see A/N at the end lol no one reads those but I'm just gonna clarify some things
"Jesus Christ, Namjoon, get up!" Seokjin laughed for what had to be the hundredth time. It was nearly 10 am and Seokjin knew fully well that Namjoon had a class at 10:15. Seokjin had Thursdays free and usually spent them studying or cooking. He was lucky that one of Namjoon's assigned roommates had been willing to switch so the couple could share a dorm.
College life was weird. No one forced you to show up for class, but you would get kicked out if you failed. You lived with your friends and you could go out whenever you wanted. You only had a maximum of three lessons a day and it just felt so much more grown-up. Seokjin was proud of himself and Namjoon for growing up this fast, although it had been a little bit of a hurdle getting used to the younger's sleeping habits.
There was a thud from the bedroom as, presumably, Namjoon rolled out of bed. Seokjin rolled his eyes fondly and finished packing Namjoon's lunchbox. Namjoon had classes until 1 pm and he needed something to keep him going. Besides, Seokjin loved to spoil his precious boyfriend as much as he could. Namjoon stumbled out of the bedroom in lazy but somehow attractive clothes. That was the other thing about college – no uniform. Seokjin wore the same hoodie most days.
Seokjin handed Namjoon his lunchbox and kissed him goodbye.
"Knock 'em dead!" he wished.
"Will do! Oh, and we'll sort out the date when I get back," Namjoon replied, grinning, before swinging his bag over his shoulder. Seokjin smiled back and kissed him again on the cheek before letting him walk out of the door. Seokjin stared at the closed door after him, a little saddened that he wouldn't see his boyfriend for a whole 3 hours.
"You have the fattest crush on him, it's adorable," came one of their other roommates' voice. Seokjin laughed,
"Shut up, squirt," he said and Jackson pouted. He was the shortest out of all four of them but he made up for it with an insanely dynamic personality. "You're just jealous because your crush doesn't like you back," he smirked and Jackson blushed.
"You're so rude, hyung," he tutted, smiling. He went to his room to study and Seokjin sat at the table on his phone, hoping to pass the time. He thought about the first day when they all met for the first time. They had just talked for a while, getting to know each other, realising they all towered over Jackson. Jae was just about the tallest of them and was incredibly eccentric. Inside though, he could be just as bashful as Namjoon.
It quickly became apparent that Seokjin was the only one who wasn't minoring in English. At first, it made him feel left out when the others spoke English to each other, but he soon found out that they were either complimenting Seokjin so he wouldn't hear or practising boring speaking exercises.
Seokjin had been quickly established as the head of the household. Despite Jae being the oldest, he wasn't the most enthusiastic about responsibility or schedule. Seokjin quickly (and accidentally) memorised everyone else's timetable as well as his own within 2 months, often reminding them to go to classes. He cooked every so often and didn't mind it. He liked taking care of people and he like making people happy.
Seokjin's thought's switched to his plans for that afternoon. Seokjin and Namjoon wanted a double date with someone, but it was surprisingly hard to find couples. Jackson's crush, a guy in Seokjin's drama class named Jinyoung, had shown no intentions of liking Jackson back. Jae wasn't one for keeping girlfriends for long but that wasn't his fault. Many girls just misunderstood his sweet charisma for flirting or cheating, so he decided to stay single for a while.
Speak of the devil, Seokjin thought as Jae distracted him from his thoughts by yawning loudly and walking out of his room. Seokjin smiled,
"Hyung, you had a class at 8:30. Did you go?" he asked, knowing fully well that he did not. Jae just shrugged and walked to the kitchen, opening the fridge.
"Well, that depends what time it is," he answered, picking up some leftovers from the night before. He sat down at the table nonchalantly and Seokjin laughed,
"You're only two hours late. Better than most days," he pointed out and Jae shrugged proudly. Jae was not a morning person. He went to about 60% of his classes but studied hard at night. It wasn't unusual for anyone to get up at 3 am and hear a guitar playing or a voice sounding through the door. Sometimes they thought that Jae wasn't lazy or shy; just nocturnal.
Jae grabbed an apple and swung out of the door to go hang out with his friends or something and Seokjin was alone in the kitchen again. He sighed and went to his room to do homework. Practical theatre was a lot more coursework and studying than it had seemed, but he didn't have any choice. College seemed like it freed you, but all it did was make you realise for yourself that you weren't free.
A little over three hours later, the door opened and Namjoon walked in. Seokjin smiled and hugged him. It hadn't been long, but Seokjin loved him.
"Hyung, I can't breathe," Namjoon laughed and Seokjin let go reluctantly, pouting. Namjoon just kissed him and sat down. "Any thoughts?" he asked, referring to the date. Seokjin shrugged and joined him at the table.
"None other than the usual suspects. Who first?" he asked and Namjoon smiled,
"Let's try Taehyung and Kookie. We haven't seen them since school broke up." Seokjin nodded, getting out his phone and scrolling through his contacts. He pressed Taehyung's number and put it on speaker. It rang a few times before the boy picked up.
"Hyung! What's up? We haven't talked in ages!" he replied excitedly. Seokjin and Namjoon exchanged a fond look.
"I know, it's been too long," Namjoon agreed.
"Oh, Namjoon-hyung, you're here too! Wait a minute, Jungkook's here as well,"
"Hi!" came Jungkook's voice down the line.
"Hey, guys! Having fun at baby school?" Seokjin teased.
