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Wine. Isn't it one of the most intoxicating drinks in the world? The smell of grapes, the alluring color that attracts people like a siren, luring men into the depths of the ocean. Poor them! They won't know what evil lurks behind it. Wine is used for several occasions, like baptizing, or royal feasts, etc. Wine can also be used for making dates look fancy, when you have lied to your date saying that you have millions in your bank account. Hah!
Jungkook had been trying to convince himself to ghost his date, but couldn't get to do so, credits to his parents and roommates for raising him like that. He wanted to date his favorite person, the only guy he had feelings for in his entire life, his first love. Now that his crush agreed, he wanted to treat him with the most expensive and delicious wine in the whole of Korea, which was also his favorite. He decided to settle on "Prosecco", which was almost 5 million won. He was ecstatic, but worried at the same time. Pacing back and forth on his cheap shoes, he was also checking if it didn't leave unwanted marks on the tiles of the shop. "What am I supposed to do? Money doesn't grow on trees, and I am learning this the hard way because fuck this wine bottle. This is his favorite and I don't have fucking money to buy this for his birthday date!" Jungkook screamed, his coworkers' jaws to the floor because they couldn't believe he didn't have money. Sure, he can spend his savings on truckloads of banana milk and ramen, but it came as a surprise that he didn't save money for these occasions.
Taehyung was in a state of utter disappointment. The brown haired carded his hands through his hair and tried to think and come up with a solution. "Listen. I have an amazing idea. First, get a rope. Next, go to the Han River bridge and then tie it to your snatched waist. Next, fling yourself. In that way, you can save yourself from embarrassment." Jungkook was annoyed with himself, and with Taehyung and his sarcastic jokes. He would rather die than listen to his words. Jimin, who was the dramatic one, laughed squeakily and hugged Jungkook.
Jungkook was not joking. He really wanted to do so. He told the blonde haired male to stop laughing and sank down to the floor and started to sob in distress. How was he supposed to buy a wine for a date when he didn't have even a penny in his bank account? Taehyung and Jimin looked at each other in helplessness. Before anyone could utter a word, Jungkook walked away, shutting the door with a loud "bam!".
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The stadium was buzzing with fans. It came as a surprise to him because it wasn't always like that. Everyone was holding some kind of banners and posters that made his heart soar with joy. "All these years, we had worked hard to gain some fans with our music. Now, it's time for us to enjoy this moment. We will continue our journey in music with the long lasting support from you guys. We will be grateful for your love and support, as it is the most valuable feeling in the world. We will forever be proud for the fact that we could express our emotions and move your hearts and inspire you and heal you through our music. We really love you, so much that we really can't express it. It is a fact that we want to continue in this journey until we are no more. Thank you so much for coming to the concert!" Namjoon said. Yoongi had tears in his eyes and Hoseok's tears were flowing. It wasn't a surprise that they had gained a massive following because of their sincerity and their passion towards music.
Namjoon, Yoongi and Hoseok were the three members of the famous rap trio Alkyne. They shared an amazing brotherly bond, like carbon atoms with hydrogen. They had a great chemistry and they really loved performing live, so they held mini concerts called "Halo". This was one such concert held in the city where Jungkook lived and worked, Seoul.
After the exhausting concert, Namjoon asked Yoongi to rest, because a tired Yoongi meant a grumpy Yoongi. He flatly refused, stating "Dude! I have a fucking date to attend to! How am I supposed to refuse it?". He was really excited for the date, because it meant meeting his favorite person. The guy who asked him out was the guy who didn't treat him like shit. It was the guy who looked like a small bunny, acted like a baby, called himself "Iron Man", and who worked his ass off in a small company which made him go mad several times. Yoongi was endeared by him, and even garnered cute feelings for him when he was invited for dinners with them, credits to Hoseok, who dragged him there because his boyfriends Jimin and Taehyung wouldn't like it if he didn't come. If only he knew! If only he knew that he was only going there to cuddle him under the excuse of drinking his favorite wine!
Namjoon wiggled his eyebrows and smirked. "Oh? It's bunny boy huh? I'm not trying to lie, but he is really adorable and it hurts my poor heart, hyung." Yoongi tsked, and said, "Don't you have Seokjin? Don't come after my bunny boy." Hoseok laughed as he entered the backstage room. "What is going on here? Did Mr. Grumpy Cat over here catch feelings for anyone?" Namjoon was giggling. "Oh yes he did. He fell for someone with starry doe eyes and a cute smile." Hoseok let out a huge hearty laugh. "Him? I knew it. I got to know by the gummy smile he gives when he meets him." He pointed at Yoongi and said, "You know what? Just confess to him, you love sick idiot. Hyung, you really can't stop thinking about him all the damn time." Yoongi was then determined to confess his true love for him.
