yoongi!
i finally asked him out. and he said yes. jeon jungkook, an actual angel walking among us mortals, said yes to going out with me. oh, god. this has to be the best date of all time!
where should i take jungkook?
ARCADE TIME!
yoongi takes jungkook to his favorite arcade. the moment they step foot into the place, jungkook's eyes light up with an excited, almost crazed look. he drags yoongi all over the place saying he has to win him something to remember him by. yoongi's not gonna say no to that.
yoongi's not bad at arcade games, but jungkook is a whole different level. the younger beats him at almost every single game they play against one another (yoongi miraculously won dance dance revolution). the happy winner dance jungkook does after each win makes it worth it though.
the last game they play is basketball. yoongi knows he can obliterate jungkook at this one.
what should yoongi do?
JUNGKOOK WON!
the buzzer signals the end of the game. jungkook "beat" yoongi by 30 points.
"i guess daegu's finest isn't so fine after all," jungkook says smugly.
"you're the one on a date with him," yoongi retorts.
"i know you meant that as an insult, but all i'm hearing is i won in basketball and in life, so ha!" the younger sticks his tongue out at him.
yoongi can only giggle. he can't believe he's dating a cheeseball.
"i think you have to grant me a wish now since i won and all" jungkook taps his chin as if he is in deep thought.
"oh yeah? your wish is my command then," yoongi plays along.
"i would like one million kisses please." jungkook closes his eyes and puckers his lips.
yoongi is not a genie, but he touches jungkook's cheek and whispers, "your wish is my command."
he thinks he would willingly spend the rest of his life granting jungkook's wish. thank god yoongi let him win.
Yoongi won!
"i've beat you like 5 times, jungkook-ah. i think it's time to admit defeat." yoongi pats jungkook's shoulder.
"just one more game. winner takes all?" jungkook looks very determined to beat him this time. he's trying to look intimidating, but yoongi kinda just wants to ruffle his hair.
"fine. get ready to get your ass kicked, loser" yoongi taunts.
"kiss my ass, hyung." jungkook winks at him.
the game starts, and yoongi gives it his best. jungkook peeks over and realizes there's no way he's winning, so he climbs onto the basketball machine and starts moving the ball repeatedly into the hoop. yoongi stops and lets out a surprised laugh, baffled by the other's competitiveness.
suddenly, someone yells, "hey! get down from there!"
"oh, shit! run!" jungkook panics, grabs yoongi's hand and bolts, his loud cackle echoing through the arcade.
they run until they make it back to yoongi's car. people look at them curiously. two boys panting and laughing on the side of the road must be an odd sight, but yoongi doesn't care. he only sees jungkook.
Dinner time!
yoongi knows a decent amount of jungkook trivia. if he were to compete in an all about jungkook competition, he would probably make it to the top ten--top five if it's solely about jungkook's music taste. but if someone were to ask yoongi to name one absolute fact about jungkook, he would say that jungkook will be your best friend if you give him free food.
still, yoongi is faced with a dilemma. he doesn't know whether he should cook for jungkook or take him out to a nice restaurant. yoongi makes a mental list of pros and cons.
COOKING
PROS: jungkook thinks yoongi is cool, yoongi can show off
CONS: yoongi might fail, jungkook might hate the food
RESTAURANT
PROS: less hassle, yoongi knows jungkook's favorite restaurants
CONS: less intimate, yoongi might fail
.... the pros and cons list did not help at all. both have the potential to go wrong or go absolutely right in some way.
what should yoongi do?
Dinner at home!
yoongi chooses to cook all of jungkook's favorites (and a few of his own). all of them. he makes tortilla pizzas, lamb skewers, gambas, 1+ grade hanwoo steaks, and a hearty stew. he even made a fruit platter. in hindsight, yoongi may have gone overboard, but the little squeal jungkook does when he sees all that yoongi prepared makes it worth it.
"wah, hyung marry me," jungkook groans as he takes another bite of the steak.
"surely it isn't that good." yoongi wipes his mouth to hide his red cheeks.
"i just don't understand how steak can be this good. the marbling must be crazy. it's cooked perfectly too. it's almost like butter when you bite into it" jungkook pauses looks straight into yoongi's eyes and asks earnestly, "are you a god?"
yoongi nearly chokes as he doubles over in laughter. "calm down, jungkook-ssi. any more compliments and i'll think you're in love with me."
"not yet, but cook for me more and we'll get there." jungkook holds up his pinky in invitation.
"deal." yoongi interlocks their pinkies with no hesitation.
neither of the two can keep the cheesy grins off their faces for the rest of the night.
restaurant dinner!
"hyung, will you try this for me and tell me what you think?" jungkook holds up a piece of his steak. yoongi gladly takes it.
"it's definitely...a chewing experience..." yoongi says very seriously.
"right?" jungkook takes a deep breath before he continues, "i ordered medium rare but this...i don't even know what this is. it's not cooked enough. it's really hard to cut up. how can i cut this?"
yoongi tries not to laugh as jungkook forcefully cuts his steak.
"don't laugh! this is serious! there's too much fat. it's seriously not cooked enough. look at it!" jungkook scrunches his nose in frustration. yoongi wants to boop it.
"it's just a lump of fat. can't even fork it." jungkook's steak falls off of his fork pathetically. their eyes meet, and they burst out into laughter.
"wow. you verbally assaulted the shit out of a piece of meat. frankly, i'm like, 10% more attracted to you now," yoongi admits.
"i'd rather verbally assault your meat to be honest," jungkook sighs. his eyes widen when he realizes what he said.
before he can take it back, yoongi replies coyly, "let's get out of here then."
(and then yoongi cooks him a steak at home. jungkook verbally assaults that steak with love.)