"Shut up, hyung," was Taehyung's response. "How's college?" Seokjin was about to start complaining when Namjoon clapped a hand over his mouth.
"It's great! You're going to love it," he answered and Seokjin rolled his eyes.
"You're bad at lying," Jungkook stated. Namjoon sighed,
"Fine. Look, we called because we wanted to ask you something," he told them.
"Ooh, what?" Taehyung asked.
"Do you want to go on a double date with us?" Seokjin asked.
"Oh, that sounds fun!" Taehyung exclaimed. "Oh, wait…" There was silence as the couple presumably discussed something. Seokjin and Namjoon waited patiently.
"It can't be any time this month. I've got midterms and I want to do well. You remember, right?" Jungkook answered sadly.
"That's okay. Don't stress too much and you'll do amazingly, I know it," Namjoon reassured him.
"Thanks, hyung! I hope you find someone else for your date," Jungkook said and Seokjin shrugged,
"Maybe next month we can all go out together."
"That sounds so nice. We'll talk later, okay? Lunch is nearly over and… well, you remember how hot it is under the stairs?" Taehyung reminded them and Namjoon laughed,
"Get out of there, you'll boil. See you guys!"
"Bye, hyungs!"
"Talk soon!"
"Bye, kids," Seokjin called before hanging up. "That was nice," he commented and Namjoon agreed, flicking through his phone to find Yoongi's number. He rang it and put it on speaker. It took a lot longer than Taehyung did.
"What?" came Yoongi's voice. Seokjin couldn't help but laugh.
"Good day to you, too. How's school going?" he asked. He had an idea of what Yoongi's timetable was like but he didn't know any of the details.
"Well, I just woke up and it's like 2 in the afternoon, so it's going amazingly. You?" he answered, explaining the gruffness in his voice. Namjoon snickered,
"Hyung, I just got back from my third class in a row. You're lucky. Anyway, how's Jimin?" he asked.
"Ah…" Yoongi began with a sudden softness of tone. "He's really sick at the moment. The only reason I'm up right now is that he just had a doctor's appointment and he's meant to call me straight away."
"Oh my God," Seokjin mumbled. "I hope he gets better soon."
"Me too. He used to come and visit but I haven't seen him in a week," Yoongi told them, with a slight whine audible at the end, like a sad puppy.
"I guess that's a no to the double date," Namjoon sighed. Yoongi was quiet for a minute.
"You know we'd love to, but at the moment, I can't even go on a single date with him. Did you try Taekook?" he asked.
"Yeah, but Jungkook's got midterms and he needs to study," Namjoon recounted, and Yoongi laughed.
"Okay, but at some point, we've got to all be free. We've got to record the new song. I think Hoseok finished choreographing it with his girlfriend. Oh! There's a couple for you," he realised and Seokjin smiled,
"We were gonna call them next. It's a shame you couldn't come, though."
"Maybe some other time," he hummed.
"Of course. Right, we're gonna call Hoseok. Bye, Yoongs!"
"See ya, hyung. See ya Namjoon!"
"Bye, hyung!" Namjoon said and then hung up. "Poor Minnie," he whined and Seokjin ruffled his hair. Namjoon always got so concerned about how the others were doing; he must be distressed to hear that Jimin was sick.
"He'll be okay. He's a strong kid. Come on, let's call Hoseok," he smiled and Namjoon smiled back. Seokjin called Hoseok and let it ring.
"Hello?" a woman's voice answered. Seokjin and Namjoon looked at each other with equal levels of confusion.
"Oh… hi," Namjoon answered smoothly. The woman giggled.
"You must be Hobi's friend. He's at a class at the moment, but he should be here… oh! That's him now. Good timing! Hold on a second," the voice trailed off. She seemed nice. Cheery. A minute later, Hoseok's voice sounded.
"Oh, Jin-hyung! Sorry, I was just walking back. What's up?" he asked happily.
"Nothing much. Namjoon and I were just wondering if you wanted to go on a double date with us? Soon as you can that's convenient," he requested and Hoseok gasped,
"That sounds so cool! Gimme a sec. Hyunnie!" he called back to his girlfriend. It occurred to Seokjin that none of them had ever seen Hoseok's girlfriend. She wasn't even at graduation. He just talked about her a lot. "Yeah, sure!" Hoseok answered. "Are you free tonight? There's a nice place not far from either of our colleges," he suggested and Namjoon grinned,
"That sounds perfect." Hoseok gave them an address and they agreed on a time.
"I'm looking forward to seeing you again!"
"You too, Seokie. Bye!" Seokjin hung up and sighed happily. They had a date and they were going to see Hoseok and they were going to meet his girlfriend. It was weird that they had never seen her, even once, but Hoseok made up for it by talking about her a lot. they had a pretty good idea of what to expect.
lol hi again. A few things for you to understand my head some more
1) pretend the weird chapter skips never happened. I really don't know what I was thinking when I typed Chapter 22i like what was the point?
2) I'm kind of backlogged with stuff atm plus school exists now so I promise some better stuff is coming soon but idk exactly when :/
3) I was genuinely gonna give up and ditch this story because it's long and I didn't know how many people still read it but thanks for reviewing and not making me give up :)
4) sorry not sorry for the Jackson cameo like he shows up in every fanfiction at some point tbh. Really not sorry for throwing Jae in there, too. Stan BTS and Day6
ok I'm done byee love you xx