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Jungkook was more than distressed. He didn't have money to get the wine, and his date could come at any time now! He couldn't stop biting his nails and pacing back and forth in his house. Jimin and Taehyung were looking at him, biting their nails too. Taehyung was thinking for a while. He loudly said, "Yes! I did get an idea! Why don't we get champagne? It's cheaper, and it is in our budget." Jungkook was about to bang his head into the wall. "Are you kidding me? You think he will like it? Shut up and think of a solution, hyung." Taehyung frowns. "Look, I know one person who can give you money. That is my cousin and model, Seokjin. He is generous in giving you money, but he likes it when people return it to him, with the added 5% interest." He says it with added emphasis on money, making it seem like a big deal, since it was, to Jungkook.
Jungkook sighs and is about to call Seokjin when the phone suddenly rings, the ringtone loud enough for the entire neighborhood to hear. He panics and recieves the call when he sees the caller name flashing on the screen of his broken phone.
"H-hi! Jungkook speaking! So how are you?"
"Well I am really excited, but it seems like you are not well?"
"Huh? No I am fit and fine. I just need to see my date." Jungkook is practically smirking at the face he imagines his date to make.
"Oh my god I am going crazy. I just need that damn wine to calm me down now."
Jungkook's heart practically shatters into pieces when he hears it. He doesn't enter into anyone's house which doesn't have the wine and he knows it. He doesn't have the heart to say that he doesn't have it, so he tells him to come fast and hangs up.
Jungkook immediately calls Seokjin. He is answered by a laugh that sounded like windshield wipers. "So what happened mate? I heard you wanted money for wine?" He said. Jungkook was relieved that he knew the problem, credits to Taehyung, who suggested it to him. Jungkook sighed. "Yeah. I like him, you know? I wanted to ask him for a date, and knowing he likes wine more than his life, and has never attended a date without it, I have been obliged to give it to him." Seokjin laughs."Well, I am here to congratulate you on the success of asking him on a date. I am not here to give you money. You see, all my savings has been spent on our date, and me and Namjoon haven't been more happier." He hung up and Jungkook got angry. So angry, that he punched the wall in front of him. Seokjin called him just to congratulate him? And not to lend him money for the pricey, expensive wine?
Jungkook was about to punch a hole in the wall when a ring of the doorbell interrupted his actions. His heart sunk, like Titanic, and his body froze like the iceberg in Antarctica. Brr!
He screamed in horror when the doorbell rang the second time. "It's me! Come on! Aren't we getting late for the date?" The mysterious voice said. The voice was a bit raspy, and a bit husky. He opened the door to find a mint haired man with feline-like eyes and a button nose, wearing expensive blood red pajamas. He gave Jungkook a gummy smile, which made him melt on the spot.
"Yoongi hyung! Welcome to my house! I hope you won't worry about anything. I really like the fact that you came prepared with your beautiful face," he said, making Yoongi blush and hide his face with his hands.
Jungkook then welcomed Yoongi into the house and decided to keep the fact that his favorite wine was not here. After a few hours of chatting, and a cute, blushing Yoongi, and a flustered Jungkook, he then asked, "Where is my wine bottle?".
Jungkook was doomed. He didn't get it even after banging his head on the wall due to frustration and praying to God so many times! He started sobbing, saying "I'm so sorry hyung! I lied to you that I had money in my bank. In fact, I don't even have a penny even to pay my rent. The wine bottle which was brought by Jimin is empty. I'm really sorry! I shouldn't have invited you without the bottle!".
Yoongi was surprised at his sudden breakdown. He held his cheeks with his hands and said, "I will continue to love you even if there is no Prosecco wine in the house. Hell! I just came here to meet my favorite person under the excuse of drinking my favorite wine. I will love you even if you call yourself Iron Man and run around the entire house in circles, even if you and your dog Bam switch souls. Love is not limited to Prosecco wine, and I knew it the day I fell for you. I want you to be my boyfriend and let's grow old together. I just want to keep you safe and out of harm's way. I know that we will get married anyways, but we should take it slow." Jungkook nodded vigorously with flushed cheeks and a lopsided grin and Yoongi kept on explaining, "Our love is like wine. We have adored and liked each other since years. Our love just gets finer by the day, like wine. I just know that we are drunk in each other's love, and will continue to be so till we die."
Jungkook repeated, "Drunk in each other's love."
Drunkards get drunk with grape wine, but these drunkards are drunk in the wine of love.