like he did in high school*

@☼ hwang hyunjin I say I’m gonna give you a blowie and you pay attention to the part when i said I broke someone’s nose- you’re a piece of work hwang hyunjin
he teases, hand held tightly in his boyfriends as they climbed up the stairs to reach the bleachers.
but yeah, i broke someone’s nose and it only happened because someone had said something about my parents. I’m usually fine when people taunt me - well not really because anger issues - but i never harmed anyone except that one time, I don’t tolerate disrespect towards my parents. guess you can say I’m overprotective of them.
he lets go of hyunjins hand to balance himself and walk the long stretch of the bleachers
you’re a bad influence, sir. seems like he was your best friend. Probably not a good one, seems like enabler but eh , what do you I know? Your life seems so crazy in comparison to mine. Are you dating a rockstar or am I?

@☼ jeon jungkook ʳᵒᵐᵉᵒ Wait hold up back up -
*raises a hand with the palm flat in front of the other's face, needing a moment to process it all*
You hit someone? No. You /broke someone's nose/?
*both of his eyebrows raise high above his head, dragging them further across the football field towards the metal bleachers that still bore graffiti marks and old gum stains from when he'd last been here*
What exactly you got riled up enough to do that?
*tired of walking backwards, he shifts so he's walking side by side, throwing a quick look around to the near barren field and chancing the moment to grab Kook's hand, lacing their fingers so he could tug him along the last paces to the bleachers, jumping onto the first row*
Yeah. Jeonghan and I spent every lunch here. And most of after school. Sometimes I convinced him to skip class with me.

@☼ hwang hyunjin a frown tugs on his lips at that , of course being poor comes with the consequences of being bottom tier of priory. Jungkook knows that better than anyone but everyone deserves a decent education that the country should fund easily for them.
that’s stupid. I hate that. Hopefully they’ve fixed it
Jungkook was just about to nuzzle his cold nose into hyunjins neck when he immediately catches his slip up and backtracks immediately when he tried to move on
aht aht aht. you and jeongdoofus used to hang out on those benches?
with hid hands now on hyunjins hips, he glances at his face and then the benches not really jealous, just curious more than anything. the was apart of hyunjins life and past- a bug significant part of it
we should make new memories new memories there. I’ll give you a blowie while you sit down- kidding!
yeah you definitely had some wild high school experiences. I was pretty tame- i mean it’s korea so. I got into one fight though , landed a suspension and almost got in trouble legally because I broke the kids nose. But I never fought againnnn because my parents couldn’t afford to be sued , on the bright side of things people were more scared of me after which made the bullying stop until graduation.

@☼ jeon jungkook ʳᵒᵐᵉᵒ It is pretty big, huh? As big as it is, this school probably still lacks funding
Everything was falling apart back in my day
Stalls were broken. Toilets didn't flush. Books were all torn and written in
*waddles along casually with Jungkook hooked on to him, his hands reaching back to tuck in the pockets of his boyfriend's pants awkwardly while they continued*
This is where the school went crazy every Friday for football. There were other sports, but this is America
"Who cares?" *emphasizes the heavy Brooklyn accent, despite having never really spent more than a handful of hours in that quarter of town before*
Those were the benches where Jeongh- where I used to chill
*quickly recovers, spinning in the others arm to hook him by the neck, walking backwards*
I once set a fire in the science lab. It was on accident that one, though. Ever been in trouble at school?

@☼ hwang hyunjin it was moments like these that has jungkook falling all over again. yeah, their relationship took them both in a whirlwind of emotions in such a short amount of time but god jungkook swears he’s never wanted to keep someone in his life so bad. he trails behind hyunjin watching him and soaking in his laughing. that’s his pretty sunshine and man he was so in love. so so so ing in love.
Jungkook picks up his pace , easily catching up to his boyfriend , not stopping as he gets closer and instead reaches his arms out to snatch hyunjins middle in a hold. they waddle on the pavement leading towards the back of the school and what looks like, if you kept walking further up hill, a big field for American football and bleacher stands

Wah, your school is so much bigger than the one i attended! I bet thousands upon thousands went here.